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TEE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Estab^ Consolidated Aug. 2, U BRITISH START DRIVE. ATTACK MADE OX WIDE FRONT NORTH OF ANCRE RIVER. _ I Official Reports Indicate That Ger mans are Being Driven Back Along I Entire Front Attacked. London, Aug. 21.?An attack on a 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- j ed Courcelles and Achiet-le-Petit, and have reached Moineville and Beau- j court-sur-Ancre in this morning's drive, according to advices from the front. AN IMMEDLATE SUCCESS. British Gain Important 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, Beau court, 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- j ing is expected along the A rras-Albert j railroad. GEN. HAIG'S ATTACK. i Driving Against Han 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 j contour between Adinfer and Moine- j ville,.on the northern, jone of at-; tack, and Puisiseux-.au-^ont;'thej southern" landmark of the front. The j enemy has been withdrawing lately j in this sector. j FRENCH CONTINUE ADVANCE.! Enemy Driven Back Today Between I Aisne and Oise Rivers. Paris, Aug. 24.?French contin- j ued their advance along the whole 1 front between the Oise and Aisne | this morning. Carlepont has been I captured, according to the official statement. After sharp fighting; ground has been taken west of Las- J signy. BIG GAINS MADE. Allies Have Reduced Western Front Fifty Miles. Washington, Aug. 21.?As the re-1 suit of the Allies' successes during the: past month, the battle front in France; from Rheims to the North Sea has i been reduced in length more than fifty; miles. Gen. March told the newspaper j correspondents at the conference to- I day. The front is now less than j two hundred miles in length. He j stated that the Eightieth Division, J composed of Virginia and Pennsylvan- '? ia troops is serving wiih the British j in Flanders. GUNS AND PRISONERS TAKEN, j British Attack Surprised the German? This Morning. With British Army, Aug. 21.?Somej German field guns and two hundred i prisoners were taken at an early hour. The attack which was made by the; third army under General Byng, wasj made without artillery preparation J and was completely successful, al-1 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 grey morning light. j ONE SUBMARINE LESS. Captain Believes He Sank U-Boat. Washington, Aug. 20.?Tim 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 they were friends, the captain said, but hej replied, "they were no friends of his" j and kept on his course. The steam - ?er is now in port with a badly dam aged bow and a quantity of water in Imr hold. The captain thinks h sank the submarine. In making the announcement tic department did no< name the ship Because of th<* American skipper** circumstantial report, and the tan gible evidence furnished b\ the dam < aged bow. the story [s giv^n eredenc not accorded most of the account , i of submarine destructions reachuig-p the navy. fcAed April, 1850. "Be 931? ? 881. ? ABBAS ROAD CAPTURED. 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. Aug. 22, 2 P. M.?The British are now holding virtually all the Arras-Albert railroad, and they have established posts well to the east of the line British successes to the northward enabled tanks to pass beyond the rail roads.' Some reports received this morn J ing show them to be working as far eastward as the Bapaume-Arras road, j In the new attack this morning the ! British apparently had taken their j final objectives and were well inside I the enemy lines. ARRAS-BAPAUME RAILROAD CUT j British Take Several Thousand Pris oners in Operation. ! London, Aug. 22.?British forces I attacked the German this morning between the Somme and Ancre riv i ers. It is officially announced that } north of Ancre, the Arras-Bapaume ! railroad has been crossed despite ! stronger enemy resistance. Between I two and three thousand prisoners j were in yesterday's operations. GERMANS BEATEN ON 20 MILE FTIONT. 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 Lassigny to the Ailette river during last night, it is officially announced. Four villages, Leplemont, Thiescourt, Cannectcancourt and Ville were oc cupied by the French, who reached Divett river. ? The French have reached the Oise on a six miles front, east of Noyon, the line now extend ing from Sempigny to Pretigny. ADDING VICTORY TO VICTORY. French Advance Continues and Nu merous Prisoners Are Taken. London, Aug. 22.?1.15 Afternoon ?The French army under General Mangln, according- to news from the ?fi?t?e ^fbttt- alcftiir ??*abise isve?n-< vtinuing to .press back the Germans. Several very important German po sitions have already beer* gained by the French. notwithstanding the Germans are offering stubborn resist ance, and heavy fighting is taking place. Numerous prisoners have been taken by the French. BRITISH TAKE GERMAN POSI TION. Strong Counterattack Repujsed? German Artillery Active. Tendon .