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**?fC SUMTER WATCHMAN. Kstab ?-?-^ CpDSolidated Aug. 2,1 ^ - - - - allies eofNo sue BULGARS, GERMANS AND TURKS HPT IN MACEDONIA AND PALESTINE. St. Qnenlfo Now Said to Be All But, Eriyeloped by French and British' . With Haig?s Men Also Encroaching on Important Line Protecting- Cam brai. In both Macedonia and Palestine the entente allied forces are giving the already badly beaten Bulgarians, Germans and Turks no rest, while in France the British and French are continuing to /draw _ their net more j closely about St. Quentin and.the re-i maining elements of the Hindenburgl line in this immediate region. Inj Macedonia the situation j- of the Bui- j gariahs and Germans daily grows! more critical. as~-the allied forces steadily maintain their pressure \ against them. In Turkey the latest operations of the British and Arab tribesmen friendly to the allied cause, seemingly forecast the complete de- \ struction or-- capture of the Ottoman j i>oops in Palestine oh both sides of1 the. River Jordan. St. Quentin through the latest ad r^mces of the British and French, is ait but enveloped, and to the north the strong ,' enemy line protecting Cambrai has been, further encroach ^ upoa by Field Marshal Haig's xuexu . On a hundred mile front in Mace donia in the region . of .Monastir to 2^ike Doaraii. the entire entente armies have pressed further forward against the ^demoralized Bulgarians and Germans, whose reinforcements have r&^i:h&m<i&te vt?: stiffen- the line for a face . about. North of Mphastir the important strategic, position of Prilep ^?f has been, occupied thus giving ccmtrol of the numerous roads radiating from j it-to French cavalry. In the center] K.' 'the'?-.'-Serbians.. -have; pushed their i wedge further in between the ene-j nay's western and eastern armies, "*nfle on the extreme eastern flank the British and Greeks have advance?! along both sides of the, Vardar to a .*.tie$ffi averaging about 10 miles ove* ? a. front of 20 miles.. Nowhere are tjfie -entente commanders permitting the [r: Bulgarians and' Germans to lose con tact": 'with the advancing troops who are harassingtheicrVigorously.. ' So. b'adty has the hundred mHeJine Ispen penetrated or tittered that im n'Udiate direct calamity. seemingly faee>, the.ene'mjr.unless the ^retreat is , greatjy lutstene<l rand' unless the ene my is fleet enough of foot to outdts ^hce the allies on the wings of -the H is possible doubtless, ? ( will be nec?ss?ry for ', the ener v ? fdV* straighten his line westward ? tiirough ^bania to the Adriatic Sea. ; :.Th?t the.allied .flanks are moving! ' s^ijt?y .to. prevent the separated .afmies from joining, up is indicated; in. the capture of Prilep and the ad A*ance of the British to the north of! Lake Doiran. The maneuvers point to an attempt \ at roiling up movemepts of great pro portions hy the allies." In Palestine the-British on the coast have taken the important towns of Haifa and Acre, while east of the Jordan the Turk 3 are everywhere in retreat, hard pressed by the British and the tribesmen of the king of the KedjaS. inside the -big sack, the ,^ck of which was sewn* up by the British in their initial drive, many more prisoners have been taken and ^?^ggregate jaow greatly exceeds the 2?T?00 officially reported. To the west of St. Quentin over a front of "four miles . running sotith from the Omignon River the British have materially advanced their front ho^ithstendihg the desperate resist ance of the enemy and taken aoout prisoners. Hard fighting- is in progt^ss at Pelenoy. a scant two miles from the western outskirts of St Quentin. Around Epehy and furth er north, in the. Cam brai sector the British positions in front of the Hin derthurg line have been bettered. In Flinders the British have recaptured a , portion of their old trench system ?svnth of Ypres~ . That the Germans, even though the weather conditidhs preclude infantry activity, ?re fearful that the Ameri cans will further attack is indicated by their almost continuous bom bardment of the American positions With heavy guns along the Lorraine front HOUSE STRUCK BY SHEL&. Shot Fired: Across Bow of Ship Wrecks House on City Island. : New York, Sept 25.