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TfJK M Mil P WATCIlitAN, Eft tab-1 Consolidated Aur. 2, li mm DRIVE DEFEATED. ; NEW ATT \< Ks ON M i ll I) PO? SITIONS C4>MPLKTFLY Itl IM I.SKD. Mums Suffered Severe Losses mul Loft Prisoners in Hands of Allies?At? tack W??M of Olm? Also I!cpulsed. Pari?. June 24.?The Germans launched new attacks against ihe Fremh position at Bllgney at ele\en last nifcht. After hard lighting the Hermans were completely repulsed) with serious lessen. leaving prisoners Ir the hands of the allies, it is official? ly reported. The French also re? pulsed a German attack in the region of Anthuiel. west of the Oise, the statement says. FIGHTING ON LYS. British Make Successful Haid, Taking Prisoners. London, June 24.?British made a successful minor attack south of Me? tren, in the Lys salient last night Many Germans were killed and the British took fifty prisoners and some machine guns, it is oftlcially announc SIIOHT ( OVKSF INSTlTPTi:. Home Demonstration Short Course Tor Cluh Hoys und Girls. The Sumter < 'ounty Home Demon? stration Depaitment will hold a short < SSJfSJl f*>i the cluh girls and boys of the county on June 27th, Ittk and 2?th. ut the atria* High School. The girl* will coin- t<> Sumter on the af? ternoon of the 28th and will go to the Girl?' High School ut 6 o'clock, where a committee of ladles and the Home Demonstration agents will assign Item to the homes where they will he entertain* I <?n Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock the girls will he taken to Pocalla Spun ah m cars. The hostesses arc re Quested to prepare a lunch for tin girls. This will be served in picnic style on the grounds at Pocalla. The committee of Sumter ladles who hav? elmrge of the entertainment of th ? fclrla are asked to chaperon th ? crowd. Ihe poultry, corn and pig club hoy will come to Sumter on Saturday, th ? ItMh. At three o'clock the boys and gtila will bi taken to the picture show. I'.elow is the program of the short courae: Visiting demonstrators and lectur? ers Miss Unit iott I'lowden. Home Dem onstration Agent. Lake City, Mis. Theodosla Plowden. Horn? I monstratloa Agent, Manning. Mr. C. C. Cleveland. State I'oultr.\ Agent. Winthiop College. Mis. I ?iura |:.ule\ . As istant State Agent. Winthrop College. Mr. W II. Barton. District Fain Agent Siinpsotn ille. Mi L L lbik. i. State Agent Boys' t lubs. Hishopville. Miss Kdith Parrott. State Home Demonstration Agent, Winthrop Col? lege. Miss Julia Ohenachuln. Lee Count> Home Demonstration Agent. Hlshop tflle. Program. VD'diM'Hdiky, dune 2H. ft.00-7.00?Assigning Cluh member to homes Misses Keels and Martin. Thursday, June 2Nth. '.? ?"?-??. r, A M Devotional F.vei etses?Rev. J. It. Walker. Recto. Chic h Holy Con foiter. "America," itfeeted by Mis Tb? o donlu Plowden. ?.!&??. 36?Welcome?Mr. R. I Reurdon. 0SSJrehn \ Cft* ruber of Com nierca. S.26-0V. 1 ..Ik ? Mrs. Nina Solo tsiens. Chairman Woman's County Council of Defense. MI-S.4&?Talk Mr. II. A. Mow* ( liuhinan War Havings Committe? Humter County. ? 46-10?Holl Call und Annmim e menta?Miss Keels. IS. 10.30 - Scope of Girls' Cttll Work and MsgBjlSjg of til Dt .n l Miss F.dith C ? 10.30-1.00?Ih n. .1 U'.ok. ning Tov,rtto?-s BtMSSj an.I S<mp Mix tur**n? Miss Hum. at Flowdeii. assist ed ??v Mrs. Thcndost.t D I'lowden 1.00-1.00?Dinner. 1.00-? 00- Sewing - Miss I-iui Bailey. Winthrop Celtssje, ? 00.ft 00?Practicing of Cltib Hon? directed by Mr?. Theodosm ] i Plow den. Friday, June iHtli. t. oo-o. i&?chapel sieressea J. P Marlon. Pastor Presby terla? Church MMH' iHsjp Call und Amman e ments?Miss Keels ? 10-10 SO? Fall and Winter Gar -tfed April, 18S0. " B- fort? 881. ITALIANS GROSS PliVE. RETREAT OF AUSTRIAN'S QUICK? LY FOLLOW BD UP, Victorious Italians Regain Old Po? sitions West Of River and Hammer Fleeing I ncmy With Artillery. Home. Sunday, June 23.?The Ital? ians have crossed the old channel of the Piave and occupied the west l ank of the stream, recaptured sever? al of their old positions, according to a semi-official announcement issued tonight. From Capo Sile other detachments are advancing toward the main stream of the river. The Italians have thrown a numbei of bombing detachments across the main stream, where the artillery and anti-aircraft guns are hammering the enemy. ..... i -3BBE5 FliED AT NIGHT. Austrians Fndcavor to Ksca|s? From Hard Fighting Italians. Italian Army Headquarters, Sunday. June 24.?The great retreat of the Austrians along the Piave was begun under cover of darkness Saturday night, the enemy leaving many cannon behind them. When tl?e retrograde movement was nhs? rsed the Italians began an attack virtually