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VOL. XXXVII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1917. NO. 2 OV[R 10; MILLION MEN REGISTERED YESTERDAY IDAY PASSED QUIETLY Governors of Ptates Unanimous in . Reporting That Full Registra / tion Was Indicated. VERY FEW ARRESTS MADE Hundreds of Thousands Make No Reply to Question, "Do You Claim Exemptiton?" Washington, June 5.-More than ten million young Americans enrolled themselves today for war service. Registration day, with but a few weeks of preparation, saw the first military census ever taken in the United States completed without a single untoward event of consequence. The manhood of the nation obeyed the President's - call and volunteered in mass, setting at naught all the schemes and plottings of German sympathizers and the few cranks who shave agitated against registrations. It remains but to select the men who are to go to the front. From virtually every State reas suring messages came tonight to Brig. Gen, Crowder, provost marshal 9 general, federal supervising officer of the great enterprise. Forced to Keep Late Hours. In some precincts the late comers forced officials to keep the polls open until long after 9 p. m., the closing hour set in the regulation. Gen. Crow der authorized them to keep open as long as the men wished to enroll themselves. The early reports, showing a full turn out all over the country, indicat ed that the estimates of the census bureau as to the number of men with in the specified age limits would be verified by the count. Wherever par tial figures were available, the esti mate checked closely. A typical message received was 4 hat-om-Idaho+ _ "Registration will be 100 per cent," ' it said, "Spontaneous and without murmur or incident." The situation was so clear and the response so ready throughout the country that Governors of forty-six of the forty-eight States had sent similar assurances long before regis tration had closed and the other two .were close on their heels. Feature of Registration. A feature of the registration was the refusal of hundreds of thousands of men to make any reply to the question, "Do you claim exemption?" Even men who reported that they had dependent families, men with ob vious physical disabilities and those whose occupation are certain to keep them at home, declined to make such a claim. Apparently they have en tered fully into the very spirit of the law. They are content to leave the question of exemption to the ex emption boards. They have no claims to make, but are ready to do their share, whatever it may be. With the closing of each registra tion precinct officials wvent at once to the task of sorting and classifying the cards. There is much work to be (done in order that the brief synopsis which each Governor wil make to Gen. Crowder of the registration of his State may go forwvard promptly. Gen. C--owder is hopeful that an other thirty-six hours will see the full record of the country on his desk. Only Continental. Today's registration included only continental United States. Alaska and~ Hawaii will recordl their fighting men on dates to be set later, and the roll of Americans nowv abroad who are now beseiging consulates all over the world for registration cards will add to the great list. Gen. Crowder madle it clear that registration acted as a bar against no man who wishes to enlist in the army or navy. Any man who enrolled himself to dy, 'but whose patriotic imprilse bids '~him step into the ranks now and not await selection day, will pass from the registration lists automatically. A man may take his choice as to the part of the great national army in which he will serve, regulars, Nation al Guard or selective. Failed to Give Address. Many cards mailed by men from their home precinct failed to show theI present address of the Indlividlual. "Governors of many States," Gen. Growder said in a statement, "report 1 that the registration cards of ab sentees which are reaching horhe pre cincts In many instances do not car MONGOLIA AGAIN DEFIES U-BOAT American Steamer Fires Four Shots at Submarine Attachking Her. London, June - 5.