^ug. 22.?12.20.?In the P'landers area the British last night attacked and : apured a German po siion norh of Bailleul. according to today's advices. It is reported that ; the British yesterday repulsed a strong counterattack by the Ger mans against Locre-Hospice. Hostile artillery is very active this morning. FRENCH AT AILETTE. Germans are Being Driven Back on Oise Front. London. Aug. 22. 4 p. m.?The French under Gen. Mangin in an at tack on the Oise front today reach ed the line of the Ailette river, ac cording to reports'received this after noon. HUNS RETREAT NORTHWARD. French From Heights Sec Germans Fall Back. Paris. Aug. 22. 1 o'clock?From the heights of Leptoment on the Oise front the French are now watching the Germans in retreat towards the north. GREAT FRENCH ADVANCE. They Are Driving on Beyond Noyon ?Germans Forced to Retreat. Paris. Aue:, 22?A Havas dispatch says. The French have crossed the Ailette river between Guny and <'hamps to the north of Coury ie Chateau, according to latest reports which adds that the French have reached the Oise canal between: Varennes and Morlincourt to the east I of Noyon. Two divisions of German reserves, which were preparing for 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 fired, which missed the freighter by only twenty yards. FISHING FLEET ANNIHILATED. German Haider Does Great Damage on Grand Banks. Montreal. Aug. 22.?Virtually 1 he '?mire Maritime Fish Corporation has been destroyed by the trawler Tri umph, which was raptured and arm ed by a Oorman submarine crew, ac cording to reports today. ' ad Pear not?Let an the ends Thou AWm at be thy Country's, Thy God'i f J?MTER, S. C, SATUB$|AY, AUGUST 24, 191S WITHDRAW FORCEiMIOMEE IN BMBMi stjcocmb lX> pressure of bi ish at several points. ! Of Seven Hundred Captured Yest j day Many Surrender Tamely I Little Resistance. I With the Britten Army in Fn Aug. 19 (By the Associated Press), j In response to pres.- jre applied j at one and then another part of j line, the Germans opposite the Bril j on several portions of the front j tinue to give ground. The German troops which has ! been encountered in the past j days, especially during the operate l of last night in which Outterstc i ridge was captured ar-i consolidate ; seem to have lost greatly in fighl j efficiency. Of nearly 700 Germt (captured during their operation i surrendered tamely, after secui 1 their rations and personal belongii The operations of last night asti the Scarpe River may serve as an ciieation of the Germans' intenth i'ihe old Hindenburg line crosses j river here on an angle and is ch i to the present line north of > Scarpe than south of it. British: j trols operating north of the river j met with stiff opposition but south i the river patrols have managed .;? I penetrate for some distance { There are indications the' Germi I also are giving way in parts of Merville secto On the new Soi front the Germans overlook no oppi tunity to fight rear guard action J get in their deadly work with chine guns. At the same time the Germans parently do not want to fall bs j further than is necessaty before I completion of the operations of R< j There are no signs of further coi j terattacks at this time. Some 40 divisions have been ide? ! tilled as having been engaged in I recent operations. Of these 27 h^ijf j teen used against the British. ; That General Ludendorff is displ ! ing anxiety regarding a possil j shortage of horses for the Gen i army is indicated in a secret ordi ! just captured. This order cauti? ! all commanders not to expend th* horses as "they can not be replace 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. . The; Ge.rDaans^^-^e ^p^^"cnutcsl""?6 * permit' to escape from doomed airplanes, as observers ?s.tcape from sausage bal loons. A British pilot reports hav ! ing seen a German pilot jump from a j flaming airplane with a parachute i and apparently escape death. Two remarkable stories of air lighting came to light today. In onft ja British pilot dropped a bomb on an j enemy machine in the air. The mis i sile broke off a wing of the German j machine and then exploded on the j ground. In the other fight the ob j server of a two scater machine climb j ed out on the wing and stopped with ?his glove a puncture made in the : ga.soline tank by an anti-aircraft gun. j The machine side slipped during the j cople cheer opponents of former governor. idience of Five Hundred Cheers yal Utterances of Candidates for Suite Ollices. Orangeburg, Aug. 21.?The 43rd eeting of the State campaign itiner held in the county court house are 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 d, applauded and whooped