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StOLY CITY HAD BEEN UNDER
mi OF INFIDEL TWELVE
Bill' ' ' CENTURIES.
mmBf .
mi? OF TURK IS NEAR END
y v HfUtMiby, Accompanied by British and
* French OfNesrs Occupy Jerusalem?
If Turks Effort Agalnat| Sues Canal
?/ ; and Egypt Collapsed.
K^Xdudoa.?Andrew Bonar Law, ctaanf VMttlor
of the exchequer, announced in
p^s 1 louse of commons that Jersualem
^^flpMtai being surrounded on all sides by
troops, bid surrendered,
t' The chancellor said British, French
f^^fjuid Mohamm jdan representatives
g&jHpwere on the w.y to Jersualem to safeguard
the ho' / places.
General .Henby repqrted that on
JB* Saturday > * attacked the enemy's positions
r ath and west of Jerusalem,
" the cbf ucellor said Welsh and home
30? cour'J troops, advancing from the di.don
of Bethlehem, drove back the
<{ enemy and. paHaing Jerusalem on
^ ""the east, establishing themselves on
1 the Jerusalem-Jericho road. At the
same time, London infantry and dismounted
yeomanry attacked the strong
enemy positions west and northwest
?f Jerusalem and placed themselves
k astride the Jrusalem-Shchem road.
...A- The holy city, being thus isolated, surrendered
to General Allenby.
|g-v: The. chancellor said General Allenby
entered Jerusalem officially, accom;
panted by the officers of the French
| and Brititsh forces.
5v:- The capture of Jersualera by the
[^British forces mailcs the end. with two
brief interludes, of more than 1,200
-V. pears possession of the seat of the
|?^j>iff|sUan religion by the Mohammedans.
For 756 years the eholy city
' kss been in undisputed possession of
* Mohammedans, the last Christian
ruler of Jersualein beelng the German
emperor, Frederick II, whose short-llved
dominations lasted from 1229 to
^H^BThe Turks have held sway in Jeru*
^^^Htemstnce 1517 when they overcame
^ s Mammelukes.
^^^HApart from its connection with the
^^^Hmpalgn being waged againBt Tur
by the British in Mesopotamia,
fall of Jersualem marks the deflHHBe
collapso of the long protracted
^^^ orts of the Turks to capture the
^^HHes canal and invade Egypt.
8TORM HITS .
GRIEF STRICKEN HALIFAX.
Rearing Blizzard Drives Relief Worker*
From Task.
Halifax, N. 3.?A roaring blizzard,
the third to strike this sorely afflicted
clt; since the blast from the exploding
munitions steamer made 25,000
H p,ei oqh homeless four days ago, burst
frcl, the northeast. Raging with all
thn fury for which these northern
wliner storms are noted, it all but
crulfied the hearts of the brave band
of Ijrorkers struggling against overwhifraiug
odds to alleviate suffering.
hi r a while the contingents of the
Caijldian army stationed here toiled
dogjedly amid the ice-shrouded ruins
for [the unrecovered dead, but when
Iired suddenly to the southew
with redoubled force,
were obliged to withdraw.
Ing hospital supplies and
numerous relief stations
bound. The crippled lightbroke
down again, leaving
darkness.
rtles who had volunteered
es were driven to cover,
erastated area of two and
re miles, hundreds of men
i patiently seeking their
up their task for still an,nd
sought shelter,
tins bringing workers and
ached the city in the
the blizzard, but those so
dp found themselves helplew
not which way to turn
uslon of the storm, the unand
the wreckage.
ION OF ALL
ULROAD8 DURING WAR
on.?President Wilson will
go to Congress for special legislation
to bring about unification of the rail
roade during the war. That the President
baa decided definitely on such
a move became known after he had
gone ever, the whole .transportation
situation wit\i Senator Newlands.
chairman of the aenate Interstate
commeroe committee. He probably
ariil ask far the legislation In an add^wHprt'tmaa
holidays.
ask! JIto dismiss
KhiB-ective draft case
Wi^?In a brief made p\ibHe
a^^KK supreme court to dlamiss
fl^KStacklng the constlutlonallty
^^KjBelectlvo draft law. the
goret^^HtXBserts that power eonfttye^^lna'nortrrAftn
tr> *?
