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1 Vol.7 NO. 34 Conscription Ages Fixed at 21 1 to 30, Inclusive Washington, Mav 10.?The 1 long deadlock of Senate and House conferees on the selec ( tive draft military bill was 1 broken today with an agreement J on a compromise measure under ^ which a great war army would ^ be raised by selective conscription of men from 21 to 30 years | years of age inclusive. . \ nthnriTfiti/-vn r*/v iiuiuviKiaiiuu iui i cil uiiliiK Colonel Roosevelt's proposed volunteer division for service in France written into the bill by the Senate finally was thrown out on the insistence of House conferees. In return, the House yielded to the Senate's proposal for prohibition at military posts. The conference report is ex pected to be approved by both Senate and House in a few days and within two weeks after the President has affixed his signature, registration of those eligible for conscription will be under way throughout the country. The W?r Department has erected a vast and intricate war machine tor assigning and organizing the conscripts. They will be assembled at training camps in September. The compromise bill is understood to be generally satisfactory to the Administration and the Army General Staff. The most important change made in Congress was in the age limits, fixed by the staff at 19 and 25, inclu sive. The Senate made them 21 and 27 and the House 21 and 40The ages named in the confeience agreement makes the draft applicable to all male voters under 30. With the Roosevelt proposal, the conferees also threw out a Senate amendment under which three regiments of volunteers could have been en i listed for service on the Mexican c border. | * The section dealing with ex- j* emptions from draft was re-writ- ^ ten in part by the conference ( cohimittee and provision was made for hearings in exemption applications before local civil J tribunals with the right to appeal * to a second tribunal and finally to the President. Republicans in the Senate who have favored giving Colonel Roosevelt authority to raise * and take American troops to France declared tonight that an , effort would be made on the floor to have the Senate insist | j on the retention of this feature. | r i ne general expectation, however, is that the conference decision will prevail. The prohibition provision, as \ agreed to, excludes liquor, beer \ and wines from any military post, but does not forbid selling or giving these beverages to soldiers except when in uniform. 1 The conferees put into the bill ( an amendment giving the Presi . dent power to organize and , equip for each infantry and cav- j airy brigade three machine gun j companies, and for each division ( of these services, four machine t gun companies in addition to those comprised in each organ- ( ization of these units, fie also ^ was given authority to organize ( one armored motor car machine t gun company for each division. ^ ivxuiiipuoiis irom ine selective t draft were left virtually as orig- t inallv suggested by the General Staff. Those absolute exempt j include officers of the United j States and any State or Territory; ( ministers, students of recognized , divinity or theological schools, , and members of "any well rec- ( 'ognized religious sect or organ- t ization at present organized" . whose existing creed foibids par- f ticipation in war. The last class I \GELAND JOI LAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1917 Report of (Sounty Supervisor T" Last Quarter of Year 1916 m;i Sarah Brown and others, outside aid $204.50 Sta C. L. Melton, rural police Expenses 85.25 F. P, Evans, magistrate 20.85 W. W. Lyn, gang \ 1.76 W N. Lee, magistrate } 16.67 Gf, H. T. Atkinson, salarv and inquest 3V43 tod L. E. Bull, examinations 5 00 t\v? I. C. Baker, gang 10 00 c^u F. H. Boatwright, roads and bridges ^ 22.14 10 G. M. Rodgers, magistrate 16.67 ei* Teal Jones Co., gang 19.50 J. F. Griggs, roads and bridges 11.22 W R Rvanc calnrt. n?