-^ six-pound shell fired across Long Island sound from Fort Totten over the bows of a steamer, bound east struck a residence on?: City Island, today and demolished part of its foundation wall. No one was injured, but the 300 inhabiants of the island rushed out of their homes in. a panic. City Island is on the north!' side of the town, just with in the city limits. A police inquiry at Fort Torten, which is on the Long Island side of the sound, brought an expression of! regret for the occurrence, with the explanation that imperative orders had been received to stop the steam er. The identity of the steamer and the reason for turning her back wa~ not disclosed to the police. Mexican Raid Rei>ortcd. \-_ El Paso, Sept. 25.?It is reported j here tonight that ' Mexicans have j crossed the border near Fabens. Texas, today and kidnapped seven American soldiers. No confirmation is at hand. ? ?.*ied Aprfl. 18K0. ,rR*? ffTHtt ft] ssi. su: HONS NOT COWED. AMERICANS FIND PRISONERS STILL FULL OF FIGHT. There is No Appreciable Breakdown of Moral in German Army and Prisoners are Well Fed and Well Clothed. American Headquarters, France, j Tuesday, Sept. 24.?Concrete infor-i mation obtained from thousands of j prisoners taken by the Americans re- | cently does not indicate any appre-1 ciable breakdown of German moral, j according to the examining: officers, j The military authorities say they find j the enemy well fed, well clothed, j and still far from losing their fighting, qualities and spirits. 1 v. BATTLES IN THE AIR. Americans and Huns Fighting Above the Lorraine Front. With Americans on Lorraine Front, Sept. 25, 10 o'clock?The airmen or both armies were active early today and increased artillery action was noted along the lines of the. old St. Mihiel sector. Bright skies have re placed the rains of recent days and aerial observers were sent ottt by both the Americans and Germans. German flyers extended their oper ations in some cases many miles be hind the American lines, . but sharp countering by the ^neri&ins gave them little- opportunity for close ob servation or photographic work. In fantry patrols as well as aviation groups were active between the lines. ALLENBY'S GREAT TBIOMPh. ALLIED COMMANDER HAS AN OTHER TURKISH ARMY SURROUNDED. If He Succeeds in Annihilating This Army Turkish Forces in Palestine Will be Completely Cleaned Up. London, - Sept.^ 26.?The fourth Turkish army on the Palestine front has been virtually surrounded in th* region east of the Jordan, and it j faces annihilation by; Gen. Allenby's i forces. Today's advices show'that the total number of prisoners has 'been increased-to forty-five, thou sand. . . The annihilation of this army which jhfer now hoped for, will complete the Cleaning Up of the Turkish forces in P^eatine, "amounting . altogether, to" about eighty thousand mem. STATE'S SHARE OF LOAN $32. 452,000. Ships and ^anks to Be Named For Places-Making Records. Columbia, Sept; 25.??3outh Caro lina's allotments of the fourth Libert: loan, the drive' for which starts next Saturday, will be $32,452,000, accord ing tc a statement made here today Columbia's apportionment will be $2,825,000, while that of Charleston is $6,224,000. Sumter county's quota has not been announced yet, but on basis of previous leans it will be ap proximately $835,000. A-telegram has been received frorr Richmond announcing that ten'ships now bjuilding and ten tanks will be j named by counties, cities and towns ! making records in the forthcoming : solicitation. One ship each will be al - ; lotted to Virginia, West Virginia I North Carolina. South Carolina and 'Maryland for the county in them sub scribing to the largest per capita amount, of liberty bonds. vFive cities of over 25,000 population taking the I largest per capita of bonds will have j the privilege of naming the other [ quintet of ships. Ten towns and j cities of less than 25,000 population j making the highest per capita pur i chases will be granted the allotment I of. tanks, one for each municipality. FLYER DESTROYS U-BOAT? Submarine Fights With American Seaplane and is Smashed Up. ! London, Sept. 24.?The first- case i which it is known that a subma j rine fought back when attacked by j a seaplane