The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 24, 1918, Image 1
THFJ STTMTER WATCHMAN, Estab*
Consolidated Aug. 2,1
BRITISH START DRIVE.
ATTACK MADE OX WIDE FRONT
NORTH OF ANCRE RIVER.
Official Reports Indicate That Ger
mans are Being Driven Back Along j
Entire Front Attacked.
London, Aug. 21.?An attack on a j
wide front north of the Ancre was
launched by the British this morning
it is officially stated. Satisfactory pro
gress is being made.
Yesterday afternoon the British
threw back strong German attacks
against the new British positions
north and south of the Scarpe.
Several Towns Captured.
London, Aug. 21.?British captur
ed Courcelles and Achiet-le-Petit, and
have reached Moineville and Beau
eourt-sur-Ancrs in this morning's
drive, according to advices from the
front.
AN IMMEDIATE SUCCESS.
British Gain Drportant Towns in First
Hour.
With British Army in France, Aug.
21.?In the first hour of their offen
sive the British captured towns of
Ablainezeville, Beaucourt, Moineville.
The front attacked is ten miles, from
Arras to Albert.
TWO TO THREE MILE GAIN.
British Overcome Feeble Resistance
of Huns on Ancre Front.
London, Aug. 21.?It is reported
that the British advanced two to three
miles this morning along the entire
front attacked.
Only feeble resistance was encount
ered by the British at first on front
southward from Moyenneville. Fifty
minutes later the front widened
southward until it extended all the
way to the Ancre. Germans here
seemed to be keeping bulk of their
forces well to the rear. Heavier fight
ing is expected along the Arras-Albert
railroad.
GEN. HAIG'S ATTACK.
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Driving Against Hun Lines on Ten
Thousand Yard Front.
British Headquarters in France,
Aug. 21.?Gen. Haig this morning
launched an offensive on a front of
about ten thousand yards on the high
contour between Adinfer and Moine
ville^ on the northern, zone of at
>tacki-~-aBd;>-iBu^ the
southern" landmark" of the front. Th'e
enemy has been withdrawing lately
In this sector.
FRENCH CONTINUE ADVANCE.
Enemy Driven Back Today Between
Aisne and Oise Rivers.
Paris, Aug. 24.?French contin
ued their advance along the whole
front between the Oise and Aisne
this morning. Carlepont has been
captured, according to the ofhciai
statement. After sharp fighting
ground has been taken west of Las
signy.
BIG GAINS MADE.
Allies Have Reduced Western Front
Fifty Miles.
Washington, Aug. 21.?As the re
sult of the Allies' successes during the
past month, the battle front in France
from Rheims to the North Sea has
been reduced in length more than fifty
miies. Gen. March told the nevsoaper
correspondents at the conference to
day. The front is now less than
two hundred miles in length. He
stated that the Eightieth Division,
composed of Virginia and Pennsylvan
ia troops is serving with the British
in Flanders.
GUNS AND PRISONERS TAKEN.
British Attack Surprised the Germans
This Mbndng.
With British Army, Aug. 21.?Some
German field guns and two hundred
prisoners were taken at an early hour.
The attack which was made by the
third army under General Byng, was
made without artillery preparation
and was completely successful, al
though prisoners taken said the at
tack had been expected for a week.
It was a tactical surprise as the
tanks and infantry advanced through
the heaviest fire in the grev morning
light.
ONE SUBMARINE LESS.
Captain Believes He Sank U-Boat.
Washington. Aug. 20.?The navy
department announced today that the
captain of an American steamer had
reported that his vessel rammed and
probably sunk a submarine about 9.30
p. m. on August 17 near Winter Quar
ter Shoals, off the northern Virginia
coast. The captain stated the subma
rine was struck on her port bow.
bringing her alongside.
The submarine -crew hailed in
strong German accents saying th?-y
were friends, the captain said, but he
replied, "they were no friends of his"
and kept on his course The steam -
?er is now in port with a badly dam
aged bow and a quantity of water in
her hold. The captain thinks h
sank the submarine.
