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WILL BE ACCEPTED, ALTHOUGH
REGISTERED, IF QUALIFIED
ALONG CERTAIN LiM3.
BOOKS FOR CUR FIGHTERS
KMore Than Half a Million Already
Furnished ' Soldiers and Sailors by
American Library Association?
What the Hat Cord Denotes.
trom Committtee on Public Information.)
jfcyashingtoii.?Men qualified along
f*in lines, although registered unll?he
selective-service law, may be
' ^'iSBted into the land division of the
Corps, which is in need of men
H|raK?l i Khe following duties:
ffl^H^^Riauffeurs, motorcycle drivers, and
engine repairmen for duty infield
telegraph battalions; telegraph^ffiHfers,
both wire and radio; telephone
pff^r nien, including switchboard operators,
SmT telephone repairmen, and men skilled
in testing and repairing telephone
lines: telephone and telegraph linellgJP
men; photographers, still and moving;
homing-pigeon men; radio men who
W are familiar with installing radio apparatus;
men qualified as cooks,
~ clerks, stenographers, blacksmiths,
]:f meteorologists, cobblers, cable men,
etc.
? Mpn indnotpd for tliis division, un
less otherwise requested by the chief
| signal officer of the army, are sent to
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
v More than half a million hooks already
have heen furnished soldiers and
|W sailors in training camps and in France
by the American Library Association
|pp War Service, and the flow is steadily
' increasing, according to the director
I of this work.
I A campaign for funds inaugurated
;; by the association last autumn netted
I more than $1,500,000 and real results
8 in the tangible shape of books and
comfortable libraries are being felt by
the soldiers and sailors. The CarneI
gie corporation gave $320,000 for the
| erection of camp libraries. Nearly
| all camps now have libraries and in
the others the buildings are in course
TTin roodinof rnnm?
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each accommodate 250 men.
For the men in France the association
has organized distributing stations
at all points of embarkation,
where books are Assorted for shipment
abroad. Soon every soldier who steps
on a transport will carry a book with
him, which he and his companions will
read on the way across, after which it
will be forwarded to the men back of
the trenches. No attempt will be made
Tihrnrips in FrnnCP. but
the association will have representa[
, tives there to supervise the work of
distribution.
Just as the sleeve chevrons and
bars, stars and eagles on the shoul[
der proclaims ranking officers, the hat
rcord denotes the branch of service
each private has entered.
T rrr> rvn O/XJ ! -
I UiUC dlgmuco ixiiciui.1. jr , <?vtu
let, artillery: yellow, cavalry; buff,
quartermasters corps; scarlet and
white, engineers* corps; orange and
white, signal corps; scarlet and black,
ordnance; black and white, field clerk;
maroon, medical corps; black and gold,
^ officers; silver and black, adjutant
general's clerk; green, instructor home
guards; green and white, home guards.
These cords are worn only on service
hats.
Cadet aviators wear as hat bands
inch and a half white ribbons and on
<K>at collars insignia representing the
aviation branch of the- Signal corps,
propeller blades.
There were 1.428,650 enlisted men
and 110,805 officers in the United
States army at the opening of 1918,
more than one and a half times as
large as any force ever before mobilized
by this nation, according to
a statement by Secretary of War
Baker. ? J
Du*ng the war with Spain the array
of the United States at its maximum
strength aggregated 272,000 men and
officers. The army in the field and in
training now is practically six times 1
as great as tie maximum number uny.
<ler arms in the Spanish-American war.
About 45.000 officers were commissioned
from civil life in the two series
of training camps, nearly eight times
sts many as the number of officers in
the regular army April 1, 1917.
i
Postmasters are directed not to accept
for shipment to members of expeditionary
forces packages conwin.
*ng matches, cigar lighters, or solidified
alcohol, including th<* preparation call- j
ed "Sterno" or canned heat.
It is not deemed safe to admit *hese
articles to mails for foreign countries
or for United States naval vessels, including
marines on shore iu other countries.
Contractors working on orders for
the navy are required to provide
watchmen and devices to protect their
plants and property and the work in
progress against espionage, acts of
war and of enemy aliens. Upon request
they must report the citizenship,
-country of birth, or alle? status of all
^employees.
A second v v's }>*? hold
at Porto Pi , start'ng February 1.
The attendance of 400 w?11 be selected
ifrom citizens and residents of Porrx)
HIoo.
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The committee on. public informnl'oa
L ^ made the following translation of
aa article appearing in the lJivwer
Buerger-Zeirung:
"A soldier's wife who had gathered
wood in the common forest of Waldkireh,
near Freiburg in Breisgau, was
sentenced for the offense in the following
terms :
"'Mrs. Clara Gamer, on June 13.
1017, has removed from the common
forest of WaMkirch. See. I 23, oiu
fagot of dry fir twigs of the valin- of
1<> pfenning. In punishment thereof
she sentenced to n t\:v? of 1 mark
and one day's imprisonment.'
