Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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AMERICANS KILLED HONS. PICKED (iKHMAX TROOPS TO AT? TACK XIVRAY HI RPRISED. Americans Too Watchful?I*ru*oncrs Mala Huna Had Been Rehearsing Behind Lines for the Attack. With the American Army In France, Sunday, June 6.?(By the Associated Press): In their attack on Xivray on ths Toul sector today the Germans hoped to enter the village and carry off a large number of prisoners, but the alertness of the American artillery observers completely overturned the enemy plan. Examination of the Ger u ans captured in the fight disclosed that the enemy planned the raid a week In advun.-e and that the GOO spe? cial troops who took part in it were rehearsed behind the German lines. The enemy plan was to send for? ward a large party without prepara? tory artillery Are. This party was to take up a position near the American barbed wire and then send up a signal rocket for a box barrage to cover Xivray village and the approaching communication trenches while the heavier artillery was to bombard the villages In the rear. American artillery observers saw u large number of Germans creeping about In No Man's Land and thinking they composed a large working party the artillery signaled for a barrage. The American artillery and machine guns went Into action Immediately and before the enemy barrage could get started had Inflicted heavy casual? ties on the unprotected Germans In No Man's Land and played havoc with lbs plans tor the raid. The original enemy plan was for the attacking party to divide into three sections and to enter Xivray from three different divisions. Only one sec? tion actually reached the outskirts of the village, but only after it had been cut up badly by the American barrage Are. Of these only a small group got Into Xivray, where they were uulckly surrounded by the Americans and either captured or killed. Eight prisoners including a lieutenant, re? mained In the American hands A majority of the American casual? ties, which do not Include i.ny mis? sing, resulted from the German artil? lery firs. Casualties among French civilians occurred when a German shell burst near a church as a procession of vil? lagers was emerging from mass. Many of ths French wounded were cared for In American hospitals. This afternoon the American artil? lery opened a retaliatory fire against the area behind the German lines while the Germans, apparently an? gered by the failure of the raid, bom? barded villages as far as eight miles bshlnd the American line. The whole Toul sector Is now echoing to the neavleet gunfire in many weeks. kt GAR SALI CK RESTRICTED. J>esJers Permitted to Sell Not More Than Two Pound* to a Person. Columbia, June 18.?Effective to? morrow. June IV. under new sugur conservation rule* Issued by William Elliott, food administrator for South Carolina, dealers will not be permitted to sell sugur for household use In larger lots than two pounds to per? sons residing In cities and towns, nor in larger lots th in five pounds to persons residing in rural communi? ties. These regulations are made neces? sary by the present shortage in iu gar, which renders It essential that rigid conservation In sugar consump? tion be observed. Exception is made only when sug ir Is desired for canning and preserving and It Is necessary to limit those who obtain sugar for canning and pre? serving to twenty-five pounds por month, except upon special permission from county food administrators to secure larger amounts for this pur? pose. The following order has ben Issued by Wlllinm Kllott: "Effective June 19, dealers in South I ?rollna must observe the following rules In selling sugnr: "1. Dealers must not sell sugar for purposes other than canning and preserving fruits and vegetables In lots of more than two pounds to individ? uals who reside In cities, towns, or v II la gee. nor more than five pounds to Indivduals who reside in rural dis? tricts. "I. Dealers must not sell sugar to any Individual for canning and pre? serving fruits and vegetables in lots of more than twenty-live pounds In any one calendar month unless the Individual secures p? rr.nssion In writ? ing from the county food administra? tor of the county in which he lives to purchase more than twenty-tlve