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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
BATTLE NEAR S0|SSONS.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN PROGRESS
= BUT ALLIES GAIN NO
GROUND.
Villages East Of City OH Fire Indicat-
ing Further Retreat by Germans IL
to BE Expected to Line Beyond
Vcsle River.

London, July 2.-Heavy fighting is
progressing south of Scissors. In this
neighbOrhOOd so far the French have
made no progress. The villages be-
tween scissors and Bazoches, about
fourteen miles east, are on fire, lead
ing to the belief that the Germans in
tend a further retreat.
Since yesterday the Allies have ad-
vanced two to three miles on a two
mile front.
The enemy has definitely abandoned
the line of the Ourcq.
There is little doubt now that they
will go back beyond the Vesle to the
thirty mile line between scissors and
Rheims, which is probably we'll en-
trenched.
The Americans particularly in the
Fere- en- -Tardenois sector are pressing
the Germans vigorously.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
SUMMONS COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Failure i'm Duty Alleged by Tax COM
mission.

Columbia, July 27.-For having
failed or refused to execute orders is
sued by the South Carolina tax COM
mission, Gov. Manning yesterday sum-
moned II. A. Townes. auditor for
Plckens county, and L. p. Furtick,
auditor for Calhoun county, to ap-
pear before him next Monday morn
ing to show cause why they should
not be suspended from office. The
governors wire to the county officials
is as follows:
The South Carolina tax commits
sion reports you have failed or re-
FUSED to execute orders issued by
them under the statutes hereby
summon you to appear before me at
my Office Monday, July 30 at 10 a. M,
to show cause why you should not be
removed from Office"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31

Columbia. July 2s.-The food ad-
ministration urges that wherever pos.
sioie the flock OF farm chickens be
Increased. Every farmer. or for that
matter. every person who raises chick
ems should provide to carry az many
puiiets that were Matched In the
months OF March and April as pos
sioie. These will make good layers
Tor the late fall and winter months.
What the situation with regards 10
food VIII be during the months 10
come none can say definitely. but the
1000 administration Is always looking
ahcad. and the necessity of increas-
ing the looks OF all who raise poultry.
either Tor market or for home con-
sumption. Ia urged as measure to as
sure poultry products I'm sufficient
quantity to meet the demands at home
While the temptation Of fried chick :
en- may be strong at this time. the
March and April pulIets should be-
carried over to provide layers for the
fall and winter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
WHITES AND BLACKS FIGHT.
One Policeman Killed, Sixty Persons
Hurt and Fifty Arrested I'M Phil,ldel-


Philadelphia, July 28.--One police.
man was shot and killed. another SC
badly wounded that he probably will
die. and so other persons were injured
score OF them seriously to.
day In street fights between whites and
negroes In the southern section Of the
city. More than so persons were
placed under arrest
The trouble started over the killing
or white man by negro shortly af-
ter midnight and the wounding of two
others. 1t continued intermittently
from o'clock in the morning until 9
o'clock tonight and with the fighting
going on I'm half a dozen parts of the
district. the police found 1t hard to
Cope with the situation. At one point
200 marines aided i'm quclling the dis
turbance. Hundreds of shots were
hred and there were but few houses
In the district whose windows had not
Deen shattered by bullets.
In addition to the police. more than
100 members of the home guard pa
'roiied the streets tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
r. s. G., WEDNESDAY, JULY 81, 1918.
FIGHT PICKED TROOPS.
GERMANS THROW BAVARIAN d.
VISIONS AGAINST AMER
ICANS.
Our Boys Go mp Against the Flower
Of Germany's Veteran Troops and
Give Good Account of Themselves.

With the American Army on the
Alsne-Narne Front, July 29.-Rein-
forced by two crack divisions of Ba-
varian guards. the Teutons today set
tied down to the hardest resistance
that they have yet displayed against
the American forces north of the
River Ourcq, although heavily ham,
mered by the Americans they replied
in like manner along the river and
the fighting shifted back and forth
through the three miles east Of Fere-
en-Tardenois. Up to midday the
Germans had been unable to force a
recrossing of the Ourcy River.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
PRICE TO ADVANCE.


