Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, May 16, 1918, Image 1
Established in 1891.
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' HHFRIdSN TRiPS~
I S ID AS BEFORE
8ECRETARY BAKER DENIES THAT
AMERICAN TROOPS WILL NOT
BE USED AS BEFORE.
AT GENERAL FOCUS COMMAND
Expedited Movement of Soldiers to
France Is Proceeding According
to Program.
Washington. ? American officers
wore, inclined to characterize reports
from London via Ottuwa that American
troops would not be used until a
cumpiere ana powcriui American army
had been developed In France us an
echo of the political controversy oreclpitated
In Englund by the Incident
of General Maurice. They cou:d see
no other explanation since the statement
attributed to the "wr.r committee"
of the British w?r cabinet was
promptly repudiated by Lord Reading.
British ambassador here, and later
declared by Secretary Baker In a formal
statement to be at absolute variance
with the facts as known hero.
Lord Reading's statement said he
was confident no such announcement
had been issued with the knowledge
of Premier Lloyd-George, adding chit
the views of the British government,
which he was transmitting were exactly
opposite. Secretary Baker slid
American troops were now being used
in battle and would continue to bo
used as the supreme commander, General
Foch, deemed best.
Inquiry at the various bureaus of
the war department showed that tlio
expedited movement of men to Franco
is proceeding as planned after the announcement
that American units
would be brigaded with French and
British divisions for Immediate operations
as well as training.
Qinno iho HooiciAti In anotlor A mar.
lean battalions or regiments in ailied
^ forces was made only because oi the
cry for manpower from both the British
and French governments when the
German onslaught was battering the
lines in Flanders and Picardy, officials
here were inclined to find tho tone
of the announcement now attributed
to the war cabinet distasteful. The
whole American program in France
has been subject to revision by reason
of that decision, the effect ??f
which was to set aside national pride
and the ambitions of American officers
of high rank in order to furnish
immediate aid. Such sacrifices were
not viewed lightly it is held, or to bo
accepted or iejected at the whim of
the moment in London or elsewhere.
Just how this report may relate ?o
the recent political crisis in Englund,
American officers did not undertake to
say. They have a strong feeling that
English politics is ochind the mystery.
however, and look tc the Biltish
government to correct prompt?v
any misapprehension there may be
about tho need for American aid
RAILROAD RATFS MAY BE
RAISED 25 PER CENT.
Wasington.?Estimates made by
railroad administration officials indi.
rate that an an increase of at least
25 per cent n freight and passenger
rates will be necessary this year to
meet the high costs of fuol. wages,
equipment and other operating expenses,
now set at between $600,000,000
and $750,000,000 more than last
year.
Recommendation that rates be raised
by approximately this percentage
lias ueen mane 10 lureciur uenerui
NlcAdoo by his advisers.| He is expected
to act within the next six
weeks, and to put increases into effect
immediately. Shippers will be permitted
to appoal to the intrestate
commerce commission under the railroad
act and final decision will bo
with the president.
Such an increase as Is proposed
would be the biggest in the history of
American railways, as the percentage
is larger than any ever sought by the
railways under private management,
and would npply alike to the entire
country. Both class and commodity
schedules would be affectedNATURALIZATION
PAPERS
CANCELLED AFTER 35 YEARS
Newark. N. J.?Thlyty-flvo years af
ter Frederick W. Wursterbarth, Clerman-born,
obtained American citizenship
papers they were cancelled hy
the federal court here. Wursterbarth.
who, according to witnesses hnd refused
to buy Liberty honds or contrlb
uto to nod Cross or knlahts of Co'.umbrs
funds, was recently removed as
postmaster at Lake View, where he
lives, because of alleged pro-German
sympathies.
Women Granted Laity Rights.
Atlanta. Ga.?After yars of effort,
women of the Methodist Knlscopill
church, south, were irrnnted. by
action of the general conference, full
lay membership In the church. Paragraphs
In the discipline stating: "It
In not In harmony with the spirit of
our law that women be members of n
general conference: It Is not lawful to
elect a woman a steward, and, a woman
may be elected a superintendent
o fa Sunday school, but Is not thereby
a member of the quarterly conference"
ere ordered from the book of laws
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The
r.UPQTPR Uf rilTUPI I li
Chester W. Cuthell, thirty-four years j
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- :
oral of railroads. 1
GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED i
i
OF PRIME MINISTER LLOYD- i
GEORGE OF SENSATIONAL j
CHARGES BY ASQUITH.
