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established in 1891. a^?mmt^?^^?m ^TiRF.AT POU I WAR 1 n executive order creati BODY TO ENFORCE TRADING WITH ENEMY ACT. :| VANCE M'CORMICK CHMRMH (Now Law Fobids Trading With Enen Company or Agent at Home Abroad Without License?Forei( Language Papers Get Attention. Washington. ? Broad war powe conferred upon the president by t] trading with the enemy act were p Into operation under an executive < der delegating the authority under tl law to various government depa menta and to a newly created w iraaeooaru The trade board in composed of tl members of the exports administrati board which it will replace, with t! addition of a representative of t treasury department. It will contin to license exports and will exercl I a similar control over imports as so< as the president proclaims under s thorlty of the trading with the enen act the articles to be restricted. Tra lng or commercial dealings of any r ture with an enemy company or age in this country or abroad is forb: den, except under license of the w trade, board, which also 1h authorlz to llconse enemy or "ally of encm companies doing business in the III ted States excepting insurance co panles, whose supervision is entru ed to the treasuryMay Censor Mails. r'nnBnrship of -mails, cables, rad and telegraph manages passing o ' of the United States <s placed in t! hands of a censorship board consist!) of representatives of the war. na and postofflce department, the w trade Do&ra ana 01 ueorge ureei, cna man of the committee on public inf< maLlon. To the treasfury is assigned the re illation of transaction in foreign c change and exportation of gold or s ver coin under license and enfon ment of the law's provision again transmission to the enemy of inform tlon by any other means than regul mails. The treasury also must llcen Insurance or reinsurance compani of the enemy or ally of the enemy d ing business within the Unit States. Regulation of the use of the ener owned or controlled patents for t! war, and of the granting or public tion of patents containing informatii valuable to the enemy is given to tl federal trade commission. Foreign Language Npiqrspapers. The poetmaster general is entrust with supervision over and the licei ing of foreign language newspapei In anticipation of this authority Poi master Burloeon has been recelvii applications for licenses and will beg issuing them before Tuesday, Octob 16, the date the provision of the la becomes effective. All hucIi papei except those granted licenses, aro i quired under penalty to file with the local postmasters before publlcati true translations of all matters reh - Ing to the United States government tie governmnt of any other natl at war. The same section of the la makes it unlawful to circulate in ai manner matter made unmailuble the espionage act. The president's order defines t powers of the alien property cusl dtan to act as trustee for all enen to Issue licenses i exempting enen property within the United States < companies from his supervision. > appointment ror tnis position win i made soon. The secretary of state Is empowen to license the transportation of er rales to or front the United Stat through the existing: passport mean The secretary of commerce will reta his present authority to review the d cisions of customs collectors refusii clearances to vessels carrying ct goes in violation of the trading wi the enemy act. Personnel of Board. The new war trade board is to co sist of Vance C. McCormlck, ehairma representing the secretary of stat Dr. Alonso E. Taylor, representing tl secretary of agriculture; Thomas Jon^s, representing, the secretary commerce; Beaver White, represei lng the food administrator; Frank Uumon, -representing the shippii boad, and a representative of the ae rotary of the treasury yet to be name The name of 'the present expor II I- l.% council IB I'unilRi-ii HI nui iiaur tuu cM with the secretary of the treasui and Chairman Hurley of the shlpplr board added to Its membership. tl secretaries of state, agriculture. ai commerce and the food administrate This body Will act in an advsory c paclty to the president and the w'i trade board. The president's order vests in tl war trade board power to license tra< "directly or Indirectly with, to from or for. or ?n account of, or < ' behalf of, or foi the benefit of, at other person, with knowledge < reasonable cause *o believe that su< jjj other person is an enemy or ally j enemy, or is conducting or taking ps imuch trade directly or indirectly fo ^ " Mfetctxmnt of. or on behalf of, < amtM j&r'We beretit of. anv enemy or al ef enemy " Only wi?h fon..ent of tl ; ' >t ' . r. . -'.J . The rER GIVEN PRADE BOARD o E8 board may agents of enemy companies do business in the United States after November 6. Enemy companies 