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f \ ONE $50 Tl ^ VOL. 13, NO. 3, SEMI-) HE MS COAL MEN f HAT TA At M ATIMIirA NUI IU HALL bIKIKLbj PRODUCTION TO CONTINUE j WITHOUT LET-UP. Fuel Administrator Garfield Declares Drastic Steps Will Be Taken. Washington, Oct. 22.?Whatever! powers necessary will be employed by the Federal government to stop the strikes of coal miners in the Vld/lln A\r,w.? ,.*w? miuuic ?? cai (tuu |ii cvciu unci i uj;tion of the nation's fuel production. This warning was given by Fuel Administrator Garfield in a sharp telegram to miners and operators in the fields involved, reminding them of their pledge not to allow the output of coal to be diminished, and declaring that any attempt to bring pressure to bear upon him to force a revision of coal prices would result in postponement of a decision on that question. Dr. Garfield was in conference with John P. White, president of the _ United Mine Workers of America, who reported that so far the strikes C in Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and Pennsylvania were focal in character, though they were threatening to spread. He expressed the hope that the men could be induced to return to work. The fuel administrator did not comment upon his warning or go into detail about the steps he proposed m to take if it is not heeded, further ol than to say that while the country is t< at war no interference with fuel pro- a Ruction will be tolerated. Congress pi Tan empowered the President to ol take over mines and operate them c< if he deems it necessary. pi ' Wage Agreement Not Conditional fli on Advauee. ci Under the recent agreement c< reached at a conference here between the opartors and men, a new di wage scale granting a substantial in- b crease was?agreed upon. The op- si orators first entered Into the agree- r? ment conditional upon an advance cl in prices being allowed by the gov. 91 ernment. The fuel administration tl refused to consent to such an agree- u ment, and the operators, according to the administration, finally agreed ir without that stlpulatfo' . 2 Fuel administration officials say II the men now striking want the in- T creased wages to take effect imme- O diately instead of at the next pay pe- L riod, about November I. In a state- n ment tonight, Dr. Garfield snid the Ji fuel administration and the rail- F roads are energetically working on ti the problem of getting more cars to ti the mines, and that there . is every d hope that the coal shortnge will be N gradually remedied. e: Kliarp W'arning Issued to OperHtors n; and Miners. fi The Tuel administrator's telegram o follows: H "American citizens engaged in the M mining of coal, whether operators or ai miners, are for the most part mind- M ful of the fact that our country is at Si war, and that the burden rests upon J them to produce the coal needed Ii without interruption. But there are L evidently some who fail to under- d stand the gravity of the situation,, ai and do not hesitate to advocate strikes at the present time as n means of forcing the government to at once decide whether the wage In- ^ crease agreed to at the meeting recently held at Washington by the operators and miners of the central district shbuld Justly be covered by A an advance in the price fixed by the w President. w "The matter has been submitted c' to me and all concerned are expect- ^ ed to co-operate. I am giving im. P' mediate and close attention to the H question, and hope to reach a de- rf clsion at an early date. The onlv N circumstances within my control m which will delay that decision will it.. -1.1-41 ? ??.. ?... - - - e, uc mo tjuiauuii ui int- npiril or-Tn^i**-' Arrangement between the operators tr and miners which was that under no m circumstances should the produc- cc tion of coal in the United States at ^ the present time be allowed to di| mlnteh. "If either the operators or the al miners attempt to bring pressure gi .upon me to reach a decision. I shall m * postpone it and use- whaterer pow- se . erw are necessary to compel the pro- ? v. duction of ooal to meet the countcy'c, m |^|||| M a. RTY BOND I HE L WEEKLY. THE COMPEL OF THE CI JEAN PLATE. Sign the pledge and enroll as a member of the United States Food Admlnlfctrntinn and you will be asked to do these things: Eat plenty, but wisely, and without waste. "Buy less; cook no more than necessary; serve smaller portions. Preach and practice the "gospel of the clean plate." Use local and seasonable supplies; watch out for