RAILROAD WORK
TO BS SUSPENDED
Sweeping Order Is Issued?Lack of
Money Forces Suspension of Improvement
Work Involving
Millions.
Wjishincton. Mar Ii 20.?Instruc
tions issued tocjay by tl;c railroad aduinirtration
will result in the temporary
suspension or postponement of
millions of dollars of railroad improvement
work, because of the financial
predicament caused by failure of
congress to pass appropriations of
the administration's revolving fund.
| The suspension of work applies to
many stations, under erection or
planned, spur tracks, roadbed improvement,
elevated tracks'p.nd con
struetion of bridges and buildings.
Railread administration officials
said comparatively few men would
be thrown out of work as a result of
the orders, but admitted that the railroad
improvement program, planned
for this year partly as a means of
employing large numbers of laborers
during the readjustment period,
probably would not be carried out. |
The program called for the expenditure
of more than a half billion dollars
for additions and betterments
alone.
What Orders Specify.
The orders sent to regional directors
to be forwarded by them to federal
managers specified that if corporate
officers of railroad companies
withdrew or withhold approval of any
improvement project for financial reasons
or otherwise, the proposals are
to be sent to the railroad administration
for further review. Railroad
officers here\today said that approval
had been or would be withheld for
hundreds of improvement projects because
of the uncertainty of the present
financial situation.
In cases where this approval is not
given procedure is to be as follows:
"Work not started snail not be
\ commenced without further approval
hv the division of canital expendi
tures. As to projects already started
and actually under way, please see
that no further work is done except
when necessary to insure safety;
wh'ere the project is so far completed j
ttt*urnnl/l Via mnra ov. '
luai tu owp nv/itv tivuau i/v ^v* v
pensive than to continue it; and
where a job* is covered by bona fide
contract an<jl stooping the work would
seriously demoralize conditions, es-.
) " pecially as to working forces."
Applies to All Projects,
In cases where the federal manaThefC
Of
Condensed Staleme
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Loans and Investi
Liberty Loan Bo
Overdrafts, secu
Cash on Hand a
Capital Stock Surplus
and Pro
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JNO. M. KIN ARD, J. 1
President. Vice
Jno. M. Kinard, Z.
Geo. S. Mower, W
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"The Bank'
ger of the railroad and the regiona
director believe work should be done
either as to new work or as to con
tinuing work now in progress, evei
though the railroad company does no
approve, the railroad administratioi
will require a full report to its divi
sion of capital expenditures statin*
objections or disagreements that can
not be overcome. Pending a reviev
of the case by the division no sucl
work is to be started and work ir
progress is not to be carried on excepi
as provided in the instructions.
The provision for suspension applies
equally to projects for which approval
previously had been given bj
officers of railroad corporations.
If the officers desire to reconsidei
their approval the situation will b?
reviewed by the railroad administration.
The action was taken following ?
conference of railroad administration
officials with the railway executive
advisory committee of which
nowara uinou is acting cnairman
The .order to regional directors was
sigrjed by T. C. Powell, director of the
division of capital expenditures.
As a result the entire program for
improvements and additions this year
will be reviewed with a view to cutting
down expenditures. The budget
for capital expenditures on all railroads
last year called for the outlay
of $1,278,000,000, of which only $573,000,000
was spent, leaving $705,000,nnn
halanpo lirmatir?
PEKSHIXG PEAISES
OLD HICKOKY LADS.
Letter From Commanding Genera)
Warm in Commendation of the
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Greenville, March 17.?An official
copy of a letter from General Pershing
to the commanding general of the
30th division, dated February 19tfc
extending his compliments and congratulations
on the fighting record
made by the Old Hickory and upon
their appearance at a review and in
specti'on held on January 21st, south,
west of Terlle, was received yesterday
by David B. Traxler, having been sen'
mm by Major j. u. E. Meyers, wnc
is on duty witih the division head
quarters m France. Major Meyers
will be remembered by many here, a;
he was captain of the military polict
company at the time the 30th was !
training at Camp Sevier.
