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% Established in 1891. AIDES THREATEN OFFENSIVE MOVE SPIRITED ACTION MARK PRACTI' CALLY EVERY SECTOR OF THE WE8TERN FRONT. AIR FORGES A?E VERY ACTIVE America and Alliea Control Entire Western Front?Superior in Guns, Men, Shells, and Planes. As the allied world has, day after day, read the official reports from the allied and Teuton war offices in the hope that some inkling of the real situation would present itself, the realisation has come home that the AmeriPflna Vronrh Rrll I aVi Pol vlnn ntwl Portguose troops are maintaining their control over the front running from the North Sea to Switzerland. Artillery fire, at some points growing in intensity, is reported, but the allies have held their own and their raiding parties are everywhere busy in the enemy's trenches. The long expected and confidently awaited German drive has not materialized and the allies threaten to start an offensive of their own at various points against the Teutonic legions. There is hardly a sector on the western battle line which is not being marked by spirited actions, but Verdun and the Vosges regions are apparently Btorm centers where big events may develop. At Verdun the opposing arltllerles have been thun doring ror several days, especially on the right bank of the Meuse. In the Vosges mountains, the artillery fighting is reported to be very heavy, although no infantry actions have been mentioned in the war office statements issued at Paris and Berlin. One of the most encouraging fea% tures of the war new.s may be found in the fact that the Belgian army, reorganized and ready for battle, has taken over the important coast sector in Flanders. This part of the western front has heretofore been held by the French, although British troops have made their apppearnnce there at various periods. That the Belgian army, which is said to be excellent in morale, has freed the French and British forces for action elsewhere on the front demonstrates that the past winter has been one of constructive work on the part or the Belgian and allied army staffs. The latest official report said that attacks by German shock troops huve been repulsed by the Belgians. 100 AIRPLANES IN ACTION ALL DRIVEN BY AMERICANS. in the headquarters or one or the American aviation centers, Secretary Itaker Inquired If all of the host of aviators sent first from America were first to complete their training in Franco and if all of them had been commissioned. The chief of the aviation told the secretary that all of them had not yet. because of reasons which he explained, had no chance to take their final training. When the secretary's train come into the aviation region, the sky was darkly overcast and the clouds were of a blue gray color, which the aviation observers say constitutes the finest background for seeing air work. Many monoplanes and bi-planes awaited the secretary's arrival upon the field; then with a rush one after another took the air until toward the end of the morning, a hundred ma chines were In flight and every machine was driven by an American. Individual aviators practiced maneuvers used in combat, such as reversing the director of the flight by turning edgewise upon one wing, or spinning in nose-dives. Then there were evolutions in flotilla formation of fives, after that In squadrons of 15. "With all these machines in the air," remarked a French officer, "we see no more than a tenth of what America has in this one school. You will soon have no more need for French Instruction." "THE FINISHED MYSTERY" ^ HAS FOUND ITS FINISH Washington.?Because "The Finished Mystery," a Bible study textbook, described patriotism as "a certain delusion" and a "narrow-minded hatred of other peoples" and war as "a work of satan." distribution of the book -'as forbidden by the department of Justice, acting under the espionage act. Thousands of copies of the book have been seized In many states, but It was not until recently that the department prohibited its distribution. WANT $2.50 FOR THE ' NEW CROP OF WHEAT Washington. D. C.?Western senators renewed their fight for a higher guaranteed wheat price, citing the ability of farmers to make more money raising other cereals, shortage and Increased cost of farm labor and vital necessity of Insuring adequate wheat supplies. The debate was on Senator Gore's proposal to increase the price for the 1918 crop to $2.50 per bnshel. The SERGT. MAJ. FLORA SANDES ? i'i " % ? Sergt. MaJ. Flora 8andes, who waa wounded while fighting In the 8erblan army, receiving therefor the 8erblan V. C. medal, photographed while selling programs at the war exhibition at Burlington house, London, in aid of the British Red Crosa. dutchIhips aretakenover VESSELS WERE TAKEN OVER MONDAY, MARCH 18, UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW. Her Plea of Germany'* Submarine Menace Availed Her Nothing? According to Law. One million tons of