In making the announcement tin
department did noi name the ship
Because of the American skipper'*
circumstantial report, and the tan
gible evidence furnhhed by th<' dam
aged bow, the story j< viva credenc ?
not accorded most of the account
of submarine destructions reachm.v
the navy.
feAed April, 1850. "Bo Jturt n
881. S
ARRAS S CAPTURED, fi
BRITISH HOLD IMPORTAXT RAIL
WAY LINE.
Allies Press Onward from Victory
to Victory in The Arras Sector?
Make Good Their Grasp on Po
sitions Within Enemy Lines.
With the British Army in France, j
Aug. 22, 2 P. M.?The British are now
I holding virtually all the Arras-Albert:
j railroad, and they have established j
posts well to the east of the line !
British successes to the northward
enabled tanks to pass beyond the rail-j
roads."
Some reports received this morn
j ing show them to be working as far
i eastward as the Bapaume-Arras road,
j In the new attack this morning the
! British apparently had taken their
! final objectives and were well inside
! the enemy lines.
i ARRAS-BAPAUME RAILROAD CUT
j British Take Several Thousand Pris
oners in Operation.
! London, Aug. 22.?British forces';
j attacked the German this morning;
j between the Somme and Ancre riv- j
I ers. It is officially announced that I
! north of Ancre, the Arras-Bapaume
I railroad has been crossed despite'
! stronger enemy resistance. Between j
j two and three thousand prisoners j
were in yesterday's operations.
GERMANS BEATEN ON 20 MILE
FRONT.
Four Villages Taken and Oise River
Reached.
Paris, Aug. 22.?The Germans were
forced back over a 20 mile front to!
a depth of one to two miles from
Dassigny to the Ailette river during
last night, it is officially announced.
Four villages, Leplemont, Thiescourt. {
Cannectcancourt and Ville were oc- j
I cupied by the French, who reached j
Divert river. * The French have
reached the Oise on a six miles front, j
east of Noyon, the line now extend
ing from Sempigny to Pretigny.
! ADDING VICTORY TO VICTORY, i
French Advance Continues and Nu
merous Prisoners Are Taken.
London. Aug. 22.?1.15 Afternoon
?The French army under General
j\tinuing to .press back the Germans,
j Several very important German po
i sitions have already been) gained by
the French, notwithstanding the ]
Germans are offering stubborn resist- J
ance, and heavy fighting is talcing
place. Numerous prisoners have!
been taken by the French.
BRITISH TAKE GERMAN POSI
TION.
j Strong Counterattack Repulsed? I
German Artillery Active.
j Tendon Aug. 22.?12.20.?In the
i Flanders area the British last night |
I attacked and capured a German po-1
j siion norh of Bailleul, according to j
< today's advices. It is reported that
the British yesterday repulsed ai
: strong counterattack by the Ger-1
'mans against Locre-Hospice. Hostile j
! artillery is very active this morning.
FRENCH AT AILETTE.
I Germans are Being Driven Back on
j Oise Front,
i London. Aug. 22, 4 p. m.?The \
j French under Gen. Mangin in an at- j
stack on the Oise front today reach-;
led the line of the Ailette river, ac-j
cording to reports' received this after-j
i noon.'
HUNS RETREAT NORTHWARD.
j French From Heights See Germans,
i Fall Back.
Paris. Aug. 22. 1 o'clock?From the;
! heights of Leptoment on the Oise j
j fr?nt the French are now watching1
! the G* nans in retreat towards the j
north. !
GREAT FRENCH ADVANCE.
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! t
J They Are Driving on Beyond Noyon:
?Germans Forced to Retreat.
Paris. Aug. 22?A Havas dispatch
says. The French have crossed the
Ailette river between Guny and
iChamps to the north of Coury Iej
i Chateau, according to latest reports
! which adds that the French have
j reached the Oise canal between j
; Varennes and Morlincourt to the past .'
of Noyon. Two divisions of German
reserves, which were preparing for
j a counter blow were forced to re
treat.
BRITISH SHIP ESCAPED.
U-Boat Fires Torpedo at Freighter
Off Nantuckett.