along the whole Piave line from Monteldo well towards the mouth of the river. The attack was quickly pressed and became more In? sist* nt, accompanied by violent grill* hay tire. The work of American aviators contributed notably to the disorgan ization of the Austrian forces, accord? ing to the correspondent of the Milan newspapers. KNDS IN RIOT. Drive Against Italy Ap|M?nis to Have Itccn < ostly Failure for AuHtrluns. I'aris. June 24.? The Austrian of l" nsi ve appears to have elided in a eeinplete rout according to the view Unken by I'aris piess as summarized today by the (lavas agency. The Re he De Paris thinks In conse lucnos oi the Austrlen disaster ;? new offensive will be begun shortly by the 'bt loans against the Kram 10-British ft out. CAYALRY PURSUES HI NS. Ylctorl<Mis Italians Clearing Country of Fnemy. London, June 24.? After recaptur? ing Montello, according to the new* received here this afternoon, the Ital? ians began making bridge lie ids at Faiso Nervosa, The Italians meet with little resistance between Montello ami Benson. The Italians are now on the river banks lor the entire dis? tance. They are sending over ?\ivalry between the Conogliano and OdorSO railroad to (dear the country of the enemy, wot Li? SAVE REMNANT. Austrians l ighting Hear Guard Battle Between PtavC and Adriatic. Italian 1 leatbiua it SI s. Sunday, June II, South oi Benson bend the Aus? iiians are lighting rear guard battles lO iover the retreat Of the main body over the two bridges they have left at Sandona-( Irisola, thr ee and a-hall Btlles from IhS Adriatic. The Austrian retreat, which began in an Orderly manner, soon became a wildly disor? ganized and eon fused llight. Many thOUSOnd ol the enemy surrendered at the Afwl opportunity. dens ?oi 1 - || acre Plots Mr. W. II Barton. Il.lg.11 Canning Fruits and Veg etebles Mrs Theodosla D. Plowden. 11:-1 II Making or Tomato Pui ? and Dials Relish?Miss Obenschaln, 1.M-I.it - i tinner. 3- r. Bowing ?Miss Bailey, I- i.lf?Club Songs- .Mrs. Theodo si.i i>. plowdsn. ?i n Automobile Ride and Ruppei at Pooalla Hprlngs, Saturday, ?tune m% for Boys ami lltrl*. to lair. Devotional Kxerclaes hi |{ s Trueadale, Pastor Trinltj Methodist Church, i n.i I i i Poultry Work. < 'ha roe t. iistbs oi* Htandard Breeda; Feeding and cue of Chicks, Preparing Chlel em and Coops for Exhibition Ml < Cleveland II- U.'IO?Club Songs Mis Plow tlen. 11 || 11 Plf (flUb Work ?Mr. L l Baker, Btats Agent Boys' Clubs, iL'-l What I'ovs and GirlS Can I M t?? lb Ip Win the War Mr Hat ton. i an i no Dinner \lo\ing Pictures. Ml Fear not?Dei eH the ende Thon Ali 8UMTER, S. C, WEDN: GAPTURED4S.000_AUSTRIANS. BATTLE OF Till?: PIA VE A TER? RIBLE DISASTER TO AUS THlANs. '1 housnhds nf Fleeing Huns Droww *l In Hooded River and Italian FtfC Accounts lor Thousands More. Washington, June 14.?The capture Of 45,000 prisoner! and enormous stores of war matterial by Italians in their counter offensive, which has driven the Austrian! through the PlaV! river, was announced in an offi? cial cablegram received today by the Italian embassy. The dispatch said that the flooded PlaVC contains thousand of enemy corpses, and that the Austrian divis? ions that passed the river were de? cimated by Italian fii*e. BEST NEWS FOR MONTHS. Italians Have Turned Ilde and Threat? en The Allies. London, June 24.?The laconic bul? letin from Gen. Diaz announcing that the defeated Austrians are retreating l!l disorder with the Italians in pur? suit is the most heartening news re? ceived In allied countries in many months. This is the opinion of the morning press. DEFENDING ON MACHINE GUNS. Fleeing Austrians Try to Protect Hear Italian Army Headquarters, June 24. The Austrian troops left to cov? er the retreat of the main body used machine guns to set up a barrage tire The number of guns left behind by the Austrians has not been computed, hut is said to be very great. AMERICANS still GAIN. Improve Their Position at ( Iiateau Thterry. Washington, June 24.?Further im? provement in allied positions north east of Chateau-Thierry is noted in Gen. Perahl ng*a communique for yes torday, Artillery activity and the re? pulse of an enemy raid in the Vosge: arc aIso reported. FLEE FROM BERLIN. Four Escape In Two Airplanes Copenhagen, June 21.?Four rest dents of Berlin, escaped from Ger? many Thursday In two airplanes am succeeded in landing safely in Den? mark, The occupants of the air? planes declared thai they titled fron Berlin because Of conditions there. The two machine!, which are of th? Albatross type left Berlin early Th?rs day. Then- flight was observed am guard ships along the coast wer? warned. When the machine! reachet