Dutch shipping which will be used in sending supplies to the armies of the allies or in transporting troops to tnt war tones, were taken over by the United States und Great Britain Monday, March 18, thus relieving in great measure a dire need of the countries at war with the Teutonic allies. Holland's hesitancy to come into an agreement with the United States and Great Britain which would permit ol the use of ships flying her flag, many of which are now lying In American and allied ports, no longer is to be tolerated, and next Monday, whether she be willing or not, the vessels will be taken over under the provisions of [ International lanw and put into uses | which are highly essential to the sue| cess of the allied cause. Holland yet has time to acquiesce in the demands of the United States and Great Britain and sanction the use of her shipping, but her plea of Germany's menace no longer will avail, and there is to be no modiflca! tion in the decision of the United States and the allies to seize all Dutch vessels in their respective ports throughout the world and use them. Liberal compensation is to be awarded owners of the vessels and all their rights will be safeguarded. In addition the export of foodstuffs to Holland will be permitted and coal by which Holland mav resume her inter. rupted trade with her colonies will be guaranteed. Washington (deleted).?A million tons of Dutch ships, now held in ports the world over, through Holland's fear of Germany's threat to sink them il they venture out. will be brought into the service of the United States and Great Britain on March 18. Unless the Netherlands government braves the menace of Germany's pressure and voluntarily accepts an agreement under which the ships would be put in trade, the United States and Great Britain will take them over under international law, availing themselves of a sovereign right which Germany herself has hitherto exercised under the same author Ity. OAS PROJECTILES ARE BLOWN TO PIECES Pour groups of German gas project In addition to the group of 200 projectors already discovered and likewise blown to pieces by the American nrtillery. Probable German plans for gas attack on a comparatively large scale against the American positions north west of Toul have thus been upset. The new group of projectors were discovered from aerial photographs taken by American observers In French airplanes. The effective action taken against them was due to the rjulck work of the observers, the Intelligence officers and the artillerists In turn. GERMANS TO GET SOME OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE London.?German prisoners of wai are to be distributed over areas which the enemy's aircraft are subjecting to attack in their raids, according to The Evening News. "This." says the newspaper, "is being done because the allied governments have learned that prisoners of their nationalities in German hands already have been sc placed In all towns which the German government considers likely to be at tacked." * ' i > V*f; 4 ^Mr*r yk. -J. FOR' FORT B STRONG RAID MADE UPON AMERICANS PERMISSION NOT GIVEN TO PUBLISH THE NUMBER OP CASUALTIES. APPAREN1LYAFTER PRISONERS Purpose of Raid Was Quickly Accomplished: Was Aft,er Information from Captured Americans^. After a terrific artillory preparation large numbers of the enemy crossoi No-man s-i,and on the extreme rlghi of the American sector, northwest of Toul. Apparently the purpose of the raid was quickly accomplished and only a comparatively small number entered our lines. Permission has not been given to mention the number of casualties. This raid, like most of the others carried out all the way, from the sea to Switzerland, was designed to gather Information by means of taking prisoners. Kast of Luneville our patrols have explored part of the German trench which our artillery forced the enemV to abandon. Patrols proceeded laterally until they established contact with the Germans. Our reconnaissance and wire patrols found snipers' posts, listening and nests from which machine guns had been firing on our lines. The artillery attended to all these posts. The German positions have been so uncomfortable at several places that they now are trying to regain a foothold by connection shell holes. Our troopa have been Bubject to an extraordinary heavy artillery Are. More than 240 shells, which make craters 20 feet deep and ; .10 feet in diameter, fell in one seci tion of the line. In another section btateries have been shelled heavily. More gas shells have fallen in both the Toul and Luneville sectors, but the larger number in the former. 