Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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>EEl>S OF NEUTRALS WILL BE SUPPLIED 1 (?rain Laden Ships to Sail for Honif at Once to Let Belgians Have One-Third of Their Food Pro- j ducts Cargoes . i Washington, A.ug. ?C nuiani will! get food* quickly and neutrals will j: have some of their wants supplied-: through an arrangement entered into; today by the food committee and the;, neutral countries. ^ It was decided to let ' ) ">r more! Dutch ships sail at once from an A*- | lantic port carrying gram owned oy ! The Netherlands government on con-| dition that the greater part of tns' i cargo shall be used far the relief of the i Belgians. It was also announced that the Swedish mission has sold at cost j 552,000 bushels of rye :n this coun-j try to the Belgian commission. Tne "***" ~ <-*V*4- Ktr fViA o*Av ryv ?cia uuagui iuc un^uiou &? * j ernment last January and has been! i held in elevators1 ever since. This j will go forward immediately in ship* I, to be secured by the Belgian commis-1 sion and will take the cargo of sev< oral large freighters. The Swedish government will he I allowed to shin 225,000 bushels of rye': I of the new American crop which will ; be available in September. Conferences between American food \ administration officials and neutral |^<iountries' representatives have been 1 ?'nderway for several weeks. ] BiB Sweden Seeds Orain |S||? Sweden is -understood to need grain j Bli^p-dly and in return for this commod- j Si?y proposed to allow the United ; rotates use of its tonnage. .It is understood that this offer in ; part has been accepted. One of- the propositions made by Holland was to turn over to the use ! *>f the trade of the entente allies aj large share of her merchant t.'3et. on condition that the ships were not *.o be sent into the danger zone. Norway would let her ships go without any such proviso. Holland maintain ed it would be almost commercial sui- : cide to risk her ships, as it might cut off her immediate colonial trade. ' Chevalier Vanrappard, The Netherlands minister, presented the claims and needs of his country and negc k tiated AiKtil the proposition finally ^ given him by Mr. Hoover was of such I & nature that he advised The Netherlands government to accept it. There has been delay until there wa3 danger that the wheat in the ships wculd rot The agreement is undertn r?rr?virJp vhat onA-thi^ri of the grain is for Holland's own use and the remainder for the Belgians. It is understood also that the usr t>f the ships will be given this country by both Norway and Holland for such trade as does not conflict with United States laws, thus releasing mucn American and allied tonnage for th<* carrying of munitions and troops. Congress probably will be asked to mak? it legal for ships under a foreign flag, hut with American charter, to engage | in the coastwise trade. * Get Part of Old Crop < ^ What arrangement is to be made to F*"" meet the needs of Switzerland and m" ' 1 Denmark could not be learned toaay but the general understanding is that ' & certain amount of tne oia crop ox ft -wheat, with some fats, will be allow< ed to these countries, as well as to Norway, Sweden and Holland. i ? In every case a promise is obtained from the neutrals that no materia! furnished them under this agreement ^ 1? to be reexported to countries with j ^ wliom the allies are at war. Neutrais [, nave contended t-nat noimng was ex-; ( ^ported in "kind" but one of the main! difficulties in reaching an agreementi "fcas "been the knowledge that cattle j ^ b fed with American grain were soi<!; -either on the hoof or as meat to Germany and that cheese butter from ^ cows fed on forage from America went to the central Dowers. - i ' < - OUR GOOD FRIEND ROACH i Aiken Sentinel-tValley News. ' < Mr. J. J. Roach our popular and 1 | efficient manager of the Southern Bell i f company of the Batesburg, Edgefield, \ Leesville and Johnston branches with ? headquarters here in Aiken is now i acting local manager of the Columbia : exchange, handling his district over the telephone while in Columbia as local manager He is capable of handling any position that his company might place him and will make Co- \ lumtrfa a good manager, being very > popular here and all over the State & anrd he is missed by his many friends 'here and we hope to see him back on gffi .the job in a very short while. r RUB-MY-TISM Wili cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic I Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old & Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Ecft zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, j St used internally or externally. 