Charleston. July Recommending
August 1. the price OF War Saving :
stamps will advance to s4.19. and
those who intend to purchase War
Savings stamps during July have only
n few days I'm which to make their
purchases. BY delaying until next
month the price will Increase ono
cent. The War Savings Committee is
specially anxious for those who sign
ed pledges TO purchase during July TO
make their purchases at once III they
have not already dcne so. The Unit
ed states government IL depending
faithfully ON these pledges. and II Is
hoped that no one will forget or neg
lect To make their pledges good.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
BATTLE IN THE WOODS.
GERMAN FORCES SWEPT OUT or
FORESTS.
Franco american Forces Contend
Constantly With Rear Guard Actions
and Hun Triclxery.

With the American Army on the
Aisne- Marne Front, July 2S (By the
Associated Press).-The Battle of the
Woods" has ended and the Germans
have been swept from the forests OF
Fere and Ris. Towards the last Of this
four days struggle the Franco-Ameri-
can advance became so rapid that the
retreat of the Germans was greatl.'
disorganized. The edge of the Ger
man salient to the south and south
east Of Fere- en- -Tardenois was ground
down by the whirl of the allied
troops and dulled to an extent that
German weakness was indicated az
many points The first indication OF
this was seen Saturday when the ene-
my rctreated so rapidly that the Fran
co-American troops entirely lost con .
tact with him. In the "Rattle of the
Woods" however the stiffest resist
ance the Americans ever faced in this
KIND OF warfare was encountered.
Here the FranCo-American troops
were compelled to contend constan ntl,,
with a rear guard action composed d
completely of machine gunners most
Of whom, dressed in green clothing
had nests in trees. Day after day
during the fighting the Allied troop
ducked the German machine nests,
using artillery and machine guns and
some gas.
In the rear guard fighting, which
was carried on to permit of the with
drawal of the heavier German guns
the enemy resorted to numerous tricks,
such as carrying machine guns in
stretchers when endeavOring to reach
some points under the Allied fire
When they realized that their stretch
er trick had been discovered the Ger
mans resOrted to other means to de-
ceive.
The Franco American infantrymen
and machine gunners were notified by
their commanding officers to be on the
alert for Germans wearing American
or French uniforms, several cases hav-
ing been reported where the Germans
ala this. On one occasion the soldiers
were notified by field orders that Ger
mans had appeared in the tunics of
French and American soldiers Rush
ing across an open place in the forest
when the German nests had been dis.
covered, one German, acting as a
leader and speaking perfect English.
yelled to the American machine
gunners. Don't shoot: there arc
Americans in that thicket."
The Americans quickly realized that
OF the forest, peppering a wood oppo-
site. They ceased when the detach-
ment appeared The deta chment en-
tered forest to the right OF the
Americans and in few minutes "a
hall OF machine gun bullets came
from that direction.
The American quickly realized that
they had been duped and turned their
machine guns upon the imposters
ng them out in short order.
Intelligence officers in the Ameri-
~ Hrmy say numerous cases have
peen reported by soldiers of being en-
countered by individual Germans
wearing American uniforms and of
some cases of Germans wearing mere
ly an American or French Tunic, pre-
sumably having obtained them on
some other front. The allies have
lost few prisoners in the Battle of
the Woods and the Germans were |
unable to obtain uniforms from the |
dead. owing 10 their retreat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
Gcrmany's Food Shortage,

New York. July 26.-Secty. Steg-
erwold Of the German War Food Board
announced i'm meeting in Dresden
that Germany's supply of potatoes was
not quite sufficient to last until the
next harvest according to the Ber-
lin Tageblatt.
lie added that the supply Of sugar
ana early vegetables met the require
mems better than last year hut III"
shortage of meats and fats was great
er Owing to the shortage of food
IL Ia proposed to restrict tourists in
havarian communities. SAYS the Taea-
blatt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST.
Two Hundred, Lacking One, Names OH
The List.