-The American steamship Mongolia fired four shots on June 1 at a German submarine which discharged a torpedo at the liner. Neither the Mongolia nor the submarine were damaged. The Mongolia was 250 miles from the British coast when the submarine appeared and fired a -torpedo. By skilful maneuvering the steamer es caped the torpedo and opened on the submarine with her guns. Four shots were fired. The submarine fled al though unhit. The Mongolia pro ceeded on her voyage and has ar rived at a British port. It was the Mongolia which fired 'he first gun for America in the war and sank a German submarine. After leaving on the voyage just completed this liner put back to port on account of an accident to a gun. On a voyage to England in April 'he Mongolia fired on a submarine in British waters. On his arrival in London Capt. Rice said there was no doubt the submarine had been sunk. It 'was reported unofficially later that the captain of -the U-boat had been 1;illed and that the craft had been damaged badly but had reached Kiel. When off Nantucket 'Island on her latest voyage two nurses were killed and one was injured by a defective shell fired during gun practice. 0t ROBBERY AT HARTSVILLE Store of L. Z. Hicks Entered and $37.16 Taken. Hartsville, June 5.-L. Z. Hicks, a h merchant here, was robbed of $37.16 c ast night. Silver, currency and small c :hange and one check for $1.90 made r ap the booty. The thief prized a bai d n one of the back windows and en bered the store and, the combination >f the safe not being on, turned the r knob- and helped himself- Evidently i small man or boy did the work, as t )nly a small person could have crawl- f ad through the opening between the I prized bar and the window sill. The } store is in the heart of the business section, but no clue to the guilty party r parties has thus far been found. GILLMAN FOR WEST POINT i l'o Succeed Biddle as Superintendent of Academy. f Washington, June 5.-Prof. Samuel f . Gillman, who retired from the army is a colonel some years ago and has s since been on the faculty at West I Point, will be appointed superintend- i mnt of the military academy, succeed- t ng Col. Biddle, who has been assign- i ,d to command the new Sixth Regi- t Went of Engineers for service in I Prance. -0 Services at the Methodist Church. Manning Methodist Church, Dr. Watson B. Duncan, Pastor. 1 Sunday School at 10 A. M., Mr. t Foseph Sprott, Superintendent. I Men's Bible Class at same hour,s Ion. Charlton DuRant, Teacher. h Preaching at 11 A. M. and 8:30e ~. M. by the Pastor.v Morning Subject: "Is the World h 3rowving Better?" Evening Subject: "Why Should I Belong to the Church ?" Epworth League at 5 P. M., Mr. i. B. Cantey, President. n Sunday School at Trinity at 3:31) e ~. M. Preaching at 4:30 P. M. C Prayer Service on Thursday at 5 P. M., followed by the Teacher-Train.. s ng Class. t Public cordially inivited to all ser- ai nices. n Navy Recruiting Officer will be in dIanning Saturday and Sunday and ' vill be glad to see all applicants. 1 y the present address of the absen ces who is mailing the cardl. "It is impossible in these cases to nail registration certificates to such bsentees. An absentee who has madec his mistake should at once send his r Iaddress to the registrar of his pro- ai inct andl request a certificate. The e -equest should be addressed as fol- z ows: "To the registrar precinct, 'a your home), care sheriff ---coun- h~ y. -State." If permanent home s in a city of 30,000 or over mail ard in care of the mayor of your y itv. ATTEMPT TO WRECK GEN. WOOD,S TRAIN NEAR BIRMINGHAM Birmingham, Ala., June 5.-It was learned here today that an' attempt was made to wreck the Alabama Great Southern train which bore General Leonard Wood from Chatta iooga to Birmingham last night. Pas sengers on the train confirmed a re port that a large log was tied across he track about four miles south of hattanooge. The log was placed on he track on a high embankment, it as said. The train which was due to arrive n Birmingham at 10:25 p. m., did not each the city until after midnight. )fflicers accompanying General Wood leclined to comment on the affair, but )assengers on the train confirmed the eport. Guest of Birmingham. General Wood was Birmingham's :uest of honor today in ceremonies in ended to make registration (lay in his city an occasion long to be re membered. After luncheon today at he Roebuck Golf Club, General Wood eaded a mammoth parade planned as patriotic demonstration in honor of he young men who had registered t Birmingham's quota of the war rmy. Following the parade, he delivered n address at a flag raising in Capi ol Park, near the business center of he city. The parade was said to be he most elaborate and lengthy ever een here. Immediately behind the general's arriage came the carriages carrying ther distinguished guests and the re eption committee. Then followed undreds of women marching, each arrying an American flag, after hich came the thousands of young men who had registered earlier in the ay for army service. A feature of the parade was the ppearance of more than 2,000 or nore Italians, members of societies rr-the state; who--came here to show heir patriotism, regardless of the act that the Prince of Udine and the talian commission were unable to be ere. Fell From Train. Chattanooga, Tenn., June 5.