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Established in 1891.
CANADIANS ARE IN
APTinU IU UICCT
nuiiun in mcai
CONSIDERABLE ADVANCE MADE
BY THEM ON BRITISH LINE8
NEAR AMIENS.
AMERICANS UNDER SHELL FIRE
Intimations Come That Heavy Fighting
May Be Resumed in France
at Any Time.
Australian and Canadian troops are
In action on the Dritish lines along
the vital sectors of the battlefront lu
France.
The Australians have struck the
Germans near Morlancourt. between !
the Ancre and Sorame rivers, east of
Amiens, and have advanced their lines
upward of three-quarters of a mile. :?s
a result of two assauls on the Teutonic
positions.
The Canadtans have appeared in the
Arras sector, further south than they
have been since the battles in this region
began March 21. This part of
the line is most important, as it defends
Arras to theh southwest and
includes localities such as Neuville-VItasse,
there have been bitter struggles
since the Germans launched their
great offensive.
American troops, on the French
front not far from Montdidier. have
been under a storm of shells for the
last couple of days, projectiles containing
high explosives being miugled
with those charged with poisonous
gas fired into the lines held by General
Pershing's men.
No Attack Upon Italy.
Along the rest of the front in
France there have been no engagements
of unusual character, nor has
the Italian front been attacked as yet
by the Austrians who have assembled
there.
The British forces which have been
holding the town of Es-Salt. east of
the Jordan and northeast of Jericho
for about a week have been compelled
again to abandon the place before the
superior forces of Turkish and German
troops. The British, however,
are still maintaining their control of
the crossing of the Jordan further
south.
From the official reports and special
dispatches filed by correspondents
at the front, there come intimations
that heavy fighting may be resumed
at any tlmo. The fact that heavy
rains are falling may have a great deal
to do with the delay in the German
drivfi hut thp nlllPQ hnIM hlcrti crrrvn iwl
from which they can observe the German
positions, which are generally in
the lowlands and have kept up a
heavy artillery flee in sectors where
the Germans have been assembling or
have been at work in bringing up guns
for the battle which is virtually certain
to come.
METHODIST8 WOULD CURTAIL
THE BISHOP'S POWER
Atlanta. Ga.?In connection with the
demands of the laymen of the church
that the power of the college of bishops
be curtailed, additional memorials
were presented, asking laws providing
for the trial of blshopB against whom
charges have been made and providing
that all Involved in the appointments
of ministers at annual conferences
be given full and free consultation.
The presentation* of memorials and
an outburst of patriotism in connecMon
with the address of MaJ. C. W.
Gordon, of the Canadian army, better
known a3 "Ralph Connor," the
author, featured the conference session.
Gordon's declaration that the
war would be won when the United
States Rets 2,000.000 soldiers on the
woatern front brought a demonstration
which, it Is said, never had
been equalled at a Methodist conference.
ACCEPTS CERMAN PEACE
RATHER THAN BE CRUSHED
London.?Count Czernln, then Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, paid a
secret visit to Jassy in the latter part
|l ?>f February nnd delivered in person a
verbal ultimatum of the most drastic
sort from the central powers to King
Ferdinand, of Rumania. It became
known with the arrival hore of the
American Rod Cross mission to Rumania.
Count Czernln's visit was
known only in the highest official circles.
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CIVIL WAR PENSION BILL
IS PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Washington. ? The Sherwood bill
n.<.MtlU|t II lUIUIUIUUI IJT711BIUII UI
a month ,r? civil war veterans was
passed by the house and now (toes to
the senate.
The house also passed a bill to restore
the pension stAtus of widows of
civil war veterans who married after
the death of their soldier husbands
and who were Inadvertently deprived
of their pension rights under an acf
of 1916. It new goes to the sena'e
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CHESTER W. CUTHELL 1
Chester W. Cuthell, thirty-four year*
old, general counsel of the Emergency
Fleet corporation, is the youngest
man to hold a similar position for
the government. He succeeded Judge
John Barton Payne, who has been
made legal adviser to the director gen*
eral of railroads.