resulted in the probable destruction of the submarine by an ! American aviator, Reserve Ensign j. I F. Carson, it was announced by the i admiralty today. i . With shrapnel from the elevated I forward gun of the oubmarine burst ! ing around his seaplane, Ensign Car | son manoeuvred until he was able to ! pour machine gun fire into the crew, : fellirg two of them and driving the oth rs inside. The submarine sub I merged, and as she was diving two bombs were dropped on her. Within a few minutes the bow of the u-boat appeared on the surface and remained visible about four min utes. More bombs were dropped in this interval and it is believed the undersea craft was either badly dam aged or destroyed. Ensign Carson's machine, with two others, was on patrol when the sub marine was sighted on the surface* and the ensign made for her. En sign Carson remained over the spot fifteen or twenty minutes, but the u-boat was no longer in evidence. NAVAL AVIATOR KILLED. _ i Ensign McCarthy Falls to Death in Pcnsacola Bay. Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 26.?Ensign Thomas McCarthy, of Pittsburg, was killed when his plane fell into the bay yesteray. it was officially .an nounced today. This makes four deaths in two days on the aviation field here. Field Marshajp Against f| The Campaign in Allied Success iir WiU Be Watched. . Paris, Sept. 26.?The Fc American troops began tack this morning on pagnc front and in the rc on the eastern end, of the, war office statement anno^t Renewed German att ; the Aisne have been n one point, where the. Gel a foothold in French j were " ejected by a count i The Franco-American ?tt [ Champagne front is the thrust in that sector since.: shal Foch assumed the July.. It is the logical allied success in the in driving the Germans Hindenburg line. ATTACK PROGRESSING ABLY. Offensive in CJbampajzie : cording to Schedule at With French Army, Fj 26, 10 o'clock?The attacked in the; Ghainpaj a thick fog, after a period preparation, which ten hour of the most intense Early indications are that*; tack is progressing most for the Allies. ? :' HUN AIRDROMES B( Bxitisb Air Fighters ?man Territory. London, -Sept 26.^ ies' at BuhL : t> 3 ~T..^-r---c-77- ? - ? anv forces,, it is; officially announce* In v.t^e: fluting two enemy machines we're destroyed. Three British ma cliihes failed to return. *'- MANY NURSES NEEDED. . . Fifty- Thousand Necessary by Next 5'????.:. > Jnly. . 30C f -*^r_ Atlantic tstyj N. J., Sept -257?Act ing- Secretary of War Crowell, in a let ter read today' before the convention of the American Hospital Association, said the army .probably would need at least'"50,000 nurses by next July. The government's program of 5, 000,000 men under arms by next fall. Mr. Crowell said, will necesittae ap proximately 500,000 hospital beds abroad and 200,000 in the United States, for army purposes. NO SUFFRAGE VOTE TODAY. Senate Agrees to Carry Resolution Over Until Saturday. Washington, Sept 26.?Plans for a vote in the senate today on the Su san B. Anthony suffrage resolution were virtually abandoned In the midst of the senate debate. Chair man Jones, of the woman suffrage committee, and leaders of both fac tions joined in a private statement that no vote was probable today and that the resolution will go over to Sat urday. KAISER MAKES A SPEECH. Says Huns Will \ Give Americans Right Answer. London, Sept. 74.?In an address to Austrian officers at Briey, near Metz, yesterday, Emperor William re called to them that they had before them on. this front the Americans, who have "promised France to give her Alsace-Lorraine" and who wish ed, he said, to "add big deeds to their big words." The Emperor as sured the Austrians of his confidence, that with the help of the German I forces, the Americans would be giv | en "the right answer at the right mo j ment" j The Exchange Telegraph corre i spondent at Amsterdam wires the text of this address, delivered during i an inspection trip of the Emperor i around Briey. where he distributed : 400 iron crosses, visited field hos pitals and spoke to German, Austrian French and English wounded in their respective languages. Later, adds the message, he addressed the Aus trian officers saying: "You may fight our battles as good comrades and in return for our help which we have often given you, and for our strong, free and common fu tures. "You know we have, perhaps to face heavy fighting. You know whom you have in front of you. The Amer icans promised France to give her, Alsace-Lorraine, which France alone cannot reconepjer. They also wish to add big deeds to their big words. You will, with the help of my trocrps, give them the right answer at the right moment." Allies on The Eve of <5reat Victory* it Macedonia <1 London, Sept.