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A Dutch Commission appoint sd to aitk for release of this food will sooe arrive in this country. A memtx r of It says that the enforced Idleness of so many of his nation's ships U " a greet disadvantage to the allies, la view of the shortage of carriers." Bat If they should be per? mitted to cross the Atlantic under the prote-tton cf our licenses and Brit? ish letters of assurance, they would not assist the allies. And ths dis? advantage due to their Idloness Is slight la comparison with the disad? vantage and loss which the allies, and the United gtates. would suffer If these supplied or a considerable part ?f them should In some form go to Oer man/. The commissioners will so asked to explain why their coun? try, which la exporting to Germany a patt ef what Its sc vernment recent? ly onllei a "sup?rsbundance" of feodstuffs. now needs the cargoes of seven'or-A v? ships. l>o they expect the American people to believe that these Imports are tequired for Hol? land alone" Dr. Nsnsen. the chairman of Nor? way's commission, nays his country must have 16.SOO.000 bushels of our grain, aad will not permit the ship? ment of any part of this quantity to Germany. He asset ts that the Ger? mans sre getting nothing but fish front Norway, and that this food Is curried In their own ships. "It would he Inadvisable to provent German Ships from coming to our ports." Does hs remember thst the work Ingmen ef Norwsy recently asked oseigress to exclude German ships from those ports bees use they wore taking grain and other food which the people needed? Norway, he con? tinues, could only protest against the sinking of 637 ships and the murder of 600 sailors. There arc some on this side of the Atlantic who think shs might and should have done something more. "We think." he say*, "thst the whole world is mad." Cntll a few weeks ago Norway was supplying Germanv with the nickel used in making the torpedoes by which Germany was sinking Nor? wegian ships. Were there signs of madness or Insanity In this? And were the submarine commanders insane when, a few days ago. they attack ed snd sank the boats of Norwegians who were catching flsh for the Gor? man people? Was another protest suggested by this act? gLfsTKILK COTTON MAllKaTT P. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer. (Corrected daily at 12 o'clock Noon Good Middling 26 1-4. Mtrlct Middling 26 1-9. Middling 26. Strict IsffJ Middling 24 2-4. lx?w Middling 24 3-8. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET Yesrdys Open High Low Close Close , . 16.10 21.06 26.29 26.0? ||.t4 Dec . . 14.76 26.7 1 NJINil 11 11 Jsn. . .24.76 26.67 24.76 26.67 24.60 New York spots, 27 80. Mrs. J. R. Vuughsn snd son. Hugh, have returned to their home In St. Augustine. Fla . after | visit to tho family of Mr. P. W. Vaughn a. TO COMMANDEER SHIPS. BOARD DECIDES TO TAKE STEP AT ONCE. To Hasten roust nu t Ion of Million mid I Ulf Tons Now in Process of Com? pletion. Washington, Aug. 3.--Immediute commandeering of most of the vessels under construction in American ship? building plants was decided on today by the shipping board. The step is preliminary to tho requisitioning oC American tonnage already on the seas and will be taken to speed construc? tion so that the yards may be cleared1, for building purposes for which the government has let contracts. There are building in the yards of the country about 700 ships totalling more than 1.600,000 in tonnage, most of It for foreign accounts. Hulls and contracts both will be taker, over, the final disposition of tho foreign craft to be left to negotiations between the United States and the governments concerned. The completed American ships will be retained by the board for operation. Commandeering of tonnage building was one of the features of the pro? gram for shipbuilding announced by Major General Ooethals Just before he i resigned as manager of the fleet cor poration. Chairman Denman's block? ing of this program was one of the thins* that led to Mr. Denman's re? moval by the president. General Ooethals' plan for construc? ting two great government-owned ( ship-yards for building fabricated steel ships will be taken up by the board later. It Is understood Rear Ad- j mlral Capps. now manager of the fleet corporation. Is opposed to the j form of contracts propsed by the '? general for this work and that tho whole scheme may be abandoned. In j that event the fabricated ships will r>e built In private yards for government account BlUTfttlt HOLD HOLLEBEK E. Fire of Opposing Artillery Shakes Ground for Miles Around. Gain by l Canadian:*. British Headquarters in France, and i Belgium, Aug. & (By the Associated Press).?The Oer mans at 6 o'clock this morning launched a heavy attack against Hcllebcke and the British post just north of the Ypres-Cominos Canal in ar attempt to regain the important positions which they lost in the opening day of the battle In Flan? ders. The latest reports concerning the fighting Indicate that the British i are holding out strongly against tho 1 onslaughts. 