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F, The Lancaster News VOL. 12, NO. 38, SEA1 'I-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C.. FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917 *1M A YEAR NATIONAL GUARD ON FEDERAL POLICE DUTY SUSPEND WORK OK MUSTERING TROOPS OUT. About 18,000 Men Are Retained After Long Service on the Mexican Rorder. Washington. March 27.?Nearly 15,000 men were added today to the National Guard force available for t J -1 ..A? ? - ?- 1 icuoiai puuv?3 uuiy uy a war uepartment order suspending the muster out of all guard organizations still in the fedoral service. With the men called out during the past few days this gives the government upward of 4 5,000 guardsmen for employment in their home states to protect Industries and other property. Most of the men affecfed by today's order are at their home mobilization camps, preparing to return to civilian life after long stays on the Mexican border. They will be held at their cam^s or armories for assignment as conditions require. In all 18,000 men are retained by the order but several of the units already had been designated for federal service. The full list follows: Arizona?First infantry. New Mexico?First infantry Hattery A. Alabama?First, Second and Fourth infantry; First regiment, cavalry; one field hospital. Colorado?One field hospital; one signal corps, company; three troops, cavalry. 1 Georgia?First. Second and Ftfth Infantry; Second squadron and Troop A, cavalry; one field hospital. Kentucky?First Infantry Company B, signal corps; ambulance company No. 1. Ohio?First battalion, signal corns: f First, Second and Third field hospitals; First and 8econd ambulance companies; First battalion, field artillery; First battalion, and Company B, engineers. North Carolina?Second infantry; Troops A and B, cavalry; Companies A and B, engineers. Tennessee?First infantry. Texas?Second and Third infantry and part of Fourth Infantry; First squadron cavalry; Battery A; one field hospital. Virginia?First squadron, cavalry. Anoth'er announcement made to day was that the federal reserve board had ordered army vouchers accepted by federal reserve banks as ^negotiable paper. The action was ^|ken to meet the emergency present by the failure of the last con gress to pass the army appropriation bill and the deficiency bills to cover border mobilization expenses. Some time ago the quartet mastei general rcpor'^d deficiencies tctilir" more than $30,000,000. Since then new obligations have be#n Incurred to provide supplies and equipment for the army and National Guard and to restore reserve stocks depleted by the border mobdlixatlon. Probably the total amount of buslansss the war department must do nrl 11 f A AAA AAA UU VICUIl w 111 |IUBO IIIO ^UU,UUV,UUU I mark before appropriation become available. This burden was found too heavy for contractors to carry unaided and the action of the reserve board enables them to discount government paper at government banks. Action of J. P. Morgan & Co., in * agreeing to carry $1,000,000 in war department obligations for contractors without an Interest charged was arranged without formal reference to the war department. Army officials aald today the result was to save those contractors who took advantage of the offer the regular discount rates of interest which the banks would charge in handling government paper. The war, department has no authority to contract for the maintenance and equipment of more men than autlioiiz?-d by taw In the regular army and the National Guard. 8udh contracts aa have been made, however, provide for immediate ex jpanaion to meet increased requirements If congress authorizes the raising of a big army. A8 originally given out at the war department, the list of troops retain ed in federal service contained a number of units which already had been mustered out. Department, of ficlals explained tonight that reports of the completion of the mustering out formalities had been late in reaching them. Troops discharged FARMERS WILL GATHER : FOR CONFERENCE HERE MEET TOMORROW TO HEAR 1 GOOD SPEAKERS. I ?? ^ Clemson Experts to Tell Lancaster Planters About Value of Soy Beans. Kxoprts from ('lnmsnn Pnllpiro will rome to Lancaster tomorrow for tho 5 I purpose of addressing a mass meet- 1 ing of Lancaster county farmers at 1 the court house tomorrow afternoon I at 3 o'clock. The idea of the meet- ' ing is to stimulate interest among ( the farmers of this section in grow- 1 ing Boy beans, 1 Dr. W. W. Long, director of extension of Clomson, has written to 1 [ Lancaster urging that the farmers of 1 the county attend this meeting and * heed the advice of the speakers. ' It is pointed out that the soy bean ( crop is one crop that can be grown ' profitably under boll weevil condi- ' tions and that therefore it is an Im- 1 port'ant crop for tho farmers of South I Carolina to consider right now. It 1 is also said that the oil mills will * purchase at market prices all of the ' soy beans that the farmers have to < offer. Those in charge of the meeting fo. ' tomorrow say that they hope to see ' large attendance at the meeting and ' they believe that tho gathering will ' be productive of much good in this ' county. 