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iLiMian??9 K| I H .jjari " * ') ' 7?; - ,?v: i i y 1 " ii- w 1 Established in 1891. STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE BUSY INEEI MUCH IMPORTANT LEGI8LATIO? IS CONSIDERED?AN EFFORT FOR SHORT 8ES8ION. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBl! Doing* and Happenings That Mark th Progress of South Carolina PeopU Gathered Around the State Capita Columbia. Lieutenant Governor Rethea at lounced the uppointment of Senate D. Reese Williams of Lancaster, Ala Johnstone of Newberry and J. W. M' Cown of Florence as 'the committe authorized by the resolution passed t investigate the charges made by Go1 ernor Manning in his veto mpssag on the game warden bill which wt ,/dnnuu ai i lie mm ^frtMun mi me IBgl lature. A resolution was unanimously adop ed iu the house of representatives as] inn the state tax commission to r scind its order relative to the asses ment of all lands and personal pro erty at 50 per cent of actual value Such action, it was argued would t unwise and 111 timed, with the presei high prices obtaining for all comm dlties. Also that it was not with! the province of the legislature to r vise all tax levies to adjust the inc dental demoralization. The resolutio was introduced by Representativ* Toole of Aiken. Wassom of Greenvlll Roberts of Jasper and CrewH of Ric' land. Service Flags for House. Service flags of the army and tli navy are to be placed in the legislutii halls in honor of the men who are no in the service. The sergeant at arn of the house was Instructed to procui such flags Immediately. The resoli tlon was offered by Representativi Daniels and Goodwin. A bill was Introduced by Represai tative Rector of Darlington design? to raise the s^mdard of county supe intendents of education. Provisior are that no man shall be elected I this office "who is not a graduate of college approved by the state board < education, who has not taken a profe slonal course of not less than 12 seme ter hours and who does not possess i least one year's actual class room e perience as a teacher." It is furtht provided that the terms of the a< shall not apply to the election or a pointment of any person who has ha three years' experience as a teache and that no incumbent shall be inel gible for re-election. A stadnard sn ary of $1,200 and traveling expense are provided. The Stafford bill was passed 11ml lng the number of working hours I cotton and woolen mills and fixing pa ment of certain classes of luborer Sixty hours was fixed as the lab< limit or six days of 10 hours ear Mechanics, engineers, firemen, watc men, teamsters, yard employees ar clerical workers are to receive or and one-half pay for over time. T1 week In the cotton and woolen mills limited to six days of 10 hours eac Violations are punishable by fines < not more than $100 nor less than $: or Imprisonment not to exceed 30 day No drive Is to be made upon tl state legislature at the present se sion for the cause of equal suffrag The resolution, pending In the low> house, was withdrawn by Represent tlve Horton of Spartanburg, author < the measure. This art Ion was take In direct consequence of passage < the federal suffrage amendment fc the lower house of the national coi press and In anticipation of approv by the United States senate. When r minded that the upper house of iti national congress had not yet concu W red. Mr. Horton expressed his assu ance of final approval. Governor Manning recommend* that the educational agricultural acti ities of the stnte be concentrated ! Clemsou college nnd that the practlci phases of the problem, like the ei forcement of the law. inspections, etc be left with the state department < agriculture, commorce and Industrie but that its name be changed to th "department of commerce and Indu tries." The governor recommended that th ^ admlnistra'.'on of the game depar ment of the state he devolved upo the board of fisheries, who shall a point the chief game warden of th state. He also advocated the combining < state bank examiner's and the stat Insurance commissioner's offices an that the duties of both departments ti devolved upon the state bank examii er. The governor recommended the pa sage of the bill now on the senate ca endar establishing a state custodli training school for the feeble-mindei adequate appropriations for carryin on the work of suppressing and trea ing infectious diseases, continuation < the work, on a larger scale, at stat park being done for the treatment < tubercular patients, and continued cai and attention to the needs and want of that fast dwindling body of Coi federate veterans. The governor urged the ratiflcatic of the amendment to federal constii tton making for absolute prohibit! "WmfrW' v'vwi 1 -* v. ,'v ''" * -i^ ; * . \ ' ' - '.