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^^TOCERTAIN TO 60 THROUGH
THE COMING WINTER
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
The Cau.se of the Present Deadlock*
the Number A Men Great llritaln
Has on the Front, and Why England
is Holding Such a Small Part
of the llattle Line.
A special correspondent of the New
York World wlrite's from the French
Battle Front, under date of June 28:
"In the past three months I have
visited every sector of that great line
of battle wl Ich stretches Its unlovely
length across Europe, from the Channel
to the Alps, like some monstrous
and deadly snake. Not only have I
i been permitted to see a very great
(leal which has been denied to others,
but I have learned much of what 1b
really happening along that battle
lln# from the officers and men who
. are holding It. Now I am going back
to A'rnerica, When I reach there,
people are going to ask me certain
questions. ( As I know perfectly well
what those questions will be. I am
going to answer them to the best of
my ability beforehand.
"llow long Is the war going to
last? I do net know. No one knows.
Every officer r.nd man with whom I
have talked in three armies agrees
that the spring of 191 fi will see practically
no change in the western battle
line. That there is to bo another
winter campaign is a foregone conclusion.
Every one expects it and is
preparing for it, just as they expect
another winter. The allies have ordered
enormous quantities of winter
clothing* and in the Argonne and the
Vosi'cs the French soldiers are already
hard at work building warm
and dry winter habitations. I might
add that the Germans do not show
I the slightest sign of weakening.
fW cirnso of the pr^tent
deadlock? The trenches occupied by
the opposing armies are, to all intents
and purposes, forts, and these forts
I been rendered bo nearly impregby
applied science that to take
would entail a sacrifice of life
1 none of the warring nations
fford. Hence the armies remain
n nml almost stationary in subriean
caves and labyrinths, each
ok for its opponent to weaken,
riiy have the French not taken
ffensive? Because the Germans
0 strongly intrenched that the
In lives of breaking through
lines would stagger the nation,
cessity required it, such a sacrl ould
bo made, but it is felt that
iuld bo unjustified when shells
patience will eventually achieve
inmo result. 'Tho duration of
war,' the general commanding
'rench armies In Alsace said-to
entirely depends upon how fast
in kill, off tho Germans. Their
SinifT reached and passed its
/urn strength, so that every solthat
we kill makes It that much
er. Our plan, therefore, is to
s many as possible of the enemy
1 at the same time conserving
iwn men."
t'lmt Is the condition of the
rli army? It could not be botThe
men are keen as razors and
as nails. They aro well fed,
clothed, and afforded every pro>n
that human ingenuity can deThey
seem absolutely confident
I of ultimate success, though they admit
quite frankly that they have a
long, hard Job in front of them.
"What <lo the French think of <?en.
JolTre? They do not consider him a
military genius by any means, but
they have implicit confidence in him.
Particularly the government, which
knows him to be eminently "safe."
Were den. Foch, for example, to succeed
to the supreme command and
achieve a striking success, there
would be great danger of his being
hailed as 'tho Man on Horseback.'
^ e does not want to be a Man on
^fcrschack. He has said repeatedly
Hit when the wnr is over he wants
H go fishing. He will, therefore,
^ >bably remain in supreme com^ftnd.
Kf'llow many troops has England in
^wnre? About seven hundred and
jH.v thousand.
^ 'Wliat is the condition of the Hritarmy?
It is a new army. It is
^piiout experience, and it Is without
^wcrienced regiments to stiffen it
l give it confidence, for the regu
army which England sent into
^JB^Bnee last August has ceased to exHHH
The old regtmentnl names re|BH^Kii.
but the officers and men who
^^^^^mpnsed those regiments are to-day
^Hl^Hthn hospitals or the cemeteries
losses suffered by the British
in France have been appalling.
West Kent Regiment, for exain|M^B
has been three times wiped out
threo times reconstituted. The
j^^BHnroHH Patricia's Canadian Light
^^^^^Bntry landed In France fourteen
^Bj^^Bdred strong. To-day only ont
HB^Hxlrfd and fifty remain. The pres
colonel of the regiment was a prlin
the ranks last October. The
|^H^Hing need of the British army at
moment is for trained officers
non-commissioned officers.
j^H^^B'WIiy are the British holding only
miles of battle front, as cornH|H,f(l
with seventeen held hy the Bel^^Bns
and upward of Ave hundred 1>>
French? Firstly, because th?
