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TtTK SUM* Ell WATCHMAN, EiUty? _ Consolidated Aur. 2, ll GROWTH Of Ml FIRST DIVISION LANDED IN FRANCE ONE YEAH AGO. In Pew Data Total of Men Sent From fnlled States Overseas Will Reach One Million With as Many More in Camp* at Home. Washington. June 26.?The first di? vision of the American army landed in France one year ago tomorrow, 18 days after Qeneral Pershlng reached France In 12 months that have since elapsed this division has grown to an army in size and by July 1,000.000 men, all told, will have been sent for? ward. Behind this 1,000,000, another 1, 000,000 men are in camps and can? tonments equipped and eager to move and behind these a third 1,000,000 will probably fill up gups left at home as the divisions sail for the front In aa endless stream. Secretary Paker estimated today that between 65 and 70 per cent of the vten already shipped are combating troops In the strictest sense of the word. The first division has now been espended to a fighting force of 650, ?00 men, backed by an organisation of the supply and transport lines that It takes 260,000 men to make effec tive. On this basis, it is clear that Gener? al Pershlng now has under his com? mand the substance of the first field army, comprised of 18 Infantry divis? ions, with all necessarv auxiliary troops. Po far as known there has been no opportunity yet for the actual formation of this army as a military unit. The whole force has been li training, officers and men. hut the day probably is not distant when It will be poeetble for General Pershlng to as? semble hie first army which will be a veteran fighting force. American troops are now holding sectors of var; tug length In at least sis places on the battle front. To meet the emergency presented by the German drive, however, they have been drawn away from the region for n ally assigned to the United States and are face to face with the enemy *m the Mame. In Plcurdy and in Flan dera The real American sectors, howev? er, lie on the right flank of the great battle front. From within sight of the Swiss border where they stand on Oerman soil, almost to the shadows Of tho battered fortesa of Verdun. American troops are in the trenches. There never has hem an ofticia' statement of the vast schemes oi American participation of the war. but the scop,: of the plans now begin to become apparent. The location of the strictly Ameri? can sectors makes it appear that th<> whole project rests on the assign men to the United States of the task of holding the right flank, as British armies hold the left leading to th< channel ports, leaving France free t > concentrate all her armies In the cen ter along the road to Paris. In addition to 3.000 miles of sea be? tween the United States and th ports throtigh which her armies and Supplies must reach the front, the Americans have had to prepare mor than 600 miles of railroad. In hi statement today Secretary Baker, who has personally inspected the great task thst has been done abroad, n il.I. "The achievements of the past ye i bare been entirely satisfactory " AMERICAN C ASUALTY LIST. Both Army and Marines I>o*c Heavily. Washington. June 26.?Tho marine eerps casualty list contains titty names. Killed In action, Ml ttod Oi wounds. 1; wounded severe!-.. | i 'or poral g. Frank P Dorrls. of Douglas ?tile. Oa.. Albert P. Pargove, of Fast man. Oa.. and Private Walket W. Martin, Marlon. 8. C, were killed In action. Washington, June 26.?The army casualty list has G names. Killed m action 47; died of wounds. 7. died 0 accident*. |j died discase. Ij wound gOj gtfOWOJ . 20; wounded. -*. missing In action. 7. Corpora) August Schmidi of Charleston. S C. Privates WtlllO ? of GreenvPle. S. C. Robert W Veal, of Handersville. Ca . were kil ? I m Mrtftm ( mm pot.. i win. B, Wash burn of Unudllls. Qg . died of wounds. Washington. June |f ifcippfaf operating in the area east or longl tude 40 between the latitude of Op. Race and Bermuda, have been warn ed of enemy activity in that part o the Atlantic, the navy department to day announced. sued April, 18SO. "Bei f nss ai J81. GQ1TQN LOANS GUT Mi so says Mil. stfvi:nsox\s COR* rfspondfxts. Congressman Gives Out LsttCff as Evl deuce Tluit Federal Hcserve Bnnll Is Calling; in Notes?Case From I Homier. Washington, June 26.?The quos-' tion of calling in cotton loans by the iederal reserve banks is likely to be? come an acute one in the South. To? day Congressman Stevenson, who has been following the matter closel\. gave out the following satement: "On June 7, In 0 ihOli h'!k on the i floor of the house, I stated that call? ing loans on cotton held by formers and difficulties of