1 also may not change names they used at' the beginning of the war without j special license. II Affects Financial Transactions. W Secretary McAdoo is vested by the president with and is expected to turn over to the federal reserve board "the ty executive administration of any inor vestigatlon. regulation or prohbtiion Jn of any transaction in foreign exchange, export or earmarking of gold or silver coin, or bullion or currency transrs fers of credit In any form( other than credits relating solely to transactions ut to be executed wholly withl the )r United States) and transfer of evldence of Indebtedness or of ownership of property between the United States ar and any foreign country, or between Ho rPQ irlpnta n f nil o nr mnro fnmlait he countries, by any person with the vo United States." The reserve board al[ie roady exercises virtual control over he gold and silver exports.* * ue The secretary of the treasury's vestge ed authority to prevent transmission of on information to any enemy either to or IU_ from the United States will be exerQy cised by the secret service. The sec. etary may permit this transmission when he wishes. iant ! Enemy Insurance Companies. Id- . "I further authorize the secretary of ar tho treasury," says the president "in ed his order, "to grant a license under y" such terms and conditions an ore not ni- inconsistent with law or to withhold : m- or refuse the same to any 'enemy' or st- 'ally of enemy* insurance or reinsurance company doing business within the United States through an agency lio or branch office or otherwise, which u( shall make application within 30 days l10 of October 6. 1917." (The date the net u'DQ o nnrnvm? 1 Ilg ? "? "?*? vv The eensorship board is entrusted a"r with the "censorship of cominunicajr, tions or mail orders, radio or other Jr. means of transmission passing between the United States and any foreign country from time to time specifled by the president, or carried by any vessel, or other means of transportation touching at any port, place or ter^ ritory of tho United States and bound 1 to or from any foreign country." ia" j "Among the most important and far ar , reaching of the povislons of the enemy act." says an official statement exOB plaining the law, "are those dealing with the taking over by this government of the custody and control of 'enemy* property within the United "y States, he ,a. Enemy Property In America. un "The poperty affected by these prohe visions is that which is located in the I United States and belonging to any I person or corporation that is an B(j 'enemy' or 'ally of enemy' within the l8. definitions of the act, referred to re above, except those licensed to congt. tinuo doing business in the United ng States. Gorman subjects and tho subjn jecta of her allies resident in the Unier tod States do not. from the mere fact iVf of their nationality, fall within these :H( definitions. e- J "The act niaJtes it the duty of every ,jr concern within the United States issu on ing shares of stock, within 60 days nf ter tho approval of the act. to report or to the alien property custodian the [)n names of such of its officers, directors iW and stockholders as are known to l>? or reasonably believed to be 'enemies' by or 'ally of enemy' and the amount o stock or ahnres owned by each, be "The act provides in addition under to- fovere penalties that every person in jy the United State* holding any property 3y an 'enemy' or 'ally of enemy* or for or any person who he may have reasonable cause to believe to be nn 'enemy' be 'or ally of enemy' must report the fact to the alien property custodian within 30 days after the pussaga of the act. ie_ So also, any person In me unuea eg States indebted In any way to an 'enlg emy' or 'ally of enemy' or to a perjn son whom ho may have reasonable ie. cause to believe to be an 'enemy* or lg 'ally of enemy' must make a similar ir. report. th ' May Take Over Property. t The alien property custodian may require a transfer to himself of any n- property held for or debt owed to an n. enemy or enemy ally and any pers >n b; so holding any property, or so owing any money, may transfer such propEl. erty or pay such money to tho custoof dlan with his consent, it- Property or money transferred to C. the alien property custcoian will be iR held until the end of the war end then c- dealt with as congress shall direct. All d. funds or ready money may be invested ts tn Liberty bonds and held In suph n' form. ry The definition of an "enemy" or >R "ally of enemy" Is explicit. Any per?e son, regardless of nationality, who r*id sides within the territory of the Ge* ?r. man empire.or the territory of any O' a- Its allies or that occupied by their milar ltary forces is expressly made an "enemy" or "ally of enemy" by the ie act. Even citlxer.s of the United le States remaining In such territory are or regarded as "enemies" or "allies of an >n enemy " ?y Control of Corporations. or Any person doing business within such territory is placed within the deflnitton of "enemy" )>r "ally of rt enemy." So also, is anv corporation ,r? created by Germany or ita allies, or by ^ any other nation than the United !