HjDjHitlsh army Is composed of green
^^^^ftops, while the French ranks
^HQI^Hinks to the Universal Service Law
H^^B filled with men all of whom i avr
^^^ d three years with the colors. Sec|^H|^Blly,
because the British sector it
Hm| far the most difficult portion of
western battle front tcf hold, not
^^^H|lv because of the configuration ol
country, which offers little natj^^^^Hal
protection, but because it llei
fl^^Huarely athwarj the road to thi
^HBiannol ports?and it is to the Chan
ports that C e Germans are golni
men and shells can get them there
|^^^Bdrdly. the flghitlng is of a more des
I^B^Brate and relentless nature aloni
SS^Be British fronf than elsewhere, be
^^^Buse the Germans have a deepe
mBBtreil fortl^jBrltlsh than for al
SOUCHEZ TO THE OERMA
Paris and Berlin Report Pierce 1
gagementa at Several Points
on Sunday Night.
Berlin, Monday: "A battle at cl
quarters on the western boundary
Souchez Is progressing. The mi
fought for cemetery of Eouchez, si
ated on the road to Arras, again it
our possession. It was captured S
day night by storm after a lie
struggle. Two French oiflcers, <
hundred and fifty-three men, f<
machine guns and one mine thro^
were captured.
"At Combres and In the forest
Ailly the enemy commenced an
tack last night after strong artill
preparations. Near Combres tl
New Orleans Newspaper Receives
IiOtter Telling of IMfflnR Explosives
on Vtwls.
Navy department officials Monday
awaited responses from the British
steamships Howth Head and Baron
Napier, }aden?with m ties t>r the British
army and now supposid to be off
the South Atlantic coast, to a warning
wirelessed to them to watch out
for the bombs in their hclds. Both
vessels sailed from New Oileans July
3, the Howth Head for Eublln and
Belfast, via Norfolk, and he Baron
Napier direct for Avonmobth.
The warning was flashed out
Broadcast over the sea from the Arlington
wireless station Sunday night
following the receipt by Secretary
Daniels of a telegram from a New
Orleans newspaper statiig that a letter
to that paper from i person who
signed himself "Beam" indicated
that explosives had Veen placed
aboard the two vessels.
The writer of the letor also declared
his intention of tilling J. P.
Morgan and Cecil Sprhg-Rice, the
British ambassador, and completing
the work of Erich Muent?r. who committed
suicide recently ater w.ounding
Mr. Morgan, and will whom, he
says, he had formed a patnership in
nn effort to keep the Ur.ted States
out of the European wai4. The letter
uIrh wn rncM npruivna urhn ?^
? .iii 11 ivuun
aboard the Howth J lead and the
Haron Napier to watch ir reports
from thoso vessels.
The Howth Head Is not equipped
with wireless, but ougltt to reach
Norfolk Tuesday at the latest, when
she likely will make response. Even
if the radio message was not picked
up directly by the Raron Napier,
some other nearby vessel might have
relayed It. It was believed that responses.
niay bo cause by soiae of the
South Atlantic coast wireless stations.
MANNING EXTENDS MERCY
Follows Recommendation of State
Hoard of F. rdons. :
Gov. Manning Saturday ccaamuted
to life imprisonment the dekth sentence
of Greenwood Kojers, kaegro,
convicted of arson, p.nd parole, during
good behavior William f'intey,
negro, convicted of assault and bat1
tery of a high and aggravated nature,
and Joe Caldwell, a negro, conticted
of failure to pay road tax and for
breach of contract. The commutation
and paroling of Cantey was on
the recommendation of the board of
pardons and the paroling of Caldwell
on tha,t of the supervisor of Chester
county.
Hank Ten During Week.
miring :asi vveeK ten meroiiant vessels
had been torpedoed and sunk by
Gorman submarines In the week ending
June 7. The gross tonnage ot
the last vessels was thirty-ono l!io%sand
and sixty-eight. Total arrival
and sailings for the week numbered
one thousand, threa hundred and eix^
ty-nine vessels. <|
GiiayniM 8av?l From Artillery.
Admiral Howard Interposed objections
to the bombardment of Guaymas
by the ('arranr-a gunboat Guerrero,
and it was agreed that only the
railroad transporting troops and a
transport would be fired upon.
their other enemies put together.