r ounds per month for canning or pre? serving fruits and vegetables. "1. Dealers must not sell any su? gar to Individuals for use In canning and preserving fruits ami vegetables unless the Individuals nil out and sign a home canner's sugar certificate." m WITH TURKEY. DESTRUCTION OF AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN PERSIA RE PORTED. Outrage* by Turkish Troops Mny Itc sult In Foriiuil Declaration of War Against Germany's Ally. Washington, June 19.?The sacking ef the American hospital at Tabriz, Persia and the seizure of American and British consulates there by In? vading Turkish troops was reported to the State department today by the American minister at Teheran. If the report is officially confirmed the out? rages may be considered an act of war, and settle the long pending ques? tion whether Turkey is to be formally listed among America's enemies. OPPOSE ABSOLUTE PROHIBI? TION. Member of Shipping Board Uses Threadbare Excuse That Workers Need Beer. Washington, June 19*?Vigorous protest against immediate and abso? lute prohibition was made today be? fore the house agriculture committee by Brainbrldge Colby, a member of the shipping board, who declared that if beer is taken from the workers the output of American shipyards will be reduced 25 per cent. Mr. Colby said he appeared at the request of Chairman Hurley, as the representative of the shipping board. LIST OF CANDIDATES. Men Who Have Qualified for Primary Election. United States Senate. Cole L. Blease, Columbia; N. B. Dial, Luurens; James F. Rice, Ander? son; B. R. Till man, Trenton. Congress. First district?Richard 8. Whaley Charleston. Second district?Jan es F. Byrnes. Alken; T. O. Croft, AlUen; N. O. Evans, Edgefleld; G. L. Toole. Alken. Third district?Wyatt Alken, Abbe? ville; F. H. Dominick, Newberry. Fourth district?H. L. Bomar, Spar? tanburg; Sam J. Nichols, Spartanburg; D. B. Traxler, Greenville. Fifth district?W? F. Stevenson, Chesterfield. Sixth district?-J. W. Ragsdale, Flor? ence. Seventh district?T. F. Brantley, Orangeburg; A. F. Lever, Lexington; T. O. McLeod, Blshopville; G. B. Tim merman. Lexington. Solicitor. Third circuit?F. A. McLeod, Sum? ter; L. E. Wood, Sumter. Twelfth circuit?L. M. Gasque, Ma? rion. Governor. Andrew J. Bethea, Columbia; R. A. Cooper, Laurens; J. M. DesChamps, Rock Hill; John T. Duncan, Columbia; John L. McLaurin, Bennettsvillc; Thomas H. Peeples, Barnwell. John G. Richards, Liberty Hill. Lieutenant Governor. Octavua Cohen, Monck's Corner; J. T. Liles, Orangeburg; O. W. Wight man, Batesburg. Superintendent of Education. V. K. Rector, Darlington; J. E. Swearingen, Columbia. Attorney General . Claud N. Sapp, Lancaster; R. P. Searson, Allendale; S. M. Wolfe, An? derson. Secrctnry of State. W. B. Dove, Columbia. Comptroller General. C. W. Sawyer, Columbia. State Treasurer. S. T. Carter. Columbia. Commissioner of Agriculture. B. Harris, Anderson; W. D. Garri? son, Anderson; H. T. Morrison, Mc CltUanvllle. Railroad Commissioner. H. H. Arnold, Woodruff; A. A. Rich? ardson. Columbia; T. J. McLaughlin, st Matthews; D. L. Smith, Wulter boro; J. T. Vowell. Columbia. Adjutant General. W. W. Moore, Barnwell. I X PRESS ORDER W ITHDRAWN. Inter-State Conuncrev Commission Rescinds Action. Washington, June 20.?The inter State commission today handed down an order refusing to grant the ex? press companies' application for a ten per cent increase in rates, and a few minutes later withdrew the order. without explanation. SUBMARINE OFF COAST. Stentner Esca|M'd 1-Boat I*ast Satur? day When (MY (liarhston. Gulf Port, June 20.?A coastwise passenger steamer arriving here to dav encountered a German submarine off tho South Carolina coast hiHt Sat? urday afternoon, it was learned today. The steamer escaped because of speed ami wireless culls for help. CONSPIRACY OF PROFITEERS. ILLEGAL PRACTICES IN CONNEC? TION WITH WAR ORDERS. Alleged Scheme Rctween Manufac? turers and Contractors' Agents to Pay Commissions. Washington, June 17.?A nation? wide conspiracy between manufac? turers and contractors' agents in Washington to solicit government war orders under an agreement to pay commissions illegally to the agents was disclosed today by the depart? ment of justice. Simultaneously with the announce? ment raids were made on hundreds of manufacturers' business