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V WILL MILE m . • 1 # ■. /r" ' ALLIKH WILL SPKND THN BIL- lilONH DURING WAR. CUT OFF GEBMAN’K FOOD ■ Uoxd-Gwtrge and Wl«»tron Churchill Speak In the Houm of Oonunons— Nary Will Clamp on Even Ounce of Pressure—May Establish Block ade. The countries fighting against Ger many, Austria and Turkey thus far have thrown only a third of their strength Into the field. To maintain this force and to bring the remaining two-thirds into action will cost $10,- 000,000,000 during the current year. This announcement was made in the English House of Commons at London Monday by David Lloyd George, chancellor of the exchequer, who, with Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, gave the British public perhaps a closer view of the machinery behind the great struggle than had been af forded since the outbreak of the war. Mr. Churchill declared amid cheer ing that Great Britain finally had de cided to clamp on every ounce of sea pressure to choke off Germany’s food supply In retaliation for the German submarine policy, while Mr. LyoM George drew additional cheering when he spoke of loans to countries expected to throw in their lot with the Allies. These countries the chan cellor did not name. Mr. Lloyd George detailed financial arrangements the Allies decided on at the Paris conference and put into round figures what heretofore had been guessed—the remarkable in crease in the productivity and effi ciency of the Russian people by pro hibition of the sale of vodka This productivity and efficiency he placed as high as 50 per cent. Great Britain, the chancellor said, had resources which would last for five years and France perhaps suffi cient for three years Mr. Lloyd George paid tribute to the burden that France Is bearing and gave a pledge that the Allies would stand by Belgium financially until the time for the settlement came. The chancellor said in part: “For the year ending December 31, nest, the aggregate expenditure of the Allies will not be far from 2,000,- 000,000 pounds (910,000,000,000) The British empire will spend con siderably more than either of our two great Allies, probably from 100,- 000,900 to 150,000,000 pounds more than the highest figure spent by the other two great allies “We have to recruit a huge army, we have to maintain a huge navy; we are paying liberal separation al lowances; we have to bring troops from the ends of the earth; we have to wage war not merely in Europe but in Asia, in North, East and South Africa. “We could pay for our huge ex penditure on the war for five years, allowing a substantial sum for depre dation, out of the proceeds of our In vestments abroad. France could car ry on the war for two or three years at least out of the proceeds of her investments abroad, and both coun tries still would have something to spare to advance to their allies. “The allies are fighting the whole mobilised strength of Germany, with, perhaps, less than one-third of their own strength. The problem for the allies Is to bring the remaining two- thirds of their resources and strength Into the fighting line at the earliest possible moment, and this is largely, though by no means entirely, a ques tion of finance “Russia is in a different position than either Great Britain or France. She is prodigiously rich in natural re sources, food and raw material. Her resources are overflowing and she has labor to develop them in abundance. Russia has enormously increased her resources by suppressing the sale of all alcoholic liquors. By that means alone she has increased the produc tivity of her labor by something be tween 30 and 60 per cent. “Although Russia has these great natural resources she has not yet been able to command the capital within her own dominions to develop them, even during the time of peace; and in time of war she has additional difficulties. She has difficulty in ex porting her goods, and, in addition, her purchases abroad are enormously Increased. "France also has special difficul ties. “But we have n number of Small states,” he continued, “which are compelled to look to the greater coun tries In the alliance for financial sup port. There is Belgium, devastated and with no revenue. We must see that she does not suffer until the period of restoration and compensa tion comes. “There is Servia, maintaining an army of 300,000, fighting he*- third great war within two years, but with no resources. There are alco other states preparing for war... “It is obviously to our interest that they should be well equipped for that purpose; they can borrow only In the French and English markets.” Coming down to the Paris confer ence, the chancellor explained that the Idea of a joint loan had been Abandoned as impracticable. “An al liance in a great war, to be^effectlve.” he said, “means that each country most bring all Its resources, no mat ter what tl(ey may be, into