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VOL. 23. NO. 49. SEMI.
PLAN VITAL CHANGE
FOR DRAFT LISTS
Proposal Would Put Industrial
Slackers to Work By New
Classification.
SUBMITTED BY CROWDER
Primary Purposes is "Purifica-|
tion" of the Second, Third and
Fourth Classes of Re^is'
trants.
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Washington, April 8.?Drastic
modifications of the draft classification
lists which would affect in one
way or another the status of everyone
of the millions of registered
men is proposed in a plan submitted
to President Wilson by officials of the
provost marshal general's office and
the department of labor. While the
?rimary numose of the new nroernm
1b the "purification" of the second
third and fourth classes of registrants
who are not engaged in any
productive industry, attention also
would be given to lower sections of
Class 1 and the effect, its framers believe
would be to solve the nation's
labor problem and largely increase
the output of the necessities of life.
The proposal would utilize the
draft machinery for putting industrial
slackers to work. Every registered
man who has been granted
deferred classification would be given
to understand that such deferred
is not a legal right, but a privilege
and that if unfair advantage is taken
of that privilege, it will be summarily
revoked.
It proposes to make a most careful
survey of the lower sections of
Class 1 and of other classes to indentffy
those men who are idlers or who
are gaining their living throtigb uu
denirable or "harmful" pursuits. Under
the latter head, officials suggest
might be listed gambles, bookmakers
for races, poolroom touts and others.
Formal notification would be served
upon these men that, unless within a
specified time they obtain employment.
in some useful Industry, they
would have their classified status
changed so as to send them into military
service immediately.
Next Step in View.
The plan is not designed to interfere
in the slightest with the socalled
non-essential industries. These
may be affected to some slight degree,
but officials say such injury
would be offset many times over by
me n-numrg national gooa to be obtained
from the augmented lat>or
supply and the greatly increased production
of essentials.
Administration officials who have
portieipated in the preparation of the
plan declare that the next step
would be to obtain authority for the
Industrial classification of the man
power of the country up to the age
of 50 years.
To make the program fully effective.
It is intended to utilize the existing
local boards virtually as em
ployment agencies for their districts.
Accurate reports would be kept as to
the vacancies existing in the neigh
borhood and when a man was Informed
that he must seek a useful
occupation he would be told where
Just a man as his questionnaire
shows Jilm to be was needed.
Would Improve Htatus.
.The status of men on the classified
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into. Hum 111 \hiss i i?nn in me deferred
classes, In tbe opinion of the
provost marshal general's office,
would be improved. Delinquents
who did not heed the warning would
be induced into the military service,
reducing the number of men to be
called from Class 1. This would operate
to delay ?t111 further the date
when the services of men in Class 2
might be needed. This fact is expected
to draw to the aid of the
"purification," relativea and friends
of boys who are about to be called.
That determined opposition to the
plan will develop in some quarters
has been foreseen. The effect upon
the labor market of the addition of
many thousands of able-bodied
. workers might be to reduce the present
wage scales. The economic balance
will be kept even, however, nccording
to the champions of the
program, by the reduction In the cost
of life's necessities through Increased
output and In the improved s't
nation of the dollar in international
exchange.
Vifiini miinil ,
up consweraoiy.
The standing of the counties in
South Carolina based on per capita
sales- for the week ended March 30,
is as follows:
Per
County. Capita. Amount.
Florence $0,209 $ 8,561.75
Lancaster 156 4,440.75
Marion 141 3,300.50
Barnwell 135 4,644.25
Anderson,. .. : . .107 8,532.75
Spartanburg . . . .101 9,808.50
Hampton 090 1,683.5'?