General Pershing lauded and com
mended the commanding officer o
the 30th, Major General Edward 41
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OFFICERS
{. McFALL, R. H. WRIGt
Pres. atd Cash'r. First Ass't. Cas
DIRECTORS
, F. Wright, L. W. Flo
r. H. Hunt, F. Z. Wils
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ommerciai
Fhat Always Treats
1 Lewis, for the "high character and t
soldierly qualities" of the officers and s
- men of hvs -division. General Pershing u
l in referring toi the excellent fighting
t record, mentioned the fact that on
i September the 29th the 30th division J
- i broke through the Hindenburg and j fc
* j the Le C-atelet-Xauroy lines, captur-jfc
- j l'ng Bellicourt and Nauroy, an opera- j a
f tion on which all subsequent action j ii
i 0t the 4th British army depended, j
, ?
t Headquarters 30th Division.
France, Feb. 24, 1919.
Memorandum No. 34.?Subject: Letter
of Commendation from the J ?
t Commander-i'n-Chict i
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The following letter received this,
? date is published to the command:
I
i "American Expeditionary Forces, Of- j
- j fice of the Commander-in-Chief:
France, February 19, 1919. \l
i ".Major General Edward M. Lewis, j ^
Commanding 30th Division, A. E. F.; ^
"My Dear General Lewis: It gives f
i me pleasure to extend to you and the k
officrs and men of the 30th Division 3
; mv sincere compliments upon their e
? appearance at the review and inspec- u
I tion on the 21st of January, southwest jt(
| of Tealle, which was excellent and is ?
just what would be expected in a |
. j command with such a splendid fight -1 ,
' ing recoi <L 11
i.
j "After its preliminary training theIJ
r| division entered the line of July 16tb..jv
v/here it remained almost continu- jc
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| ously until the end of October. In i *.
j that time it was in tho actual battle ! ?
I from the 30th of August and took part o
! in the Ypres-Lys and Somme offens,
ives. On September 29th, the division v
| broke through both the HJndenburg j ^
t and the Le-Catelet-Nauroy lines)* cap-j n
j turing Bellicourt and Nauroy, an j t
: operation on which all subsequent |
J action of the 4th British army de I a
' pende& From October 7th to 20th,; f
the division advanced 23 kilometer;? 1
t ,
in a continued series of attacks, capi
turrag 2,352 of the enemy. Branoourt,
Fremont, Busigny, St. Bernin, St. i ?
i l ? ?J e?i. T ? iur?? !
'liioupwc Ctmi Iirijl>a.ui.ui L, JUcl naic, -ATIIII- | j
11 eresse and Vaux Andigny, are names 1
which will live in the 30th division. r
j But its especial glory will always bo jt
r | the honor you won by breaking tho i T
I Hindenburg line on September 29th.
> I SiT.ch a record is one of which we are
- all proud.
s "It is gratifying to see ycur troops (
3 in such pood physical shape, but still >
5 more so to know that this. almost j I
i ideal condition will continue to the j1
end of their service and beyond, as j 1
- an exemplification of their high char- i {
f I acter and soldierly qualities. ' j j
I "I inspeated the artillery brigade o!.;
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IT, FLOYD BRADLEY
h'r. Assistant Cashier.
yd, \ J. H. West,
on, J. Y. McFall.
D?l_
Ocllill
? You Right"
m
he division later, and found the
ame high standard of personnel that
narks the rest of the division.
' Very sincerely yours.
"John J. Pershing."
The division commander congratuates
th.e division upon this high triiaite
from the commander-in-chief,
nd aeain ex Dresses his oride in bein?*
^ commander.
By command of Major Gen. Lewis:
Andrew J. White,
Lt. Col. Inf., U. S. A. Adjutant.
JIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
)ld Soldier Could Not Fight ir; Ranks,
But Could Prove He Waa of
Some Use.
A year ago Americans were saying
hilt this was not an old man s war.