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A r i 11? V-? Imnrnua Tha ir P as if i r\ n 1
Along Somme Front, Despite the 1
Artillery Fire.
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The Lloyd George ministry has won ,
vindication In the British parliament |
; at a time when defeat would have ]
maant a government crisis. A motion (
by former President Asquith asking ,
, for the appointment of a special com- j
I mittee to investigate sensational i j
! charges made by Major General Frederick
B. Maurice, published earlier in
the week, was defeated by a vote of
293 to 10G.
i
While Mr. Asquith disavowed any |
intent to put the present government (
! to a crucial test, it was felt that with |
l an adverse vote the Lloyd George cab- ]
inet would have resigned. The Maurice
incident, involving charges of misrep- ,
resentation by the premier in his re- |
ports to the house of commons, has
stirred all England, and the section :
of the press hostile to Mr. Lloyd i
George did not hesitateto say that if |
the present government fell there
would be an alternative cabinet ready
to step into office.
The allied defense on the Flanders i
front to the southwest of Ypres has
again been tested by the Germans j
i and has been found adequate. Two j
divisions of Teuton troops were em- >
ployed on a relatively short front and !
were sent into the fight under cover
of a terrific artillery fire. The front
chosen for the attack extended from i
the village of Laf'lytte to Voorme- !
zeele, but the center of the assault J
seems to have been at Vierstraat, a
1 hamlet northeast of Kemmel hill.
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I i uu ii.urn ui mo uurnmn anacK- j
ing lino were stopped short by fire
from the French and British artillery
posted on high ground and which was
able to enfilade the German regiments
as they tried to advance.
In the center, however, the Germans
made quite a serious dent in the allied
'.ine. Wednesday night, however, the
allie3 drove forward in a eounter-at-1
tack and the latest reports from Field :
Marshal Haig are to the efTect that ;
'he line has been re-established. The J
Germans are reported to have lost
very heavily during the fighting.
COMPROMISE ON TIME
LIMIT IS OUTCOME
Atlanta, Ga.?With the disposal of
the question of the time limit on inin- j
; is'ers by the general conference of
; the Methodist Episcopal Church, j
| South, indications were that the next
1 big Issue to reach the debate stage |
would be the demands of the woman
i for laity rights, already favorably act- '
ed upon by the committee on revisals.
The conference nfter a two-day parlimanetary
wranglp, adopted the minority
report on the time limit proposal.
which Inserts in the discipline
a paragraph permitting bishops to appoint
ministers indefinitely, on recommendation
of quarterly conference, to- t
gether with the vote of the majority j
I of the presiding eldors of the bishop's
rrblnet. The status of the presiding
' lers was allowed tp remain unchang
and they will continue to be forced
to move at the end of four years. A
n >vemont to restrict the eldership extiusively
to four years was defeated.
HAMSTEAD MERCHANT
GETS YEAR IN PRISON
Wilmington.?For advising regis
trants that they could not be made (
to serve in France and promising to
supply them with provisions if they
would "hide out" and for utterances
against theh government and favoring
the kaiser. J. L. Bowers. 59. merchant i
of Hampstead. N. C., wns sentenced to i
a year and a day In the federal prison
in Atlanta by Judge H. G. Connor, of"
the federal court. I
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FOR'
FORT
WILL NOT BE USEDl
UNTIL COMPLETE
ENTENTE ALLIES CONFIDENT OF
THEIR ABILITY TO WITHSTAND
ANY DRIVE FROM GERMANS.
FIELD AS ALL AMERICAN FOE
Allies Saving Their Men While the
Germans are Draining Their
Country Dry.
Ottawa.?So confident is the entente
of its ability to wltstand any
drive the Germans can launch that it
has been decided not to use the American
army until it becomes a complete
and powerful force, according to a cable
summary of operations on the
western front received here from the
war committee of the British cabinet.
