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THK STJMTER WATCHMAN. Estab Consolidated Aug. 2,1 " ITi BLOW SOON. WAR CRITICS BELIEVE THAT AMERICANS WILL MAKE ATTACK. Developments on Western Front Indi cate That Gen. Foch Will Make Su preme Effort to Drive Huns Out of France. Washington, Sept 6.?The hour when Gen. Pershing's army ??ill be thrown into the battle is rapidly ap proaching, in the opinion of many of ficers and officials at the war depart ment. v Developments today indicated to the observers that the German with drawal was nearing the point when Marshal Foch would make use of every available weapon to prevent the enemy from making a stand in his old positions along the Hinden bnrg fine. Reports from ihn front indicated that the Germans were accelerating their withdrawal1 along a wide front before the French and British armies that are pressing urgently on their heels. Apparently, it was said the en emy leaders feel that the line had been ? straightened out sufficiently to permit a quick withdrawal the rest of the way to the old, well fortified lines from which they launched their great drive last March. The fssi that the British already have broken across the old line on the Douai-Cambrai front is regarded as the spur that is impelling the Germans to rush to the last stage of their withdrawal. There is no doubt among observers here that Marshal Foch has mapped out a plan by which he hopes to pre vent the enemy from settling into his old lines and reverting again ' to trench warfare. " ^, It is argued that if the enemy at tempts to hold the Hindenburg line or such of it as he can, he will have to mass reserves to do it. Any at tack far to the south and east of the present area would -compel him also to rush reserves to that front and, it is such an attack that many officials are confident that General Pershing's army will be employed. It is noted here that no effort has been made by General Foch to extend the action to the front east of Rheims thus far. The sector" between that place and Verdun has been compara tively quiet through the fierce fight ing to the .north. Many officers think an attack may be launched there with the object of turning the whole Ger man line northward and that prob ably a blow simultaneously will be delivered ' beyond Verdun by the - Amerric?ttt forces.- To complete -this conception ? wide turning movement against ..the enemy will be undertaken in northein France. The St. Mihiel salient where ilhe German lines thrust forward beyond Verdun on the west, might offer a chance for Foch's favorite pincer tac tics, some officers think. There are indications that this front is held by Americans with the exception of the defenses of Verdun itself and the lines southeast of that city. If General Pershing should strike suddenly to wards Metz and meet with any suc cess, it is thought the enemy might be forced to evacuate the whole St. Mihiel bend and that pursuit of that -retirement could be expanded at will into action of whatever scope Mar shal Foch has authorized. THE "SLACKER ROUND UP" More Than Fifteen Hundred Men In ducted into Military Service After Raid. New York, Sept 7.?More than 1, iOO men were inducted into military service and 1,500 others were adjudg ed seriously delinquent as a Result of the "slacker round up" in New York and Northern New Jersey early this week, Charles F. DeWoody, chief agent of the department of justice, an nounced today. A total of 60,187 men were examin ed. Of those classed as delinquents, Mr. DeWoody said, many will be proved draft dodgers and sent to camp. Others who failed to nie their questionnaires, to appear for physical examination or to present themselves for induction at the expiration of time extensions allowed for special reasons will be dealt with by their local boards, the official stated., Mr. De Woody asserted that in New York City 21.312 men were examin ed and 756 sent to cantonments, while 2?,485 were rated as seriously de linquents. Of 38,875 who "passed through the hands of officials in New Jersey. 749 were ordered into service and 12,515 were listed as delinquents. GO IN DEFERRED CLASS. Skilled Farm Labor Considered Nec essary to Win War. Washington. Sept. 7.?A plan has been agreed upon by the war labor policies board, provost marshal gen eral, secretary of war, secretary of agriculture, and secretary of labor to put into deferred classification such persons in the new draft as are nec essary in agriculture, industry and other occupations. These advisers are to be associated with each district draft board to present facts relative to the supply of necessary workers to these three occupational groups. The agriculture advisers will he nomi nated by the secretary of agriculture They will gather accurate facts re garding the requirements of agricul ture for the various classes of work-1 ers in their own districts. They should have facts also as to the requirements for such classes