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Established in 1891. [ FOES RETIREMENT NT PRESENT END ENEMY HOPE8 TO DELAY OR 8TOP 'ADVANCE OF ALLIE8 ON OLD BATTLE LINE. ALLIES FEELING THEIR WAY Careful Advance Is Being Made Through Screens of Machine Gunners on Fighting Front. Washington. ? With the German army standing today substantially in the positiona it occupied before last March &J. when its greatest offensive was launched, it appears certain to officials here that the next few days will see the plans of the opposing commanders revealed. Th. - - ? \ ? ?uo riaicmcm in ine omcioi uerman communique that "our new lines" had everywhere been occupied Ib given only one construction here. Apparently It was Intended to mean that the retirement had come to an end and that the Germans expected to stop the, allied advance along the old front. In that event. If was said today, the light forces of the French, British and American armies will soon reach this defensive position and subsequent operations quickly will show how Marshal Foch proposes to assail the problem that bafTled tho French and British general stuffs, the breaking of this advanced line of defefense set up by the enemy on Belgian and French soil. It was evident from reports that the allied forces were still feeling their way forward carefully through the rear guard screens of machine gun'ners which still cover many portions of the enemy's present fighting front. Behind this screen the Germans were believed to have reoccupied the old Hindenburg defenses, which probably have been repaired and supplemented. ftMADD r.AlltiC u a rtc IN BRITI8H ADVANCE London.?The British in un advance over a four-mile front between the Havrineourt wood and Peiziere have raptured all the German positions on the high ground between these two * points and won their old trench positions overlooking Gouzeaucourt, according to the official communication from Field Marshal Haig. The Gouzeacourt wood also is in British hands. English and New Zealand troops performed the task and during the fighting repulsed heavy German counter-attacks. The text of the statement follows: "Advanced detachments of English and New Zeularders attacked ?nd carried the German positions on the high ground between Peiziere and the Havrineourt wood. After sharp fighting in the course of which heavy counterattacks were repulsed with losses, we gained the old British trench line on the ridge overlooking Gouzeacourt and captured Gouzeaucourt wood. "On the left of our attack, other English troops successfully advanced our line in the eastern portion of the Havrineourt wood. We captured a number of prisoners in these operations." AMERICAN TROOPS CROSS THE VESLE IN FORCE With the American Army on the Aisne Front.?In the face of the stiffest machine gun fire since the Americans crossed the Vesle In force. American infantry advanced at certain points on a curve line extending from Glennes to Vleil Arcy. The advance wan preceded by a heavy artillery bombardment, which continued all night. From the plateau the Americana took up po?-i ions in the ravines whichh drain northward, but the advance was necessarily cautious ow'ug to the commanding position of La Petite Montague, which la the highest point In that region. The French and American artillery bombarded the mountain, where the Germans had huilt strong emplacements. GERMAN SUBMARINE TORPEDOES TRANSPORT Paris.?The American transport Mount Vernon, formerly the German steamship Kronprlnresain Ceeelie. which, though torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of France was able to make port, was carrying wounded and sick soldiers back to the United States. Senator James H. Lewis, of Chicago. HI., who was among the passengers, all of whom were saved. Is suffering from a chill resulting from exposure. HEAVY WFATHER AND MUDDY GROUND STAYS ADVANCE With the British Army in France.? Although little strips of ground have been gained here and there along the battles lines that zigzag across Atois and Plcardy.the British troops gener ally were stationary. A heavy rain whipped along by a chilly wind, ha? covered the battlefield wih? a coat ing of mud. This is a country badly torn by shells and of itself would neo ssar'.ly result In a slower movement # I The COL CHARLES E. LYDECKER ] ' < nj , I ; / JBL; , W JM i ^H9 ^BBjaBHnffiSRM^ HnH MMirw*KTi1g8rff Hnn ^BBB ii ii 11 i^wMi Col. Charles E. Lydecker, new president of the National Security league, I la a practicing lawyer in New York 1 and a Democrat In politics, a man of i long military experience and active In educational work. He was one of the soven original organizers of the league and has been prominently active In preparedness agitation and ether mili itary matters In connection with the 1 war. i HAIR WIMM'MR IH THF MilBTH ? ? > ?i w ii? nib "wimi I AMERICANS AND FRENCH ARE DRIVING GERMANS OUT OF STRONGEST POSITIONS. 