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THUR8UAY, StcT. i2 ,18 NAMED
BY PRE8IDENT WILSON A8
REGISTRATION DAY.
ABOUT 13,000,000 AFFECTED
The Date of Registration Will Mark
Creation of Mightiest Army
In History.
Washington.?All men from 18 to 45
years of age In the continental United
States, except those in the army or
navy or already registered, were sum
monea Dy President Wilson to register
for military service on Thursday.
September 12.
Machinery of the provost marshal
general's office was set in motion to
carry out the second great enrollment
under a presidential proclamation issued
soon after the President had
signed the new. manpower act extending
the draft ages.
It Is estimated that at least 12.778.758
men will register this time, compared
with nearly ten million on the
first registration of men from 21 to
31 on June 5. 1917. Of those who enroll
now it is estimated ttiat 2,300.000
will be called for general military
service, probably tworthVrds of the
number coming from among the 3,
500,000 or more between the ages of
18 and 21.
Registration this time will be conducted
as heretofore by the local
draft boards. All federal, state, county
and municipal officers are called
upon to aid the boards in their work,
to preserve order and to round up
slackers. All registrants will be classified
us quickly as possible under the
questionnaire system, and a drawing
will be held at the capltol to fix the
order of registrants in their respective
classes.
In a proclamation Issued immediately
after he signed the new manpower
bill authorizing extension of
21-31 draft ages, the President called
^ on the younger and older men to enroll
on that day with local draft
boards, where they make their permanent
homes,
"We solemnly purpose a decisive
victory of arms." said the President,
"and deliberately to devote the-larger
part of the military manpower of the
nation to the accomplishment of that
purpose. It is the call to duty towhich
every true man in the country
will respond with pride nnd with the
consciousness that in doing so he
plays his part In vindication of a
great cause at whose summons everv
true heart offers in supreme service."
Youth in their eighteenth year will
he placed in a separate group, the
war department has announced, to be
subject to a special educational program.
and will not be called until the
supply of other available, men in the
new classes is exhausted.
Aftor *.! <*%?* -
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regulations for the registration, the
President's proclamation read as follows
:
Proclamation.
"Fifteen months ago the men of
the country from twenty-one to thirty
years of age were registered. Three
months ago and again this month,
those who had Just reached the age of
twenty-one were added. It now remains
to include all men between the
ages of 18 and 45.
"This is nto a new policy. A century
and a quarter ago it was deliberately
ordained by those who were then
responsible for the safety and defense
of the nation that the duty of
military service should rest upon all
able bodiod men between the ages
of IS and 45. We now accept and
fulfill the obligation which they established.
an obligation expressed in
our national status from that time until
now. We solemnly purpose a decisive
victory of arms and deliberately
to devote the larger part of he
military manpower of the nation to
the accomplishment of that purpose.
"The younger men have from the
first been ready to go. # They have
furnished voluntary enlistments out
of all proportion to their numbers.
Our military authorities regard them
as havinr the hiarhnst combatant mn.ll.
ties.
"The Older Men.
"By the men of the older group
now called upon, the opportunity now
opened to them will be accopted with
W* the calm resolution of those who realIre
to the full the deep and solemn
.significance of what they do. Having
made a place for themselves In their
respective communities, having assumed
at home the graver responsibilities
of life In manv spheres, look'
Ing back unon honorable service records
In civil and industrial life, they
will realize as perhaps no others
could, how entirely their own fortunes
and the. fortunes of all whom
they love are put at stake In this war
for right, and will know that the very
records thev have made render their
new duty the cc aimandtng duty ol
their lives. They know how surely
this Is the nation's war. how imperatively
it demands the mobilization and
massing of all our resources of every
kind. They will regard this call as
the supreme call of their dav and will
answer it accordingly."
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TREMENDOUS FI6HTI
IS GALLANTLY WON
3REATE8T VICTORY OF WAR ENTAILS
GREATEST LOSSES
FOE HAS 8UFFERED.
THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS
Situation of Germans Is Most Perilous
That Has Faced Them Since
the War Began.
Over a front of 30 miles the region
of Arras to Peronne. Field Marshal
Hale's forms have lllorallv umnaliail
the German front.
The southern portion of the famous
Drocourt-Queant switch line, which
! has been heralded as thp impregnable
bulwark of the German defense in
I the north, has given way under the
; violence of the British onslaught over
j its entire front from the Scarpe river
| to Queant, a distance of virtually 10
1 miles.
