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ARMY tfEASCRE HAS BECOME LA If Teddy's Division Still Possibility. Left to Option of Executive After Brisk Fight on Final Adoption by CongTess. Washington, May 17.?Final action was taken by congress today on the *"> ? ?? v;li +V>q capmi H rvf ttlP "ir en ixi v uiu, buv uvwuu major measures of th? war. The senate, by a vote of 65 to 3 ?<iopted the conference report ac cepted yesterday by t:ie house. Vice President Marshall ana opener Clark will sign the bill tomorrow and send it to the White House for Presi dent Wilson's approval. It probably ^'ill be law before tomorrow night. As finally approved the bill pro vides for raising by selective con scription a war army in increments of 500,000 men froui 21 to 30 years of age. It also authorizes without directing the president to raise vol unteer forces which Col. Roosevelt desires to take to France and greauy increase the pay of all enlisted men. Machinery to register and draft the first 500,000 men already has been set up by the war department. Im mediately after the president signs *h? hill hp will hv Droclamation des .ignate the day for registration of the ? 0,000,000 or more men of the pre scribed age. Registration books will be in the hands of Sta:e and local authorities, who are to cooperate in the work, and Brig. Gen. Crowder. tbe provost marshal general, expects to have his complete lists in Wash ington within five days after registra tion begins. To Be Called in Fall. Then will ccme the task of selecting the first 500,000, exempting the physi cally unfit, those with dependents and men who are needed on the farms and in-industries. The process of selec tion probably will be completed long before the men are wanted. Secretary Baker said today that because of lack of suoDlies, the new army would not > "be called to the colors for training be fore September Whether Cel. Roosevelt shall be permitted to raise an expedition rests \ wath President Wilson. His views I have not been disclosed. As during the early stages of the ( long dispute in congress, today's clos ing debate centred upon the socalled Roosevelt amendment. Col. Roosevelt v^as vigorously attacked by Senator Stone of Missouri and ardently ?de Kv friend Senator John son of California. Senator Stone attacked the Roose velt amendment on the ground that ""Col. Roosevelt Is unfit to command a body of troops because he has no respect for authority, constitutional ^or otherwise," and described the pro vision as Ma scheme both personal and political." ic r.rnrtif?allv without JtWA/OV * AM f m - . ? military training," said Senator Stone. ** "He commanded a regiment in the Spanish war for a short ime, it is true* He led them courageously, but did not command them with judg ment. He got his men into a bad hole, in imminent danger of being cut to pieces and they would have ? ' " narrt./v rotrimont 1JTJ -oeen exceyi iui a ? der trained regular officers that came to the rescue and saved tnem. A Political Scheme. "This scheme is personal and po litical. It gives Roosevelt, the poli tician, a chance to exploit himself as the great volunteer hero of the war. It keeps everybody else out and gives ~"m a monopoly of opportunity." An impassioned reply was made by nator Johnson of California. l*W3x2it is it that is asked?" he said. "Only tfe^t th^s man in the twilight of - *,f- ?. Arwvn fhat lifor his CIS llie Uld> iav uu..? country, onty that he may serve his -country." \ The eight senators who cast the egative votes were: Democrats: Gore of Oklahoma, Jardwick of Georgia, Kirby of Ar kansas. Stone ?f Missouri, and Tram mel of Florida. Republicans: La Follette .of Wis consin, Gronna of North Dakota and Xorris of Nebraska. The bill, backed by the administra tion, was introduced in the senate April 18, was passed April 28?in the senate by a vote of SI to 8 and in the house 397 to 24?and has since been tied up in conference, returned there twice by the house to mciuae iue Roosevelt? volunteer provision and further pay increases for enlisted ifcec. . The Main Points. The chief provisions are: Raisins of armed forces by the se lective draft system imposed upon all ? itha sijyps nf 21 and 30 mares uci >1 wu ? years, inclusive, subject to registra tion and certain exemptions from ser vice. Increasing the regular army to aximura war strength. Drafting into the federal service of rational Guard units. Raising of an initial force by con scription of ."00.000 men with an ad ditional 500.000 if deemed necessary. Raising if the president sees fit of four divisions of volunteer miantry (tf?e Roosevelt amendment). Increasing: the pay of all enlisted men as follows: Fifteen dollars * additional monthly for those now receiving less than $21, comprising the bulk of the army, graduated downward to-$6 for those -receiving $45 or more. Prohibiting sale of liquor at or near army training camns ahd otherwise protecting morals of the soldiers. The conscription age limits were agreed unon with much difficulty. The T7ar department proposed a minimum 19 and a maximum oi i ut "house voted to fix them at 21 to 40 and the senate at frorav 21 to 27, the compromise of 21 to 30, inclusive, re ulting. ? Ttarh ys'fre and Nails. We row have 1 stocks in all si^es. Al?o large fa?*m fencing and metal posts er Bros. Co. fcOYERNOK ABOVE JiATIOVS PLAN'S l>ld Not Name Conscription Boards in Accordance With Provost Marshal General's l:rciveTs:-?l Instructions. Charleston American. mWo Viv it?'Further ron VUlUmuja, -uo." ? - frraing recent statements, if any fur ther confirmation v/ere necessary, that Gov. Manning placed South Carolina in a class by herself in regard to th3 formation of conscription enrollment Loards, the governor desiring to have them constituted according to his own ideas and not along the line of the general plan for the country, is , shown by general instructions issued from Washington by Gen. E. H. Crow dert provost marshal general, in the fact that these instructions are di rected "to sheriffs of counties and mayors of cities of 30,000 population Oomlini) boards named by Gov. Manning do not include the sheriffs, the boards in this State as appointed by the gov ernor being composed of a chairman, selected by the governor, and the clerks of court and probate judges of the various counties. ! General! instructions from Gen. Crowder are in part as follows: j The iBstractions. "To Sheriffs of' Counties and Mayors ; of Cities of 30,000 Population or i Over: j ~ ? nr/v>lomdfirtn W! 1 i 1 lit: pi C81UCUI, a ...... carry some 3uch direction as the fol lowing: "'And I do charge those who, through sickness, shall be unable to : present themselves for registration ( upon the day named and those who ! expect then to be absent from the; county in which they have their per manent homes that they apply to tne county clerk of the county in whicn they may be cn the sixth day after, the date of this proclamation for in structions as to how they may regis-! ter on the date prescribed herein. In case such persons as. through sick-' ness or absence, may be unable to pre sent themselves for registration as in t tho inu- nrnvi^ed shall be sojourning in cities of over 30,000 population they shall apply to the city clerk of the city wherein they may be sojourning ! rather than to the clerk of the coun-' ty.' | "By the time you rec*/ive this com-1 munication you should also have re ceived an ample supply of registration cards to regiscer all males in your between the as:es of 21 and 30 inclusive," e?c. "Sheriffs are requested to go over, the matter at once with the clerk of their county and mayors of cities of over 30.000 vsrth the clerks of those cities. Such clerks should be at onee :~v> vwt+'h oor/lo an/1 instructed 1UI lilSiiCU nnu U..V. -- in the method erf filling them out. "Also please communicate with : training camps, boarding schools, colleges, jails, reformatories, peni tentiaries and other institutions in your jurisdiction in order that the provisions of parga-rphs 62 and 63 may be promptly attended to and in order also that yon may procure tb<? j r.ecessary extra supply of cards from | the governor in case the cards needed for such institutions will reduce your i supply of cards below your n eds. "E. H. Crowder, ?r>T./v?7rtef Oenftral.'