in other districts in order that workers not sufficient ly' necessary in one district to entitle them to deferred classification may have opportunity to po into other dis tricts in which they are needed. I 1 feted AprS, 1850. "BnSnMai 881. ~S?i CONDENSED WAR BULLETINS. BRITISH AND FRENCH MAKING STEADY PROGRESS. Forces of Haig and Petain Now With- | in, Few Miles of St. Quentin?La j Fere and Laon Being Outflanked. I The British and French armies con- { tinue to cut their way into the Ger man lines on various sectors of the lower part of the battle line, in France. Notwithtsanding the weather, whicft has caused somewhat of a slacken- j ing in the violence of the operation, | Field Marshal Haig's forces have ma- j terially encroach*! upon Cambrai and St. Quentin, whne farther south the j French armies are pressing eastward on the old Noyon sector toward La j Fere and Laon and northward from i Soissons in an auxiliary maneuver j with the same objectives m view. f Between the Vesle and the Aisne Rivers, where the American troops are fighting with the French, additional ! ground has been gained by the allied j forces. j The British now are standing at Villeveque, six miles from St. Quen tin, having carried out an advance over a ten mile front on the general line of Epehy, Hesbecourt and Ver-r mand. To the north the greater part of the Havrincourt Wood, one of the J German strong points barring the j way to Cambrai, also has been cap j tured. So rapid has been the British advance along this portion of the front that they now are in the po sitions they held before the big Ger I man drive of last March. In the positions the Germans are offering stout resistance to further progress by the British. Gradually the French are working their way around the St. Gobain forest north of Soissons in the movement that aims at the outflanking of La Fere and j Laon and all the German positions j east of this region. They have reach ! ed the outskirts of the village of St Vais, on the northern edge of the forest and two and three-quarter miles from La Fere, while a short dis tance to the north they have taken i the, village of Mennessis on the St. [ Quentin .canal. This latter gain brings the French within little more than I eight miles from St. Quentin. North of the Aisne, near Soissons the Germans are fighting hard to keep the French in check, realizing that the gain by them of much more 'territory in this region, in conjunc tion with the maneuver that, is, in pro gress around the' St. Gobain forest will place the ^entire German defense I lime" ea^ward^towardJ ^SKerms' in a critical position. Near Laffaux and *mrth of Celles-sur-Aisne the Ger mans have delivered strong counter attacks but the French everywhere have maintained their ground. The Germans also are reacting somewhat south of Ypres, especially j in the region of Ploegsteert. where j the British are threatening the re capture of Armentieres. Counterof fensive manuevers here and east of Wulverghem wer broken up by the j-British. During the first week of September j Field Marshal Haig's forces have tak j en more than 19,000 prisoners and large numbers of machine guns and quantities of stores. That further big events ar< on the program of the entente allies in the i prosecution of the war is indicated by \ the fact that Newton D. Baker, th^ ^American secretary of war, again is j in France for a war conference. j BEER SUBSTITUTES PROHIBITED j Near Variety of Soft Drink Jnst a.- J j Much Affected as. Real Article. Washington, Sept. 8.?Manufactur I ers of near beers and substitutes for j beer, which have developed a flour i ishing business in prohibition terri ; tory, it was officially explained today ! are just as much affected by the de j ci^on to cut off brewing of beer as j those who make the actual beverage. I Millions of dollars have been invested j iti the business. j One of the largest breweries in the j country recently erected an addition i al million dollar plant solely for the ; brewing of this beverage, j The principal uses breweries can be j converted into are the manufacture j of ice. cold storage, making yeast for ; baking, rolling barley and grinding I grains for mill feed. All these pur poses would likely be considered es I sential to the war or to the civil pop I ulation. .Manufacture of all other beverage ; of the socaled 'soft" variety some j montho ago was curtailed 50 per cent i by the food administration as a sugar ! conservation measure. Further cur i tailment of the manufacture of such i beverages and mineral waters are un-j der consideration and may take thej form of again reducing supplies of; sugar, fuel, materials for containers! and food products and limiting trans portation facilities. DRY ZONK LAW PASSED. ??