Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, December 27, 1917, Image 1
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Established in 1891.
KEGOTIATIONSFOR
PEACE HAVE BEGUN
BClUVBCn I Mfc. TbUlUNib ALLIES
AND THE RU3SIAN8 AT BREST*
LITOV8K.
ENEMY PLAYS TRUMP CARD
Von Kuehlmann Unanimously Elected
Chairman and Austro-German Delegates
Are Far Stronger Than Delegates
From Russia.
Peace negotiations between the Teutonic
allies and the Russians have begun
at Rrest-Lltovsk. And apparently
the enemy has played a trump
card at the outset, for on the proposal
of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, tho
German commander-in-chief on the
Russian front, I)r. von Kuehlmann, the
Gorman foreign secretary and an
AHtutc politician, has been chosen unanimously
as officii 1 chnirman.
A noteworthy fact in the composition
of the delegations from the various
countries ailied with the AustroGermans
is that thev Include men who
have stood high in the councils of
their respective countries, while the
men who are to handle Russia's interests
for the most part are unknown
in world politics.
Still another outstanding fact in the
meager details of the formation of
the conference that thus far have
come through is that Rumanlu is not
credited with having sent delegates to
Brest-Litovsk. The possibility is.
therefore, that Rumania has decided
to hold aloof from discussing a separate
peace, notwithstanding the fact
that geographically she will bo completely
isolated from her allies should
A.he negotiations result in Russia quit- ,
dng the war. ,
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AMENDMENTS TO FARM ,
LOAN LAW ARE ADVOCATED. ,
Board Wants Private Farm Mortgage I
Banks Admitted.
Washington.?The federal farm loan i
heard announced that it advocates i
amendment to the farm loan act under
which many privato farm mortgage
bankers may enter the govern- i
tnent system as Joint stock land ; i
N banks. At the same time, the board ' |
also gave warnlno- ttmt it '?
terosts seeking to break down the
.system to file a suit soon to test tho
constitutionality of tho act.
Amendments to the existing law
which will be specifically recommended
to Congress In the board's forthcoming
annual report, are:
To remove the present restriction
permitting a joint stock land bank to
<lo business only In the state where it
Is situated and one contiguous state:
To permit a bank to issue bonds to
the amount of twenty times its capital
stock, which must be $250,000 or more,
instead of fifteen times, as under ex
isting law. and
To raise from six to six and a hall j
per cent the maximum interest rate
which joint stock land hanks may
charge on loans to farmers.
All these amendments have been
nought by the Farm Mortgage Rank- '
ers' association, whose leaders predict
that a large proportion of tho members
would seek government charters
and operate under supervision of tho
farm loan board If the modifications
were made. Their plea to be allowed
to use the name "National Rand Bank"
distend of "Joint Stock Rand Bank"
has been received favorablv hv the
board, owing: to fear of confusing tho |
pYlvate institutions with the govern- <
ment's twelve federal land hanks. I
Joint stock land banka would still ,
be compelled to limit interest rates on ?
loans to within one per cent more than ,
the selling price of their bonds, even (
though the maximum were raised to
nix and a half per cent.
Majority For Conscription.
Ottawa. Ont.?A majority of 174.4)00
votes for conscription is shown bv
the complete returns on the referendum
in Australia, says a Router dispatch
from Melborne. Tho vote was
D.1S.OOO against and 7fi4.000 for. Votes
cost by tho Australian troops on the
question are being counted in London.
EVERY HOUSEHOLDER TO HAVE
ITS COAL SHOVEL TAGGED.
Washington.?Every household In
thf) lurtd frnm tKa V? ^v.. ~ ~ at
....... nit nunc Iiuunt' (U ]
moat humble cottage ia to havo Its
coal shovel tagged with war-time
economy hlnta on Wednesday. January
26. The fuel administration announced
that the aorvlcea of the
twenty-three million odd achool children
were being enlisted, and that all
state and municipal authorities and
teachers would ha na'ted to urtl'e in
making the day a school holiday.
