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TKK 8FMTFR WATCHMAN, Cstab Consolidated Aug. 2,1 ~ TROOP SHIP SUNK. DFKP1TF CONVOYING SHIP NO WARM\4. OF SI RS. Fifty-six \mcrtvuns Lost?Men Wert? tn Their Hammocks Win 11 ToriM* do Struck?Relieved Americans Wh" Kill??! in One Cnm|Mirtim>iU London. M ?\ .M -Tin- British arm ?"l nifii h mt troop ship M olduvia. Wish Amen..in tioops on U.ard. has been torpedoed and mink, according to an oltlci il bulletin Issued hy the ad mn..lt\ this evening. i ifly-nix American troopa on the l-riilan steamship Moldavia haw he?-n unaccounted for. aaya an official state? ment Issued thin evening by the Brit? ish admiralty. The text of the admiralty statement follows 'The armed ri.?:<antlle crulMer Mol? davia wai* ttnpe.lo.d Mid sunk yeti tsrday mot nlng. "Thers were no casualties among : v toit of the American troops on board fifty nix up to the present time Me.*' not been eonOxtnted for. It fs expected th? \ were killed in one compartment h> the explosion." The Moldavia was torpedoed with? out warning It was a moonlight night and although a good lookout was kept the attacking submarine was not sight >d before the torpedo struck. Most of the men aboard were in IhOtr hammoel<s \\h?n the explosion occurred a nhHhipe The sailors and ???l.to is alike showed no panic. They fell calmly Into line and awaited orders When it u n rh.it the Moldavia was settling down, all ajfj l.oard were t.ik?n off by the escort? ing ships. Ths men lost all of their belongings, but were supplied with new clothing at lhe tilfferent naval ports wh? re they were taken. The Moldavia Is of 9.R00 tons gross and owned by the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Aha was built at Oreenock in |t#| and la &20 feet long. No Identity of Troops. Washingtn. Ms f 11.?Sinking of the British armed merchant cruiser Moldavia with a probable loss of fifty six American soldiers was announced In a cablegram tonight from the Brit? ish admiralty to the war deportment. No details were given, but the under? standing here Is that the ship was moving ' Kughtnd and PnUMM The war deptrtment authorize..! this statement: '?Inform, itton h..s he c n re.eived from LandOft that the British armed merchant crui-eu Moldavia 'ias been sunk and thai fifty-sis of the Ameri? can soldiers > are missing. "The announcement was made by the British idmlralty " At a late hour lbs departinsni had no further information to lndic.it what American units were on board the v ease I M nv men are In train ing In Knglaml und it is posnlhl. that the Moldavia was carrying a contin? ents] bound for the front. M RV1VORS MtOM MOLDAVIA. Only Klfty-llu-ee American Soldier* Ljoet, AU Private?. London. May 2ft.?With the excop Of flftv-threa American soldier* Sil aboard th?- Moldavia w. saved. The *ur\Ivors were landed at a South? ern llr.ttsh p<ot. No officers names among the missing The list eont line ths names of anil two non-commls aloned officers. Fifty-eighth Infantry. Bv Associated Press. Waahlngton. May 2ft.?The Mold i I ifftad four bnOdrad eighty Amen loan SaesHers ??r the Witt) <rtf/hth In? fantry. All PSpOtted lost belonged to I H I none from this section! \l'PRo\ I III % W MU AIO Alabama Man is Platvd I'mler $r?,4MMl Bond. Montgomery, Ala.. May 21?Wil hum Body, former mall carrier of Mausten oennty, is under a $&.<?'"? bond charged with violating the es ptonage act. Hardy is alleged fo have told a Red Cross soliciting commute, that this country hail no business in frar; that our ships should bf aWps doed w h ?? n tlo- government supplo-l food *o the Allies and that Or many': Was S Jest war Washington. May 27.?A nitval pa? ired has been established along tb Alaskan coast to forst iii agttSJslOn b\ leaders of the bMHtetrtal Workers 01 the World. "Hr ?tut I 1881. MEXICO AGAINST CUBA. diplomatic delations sever? ed by mexico. Mexican flgotllsU Explain the Rrenk as T1m? Result of Conflicting Inter? ests Due io War Conditions. B> Associated Pr< ss. MSXICO City, Friday, May 24.?That MoxJoO has severed diplomatic rOUV tions with Cuba was learned officially Httai after the foreign OfhCe con? tinued the repoii that the Mexican oharge ;?t Habens and the Cuban minister line had been recalled. These recalls and the suspension for aj| Indefinite time of the sending of now ropreasntatlvcs was explained of ndalty to be due to the fact that be aaUat of the war Cuba has been ob , liged to dictate measures that affect the interests of Mexloo In many ln? ataneea and for this reason it is de plared, the making of friendly repre? sentations that Mexico would he forc? ed to mukc to the Cuban govern? ment would be useleaa, and would re? strict the liberty Of action of