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TtXK SUMTE R WATCHMAN, Kstaba Oon solid a ted Aur. 2, u CAMPAIGN OPENS TOMORROW. THE 8FNATORI \L ITINERARY WILL OPEN AT WINNSRORO? STATE AT HAHN WELL. Four In Hare for United States Sen ator-?s?\cn Candidate* for Govern Columbla. June 16.?The aenat >i aal and Stute campaigns open Tuesday, the former at Wlnnsboro and the lat? ter at Barnwell. With only two can? didates eo far who will make the sen? atorial Itinerary?N. B. Dial, of Lau re na. and James F. Hlce. of Anderson ?the probability is thut the Mats party, In which arc included the gu? bernatorial aspirants, will take prece? dence In public interest. Cole L Blesse, of Columbia, a candidate for the senate, has announced that ho will not make the regular senatorial campaign meetings, unless Senator B. R Tillman. chairman of the naval af? faire committee of the United States senate, participates in the canvass, and the latter has stated positively that he does not Intend to desert his post in Washington. So far there are seven announced candidates in the race for the govern? orship to succeed Gov. Richard I. Manning, whose second term expires next January and who Is not asking for political preferment of any sort. Robert A. Cooper, of Luurcns, who has made the race twice before, looms up as a strong contender. He Is <? the antl-Blease persuasion in politics as is Andrew J Bvlhea, Llcutenan Governor, who is asking promotion af ter serving two terms as the secon executive officer of the State. Major John G. Richards, of Liberty Hill chairman of the South Carolina rail? road commission, is in the race as a candidate for the so-called "Reform* faction, and this is his third try at tie ehlef magistrateship. He was ds feated in the second prinary in 1914 by the present governor. Thomas H Peeplee, one of the most youthful at? torneys general in the I rated States, is requesting the people to make him governor after having served thre* terms ss the head of the legal depart ?lent of the State. He has been align ed with the Dlease faction In politics John L. McLaurin. of Rennettsvllle formerly United States senutor. ha? cast his hat into the ring (or the gov? ernorship He is the "stormy petre of South Carolina politics" and prom? ises to enliven the debates on th hustings. He was, at one time, t State senator from Marlloro county and was the prime mover in the es? tablishment of the State warehouse system, of which he was the first com? missioner. The perennial candidate. John T Dun in, of Columbia, who made the hw. im famous, will again S^ve enjoyment to the v-ters of the Stats by his BeetSireeSjUe and peculiar style of oratory. John Madison Des Champs, of Kock Hill, who made lh* canvass of the Stute Iq 1916 for gov? ernor, la again in the race. William A. Htuckey. or Ibshopville, secretary of the eastern district exemption board, who unnoum ? I some time ago aas not yet filed his pledge. In the race for the United BtStSS senate, so far there are only four can? didates?with the probability th.it It will end at this figure. Senator R. R Tillman. of Trenton, is In the race to sucr. ? d himself II? has been in the ??nute since 18S&. and, consequent!} l!? now serving his fourth conse? UtlV? term, ahlch expires Murch 3, 1919. Cole li Mosses, of Columbia, one Of bis opponents. is the titular leade of the so-ciilh d K? torm" faction In South Carolina He was twice gover? nor of the Stute, f i om Ifll to IfII Snd defeated for a third term by Gov Manning In 1916. In the interim, in 1014. he was #01.? I U\ |i n iNn K.I llson DuRuut Smith, the Incumbent for the United Stales senate by a de clsive majority. N R. Dial, of Imu rens. the third <m miniate, Is a well known business man of the Piedmont esetlos He oasucososf ull j opposed Senutor Tillman for relection in 111 I, The fourth candidate. James Krauels IRce. of Anderson. Is un attorney oi that city. He moved to South Caro liun Crom Virginia about a quarter o, a century ago and opened a law office