Washington, July 29.-The army
casualties reported number one hun
Gred and ninety-nine. Killed in ac-
ton. Al; died of wounds, II; died OF
disease, A; died Of accident, z; woun-
e severely, 90: wounded, degree unde-
termined, q missing, 20. Captain Ju-
Illus A. Mood, Jr, of Summerton, s.
c., was killed in action: Private John
w. Lambert, of Newman, Ga, died of
wounds; Private Will Anderson, of
Greenville, S. c., died of disease.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
MORE HUN CUSSEDNESS.
American Prisoners Lodged i'm Place of
Danger to Prevent Air Raids

Geneve, Sunday, July 2S.-Thirty-
TWO Americans. including some officers
recently captured by the Germans
have been lodged near the railroad
station at Mannheim in Baden on the
Rhine. According TO report receiv-
ed at Basel. the Americans have been
pl"ced in this position to prevent air
raids.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31

The sumter county campaign opens
on August 9Th with the first meeting
at Wedgeheld The entry list for can
didates closes at noon August Sth by
which time all candidates must have
MED their pledges and paid their as
sessmcnts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
SEVERAL VILLAGES CAPTURED.
Gen. Pcrshing Reports Advance by
His Army.

Washington. July 2.-The crossing
of the Ourcq by the Americans i'm the
continued pursuit Of the enemy north =
ward is reported i'm Gen. PerShing'S $
communique for yesterday. The cap
ture by the Americans of the towns
OF Seringcs-et Nesles, Sergy, ROnch-
eres. beyond the Ourcq is also an
nOunced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
NO LOAFERS TOLERATED.
III This German Rule Could he EnfOrc-
ed i'm America There Would BE No
Labor Shortage.

Amsterdam, June 25.-The Bavarian
Minister of War has issued an order in
all towns and villages of Bavaria, di-
recting that "evcry person capable of
work. irrespective Of rank, age or
sex. shall be compelled 10 aid in the
harvest on the order of the local au-
thOritieS"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
TOBACCO KING DEAD.
X. j. Reynolds Of Winston-Salen
Leaves Ten Millions.

Joshua Reynolds, aged 6S, head of
the Reynolds Tobacco Company. died
today after a years illness. His es-
tate Is estimated at ten millions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
RIOT IN PHILADELPHIA.
quaker City Folk Don't Like Negroes
for Near NcjrhbOrs.

Philadelphia. July 2s.-Anotber
negro was shot and killed TODAY in
South Philadelphia where q success
sion OF race riots have occurred since
saturday This maIts three deaths.
ohe OF them, policeman. was
shot yesterday. The trouble. ac-
corning 10 the police. started
when negroes began moving into n
residential section populated exclu-
sively by whites
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
INTERVIEWS KING GEORGE.
Assistant Secretary Of Navy Has Con
ference With King.

London. July 29.-Franklin u.
Roosevelt. assistant secretary of the
American navy. had a long interview
with King George this morning
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-31
ENGLISH STRIKE ENDED.
Munition Workers Rather Work Than
Fight

Coventry. July 29-At mass
meeting today the striking munition
workers il was decided to return to
WORK Immediately At birmingham
the strikers returned to their places
this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
AWAIT NEW HUN DRIVE.
Washington Expects Entente Will Let
Foe Exhaust Himself.

Washington, April 24.-The grea
west front battle seems about to 'blaz'
forth again. That the Germans vii
try a new offensive at one or TIVE
points is likely; that the Allies vii
permit the Teuton to exhaust himself
further also appears likely, according
to military men here.
General Foch's plans constitute the
great enigma, not alone for the Allied
nations, but for the Teuton as well
The utmost confidence is manifest
here in his s%trategical and adminlstra-
tive ability. Army men say If ne him,
self does not strike now, it will be be-
cause he sees that there is a chance
to waste a lot of German lives while
the Allied reserve grows, awaiting the
zine for a big counter blow.
Robecq probably will be n of the
Teuton striking points, while another
blow may be struck simultaneously
farther south.
The offensive to date has gone the
way of all offensives-big gains Of
terrain at the start, greater losses TO
the boche than the gains were worth;
the advance growing slower and less
forceful and finally a stalemate. En-
stalemate will not last, however.
The offensive will be resumed, army
men say, and eventually the reinforce
ments for the Allies will be so great
as to make a victory possible. This,
however, is a long problem, they say.
It is not a matter of weeks, dragging
into weary months.
The Echo de Paris, according to dip
lomatic dispatches, comments joyfully
on the new spirit of the Allies. "Their
entente is cemented in rock and their
combined resistance to the Hun fury
is so radically strong that for a third
tine Hindenburg has been forced to
make a pause in order to reconstitute
his shredded Masses" says the paper.
Germany is keeping the truth OF her
losses from the public as well as pos
sible, but the story of the fruitless
casualties is seeping back. "If by the
end of May" says . Tucton prisoners
letter, "the decisive hour has not
struck, it will be useless to continue
the tremendous deception of the Ger
man public"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
KEEP HER AWAKE.
The Terrible Pains in Back and
Sides, Cardui Gave Relief.

