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1 KMftTE DIMM RAID ON AM KHK AN SHIPPING A DM ISM ON OF U-BOAT'S r All A UK . Coast Defenses Ad?quate? Daniel* Hays Haas Cannot Frighten Amer? ica; No Warships Will be Recalled. Washington, June I.?-Germany at Mat h?* brought her aubmarlne war? fare to the ahorea of the United Mate*, apparently In a forlorn hope ?f striking telling kdowa on thla aide of the Atlantic and of drawing home some of tha American naval forces fraro the war sons, where the u-boat menace Is being slowly but surely strangled to death. In the attacks upon coasting ves? sels almost In sight of the New Jer? sey coast reported today, naval offi? cials ess a frantic admission from Berlin that the submsrlne hsa failed. American armed power is rolling over? seas in svsr-increasing force, despite the utmost exertions of the under? sea pirate* off the coast of Europe. Now the raiders have crossed the teas and lurked for days near Amer? ica's greatest port*. They no doubt wars sent to sink transport, but here again they fsllsd. Blocked off from the troop ships by convoying craft, thsy have turned in fury ap.alnst de ftneelesa coasters. In all the record sf destruction thsy have written, the raiding party has struck at no vessel bound overseas, and therefore armod for a tight Only ships that could not hit back have been attacked. The only one of a half score of vessels probably sent to the bottom that had soy real military value In ship or cargo wss an oil tanker. ?p to a late hour tonight the de? struction of five sailing craft and the tanker Herbert I* Pratt was the rec? ord of losses officially reported to the navy department. The fate of the coastwise liner Carolina, which re? ported by wireless yesterday she was being abelled, is still unknown. The crews of aome of the craft destroyed have been brought Into port with a story of eleven days' Imprisonment aboard an enemy submarine. * During that period scores of troop and supply ships have gene In and out on the business of crushing the Herman army in France. The u-boat found no weak link In the chain of armed craft that guarded them. Secretary Daniels went to the cap? ital during the day to tell the mem? bers of the house naval committee that the raiding was deaigned to frighten the American people Into demanding tha return of vessels from tne other side. He gave assurance that congress need have no apprehen? sion as to protection of the American coast, and that there would be no ra? eall' of forces from the war sone. Tonight Mr. Daniels summarised the Informetlon reaching the depart? ment ss follows: "Navy department's reports show that the Information reaching the de partment Is as follows: "Jacob M Haskell. schooner. 1,302 tons, hailing from Boston, sailing for Norfolk, eleven in erew, no paaaeng era "Isabel B. Wiley. In ballast, net ton sags ?II. crew eight. "Hattls Dunn, of Rockland, Maine, net tonnage 36G; In ballast; sailing for Charleston. "Edward H. Cole, of Boston, ton? nage 1.3*6; in ballast; bound for Nor? folk; crew eleven. "Herbert L. Pratt, stesmshtp oil tanker, sunk about ? miles south of Overalls light ship off the Delaware coast; thirty-eight on board; thirty, seven of the crew rescued and landed at Lewes; one lost. The crews of the above-named vessels, except the one man lost from the Prstt. were rescued. "It sppesrs that the schooner Ed? na, which was found bottom side up several days ago and towed to Lewes, Del., waa also a victim of the subma? rine. The crew of the Edna have been landed at New /ork. The master of the Wlnneceonne picked up the rrew of the Hsttie Dunn. "Nothing further has been heard frosn the steamship Carolina, which sent out s. o. s. calls Sunday after noon, ststlng that she was being shelled by a submarine. The Carolina st ths time was reported In the same general vicinity as that in which the scnooriere were sunk the same day." Washington. June 4.?All of th I hundred and eleven coast wine vc sei* under conti ol of the rulli ?> id administration were reported Hafe In post before noon today. New York, June 4. The police it partment today Issued order* that all display lights In New York city at uight are forbidden until further no to ? Nice. Monday. June 3 - The first batch of wounded America.! soldler.