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TWK SI7MTRR WATCHMAN, Estate Consolidated Auk. a, H HUES STRIKE BACK. HUN ADVANCK HI 4 ?< Kl 1> AX1> (.ROCND RKGAINEP. Amerimns Capture Two Towns und Recover Aim* her Village ?od Hill 111 Cooperation With French Forces. The German offensive east and west of It helm* has had the brakes sav? agely applied to It by the strong re? sistance of the American, French and Italian armlee. Nowhere has the ene? my found it possible as in days gone by, to press forward and tear his way through opposing positions to points of vantage chosen as early objectives. True, some gains hnve been made by the Germans, but they are infinites elmal when compared with those of other attacks. Instead of in Miles they may be reckoned almost in yards. And from some of the positions cap? tured the enemy has been ejected summarily under vicious counterat? tacks delivered by the American troops fighting alone as a unit and Americans fighting shoulder to shoul? der with tho French. Tacit admission that the enemy hordes have been retarded in their as? saults if not baited, seemingly Is con? tained In the latest German official communication which in dealing with the fighting, asserts that the allied troops on the Marne front have deliv? ered "violent counterattacks" and that to the east of Ithelms "the sit? uation Is unchanged." Tho claim made to any success by the Germans Is that there were some local success? es to the southwest of Rheims. The success of the Americans and the French give back to them points of strategic va\ue on the heights dom? inating the Marne valley. The Ameri? cans alone recaptured Fossoy and Cresancy east of Chateau-Thierry and St one point near Fosnoy drove back the enemy across the river and took a number of prisoners. Aided by th< French they recaptured 5?. Agnan. Hill 233 and La Chapelle-Mont Hod cm. south of Dornums, was accom? plished. Throughout tho region lying to the west of Rheims, especially south ot the Marne, the Germans made des? perate attempts on various sectors tr increase their penetration of the al lied front, but where they weie able to gain any adventure it was only foot at a time, the French meetlnr their onslaughts with the greatest bmvery and making the enemy pa) dearly for every inch of grout.d h took. Bastward from Rheims hard light? ing Is still going on almost to the western fringe of the Argonne. bat apparently meeting with ill success Attacks attempted near Hrunay cam te naught under the French fire whllo further east near Crones and Tahure. efforts to break the French Um vv< ? repulsed with heavy losses The German official communication in dealing with the fighting Mondi:. eays the Germans took l.l.Ono prison? ers. The French on their part, are re ported to have taken thousands o captives and it is known the Ameri? cans have made prisoner of between I.eoo and l.ROO Germans. In addition the American?. French and Italian have inflicted terrible losses on t! enemy by the accuracy of their can? non, machine gun and rifle fire Although the allied troops seem ? Ingly have the situation well in hand it is not Improbable that the Ger? mans soon will throw large numbers of reserves Into the fray. They are known to hnve thousands of these men behind the battle line, especially northeast of Rheims. On the other battle fronts only ml nor operations are in nratfraatg bu on various sectors held by the Hi it l?b In Northern France and F lander-. the (?ermann are carrying out spirited bssaaardntents which msj be the faro* runner* of early Infantry attacks. MMM \ N TROOPS .1 ADI.D. I>rmorali/ed and exhausted by llrltlsh Raid* in llaiulen*. With HritMh AffftJ lg IV.me. Wed ?esday, July 17.?German troops In some portions or tin- trenches in Mandern hav been m<> exhausted am', demoralised by constant British raids, attacks and bombaulim nt* that man have fallen asleep at their posts, not earing whether they are killed Sjf c pfured This is shown by a captur? ed order. I ?