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I GERMANY'S DECISION TO OCCUPY
FINLAND HA8TENS ACTION
BY THE JAP.
TOKIQ HAS CLOSE CENSQNSHIP
Japanese Expected to Move Quickly
to Check Germany's Influence
in 8iberia.
London.?The British, French, Ital.an
ambassadors in Tokio intended
jointly to ask Japan to take the necessary
steps to safeguard allied inter
ests in Siberia, according to The Daily
Mall. The newspaper adds that the
American ambassador was not expectto
to join the request but that no disturbing
conclusions are to be drawn
from this fact, as no American opposition
is expected.
Washington.?Military action by
Japan in eastern Siberia to check
German influence and protect war
stores at Vladivostok is believed here
to be imminent. The United States
has not yet expressed its views on the
proposed step, but it was said in diplomatic
quarters that the Japanese
probably would move quickly to meet
emergency conditions, leaving to the
pending diplomatic exchanges development
of an understanding with
America and all the allies upon the
scope and purposes of the enterprise.
While it has no direct bearing upon
the situation in Asiatic Russia, the
news which came to the Swedish legation
that Germany has given notice of
her intention to occupy the whole of
Finland will tend to hasten an agreement
upon Japan's plans. The German
explanation to the Swedish foreigfn
office, which has protested against the
proceeding, that the occupation is to
restore order and without intent to
take permanent possession, is regard^
ed as a very clear Indication of what !
the Teutons may undertake in any
part of Russia now that the bolHheviki
have been forced to accept their
hard peace terms.
Officials and diplomats here profess
ignorance of what preparations have
been made by Japan for the operations
about to be undertaken. As a
^ matter of course, secrecy has been observed,
and a strict censorship in regard
to the Siberian question 1b in
force at Toklo. Possibly the next
word to come out of Japan on the
subject will be un announcement of
something accomplished.
BELGIUM PEOPLE DEFYING
THEIR GERMAN MASTERS
In Protesting Against An Effort to
Separate Flanders.
Washington.?How the Belgian people
are defying their German military
masters in protesting against the effort
to separate Flanders from the
rest of Belgium and the deportation
of judges who sought to interfere, is
described In an official dispatch received
at the Belgian legation.
General von Falkenhausen, the military
governor general, in a letter to
the court of cessation, which suspended
its sittings as a protest against the
arrest of the judges of the court of
appeal, has given notice that the action
of the judges in instituting proceedings
against the so-called actlv<-?
? a *
bib mm am up iiib separate rianaers
government, was regarded as an act
of hostility to the occupying power.
The dispatch adds:
"The movement of protest by the
Belgian people against the intrigues
of the activists has taken on larger.
proportions. The voluntary suspension
of all Judiciary activity, as a proteat
against the outrage committed
against the court of appeals of Brussels.
has caused a tremendous Impression
even upon the German authorities.
New lists of communal councils
and of important personalities who
have made protests continue to reach
Havre, being brought nightly by devoted
patriots who have passed thru
the electrified frontier wires In spite
of redoubled vigilance on the part of
the Germans."
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CAROLINA NEGROES 800N
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~ Washington. I). C.?The war depart"
ment is preparing to call out 6.192
North Carolina negroes. This will
, wind up the first draft lists for the
state, as the quota was 16.974, and
10.782 have already been called. North
Carolina negroes will be sen' to camps
north of the Mason-Dixon line. The
failure to call the negroes heretofore
was due to the fact that camps had
no tbeen selected.
TWO LIEUTENANTS ARE
DECORATED FOR BRAVERY
Premier Clemenceau, who spent a
day on the American front northwest
of Toul decorated two lieutenants, !
two sergeants and two privates with
the Croix de Guerre with the palm
for heroism which they displayed in
the recent German raid In this sector.
One of the lieutenants comes from
Brooklyn and the other from Charleston.
S C. Roth men went out Into
No-Man's-Land in broad daylight and
got a German priioner.
