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0 Established in 1891. ? SGLGIERS GEITING | Tiinrr urn n i naif Ihhtt IfltALj ft UAl UNCLE SAM MANUFACTURES REAL SOLDIERS AT CAMP 1 MOORE?NO ORDERS. HAPPENINGS AT CAMP MOORE Condensed News of the Happenings In General Around Camp Moore, at Styx, Where the Palmetto Troops Have Mobilized to Await Orders. I Camp Mowe, Styx.?"Good soup?I mean vegetable boup," commented the ffUCi*t. "Good hash," added the visitor, "anid Bermuda onions." "Yes," BaJd the captain, also the host, "and 1 might odd the men are UU1I1K JUSl US WWII IWl. "They pot more than you did tonight," chimed In the orderly. "And by the way." continued the host, "you don't pee any starving men ait Styx. I give yon my word the average man here la fed better than at home. Why. this morning I had a piece of beefsitwik that was fit for a king. No better In Columbia. Now we certainly appreciate the iiutereat of the good women of the state t.i sending the delicacies to camp, but 1 must say that the soldiers are being well fed." The gueat was delighted with the military supper and promised to return for another meal. "Yes." mused a private, after the guest had left the officers' mess, "a few phonograph records, some magazines and county papers would be just as highly appreciated as rich food." Urges Troop Movement. Gov. Manning took up the matter of moving the National Guard of South Carolina to the Mexican border with the Washington government. Lottery urging that an early movement be ordered were addressed by Gov. Manning to the socrotary of war and the president. No word has been received at Camp Styx as to when the guard will be moved. The officers aro straining every nerve to put the First Regiment in condition as required by the new order of the war department. Gov. Manning sent the following letter to Newton D. Baker secretnry of war: "We have now ip camp here two regiments of infantry and one troon of cavalry, which have been reported an ready to go to the border by the United States array officers. "These commands are well officered and have a line personnel. Both officers and men are extremely anxious to see service, and I write to urge you to do all In your power to have these troops go forward at once. There Is no question In my mind that they will do creditable service both for the United States and the State of South Carolina. "This State responded promptly to the president's call. The troops are In excellent condition, and are ready and anxious to go forward. Their prompt movement to the border will serve as a stimulus to the National Guard of South Carolina, and I am particularly anxious to encourage this spirit.. Please advise me when they will move." Word reached Camp Styx from Columbia that Gov. Manning had sent a letter to President Wilson and the war department urging that the two regiments be sent to the bonier at an early day was received with pleasure by the men and officers of the National Guard. Plans went forward for tlio oistnh. lishmcnt of recruiting, stations in South Cnrolinn for the militia. Tentative plans call for the establishment of stations at Columbia. ' Florence. Spartanburg and Greenville. Coast artillery offic ers have been summoned to ^nip and will be detailed as recruiting officers. The men of the First regiment have bee i working hard to get into condition for moving to the border, and if the. ? are a few more rough edges to be ground off it will not matter, bocause t'he guardsmen are willing. The matter of equipment will of course he left to the federal officers, and it is believed that everything possible will be done to expedite the movement of th troops. The men of the Second regimont are working hard to get In condition for the/much desired and much taJk/ ed about trip \VhiIo no announcement has been made, it is believed that effort is being mado to have the troops moved at the earliest possible moment. The matter may be handled directly with the secretary of war. Military Race Horses. Napoleon once remarked tha/t an army moved on lt9 stomach. Camp Moore is being gradually rounded Into a real military ramp. It is requiring much work to bring the desired result and the officers are pleased with the way things are