/I olif will amount to about $20,000. rhey carried a general line of groceries, clothing and shoes. Many articles, such as some lour, corn, and feed suff were saved from the burning buildng, but were damaged in transsort. Volunteers carried out most >f McBride & Hallman's stock sefore the flames had gained nuch headway, But like the ;oods saved from Harrel Bros.' store, thev were damaged considerably. Mrs. Irene Marsh owned the building occupied by Marsh-Lee 3o., while Mrs. J. C. Little ownDd the adjoining building occu Died bv Harrell Bros. The tore room occupied by McBnde k Hallman was owned.bv Harel Bros. All three buildings were of brick. The Marsh-Lee firm is com Dosed of H. B. Marsh. E. E. Marsh and J. H. Lee, of Monoe, and other stockholders. This establishment has grown lp with the town, the late J. W. Marsh being at one time a big >romoter in the firm. The HareU Bros, firm was established i few years later and is com josed of Frank L., W. O., Hor-# ice and James S. Harrell aud ohn Long. "Little girl, why aren't you provided with an umbrella?" "Because father hasn't been to ihurch this year."?Puck. ire not exempt from non combatant service. In addition, the President is authorized to ex ;lude or discharge from draft L .. /^1I- ' ne ionowing: County and muncipal officers, customs house clerks; postal emdoves, workmen in navy yards >r arsenals or armories; others in he Federal Government's em doy whom the President may lesignate; pilots and mariners ictually employed in sea service; 'persons engaged in industries, ncluding agriculture, found to )e necessary to the maintenance >f the military establishment or he effective operation of the nilitary forces or the maintenince of National interest during he emergency," those having rersons dependent upon them or support, and those found to >e physically or morally deficient, i fat P, PAGE $80,000 Fire At Marshville Wednesday Night Monroe Journal. Marshville was the scene of a j: t t lir.J 1 ? jiaaaiciuus me weuiiesuay light which totally destroyed he general store of Marsh-Lee ^o., Harrel Bros., and McBride & Hallman. The total oss amounted to over $80,000. Ml three firms carried insurance, >ut not enough to cover the oss. The fire of unknown origin, itarted in the Marsh-Lee mili\erv department. As the town loes not possess fire fighting tpparatus, the flames spread >ver the entire building unchecked, and the big store went ip in smoke and flames. Sweepng westward, the flames soon covered Harrel Bros.' store, and t shared the same fate of Marsh^ee's store. The store of Mciride & Hallman, next in the >ath of the flames, was burned ioV< nr..) u..:u IV.AI, ouu I lie uujUlllllJK UU1IUngs were saved bv virtue of he fact that an alley seDarated rom the flames. Marsh-Lee Co. were the heaviest losers. For years they have >een conducting a first class general store, and in that time hey had accumulated a valuable line of dry goods, clothing, nillinery, groceries and hardvare. Their loss is estimated it $50,000, partly covered by in;urance. Harrell Bros/ loss ... ... uihui>| oniai ? ciuvl CApCllSl'S ?/..?& ' H. F. King, salarv and stamps 101.00 ^ Manuel Rowel, guard 23.00 ^ai J. W. Ouslev, 3 months salarv, magistrate 50 00 Charles Moore, guard 30.00 John W. Knight, supt. gang and supplies 89.34 C. & L, R. R., freight and drayage 4.47 ~'ai Walter Terrell Co., gang 22.90 !in< D. F. Moore, magistrate 16.66 e' M. S. Watson, magistrate 25.00 A. B. Coward, gang 36.63 M. D. and H. L. Smith Co., gang 59.16 Ji Chesterfield Telephone Co., rent 12.00 for T. E, Davis, jail report 79.15 wit Adaline Burr, outside aid 2 50 wil Thos. Jordan, ? ? 5.00 ish Rachel Gainev, ? ? 