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RUSSIA HAS SIGHED
GERMANY'S TREATY
COUNTRY HA8 LOST CONSIDERABLY
BY THE DELAY IN
SIGNING.
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WOULD NOT SI6N AT FIRST
Turkey Is Beneficiary of Chang* Made
in Terms?Germany Claims 05,000
Russians Recently Captured.
i Russia has bowed to the Teutonic
allies. The bolshevikl commissioners
sent to Brest-Lltovsk have signed the
, treaty of peace presented by the Germans,
according to an official statement
from Berlin, which says that
military movements in Great Russia
have ceased.
It waB reported on February 23 by
the bolshevik! commissioners that
they were about to sign the treaty.
This report was telegraphed to Lenine
and Trtozky after the delegates sent
to Brest-Litovsk had met the German
emissaries. There is little information
available as to the details
of the meeting between the peace del- .
egations, but the bolsheriki say they ,
realized that any further delay would j
mean more onerous conditions and \
they would sign the treaty without ]
further discussions. i
Russia lost by the delay that en- 1
sued when Trotzky announced that the
war so far as Russia was con- i
cerned, had ended, but refused to |
sign the formal treaty. In the interval
between the breaking up of the
first Brest-Litovsk meeting and the j
uur ueiii iitiuiy, me central powers
added materially to the demands
which were outlined when the now
famous "Hoffman line" was drawn ,
by the commander of the German
forces on the eastern front.
Turkey Benefits.
Turkey was the beneficiary of these
changes in the peace terms. The new
demands included that Russia relinquish
the regions of Batoum, Kars
and Karaband (Karabagh) to the
Turks. These regions are in Transcaucasia
and mark a considerable addition
to the sultan's dominions in
that section of the world. The doctrine
of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
was the pretext upon '
whifch the new terms were added to 1
the treaty It is probable that the
bolslieviki delegation acceded to the 1
new demands.
SECURE GERMAN PLAN OF
ATTACK?OTHER INFORMATION.
Fach Machine Placement and Dugout
Indicated on Map.
With American Army in France.?
A plan of attagk, including a map of
the American po-itiona, indicating i
every dugout, which was removed from
the body of a Prussian captain which
led to fhft rflpflnf oflaonU ~ -
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tor northwest of Toul. shows how completely
the Germans prepare their
raids?If, In fact, this was but a simple
raid not having as its ultimate ob
ject the retention of a portion of the
salient.
The map goes into such detail as to
show every machine placement, every
trench and every depression in the
ground within the American lines. At
the bottom there is simply a line
drawn, labelled "our front line." Along
this line are five shaded portions, each
marked "nest."
Four rehearsals were held for the
attack and the troops who made it
were specially picked from new ar- I
rivals of fresh troops in the sector.
They were told that the Americans ,
were in front of them. <
Out From Their Nests.
A ff or the o ? 111 o?"?f h o J - ? * 1
. ...v ni iinui j nan iit-itriy IPTPI- i
ed the American position, the Germans
started out from their nests,
each of which contained 40 infantrymen.
one lieutenant and three pioneers
to precede the infantry and
Ave to follow it. The two groups upon
the American extreme right went
around this flank and the group upon
the extreme left carried out a similar 1
movement there. I
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THE MEATLESS MEAL
IS NOW SUSPENDED 1
Wnsington.?Temporary suspension
ot the meatless meal and of the spe- | <
cial restrictions against the use of !
pork on Saturday was announced by i
the food administration as a readjust- 1
.*?ent of its food conservation program.
Increased meat production and j 1
the necessity for still greater saving 1
in wheat, it was declared, make the j
change advisable. The suspension is
for an indeflnlte period, and probably i
will last three months or longer. I 1
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FRESH MtM.oce
REPORTED IN ARMENIA '
London. ? The Copenhagen correspondent
of the Exchange Telegraph
company says Information has been
received that Turkish soldiers have
committed new massacres in the district
of Armenia which has ?been deserted
by the Russians. Hjalmar
BranMng. editor of the Social Demokraten.
has telegraphed two German
socialist parties to make energetic
| representations to the German government,
the dispatch adds.