1 * * ( ELMORE TALKS OF NEXT CAMPAIGN ! f Says He Will Have No "Miss 1 Nancy" Talk From the 1 Stump. E. C. (Elmore of Spurtanburg, can- { didate for comptroller general, who | is sDendinc a dnv nr ??,? in l .on I ter, on being interviewed by a representative of The Lancaster News, had the following to say: "Yes. I expect to be in the race in t 1918, and I shall make a vigorous i campaign, based on facts. I was irozen out of the position of chief j clerk by the present comptroller '< general, and charged through the I public prints with inelllciency. I | will reply to this accusation from the t stump, and will not mince words, t There will be no 'Miss Nancy" talkie cn my part, but I will 'apeak out in ) 1 meeting' in no uncertain manner, i i hitting straight from the shoulder. ]? The official record of every public; servant is, and by every right should It be the property of the sovereign 'I people. e "I propose to attack the official * "' rd of hie pre.cn. couij- ii>.(6r li general, which 1 claim is vulnerable j in more places than was Achilles. I have the records to show the people, * and they can then judge of the rela- ^ tive efficiency of my accuser and myself. I shall also discuss tax proh- ? lema in the campaign. I am not running as a 'sore-head,' but merely as an humble citizen who Is availing ' himself of his constitutional right to asprtre to an honorable public office." 1 Mr. Elmore is a popular man of ^ the Piedmont section of the State, g being particularly well and favorably1, known to the farmers and mill op-|t eratives of that section, and was a!( county officer in Spartanburg county . for many years. He is a ready and forceful public speaker, and pos-,( senses an attractive personality. He ^ was never defeated for office in hi is t ^ own county. MANY BOOTH,S FOR DAY. i Th4 grounds around the court ' house and at the graded school both ( presented gay appearance today with J( their numerous booths. The Wo- 1 man's Equal Suffrage League had ( several booths for the day, whnr? tar*, , i 1 and pennants were sold, while thei? Boy Scouts also conducted a booth I j during the day and sold sandwiches, ( drinks, cream, cakes, etc. Several of t the schools also had booths. from federal service as late as to- < day Included the Third North Cam-! i Una and First Mississippi Infantry ji and units of Alabama troops, which < thus escaped further federal duty j until another formal call is Issued. I Today's order will not affect any i troops mustered out before instruc- 1 tion3 to hold them arrived. c SPECULATION AS TO |( THE SPECIAL SESSION PRESIDENT HAS MADE NO i STATEMENT. Westren Senator Advises Mr. I Wilson Against "Taking Any Precipitate Action." Washington, March 27.?With *rmy, navy and industrial prepared- t< [iess measures to meet German ag- a ^ression going forward as rapidly as if [iossible, President Wilson and his 5 [ abinet today took un consideration ? )f further steps to follow the con- si rening of congress in extra session text Monday. s The president has not written the message he will deliver Tuesday or cj Wednesday and is said to have reach- n *d no final conclusion as to just what j, recommendations to make. Because jf possible changes in the situation J le is not expected to put the address | In final shape until the last mo- j went. j There is no doubt in the minds of " ulininisf ration officials that, what- I ^ *ver may he its details, the policy j ^ aid before congress will be both vig>rous and comprehensive. The general opinion after the cabn net meeting apparently Was that the jrogram most likely to be followed | ( jy congress will include a deelara-1 ion that a st.ite of war exists be-|' tween the United States and Ger-1 ^ nany, an authorization for the presi- 1 lent to use the armed forces of the nation to protect its rights, the CJ granting of a large credit to the gov't? eminent to carry out its policy, pas- ^ >age of censorship and espionage ^ jills, and provision for the employment of additional secret service gents. Would lielp Entente. No final decision has been reached is to