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CIVILIANS ARE SUSPENDED
FROM OFFICERS CAMP
Orders Were Issued After Confer
enee Between Secretaries Daniels
and Baker and After the Mater Had
Been Gone over With Presidenr
Wilson.

! Washington, Aug. s-xvolnntary ea-
| listmeat III the army and navy wefs.
completely suspended today to preveas
disruption of industry pending dipi s.
ton of the bin proposing to extend
draft ages to including all men De
tween Is and 45 years. Orders were
issued by Secretary Baker and Score
|tary Daniels directing that no yolun
tary enlistments be accepted after to-
day until further orders.
The orders also exclude civilians
from appointment to officers training
camps until further notice.
The orders were issued after q can
ference between Secretary Bakef ans
Secretary Daniels and was made pub
lie after President Wilson had visited
the offices of both secretaries late III
the day. 1t is nC. known waetn-i
his visit had to do with the enlistment
situation but just before he conferred
with the cabinet officers there was
no indication that a step OF such nl-
ture was anticipated, that the view
of the government is that many Of the
older men are indispensable In their
present occupations, but the natural
result Of the debate on the draft ase
question is certain to lead to rlbil
to the recruiting offices. 1t is regard
ed as essential that men greatly neee-
ed at home should be prevented from
rushing into the army under mistak-
en- idea that they are certain TO be
drafted anyhow and perfer to join the
service voluntarily.
1t was quite evident that plans Tor
applying the new draft limitations 70
the older men include very careful
classification of each individual to de-
termine his position at home ana
probably far more liberal constru''-
tion of Industrial exemption rules taati
has heretofore been the case.
The war departments action WIS
announced in the following statement
issued by Secretary Baker:
"The war department today his
| suspended further volunteering aad
the receipt of candidates for officers
training camps from civil life To.-
suspension will zen ain In toses y.
the legislation now pending hefofa
congress with regard to drah ages Is
disposed OF ard suitable regulations
| drawn up to cover the operation OF
the seleetive system under the new
law
This action is taken In order g
prevent the disruption of the indus
try of the country and the impair
ment of the efficiency OF the vlri3as
governmental agencies which would
follow the indiscriminate enlistment
of men up to the age of as.
| ut is the intention of the depart
ment TO present to the president. for
pronunciation, relations in connec-
ton with the operation OF the selec
tive system which will make 1t truly
I sclective, and leave it to the govern
ment to determine whether men can
be spared from their persent occu-
pations for military service
Secretary Daniels in issuing An or
der TO the chief of navigation and
The Sentinel=record., 1918-08-09
GERMANS WERE TOLD TO
EXPECT ONLY LOCAL ATTACKS
Advance ot the Allies Mas Made
With Extremely Small Losses
The Enemy Forces Being Taken by
Surprise and FierceIy Attacked is
ton.

With the British Army in France
Aug. Sighting their way through
, the Germans at dawn on a front ol
over Is miles astride the river
| Somme, British and French troops
this afternoon had reached points
from five to six miles inside the lines
which this morning belonged to the
enemy. The Prussians and Bavar-
i8ns fled before the advancing infan
try and tanks, leaving many of their
guns behind them.
Large numbers of prisoners have
been taken both by the British and
French and heavy casualties un-
doubtedly have been inflicted on the
enemy Thus far everything has
been accomplished with excessively
small losses to the allies.
OF one entire British corps, for in
stance. two hours after the attack be-
gan, only two Officers and fifteen
men of the ranks were reported as
casualties. DIsI
The artillery has followed up the
storm troops closely and now is
hurting shells down upon the enemy
forces which. taken by surprise and
fiercely attacked are in a more or
less crippled condition. It is be-
lieved that reinforcements are on the
way to help them.
What tomorrow holds for the en-
emy cannot DE forecast, but the out
look is not promising one under
present conditions.
si0feuii and tine country front ad =
joining Villers aux -IDrables have
been taken by the French, while the
British have captured the Dodo and
Hamel Woods and Marcelcave after
hard fighting and pushed a consider
able distance beyond. Especially
hard fighting was experienced on the
left flank of the fighting front in the
neighborhood of Morlancourt.
The weather helped in the advance.
North of the attacked zone the bar
ANoN bNS"h uI iOul " tAOth lHlS luUIti- =
ing and lasted four minutes. Tanks
then rolled forward and with them
the infantry swarmed toward the en-
emy lines These lines were reached
and passed as a mist started to roll
in.
All along the line, except possibly
northward on the left flank. very lit
tie enemy shelling was experienced
after the attack got well under way
Nearly all the country had already
been fought over and that now IN
front of the allied forces is low an(
rolling and especially adapted to oper
warfare.
One new German division which
has just arrived in the line before The
attack was launched was told to ex.
pect local attacks. Prisoners taker
from this division said they haC
heard nothing OF general attack be.
ing contemplated.
Where the tanks and the armorec
car batteries pressed far forward Ii
the rolling country there was much
! agitation among the enemy. A re-
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KING OF BULGARIA
SUDDENLY GOES TO BERLIN

