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SAMMY GETS BATTLE ORDER AT EARLY DATE j i (By Daniel Dillon.) Permanent American Training Ca.mp in France, July 21.?(Delayed).? "Training to fight a white man is a bigger job- than licking a yellow,"j sighed a "Sammy" at the close of a j. hard day of maneuvering tonight. The j French troops have convinced the | American soldiers of the seriousness of their task and of the necessity of j getting themselves into the finest pos-. sible condition for the day when they! are to carry the Star Spangled Banner j in storming assault against the Teu-j ton lines - ? - ~ , A Jllard tfnn<L ? Every "Sammy" now knows that the farewell heard in New York, "See yoa , again at Christmas," will scarcely be , fulfilled. Hard work, the most strenuous grind and the fiercest fighting lie ahead on the front where millions of men are engaged. There is hop.*, howe.er, that one staggering blow, will arouse internal disruptions in j Germany. This hope is strengthened by the fact that the reichstag has pass- | ed the peace resolution. A mAn'non f\-nar= prid sol-! V IGIL'S VI Aiuct ivau V, vv. o ? diers to the French training camp are j to become part of the daily routine. A I special department has been opened' by the French military authorities. It is in charge of a corps of French in- j structors. Beginning Monday two hours daily will be set aside at the! American camp for drills. The "Sam- J mies" are to learn the French tactics! bayonet fighting and the use of hand grenades as penectea as me icsuu of the lessons of three years of war.! I The American soldiers are taking eag-i erly to this new work. I Ready Soon. ? I It is 'believed that the troops will be ready for actual fighting before the time generally anticipated. j Yesterday was the first payday at the American, camp. The French itradespeople were mad^ happy, in- j deed, not long after the paymaster or the American expedition had paid out over one million francs ($200,000).= The "Sammies" sought eagerly to. ?pend their money but found very lit- j tie outlet for it. Many souvenirs were' "bought for the folks back home. Wiiy veterans inveigled the rookies into various innocent ipastimes that result-; in a sudden change of money. How- j ever, most of the American soldiers j went to bed nursing a Rockefeller , feeling. ^ I With plenty of money in their pock-; ets the troops wandered through c town buying whatever struck their fancy. At night there was not a wrist j watch left in any store. The difficulty of purchasing Is obviated by Amer ican interpreters, most of whom are college men who give their services j ? . . i freely to help the cause. These interpreters are performing army signal advice, n the other hand there are a number of men attached to the general staff who instruct the French troops k in English. A number of these vrere A "before the war college professors in V America. flL Health Fine. k The health of the American troops A is being considered in accordance with m net mnHorn mpthodfi tiiu JJJUOb UAV/UV* U WWVMVMW ? -?? j Every effort is being made to protect j them from diseases that ravaged the English and French armies earlier in the war. The American today is the healthiest soldier in the field. Today the division surgeon delivered the first series of compnay talk? which every soldier in the expedition will hear. He pointed out that th* Corns Peel Right Off With "Gels-It" : C% IWamh ??iJ flia Pnwn itt a i ?0 JU1U|K)) anu bus wiu ?o a wuum ? When you've got to walk on the sides of your shoe te get away from those awful corn-pains, there's only one common-sense thing to do. "Use "Gets-Its'' Yonr Corns Wont ^well in Water. Besides, They'll Shrivel, Loosen and Feel Off! Put 2 or 3 drops of "Gets-It" on the 1 corn right away. Pain and inflam mation will disappear, the corn will begin to. shrivel from that instant? then it loosens and falls right off. There's no other corn-remover in the world that acts like "Gets-It." No new discovery has been made in corn-removers since "Gets-It" was born. Don't forget that fact. "GetsIt" does away forever with the use of salves that irritate^ bandages that make a bundle of your toe, plasters ' that half do the work, knives and scissors that draw blood. Use "GetsJt"?no more digging or cutting. "Gets-It" is sold everywhere, 25c a . nr sant on reeeint of nrice by ! E. Lawrence <fc Co., Chicago, ILL Sold in Newberry and recomraepdect as the world's best corn remedy by P. E. Way and W. G. Mayes. I scourge of infectious diseases caused by this war is as great in its importance and danger as the actual battle. He indicated how diseases may be prevented and instructed the men in protective measures. He warned particularly a^aii-st the use of unaltered water. He preached the gospel of cleanliness and stated that the general health of the troops was excellent. Measles and