The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 29, 1917, Image 2
tti?i m mm.
ARRJCKT or (.f RMAXS IN NEW
YORK FRJCVIvMKU WRECK?
ING OF MUNITION
W?ANT.
Abovt Oar Huulred Conspirators
ue> an L'ew York and I n
?4 KUfc) 1 send l>lcr Guard
of Da? t liven.
Now York. So*. 27.?Plans to
wreck |h? machln? ry In munitions
plants st the bhldlng of Oer man
agents Is believed ay the police to
have been defeats by the arrest of
about on* hundred Germans and Oer
man sympathisers in the raids which
began yesterday an I continued today.
The aliens were taken to Kills Island
for Internment, each ausrded by a de
tectlve. Nearly all of the men ar?
rested are mechanics. A number of
them were employed on navy con?
tractu.
GHKA
T ARGENTINE DEMONSTRA?
TION.
Two Hundred '?beunand In l*nrudc to
Show Pvelii)g Ag.itaM Gemuuiy.
Buenos Aires-, Sep . 2C.?The great
eat demonstration 1. uenos Aires ever
w?aaaaed took pi act today as an evi?
dence of the almost unanimous feel?
ing against German). Two hundred
thousand were In lire headed by a
commission of Uruguilan senators and
deputies Thousan Is lined the
streets The demonstration was or?
ganised in twenty-tour hours.
BENNETT LEAUS MITCHELL
Official Count Apparently Indicates
Defeat off Mitchell.
New York. Sept 2 '.?William Ben
n-tt this morning letl Mayor Mitchell
by ninety-four votes on the inspec?
tion of yie mayoral1.y primary bal?
lots. Unofficial retu-n* the day af?
ter the primary showtwl Mitchell to be
leading by more than three hundred.
Bennett's lead ove ? Mitchell was
Increased to 314 a< the inspection
propreeaed.
4
HURT ON PINK HOLL WEEVIL
Crew of E*to*BM>lo*t*t? Relieved to
Have CXnuiuered Pint at Hearne,
Washington. Sept. 27.?After two
weeks work by twenty-five entomolo?
gists it la believed the pink boll wee?
vil will not become established at
Heart)*, Teta*. wher* it was discov
ftltTTISIl HOLD FAKT TO GROUND
OA INFI) YESTERDAY.
German* Struggled Desperately to
Hold Tlielr P< wit Ions, but BrltlMli
Drive Tliem Out und Repulsed nil
Counter Attack*?Australians Q|tr?
Ina; (K-nmms No Rest.
The British victory in Flanders yes?
terday wui about as complete as any?
thing; they have gained this year,
i They a *e In possession of the
ground ga ned on a six miles front
from Tower Hamlets to St. Julian
i v
and are pressing the Germans hard
after repulsing numerous counterat
talks. It took heavy fighting to
maintain the advance of from half
to two-thir ls of a mile. The Germans
1 returned U the attack in large num?
bers, but their efforts died down last
night. (
New fighting developed today a
the southeastern extremity of Polygon
Wood, where the Australians are giv?
ing the Teutons no rest. Fighting is
still going on for possession of eleva?
tions near Zonncbeko.
The Germans attacked again on
the Aisne fi'ont but the French drove
them back.
NEW ORLEANS IN DANGEH.
Hurricane Sweeping Toward that City
?Rescue Boats Sent Out.
New Orle* ns, Sept. 27.?The weath?
er bureau has sent out boats to re?
move the inhabitants from the sec?
tions believed to be most exposed to
the storm, \vhich is sweeping in
from the gnlf. Conditions indicate
now that it will strike the coast near
New Orleans. There is little evi?
dence of the hurricane at Pensacola
or Mobile.
SI NK BY SUBMARINES.
Italians Ixwtt One Steamship aud
Foul' Sailing Vessels.
Rome, Sept. 27.?One steamship of
more than sixteen hundred tons and
five sailing vwols of less than sixteen
hundred torn were sunk last week, it
is officially r? ported.
French lioat Twelve.
Paris. Sept. 27.?Frt-.ch shipping
losses for lau week show seven of
more than sixteen hundred tons and
five under tiat tonnage. Of these
three were sunk previous to last
week.
PflO-OERMAN FRENCHMAN.
PI EH HE BRIZON, SOCIALIST
DEPUTY, ATTACKS AMERICA
IM CHAM HEIL
Changes That AllWlUf n Railroad
Men Wen? Brought to Franca aO
Tliat French Workmen Mxty bc
Sent to Trenches?Jlc Im a Peace at
Any Price Advocate ami Attended
Recent socialist Peace Conference.
