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INJPRES SECTION
ALLIED LINE 18 STILL INTACTENEMY'S
LOSSES MOUNT
ING HIGHER.
LINES ARE VERY STRONG
Germany Has Presented Virtual UIt!*
matum to Russia, Threatening
to Take Petrograd.
Germany's armies are hurling them- (
selves against a granite wall on threo ,
sides of the ruined city of Ypres. After
fighting of the most terrific nature,
the British and French lines are still ,
intact and the enemy has lost terribly j
in his repeated assaults against the |
lines where the allies stand at bay. <
^ The objective of the fighting that ^
now is going on is the captuie of i
Ypres. whore since 1914 the British .
have held their positions. Two years ,
ago the allied lines were carried for- 1
ward and the salient in front of the
city was wiped out. but from these
positions the British retired a week
ago to the trenches where they stood
Hlirincr t no f orrlfle 4 ? 41?
?.. ?n ...v ?w. ubuiuiK in me
spring of 1915, when they stopped the
Germans In their first drive for the
channel ports.
The present battle opened with a
bombardment of the Dritlsh and '
French lines from Meteren and Voormezeele,
a distance of 12 miles. Then
came reports of a spread of the fighting
around the curve in the line in
front of Ypres until the Belgian armies,
north of the city were involved.
Field Marshal Haig's official report,
anxiously awaited, brought the news
that the utmost efforts of the Germans
had been fruitless all along the line.
The field marshal's statement said
that the Teutons had paid a great
price and had gained virtually nothing.
The battle still continues along the
frent, but there is little indication that
A an immediate withdrawal from Ypres
, is contemplated by the allies, at least !
until they have exacted from the en- j
?my u great sacnnce or numan lives. J
The only point at which the Germans
made any gains was on the hilly 1
sector of the front back of Kemmel
hill, where the French are standing.
At some points the enemy was able 1
to occupy portions of the line, but ' '
from the greater part of these they (
were driven out by the French who 1 1
re-established their defenses. I '
Frontal attacks on Ypres would
seem to indicate that there Is little | j
confidence in the German general ' ,
staff that the Ypres positions can be |
outflanked from the south. The lines ,
as they stand today are very strong (
and withstood the onset of the Germans
in 1914 when the Teuton em- (
peror's army was a much different |
machine than it is today. I
Repulse Means Much. i
The bloody repulse of the Germans I
In their great plunge forward will 1
mean much in further operations in
that sector of the battle line.
While the struggle was going on
before Ypres, the British positions
from LaBasse to Houtholst wood, and |
from Lens to Vimy were deluged with | 1
shells, but so far there has been no j
Infantry fighting reported from that
part of the front. An attack on this 1
salient in the German lines is expected
soon, however, for it stands as a
constant menace to a further advance '
by the enemy.
Along the front in the Homme sector,
part of which is being held by !
Americans, there has been little fight- t
ing of note. Further south there have i
been only patrol encounters.
Germany has presented a virtual
ultimatum to Russia, demanding that
able-bodied Gorman prisoners of war !
be sent home at once, proposing, in
return that only sick and incapacitated
Russians held in German prison
camps shall be turned over in ex- i
change. If the Russian government
does not bow to the demand, Germany
has threatened to take Petrograd. A
committee of 115 Germans has been
appointed to go to the Russian canital
to present the demand.
EDITOR OF GERMAN PAPER
GETS FIVE-YEAR TERM
Kansas City. Mo.?Carl Gleeser, pub- j
Usher of The Missouri States Zeitung. i
" pleaded guilty in federal court before
Judge A. S. Van Valkenhurgh. to a 1
charge of violating the espionage act. j
He was sentenced to five years in the ,
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth. ,
wun Jacob h'rohwcrk Gleeser was ,
indicted by a federal jury as a result (
o< articles appearing In the public*- ]
tlon attacking the administration. ,
FUNERAL ATTENDED
BY ONLY ONE PERSON
Detroit, Mich.?With only one person
attending the funeral of Holmuth
Schmidt, self-slayer, believed by the
police to have been responsible for
the death of three women, was held at
Highland Park, Mrs. Adele Ulrlch
Braun, to whom Schmidt, under the
name of Braun, was married in Lakewood,
N. J., In 191f, was the sole
mourner. The exact time of the fuceral
was kept secret.