"The husband of the culprit has been
for vo:i!s ?it the front, she her
soli has four small children to support
.in the diivst poverty. Similar reports
of punishment should he reported in
greater numbers. Our bureauc-iey understands
how to employ this period
of shortage of wood and coal on ;i
large scale for the benelit of the treasury."
In a bulletin on the employment of
women in the storage and warehousing
depots of t lie United States army is
the following:
"The census of 1010 reported that of
every 100 men and hoys ten years of
age and over, only 19 were not gainfully
employed. Tlil.s .group of 19 included
old men not able to work, children
too young to work, the sick and
handicapped, and men in schools and
colleges.
"Assuming that 500,000 of the number
called by the selective-service law
have had some form of gainful employment,
we may estimate that one out of
every CO men in the industries and
professions of the country has been
called into military service,- while another
in every 00 lias voluntarily join
ed the forces of the army or navy.
Thus, about 3 per cent of the gainfully
employed men have been taken out of
their occupations."
The largest shoe factories in Italy
have started manufacturing the national
standard shoes, using leather supplied
by the ministry of industry, commJ.jlmr
TUa stsinrtfl rrl tvnes
were established by the central shoe
committee in Rome, but every factory
is making little modifications, according
to its means and system of manufacturing.
The government is organizing systems
of sale of shoes to the public.
They provide for the opening of stores
In the principal Italian cities, ro
engaged exclusively in the sale of national
shoes and to be controlled by
the government authorities. It is likely
that buyers will have to obtain
cards.
The private shoe stores will be supplied
with an adequate number of
shoes and will be granted a reasonable
commission.
The army and navy commission on
training camp activities, in addition to
the work heing done in army camps
and cantonments, now has its representatives
in every training station of
the navy and at every place where enlisted
men are preparing for sea service.
There are SO clnhs for sailors at
camps and in adjacent cities. There
are reading and writing rooms, assembly
halls, and some of the cities have
arrangements-for athletics, swimming
nnnlc nnd fvmnn-silims. Til <llf> 18
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camps there are given each week 02
entertainments ranging from professional
performances, lectures, and exhibitions,
to club nighty and weekly
dances.
More than 60,000 books hav> been
furnished ships and stations by the
American Library association. The Y.
M. C. A. has 42 buildings and tents in
the various camps.
According to the bureau of labor statistics
of the department of labor, in
the year from November 15. 101f>, to
November 15, 1017, prices of food as a
whole advanced 23 per cent. Potatoes
tha nritv firtiVlp thnt shnws 51 dpflltip
in prvice. Cornmeal advanced 87 per
cenj; bacon, 02 per cent; pork chops.
48 per cent: beans, 39 per cent; salmon,
38 per cent; milk, 33 per cent;
and lard, 27 per cent.
Food as a whole was 48 per cent
higher on November 15, 1917, than on
November 15, 1913, and 46 per cent
higher than on November 15, 1914.
During this four-year period cornmeal
advanced 127 per cent; flour, 100 per
cent; lard, 104 per cent; bacon, 77 per
cent; sugar, 75 per cent; find potatoes,
*t % **a?. AAnf Va o r?*-?Ck in
I pel tru l. 11V CLX tiV.1V UVVltUVU iLt
price.
Examination of the records of 10.000
men passed for military service by local
boards and then rejected by camp
gnrgeons show that nearly 22 per cent
of the final rejections were caused by
defective eyes.
Teeth were responsible for S.nO per
rent: hernia, 7.47 per rent; ear, 5.04 per
cent; heart disease, 5.87 per cent; tuberculosis,
5.37 per cent.
Attempts to evade military duty "by
deception regarding physical condition
were very few.
The year of 1917 established new
high production records for corn, oats,
rye, white and sweet potatoes, tobacco,
beans, and onions.
Arrangements have been made for
some relaxation of the restrictions on
the export of foodstuffs to Cnba,
whose people are greatly dependent
upon the United States for their food
KnrmlT. Amoncr the exnorts which mav
be licensed in limited quantities are
condensed milk, butter and cheese,
pork products, beef and beef products,
and dried fruits.
The 16 cantonments hnilt for tho
frrtiinJnc of soldfers cost $134,000,000,
v-Tfprofit" to contractors of 2X3
TEACHERS Ti MEET IN MARCH
..
Strong Programs Being Arranged?Accommodations
for Them Now
Being Made.
Columbia.?The next meeting of
the Siate Teachers' Association
wiil be held Maj*ch 14-16, inclu
? ?:n U*
?s:ve. i ne general ses^iuns win uc
held in the Columbia theater ani the
department meetings will be he Id in
the high school building and other adjacent
rooms.