TO PUT S EVERY RESOURCE
WANTS AUTHORITY TO INCREASE
ARMY TO SIZE NECESSARY
TO WIN THE WAR.
Germans Must Attack Soon or Acknowledge
Deefat in Their Ambitious
Attempt.
America is stripping for the decisive
battle on the battlefront of Europe.
In an executive session of the military
committee of the lower house of Congress.
Secretary of War Baker, Major
General March, chief of staff, and Provost
Marshal General Crowder have
I nsked Congress to give the president
blanket authority to increase the United
States army to whatever size may
beneeesBar.v to win the war. This
! country now has nearly 2,000,000 men
under arms and the army appropriation
bill for this year would provide
I for an increase of this number to 3,000,000.
While America's plans for throwing
her every resource into the battle
ngninst Prussianism are maturing, the
luuu which has brooded over the westtern
battle lines continues. The expected
German attacks on the Yproa
and Amiens fronts have not been
launched. Here and there the opposing
artilleries have broker, forth Into
i wild bombardments, such as usually
are preluder to massed attacks on
I the allied lines, but they have died out
! nfter a few hours. Here nnd there loIcal
operations have been carried out |
ror tne purpose of straightening lines
and raiding the enemy's position, but
they have not developed Into anything
unusual.
The present phase of the battle Is
not unlike that before Verdun, two
years ago. after the first German rush
had been stopped and even attempts
to carry local objectives had met with
defeat.
Germnny has lost heavily, but the
emperor still has reserves to throw
into the fight. The defeat on the Meteren-Voormezeele
line southwest of
Ypres has taught the Germans that the
allies are prepared to stand their
ground, and there seems little inclination
at the present moment to renew
\ conflict which threatens to be disastrous.
The report that Czech soldiers, de
Rerung rrom the Austrian army, now
are fighting with the Italians has heen
followed by a dispatch saying that Rumanians
who had been captured by
| the Italians have asked permission to
I fight against the Austrians and that
they are now on the firing lino.
GOVERNMENT PLACES ORDER
FOR 70,000 FREIGHT CARS
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Washington.?Orders for 70,000 additional
freight cars to supplement tho
30.000 contracted for some time ago,
were placed by the railroad adminis:ration
with 15 car building concerns.
The aggregate cost is between $170.I
000.000 and $400,000,000 and the aver
i ar? profit to builders Is about 5 per ,
i cent.
This is the largest single order for i
freight oars ever let. Together with
orders already placed the contracts ,
awarded make up a railroad rolling
; s'-}ck building program which will
1 f' ortly be under way of $325.00,000.
t' eluding $00,000,000 for 1.025 locomotives
ordered a few days ago.
1 AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION
OF 50 WOODEN BARGES.
Washington.?Construction of 50
wooden barges of 3.500 tons each for
use in the coastwise coal carrying
trade was authorized by the shipping
board. The vessel will be built at
New England and South Atlantic shipyards.
They will aid materially in
solving the problem of keeping New
England suppliod with coal. Author- |
ization to build the barges followed ,
closely the decision to start construction
on seagoing tugs.
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17,000,000 OWNERS
flF THF THIRn IR1H
ui iHI. IIIIIIU Lunn
',000,000 MORE THAN FIRST LOAN
AND 12,500,000 MORE THAN
SECOND LOAN.
MAY REACH $4,000,000,000
Most Successful Ever Floated by Any
Nation, Is Verdict of Treasury
Officials.
Washington.?Analysis of Liberty
loan reports showed that probably
17.000.000 persons bought bonds In
the campaign which has closed?7,000.000
more than in the second loan and
12,500.000 more than In the first.
Latest tabulations showed $3,316,628.250
reported subscriptions, but the
treasury now believes the actual total,
which may run to $4,000,000,000,
will not be definitely known until May
13. four days after individual banks
are required to report to federal reserve
banks.
