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Tf VOL. 23. NO. 99. SEMI-WEI . manpowerbill is 1" passed by senate... L All Men Between Ages of 18 and 45 Are Brought Within il T A ine i^imiis. A up (list GOES ON TO CONFERENCE pre, + mar Senator Gore Withdraws Only fr?1' Negative Vote Cast?Modified whc Work or Fight Clause?Call ,eot Older Men First. tKjJe cov< Washington, Aug. 29.?The man- ,ow power bill bringing within the army sl(lf draft all men from 18 to 4 5 years coni ?id was passed late Tuesday by the ney ^senate, with a modified work or fight ' clause. the All efforts to change the age limits l>oii or to direct separate classification of youths under 21 failed, and the utei g measure now goes to conference be- c^e< t^tween the ho"je and senate with no "W / Jllfference for serious controversy ' except the work or fight provision. h,s The senate was recorded unani- suf" ;r ) mously for ti.e bill. Senator Gore, ^oul 1 of Oklahoma, who cnst the only neg- cas( j ative vote on the roll call, withdrew "Pa81 it and was exeused from voting. r'K' Thn.n IIC - tt\ .1 . t !l U i AUQIV "CIO I u tlllll UlCU VUl?8. or 1 Applause Unchecked. The final vote In the senate was recorded amid unchecked applause COU frj . from the galleries filled with spectators, who attended the session to wit- fs v.a? ness final congressional action on the ? Y" tere * measure that will add approximately 13,000,000 men to the potent'al mil- * . itary strength of the nation, and ^ .provide, in the opinion of war department chiefs, the anny that will \ enable the allies to defeat Germany s ? s . m 1 r next year. In conference the differences In ^ ^ the draft of the bill as passed by the ^ ^ r.enate and as enacted Saturday by ^ the house by a vote of 336 to 2 are expected to be compromised speedily, and the bill in Its final form trans- par' mitted to President Wilson for his Jflk signature.Jlat,e this week. Preparagjja tions being made by Provost Marshal yl^" General Crowder to carry out the ^ / provisions of the measure are ex- ^ pected to insure the registration of 3 11 all men within the ages of 18 to 21 ' At od 31 to 45 within a week or ten * ' bv, and V - after the President attaches his tine SlgUv.it.. 4. ^ w h l A aiulnlst rattan Wins. I ihi? The senate adopted virtually all of j; the principal provisions of the bill he . desired by the administration, in- the; ^ eluding that giving the President au- line thority to establish orders of call for he < service of the men affected. Presi- but dent Wilson is expected to follow off, the plans of the war department gui< m which according to testimony before s r the senate and house military com- ian< V mlttees by General March, chief of nor staff, and General Crowder, provide tior .7 for the calling of youths of 18 after acn ^ ' th.?^ other classes have been sum- his v moned and the educating of such ligh 1 * ^ oys while training and prior to their The \ V Oing alhnt overseas. stin 1 \?#'V*'^rovers>r which has engrossed thei A \ ^nate since the bill's considera- Uttl was begun last Thursday cenv\ Ktered In a spirited struggle over the WJ X VKcnilment against calling youths un , \ |5er. 21 and on the "work or fight" V ]hmendment.t Before adopting, by a ^n) \ vote of 40 to ^9, the "work or fight" \'Vmendraent providing subjection to \jhe draft of men exempted for indusifial and other reasons who do not continue at work, a proviso was ad- ^ I* ded that In case of strikes, penalties con I ^ of the-"work or flglj|J^iHHe shall not Pag ^ apply If the men shnmlt their dis- Brli Iputes to the war labor board and to 1 j 'te continue their labor. This limlta eial lj tlon, offered by Senator Cummins it v \ of Iowa, was incorporated, 73 to 0. the The senate In crushing the oddo- of tuition to service of youths under 21, accJ twice bowled oyer an amendment by 'PI Sella tor Poindexter, of Washington, Am ,to make thejmUlimum draft limit 19 otl Instead of 18 years, first by a vote of 'Ire i8 to 14 and again. 62 to 21. A pro- pat< ^ t ^'pcsu\ by Senator Klrhy, of Arkmisa-t, 8 jjjfc Ao make 20 the minimum a*? was re- 'he B lectf' 60 to 12, while th.it "f Son- Am 9L , Vat-daman, ofc Mississippi, to re the ^Britain the present 21-year minimum aai< decisively defeated. the; V- - A I I I | Soidlewi Vote. K,!1 i IhelNrr^-^. etuat'l /j'tdiera wm MSS^puplls above tflifhHir * r "^^Hf^^fc^enter chooI^v..K w^b?