Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 07, 1918, Image 1
Established in 1801.
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" OIL TAKEN OVER
BY 60VERMMEN1
' MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBU'
TION OF OIL8 NOW UN
OER LICEN8E.
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LICENSE BY FEBURARY 11
Gasoline and Kerosene Is Not Mentloned
But Expected to Be Taken
Over 8oon?Oil Tankers Have Been
Discontinued.
Washington.?Government control
.if Industry as extended to oil- In- a
proclamation by 1'resldent Wilson putting
under license the manufacture
and distribution of all fuel oils. No
mention is madn of other oiis or oil
products, including gasoline and kerosene.
but they, too. probably will be
put under control soon. Authority
under the proclamation Is to be vested
In Mark L. Requa. of California,
recently named as chief of the fuel
administrations oil division Licenses
must be obtained before February 11
by all manufacture and distributors
whose gross Hales of fuel oil, including
gas oil, amount to more than 100,000
bnrrels a year.
A series of regulations drawn by the
fuel administration establish in the
oast a list of preferential consumers
who must be supplied In the order
they are given regardless of contracts
outstanding.
Difficulties of transportation, it is
declared both In the President's proclamation
and in u statement prepared
by the fuel administration, makes licensing
necessary that essential Industries
be supplied. Operation of the
control will cut.the supplies of the less
essential industries where lack of
transportation creates n short age.
ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS
FOR MONEY ENTRUSTED
To Date $79,450,727.35 Has Been Appropriated
tor Relief Work?
Criticism* Answered.
Washington. Feb. 4.?What the
American Red Cross has done with
the vast sums of money entrusted to
it by tho people of the United States is
Htated in detail In a report just Issued
by the national headquarters. To date.
$79,450,727.35 has been appropriated
for relief work in this county and
abroad.
For foreign relief $44,657,795 has
1>een appropriated as follows: Frnnc?
130,519,259.60; Belgium, $1,999,631;
Russia, $751.404 87; Rnumanla. $2,617,398.76;
Italy. $3,146,016; Serbia, $871,180.76;
Great Britain, $1,703,642; other
foreign countries, $2,536,000; American
soldiers who mny he taken prisoner.
$343,627.
The foregoing appropriations are
from the time the United States entered
the war until April 30. 1918. Fo;
the tlnlted States the Red Gross has
appropriated $2,612 532.60 and the reason
this sum is not larger is because
the government provides nearly everything
our army and navy needH. nnd
besides, there is no civilian distress In
this country of any considerable proportions.
The great variety of the military nnd
civilian relief work being done by the
Red Cross Is indicated briefly In th^
following list: canteens that afford
food, baths nnd sleeping quarters for
men at the front rest ?tHtlons and
recreation centers for soldiers In transit
and at port of arrival In France;
euro nf Hoatttnta # ?
supplies to 4 000 hospitals: tearh'ng
mutilated soldiers new trades; reconstruction
of villa-"*-*: bringing together
families of soldie-s scattered hv the
war; farms for convalescent soldiers-,
sanitariums for tubercular and other
patients; food, clothing, mpdirlne and
shelter for the homeless and destitute;
and other activities too numerous to
mention.
It ?? atstod >*v the national w >r r-nonell
that all sal tries and admlnlKirnM"-*
nvnenses p-r nnld out of m?mb,?rsv,l"
dues, so tlint every nennjr given to *? *
Red Cross war fund has been spent
for relfef. This answers the rumors
that have been eirenlnted about the
expenses of operation.
AMERICAN TROOPS
HOLD THEIR OWN
a. Apparently with th?? n?-mnnu u r~?..
^ a rase of the biter havlnk been hit In
their attack on the American sec'or
In Lorraine. Although Germans nine,
ed a heavy harraae alone the Amc-I
an line of several V'ome'ers. th?
'merl'-nna responded with avldltv and
with their 7!ig to?-e tin the German
f?*ont tranches. hl?w tin SP'-p^al a?
their durrouts and cut their barbed
wire entanglement*.