^ "C' * ? The The message was read by Governor Manning before a joint meeting uf the two housee at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon, approximately one hour be[ing consumed in the reading. That there may be no delay in the legislative march toward an ibbreviated session, a resolution was introduced from the ways and means cotn^ mittee urging that county supply bills be ready by Wednesday. January 16. Effort to appoint a steering commit- ( tee for the work in the house whs j broken, with the emphatic rejection 01 a resolution, calling for the appointment of a committ ee of Ave members I to formulate a definite program and to eliminate all unimportant measures. Already movement to modify the e present prohibition laws for a more liberal monthly allowance of beverage has begun. Representative Moore of ' Abbeville made an urgent appeal for a bill, with the liquor feature deleted, but legalizing shipments of 60 pints >* of beer a month. The advocate of the | ir measure did not fix upon 60 as the j n arbitrary number. He would be satisfied with 30 or even 20. Soft drinks e of certain character, he emphasized, 0 were doing a great deal more harm in j South Carolina than liquor. ? I "C ril nil u ICofVkAT. In Imnnnn ... ~ I iS pause amid the turmoil, confusion and s" anxieties of the world that we may bow reverently in Thy presence and ! commune with Thee. It is by Thv It- favor that we are in the position o: *- leadership and influence in which we R- are. Teach us the significance of this P- day in relation to all the days of the * future." so prayed Chaplain Freed ?o after th? session of the senate had it been formally called to order by Lieut. p- Governor Bethea. n It was during the consideration '?r e' the governor's veto message of the game harden bill, which had been ,n sent to the senate last year, and which had not been disposed of, and which came up for consideration that feelIngs were u little aroused. There is some hope that the message will be finally disposed of on Friday. January ie 18. or there about. After discussion j 'e by Senators Williams of Aiken. Wil- ; w liams of Lancaster. Johnstone of New n berry. Bonham of Greenville and 'e Christensen of Beaufort, a motion u- made by Senator Evans of Marlboro i was carried continuing the considers- 1 tion of the message until Friday. Jan- | n- uary 18. This motion was passed by (d a vote of 28 to 9. j r- The senate the bill authorizing the is installation of electric lights in the o fireproof building in Charleston, and it ; a was ordered ratified. >f The bill providing for the assurance, | s- guarantee and registration of land titles on motion of Senator Brice was *- recommitted to the Judiciary commk* tee. f ' Ttye bill of Senator Stuckey to enct large and define the duties and powP ers of the State Board of Charities 1 ^d and Corrections was killed by a voto ~ of 26 to 8. II- Twelve Year Olds May Drive Autos. '1- The bill of Senator Friday of ? ui uiiguuurK, musing u a misaeraeannr for a person less than 16 years old to 't* drive an automobile on a public high'n way was finally passed after the seny ate had reduced the age limit to 12 years, on motion of Senator Black of 5r Bamberg. h. Favors Repeal of Income Tax Law. h- Senator Sinkler's bill repealing tho State income tax law brought opposi|,J tion from Senator Laney, but was fa|e vored by Senators Bonham, Sinkler and Manning of Dillon. Senator Larfev h- felt that the principle was right an 1 the law should remain on the statute r> hooks regardless of the fact that it was not generally enforced. Senator Sinkler stated that he did not believe s" that the legislature would have passed e- thfe state Income tax law had the fed'r eral government previously passed its n" income tax law, and urged that it was ^ unfair for both the national govern!M ment and state government to tax the ^ same income, and that the failure to enforce the law was evidence that the