London. Aug. Skiing Ferdinand
of Bulgaria, with the crown prince
and the Princesses Eudoxia and Ma
descha. arrived Unexpectedly on
Wednesday at Nauheim, Germany
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen. King
Ferdinand apparently intended to re-
main long time at Nauheim where
he Is incoenito as Count Won Nurany.
1t is believed in we'll informed
circles in Copenhagen that King
Ferdinand left Bulgaria because OF
internal complications there. Cor
man newspapers merely say that no
reason for his sudden visit Is known
in the responsible circles.
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ALLIES DELIVER SMASHING BLOW TO HUNS.
CAPTURING 10000 PRISONERS And 100 GUNS

port came back that a British tank,
probably one of the fast little Whip
pets had been seen chasing fright
ened German general up the road.
But the enemy general was not alone
in the direction he was going.
Observers reported considerable
columns OF enemy transports going
east ward in a hurry during the mid
die of the day.
Farther south the tanks likewise
did excellent work They also have
been taken across the river Luce un-
der the cover of night, and they did
ture of Bodo Wood and the Hamel
Wood and the high ground.
Slightly north OF here the British
batteries moved forward so rapidly
that hey were mp and firing In their
new positions thirty minutes after
midnight when the infantry went
over the top, followed at first in this
particular case by the tanks 1000
yards to the rear.
At six O'clock the weather was so
thick that objects twenty yards away
hardly were visible and the British
were not slow to take the oppor-
tunity to plunge through its protec-
tion. About GAS the first prisoners
befan coming back. They were un-
quonded and looked clean, as il they
mad juit come Off parade, showing
how complete had been the surprise
The British pounced upon them be-
fore they had the slightest chance to
give battle
The prisoners that arrived later
were not so cleae and they came
| rearward CARRYING wounded on
stretchers. The British army which
had started off with thunderous
| roar by seven O'Clock had quieteC
! down to virtual silence This was
| because the artillery had ceased fir
| ing while 1t was being advanced tc
neep up with the infantry and the
tanks. II was the tank which by
seven o'clock had rolled ponderously
| into Cerisy driving out the enemy and
few hours later in difficult man
euver took the woods east.
The tanks crossed the Avre and
did excellent work here, too, with
the infantry.
On the peninsula between the
Ancre and the Somme the British
captured many guns.
Reports from the south say that
things are going in splendid fashion
there and that the French have been
equally as successful az the British
Hastily organized counter attacks
have developed here and there along
the line, especially north of the
Somme. but so far all are reported
to have broken down under the fire
of the allies.
IT may be taken for granted that
further enemy counter attacks will
develop, either organized from the
forces now in front of the allied
troops or from fresh forces that
Crown Prince Rupprecht undoubtedly
will try to hurry up from other Sec
tors. Further reports of heavy fight
ing may therefore be expected.
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The ENEMY MUST NOW
FIGHT ON TWO FRONTS
Around Soissons the French Are Al
ready in Position to Outflank the
Line North Of the Asne-Enemy
Must Bolster Up His Lines I'M
mediately or Undertake a Great
Withdrawal.

