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) 17rkT 10 XT/X v wu. -14, -l^v/. k v TO SUMMON ONE WITHINJHIR1 NEW NATIONAL SOON TO ASSE Important Ruling I Conscripted Marrii and Farmers is < Washington, Auk. 8.200,000 men of the sel forces will he called to September 1 to ko imn their divisional trainii ments. This will briiik 1 of the United States ar date up to practically men. Provost Marshal Genei dispatched the following the governors of the s cautioning them to ma that the first one-third of of the first increment o men is ready in time: "New regulations govt ilization and the certifies from district boards to general will be mailed August 9. In the meai boards should certify boards daily those who called and *ho have n< empted or discharged eit they failed to file any c cause their claim has bi adversely. "Strict compliance wit Is necessary since on S the war department will to exceed one-third of from each state to be ei mobilization camps be tember 1 and September we wish to be put in a pos furnishing men as fast ueyarluieni is ready to rc each state should have ? ? "tjy'September 1 a minim third of its quota not e discharged. This can < tained if local boards c lists up with great expec General Crowder alsc additional caution to physicians of the local b< "Surgeon general advl order to prevent the terrl which result from the i into the army of that dr of the eyes known as tri lids of every recruit he insure the absence of tl and that any border lin cious cases be referred thalmic surgeon especial In this line." The messages were f by a new ruling regard tions because of depend is expected to decrease < the Iobb of men from t service for this reason, authorized hereafter to d tionR to married men w are solely dependent upo where the parents or oth of either wife or husband to assume the burden < port during his absence, course is to be followed drafted man's employer continue his salary as duty. A third supplemental vides that where a ma ported his dependentB l labor on land which he o1 boards find that the lar rented to advantage bo tlnue the support for tl rived from the rental, ex the man may be denied. CONTRACTS FOR CI Navy's Purchases in Wo gregate $ Ifl.OOO, Washington, Aug. 7. have been let by the r ment for four and one-1 yards of woolen uniform aggregate coet of more 000,000. This is the I chase of woolen cloth ev H the navy. The contracts. It waa ionium, nave uwn among thirty-five firms actions of the country. j About fifteen million i wool la required for tli I ture of the cloth. It w 000,000 shirts, 800.000 r trousers and 860,000 ov h will be delivered over II about seven months. K 9 iT" '-- ' The Laf 74, SKM1-WKEKLY. LANC^ THIRD DRASTIC FOOD Dill IS GOVERNOI fY DAYS NOW A NATIONAL LAW WOMEN ARMY | BECOMES EFFECTIVE OVER TUESDAY, Mill FT I rTII TNTRY TftH A Y t FIAV Relative to Food Control and Food Survey Chief Exec ed Men Passed in Senate by Vote Home-Mak [iiven. of 66 to 7. lina ?More than' Washington, Aug. 8.?The food Columbia, ective draft, bill passed through the last stage of Manning issu the colors legislative enactment at four o'clock clamation ton lediately to this afternoon when it was finally "Whereas, t ag canton- adopted by the senate in form pre- which this co 'lie strength j viously approved by the house, in the fight f< my on that1 President Wilson's signature now ity. makes it 1.000,0001 makes it law. The vote was sixty- sources of the six to seven. centrated and ial Crowder Immediately after final vote on of our govern telegram toithe control bill the senate by a viva "Whereas, dates today voce vote also approved the confer- that all our ike certain ence report on the first admlnlstra- conserved in their quota tlon food bill, providing for a food an<* f registered surVey and appropriation to stimu- Whereas, i late production. women be call srnlng mob- Tho^ votlnp aRaJn8t thft confer_ (which is a ve tion of men enrp rppurt werp. thus share In adjutants _ , ? . , , ? .in this great s I Democrats?Hardwick, Hollls and to you on _ , _ ... _ _ "Now, ther . Reed. Republicans?France. Oron- ? atime, local , _ ? ^ Manning. Gov . , . na. LaFoliette and Penrose. _ .. _ to district _ . . South Carolin Roth bills are to become laws have been A , Tuesday, Aug . i Frldav with President Wilson s an- _ , . :>t been ex-i ? , . . an s Registrati . . provnl. Senate and house leaders , A. hpr hPPniiRo i u*nmon at n a ; . ~ " tonlpht mndp plans to that end, the * "7 laim or be- sign their pit in i *1 delnv helng caused bv adlournment een decided , - Hoover plan of