waste. Whenever possible. use poultry, game and sea foods In place of beef, mutton and pork. Use potatoes and other vegetables freely. Save wheat by substituting In part, corn meal and other cereal flours Tor wheat flour. Save butter and lard. Use butter on the table, but substitute vegetable oils for cooking. Save sugar. Use less candy and sweet drinks and less sugar in.tea and coffee. ?? OURTMARTIAL ORDERED TO TRY ( APT. SULLIVAN use Will lie Heard Tomorrow anil Accused Officer is Under Arrest. Spartanburg, Oct. 22.?A court artial has been ordered in the cast r ('apt. Howard E. Sullivan of Hat ry D, One Hundred and Fifth Field rtillery, charged with directing and ersonally witnessing the whipping f Private Otto Oottschalk of hi: impany. Captain Sullivan wai laced under arrest today and is con ned to the limits of the regiments imp. Lieut. J. McC. Qronna la li immand of the company. Captain Sullivan was served to ay with a copy of the charges rought against him, which a?e sub tantially in accord with the firs ports of the incident. The specifi* large is that of violating Sectior 5 of the articles of war relating tt le conduct of an officer and gentle tan. The general court martial orderet i his case will convene on Octobei 4 and consists of Col. Charles I ebevitz, One Hundred and Seconc rain; Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt ne Hundred and Second Engineers leut. Col. Morris Liebman, On* [undred and Fifth Infantry; Mnj esse L. Button, One Hundred ant Ifth Infantry; MaJ. Walter Delam ?r, One Hundred and Sixth Infan y; MaJ. H. S. Hildreth. One Hun red and Sixth Infantry; MaJ. Thos I. Sherman, One Hundred an i Sev nth Infantry; Maj. Otto I. Chor tan. One Hundred and Eighth In (intrv: Mai. Arthur Howe slena ffloer; MaJ. Charles Tobin, On< fundred and Second Supply Train taj. M. I). Bryant, One Hundrec nd Sixth Machine Gun Battalion laj. Walter Bell, One Hundred nnc pcond Ammunition Train; Capt. D , Cadotte, Onf Hundred and Eight! ifantry, judge advocate; Firs ieut. Charles P. Leeser, One Hun red and Seventh Infantry, assist at Judge advocate. + RAILWAY CLERKS STRIKE . C. Ij. Employe* at Columbia Want Men Restored. Columbia. Oct. 22.?Twenty-flv? tlantic Coast Line Railway clerkf alked out here yesterday at noon alked out here yesterday. The erks demanded that men who losl lelr places after havlno: made ap lication for membership In the rotherhood of Railway Clerks, bf (stored to their former positions o demand, it is stated, Is being ade for an Increase in wages or foi lorter hours. Freight traffic Intc Dtumbla is said to be under excise pressure and will become ore embarrassing should the strike mtlnue for any length of time. 4 British Bombard (Intend. Berlin. Oct. 22.? (British admir;ty, per wireless press.)?The Bel. an port of Ostend, which Is a Oeran submarine base on the North >a, has been bombarded from the ta, if was announced by the Garan war office today, houses In the ii tm nautili VILL EQUIP A AMCA, LANCASTER, S. C.. TUI [STATE'S QUOTA NOW 1 FAR" FROM" BEING SOLD EVERY EFFORT TO BE PUT o FORTH THIS WEEK. South Carolinians So Far Have l Bought $2,685,650 of Liberty Bonds. Columbia, Oct. 22.?South Carolinians have subscribed $2,685,650 to the second liberty loan of 1917. g, ' according to reports received by the e3 I central State committee up to Sat- h, i urday night. w There is just one more week ami hi ! the campaigners will redouble their ni efforts to reach the State's minimum $ quota of $15,000,000. It will require much hard work to secure the sl State's allotment. Richland county leads the list ni with subscriptions amounting to a j $766,000. Reports have not yet j i been received from a number of w counties. g) Wednesday will he "liberty loan day" in America. Exercises will be r< held throughout the State and it is s( expected that many millions of dol- aj lars will be subscribed on the day j, which has been set aside by President Wilson. Greenville is second $ I among the counties with subscriptions amounting to $595,200. Totals by Counties. e. The following are the subscrip- til tions by counties: Abbeville, $12,- f( . 850; Aiken. $1.16,000; Barnwell $18,100; Calhoun, $13,550; Charles- r, j ton, $137,350; Cherokee, $92,100; 5 I Chester, $66,500; Chesterfield, $28. , 050; Clarendon, $3,100; Colleton. e, j $1,850; Darlington. $26,450; Dil- $ j Ion, $52,300; Edgefield, $1,400; . Fairfield, $46,300; Florence, $76,_ g I 060; Georgetown, $39,050; Green! vllle, $595,200; Greenwood, %p.000; Hampton, $2,600; Horry, $9,- 0 . 