500 ARMY HORSES OUT OF 726 WERE POISONEO Ten Thousand People Join In Remarkable Demonstration. i Covington, Ky.?A crowd estimated at 10,000, which included men. women and children here, participated in a markable demonstration of patriotic i protest against what Is believed to be pro-Germnn propaganda in Covington as exemplified by.the poisoning of 500 i of 720 government artillery horHes shipped from Camp Grant, Illinois for an Atlantic seaport. Ten thousand others were unable to get near the field outside of the stockade of the Covington stockyards ' where lay the carcasses of hundreds of animals and the steadily diminishing number of survivors of the poison plot. Emotions of the throng had been aroused to ft high pitch of patriotic ! fervor when an interruption from a | man giving the name of Richard . j Schmidt, 23 years old. nearly brought it about his lynching. As it was. he was severly beaten before police locked him up. The mass meeting of protest was held under the auspices of the Citizens' Patriotic League of Covington. The meeting decided to send a , memorial to congress calling upon the congressional law-makers to enact a law interning every enemy alien within the borders of the United States and making more stringent the laws governing all seditious and traitorous acts. , I An investigation of the poisoning of [ he horses is being conducted by fod, eral agents. 1 Acquire Egyptian Cotton. London.?The British and Egyptian governments have decided Jointly to acquire the entire Egyptian cotton crop beginning next August. A commission has been appointed to take control of the regulations. ' MESSAGE CABLED FROM THE HAGUE TO LONDON. ! The Hague.?After a cabinet coun| i ell lasting into the night, the government cabled *o London a message which, according to reliable information. probably will lead to a satisfactory conclusion of the shipping difficulty. An Amsterdam dispatch said it had been learned on excellent auth ,A_ ,t_. .. ^ . . __ . - . i?rnv inai me luircn government naa ii accepted the demand of the entente ' allies relating to the use of Dutch ships in the danger zone. COL. J. C. L. HARRIS. OF RALEIGH. PASSES AWAY Raleigh.?Col. J. C. L Harris, one of the organizers of the republican party in North Carolina, former chair( f man of the state borad of agriculture. t | former president oft he board of trus! tees of the State College of Agriculture and Engineering, and former ad, jutant general of North Carolina, died ( here this morning at the age of 70 j years. He Is survived by a widow and IS children. Two of his tu>ns are In the mllltaiy service. T Ml DLL, S. O., THUKSDAY, MAB 6EN. SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON i \ 13 u^E^^BBS^IHc&y^HA"'. |B(^B^HE?|^PlM .-\? \ V1 \^H * y v^/- 11 $ ! I ' l I > M ^BSESlBisSE3?sEKiMiMES2iI&S^ Gen. Sir William Robertson, who rasigned as chief of the British general staff, has been given the rather unimportant command of the eastern part of England. PLANES HAVE LIBrRTY MOTOR FIRST ONES THUS EQUIPPER ARE TRIED OUT AND ACCEPTED BY DEPARTMENT. Advanca Guard of New Craft Being Delivered or Uae in Submarine Hunting. Washiugton.?America'* first fighting seaplane equipped with Liberty motors has been tried out and accepti ed. It was learned, and a number of ; the craft are now being delivered for the use of the naval air Bervlce. They are the advance guard of a big fleet which will be added to the forces engaged in submarine hunting in the war zona. i A second type of fighting plane for the American army known as "the Bristol model" also has now reached the production stage and a consid| erable number will become available 1 during the present month. Still anj other type, a two-seated machine, also ; is being manufactured. Construction details of these planes have never been published. It is known, however, that the seaplanes ' are substantially similar to the British flying boats and are equipped with I two Liberty motors, which provide approximately 700 horsepower to drive the ship. This is understood to be ] much in excess of the power used in similar British craft and their performance (a BTnocloH I ?? V.? fvv.4VV4 vu WO ' tlonately better. In this connection. It was learned i that engineers of the aircraft board t now have overcome the last minor | defect of the Liberty motors, having to do with the lubricating system. A ; number of motors taken haphazard 1 from the quantity production supply I ha've been operated continuously for many hours without any trouble developing. Officials in close touch with progress being made on production of fighting planes in this country are still satisfied that the output will tax shipping facilities before July. BOLSHEVIKI CREW 18 MENACE TO VESSEL I j Norfolk, Va.?Bolshevikism struck ! Norfolk in the shape of the crew of 'the Russian steamship Omsk and it raged with more or less intensity from 11 o'clock in the corning in and out of federal offices back and forth from ship to shore until finally at a late hour the whole c?owd of malcontents. 