the house until Frldav and nee- . . # iw v.,, an? K'yP to th . ... , essltv for the signing of the hills tn t h this rule . ... _ . tlon about the v.n i onen session bv presiding officers of , eptember 1 the woman str , both houses. The senate recessed . , . call for not be known bv .. , tonleht until Frldav so that after . the quota ' each may be a inn, , Sneaker Clark signs the hills noon . ltrained for . * . she is best til reconvening of the house thev mar ... . _ 'tween Sep- women of Sot 5. Unless ,h"n hp *pnt to ,hp Wh,,p Ho,,RP patriotic sons, sition of not Prompt ?PPO?ntment of Herbert ^ ^ ^ ?? ? Hoover as food administrator and . , as the war presented, am .?.?.? Immrdlats operation under the legls- _ . . ceive them. a full registra iccumulated ,R "necti* ? '??ow. Tn ad- (<ln wJtneRR urn of one- d'Mon to ,,R comprehensive nrovls- untQ ^ my xempted or ,OT,s for ron,ro1 of foo<1- fuPl' fpr" great seal of 1 inly be at- ,n,7pr nnd fnrm "oulpment. the con- flt Columbla ertify these trn1 hm rnrr,P* drns,,c Prohibition gug(. A p on ,it,on." features. Thirty days after It Is ap- drpd am, flpyp .via t>roved It will be unlawful to use , . ? sent this hundred and examining foodstuffs In the manufacture of dls- fhe Indpppnd lards: t,,lpd beverages or to Import dls- statpg of Amf ses that in f"pd "P'rits f?r beverage purpose? :ki? nnd the President will he empowerible ravages H M'ACIIKs O ntroductlon pd to (,ommnn^ePr for military puread disease P?sps <H*tllled liquors now held in ichoma the ^ond an<' reku'*f? or restrict the < owhoys Orde , . . use of foods In the manufacture of l,rivc!t everted to , . , wine and beer. Globe, Ariz. IIS (1ISOAB6 The final vote In the Renate wan dlans in the e or suspi- ... . , to -in o h 8P(M,rpd by unanimous agreement to tains, fifty mil ' j dispose of the bill late today and af- are on the war ly qualified A ' . ._ , . . . ter four days discussion of the con- est asbestos . ? , ference report. In addition to the have suspend* 'ollowed up , , , A A. , . , in exeni seven senators votinp apainst the inp to a ten up exemp ^ Senator Gore, chairman of the monlnp help, lents which senate apriculture committee, and The manage Senator Sherman, republican, were informed She e mi ar> pajrp(j an(j nf)j VOfe Both an- leaders of the Hoards arc nounced that had they been at lib- out all India eny exemp ^ ^ vote they would have voted that they wen ,'hose wives , A. . . in the negative. control. " 1 e.n\. Ut The senate's action virtually con- Deputy Shei ,er relatives .... eludes work of congress upon the head of a ban a re willing administration food legislative pro- departed for 1 _.?r 8UP gram initiated last Mav. It puts in- night, but the The same to the President's hands for person- live before to where any . . , A ? a ree to U8e ?r <^ele,l'a^on *be mo8t unus- A call was s agree o comprehensive powers, and. for cowboys I a pa r o c arcor(j|nK to many members ot readiness for congress, marks the innovation 01 .. ru np pro natjonaj socialistic experiment. n?aai. n has 8UD- . tvUSMlA M. - I w by his own] olvl5 rIiERKH HOI.no AT. scarcely More wns and the i * 11 Atneri id could bej R8 to con-j A movement was recently launch- Chicago. Ai le wife de-! ed In Lancaster to have the stores of wR|| other me emptlon for1 the city close on Thursday after- mission to Ru noons, thereby giving the clerks a ga(d that ag a brief outing each week. Owing to B(?arcely more VIFORMS ,he faot that 8ome merchants would (han there is 1 not agree. the undertaking was certain dls i abandoned but the Rodman-Walkup in a chai ol Will Ag- company, one of Lancaster's newest radjcai aa tha ooo. and livest mercantile establish- Root> "an(i Ci Contracts ments, decided to try the plan re- iarRftjy with lavy depart- gardless of other merchants and ac- Hence the pul Half million cordlngly their store Is being closed pregg|on that cloth at an, ^ 1 o'clock each Thursday after- ,n Rugg|a exc? than $16.-jnoon- Walkup says that he is rpportg on Ar largest pur- wHI Phased with the success of the inated Jn Rugl er made by venture thus for and he does not be- own mtIa d|g IIeve that his store will suffer In rjotB> (?,e j. w announced any respect. His clerks say that giR would hav distributed t*?ey are appreciative. ture of us th tn different! * thorn. CJOEH TO GAFFNKY. ..j have fall pounds of Gaffney, Aug. 7.?R. A. Wilson. |gtry and In th ie manufac- formerly with J. C. Moore & Son. of important elei ill make 1.