offices throughout the United States in search of papers showing the scope of the illegal practice, and feur Hos? ton business men were indicted in Washington on charges of acting as contingent fee agents. Even before the results of the raids were fully reported here tonight, of? ficials indicated that they had evidence that scores, perhaps hundreds of con? tracts, have been made with contrac? tors who were under pledge to turn over to contract commission agents in Washington, New York and else? where a percentage of their profits. Officials said the manufacturers were led into the agreements by as? surances of the agents that they had special influence with army officers or others in charge of letting contracts and under threat to use that influence ugainst the manufacturers. The evidence secured shows that some manufacturers already have made their thousands in commission fees. Secretary Daniels is keeping in close touch with the investigation and the whole case has been called to the attention of President Wilson and his cabinet. The commission agents guilty of these illegal practices will be prosecuted under conspiracy statutes and all contracts made by them or with their aid are subject to annul? ment by the government. Ramifications of the plot may lead shortly to other disclosures as sensa? tional as those of today. These may develop as reports trickle in from the dramatic raids prearranged for 4 o'clock this afterndon, Eastern time, when agents of the department of justice's bureau of investigation en? tered offices of several hundred busi? ness firms, showing their badge of authority, and spent several hours go? ing through letter flies searching for documents which might shed light on contingent fee contracts. Eleven of? fices in Washington were raided at the same time, and a great mass of pa? pers was carried away. Other cities in which raids were made included practically every large city In the country. WHAT WILL CAROLINA DO? The Wur Savings Stamp Proposition is I P to All Loyal Citizens. Charleston, June 18.?"We are go? ing over!" the Alabama War Savings Committee telegraphed to the Nat? ional Committee at Washington; and not only did Alabama send lhat tele? gram, but Alabama, according to ad? vices received here, is making pro? digious efforts to fullill its pledge. Albania's assurance is of particular in? terest to South Carolina, because heretofore Alabama and the Palmetto State have been hotly contesting for last place in the sale of W. S. S. South Carolina has been consistently lust in the list, and Alabama second to last, and it is evident that, realiz? ing the disgrace of her low position, Alabama Is determined in this inten? sive campaign to remove the stigma from the State's name. "What will South Carolina do? That is the question being asked by the State War Savings Committee. Assurances have been received from practically all counties that the coun? ties will succeed in the drive?but these reports from county committees who aie working faithfully. Tbc campaign has now reached a stage where the hearty response of the great mass of people Is the main hope. 1'nless the Individual realizes that his pledge and effort is the key to success In the campaign, the State will not reach Its goal. "We want every man and woman in South Carolina," the committee to? day stated, "to ask this question. 'Have I done my full share? Have 1 really j pledged the maximum amount that [I can save this year?1 Until that ques? tion can he truthfully answered In the afnrmatlve( the outcome of the campaign will be uncertain. Itidandi to reason that if everybody does his Individual share, the state will be do? ing ith share." The w. s s. Campaign, which j Will end June L's, is being pushed with extraordinary activity all over the country, especially In the Southern states, it is the opportunity for South Carolina t<> redeem its reputa? tion, to remove the reproachf ul Stigma of "slackei" which the State's W. S S record has earned THE STATE CAMPAIGN. SENATORIAL PAKTV OPENING IV WlNNSBORO. Few Eleventh Hour En trams?State Committee Ponied With Soldier I Vote. Columbia, June 18.?The State and senatorial campaigns will begin today, the former in Barnwell and the lat? ter in Wlnnsboro. Time for the filing of pledgee and the payment of assess? ment fees closed at nocn yesterday and a meeting of the State executive committee of the Democratic party was held in the State library imme? diately thereafter, to consider the va? rious pending questions pertaining to the primary elections. I Several 11th hour candidates en? tered, George V.