AMERICANS PREFE1
TO BA1LE IN OP[N
Like Canadians, Uncle Sam's Boys
Don't Take Much to Dig
ging In.
TEUTON QUICK TO BURROW
American Soldier Remains Decidedly
Lukewarm in Fancy for Shovel
and Pick.
American Training Camp in France,
Aug. 24.-One of the greatest prob
lems American officers have before
them is impressing upon their min
the absolute importance of learning
the best ways of keeping under cover.
The American soldier is not a nat
ural "digger in." He is much like his
Canadian brother in arms in that re
spect for it is an ol saying on the
British front that Canadians will (lie
in the last ditch, but never dig it.
It is the American spirit as it was
that of the Canadians to upstake and
tight, but the world war has long
since passed that stage and now in
the long wear and worry of a strug
gle of attrition the best commander
is the one who best conserves his
men by keeping them under cover.
One of the great reasons why the
Germans are still in France and Bel
gium is their wonderful facility for
digging in. They have a perfect pas
sion for it and an incentive as well
for the Allied artillery never ceases
to pound them day and night.
Germans Quick to Burrow.
The Gzrman belief that they can dig
faster th-n a modern army can 'ad
vance is ,n of the principles of their
defensive tactics. Notwithstanding
all that has been told along this line,
notwithstanding the heroic efforts to
arouse his enthusiasm over the pick
and shovel, the American soldier has
remained decidedly lukewarm.
WEAK KIDNEYS MAKE
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Kidney Diseases Cause Many Aches
and Ills of Manning People.
As one weak link weakens a chain,
so may weak kidneys weaken the
whole body and hasten the final
breaking-down.
Overwork, strains, colds and other
causes injure the kidneys, and gen
erally when their activity is lessened;
the whole body suffers.
Aches and pains and languor and
urinary ills frequently come, and there
is an ever-increasing tendency to
wards dropsy, gravel or fatal Bright's
disease. When the kidneys fail there
is no real holy for the suffer except
kidney help.
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the kidneys.
No need to take the statement of
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DICKSON'S C
mom
Hie came to France to, lght the
Germans, he' says, and nQt to dig a
hole and look at them through a spy
glass. The French Canadian and Aus
tarlian soldiers all resent the idea of
digging in and would not admit the
necessity of doing so until Bitter
losses taught them a dearly-bought
lesson. It is purely a- matter of tem
perament and there seems to be lit
fle doubt now that only actual bat
tle experience will convince' American
soldiers that the ability to take ad
vantage of any bti of cover is one
of the greatest assets the modern
man at arms can have.
Seems a Shame.
"It seems a shame to have to curb
the first line fighting spirit of our
troops," said an American training
officer yesterday. "But the men must
be made to understand as far as pos
sible that impetuousity must be sub
ordinated to steadiness. This has be
come a time clock war. I'he men must
advance in given time and go no
farther. Every step of infantry ad
vance must first be worked out with
artillery and when the plan is ar
ranged it must be strictly adhered to.
"We realize that it will be difficult
to hold our men to this plan. If they
see a battle going on their favorite
impulse will be to push on as fast as
they can and some are bound to do
so just as the Canadians did in the
earlier stages. We v ill undoubtedly
have big losses in this way, but the
men who come through our first bat
tles will be worth their weightin gold
thereafter. They will learn quickly
the value of steadiness and absolute
discipline under fire and they will be
the steadying influence we can dis
tribute through the newer units of
our great army as they get their final
preparation for trial by fire."
Antipathy to Digging.
The natural fighting man, it seems,
has a natural antipathy to digging in.
Even in these late months of War Brit
ish Tommies would rather remain
above ground and stand chances of
getting killed by shells than to dig
deep dugouts so adored by the Ger
mans. In planning the battle of Mes
sines ridge, which was a model of' a
clean-cut victory, the British army
commander took into account the
fighting man's point of view and when
the advance had reached a stage
where it gave the British covered high
ground the fighting men were direct
ed to take a rest while specially or
ganized labor battalions were rushed
up fro mthe rear to do mhe necessary
digging and consolidating of new
trenches so as to make them thorough
ly proof against counter-attack.
