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Established in 1821.
CONGESTION TO BE |
RELIEVED IN EAST |
DIRECTOR GENERAL McADOO ORDERS
CONGESTION IN EAST
REMOVED.
MUST NOT BE HAMPERED
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Food and Coal Must Move Regardless
of Priority Regulations, Passenger
Schedules or Any Other Hampering
Practices.
Washington.?Orders went to east?rn
railroads from Director General
McAdoo to clear up freight congestion
regardless of previous govern4
ment priority regulations, passenger
schedules and -any hampering prac- j
tices under the old competitive system
and to pay special attention to
movement of coal and food.
Dines of the west and south were
called on for locomotives and other
equipment to help lighten the trafTie
burden in the east, and a committee
of government officials was created to
work out a plan for diverting export
freights to ports south of New York.
Quantities of coal were started to
New England to relieve the serious
shortage there, and priority orders
were suspended for roads east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio
rivers to the extent necessary to clear
up congestion.
At the same time the director gen- I
?ral dissolved the railroad war board
at its own request and named a tern- '
porary advisory cabinet of five members.
One of these. Hale Holden,
president of the Burlington and a
member of the war board, will he retained
to supervise the machinery
which the war board has created within
the last nine months to co-ordinate
the roads of the country.
i Members of Cabinet.
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Other members of the new advisory
cabinet are John Skelton Williams,
comptroller of the currency, who will
have charge of financial questions
arising out of government operation; i
Henry Walters, chairman of the board
of the Atlantic Coast Line, who will
assist on operation problems; Edward
Chambers, traffic, director of the food
administration, who will have general
charge of traffic, and Walker
D. Hines .assistant to the director
general.
Other railway heads who made up
the war board. Fnlrfax Harrison of
the Southern, who was chairman; Rea
of the Pennsylvania; Kruttschnitt. of
the Southern Pacific, and Elliott, of
New Ilaven, will return to the active
supervision of their roads, but all
the sub-committees and organizations
of tho board will be turned over to
Mr. Holden.
The question of increased pay for
railroad employes will be taken up
hoop, by Mr. McAdoo. but he said he
had given little thought to wages and
did not know what his attitude
would be. Heads of the four brother- ]
hnnH? will rnnfor with tho ^l
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general Thursday at his invitation, t
and probably will urge that with the {
scarcity of railroad labor it will be t
necessary to pay higher wages to re- (
tain men. Many advisers of the di- 5
roctor general advocate increasing f
wages, particularly for many unorgan- \
!red classes.
Wage Disputes. t
The federal board of mediation '
and conciliation will continue to pass (
on wage disputes now pending, but r
eventually the director probably will 1
handle wage questions directly. The
government's attitude toward wage
changes will not be determined for
several weeks at least, or until the
prosslng problems of Rpeeding up
transportation are threshed out.
Mr. McAdoo limited his comments
on the labor situation to saying that
he would "treat the men with Justice
and equity" and would give "a Just and
square hearing" to the brotherhood
* heads.
BAKER OUTLINES WHAT
NEW YEAR FINDS AT FRONT
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I Washington.?What the beginning
of the new year finds at the battle i
fronts la outlined by Secretary Raker 1
In his review of military operations. '
/ In the west, he says, the British dom- 1
Inate the Flanders plain with a great
wedge Into the principal German line
of defense at Carnbral. while the I ]
French, with their own lines unbroken
hold the key to the Laon area through
the capture of Chemln Dea Dames. J 1
Italy, supported by the allies, is '
holding firm, while the onemy is busy (
preparing for a renewed offensive. Of
Russia, the review merely says the
Germans are endeavoring to persuade
that country that they are eager to 1
assist in restoring normal conditions, 1
and that the German embassy build- 1
lng at PetroRrad Is being made ready 1
for occupancy. While the operation (
of American troops at the front has 1
been confined to narrow limits, the 1
secretary says their presence has 1
heartened the allies and Increased '
faith In flaal victory, 1
? Head of the Chinese ?