-t who hsve been amalgamated witn the French troops. arrived at NIOS today They wern sent to the Arne? I Sjgjg hospital here. OUR AIRMEN MAKE RECORD. AMERIC AN PURSUIT UNITS SHOT DOWN M HI N PLANKS. Ml (?erman Machines DrMrovcd Bi? planes; All American Machines Lost Monoplanes With American Army in France, Sunday. June 2.?Compilations which the Associated Press obtained today show that the American aviators fly? ing over the Toul sector, hi vc made an enviable record. The American pursuit units since April 14, when they started operations. have shot down at least 23 airplanes. Seven? teen of this number were seen and officially confirmed by the French, while during the same period and counting the pilot who fell in flames today, only seven of our chaser flyers have been lost. Of these four were killed, one by accident, two are prisoners by the Germans and the fate of today's avi? ator Is not known for certainty. The victories gained by the Ameri? cans are all the more important when it Is considered that most of the enemy machines shot down have been biplanes so that the loss in these cases has been doubly great for the Germans. All the American ma? chines lost were monoplanes. While an American aviator was fighting ;? Cerman today, a bullet fired by his opponent traversed the length of the airplane and passed between the pi? lot's legs. The bullet clipped a mag ncta wire, but otherwise no harm was done. Late this evening a German plane was seen far above the clouds, at a height of perhaps 6,000 metres above a field on which were American avia? tors. Americans started in pursuit but the German turned quickly and I made good his escape. NEW REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA. Plot is Discovered In Moscow and Petrograd?Moscow In State of Siege. London, June 2.?(By the Associat? ed Press).?Tho discovery In Moscow and Petrograd of a large counter-rev? olutionary plot, which stretches through the whole of Russia, is an? nounced in a Russian wireless mes? sage received here tonight. To this plot is attributed in part the mutiny of the Czecho-Slovak troops, which have captured several Important rail? way junctions and lines. The Soviet executive decided on May 29 to undertake the partial call? ing to arms of several classes of workmen. At the same time Moscow has been declared In a state of siege. Counter revolutionaries have been arrested in considerable numbers and energetic measures have been taken against the press. The question dominating all others is that of supplying the people with bread, now that Russia has been de? prived of the Ukraine gianury. The Kuban and Don regions are, accord? ing to the Russian statement, menac? ed by a counter-revolutionary band. In some regions the large owners are mobilising the well-to-do peas? ants with the object of resisting th< efforts of the government to comman? deer the flour depots. CITY OF CX>LUMBUS SAFE. Steamship Reported Sunk Arrives at Atlantic Port. An Atlantic Port. June 4.?The City of Columbus, of the Savannah line, which It was feared had been sunk hv the submarine, is safe tn an Atlant it port harbor. There is no evidence that the City of Columbus was damaged by the submarines. The crew of the schoon? er Jacob M. Haskc-11 was landed at an Atlantic port today by the steam? er Grecian. COTTON CROP CONDITION. Crop Is More Promising Than Any Since 11)11. Washington, June 4.?The condi? tion of the cotton crop on May 25 was 11.1 per cent, of normal, as compar? ed with 69.5 on the same date last pSSir, indicating that th.- crop is In bettet condition than at any of the last ten years, except 1911. the depart? ment of agriculture announced today. The condition by States include Florida. 7T.; Mouth Carolina .80. Geor? gia. ,f|, Chairman J. 11. Clifton of the county Democratic Baecutlvs com? mittee on Tveetaj receives! the en? rollment hooks for the several pre Otaet clubs of the counly. Ah manv of the club Herretarles aS could !??? ? i hed hy telephone were Imme tsalatf notified to call for the books an the rules require that they h? "p? ned for enrollment of members on the first Tuesday In June If you are too old to swat the iluu *wat fliHS. AMERICANS STOP 6ERMANS. OUR HOYS sic NT IX TO BLOCK ADVANCE OF THE HUNS. Tiny Miike Dashing Counter Attack 111 Champagne Region ami Throw ClllHliMi Hack?Prciudi and Amer? ican Forces Drive Germans Bu<*k on Marne. Paris, June 4.?American troops which were thrown into the battle on the western Hide of the Cham? pagne salient have stopped the Ger? man advance near Neuilly Wood and In a dushing counter attack have thrown back the GermanH, it is of? ficially announced. On the Marne front the German divisions which had forced the pas? sage of the river, were driven back again by the French-American forces. Between the Oise and Aisne the Germans last night were prevented from making any progress. The Germans have captured Pei nant. The Germans made further advance at one point between the Marne and Oureq, capturing the town of Sllly-la Poterie. PATROL IN DESPERATE TIGHT. Americans Have Furious Battle With Superior German Force. With American Army in France, Monday, May 3.?An American com? bat patrol engaged in a desperate fight with a larger enemy patrol near Ancervlller, in the Luneville sector early today. The American losses were slight, and the enemy losses are unknown. FI GOTTING NEAR ALBERT. Increased Artillery Activity In the Amiens Sector Reported. London, June 4.?German artillery developed considerable activity early this morning