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ATTACK IN REAR. ALUEN CVTTING LINES OF COM Ml NIDATION BEHIND llt'NS. rVearh and American Continue Rapid Advance* Between Hotseons and Cssuewu-Thierry?Cavalry Getting Abend of Fleeing (.(thwik London, July 19.?On the left wlner, which Includes the Holssons Rec? tor the allied troops have cut or have under fire the high road from Holssons to Chateau-Thierry, eaye a Reuter dispatch from the French front. The railway from Solssons to Vlllers-Cot tereta has also been cut. At seversl points Infiltration movements have been carried out by the allied cavalry They have advanced through gaps in the retreating enemy's lines and es? tablished themselves in villages farth? er ahead. The American troops are unoffi? cially reported in a position which would put them across both roads and railway mentioned. AMERICANS SHOW THE WAY. PershJng's Men Make Such Progress hf Late Afternoon That Mounted Troops are Thrown Into Action? fatted His tea Army Officers Estab? lish Headquarter* Where Germans Formerly Stood. With the American Army in France. July IS (By Associated Press).?The American troops had carried all before them late In the afternoon and had proceeded so fsst that cavalry was thrown Into the action. All the Amer? ican headquarters staffs tonight were well inside the territory which the Germans held this morning. The elites have reached roughly ths Uns of Belleau, Courchamps, Chouy, VUlers-Helon, Chaudun and the heights dominating Solasons. French cavalry has crossed beyond the Bolsons-Chateau-Thierry road to openings made by the Franco-Amer itan forces. The greatest progress made up to latest reports was about 10 kilome? tres, or s little over six miles. After passing the third objective set for the operations of this morning, the Americans. In cooperation with the French south of Solssons, launched a second powerful attack at noon. ghowlng the effe .t of splendid training the American troops went forward swiftly and fought with fury. Nothing seemed to stop them especial? ly In the region of 8olsaons and to the south of that city. Light and htavy pieces were moved up as the troops sdvanced. and soon after each barrage ended, shells from American guns were deluging the enemy's rear areas, playing havoc with his forces, whether those In retreat or reserves endeavoring to come up. it was open warfare with all the sttendlng excitement and through the gaps made by heavy guns and infantry the French cavalry dashed beating down those in their path. Terrific losses were were inflicted at all points on the enemy. The tanks did all thai was expected of them. The great lumbering engines rolled slong In front of the Infantry driving the Hermans before them with stream^ of bullets and clearing away many ob? structions that hud escaped the artil? lery. The enemy early began to bring up reinforcements. Fresh troops have ap? peared at various points and a heavy counterattack probably will have to be withstood. On the line south of Solssons the Americans carried all their objectives In the second attack with the same dssh as the first, even proceeding fur? ther than had been expected. The enemy was routed and for the most part fled berore the American advance abandoning even light guns and ammunition. Only here and there along the line was strong reslstam < offered and at these points the Her? mans were attacked wlh rifle and bayonet, before which they retreated steadily. Po far has the attack progressed that tonight the enemy In the vlcinty of the Chateau-Thierry Is consider*-.! to be In a somewhat dangerous posi? tion?one where he will have to act quickly The American troops. Including those wearing bandages, are in high spirits. The Amerlcuns have fOjosjfe ed warm expressions of thank* fron, the French commanders. f India Hostile to Germany. I^ondon, July 17.? India is nsjttt ready to take any action necessary to prevent the Intrusion of Herman In fluenrs In that country and to main tain the Integrity of its borders, ac? cording to an nnnoum ? ment mad* here by the Mahar-Kalah of I'atriala who is representing the PrimSJgi of India on the Imperial War Cabinet. He added ?on behalf of the Princes' of In dls I wish to express our gieat satis? faction that Inclusion of IndWi In tin Imperial Was conference has been In sured. GERMAN WAR REPORTS AUMIT St ItPHlSlO OM AISNE BOT CLAIM DPJ1A1 OF ALU KS. B*rlir Say* That New Line Between Solsson* and Marne Blocked Furth er Advance of AUIca. Berlin, July 19 via London.?Ad? mission la mude in the German official communication issued today that al? lied troops through a surprise coun? ter offensive Thursday broke into the German front Infantry and ar? tillery lines at isolated points be tween the Aisne and the Maro? and forced back the German line. Later a strengthening of the German positions prevented the allies from breaking f through, the statement claims. The text of the communication fol? lows: "The battle has blazed up again be? tween the Aisne and the Marne. There the French have begun their long ex? pected counter offensive. By the em? ployment of extremely strong squad? rons of tunks they succeeded