[ "I>o the French want tire United
t Htates to enter the war? Generally
r speaking, they don't care. The goveminent
and the military authority
i are afraid that if the.United 8tate?
* should enter the war it would result
. in cutting off the allies' supplies of
r ammunition. Moreover, they saj
. quite frankly that, In her presen
. state of unpreparedness, they don^
I see how she could le of any
. ance anyway. t
r "Who do YOU think is Mufl
1' win the war? The ailissjw^ \ M
#1
penetrated our line, but were dri^
out again. In the forest of Atlly
enemy Infantry attack broke down
front of our positions.
"At Ammerzweller, northwest
Alikirch, we made a surprise atti
on an enemy division in their tren
es. An enemy position was captu.
over a width of five hundred yar
Our troops finally went back 1
their own. line of trenches in acco
ance with our plans, taking a i
prisoners with them, unmolested
the enemy.
Paris, Monday: "There was gr
activity during the night upon vt
ous portions of the front. In the s
tor of Arras the enemy, hav
launched a large number of aspli>
ating projectiles attempted towa
midnight to the south of Soucb
an attack which failed. A second
tack about two a. m. permitted li
to accupy the cemetery and some 8
tlons of the trenches immediately
Jacent.
"In the Woevre the enemy vlole
ly cannonaded Fresnes en Woe
with nrnlfiptlloa r* f oil />nUKf?a ?
attempted several attacks, one n<
Saulx en Woevre, the others In t
forest of Apremout at Vaux Fery a
the Cow's Head. They were eve
where repulsed.
"In the Vosges the Germans
ploded a mine In the proximity
our positions to the southwest
Allertswlller, then delivered a strc
attack with several companies wh
was thrown back with import
losses. We made some prisoners."
EXPORTS FOR WAlTuSES
.CAUSES BIG TRADE JU1
Growing Call for Barbed Wire, St
Rods, Horse Shoes and Metal
Working Machinery.
The increase in exports that i
converted into battlefield supplies
rapidly growing larger. In addit
to a demand for foodstuffs and inu
tions of war, there is a growing (
for harmed wire, steel rods, lior
shoes and metal working machine
Wire exports Jumped from 27,77
000 pounds in May, 1914, to 83,50
000 pounds in May, 1915.
Horseshoes increased from 25
000 in April, 1914, to 4,000,000
April, 1915.
Wire rods Increased from 98,00
000 pounds for the eleven raon
ending May, i9l4, to 180,000,0
pounds for the same months in 19
The increase in other rods in K
was from 22,750,000 pounds t.o fi
500,000 this year. These rods i
used in making shrapnel.
Metal workinir maehlnerv Inrro
ed from $1,23 5,000 worth in M
1914, to $3,762,000 In May, 19
Shells are mado on these machlr
The demand for saddles and h
ness is growing rapidly. The expo
for the eleven months ending M
1914, as compared with the sa
period of 1915, was $722,000 agal
$16,000.
The United States Imported mi
more cheese than she exported bef
the war commenced, but Amerh
cheese is in great demand abn
now. Export figures for May of 11
and May of 1915 are 1,42 3 poui
against 12,069,000.
In May, 1914, the United Sta
exported 1,300 horses; May, 19
the number increased to 33,500, {
mules 273 against 13,600.
GRILL ASQUITH MONDAY
Members Ply Premier With Qu<estl<
Concerning the War.
London reports Monday that F
mier Asqulth was subjected to an
merciful grilling in the -House
Commons by members who insis
upon charging the government w
gross misconduct of the war. 1
cabinet came in for several h
knocks, but Premier Asquith refu
to give out any government seer
to his inquisitors. The premier
came thoroughly angry before
questioning was concluded.
Powder Plant Destroyed.
The powder plant of the Uni
Safety Powder company, ten m
from Louisville, Ky., was deBtro;
by a tremendous explosion Mond
in which two were killed. The pi
whs preparing to resume operatt
after a two-months' shutdown.
Ilritish Officer Arrested.
Kenneth Croft, claimant of a li
itenantship in the British infanl
vr.H arrested Monday at Ix>s Angc
<?i the charge of recruiting soldi
far the British army.