>ndon. July IS.?The discussion of the question of Japanese Interven? tion in Hlberia has become general In Japnn and is occup\ lug public at teg tlon to th<? exclusion of other topics lays a Tokio dHpalch to the Dail. FipreM?. OVd April, 18*0. "B* fan Ai 381. HUNS CONTINUE ATTACK. NEW FORCES TllHOWN INTO BAT? TLE TODAY. _ \ They Succeeded in Penetrating The French Lino nt OJM Point, But urv Sanguinarily Repulsed Elsewhere? Allies Hold I ast to Their Line?. Paris. July 17.?The Germans last night threw new forces into the bat? tle on the south front of the Marne and attacked the allied lines north of Saint Agnan. It was officially announc? ed today. The Germans succeeded in penetrating into Bourdon. The bat tlo continues In the woods immediate? ly south of this point. '?'urther to the east the French held I.he enemy in the southern outskirts of Bnuquincy and at the village of Xcft.dS. The Germans also made a powerful atack near Monvoisin, but a French counter-attack drove them back. Fighting developed violently be? tween the Marne and Rheims, but the German assault broke down com? pletely. German local attacks east o: Kheims were fruitless. The Germans were sanguinarily re? pulsed In an assault upon Beaumont The French positions throughout the front east of Rheims remained in? tact. STRIKE QUICK AHB HARB. Americans and French Attack Enemy nnd Take Many I*rtsoncrs. On the French Front in France. July 16 (By the Associated Press).? The battle lulled throughout the night f.fter extreme lively actions to the south of the Marne. French and American troops came back In the riost vigorous manner against the Germans who crossed the river, lr. the course of numerous counter-at- j tacks they made large capturos o: prisoners in the neighborhood of Dor ma?j the Americans outdoing theii French comrades in this respect. The maximum German effort ap pears lo have been thrown against the western portion of the battlefield, where the enemy made immense en nenvois to advance as far as possibl. louth of the Marne towards Montml rall which it was his intention to reach In the course of the first day's f.ghting. The Franco-American resistance, prevented the Germans from exe? cuting this plan. Tin strength o: their effort is shown by the fact that i they engaged 14 divisions--approx. maely 170,000 men?in the first line in this part of the battlef eld. Be? hind these, in support were probably 14 additional divisions, some of which, owing to the losses sustained by the men In the front line, wore com? pelled to take part in the fighting. On the eastern side of Rheims, whero the Germans met such severe check yesterday they also had about 14 divisions in the front line with a similar number In reserve. In con ? sequence of the nature of the fighting there the Germans suffered terribly and their troops were obliged to halt to reorganize. Enemy activity to the east of Rheims was quite pronounced this morning, the heavy artillery he? rn,' very busy. It appeared as though the Germans were preparing to renew the battle for Chalons, which, according to prisoneis, it wa.< then intention to capture today. Some of the finest divisions of the German army have been engaged in the bat? tle, those Identified inc luding the Prus? sian and Bavarian Guard*, Saxons. Sihsians and Wurttcmburgors. Prisoners taken In counter-attacks by the French have been very low spirited on account of their losses. A battalion oomrnandor eaptured In relghed aoatnst the regular srs o , tin- Gorman army. lie t red they -ant reserve otllcers lik^ m forward while they remains \ 'n the rear. If my of the officers complained, he add? ed, ti e regular oflks >rs would form ? oourtmartlal ami mote oui stern punishment AMERic \x CASUALTY LIST. - Marines Lone Heven ami Army Fifty Heien? Washington. July 1H.?The marine enaunlt) h^t totale seven. Killed In notion* '?>j died ot wounds. lj wounded severely, :i Two south Cnrnllnlnne Demi. Washington. July IS The army i laualty Uat oontalne flfy-seven nsmss, M Includes COrpOral .lames F. Fltz Wilm.n of CharlOOtOn, died Of wounds md Private Phillip WhiPleld. Of Sal ters Depoli S. (., died of disease. id Fear not?Ea* all the ende Thon Almet at be thy Country's, Thy God's as SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918. Voters Must Enroll By Tuesday, Attention of State Chairman Evans was brought yesterday to the fact that the act of the legislature of 1915 requires the club rolls to close on the fourth Tuesday in July, and not "the last Tuesday" as the rules of the party provide. Immediately he instructed Ashley C. Tobias, Jr., Secretary of the Executive Committee, to send notices to the County Chair? men of the Democratic party in the State telling them that tha State law takes precedence over the party rules and that club