mumps are the only hospital cases so far. The water is c-aiefully filtered. Each company gefs ~ r\f V>\-nr*r>V>1nridp nf CalClUm <X JJUI null Vl uj jjwuw. .v.. sufficient to make its water supply! germ proof. Every man in the expeditionary | force is vaccinated against typhoid,1 paratyphoid and smallpox. No unne-j cessary vaccines are administered, i There will' be no vaccination against cholera until there are indications i of the disease. j French Hospital. j A French hospital has been taken over by the expedition as a base hosoital. It is to be manned by the Johns Hopkins unit headed by noted specialists. It contains more than 1,000 beds and is splendidly equipped in every way. More than 100 Red Cross nurses, 30 physicians and 150 male attendants, partly French, are to arrive in a few days, whereupon the hospital will be formally opened. The equipment and supplies are all American and are abundantly on hand. Inventories are to be taken I every 10 days. ( At present all cases are treated in the field hospital where they are sent I by the regimental hospitals containing 12 beds each. The medical system :s "three cornered." First, the regimen-, tal hospital; second, the field hospital.' and third, the base hospital. The lat ter is receiving all serious cases. American army surgeons are daily inspecting the troops and their billets. Sanitary regulations are strictly enforced. Every field kitchen is in-1 spected daily. Food Excellent I The food is pronounced excellent,' the men being fed splendidly. The American expedition to date has set a record for paucity of 3ickness. The soldiers are now acclimated and it is believed the loss from sickness will be smaller than in any army in Eu-^ rope. ! acromnanied br two VTCUi Ori UA'WA _r represntative3 of the American War department, inspected the camp today. Meanwhile a large contingent of j American officers again visited the French camp to witness the maneuvers, which are highly instructive. It now develops "baseball, the great national game which everyone of the "Sammies" has played since hi3 boyhood days, is of the greatest practical value in giving the men the <fundameiytal requirements for grenade throwin. During General Sibert's +*.?. xrvonoh oamTis. yesterday, VL&it LKf WC JL i uuvu , special demonstration maneuvers in tactical formation was given for the benefit of the American commander as an initial move for coperative drills between the two armies. The French are beautifully trained. The two staffs are working out a joint plan of drill methods. WILSON PUTS END ' ^ TO SHIP MTJDDLE SliifH>incr Prosrram Under Way In 24 Honrs, or New Chairman Will Take Denman's Place. Washington, July 23. ? The shipi ping row lill he settled within 24 ! hours. The president, alarmed today at reports of the delay to 'the proi gram laid strong hands upon the controversy between General Goethalsand Chairman D-enman. As a result, changes in the personnel of the shipping board are predicted with certainty in high quarters. The president took the matter up immediately upon his return to Washmeton thifl morning. This afternoon he hurried to the office of Frank Folk, acting secretary of state, then to the office of Secretary of War Baker. There gathered in that office immediately Secretary Daniels of the navy department, Chairman Denman and the shipping committee of the Council of National Defense. Prods Tkem. ' Immediately after this meeting the white house authorized the statement that the whole shipping matter will be straightened out within 24 hours. It was learned today tnat ine principal difficulty between General Goethals and -his "board of directors" arises ou* of thp plan of commandeering ships now in the water and over contracts for shipyards which the government will build. Commandeering ships was one of the principal objects of the president's call at the state and war departments and of the conferences among the cabinet members representing these branches, the shipping committee and the chairmen of the shipping board. The resignation of Capt. John B. bNV Cexpert One--iorn. h j i Froa; Your Neda.ivcs. ^ $ j f 1 1 9 Pn~Tjpt i-?:ivo-y Or-lrrs rereiv^l o? I j |i| I f<>-aOa u? filled S' !.so '!-iy Hj.i us g ! a I ^ ItriAlrcll and ti*?? will 3<?nd voa n^tici? a * fl of pri.-O f "r p'i.it* an-lf-ea en'.r^o- j i ? 1 tr?nt particuH"*. 