Pound Nine I'nexploded Bombs
Nine onexploded bombs were to\
aboard the steamer Kirkoswald
Maraielles when she discharged
sugar cargo from. New York on
last outward voyage.
Wilson In Collision.
, President Wilson was in an at
motile accident near Cornish, N.
Satibday night, with members of
r fsmkr, but no one was hurt,
t] \
IS THE CAPITAL BELIET
Washington Undergoes Change and
Belief In That Constitutionalist
, liteder Will ?et Support.
It is believed by many people in
Washington that the administration
has about decided to recognize the
constitutional government Gf Mexico,
which is headed by Venustlano Carranza.
Genera' pinion in the capital
among those who are supposed to
.be familiar with the questions involved
are that the recognition of the
Carranza faction will be forthcoming
in a short while.
Officials who were'skeptical Monday
morning h ave experienced a
lightning change in their viewpoint,
which is only explainable upon the
supposition that tae government has
determined tn simnort Provisional
President Carranra. Many believe
that a hint has Iren received from
the president.
The occupation- ->f Mexico City by
the Carranza forcin are not believed
tp be responsible for the decided
change, and when state department
officials were asked Monday whether
th6 occupation of Mexico City by Carranza
would affect the question of
recognition, declared no definite consideration
had been given the subject.
The United States will watch
carefully the attitude and policy of
tbo Carranza authorities in Mexico
city, but there will be no decision, it
is believed, for some time, as any
change in policy on account of the
pressing nature of tl.o German situation.
Heretofore possesion of Mexico
City" has not been regarded as of
much importance by ifficlals because
of the frequent changes in authority,
b\^t there now are indications that if
Carranza can better tfe position by
further acquisition of territory north
of the capitnl and th? reopening of
communication with the American
border, his chances of obtaining the
moral support of the United States
will improve materially
NAVY WIRELESS WARNINGS
OF BOMBS TO SHIPS AT SEA
nsmjil mm ruoj
sn> AMERICANS WILL BE SAFE
NEUTRAL SHIPS
2 GRAVE ISSUE IS CREA1
tu- *
\ In
an- German Reply Proposes Rentrl
rce
>ne Modus Vivendi and Offers Gua
5ur tees With Reservations?O
ver
Reference to Reparation for
of
at- of Life on Rusitanla.
"Berlin, July
ren "The undersigned has the hon<
an make the following reply to Ills
in cellency, Ambassador Gerard, to
note of the 10th ultimo re the
of pairment of American interest)
icK me uerman submarine war.
ch- "The imperial government lea
red with satisfaction from the note
ds. earnestly the government of the 1
nto ed States is concerned in seeing
rd- principles of humanity realized ir
few present war. Also this appeal ]
by ready echo in Germany and the
perial government is quite willin
eat permit its statements and decif
iri- in the present case to be governe
;ec- the principles of humanity just i
ing has done always.
'xi- "The imperial government
rds corned with gratitude when
iez. American government in the no)
at- May 15 Itself recalled thnt Gem
dm always had permitted itself tc
lec- governed by the principles of
ad- grtss and humanity in dealing
the law of maritime war. Since
nt- time when Frederick the Great n
vre tiated with John Adams, Benjt
ind Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
ear treaty of friendship and common
the September 8, 1785, between Pn
md and the Republic of the West,
ry- man and American statesmen li
, in fact, always stood together in
ex- struggle for the freedom of pt
of able trade. In the international
of ceedings which since have been
>ng ducted for the regulation of the
ich of maritime war Germany and An
ant ca have jointly advocated progrei
' principles, especially the abolitio
the right of capture at sea and
protection of the interests of
trals.
tap "Kven at the beginning of the j
Br, ent war the German government
mediately declared it? willingnes
response to propoaals of the An
eel can government, to ratify the di
ration of London and thereby sul
itself in the use of it* naval force
all the restrictions nrovlded the
in favor of neutrals. Germany
are wise has been always tenacious ol
i8 principle that war should be conr
ion ed against the armed and orgar
forces of an enemy country but
all tl,e enemy civilian population i
ge. be spared as far as possible from
,ry measures of war. The imperial
rg * ernment cherishes the definite 1
i0'_ that some way will be found, v
' peace is concluded, or perhaps
,0 _ ller, to regulate the law of marl
ja war in a manner guaranteeing
freedom of the seas, and will
IQ _ come it with gratitude and satii
tli's *'on can wor^ hand in hand
)O0 the American government on tha
j rt casion.
