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VOLUXE r.rn., ALXUta 73. JfEWBERRT, S. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1916. TWICE A tfEEK, %\M A YEAR. PlflE SECOND BECSHNET LEAVES FOK THE BORDEK I Every Movement in Perfect Order? I The Boys Are Delighted to Get Off I ?The Men Ail In Fine Condition. ^Bfchiecial to The Herald and News. M Columbia, Au?. 10.?Ready for duty ^ on boruer patrol, in fort or on field, regiment of South Caro I. Infantry, the Charleston Light Dragoons, the Johnson engineers and the field hospital, left yesterday for >E1 Paso, on the Mexican border, to join their comrades of the First infantry, who left on Monday morning. Last night, except for those who were winding up its affairs, and 37 men with dependent families who are to be j ^ I mustered out. Gamp Moore was a deserted field. A few wooden structures, -and' some property belonging to the State which was used during iie encampment are all that is left where for more than six weeks has jbeen an animated scene of busy sol6ier life. "Like some banquet hall deserted," the Lexington sand hills, which have rung with martial music and the songs and laughter of carefree soldiers, and which have echoed (tne craci 01 nue at uu v* <aV/bAV\/f <X*- v r wrapped, by contrast, in a gloomy I stillness. No State in the Union can boast a Sner set of troops than the two regiments of infantry and the independent units -which South Carolina has sent to the "border, and they have carried with them the prayers of mothers and wives and sweethearts, and the fer" ? ? - -a/ .>9 vent "God speed ana protect you ui b all true South Carolinians, who know T that they will worthily uphold the traditions of a great people, and keep I inviolate the honor of the "Palmetto I and the Orescent." The movement yesterday was on I i shedule time, the first section leaving J at 8:58,. the second at 10:30, the third kat 11:59,-and the fourth at 2. p. m. The trains were handled by the Southern to the joint yard, near the Olym ^Vpia Mills, in Columbia, where they IV were turned over to the Seaboard Air W Line. m The Second regiment of infantry, w when it left Styx, was composed of 50 officers and 972 men. The regim ment moved in the first three secIk tions. The first section carried the ftjhird battalion and the machine gun in /*h?r?re of iCant. Edwford ?. p. Cantey. The second section, carrying the Second battalion and the sanitary detachment, was in charge of {Major T. E. Marchant, and the third section, carrying the Third battalion, composed of the four Charleston -companies; the headquarters company and the supply company was in command of Col. 'Springs. The Charleston Light Dragoons, the Johnson engineers and the field hospital went -r B oat on tue fourth section, m carge ot Capt Wyndham M. Manning, captain W of the Dragoons. K' -Experienced railroad officials ac Lcompajiied each section, Mr. C. W. H-Soaall, of Savannah, district passenJg i&T ^gent for the Seaboard, being irith the first; Mr. M. L. Smith, of Richmond, commercial traveling | agent, with the second; Mr. M. I Levin, of Raleigh, traveling p as sen? ger agent, with the third, and Mr. R, B E- Camp, of Jacksonville, district b passenger agent, with the fourth. VThe trains will be delivered to the W Louisville and Nashville at Montgomery, and the IMissouri Pacific will handle them from New Orleans. Mr. IR. 0. , Bean, traveling passenger agent* of - the Missouri Pacific at Atlanta, will make the entire journey with the troops. The maximum speed limit "will be eighteen miles per hour, and stops will be made each day to give the soldiers sufficient exercise. The first, second and third sections I was each composed or nine jruuman i oars, one baggage car and two flats, j aaid the fourth section had the regular' passenger equipment and one box car. Thirty-seven men with dependent families, who are to he mustered out at their request, were left behind t at Camp Moore, me quartermaster s ^Bporps also remains to wind up the ac^ eounts, and to turn the c~mp over to Adjutant General Moore, when they Hwill probably be mustered out of the fcfrvice by Capt. J. M. Graham, United States mustering officer. Major Ferdinand Schmitter, tlie United States army medical inspector at the Gimp, has already left for 'Columbus, Ohio, where he has been assigned. Col. Holmes 3. Springs stated, just before leaving, that all his men were in fine condition. The journey is 2,D3S miles in length. The precision with which