the Baltic, the guardshipi opened tii and it was drat erroneously re ported that one of the airplanes hae ) sen brought down, One of the two OCCUpantS Of the firs Albatross was Dr. (). F. Nicholai, for? merly a professor of physiology at the Berlin university. He is the authoi of a book that denounced Prussian militarism and had been punished wit] imprisonment. The second Albatross landed in th< neighborhood of Rudkoeblng with it> two German deserters. The Budoeblng correspondent of the National Tldebe quoted the crew of the second machine as saying thej had been at the battle front and wert expected to return there. They de clared they preferred death rathet than go back. The two men wore in fantry uniforms. DISREGARDS GERMANY. Turkey and Bulgaria Benin Secret No gotlatlons. London, June 24.?Preliminary ne? gotlatlons, presumably regarding th< disposition of Pobrudja, have bsen begun by Itulgarlu and Turkey, and that Oermany only learned of them through the espionage service, Th< Dally Mall correspondent at tie Hague has been Informed. < <>.\r PltlCK To STAND. Dealers .Must \<?i Add Freight Ad? vance lo Supply. Washington, June '^'?> Coal dealer* and distributors are prohibited in fuel administration order today from adding to the price of coal they now have on hand the freight rate in? creases on this commodity which be ooms effective next Tuesday. The ad vanoed freight tariff may be Included In lb! price only when dealers actual iv have paid them or become obllgat< sd to pay. oat at be thy Country'*, Thy God's ? ESDAY, JUNE 26, 1918 AUSTRIANS IN FLIGHT. ENEMY IN RETREAT PROM MON? TELLO PLATEAU TO AI). RAITIC. With Pontoon Bridget Swept Awny Escape Without Further Heavy Losses Seems Remote?Monster Preparations for Heath Hlow to EmnianuerH Men Come to Naught. The first phase of the Austrian of- I tensive has ended in failure?in de-1 feat. The culmination of what was intended to be the crushing of Italy between the jaws of the Austrian pin? cers is the rout of the invaders them? selves. With their hacks to the swollen Piave River the Austrians for several days past have been trying to ward olY the vicious counterattacks of the Italians and save the situation. Now they are endeavoring and still under great pressure, to ford the stream and reach safety. From the Montello plateau to the Adriatic the enemy is in retreat. Al? ready his losses are estimated at 180, 000 men and the chances of his es? cape without additional heavy casual? ties seem remote. Large numbers of the pontoon bridges that the Aus? trians threw across the Piave have been swept away by the torrential stream and on all the sectors of the 33 mile front where they gained edges of the Venetian plain they are being sorely harassed by the fire of the Italian guns. Monster preparations have been made by the Austrians for what was to be the death blow to King Victor Emmanuel's men. Thousands upon thousands Of men, many of them brought from the Russian and Rou? manian fronts and guns and stores of tremendous quantities had been par? celled among the various command? ers for the drive over a battle arc of virtually 100 miles. Undoubtedly the Austrian high command had built largely for succ?s on the belief that the Italian morale had been shattered when last yen their great pincers closed in upon the Italian front. Buch a belief, however, was entire? ly erroneous. From the first onslaught the enemy met a rejuvenated army which fought him with the greatest gallantry, never ceding an inch of rround unless it was dearly paid for. Viding the Italians in the mountains were British and French armies who ilso fought nobly and everywhere feated the enemy Along the Piave, especially on the Montello plateau, the gateway to the Venetian plains from the northeast ind at several points farther south where the Austrians succeeded In crossing the river, the Italians every? where imposed such strength against the enemy that he was unable to en '.arge his gains and then, with re loubled efforts, forced him to coin nence the retrograde movement Which has developed into disordered flight. Large numbers of the enemy have been reported recently as coming up hohind the northern- army In tin nountain region and it is not Improb? able that shortly the second phase of 'he battle will begin. Complete con Idence Is fell in the Italian and oth r allied commands, however. On the battle fronts in France and Flamlers the Germans are holding ?heir men to the trenches except for small attacks here and there. There is no Indication that for the present i? 1*1 their intention to launch another ig offensive. Hoth the British and French hnve carried out successfully several minor operations and repulsed ill the enemy's maneuvers. AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. Clgllt Americans Killed and a Number Wounded* Washington. June 24.