Paris, Sept. 2?.?Tho ehambor of
deputies in extraordinary session to?
day passed the appropriation for the
fourth quarter of the year.
Interruption by Pierre Brizon, a
Socialist deputy, who was one of the
pilgrims to the conference with Ger?
man Socialists at Kienthal, threw the,
chamber into tumult. M. Brizon
asked it "American railroad men are
coming to France in order that
French railroad workers may be sent
to tho front."
Tho deputy attacked Great Britain
say i rig:
"You are shedding the blood of
Fra.ice instead of that of her allies."
The whole chamber protested and
Emile Constant cried, "We are not
fighting for the Americans, it is th?.
Americans who are coming to fight
for us."
"The finance minister, Louis Klotz,
said: 'All the allies are fighting for
the same cause and every word spok?
en against them is against France."
Deputy Brizon declared that he and
others who went to Kienthal would
not vote for the appropriations. M
Brizon shouted: "Down with the
wa;! Long live peace."
"Yes," said President Deschanel.
"it you mean a French peace."
The minister of transport, Albert
Claveille said the coming of Ameri?
can technical men would increase the
transportation facilities considerably.
"We have always met with the ut?
most good will from our excellent
American frionds," continued M
Claveille, who was applauded by th<
whole house. "The question is noi
one of persons. It concerns intonsl
flcation of traffic on our lines, for
which we owe thanks to our allies for
their cooperation and I thank them
for It."
Veterans to Meet.
The regular semi-annual meeting
of Camp Dick Anderson, Confedcrat*
Veterans, will be held in the county
auditor's office, in the Court House
at 11 o'clock a. m., October tith, being
the first Saturday of the month.
E. S. Carson, Adjutant.
26 MULES 26
Here we are again with another solid car load
of Mules. Car will arrive Friday morning, Septem?
ber 28th. In this car we have an excellent selec?
tion of good farm mules, all sizes. We can please
you in any mule you want. Prices and terms right.
See us and save money. We also have on hand
twelve to fifteen head good second hand mules.
Buy From Us And Be Satisfied
We are unloading today another car load of
fifty celebrated Hackney Wagons. The best yet.
Complete line of Buggies. Wagons. Harness Etc.
Watch our advertisement early next week for
announcement of another car of mules and horses.
MOTH-BOYLE LIVE STOCK CO.
Sumter. S. C.
OFFICIAL pt PS,
secretary 01 w \n BAKER is
si es FIRST statement.
Review or Operations in France [*et|
Week?Ascendency Has Definitely;
Passed to the Allies?Their Folio
is to Wear Down the Enemy by
steady Pressure.
Washington, Sept. 20.- The Amen-!
can goveimment's first official state-1
ment concerning military operations
in Europe was issued tonight by Sec-;
retary Baker inaugurating a series
which in time will be devoted large?
ly to activities' of the United States
expeditionary forces. It says that
While ascendancy on the Western
front was passed definitely to the al?
lies, they are content merely to wear
down the enemy until the force o:
the American army makes itself felt
in the field.
Operations for the week ending
September 22 are reviewed by Mr.
Baker without reference to the Amer?
ican force now in France. The state?
ment follows:
i
"The secretary of war authorizes
the following statement dealing with
military activities in Europe for the
week ending September 22.
"As the time draws near when
military operations on a large scale,
on the Western front come to a stand?
still owing to the approach of whi?
ter, it becomes evident that the one
mby does not feel himself in a posi?
tion to undertake the much advertised
offensive action so often boasted of at
home during the past summer, in or?
der to end the war victoriously by
Christmas.
"It may be stated affirmatively that
the ascendancy in the West has defi?
nitely passed to the allies, though
the latter are content by tactics of
attrition to wear down the enemy,
giving no rest or respite until such a
time as the force of our army may
make itself felt in the field.
"The week just closed has been one
ol increased activity on the part of
the allies on the Western front and
may be taken as a presage of what
the enemy is to expect next spring.
Beginning with desultory artillery fire
aiong a broad front, which gradually
narrowed down to an intense bom?
bardment along what is known as
the Anzac ridge, about one mile
southwest of Zonnebeko southward
through Nuns Wood to the Ypres
Menin I load the British increased
their artillery preparations to a den?
sity hitherto unattalncd.