V St Authority to compel
V^v;? tn!llU^^*Vl<^ either at home or
nhi-otuH^Animlaory draft la declared
to n.H a) normal method ef rata
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HEART OF MODE
A remarkable and recent photc
the steady British drive through Pa!
German forces have reclaimed it frc
famous Tower of David at the Jaffa t
modern Russian tower. Directly in th
Solomon's temple. Back of it is the G
of St. John, the headquarters of the h
government.
ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE
DECLARES 8TATE OF WAR EXI8T8
BETWEEN UNITED STATES
AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
Socialist Votes Against Resolution?
Debate Was Brief in Both Houses.?
Resolution Immediately Signed by
President Effective at Once.
Washlnigton.?War between the
United Stfttes and Austria-dlungary
has been formally declared.
Congress, with one dissenting vote
in the house, adopted and President
Wilson approved a resolution tleclar!
lng existence of a state of war beI
tween the "imperial and royal Ausj
tro-Hungarlan government and the
^ government and people of the United
j States" authorizing the President to
[ employ the nation's armed forces and
pledging its resources to victory.
Text of Resolution.
The resolution follows:
."Joint resolution.
"Deciariing that a state of war exists
between the Imperial and royal
Austro-Hungarian government and
people of the United States and making
provision to prosecute the same.
"Whereas the imperial and royal
Austro-Hungarian government has
committed repeated acts of war
against tbe government and the people
of the United States of America: j
Therefore be it
"Resolved by the senate and house '
of representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
that a state of war is hereby declared
to exist between the United States of
America and the imperial and royal
Austro-Hungarian government; and
that the President be, and he is hereby,
authorized and directed to employ
the entire naval and military forces of
the Unitod States and the resources of
the government to carry on war
against the Imperial and royal AustroHungarian
government; and to bring
the conflict to a successful termination
all the resources of the country are
hereby pledged by the Congress of the
United States.
(Signed) "CHAMP CLARK.
apeaaer Mouse or Representatives.
"THOMAS R. MARSHALL.
"Vice-President of the United States
and President of the Senate.
"Approved 7th December. 1917.
"WOODROW WILSON."
TWO AMERICAN AIRMEN
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Washington. ? American airmen
fighting the German planes on the j
western front have suffered their first
casualties. Two men. a corporal and
a private were reported wounded.
BAND OF VILLISTAS
AMBU8HED BY FEDERAL3|
\ V t I
Juarez. Mexico.-?Combined columns 1
of federal cavalry. In command of General
Francisco Murgula and General ,
Pedro Eavela, ambushed a large band |
ot viua rouowers in Santa Clara canyon,
75 miles northwest of Chihuahua
City according to an official statement
given out at military headquarters. A
total of 400 were killed and wounded
on both sides. The Villa forces suffered
&e heaviest looses. hU-Mfc L
FOBT
RN JERUSALEM *
kKEN FROM TURK
graph of the heart of the city of Jerusalc
lestine. The British forces, despite contii
>m the possession of the Mussulman. Thi
ate. In the background can be seen ibe
ie center is the Dome of the Rock, rr tl
arden of Oethsemane. The pointed tower
nights of St. John during the Crusad's ai
HALF OF CITY IS LRID WASTE C
TRANSPORT LADEN WITH MUNI- Rl
TIONS EXPLODES IN HALIFAX
HARBOR.
Death Dealing 8hock Caused by Col
ilsion Between Munitions Ship and
Belgian Relief 8hlp?Property Lost
Will Run Far Into Millions.
