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OL. XXXVII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917. NO. 2
I RENCH MAKE NOTABLE
GAINS IN MEUSE SECTOR
TAKE MANY TRENCHES
now Prince's Army Captures
Trenches on Laon-Soissons Road
and in Champagne.
TEUTONS COMPEL SLAVS TO
RETREAT
Oix German Airplanes Brought Down
by British-Heavy Artillery
Fighting About Riga.
"There has-been no relaxation in the
intensity of the fighting between the
French and the Germans on various
'sectors of the southern line in France
rom the region of Soissons eastward
through to the Champagne and into
the district northeast of Verdun, cen
tering about the famous hill 304.
Victories are recorded for both sides
-fqr the Germans along the Laon
Soissons road in the penetration and
destruction of French t-enches and in
Champagne, north of Mont Teton,
where the forces of the Crown Prince
previously had been repulsed with
heavy casualties, and for the French
in the Verdun sector, where Gen. Pe
tain's forces took enemy lines on a
*ront of a mile and a half to a depth
of about two-thirds of a mile.
Persistent Counter-Attacks.
The success of the Germans north
of Mont Teton was obtained through
persistent counter-attacks on positions
they' had lost last Saturday, in which
their losses have been extremely
heavy. While the German war office
Asserts that all the old German posi
tions were recaptured, the Paris offi
cial 'communication declares that the
troops of the Crown Prince only re
gained a footing at certain points in
the French elements.
Artillery duels and small operations
carried out by raiding parties continue
to feature the situation on the line
where the British are facing the Ger
ans. Intensive air fighting is still
in progress in this region, in the lat
hest of which six German machines
were driven down by British airmen,
whose machines all returned from
their forays.
Russians Evacuate Town.
The Russians in East Galicia have
been forced for strategic reasons to
evacuate the town of Kalusz and take
up positions on the southern side of
the Lomnica river. The important
crossing of the Lomnica was made
secure by the troops of Gen. Brussil
off aftor they maoie their retreat. Pre
ious t retiring the Germans had
..arrO , but persistent attacks on Kal
isz, b the Russians had repulsed
all of them. Serious fighting has
taken place in the immediate region
of the village of Novica, the Austro
Germans capturing it, but later be
ing driven out on the arrival of Rus
sian reserves.
Heavy artillery fighting continues
along the northern front around Riga,
)vinsk and Smorgon, the extent of
the operations not having yet been
revealed.
In Rumania, along the Dunabe, Rus
sian scouts captured the village of
Dunaevec and most of its defenders,
but later abandoned the position.
In none of the other theaters has
there been a battle of any importance.
TWO CONVICTS DRIOWNED)
l)ouble Tragedy in Florerie County
*.upoj, jsanbuI
Sumter, JTuly 1 7.-Ben Murray and
2urtis McC'lary, convicts on the coun
y chain gang, were dIrowned today
a hole near Cain's Mill, six miles
from Sumter. Both were in wvashing,
the former having chains on his feet.
Miurray's body was recovered late this
afternoon. The coroner's inquest, to
be held tomorrow, promises to bring
out startling developments as to the
caus~e of the tragedy.
NEW SUBSCRJI'TIONS
TO RED) CROSS
.Jordan.
"Jordan P'resbyterian Sunday
School-....------------2.00
D~avis Station.
Bethlehem Sundan School ... 3.68
Sum merton.
St. Mathias Episcopal Church 10.00
.$15.8
SELL YOUlF
SUPREME COURT'S
IMPORTANT DECISION
Case of State vs. Gilbert et. al. in
Favor of the State.
Columbia, July 12.-The State Su
preme Court today in affirming the
lower court in the case of the state,
respondent, vs. J. Ellis Gilbert, Su
sannah Gilbert and others, appellants,
has finally decided in favor of the
state a criminal prosecution in Lee
county which attracted a great deal
of interest throughout the country.