the com mon stock. An alliance for war can not be conducted on limited liability principles. “If one country In the alliance has for the moment more trained, armed men. or a larger navy, or greater re sources'In capital and cfedit, they mast he made asadable to the ut- moet tor the pnrsoee of the elllance. urbsygr Che ether eoutrlee are ia tlon or not. That if the priAiple on which the conference at Parts deter mined to recommend to their respec tive governments the mobilisation of financial resources for the purposes of war.” ; - '* ' Mr. Churchill said the repent ac tion in the North Bee had shown that "the navy is sound as a bell, all through." “The task before us Is both anxious and gravo,” continued Mr. Churchill. "We now are to be the object of war fare never before pract’ced by a civ ilized power. So far we have-not at tempted to stop the Importation of food. We have not prevented neutral ships from trsding directly with Ger man ports. We have allowed Ger man exports in neutral ships to pass unchallenged. But the time is near when the enjoyment of these immuni ties by a state which as a matter of deliberate policy has placed herself outside of international obligations must be reconsidered. A further dec laration In part of the allied govern ments will b# made, which will have (lie effect of applying for the first time the full force of naval pressure on the enemy. *Tt must not be supposed that be cause the attack is extraordinarily good a reply can not be made. Losses no doubt will be incurred, but I be lieve no vital injury can be done. If merchant skippers act In the spirit of the captain of the Lactes, and ob serve certain precautions, losses will be confined within manageable limits., even at the outset, when the enemy naturally will make his maximum ef forts. Our reply will pet-haps be not Ineffective. “Germany can not be allowed to adopt a system of open piracy and murder. There is good reason for be lieving that the economic pressure of the navy is beginning^ to be felt in Germany." 1 During the last three months, he said, there had been 3,600 sailings and 4,465 arrivals at ports of the United Kingdom Only nineteen of these vessels had been sunk by Ger many, and of those only four were de stroyed by above-the-water craft. The navy had chartered one-fifth of the British mercantile marine for the purpose of supplying food, fuel and ammunition to the fleet and the troops in the field. Speaking of the complaints regard ing the admiralty’s retention of mer chant tonnage, Mr. Churchill said em ployment of colliers and transports was necessary There was a time when Canadian. Australian and In dian contingents were crossing the ocean, when the powerful German squadron in the Pacific had to be watched for at six or seven different places. There was also a powerful hostile navy on the other side of the North Sea At that period when Eng land’s naval resources were strained to the utmost limit, the admiralty had to utlllxe old battleships to strengthen the cruiser squadron and accept the risks The victory off the Falkland islands, however, swept away all these difficulties Mr. Churchill said he feared he could hold out no hope of any imme diate reduction In the merchant ton nage required by the admiralty. The new 15-inch gun of the navy, he said, was equal in quality to the 13.5-inch gun and vastly more power ful and destructive. Mr. Churchill placed the navy’s losses during the war at 5,500 offi cers aud men. most of whom were killed by submarines The Germans, he said, had lost a like number, chief ly by gun fire. The British had taken prisoners 83 German naval officers, and 954 men. There were no Brit ish naval prisoners of war Referring to the suggestion which has been made that a court-martial should be held whenever a ship was lost. Mr. Churchill declined to adopt such a course. He said the theories of naval warfare had been changed completely, and be felt the suggested courts-martial might cause command ers to play for safety and avoid the responsibility of positive actions. In view of existing conditions he thought the ^British losses had been compara tively few. A. Bonar Law, opposition leader, who followed Mr. Churchill, spoke of the "inevitable irritation’’ to the neu tral powers in connection with their shipping He thought the strictest regard should be paid to the interests and susceptibilities of neutrals and he said their rights must be respect- Mr. Law thought-it probable the pressure of British sea power, ulti mately would compel the German em peror to risk his navy in a sea fight. “I don’t think there would be any trouble,” Lord Charles added, “with that great country of the United States or with the other neutral pow-- SLASHES WIFE’S THROAT. Anderson MU1 Operative Slays Wo man and Stabs Himself. C. It. Alexander, aged 37, employ ed In the weave shop of Pelzer Mills, was brought to the county jail