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IK rH?1IN8 UMS. ? ? ? ?? ? ? CANADIAN*. TAttt: HLL 70, NORTHWEST OF LENS. fUl?N Men F.Mtahllsh Thomaelve* in Oatakirt* of Coal OMttV, Where Fierce Fight Huge*. Brltiah Front in Franco and Del glum. Aug. 1ft (By the Associate l Press).?After the brilliant advance thte morning In which the Canadians captured Hill 70 and then swept on northweet of Lena, tho attackers were In cloee grips with the Germans in the western part of I^ens lato today. The attack began st 4:211 o'clock just as the first gray streaks of dawn were appearing. All right the British big guns had been pouring a steady stream of high explosive she'ls into the Ger? man positions, gront detonations over sipping one snother, like the rapid crack of machine gu i (Ire and swell? ing Into a mighty volume of thunder that shook the eerth and stunned the senses. A short tl ne before th' hour of the offensive had arrived the batteries abruptly ceased and a strange, almost oppressive stillness, fraught with the portending cataclysm which must follow, orept over the country which until then had been an Inferno of denth. It had been raining end gray clouds still hung low o\er the trenches where crouched the Ca? nadian Infantrymen waiting eagerly for the arrival of the moment whlcf. would summon them to attack. Suddenly, ten minutes before the time set for the attack, every Dritsh gan within range broke out with hurricane of shelling and solid lines of crimson lightning belched fror the German trenches as the explo ?Ives broke over them. To this lurid picture was added the unforgottabi spectacle of the burning oil which th? British threw on the enemy lines Great clouds of pinkish colored smoke rolled across the country fron the flaming liquid ind tho murk} sky threw back myriad colors from the conflagration below. The moment of attack srrived and as the British guns dropped their protecting barrage In front of th' Canadian trenches, the clouds parted snd tfce yellow crescent moon ap? peared. Under the light of this bei con the Canadians leaped over th?~ parapets and began their methodic ? advance behind their barrage fire. The Brltnh barrage was without : flaw. Hehlnd It the Canadians mount od Hill 70 and swept along the re> of the lme. On the crest of the h 'l where so much blood had been spll! ed before, heavy fighting might hav been expected, for the position wai well manned with machine guns. Th resistance here, however, was n? strong snd it was not until the dwell ings In the outskirts of the suburb were reached that vigorous flghtlnr occurred. The ground over which the Infantry advance1 wrs hon v combed with British shell holes an the bs^bed wire defense's had bee leveled so thnt they gave little trou ble. The flrst serious resistance fron the Oermans was met at a point where the enemy was entrenched strongly In connected cellars and hen sanguinary fighting occurred. The place Is a sample of other suburi t about Lens. Lens before the rar had a popula? te] of 80.000. but it is now a mast of ruins. Following their usual tactics lb Oermans hsd carried out system it! cosstructlon of strong underground de feases. The whole city Im undermine with tunnels and dugouts which hav be*n reinforced wlt'i concrete. It wsa In such ellfllo?ilt surround In" 'as this that the Canndinnn were- I at tllng todsy. The effeft of the British prelimi? nary bombardment waa most demornl tslng to the enemy Prisoners alread' taken were in a dated atate ns th? result of the terrific bombareltmn: they had undergone* and it is no! strange, perhap*. thai when the Prlt lah began their barrage hre< this nou n Ing many Germans were seen to flee to the rear. The capture of Hill 70 Is another triumph for the Rritlsh fighting e?. gnnizntion. Wounded Canadians ic ttirnlng from the heart of the battle today were loud In their praise of th peifertlon achieved in preparation ami the efficient protection afforded by the er lllery. The extrem?