"Whatever the money total." Said
a treasury statement tonight, "the
loan just closed probably is the most
successful ever floated by any nation.
The marvelous distribution of the
third Liberty loan indicates that one
out of every six persons in the United
States may have participated in this
loan." ,
Banks' resources, it was pointed out.
have Leen drawn on comparatively
little to make the loan a success, and
the prospects for future loans are
brighter as a consequence. An added
reason for jubilation among treasury
officials is the indication that the
government bond-buying habit is becoming
stronger among people of
smajl means, and that tl.ey probably
will invest even more heavily in the
fourth loan next fall.
Secretary McAdoo, in a statement
thanking the nation for its support of
the loan, said the widespread distribution
of bonds "is particularly gratifying,
and added:
"This is the soundest form of national
war finance?the distribution of
the loan among the people themselves."
He urged subscribers to retain their
bonds, unless there is a pressing necessity
for selling them, both to help
maintain the credit of the government,
and as a stimulus to "those economies
and savings which release materials
and labor necessary to the support, if
not the very life, of our army and
navy."
BLOW UPON ITALIAN
FRONT SEEMS IMMINENT
Over the battle lines along the
Piave river and in the mountainous
reEion in northern Italy, where the
allied forces have been holding their
positions since last November after
the great Italian retreat from the
Isonzo, there Is increased tension and
the long threatened blow at thi sfront
may be launched by the Teutonic allies
within a few days.
For many weeks, the Italian war
office has been aware that the Austrlans
have been assembling the legions
withdrawn from the Russian and
Rumanian fronts for a drive at the
Italian armies, and it is believed that
it will not be long before the central
powers will make another attempt to
reach the plains of Venetia, break
through the allies' lines and seek to
bring about a decisive combat in that
theater of the war.
Emperor Charles of Austria, accompanied
by his chief of staff and
high German and Austrian army officers,
is reported on his way to the
Italian front and the great movement
of troops in Tyrol and Trentlno would
seem to indicate that vast bodies of
men aro being taken from other fronts J
to hp hlirlpH nt tho Italian nnaitUna
United States Consul Dies.
Washington.?The death of Maddin
Summers. United States consul gen-1
oral at Moscow, was announced in
a cablegram to the state department.
Mr. Summers collapsed under the .
strain of long months of overwork, j
U. 3. TROOPS PENETRATE
HUN LINES FOR 300 YARDS
With the American Army in France. '
?One of the American patrols In the |
I.uneville sector entered the hamlet of
Anservillers and penetrated the Oer- \
man lines to a distance of 300 yards.
On the way back the patrol discovered
an enemy observation post in which
were a corporal and six men The !
Americans promptly attacked, killing
three of the enemy, and taking the
other four prisoners, one of them in a
wounded condition.
EMPEREROR AND GENERAL
STAFF AT THE FRONT
Geneva, Switzerland.?It is officially
announced from Vienna that Emperor
Charles, the chief of the Austrian
general staff and several high !
German and Austrian officers have J
reached the Italian front. This with ;
the considerable movement of troops 1
in the Tyrol and Trentino reported '
from the interior, is interpreted to
mean that the long predicted offensive
ou the Italian front will soon be begun.
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GEN. FERDINAND FOCH
Gen. Ferdinand Foch has been put
In supreme command of the armies of
the allies on the western front. He
gained great fame in the battle of the
Marne, and is considered France's
best strategist. He is chief of the
French general staff.
PASSENGERS WERE IN BERTHS
TEN MEN AND TWO WOMEN PASSENGERS
BELIEVE TO HAVE
GONE DOWN.
Vessel Sank So Quickly That Boats
Launched bv Warahina Were
of Little Avail.