1 Enemy Is Being Severely Punished, and the End Appears to Be Not Yet in Sight. The French and Americans are fast driving the Germans out of their positions in southern Plcardy and in the i section between the Vesle and Aisne ; rivers. So rapid has been the prog- j j ress of the a'lies?the French in Pic- j ' ardy and the Americans and French 1 from Solr,sons eastward toward j Kheims?that the retirement of the j enemy has the appearance of the be- , ginning almost of a rout. J Meanwhile Field Marshal Haig in I the north, from Peronne to Ypres has j been almost as busily engaged with , his troops in carrying out successful ; maneuers which are only in slightly i less degree of rapidity forcing the j Germans everywhere to give ground. ; Haig's ir.e again 1- ?vo made the Germans taste bitter defeat cn numerous sectors and the end of the punishment seems for them not yet in sight. I . I in me latest ngiitu r in the region | extending from the old Noyon hector to Soissons the French have reclaimed 30 villages from the Germans; have crossed the Somme canal at several points and are standing only a short distance from the important Junction ' of Ham with its roads leading to St. Quentin and La Fere. The French and Americans are hard ! after the Germans between the Vesle river and the Aisne and for more than eight miles, extending from Conde to Vil-Arcy, they have driven the enemy across the Aisne and are standing on the southern bank of the river. Eastward toward Rheims. almost up to the gates of the cathedral city, the German line is falling back northward. At the anchor points of the line in the vicinity of Rheims. however, the Ger mans seem to be holding, evidently ! realizing that a retrograde movement here would necessitate a straightening of their line perhaps as far eastward as Verdun. WATERPOWER BILL HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE SENATE 1 Washington. ? The administration waterpower leasing bill wus passed by the house after leaders had failed in a second attempt to amend it so as to carry out the wishes of President Wilson that a "fair value" instead of the amount of the "net Investment" should be paid by the federal or municipal governments in taking over power plants at the end of the 50-year lease periods. NO PRESENT INCREASE TO BE ALLOWED IN SUGAR RATION Washington.?Retention of t'te present sugar ration of two pounds a month for each person was announced by the food administration. The certificate system by which sugar is allotted dealers was explained. Notwithstanding the promise of a hounti! ful harvest the administrators agreed, that food conservation must be intensified to carry out the plan of sending j 15.000 000 tons instead of 10.000,000 j tions overseas in the nex yeur. THfc PRESIDENT DISCOURAGES SEPARATE WELFARE WORK Washington.?President Wilson has decided that the seven recognized so1 defies doing welfare work among the 1 American soldiers at home and overi seas shall conduct a Joint campaign. | Chairman Raymond D. Fosdlck. of the I commission on training camp acuviI ties, announced that the campaign would be conducted during the week beginning November 11 and that the American people would be asked to give $170,500,000 to the organizations. For w FORT MILI BRITISH RE-EKTER | OLD DEFENSE LINE ADVANCED TROOP3 PRESSING FORWARD AND GAINING MUCH TERRITORY. MORE THAN 19,000 PRISONERS Hostile Attacks Were Largely Local i and Were Easily Repulsed by the British. "London.?Advanced British troops have entered their old defense ays- | tem on the southern battle line, held 1 prior to the German offensive of last ' | March, according to the war office ! I announcement. I I The British have gained ground along the Vermand-Epehv line. i ! More than 10,000 prisoners were taken by the British in France in the first week of September. The statement says: "On the southern portion of the hattie front our troops have now entered the area of the defense systems constructed by us prior to the German March offensive. The enemy is offering increased resistance among these prepared defenses and sharp fighting has taken place today at a number of points. "Our advanced troops are pressing forward and have gained ground in the direction of Vermand. llesbecourt ( and Epehy. "Local hostile attacks were repulsed south of Ploegsteert and east of Wulverghem. On the remainder of the British front there is nothing of special interest to report. . | FRENCH REACH FRINGE OF THE ST. GOBAIN FOREST Paris.?The French troops have captured the village of Mennessis. about four miles north of Tergnier. and on the t. Quentin canal. Farther south they have penetrated to the northern fringe of the St. Gobain forest up to the outskirts of the village of Servais. according to the French comrounica-, tlon. I The text of the statement reads: "North of the Oise, the French