whether financial assistance , t< should be given the entente allies u hough a strong sentiment for such ? ' i step exists among government of- e Icials. If this is done the govern-1 n nent probably will deal directly with ; Y1 he other governments concerned and j ..1 u 1 " vi i ii i oiiK ii in Col. E. M. House, the president's b jersonal adviser, arrived at the tt .Vhite House tonight from New York. |U ie is expected to stay several days. | Senator Hitchcock, a member of b he senate foreign relations commit- ti ee, conferred with the president ft luring the day and later said he be-1 h) ieved Mr. Wilson still had an open at nind regarding recommendations to ai ongress. Personally, Senator. Hitchcock bought the passage of a resolution tt >y congress indorsing the president's ni irmed neutrality stand would be beter than a declaration of war, or a t< l^^lnra'i^n tha' a state of war ex- hi sts. j hi Afterwards the statement was an- fc horized at the White House that the president had invtted suggestions, s< ;ut had not committed himself to tf my course in hfn talk with Senator iitchcock. Senator Hitchcock said he called w .0 impress the president with the:T A'?stem sentiment against "preclpi-|B< ate action." ' w "I wished the president to know," 8< je explained, "that I believe my own Itate and moft of the people of the jai Western States are most desirous of 81 ivoiding a declaration of war, or a I leclaration that a state of war ex- | sts, until no other course remains jw ?pen. I approve and I believe the 01 ountry approves the steps taken tovards defense -or complete prepar- Nv itions looking to war, if it becomes w lecessary." | Measures growing out of the inter- **' tational situation and left over ap- '' jropriation bills, it appeared today,'" vill comprise almost the whole legslative program of the approaching, ?xtra session of congress. i While leaders will not attempt to ^ Frame definite program until after ( i'rosidfti.t WI.b.T. opening audrC.<M,i' senate Democratic leaders today expressed belief that work of the extra- ^ prdlnary session would be confined #1 o legislation which is essentially 111 'extraordinary." j *' The national defense council, it be- " came known today, is considering proposing legislation to make pos-j s dble the systemizing of the pur- j '! hase of supplies of all kinds for the ; P tevemment In case of active war- ' 'are. One suggestion under Advise- i r.ent would give the government au- ' :horlty to fix prices in making pur- ^ 'hasce. ?' !ITY THRONGED WITH I THE CHILDREN TODAY t'lELD DAY 3RINGS MANY VISITORS HERE. 'arade This Morning, in Which 3,000 Pupils Marched Was Feature. Lancaster is thronged wi '.i vlsi-j Irs today, the occasion being the j nnual county schools' field day. It ? estimated that approximately j. ,uuu people are in town lor the day , nd that there were over 3,000 chool children in the parade. I The parade formed at the Graded < chool buliding and inarched through tie principal business streets of the I ity. Chief Orr of the police depart- |i lent led with the following schools I i the order named: Lancaster graded school, cotton / till school. Rich Hill school, Elgin, |' Tv Creek, Pleasant Hill, Cane 1 reek. Jones' Cross Roads, Antioch, ' ion. Tabernacle, Buford, Unity, amp Creek, Craigville. New Bethe.. * lixie, Ferguson and Van Wyck. ringing up the rear came the Lan- ' tster Equal Suffrage League in an ' uuobiles gaily bedecked in yellow ( ml white, the colors of the league, j' he various schools carried banners;1 earing the names of the schools and 1 s each school passed through th" ' ublic square at the intersection of tain and Gay streets, the school yell ' as given with a right good will. 1 The parade returned to the school!' impus and there the exercises be-!1 an. Following the invocation/' harles I). Jones, mayor of Lancas- ( er, delivered the address of welome. Mr. Jones said in part: c Ladies, Gentlemen and Young Peo- , pie: . ( "Representing the city of Lancas- i sr and expressing the keen pleas- j re and glowing pride of all our citi-i] ens in being honored by your presnce today, I want to welcome yon. j ot only as individuals, but because!] ou represent the forces, which. | trough education, must strengthen , le foundations of individual, famt- j and national life by building upl ue character and the acquisition 01 seful knowledge. j "The object of the Field Day relocation is to bring together for initial help and encouragement all the iroes of education in the county, to imulate by friendly rivalry and lengthen the workers by sympathy ad support. "The faithful school teacher nevei w 1 ets any adequate reward tor