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i .=d | i he Union Paily Times | ?. | ? PRESS !j! lf* jHBffi' f nifcttt and Tuesday. | i DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Established in 1850?Converte d to The Unioti Daily Times Oc toher 1, 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY f ,jW I ? i I MM>+ Vol. LXXII No. 1367 Union, S. C. Monday Afternoon, 'May 1, 1922 3C per Copy CAMPAIGNERS SPEA V01 B. F. Alston, Jr., chairman, enlle the meeting: to order and introduce the speakers of the ward four meei ing held Friday night in front c Johnson's store. For Alderman. S. R. Lybrand, candidate for rc election as alderman from ward foui Thanks for the hearty support give: me heretorofe. 1 have served you a alderman for eight years. I hav (tone my best. The records will sho\ that what I have done was clear right. If elected I will not be asham ed of what I do. If elected I wil make you a better alderman than ever have made you. W. B. O'Shields next introduced Thank you for good vote two year ago. If you elect me and I do not d< something for ward four, I will ste] down. G. A. Royster next introduced, am here among the people amonj whom I work. I have a desire to g< higher. You know what I stand for that which is right, clean. It wil be left with the voters. I will appre ciate your support. I know you all men, women, children. I will, if elect ed, do all I can to serve you. If elect ed you will know you have an alder man from ward four. Vote to sui yourself. If you think either of th< other candidates will serve you bet ter, vote for him. I will appreciatt your vote. For Commissioner. R. L. McNally first introduced, am no speaer, never was. But give you a few facts as to why I an running. Eighteen year^ago, I ask ed you lo support me for mayor. This you did. I expect to see the fund! handled in a business-like manner, don't blame Mr. Hames because watei was short. It was due to prohibition We pay too much for our lights an< power. We pay 800 per cent profit foi lights. The commissioners product nothing. They buy power at a ver^ low price and hell it to you at a varj cost, practically. I'd rather show tha we have lower rates than other towns show hew cheap we furnished you. All salaries have been cut. If so living expenses snouia oe cut. r.owe; prices. If I um elected I will reduce or tell you why. Complaints mad< will be given attention. Let the clerl receive the complaints. Let each on< of the commissioners have a copy an< let there be a satisfactory settlement If the commissioners can make monej out of the large consumer at 15 cents per thousand for water, you shouU not be churge 30 cents?100 per cen profit. If elected I will do my best tt reduce the rates and make you a goo< commissioner. L. J. Humes next introduced, made a statement in The Union Times stating that I was not defeated. I dit not stand for reelection. The booki were audited and the audit showet the conditions satisfactory. Mr. McNally is In the ice business He bought the water at 18 cents ant sold it as ice for $20. If we had likt rate of every commodity we used a: much as 500 per cent. We had t< increase rates a little. We stated thu v/e would reduce when we could. If am elected and after 12 months I can' ieduce your rate I will step down an< out. We never cut off any man wh< was sick and in trouble. I never knew of one such being cut off. When th< mills closed down once I told the mer chants on this hill to come on ant get- what they needed, and pay whei things got better. The rate of 1.5! the commissioners are paying, by th< time it gets to the consumer, is thr& cents. I have always said we shoult not run the plant for profit. The low est rates possible without a profit Mr. McNally is my personal friend I am running my own race. I appre oiate the vote you gave me before ant believe you will give me your suppor on May 2. For Mayor. Mr. O. E. Smith was first intro duced. I stand before ward four ani ask for the third time that I he ele vated to this position of power am trust. Tv.entv-two years agol cam to cast my lot with you. If elected will give service that will reflect. I stand for moral progress, law an< order, enforcement of ordinances. Why shouldn't I be in favor of lav and order? I have three daughter and one son. The children of toda; are the citizens of tomorrow. Three years ago Mr. Morgan preach ed that the city needed financial ad ministration. He complained of th streets. lie cannot now enjoy a rid 'n the city; the streets are so bad. am asking for my first term; Mr. Mor gan is asking for the third term, have served as aldermen, also a mayor pro tern. If elected I promise honest an ffiiV faithful service. J. A. Wilburn next introduced, come before you asking you to elec w?