later giving up the law for a BSJsOnsa career. I(e was a classmate of New ton D. Raker, secretary of war. It l: understood. Preceding the Sta? Democratic convention Asbury France Lever, congressman from the Seventl Congressional District, and chalrmar Of the agricultural committee of He national house, announced for tie senate, but withdrew from the rUOS at the solicitation of President Wilson last Thursday. The president asked him to remain in SSjSjSJPfSi at the head of the sgrteultoml committee Th- nchon of \h l^ver leaves the feted April, 1850. "B* foal a 981. OOllgTSasiOlial race in the Seventh Dis? trict, comprising the counties of Rich land, Lexington, Calhoun, Sumter, I ?r angeburg and Lee, in an interesting situation. Six candidates had an? nounced as successor to Mr. Lever, ?t?te Mr. Lever has decided, at the request of the president, to get back into the race, two of the entries, Ed? ward C. Mann, of St. Matthews, and Richmond P. Fulmer, of Norway, have withdrawn. Thomas G. McLeod. of Rishopville, former lieutenant gov? ernor; George Reil Timmermann, of Lexington, solicitor of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and Col. Thomas F, Rrantley. of Orangeburg, have decided to oppose Mr. Lever. The other can? didate?Wade Hampton Cobb, of Co? lumbia, solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, has not announced what his position will be. Junlus T. Llles, of Orangeburg, chairman of the ways and means com? mittee of the house, is the only an? nounced candidate for lieutenant gov? ernor. Col. Elbert H. Aull, of Ni w berry, is being pressed to enter the race, but has made no announcement. At leust another is being urged to op? pose Mr. Llles. So far William Ranks Dove, of Co ? lumbla, the present secretary of State, la unopposed. George W. Wlghtman, of Saluda, who was defeated by Mr. Dove two years ago, announced some time ago that he would again make the race, but he has not filed his pledge yet. Samuel T. Carter, incumbent State treasurer, is unopposed and probably will remain so. In the race for attorney general Claud N. of Lancaster^ assistant attorney general; R. P. Searson, of Harn well, a member of the house of representatives from Barnwell county, and Sam M. Wolfe, a member of the Anderson bar, have filed their pledges. John E. Swearingen, of Columbia, State superintendent of education for a number of years, is being opposed by Victor E. Rector, of Darlington, a member of the house of representa? tives from Darlington county and pro? fessor of agriculture at the Univer? sity of South Carolina. Gen. W. W. Moore, of Rarnwell, is so far unopposed for adjutant general. There are so far five entries for State railroad commissioner to suc? ceed Major John Q, Richards?W. W. Arnold, of Spartanburg; A. A. Rich? ardson, of Columbia, former chief State game warden; J. T. Vowell, a railroad construction man of Colum? bia; D. L. Smith, of Walterboro. at? tache of the State department of ag? riculture, commerce and industries, and J. T. Mclaughlin. For State commissioner of agricul? ture, commerce and Industries W. B. Garrison, in charge of the Clcmson College experimental station, is the only candidate who has filed hi* pledge. However. Senator J. Art tun Hanks, of St. Matthews, stated last night that he was positively in tin race. It Is understood that H. T. Mor? rison, of McClellanvllle, former pres? ident of the State Farmers' Union, and 11. Harris, a prominent farmei of An? derson county, are contemplating get? ting Into the race. CarKoa VV. Sawyer, of Columbia, probably will be unopposed in the race to succeed himself as comptroller general. Sam J. Nicholls, of Spartanburg, in belag Opposed to succeed himself as IHlllgISSSIIHI1 from the Fourth district by Horace \* Bomar, of Spartanburg, iml I?. Ii. Traxler. of Greenville. Fred H. Dominiek, of Newberry. congressman from the Third district, is opposed by former Congressman Wyatt Aiken. of Abbeville, whom Mr. 1 DOOS talcs' defeated two years