n" people had not favored it. Arguments 'I of Senators Bonham and Manning r" were along the same line. The bill 10 was passed by a vote of 22 to 16 and r* sent to the house. Senate Features. Final adjournment February 2. Election of associate justice, sev. v'- en circuit Judges and an insurance commissioner on Tuesday, January li>. Passing of five hills to third reading n* Receives prohibition amendment to federal constitution. Passing of hill to permit investment of trust funds in federal land hank lo bonds. B* Arraignment of fire Insurance companies for raising rates by Senator ie I.anev, j t- A resolution, offerod by Senator n Wharton, fixing February 2 as day of p- adjournment was adopted. io The calendar of the senate was sounded. The folU>wirg hills were klll>f ed: To provide for an annual license a fee for operating automobiles and d o?her motor vehicles in Aiken County. >e j To develop the duties of township n- assessors in Kershaw county on the school trustees of said county, s- A Joint resolution to relieve the suf ,1- ferers from flood or floods on the Wi *1 teree River caused by the storm of i, 1916 from the payment of state and | ig county taxes in Kershaw county, t- To regulate the practice of veteriif nary medicine and surgery in South :e Carolina and to provide for a state >f hoard of examiners and to define thoir *e duties and powers, ft To provide for the refunding of all n- coupon bonds and certificates of stock now fundable in four and four and >0 one-half per cent redemption of Brown u- consols under act of 1893 and other a acta. 1 ' A?.. ' ' ; . it1, ' N > v: * rT? X For FORT MIL! \ LADY ORANMORE AND eROWNE Not content with partial service In the time of her country's need, Lady Oranmore and Browne, shown here In the garb of a nurse, Is now devoting every moment to the men wounded on '.ho battlefield. She is one of the eounnest of the peeresses of Great Britain. 1,500,000 MEN UNDER ARMS HAS ARMY OF SUBSTANTIAL SIZE NOW IN FRANCE READY TO FIGHT. Answers Critics of War Department and Declares Such an Army Never Was Raised, Equipped and Trained So Quickly. Washington.?Every phase of the; war department's preparations for Dattle against Germany was outlined ind defended by Secretary Baker be^ fore the senate military committee He answered those who have critl dsed the department during the com mittee's investigation with the asser fion that no such urmy as that now under the American flag ever had been raised, equipped or trained so quick 1 ly, and that never before had such provision been made for the comfort and health of an army. The secretary read an exhaustive prepared statement when he took thr | stand and was not interrupted until j it was concluded. Then questions be | gan to fly from every side of the com mittee table, launching a cross-exam ination that was not concluded at ad j Journment. | Chairman Chamberlain and other ! committeemen wanted to know par ticularly about delays in furnishing machine guns and ifles, and muc'.i attention was devoted to the nrmy'f supply purchasing system. Mr. Baker admitted that there had b?en somr mistakes and delays, but declared tha! I all fichtln^ mon in rr^ ~? - * -w o ...w.. ... * I nutc WCIC a lit ouately equipped and armed and thai I all sent over would he. He took full responsibility for delay in approving a machine Run holding that tlK value of the Browning gun now devel oped was worth it. He also said tin 1 superior weapon obtained by having the. British Enfield rifle rechumbered J for American ammunition compen j sated for the delay there. Members of the commii.ee worr frank in their disapproval of the se cret purchasing system of the depart ment. They did not shake Mr. Bi ker's support of it. however. WOMAN SUFFRAGE BARELY WINS IN HOUSE Washingtn.?Woman suffrnge bj federal constitutional amendment wor j in the house with exactly the required number of affirmative votes. While member*- in their seats anc throngs In the galleries waited wit! eager Interest, the house adopted b> a vote of 274 to 126. a resolution pro vldlng for submission to the states oi the so-called Susan B. Anthony amend ment for enfranchisement of women But for the promise of Speakei Clark to cast his vote from the chaii for the resolution if it was needed, the change of a single vote to the opposi tlon would have meant defeat. Re publican Leader Mann, who camt