b.
Waash!ils;on, AUS S.-Anericar
army officials greeted with delight
news that the Franco British forces
lad launched a smashing Dlow at the
enemy on a wide front in the PicardS
theatre. The full extent OF the
thrust was not discernible in mill
tary way at late hour tonight, but
The outstanding fact to observers
here was that Field Marshal Foch
found himself a0le to strike on the
heels of the victory IT the Marne
which still is being pressed
The supreme commander has made
il evident that he has the men and
the means to keep up tn aggressive
cattle for which American officers
have been desirous The reputation
Of the great French strategist is that
he is the advocate Of attacking the
enemy without rest. He is living up
10 that reputation today as never be-
fore, and indications tonight were
that he hal scored another Furnishing
surprise blow upon an enemy already
tagsering under the rush that swept
him ont of the Marne salient in two
weeks time.
AS the situation is seen here, the
enemy nciw faces alternative opera
tions on at least two fronts. Pres
sure along the Vesle line IS being
maintained vigorously and even
while the new drive was getting un-
der way, on the Albert Mont Didier
line to the north. French American
and British troops were hammering
away .etween SOssons and Rheims
in way that made it very certain
ao c,sared OF the enemy shortly and
The allied line here carried forward
to the Aisne, or possibly across it.
Around Soissons the French are
already in position TO outflank the
line north of the Aisne should occa-
sion offer or to swing north and east
and menace the Germans in the
Plcardy salient in the flank and rear.
The enemy now faces the necessity
Of bolstering up his lines along the
bottom of the Picardy salient without
delay. or undertake Immediately a
great withdrawal there. If he with
draws troops from the Aisne Vesle
line II is certain he will be forced
sack there and if he calls in the re-
serves from the north. a British at
tack TO flatten out the Flanders sal
lent is almost certainty
/ Secretary Baker said today that
the new program of the war depart
ment of five million men by next
spring was recommended BY the
military section of the supreme wal
council at Versailles From this was
| drawn the deduction that these high
~ trained military students of all the
allied nations and the United States
with all the facts before them have
reached the conclusion that witt
such an American force coming on
the pooled resources on the western
front were already sufficient to per-
nit General Foch to begin his effort
The Sentinel=record., 1918-08-09
WAR At A GLANCE
(By the Associated press1


The historic battle ground between
Amiens and Mont Didier again is the
scene OF mighty contest. This
time the British and French are the
aggressors and under their fierce on
slaughts in the first days battle have
penetrated deeply into the German
positions over a front of more than
twenty miles, reaching from Breaches
to the neighborhood of Morlancourt.
Following short, but intensive artil-
lery preparations and aided by misty
weather, the attack took the Germans
entirely by surprise and they fled al
most everywhere peli-meH before the
tanks, motor machine gun batteries,
cavalry sent against them. The Aus
tralians, Canadians, Englishmen and
Frenchmen made remarkably quick
time and at last accounts Thursday
night the allied forces were still max
ing progress.
Wherever the enemy turned to give
battle he was decisively defeated.
Thousands of Germans were made
prisoner Large numbers of guns
were captured, great quantities Of war
materials were taken and d score or
more of villages and hamlets were re-
occupied. In addition heavy casual
ties were inflicted on the enemy.
At its deepest point the penetra-
tion of the German line was about
seven and a half miles eastward from
Nillers -BretonneuX to FramervilIe,
while from two to five miles were
gained all along the front from north
west of Mont Didier to the region
around Morlancourt. The fighting ex-
tended north of Morlancourt to the
Albert sector, but no official details
concerning it have been received.
The advance of the allies in the
center places them well astride the
railroad leading from Villcrs- Breton
neuX to the important junction at
Chaulnes, where lines radiate nortn-
eastward toward Peronne and south
ward through Hoye to Compiegne.
The railroad running northward to
Braye was crossed when the allies
took Frameryille.
"Well out ON the plains and pressing
forward, seemingly with great rapidity
the present offensive OF the French
and British gives promise of seriously
menacing the entire German front
from near the sea to Rheims. If the
drive should proceed eastward to any
great depth it cannot but effect the
armies of the German Crown Prince
now fighting between the Aisne and
the Vesle and possibly make imprac-
ticcable a stand by them even north
of the Aisne along the Chemin-des-
Danes.
Under the pressure of the offensive
seems for the moment at least, TO
vanish Already there have been
signs to the northward from the posi-
tions where Grown Prince Rupprecht
had formed his men for drive toward
the channel that a retrograde move
ment by the Germans was not improo-
able
With the armies OF his Imperial
cousin on the scissors Rheims salient
badly shattered and unable to lend
him aid when his own forces north OF
Mont Dider are in rather precarious
position. as result of the new OF
fensive, il is apparent that Rupprecna
will have to defer his campaign to
cut off the cross channel service. On
the vesle front little fighting occurred
Thursday except in the process OF ihe
STRENGTHENING operations on the north
bank, where. under an almost inces-
SAINT rain of enemy shells, both the
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TWO AVlATORS KILLED
IN AtRPLANE COLLISION

Fort Worth. Texas, Aug. S.-Seconu
Lieutenants Harry s. Herr and Leon
w. Adelsperger, both of Springfield,
Ohio, were killed at Taliaferro field
tonight when the machine they were
plotting collided at an altitude of
about 300 feet and fell to the ground
Both officers were commissioned last
Saturday.
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Advance Was From Four
to Seven Miles Over a
Twenty Mile Front.
The Allied Forces Was Composed of
French, Canadians Australians and
British Troops Assembly Of the
Troops Was Completed Under Cover
of the Night Unknown to the Enemy.

