The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, January 31, 1918, Image 1
WLLOiV, SOUTH CAROLINA,
Agra America Will
* lm 1,600,000 Beady This
Waahinyton, Jan. 28.?America
vttl hare an army of half a million
, men la France early this year, with a
million more trained and equipped
?- ? -*? Ia fnllnvr nMinlrtv nhlna
can bt provided to carry them, and
tha outlook for ships Is not unpromisK
tas.
Secretary Baker care this information
to the nation and to the world
today in a statement before the Senate
Military committee, revealing that
which until now has been carefully
guarded with the army's military secrete,
in answering charges that the
government has broken in its preparation
for war.
From early morning until late afternoon
the Secretary addressed the
committee and a crowd, including
-many members of both houses of Congress
gathered in a big hearing room
of the Senate offlce building. He
spoke extemporaneously, beginning
with details of the mammoth task of
building an army of a million and a
half, answering such complaints of
inefficiency ru? were cited bv Senator
Chamberlain in hia r ent speech and
declaring that su?* istances were
laolated and not g- ral. Some questloaa
were asked and Mr. Baker from
time to time had assistants to the
telephone for reports on specific
qaestions.
Then toward the close of the day
the Secretary delivered a dramatic
? general statement of the American
war plan, telling of the coming of the
tiled missions, of the day end night
' conferences with men from the scene
of battle In which the plans now being
executed were adopted and of success
beyond the most sanguine expectations
in building the army and its
industrial suppoH aUh&ineT^ranspartimt
men across,the ocean, constructtng
railnwasTn .France and preparing
tft^slrlke the enemy with every resource
at the country's command.
Now, gentlemen, about the plan of
the war. It will be remembered that
this war broke out in August, 1914.
Wo went into it in April, 1917, so
that for two and one-half years, the
war had been going on. It was not as
though war had broken out between
the United States and some country,
each of them prior to that time having
been at peace with one another
and with everybody else, so that an
immediate plan should be made in
the United Stat 6a ior conducting war
apo'.uat its adversary, but we were
coming into a war which had been
going on for two and one-half years,
in which the greatest military experts,
all the nventive genius, all of
the industrial capacity of those greatest
countries in the world had for two
and one-half years been solving the
1 problem of what kind of war it was to
be and where it was to be waged.
' "It was not a thing for us to decide
. where our theater of war should be.
k The theater of war was France. It
was not for us to decide our line of
communications. Our line of communication
was across 3.000 miles of
ocean, one end of It infested with
| submarines. It was not for us to de"
cide whether we would have the man|
severing of large bodies of troops in
" the open. There lay the antagonists
Eon opposite sides of No Man's Land in
the trenches at a death grapple with
one another. Our antagonist was on
the other side of that line and our
n -problem was and is to get over there
' and get. at him.
h "It wan not the problem of doing it
our way and letting everybody else
take rare of himself. * In the first
place we were going to fight in
^ France, not on our own soil and not
on our adversary's soil, and thereB
fore, at the very beginning, it was obB
vioua that the thing we had to do was
jF not to map out an ideal plan of camr
paign, not to have the war college,
^ with Its speculative studies of Napoloon
and everybody else, map out the
theoretically best way to get at some
other country, but it was the problem
of studying the then existing situation
Jj^^^^and bringing the financial, the Indus
the military strength of the
cooperation
office ofcount^^
bill wil loot effect Superrl^pPN
terling's present term of officer
A BUI
To amend an Act, and all Acts
amendatory thereto, entitled "Ani
Act to abolish the County Commissioners
of Dillon County and to proTide
a system^ of County Government
for said county," providing for
abolishing the office of County Supervisor,
end to fix Commutation Tax
and provide for the "working of ,
roads. j,
Be it enacted by the General As-! |
sembly of the State of South Caro-' j
I Una: h
Section 1.?That an Vet, and all i
amendatoi, acts thereto, entitled !
"An Act to abolish the Couuiy
j mlssioners of Dillon County and to <
I provide ? system of bounty Govern- i i
ment for said county, approved the!