25c j (OAST ARTILLERY HOYS DOING WEi.L Wake hj> 2 A. M. and Run to Their L'osl*?Defense Practice uij'eeuvnie Members ci' the Greenville c;-ir.1 any of Coa.-it Ariiiiey who are 110 vv stat?oned at ort Moultrie are enjoying t ie life, according to mui:y ietteis received from them, 'i \vy are also fas', learning to master the ^ccreto txi'3 bOo guns, lhe folic u'mg correspondence from Charleston gives an idea of the process of their training: The routine. life of the South Carolina Coast Artillery companies now in trailing at Fort Moultrie is one i'uil day after another. Very little leave is given the men and plenty of nractice in maneuvering the big gun-5 is a part of the day's work. Some o! the men live in the barracks, but tne majority of them live in tents. On< of the features of this life is the imaginary night attacks which the commanding officer pretends is tawing place every aiw and then. Wlia.'i the alarm is sounded the men rush into ether clothes anJ make a ?a&h for their posts, in some instances a mile away from the tents. One mai) had to run bare1.o6teil and with only a pair of trousers on for a male to his post, only to limp back as soon as all were in their positions, at 2 a. m. or thereabouts. This kind of work is to prepare the men ' for a real attack that might take place and the tra'nit?or nro i^ makinsr them V - VJ 0wvv?.0 -w w into efficient artillerymen, while they are really enjoying the process. BAKER WAITS FOR REPORT 0>r RIOTS Silent on Policy of Training Adlitional Nrgro Troops in Southern States Washington, Aug. 24.?Secretary Baker will take no action on liic rioting in Houston, Tex., in which negro regular troops were concerned, until _ i the report of the board'of inquiry int-i the incident has been recei^l. Whaiftvor ? Hnnp hp said laf.fi todav. WOUld V' V| ? V*Y ? r be based upon the finding of that board. ~ ~ Mr. Baker would not discuss in any way the question of the policy of training additional negro troops :n Southern States. Senators and members of congress from Texas and oth?-r states in the South called on him today to discuss the subject. Only a brief report on the Houston incident had come tonight from Major General Parker, commanding me Southern Department, and officials professed ignorance of General Parxer's order transferring the troops involved. The message gave no details of the rioting, and said the cause of the outbreak was unknown at the time the message was sent. The department directed that full particulars be forwarded promptly. That regular troops should be rtvolved i the rioting mean> that drastic measures of a disciplinary nature wiil be taken when the facts are known. The fact that the outbrea* occurred during a war, makes the situation more serious than it otherwise would be. Drumhead courrmar tial law could be applied; but on tne other hand, the government may feel inclined to leave punishment to the civil authorities. The department expects a very careful investigation to be made by :he board of inquiry which will bring :o light the exact cause of the rioting ind show what share, if any, peace officers or other civilians hart in precipitating the trouble. It is regarded probable that the enLire question of sending colored :roops to soutnern states. iur training will be brought up in congress before :he department receives its final report. Governor Manning of South Carolina, saw Secretary Baker a few Jays ago to submit a formal protest igainst the sending of negro units -v# 1 A>i ^ t*/? c m a n tr\ m rj a fn Jk ?iauuuai UU?iUoa?vu bv/ - ? :hat State for training and Southern senators today held similar views. Senator Sheppard said he would recommend that no negro troops be jent into Texas, other than these raised in the State. REIGS OF TERROR IN HOUSTON ENDS rwenty-Fourth Negro Infantry Ordered to Columbns After Ffehting in Texas City Houston, Texas, Aug. 24,?ad nouncement that General Parker bad ordered the removal of nrgro soldiers of the Twenty-Fourth Infantry from Houston to Columbus, N. M., served materially to restore a spirit of qutet here tonight a^-er a day of unrest, following the race rioting last night which resulted in the death of 1? persons and the wounding of more than a score. Coming as the climax to a &erit3 Cf WOMAN NOW iN PERFECT HEALTH HXTT . p, r> 1. YViiat Carrie From Kcacimg a Pinkham Advertisement. Faterson, N. J.? "I thank you f>? the Lyoia E. Pinkham remedies as they | have made me well lyM^jlj I and healthy. Sometime ago I felt ?o I run down, had Dairifl I j! ' -r^Qn *n an<^ s? 111 j was very irregular, illllllla^^.f tired, nervous, h;id I iRls? suc^ ^rearr9? ' didnotfeel likeest111 flPl ' >, in& and had shcrt 1 lW'::00 ^rea^- Ireadyoar J^w^-^r.;j^[adverti8ement in * ? ' tne newspapers ana decided to try a bottle of Lydia E.