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The Lancaster News VOL. 12, NO. 72, SKM1-WKKKLY. LANCASTER, S. C.. FRIDAY, ALU. 3, 1!)17. $2 00 A Wat? . OFFENSIVE IS HALTED BV TREMENDOUS RAIN BATTLEFIELD IS ALMOST A SEA OF MI D. Conquered Territory Yields Details of Awful Effect of the British Artillery Fire. i A torrential rainfall and the resultant turning of the battlefield into a veritable quagmire almost halted during Wednesday the great al-j lied offensive against the Germans In Flanders. For the most part, the day was spent by the llritish and French troops in consolidating positions; won in Tuesday's spectacular drive, or in putting down strong Germa counter attacks, made in endeavor to wrest from their antagonists thei former positions. At two point near Ypres, the Germans, using great | masses of men, were successful inj their counter attacks against tire' Ilritish, but this advantage was oft'-; set in the Zillebeke and Yser canal sectors, where respectively the Hrit-| ish and French troops advanced their lines. Meanwhile the guns of the belligerents are continuing to roar all along the entire front in reciprocal bombardments preparatory to the recommencement of the infantry battle when the clouds lift and the rainfall ceases. German la>sses Heavy. The losses ot the Teutons in the fighting thus far have been extremely heavy, the ground at various points being covered with their dead ?some of the killed mere school hoys and seemingly unfitted physically for the arduous trials the solJ dier in the present war must undergo. In addition, the Itritish alone' have taken more than li.OOh prisoners?4,000 of them on the Ypres sa-| licnt. On the southern end of the front. * in the region of the \lsne and on the Verdun sector, the Germans continue to carry out offensive operations against (Jen. I'etain's armies. In spite of their heavy bombardment along the entire Aisne region, howover. the French in a vigorous counter attack east of ferny again have made progress anil taken prisoners On the other hand, the Germans ? < v I,,.. i? ittnik rurm wt si ui v ?-i n tm were unable to penetrate French first lino trench elements in the re glon between the Avoeonrt wnoils and Hill 304. On Kitstrrn Front. Although the Anstro-Gei mans eon- 1 tinue to press the Russians in f.alacia nnd Rukowina, havinp taken an additional position from them alonp the lforodenka Ozernowttz railway and north of the Dniester river, the Russians southeast of Tarnopol in the vicinity of Tremhowla have taken the offensive in an endeavor to prevent the northern end of their line in Galacia from being pushed back farther toward the Russian frontier. The Russians have been successful In capturing one enemy vantage point. On the northwestern frontier of Rumania the combined Kusso-Ru- j manian forces are keeping up their 1 advantage ae?;nst the Austro-fJermans. In their smash at the enentv ' line between the Rutna and f'asin valleys they have penetrated it to a dej.th from ten to twelve miles and captured Oft guns and in the n'ith- i borhood of 4.50ft prisoners. j< niVER8 AM) HARBORS III I.I. 1 ( fflnferw* Agree on Sum Totalling *27,ft2tl.OOO. Washington. Aug. 1.?Conferees on the rivers ami harbors bill today reached an agreement on a bill totalling S27.826.000. Senate provisions for negillations toward federal acquisition of th? Tape Cod canal were retained.' * House appropriation of $26,000 for Improvement of the James, Nansemond and Appomatox rivers in Virginia, was restored. ^ ?. The aenate provision for a fed rjj-l oral waterway commission, to com* prise seven members, including one army engineer, an expert hydraulic ( engineer and five others to be seleet} '\by tbc "resident, was retained in j / 1 armors h. s / , AO happen. \J\ \ FINAL AGREEMENT ON ! NATIONAl EOOD BILL PALMETTO CONGRESSMAN I)II) SPLENDID WORK. A. I" . Lexer Submitted i-inal Agreement ? Committee Eliminated Feature*. 1 Washington. August -. The con-, ferenoe agreement on the a dm nis-| t rat ion food control bill, containing j neither the senate's amendments] which would have provided for a| rongressionl war expenditures eom-i mittee and a food board of three members, was reported to the house , v. Hoth proposals, which had ecu I'xpccu'd ny iTfstcient Wilson, were stricken out of the bill by the I conferees. The house is expected to adopt the inference report tomorrow and the! sen: te <' r ing the coming week, af-j ter <ch debate because of the elnnn.tiion of 'ts war committee and food in. T'l proposals. : Mouth Late. Washington. Aug. 2. The admin-j istration food control biii, stripped of the features opposed by President Wilson, was reported out of conference Wednesday, just one month af-J ter