Halifax. N. S.?With tfce toll of
dead steadily mounting. It was belteved
that more thnn 2,000 persons perished
In the explosion and (Ire which j
followed the collision in Halifax harbor
between a munitions-laden French
ship aflh another vessel, the Iomu,
loaded with supplies for the Belgian
relief commission. !^e
in
The disaster, which has plunged the lgC
Dominion into mourning pi*bably will W|
rank as the most fearful that ever ln
occurred on the American continent. el)
Residents of Halifax and thousands
of volunteer relief workers who havo
come into the city hav been almost'te
dazed at the extent of the horror. dl
Temporary morgues have been established
in many buildings to which
r steady procession of vehicles of all Ai
kinds carried for hours the bodies of se
men, women and children. Most of go
them were so charred that thoy were Ai
unrecognizable. Thousands of persons wi
seeking trace of relatives and friends pe
passed by the long, silent rows, at- lei
tempting to identify the ones they to
sought. j wi
Virtually every building in the city Pe
which could he rnnvflpiori in?n I th
pltal is filled with wounded, many of jwl
them so desperately injured that thore pc
is no hope of their recovery. Score* ^
already have died in these tempi KC
rary hospitals. An ever-increasing
number is being taken from the com j
plotely devastated Richmond district 10f
to the relief station. 'of
nv.r. Pr-?<<)r,wept area covers ap- th
proximately two and one-half square de
miles. It begins at what Is known as i gt
the North street bridge extending ar
north to Pier 8 on the Richmond wate* m,
front and back to a point running par he
allel with Gottlngen street. Nothing to
has been left standing in this section ta
of the city. Only a pile of smoulder- . ca
ing rtilns marks the spot wli?re the ; ro
great building of the American Suga ntl
Refining Company stood. The dry fu
dock and nil the buildings which sur- < ^
rounded it were destroyed. iq(
Canadian officers who have seen j
long service in France characterize J
cue cniastropne as "the most fearful CI
which has befallen any city In th ? pr
world." , ba
\ 'r'oally all the north end of the !
city was laid waste and the property
damage will run far Into the millions 71
A part of the town of Dartmouth
across the harbor from Halifax, ?'s~
was wrecked. Nearly all the build **
Ings In the dockyard there-Are In ruins
The business life of the city had
JuBt begun for the day when the town
was shaken to Its foundations by the
explosion. Persona in the streets
were picked up bodily and hurled to
the ground. Occupants of ufTlce build- m,
ings covered under a shower of falling
glass and plaster. Houses in the | Ar
Richmond sectloh crumpled up and j **
collapsed, burying their tenants.
In the main part cf the city where j m
the buildings are chiefly of stone or '
concrete the damage was confined to tl<
the shattering of windows and most , s
of the casualties in this section were 1
auaed by flying glass. ifo
JHMOmUHHU
!m which was the coveted goal of
lued opposition from the Turkos
photograph was made from the
Mount of Olives crowned by a
fie "Mosque of Omar." the site of
' at the left belongs to the church
iid now the property of the German
LEARS THE WAY FOR ACTION
ESOLUTION IN HOUSE DECLARING
8TATE OF WAR WITH
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
V
? Reference Is Made Either to Turkey
or Bulgaria?Early Action Is
Expected in Senate on War Resolution.
Washington.?Congress cleared the
ay for prompt response to President
ilson's call for a declaration of war
ith Austria-Hungary.
The Joint resolution approved by the
esiaeni ana me state department
daring existence of a state of war
itween the United States and the
iperial and royal Austro-Hungarlan
vernment from Wednesday at noon
is introduced in the house and uuanlously'
approved by the house forgn
affairs committee.
As perfected by the house commite
and ordered reported without a
ssenting vote, the resolution reads
follows:
"Wherers, the imperial and royal
astro-Hungarian government hns
vered diplomatic relations with the
ivernment of the United States of
aierica and has committed acts of
it against the government and the
ople of the United States of Ameril.
amone u-hlrh ora It"
.. ? M.u no auuvrciil'.t
the policy of ruthless submarine
irfare adopted by its ally, the lmirial
German government with which
e United States of America is at
ir, and by' giving its ally active suo>rt
and aid on both land And sea in
e piosocution of war against the
vernment and people of the United
ates of America; therefore, be it
"Resolved by the senate and house
representatives of the United States
America in Congress assembled,
at a state of war be and is hereby
clared to exist between the United
ates of America and the imperial
id royal Austro-Hungarian governent;
and that the President be. and
i is hereby, authorized and directed
employ the entire naval and mlllry
forces of the United States and
rry on war against the imperial and
yal Austro-Hungarian government,
d to bring the conflict to a success1
termination all the resources oT
e country are hereby pledged by the
rngress of the United States."