NAVV 13 PREPAREh TO
TRANSPORT 500.000 MEN
Washington.?Secretary Daniels authorized
the statement that the naw
la aaaured of enough transport fa< 111tlea
to make sure lhat there w'U be
R00 000 American troops In France
early this year, as was stated by aec- ,
retarv Baker recently before the senate
military committee
Mr. Daniels made th* statement
when Informed the' Secre'arv Baker's:
forecaat of the number of ir.en to be
sent abroad had been rhallenged.
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CHARLES W. OYSON
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Charles W. Dyson is one of the (
American navy officers recently pro- ^
meted to the rank of rear admiral. He
is head of the designing room of the
bureau of steam engineering in the }
navy depsitment. I,
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IN MESSAGE TO FARMERS;
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PRESIDENT w 11 tnw oive i-lja-t '
CULMINATING CRISIS HAS
COME. <
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Says We Are Fighting For Liberty
Now as Truly as in the American
! * Revolution ? Task Demands Supreme
Sacrifice. '
Washington.?In a message to the
nation's farmers delivered to an agricultural
conference at Urbana, 111 ,
i President Wilson said he thought
statesmen on both sides of the water
I realized that the culminating crisis of
1 the war hnd come and this year's *
achievements would decide it- J
) "We are fighting, therefore, as truly
for the liberty and self-government of
the United States as if the war of our
own revolution had to be fought over ,
1 again and every man in every business
in the United States must know by
| this time that his whole future fortune
lies in the balance"Our
national life and our whole |
future develomepnt will pass under
the sinister Influences of foreign con- i
trol if we do not win. We must win. '
therefore, and we shall win. 1 need
not ask you to pledge your lives and
fortunes with those of the rest of the j
nation to the accomplishment of this
great end.
"You will realize, as I think states '
men on both sides of the water real- !
ize, that the culminating crisis of the
struggle has come and that the
achievements of this year on one side
or the other must determine this issue."
The president recalled that farmers
fired the first shots at Lexington that
set aflame the American revolution for
liberty, and expressed the hopo and .
belief that American farmers now will
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.. ....iifsiT uuu ionspicuusiy stand by
to win this war. He said the farmers ,
did not want themselves . exempted :
from military service as a class, but j
that the attention of the war depart- j
ment was centered upon the task of ; (
interfering with farm labor as little: ,
as possible, and he believed that in the i ,
next draft the farmers would find
their labor much loss seriously drawn ! .
upon than In the first.
SUBMARINE FIGHTERS ?
IN LARGE NUMBERS
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Contracts for "Several Score" Awarded
to Ford Plant. i t
Washington.?New submarine flgh'-!f
ers of a powerful type are about to \
be turned out In the United States In i
large numbers After testifying beforo <
the house naval committee on the nn- j
val appropriation bill, Secretary Dan- l
lels author'xed flip statement that con- I
tracts for "several scores" of the new (
raft .have been placed with the Ford
Motor company of Detroit. He de- !
scribed them as "half-way between a j
destroyer and submarine-chaser," 200 '
feet long and equipped with the latest I
discoveries the coming summer are
assured. - jc
All parts of the ships except the ^
engines are to be fabricated in De- t
trolf and the parts shipped to sea- i
hourd. where they will be assembled, t
Changes in the Ford plant to permit 1 <
the handling of the work have pro- '
gresaed so sw'ftly, Mr. Daniels said, ?
hat deliveries on the contracts during i
the coming summer are assured. ! ?
RAILROAD SITUATION
IN MOUNTAINS CLEARING
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Bristol. Teno.-Va.?A clear, spring- |
like day completed the melting of '
snow and Ice in the mountains, which (
has done much damage to rilaroads 1
and property, gave encouragement (or *
early restoration of normal conditions. } 1
Large forces of workmen are hurry- 8
ing repairs on wrecked bridges on th-> (
Appalachian division of the Southern I 8
railway and officials state they hope to , f
resume operations soon. ' 11
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FORT ME
A1RIGMI TROOPS
HOLD FRONT UNE
HEAVIEST BOMBARDMENT OF
MANY MANY DAYS LAUNCHED
AGAINST AMERICAN8.