: Mission to America ;
Lieut. Gen. Tlng-Tsu Chiang, head
of the Chinese mission to the United
Ktntea, Is director of the Chinese
urdnauce department. He Is studying
United States fortifications.
THE CONDITIONS INSUPERABLE
rERMS FOR AN IMMEDIATE AND
GENERAL PEACE MADE
KNOWN BY C2ERNIN.
From Entente Standpoint?No Annexations
and No Indemnities Acceptable
But Russia's Allies Must Guarantee
to Fulfill Terms.
Terms under which the Teutonic
illles will 4>e willing to make "an imnediate
and general peace" have been
nade known to the Russian delegates
engaged In the peace pourparleys at
Brest-Litovsk. The terms have been
lei iortn in an address by Count Czerlin,
the Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister.
As In previous Teutonic allied intimations
of what will be required from
he Germanic viewpoint to bring
lbout a cessation of hostilities and
jventual peace, the latest terms are
tiedged about by conditions which
leemingly are Insuperable from the
standpoint of the United States and
the entente allies.
The basic principles of the peace
terms of the Russian revolutionary
masses?no annexations and no inlemnities?Count
Czernln said he beieved
could be made the basis of a
feneral peace, but that the Teutonic
lilies could not bind themselves to
hese conditions unions a guarantee
were Riven that Russia's allies would
eeognlze and fulfill them.
Notable omissions in the statement
if Count Czernin connected with the
oturete demands of the United
States. Great Rritain and France, as
ilready made known, are the questions
particularly of the rehuildiiiR of
Belgium and Serbia, the return of
Msace and Lorraine to France and
he overthrow of the militarist government
in Germany and the formnion
in its place of a government that
an be believed?the latter demand as
let forth by President Wilson in his
iddress to Congress calling for war
vith Austria-Hungary.
Pending the placing of Count Czerlin's
proposals before Russia's fillies,
he Russian delegates to the peace
onference have asked for a 10 days'
eeess in the negotiations at Brcst^.itovsk.
MISPLACING OF CARS
CAUSE COAL SHORTAGE
Washington. ? President Wilson's
uouaiuu in uiiv?- uYcr nit- riwiroans win
keep the senate cjoal inquiry within
narrower limits than originally planned.
Members of the manufacturer's
committee, investigating botli coal
and sugar, are disinclined to go into
ihe transportation difficulties, now
that they believe improvement is in
light, and in the hearing touched only
Railroad shares, especially those
under greatest depression in the widespread
decline of recent months .recorded
extreme gains of 5 to ten
points in the representative group, 12
to 18 points in the less active divllend
issues and 3 to 13 points in numerous
non-dividend stocks.
The bond market for rails kept pace
with the movement on stocks, various
underlying or Junior Issues advancing
1 to 8 1-2 points.
Industrials and the many related
-asually upon the lack of railroad facilities
blamed for coal shor age.
BROTHERHOOD'S BEHIND
GOVERNMENT'S PLANS
Washington.?Heads of the four
-allroad brotherhoods conferred with
President Wilson, discussing In de.all
the part the employes will play
jnder government regulations. A. B.
3arretson, of the conductors, said af;erward
that wage incroases wer.? not
nentioaed. Mr. Qarretson added that
he brotnerhoods were behind the government
operation plan, and the
president had known It for two
veeks.
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FORT BULL
'EARTHQUAKE WIPES'
AWAY GUATEMALA'
125,000 PER80NS ARE REPORTED
IN THE STREETS WITHUOT
SHELTER.
DEEP FISSUES ARE OPENED
Many Killed by Violent Shocks That
Completed Work of Destruction
Begun Christmas Day.
Washington.?Guatemala city, capital
of the little Central American republic
of Guatemala, has been laid in (
rillnn hv n an.-<.?n ?> * 1
. j ? ooi co ui cui iuquases DRI
ginningn Christmas day and culminatI
ing In violent shocks which completJed
the work of destruction. A cablegram
to the navy department said j
125,000 people were In the streets j
without shelter and thai, a number j
j were killed by falling walls.
Naval vessels in Central American ]
waters have been ordered to th* '
stricken city to render all possible J
assistance.