between Albert and Serre, above Amiens, it Is officially announced. CAPTURE OF SUBMARINE. Naval Officers Say One I - Boat Was Caught. An Atlantic Port, June 3.?Hover? ing for two days over the sea where the American tanker William Rocke? feller has been sunk by a German submarine, a flotilla of destroyers and two Beaplanes finally succeeded in capturing the u-boat, according to na? val officers, survivors of the disaster who landed here today. The sea for miles about the spot where the fatal blow struck the tanker was closely watched by de? stroyers and their accompanying sea? planes for any sign of the u-boat speeding from the scene of its en? counter. Evidently no trace of the submersible was seen for the boats stayed In the neighborhood and wait? ed for the u-boat to make its ap? pearance. At last the submarine, which had stayed below the surface so long that Its air tanks had become exhausted, rose to the surface and was netted. PASSENGER STEAMERS SAFE. Two Liners Take Refuge In South Atlantic Port. .Atlantic Port, June 4.?Two steam? ships with passengers, believed to be submarine survivors, arrived at a South Atlantic port this afternoon. HUN DRIVE BLOCKED. Allies check The Invading Hosts on The Marne Line. With French Army in France, June 4 ?The Germans were unable to score further gains in their efforts to teach Villers Cotereta yesterday In n struggle of the most Bevere nature: while around Chateau-Thierry coun? ter attacks by the Allies have Improv? ed the situation. SUBMARINES SUNK TEN. Latest Verified Reports of U-Boat Raid. New York, June 4.?The long ex? pected visit of the German armored submarine to American waters has re? sulted In the destruction of at least ten American vessels, according to latest report. The attacks were made by two su persubinerslblcs. Most of the vessels were bombed Sunday. The revised list of ships sunk is as follows: Steamer Texelm, schooners Jacob M. llaskell. Edward H. Cole Isabel! B. Wiley, Bdna, Hattte Dunn. HaUppaUgS, Tanker Herbert D. Pratt. ItSamshlp WlnnSOOnns, Steamer Car? olina. Washington, June 4.?The recent Clled air raid on Cologne caused the death of one hundred and forty-six persons and the Injury of about o.i hundred and fifty uthers, the BtafS lepartment was informed today. NO WARSHIPS RECALLED. COAST DEFENSE AGAINST U HOATS ADEQUATE, SAYS DAN? IELS. The German Purpose Is to Frighten America into Recalling Warship*. Washington, June 3.?Members of the house naval committee were as? sured by Secretary Daniels late today that Atlantic t oast defenses against submarines were adequate and it was : i unnecessary to recall vessels from the war zone to deal with submarines on this side. The secretary said the pur? pose of the Germans evidently was to frighten the American people into de? manding the return of some of their naval forces now abroad. The oil tank steamer Herbert L. Pratt, reported sunk late today off Cape Henlopen, Dola., wee*the victim of a German submarine, secretary Daniels announced tonight. One member of the crew of thirty-eight men was lost. The others were land? ed at Lewes, Del. Mr. Dank Is said it now appeared that the schooner Edna, found bot? tom up several days ago and towed into Lewes, Del., also was a submarine victim. Her crew was rescued and landed at New York. Secretary Daniels said that nothing further had been heard from the steamship Carolina, carrying 220 pas? sengers since her radio distress calls Sunday afternoon saying she was be? ing shelled by a submarine. The sinking of six vessels by the submarine has been definitely estab? lished by the navy, Mr. Daniels an nounced. Besides the Pratt and Her? bert, the vessels sent down were the schooners Jacob H. Haskell, Isabel B. Wiley, Hattie Dunn and Edward P. Cale, all previously reported In news dispatches. Crews of all the vessels were saved except the one man from the Pratt. RELY ON FOCH AND PETAIN. rails Journals Predict an Allied Of? fensive. Paris, June 3.?An Allied offensive maneuver is predicted by Le Matin and the Petit Parteien. They express the conviction that Gens Foch and Petain, who proved themselves good offensive men in subordinate com? mands, will display the same quali? ties In the supreme commands of the Allied and the French armies. All the newspapers, according to a Havas agency review, believe that the equilibrium seems to have been reestablished on all points of the front, and that the fluctuations art growing less in extent. The German assaults are still fur? ious and violent, while the French re? sistance is fierce and energetic, with numerous strong counter-attacks. Sunday the French held the enemy in check and even forced him to with? draw from some points. Pincwood Delighted With Red Cross \ Concert. The concert given on Wednesday evening by some of Sumter's musical folks, was declared by the Pinewood people, to he the best musical attrac? tion ever given in that