The result was that the fighting
men were unhampered and unworried
by the necessity of digging, went for
ward later in the lay and took ob
jectives that were rather hoped for
than actually expected These are
the tactics the American fighting man
would like to see. They appeal to
him, but just now he is being put
through a pretty stiff course of dIg
ging. This does not apply to dig
ging trenches alone. He is being
taught how to dig himself in indi
vidually while lying flat on the
ground in the face of enemy fire, thus
getting temporary shelter and the
protection of a sor t of grave-like ex
eavation.
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a glass of water would give me great
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DANIELS STARTS A SPY HUNT'
Recent So-Called Accidents Have Re
called England's Experience With
Her Navy.
Washington, Aug. 27.-A nation
wide spy-hunt, directed against- Ger
man spies who have been attempting
to cripple the American navy, was
launched today.
Two "accidents" in the last two
days, and within little more than a
month of the disastrous explosion at
the Mare Island navy yard, brought
matters to a crisis.
A naval investigation board defi
nitely determined that the explosion
at Mare Island was the work of an
enemy, designed to wipe oue the en
tire important naval station, base of
the Pacific fleet.
On Saturday a bridge, the sole con
necting link with the new Jamestown
naval station, the proposed great At
lantic base, was set afie by incen
diaries. It was the second *attampt
against the bridge. On Saturday also
an explosion occurred aboard an
American patrol boat in the Elizabeth
river near Norfolk. Two men were
seriously injured. The cause of the
explosion could not be determined and
an investigation is under way.
Fleet Safe.
The main Atlantic fleet for the mo
meat is safe. It is closely guarded
at its main rendlezvous or at the sep
arate stations to which ships have
been assigne'd. But, bearing in mind
the long list of dlisasters to the British
navy through ''unexplained" exlo
sions aboard British battleships, fol
lowving England's entrance into the
wvar, Secretary D~aniels is waiting no
longer to strike at the entemy plots
or domestic treason wvhich have in
spired the recent series of blows at
the navy.
Determ inedI action was taken today
simultaneously wvith unoflicial an
nouncement of information that "the
Mare Island plot was only part c C
a widespread program, evidlencea of
wvhich has conie to the hands of the
auth orities."
Secretary D~aniels went into a
lengthy conference at his oflice with
Attorney G;eneral Gregory and A.
Bruce IHielaski, the man who has had
practical comnmandl of the entire Ger
man sp)y and prop~aganda activities.
After the conference it wvas indli
catedi that a delinite lead has been
obtained as to the identity of the
Mare Island dlynamiters.
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Shcfdl Sale
Pursuant to a Judgient order of
the Court'of Common Pleas for Clar
endon County in the State of South
Carolina, dated the 29th.June, 1917,
in the case of Daniel. Harvin, plain.
tiff, against New Hope R. M. E
Church and the trustees . thereof, I
will sell to the -highest bidder for cash
at public auction in front of Clarendon
court house at Manning within usual
hours of sale, on salesday, in Septem
ber, 1917, being- Monday the 3rd day,
the following described real estate:
All that lot of land containing one
half acre, and the building thereon
situated in Clarendon county in said
state, and bounded on the North by
lands of Rose und Stephen Cordes;
South by lands owned by Odd Fellows
East by lands owned by Rose and
Stephen Cordes, and West by Cain
Savannah Road. Said lot being the
same which was conveyed to the trus
tees of New Hope R. M. E. Church by
deeed of Rose and Stephen Cordes,
dated 11th February, 1907, and record
ed in Book D page 23.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
THE STATE Of SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY Of CLARENDON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
C. M. Werber, Plaintiff,
against
Mary Abraham, John Ab/iaham, Wil
lie. Abraham, Weston Abraham,
Alice Abraham, Eddie Abraham,
- Enoch Abraham, Thomas Abraham,
Masseo Abraham, Hattie Abraham,
Hessie Abraham aqd B. C. Wallace,
Defendants.
