Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 12, 1918, Image 1
Established in 1891.
[ FOES RETIREMENT
NT PRESENT END
ENEMY HOPE8 TO DELAY OR
8TOP 'ADVANCE OF ALLIE8
ON OLD BATTLE LINE.
ALLIES FEELING THEIR WAY
Careful Advance Is Being Made
Through Screens of Machine Gunners
on Fighting Front.
Washington. ? With the German
army standing today substantially in
the positiona it occupied before last
March &J. when its greatest offensive
was launched, it appears certain to officials
here that the next few days will
see the plans of the opposing commanders
revealed.
Th. - - ? \ ?
?uo riaicmcm in ine omcioi uerman
communique that "our new
lines" had everywhere been occupied
Ib given only one construction here.
Apparently It was Intended to mean
that the retirement had come to an
end and that the Germans expected to
stop the, allied advance along the old
front. In that event. If was said today,
the light forces of the French,
British and American armies will
soon reach this defensive position and
subsequent operations quickly will
show how Marshal Foch proposes to
assail the problem that bafTled tho
French and British general stuffs, the
breaking of this advanced line of defefense
set up by the enemy on Belgian
and French soil.
It was evident from reports that
the allied forces were still feeling their
way forward carefully through the
rear guard screens of machine gun'ners
which still cover many portions
of the enemy's present fighting front.
Behind this screen the Germans were
believed to have reoccupied the old
Hindenburg defenses, which probably
have been repaired and supplemented.
ftMADD r.AlltiC u a rtc
IN BRITI8H ADVANCE
London.?The British in un advance
over a four-mile front between the
Havrineourt wood and Peiziere have
raptured all the German positions on
the high ground between these two
* points and won their old trench positions
overlooking Gouzeaucourt, according
to the official communication
from Field Marshal Haig. The Gouzeacourt
wood also is in British hands.
English and New Zealand troops
performed the task and during the
fighting repulsed heavy German counter-attacks.
The text of the statement follows:
"Advanced detachments of English
and New Zeularders attacked ?nd carried
the German positions on the high
ground between Peiziere and the Havrineourt
wood. After sharp fighting in
the course of which heavy counterattacks
were repulsed with losses, we
gained the old British trench line
on the ridge overlooking Gouzeacourt
and captured Gouzeaucourt wood.
"On the left of our attack, other
English troops successfully advanced
our line in the eastern portion of the
Havrineourt wood. We captured a
number of prisoners in these operations."
AMERICAN TROOPS CROSS
THE VESLE IN FORCE
With the American Army on the
Aisne Front.?In the face of the stiffest
machine gun fire since the Americans
crossed the Vesle In force. American
infantry advanced at certain
points on a curve line extending from
Glennes to Vleil Arcy.
The advance wan preceded by a
heavy artillery bombardment, which
continued all night.
From the plateau the Americana
took up po?-i ions in the ravines whichh
drain northward, but the advance was
necessarily cautious ow'ug to the
commanding position of La Petite
Montague, which la the highest point
In that region. The French and American
artillery bombarded the mountain,
where the Germans had huilt
strong emplacements.
GERMAN SUBMARINE
TORPEDOES TRANSPORT
Paris.?The American transport
Mount Vernon, formerly the German
steamship Kronprlnresain Ceeelie.
which, though torpedoed by a German
submarine off the coast of France
was able to make port, was carrying
wounded and sick soldiers back to
the United States.
Senator James H. Lewis, of Chicago.
HI., who was among the passengers,
all of whom were saved. Is suffering
from a chill resulting from exposure.
HEAVY WFATHER AND MUDDY
GROUND STAYS ADVANCE
With the British Army in France.?
Although little strips of ground have
been gained here and there along the
battles lines that zigzag across Atois
and Plcardy.the British troops gener
ally were stationary. A heavy rain
whipped along by a chilly wind, ha?
covered the battlefield wih? a coat
ing of mud. This is a country badly
torn by shells and of itself would neo
ssar'.ly result In a slower movement
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Col. Charles E. Lydecker, new president
of the National Security league,
I la a practicing lawyer in New York
1 and a Democrat In politics, a man of
i long military experience and active In
educational work. He was one of the
soven original organizers of the league
and has been prominently active In
preparedness agitation and ether mili
itary matters In connection with the
1 war.
i HAIR WIMM'MR IH THF MilBTH
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AMERICANS AND FRENCH ARE
DRIVING GERMANS OUT OF
STRONGEST POSITIONS.