Thousands of prisoners have been
taken from the strongly resisting enemy,
who at last accounts, was fighting
violently as he gave ground toward
the Canal Du Nord.
By this victory seeingly is ended
the menace of the Hlndenburg line to
the south, which the British are
| gradually approaching over its entire
j front. Already thoroughly outaflnked
I on the north and with the French well
! upon its southern base, military necessity
apparently will require that
the Germans relinquish the Hlndenburg
fortifications and realign their
front from Flanders to Rheims.
The situation of the enemy, viewed
from the war maps, is the most perilous
he has yet been in.
The Americans, who took Voormezeele,
are well into the region of the
town, having overcome the strong resistance
of the Germans who endeavorede
to bar their way.
HnrH fl ch t\r\fr hoc lw>un In nrnrrrnua
between the British and Germans
around Peronne, where the Australians
successfully withstood violent
attacks and have takeo several thousand
prisoners.
These gains, if they are continued,
seemingly cannot but result shortly
in the enemy withdrawing northward
from the Vesle river positions he holds
adn reconstituting his entire front to
Rhelms.
GREAT REVENUE BILL NOW
READY FOR CONSIDERATION
Washington.?The new revenue bill
?greatest of all tax measures in the
history of the nation?with a levy affecting
every individual and business
concern in the country, was approved
unanimously by the house ways and
means committee. Chairman Kitchin
introduced the measure in the house.
Leaders hope to send it to the senate
within 10 days after debate begins.
The final committee estimate of the
revenue to he yielded under the new
bill is $8,012,792,000, as against $3.941,633.000
last year under the presj
ent law. The largest source of estij
mated sevenue is from taxes on excess
wur profits, $3,100,000,000, and the
j next is from taxes on incomes?$1.482.186.000
from individuals and $828,!
000,000 from corporations.
j BITTERNESS OF DEFEAT IS
BROUGHT HOME TO GERMANS
Washington. ? Germany's growing
i realization of what the allied victories
in France and Flanders mean continues
to be reflected in the changed
tone of the German press. An offii
rial dispatch quotes the following
I from The Cologne Gazette:
"The struggle now going on on the
I southern front becomes every day
' greater and more formidable. The
greatest German offensive cannot even
bo compared to the present tights. We
must not let the relative calm reigning
in some sections deceive. Formidable
forces nre gathered there.
Are these troops in need of rest, or
are they designed for * fresh tights,
ready to attack on the first opportu|
nlty?"
'".LABOR PLEDGES LOYAL AID
IN BRINGING QUICK SUCCESS
Washington.?Organized labor at
celebrations throughout the country
answered President Wilson's appeal
. to speed up war work by pledging loy'
al support to the government in turn!
ing out materials need to bring the
[ war to a quick and victorious con
! elusion.
Speakers at meotings brought volleys
of cheers from the workiugmen
by quoting Mie President's Labor Day
! Tnossago.
AMERICAN VESSEL IS STRUCK
BY TORPEDO AND SUNK
A British Port.?The American
steamship Onega has been torpedoed.
The vessel foundered. Twenty-nine
persons were saved. Twenty-six are
missing. Many bodies have been
washed ahore. The captain of the
Onega was drowned. The Onega was
3,636 tons grbsa and built at Belfast In
1880. She was owned by Barber &
Co.. of New York. The vessel was 400
feet long. 39-toot beam and 21 feet
deep.
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CAPT. H. FROST
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One of the best equipped as well as
most beautiful and spacious of the
Red Cross hospitals overseas Is Unit
1 21 of* the American Red Cross at
Paignton, England, of which Capt. H.
Frost Is the chief surgeon. Captain
Frost has under him expert surgeons
ind physicians and well-trained attendin
ts.
THE GERMANS SHELLING LINES
THE TAKING OF QUESNOY WOOD
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TIGHTENS POCKET ON WEST
ON MAIN ROAD TO HAM.
Enemy is Compelled to Abandon Its
Ammunition All Over The Field
of the Avre.
With the French Army in France.
?The operations of the past to days
have put the Germans into another
pocket between the Canal Du Nord
and the Iliver Aisne. They will have
to evacuate it promptly or run a big
risk of having their positions there
turned from the north by the French
ulong the valley of the Somme.
Since the fall of Noyon, which was
the apex of the salient. Mont. St. Simeon,
mile and a quarter to the east, is
its udvanced defense. This height
dominates the valley of the Aisne eastward
and the valley of the River
Meve and the Canal Du Nord to the
north. These valleys were lines in
the salient.