* d'ia; IE LAN * * i EKLY. LANCAST1 IATORS USE MAPS IN PIFACIIDE MAKING RAIDS AT NIGHT I LLAOUIU! cfully Mark Course on Tliem STOPS ( and Steer With Aid of ? Compass. I uel Administ A UUIIV I*M 1 n American Airdrome in France. plinncc 29.?Before leaving on a longance night raid the airmen first >are their maps with great care, 10 CONSEK king on them the detailed course ? n aerodrome to their objective. Certa|n Motor \y moans of a small balloon, ise speed direction and height is tBK Xhoso Ul rnled by an instrument on the Excepted?R und, the force and direction of wind at different altitudes is dls- Oltip ie jred, and the compass course, aling for wind-drift, is marked be- Washington, i the course on the map. The administration t ipass course for the return Jour- public in states is also marked. The speed of s;ppi river to ce machine is calculated, and on classes of autoi line of the course a series of named exception its are marked, showing where motorboats on S machine should be every 10 min- notice, as a f" thus enabling the airman to measure. O.iiy :k his progress and to know his ;,nce with the let roximate position if he gets lost, request will pre' 'he airman climbs in circles above mandatory or aerodrome until he has gained a URfi 0f gasoline icient height to start safely on his declared at the rney, and then turns his machine Austomobiles fo tward, until his illuminated com- |n tbo curtailin s shows that he is (lying on the Motor vehicle it course. Then he flies straight, gtrictions do n< in care to avoid swerving to right nounced as: Tr left. trucks employed it th? same time he watches the tation of freight ntry below for landmarks. As he Vehicles of ] ises the lines he looks for some performance of ? ?* -- ,u- 1 1 inline icmuic, sum <i? iuk ueuu Ambulance fl i canal, the dark mass of a bat- |,atrol wagons i id town, or the thin black thread an(j conveyances i railroad. If he finds it. he Railway equip ws he is on the right course. Repair outfits 'hen he sees that a river should phone and publi ear in a few minutes. His watch Motor vehicles ws that he has been flying 4 0 es8|ty jn rural lutes, and near the 4 5 minute transportation b k on his map is a Jvfeted pale (y is not availnbl 5 line. He looks ahead anil sees -phe action ws he moonlight a silver streak and administration, knows he is making good time. ,neet a threaten' en he is over the river he com- lino for ahipmen es its outline with his map, and "The United ? that he is crossing it at the right tratiou consider e. He is forging steadily ahead ,lraited conserva lis destination. He sees the river undertaken in t canals most clearly of all the Mississippi river dmarks in the nightime. Water creasing denianc mmistakable. The next most dis war purposes i objects are woods and forests obligation of ni< ch appear like black patches, f?,,y al, over, their shape is usually very dis- sai)j a 8tatemer t. He sees the roads like thin Administrator ( te ribbons save where thev are kly bordered by trees. the' fuH ndniinif Railways are not so distinct and "An appeal is cannot see them very far off, for people of th y are likely miscroscopic black ()f lbc Mississip s. Until he is directly over them rjRj(i economy ir cannot see the towns and villages, Ra80line during he can see the rivers many miles as a necessary and finds them the most reliable patriotism :Ie of all. "Wor necessit o, checking his compass with the wj|| continue to rlmarks and with the ever-reliable juRv met but t th star, he arrives at his destina- year when c i after traveling many miles |inft js at j(s b iss unfamiliar country. He drops creased domestii bomb, and finds the returns, with (be extern itoned cargo very much easier. t|ona u France, re is a kind of "homing in- essary. for a 1 ct." so airmen say, which takes a,i0ption o fsaf? m back quickly and directly with sji,|? shortage e difficulty." in view 01 i impossibility, of WLTER H. PAGE QUITS lween the vario, HIS POST AT LONDON tomobiles are a ministration bel hassador Designs on Account of measure of econ III Health?Accepted By the with the least li President. business of the discontinuance classes of mott Vashlngton, Aug. 29.?Due to boaU and moto, tinued ill-health, Walter Mines e, American ambassador to Great statesmanship it tain, .has offered his resignation ... ? sense that has n President Wilson. While no offlannouncement was forthcoming. tlon-Angularly 8 ras learned in official circles that The British i President, at the urgent request ments early per the ambassador, had decided to of restraining Gi ?pt the resignation. held and on the Mrst news of the intention of tablishment of t bassador Page, who was appoint- ades which invo to his post in April, 1913, to re- with the rights came in an Associated Press di.i- far beyond anyt.l ch from London. nlzed