entrainment was accomplished could hardly "have been surpassed. Mr. rt. a. Pegram. who has Deen stationed at the camp by the wnr department for the management of transportatiin, was in charge, and several officials of the Southern were present and gave their assistance. The soldiers were eager for the journey, and there was general rejocing in each section as the wheels began to turn. The people of Columbia were disappointed that th| trains were not brought through the passenger station here, but there was a larsre crowd at. the ioint yards, whert the transfer from the Southern to the Seaboard was made, to bid the men adieu, and a motion picture camera was trained on them as they passed through. Jno. K. 'Anil. mrru nivtmr Jlti tUL l/ilLAUAViJU aj TO ROADS A3D BRIDGES / ' Commissioner Watson Tells .of the Damage to the Public Roads? Spartanburg- Moving to Rebuild Mountain Highway. Suecial to The Herald and News. Columbia, Aug. 9.?'Reports from various sections of the State are being received by Commissioner E.y J. Watson in regard to the damage to bridges and highways by the recent floods. All bridges over the Oatawba-Wateree course were destroyed, which has practically cut off the lower section of the State from the Piedmont, in the matter of public highway travel. The Commissioner announced this morning that information received in hi's office was to the effect that the Piedmont highway from Greenville and Poinsett Springs to Asheville and Andersonville lias been opened up, and is in good condition. Considerable damage was wrought between Melrose and Saluda, on the Appalachian highway between Spartaburg, Hendersonville and Asheville, and work is being -pushed to put the road in con dition. Mr. Paul V. Moore, of the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce, thus writes Commissioner Watson with reference to the roads through Spartanburg to the mountains: "Of course our up country roads were badly washed, and traffic on the Appalachian highway has been temTwirarilv' suspended. The Spartan burg Chamber of Commerce, however, has taken this roiad in hand and has raised a sum of $1,200, which is to be expended between Tryon and Saluda. Advice -by phone today states that this i road will be open for travel by Friday of this week. Green River bridge, beyond "Saluda, is being rebuilt, and we hope to reach Hendersonville by Saturday night.'* Commissioner fW&tson announced j that the road between Columbia and Spartanburg is in good condition except just this side of 'Spartanburg, ?i - J-A- 1 T _ i_ wuere a. ueiuur vy juuesviiie is uetcssary. Jno. K. Anil. CARD OF THANKS. rm L. xVi/s a?> ^ ! liie ILlfcJJmutiia vi me j-amny vi j late Melvln L. Dickert desire in this way to express their sincere thanks and appreciation for the many acts of kindness extended to them and to him during his long illness. In times of sorrow the touch of Iranian kindness makes all the world akin. And the kindness of our neighbors and friends is appreciated more than words can say. T. W. Polk and Family, i Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Eoland of Savannah are visiting Mr. and Mrs.! Claud Luthan. ; FLORENCE VOTERS TURN OUT FREELY Slight Inclination to Play Favorites?Three of Candidates Given Flowers. T"V>^ Otn+y-t l iic oiaic. Florence, Aug. 8.?Farm lands of the Pee Dee are as soggy as river swamps and as plows must stand idly gy voters of Florence county turned aside to the diversion of hearing the candidates of tlie State campaign party. As" many as 1,000 voters attended the meeting with little show of en- j thusiasm and slight inclination to play | favorites. Gov. Manning. R. A. Coop-1 er and Cole L. Blease east received a j 1 large bunch of flowers. I In arguments the candidates struck their customary stride, following ! closely the season old ingredients in i 'compounding body politic helath pre* | 1 scriptions The administration of j Gov. Manning was a favored target | for pot shotting, Cole L. Blease again j ' characterizing it is the most lawless ana extravagant since is < b. 