5.00 Lai Cary Calder, ? ., 3.00 be P. C- McLaurin, rural police ** ** nr" Colon Askew, gang 9.75 tar C. M. Hunt, outside aid 10.00 cal Stephen Johnson, outside aid 2.50 tha A. Sullivan, poor house 40.25 the G. B. Rodgers, magistrate 16.66 the A. F. Davis, gang 4.05 1 J. W. Roscoe, magistrate 12.50 def J. A, Davis, roads and bridges 12.00 not J. T. Grant, rural police 85.75 tov> Mary A. E. Laney, board for poor 14.00 wh R. A. Rouse, salary ' - 100 00 city Miss Stella Mims, demonstrator - 7^.00 mo J. M. Gathings, road and bridges 5.00 are Horton and Hendrix, gang - 7 128.38 eas; H. H. Streater, roads and bridges 10.00 diti D. P. Douglass, salary 125.00 ens W. W Melton, work on boxes 9.50 to Cheraw Hardware and Supply Co., locks for boxes 6.20 side C. L. Melton, inquest 7.40 tha Alonza McLean, roads and bridges 2 50 of R. W. Gaddy, roads and bridges 6.37 the D. P. Douglass, expense account 128.10 turi F. W. Rivers, roads and bridges 30.00 tan H. W. Pusser & Sons, poor house 1.10 Roi W. A. Douglass, salary 108.33 1 D. T. Teal, lunacy 10.00 Sat T. E. Mullov. clerk and pencils 14.50 An A. Blakeney, janitor 12.50 att? Armfield Hardware Co., gang 15.25 pht Lee Dees, outside aid 3.00 suil I. P. Mangum, salary and expenses 139.51 and T. W. Eddins, salary * 36.11 mai J. P. Poison, road and bridges 21.44 are Tom Walcott, painting jail 13.51 the Jas. Crosby, putting in grates 7.00 ing Bank of Chesterfield, draft 41.75 ver Walker, Evans & Cogshall Co.. Drintinor i w a B a v? / \J mv/ n m >i tf ? t? i 1.21 ? *f f? tt >t I* 5.13 Pro H ?i it ii ii ii 30.38 thei ii ii ii ii ii ?i 24.19 Opi ii ii ii ii ii ii 75.57 mo J. B. Munn, roads and bridges 26.20 pro E. T. Teal, roads and bridges 22.85 1 Rex Typewriter Co., typewriter 57.50 led P. A. Nicholson & Sons, roads and bridges 31.05 vea W. M. Redfearn, coffin 21.00 Hoi The Sinking Fund Insurance 47.o0 nov Atlanta Fruit and Canning Co., gang 118.33 Thi Frederick Disidfectant Co., disinfectant 50.40 wit Wizzard Products Co., W. F. C. C. 8.50 abu Mikeljohn Lumber Co., roads and bridges 2.10 can A. Sullivan, poor house 41.80 ed T. E. Mulloy, clerk 12.50 ^res S. M. Jordan, roads and bridges 612.50 , A. Blakeney, janitor 12.50 Charles Moore, guard 30.00 the Manuel Rowell, guard osnn \J\J V/I H. F. King, salary - 135 00 5 Oscar Hurst, roads and bridges 5 00 e or i The City Market, gang and express 0.87 W. L. Boone, outside aid 5.00 W. N. Lee magistrate 16.67 G. M. Rodgers, magistrate 10.66 1 W, J. Odom, roads and bridges 13.70 res* II. T. Atkinson,coroner 20.83 "?y J no. W. Knight, gang 50.00 cor J. W. Roscoe, magistrate 12.50 lal D. L. L, Gregory, lunacy 5.00 SCP M. W. Duval!, gang 109.41 J|^S| D. F. Brock, magistrate 16.66 tjle (Cooinued on last page) V URNAl 1 Million Men in Draft Limits Vashington, May 12.?Ten lion men in the United les will be subject to the setive conscription on July 1. bin the ages agreed upon in contereoce report on the r army bill. Director Rogers the census bureau announced ay. This number of men be ?en the ages of 2land 30, insive, represents very nearly per cent, of the total estimnt population of between 103,000 and 104,000,000 on July 1917. Of these conscription ;ibles the bureau estimates ibama will have 209,900, Ar isas 156,600, Florida 95,300, prgia 255,400, Kentucky 202,, Louisiana 171,000, Maryland .500, Mississippi 175,100,North rolina 194,400, South Caro 1 137,000, Tennessee 195,080, xas 420,200, Virginia 186,400. Jerusalem A Fortress erusalem is safe from attack the present. The Holy City, h its great natural defences, 1 not be stormed by the Brituntil the rest of the Holy ad has been token. It would folly to try to take the city v, in the opinion of the mih7 men at Cario, Egypt. Bibliand ancient history show t the best way to capture coast region of Palestine and n to starve out the city, "he strength of Jerusalem for ence is very great. This is due to her ancient wall and rers, nor to the trenches ich the Turks have dug The ' is encircled by rugged untains, while the few passes in deep valleys, capable of y defense. It was these con ons of natural strength that tbled the kingdom ofjudah outlive that of Israel by con jrably more than a century, t made possible the success the Jewish uprising against Greco Syrians, and, two cen es later, prolonged the resisce of the Jews against th? mans. "he pass up the Valleys Es it and Es sur, through which tiochus V made a successful ick with camels and eleints in 163 B. C.t would be [able only for mountain guns, I could hardly be used for the in attack. The direct routes via of the railway through valley of Sorek, a long windway thorugh a Jeep gorge y easily defended, and the re open, but still difficult h road