000; Jasper, $600; Kershaw, $2.- $ } 000; Lancaster, $104,950; Laurens . $46,800; Lexington, $6,550; Mc- 0 t Cormick, $2,000; Marlon, $4,100; $ > Marlboro, $16,900; Oconee, $4,300; i Orangeburg, $147,000; Pickens, j| , $135, 000; Richland. $766,000; 0 . Spartanburg, $10,000; Sumter, $31,'400; Union, $213,150; Williams- e 1 burg, $2,000; York, $14,800. Total, $ r $2,685,650. , ' e 1 Lancaster County's Drive. ? Through the three banks in Lan; caster, about $120,000 has been P j subscribed up to yesterday and this. $ with the sales at Heath Springs and } Kershaw, will reach a probable to- 0 - tal of $125,000 to $130,000. The ; . quota for Lancaster county is $216, 000, and It will be seen that there t la yet at least $85,000 to be sub- p . scribed In this county. The committee having the matter in charge be- 4 . lieve this will be taken before the ^ 1 close of the campaign Saturdav 9 night. ,. : $ I Operations in Russia. ; Herlin, Oct. 22.?It was announc1 ed by army headquarters today that (i . the German operations on Dago is. p i land, north of the Gulf of Riga, had n t been carried out accordlag to plans. fj - TO HELP COUNTIES IN LIBERTY BOND DRIVE * 'Special Agents Named by Got. Man- '' ning Also to Assist In Food 0 Campaign. * o: 5 Columbia. Oct. 22.?W. Banks 1 ' Dove. Andrew J. Rethea. C. N. Sapp. v 1 ! Victor Hector, C. L. Keith, of Co- h > lumbla; the Rev. William Way, of 0 t Charleston; Mr. W. C. Harrison, of fj Bradley, and Mr. McBeth Young, of r Union, have been appointed special agents 10 visit me various county p( seats of this State and to assist the I county chairmen. managers and A '^publicity men, both of the food conII servation campaign and the liberty 1 bond campaign In every way possi' | ble in making their local compalgns ? ' successful. It Is expected In this way to secure from the various counties not* only direct Information sh to the; 11 actual condition of the campaign in:o each of these counties, but to sug-j tc ' gest to the various county organlza-|e< i lions ways and means of securing at: 3* ' least two hunderd thousand signs- j al * tures to the food pledges and torn > raise the $16,000,000 quota of liber-'tc liT ^ SOLDIER?HAVE STER I SSDAY, OCT. 23. 1917. IBERTY LOAN AT FAE TWO BILLION MARK ? tlvw I FFICIALS BELIEVE MAXI- ** MUM WILL BE RAISED. Wa8hi in the r who peri iberty Day on Wednesday Ex- transpor pected to Show Up Hand- ber^T^c somellj*. new war ' departm* Washington. Oct. 22.?The Liber- thereby ' Loan campaign last week pro- ance to eased to the threshhold of official This J cpectation, and paused. Treasury *,ies of 1 f?ads had hoped the two billion line j'n niontl ould be crossed. Apparently the over a P g total stopped just short of the! addition ark with an estimated total of,vvi" 1,0 f l U79 nnn nnn : flnnonrloi The result means that the huge ui(,ow f im of $500,000,000 a (lay will have inK,,'an(" > be subscribed every day of the reaining week of the campaign, with anoe is ! handful of millions to spare, if the where n 5.000.000.000 goal is reached Was ma( hen subscription books close next tion var iturdny night. ,ess j'ep' Official returns from the twelve "f ?'5 f ?serve banks?representing sub- '' riptions upon 2 per cent of the sum wi" l)e 1 oplied for actually has been paid ,aw Pro ito the reserve banks, increased ance of tiring the day to within less than ors a,ul l.ooo.ooo of the $2,000,000,000. | tion, for Announced by the treasury Satur- ,ion ol 1 ay night the official returns, the issuance (timated subscriptions and the quo- tions wi is of the reserve districts were as' ^er an<i )llows: I law will Boston, official. $141,300,000; i nextMiniated, $175,000,000; quota.! Appro 500,000,000. 'down wi New York, official. $540,412,000; ' rentage stUnated, $660,000,000; quota,i,ho ,aw 1,500.000.000. will be Philadelphia, official, $33.481,.| at'v'ces 50; estimated $155,000,000; quo- thoSP wl i, $415,000,000. soldiers Cleveland, official. .$144,850,000; n**ely at stlmated. $150,000,000;- quota,j of the r 600.000,000. known 1 Richmond, official, $44,307,000; nf ,he 1 atimated. $05,000,000; quota., naV!'1 S 200.000.000. inoclAtlanta, official. $10,642,000; es- Nnt 0 mated. $25,000,000; quota. $135.- <lead re< 00,000. sa,ion u Chleaco, official. $138,990.0(f0: Iwho we atimated. $375,000,000; quota.|the mili 700.000.000. wi" shs St. Louis, official. $26,746,100; |(,Pmni,y atimated. $100,000,000; quota, 200,000.000. j X1 Minneanolia. official, $44,000,000; atimated, $55,000,000; quota. Fli Ken 175 000.000. 