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V \*U>KA JiE AilKAN<?EI> . 10:1 NATIONAL Ali.UV Virst Drafts for New Force Will Heport to Local Boards Headquarters?Will Then Proceed to Miltary (amps "Washington, Aug. 9.?Regulations under which men of the new army "will be called to the colors, beginning September 1, were issued tonight by Trovost Marshal General Crowcer "They map out in detail the whole 'program to be followed until everv soldier of the selective draft arm? <ias been accepted by the adjutani 'general of the training cantonment tc "crhich he is assigned. Two hundred thousand of the firs1 t>87,000 men will be called up Sep tember 1 and forwarded to thei: camps before September 5. The who!< business of assembling the levies a 'entraining points, providing then W mi M1CUC1. L WU ciuu huujj/VI and giving them their actual indue lion into military lives is entrusted to the civilian local boards which s* lected them for service. Until the mer reach the camps, they will not be !r contact with uniformed officers. The actual call for men will go ir each' case from the proyost marshal general to the State" adjutant general stating the number of men to be sup plied at a specfiic time. Each local hn?Tvl will hs nrnmntlv informed oi ... r.? its proportion In the call and the adjutant general will fix the date when men from ;his State shall entrain for the camps. Immediately the local board will make out the list of men to fill ^the call from the roll of accepted men and it will also fix the place of enfcrainment and the exact -time of departure. Report to Board 'Orders to the men will be poster 'and also be sent them by mail. They ^ ""Will be directed to report to the local v * * -A * J A. ? ^ J. T Doara ai us neaaquaners uul icst than 12 hours or more than 24 hours "before the time of departure for * "Camp. "From the time specified for reporting to the local board for military duty," the regulations state """each man in respect of whom notY . "Ice to report has been posted or mail ed shall be in the military service of "She United States." Prior to the arrival of the men at the board headquarters board members are instructed to make arrangements for their sleeping places and -meals. The boards will issue tick ^ets for accommodations to be redeemed for cash later by a governdisbursing officer. In their dis*?retion, the boards may grant permission tor the men to remain at Siheir homes. . Arrived at the board headquarters "^Lt the hour fixed for reporting, tne ""sr??!! will be drawn up, the roll called and agents of the board will take "them personally to their quarters, repaining with them until every .arrangement for their comfort has been "Made. Emphatic instructions are gis> en that the quality of food furnish^ ?1' v ~ onH tVio hnorj ia V) biiclli UC 5WU Ciuu tliv VTWW4.AV& *w ?.w?r liable for seeing that meals are adequate. Retreat roll call at the board head'tmarters, set for 5:30 p. m. on ;the /-tfay of reporting to the board, will bf "the first military ceremony the drafted men pass through. The boarc members are directed to be presenl in person and to impress on the mer the fact th^t disobedience of orders i: the gravest military crime. The light "hand baggage, containing toilet ar tides and a change of underclothing "which the men are permitted to take with them to camp will" be inspect eu by the board and the lists of men sent forward made out and c6pies oi 'original registration .cards prepared. More to FilLJ(facancies ' For each district, five alternates "will be summoned to the board headquarters in addition: to the men ac"tnally selected to fill the 'board quota "They will be held at the assembling ^point until train time to fill in vacan'-caes should any men of the levy fail * rn rpnort. Except for retreat roll call men wil] "be given town liberty until 45 m*n utes before train time. The board ^ will, during this interval, select one man for the levy whom it deems best H^^nnalrfied to command and place him charge of the party for its trip, name a second in command and the other men will be ders of these two must T>d pain of military disJ '^ barge of the party will .fi^;*he board headquar^P|B^.in time. He will 1|jr'".fcaft, and, accompagfe'M members, marcl entrain, l"m^'muITiiii iif the lis; man of th< an alterIn hfi the commandthat none o: L ills iioii ar? xe.it iii ii?i/ sialic. 