Following is the brief dispatch
which brought the news of the catas- ,
trophe:
"Bad earthquake finish the work of
others. Everything in ruins and beyond
description as a result of the
shock. One hundred and twenty-five
thousand people are in the streets j
Parts of the country are very cold and '
wind Tents are needed badly. Quite .
a number killed by falling walls."
The shocks probably occurred between
5:57 and 7 o'clock. Violent
quakes were recorded at that time by
the seismographs of the Georgetown
University observatory and the dis
i.uiio w?n eBiimaiea at I,SOU miles !
from Washington.
INHABITANTS IN PANIC
' HAVE FLED FROM CAPITAL
San Salvador.?Guatemala City, cap- i
ttal of the republic of Guatemala, has |
been completely destroyed by an I
earthquake. Many persons were kill- '
ed in the disaster, some in their
homes and others In the streets.
The Colon theater, which was filled
with people, collapsed. There were
many casualties among the audience. I
Various hospitals and asylums and >
the prisons were badly damaged and
many patients and prisoners were
killed.
The railroad depot, sugar mills,
postoffice, the American and British
legations. United States consulate and J
all the churches in the city have been |
j levelled.
| The Inhabitants In panic have fled ]
I from the capital. More than 80,000
I persons are homeless. The stock of
; provisions In the city Is scant and aid
lis required promptly.
The Salvadorean government has
j suspended the official New Year celo]
brat Ion and entered into mourning In
I sympathy with Guatemala.
UNNATURALIZED GERMANS
ARE TO BE REGISTERED
| Washington.?The weok of Febru-1
ary 4 was set aside by the department
'of Justice for registration of the half!
million unnaturalized Germans in conitinental
United States by police and |
postmasters in pursuance of President
Wilson's alien enemy proclamation directing
this action as a means of min|
imlzing the danger from enemy sympathizers
in the United States.
Earlier plans for admlntering the
Registration will involve the gathering
of detailed Information conj
corning the business, relatives and
| habits of every German, together with
1 his photograph and finger prints. Afiter
registering he must carry a certificate
card and may not change his
place of residence without approval of
the police or postmaster. Violation
of the regulations will he punishable
l?y internment for the war.
The orders do not apply to German
women, nor to any persons under 14
years of age, because these are not
classed as alien enemies by law. Subjects
of Austria-Hungary are not rei
quired to register.
' PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT
BY PEACE DELEGATES
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Brest-Lltovsk via Berlin and I^ndon.
Deo. 30).?Provisional agreement
on a series of important points. Including
liberation of war nrlsoners
and resumption of commercial relations
was reported by delegates of
Russia and the central powers in discussion
of issues which. In the event
of a general peace, would have to be
settled among the nations represent!
ed in the negotiations. This provisioni
al discussion was terminated.
ENLISTED MEN SENT TO
"PAPER ORDNANCE BASE.
Washington?Investigation has been
urunrea oy necreiary Maker of clr- J
cumstances surrounding the misunder-; *
standing which caused enlisted men of (
the ordnance corps to be sent to Rnri-! r
tan. N J., for mobilization at an ord-j*
nance baso which apparently exists r
only on paper. The arrival of some '
two-score of the force was reported 1
to Mr. Baker. Officers were sent to 1
straighten out the tangle and the ec! *
diers will be house at Camp U* > m. ,11
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commissioner of Insurance and buuk- i
ing In Texas, has been appointed us- j
slstant secretary of the treasury, lie ^
will probably supervise the work of j,
the war risk Insurance bureau and of
the Internal revenue bureuu. He has {
been worklnjt recently as volunteer assistant
to the commissioner of inter- 11
nal revenue. '
SEC. M'ADOO TAKES CHARGE \
a
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASSUME8 ^
CONTROL AND OPERATION t
OF ALL ROADS. (
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As Director General He is Expected j
to Direct Unification and Operation |o
of Roads Through Present Manage- v
ment.?Retains Cabinet Place. ()
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Washington.?Government possession
and operation of the nation's rail- n
roads for the war was proclaimed by f
President Wilson and became effect- h
ive at noon Friday. December 28. Wil- R
11am Q. McAdoo. retaining his place r
in the cabinet as secretary of the I
treasury, is placed in charge as direc- r
tor general of railroads. It
Every railroad engaged in general t
transportation, with its appurtenances a
including steamship lines, is taken
over and all systems will be operated
as one under the director general.
