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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
TROOPS FOR SIBERIA.
TWO REGIMENTS OF REGULARS
IN PHILIPPINES ARE TO GO.
General March Makes First Announce
ment OF Details Of Military Aid to
BE Sent Siberia for Protection Of
Rear Of CZecho-Sloyak Forces.

Washington, Aug. First details
American military aid to be senf
20 Siberia for the protection OF the
rear OF. the Czecho-Slovak forces in
their movement westward against
Germans, Austrians and hostile fac
tions were made public today with the
announcement by General March.
chief of staff, that Maj. Gen. William
S. Graves, will command the Amerl-
can forces, the nucleus OF which will
be two regiments of regulars from
Philippines. General Graves now is
in command of the Eighth division al
Camp Fremont, Cal. The regiments
to form the vanguard of the Ameri-
can contingent, General March an
nounced, will be the 9th and 31st
neither Of which is recruited to war
strength. This force will be supple
mented by troops from the United
States the number Of which has not
been revealed, the chief of staff said
however, that the American force
would not be a large one.
In announcing the selection of Cen
eral Graves to command the Amerl-
can forces. General March took occa-
sion TO state that so far as he knew
no commander in chief for the whole
expedition has yet been designated.
He recalled that this could only be
done by international agreemnt such
as was found to be necessary to con-
centrate the supreme command of ali
the entente and American troops IN
Europe in the hands Of General Foch.
From other sources it was learned
that negotiations are under way to
this end and that the chief Of staff Of
the Japanese army, General Baron
Uyehara, has been suggested and his
name is under consideration as COM
mandcr in chief.
General March said that the sailing
of the expedition Of General Graves
will not be announced, but that upon
arrival of the forces the news will be
made public 1t was not stated
whether an announcement Of the size
Of the American contingent may be
expected The japanese force, in cor
junction with the Chinese which will
act under japanese dire 4, prob
ably will be more numer :, in fact,
Japan is preparing to send into ST.
IBERIA any number of troops Necessary
to carry out the declared purpose to
give effective aid to the Czeclo-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
/ WHEAT SUBSTITUTE ORDER.
Regulation Requiring Use of Fifty
Per Cent of Substitutes Still in
2 Force.

Columbia, Aug: 7--Rel"ase OF
housewives from their ~, " Eat
spledges, made last spring wne.l the
Snation's wheat bin was running low,
sIoes not mean that anyone is privil-
seged to use wheat flour without substl-
tItes. Although the new crop has
come in and the harvests are large,
the uncertainties OF war and the ne
5cessity for building up a food reserve
;are incentives to caution. The fifty
fifty rule is still in force and effect,
says the Food Administration, and
aunder this. housewives will continue
10. purchase and use an equal weight
sofs wheat substitutes with their wheat
flour.
i Bakers are still required to make
bread, which must contain at
deast twenty-five per cent wheat sub
sstitutes
SHotels, restaurant: md public eat
ing places are likewise released from
! no wheat" pledges made by their
.proprietors in a spirit Of patriotism.
sbut with the coming in of the new
wheat crop they are required to con-
form to the regulations Of the Food
and to use wheat sub
Statutes
{ ssAs the nation goes back practically
to its old habits of eating the Food
4aministra ton makes the following
& ssThe resonse of the American
housewife last spring, when the
scountry's wheat reserves were ex-
shausted and only wheat saved by abb
sstinsnce could be sent abroad in re-
sspafise tossthe sfesand death appsals
ssof the Aires IS regarded 81 the Food
Administration as one Of the finest
manifestations of patriotic spirit
since America entered the war. Hun
dreds of thousands of homes went
partly or wholly on a wheatless ba-
SIS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS. !
PRIME MINISTER TELLS OF
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
ALLIES.
Lloyd George in Speech to Horse OF
Commons Refers to Brilliant Stroke
of Allies on Land and Seas-Many
Submarines Destroyed.