* depth reached in tin Ann stage was l.ftQt yards ami tbi. was achleveet tn 9.1 minutes. A considerable number en* Genna prisoners are beginning to arrive ? th?? British camp and it is r< m thtit many are mere lads. Rome e? them apparently are not more th ) 7 years old. All Fit HANS AHOI si: |.n\|)0\ f,ondon, Aug. IH.?The parade I American aoldlera In London eli newapnper apace with the Pope's \>< proposal ami the news of the Len offen wive Editorially It la declared to be the most ntlrrkng apectacle of Foiotun uni>kk-si:a muiichaxt m;\\ may soon tap operat? ing off- pacuic coast. lassos In Submarines Since Unrest rlci c<l Warfare llcgun Placed at -I to 2??Now Uns 300 U-boats. Copenhagen, Auk. 1">.?The German commercial submarine Deutschland, which visited the United States be? fore that country entered the war, hns been converted into a war submarine*, according to German licet gossip reaching the Asociated Press. The Deutschland has a great radius o' action and has been fitted with six tor? pedo tubes. The submarine, it is said, may soon leave for the Pacific to operate against traffic from San Francisco The U-boat was to have started activ? ities some time ago but an explosion on board while the vessel was on : trial trip made necessary repairs whieh took considerable time. The German losses in submarines according to the informant of the As soclated Press, who recently had been at Wilhelmshaven and with the Ger? man fleet, has been twenty to twenty two boats, this figure apparently ^cov? ering the losses sinco the start of the unrestricted submarine warfar campaign. Four additional boats are sad to have been lost in the Mediter rnnian. Germany now hns almost |0f submarines. The newest boats bcin" of tho big sea-going typo and arme?! with a six-inch gun. This armament appeared on hOfttl commissioned in the middle of June Tho ,100 submarines include alarg number of the alleged canal type boa for passage through the Belgian ca nals to Zeebruggc, and which are o' inferior armament and a smaller ra? dius of action. The German fleet, according to 1h informant, justifies its name of higl sea fleet by running out from Wil? helmshaven with considerable regular Ity sometimes two or three times n week. The fleet only makes shor' trips, however and never goes far t< sea. The high seas fleet usually leaves Wilhelmshaven in the evenln' and is back by early dinner time, he tween 11 and n/>on on the folowin; day. On a few occasions it has re? mained out longer, but only hecaus' thick weather set In. making a pas sage through the German mine fiele" dangerous and forcing it to remai: in the shelter of Helgoland, until th' weather cleared. A greater part of the time the an? chored big ships and cruisers com? prising the battle fleet are anchored in safe security behind mine fields am' nets and a triple line of pickets pro tectincr the entrance to the base. Oner in March the fleet had a considerable period of enforced repose when Drlt ish mine layers, taking advantage of thi? k weather, sowed the coasts waters so full of mines that the Ger? man vessels wen? unable to leave bar bor. The enlisted personnel of the flee' knew nothing of American prepara tlons for active participation in war The men were told by their offleor that America's deelaratlon of war Of Germany was only issued as a cov< > to preparations realnst Japan an that American troops would not b used in Europe. NKW OFFICERS ARRIVE, Sinnier Hoys Recently Issued Com? mission* Come in on iHcial Train' The Sumter contingent of men win were given their commissions :it <>gie thorpc last week arrived in the c* 11> at 2 o'clock on a special train. There were about twenty-five men Hum this community who arrived. When news that a special WOS be im: operated was received many anx MM faces went to the depot to greet the boys. All of the men look well and neat in their new uniforms aim SPOTS, busy receiving the. congrntul. - tons of their friends. Their fur iom.hs last about twelve days, whtfl they will be called into active s v vice under government order ;. HIB/M control plan. Washington. Aug. 1 I.?Creation of a wheat control board under tli 4 fo<?d administration to supervise th ? distribution of wheat www complete 1 today and the board's personnel wH! bi announced tomorrow. Detailed pians for controlling will be made NnS/Wn within a few d:\vs. Jullns HnmSS nl Duluth. an exporter, prol - abtj win luad the new board, Th< control of Hour manufacture will ho left largely in the hands of the mi.' srs themselves, Representatives of the millers will meet in Chicago this wee k to go over the situation. Representatives of the country' :rf.:in Interests are Aus hers tomor? row to con for with Mr. Flames, The food administration will explain i**1 imposed programme for wbe.it eon irol winch includes licensing ol SlevntorS and the fixing of a price to be (>:? i? I the wheat grower for his pro? duct. T GETS COMMISSION. Herman L. Spain*, Well Known Hero Rejeetvcs Scvoml Lieutenancy at Plat I-burg l amp. Among tho officer! just commis? sioned at Plattsburg is ono well know.1 to many Sumtcr people, Herman 1*. spahr, formerly of Orangeburg. Lieut. Spain- is a graduate of the South Carolina College and later a professor there. IP- is a graduate, toe, of Heidelberg .University in Ger? many. For the last ten years or so he has been in the consular service ami was stationed in Breslau, Ger? many for man..