at Apdersqn Tuesday afternoon. It Is alleged that late Monday night he cut his young wife’s throat, inflicting injuries from which she died Imme diately. He Is thetf said to have stabbed himself In the throat, caus ing much loss of blood, and the wound came near proving fatak Alexander says his wife admitted that she had been unfaithful to him when he accused her of same. Alex ander says his wife struck him with a hair brush and that he became in furiated and attacked her. He says he has no recollection of having slashed her throat or having stabbed himself. The man’s 8-year- old son by his first wife was a wit ness and. he declares Alexandef-^nade the attacks. Alexander came from Jackson county, N. C., one year ago and married a second time shortly after locatipg In Pelzer. Win Fifth Term as Mayor. Clarence M- Babb of Laurens has Just been renominated for his fifth term as mayor o( the city. British Naval Losses. Winston Churchill says the Brit ish naval loanee have amounted to StS officers and i,l4< men. FIGHT rniE WEST GERMANS AND FRENCH REPORT SEVERAL SMALL GAINS. MUCH AERIAL WARFARE Mines and Explosives Do Deadly Work in France for Both Sides— Aeroplanes Are Active in Belgium and Alsace—-Germans Claim Cap ture of Twelve Hundred Yards. Paris reports: “In the Argonne between Arne-Fontaine Madame and the fortifications of Marie Therese the activity of the enemy has been manifested only by the explosion of mines and the throwing of bombs, to which we have replied. The infantry made no sorties from the trenches. “In the Vosges our light infantry captured Hill No. 957, about 300 metres northeast of the Sudemme farm, in the region of Hartmann- Wpilerkopf. “This brilliant feat was accom plished in a violent snow storm. Our (roops suffered only minor losses. “Near Nouette a detachment of the enemy which attempted to advance upon our trenches was stopped short by the fire of ohr infantry. “In Champagne there has been~ quite intense activity on the part of the enemy’s artillery upon our front before Rheims. The city has been again bombarded. Our fire upon the German trenches appears to have ac complished good results. , “In the. region of Souain one of our battalions which had succeeded in taking a woods in front of our trenches, was not able to maintain itself there before a counter attack by superior forces. The blizzard pre vented our artille-^ from rendering effecting aid.” * “In front of Dompiere, southwest of Peronne, the explosion of one of our mines took by surprise some Ba varian trench diggers who were at work. "The enemy has bombarded the villages of Balily and Travey-le-Val. Our heavy artillery has hit H)* rail way station of N($yon. “In Alsace the enemy has taken the offensive through the valley of the I-auch with two columns, advanc ing along the north and south banks of the river. The march of these troops is reported to have -been de layed and impeded by our ski pa trols. They are now In contact with our most advanced line. “Some ten aviators have flown over the region of Verdun. The bombs thrown by them did no dam- age “Great activity of French and Ger man air craft is reported from the Sundgau region of Upper Alsace. A Baael dispatch to the Temps says the machines are flying at a great height and generally avoid projectiles “A Zeppelin coming from the direc tion of the Black Foraat flew over Muolhausen towards the French fort ress of Belfort, and entered into an engagement with French airmen The result, the message aays. is not known." Geneva reports: “A thrilling bat tle between a Zeppelin and three French aeroplanes was witnessed Sat urday by thousands of German and French troops near Muelhausen. “The Zeppelin was oniling toward Belfort when it met the aeroplanes, flying much lower. The conflict last ed for about forty minutes, both Sides keeping up a continuous fire. The aeroplanes struggled to reach a higher level, which would place them above the dirigible, and had almost succeeded when the Zeppelin retired at great speed." l/ondon reports; “The fact that a British air raid In such force as was evidenced in the aerial expedition re cently carried out over the German positions in Belgium is taken in Lon don to indicate that such aerial ac tivity against German submarine bases, promised at the time when' the German policy of blockade was an nounced, is to be continued. “Great Britain has many new aero- piahes under construction and many pilots in training, and it now is pre dicted that the raid was only a fore runner of more extensive visitations.” Berlin reports: “Near Souain the enemy Friday attempted an infantry attack, but was repulsed with the loss of 120 prisoners. “The number of prisoners in the Argonne have been increased by one officer and 119 men. Northwest of Verdun several of the enemy’s trenches were taken. "A French counter attack, made under a Geneva flag, was repulsed with considerable