For
FO&TK
NEW RUSSIAN INVA
MCSUUNV
-^C?ACO^
AUSTRIA-HUN6ARY tt"
The dotted line ?howi the appro
many was reported to have demanded
at the Breat-Lltovsk conference. 1?\
t>jr the German* acroa* the Drlna river
the aonthern German advance was be
for trees town of Lutsk. 8?Later rej
mans were advancing on the Russian
to Lntsk. This front Is approximately
MACHINE GUNS EFFECTIVE
JUT ARE REPULSED WITH SOME
LOSSES TO THE ATTACKERS.
The American* Suffered No Casualties,
But Five French Soldiers
Were Wounded.
With the American Army in France
?A strong German attack following
a heavy barrage flrse against the
American trenches to the Chemln-DesDames
sector was repulsed with losses
to the attackers. The well placed
American machine guns sent streams
of bullets into the advancing enemy
and as the German barrage fire lifted
the American artillery quickly laid
down a curtain of fire, the Germyis
retiring without a single prisoner.
There were no American casualties.
Five French soldiers were wounded
during the fighting.
The Americans stayed in their dugouts
until the proper time, when they
jumped to the guns and fought like
veterans.
One officer and one man wore killed
and two wore wounded by enemy shell
fire. One American soldier was
"guBsed." The Germans made a gas
attack also in this sector, firing 50
projectiles of high per cent gas and
20 high explosivo shells.
One American soldier is dead and
eight are suffering from the effects of
poisonous gas. so far as reported, but
it Is probable that more casualties
will develop, as in the Toul sector.
There was another attack, but the
number of casualties to the American
troops in this sector since they became
engaged cannot be determined
All the killed and wounded in these
operations are from the N'w Eugland
States.
BRYAN "HOWLED" DOWN
BY CANADIAN TROOPS
"What About the Lusltanla?" Shouted
in Chorus.
Toronto.?William Jennings Bryan
was refused a hearing when he appeared
at Massey hall here to address
? pronimuon meeting under tfte auspices
of the dominion alliance.
Returned soldle-s caused the disturbance
by shouting various epithets.
"What about the Lusitania?" they also
demanded in chorus.
The first disturbance came before
Mr. Rryan's entry, when the chairman
told the audience they were to dc
honored by listening to the fraternal
delegate of the Anti-Saloon league of
America, "one of the foremost citizens
of our ally." When Mr. Bryan came
in, pandemonium broke loose. Most
of the audience stood, waved handkerchiefs
and cheered him. but the
p tswerlng hoots from the gallery outlasted
the cheers.
For five minutes Mr. Bryan tried
vainly to make himself heard. The
interruption kept right on and the interrupters
sang "Rule Britannia" and
"God Save the King."
SPANI8H CABINET HAS
RESIGNED: NO SURPRISE
Madrid.?The cabinet has resigned.
i ne retirement or tne government
was expected in view of the outcome
of the general elections. Furthermore
the ministry was divided on the question
of the policy to be pursued toward
Germany in consequence of the recent
torpedoing of several Spanish steamships.
Public opinion is expressing itself
strongly against the sctioa by the gov?
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xlmate boundary of the territory OerIn
the peaee proposal rand* to Russia i
Vhere the northern advance was mads i
In the occupation of Dvlnsk. 2?Whero
'Kun In the occupation of the Russian |
orts from Berlin stated that the Oer- ,
front along the entire line from Riga
400 miles lone
WILL NOT FIGHT Rl'SSIA
VIOLENT MEASURES BY GERMANY
WOULD BRING NO
GREAT SURPRI8E.
Further Evidence of Growing Strain
in Relations Given in Dispatches.
From France.