working and the general appearance of the camp. "Life at Camp Moore la agreeing with the men." said an ofTicer. "Ju?t look tit ihe ruddy fare*. The ?allow look of the men from the offices and mills ha* disappeared." * mz The The Second battalion, First Infantry. MaJ. T. B. Spratt commanding. gave a dress pe.re.de on *!? rifle ranee. Companies from Spartanburg. Rock Hill and Union and the machine gun company from Anderson participated. The men were given much applause as they tiled peas the large number of | visitors and soldiers from other com- , panics. The machine gun company participated in target practice on the rifle range, some good scores being recorded. Word is expected from Washington any day concerning the request, of Gov. Manning that some statement bo made as to when the troops will l?e moved. The letter of the governor was addressed to the president and ' the secretary of war. An effort will be made to recruit the ; two South Carolina regiments in the ' National Guard of the United States up to full war strength?150 men tr> j the company?in the opinion of W. W. Moore, adjutant general. Recruiting i offlres will be opened at an early date at Greenville, Spartanburg. Columbia and Florence. Officers and men from ; the coast artillery will be detailed for i service at these stations. The list oT j officers for each station has not yet been announced. No definite dates have been fixed \ for the annual encampment of the 1 coast artillery, according to W. W. Moore, adjutant general. The matter of fixing the dates Is being handled 1 by the war department. The coast , artillery companies are located at Greenville. Spartanburg, Greenwood, Gaffney and Jonesvllle. J. S. Caldwell Resigns. Declaring that he had been aocusi ed of disloyalty, J. Shapter Caldwell, 1 assistant adjutant general, has mail- | i e<l his resignation to W. W. Moore, | i adjutant general. "I have not received the resignation and will give it consideration ; when I do," snid the adjutant general, i just before leaving for Barnwell, where he attended the campaign meeting. When the National Guard was ordered mobilized at Styx, MaJ. Caldwell was appointed as camp adjutant. His resignation does not affect his j position as camp adjutant. MaJ. Caldwell mailed the following I letter to the adjutant genoral: "I respectfully request that I be granted a two months leave, to which I am entitled by law, and that at the j expiration of this leave I bo relieved from duty as assistant to the adjutant general." The law requires that the resigna- ' tion be transmitted to the governor | through the adjutant general. Gov- 1 Manning had no comment to make concerning he resignation of Maj. Caldwell. Hope of an early movement to the border having been practically aban- | doned by the officers and men of the I National Guard, the inhabitants of this ; military village will now settle down to regular routine work. When the troops were first mobilized the one big idea in the minds of the officers was to equip every company and make ready for ail early move on the border. This fond hope having gono glimmering the men will now be I put through stiff drills every day. The | officers intended to train the men in j ! the ar*t of warfare nftor Miev i reached the concentration camp 'some- j | whore in Texas." Since the recent orI der of the war department, it is evi- | ! dent that the more than 2.000 young ; men will be Riven their training right , 1 here at home. In other words, if the ! men are sent to the border they will go as first class soldiers, fit and ready for any performance outlined by the j I commandcr-ln-chief. It means hard work. It means that ! the men will spend a very active sum- j rner. all the better for the hard work. ; Word has ben passed around that the hard work orders are soon to be issued. ! There was talk of long hikes with stops over night and many hours of i hard drilling. Maj. R. F. Watson's battalllon of the j First infantry gave a dress parade on the rifle range. Rifle practice has begun on the range which runs up to 1.001 yards. The entire engineer company, which was recently mustered into the Fed era! sendee, was inoculated with anti I typhoid scrum. The Border. "V~hon arc you going to