troops have raptured the village of Mennessis. and are along the Canal St. Quentin. South of the Oise the French have made progress to the outskirts of Servais. AMERICAN TROOPS CAPTURE THE VILLAGE OF MUSCOURT Washington.?Capture by American troops of the village of Muscourt with 50 prisoners is announced in Genernl Pershing's communique, received at the war department. The statement follows: | Ifeadquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces. j "Section A. South of the Aisne our ! troops entered the village of Muscourt and captured* 50 prisoners. Hostile counter-attacks in this sector were repulsed and our line was slightly advanced. Two strong hostile raids in the Woevre were beaten off. leaving prisoners In our hands. In Alsace, a successful raiding party iniflcted lossj es on the enemy. "Section B. The commander-in| chief has awarded the distinguished cross to the following men of the : American expeditionary forces, for the acts of gallantry set forth after their names: "Sergeant Albert N. Elsea, machine | gun battalion. While acting as ma( chine gun lender near Hilsensirst. I France. July fi. 1018 he was wounded | in the face by a bursting shell but ; continued to direct his men until the attack ended and "then insisted on I walking to a dressing station. | "Corporal Clayton N. Moore, band infantry. During the attack on Hilsensirst. France, July fi. 1018, while carrying a wounded soldier through I.IC.V ><- *un me in Minier, r.e whs wounded, but by unusual pluck nevertheless brought his comrade to safety and realizing Uie scare!'y of stretch. era. insisted on others being taken to 1 the rear and walking himself." PLANS BEING PERFECTED TO PENSION AND INSURE R. R. MEN "Plans for the uniform and equitable compensation of injured employes or the dependents of emnloves who may be killed in the service of the railroads, are being considered." said an official announcement, "and 1t is hoped that it may also be possible to arrange for the retirement of employes upon pension at a given age as well as to provide for their purchase of life llpntlti anil ?<"> *?_ surance at reasonable rates. FRENCH AND BRITISH MEET WfTH STUBBORN RESISTANCE Paris.?The allied advance continues along the entire front In the direction of Camhra. St. Quentin. LaFerre. AnlzyAnizy-le-Chateau and the Chemln-Des-Dames. According to the latest advices the French and British troops nevertheless are meeting witn stubborn resistance, in which Intense artillery activity is being carried out. This resistance is taken as an indlcai tlon that the enemy Intend* to make a stand along this line. T Ml S. 0., THURSDAY, SEPTE SENATOR"W. H. KINO ro^< Senator W. H. King of Utah, protested vehemently against Senator Lewis' plan to have printed in the Congres lonal Record a petition asking con gre?s and the administration to Insist on the immediate independence of Ireland. Mr. King said It was an attempt to Insult one of our allies. HUN ARMY IN GREAT DANGER STRATEGY OF GENERAL FOCH IMPOSES NECESSITY OF FURTHER RETIREMENT. Retreat Is Forced in 8oissons-Rheims Sector; An Action Long Ago Predicted. The Germans are now giving giound over the entire 150 mile battle front from Ypres to Rhe'.ms. Seemingly the question whether the Get mans will be able to hold even relatively their presen line from Plunders to Champagne is being answered. And the answer apparently is in the negative. The strategy of General Foeh, which imposed upon the Germans the necessity of falling back in Flanders. Artois and Plcardy, now likewise is luiiiiicuiuK me enemy 10 withdraw from the Vesle river between Soissons and Rheims, northward toward the AiRne in order to avert disaster. Outflanked on all defensive works along the western part of the battle line and in great danger of a turning movement eastward front the regions of Noyon and Soissons, the German high command at last has been forced to begin the retrograde movement in the Solssons-Rhelms sector which the military experts long had predicted would be necessitated through the successes of the British, French and American armies, 1,600,000 AMERICAN TROOPS EMBARKED FOR SERVICE Washington. ? Announcement by General March, chief of stafT, that more than 1.600.000 American troops had been embaiked for all fronts up to August 31, furnished a new measure of the forces Marshal Foch has at his disposal with which to follow up the victories already won on the western front. Included in tho American shipments are men sent to Italy and Siberia. the arrival of Major General Graves, American commander. at Vladivostok, with nearly 1.400 men of the forces dispatched direct from the United States having been announced by General March. The total number of men sent elsewhere than to France, however, is less than 10.000. leaving ' more than a million and a half American tioops available for the use of the supreme