>' States and doing business within suoh territory. . ( . ? For FORT BOLL, i ASKED TO MOBILIZE ALL NATION'S COLO PRE8IOENT WIL80N SOUNDS CALL?FEDERAL RE8ERVE BOARD 8UPERVI8ES. TO AID IN PROSECUTING WAR State Banks and Truat Companies Are Asked to Join in System?Big Financial Transactions Make Control of Reserve Imperative. Washington. ? President Wilson sounded a call for the mobilization of all the nation's gold reserves under the supervision of the federal reserve board. In <* of ofamant ii n oiniriiiriu U1C?\4*7 |?UUlH lllll'U^II the board, the President galled upon all eligible non-member state banks and trust companies to Join the federal reserve system without further delay, that they may "contribute their share" to the consolidated gold reserves of the country and aid more effectively "In a vigorous prosecution and successful termination of the war." Scores of such institutions have flocked to the system within the past three sveeks. among tliein some of the largest trust companies of New York. Philadelphia and other cities. The movement to the federal reserye system has lacked only a final impelling force to assume the proportions of n landslide. Within loss than three weeks, resources of such institutions in the system have risen $2.600.000.000. Liberty Loan financing, the resultant activity in the money mnrkets, the mci:i tn iiiv Kiivfniiiifiii h uuge nnanclal transactions upon the hond markets nnd the stock exchanges of the country have made it imperative, in the view of the administration, for the federal reserve board to control not a major fraction of the gold reserve of the country but the entire amount. Financially Impregnable. With the hoard inactive, daily control of the country's huge store of sold, at present more than $3,000,000.000. watching every avenue through which it may be lessened and vigilant In its supervision of thfe country's hanking activities. officials believe that the financial position of the country may be rendered as nearly impregnable as human skill can make it. FUEL ADMINISTRATION SAYS THAT COAL SUPPLY IS AMPLE Communities Really in Need of Fuel Can Get at Government Prices. Washington.?Communities really in need of coal can get it at government prces. Fuel Administrator Clnrtleld announced and the supply is ample to meet immediate needs even in the middle west, where an acute condition nroBo through failure, he said, of cities to state specflcally their needs. Appeals should be made to the fuel administrators in each state, Dr. Garfield said, but where there is no state administrator, .communication should bo directed to the food administration hero. I?r. Garfield, who has just returned from Ohio, where he discussed the situation in that state with Home P. Johnson of Cleveland, the new state administrator, served warning against attempts of communities to confiscate coal in transit, cases of which were reported from points in the middle west. "When local officials," he said, have undertaken to confiscate cool for the use of public institutions or local communities, they not only have assumed to exercise powers not vested in them, but at the best would be required to pay contract prices for the coal, instead of the lower price fixed by the fuel administration. When the fuel administration acts, it has the power to furnish coal at government prlcos. "The difficulty Is the commqnitles do not tell us spectrally what amounts they need, what the purpose is. when to deliver and other specific information. All they need to do is to give us definite facts and coal will be ordered shipped at once." GERMANY EXTENDS AGE FOR MILITARY SERVICE Copenhagen.?Germany has extended military service to men 47 years of age and is calling up those who heretofore have escaped service on account of militay unfitness. The army already included a large number above the legal limit of 45 years, on the ground that although nobody above that age could be mobilized, yet no requirement existed for the discharge of a Roldler reaching that age. WILL INVEST MONEY OF RED MEN IN BONDS Washington. ? Secretary I^ane has authorized Indian Commissioner Sells to Invest $2,000,000 of the funds of the five civilized tribes in four per cent liberty bonds. It is expected that the Oklahoma ' Indians outside the five tribes will subscribe $1,000,000 moro. making a total of $3.000,0o0 subscribed to the government by the Indians of Oklahoma. A large part of their money comes from oil land royalties. v -,9?A ^ ^ , ?i vvSBfajfte^Y ?? T Ml 9. 