- i President Given Power to Establish ! Prohibition in Vicinity of Plants. Washington. Sept. 9.?Without dis- | senting vote the house passed the i resolution empowering the president j to establish dry scone about mines, shipyards, munition factories and other plants, it now goes to the pres ident for signature. KILLED ON TRACK. Fatal Accident on Southern Railway.; Liberty. S. C. Sept. 9.?Miss Lueile{ ? >avis was killed and Miss Bernice Parson and Charles Stillwell were jn j hired Ifte yesterday whrm they were struck by Southern Railway passen ger train as they were watching ;i passing freight. ad Few net?Bet an the ends Thon [TER, S. 0., WEDNES: ?lTIHIST FOR CAMB?AI. GEN. (HAIG'S FORCES PUSHED! FORWARD TOWARD HIN- | DENBURG LINE. '.,] Retreat of Germans Under Pressure^ of British Continues?Allies Now Nearing Hindenburg Line. With British Armies, France, Sepfc; 9.?Gen. Haig's forces this morni advanced in the area west and north west of St. Quentin, and are now five miles from the Hindenburg line, and; are still pressings forward. The Brit^ ish made a formidable thrust this morning north of the Arras-Ctfmbrc road. In the Flanders region it Is stat that the Germans have removed theirj artillery to the east of the Lys river.) DRIVE FOR ST. QUENTIN. 'British Forces Occupy Towns No: west of Hun Stronghold. London, Sept. 9, 1 o'clock?Pushing ahead today on the front between' Peronne and St. Quentin, the British I occupied the towns of Vermand, five and a-half miles northwest of Str Quentin and Vendelles, two miles north of Veermand. The French now hold Crozea Ca nal practically along its whole length; They are only four miles from St. j Quentin and their cavalry patrols are close to La Fere. ^he British this morning are at^ tacking Gouseacourt, southeast oi Harcourt Wood and are on the west* ern and northern edges of Epepy; within two and a-half miles of thej Hindenburg line. Opposite Lecateie their patrols are reported to hav? passed through the village. QUIET IN FLANDERS. Big Drive in This Sector Appears to Be Over. . London, Sept. 9.?Last night pass? ed quietly along the British front in northern France and Flanders excepf for artillery activity and minor raid| ing operations, the war office reports: FIGHTING IN RUSSIA. American Blue Jackets Cut Way Out When Surrounded. Archangel, Saturday, Sept. 7?A de* tachment of American blue jackets was among the forces engaged in the fighting recently in the vicinity of Oberserskaya, which resulted in the capture of the town. The Americana successfully extricated - themselves ftorn a d^gerous^^e4ic^m< surr?iih?edr T>y "iifie '-eSlSfif " GERMAN WAR REPORTS. Defeat of Allies Claimed at Several Points. Berlin, Sept. 9.?Allied attacks north of Armentieres yesterday were repulsed by the Germans who took prisoners, it is officially announced Between the Ailette and Aisne, the French were repulsed along the whole front, with sanguinary losses. ?' A strong enemy attack south of the Peronne-Cambrai road failed with heavy losses. NEW FIGHTING LINE FORCED BY ALLIES. British and French Hold Important Strategic Positions?The Ecnemy Strength. 2,500,000. London, Sept. 8.?The fighting line from the region southwest of Cam brai southward runs now through the Havrincourt Wood to Heudecourt Villers-Fauceon, Roisel, Bernes. Poeuilly, Villeveque and Vaax, along the canal to Lergnier and thence by the western edge of Servais. All these villages are in British possession. The most important event of the fighting: has been the crossing of the St. Crozat Canal at St. Simon, be cause the canal might have been used as a bastion for this part of the Hin denburg line. It no longer offers the Germans a reasonable defensive posi tion. Roisel is the junction of two lines. : to Cambrai and St. Quentin. Hence the importance of its capture to the British who, when they advance fur ther, will be able to utilize these lines. The British now hold virtually all ol the Havrincourt Wood. Between the Oise and the Ailette the French are up against the so-call de Albrech line, which is a continua tion of the Hindenburg line. It has just been discovered that three German divisions have been put in the fighung- since August 8 and 32 divisions twice out of the 107 di visions engaged since that date. Al together north and south of the Somme 142 divisions of the enemy have been counted of a total rifle strength of 1.2.")0,000. On the whole front, from the sea to Switzerland, the total strength of the enemy prob ably does not exceed " -00,000 men. New Business Hours. The public will please note the new ousiness hours that have been adopt ed by practically every merchant in Sumter. Stores close every day at 6 p. m. except Saturdays at 9 p. m. This is strictly a war measure for conser vation, etc., and will be backed by the entire shopping public. The Merchants of Sumter. Have almost to a man patriotically adopted the early closing hours of H p. m. daily, except Saturday, p. m This movement again places Sumter to the lore for loyalty. Not only a great fuel conservation measure, hut places a ban on excessive working hours, which means so much to the