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It work ;d from the first bottle, so I took a seco id end a third, also a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and now I em just as well as any other woman. I ? dvise every woman, single or marritd, who is troubled with any of the aforesaid ailments, to try your wonderful Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier and I am sure they will help her to g et rid of her troubles as they did me." ? Mrs. Elsie J. Van der sande, 3t> no. York St, Paterson, N. J. Write the LydiaE. Pinkham Medicine Co., (confidential) Lynn, Mass, if yoa need special advice minor troubles betw*c?r. police officers and military officers guarding Camp Logan, Houston's mobilization site for the Illinois division of the National Guard, Thursday's outbreaks crcat: ed a reign of terror for many iiours. Of the 125 negroes to 'leave tt.e;r camp Thursday with stolen amminl nition for a raid upon the city, all but eight were accounted for a: 6 nvinoir tonight The remaining fugi I lives are expected to be rounded up ; early tonight, scores of civilian and military patrols being in the field , hunting fo rthem. Bell Takes Charge I Maj. Gen. George Bell, Jr., will ar* r -? 4rtlrA AWflu >-?V?o r cr, * nf TiVtJ lUUlUDUW iu lane u >ci vumg'. ui ! the situation from Gen. John A. Kulj en of the Texas National Guard, vho was appointed commander when tne city and county were placed under ; martial law. Indicative of the complete control V?.->1 ^ v.. fV?n tfViif/i m41?f!>rv fnmPP3 11V TT u^iu UJ tav ^ is the announcement issued tonigh: that construction work at Camp Logan interrupted during the day because of the rioting, would be resumed Saturday morning. The trouble started about 9 p m. During the day the negroes bee am? AA r.9 UTaii nl Ar> . lUUttULLtMI m LLL(_* puiltC VI iivuowu cause of the shooting o| a n<igrn sergeant by a policeman Stealing company ammunition, al>out 121 of the negroes seized their rifles and lef: the camp, starting toward the city and and shooting indiscriminately. Warning was immediately given and police fiffirprs snncrht. to halt thp> mob. sur rendering their lives in vain efforts to drive the soldiers back. Negroes In Flight Illinois .guardsmen encamped at i Camp Logan sOon arrived on the 1 scene, but only in time to throw a cor don between the negroes and great I crowds of Houston citizens, who iirra' - 1 ? ~ J <rer\ 4 V? j eo tnemseives <uiu eavu^i^u | to oppose th-e raiders. The negroes then took to the open country in fight | safe returning, to camp, where they | were placed under guard, and otl^rs hiding in th'e fields and ditches along J the nearby roads. j Thirty-two guards of armed citfser? aided tne military iorces wiring tuc day in the search of the San *Vlip?; district for stragglers from the riotI ing negro guard. As fast as a negro scldier was found fie was immediately J i laced in custody of either the j ian authorities or under guard a! | Camp Logan. JLBS. SIDNEY BERRY DEAD Saluda Standard, 22nd. Mrs. Sliiney Berry died Saturday afternoon at her home in the Betiany section after an illness lasting sererai months. Besides her husband sue ! leaves three children. She was before Tnai-Fiafffl o llicc Pdrrv rvf t"hlA (VilintV iUAl A Ur iUAHM V? * J J V* V*??W w M ? and first married a Holt. One cniid by this union, Mrs. Shealy, of dewberry (bounty, survives. The other two are by her second husband. She also leaves one brother. Thos. Eacon I -I Perry, and thirteen sisters. She was a good Christian woman, Tor :nany years a member of Bethany churcn. She was buried at Bethany Smday afternoon in the presence of a largo l ' number of sorrowing relatives and | friends. Rev. W. P. Meador3 conduct1 ed the funeral services, assisted by ; the Rev. J. A. Mc-Graw. THE HERALD AND NEWS. ONUS ' YEAR FOR ONLY 51.50. | K.UB-MY-TISM?Antiseptic, Relievei Rheumatism, Sprains. Xouralgia "to i jtiM.MUOOO SI*KM KVEK* i>U OX WAi I Army and Navy (<>>t Will Mncii Higher ?>tiiintr Next Months iiuir. I'reswit High Levn Washington, Aug. 24.?War expenditures ol' ilu I'nired States, including allied loans, have mounted during ! August to more than $24.000.o0o every 1 24 hours. The figures, minus $100.! 000,000 just .loaned to Russia, arc? contained today's treasury statement. Two-thirds of the great sum is represented by advances to the allies I The United States has been spcnr;Cm /? /I /? i 11' rln ?