j' "If in the present war the pr
,3 _ pies which should be the ideal ol
ar'e future have been traversed more
more, the longer its duration,
ag_ German government has no 1
ay therein It is known to the An
jr-' can government how Germany's
iea" versarles, by completely paraly
ar^ peaceable traffic between Gem
ir^g and neutral countries, have al
ay from the very beginning and wltl
n'a creasing lack of consideration at
ngt destruction not so much of the ar
forces as the life of the German
Jcjj tion, repudiating in doing so all
orft rules of international law and d
an *? "'?* an i ikiiid ui ut'uirttiM.
iad "<)n Nov?ml?er 5, 1014, Kng
^ I | declared tli? North sea a war
and by planting poorly anch
mines and by the stoppage and
teg ture of vessels made passago
tremely dangerous and difficult
ind neutral shipping, so (by) that
tually blockading neutral coasts
ports contrary to all internati
law. Long before the beginnin
submarine war England practh
Intercepted legitimate neutral 1
gation to Germany also Thus
i>ns many was driven to a submarine
on trade. On November 14, 1
the Et glish premier declared in
?re- House of Commons that It was
un- of England's principle tasks to
of vent food for the German populc
ted from reaching Germany via nei
1th ports. Bince March 1 England
rhe been takn-g from neutral ships \
ard out further formality all merchar
Bed proceeding to Germany, as wel
ets aH merchandise coming from
be- many, even when neutral propi
Ilia JllRt AH It WAD lll?l Ulllh Ilia II.
the German people la now to be g
the choice of perishing fr?m sta
tion with Its women and childre
ted of relinquishing its indepondenc
Ilea "While our enemies thus lo
.,ed and openly proclaimed without m
ay until our utter destruction, we '
nn? conducting a war in self-defense
ona our national existence and for
sake of peace of an assured poi
nency. We have been obliged
adopt a submarine warfare to i
the declnr. J intentions of our
?u* mles and the methods of wai
adopted by them in contraventlo
)les international law.
era "with all its offorts In prlnclp!
protect neutral life and proj
from damage cs much as poss
' tho German government recogr
ind unreservedly in its memorandur
at February 4 that the interests of
her trals might suffer from the aul
her rine warfare. However, tho Ar
can government will also undors
and appreciate tfcat *n the flght
existence which haa been forqod 1
!fo- Germany by its adversaries and
jj nounced by them it is the sacred
of tho imperial government to d(
within Its power to protect and
the lives of German subjects. II
imperial government were derelii
these, its duties, it would be gi
on" before^a^aa^iiatory of the A
the
i Un PetroKrad Announces Monday That
Teutonic Advance Against LubI
lln Has Ileen Checked.
Pm London Monday: Thero is coraI
r I] parative calm in the various fighting
1 *jU areas except on the Austro-Italian
front where the Italians claim a substantial
advance toward Trieste.
Icted Petrog^ad Is elated over the Russian
success In South Poland. The
iran- A ust r I an s are said to have lost one of
mlt_s tlie three corps which began the advance
against Lublin. The entente
Loss allies are reminded, however, that
this is only a local triumph of forty
miles of a thousand-mile front,
g Austrian operations against the
'. Warsaw railroads have been checked,
if not thwarted, which means that
? "" the threatened advance on Warsaw is
. a little less dangerous than when the
I"" Austro-German attack began.
i by
. "The case of the Lusitania shows
rnea wjth horribie clearness to what jeoliow
UUrdlzlng ot huinnn uvea the manner
th of conducting war employed by our
"je adversaries leads. In the most direct
' 0 contradiction of international law, all
I1 distinctions l?etween merchantmen
andwarvMsel^i>v&ljC|^^^Mte(l
prBBH^^BiBPMIIlP^Mffiy
c0 explosive materials (word omitted
laws possibly "dissipated") this expectaie"~
tion. In addition it may be pointed
isive out that If the Lusitanla had been
n of spared thousands of cases of munit,ie
tions would have been sent to Gerneu
many's enemies and thereby thousands
of German mothers and chil>res"
dren robbed of breadwinners,
im- ..jn tjie 8pirit of friendship whereB'
'n with the German nation has been 1m?eri?