The Supreme Court thus refers to the
facts:
"The evidence in the case discloses
the fact that Miss Broadway was prin
cipal of Liberty F 11 school and Ruby
Gilbert and Lawton Gilbert were pu
pils in the schoo' A few days before
Miss Broadway was assaulted and
beaten she suspended Ruby from
school. After this suspension, Miss
Broadway was requested by two of
the trustees of the school to meet the
father of Ruby to adjust the matter.
While on the way to school and the
proposed meeting as arranged by the
trustees, Miss Broadway, accompanied
by her friend and fellow teacher, Miss
Ethel Logan, was stopped on the pub
lic road by the Gilberts and severely
beaten. This beating was inflicted by
the women .of the Gilbert family.
None of. the men, according to the
evidence, actually struck her, but
there is evidence that all were pres
ent during the assault. There is evi
dence that Lawton Gilbert and Raw
ton Gilbert, with their father, Ellis
Gilbert, surrounded Miss Logan, Miss
Broadway's companion, and assistant
teacher, while the female members of
the Gilbert family were assaulting
and beating Miss Broadway, and pre
vented Miss Logan from interfering.
Rawton Gilbert was not a pupil in the
school, but was present at the diffi
culty."
At the close of the state's testi
mony and at the close of all the
testimony a motion was made for a
verdict of acquittal as to Rawton Gil
bert and Lawton Gilbert upon the
ground that there was not sufficient
evidence upon which to base a con
viction as to them. The motion was
refused. After the defendants were
convicted of assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature, motion
for new trial was made and iefused.
"There is evidence," says the Su
preme Court in affirming the lower
court, "that the men joined the women
when they came out of the house
where the meeting was arranged for
by the trustees. That they conferred
together and after that went and did
meet Miss Broadway and her com
panion and were present and saw the
severe punishment inflicted on Miss
Broadway." The court discusses the
law at length, saying that "If they
were there to carry out the unlawful
designs in pursuance of a common de
sign participating actually or poten
tially, if necessary, then all were
guilty, the act of one was the act of
all."
"We cannot refrain," says the court,
"from calling attention to and ex
presing our disapproval of the want
of manhood exhibited by the trustee
in not protecting or making an ef1'ort
to protect Miss Broadwvay when she
was so outragously assaulted and
beaten."
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MOUNT ETNA ACTlIVE AGAIN
Most Recent Eruapt ion C'aused P anic
Among Natives.
Catania, Sicily, July 16i.--T'he most
recent eruption of Mount Etna, al
though ver~y brief, caused a panic
among the population of the nearby
dlistricts in conlseqIuence of the enor
mious quantity of lava discharged,
wvhich surp~assed the previous records.
Prof. Pond, anl exp~ert, on vo!cano ac
tivities, on returning f rom a visit to
the crater, said the volume of lava
reached a height of 2,500 feet above
the crater and in thirty-live minutes
the area for a mile around was coy
eredl to a thickness varying from ten
to twenty feet.
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D)AM AGE BY CLOUDIHURISTi
Knoxville, July 17.--The dlamage to
Knoxv'ille, andl adjoining counties
from the cloudburst of Moliday is
estimated to be over $300,000. The
,chief dlamage was to streets andl
roadIs, railways. Many houses and
manufacturing plants R noxville
were flooded.
TOBA4CCO
TO THE PEOPLE OF
You will recall that some 1
the Court House in the interest o
I was elected chairman for the
auxiliary to the Sumter Chaptei
After canvassing the situal
of the leading citizens througho
to form a Clarendon County C
sections of the County signifi<
members and paid their dues
were sent in to headquarters as
I am just in receipt of authority
It is necessary that we has
purpose of electing permanent
business as may be necessary in
With this in view a meetir
County, interested in joining the
afternoon, July 20th, at five o'cl
We expect to have with us
directors, of the National Red C
explain the work of the Chapte:
and the benefits to be derived b
Thousands of our soldiers .
Cross is the medium by which thi
after. Within a few (lays hund
will be called to the colors, a
should appeal to every one of us
attend the meeting in the Cou
make the Clarendon County Red
DRAWING TO BE
HELD TIS WEEK
Crowder Hopes Preliminary Stage
Will Be Over in Forty-Eight
Hours.