RETURN SHELL FOR SHELL
rwo Men Killed and Nine Wounded.?
American 75'a Destroy Enemy Dugouts.?Germans
Concentrating.
The whole American sector is refunding
with the booming of gjnis.
\lrmen became exceedingly active
tlong the American front. Encmv
mlperr. wounded two Americans slightly
early in the morning.
A shift of the wind cleared away the
Hist which has hindered aerial operaions
and other activities for several
lays. A number of battles in the air
jpftrp fnilFht hv no t pnlllnor nlano* fn 1
>ne Instance the French aviators defeated
an attempt of German fliers to
ross behind the American trenches.
The artillery and snipers also have
wcome increasingly active. American
N>s are harassing traffic behind the
snemy trenches. The Germans are
confining their fire largely to the American
trenches.
Throughout Friday night machine
;uns rattled ceaselessly from German
eosiiions.
Announcement Permitted.
American troops now are occupying
* sector of the Lorraine front in
Prance. This announcement is permitted
by the military censors.
The correspondents permanently ac redlted
to the American army have
jeep Informed that they may proceed
o virtually any p%int within the xone
)f fire .except the trenches, without
?scort and without special permisdon.
Arrangements were made where>V
newsnaDCr men nmv nrm-onit i n
iny brigade headquarters a few kiloneters
behind the trenches after first
eporting their presence within the
tone to the headquarters of the division
of which the brigade is a part.
[TnleBs there is some occurrence which
nakes It inadvisable in the opinion of
he brigade commander for corroipondents
to move nearer the front,
hey may walk from his headquarters
o regimental headquarters behind the
ines.
Since all roads immediately behind I
he front are within easy German gun ]
unge and under German observation, i
lot more than two correspondents j
nay move forward together. They |
nust obtain special permission to visit '
he trenches and must be accompa- |
lied by an escorting officer.
A German barrage opened the heav- I
est bombardment of many days along ,
he American sector, the American ar- |
illery replying shell for shell as the I
Irlng of the heavay guns spread along ;
leveral kilometers of front.
Two Americans were killed and nltn ;
vounded durlne th?> hnnihorHm?.,i
ind one suffered shell shock.
It was ascertained that the
Vmrlcr.ti gunners wrecked several of
he enemy dugouts and so badly damiged
the first line positions that at one
iolnt the Germans were unable to occupy
them.
VON HERTLING'S SPEECH
THROWN INTO DISCARD
The war Is to be prosecuted vigorously
by the entente allies and the
United States until a peace, based on
he principles of freedom, justic and
respect for International law Is obained.
This is the decision of the supreme
var council of the countries in arms
igdnst tlie Teutonic allies
The hlsrh-soundlng phrases In tlio;
ecent speeches of the imperial Gorinn
ohancllor and the Austro-Hunga- j
ian foreign minister wre entirely
rown l"to the disc-wd by the csm*11
at its session at Versailles. a**d It
vns decided that the war would be
.Bu ciimv iiri")?nn"n inni rn'it time
omos wh?n there is Justification for
he ho?e ?het a eenre mav he realized
n accord with tha pol'cies laid dnw'i
>v Prsldent Wilson and David Lloyd
3eor>:e. the nrlt'sh premier
1TEADY PROGRESS MADE
IN MOVEMENT OF COAL
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New York.?A summary of report* |
in general operations of railroads In J
>astern territory made public from
he office of A. 11. Smith, regional di ector.
indicated steady progress in1
hn movement of coal and the return j
if imnty rars
Within 24 hours 1.066 carloads of |
inthracite and 76$ of bitumlous coal
srer reported in transit to New York [
ind New Jeraey tidewater points.
rROTZKY MAKES SPEECH TO
FINNISH REVOLUTIONARIES
London.?Leon Trotky, bolshevik! j
orelgn minister. Is reported in an Exhange
Telegraph dispatch from Co- j
lenhagen to have arrived, at Helstng- j
ors, capital of Finland, which Is in j
he hands of revolutionaries. lie made ;
i speech from the portico of a govern- j
nent building, the dispatch says, and
idvised the people to follow Russia's
example, in which case they would be
awarded by full support from Russia.