rolls would close on Tuesday, July 23. The wording of the party rule No. 12 is: "On the last Tuesday.'V but the statute says the fourth Tuesday. The matter was brought to the attention of Solicitor W. H. Cobb, who is acting attorney general, and he gave it as his opin? ion that the statute undoubtedly governed, and that the club rolls must close next Tuesday, July 23. The lack of conformity of the wording of the party rule to the statute is ascribed to the fact that the last Tuesday is generally the fourth Tuesday. This year July has live Tuesdays. ADVANCE SIX WILES, i HUNS GAIN GROUND AT ONE POINT DOMPITU DETEIIMIN ED RESISTANCE. The Crown Prince's Army Pushed Down the Marne Valley Another Three Miles Yesterday?Neverthe? less Position of Allies Said to lie Favorable. London, July 17.?The forces of the German crown prince advanced an other three miles down the Marne val? ley yesterday. This makes a total penetration of ?.he French line of about six miles at Festigny, the most southern point the invaders have reached. The position for the allies is dis? tinctly favorable, nays today's advices. Tho French losses have been very small, and they lost no guns. The French counter-attack brought the Gorman bridges over the AJarne under lire from French medium ca*. Ihre artillery. On French Front in France, July 17. ?Forty-eight hours have sufficed for holding the Oer than massed attach launched Monday in the crown prince's great offensive. The Ger? mans have been turned back front th* direction of Paris and are trying to ascend the Marne valley, but are be? ing held by the French. The positions ; of Germans on the south bank of the j Marne has become quite perilous. RAIDS NFAR AMIENS. British I la t rass Enemy by Constant Attacks. London, July 17.?British raids in the Amiens area and to the north re? sulted in the taking of prisoners, it is otllcially announced. There is much German artillery activity in that sec? tor. Qt'ENTIN ROOSEVELT KILLED. Youngest Son of Former President Fell in Air Flight. I*aris, July 17.?Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of Col. Tsheodore Roosevelt is reported to have been killd in an airplane llight the semi-official Havas news agency announced today. His machine fell in the enemy lines. Lieut. Roosevelt was last seen in combat Sunday with two enemy air? planes near Chateau-Thierry. He Started out with a patrol of thirteen American planes which encountere.l seven German machines and were chasing them back when two Ger? mans suddenly turned upon Roose? velt. MAY CURTAIL INDUSTRIES. Enlarged War Program und Steel Shortage Foreshadow Drastic Rag" ulutions. Washington, July 17.?Further drastic regulation of the so-called loAM essential industries may result from ibe enlargement of the war program ? nd existing steel shortage, the \\\\<: Industries bond report indicates. Athens. .Juh 17.? It is annouu od from Spanish source thai a German submarine torpedoed the steamship carrying Spanish Minister Lop?/. d< Vega hack to Spain. The ship la w the minister's ling and German, had been notified a week before his de? parture. The diplomat and his fam? ily were rt ? lied. USING JESTTROOPS. GERMAN OFFENSIVE MADE ON HUGE SCALE. Equal to That Launched in March? Impression of Confidence Amon? AlUcs. Paris. July 16.?The German offen? sive has taken on great scale, equal to that launched on the 21st of March, says a dispatch filed from the Marne battle front today at noon by the correspondent of the Temps. Fighting continued this morning, the dispatch says in a violent storm of thunder and lighting. The weather was clearing at non. An impression of confidence throughout the armies is indicated by the latest dispatches from various parts of the battle front Elite German armies are engaged along the 60 miles of fighting front, the correspondent adds, they includ? ing three divisions of the Imperial corps guards with picked regiments from Bavaria, Wurtemburg, Saxony and Silesian Prussia. The battle has been baptized "Friedensturm," or "Storm of Peace," the correspondent reports. GERMANS BUFFER GREAT LOBS. Elite of German Army Uecd In Attack Paris, July 15 (Havas).?About J enemy divisions were engaged In light? ing between Rheims and Chate.ti Thierry and the same number between Rhims and Massiges. Other divisions were in rcsorve and ready to enter the battle. All the divisions have been identi? fied