-^^--Beports receiv ed in official quarters here indicat. the- Prilep-Veles road has been cut at- Izvor, thereby isolating the firs: Bulgarian army frpm its main line of communication, and placing it in i most precarious position. The firs army is on the allied left. HAMMERING AT ST. QUENTIN. British Maintain Heavy Pressure or German Defenses. London, Sept. 26.?Northwest of St Quentin the British today continuec their heavy pressure against the German defenses, and captured ene my strong points in the neighborhood of Selency and Gricourt, Gen. Hail reports officially. , ? i /? In Flanders the British line wa' likewise advanced in the sector north of La Bassee and north of Gricourt on the St.. Quentin sector the Brit ish repulsed several German counter attacks. AN ENGLISH WAR SHRINE. Mothers, Wives. Sisters, Daughters, Sweethearts Pile Flowers in Mem-1 ory of their War Dead. London, Sept. 15 (Correspondence pf The Associated Press)?In a pic turesque. corner of Hyde Park, not far from the noisy thoroughfares over which much of London's traffic pass-1 es, is a war shrine, in the shape of a | cross, where visitors may get some j idea of the sorrow of a country which j for four years has been weighted j down by the ravages of war. i "All last week." says the dispatch "the slow-moving streams of gray- j haired mothers, grief-worn wives, sis- ; ters, daughters, sweethearts passed I round the shrine, the masses of flow ers were piled higher and higher, the fresh fragrance of those of today; mingling with the faint scent of yes- j terday's paler blossoms. "There were working women who j took a part of their luncheon hour to join that little procession round the shrine, ther* Were children who came in the late afternoon, and old men who passed as twilight drew near. "Yesterday there was a little wo man in black who calne and laid a small bunch of roses as near the Eng lish flag as he could. On a card she had written. 'In memory of Will, my youngest boy.' and near those fresh roses were roses of ihe day before 'to John' and the day before that 'to George.' "Three sens the little woman ir black had given, three cards, three loosely tied bunches of flowers she had laid upon the war shrine. One' moment she paused to speak to one of the Green Cross girls, T shall come again in a few weeks.* she said with eyes that were moist and lips that smiled bravely, and Iben she walked slowly away out of the park to a lone lv home." _ Toving .tie "ctffi^taf? to the; fact ftiiat/;a] |iarger'. proportion of. $50 bonds have] een-printed this time than ever be-^ ore and to the additional fact that lean committees have instructions to make-strong efforts to sell these "baby bonds" to persons of very small means, who are inclined not to par ticipate in** the loan. About 1,500,000 bonds, mainly of| small denominations, have been fin ished by the bureau of printing and engraving and today these were oh? their way' to federal reserve district headquarters. The first shipment went resterday to San Francisco and other district points and officials hope to have some bonds ready for outright sale in the large cities when the sub scription period opens just after nex I Friday night. CROP CONDITIONS. Synopsis of Weather and-Crop Con ditions in South Carolina for The| Week Ending September 24. Columbia, Sept 25.?Seasonably] weather prevailed during the earlyj jart of the week, followed by abnor mally low temperatures and qirlte general cold rains. Light frost oc curred in exposed places up-State a? he end of the week, but no damage resulted, saving to check development of the intermediate and late cotton crops, which continue blooming and fruiting; the early cotton