1^ Kansas City, official. $11,902,000; York stimated. *65.000,000; quota, j ( 200,000.000. CoUon Dallas, official. $10,048,650; ^^Kendrie imated, $18,000,000; quota, $125.-!^ ^ j was ele San Francisco, official. $53,051,-1 and a 00; estimated. $100,000,000; quo- stron? , a. $350,000,000. rectors. Totals. official. $1,199,740,550; w R stlmated. $1,973,000,000; quota. n 5.000.000.000. np Qf Must Be Xn I*t Up. i facturin The $5,000,000,000 can he at-j ^0] ained this week, officials asserted. I BOrjates r there he no let up in the campaign nd if districts in the Middle West. s),are he Southwest and the West are roused from an nnnoront - - ? .-i---." STATF hich thus far has caused great oncern. O Liberty day. It is thought, will be Oe banner day of the campaign. A r>tal subscription of $1,000,000.a,> W 00 on this day, Wednesday, Is the: Bl oal which hundreds of thousands f workers are striving to reach. It 1 also thought likely that the flnaV Oolunr eek of the campaign will Rhow In Olemson s entirety a response on the part amid th f the nation, greater than during manv f}. ?e whole prior three weeks. ! . _ ^ watch o There will have to be such repoundini jonse. It Is stated, if the full $5.- . ^ nn.000 000 i, taken. n""h ,Sc opened RE EXPECTING ORDERS associati TO LEAVE FOR FRANCE r?,unn big crow result of fflrers nt Camp Sevier Await Oflicinl orahle a Instructions as to Embarkation. need en Soldiers Engage in Athletics. ample a Oreenvllle, Oct. 22.?The news,1*1 c,ty int the 55th depot brigade had been Nothii rdered disbanded and re-asslgned. ?' visltc ? other units was officially confirm- morning I at division headquarters of the ( big rush Oth national army division. It was Thursda: Iso stated officially that orders had are ,h?t ot been received to send the officers I of all." > France, bat that these orderd when as aea awnnct?m , , . . itaraa all YOU BOUGHT YOU Mews $2.00 A YE, &ZRUSJMI FOR APPEYII ent Announces Tlml Kelu- ARMY SELECTIVE of Those li*wt Come WithV U4-A?A _ WORKED OUT TEN' ngton, Oct. 22. All h&nds * y nv ppawt^i military and naval service LKUW1M shed with the lost American t Antilles, torpedoed and Would Establish Variou a Geiraan submarine, Octo:ame within the scope of the I- Dependency and I insurance law, the treasury i trial Value. jnt has announced and, automatically carried insur-| Washington Oct 22 . the amount of $6,000 each, j hensive new plun *for ap, mm will be paid the faml-|army 8electIve draft whj( he dead soldiers aud sailors, take flr8t only meQ w Uy Installments of $25 each,lpendent8 and of no partic, eriod or 20 years. It is in U) war indu8trleSi and esf to compensations whichlrjous grades of depemlen(, .aid to widows, children and dustrJal value from w,? it mothers of the men. A draftB WQU,d be made stHr D rexumpie. w ui oe paid j Ht>lective basis, has been w e and $2;> compensation, a; tentatively by the provos $50. While the $25 insur-1 general's office and discu j fixed maximum in cases the Pre8ldent> o application for insurance i The plan was submittei le, the additional compensa-j^0 a conference of civilian ies from $20 for a mother.rected exemption board ar endent child to a maximum j a number of States, and rt or all dependents. I dorsement of most of then nsurance of $25 a month' now discussing the prop taid under the section of the] with their State governors, riding for automatic insur-1 it is proposed to foi all American soldiers, sail-j each local draft district i marines, without applica-laii registrants, placing eacl 120 days after tho publira- umn denoting his depem regulation providing for thel industrial value in the wt of policies. These regula-, cution. For instance*, re published early in Octo- columns or classifications the same limit prescribed by based on dependency. Me not expire till February 12, dependents would be plac first class, those with depe ximately 70 persons went tant relatives in the seen th the Antilles. What per-{.those with wives in the t". of this total is affected by those with a wife and on at present is unknown, but the fourth, and so on. determined upon receipt of industrial Classes Under establishing the identity of tion. to perished. The number of; Similarly, the vertical has been established defi- might represent certain 16. but the status of many arranged according to th? emaining dead as yet is vm- five merit as war necess >y officials here. How many dustrial classes ilnder coi