as representing the elite of the German army, showing that Germany on Monday delivered an extremely powerful effort. All the divisions suf? fered heavily. Statements made by prisoners are to the effect that their officers had as? sured them they would have an easy victory asserting that they would be opposed by troops in no great num? bers and who were completely de? moralized. Never before have the enemy losses been so heavy. Piles of bodies covet the ground. The fighting of the Amer? icans and Italians was extremely bril? liant. In the region of Prunay the heavy attacks of the enemy were repulsed outright. The German losses at that point are estimated at 65 per cent, of the effective engaged. WHITE DRAFTSMEN CALLED. Eight Hundred and Fifty Must Report August 5th; Columbia. July 16.?Captain R. E. Carwile, Officer In charge Of selective service regulations for South Caro? lina today issued a call for eight hun? dred white men to he sent during the live day period, beginning August 5th. to Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg and for fifty to go to Syracuse Recuit Camp, Syracuse, n. v.. for special or limited service. AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. I hi: ty ?right Killed <>ui <>r Hundred Bevcni v-two. Washington. July 17. The army casualt) hst totals one hundred and seventy-two. Killed in action, "v. died of wounds, itl. died ot* dise.-s ?. I; died of accident and othei can -, ?; wounded severely. 00; mis ng, '.<' prisoner. I. died of airplane accident. 4 Tratfc'a" THE TRUE FBENCH LAUNCH ATTACK. OFFENSIVE ON TWENTY MILE FRONT IN AISNE SECTOR. Advance of Two Miles Made at Sonic Points?Success of Movement In? dicated by Number or Prisoners Captured. :3y Associated Press. Paria .July 18.?The French this morning delivered an attack along a line extending from the River Aisne as far south as the region of Belleau,! a distance of about twenty miles, and made progress at certain points of be- j tween a mile and half and two miles,! It is officially announced. Early in the movement the prisoners began com? ing in. \ The situation on the Marne and Champagne fronts was unchanged this morning. FRENCH ASSAULT GERMAN | LINES WITH SUCCESS. Herman Advance Checked in Rheims Sector and French Regain Some Lost Positions. London, July 18.?News received in liondon indicates that the French at? tacked this morning on a considerable <calc between Chateau-Thierry and -oissons. The attack is believed to be making good progress. The advices this afternon were that the Germans have made no more at? tacks east of Rheims and that the French at various points on this front had regained ground. It is reported that the French have recaptured Montvoisin and Chenela rein as well as the heights west of those villages. The Germans are re? ported to have made slight pro? gress southwest of Dormans, but their progress is slow. The maximum penetration of the French lines since the Germans start? ed the drive Monday is six miles, ac? cording to latest reports. The Italians north of the Marne have retaken Clalriset, the reports !added. ADVANCE ON SOMME. London, July 18.?The British line ? south of the Somme has been advanc? ed on a front of more than a mile i says a statement from British head? quarters in France. British positions ! eaat of Hebutcrne were also improved ! somewhat. A German raiding party was driven off southeast of Arras. The German artillery showed con? siderable activity last night In Flan? ders. ._ AMERICANS IN DRIVE. With American Army in France. July 18.?The American forces too* part in today's big offensive. FRENCH DRIVE SUCCEEDS. Gain Everywhere on Twenty-five Mile Front?Capture Hun Guns. I London, July 18.?The French gained from two to four miles every? where on a twenty* five mile front to , day, according to roi>orts rcacldng ( London. The French captured sever? al thousand prisoners and about twen? ty guns. ' CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN MEETINGS. _ Itinerary Fixed at Confcrncc in Co? lumbia Yesterday. Columbia, July 16.?The congres uional Itinerary for the Seventh dis trict was fixed here yesterday at a conference between the several coun? ty chairmen and the aspirants Cor the national house, or their representa? tives. All the meetings will be held In the morning at 1 1 o'clock, with the exception of those at New Brookland, Orangeburg, Bumter and Columbia, which are scheduled for 8.30 o'clock in the evening ?