ago. Jas. P, <'ary, Jr., of Bickens. Is being talked of as a possible candidate, but RS h is made no definite announce? ment. James F. Hyrnes. congressman from the gaooad district, is opposed by GOO, L Toole, a member of the hOttSi of representatives from Alken eounty. Richard ft Whaley, of Charleston, In Bftoppoaed for congress from the First district to eucosod hlmsslf, W, P. Stevenson, of Cheraw, con iraesman from tin Fifth district, Ii unopposed, as is .t. Wlllard Ragsdale, congressman from the sixth district. The time for filing pledges in tb race for f?deral and state ofllcea will ClOM tomOn OW at mum. The following are tin- official ltln? entries: Senator and Congressmen. Wlnnshoro, Tuesdays June is. Chester, Wednesday, June io. \ oi I Thursda l . June |8, LB at tster. Friday. June 21. Casnden, Saturday, June it, Chesterfield, Tuesday. June || Ben net Ist 11 Is, Wednesday, June %4 l?n llngton, Th?r sd.iy. June 27. j|| i.opv Hie, Frtds). Jane 2h. nd Fear not?Dot all the end* Thon At SUMTER. S. 0., WEDN Sum tor, Saturday, June 29. St. Matthews, Monday, July 1. Orangeburg, Tuesday, July 2. St. George, Wednesday, July 3. Columbia, Thursday, July 4. Manning, Monday, July 15. Florence,, Tuesday, July 16. Dillon, Wednesday, July 17. Conway, Thursday, July 18. Marion, Friday, July 19. Klngstree, Saturday, July 20. Georgetown, Monday, July 22. Moncks Corner, Tuesday, July 23. Charleston) Wednesday, July 24. Walterboro, Thursday, July 25. Ridgeland, Friday, July 26. Beaufort, Saturday, July 27. Hampton, Monday, July 29. Bamwell, Tuesday, July 30. Hamberg. Wednesday, July 31. Alken, Thursday, August 1. Edgelleld, Friday, August 2. Saluda, Saturday, August 3. Lexington, Tuesday, August 6. Newberry, Wednesday, August 7. Laurens, Thursday, August 8. Greenwood, Friday, August 9. Abbeville, Saturday, August 10. i McCormick, Tuesday, August 13. ! Anderson, Wednesday, August 14. Walhalla, Thursday, August 15. Pickens. Friday, August 16. Greenville, Saturday, August lf7. Union, Wednesday, August 21. Gaffney, Thursday, August 22. Spartanburg, Friday, August 23. State Officers. Harn well, Tuesday, June 18. Hampton, Wednesday, June 19. Beaufort, Thursday, June 20. Hldgeland. Friday, June 21. Walterboro, Saturday, June 22. Bamberg, Tuesday, June 25. Alken, Wednesday, June 26. Edgefteld, Thursday, June 27. Saluda. Friday, June 28. Lexington, Saturday, June 29. Newberry, Tuesd; y, July 2. Laurens, Wednesday, July 3. Greenwood, Thursday, July 4. McCormick, Friday, July 5. Abbeville, Saturday, July 6. Anderson, Monday, July 15. Walhalla, Tuesday. July 16. Pickens, Wednesday, July 17. Greenville. Thursday, July 18. Union, Friday, July 19. Spartanburg. Saturday, July 2G. Gaffney, Tuesday. July 23. York, Wednesday, July 24. Lancaster, Thursday, July 25. Chester, Friday, July 26. Winnsboro, Saturday, July 27. Canulen, Tuesday, July 30. Chesterfield, Wednesday, July 31. Bennettsville, Thursday, Aagust 1 Darlington, Friday, August 2. Bishopville. Saturday, August 2. I Sumter. Tuesday, August 6. Dillon, Wednesday, August 7. Conway, Thursday, August 8. Marlon, Friday, August 9. Florence, Saturday. August 10. Manning. Tuesday. August 13. Kingstree. Wednesday, August 14. Georgetown, Thursday. August 15. Moncks Corner, Friday, August 16 Charleston, Saturday, August IT. St. George, Tuesday, August 20. Orangeburg, Wednesday, August 21 St. Matthews. Thursday. August 22 Columbia. Friday, August 23. EXTEND DRAFT AGE, Sonntor Chamberlain Favors Ex tending Draff Age from Eighteen to Forty-five. Washington, June 17.?Senatoi Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military committee, declared today in favor of extending the army draft to men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five. AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. Of Thirty-nine Reported SW Wer?' Killed In Action. Washington, June 17.?The army i casualty list has thirty-nine names. Killed in action. ?',; died of wounds. 