shipping cotton looked as if it was done in the interest of the manufacturer who could buy the cotton and leave it where it was, In the warehouse. David H. Coker of the Council of National Defense of South Carolina and a director in the federal reserve bank at Richmond. Va., published all over the State of South Carolina a dental that the fed? eral reserve bank was doing it, to which I replied, citing one instance exactly |n point. I now cite a letter from the federal reserve bank at Hieb mond as follows: " 'Federal Reserve Rank of Richmond. Fifth District, June 11, 191S. ?"Peoples Bank of Sumter, S. C. M 'Gentlemen: " 'We have placed five of the six notes amounting to $6,800 listed on your application of the 31st ultimo, to your credit tOdaj and return here w th the note of C, P. Osteen for $7. 700. The warehous" receipt! for tin cotton securing Iiis note arc dated in October and November, slowing th a the cotton has been held by the mak? er of the not! line! that time. W> see no justification for his holding th cotton at this time, when he has had the opportunity to sell it at the high est price ever known, and we do not feel that banks should lend money i< any but those wfio are engaged i: manufacturing cotton goods on these curity of cotton unless the cotton hsi been held by the owner or some one who. in turn, will manufacture it. " 'Our government is in need o credit for the purpose of prosecuting the war, and only those can borrow who can show that the transaction i: free from speculative features and that the proceeds of their notes are being used in useful enterprises, " 'Very truly yours, " 'Thomas Marshall, Jr., " 'Assistant Cashier.' "The above letter confirms mj theory entirely that manufacturers will be financed to buy and hold what fjanjitas are to be forced to sell end pay loans on it. "Again in a letter from Eugene W. Able of Salutja. S C, I quote the fol lowing: "'I see in The State of today th i first mention of your controversy wi I Mr. Coker about the federal rcservi hank calling loans on cotton. I hasten to write you that, as president of th nalUda Wholesale and Warehouse Company of Saluda, we have had our I loans to all Intent and purposes called by i mombsr ol the federal reserve bank and we saw Instructions fror.. Richmond under which the local jank was acting. While these in? structions were not in so many words, he conclusion was inevitable. As R ???suit we have had to unload sc,era hundred bales of cotton at serious loss.' "I quote from a hank and mill man from another, pan .?f the Bt is who says: "'There bj no doubt In tin worl but the fedeial resei\e bank OfhClull aie behind the mill men in forcint the hu? cotton crop on the msrkc ami not allowing the farmers to hold for better prices win n the mills art making such an extravagant price 01 then- autput Ton hit it right by mi3 big they were making 100 per cent. Why don't you have the governor 01 the federal reserve hank appear be fore congress and tell why they an forcing bonks to call In their louns on cotton? There la something rotte somewhere, and you Heu them co gresanrp n should clsar it out.' "He semis me a letter from one 0 the great member hauls of the m from Which I quote as follows "'There is so great a prejudlc agnlnet the carrying or loans on em ton Ihn* we do not fsol we can p?e*?' blv continue to carry longer Call for accommodation are so esceedlngh heavj that WS must confine oar Ion strictly to our regul?r deposit eu* tomei ? ' " also cite the b iter to Ihe Cnhe Nat anal Bank of Columbia* publishedJ id Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Alu S?MTER, S. 0., SATU. BIG Hilf S?0H. AMERICA WILL HAVE 3.300,000 MEN UNDER ARMS IN Atta ST. - Estimate That Foroo In France Win Total Nearly Million and a-llall by August. Washington, June 26.?Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska gave figures today stating that In August, when the final oall for men in class one will have exhausted that class, there will be three million, three hundred thou? sand men in the army. The highest estimate of American troops in France at that time is one million four hun died and fifty thousand. ____, PARIS HAID FAILED. German Aalrplancs Did No Damage in City. Palis, June 27. ? Few bombs were dropped nnd no ceoualty caused by (erman airplanes which raided Paris laat night, according to Petit Pari ne's report of the attompted bom? bardment. Le Matin says it appears that there were two groups o! Gothas and that the greacr part of them had to change their course of Night because of the vigorous bar? rage fire. LIVELY AHTILLEKV DUELS. Long llnngo Fighting on The Alane River, Paris, June 27.?Lively artillery ' duels south of the A is' e River is re? ported In the official statement from the war Office today, in Vosgci tha French took prisoners in raids. BRITISH CAPTURE POSITION. . Successful Night Attack in Flanders. London, June 27. ? British troop.i last night took a German strong point west of Vleux-Berquln and east o Hasebrouck, capturing prisoners and machine guns, says the official state in. at today. German artillery hat i ' ? en ectiVe on the L salient. TRIED AND EXECUTED. ?