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PRO-OL AXATIO\ ASSERTS AM PERSON (il'lLTl OF VIOLATION" OF LAW WILL BK PIMSHLD Washington, April 16.?President Wilson late today put his foot do^.rii hard on treason. The president issued a proclama tion warning all "tizen* of the Unit ed Staters, as wel\ . all aliens domi ciled in {he United States and Giv ing allegiance to this government, that the commission of any acts In violation of laws which he ennme: a:es will be vigorously prosecuted. The proclamation sets forth the v;t lious acts which the courts have held to be treasonable and are punishable by death. The proclamation follows: "By the preskieni of the United ates 01' America: 'A proclamation: all persons in the United citizens as well as aliens, be informed of the penalties they will incur for any failurt ?~ tn lb a T 'n 11 A( Li UC w v W therefore, I, Woodrow TV11 ident of the United States ue this proclamation to calJ attention to the following s of the constitution and tht the United States. c three of article III, of tht tion provides, in part: reason against the United Stat** consist only in levying wa inst them, or ia adhering to theii . mies, giving them aid and com rt.' "The criminal code of the Unites States provides: " "Section 1: "'Whoever, owing allegiance to th< Udited States, levies war against then or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort, within the United States or elsewhere, is gniltj of treason.' " 'Qao+irtn 0 " 'Whoever is convicted of trea&o shall suffer death; or, at the discrt tion of the court, shall be impris ?ned not lees man me iwb am. fined not less than $10,000, to be ler ied and collected out of any or a 1 of his property, real and personal, o which he "was the owner at the tinv of committing such treason, any ?al< or conveyance to the contrary noi withstanding; and every person si convicted of treason enall moreover he incapable of holding any offic? under the United States/ "Section 3: " 'Whoever, owing allegiance to th< * ~ ^i X ? 3 ari^bn United ?>ISI0S cili-U UU v tug auv " of the commission of any treasc: against them, conceals and does no: as soon as may be, disclose and mat) known the same to the president o to some judge of the United Stat^ or to the government or to som< MISS MARIE MAYER, who is to tell the story of the Woi nestles in a high hanging n Play, but she will also describe the Miss Mayer has taken part in im Jtrai o imci cm uic iu vuv can come to any girl of Oberamm Thirty years before her own mo to another. She married and in 191 daughter a* Mary Magdalene. Beautiful stereopticon pictures Tbe music for the evening on i Sato, with assisting artists. Mr. S; judge or justice, of a particular State. i is guilty off mispris'n of treason, an < shall be imprisoned not more tiian ; seven years, and fin^d no* more than i one thousand dollars.' "Section G: " '11" Uo or more persons in any State or territory, or in any place subject to tUe jurisdiction of the United States. conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to op pose by force the authority thereof, or by iorce to prevent, hinder or de lay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take or possess any prc^krty of tile United States contrary to the author ity thereof, they shall each be tinea not more than STi.OOO, or imprisoned not more than six years, or botn. Treasonable Acts. I "The courts of the United States , hive statH the following arts to be ' treasonable: : r "The use or attempted use of any( I force or violence against the govern-; ruent of the United States, or its mil-J ' itary or naval forces; j ; "The acquisition, use. or disposal or' ! any property with knowledge that u ; t ie to be, or with intent that it shall ' | be, of assistance to the enemy in . j their hostilities against the Unitea States; | "Tie performance of any act or the publ % Jon of statements or informa i tio- hich will give or supply, in any ! ' and comfort to the enemies j of the United States; "The direction, aiding, counseling j or countenancing of any of the fore j going acts. "Such acts are held to be treason able whether committed -within the United States or elsewhere; whether committed by a citizen of the Unitea States or bv an alien domiciled, or re-. siding, in the United States, inasmucn I as resident aliens, as well as citizens, : owe allegiance to the United States ' and its laws. i . "Any such citizen or alien who has knowledge of the commission of sticn acts and conceals and does not make known the facts to tne officials namea in section 3 of the penal code, is guil ty of misprision of treason. "Arui I hereby proclaim and warn all citizens of the United States, ana " -tt-ttir, n!!p?riance to the 2COV aH aiiuuo _ > erument of the United States, to ao . atain from