2; died in an airplane accident, 1; died of disease, 4; wounded severely, 24; wounded, degree undetermined, 1 ; missing in action. 1. AN UNLIMITED FORCE. All Ifen Of Draft Age Who Can be Imp lipped Will be Called. Washington. June 17.?Tin? unani? mous approval of the house provisions authorizing the president to call all men of draft age who can be trained and equipped was voted by the mili? tary subcommittee considering tin army nppropi latlona bill. GERMAN CLUBS DISBANDED. II Ion Enemy Organisatlofui um out of Business. Savannah June 17?Special meet? ings have been called of the Gorman Friendly Boclety and the Country Club formerly German clubs, for Ihe purpose nf disbanding both organisa? tions mat M be thy Country"?, Tt\j God't ? ESDAY, JUNE 19, 1918 HUNS FIRMLY HELD. DIUVE IX ITALY STOPPED BY DE TEKMIXEI) RESISTANCE. Situation Very Reassuring as Enemy Have Not Passed Italian Advanced Defenses at Any Point?Austrians Using Sixty Divisions. Home, Sunday, June 16.?The sit? uation on the Italian front in its en? tirety seems very reassurin? today, says the semi-official note issued to? night. It is added that sixty divisions of the enemy attacking forces have not succeeded in passing the Italian advanced area at any point. The ene I my Is concentrating their most povv ; erful force astride the Brenta and across the Piave. DRIVEN ACROSS RIVER. i i _ Italians Make Good Defense of Piave River. With the Italian Army, Sunday, June 16.?The Austrian troops which forced the passage of the Piave river have been driven back. Tho fighting along the river has been most intense. RAID NEAR ARRAS. , British Make Successful Xlght Attack, Capturing Prisoners. i London, June 17.?A auccessful raid was carried out last night east of A~ras by the British who took a few prisoners, it is announced officially. 1 _ i BATTLE OX OISE RIVER. Faesieh Improve Position, Capturing Prisoners and Machine Guns. Paris, June 17.?The French troops ? have improved their positions north I and northwest of Haute-Braeyer be 1 tween the Oise and Aisne rivers in a ! local operation early today. One hundred prisoners and some machine ' guns were captured, says the official statement. German attacks were re? pulsed in Cavieres Wood. in the Vosges. COMPLETE CASUALTY LIST. , Department Gives Totals for Oversea: Forces. Washington, June 16.?Seven hun | drcd and seventy casualties reported among the American expedition,-!rj forces during the week ending today I 1 rought the total since American troops first landed in France nearly a year ago to 8,085. j The second weekly summary of cas ; ualties issued today by the war de? partment shows the total number of deaths from all causes Is 3,19 2, while I 4.fi 17 men have been wounded In ac? tion and 316 are missing in action in j eluding all men held prisoners in Ger? many. The summary, which Includes to ; day's list, follows: Killed in action (including 291 at . sea), 1,17 2. Died of wounds. 364. Died of disease. 1,23 4. Died of accident and other causes, 422. Wounded in action, 4.547. Missing in action (including pris ? oners), 34 6. Total casualties reported to date. ? 8,086. i i With more than 800,000 soldiers i sent over seas, official! pointed to the i small number. 291, lost through oper? ation of German submarines as show? ing the effectiveness of the convoy i system. The men lost were on the torpedoed British steamers Tuoeanla and Moldavia. Th? comparatively small number of men dying from wounds is pointed to as indicating the efficiency of the am? bulance and hospital systems, while the fact that only 1.234 men have died of disease is accepted as proof of the I excellent physical condition of Amer? ica's lighting men. Another satisfying consideration Is that of the wounded men a very high percentage returned to duty at the front In less than six weoks. Registering German Women. New York. June 17.?Registering of all German women in New York, es? timated at 85,000, began at the police station today. __,_ How Sonic Farmers <iot Help. in every agricultural district th< . re farmers who have