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Bill CONTINUES AGGRESSIVE. ATTACKS U AH ItHCOKn OF COLF l. blfasf. t slhoun Voter* Hour House Candi? date*' llea for Support?Kind Ref? erences to Till man. St. Matthews, July 1.?Informa? tion that Senator Tlllman was In all probability on hia deathbed In Wash? ington cast its sombre shadow over ths campaign meeting for Calhoun County here today Candidates for the Cnited Stuten senate and congress from the Seventh District referred to the afflicted candidate only in the moat sympathetic terms and his can? didacy was not touched upon by eith? er opponent. N* B. Dial directed a sharp attack against Blease on the war issue and urged voters who had sons in France to stand by candidates whose loyalty had not been brought in question. Mr. Dial also read a statement from Blease in The Scimitar, formerly published by W. P. Beard, in which Mr. Blease said he was "not bound" by the pri? mary oath to support the nominee of the Democratic party in 1916 unless he "saw fit." nor was "any other man bound." It was for the voters them? selves to determine whether the party was to be retained In its purity, the Laurens county candidate said. Mr Dial held up the same issue of the Beard paper and directed the atten? tion of the voters to the independent ticket as published therein, the name of Blease. like that of Abou Ben Ad h?m. leading all the rest. The paper also contained a Urse cut of Blease. Instructions to the voters of the in? dependent ticket were alao contained (herein "If you can t get the printed tickets. Just run a line through the name of Manning and write Blease Instead with black Ink," was the ad? vice given. Mr. Dial also answered the state? ment by Blease that Robert E. Lee and Gen. Wade Hampton were opposed to the War Between the Sections. These men were opposed to the war before It had been declard, but once It had been declared no word was uttered in opposition months thereafter in different speeches as Blease had at Pomaris. Filbert. Plckens and Chapln last summer more than four months after the American flag was being car? ried with those of the allies in France. Nor had any of these great leaders asked that the South s Justification of ?nterlng the war be debated 16 months after the war had been declared as |lh>asc had at Yoik two werk? agO, w hen he asked that the admlnisration "take the bridle off" for a full and free discussion of America's cause, at which time Blesse also told the York voters they might yet see he "was right." James Trancls Ulce of Anderson said It was embarrassing to attempt to answer the people who Inquired If Blease were attending the meetings and If not. why not? Mr. Rice said he was following the Itinerary as laid down by the State Democratic ex? ecutive committee and that the voters knew "as much as to the where? abouts of that other fellow as I do." Thomas F. Hrantley of Orangeburg. George Bell Timmerman of Lexing? ton and Thomas G. McLeod of Ihshopvllle. candidates for congress from the Seventh District, made vigo? rous speeches and assaulted the can? didacy of Congressman I>?ver without abatement. The letters from Presi? dent Wilson and Postmaster Hurleson to Senator Tdlman that It was the fixed policy of the national adminis? tration fron? which it did not deviate, not to interfere In a State campaign among genuine friends of the ad? ministration, and the subsequent hi t??r* to Mr Lever of a somewhat con? tradictory character, in which Mr. l^ver was urged to remain In con? gress, has caused a somewhat em- ' ? Isrrasslng situation throughout th? district, both candidates and voters relng confused in the muddle. The meeting today was attended trf HO voters, the speakers being Intro? duced t.v fgJu ?: BtgelOf, countv chairman. BOYtxn i in im vs Idpool < oitoii Kxcluinge <> i| <??<?? Trading With GerSSSUUl. Liverpool. July 1. At a general meeting of the ?Mggdbtfl <?f the Liver-' pool Cotton Exchange toduy it ? m unanimously resolved, "no membera ?hall tr.i<l?- v ith Hi- present em-taie of Great llritaln for a period of ten years after the war." POIl g<>\ I iinmi nt < I >\ i koi, (aMnct MmiiImt? \d\orutc Taking Over D-le^i iph Linea. Washington. July I Serrefarlcs Faker and Daniels and 1'ostmast* i General Hurleson appealed h??fore tin house commerce committee today In ?nipport of the bill approved by Pres? ident Wilson authorizing government control of the telegraph and tele? phone systems. OVER 200 ABOARD CANADIAN \ Essel Tt/HNKO ADRIFT. Only 21 Landed mo Far?Vessel ol' 11,12:1 Ton? Carried No Wounded at I une of Sinking. I^ondon. July 1.?A Teuton subma? rine sank the British hospital ship, Llandowery Castle, 116 miles south? west of Fastnet, on June 27, the Brit? ish admiralty announced today. "About rD.aO o'clock on June 27. 