-The ailroad officials here are investigat ng the report that an attempt was nade to wreck the train on which general Leonard Wood left Chatta iooga Monday, when a piece of tim er was found across the track in ront of the train. The obstruction was a piece of awed lumber 12 by 12 inches and our feet long, and officials believed t fell from a northbound freight rain. The affair is being thoroughly nvestigated, however. The obstruc ion ' was found on the track at St. 3lmo, near the south end of the tun el under Lookout Mountain. ,D SLEW WIFE AND CHILDREN Austin, Texas, June~ 5.-Despondent ecause of his wife's ill health and be poor condition of his crop, Bruno lerold, aged fifty, today shot and in tantly killedl his wvife, beat to dleath is two children, agedl nine andl leven, poured kerosene on the bed there the bodies lay, set fire to his ome andl then shot and killedl himself. -o -. FIVE DEMANDS UP~ON CHINA Amoy, China, June 5.-Five dle iands nrc made upon the Peking gov rnment by the seceding provinces of hina. These are: The dlismissal of the national as embly; the revision of the constitu ion; the dlismissal of the President's dvisers; the reinstatement as pre lier of Tuan Chi Jui andl war wvith erm any. Compliance wvith the first two dec iands is considered the most dlifficult, ut both factions, according to the in ications here, are confident a satis actory compromise will be reached. TIM SON ORD)ER ED TO REPORT FOR D)UTY Washington, June 5.-Former See etary of War Henry L. Stimson, now major in' the judge advocate gen ral's office reserve corps, was for ially ordered to report for active uty today to the chief of staff for asignment to the army war college erc. 0 Having Registered does not keep ou from volunteering for the Navy r TL S. Army. PRISONERS REVOLT IN ILLINOIS. PENITENTIARY FIRE YARD BUILDINCS Set Fire to Penitentiary Buildings and Attempt to Make Their Escape. TROOPS QUELL THE RIOT Heavy Rain Storm Drives Remain ing Mutinees to the Cell House. Joilet, Ill., June 5.-After one pris oner had been killed, eight severely injured and several others hit today during three riotous outbreaks at the State prison by a thousand convicts, a rain storm drove the last 200 of the mutineers to the cell house, al though they had stubbornly refused to move before the bayonets of National Guards men who quelled the outbreak. Fires set within the prison destroy ed the yard buildings, entailing a to tal loss of $200,000. Several other buildings were damaged by the flames. John Murphy, life convict, said to be a leader of the riot, suffered a fractured skull when he was struck by a guard with a clubbed rifle. There were three riots, but the dis order was almost continuous from the first outbreak until order was finally restored by troops. All offenders are locked in cells tonight. First Disorder. The first disorder came at breakfast when 900 convicts showed displeas ure over an order issued by Warden Bowen that hereafter prisoners see no visitors except relatives. The second outburst followed the setting of a fire in the chair factory about three hours later. The threatening attitude of the con victs caused the warden to ask for State troops. By the time the soldiers arrived fires had been set in several places, threatening the entiro prison. Call for Troops. The outbreak then became so threatening that Capt. Ridgeway or dered the soldiers to drive the men back with fixed bayonets while the fire department fought the flames. As the sharp points of the steel pene trated the clothing of the front ranks of the convicts they winced and fin ally broke into a run that carried all the outlaws to the prison walls. There the men were told that they must return to the cell house. With the flames crackling near they refused to yield, apparently hoping that the fire would release all to the open field. As the flames began to (lie down many revolters gave up. All but about 200 of the convicts were thus placed un der lock and key. The remainder sullenly stood their ground and the officers decided not to fire upon the men except as a last resort. Rain began to fall in torrents on the pris oners and they surrendered to gain shelter. While the tightening of prison rules was said to be the sole cause of the dlisordler, Hinter C. Clabaugh, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Chicago, sent eight men to dletermine what part, if any, objection to con scription registration played. GERMANS M~AKE AIR lHAID). Londlon, .June 5.