- years. This is not .Mi'. Spain's first ? ntrance into military life for lm was a lieutenant in the Orangeburg company of the Second 80Uth Carolina in the Spanish was, and was in Cuba many months with the army of occupation. Lieut. Bpahr's lather is a native of Germany; Lieut. Rpahr himself has spent much of Ids life in Germany. Knowing the Germans well he vol? unteers to fight for America, DANGE!! IN FUTURE. Hollanders Say That American Ban on Trade Will Prove Disastrous to Country. Amsterdam, Aug.'IB,?"If we fail to persuade the American government te permit a continuance of the supply oi grain it will mean military and eco? nomic ruin for Holland," unanimous? ly declared members of the otTleial Dutch nission who are expected te sail for tho United States this week, and who were interviewed today in n body by the Associated Press. Whether such an eventuality would ultimately force Holland into the war, tho members of tho mission did not care to prophesy. This, they contend? ed, depends on the capacity of the Dutch people to bear privations and on unforeseeable circumstances but it would manifestly make Holland more than ever dependent on the central powers, to whom she would presum? ably bo obliged to turn to try to get grain and coal necessarily in exchange for equivalent concessions, and in which case tho American a ns of stop ping Dutch food exports to Germany would still be defeated. The principal spokesman of the mission was .Toest van TloUenhoven, former managing director and still a director of the Netherlands Overseas Trust and managing director of th<" Netherlands Hank. He hinted at the conclusion Holland would have te draw regarding the overseas trade for the future, she having hitherto al ways reckoned that she could safely lean on that trade no matter what happened to her Eastern supplies. The members of this mission, how? ever, were hopeful of success. Joost van TloUenhoven, who is an export on Holland's commercial and economic affairs, said he though' America would not do anything to de prive a small state of the possibility of maintaining a free existence. Questioned regarding what Holland was prepared to concede for th? priv? ilege of obtaining provisions from th' United States, the members of the mission spoke guardedly but their re? marks justify the deduction that tht Netherlands would be agreeable te chartering parts of her mercantile fleet. The anxiety on this quest io was that Holland might be asked b do something which would embroi' her with Germany, hence the wish was expressed that any such- ship4 should be employed outside Europeat waters. FEWER .TOY RIDES. Bureau of Mines Director Urges Economy in Gasoline. Washington. Aug. 14.?Warning of the possibility of drastic action by the fedral government to stop ex eesalVS pleasure use of automobiles during the war in order that the gasoline needs of the United State: and its allies may be met is given ii n statement Issued by Director Van H. Manning of the bureau of mines today In which he asks the coopera? tion of automobile owners in stop? ping the practice. Enough gasoline t ? care for the requirements of America and per? haps that of its allies will be saved In the opinion of Mr. Manning, "i: automobile owners of the country will stop unnecessary and extrava? gant pleasure riding and If owners and dealers handle this fuel in ; careful and economical manner. "A patriotic, thoughtful and un? selfish response to these suggestions," h<' said, "would :it once Solve one of the perplexing problems now before the war making authorities. In ordei that the war may he carried on suc? cessfully, ?h; army and navy will have to have Immediately on hand enough gasoline for the aeroplanes, trucks, automobiles, tractors and oth? er machines. There must bo no dilly-dallying about this supply of gasoline and there wont be, "It is estimated thai the army and navy