committing any and all s acts which would constitute a viola- j I tion o? any of the laws herein set ' forth; and* 1 further proclaim and 2 v/arn all persons who may commit 5' such acts that they will be vigorously' i prosecuted therefor. : "H witness whereof. I have here 's1 unto set my hand and caused the seal r of the United States to be affixed. j >.1 (Seal.) 3 "I>one at the city of Washington, ; of the Passion P ^ 1 II I 1 I I 1 Ml El 1 Hi MISS MARIE MAYER to appear on our forthcoming (juaurauqui rld's (Greatest Drama and of the quiet. i>ea< mountain valley in Bavaria. Not only will present unhappy slate of her people in flu tbe Passion Play three times?first as <>n< Garden of Getlisemane, and then in 1010 enrau. ther had dreamed of playing the same < h< 0 enjoyed the supreme happiness of seei?< will be used to illustrate Miss Mayer's intr which Miss Mayer will speak will he furni a la's a iKTMtfes, both in this country and abi :his l?jth day of April, in the year of 1 ju:* li.rd one thousand nine hundred! m i seventeen, and of the i'ldepen-j ience of the i'nited States of America i the one hundred 2nd forty-nrst. (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON", "P.y the president. "ROBERT LAN'S ixg, "Secretary of State.*' s];<. norstox assures < federal cooperation1 t Columbia, April 16.?"The federal \ government holds itself ready to cw- J >perate with you in every possible di- 1 rection and will heartily welcome any c; suggestion you or any State agency may make to it." says Secretary y Houston. of the department of asricui-j 5 ture. In a letter to Governor Man- 1 ning in regard to the importance or \ increasing the food supply. 1 Through the governor the work ot 1 1 the civic and agricultural prepared- 1 ness commission of South Carolina, * of which Mr. Divid R. Coker, or r FJartsville. is chairman is being plac-, ( ed before the secretary of agriculture,' * and Newton D.'Bakor. secretary ot * war and chairman ol' the council or ^ national defense. : ^ The letter of the secretary of agri- c culture to the governor is as follows.; r "The importance of taking immedi-' ate and effective steps to increase the < I il- ~-l- onrt t rood supply inruugu ijruuutuuu omi, conservation ami to improve the ma- j 1 chinery of distribution cannot be ov- k ere3timated. The federal government 1 holds itself ready to cooperate witn 1 you in every possible direction ana 1 will heartily welcome any suggestion >'0u cr any agency may make to It."; i The work and object of the State I commission is succinctly stated in a i recent letter from Governor >Iann*rrs i to Secretary Baker, as follows: ; 1 "I am now working in conjunction ; with this commission, and we are A now encased in an aggressive cam- 1 paign covering every community in(? the State, placing before our farm ers the necessity for immediately In- < creasing their food crops and by the < strictest economy, conserving all fooa t supplies and practicing rigid econo-'t my in business and in home life. "We 1 are using every organization avail-: 1 able to promote this cause and I am < pleased to state that we are meeting: j with success and a hearty response ( from our people." 1 1 Even our cities and towns should ( j be planted to foodstuffs?The State, i < _ i j 1 The German submarines are num bered. and so are their days.?The' \ State. : : I Counter attacks are always fiercest1 on well advertised bargain days. The State. : i pi?xrram, has come across the sea ;eful Village of Oberammergau, which she tel! the story of the Passion ; midst of a world at war. ? of tlie children of Jerusalem iu 1890, she realized the greatest honor which ira<ter, but the coveted honor went ; her dream realized in her lovely resting story. shed by the Spanish cellist. Antonla ?"?? V'Ant* rnAOt rtntoHlA L UUU, liaru V/Vt u mw w u viuvjv. ] I I'iiK lilGLKS JiLAST ' < ECHO AT STYX i ,-19 >1 c 11 and Otiiccrs of First Regi- ! Meat Encamped----Mobilization Wit 1j- j out a hitch Within a Day. i , ; j Columbia, April 16.?The >irsi ( south Carolina regiment encamped at ( >tw iriniflit niiir.hpr< I .