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MEN OF MILITARY AGE IN UNITED STATES AT PRESENT. Statistics Show That the Available Men in America of Arm-bearing Age Reaches Over Twenty Million. TT^v... *%.. n V\1 a Krv/lt A/1 At' 1 Jiuvv ixiauv auic-uwuicu wt military age have we in the United States? The bureau of the census, while it is unable to make any estimate of the proportion who are able-bodied, estimates that the total number of male citizens and prospective citizens? that is, foreign-bom persons who have declared their intentions to become citizens?IS to 4.j years of age, is not far from 21,000,000. This estimate is based on the as sumption that there has been an increase of approximately 10 per cent in the population of the country since the census of 1910. When that census was taken the total number of | male citizens and prospective citizens IS years of age and over, but under 4o, was 19,183,000. Of this number, 14,224.000 were native white, 2,S.".7,000 were foreign born whites who j had become naturalized or had de- j clared their intention of doing so, I 2.052,000 were negroes, and 50,000 were Indians. The number of foreign-born citizens is partially an estimate, since the census enumerators were able to obtain information as to citizenship from only about seven-eighths of the total number of foreign born males. Native white nearly 15 per cent, negroes nearly II per cent, and Indians about tbreefourth. of 1 per cent. 'During the civil war, when the population of tlie country, * exclusive of the seceding states, was less than on? fonrt.h as great as the nresent noun sr I lation of the entire [United States, the total number of 'men serving in the Federal armies at one time and another was approximately 2,500,000 (due allowance being madle for duplicate enlistments, that is, cases in which men enlisted more than once). The following- table gives, by states, the total number of males IS to 45 years of age enumerated at the census of 1910. The figures in this table include approximately 1,796,000 alien ' white and 92,000 Chinese, Japanese and others, together representing about 9 per cent of the total, who "would be ineligible for military service. The census bureau has not compiled the numbers of these classes of the population, within the given age limits who "were living in each state in 1910. Taking the country as a whole, however, the probable increase in population 'between 1$10 and 1916 will approximately counterbalance the number of alien white, Chinese, Japanese, etc., included in the figures for 1S10, so that these figures may be accepted as roughly JL Cjfc/i COCUUXti * C \JL LUC ilUUiUCl \SL iLLaiC citizens and prospective citizens 18 to 45 years of age, inclusive, in each state and in the United States in 1916. Total number of males 18 to 45 years of age, inclusive, 1910: State? 'Number. Maine 156,449 New Hampshire 93,321 Vermont 76,017 Massachusetts 785,581, Rhode Island 129,131 JTVvrm cation* ?Q7 ' V- V>I Iivvv*vuv (WWW)V V I New York 2,223,633 New Jersey 617,013 Pennsylvania 1,842,266 Ohio 1,107,888 Indiana 5%,682 Illinois .. J 1,369,910 Michigan 635,518 "Wisconsin .. .. v /.- .. 512,261 ^Minnesota 505,187 Iowa 489,829 'Missouri 741,180 North (Dakota 148,920 .Ol TV ^ 1 J. _ ?* 4 A OAP ooutn -uaKoia j.sa,5?o Nebraska 274,507 Kansas 379,730 \ Total for north 13,094.615 (State? Number. Delaware 46,139 Maryland 279,818 District of Columbia 80,858 Virginia 4iu,4zz West Virginia .. 281,179 !NTorth Carolina 401,917 South Carolina 283,490 Georgia 507,688 Florida 177,152 Kentucky 469,711 Tennessee 434,641 Alabama 414,454 Mississippi 354,133 Arkansas 321,924 Louisiana 347,518 Oklahoma 366.339 j Texas 52iUo?) | Total for south 6,006,139 State? Number. (Montana 326,862 Idaho ?8 .$3 9 Wyoming 5o,SS6 Colorado ' .. 210,637 J New Mexico 75,371 Arizona 60,915 Utah 86,590 ; Nevada 30,489 Washington 350.746 Oregon 196,10") ; California 7,822 ; i Total for west 1,S70,32J ; ^Aggregate for United States 21,071,076; . . ! I TAKIN(? STEPS TO AVOID INFANTILE PARALYSIS Hoard of Health Requests All Cases j Imported?I)r Coward to Study Diease. j ? !; Columbia, July 13.?Precautionary ; measures to guard against the i | I spread of infantile paralysis in this I State were taken this afternoon by the South Carolina State board of! J ] health. Dr. F. A. Coward was sent : i1 tf\ Yaw Vnrlr tn stnriv the means ! there for fighting the diease and will? report to tlie board. Physicians |1 throughout the State were instructed j1 to report all cases of infantile pa-j' ralysis to Dr. J. Adam Hayne, the iJ < secretary of the State board by tele- 1 graph. Dr. Hayne said tonight that 1 if thought advisable all incoming 1 trains from Xew York or other infected areas would be searched and quarantined. Stringent measures, he said, had been formed to prevent 3 the disease from getting in this State. 