at first in penetrating by surprise into our front infantry and artillery lines at isolated points und in pressing back our line. "Afterwards our line division, t? gether with reserves which had been held in readiness frustrated the ene? my from breaking through. **Toward Midday French attacks on the line southwest from Soissons to Neuilly and northwest of Chateau Thierry were defeated. In the after? noon very strong partial attacks of the enemy on the whole of the fron: broke down against our new line Enemy columns which were endeav? oring to reach the field were the ob? jectives of our special battle planes. "Our chasing planes shot down 32 enemy airplanes. "On the front south of the Marne the French, since their failures of July 10-17, have only directed partial attacks southeast of Mareuil which were repulsed. Between the Marne und Rheims and east of Rheims the fighting activity has been confined to local operations. Enemy attacks in the Bold du Roi and on both sides of Pourcy broke down. "We have captured prisoners in successful attacks northwest of Troes nes, on the Suippes and on both sides of Perthes, . The number of prison? ers brought in since July 15 exceeds 20,000. A fresh attempt by the French to drive a wedge through the German lines between the Aisne and the Marne was repulsed with heavy loss? es to the attacking' forces, according to the statement issued by general head? quarter^ this evening. SAVE SCGAIt. Supplies from t uba Coming in Slow? ly and Economy is Necessary. Columbia, July 18.?It is not a question whether you can afford to waste that teaspoonful of sugur when you sweeten your coffee every morn? ing or your tea every evening, but It is rather a question whether your country can afford to have you waste it, says the food administration in nu appeal In the American people to go easy on the sugar and to save every possible spoonful. Figure this out for yourself: One teuspoonful multiplied by something like 100,000,000, the population of America, multiplied by three hunrded and sixty-five days In the year, means something that will have its bearing on the sugar situa? tion . "Watch your sugar spoon," urges the food administration. "Don't hoard sugar. Buy it as you need it, und keep your canning supply sepa? rate from your table and cooking su? gar. Keep strictly within the three poundn per person per month limit. Cut this allowance down even more If you can. "Jn fuying your canning sugar in twenty-five pound lots the govern? ment had your written promise that you will not use any of such sugar for other than canning or preserving pur? poses. Buy your table and cooking sugar in two pound lots, according to regulations, and make your purchases Just as few and far apart as possible.'' Because of the lack of ships and re? cent submarine sinkings, sugar is com? ing into this country slowly, and It must be distributed accordingly if the general supply is to hold out . HGHTKBN Tllors.WB prison. EHS. French Advance Southwest of Sol*, sons ami on Rheims Front. London, July L'o?The French hav< advanced from Moide de Paris south went of Soissons. The letal QOmseS prisoners taken in tin- Franco*American offensive 1h now eighteen thousand, Sight hun | ted. The French have gdvanced today a thousand yards on the Rheims front. The French have not adVOgjOOd initii? er towards Hoissons. WILL DRAFT DOGTORS. GOVERNMENT WILL TAKK CHARGE OF PHYSICIANS. Hi opos4 <l Plan Will Assign Them to Army, Navy and Civil Service. Washington, July 18.?The govern? ment is about to assume control of the entire medical profession in the United States to obtain sufficient doc? tors for the fast growing army, and at the same time to distribute those remaining to the localities or in ser? vices where they are most needed for civilian work. This mobilization is to be accom? panied either by enrolling all doc? tors In a volunteer service corps un? der pledge to accept whatever serv? ice, military or civilian, is assigned them by the governing body of the corps or if the voluntary plan Is not successful by legislation providing for drafting them into government serv? ice. Medical officers of the govern? ment believe compulsory conscription will not be necessary. Organization plans for the volun? teer medical service corps already have been made and enrollment start id In a few States under authority of the Council of National Defense. In? stead of enrolling in this corps only those physicians not suitable for mili? tary service, either because of age, physical Inllrmity, dependency or in-1 stitutional or public need as planned at present, the government Is expect? ed shortly to throw open the mem- j bership to all doctors, and to bind them with a pledge "during the pres? ent emergency to accept service mili? tary or civil, wherever, whenever and for whatever duty he may be called by the central governing board." Under this projected plan, the army and navy would take those physicians and surgeons best fitted for active duty and who can be spared from civilian requirements. At the same time the government would maintain and assign doctors to those communi? ties In which there are too few prac? titioners. The practical operation, officials be? lieve, would cause little of this reloca? tion, however, since physicians who are needed in certain communities, hospitals, schools, or other essential civilian services, would not be com? missioned in the army. Conferences of doctors were held to? day in Washington and a number of other cities to discuss the operation of the voluntary enrollment plan. A committee of army and navy surgeons also completed today recommenda? tions for inclusion in the volunteer medical service corps all doctors, in? stead of only those disqualified for military service. Of the 14 3,000 doctors in the Unit? ed States, it is ectimated between 80,. 