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I UWi OF ALBERT. . BRITISH DETERMINED TO CRUSH } HUN RESISTANCE. .r^fae Keystone Position of the Picardy " Sector Being Kammered to Pieces by British Shock Troops and Heavy I Artillery. London, Aug. 24.?British attacks -in the Albert sector were resumed -this morning. The official statement x-says that the British made progress. : Hn the fighting during the past three days the British have captured four . teen thousand prisoners. ADVANCING VERY RAPIDLY. British Have Gone Forward Four Miles Near Bray. ? London, Aug. 24.?1 P. M.?The ^British third army is advancing very ^rapidly and has gone forward in some ? places to a depth of four .miles on a ^front of 12 miles. The British fourth army is bn the outskirts' of Bray where heavy fight ing is proceeding. The British are within two miles of Bapaume, according to today's ad /vices. Bray is reported to have been xaptured by the British. AMERICAN: AIRMEN BOMB HUNS. ?Flyers Make Successful Raids Back of Lines. ? WasMngtoh, Aug. 23.?Gen. Per >ehing*s communique for Thursday says that many direct hits were ob served when American aviators suc cessfully bombed railroad yards at (Longuyon, Audon-de-Roman and Confians oh August 21st and 22nd. & He says that hostile raids in Alsace Xorraine "were repulsed. North of the Vesle river a successful raiding party brought in eleven prisoners. LOANS TO OUR ALLIES. United States Has Advanced More Than Six Billions. Washington, Aug. 23.?Payments to the Allies since the United States entered the war today passed another billion mark and stood at more than six billions, eighty-nine millions. SURPRISE FOR HUNS PREDICTED Paris Newspaper Intimates That Americans Have Big Guns. X Paris, Aug. 23.?In special type L'Heur prints an enigmatic note, ??Will the Echo to great bertha soon be heard to have a Yankee accent." FIRE IN OHIO. Canton Has Million and a-Half Con A . flagration. .-Canton, Ohio, Aug. 27,-r-A block and a-hah? of the down town business district, was destroyed by a fire of un imm^'^ 'The-loss is esfiiaa*ed at amillion anda-half dol lars. ALLIES LOSE FEW. FRENCH AND BRITISH MOVE FORWARD. Foch Wedge Has Been Driven Be tween von Boehm's Army and Forces of Crown Prince. London, Aug. 22, 4 p m.?The French army under command of Gen. Mangin, in its attack on the OUe front today has reached the line of the Ailette River, according to re ports reaching- London this after noon. The possession by the Prench of the whole iine of the Ailette, accord ing to London military experts, means that Marshal Foch's design to drive a big wedge between General von Boehm's army and the forces of, the German crown prince has been successfully accomplished. Also that the Germans have been placed in a position of the utmost difficulty both north and south of the new French salient. General Byng's advance north of the Ancre is regarded here as high- j ly significant for this advance has been made with comparative ease over ground which has been the scene of seme of the costliest fighting during the war. Some experts believe there are in dications the Germans are preparing for a withdrawal on a huge scale, perhaps to the lines of last winter, but there is no definite confirmation of this. The heavy losses the ene my has recently suffered and the se rious shortage of men which he has encountered, however, render such a retirement not improbable. The Ger mans ranks are so depleted that in many instances the Allies have met German companies containing less than 70 men. Referring to the advance which the Allies have made during the last month east of Amie-?:, it is stated in London that this ground has been gamed at a smaller cost than any vic tory in the whole history of the fight ing on the Western front. The num ber of Allied casualties is actually less than the number of prisoners taken. This is a situation which is unprecedented in a large scale bat tle AIKEN COUNTY AGAINST BLEASE Former Stronghold of Ex-Governor Expected to Turn Against Him? Race for Congress. Aiken, Aug. 25.?On the eve of pri mary the indications are that Aiken County, where in recent years Blease has always polled a majority, wlil about face and go decidedly against the ex-governor next Tuesday. The Blease forces here have apparently recognized their'weakness compared with former years and have lost a great deal of their old assurance. Even in Horse Creek Valley Blease's vote will be largely cut down. In the race for the short term the Blease wealrness will be reflected in the vote for Benet and Pollock. Cooper will carry Aiken county for governor. british it unm MOST IMPORTANT POSITION IN PI CARD Y CAPTURED. Allies Drive Forward Slowly, But Surely, From One Success to An other. Notwithstanding the fact that-;the Germans have brought up strong; re inforcements on both wings of the battle