12th day of February, 1914, be, andJ<
the same is amended as follows: \
Strike out all of Section 6 of Baid;
Act, and insert in lien thereof the
following to be known as Section 5:1
"Section 5. The office of the Coun-I,
ty Supervisor for the County of Dil-j
Ion is hereby abolished and the
duties of said office are hereby de-.
volved upon the County Commis-^
sioners of 9aid county, and they; |
snail nave tne exercise or the power, |
authority and jurisdiction now de- J j
olved on the Supervisor of Baid,
county under and by the laws of thisj'
! State. The said Commission may ,'
j employ a competent man to be
known as koad Supervisor at a'
salary of not more than twelve hundred
dollars ner annum, whose duty
it shall be to supervise the working
and improvement of the public roads, {
to have control of the chain gang and j
other force that may be used for this
purpose under the general direction
of JLIie County Commissioners, and
perform such other duties as said 1
County Commissioners may require; 1
' said Road Supervisor shall not be en- j
1 gaged in any other work, but that i
! provided for in this section, and shall
' be subject to removal at any time in
the discretion of said County Com- j
missioners.. That the said County j
, Board of Commissioners shall ap1
point for each township, one or more :
overseers for the purpose of having I
the roads and highways worked, and
shall require said overseers to asser-!
tain the names of all persons, living
in his township, who are liable for \
road duty, and to file with the County
Commissioners, and alphabetical list1
!of the names. The County Commissioners
shall compare this list with,
commutation tax list as hied by the*
: County Treasurer, and shall report to 1
the overseers, not later than April 1st
each year, the names of all persons in!
his township who have not paid the
commutation tax and are liable for
?VA?U UUl/ IV* llltl . /COI . fittt 11 U?C 1-|
seer shall summons out his hands at:
such time or times as he thinks most'
1 beneficial to the public service, and
shall work them upon the roads five
days each year. That all persons who >
are liable to road duty In Dillon coun-i
ty as herein provided, in lieu of per-,
forming or causing to be performed |
labor upon the public highways of,
'said county; shall be required to pay,
to the county treasurer of said coun-'
ty'before the first day of April in each
and every year as annual couimuta-,
tion tax of two dollars and fifty cents
per head, which shall be expended
upon the number or joint of public
roads of the county in which it was
collected, and the officers are hereby
?empowered to receive this money
and receipt therefor, and the County
Trasurer shall pay the same to said;
officer upon demand. %, ,vlded that
all persons who are liable to road duty
in said county as is now provided'
for by law in lieu of paying said com-'
mutation tax or road tax may per-,
form five days labor of ten hours,
11each on the highways, four days of
which shall be performed by or be>
fore October 15th in each and every
year, and any person who shall elect;
> to perform said work in lieu of pay-j
? ing said commutation tax shall be<
1 furnished by the officer of his road
1 district a certificate setting forth the,
" fact that he has worked full time, and
5 the filling of said certificate
1 County Treasurer and the receipt of;
"ie latter ther?for shall be in satis-1
MfctioiyMMa^nBor^andng
Hit
Be sam gains
KIN jH WARFARE
I^Bk has failed tc
llK( k shipping
Loses Sixty-nine Ves^W^SInce
Reign of Pirate*
ur.. ?
WW ?R> AM^Uil
New York, Jan. 29.?In the 12
months of unrestricted warfare launched
against American and allied
shipping by Germany, ODe year ago
Friday, there have been sunk by subi.ki
Aier, mines and raiders, 69 American
vessels totaling 171,061 gross
tons, acording to a careful compilation
of records of sinkings which
have been made public during the
period. Offsetting this loss of American
vessels, most of which were sailing
ships, the United States, since
February 1, has added to her merchant
marine by the seizure of former
German aud Austrian owned ships,
a total of 107 vessels, having a gross
tonnage of 686,494, leaving on the
credit side of the American ledger in
the account with the central powers, a
not train nt K1 C A 10 o
nu.? v* uxu,lda glUBS lilllM.
The loss of life caused by the sinking
of the 69 American ships was
more than 300 persons, however.
