btehUahad in 1891.
s
ILL HAVE HALF
MILLION IN FRANCE
EARLY THI8 YEAR, ACCORDING TO
and equipped ready to follow as quickly
as ships can be provided to carry
them, and the outlook for this la not
unpromising.
Secretary Baker guve this information
to the nation and to the world in
a statement before the senate miliia'y
committee, baring much that until now
has been carefully guarded with the
army's military secrets, in answering
charges that the government has
broken down preparaing for war.
From early morning until late afternoon
the secretary addressed the committee
and a crowd, including many
members of both houses of Congress,
gathered in a big hearing room of the
senate office building. He spoke extemporaneously.
beginning with details
of the mammoth task of building an
army of a million and a half, answering
such complaints of inefficiency as
were cited hy, Senator Chamberlain In
his recent speech and declaring that
such Instances werft isolated and not
general. Some questions were asked,
and Mr. Baker, from time to time, had
assistants go to the telephone for reports
on specific questions.
Toward the close of his speech. Sec- (
' retary Baker delivered a dramatic ,
general statement of the American
t war plan, telling of the coming of the
Hilled missions, of the day. and night
conferences with men from the scene (
of battle In which the plana now being
executed, were adopted, and of
aucceflH beyond the moat sanguine expectations
in building the army and its
Industrial support at home, transporting
men across the ocean, constructing
railroads in France and preparing to
strike the enemy with every resource
at the country's command.
When Mr. Baker closed, it was apparent
he had created a profound impression.
Chairman Chamberlain said
so before the left the stand. There ,
was no attempt at cross-examaination.
The chairpian proposed that the secretary
be given a rest, and it virtually
wag agreed to recall him for further
examination later after the committee
has completed ItH heariiiR of officers
of the medical corps, aviation section
and othe: branches of the service.
Committee Amazed.
While many things disclosed Impressed,
the committee watr frankly
amazed when told that the men of .12
national guard and national army, dlvisianl
camps are feady to go today
it npe?5 Wh1"1 members wanted to
know why such things had not been
given publicity before. Mr. Baker spoke
of the reluctance of military men to
reveal their war plans and quote!
German remarks about America's advertisement
of her preparations.
GERMAN PAPER OPENLY
CALLS FOR A REVOLT
"Germany Too Has a Judas," Says J
The Deutches Tages Zeitung.
London-?A dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph from Amsterdam !
says The Deutches Tages Zeitung '
openly calls on tlie Herman poople to
revolt agnlnst the present regime.
"We. too." says this pan-German or
ttan. "have a Judas umnng us today. I
He appears in the red coat and man- i
He of Germany's hanemnn. Who wiM
vave Germany from these traitors bp*
the German peonte? It ts now 'Germans
help yourself, and God .will help
yon-*"
Although Emperor William is not
named in the article, the expression
'Germany's hangman" is meant for
thr kaiser, says the correspondent
THAW THRFATPNS WEST
PORTION OF CAROLINA
to
Anheville.?Western North Carolina
Is threatened with another flood,
which, while not so serious as the
flood of July, 1916, threatens to wreak
considerable damage in this, section.
The high waters have already washed
out a railroad bridge at Craggy, which
supplies a large number of manufac- i
turing plants just below Asheville with
oal and supplies and* has cut off the
operation of these industries.
WOULD REDUCE NUMBER
OF STREET CAR STOPS
Washington.?A plan for raving
more than a million tons of coal a
year by reducing in all cities the number
of street car stops and by limiting
the use of power for heating cars
has been proposed to the fuel administration.
It is receiving attention butcher#
is no Indication as to whether
fuel administration officials view It
with favor. .
The number of stops would be held
to eight In each mile.
A REVIEW BY SECRETARY OF
WAR BAKER.
I
ANOTHER MILLION AVAILABLE
Secretary Baker Before Senate Committee
Bare* Much That Heretofore
Has Been Carefully Guarded With
Nation's Military Secrets.
Washington.?America will have t .
a,rmy ot half a million men in Franco
early this year, with a million trailed
A j . .