loss for the enemy. The fortress of Verdun was shelled by German aviators with about 100 bombs. Af'Sudelkopf, in the Vosges, the French succeeded In tccupying a small outpost trencli in front-of the German positions. “The number of prisoners taken during the attacks, which were re pulsed to the west of Souain was in creased by four offlcel-s end 478 men. Before our-front 200 of the enemy’s men were found killed, while our losses In these engagements In killed and injured amounted to ninety men. “North of Maasiges, to the north west of Ste. Monehoul, another 1,200 metres ot the French positions were taken-in continuation of our attacks of February 3. “To the north of Pont-a-Mousson we took the village of Norroy from the French, and wr olio captured Hill 365, situated to the west of that city. Two officers and 151 men were taken prisoners. “In tlje Vosges we stormed Wilson and Obersengern, where we took 136 prisoners." London reports: Signal defeat of (he French In the region of Souain wt3 admitted by Paris Saturday ntgat. Following a fierce battle fought In a raging bllzsard, French forces have been driven from their advan tageous position in that vicinity. The official statement recaivtod from Franca explains the defeat by de claring tha Franck troops were ho pa- PASSED BY THE HOUSE { SHIP PURCHASE BILL SUCCEEDS by vote or aia to 121. PUSH IS IN EAST OFFENSIVE GOES ON FROM THE BALTIC TO BUKOWINA. ,.- Will be Hashed to the Senate, Wh^re a Plan to Force the Vote Has Been Conceived. The government ship purchase bill, as an amendment to the Weeks’ naval auxiliary bill, was pacsed by tha House of Representatives at 1:20 Wednesday morning by a vote of 216 to 121. The passage of the bill followed a 14-hour parliamentary struggle, which, until long after midnight threatened to extend Interminably be cause of a determined filibuster di rected by Minority Leader Mann, who yielded snly after administration leaders deeded to apply a second rule to bring the fight to an end. When Minority Leader Mann saw that the Democratic leaders were de termined to stop the filibuster several conferences were held and the Re publicans decided not to keep up the flight. A. few minutes after 1 o’clock a vote on the final passage of the bill began. Nineteen Democrats voted against the bill. They were: Patrick, Bor- chers, Callaway, Dies, Donohue, Fitz gerald, Gerry, Gordon, Jones, Kindel, Kitchen. Morrison, Mocs of Indiana, Page of North Carolina, Saunders, Slayden, Whitacre, White and With erspoon. All Republicans present voted against the btll. Democratic leaders Iff both houses of Congress agreed that the govern ment ship purchase bill either would be before President Wilson for his signature within a few days or dead so far as this session is concerned.' The House remained in session late Tuesday night to pass the Weeks- Gore bill, as this amended measure Is known, and Wednesday the admin istration forces began a final effort to get a vote in the Senate on the House amendments over the opposi tion of Republicans and revolting Democrats. Majority leaders spoke confidently of the prospect of victory and President Wilson, nfter a con ference with Senat r Kern, told call ers the bill would be passed On both sides of the papitol belief was current that if present plans for prompt action in the Senate fell through the ship bill would be aban doned and all efforts centred upon disposing of approi riatlon bills to make unnecessary an extra session While the House debated the Weeks-Gore bill the Senate continued its debate of cloture rules and sena tors of all factions were engrossed in conferences as to the next move to be made. Report has it that the ad ministration forces would attempt to shut off all debate by moving the previous question, and thus forcing a vote on a motion to concur In the House amendments. Should this prevail it would be equivalent to passage of the ship pur chase bill measure and thereby end the long and turbulent fight. There were evidences of unusual activity on the part of Senate committees in charge of appropriation hills, prepar ing the supply measures for Senate consideration as soon ss the legisla tive ways are cleared of pending busi ness i TEUTONIC ALLIES GAIN Hinden berg's Men Again Occupy <# ■ 1 Flock and Brelsk In North Poland i —Russians Report Austrian Gain in Bakowina—Russians Stubborn ly Resist in Carpathian. . ; . ,. 