\ Wight man of Saluda and OetaviUS Coli n of Monck'a Cor? ner offering for lieutenant governor. N. Q. Evans ol Edgefleld and T. G. Croft of Aiken were the surprises in the Second congressional district in opposition to Congressman F. Byrnes. Congressman Lever of the Seventh has three opponents, T. F. Brantley of Orangeburg, T. G. McLeod, Bishop ville, and George Bell Timmerman, Lexington. Congressman Whaley of the First district, Congressman Stevenson of the Fifth district and Congressman Hags dale of the Sixth district are without opposition. E. E. Verner of Richie nd, Oconee county, filed his pledge by telegram Sunday, as a candidate for congress in the Third district. The telegram was not received by General Wille Jones until 10 o'colck yesterday morning, but us the lapse of time between tin sending of the telegram and the clos? ing hour in which a pledge could have been filed by letter after application had been made for the forms could have been sent the committee ruled Mr. Verner*! pledge as Inadequate! J. A. Banks of St. Matthews reach? ed the committee just two minutes late with his pledge as a candidate for the oflice of commissioner of agricul true, commerce and Industries. Tht iUboomittee rejected the pledge, which action was sustained by Lie executive committee as a whole. W. A. Suckey of Bishopville did not qualify as a candidate for govern? or. The committee wrestled much with the problem incident to voting sol? diers, sailors and men in the civil service. An honest effort will be made to provide opportunity for every man in the camps and naval stations and in the civil service in Washington to vote, as anticipated in the Berry meas? ure, enacted at the recent session of the general assembly, but the task is almost insurmountable. The Berry act provides that boxes shall be provided at each cantonment for the 4 5 counties of the State. The great task is to locate the absent vot? er. Military authorities are not over lenient with election matters and the booths or boxes will likely have to be placed outside the three eantoments of the State. As there are no specific units of South Carolina men at any of the camps, the task Is one of over? whelming magnitude and will require strenuous effort on the part of the various county chairmen and execu? tive committeemen to bring any ap? preciable number of the men in touch with? the election machinery. The Berry act was adopted as a par* of the primary rules and a central ?nmit tee, consisting of John Gary Evans of Spartanburg, State chairman; J. A. Berry, Orangeburg; Col. T. B. Butler. Gaffney, and Macbeth Young, Union; to provide for the application of the machinery for the military, naval and civil service vote. The federal gov? ernment has ruled that no provision will be allowed for the men abroad to east their ballots. RVLE THE AIR. Italians Have Driven Austrian Avia? tors on Phivc Front, Italian Army Headquarters. Wed? nesday, June 19.?The Italians have won complete control of the air along the Piave litte where the most deter? mined lighting of the present offen? sive is in progress. This afternoon not a single Austrian machine was aloft on this front. Some Austrian prisoners Claim that they have not eaten for forty-eight hours and say that their army has little food. CHASED RY SUBMARINE Incoming Steamer Reports Encounter Off Sandy Hook. Atlantic Port. June 20.?An Ameri? can steamer arriving from i Central American port reported thai yester? day afternoon about one hundred and eighty to two hundred miles off Bandy Hook she sighted .? submarine and was pursued by the u-boat. The ship carried .".7 passengers, This is the tits* report of the appearance o>" the raiders so far north sine.' ships were sunk oil the Jersey const in the luttei pin t of May. HEXT LIBERTY LOAN. CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS ISSUES TO BEGIN JUNE 25. McAdoo Announces the (Government's Financial Program for Next six Months. GALL COTTON LOANS. STEVENSON SPEAKS EOH FARM EBp OF DISTRICT. Congressman