I Washington.?Further evidence of
t'-ie growing strain in relations between
Germany and Austria over the
refusal of the latter to participate in
the renewed attack upon Russia is
given in an official dispatch received
here from France. It quotes the Austrian
premier as formally reiterating
on February 22 that Austria-Hungary
will take no part in military action
against Russia or RumanUi, and will
not send her troops into Ukraine.
The dispatch follows:
"Charles l paid a visit to William
II the 22nd of February. Ludendorff
was present at the Interview. If we
are to judge from the tone of the in- j
terview it must have been lacking in
cordiality. There aeems to be little I
doubt but what a serious conflict has
broken out during the week between
the courts ot Vienna and Berlin and
which Germany is determined to settle
if need be by violent measures.
"The situation of the dual monarchy
is such that the Vienna government
in order to avert a catastrophe has
been obliged to distinguish by means '
of public declarations its own policy i
from that of Germany. The report |
that at the conference of February 14 j
Hertling and Ludenorff had decided |
to pay no attention to the Russian ,
demobilization and to prepare to begin
the conflict on the east front,
caused a great stir throughout Austria.
It was not simply the dissenting
nationalities, the Czechs, the Slov- j
enes, or the Poles, who do not desire
to tight any more, but it is the mass
of the population of German origin
who refuse to sacrifice themselves
any longer to assure the triumph of
Prussian imperialism.
"An official note of the 15th had
announced that Austria for her part
would continue to consider the war
as terminated with Russia and would
abstain from taking part in the operations
planned by the OermRn mm.
mand. A second note of the 19th re- !
peated the same statement. When
asked to give further particulars at !
the sitting of the chamber on the 22d '
the Austrian premier formally stated: I
" 'The words uttered by different j
deputies have proved that the explan- |
ation which haa been furnished up to ;
present by me have not been sufficlently
explicit. I repeat, therefore |
that Austria Hungary will participate ;
In no way in the military action which |
is now being carried on by Germany ;
against Russia. I repeat that there !
is no question of having our troops 1
penetrate into Ukraine with whom we
are at peace. I repeat that the armis- !
ti^e eists between Austria-Hungary j
and Rumania and that we are only I
considering entering as early as possible
into peace conversations with
this country.
AUSTRIAN ATTEMPTS TO
ENLIST AT CAMP SEVIER
Greenville, S. C.?Armand DeRlrand,
an Austrian citizen, wus taken
into custody by United States Marshal
C. J. Lyon, after he had tried
to enlist in the army, and 1? being held
unm instructions are received as to
his disposition. DeRivand has been
playing in the orchestra at one of the
shows at Camp Sever for the past
few days. According to DeRivand. he
was formerly a second lieutenant in
the Austrian army.
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OH 7, 1918
THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN APRIL 6
3N FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE
UNITED STATES ENTRY INTO
THE WAR.
FOR THREE OR FOUR WEEKS
How Large The Loan Will Be Depends
Upon Fate of War Finance Bill
in Congreea.
Washineotn?On Anril 6. the first
inniversary of the United States' entry
into the war, the third liberty
ioan will open. There wtil be a campaign
of three or four weeks.
In announcing the date. Secretary
McAdoo said the amount of the loan
the interest rate and other features
such as convertability of bonds of previous
issues, maturity and terms of
payment, are yet to be determined,
and that new legislation will be necBssary
before plans can be completed.
The fact that the amount of the
loan is dependent on further legislation
indicates that it will be far more
than $3,600,000,000. the remainder of
authorized but unissued bonds, and
the fact that certificates of indebtedness
now being sold in anticipation of
loan bear 4 1-2 per cent interest, affords
some indication of the interest
rate.
How large the loan shall be depends
largely, however, on the fate of the
pending war finance bill carrying an
appropriation of a half-billion dollars
and action on the railroad bill, with its
appropriation of a similar amount.
Although Mr. McAdoo made no specific.
announcement, it is now taken
for granted in official circles that
there will be but one more loan before
June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
The statement concerning the date
of the campaign was made at this
time. Secretary McAdoo explained to
give every community time to prepare
iui iuc uik uuuu sale, ana ne strongly
advocated popular demonstrations of
patriotism on the day of the opening
of the loan and second year of war.