ONLY 648 DISTRICTS ARE NOT
YET READY
Local Exemption Boards May Com
plete Their Organization
Today.
Washington, July 17.-With only
ten states remaining to be heard from
on the organization of local exemp
tion boards and with the serial num
ber lists of registrants from all ex
cept 648 of the 4,559 exemption dis
tricts on file in Washington, provost
Marshal General Crowder was hope
ful today that the preliminary stages
of the war army drawing would be
completed within 48 hours. He pre
pared to take up with Secretary Bayer
late in the day details of the lottery
process for final approval.
If there is no unexpected delay it
seems likely that the drawing can be
held Friday or Saturday. A single
district, however, can hold up action
indefinitely.
Once past the drawing stage, Gen.
Crowder pointed out today the neces
sity for concerted action by the state
ceases, and the examination of regis
trants and their assignment to the
army or exemption can proceed in any
state without regard to progress made
in any other community.
May He Complete Today.
The ten states not having complet
edl their prep~aratio~ns for the dlrawving
are Alabama, Illinois, New York,
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ken
tucky, Ohio, PennsylvanIa andl Vir
ginia. The group includes the States
hkv ing the largest population. The
fact that reports 'from only (648 indi
vidlual (districts of the 4,559 are miss
ing, howvever, showvs that even in the
ten states the work is well advanced.
The entire list may be compIletedl to
day.
T1he Censuis Estimates.
Gen. Crowvder dleclined to make any
comment on the statements ma~( d ys
* rday in the Senate atacking the fair
ness of the census bmu op )Iulattion
estimates upon which the allotment
of quotas under the draft law is bas
edl.
Other officials pointed out, however-,
that the revised estimates of the cen
sus bureau were not intendled to fix
the actual population of' any communi
ty. The estimates are preferred wvith
the statement that thcy are for use
in conenction with the draft only.
They are based upon registration and
rep~resent the distribution over the
country of men betwveen the ages fixed
in the dlraft lav' as liab~e for military
service. Large figures for many of
the cities the accounted for by the
concentration of men of the dlraft age
there for wvork in munition or other
plants.
IN MANN~l
CLAR[NDON COUNTY:
ime ago a meeting was held in
f the Red Cross. At that meeting
purpose of organizing either an
, or a Chapter in this County.
ion and talking with a number
Lt the County it was determined
hapter. Ten persons of various
d their intentions of becoming
for one year, and these names
the Committee on organization.
to form a Chapter in this County.
'e a meeting right away for the
officers and of transacting such
order to perfect the organization.
g of all citizens throughout the
Red Cross, is called for Friday
ock in the Court House.
at that time one of the assistant
ross Headquarters, who will fully
's, what they are expected to do
y becoming a member.
ire now in France and the Red
cy are to be cared for and looked
reds of our boys of this County
nd the work of the Red Cross
So let everybody in the County
rt House Friday afternoon and
Cross Chapter a success.
F. P. BURGESS, Chairman.
WHEAT SUPPLY FOR ALLIES
United States and Canada Must Ex
port 300,000,000 Bushels.
Montreal, July 17.-Hints that some
form of compulsion and price-fixing
might be necessary to converse the
food supplies of this country and the
United States so that the home popu
lation can feed and the necessary ex
portation take place to the entente
allies, were made today by W. J.
Hanna. Dominion food controller, in
an address before the Canadian Club.
The total requirements of the allies
in wheat reach 1,105,000,000 bushels.
The production of Europe is 645,000,
000 bushels, leaving 460,000,000 bush
els to be exported from North Amer
ica.
It was estimated that the United
States and Canada would have for
export 300,000,000 bushels so that
100,000,000 would have to be made up.
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POISONING OF LIVE STOCK
Federal Agents Conducting Investiga
tion in Oregon.
Klamath Falls, Oregon, July 17.
Evidence of wholesale poisoning of
live stock and atempts to burn farm
buildings in this district has been un
covered by federal agents who are
conducting an investigation into a fire
which last Sunday destroyed a large
flour mill and a quantity of grain.