Also Quotes letter of Federal Reserve Institution on Re discounting Paper. Washington, June 10.?The govern-1 Washington June 17.?Congress? men^ linancial program tor the next I man W. f. Stn enson today made pub tour months was disclosed today by Secretary McAdoo's announcement that in preparation for the fourth lib? erty loan, to be floated probably in October about $6,000,000,000 ccrtifi etaes of indebtedness will be issued. They will be offered in blocks of $750, 000,000 each, every two weeks, begin? ning June 2.">. Every national bank and trust com? pany is asked to assist the government by subscribing 5 per cent of its ' gross resources monthly. The certtfl cates will bear 4 1-2 per cent interest like those preceding the third liberty loan, and will have varying maturity periods, none exceeding four months. In addition, an undetermined quan? tity?perhaps $2,000,000,000 of tax certificates, Will be issued during the summer for use in paying taxes a year from now. The announcement of this program indicated that the fourth liberty loan will be lor at least $6,000,000,00'J, the exact amount depending on govern? ment expenditures in the next few months. The treasury already has es? timated these roughly at about $12, 000,000,000 between July 1 and next January 1. The sale of certificates under the plan In effect during the past year amounts virtually to borrowing in ad? vance from banks on projected popu? lar war loans or tax collections, and periodically refunding these short terms in long term liberty bonds, posltory banks make 2 1-2 per net. The future financial program was announced at this time to enable banks to prepare for the government demands. In a letter to the president of each of the 7,500 nation il banks and the 20,000 State institutions. Sec? ret tary McAdoo said: "The expendtnlres of the govern ment, as nearly as can be estimated, dht lie the folloNlng letter written in re? ply to D. It. Coker, regarding the calling in of cotton loans by federal reserve bank* "Mr. D. R.Coker takes issue with my statementmade on the floor of the house tl? other day that loans were being died on cotton. He takes his issue on he federal reserve bank at Richmond if he will take tho trouble to red the speech I made on Friday, Jim? 7, page 8128, Congres? sional Recort, he will see that I made no'charge tlat the federal reserve bank was caling loans and I am thor? oughly familiar with the spirit of the board hero at Washington on that subject, "Hut lettfs in abundance from my constituentscomplain that their loans are being filled by their banks and Mr. Colter fessn't know he is behind on information and this was what I stated, bst ninte he rushes in to de? fend the bask of which he is a direc? tor, I wil endeavor to show him that i*. is not above suspicion. "In a letter to the Union National Hank o Columbia, dated May 16, 1918, rtative to paper it was offering for disount, the Federal Reserve Dank c Richmond wrote: " 'W have observed that you have been asurcd that this cotton is not being arried speculatively, but ws can n< see why farmers should be holdin their cotton at this time and wish t advise you that the two notes secure by cotton must be retired at mfturjy and we will not be willing to reebcount any renewals thereof.' "If nat is not calling a cotton note becauf they can't see why the farmer Mould hold longer, what is it? Noth hg cat be plainer. When Governor lardiig of the board here saw that le got busy with the Richmond bank ind I Lm informed that it changed its policy. If Mr. Coker is not satisfied will require the sale of certificates of*? tkat I will furnish further proof, indebtedness up to the first of No-1 am rot accustomed to speaking with vember, 1918, aggregating approxl-out pioof of my facts, mately $6,000,000,C00. This would in "Thk Associated Press reports of volve the issue 'very two weeks o about $750,000,000 of certificates sub) stantlally similar in character to thos issued prior to the third liberty loa) except that they will have various mi turities not exceeding four montl For the months of July and Augi: that program will be followed I nearly as possible. "The first issue of the certificas will be dated June 25; will mate October 25, with interest at four id a-half per cent and similar issue?t is expected, will be made Tuosdayf every other week following June5. It is, however, contemplated thaat a convenient and favorable pe>d, during the summer an offering wibe made to the general public dir-ly. and through the banks, of an aiunt yet to be determined, perhaps $1U(V 000,000 of certificates of suitable*?