'Mr. Blease was the first speaker and j immediately launched into a bitter attack upon Gov. Manning, charging that his farewell speech as commander-in-chief of the two regiments of the National Guard when they were about to start for; the border was j political rather than inspired by patriotism or duty. The governor would have been howled down iat the camp, the speaker said, if Col. Springs A J M 'A ? V* M M ^ A M M J ^ MA o A 1 m M A J i 'uctuu i. un eateiieu courmiaruai iu auvance. From the 2,000 boys gone to ! | the border Mr. Blease expects two- i ' thirds as many votes, provided these 1 are "not purloined by the officers," he said. He had come directly from the Piedmont and from information garnered there he predicted thers ! would be no second race "if the Pee; I rriT'Afi ^ A f n A TfAf AIN A 4- T< <"> i'n ? n /\ I l?cc gitca juic tiic vuics it iicts iu tut: j past." ! R. A. Cooper made his usual speech, ' pledging impartial enforcement of all i laws and promising to be the governbr of all the people. "Any man who goes | into office to be the governor of his j friends only and to punish his enemies is not fit to hold office," tlie Laurens cqunty candidate told the peo | pie. Criminals, lie declared, would j serve their sentences. He could not t promise tax reduction, but would attempt to give 100 cents for the ^ollar. The only inspiring element J. M. jjesunainps nas aiscoverea in tiie campaing is the "rag cheering'' feature, he said. He has contemplated the establishment of af puper manufacturing plant, and he would engage the candidate for the fine art of munching the rags for paper tissue. "If you don't believe South Carolina has bee'i held up to ridicule, sneered at, cussed and scoffed at, go 1,000 miles beyond ? your border and find out what the other fellow says." Enough seeds of anarchy, he said, had been sown in South Carolina to require 50 years of statesmanship to eliminate. John T. Duncan spoke next. Gov. (Manning was the last speaker, but the crowd had waited patiently in a sweltering sun to hear him, and many crowded into the court bouse entrance to speake to him when he had finished. He had kept his promises of two years ago, he told the people. He reviewed the acts of his administration relative to the enforcemen of la^, the passcisre of progressive legislation ! and efforts and results to gn e ^n i economical administration. The overj shadowing issue in this campaign was law enforceme:**, Progress had been made in this direction and he reviewed ! the Charleston situation, where from a state of bnazen violation o? law a strong sentiment for enforcement has crystalized. No true bills were re turned and no conviction had for liquor selling prior to his administration, he sad. His instructions to his constables were to raid the gambling dens and blind tiger points three times daily and once every hour if necessary. By this rentles*: practice liquor selling hi-d >hp?n robbed of its ; profits, "for rent*' si ens were up at | some of stands -Td the ?nod peoDle w1'"1 c;--r;An"'i-'rto- 'Tboy hissed me in Charleston tl~rt c^Un~ day, and 1 7- ? -7 a nA*.C*0 ' * A?-* ^ !'"> -t 1^-1 O T"1 .. : eluded. Just sc Ion2 he is governor FIRST REGIMENT REACHES TEXAS ; l Long Journey Will End Friday W hen j National Guardsmen Arrive at the Border. The State. Texarkana, Ark., Aug. 9 (En Route to the Border).?The First South Carolina regiment entered Texas this artemoon. it win nave to traverse i the entire length cf the St'ate before reaching its destination, El Paso. It will be Friday before the end of the journey is reached. Memphis, Tenn , gave the Palmetto boys a hearty reception. A committee headed by Gen. 8. T. Carver had wired Col. Blythe as follows: "Kindly wire if troops can "ay over long enough to get z sw;ci in tLo pooi ana to be served wiai sandwiches and coffee." "'ol. Blythe replied: "Regret exceedingly can not avail ourselves of yoi^* kind offer because of lateness of arrival." ^though it was 2 ia. m., when Memphi^ was reached Gen. Carver was at the depot and asked permission to ?AA ft +1^ A tun ! ocuu jxjxj oanu ? iv^nc& intu tuc uaiu. They made a grateful addition for breakfast this morning. The Mississippi river was crossed at Mempliis and the route today has been through Arkansas. A stop was made at Little Rock and the men were given exercise. Every one continued to comment on the fine showing and the splendid behavior of the South Carolina troops. The health of the men continues excellent. SECOND SPEEDING TOWARD FRONTIER 9 * \ All Sections Reach Savannah in Fine iShape?Anticipations of Pleasant Journey. The State. Savannah, Ca., Aug. 9.?All sections of the Second South Carolina regiment, with the Johnson Engineers, Troop A and the field hospital/company, reached Savannah, en route to the Texas border, in fine shape. The soldiers are well, happy and thoroughly satisfied with their treatment. Thev have excellent