* j Authority is granted to State au | thorities to havet ranslation of regis i tration cards made where necessary j on account , of foreign population. | "Registrars should be persons who 1 can speak English," says the prorost j marshal general. "For this reason it > is thought that it will not be neces sarv to translate the regulation duc v.herever such translations are con sidered necessary they may be made and printed. "Attention has also been drawn to the requirement that registrars shall deliver registration cards to the sher I iff in person. Thin is essential to tfie accurate fixing of responsibility." LIBERTY LOA* CAJfPAIUX i >ff:ST BE PRESSED HARD Unless People Work T&srether Over | subscription of Bfe Bond Issue will Not Be Possible, and Over sabscription Is Important t# AIL Washington, May 17.?Representa tives of the federal reserve banks and j treasury officials in direct charge of the task of floating the Liberty loan 1 were virtually unanimous tonight in i the opinion that a tremendous cam j paign must be successfully carried on ! within the next 27 days if the Liberty j loan is to meet with the oversub ' scription which officials hope for. | Predictions that the big issue would he oversubscribed! several hundred ' per cent, made on the face of the first returns of estimates of banks as to the probable amount they and their customers would take have not ma terialized thus far. There is a cry ing need, in the opinion of officials, ! for the small investor in srreat num "bprs. tn make felt his power. Probably not one-half of the loan has' been taken, including allowance for approximately $4^0.000.000 of treasury certificates of indebtedness already issued. A large oversubscription, officials feel, is highly desirable in that it would sfco-.v that the United States is in the war to stay until Germany is defetaed. Secretary McAdoo's trip through the Middle West fc> a rart of the pro gram to arnaf-e the country, especial ly the small investor, to the need of making a f? !l 'md i nme^iate response !. to the government's neerrs. How widwsrread the opinion is tha!: t the issue already hns been oversub [ scribed is refloated in ie4ters received 1 f~om some bairns whir,h state that in f view of t^e fart that the writers un derstood the issue alroady has been fully talon, they jeerct that there would be no use in offering their sub scription. of tlie loan sub scription campaign at each of the reserve banks, except Dallas and San Francisco, had the real situation im pressed ojon-vfclsem in plain language ' ;y treasury and reserve board offi cials today at a conference. They vere told that there was need of arousing the country to the immediate necessity of subscribing to the loan. The first burst of patriotic response to the announcement of .the issue brought liberal estimates from many banks and numerous inquiries as to the details of the issue. Full details as to redepositing the proceeds of the issue were not completed until late yesterday. They will be announced tomorrow, having been telegraphed, tonight to the federal reserve banks after beine: rushed through the gov eminent printing office late today. The first subscription to be received through the newly organized woman'* committee 01 me ljiuci ?,j^ iu&u turned into the treasury tod Mrs. W. G. McAdoo, wife of th? retarv. It came from Cincinnati was for $10,000. The ranks of organizations which hare offered their facilities to the government to aid in making the loan a success were augmented today by the Chautauqua speakers. HREMEVS T01K>AM?>T EXDS AT SPARTANBURG The 18th Annual Meeting of the State Firemen Brought to Close on Thnrsday. Spartanburg Journot, 17th: Today's Toun -jment Kesnlts. Hose wagon race?Newberry, first prize, $75; Orangeburg, second prize, $25. Consolation hose wagon race?Ma rion, fire prize, $100; Kingstree, sec ond prize, $50. Hand reel race?Columbia, first prize, $125; Newberry, second prize, Orangeburg third prize, $25. Grab reel race?