116 miles southwest of Fastnet, the hospital ship, Llandowery Castle, was torpedoed by an enemy submarine and sank in about ten minutes. She was homeward bound from Canada and therefore there were no sick or wounded of 164 officers and men, and she carried 80 Canadian army physi? cians and 14 female nurses. "Of this total of 258 only one boat, containing 24 survivors, has so far reached port. Search Is still being made and there is a bare possibility that.others may yet be found. "It is to be noted that in this, as indeed in al lother instances, the Ger? man submarine had a perfect right to stop ard search the hospital ship under The Hague convention, but she preferred to torpedo the Llandowery Castle." COTTON MARKETING FLAN. Will Retire One Out of Every Three Hales Front Market for Year. New Orleans. July 1.?Retirement from the market of one out. of every three bales of cotton for a period of II months and the offering In the market of not more than 20 per cent, of the crop in any one month, was the plan for the gradual marketing of the 1SH8 crop urged upon producers of the staple in a resolution adopted at a meeting here tonight of the Cotton States orTlciul advisory marketing board. Representatives from 11 cot? ton growing States attended the meet? ing. The resolution, which was unani? mously adopted, was Introduced by L. B. Jackson of Atlanta, secretary-. treasurer of tho board, and director of the Georgia bureau of markets. The board also reaffirmed its form? er stand that there be federal control, or price fixing of cotton. A commit? tee of five members will be appointed tomorrow to go to Washington and consult with fOdOrOJ reserve board othcials. WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN, About 60 Per Cent of State's Quota Fledged. Charleston, July 2.?The war sav? ings committee for South Carolina, Mr R. Goodwyn Rhctt, director, is? sued the following statement yoster day with relation to the recent cam? paign: According to incomplete reports re? ceived at the headquarters of the State war savings committee, South Carolina had pledged about 60 per cent of its quota In the intensive W. S. 8. pledge campaign which ended Saturday. Of tho Stute's quota of $2(1,000.000 worth of W. S. S., $11, 945,343 was repotted up to noon to? day. Practically Oll of the reports are incomplete, and it is probable that about $|,00t,00? remains to be report? ed. The coast section leads so far. with 71* BOf CSHt of its quota reported. Four counties in '.his section oversubscribed. CalhOUB county made a sensational record^ reporting ISO per cent of its qsjOta pie iged, and this county ex? pects in a few days to account for its quota for tho entire year, which is $27",(Mia. Bamberg county pledged 12.". per cent of its quota, Dot ehester III per cent of Its quota and Jasper county 1"1 per cent of its quota. Ch trleeton reached only 10 per cent. Tin- piedmont and Pot Don sections * are lied fat eseond pines so far, both sections reporting II per cent of their quota. In this section Greenville, -p 111.1 ttburg and Anderson have the distinction Of leading in gl OOS amounts pledged, York county In this section, pledged r#l pot cent of its quota and Lnurens 111 per cent. Dillon and Florence eeuntlee, of the Pee Dee nee? Hon, pledged IN per cent. Spartan burg has made a sensational limit club ? ?-!. OeOf III members being rc ted The limit club Idei has met v. ith success in most every section. but particularly in the Piedmont. The Central section is last so far v.ith only ??> per cent of ItS quota pledged No report has been received ' 1 i I County, in this section. DU ftLADDKN DKAD, lie ?fsj a DUHngnlHhcd Preacher and Author. Columbus. Ohio, July 2, Rev, Dr Washington otedden, the nationally known congregational minister md author, died this morning as the re? volt of a stroke of parnlyat* saed 12 J ears. HOLLAND COURTING DANGER. SAII> TO BE SENDING POTATOES TO GERMANY. If Netherlands OoiMIIBMOt Persists In Such Action America and Great Britain Will Act. Washington, July 1.?Official an? nouncement from the Hague that the Netherlands government has agreed to export potatoes from the new crop in equal quantities to the belligerent nations brought the disclosure today of the fact that the Unied States gov? ernment has information of Holland's intention to export 50,000 tons of po? tatoes to Germany. Otllcials here believe that in ex? pressing a willingness to export pota? toes to each of the belligerents, Hol? land is undertaking to disguise her in? tention of supplying large quantities of much needed food to Germany alone. Shipments to Germany already are under way, according to cable ad? vices, the movement following closely Upon the announcement in Germany of the reduction of the potatoes from seven to three pounds weekly. To furnish Germany anything like 50.000 tons of potatoes, Holland, it was said today, not only would be vio? lating an agreement with Great Britain to supply that country and Germany each with 5,000 tons of potatoes gear* ly, but also probably would be imper? iling her food agreement with -.he United States. This it was said, might result in drastic retaliatory action. 