B. M. 8T ALL WORTH DIES
SUDDENLY IN GEORGIA.
Gainesville. Ga.?B. M. Stallworth.
aged 45. prominently identified with
the cotton mill Industry for many
years In Georgia and South Carolina
and general manager of Pacolet Mills
at New Holland, near here, died sud
flenly at his home In New Holland.
Heart failure was said to hare heen
the causa of hit death. Mr. Stalli
worth. who was a native of Greenwood
county. South Carolina, is survived by
bla widow, two brothers and a stster
Officer of Torpedoed
Cruiser Who Survived *
Lieut. John K. Richards. U. S. N?
rtlu aha a# #!>? nfR../ . I. .. * i
n m i ?'u?: v* uir uiuvri a ui u?! AUivnrau i
destroyer Jncob Jones who survived I
when that vessel was torpedoed and I
sunk by a German submarine.
TWO YEARS AGO HAD ONLY 300
SECRETARY DANIELS SAYS NAVY
NOW HAS MORE THAN
1,000 SHIPS.
Jontracts Have Been Let for Hundreds
of Others Including Dreadnaughts,
Cruisers and Destroyers
and Auxiliaries?Explain Operation.
Washington.?a recital by Secretary
Daniels of how the navy prepared for
war by adding several hundred ships
to the floet and letting contracts for
hundreds of others, including dreadnaughts,
battle cruisers, destroyers and
auxiliaries, and explanation of the operation
of the navy supply department
oy Rear Admiral McGowan, paymaster
general, marked the opening of the inlulry
by a house sub-committee into
.he navy's war activities.
Representative Britten, of Illinois, j
isked Secretary Daniels whether the j
department had received any complaints
from Vice Admiral Sims, com
manding Ajmerican naval forces in the j
war zone. The secretary said the .
question was Improper and that "mess '
gossip" should not be banded about,
but he added that Admiral Sims had I
been given everything possible that
the navy could give.
Later when Admiral McGowan was
railed to the stand ho submitted an
order issued by him some months ago
directing that Admiral Sims requests
Tor supplies bo acted upon on the
same day they were received.
"We have 424 ships in course of construction."
Secretary Dnniels told the
rommittec. "That does not Include
mbmarlno-ehasers, of which we are
inniiniiK .iou aim noes not include the
Miinll craft. The chasers will he In
service by early spring." Included In
the 424 ships, he said, were battle
cruisers, battleships, scout cruisers,
lestroyers, fuel ships, gunboats, bos
pltal ships, ammunition hips, seagoing
tug. mine-sweepers and submarines.
The navy at the beginning of its j
participation in the war. the witness
continued, had at its disposal fhe
money needed for most of the expan?ion
immediately required and in
pressing cases where funds were lacking
over-obligntions were incurred.
Within the last few days the navy has
Pad to ask for $86,000,000 in addition
lo the regular estimates amounting to
11.039.000.000 for the next fiscal year. i
now before the house naval committee.
AU8TRO-GERMA NFORCE
ATTACK ITALIAN LINF
Reinforcements In Large Numbers are
Brought Up.
The Austro-Germnns have renewed
In rreat strength their effort to pierce
ho Italian line and debouch upon tho
plants of Venetia In the region of Rassano.
In fierce fighting around Monte
Azolone. in which the enemy again
Buffered severe losses and several
times were repulsd. reinforcements in
large numbers were brought up nail
the Italians were compelled to give
ground The fighting lasted through
out Tuesday and according to the
German war office, more than 2,000
Italians were made prisoner.
Likewise along the southern reaches
of the Plave river, the Invaders and
the Italians are engagpd In heavy
fighting. A crossing of the Old Piave
on pontoon bridges was successfully
carried out by one enemy detachment,
but later the Italians shoved back the
Teutons to the water's edge.