Paris, Aug. 9.--4:40 a. M, Fri
day, 1.-The number Of prisoners
taken by the French and British
In Picardy now exceeds ten thous-
and, according to the latest news
from the battlefront. The allies
also have taken an enormous
a..c.n. ct hee.Y In guns ard r.a-
terial says Marcel Hatin in the
Echo de Paris.
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TO TAKE
BROOKLYN BALL GROUNDS

New York, Aug S.-Ebbets field
will be closed for the duration OF the
war after the game with Philadelphla
next Wednesday and converted INTO
a storage warehouse, it was decl1ed
bv the directors of the club today.
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IOHuUHt AuS. N.--CtNtH lHONsdaAil
prisoners and 100 guns have been
captured in the Franco British often
sive, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor
Of the exehequer, announced tonight.
He was addressing the house of
commons. s,.... - .-..-.. s...
up 10 three o'clock this afternoon
on a twenty kllometer front between
norlancourt and Mont Didier," the
chancellor said. I'VE had reached all
our objectives and CAPTURED 100 guns
and 1000 prisoners
THE advance was to be between
four and five miles and at one point
seven miles"
Field Marshal Haigs statement
concerning the new offensive 10y the
British and French troops shows that
the enemy line has been driven in
center at Plessier which lies south
east of Moreuil 1t shows that good
ly gains also have been made east
ward over the front of fifteen miles
lying between Plessier and Morlan-
court
The statement says that no esti-
mate can ibe made concerning the
prisoners, guns and material cap
tured, but that several thousand pris-
oners have been taken. The text OF
the statement follows
THE operations commenced this
morning on the Amiens front by the
French first army under command of
General Debentry and the British
fourth army under Sir Henry Raw
linson, are proceeding successfully.
The assembly of allied troops was
completed under cover of night. un-
noticed by the enemy"
AT the hour of assault, French.
Canadian, Australian and English di-
visions, assisted by large number
OF British tanks stormed [ he Ger
mans on front of over 90 miles from
the Avre river with branches to the
neighborhood of Morlancourt. The
enemy was taken by surprise and al
all points the allied troops making
rapid progress.
At an early hour our first objec-
tives had been reached on the whole
of the front attacked. During the
morning the advance of the allied in
fantry continued, actively assisted by
British cavalry light tanks and mo-
tor machine gun batteries.
THE resistance of German divis-
ions in the line was overcome at cer-
tain points after sharp fighting and
many prisoners and a num0er of guns
We're captured by our troops.
THE French troops, attacking with
great gallantry, crossed the Avre
river and despite the enemy's oppo-
sition, carried hostile defenses.
North Of the Somme the grea.
part of our final objectives were
gained before noon, but in the neigh
Lorhood of Chipilly and south of Ian
court parties Of the enemy offered
prolonged resistance.
I'm both localities the fighting was
hcavy, but ultimately our troops
broke down the opposition of the
German infantry and gained their oh
jectives.
South OF the Somme the gallantry
of the allied infantry and the dash
and vigor of their attack had gained
during the afternoon the final obiec-
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ENEMY TRANSPORTS ARE
SEEN SCURRYiNG AWAY

British Army Headquarters in
France. Aug Sd Reuters ION the
horizon the enemy army transports
have been visible scurrying away.
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Forecast for Arkansas: Friday aad
Saturday, partly cloudy to cloudy.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-08-09
RENT THAT VACANT
ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the
classified ads of the newspapers TO see
what is offered An ad in the Sentinel
Record may bring a customer.
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promptly at nine o'clock.