1 TELEGRAPH STRIKE ORDERED. President of Commercial Telegraph? er's Organization Orders Men to Quit Keys Next Monday. Chicago, Juno 30.?S. J. Konen kamp, president of the Commercial Telegraphers' Unl^n of America, to? night announced that he had issued 0 call for a strike of members of the union employed by the Western Union Telegraph Company effective at 7 a. m. Eastern time, Monday, July 8. The announcement declared that the grievances to be adjusted are the .* instatement of union men who arc alleged to have been locked out by the company and to enforce the rights of the men to organize. The announcement in part follows: "The strike against the Western Union Telegraph Company will be ef? fective at 7 a. m., Eastern time, and at the corresponding hour of ?5 a. in.. Central time, etc., Monday, July 8. Of? ficial announcement of the time has been sent to the Order of Railroad Telegraphers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for their information and guidance. "The grievances to be adjusted are those set forth in President Wilson's letter of the Western Union Telegraph Company as (l) the reinstatement of over 800 Western Union employees locked out, contrary to the terms of his proclamation of April 8, 1918, and (2) to enforce the decision of the na? tional war labor board dated June 1, 1918 In this letter to the Western Tnlon President Wilson asked ofllcials r>f that company to cooperate with him by accepting the labor board's de? cision. This the company declined t do. "The strike against the Western ['nion alone || necessary because of that company's determination to de? stroy our organisation. As Americans we have no desire to be subjects of tyranny and this strike will be jus? tified to the boys at the front because of its purpose. It is the last resort to preserve our organization from an? nihilation." AMERICAN CAStWI/TY LIST. Army Lost Flglity-Hvc and Marine* Forty. Washington. July 3.?The army casualty list contains eighty-live names. Killed in action, 18; died ot wounds, I; died of accidents, G; died of disease. 4; wounded severely. IS, and missing in action, 36. Thirty-three Marines Killed. Washington. July 3.?The marin? corps casualty list contains forty names. Killed in action. 33; died ot S/OUndS, 1] wounded severely, 3, pv\. rates Ran Brandon, ot Clearwater, Pia., ami George A. Chandler, of Waverly Hall, Ga., were killed In ac? tion. Hoover Will Not Cut Off Supply. Washington, July I.?-Tentative Igreemont was secured from Food Ad? ministrator Hoover by senators from the tobacco producing states of the touth that the supply of sugar for the tobacco industry, which Mr. Hoover planned to euf In half would not be 'educed this year. Paris. July In six months there ,v111 be two ami n-half million Anmr cans on the French front, M. Andre FardleU, head of the general com n lesion for Franco-American war natters, has declared to the editor of ho Fed Journal. BATTLE IN THE AIR. william j. HOOVER DOWNS GERMAN machine American Squadron Composed of Nine Machines Clashes With Same Num? ber of Doolie. With the American Army in France, July 2 (Cy the Associated Press).?An American air squadron composed of nine machines had a thrilling half hour fight this morning north of Chateau-Thierry with a German liight squadron of the same number. At least three of the German planes were driven down, plunging to the earth, and up to 6 o'clock tonight two Americans had not returned. The American pilots credited with the bringing down of the German planes are: William J. Hoover of Hartsville, S. C ; Alfred A. Grant, Denton, Texas, and John McArthur, Buffalo, N. Y. The American airmen, acting as a patrolling party, came upon the ene? my shortly after 7 o'clock in the morning and immediately attacked. With the advantage of the offensive, the Americans succeeded in getting above their adversaries, and after flu rious exchanges at an altitude of more than two miles, drove the Germans down a distance of a mile. Two of the American aviators saw one of the Nieuports, driven by an American pilot, go into a dive and dis- J appear, but three American pilots have reported that they observed trac? ers go '.Tirough the fusilage of three enemy machines within a few minutes of each other, the planes crashing earthward. The fighting was fast and furious all kinds of manoeuvers were brought into play. Finally the Germans made j off hurriedly. When the Americans returned to their field they found that two of the I machines of the patrol were missing; and they have not been heard from BO far. The nature of the engage moot was evidenced by the numerous; bullet holes in the machines which' returned. One of the machines was struck 13 times; one bullet grazed the gas tank, another cut a strut, while the fusilage was like a sieve. INCOME TAXES IN SOUTH CARO? LINA. Siate Furnishes Nearly Eight Million Dollars in Collections Under War Revenue Hill. Washington, July 2.?Taxes on in? comes and excess profits for the fis? cal year ending last June 30 levied under the war revenue bill enacted by congress last year, totalled $2,821, 114 0,801, the treasury department an? nounced tonight in making public revenue collections by States. Total revenue collections from all sources' were $3,671,918,236. New York led j the States in income and excess profit taxes with a total of $689,917. 