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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!
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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.
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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'.
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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
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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.
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Washington. ?1 American business I
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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.
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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
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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.
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Many Pending Wage Disputes Will Be
Transferred to Government?Many i
Rate Revisions Will Soon Become 1
Necessary.
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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. (
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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
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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
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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.
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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'