commander in the great battle. The size of this American force heccmos increasingly Important ?s the scope of the new British assault at the very center of the German line on the Douai-Cnmbrai front becomes apparent. I RECRUITING STATIONS OF THE ARMY TO BE CLOSED Washington Voluntary enlistments for the army except as authorized bv acts of Congress in certain cases have been ordered discontinued and all recruit In g stations will be c.losed as speedily as is practicable. The enlisted men serving at such stations will be sent to the nearest recruit depot to be physically examined and their qualification records made out with a view to their assignment to "appropriate duty." CAROLINA TROOPS TOOK PART IN WEEK'S BATTLE. Washington.?General March identified the American unit whi<jh participated in the Flanders advance as the 30th division composed pf troops from Tennessee. North Carolina and South Carolina. This is the "Old Hickory" division. In answer to a question General March said that more than 250,00b had landed in France during August. The record for monthly shipment, he added, was 285.000. } tl ; 1 LL T MBER 12, 1918 FRENCH REOCGUPY ALL y GROUND AMERICANS ARE STILL MAKING I PROGRESS IN THE REGION OF VILLERS-EN-PRAYERES. HWY DEFEATS ARE INFLICTED Entire German Line on the North Is Endangered by the British Under General Haig. Paris.?The French have occupied j all their old trenches along the whole of the front to the north of tlie Alsne river and also have captured the 1 towns of Ham and Chauny in the salient southwest of St. Quentin. South of the Aisne the American j troops have made further progress in j the region of Villers-En-Prayeres and I Revillon. Ttye French advance east ' of the Canal I>u Nord at some places ; has reached a depth of more than ten i kilometers. The Germans continue to give I ground before the allied armies over ! the 150-mile battle front from Ypres j to Rheims. Particularly heavy defeats have been inflicted on them by the French [ In the old Noyon salient and by the ; French and Americans in the region ; between the Vesle and Aisne rivers ! east of Soissons. To the north Field Marshal Hair's ! men have pushed their lines eastward | at numerous points into the enemyheld territory for important gains and daily are increasing the menace ( against the entire German line faci Ing them. I { NO PROTEST TO BE MADE TO THE PRESIDENT ON COTTON Washington.?Flans of southern senators to protest to President Wilson against the proposal of Chairman Raruch, of the war industries hoard, to have a commission appointed to investigate the feasibility of recommending stabilization of cotton prices j were abandoned. After a meeting of southern senai tors. Senator Smith, of South Cam ; t Una, announced that a statement which was prepared for presentation I to Mr. Raruch would not be made public at present, but that a eonfer! ence with Mr. Raruch would be , | sought. ;8TAPLE NOT TO BE TOUCHED BY FEDERAL PRICE-FIXERS I Atlanta, Ga.?There is no occasion I for alarm over the agitation to fix cot' ton prices, according to a teloeram ! made public by William J. Harris, from President Wilson. The message was in reply to one Mr. Harris sent earlier In the day calling the Presij dent'? attention to the apprehension I of many persons over the situation. I and protesting in the interest of the j farmers against such a movement. LOCAL AND DISTRICT DRAFT BOARDS TO BE ENLARGED Washington.?As an additional step in speeding up the draft organizations ! in the effort to induct into military : service in October men who register, i Provost Marshal General Crowder is 1 planning to enlarge local and district > boards wherever necessary. Announcement was made that Oen| eral Crowder had telegraphed draft j executives in all states asking if an I increase would hasten their operation. Roards already have been authorized to usp additional registrars. , Kmployers or dependents of registered men who for patriotic reasons , may object to entering a claim for deferred classification on the ground of 1 dependency or occupation, will expedite proceedings and prevent injusi tlce by making the exemption claims | for the men it was said at the provost marshal general's office. Local boards will find their duties more complicated if registrants en j titled to exemption do not claim it or some interested person does not make the claim in their behalf. ! VICTORY WON BY ALLIES IN REGION OF ARCHANGEL. I London. A Hritisli official communication dealiiiK w.th the operations of the allied forces in the region around Archangel. Russia. says: "After further servere hand-to hand fighting with an enemy force led by the Germans, the allied troops have occupied Obozerskaya. Prisoners to , the number of 150 were captured and heavy losses were inflicted on the enemy. The allied casualties were slight." EIGHTEEN TYPHOID VICTIMS. AMONG