Atlantic Port. Aug 22.? A British
freighter which arrived today from
European waters was attacked by a
submarine yesterday afternoon off
Nantucket. One torpedo was tired,
which missed the freighter by only
twenty yards.
FISHING FLEET ANNIHILATED.
German Raider Does Great Damage
on Grand Banks.
Montreal. Aug. 22.?Virtually flu
ent ire Maritime Fish Oorporation has
been destroyed by the trawler Tri
umph, which was captured rind arm
ed !>.\ a German submarine cn-w. ac
cording to reports today. '
id Fear not?Let an the ends Thorr:-4$f$rt at be thy Country's, Thy God'o ?
?MTEK, S. C, SAT
.Y, AUGUST 24, 1918
Fl
STJCC?MB TO PRESSURE OF Bl
ISH AT SEVERAL POINTS.
LtiOIDATES IN 0R?KSE8UB8.
-
sople cheer opponents of
former governor.
Of Seven Hundred Captured Yeste?g
day Many Surrender Tamely
Little Resistance.
fndience of Five Hundred Cheers
[Loyal Utterances of Candidates for
State Offices.
ha?
ha?
With the British Army in Fra
Aug. 19 (By the Associated Press)
In response to pressure applied fi
at one and then another part of
line, the Germans opposite the Britis
on several portions of the front col
tinue to give ground.
The German troops which
been encountered in the past p
days, especially during the operatic-:
of last night in which Outterste?
ridge was captured and consolidat
seem to have lost greatly in figh
efficiency. Of nearly 700 Germ
captured during their operation m
surrendered tamely, after secu:
their rations and personal belongiri
The operations of last night astri
the Scarpe River may serve as an
cu cation of the Germans' intentio
The old Hindenburg line crosses
river here on an angle and is cl
to the present line north of
Scarpe than south of it. British p$
trols operating north of the river
met with stiff opposition but south
the river patrols have managed
pendrate for some distance
There are indications the Germ'
also are giving way in parts of
Merville secto On the new Som
front the Germans overlook no opy
tanity to fight rear guard action |
get in their deadly work with
chine guns.
At the same time the Germans a;
parently do not want to fall b
further than is necessary before
completion of the operations of r
There are no signs of further co
terattacks at this time.
Some 40 divisions have been id
titled as having been engaged in
recent operations. Of these 27 h
teen used against the British.
That General Ludendorff is displ
ing anxiety regarding a possi
shortage of horses for the Ger
army is indicated in a secret
just captured. This order cauti
all commanders not to expend
horses as "they can not be replac
The men must understand that '
is necessary in order to continue
war until victory is reached."
It has been ascertained that
remounts recently received by
German formation were composed
horses taken from officers
es Ht? penrm
pja^^ta^~to~permir" TweTr^^xiator?reFsr loan"
to escape from doomed airplanes, .as | defended the present "free" scholar
observers escape from sausage bal- J ship plan.
loons. A British pilot reports hav- Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Bethea, the
ing seen a German pilot jump from a i third gubernatorial speaker, said h2
flaming: airplane with a parachute [ had not only a great regard for the
ar?d apparently escape death. material prosperity of Orangeburg
Two remarkable stories of air] county, but he regards it as the ban
Orangeburg, Aug. 21.?The 43rd
eting of the State campaign itiner
held in the county court house
re today, was the most enthusias
ally and demonstratively anti
ease meeting, so far held by the
ndidates for State office. There
ere approximately 500 voters pres
t and practically all of them cheer
pi, applauded and whooped at every
Iterance detrimental to the aspira
ons and ambitions of Cole L. Blease.
he audience was whipped into an up
Oar of approval at the severe arraign
ent of the "Reform" leader for the
nate and the attack on John G.
ichards. the "Reform" candidate foi
ovcrnor, by Lieut. Gov. Andrew J.
ethea. A controversy Mr. Bethea
d with J. C. Hay den, a prominent
?rmer of Orangeburg county, oc
sioned Mr. Hayden repudiating the
iterances of Blease in the Pomaria
nd Filbert speeches. Mr. Hayden
as two sons in the service and said
cday that he expected seven of his
ther sons to don the khaki shortly.