0., THURSDAY, OCTOBER : TAX LEVIES FOR 1*17. Office of the County Treasurer of York ( wurnjr, York. S. C.. October 19th. 1917. In compliance with the law. I hereby give notice of the several levies on the property of York County, for the fiscal year, beginning January 1st, 1917. to-wit: For State purposes. 8V* mills on the dollar. For ordinary County purposes. 514 mills oA the dollar. For Constitutional School. 3 mills on the dollar. Fof Roads. 2 mills on the dollar. For interest and Sinking Fund for Courthouse bonds, % of one mill on the dollar. For Catawba River bridge. 1 mill on the dollar. For Broad River Bridge V& of 1 mill or. the dollar. Aggregating 21% mills on all the property of the County, and In addition to this the following Special Levies for Townships and Local ' Schools, viz: Catawba township. 1 mill for Inter- , nat nn townahin Kr>tw1 u 11 /vf ono rr*lll ! ? * I rm V* *M?i? | for a sinking fund for said township. JCbenezer township. % of one mill interest on township bonds, and % of jone mill for a sinking fund for said township. York township. 2% mills for Interest on township bonds, and % of one mill for sinking fund for said township. LOCAL SHOOL LEVIES. District No. 1?4 mills, special. 1 *4 mills, interest on bonda. 2*4 mills sink- , lng fund, making a total of 28% mills i in Bcthesdu's part of said district; 30 j mills in Rbenezer's part of said dis- ' 1 trict. and 30% mills in fatuwbn's part ! I of said district. District No. 2?8 mills, making a to- ' > tal of 29Vi mills in Baid district. District No. 4?2 mills, making a to- j tal levy of 23% mills for said district, i District No. 5?2 mills, making a , total levy of 24% mills in said district. | District No. 6?3 mills, making a to- j tal levy of 24% mills in said district. ; District No. 7?3 mills, making a j total levy of 25% mills in said district. District No. 8?2 mills, making a total levy of 23% mills in the Bethel part and 26 mills in the York part of said district. District No. 9?4 mills, making a total levy of 25% mills In said district. District No. 10?2 mills, making a total levy of 23% mills In said district. District No. 11?10 mills for graded school. 1 mill for high school, and 1 mill for interest on graded school bonds, making a total levy of 36 milla in said district. v Distrlct Nor- 12?5 mills for special school, 1 % mills for interest on school bonds, 1% mills for sinking fund for bonds, making a total of 30% mills on the property of Ebenezer. and 30% mills on the Catawba par* of said district. District No. 13?2 mills, making a total levy of 23% mills in said district. 1 District No. 14?4 mills, making a total levy of 25% mills In safd district. District No. 15?4 mills, making a total levy of 25% mills in said district, j T~M _ * -I .* XT _ O * ' ? i/mii it'i i-ou. ?o?t, nuns, inaKing a tctal levy of 23V4 mills in said district. District No. 17?3 mills, making a total levy of 24*4 mills in said district. District No. 18?2 mills, making a total levy of 23?4 mills In said district. ' District No. 19?2 mills, making a ; total levy of 23 mills in Broad River and King Mountain townships' part of , said district, and 26 mills in York ; townships' part of said district. District No. 20?4 mills, special tax, j 2 mills for Interest on bonds. 1 mill to retire bonds, making a total levy of \ 28*4 mlHs on the property of Bullock's ; Creek and Broad River townships' ; part and 31 mills on the York township part of said district. District No. 21?8 mills, special levy of 1 mill for Interest on bondB and 1 mill for sinking fund for bonds, mak- , ing a total levy of 31,4 mills in Kings Mountain township's part of said district, and 34 mills in York township's part. District No. 22?4 mills, making a total of 2S>\4 mills in said district. District No. 23? 8 mills m?Utn? n total of 29V? mills in said district. ' District Nb. 24?2 mills, making a total of 23*4 mills in said district. | District No. 26?2 mills, making a total levy of 22% mills in said district. District No. 26?3 mills, making a total of 24% mills in said district. District No. 27?3 mills, making a total of 24 % mills in the Bethesda township part of said district, and a total of 26% mills in the Ebenezer township part of said district. District No. 28?6 mills for special levy, and 1 mill for Interest on school bonds, making a total of 28*4 mills In said district. District No. 29?4 mills, making a total levy of 25V? mills in said district. District No. 30?2 m ils, making a ' total levy of 23*4 mills in said district. District No. 31?2 mills, making a total levy of 23*4 m!,ls for the Bethel I township part of said district; 24% ! ! mills for the Ebenexer township part ! of said district, and 26 mills for the , York township par* of said district, j District No. 32?2 mills special tax. | making a total levy of 24% mills for j said district*. District No. 33?4 m!?rs. making a total levy of 25% mills on Bethesda's part and 28 mills on the York township side of said district. District No. 34?2 mills, making a total levy of 23% mitls in said distrct. ! District No. 35?4 mills, making a : total levy of 26% mills on Ebenezer** part and 28 mills on York township's >art of said district. District No 36?4 mills, making a total levy of 26% mills for said district. * * . LL T 18, 1917 District No. 37?Special levy of 6 i mills for school. 