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T - VOL. 12, NO. 90, SKM. * HAIG S MEN HOLD TH1 POSITIONS POLA BOMBED AGAIN BY ITALIAN AIRMEN. Havoc Wrought in the Enemy's Ranks and Effort to Regain Last Ground is Costly. Since the middle of last week the German armies in Flanders have been trying to wrest from the British the territory taken from them in the recent big offensive of Feild Marshal Halg. As on previous days Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria on Wednesday unleashed large numbers of his troops in an attempt to recuperate terrain on the Ypres sector, where the British are seriously threatening his communication line with Ostend and the submarine base at Zeebrugge. Ever watchful the gunners of Haig again wrought havoc among the attacking waves and dispersed the Germans with heavy casualties and retained all their positions intact. Steadily Pounding Away. There still is no indications of thr time set by Field Marshal llaig fo> the renewal of his efforts to press on toward and cut the Lille railway but he is steadily keeping up his nnim/l{?%nr r?f ? V./"* ? ?? 1 * # ?? un UOICI I CU. Grace's rase was one of many tjie postoffire department Is hearing constantly since the espionage act wur passed. A number of newspaper* and magazines have been denied second class privlfeges and in some instances individual issues of publications have been denied the privilege of the mails altogether. Innumerable complaints from throughout the country that have reached the postofTlce departmenl charging publications with printing treasonable and seditious matter have led officials of the department to conclude that the public Is the best censor. The public, official* aid today, usually sends into the department matter that might be questioned even before the department't own staff discovers it. hi iiiin ?- --a puMiiuuih ui <n?- vivriimn irenrne; with his masses of artillery. Although the German war ndlr.asserts that in Tuesday's fight alonp the eastern hank of the Meuse in thf Verdun sector. the Germans raptured a comparatively long line ol French trenches, the French offlcia communication makes no me?'ion 01 this and asserts merely that violent artillery fighting and spirited patrol engagements took place. While the llrltish and French air men continue their bombing operations against Germany's submarine base at Zeebrugge and points ot military importance behind the line? the French aviators are keeping ur their attack on German towns anc cities in reprisal fo- the shelling In Germans of the open town of Tlar le-Duc. linden Not Healthful Now. More than 150,00ft pounds of ex plosives are reported to have beer dropped on numerous German settle ments, among them the town of Ba. den. named as a health resort. Likewise the Italians are giving thle Austrians little respite frorr aerial incursions, again having drop ped four tons of projectiles on mill tary objectives at Tola, the great Austrian naval base on the Adriatic and bombed other points of mill tary advantages. In addition, the Italians have repulsed declslvelj another Austrian attack on the Wes tern slopes of Monte San Oabriele. * CltACF PACKS ( IIAHCK I'XDKIt WARTIME ACT PoHtofllrp Depart meiit May Deny Charleston American Csc of Malls. Washington, Oct. 3.?John P fJraoe, editor of the Charleston (S C.) American, appeared before the postofflce authorities toda: to an. awer charges of printing matter in violation of the espionage act. He was cited to show cause why his publication should not be denied second class mall privileges. The dcoialnn iron HE Li MVKEKLY. PRESAGE SUCCESS OF jl THE LOAN CAMPAIGN LARGE ISSUE OF SHORT ^ T TERM CERTIFICATES. ' Splendid Reports on New Lib- G erty. Loan Campaign Received from AH Sections. ! Washington. Oct. 2.?Liberty . loan financing was marked today liv i w oversubscription of the largest issue I ei | , of short-time treasury certificates of j B indebtedness put out by the govern-1 \v ment. $400,000,000. The cert ill- gi cates bear 4 per cent Interest, ma- ai jture December 15, and may be re-ilx i J deemed sooner upon ten days' no- w i tice. I ?