5 The board also ordered all persons and firms selling septic tanks to get licenses from the State board of ? health. , i 5 1 Florida Taking Precaution. 1 Jacksonville, Fla., July 13.?To c f prevent the spread of infantile pa- ? ralysis to Florida the State board of 1 health is maintaining a vigorous 1 watch at the passenger station of s Jacksonville and other points of en- c try by rail in Florida and at quaran- 1 tine stations in the State. All chil- t dren from points North are examined 1 by physicians and nurses at the 1 station and a record is kept. Local r health officers throughout the State 1 are advised and strict watch is main- ? tained for any symptoms wluch might * develop. e Of twenty-five children examined G yesterday no indications of the disease A were found. I I Case in Indiana Town. T Shelbyville, Ind., July 13.?A case 1 'of infantile paralysis was reported 2 here yesterday. The victim is a fiveyear-old girl. t i Paralysis in Angnsta. 1 (Augusta, Ga, July 13.? The infant ? child of Patrick J. Toomey, 217 Mc- ? Kinney street, is suffering from what * the attending physician has reported i to the board of health as infantile * paralysis. * < Reported in Athens, Ga. ? Athens, Ga, July 13.?Three cases s of infantile paralysis were reported ? here today. All are children of cot- * ton mill workers. < 1 HUNGRY GUARDSMEN LOOT AND DESTROY r c New Yorkers Make Baid on Stores and Commission Houses in / Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio, July 12.?Seven hundred militiamen from New York passing through Cleveland left their train this afternoon at a local depot I and raided nearby stores and com- 1 mission houses, taking food and mer- 1 chandise and destroying what they i did not carry away. ] Riot calls were turned in and ? squaas or patrolmen answerea in j emergency patrols. The soldiers were driven back to the train by a < squad of 20 armed men ordered out by Maj. T. iM. Moynahan, command- ; ing the train. Some of the soldiers 1 said they had not eaten in 36 hours. ? DIAMONDS OX U-BOAT ] Reported Important Part of Sub- ' ) Marine's Cargo. J London, July 13.?It has been 1 learned from a good source, says 1 Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent, ^ in a dispatch today, that the principal { object of the voyage of the German ( commercial submarine Deutschland to the United States was to convey 1 a consignment of diamonds which it 1 had hitherto been impossible to ex- ? POrt. ; 1 Malaria or Chills & Fever: Prescription No. 666 is prepared "especially for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. ? Five or six doses will break any case, end if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not j return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c SMITH WRITES STORY OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER Says It Contains a (*ood Moral for J the (ieonria Legislature. I K. Smith in Atlanta Journal. Not long ago. while riding on the \ train with an engineer who pulls the throttle on one of the fastest passen-1 -er trains in Georgia, he told me the following story: The work of the engineer is not what it usod to be. In addition to " xtchirg ti:e track ahea i. and feeling ihe responsibility of il'je pas-:en-ers. 01 the wo:::--n and children asieep in the coaches far behind, there now iias come the new danger which more j than taxes every faculty. ; "Not Ion? ago I left a certain ;arge, :*ity, .sitting in the cab of a Mogul en-! ::r.e. 1 had a run of 17". miles. We ' ; ulled out of the staiion on time. : ind me were two day coaches, four i Pullman cars and the usual baggage muI express cars. Altogether I suppose there were 12."> souls under my - i Krect care. I eased the throttle open \ I ind we pulled out across the laby* j "inth of tracks and woods until wo j rot. into the onen country. It was a j noonless night and yet there seemed j .0 be a fair amount of light. I opened j ler up because my schedule called for ibout 60 miles an hour. I felt the ;remor of the giant power beneath my hand as we spun through the ights and shadows, over crossings ind through small villages. "It was not long before I was conscious of a bright light occasionally j n the high.way road which ran paral- j el with the railroad traces. 1 xook a lasty glance to the right from my ;ab window and saw four men in an intomobile racing with my train? acing with death?racing for nothng?racing for mangled bodies possibly. The driver of the automobile I :ould see was determined to reach it possible a small town at the same ime I did, or ahead of me. In the ? i ? -f +v>?r. +/-VTI-11 + Vicivo TX*UC a mil tJIill C ui Lilio lunu wviv VKJ W oad crossing in which the country oad crossed the railroad tracks. Havng these passengers behind me, soma isleep, some awake, mothers with ba- j )ies, men of business with important l :ngagements to keep, all of this fiash?d through my mind, and I wondered vhere my duty lay, to halt and hesiate with this train because some idle, ?,a?i o-Vit A qo + Vi i n frAn t of CCJB.XC&S JXLC.Lt ovugxu ubuui ^ ?