as within o many and so various have been belligerents, activities and achievements of Mr. Page was bagsador J'age during his slay at sent the solemn court of St. James, that it was ernment against 1 at the state department that cal actions and y form a compendious histo y ef but it was said erican diplomacy from the be- ment that so t ning to the present stage of the d'd he handle Id war. tiors that he wai V'lth the outbreak of the war In the British and year following his assumption p^odiflcationr. of jfflce. Mr. fage was called upon to ^fgr ttv^meliorat ?lay talents of a constructive^ posed upon nep CASTES A LIVE PAPER IN A LIVE TOWN ER, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST :*0, 1918. iRIDING SENATOR JAME1 JNSUNDAYS KENTUCKY, IS ration Calls Upon United States Senati Voluntary Com- Prominent and Ilistin: of Order. Democratic Lead VE GASOLINE ILL FOR THREE I\ Vehicles Includ- One of the Most Picture sed By Physicians Forceful Figures ii. 1 Mandatory Unless :mH i#i?i ?r i ith. Democrats. Aug. 29.?The fuel Baltimore. Aug 29.?S< ias called upon the He M. James, of Kentucky east of the Missis- Johns Hopkins hospital yes ase the using of all an acute affection of th< nobiles with a few Mrs. James and the senate s, motorcycles and or. K. H. James, were undays until further when the end came at 6:4 soline conservation Senator James had been voluntary compli- at the hospital for abc ter and spirit of the months. Physicians at firs rent the issuance of that he had a good chance der prohibiting tho his health and an operatioi on Sundays, it was formed. Hater his rondith fuel administration, more serious and tran r hire are included blood was made on several g program. The senator rallied recently s to which the re- formed of his renominati ot apply were an- senate, and for a time heh actors and motor but Inter his condition aga in actual transpor- grave and he seadily gre' At about 2 o'clock this m physicians, used in attendants saw that the em professional duties. and Mrs. James and the Ire appartus, police brother were summoned t< mdertakers' wagons, side. used for funerals. Picturesque and Fore ment using gasoline. Ollie M. James was c employed by tele- most picturesque and force c service companies, in congress as well as a pc \ on errands of nec- among Kentucky Demot communities where ranked high in 'leadershij y steam or electrici- houses during his success! e. in tho house and senate, an is taken by the fuel ??ring physique and powe it was stated, to always commanded attenti ed shortage of gaso- islative and convention 1 t overseas. was nominated to succeed States fuel adminis- the recent Kentucky I i It necessary that a primaries by an overwheli itlon of gasoline be After the United Stat he states east of the the war in 1917 Senator , in view of the in- came one of the most I for gasoline for senate spokesmen of the a tnd. the paramount tion and champion of the Beting promptly and navy preparations His la *eas requirements." nnce at the capitol was on it issued jointly hv 14, last, to deliver a fiery arfleld and Mark S. answer to an attack upon t Ze. the oil divir.icr. of purl nieiu iiy Senator v n itration. chairman of the military 1 made, therefore, to He appealed to all Anieric e United States east heckle, badger or ham ipi river to exercise President, and declared "\ 1 the .consumption of ing to make the kaiser ban the next few weeks sword." and practical act of Three days later he wai at a dinner. Several we ies are being and ward he insisted on return be promptly and senate, but was too weak ti his is the period of part and soon went to J< onsumption of gaso- kins hospital In Ttaltimore ighest. and the in- operated on in an effort t> j demands, together ravages of a chronic case 1 uve military opera- diense. have rendered nec- Senator James was a j United period, th?> Democratic success in ever guards against pos- contest and an outspoken p all occasions. He made the difficulty, if not note speech on Democrati ' diffenentiating be- n^ents at the St. I/ouis ! is uses to which au- national convention in pplied. the fuel ad- drew from that gathering ieves the greatest ner?r?n? crioo "ruva 0 ?" omy can be effected Ollie," when epitomizing nterferenre with tne Wilson's polloies. He country through the speech notifying President of the use of all his election to the Presider *r vehicles, motor tember, 1916. cycles on Sundays." Senator James was 4 7 ??? He began public life as a p i an international Kentucky legislature. He nade his administra- Bryan's nomination for Pr , . 