Under and by virtue of a judgment
Order of the Court of Common Pleas,
in above stated action to me directed,
bearing date of August 2nd, 1917, I
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash, at the Court
House at Mannin; in said County,
within the hou:rs for Judicial Sales,
on Monday, Septi-nber 3r:1, 1 17, be
ing sales day, the fol!o-.vin:r :.c -.ibed
real esta:.
All that tra:t of Lan 1, - .. ";ounty
of Clarendo:: an.1 State: afor . con
taining six:ty-four acres. :-:s,
bounded Ncth by t.ie o e: 1cm Pub
lic Road -:..1 lan-d of Bl;. ling, East
by land of :iing, So-:t by Plow
den Mill Swamp, and W., by land
now or formerly of James !'>raham,
et. al., being 14, No. 3 of Tract Bow
plat made iv ..icLTo lan & Palmer,
dated Mari ist, 1912.
Also all brat. trac', o^ land in said
County and State, containing sixty
four acres, more or less, bounded on
the North by the old Salem Public
Road, and land of James Abraham;
East by land of James Abraham, et.
al.; South by Plowden Mill Swamp
and West by land of Levi and Wein
bery, the same being Lot No. 1 on
Tract B. on the plat above referred to.
Also all that certain tract of land
in said County and State, containing
forty-nine and four-tenths acres,
more or less, bounded North, South
and West by land of Levi and East
by land of Alderman and Preston,
more fully appearing by plat made
by McLellan & Palmer, dated March
1st, 1912.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
E. C. DICKSON,
Clerk of Court Clarendon County.
TH STATE Of SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF CLARNDON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
J1. 11. Winburn, Plaintiff, .
against
Alice Abraham, JIames Blanding, Joe
Blanding, J1. HI. Rigby, Queen Es
tellec A braham, Nelson Carrawaiy,
.Jr., William H1. 11. Carraway, Nel
son Carraway, Jr., Alice Carrawvay,
.Josiah Carraway, and Fredrick
Carraway, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of a judgment
Order of the Court of Common Pleas,
in above stated action to me dlirected,
bearing dlatc of August 2nd, 1917, I
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash, at the Court
House at Manning, in, said County,
within the hours for Judicial Sales,
on Monday, September .3rd, 1917, be
ing sales (lay, the followving described
ircal estate..
All of the right, title and interest
of Henrietta Carraway, James Bland
ing, Joe Blanding and James Abira
ham, ini and to all that certain tract
of land in the County of Clarendor
and State aforesaid, upon which1
.James A braham, Sr., resided at thc
time of his death containing seventy
acres, nmore or less, and being bound
cel North by lands of the' Estate o1
Levi, East and Sou'th by lands ol
D). W. Alderman, and WVest by landt
of the Estate of Abraham, said tract
of land having been partitioned by
deed dated D~ec. 1, 1915, as will ap
pear b~y deed on record in the office
of the Clerk of Court for Clarcendor
County, and the particular lots of
aid land herein referred to and here
by ordered to be sold being lots 2,
6, 7, and 8, as mentioned and de
scribed in said partition .deedl.
Puirchaser to pay for papers.
E. C. DICKSON,
Clerk of Court Cl.-arnn Cunty
SUPPORT # ?dOVEIR$MNT
W J. Bryan Says It Can tbhy .Ch6me
by Overthrow d4f' rmany-=- 4
.'Faith in' Kerensky.
Chicago; Aug. 27.-William Jenning
Bryan, In Chicago for a chautauqua
address, delared today that peace can
conic only through the overthrow of
Germany.