1 to the number of 49, were taken into! custody by a force of 36 Norfolk pollen acting under the personal direction , i of Major Ford and marched from the, steamer to police headquarters where they were locked up. ' BALLOON FALL8 3,200 PPPV- TUDCC luiliden ' Temple, Texas.?Capt. B. H. Fournier, of San Antonio, suffered a severe scalp wound. Cadet G. W. Adams, received a broken leg and Cadet K. M. | Hawley sustained a sprained back when the balloon In which they were making a trial (light from San Antonio fell from an altitude of It.200 feet near Killeen, this county. Something went wrong with the valve in the top of the bag. it was said. FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS ON U. S. S. VON STEUBEN Washington ?A shell explosion on the U. S. S. Von Steuben, which killed three men. was announced by the navy department. The shell exploded while being flred. The dead are: Emmette Joseph Shields, seaman. I Hannibal. Mo. Valentine Przylakl. fireman, Buffalo. N. Y. F.rdeli William Martin, mesa attend, ant. Philadelphia, Pa. LL T - - - ^ L0H21, 1918 HAVE PEACE TERMS COME TO BRITAIN? LORD CECIL SAY8 THAT NO SUCH PROPOSALS ARE BEING "CONSIDERED." PEACE IS OFFERED SERBIA Holland in "Perilous" Situation, on , Account of Allied Nations Taking Over Her 8hips. That peace terms have been offered Great Britain by Germany may possi- j bly be inferred from several signiflcant statements given out. Lord Robert Cecil. British minister of blockade, when asked it proposals "had been received for a peace at the expense of Russia" answered that "no such proposals are being considered 1 or will be considered." A little earlier an Amsterdam dispatch quoted Field Marshal von Hin- ! denburg as saying that "the entente has shown an unresponsive attitude i toward Germany's peace intentions and the great German offensive must therefore go on." Later General von Ludendorff. the German quartermaster general, was reported as saying: "Since the enemy | is not inclined to make peace, we will have to fight, and this fight will, of j course, be the most tremendous of the whole war." Ludendorff Boasts Strength. General von Ludendorff continued: | "We are stronger than the enemy as . regards men. material, aerial forces. ! tanks. Everything, in fact, of which he boasted is standing in readinesB on our side in the greatest abundance. The treaty of peace submitted by Germany to Russia at Brest-Litovsk. | which makes Russia an outpost of < the central empires, has either been ratified by the ail-Russian congress of Soviets or its ratification apparently is imminent. Reports from Moscow are not clear on the rituation, but it seems certain that the bolshevik element has voted by a large majority to affirm the ; treaty. As this element dominates the congress, the hard terms will doubtless be accepted, notwithstanding reports that Leon Trotzky. the mouthpiece of the bolshevikl, is opposed to their provisions and is willing to try to reorganize the Russian army to fight the German Invaders. Holland stands In a perilous situation. according to the German news papers, wnicn are printing editorials. | evidently inspired, on the taking over of Dutch ships by the United States and Grcnt Britain. "Drastic measures" j are advocated if Holland "gives way" to the allies. FIFTY HORSES ARE DEAD; RESULT OF GERMAN HAND Covington. Ky.?Fifty horses are j dead of poisoning In Covington and | many more are expected to die out of a government shipment of 726 horses ' from Camp Grant. Rockford. 111., consigned to Newport News. Va. Dr. L. j E. Crisler, veterinary surgeon, Corin ct An i\PAn/Minna/i h a /I *L a' *l ? ...p vv/ii, vmiv/u.iv cu U1C HOC; lII u1 III w animals to dun to belladona and croton oil poisoning. The consignment of horses reached Covington In charge of Lieut. Frank Lllley and 16 soldiers. Doctor Crisler said he believed the poison had been ; placed In water given to the horses ! 'n Covington. Government authorities were notified. An agent of the department of Justice began an investigation. Deaths of the horsrs gen- 1 erally are said to be ramifications of German plots. Bow to Germany's Will. Washington.?The decision of the allRussian congress of soviets at Moscow to ratify the German peace terms, announced in press cables was reached after receipt of President Wilson's message to the Russian people assuring them that America would take the first opportunity to help them regain their complete sovereignty and inde pendence. TROOPS ENJOY SUNSHINE AFTER WEEKS OF RAIN After weeks of rain, snow, wind and . murky weather there came to the American front its first hath of gen'al l spring sunshine. The skies worn cloudless, and in the moderate temperature that prevailed sweaters were discarded by the men for the first timo since last summer, while in the villages where they are billeted and In the cantonments in the training area, 1 the camps were decorated witn rolls of bedding being given an airing. REINFORCED CONCRETE SHIPS Tn TA 1/ C I A n/>e . w . n,M. L.nnuc f LMV^C Washington.? Reinforced concrete nhlps arnarently arc about to take a large place In the solution of the ship- 1 building difficulty which Hen across