succeeded ir ] holding their employees In spite of all the attractions offered by other indus? tries. These farmers have usually employed married men and have fur? nished them with a small but com? fortable house Moreover the labor? ers have enjoyed the privilege of rate Pins a small garden and a few pigs and Chickens, Clarence Ousley, As-1 'sistant. Secretary of Agriculture, Ml TMaVS?" THE THU1 BATTLE OH PIAVE. ACCURATE REPORTS FROM ITAL? IAN FRONT NOT AVAILABLE. It Appears Prom Latest Bulletins That Austrian*. Have Accomplished Lit? tle From Great Effort to Break Through Allied Line Which is Hold? ing Well Everywhere. Although the situation along the battle line in northern Italy remains somewhat obscure, it seems that the Austrians have accomplished little at the inception of their drive against the allied armies. From the lower Plave river, north? ward come encouraging reports of the enemy being checked, and at some points hurled back across the stream. From the Piave to Brenta, where the Teutons advanced through the mountain ravines in attempts to break through the situation seems well in hand. It now appears that the Austrians made three successful attempts to cross the Piave but at least some of these have been driven back across the river, while the others were un able to develop any advantage from ! the early success. REPULSE ON WOEVRE. i American Troops More Than a Match For Hun*. Washington, June 17.?The repulse j of local enemy attacks in the Woevre and Chateau Thierry region was re? ported today in Gen. Pershing's com? munique for last night. VENEZUELA AIDS GERMANY. 1 Government Suppresses Pro-Ally Newspapers and Permits Bases For U-Boats. An Atlantic Port, June 16.?Con ! firmation of press dispatches that the government of Venezuela, at the insti? gation of German interests, is sup I pressing pro-ally papers and throwing ! their editors into Jail was received ' here today when Dr. Charles Lopez Buslamunti, editor of El Fonografo, 1 formerly published in Caracas, ar? rived on a steamship fror.a the South American ports. "German money is being spent free? ly in Venezuela," declared Dr. Rus lamanti. "The government is pro German and does not attempt to con? ceal the fact. The people, however. ' are for the allies and resent the stand ! the government has taken. I have J documents with me which I will pre , sent to the Unite! States government ; at Washington which will show many German intrigues against this coun , try. I will not deny that there ar? German u-boat bases in Venezuelan waters." Dr. Buslamanti asserted that aftei 1 he had refused to sell his paper, he had been threatened if he continues ! to upohld the allies' cause and had j finally been arrested by Venezuelan ; soldiers and thrown into prison. He : had been chained hand and foot, h< said. Making his escape after elgh' months in prison, he was smuggled by friends on board the steamship on ! which he arrived here. BULGAR CABINET RESIGNS. Premier Radoslovoff and Associates Retire From Office. ( Sofia, Sunday, June 16.?Premier Radoslovoff has tendered the resig i nation of his cabinet and King Fer I dinand has accepted it. The ministers j however, are required to retain their ; portfolios until the new cabinet is 1 formed. AMERICANS NOT ILL TREATED. Berlin News Agency Sends Out Semi? official Kcport. I Amsterdam, June 17.?American , war prisoners are not being ill treated j in Germany, says a dispatch tele? graphed to Amsterdam by the semi? official Wolffo News Bureau of Berlin (SEN. WOOD RE-ASSIGNED. Again Placed In Comnmnd of Camp l *u list on. Washington, June IT.?The revoca? tion of the orders assigning Ma.i. den. Leonard Wood to the command of the western department, ami the reassign? ment of Gen. Wood to i'amp Funston, was announced today bv the war de partment There have been Intima? tions that the department contem? plates giving Gen. Wood some special assignment of great importance, and that he goes to Camp Funston only temporarily. VoLXLVI. No. 36. AUSTRIAN