the border?" an officer was asked, and like the private, he replied: "i don't know." The officers are pleaded with the spi'lt of the men and tho n.or are 1 phased with the courteo treatment J of the officers and Just one little word jfvcm the war department or rather [ thJ department of the ?nt would ! n ahe about 1.400 young Sximi C'aro- ! I lir'ans bappv. The Border to the average inhahl- : j tant of this military village means I anywhere along the 1,500 mmilos of frontier. The men will he satisfied ; with any point. They don't rare where they nre going, just so long ap 1 the ticket reads The Border. Open New Road. Tho rough ixxid to Styx has dlaappeared. The new road has been opened and tho trip can be made now from Columbia in 25 minutes. F.very inch of tho road Is in fine shape. The Charleston Light Dragoons are drilling from four to five hours a day wtth long hikes thrown in. The men are also being given special dotal work. The troop received extra shoes , and trousers. Separate baths are he Interacted for the officers of the Light Dragoons and the engineer company Baths are also being erected for th? ' men of the engineer company. % H. w " V ' *" % JF OK FORT M] SENATE REFUSES TO CUT ARMY BILL CALLS HALT TO WHOLESALE REDUCTIONS IN APPROPRIATION BILL. DEBATES ON PREPAREDNESS Would be Unwise to Limit Expenditure for Ammunition and Guns Despite Lessening Tension In Mexican Situation. Washington.?The Senate called a halt on wholesale reductions begun a few days ago in the army appropriation bill, voting down retrenchment proposals and approving Increases totalling more than $30,000,000 when sections were reached carrying provision for ordnance and equipment for the regular army and National Guard. Debate on the ordnance sections developed a predominating sentiment that it would be unwise to limit expenditures for ammunition and guns too closely, despite lessening of tension in the Mexican situation. Decreases of $36,000,000 related to transportation, subsistence, foreign service pay and emergency estimates put into the bill by the House when tho Mexican situation was critical. New increases included : For medical supplies, increase from $2,000,000 to $4,500,000; engineers j equipment. $1,000,000 to $1,770,000; 1 ordnance stores $6,000,000 to $11,000.- i OrtO; automatic machine guns for reg- | uiar army. $;u?oii.ooo to $7,725,000; automatic machine guns for National Guard. $2,000,000 to $6.5S6,150; armored motor cars. $300,,000 to $1,000.000; flold artillery for National Guard, $S,G00,O00 to $14,200,000; ammunition for National Guard. field artillery, $8,000,000 to $14,000,000. In the item for small arms ammunition the Senate approved a reduction from $5,000,000 to $2,500,000 but several senators said they would insist on another vote on the section before the final passage of the bill. CREW HOLDS COMMUNION FOR SAFETY OF U-BOAT. Deutschland Partly Submerged at j Her Slip at Baltimore and Ready For Dash. Baltimore.?A communion service was held aboard the interned North Gorman Lloyd steamer Neckar, lying i alongside the submarine Deutschland, for the captain and crew of the sub- ' marine. The Rev. Otto Apltz, Gei^ man immigrant missionary, conduotrd the service. In his prayer he ask- , ed that the vessel and her crew may s have a safe voyage home. The servico was followed by a ban- \ nuet. The Neckar was brilliantly ' lighted. The Deutschland was partially sub- | mergeri ai nor slip, The water is not deep enough for full submergence. A series of events at the pier where ] the Deutschland is berthed, indicated that her departure would not he long delayed. The most significant of these were the tilling of her water tanks and the stowing below her deck of the crew's bedding as it was removed from the Neckar nearby. Since their arrival two weeks ago tlia Deutschland's crew have been sleeping aboard the Neckar. WII.SON NONCOMMITAL ON NATIONAL SUFFRAGE 1 Washington.?President Wilson re i fused to define his position on the Susan B. Anthony amendment for ! nationwide woman suffrage when told j hy a delegation of women suffragists that women voters in the United ( States are waiting to know how he j and Charles E. Hughes stnnd on the I question. Mr. Wilson asked the dele- j gatum many questions ?