employee. T^et the public heartily support the merchants and do noth ing to handicap or embarrass him in the continuance of this ;rood work. at bje thy Country'* Thy God'i ft I SEPTEMBER 11, 1 NORTH OF SOME. rCH ADVANCE CONTINUES rOKTIIEAST OF SOISSONS. il Important Positions Taken German Counter Attack Re Iscd With Loss. iris, Sept. 9.?North of the ime the French made further ress in the direction of Clautres, have occupied Lomot farm, it is Sally announced. The French crossed Crozet Canal opposite three miles southeast of Van 70 strong German counter at ?s were repulsed by the French in Laffam^egion, northeast of Sois 3BROTEST AGAINST PROHIBITION Jan Government Objects to Pro bsion Against Importation of Wine ington, Sept. 9.?A protest inst the provision in the wartime hibition bill barring the importa of wines, except those in transit, r the final passage of the meas was made by the Italian govern t today through Ambassador li. :VIKI ARREST CONSULS. mtatives of England and ince Held Prisoners in Russia. and mington, Sept. 9.?British ich consular and other officials jro'ughout Bolshevik controlled Rus are under arrest, pending the : of negotiations now going ^between the Allied governments .Soviet authorities. [S SUPERVISE SAVINGS CAM PAIGNS. loo Entrusts Reserve Institutions Ith Oversight of Thrift Activities Liberty Loans. Washington, Sept. S.?Secretary idoo announced today the adop of suggestions by Frank A. Un >', chairman of the national war jgs committee, that the war sav r organization be placed under th? t^ision of the federal reserve !>' so that the activities of the war ?gs and Liberty loan committees ?pe coordinated and event Uy )lidatd. This is expected to ite s duplication of effort and decrease the expenses of op a director of war savings and wili have supervision of . all war saving* activities in his district, thus occupy ing the-same relation to the war sav ings organization that he does now to the Liberty loan organization. SECRETARY BAKER LN FRANCE. War Department Head Again Goe< Abroad Accompanied by General Gorgas and John D. Ryan. Washington, Sept. 8.?The war de partment today announced the arri val in France of Secretary Baker, ac companied by an official party, includ ing John D. Ryan, assistant secretary in charge of aircraft, and Major Gen eral Gorgas, surgeon general of the army. Mr. Baker and his party made the trip on an army transport which car ried its usual quota of soldiers to Trance. Before leaving this country, the war secretary said the personnel of his party would make plain the purpose of his second visit to France and that he hoped the trip would not keep him away from the United States for a very long period. It is understood that Mr. Ryan went abroad for the purpose of familiariz ing himself with the airplane situation overseas and to inspect the factories engaged in building planes for the American army. Surgeon General Gorgas will inspect the American army hospitals overseas. Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines. chief oi the embarkation service, who also ac companied Mr. Baker, also will visit the American ports of debarkation in France to acquaint himself with fa cilities and conditions in those places. Lieut. Col. George H. Baird, mili tary aide to Mr. Baker, also is in the secretary's party. 'DIPHTHERIA IN SPARTANBURG. Epidemic of Disease Causes Board of Health to Take Action. Spartanburg, Sept. 8.?Because o. an epidemic of diphtheria in Spartan burg the board of health of this city today ordered all churches and mov ing pictures closed for the space of one week and forbade all public meet ing of any nature during the com ing week. The action of the board of health was taken in an endeavor to I stamp out the epidemic for the dis ease now raging here. Up to this afternoon no less than 60 cases of diphtheria have been reported in Spartanburg and it is be lieved that there are possibly others as yet ur.reported. Twenty cases de j veloped yesterday and this mornintr land it is feared that the end is not I yet in sight. The first case was re j ported about three days ago and since I that time the disease has been gain ing ground rapidly. The situation has 'become alarming to the city officials I and consequently Mayor John F j Floyd today called the board of j hea 1th in session. The city schools are due to open on Monday. September 1*1. but it is 'probable that the quarantine will be extended so as to postpone the open ing of the schools. The authorities will decide the latter pari of :his vv ?ek whether to continue the quarantine*: longer than next Sunday. i m? Trash'!." THE TRUI 918. NEW PREFERENCE LIST. j WAR BOARD ISSUES ORDER NAM ING ESSENTIAL LND US TRIES. Order Putting Industries and Plants Essential to Prosecution of Conflict Described by Chairman Baruch as "Master Key" Governing Issuance of Priority Fuel Certificates?Four Classes Designated. j Washington, Sept. S.?A new pri orities list on % industries and plants essential to the war or the civil pop ulation was announced today.by Chair man Baruch of the war industries board. It was described aS the "mas ter key" governing the issuance of priority certificates by the" parities commissioner of the board for fuel supply or electrical energy, trans portation, material, facilities, capital and labor and as the basis for indus trial exemption from the draft. "The inclusion of ' the industries and plants on this preference list," said the announcement, "does not op-, erate as an embargo against all oth ers, but the effect is to defer the re quirements of all other industries and plants until the requirements of the preference lists shall have been satis fied. Industries have been grouped into four classes according to their relative importance. No distinction, however, has been made between any of the industries or plants with in any one class and it was explained that no significance is to be attached to the order in which they are listed within any class. The industries or plants under Class 1 are of exception al importance and include those most vital to the prosecution of the war, i and the public and their requirements j must be fully met in preference to ! those of the three remaining classes. Fuet for domestic consumption? residences, apartment houses, restau rants and hotels?is in Class 1. In that class also are food, railways op erated by the railroad administration, the army and navy, aircraft, ships j and shipyards, war chemical plants, I coal mines and by-product coke plants, certain public utilities, ord nance and small arms plants and am munition and explosives. Requirements of those grouped un der Classes 2, 3 and 4 will be given priority over those not on the pref erence list, but as between those three classes there is no complete or abso lute preference provided. Relative im portance of the industries and plante within each group will be the- basis bi war industries boJTjd before the 15fh of each month a report of its activities during the preceding month. Failure to comply with this order will mean removal from the preference list. The complete list follows: Class 1?Plants principally engaged in producing aircraft, supplies and equipment; ammunition for the Unit ed States and the allies; ordnance anc small arms for the United States and the allies; chemicals for explosives ammunition and aircraft and use ir chemical warfare; metallurgical coke and by-products including toluol; ex plosives for military purposes; feed for livestock and poultry; foods, in cluding cereals and cereal products meats, including poultry, fish, vege tables, fruit, sugar, syrups, glucose, butter, eggs, cheese, milk and cream lard, lard compounds oleomargarine and other substitutes for butter ot lard vegetable oil, beans, salt, coffee, baking powder, soda and yeast and ammonia for refrigeration; fungicides 'oil and natural gas for fuel or me chanical purposes (including pipe lines and pumping stations'); toluol (gas plants); ships, other than pleas ure craft or vessels not built for the United States or the allies or under license of the shipping board and steel plates;' plants producing solely steel ingots and castings by the various processes; domestic consumers fuel and electric energy and residental con sumption, including homes, apart ment bouses, residential flats, restau rants and electric energy and residen j tial cantonments and camps of the army ad navy yards, railways operat ed by the United States railroad ad ministration; maintenance and opera tion of ships, excluding pleasure craft. not common carriers, and mainten ance of public buildigs used as hos i pitals or sanitariums, j Class 2?Plants principally engaged j in producing locomotive or traveling ; cranes, rolling and drawing coppei j brass and other copper alloys, coke I not oth' wise classified and listed j ferro aiio/s, machine tools and wire ; rope: blast furnaces producing pig j iron; steel rail mills (producing rail ore, 50 pounds per yard); construc I lion work of the war or navy depart | ments in embarkation ports, harbors, j fortifications, flood protection opera : tions. docks, locks, channels, inland I waterways and in maintenance and j repair of same; mines producing met ! als and ferro alloy minerals; street \ railways, electric lighting and power j companies, g; s plants not otherwise I classified, telephone and telegraph [ companies, water supply companies i and like general utilities, railways i not operated by the United States, ex j eluding those operated as plant fa | cilities. Class ."- ? Plants engaged principal ' ly in producing food not otherwise ; listed, not including soft drinks, con ! fectionery ami chewing gum: Ice. mining tools and equipment, equip ! ment and supplies for producing or transporting oil or gas for me chanical purposes; iron and steel chains, electrical equipment, explo sives not otherwise listed, tin plate, and small or hand tools for workins: ; of metal; fuel and electric energy for- domestic consumers not other fwiso listed: steel rolling and drawing \ mills not otherwise listed; mainton [ance of public buildings other than ; SOUTHRON, Established Jun?. 1 fett. Vol. XLVH. Nc.8. THE ARMY jj[ VICTOflY. