Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i DEFEISIVE BATTLE. l.UHMANs Hl.iniM, TO CUIKOVH BRITISH AOVANCK. Military Fiperta Admit That (?erman H?tre Lo?t Initiative ???? Weat Bui They are Sacrificing Men to Dlsar range Britiah Plan?.. Although Qerman military writer* admit that the Germane can hardh regain the Initiative on the Westert front, the Germans are doing thel utmoat to keep the British from en Joying the full advantages of thelt galna In Flanders, launching attac* after attack to disarrange the Brltis) plana. They used the same tactlct bsfors the drive last week, and the> failed then. It la too early to ascer tain what a repetition of these sf forts have had. but Gsn. Halg report that Ava violent sttscks resulted ir failure for 'he Teutons With a ma: showing the entire German Flander Itns hanging in the balance It is n< surpriss expressed that the German are fighting desperately to hold th? Important Lalle-Oatend railroad. Whlla the Britiah pre?s demand, reprisals for the sir raids, the Freno! srs taking retaliatory action. The bombarded Osrman cities on? hun tired to one hundred and twenty-tlv. miles back of the lines. M.M <.l(THt OF INNOCENTS. l iinin Air Raiders Killed Ten Civ Ulans In London. London. Oct. I.?Ten pernons wer? killed and 31 hurt In last night's al. raid. The public la rapidly becomlnF accuatoin?d to thea* onslaught* Within flv? minute* after the warn ir.f waa (Ivrn lmi?t nig-ltt th? street' war* practically desarted. Stree buaaaa quickly pullad to the eurba, th paaaengers slighted and sought aafet> in nearby buildings. ,. BEARCTH FOR TRAITORS. Horns sf the I. W. W. Conspirator*. In Army. Chlcsgo. Oct. 2.?The search fot savsrsl of ths man Indicted as th? result of the grand Jury Investigate of ths Induatrisl Workers of th World has been extended to army cantonmentj. It la learned that aev sral of ths men aought are In Natlona Army. Theas men went Into the arm> without claiming exemption. Offlclab believe that this move is aignlficsnt. RIKSIAN SOI,I ?Ullis HKVOI/r. losnsnsndJnj; Gerwrnl In Turkestan AasauRed and Beaten. Petrograd Oct. 2.?A revolutionary movement la In progress In Turkestan. Gsn. Charktas. ths commander of the district, was assuulted and beaten. OFHMANS BOMB HOSPITAL. These Nurses ami Number of Wound* ex I soldiers Kiled. Britiah Headquarters tn France arul Belgium, Oct. 1.?A German aviator droppad a bomb on a hoapital behind the Britiah Unas. Three British nurses snd a number of wounded soldiers wars killed POWER FOB PRESIDENT, j OQMlUHi to grant authority for emergencies. I>w?i Will Introduce Hill M?kln* Ix - gal Any Artion President Take? Af? ter Congress Adjourns. Washington. Oct. 1.?After a call at tho While House today. Senator Lowls said he would propose passage of a bill giving the president full power to do anything during the forthcoming recess of congress that may be called for by any sudden emergency. "I told the president," said tho sen? ator, "that we would get the i*ar reve? nue bill passed finally this- week, pass the soldiers' Insurance bill next week and adjourn by the end of the follow? ing week. The president is anxious that the insurance bill pass, that the families of soldiers can have security and the soldiers have peace of mind. "I think it would be wisdom for congress to pass a law giving the president full power to do anything in the recess1 of congress that, may be called for by any sudden emergency, whether from International complica? tions or home prlce-flxing of com? modities for war necessity. This would prevent calling congress before the regular December meeting ard als-o give immediate legality to any action, however unexpected. "The president himself deeply ap? preciates the generous course of con? gress towards Urn, particularly in its refusal to hamper him in any way in any of his executive functions or of intruding party opposition or personal politics against necessary measures. The president is satisfied with our war situation and our readlnesn for ac? tion, and has full confidence In Ameri? can success everywhere." COTTON GINNERS* REPORT. r*ss Than Two and a Half Million Bales Ginnned. Washington. Oct. 2.?Cotton gin? ned prior to Sept. 25 totalled 2,498, 000 bales. South Carolina ginned 233,000 bales. COTTON CROP CONDITION. Government Report Shows Heavy De? cline Since Last Report.. Washington, Oct. 2.?The cotton crop condition is reported by the bu? reau as 60.4 and estimated :o be 12, 047,000. Deterioration in cotton during Sep? tember caused a loss of 452.000 bales of the prospective production and a decline of seven and four-tenths per cent in condition, the census bureau announced. In South Carolina the condition Is 67. MTST HF. A SUCCESS. Failure of the Liberty Loan Would he a Disaster. Indianapolis, Oct. 2.?In a liberty loan address here today Secretary Mc Adoo said that the failure of any loan th* United Stales may offer would be a greater disaster than the loss of a great battle. RAID ON LONDON. (.1 KM W S CONTINUE MURDER OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Biggest Raid Ever Attempted Occur. i?ed Monday Night When Four tirouiis of Airplanes Attacked Lou don. London ( Oct. 1.?The strongest air attack yet attempted on London and the coast towns by the Germans wag carried out tonight by four groups of hostile airplanes. Some of the machines got through to Lon? don and bombed the southwest