The percentage of sinkings of
American shipB, compared with the
number of vessels which have sailed
through the war zone successfully is
small. Records of the department of
commerce show that for the period
beginning with February 1, 1917, and
ending with December 1, there were
cleared from American ports in the
foreign trade ships agregating 17,738,900
net, or approximately 24.834,460
gross, tons.
Further offsetting the loss of tonnage
occasioned by the submarine
warfare, the United States, through
the shipping board, requisitioned in
American shipyards 4 26 vessels totalling
more than 2,000,000 gross
tons und contracts have been awarded
for 884 ships. In addition, the
shipping board on October 15 last,
placed under government requisition
393 American vessels of over 2,500,000
tons dead weight capacity which
were already afloat and immediately
assigned them to the task of carrying
supplies ' for the allies and tho
American forces abroad.
Including in these requisitioned
vessels were 21 ships in Great Lakes
trade and in adition there were commandeered
24 steamers building on
the lakes for foreign account and
ready for launching. Virtually all ol
these were brought to Atlantic Coast
ports and immediately put into service.
Another difficulty which faced th*
United States in the task of putting
to sea vessels to offset the ravages of
the u-boats was the repairing of the
"wilful daBiage" done to the former
German ships by% their officers si?wl
crews.
Three of the former German vet
Bels seized by this government have
been the object of successful attacks
by submarines. The Actaeon, formerly
the Adamsturm, and the Owasco
formerly the Allamannia, were sunk,
and the Armenia was hit by a torpedc
but was saved after being beached.
The anour.ced sinking* of British
ships for the year up to and including
the week ending January 23, have
been 1,033 vessels, of which 763 wert
over 1,600 tons and 270 were undei
that figure. The Joint losses ol
France and Italy have been averaged
from three to four large vessels week
ly.
ed annually to pay two and one-hall
dollars commutation or road tax, ex
cept ministers of the gospel astuallj
in charge 'of a congregation, teacheri
employed in the public shools ,trus
tees, and persons permanently die
abied in the military service of thii
state and persons who served in th<
late war between the states, and al
persons actually employed in th<
quarantine service olL this State, an<
all students who mifcr be attendlni
any school or college at the tim<
when the commutation tax herein
before provided for "shall become
due: Provided, That any persoi
claiming exemption from the provia
ions of this Aet mi th? grounds o
physical diH;ibilit}<^^BpBjM|M^^
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FAILK1) TO KKTVHX j|
QUESTION*N AIBEH: |
List of Dillon County Registrant* j
Who Have Not Iteturnnl Their J
Questionnaires
t Willie Bethea, Dillon.
Virgle Hamer, Hamer.
I Reese Johnson, Sumter,
j James Willie Calder, Dillon.
,i Henry Lee, I>tke View.
Willie Talley, Latta.
wniio ?
, .. inuineuner Burden, Lake
1 View.
Coy Barrie McQueen. Hamer.
Will Campbell, Dillon.
James Tonison, Hamer.
Bert Holden. Mallory.
Morris Davis, Lanes,
i vhalmers Smith, Mallory. 1
'kobt. Peterson, Sumter. p
lames Mills, Dillon. '
i Jam McNeal, Dillon.
Henry Bethea, Lake View.
William McNair, Dillon,
i William Alston, Marion.
Bernie Cook, Lake View. j'
Joseph Tru8 Hayes, Lake View. j(
j James Burk Berry, Latta.
William McEachern, Dillon
.Wallie Bailey, L/atta. 1
William Monroe Harrelson, Hamer.
Bob Brunson, Camden,
i Jeff Stewart. Georgetown.
Crawford Dismal, Cheraw.
John Nick, Dillon.
Iln n lol
J ??1 mvnac, L/lllUil.
Arnold Rogers, Hartsville. 1
John Johnson, Dillon.
Major LeeGtte, Minturn.
Jesse Rouse. Bargaw, N. C.
Abraham Johnson, Sumter. (
John Purdy, Little Rock.
Tom Cox, Dillon.
David Hardy, Dillon.
Joe Randolph, McClellansville.
McCallum WcSwain, Minturn.