*iti rr A n f??i f r? r\ uan* uutuis, au^uoi ikji ho v/ n I needs an average of $8,088,652. Tne i allies have had an average dailt alj lownce of $16,37"?,000 including cash j already paid and the new Russian j credit which will be paid shortly. TI13 j total daily expenditure during August thus reaches $24.463,652. j Since war was declared 140 da?3 j ago the treasury has paid out a total j of $2,387,490,086. of which $1,630,500,] 000 has been advanced the entente j governments. The average daily disj bursement d uring the period of war j has been $17,053,500. The average | daily payment to the allies during ! the 140 day period has been $11,650,: Ann the rpmainirior retire ! senting the cost of carrying on t'ae government and war expenditures ror | the American army and navy. 1 The total of $1,630,500,000 advanced the allies thus far is less by $425,900 than the total authorized cred!ti which with today's Russian loan aggregate $2,066,400,0^)0, or more than the entire proceeds of the first issue fho r.ihortv T.nnn Thp rpmaininz $425,900,000 is subject to the entente governments' checks upon the American treasury under certain conditions agreed upon at the time the credits : were authorized. The cost of raising and maintaining the American army and of lucieasiiiS , the naval forces and maintaining tno ' i naval estblishment has risen from the i I comparatively small amount expended at the time war was declared zo the present tremendous daily average ! and is not yet fairly under way. L2x> 1 j peases will soon reach greatly hign'! er levels, ! ; * V W | A conservative estimate of the ^ treasury daily expenditure by the beginning of the new year places tn? 1; total at from $35,000,000 to $40,000,'.000. ' I The allies, too, are needing and rc1. ceiving more money than was paW , them during the first month or so o: ' ?. T"* 1.1 rt?? J n i war. t/uring me nrsx so aays or war ending June 30 with the fisdal year ! the United States advanced the allies ' | $885,000,000. This was an average ' | of $10,500,000 a day. Since .Tune 30 ad ' vances have totalled $745,000,000. : These figures represent actual cash :; paid and do not include moneys on j depost in the treasury awaiting withX*r /vnfatif A m anta , u: anai .5UTC1 uuicuwi Xearly Billion for Own Keeds The United States has paid out ror its own nee is since it entered tne ! war $776,990,086, of which $741,156.765 was spent in military and naval ; administrative functions. The bill will 'be greater during the j coming few months by many hundreds ! of millions of dollars. Contracts placed for the whole range of needci ; supplies for the army and navy from food and clothing for soldiers and sailors to Dig: guns ana ra:: wav equipment. will call for the expenditure .of billions of dollars in the a^gregare. ! On. many of t-hese-contracts not a pt**j ny has yet been expended. i ' At the present time the government j in senpding a sum estimated at from 1 55,00_0,0.00 to $6,000,000 daily above the I current receipt/? from ordinary spurc' ee. The treasury statement for today an exceedingly light day for disbursements; shows the total of $7,750,566. Total receipts for ordinary sources j unusually high, were $3,312,225. I The $2,000,^)00,000 Liberty loan, of f which aT>T>roximately $300,000,000 ye? " f is to be paid in by subscribers and the sale of short time certificates of : Indebtedness in anticipation of the next bond offering, have made possible the expenditures. OLD TOWK LETTER i Mi^s Estelle. Werts is visiting relai tives in Ninety Six. i Misses Lucy and Mary Dunn of New' berry visited Mias Myrtle Fellera last week. Messrs. H. C. Fellers and W. H. ' Sanders motored to Columbia lasi I Friday. Miss Willie Pinson returned to ner ' tome after a week's stay with her aunt Mrs. J. S. Werts. ? * A.-L. nr* | Miss Mattie Cromer or me -m. dbuiel section is spendng a few weeK<= with her sister, Mrs.. K. 'p. Fellers. The teaches for the incumbent session visited in the community till? f week leaving a very favorable Impression. I \.WKKIf A REAFFIRMS FAITH I> IMSS1A WITH HHiK LOW Secretary Lansin? Ilcnifs That Rei ports From PetrosTad Are ( nfavoraMe and Discounts Possible Capture of Riga by fcver j(ivaninir AasfrMjcriiuins i ? Washington. Aug. 24.?The United . States reaffirms today it? faith in r!:o new Russian democracy and gave <./"vw / >*/%. r. ai*i/] /-.a /~v f if ci /iati fi rl nn r??? j U'liV icic c> lucin c wl no wuixuvuv'6 *#?? loaning another hundred million do:' lars tc the provisional government, j Announcement of the loan came j from the treasury soon arter Secre: tarv Lansing at the state department had denied formally that reports I from Russia were of an unfavorable ! nature and declared that the adminisI