Ab Atlantic Port.?Sixty-six persons
lost their lives, when the steamship
City of Athens, hound from New York
for Savannah, was rammed and sunk
by a French cruiser off the Delaware
coast. The missing include ten men
and two women who were passengers,
seven out of 24 United States marines
who were on board, 14 out of 20
French sailors and 33 members of the
crew.
All the passengers and many of the
crew were in their berths when the
bow of the warship plunged into tho
side of the 2,300-ton coastwise vessel.
Fire broke out almost immediately
afterwards In hold No. 1, but it had
no bearing on the fate of the ship,
for the flames were quickly quenched
by the rush of waters which poured in.
Capt. J. Forward, one of the veteran
commajuiers in the service of
the Ocean Steamship company, owners
of the vessel, did his best to avert
a panic and man the lifeboats. So
quickly did the doomed vessel sink,
however, that there was no time to
get the boats away and many of
those who perished were trapped In
their berths.
The cruiser launched lifeboats Immediately
after the crash and turned
its searchlights upon the waters in
which men and women were struggling
for their lives. Sixty-eight persons
were picked up and brought
back to this port by the warship,
which was not seriously damaged.
Those Believed Lost.
The following passengers are beIIavcH
In havm h??n v.?i
M. Grean. Astoria, N. Y.; James J.
Kast], Morrlstown, N. J.; Richard
Bonzelner, Mobile, Ala.; Miss E. G.
Stiles. New York city; Jean Caddron,
New York city; Rev. J. P. Reynolds.
New York city; Isaac Dalzell, Paterson,
N. J.; Mrs. F. D. Holthan,
Hyde Park. Mass.; Edward Clug, Savannah.
Ga.; Gaw Donk, Brooklyn, N
Y.; R. A. Younp. Brooklyn, N. Y.
The following United States marines
were reported drowned:
F. R. Dixon. P. Van Hanegen., S. H.
Tynge. H. Rosenfeld, W. J. Mack. S.
Ginsberg, H. E Wetmore.
BOHEMIANS JOIN IN
FIGHT AGAINST AUSTRIANS \
Th# OTl, i '1 n tfOAH, "no '" J
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the Italians against Austria, according
to The London Mail's correspondent
at Italian headquarters. Bven now
some of the Bohemians are on the
Italian line, clad In Italian uniforms.
This Information has passed thru
the hands of both Italian and British
censors and woul dtherefore appear to
he authentic. The defection of the
Bohemians would in a measure explain
the delay in the proposed great offensive,
long heralded, of the Austrians
against the Italians
MAKES DEFINITE MOVE
TO ADJOURN IN JULY
Washington ?The first definite
move toward adjournment of Congress
in July was made in the senate, when
Senator Galllnger. of New Hampshire,,
minority leader, formally proffered republican
support in an effort to that
end. Senator Oallinger suggested adjournment
July 10, and when Senator
Overman, of North Carolina, and other
democrats said It should be earlier, he
agreed with them on July 1.
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A QUARTER MILLION
GALLED THIS MONTH
EVERY EXISTING CANTONMENT
IN THE COUNTRY IS TO BE
GREATLY ENLARGED.
FIFTEEN BILLION FOR ARMY
Over Eight Thousand Men Called
From North Carolina Go to
Camp Jackson.
Washington.?Simultaneously wi'h
the announcement that 232.000 men
from 45 states had been called to
Join the colors in May. Secretr.v liakor
indicated the scope of the government's
plans for increasing its fighting
strength by stating that Congress had
been asked to appropriate approxi- ,
matelv St.=V nnn nnn nnn ??- ? *?
? r.v|VVv,vwiVW iui l lit- a I 111 V lur
the next fiscal year. That amount is
exclusive of funds provided in the fortifications
bill which not only covers
coast defenses, but as a rule provides
the bulk of heavy field ordnance.
The call for a quarter of a million
men during May. goes to all states except
California. Oregon and Nevada,
which with the District of Columbia
already have supplied so large a part
of their quota that it was decided not
to include them this time. The movement
in most states will begin May 25
and will be completed in five days. By
this order the war department abandons
Its plan of assembling men in
even monthly Increments of approximately
100 000. Under the original
program it was intended to call out
not to exceed 800.000 men during 1918.