_ c Ishcvtki Reported to niavc Made Short Work of Nicholas. Geneva, June -7. -The Ukraine bu? reau at Lausanne announced today that it had received confirmation of the r< port that the Bolsheviki au? thorities at Yekaterinburg condemn? ed For mer Kinperor Nicholas to death, alter a short trial and then shot him Details of the reported execution ar' lacking. CZAR NICHOLAS KILLED. Report of ills Assassination Bald c> Re Confirmed. Paris, June 27.? -A dispatch from Kleve under date of Wednesday, June 20th, declares that the report oi the assassination of Former Emperor [Nlchoms of Russia has been confirm 'cd. it is declared that he was killed by Bolsheviki troops during their re? treat on Yekaterinburg. NICHOLAS NOT DEAD. No Foundation for Rumor That Former Crnr lias Boen Killed. London. June 20.?There is no foundation for the persistent rumor that Former Bmpcror Nicholas of Russia has been assassinated says an Ej change Telegraph dispatch fron MOSCOW, dated June 21st. VON KUl.LIIMANN UNPOPULAR. Herman Foreign Minister May Lose His Job. London. June 27.?The removal from otlice of German Foreign Secre? tary von Kuelhmann can be antici? pated, Judging from comments in con? servative Pan-German newspapers on his reichsteg speech, the Berlin corre? spondent of the Frankfurter says, ao ? -line to Central News dispatches from t1 nsterd?*m. In my n ply to Mr. Coker last week as follows: "'We have observed thai you have been assured that thi<* cotton is no* being Carried speculatively, but w can not see why tanners should b< holding their cotton at this time and wl h to advise yon that the two note; secured by eotl >n must he retired at maturity and we will not be willing tc rediscount any renewals thereof.' Now. mm Hu re be a doubt thai (hi* was a deliberate act to force tin producer to Sell when the mnrkol wai broken by manipulation?" ist at be thy Country'!, Thy God's ai RDAY, JUNE 29, 1918. SENATE DISCUSSES DRAFT. EXTENSION OF AGE LIMIT TO 15 PROPOSED. Fall Amendment Before Body With Substitute Offered by Hitchcock Up Again Today. Washington, June 25.?Extension of the draft ages above and below tho existing limits?21 to 31 years?was discussed at length in the senate to? day during consideration of an amend? ment by Senator Fall of New Mexico' to the $12,000,000,000 army appro? priation bill to substitute 18 years as1 the minimum and 45 years as the maximum. The senator revised the amendment, making the ages 20 to 40 and eliminating a provision that youths under 21 should not be called Into active military service. Disposal of the amendment and a substitute by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, went over until tomorrow with senti? ment in the senate apparently evenly divided. Some senators regarded it as r iobable some expression might come from the administration, particularly In view of a report circulated at thi capital today that President Wilson opposes for the present at least any change in the age limits and deplores agitation for their extension at this time. I The Fall amendment was vigorous? ly supported by Senator Reed of Mis? souri and others. Opposition was voic ed by Senators McKellar of Tennessee and Kirby of Arkansas. Democratic members of the military committee, while several other senators declared Ihey favored raising th? maximum draft age but opposed lowering th' minimum, Senator Hitchcock's Substitut.' amendment llxes the age limit at 2'< and 40 respectively, and provides citi? zens of the allied countries resident ir. ! the United States shall be subject to I draft and that nationals of neutra' [countries who claim exemption shali be barred from American citizenship Imperative and immediate necessity for ap increase of America's man pow? er In the war was the principal ar gjuinent of those favoring the amend &fht*nt.