Strong programs are benig arrange d
by President J. P. Kinard and each
of the department superintendents
Special emphasis will be given the
subject of the schools' meeting the
needs of the changed conditions ic
every phase of life. There will be
three general meetings of the associa
tion. Thursday evening a prominent
speaker will address the meeting and
on Friday evening the Dramatic Clut
of Columbia will present a play. This
will be under the direction of Dr
f I ...... u TTnt'vorottu rtf Qnn f h
\\ d.UL'IIU^JC kUC "i ? V^l 041/ vri
Carolina. Saturday morning will b
given over to a business meeting.
Both the Chamber of Commerce and
the Y. M. C. A- are now arranging a
list of hotels, boarding houses, pri
vate homes for the entertainment o1
the teachers. Those in charge of loca]
V
arrangements m i.,orumuia, ussuie ai.
who come of a ccmfortflble place tc
stay. Columbia ;has a number of new
restaurants and it is certain that com
fortable accommodations can be had
A list of hotels and rooms will be
sent out about the m ddle of February
Following are the officers: Jcs. P
Kinard, president, Kock Hill; R. C
Burts, secretary, Rock Hill; W. E
Black, treasurer, Lexington; D. T
Kinard, Dillon, and Mrs- E. E. Wat
kins, Columbia, vice-president. De
partment presidents are as follows:
, College and secondary schools, H. X
? 3-- rmrMn t n-ri rl on r>o
^Jliyuei , Ol-'ai ia.1 Uil i f, , BUrH-iui^uuvuv,
Patterson Wardlaw, Columbia; pri
marv teachers. Miss M.'Vi/ed Tilling
liast, Eastover; grammar grade teach
ers, Miss Annie S. Workman, Laurens;
school improvement association, Miss
Madeline Spigener, Columbia; teachers
of English, W. Thomson Brown, Rocli
Hill; home economics, Miss Mary Mc
Gowan, Rock Hill; industrial teachers
and public school principals, W. S
Wertz, Columbia; county superintend
ents, R. S. Rogers, Dillon; language
teachers, Miss Susie Brunson, Darling
ton; kindergarten, Miss Adele Mina
han, Charleston; tea'-hers of pedagogy
Patterson Wardlaw, Columbia; School
Peace League. D. B. Johnson, Roci
Hill; rural teachers, Miss Charlotte
Wienges.
I
Soldier Found Dead in Room.
Spartanburg.?A coroner's inquesl
failed to clear up the my&tery suv
rounding the death of First Lieut
Dean H. Buchanan -of Camp Wad*
worth, who was found dead in his roort
in a hotel in this city with his brain
penetrated by a pistor bullet. Lieu
tenant Buchanan's home was at Grovii
City, Pa. He was in the Officers' Re'
serve Corps and came here a few days
ago from Camp Gordon, Atlanta, be
ing assigned to one of the machine
gun battalions now being organized ic
the provisional training brigade ?.1
Camp Wadsworth.
He registered at the Hotel Brooklyn
Monday, occupied his room last night
tVi^o mrtrnintr ar>f1
before noon. A new pistol loaded with
one cartridge discharged was found iir
the room. The theory of suicide is ?.d
vanced as the only on? which seems tc
lit the facts. As so far learned, no oils
was in the room with the body. How
ever, there was a letter to his mother
Mrs. .Alice C. Buchanan, apparently
just written and indicating a happj
frame of mind.
May Locate Big Plant at Charleston,
Columbia.?Information received is
~ * tJrtMww Tav/? will * 10 CJ 17 ?> np.trilif
CiXdL JL1C1I1 J J-'UIU >? IU H.U.V
within the next few days for an inspection
of Southern ports for a suitable
site for the large shipbuilding
plant, to be erected somewhere in the
South- This information was sent tc
Andrew J. Bethea from Charleston,
who has suggested the State's big seaport
as a most desirable location foi
the contemplated enterprfse.
Eat at least one meatless meal a
day.
Eat more fish, cheese, eggs, poultry,
and save beef, pork, and mutton foi
our fighters.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS,
The O.ctngebufg Packing Company
began the actual slaughter of hogs on
January 28. Already enough hogs liavr
been contracted for to run the plant
during that week. The plant will be
in complete operation by Fehraurv.
The United States government experts
+ oc? ipcnapfni'd A?
d?>dlgJLlC:U, L U yxciUL U\7 w
meats will report for duty not later
than February 1.
John Hagood of South Carolina, has
been nominated by the President ~.o be
a colonel of the Coast Artillery Corps.
John J. Earle, a leading lawyer of
Columbia, has volunteered his services
to the Red Cross and will leave New
York soon for France.
The Rev. Oliver J. Hart, a native of
York and now assistant rector of St.