000 and 9.r>,000 are in active practice, and 23,000 or about one-fourth are in the army or navy. Nearly 50,000 will he required eventually for the army. It became known today that Sur? geon Generali Gorgaa of the army. Bralated of tin* navy and Blue of the public health service, are consider? ing a plan for commissioning all teachers in medical schools and as? signing them to their present duties. This would constitute a means of preventing further disruption of medi? cal teaching staffs, and at the same time recognizing the public service of the men. DR. 1IICKSON ARRESTED. Huffiu-y Osteopath Lodged In Jail to Answer for Alleged Disloyal Utter? ances. Oaffney, July 1*.--Dr. F. C. Hlckson prominent Haptist minister and Osteo? pathie practitioner, was arrested her ? this morning by Deputy Marshal Adams and at a preliminary examina? tion held by Col. T. B. Butler was committed to jail in default of $2,000 bond. The case against Dr. Hlckson was worked by United States secret ser? vice agent Henry E. Thomas of Char? lotte, N. C. The evidence was to effect that the defendant had in a number ot conversations made the statement that President Wilson ought to |mi assassinated for getting the United States into the war. The witnesses for the government were J, (I. Prldmoro, Dr. J, G, PittmaU, C. H, Bobbins. Dr J, C. Miller and B. C. Swofford. all responsible business men of Haffney. The defendant denied that h:> h i i uu.de the statements attributed to him. Dr. Hick son, who is a candidate for county superintendent Of education, announced thai he would conduct ins campaign for office from the jail ami WOUld make no effort to give bond His ogee will be tried at Rook Hill in September, The case excited much Interest, n huge crowd being present St the he.il |ng, Mobile. July l!?. Albert Sunders, a negro, was hanged today for the murder of Mrs. Julia May Boss, of Pulton. Ahibania. He died protesting that Fisher Brooks, already hanged a lorn.' was guilty. JOHN RICHARDS BLUSTERS. _ WOHKS HIMSELF CP TO A FltEN/A' HUT DOBS NOTH? ING. ___ c andidates for Governor Almost Come to Blows Before Big Green? ville Audience. Greenville, July 20.?Lieut. Gov. An drew J. Bethea and John G. Richards, candidates for governor, almost came to blows at the State campaign meet? ing here today in the municipal park before an audience of approximately 1,500. The incident was the outcome of the renewal of a question by Mr. Bethea which was asked at Walhalla and which occasioned Major Richards' coming out for Cole L. Blease at that place. Mr. Bethea asked Major Rich auls, "Do you indorse the sentiments and the WOrdl uttered by Cole L. I.tease at Pomaria July 27, 1917?" Following the preface of his speech, which was an excoriation of the Greenville Piedmont, the lieuten? ant governor referred to the Pomaria speech of Blease, quoting from the Charleston American in which Blease is reputed to have said that the blood shed by the soldiers of the United .States in Europe will be on the head of President Wilson and the members of the American congress "as an un? warranted sacrifice of fresh young American manhood," he said. "I am not making it an issue, because the Charleston American made it an is? sue when it said that Blease came out for Richards in his Wagener speech and that Richards got up and came out for Blease. They raised the issu<* and I propose to meet it from day to day. I turned to Major Richards, who is a candidate in this race, at Walhalla and asked him if he indors? ed *the utterance of Blease. lie did not answer specillcally and he can an? swer it now if he wants to. His re? ply to me was 'Why are you not in the war? Why don't you don the kl.aki? You are in the draft age.' Major Richards knows I am not in the draft age and I am a State officer, yet I have tendered my services to the war department at Washington and am ready and willing to 30 and to spend every cent I have in order to make the world safe for democracy. Continuing, the lieutenant governor said that the test of a man's quali? fication for office was his loyalty to his country and his adherence to the notional administration. He said that no candidate should be given prefer? ment whose loyalty was in doubt. "Would you like me to answer your question?" asked Major Richards at this point. As he arose to his foet, he stated that he had been informed that a man now on the stand had quoted Mr. Bethea as saying he was sorry that he brought the matter up at Walhalla. Mr. Bethea