1 that all are fed regularly and that no liquor is furnished to them en route. When witnan six nours tu uie t-uuip. i lie will file a telegram to the camp ! adjutant general notifying him of the i time of arrival. Immediately upon i the departure of the train, the local board will send a similar message. To Meet Emergencies ' Every precaution has been taken to i meet any emergency in aavamx. ! Should train be delayed by accident. -!the commander of each party .will ' have proper telegraph blanks to re [ port the fact to the camp adjutant -, and ask instructions. - - * ' - e t r_ > After tne departure 01 me levy iur camp, the local 'board will turn, to * gathering up stragglers. If there is ' evidence of willful violation of or*! ders the offender will be reported to - j the adjutant general of the army as '-j a deserter and the local police will * j be asked to arrest him on sight an<! ijturn him over to the nearest army -1 post for trial. Where there was no 1, intention to desert, however, and t'13 -' missing man reports of his own will, 11 the board will send him on to the i camp with an explanation and a recommendation as to his degree of culi pability. Arrived at the camp the f party will undergo final physical ex, amination "by army doctors. If any are rejected, the local board will be 1 notified and an alternative sent for ' i ward for each such case. The nat I quota of a board will be regarded as 11 filled only when the full number of ' men called for have been finally ac! cepted. i Provision is made also for a strict accounting as to quotas beiween the ; federal government ?nd the adjutants' : general in the first instance and between the adjutants and the local boards in the second. Reports to show : i 'the standing of such accounts will be j filed every ten days until every quota [ has been filled. . - .. N0>-REFORMER WRITES 0>: COKER CALAMITY Deplores That Council of Defense Toek a Diip In State Politics and. Points at Russia's Pllgut or Autocratic Policy ' Charleston American. Columbia. Aug., 9.?One of the clearest and most forceful expressions yet noted in regard to the continued effort on the part of the antiReform party in this state to inject partisan state politics into the war .emergency,.and especially the "Coker calamity," at the last meeting of ths ' state council of defense, comes from a prominent member of the state council of defense who has never been aligned with the Reform faction. "I ; was very sorry indeed when the chairman referred to your speech at Pomaria."' this gentleman writes fors mer Governor Blease, "and in effect made the meeting a political one. I .was :.siill more disappointed when t'Governor Manning and other speakers look the position that criticism of the [ president or criticism of congress is [ l equivalent to sedition and treason. "1 do not think that they are correct in that position and I fear that - the work of the. council of defense s.;- will be destroyed by those two facI r > ^ tors." This letter, which is well worth [, reading, coming from so prominent a ^ source, anrl a< stated, from a ffe-n i ^ tleman who is not a member of tlie ; Reform party, is in part as follows: : Carrying Politics Into Meeting i "I attendend the meeeting called in , Columbia for the council of defense, > having been apointed,'' etc. I "I went without knowing what was t?, to be planned. Discussed the matter with several members before the 'f meeting was called to order, and none j'bf them seemed to know what plans > . were in the air.- I was very sorry - . indeed when the chairman referred to *,your speech at Pomaria and in effect : made the meeting a political one. I f was still more disappointed when "Mnnriinp- qrvr? ntTvcv-r rr>om*>oro 1 took the position that criticism of I the president of criticism of congress is equivalent to sedition and treason. It Is 5ot vSo [' "I do not think that they are cor>} 3?"t in that position and I fear that ; the work of the council of defense r will be destroyed by those two fac, i tors. [J "While we are in the war we must :|of course support the efforts of the :! government to win the war, Dut it is absolutely essential, if we are to ! get out of the war, that a peace part ty should not only exist, but should j grow in strength. I am confident that [ the majority of the people in America . | really belong to a peace party and t i that like myself they are supporting | the government because tlie govern; ment is into the war nowi but with 5 the earnest hope that at the first opportunity our government will throw t its influence in favor of peace. Remembers Russia ' "Russia has overturned Tier govern! ^ ment in order that expressions In ' . I favc-r of peace might be given fore.'4. Otlier governments w::: rail it' they continue to resist the desire of thi . ro; V ' J ti:!