SLIGHT DECREASE IN
SHIPPING LOSSES SHOWN
Ixindon. ? Fourteen British merchantmen
of more than 1.600 tons
and three under that tonnage were
sunk by mine or submarine during the
f '.it week, according to the admiral*
ty statement. One fishing vessel also
was sunk. The shipping losses by
mfne or submarine in the past week
are slightly under thbse of the previous
week, when 14 vessels of more
than 1.600 tons and seven under that
tonnage were destroyed.
FORT MILL,
ITALIANS REGAIN
LOSTTERRITORT
CEASE DEFEN8IVE AND RE8UME
OFFENSIVE WITH 8IGNAL
8UCCES8E8.
TERRIFIC ARTILLERY FIRE
Situation In Russia Continue* Obscure.?Germans
Said to Have Rejected
Peace Terms of the Bolshevikl.
The Italians on the northern line
in Italy between the Brenta and
Piave rivers have ceased, s f<JP the
warfare against the attacks of the
time being at least, their defensive
Austro-Germans and assumed the
offensive with signal successes on
several sectors.
Attacking the positions which the
enemy earlier in the week captured
near Monte Asolone, Oeneral Diaz's
troops have regained a considerable
portion of the terrain and held it. notwithstanding
'be terrific artillery fire
that was turned upon them.
The German war office, in endeav
oring to belittle the success of the
offensive, which it asserts was repulsed,
shows that the effort of the
Italians was a determined one, the
troops to the west of Monte Asolone
delivering sevon attacks against the
enemy front. Admission Ib made In
the German communication that the
Italians also have taken the initiative
in the fighting on Monte Pertlca and
Monte Silarolo, but it is declared that
their attacks on these sectors, as on
Monte Asolone were without success.
The situation in Russia continues
| obscure, although such reports as are
coming through indicate that the
bolshevik i- government is losing
i ground in the face of the opposition
that is being imposed by the Ukrainians
and the followers of General
Kuledlnes. The bolsheviki commissioners
are declared to have declined
to accept the negative reply of the
Ukrainian Rada to the bolshevlki demand
that Ukraine cease aiding the
Kaledines forces and give the rada
an opportunity to reconsider its action.
As Indicating that the rada has
finally declined to give heed to the
dictates of tho bolshovlkl is a report
that a deflnito alliance has been
formed between Kaledines followers
and the Ukrainians.
A dispatch from Petrograd says an
| unofficial report in circulation in the
iiusBimi mj)uui i8 10 ine enect mat
tho fiprmana have rejected the peace
terms put forward by the bolshevik!
delegates. Recent dispatches have indicated
that the peace pourparlors In
progress at Brest-Lltovsk wero mere|
ly preliminary to tho peace conference
which is to assemble there next
Tuesday and which is to be attended
by the German and Austro-HUngarlan
foreign ministers.
ARMY CLOTHING, SHOES
AND FOOD UNDER INQUIRY
Quartermaster General Sharpe Before
the Investigating Committee
Washington.?Clothing, shoes and
food supplies for the ArShrican army,
were investigated by the senate mill!tary
committee, turning Ita general in-,
, qulry into war preparations to th?
quartermaster general's department. It*
was developed that millions were
spent Just before the United States'
j entered the war to provide for th?great
army since raised.
I Aiajor ueneral Sharpe, quartermaatj
I tar general, was before the commits
i tee dll day and for an hour of th?
i time answered all confidential ques;tions
behind closed doors. He wttfl
j closely examined, especially regarding
the admitted shortage of ovef-*
coats, which he said was due prlncld
pally to lute deliveries of large orderg*
Except for overcoats and a fagj
other winter garments, of which, Jm|
slated. ( omplete stocks would be IS
camp by December 31. the gentrfl
declared there is no clothing shorM
age.