- - me your mayor servant, trustee. I K TO ERS OF WARD FOUF d! elected will try to ge>t $1.50 for ever; d, dollar you spend. I'm a running. will, if you honor me, see that it wil >f, not take two men to do one man'i I joh. Those four men who are run I ning, if hunting a man to do a jol - would give it to Wilburn. I will give ' you a quarterly statement of wha a has been done. A trash wagon witi R two men is going around here. Is thai <* business? This will run any busines: v ir a hole. I don't know anything onlj ii| work. I know what is a day's work -1 It you keep me in four years you wil 1 not need any floating bonds; I will paj I , this town out of debt in four years 1 They all say Wilburn is a close. sting\ I- man. I may be. But 1 will take care R of your money. I will be on the jol 3 every day. I will see that you gel P your part of the work. I want the job, not for the money I will get, but I for the honor. Give me a trial and 1 ? will put all my power into the job. 3 Next speaker was R. P. Morgan 5 This is an occasion that comes to yov 1 every two years. ? I have been twice - honored. I come asking for your suf . frage again. On next Tuesday you - have this office to pass out. I have - had a handsome vote from this ward - two years ago. I carried the majority t in ward four and also in \vard three: ? I hope that you will not fail to give - me the same majority on next Tuess day. My opponents have made certain charges. I am not ashamed of the record. Your city treasurer and 1, your mayor have been shot at. Wr 1 have cleared the record and we car 1 do so again. We have been charged - with having been a corrupt adminis* tration. I deny it We have beer *! charged with squandering money. Wt f I have passed through the most tryj ing period during the past four years The firemen and the police force have i received salaries all too small. We * have not squandered your money. If e reelected I will continue to serve. We / have reduced the debt of the citj r $30,000. We have installed additions t even that can be connected by a small t additional cost. They say it is impos? sible to get around upon the streets We deny it; we also beg to say that ? by not going ahead at high cost, to imr prove the streets, we saved you a . quarter of a million dollars. We wert ' advised by experts to wait. Rock Hill c made the mistake of going ahead a\ 5 the high cost period. You pay 1f 1 mills. Rock Hill will pay this yeai 32 mills. A bond issue has carried t and the money heretofore paid on the sj dirt streets, will help to liquidate the I ! u?J ?:Ii *-n - vnc u|>|M)iiriiL win ttrii t j you the board of health has spent ton > much money. One of my opponents 1 j was the chairman for most of the i time. If all the departments had spent 1! money as did that particular one s i where would we ^ have been? The 1 j mayor is said by some to he the wholp 3! thing. They are mistaken. The four 1 j aldermen pass on everything. No I mayor is the whole thing. What do . you elect the four aldermen for ? 1 The present administration is charg?' ed with an $80,000 bond issue, trying 31 to slip this thing over. Consulting "> with your representatives and senatoi t we were trying to get money at fi per I cent instead of 8 per cent. The city t administration did not have a thing I t/\ /1a ur!f li lio r?ln/r t b/> Vr/tn/lo nocco/1 J without voting. It was not our fault 11 that there was not a vote upon it 2 I The council, in executive session, goei - into the transaction of business. The 1 mayor nuist have the cooperation oi i the aldermen. You have honored nu 5 and I have tried to prove worthy ol p the trust. I am more capable now e than ever to serve you well. We arf J too given to finding fault. W. C. Lake next speaker. It is i " pleasure to appear before you as t ' candidate for mayor. I appreciate th< vote you gave me for coroner si> ^ years ago. I was elected aldermar * two years ago from ward two. I stand for law enforcement. 