a little further north, bably the entrances to both se valleys are well fortified, en plains, wildernesses and untains protect all other apaches. "he British forces have seed the finest season of the r for their entrance into the Iv Land. The country is v at its best climatically. b fields of Philistia are green h young corn, affording ndant fodder for horses and lels; the ground has harden since the winter's rains, and h breezes and occasional wers mitigate the heat. The laria, which makes camping gerous in the plains during summer and autumn, is now a mild type, and can usually avoided. North of the Gaza, re snouiu oe no iacK ot water jrovender for the army. Auditors Notice hysicians and other parties lonsible under the law, are ified hereby that all records )irths and deaths must be re ded with the aegistrar of vistatistics. A penalty is pre bed for failure to attend to matter and those failing to Ice reports will be reported to State authorities. T. W. ED9INS, Registrar. I $1.00 per year Jews in Our Wars | Philadelphia Knquirer. J There is not an imports: t chapter in the history of this countrj-, and much less a war, in which the Jews have nc t ! played a conspicuous part. The roll of honor of the Revo lutionary war, as well as those of the war of 1812, the Mexican war and the Civil war, are full of the deeds of Jewish officers and men. In the last mentioned war. Major General C. O. Howard said of them: "Intrinsically, there are no more patriotic men than those who claim to he of Hebrew decent and who served with me in parallel command or directly under my instructions." As to the Spanish American war, there is no page of its annals, from the blowing up of the Maine, in which 15 of their co-religionist perished, to the firing of the last volley, in which the Jews did not occupy an hnnnrnKlu n\/uv/i ut/iv. pinLC. The 1901 issue of ihe Jewish Year Book printed the names of over 4,000 Hebrews who actually served in this war, but this is no criticism of the total who volunteered, for, in New York alone 5,000 offered their services to Governor Blake. Somebody's Got Our Money Editor Wollack of the Jeffersonian gives out the information that there are enough pennies and nickels in circulation to give every person twelve pennies and five nickels, and states plainly that J. N. Stricklin of the Cheraw Chronicle and the editor of this paper are included. He goes even further and congratulates us on this prosperity# Well, we can't speak for Strick lin but we can say that some scoundrel has ours and we don't even know who he is or where he is. Tide Has Turned For a few years the Union county citizens have received their liquor at Pageland because they could get a gallon instead of a quart. Now the tide has turned and the journeying is in the opposite direction, if we are to accept John Beasley's statement in the Monroe Journal as true He says: "South Carolina's prohibition law must be very drastic, as we have alwavs considered the lid most tight in Union county until recently when we began to ! notice that a good many Pageland and Chesterfield gentlemen have been reversing the tables on us Union county folks, who have a well-beaten path to the Pagelaiid express of If ice. by coming to Monroe after their quart. This condition must be rather painful to Editor Tucker, as ho was exhuberating over the general healtli of the community in the last issue of The Pagelantl Journal. He said: "'The general health of the people must be fairly good. Not a quart of medicine has been received at the express office here since April 25th, and the same is true of Ruby and Mt. Croghan. IA few quarts have been received at Chesterfield as the probate judge is so handy. It may be possible, however, that some of our people have been in need of this kind of medicine but were not able to go down to the court house for the permit."' "This statement is not merely on heresy, as we ourselves witnessed four Pagoland gentlemen make affidavit before a magistrate so that they might get their prized possession out of the ex press office. Editor Tucker is i fooled,?and fooled bad,"