-lrtille opponents based their ob jectlons principally upon the conten tion that there are sufficient men no? available to meet the war department's program. It was fu'ly predicted that Class 1 would soon je exhausted and that un less the age limits are raised there will be disruption of industry with I consequent effect upon the war pro gram. In behalf of his amendment tf make the army draft ages 18 to 4" years Senator Fall told the senat? that personally he opposed its limita j tion that boys under 21 should not b\ sent to the firing line. Senator Williams of Mississippi pro i posed that the Fall amendment ba? ; modified so as to include all men be? tween 20 and 4 0. This was opposed by Senator Vardaman of Mississippi who said he favored an increase to 4 5 but would never vote for a lowerlnr ; of the limit below 21. Senator Chamberlain said he did no believe the country "would stand for dratting men under 21" although h favored the proposal. Instead o drawing on deferred classes he said it would be better "to step over 30 I and take the man without dependents who loafs around bar rooms. He rnlgh' as well be made to fight as the man under 31." Explaining that lie favored raisin the age limit. Senator Shields of Ten? nessee suggested that by lowering th" age to 18 youths would be taken from the farms and still further cripple food production. CHANGE VOW UNNECESSARY. Secretary Baker and Gen. March Op? pose Extension Of Draft .Age. Washington, June 20.?Secretary Daker and General March informed the military committee today that they opposed as premature and un? necessary the proposed extension of the army draft age limits. General Crowder stated that, he regarded the extension as necessary but not insis? tent. RIVER IMPROVEMENT REJECT? ED. _ ! Arm) Engineers Make Advers?? ijc poii on < ongareo Proposition. Washington. Inno 26.- Adverse re? ports were made in congress today by army engineers on appropriations for Little Hlver and proposed Improve? ment on Prond ami Congaree rivers near Column!!*, because the commerce involved would ho Insufficient to nicer he expense, I ?4 Trutfc'a? TUB TRUE COTTON CROP CONDITION. AVERAGE IS 84.9 OF NORMAL AS OF JUNE Tl. Labor Shortage Serious?-Crops Suf- 1 fered for Need of Timely Cultiva- i tion?Dry Wcatlier Beneficial? Early Arrival of Boll Weevil in' Great Numbers C?using Deep Con oern in Some Sections. (Memphis Commercial-Appeal June 24.) The condition of the cotton crop in the 10 principal producing States, a:> of date June 22, was 84.9 per cent., according to information sent in by Commercial Appeal correspondents. This, compared with the govern? ment's report as of May 25, which was 82.3 per cent, shows improvement. It compares with an official condition of 70.3 as of June 25 last year and a 10-year average of 79.8. I The weather during the past 30 days 1 has been almost ideal, but scarcity of labor has interfered with timely cul? tivation to a great extent, although fields generally are clean. Many correspondents report that the crop has made fair progress, but no improvement; others that it has simply held its own, while some say the crops in their sections are less promising than they were a month ago. There has been some abandonment of acreage in Georgia due to fear of the boll weevil, and in other sections for other causes. Dry weather is said to have some? what checked growth in some ports oi Texas, but generally high tern per l tures which prevailed throughout the !)elt were considered beneficial. Lack of rainfall was not serious enough In any section to cause much damage, and was also regarded as beneficial because the scarcity of labor was thereby somewhat offset. Farmers say they expect to prolong field work this year in an effort tc preserve moisture and as a means o; combatting the boll weevil. Blooms are reported from practical? ly all sections of the belt, althougl some planting was still going on ir Northwest Texas. Insects have caused no great dam? age, although boll weevil has reap? peared in large numbers in Georgia and is also becoming active in Ala ?ama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tex is. Conditions by States, with compari? sons with June 25 last year, follow: Last Condition. Year North Carolina .... 85 67 South Carol! la. 80 71 Georgia 80 69 Alabama. 84 65 Mississippi. 90 68 Louisiana. 87 74 Texas. 85 72 Arkansas . 89 67 Tennessee . 97 70 Oklahoma. 90 74 General average... .84.9 70.3 CLEAN UP GERMANS. Americans on Marne Front Attacked Last Night, With American Army In France. June 26.?American troops on the Marne front again attacked the Ger? mans last nifht in the Belleau Wood sector. Americans made an irre? sistible rush lor the complete clearing of the wood, n which it was discover? ed yesterday hat German forces were still occupying the small underbrush. MANY HUNS CAPTURED. I American Raid Nets More Than Two Hundred Prisoners. f With Amer can Army, June 2G.?In j the attack on the German lines on the fcMarne last night the Americans ex ' tended their lines northwest of Bel? leau Wood. Up to ten o'clock this morning two hundred and sixteen prisoners have been counted, together with a number of machine guns and other booty. Additional prisoners are coming in. FIGHTING IN PICARDV. British Take I Prisoners and Machine (?uns. London, June 26.?German prison? ers and machine guns were captured hj the British last night on the p| curdy-Flanders buttle front, it is ofii < h ily announced. Artillery fire on tin se two fronts has been active. London, June 20.?