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SIR ROSSLYN WEMYSS
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8lr Rosslyn WemyM, who was appointed
first sea lord of the British admiralty
to succeed Admiral Jellicoe.
He is a man of great executive ability.
ULTIMATUM IS DELIVERED
CONCLUSION OF GENERAL PEACE
WITHOUT ANNEXATIONS OR
INDEMNITIES DEMANDEDNearly
Half Million in Berlin Are Reported
Idle?Likewise at Kiel Workmen
Leave Jobs to Join in Strike.
Transcending in interest even the
great victory of the Italians o"fer the
Austrians on the northern Italian battle
front is the political and economic
situation in Germany.
Here, apparently, a large part of
the country is in the throes of a great
labor upheaval, due to dissatisfaction
by the working classes over the progress
of the peace negotiations and
over Internal political conditions gen
erally. Throughout the country thousands
upon thousands of the working
classes?both men and women?have
struck and many of the great manaufactorles
and industries are affected.
Led by Socialists.
Leaders of the socialists?both of
the independent and the majority factions?evidently
are in control of the
movement and for their pains a number
of the independents have been
ordered imprisoned. -Hugo Haase of
the independents, and Pliilipp Scheidemann,
majority socialist leader in th-j
relchstag. are heading their respective
followers.
Ultimatum Delivered.
The socialist paper Vorwaerts announces
that the Berlin strikers have
tiow become more numerous and
threatening. They have addressed to
the government an ultimatum of which
the following are the principal demands:
"First, . aecelated conclusions of
a general peace without indemnities
or annexations.
"Second, participation of worklngmens'
delegates of all the countries In
the peace pourparlers.
"Third amelioration of the food situation
by better distribution.
"Fourth. Immedicte abolition of the
state of siege and restoration of the
right of public meetings, suspended by
the military authorities.
"Fifth, abolition of militarization of
war factories.
"Sixth, immediate release of all po j
litical prisoners.
"Seventh, fundamental democratization
of state institutions.
HINDENBURG WARNS
GERMAN STRIKERS
Amsterdam ?The Rhelnelsche West-!
faHsche Zeifung. of Kssen. a copy of
which has be?n received here, reports
that Field Marshal von Hindenburg
has warned the str'kers in Be-lln to
cease their movent nt imra dlately.
lie sad:
"Every hour you lose means the
weakening of Germany's defense You
aro roinm'tting a crime against our
army and an act of cowardice atrain?i
your brethren in the front trenches."
RAILROAD RATES ARE
TO BE INRCEASED.
Washington.?In deciding the intermountain
rate case the interstate commerce
commission authorized transcontinental
railrords to increase rates j
from eastern points to Pacific seapo-t
cities to the level of the rates now prevailing
to inter-mountuln points.^
Then similtaneously the commission
refused to aJlow railroads to cancel existing
commodity rates and shipments
of less than a carload and apply higher
class rotes.
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1UAKY 7. 1918
KAY ABANDON 1
"HPJTI FSS" niYS '
in.niLi.uu bniu
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M'ADOO AND GARFIELD ISSUE
STATEMENT SAYING THEY
ARE CONSIDERING MATTER.
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MAY ALSO LIFT EMBARGO
fw-? of Ten Heatleas Mondays Have
Been Observed?Will Hold Another
Conference Soon.
Washington.?Abandonment of the
heat less Monday program was predicted
at the cloBe of a prolonged conference
between Fuel Administrator
Uartlield and Director General of Kail
iuuu incAUOO, '
A final derision was not reached !
and a further conference will be held i
but there was every Indication thut I
both officials, as well as President I
Wilson, who has been consulted, feel 1
that the purpose sought can be ac- I
complished from now on by continuance
of preferential coal transporta- i
tion and distribution and by railroad
embargoes now in force. i
At the conclusion of the conference i
the following statement was Issued
jointly by Dr. Garfield and Mr. MeAdoo.
McAdoo-C-arfield Statement.