Approval Is Certain.
jairmen Stone and Flood and whicn
obably will be made public in deite,
were regarded as convincing.
Although sentiment remain* ?trnn,.
both hranrhep to have the wav
iclaration extended to Turkey and
llgaria. approval of the reaolutlon
It stands la regarded an very carta.
Reasons given ronfldentlally to
LANNINQ TO FORCE
BOY8 INTO THE ARMV
Amsterdam.?Intimations that Oerany
la planning to forc-e boya of 16
tad 17 years into the army are conlned
in an appeal appearing in the
isen General Anze.'ger that they imcdlately
Join the juvenile corps.
"ThlR greaf atmggle between the name.'*
savs the newspaper, "will necealaie
thos^ who are now 16 and 17 beg
called up at no very remote date
r army aervice.
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DECEMBER IS, 19^ f
U. a DESTROYER IS'
SUNK INJR ZONE
GERMAN U-BOAT TORPEDOE8 AND |
8INK8 BIG AMERICAN 1
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DE8TROYER. ,
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MOST OF THE CREW IS LOST i
1
David Worth Bagley Commanding Officer
la Among Saved?Jacobs Jones
Was One of Largest Vessels of the 1
Destroyer Type.
Washington.?Liehtenant Command- i
er David Worth Bagley and Lieutenant i
Norman Scott were among tne survivlors
rescued after the sinking of the
.kviuujoi, IIWUU JUUCS, uy a j
German submarine in the war zone :
last Thursday night. The navy department
was so advised by Vice Admiral
Sims.
These two officers, two warrant officers,
and two* enlisted men were
named in the admiral's dispatch as
survivors in addition to the 37 previously
reported saved. It is now established
that the five line officers on
the destroyer were rescued. Gunner
Harry R. Hood and 63 men ar4 missing.
Admiral Sims' report said that Commander
Bagley and the five other men
saved with him got away in a motor I
boat and were picked up and landed
uninjured at the Scilly islands.
The other four survivors reported
besides Commander Bagley and Lieutenant
Scott were:
Chief Boatswain's Mate Clarence
McBride, wife Florence McBride,
Syracuse, N. Y.
I Coxswain Ben Nunnery, father Fred
A. Nunnery. Edgemoor, S. C.
Fireman Joseph Kroneniecky, mother
Anna Krozeniecky, Suvlve, Russia.
Vice Admiral Sims up to a late hour
had been able to supply only meager
detallB in reply to urgent messages
from Secretary Daniels, whose brother-in-law,
Lieutenant Commander David
W. Bagley, commanded the lost
vessel, and was first reported among .
the missing. Three officers and 34
men were picked up by other vessels
from life rafts to which they clung, but
the names of only ten of ^hese had 1
been transmitted to Washington.
The Jacob Jones, one of the largest j
and newest American destroyers operating
In the Atlnntic, was the first ; '
American warship to fall victim to a !
German submarine, bnt was the second
American destroyer to be lost in
foreign waters. The Chauncev sank
with her commander. Lieutenant Commander
Walter E. Reno, two other
officers, and 18 enlisted men. after being
cut in two by the transport Rose
early on the morning of November
20.
NO ATTEMPT TO CHECK UP
LIST OF HALIFAX DEAD
Morgue Officials Hold to Estimate of
Four Thousand.