a friend 1> nation "whhlb la now in an afflict? ed situation." Tin. news ix WASHINGTON, Report Received Iimiii llabaiui With? out Details. Dy Associated Press. Washington. May 2f>.?The State department has received Information from its own source that the Mexi? can diplomatic representative at Ha bani has boon withdrawn l>y Mexico, aal no explanation is given in the dlapatehea Further advleea are ex peatS \ dui Ing the day. Tbs Mexican ambasaador here said he had heard nothing of the break. WORK six days a WERK. snithcni Negroes Urged by Farm Demonstration Igelits to Drop the Custom of Saturday Holidays. Washington, May 27. -The SjOgfO famt demonstration agents of Alt baina at i recent meeting at Tuakegee Institute started a cami>aign that they hope will put an end to the old custom in the South, especially among arme s, of observing Saturday or iurt Of it as a holiday. They form? ed an organization known as the "United States Saturday Service LeagjUO, 1 and in cooperation with the . Untied States Popart men! of Agricul? ture are urging farmers and farm la? borers throughout the South to work sta days in every week to meet the war need for food and foodstuffs In furthering the movement the league is issuing posters, registration cards and aarvlee badges. Upon be? coming a member a farmer or farm worker is registered and receives a ) service badge inscribed with the let? ters "U. S W S. L,M All members who work at least six Saturda\s are given another hadge with a silvei aM and gold lettera At the end of the crop year, November :{'?. all mem? bers who have worked twenty-one Saturdays will receive B badge with a gold tleld and silver letters. It will be no easy task to change the practice ot Saturday holidays, the Aemonstratlori agents say, but to al? ow it to exist when hundreds of thou i Is oft tie beat laborers are leaving he farms || "nothing leal than crim? inal." The demonstrators appeal for the cooperation of farmers, landlords iind merchants, In addition to the farm workers. II I 1,1? FOR INTERNMENT. Dr. August Itichtcr Declares l.oyalt\ i<> t.ermany. New York, May |6.? Dr. Almost Hiebt? r. of Peeksklll, N V . was held for Internment today when he told of? flclals oi the enemy alien bureau thai in ease the Germans Invaded the lulled States he would keep his oath is a German army reeervlet and tight with his fatherland against this coun try. Richter took out Ural naturalisation papers in T'l lie declared that he would not "accept naturalisation now if it were offered him because Of hi* to) aitv to Qet many." .it >H \ ol.l: \KY ARRESTER. barged With Obstructing ?I list loo in Apprehending; I trot her. New York. May It, .lohn .1 O'Leary, II brother of Jeremiah 0'I<earv, who failed to appear in court hurt Monday for trial on an Indict* 00 nt phawglng publication of seditious matter in The Hull, an antl-Knglleh period leal, wns arrested tonight on i 1 ha ige of conspiracy to obat'ool ins tice in eonneetlon with the dleep? pearance of his blother. rod Fear not?Let ail the ende Thon AI SUMTER, S. 0., WEDN BIG BATTLE RENEWED. GERMANS BRGAN STRONG AT? TACK NEAR RHEIMS TODAY. ' Flanders Front Also Scene of Renew* ai of Drive?Offenntee Was Ushered in With 'Heavy Bombardment?Tlie French and BritiKli Meet Attack With Valor. London, May 27.?Strong (German attacks developed early today against i the British and French between Rheims and BoiSSOnSi it is officially announced. The attacks were pre* 1 ceded by a heavy bombardment. The Qermani also attacked in Flan ! ders between Locfe and Voormezelle, I on the northern side of the salient. I London, May 21.?Germany has , resumed the great drive for a decision ' on the western front, and is striking ' in the south between Rheims and BolSBOnS and in Inlanders on the northerly aide of the Lyg salient. While it is too early for the true German intention to be disclosed, the effort is apparently to simultaneously push through to the channel ports, thus breaking the British front and to strike for Paris in the south. Romms region in the direction of Amiens is neglected in this new thrust. The indications are that Cien. Foch lias not been caught napping, and has large forces massed on the southern I i rout. ASSAULT IN KIM IMs SECTOR. French War ostoe Announces Gor? men Attack. I'aiis, May 27.--Over the front be ? ween the forest of Plnon and Itheiivis the German! launched an attack this * t morning, it is officially announced. The French and British are resisting with their utmost valor. LONG RANGE BOMBARDMfCNT. Huns Resumed Bombarding Paris Tim lay. Paris, May 21.?After a long in terval the Germane again this morn* ing began to bombard Paris with Ions range guns. NO LIMIT TO MERCY FI ND. Second Red Cross Fund Oversubscrib? ed $12,01)7.:t(M. Washington, May 86.?