London, Aug. David Lloyc
George, the British prime minister, Y
a speech before the house OF commons
today, reviewed extensively the wal
situation. He referred particularly e
what had been accomplished in the
recent drive by the Allied forces oI
the SCISSORS Rheims salient to tne
destruction of German submarines, @
which $50 had been accounted 1ol
since the war began-more than haA
OF these in the last year and the par,
the Americans arc playing and VII
play later in the fight for the Gauss
of democracy. z
.sHe would be a sanguine man q
the German general staff who wouis
now predict that Germany could op
tain a military decision this year,
the premier said, as he characterlzet
Marshal Foch's counter offensive a
the most brilliant in the annals O
the war" 3
Reverting to peace, Mr.. Lloys
George said the people who had macs
the war still We're in evidence ane
that they could have no peace s.
long jas they were predominant in ths
councils of the enemy.
Mr.. Lloyd George referred to tns
part the British navy had played y
the war and said that until all ths
allies were defeated at sea Germany
could never triumph.
"When Great Britain decided ts
throw her whole weight into thss
war four years ago." he continued
"she did so because of an outrags
on international rights. Had she no
taken this decision the whole course
of the war would have been different
The premier pictured the part tntt
navies have played in the vast WI;
derness of the sea, with no one Il
witness or to describe their opera
tons and said he did not think thai
many persons realized that if the az
lies were defeated on the water ths
war would be over.
"When the war began" said ME-
LLOYD George the British navy, thei
the largest in the world, represented
a tonnage of 2,500,000 Now ine
c1uding the auxiliary fleet it is 3:
GOO, 900. Were it not for this In,
crease the seas might be barred fro1s
the commerce of LIE world. EveD
trade route Of the world is patrolles
nEsitssslix
The, premier then referred to the
other activities Of the navy such as
conveying, patrolling. mine laying
mine sweeping and the chasing OF
submarines. It was here that he SAID
$50 German submarines had been de-
stroyed, more thca half of them in
the last year.
During ra1e alone the premier
continued. British naval ships steam
ed S.Gv0,0o0 miles. To this must be
added the efforts of the mercantile
marine which is now a branch Of the
British navy and whose men face the
same dangers carrying for the Allies
as well as for themselves most Of the
American troops that have SO valiant
ly acquitted themselves in recent
combats
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
Louisiana for Ratification Of Federal
Amendment.

Baton Rogue, Aug. s.-The SEN
ate tonight voted 81 to 20 in favor 81
ratification Of the federal prohibition
amendment. The resolution now goes
to the house which at the regular
session adopted the resolution by a
large majority.
a tie vote in the senate at the re-
cent regular session of the legislature
prevented ratification and necessitated
calling of an extraordinary session.
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GERMAN RESISTANCE INEFFEC
TIVE.
French and British Breaking Line Be
tween albert and Montdidier.

French and British, Breaking Line Be-
tween Albert and Montdidier.
On French Front, France, Aug. 8.
Eleven A. Mn the combined at
tack by the French and British which
began at dawn today along the front
between Albert and Montdidier, salts
factory progress is being made, de-
spite strong enemy resistance.
The assault was made along front
of forty to fifty kilometers, and sue
cess was scored Immediately. Around
Morisel and Moreuil the German re-
sistance was terrific. Along the French
front the artillery preparations lasted
forty minutes, while the British
launched their attack in the mist af-
ter only three minutes artillery prep
arations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
ADVANCE THREE MILES
Allies Make Big Dent in Picardy sa-
lient.

London, Battle Front, Aug. 8.-Ac-
cording to advices received this after
noon the French and British forces
attacking this morning in the Picardy
sector advanced at some points to a
depth of more than three miles. A
considerable number Of villages have
been captured and substantial prog
ress was made everywhere. The Brit
ish attacked over twelve mile front,
on both sides of the Sonlme river.
They gained all objectives within four
hours and captured considerable
number Of prisoners, guns and mu
nitionS.
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Washington, Aug. In urging the
enactment of the new man power bill
Gen. Marsh told the senate military
committee today that the war depart
ment plans an army of approximately
five million, which will be raised as
soon as possible About July goth he
said the United Sttaes reached the de-
cision to enlarge the military pro-
gramme to carry out the policies
agreed upon by the recent inter-Al-
lied conference in Paris to. speed up
the prosecution Of the war and to
bring it to an early conclusion. He
said the shipment of men. overseas
would be continued according to the
plan now in effect for the present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
NO DRAFT FOR NAVY.
Extension of Draft to Navy Not Re
earded as Necessary.