"We have hud under consideration 1
the question of suspending the Monday
closing order. We have not
reached a final conclusion about It ;
We shall have another conference
when the results of the Monday 1
closings and of the railroad embargoes '
up to that time can be fully consider- 1
ed. and shall be able to make an an '
nouncenierit as to whether or not a sus- I
pension of the Monday closing order !
may be made.'.' 1
Ton heat less Mondays were decreed 1
oy tne-Tuel administration January 17
aR a measure to save coal and to re- '
Hove railroad transportation. The 1
Monday holidays were preceded by a
flve-day industrial shut down at the
close of which eastern railroads at the 1
direction of Director Mc.Adoo. put l
on embargoes against the movement
of general freight. i
The Monday closing has brought the
most vigorous opposition from com- i
mercial interests, particularly the big 1
department stores. The smull stores, i
too. have opposed it as have the own- |
era of office buildings. Theaters sue- i
reeded in having the day as applied to
them changed to Tuesday.
WARNING GIVEN TO
! ALL FLOUR DEALERS
Must Not Take Advantage or Shortage i
in Other Cereals.
Washington.? Unwarranted price ini
creases in whecJ flour substitutes will i
not be permitted. The food administration
gave warning to dealers that
they must not take advantage of tern- 1
porary shortages in other cereals 1
brought on by the heavy demand the
nejv baking regulations has caused.
Many complaints reached Food Ad- 1
minlstrator Hoover that dealers in the
substitutes alieady have begun to lift
their prices. 1
| "Mills of the country," said Mr.
Hoover, "are prepared to meet the
greater demand of housewives and i
bakers for other cereals during the
next few months. Lack of transportation
is the only factor that will stand
in the way of proper dlstirbution
throughout the country.
"At least one of the substitutes is
produced in quantity in almost every
part of the country. If any shortages
occur they will be local. The supp.lv
of substitutes is ample to meet our
needs and it is confidently expected
that with the freer movement of
grains to the mills and of the finished
product' to the consumer lower nrir ea
than those now prevailing will resulf.
"The* normal tendency of local scarcities
would be to advance prices out
of line, with the cost of production and
distribution. I'nder ino food control
act this will not happen. .*.7? licensee*
dealing in food commodities who do
rot give their customer the benefit
of fair and moderate prices, selling
at no more than a reasonable profit
above cost, will have their licenses
revoked."
TURN OUT ONE:
BOAT EVERY DAY
Washington.?Production plans for
the navy's new anti-submarine craft i
contemplate .the delivery of a finished i
boat every day wh^n the cycle of pro- i
duct'on is complete. The first vessel
has already been started in the fabri- <
cat'.ng shops at the Kord Motor Com- (
nany plant at Detroit. i
Construction will go by stages. To )
turn out u Hont u /iou u~ ~
- ? ? * niwn lUO flftpSP
of several months requires that a boat ,
a day bo star'ed
REITERATES OOJFCTIONS 1 .
Of WAR, pABINET .
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Washington.?In emphasizing hia (
opposition to the senate military com ! ,
mlttoe's bill for a war cabinet and a
munitions director. President Wilson
urged upon another group of Demo- ,
' ratio senators called to the White
House the necessity of avoiding as fat .
is possible agitation In Congress that
night encourage the enemy and give
the impression of discord.
The president reiterated bis objscions
to the war cabinet.
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PLAN BI6 WORK YEAR'S
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Jouth Carolina Methodists to Make
vuiikBiisg uriv: in ounoay
Schools.
Columbia.?Concluding that the Sunlay
school is the most vital problem
>f church life, the Methodists have
lecided to give an added impetus to
he work along this line the coming
rear. Much time and thought will be
levoted to the work in the elementary
lepartment, and every effort will be
put forth for the thorough and effective
co-ordination of all branches of
the church to the end. This was the
hought developed at the meeting held
n Columbia, which was attended by
.ho presiding elders of the 12 districts
of the conference, and a number of
pastors and luymen prominent 'n
*hurch work.