1 stood for the enforcement of the Sun - day closing ordinance. I have fron d time to time called the attention ol - the city council for the non-enforee d ment of the laws. I believe in ar e economical administration. I believ* I in having complete reports at regulai intervals, and published in the citj d papers. At the conclusion of my tern I would advise the increase of sal * ( uiicn. nit! muyur nnuuiu ^ivr hi: 31 entire time to the city's business. ] y will give personal supervision. 1 t think a young man should be given f -1 chance. You send your hoys ant - j girls to school expecting them to lx f given a chance. If elected I will d< <* all in my power to work for the in I teiest of the cityv Your ordinance: will bo enforced or repealed. I fee I competent. I had had business experi 3j ence and I have served as Unitet 1 State commissioner. I wish to thanl ! you for the support I expect to re ceive from you. I J. F. McLure was the last speaker t I have not attempted to bamboozli f or befuddle anybody. We had pub SON KILLS FATHER ( DEFENDING MOTHER Athens, Tenn., April 30.?Dr. Gus j Shipley, 52, member of the Tennessee i I board of medical examiners and well known local physician, was shot and instantly killed here tonight by his ^ son, Jack Shipley, a deputy sheriff. According to the story of young . | ^ Shipley, his father was choking Mrs. , i Shipley, who is an invalid, when the < I son stepped up behind him and fired a shot into his neck. \ Mrs. Shipley made a statement de- , fending her son, saying that he was , j forced to shoot and pleading with of- , ficers not to arrest him. Father and son were seen on the streets today , <;iid seemed to be on the best of terms ] , and no previous trouble is said to have ' occurred between them. j t Young Shipley surrendered imme- ( , diately after the shooting but was not j ' placed in jail pending an investigation j j by a coroner's jury tomorrow. ( Dr. Shipley was one of the foremost physicians of the state and had for | some years been a leader in Republi, can political activities. Relief For Flood Victims ' i iu assist in iiie sptfeuy renei 01 trie hundreds made homeless by the recent 1 floods in the West, the American Rail- ' " v ay Express company is furnishing free transportation of supplies to 1 these sufferers. { , All agents of the American Railway 1 I Express company haxe been instruct- * ed to accept and forward without 1 charge any shipments of food, cloth- * I ing or other necessities consigned to * the Red Cross or other organizations, and every effort will be made to rush 1 such shipments. < Such relief shipments from Union may be delivered to the agent of the I American Railway Express Co. at the < Buffalo, Union, Carolina railroad of- 1 , fice or with their uptown money order 1 agents, Storm's Drug Store. ; i . was deceptive, misleading. It said | I the administration had $202,000 while ' . some $240,000 passed through their 1 hands. The four years preceding the sum of about $110,000 passed through 1 (he hands of the city authorities. In j the present administration ye find ourselves $105,000 in debt and there ' I is yet two more months, and that will lun the indebtedness to $117,000. The ; statement has been made that the . charge was made that money I had been stolen. This is absolutely /..1n,v I 1 1 ' i icu.M-. a Du in uir miMicy iiuu utrtrn , wastefully expended. The licenses ' I here aggregated some $17,000. That , if the same as increasing the levy. ' j The money spent has been spent ' wastefully. There have been too many j bosses and too few laborers. Since September the board of health officer has been elected by the council, not by the board of health. The chairman of the board of health never ap- j , proves one single bill of the board , of health, psuggested that all mon- ( eys should be paid on the O. K. of the chairman of the board of health. We . got some things we asked for, but sometimes we did not. We had only j 1 one health officer, now we have two ^ . officers. Your chairman never has the r spending of one single cent of the ' , expense of the board of health. It ^ j will never be otherwise until your bills are paid by the city treasurer j upon the 0. K. of the chairman of the . board of health. I am your neighbor, , living: on this end of town. A wagon r stuck and the load of wood had to be : , thrown off to get the wagon out. You f never heard of such a thing happening , on East Main street. The present ad, ministration tried to sell the park, your only place of recreation. They were stopped. They are now hauling off the top soil and thus destroying