front, the British and French forces everywhere have beaten off the enemy and continued their vic torious progress. Many additional towns have been capture by Field Marshall Haig's men in the north while the French have successfully overcome obstacles plac ed in their way and reached territory north of Soissons which adds further to the dangers of the Germans in^the i Noyon sector and their line running eastward from Soissons to Rheims. All along the front from Arras to the Somme the Germans are gradual ly being driven back to the old Hin denburg line by the British. "Along the Somme the enemy is being .ha rassed well to the east of Bray, while farther north strong counterattacks have been repulsed and the towW of Hametz, the Mametz wood, Martin puich, ezars and Le Barque have/been captured. It is around Bapaume that the-?er mans are keeping up their strongest efforts to hold back the tide that is surging against them, but the "Brit ish are continuing to make -alight gains daily in the process of surround ing, the town, which seemingly ' soon must be evacuated. The taking of Lesars and Le Barque appears, to be ? forerunner of this eventually/ Le Barque is only two and one-half-miles southwest of Bapaume. Everywhere except directly sou?i Ol Bapaume the British are well across the Bapaume-Albert road and . north of the town they are fast pressingior ward the Hindenburg line. Unofficial reports have placed the British i|r the outskirts of Bullecourt, which is Just west of the old, line. Since last "Wednesday the British have taken more than 17,000 prison ers and large numbers of guns and jgreat quantities of supplies hav&fall en into their hands. Some of > the prisoners taken have been identified as coming from Austro Hungarian units. The Germans are launching strong counterattacks against the French between the Oise and Ailette Rivers, in ainjjendeavor to hold back Genera] MahghVs army, which is threatening the- entire German front in thfe re gion: Here also the Germans <have beem reinforced by troops from th? dualI monarchy. North of Soissons in the region of Bagneux, the Frfenqr have made further progress eastward and n.qw are abreast the railroad?lifi? running* from Soissons to Ls&mi A considerable number of additional prisoners have fallen into --^Bfehci hands. As yet there has bejgf. nc movement by the Germans alafsr-th'e Vesle River to indicate a rett^ienl toward " the Aisne is ''in immediate prospect. u DUE TO ARRIVE THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK? Our first carload of Mules for this season should reach here FRIDAY or SATURDAY of this week. These are xtra good. Their ages, size and quality are right, and when our Mr. Geo. D. Shore, who bought this load, wires: -THE MULES GENERALLY ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO BRAG ABOUT," you may be sure they are t xceptionally good. We will also have a carload of horses, in a day or too later. In this load will b3 some extra good driving animals. Call and select yours before they are picked over. Our stock of Wagons. Buggies and Harness is complete, we can fill your needs ia quality and price. We also sell the Ontario Grain Drill, the best Drill for the money on the market today. j The Planters Mule Company Building Material LIME, LATH, BRICK, CEMENT, SIDINS, CEILING. PLASTER, SHINGLES, FLOWING, MOULDINGS, FIRE CLAY, FIRE BRICK, ROUGH LUMBER K?UFING PAPER Booth & McLeod, Feed-Stuffs HAY, CORN, OATS, HULLS, TANKAGE, MIDDLINGS, RICE FLOUR, WHEAT BRAN, SUGAR FEED, MEAT SCRAP, CHICKEN FEED, OYSTER SHELL, SEED OATS AND RYE, COTTON SEED MEAL MANY DRAFTSMEN CALLED. i1 EVERY STATE AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FURNISH MEN. i One Hundred and Eighty-six Thou sand Civilians to Don Uniform Be tween August 30 and September 6. Washington, Aug. 24.?Four sepa rate selective draft calls, constituting the first of the September calls, and requiring 186,773 men to entrain for training camps between August 20 L and September C, were issued to ' night by Provost Marshal General : Crowder. Every State and the Dis 1 trict of Columbia is called to furnish 1 men for training to augment the forces abroad. For general military ' service 125,000 white men and 21, 1 270 negroes are called; for limited ? service 40,503 white men are called. 