1 Vfc mills for interest | on school building bonds. 1 mill for sinking fund, making a total of 28% : mills for said district. District No. 38?4 mills, making a total levy of 25% mills id said district. District No. 39?4 mills, making a total levy of 25% mills tit said district. ; District No. 40?5 mills special. 2% mills to pay interest o:i bonds. 1% ' mills for sinking fund, making a total levy of 30 mills in said district. District JCn 11?3 mill, m.i-i.. - total of 24% mills in said district. District No. 42?2 mills, making a total of 26 mills for said district. District No. 43?2 mills, making a total of 23% mills in Bethesda's part of said district; a total of 24% mills *n Kbenezer's' part of said district, and 26 mills In York's part of said district. District No. 44?4 mills, making n total levy of 26% mills in said district. District No. 45?4 mills, making a total of 36*% mills in said district. DUtrict No. 46?4 mills, making 26% mills In said district. District No. 47?2%mills. making a ' total of 26% mills in York township's 1 part and 23% mills in Broad River's ' part of said district. District No. 48?2% mills, making a total of 23% mills in Bullocks Creek ' and Bethesda township's part of said 1 district, and a total of 26*3 mills In York township's part of said district. District No. <9?5 mills, malcing a ( total levy of 26% mills in the King's Mountain township part of said dis trict, and 29 mills in the York town- 1 ship part of said district. District No. 50 -4 mills, making a total levy of 2t?a? mills in said district. District No. 51?ti mills, making a total levy of 271,* mills in said district. District No. 52?4 mills, making a total levy of 26a4 mills In said district. District No. 53?5 mills, making a total of 26V? mills in King's Mountain and Bethel townships' part of said district. and 29 mills on York township's part. District No. 54?2 mills, making a total levy of 23*4 mills in said district. 1 District No 56?4 mills, making a total levy of 25Vi mills in said district District No. 56?2 mills, making a total levy of 23Vi mills in said district. District No. 57?4 mills special, making a total of 23Vi mills In said district. 4 lan 1 An -11 a L ? mnu fl.vu Ull nil IHXSIMr I'OIIH. Also 50 cents each on all Dogs. HARRY E. NEIL. Treasurer of York County. GREEKS ABOARD STEAMER SENT DOWN BY U-BOAT Athens.?A painful impression hus been cauaed here by the torpedoing of the ftalian steamer Bart, on Vhich were a number of Greek officials from i Turkey, whose names do not appear on the list of .50 survivors, and who were landed at Corfu. Ono hundred and twenty are said to have been landed on the Galllpoli peninsula (Turkish territory). According to advices reaching here, j the lifeboats of the Hair were sunk by the Germans who torpedoed the steamer. , BRITISH CRUISER AND MINE SWEEPER SUNK 1 London.?Tho British armed mer- < cant lie cruiser Champagne has been i Bunk and the mine sweeping sloop Be- 1 gonia is overdue and regarded as lost, I says an offeial stati^ent. i NEUTRALITY RULES DO < NOT APPLY TO ENTENTE Montevideo, Uruguay.?A preslden- < tlal decree Issued sets forth that the ( rules of neutrality will not be applied to the governments of tho entente al- < lies. I i i < SEVEN KILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO i Detroit. Mich.?Seven persons, one man. two women and four children, were killed instantly when the auto mobile they occupied was struck by a Michigan Central passenger train near Warren village, near here The dead all of tliis city: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pohl .and thaler two children, aged three eand five years; Mrs. Geo. Harvey and two children, aged one and three years. The ear was being driven by I'ohld. Th? Individual. The Initiation of nil wise or noble things comes, ami must nlways cmne. from Individuals?generally at first from some one iudlvldunl. The honor and glory of the nveruge man Is that tie Is capable of following that Initiation; that he cuo respond Internally to wise and n<?hle tb'ngs.?John Stunrt Mill. Fine Chance for Axel. Being Arm friend*. Marie'* two lovers decided thnt one must end hi* courtship to help the other. When Axel suggested "head or talis" no 1 coin was nt hund. He agreed to the ' use of Sandy's pocket kplfe, but wn?" ; III prepared for h-s friend's words n* f the knife shot upward: "If the knife 1 tays up you win P* j ' Voice of Envy. "Did 1 understand you to say that Mr. Grnbcoln has more money than , he know* what to do with?" "No. That Is merely the point of view held . by some of Mr. ^Irnbcoln's neighbors who thlhk the$ could enjoy life a crest deal more than he does, If they only had hi* money."