1908, headed the Kentucl juccessrul. tion to Democratic nation! and French govern- (|onfl Jn 1904 am, 190R sor celved the necessity house in the Fifty-eight srman activity iiv.the Congresses and ha high seas by the es- senate since 1918, win he most rigid block- C(,e,ie(i Thos. H. Paynter, lved an interference ^ of neutral shipping l.1 r ?_i., I^ancaster Wins Agi iiing formerly recogtho right of the 1" ?n interesting game the Lancaster grounds called upon to pre- Lanc&Htor cotton mill de protests of this gov- Waterpe (pam of Cam< manv of these illei , . . score of 7 to 2. The g orders In council. at the state depart- marred by the constant 1 .actfully and wisely '"^elly of < amden. these delicate ques- Score. a able to secure from l,nn*o 'Tei Cotton Mill . . rrenrn governments Watered .1111 the orders that went Battels for Lar^caat* e the hardships im- Mih: WfWiams and Far tral commerce. Wateree Mill: Kt<7Han<) 'r m I < I NE^ V It J AP GERMANS FACING THE \ "* ALLIES ARE IN PEI DEAD l'iiieiny Continues to ('run 011 Almost Kvcry Sector P Loses Before Allied Attack, gushed pr> (Wednesday.) The Germans facing the al forces front Arras to Soissons evi lONTHS where are in direct peril On almost every sector of the , tie front the enemy Hue continue ' ' crumble before the allied attack, Congress withstanding the violence, born Kentucky (lpsPu,ation, of the counter often tactics. Near Arras the old Hindenb line now is well outflanked; from inator Ol- Scarpe to the Sontnte the hostile /, died at gradually is falling back, while fi sterday of the south of the Soniiue to Soiss t? kidneys. the enemy front has literally b >r's broth- sniashed and the German hosts with him Parently are caught In two dist 5 a. m. tiaps, escape from which, with a patient heavy losses in men made prise >ut three un<* guns and material captu it believed seems almost impossible of acki< to regain tnent. i was per- Many Towns Taken, >n became Scores o fadditional towns ti sfusion of heen captured by the Brit occasions '"Tench and American troops, f when in- Americans having entered the ] on to the w'th the French northwest of if 1 his own sons, while all of the old Geri In became salients in the allied lines now 1 w weaker, heen flattened out and the a orning h>s themselves have dug deeply into 1 was near enemy's terrain. senator's r,ie first trap in which the em 3 the bed- ,in('s himself is the triangle fori by the sharp curve of the Son eful. river with I'eronne its apex, and v ?ne of the tTirlu on the Somme and Fresnes, ful figures speetively, its northern and soi ipular idol ern hases. This triangle is a li rats. He more than three miles deep and t in hnth miles wide and in it the Germ vp service aro "Rhting with their backs tow d his tow- ,ho Somme on both the north rful voice *ke east. on in leti- Desperate Resistance, tails. He Desperate resistance is being himself in ,oro<l ,J>' Die enemy in order that democratic 1,10,1 niay have time to reac nine vote. kaven of safety across the stre es entered '*ut Die itritish are hard after t James be- nuarry, and with the French a II aggressive ^ho south, almost up to the r dniinistra- *? ni'1 Diem by an outflanking mi army and ment, it would seem that the t st appear- ar? i'eavily against the German February Wl,ft the French troops speech in "brantr tlie trap. With the t'al he war de- ' haulnes the French forces roi amneriatn. i-:*' ever r. front of about r. committee, f00'1 miles and penetrated the re ans not \'4 to a rt?Pth at some points of ne liicap the aevon miles. From the nortl vi> are go- ' haulnes to N'esle the penetra id over his '' Die r,'ti?'h reached tlie heij on the left bank of the Som ' taken ill southward the advance left eks after- French along the canal T>u More ing to the various points between N'esle and o take anv ''Utskirts of Noyon, and the en [)hns Hop- r?Klon between N'esle and Sois> He was nw ls ,n ' Ri'?at pocket and with r, at^xr ihn French pincers working hard to < r>f briglit's uP?n itAmericans Fighting, rrophot of The Americana are fighting > y political ,,ie French northwest of Soisson lartisan on ,ho operation which has in view the kev- blotting out of the Noyon sector c achieve- 1 ho outflanking of the Aiane and democratic ('hemin-I)es-Daines poaiti 1916 and ?'bcial reports have the Amerk of 10.000 an(1 French fighting violently \ > ?