From the farm of J. Frank Adams
a report was made that twenty-five
horses and 200 cattle had died recently
of poison and fifty head of cattle and
forty sheep died in the same manner
on two other ranches. Adams, it is
said, has been engaged for the last
two years in supplying horses and
cattle for the Entente Governments.
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"SILENT! SENTIINELS"
GETl STI'FF" SENTENCE
Washington, .July I17.-The I16 mem..
bers of the woman's party arrested
Saturday in an attempt to picket the
White Ilouse were sentenced today to
pay a fine of $25 or serve sixty dlays
in the District of Columbia workhouse
at Occoquan, Va. They decided to
take the sixty (lays senltenice. An ap
peal will be made.
D~udley Field Mal~lone, collector of
customs at New York, was a witness
in behalf of the women and wvill act
as their cou'nsel. It was repiortedl Mr.
Malone would resign his p~ost at Newv
York to take charge of the wvork.
Washington, July 1 7.--Se.nator
Fletcher today asked President Wil
son to deterniine whether phosphate
rock is included under the general
name of fertilizer in the list of arti
cles whose eAport to neutral coun~triesc
has been curtailed by the export coun
cil. The Senator said a large portion
of the phosphate rock produced in
the United States comes from Florida
andl sonme of it has been going to neu
tral countries, like Spain. The Presi'
(lent promisedl to refer the question
to experts.
16 AND GET
DUAL EMPIRE'S
IDEAS OF PEACE
All People Should Have Right
to Decide Internal
Destinies.
Vienna, July 17. (Via Amsterdam).
-The Lower House has adjourned in
definitely. The president in conclud
ing his spe Msaid: "We again have
freed the way for constitutional life.
We have strengthened -the assured
position of the House. May it have
strength to fulfill the great task of
rebuilding the empire."
Austria-Hungary's ideas on. peace
were made known to the constitution
al committee of the Reichrath in an
address by the premier, Dr. von Seyd
ler. After referring to the unbreak
able unity between Austria and her
allies, Dr. von Seydler declared Par
liament would work for the aim for
which Austria is fighting, namely, the
unassailable, sacred right of her peo
ples to decide for themselves their in
ternal destiny. This task at the same
time will be a long stride in the di
rection of an honorable peace which
we desire to create on the basis of
justice, moderation and conciliation
the firm unity of all civilized peoples
and thie uniform endavor to abolish
.hose circumstances which brought
about the world war. We are all
longing for this peace. Until then we
are determined to hold on in firm co
operation between front and home
land."
Dr. von Seydler referred to the use
lessness of all past efforts to carry
out the principle of equal rights of all
nationalities laid down in the consti
tution. This, he said, was the cause
of the political troubles which made
Austria appear sick, a state which,
however. every clear minded person
knew to be untrue. -All peoples of
Austria were united externally and
internally by a common tie, by love
of the dynasty and the uniformity of
all vital interests.
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CLARENDON'S SHARE
OF DRAFT IS 301
The counties of the state will be
called upon to furnish net quotas as
follows:
Abbeville-17.
Aiken-370.
Anderson-273.
Bamberg-183.
Barnwell-365.
Beaufort-108.
Berkeley---148.
Calhoun-156.
Charleston (county)-240.
Charleston (city)-304.
Cherokee---119.
Chester--207.
Chesterfield-164.
Clarendon-301,
Colleton-234.
Darlington-153.
Dillon-163.
Dorchester-122.
Edgefield-203.
Fairfield--203.
Florence-284.
Georgetown-146.
Greenville-376.
Greenwood-151.
llampton-179.
IHorry-233.
Jaspe'r-84.
Kershaw-1 75.
Lancaster-1 96.
Laurens-225.
Lee.-200.
Lexington-259.
McCormick-135.
Marion---15.
Mlarlboro--251.
Newbverry--214.
Oconce-e-181.
Orangeburg-469.
Pickens-- 182.
Rich land-205.
City of Columbia--100.
Saluda--19..
