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11 Established in 1891. bhEsr^1 p PUSS WAR TAX BILL WITHOUT ROLL GALL . . J CONFERENCE REPORT WAS AC CEPTED IN HOUSE WITH NO OPPOSITION. \ s " : T SOME FEATURES CRITICISED ? ? 9 i No Change in Form is Made.?Mail Rates and Zone System Are Discussed.?Publishers Don't - Expect Any Changes in Plan. Washington.?The conference report on the war tax bill was adopted by the House without a roll call. So confident are leaders that the report will be adopted in its present form that Democratic Leader Kitchin advised democrats that they w?*re t?l liberty to go to their homes at will. He expects the session to end within a week or 10 days. Virtually no opposition to the report appeared in the House during the four hours it wa- under discussion. Mr. Kitchin explained all of its previsions at length, enumerating particularly the points on which the house won in conference, and Representative Fordney, of Michigan, the ranking Republican member of the conference, added his endorsement. Mail Rates Criticised. Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin, roundly criticised the increase in second-class mall rates; Representative Green, of Iowa, insisted that the bill should have beet) at least $300. 000,000 higher; a dozen others spoke and the report was adopted. Opinions still differ us to the amount that the hill will raise. Mr. Kitchln estimated 'it at $2,575,000,000. while treasury experts believe it will be $2,535,000,000 during the coming year and poaalbly $2,588,000,000 a year when in full operation. Official estimates as prepared by treasury experts differ materially from unofficial estimates previously published only In a few instances. In stead of $000,000,000, the income tax total is placed at $851,000,000; excess profits at one billion instead of $1.110.000.0on; tobacco at $30,000,000 in stead of $24.000..000. nnd first clnss mail at $70,000,000 instead of $50,000-000. Publishers' representatives here have virtually abandoned hope of see lng the new second-class zone rate changed though Senator McKellar is expected to oppose it qii the floor. > SHRAPNEL RAINS IN LONDON FROM MANY AIRPLANES Many Bombs Are Dropped In Strongest Attack Yet Made London.?The strongest air attack yet attempted on London and the coast to-wns by the Germans, was carried out by four groups of hostile airplanes. Some of the machines got through to London and bombed tho southwestern district. No casualties or damages has been reported. A terrific barrage Was sent up from the defeiiHp if mis and the roar of tint. tJe lasted intermittently for two and a half hours. The Germans bombed coast towns as they passed over and proceeded toward London. Two of the group succeeded in getting a number of rau, chines through the sky burrage. Numerous bombs were dropped on the southwestern district which is thickly populated with the homes of the upper and middle classes. The tire Trom the defending gut.s was longer and louder than evor before. A rain of ahrnpnol fell in all sections of the town and the streets wore virtually deserted save for a few police. Tho weather was perfect for air operations as there was a bright full moon, with no clouds or wind. The , people of London were expecting a raid and wero awaiting for signals. Soon after 7 o'clock motors of the volunteer <-orps "sped /through the, streets blowing their sirens and displaying an illuminated notice "Take cover " The telephone exchanges notified their subscribers and other measures were put into execution to inform the populace of the pending air raid. MANY MEMBERS OF I. W. W. HAVE BEEN ARRRESTED \ ' Washington?Tho great harvest of indictments returned at Chicago it was uuhoritattvaly stated, is hut a frar tion of what the government will reap, as the result of its nation-wide ? ral don Industrial /Workers of the World offices September 5. Only those regarded by the government as the chlof figures In the alleged conspiracy to thwart the government in its war . < plans havo been indicted. Tons of documents have been sized In the raid . % . V __ ; SIR CECIL SPRlNG-ftlCE j Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British ambas sador to the United States, it Is reported will be replaced before long by another diplomat, not yet nameg. 2ND LOAN IS THREE BILLION DENOMINATION OF NEW BONDS WILL BE $50 AND MULTIPLES OF $50. Maturity In 25 Years.?Subscriptions Payable Two Per Cent Upon Application; Installments Monthly of 18. 