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KI? "TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, ANO IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THB HAY: THOU OANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, .WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1010. Mid-Summer ( All Summer D sisting of Organdi and White Gooda? Length SilKs, Ha down at prices th We must clean StocK. All goods in this sale. C. W. & J. E. WALHAI IT PAYa TO Bl GOV6BNMB?T OFFICIALS FIGHT Anti-Draft Agitators-Dodgers May Face Firing Squads. Washington, Aug. 6.-'Registered men who resist the selective draft law face military court-martial for desertion and 'le possibility of exe cution, and tile municipal and police authorities of the cities and towns and the military power of the States, cities or counties will be employed to bring them to book. This was announced In a formal statement to-night by Brig. Gen. Crowder, provost marshal general, in response to reports from North Carolina, Georgia and Oklahoma, of anti-draft disturbances. As yet thc power of the Federal government has not been invoked by the Governors of the three States nor by the agents or the Department or Justice. The only ofllcial notice received in Wash ington of Uie disturbances was a tele gram from the Governor of North 'Carolina, saying that the registered men of two townships in that State might refuse in a body to comply with the summons for examination. No o??lcial word came from Okla homa, where the most serious situa tion prevails. lt was believed the ?Governor, both in his official capacity and as the direct agent of the Presi dent in the execution of the draft law, is confident that order can be restored without military aid. There will bo no hesitation, however, in employing Federal troops if they are needed. - (Sen. Chowder's Statement. Gen. Crowder's statement, formu lated after conference with officials of the Justice Department, follows: "Press reports and other advices received Indicate that In one or two widely separated districts individ uals, misinformed as to the purpose of the law and misguided as to its result, aro threatening forcible re sistance to the draft. "There is nothing to resist at this stage in tho execution of the law. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, have been enrolled for military service. A preliminary call has gone forth to some such per sons, but tho Immediate and actual object of this call is merely to pro vide an opportunity for such per sons, or for some one else in resj>ect of them, to present to the government reasons why they should not be final ly ordered to report for military duty. If such persons do not appear and present these, reasons they have simply neglected to take advantage of an opportunity that was offered solely for their benefit. The failure of persons to take advantage of this opportunity does not interfere with the raising of the army and interests the government only as punishable crime of omission. If they do not desire to make any such claims, or if for any other reason, they fail to ap licar, their names are automatically posted as having been called and not exempted or discharged. Automati cally, also they are Inducted into the military service and made subject to military law. Failure to appear merely hastens this automatic pro cess. Penalty for Desertion. "When the time allowed for mak ing these claims has elapsed, these persons will ho enrolled as in the military service. They will then bo ordered to appear as soldiers. From this point on they will be under tho swift and summary procedure of court-martial. Failure to report for military duty when ordered to do so constitutes desertion. Desertion in time of war ls a capital offense. De serters may be apprehended by either civil or military authority, and, after the mandate of tho Fede ral government has gone forth, the whola strength of the military arm of tho government is available to ap prehend decerters, if it is necessary to uso such force. "Demonstrations against local ress Goods? con ies. Voiles, Lawns also a lot of Short ve been marKed at -will sell them. . tip for our Fall on middle tables BAUKNIGHT, JLA, S. C JY FOR CASH. boards aro simply futile strokes in the air. All thfe records necessary to bold such persons are already on file at State headquarters and at the Na tional Capital, and since local boards have no occasion to use any force In simply offering a beneficial opportu nity to registered persons, there is no field for resistance. If resistance ls attempted later when tho army seeks to apprehend deserters, it will in stantly encounter troops of the Fede ral government." In practice, under Gen. Crowder's construction of the law, registered men who do not appear for examina tion will, be posted to the district boards as selected for military ser vice as soon as the five-day period al lowed them to put in an appearance after they have been summoned, has elapsed. Two days more will elapse after their names reach the district board to await appeal action by the individual. They will then be posted to the Adjutant General of the State as selected to fill the quotas of their district. / May He Sentenced to Death. Orders for the mobilization of the selected men will be given some time during the present month. If the re sister falls to obey that order, he will bo set down as absent without