Marksvillc, La.-Mrs. Alice Johnson,
of this place, writes: "For one year J
Guffered with an awful misery in my back
and sides. My LETT side was hurting me
all the time. The misery was something
awful.
could not do anything, not even sleep
at night. II kept me awake most OF the
night - took different medicines, but
nothing did me any good or relieved file
until ! took Cardui :.
was not able to do any OF my work
for one year and | got worse all the time,
was confined to my bed off and on. ] got
so bad with myback that when stopped
down | was not able TO straighteu up
again 80. decided | would try CaTdul
-. BY time | mad taken the entire bottle
| was feeling pretty good and could
straighten up and my pains were nearly
all gone.
I.sllall always praise Cardui. ! COLI
tinucd taking if until | was strong and
WE'LL" If you suffer from pains due to
female complaints, Cardui may be just
what you need. Thousands Of women
who once suffered in this waynoW praise
Cardui for their present good health.
Give it a trial, NC-lS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
TARRED AND F~EATHERED.
Drafted Men Hire Negro to Lash
Oklahoman Accused 0f Seditien.

Mcpherson, Kans., April 24.-Wal-
ter Cooperider, q farmer living near
here, was tarrcd and feathered Mon
day might because Of alleged disloyal
remarks. His father, 7. j. Cooperidcr,
50 years old, who has been bedridden
for the past year, was made to kiss
the flag.
Wynrcwood, Okla, April "a Fifty
Garvin county drafted men waiting TO
be sent to training camps tarred and
ceathered Claude Watson, a farmer,
last night shortly after he had been re-
leased on bond OF a charge or sedl-
t!ous activities in connection with the
distribution of "The Finished Mys-
terry" The men hired a negro to LASH
Watson before the tar and feathers
were applied to his bare back.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
CAN FIGHT SUBMARINE.
Cargo Steamers Now Act on the Of
f~ensiye Against Submarines.

All of the cargo vessels OF the Ship
ping Board are being made an actual
offensive against the German subma-
rines, and they are succeeding IN SINK
ing the U-boats and lessening their
activities, according to an official OF
the board.
Every merchant ship IS equipped
with the newest anti-submarine de-
vices, not only for defense but for
initiative hostilities, and when the u
boats attack a convoy supposedly OF
merchant ships capable. only of re-
s~istance by its armed guard, the GeH-
man commanders find that the have
thrust themselves into most OF the
deadly devices that American lngen-
nu.ty has contrived Just for their spe-
cial benefit.
The result says this official, is more
than encouraging.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
HELD UP BY U-BoAT.
Spanish Liner Ordered Back To Cadiz
By Germans.

An Atlantic Port, April 24.-Details
of the holding up of the Spanish line
steamship M%ontevideo by a German
submarine March 10, and the turning
back of the vessel to Cadiz were
brought here today by passengers on
the Montevideo, which resumed her
Journey from Cadiz April 6.
The Montevideo was "a hours out,
the passengers said, when a shell fell
about 60 yaris from the vessel. The
M~ontcvideo stopped and in a short
time a submarine came into view and
two officers, four sailors and a wire
less man came aboard. The first Off
Ger and the purscr of the Spanish ship
were told to return to the submarine
with the ships papers.
After a six-hour delay the two off,
ccrs from the M~ontevideo were return
ed to their ship and the Germans de-
parted, first giving the captain of the
merchantmen instructions to return to
Cadiz and warning him he would be
sunk if he used the wireless. Ex-
planning this order, the Germans as
serted the ship carried c%ontraband of
war, which they could not permit to
he forwarded to America.
On April 6, when the ship sailed
again, the passengers added that it
was learned that a safe conduct pass
had been granted for the vessel by
Germany.
The German officer ordered all the
passengers and crew on deck, point
Il to a bag which had been brought
with him and said it contained bombs
which would sink the ship were any
resistance offered. He then made a
careful examination Of the passports
and papers of all the passengers, num-
boring more than 200, with the excep-
tion of those from Spain OF Switzer-
land.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule In effect Feb. II, 1918.