^ wc/'d tr.tche >*. Our own government should not make' the mistake of imagining that its pen-J pie desire war. They desire peace: a love all things. j "J am confident that congress u;n j not desire war but the president anJ , congress seemed to be impressed tliat j we could not avoid it. If. Tiowever, from the beginning it had been known that we were going to send an immense army to Europe and finance all the allies, there would have been an extremely powerful opposition on the , part of the people to any such action and if democracy is to exist in America it is essential that an exprest sion of dissatisfaction on the part of the people against any action of government should not be interfered with. Our People Loyal , "Our people are sufficiently loyal to back the government and'get it out - of a mistake, if it has made one, but ! the American people are not likely 10 * ' - J ? *? * A U f listen kindlv to tne aocinne mat mc* . j cannot express thamselves about | their own affairs without being called , traitors and charged with sedition. ' "I am writing this letter * * * merely to let you know that one, at ' least, of the members of tlie 'council ! of defense did not approve * or the j above two features '.of that meeting. ; I did not applaud any or me speak'j erg on either of the above two points, ; nor for that matter on any points, j because I felt thaf 'the entire meeting | was going in the wrong direction. "I talked with* a' number-'of other members after the meeting and found them in agreement* with me. I do not regard the meeting as at all representative, in its nianagement. of the ' sentiment cf the people who attenaea, \ although there was strong applause j for a number of addresses. Men wno j applauded told me afterwaras that ! they did not approve of the extreme views expressed. * ' j ' If Allies Are Reasonable ! "Germany is eager for a discussion j of the terms of peace, and if the allies | will only enter into conference I beJ lieve that peace can be accomplished j in a short time, provided the allies I are reasonable. If they are unreason i able then America should not support . them. "I v<cannot too strongly commend ! your advocacy of an early peace. We | do not desire to * destroy * Germany. | She- is one of the most' important i countries in South Carolina trade. J ? . | From her we must get the potash' I . ,' . . .... ' j witb which to make crops. To her we ''will sell immense quantities of ' cotton goods and 'cotton and cotton \ seed products. She hars been guilty of ! many outrageous things, but some or | her enemies have also been guilty of similar outrages. The fact Is that the world is war -.mad and nothing j but the love of peabe and the willing1 ness to compromise and be reasonable | can bring about peace which will ' save' civiliation. Japan is Ready | "Japan, though in the war, is sav| ing her resources for a possible conflict with us at a later date. If we become financially invoivea ana cripii pled also from a mail-power standpoint we. will have to meet Japan at ' last. i "I do not wish to be active in state ! politics, not to get into any political ! controversy, but I believe that *th> I war will never end unless the peace j parties of 'the various countries at war have opportunity to be heard m j the expression of tlic'r viewc. and if I requires leadership to -give-expression to the views of the people. "I look with horror upon the attitude taken bv some of our own statte leaders and publications in this , state leaders and publications in this ; thought and free expression, and I cannot too hiafhly commend you for your courage in givinr expression t" a sentiment which is almo?" universal with the country people." I , "Lawlessness." j Saluda Standard. There is much food for thought in ,the acts of lawlessness in different |parts of the country. Are we as a! I people losing respect for the law?j .Are we loseing sight of the fine ideals ' we have cherished for a ceutury and j . a half? Or is the unrest bo pravalent I j in other parts of the world communi- I eating itelf to us? The most disquieting feature of these outbreaks of lawlessness is not that they should have occurred, but j that they should occur just at this (time, when the country needs to be | united in heart and soul as never before. In times of peace and calm the good sense and orderliness of the