efnainder are sailors in the jn this connection are fan >rvice yet has to he determ- yar,i employees, munitioi railway and transportath n'y will the families <>f the tivesK miners, steel plant ?eive insurance and compen- industry workmen, and ce nder the new law. hut those individual plants or re injured, if any. while in branches to be designated tary or naval service also to time by the President ire in <ts provisions for in- department as temporarily The latter classification * I elude plants making mili B\\ MILL PRESIDENT ing, harness, first-aid mi ' professions such as ch drick Named as Head of, other scientific men more nkmore Mills in York. war re*ear<h ^an to carr _ . 00 . . ? , . Thus the table with hoi Oct. 22.?At a called meet- , . . ? , . . , pendency classifications a he directors of the Lockmore ..... industrial classifications < Mill held here Tuesday, Eli, . ... . _ . . a place for each reglstr k. until recently of Gastonia, - ,. . , . cordance with his depei >ut now a resident of York, ..... , , , . . . ,. , . industrial value claims. ] cted president and treasurer _ . men for examination. 1 G. Myers and C. B. Arm- ..... . , _ . , , . . ? I first take all men phvsica r?f Gastonia were elected dl- . . < ipe neither dependents c Mr. Kendrick succeeds Mai. ... . , , , essential war industries. Moore, to whom is due the ., .. . , ... class was exhausted, dra f making the Lockmore Mill .. , , , _ , l ties would draw on the c the most successful manu- . ,. . . . , , ing the slightest depende g concerns In ^ erk countv. , r ... , . . ,, . . and the least value in ei ndrick and his Gastonia an- , . . ., . .. dustries. Theoretieallv, recentlv bought 52 per cent , , , , , , | . ?OAA would work down througl Lockmore stock at $200 per .... to the classes with most and highest industrial val : FAIR FORMALLY ' ^ PENED AT COLUMBIA No class would he e> such, but the valuable met placed so that they wou nty Expecting to Entertain (.a?e(, uulJ1 thp nee(J foj> s iggest C'rowd Ever in came more urgent and a I essential classes were exh Attendance. I . . , . I It is understood the f ihia, Oct. 22.?With the gram will be made known military band blaring, '* 's completed and ap . .. .. . , President Wilson, to allaj e enthusiastic outbursts of ' I ietv prevailing throughout iroats. and while the big dustr,eg over the next dr n city hall tower was hR(] bftpn p,anned for as ef g out 12 bells, the Forty- rember before the new mth Carolina State fair was propORed but whlch now T here today by D. F. Eflrd, ]ayf,d on secretary. ,pbe proposed pian w ihia is preparing for the onet President Wilson's objectit rd in its history, and if the exemptions. On the othf the preparations are as fav- ig 0iaimed, it would si s they promise to be no one prPVent the drawing of me tertain any fear of finding1 aPmy who are needed more ccommodations in the capi- (^stries or in agriculture,, this week. , avoid mistakes of Great B ig like the expected number, iy in the war. when coal trs was in Columbia this v or Industries were d , for. as in other years, the skilled workers for the i is expected Wednesday, swelling the first exi y and Friday. "Indications force. It also would give this will be the biggest yeai a more or lees definite pi said Mr. Eflrd this morning liability list, and set hit ked what the prospects or a rest as to when he rnigh mrtrtrna . iaMijuh. narin 1 RS ? I i 4 \R % DRAFT TATIVESR. s Grades ndus\ coniprejlying the -h would itliout deular value ablish vay and inich future tly on the orked out t-marshal8Sed with 1 recently s who di_ tivitiea in reived ini. who are osed plan mulate in i table of t) in a coldents and u's prosehorizontal would be n with no ed in the ndent disnd class, hird class, e child in t'onsideracolumns industries eir respeeities. Inlsideration ners, ship11 workers, on operaand motor rtain other industry from time or the war / essential. might intary eloW iterials. or emistf and needed for y arms, 'izontal de_ nd vertical would hold ant in acoedency or In selecting toards wiir Hy Ht. hav?r value in When this ft authori1 asses havncy claims ssential inthe draft h the table dependents ue. 0 Be Fx-. cem pted as t would be lid not be oldiers bell the leas austed. sntire proas soon ar proved by f the anxniany inaft. which irly as Deplan was nay be deould meet >n to class >r hand it iiccessfully n into the in the in_ and would ritain earmines and epleted of 1 sake of teditionary each man ace in the t mind at t be 10 m 111