1 This attack and the advance of the Canadians along a thousand yard I front before Lens, which took them I into the environs of the town, the out? standing feature of the most recent 1 activity along tho British front. In the operations at Lens last night the Canadians pushed forward to a < depth of about 200 yards to a line be tween the Lens-Orenay Railway and the cite du Moulin, directly south, and < since have consolidated their positions I among the buildings. t Tho rain which has lasted since Tuesday evening ceased during the night and the dense, low lying clouds I which for days have blanketed the l country began to lift. By noon the . sun was shining brightly and the roads und marshy battle ground began to dry out rapidly, making observa? tion work and the movement of troops much easier. GERMANS ACTIVE. Attuck on Both French und British Fronts. A tremendous bombardment took place on the Flanders front yesterday followed last night by two German attempts to break the British hold oil newly won positions. Both failed, ac? cording to London reports. Near Hollebeko the Germans did not even get to the British lines. Later the Germans laid down a barrage at Westhoek but failed In the infantry attack under Its cover. The Germans also were active on the French front, attacking at Dovllle, Avocourt Wood and Alsace. Purls says the French guns were able to cope with each at? tack. Attorney General Starts Investigation. Washington, Aug. K.- -Attorney Gon eral Gregory has begun a personal consideration of the anti-draft agita? tion, reports received from Oklahoma, North Carolina and other States. These reports do not deal with la? test phases. Fuller ones are awaited. Investigators are still carefully study? ing the situation. RuhhIsii <.? ii< ral to lie Shot for IMsoIm ylng Oilers. London, Aug. ?>.? Gen. Maeovisky, commander of the guard corps which h? ail' ?| trie Kassian retr? at has been ordered shot nftOI < Otiri martial which was ordered to be held for non-eompiianco with Instruction! to shoot desterters, according to ? news dispatch from Petrograd. HEFLIN DENOUNCES TRAITORS. scoHKs ALLBOKD slacker ac? tivities OF congressmen. Alabamlun's Speech So Strong that House Expunge* Part of it From Record. Washington, Aug. 3.?A denuncia? tion in the house today by Represen? tative Iletlin of Alabama of Repre? sentatives Mason and Britten of Illi? nois for their attitude toward the conscription law became so personal that Mr. Hellin's words were expunged from the record. Representative Miller of Minnesota asked if Mr. Heflin was aware the two members ho was attacking were ahsent. Mr. Hetlin replied affirm? atively and added: "I think they are out stirring up opposition to the war and to the selective draft and in get? ting Germans to hold meetings and ask that they be exempted from ser- J vice." I Immediately Representative Stafford ! of Wisconsin moved the words be ex? punged and when the demand was re? fused on a viva voce vote a roll call was demanded. Mr. Rellin said he was . perfectly willing that the house should vote on whether they should be expunged, whereupon Mr. Stafford's motion was adopted. 190 to 122. "The people back home are getting weary of the Way one branch of con? gress is trying up legislation," Mr. Heflin told tho house during the Bpeech which led up to the expunging action, "and 1 think we ought to make it clear and plain that this branch is not a responsible body but that an? other body is responsible for the de? lay for holding back these important war measures. Here the other day, one member in another body of con? gress, by his objections, held up for ten days the airplane bill of the Unit? ed States. Would Germany have asked any more? Another one prais? ed the slackers and the traitors of Canada for resisting the selective draft. Would the kaiser have ask?d more? Another has tried to discredit Herbert c. Hoover before the country. They have belittled him, they have besmirched him as much as they could. Would the kaiser have asked more? And on yesterday one intro? duced a bill to have a referendum a* to whether or not the commander \n chief should send men out upon the ocean or beyond the ocean to fight for tho honor and the liberty