the date the president had hoped ; to see it enacted into law. Knactment some time next week | now is predicted. House conferees! will make th *.!? . report Friday and favorable action probably will be taken ai once. Senate approval probably will follow early next week I although extended debate is expect-1 ed in the senate owing to the elim-; ination of senate amendments which would have provided for a congressional war expenditures committee a three member food control board. The week's deadlock in conference was adopted by Senator Warren of> Wyoming ( Republican t in agreeing to vote with the Democrats to strik" out the war expenditures committee amendment, particularly ohjec- ; tionalde to the president. Senator Warren is understood to have been influenced by a tacit understanding that the senate rules committee will report favorably in a separate measure a resolution to provide for a joint congressional committee on the conduct of the ; war. introduced hy Senator Weeks of Massachusetts. \diiiinist ration leaders will wage a bitter fight against it. Conferees from each house declared they had emerged from conferenc" victorious. The result resembled a draw. The senate conferees sacrificed their war expend! tures committee and the three mem- ; her food control hoard amendment while the house conferees accepted greatly restricted price fixing and control provisions, a '1 minimum for wheat and a less drastic prohibition section. Under the latter manufacture of distilled liquors would he prohibited and the president given power to limit the manufacture of light wines and beers, if necessary, and to commandeer for military or other public purposes such distilled liquors in or out of bond he may deem advisable. StJfos finally to enact the first administration food bill, proposing a national food survey and containing, provisions to stimulate production, were taken immediately after agree-; rnent on the cpntrol legislation. The conferees agreed to meet tomorrow, when it is expected that their differ cnces will be promptly adjusted. TO MF.ItGE WITH iv\IjMKTTo r,\i>s ' " 4 Washington, Auk. 2. Announrp-: ment is made at the war department that the Third regiment of infantry r>f the District of Columbia National Guard. commanded by Hrig. Qen. William B. Harvey, will be sent to ['amp Sevier, at Greenville, and brigaded with two regiments of in-, fantry of the South Carolina Nation- ; itl Guard. The department refused to say whether or not Gen. Harvey would be in command of the bri-| Bade, hut admitted that he would be available for the assignment and would not have to compete with any n(fleer of similar rank In the South Carolina regiments concerned. MANYTR ESCAPE SEVENTY OF TE WERE Of That Number Only Some Plea For E: Were Refused At 1 o'clock today the Lancas1 erating under the Selective Con young r > of Lancaster county vears. .his number 37 succes v I ination while 30 were rejected on of the 70 claimed exemption, ev forth. At the present rate, if tl allowed, the c aims for d- pendeni J dustrial reasons are recognized. 392 men summoned by the boar quota for the first National Arm\ The local board met at 6 o'clo man in attendance an i three phy: Brown and Dr. J. D. Fundcrburk ing to the fact that one member not possible to get the work unc that hour until noon today rapid The local board completed its c Lancaster late Thursday afterno this newspaper and the entire lisi sue of The Lancaster News. The official list of those standi follows: Serial No. Name 258?Henry McKinney I 158?B. I. Simpson I 1 13(>?\V. ('. (Timminger . . .1 851?Flee Snipes I 189 I?Richard Waiters I 1878?Charles S. Riner II 1095?Jack Gardner P 2022?Johnie 1 lowey ( 1155?bum Cunningham .. . 1 783?John W. Jordan ( 1813?William J. McMurray ..I 1858?lames Cornelius P 1752?Aaron Carlast P 1117?Krnest Mungo P 1572?James Truesdell 1 1718?Frank Cunningham ...S js;;y?ueuoen Kobinson I 2036?Sam J. Pettus 1* 337?Jim Sadler I 076?William C. Taylor I 275?Sam Nelson I 500?Charley I?rooks I 11S5?Joseph L. Faulkenberry. I 504?Charley Furr T 045?Wylie Miles 1 1013?Asariah Clifton \ 506?Brady Wright '1 1207?John A. Faile 1> 536?(leorjfe S. Plyler 1 1405?llamp Kirkland 1' r, is?John N. Whittaker 1 126?Ernest B. Evans 1 1070?.Will Hunter 1 1237?William J. Catoe h 784?Charles F. Jones 1 1732?Ceorffe W. Baker S 755?Edward L. C. Hair 1 107?Will Cousart I 1546?Claude K. Stover I 1563?Claude C. Truesdell.. . .I> ?(><><>?Mendal L. Jacobson.. . . 1> 1369?Albert Truesdale k 616?Ray V. Fade T 373?Charles Wilson M 1676?Daniel W. Morton I 1266?Henry M. Ferrell b 1891?Anthony Wilson.. . .k 775?Ellis Harper I 486?Elias Jones I 692?Robert P. Barton I 600?Vern Wright T 1986?John E. Sweat \ 810?Leroy MeMurray 1 1539?