dis? trict. A terrific barrage was sent up from the defense guns and the roar of battle lasted intermittently for two and a half hours. The Germans bombed coast towns as they passed over and proceded to? ward London. Two of the groups succeeded in getting a number of machines through the sky barrage Numerous bombs were dropped on the southwestern district, which is thickly populated with the homes of the upper and middle classes. The fire from the defending guns was longer and louder than ever before. A rain of shrapnel fell In all sec? tions of the town and the streets were v.rtually deserted save for a few police. The weather was perfect for air operations as there was a bright ful' moon, with no clouds or wind. Th< people of London expected a raid and were awaiting for signals. Soon aftei 7 o'clock motors of the volunteei corps sped through the streets blow ir.g their sirens- and displaying an it lumlnatcd sigrn. "Take cover." Th. telephone exchanges notified theii subscribers and other measures wen put into execution to inform the pop ulace of the pending air raid. Many theatres continued their per fcrmances, notwithstanding the raid? At the conclusion of the performance in one of the leading London theatre: tonight, the manager came to th< stage and invited the tudience anc stage hands to vote on the questioi of continuing the night performances All voted in favor of carrying them o^ as usual. BUYING LIBERTY BONDS. Treasury Official* are Elated Over En thuslastlc Reception of Loan. Washington, Oct. 2.?Treasury ofh clals are elated at the returns whicl are pouring In indicating that the ap peal for the second Liberty Bond is? sue Is being enthuslstically received. Although the returns show that the public welcomes the opportunity to help officials recognize that it will re? quire a substantial drive to make the campaign a success. Suffragette? Get Bruised I'p In n Free Washington, Oct. 4,?Seventeen wo? men suffragettes are in the work house suffering from bruises as a re? sult of a free-for-all fight when the authorities tried to take one of the suffragettes to a hospital without an? nouncing the destination, and the crowd tried to rescue her. The negro female prisoners aided the officers. for-all Fight. HUNTING FOR TRAITORS. ANTI-WAR AGITATORS DIRECTED BY GROUP OF MEN. Government lias Tons or Damaging ( Documents Which Will Cause Many Arrests. Washington, Oct. 1.?The great harvest of indictments returned at Chicago, it was authoritatively stated tonight, is but a fraction of what the government will reap as the result of its nationwide raid on Industrial Workers of the World oflices Septem? ber 5. Only those regarded by the govern? ment as the chief figures in the alleg? ed conspiracy to thwart the govern? ment in its war plans have been in? dicted. Tons of documents seized in the raid have yet to be studied, their disclosures catalogued and arranged for use in farther proceedings. This work is now going on in approximate? ly 60 towns and cities from coast to coast. In obtaining indictments against 166 alleged ring leaders of the con? spiracy the department of Justice has simply skimmed the cream of the investigation. Documents in its pos? session are understood to show ex? tensive and far-reaching minor plans, confined to particular localities and designed to affect local situations, through which those named in the in? dictments and many others are be? lieved by the authorities to have {sought to hamper the government by methods, some of which have not yet been disclosed to the public. Contrary to general belief, no direct connection has; been shown thus far by the alleged leaders of the ponspi ? acy and the huge Oerman corruption fund believed to have been operating in this country since America's entry into the war. Many indications point strongly to the connection which offi? cials hope to establish but none, it is reported, is absolutely confirmatory. This development has led officials to believe that the full scope of the conspiracy's operation has not yet been revealed. So far as- determined there was no master spy, no single controlling head which directed the activities of the anti-war workers. A group of fairly generous proportions, the evidence indicates, haa been in charge of the entire program of prop? aganda and outrages from the spread? ing of alleged seditious literature to the burning of crops and the arming of farmers and others to resist the draft law. The likelihood of another general i I Investigation by a single federal grand j Jury into the scope of the entire con I spiracy is remote, in the opinion of j officials but indications are that a number of grand Juries sitting at New ; York, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Cleveland and other cities in the East i and Middle West will consider local , phases- of the situation. Preparations for the trials of the 166 persons indicted at Chicago are yet to be made. The immense amount ! of work involved In the preparation 1 of evidence will involve considerable ' time. Various phases of the investigation today were discussed at conference at? tended by Attorney General Gregory, I Assistant Attorney General Fltts. who GAME WARDEN LITIGATION. %TTORNEY GENERAL DOCKETS CASE IN LEXINGTON. Attorneys for Game Warden Say Rich land is County Fixed by the stat? ute. Columbia, Oct. 2.?The case to de? termine the right of Wgde