John T. Duncan, the first guberna
torial speaker, paid his respects to
ole L. Blease, Governor Manning
his opponents. He said that,
nowing the aptitude of South Caro
audiences for jokes, he is "car
ing a string of good ones along with
him?Cooper, Richards, Bethea and
DesChamps." He paid his respects to
the "system" and repeated that he
had assurances from Washington that
ther would be an investigation at
-Camp Jackson, based on his recent
affidavit at Florence.
John G. Richards, who spoke next,
reiterated his opposition to the state
ment that the war is an issue. Even
if it were an issue, he stated, he
would go around the State and get
the people behind the government in
stead of attempting to stir up strife
^and divide the people. He made his
usual promise that, if elected, he
would attempt by the power of the
veto and his influence with the legis
lature, to see that taxes are lowered.
i-Te inveighed against the "extrava
gance" of the Manning administra
on and promised to do all in his pow
to abolish. "useless" offices. He
and
ma
lighting came to light today. In onft
a British pilot dropped a bomb on an
enemy machine in the air. The mis
sile broke off a wing of the German
machine and then exploded on the
ground. In the other fight the ob
server of a two seater machine climb
ed out on the wing and stopped with
his glove a puncture made in the
gasoline tank by an anti-aircraft gun
ner county politically; "for it is the
one county in which Cole L. Blease
clares not show his face." "A regi
ment of soldiers could not drag him
here," he continued, "for he knows
there is nothing here for him, and
neither is there anything here for
Major Richards, his 'Siamese twin.' "
He then took up the utterances of
Blease in the Pomaria and Filbert
The machine side slipped during the j speeches and requested those who
j operation but the observer remained
i out on the wing until the ground was
I almost reached. Then he climbed
j back into the machine which landed
; safely.
BOLSHEVIK DECLARE WAR.
. American Consulate in Petrograd Has'
Been Closed.
! Washington, Aug. 22.?Because the
j Bolshevik government has declared
i that a state of war exists between I
the United States and Russia, Vice | -
considered the war an issue to raise
their hands. About 200 hands were
raised. On the reverse question. Mr.
Hayden's hand was held aleft. After
some exchanges between Mr. Bethea
j and Mr. Hayden, the latter said that
he did not consider the war an issue
in the political campaign, but he most
assuredly did not indorse the Pomaria
and Filbert utterances of Blease be
cause he had two sons in the army.
He said that he had seven other sons
who expect to don the khaki; that he
I was raising grain to help win the
cd States flag over the consulate at!
Petrograd and closed the consulate, j
He placed the affairs of the United J.
j-mr: that he expected he was doing
more for the war than Mr. Bethea and
oelieved he would tight quicker than
the lieutenant governor for his coun
states in the hands of the Norwegian
government.
TEN SHIPS LAUNCHED.
American Merchant Marine Augment
ed Last Week.
j After further colloquy and Mr. Hay
I den's assurances that he did not in
j dorse the anti-war speeches of
j Blease. Mr. Bethea shook his hand
j and announced that they both were
j fighting for the obliteration of Blease
I in South Carolina., which, he said.
Washington, Aug. 22.?Ten shipsi ? AuguVl ^l1?? ?p MiSS"
with a dead weight tonnage of 51,700] ?siPP^ich defeated Yardaman
?*a~-a *~ *?._:?__' *n<i will leave at home any man
were added to the American mer
chant marine during the week end- j
cd August 15th, the shipping board;
announces. Ten ships were launched!
during the week.
! against whom there is even a sus
picion of disloyalty. He referred to
the Conway incident, in which Sena
tor Buck of Horry castigated Blease.
stating that the "Reform" leader
j ! beat a hasty retreat, with "John Rich
COLLEGES TO TRAIN STUDENT ] ards swinc,jnff t0 his ront tails."
ARMY. j Mr. Bethea said that he is doing his
i own thinking and is "not standing, as
Plans for Many Units in United States'Mr. Duncan says that Mr. Cooper is.