-Alexander Ke rensky, former provisional premier of Russia, has arrived iu London He is en mute to America. J SOUTHRON, IflilllMlli Jim, ) **** VoLXLVI. No. 39. mm MOST DIE. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED CRIMI? NAL ASSAUI/T SUSTAINED. Young <)rangt?burg Man Sentenced to Pay Extreme Penalty?Early In July. urangeburg June 24.?Norman H. \ Boliver, a white married man 26 yearn j obi, waa convicted here late today of attempted criminal assault and sen? tenced to die In the electric chair at the State penitentiary July 5. j The crime wus committeed May 13, the victim being a little girl, nine ' vcars old. She and her steer were on their way to school that morning j when they were picked up by Boliver , and driven in an automobile to a nearby patch of woods. The younger ' sister, who was Just seven years old the day the crime was committed, wss made to stay in the automobile while the older of the two children 1 was taken by Boliver to the clump of bushes under the pretext of gathering plums. Boliver was unmoved by the sen i : tence and made no reply when Judge ! Robert W. Memminger asked the ! prisoner if the re were any reasons why the death sentence should not be im? posed. Throughout the day he main i tained a calm demeanor, his immov? able features giving no indication of perturbation. No motion was made by attorneys for a new trial, but an appeal can be made to the supreme court within ten days. Sheriff Dukee ard five deputies , lef immediately for Columbia with the prisoner. FORAGE FOR ARMY. South Carolina Farmers With Surplus for Sale Told With Whom to Com? municate. Washington, June 24.?South Car? olina farmers, especially those living near the army camps, having a sur? plus of forage for sale will be interest? ed in the following letter just receiv? ed by Senator E. D. Smith from the quartermaster department of the army: "Replying to your letter of June 17 and returning herewith the letters in? closed, is noted that some of your constituents are very anxious for gov? ernmental action in aiding them to dispose of their various forage crops. "For your information all forage . for the army is now purchased by . i Mr. George S. Bridge, chief of forage i ? branch, Lyttton building, Chicago, : 111. And it is suggested that you re i fer any of your constituents who have J forage to sell to Mr. Bridge. This of ; fice is today writing Mr. Bridge with ! special reference to J. C. Cooper & , Company, Sumter, S. C, and it is be j lieved there will be no difficulty in i your constituents making sales of for? age when the government is in the j market. 1 J "It is noted in the letter from J. C. Cooper & Company that they wrote ! to the various camps quartermasters, and also to the purchasing depart? ments of Kansas City and Chicago and I that all advised them that they were ; not in the market for oats at this : time. "It is rtue that for the time being the government has an ample supply i of all forage on hand and in the past ' 30 days has found it unnecessary to , make any purchases. It is believed, however, that the government will be in the market in the very near future and that we wdl purchase forage con? tinually throughout the coming year. There will be short intervals, however, when purchases are not desirable, but we do not want your constituent* to feel discouraged but to continue to of? fer iheir forage to Mr. Bridge at Chi cago snd sooner or later we are con lident purchases will result. Should any of your constituents have forage to sell, it is recommended that you refer them to Mr. Bridge as he is the sole purchaser of forage for the army. j CALLED TO OOIiORS. Three Hundred Sixty Tliousand Dur? ing Month of July. Washington. June 26.?White and colored draft registrants numbering rj.r>,r?2.r. were called to the colors to? day for general military purposes, making a total of more than 360.000 to be mobilized during the month of July. The quotas and camps to which they assigned in the South are fteorgia, I.R00 whites to Camp Ogle thorpe and Camp Bern reo; ft.ooo ne? groes to Camp Gordon and Camp Wheeler; South Carolina. 1,541 whites and seven thousand negroes to Camp IVAd*worth; Florida, 8."i0 whites to j? .nap Shelby, aflat,