the path to victory over Germany. Chairman Hurley, of the' shipping board, telegraphed the builders of the R.OOO-ton concrete vessel which was launched successfully on the Pacific coast to report immediately what were tho prospects for laying down additional bulla. t ? ; . n 1?j :?7 : 7--SOME CAMP SEVIER NEWS Firing on the Artillery Range Will Soon Beglr?Mom Gun* Received. Camp Sevier. Greenville.?The Second Uiit talion of the One Hundred and Fourteenth Field Artillery, composed of Batteries D. K and F. and commanded by MaJ. Horace Frierson, will leave for the artillery range, 26 miles away in the mountains. Battery E. from NashvUle. Tenti., mounted, will take along one full battery, four guns, of three-inch rifles, while the other two batteries will march to the range on foot, taking two days to cover the distance. After the Second Battalion, the First of the One Hundred and Fourteenth will go on the range and then the two bpttalions of the One Hundred and Thirteenth, each staying probably two weeks. Brig. Gen. G. G. Ga'ley. commander of the artillery brigade, will move his headquarters to the range and will remain there constantly while firing is going on. By great good luck, a second. battery of four three-inch guns which had been expected arrived, so that the battalions left behind may continue their training uninterruptedly. Constant communication will be maintained between the rango and camp by wireless Again the report of the surgeon general has shown that health conditions here continue to improve. On March 1 the total number sick in the division was 942. of which more than 70 per cent., or more than 650 cases, was mumps. Only 27 cases of special diseases developed during the week, there being 22 of venereal disease, two of malaria, two of measles and one of scarlet fever. There were three deaths. For the first time in some months there were no new cases of pneumonia or meningitis and it is hnnpH thnt hnth thoon l_jr?i?un.. K-??? permanently disappeared. Planned to Destroy Themselves. Greenville.?How six girls. on trial at Rock Hill for immoral relations with solders, formed a pact among themselves to take ther own lives If convicted and how the agreement was discovered only when one of them attempted to carry out her part of the agreement prematurely by taking carbolic acid, was related by federal ofdicers who returned to Greenville. Tha girl who took the acid, Minnie Men 1 _ i a 1 ' ? * v-urry, i? impruvuiK rapiuiy. All SIX were convicted and sentenced to the state penitentiary. The pact wan revealed by the sister of the girl who took the poison. The girl had said the day before that she was sure she would be convicted and presumably swallowed the add on that account. The bottle containing the remainder of the acid was found hidden in the toilet of the railway station where the girls had planned to drink it on leaving Rock Hill after the tral. Will Be Avenged Says Bethea. Columbia.?Lieut. John H. David of Dillon, who was killed in action on the battle front in France, was a cousin and close friend of Andrew J. llethea, lieutenant governor. Mr. Bethea sent a message of sympathy recently to Lieutenant David's parents. Dr and Mrs. J. H. David, of Dillon, in which lie stated that America would give to Lieutenant David and men of his type a high and Important place in history at*! that his death and the death of other gallant fellows will he avenged hy the blood and 'rensure of America. Lieutenant David, who was a graduate of the Citadel In the class of 1914, in said to be the first Citadel man from South Carolina to fall in action. He wbh the only non of his parents and wan their pride as he was the pride of all the people of Dillon county and of South Carolina who knew him. Discovers Dead Alligator. Saluda.?An alligator, six feet and four inches in length, was found on the bunk of the Little Saluda River near Supervisor George Lang ford'a farm. The discoverey wan made by Jesse Cox. who shot the alligator tlrrough the head. Upon examination it was found that it was already dead. How the alligator got into that section no one is able to guess SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. In sending up the petitions of several South Carolina Women's colleges Senator Tillman said: "Of course, they did not expect me to comply with their request, knowing my attitude on the question. I think the women will get the vote in time, but It Is not a question for the national government to decide and any interference in Washington in regard to the ballot is contrary to my deas of constitutionality. South Carolina's quota in the boys' working reserve Is 4.000. A Unlvorsitv of South Carolina ser vice flag, resplendent with Its more than 300 stars, will be hunt? In the university chapel with appropriate exorcises, March 29. Hartsville was shocked when John O. FclafWn. chief of pollde, a genial and popular officer, was shot and Instantly killed on the