Hid the old men, many of 'whom had
een soldiers in their younger days,
irere feeling the same way and sufering
over it. too. Old women could
nit, roll bandages, and do a hundred
ther things quite as well as the youngr
women. ISut what could the, old
Jen do? And because there seemed
i) be nothing for them to do. they sufered
more keenly than most people
new.
But as the young: men left there bean
to be work for the old men. IleIred
fanners were needed to teach
oys how to farm. Betired bankers
rere put on Thrift stamp and linance
ommittees. All carpenters, whether
oung or old, were needed. And tlu;re
ame a m?w look?one of usefulness
nd happiness?on the faces of the
Id men.
But one of the most patriotic of all
pas noted the other day.
"I'd like to buy your old rubber ano
ags," he said courteously, "?>r if you'd
ive it to me it would he still beter."
The woman of the house glai red out
t his push earr which was almost
ull of junk. 'Til try to timl sornehing."
she hegan.
The old man's face was radiant.
"You see. lady," he explained. "I'm
in old soldier and I'm on a pension
o I'm giving all my time to my counry.
I get this junk for the lied Cross,
foil Just go down and ask them how
nucli I've turned in and you'll decide
hat I'm not-a worn-out plug after all."
?Indianapolis News.
.lanan's Leadina Industry.
Extraordinarily favorable business
conditions in Japan and the continued
withdrawal of the products of European
nations from competition in the
narkets of Asia and Australia made
he year 1317 an extremely profitable
>ne 'o* che spinning industry and
irmly fixed it as the leading manu'acturing
industry of Japan.
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THE NATION/
B. C. MATTHEWS,
President.
State, Cour
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What He Got. J
j Kind. Strange Old Lady?And whnt
1 did you iret for Christmas, little hoy?
' Little llov?Why. I got dis-dis-dis?
!er- i
j K. S. O. L.?Oh. tut, tut, my boy;
not ms * you should say 'this.*
' Little P.oy?Well, if you know to 1
i wavii :.bout It, I got thisapyointed. 1
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! HILTON AWARDED i
HIGHEST HONOR 1
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Atlanta, March 20.?Sergt. Rich- ^
! mond H. Hilton of the One Hundered j
land Eighteenth Infantry of the Thirli j
et.h Division. was presented with the <
congressional medal of honor for t
bravery here late today by Maj. Gen 1
: Henry G. Sharpe. commander of the 1
'department of Southeast. The award
' for the young South Carolinian's valor i
| in smashing up a German machine I
J gnn nest between Rheims and .Sois- 1
i isons and! ialling six Germans ana ;
taking ten prisoners unaided was pre_ 1
sented at Fort iMicPherson in the pres- ]
ence of nearly 1,{MH) convelescent sol- 1
: diers, nurses and civilians. * Alter the <
I ceremonies Sergeant Hilton, who lost <
, an arm in France, stood in the re- <
viewing stand witn irenerai ?narpo 1
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in ring a review of two companies of 1
he Forty-fifth Infantry.
Sergeant Hilton is a son of J. D.
Hilton of Westville. Hut for the face
hat he was sent back to America the A
nedal would have been presented to
lim by General Pershing in Fraace
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prisoners is the notable act for which
le was decorated. The citation for his A
arave act reads: "For conspicuous ?
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aeyond the call of duty in action with H
;he enemy at Bran court, France, Oc- ^
:ober 11, 1918. While Sergeant H*1- ?
;on's company was advancing through ^
:he village of Brancourt, it was held ?
:p by intense enfilading fi"e from i
machine gun. Discovering this 9
among shell holes at the ed^e ol tb^^l
:own, Serjeant Hilton, accompanied^?
by a few other soldiers, but well
idvance of them, pressed on toward^H
this position firing with his rifle until *
his ammunition was exhausted and 1
then with his pistol killing six of the ]
enemy and capturing ten. In the
course of this daring exploit, he received
a wound from a bursting shell. (
which resulted in the loss of his arm
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