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OTTO EIDLITZ
Ott? Eldlitz, New York architect and
htta K??ii n a m?H ri i i^rtan aI
lousing. Mr. Eldlttz will be In charge
>f the government's activities In pro/Idlng
living facilities for industrial
workers other than those employed In
the shipyards. He was president of
:he Mason Builders' association in New
fork from 1900 to 1904 and organized
the Building Trade Employers' asso>
>1 St I on.
AMERICANS IN THICK OF IT
riDE OF BATTLE SURGES TO AND
FRO WITH DECISION STILL
IN THE BALANCE.
Report Says From Four to Six German
Divisions Have Been Hurled
at Ynr^c QalUnf
\ The great double German drive. In
the Somme and Armentleres sectors,
las developed Into a terrlflc struggle,
rhe tide of battle has surged to and
fro during the last two days, with the
iecision still in the balance. The British,
having been forced back out of
Villers-Bretonneux. launched a counter-attack
and swept the Germans
back almost to the lines which were
held before the present lighting began.
The French have been driven back out
3f Hangard-En-Santerre, but are holding
their positions close by, while on
the lino southwest of Ypres, the British
have been compelled to withdraw
slightly befbre furious attacks along
the Meteren-Bailleul-Wytschaete line.
Wounded Americans are arriving at
& hospital behind th-* French lines in
the Somme sector, showing that Genaral
Pershing's men are bearing their
share of the burden of the great battle.
Notwithstanding the frantic preparations
made by the Germans for a
continuance of their drive toward
Amiens, and the extreme violence of
the lighting, their guns thus far In
that region have been very small.
Along the line from Albert south to
Pastel, except at Hangard-En-San
terre, the German assaults have been
hurled back by tlio allied forces, which
are strongly posted on the higher
ground to which they retired during
the last days of the German drive in
Picardy.
Germans In Desperate Effort.
It Is unofficially reported that four
to six German divisions, or from 48,000
to 72,000 men, have been hurled
at the British in this sector must have
been small, for there are no great
gains reported by Berlin so far. It
was rumored Thursday that Munt
Kemmel, a dominating height north
of Wulverghem, had been taken by
the enemy, but this has not been confirmed.
That only slight gains have been
mane anvwnere along tne two fronts
have been subjected to attack Is proof
that the allies are prepared to defend
their positions. In the last three
weeks, the Germans have hurried up
heavy cannon to the old Somme battle
ground and have marched many
fresh divisions to the points where
they have been held for the moment
of attack.
WOUNDED AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ARRIVING AT HOSPITALS
Paris ?American soldiers wounded
In the great battle which now is being
waged, are already arriving at the
rear. Amorican wounded and sick
to the number of 128 have reached
hospital No. 25. They are from units
engaged In fighting side by side with
French and Ilritish in stemming the
German advanco.
Hospital No. 25 Is one of the new In
Rtltutions established behind the line
[ts it stood after the allies stopped the
recent German drive in Pieardv Few
[if the Americans remained at the
hospital very long, being taken farthei
lo the renr.
TRIAL OF DR. JOHNSON
DEFERRED TILL MAY 15
Richmond, Va.?Motion for postponement
until May 15 of the trial of
Dr. Lemuel J. Johnson, 23, ciisrgcd
with the murder, on Pecefhber 15. last,
of his bride, Mrs. Alice Knight John
Bon. was granted when the case was
called for trial. The motion was ha*
ed on the plea that R. D. Johnson, ol
Middlesex. N. C., father of the defendant.
could not testify at this time
because of illness.
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OVEBBY JAPAN?
HAS AGREED TO HARD DEMANDS
FROM TOKIO SAYS EDITOR.
FEELING HIGH.
TROOPS HAVE JAP OFFICERS
Shanghai Paper Says Country Has
Been Turned Over to the
Japanese.