will need for this year 350,Ooo, ooo gallons, ami thore are two way of obtaining it. In the lir t place the Joy rider whose pleasure la ub tuined by covering many miles at high speed can voluntarily give this up; the man who takes his family on Sunday for a 50 Dltlei tide or more can cut this in half; every man who drives a machine daily can ask him? self if part of his riding can not be obviated. "To sum up, every automobile own? er and driver con be taught to ask himself each morning whether or not Iiis proposed trip is absolutely necessary, and act accordingly, then i lie problem is solved, and with only slight voluntary sacrifices. On the oilier hand if the people continue to be thoughtless and unwilling to do i their patriotic bit in this respect, it may he necessary for the United States to take drastic action which will stop excessive pleasure use of all nutohobllos. "It is generally estimated and con? ceded that one-halt of the gasoline used in the United f States (1, 850,000,000 gallons), is used \\ pleasure riding. In my opinion, a judicious' use of the automobile for tliis purpose will cut this amount of gasoline in half, which woul 1 mean the saving of more than a mil? lion gallons each day in the year." i Director .Manning gives a number l of suggestions as to how savings in gasoline may be affected and con i eludes with the statement that his warning does not mean that automo? bile owners should lay up their cars nor that anyone should change his mind about purchasing a car. ? HAND SUGGESTS LONGER RE CESS. Would Have Schools O|>oii on October 1st. Columbia, Aug. 16.?W. H, Hand, State inspector of high schools, has written to Col. E. J. Watson, com mis sloner of agriculture, commerce nnd industries, asking an opinion as to deferring the opening of public school until Monday, October 1. The sug? gestion is Incident to an alarming do crease in the labor supply. Mr. Hand urges that such postponement would enable the pupils to assist severai Weeks longer in the harvest of crops which promise extraordinary yield? this fall. Farmers, Mr. Hand em? phasizes, will assuredly not send chil? dren above 12 years to school with crops wasting in the fields. It is also pointed out that the plan might be further broadened in scop* to enable the pupils to cooperate ii 1 farm labor by having the school fo ' the first six weeks to open at s o'clocl In the morning and to close at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Many farmers would gladly gjv. employment to the unemployed in th* nearby cities and towns, but "would the unemployed give up joy ridim and moving pictures for such work?' I Mr. Hand asks in closing. Further emphasizing the shortag of labor, Colonel Watson received : telegram from A. Caminetti, commis sloner general of Immigration, yester day in which inquiry was made as t< whether the United States employment service could be of aid. Col. WatSO! replied that there "is some complain as to shortness of farm labor and la bor in textiles, due to movement o negroes North, to construction o cantonments and the draft, but no very general yet." Very Few Slackers. More significant than the fact tha a few cowards here and tlmro at trying te> escape the military draft ; tho stirring fact presented in th news columns of Tho Sunday Time; with Statistical proof, since- April . more' than 1,760,000 men have volun teered for service in the army, nav\ und Marine Corps of the Un*' ? States. Many of these men were vo jected by the recruiting officers be cause they could not pass the rigi. physical examination. But that <v v their misfortune and the country's Their patriotism is beyond all quos tion. Doubtless the failure* to pass, it many east s, has Impelled the men t take better cure of their bodies, t try to overcome the ir physical defects se> that timy may be accepted for mill tary service later em. in spite? of the many rejections o volunteers, this country now ha; equipped and under arms, more tha Satt,not? men. This number o Course, ehies not include the men al ready selected fe>r the national army but it Includes the regular army th navy, and the naval reserve, it mus he borne in mind, too, that the re rrultlng has been conducted In th; most businesslike way. The martia spirit has not been aroused by mill tary parades and music. The re hav been no reports ed' military achieve ments <?r misadventures moor the American fing to stir our young