?New IlaveL ' Journal. I ' ;->v ' " "" . . ' . [MES WILSON NAMES OCT. 24TH LIBERTY DAY APPEAL COMES FROM WHITE HOUSE FOR LIBEF^Y LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS. ItMMI- am m mimmmmamm mm UHfit KtUfLt III ASStHIBlt 'resident Makes Stirring Appeal for Pe.ople to Pledge to Support Government.?Special Word to Subscription Workers. Washington. ? President WIlBon In jehalf of the liberty loan issued a iroclamation setting aside October 24 is liberty day and urging the people >f the nation to assemble on that day n their respective communities and "pledge to one another and to the gov?rnment that represents them the fullest measure of financial support." The President's proclamation folows: "By the President of the United States of America, a proclmatlon: "The second liberty loan gives the people of the United Staets another ipportunty to lend theler funds to tlteir government to sustain their country ?t war. The might of the United States is being mobilized and organized to strike a mortal blow at autocracy in defense of outraged American rights and of the cause of liberty. Billions of dollars are required to irm. feed and clothe the brave men who are going forth to fight our roun try's battles and to assist the nations with whom we are making common cause against a common foe. To subscribe to the liberty loan Is to perform ? seryice of patriotism "Now. therefore. I. Wood row Wilton, President of the United States of America, do aptfftint Wednesday, the twenty-fourth of October, as liberty iay. aim urge and ndvise the people to assemble In their respective communities and pledge to one another Mid to the government thad represents them the fullest measure of financial support. On the afternoon of that dav [ request that patriotic meetings he lield in every city, town and hamlet throughout the land, under the general lirection of the secretary of the treasury and the immediate direction of the liberty loan committees which liave been organized by the federal reserve banks. The people responded nobly to the call of the first liberty loan with an over-subscript ion of more than 50 per cent. Let the response to the second loan he even greater and let the amount be so large that it will serve as an assurance of unequalled support to hearten the men who ire to face the fire of battle for us. Let the result be so impressive and imphatie that it will echo throughout the empire of our enemy as an index :>r what America intends to do to !>ring this war to a victorious conclu don. "For the purpose of participating in iberty day celebrations all employes it the federal, government through Jut the country whose services can be 'pared, may be excused at 12 o'clock. Wednesday, the twenty-fourth of Oc:ober. "In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal >f the United States to be affixed. "Done in the District of Columbia, ibis 12th day of October in the year it our Lord, one thousand nine liunIred and seventeen and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty?econd. (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON. " "Ry the President. (Signed) "RORRRT LANSINO. "Secretary of State." TRADING WITH THE ENEMEY ACT i? KUT INTO OPERATION 9roclamation by President Confers Authority to Officials. Washington.?Broad war powers conerred upon the president by the tradnjf-wlth-the-enemy act were put Into >peratlon under an executive order Isuiod delegating the authority under he elaw to various government demrtments and to a newly created war rade eboard. The hoard is composed of the members of the exports administrative )oard. which it will replace with the wldition of a representative of the roosury department. T? will continue o license exports. Trading or commercial dealings of iny nature with an enemy company >r agoi^t in tills country or abroad is Vtrbldden, except under license of the war hoard, which also In authorized o license enemy or "ally of enemy" companies doing business In the t'ni od Stales, excepting Insurance com tanles, whose supervision Is entrust- i id to the treasury. Censorship of mails, cables, radio, ind telegraph messages passing out of he United States Is placed In the lands of a censorship board consisting >f representatives of the war. navy ind poetoffice departmnt, the war >oard trade and of freorge Creel, halrman of the ecommlttce on public nformatlon. To the treasury