Among other things decided at the
r-onference was the idea of opening a
ichool for training Sunday school an 1
christian workers at Carlisle Pitting
School at Bamberg. Tills will serve
the lower conference and another will
be operated at Lander College for the
benefit of the Sunday school work 'in
Ihe upper Methodist body. This training
school will open about the last of
May or early in June and continue until
the course is completed. Following
this will be the opening of a
Rchool of a nature, but on a larger
scale, in this city some time later.
To Meet in Anderson.
The date for the convening of the
State federation of Wesley Riblo
classes, which will meet this year at
Anderson, was fixed for June 18 and
19. The meeting last year was held
In Columbia and wus well attended,
but a driving campaign will he put on
to mak^ the one this year the largest
of all. Much importance attaches
this annual meeting of the federation,
for in uildition to being one of the
largest conventions of its kind in the
State during the entire year it Is the
largest of any meeting of a religious
nature in the State. The federation
now contains more than 1.000 organized
Bible classes, with a representation
of more than 2.500 active members
who attend these meetings.
Dates for holding the 12 district conferences
were also arranged at the
meeting. n 1 s tne purpose of the asso
elation to hold the meeting In ea-U
district nnd in addition to planning
for further constructive work for the
development of the Sunday school, anil
batteries of good speakers and experienced
workers w,ill be present for the
purpose of instructing on every phase
rtf Sunday school work .
Only 60 Cases in State.
Columbia.?The meningitis situation
In the state of South Carolina was '
given a thorough survey at a meeting
of the hoard of health held in Coluin
bia. I)r. James a. Hayne attended th i
meeting, and while the condition is regarded
as acute and deserving of serious
consideration, there is no reason
for alarm, as the board decided that
calm thinking is the thing most needed.
It was decided at the meeting that
several thousand copies of rules for
the prevention of the spread of the
disease would be printed and sent
broadcast over the state.
In regard to the general condition
of the disease and its spread through
nut the state. Dr. Hayne stated that
there are less than f>0 cases in till
state at large, and that more good re
suits could be accomplished by an absolute
disregard of all rumors and following
the most simple precautions.
The office of the state health officer
would bo glad to give needed Information
at any time to those who ask. and
before persons repeat hearsay statements
to take the trouble to verify
them thereby eliminating much needless
excitement.
Senator Brice Passes Suddenly.
Chester.?A G. Brice. senator from
Chester county, died at his home in
Chester. Senator Brice was taken seriously
ill a few days ago and gradually
be|ame worse. Senator Brice
was for the last four years a representative
in the upper branch of the general
assembly. Senator Brk-e was a
naive of Chester county, a son of the
Rev. R. W. Brice, and was (!4 years of
age He received his education at
Crxkine College and for many years
represented Chester in the logislatnre.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.
In the near future a mammoth service
flag will be raised on the postofflee
square in Aiken. This community
service flag will have more than BOO
stars, each representing an Aiken <
rounty soldier or sailor. The flag,
which will cost about $100, has been
donated by one of Aiken's winter resl- j
dents, C. Oliver Iselin of New York
and Aiken. The stars on the servlr
flag are being bought by the friends
and families of the men in the service
at 10 cents each.
Thomas H. Peoples. attorney gen
oral, recently advised the state highway
department that no prosecutions (
would be brought by the attorney
general's office against au'omoblie
owners, who sent In money for automobile
licenses prior to February 1,
although the license plates were not
received by the owners of the ears.
It la emphasized by Mr. Peoples that
ao penalty should be inflicted wher*
failure to procure the license was Incident
to inadequate clerical help in the
sfflcea of the department.
William Howard Taft was a recent
visitor at Camp Jackson.
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NEWS OF THE Will
FROM CAMP SEVIER 1
THIRTIETH DIVISION ACCOM*' ~
PLISHES MUCH IN FOOD CONSERVATION.
TO REPAIR OWN FOOTWEAR' f
More Than 30,000 Pair# of Shoes Ship- '.v.:?
ped Away from Sevier to Private
Concerns for Repair?Great 3avlng
to Government.