Halifax. N. S.?No official attempt :
I was maae nere to check up or revise j (
(the Ion* list of dead and injured re- ;
' suiting: from Thursday's disaster when |
!& munitions ship's cargo exploded in
the harbor. I i
The morgue officials held to their | (
estimate of 4,000 dead, but other ob- ,
pervers said that Estimate was too
great by half.
A Joint appeal by the mayors of 1
Halifax and Dartmouth was made co i
the Canadian public for money for the i
relief of the homeless and the recon- t i
struc.tion of that part of the city which |
is in ruins/ It was said that between (
I $20,000,000 and $25,000,000 would bo i
required. ' i
A heavy rainstorm interrupted the ]
systematic search for bodies, but by 1
night 95 additional bodies had been i
placed in the morgue. Several deaths '
occurred among the Injured. <
! The task confronting the relief com- <
mitte?H seemed almost hopeless but ]
later In the day the skies olenrd and j
cheering word came from the phvsi- j 1
cians 'n charge of the tents in which j j
60ft of the homeless had found shelter. | 1
The tents had withstood the storm and ( I
the occupants were as comfortable as <
could be 'xnecfed. t
GERMAN TROOPS ARE
RUSHED TO CAMBRAI |
i Geneva. Friday, Dec. 7.?Roth Field
i Marshal von Hlndenburg and Gen. von
iLudendorfr pre on the Camhral front,;
(according to a dispatch from Strase;hurg
today Railway trafTic through
|the P'ni^e Irwns has been congested
from this oenrce ewlng to the flow of
tr^onq a rift artt!!ery being rushed
through to this front. No eivilians
permlfed to travel along tho Rhine
and the German frontier remains
closed.
KALED1NE8 AND KORNILOFF
START REVOLT IN RU88IA
I
London.?A proclamation to the Rue
i u tin iiiiuuii iiiu1 ueitil IHHuea DJT KUKSlan ^
government announcing that "Kale- c
dines and Korniloft, assisted by lmpe c
rialists and constitutional democrats, i
have raised a revolt and declared war i
In Don region against the people." The t
proclamation adds that "tho constitu- c
t!on?l democrata and bourgeois* are ,
supplying the revolting generals with 1
of million:." (
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BAPTIST HAVE HAD BI6 YEAR ;
Interesting Reports Are Made at State '
Convention at Rnelr UIILj-T*"
ference Adjourn*. !
Rock Hill.?The session just closed
tias been a record breaker in the his- 1
tory of nearly 100 years of the South
Carolina Baptist Convention. It is the
first session of tho body since the
declaration 61 war and it was the rule
for the delegates to allude to the present
crisis and while the convention
Look no formal action it amounted to
hearty indorsement of the president I
In making provision for the spiritual '
welfare of the soldiers who have gone I
to the camps.
The State mission board was authorized
to prosecute its efforts toward
this provision. The report of
the reference committee on State missions
was presented by W. M. Jones
and provided for the employment of
two men and an assistant in the department
of Sunday schools. B. Y. 1*.
IT., and colportage. with special reference
to the B. Y. P. U. feature. It also
provided for raising $60,000 the coming
year, $10,000 of which is to be
used in church building and the Rock
Hill church will be assisted out of
this fund. '
Dr. W. T. Derieux. s*cr#>t?rv r?f
State missions, and the Rev. E. M.
Llghtfoot, camp pastor at Camp Jack- J
sou. addressed the convention. One 1
hundred and thirteen missionaries :
were employed in mission work by
this board ir South Carolina last year. 1
The height of enthusiasm was reach- ,
ed in the consideration of the special
order on education. The convention !
has seldom, if ever, keen moved1 as it I
was on the subject of education. Dr. 1
Charles A. Jones presented the special
report which recommended an educa- !
tional debt raising campaign for 1918. i
It was decided to raise the sum of I
$350,000 for educational purposes and I
the convention reached a climax of en- l
thusiasm with many hearty "aniens"
when It was decided to do this in 90 ,
days, as soon as the education board 1
can plan the details, which %111 be tm- <
mediately after adjournment of the
convention. (
The Rev. A. B. Kennedy presented ]
the report on orphanage, which recorn- (
mended increased support of this
splendidly managed institution. The ;
appoprlatlon for next year will be ;
$40,000 and a domestic science build- ,
ins will be the next building erected.