Mr. and Mrs. ]. G. Dodson are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Stills, on Lee
street
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WAR WITH TURKEY
IS NOW IMMINENT
EXPLANATION OF SEIZURE OF
CONSULATE AND HOSPITAL IN
PERSIA DEMANDED AND WAR is
EXPECTED TO RESULT.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 90
Another inquiry has been sent to
Sweden by the American government
asking for Information concerning the
reported seizure of the American con-
sulate and footing of an American hos
pital by Turkish troops at Tabriz,
Persia, recently.
1t became known today that the
state department has asked the Swed-
ish government twice already to re-
port the facts as quickly as possible,
and that a similar request has also
been transmitted tot the Spanish gov
eminent.
# the report received by the depart
men from the American minister at
Teheran last week is confirmed, it
probably will mean the declaration of
a state of war with Turkey, and the
early participation of United States
forces in the campaign in Palestine
and Persia. now being conducted by
British troops.
Officials said today there was no dis
position to blame the Stockholm and
Madrid foreign offices for delay in re-
porting on the incident, as it was
taken for granted the trouble was at
Constantinople.
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LEFT.
FOR CAMP GORDON
EARLY THIS MORN
LARGE NUMBER OF YOUNG MEN
CALLED INTO SERVICE ASSEM-
BLEED AT CITY HALL BEFORE
DEPARTURE.

Twenty-eight young white men OF
Sumter county left Americas this
morning for Camp Gordon, near At
lanta, where they will begin train
ing for military service. Several mem
bers of representative families here
were among the party of selectmen
who left via the Central of Georgia
railroad at 6 40 o'clock. Prior to their
departure the young men assembled at
the city hall Wednesday afternoon and
received final instructions from the
local board The departure of thi
party of selectmen practically ex-
hausts Glass LA from which all who
have yet gone TO training camps have
been drawn.
In addition to the twenty-eight who
left from Americas today, eight adj
ditional Sumter selectmen who have
either moved away since their regis
tration, or are temporarily located
elsewhere, will join the party at At
lanta, reporting there as part of the
Sumter county quota of thirty-Six
men required for service at this time.
All of those who will join the party
at Atlanta had previously reported to
the local board here and receive per-
mission necessary in such instances.
The names Of those who left this
morning for the training camp fol,
low:
Leon Roy Justice, Dupont G. For
rest. Clarence D. Daniel, Luther E.
Wise. Wesley B. Jackson. Charlie
Virgins, Dell Smith, Irwin Anderson,
G. W. Thomas, Robert Ratliff. Wal
ter Linwood Jones, Ause Bullock,
Grady Mills. Duke Robinson Parker,
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VIM, Brooks Gammage, Eric e. Gam
mage, Eric E. Bass, L. Richard Peel,
Robert Lee Crawford, Lucius Lamar
Hart, Lamar C. Jossey, j. Frank
Finch, Ernest G. HALEY, Amos S.
Johnson, j. Charley Mott, Carlton E.
Jones, John w. Mathis, Jas. d. Pen
nington, E. Newt Grant
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MFRS. J. A. HIxON ENTERTAINs.

Mrs. j. A. FIixon entertained the
Red Cross Bridge Club this morning.
at ke., home on Lee street. Daisies
and brown-eyed susans decorated the
rooms and the following guests were
present: Mrs. John Council, Mrs.
j Kalmon, Mrs. w. R. Lipscomb, Mrs.
Tracy Cunningham, Mrs d R. An,
,drews, Mrs. J. L. Sparks. Mrs. Elton
Parker, Mrs. w. A. Dodson, Mrs. R.
E McNulty, Mrs. Cliff Williams, Mrs.
j. E. Hightower, Mrs. L. F. Grubbs.
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CBhDtCTED
by
Mrs. 4. B. Allen
Of'cePhon SO
Res. Phone 466
PROM PARTY.

A delightful prom party was given
last night at the home of Miss Mar
garet Herette, on Lee street, which
was a1mpliment to the many visitoSD
in the city. Among those present
were: Misses Orlean Ansley, Gertrude
Davenport, Geraldine Payne, Mabel
and Annie Ellis, Mary Sue Chambliss,
Marjorie Brown, Kate Williams, Alice
Mcneil, Mary Walker, Frances Low
ing, Ruth Council, Mary Dudley, Clara
Glover, Mary Sheffield, Mary Gnos-
pelius, Elizabeth Harris, Agnes
Gatewood, Henry Walker, Frank East
erin, Junior Easterlin, George Walk
erfi Gus Johnson, Walter Lee Bel,
Frank Johnson, Chris Sherlock, Henry
Allen, James Seig, Sam Hooks. Roy
Parker, Egbert Clark, William Dud-
ely, Robert Lane, G. E. Ansley, Eston
Buchanan, Will McNeill, Elton Park
er, Bud Hayes, Carroll Clark, Geo.
Holston, W. D. Harvey, Joe McMath,
Turner, Hunt and Shellady..