Shanghai.?The statement is made
in the first issue of The Shanghai
Gazette, which has made its appearance
under the editorship of Eugene
Chen, that the Chinese government
has agreed to new demands made by
Japan which are of such a nature
that the country has virtually been
turned over to the Japanese. The
Gazette asserts it has been informed
by a high official at Peking that the
Japanese demands are far more serious
than those in Group V, of the
famous 21 demands made by Japan in
1915.
"Notwithstanding the fact that the
utmost secrecy is being observed."
says The Gazette, "it may be stated
safely that the following is not far
from the true terms of the agreement:
"Chinese expeditionary forces sent
to Siberia shall be commanded by a
Japanese.
"Chinese police shall be organized
by Japanese officers.
"Japan shall control all of China's
arsenals and dockyards.
Japan shall have the privilege of
working mines in all parts of China.
"Special privileges shall be granted
to Japan in outer and inner Mongolia
and the whole of Manchuria.
A dispatch filed in Peking April 4
said it was reported there that Japan
hada submitted a new series of demands
to China, including complete
control of China's finances, the purchase
of 50 per cent of China's ammunition
in Japan, operation of Chi
uese iron mines and dockyards under
Japanese control and recognition of
special Japanese interests in Mongolia.
as in Manchuria.
rtAILROAD HEAD ARRESTED
UNDER ESPIONAGE ACT
New Orleans.?William Edenborn,
president of the Louisiana Railway &
Navigation Co, and rep.uted many j
times a millionaire, was arrested by
department of justice officials at
Shrewsbury, La., near here, on an of- |
flcial nffidvnit charging violation of
Section 3 of the espionage act. Eden- [
born was taken into custody as he
stepped from an L. R. & N. train, and
taken to place the location of which
the authorities refused to divulge.
Assistant District Attorney Nicholas
Callan anounced that Edenborn's
arrest was independent of action taken j
at a meeting of the Louisiana division
of the National Security League when
a resolution was adopted, caling for
federal prosecution of the capitalist
for utterances which were declared
seditious. Beyond this statement the
federal authorities declined to comment
on the arrest. Newspaper men
were warned against making efforts
to discover where Kdenhorn wna Ko.
Ing kept.
Kdenborn, founder of the American
Steel & Wire Co., no a part of the
United States Steel Corporation, has
been referred to as "father of the
wire industry In America." having
erected mills and produced wire in
1870. three years after he came to
the United States from his birthplace.
Westphalia. Prussia. He came to
Louisiana in 1903, where he has been
1 known as a railroad builder and operator.
He Is 70 years old.
B. P. Waggener Dead.
Atchison, Kan.?Bailie P. Waggener.
general solicitor of . the Missouri
Pacific Railway company, and for 44
years connected with its legal department,
died here after a long i)lno<iflt
' aged 70 years. His son. William P.
Waggener. of Atchison, is general atI
torney for Kansas for the road.
' EMPRESS ZITA'S MOTHER
ORDERED OUT OF AUSTRIA
Paris.?The Princess Marie Antoinette,
mother of Empress Zita, has
been ordered to leave Austria within
1 24 hours and not re enter that country
until the termination of the war. ac.
cording to a dispatch from Geneva,
i Empress Zita has been blamed by
i the pro-German party in her husband's
empire as being responsible for Emi
peror Charles' no-.v famous letter to
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon, his brotherin-law.
VIOLENT BOMBARDMENTS
ON THE FRENCH FRONT
Paris.?The latest war office an'
nouncement rends:
"There were violent bombardments
from Villers-Bretonneux to tho Luce
river, and in the region west of Noyon.
l "Eastern theater. April 27. The
, artillery activity was weak along the
> whole front save In the region of
Monastlr and on the Coma, where our
, heavy artillery carried out fires of
destruction.
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ILL, S. 0., THURSDAY, MAY
DR. AUGIJIT PHILIPS
Or. ^XuQust Philips, new minlst**
from Holland to the United State*.
