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- 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.