railwav enuin ment. A substantial dinner, consisting of beans, corned beef, tomatoes; hari tack and jam", was served about two hours after leaving Styx. Col. Holmes B. -Springs, commanding, and his staff have taken every step to Insure a feasant journey to the border. Enthusiastic crowds hlave gathered at every station to wish th.e National Guardsmen well on their wa yto the border. At Savannah the 20 minute stop did not permit of a parade, but the band gave a concert in the station. fOU>TY TREASURER J>'0 L. EPPS. GRADUALLY GROWING WORSE Late on Thursday afternoon the attending physician stated that Mr. Jno. L. Epps was gradually sinking and that the end would come within a short time. A BIG COTTON SALE. !Mr. Robert McC Holmes Dougnt 011 Thursday from H. L. Parr and Bro*vn Brothers 493 bales of cotton at 14 cents around. This means ia pretty good sum of money. he pledged, they will continue to have cause to hiss. , Gov. Manning was asked to define "his position on the eight hour day problem, now being agitated by freight trainmen over the country. The governor said he thought the eight hour basis both right and just, but he regarded the matter as one for national regulation rather than State. John E. Swearingen, State superintendent of education, was present and made a brief speech. Other candidates heard were: W. Banks Dove and Geo. W. Wightman, secretary of state; S T. Carter and D. W. Mcbaurin, State treasurer- Albert S Fant, G. McDuffi Hampton, W. H. Kelly, W. T. Throwe* and .Tames Cansler, for railroad com -nissioner; E. C. L. Adams anu An Irew J. Bethea, lieutenant governor, W. McCown, St^te renu.tor from Flo ance county, presided. J. I. K. REGULAR OFFICER SUCCEEDS CLAFFi Son of York, Recommended by Washingon, is Proyost Marshal at El Paso. The State. Capt. James B. Allison, Seventh in-j fantry, U. S. A., on special duty as provost marshal at El Paso, was appointed lieutenant colonel of the Second South CUrolina infantry yesterday by Gov. Planning, on the recommendation of the war department. He will join the regiment on its arrival four days hence at Fort Bliss, near El Paso. Capt. Allison succeeds Lieut. Col. R. M. Claffy of Fort Motte, who was found disqualified on physical exA TY"? inofiAr o mortrr TTAO c* A annua tiisii, aiLCi julich.iv jca 10 in iuu service. Officers of the regiment at a conference early in the week agreed on five officers in the regular army, all of them South -Carolinians, any one of whom would be satisfactory to them as lieutenant colonel. These names they submitted through Col. Springs to Gov. Manning. The governor, having the welfare of the regiment foremost in his mind, transmitted the list to the war department, asking that a selection from "among the five be made. The department selected Capt. Allison and authorized his assignment to the post. Gov. Man ning thereupon mlade the appointment. Born in York county, this State, and graduated in 18-95 from the Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, James B. 'Allison was appointed hy President McKinley in IftQS a <5pr>r>nr? Tiontormnf in fho -TTnif ed States army. He has hSad considerable service in Alaska and the Philippines, participated in the occupation of Vera Cruz, was two years an instructor at the army signal school in Leavenworth and did notable work 3? instructor the National Guard of the District of Columbia. During the last four years he has been on the Mexio n border. When with his regi iiifiiit uuiuuiaiius company i, seventh infi.ntry. Lately he has "had tho arduous and delicate task of maiiitainirg o^der among the troops at El Paso. Mrs. J. F. McElwee of York is his sister. Death of Mr. Mefrin L. Bickert. Another confederate veteran has fought the last fight in the Wattle of life and has passed over the river to rest with his comrades and friends and his loved ones that have gone be fore. Mr. Melvin L. Dickert, aged 70 years, passed away at his home near the county home last Wednesday and was buried in family burying ground nearby at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Rev. J. J. Long conducted the funeral services. Mr. Dickert was a quiet and peace loving citizen and had made many friends during his long sojourn in the world. At ia youthful age he enlisted and fought in the armies of the Southland during' the enti rp fonir vpara of this bloody struggle. He was a member of the 13th. 