G. B. MEANS NOT TO BE xjj
INDICTED IN NEW YORji
New York?After a conference hero
with a representative of the ntateM
attorney of Cook county, Illinois, Dl?
1 trlct Attorney Swann announced that
he would not ask the New York courf>
ty grand jury to indict GAston ttl
Means in connection with the
; ond" will of Mrs. Maude Robinson
| King, of whose murder Means was Mk
i quitted by a jury at Concord, N. GJ
Sunday, December 16.
GET8 JAIL SENTENCE FOR
ASSAULT ON BILLY SUND^
Atlanta, Ga.?Charged with
[ ins Billy Sunday at the evangellsme
meeting here W. H Beutcrr.Augh. sa.iff
to be a German, 'va? fined '$100 ant
sentenced to jail for 30 days heraT
Later he wm indicted on three counts
by the Fulton #ounty grand Jury
connection w'th the assault. Bail oi
$1,000 was fixed In each count, whicn
charge assault on Sunday; assault on
ona of the evangelist's workers, ana
disturbing pilblic worship. j
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Tfl WAR AIMS
^TEUTONS MUST RESTORE ALL ' ,
|>-^ErtRITORY TAKEN AND PAY ]
fOR GREAT HAVOC.
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GERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS';
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Reorted That Teutonic At.'<?* Would ,
Offer for Peace and Had Kequested
v Russia to 8ound former -Allies for i
m Peace. j
In the midst of the peace pour par- i
I'lars that are In progress between the i
representative of the Teutonic allies
and the bolsheviki government in
Russia." the war aims of Great Britain?and
doubtless of all her allies? i
hava beeh concretely set forth in the
house of commons by David Lloyd- '
.George, the British prinft" minister.
. The complete restoration of territory
no# in the hands of the enemy
and compensation tor the havoc they
have wrought is the price that will \
be damendetf for the laying down of
armB and the bringing about of
peace.
Great Britain did not seek territorial
aggrandizement for herself or for
any of her allies when she entered
the war, Mr. Lloyd George said but
etrtej'feQ into the hositillties merely for 1
th# sake of her honor. to Germany's
colonies, all of which arh now
ir the hands of the entente. Mr. Lloyd'
G>.orgo said, their disposition must be
determined at the peace congress, ,
Jerusalem, however, the premier dechared.
would never be restored to the j |
Turks. 1 ,
The statement of the prime minis- j
te^came almost simultaneonri; w'th
a,, report that the Teutonic allies in
-tended ' to make peace proposals to \
the entevif and that Russia had been
rrequested to take similar steps and ]
was endoavoring to sound her fromer
Hllios in arms as to their requirements
tor a cessation of hostilities. I ,
PASSENGER TRAIN8 CRASH; . ^
38 KILLED; MANY INJURED
. Rheperdsville. Ky. ? Thirty-eight
kVplm dead and 40 to 50 persons injured.
doing of them seriously, was
the toll taken when Loulsvltle & Nashville
passenger train No. 7, from Cincinnati
to New Orleans, crashed into
'rear of a Bardstown, Louisville
Springfield accommodation .train 500 <
yards south of the station here.
The accommodation train had just
left the station after making t\ stop.
\vhen the faster train which "makes n<T
stop here came in sight moving at. a
high rate of speed. Efforts to bring
.it to a halt were futile and the heavy
iocomotlve with the heavy weight of
a steel train behind it crashed into
the rear of tho accommodation with
a terrific Impact. The two wooden
passenger cars and baggage cars ronkr
ing up the smaller train were s01in1-tnroH
. Virtually evefy person aboard the
accommodation train, both crew and
passengers were either killed or.
(y Injured. None of the passdfi#*rs
aboard the fan train4- were killed,
thoug, ha number were injured. The
locomotive was ' demolished aud the
h^avy steel coaches making up tfye
'train were thrown from the track.
Non of the passengers aboard the
fast train wore killed and none of
them received more than minor injuries'
Another looomotive and train
crew was seat from Louisville and
after detaching one baggage car the *
New Orleans train went on as soon
as the right of way was declared.