- Columbia, has taken charge of the allies. Russli i pairs of dry goods department in the Carroll wonderful woi ercoats. and it Byers stores. Mr. Wilson is a man i?to fighting, a period of of large experience and will be a gary I hope welcome addition to Gaffney. follow their e I CASTER VSTER, S. C.. FRIDAY, AUG. 10. 1917. \ ASKS THAT THE FLANDERS FRONT ]S REGISTER HERE: IS SCENE OF ACTION AUG. 21, IS THE INFANTRY FIGHTING HAS F1 SELECTED. | BEEN RESUMED THERE. utive Urges That British Make Successful Raid L< ers of South Caro- Into German Lines?RusHelp Cause. sians Advancing. " ! Aug. 8.?Governor | Flanders, where the big guns have ed the following pro-, been booming incessantly since rain pa ight: 'stopped the entente offensive move- er he great world war in nient early last week, has again been he untry Is now involved, (be scene of infantry fighting, but t'l or liberty and human- only on a small scale. I sp necessary that the re- Near the coast the British have! his entire country be con- been successful in a raid into the placed at the disposal German lines near Lombaertzyde. j nu ment, and Berlin officially describes this opera- sp the necessity is such. t|0n as an attack in force, w hich, it ' hu resources should be gays, the Germans beat off in hand-1 he nunrv nnaaihln m onnnr * ? " ' ' 1 * ' io-nana ng ruing. i an The Teutons also descrfbed the re-ith t Is necessary that the pulse of local attacks by the British | inj ed on to do their part jn the Bixschoote region, between lai ry important one) and Dixmude and Ypres. dii the glory of winning Along the Aisne front and on the truggle. right bank of the Meuse, northeast m< efore, I, Richard I. Qf Verdun, violent artillery activity ini ernor of the State of continues on both sides. The Ger- th a, do hereby proclaim nian crown prince has not followed th ust 21, 1917, "Worn- Up his attacks on the Aisne front ini ion Day, and urge the where he was repulsed east of Vaux- th State, on that day. to an]on and west of the Californie gh 'dge to support the p]ateau. of food conservation. ? . , . Russian troops are on the offene government lnforma- , , .. _. .. . ,h, , . . , sive In the Chotln region on the in< mselves, in order that vn , .. . Russo-Galiclan border, northeast of va ength of the State may _ tt , . * . 4 . hll .. .. ... . Czernowltz, and have withstood sue- uu ' the authorities land ? ? . nr. ,, .. . . , cessfully Austro-German thrusts in ro Hotted such service as A. , ^ ? ., . th, .. . . , _. the region of Rrody, in Galicia in' tted to perform. The _ . _ _ . ? , all ., ., ... , northeast of Lemberg. The Russian a" nth Carolina, like her . v. . ,. , . forward movement west of Chotin "" have never failed to . , .. 4 , 4 ? th( . , . resulted In the capture of two vilwhenever a crisis is , . , . i * ? , . lages and a height. The Austro-Ger- ta 1 I confidently expect h* lion on the day fixed. n,an" 1o"' 300 ? ><' >'?- " whereof. I have here- <'hln<' The T0",OnlC e""Tt ?? hand and eanaed the PWrtrnted the Dnaalan ? . .ines. but the attackers were thrown he State to be affixed. . . vt, Kio on, -a# ? back by a counter attack and the VH this 8th day of Au- _ ' . cr( ., , , , Russian lines restored. e thousand, nine hun- (a] nteen, and in the one A newspaper report from Petroforty-second year of Pra^ saya the Russians have evacu - i .t a, ,. a ated thp fortress nt Knmpncfi- Pp. ence 01 xne unneu " " . " nw >rjca dolRk, the capital of Podolla. about thirty tulles northeast of Chotin, n,': and the garrison town of Proskuroy, i 10< PATH on (hp Buk rJver fifty.three miles north of Kamenetz-Podolsk. Both , an red to Hold Them- these places are some distance from ,0< in Hemlines*. Une the river Zbrocz, which , Aug. 7.?Apache In- has been held in part by the Rus-ic,t Sierra Anchas moun- sians for more than a week and lie an es northwest of Globe, behind the Chotin-Rrody line. I cit path and the two larg- in central Moldavia the Turks thl mines in the district continue their advance north of in ?d operations, accord- Folkshanl. Petrograd admits the 33 ?phone message, sum- success of this movement and says m received tonight. the Russians have retired toward the an sr of one of the mines river Sereth. ! cel riff Tom Armor that The weekly statement of British ru" > uprising have called merchant shipping losses shows a ,h n mine workers and slight Increase over the previous ev b completely beyond week. Twenty-one vessels or more than 1.600 tons and two of less than'^a rJff Dan Armor, at the 1.600 tons are reported sunk by sub- ( a d of mounted rangers, marines or mines. In the previous, the Sierra Anchas to- week eighteen over 1,600 tons and tv' y do not expect to ar- three in the other category were 1,11 morrow. lost. issued by the sheriff ^ fir to hold themselves in T||R fiAFpNEY COMPANY gt duty. 1 IS ONE OP THE VERY BEST, ^ T HO TURBULENT Gaffney, Aug. 8.?Major W. F. wl Robertson, of ^Greenville, who inDisorder Than in . , _ ? , _.. . , th spected Gaffney s Third company of 1,1 ca, Sa>* Hoot. Coast Artillery Saturday, said after ng. 7.?Klihu Root, the inspection that the Third com- ('e mbers of the American pany was one of the best in the state. 