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The Florence Daily Times THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES i • VOL. XXV FLORENCE, S. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19, 1919 : 4 NO. 126 MILITARY TERMS 0f THE PEACE TREATY CLAUSE PROVDNG FOR CONTROJL OF GERMANY'S ARMAMENT IS AMENDED. Admiral Benson Points Out Defects V » ■« Says Original.. Terms.. Committed United States to Indefinite Occupation. Paris, March 9—The military terms of the Peace treaty have been amend ed by the elimination of the clause providing tor corf.rol of Germany’s Armament for an Indefinite pertod. Admiral Benson, of the United States Navy pointed out that the original terms commuted the United States to virtual indefinite occupation of Ger many, and chiefly on his insistence the terms were modified. American delegates also pointed out that con trol of any porting Germany for such . a period would delay the home coming of American troops and amount to annullinJI the sovereignly Germany. DELINQUENTS MAY MAKE TAX RETURNS INSPECTOR ROGERS WILL HERE THE REST OF THIS WEEK BE Mr. T. H. Rogers, Internal Revenue , inspector will be in Florence at the Magistrates office in the court house through Saturday for the purpose of assisting those who for various rea sons have failed to file their income tax returns. Jdr. Rogers yesterday received a telegram from Collector Heyward instructing him to arrange a new itinerary of this • district and to continue taking returns from delin quents. Those who have failed io make their returns will therefore have an opportunity of doing so now, provided they file also affidavits showing the cause not to have been due to willful negligence. Mr. Rog ers states that there are a number of delinquents in this section, especi ally among the farmers. The, Jjtovern mar does hot Tifanrtirml^Seihe heavy penalties provided by the law THE PEACE TREATY SIGNED IN TWO WEEKS INCLUSION OF LEAGUE OF NA TIONS COVENANT WILL NOT CAUSE DELAY liOrd Robt. Cecil Talks To Newspapers it it Hit Opinion That the Prelimi nary Peace Treaty Will Soon be Signed Paris, March 19.—The inclusion of the League of Nations covenant in the preliminary peace treaty will not delay the signing of the treaty which it is hoped will be accomplished with in two wees, said Lord Robert Cecil, of Great Britain, talking to British and American newspaper correspon dents tonight. THOUSANDS WIU. SEE THE BIG GAME BASEBALL FANS HAVE MARKED APRIL 8 ON THEIR CALEN DARS WITH HEAVY PENCIL The occasion of the visit to this city of the Boston Braves and the Detroit Tigers on the afternoon of April 8 is to be made a gala day by the thousands, of baseball ftms of this place and of the surrounding towns. These dyed in the wool en thusiasts have to be content, for the greater part of the time, to follow i !• V . : f ! ' - sjj • y v J ••• 3 ' :< >p AMERICAN DIRIGIBLE MAKES LONG TRIP PlilHilirrr 1 *!W. m II; ■<> mm / SSI This is tlie big naval dirigible C-i, which made the flight from tlie Rockaway naval station to Key West, Fla. The C-l is the largest dirigible In America. The crew of thajgiant airship consisted of six men nml an officer, CapL S. V. Parker, commandant of the Rockaway naval air station. JEWS MAKE PROGRESS SINGE TURKS LEFT BRITISH PROPOSALS FOR AIR NAVIGATION CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY CALL- .COMMISSION IN MAIN ACCEPTS ED FOR FIRST OF APRIL. [ PLANS f-ORMEu BY ENG- BOTH SEXES VOTE. j LAND Jerusalem, March 19—A call to aiTCaftli Mnfinn Hast Constituent Assembly of Palestine | JLaCn rj l>l Jewry approved by British Govern i IlS Fcirt Ol 1HG Alf ment in April, 1918, lias been sent out by the Zionist Commission in Pales | International Council Will be Formed tine, it was announced here today. I as a Second League of Na-tionsfl All Jews of both sexes who have | reached their twentieth year are en i Paris, March 19—In a report submit , ' ; . 0 vote anid a11 ' v h° have reach ^ 0( } yesterday the corr.miss’on consid the work of the stars of the diamond;^ twenty-fourth year are, cligi plans for a Intemaiional Aerial through the newspapers but here at b,e 1 for ejection. One of the other ; cod „, announced that the British pro Florence they will have the- oppor- t ” n ^> r °. f 8eein ^ in th ? flesh some of the biggest stars of the game, the men who are receiving salaries tnar run into five figures annually and who r e names are known wherever baseball is played. In many places where the Boston and Detroit clubs are to play on the wa y North from their training camps in Georgia a half holiday has been de dared so that everybody who wants can be