from a Baltimore hospital whore h? has been under treatment ever slnc? congress convened, and Representa tive Sims of'Tonnessee. just out of a sick bed and hardly able to walk tt his seat, brought the votes that settled the issue. Coal Famines at End. Washington.?The railroad situatior has Improved under government opcr ation sufficiently to guarantee thai there will he no further coal famine in any part of the country this winteDirector General McAdoo was inform ed by A. H. Smith, assistant in charge of transportation on eastern lines. Lo cal shortages will be inevitable undei existing condition. Mr. Smith eald. hul indications are that no Important in iustrics will be forced to shut lowc because of tack of fne'. T Ml J, S. 0., THURSDAY, JANTJAI WAR FRONTS ARE IN THE GRIP OF WINTER LITTLE FIGHTING EAST OR WEST QEYOND LIMITED ARTILLERY ACTION. FRENCH FRONT SNOWBOUND Long Waited German Offensive Has Been Delayed for Weeks on Account of Weather?Peace Negotiations Continue at Brest-Litovisk. Winter has settled down in earnest over all the important war fronts, and beyond artillery actions, which are beinR carried out over very limited sections, there has been .fettle fighting either in the west or in the east. Only patrol encounters are reported along the ' ish lines, and artillery action at two points on the French front. In Italy the terrific; artille.-y and infantry fighting has given way to aerial warfare, which, however. though it ia spectacular, has little | direct bearing on the progress of the ! campaign when confined to combats between individuals or squadrons. For nearly a month now the front in France and Belgium hqs been almost snowbound. Thus the long waited German offensive, with the j heavy reinforcements which Germany ; transferred from the Russian front to j the west, has been delayed for weeka, if not. possibly, for months. The peace negotiations between the. bolsheviki and the representatives of the uadruple alliance at Brest Lttovsk continue, but without definite . results. Another delav in the assem- | bling of the constituent assembly Is likely because of the issuance of a decree at Petrograd. providing for ( new elections to replace member of j the constituent assembly who are' deemed not to represent fhe interests of the workmen and peasants. According to reports from the Rus- | sian capital, northern Russia Is to rereive umple food supplies from Ukraine, through tb". reconcilation of , the bolsheviki and the Ukrainians, j Every effort has been made In the last few weeks by the bolsheviki au1 thorifies to prevent the threatened famine in Petrograd and other cities ' of Russia where the bolsheviki hold i the power. It is also semi-offleially reported 1 from Petrograd that the bolsheviki i ! have taken control at Novo Tcher- j I kassk. capital of the province of the Don cossacks and headquarters of j " General Kaledine, hetman of the cos' sacks. STEAMERRS IN DESPERATE BATTLE WITH THE ICE ' Richmond. Vtirt?Steamers battled 1 desperately for hours to break through 1 I the i. e in thp Jamrs river between this I ~ . i in) ami i nesapeaae nay. AH river [ transportation has been suspended for | two weeks, but with the recent heavy ' i rains the lee is breaking: and traffic ! j in expected to be resumed. Virginia suffered severely from the cold wave, j hut in Richmond the temperature dropped to 10. several degrees higher ; Jhan had been expected. | MILLION DOLLAR FIRE / VSISITS INDIANAPOLIS. Believed to Have Been of Incendiary Origin. Indianapolis, Ind...F*lre broke out in the Industrial building, which housed thirty manufacturing concern', and destroyed the building and adjoining property, causing a loss estimated at . $1,000,000. : Fire Chief Loucks said he believed i | that the fire was of incendiary origin. , Several of the manufacturing torn( panics were making machinery for th? I government under war contracts. S!x dwellings, a church, grocery and i saloon also were burned. No lives ' wore lost although fall'ng walls plar- | 1 oil firemen in groat danger and hindered them in their work by cutting line ufter line of hose BUSINESS MEN OF GERMANY WARNED KAISER MUST GO. ! I Washington. ?1 American business I I i men are asked in a referendum submit-. ted to the chamber of commerce of the ; I'nlted States to pnss upon a propos- ; ! ed warning to German industrial leaders that they cannot