The call for 110,000 in April and 233.000
this month will bring out in two
months half of the number originally
contemplated for the year. Officials
made it clear that it is now the purpose
to mobilize all the men for whom
equipment and training facilities can
be provided.
Need All Camps.
In preparation for this tremendous.
Increase in the army, the huu."* military
committee was tola iuuay that
every existing cantonment in the
country will be enlarged and every
national guard camp utilized to its j
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that some new cantonments must
bo built, but in the interests of speed
and economy of effort and material,
pressure will be placed upon expand
ingg existing facilities. Ground has
already been obtained in the vicini,y
of several cantonments for the expansion
and details of the new construction
are being worked out by the general
staff.
The men called out this month
be mobilized generally at ine canton- |
ments to which the men from the I
same states have previously been i
Bent. In many cases they will find the |
divisions originally created at thoso
camps gone. Some of the camps will
have been converted into replacement
divisions, and the new men will be
redistributed in accordance with their
qualifications.
To Fill Divisions at Home.
It is regarded as likely that the
April and May drafts will be used
largely to fill up divisions at home
while the seasoned personnel from
those divisions is sent overseas to fill
tne gaps. Since the number of divisions
on the other side is rapidly
and steadily increasing, the flow of
replacement troops must Increase proportionately.
The apportionment among the states
of the men called today include:
Alabama, 6,820 to Camp Sevier.
S. C.
North Carolina, 8,114 to Camp
Jackson, S. C.
Pennsylvania. 7.700 to Camp Mead,
Md., 4.000 Camp Lee. Va.; 3,000 Camp
Humphreys. Va.; 2.923 Camp Greenleaf.
S. C.
South Carolina. 1,900 Camp Jackson,
S. C.; 288 Camp Wadsworth.
S. C.
Tennessee, 4.130 Cnmp Pike. Ark.
Virginia. 6.135 Camp Lee. Va. |
West Virginia 4.797 Camp Lee, Va.
New York. 6.800 Camp Dix, N. J.; ;
6.850 Camp Hancock. Ga.; 7.600 Camp
Upton. N. Y.; 9.700 Camp Wadsworth.
S. C.; 1,380 Camp Sevier. S. C.
NEW GERMAN PEACE
OFFENSIVE IS EXPECTED
Lndon.?In the personal opinion of
Lord Robert Cecil, minister of blockade.
that failure of Germany's "knockout
offensive" on the western front
will result in a big peace offensive.
directed mainly against Great Britain
and possibly made in an attractive
form, but which will not afford any
terms the allies can look at. In this
opinion made in a statement. Lord
Rohprt expressed the further belief
that the iew peace offensive would
be largely for German consumption.
GERMANS USED UP 44
DIVISIONS IN NORTH
London ?A representative of General
Radrliffe. director of military
operations at the war office, summed
up the military situation on the western
front as follows:
"In the north while the Germans
failed in their main objective they
made their right flank secure by the
capture of Kemmel. but we must re
gard the operation from the viewpoint
of economy of men and they used ur
five divisions from the genernl restrvt
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Fifty Thousand Dollar Buildings on
State's 541 Acre Tract in Richland
County.
Columbia.?Preliminary plans for j
the Industrial School for Girls, created
at the last session of the general a*- ,
sembly and to be built on the Stale !
lands in upper Richland county, will
be submitted for approval by May 15.
and work on the buildings is to begin
immediately thereafter.
An appropriation of $40,000 was
made by the legislature and the federal
government is contributing an
equal amount for the institutions for
wayward girls. The State has provided
541 acres of land for the reformatory
tract and at least $50,000 will be
expended on buildings.