The taking of Quesnoy wood has
tightened the pocket from the western
side, bringing the French within shelling
distance of the main road leading
out of it in the direction of Ham.
Between the roads to Ham and
! Chauny. a succession of heights ex
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Chauny, form a position of great |
strength. The Germans are violently
shelling the French lines from there
but the imminence of danger threat I
ening their communications, to the
north suggests that they are merely
using part of their immense ammunition
supples there is to ease the
I pressure which had become so strong
as to require them to abandon ammunition
all over the field of the Avre.
TOWN OF BAPAUME CAPTURED
AND PERONNE OUTFLANKED
London.?In addition to the capture 1
of Bapaume and Noyon, the British '
: were reported to be In Lesboeufs and
Morvl. according to the latest news
from the battle front. The town of
i Peronne has been outflanked by the
I British on the south.
French troops are reported to have
captured Juvlgny. north of Soissons.
They are reported to have lost Chaj
vlgny. Just south of Juvigny to the
j Germans.
Field Marshal Haig's men are reported
to have taken Ginchy and
I Giuulemont and to have reached the
ufPQtorn nutclrlrt u /*f Vfanrnnao
British patrols are said to be In
I I.esboeufs and Morval. These places
j are all south of Bapaume.
SOME UNITS OF FRENCH ARMY
MAKE ADVANCE OF 12 MILES
Paris.?Some units of the armies of
General Debeney and General Humbert
north of the Oise river advanced
for more than 12 miles, according
j to The Intransigeant. The newspaper
j confirms the report that French
1 troops have reached the region of
j Ham and adds that it does not seem
possible that the Germans will be able
to hold Guiscard for any length of
time. Guiscard 1s on the hgh road
midway between Noyon and Ham.
RAILROAD MEN TO BE
PLACED IN DEFERRED CLASS
Washington.?President Wilson was
told by Director McAdoo that sucessful
operation of the railroads demands
that deferred classification he given
most railroad employes and that those
actually taken into army service
should be conserved for military railway
service in France to lessen the
drain on railroad personnel in this
country. Mr. McAdoo conferred with
the president more than an hour, and
submitted many reports.
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CITY OF PERONNE
TAKEN BY ALLIES
GERMANS CONTINUE TO GIVE
GROUND; INSECURITY OF
THEIR POSITION SHOWN.
ACCOMPLISH 6REAT CHANCES
All Danger to Channel Porta Has Been
Averted and Overcome By Sueceu
of Recent Movements.
I .nnrf nn Po rnn n a t ho pq llrno/Y nan.
ter at the bend of the River Snmine,
taken bj* the Germans In their offensive
of last March, was recaptured by
forces of Field Marshal Haig. The
towns of Bullecourt and Morval also
were captured by the British.
The British have reached the suburbs
of Lens. Large fires are burning
in the neighborhood of Lens and
Armentieres. These are regarded as
an indication of a further German retirement.
All along the western battle front
the Germans continue to give ground
before the entente allies. Daily the
trend of events accentuates the insecurity
of the German lines and the
inability of the German high command
to hold back the aggressors.
Where two months ago great
salients projected into the allied
front, these have either been flattened
or are in the process of being
blotted out. and in some instances
the allies themeselves have driven in
wedges that seriously menace the
enemy.
With the Marne and Picardy sectors
now virtually all reclaimed, the
wings of the present allied offensive
are moving in a manner that bodes
ill to the Germans. In the north, the
vxr In o nn Vi o T vo oilinnt amithnrnof a#
Ypres is being advanced under voluntary
retirements and the pressure
of Field Marshal Haig's forces. Following
the fall of Kemmel, the nllied
line has been moved further forward
until^ it now rests almost upon the
Estaires-LaBasse road. less than
seven miles southwest of Armentieres.
By wiping out of this salient the
menace to the channel ports has been
overcome.
American troops advancing alongside
British have had their first battle
on Belgian soil. They captured
Voormezeele and joined with their allies
in the Important operations
which were carried out all along this
sector. The Americans, besides taking
Voormezeele, have captured several
strong positions.
AMERICANS MAKE A
TWO MILE ADVANCE
With the American Army in France.
?The American troops in theiv drive
bevond Jnvigny advanced about two
miles and captured nearly 600 prisoners.
together with considerable war
supplies.