hope to resume | friendly commercial relations with t the United States after the war unless I the German government has become a j responsible instrument cf the people. SENATOR JAS. H. BRADY OF IDAHO It DEAD. I / Washington.?Senator Jas. H. Brady I of Idaho, died at his home here from i heart disease. He suffered an acute , attack a week ago while on his way to Washington from Idaho, and had > been in a critical state since. The - senator's wife and several relatives were at his bedside. His two sons. S. t E. Brady, of Chandler. Okla., and J. . Robb Brady of Kansas were on a train i from the west trying to reach Washington in time to see their father alive V,r LL T LY 17, 1918 RICHARD A. BLOUNT ! Richard Allan Blount, aon of ft. E. 1 Blount of North Carolina, who cap- 1' turod 30 Gcrmani single-handed while !' fighting with the foreign legion at Ver- I dun. Young Blount joined the foreign 11 legion over a year ago and has sesn 1 heavf fighting. NO "DEMANDS" OR STRIKES l: NEARLY ALL CLAS3ES OF ORGAN- J IZED RAILROAD LABOR TO ! MAKE REQUESTS. ( !1 Many Pending Wage Disputes Will Be Transferred to Government?Many i Rate Revisions Will Soon Become 1 Necessary. II Washington.?Higher wuges will be ^ asked of the railroad administration ( soon by nearly all classes of organized railroad labor. It was learned (hatji many pending wage disputes will be transferred to the government from railway executives' boards, and in oth- 1 er cases new demands will be formulated for presentation to Director General McAdoo, who probably will deal with them through investigation boards. x I Strikes are not contemplated by any organization, it is said, and wage questions will not be put up to the director general as demands. Railroad labor leaders are represented as not ; seeking to take advantage of government operation to press for more pay. but rather us pointing out the necessity of wage increases to keep employes from being attracted to other I industries. Up to the present, the only general ; demands for wage increases considered by Director General McAdoo are those presented by the four railway brotherhoods and the switchmen's union, whose president. S. E. Ileberling. conferred with Mr. McAdoo. The brotherhoods' case will be investiga- J ted by a board of four to be named by the director general, and he also may ask this body to Inquire into the switchmen's demand, which now Is be- 1 ing considered by a committee of rail- j road executives representing all roads. ( j The director general announced that he expected to name railroad directors for certain sections of country to assist hint in administering government operation, but said he had not determined how many would be appointed nor what territory each director would supervise. It is considered probable, however, that not more than six or seven will he named. Mr. McAdoo said specifically that he did not plan to name state directors. Thousands of applications for positions as state railroad supervisors have been received within the past few days. PAYROLL OF U. S. SOLDIERS NEARLY $100 000,000 MONTHLY. Includes Salaries of Officers and Men in Army and Navy at Home and Abroad. Washington.?The payroll of the i fighting forces of the United Stateas is is now nearly $100,000,000 a month. This sum includes salaries of officers and enlisted men in the army and navy serving both in this country and abroad, family allotments and compensation for certain services rendered. but does not take into account "family allowances" paid by the government toward the support of families of enlisted men. under specified conditions, nor does It include any of ! the special compensatory features of ' the military and naval insurance act. Enlisted men are paid stated sums j for re-enlistment, with $5.50 for the I first re-enlistment and $3.30 for each subsequent re-f nllstment, If they are a citizen of the United States and completed the previous enlistment. Seamen gunners get $2.20 extra a month stewards or rooks who hold certificates of qualification and are citizens of the United States gtft $5.60 a month extra and enlisted men receive 83 rents a month extra for each good conduct madal. Men performing specified duties on shipboard racelve extra compensation i ranging for 33 cents a month to $30. IMES AWARDING IS ! TO APPLY TO HOMES I ENFORCED FOOD CONSERVATION * IN RESTAURANT PLANNED BY