PAUL M^JNIQ
Paul Hennig, a naturaiizea uerman,
who had boon a trusted foreman of the
E. W. Bliss Torpedo works, was indicted
for treason, for which the penalty
In case of conviction is death. He Is
accused of maliciously mutilating the
delicate parts of the gyroscopic steer
ing m?ehan!am of the torpedoes.
WILL HOLD ALSACE-LORRAINE
BASIS OF PEACE SET FORTH BY
WILSON ARE DECLARED
UNACCEPTABLEChancellor
Says Fate of Poland and
Balkans and Italy's Frontier Lies
Entirely With Austria-Hungary.
Germany, through her Imperial chancellor.
Count von Hertling, and Austria-Hungary,
through its foriegn minister,
Count Czernin, have made replies
to the peace terms of the allies
and the United States us recently
enunciated-bv David Lloyd-George and
President Wilson. Although both uffeet
to Bee the possibility of coming
into agreement with their enemies on
minor points, the concrete bases essentila
to peace ars declared to be unacceptable.
The German spokesman was uncompromisingly
hostile to a majority of
the peace aims as puUforward by President
Wilson, treating seriatim in his
address those upon which Germany
would not come into accord. Count
Czernin was more moderate in his treat
muni ui rretiiuKui >vlison 8 ideas, ueclaring
the President's viewpoint, expressed
in his latest address to Congress,
showed thut there was less incompatibility
between Austria-Hungary
and the United States than bad seemed
to be the case.
From the German standpoint, according
to Von Hertling, the restoration
to France of Alsace-Lorraine is
beyond the realm of discussion. Regarding
Bellglum, 1 e declared that its
restoration could be settled only in
peace negotiations, but that Germanv
never had demanded the incorporation
of Belgian territory "by violence."
Likewise, methods of procedure in the
evacuation of Northern France must
take account of Germany's vital Interests
and be agreed upon between
Germany and France.
As to Poland and Balkans.
The chancellor said the fate of Poland
and the Balkans and the readjustment
of the Italian frontier lies
with Austria, while the evacuation of
Russian territory concerns only Russia
and the central powers. Germany,
he added, considered that the integrity
of Turkey and the safety of its
pa.lilut were plnaplv pftnn#p?nit a-llli
the question of the Dardanelles, which
was of vital interest to Germany.
With regard to Russia. Count Czernin
said Austria-Hungary desired no
annexations or indemnities?'not a
metr,g 'f territory, nor a kreutzer of
indemnity"?and thnt Russiu could
have peace If she maintained the sum"
standpoint as ^te evidently Intended
to do.
INTERESTING DISCLOSURES
REGARDING THE ARMY
Lloyd George Earnestly Suggested
Wood's Appointment.
Washington.? Some interesting disclosures
regarding American army afr>irs
at home and abroad were made
'h-ough publication of confidential
te.yimony given recently before the
senate military committee in executive
hnM?.on.
Statements of nearly all the witnesses
neard behind closed doors, except
Major General Crozier. chief of
ordnance, were given in the usual
printed report of committee proceed
Ings.
AGAINST MAKING UP TIME
LOST ON MONDAY HOLIDAYS
Washington. ? Fuel Administrator
QaYfleld announced that any increase
by industrial establishments of the
usual working time on other days of
the week than Monday for the purpose
of making up time lost on Monday holidays
will be considered an evasion of
the Monday closing order and a violation
of the spirit of the decree. A
seven hour day has been suggested by
Samuel Oompers *
BMEMWB
T'
FOR'
r^&TMIL
'OFFENSIVE AGAINST
0. S. ISPUHHED
GERMANY HAS CALLED IN SUBS.
IN PREPARATION OF NEW OFFENSIVE.
WARNING 6IVEN BY BAKER
Powerful Effort Will Be Made to 8top
Flow of Men, Munitions and Food to
Allies, Says Secretary Baker.
Washington. ? Warning that the
Germans are preparing for a great
submarine offensive against the American
lines of communication with
j France in connection with the impendi
ing Teutonic drive aguinst the west
! front is given by Secretary Baker in
his weekly military review made public
by the war department.