Michael's Church, Charleston, has
/-Joi-m fnr oTomntinn fr~>m t-hf3
wcii vcu V/iaxai iui vaviuj/v*v/..
army draft, although he is not liable
to call, being an ordained minister of
the gospel. He is ready to serve his
country, r/hen summoned, and as a
matter of fv'' hn.> an appli. p.ficn 0:1
file for appointment ci~ anry c!?.?>
I an SLASRS IN 1J76
j LIE USE OF 1311
Echoes of America's Struggle for
Liberty Seen in County RecorcJs
in Maryland.
i i
': Echoes of the Americans' struggle
| i fo:- liberty in 17TG have been found by
!: war department officials in their
search of the records of Ilarfords
county, Maryland, in connection with
perfecting title to the new army prov
in? ground. A detached document in
L the clerk's tiles, dated 1776, sets forth
'the names of fifteen citizens of the
J n gion who refused to sign a declara*
ii jn of independence said to have been
1 among the first moves in tiiat direction
5 i by the American colonists. The rea''
sons given in refusing to sign present
a vivid picture of the perturbed state
of mind of the colonists. The docu'
i ment reads:
' | "Benjamin T. Hargrove refuses to
', sign through religious principles.
; i "William Wilson, son of John, re'
i fuses to sign through religious prin^
I ciples.
t j "Benjamin Harboard refuses to sign
through religious principles.
?! "Michael Boser don't sign by rea11
5;on he signed before.
i! "Thomas Gilbert don't sign by rea>
i son he don't choose.
r i "Thomas West don't sign by ren
son it is a mystery to him.
"Fhilip Cummins don't sign by rea5!
son he don't understand the matter.
| "John Ward don't sign by reason
; the corgress don't sign and by rea !
son he thinks that if the English
! gain the day then the congress and
J the great people will turn th6 scale
'land say the commonality of people
'I forced them to stand in opposition to
j the English.
| "John Cla^k don't sign by no rea
j son he can give.
'; "Ephraim Arnold don't sign for fear
' i it would fetch him into a scrape.
1 "Isaac Penrose don't sign for reaj
son he don't choose to fight- for Iib_!
erty and never will.
j "Benjamin Fleetwood refuses to
sign. He says he will go In a vessel,
will not fight by land.
; "Samuel Gallion says if he should
S
sign ne may ieicn 011 miuseii uiai uc
, cannot go through.
"Richard Spenc- vs he cannot
? write or read f u iai not sign any
paper."
: OBEYS SIGN "KEEP OUT"
j Rookie Learning First Lesson in Obedience
Returns With Message.
A "green rookie" at Camp Funston,
I;! Kan., has been impressed time and
. j time again with the fact that a private
1 of the National army has to reraenij
ber a thousand and one "do's" and
j "don't's."
! Recently he was given an order to
; deliver at a certain office. He returned
with the message undelivered,
j When asked the reason he replied:
"On the side of the building in big
1 letters, is Trivater-Keep Out!' Guess
; I can read what's what for me."
KAISER WELL GUARDED
All rniRA *A API Allllfl
j UN IKICS IU BtLUlUR!
ij ?
1 Extreme Precautions Taken in
Traveling?Even Own Troops
! Disarmed.
i
How closely the German emperor Is
r j guarded when he travels through Belr
gium is told as follows by a corresmndent
of the London Daily Chronicle.
who several times has witnessed
the kaiser's arrival.
; "Whenever'the passage of the impe;!
ri&l train is to take place the fact is
. not known to the chief railway office
i nnHl the enmp flnv 5ind to his SUbOI'di
' J ****-?*"*? V*4V " '
;' nates not until a quarter of an hour
. before the arrival. In the station the
' I
> lines are all kept free.
,! "All workmen on this occasion.
! whether Belgian or German, were dis !
patched outside, and access to the sta
tion was forbidden. This applied to
i all passengers as well. The military
| guards occuping parts of the station
, and the environs were ordered to leave
their posts and pile their arms. The
| only persons allowed on the platform
j were the station master, his employees
, f appointed to work the signals and th<?
! military chief. There was no guard
- of honor, no manifestation whatever.
i ] "This clearing of the station takes
i piace at every station through which
trnin ttocsoq whiph it rloPS nt the
i maximum regulation speed. At Brus,
sels the detraining took place opposite
i the Place Rogier, which is a military
' post sin?*e the occupation.
"During the presence of the kaiser
j the officials always display the utmost
i | nervousness, in fear of anything taki
ing place, and they always breathe a
. sigh of relief when their master has
!, gone. The fact that even the military
i! are obliged to retire and pile their
. i arms seems to suggest a distrust of his
j own army."
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t' <?> Go back to the simple life, be <?>
. ^ contented with simple food, sim- i?
1 <*> x < >
, *l> pie pleasures, simple clothes.
i % Work hard, pray hard, play *?
<? hard. Work, eat, recreate and <2
% sle?'p. Do it all courageously. ?
' We hv.T'3 a victory t<? win. 4
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