Pickens 082 2.448.50
Richland 073 4,552.00
Charleston 072 6,494.25
fleaufort 066 2,291.50
Cherokee 060 1.811 oo
Greenville .. .. .056 4.446.50
Williamsburg . . . .054 2,292.00
Sumter 043 1,849.25
Lexington 037 2.354.00
Oconee 031 946.00
Orangeburg 031 1,151.7 5
Calhoun 025 471.75
Kershaw 023 701.50
Greenwood 021 704.00
Marlboro 021 721.76
Newberry 020 773.75
Laurens 019 876.75
Union 018 627.25
Chesterfield 018 548.25
Abbeville 015 248.50
Fairfield 013 404.50
012 637.25
union 010 285.25
Lee 010 290.25
Georgetown 010 299.50
Saluda 006 125.25
Aiken.. . 006 292.50
Bamberg 006 133.75
Dorchester 006 106.50
Edgefield 003 108.00
Chester ?003 119.75
MoCormick 002 28.25
Clarendon 002 87.25
Berkeley 001 45.25
Horry 0006 17.75
Jasper 0005 4.50
Colleton 0003 10.25
Darlington 0001 6.25
$0,048 $80.394.25
Following Is the standing based
on total sales for same period:
Fer Total
County. Capita. Sales
Ileaufort $1.66 $ 49.241.00
Charleston . . . . 1.12 700.279.25
Marlon 67 13.484.25
Anderson 65 44.232.25
Spartanburg 49 44,376.75
Florence 37 15.422.50
Richland 34 21.126.00
Orangeburg 33 13,071.75
York. 29 15 443.50
Sumter 27 11.773.75
Lancaster 26 6,607.75
Calhoun 26 4.826.25
Hampton 26 5,040.75
Oconee 25 7.524.50
Union 23 7,787.00
Kershaw 22 6,853.00
Lexington 21 13.603.00
Cheater 31 6.407.76
Parnwell 21 7,267.60
Darlington .. . .18 7.323.76
Greenville 17 . 12.915.75
Cherokee 17 5,086.25
Saluda 15 3 480.25
Cheaterfleld ... .15 4,709.60
Tickena 14 4,423.75
Aiken 14 6.395.75
Marlboro 14 4 856.50
Kdgafleld 14 4,023.75
Fairfield 13 2.826.75
Dillon .12 3,123.75
Dorchester 11 2,243.00
Greenwood 11 4.808.75
Abbeville 11 3,164.25
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LANCASTER COUNTY IS
GOING OVER THE TOP
I Kales of War Having* Stamp* Uist
wwk .inmpro ( p Hy tlvcr
$5,000.
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Lancaster county occupied second
place in the standing of the counties
of South Carolina based on per capita
sale* of War Savings Stamps for th?*
second week ending March 30. and
eleventh place in the total sales for
the same period. At the end of the
week before. March 23, Lancaster
county was in 44th place in total
sales and 43rd in per capita sales.
The jump to second place was occasioned
by the opening of an office
by Chairman C. D. Jones, at the Lancaster
Mercantile company, in charge
of Mrs. H. R. IWoe and Mrs. John
Crawford, and through this activity
over $5,000 worth of stamps was
sold last week, the total for the
county on March 23 being $97 6, and
on March 30, $6,507.75. A thorough
canvas of the city will be made by
those in charge of the county chairman's
office and it is expected that
the total sales this week will be run
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LANCASTER, S. C? Tl
WANT STRONG LAW I
TO CURB SEDITION
Such is Necessary, Cabinet Mem- W
bers Declare, to Avoid Mob
Law in This Country.
SENATE GETTING SERIOUS H
AH Other Business Sidetracked P
for Denunciation of Disloyalty,
Sedition, German Spies
and the I. W. W.
Washington, April 8.?All other
business was laid aside by the sen- y
ate today for denunciation of disloyalty,
sedition, German spies and
the 1. W. W., and discussion of how ni
the espionage act should be extended tl
so as to curb these evils and avoid r<
mob law, without abridging the fundnmental
liberties of American citiai
zens.
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While the senate debated the
pending sedition bill, carrying severe
penalties for disloyel utterances tl
and attempts to obstruct the draft or u
Liberty loans, President Wilson and
the cabinet gave attention to reports g
of the lynching of Robert Pragre, a
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German, at Collinsville, 111., last q
night. Members of the cabinet said c]
afterward the deplorable incident cj
emphasized the necessity for immediate
legislation that would enable
the government to deal with disloy- t]
alty and enemv airitatinn so ihn
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people would not be tempted to take a
the law into their own hands.