John McDonad, Dillon. 1
Ansel Wake fall, Monks Corner.
Monroe Henson, Dillon.
Hazel Mcintosh, Florence.
John Lee, Charleston. ,
George Washington Norton, Dillon.)
Jackson McNealer, Dillon.
James P. Page, Lake View.
Luke Jackson, Hamer.
Julian Curry, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Ed MoRant. Plantersville.
Geo Walker Watts, Hamer.
Richard M. Thompson, Hamer.
James Nesmith, Marion.
| Bryant Woodell, Dillon.
Ivay Ford, Nichols.
Willie Rhoads, Dillon.
David Siugletary, Dillon.
Robert Trotter Shiels, Dillon. \
Henry Smith, Dillon.
Bonnie Green, Georgetown.
Henry White. Dillon.
Mack Hudson, Kingstree.
Simon P. Page, Latta.
Walter Thompson, Latta.
s Seaman Deas, Georgetown.
; Arch Willis. Dillon.
Cornelious Small, Plantersville. !
James Arthur Bethea, Latta.
Bartholomew Alford, Dillon.
Earnest ltussel Hardee, Litle Rock, j
David AustinGoodin, Lake View
Boyd Jones, Gallivant's Ferry 1
Cicero Owens, Lake View ;l
Lounie Warley, Dillon
Hector Grey, Hamer '<
I Sam Underwood, Dillon
Fred Seats, Mallory | i
i Furman Sweats Dillon, No. 2
Thomas Beldon, Hartsville '
! ' 1
i I Oren Thigpen, Sumter
.' James Page, Latta !
i John Mclver Conyers, Kingstree
(j David Hamilton, Lake View I
>! Jack Uaker, Hamer <
James White, Hertford Co., N. C.
i James Loyd, Cardesville
; William Joseph Crowley, Dillou j
f it it-haul McKay. Dillon. 11
? | Prank Manning, Latta.
: Pearly Grahum, Dillon,
r Thad Arthur Rising, Dillon.
I Thomas Grant, Georgetown.
James M. Love, Lata.
Oliver Chavis, Dillon.
Hazel Wright, Sellers.
p Fred Jones, Georgetown.
_ John Kirby, Latta.
r f Sam Belhea, Minturn.
j Bernie House, Latta.
Charley Brown, Charleston.
Jesse Chance, Swainboro. Ga.
Raymond Miller, Dillon.
Alexander White, Latta.
Johnnie Piatt, Dillon.
John Causee, U|u, ^
Sandy Herri
Hay
John
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COUNTY NEWS
ANDJPPENINGS
iV.SY M'TPTKRS "Y KKGCI A.
< 'OR RES PON DT \ TS.
ic?r? items oi mieresi (o Herald
Readers. Kbb and Flow of the
Human Tide.
Oak Grove
At the first quarterly conference
'or the Brownville circuit recently
:ield at Bingham a substantial increase
in salary was made for the pas:or
Rev. J. B. Weldon.
A night school for this community
was opened last Monday night with
Mr. Thos, Hayes in charge. A good
number have expressed a desire to attend
and no doubt much good will be
lone.
Miss Mamie McLees of Dillon visited
the Oak Grove school one day
IclSl ?t Cv*cv.
Auditor J no. W. Gaddy was here
jne day last week taking tax returns.
It m ni.n^o n. mi
?A./u?fv/oc wi i>ium iibviue waa
here last Friday on business.
Lacy Lundy has given up a position
it 3aden, N. C., and is~at home expecting
soon to be called to the coljrs.
Mr. Julius Dudly and family of
Blenheim visited relatives in this
community last Sunday
Mint urn
Prof. J. Furman Herbert, Miss
Mac Bryde, and Miss McLees attended
the Teachers' Meeting at Dillon
last Saturday.
Miss Isla Weatherly spent the week
end at her home.
Miss Edwards of Hamlet, N. C.,
was the guest of Miss Lizzie Henagan
last week.
Quite a number of young people
enjoyed a musical on Saturday night
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
McLaurin.
Mr. Matthew Edwards and family
spent Saturday in Rowland.