40 and 40 Per Cent. Washington. ? Secretary McAdoo announced the details of the second liberty loan, which will be offered to the public October 1.' 'The chief features are: Amount?$3,000,000,000 or more, the excess not to exceed nne hnlf nf *hr> amount of over-subscription. Terms of bonds Maturity, 25 years; redemable at.the option of the secretary of the treasury in 10 years. Denominations of bonds?$50 and multiples of $50. Interest rate?Four per cent, pnyablo semi-annually on November 15 and May 15. Terms of payment?Two per cent upon application 18 per cent November 15, 40 per cent December 14 ami -10 per cent January 13. 1018. The privilege of converting bonds of this issue into bonds of any succeeding Issue bearing a higher interest rate than four per cent during the period of thp war is extended, and through an arrangement tinder which bonds will he printed with only four coupons instead of 50 (to ho exchanged at. fh" end wf two years for the bonds containing the full number of coupons deliveries will he prompt. In this manner the issue of interim certificates will he avoided. TO REQUISITION ALL BIG AMERICAN MERCHANT VESSELS. Shipping Board to Take Over on October 15 All Ships Available For Ocean Service.?Rates Fixed. Washington ? Kvory American morrhnnt vessel of more, than 2.500 tons dead weisrht capacity available for ocean service will he requisitioned by the Kbvnrnm?*nt October 15. the shippine; board announced in a statement riving the charter rates at which the vessels will be taken over American ships available for ocean traffe total slightly more than two million tons, hut some already have been taken over for the army and navy. Tn most Instances, exrept where required for actual imvcrnmpnt service the ships it was said, will he turned hadk to their owners for operation on smvernment account subject* .at id 1 times to any disposition the shlppln;' hoard may dlreet. Tho rates?Wnnniinoed will rut sharp lv the present charter rate rhhrred hv American voxels for carrying government supplies It is the, intention It is understood to apply thorn lator to npv foreign shtpa rhartor'od In the United States, Tho chartering wl'l bo In tbo hands of tho shipping board's chartering commission. COMMITTFF WILL INVFSTIOATE USE OF OFRMAN MONFY Washington.?Inquiry by th" TTou.so committee Into whether Cowman monov ha - boon nsod to Influence Pnni'n'is probably was propound fn a resolution sponsored by tho ruins cpm mittoo and supported by tho homn cratic loader? Demands for an exhaustive fnoulrv overwhelmed house leaders from both sides while the rules oommttteo In executive session was oonsiderioe whether to retort favorably one of the several resolutions introduce' since Secretary Lansing made public Count von BernstorfT'u mesaajre to Berlin asklrifr authority to spend $">0.06? Influencing Congress as It had %cen done beter^. t " ' -ft ORT ?;?- - ?, * *'".;y ? ' : FOEt unxt, s. C., THOTte ; . . . START DRIVE FOR NEW LIBERTY LOAN FIVE BILLION D0LLAR8 AND TEN MILLION 8UB3CRIBER8 18 GOAL 8ET. MINIMUM $3,000,000,000 ?: Gigantic Machine la Set In Motion*? Banks, Newspapers, Commercial Organizations and Patriotic 8oclatlpa Will Work For Success of Big Loan. Wasineton.?The second liberty loan campaign opened Monday with ifhlch to carry on the war. To obtain $3,000,000,000 in subscriptions, the minimum set by treasury officials for the issue, a gigantic machine of many parts stands were set in motion with the opening of the compaign. Fifty per cent greater than the first liberty loan, the present offering is the largest the American people ever have been called upon to absorb, and to make certain that It will bo more than fully subscribed officials for months pust have been perfecting tho elaborate sales and publicity mechanism. Five billion dollars and ten million subscribers?that is the goal to which officials hope to drive the campaign successfully during the next four weeks. The services of virtually every industry of the nation have been enlisted to bring about this result. Secretary McAdoo opened the cam puign lormauy wiin a speech in Cleve land, Ohio, the first of many ho will deliver in, a tiuuacontiiwunlal touwhich will take him Into virtually every section of the country and keep him on the road until October 26, the day before the subscription books close. More than 26,000 banks will co-operate in floating the huge issue, These, working under the guidance of the 12 federal reserve banks, regional headquarters for the Iban, will be the treasury's first lieutenants. The entire press of tho country? i dally newspapers, weekly and mbnthj ly magazines, trade papers, foreign language publications and farm papers which contributed so largely to the success of the first issue, will work ifor the success of the second. Chambers of commerce, hoards of trade, manufacturers*' associations and kindred organizations have pledged , their active and unstinted efforts in I the campaign. i IV'if pin! io pnplntlho >? * i? ? ? 