In a statement accompanying his i
proclamation, the president announr- ; j
ed that as soon as congress roassem- [ f
bles he will recommend legislation n
guaranteeing pre-war earnings and j ,
maintenance or railroad property in
good repair.
The president's move, although t
forecast for weeks, came at this time 6
as a great surprise to nearly every- | i
body in Washington, including rail- j t
road officials. It had been generally ti
believed that he would await tho re- j
assembling of congress before taking I
any step. He acted through Secre- i r
tary of War Baker, under authority ' i
conferred in the army appropriation u
act. ?
Management of the roads will re- 51
main in the hands of railroad officials 1
and the railroads' war board, com- '
prised of five railroad heads, will con- K
tinue to direct actual operation under v
Secretary McAdoO's general supervi- j
sion.
The chief practical effect of govern- J
ment operation will be to permit a f
complete unification of all rail sys- j
terns, impossible under private opera- j
tion by reason of statutes prohibiting r
pooling of rail traffic and earnings.
The roads themselves had gone as far f!
as they dared in this direction, and it *
became known only that they had v
been warned by Attorney General 11
Gregory that a violation of anti-pool- 2
ing laws could not be permitted. i r
Intcrurbans Excepted.
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Although the proclamation applies 1 (
to all electric lines engaged in Ken- I -
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eral transportation, local interurban '
systems are specifically exempted. , p
Congress will be asked to guarantee
earnings equivalent to the average
net operating income for the i
three-year period ending June 30. 1917. L,
Railroad experts estimate that this t(
will cost the government next year t|
in the neighborhood of $100,000,000,
which can be raised in large part by p
Increased freights, if the interstate
commerce commission grants the v
roads' application for the 15 per cent o:
rate increase now pending. Otherwise C)
It will be paid largely out of the gen- a
eral government funds. ci
jENERAL bliss will be n
retailed on atcive list
Washington.?Gen. Tasker w mioo
vill be retained on active service as b'
hlef of staff of the army after he P1
eaches the retirement age Monday. w
"lecetnber 3t. Secretary Baker antounced
last week that this had been
locided upon by President Wilson. It
lad been believed generally General rl
Hiss would continue In active service. f?
>ut that some younger officer would
issucte the buidens of th? chief it
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Y 3, 1918
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IDHUUU M3IIHJUI3
NEW R.R.WAR BOARD
*S TO TASK OF OPERATING FOR
THE PRESENT TIME AT
LEAST.
INSTRUCTIONS ARE WIRED ;
Traffic to be Moved by The Most
Direct Route Now?Open Way for
Traffic Pooling That Was Heretofore
Impossible.
Washington.?The railroads of the
Jnited States passed into government
tossession at noon Friday as Secre- '
ary McAdoo. designated by President
Vilson as director general of railoads.
was delegating to the railroads'
ear board the task of operating them
or the present.
The war board, comprising five of
he country's foremost railroad execuives
who have been in supreme
narge or tne roads for the last nine
nonths. were called into conference at
1 o'clock to discuss plans for weiring
all transportation lines into a sin;le
government-opernted system. They
eft the treasury department two
lours later under instructions to con
inue their functions and submit immediately
a plan of operation to th"
lirector general.
Mr. McAdoo issued his first formal
irder designed to speed up freight
movements, telegraphing all railroad
residents and directors instructions
o move traiTic by the most convenient
,nd direct routes. At the same tim"
le ordered them to continue the op:>rtion
of their lines in conformity witn
he President's proclamation putting
hem under government control.
There was no indication whether
flr. McAdoo intended eventually to
lisplace the war board with an organzatlon
of his own or to continue its
rganlzation for the duration of th" j
irar. It was made clear, however, that
t will continue the function until the
lirector general decides that a better i
ystem can he devised.