- The casualty list today has ?;:! names. Killed in uc tlOn, B; died Of wounds. I; died of dis? ease, 2; wounded severely, 15; wound ed. ::. Finest H. Lioss, of Milney, In., wounded severely. DRAFT RATE PIX ED. Numbers win i>e Drawn for young Men of Second Draft. Washington, June 24. ?Wednesday ? a- Thursday ma) be llxed us the date im drawing the numbers tor the young men who registered foi the army draft on June 5th, Remember to enroll for the pri? mary election. The VOte Of every loy? al cltlsen will be needed to make cer? tain the complete defeat of all Pro Germans ami enemies of the admin Utratlon. MA lYltt'L" THE TRUE 1. CANDIDATES AT RIDGELAND. SHALL CROWD PRESENT FOR DAY OF SPEEGHMAKUfG. Meeting Yesterday, Like Others of Campaign, Demonstrated Little In? terest in Polities. Rtdgeland, June 21.?The meeting of the State campaign party in Jasper county was a repetition of those at the other place! in the itinerary. The speeches had little "pep" and the crowd was very small and undemon? strative, the 800 or more voters of Jasper being represented by approxi? mately 50 voters and about ten wo? men. There was little deviation from the talks made at the other meetings. The four meetings so far held show j conclusively that the people are not' thinking of politics, and it is doubt-j ful it the speeches are changing any votes. The electors know who they will vote for and any amount of can? vassing will have little effect in switch? ing the votes. John T. Duncan, the first of the j gubernatorial speakers, dealt with his I usual expose of 'the system" and re-1 trained from attacks on the other I candidates. Thomas H. Peeples, the next as? pirant for the governorship, requested | the voters to examine ins record as at? torney general and if they found that he had not done his duty they would compromise their conscience if thsy ? lid not vote for one of his six op? ponents. He reiterated bis assertion that at this time of national crisis no factional or partisan politics should be played, but every candidate should use his efforts to win the people in a solid mass behind the president in the i prosecution of the war. Better wages for Sachers and seven months' terms in the public schools were advocate* by the attorney general. He was for a proper administration of the State warehouse system and promised i! elected to send out even handed jus? tice. He condemned "extravagant" I disbursements of the taxpayers j money. j In discussing an improved educa? tional system, Maj. John G. Richards, In the race for governor, decried as undemocratic a system of compulsory ;? duration but would not oppose school ; districts voting on the question. He pointed out that South Carolina should have sufficient schools before any at? tempt was made to pass a compulsory school attendance law. He advocated larger salaries for teachers, free text? books for the white school children of the Stale and more liberal appropria? tions for Confederate veterans. In dealing with the tax question he prom* j Ised the pruning knit ? to extravagant appropriations and said regardless ot i assertions to the contrary he would I reduce the burden of taxes laid on the people. He claimed that there I was absolutely no excuse for the large I increases in appropriations under the j present State administration. Andrew J. Bethea, who Is seeking promotion from lieutenant governor, declared that he will "strive to steer clear of the shoals of partisanship and factionalism." His conception of an executive is to take the people into Iiis confidence and work In harmon) with the other State officers and gov? ernmental departments. The lieu? tenant governor reiterated his opposi? tion to bossism ami declared that he had made no man a promise, and for that reason he would be untrammeled if elected. "To say that the war is j not an issue." declared Mr. Bethea. " is to say In effect that we will not sup? port the boys over there." Robert A. Cooper, the next speaker for the governorship, said that an ef? fort Was being made to attribute to him the assertion that he did not de? sire the taxes low.?red. This is a mis? take, he declared, and he has never ! used any such words; In fact. n< I stated he would be delighted if the . levy could be reduced to two mills But he did not see how 'ess money could be appropriated and an efficient I government maintained, Mr. ? eonei said be had repeatedly stated from the stump. The only remed> for lifting the bur? den. Mr Cooper said, was a correct iMiUitlixutiou of tases ;?ml the appor? tionment among the counties of the share tbej ?re to contribute to th< Hupport of the State. Major Itlchards stated he would re? duce the taxes, said Mr. Cooper, and vet he adveatea increased pensions for the Confederate veterans and in ri eased pay tor teachers and free text books to the white children ot the State, both worthy Objects, but these would call for Increased taxa? tion Instead of decreased appropria? tions in discussing an Increasingly efficient educational system as ? pat a run. ! 