INTERNED ALIEN8. Washington.?Kighteen deaths occurred among the 117 cases of typhoid fever which broke out early in August among enemy aliens interned near Hot Springs. M. the war depart- j rnent announced through the commit- | ' tee on public information. All of the patients were removed to the general 1 hospital at Hlltmore, N. C., and all remaining prisoners were taken to the ( Internment camp at Fort Oglethorpe, 1 Ga. \ IMES PLANNING FOR PRESS NTE1 People of Gaffney Expect to Give South Carolina Press Association a Right Royal Welcome. Gaffney.?The date for the meeting of the South Carolina Press Association at Gaffney has been definitely fixed for September 18 and the people of the town are looking forward with a great deal of pleasure to the arrival of the members of the Fourth Estate. "Old Man" DeCarap is arranging a series of entertainments for the members to make their stay in Gaffney pleasant. Among other features will be an excursion to the Cowpens battleground, about twelve miles from Gaffney. There is a splendid road to the battleground end it is probable that Col. Rion McKissick will deliver an address, the members of the association remembering vividly the splendid address which he delivered at Kings mountain on the occasion of the annuul press meeting at York. It is expected that the new hotel will be completed by that date, or enough of it to accommodate the members. New Boll Weevil Line. Clemson College.? G. M. Anderson. , specialist in charge of insect boll weevil quarantine, has just completed a scouting trip along the boll weevil line and reports the weevil advancing in South Carolina territory. The new weevil line that will be issued in a few days will pass a short distance above Robertsviile, Pineland. and Gilllsonville, and follow the Coosawhatchee river. I Parties planning shipments from this territory will therefore notice that the quarantine and weevil lines will be advanced immediately. Still Hunt in York. York.?Officers here are making a vigorous effort to suppress moonshining in western and northern York. Hardly a week goes by in which some wijii in uoi aesiroy3d ana in several instances recently the operators have been apprehended. Finding; the distillery, however, is much easier than finding the moonshiners, who have all the wariness that everywhere characterizes the blockader. A party headed hy Sheriff Fred E. Quinn captured a distillery on the farm of Arthur Thomas in Bulloeiv~ Creek Township. The s:111 was a crude affair, having been improvised from a kerosene tank with a small churn for a cap. The outt had just been put up and everything was ready for business. A Icrge quantity of mash was destroyed. To Distribute War Work. Columbia.?Pursuant to a call issued by T. B. Stackhouse. chairman of the war resources committee, Co1 lumhia district, a meeting of representatives of industries located in the district was held at the Chamber of Commerce. After the meeting had been organized. C. Fitzsimmons presiding and W. B. West acting as secretary, T. B. Stackhouse explained the objects and purposes of the organization, which are as follows: 1. That there might be gathered all information available with reference to the manufacturing industries of the country, with the view of putting this information in such concrete form that 1 it might he readily available to the Washington authorities in order that all war nees may be made more available. I 2. That war work might be more uniformly distributed among those capable of undertaking it. 3. That the government might know what industries are partly or wholly employed in war work and just how long war work contracts have been made ahead. I Questionnaires nave been sent out to 289 manufacturing plants. I there a11- many uintrr mnnuracturing plants in counties composing the Columbia district, that have not yet received the questionnaires. These manufacturing plants should at once communicate with T. B. Stackhouse, chairman, Columbia. S. C. The Columbia district is composed of the following counties: Calhoun, Fairfield, Lee. Richland, Chestereld, Florence. Lexington. Orangeburg. Darlington, Kershaw. Marlboro. Sumter, Dillon, Lancaster, Newberry. Rural Policeman Killed. Marion.?George Davis, rural policeman. was killed instantly near here when he was shot in the head by a negro, John Cage. The killing occur red in the river swamp, where Mr. Davis. Sheriff Rowell and Jesse Davis, brother to the rural policeman, went to arrest .the negro for whom the rural policeman held a wariant for trapping. Seeing the party approaching, the negro grabbed his gu.i and barricaded himself in his house shooting through a rear window and killing Mr. Davis instuntly. To Be Commander. It will be interesting to South Carolinians to learn that the senate has | confirmed the nomination of George M. Stackhouse of Marion, who was retired some time ago as a paymaster in the navy and that he will now be a pay inspector, he will be on the active list of the navy and will be rated as a commander. Congressman Kagpdale, who has been personally inter- I esied In the case, gave It his close at- 1 tentlon. Mr. Stackhouse'a friends heartily congratulate him on his promotion and return to active service. I V I $1.25 Per Year. [Interesting items FROM THE GAMPS SOLDIERS AND VISITORS AT CAMP JACKSON HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIFE. f A GOOD RECORD IS SHOWN Bulletin Telegraph Service Showing World's Series Baseball Games Interest Sevier Soldiers. Camp Jackson. During the week ending August 30. 