of thh? country. Would the kaiser have had him change his tactics? And ,in this house a member from Illinois Intro iuccd a bill, a::d it is now pending and the German spy system is having pe? tition* sent to members asking- that tho selective draft be repealed, the law under which we aro forming an irmy to defend the life of this na? tion from the dangers that threaten t "Another gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Britten, Introduced a bill to ex >rnpt all men of German blood fron: responsibility in this war and from Igl.tlng for the flag. What will that io? Why, the kaiser says to them :he people of the United States ar.; If*, with the president, the Germans won't light against the fatherland; llritten has a bill which speaks that Tact. Mason is going to undo th ? jclectlve draft and they will have no u my, and the senator from Georgia has introduced a bill to get every man's consent as to whether ho will light or not. On my responsibiity a* \ Southerner and as an American loyal to that Hag, I repudiate the ac tlon of every Southerner who is not loyal to the president in this war. "It is true that Mason docs not speak the views of the people, that Britten does not speak the views of the German people in I?'nois and nowhere else in the country. It is a reflection upon all of them. There are a few anarchists and a few trait? ors. Emma Goldman has been ar? rested and Berk man has been arrest? ed. If I were president I would point out some others who belong in that class with them." "You are aware that the two gen? tlemen from Illinois, Mr. Mason and Mr. Britten, are not In the cham? ber?" asked Itepresentative Miller of Minnesota. "I want to tell him where I think the two members are and let them OOme and defend themselves," replied Mr. Hetlin. "I think they are out Stirring up opposition to the war. to the Selective draft and getting Ger? mans to hohl meetings and ask that they be exempted from service." Mr. Stafford then made the point of order which resulted in expunging the last remark. \ Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to 0a? and Night Call?. At 0. J. CRAIQ Old Stand, N. Main. Phones: 8&S8, RESIST SELECTIVE DRAFT. LAWLESS MEN MAKE TROUBLE IN OKLAHOMA. Authorities Plan stops to Disperse Gangs Which Spread Terror in State. Oklahoma City, Aug. 3.?Heavily armed posses were being rushed to? night to Seminole and several adjoin? ing counties in southern Oklahoma in an effort to cheek anti-draft demon? strations which, according to reports received here, threaten to develop into a serious outbreak. Clashes between the rioters and sheriff's deputies are reported to have occurred at several points but because of an interruption in wire communication to some sec? tions of the uffected territory verill cation of the reports was lacking at a late hour. Near the town of Allen a posse of 25 citizens, headed by the sheriff, is said to have dispersed a gathering of >>i) men and released 11 persons who had been taken prisoner. The men tied without offering resistance. An? other report was that about 150 men had gathered at Hock Crossing on the South Canadian Hiver, the boundary between Seminole and Hughes Coun? ties, with the announced intention of resisting the selective draft law, and others were reported assembled at va? rious points in Seminole, Potontoc and Hughes Counties. Adjutant General Earp stated at midnight that his reports did not in? dicate the gathering of the demon str?nts in force in any one section and expressed the opinion that with the arrival of civilian posses early tomor? row to reinforce local officers the sit? uation would be quickly in hand. The most urgent of the appeals for assistance received here came from the towns of Holdenville and Semi? nole. A representative from the govern? or's office, who has just returned from the district where the various bands are operating, recommends the latter plan. The affected counties are Seminole, Hughes and Pontotoc and the sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys from each of them are forming posses in an effort to forestall the rioters. The bands are organized into sev? eral bodies, the strongest of which is known as "The Working Class Union' whose membership Is said to number about 300. This organization is sup? plemented by I. W. W. agitators and a smaller group known as the "Jones Family." Seminole County seems to be the heart of the chaos ridden re? gion, where trouble has been brew? ing since the passage of the draft law. Four suspects have been arrested and arc in jail at Sallisaw. A report received here tonight was that about 1,000 citizens of Seminole and