>: , The amount of the over-subscrip-1 tion was not stated by the treasury a tonight, but the taking of the en- c< | tire issue, which is $100,000,000 or el (j one-third greatr than any previous B r. n > llir, I MV . % l< I' : " V I. Washington. Oct. 3.?The propos-1 n al to examine for military service ' all men registered for the army " draft and not yet called, was kill- ' j ed for the present at least today. '' when the House and Senate confer- s | cph eliminated an appropriation for " the purpose from the war deflcien. ' j cy bill, the conference report on d 1 which was promptly accepted hv a > | the Senate. ii ,] This plan was suggested by the tl ! provost marshal general's office in a I order that every registered man o might know whether he was liable ii for service and if so the actual order cl I of his liability. The War Depart- t< ment asked for expressions of opln- ti i[ions from the Oovprnors of States i and only two signified disapproval. r I, In passing the deficiency bill, the n >1 House included the appropriation, ^ jand the Senate added an amendment a j limiting the men to be examined to j the number soon to be needed. The (j II conferees eliminated the whole pro> j vision. :j HID FIRE A\D KXPIjOHIOV .| "London. Oct. 2.?A serious fire and explosion has occured in a mu- A > nitions factory in the north of Kng- P land, according to an official report t< Much damage was done to the fac- ti > tory. but thus far there have been E no deaths. Many workers were In- t< Jured. , g . iiiitMiiiK, w u n a margin m sparei a I was regarded as presaging the sue-l t: j coss of the second liberty bond is- w . sue. j w i Today's offering of oertiflrates j " brings the total up to $1.250.000.-! w 000, or more than 40 per rent of ?' the minimum set by secretary Mc_ n Adoo for the second liberty loan ; ! With the proceeds of the last <-or-1 ' 1 'tiflcate issue, available the govern-' a I I ! loent will have anticipated the sec-' j ond liberty loan receipts to the ex- ' i tent of $1,250,000,000 and much of ] jthe money will have been paid out. ] ,j The issuance of certificates of in-; vv debtedness in blocks from $200 000-1 n r 000 to $100,000,000 is highly re- fl I carded by the treasury officials as % j.: a method of obviating stress in the s j ! money markets, which might result !l . j from the sudden withdrawal of a 'considerable proportion of a large *' loan. " 1 Continuation of the enthusiasm % which marked tlie opening day of 11 the liberty loan campaign was reported to the treasury tonight from ? many sections of the countrv. > I V ,i (iitiii? Hriskly in Atlanta. -i Atlanta, Oct. 2.?The liberty loan, drive in the Sixth Federal Reserve J District was pushed vigorously to- | < day, following a meeting of the va-i II rious committees when the details of] the C.'l Ulna ien worn onmnlnin.i vi??.i j substantial subscriptions were re- v eeived. Indicating: that the mini- s r mum of $80,000,000 of bonds allot, o t od to this district will be disposed . of. f; Chairman Chessley H. Howard, t t of the Atlanta sales committee, con- s ,. ferred today with Major CJen. FTben t J Swift, commander of the elchty-sec- t , J ond division of the national army at (| r:Camp Cordon, with a view to work- t J ins: out a plan for selling bonds to r I officers at the cantonment. n NOT TO EXAMINE 1 t , ; Tilt1 in-rrnii' * n XRCAS LANCASTER, S. C., FKI I P. BEARD INDICTED TEUTI BY U. SJRAND JURY I RIAL IS LIKELY TO COME FREN UP THIS WEEK. lovernment Alleges Heard's Germa Newspaper Articles Hinder- to R< ed War Preparations. Greenville. Oct. 2.?A true bill Brtis as returned here today by the fed- and He pal grand juiy against W. P. i sociated card, of Abbeville, charging him ed (;?.rT ith violation of the act of Con- (jay we ross of June 15. 1!?17. because of arms a a article it is alleged he caused to; day wh e published in The Scimitar, a of fierce eekly paper owned and controlled British y him adn published at Abbeville. Hon "r< The indictment brings charges.the enr gainst the defendant of three rifle hoi mnts. On the first count it isjhig gur tiarged that the defendant. \V. P. hack a card, "did unlawfully, willfully j explosi\ nd feloniously tnako and convey j sos in llse reports and false statements which hile the 1'nited States was at war fenders ith the Imperial German Govern- I lent with the intent to interfere Any ith the operations and success of stunned ie United States against her one- lived 111 lies." tell of It is alleged that the Abbeville acted a ditor made such statements in an section rtlcle published in the Scimitar Gorni.tr rmo time aun captioned "The Oreat l orn lis izzle." before this puhlirntion was the in