NO RETIREMENTS BY ALLIES
MAKE GAINS OF ABOUT ONE MILE
IN VILLERS?BRETONNEUX
SECTION.
Heavy Fighting All Along British
Front South of Somme and North
of Ypres.
After three weeks of preparation in
the Some, during wkhich time they
launched an offensive in Flanders,
the Germans have resumed their hammering
at the front door of Amiens.
For days there has been heavy artillery
bring along the northern sectors
of the-Somme salient and Anally the
German infantry began their attempts
to advance on the line passing Villers-Bretonnoux,
Hangard.s Hallles
and Castel. The first attacks were repulsed,
but subsequent attacks, centered
ubout Villers-Bretonneux. have
caused a British withdrawal from this
village, according to a report from
Field Marshal llaig. This marks a
German gain of about a mile.
Vllers-Bretonneux is about 11 miles
directly east of Amiens and is on the
northern end of the latest "fighting
front." It is situated between the
Somme and Luce rivers, and, while
it is flanked on the south by low-lying
ground, it is backed by rolling hills
to the west and northwest.
The fighting on the rest ot the
front, where the Germans have resumed
their drive toward the allied
base of supplies in northern France,
has not, so far as known resulted in
any notable retirements on the part
of the allies. The German official
report issued on Wednesday was silent
as to events in this sector of the
front.
An attack on this particular part
of the line in the Sommo region had
ueun expecten, ana it is probable that
preparations to meet tt had been
made. The British lines held firm in
this region during the last days 01
the initial drive, while the Germans
were able to forge ahead further south
until they reached the village of Cas- ,
tel, about three miles from the rallj
road running to Paris from Amiens.
J Recently a French counter-offensive
at Castel won back considerable
ground and it was evident that unless
[the line further north coulu be adI
vnnced materially the German shad
little chance to malfo Imnnrlont ??'?"
.u?Fv> iuiii p,oma
in their operations to the south of
Amiens.
This new drive has been made at
the same time that another blow has
been struck at the British and French
lines northwest of Ypres. Savage
fighting is reported at various points
along the lino from Bailleul to Merville
and Berlin claims that heights
to the northeast of Bailleu have been
stormed. Conincident with-these attacks
there have been assauts in the
British forces near Bethune, along the
Lawe river, but these have been re
pulsd.
Washington.?The government has
decided to take over all raw wool
held in warehouses at the price prevailing
on July 30, last. If the holders
do not agree to sell It at that price
the wool will be commandeered.
GOVERNMENT OPPPOSED
TO DEFERRED PAYMENTS
Washington.?The government's opposition
to the proposed plan of provid
in c for H r?f orrod *?ii *
n ? .vU in.-M <i11meiii payments
of income and excess profits
tax was expressed in statements by
Secretary McAdoo and Itepresentative
Kltchin, chairman of the house ways
and means committee. To defer the
payments until fall, when another Liberty
loan will have to be issued, Mr.
McAdoo said, will add new complications
to the situation.
THRILLING STORIES TOLD
OF RAID ON U-BOAT BASES
Dover. England.?Crews of the ships
which took part In the raid on Zeebrugge
have many thrilling stories of
their adventures. One of them has
described how, despite the fact that
the Germans discovered their presence
while they were still outside the
harbor they made their way in
through heavy gun fire, the Vindictive
reaching the wharf where she remained
for an hour nad a half.
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' 2, 1918
KEMMEE HILL TAKEN I
IN HARDJIRUGBLE
IMPORTANT POINT CONSIDERED
KEY TO SOUTHERN SIDE OF
YPRES SALIENT.
ATrAGK TO PEGAPTURE IT
Germans Have Made Important Gains
at Other Points Along the Battle
Line.
Kemraell hill, a height which has
been looked upon as the key to the
southern side of the Ypres salient and
one of the most important strategic
positions on the northern battle front
in France, has been taken by the Germans.
after a defense which will become
of the heroic chapters of the 1
war. The hill was surrounded and i
the French forces entrenched on its |
slopes were overcome.