'I* X'Wr UrtV boon olisted, as well aa rhurch and school organizations. labor organlzaliona. fraternal societies and school children. The stage and the screen will.dn their part. Trending theatrical and moving picture stars have hoon filmed for a special number which ^frill he displayed In virtually every moving picture, theater In the country, white from behind tho footlights of vaudeville and other theaters speakers wiP .utilize daily the time h'otwnen the acta i to en'mpaltrn for the- , loan. COAL RLTAILLt.S' PROFITS J LIMITED BY ORDER ISSUED I Immediate Reduction to -Consumer Is Expeoted. Wns'niiiglop.-^ Government control ovel the. ,odul industry was made complete by an ordor of Fuel Administrator l.xrheld limiting the profits oi retail; jwal. and coke dealers throng' nil. Hie country to a basis which i; i -expected to brlnfc about an immedtatn 'redtirliou in prices to the constno*):. The order directs that the retailers shall fix their prices so as to ^im:l (heir gross margins over cost to the 'Aversr? of such gross margins during the, year 1015, plus a maximum of ;30 per r'ent of the. 1915 margin, provided that in no case shall tin- aceragQ mar 1 gin of t,he month of July this?ycar be i exv?^SJ- ' i i TvOcat comniitten* appointed by tb?federal fuel administrators in each win see to Itvfhnt tho (killer;; I comply with the orjler and fh?v deaf ors thmneolvos will he rAtted npnn to ro nrij. Kwirn coat shoots showing thi fact upon whic h Uiey havo baiod thotr price*. 1t>.dor Onrflold aolecfed IPIrl'ns o I normal voar hoHnisff tho ront shot' ! arc which resulted in continued. riao i in prims clid not hcrin until llMrt Th'> additional ItO.por root is allowed to oovor InortMiipd mat of doinc; hw^ii^vis. Prices almndy fiX'd hy tho i?hv?>-. moil for coal nt iho, mouth of t\? , mine, am imar 1.Jioso?.rh3reod in 1 *>Jr.. | and with tho jobbers' ch?ri?e now tine ' (tod to 2r? rents a ton, nn/i tho co'sf of : t ran sport nt'on not materially tnrrfldh od tho ronsnmor tn ovrrv rnwiiinjli' I should bo ample to Rot coal of anjr description nt approximately. tho. price the paid-in 19J5. V Milt, - - - ^ * .^a * i ..X*# " ?' * ? '?'j3 SDAY; OCtfOBER 4, 1917; W. A. EKENGREN I ? SBIffft fi MBBBlW J ; ? i h-f -. L W. A. Ekengren, minister from Sweden to the United States, may become involved in fhe expose of violations of neutrality by Swedish .officials, for the American government is making an Investigation t odetermine whether Sweden . has assisted German intrigue against the United States as she did against Argentina. DniTiPU iiiur nnnn nunnrno Dniiran (ihvc uuuu duuuldd FIELD MAR8HAL KAIG'S MEN ARE AGAIN STRIKING IN FLANDERS IN BIG DRIVE. Veritable ' Inferno of Artillery Fire Is Opened in Early Morning and at Evening Important Enemy Positions Had Been Riddled. Field Marshal liaig's.men again are striking in Flanders, and the force of their blow, like that of those that have preceded it, is meeting with good results on a front of nearly six m i 1 es. Notwithstanding the necessity of carrying the battle to Crown Prince Itupprecht across uninviting ground? virtually a morass owing to recent rains and against the inevitable concrete and steel redoubts and woods and shell craters teeming with rapidfire guns -the English, Scotch and Australian troops have snatched valuation VIIII tn I'D nnlnln Cn? I mans. but not without terrible opposition. Location of New Drive. flail's new thrust was delivered i rom the base of front line positions aptured and consolidated last week, before which the Hermans held numerous van I ace (mints of strategic value, barring the way to further Inroads by the British or for harassing fhe-British line by machine gun and < rifle bullets. ? As on previous occasion, Tlaig loosed a veritable inferno of artillery fire' against the Germans before launching hie nUngk in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and when night fell mituy Important posh lions had been 'ridded of the enemy, but with the firm, ns" at numerous otheT points savagely