your park. Sixty thousand dollars of ' ^ bond money has been in the Citizens ) Lank: $869 interest his house paid. The Citizens Bank owes the city more j than $3,000 additional interest. Why was that $60,000 of bond money left ' i off? If elected I will enforce the , law on the statute books. Your mayor is your chief executive. He sees that l the police do their duty and that the will of the council is carried out. r There are a good many things going r on that should not be going on. If I , am your mayor 1 will see that the . laws are enforced. We can keep down , the things going on here today as we [ did in the past. Your mayor said in I his answer to the questionaire that if x the citizens would swear out the war1 rants. But that is what your mayor and officials are for. I am on the bor, der line?just over in ward three. I . have rot. built up a political party, i If elected I will give you the best ad 1 ministration I fan. I will see that the . money will be spent for the benefit of 1 the whole city. We are spending more { and getting less for it than ever be. fore. The meeting adjourned and the next . will he held tonight at the courthouse. ? On tomorrow, Tuesday, May 2, the - election will be held. - ' 'BB?'" ?~~ WOMAN PHYSICIAN ISOLATES GERM Moscow, April 30 (|y tie Associat ed Press).?The discover? and isolation of the typhus ge&t by Dr. N. Kritch, a woman, under the guidance of Professor Barakin, director of the Moscow Biological institute, is confirmed by Dr. Walter ?. Davenport of Chicago, acting head-pf the medi[ al department of the American relief administration in $luMia. Dr. Kritch is director of the laboratory of Sokolnichiesky hospital -at Moscow, where she has been engaged for two years in searching for fiiU g^rm. Announcement of t?. enjLjbfeovery was made before a conijk ence of 25 Moscow doctors. A c "So far as it has gonK it leems to < oe one of the most important medi , ral discoveries of the oontury," sab' Dr. Davenport today. " "Dr. Krit li oas succeeded in isolating the typhus roccus which is biscuit shaped and in appearance much like the pneumoni, srerm or pneumococcus. :f The germ was found in the brain tissue of 11 < jut of 12 patients who hiad died of :yphus. The organism Was then arrown in the tissues of ^he human spleen from which later a culture was taken and injected into guinea pigs, producing typhus symptoms. "So far no vaccine or eunitive srum has been developed mit this ma :ome later. Other physiciansi in Eu' rope and America have elaimed par :ial success in the producflbn of lym phus vaccine, but Dr. Kri|eh is the irst to grow and reprodOn typhus rocci outside the human; bbdy." The hospital where thp discovery was made has been siq>|$ed with equipment by the AmeridOUfc It has long been known .t&at a par , :icular form of louse carrtagthis type | >f germ but, according to Dr. Daven sort, the identity of the germs never | sas been established. -&s?sb,v? I The Union Cbfifctj^Baptist convention met with the tibckhart church ( yesterday. A large nqmber of delegates from the various Baptist churches and Sunday schools gathered in the convention, and an interesting program was carried out. The meeting was called to order by the president, J. C. Cudd, shortly after 10 &'clock. Very interesting speeches were made by the appointees. Rev Mr. Bowen of Jonesville spoke >n the relation of the Sunday school to the church. Rev. Mr. Watts of Co- ^ lumbia spoke upon the Sunday school ind the 75 million drive. Rev. W. A. Stephenson spoke upon the question [)f the graded school. Rev. H. W. Stone spoke upon the subject, "The Sunday School and Soul Winning." Guy H. Wilburn delivered an address >n the best helps to a successful Sun_i i i rm - ii a. nay scnooi. i nese were me sex speeches. Quite a number of others made brief speeches, notably Miss Lora Clement, a returned missionary to China. Miss Clement has just returned to the home land after six and a half years in China. The leckhart people were very hospitable and the delegates were roya'ly entertained. The Lockhart Baptists have recently moved into their handsome new church, and many of the visitors expressed great admiration for the new building. Rev. J. F. Pittrnan, who recently became pastor of the church, made a happy address of welcome. The next meeting will be held with Hebron church, four miles south of Union. Five Killed in Explosion Kansas City, Mo., May 1.?Five negroes were killed and