The buildings are to be constructed
on the cottage plan, this being determined
at the meeting of the Board of
Correctional Administration in the office
of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections. Mrs. Martha I'. Falconer.
representing the committee on
training camp activities, having come
to Columbia to assist in the prelitni
nary arrangements.
The money from the federal government
is being expended under Mrs.
Falconer's immediate supervision, and
N. O. Ludlow, a New York architect,
was also sent to Columbia by the com- j
mittee. Mr. Ludlow appointed George
Lafaye, Columbia architect, to assist ;
in the construction of preliminary 1
plans for the cottages. The architects
will submit their first draft of plans to f
Mrs. Falconer and Albert S. Johnstone,
secretary of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections and the work will
begin immediately thereafter.
It was also agreed to admit girls
as soon as one of the cottages has
been completed. Refractory girls are
to be admitted between the ages of
eight and 20 years. The plan is a war
emergency measure and is meeting
with great approval in all States in
which are located army camps.
Closes Its Best Year.
Greenwood.?The outstanding feature
of the 41st South Carolina Sunday
School convention is the fact perhaps
that for the first time in its history
the association is out of debt. Tho
splendid work of the convention, the
magnificent addresses and the fine
spirit are not to be overlooked, but
the very material fact of being "out
of debt" has been of great consolation
to the officers.
The cloning session of the convention
was held in the First Baptist
church. The attendance at the convention
is regarded as by far the
largest of any state Sunday school
gathering yet held in South Carolina.
Seven hundred or more people from
outside of the city and county of !
Greenwood were in attendance and
the local attendance has been very
large; about 2,000 registered delegates
and 500 visitors is the best estimate
of tho convention attendance. From
r every standpoint this convention is
the best that has yet been held.
Returned Soldiers Speak in State.
Columbia.?Firty American soldiers
who have received their baptism of
fire fighting the Huns in France have
been sent back to America by General
Pershing to inform the American peo- I
pie concerning actual conditions on
the other side, whoro British. French,
Italian. Belgian and American troops
are contesting every foot of ground
with the legions of autocracy and
militarism. These men, picked by
General Pershing, have just arrived in
America, and the State Council of Defense
has Just been advised through
the War Department at Washington
that they are available for speaking
tours in South Carolina during the
present month.
Said He Waa Not Dead.
Columbia.?A rural policeman tells
an unusual .story about a negro who
died but who later declared it was a
mistake. The man was 111 at Arthurown,
pnd to all appearances had died.
A Columbia undertaker was called and
preparations for the funeral were being
made. The undertaker arrived at
he house with his paraphernalia and
as he was about to take charge of affairs
the "dead" man sat up and said,
"what's de matta here." The funeral [
director loft lnstanter, und a physician
was summoned. The man passed
away on the following day.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.
Although the engineering school at
the University of South Carolina hne
I never boon large, it has done excellent
work. The graduates have always secured
good positions. The alumni of
the institution will be glad to learn
that 19 of the engineering Btudents (
are engaged in war service. Of these i
nre four first lieutenants, eight second |
lieutenants, two captains, three ser- |
[ geants and two privates. All of the j
graduates hold offices. This is a very
I fine record.
Chicora College. Columbia, commencement
will he held May 25-29,
Rev. W. Moore Scott of Savannah. Ga.,
preaching the baccalaureate sermon.
The graduating class has 31 members.
Lieut. Richard A. Fulp of the Fort
Mill Eight Infantry has been given a
captaincy.
The annual reunion of Confederate
veterans is being held In Abbeville
this week.
John Elliot Puckette. secretary to
Governor Manning has resigned his
position and entered the army as a private
Mr. Puckette saw service on the
Mexican border.
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60VERN0R WEARS .
HALF SOLED SHIRT
UNIQUE PLAN DEVISED BY IOWA
PAPER TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
THE RED CROSS.
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South Carolina Governor Is Not Too
Proud to Wear Shirts That Average ?
Man Would Not?Following McAdoo's
Plan.
Columbia.?Charity moves in divers
and mysterious ways to catch the public
ear and incidentally the sensitive
nerves of the pocketbook.