-Ronnie Rollings I 1782?Robert Johnson I 507?David A. Black mon. . ..I 309?Willie Reeves I 437?William H. Kee I 1321? Oscar Miller b 604?Chalmers Black mon . . .'1 43?Joe Bailey I (Continued on YINGTO SERVICE E DRAFTED MEN INED TODAY Three Failed To Make c emption. Thirty by Physicians. ter county examining board, opscription law, had examined 70 between the ages of 21 and 31 sfully passed the physical examthe physical tests. All but three ery imaginable claim being put lie physical disability claims are t families and the claims for init will take far more than the d to furnish Lancaster county's ck this morning with the chairsicians. Dr. S, L. Allen, Dr. R. C. ready to begin their labors. Owof the board was absent, it was lerway until 8 o'clock, but from progress was made. ompilation of the official list for on. A copy has been furnished t will be printed in Tuesday's ising the examination today is as Address Order No. .ancaster. S. C 1 .ancaster, S. ('., No. 2. . . . 2 leath Springs. S. C., No. 1 . . .ancaster. S. C 1 .ancaster. S. C., No. 4.. .. ."> tiverside, S. C [orshaw, S. No. ~>. . . . 7 )sceola. S. ('., Xo. 1 8 loath Springs, S. ('., Xo. 3 9 hesterfield, S. C 10 Lancaster, S. ('.. Xo. 3.... 11 livorside, S. C 12 [orshaw, S. C 13 [orshaw, S. ('., Xo. 5 .... 11 loath Sp^s. S. ('.. Star route 1 o itonehoro. S. C lf> Lancaster, S. C., No. 7.... 17 'ort Mill, S. C., Xo. 3 18 .ancaster, S. C 10 .ancastor, S. ('., Xo. 7.... 20 .ancastor, S. (' 21 .ancastor, S. ('., Xo. "> 22 loath Springs, S. C., Xo. 2. 23 Yadosville. S. C 21 .ancastor, S. ('., Xo. 8 . . . . 2"? 'an Wyck, S. C 20 radosville, S. C 27 [orshaw. S. (' 28 .ancastor, S. f\, No. 5. . . . 29 [orshaw. S. No. 1 . . . . 30 .ancastor, S. C., No. 5. . . . 31 .ancastor, S. C 32 nnnactoi- < O VT.. ?> ?%..vunt\ I , k ?. V ., *> < f. ? [ershaw, S. C 81 .ancaster, S. C 85 toneboro, S. C 80 ancaster, S. C 87 ancaster, S. C 88 leath Springs, S. C 80 Kershaw, S. C 10 [ershaw, S. C II [ershaw, S. C., No. 2 . . . . 42 'axahaw, S. C., No. 1 48 [ershaw, S. C 11 ancaster, S. C., No. 6.... 45 [ershaw, S. C 45 Liverside, S. C 17 ancaster, S. C 48 ancaster, S. 0,, No. 1. . . . 10 . ancaster, S. C ."(> 'radesville, S. C 51 'an VV.vck, S. C.. No. 1 "2 ancaster, S. C 58 leath Springs, S. C., No. 1 . 54 ancaster, S. C., No. 2. . . 55 ancaster, S. C 56 ancestor, S. C 57 ancster, S. C., No. 8.. .. 58 [ershaw, S. (\, No. 5.. .. 59 'axahaw, S. C., No. 2 . . . . 60 ancaster. S. C 61 Page Eight.) SOON 10 REQUISITION AMERICAN SHIPPING IMPERATIVE NEED I OK TONNAOE IS DISCLOSED Coastwise Vessels Are to Re Replaced by Those Drawn From Neutral Nations. Washington. Aug. L\?The imperative need of ships in the trans Atlantic service was disclosed today in indications that the shipping hoard is preparing to commandeer | all American tonnage and in an order issued by President Wilson which has the effect 6f cutting off steel exports to Japan unless Japanese vessels are diverted to war uses. The shipping board will announce a commandeering program within a few- days. It will call for the requisitioning of ships under authority recently given *o the president by congress and porbably will include arrangements for turning the vessels back to their owners for actual operation. The government, it is sail, has no desire to operate the vesids itself, but through control of (baiters can direct trade routes and at the same time can lower ocean treight rates. Coastwise tonnage and vessels taken off South American runs to he put to carrying supplies to Kuropc probably will be replaced in large part by neutral ships. Both Norway and Holland are ready to release a i large amount of tonnage for allied use in return for food shipments A resolution pending in congress, drawn by administration officials, would permit vessels of foreign registry to plv between American ports. The British and American governments have about reached an agreement for a joint control of .ill the world's tonnage and the shipping hoard's mov towards commandeering is a preliminary step in that arrangement. i'nder the plan Ho Vnited States would operate most of the neutral tonnage and (Jreat Britain would have under its control allied ships. The arrangement would he used also to bring <n.v? ii i n-ium rales. Great Britain. if was learned today. is about ready to recall British ships that have boon out at the disposal of her allies. Continued sinkings are said to have made it nee essnry that every Itritish ves-el ho used in supplying tlio British ponplo and armies. The president's instructions, which will hring Japanese ships into the \tlantie. wore issued to the division of export licenses and provide that no steel or iron products shall he sent