" Jesab Weatherford. telegraph"" perator
at the station here, said that after
the accommodation train left rthe station
he had thrown hi* block to show
the track clear .and l$fk the office to
help handle baggage: <&Vhen he got
outside, he said, h^ sad 'the fast train
'approaching, ran back to the office. |
pulled his block to show red, seized
h lantern and rushed to the platform
tcrflag It. He reached trie siile nt th?
track just as the he'rav locomotive
'thundered by.
PROPERTY OF AMERICANS
IN GERMANY TAKEN OVER
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Berlin*?The property of Americans ;
,in Germany, ha? been placed under the
trusteeship -of the German government.
There' is no intention, however,
to confiscate property or to
Infringe bn the personal rights of tt*e
property holders.
Frenoh Sink Two U-Boata. *
& Athena.?French destroyers have
sunk two enemy submarines In the
Gulf of Taranto.
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BAB8T PREDICT* PLENTY
OF SUGAR DURING NEW YEAR
^ Washington.?A plentiful stfppiy ot
^ugar for ih*> American people during
the coming year wa? predicted by
$c.rl D. Babst. president ot the* American
Sugar Refining Company, testifying
before the senate investigating
commtittee. He opposed placing
limit on domwtfe consumption, contending
that any such plan would re
*Rlt in a larger surplus than could be
shipped abroad
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B. i. COKER HAS RESIGNED'
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Elliott of Columbia May Succeed u
: Pood Administrator?Private. In- :
toreata Conaume Cokor'a "^Ime.
i-DBirnmxiHuip 01 me aouui * aronn i
State Council of Defense prevented 1
him giving as much time as he thought I
necessary to the StAte food admiblstration.
The resignation then was deelded
upon botween him and the governor
and was transmitted td Herbert
Hoover. United States food administrator.
Both Governor Manning and
Mr. Coker joined In a recommendation
of Mr. Elliott as Mr. Coker's successor.
It is thought hore that &lr. Elliott's
commission as State food administrator
will be signed by President Wilson
In a few days.' '
Mr. Elliott 1b one of the fading
members of the South Carolina bar
and is a man of acute tnentul attributes
and wyie business experfence. J
He has never offered for political preferment
and is not now in politics. He
la a close friend of the present State
administration. 'ie .
Governor Thinks State Will Act.
Columbia.?Governor Manning believes
that tho-Sou^h Carolina legislature'will
adopt the national prohibition
amendment at'the Approaching session.
This opinion was expressed in a
telegram pent to The World and The
Tribune, Now' York newspapers. The
telegram sent by Governor Manning in
response to queries from these two
papers read:
"Have 'no doubt, th^t Bouth Carolina
will adopt prohibition amendment.
The befteflts of liquor restriction adopt6d
by the State have been great and
generally recoghited. This makes tho
next step easy." t
It is probable that Governor.Manv
nlng will recommend' that tfo night
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onooJUiin uu uriu uui ?I?H oonoum *'v
the legislature Ho relieve fyel shortage.
Xl?e chief executive explained
that Buch a recommendation will likely
be embodied in his opening message
of recommendations.
While in Washington the last few
days Governor Manning was assured,
that rifles for the regiment of State
troops would be available by January
15. The type or rifle with which this
regiment/jBtill be equipped is the 750
Krng JoMiftson.
The governor talked over the coal
situation with Dr. H. A. Garfield. The
State's immediate supply of coal is
much bejow the quantity needed. "It
was suggested that old crossties piled
along the railroad tracks might do
much, to relieve the present stringency!
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Baptist Board Meets.
Columbia.?Thff Baptist Sfate mission
board held its annual meeting, at
the Sunday school building of the First
Baptist Church, sessions )>eia$r hdid in
both the afternoon am^eveblng.' .