Spartanburg-44 .
Sumter-2(1.
o. : -Ndon:; cred.(Iits 33 in e'xcess
of qu~ota..
Williamisburg-240.
York-24.IG
Philadelphia, JTuly I17.-The torpedo
boat destroyer Stocktobn, the latest ad
dition to the United States navy, was
launched from the Cramp Ship Yard
here today. Tfhe craft was named in
behalf of Commodore Stockton of
Civil War fame.
.7 Miss Ellen Emilie De Martelley
eight years old1, a (decendant of Coin
modIore Stockton, wvas sponsor of the
nwY destroyer.
PIHE 11IG11
PRATT HANDS IN HIS
RESIGNATION AT THE
R[Q[ST Of REDFIELD
Was in Charge of Operation of
Government's Control of
Exports.
REGRETS TO GIVE UP WORK
Wide Differences Existed Between
Secretary of Commerce
and Assistant.
Washington, July 17.-Dr. Edward
E. Pratt, chief of the Commerce De
partment's bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce, resigned tonight at
the request of Secretary Redfield. No
reason was announced, but it is known
wide differences have existed between
Mr. Redfield and his assistant over the
administration of the export control
clause of the espionage act.
As chief of the bureau, Dr. Pratt
was in active charge of the operation
of the government's control of ex
ports, which went into effect Saturday
morning. le had just organized and
started working a division of export
licenses with C. A. Richards, a New
York exporter, at its head.
Dr. Pratt's Statement.
In announcing his resignation, Dr.
Pratt tonight issued this statement:
"At the request of Secretary Red
field I have forwarded to the Presi
dent my resignation to take effect im
mediately. I would have regretted
leaving the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce at any time, but
I particularly regret it at this time,
'because of the war activities that have
been placed in its care."
Dr. Pratt also made public the fol
lowing letter he wrote tonight to Sec
retary Redfield:
"In accordance with your request I
have transmitted to President Wilson
my resignation as chief of the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
taking effect immediately. I regret
to leave the important work which
has recently been entrusted to the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, because I had looked upon it
as an opportunity to serve my coun
try.
"I want to take this occasion to ex
press to you my sincere appreciation
of your many courtesies extended to
me (luring the last three years."
Redfield is Brief.
Secretary Redfield declined tonight
to discuss the reasons for Dr. Pratt's
dismissal. All that he would say was
contained in this brie. statement:
"While Dr. Pratt has- many excel
lent qualities and much ability, it was
deemed wise for administrative rea
sons and for the good of the service
that a change be made. 'T'he're will
be no other readjustments in the serv
ice. The matter had been for some
time under consideration."
ALL COAL BY ALLOT31ENT
Operators Promise to M1eet the Gov
ernent's Needs.
W~ash ingt on, .1 uly I17.-C'oal operat
ors of four Eastern St ates at a con
ference here today assured gov'ern
mient flicials t he wtould meet all the
goverIn ment's coal n teedls andi that, th ey
wvould fanishb amount s allottfedl to
them by any agency the gove-rnmecnt
might imme.
Tlhe (fuest ionI of i'ce was not coni
sidered,'( aIflthough Se'crxitary D anaiel
dleclarmed the ope.rat ors shoaldI co me
forwarid ini the samei spirit as show~vn
by the nan in unun iformis who go to
Frace. The prices finally to be' dje.
termminetd will he fixed afterm the le I.
ermal Trade' omumission1 has ('ono let -
ed its inv,. tiga tion of' coal pro r o
TJhe gover-nmnent's coal requcirmnd
for the nlext year were put at slight -
ly more than five million Lons. Alumchi
of it niust be of the so-called smoke
less variety for use by war'ships awl
transports.
In aigreeinmg to su pply the go'vern
ment's coal by a syst em of alIlotmnit
the operatoirs hound themselv'es als
to take care of each others' comumer
cial orders when they arec taken ov< r
by the government.
The plan adlopted virtually amounts~
to a pool1 to be sold to the govern
men t.
More than 500 operators were at the
conference.
ST PRICES