Administration leaders in the senate
hope to pass the sedition bill, the
anniversary of America's entrance ?
into the war. An agreement for a "
vote sought by Senator Overman, in ^
charge of the measure, was blocked v
by Senator Reed. The Missouri
senator said he was in sympathy ^
with <he general purposes of the leg- v
islation. but thought it should not be ^
hastily considered. When Senator
Overman stated that the attorney 1
general had urged passage of the
bill because its provisions would be a
needed during the Liberty loan cam- 0
paign. Senator Reed said that was c
"utter nonsense." a
During the discussion, the attitude 1
of Victor Berger. socialist candidate '
for the seriate in the recent Wiscon- 4
sin election, was denounced by Sen- 0
ators Borah and Lodge, as disloyal
and verging on treason.
Senator I^odge, while urging th'> <
death penalty for spies and German f
agents who destroy property in this ?
country, said the bill's restrictions s
upon free speech were too broad and C
could be used to suppress legitimate *
discussion. Senator Hardwick suggested
that they might prevent peace
talk, later when such ? discussion r
might be proper. t
Opposing a provision of the bill t
penalizing declarations in favor of
Germany's "allies," Senator Lodge s
pointed out that the United States is i
not at war with Turkey or Bulgaria, f
although, he paid, "we ought to be." r
Senator Borah called the senate's c
attention to the lynching at Collins- c
ville. Senator Fall said that if con- ?
gross does not enact the necessary i
laws, the people "would take the law t
into their own hands with 'Judge 1;
Lynch.' " Also, he said, mobs will f
act if guilty persons escape on tech- ?
nicalties of the law.
Senator Lodge objected to the
wide powers now being exercised by c
the postmaster general as to the us> ]
of the mails, and said he preferred r
to Insert a provision in the hill ex- i
eluding certain publications instead <
of "leaving it to a cabinet member."
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NO CHANGE IV SITT.VTION \
HAYS THE IiONIK>N REPORT ,
London, April 8.?"Todnv the tn
fantry action on the battlefront hag j
been confined to local fighting in the r
neighborhood of the Aveluy wood, j
north of Albert, without change in n
the situation and engagement* be- {
tween small bodies of troops at dif- (
ferent points," says Felld Marshal (,
Haig's report from France, "the hos- (
tile artillery continues active." r
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AMERICAN PUAYT IN FRANCE 8
ACHIEVES FIVE VICTORIES \
Washington, April 8.?An official
d'spatch from France says that one j
of the American pilots recently sent
to the French front, Sergeant IV t
nam, has already to his cred*t four j.
victories and a fifth which has not
yet been certified.
JESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918.
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GERMAN COMMAND
Weekly War Review Summarizes I
Operations Along the
Western Front.
UN PLANS WERE FOILED
risoners Taken Say That the
Kaiser's Troops Expected to
Gain the Line of the Somme
on First Day.
Washington, April 8.?French and
ritish tenacity has upset the ambiou8
plans of the German high comiand
for the battle of Picardy, says
le war department's weekly military
^view, and now the enemy, determled
to gain some sort of success at
ny cost, iB throwing fresh forces
ito the battle in an efTort to secure
mited objectives. Because of this,
ie situation is expected to remain
ncertain for sometime to come.
General improvement jn the strateic
positions of the allies is noted,
uu me revifw ueciares mat uncler
eneral Foch 1he allied military mabine
is working smoothly and effiiently
in stemming the German aslult.
There is no mention whatever of
be American troops reported hurrylg
to the front to join the British
nd French.
Rnemy Kt ill Short.
"At the opening of the tihr week |
f the German offensive, we find that
be enemy is still short of attaining
is principal objectives," says the reiew
in part.
"It is now certain that the German
igh command contemplated overwhelming
the British at the outset,
etween the Oise and the Sensee and
Iriving a wadge into the FrancoIritish
forces.
"The enemy fully expected to
thieve a decision in the field in the
ourse of one great battle. The sucess
of this plan depended on being
ble to obtain a break-through of the
Iritish front and advance so rapidly
hot noithor Vk/? ? * u " T* - * *
xui. iiviiik I uic ncucu imr me uril- I
sh reserves could come up in time to
lose the breach in the line.
What (icrnwny Ho|k*<I.
"Evidence of prisoners tend to
ontirm that the enemy hoped to
lain the line of the Somme by the
vening of the first day of the offenive.
As a matter of fact it took the
lermans ten days to cover the
ground they expected to overrun
vithin 48 hours.