>a turities far use by taxpayers lay? ing next year's taxes, viz., tax fabls June, 1*? 19, levied under existi and pending legislation. To thextent that certificates of that chara?r arc sold, subsequently an equivah re? duction in the amount of the'gular fortnight sale of certitlcato>ssued in anticipation of the next liby loa? f/ill be effected. "In giving this timely adv of the estimated requirements of thfSSSUry to all the banks of the coi'T. and through them, to those whCPeet to make payment of taxes in 19. it Is hoped that they will makirrange mentl promptly of such jharacter that no delay will be exi^nced \n I the sale and distribution o*rtlflcates of both issues. "The federal reserve Ik* Will ad? vise all national and stabanks in their respective districts o*e amount of certificate! which they*' expected to take from time to ti In pursu? ance of this program, ??h amount can be figured roughly *Qual 2 1*1 per cent of the gross r?Pt? of each bank and trust comp7 for every period of two weeks, o total of 5 per cent, monthly "The bankers of thddted State can render a pecultathslpful ser? vice to our gallant i ny keeping the treasury of the Uid States sup? plied with the moneyiulred by the government to furnisP'ry American here with ths things must have to light victoriously or gloriously." CHILD LAB EAW. Rill Introduced lir****?" to Recent Cour?*?,,slo? Washington, Jur9-?Employes child labor will paired from th Use of the malls 1 bill introduce by Senator Ken? today, which is designed to meeP rscenl decision of the Bupiems c< my speech, which was on taxation of cotton and cotton manufacturers, made me appear to attack the manu? facturers and charge that they were | makir.g 300 per cent, profit when I was criticising a statement from tfce Wall Street market which made that charge and stated that 'it would be pleasing to Wull Street to see both cotton and cotton manufacturers es? pecially taxed' in the forthcoming revenue bill. I said, T am not ad? mitting that they are making that large profit, not admitting that they should be specially taxed more thaii to have all excess profits heavily ta> OOV The manufactures are entitled to the same treatment as any other in? dustry and 1 belters that there should be the same tax according to profit' levied on all and that will be demon hated by reading the speech." MR. COBB QUITS THE RACE. Leaves Brantlcy. MoLcod and Ttm mciman opposing Lever. Columbia, June 17.?Wade Hamp? ton Cobb, solicitor of the Fifth Ju? dicial district, tonight announced his withdrawal from he race for con gress from the Seyenth district. In R statement issued he declared that he takes this action because of the presi? dent's expressed wish that Mr. Lever be returned. Mr. Cobb said in part: 'Mi. Lever has been in the house nearly sixteen years, and is now chair- { man of the committee on agriculture / and in a position where by reason of-' his experience, he can be of immense tralus of the country. By reason of this position, and his experience he can do more than any new member from any district could do at this par? ticular time. Congress is now in ses? sion and he cannot well afford to be a!?sont to make a canvass of the dis? trict. Our great president has said for the reasons, sir. Ix>vor should re? main In congress. Under ordinary cir? cumstances this would be an unreason? able request?and in my judgment would not be made by Mr. Wilson? but these are extraordinary times. In his last address to cc ngress, the presi? dent said. 'These are days when duty Stands stark and naked and even wit1* closed eyes we know it is there." Mr Cobb'l withdrawal leaves Mr. Lever with only three opponent^. Thomas fJ, ItcLeod, Thomas f. Brant ley and C.eo. Reil Ti nmerman. Another Limit Buyer. In the list published Wednesdav or pledges for War Savings purchase of the pledge of Mr. j. \\ McCollum *re* hi published as I Set. This was an erro. Mr. McCollum was one of the Limit Club pledgers, havinr handed in h , rerd at the mass meeting for the full $1,000.