*onoerning their purposes and when they left. ! they stated f.hev felt encouraged at the president's attitude. The delegation included Mrs. liarrle Stanton Blatch of Kansas, Miss Helen Todd of California and Mrs. ^hru <m Vanwinkle and Mrs. George M. Lemont of New Jersey. ii Q IlA \ \s DiioruAcr DANISH WEST INDIES Washington ?Negotiations between the TTrlted States and Denmark for! pure has" of tin* Danish West Indies are undtvstood to have reached a definite sta^e whore some Important do- , ve.lopments soon may come. While the purchase has nrtt been concluded, there were indications that some of the more formidable harriers to an agreement have been removed giving negotiations promise of a successful outcome. UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN GENIRALS IN CONFERENCE j El Paso. 1'exas -General George Bell, Jr., commanding the American forces here notified General Francisco Gonzales, commandant at Juare/. that his reports indicated that six outlaws. Villa sympathizers, have been r<?sponsible for -the recent exchange it shots between Massachusetts Guardsmen and Mexicans south ot "he frontier. These outlaws. General Mell'e information said, have a rendezvous ot the "Inland." near El Paso. r Mi [LL, S. 0., THURSDAY, JULY GERMANS RESIST Allien inuiunr HLULU HUVBI1UC PUTTING FORTH FULL STRENGTH TO PREVENT ALLIES FROM GETTING THIRD LINE. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS GAIN Allies Have Captured 26,000 Prisoners, 140 Big Guns and Many Machine Guns Taken Since July 1st. Liondon.?Australian troops have es- | tablished themselves In Pozlercs and are said to have Rained a position on both sides of the road In the direction of Bapaume, in a new British attack against the Germans on the entire front from Pozieres to GulllemonL The Germans have-been putting forward their full stream in attempts to prevent the British forces from reaching their third line positions. Fighting of the fiercest character is in progress. The fact that General Haig has been able to resume the offensive so soon after the unsuccessful German counter-attacks of last week in which very strong German forces wore brought forward is regarded as a good augury. At Guillemont and Lotigueval fortunes fluctuated, both places changing hands several times. Late tonight the fighting was proceeding with the utmost violence. TRa r!."krmon ? 41 ? . ..u uu> Iiiau uuuill.al VlUIUB? ITClMlliy delivered against the French front have proved equally unsuccessful and the Entente Allies now are fighting slowly In the direction of Combles, , which is only two miles distant from Guillemont. According to reliable e^timntos the British and French togother have captured since July 1 more than 26,000 prisoners. 40 guns and hundreds of machine guns. British troops operating in the northeastern section of Gorman East Africa have occupied Muheza and Amani. HERRERA SENDS GENERAL TREVINO TO MEXICO CITY Commander of Carranxa Forces In Northeastern Mexico is Transferred. Washington.?Gen. Jacinto Trevino, j commanded of the Oarranza forces in ! northeastern Mexico has been ordered to Me.xico City and will be succeeded 1 at least temporarily, by Gen. Luis ] Horrera.. commander of the Chlhua- ! hua City garrison. Despatches to the ! War department from General Dell, reporting the transfer, contained no 1 explantion as to the cause. Army officers here vvcro plainly surprised Ht such an Important change at this time. j General Trevino has personally directed the campaign against bandits I Ln Cliiuahua and it is said to he largely ; because of his efforts that the Carranza soldiers have continued heir j operations against Villa and other outlaw leaders on such a broad scale. For that reason some regret over the transfer was expressed here, though officials said they were confident that General Herrera would use every re- j source at his command to eontiuue the ; campaign, VILLA IS MOVING TOWARD TORREON j San Antonio. Texas.?Villa has not attacked Torreon nor cut the com- ! munlrntions between Torreon and the liorder but was rm'Jing southward through the State of Durango In the direction of Torre m six days ago. according to information received hero from General Bell. Army officers