8,1 issla, while in Chicago That the conditions around the camp an matter of fact there is were ideal and that the equipment ,0 disorder in Russia was in first class shape. He further ')l n the United States. said that the morale of the organi- 80 turbances are Inevita- nation was excellent, and that if ige of government so ( they were called upon to fight, the ar it Coi.l I ... - - w, ..Uoo.?. .' jiiifn wouia not oe round wanting, j ible dispatches (leal ; The above is high praise coming these disturbances, from Major Robertson, because of <a bile has gained an im- the fact that he is a splendid millthere is little going on tary man, and Capt. Henry C. Moore w >pt' demonstrations. If j? prouder than ever of his boys. nerican affairs dissem- + da concentrated on our MONEY FOR RED CROSS. turbance such as race ur . W. and the like. Rub- i m e about the same pic- ,M,,on Tobacco Con. p| at we now have of tributed by Farmers. th Dillon, Aug. 8.?The women of ', UI '.h in the Russian min- the Dillon Red Cross Chapter raised | 81 le Russian future as an something like $60 today from to-!ftt nent in the alms of the bacco contributed by the farmers' m in women are doing a and sold at the tobacco warehouses, rk In shaming the men They found the farmers very willing , rf and where It Is neces- to contribute and It is the intention American women will of the chapter to solicit funds in 'sample." this way for several more days. News (\YS STITCH IN TIME UNION nnnri u a??ii?a ? ? - MM SAVtS NINt! IUI ? IRE CHIEF TALKS TO LAN- WOULD CASTER FOLK. C >uis Hehrens of Charleston Carpentc Urges Cause of Fire Preven- War ar tion in South Carolina. F Members of the Lancaster fire de-' New Yc rtinent and a number of the prop- every unio ty owners of the city last nightj ment wot aid Chief Louis Hehrens of the, few days i larleston fire department deliver a|penters' u lendid address in the court house,1 governmer i subject being, "Fire Prevention." made by s Previous announcements had been a conferexi ide that Chief Hehrens was to sentatives eak in Lancaster this afternoon, partments t owing to a change in his plans j ion leadei s arrived in Lancaster 24 hoursi strike is lead of his schedule. Owing to men will p sthnrt timp nll/?uro/I nuici iin- j nuns iomj S the change in date, the audience I locked. ? 5t night was not as large as it or- ! out but th aarily would have been. have inclu L. C. Lazenby presided at the to admit i ?etlng last night and in introduc- engaged < 5 the speaker pointed to the fact membersh at the Charleston chief is one of Accordii e best informed men on fire fight- capenter \ * in the entire country. He urged tonments, e audience to heed the advice eral aviati 'en. York navj Inspection is Valuable. claimed tl The speaker began by saying that ready are 8 fire department can do no more ments nea luable work than by keeping all The ca ildings in the fire district under mediate d nstant inspection. He advises carpenters it if the firemen regularly inspect cancellatic I business buildings, when a fire contracts es break out the fire fighter is such laboi ?n acquainted with conditions and only easte n do much more valuable work, the specifii t pointed to the fact that fire ises in the United States last year CHF< lounted to- $214,530,995. a decidincrease over the loss of the pre>us year and says that this in- Movement jase can be traced back directly to relessness. Copenhs Shingle Hoof Menace. ; cratic mo\ The chief says that the greatest reformers mace to any town where the busi-|su?h a sp ss district is crowded is a shingle j Reichstag af. He advised the department to;s''PP'n^ b; re especial time and attention to The y buildings covered with such a pers in Ge jf, I the select! Mr. Behrens pointed out that) chancellor, ies in foreign countries have fewer tinct rejec d less disastrous fires than do the parliamen ies of the United States. He says influence it the average per capita fire loss The Soc European countries per annum is nounces tl cents, whereas the per capita loss Spahn, Gn the United States