Recently there has been a marked
decrease in the number of allied merchant
ships sunk by submarines. The
, explanation for this in found in the
withdrawal of submarines in preparation
for the coming thrust on land
and sea. The review says:
"As the time draws near when once
again the enemy will endeavor to
strike a decisive blow in the west, it
must be emphasized that he will not
be content with mere rttilltary operations
on a large scale.
"During the past fortnight enemv
submarines have been recalled to
home ports to be reflitted and the most
powerful subamine offensive hitherto
undertaken may be expected to be
launched against our lines of communication
with France, to intercept the
steady Mow of men and munitions for
our own armies and food supplies for
| the allies.
I "During the period under review,
renawed activity along the entire
; western front is noted.
.- I
I ine region uoraaring tne North
Sea has once again become the scene
of sever fighting.
"A careful co-ordinated operation 1
undertaken by British monitors, acting
in concert with land batteries in
the area north of Yprea, subjected the
German defenses of Ostend and surI
rounding country to a severe bombardment.
! "No lnfantt-y action was attempted
In this sector by the British, but later
in the week the Germans reacted
sharply an ddlrected a strong assault
against the short sector of the line in
the Dune area, which fringes the
coast in the vlclntiy of Nleuport. This
attack which .must be considered
something more than a simple raid,
broke into the French lines, and for
a brief period, the enemy deactments
wore able to hold their ground In the
advanced outposts. The French speedly
brought up fresh forces, drove odt
the enemy and were able to re-establish
themselves in their former positions
without difficulty.
EMBARCn Wll I RTMAIM
IN FORCE UNTIL FEB. 6,
K ?- I
Improvement in Weather Conditions
Reported to McAdoo.
Washington. ? Although improve1
rarnt in weather conditions and freight
movement was reortepd to the director
I general of railronds the embargo on
| the shipment of freight other than
1 fuel, food or munitions, now in efTect
j on several eastern trunk lines, will re1
mnin in force until February 6. The
railroad administration also nlans 'to
j keen in operation the re-routing plan
In force on southeastern lines. j
j The blizzard that?swept over the
j middle west has passed, und train
movements were resumed on nearly
normal schedules. Heavy snowdrifts
<n the rai'road yards of Chicago and
i other central cities materially impaired
>?but better conditions
were renorted.
Difficulty continues to be exoerienc-j
ed with dumoing coal at eastern fer-|
niinals on account of frozen cars. The ,
work of hun''erl"e stcn"10rs at Atlantic
ports proceeded ranidlv. however
and A. H. Smith, director of eastern
lines, reported that- coal now is hein^ ,
provided as fast as needed.
TO TAKE RIFLES
ORDERED BY RUSSSIA. |
Washington.?Rifles ordered by the
Russian government from the Remin?:-1
ton Arms-Union Metallie eomnanv at
Bridgeport. Conn., and the Weotinghouse
company at Snr'nefleM. 1
will be taken by the gove-nment
The desire of the war department to
hold together the trained workmen in
the two plants wh'le these factories
are being reorganized to manufacture I
mnchine guns is the principal reason j
for the action.
BUY EQUAL AMOUNT
OF OTHER CEREAL.
Washington ? Bakers will begin
manfacture of the new victory loaf,
containing a five per cent substitute
for wheat flour. At the same time the
grocers will sell to householders wheat
flour only when the purchaser huys an
equal amount of some other cereal.
The per rentage of substitute flours
used hv baking establishments will he
Increased gradually until a 20 per cent
substitution is reached
r Mi
L, 8. 0., THURSDAY, JANUi
SSRGT. G. MORINI
Sergt. G. Morini of the Italian Bersagllerl
while on patrol stopped a German
motorcar carrying General von
Berrer, an adjutant and two chauffeurs.
He killed the general with the
first shot and put the soldier-chauffeurs
to flight. The adjutant, a German captain,
he captured af*er a struggle, and
turned him over to the nearest Italian
command, and then joined his cycle patrol
for further rear-guard action. He
was wounded later and sent to a hospital
in Milan. Hla daring feat took
place at the gates of Udine during the
Italian retreat to the Piave.