t)ue,j towards the union and its inj
'*" habitants since tlie earliest days of
?Ject 11s existence, the imperial govern!S
|? ment will always be ready to do all
IT? it can during the present war also to
> m" Preven* l'1G Jeopardizing of lives of
: t"e American citizens. The Imperial gov
iuri" ernment therefore repeats the assurilzed
anceg that American ships will not he
tlmJ hindered in the prosecution of legitinust
mate shipping and the lives of Ameri1
can citizens in neutral vessels shall
??v~ not bo placed in Jeopardy
nope ?ijn or(jer to exclude any unforenien
aeen dangers to American passenger
ear- 8teamers made possible in view of
th6 "ie conduct ?' maritime war by Ger_
e many'8 adversaries, (Jcrninn subniaY
rines will l>e instructed to permit the
free and safe passago of such passen|
t'1 ger steamers when made recognizable
' oc" by special markings an?l notified a
reasonable time in advance. The im'
t? per'a* government, however, confl?
dently hopes that the American govaa
ernment will assume to guarantee
t i ? that these vessels have no contraband
?u 1 on board, details of arrangement for
ierJ~ tho unhampered passage of these vesa
sels to be agreed on by the naval
zing authorities of both sides,
lany ..jn order to finish adequate facllm
ities for travel across the Atlantic for
1 American citizens, the German ?ov
? ernment submits for consideration a
mod I
a r<fl
orr^HH|^M^HM
a
mil
wi^^^H^^^V^|HH|Hh
9 i ^W^nHBTDB^^Dn
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?J?8 Consequently, -accidents suffered by
J, neutrals on enemy ships In this area
inise of war Cftn not well bo j?(iKe(j jifrer'
as ently from accidents to which neu?*""
trals are at all times exposed at the
Brl'- seat of war on land when they betke
tiers, themselves into dangerous localities
IvAri .
in spite or previous warnings.
n or however, it should not be pos10
slble for tho American government to
' acquire an adequate number of nouU(,,y
tral passenger steamors, the imperial
ercy government is prepared to interpose
*?re no objections to the placing under
' *hF t*ie Anier*ran hy the American
the government of four enemy passenger
!"m?~ steamers for passenger traffic be1
to tween North America and England.
101,61 Assurances of 'free and safe' passage
cne- f0r American passenger steamers
fare wouj(j extend to apply under the
n oT identical pro-conditions to these formerly
hostile passenger steamers,
le to "The president of the United
>erty States has declared his readiness, in
ible, a way deserving of thanks, to comilsed
municate and suggest proposals to
n of the government of Ureat Britain with
neu- particular reference to the alteration
>ma- of maritime war.
neri- "The imperial government will altand
ways be glad to make use of the good
1 for offices of the president and hopes
jpon that his efforts in the present case,
an- as well as in the direction of the
duty lofty ideal of the freedom of the seas,
o all will lead to an understanding,
save "The undersigned requests the am'
the bassador to bring the above to the
Bt\ln knowledge of the Anw-rlcan governMfy
ment and avails hlmseaMH^kopporM*
tunlty to renew to hle^the
WkL assurance of his '
deration.
vixajc uovi run UUT citnvit; i
SAYS HE MAY BE IN THE RACE 11
llqwrt Is That Ticket Will he Put G
Out in All the Counties
of the State.
The News and Courier prints the n
following from W. F. Caldwell, Its M
Columbia representative:
"In all probability 1 will bo In the
race for governor next oummer," said
former Gov. Cole L<. Blcase Saturday T1
morning when asked the question by
newspaper men, who directed his attention
to a story in an Atlanta paper
which quoted Warehouse Commissioner
McLaurln as caying that the
former governor would run again
next summer. He would not make a
definite statement, as he stated that
it was too far off, but left very little
doubt in the nowspaper men's minds P*
about the matter lei
The former governor said he had as
received many letters from people in
throughout the state and many had th
called in person urging him to run
for governor. He read part of an si<
answer he was writing to a friend, Ai
in which he made the statement that (h
he would probably run for governor <]?
next summer. on
It has been openly talked around Is
Columbia for some weeks that former fo
Gov. nieaso would make the race foi is
governor again next summer. It is tli
also understood that the Rlease fac- pc
tion will run a complete state ticket
in the next primary and a legislative m
ticket in each county. No definite m
information has been obtained as to mi
the plans, but it is known that sev- th
eral leaders have been in Columbia tu
recently, and it is the general under- <|<
standing that plans are forming for m
the next state primary. so
With former Gov. Rlease at the ex
head of the ticket "ginger" would be e?