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN FIELD ARMY ALMOST COM PLETE. Gen. March Tells Senate Committee That Ninety-five Per Cent of Troops Brigaded With French and British Have Rejoined Gen. Pershing. Washington, Sept. 7.?The organ ization of the first American field army in France is progressing so ; rapidly that Gen. March told the members of the senate military com mittea today that nearly 95 per cent, of the American troops brigaded with French and British have been with j drawn, and are being assembled at a I point he did not designate. This ac counts for the small number of Amer icans engaged in the present forward movement of the Allies. He said there are now between ninety and one hundred thousand Americans with the British. Gen. March also told the newspaper cor respondents that the Franco-Ameri cans reached the Aisne on a ten mile front last night. M Gen. March disclosed the new pol i icy of the war department to be to have Gen. Pershing forward twice a week lists of all wounded by cable, the reports to include the dead, miss ing and when the system is in effect. WATER POWER BILL. Streams Now Going to Waste Will be Used for Good Under Measure's Provisions. I Washington, SeQt 5.?The adminis tration water power leasing bill was passed late today by the house after leaders had failed in a second at tempt to amend it so as to carry out the wishes of President Wilson that a "fair value" instead of the amount of the net investment should be paid by the federal or the -municipal' gov ernments in taking over power plants at the end of the 50 ^ear lease pe riods. ' The, vote on passage was 231 to 23, and came after the house had voted "*own a motion by Representative Ferris of Oklahoma, the administra tion spokesman, to send the bill back to the committee with instructions to fix the basis at which properties might be taken over on a fair valua tion instead of at net cost. The bill already has passed the senate and now. goes to conference. The bill, long" before congress, seeks to. develop vast hydro-electric I to waste. It. provides fof private^w^-1 Jvelopment of power projects afid creates a federal commission with au thority to issue for a period of 50 years licenses to private corporations which would be permitted to build plants for transmission of current. The commission is authorized to fix charges for the licenses and at the expiration of the 50 year period the government or any State or munici pality is authorized to take over the projects on the payment of the "net investment" Wher* the projects are not taken over by the government at the expiration of licenses, the com mission is authorized to renew the permits. DEBS ON TRIAL. Socialist Leader Faces Charge of Dis loyalty. Cleveland. Sept 9.?The court room was crowded today when Eu gene V. Debs, the former socialist candidate for president was placed on trial on the charge of violation of the espionage act. He is indicted on ten counts for remarks made at the So cialist convention in June. ? COTTON GINNERS' REPORT. l j Record Breaking Ginning For Sep tember Report. Washington. Sept. 9.?Cotton of the growth of 191$ ginned prior to Sep tember 1st amounted to 1,039,620 bales, the census bureau announced j today. The States included Georgia, 1120.023: Florida. L330; South Caro j lina, 35,871. SLAUGHTER IN RUSSIA. j Bolshevlki Killing Opponents by The Wholesale. I Amsterdam, Sept. 9.?According to an official announcement from Petro grad received here today by tele graph, up to the present time six hundred and twelve alleged counter revolutionists including ten members i of the right social revolutionary j party, have been shot as reprisal for ! the murder of Moses Uritzky. : those used as hospitals and sani ' tariums. j Class 4?Laundries, plants engaged i principally in producing or manufac * turing hemp, jute and cotton bags. 1 manufacturing chemicals not other ? wise listed: medicines and medical j and surgical supplies, fertilizers, fire j brick, gray iron and maleable iron I cordings: food containers, insecticides, land fungicides, soap, tanned leather and tanning extracts, cotton and ! woolen, including spinning, weaving and finishing, cotton and woolen knit goods, textile machinery, binder twine [and rope: plants engaged exclusively i in manufacturing boots and shoes; : plants engaged exclusively in manu facturing pulp and paper; . cotton compressing: plants engaged princi l pally in producing newspapers or pe rodicals which are entered at the ' post office as second class matter; plants preserving, drying. curing. . packing and storing tobacco but not i manufacturing and marketing.