- i ny engine, or to go on and keep to i ay schedule. I decided on the latter, ml did my duty. "There is nothing more horrifying, here is nothing that strains the j serves of a human being, there is I icthing that makes the heart stand ;till quicker, tiiere is noinmg more sorrowful, more pitiful or more agonzing than to realize that you have unntentionally mangled a human beng, snuffed out a life. Life to me s serious. With tons of steel quivering beneath me, going at rapid speed, a poor, frail human body I stands little chance. I kept to my j schedule, I approached this town, I j saw the car racing on the road. I j 1 J X i-T-.'-l- ~ ~TI-AOll/} I ?OUKl QCJL I ill UK tiici L an v in an ** uuiu De so foolhardy as to attempt to cross in front of a fast passenger train svhen he knew, could see and hear md feel the train beside him, and yet, iust as my train came in sight of the ! crossing, came closer to it, in a moment there was a flash, and my headlight showed the fenders of this automobile were caught, that human bodies flew into the air. I had my land on the air throttle ready to jam Lhe brakes to the utmost. I did this, but it was too late. One of the men tvas instantly killed. The others were mangled, some fatally, some less seriously. The automobile was a wreck and I was almost a wreck, and yet I had to go on." This is the story of the locomotive ?ngineer. Before ne leit ne saia: "i win ten pou one thing more. Each day that I take out my train foolhardy men and sometimes women race with my train, rhey cross in front of it, making narrow escapes. Often I see in these cars women and children, and I want to :ell you right now if ever my engine runs into a car where there is a bahy ind after stopping my engine find :hat a helpless soul has been carried :o the Great Beyond right then is the last time I ever will pull a throttle " ^ ? T ? ? ? ?"D i 4 V?rtr? T n i JI <X lUUUUiULlVC. AVlfcilt tllCl-L JL Ai-U I lone." The object of this story is to call j :o the attention of the Georgia legis- j iature the fact that they could bv le- i i ?al enactment do away with railroad tradings all over Georgia. Each year :he toll of human life grows larger vnrf iar2pr. A few vears aso when ;he senate was in session a message tvas flashed to the president of the >enate that one most dear to him had ^one. Her car in crossing a i^Uroad .rack was struck by a train. The writer some years ago outlined ? I a plan that would be fair both to the 1 railroads and the counties through j which they pass, in looking to the I elimination of railroad srrade cross- I i inus. that is, tor underpass or over-; i head bridges, the railroads to -furnish j the material of construction and the counties with their convicts to :lo the won. This seems c<i litable and fair to Ticth rarties. The State iet t::!erudition remain when it could i,r> remedied in short order ar.-l all -rad? crossings gradually done away with. To the men and women who drive a /' :n >1 dies this appeal al.-o is made. !i n:,t f >r your own sake, for God's i sake think oi the locomotive engineer l and the lives urvler him. and when :i feo! tempted to race with a train ! and n:ake a crossing ahead oi it. I re- j peat, for God's sake don't do i( I ' /'!i;! I ^ ' - " ^ ^" ~. ^ j| The "Clubby" Smoke You start something lively ! when you produce "Bull" Durham in a crowd of live wires and start "rolling your own/* That fresh, mellow-sweet fra- I grance of "Bull" Durham makes everyone reach for "the makings.'* A hand-rolled "Bull" Durham cigarette brims over with zest and snap and the sparkle of sprightly spirits. genuine: Bum ? i Durham SMOKING TOBACCO Made of rich, ripe Virginia- \ North Carolina leaf, "Bull" Durham is the mildest, most enjoyable tobacco in the world. Its unique aroma and pleasing flavor give you wholesome, lacfinor satisfaction. "Roll your own*'with "Bull" \ Durham and you'll discover a | new joy in smoking. _ [ A$k for FREE | with each 5c " -j THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, Inc.' Overworking the Czar. Atlanta Journal. To the true Scot there is no place like his land and no place like his people. 