1 London reports: “Tho German of lower Vistula. The Russians hav evacuated East Prussia except for land. Russian armies, military men Kuvno, Grodno and Lomza thence southwest to the fortre Novoe Gorglewisk. are offering stubborn resistance the Austro-German offensive in tl region, Hero the armies are flghti in deep snow and both sides are suf fering severely.” Petrograd reports: The fc Russian retiremen from East Pri is expected to result n a reversii tory. borders West. That is believed to have con tributed largely to the German verse in the battle on the Ma Russian officers say, therefore, object of their offensive campi has been achieved. bolding the Carpathian Wiskow and Nadworna passes man and guns. An Austrian prisoners Russians surrounded an and 409 men. Hat also at Kurlmka. Baltigrod. Berlin reports: near Dukla “Field Mc.i PDA.NS FIELD ARMIES. Wsr Department Would Have Force of About 300,000 Men. Details of the war department’s plan for organizing the regular army and the State militia into field armies ready to respond without confusion to an emergency call, are given in a circular issued Sunday by the de partment’s militia division. Creation of twelve militia divisions is contemplated. In the four propos ed field armies there would be in all 316,264 enlisted men, in addition to some thousands who would be em ploye at depots and in transporation operations. The circular shows that most of the states already mointain as many men as will be needed in the infantry and light artillery branches, but there is a serious shortage in the coast ar tillery, cavalry and sanitary corps. lessiy-outnumbered and that the bliz zard made it impossible for the artil lery to render them effective support. The Egyptian army has just placed to its credit a brilliant feat by anni hilating a force of 200 Turks and Arabs officered by Germans, who were preparing to attack Tor at the entrance of the Gulf of Suez. In the view of British experts the air riid on Belgium proves that the Brit ih airmen are superior to the Germans and have a great advantage in the possession’of a base on the con tinent as well as in England, for while the British, if they are unable to return, can land In France, the Germans must make the round-trip across the sea. At sea the weather has been such that naval operations are out of the question. The English coast has been washed by tremendous seas for two days past and many ships have been wrecked and considerahla4am&ge has been done at several ports: It Is announced (hat the leaders In the South African rebellion arfe to b& put on trial for treason, and, in addi tion to other punishment, may be sued for looting and for damage done by themselves or their followers, while the men of means will lose all their, property. Meanwhile the gov ernment has announced its Intention of continuing with vigor the cam paign against German Southwest Africa. Rebels Facing Court. Gen. Christian DeWpt and other leaders of the recent South African rebellion have been placed on trial for high treason. British Ship Hits Mine. The steamer Wavelet, British, l;- 918 tons, was beached by her cap tain on January 93 to save her from slaking after balog hit by a mine. two, from present indications. It believed that 40,000 Russians we captured. “Prussia is now cleared of the eo my. Indications point to a gener German-Austrian offehsive from Ru owina.to.the Baltic. “The Russians are being rolled i in many portions of the line. tier are proceeding very Plock after a About 1,000 p short no important developments. ing immense German looses in ary. It can be said that the German losses in these attacks were smill in proportion to the successes attained.’ Vienna reports: “In southeastern Galicia we occupied Nadworna (6 miles northeast of Czernowitz) and forced the enemy back in the direc tlon of Stanislau (58 miles southwest of Tarnopol).” Petrograd reports: “In the region of Augustowo (northern Poland) our troops on February 15 stubbornly fought numerically superior German forces who were attempting to en velop both our wings. “A German column is advancing from Grajewo (across the East Prus slan border in Poland from Lyck) to Osso,wetz. “Between the Vistula and Wkra river the enemy has reached the front of Plock-Racionz. “On the Bzura we have repulsed attacks of little spirit by the Germans near the Zyll nfarm. On the other portions of the left bank of the Vis tula there has been only cannonading. “In the Carpathians the situation is unchanged. Our troops have made progress on the left bank of the upper San. We captured several officers and 600 soldiers. We also repulsed successfully stubborn German at tacks near Kosluwka and Wiszwok. “In Bukowina the enemy has cap tured Nadworna, across the Serth river.” Berlin reports: “South of Ypres, near St. Eloy, the Germans took about 900 metres-of’the enemy’s po sitions. Counterattacks were without success.” Paris reports: “A small French squadron haa bombarded.a German aviation park at Ghlstelles; a small British squadron haf bombarded Os- t?nd. To the north of Ypres the Brit ish ore masters of a number of trenches, where for two days a rather spirited combat hoi developed. “Between the Olee and tha Alsne, near Btlllry, a heavy shelling has bean carried out by our artillery against gatherings of troop*, auto mobile convoys end bomb thrower* . "la Champagne, on tha front which Barred Rock Egga—16 for