people would not have tolerated the causes ! which led up to the disturbances. With the minds of the people oil other j matters these causes have been per-] milted to grow and flourish. | While we are proposing to make '100 MANY FILING EXEMPTION CLAIMS Work Before Hoards?To Them Fall1* Task of Weeding Oat Meritorious Applications for Discharge i ^ i*/mi Cnriina Wasington. Aug.. vVholesale claims for exemption from the army tSrafv reported from many sections, caused Provost Marshal Genera: Crowder to telegraph the governors of the States tonight directing that local boards "reduce discharge for dependency to a far more restricted class and to very necessitous and ninariv dpfinpd circumstances.'' i In some districts as hi?h as 80 per i oont. of registrants called for exemption are filing* claims for discharge on the ground of dependent relatives. Such a condition indicates, General Crowder said, that unfair advantage is being taken of the regulations designed to protect men who properlv should be. exempted and actuary threatens to. interfere seriously with the raising of the. National Army. The message to. the governors follows: . ' , ; . "Section 2 of the. selective service | law exempts no person from, military ' service on the sround of dependency, < It. on'y. authorizes the president tc ' e>:cliidf> or discharge from draft those in a status .with r.espe.ct- " to' persone i dependent. upon them ^ rop, suppor: ! which renders their excVusion or dis! charge advisable.'. -.The .controlling necessity, is- to .raise an army. It ii advisable to disturb dependents jusl i as little as the necessity of raising an j army will permit. To this end Section 18.of. the regulations was comj piled carefully, and after the most 1 earnest consideration. If ^xperienc? is to prove that the onerous conditions pr^^'bed by Section 18 or an\ abusp of them, will interfere with tin raising of. an army, then it is ni longer advisable to discharge sn a class, and the conditions state'] ; therein will have, to be restricted un, til an advisa-ble rule is reached. ' "Nothing 7ias napuenea. to i-uau^ the belief that the persons enumerated in Section 18 could be discharged without interfering with the raising 01 an army, there are indications that j abuses of Section 13 may render its ! continuance no longer advisable, j "Reports are to the effect that lc 1 some-districts as high as 80 per cen! are filing claims for discharge on ths ground of dependent relatives. Sucl | a percentage of claims when viewed in connection with all available statistics indicates beyond, question that advantage is being: ta&en. of the provisions of the law and regulations ! which were, intended to reduce to s minimum the misery at 'home normally attendant upon war. ?- 1 nn?+ninttr in th; ! "mere 'is a, nivrui tci wun;, it* 1 extra va-'a nee of the * percentage, thai hundreds of unfounded claims are in> eluded in these totals. ; "This state Of affairs greatly la' creases the burden of local hoards foi if so high a percentage of registrants claim exemption,- only the uncompromising action of local , boards can pre .Tent a new regulation-on-the suhjeel of dependency which will reduce' dis< charges for dependency to a. far more restricted class and to rery .aecessl4 -"J AlAnrltr <-? n i-?r? ftippiimotiinr. LUlIS U11U V,ICai IJ uvuuvu I es. ' ' ! "It is thus apparent that" the filing of these improper claims will react directly * and injuriously on persons whom -the present tegulafions were designed to protect and that the welfare of persons who have filed bona fide claims under the present generous clauses of the regulations is seriously .imperiled by persons who j Mve fi7e.1 claims- without merit,* and ! that the only protection of persons whose cases are' Wichin the meaning of the present rul-es lies in the power of local boards to refuse exemption in every doubtful case. "It is true that cases cf discharge on the ground of dependency are &p" .. i pealed to the district Doara, twt una clause is only inserted to secure, uniformity of action. District boards are j to examine these cafies to di3Corer departures from the law, regulations and riklings; and they 'will not and can not open every case oil its merits. It is in the local boards, therefore, fhat the solution of the difficulty and the protection of deeerva^ claimmants lies." May Use Tfcea Yet "Gadsby lias always wanted to lire in a cottage by the sea. That's the dream of his life." "And I presume fate has doomed him to end his days in a flat?" "Yes. But Gadsby is an optimistic fellow. He still clings to the marine glasses he bought years ago."