to allied countrie s unless they are to be> used for actual purposes or will contribute dire>etiy to prosecution of the war. Japan has been a large b\ix? r of Vine rican sh p plates and has been build.nt: up a treat merchant fleet The shipping board has just put into operation its control over roastwise freight rates and will bet in within a short time to hear complaints It has no power to fix rate I sc hedule s, but on complaint can ordei specific rates cut if they arc found diser minatory. (TV. OBRFC.ON RFTIRMNG Carrii. I orinrr War >1 *tti?t Going Hack to Capital. Mexico City. Aug. 1 Gen Ohrepon. who rsigned as minister of war last May and retired to his home in Ponora. is reported on his way hack to the capital. Tie is said to have arrived a? the Pacific seaport of Mazaf lan Two Spaniards and five Cubans are reported to have been expelled from Tampico The men are alleged to he labor agitators. SOI THKHN IN'OKFASKS WAGKH Knoxville. Aug. 1 The Southern Hallway has granted wage increases to more than one thousand employes of the Coster shops. Machinists will receive an increase of >< 1 -3 cents per hour: helpers r, j-2 cents pet hour, and apprentices 2 1-2 cent* per hour. I . WILL RESUME BATTLE WHEN THE CLOUDS LIFT CONSOLIDATING POSITIONS AFTER DRIVE TUESDAY. I Teutons Sustained Extremely Heavy Losses as Result of Spectacular Offensive. British Front in France and Belgium. Aug. 1 (By the Associated Press ) Heavy rains which contint u? d in an unceasing downpour since last night tranforming the battle ground in Flanders into a sea of mud had forced a comparative lull in the operations this morning at most points within the zone of the entente , allied offensive begun yesterday. Generally speaking, the situation early today was unchanged along the Hritish front. Several German counter attacks were repulsed during the night and the heavy artillery continued, but the movement of big guns has been rendered most difficult by the rain. The German artillery today actively shelled tho trenches which were wrested from them yesterday in "N'o Man's I-and" about the salient and the British guns continued to pour a steady stream of shrapnel and high explosives into the positions to which the enemy had retired. The air squadrons on both sides were rendered helpless by the storm to assist in the direction of artillery fire. ? iianges Hands often. The section of the defenses of tho Warneton-Gapaard road which was taken by the British in thrt first rush was the scene of heavy fighting during the night and the Germans succeeded in retaking it. The British however, delivered a strong counter attack and again drove the enemy out after sanguinary fighting. Just to the north of the YpresComines canal the Germans also launched a counter attack but were hurled hack. It has not yq been possible to count tin prisoners, but it is known that they will run up in tho thousands. Many German Bead. The conquered territory about tho Ypn s salient has yielded its details of the awful effect of the British artillery fire. The German bodies lio thick* in many places and in instances too numerous to escape comment ful ly acourtred soldiers wore found turned away from the direction of tho Hritish indicating that they were retifir*ir when struck down. Large numbers of the dead were mere youths. flight of build and physically untitled to hear the strain of war. . ?. (.erinany ? < omnieiit. M< >t expressive was the comment u i|e by a Herman officer who was found badly wounded in a shell hole, Address tur a Hritish officer in excellent Kntrlish and with a quiet sinilo, he said: "(load morning, you see you have played the devil with our defenses. Your guns have been doing sonio good shooting." Many Herman infantrymen fell \ictinis to their own artillery at the outbreak of the entente attack, some of the observers here lost their view of the targets and in a confused, frenzied attempt to stem the onslaught the Herman gunners unwittingly dropped shells among their own men. Again stories are heard of Herman batteries being withdrawn without the knowledge of tho infantry leaving the latter to faro attack without artillery protection. CHAWiKT* WITH DF.KKRTION. Sailor W?nt?l to bo Sure fr> Flpht. Chattnnnopa, Tenn.. Aup. 1.? Willis R. Taylor, a member of the navy, fearinp that 1ho vessel on which ho sailed would not pet Into . real action, deserted and came to Fort Oplethorpe. where he enlisted in the nsfmv. When arrested by se~ i cret service men. he declared his only excuse was that he wanted to fipht Germany just as quick as posi si hie and thoueht the army would ofTor him better opportunity to pet i to th> 1 isp line Taylor was taken to Newport News under arrest. ' m . v'.v'JS