Hampton Glibbes to the office of State game war- | den may be heard in Lexington county : it the November term of court cf common pleas. Both say they are anx i >us that final disposition be :r.auc of the case at the earliest possible con? venience. Lexington, an adjoining county, was designated yesterday b> Thos. H. Peeples, attorney general. Judge Hayne F. Rice will preside. The supreme court remanded the COM to the circuit court several days ago. The order from the office of the attorney general yesterday read: "Original jurisdiction by the su? preme court in the above entitled ac? tion having been refused and the case having been remanded to the circuit court by the supreme court for trial with all convenient speed in order that in the event either of the par? ties desires to appeal the question can be settled by the supreme court at its present session, you will please tafcl notice that the above entitled action has been docketed for trial in Lex? ington ccunty. The court of common pleas for I^exington county will con vene oi/ the second Monday in No? vember." Westen & Aycock and R. Peverley Herbert, attorneys for W. H. OlbbCS, do not accept the order of the .-ittor ney general docketing tho case in Lexington as final. They take the position that in the first plaeu t'.o statute provides that the trial shall be in the county in which the defend? ant resides, and that, secondly, the order of the supreme court running "Stato of South Carolina, Richland County,*' fixes the county in which the case is to be docketed in additional power to that of the statute. Steps will be taken to bring this- about. TO TEST LAW. Supreme Court Asked to Render De? cision on Constitutionality of Draft Law. Washington, Oct. 2.?The supreme court has been asked on motion by Solicitor General Davis- to pass on the consitutionality. of the draft law at the earliest possible moment. Four I cases have been appealed. Mr. Davis ' asked that they be given joint hear? ings. He stated that he wanted the ruling to aid the government in prose l ' cutions. The motion was taken under advisement. Senate Again Postpone- Action. Washington, Oct. 4.?The senate privilopes and elections committee again postponed action on the petition requesting the expulsion of Senator LaFollette. directed the work of federal officers making the raid and the preparation of evidence for the grand jury, and A. Bruce Bielaskl, chief of the depart? ment's bureau of investigation. ITALIANS SCARE GERMANS. SUCCESS OF GEN C ADORN A\S DRIVE BRINGS REINFOHCE A ist Hun Troops Doing Rushed From France and Galicia to the Italian Front. Washington, Oct. 2.? Alarmed by Iialian successes on the Bainsizz.i plateau, Germany is withdrawing U rge forces of Austrian troops from France, Galicia and Buckowina and rushing them to the Italian front. Official Rome dispatches say the sec? ond phase of the great battle is about tj open. HELP W IN THE W A It. Heads of Families in s inner County A-skodi to Join the Food fearing Campaign. Columbia, Oct. 2.?There are 9.0S6 families in Sumter county. The Uni? ted States government is calling upon each and every one of these families 10 aid in winning the war by saving lood. Every family?meaning men( women and children, white and black ?is urged to conserve the food sup? ply because the last ounce may win lhe war. During the week of October 21 to 28 i. great nation-wide campaign is to be launched by Herbert Hoover, national food administrator when all Ameri? cans will be asked to join in the food saving movement. Hundreds of thou? sands of workers will be In the field to sign up those who want to support the government. There is nothing- com? pulsory about the movement. It is simply a. patriotic appeal * o every man that loves- Democracy. The minimum number of pledges expected from Sumter county is 6,000. The campaign manager for the county will have many assistants in the field and an effort will be made to reach every home. Beautiful window cards, showing that the family is a member of the food administration, will be presented to those signing the pledge cards. Get behind the movement and help win the war. One slice of bread sav? ed a day means just that much I more food for the boys who rre being ; sent to the battle for Democracy tu ; Europe. INVESTIGATING JUDGE COHALAN New York State Senate Asks Secre? tary Lansing for Facts. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 2.?The New York senate today adopted a resolu? tion calling on Secretary of State Lan? sing to transmit to Gov. Whitman any information not incompatible with the public welfare tending to throw light on the alleged participation of State I Supreme Court Justice Cohalan in German activities. Two Taxes on Business ami Profes? sional Men. Washington, Oct. 4.?A section of the war tax bill just discovered places two taxes on business and professional men with incomes of more than $6, 000, and those receiving that salary must pay war profits tax of S p*r cent, besides the 2 per cent ?*vrtax. U We beg to announce the arrival of car load JH*% of Mules for Saturday if the railroads do their ^IBlk part, surely to arrive by Monday, Oct. 8th. ^fCMI^fev ]V?<Shf We nave iust unloaded a mixed car of Hors- WjBsNSa \ rj^^BfBjj?L-^ os and Mules ready for inspection. Come and W lib A car load of Hackney Buggies and Hackney Wagons for next week. Booth-Boyle Live Stock Co. Sumter, S. C.