at every .iterance detrimental to the aspira tions and ambitions of Cole L. Blease. the audience was whipped into an up ar of approval at the severe arraign ent of the "Reform" leader for the nate and the attack on John G. chards, the "Reform" candidate foi fovernor, by Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. ethea. A controversy Mr. Eethea d with J. C. Haydeh, a prominent farmer of Orangeburg county., oc sioned Mr. Hay den repudiating the Iterances of Blease in the Pomaria d Filbert speeches. Mr. Hayden two sons in the service and said y that he expected seven of his Mother sons to don the khaki shortly. John T. Duncan, the first guberna torial speaker, paid his respects to ole L. Blease, Governor Manning and his opponents. He said that, cnowing the aptitude of South Caro ina 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 her 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. He inveighed against the "extrava gance" of the Manning administra ion and promised to do all in his pow to abolish, "useless" offices. He } usual attack .on Mr. Coqp . i ?-v:-*?^. ?.^ -out er's loan system for State colIeges""ana defended the present "free" scholar ship plan. t Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Bethea, the third gubernatorial speaker, said he had not only a great regard for the material prosperity of Orangeburg county, but he regards it as the ban 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 speeches and requested those who operation but the observer remained j considered the war an issue to raise I out on the wing until the ground was j almost reached. Then he climbed j back into the machine which landed ?' safely. BOLSHEVIK DECLARE WAR. American Consulate in Petrograd Has, their hands. About 200 hands were raised. On the reverse question, Mr. Hayden's hand was held aleft. After <ome exchanges between Mr. Bethea and Mr. Hayden, the latter said that he did not consider the war an issue in the political campaign, but he most assuredlv did not indorse the Pomaria Been Closed. i Washington. Aug. 22.?Because the j Bolshevik government has declared ! that a state of war exists between! ! the United States and Russia, Vice j j 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 was raising grain to help win the ?var: that he expected he was doing Consul Embrie has lowered the Unit-, , .., . ? , . " . more for the war than Mr. Bethea and ed States flag over the consulate at , . . ,. . , bn . , . , ... i * 1 oeheved he would fight quicker than ? Petrograd and closed the consulate. L- 4 4 _ -r, ? . * ? . _ ru* \ the lieutenant governor for his coun ; He placed the affairs of the United j. i states in the hands of the Norwegian! "1,. , , ? . . . After further colloquy and Mr. Hay government. , , t. i j.? ?* ? I_j den s assurances that he did not m J dorse the anti-war speeches of TEN SHIPS LAUNCHED. j Blease. Mr. Bethea shook his hand ?" j and announced that they both were ; American Merchant Marine Augment- j fighting for the obliteration of Blease cd Last Weck. I in South Carolina, which, he said, j Washington, Aug. 22 ?Ten ships j ?n. August 27 will line up with Miss with a dead weight tonnage of 51,700 ^sippt which defeated \ardaman, i were added to the American mer- anc. ?}l !eave at home any man ?v,_+_.__ . . against whom there is even a sus ! chant marine during the week end- If . . .. , ?.. TT , + ', a \?,?.- i-tv, .u u- ? i. , picion of disloyalty. He referred to ; cd August loth, the shipping board fl . ., * . ?.-;,..? ;o????r,^^t- t?? ^v,;., . \ 1 i. a the Conwav incident, in which Sena announces. Ten ships were launched! ; during the week. j tor Buck of Horry castigated Blease, stating that the "Reform" leader _^\ , , _ j beat a hasty retreat, with "John Rich I colleges to train stclent ards swin.jn. to his coat tails." army. j Tvjr 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 for {ministration.'" the organization of student army 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 the; he was "standing in Manning's country were approved today by Gen. i 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 organi-!tempt 10 gain strength by casting as zation of colleges now cooperating j 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-|nothing to do with the unpopularity larged needs of the various branches; of the Manning administration, but in of the army. 51' 1 v in i he second prii he in Young men of IS years or over arc dorsed 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 Ids own ideas education will determine what' and principles. Mr. Cooper stated, as courses they shall study. ?? he has stood for them all his life, and As fast as oim group of men is drawn from the colleges into the s< rvice their places will he taken by he is not following the dictates of any administration or any man. nor i.