TOF
IS GUT HI HALF
ASTUTE COUNTY SUPERVISOR
HAS MORE THAN EARNED
HIS SALARY,
fix hup soil of mMS
Debt of County Cut Almost In Half
Through Persistent Following Up
of Clues in Certain Matters.
ARTILLERY AND MACHINE GUN
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FIRE WORKS HAVOC WITH
CHARGE OF FOE|
CHINESE AMONG THE ENEMY
Greenwood.—The debt of Green
wood county has been cut almost in
half, according to a statement of A. J.
Bell, county supervisor The 6xact
figures compiled by Mr Bel! show
that the county’s indebtedness has
been reduced from $42,000 to $19,-
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Only the persistent following up of
certain matters on the part of the su
pervisor did the amount show such
a large reduction. One item was
$449 received from McCormick coun
ty. Mr. Bell states that he just hap
pened across some small slips of pa
per in a drawer in the office with
amounts on them and which Men
tioned McCormick county. He decid
ed to take a chance and sent in a bill
for McCormick county. A check for
the amount came next day. There
was no charge on any book in the of
fice for this amount, Mr. Bell de
dares. •
Asks for Many Buildings.
Washington (Special).—In view of
the announcement, several days *ago
that the committee on public build
ings and grounds would report a gen
eral public buildings bill at this ses
sion of congress, Congressman Donil 7
nick has requested the committee to
provide for postoffice buildings <at the
following postoffices In his district at
a cost of $50,000 each: Belton, Pied
mont, Westminster, Easley, William-
Mon. Walhalla, McCormick, Pickens,
Pelzer, Seneca, Honea Path.
Mr. Dominick has also asked that
federal court houses at Anderson and
Greenwood be authorized, providing
for an appropriation of $250,000. At
f“ach of these places and authorizing
and directing the secretary of the
treasury to sell the present buildings
and sites there at public sale to the
highest bidder. Z*
- Papers Consolidated.
Greenwood.—The Greenwood Index
and, Greenwood Journal- which have
both been issuing afternoon editions
carrying full leased wire news re
ports, announced a consolidation of
the two papers and that hereafter one
paper will be issued under the name.
The Index-Journal. ... The merging of
the two daily papers will give the new
paper a circulation of approximately
6.000 and a mechanical equipment
capable of producing one of the best
afternoon papers in the State. In ad
dition to the regular afternoon edi
tion. a Sunday moming edition and a
tri-weekly edition will be vssued. The
following will compose the organiza
tion of the Index-Journal: H. L. Wat
son, editor; E. P. Wideman, city edi
tor; R. M. Norment, news editor;
J S. Bailev, business manager; and
G. WV^tlanlner, Jr., advertising man
ager. ~
Joint Session of Lawyers. „
Columbia. - Announcement was
made that the South Carolina Bar As
sociation had accepted ah invitation
to meet in joint session with the Geor
gia Bar Association at Tybee during
the month of June. ——~
Members of the State Association
will endeavor to secure a large at
tendance at the meeting which will
prove a big success socially^ and oth
erwise. John P. Thomas!, Jr., of Co
lumbia. is president of the South Car
olina Bar Association, and C. S. Mon-
teith is secretary.
An executive committee composed
of Alva M. Lumpkin, F. G. Tompkins
and D. D. Moist-.' will arrange for a
meeting with the executive commit
tee from the Georgia Association and
complete plans for the big Joint ses
sion. |
Additions to Faculty.
Clemson College.—Two recent addi
tions have been made to tbe teaching
force of the agricultural department
Capt. L. B. Cannon, a graduate of
Clemson College in 19U-4® the ani
mal husbandry course, has been ap
pointed assistant professor of dairy
ing. He succeeds J. A. Clutter, who
resigned in order to enter the com
mercial dairvir * field in Columbia.
Lieut. C. L. Morgan of Kentucky, a
graduate of the University of Ken
tucky, has been appointed assistant
professor of animal husbandry.
Americans Prepare^ Warm Welcome
for Manchus In View of Stories of
; Their Inhuman Conduct.