contesting the right of way. i Probably the most significant gain of tho British, wbh fv the Hermans as i sert was to a d" >?h of two thirds of I a' mite at "certain points, was near U? VI mill il l'"W iiiincirpii yards of Jhe wes'ern outskirts of which village thev p? vetratcd placing them about nix miles from th" i rallWrt? runnine from. 0?tend ihnufcn | Haulers and I!qv.I?rJx io l.ille. Th? j rutting of this ii> y?hi h s'-oms to i.hn the objective * -of Marsha' iiaU?, whuld sor'onsiy n^ert the transhurt of the Germans from their navat bases al Ostnnd and ZeebriiKKe to the Kj?uth. | ~77r ' ' SPRIOUR DISORDERS ARE OCCURRING IN ARGENTINE Buenos Aires. Serious disorders occurred in' various'parts of the c ap ifa! as tho result of an anti-German manifestation ami strike agitations As an outcome of the firing upon Alroet cars by strikers or sympatlilz ers. xn insneotor was kiltert nnrt ??v rrnl pnranns wvrc vvoiij.^'il, In ay?n pathy with the i?*(I (levmnn demon (stration of business hnnses hi the city 1 closed their doors a -t {-'t ??? ?? f ? ' p'} ' 1 * Ttm ?whm* mmmmm W r * - - . MANY LEADERS OF I. W. W. INDICTED __________ i CHARGED WITH NATION-WIDE 1 CONSPIRACY TO HAMPER GOVERNMENT. W. 6. HAYWOOD OF FIRST TAKEN None But Members of I. W. W. Are , Included in the Blanket Indictment. ?Thirty-five of the Men Were Ar rested During First Hour. Chicago.?Formal return of a blanket indictment "charging a nation-wide conspiracy to hamper the government during the war, was made in the United States district court here against 166 leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World. Arrests speedily followed the return. Almost before the court proceedings had reached the state of the discharge of the jury, deputy marshals were on their way to the local I. W. W. headquarter* in automobiles, donated and driven by women, and quickly returned to the IVderal building bringing prisoners with them. In the first hour 35 men were thus haled into the. marshal's office and later were questioned by Uivestlg*tors for the department of justice. Among the first to be taken into custody was William B. Haywood, secretary of the national organization of the I. W. W. who was questioned September 5 when the headquarters of the T W. W. in various cities were raided by the government. ,.An explanatory statement issued by the government attorneys who have uirwyieu me investigation or the seditious'conspiracy, the crime of which the men named in the indictments were accused, said: "The prosecutions are under sections 6. 19 and .17 of the criminal code nnd under the espionage act. Only leaders in conspiracies of those personally culpable in connection with the perpetration of crimes against tlie 1'nited States are included as defendants." To- permit the sure arrest of the indicted men. no hint of their names wns permitted to escape during the court proceedings. None hut memhers of the I. W W. was named in the indictment, the government attorneys taking pains to specify that no others^ were touched. GULF COAST SECTIONS EMERGING FROM STORM New Orleans.?The gulf coast section of east Louisiana. Mississippi, Alabama and western Florida were emerging from the battering of the tropical hurricane which swept in from the Gulf of Mexico near IMlot Town, La. The course of the storm shifted after striking Pilot Town from northwest to northeast and sweeping across a narrow portion of southern Louisiana. missed New Orleans but struck Oulfport. Hiloxi and the Mississippi roast section, swept through Mobile, where the wipd reached a velocity of 96 miles an hour, and extended east beyond Pensacola. where according to latest reports received here, the wihd was blowing 100 miles an hour. HEADON COLLISION KILLS 27, AND INJURES MANY Kellyville. Okla Twenty-seven persons are known to have been killed and more than a score injured in a head on collision l>e'w?en a westbound. St l,onls and San Francisco passenger train and an emnty train, which had been tt'vv' for transporting troops, one mile southwest of Kellyville. At 9 o'clock the bodies of seven white men. three Indians and 17 tietrroes had heen taken from the wrecknee of the passages nvirhc three of whrtrh were telescoped. The. passenger train Is said to have boon ordered to wait at a siding hero for the ?jmpty troon train to pass, hut for som" reason pulled out of 'he station and met the eastbound train head-on at a bridge over l'ole Cat creek. U. S. COMMISSIONER NICHOLS ENDS LIFE AT RALEIGH Raleleh. NT. t' I nitod Slates'Commissioner John Ni< hols years of iKc, 'nt 'om lime a member of ConKress, shot himself through the hack of the head In his nffieo at the postoffice bull 'uu; lier< and died a few minutes after he had hc(cu rushed to a lo<*?1 hospital, lie i?rt a note In his Loffice. whi-h read: "Old. poor atid I blind; wha?'a the iijr of living?" He Iwas sa^d to have boon the oldest Mason In North Carolina $1.25 Per Year. GROWERS FIX THEIR jit PR1GE FOR COHON | THIRTY-FIVE CENTS A POUND IS NAMED AS THE MINIMUM. HUNDRED FARMERS IN MEET Resolution Unanimously Adopted Setting Out Position and Pledging Loyalty to Government. Columbia.