Dr. A. T. Jamison, superintendent of
the orphanage, addressed the convention.
J. P. Moore, statistical secretary,
submitted a statistical summary us follows,
taken from the summary of tha
report presented by J. Purman Moore,
of Wagener, the statistical secretary:
There are 1,132 churches; to these
were added 14,SOI members during the
year, 8.133 of whom were by baptism.
The total church membership at present
is 155,305. For pastors' salary
these churches gave $327,117.44; for
State mission. $45,039.59; for home
missions, $58,777.69, this item not including
$5,139.53 which was given to
the Judson fund for equipment on the
foreign fields. For Connie Maxwell
Orphanage the gifts were $38,860 GO.
Other objects were fostered, receiving
large gifts and bringing the total contributions
to $939,775.59. The value of
the church property in the State, ex- [
elusive of the college and academy
property, is $4,073,555.
The report on woman's work,was
presented by F. H. Martin and showed
that the women's missionary societies
contributed $58,972 last year. Mrs.
J. D. Chapman, Mrs. tV. T. Derieux, |
Mrs. Edwin Carpenter, Mrs. G.?E. Da- J
vis. miss tnima uoweu and Mrs. T.
T. Hyde were received as representatives
from the State Women's Missionary
Union, which is an auxiliary body
to the convention. I
After miscellaneous business at tho
evening session the convention considered
the Sunday school boqrd. The
report on education was adopted. It
provides for all educational matters
to be presented to the convention
through the education board.
The following officers were elected j
to serve for the coming year: Presi- |
lent, T. T. Hyde of Charleston; vice- ,
presidents, J. J. Lawton of Hartsville |
ind C. B. Bobo of Laurens; secretary, |
IV. C. Allen of North Augusta; assistant
secretary. A. B. Kennedy of Colum
t)ia; treasurer. C. H. Roper of Laurens. \
Each board was allowed to select its
awn auditor, after which the convem j
don adjourned.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.
A distressing accident occurred'in
he Rehoboth community of Edgefield
-ounty in the home, of Mr. and Mrs.
IV. P. Culbreath costing the life of one
>f their children. While several clilllren
were playing in the hall the Jar
o the building caused a loaded sho'
(uit mat was standing in the corner to *
'all and fire, the entire load taking ef- f
'eet In the chest of the five year old t
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Culbreath. I
Negro Baptists of the state held t
onvention at Rock Hill last week. t
January 1 Prof. James L. Carbery,
vho has been in charge of the gov- i
irnment work In the mill villages and c
is a result of v/hlch the operatives In
nany mills are now tending all year (
gardens and gathering thousands of f
loliars worth of vegetables and pro- s
luce from land which formerly grew t
ip in weeds, and which has resulted ,
n an Improved physical condition of r
be operatives by interesting them In j,
tally exercises via the garden route, t
vill become managing secretary of the a
Jnion Chamber of Agriculture and f
Commerce. ,
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J 43L25 Fer Year.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM CAMP SEVIER
THIRTY-FIVE ENLISTED MEN
DESIGNATED TO ATTEND
TRAINING CAMP.
PUN GREAT SHAM BATTLE
Schools In the Care and Handling of
Motor Trucks and Trench Trains
Have Been Started.
Camp Sevier, Greenville.?Thirtylive
enlisted men of the Thirtieth Division
have been designated to attend
various ordnance training camps
for training courses varying In length
from 20 to 84 days. The 105th mobile
irdnance repair shop, from which
more than half the men come is a
jnit of a sort recently organized and
Is attached to .the ammunition train
for the care of ordnance property in
Its charge. The designations were as
follows:
To the Machine Gun School at
Springfield Armory. Springfield, Mass.,
for 42 days: Privates Howard C. McN'alr,
George Tolinger, Bail M. Smith.