After starting the date of the campaign
opening, the secretary continued:
"April 6 will forever be a consecrated
day in American history, and it
seems peculiarly appropriate that the
opening of the second year of our participation
in this war for the honor
and rights of America and the freedom
of the world should be celebrated
with a nation-wide drive for another
liberty loan.
"The camaign should begin with
great demonstrations of patriotism in
every- city, town and hamlet in the
country that will truly express the
spirit of aroused America."
MAY LEAVE TASK TO
THE JAPANESE ALONE
To Take Steps to Combat Qerman
Aggression in Siberia.
Washington.?Indications now point
to an agreement between the entente
itwium huu America 10 connoe to
Japan alone the task of taking such
measures as may he necessary to combat
German aggression and influence
in Siberia and to protect the military
stores at Vladivoitok. No final conclusion
has been reached, however,
and it was said ill high official quarters
that conditU n were channglng
so rapidly and so many new factors
were entering Into the problem that it
would be unsafe to predict overnight
what the issue might be.
Exchanges are proceeding rapidly
between the enten.e governments and
Washington and the matter was considered
at a cabinet meeting. It is
understood that the state department
is being slowly but steadily influenced
to accept the view which seems to
obtain in Great Mritaln and France
and possibly in Italy. That is that
a single power with an efficient army
and navy within easy reach of Siberia
and not otherwise employed, and acting
in conformity with a general
agreement might be better able to
deal with the situation than any international
force, such as was at flrst
contemplated.
GENERAL BIDOLE MAY
BE SENT ABROAD
Washington.?Numerous changes in
I..V- |)OI OUIUKTI Ul Liiti ftrmoiai 311111 UI
the army are expected to follow the
arrival here of Major General Peyton
C. March, who landed at an Atlanticport.
returning from France, to assume
his duties as acting chief of
staff. Officers here have no knowledge
of plans General March may have
laid In this regard, but it has been
assumed that he will draw to his aid
men in whom he has confidence.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
PROBABLY BROKEN OFF
London.?A message received by
the bolshevik government in Petrograd
from Brest-Litovsk ordering a
train under military guard to meet the
Russian delegates at Horoshaets. wsi
considered by the government as probably
signifying that the peace negotiations
have been broken off, according
to a wireless communication received
here from Petrograd.
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SOME CAMP SEVIER NEWlf
Post Exchange in France Will 8up>
ply Our Boys With "Dopes" and
Tobacco.
The first class in the horseshoers*
school has just been graduated at the
remount depot. The course runs for (
four months, a class of 25 entering
each month. A packers' school is also
in operation, the course covering two
mouths, and 25 entering* a month. The
teamsters' school is not running at
present, as there were so many men
in the division familiar with the hand- |
ting of wagons and horses that no
more are needed just now.
Apparently there will be post ex- .
changes in France and "dopes." cigarettes
of Amerl< an tobacco, and the
thousand and one other things dear
to the heart of the soldier will not be
I left behind on this aide of the pond.
| According to a recent war department
; letter, not more than three pounds per
j man of such articles may be taken
over by exchanges.
Two captains of the division. Capt.
Benjamin R. Lacy. One Hundred and
i Thirteenth Field Artillery, and Lieuf.
I Eugene T. Clark. One Hundred and
Fourteenth Field Artillery, left to atj
tend the school for chaplains, at Fort
j Monroe. Va. On completion of the
course tluy are expected to return to
their regiments.
Enough slickers and canvas leggings !
of all sizes to complete the supply of
the entire division have recently ar- '
! rived and the authorities, who havo
been waiting only tor the arrival of |
J enough canvass legglns to go around.
will doubtless begin a round-up of all
j leather leggings in the possession of
, enlisted men as soon as the canvass j
ones can be distributed.