Washington. Aug. S-The extern
sion OF the draft system t. the navy
is not regarded aS necessary at IhlS
time by the navy department. Rear
Admiral Palmer. representing Secre-
cary Daniels told the senate military
committee today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
Northern Provinces Set up Govern
ment Of Their Own.

Washington, Aug. S.-Onicial no.
tice of the establishment of the new
government of northern Russia was
received from Ambassador Francis to-
day. The government was ct up Au-
gust End by constitutional assem-
bly,. representing six districts Of Vo-
logda, Novogorod. Kazan, Samara.
Archangel and Viatka.
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SIBERIA UP IN ARMS.
Will Declare War on Soviet Govern
ment,

London. Aug. 5.-The semi-official
Russian newspapers Pravda and
Izvestia declare that the provisional
government Of Siberia intends for
mallv to declare war on the, soviet
government within 4 few days, ac-
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen. The Omsk
(Siberia) government it is added. has
Informed all neutral and allied pow
el.s OF the establishment of an inde-
pendent Siberian government
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
TO DESTROY MONOPOLY.
ACQUISITION OF PACKING
1 HOUSES AND STOCK YARDS
$ RECOMMENDED.
Federal Trade Commission Makes Re-
port on Monopoly Exercised by the
Big Packers.

81 Washington, Aug. S.-Government
acquisition and control of all the prir1-
scipal stock yards, cold storage pla.
warehouses, both refrigerator anu
scattle car is the recommendation
made to the president by the federal
trade commission, to destroy the mo-
snopoly which it declares Swift, Ar
sTnour, Wilson, Morris and Cudahy
exercise not only over the
meat industry of the country but over
sother necessary food supplies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
TWO ARMIES ATTACK.
Drive Launched in The Aniens-Mont-
- didier Sector.

- didier Sector.
London, Aug. S.-The British
launched an offensive east and south
east of Amiens this morning, says a
statement received from Field Mar
shal Haig today.
Early reports indicate that the at
tack IS progressing satisfactorily.
The attack is under the command
of Gen. Haig. The troops engaged are
the British fourth army and the
French first army. They advanced at
dawn on wide front.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.
Submarine Finds Victim Of Cape Hat
terlS.

New York. Aug S.-Information
was received today in marine insur-
ance circles here that the American
steamship Meral. 300 tons. was sub
marined off Cape Hatteras Tuesday
night. One small boat containing Is
members of the crew is still unac-
counted for. The captain and %
Of the crew have landed at Norfolk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
JAP SHIP ToRPEDOED.
Crew OF Freighter Landed at Canadian
Port.

Canadian Atlantic Port, Aug. An
American schooner arrived here to-
day with 65 members Of the crew Of
Il japanese freight steane- .c:--h had
been torpedoed off the ivovascotian
coast.
The vessel was the Tokuyama Maru,
of seven thousand tons. It was sunk
without warning two hundred miles
off shore on August 1st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
ALLIES BEGIN OFFENSIVE.
ATTACK MADE AT DAWN SOUTH
EAST OF AMIENS.
French and British Armies Under
Command Of Gen. Haig Attack Ger
man Unsatisfactory Advance
Reported.

Paris, Aug. S.-The Franco British
troops at 5 O'Clock this morning be
gan an offensive in the region south
east of Afniens, the war Office an
nounees. The attack is developing
under favorable conditions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
British Cain Ground From Germans

London, Aug. Tn an attack this
morning southwest of Morlancourt
the British regained the ground tax
en- from them by the Germans yes
terday along the Braye-Corbie road
north of the Somme. The British line
astride the river on the Flanders
front, has been advanced a short dis
tance and a few prisoners were taken.:
it is officially announced. -:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
QUENTIN RoosEvELT's GRAVE
He Was Buried by Germans Where He
Fell