-A German de stroyer has been sunk and another damaged in a running light between six German dlestroyers andl Comma dore Tyrwhitt's squadron, the adlmir alty announces. The text of the admiralty announce ment readls. A large number of rounds wvere fir ed with goodl result. The enemy shore batteries returnedl our fire but our bombarding forces sufferedl no (lam age. "Commodore Tyrwhitt also reports that early this miorning a froce of light cruisers and~ dlestroyers under his commnd&tt engagedl themi at lon~g re-e~ in a runniing light. One of the ene:s. destroyers, the S-20 wvas sunk byv at gunfire andi another severely damag edl. Seven survivors f rom the S-20 hav'e been pickedl up and madle pris oniers. There were no casualties oni our sidle." CA'T. A. E. SMITH D)EAD1. Rock Hill, ,June 5.-Capt. A. E. Smith, aged seventy-four years, one of this city's most respected citizens, and for years 41 prominent mearchant here, died today at his home in East Main street after an illness of twenty four hours with acute indigesation. PETIT JURY 'FOR JUNE TERM COURT Edwin R. Plowden, Alcolu. Al. B. Geddings, Paxville. E. W. Cutter, Jordan. ). W. Barwick, Alcolu. E. G. Lee, Manning. R. T. Geddings, Davis Station. C. W. Bradham, Davis Station. L. R. Watt, Summerton. R. T. Harrington, Manning. J. C. Land, Foreston. C. 11. Baggett, Wilson. W. R. Jenkinson, Pinewood. H1. M. Thames, Manning. W. Q. Alsbrook, St. Paul. J. P. Hahoney, Silver. W. E. Daniels, Alcolu. L. M. Justus, Wilson. C. C. Way, Silver. T. L. Floyd, Turbeville. HI. E. DuRant, Alcolu. J. R. Walker, Manning. C. T. Dingle, Summerton. L. P. Hardy, New Zion. W. D. Scurry, Manning. J. Scott Burgess, Sardinia. M. F. Barfield, Lake City. W. H. Castine, Turbeville. J. Ml. Appelt, Jordan. ,J. H. Rigby, Manning. .J. Elbert Davis, Manning. T. E. Turbeville, Turbeville. A. E. Brock, Summerton. C. B. Barrett, Silver. M. B. Barrettt, Silver. M. B. Hudnal, Manning. H. B. Richardson, Summerton. J. H. King, St. Paul. ANTI-DRAFT RIOTS SWEEP NEW YORK New York, June 4.-Greater New York broke out tonight in wild, riot ous demonstrations against the select ive draft act, which will be enforced tomorrow. In mass meetings in the public streets, anti-conscription agi tators voiced their protest against the government act compelling registra tion. The first riot occurred in the Bronx. Speakers told their hearers not to register. The second took place in New York's lower Eastside-the Ghetto culminating at the very steps of the city hall. The third riot occurred in Browns ville-the Jewish section of Brook lyn. Police and soldiers were called upon to quell the rioters. Many persons were injured. Others were arested. Their friends tried to rescue them from the authorities. But in the end the officials gained the whip-hand. Jeered and hooted by a mob of 10, 000 that had been unable to jam their way into Hunt's Point Palace, the Bronx, where anarchists, Socialists, and pacifists were agitating non-con scription a detachment of national guardsmen and members of the home defense league charged the crowd with drawn guns and clubs. A few minutes later a score of men and women had been arrested. Fifteen of them had their heads stiched up at the station or hospital. Half a hundred others limped away nursing bruises. Several soldiers received bites and scratches from the women. FRIEND) OF EMPEROR, SHE DIES ('BSCURE Atlanta, June 4.--Mrs. Leo Beck, often the dance partner of the Em peror Maximilian in days long p)ast, has just (lied here and been buried ai obscurity. No. relatives and but a handful of friends attended the' fune ral, heldl in an undertaking estab lishment. Mrs. Beck was 85 years oldl and had outlived her circle of ac'qua intances of the prime of her life. The daughter of a German officer andl a noble Frenchwvoman, she was born in an old Munich castle. In her youth she vis it ed every royal court of Europe. Her husband was a German artist who came to the~ United States and (lied here before h( couldl reap the reward of his talent. Mnrs. Beck then lived by teaching nmusic. AMBIILAN(E U:N IT TO TJRAIN Columbia, June 5.