^oiumoia, urbL prize. $50; New-berry, second prize, $75: Orangeburg third prize, $25. fered for third. Foot race?George Thayer, Colum bia team, first prize, $15; second, Har vey Starling of Columbia team, sec ond prize, $10. With this morning's tournament event the 13th annual meeting of me South Carolina State Firemen's asso ciation which has befn 1l session here since Tuesday came to a close. In terest in the tournament) continued throughout the morning and until the last race when George Thayer of the Palmetto company of Columbia crossed the line first the root races 111 | 10 2-5, second Harvey Starling of the i same company came second with time of 10 4-5. The race was for 100 yards. In the first race today open to any department which had won first , place in a previous tournament New , terry came first with a record of | ?2 2-5 second; Orangeburg second I with a record of 32 3-4. In thd consolation hose wagon I race open to any team which had not . won a first prize at a previous tour nament. Marion won first with time K'ine'si-rf^ second with (,time 331-5. In the hand reel race Columbia won first with time of 20 3-4; Newber ry second with 24 4-5; Orangeburg third with 32 4-5. ir. ! In the grab reel-'tsace, Columbia's , time was 20 3-5; Newberry 26 and Or j angeburg 31 3-5. j Results Yesterday. T? tTTO orr\M MPP VP<3tf?rdaV I I 11 LIIC UUO^ TT UJjV*! itvvv ^ ? ? first place was won by Orangeburg, I prize $200; second place was won by Newberry, $125 and third money was tied for by Union and Marion. The following were the score yes terday: j Marion?Hydrant, 16 3-5; water, 34 1-5. Bishopville?Hydrant, 15 1-5; water, ! 34 4-5. Newberry?Hydrant, 15; water, 23 2-5. I Columbia?Hydrant, 14 3-4; water, 0. Greenwood?Hydrant, 15 3-5; water, 0. rtarlincrton?Hvdrant. 15: water. Orangeburg?Hydrant, 151-5; wa trr. S3 1-5. I'nion?Hydrant. 14 2-5; water, 34 1-5. JKingstrec?Hydrant, 15 1-4; water, 34 3-4. Bennettsvillc?Hydrant, 15 2-5; wa ter, 0. VaTtao DaaAmI .. Jiai Hill jxancs iKwiiu In the hose wagon races at the firemen's tournament today the Swamp Fox Hose company of Marion won first money in the consolation j race and broke the track record, both in time to hydrant and in showing water. This team tied with Union 1 for third place yesterday In the grand I prize race. The team work of the Marion team in yesterday's race was two-fiftli of a second faster than tVnf of the winners, the horse's time to the hydrant losing the Marion team first place. Today the same , horse ran to the hydrant in 13 4-5 seconds and the men worked like a piece of machinery, showing water in 13 1-5 seconds and winning first prize, The time made by different team in the consolation race was as fol ;0,vs: Marion?Hydrant, 13 4-5; water 311-a. PishoDville?Hydrant. 14 2-vi; wa tcr. 0 (blew Git a:. nyarauLj. Darlington?Hydrant, 14 3-5; wa ter, 34. ; 1'ingsthree?Hydrant, 14 2-5; water, OO 1 - o.? i'O. T'ennettsvil'e?Hydrant. 15 1-2; wa ter 0 (failed tc connect at hydrant). In the race for teams that have ' wor first prize. Newberry won first money, $75. with Orangeburg second. Time ss follows: Newberry?Hydrant. 14 2-5;, water, 32 2-5. Columbia?Hydrant, 14 2-5; water, 33. Greenwood?Hydrant. 15 4-5; water, o'6. i Orangeburg?Hydrant, 14 4-5; wa ter, 32 3-5. Union?Hydrant, 14 2-5; water, : 34 3-5. | ' PATRIOTISM AM) fLOTflES. The Red, White and Bine in Evidence In Many Novel Accessories. New York. May 21.?The patriotic spirit of flag deckod New York begins to make itself felt in many of the smajl accessories that make a woman's costt me Itself. With flags to the right and flags to the left, it is not to be wondered at that the spirit of the times is being reflected in our clothes. The red, white "anc Dlue colors are in evidence everywhere. New vests and collars of white silk or satin are eiirert with narrow -ed. white and blue ribbon, or rows of red and blue ^rib bon are stitched around the edges of white collars. The vests are very lat st addition to coat3, and are so pop tar that even blouses are being made ,i vesr effect now. A Polero Dress In Dotted Foulard is Exceedingly Smart. Hosiery and gloves embroidered with stars and stripes are among the latest novelties seen, showing the extent to which patriotism may be taken. There are also small silk handkerchiefs edged with little flags, and parasols edged with ribbon bearing the stars and stripes. i?ven a parasol of red, white and blue bunting has been de ?"J ??Al/sr? noe?A oTfornQtolv V IStJU, Willi UJC tVWf llOCU U1VV/1 uuvv,.; in each section. Costumes consisting or red or blue wool jersey middy blouses are worn with