'South Carolina regiment, Colonel Isaac Hunt commanding. He married Miss Bettie Livingston a daughter of John Livingston. She died about 10 yeiars ago. Mr. and Mrs. Dickert were Lutherans, their membership being held at St. Phillips church. They had five children, four of them dying in childhood and only one surviving, the wife of Mr. Thos. m. Folk. Mr. Dickert has one brother living, Pierce Dickert of Texas. CAMPAIGN MEETING AT MOLLOHOX CTJL TOMGITT Arrangements haze boon m;if!e, so we are told, for a meeting to bear the candidates, to be held at Mollohon Mill tonight begining about 8:30 o'clock. TJbie meeting -will !be held at or between the stores of Geo. W. Summer, Jr., and I. T. Timmerman. \11 the candidates are invited to 1)0 present at mis meeimg ana & regular ;peaking program will be arranged 't is not one of the regular appointnents of the executive committe^ nt will be attended by the people o ie village and any otners wno ma 'esire to attend. WORKERS STRIKE AX GIiCCK MILL3 Rumored That wo Large Factories in Anderson Will Re InvOlred in Walkout. The State. ^ Anderson, Aug. 8.?Following the refusal on the part} of the management of the Gluck cotton mills to grant a request for a 10 per cent increase of wages throughout the mills, the 285 employes of these mills walk'ed out in concerted action at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The machinery in all departments became idle three minutes later. About 40 days ago the management received a requesl from the Gluck Mills union of the United Textil 'Workers of America asking for the increase in wages. At the time the request was mcide the management stated to the ccmm;ttee that the request would not he granted. This morning the committee waited on the manarement to ascertain whether the request would be granted and the management answered that its decision, which was announced] when the request wias submitted, was final. This information was passed to all the operatives and promptly at 3 o'clock they began to leave their posts. The Gluck mills manufactures lawn and has a mill vilage of 650 people. It la located four miles south of this city. The walkout was not attended by arttr H<vmrmatrAtinns nor havfi fhftrfl been any demonstrations this afternoon or tonight. Most of the residents of the mill village gathered tonirht to hear the county candidates, a caL paign meeting to be. held! in the vilage tonight having been arranged for several days ago. The people of the" village are in good humor and no trouble is looked for. It is stated that John GoJ ^n, p-res| ident of the United Textile Workers of America, is expected to arrive in i Anderson tnis week to acquaint him. self with local labor union conditions, i Talk: of impending walkouts at two ! oti.er larger cotton mills, located just outside the city limits, is being , heahr here tonight. Labor conditions at these two mills have been unsettled for te last month or so. The 1 operatives at these mills have al30 | requested their respective managements for a li> per ceut. increase in wages. Developments tat these two I mills axe exrsected within the next i few days. An outdoor meeting of the ! union members of these mills was held within the city limits tonight and several labor speeches were made. FELDER NOW WORSE; v 4 ccav Trvni?i? nnirn f AOUVI1 U Wiii/ Conditions of Atlanta Lawyer Takes 111 Turn?^Alleged Assailant Indicted by Jury. Alanta, Aug. 8.?Xhomas B. Felder, the Atlanta lawyer, who was stabbed during an alleged alterca>tion ,with G. K. /Vasson, doorkeever for the Georgia bouse of representatives, in the lobby of a local hotel Thursday night, has taken a turn for te worse, i it was said tonight at a local hospital. Physicians, however, believe^ he is not in immediate danger. Vasson who was tod/ay indicted by a Fulton county grand jury for "assualt with intent to murder," was released from jail this efternoon on a $5,000 bond. YOTEBS OF FIRST REGIMENT NOW Iff TEXAS The following soldiers of the first regiment which reached the Mexican border today (Friday) are registered voters and will vote in camp and th> ballot will be returned to this StaW and County as soon as the election is over: William Glenn Bullock, Thos. Earle Bullock, Guy Brown, John Maxwell Chappell, Thos. Philander Cromer. Marcus Lafayette Glasgow, George Henry Werts. Imagine the case of a close vote oil any county office where 7 votes would change the result. Wouldn't the suspense grow heavy with the interested candidates and their friends until the -esult of the little ballot box, way out n Texas could be heard from