The order that freight move by the
nost expeditious route opens the way |
or a pooling of traffic Impossible '
leretofore by reason of statutes deigned
to prevent the practice by carters
operated under private direction. [
t takes from the shipper the right to
oute his freight as he wishes, and
saves to the railroad traffic manager j
he task of sending it most directly
nd where there is least congestion.
TEUTONIC TERMS FOR
PEACE NOT SUFFICIENT
Great Britain and Prance, respect- j
vely. through their prime minister J
ind minister of foreign affairs, have
node known to the world that the !
erms under which the Teutonic allies ,
leek a general peace are not suffi- 1
lent. And backing their prime minis- |
er. the British proletariat, represented
by a national labor conference, has
eafTirmed. without equivocation,
hat it is the determination of labor i
o continue the war.
Fortified by the known attitude of
'resident Wilson as to the require- ;
noma or me United States if the war
s to end and a pence concluded, the
tterances of Premier Lloyd GeoTC
tnd Foreign Minister Plchon and the
ilmost unanimous sentiment of the
British workers seemingly make cer- j
ain that the Teutonic allies' proffer,
iven in reply to the Russian holslie- j
ikl proposals, will go for naught tin- j
ess it is materially added and brought (
nto line with the demands that the i (
Jnited States and the entente alliep j ,
lave laid down as the concrete basis |
or the discussion of peace.
Nevertheless the bolsheviki ele ! |
nent In Russia apparently has not
>st hear that something may come i
*om the Czernln proposal, for the J
trest-Litovsk peace conference at j
rhich it was made has taken a recess
intil January 4. and meanwhile Trot- I
ky. the bolsheviki foreign minister,
urposes to send a note to the entente i
illied embassies in an endavor to
lave them participate in further i
ieate parleys, and also is drafting a
lote to the peoples of the world. 1
ROHIBITION FOR TROOPS IN
FRANCE BEING CONSIDERED
Washington. ? Prohibition of the
ale of intoxicants of any description
) members of the American expedionary
force is under discussion heween
General Pershing and the
rench authorities. The war depart- j
tent announced it had been so ad- :
laed by General Pershing, who in J
rder to clear up misunderstanding
abled the text of his order forbidding i
merican soldiers to buy any intoxi- |
ants other than light wines or beer.
I'ADOO CALLS UPON THE
MERCHANTS OF COUNTRY
Washington.?Merchants who have
onn Afforln? * 41 4? * * *
w.iviiuis i" m*c uiucriy nanus at 1
ar or at a premium for merchandise '
ore appealed to by Secretary McAdoo <
> atop the practice. "While I have no i
oubt that these merchants are actu t
ted by patriotic motives." the sectary
said, "I am sure that they haw c
tiled to consider the. effect their of- t
>rs would have on the situation. We ?
re meklnir effort to have bonds pur i
iajeJ lor permanent investment
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H I W H H '
H I H H A ^ !V.
PLAYHOUSES MAY BE CLOSED
Coal Shortage Stressed and Instructions
Are Issued By the State Fuel
Administrator.
Anderson.?B. B. Gossett, state fuel ^
dmlnlctrnl.>r W?. * * - -1 '
U..u.u..uiui, lion o IT 111 lu lilt) Y HI 1UUB ^
fuel committees throughout the state
a letter in which he directs that information
be Becured from owners and
managers of theatres, public halls,
clubs, billiard and pool rooms and other
places of public amusements as to
the hours their places are kept open,
and the amount of coal they consume
dally, with the view of ordering the
places closed entirely or for part time
if the commiftees think such steps
necessary in view of the coal shortage.