-T'he atmbulane unit being recruitedl here by Dr. Mar ion II. Wyman, recently appointedl as captain, will leave Thursday or Fri day for Allentown, P'a., where they wvill undergo a short period of train ing before sailing for France. The unit expects to be among the earlier groups seeing service in the Allbei Republic. More than 100 men have joinedl, the membership being com posed chiefly of students and former studlents of the University of South Carolna. FRENCH- CIVE OUT PEACE CONDITIONS; RETURN CAPTURED CROUND Include Also Return of Alsace-Lor. ruine and Reparation for Dam ages in Invaded Regions. FAVOR CREATION OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS TO MAINTAIN PEACE --Rtesolution Adopted by Deputies in Long Secret Session and Accept ed by the Government. Paris, Juhe 5.-By a vote of 453 to 55, the chamber of deputies in secret session has adopted a resolution de elaring that peace conditions must in clude the liberation of territories oc cupied by Germany, the return of Al-. sace-Lorraine to France, and just reparation for damage done in the in vaded regions. The resolution, which was accepted by the government, also favors the creation of a league of nations for the maintenance of peace. The secret session which was ad journed from Saturday continued all yesterday afternoon and evening until midnight. When the doors were thrown open to the public shortly af ter midnight President Paul Des chanel read four resolutions which had been submitted. One was drawn by Deputies Klotz, Charles and Du mont, representing the opinion of the majority group, the other three were presented by different sections of the Socialists. The first resolution was accepted by the government. It reads: "The chamber of deputies, the di rect expression of the sovereignty of the French people, salutes the Rus sian and other Allied democracies and endorses the unanimous protest which the representatives of Alsace-Lor raine, torn from France against their will, have made to the national as sembly. It declares that it expects from the war imposed upon Europe by the aggression of Imperialist Ger many, the return of Alsace-Lorraine to the mother country, together with liberation of invaded territories and just reparation for damage. "Far removed from all thoughts of conquest and enslavement, it expects that the efforts of the armies of the republic and her allies will secure, once Prussian militarism is destroyed, durable guarantees for peace and in dependence for people great and small, in a league of nations such as has already been foreshadowed. "Confident that the government will bring this about by the coordinated military and diplomatic action of all the Allies, and rejecting all amend ments, the chamber passes to the order of the day." - -o PURE SPRING WATER SOLD AS MOONSHINE Atlanta, .June 4.-A blockade run ner in the well-known "flivver" drove up to a certain Atlanta street corner frequented by runners and blinmd tig ers. le had a (-ar-go of moonshine put up in gallon tin bluckets with the lids sealed on. I Ie was in a hurry and wore a look of apprehension. "TIrade qu ic-k, fellows,"' he jerIked out in a low, tense whisper to the thirsty brethren who flocked aroundl. "Trade qjuic-k, $7 a gallon. They're right after me and P've got to buy gas andl be on my way." ie snapped his finger-s. "Who wvantc a gallon ? Those that dlon't want to trade, step backl dad make room for those that lo. They're right after me anid I've ~ot to buy gas and1( be- on my way." In ten minutes his stockl o'f 20 gal lonis wa'is gone at $7 a gallon spot -ash, and he threw in the clutch and was on his way, rounding the corner )a two wheels. 'The-n one of th(- buyer-s, nmoved by strangce premon ition, c-racoked open r is gallon buc-ket to exam inc the con Lents, andl what hce found was pure spiring wvater. B~ERN '1ARDT'l F-INDS) LOSS 01- LEG HIAS ADV'ANTlAGE ~ Newb Yor-k, June 5>-Upon101 ret urn ing from a motor ride to Mount Cinni bospital rec-ently, Sarah B-ernhardt was enjoying a light repast when she 4artle-d William J1. Connor, her man iger, by encor-ing the patc- de( fois ras. ''But, madame,'' he protested, ''have ou forgotten the gout ?" "If it returns," she replied wvit~h a augh, "it can hurt only one foot." The famous actress refuses to let he loss of a limb affrect her spiit.