euied the use of the mails. British The second count charges Beard Fiol?l > ith "attempt to cause insuhordi- ed thei ation, disloyalty, mutiny and re- Capt usal of duty in the military and na-'forwan al forces of the United States." hy demora latements made in the article re- ing. I erred to. ture oi The third count charges that the make 1 efendant "injured and obstructed by clrc he recruiting and enlistment ser- ing tb ice of the United States because of have o else statements in said article." on wit Beard will probably be tried here Badly n the above charges within the nuentl> ext few days. tion. l.i V' \ It SKSSIOX TO l vor KM) THIS WKKK lm'"' makint " an ard "onuiess to Xdjoiirn Tomniorrow or quest in Saturday at i<nt(iit. is havi Washington. Oct. .1.?Congress mnn fr ill end its extraordinary war ses- amonP ... of thpi ion. Which hpmn \r>?ll > c..i?i " *"11 " t ll O flCfi r possibly Friday. (lers Agreement of the senate today to throng] afce a final vote late tomorrow on front 1 he administration's soldiers' and used a allors* insurance hill, arid the adop- Tiiis m ion with record-breaking speed of the foi he conference report on the war troops leflclency appropriation hill paved thinkin he way for adjournment until the questio egular December session. (officers. Arrangements for the final for- The untitles were made hv Senator Mar- been hi in and Representative Kitchins. the Yp najority leaders. Representative have tl Iltchin prepared to introduce in the ing del ouse tomorrow a resolution propos-, accomp nu adjournment at T> o'clock Sat-! men. irday. Such speed was made on they w sgislation in the senate late in the rifles a ay. however, that Senator Martin j elation aid tonight it might he possible to watehit nlsh Friday instead. great F The military Insurance and the ' eflciency appropriation measures *l''engt re the only important bills await, dermal lg final action, which will got 8om tirough at this session. headers Known re determined to pass over all h*ss HO ther legislation until December., ponry 1 icluding the soldiers' and sailors' ( ivll rights bill, which the house "vefl10k up today and probably will pass >morrow. Soutl Rut brief time is expected to he 'HIK''b< )H 11 ] C if 1 pqulred for conference agreement n the insurance measure, after the ' i ? i . Railway nal vote in the senate tomorrow , . (*(] H^jq 1 nd prompt approval by the house f the deficiency appropriation final i ' . raft also is scheduled. ? '? ? /onneb + vity wa GRItMANB I I,AIM Sl'CCKSS. calliber 1ceasele< Berlin. Oct. 2.? (Via London.)? man sh portion of the fighting ground at hurling olygon wood, on the Flanders front . Ther > a depth of 500 metres, was cap-1 'shmen ured by German troops from the mans li (rltlsh yesterday, army headquar- er take ;ra announced today. The gained he glar round was retained. British. TEK N DAY, OCT. 5, 1917. DNS CUT DOWN COKER IS IN GREAT NUMBERS TO Tl i CH CHECK CROWN AU SHOU PRINCE'S ARMY. BOM ns Make Terrific Assaults A Safe Pla< etfain Ground, But Brit- South ( ish Line Holds. Shoul h Headquarters In France! Columbia, lgium. Oct. '1. ? (By the As-I campaign for I Press.)?The badly punish-J will be condut nan troops east of Ypres to- cil of Defens re largely resting on their! of I). R. Coki fter reerses suffered yester-j issued an ap) en they attempted in a series J ians to pureha 3 counter attacks to drive the ertv Itonds n back. Possibly the designa- South Carol psting" is a misnomer, for $15,000,000 t< my was sitting under a ter- teeing Ameri mbardment from hundreds of Mr. Colter is which are deluging his ing statement nd forward areas with high State: res and turning his fastnes-j "The seeor, twisted masses of debris j pajgn is on. form the graves of the dc-!,npnt is 1 South Carol in ell ot Awful I ragedy. J quota last ti of the nerve-racked, half- OX(>USP for Hi I German prisoners who have j (.amj,ajKn r;u nd'er these hombardments ran money was s< the tragedy now being en-iors were bus long the German front fn thu' tsmiiii mi;, nov of Tlelgtum. Thanks to th^j(Iit now. Tl l counter attacks, thorn has . the cotton cr inlly a moment's cessation of the average. : tense artillery work of the highest prices since last Wednesday when reason of the ilnrshal Haiti's troops execut- v'Vr?ry farmer r latest offensive. 'much as tw uretl Hermans say that their!