The letter of Mr. Gossett follows:
"Your earnest attention is directed
to the following information and in- 1
structions: '
"Under date of December 19. 1917. '
Dr. H. A. Garfield. United States fuel '
administrator, transmitted to this office
authority to divert coal however )
consigned, except railroad fuel, for
use to domestic consumers whenever
in my judgment such diversion should '
become necessary to prevent actual
suffering. He further gave authority
temporarily to close industries, theaters,
public halls and similar places
if necessary in order to meet the do- ,
mestic need. (
"I desire to call your attention to ^
the fact that the situation throughout
the state is still acute and owing |
to the general shortage of rnni I
throughout the I'nlted States, and I
may say throughout the world. It Is
going to bo necessary to put forth ox- ?
traordinary efforts to meet the situ- j
at ion and unless consumers generally (
co-operate to the utmost degree In the (
conservation of coal it is going to be
come necessary to exercise the au- (
thority given. Persons who have on |
hand large supplies of coal for their 1
own use must be given to understand |
that it is necessary that they reduce |
their consumption of coal to a mini- | 1
mum. I am advised that it is Im- I i
minently necessary that certain theaters,
public halls, clubs, pool rooms,
and other places of social and public
recreation be closed. Before ordering
this done, however, 1 desire to
have In hand a report from your committee.
You are therefore authorized
at once to summons before you own- i
ers and managers of the theaters, public
halls, clubs, billiard and pool rooms
and other places of public amusements
and recreation and to obtain
from them full information as to the
hours during which they remain open
and amount of coal being daily con
sumed by them. If In your Judgment j ,
they or any of them should close en- j ,
tirely or for part of the time, please j
so report at once. It would be well to j ,
suggest Immediately to all persons Inforested
In places of the character ,
above mentioned that It is advisable i J
that thov voluntarily keep closed for | j
a part of the time at least, and that ,
they greatly reduce their consump- j ,
tlon of coal. i
Early Closing for Stores. (
"In this connection. I would further
suggest that merchants be requested
to voluntarily close their places o <
business, beginning on January 1. not 1
later than G o'clock in the evening '
nad to fire their stoves or heaters not ; <
earlier than S o'clock in the morn- ?
lng.
"It would be well also again to em- 1
phasize the importance of churches 1
having union services through the 1
cold weather as far as possible and
to disense with night services.
Bull Association in State.
South Carolina leads all the States J
In the organization of these associa- ,
iions, accorning 10 mo information or I
the daily division. The following list
with the number of bulls purchased
by each is given.
Fountain inn Jersey Bull Association.
nine hulls.
Laurens County Jersey Bull Association,
five bulls.
Oconee County Jersey Bull Association.
three bulls.
Campobello Jersey Bull Association,
three bulls.
Darlington County Breeders Association
(Guernsey), five hulls.
Lee County Livestock Association
(Guernsey), eight bulls.
Orangeburg County Bull Assoeia-.
tlon (Guernsey), four bulls.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.
A parole was granted by Governor
Vfanning to Eugene Dingle, who was
lentenced to the reformatory on the
harge of malicious mischief. The
tentence was imposed by the Judge
>f probate of Dillon county.
The State Board of Charities and
Corrections, in its annual report
itresses the need of a separate bulbing
for women at the State peniten
iary. It recommends plans for its
onstrnctlon
An unknown donor Saturday sent
(100 to the editor of one of the Laur?ns
newspapers, and In the note a?>
ompanylng the contribution the giver
-equested that the money be sent io
he proper authorities for the "sufferng
Armenians." The letter was mal
id at the local postoffloe. and there
vas nothing to indicate the name of
he sender of the handsome gift.
xVilliam Claude Todd of Relton, an |
irderly attached to division headquarers
at Camp Sevier, was almost In- 1
itantly killed Christmas eve night
vhen the motorcycle he was riding 1
truck an automobile. 1
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$1.25 Par Yew.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM RiHP SFl/IFR
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BPECIAL TRAINftO MKN to?AVk
V , ATION CORM^ REPORT
AT CAMP. ^jfSC :,pv
BRING NO FLYING WOmy"
fhousands of Guardsmen of Different
Trades to Receive Instruction In
Air Service Work.