paid. C. T. Hamm, Tobaccoville, N. C. - • Barred Rocks For Solo—Best in the South. Eggs $2 per 15. Forest Grove, King, N. C. 8. C. Buff Orpington eggs for hatch ing. Cook strain and imported stock. Write for prices and mating list Claude F. Deal, Landis, N. C. Marry—Large list of wealthy mem bers wishing early marriage. Con fidential description free. Reliable club. Mrs. Wrubel, Box 26, Oak land, Cal. R. I. Red eggs $2.50 and $2 per set ting. I won first pen, first pullet, special on color and best- pullet at recent State meet of R. I. Red club. R. E. Lynn, Chester, S. C. 3-6 Saw Mills—$150 and up; lath and shingle machines, wood saws and splitters, steam and gasoline en gines, pumps, pipes, fittings. Lom bard Iron Works, Augusta, Ga. Eggs for Hatching—From white Or pington and Ancona pens headed by prize winning cocks. ,$1.25 per set ting delivered. Breeders $5 per trio. Frank E. Toney, 931 Woodrow St., Frost I’roof Cabbage Plants—All ' leading varieties, including Early ^ Jersey, Wakefield aud Flat Dutch. 90c per 1,000 by express. W. Y. McNeill, Waterloo, S. C. Buff Leghorns—Eggs, meat, beauty. There is no better breed. My birds have won at twelve shows. “They lead the South.” Eggs for setting. J. .Wirron Wilson, Spartanburg. ' 8. jC. R. I. Reds—Exclusively. Six years of careful breeding for winter egg production and show quality. Eggs $1.50, $3 and $5 per 15. Wil son Nisbet. Bainbridge, Ga Box J 152-p. J Wanted—To exchange native white ’ corn for C-ldwell Angle ?teel tower ' and cypress tank; must be in first class condition and not less than 30 ® feet high and 1,000 g-dlon capacity. Address Box 14, Route I, St 1 Charles, S. C. K . [ Hatch Vour Chicks Now—Black. 1 White and Mottle Anconaa Eggs 8 beat pen. $3 per 15; $5 per 30 Extra good matinga. $2 per 15, From all pens, $7- per 50; $12 per 100. Also stock for sale. Wm. G 0 Albrecht, Box 425, Charleston 3 Cabbage and I/ettuce Plante—Frost 0 proof, grown in open air from atan- dard seed. Parcel post 500 delivered e $1. Express f. o. b. Burton, 8. C. 0 1,000, $1; 3,000, 90c per 1,000, ^ 5,000, 80c per M; over 5,000, 75c ' per M. C. Bacon £ Co., Burton. 8. h Ancona*—The ever-laying block ® beauty strain. I won with both birds D at Marlboro and five out of six en- 8 tries at Eastern Carolina shows Eggs $1. $2 and $3 per setting. J. “ D. Epperson. State Vice-President Ancons Club of America, Sumter. J 8. C. e ' Wanted—Men everywhere. Yes, we teach you the barber trade and give you a position In our sh*ps in a few e weeks, all for $30; $15 cash, $15 in ten -days; tools free; we pay wages , while learning; write ua to-day 11 Jacksonville Barber College, 822 W Bay, Jacksonville. Fla. p Eggs Reduced in Price—For a short time only the biggest and beat n equipped poultry plant in the Caro- linas will sell eggs from 2-year-old Wyckoff strain White leghorns at ■" $1 per 15, or $6 per 100. Eight 11 hundred choice breeders two years ” old from the flock of 3,000, full of L vitality, guarantee 90 per cent, fer- D tile. Every mother reasonable guar antee on each shipment as being ab- soluV’ly satisfactory. Write me 8. M. Macfie, Rockbrook Farm, Rre- e vard. N. C. »- stretches from the northwest of Perthes to the north of Beausejour, we have captured about three kilo metres of German trenches and have taken several hundred prisoners, among them five officers.” London reports: “The air opera tions of the naval wing against the Bruges, Ostend and Zeebrugge dis tricts were continued Tuesday after noon. Forty aeroplanes and sea planes bombarded Ostend, Middel- kerke, Ghlstelles and Zeebrugge. “Bombs were dropped on the heavy batteries on the east and west side of Ostend, on gun positions at Mid- delkerke, on transport wagons on the Ostend-Ghistelles road, on the mole at Zeebrugge, to widen the breach damaged In former attacks, on the locks at Zeebrugge, on barges out side Blankenberghe and on trawlers outside Zeebrugge. ^ “Eight French aeroplanes assisted the naval machines by making vigor ous attacks on Ghlstelles, effectively preventing German aircraft from cut ting off our machines. It Is reported that good results were obtained. ( “Instructions are always issued^© confine attacks to points of militariy importance and every effort is made by the flying officers to avoid drop ping bombs on any residential por tions of towns.” Spartanburg Youth Kills Sweetheart Jean L. McElroy of Spartanburg, In the Beaumont mill village, shot and killed his sweetheart. Miss Roxie Steadman, Monday, and is in-a dan gerous condition as a result of his self-inflicted wound In the head. German Captain Dies. The’captain pf the sunken Bluech-' er, Capt. Erdmann, died In Scotland from pneumonia contracted In the chilly waters after his ship was dis abled. 1 - ' ~ Strike Again at Equinox Mllla. The weavers who recently return ed to thatr work at tha Equinox mills ■oar Anderson hava gone oat on an other strike.