"The Dosition new is " cv?iH
summary, "that the Germans, determined
to concentrate every available
unit on one enormous offensive, are
draining their country dry to force
a decision before it is too late, while
the entente are so confident that, having
been given the choice of a small
Immediate American army for defense
ar waiting till they are reinforced by
a complete, powerful, self-supporting
American army, they have chosen the
latter.
"To the sledge-hammer uses of
masses of men by the enemy the allies
are opposing the strategy of meeting
the blow with the smallest force capable
of standing up to the shock,
while keeping the strongest reserve
possible. Troops on the wings are
permitted to give ground within limits
whenever the enemy has been made
to pay a greater price than the ground
Is worth, the whole aim being to reduce
the enemy to such a state of
exhaustion that our reserve, at the
right moment, can restore the situation.
What British Have Done.
"In the present operations, the Brit
Ish army has withstood many times
Its own weight of enemy masses. It
lias retired slowly, exacting the fullest
price. Meanwhile, Foch holds the
bulk of the French in reserve, sending
units only to points hard pressed. This
strategy has justified itself in that in
three weeks it has seen the enemy
brought to a standstill without a single
strategic objective being fulfilled
and with losses so immense that his
reserve is in danger of proving inadequate
to his policy.
"The German commander, seeing
how nearly he is delivering himself
to the allied reserve, has been compelled
to accept temporary failure
and call a halt. His position is tactically
exposed in two dangerous salients
on waterlogged ground. His
uuunirymeni are dangerously dissatisfied
at the immense price paid for
his failure to terminate their sufferings.
His allies are on the verge of
quarrelling and daily exhibit their
growing dislike and distrust of the
task master who robs them of their
lives and food.
"His reserves have nearly reached
complete exhaustion. Those of the
Franco-British are still in being,
while the American preparations develop.
The time draws closer when
defeat is inevitable. Therefore, he
must renew the offensive. His preparations
proceed feverishly but it
takes months properly to organize
such an offensive. He must be satisfied
with what he can do in weeks.
We may, therefore, expect a renewed,
furious onslaught before long. The
enemy is so committed to his strategical
plans that we may await Ills
main blow on the Arras-Amiens front
while necessity compels him to try 'o
improve his position in the Lys sector.
"The allies may have complete confidence
in the result. For the enemy
the issue is a desperate endeavor to
avoid defeat; for the allies the issue
is only that of victory deferred. The
coming battle may be a repetition of
Verdun on a large scale and ^f both
sides should be exhausted, the allies
have vast powers of recuperation,
while Germany has draftei her re
sources aireauy."
AMERICAN ARMY OFICERS
ARE FRANKLY DELIGHTED
Washington.?News of lhe British
statement that the entente is so confident
of its ability to hold the Germans
that the American army is not
to be used until it bocomes a complete
and self-supporting force, was
received by army officers here with
frank delight, not only because of the
supreme confidence indicated by such
a decision but on account of the keen
desire of American military men to
take the field as all-Amorican foe.
EVERY CITIZEN MAY ACT
AS VOLUNTEER DETECTIVE
Washington.?Every citizen may act
as a volunteer detective to assist government
officers in ferreting out persons
suspocted of disloyal act'on or
utterances, says a statement Issued
by Attorney General Gregory. United
States attorneys have been told to cooperate
with newspapers In their districts
so that public notice can he
!?lven of the nearest offices of attorneys
or the bureau of Investigation
to which cltlr.ens may refer.
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GEN. FERDINAND FOCH
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Gen. Ferdinand Focn nas been put
i In supreme command of the armies of
the allies on the western front. He
gr.lned great fame in the battle of the
Marne, and is considered France's
best strategist. He is chief of the
' French general staff.
NO MACHINE GUN SHORTAGE
I
SECRETARY BAKER SAYS FORE
CASTS MADE BY HIM HAVE
BEEN SURPASSED.
First Official Utterance Indlcatlnf
Even Indirectly Number of Mer
Sent Out.
Washington.?More than half a mil
lion American soldiers have been seni
to France. Secretary Baker authoriz
ed the statement that his forecast tt
Congress in January that 500.00(
troops wolud be dispatched to Franet
early in the present year had now
been surpassed.