-: he indorsing all their policies. However. a new quota, obtained by voluntary there thing which lie education or through the draft. j for Governor Mannings Institutions added today to those; nolde sons in the servb qualified for student units included, (their lives '?? their < Mercer Cniversity. Georgia, and Fni- some of i!ms,. sons a--.> wrsitv of Alabama. limit," continued Mr. C Will i y he has six .? offering up mtry. "And over the ace ? oper, direct nd Tnrtfc's." THE TRUE i. { WORK 0? REVENUE BILL, j j EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS MEA- I SURE ALMOST COMPLETED. ! Ways and Means Comnuttec to Decide j Two Propositions for Excess Pro-1 iils Tax. Washington, Aug. 21.?The $S,-j 1000,000.000 revenue bill was practical ly complete tonight except for the ex-! I cess profits rates, which will apply j j to approximately one-tenth of all cor-' j porations the income tax normal rates: ! so far as affected by the 3 per cent, j differential against unearned incomes, i 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- I : man Kitchin and his expert assist-! j ants outside the committee, together! i with the treasury- department, will i j work out matters to be put into final j j shape by the committee, i Members of the committee were j j doubtful tonight, however, whetherj i the revenue bill can be reached be- j i fore the middle of next week. I "The committee will decide be-! tween two propositions for the excess1 profits tax," said Chairman Kitchin j I tonight, "first, as an 8 per cent, de- j i duction in addition to the $3,000 j specific exemption, with a 33 per cent : j tax on profits between S and 15 pert i cent.; 50 per cent, tax on profits be-j I tween 15 and 20 per cent, and 70 per| I cent tax on profits over 20 per cent., | land second, the same exemption andj j deduction with 40 per cent, tax on! i profits between 8 and 20 per cent, and: j 70 per cent, on profits exceeding 20 I J per cent. The treasury department \ j has objected to any increase over the j ! existing law. 1 'The committee decided on a flat j j 10 per cent, deduction as a minimum! I on war profits. The proportion of ex- j i cess profits and war profits taxes will ? ! remain the same, that is 90 per cent, j ! of business will fall under the war I profits tax. The effect of the two! j propositions for excess profits will be j almost the same; either would pro-! duce between $200,000,000 and $300,- j 000,000 more than under the rates of j the existing excess profits lav,- which i 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 j more than the present excess profits; law." The committee decided on a flat 10 j per cent minimum deduction for pre- j j war earnings in computing the war I profits tax. ' A, provision affecting j corporations with swollen profits that j would not otherwise come within.; (?ither war profits tax or the excess ! profits tax was adopted. This provis- j io:; directs that any corporation; whose capital exceeds $1,000,000 shall! pay a tax of at least 1 per cent of j i its net income as excess profits. To! 'take care of the smaller corporations1 j the committee has adopted a limita-! tion that excess profits of war proJits: I tax on corporations whose capital does' i not exceed $25,000 shall in no case; j exceed 35 per cent, of its total | J net income. On corporations not ex-j i ceding $50,0^0 capitalization, this1 maximum shall be 10 per cent, of net; I ircome. j Chairman Kitchin estimated that; the excess profits and war profits tax] j will raise approximately $3,000,000,-? ? 000 based on the year 1917. j The committee has retained the ! definition of invested capital practi-i j cally the same as in the existing law.; Chairman Kitchin said "The treasury j ! is working out a provision for the j I differential against unearned in-! ! comes." AIR CRAFT REPORT. I Senate Committee Condemns Delays in Early Days in War. Washington, Aug. 22.?The long! 'awaited report of the senate sub-corn-j j mittee investigating air craft produc-i j tion was submitted today. It scath-1 ! ingly arraigns the delays in the early days of the war. reviews improve-! '? ments and recommends the creation! ; now of a separate department of avi-; . ation, with a cabinet officer in charsre. AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. Two Internation I Councils Will be Created. ! Washington. Aug. 22.?In order to , 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; the other at Vladivostok, an official dispatch from Ambassador Francis 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 wo'-ld that it will not tolerate nor countenance any such man. Mr. Cooper made his usual remarks about taxation and his loan fund for State colleges. Jahn Madison DesChamps. the last gubernatorial speaker, made an