men t offer their services. They have gone lo the recruiting offices as mm ge>e to his office, shop, e)r factory. The r suit e>f the selective conscrlp tion, which will Increase our arme? forces by ne'Xt Winter te> nearly 1, 500,000, Is more satisfactory cael day. Wo hear a great deal about tin slackers, but, in proportion te> the stalwart patriots, there are very feu of them.?New York Times. BKS VICE FOR ?OfcDlEttft Council of Defense Huns to Ittrve Or? ganisation to Attend to Bswtaeo? for Drafted Men. To the ChairmesJ County Council of Defense. Qentlemen: Many Of the men draft? ed for service In the National Army Will leave their business attain In a more or less disorganized condition. The State Council of Denfenss has deemed it part of its duty to attempt to alleviate this wherever possible. Could you not, cither by using some one of your committees now in exist? ence or appointing a new one, ar? range to help such men as will leave their businesses at a critical stage? The Slate liar Association lias al? ready undertaken to look after the practice of lawyers who enter war service, and doctors in many sections have made similar arrangements. A committee of patriotic men? say a business man, a lawyer, a bank? er, and two or three farmers?should be appointed and could, we think, render valuable aid to the men who are called to the colors by pledging themselves to wind up unsettled af? fairs, where possible securing some acceptable substitute to (any on the business or disposing of it to the best advantage. It is a large task, one which will call for much unselfish labor with lit? tle return, but it is one which will be well worth the doing if it S&vef from avoidable loss men who are do? ing their duty by bearing arms in their country's cause. Such committees are already ope? rating in other States. Another matter in connection with the draft, to which attention was call? ed in a letter to you by tho chairman, is the elimination of fers for drawing exemption papers. There is no neces? sity for the men who are claiming exemption to employ a lawyer. Any intelligent business man can fill out the papers, and they can be sworn to before a notary. Ignorant men should be Informed that lawyers can he of no sepclal service to them in this connection. There should be no diff? iculty in arranging to have some law vor or business man who i' a notary volunteer to do this work without charge, for it does not seem reasona? ble under the circumstances for any one to make a profit out of the neces? sities of the men who have been drafted. Yours very truly, Committee on Alevlatlon of Distress, South Carolina Council of Defense, II. U Tilghman, Chairman. Approved: D. R. Coker, Chairman I State Council of Defense. GETTING AMERICAN COTTON. Sent Through Neutrals to Germany. It is Said. Washington, Aug. 14.?Will cotton shipments to neutral countries be checked ? Germany is obtaining great quan? tities of American cotton for use in high explosives through the govern? ment's failure to control cotton ex? ports to neutral countries, according to a communication laid before the council of national defense an.l members of the senate by the Nat? ional Association of Cotton Manufac? turers. Approximately 100,000,000 pounds )f cotton more than the normal re? tirements have been exported to European neutrals since the begin? ning of the war, it was stated, and there is conclusive evidence that much of this has reached the Teutonic powers. Germany and Austria have receiv? ed American cotton, it is charged, through Spain, Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Norway and Italy. The five neutral countries in the year preceding the war Importe?! 135,000 bales of American cotton. In 1915 they imported 1,008,003 bales of American cotton and in ltd'; 525,000 bales. Bxportatlons at American cotton to Italy have be a lO great that there is a strong sus? picion that much of it is reaching tho central powers, particularly Am tri i. >'|Q Switzerland. THOMPSON THROW'S BLUFF. New York, Aug. 15.?Col. Robert M. Thompson, president of the N: vy League of the United States, who was asked by Secretary Daniels to re? sign as a result of a statement issued ay the league concerning a recent ex? plosion in the Mare Island navy ?aid, today sent a letter to Mr Daniels saying he would retire from the league if Mr. Daniels would re sign as secretary of the navy. Colonel Thompson writes that