With the American Army on the
yesle. Wednesday, Aug. 7.-On a
wooden cross at the head of a grave
at the edge Of the wood at Chamery
is the inscription: Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt, buried by Germans" The
grave was found by an American avi-
ator. Lieut. Roosevelt disappeared
in an aerial combat July 18th. The
inscription on the grave was printed
in English
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10

What a different world this w"ulA
b. if courtship We're an adequate
training school for what comes after.
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LORD READING IN LONDON.
British Ambassador Gees Home to
Confer With Cabinet

Confer With CaFmct.
Canadian Atlantic Port. Aug. g.
The british AMBASSADOR and high
commissioner to the United States has
arrived in London. it was announced
here today by the Pritish bureau Of
information. His mission is to confer
with the British war cabinet, 1t was
stated. =. T. l....
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
A SWEEPING VICTORY.
Allied Drive in Picardy Scores Great
Success at Inception.

London, Aug. S-The Evening
Standard learns that several thousand
prisoners have been taken. It is re-
ported that the Allies have captured
the towns of Morenie, Beunain, Ablan-
court and Morlancourt heights west
of Cerisy and the heights south of
Morlancourt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
PARIS UNDER FIRE.
Long Range Bombardment Resumed
Today.

Paris, Aug. THE long range
shelling Of the Paris region was re-
sun1ed today.
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BRITISH AT vLADIvosTOK.

Force Landed Saturday and We'll Re-
ceived.
Shanghai. Saturday, Aug. British
troops which landed at Vladivostok at
dawn today were given a friendly re-
ception, says a dispatch from that
city. .MI
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10

allies CROSS AVRE RIVER.
French and British Tanks Break
Through.

With British Army, Aug. s.-Reu-
ter's correspondent says the French
md British tanks have. crossed the
Nvre river valley in their new drive.
The greatest secrecy surrounded the
plan of attack An extraordinarily
large number of tanks accompanied
the storming troops.
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Bombing Paris Today.

Paris. Aug. s.-There was furth
long range bonn bardment of the Paris
region today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10

In some social circles only men with
an income can come in.
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SUMTER s.. c., SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918
MORE VIGOROUS WARFARE /.
PROSECUTION OF WAR TO BE
SPEEDED UP TO BRING IT TO
EARLY CONCLUSION.

War Department Now Plans for Army
of Five Million to Be Raised and
Equipped as Soon as Possible
Change of Programme Result of In
ter-AIlied Conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10

Point of view sometimes blunts the
intellect.
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BRITISH TAKE THREE TOWNS.

Drive Against Germans Makes F2og-
resS.
With British Army, France, Aug.
.s.-In the offensive on the front cas-:
of Amiens today the British have
taken Manner WOOD, Dodo Wood and
probably have possession Of the towns
sf Marcelcave and Lamotte-en-San-
terre. "a :; I:
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VOTE FoK OHIBTEI0N.
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LIGHT SHIP SUNK.
German Submarines Raiding Or Cape
HatteraS

Washington, Aug. THE Diamond
Shoals lightship. off Cape Hatteras.
was sunk by an enemy submarine late
yesterday, the navy department was
Informed today. The crew reached
shore safely. The submarine came
within half a mile of shore. accord
ing to the brief report received.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28