street near the building in whch Is the office and plant of the Pedigreed Seed Company by J. H. Gulledge, oversoer of the farms of J. I... Coker A Company, who surnederod himself to the authorities and was taken to Darlington and turned over to SherilV Register rs ' $1.25 Per Tear. SON OF AIKEN IS VIMY RIDGE HERO , PRIVATE HENRY C. M'MICHAEL RETURNS TO HIS QRANITEVILLE HOME. WAS WITH CANADIAN FORCES Was Wounded Three Times, One of the Four Survivors of His Company?Others Lie In French 8od. Aiken.?Private Henry C. MeMI hacl of the Fifteenth Canadian RegiiHMit. wounded at the battle of Vlray Ridge and invalided home with an mnorable discharge, has returned to jraniteville. Aiken county, where ho has lived since boyhood until six years iK" wnt'ii lie iMiiereu me service 01 the United States army. Serving for three years with the United State* army, during a part which he was stationed on the Mexican border?while liuertn held sway over the destinies >f the land of the Montezumas after overthrowing Madero?McMlchael was was discharged and in 1915 went to Canada, joining n regiment of the Canadian overseas forces, lie was two years and three months In Europe, seven months of which he spent in England, while his regiment was undergoing intensive training to fit the men for the strenuous work of hand to hand lighting with the Bodies. Private McMlchael has a wonderful story to tell. He has been through the fire and though he came out badly scorched he has the distinction of j being one of the four left alive out of his original company. Except for four himself and three other comrades? | all the brave Canadians of his company who crossed overseas with him and went Into action so fearlessly in Flanders and Belgium lie beneath the lilies of France. Private Mi-Michael was wounded Ihrnu llmiio i.% m? l_? . i v\ itmvn in it? nun. t? u.r ai mo battle of Ypres he sustained wounds, which, being slight, sent him to the hospital for only short stays, at the end of which he went hack to the trenches. For 18 months he was in the front line. In the thick of the most fearful fighting that the world has ever known, in Fiance and in Belgium. Then, at the battle of Vlmy Ridge, he was shot down, and if the bullet that tore through his face did not Incapacitate him for further fighting, the wound in his leg from which he will never full, recover brought him his honorable discharge. Back home, among his own people. Private McMichael has little patience * with those who grumble because of i the hardships the war has brought to i them, for. as he says, he has seen at I first hand what the people of Engj land. France and Belgium are forced | to endure and it is his opinion that j tho people of this country?especially of this part of the country?are today the ntoat fortunate people in the world. He speaks In torms of the ! highest praise of tho heroic endurance J of the French people and of the un* . dying valor of the French soldiery, which, he Hays, must he shared with ihe British Tommies and the daredevil Canadian troops, all first class fighting men. Private McMichael is to be married on Raster Sunday to the sweetheart of his youth. Miss Burnett of Granlteville, who has been waiting for him through the years that he has been campaigning along the Klo Grande under the Stars and Stripes and while he has been earning the king's shilling In France and Belgium. Teachers' Employment Bureau. The act creating a bureau of registration and employment for teachers as a co-ordinate branch of the State department of education has been signed also by Governor Manning. Tho machinery of the bureau has already been put into operation and the Rev. W. S. Stokes, reading clerk of the State senate, has been placed in charge. The measure carries an appropriation of $2,000 and provides that each teacher enrolling at the bureau for employment shall pay a fee of $1. Profitable Patriotism. Fort Mill.? An instance of reward for faithful performance of dntv in re sponse to liia country's call la shown in the experience of Osmond Barber. Last spring when the production of foodstuff was urged he plowed' up a large tract of his best land which had been prepared for cotton and planted It in corn. The production of cotton throughout this section was much be low normal but unusually good crops of corn were made. Now Mr. Barber has about 1000 bushels above his requirements and selling at $2.25 bushel Five Negro Tots Burn. Mullins.?Five negro children were burned to death in a tenant house on the farm of /I. W. Smith, two miles 1 north of Mullins. Henry Hayes and his wife, who were ths parents of one of the children, a boy six years old, and whose home it was that burned, were on a visit to a sick neighbor. When they left home a large open fire was burning in the place. Shortly afer 10 o'clock Hayes looked from his jpiKnnor n noune toward his own home ind saw It enveloped In flames. Four of the children were visitors.