Dr. C/ E. Burts is pfentdtmt of the
boa^d. Dr. W. T. De^ffte? M^etur^^d
treosui^r. and A. B. Keiaia4j-.r
ing secretary. ; _V, -
The following members were tu attendance:
Dr. Burt*, Dr. Derloux, W.
H. Lyles, Dj\ W. E. Denham, Dr. J.
M. Quattlebauro and A. B. Kennedy of
Columbia, Dr. 8. H. Tt-inpleman of
Lauren*, H. A. Willis of Dillon, T. S.
Wilbur 6f Charleston, Dr F. H. Martin
of Florence. Col. R. B. Watson of
RJdge Spring, D. W. Willis of Spar,
tanburg. Dr. J. W. Dyches of Fort Mill.
M. M. Benson of Camden. W. It. McMillan
of Westminster, Porter H. Roles,
Greer; Cv J. Fickllng of Barnwell, E.
P. Easterling of Lake City.
the following visitors were present:
Dr. W. J. Langston of Greenville, J. W.
Guy of Lynchburg. E. M. Light foot of
Columbia. W. M. Whiteside of Charleston,
Dr. C. C. Brown of Columbia, and
Jas. A. Gaines of Trenton.
Dr. W. J. Langston was re-elected to
the enlistment work with location at
Greenville.
The evening session was taken up
In detail work considering the needs
and requests of various fields all over
the State.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.
Three paroles on good behavior were
Issuod by Governor Manning upon rec
ommendation of the pardon board.
They wore Julius Bailey of Anderson
county; Richard Wilson, of Oconee
county; and J. E. Wyatt, of York
county.
Private Burt Jolly, Truck Company
No .12, One Hundred and Fifth Ammunition
train, father W. E. Jolly.
Nichols, died at Camp Sevier.
Sartanburg city schools will hava
three, weeks relation.
In receivership proceedings the
oleenvllle & Western Railroad was
sold today at auction for $100,000. It
was bid in by John Love, a local auctioneer.
It la believed he is acting for
others. No caah was paid down. The
road Is 34 miles long and was appraised
at less than 3600.000.
Congressman Byrnes was advised
that the motor truck route scheme for
South Carolina would embrace a route
from Augusta ?to Orangeburg, from
Orangeburg to Charleston and from
Orangeburg to Columbia. There will
be none. It appears, from Columbia tr
Auausta. through Lexington pounte.
Columbia.?David R. C.oker of Harts- 1
villa has resigned as food administrator
of South Carolina -and AJfilliadi Elliott.
an attorney of Calijffjbla, has*
been'recommended n.s Mr. Coker's sac- '
cessor, Governor Manning has an- !
nounced.
Governor' Manning said that some
clays ago. Mr. Coker conferred witb
Kim relative to reining as lood administrator.
Mr. Coker said that the
pressure of private interests and his '
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PLENTY OF AMU9EMENTS vON
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EVERY HAND FOR SOLDIER*
p ; AT CAMP SEyiER
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TROUBLE WITH WATER PIPES
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Freeze Causes I neon violence?Application
for Chemical Fire Engine.
Teach Hand to Hand Fighting.
Camp Sevier, Greenville.-?Thero'd y
imouseraei^ and sport (or the sol*
dlor boys here during tbf lr off moments
and when they haven't time or
don't care to'go to Greentille. Beside
the dally athletic program Insisted on
by the .*military authorities, and
which Is to a large extent of a recreational
nature, there are several movie
shows und two vaudeville houses
operated by private Interests within
thA camp limits, and In addition to
theso each M. Ch A. building shows
two reels of standard motion pictures
weekly, while the Liberty programs,
which are lycounj chautnuqua attractions
booked jointly by the Y. M. C.
A. and the war department commission
on training camp activities, last
week "began showing nightly In the
| camp, and soon.will have two tents
showing these programs nightly.