ADMINISTRATION. TO CREATE LARGER SURPLUS < Mlies Need 75 to 90 Million Bushels of F Wheat and Want Meat Exports Doubled?America to ExDort Onlv Savings. Washington.?Enforced food conscr ration in restaurants and extension of 9 uiti hoarding regulations to make * hem apply to the household are in- c ludod in the plans of the food admin- v istration for creating a larger export c surplus of food for the allies. t This was revealed in a statement t l>y Food Administrator Hoover, setting f Forth that the allies are in need of an Additional 75.000,000 to 90,000.000 bush- ^ sis of wheat and thai they have asked 1 \meriea to double meat exports. Only f fry further saving, Mr. Hoover declar- 1 ad. can the food be shipped. s There is no neei. Tor rationing in f America, in Mr. Hoover's opinion, and 1 with the supplemental regulations 1 there will be no shortages. ' To Export Only Savings. "We cannot arrd will not export j ( more than our savings, for our own : | people must also be fed." said thn , itatement. "The allies have reduced , the bread ration to their people sharply the last few days and if this low 1 ered ration is to be maintained we f must save more than hitherto. I } "Every grain of wheat and every , ounce of Hour and bread saved now ( in exactly that amount supplied to j ^ some man. wonjan and child among ( the allies. ^ "We are asking the American people to further reduce their consumption t of wheat products and use other food- | | stuffs. It is one of the vital Issues i In winning the war that we must , maintain the health and strf ngth and morale of their men. women ?nd chil- ' | dren over the winter. , Further Program of Saving. t "Our 48 state food administrators 1 have been in session in Washington | I the last few days devising with us a ? further program of saving which wo I will announce in a few days, in which | wo count with confidence on public i support. ' I "We are goin gto ask the millions I of devoted women who support the I food administration to see that our ; 1 new proposals are carried out on every , side. "Legislation is being considered by j Mr. I^ever and Senator Pomerene for presentation to Congress for some j further extension of the President's powers to enforce conservation in ' manufacturing trades and in public I eating places. Although the majority ' have co-operated willingly and effec- ' tively there is a minority which patrl 1 otic appeals do not seem to reach, j ' With such regulation there will be no 1 shortages and equal justice to all. I There is no need of rationing in America." j 1 I ONE KILLED AND SEVERAL : INJURED AT CAMP WHEELER. j< Serious Property Damage By Tornado < in South. ] Macon, Ga.?A tornado, followed by ' a torrential rain, swept down upon ' Macon and vicinity, killing one man and injuring several others and doing j i serious property damage in the city i and at Tamp Wheeler, near here. All I ' communication with the camp was cut off shortly after the storm broke, but telephone communication reestablished revealed that the greatest damage i done there was from the rain, which j I had flooded many of the hospital tents, ' 16 of which were blown down, it was i I estimated that 150 patients were In the tents "out early reports from the camp | said there were no Injuries. The collapse of the corral of the , 122nd infantry caused the only death i reported, that of Private Harris, of Atlanta After the tornado passed over the camp, its course turned in the direction of the city. It hurled 14 freight ears on the Macon. Dublin & Savannah railroad, on a siding near the camp, from the tracks and passed over the Central City park, wrecking the race track and hnsebull grandstands and demolished a building in which were quartered wild animals belonging ( to a cliVus. Some of the beats werp crushed under the debris while oth- | ers escaped but were captured by ! showmen. Fires broke out In several section* of the city during the storm. IU AQUl/ll I C TCAIM />rT? iinun tiuui., UL I O $60,000,000 POWDER PLANT. Washington.?A government powder plant to cost $60,000,000 and to employ about 15,000 men is to be established by the war department near Nashville, 1 Tenn. Major General Crozier, chief of the ordnance bureau, announced the selection of a site at Hadley's bend on i the Cumberland river, about 12 miles from Nashville. Construction will be Btarted immediately. A number of ( these plants are to be established. ' 1 C S'-v . "u* $1.25 Per Year. lUPPLYTRANSPORTS MUST HAVE GOAL MILLION TON8 OF SHIPPING NOW AWAIT BUNKERS AT NEW YORK HARBOR. 