?Boston Herald. great sacrifices for freedoro, let us nit norm it a. srrowth witk^a cult !x)dy politic that is calculated to nullify ard mate impotent that freedom. Lot us set out owa. i^uae a oror. I [ KAISER'S HAM* IN MEXICO. i Circulars Tellium of Revolution in Cnited States Circulated. An El Paso. Texas, dispatch says: \ ; I Government officials learned today I that .Maurice Goldner. German consul I i :n Chihuahua City, accompanied Gen. 'Chihuahua City, accompanied Gen. Francisco Murguia. commander of ! lie northeastern military zone, to; Juarez. A number of other Germans j from Chihuahua City also came on, Murguia's special train, according to j the government agents. 1 Reports from Chihuahua City say that the Germans there have been i circulating printed propaganda say- j i:.? that the I'nited States was in the ; threat? r>f a rovrtlntinn and J"that the . Mexicans and negroes of the South,! ! German and German sympathizers in j ti e North" would aid this movement, j I The circulars are said to have; .! . I i r ?? i | We Do It Right I When you need repai car try our Repair De ly find the trouble an< our statement. Mr. charge of this departn Satisfaction. Our bu H ice. Try us. I J. D. QUAT J Prosperit " ? "i I S tudents j Enlist For Colle^ I Newberry College offers cours logy, Bible, French, Spanish, ( Religion, Economics, Latin, G and History. It offers a course in: Military 1 with credit.' It prepares-. for Law,.' Med Teaching and Business. J| General Wood says: . ''The w ! young men TO FINISH THEI Secretary Baker says: "We food; third. EDUCATED MEN Write for catalogue and desci I College.-. -Session begins Septem President J. Henr Newberi f . . D /I ' I '? !?% U" : 1VUUI1U A ll[i AjACUicr : ern Railway Syster ATI A XT A, GEORG Account National Baptist Conventio: 1 ber 2, 3, 4 and for trains scheduled to 5, final limit returning, September: BOSTON, XA! Account Grand Army of the Republic i * with final limit returning August ?s^, . buffal* ? Account Fraternal Order of Bogles, I with final limit returning August 30, ! CL1VELA5D, Aocooct Biks tbo World (I. B. i ! gust 25, 26 and 27 with final limit re I j ! chattaxooga, 1 | Account Negro National Business Le; I ! 14 with fiaal limit returning August ST. LOUJ i i Accottnt Supreme Lodge and Milita; ! A* ?p 1a Aueru&t 17. ] / ^ WW w August 15, 1917. MUSKOGEE, Account Awm&l Seek)a. National J oix sj.1o Septcmljer 2, J and 4 with final * | Proportions ielv reduced is^as irvm tickets now en sole to rariotis points, or comxauaieftte wttk S. K. McLean, ] I S. . ended with an appeal to the Mexicans to prepare to strike to regain all Mexican territory lost to the United States. They also have been bpread in Juarez and among the .Mexicans oi' El Paso, according to the local government officials. Son a Lucy Boy. Father (to his old friend's pretty daughter)? Goodby, my dear! I won't kiss, you; I have such a bad cold. His sou (with alarcity)?'Can I do anything for you father??The Delineator. / \o Flowers in 'Em Mrs. Flatbush?She has no artistic taste. Mrs. Bensonhurst?Why aot? .Mrs. Flatbush?Just look at all of those empty cans in her back yard. ; Not a flower in one of 'em!?New York Herald. I'mWMTH The First Time I , . z r work done on your partment. We real- I : v 1 fix it. Let us prove jjj A. Bedenbaugh has 1 aent, and that means siness is to give servTLEBAUM, I y, 3. C. I ... i , Attention! I ie in September I ? . es -m Chemistry, Physics, Bio- German, English, Philosophy, reek, Electricity, Mathematics Gaining, three hours a week, icine; Theology, Engineering, ar promises to. be. .lo^g. Urge I R EDUCATION." .. m i. need firstr .munitions; second, I j y iptive literature of Newberry ber 20th. - M y Harms, D, D., 1 j ... an Fares Via Southn from Newberry.- / [A. 1 n (colored), tickets on sale Septecrarrive Atlanta before noon September 14, 1917. ' \ * !>S. $38.70. " tickets on sa4e Augiiat. 16, 17 and IS- * L917. 0, N. T. 833.05. ? r ' tickets on sale August 10, 11 and 12 L917. OHIO, $3^95. P. 0. E.), colored, tickets ou sale Aalui-ning September 5, 1917. TENNESSEE $18.44). u?ue, tickets on sule August 13 aad >0r 1917. [?, STO. $27. 25. 7 Encampment, Knights of Pythias, L8 and 19, with frnal limit returning OfiyLA. mOM. Baptist Convention (colored), tickets limit returning September 15, 1917. other uoints. Summer excnr&ion Call on local ticket agent for details Wyisioii Passenger Agent, Colombia, i . - - A