It has been learned that no more '
wool coats will he Issued to troop*
nn.v>i nit; iiui going nrross immediate- 1
J ly as all on hand needed for troops , '
| moving now or for shipment overseas, j 1
Extra flannel shirts and winter under . (
shirts will be Issued instead. All the ; 1
' men here have at least one wool coat 1
: each and about half have two. ; s
Quantities of wool are arriving <
daily to keep pace with the consump- i
1 tion and one day alone last week 1
! 80 cars, each containing about 15 or '
1 16 cords, were received. A gasoline 1
j and oil tilling station for army trucks, i <
1 automobiles and motorcycles has been I
| completed at a control point. The '
! gasoline tank holds 10.000 gallons. '
Dr. Milford H. Lyon, a speaker of
| note, who is Just back from six months (
spent in France near the front, is lee- j
j turing i.i the V. M. C. A. buildings ,
j through the camp. j ,
i ,
Charged With Murder. ! <
Aiken.?A wnrrant charging murder j
has been issued by Coroner J. D. Rell j ,
; for Joe Robinson, a Columbia negro, |
' who has been arrested and is now ]
! in the Aiken county jail. Driving a |
Stutz racing car. belonging to Major j
> Greenough of Camp Jackson, in which |
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i i.ioju! urcKiiuuKii ann i apiain Deb ,
niunn came to* Aiken from Columbia. |
Robinson took several Aiken negroes ,
ou* for a Joy ride. Just outside the i
city limits on the Edgefield road (
1 while Robinson was driving at a fear- ,
ful rate of speed Field Seigler, n lie- , j
, gro passenger, was thrown out of the <
' car with fatal results. The negro j
| was thrown 30 feet into the air when (
I the car made a quick turn and landed (
against a tree. Death was instanta
neons.
Was From Sumter.
Columbia.?The body which has lain !
at the MeCormick undertaking estah- i
lishment since the Southern Railway
wreck, the identity of which had not
been established, was found to be that ;
| of John A. Calhoun, Jr.. of Sumter, i
A bill container. bearing the name of ;
! J. F. Mathias in gilt letters canned (
that name to appear in the list an the (
probable name of the young man when I
! the bodies of the 12 men were ldenti- r
i fled. He was 25 years old and was to r
j have come to Camp Jackson with a r
group of Sumter boys within the next
few days. Knowing that he would be ; (
, called into the army within the immo- ! r
diate future, he had gone to Ninety- I a
Six. his former home for a brief stay. ; ?
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS
Four hundred bales of cotton and r
several cars of seed were burned at (
Wagener when the warehouse of D. p
K. .Clantt was destroyed by fire. ^
Governor Manning has api>ointed
the military board which will have
general supervision of the state reserve
militia. The board is compos- <
ed of Governor Manning and Adjutant ;
General Moore as ex-officio members. {
and Col. Henry T. Thompson. Lieut. ,
* in. juiius iv i ogsweil of Charleston ,
nnd ("apt. 3. T. Lanham of Spartan- ,
burg. j
St. George was visited by a di.sas- .
trous fire when the Methodist church j
and the Ctsey hotel were destroyed. |
The loss is about $10,000 with one- |
third insurance. t
The Grand Lodge K. of P. will meet
in Columbia May 28.
The war department Is preparing to
ship 5,000.000 feet of lumber through
the port of Charleston immediatelj *
for construction work abroad. This is I (
the first practical use of the port of f
Charleston on a large scale as a re- I
suit of recently announced plans. I
The 11 months old baby of Mr. and 1
Mrs. William Steele of West Liberty I
Street, Sumter, died as the result of \
burns from a pot of boiling water, v
The child was playing on the floor 1:
when the kettle was overturned on r
the lower part of lta body. I
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S1.25 Per Year.
PEOPLES ONES ~
INTERPRETATION
BOUNTIES MUST BE REPRESENT.
ED ON THE DEFEN8E
COUNCIL.
LIMITED TO SUM OF 025,000
rhree Members to Be Appointed From
Trades Unions?County Delegations
to Nominate.