'The early days of the week were
marked by wet, foggy weather, mak?
ing artillery observation difficult and
any offensive undertaking almost
impossible.
"The weather having cleared by
Thursday, September 2?), the British
launched their attack. The infantry
advance was preceded by a barrage
of greater intensity than has ever be?
fore been undertaken in any engage?
ment during the course of the war.
Five distinct curtains of lire were
stretched ahead of the men as they
l began to advance through No Man's
I Land.
"In spite of the desperate resist
ance of the enemy, whose lines were
protected by concrete dugouts, scat?
tered over a wide area, and deep mud
holes, which impeded the attacking
infantry, the Britsh were able to gain
important tactical positions.
"In the face of counterattacks
pushed home vigorously by the ene?
my, the British remained in full pos?
session of the captured objectives,
which they still hold.
"In other sectors of the West
front there have been trench raids on
a large scale and general activity of
some importance.
"While the British were busily en?
raged in breaking down the enemy
resistance in Flanders the Germans
attempted minor diversions along the
French line, particularly northeast ol
Nancy, which were repulsed.
"East of Craonne the French artil?
lery broke up an attempted German
attack, while French detachment'
penetrated (Jerman trenches, destroy?
ed dugouts and brought back pris?
oners In the region of Ciodat.
"The week has witnessed great ac?
tivity in the air. During two French
bombing expeditions were dropped
r>3,000 pounds of projectles on ene?
my territory, Including the barrack"
ami factories at Stuttgart and the
Austrian camp of Colmar, as well a*
bases south of Metz.
"Significant features of the week,
us demonstrating the increased lm
I portance of aircraft, are reported by
the Pritish. An aeroplane disperse.l
la battalion of enemy infantry by
t iming its machine gun on the men
as they were proceeding along ;?
highway in the rear.
"Along the Italian front the active
! operations of the preceding week
' have come to a temporary halt. The
victorious Italian armies are resting
after the great effort of having con?
quered the Monte San Clahrlele."
"The Austria ns attempted several
strong counterattacks against th?'
Balnalssa plateau, all of which were
repulsed.
"Reports to hand indicate that the
Mir ?NT?
Austrians have made use of 20 1-2
divisions during the recent Ital?
ian assault along the Carso front,
holding only one division in reserve.
"Advices from Russia indicated
that the lighting continues in the
northern sector. Late reports show
that the Germans are continuing their
offensive and are now threatening
Dvinsk. The Dvina has been cross- j
ea 25 miles southeast of Jacobstadt,
and this fortress, which has been
evacuated by the Russians, has fallen
into the hands of the enemy. Thougn
a wide breach In this front may se?
riously endanger the Russian line, it
must be recalled that the German ad?
vance must come to an end, owing to
the lateness of the season. New;
from Russia is delayed, but indica?
tions are that the Russian resistance
is stiffening.
"Along the Roumanian front no'
important actions ha\e taken plare.
In the valley of the Suchft>M\, after
j
a prolonged artdlery {(reparation tl|e
Roumanians attacked and occupied
certain enemy fortified positions.
Counterattacks by the enemy were
repulsed.
"There has been no change in the
situation along other fronts."
1
Gep. H. Hurst,
Undtrtiker ad Eattlatt,
Prompt Atlontlon to Day and
Night Ctlll.
At 0. j. CRAI? Oal Staetf, N. Main.
Phones: StfSi
hnmmmmmw
I
Evei ything in the Building li?e
??MiHMMkMMHammwmmm*mmmmmmmmmmmmm?????mmmmmmmm?a???mmmmmmmmmmmmmm*
All Kinds oi Feed
BOOTH & McLEOD, lac.
EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE
Phones 10 ? 631
itrmu^uuuuuttmrmrnnn
The National Bank Of Sown Mm
C. C. ROWLAND. President. F. E. HIKNANT. Cishler
ASSETS
September 19, 1915 - $ 803,907.03
September 19, 1916 - $ 972,229.89
September 19,1917 - $ 1,224,199.77
Motto: SERVICE
-.-j--:v-?.? "jy*
A Convenience.
A che ?ing-aecount with a bank is a great
convenience; not only to the business and profes?
sional man, but to the farmer as well. More peo?
ple would keep such accounts if they knew just
how to go about it. We gladly assist those who
need help in getting started.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
I The Oldest Banking Institution in the County
\.'.1
Service,
Courtesy,
Accommodation
The National Bank
of Sumter.
"Safest lor Your Savings/'