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In such an event it is! I considered likely that Mr. Denman. I wr/viii/j nnf lonf to serve. ; j T? VUiU HWW - j j With the new man at the shipping j board head, the development of the ship-builing progTam might at least j be expected to proceed without acri- j mony and with speed which it has hitherto lacked. Once the points now, i in dispute are settled it is considered 1 likely that Mr. Denman will retire, j I I | The president is not wholly cus; pleased with the work Mr. Denman ! has done. He has learned that within a week mnch progress has been f made on the shipping program. Oon-j tracts for 75 new ships have been let within the time. They include both wood and steel. The chief points of disagreement appears to be the program far commandeering ships already in the water and for the erection of the government-owned shipyards. Nevertheless these items are vital to the complete success of the shipping program and the president is not willing that they should be de-l layed a moment longer than possible. The formal reason for the gathering of the -shipping men with the Council of National Defense today concerned j the commandeering of ships and the j I program for reducing ocean freights ( by international cencert. Stirred by the president's allusion to abnormal profits in ocean freights in his "blood-and-profit" letters, wide-, i spread action is under way to end thi3 \ a - J- - sxate oi suicurs. I The shipping board itself has no. : power over off-shore rates. In the j recent export control of hunker coal i and oil and in joint action with Eng-1 ! land, France and Spain, the govern-1 | ment has tremendous power to force reductions. DOTT RISK NEGLECT. ! Don't neglect a constant backache.! sharp, darting pains or urinary disorders. The danger of dropsy or Bright's disease is too serious tp ig j nore. 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It is contained in a letter to Senator Tillman in response to the latter's inquiry. j An overpowering sense of joy in both war and naval departments upon the arrival of the troops, says Secretary Daniels, dictated the phraseology j of the announcement of their encount- j er. The exact dispatch of Admiral' Gleaves was not made public, the secretary says, because it came in code.' Mr. Daniels assumes entire respon-' sibilitv for the version of the incident ^ i which reached the public. He refers j to the story, coming from the Creel! bureau and generally supposed to; have been the 'product of the Creel j committee, as "the statmenet which | - i - il - LI!, t) l save to me puunc. i "If the terms 'battle' and 'attacked i in force' are open to criticism," Mr. j Daniels says, "the fact still remains! that the rejoicing was warranted." Anxiety. His letter to Senator Tillman fol-j lows: "Late in the afternoon of July 3[ the welcome news cz.me that the last i ship of the convoys and transports' carrying the first American soldier! and marines to fight in France hadj reached its destination in safety, with-J out accident or - injury to men or! ships. The navy department had known for five days prior to their arrival that two attacks by submarines j had been made, and you can well understand the painful anxiety lest tor-' pedoes should have caused the loss j of some of the brave men who werei carrying out this hazardous enterprlH. 1 You may imagine, therefore, the un-1 speakable relief to me which the news announcing the arrival of the last ship! brought. Tfte renei was, 01 luuisc shared by all others ia the depart- ' ment who had been apprehensive ev-' ery minute since June 28, when Admirable Gleaves in a brief cable had reported that submarines had made 1 attacks upon two divsioitf of the trans- j ports. "As soon as the news was communicated by an officer of the war department, I hanstened to the war department to apprise the secretary of war of the fact, for I knew he had felt the deepest solicitude, as he was too well informed of the attacks. It was in no formal manner, I assure you, the good news was given to Secretary j Baker, and shook hands in exuiiauou over the safety of our sailors and sol- j diers and the accomplishment o1! the first stage of giving the .present military aid to the allies." Mr. Daniels then, quotes the formal exchange of congratulatory messages which passed between him and Sec-i retary Baker. He resumes: To Gratify. "At once the statement was pre-j * --j fhnf ovpninsr ipa.rea aim givcu uut buw v >.?w I which I knew would intensely gratify ! all Americans. The message of Rear I .Admiral Gleaves, announcing the attacks, of course, had not been given i to the public, and consequently it had j been spared anxiety. When the fore boding ending their rejoicing would have exceeded anything I can express. j "The statement which I gave ~o the f public conveyed the feeling of all who had been waiting and hoping for the I reassuring telegram. I "These facts were stated, not in the wflpd? of the Gleaves cablegram. 