leave and the machinery of the army will be set in motion to bring him In. In addition, all State and municipal po lice authorities and all United States marshals will be used to apprehend him. When lt is clear that he ls wil fully absenting himself with no in tention of reporting to the army, a charge of desertion wjll be placed against him. From that time on, any civil officer who arrests him will earn a reward of $50. If found guilty of desertion by competent, court-martial, the indi vidual may be sentenced to death, and only the President can save him from punishment. Gen. Crowder believes that the re sisters in Oklahoma and elsewhere are acting under a delusion, fostered probably by agitators, that they are conducting a political . campaign against the draft, whereas, tho time for that passed when the registration was completed. The government takes no interest In their proceed ings now unless they fall to report to their compnnies when called. There Is no question Involved of civil courts or local juries. Thirteen army officers will pass on the cases of the men when they aro brought to book, and the armed strength of the nation ls available to bring them to book. As lo those who are aiding or abet ting the resisters the situation is dif ferent. While the government will moke no effort to bring in men who do not. obey the summons of the local selection boards, or attempt to en force their attendance in any way until they have passed into thc mili tary status, it will use every energy to stamp out disorders designed to prevent the execution of the Federal law. For this purpose the President has legal power to employ tho army In any State without reference to the State authorities. In practice, how ever, such a step would not be taken until tho Governors asked for mili tary forces to restore order. They would bo furnished promptly by de partment commanders, without red tape or dolay. To Cut A p pea I s for Exemption. Gen. Crowder also took action to day to reduce the number of applica tions for exemption which news re ports indicate are being flied. In a telegram to all Governors bo directed that local boards be instructed to furnish to newspapers hereafter, from day to day, names of all regis tered mon who apply for exemption, the grounds asserted to support such claim and the action taken by tho board, in cases of discharge for physical disqualifications, this does not apply, as these aro not cases whore exemption ls claimed, but are tho result of rejection by a board. The specific reason for rejection will not be published. Gen. Crowder's telegram follows: "The names of all registered men are on a Hst arranged In the order In which they will be called for military service. Wherever any registered person imposes upon a local board and improperly secures a certificate of exemption or discharge he ad vances the time of call of all other uncalled persons on the list. "Por this reason every registered person and, to some extent, every person in the community is more or less diroctly Interested in seeing that the true facts are brought to the at tention of the government. For every local board a person bas been desig nated who will re?oive informntion of such cases and take appeals to the district board or inform the local board. "For this reason the public is enti tled to know the grounds upon which claims for exemption or discharge are being asked by registered men. "Local boards should, therefore, be instructed immediately to make available to the press from day to day the names of persons claiming exemption or discbarge, the ground on which such claims are based, and in general the number of cases that are being disposed of hy tho boards from day to day. This Instruction does not apply, of course, to dis charges on the ground of physical disqualification." Tom Watson Kt Al. Washington, Aug. 4.-?PersoiiB re sisting the draft law, whether in Oklahoma, or elsewhere, will be sought out, run down and brought before the proper authorities, no matter at what cost, Department of Justice officials have announced. Provost Marshal <5en. Crowder and Assistant Attorney Gen. Fitts held a lengthy conference as to the steps necessary to check anti-draft agita tors in North Carolina, Georgia, Ok lahoma and other localities. May Use U. 8. Troops. Federal troops may be sent Into Oklahoma and other States to quell anti-draft demonstrations. This was discussed at to-day's conference and a decision ls expected within twenty four hours. Officials believe it ls hardly likely they will be sent unless it is appar ent, civil authorities are unable to cope with the situation. They in tend to deal quickly and severely with all who spread dissention. Bye on Tom Watson. Tho alleged activities of Thos. B. Watson are under close scrutiny, copies of his magazine contain a list of contributors from many Southern cities to a fund to test the constitu tionality of the law. Subscriptions in a recent number totalled a thousand dollars. Will Ask Extreme*Penalty. Oklahoma City, Aug. 6.