Mr. Baker dictated the following
statement:
"In January I told the senate com
mittee that there was strong Ukell
hood that early in the present yeai
500,000 American troops would be dis
patched to France. I cannot eithei
i now or perhaps later discuss the nurn
I her of American troops In France, bu
I am glad to be able to say that th<
forecast I made in January has beer
surpassed."
No Machine Gun Shortage.
As a result of a personal investi
Ration of machine gun production dur
ing the past few days, the secretary
announced that there is no presenl
shortage of light or heavy types o!
these weapons either In France or h
America and no shortage is in pros
pect.
Mr. Baker said there had been nc
question as to the supplies of lighi
type Browning guns, which were com
ing forward in quantities. He woult
not say whether shipment of the3^
guns to France had been started. A;
to the heavy Brownings, he said somt
have been produced and there Is everj
indication of forthcoming produetior
in Increasing and substantial num
bers.
The secretary chose his wordi
about the troops in France with ut
most care. He would not amplify th<
statement in any way and speclflcallj
asked that the press refrain froir
speculation as to what precise figures
his guarded remarks covered or as
I to what possibilities of early furthei
Increase in the force there might bo
There has been repeated official an
nouncements, however, that the gov
ernment is bending every energy t(
rushing men across to back up th'
allied lines in France, and officers di
rectly in charge of the transportatior
have expressed satisfaction with tht
progress being made. There is nc
doubt that the present force of Amor
lean troops there represents only f
small part of the total strength thai
will be available before the summei
fighting ends.
BRITISH TROOPS ENTER
TURKISH TOWN OF KERKUK
. London/?British troops have entered
the Turkish town of Kerkuk. 8f
j miles southeast of Cosul, in Mesopo
| tamia, the British war office an
i nouneed. The British met with r.c
j opposition. The Turks on retiring
left 600 men in the Kerkuk hospital
PRISONERS HELD FOR
DISLOYALTY MUTINY
I
Muskogee, Okla.?Twent?-six prisoners
held in the federal Jail on
charges of disloyalty and pro-German
ism mutinied and a riot in which a
guard and several prisoners were
slightly injured followed. Loyal pris
oners who were in the minority were
roughly handled and only the arrival
of police who herded the rioters into
their cells brought an end to the
trouble.
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AY 16, 1918
EIGHT SOLDIERS
KILLED IN WRECK
THE >DEAD AND INJURED MEN
ncnc mua i lt r- k u m mt TWU
CAROLINAS AND TENNESSEE.
CAUSED BY SPFAOING RAIL
Troops From Jackson Had Just Started
to Camp Sevier, Greenville,?
Military Inquiry Is Started.
Columbia. S. C.?Eight soldiers were
killed and 26 injured when a wooden
passenger coach carrying members of
the 321st infantry jumped a trestle at
Camp Jackson. The soldiers had just
entrained for Camp Sevier at Greenville
and the train was pulling out of
camp at a very low rate of speed.
As it approached a trestle a big
steel coach struck a spreading rail.
This hurled the wooden coaches immediately
in front down the embankment.
A military lnauirv into the muse of
the wreck was begun by a board
headed by Lieut. Col. Halsteadt of
the 321st infantry. 81st division, to
which all of the dead soldiers were
attached. All of the dead were privates.
List of Casualties.
The official list of the dead and ift.
Jured follows:
The dead are:
Private Edgar Simpklns. Co. K.
321st infantry; father, Wm. E. Simmons,
Patmost, Arkansas.
Private Philetus C. Swann, Co. K.
?21st infantry; mother. Mrs. Ninna
Swann. 10 1-2 North Park square,
\shevllle, N. C.
Private Marion O. Hawkins. Co. K.
321st infantry; father. S. A. Hawkins,
, R. F. D. No. 2. Marion, N. C.
Private William E. Lowery. Co. K,
321st infantry; father. Samuel Low
ery, Alta Pass. N. C.
Private Jess Reno. Co. I. 321st in
fantry. Father, Tom Reno, Soddy,
t Tenn.