other affected counties had as? sembled and were arming themselves with the intention of dispersing a crowd of several hundred men who were reported to have gathered near tho town of Sasakawa, for the pur? pose of resisting the draft. It was expected that an attack on the men would be made at daybreak tomor? row. Because of the isolated section in which the disorder is reported and interruption of wire communication to some points, authentic information is difficult to Main. TAKES TEN PRISONERS. Ada, Okla.. Aug. 3.?Sheriff Bob Duncan of Pototoc County, previously reported captured by draft resisters at Seminole, returned to Ada late to? night with ten prisoners, captured j five miles northwest of Sasakawa. There were about M? persons in that particular gathering, Sheriff Dun- j can said, who wore dispersed for the' i time being by a posse of LT? citizens. The rioters Red without bring a shot. The officers re leased 11 prisoners held j by the men dispersed. Two thousand or more citizens in How Can I Sell My Land ? We can solve that question for you. You can't expect to sell it by just placing an ad in the paper, or putting a sign on the property. Our method gets quick re? sults; we will find a buy? er for evey trad: of your land. Convince your? self that we are both ca? pable and reliable. Our representative will call to sec you at our ex? pense. Write us to-day. ATLANTIC COAST REALTY CO. "The name tliat justifies your confidence" OFFICES : PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA And Greenvillo. N. C. Traveling 4 States for Knabe, Chr'?tmnn, Weaver and 7 other Factories Sumter, S. 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"There ; ire about 100 regiments each with a ! distinctive name and for the most part | with a distinctive uniform. These reg- | iments are old institutions pregnant | with tradition, such as the Royal BCOtS, the Fussiliers, the Coldstream guards and the Gordon Highlanders. Each regiment has great numbers of battalions. You see, the military unit In England is entirely different from j this country. For instance, a battal Ion in America comprises perhaps 400 j men and a regiment at the minimum, say, 2,000. In England it is entirely different. A battalion has 1.000 men and a regiment may consist of any number of battalions. The Fussiliers, for instance, comprises 3S battalions, tn each battalion there arc four com? panies of 250 men with two captains. "At the beginning of the war the standing army of Great Britain did not exceed 250.000 men. Every regi ment lias been recruited and rere cruited, and 1 venturre to say that there is not a regiment in the army that has Kit) of its men left who went into service at the beginning. "While the English people several months ago really believed that it would be better for the Allies if the United States were to maintain its neutrality, they have exi>eriencccl a change of mind, and now everybody is heartily glad that Amcrida has come Into the war, believing that it will hasten the end. Nobody in England has any doubt about the outcome of the war, but all realize that it Is a big task and that progress necessarily must be slow." Marriage Lhvn.se Record. j Onl: two marriage licensee have j been issued lately by the Clerk of Court." Yesterday one was secured by Ia M. Allen, Jr., and Miss Lillian L. ECoeneche, of Bumtcr. A license has also been issued to Ben Osborne and Christine Oaborse, colored, of Hagood. ZIMMERMANN OUT. Berlin has officially announced that live ministers of State? including For? eign f.'ecretary Zimmermann and four secretaries of state, including Finance Minister LentS have* resigned. Dr. Richard Kuehlman succeeds Zimmer* man. RAKE MULES?I have purchased S 'fine Jack, and will stand him at Ellerbe*s MIIL Tee, $1C to insure. C. A. Blerbe. ANNOUNC E ME NT. We have been largely instrumental in inducing the Planters of Sumter. Clarendon and Lee Counties to grow their own food. We tut our money in a flour mill to encourage the plant? ing of wheat. We have added a RiGc Mill to our plant to help the situation. We feel that the people appr ciate our efforts in this direction. We now beg to announce that we have arranged to install with least pos? sible delay, an additional Flour Mill of 100 barrels capacity, to take care of our trade. We are turning cut the finest flour that can be produced. Our "FLAVO FLOUR," "Nature Flavored" has no superior. Bring us your wheat, rice and corn, either to grind or to sell. We will pay the highest cash market price at all times for grain, and guarantee you satisfaction in every way. Sumter Roller Mills, Sumter, S. C. Foot of Sumter Street Phone 502