skirts of white wnsn satin or sports silk. The blouses are decorat ed with embroidered emblems on the sleeves, on the ends of collars or in front. With the blue blouses are worn red ties, and with the red blouses, blue ties. Foulard Combined With Organdy or Georgette. Every smartly dressed woman real izes that if she is to te up to date Fhe must have a dress of foulard in , her wardrobe this summer. Blue foul ard with large white polka-dots is the kind one sees most of, ;but some times th3 order is reversed and blue dots standing out on a white back ground appear. They are just as smart and even a little newer than the white dots on the tlue. i Foulard is often combined with Georgette or organdy. In the sketch it is combined with white Georgette which is used fcr the soft, gathered vest and collar, of a very modish bo lero dress of navy blue dotted foulard. The pretty bolero style has come bacs x - ? ?J ftno tlm manv at LO US ilLIU Lines IS tiuc UJ. buv U1.J tractive models in which it is seen. Some of the new summer suits have ' short bolero coats trimmed around the | edge with some form of -embroidery or ' stitching. A very smart model was ; made of blue twill and routarfl. Capes 3Iake Their Appearance. ! Coats with capes and dresses with capes have been making their appear ance lately. The capes are not the ' short variety that were used some sea ' sons ago. They are very long, as iuuk as the coat to which it is attached in most cases, and many of them are at tached only at the back of a coat or dress. While being very smart, these capes have a practical value "in that they give extra warmth. In a very smart dress which comDined dark blue satin and serge, a cape of serge was attached at the shoulders. The lining of apricot colored s::k formed an ef fective background for the dark dress. vrAT)m TVfiPrtfi "Pfi 'LUX* C 1.ivu|j.iojuw IX INOME TAXES McAdoo Informs Honse That Snm Needed for First Year is $2, 245,000,000. Washington, May 17.?Further dras tic increases were written into the income surtax schedules of the wai revenue bill by the house in the com mittee or tne wno:e touay unci au nouncement by Democratic Leadej Kitchin that Sec! IcAtloo's lat est estimate of or?half the cost o the first year of (he wir, which the ' bill is intended to cover, would b< i about $2,245,000,000. nn1 "" ? ? ? 0~ nor r'Onr ATI fll 1 Xlt3 t/'cl O put V/Vi*b.) v ? the proposed surtaxes between $40. 000 and $1,000,000, as reported bj the committee, and a 45 per cent, sur t tax on incomes in excess of $1,000,00( 1 as proposed by Representative Len root of Wisconsin, were included by i 1 vote of 146 to 107. Representative and others who were opposec | to increased income taxes voted form ally against the proposals. No attempt v. ill b3 made in trfe house, Mr. Kitchin announced tonight to raise the total of tie bill to $2, 245,000.000. It is probable, however be added, that the total will be larger than the $1 800 000,000 con | l-eeded ar^ther bill will be drafted ] ; at the next session of congress. j c Many members believe further er-! t j forts to make the bill total $2,245,000,-! c j 000 will be made on the floor or in the | 1 committee. | i Regardless of Secretary McAdoo's t estimate, Mr. Lenroot announced to- ? night, he will seek to ha\e stricken frv?in t'no Kill +T"io tovos r\ r> licrVit o n A ^ * * v/lU VUV Uiii V IttAVO Vii ligUt aiiU heat. A statement prepared by a commit tee ex;,en tonight said that the surtax increase would add a^out $66,000,000 to the total of the bill during the coming year. Tho surtaxes which would, be adced io the normal taxes provided by the old law under the. Lenroot amendments would be as fol-', lows: between $40,000 and $60,000 10 ( per cent.; $60,000 to $80,000 13 3-4 per cent.; $50,000 to ?100,000, 17 1-2 ' per cent.; $11/0,000 to $150,000. 21 1-4; ] I $150,000 to $200,000, 25; ?200,000 to $250,000, 30; $250,000 to $300,000,! ; 37 1-2; $500,000 to $1,000,000, 41 1-4;' j $1,000,000 and over, 4-5 per cent. ReDresentative T^nroot assailed flip j plan of taxing the poor 011 necessities! | c: life and permitting the rich to re- x I tain their wealth subject to emer- c I gency taxes. 