THREE ROADS ARE AFFECTED
" ^ i
APPLIES TO ALL FREIGHT EXCEPT
FOOO, FUEL, AND
MUNITIONS.
Embargo Will Remain Effective Until
Congestion Has Been Relieved.
Resulting from Intdnse Weather.
Washington.?An unoffii.*a? embargo
on all freight except food, fuel and
munitions Is in effect cast of the Mississippi
and north of the Ohio and Potomac
riven., as a result of Director
General McAdoo's authorized embargo
on three eastern trunk lines Although
the restriction was apply formally
only to the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
& Ohio east of Pittsburgh, and
the Philadelphia & Reading, other railroads
accepted little freight, particularly
if it was destined for eastward
movement.
This situation probably will continue
for several days, until milder
' weather permits railroads to begin to
move the great quantity of general
freight accumulated during the past
two weeks of winter storms.
Factors contributing to the unoffiI
pint pnalprn n,)t-irtrtt iuupa ---I
ity.of movement for coal and foodstuffs*.
and the continued preference
in coal deliveries Riven to domestic
consumers, ships and certain industries
which were exempted from the
fuel administration's closing order.
The ban on coal consumption was
officially lifted but scores of manufacturing
plants, unable to divert coal
from the stream flowing to the more
I essential industries, remained closed
or prepared to suspend operations in a
day or two when their available coal
stocks are gone. This fact, and the
knowledge of many shippers that ordinary
freight had little chance of
prompt delivery, tended * to curtail
shipment offerings.
To reduce railroad mileage in hauling
of coal, some sort of a zone system
of coal distribution probably will
be put into operation by the railroad
and fuel administrations within a
week. Plans for such an arrangement
were discussed today at a conference
between Director General
McAdoo and Fuel Administrator Gartleld.
both of whom announced later
that they were working in entire unison
in developing a plan of greatest
efficiency for coal transportation
AN AMERICAN FRONT
| IN FRANCE SOON.
I ?
Washington. ? While declining- to
j comment directly upon the statement
attributed to President Wilson, that
there will be twice as many American
soldiers abroad next June as had
been originally planned. Secretary
Ra''er said:
"The program of the department
has been constantly developing one
and many difficulties and limitation?
have been removed or overcome. I
cannot discuss numbers of men in
Trance or anticipated to be In Franc
iat any particular time, but we have
I made substantial progress."
100 MEN ENTOMBED IN
A MINE EXPLOSION.
Halifax.?Nearly 100 men were en
tombed by an explosion in the Allan
.shaft of the Aacadia Coal company's
collerles at Stellarton. N. S. Seven
have been brought up alive. Rescue
workers are going Into the shaft and
emergency apparatus of all kinds Is
being concentrated.
The explosion occurred shortly sfter
5 o'clock. The day shift had left
jonly a few minutes before
LL T
UtT 31, 1918
fDIICCIftUC DCICPT t
UUUUinilU IILULUI
GERMAN'S TERMS f
?
FURTHER INROADS INTO RU88IAN
TERRITORY TrREATENEO BY j r
GERMAN DELEGATES. b
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WANTS MUCH TERRITORY '
f
e
Bolshevlkl Amazed at Audacity of Ds- f
mands?Asks Time to Consider, ' a
Which Was Reluctantly Given?Rus- '
sia's Last Chance.
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After wooks of vaccilation the Qer- !
mans at last have made their demand** {
t?t the peace conference at Brcat-Lito- j
vsk and the Rusrians have .declined to !
accede to them. 8
Notwithstanding t?e fact that the ! c
imporial German chancellor in his ; d
I nianr-timcs no.itnnned ?nr>?rh in th?? ' r
main committee of the rcichstag an- 9
nounces that he still holds the hope.! 1
that an early and satisfactory conclu- j *
sion of tho Brest-Litovsk conference j 1
will be reached, the terms of the Qer- i 8
mans as enunciated by General HofT- ' *
man. one of their chief delegates to j '
the peace conference, so far form an |
insupcrabi barrier for the bolsheviki : f
government, which has expressed a j
determination to carry out a policy of
no annexations and no indemnities.