pains- | iking labors in this life, for the teager salaries and the lqck of real empathy ami co-operation would or-1 >n drive them from the school room, i ut the true teacher is fired by a nole ambition w hich sveeteiis the toils . >r~the uplift of humanity. I "If patriotism be the test the: hoohnaster serves his country betr than the soldiers. { "Lord Rroughman said: " 'Let the soldier be abroad if he j ill, he can do nothing in thip age. ' here is another personage?a per-1 inage less imposing in the eyes ot j jme, perhaps insignificant. The; hoohmaster is abroad, and I trust j ) him, armed with his primer,! ionium me miiuitr in iuii military j rray.' " n 'Wendell Phillips said: ,j '"Education is the only interest | orthy the deep controlling anxiety ' f the thoughtful man." " !i "In the name of this great cause t hich you celebrate we greet you t ith our warmest welcome." } Following the conclusion of Mayor ( fines' remarks, the response on be- t Ft 1 f of the schools and teachers was t lade by Miss hilly Usher. Miss ( sher assured the people of Lancas- | vr that every school in the county j{ ppreciated the efforts put forth by1] uperintendent Dingle and the pub- j c of the city in making Field Day | n annual suecesi. She hopes to see le event grow more and more im- < ortant from year to year. 11 Immediately after this feature of < le day concluded, the athletic event* 1 nd mental events began. Owing to tie fact that the hour was advanced. ( he News is unable to present the re1111 of the various contests in this <sue. hut Tuesday's number of thlsi nblicntlon will carry in detail the vents of the day. School officials said this morning hat all indications pointed to <thls eing the most successful field day ver held here. WILL ASK CONGRESS 10 MAKE DECLARATION BELIEVED PRESIDENT HAS REACHED DECISION. Situation Has Reen Changed in No Way by German Chancellor's Speech. Washington, March 29.?While it i i? A.SH11 YllOfI fr<\in A ' , . v?, uviguci ? c UlUrtO- I ures already taken by the military: prm of the government that l'resi- 1 dent* Wilson in addressing congress; next week will ask for war against, Germany or a declaration that a state at war exists, it is known that he will i *peak along broad lines, dealing briefly with incidents leading up to the present crisis. Officials feel that the time is past when incidentals should be discuss- I ed and that henceforth only fundamental questions of both present and future American safety should be; considered. The general situation has not been j changed by the speech of the German ! chancellor, von llethmann-Iloiiweg. i today, according to the view tonight >t" the officials who read press reports if the portion of the address dealing ! with the United States and submarine warfare. Germany, it was said, las consistently attempted to lay the Blame of her acts on other nations. | Only complete abandonment of unrestricted submarine warfare could change the attitude of the Uniteu States, it has been said semi-oftlcially recently, and press reports indicate ;hat the German chancellor did noi ;ven discuss that possibility. Wants t^uick Action. The president, who will meet his cabinet tomorrow for the last time Before beginning the actual writing! 3f his message to congress, is hopefut that no time will be lost in organizng the house so that he may deliver Bis address as soon as possible. The attitude of both congress ana public opinion is sought. As to the Tornier the president is anxious not to transgress the constitutional pre oeative of oo ??.? ng body. Public opinion, it was said here, as ndicated by clippings from newsmpers in all parts of tho country, un nistakably favors decisive action, belligerency is not confined to the \tlantic and Pacific sections, if opinons gathered by the administration ire a true index. Demand for action >y congress comes also frotn the inerior sections between the Alleghanes and the Sierras. The great point under consideraion by the administration is whether Germany has not unmistakably iliown through a long succession of riolations of international law that be Stntee must defip?t?ly tni e wii.. the liberal democracies ot he world against the four most compete autocracies both for its present ind its future safety. All hope has >een lost as shown in the note to Jermany, on the treaty of 1828, in he good faith of the present Ger- j nan rulers. The Belgian invasion md deportations, ruthless submarine carfare, attempts to embroil neutral 'ountrles in plots and the general onduct of the war have convinced nany officials thrat the German miliary system as at present directed is i permanent danger to the world's >eace. Plots Proof of Perfidy. Gentian plots in this country, runling back almost to the beginning of he war. and finally culminating in he Zinmterniann note to ally Japan ind Mexico in war against this ountry, are regarded as evidence of he general system. The adminis* i*a t(r\r% hou nvn/.h mafoeiol nade public ami it is understood, noreover, that the complete text of "be Zinvmermann note has not been published. Further disclosures of in- , rigues may be expected at any time. Germany, through the coolness with which she !rA';!