a number injured in an explosion in a rooming I L - riouNt* iicre luuuy. Court Called This Morning Court was called this morning by Clerk of Court R. C. Williams and adjourned to 3 p. m. upon the order of Judge T. S. Sease, who is the presiding judge for the term. The postponement was made necessary owing to the fact that the county Democratic convention met in the court house at noon. Eastlake Testifies Today Montross, Ronger D. Eastlake, chief raval petty officer, took the stand today and gave a detailed story of his movements the day his wife's body d'oo /oiin/l litovolla* oU/vnrut/l t/\ niuane r nn iui'iiu niviaiiy v uwpp u u; j/irvtr at their colonial beach home. Sarah Knox, the nurse and defendant, sat motionless as he testified to finding her in his home on the morning of the murder. Much Money Taken in Raids Belfast, May 1.?Over 100,000 pounds sterling has been taken by Irish Republican army irregulars in raids upon various branches of the Bank of Ireland in the south. <4 iritis BATTLING WITH FLOOD WATERS New Orleans, April 30.?While water flowing through the three crevasses in the ^ lower Mississippi river continued to cover more lands today, the light to prevent other breaks in the levees was carried op without any let up. Thousands of men spent their Sabbath filling and piling sand bags to strengthen the weak places and to raise low stretches of the embankments to meet higher river stages than any yet recorded. In the third Mississippi levee district alone no less than 10,000 men were engaged in the fight to hold the swollen river in its channel, the 4,000 employed by the government in this district being reinforced by more than 0,000 civilians who have voluneered their services for common projection of their homes. Church services were dispensed with in many places, the pastors leading their docks to the levees where the day was spent in hard labor to prevent further flooding. Other hundreds spent the day in searching the flooded areas for marooned families and removing them in small boats to places of safety. Throughout the day the numbers being cared for in hastily provided refugee camps, established by the Red Cross or by private citizens, were augmented by the arrival of other destitute and sometimes hun*?y refugees who had been marooned in thou* flooded homes for several days. So far as could be determined late today there was no alleviation of the serious situation growing out of the depletion of ofod supplies at a number of the refugee camps, especially at Harrisonburg, La., where 1,500 persons were reported yesterday to be practically without food. Nothing is known here of the progress of the boat load of provisions dispatched from New Orleans yesterday for the stricken. Black River district, where ng food while existing on restricted diet. Reports from Yazoo City, Miss., today state that food is scarce in that district, the supplies being practically exhausted and that conditions were even worse in Issaquena county where a large area has been under vater for the last six weeks. At o.Jnesville, I.a., where several hundred destitute refugees from the Black, Little, Tensas and Ouachita river distrn ts aie being cared for. back waters have completely flooded the town. Whi'e the refugee camp Ihere is heated on higher ground than the town itself, it is expected that even the camp site will be inundated. rair Forest Chapter to Meet Fairforest Chapter, D. A. R., wil' meet at the home of Mrs. John A. Fant Tuesday afternoon, May 2nd, 1922, at 4:46 o'clock. The assistant hostesses are Mesdames D. N. Jones and E. M. Wilson. The honor guest of the afternoon at the chapter's birthday reception will be Mesdames Caine, State D. A. R. Regent, Milling, U. D. C." Stute President, Calhoun, and Albert Oliphant. Edith Smith Flynn, Cor. Secy. To Preach at Mt. Lebanon Rev. J. M. Trogdon will preach at Mt. Lebanon church on the sec end Sunday in May at 3 o'clock p. in. Mr. Trogdon has been called as a supply by this church. Death of Mrs. Sarah Brannon Mrs. Sarah Brannon, aged 92, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs John Crawford, at 7:4-r? o'clock Sunday evening and her body will be laid to rest Monday (ihis) afternoon at Sardis church. Mrs. Brannon led a long and useful life and her Christian character was a shining light. Mrs. W. H. Shaver returned to her home Saturday, after spending several week in Cadillac, Mich., where she was caled by the serious illness of her visitor. Act Declared Constitutional Washington, May 1.?Packers and tockyards act declared constitutional by the supreme court. Mrs. Ned Arthur, accompanied by her little daughter, Hazel Salley, and Iia* aistnr Mr? Miirtin. nf Wnshintr ton, D. C., left yesterday for Salley's to visit reatives. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET Open Close January 17.S01 18.13 May 18.30 18.09 July 17.75 18.09 October 17.85 18.19 December 17.88 18.25 I^cal market 17.00 PEKING UNDER MAD BATTLE CONTINU FAMOUS GENERAL PASSES OVER Washington, April 30.?Maj. Gen. James W. McAndrew, who served as chief of staff of the American expeditionary forces for more than a year, beginning in May, 1918, as successor to Major General Harbord, died at Walter Reed hospital tonight, after an illness of more than two years. General Pershing had spent much time with his former chief of staff and right hand man during the three major American offensives at Chateau Thierry. St. Mihiel and the Argonne, during the last days of his illness and was at his bedside almost to the end. Dr. A. M. Traywich Addressed Meeting The last county teachers' meeting for this year was held in the High school auditorium last Saturday, April 29. Dr. Ellerbe presided in the absence of the president. In the beginning of tht? meeting Dr. Ellerbe attempted to account for the small number of teachers present from the fact of the inclement weather. The first number on the program was an instrumental solo by Miss Beryl Brawley. She was at her best and drew forth applause from those present in a way that spoke appreciation of her playing. The next number was a play carried on in conversational French by the 11th grade girls. Their French pronunciations and the way in which the class handled the play reflects credit 011 both the class and the teacher. After this number Dr. A. M. Traywick, professor of Christian Education at Wofford College was introduced. Dr. Traywick made a very instructive address stating "That a teachey's duty is to And the best there is in the piS>H and to help each child in the development of the potential possibilities." Throughout his address Dr. Traywick showed that he has had a broad experience as a teacher and is an apt student of physicology. However, he handled his subject matter in a clear-cut, simple style that enabled all the teachers present to get a tiroaner conception 01 tneir wcrk in the class room. It was very unfortunate that such a small number of teachers heard this address. Z. L. Madden. Coast Guard Cutter Hurrying to Oil Tanker San Francisco, May 1.?Coast guard cutter is hurrying to the aid of the oil tanker Whittier, with a crew of 15, on the rocks at Point Arena. 100 .i.iles north of here. American Captain Wounded Mayence, Germany, May 1.- During a May day demonstration, a captain of the American army, was wounded by the manifestants. Ensign Davis Promoted Ensign Davis of the Salvation Army has had eonfered upon him thi lank of Adjutant The folowing letter appointing him lias just been re ceived: New Yoik, April 27, 1922. Ensign Jesse Davis, Union, S. C. My dear Ensign: It gives me more than usual pleastire to inform you that I have conferred upon you the rank of Adjutant. Yo-ir career has keen before me personally, and carried with it long years of devotion to your work and loyalty to the principles of the Army, and it becomes a source of satisfaction to me to be able to convey this information to you. I am sure you will take this promotion as an evidence that your consecration to God and loyalty to the flag have been recognized and fully appreciated, ami that you will let this fresh mark of your leader's appreciation and confidence be fully justified by increased zeal in the service to which God has called you. Let this promotion to a more trusted rank lend encouragement to vou in coming battles, and lead you to fresh consecration of all your powers to God and the Kingdom, and inay you more and more find pleasure in His service. You may ever rely upon my sympathy and prayers in all your conflicts x?r??l difficulties as well as co-operation in everything thai tends toward the promotion nnd good of the Army's welfare and extension of the Kingdom of God. May the future add to you* victories, blessing nnd usefulness. Believe me to be, Very sincerely yours, Mrs. George Keller has returned from a visit to Orangeburg. ITIAL LAW; ES THROUGH SUNDAY Peking, May 1.?Battle