Prlvala A rwl-o.... <3 ' -- ? >
? . ..wwv <iuuictv HUppiy
} company, 321st Infantry; father. Arch
* Scogglns, R. F. D. 1. Ooltewah. Tenn.
Private James L. Leatherwood. Co
L, 321?t Infantry; brother, Thurman L.
Leatherwood, Waynesville, N. C.
Private Denton Goolsby. Co. A. 321st
Infantry; father. John Goolsby, Pauls
Valley, Tenn.
The Injured are:
Thomas I. Fitzgerald, Trenton,
Tenn.; L. P. Ramsey. Ashevllle, N. C.;
Andrew Shoulders, Dlerks, Ark.; F.
M. Henry, Willets. N. C.; John W.
Frost, Gilllken. N. C.; George W.
Stoke, Louisville. Miss.; George S.
Thompson (Indian), Ella, N. C.;
Franklin P. Poindexter, Mooresville,
N. C.J Charles M. Deal. Hickory. N".
C.; Jacob Kluttz, East Spencer, N. C.;
- John W. Rook. Robersonville. N. C.;
' William A. Brown, Ramseur, N. C.;
1 Robert C. Harris. Rocky Mount, N. C.;
t W. J. McKinnon, Henderson, Tenn.;
' Dewey Kilpatrick. Asheville, N. C.;
- Richard Grey. Shallotte, N. C.; Chester
Slrcy, Todd, N. C.; W. C. Bryson,
> Candlor. N. C.; Hugh Aldrldge, Baldt
win. Miss.; Robert A. Moore. Clio, S.
- C.; Roscoe Braswell, Montezuma. N\
1 C.; William South, Ashland City,
t Tenn.; Lotinie High. Whitesville, N.
i C.; John E. Hyatt. Weaversville, N. C. *
? William Ledford, Almond. N. C.
l SAYS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK
OSTEND WAS A FAILURE
, London.?The German submarine
. base of Ostend on the Belgian coast
5 has been blocked as a result of a new
r raid by the British naval forces, the
, admiralty announces. The obsolete
, cruiser Vindictive, filled with con,
crette, has been sunk across the enr
trance to the harbor.
Berlin (via London).?The British
lu uiui ntuic IIIU IIUI uur Ul UStend
was a failure, according to an official
statement. An old cruiser, entirely
battered to pieces, lies aground
before the harbor outside the navigation
channel, and the entrance to the
harbor is quite free, the statement
continues.
) TWO NORTH CAROLINA
SOLDIERS ARE DEAD
Greenville. S. C.?Two deaths of soldiers
in the 50th division, both cf
which occurred Wednesday evening,
were announced at divisional headquarters.
Camp Sevier. They were
, Private James R. Cullum. 120th infan|
try. whose next of kin is a sister. Mrs
J K. A. Frazier, Durham, N. C.. and
( | Geruver Woodring. 105th ammunition
train, next of kin. father. H. B. WoodI
ring of Sands. N. C.
SUBMARINE OPERATIONS
ARE GREATLY HAMPERED
German submarine operations from
the harbor of Ostend, Belgium, ha.e
i been seriously hampered for a time if
. not rendered impossible by a daring
t raid made on the harbor by the Brit.
ish. An officials statement issued by
. the British admiralty says the chah,
nel leading ont of the inner harbor
I has been completely blocked by the
> hulk of the old cruiser Vindictive,
, which was maneuvered into position
under heavy Are and then suuk.
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IMES
SEEGERS HEM OF NEWBERRY
Member of Faculty of Lutheran Inatitution
Has Not eYt Decided What
He Will Do.
Newberry.?At * a meeting of the
board of trustees of Newberry College
here .the Rev. J. C. Seegers, D.D., profoBsor
of practical theology in the
Lutheran Theological Seminary, Columbia,
was elected president of the
college to succeed the Rev. J. Henry
Harms, D.D., who recently resigned.
A committee from the board of trustees
will go to Columbia to tender
the place to Dr. Sea&ei t>, and urge his
acceptance.
Dr. Seegers is one of the ablest ministers
of the Lutheran church In the
South. Four years ago he was called
I .u mo caHir ui practical meoiogy ai
the seminary. At that time he was J
pastor of St. John's. Easton, Pa., and
' for six years was pastor of a large j
| church in Albany, N. Y.