DRIVE CHECKED. ENEMY HELD ON ONE HUNDRED MILE FRONT. Many l*riaoncrs Full to Italians? Counterattacks Restore All Positions Lost to Invaders in Mountains. By Associated Press. The Italian and allied armies are bravely sustaining the weight of the Austrian forces which are attacking along the front of the Italian theater from the northwest of the Asiago pla? teau eastward to the Piave River and thence along that stream to where it joins the headwaters of the Adriatic Sea, a front of nearly 100 miles. The Austrians having made ex? tensive preparations for the drive by bringing up strong reinforcements in men and guns are using them with? out stint in the effort to debouch from the mountain passes and cross the Piave River and gain the Venetian plains. Everywhere the fighting is of an extremely sanguinary character, es? pecially in the Brenta valley and on Mcnte Grappa. In the initial struggle the enemy succeeded in capturing sev? eral front line positions in the moun? tain region from the British and also in crossing the Piave. Counterattacks, however, have restored all the posi? tions in the mountains. At last accounts the allied troops everywhere were strongly holding the enemy and were gallantly striving to throw back the invaders across the Piave. The Italians have taken more than 3,000 Austrian prisoners, among them 39 officers. As yet the Vienna war office has given only brief rr.ention to the battle, saying that the Austrian armies have invaded the Sette Comunl plateau, and thr.t up to noon Sunday more than 10,000 Italian, English and French sol iiers and a considerable number of guns had been captured. With the commencement of the long expected Austrian offensive the fighting in France has simmered down almost to subnormal, except southwest of Soissons, where the French have delivered several violent attacks against the Germans holding territory captured last week. Where the enemy a week ago was throwing thousands upon thousands of men against the allied lines between Mont didier and Noyon Sunday saw him worn out with his useless efforts and his forces sadly depleted through men killed and wounded, unwilling or un I able further to give battle. In the famous St. Mihiel sector, I where the Americans took over their first sector of the battle front, the I Germans have delivered a stroke and were rewarded by being able to gain a village. Soon afterward, however, they were expelled and the position regained. Prisoners were taken from the Germans. Probably having in mind President Wilson's promise that the war should not be ended until the wrongs of Al? sace-Lorraine are righted, forces of American troops now are occupying sectors in the picturesque territory of Alsace. They have been there since May 21. In Macedonia the operations daily increase in importance. Along the greater part of the front there have 1 been heavy reciprocal bombardments ; and Bulgarian troops several times have endeavored to penetrate the al? lied lines. All their efforts, however, i were unsuccessful. IRISH TRAITOR CAPTURED. OClier Agitators Who Have Been Working Against America Will be Arrested. Washington. June 17.?The capture of Jeremiah O'Leary, the Irish American leader, who is under indict? ment In New York, in a mountain cab i In in Washington, will be followed soon by the arrest of a number of Other Irish agitators in the Cnited States on charges of treason or es? pionage. *] LONG TERMS FOR SHIRKERS. Twenty Years for So-called Con clcntious Objectors. Washington. June 17.?Sentences of eighteen to twenty y a i s were impos? ed by courts martial upon so-called conscientious objectors, who refused to perform military service at camps Cpton. N. Y . and Gordon, da., were approved today by Secretary of War Raker. Most of the men objected to lighting against Germany because they had relatives there. In approving the finding of the courts Secretnn Raker wont on record favoring the return of such men 'to the countries of their pi efi pence" after the war.