5ENERAL DISTRIBUTION PLAN 'reference is Given First to Home#; Second to Public Utilities.?Lot# Essential Industries to Close Three Oays a Week. Washington. ? Ships transporting upplies to Europe were added by ''uel Administrator Garfield to the list if essentials that must be supplied vith coal. They were put ahead even ?f war industries after reports came to he fuel admini&trttaon that a million oi>8 of shipping is held at New York or 1; ck of bunkers. * A general plan of coal distribution lesigned to meet the fuel famine in he east, as outlined by Doctor Oarleld. gives preference first to houselohlers; second to public utilities 'applying light aud heat; third, to diips transporting food and war matelals to the American army and to the illies; fourth, to war industries, and ifth. to all other classes of industry. The program will be put into force vith the aid of state fuel adminlstraors on the return to Washington of P. B. Noves. head of the fuel admininration's conservation division, who ia itudylng the situation in New York md New England. It will apply probibly to all the stntes east of the Misdssippi. Industries in the fifth class lamed by Doctor Garfield probably will be required to shut down until the jther classes are supplied. Their supplies will be cut off and if necessary he fuel administration will requisi- , Lion any coal they may have In store. The less essential industries them?elves may be further classified, as it probably will be found necessary to . teep some of them running more ncBuiif iiiuii ouiorn. The preferential and curtailment plan. Doctor Qarfleld made clear, is an emergency arrangement made necesmry by famine conditions. When relief appears for the shortage that Is bringing suffering to thousands in sastern cities the orders will be modiled. . Fuel administration officials hope relief may be made possible by shutIng down the less essential industries for three days a week, but if It appears that this will not materially Deneflt conditions, they will be forced o remain closed until relief is assured. SUIT CONGRESS FOR ARMY AND DIES OF PNEUMONIA. / Macon, Ga - Maj. Augustus Peabody Gardner, of the 121st (Second Georgia) infantry, died at the base hospital it Camp Wheeler of pneumonia. He had been ill nnlv n few Hnwa Gardner arrived from her home at Hamilton. Mass., Sunday and had been ilmost continuously at the bedside of ler husband. When her husband railed longer to recognize her, Mrs. Glardner sufTered a breakdown and was laken to her hotel, where she received . lews of his death. She is under tne rar of a physician. ? Two weeks ago Major Gardner ac-ompanled his battalion to the rltle range. There he contracted a severe mid. which developed into pneu.aordn ind caused his death. The body will be sent to h-U for. mer home In Massachusetts, but probably pot until after the arrival from IVashington of Senator Lodge who Is Mrs. Gardner's father. _ , Several weeks ago Major Gurdner (then a colonel) applied to the war lernr'met.t tor a reduction !n rank so rlit.i lie night see more actual service in ong the men. He asked 'o- appointment as major in the 121.<t infantry, and the request was granted. He tave up his spat in Congress to do what his friends said he believed to he a greater work for his country?that i)f offering his services to the army. TEN ARMY OFFICER8 IN MEXICO ARE EXECUTED Mexico City.?Ten army officers, Including Leocadio Parra, out of 45 arrested In connection with a plot to kill General Alfredo Novo, commander of the military district in the state of Mexico, and Augustin Millan, governor of that state, were executed at Toluda. the state capital, about 40 miles from this city. The plot was discovered last Thursday and involved the looting of Toluca. HOLDS OFFICER AT BAY WHILE BROTHER ESCAPES Macon, Oa.?K. C. Starling held an nfflr-or at K?v l?l> ? * -v n >iu gun aaiuroay while hi* brother, Private William O. Starling, who haa been missing from Pamp Wheeler aince December 21. escaped from their home at Persona. Having don^, this K. C. fltarllng cut the handcuffs from ills brother's hands and brought him to, Camp Wheeler. Private Starling ir\ll be tried for deserting. Mr * m :i J. MP'