is assigned the reguation of transactions in foreelgn ex har.ge and exportation of gold or sllrer coin tinder license, the enforce netu of the claw's provision against ransmlsslon to the enemy of Infor ratten by any other means I , $1.25 Per Year. I PRISON SENTENCE 1 FOR PAUL WIERSE I PFnCDAI IIIDV ? ?ti/eu /.rtkj wwrt i n i nir\E.n vvi^iVICTS WRITER FOR CHARLESTON NEWSPAPER. CONSPIRACY TO SINK VESSEL Was Sentenced to Serve Two Year* In Atlanta Penitentiary and Pay a Fine of $1,000.00. Aiken.?Paul Wlerse, editorial writer on the staff of the Charleston American, and Johann Klattenhoff. formerly captain of the German merchant vessel LiebenfelB. were found Kiultv in federal court here of conspiracy to siivk the Liebetifela in Charleston harbor last February. The jury returned the verdict at 1:25 o'clock after having been In the jury room since 12:35 o'clock. At 1:15 o'clock they came out to ask the court whether they could return a verdict of guilty or not guilty as to all of the three defendants. Wierse, KluttenhofT and Dr. W. Mueller, formerly German consul at Atlanta, (in., who is named with them cojointly in the indictment. Judge Smith advised the Jury that Mueller could neither he acquitted nor convicted as he is at present a fugitive. Judge Smith immediately sentenced the men. Wierse was sentenced to pay a fine of $1.(100 and to serve two years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. Klatenhoff. who is already serving a penitentiary term, was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and to serve six months in addition to his present time. The first witness for the defense when the court resumed the hearing of the case, was the warden of the Atlanta penitentiary. Warden Zerbst testified that Captain Klattenhoff had been in the hospital since he was received at the Atlanta penitentiary. Klattenhoff did not take the stand aa was expected. Upon the completion of the testimony John P. Grace asked the oourt to direct u verdict in favor of the two defendants, which was promptly refused. T. Wakes Waring, assistant district attorney, made the opening argument for the government. Mr. Waring's argument was clinching. He wove from the evidonce which had been presented a strong case against Wierse ? .. ,1 1.1,1 nnM?</intA. miu i\iuiit'iimri uuu iaiu |mi uv uiai stress upon the congratulatory telegram which was sent by Wlerse to I)r. Mueller on the evening of January 31, the clay before the sinking of the Liebenfelds. Mr. Waring was followed by John ^ P. Grace. At the close of his argument Mr. Grace mado the statement that the government had brought the j charge of consipracy against Paul WierHe because of Wlarse-s connection with the Charleston American; that the government officials had overlooked the German consul ai.I the son of the German consul at Charleston to strike at the Charleston American through Wlerse. "Yo uhave no right to make such statements, sir," said Judge Smith, indignantly interrupting Mr. Grace. "This court will not permit them." Mr. Grat e then asked for more time. "Not another word, sir; sit down." District Attorney Francis II. Weston tn the closing argument for the government, assumed all responsibility ! for the prosecution of Wlerse, KlattenhofT and Dr. Mueller. Red Cross Unit Formed. Wllliston.?The Wllllston branch of the Barnwell chapter of the Red Cross was organized In the Baptist church, j When the expected speakers failed to arrive those present proceeded to organize by the election of Col. R. M. Mixson as chairman; Mrs. W. M. Jones, vice-president; J. A. Latimer, treasurer," and Miss Bessie II. Wlllla, as secretary. There were 53 names enrolled ami several persons whose membership has been In the Rarnwell chapter will be transferred to this branch. Manning Reviews Engineers. New York.?Governor Manning attended a regimental review of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment . of Kngineers given In honor of the governor by Colonel Kelley at Camp Mills. The First Rattallon of this regiment Is composed of South Carolinians und?r command of MaJ. J. Monroe Johnson. They made n splendid showing. The governor made a short speech to the men. after which he shook hands with each man. telling them good bye and wishing them Godspeed and a safe return. Spartanburg to Get Coal. Spartanburg. ? Spartanburg's coal famine is going to be relieved through the acceptance on tho part of the local coal dealers of tho proposition of the Clinchfleld Fuel Co. to supply them with 50 tons dally at $2.75 per ton. Adding: to this the freight, which is $1.95, the coal will cost placed in the coal dealers' yards $4.70. Before the Spartanburg chamber of coin* merco representatives of dealers said they were going to figure their gross profits for 1915 and add 30 per cent to that and anntunce the pprtce.