Mrs. A. C. Rogers is visitina her
ii win D(. Known as The liberty WareJames
Williams, Minturn.
Lige Brown, Dillon.
John Johnson, Dillon.
Albert Bennett, Charleston.
Wilie Hughes, Dillon, S. C.
UnvM Taylor, Dillon
Walter Commings, Santee.
Nelson McKay. Datta.
Fur man Caddy, Hamer.
John Roberts, Zion.
David Chandler, Kingstree.
William Harry Dee, Dillon.
Buck Herbert, Cheraw.
James L. Wilson, Dillon
Jesse C. Newton, Dill^||^a
Win. Anderson,
I r% ran 7n laniAa
Jasper B rya
J o h n
r ee,
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Jackson.
Miss Kathleen Cottingh&m has
been spending some time with relatives
at Latta.
The ladies held a very enthusiastic
Red Cross meeting Friday afternoon.
Several new members were added to
the roll.
The merchants of Minturn are
showing their patriotism by closing
the stores on Monday.
Miss Margaret Smith has returned
home from a visit to Dillon.
Mrs. Nora Atkinson spent several
lays last week with her sister, Mrs.
Thud Weatherly.
/
Floydale
Miss Bessie Stackhouse spent the
week-end in Dillon, the guests of
friends.
All of our teachers attended teachers'
meeting in Dillon Saturday.^- le
Messrs Epps and Murray vov A
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Prof. M. E. Carmichweek-end
at his home \
Mr. H. B. Floyd ;* V?X ^
Saturday in Latta. >o^ ^?V%
The Ladies Improvemi^i %p*
tion held a good meeting l^0^. qOifternoon.
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A? ?
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liiike View <
Lake View is to have another to>y
naeco warehouse. At a meeting of a
number of citizens last Thursday a
warehouse company was organized.
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
Physical Examinations for Annjr
vice Begin Today
The
cards this week
'registrants to appear for physica^l^l^^^^H
;atnination. The examinations will
begin today and about 90 men will to
jexamined each day until the work
completed. The physicians of
|county held, a meeting at Dillon
day and arranged a schedule for
|examinations. Three physicians vill
| t;e on duty each day and minimum 4|j^H
'number of registrants to be examined
each day is 30 to each physician.^J^^H
on to
i examined and it will take about
(lavs to complete the examinetioi..^Q^Hl^^^|
lied Cross Activities
I Another shipment of knitted and
hospital garments will be sent tn ^
'headquarters the las of this week.
All Red Cross workers are urged t?
I send in finished garments by Friday
A Junior Red Cross Auxili^|^^^^^^^^^^|
in the Dilloi^H^^^^^^H^^|
11 every ifl B
become a member. i ne
n rn 9 nr wKa* ? ? ?* ? ? ? A 1 ? *
v aw Vf> nucu ail UIUUUUI IS
I by the school equal to 25c per
! the school becomes an auxiliary
| the Red Cross and will be
; large banner. This money is used
purchase material for the children
work with. Miss Miller will
'charge of the Junior Red Cross u^fl H
thoroughly organised and
! special work will be assigned to
: grade under direction of the teact^^^^^^^^^J
The children are entering intc^^^^H^^^H
| idea with enthusiasm and all
glad to have a part in this great
for
Observed us
In with the fuel
order to suspend
on Mondays for a of
; weeks, business in Dillon
tically suspended Monday.
closed throughout the
The rule observe^^^^^^^^^^^^B
during the
, iiuusc i^uuiyaiiy. nn<-TrTTrn|^^^^^^H|
of
been sold
the house will
The officers
are
L. W.
treasurer P.
secretary. In addi^
the are
'daddy, H. A. McCormick
The service? of
been secured
a warehouse
He has
business for
auctioneer W
ners in this
p'* come
V <g*\^ where^^^^H^^^H
?t>v^ -o?^^HBF
Edwards
with
Tifrs. Henry aii^^^HHH^^^Rr
and Hugh, left
home
to
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Mer
and Margie
Miss and
i Latta, spent Sunday
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the jg
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