^49 men and 1 iffkers. lacking only 1C?' of having lecn rccruited to its maximum peace trength. of 1.44*3, the limit set by tile ^-ar department until further orders. i.bout l.r?0 additional men are deGnite y looked for tomorrow, aiui witn tue ther recruits which are beinsr couni ;d on. it is expected that the full iirength ano\seu wi.: be readied veiy ihortiv. The movement from the lcme station to Camp Moore today vas entirely by special trains, the ast traiu arriving at 3:this after loon. liv o'clock all the tents haa jeeii pitched and the mustering In )egun. The preparation of muster i oils is going forward tonight, Lieui-j n.int Colonel Upton, having stressed j he fact that his instructions from | he war department called for tht* vork being done "expeditiously,"' vbich he interpreted to mean "ai )nce," so that the troops might be earty for any call. The liills of Lexington again this ! ifternoon echoed the bugle's blast ana \ he strains of martial music, and to light soldiers of the First regiment, i south Carolina infantry, are sleeping j ipon a tented field at Camp Moore, j iwaiting further orders and ready tor | my call which may come. Tiv cmnspt the entire regiment had i eached camp. The troop trains be-; ;an to arrive at 2 o'clock this after-; loon, and the pitching of tents arnij jutting the camp in order immedir#'e-, y began. The thorough training i vhich the soldiers had on the border( vas shown, as they went about their ivork with the steady precision or seasoned regulars. Lieutenant Colonel Upton, U. S. A., letailed from Mississippi as senior < issistant mustering officer, and Cap T* O A nr Vl n if Q q ("It?! .ain rjcht'j iijfi, o. n.., tt^v, .. ? , ;ailed from Tennessee to assist Co onel lUpton, together with Major L'sher. medical corps, U. 3. A., and j Captain Dunbar, medical corps, U. s. j who are in charge of the physi- j :al examination of the troops, having j Deen detailed for this purpose front \ Brownsville, Tex., and Laredo, Tex.,J respectively were on hand to meet; :he companies upon their arrival, ana i immediately began the work before j them. . / The first matter whM-h demandedj the attention of the officers upon their J arrival at camp was the discharge 01 j enlisted men with dependent fami- \ lies who would be entitled to aid j from the government under recent j acts of congress. An order from the: war department makes the discharge i r%f thp<?p men mandatory. The movement of the various units i of the First regiment to the State mobilization camp today was under the direction of Lieut. Col. P. K. Mc- j Sully, Jr.. of Anderson, who is in command pending the appointment or x colonel to succeed Colonel Blythe, resigned. It is a fine body of trained soldiers ivhich assembled at Camp Moore thi9 ; ifternoon. They were called into the ; federal service last June, and after ! rigid training at the camp they were ; ?eni IO Uie OIU UCl 1U1 uui; 11X threatened crisis with Mexico. The record which they made during the; months they spent near El Paso. Tex.,} was the subject of the highest com- j mendation by regular army officers, j They respond to the call to the col-; 3rs norw for the second time within a j year, not as raw recruits, but as or- j ficers and men who have the experi- j ence, the hardihood.and the training, 13 well as the patriotism and devo- j tion, to serve the nation efficiently in j my role which may be assigned them It is presumed, under the cali! which was issued for the mobiliza-j tion, that they will be held for guard iutv for the present, at least. Ml the various units left their home; stations during the morning. They j were mobilized -t their respective ( armories on Thursday night. The call j for them to (proceed to Camp Moore 2ame on Saturday. RUB OUT PA.n' j; witn good oil liniment. i nai s ?; the surest way to stop them. |l The best rubbing liniment is LIHIM Good for the A ilmenis of * Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. , Qood for you, oam Achcs, Fains, Rheumatism, Sprains, j Cuts, Burns, Etc. ^ 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealer. ' ?""" - 'w " DYING BY THE DOZEN. Vetoes From the Sontb are Suffer * ????I TV?{vnffAnc in fllA jng- rcanill nuauvua iu w>v Jiortlu Philadelphia North American. More than 700 of the 20,000 South ern negToes who came to this city within the last three months, overtax ing housing facilities, are dying witfi pneumonia and tuberculosis. More than 1,000 are ill with the two dis aases and 2,000 are in distress of var ious kinds. These figures are con ^ai'nprt in a reDort made by physicians ?'ho have investigated the conditions Df these people. Many of the cases ire discovered too late to be cured, leather conditions to -which the ne groes are not acclimated, overcrowd ed houses, lack of sanitation and proper nourishment, are the causes jiven for the conditions. Of all cases jf illness among them which wore! J i nspected by the physicians. GO per j :-ent are suffering from pneumonia : \nd tuberculosis, and 0 per cent ol ! nose affected are dying. The Doug- | ass and Mercy hospitals, the two j iegro institutions of the city, have ivery bed .filled with patients, ana ! nhers constantly arriving must now ! :ie cared for by other institutions. j Despite the conditions, scores of otn-; r Southern negroes continue to ar-1 "ivp in tlip rlailv ami flip nrm?- I era has become one of the most se rious of its kind that the city has lad to deal with in years. 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