The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 03, 1917, Image 1
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
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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
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?%..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
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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.
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