1 The calls by States, with the camps ' to which the men are to be sent, in clude: I General military servicte?White, ' i entrainment September 3, 1918, to : September 6. I Alabama, 3,000, Camp Pike, Ark. [ Arkansas, 3,000, Camp Pike, Ark. ' District of Columbia, 500, Camp k Lee, Va. 1 Florida, 500, Camp Jackson, S. C. 1 Georgia, 2,100, Camp Gordon, Ga.? ' Louisiana, 4,000, Camp Beaure * gard, La, H Mississippi, 2,000, Camp Pike, Ark. sj New Jersey, 4,000, Cavip Hum phries, Va. New York, 5,900, Camp Jackson; 5.999, Camp Gordon. North Carolina, 700, Camp Jack j sen. Rhode Island, S00, Camp Green leaf, Ga. South Carolina, 900, Camp Jack son. Tennessee, 3,000, Camp Wadsworth. Virginia, 200, Camp Lee. West Virginia, 5,000, Camp Lee. > General military service?Negroes, \. entrainment September 1: > Alabama, 450, Camp Dodge, Iowa; [ 500 Camp McClellan, Ala.; 1,300, > Camp Funston, Kan. \ Arkansas, 500, Camp Pike; 448, , Camp Dodge. i Florida, 181, Camp Joseph E. I Jcbnstcn. ' Georgia, 127, Camp Drx; 500, Camp ? Mof-de; 500, Camp Gordon; 500, Camp f Wheeler; 214, Camp Joseph E. John I stcn. Louisiana, 1.31S, Camp Grant; 500, Camp Beauregard. ' Mississippi, 2,043, Camp Funston; ; 2,000, Camp Shelby. New York, 513, Camp McClellan. North Carolina, 475, Camp, Mc Clellan. South Carolina, 500, Camp Jackson. Tennessee, 2,304, Camp Sherman 1.000, Camp Taylor, j Virginia, 25, Camp Lee. Limited service?White, entrain r.:cnt September 3-6: Alabama, 500, Camp McClellan. Arkansas, 500. Camp Bowie. District of Columbia, 100, Camp Humphries. Florida, 500, Camp Wheeler. Georgia, 600, Camp Wheeler. Louisiana, 500, Camp Bowie. Maryland. 500. Camp Humphries. Mississippi, 4 00, Camp Wheeler. Missouri, 1,200, Camp Greenleaf. New York, 2,4 00. Camp Green leaf; 6,000, Camp United States troops, Syracuse. North Carolina, 500, Camp Hum I phries. f South Carolina. 4 00, Camp Green leaf. Tennesr.ee, 900, Camp Wheeler. 1 Virginia. 500, Camp Humphries. West Virginia, 4 00, Camp Hum phries. Wisconsin, 1.100, Camp Greenleaf. Limited service?White, military I intelligence photographers, entrain I ment, August 30, 1918. New Mexico, 3, Camp Fort Myer. ! Va. American Casualty List. Washington. Aug. 23.?The army casualty list issued today totaled 260. Killed in action, 48; missing 72; wounded severely. 53; died o: wounds. 4 2; died <>f accident an<" other causes. 7; died of disease. 13 wounded degree undetermined, 25 Wounded severely Sergt. Chovine 11 Srrott. Jr., Manning, S. C. Marine Casualty List. Washington. Aug. 23.?The marine corps casualty list totals 72. Ki!le in action. 3: died of wounds. 4; died of disease, 1; wounded severely, jii wounded, degree undetermined, J:t missing, 50. Almost every known variety of iron ore is found in Newfoundland. AMERICANS MOVE NEXT. I j ! BELIEVED THAT PERSHlXG'S MEN i ARE READY TO EXTER FRAY. Experts in Washington Think Glor ious Harvest May be Reaped by I Foch. - ! Washington, Aug. 23.?Almost un varying success described in today's j dispatches telling jf the great Allied I offensive on the 50 miles front j stretching from Soissons northward to I the environs of Arras, raised hopes in military circles here for the most I decisive defeat yet administered to I the Germans. Observers were ?f the I opinion that General Foch's whittling tactics of the past six weeks have j come for a glorious harvest. Absence of any mention of Ameri cans troops in the descriptions of the ' great fight lead to interested specu j lations as to the whereabouts of Gen. ! Fershing's 30 divisions, which accord j ing to recent announcement are to be included in the First American field army. That practically all of these units have completed the training for which they were brigaded with the French and British has been known for some time. General March, chief of staff, in his interviews with the press has frequently referred to the return of additional divisions to the American commander in chief. It has been thought, however, that a considerable \ number of American troops still are with the British Third and Fourth armies, and most military olficers were at a loss to understand why they had not been identified in the capture of some of the important enemy positions overrun during the day. Recent evidence of the mettle of Pershing's forces made it certain, it was believed, that if American di visions were with the Allied troops, their locality tonight would be at the apex of the advance. The most interesting theory heard was that the movement of American divisions to the sector assigned to the First American Army is under way. all the divisions heretofore with the British having been withdrawn for that purpose and replaced by new units or reorganized veteran organiza tions brought up from rest billets. Concentration at this time of the United States divisions on the all American front, when the forward movement of the more northern armies promises so much could only mean that General Foch has assign ed to Pershing some important task closely lined with the major strategy, in the opinions of experts here. This' may be in the nature of a thrust in ; force to prevent the detachment of reserves to stop the gaps in Picardy. or a far reaching drive on- the German flank as soon as he has such move ment well under way. Dispatches today declaring that a large number of new enemy divisions had been thrown into the struggle against the British gave strength t< this theory. BATTLE IX SAX DOMINGO. Three Marines Killed and One Wound ed in Fight With Bandits. j Washington, Aug. 24.?Three Amer I ican marines were killed and one woundeu in a fight with bandits in Seibo province, Santo Domingo on Au; st 13th. The report says that many bandits were killed or captur ed. FIGHTING AT LASSIGNY. Artillery Actions Between Oise and Aisne Reported. Paris. Aug. 24.?Artillery actions in the region of Lassigny between th< Oise and Aisne are reported in the of 'ieial statement today. Raiding oper ttions in Lorraine are also reported. ADVISES HOLDING COTTON Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Urges Farmers to Hold Long Staple Tampa, Aug. 2."