An opinion has been given by Thos.
H. Peeples, attorney general, to Gov;rnor
Manning, relative to the personlei
and financial features of the coun;il
of defense act. passed at the recent
lession of the general assembly. The
>pinion follows:
I have examined the act creating
he State Council of Defense, approved
by you on the 14th of February,
md beg to advise that the provisions
)f Section 2. which provide for the
appointment of members of the coun*il
on recommendation of the county
lelegation in the general assembly
'rom each of the counties not repro
tented on the council by some person
ipecifically named in the act. contemplate
that every county in the State
thall have a representative upon the
ommlssion. and this provision is in:ended
to he in addition to the pro
irislon of the section declaring the
membership to consist of 34 persons,
which are named In the act.
I therefore tHInk that you should
iscertain what counties are not now
epresented upon the council and call
lpon the county delegation from such
counties tq recommend some one for
lppointment by you.
The act also contemplates that you
diall appoint three members of the
ouncll from the trades unions afflltited
with the American Federation of
Labor upon recommendation of the
?xecutive council of the South Caroina
State Federation of l abor, no two
5f such appointees to be selected from
he same trades uhion. These appointments
by you are in addition to the 34
unuiuciii uauicii in me arr.
As to the appropriation for the use
if the commission in Section 12, this
is limited to the sum of $25,000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
ivhlch is appropriated out of the current
revenues of the yenr 1918, and
lut of this $25,000 the State treasurer
is authorized and directed to issue the
aim ol $5,000. which was borrowed
tor the use of the council of defense
tiy its chairman in the year 1917. But
tor this expressed provision for the
layment of this back debt the appropriation
could only be used for current
icpenses in 1918. As it is now $5,000.
f so much he necessary. Is to he
ised hy the State treasurer in paving
iack indebtedness and the remainder
if the $25,000 is subject to use by the
ouncil. If this remainder should be
nsufTicient to carry out the purpose
if the council, you. as governor, are
luthorized to borrow upon the credit
if the State the further sum of $15.)00
for such purpose.
Places Blame on No. 18.
Columbia.?Responsibility for the
Southern Railway wreck at Frost,
vhen 12 people were killed, was
ilaced by the coroner's Jury on the
rew of train No. 18. who, it alleged,
'ailed to properly observe the rules of
caution. The verdict road:
"That the 12 persons came to their
leaths by train No. 42 from Spartan>urg
to Columbia running into train
STo. 18 from Greenville to Columbia at
>r near Front, occasioned throi^th tho
ules of caution being not thoroughly
arrled oui by crew of train No. 18."
A thorough investigation tfas also
onduced by railroad official* and imnediately
thereafter the following
itateme.it wan Issued by F. S. Collin*,
luperintendent of the Columbia divlilon:
"Investigation developed some conradlctory
statements between some
nembers of the crews, but it is clear
hat if the flagging rules had been oblerved
hv train M/? 1# ?IJ?'
-J ....... ..u, iu, inn aui'iuril'.
vould not have ocrurred."
Captain Maxwell Killed.
Columbia.?Jesse Reld Maxwell,
conductor on Southern railway freight
S"o. 55, operated between Columbia
ind Savannah, was killed at Blacktllle
when he fell between the ears of
he moving train. Mr Maxwell was
walking along on top of the ears, passng
from the caboose toward the. engine
and the supposition is that he
ost his equilibrium and fall directly
letween two of the cars. Death was
nstantaneous. The body was taken
o Walhulla, his former home.
Die With Child in Arms.
Allendale.?Ren Howard, his wife
ind two children, negroes, were burn>d
to death In their home a few miles
rom Allendale. Awakened by the Are,
toward and his wife became demnrai.
xed, it is supposed. and took out noma
lousehold effects, and two children.
"Jiacovering that two other children
vere atlll in the burniag house they
rent back in and were overcome. It
s thought, and perished In flames. The
emalns of the parents were found
n the ruins, each with a child
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