Dr. Seegers Is a resident of Colum- i
bia, his home being at 1718 Assembly
street. He was reared in Columbia
| and resided here cuntinually until his
1 courses in college and the seminary
had been comploted.
He said he had no intimation that
he was being considered by the board
until called over the telephone.
Horrible Murder at Columbia
Columbia?A horible murder was
perpetrated in the heart of the city at
' an early hour at 1330 Main street. I
James MeLohghlin. for many years '
the faithful steward of the En**' ,
Home was murdered rrV * , ,ay on
his bed asleep. Horrible indeed aro
the details of the tragedy. The man
was assinated within stones throw
I ing distance or me largest oanks in
, the city, and the sound of the blows
which killed him could have been
' heard by Main street pedestrians,
I MrLoughlin occupied u. bed in a
room over Swan's Clothing Store, the
t front room of the Eagles' Home. He j
retired about midnight and was found
dead in his room at 77 o'clock the next
morning. His head had been crushed
by an instrument and it is thought a
hatchet was used. The man was j
: found on the floor, and the bed was j
saturated with blood. The supposl- j
' tion is that he was struck while asleep
and in his death struggle fell to the !
fluor. There was nothing to indicate !
that any robbery had been commited.
Everything in the room appeared to
i be in its place.
At the foot of the bed lay a beau- '
| tiful red rose and the flower was not
I picked up. It was later trampled upon. [
Mr. McLoughlin's watch was in his !
pocket, and $5 was removel from his
clothes.
Frightful Wreck at Camp Jackson.
Camp Jackson, Columbia.?Aj the
result of a light railway car plung'ng
I from the trestle over Wild Cat Creek I
at Camp Jackson nine voldien were I
killed and 25 more Injured. some of 1
v hum may die later. Tin soldieis j
were members of the Three Hundred
and Twenty-first Infantry and had
| just entaralned for transportation to j
Camp Sevier. Practically a'? of the j
dead were in the light wooden coa?Mi |
which was completely crusiied by the I
| force of the fall. The wounded are !
being cared for at the base hospital at J
[ Camp Jackson by the medical corps of
the military post.
The men had just boarded the cars,
and as the trestle was reached the
light wooden coach, which was third
in the train of cars, was seen by the
spectators to rsie up and pitch over
the side ofthe trestle for a drop of
about 35 feet, landing bottom upwards.
The steel car which was immediately
next also turned over, but was not
sufficiently far enoygh on the trestle
j to turn completely over. It was damaged
but slightly, and the men in u
i were about to crawl through the winI
dows after the accident. The ex'ent
of the injuries to the men In this car
consisted of minor bruises and glass
cuts, none of which are regarded as
fatal.
Register Men Becoming 21.
Columbia.?Regulations for the registration
of the 1.000.000 vounc men in i
tho United States ^ho have become
21 years of age since June 5. 1917, are
being formulated. A general synopsis
of the plan of procedure has been definitely
agreed upon. The local boards j
will be called on for the registration
of the young men.
COUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.
A 15 minute daily prayer service
will be inaugurated each day at 12
o'clock noon at Chester for the triumph
of America's army and navy |
j and those of the allies and for divine
i guidance in the problems that beset
j the country. The service will be held
at the hehadquarters of the National
| Service league.
; Fresh peaches of the new crop will
1 soon be put on the market by the
! progressive fruit growers of Lexington
j county.
nrteen years in tne roaerai prison ,
at Atlanta was the sentence Imposed I
by a military courtmartial at Camp
Sevier upon Private Dudley Wallace,
117th infantry, convicted of desertion
and larceny. The sentence, announced
today, also provides dishonorable discharge.
William C. Wolfe of Orangeburg
has been named president of th i Bamberg,
Rhrhardt & Walterboro Rail- 1
road. Mr. Wolfe is a practical railroad
mar. and his selection was timely.
The head offices of this company are
at Bamberg. Mr. Wolfe was a former
president of the Orangeburg Rallwa.y
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PRESIDENT ASKS .