locality. Th< receipts amounted to more than $12f. and the entire amount was donated tc the Pinewood chapter of the Red Cross. Immediately after the concert, a most delightful supper was served the party. A great number of Sum? ter people went in their machines The following program was rend? ered: The Star Spangled Banner. Quartette: Old Folks at Home? Foster?Mrs. W. Bruce Lynam, Mrs. Robert Hapner, Misses Maggie Mae Seale and Marie Rotholz. The Land of the Skyhlue Water? Cadman; One Fine Day?Puccini? Miss Carlta Handle. On the Roll of the Open Sea?Pe trie; A Son of the Desert am I? Phillips?Mr. W\ B. Daughtry. Piano Solo, Selected?Miss Ethel Green. Cradle Song 1915?Kreisler?Mrs. W. Bruce Lynam. Violin Solo, Selected?William Thos Truesdale. The Slave Song?Del Keigo?Miss Marie Rotholz. Intermission. Orchestra?Selections. Duet?O That We Two Were May? ing?Nevin?Mrs. W. Bruce Lynam. Miss Carlta Randle, Good Bye?Tosti? Miss Maggie Mae Seale. Habanera-Carmen?Briset ? Mrs W. Bruce Lynam. The Little Irish Girl -Lohr?Miss Marie Rotholz. The Two Skylarks?Leschetis*I? Mr Lb C .Moise. Trio- Annie Laurie Lady John Scott?Mrs. Robert Hnpner, Misses Maggie Mae Seal, <"arit;i Randle. Accompanists: Miss Ethel Green, Mr. L. (V Moise. Under forty, love is an appetite After forty, it is a benediction. ASKS HELP FOR FARMERS. BANKERS AND MERCHANTS CAN JOIN MOVEMENT. Cotton in Jeopardy?Prices Go Lower With Advance of Season?Central Convention Urged. To the President of the Tanners Union: It seems to me that the time is propitious for a thorough organization I of the bankers, farmers and mer? chants of the South, for the purpose of culling a convention In the near fu? ture in some central point of the cot? ton belt?I would suggest New Or? leans?to formulate some practical business plan to protect the 1918 crop of cotton. As it looks now, if some such action is not taken in the very near future, the South is liable to be in the same condition in which it was in 1914. Conditions seem to point to a grow? ing crop of probably 14,000,000 bales or more. The export demand is very slack und from all indications, is lia? ble to be poor for some time to come. The ca? ry over of cotton in the United States Is going to be about 1.000,000 bales more than last year, and a close study of conditions will prove very clearly that if there is not some or? ganization and cooperation between producers, bankers, merchants and fertilizer manufacturers, our crop will very likely be sacrificed at probably considerably less than it cost to pro? duce it. A few months ago the farmers were told by the spinners and large deal? ers in cotton that it was imperative that the United States produce a large crop of cotton in 1918 to supply the requirements of the world. That it was almost impossible for this country to produce cotton enough this year to make materially lower prices than prevailed at that time. Now, these same people tell us that we have planted too much cotton and that the prospects are for a large crop and that the spinners have not used as much cotton as was anticipat? ed and that it is impossible to market the new crop at anything like the prices prevailing a few months ago. In consequence of these conditions, they have sold the cotton market ort in 00 days something like $50 bale, and continue to bear the market, expecting it to go off to very much lower prices.I Now, it does look as if the busi? ness interests of the South, especially the farmers, bankers and merchants, with the assistance of the regional hanks, could certainly protect this property and not see our country In the condition in which the South was four or five years ago. The whole South is thoroughly organized on the war situation, and thsy have received 35 cents a pound i'or cotton last season, and I feel sure that if the proper methods are used, all of our trouble can be obvi? ated. Cotton at 30 cents a pound has not advanced as much as any other staple commodity in the Cnited States tines the war started. For example, 30 cents would be about 125 per cent, increase in the .alue of cotton over the price pre? vailing before the war. Dry goods have enhanced in value from 250 to 100 per cent. The increase in the price of fertilizer has been from gill :o 300 per cent.; the cost of laboi ibout in the same proportion. So it ?an be easily seen that this crop of otton with normal conditions, will :ost at least 20 cents a pound to pro luce it. The plan I would suggest, which, of ?ourse could be modified or replaced by something the convention would think better would be to fix a mini? mum price of 30 cents for middling ?otton at originating points in th.? South. Now, if the banks would agree to lend the farmers 20 cents a pound >n a sufficient amount of cotton to pay their current expenses (holding. 