The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-19

trouble makers only go on to other
localities and continue their ncfarious
propaganda. Work Is at a stands,till
IN many of the biggest mining and lum-
per camps of the country.
The department of labor last week
created the United States public serv-
ice reserve, for the mobilization of
adult male volunteers for service in
emploFmcnts of every kind, public and
private, which are necessary to etrec-
tive conduct Of the war
Russia's Drive on Lembero.
hussia's re-awakened troops, direct
ed by General Brussiloff ana command
eu by General Kornilof, continued
'heir great drive In Galicia last week
ana inflicted tremendous blow on the
Austro-Gcrman forces by breaking
through their lines and capturing
ialicz. This city Is regarded as the
Key TO Lclnbcrg, the immediate obIec-
| i've Oh the Russian offensive, and last
year was unsucccssfully attacked with
| IruSSllolr from the north This time
lie moved on 1t from the south and
TOOK 1t with comparative ease, togcth
er with great number Of prisoners.
me German and Austrian armies wore
separated and their morale so broken
mat Norniloff was enabled to use his
Cossack cavalry in the pursuit with
telling effect.
Some distance to the north the Rms.
SLAMS hercely attacked In the Pinsl,
DnIninO
ana the activity of their artillery in tbe
,NSa region presaged an attempt to
break that the strongest part Of the
Ieuton line in the east.
On the west front the Gormons
staged successful drive against the
brltlsh close to the Flemish coast. fore.
ing them back across the User river
III the dunes. British trenches woro
captured to depth of 600 yards ON n
front OF l,4OO yards. This German ot.
'"ck may be part of an nttcmpt to
reach Dunkirk, or 1t may have been
made t" forrStall n British drive ,lon,
the coast that would threaten the Cor.
man submarine bases.
mere was tremendous fchtinr In
france, the Germans making despcr,tn
h'tacks especially along the Chemn
ues DANES But the French withstood
me assaults stoutly and when tbcv
were driven back anywhere invnrioh,v
! recapturcd the lost ground
t Germany's Internal Troubles
/ Germany's internal ferment IS in.
= creaSing, the opponents Of Chancellor
Won HOllwcg are growing
t III NUMBERS ana boldness ana the cab
t ihe' seems TO be breaking up. But all
: 'hiS can have no immediate effect IN
me prosecution Of the war. for Il ,s
: internal and the general staff. heoded
V Dy Hlndenburg and Ludendorfr. don't.
z mates the entire imperial government
f ehahgeS In the ministry mean Ittlo
more ''ah me substitution OF one set
G OF puppets for another, and evcn tho
q l"h vi 'he chancellor will be Of only
: n'"ueiiiic interest to the outside world.
: 1T would appear that the war must go
|, On uhtll the kaiser, the crown prince
, ana the lrussian militarstic chiefs
are eliminated, or until the German ar
mes meet such crushing defeats thot
+ me people take matters into their own
| hands-which means the same thing.
The main committee OF the reicbs.
, 'hS refused to vote n war credit unless
the government declared its policy rc.
s GafdlhS peace and reform, and this tbe
i government refused to do. Since tho
f demand OF the committee Is supportod
ov majority In the reichstag. n min.
iS'rrlal crisis was inevitable. The em.
, pcror himself went SO far rs to issue
, n manifesto declaring for equal fran.
chise In Prussia. This, If granted vii,
decidedly weaken the dominance OF tho
Jnnkers In the Prussian government
The attempt to restore the Mnncb,,
empire In China met with dismal foi.
ure, and now turns out to have bcon
financed by Germany. Another bril.
liant stroke Of foreign policy by Zim.
nermann. The young emperor oeoin
abdicated and General Chang Hsun
his sponsor and the kalser's agent ro'
tired to the imperial city section of
Peking, where he and his fnst d,vir-
ding army were hemmed in by tho rn.
publican forces.
me weekly report Of the British nd.
miralty on submarine activities woo
very gratifying, showing only II NOR,
chantmen were sunk, while II others
that were attacked, escaped. During
the same period arrivals in Rrit,sb
ports were 2.S9S. and sailinps . Taa
J me American steamer Kansas was de.