'Not that he doesn't get away from both as soon as he can. But the pride is still there. IWhen the Royal Scot Greys were honored by Having me czar appuim.ed as their honorary colonel, an officer in the regiment told the news to his servant. "Donald," he said, "the czar of Russia has been appointed colonel of our I regiment." "Indeed, sir, and is that so?" exclaimed Donald. "It's a vejra fine thing fur him." Then a puzzled expression stole over his face and he scratched his head thoughtfully. "Beg | par-r-don, sir," he added, "but wull ire be able to keep baith jobs?'' Sounded Queer. "I like to clean up my work in a hurry." "1 find it advisable to string it out a little, so that I will always have something on my desk in case a bore comes in." said his friend, taking up some papers. Then the other man looked at him queerly and went out.?Philadelphia Press. fVmlHn't ffpjn It. i "Doctor, my brother stepped in ft! "hole and wrenched his knee, and now he limps. "What would you do in a case like that?" "I'm afraid I should limp, too!"? < Pittsburgh Post. ' i Glass V Don't put c your Ice Tea Tur other Glassware just received a ment. Rememt counters. You some very usefu them. See my Mayes Book & V< m The House of 10G( -?iil-. Wake up buSf The Bell Telephone is the I Ring up on the Bell. You may talk about dull your breath but it won't helj breath to talk into your Bell Te Ring up old customers, thei of prospects, there is no quick saves more time or expense. If you haven't a Bell Tele uan me dumucss unite iui laici SOUTHERN BELL TELE AND TELEGRAPH COJ BOX 163. COLUMB m m J1 - m XT. 1 , leiung me xruuu tuaries It is not pleasant and profitable the tri always to tell the truth in the col- as foil umns of a newspaper. Men who have zen: tried this heretofore have always come to grief. Only a few days ago the editor of a paper in Indiana grew w & tired of being called a liar, and an- moutb nounced that he would tell the truth the ni in the future, and the next issue of an(j jQ; the paper contained the following jje ow liems: paper, "John Bonin, the laziest merchant coui? in town, made a trip to Belleville died Sj yesterday. we thi "John Coyle, our grocer man, is do- anythi] ing a poor business. His store is an" ab< dirty and dusty. How can he do frjen(js much? V .grave, "Rev. Styx preached last Sunday tom|)st night on ' Charity.' The sermon was piace punk- ...... . Publisl "Dave Sonkey died at nis nome in this place. The doctor gave it out as heart failure. Whiskey killed him. "Married?Miss Sylvan Rhodes and pittsbu James Conuin, last 'Saturday at the Baptist parsonage. The bride is a . in one very ordinarv town girl, who dosen t .. ? the K< know any more about cooking than a ^ jack rabbit, and never helped her session mother three days in her life. She is . . . , , fering not a beauty by any means, and has chec^ a ait like a duck. The groom is an ? , , I man, > up-to-date loafer. He has been liv ' by the ing off the old folks at home all his/ an old life, and is not worth shucks. It . , , , the fol will be a hard life. three-p "The governor of our great state, a ment \ very ordinary man, and who was elected bv accident, was here yester- ! ?? The day. He has very few friends here now. He promised some of the vot- greete(] ers of this precinct a piece of pie in (*eman( event of his election, but had forgot- ^it}l ai ten all about it when the time to "I gi hand over the little office rolled Sunday around." ladle. Which reminds us of an Illinois tit in editor who became tired of wielding I <3oot the whitewash in the matter of obi- o' the i . Vare .cc i : . in uuymg nblers and 5. I have new ship>er my 10c will find 1 things on | window. iriety Store ) Things rLss! | D lliifit fl Jig JUCU OX JUUSiilVMt times 'till you lose j matters, save your lephoae. 1 start on a fresh list :er way ? none that phone, get one now. j ^ | PHONE #??1% 1 1PANY UJpj7 WSIf j I A, S. C. Jj i, decided to reform and tell ith just once. He commented ows upon the death of a citi- ? d?Aged fifty-sjx years, six m s and thirteen days. Deceased 9 mild nnuiiiwcu ?.?*** ? _ for whiskey. He came here iQ ght with another man's wite || ined the church at first chance. M res us several dolars for the M a large meat bill and you hear him pray six blocks. He J nging 'Jesus Paid It UL11,' and m nk he is right; he never paii l?| ig himself. He was buried in ,!i!| ?stos casket, and his many i threw palm leaf fans in his 1 as he may need them. His one wil be a favorite resting for hoot owls."?From the ' J Money Came Back. irgh Chronicle. '$jf? ffering was taken not long ago of the churches in Scotland for ^ . J /-?_? Ttip n^onle ill V>fUSB BUV.1CV ? - x * -reely of their savings and the l clerk, as usual, took the ofto the bank and refnitted by to headquarters. One old wovho kept a small shop moved flfl appeal had given a keepsake? crooked three-penny piece. On lowing Tuesday that identical ienny bit was offered in pay >y a schoolboy. It roused her H not a nine. minister happening to call was ^0 1 in such sharp tones that he Ifl led an explanation. It came 9 a outburst: , 1 ed my siller to the sojers on Mi and I saw it gag into the 'And yet here it is agane, bantae me ain shop on Tuesday? ^ the puir sojers bae got nane siller." , \ ] \