"My 'idea' is that any dissension 1
among us as to the prosecution of the I
war-that is ithe overthrow of ten
dency tb prolong it and make it more I
costly in money and men. The moie
any pne favors peace, the more loyally 1
he should support the government as i
the only means of hastening peace,
"There can be but one end of the i
war-that is -the overthrow ~of Ger
many. I find the dsire to support
the gove'rnment practically universal. I
"We shall, of course, win the war
whether Russia is able to hold her t
position or not. Any end except in i
our favor is conceitable. If Russia
'is overwhelmed we shall merely have
'a nd w situation to cope with. But I
have great faith in the ability of
'Kerensky.
"I am very glad congress conferred I
on Jhe president as broad powers as i
it did. There is no fear of their be
ing abused. I would even have had 1
the law go further and empower ,the i
president to protect- the people from
the greed of any group that tried to
'take advantage of them along any 1
line.
"There is more danger that taxes
on war profits of big business will be 1
too low than that they will be too
high."
REDUCTION IN' PRICE OF SUGAR
Producers Make Agreement Which
Will Lower Prices to the Con
sumer.
Washington, Aug. 2G.-A reduction 1
of about one and one-half cents a
pound from the present prices for f
sugar and effecting of a saving of
$30,000,000 to the consuming public
between now and the first of the year t
is assured by an agreement entered -'
Southern Rail
An Ambition an
THE needs of the South are id
of thp Southern Railway, the growt
the upbuilding of the other.
The Southern Railway nsks no taro
, accorded to others.
The amnbition of the Southern Ralin
unity of itterest that is born of co-opera
1 the railroadst to see perfected that fair and
ment of railroads which Invites the c
agenclest to realize that liberality of tire
to obtain the additional capital needed for
enlarged facilities Incident to the demai
service; and, finally
To take Its niche in the body politi
other great industries. with no more. bu
rights and equal opportunltlea.
" The Southern Serve
A1111 1h.11 atilu i
he cuntry ; acid the ~oo i instra-' Al
Ion, it was annou1 ed today.
In order that sugar ..r reah the
lealer without. intermoddli specula
;ive profits between the p'r.ducor and
retailer, the wholesale gr. :ers oft the
ountry have voluntarily Agreed with
;he food administratjon to :imit dis
ribution charges in ..ch a manner
ts to eliminate the posibility of spec
dative or pxhorbitant profits, and the
.ood administration experts to an
jounce at a late: d.'.j the price at
vhich wholesale su'n:r should-be de
ivered to the large consuming sen
;ers of the country. . It will theh be
.p to the consumers to see that the
etailers do not charge unjust prices.
The price agreed upon, it is de
:lared, -means $7.25 sugar basis f. o. b.
seaport refining, ports such as New
cork, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Bos
;on and San Francisco.
In making the announcement'of the
rut in prices the food administration
Hakes this comment:
"Owing to the holders of the re
nainder of the Cuba crop asking ex
)rbitant prices for" their sugar, the
rice advanced during the last few
veeks by over 1 1-2c a pound. The
ew Cuban crop will not be avail
ible until the latter part of December.
By that time the public will have
)aid $30,000,000 more for their sugar
han would have otherwise been the
ase."
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CERENSKY STRENGTH WANES
Moscow, Aug. 27.-The opposition
lad its round at the extraodinary
council today. Undeterred by Pre
nier Kerensky's threat of "blood and
ron," the cadet leaders, headed 'by
?rof. Miliukoff, peasants delegates
mnd retired generals, including Alex
eff and Brusiloff, joined in 'confront
ng the dictator with tile ultimatum:
"Break with the Socialists or go." t
General Korniloff tonight loomed
arge as a military dictator backed by
he Cossacks. Open declaration of
var on the Kerensky government and
iubsequent creation of a new regime
vith Moscow as its seat threatened
is the stormy sessions wore on. Only
t miracle can save the Kerensky gov
rnment in its present makeup.
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