The loss of the hill, which is ad- j
mitted in an official statement by General
Delnia Radcliffe, chief director of
military operations at the British war
office brings to the allies a realization
that the whole Ypres position is
in peril from the German drive north
ward from the lowlands lying to the
west of Armentieres.
The Teutons launched terrific attacks
along the whole WytschaeteBailleul-Meteren
line, apparently for
the purpose of finding a point which
might yield. They evidently found
that spot in the section of front held
Jointly by the British and French
troops; and against it they hurled
fresh divisions which fought their way
forward all day until at nightfall they
had surrounded Kemmell hill and isolated
the French troops holding the
position.
The Iobs of Kemmel hill is serious
for it overlooks much of the lowlands
lying back of the allied lines in the
Ypres salient. The hill is 464 feet
in height, rising from lowlands on
the south and east. It s six miles
southwest of Ypres and three miles
west of Wytschaete. This German
success cuts a deepynotch in the allied
line to the southw'est of Ypres and
completely outflanks the British on
the northern slopes of Messlnes ridge,
to which they were forced two weeks
ago. The line to the southwest, toward
Bailleul. apparently is in no particular
danger at present, although
the village of Dranoutre has been lost
to the enemy.
GERMANY'S LOSSES IN
WAR 2,000.000 MEN
Amsterdam.?Germany's losses thus
far in the war have been 2,000.000 men,
according to a statement credited by
Thu. Frankfurter Zeitung as having
been made by General Schulze before
the main comnUUee of the German
heichstag.
Sick and wounded men to the number
of 750,000 had been able to return
to the front, according to General
Schulze, while 029,000 had been
discharged as unfit for service, including
70.000 cripples. Up to date,
the general added. Germany had to
reckon with about 98,000 cripples.
APPOINTMENT DECLINED
BY SPEAKER CLARK
Jefferson City. ? Judge Walter
Graves, member of the Missouri supreme
court, has been tendered the
appointment of United States senator,
succeeding the late Senator Stone.
Governor Gardiner made public his
proffer after the declination of Senator
Clark to accept the appointment.
FRENCH RETAKE GROUND
IN COUNTER-ATTACKS j
Paris.?Counter-attacks against the
Gorman line* from Vlllers-Bretonneux
to south of the Luce ere launched by
our troops, who succedeed, despite the
fierce resistance of the enemy, who
had brought up important forces, in
retaking a large part of the ground
which had been lost in that region,
says the official statement issued by
the war office.
NEWSPAPF.R PUBLISHERS
APPEAL TO SHIPPING BOARD
Washington.?A delegation of newspaper
publishers appealed to the shipping
board for aid in bringing 63,000
cords of wood pulp from Canada to
this-country, to relieve the rapid depletion
of print paper stocks The publlaKuro
ufaea *a1/I ?Ka? 1 OA aUin? M.kiAV
I niacin "tic li'Ml uini l.l" nillfin Willi ||
will be transferred this summer from
the Great Lakes to the Atlantie ocean
will he allowed to brinr out wood pulp
if it does not interfere with the proposed
movement of coal.
GERMANS IN POSSESSION
OF DRANOUTRE, SAYS HAIQ
London.?The Germans have raptured
Kernel mountain and village
and are aiso in possession of Dranoutre,
according to the official communication
sent by Field Marshal Half?
from headquarters In France. The
communication says that north of the
Lys river the battle is continuing
fiercely along: the whole front from
the neiRhborhood of Dranoutre to the
Ypres-Comlnes canal.
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WAS IN mm FIGHTING I
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Lieutenant Hunter of York Served
With British in Hard Fighting
in Arras.