gathered a’.ong the foul line c when the game is started. ~ qualifications necesary for candidates iposais had in the main been accepted. I thak they will be able to read, write | W erna«ional council will be form and speak Hebrew L d as a SO cond League of Nations to The I rovisional Constit uent Assem ;j. and i e a u matters relative to aerial bly elected Dr Chaim Wei/mann and ^ av i Kation . F ach nation, is cnjitlod Mr. Nahum Sokolow, the Zionist lead (t Sovpr eignt v over the air above It. ere, to represent them at the Peace 1 o . s y Conference, It instructed its delegates to urge: “That the Powers should nominate Great Britain as their representative i or Trustee and should confer on It the ! government of Palestine with a view ! to aiding the Jewish people in build ing its Comniwealth. It is not unlikely that something of the sort- done here, so great has been L Tba, I a ' T, 1 «*«*utt w Council should * 8 Dee ®[be nominated by Great Briain in unless willful negligence is shown. | bas alway,- been the case that’the ***+*♦♦++++♦♦*** % FOR THE BOYS .-+ * Quite a number of people + * have contributed to the ‘‘Home + i* coming Day” of our soldier boys. + * ns has been evidenced through * these columns from da v to dav. llllo * The fund is growiT^uite-^tead- * the n ^ xt few daya ilv. but, now, smee the time is'*! The advertii , ers J. D. GILLAND FINDS THE HIDDEN MONEY FEATURE PAGE IN TIMES YES- TERDAYa EXCITES GREAT INTEREST AMONG PEO PLE The “Hidden Money” page in the Times yesterday afernoon caused hundreds of people in Florence yes terday afternoon and last night to exercise 'their Ingenuity in sentence building. Up to as lai e as ten o'clock last night, several entered the post office building where the check la? hidden, to securet the money. Mr. J. D. Giiland however, hnd figured out 'he directions eariy ; n - lie afternoon and found the check r >r $■?. 00. TIi paper had been on the streets scarce ly more than a half hour when Mr. Giiland deciphered tlie guiding sen tence and claimed tlie money. The sentence concealed in Lie several ad veitisements on /the page was as fol lows: “Underneath writing stand in Postoffice.” Greet' in'.c rn st was manifested in the puzz'.e. All during today the Times has received tele phone calls from folk who wanted to know wheat her the money had been found or not:. It is likely that amother feature of this kind will be put on in WOODMEN TO HOLD NEXT CAMP HEHE hLORENCEJS INVITATION UNANI MOUSLY ACCEPTED AT SPAR TANBURG MEETING. Officers Elected For Coming Year W. 0. W Convention is one of largest Bodies in Scuth Carolina 1000 delegates Expected. The Woodmen of the World in con vention at Spartanburg yesterday accepted 'the invitation of local Wood men,in conjunction W jth that of the Chamber of Commerce to hold their next State camp in Florence. The camp will meet here in 1921. It is one of the largest bodies in the state, and close to a thousand delegat es are expected to spend several days here. Florences invitation was unanimous y accepted. Columbia asked for the but withdrew in favor of- Florence Tlie W oodmen elected yesterday he following officers: J. M. Daniel, Greenville, head con sul; Max E. Bryant, Rock Hill, head adviser: Fred C Lotz, Charleston, head banker; R. S . Hood, Sumter head clerk: R. J Lancaster, head es cort, B O Smith, Landrum, head sen. J. H. Cook, Anderson, chairman board Of auditors: Harry Stiller, Columbia, Dr J. H. Algood, Liber/y, W. E Hall and C B McCarthy, Charleston, head auditors, J E. Johnson, Grey Court, PLANS FOR FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC LT. COMMANDER BELLINGER IS ORDERED TO REPORT FOR DUTY IN WASHINGTON No Pilot Yet For The Seaplane Probabilities are That the Flight will Start Some Time in May. No Orders Issued Washington, March 19—Lieutenant Commander Bellinger was ordered from Norfolk to Washingtin for work in connection with the preparation of plans for the trans Atlantic flight by a Navy Seaplane in the Spring. The Navy Department said today that no orders were issued for the flight it self and that in all probabilities the plane would not start until some trim* in May. The pilot has not been se lected. TABULATE RETURNS FROM COUNTIES CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF COT TON ASSOCIATION MEETS APRIL 20 The cem ral committee of the ton association will meet CO’ feD, uned on thn According to Mr. Rogers agreat num ber of farmers did not make returns because they did not ' understand what to do about the cotton they are holding. The fact that they have uoi sold their cotton and therefore have received no income from the same, I js