9f course, the cotton and all the orig? inal collaterals that they now hold) they would certainly run no risk in fronting this credit?the farmers in turn agreeing not to sell any cotton for less than 30 cents a pound, and llso pledging themselves to withhold one-third of their 1918 crop from the market for 12 months. This one third should not be sold at any price. I have made it my business to talk to quits a number of representative farmers in this section, and without an exception they all have said that they would gladly hold one-third of their crop for 12 months, no matt* , what the price might he. The Southern people have shown their patriotism to the government by liberal subscriptions to the Red Cross Ihe Y. M. ('. A., and by purchases Of ilte Liberty bonds. Now. if we will organise thoroughly and protect oui Interests and property, we can con? tinue to subscribe liberally to these war funds, which is a great pleasun ?nd satisfaction to our people. Hut If we sit still and allow the crop to ?oine on the market without any preparation to provide and take care PASSENGERS OF THE STEAM EU CAROLINA PICKED I P AT SEA. They fen Adrift in Open Boats When Found by Schooner Elia B. Doug? las. Atlantic Port, June 4?Three bun? dled pn?ngnm and the crew of the liner Carolina, were picked up at sea. in open boats by the schooner Etta B. Douglas, which anchored off the in? let early this afternoon apparently ?.Waiting orders. In addition seven members of the crew were landed by coast guard life boats. PRISONERS FROM SUBMARINE. Forty-eight Survivors Reach New York. New York, June 3.?Forty-eight .survivors of vessels sunk by German u-boats brought to port today by a coastwise steamer were landed to? night. About half of them had been prisoners for several days aboard the submarines. The survivors were from the steamship Winnieconnie and the schoners Buttle Hunn and Edna. Twelve more survivors of the schoon? ers Hauppaug and Isabel B. Wiley who were making for shore in a mo? tor yawl last nif:;ht are believed to have landed somewhere further down the coast. Capt. Charles E. Holbrook, com? mander of the Hattie Dunn, said that his vessel had been sunk, May 25, and he and his crew taken prisoner by the submarine. AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. Forty Names Reported?Three Killed in Action. Washington, May 4.?The casualty list today contains 40 names. Killed in action, 3; died of wounds, 2; died of accident and other causes, 19; died of disease, 6; wounded severely, 8; wounded slightly, 1; prisoner, 1. Pri? vate Sidney Scales of Stone Mountain, Ga., died of wounds. Private Roy B. Mason of Gainesville, Fla., (pre viosuly reported missing) is a prison? er. SEEKS IRISH VOLUNTEERS. Lord Lieutenant's Proclamation Calls for 50,000. Dublin, June 3.?(By the Associat? ed Press).?The Lord Lieutenant is? sued a proclamation tonight asking for 50,000 voluntary recruits and thereafter 2.000 to 3,000 monthly to maintain the Irish divisions. The first call is to men eighteen to twenty-seven years old, and special inducement is offered of legislation to insure that land Shall be available lor the men who fight for their coun? try. CAHDEN BETS THE PACE. Merchants Invest Total Cash Receipts of One Day in War Savings Stamps. Friday, June It, has been designat? ed Merchant's War Savings Day by the South Carolina War Savings Com? mittee. Plans are being perfected to the end that the merchants in every town in the Stale will agree to in? vest their total cash receipts that day in War Savings Stamps. This will be one of the features of the great In? tensive War Savings Campaign which is to be conducted from June 14 to June 28, and is expected to be a me? morable event of the campaign. This plan originated in Camden, 8. ?, where the merchants patriotically entered into a similar agreement, and it is believed that the plan will be idopted nationally. no working hours. The world's sinning is done after working hours or by those who have of it, the South will certainly be in a very hopeless condition to aid in the charities that we are called upon and feel it a privilege to assist. This convention should be called some time in June, as early as practi cable, and formulate some plan for concerted action, so that the country can be thoroughly canvassed?every township in the cotton belt, and ob? tain from every cotton grower a solemn pledge to hold at least one third of his crop and not to sell a bale of cotton under 30 cents. If this is done, 1 feel sure that our trouble would be over. The mills could easi? ly pay 10 or even 40 cents for cotton, and make enormous prollts, and l.v retiring one-third of the crop, the remaining supply would not be bur denaome to anyone and the eprasjeie would gladl} buy up this cotton as it is offered for sale, at It cents a pound or above, 1 hope that the papers receiving this article will request that it be pub? lished b> the Leading daily papers of the South, and also by the countv Paper* W. A Bowman. i'"?**. Planter.