Courlnnd in its entirety and all of
Russia's Baltic provinces are to be retained
by Germany, according to Gen- !
eral Hoffman in what is termed as ; <
Germany's last proposal to the Rue- i t
sians, and if the Russians failed as ac- | f
quiesce in the demands, further in- ' *
roads into their territory would fol- I
low and the important port of Reval. j 1
'near the mouth of the gulf of Finland, i '
| would be occupied
In theatrical fashion Hoffman de- \ '
liiimicu un ? iiiup ufiure lilt} HHlliIIished
Russian delegates the new Run- j
siau frontier as the Germans Intend *
to run It?from the shores of the , (
[ gulf of Finland eastward to the Moon
I sound islands and then to the west t
I of Minsk and thence to Brest-Litovsk | >
I?leaving within German boundaries j
! some of Russia's choicest territory. s
| Amazed at the audacity of the Ger,man
program the Russian delegates
asked for time' to consider the de'
mand. This was grudgingly given, to- 1
gether with the announcement that '
It was the last postponement that
could be expected. The latest advices 5
are to the effect that the Russians 1
have unanimously" rejected the Ger- r
i man terms. * i
MORE TONNAGE THAN 1
ALL OTHER NATION8 ?
Declares Charles M. Schwab in Ad- (
dress at New York.
New York.?Charles M. Schwab. <
president of the Bethlehem Steel cor- I j
poration. declared in an address at a (
i dinner here that the time is near at -t
hand "when the men of the working I
, class?the men without property?will
control the destinies of the world."
j , "The bolsheviki sentiment must be
I taken into consideration," Mr. Schwab 1
declared, "and in the very near future i
we must look to the worker for a so- f
lution of the great economic questions <
now being considered/ I am not one ?
to carelessly turn over my belongings I
Tor the uplift of the nation, but I am
one who has come to a belief that the
worker will rule and the sooner we
realize this the better it will be for
our country and the world at large." '
"In these times of war," Mr. Schwab
said, "we of America should not critiIrlse
the actions of our President and
our nation. We nre behind him and
we are behind the nation. When I
say 'we' I mean the steel tnen of the
United States. Within the next 18
I months we will have more tonnage
on the ocean than ull the nations of
the world. j
"But don't let us run away with tho
idea tha't we have a light job on our
hands. We must realize that it is tho
duty of every citizen to give his last
dollar und his lust drop of blood in
defense of his country.
I "I am not discouraged and I am
not pessimistic, but we must contrib- j
< ute our money as we never contributed
before.
GENERAL T. H. BLISS
REACHES PARIS SAFELY. .
I !
I Washington.?Gen. Tasker II. Bliss,
J chief of staff, who arrived in Paris
will represent the United States armv
ion the supreme war council. Secreitary
Baker in so announcing disclo*-'
ed that the general is accompanied by ,
high officers of every branch of the |
service to advise him about any que"- i
|tlons that may arise. General Bliss I
!attended the first meeting of the 1
i war council In Paris several months <
[ago. ?
WORKING ON ZONE T
SYSTEM FOR COAL, i
Washington. ? Continued demoralization
of railroad transportation '
throughout the east prompted railroad
and fuel administration officials to
hasten plans for developing a xone distributing
system for coal, and it was
stated that some definite announce- .
ment might be expected within a few .
days. The principal feature of the .
plan will be put Into effect immediately
and it will be Improved as fast as (
new short routes can be developed.
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W MIEEKR KILL MNIK
.utharan Campaign to Raise $750,000
for Sailora and Soldiers of That
Denomination.
Columbia.?Dr. W. li. Greever, edl- |
or of the Lutheran Survey, has Just
eturned from New York where ho
as spent from last week In work with
he National Lutheran Commission for
lolfllers' and Sailors' Welfure In conlectton
with a' national campaign for
750.000 for that work.