There ure seven army association
buildings it' the camp, and six of theso ,
devote two nights weekly to pictures. /
while the seventh Is to be fitted with y^/
electric lights so' that they may be ',wA.
shown there also, in addition to tho
two reguM^I - m/L m
atructive
, liupiirtnicnt.o^.varinpf'jjjii ||M
dfer's
week. It will
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In the division, as inal(|flBflBmqu]re?^^H|
as there are six reelsjMHEBtit mors^M
than three may bo BhowSKTa singlq^^^H
night to any set of mert. while thq^j^^^H
can not ^ell be Mlown to more Uuu^^^Hj
time/
A chemical fli4? engine has been
quested from Washington for the camp
i by Major Buck, tho camp quartermaster,
because the water supply system
is so frequontly out of order and the
pressure so low much of the time.
Siring the recent cold weather serai
of the mains supplying different
, uniiB. pulled apart bocauso no allowunco
had been made for contraction
due to decreased temperature and for
several days on and some organizations
were without unv wntnie oroorvt
that which they laboriously brought,
from the^ nearest tap In working ofder," .
Many of.tho hot water heaters Just V
installed In the company bath houses
werulefr with water In them and were
much damaged when this froze. Last t > '
week all organizations had water for
j the flr&t time In mure than a week.
| Fdwafd U. Peck of Sfcblby, N. C.,
and Thomas B. Dilfp of Greensboro,
Pa., have been added to'the staff of tb?
t. Army T. M. O. A. here. .Mr. Peck has
I been mnde educational secretary at
j Unit-No.1 34 at the Sixtieth Brigade, ^
^vfcll* Mr.yDilts Is temporarily attochHed.-*to
Unjt No. 86. at the FIfty-flfth
1 Field Artillery Brigade.
In response to an offer from Doris
Blake of the Chicago Tribune, to find
girls to write to lonely boys at Car ? .
j Sevier. $ozens of letters nddrossed to
hfir h!\_ir? rnmn nmtrlf. tr In in " -- -? '
, ? VW...V ^vu.tiifs I" tw ttf
. pociaMon headquarters at camp.
1 whence they* will b* forwarded.
Hand to hand fighting In being
taught, tho artillerymen at Camp So|
vier by the physical director of the
; YVv M. C. A. thero and the husky
wearers of the orlinson hat cords
are Baid to take to thiH gentle sport
with more avidity than to any other.
( The importance of instruction in ffghting
without weapons is being daily
| more recognised in military circles.
, Thirty-five men were accepted by
the recruiting oft'icor here tho last day
on which registered men might onllr.t.
North Carolina led with 20 men, 18 of
whom were assigned to the 113th Field
Artillery, formerly the Kirst North
(Carolina Field Artillery. South Carolina
sent six and Tennessee three,
while six cuine from other States.
Army Y. M. C. A. Unit No. 82. huiv
plying the ammunition train, divisionul
train headquarters, the bakers' company,
and the tow companies of military
police, has been awarded the
prize at the first monthly Inspection as
tho nontoat Knot o n 4
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attractive of the army association
buildings at camp. A banner is being
j made which will be-awarded monthly
and which will be retained by a building
as long only as it stays in first
1 place. All of the buildings were much
! fixed up for the inspection, adding
greatly to their home-like appearance *'J
anad attractiveness to the boys.
There aro plenty of religious services
for the boys at camp to attend. \
On Sunday there were Sunday schools
' in each of the seven Army Y. M. C. A.
buildings and at each two other serv- 'A ,
ices during the day. one of these in
mcst cases being a-regimental service.
Resides these, imss was celebrated .
twice In the 'Rnlifflt* of Columbus hall.
These services were conducted in some '
cases by .army phaplaHie, some by as- \
soclatlon religious secretaries, and in
some cases by ministers from Wfthou*.
The Rev. E. Fl. Uobb of Chicago, who
will make addresses in camp this
week.1 sn-Orw twice *