- Thirty-five cents the , pounds as the minimum price for cot ton and $100 a ton for cotton need wan the conclusion of farmers In Columbia when more than 100 cotton growers from all sections of the state met to discuss the question of cotton values and to initiate a holding movement. Kxtrente shortage in the world supply of cotton, greatly increased cost of production and the unusually high scale of prices obtaining for fabrics and cottonseed products were advanced in .justification of price fixing. It was emphasized that the farmers desire only a fair price for their cotton and that the figures are proportionate with other "raw material" and that the cotton growers are entitled to a living To acquaint the cotton growers throughout the state as to the Bitu- t ation obtaining in the cotton markets, an "educational campaign" is to be conducted, with meetings in evory township. 11. T. Morrison was instructed to appoint a chairman in each county who will direct the campaign. The object of the meetings will be te inform. the people as to the reason :or demanding :J5 cents a pound for their cotton and to explain to them how they can secure the money with which to keep 'distress cotton' off the market." The meeting was held In the office of \V. G. Smith, state warehouse commissioner. Mr. Smith explained at the outset that the warehouse space available in the state was adequate to store the crop He also emphasized that the hanks had the money on deposit to make loans on cotton warehouse receipts. He explained that farmers could borrow SO per cent of the price obtaining when cotton was stored. The interest rate, ho said, was fi per rent Another important fact, emphasized by Mr. Smith, was that the cotton warehouse system o/ South Carolina nas neen iiiik<*(i wun me oureau or markets of the national department of agriculture and that a public grader Is now connected with tho Columbia offices. This grader gtves his services freely to all farmers who send their samples to Columbia, or makes trips to places where 100 or more hales are to be graded. J. Whitner Reid. secretary of the State Farmers' union, acted as seerc tary of the meeting and read a letter to tho cotton convention called for October 2 in New Orleans. President Morrison and three former presidents. R. Harris. A. .1. Perritt and 10. W. Dnbbs were named delegates. The next meeting of South Carolina grow ers has been called for October 10 and F. II. Hyatt lias asked that the meeting he held at the Colonia Hotel. Many brief talks were made during the meeting. Some of these were by Mr. Morslson. E. W. Dnbbs. J. G. I. White iff Chester. M O. Dantzlor of Orangeburg. C. L Toole of Aiken. W O. Tatiun nrf Orangeburg and F dl Hyatt of Columbia. The resolution, demanding 35 cents a pound for cotIon was Introduced by Mr. Toole. Starts Poultry Farm. Bamberg.?A new Industry to he started here soon will hp a poultry fnrm opnrntPd on an extensive scalp to supply CKKs to wholesale denlers In Charleston, \ucusta and other nearby markets. Nothing of this kind has ever been undertaken In this Immedl ate section before, but J. C. Hyrd, who has recently moved here, has careful Iv investigated the situation and be lievinp that It will prove a profitable business will shortly beerin the enterprise. Mr. Byrd is an old 15amber* boy and was raised here. Diq Up Soldiers Bodies. Chattanooga. Trim. The bodies of three Confederate aoldlers worn un covered by negro laborers whilo dig gln'r a water main lino to a reservoir In Snodgrass Hill at Chlcamauga. The buttons of tho uniforms born a mints ture pn'motto tree and the letters "S. C Indicating that the man Inst the'r lives in tho historic, charge on Sno.l grass Hill and were from South Caro Hiii. The bodies were relntorred a* the South Carolina monume.nt at Chlokamnuga. which is only a .short dlntance from where they were found. *>. ' \ \