(,rop will real 1 defenses have been greatly than he has lized hy this ceaseless pound- year. Many telief and ration parties ven-' jnR full crop: at to he turned back or to times an ave their miserable way forward 93 to 24 cent nitons rotes to the men hold- SOP,i at e advanced shell holes who jn the class r flen been compelled to hold jnfr war profi liont water or proper food. | pnjoying wai needed ammunition has fre- freely in wat never reached its destina- I Our I1 I "The secon 1 cry Approach Covered. | per cent inte y approach to the Herman j rate tj)r saVj| 1 covered by Ttritish guns. ernmpnt is s : the movement of Infantry j l)ank, and po nous process. Nat.urallv the ways readily n arises what effect all i therefore, on ng oil the morale of the C.er- j ?rpjng t? bu; oops. It is generally admitted jnterest as v the prisoners that the morale ; upon theni tt r men has deteriorated since | ,.pmember. hr tinning of the battles in Flan- ji lutcly essenti Divisions whoch have been ; war (hat tt,js h one siege in the German n))(i fully si lines sometimes resent being NV j j | discoura second time in this position. tjian t() have larks a striking change from (j10 tremt -mer attitude of the Gei man j loyalty who have been worked as un- United States ig machines to carry out un-jduty of the a ned orders issued by their, r gotith i j or a $100 bo last twenty-four hours have j fai mers shou tier ones for the enemy along ^ general re i ps battle front. Not only ()f (ho state, he Germans suffered a stlng-| WOuld be con eat. but this defeat has been j ,ljRh patriot! ianied by grievous losses in jp0rtan| and l The tremendous tire to which zons and, he ere subjected by the artillery 1ruonstration < nd machine guns was a rev- jlI(iKniont. even to those accustomed to < "There is j ig the marvelous work of the mj rfarm, 'ritish war machine. | surplus profit he face of the immense | wm launch ii h of the Hritish artillery, the rt of RO fo is in their desperation essay- Rnn( sraJp w, ething which they must have (alno(j in no would result in reverses un* URuaj prosper me wholly unforseen contin- fea(ure? of s irose. They gambled against presenting idds and they paid for it in farnier f0 pp 1 sound and p> Dreadful Cannonade. k .. ? , , . . | i nose wno pr 1 of the Menin road, in the; >rhood of the Tower Hamlets ",,r^ us " round it was quiet during the , ''\nK * ? 1 North of the Ypres-Roulers ,IR'nn ' ' ? ' f the German artillery play- j*!"!"' '"a> ' vily on the British front |d,8tant fUtUr< The correspondent visited! ek ridge and the region near! 1HMTISH eke, where the artillery ae- London. 0( s intense. British guns of all the bombing s were keeping up their r.aval airplan ?s thunder and for every (Jer- territory is 1 lell landed in this zone were statement issi back scores. ish admiralty e is no doubt that the pun- Monds t being delat out to the Ger- dropped boml s tremendous. Kvery prison. Zfebrugge. n admits that and appears to ty of explosi 1 to be in the hands of the sheds and mi is-Westrem i JEWS $2.00 A YEAR SUES CALL COITON MEN AGE UES.C. PEOPLE ON PRICE OF 30 CIS. LD BUY LIBERTY ? ADOPT RESOLUTION CON[)S FREELY. CERNING 1917 CROP. :e for Crop Profits.' Committee to Consider With arolinu's Quota Hoover in Washington ReId Be Taken. Karding Seed Prices. Oft. 3.?The publicity the sale of the bonds New Orleans, Oct. A price of ted hv the State (Nnin-' Oiirty cents a pound to the farmer e under the direction was "Breed upon at a meeting here er. chairman He has 'a*e ot men interested in marDeal to South Carotin- kotin? an<> Browing of cotton in ten tse liberally of the Lib- Sou,hern States as being justified ow offered for sale. ,,y "10 Present selling prices of manina must subscribe , ufactured cotton products. The v the cause of guaran-; ,,rire was suggested in an amendcan liberty. nient to a resolution adopted just has issued the follow-! ,,r?vloU8ly which tlec,ared a?alnBt to the people of the!pr,Ce ,e?alation ,,f cotton by con" gress or delegating the authority to any other body. id Libei t\ Loan cam. Although the amendment, introThis time the govern- duted bv L ,, Jackson> director of ag for $:i,nun.non,ono. tieorKja n,lpeau Qf Markets met a fell far short of her w|th somp ?(f|e opposltloI1> it wa8 ni?