-Without waiting for a conclusion of the State's campaign against organized resisto nee to the selective draft in Central Oklahoma, the United States government to-day moved to punish the 200 men under arrest in connec tion with armed opposition to mili tary service. Warrants charging treason were served on the prisoners, who were taken to the penitentiary at McAlester or the Jail at Muskogee, to await trial, at which United States District Attorney W. P. McGinnis will ask that the death penalty be im posed. Announcement that extreme pun ishment would be asked was expected to aid materially in bringing to terms the few resisters still sheltered in the hills. Posses in three counties Seminole, Hughes and Pottawatomie -reported to-night that isolated groups refused to surrender, but that they apparently were discouraged and seeking to avoid encounter. Still After tiie Leader. Except for the fact that several ag itators, regarded as leaders in tho disturbances and dangerous to re main at large, are among those main taining a show of resistance, the au thorities would be Inclined to let the bands break up, confident that the less important members could be ar rested later. Determination of the possemen to run down all of tho leaders was strengthened to-day by confiscation or half a freight car of dynamite found on a siding in Seminole county. An investigation is being made to es tablish ownership. The car was un accompanied. Clashes between tho resisters and posses have cost three lives and num erous injuries. Two objectors to tho draft have been killed and a traveler was shot when he failed to heed a posso's warning to halt. ? May Hiing Out Causes. Developments of' the causeB of the outbreak and of tho forces behind lt are expected in preliminary hearings to-morrow when the men in custody are arraigned before the U. S. Com missioner at McAlester. It has been learned that unrest has existed in the affected district for more than two years, Greek Steamer ls Sunk. New York, Aug. 6.-The Greek steamship Charllaos Trlcoupls, a ves sel of 2,477 tons gross register, own ed by tho National Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., of Greece, was sunk July 3 by a German submarine, according to a cable received hero to-day by agents of tho lino. Capt. Goulandrls and his chew of 35 mon wore picked up and landed at a British port by an American destroyer. GERMAN MINISTERIAL ORANGES Zimmermann Resigns, Von KueluV munn Succeeding Him in Olllce. Berlin, Aug. 6.-Official announce ment was made to-day that fivo min isters of Stato had resigned their portfolios. The ministers and Secre taries of State who resigned were: Ministers of State-Dr. Heseler, appointed November, 1905; Dr. von Trott Zu Solz, appointed July, 1909; Dr. von Schorlemor, appointod in 1910; Herr von Loebell, appointed In May, 1914; Dr. Lentze, appointed lu August, 1910; Herr Kraetke, Dr. Ltsco; Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, ap pointed November. 1916; Adolph Von Batockl. Dr. Richter, under-sec retary of the imperial home office, also resigned his post. The Now Ministers. Landrat von Graevlnltz has been appointed to succeed Arnold Wahn scharfe as chief of tho imperial chan cellory. in addition to the appointment of Dr. von Kuchlmann as secretary for foreign affairs, Herr Ruddlln was made director of railways and minis ter of posts, and Privy Counsellor von Krause was named eacretary of Justice. Over-President von Wnldow was appointed chief of the depart ment of the army nourishment. The vacant. 'Prussian ministerial posts were Ailed as follows: Minister of Justice-Dr. Peter Spahn, leader of the Catholic party in the Reichstag. Minister of the Interior-'Under -secretary Drewes. Minister of Instruction-Ministe rial Director Schmidt. Minister of Agriculture-Dr. Es sen Hartruthe. Minister of Finance-Dr. Hertz. Minister Against Submarines. Amsterdam, Aug. 6.-In a charac ter sketch of Dr. Richard von Kuchl mann (Just appointed German secre tary for foreign affairs) The Nieuwe Courant of Tho Hague says that Dr. von Kuehlmann has always been a vigorous opponent of ruthless sub marine warfare. He is also, sayB the newspaper, a disciple of the policy of doing everything possible to avoid the further alienation of Great Bri tain, believing that after tho war friendship between Great Britain and Germany is necessary to the latter. Dr. von Kuehlmann The Nieuwe Courant adds, ls an ant i - a nnexatlon 1st, nnd the newspaper expresses the opinion that in tho foreign soretnry ship he will do his utmost to bring about an understanding with Eng land at the earliest possible time. Liberal Press Disappointed. Copenhagen, Aug. 6.-The liberal press of Germany is outspoken in Its disappointment over the selections Chancellor Michaelis lias made for his colleagues in the new Imperial and Prussian ministries, which are held to ?how that the effect is one of names only and not or the system. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TIRES Of Discussions Without Tangible Re sults-Ultimatum Sent. Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, Aug. 5.-Dissatisfied with the pro gress of negotiations with Germany growing out of the sinking of the Ar gentine steamer Toro, tho Argentine government has broken off the dis cussions that were "being conducted with the German minister here and has sent a final, categorical note to Berlin, requiring a clear and Anal re ply to the Argentine demands within a reasonable time. The reply is ex pected within eight days. During this time it will be decided if rela tions with Germany shall be broken, if the response from the German for eign office is a negative one. The foreign minister and the Ger man minister here had been discuss ing for the last few days the ques tion of the sinking of the Toro. The reply from Germany had led Argen tina to believe that Germany was disposed to agree to the demands of Argentina not to sink any more Ar gentine vessels even in the war zone. When it came to a discussion of the details of the conditions that was taken up in Buenos Aires, however, it began to appear that when lt came to the final point Germany was not willing to give complete satisfaction and pledge herself to respect Argen tine vessels in the future. Thc breaking off of the discussion with the German minister and the send ing of the new note followed. Trading Wit Fi the Enemy. Mexico* City, Aug. 5.