*s again, ,,M> onemy around Juvigny and < President v'^n-v- where they have gained si made the P''ound. The Americans have Wilson of ''essfuliy sustained several heavy icy in Sep- 0,I,y counter attacks in this regiot The Americans and the Germ years old a,so are engaged in hitter bat age in the around Hazooches and Fisniette, seconded ^ es'o. esldent In * ty delega- ROWELL WINS OVER G conven- LINGLE BY SIXTE ved in the to Sixty s heen in OtHcinl Tabulation of Votes t'oni| ?n he sliced at ii p. m.. Today Ap pears in This Paper. tin. of hall on The official tabulation of the v Saturday in the Lancaster county primary feated the completed at two o'clock this al len bv the ' ??n and aPPea in ful1 on the torial page of this paper. .ante was only close contest wn stha kicking of ,.\ ('. Harwell and V. A. (jingle county superintendent of educat It. H. E. The official count gives Rowell a 7 9 1 Jorlty of 16 votes. 2 6 4 The I'nion school house box er Cotton not returned and consequently rail. For vote at this preefnet was not coui Hyntt. the official tabulation. -HNjU, * V? * > : "> SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR m." BUT TWO COUNTIES CARRIED BY BLEASE \ Majority Against Him in the State is Not Far From ? , 30,000 Votes. lieu eryHE GETS AHOFT UUIOO bat not" ( ??Pei Has Swept Every Counot" ty in the State Except Dillon, 8ixe Home of Lieut.-Governor Hethea. urg the line With very nearly complete returns roin available it becomes clear that tho 10118 vote of Cole L. Blease in Tuesday's een election was not much if any above apinct The majority against Blease lout will be close to 30,000. Dia^s plu>ner ralitv will be in the neighborhood of red, 25.000. ?VUThe oflicial tabulations made were not available at the hour of going to lave press from several of the largest ish, counties, so the exact figures cannot be given. The results in all con^ra"N tests, with one exception, will be a* lots* man Pr?vi?U8'y announced, lave In the railroad commissioners' ilies race. Smith, on the returns in hand, the is leading Arnold by about 600. Tho majority of the vote sstill to be heard emy from, however, were in territory mod where Arnold has run strongest ami iime the chances would seem to favor a vim 'wunu race oeiween Mini and Richie ardson. 4 nth- There will be no second race for ^ ttle lioutenaut-goverrrflt^^iles having re- * s-X reived a majority both oppolans nents of between 11.000 aVid 5,000. aid Cooper has carried every county and in the state except one, Dillon, Bethea's old home, which gave him itt* vote. Richards did not carry a sinof gle county. 11 'v Rlease has a majority In hut two a counties, Aiken and Cherokee, ami am, j? ,j,(l jatte,- i,js majority of fioo two " ^e' years ago was cut to 48 this time* ^ ittle |je jias a piuraiity in Pickens. Clar- d *vpr endon. which seemed to have given ave- j,jm a pi,|%;,iity, was found on the of>dds fleial count not to have done so. The < 1 whole eoast sountrv was solidly and NV 1 overwhelmingly against him. 1, ' As stated in The News of Tuesday, > Sapp and Wolfe will run over for at:r torney-general. our _ I The second race for the short term ' in the senate will be between Poeples 1 ?' and Pollock. Benet is definitely out of it, though his vote is nearly 30,phta 000 me; _________ v (he ,. , _ < aiuiMlates 'Kviienses. All the cJT^y candidates havo the , ... Med their expense accounts with tho clerk of the court. They are as fol;nn u th i '?%vs: Parker, $15.00; J no. 11 A Carnes, $10.00; U. E. Kennington, $13.00; T. H. Morton. $15.00; A. C. Rottcll. $58.50; V. A. Linglo, . $58.50; Ct \V. Faulkenberrv, $15.on; vith It. M Jones. $20.00; R. M. Potts, S ! II $60.50; W. C. Hough, $58.15; Harry t lift Mines. $54.00; J. Roy Cunningham, "the $5{,0?: S- K- Hai,os- ?*56.50; H. II. Morton, $54.30; C. Frank Clyburn, ? $63.50; J. E. Stew man, $41.02; 'l.IIS Iivin Jackson, $4 0.2 4; John L. y Caskey, $26.00; H. M Culp, $34.00 ; 1,1 J. I). Hinson, $15.00; C. Cook, l,n"' $15.00; 1). K. Hall, $10.00; A. M. Ur Hall. $5.00; \V. J. Christmas, en" $16.88. 1< > ians ... ... Magistrates \ ote. ' The official vote for magistrates * and constables was as follows; Indian Land township?Hall, 86; Cook, 30. Cane Creek?Jones. 64; Morton. EN 162. (Jills Creek?Caskey, 24 7; Culp, 394. Flat ('reek?Adams, 188; Kennington, 107. Buford Hinsftn, 59; Parker, 141; ^ Snipes, 76. Constable, Knford township?J. otes Cannes, 7!?; Funderbtirk, 64; Faulk- ! was enberry, 33; John Cannes, 06. (A fter- second race is nocessary for this ofedi flce . J J t 0f To Klcctinn Managers. for County Chairman Tt. S. Stewart lion asks The News to announce to tho ma- election managers that one manager from each precinct will be expected was to come to the court house on Sntthe urday. September 14, (Saturday boated fore the second primary), to receive* the boxes for th eaecond primary.