"The German hi^h command Is
low throwing fresh forces into batle
in an effort to secure some of its
nore limited objectives.
"The German offensive has not
pent itself and owing to the determ
nation displayed by the enemy to
rain some sort of a success at no
natter what cost, the situation will
ontlnue uncertain for some time to
owe. However, the general strate:ie
and tactical position of the allies!
f becoming more favorable. Fierce
Ightinc continues and hostile units
inve penetrnted westward to within
ive miles of the main line of the
'aris-Amlens railway.
Allied Forres Masses.
"AUjed forces are massed to
heckle invaders in this area. Tim
French have extended their lines
lorthward. which will enable the
tritish to secure greater depth of
onscription.
"There has been relatively less acivity
north of the Somme though
he Germans have made a number of
erlous attempts to encircle Arras.
"Allied aircraft has been particuarly
active throughout the week,
lot only in maintaining superiority
n the air and keeping the skies clear
f hostile craft, but more especially
n bombing enemy dumps, convoys.
rains and railroads. British escaIrilles
did fine work In dispersing
Jerman units going into action with
nachlne guns.
"A numher of American transport
ctlons have taken an active part in
he battle and the American aviation
ervlce is co-operating with the Britsh.
American Forces Busy.
"Ov.r own forcea engaged hi/e
>een relatively busy. Under the
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New
SUBS<
WILSON AVOWS
CARRY THE Fl<
UEPBESENTED BY STABS. | f
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The names of the boys, formerly
students of Central School, represented
by stars on the service flag
presented to the school by the
people of the city last Wednesday,
are as follows:
JOHN MILLIARD, p
ELLIOTT SPRINGS, (
LEE SKIPPER,
GEORGE FAIREY POOVEY,
HERMAN POOVEY,
JULIAN ROSS.
LEIGHTON HORTON.
ROYD HORTON,
WALTER REATY, |4tf
GARY ELLIOTT.
THUDUS FAILE,
JETHER FAILE,
RODDEY IIELL,
MALLIE FERGUSON,
W. H. CAUTIIEN, Jr.,
PAUL ROSS MOORE,
WILL ROSS MOORE,
CANTZEN MOOIVS,
FUSTEK MOORE. "
JOE COULBOrilNE, Sl
STEVE WILLIAMS, ,e
WALTER McMANUS, c<
REN C. IIOUGH, s*
RE VAN FUNDERRURK,
PIERCE HORTON,
STRAIT PARKS, pi
HACKEIR BIIDLINGS, ol
STAFFORD GRAHAM. &]
LEE McDOW. re
ROBERT BECKHAM, P<
CARL BENNETT,
LUCIUS BENNETT, n<
FRED B LAC KM ON, jt
ELMER SO WELL, h
ROSCOtt LINGLE, in
FUST). ADAMS,
W. F. STOl^L, (
CRAWFORD CULP, h
R. THOS. UEATY, ' a,
STANLEY WILLIAMSON, tl
ORRIN C. BLACKMON, el
W. J. MONTGOMERY,
CHARLIE COOK, b
HOYT HUNTER. d
REII) FERGUSON. c<
ELVIN SNIPES, ei
SAMUEL MOTHERSIIED, ci
LEONARD HUDSON, ti
j EDWARD P. MONTGOMERY.
WILL JOHNSON, t
FRANK MOON ROLDRIDGE. n
AUSTIN ItOLDRIDGE, b
JOHN REID BOLDRUDGE,
CHAUNCEY BOLD RI DO,E, d
FURMA.N HINSON, o
MORRIS McILWAINE, li
WILSON MO?IER, t
W. B. CAUTHEN. a
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HEAVY FIGHTING GOES
ON IN SOMME REGION "
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Paris Heporln Powerful Attacks by
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the (Jcrmans Were Repulsed by h
French. "
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Paris, April 8.?Heavy fighting has T
taken place in the Oise and Sonime o
regions but all the powerful Ger- c
man attacks were repelled by the >1
French troops, except on the left t!