'WJ. * ? j for it is the immemorial policy of the j , department in time of v/ar not to em! ploy the language of a message com| ing in code. Otherwise it would be ! easy for the enemy to learn the cij ipher. Moreover the message of the i rear admiral contained the names of j the ships which for military reasons1 are never given out during a war. The language used, as reference to cablegrams v/ill show,, was thereforej not the identical language of the cable 3 *!??? motAniol gram, Due conmineu mc of the safe arrival of the transports and convoys, the deliverance from submarine attacks, and the successful conclusion of that part of the enter- j prise. All Safe. "The important part of the^ statement given to the public was that all j our soldiers and marines and ships j had been convoyed to Prance in safety. ! Two of the group arrived without be- j iu.g attacked and two were unsuccess- j The reioicinar. over 1UII v ULLUV/iWU. * ? ^ _ w their arrival was heightened by the fact that far outside the so-called i danger zone they had been twice un-: successfully attacked. If the terms; i 'battle' and 'attacked' in force' are open to criticism, the fact still remains \ that the rejoicing warranted it. If J the torpedoes in either of the attacks I had sank American ships, the criti eism made v/ould not 'nave concerned ' iself with difference between what' might have been called a 'battle' or! an 'encounter' or a 'brush.' "The cablegrams from the rear ad-' miral which have not been given to the ' public for reasons above, are. of course subject to the inspection of the naval affairs committee. ? CONGRESS FLAYED IN LETTER <? SECTION 23 I Wilson States Congressional Boards Will Only Serve to Hamper U. S Administration of World War. Washington, July 22?The president i tonight hit hard the effort of congress to make itself jointly responsible with him for the conduct of the war. In a letter to Representative Lever, father of the foori control bill. Mr. I Wilson demands the elimination of the j joint congressional committee to: supervise the financial conduct of the war. "I could only interpret its final i adoption," the president wrote, "as arising from a lack of confidence >n myself." "My dear Mr. Lever," the president's letter runs, "I am very much, obliged, to you for your thoughtful courtesy in stating to me the circumstances of the present action on the f rood administration Din, ana i am par- ; ticularly obliged to you for calling my J attention to section 23. I deem it my J duty to express my opinion about that I section and its effects upon the whole administration of the war very frankly indeed, since the public interest manifestly demands that I do so. "Section 23 is not only entirely for- i to thp subiect matter of the food I administration in which it is incorporated but would, if enacted into law. render my task of conducting the war practically impossible. I cannot be-f lieve that those who proposed this section scrutinized it with care or analyzed the effects which its operation j would necessarily have. The constant j supervision of executive action which it contemplates would amount to nothing less than an assumption on the part of the legislative body of tho executive work of the administration. "There is a very ominous precedent in our history which 3hows how such supervision will operate. I refer to the committee on the conduct of the war constituted hy congress during the administration of Mr. Lincoln. 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V To take its niche in the body politi ? other (rreat industries, with no more, bs | ) dfhts and equal opportunities, j ^ ^ ^?U^ern 'Southern #Ra i "V F^Bc |j~jp jj|^ No ^dnrc (Its owners who have subst lip treacherous; and expen agents for ESSENKAY, we in ffcs service that positively assure | JEM I I I ESSENKAY absolutely |? slow leaks?doubles ,the lift j relieves your mind of all w j ' from the constant drawbacks :j 1 you nothing to investigate. , ^ Write for free book! K^K\TK H-N '318 V ~ny way q iestioning what might be the motives or the purposes of thd members of such a committee; I am ready to assume that they would wish, to cooperate in the most patriotic spirit, but cooperation of the kind is not practicable in the circumstances. The responsibility rests upon the administiV.tion. There are abundant existing means of investigation and of the effective enforcement of that responsibility. I sincerely hope that upon the reconsideration of this mat tor both houses of congress will see tha. my objections rest upon the indisputable grounds and that I could only interpret the final adoption of section 23 as arising from a lack of confidence in myself." "Cordially and sincerely yours, "(Signed) .WOODROW WILSON." The letter was written in response to a request from Mr. Lever. THE SMALL COST OF REGISTRATION BOARDS Columbia, July 23.?Mr. (Wl C. McLain, state disbursing officer for the registration boards, stated today that the total expense of registration under the selective draft feature o'f the army bill had been, to date, ony $lf353.31. and that the total cost would probably not run over $2,000. Tbe reason for the small cost is the fact that most of the work has been done free of charge. 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