at tac,\ 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 lie I would be. that lie would materially increase the tax burden of the State. ' H. '!". Morrison, in the race for State commisioner of agriculture, i commerce a in! industries, slated to- ? day that he had never supported Cole I I.. Rlense and win not support him. -' pa !?; tcula rly this yea r. Junius T. Liles. candidate for lieu- l tenant governor, w^s on his native i heath today and received an ovation< ! and a bouquet of ilowers. i< SOUTHRON, Established JuW Vol. XLVII. No. is i IS LOYAL. -? v a* REJECTS SENATOR VARDAMAN BY LARGE VO~E. Anti-war and Anti-Administration Senator Who Cut a Figure in Wash ington Gets His at Tlie Ballot Box. ) Jackson, Miss., Aug. 21.?Sixty two out of 82 counties in Mississippi, most of them complete, show the following vote in the senatorial pri maries: Harrison 37,009, Noel 4,458, Vardaman 24,323. Jackson, Miss, Aug. 20.?Practical ly complete returns from 52 of :he 82 counties of the State give Con gresman B. Pat Harrison a majority of more than 10,000 votes over Sena tor James K. Vardaman and former Gov. E. F. Noel, his opponents in the senatorial primary held throughout Mississippi today. These 52 counties polled an aggregate of 50,000 vo~es. Should the proportion keep up in the remaining counties, which scattering 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 the following statement: 'The reports so far, my friends, have been very unfavorable, but we are not yet defeated. Sit steady in the boat and hope for the best. My de feat, if I am defeated, is only tem porary and if the people of Mississip pi have made a mistake we will abide by it with complete composure, as they will undoubtedly correct their mistake. As I said before, if defer.ted the defeat will be only temporary. I want to thank my friends for their loving and loyal support." W. Calvin Weils, secretary of the Harrison campaign committee, gave out the following statement: "Unquestionably Mr. Harrison has been nominated in the first primary Mississippi is vindicated in the eyes of the world and her loyalty can no longer be questioned." In the Sixth congressional district it v&as evident a second primary would he necessary to determine the winner in the race fpr the seat vacat ed by Congressman Harrison. Four teen of the 17 counties in the district show: Bilbo 3,945, Bowkers, 2,536, Johnson 5,394. Indications were xhat incumbents would be nominated In the other congressional districts. Congressman Venable apparently was jm easy ..winner in the Fifth dis- . 'trict, although he is at present with the congressional naval i committee in Europe and has been unable to deliver any campaign speeches. In Jackson, Vardaman's home city, complete returns showed Harrison 964. Vardaman 182 and Noel 89. In Vardaman's ward the vote was Harri son 121, Vardaman 28. Hinds Coun ty, carried last time by Vardaman, showed with a few small precincts missing, Harrison 1,559, Vardaman 595, Noel 152. Reports from Adams County in cluding Natchez, were that with two isolated precincts missing, Harrison had secured 5fi9 votes, Vardamna 63 and Noel 56. Meridian reports were that Harrison had a heavy majority. Jn Warren County, of which Vicks burg is the county seat, complete re turns gave Harrison 1,238, Vardaman 104 and Noel 69. In the congressional districts meagre reports showed that where in cumbents were candidates they were apparently not only holding their own but had safe leads over U-.eir oppon ents. What little information was available in the Sixth district where Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo is a candi date to succeed Harrison, showed Bilbo and Paul Johnson of Hatties burg running about even. There are throe other candidates. In the Third and Eighth districts, Congresman Ii. G. Humphreys and J. W. Collier are unopposed. The senatorial contest overshadow ed all else in the primaries today. A letter from President Wilson stating he "could not but regard Vardaman's election as a condemna- ? tion of my administration by the peo ple of Mississippi" was regarded as having been a strong factor in cut ting 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 disloyal 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, S48 and S'oel 8 4. TREATY WITH SWEDEN. lilies Draw the Ring Tighter Around Germany. New York. Aug. 22.?The terms of he commercial treaty recently signed >y the entente Allies and Sweden, vhich is expected to diminish the lending of supplies to Germany were made public today by Axel Nordall. he head of the special commission to he United State** government. It dves the Allies four hundred thou .ad tons dead weight shipping and wo million tons of Swedish iron ore. Sweden also agrees to grant the Al les a suitable credit for the pur hase of Swedish goods.