031 while Pennsylvania was second with $496,087,261. South Carolina furnished $7,884, 7 10; Florida $4,639,717; Georgia $16, 230,1 19 and Alabama $93,174,938. V. M .C A. WAR FUND. Another Drive for $112,000,000 Will be Started in Fall. Atlanta, July 2.?More than live hundred business men of the South? eastern States met here today to com? plete the organization for the coming drive of the war work council of the Y. M. C. A. One hundred and twelve million dollars. The drive will start In the fall. The quota for the South? eastern department will be four mil? lion. NEW PROHIBITION ORDER. Liquor May Not 1k? Served at Home. Washington, July 1.?Furnishing of liquor to officers and men of the army within private homes Is pro? hibited in new regulations formulated by President Wilson and Secretary Baker, and made public tonight by the commission on training camp ac tivitics. Dry zones around every camp where as many as 250 men are sta? tioned for more than SO days also are established. Heretofore officers and men were! permitted to be served with liquors' in their own homes or when bona | fide guests In private homes outside the government zones. The previous order as to camp zones affected only divisional em? barkation, forces training ami a num? ber of specified training camps for vn rious staff corps. The limits of the ilry zones, live miles except when the camp is within a city or town where the Hale of liquor Is legated and in that case within one-half mile, re? main as before. The revised regulations were issued upon recommendation of repreaenta tives of the attorney general, the ludge advocate general and the com nlsslon of training camp activities. SENATOR HUMAN DEAD. KM) CAME AT 1.30 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. Senate and House Will Adourn Today M Mark Of Hespert?Committees Appointed to Attend Funeral at Trenton Tomorrow. Washington, July 3.?Senator Till man, of South Carolina, died at 4.li0 this morning. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last Thursday and has been unconsc ious since. He had been a member of the senate since 1894. Both bodies of congress planned to adourn today and apponit committees to accompany the body to the Till - man home ir| Trenton, S. C. In accord? ance with the request of Tillman the funeral services will be simple. None will be held in Washington, no stop will be made in Columbia, and the ser? vices will he held at Trenton tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Tillman is the eighth senator who has died since the Unit ed States entered the war. It is ex pected that Senator Swanson will sue ceed him as the head of the naval at fairs cominitttee, to which Senator Tillman devoted almost exclusive at? tention in congressional legislation for many years. His death promises an upheaval in South Carolina politics. The senate, soon after it convened, adjourned until Friday, over the 4th, when Senator Tillman will be buried, out of respect for their colleague. Af? ter a brief eulogy b; Senator Smith, of South Carolina, the senate also adopt? ed resolutions for the appointment of a committee to attend the funeral. SAVAGES AMR LI A HS. Amsterdam. July 3.?Th? sinking of the British hospital ship, Llandovery Castle, off the Irish coast on June 2 7th with a probable loss of more than two hundred lives;was due to striking a British mine in all probab? ility, says a semi-official note from i Berlin, received today. MKSSAGE TO SOLDIERS. London, July 3.?A message of per? sonal greeting from President Wilson will be delivered tomorrow Tay the j American Bed Cross to every Ameri : can soldier and sailor in the hospitals ! of Great Britain. f BOOTH & McLEOD SAY: Buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps ?FIRST. Send us an order next, and iirst, last and all the time X "Swat the Kaiser" NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA j or SUMTER. THE fastest growing hank in this section. 1 Three new accounts a day for the rest of the year, is the pace we set?and we are getting them. We want your business and have the ser? vice you need. The National Bank of South Carolina C. G. ROWL?Nl>. President. rTTT^rTVTTT F. E. HINNANT, Cashier. Thrift Stamps. Buy One Each Day! The First National Bank SUMTER, S. C, >??******inun i********t***********i**t*********** We Sell Them Here Every Thrift or War Savings Stamp you buy is a lick at the Raiser ? and what he stands for. As an INVESTMENT they cannot be beat. Buy YOUR quota?and then sorae more. ?e ! I ESTABLISHED IS So J. P. BOOTH, Pres. W. J. CRIMSON, Jr,.[Cashier t i * V X