for possession of Peking continues with advantage apparently going to forces of General Wu Pei Fu, driving toward capital from the south. The tide of the battle is rolling Eastward toward southern walls of Peking. Peking, April ."10 (By the Associated Press).?Martial law was declared in Peking today. The armies of General Chang Tsao-lin and General Wu Pei Fu fought continuously throughout Sunday. The fighting j centered aroung Changsintein, 12 miles distant. A government communique says Chang Tsao-lin was | victorious in the fighting at Maehung. The American legation has request j ed Washington to send another warship to Tientsin. President Hsu Shih Ching, in consequence of the hostilities, today issued three proclamations, calling attention to the serious consequence to China which might result from the jeopardizing of foreign interests. The first proclamation said the Chinese people were terrified, that j merchants were suffering losses and I the industry of the nation was de| moralized. The second proclamation declared | that as Peking was the capital of [ the nation, peace and order must prevail. Emphasis was laid in the third proclamation of the necessity to pro| tect the lives and property of foreigners and for compliance with treaties with the powers. It was added that the Chinese railroad administration has sent a protest to the government, asserting that the railroads of he country face bankruptcy in consequence of the suspension of traffic and that this fact involves forI eign obligation. The fighting Sunday was sporadic throughout the war area. There were no signal gains by either side. The most persistent conflict appeared to be centered around Changsintien, south *f the,p?ki*g wall where Wq Pei Fu is preparing for a drive In an attempt to turn Chang Tsao-lin's western front toward Tientsin. Chang Tsao-lin's foiccs occupy the j village of Changsintien. Some of th:? wounded in the fighting have been brought to hospitals in Peking. The dead were left 011 the battlefield. Reliable details as to the casualties are j not obtainable, because the Chinese keep no record of them. 1 The military situation Sunday as gathered from legation attaches here is as follows: Chang Tsao-lin and Wu Pei Fu each has 50,000 men under fire or in position. Wu Pei Fu is bringing up reinforcements from the Yanc-t.sp nrovinees. Chant' Tsao-lin is sending forces from Mukden which I soon will increase the total effectives to more than 100,000 on each side. Chang Tsao-lin controls the railroad running from Mukden through j Tientsin to Peking, but is hoi lin g I reserves to protect his rear, iea;ing I an attempt by the Chinese navy to destroy the railroad north of the great wall. His line extends south to Machang. Wu Pei Fu appears to be master of the Peking-IIankow railroad to Changsintien. Midway between the j railroads flows the Hun river. Chang Tsao-lin has thrown troops and artillery across to the western bank cf the river, with the purpose of driving Wu Pei Fu southward and surround in jar Wu Pei Fu's headquarters ut Paotingu. Wu Peo Ku is pushing his front e: stward, apparently with the intention of forcing ('hang Tsao-lin to retreat over the river which is filled with marshes and quicksand. Altogether the view is that the fighting thus far is of a preliminary chara< ter and that greater conflicts will come when the full strength of the opposing armies is attained. The diplomatic body in Peking met tod; v at the residence of the Portuguese minister to discuss precautionary measures. It was decided at the meeting to await replies to the notes the diplomatic corps handed the Chinese foreign oftice last week which warned the government against fighting in Peking. ( The commanders of the alHed troops at Tientsin report they are ready to seize the Peking-Tientsin railroad if traffic is interrupted. The American legation has sug, gested to hte Washington government that an additional gunboat be ijsent to Tientsin. The French cruiser Croanne has arrived at Tientsin. The residents of Peking feel saf? ; notwi' hstanding the booming of can, i non heard from the direction of , Chang sintien. The gates of the city (I here are heavily guarded. They are , beinf? kept open, but it is expected they will bo closed in the event of any indication of a rush toward Peking by defeated troops. Miss I.ucy Sally of Walhalla, spent I the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Ned Arthur. 1 ' " *