here do not share the optimistic views of ! Carranzista olTeers that Villa Is being cornered by Carranzn forres. GERMANS CLAIM ATTACK HAS BEEN ABANDONED Berlin. via L/ondon.?The Crormnn army headquarters staff In an official statement claims that the preat uniform Anplo-Freneh attack on the Somrae sector In France has l>een abandoned. JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. HOOSIER POET. IS DEAD, j Indianapolis. Ind. ? James Whit- : comb Riley, the Indiana poet. Is dead, j Death was due to a stroka of paraly- : sis. Riley. l?orn of the Middle West, j sanp the Joys, sorrows, fancies and humors of Its folk, largely In its own niaieci. rue world was so touched by his inspiration and the realism of bis homely symbols that be was one of the few. that, devoting their lives to poetry, gained a fortune. BOMB EXPLODED IN CROWD KILLS FOUR. INJURES 41. San Francisco.?At least four persons were killed and 11 or morn injured here when a timed bomb, con- ! coaled In a suit case, exploded on Fan Francisco's main thoroughfare In the midst of a throng viewing a pre- : a redness parade. A one-story brick structure against which the suit case i ood was wrecked, and the explosion 'v'ow a gap through the crowd, blast- i -g men, women and children. LLT 27, 1916. ANXIOUS I 1 jpoooowtUv fc- W:nffiOTE8i > }oc OL ,C~! WtATWtCJEi r?.-vJ i i 7SJ1 now <T> B iftv*; uv)| I'-RK i IKJa ) ir T^' , ? IE HAV ^ ^ ev?R, ah i' ^,01^' T0? iL iw^rtAP or Ip li Hop/right.) Palm Beach suits is fashion's edic TREVINO REPORTS CLASH FOURTEEN ARE KILLED AND SEVEN CAPTURED IN BATTLE NEAR SANTA YSABEL. Band Was Attempting to Surprise Passenger Train on Mexican Northwestern Railroad.?Bases of Agreement Reached. Mexican City.?General Trovino, the commander at Chihuahua, has informed Secretary of War Obregon that ho has dispersed the rebels who recently attempted to surprise a passenger train, bound for Juarez, near the station of Santa Ysabel on the Mexican Northwestern Railroad. Fourteen of the rebois were killed, General Trevino reports, and seven of the bandits and forty horses were captured. It was announced in a brief statement hero that Itifnrmollnn Ho,* l,oo? received from Washington that tho conference between Eliseo Arrodondo. the (Mexican Ambassador designate and acting Secretary of State Polk had resulted in the reaching of an agreonient for a general basis for tho solution of the border difficulties. FOUR DROWNED IN HIGH WATERS OF JOHN'S CREEK. Many Towns Fear Famine.?Food and Matches Are Needed. Hickory, N. C.?News was brought here that four persons were drowned in the llood at Collettsvllle, ten milri< west of Lenoir, when the Johns river, overflowing its banks, swept through every building in the little town, rose to the second floor of every residence and left u trail of loam from two feet to Ave feet deep in every building. Uev J. D. Harte, pastor of the First Baptist church, returned to Hickory from Collettsvllle with Mrs. Harte and son. Nelson, who were marooned there. He and two men pushed a railway dump cart over the ten miles of track with Mrs. Harte to Lenoir. Mrs. A. P. Shoemaker and threeyear-old child were swept from their bed by tho midnight torrent, the mother screaming "Oh. Lordy," and grasping her child as the waters hurled both out of the house. The father clung to the mattress and was carried a mile down stream to a tree, .vhere he clung until the water rose above it, when ho was left on a cliff, terribly bruised and almost dead. The three-year-old child of \V. N. Clark was swept from its father's <1111171 ?uiti uiuwuru liming tilt? UUIUKO, and the wife of Tate Moore, and aged negro. was swept away. Her body was the only one recovered. BRITISH MERGE WITH FRENCH IN FRESH OFFENSIVE London. ? Following their recent successful advance in the western fighting zone the IJritish forces have merged their troops with the French at Hardecourt, where the French offensive has been renewed with great force on a five mile front on both sides of the Somme. The progress of the Allies in this territory contnues successfully in the face of German counter-attacks. Tho Germans in the region of the Somme havo heen forced before tho fierce onslaughts of the French to give up first line