..?Commissioner or Agriculture McRae urges Florida rrowers to hold sen island long stapl cotton until October 1st before gin ning or selling. He points out that the price is now only seventy cent: per pound and says he believes th< rrowers will get a dollar a pound b) holding. The highest speed at which eleva tors at present are operated is abou' ?irht miles an hour. GEX. MARCH CONTRADICTS PRO GERMAN LIES.. I There are Xo Unpublished Casualty j Lists of Americans?Situation De cidedly Favorable to Allies. j Washington, Aug. 24.?Stories of j great unpublished American casual ; ties overseas are wholly false, Gen. ! March told members of the senate ; military committee at the conference j today. He said that all lists are given j to the public as fast as the cable can ) transmit them. j He said the situation on the wes j tern front is now decidedly favorable i to the Allies. He noted further im j provement in the shipping situation. He also said that the total number of J soldiers thus far embarked had pass ed the million and a-half mark. He spoke warmly of the achieve ments of the Americans "everywhere they., have been tested they have ab solutely delivered the goods," he said. LODGE MADE LEADER. Republicans Elected Massachusetts Senator Floor Leader. t , Washington, Aug. 24.?Senator Lodge, senior Republican in point of service and ranking minority member' of the foreign relations committee was unanimously elected floor leader to succeed the late Senator Gallinger, at the Republican conference this morn ing. The conference adopted a reso lution urging early action on the pending woman suffrage resolution. American Casualty i List. Washington, Aug. 24.?The army casualty list today totals 396: Killed ed in action, 98; missing in action, 56; wounded severely, 106; died of wounds, 39; died of accident and oth er causes, 5; wounded, degree unde tearmined 87; died of disease, 3; died of airplane accident, 1; prisoner, 1. Wounded severely. Corporal Ray mond M. Dicks, Peoch Creci:, S. C. At Two of the Rural Churches. Sumter, Aug. 18.?It was our pleas ant privilege to attend the Sunday school convention of the A. M. E. church of the Sumter District, held at Mt. Pleasant church, Lee county. Rev. D. P. Pendergrass is the stirring presiding elder of this district. Rev. T. C. McRae is the pastor of Mt. Pleasant, who entertained the con vention so splendidly. The church is a new, clean, well built edifice. Al though the weather was very warm, it was exceedingly pleasant in the church. The Woman's Home and Foreign Mission meeting was presided over by Mrs. M. B. Pendergrass in a most dignified way. Rt. Rev. W. D. Chap pelle, the bi.-hop of South Carolina was present and gave a most splendid practical tall: The meeting was in deed a grand success and all de serve much credit for the very splen did entertainment. The choir ren dered some of the best music ever heard and $S?O was raised for Allan University, their pride of South Caro lina. On Sunday, August 20th, we visit ed Mt. Sinai church, Rev. J. McKen zie Harrisor:. pastor. Again we had a i feast the entire day. a splendid Sun day school, all en time, and at 11 o'clock listened to an excellent ser- . mon by the presiding elder of that district, Rev. Haywood. A rally was set to raise money to build a parson age. The entire collection for the quarterly conference Saturday, a do nation to the pastor of more than $20.00, the rally for the parsonage all amounted to $3">3.7G. Rev. Har rison is certainly doing a splendid work. Mrs. Annie Harrison, his wife, who is one of the best teach ers in Sumter county, is with him at ?ill times helping him. On Monday it was our pleasure to visit the summer normal for colored teachers of Clarendon county, at Man Ming. Or. Thomas Miller, ex-presi dent of the State College, Hon. Mr. Brown, superintendent of education for the county delivered splendid ad Iresses. Dr. Miller has lost none of his old time eloquence. We delivered a health talk on social diseases. L. Bragg Anthony, M. D. Persons with blue eyes are said to be rarely affected with color blind ness. -4 There are about SO operations in the manufacture of a gold pen.