-With the American Red Cross second $100,000, 000 war mercy fund already over? subscribed by $12,097,304, officials to? night were settinf no limit to out? pouring of dollars on the (dosing day of the week's drive tomorrow. That the dally average of something more than 118,000,000 would he far exceed? ed they had no doubt. ? Mi the face of the returns at head? quarters here tonight eleven of the fourteen divisions had over-subscrib? ed, with the Gulf leading the home divisions in percentage, with 210, but tke foreign topping them all with 300. Returns by divisions include the following: IM vision: Returns. Atlantic.$26,232*221 Pennsylvania. 9,612,750 Potomac . 4,200,290 Southern. 3,701,100 lUlf. 2.729.K94 Northern. 3.905,237 Southwestern. 1 2,000,000 Foreign. 200,000 Greater New York lacks $1,222,660 of equaling its quota. Philadelphia, with an allotment of $-l,fiOO,Ooo has uhscribed $10,231.000. HIN DEN BURG II As TYPHOID FE? VER. Field Marshal Reported in Serious Condition?l eer In Army. Geneva, May 26.? Field Marakal von Hlndenburg, chief of the German general statt', is in a hospital at Strass hurg, recovering from typhoid fever, according to report! from that city. The advices stale that the report of von Hindenburg's death is incorrect hut that his condition is critical. j Typhoid fever is said to be spread* ink' rapidly in the German army. Of late there have been various re? ports of the death of Field Marshal von Hlndenburg, sonn? of these re. oorti were given on the authority of German prisoners. AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. Only Nineteen Names Mentioned, of Whom Nine Were Killed In Auction. Washington, Mac 27. The casually list today contains 19 names. Killed in action, 9; died of wounds, I; died of disease, 1; wounded severely, 2; missing in action. :i. Wagoner Norrls G, Btlkes of La cross, Fit,, died of wounds. nu t at be Uij Country-*, my ttod'a i ESDAY, MAY 29, 1918. FREIGHT BATES ADVANCED. DIRECTOR M'AROO ISSUES OR? DER INCREASING RATES 25 PER CENT. (in a test Rate Increoae in History of Railroads, Which Will Meld, It is Estimated, Bight Hundred Millions a Year?Made Necessary by Wage Increase. "Washington, May 27.--To meet the wage increases just announced, and the higher cost of coal and other supplies, Director General McAdoo today ordered railroad rates in the United States raised 25 per cent, and passenger fares increased to three cents a mile from the present basis of about two and a-half cents. It is estimated that this program will bring in between eight and nine hundred millions in additional reve? nues to the roads within the next I yeAr. It presents the greatest rate in? crease in the history of the railroads. sV.ITE AUTHORITIES NOTIEIER. Hailrond Commissioners Expected to Cooperate With Eedcrol Director. Washington, May 17,?Director ! General McAdoo today telegraphed the chairmen of the State railroad I commissions notifying them of the In? creased rates and asking them to co , operate by suggesting readjustments land changes. He does not expect any I State authorities to overrule any of ! Iiis orders, however. U-BOATS AHE SWAMPED. Allies Overcoming "Sube* Says Trench Marine Minister. Paris, May 26.?As proof that the ; Allies a ire rapidly overcoming the sub ' marine menace Georges Deygus, the ! minister of marine, Informed the 'army and navy war committees of I tile senate yesterday that Great Brit? ain and the United States alone had copsii ucted in April 40,000 tons more shipping than was sunk by the ene? my. The minister declared also that means employed to rid the seas of submarines had given decisive re? sults. The minister declared that coordi j nation between the Allied nations had become so smooth during the iast four months that the tonnage re? stored to the sea exceeded 500,000 tons weekly. Great Britain, he said, had repaired 598,000 tons In one week. As to the increasing destruction of submarines, which was constant, said 'he minister, the figures for April Were excellent, showing an increase I aver the preceding months, but were far surpassed by the results known to have been attained thus far In May. Jacques Dumesnil, under-secretary ; of aeronautics, announced that the program for the construction of naval machines prepared In 1917 had al ready been equalled in 1918. HOLDS DR. TURN BULL. Commissioner Hinds Over Man Charg? ed With Disloyalty. Orangeburg, May 25.?A prelimin? ary hearing was held yesterday before J, L. Dukes, United States commission? er, in the case of United States against Dr. W. C. U. Turnbull of Uangley. Dr. Turnbull Is charged with making