<~l the president's proposal to name peace terms, is felt to be the greatest source of [larger to world peace. Some officials here who felt her original offer was insincere and merely a play for rlomestie consumption believe her refusal to state terms is proof of that contention. Full co-operation with the allies therefore is generally favored as a necessity to America's future safety. German victory now. it is said, might lead to a direct attack on this country later and would at least necessitate extensive armament. \ deadlock TEUTONS FLAUNTING AN UTTER DEFIANCE FINAL DECLARATION ON UNDERSE A WARFARE. Period of Comparative Calm Has Set in On Western Front of Theatre. If the United States at the coming extra session of congress should declare war against Germany, that country will have to "bear and over<ome" it. This statement, made by the German imperial chancellor in the reichstag, seems to be Germany's final declaration that Germany does not intend to give up her unrestricted submarine campaign. The chancellor during his address said Germany had never had the slightest intention ol attacking the I'nited States and has no such intention now and that if the American nation considered Germany's submarine campaign a cause for war, "we shall not have to bear the responsibility for it." For the first time since the British and French troops began their seizure of ground between Arras and Soissons, evacuated by the Germans, a period of comparative calm has set in. The only advance recorded by either the British or French war offices is the capture of the village of Xeuville Bourjonval, about ten miles northwest of Itoisel, by British troops. Only artillery activity is reported from the front held by the French troops, it still being quite violent in Champagne in the sector of Maisons de Champagne, around Hill 304 near Verdun and in Lorraine near Embermesnil. In Russia the situation remainB changed, the Russian and AustroGernian armies being virtually inacti\e, owing to the thaw. lYtrograd reports the repulse of Russian attacks along the Oussia and Csobanvos rivers in Rouniania, but says tlie Russians put down an attempt by the Teutonic allies to advance along the Fokshani-Teeutchiu road. The British forces in Palestine have made an advance of 15 miles against the Turks, capturing the entile staff of the Fifty-third Turkish division, including a general, and 900 men. Enver Pasha, the Turkish minister of war. has visited German army headquarters to confer with Emperor William Field Marshal von llindenburg and Gen. Ludendorff, first quartermaster general. The Austrians are keeping up their , a iv i'-e vyi *st th? TtaPan.i on the Eastern iroiit in the Austro-ltaUah theatre. After having for several days heavily shelled positions on the C-arso front, the Aiistrians delivered * an attack, but met with repulse, according to the Italian war office. Nothing new has come through concerning the operations in Macedonia. The British steamer Alnwick Castle of 5.900 tons has been torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic ocean 5 29 milee from the nearest land, according to the British admiralty. The vessel I was unwarned. Ten persons died ?' from exposure in open boats, while others who were rescued suffered from frostbite. One boat in which a number of persons escaped from the steamer is missing. + THK li\M? TAIl'(?UN(i CO. The It. & B. Tailoring Company has horn succeeded in business bv the Lamb Tailoring Company, the i:ow venture having as its promoters John F. Bowling, who has been manager of the old concern, and Porter M. Jackson. The new establishment will make a speciality of high class tailoring for men, and in addition will carry a complete line of haberdashery. A first class pressing establishment will be operated In con| nect.ion with the tailoring depart1 nient and members of the firm say that prospects for business are . splendid. ! , would he tantamount to a German victory on the basis that wbllo'after peace fhe German union would become strorper. the entente might Very easily fall apart and Germany be left relatively world supreme. *