Greenville.?Several officers of the
Signal Corps reported at Camp
fier. these constituting the vanguard
if a detachment of several thousand
nnliHted men of the aviation section
:>f the Signal Corps who are to be sent
there for organization into military
units and for other training purposes,
rhe school will be undor the com
mand of MnJ. Berkely T. Marchant,
Signal Corps, who has been here for
several days. The movement of these
troops to Camp Sevier is to begin at
ince and will continue as fast as they
?an be received and handled. As many
is can be cared for are to be sent and
there will be not less than 3.000 er 4,300
and not more than 10,000, according
to present expectations.
So far as known at headquarter*
here, there will be no airplane pilots
among the officers.
The troops will be tradesmen and
artisans in the dozens of skilled
trades which the air service requires
for its maintenance, and as the general
policy is not to enlist men for
this service unless they are fairly
proficient in the trades for which they
iffer, there will be little Industrial *
training to be done. The camp her*
will be an assembly point for organizing
purposes from which, as soon as
they have been made into military
units. thf> trnnrm will nrnhnhlv h? lint
across.
1085 Bales Cotton Burn.
Anderson.?Fire of unknown origin
damaged 1,085 bales of cotton and on*
compartment of the warehouse of the
['hlquola Manufacturing Company at
Honea Path to the extent of approxi*
mutely $90,000, fully covered by Insur- *
ance.
Possum hunters near the mill discovered
the flames soon after the night
watchman had made his round. The
llarm was sounded and the mill lire
lepartment responded and did effects
vo work.
The warohouse was equipped with
iutonautic sprinklers and the sprlnking
system held the flames In check
intll the roof of the warehouse fell
n. The falling roof broke the line
)f pipes and the Are soon got beyond
control. The mill pumps poured
more than 1.000,000 gallons of water
nto the burning compartment and
:hls, with the aid of fire walls, prevented
the (lames from spreading Into
idjolning compartmentB. where more
ban 2.000 bules of cotton were stored.
President llammett states that the
cotton damugad was valued at $100,r
)00, but he estimates that 'the sal*
/age will amount to one-half the value.
Fhe loss of the warehouse and cost
if extinguishing the flames will
imount to $15,000.
The tire caused a part of the mills
o be closed for the day. The cotton
mrned was of the best grade and will
De hard to replace. 1?'
Soldiers Buying Insurance.
Columbia.?Nearly $58,000,000 of war
nsurance has been taken out by the
mldlers of Camp Jackson, with leae
han half of the men applying. In fact
7.227 men have applied, totalling $57.- ""i
<54.000, making an average of mora
han $S,000 of Insurance per man t%Kr
in out by those who have applied.
Lieut. David H. Fuller, division mjurance
officer, states that the men
will be given until Feb. 12 to tyake
ippllcation for the insurance and by
hat date the majority of the soldiers
it the cantonment are expectel to apily.
Until February 12, those men
,vho have not applied will be automat( ally
insured by the government up
o $4,000 per man. This Insurance will
>e paid in ease of permanent and total
Usability to the soldier himself, and
n ease of death will be payable only
o the wife- child or widowed mother
In a number of instances that have
ilready occurred thla insurance will
ie paid by the government. The insur*
inre Is being sold to the enlisted men
hrough the agency of officers appoints
jd In each company or battery for that
lurpose. In many companies and bateries
there are perfect records, where
sach man in the organization has tak?n
out a policy to the maximum
imount of $10,000. Assisting Lieutenant
Fuller are Battalion Sergeant life
ors H. B. Foust and George A. Beach,
>oth of whom were expert insurance
n on hofriro pntnrtn* tho rn-iwv
Escapes from Dorchestsr Jail. I
St. George.?Ben Griffin, who waa 7I
lodged In jail here some weeks ago E
charged with the murder of Henry I
WilliamB, whose body was dlscorered I
In Indian Fields Swamp on December I
1, made his escape from the jail. Grit- ' I
fln In nald to have confessed the crime I
some two weeks ago and was awaiting 'I
trial at the Spring term of court. Jailer 9
Piatt placed all the prisoners In thefr Q
roll*. sent up the negro who works I
with him to make a fire in the store . I
In the outer corridor. While the I
negro was making a Ore he escajm*, v 1