injected into the campaign. While
ho has made no statement, it is pre- sh
sumed that Mr. R. Prank Kelly, of re
Bishopville, will run for lieutenant ca
governor. The plans of the faction pe
are said to include a candidate for w
every state office. Whether Attor- t;(
ney General Thomas H. Peeples will
stand for re-election or seek higher at
honors is not known, he having not th
yet intimated anything. There has
been some tall: in political circles or
that if Mr. Rlease should happen not j8i
to run for governor that Mr. Peeples ai
would enter the race. Rut their ni
plans are for a candidate for secre- 0f
tary of state, comptroller general, m
state treasurer, commissioner of agriculture,
railroad commissioner, adju- th
tant general and all other state offi- tr
cers, so it is stated.
Gov. Richard I Manning and th
Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Rethea will be St
candidates to succeed themselves and pc
the other state officials will probably th
seek re-election. * HI
The tn ranee of a Blease ticket >H
presages a fight for control of tht er
Democratic clubs and of the next it
Democratic state convention, state Sn
executive committee and the primary *n
rules. However, the present rules.
requiring personal enrolment and fix- (jt
ing the time of residence, can not be
changed by the next convention, for fa
they have been enacted into law, and pf
it would take an act of the legisla- fu
ture to repeal them. Theretoro there
is a guarantee that the next primary p,
election will be held under the same se
rules and regulation as that of 1914.
WILSON TO TAKE UP NOTE
m
AT FRIDAY CABINET MEETING ?
President Will lteturn to Washington T
Where Data of State Department
is at Hand
President Wilson has been giving Si
careful consideration to Germany's '
latest noto on submarine warfare.
He is believed to have mapped out in
a general way the next step the United
Sta en will take, although there 4
will be no final decision until the jj
situation lias been discussed fully
...tlU ?U<v ??A4.
Willi HID CilUlllUb. (q
It now seems probable the prestdent
will bo back in Washington in sc
time for Friday's cabinet meeting. ca
Originally it had been planned to 0'{
have Secretary Lansing come to Cor- oa
nisli, with the view to drafting the ()f
reply there. (u
This was changed because data at jj'
the state department must be at hand
when the writing of a reply is under- nJ
taken and the president will get into
communication with Secretary Lansing
and Secretary Tumulty regard- c'
ing the advisability of Lansing's com- ?
ing to ('ornish.
No inkling has been given of what
Mr. V'ilron things should be the w
policy of the ITnited States In view of 0.'
what officials consider the unresponsivo
nnd unsatisfactory nature of the
German note.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN FRANCE <>,
t fr
Paris Admits German Advance at St.
tc
Mlhicl Hut Nowhere Klse.
Heavy fighting continues along the
western front. Paris claims on Wed- j.
nesday that the French repulsed (lerman
attacks north of Arras and on J.,
the heights of the Mouse, but admits y
that near St. Mlhiel German troops ()
penetrated the first French line along (j
a front of seven hundred yards. In
mo l^ei-reiro ioresi a uerman attack
preceded by the hurling of flaming
liquid*, was repulsed, says the French
report. H
Turkish troops in a general attack u,
on the Dardanelles expeditionary G
force July 5, were mown down in ai
masses and failed to drive homo the m
assault, according to a statement issued
Wednesday by the French war
offlco. The attack is described as the
most Important since early May. A o
Turkish cruiser in the Dardanelles yj
took part, as did the batteries on the
Asiatic shore and. allied aviators.
Two Slilnps Hunk.
The steamship Clio, presumably y,
Italian, and the Norwegian steamer Rj
Nordaas were torpedoed and sunk P1
Saturday by German submarines.
Allies Gain at Durdanrf.7^
a .Athens reports Monday-)
\\m HIS AFPEA
ERMAN EDITOR PLEADS FOR
COMMON UNDERSTANDING ,
EOPLE HAVE BEEN MISLED
lose of Each Nation Know More of
the Worse Side of the Other Than
the Good?America is Eight in
Selling Ammunition to the Allied
Nations.