replied that he had not said to anyone that he was sorry. "I want to, say to Mr. Bethea," said Major Richards, "that he said to me at Walhalla he did not intend to reflect on my loyalty." Major Richards then walked up be? side the lieutenant governor, poised himself on the balls of his feet, dou? bled his fists and asked: "Did you not make that statement." "I stated at Walhalla in my reply," said Mr. Bethea, "that that was not the question and I did not ask the question as to whether he was loy a'." "Do you mean to infer here today that I am disloyal?" shouted Major Richards ,as he drew back his clinch ed fist as if to hit the lieutenant gov? ernor. T. P. Cothran, county chairman, v ho was standing between the two men, grabbed Mr. Richarde' arm and several policemen and a part of the audience rushed on the stand. During Ihe disturbance Major Richards sah! something about "coward." The coun? ty chairman said that Major Rieh urds called Mr. Bethea "a contemp? tible coward." During the heated exchange be? tween the two candidates, nu n in the audience cried out, "Yes, you're lls loval,' "Traitor," "Give it to him Be? thea," "Open her wid?* Bethea," and edr er BUCb cries. At the conclusion of the lieutenant governor's speech Mr. Cothran an? nounced that Major Richards would ho allowed two minutes for a replj to Mr. Bethea. "i have already replied to Mr. Be then and he has heard what 1 have to say." said Major Richard* " ?111 not going t<? do anything In this cam? paign to precipitate on the peop e ol Houth Carolins anything that is likely to bumble her eltlsenshlp. 1 have foui nephews and one brother and on" son v ho have volunteered their services ir tin government. I have been placed in a position where some people prob? ably do m>t understand my attitude. "i have been placed on the state Council oi Defense and have been working there for a yeni and a half ;i 6<| I .1111 not afraid that anything any man can say in regard to me can Injure me In the estimation of the WHAT BLEASE DODGES. HENKT AND POLLOCK SCORE DIS? LOYALTY AND COWARDICE, Senator Calls on Voten to Think of Sons Overseas and Not Politicians. Conway, July 18.?About 200 peo? ple heard the senatorial candidates here today. The meeting- was not held until late in the afternoon on ac? count of the large tobacco sales ertlich kept up until 3 o'clock. The meeting again today was featured by Senator Penet's and W. P. Pollock's scathing arraignment of Cole L. Blease and Mr. Pollock's equally grilling attack on Thomas H. Peeples, who, the Cheraw candidate says, like all baser metals turned green when he was led to the bar of public opinion at Florence two days ago and declared by his silence that he was a follower of Cole L. Please. Senator Benet toll the voters not to think of any politician on elec? tion day when they go to cast their ballots. The only thing for them to do is to look across the seas to their sons. No man can be true to South Carolina, to himself, to Woodrow Wil? son or his sons in France and vote Tor a disloyal man in South Carolina. The State would have been in a heil of a fix if Blease had been allowed to raise a regiment and then have ap? pointed W. P. Beard, Albert Orth and Paul Wieree as members of his staff. Mr. Pollock got a spontaneous burst of applause when he said Blease was featherlegged and gun shy four years j:go and now he was afraid of brdng murdered since his gunman was in the penitentiary. The serious situations into which innocent people might be led as set forth in Blease's campaign withdrawal statement was not that of being hurt by thugs, but of danger of being led to give utterance to traitor? ous or seditious talk following after P. lease. Messrs. Dial and Bice made theit usual speeches. XO SUBMARINE BEEN. Commander of San Diego Believes Ship Was Torpedoed but Has No Posi? tive Evidence. Washington, July 20.?Captain H. H. Christ, commander of tie armored cruiser San Diego, which was sunk off Long Island yesterday, reported to the navy department today that he be? lieved the cruiser was torpedoed, al? though he had no positive evidence of a submarine. The navy department is still without evidence of loss of life, although it is known that nearly all on board were rescued. ThM there was little if any loss rf life on the San Diego was indicated by the fact that the ship was aban? doned in good order. Five or six mines were destroyed in the vicinity last night. No submarines have been reported. AIRPLANES RAID ENGLAND. Driven Back from Kentish Const b\ Anti-aiivraft (.uns. London, July 20.?