Approved by Chief of Staff. as the 'legatee of the Manning ad
Washington. Aug. 21.?Plans f or j ministration.' "
the organization of student army j Robert A. Cooper, the next speaker,
training corps to train men as officers' said that Mr. Bethea wants to gain
and technical experts for the army in: profit and make votes by saying that
the educational institutions of thejhe was "standing in Manning's
country were approved today by Gen. j shoes." Mr. Cooper said that, even
March, chief of staff, at the direction, if he found the sands slipping from
of Secretary Baker. ; beneath his feet, he would not at
The plants, equipment and organ:--\tempt 10 gain strength by casting as
zation of colleges now cooperating! persions on his opponents; that he
with the war department will be would remain in private life through
utilized to maintain a reservoir of of-the remainder of his days before he
ficer material in training, from which would do it. He said that he had
it will be possible to meet the en-j nothing to do with the unpopularity
larged needs of the various branches'of the Manning administration, but in
of the army. j 1915. in the second prinuvry. he in
Young men of IS years or over arojdorsed Manning against Blease and
eligible to be inducted into the army'worked harder for him than he had
and be entered into special courses of ever labored for his own election,
training. The extent of their previous He is standing for bis own ideas
education will determine wind and principles. Mr. Cooper stated, as
he has stood for them ail his life, and
he is not following the dictates of any
courses they shall study.
As fast as on-- group of men is
drawn from tla* colleges into the
service their places will be taken by
a new quota, obtained by voluntary
education or through the draft.
Institutions added today to those!noble s
qualified for student units inc luded: j their !
Mercer University. Georgia, and Eni
vvrsity of Alabama.
administration or any man. nor i
indorsing all their policies. liow<
there is one thing which he will
for Governor Manning: he has
ns in the << : \ i<-.- offering
"es I o i heir coli i ry.
:omo of these sons :)!?>? over the
: he
ver.
say
six
up
\fid
age
imlt," continued Mr. Cooper, direct
Ad Tzvtfc'fl." THE TRUI
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WORK OH REVENUE BILL I
EIGHT BILLION DOLL ABS MEA
SURE ALMOST COMPLETED.
Ways and Means Committee to Decide
Two Propositions for Excess Pro
fits Tax.
Washington, Aug. 21.?The $S,
000,000,000 revenue bill was practical
ly complete tonight except for the ex
cess profits rates, which will apply
j to approximately one-tenth of all cor
i porations the income tax normal rates
i so far as affected by the 3 per cent,
differential against unearned incomes,
and some administrative provisions
and minor details. The house ways
and means committee, which is
framing the bill, adjourned until
Saturday and in the meantime Chair
| man Kitchin and his expert assist
! ants outside the committee, together
i with the treasury department, will
! work out matters to be put into final
j shape by the committee,
i Members of the committee were
j doubtful tonight, however, whether
! the revenue bill can be reached be
j fore the middle of next week.
"The committee will decide be
! tween two propositions for the excess
i profits tax," said Chairman Kitchin
I tonight, "first, as an S per cent, de
i duction in addition to the $3,000
: specific exemption, with a 33 per cent
tax on profits between 8 and 15 per
cent.; 50 per cent, tax on profits be
tween 15 and 20 per cent, and 70 per
cent tax on profits over 20 per cent.,
and second, the same exemption and
deduction with 40 per cent, tax on
profits between 8 and 20 per cent, and
70 per cent, on profits exceeding 20
; per cent. The treasury department
; has objected to any increase over the
1 existing law.
i "The committee decided on a flat
J 10 per cent, deduction as a minimum
i on war profits. The proportion of ex
! cess profits and war profits taxes will
} remain the same, that is 90 per cent.,
I of business will fall under the war
I profits tax. The effect of the two
j propositions for excess profits will be
! almost the same; either would pro
j duce between $200,000,000 and $300,
! 000,000 more than under the rates of
the' existing excess profits law which
the treasury wants unchanged. If
there was no alternative war profits
tax, this excess profits plan would
produce $800,000,000 or $900.000,000
more than the present excess profits
law."