bank of the Oise, where the French n
were forced to withdraw to positions ti
previously prepared, according to n
the war office announcement. 11<
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MAS* BADLY BURNED ASKS
THAT HE BE PUT TO DEATH P
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Richmond, Va., April 8,?Fished ti
from a pond of muddy water, Jud- ti
son Davis pleaded with his rescuers t<
to be killed. Davts was brought to a o
Richmond hospital Saturday from v
Dorsett, Powhatan county, where he
w:l? Bftrtniiatv hiimort Oi.i K? ,1
fore in an explosion. A barrel was n
opened, gasoline fumes escaping. A s
match was lighted to find the bung, n
but in a second the explofdon scat- b
tered fiery fluid over the porty of tl
three. Davis rushed to the pond to tl
put out the fire. n
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A HE MANY IMJOTITIMATE
WAR BABIES" IN SAXONY r
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Amsetrdam, April 8.? The num- (j
her of applications in the kingdom of j;
Saxony for war relief increased last s
year from 80,200 to 92,500. Of the (
12,300 new applications, 8,900 were j,
in cases of illegitimate "war babies," t
according to information received v
here.
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BUY A LIBERTY BOND.
:ription $2.00 a year
PURPOSE TO
GHT TO FINISH
ALLS CHALLENGE
OF GERMANY THAT
FORCE SETTLE ISSUE
resident in Baltimore Address
Says America's Response is
"Force to the Utmost."
WITHOUT STINT OR LIMIT
The Righteous and Triumphant
Force Which Shall Make Right
pened for liberty bonds. The Savnps
Hank of Baltimore immediately
r>ok $1,000,000 worth. Other large
mounts were subscribed.
In full, the President's speech was
s follows:
"Fellow citizens: This is the aniversary
of our acceptance of Ger- .
nany's challenge to fight for our
ight to live and be free, and for the
acred rights of free men everywhere.
The nation is awake. There
s no need to call to it. We know
hat the war must cost, our utmost
acrifice, the lives of our fittest men,
trupgle. The man who knows len?t
an now see plainly how the cause of
pstice stands and what the 1mper?haMe
th'np is he is asked to invest
a. The men in America may he more
ure than they ever were before that
he cause is their own. and that, if
t should be lost, their own great naion's
place and mission in the world
you Id be lost with it.
"I call you to witness, my fellow
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the Law of the World, and
Cast Every Selfish Dominion
Down in the Dust."
Paltimore, April 8.?President
'ilson's acceptance in a speech here
aturday night of Germany's chalnege
that the issue between the
mtral powers and her enemies be
ittled by force brought 15,000 perms
cheering to their feet.
The President's audience was
ainlv with him in his denunciation
' Germany's mititary masters. It
^plauded his declaration that he is
;ady at any time to discuss a just
ace sincerely proposed.
The President's declaration that
ithing is proposed for Germany but
istice was warmly applauded as was.
is statement that Germany's course
i Russia is a cheap triumph!
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. ?IV(I .nuni im Itll- lilt* 1>>UC.
When the Provident declared that
e accepted Germany's challenge
nd that force must decide the issue
le audience arose to its feet and
Iteered for several minutes.
Former Governor Fhilipp L. Goldsorough
introducing the President,
eclated that out of the war would
amr a new world, dedicated to librty.
Mr. Goldsborough, a Republian,
said that all parties in the counry
must rally behind the executive.
"This Is no time," said Mr. Goldstorough,
"to criticise the governlent.
This is the time for everyody
to get behind the flag."
At the conclusion of the Presient's
address subscriptions were
rui, tr need be, all that we possess,
"he loan we are met to discuss is one
f the least parts of what we are
ailed upon to give and do, though
? itself imperative. The people of
he whole country are alive to the
teefcfiity of it, and are ready to lend
r> the utmost, even where it involves
sharp skimping and daily sacrifices
o lend out of meager earnings. They
rill look with reprobation and con
empt upon those who can and will
ot, upon thore who demand a highr
rate of interest, upon those who
hlnk of it as a mere commercial
ransaction. I have not come, thereore,
to urge the loan. I have come
nly to give you. if I can, a more
ivid conception of what it is for.
"The reasons for this great war,
he reason why it had to come, the
eed to fight it through and the 1suea
that hang upon its outcome, are
lore clearly disclosed now than ever
efore. It is easy to see just what
his particular loan means because
he cause we are fighting for stands
lore sharply revealed than at any
revlous crisis of the momentous