Joseph L. Dollard and Vernon S.
Stroupe.
To the motor section. Instruction
School at Peoria. 111., for 84 days:
Sergt. F. C. Odum. Privates C. T. Porter,
Charles W. DufTy and John Schlbbens.
To the motor section. Instruction
School at ClintonBvitle, >Vis., for 28
lays: Sergt. Wade M. Craig, Privates
Ferdinand A. Hessler and William J.
Singleton, O. P. Winfrey, Pitts Brad
ford and H. G. Winfrey.
To the motor section. Repair School
at Kenosha, Wis., for 20 days: Sergt.
William H. Royall, J. A. Ortman. T. D.
Stout and. H. A. Due.
To the equipment Bection, Instruction
School at Rock Island Arsenal,
III., for 42 days: Sergt. O. V. Mayor,
Corps. W. P. Sawyer and Willie Rice.
To the Machine Gun Instruction
School at Rock Island Arsenal, 111., tor
35 days: Privates Allan Jones and J.
Fuller, Corps. Edwnrd Hare, Walter
I. Hudnell and J. P. Lecroy.
To the equipment section. Instruction
school at Rock Island Arsenal,
til., for 42 days: Privates E. W. Godfrey.
P. H. Schultz. W. C. Armfleld, Es
T. Gulledge, John W. Brill, J. S. Sim
uiuua, u. r. uooae ana wuuo McNair.
Schools in the car? and handling ot
motor trucks have been started for
svery man in the supply train and in
the motor section of the ammunition
train who is not already fnmillar with
those things. The ammunition train
as yet has no equipment, and this will
probably not be Issued until arrival in
Prance. There are still a number of
men in the supply train who are not
is familiar with motor trucks as they
should be. To fit all theso men for
the duties which they will perform
behind the lines. Col. Holmes 8.
Springs, commander of trains, has recently
started schools in both these
organizations.
A mCss hall for the officers stntion5d
at divisional headquarters is being
constructed immediately in the rear of
their quarters, tho dining room of the
Pinley residence also occupied as quarters.
having grown too small.
The officers of the 105th Ammunlion
Train are now engaging daily in
in athletic program, the movement
invlne been bende?t bv I 'r?n* ^"1 W
fV. and MaJ. A. H. Sllcox. C.
tV. Knebel, athletic director at Y. M.
' . ..i ..n 0.i, is lOtUlil 1;1B
incers. wno just now are spending
most of their exercise period daily in
flaying, volleyball.
A great sham battle extending over
1 front of four miles is planned for
he Thirtieth Division for the near fu:ure.
The attack will start on a four
mile front, which is the widest area
he division will ever he called upon
o defend in actual battle The alack
will converge as it moves forward
to a front not over a mile in
ength, which is the shortest sector
he division will ever be called upon to
lefend In actual bnttle. The foe will
e assumed, but otherwise conditions
wilt be,as nearly li'ce an actual ba'tle
is,possible. In the advance many tacic.P.1
problems will be met and decided.
W. C. Gorgas, surgeon general oi
the United States army, recently via
ted Camp Sevier, coming to Inspect
us i?in|i onc uuu saiuiary conditions
jenerally, hip visit having no connec.ion
with the quarantine for tho re
:6nt nieanles epidemic. When seen by
i representative of the press General
jorgaa Stated that he thought the site
>f Camp Sevier Ideal, and that he hn I
bund conditions here fairly satisfactory.
The epidemic had been handled
n a thorough and efficient manner hy
he camp medical authorities, he
hought.
Camp Sevier was a happy place
vhen the mess call that announced
linner simultaneously carried the
tews that the quarantine which for 20
lays had kept the soldiers confined to
he military reservation proper and
iven out of the small tbwns of Parb
tnd Camp Sevier had Anally been liftMi.
Every means of reaching the city
vas ysed to capacity, all the street#
>f Greenville were again erowdod with
thakl clad Agures. All shops within
he camp limits were open and doing
i booming business and all amuse
nent and recreational feauren wers
dther running or will begin