Camp Sevier.?The Thirtieth DIvl- 'j
slou is going In for conservation with
a vim that threatens to put the civilian ? '>
population to shame. A division con- v
servation officer has been annnlntert
and one officer In every company appointed
conservation officer for his outfit.
Sources of waste are inspected
dally and frequent reports made to the
division officer. In connection with
their work is that of Capt. Paul
Schauffele, director of the cooks' and
bakers' school, in which every cook
and mess sergeant in the entire divi- ^
sion is enrolled. Officers are also designated
to take the course and these
listen to Captain Sohauffele's lectures .m
and then return to disseminate the
information among the several cooks
In their battalion. In some messes
the waste of food has been reduced to
three pounds per meal through empha
sizing care in not taking tuore on the
plate than is wanted. This is practically
the only source of waste in an
army mess, as unserved food is utilized
in another form. The purpose of
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school Is not only to prevent waste In
the hoarding of food, but even more
especially to teach the proper method
of preparing it. The army ration is
designated to give approximately the
amount of nourishment which Is need- ^
ed to keep the body in the best of
heulth, and If any of this is rendered . v
unavailable by improper eooking the
troops are likely to sufTer. It is because
of this that proper preparation
cf the ration is so important.
The greatest attention is puid to the
amount of fuel consumed, as the military
authorities have been informed
that civilians have made complaint of
alleged waste of fuel in army camps.
To help in saving wood, the suggestion
has been made that the conical
army stove be equipped with a damper.
The shoe repair shop to be opened in
a day or so will result in a tremendous
saving to the government, us may be
realized when It is learned that recently
more than 30.000 pairs of shoes ' if'
were shipped away from here to a private
company for repair. The clothing
repair shop will also be a great
money saver for Uncle Sam. j'-W
Mud has now succeeded snow as the
favorite footing hero, a steady although
at times light rainfall having
converted drilling grounds, company
streets. and camp highways alike Into
viscid rivers of mud, through which
the soldiers plough slowly to only the
most necessary duties. The promised
cold wave does not brighten the prospect.
and there is no chance that the
ground will be thoroughly dry until *'AC
after several days of no rainfaf
The postmaster of Greenville has \ '" J
been requested by the military au
thories to have all the mail trains
stop at the camp as the one road lead
lug out from town Is practically impassable.
All travel to and from Green
vllle has been diverted over this road,
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which is of dirt, while the main county
highway, which passes directly * ;
through the reservation, is being laid ic v"
with concrete. This work has been *
greatly delayed by weather conditions,
huf ncrmftncnl truiDinnptaUnn rullol
will not come until It is completed
Until the dirt road improves, all except
tho most necessary military traffic
has been ordered off it.
Klghty out of every hundred men
at Camp Sevier has taken out war insurance
in some amount, tho total
number of policies being then 22,594*
and their aggregate amount $157,368**
000. Although the per capita average
of the division is not unusually high*
as is to be expected when the averagg
wealth of its soldiers Is taken Into
account, the proportion Insured is r*
markably high and is exceeded by few,
if any, of the other camps.
An agreement instituting a uniform
charge of 25 cents to any one of three
points in the camp and which must
be signed by all public service drivers
before obtaining a license allowlnfl
them to enter the military reserve
'tlon and to transport soldiers has been <
drawn up by the military authorltiei
here. This action will probably mark
the end of a great amount of trouble
with nubile drivers, some of ?/hn-ii
have undoubtedly practiced extortion
when the ycould and others of whom
have been forced out of business by
cut-throat competition.
Marries One Day; Dies Next.
Union.--Sergt. MaJ. Harry Byers, of j
Union died suddenly of acute Indigo- *
tion at Camp Oreene, Charlotte, N. C? d
while on duty inspecting camp. Ser- ; < j
geant Byers married In Charlotte to
Miss Alice Purcell of Union only on3
day preceding his death. Ue was the
son of J. T. Byers. who holds a pos!tion
with the Excelsior Knitting Mills . >(
In Union, and was about 24 years of
age. He enlisted in the regular armv
ahout four years ago and was re?-'- ' ,
transferred from Boston to ''.m '-n . y
The funeral will h? h'"d In Union