York.?The first direct news from a <
York county boy who has been in the
sanguinary fighting that marked the
mighty German drive at the allied
lines south of Arras was received here
in a letter from Lieut. Phillip W. Hunter.
formerly of York, to his mother. I
Mrs. J. J. Hunter. Lieutenant Hun- I
ter, who was graduated from the Medical
College of South Carolina in 1914
and did post-gradunte work in Now I
York before beainnina the nractice of
medicine here, offered his services to
the government immediately after the
declaration by the United States of
war against Germany, and soon received
his commission. lie was assigned
to the British forces in France and :
sailed for that country in August. 1
Lieutenant Hunter was with the British
army in the fierce struggle around 1
Cambrai. where ho had many trying 1
and hazardous experiences. The unit 1
of the army, which he was with distinguished
itself for conspicuous brav- 1
ery in the recent fighting and won the
high commendation of Field Marshal
Str Douglas Haig. Lieutenant Hunter's
letter is dated "France. March
30." follows, in part:
"I wish I could give you some idea
of my share in the battle, but will wait
awhile for that. Our division did
splendidly and was one of the first
mentioned by Sir Douglas Haig for
good work. We feel very proud of
ourselves. I assure you. Of course we
could not do what we did without
some losses, so now we are out to
recuperate and get reinforcements before
going back at the Germans again.
"TL? n.A (n nMUUn nn/l
i ur 111~11 tin- in uuc njiu ua aim ai ?
far from being beaten. We have had
some interesting marches through
towns and villages and a good train
journey. Yesterday, while waiting at
one station for our train. King George
came to us, congratulated the colonel
and spoke to many of the men. I had
a good look at him?the first royal
personage I had ever seen. Now wo
are well away from the tumult. Just
before going into the battle I received
14 letters, all written last August and
September. I certainly enjoyed them,
old as they were, when I could snatch
the time to read them. The good
wishes and assertions of prayers in
time of danger could not have reached
me at a more appropriate time. I felt
that I must be safe with so many
prayers being ofTered for me."
Cheese Factory for Oconee.
Columbia?W. W. Long, director of
the farm extension forces of Clemson
College, was in Columbia recently. Mr.
Long has just spent a few days in
Oconee county, where he procured
enough subscriptions among the farm
ers of one community for the organization
of a cheese factory.
Specialists were railed In and an
Investigation of temneraturea and climatic
conditions were made. The universal
opinion of these was that climatic
conditions and temperatures of
the waters in Oconee. Pickens. Greenville
and Spartanburg counties were
of excellent quality for the manufacture
of cheese and as good as any to
be found in North Carolina. With this
in view. Mr. Long set about and is
now directing the organization of a
chain of factories extending the fu'T
length of the four counties. The capital
required for a plant is $1,200 and
is readily procured in most any community.
Mr. Long has several others
which will be established within the
immediate future.
Wagnon Winner of Contest.
Columbia.?IlRlng "America's Mission"
as his subject Macbeth Wagnon
of Union won the annual State interscholastic
oratorical acontest held in
the university chapel. By his victory
Mr. Wagnon wins the R. L. Bryan
medal offered yearly to the winner of
first place in the oratorical contest.
He is also awarded the Wlesepape
trophy cup which he will be allowed
tnrntflin ff\r nnrt vanr oft Ar nrhlah it
must again be contested for. Second
place and In the Rank of Columbia
medal goes to Enoch Crowson of
Wlnnsboro; third place and the asso- j
elation medal to Devore Andrews of
Greenwood. Charlie Rarlow of Dillon
was awarded honorahnle mention.
80UTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.
Representative Whaley made the
announcement that dredging In the '
Cooper River, which will give Charles- '
ton 40 feet of water, will begin within
the next ten days. The contract
has been let to a Now York IIrm and
the war department will urge that the
work be rushed to completion at the
earliest date. When this work is done
and Charleston has deep water, there
ts everv reason to believe that there
will be a great future for the rity.
P. B. Brooks, a farmer living five
miles south of Anderson, is probably
In a dying condition at a local hospital.
as results of bullet wounds Inflicted
by Constable Hendricks. Hendricks
called at Brooks' home to serve
some civil papers of minor Importance.
Brooks and several members of his
family got In a fight with Hendricks,
who shot twice.
MechanistB mate Woodfred Wallace
Ice of Myers. 8. C? previously
reported missing after the linking of
the transport Lake Moor, Is in a hospital
Vice Admiral Sims advised the
navy department.
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$1.26 Per Year.