>n the dates named. Following is a list of the place* where the candidates will speak and the dates assigned each meeting: Enoree, July 24. Orangeburg, July 25. North. July 2*. Bastover, July 30. Columbia, July 31. Lexington, August 6. Bwansea, August 7. Sumnierland, August 8, < 'hapln, August 9. New Brookland, August in. St. Matthews.. August 16. Sunder. August 20. Dalsell, August 21. Mayesvllte, August 22. r?ynchburg, August 23. Bishops die. August 1. BOUTKHON, EatabMatM* ?aas, VoLXLVI. No. 46. MARKE FAUL TO HUNS. -? i FRENCH COMMISSION ANALYZES FAILURE OF Ol TENSIVE. After Two Months of Laborious Prep* a ration German Drive Gains Nothing of Importance ot Tremendous Cost. Washington, July 17.?The initial failure of the new German offensives so carefully ?nd formidably prepar? ed, is characteristic of the new phase of the war, said M. Eduard de Billy, deputy French high commissioner to the United States, in discussing today the results of the first two days of fighting east and west of Rheims, The success of the Franco-Ameri? can cooperation, M. de Billy said, al? ready has been demonstrated and he added that the allies can wait for the future with the same confidence shown by the population of Paris un? der the long range gun bombardment. "The result of the first two days* \ fighting on one-half of the front is decidedly in our favor," said Mr. de I Billy. "Over the rest of the front, the I enemy succeeded in gaining at most four miles at the price of heavy losses. "Everybody feels that the first phase of the German offensive is a failure, and this may mean within a few days the failure of the whole of? fensive. "For two months Germany has used all possible means in her power to replace her losses In men and to raise the offensive power of her army. "Reinforcements taken from the German troops of occupation in Rus? sia. "Use of Russians to replace Ger? man workers. "Use of Austrian troops for secon? dary tasks at the rear or on Belgian territory. "Suppression of all the delays granted to drafted men. "Drafting of part of the class ot 1920. "By these efforts we can appraise the results that Germany is seeking, and the importance of an offensive that oir.not be indefinitely repeated; \ Germany's human supply Is not inex | haustible. "With an adversary whose strength seems to have reached its utter limit, the French army of 1918, In spite of 1 the strain of former brttles, In spite I of an extension of the French front J of nearly 100 kilometres, has never ' con materially and morally stronger. , "American assistance, growing ev ery day, has given us. if possible, still .greater confidence in the final victory. On the 11th of July, the American I people expressed their brotherly love for France. On the 15th the soldiers of the United Stites fighting with the French have sealed this pact with I their blood. j The lust days of the battle have ' shown the success of the Franco American cooperation which was I starte t last year by the secretary in Washington and in the training J camps of America. It has found its noblest expression on the battle field ! where an American division lost seven j of the ten French officers who fought with it. Each of them gave happily his life to fulfill the mission with ) which they had been trusted by the ! American government and staff. "With such troops, inspired by such ' a spirit of comradeship and sacrifice, j we enn wait for the future with the < confidence shown under the bombard? ment of the population of Paris." I KAISER WATCHED BATTLE. Snw Start of tatest Drive From Place of Safety. Amsterdam, July 18.?Emperor I William watched the opening of the latest Geilnau offensive from an ad I Vaneed observation post northwest of 1 Rheims, his favorite correspondent. Karl Rosner, reports in a dispatch to the Berlin T.,ocal Anzeiger. FOOD FOR ALLIES. America Feeds Starving Europe lit T mo of Distress. Washington, July IS. rood veined nt approximately one billion, four hundred million dollars w.is sent to al? lied countries during the fiscal year ?>nding .Time 30th, the food adminis? tration Hoover advised President Wilson in a letter made public today. Washington. July IS - King George has awarded the Knights Grand Cross ei the distlngr Ished British order of *t Michael and St. Cleorge to General March, chief of staff of the American army.