not relieve the farmers of the necessity of making returns. The return should be made and the num ber of bales of cotton on hand list ed therein. Next year, or the year after, or whenever the cotton is actu ally sold, the income will be subject to tax. All married men with gross incomes of $2000 or over and unmar tied men with gross incomes of $1000 ’or over must also make Income tax returns. Mr. Rogers will remain in the office at the court house from ~ to 1 and from 2 on till late in the evening. He will be glad to serve any who call on him for assistance. RAILWAYS BARROW BIG SUM OF MONEY FIRST OF HUGE LOANS FROM BANKS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES Washington, March 19.—Fifty mil lion dollars was loaned today to Di rector General Hines by the war fin ance corporation as the first advance for the railroad administration since It was left without funds by failure of the congressional! appropriation. Oth er loans will follow as rapidly as they can be arranged. The war finance corporation today also approved an applica->on from the Central of Georgia raHroad for an advance of $1,121,000. These loans are In addition. to the $70,000,000 ag gregate advances made heretofore to individual railroad companies. The $50,000,000 loan was made t othe di rector general as representative of railroads which the war finance cor poration considers essential war In dustries. Adequate collateral was given in the form of railroad bonds and notes. The loan was made at 6 per cent, the same rate as Is charged by the director general for most ad vances to railroads, and is payable July 15, with the right on the part of the director general to repay before that date. The loan wf!l replenish the railroad administration’s funds which were almost exhausted owing to heavy de mands and the failure of congress to pass i the measures appropriating $750,000,000 for the revolving funo, the general Interest in the game • ---agreement with the World Zion'at Or |+ ^tingshort.' those in charge of * ’ pa^'yesterdar were's Vauehan Fur fn, outside or the city, end oven the ° ^ <* • r ' m "° '? 1 Sit^f ?£any VSe Jewish people. There has been great activity a- (nongst tlie Jews of Palestine since i General Allenby fi -id t from -the smallest hamlet has Its bevy of base ball ‘bugs’ turn out for these exhibi tion games as well as they do in the home town of the game. Otherwise' it would have been Impossible for Turk ' Efforts are concentrated see the amount !+ one thousand + these hoys come home. •’a ID Fir f mce Brothers, G. C Tai'oriing Com prow to at least * St j, , di Rtta3i Rak , rJ ' °J arS - HZ 1 Steam Laundry, Palles Brc a home, Florence + j chandler, Ccrumhia Tai»o ♦ County must take a day o and * l p an y ( Rea i Karate and Trust# Com “ w " u,u oeen impossmie ™r, on'oro^Ving"' agriculDirel'^rhVn^v + show them in n ° u ^ IS 4 takable ^pany, Thos R. Miller, Palmetto Mar the Braves to have had some of the ” p 0 ' urm £ agricultural mach nery, + tema tka t w e are glad to have - ket and Cold Storage N-« ties Shoe attendance^ that have greeted them !+ ^em back and appreciate what + store G. T. Walker Co. Carolina Brick in their exhibition games in other years. At Dothan, Ala., over 3,000 turned out for the game; there were 2200 at Cordele, Ga., over 2500 at Moultrie, Ga, as many more at Or- 8 P' re d with the hope that a splendid angeburg, S. C., all smaller places era of prosperity, of big agricultural, than this place The best evidence that the teams give a most satisfactory exhibition is demonstrated by the fact that everywhere the Braves have played, and this Is the third year they have played an exhibition series with an other club, they are wanted back the following year. ButBusiness Mana- industrial and commercial enterprises are about to open out. A society of Jew’sh engineers has been recently started which is Working in conjunc tion with societies of Zionist engine ers in Russia amd the United S ates. 4+ + + + + *** + ** + ** ger Hapgood of the Braves, who has * * the booking arrangements, believe in giving Just as many places as pos-| slble a chance to see the big fellows In action and for that reason same place is rarely played in two successive years. BOARD CAN NOW BEGIN ITS WORK DISABLED SOLDIERS TO BE GIV- EN EXCELLENT OPPORTUN ITIES IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING Washington, March 19.—Through large donations to the gift fund, au thorlzed by Congress, Federal board for Vocational and Educational Train ing announced, today It is now able to offer vocational training to Ameri can citizens that were disabled while serving in the armies of the allied nations. 