Schedule In effect Feb. II, 1918.
For Washington and points north
daily sos, 9:13, 9:28, 1913, 11:3S,
a. M, 1913, l:18, 3:18, 9:13, --1:33
p. m.
Week days only 6:03 p. "a. Satur-
days only 4:45 p. N, and Sundays
only 8:18 p. ~.
For Fredericksburg, Richnaond anc
points south at a:37, TSP (local) AID
9:47, a. m. 2:27, PAT, SIT (loca)
GIT, 2:27, SIT, GIT, p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Quantico at
-11:o3 q. m. daily and 2.S8 p. m. Sat
urdays. Night train leaves 11:48 p.
N. daily for Fredericksburg and in
termediate stations.
NOTE-Times Of arrival and DC.
parture and connections not guafan.
teed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
DEEDS ROUSE INDIGNATION.
German SoldieTy's Brutality Subject
CT Strong Complaint to Berlin.

Washington, April 24.-The Ger
man soldiery in Russia has burned vii
lagos and mastered inhabitants, men,
women and children, on fimsy pre-
texts. This is the burden of a COM
plant sent to Berlin by T~chircherin,
the Bolshevik minister of foreign af-
fairs, a copy of which was received by
the State Department yesterday from
an unnamed source. The protest ex-
presses "extreme Indignation" and
demands an inquiry and punishment
for the guilty officers.
Won Kuehlmann, in his reply to the
protest against the further advance
of the German troops from Ukraine,
says it must continue until peace is
established between the Ukraine pub
lie and the government of peoples
commissarics, and order is restored.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
..
MAYOR HELD AS ALIEN.
F. C. Miller, Of Michigan City, Ind,
Taken to Iail,o Arrival.

Washington, April 24.-The event
full career of Mayor Fred Charles Mil
Ter, of Michigan City, Ind, since his
election last fall, had a Jail episode
yesterday and last night he slept in a
cell at the First precinct police sta
ton, iaternment for violation Of the
Presidents proclamation making the
District of Columbia a barred zone to
aliens.
Miller was arrested at one of the
large hotels here shortly after his ar
rival from Michigan City by Central
Office Detectives Cornwcll and Muller
at the request Of the Department of
Justice. He was taken to the First
precinct and placed in an iron cell. La
ter Representative Henry A. B%arnhart,
of the Thirteenth Indiana district, got
in touch with John Lord O'Brien, AS
sistant Attorney General, and had
Miller transferred to the witness
room, which had a bed.
Miller said he believed the permit
given him to enter the barred zone
at Michigan City, at the time of his
inauguration as mayor, was good in
any barred zone in the United States.
The Department Of Justice, however,
insists that the President made it
plain that the District of Columbia's
wartime status is entirely different
from that of other barred ones.
The Indiana mayor explained at po-
lice headquarters that he came here
in an attempt to straighten e;aatSbas
citizenship status, which has Kept
him in trouble since last fall. Micht-
gan has a large German population
and Miller was elected as an antiwar
candidate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
RAID ON NEW YORK.
Building Special Submarines To Car
ry Airplanes Across The Atlantic.

The Hague, April 24.-TEe Vossiche
Zeitung alleges that it learns Indirect
" from Paris that the whole Ameri-
can coast is patrollcd by waterplanes.
The paper says=that Major Havers
declares that an air raid on New York
is no. only possible, but probable, and
that special submarines are being built
in Germany to carry airplanes which
can be dismantled. Each airplane
would then drop 100 kilos Of explo-
sives on the roofs OF New York and
would even pcn~etrate~450 kilometers
inland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
CONFIRMED TESTIMONY

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