DAYO[ PRAYER 1
PEOPLE TO GATHER AT PLACES
OF WORSHIP AND PRAY FOR 1
AMERICAN ARMIES.
AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS
Thursday, May 30th.f is day Set Apart
By President Wilson?Is National
Memorial Day
opeciai rrorn Washington?Nallo- ?
nal memorial day. Thursday, May dOth
is designated by President Wilson in
a proclamation issued as a day of public
fasting and prayer. The people of
the nation are asked to gather that
day in their places of worship and pray
for the victory of the american armies
which will bring a peace founded
upon mercy. Justice and good will.
The proclan*ition issued in response
to a rosolutioa by congress, follows:
"By the *'resident of the United
States: \ proclamation. Whereas
the cong ess of the United States on
the sec nd day of April last, passed
the fr.lowing resolution:
" 'Aesolved by the senate (the house
, representatives colouring), that it
being a duty peculiar incumbent in
a time of war humbly and devoutly
to acknowledge our dependence on
Almighty God and to implore his aid
and protection, the president of the
United States be. and is hereby respectfully
requested to recommend a
day of public humiliation, prayer, and
fasting, to be observed by the people
or me united Slates with religibus
solmenity and the offering of fervent
supplications to Almighty God for the
safety and welfare of our cause. His
blessing on our arms, and a speedy restoration
tof an honorable and lasting
peace to the nations of the earth.'
"And, whereas, it has always been
the reverent habit of the people of the
United Stater, to turn in humble appeal
to Almighty God for His guHd*
anee in the affairs of their common
life;
"Now. therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson
president of the United States of
America do hereby proclaim Thursdiy
the 30th day of May a day already
freighted with sacred and stinulating
memories a day of humiliation,
prayer and fasting.and to exhort my
fellow citizens of all faith and creeds
to assemble on that day in their several
places of worship there, as well
as in their homos , to pray Almighty
God that he may forgive our sins and
shoitcomings as a people and purify
our hearts to see and love the truth,
to accept and defend all things that
are just and right, and to propose only
those righteous acts and judgements
which are in conformity with His will,
beseeching Him that He will give victory
to our armies as they fight for
freedom, wisdom to those who take
counsel on our behalf in these days of
darkest struggle and preplexity, and
stead fas tneve to our people to make
Daui iivi; iu 1110 utmost in support or
what Is just and true, bringing u? at
the last pease in which mens' hearts
can he at rest because it is founded
upon mercy, justice and good will.
"In witness whereof I hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
"Done in the District of Columbia
the 11th day of May. in the year
of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighteen and. of the independence of
the United States the one hundred
and forty second.
Woodrow Wilson.
"By the President:
"Robert Lansing,
"Secretary of State."
Beard Bold Bad Boy.
Greenville.?A federal warrant was
Issued for the arrest of W. P. Beard,
former editor of the Abbeville Scimitar.
charged with making disloyal utterances
against the government, thus
hindering the prosecution of the war.
Befcrd was convicted on a similar
charge last November and sentenced
to one year in the federal penitentiary
at Atlanta. This case was appealed
and Beard is now out on bond.
Stand by Wilson.
T) T TI 1 1 TlftiL ?t- - - -
mil.? wun inn RlROllOU or officers,
the selection of Chauor as the
next place of meeting and thj adoption
of resolutions indorsing the work
of President Wilson and members of
his cabinet In prosecution of the war.
the South Carolina division. Travelers'
Protective Association, came to an
end here. The session was declared
to have been one of the best held in
years and the reports submitted by
the officers for the year were most encouraging.
Considering Connie's Needs.
Greenwood.?The board of trusteea
i?i \ wiiu 10 iiiuAweii urpnanage mei in
annual session here. The Hitting of
the hoard was continued until all business
was disposed of. The following
members of the board were present:
Joseph Norwood of Columbia. J. B.
Smith of Springfield. J. \V. Sproles of
Greenwood, the Rev. William Haynesworth
of Sumter, Orlando Sheppard
of Edgefield. C. B. Bobo of Laurens,
S. B. Ezell of Spartanburg. J. K. Durst
of Greenwood, P. R. Alderman of Al?
colu. O. B. Buell of Charleston.