* ih'i' n,ls some recognized as a compromise measils. because the last , ] nit* mm wus aiiunsi unanimously no at a time whon adopted. arce and all tho farm- rnsurrcssful efforts to have the y in their crops. The amendment read 3"? instead of 30 rover, ir totally differ- rents wore made by K. \V. Dabbs. of le State Is assured of May villo, S. \V. It. Yeary. of op only a little below Parniville, Texas, and Peter Radand it is selling at the ford, of Austin. Texas, led the moveit has reaehed at this ,.ient to secure a thirty cent minivear fo rover 40 years, mum. who is Hinl inR as \> t/, Cotton Seed, o-thirds . of a normal Following th? advice of John M. ize a far greater profit Parker, State food administrator, enjoyed in any past the delegate's adopted a resolution of those who are male- providing for the appointment of a s will have five to ten committee of seven to confer In rage profit. Cotton at Washington with Herbert lloover, s per pound and cotton federal food administrator, regarda ton puts the farmer jpg rotten seed prices. >f those who are enjoy- Resolutions also were adopted ents. and surely all those dotting Kdward S. Mutler of New profits ^hould invest O'leaos as member of the federal bonds. exports board and endorsing the 'cr Cent Interest. movement to have bales of cotton id bond issue carries 4 standardized throughout the cotton rest which Is the same belt by making them of the uniform ig banks pay. The gov- size of fifty-four inches long by infer than any savings twenty-seven inches wide, vernment bonds are al- While many delegates early today saleable. Our people, advocated holding of cotton for uht not to need much minimum prices ranging from I* f hovo f ' "* "** ....... 1111 iiiii?.v i<> iony-*\vo cetys. general .oil as patriotism calls sentiment ?1 nriiik tho afternoon was d invest. It is well to against such action. Addresses by nvever, that it is abso- Senator Ransdell. State Food Adal to the success of the mlnlstrafor I'arker and William R. bond issue he promptly Thompson, president of the New Orlhscribed to. Nothing leans Rock Hoard, opposed the fixge our enemy more inp of a minimum price. Growers another demonstration were urged by Senator Ransdell and >ndous financial power Mr. Thompson to hold their cotton, of the citizens of the market if judiciously and if neces*. I believe it is the sarv borrow money on it in storage, verape one horse farm- Mr. Parker said he knew of no effort Carolina to take a $.r>0 to place cotton under federal connd and that the larger trol. id invest in proportion. Representative Group, spouse by the farmers The sessions today were attended both white and black, by cnrt'-n growers. State commisclusive evidence of the sioners of agriculture, directors of sm of this most itn_ marketing bureaus, ofllcers of farratsefnl class of our citi- ers' unions, farmers, merchants and sides, would he a de- hankers from ten Southern cotton?f their sound business growlnp States all of whom assemble to consider cost of producing the trave danger that some 1 '* 1 , cotton cron and decided upon *rs will not use their advisability of setting a minimum s wisely, hut that they price for which the staple should he ito speculation of some bold by the growers. John A. Simpliving on tin extrava- president of the Oklahoma hich can not be main- 'a,n,0,s ' nion, of Weatherford, rmal times. The un- wa* chairman. and James A. Wade, ity, therefore, presents commissioner of sericulture of Alaerious daneer as werl bama, secretary. the opportunity for the ~~ ^ ?re his business on a NAVY YARD WAGE ftCAI^K ermanentlv safe hasi^, it a laree part of their Virtually Agreed I'pon hy GovernJberty Bonds will be ment and I'nions. eflt Po-^ible insurance Waahington> Oot. J?An agree, hard times which, we men( on wag0 scales virtually was ne upon us In the not today between Navy Department and the presidents of the + international trades union reprecent AKRON AITS lU'SY jng many navy yard employees, t. 3... Continuation of i While figures have not been finally operations by British | decided, it was announced offieiales over German held lv that the conference had reached reported in an official a point where the trade union men ued today by the Brit_ expected to sign up tomorrow for It reads: the ensuing year, ly night naval aircraft The effect of the scale under ocn>s on the lock gates at sideration will be to Increase the On Tuesday a tiuanti- nay of navy yard labor to the govves was dropped on ornment more than 10 per cent, ichines at the St. Den- over (the sca'e for 1917, which exlirdrome. pired September 24.