The committee decided on a flat 1C
per cent minimum deduction for pre
war earnings in computing the war
" profits tax. " A, provision affecting
corporations with swollen profits that
would not otherwise come within
either war profits tax or the excess
profits tax was adopted. This provis
ion directs that any corporation
? whose capital exceeds $1,000,000 shal.1
) pay a tax of at least 1 per cent, oi
* its net income as excess profits. Tc
:!t;;ke care of the smaller corporations
j the committee has adopted a limita
I tion that excess profits of war profits
A tax on corporations whose capital doe-.;
! not exceed $25,000 shall in no case
?j exceed 35 per cent, of its total
j net income. On corporations not ex
:'j ceding $50,0<"'U capitalization, thh
; maximum shall be 40 per cent, of ne<
i ircome.
: Chairman Kitchin estimated that
? the excess profits and war profits ta>
. will raise approximately $3,000,000,.
? 000 based on the year 1917.
. The committee has retained the
: definition of invested capital practi
> cally the same as in the existing law
?} Chairman Kitchin said "The treasury
. I is working out a provision for the
. I differential against unearned in
, i comes."
AIR CRAFT REPORT.
: Senate Committee Condemns Delays
d in Early Days in War.
j Washington, Aug. 22.?The lon?
?awaited report of the senate sub-corn
i mittee investigating air craft produc
; tion was submitted today. It scath
; ingly arraigns the delays in the earl;,
days of the war, reviews improve
I
ments and recommends the creation
' now of a separate department of avi
, ation, with a cabinet officer in charge.
i
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
Two International Councils Villi be
Created.
; Washington. Aug. 22.?In order tc
i coordinate the efforts of the Allies
and the United States in Russia, it has
been decided to create two internat
: ional councils, one at Archangel and
j the other at Vladivostok, an official
dispatch from Ambassador Franci;
: says.
ing his glance at the lieutenant gov
ernor.
Mr. Cooper said that, on August 27.
South Carolina will stand along with
Mississippi and say to any man
against whom there is any suspicion
of his loyalty that he can remain at
home; that South Carolina will say
to the world that it will not tolerate
nor countenance any such man. Mr.
Cooper made his usual remarks about
taxation and his lean fund for State
colleges.
John Madison DesChamps. the last
gubernatorial speaker, made an at
tack on Mr. Cooper's consistency in
the campaign and paid his respects to
his opponents on the tax question. He
promised, if elected, as he claimed ho
would be. that he would materially
increase the tax burden of the State.
IT. '!'. Morrison, in the race for
Si t?' commisioner of agriculture,
commerce and industries, stated t:>
day that In- ha ' never supported Cole
L. blease an will no; support him,
part ieuln rly this yea r.
.Tunins 'I', biles, candidate for lieu
tenant governor, was on his native
heath today and received an ovation
;.! nd a bouquet of flowers.
2 SOUTHRON, EnabUslMd Juns^
Vol. XLVII. No. I
MISSISSIPPI IS LOYAL
! - , i*
REJECTS SENATOR VARDAMAN
BY LARGE vote.
j Anti-war and Anti-Administration
i Senator Who Cut a Figure in Wash
ington Gets His at The Ballot
! Box. 1
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 21.?Sixty
! two out of 82 counties in Mississippi,
j most of them complete, show the
; following vote in the senatorial pri
I maries: Harrison 37,909, Noel 4,458,
Vardaman 24,323.
_
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 20.?Practical -
: ly complete returns from 52 of the
j 82 counties of the State give Con
I gresman B. Pat Harrison a majority
j of more than 10,000 votes over Sena
I tor James K. Vardaman and former
j Gov. E. F. Noel, his opponents in the
; senatorial primary held throughout
j Mississippi today. These 52 counties
' polled an aggregate of 50,000 votes.
; Should the proportion keep up in the
; remaining counties, which scattering
i returns indicate will be the case, Har
; rison will win by a majority of from
? 15,000 to 20,000, making a second
' primary unnecessary.