Maximilian Harden, editor and
iblislier of Die Zukunft, one of the
ading German n ?W8pr.i ers, wrlt.es
follows in the Now York World,
giving the side of hio country in
e present diplomatic exchanges:
"Sin may be committed on both
lies of tho A.lantlc. The average
mericait has heard far more oat of
SrillAIIV nlwilli ln?<lr n/ * ' *
a*?x n VI a i lAAlUlllf lOU"
il autocracy and aristocracy, lack,
itwardly, of culture, and inilitarm,
than lie lias of her strength,
ree, elficiency, organization, unselfliiiess,
spirit of self-sacrifice, and
ie u'IIkKhis ideals of the German
topics.
"On the other hand, to many Gerans
the American is known too
uch as a-dollar chaser, a money
aker, without, ideals. Too little has
o German lieen told of the intellecal
and idealism; what a trementus
power to do good, and deterination
and will power to work unlflshly
in assisting Its development,
lsts in the |>cople of North Anieri"Your
countrymen certainly
ould have been able to judge and
cognize from the Gorn-.an-Ameri.ns
living in America?although,
rhaps, each one of tliem is not alays
an example of our best?that
arnians are neither barbarians nor
lives, neither dislionoraiilo nor un,
and Incapable of self-determina>11
of their lives.
"From af,:r off, the German saw
11 y a small crowd of American tourts,
rich men or globe trotters, not
ways representing tho best eleents
of your country. Tho masses
liotJi nations see one another too
uch as caricatures, reflected in the
storted mirror of satirica publica>ns.
That is revenging itself in the
emendoiis crisis of this war.
"The policy of the United States,
e main interest of which lies in
uitli America and the Far East,
'rhaps doesn't recognize yet that
is war will answer tlio question,
tall England, which is a world
>wer hut not a European great pow,
remain the judge of Europe?on
continent on which she has hut one
mi |M?iut or support, tilOraltar?
lis question is already answered toiy
by an effective and revolutionary
iveiopmcnt of technology.
"The new form of submarine warre
will in its evolution make lmissiblo
any tyranny at sea in the
ture. The war has already decidI
that England has lost the undisited
and absolute dominion of the
a. She will have to adapt herself
that. No successes on land will
Tset that.
"America, even motivating her denials
on the basis of principles of
inutility, can not ask lis to give up
(Continued on last page.)
EUTONS PREPARE THRUST
AWAY FROM GALICIA
?y Drive to Lomlierg Doing Attained
Troons are to go
Elsewhere.
London Monday: Tho Austrian
eadquarters on Sunday stated that
le relative inactivity of the Teunic
allies during tho last week is
[plained by tho fact that the goal
t for the Lemb'erg campaign?re.pture
of the city and establishment
strong defensive positions to tho
istward ' end northward?already
ive been attained. These positions
lVf> tiOOTi RDPiirn/1 nlnnrr fV*/*
? ~? ?4. VIIV 11UO KJL
10 Zlota Lipa and Rug rivers and
ie ridge to tlie northward of Krask.
Tlie Russians attempted a counter
Tensive from Lublin against the
ustro-German positions iorth of
rasnik. bringing up heavy reinireements,
and the Austrian troops
ho had rusheu beyond the positions
iginally selected withdrew to the
dge, where they hp.ve been strongly
listing all Russian attacks. They
iel secure against whatever force* .
ussia can bring up.v . ? >
Indications now point to a period
f quiet along the llusso-Galician
ont. The Teutonic allies are preiring
for operations in other quart's.
Allied Fire KffeetJve.
The Turks report that of two hunred
shells fired by c t allied cruiser,
rotected by four torpedo boats, oti
fiturday proved to hav? little effect,
our shells from the batteries hit
ie cruiser and forced her wtthrawal.
~ ? ? ?
Refuses to Discuss Incident.
Premier Asquith Monday in the
ouso of Commons refused to open
p the questions between Lloydeorge,
war minister of munitions,
nd Viscount lialdane, former war
linistor.
Russians to tlie Dardanelles.
Manila, Monday: It is reported
iat Russian troops are being sent td
le Dardanelles. The troops take on
ipplles at Vladivostok.
Cabinet Session t4> Close.
Premier Asqulth announced in
ondon Monday that the present seaan
of the cabinet would probabl^^^^^l
id before August. ^I
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