One o ftlie latest of these, unique
in character, if somewhat ludricous, is
ii i-utii|iHi?ii iu procure an uucieui suirt
from all the governors of the various
states.
From the tails of these veteran garments.
kitchen aprons are to be manufactured
and sold at puWic auction.
The entire proceeds will go to the
Red Cross. The movement was initiated
in lies Moines. Iowa.
Governor Manning, in answering the
request for the "cast off" garment, explained
that he was obeying the injunction
of William Gibbes McAdoo.
secretary of the treasury, "to wear
half soled shoes and half soled shirts,"
simultaneously exhibiting an aperture
near the shoulder (?) in the shirt he
then had on, which much resembled a
shell crater. The letter to the governor
follows:
"Des Moines, Iowa, and her Interests
are rather far removed from Columbia.
and the State of South Carolina;
but we are hoping to interest you personally
in a campaign which our paper
will launch the first of June.
"The purposes back of the campaign
are at once patriotic and news producing.
"Our plan is to sell at a large public
auction in Des Moines kitchen
aprons made from the shirt tails of
famous men. The entire proceeds will
bo turned over to the Red Cross.
"It is our desire to secure a cast off
shirt from the governor of each state
in the Union. We are wondering if
you have a shirt which has outworn
its usefulness as a shirt, that you will
mail to tho auction editor, Tho News,
Des Moinos. Iowa. We understand, of
course, that similar requests reach
you often and must meet with almost
automatic refusal. But we urge the
patriotic purpose back of our campaign
and picture for you the publicity possible
for our sale, should every governor
respond.
"It you comply with our request,
may we ask that you have the garment
Identified in some manner and
mall within the next couple of days."
Takes Bar from Cherokee.
Georgetown.?The steamship Cherokee.
which touches at Georgetown, waa
held up by T. J. Smyrl. chief state
constable, who seized the bar and fixtures
of the boat. Frank McKinnon,
master, and T. F. Leach, chief steward,
were arrested and released on
(500 bonds each. '
It is said the Cherokee Is accused
of bringing intoxicants Into Georgetown
and the ofTlcals of the boat are
alleged to hava violated the prohibition
law.
"Boat Cherokee, bar and fixtures
seized and turned over to Sheriff H.
H. Ward," said a telegram sent to
Governor Manning. "Frank McKinnon,
master, and T. T. Leach, chief steward,
arrested and bond fixed at -$500
each." The constables had been
watching for the boat four days.
Glad to See Arrest Gellfuee.
Special from Washington.?Semator
Tillman made public a letter to J. William
Thurmond. United States district
attorney at Greenville, S. C., In which
the South Carolina senator said he was
glad a warrant had been issued for A.
Gellfuss, a Spartanburg baker, who is
charged with receiving goods stolen
from tho government. Senator Tillman
said also that he thought Gellfuss
himself would welcome a grand Jury
investigation. A .
Sevier May Be Draft Camp.
Camp Sevier, Greneville.?With the
announcement that the Eight-first Division.
now stationed at Camp Jackson,
Columbia, will be transferred to
Camp Sevier, it seems evident that
Camp Sevier will be made a mobilization
point for drafted men. Rumors
about camp have asserted this for
some time.
The transfer will involve mainly infantry
units, it is announced at camp,
and no artillery units, field signal battalions
or sanitary trains will be
brought here.
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McLeod to Run for Congress. {
Columbia. ?It was authoritatively
announced by friends In the city that
former Lieutenant Governor Thomas
F. McLeod of llishopville had entered
the race for i-oneres* 'n- ^
which will be made vacant by A. F.
Lever's entrance tor the United States
senate.
Mr McLeod in one of the best known
men in the state. For several terms
he was a mombcr of the house of rep-,
resentatlvcs from Lee county. Later ^. Jfc
he was lieutenant governor, and in
1910 he was a candidate for governor.