trenches ovor a front of approximately six miles to the French ami to tho north of the rivor similar lines a thousand yards long to the British. The forward push of the French extended from Rarleux southwest to Poronne to the heights of Vennandovillers, which llos some throe miles west of Fresnes and marks an advance further south. KLUMPH HEADS THE WORLD ROTARIANS Cincinnati.?Arch C. Klumph, of Cleveland, was elected president of the International Rotary Clubs at the organization's closing session. The other officers follow: First vice president, F. W. Gal health, of Cincinnati; second vice president. Guy Gundachor, of Philadelphia; third vice president. R. Leslie Pldgeon. of Winnipeg, Canada; tre?Lsuror. Rufus Chaplin, of Chicago; sergeant-at-arm*. Joseph Coonahle of MomphU. 1MES I W* II , , ^ MOMENTS !c&E3g^- yj3[^ , t for men this summer.?News Item. ) [FIERCE FIGHT CONTINUES " NO ABATEMENT OF STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND GERMANS. " British Succeed In Regaining Part of | Territory Lost When Teutons Made Henvy Infantary Attack In DclviLc Wood. London.?There has been no abatement in tho sangunry struggle between the British and Germans north : of the Somme, which began after a | German bombardment and an nttnek | by heavy infantry forces which gave J to tho Teutons part of tho vi'lagj of Longueval and Dtdville wood. In counter attacks the British succeeded in regaining most of the territory they lost and in uddltion dispersed. with their artillery fire, u largo body of Germans who were massing for another attack to the south of Oelvillo wood. Hard fighting is still going on In this sector. To the south of the Somme the French re port the capture of several German trenches. Around Verdun, in tho region of Hill No. 304 ami on tho Fleury sector. the Gormans are heavily bombarding tho French positions, proba- . bly presaging the usual infantry attacks. ARREDONDO AND POLK ARRIVING AT ADJUSTMENT. Formal Announcement "Very Soon" j as to Course to Be Followed. | Washington,-?Preliminary negtdia- . tlons between Acting Secretary Polk j and Ellseo Arredondo, Mexican Am- j bassador Designate, for peaceful set ! tlement of border difficulties, progressed so well that a formal announcemen "very soon" as to the course to be followed was officially predicted. The conferences met twice. Later. Mr. Arredondo telegraphed a report to his government, and Mr. Polk pre- [ pared a similar report for Secretary ! Lansing, now on his vacation, and { probably will talk the situation over j with President Wilson. Mr. Laslng ! is being fully advised of every step : in the preliminary negotioations. SUBMARINE DEUTSCHLAND READY FOR RUSH TO SEA Baltimore.? The two spars of the 1 German merchant submarine have j ! been taken down and the conning towI er closed. Close at hand lay the tug j Thomas F. Timmins with a full head' j of steam up. In the vicinity of the j submarine were numerous launches j with agents of tho Eastern Forwarding | Company and patrols aboard. These | craft hailed a newspaper launch and Tied to induce the reporters to leave, j "You're interfering with our plans," i the watchman said, i To all appearances the Deiitschland , was ready to leave at any time. Her master and full crew were said to he ;aboard. ? AND IT RAINED AGAIN AROUND GREENVILLE. | Greenville, R. O.- -Another heavy1 | rainfall in this section added to damI age already done by the floods. It ; I was confined largely to railroad property and did not affect cotton j mills here. FIVE LIVES LOST AT LI N VILLE FALLS Raleigh. N. ('.?A dispatch received j here says five lives were lost at Lin, ville Falls, two being children of Walter McGee. The names of the others were not learned. ? I SAY SOLDIERS ARE IN EXCELLENT HEALTH. San Antonin.?Official reports from | mcdirul officers of the I'nitod States ' ; Army, who have inspected the camps .of the National Guardsmen on the Mexican bonier, indicate that high stato of health exists In all the encampments. This is true also of the camps of the regular troops, it is i said. The base hospital here records : 271 patients, 125 from the militia and . the balance from tlio regular troops. , 1 $1.25 Per Year. FOOD GOING INTO FLOOD DISTRICTS ?? ? CITIZENS