<lerman air? planes crossed the Kentish coast this morning but were driven back by anti? aircraft guns, it is officially announc? ed. people of South Carolina. The facts are before you and I want to say that in regard to Mr. Bethea, I gave Mr. Bethen a man's answer at Walhalla and 1 gave him a man's answer here today. "Gentlemen of Green villa and of South Carolina, I am not responsible for Governor Blease's public utter? ances. I believe after you have heard Governor Blease's utterance at Wag per In which he declared he would go to the president and offer him his entiie support, even to the breaking of tho precedent established by Wash? ington In electing him to a third term, you can decide as to his loyalty l am not here in defense of Governor Blease and 1 say to Mr. Befhea, as I have said to him before, that to Gov. Please is the proper place to cany his attack and 1 invite him to appeal la fore Governor Blease on the next stump and make his charge. He owes it to you and he owes it to his own n anhood to go to him and not to attack him over my shoulder, and I say that Governor Blease is man enough to face him or anyone else iu South Carolina. "I wish to say further that 1 would not support a mnn for the humblesl place in the gift of the people of the state that I do not believe Is willing lo tlie for the American cause, and I believe that if Governor Blease had 10 more Obligations than Mr. Bethea lias on him that he would h< should iring a ride today and fighting for American liberty with the boys in the trenches*" Robert A. Cooper today received an nation from the crowd before and af sr his speech. The candidates, other ban Messrs. Bethea and Richards. nade tlulr usual speeches with llt le deviation. SOUTHERN LABOR PROBLEM. FEDERAL SPl.t I ALISTS MEET TO COXSI DER (H' KSTION. BteettOW Below Mason ami Bixon Lino Grows Food stuff as Well as Cot? ton. Birmingham, Ala., July 18.?Feder? al farm help specialists from all the cotton producing States, with repre? sentatives of the department of agri? culture and State agricultural colleges began a two days* conference here to ,day to consider ways of assuring suf llcent farm help for harvesting the South's great cotton and food crops. "The south, voile answering many other demands of war, has made in l'J18 a great stride toward feeding it? self from products of its own soil. Through the unprecedented efforts of Southern farmers their acreages of food crops, as well as cotton show great enlargement, and with favorable weather the result will be relief of transportation demand and notable contributions to America's task of feeding a large part of the allied world." This statement was made thai morn? ing by Prof. Q. L Christie, assistant to the secretary of agriculture after hearing reports from federal farm help specialists from nearly all the Southern States. No more heroic efforts to meet the war needs have been made anywhere than by Southern farmers said George A. Maloney, supervising farm help specialist for the Southern States, who also called attention to the greatly increased population of the South in! cantonment and manufacturing cen? ters and the South's task of producing adequate cotton and other crops need? ed by the country. A summary of the national situation by Dr. gj. V. Wilcox of the depart? ment of agriculture indicated increas? ed food production everywhere in the country. Gl KM ANS COMPLETELY SURPRIS? ED. SI ig lit Resistance to Advancing Lines. ?Gorman* Had Eetiretl to Dugouts. On the French Front in France, Jul> 18 (By the At-sociated Press).? When the entente allies' attack began at dawn today the Germans were sur? prised and offered slight resistance in the advanced lines, many immediately throwing up their arms und shout? ing "Kamerad." The barrage fire preceded the waves of infantry but one of the heaviest storms of the year drowned the- noise of the shells. Most of the Germans had taken shelter in their dugouts from the de? luge and the entente allied troops were among them with grenades and bayonets before they had time to turn around. Many prisoners are coming in. The allied troops are displaying the utmost fervor in the attack, their de? sire !>eing to strike a strong blow in return for the recent German as? sault. It is the first occasion this year that the allies have counterattacked on such a big front. Their operation directly affects the position of the Ger? man western flank and probably will cause the German crown prince to hurry some of his reserves to the scene of the lighting from the Marne and the Champagne, where yesterday and today everything was quiet. The Germans have widely announc? ed that their armies were engaged in an offensive war movement. This operation gives them the other side of such warfare in which the allies have taken the initiative. XO ARTILLERY USED BEFORE ATTACK. Fnemy Totally Surprised by Man gin's Move on Front of Twenty Miles. Paris, July 18.?"The front upon which General Mangln attacked this morning measures about 21 miles," says The Temps. "The enemy was to? tally surprised. ?The attack was made virtually without artillery preparation. Our In? fantry supported hy many tanks, ad? vanced rapidly under the protection of a barrage lire which was extended be? fore iho advancing infantry. ? The forest of Villers-Cotterots is now Virtually cleared." A ZEPPELIN DESTROYED. Another Battleship of tiio Air Burn? ed. Amsterdam, July It.?A Zeppelin fell in (kunee Monday evening at the Herman frontier near Dalheim, Rot? terdams, the Courant announces. Saratoga Springs. July 19.?Gov. Whitman will remain a candidate for renomlnation by the Republicans for governor whether or not Theodor.? Roosevelt consents to enter thp pri nary. the governor's secretary aa AOUnced today.