i tration at Petrograd was strengthen ing its position. j "I regard, the government of Russia j as stronger today than it has been I for a month," Mr. Lansing said. "I j mean in.general, both from political J and military points of view.'' This i opinion is based upon reports more or less confidential that we have been I getting." j So far as the military situation is I concerned, the secretary indicated 1 ~ I that he felt little concern over the ; advance on Riga by the Germans, recalling that the place had been evaci uated five times during the war. Maj jor General Scott, ciief of staff, who i was a member of the Root commts| sion, agreed that th'j capture of Riga ] would not be an important strategi! cal loss. The German advance upon j oirosraa Lrom Kiga would result | in the removal of the capital to Moscow. i The secretary sti.l declined to give out the department's dispatches from Russia upon which officials 0/ the ? ?i?? iiim ?i HI ? II ! QhirlnTite IUlU'X^llld . Enlist For Collej : ,| Newberrv Collese offers cour I logy, Bible. French, Spanish, i Religion, Economics, Latin. C and History. It offers a course in Military l with credit. It prepares for Law, Me* Teaching and Business. i General Wood savs: "The i I young men TO FINISH THE Secretary Baker says: "We food; third, EDUCATED MEI rite for catalogue and desc College. Session begins Septet President J. Hem Newbei ( MMBaMHHnHnHHnHHMMBBHi I Round Trio Excursi jern Railway Syste ATLANTA, GEOB( Account National Baptist Ooaventii r. ber 2, 3, 4 and for trains scheduled U .! 5, final limit returning Septembe B08T0N, X Account Grand Army of the Republ with final limit returning August 22, -i . BOFFAJ Account Prateme4 Order of Eagles, ' | witt final iimifc returning August 30 1 j 7 1 ^ 1 1 1 -**rm nvnv k j Account Elks of the World (I. B. gust 35, 26 and 27 with flnal limit r CHATTANOOGA Accotsat Negro >?atk)Ba4 Business L 14 with final limit returning August , ST. LOl Account Supreme Lodge and Milit (colored), tfckefts on sale August 17, August ii, 1917. 3TUSK0GEE Account Ann-ual Sesion, National on sale September 2, 3 and 4 with fin PrAnnrf ^iwitAlv. (?rM: fw>I ticfeefo how on sate to rarity point? &r rommaaieate with 8. H. 5feTyeeii, S.C. i government have based less optimist ic views concerning the situation I there. Much of the money placed 11> Russia's credit, bringing her total ioaaa front the United States to $275,0^00,000 probably will be spent immedia:ely for supplies and equipment. (.AKIKLI) BECOMES DICTATOR FOR COAL Prices Fixed for Anthracite Coal Which Will Enable the Consumer to Buy Cheaper . Washington, Aug. 23.?President Wilson today placed the coal industry of' the United States under the direc: tion of Dr. H. A. Garfield, president of Williams college and chairman of I the wheat price-fixing committee oi ! the food administration. i In making the announcement trse J president fixed the prices to be charged for anthracite coal. They range j from $4 for white ash grade to $5.30 j for Lykens valley, stove size, "nia | means lower cost to the consumer.' "With the antharcite nrices the nrc-i idem also fixed the profit that might be charged by jobbers on both anthracite and bituminious coal. The higTii and erecting One Thousand and Three 15 cents per ton, and the highest on antharcite 30 cents per ton. WANTED?To rent a 4 or 5 room cottage with conveniences. P. 0. Box 429. 8-24-ltp. . I "BARBECTT"?I will give a first class "Cue" at my residence - oa Wednesday, Aug. 29, 1-2 mile rrota j Old Town, L. . Pitts. i 8-24-2t. . r ' i . . Attention! I ere in September I ?-?I =es in Chemistry, Physics, Bio German, English, Philosophy, I Jreefc, iiiectncity, Matnemaucs mI ' Training, three hours a week, iicine, Theology, Kngineering, | *ar promises to be long. Urge IR EDUCATION." need first, munitions; second, :riptive literature Newberry aber 20tb. ry Harms, D. D., w s r ion Fares Via Southm from Newberry. 3 Li* $7.50. >n (colored), tickets on sale Septpm3 arrive Atlanta before nopn September rl4, 1917. , ...... .... LSS. $33.70. J- L ir -\n a_Tvr? 12 :1C, uiUK.t?to uu mu? iaoc x\J, JL i #?? . . 1917. - ...... - . - : W, N. Y. $33.05. .tickets on sale A.ngust 10, 11 and 13. ,1517. OHIO, $32.95. P. O. E.), colored, tickets on sale 4^~ ?turning September 5,1917. i- TFNVF.RSF.E | "' eague, tickets on sale August 13 and 20, 1917. 018, MO. $27. 25. ary Encampment, Knights of Pythias, IS and 19, with final limit returning , 'JUL.A. S3V.W. Baptist Convention (colored), tickets al limit returning September 15, 1917. a ?tier point?. Summer "rtetfrsfofc w ' M os local tfcket agent for details Division Passenger Agent, Columbia, f