SCHOOL SYSTEM IS '
IN GREAT DANGER 1
SALARIES MUST BE INCREASED
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TO HOLD GOOD TEACHERS,
SAYS COKER.
DISPATCHES FROM COLOMBIA
Doings and Happenings That Mark .
tne Progress of South Carolina People,
Gathered Around the State
Capital.
?
David R. Coker, chairman of the
South Carolina Council of Defense, hat?
Issued the following statement:
"The stability of democracy and
consequently the safety of this nation
and or the world depends upon an enlightened
and patriotic citizenship.
"Such a citizenship can not he had
and maintained without a public
school system of high efficiency.
"The efficiency of the school system
necessarily depends upon the
character, education and experience
of the teacher. Satisfactory teachers
can not bo engaged and kept unless
adequate salaries are paid.
"The school teachers of South Carolina
are now being paid from 50 to
ion per cent less than men and women
of similar qualifications in commercial
pursuits. . .
"There is a tremendous demand for
stenographers and clerks for government
service at salaries from $80 to
$150 per month.
"Many banks and mercantile concerns
are looking for efficient women '
at good salaries to replace men who
have been called Into the service.
"Many of the most efficient school
teachers in the State intend to seek
commercial employment at the end of
the present school year.
"If tho authorities controlling the
schools of South Carolina do not immediately
recognize the danger and
apply the necessary remedy, our
school system will be badly crippled
at a time when efficiency is more vital
than evor before.
"There is but one remedy, adequate
salary. We can not expect expert,
consecrated service for the wage of
an average day laborer. ?
"Our teachers do and should occu-'
py positions of influence and leadership
In their respective communities,'
and It is unfair to keep them In their.,
present humiliating financial condl-:
tlon.
"I personally know efficient teachers
of high patriotism who are re-ceivlng
salaries barely able to meet
their absolutely necessary expenses
and who deeply feel their Inability to. ,
respond to requests for contributions!
to worthy patriotic causes.
"If adequate funds are not available'
from taxation, school trustees should
raiso by private subscription from the
school patrons sufficient additional;
funds to pay an adequate snlary to se-i
cure and keep the services of corape-;
tent and experienced teachers. i
"The structure of our government;
depends more largely upon our educa-{
tlonal system than upon any other one;
agency. Let us keep this fact clearly 1
before us and do our full duty to our;
schools no matter how urgent are oth-t
er calls for patriotic sorvice."
Urred to Increase Acreage.
Cotton is no longer the one money
crop in South Carolina. In the present
situation, created by the world
war. with a hungry world to he fed.
the Food Administration calls upon
the farmers of South Carolina to Increase
their acreage planted in corn ,
this year.
Men who watch the world situation
oloselv are of the opinion that the
price of corn, higher than for many
years, will retain Its high level. It
seems that it would hp Impossible for
the price of corn to decline, even with
n considerably larger production this
year. The world cry is for food. Food t
prices are not likely to he lower, and1
there is no reason why corn should be
any exception to the rule. As a mat-'
ter of fact, corn becomes a money
crop, or may he so considered. Prospects
are even for higher prices forcorn.
The world situation seems to
give the price of corn a certain stability.
On the other hand, cotton
prices are more or less uncetrain and
speculative, as was shown by the recent
big decline.
These are advanced as some of the
business reasons for Increasing the
acreage planted In corn this year.
With a war to win. and considering
America's obligation to feed the Al
lied countries. the strietlv business
reasons must ho regarded as supplemental
to the primary reason?the absolute
necessity as a matter of patriotism,
as a military necessity to increase
the world's food supply.
Given Reduced Rates.
Announcement was made at the
headquarters of the South Carolina
Sunday School Association at Spartanburp:
that the railroads of South Carolina
have granted reduced rates for.
the 41st annual state convention to
he held In Greenwood. May 1, 2, 3.
The rates given are the same as those,
of last year, plus the war tax. A larger
attendance of Interested Sunday school'
workers at Greenwood Is predicted,
because of the reduced railroad rates.1
All Sunday school workers In the state
are Invited to attend this convention.
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