The advance from Juvigny began at
4 o'clock and the Americans had gained
their objective by night. Ragged
points in the new line were smoothed
out. In addition to tl\e 600 prisoners,
two pieces of artillery were captured
and a great number of machine guns
and trecnch mortars. Trenches, shell
holes and the open field were strewn
with German dead.
The drive forward from the positions
north and south of Juvigny
proved a field day for the Americans
and their allies the French. The artillery
literally blasted a way through
the enemy ranks, tearing down defenses
nnd leveling the ground, while
allied planes maintained complete and
uninterrupted connection by radio
with battery commanders throughout
the engagement. The infantry, when
called upon for its part in the dramatic
venture, responded like veteran
troops after a long period of rest, and
with enthusiastic shouts began the
pursuit of the Germans who were not
caught in the terrlffc barrage.
With the infantry went the tanks,
and it was a different story from that
when they first advanced against Juvigny.
Two companies, 30 tanks, had
' been detailed for the work.
SPAIN TAKES OVER
INTERNED GERMAN SHIPS
Madrid.?The Spanish government
has decided to take all the German
steamships interned in Spanish ports,
in accordance with Spain's recent note
to Berlin, because of the torpedoing of
Spanish vessels by German submarines.
Foreicn Minister Dato announced at
a meeting of the cabinet that the
Spanish steamship Ataz-Mendi, has
been torpedoed and sunk by a German
submarine.
NEW WAR REVENUE MEASURE
TASK OF HOUSE AND SENATE
Washington.-?Congress begins the
tenth month of its present session
with the new $8,200,000,000 war revenue
bill as the principal task ahead of
both senate and house. The national
prohibition bill pending in the senate,
tho waterpower development bill before
the house and other measures
will be given consideration, but both
branches expect to devote themselves
from now on largely to the revenue
legislation
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EE 5, 1918
KATHLEEN X. PHILLIPS
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Miss Kathleen X. Phillips, British
Red Cross nurse recently arrived In
San Francisco on furlough after three
years on the front In France. She
rentes stories of Qerman atrocities
she personally witnessed In Belgium
and France;
THE AMERICANS ARE FIGHTING
COUNTER OFFENSIVE TACTIC8
FAIL TO STAY ONWARD
ADVANCE OF ALLIES.
Germans Endeavor *o Ford Vesle But
Are Prevented and Held by General
Pershing's Men.
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a tie uci aiouo mi uift lilt? uiucu lurtcs
from Arras to Soissons everywhere
are in dire peril.
On almost every sector of the battlefront
the enemy line continues to
crumble before the allied attack, notwithstanding
the violence, born of desperation.
of the counter offensive tactics.
Near Arras, the old Hindenburg line
now is well outflanked; from the
Scarpe to the Somme the hostile line
gradually is falling back, while from
the south of the Somme to Soissons
the enemy front has literally been
smashed and the German hosts apparently
are caught in two distinct traps,
escape from which without heavy losses
in men ihade prisoner and guns and
material captured, seems almost impossible
of achievement.
The first trap in which the enemy
finds himself is the trinngle formed
by the sharp curve of the Somme river
with Peronne its apex and with Curlu
on the Somme and Fresnes respectively
its northern and southern bases.
This triangle is a little more thun
three miles deep and six miles wide,
and in it the Germans are fighting
with their backs toward the Somme
on both the north and the east.
Tt ntua tho Pronoh trnnn? urhn unruntr
the other trap. With the fall of Chaulnes
the French forces routed the enemy
over a front of about 19 miles
and penetrated the region to a depth
at some points of nearly seven miles.
From the north of Chaulnes to Nesle
the penetration of the French reached
the heights on the left bank bf the
Somme; southward the advance left
the French along the Canal Dunord at
various points between Nesle and the
outskirts rf Noyon. south and southeast
of Noyon gains also were made
and Noyon and the entire region between
Nesle and Soissons now are in
a great pocket and with the French
pincers working hard to close upon it.
The Americans and the Germans
also are engaged in bitter battles
around Bazoches and Fismette on the
Vesle.
The Germans endeavored to ford
the Vesle south of Bazoches. but were
held by the Americans. Likewise an
enemy assault against Fismette was
stopped.
WORK OR FIGHT AMENDMENT
THROWN OUT BY SENATE
Washingjm.?Senate and house
conrerees on the manpower diii resetted
a complete aRreement eliminating
the senate work or fight amendment.
This assures final passage of the
measure.