80?THR0N, IjUlbMlbM Jm, I. VoLXLVI. No. 38. NAVAL RECRUITING LAR6E. RESPONSE TO U-BOAT ACTIVITY GRATIFYING. Immense Force Now Ready to Per? form Sea Service Under American Flag. Washington. June 23.?The appear ance of ?Jerman submarines off the Atlantic coast and the exploits of the marines in France have so stimulated recruiting that the enlisted person? nel of the navy now totals 450,000? 26.285 officers and 423.808 men. Secretary Daniels announced to? night that enlistments in the naval re? serve the first week of this month when it became known that the sea wolves were preying on shipping off the American coast totaled 14,406, a record for this branch of the service, while in the following week 12,303 men were added. Enlistments in the marine corps have brought the total strength of the corps to approximately 50,000 men. Recruiting is proceeding so briskly at the stations throughout the country that officials anticipate no dif? ficulty in speedily bringing the corps' strength to the 75,500 authorized in the naval appropriation bill. The enlisted strength of the various I naval branches now is: Enlisted Branches Officers Men Regular navy . .9,204 205,798 Naval reserves .14,704 148,505 Marine corps. . .1,364 48,505 National naval re? serves. 785 15,000 Toast guar ds . . . 228 6,000 Since last March 1 the naval re : serve force has been nearly doubled. The Middle West continues to furnish j the largest percentage of recruits for this branch of the service. - NORMAN 11. ROL1YER ON TRIAL. ' Orungchurg Man, Accused of Attempt? ed criminal Assault on Child. j Orangeburg, June 23.?The spocirJ term of court of general sessions for 'Orangeburg county to try Norman H. Roliver. young white married man charged with attempt at criminal as? sault on a nine year old child of this city, will convene here tomorrow morning with Judge T. S. Sease of Spartanburg presiding. Yesterday aft i i et noon Sheriff R. Fulton Dukes was notified that Judge Hayne F. Rice of 1 Alken, who was to preside at the special term, could not be present as f he had an engagement to hold court , at Barn well, poth Sheriff Dukes and Solicitor Ed C. Mann were in a pre? dicament, because with such short notice they could not stop the grand jurors and petit jurors from coming for the term. They got in touch with a member of the supreme court and as Judge Sease had no engagement for the week he was requestetd to hold the term and the chief justice so or? dered. The supply of nitrate of soda ex? pected from the government has been reduced by the loss of one of the ships en route from Chile, and both cotton and corn will suffer for the lack of the accustomed top dressing. mount necessity. Mr. Cooper said that the giving of free scholarships could not be defended. It was taxing the whole people for the benefit of the few, he declared. The better solu? tion, in his opinion, would be the creation of loan funds for worthy students, which they could pay back after their graduation from their earn? ings. He reiterated his belief in uni? versal compulsory school attendance, so that the child of indigent parents could be given an education. "If 1 am to be the governor." saht Mr. Cooper. 'I shall hold up the standard thai the law provides. Don't you do wrong snd expect me to help you. for. if a jury convicts you of tak? ing the life of a fellow being, you must come to me with ?Jean hanes and show that the jury erred or you can't expect mercy from me." .1 M. DesCbamps, the remaining; candidate for governor. discussed unity, loyalty and cooperation as a trinity Of governmental obligations. Four candidates were missinK to? day. Cleorge w. Wightman and Oe taviUS Cohen for lieutenant govern? or; H H. Arnold, for railroad com? missioner, and John t* McLaurtn for governor. Mr. Mclxturin missed his train out of Heaufort this morning and Mr. Arnold was called to Spar? tanburg county on business. Mr. Wightman left on business after the Hampton meeting. Mr. Cohen has not attended any of the meetings yet. The meet Saturday will be at Wal terboro.