The home troops were. advancing so
fast they got out ahead of the troops on
ing them open to attack on three. sides.
They were going so fast that the Ger
mans stopped troops in transit to other
pose. the boys from Missouri and Kan
sas in desperate counter attack. They
ahG re eer ponesnt into into the he fren hoe
troops. They drenched them with gas.
They continued their heavy machine gun
and never budged an inch.
After fighting their way. forward for
five hours yesterday morning they dug
clean up in front of them. Digging in
consists of each man digging hole in
lie in. with his back even with the level
front and on either side of him SO that
reach him. But at that he has to con-
tend with direct hits by the artillery,
pieces Of stray shrapnel. and gas. Rain
was drenched. a few had a little food
for the most part they had nothing to
eat. And yet they held to what they
had gained. and the most desperate eff
Shell Red Cross.
The difficulties under which the men
are fighting cannot be fifty described.
In the first place, it is difficult to main
lines are being shelled daily. Ambu-
lances, cannot reach the advanced dress
ing. stations. The men being car
ried back on litters: Every day ambu-
lances are shelled either by artillery or
machine guns. 1 have talked to any
number of stretcher bearers who had
TO drop flat on the ground. the wounded
man falling Lon top of them, to escape
bursting shells. Others have been hit
by snipers concealed in the woods. The
red cross on their arms seems to act
more like red rag waved in the face
of bull than a sign of mercy. 1t seems
to make the targets much easier to hit.
1t is almost impossible to get food to
those who are actually in the front lines.
1t would be almost Impossible for a per-
son to cross the territory taken by the
Missouri and Kansas. troops If he had
no one to oppose him. In the sector
the home troops captured there are
acres and acres of barbed wire and en-
tanglements of every sort, defenses that
have taken the boche almost four years
to construct. And yet the troops from
home went thru them and over them
and under them, in the face of as heavy
a resistance as the boches have ever put
up since the war started. and against
the best soldiers of the kaisers empire.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
NO COAL famine
More Fuel Is in Sight for This
Winter.
But People Must Cooperate
With Government.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-There will be
no coal famine the coming winter or
even an approach to the hardships of
last winter. Fuel Administrator Gar
field announced today, but the public
must continue to cooperate with the
fuel administration in conservation
measures as far more coal is needed
now than in normal times.
Doctor Garfield. in a statement re-
viewing the present coal outlook. said
the nations fuel supplies assembled in
preparation for an unusually severe
winter, are adequate and well distrib-
uted; that coal stocks on hand are
greater than ever before and more do
mestic coal is now in the hands of
consumers and dealers than at the
corresponding period in normal years.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
Senator Thompson Wants His
Name Rotated in Election.
Secretary of State Says He Is
Acting Within Law.
lay GROUNDS FOR A CONTEST?
Senator Ready in Case Soldier
Vote Should Decide.
As 1t Stands "Capper" Comes
Before s'ThOmpson."

Senator w. H. Thompson, candidate
for reelection. made a demand today
upon J. T. Botkin, secretary of state.
that the names of the candidates for
United States senator be rotated upon
the ballots furnished soldiers in the
training camps in this country. The
secretary of state replied that the law
did not make any requirement such
as Senator Thompson set forth and
the ballots are being sent out and have
been sent out without rotating the
names of the candidates for any Of
fices. The names are listed according
to the certificates of the state board
of canvassers, the Republican candi-
dates first, then the Democratic and
| then the Socialists.
Senator Thompson is laying the
torial election if it should develop
into a close vote where the vote of
the soldiers might decide the race. The
law requires the rotation of the names
of all candidates on the state tickets
in the various counties. But the law
providing a method for soldiers voting
is an entirely different law than the
general election laws. The law reIat-
ing to soldiers voting permits them to
take a blank piece of paper and make
up their own ballot. 1t does not re-
quire the secretary of state to furnish
q DdllOt. IN the laSI primary the SOL
diers were supplied with blank ballots
and they were required to write in the
names of the Candidates they wished
to vote for. In the general election
the secretary of state provided a ballot
with the names of all state, congress
siona1 and judicial candidates printed
in but with blank spaces for district
and county offices.
Ballots Have Been Sent.
The ballots have already gone to all
the camps outside of Kansas. None
of course went to France as the gov
ernment has not provided any machin-
cry for soldiers voting outside the
United States. The ballots for Camp
Funston. Fort Riley and the student
army training camps have not been
shipped.
..e- v- Thompson's Demands.
The demand of Senator Thompson
was served upon the secretary of state
by a deputy United States marshal. 1t
said:
"wHEREAS, at tie general election in
1913, certain ballots are to be distributed
being to soldiers situated at various camps
of the United States, both outside of the
state of Kansas and in the state of Kansas :;
and
"WHEREAS. the said general laws of the
state. in relation to the Australian ballot
system provides: In the preparation of
said ballots 1t shall be the duty of the
secretary Of state to rotate the names of
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