statements tendiriK to obstruct Hie success of the United States In the war and to aid its ene? mies. From the testimony brought out before the commissioner he held that there was sufficient tes? timony to hold the defendant for- trial. The case agalnat i>r. Turn bull will be heard during the June term Of dis? trict court at Charleston, a hearing was also held the same day in. the case against Wade Baker. an elderly man of the Gloveravllle section of Alken County, he too being charged With making disloyal re? marks. The hearing In this case was continued as all of the United States witnesses were not present, ROM Alt ENTERS RACE. Snurtanbum Lawyer opposes Sam Nlcholls for Congress. Bpartanburg, May 25.---Horace I. Bomar, a member of the law firm of Bomar A Oshorne, this afternoon an? nounced himself a candidate for con? gress from the Fourth congressional district. Mr, Bomar aspires to the seat now held by Sam: J. NiohOllS of this city. Mr. Bomar repreeented this count v In the legislature one term some years ago, Except for this, he has never offered for public office. umd Tratn'a? THE TRTJ1 RAILROAD WAut INCREASE. EFFECTIVE XKXT SATURDAY FOR NEARLY 2,000,000 MKN. Increases Mean Over $300,000,000! Yearly?Large sums Doe hi Back Pay. Washington. May 26.?fleneral pay increaaei for nearly 2,000,000 railroad ' employes were announced today by 1 Director Qeneral afcAdoo, effective , next Saturday and retroactive to last January 1, carrying out substantial? ly recommendations of the railroad Wage commission. The aggregate of the increases probably will be more i than $300,000,000 a year, half of which will be distributed within a few weeks as hack pay in lump sums from about $100 to nearly $200 each. The director general departed from the wage commission's recommenda? tions in the following particulars: The principle of the basic eight hour day is recognized, but owing to exigencies of the war situation, hours of employment are not actually re? duced and overtime is to be paid pro rata; future adjustments of pay are to be made on the basis of eight hours. In addition to the ordinary scale of increases, day laborers employed tnainly on track work are to get at least 2 J-2 eon s an hour more than they received December 31. A minimum of 55 cents an hour is established for the shop trades, in? cluding machinists, boilermnkera and j blacksmiths. Women are to receive the same pay as men for the same work, and ne? groes are )to get the same as white men for similar employment. To work out a multitude of in? equalities of pay among employes do? ing similar work in different localities and other injustices caused by vary? ing rules of employment and condi? tions of organization, the director general created a new board of rail? road wages and working conditions consisting of three labor representa? tives and three railway executives which will conduct extensive investi? gations. All increases now ordered will be determined according to a percentage scale based on pay received in De? cember, 1915. and any increases which have been allowed within that time, will he deducted. In many oases laises in pay in the last two and a j half years are about equal to in i creases now approved, and conse ! quently these employes will get lit - I tie or no more. To correct just such j situations when injustices are ap l parent will he one of the principal duties of the new wage board, whose creation was suggested by the rail? road wage commission. In no cases are wages to be reduced. Men working on the monthly, daily, hourly piece work and train mile ba? sis will benefit by the new allowances, and members of the four leading rail? road brotherhoods whose pay was j raised through operation of the Ad I amaon act are to receive from ten to j forty per cent additional, a smaller Increase than they had asked of the railroads. The wage order applies to all em? ployes of the 164 roads now under federal management, but not to the so-called short lints unless they are retained by the government after ; July. it affects employes of termi , nal, union station and switching com? panies, lighters, ferries and tugs own? ed by railways, Mut not employes 61 lailroad boat lines on the lakes, riv? ers or coastwias traffic. Although ! Pullman e ns now are under govern? ment operations, Pullman employes will not benefit. in announcing his decision, Mr. Ifc \doo appealed to railroad employes to forget dissensions and disappoint 1 ments and to remember that the suc 1 cess of the war depends largely on j their services, To meet the expense of the wage Increase, the biggest ever granted to any class of employes at one timo, the aiiroad administration has discussed