\ Senator Vardaman left tonight for
; Washington, but before leaving made
I the following statement:
'The reports so far, my friends,
; have been very unfavorable, but we
j are not yet defeated. Sit steady in the
; boat and hope for the best. My de
j feat, if I am defeated, is only tem
! porary and if the people of Mississip
pi pi have made a mistake we will abide
j by it with complete composure, as
i they will undoubtedly correct their
' j mistake. As I said before, if defeated
! the defeat will be only temporary. I
'. want to thank my friends for their
: loving and loyal support."
1 W. Calvin Weils, secretary of the
? Harrison campaign committee, gave
! out the following statement:
[\ "Unquestionably Mr. Harrison has
i been nominated in the first primary.
1 j Mississippi is vindicated in the eyes
: i of the world and her loyalty can no
j longer be questioned."
*! In the Sixth congressional district
j it w>as evident a second primary
; j would he necessary to determine the
: J winner in the race fpr the seat vacat
'! ed by Congressman Harrison. Four
i teen of the 17 counties in the district
'jshow: Bilbo 3,945, Bowkers, 2,536,
! I Johnson 5,394. Indications were that
i j incumbents would be nominated in
j the other congressional districts,
j Congressman Venable apparently
Urwas.,an ..easy,.winner in the Fifth .dis
'f*tricf, although lie'is at present with
' i the congressional naval i committee
l j in Europe and has been unable to
5 deliver any campaign speeches.
' I In Jackson. Vardaman's home city,
1; complete returns showed Harrison
;;964. Vardaman 182 and Noel 89. In
? I Vardaman's ward the vote was Harri
'ison 121, Vardaman 28. Hinds Coun
51 ty, carried last time by Vardaman,
' j showed with a few small precincts
;j missing, Harrison 1,559, Vardaman
5i 595, Noel 152.
'; Reports from Adams County in
' j eluding Natchez, were that with two
' j isolated precincts missing, Harrison
Jyhad secured 5R9 votes, Vardamna 63
u!and Noel 5G. Meridian reports were
i that Harrison had a heavy majority.
H Jn Warren County, of which Vicks
k; burg is the county seat, complete re
* I turns gave Harrison 1,238, Vardaman
104 and Noel 69.
J: In the congressional districts
meagre reports showed that where in
? j cumbents were candidates they were
r[ apparently not only holding their own
* ? but had safe leads over their oppon
'; ents. What little information was
i available in the Sixth district where
I Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo is a candi
I date to succeed Harrison, showed
i Bilbo and Paul Johnson of Hatties
;,'burg running about even. There are
j three other candidates.
;\ In the Third and Eighth districts,
.; Congrcsman 6. G. Humphreys and
. i J. W. Collier are unopposed.
The senatorial contest overshadow
r! ed all else in the primaries today.
. j A letter from President Wilson
11 stating he "could not but regard
.; Vardaman's election as a condemna
tion of my administration by the peo
i nie of Mississippi" was regarded as
j having been a strong factor in cut
I tintr down the Vardaman vote. Both
Harrison and Noel, in their cam
? paigns. stressed patriotism and loyal
ty. Vardaman. through the cam
paign denied all charges of dfsloyal
conduct or action. He said he "often
disagreed with the president" but was
never disloyal.
Vardaman's headquarters tonight
declared the north Mississippi vote
would at least make a second primary
necessary.
Democratic nomination in Missis
sippi is equivalent to election.
Not Strong at Home.
Jackson. Miss.. Aug. 20.?Tn the
senatorial primary the city of Jack
son with one ward missing, voted
Vardaman 183; Harrison, 848 and
Noel S4.
TREATY WITH SWEDEN.
Allies Draw the Ring Tighter Around
Germany.
New York. Aug. 22.?The terms of
the commercial treaty recently signed
by the entente Abies und Sweden,
which is expected to diminish the
sending of supplies to Germany were
made public today by Axel Nordall.,
the head of the special commission to
the United States government. It
gives the Allies four hundred thou
sand tons dead weight shipping and
two million tons of Swedish iron ore.
Sweden also agrees to grant the Al
!ies i suitable credit for tho pur