4 RAINBOW DIVISION 4 SAILS MARCH 28 4 4 Washington, March 19.—The + the * Rainbow Division will sail from 4 4 Brest between Maron twenty v 4 eight and April nineteen, Gen 4 ♦ eral Pershing informed the war 4 4 department today. 4 SEND MISSION HERE Paris, March 19.—The Czecho Slo vak Republic plans to send a comm’s sion to the United States in A"~i! to study American methods of industry social welfare and sanitation. 44444444444444 op ment of credit facilities, while the 1,1, they have done f 0r humanity. If 4 Co. arid W J Fortner t A “ n Zionist Medical Unit is es-, + you have not gent ,- n your su tj. + j the h0SP K’ ta ' S ’ med ca 8tatlon;5 | d . scription already, don’t delay, or 4' |l|nmi/rn ,he colonies. Kveryone seems in- * lt might , )0 “ 1(Vt i n the shuffle.’ 4 HOUSES WnERKFO 4 Make check payable to E. H. 4 it iihwilfciU 4 Lucas, Treasurer, and mail to 4 4 him immediatePy. 4 4 4 444444444444444 RUMORS SAY CRISIS REACHED IN ODESSA London, March 19.—Official reports received here indicate that a critical state of affairs exists in Odesso. No confirmation has been obtained here of the rumor that Odessa is being evacuated by the Allied forces, but the report is not denied. CITY OF ROME’S GIFT TO MRS. WILSON 444444444444444 4 4 4 ADDITIONAL NAMES 4 4 OF ‘CONTRIBUTORS 4 4 • 4 444444444444444 Additional names of contributors to the entertainment fund for the return ing soldiers of Florence County. Previously acknowledged . _ $148.50 Whiting & Baker 15.00 S r">. D; m 4 J. B. Aiken 5.00 The railroad administration is expect 1 Lucas & Brunson 10.00 ed to use the money for Its more | Pendergrass Grocery Co. 5.00 BY GREAT FLOODS VARIOUS LOCALITIES OF BRAZIL ARE INUNDATED, WITH MUCH DAMAGE Rio Janerlo, March 19.—Various lo cavities in Brazil are flooded. Joazei ro, State of Bahia is inundated and thousands of houses wrecked by the waters. Rivers In various parts of the republic are above the flood stage and considerable damage is re suiting. Honea Path Boy Killed By Friend M. W. Bobo Spartanburg. Fittz Hugh ? n Wil1 meet at Stat e McMfaster, Columbia, Roftert Lid^ 1 ° n Thursday ’ April 20 « Orangeburg; the Rev. E. W. Hiotf « *■ 0 clock noon. % will be necess Eastley, representatives to sovereign% ,his . meetin S to tabulate re camp at Atlantic City. p ° rt8 from each of the counties. The (chairman of each of counties have CONSIDER ASQUITH &E _ inM _ l] ist8 of farmers of the counties show □ DOT PPCQinCKIT I ns individual acreage planted in 1918 rind I mLwIULll I j and HR®. Quite a number of the (countie are now publishing their lists in the county papers. Barnwell Com* FEELING IN HIGH CIRCLES THAT, 4 -' carries each week a complete list HE WILL HEAD LEAGUE of 'Rio names of the farmers in the OF NATIONS county, showing total acreage for 1918 - ■ — Jund 1919. a remarkable record ifi London, March 19.—There’s a | being made by a number of the coun strong feeling in political and diplolties. Their work will be practically matic circles in Paris in favor of in- jmore complete than the work of the viting Herbert H. Asquith, former census department and a reduction of British Premier to .become the first Uhe acreage in a number of the coun President of the League of Nations, according to the dafly mirror. Prince Peter Alive London, March 19.—Prince Peter Kropotkin, Socialist leader, despite the various reports to ‘the contrary, is alive and well at Dmitrovsk, pear Moscow, according to Alexander Ber kenheim, vice president of a Russian society here. He says he saw the ties will exceed 33 1-3 per cent. It is very important that the coun tits send in financial reports. The as sociation is in need of finances. 1». of course, takes quite an amount of money to carry on the enormous vol ume of work. The South Carolina as sociation, alone, has 15,000 active workers. Of course, a vast majority of these, including the cerVral com mittee. are working without one cent of compensation. At thesame time, it is necessary, of course, fo keen a prince last December and recently j large salaried ’ force"emp,oyetr C The leaders of ithc association are extreme has received letters from him “Now as always,” Berkenheim said.., anxious 1o make the work „ he remains far from the seat o ann ent „ rea|l „ s |ha , „ and is occupied ..... (leM (or d , f;cprotnt 0( political activity, and is occupied with literary work. He enjoys the greatest esteem and consideration of all cirdles in Russia without excep tion.” CITY OPERA HOUSE LEASED FOR YEAR C. RE VILLE AND ASSOCIATES PROVE TO BE HIGHEST BID DERS. (t was announced today that J. C. Re Ville and associates had been award ed the lease of the city opera house, their bid being the highest of the three which ‘were submitted to cily Honea Path, March 19.