The National Lutheran commission
or soldlerB and sailors' welfare opend
headquarters in New York city the
Irst of last November, representing
,11 of the great Lutheran bodies of
his country. The Lutheran popula- :
Ion in the United States is approxinately
10.000,000 with 2,500.000 comnunlcants.
and out of this body there
.re estimated to be 200.000 soldiers in
he American army and navy.
This commission has already iuau;urated
work in practically ail of the
amps throughout the country. In aJlltlon
to providing a large number of
egular army chaplains, this commision
has located 25 civilian camp pasors.
It is proposed to erect such
mildings as these caiup pastors may
leed for their service, to furnish a
treat variety and quantity of literaure.
to send special men for service
n France, and in every possible way
iring comfort and help to the men in
he service. To the. Lutherans has
>een specially committed also the
vork of spiritually ministering to the '
nterned aliens, and the amount asked
or at this time is regarded as a mininum
with which to cover the needs.
The commission as constituted is a
omparatively small body In its organization
for this campaign it lias
ailed a special financial secretary to I
vhom has been committed the execu- ]
ive part of the work of the camlaign.
This is the position held by I
)r. Greever. The campai&i organiza- j
'on has already appointed chairman
or the various States in the Union. |
These chairmen have been called for a i
ipecial meeting In Pittsburgh. Pa., on I
lanuary ."W. Following; that meeting
hese State chairmen will appoint '
'hairmen in the varioua congregation* ;
if their States, and these chairmen in I
urn will appoint taem captains who 1
will organize teams for an every nieni)er
canvass during the week of Fehruiry
18 to 25.
Following the national meeting of
?tate chairmen at Pittsburgh, State I
neetings of congregational chairmen
will be held.
i
W. A. Hantske of Columbia is the
State chairman for South Carolina. Mr. |
Hantske is already making prellnilrnry
arrangements for a State nioet- j
ng of the chairmen of this State, to be
teld In Columbia, and inspirational
noetings will be held at other points
is Is deemed advisable.
Mr. Hantske will leave on Monday
ivening for the Pittsburgh meeting.
The exact nmount alloted to South
'arolina has not yet been announced,
tut it will be considerably in excess
if anything previously attempted by
he Lutherans in any previous efforts- j
!
Ready to Relieve Congestion
Charleston.?For the purpose of
iringing about the employment of
southern porta In order to relieve congestion
in the Kast. the Chamber of ^
Commerce of Charleston inaugurated i
i formal campaign asking the Cham- !
iers of Commerce and the newspapers
>f Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville.
Memphis. Kansas City, St. Louis, Omnia
and other cities to give full pubicity
to the movement. The request
vas forwarded by telegraph. Mem- i
jers of the South Carolina' delegation
n Congree* were urged by telegraph
o foster the movement.. In part, the j
elegram of the Chamber of Commerce
eads:
"In view of the congested condition
if the icebound ports of the North Atantic
Coast, congestion which has relultod
in stagnation, is disastrous to
he industrial development of the en
Ire country and is desiously handl a/pping
our war progress, we feel that
t is time that a concerted effort ho
nude to have a more equal diatribu- j
Ion of this traffic and that all South- 1
?rn port;* be used to the limit of their
apacity and that wherever necessary
'or a free and unhampered traffic
novement freight rates he put on a
'air and equitable basis."
IOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.
Sewerage is at last being installed
u ine oase nospitai, ramp Hevter,
vh?re It wax hadlv needed during the
piflrmic of two months ago. A septic
ank and filter system are being put
n. Three new two-story ward bararks
are also being constructed, ensrclng
Its capacity by about 120 beds,
ind two separate buildings, one of
vhlch will serve as additional nurses' |
juarters and the other as officers'
luurters. No Increase In the hospital
itaff Is expected, however.
W. W Moore, adjutant general, has
eturned to Columbia after mustering
n three companies of State troops for
he Third Regiment at Chester, Oaffiey
and Spartanburg. He will go to
3lshopville, Florence and Conway,
vhere three other companies have
>eon organized
A South American ship loaded with
iltrate has entered the port at Noroik.
This steamer, it in said, should
tave anchored at Charleston and eforta
are being made to hare it prowed
there. The nitrate in for South
Carolina farmers.