crop is about all open, and picking continues, with quite general complaint of la bor shortage. On the whole, condi tions were generally favorable for all late crops Much of the general corn crop is matured, but there is much late corn that is still green, and this portion of the *crop is earing well Sweet potatoes are promising, and| I turnips have made good progress. Cane is being harvested, and a fine| grade 'of molasses is being made. Some planters are seeding oats and| rye, and some oats have come to goo stands'. Fodder pulling 'and other| I forage harvests are in progress. BRITISH LOSSES DECREASE. Slight Increase for Allied Totai-I London. Sept. 25.?Although th: British shipping losses were lower| there was a slight increase in the to tal allied and neutral shipping loss-| es due to enemy action and marim risk in August over July accordinc to a statement by the admiralty is sued today. The total figures are 327.676 gros? tons, an increase of 3.904; divided a?| follows: Allied and neutral losses. 151.275. an increase of 10.027: Britis; losses 176.401. a decrease of 6,123. The statement says: "The British losses from all causes in August were slightly higher than for June, which was the lowest month since the intro duction of submarine warfare. If th~ British losses from enemy action alone are considered, August was better than any month since Septem ber. 1916." The tonnage of steam ships. r>00 gross tons and upward en tering and clearing from United (Kingdom ports in August amounted ^o S.15S,639", an increase over July of 430,711' tons. in 'a. . times during the>.campaign inat; the Montdidier^ pocket and dro>ef Germans to the Kindenbur-g They haw changed'their tactics t fighting in the bush. in*marches[:?nd in the open air wkh the same suc-* cess and with , an endurance that 'is emphasized by the number of German divisions thoy have met sincS" the. battles at Beuvraignes. GEN. KEKUSO OTAK# The Japanese Commander of FoTjoe* of Entente Allies. > Tokio, Sept 10" (Correspondence o? The Associated Bress)?general - Kjr-' kuzo Otani, commander of the Expe ditionary force of the; Entente Allies In Siberia, was one of the Japanese heroes of-the battle of the Yal? fliv-; er fourteen years ago. His staff. In cludes the most brillinat Ofnoferil of | the. Japanese army. During the Chinese war, General Otani, ""who is S 2 years of age, was one of the staff officers in the imper ial headc^iarters at Hiroshima. When<| the'Russo-Japanese war began ?c? ; then a major-general^ y"as appointed inspector-general of the twelfth di vision which belonged to the First i Army under General Kuroki, who startled the world by winning the first.| victory for Japan in the battle of the Zalu River. Eater he became the comander of a brigade, and his courage and superior knowledge m| tactics made him a hero of the war. In one of the battle -of the war, Gen. Otani's headquart' **?- was found by the Russians Who crO~ . ed it wim; a hail of - -V'-fe. r ? ."> . . the. dah-1 ger, one oi '..?..?? .*???* - ic*?-<? advised.| him to rnov \ r; *=?' \ *?rd the advice with compost* ~. ;..t? rejected it by simply saying: 1 can't hear the sound of firing. I'm afraid Fve be come a little deaf." 'General Otani is known as a'silent man, like Field Marshal Oyama and ] Admiral Tego, and he is considered-a great tacticia n. He has. an extensive knowledge of mathematics. Lieutant-Genera! Mitsuye Yui, the newly appointed Cixief of Staff, "baa. long been known as one of the bright est staff officers of the Japanese army. During the Russo-Japanese war; he -erved as the vice-chief of the staff of the second array under General Oku, and his brilliant taciies in the battle of Heikou, when he defeated two Russian army corps with a single di vision, is recorded in the histoT. of the war. T.ieutenant-General Yui is 5 7 years old. METZ GROWS ALARMED. [i Civilians Will he Sent Away From Guns. Amsterdam, Sept. 25.?"it is an >onncod th^t owing to the long j range bombardment of Metz and oth er places preparations are making for the expeditious evacuation of civ ilians and movable property from places within range of such ? gun* when the evacuation becomes neces sary," says a dispatch received here from Berlin.