Archangel.—Heavy losses were in
flcited on the bolshetiki by the
American forces, and-the enemy was
driven back in dsiorder from the vil
lage of Vlstavka, on the Vaga. The
American casualties were five* killed
and severely wounded. Many bolshe
vtk soMtens were^talren prtsoTMY-by
thp Americans. -
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he enemy early In the morning
began a bombardment with field guns
and howitzers, and under cover of a
shrapnel and pompok barrage essay
ed a frontal attack with infantry in
the Arctic twilight at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. American troops, who
were rested after their retirement
from Shenkursk and were now estab
lished in a good condition, poured a
heavy fire from artillery and machine
guns into the charging bolshevik!,
whose ranks broke and fled into the
woods.
Captured bolshevik! declared the
enemy had planned a flank attack sim
ultaneously with the frontal move
ment, but this was abandoned when
the Vistavka attempt failed. . *
Chinese and Manchu troops are
now included in the bolsheviki forces
opposing thfe Americans on the Viga.
So far theseTiave Been held in reserve
but the Americans are preparing a
warm reception for the yellow soldiera
if they appear in the flghtnig line, in
view of stories reaching them of the
the Baltic provinces.
NEW ENLISTMENTS IN NAVY
SIXTEEN HUNDRED WEEKLY
Washington.—Rear Admiral Victor
Blue, chief of the bureau of^naviga-
toin, wrote Chairman PadgetL of the
house naval committee, that the navy
department had directed to date the
release of 40 per cent of tha reserves,
40 per cent of the men who enlisted
for the war only, and 20 per cent of
the men who, since the begnnirig of
the war. had enlisted Tor the regular
four-year period.
New eulistments in the navy now
are at the rate Of about 1,600 a week,
the admiral said, but he added that
the full effect of new enlistments on
demobilisation plans would not be felt
for sevenal months, as the new men
could be sent to ships.
AMERICAN IMPORTS MAY BE
HURT BY BRITISH EMBARGO
London/—The American chamber
of commerce in London is arranging
a series of conferences between im
porters of American goods and British
manufacturers of similar articles in
the hope of reaching agreements: that
will inflii^fiice the fmport restrictions
the British government-*has announc
ed it will reimpose March l.-
Importers of American goods are
represented as having suffered more
than other business men during ttnr
war and as having been considerably
gratified when, soon -after the* armis
tice. the British government removed
rstrictions on a long list of articles.
These importers also foresees great
business difficulties over the decision
of the government to renew the re
strictions on American goods.
NEUTRAL NATIONS WIlyL BE
ALLOWED LARGER IMPORTS.
Washington.—As a result" of nego
tiations conducted at Paris, Norway,
Sweden, Holland and Denmark are to
be permitted to import increased
quantities of essential commoditiea
from the victorious. associated na
trons and a large part of the 910,079
tons of Danish, Swedish and Norwe
gian shipping now under charter to
the shipping board is to be returned.
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REPARATION BY GERMANY
AND AUSTRIA DISCUSSED
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' Sheriff Clotures Still.
Gaffney.—Sheriff Thomas and Dep
uty Sheriff J. E. Watkins captured a
distillery about 14 miles from Gaffney,
on the waters of Big Tb’ofcet creek,
on lands which were said to belong to
John Bhirkwood. Two / white
were at v' r,, *ir on ploot when the
officers arrived. T v e still, wh'ch was
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Paris.—The peace conference com
mittee on reparations met and ex
changed views regarding the princi
ples .covering reparations for "dam
ages caused by the enemy and based
on memoranda which will be present
ed by the delegations of tbe countries
affected.
The memoranda will be discussed
at the next meeting of the commit
tee. Louis Klotz, the French minis
ter of finance, presided.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS EJECT. *
SPARTACANS FROM BREMEN
Copenhagen. — Government'. troop*
entered Bremen after heavy fighting
and occupied the town hall and the
stock ^xch^nge. The spartacans have
retreated -to Groepsingen.’.
The pfrvernment troops made their
entrance after the city had been bom
barded. Many persons are reported
to have been killed in the bombard-
tpent. Armed sparacans are* on their
way* to Bremen to the support of the
^partacans there.' ^.
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