raising freight and passenger rates. The percentage Of wage increases range from $13 for men who received $4?; a month in December, I9ir>, down to a small rate for those re? ceiving just under $250 and no more pay 's allowed men who made $250 Or more in 1915. The actual conditions run up to thlrt y-four. With the exception of office and messenger hoys tinder eighteen who are given smaller Increases, all em? ployes who received less than $46 a month are given a flat Increase of $20 with the provision that laborers paid by the day^hnll get a minimum of 2 1-2 oenjgan hour above the rate six monthjr>igo. C SOUTHRON, UaMMM Jane, MM. VoLXLVI. No. 30. INVESTIBATE COTTON MARKET HOUSTON PROMISES TO ACT ON SMITH'S REOUEeiT. t harges hy South Carolina Senat? IMct's Ridiculously and Absurdly Manipulated on Exchanges, He De? clares. Washington, May 24.?An investiga? tion of conditions in the cotton mar? ket has been promised by Secretary Houston, Senator Smith, of South Carolina, announced today. At a con? ference with the secretary of agricul? ture, Mr. Smith urged the investiga '? lion, declaring that the future market has ceased to be a reflection of actual trans actions and has become an tac? tual Mennos t<> the cotton trade, j The South Carolina senator told the ; secretary there is no legitimate rea 11 son why cotton under the present de ; niand and the prevailing prices for ' cotton goods should be so "ridicu? lously and absurdly manipulated in the cotton exchanges." The future of board quotations in tho cotton exchanges are anywhere from $15 to $25 less than the actual spot quotations in identical market," said a statement tonight by Senator Smith. "That is the future market ?O-enllod, whose justification alone Is that it reflects the actual spot trans? actions against future deliveries, has now not ouly ceased to be a reflection of spot transactions and a place where hedges may be safely made but has become an actual menace to the cot? ton trade. Under the cotton futures net, middling is the basi5 grade both for spots and futures, and the sellers of a contract for the future delivery is allowed to tender any of the stand? ard grades of white cotton in settle? ment, but the difference in price be? tween the basis grade and the grade tendered in settlement is not left, as heretofore under the old New York contract, to the difference fixed by the exchange, but is determined by the actual spot price of each grade in clx of the actual spot markets. "Now it is impossible for them to quote middling contract cotton for ?tear future delivery at the absurd quotations now being quoted unless there has been formulated some plan Of evading the plain intent of the law by offering such low grades of cotton ? on contracts and such differences to make it impossible for the purchaser to use it without loss." * BRITISH BOAT SlXKS SUBMA? RINE. \dmiralty Departs From Rule of Not Citing I mil vicinal Victims?First or Type Destroyed. London, May 25.?A German sub? marine of the cruiser type was sunk May 11 in the latitude of Capt St. Vincent by g British Atlantic escort submarine. The admiralty made this Official statement tonight. The statement says: "One of our Atlantic escort subma? rines, returning to its bi sc, reports that on May 11 in the latitude of Cape St. Vincent, while proceeding to meet a convoy, she sighted and sank a Ger? man submarine of the scout cruiser type. A heavy sea was running at the time. There were no sur\Ivors. 'Shcrtly afterward another enemy submarine was sighted but by swift diving she escaped the fate of her consort. "This beini? the first cruiser sub? marine destroyed, it has tuen decided to depart from the usual rule of not announcing the destruction of individ? ual enemy submariner?." Cape St. Vincent is on the south nest extremity Of Portugal. MILE WORKER DISLOYAL. Pcdcrul Marshal Arrests 11. B. Bach? elor in Greenville Accused of Vio? lating Espionage Aet. ' S Camp Scvier. Greenville, May ii. B. Bachelor, ? mill operative^ho lives In Judsoa Mill rtllageV^gna ar? rested this afternoon by Deputy Mar? shal Adams, charged with latlen of the espionage act. It i.- rtu god that Bachelor made abusive remarks a ..out the work of the RedkCroaa and about the president and j^Bffuriher stated that he curved hjs^gsfe for contribut Ing to theV^nQ Bachelor r ^^rornptly discharged by the mil " ?m his alleged action was loaJruOiTJl and an excited crowd of mill employees gathered last night and threatened violence to him, but were finally persuaded to let the law take its course. Pachelor will be granted a preliminary hearing Mon? day and/it bound over his indictment will be handed to the federal grand jury the following day.