HAVE TURNED TO RELIEF WORK IN THE DEVASTATED DISTRICTS. FEDERAL AID IF NECESSARY War Department Engineers Are Investigating.?Believed Now That Death List Will Stand Near One Hundred. Charlotte*?With tho southeastern Hoods virtually over. North Carolina citizens have turned to tho work of relief and supplies of food and other necessities are going into devastated districts from half a dozen cities in the state. Representatives Pago and Webb, in Washington, have culled the War Department's attention to conditions in the Yadkin Valley and Secretary Baker has ordered a report from district engineers with a view of asking congress for authorization to extend help to sufferers if federal action should become necessary. Conditions are described as serious in Wilkes, Ashe and Watauga counties, where many are said to bo facing famine through inability to got food supplies into the district hecause of lack of transportation. In Morth Wilkesboro a committee appointed by the mayor lias sent out appeals for help. All food supplies are said to bo exhausted or greatly curtailed and with roads and railways washed away the transportation problem is serious. Flood victims in the AsheviUo district are being provided with food from that city, and wagons and motortrucks are leaving other poiuts with supplies. Rutht-rfordton has sent wagon trains and pack horse* over the mountains with food for Hf>0 persons in the Chimney Rock and Bat Cave section. About 100 tourists and summer vacationists are among those penned up in the hills. Two additional bodies have been recovered from the Catawba river near Belmont, leaving six of the 20 who went down with tho Southern Railway bridge Sunday unaccounted ror. it is nenevea now that tho death list from the flood will he loss than 100. The armies o frepair men sent to the flooded section are making rnpid progress and prospects are that next week normal schedules will he resumed on the main lines of the railroads affected. Various branch lines will be out of commission much longer. BILL TO PROVIDE GREAT NAVY PASSES THE SENATE Amendments Voted Down Overwhelmingly and Bill Goes to Conference. Washington.?Tho naval appropriation hill with a threo-yenr building program Including the immediate construction of four dreadnaughts, four great battle-cruisers and 58 other craft, passed the Senate hy a vote of 71 to 8. It carries $315,826,843, or $45,857.58* more than the total as the measure passed the House. Many proposals to curtail the enormous building increases written into the measures hy the 8eunte Naval Commmittec were defeated overwhelmingly and as soon as final pnssago was announced the Senate voted to Insist 011 its amendment and send the bill at once to conference. Two Democrats. Senators Thomas and Vardamnn and six Republicans, Senators Clap p. Curtis. (Ironna, i/nFollette, Norris nnd Works, voted against the bill xvhich has had the support of leaders of both parties daring -the week of debate that preceded passage. ROTARY CLUBS TO MEET NEXT YEAR IN ATLANTA Cincinnati. O Atlanta, (la., was selected as the convention oity in May. 1!?17. of the Interna'ional Association of Rotary Clubs here by the new and retiring officers empowered to make the selection C. R. Perry, of Chicago, was reelected Secretary. PROHIBITIONISTS PICK HANLY FOR PRESIDENCY St. Fattl, Minn ?The Progressive National Convent ion. which has been in session li'-rc, adjourned Pino dio after nominating .1 Frank Ilaniy, former governor of Indiana, as candidate fir pi ident <?I fho United States and !>r. Ira D. Landret.h of Nashville Candida to for vice president. l>r. Landret.h *s nomination was made unanimous after tlio other vice presidential candidates had been withdrawn. Mr. Ilaniy was nominated on first ballot. LULL IN FIGHTING BY ALLIES ON SOMME FRONTS London.- The Intensity of the ItritIsh and French attacks against tho lie-man front north and south of fho Somnte river in northern Prance appears to have lessened !**-ently according to the latest official statements. London declares a lull has set in on the Rritish front and the Paris official statement mentions no activity along the whole rront from north of the Somme to Switzerland. Hoods prevent advances In some sectors. I