if i; vere necessary for Mi-. Daniels to re naln secretary of the navy, "it would probably be better to have some on< other than myself as head of the Mnvy League." The letter adds: "In your interview on substantially admit the Important fact in our statement namely, thai the explosion was the result of n ?onspiraey, but do not pxplain to ih public why you have failed t.? take action." Noo Six-Sixty-Six Th't it a prescription prepared especially (or MALARIA or CHILLS A FEVER. Five or eix dose? will break any ?.ese, and if taken then at ? tonic the Fever will not return. It acta on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 2Sc BIB. woods on HLF.ANF. Deirtsngton Man Diiwitfi Boors* Fttcrancch of Former tiovernor. Editor Daily Item. I Mr. 1>1< use's insane an<l unreason? ably hatred of President Wilson and dOV. Manning will not cause cither [of these gentlemen to lose any sleep, or give their friend! any worry, for the knightly souls of such men soar far above the foul and murky at? mosphere in which he, Mease, seems to delight a grovel, it would be ! u. rthy <>f notice, but when th.s hatred prompts him to give utterance ! to remarks that are disloyal to his I country ami will bo sure to give aid and comfort to the enmy, he ought to he promptly Incarcerated in sone fort where his venomous tongue can be kept still. With the perfect spy system e>f Oermany his speech at Filbert and other places, is now in j possession of the government and the natural conclusion will be that the people of this country are very much e>pposeel to tlm war. Not the pres? ident, but the* disloyal men like Mr. ' Bleaea win be the cause of the pro* I longatlon of the struggle ami make I in immeasurably more ee>stiy both in I bloeid and treasure. If e v e r a coun j try ever had a jurt eseSJSB to make war on another the United States was I right in marshaling its re sources to prefect itself end Other countries fre?m the domination of eb-rman bar? barism. England and Frame, and tho other allies are just as truly fighting fe>r us as they are for them? selves and fe>r us not to asisst them with all the resources at our COttS manel wouhl cover us with an in? famy which time couhl never erase. It is bad enough to have within our State one such man as Mr. Ifioasc, but infinitely more disgrace? ful to have a number of t hem, for one thing is very certain and that is that all the people who back him up with their approval are in the same category and that too a very disgrace? ful and inexcusable eme. It wouhl bei simply idle for them to pleael ignor? ance of the real issues at stake in this struggle, as an excuse for their oppositiem, that is unless they want to be classed as mental Imbeciles, for every possible effejrt has been made to show all who wish to learn what the triumph would mean to the rest of the clvllsed world. The writer is honest enough to say that he has I never ceaseel to regret that the South" was not successful in its struggle for independence, hut in saying this he would like to observe that it is far more important that the young men J slmuhl rally te> the support of their J country now than it was in 'til, for j the simple- reason that nothing was I at stake then can comp il e w ith the , eum all important ejuostion of pre j serving the foundation stones upon which our very civilisation, our lib? erty and religion rests. The real trouble is not to be founel se> much in the mental ignorance of the people, but in their moral obtuseimss, for if tho moral sentiment e?f the people was on the high plane that it ought to occupy men like Mr. Mease could never secure an audience and their followers would bo few and far be? tween. Mr. Dleaso has unmasked himself ami his former followers owe it to themselves and to their country to disavow his disloyal utte rances, or be put in the same class that is lacking in all those that go to make men great ami strong ami win fe?r themselves ami their native land the j respect and esteem of the nations of the world. \V. D. Woods. 1 Arlington. Baegfras Wanted. See mo before you sell your wax. T will buy it for cash at the best cur? rent price. N. G. OSTEEN. WANTED?Salesmen ami oedleotors. f< v particular." apply Binger Sewing Machine Ce> S. Main St. C. A. Dion ton, Mgr. ItAIftE Ml i.i>?i have purchased n fine Jack, ami will Stand him at Rllerbe's Mill. lVe. 11to insure, i*. 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