The "work or fight" proposal was
regarded as the only dispute likely to
cause delay and the senate's managers
consented to its deletion from
the hill largely to expedite Its enactment.
SENATOR OLLIE M. JAMES OF
KENTUCKY DIES IN HOSPITAL
Baltimore.?Senator Ollie M. James,
of Kentucky, died at Johns Hopkins
hospital of an acute affection of the
kidneys.
Senator James had been a patient
at the hospital for about three month*.
Physicians at first believed that he
nad a good chance to regain his health
and an operation was performed.
Later his- condition became more serious
and transfusion of blood was
] made on several occasions.
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STEADY PROGRESS
MADE BY ALLIES
NO ABATEMENT IN STRENGTH
OF OFFENSIVE ALLIES ARE
PRESSING ON THE ENEMY.
HARDEST KIND OF FIGHTING
Successes Gained Render More Secure
Lines Outflanking Aisne
and Other Points.
There has been no abatement in the
strength of the offensive tho British,
French and American troops are
throwing against the German armies
from Arras to the region of Solssons.
And as yet there is no indication
uiui 11 is uie purpose or tne H?emlng- ]
ly demoralized enemy to turn about 1
and face their aggressors or to offer j
more resistance for the present than
through the activities of strong rear
guardB.
Not alone have the allied troops all
over the battle front from Arras to
Soissons gained further important terrain.
but to the north the British have
advanced their line materially in the
famous Lys sector?and apparently
without much effort on the part of
the foe to restrain them.
Of greater significance than any of
the othef victories achieved in Friday's
fighting is the gain of the French
with whom Americans are brigaded in
this general sector north of Soissons. \
The latest French official communl- ,
cation records the capture by the
French here at Chavigny, three miles
northwest, and Cuffies, a mile and a
half north of Soissons. and the entry j
into the outskirts of Crony, a short
distance to the northeast.
These victories, gained only after
the hardest kind of fighting, make
more secure the ullied line running
northward and outflanking the Alsne
and the Chemin-Des-Dames positions.
Also bettering this general stiuatlon
has been the crossing by the
French of the Ailette river .at Champs.
BIG SHIPBUILDING PLANT TO
BE ESTABLISHED AT NEW BERN
Washington.?New Bern has been
sleeted as the site of a big shipbuilding
plant. Several million dollars
will be spent there. The West Coast
Shipbuilding Company .of Everett,
Washington, whleh has several large
plants on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, will build the yard. Harry B.
Spear, the Washington representative,
will reach New Bern next week to begin
preparations. Five hundred to
one thousand men will be employed
at the outset in construction of the
yard. In reality it will be two plants,
as both wooden and concrete ships are
to ho built.
The emergency fleet corporation,
through General Manager Piez, ap?
proved the site, which was really ee*
leeted by the war department, since
the vessels to be built are for that
department. Five 265-foot car ferries
wlil be the first products of the plant.
Tugs, concrete schooners, river steamers
and transports will also be built
there.
PREACHER CHANGES HIS
. OCCUPATION TO SAILOR MAN
Washington. ? Rev Paul Plunkett
Boggs. of Greenwood, S. C.. soon will
"ship out" aboard a merchant ship
as an ordinary seamon. Quitting his
pulpit recently, he signs da contract
to remain in the merchant marine for
the period of the war. and he is now
among the recruits in training at Boston.
Scrubbing paint and polishing
brass are a part of his sen education
that he had gone through.
"I thought I knew human nature,
when I was preaching, but T am just
beginning to see the real meaning of
life," he says. "Thousands of boys, I
whose uncomplaining spirit is one of
genuine ano wunng saerince. arc neiping
save democracy and I am proud !
to be among them In that work."
AMERICANS' POSITIONS ARE
PERHAPS NOT SO GOOD
Wth the American Army in France.
?The positions of the Americans are
perhaps not so good and the contest
seems to have narrowed down to one
of comparative merits of officers and
men of the two organizations.
Before the day was over the Germans
had begun to show signs of
wenKening ann onservers reported j
troop mpvements which appeared to
Indicate a regrouping and perhaps retirement.
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER ARMY
CAPTURES BLACK SEA PORT
Amsterdam.?A Russian volunteer
army has captured the Hlack sea port
of Nororosslsk, according to a dispatch
from Kiev.
When the Germans captured Sehastopol.
the base of the Russian Hlack
sea fleet a part of the Russian fleet
escaped to Novorosslsk. In Msy the
Germans threatened the port wi?h
submarines and arplanes. but It apparently
remained under control of
the tfana-Caucasln government.