1 Efforts of Representative Curry of t | California to insert an amendment to t : increase the exemption of single per- c | sons from $1,000 to $2,000 and of l | married persons from $2,000 to $3,000 S | failed by a vote of 100 to 50. c SOUTH CAROLINA GUARD TO BE SUMMONED IN JULY Twenty-fifth ef That Drouth Set as Date for. Assembling of All Units of National Irnardsmpm t , , | 'Washington, May 18.-jAll National ! Guard organizations wll be called * | into federal service between July 15 - j and August 5. I ( j Governors have been authorized to j recruit all organizatrons to war t ! strength. The dates of assembly fol- 1 | low: | \ I Julv 15?;New York, Pennsylvania, ? I Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, Wis- 1 | cousin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Da-. ' J kola. South Dakota and Nebraska. July 25?Maine, New Hampshire,- J | Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Is- 1 land, Connecticut, New Jersey, Del- J ; aware, Maryland, District of Colum- ' ; bia, Virginia, North and SoutF Car-,1 j olina, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana, 1 ; Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and J ! Oregon. j 1 I August 5?Indiana, Kentucky, Ala- * : bama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, ( ! Arkanasa, Lonisina, Oklahoma, Texas, ] i Vf i oann Voncvio Matt If OV : Jiiouvyui Ay J.VCVUOc?i3t \A/lVAOUVf XW^A" ico, Arionsa and Utah. Arrangements for formally incor i FfcAS V I am now in a positi all the cow peas in th< at the Scott Building i barber shop for the n< ceive and pay for the variety of sound and < per bushel delivered ir your surplus peas to r H. 0. L I WMT-IIW HHMTTJ I I No Puncture wh |i; Think of 15,000 withouta puncture tional, but the ordi: owners who have substi treacherous and expen: acrents for ESSENKAY, we in service that positively assure ESSENKAY absolutely slow leaks?doubles .the life relieves your mind of all v from the constant drawbacks* you nothing to investigate. < A Call Write for free book] )orat:ng the guards into the armies >f tlie L'nited States, terminating for he war period their status as militia >r State troops, are understood to be )ased upon the possibility of suppiy ng fully war equipment for the .roops. It is understood also that the 16 iivisional cantonment camps for the ruard will all be in the Southeaster?, Southern and Western departments. Dates upon which various State units ire to be moved tt> the big camps rom State mobilization points will i ~ ^ ~ ,3 ivi-tstT-i nnmnlotinn r\f fhf* ICpCllU UJM/11 v..v i ers and supply system at the canton nent camps. "HARLESTOX FIDS WOOD WELCOME TO *EW POST 'atrfiotic Ontpouringr of fitbens JIarks Reception?General Tells People That America Wfll Win War by Pnttlng* Fnll Strengrtn " Into Struggle. Charleston, May 17.?Ten thousand nen and women and children, every >ne carrying the national flag, parad id through the streets of Charleston his afternoon, as a demonstration of heir patriotism, and as a fitting -wel come to Maj. Gen. Leonard 'Wood, wfto, >eing assisted to tfte command 01 me Southeastern department, recently >ame to Charleston to direct from here he organizing of the army which this 'ountry expects to sen<! to Europe. I- o -fr\ +Vl?> naradp Cpri WOO(i \'as presented with a handsome flag >n the part of the citizens of the city. Tonight he is the guest of the bust less men of Charleston at a formal velcome dinner. Gov. Richard I. Manning welcocted >en. Wood on the part of the State; tfayor T. T. Hyde on the part of the ;ity. In his address, deliverer Co the ;housands who paraded, Gen. Wood lrged them to awaken to the serious md solemn aspect of the war. "Wa ire in the biggest war in the world's listory." he said, "and you don't -now it. But soon you will have the risible evidence. FYance and Eng and, whose straggling and bleeding fries now alone protect ns from tie enemy's might, are calling for men living evidence that America is in the ?rar of democracy against autocracy, svith something more substantial to Dffer than money and sympathy. We will win this war, but every person in the country must do his share, wheth er it is" in the trenches, behind tke plow, or in the factory." 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