-A most un council a " its meeting l 1 oday - fortunate incident occurred here last _ b * ds were as Allows: J C Re night about 9 o’clock when voung and associa t es - $3,150.00; J. M. Gary Lollace came to his death* from °’ Dmvd ?i5 ' 000 -'f 0 < Sct, t ^ rothore gun shot wounds from the hands of Grady Lust. Young Lollade was re turning a saw to the home of his neighbor, Lust. When he reached the $1800.00, It is understood that the new lesses will take care over the Opera house ! on May 1st. It is stated that the city It realizes vast „ South. Af Sit Steady in the Boat. Reduce your acreage; hold your spot cotton; the bears are retreating.. Inside information of unquestioned, correctness from the most reliable sources in the New York Exchange convey* the fact that the bears gam J'lers and speculators viewing with serious alarm the organization of the South for acreage reduct’on and the liolding movement, and with a spec ial alarm are they viewing the organ ization of i‘.he South for a banking sys tem for the financing and stabilizing of the price of cotton, and also for the warehousing and exporting of the same. The old tactics which they have adopted with the rise in the mar ket is due to various other causes. Do not be deceived; stick to your pledge; reduce your acreage, and the battle will be won. They realize that they are facing a Waeerloo. They have read the handwriting on the wall. A comrlrfte change Is cer tain, a new South is inevitable. II wmm pressing obligations. TOTAL $183.50 This beautiful piece of art work, representing the fostering of Romulus and Remus by the wolf, was the gift of the city of Rome to Mrs. Wilson. ! Counts Sanders Wounded In France News was recently received by Mrs S. H. Saunders that her son Counts Saunders, had been wounded; Mrs Saunders has not boon able to find out how seriously he was hurt and is making efforts to get in touch wkh. the proper authorities new Counts munity within the past few weeks unwould continue to operate ^Saunders left Florence wWi the nerved Mr. Lust. His first shot took effect In the breast of young Lollace from which wound he died in a siioi't time. The two young men were reared in the same community and had beet friends all their life. Mr. Lust is heart broken over the unfortunate ac cident. • Young Lollace was aged 17 years, is the son of George W. Lor lace. house he hailed and Mr. Lust asked wI11 be « ln work soon rermodeling and who it was. Young Lollace did not repairing the auditorium, and repaint state who it was but went to the ; inK lbe ^ ; ' 9ne r>*. IF. < lesses have door, opened it and started to enter. I a sreed -to keep the building and seen , The front of the house was dark, the' er y in 5 00d repair after they assume ' family of Lust being in the rear, and posse8S ' on ;. when young Lollace entered Mr. Lust! ^ r - ReVille state that he has no called for his gun and opened me .P ,an8 to announce at present but wdl thinking that It was a robber. Thei ha ™ som e interesting announcemeils fact that there had been some rob,*® make withing ehe next few daya. beries and a barn burned in the com jit wa s stated today that he and his Decide To Remount Paris Fortifications the Imp Thetre and (the Dergan street theatre for the present. Drank 1000 Gallons Of Coffee Each Day Pittsburgh, Pa., March 19.—Sol diers and sailofs who pa c sed through Pittsburgh during the first twenty one days of February, drank on an average of 1,000 gallons of coffee a day, according to a report just is- c ued by the canteen service of the Red Cross. In the time stated, 33.491 .soldiers and sailors entered the city. Paris, March 19.—The Chamber of, The report shows that in that time, Deputies yesterday authorized the re 38,249 ^andwiches, 21,000 gallons oi mounting of the fecial fortifications j coffee, more than 7,500 doughnuts about the city qf Paris erected short and other articles were distributed to ly after the war began. the fighting men. Field Hospi al corps and during the war performed splendid service. He lias recently beenj a’ tached to one of the headquarte-s companies serving as aid to ,a mjor. Capt. J. D. Smyser On The Way Home Mrs. John D Smyser lioday received a cablegram from her husband, Capt John D. Smyser, stating that he was sailing on the “Pocahontas’ for Char leston.The cablegram was not dated but was sent from St. Xnzaire, France Mrs Smysed is mak'ng every effort to ascertain at. what time the ship will land at Charleston, so that, she can meet her huband there