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$1.25 Per Tear.
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM JHE GUMPS
THE HARDAWAY CONTRACTING
COMPANY CONTRACT8 TO
COMPLETE EXTENSION.
OISLOYAL PRIVATE IS BROKEN
Soldier, Convicted of Indulging in 8e
I r.?4. TUIPEU
UI%IUU? wvici anvus vawfc* mi /
Year* in Prison.
Camp Jackson.
Lieut. Col. William Couper. of the
Quartermaster's Corps, has been ordered
to Camp Jackson and will have
charge of the construction wortt under
the direction of the quartermaster department
In charge of the construction
In reply to a telegram Benedict
Crowell, assistant secretary of war.
replied that the contract for the completion
of the extension to Camp Jackson
has boen awarded to the Hardawav
Contracting Company.
When the greater part of Columbia
was wrapped In slumber, a romance
which began in Marlon. Miss., reached
a happy culmination at the city Y. M.
C. A., when Miss Susie Emma Terry
was married to Private James L.
Cooper by the Rev. George E. Mennen.
Lutheran camp pastor.
Between 20 and 25 of the Yale training
unit at Camp Jackson have attained
their majority during the last
three montus. Five of these registered
at Camp Jackson. The others mail
ed their registration cards to their
homes. More than 250 Yale students
are In training at Camp Jackson.
Senator Benet conferred with Gen.
W. J. Snow and other officials of th^
war department regarding camp matters
In South Carolina and was Informed
that the situation regarding
Camp Jackson Is now such that enlargement
of the camp will begin Immediately
and that 19.000,000 will be
expended there.
Ernest W. Leslie, district secretary
for the Southeastern Division of the '
Y. M. C. A., with headquarters In Atlanta,
was at Camp JackBon inspecting
the work being done here by the.
Y. M. C. A.
Jack Ross, a wrestler of skill and
strength, and MacDonald, another athlete,
may meet on the mat. Jack Rosa
said that he had secured a hall, and
that he was ready to meet MacDonald
In a ftnlsh match. Articles of agreement
will be drawn up shortly, a referee
secured, and the usual formalities
gone through with. Robs says
ho believes the boxing man at the
camp. If he meets him. will wish he
had stuck to his own game. If the
match Is arranged it Is sure to attract
attention as both men have many
friends in the city and camp.
Disloyal utterances of Private Ersklne
Agranal of the_ Headquarters
Company. Sixth Battalion F. A. It. D.,
resulted in his being sentenced to 30
years at hard labor at the disciplinary
barracks. Fort Leavenworth, Kan. At
the end of his term of service it is
also ordered that he be given a dishonorable
discharge. Agranal was
charged wltn ":'iislng disloyal utterances.
scurrilous and abusive Ian'
gunge, regarding the military forcos
or tli* United Mtates.
Camp Wadsworth.
German prisoner* stationed at CamiJ
Wadsworth ar* now engaged in constructing
a new stockade which they
will themselves occupy when completed.
The stockade will he surrounded
by three rows of ten foot poles, each
row cloaely interwoven with barbed
wire. Armed guards will be stationed
on the outside of the stockade to ae?
that aone of the Huns escape.
Water Matter Taken Up.
Columbia.?At the regular meeting
?f the board of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce General French of
Camp Jackson was present and the
question of the water supply at
Camp Jackson was taken up. It developed
during the discussion that the
pumps and machlnary ordered by the
city and roady for shipment had been
taken over by the government before
It, could be shipped.
Leads in Activities.
Columbia.?According to the ofTlclal
report just made public. Camp Jackson
again leads the Southeastern Department
In the Y. M C. A physical
activities, reaching a total of 590,886
men during the month of July. This
is an Increase of a ouarter of a mil
lion men over the number of men
reached during the month of June
During the niontb of July, according
to the official report, there were at
Camp Jackson 8,(561 games with 10(5,(579
participants, and 487,207 spectators.
Negro Chauffeur Driveo Wild.
Columbia ?Harmon Ruy, a negro
chauffer, made a furious drive on
Main street while several hundred
people were waching the election returns
being Hashed upon the screen
in front of The State office. # The men
were run down without a moment's
warning and several were painfully
hurt. The car knocked tho men in all
directions like they were so many ten
pins. Several officers rushed to th?
car and hurriod the negro to the police
station. Tha recorder heard the case
and Imposed a fine of $100 on Ray.