is three dollars governmen nually. Pointing out that 60 pe< | party re; at of all fires are due to careless- < the party ss. the Charleston chief says that j therefor, e general public does not take free hand en ordinary precautions against Herr Mue es. Reviewing fire losses in North had no a rolina as compared with South Socialist p rolina, the speaker pointed out1 ministratn at North Carolina has almost j The Vo ice as many square miles and al-! present go :>8t twice as much population as of its kim uth Carolina, yet South Carolina's by a govei e loss in 1915 was considerably Michaelis rger than that of the neighboring i away from ate. lution evei Some of the Causes. days pass Reviewing a large number of speech Sai jat he termed "strictly preventa- "a powerl e" fires. Chief Behrens says that black face e most common causes of these Reports es are carelessness with matches, from Ger feetive flues, defective stoves and now has !>Ve pipes, carelessness with cigars cates of g id cigerettes. "If every insurance Bismarck. nipany should be legislated out of isiness in this State, you would BHJ on see our public have a change! heart as regards ordinary care id precaution regarding fires," de- * ?' *red Mr. Behrens. The chief urges that the public be! Bennett reful with disponing of ashes, ad- Moore of sing against ever placing them in a Laurin & ooden box when taken from the bales of c ove. He advises care with pipes. about oves, attics and dangerous chem-; been stor als. He pointed out that the vol-! bouse at iteer firemen do not have time to time and ake regular inspection of business J highest e^ aces with a view to ascertaining niarket. e fire hazard, but urged the vol lteers to keep their eyes open for SPOT! ich dangers while they are in ores and business places on other I . . , , Washii atters. He pointed out that a re-! , . , , auce of s; need fire loss means an ultimate! I s u n WAS A duction in fire insurance rates. j' , val Obsei A Fireman's Duties. served fin The speaker gave some valuable enough t< (Continued on p?Lg? S) eye throu v n :? $2.00 A YEAR MEN THREATEN" "?rm a r>r- ? JtUAKt A Sllffit HALT WORK ON ANTONMENTS. rs Make Demands on id Navy Departments or Closed Shop. irk. Auk. 9.?Threats that n man engaged on governk would strike within a jnless demands of the carnion for a closed shop on. it contracts are met, were pokesmen for the union at tee here today with repreof the war and navy de and contractors. The unrs declared that if the called more than 50,000 quit work. The negotiant were said to be deadso statement was given ,e discussions were said to ded an offer by the union ill non-union carpenters in government work into ip without initiation fees, ig to the union leaders, vork on thirty army cantwo .port terminals, sevlon camps and the New r yard is affected. It was lat 3,000 carpenters alon strike at army cantonr New York. rpenters demand the imischarge of all non-union from federal work or the >n by the government of with all firms employing At present it was said rn territory is involved in n discussions. + K TO DEMOCRACY. in Germany Now Slipping Back. igen, Auk. 8.?The demo'ement in Germany which were sure was getting lendid start in the recent crisis now seems to be ack wards. ieral and Radical newspairmany generally interpret ion by Dr. Michaelis, the of his colleagues as a distion of the principle of tarism or parliamentary upon the administration, ialist organ Vorwaerts anhat the cabinet members, luse and Mueler, enter the it as individuals, not as presentatives. Therefore assumes no responsibility but retains completely a toward the government, ller particularly has long ctive connection with the tarty and has a purely adre non-political post, rwaerts declares that the vernment must be the last d and must be supplanted rnment of the people. Dr. is also getting further i the Reichstag peace resort as he interprets it as the The phrase in bis turday on the necessity of ful peace" was printed in type. to the Associated Preps many says that Michaelis been hailed by the advofreater Germany as a new + DEAI, IN COTTON. i? Hales Sells for $47,000. at Hennettsville. ? sville. Aur. 8.?J. A. W. this county sold to Mc? Company yesterday 361*' otton for which he receiv$47,000. This cotton has ed in McLaurin's wareBennettsville for some the price is possibly the* k-er paid for cotton on this + 4 AROl'ND THE SUN. igton, Aug. 8.?Appearpots around the rim of the announced today by the Natatory. They were obRt August 3, and are large o be visible to the naked igh colored glasses.