-The work ings of the trading with the enemy act already have begun to bo felt by German merchants In Mexico, accord ing to business men here. It is said that certain German merchants have made overtures to merchants of othor nationalities, Including Ameri cans, to allow shipments to be sent under the names of the latter and later transferred. ************ * CITIZEN'S MEETING. * * The citizens and business men * * of Walhalla are requested to * * meet at the Court House at 8.30 ? * P. M., Thursday, the 8th, to dis- * * cuss matters of interest to tho * * town. * All aro urged to bo present. * W. M. BROWN, Mayor. * * ??*?*?.,?* TIIIO TltOUltLH IN OKLAHOMA. Hounding U|> Those Who Are Oppos ing Anny Regulations. Okltihomn City, Okla., AUB. 6. After a day of comparative quiet In the several counties of Contrai Ok lahoma, which for two days had boen the scono of antl-draft demonstra tions, the situation again assumed a grave aspect aB a result of a report ed clash between a band of malcon tents and a posse near ! leiden ville, tn which Ed Rlnylock, a member of a band of draft objectors, was killed and a possnmnn, .lack Pnige, was wounded in the leg and later carried off by the objectors. Henry John son, another possoman, was also wounded In tho leg. A large posse has been dispatched to rescue the captured posseman. 2<><> Resistors Captured. According to a dispatch from Sa sakwa, in Seminole county, tho base of operations against tho objectors, 30 of the draft law resistors surren dered to-day, bringing the total now in custody to about 200. Except for the fight near Holden vllle the only bloodshed in connec tion with tho disorders occurred yes terday, when Wallace M. Cargill, an ni leged band leader, was shot and mortally wounded In an exchange of shots with a posse. Leaders of the posses to-day learn ed from sources regarded as authen tic that two. bands still are In tho j field. Both wore reported camped In thc vicinity of Salt Creek, in Semi nole county. Posses will endeavor to disperse them to-morrow. Three of the men who took an active part in instigating the uprisings, which, ac cording to prisoners taken, were ex pected to assume large proportions, still are said to be at large, and it is expected that at least two will ofter resistance before they are captured. The trailing of the small groups of objectors have been made easy for tho posses In numerous cases by tho aid of full blood Indians, Seminoles for the most part, who followed their tracks unerringly and by their ability In woodcraft effected ninny captures. Tho Indians have aided the loyal white citizenry all through the up rising and but very few have been found In the ranks of the malcon I tents. Relieved Draft Meant Death. I From statements taken from pris oners the belief was expressed that thc uprising had heon timed too early. Affidavits in tho hands of offi cers tell of the Innocent bellof of the tenants that to be drafted Into the national army was sure death. Ono D?sister Garbed as Woman. The capture of "Hud" Munealey, early to-day by Che Karney Fixico, a Seminole Indian, presented a humor ous feature of tho grim happenings of the last few days. Manealey, dressed as a woman, accompanied by two women members of his family, was discovered on the road to Sasa kwa by the Seminole. Suspicious of the coarse timbro of Manenley's voice he shoved his rifle Into his ribs so violently that his bonnet was knock ed off, disclosing a bald head. March ing his prisoner to town and failing to find a place in the jail, Fixico placed a log chain around his neck and fastening him to a post stood guard over him until relieved. Officers returning from the scene of the disorder reported that many of the hillside homos of the malcon tents bad been deserted. 31 Minera Killed. Clay, Ky., Aug. 5.-The death list from the explosion yesterday In the south entry of No. 7 mine of the West Kentucky coal mine had to night mounted to 31, lt was officially stated. Twenty-four bodies were recovered from the mine yesterday and one body waH recovered to-day. Six of tho 25 injured men rescued yester day died, bringing the death Hst to its present total. A majority of those killed were negroes. From 15 to 20 mon nre still in the workings, it was said to-night. Lit tle hope ls entertained that any of them will be found alive. Children's Day, Old Liberty. There will be an all-day singing and Children's Day exercises at Old Liberty on the 2d Sunday In August, 12th. A short but interesting pro gram is to be rendered by tho chil dren in the morning, and the remain der of the day will be -taken up by noted leaders In song service. Among tho?e expected aro H. L. Mall, M. C. Grant, lt. E. Long, J. A. Durham, M. M. Greer (the noted bass singer of Lula, Ga.,) R. N. Smith, J. Furman Morton and R. W. Grubbs. Come, one and all! Hrlng well filled baskets and let's spend another pleasant day together. Worker. Looking for a nullet. Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 3.-Charg ed with high treason for making af fidavit that his sympathies in the war were with Germany and that he would take up arms with Germany rather than against that country, Wm. Herman Arndt, 24 years old, a pharmacist, was arrested at Near, near here to-day. He was arraigned before U. fl. Commissioner Edwin C. Smith here and held under $5,000 bail for'hearing August 8. Arndt is American born and tho son of Rev. Wm. Arndt, minister of WANT WOMEN TO REGISTER. There is Work for All, Both for lh-es ent and Future You have doubtless read Ibo ac counts in tho nrosB of the organiza tion of tho South Carolina Division of tho Woman's Council of Defense, nt Hock Hill, on the 12th of July, lt was a repuesontatlve body of earnest, purposeful women, determined to an swer tho cnll of our country In our God-given sphere ns providers of our homes In the production and conser vation of food, and to this end wo have pledged ourselves to onlist tho interest of every woman In tho State in this, tho first trenches of dofonso, viz.: Tho maintenance of tho food supply for ourselves and our allies. Wo want every woman In Oconoo county to sign tho Hoover food card. Thia is a request from tho President of the United States. The facts ask ed for In tho cards will require a house-to-house canvass. Remember this ts a most Import ant task In which you hnvo the privi lege of assisting. Oconee county made a good showing In the purchase of Liberty Loan Bonds and in sub scribing to Rod Cross. Oconee must make a good showing in pledging its women for the conservation of food. The country needs the services of women during the war Just as mucli ns lt need? tho services of men, and patriotic women must be willing to do whatever they can to help their government. At the same time that the women sign the Hoover cards they will bo asked to register for whatever work they can render in case tho country needs the women to take tho place of men in the business and professional world, and in case the long continua tion of the war should make unusual demands upon the house-keepers and other women who cannot loavo their homes and families. Miss Kate E. Harrison, of Wal halla, has been' appointed chairman for Oconeo, and she hopes, with tho aid of township chairmen and com mittees, to register evory 'woman In the county. KERENSKY MAN OF THE HOUR. All Russian Cailles Unite lu Calling; Premier to Lend. Potrograd, Aug. 4.-Tho all-night political conference nt the winter pal ace which was concluded this morn ing by the pnssage of a resolution in which confidence in Promler Keren sky was expressed by each of tho llvo pailrties represented and in which bo was Invited to form his own cabinet, was conducted in thc strictest order, but with intense emotion. All the participants were bvlously convinced that t ho decision w li Ich was to be reached meant Russia's regeneration or her ruin. In conversation with the Associat ed Press correspondent, who was permitted to bo present, the minis ters declared the conference to bo tho most momentous event in the history of Hie Empire since 1613, when, during the troublous times of the 'Polish .war and Internal anarchy, the election of first Romanoff by a similar conference of notables at Moscow saved the country from dis solution. The debato resolved itself into a series of panegyrics of the absent Kerensky, who was acclaimed the only man Invested with the qualities necessary to restore order while pre serving liberty. Foreign Minister Torostchenko declared that peace was Inconceivable, that Russia must pre pare to fight throughout tho winter and that Premier Kerensky alone possessed the confidence of the na tion. M. Tseretelli, the minister of posts and telegraphs, in an emotional speech, echoed the view that Keren sky was the only man who could save the country. In order to alle viate his task, declared the speaker, the government would abstain from forcing through the party program. After these men had spoken, tho procurator of the Holysynod, M. Lvoff rose and said that be, too, con sidered the promler tho man destined to be Russia's saviour. Minister of Justice Efremoff said almost tho samo words in turn, describing tho premier as all Indispensable man. Kerensky Remains at Holm. Petrograd, Aug. li.-'Premlor Ke rensky has returned to Potrograd and withdrawn his resignation, He attended a ministerial meeting on Saturday evening and afterwards conferred with various politico' lead ers. M. Kerensky has issued a mani festo In which ho declares thpt ho considers it impossible, when the country ls threatened with defeat without and disintegration within, to refuso tho heavy task again entrust ed to him, which he regards as an express order from the country to construct a strong revolutionary gov ernment to carry out the principles already laid down. "At the same time," says the man ifesto, "I conbider lt inevitable to in troduce changes In the order and dis tribution of government work with out allowing myself to be influonced by the thought that these changes will increase my responsibility in tho supremo direction of tho affairs of State." tho dorman Lutheran church in Webster. The affidavit was made by Arndt in claiming exemption from the draft.