31.256 men at Catnp Jackson participated in athletic sports of various kinds, while 82.295 witnessed these events. At Camp Jackson at the base hospital. off of the beaten paths of traffic may be found a canteen that is, in the vefnacular of the soldier, some canteen. One is first attracted to this busy center of commercial activity by the well kept grounds and the rustic fence, which improve the exterior appearance to a wonderful degree. Look ing at the building from the roadway one cannot fail to see the 6 by 45 foot sign that tits in the exterior arrangement in a very pronounced way. This is the only government building in camp that is painted, and it is of a beautiful green tint, blending perfectly with the greensward of the board lawn. The provost guard made 171 arrests during the month of August and that i is highly creditable to the Camp Jackson boys as many thousand men visited the city lust month. Of the number arrested 24 were charged with Intoxication; eight altered passes; ten forged passes; 34 were caught without passes; seven were arrested for tulking to negro women, nnd three were charged with immoral acts. Recent arrests by the military police included the arrest of Private George Cain, who Is charged with being drunk and disorderly to the dia credit of the military service. Private Horn Reason is being held j charged with forging a pass. Private Frank Harris is charged . with officially giving an assumed name. Private Abe Taylor was arrested J and charged with being disrepectful to a fellow private, i Private Joe McKoy is charged with officially giving an assumed name. I Sergt. Ray Abercrombie was arrest| ed on the charge of being drunk and i disorderly to the discredit of military service. Private David Akens was arrested on the charge of being drunk in uni| form. Camp Sevter. With a record of 18 months' service at the front in France, although only 19 years of age, Charles F. Bingley , has entered the army for a second . time, and is now in the provisional deI pot battalion at this camp, anxiously awaiting the time when he will be transferred to a regular organization ; and be sent back overseas. Itingley is a native of Prince Kdward Island. Canada, and enlisted with a Canadian ; regiment not long after the war began. He was with the Canadians in the ( Vlmy Ridge vicinity and took part in some severe fighting there. Ho was discharged last fall, however, by his officers, when they found that he had enlisted while only 1C years of age. After his discharge he worked for a while at Taunton. Mass., and not long ago enlisted in the United States army I there, and after being sent to various points, has finally reached Camp Sevier. J In order that the men at this camp may enjoy the world series basehul! games, all organization commanders were authorized by order of Brigadier General French, camp commander, to discontinue drills at 3 o'clock Thursday and Friday. The army Y M. C. j A. arranged for a large score board to be erected at a central point and bulletin telegraph service showing the game by plays are received. The organizations are marched to the score board and back to their camps again after the conclusion of the games. Teaching Illiterates. A remarkable work is being jccoraplished among the illiterates at Camp Jackson by the Y. M. C. A. L. R. Hong. "Y" educational secretary at building 13"> has a class of about 700 illiterates, whom he calls the "Smile Boys." He Is not only teaching these men to read and write and sing, but he In to.icliinp tlwin tn untilo M in <n>ila that will not come off, until now the "Smile Boys" are known all over the camp. A few days ago this class had their picture made In front of Liberty Theater. Cherokep Farmers Worried. Gaffney.? The selective drnft Is playing havoc with the farmers In Cherokee county. Many of them have made large crops of cotton and corn and there is such a scarcity of labor that it will be impossible for many of them to gather the crops, as the boys who helped make the crops have bjcn inducted into the service. With the new draft which will soon be in effect, many farmers say that practically their whole crops will be lost. Such complaints will probably become more common