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JJD6E M. L SMITH 1
RESIGNS FOR ARMY I
WAS FOR NUMBER OF YEARS^
SPEAKER OF THE HOU8E OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
IS MAJOR JUDGE ADVOCATE
South Carolina Hat Sustained Great
Lots on Bench. Sava Gaearnar
Manning.
The resignation of Mendel L. Smith
as judge of the Fifth Judicial circuit,
was transmitted to both houses of the
general assembly. Mr. Smith has been
commissioned us major judge advocato
of the United States army and passed
through Columbia on his way to Camp
Wadsworth. Spartanburg, where he has
been assigned.
Having been a member of the legislature
a number of years and one of
the most popular and efficient speakers
who' ever presided in the house,
his visit to the house was greeted with
enthusiasm. A resolution was immediately
introduced by Messrs. Fromberg
and Martin, asking Major Smith
to uddress the legislature.
In responding to the call. Major
Smith emphasized that America's mission
in the war was to be of "service
to humanity." A brief sketch of all
the wars in which the nation has had
Hart was given, emphasizing that her
sole object has ulways beep, in war
and diplomacy, service to humanity.
The present conflict was to withstand
the doctrine of force, formerly employed
by the Romans and now having it-*
renirtn in the Prussians.
The members of the legislature were
reminded that their responsibility Just
now was especially grave as leaders
of thought and action in the state.
Conditions challenged their utmost
powers, he said: "No dollar can be
too sacred; no calling too high; and
no sacrifice too great."
The great cuuse of righteousness will
triumph, he said, "and when the men
return it will be the grandest welcome
South Carolina has ever given any of
her noble sons. Some will be limp
and faltering. Some will be wrapped
in the blood soaked soil of France.
But if some are absent, it will be a
triumph in which it will be glorious
to live and glorious to die."
In his letter transmitting Major
Smith's resignation. Governor Manning
said:
"I have the honor to transmit herewith
a true copy of the resignation of
the honorable Mendel L. Smith, judge
of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of South
Carolina.
"In accepting the resignation of
Judge Smith, I wish to commend him
for his patriotism and to bear testimony
of the great loss the people of
South Carolina have sustained in losing
his services on the bench. I take
this opportunity to officially oongratuInto
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Join me In wishing hlin success."
Major Smith's letter of resignation
follows:
"Having been tendered a commission
as major judge advocate in the
officers' reserve corps of the United
States army. I horeby tender my resignation
as judge of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit in this state, to become effective
the first day of February, 1918."
Shipbuilding Plant Considered.
Columbia.- With It- Goodwyn Rhott,
T. T. Hyde. M. Rutledge Rivers, Congressman
R. S. Whaley. and other representative
citizens of Charleston, Gov.
R. I. Manning held an important conference
at Washington in the office of
Mr. Whaley regarding the opening of
a shipbuilding plant at Charleston.
Among the South Carolinians present
there was a number of well known
shipbuilders and the matter was carefully
discussed for several hours. At
he conclusion of the conference Governor
Manning said that while the matter
is as yet in preliminary state, it
looks exceedingly promising
There is no better place in the
United States," he said, "for the construction
and operation of a shipbui'dIng
plant than at Charleston
Erect Fine Church Building.
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estate deals here in some time was put
through when Whisonant & Poag sold
to the building committee of the First
Baptist Church two lots on Fast Main
Street, adjoining the postolTice. On
the lots it is proposed to erect a new
hurch. The committee proposes to
definitely undertake the work of constructing
the building in the near future
and hopes to have it ready for
use by the end of the year
The site is one of the most attrac
tlve to bo found In the city.
Misfortune Befalls Family,
j Gaffney.?Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Badger
had the mlafortune during the past
week to lone two of their children
wtthin three or four days. The first
one. a little girl, died of pneumonia,
and the other, a baby boy. died suddenly.
Some weeks ago Mr. Badger's
second son. a bog of 14. disappeared
and nothing has been heard from him
since, and no his return from the
funeral of his baby Mr. Badger received
a telegram telling him of the death
?f his sister.
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