1 Enemy Is Being Severely Punished,
and the End Appears to Be
Not Yet in Sight.
The French and Americans are fast
driving the Germans out of their positions
in southern Plcardy and in the i
section between the Vesle and Aisne ;
rivers. So rapid has been the prog- j
j ress of the a'lies?the French in Pic- j
' ardy and the Americans and French 1
from Solr,sons eastward toward
j Kheims?that the retirement of the j
enemy has the appearance of the be- ,
ginning almost of a rout. J
Meanwhile Field Marshal Haig in I
the north, from Peronne to Ypres has j
been almost as busily engaged with ,
his troops in carrying out successful ;
maneuers which are only in slightly
i less degree of rapidity forcing the j
Germans everywhere to give ground. ;
Haig's ir.e again 1- ?vo made the Germans
taste bitter defeat cn numerous
sectors and the end of the punishment
seems for them not yet in sight.
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I in me latest ngiitu r in the region |
extending from the old Noyon hector
to Soissons the French have reclaimed
30 villages from the Germans; have
crossed the Somme canal at several
points and are standing only a short
distance from the important Junction '
of Ham with its roads leading to St.
Quentin and La Fere.
The French and Americans are hard !
after the Germans between the Vesle
river and the Aisne and for more than
eight miles, extending from Conde to
Vil-Arcy, they have driven the enemy
across the Aisne and are standing on
the southern bank of the river. Eastward
toward Rheims. almost up to the
gates of the cathedral city, the German
line is falling back northward.
At the anchor points of the line in the
vicinity of Rheims. however, the Ger
mans seem to be holding, evidently
! realizing that a retrograde movement
here would necessitate a straightening
of their line perhaps as far eastward
as Verdun.
WATERPOWER BILL HAS BEEN
PASSED BY THE SENATE
1 Washington. ? The administration
waterpower leasing bill wus passed by
the house after leaders had failed in a
second attempt to amend it so as to
carry out the wishes of President Wilson
that a "fair value" instead of the
amount of the "net Investment"
should be paid by the federal or municipal
governments in taking over
power plants at the end of the 50-year
lease periods.
NO PRESENT INCREASE TO BE
ALLOWED IN SUGAR RATION
Washington.?Retention of t'te present
sugar ration of two pounds a
month for each person was announced
by the food administration. The certificate
system by which sugar is allotted
dealers was explained. Notwithstanding
the promise of a hounti!
ful harvest the administrators agreed,
that food conservation must be intensified
to carry out the plan of sending
j 15.000 000 tons instead of 10.000,000
j tions overseas in the nex yeur.
THfc PRESIDENT DISCOURAGES
SEPARATE WELFARE WORK
Washington.?President Wilson has
decided that the seven recognized so1
defies doing welfare work among the
1 American soldiers at home and overi
seas shall conduct a Joint campaign.
| Chairman Raymond D. Fosdlck. of the
I commission on training camp acuviI
ties, announced that the campaign
would be conducted during the week
beginning November 11 and that the
American people would be asked to
give $170,500,000 to the organizations.
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FORT MILI
BRITISH RE-EKTER |
OLD DEFENSE LINE
ADVANCED TROOP3 PRESSING
FORWARD AND GAINING
MUCH TERRITORY.
MORE THAN 19,000 PRISONERS
Hostile Attacks Were Largely Local i
and Were Easily Repulsed
by the British.
"London.?Advanced British troops
have entered their old defense ays- |
tem on the southern battle line, held 1
prior to the German offensive of last '
| March, according to the war office !
I announcement.
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The British have gained ground
along the Vermand-Epehv line.
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More than 10,000 prisoners were
taken by the British in France in the
first week of September.
The statement says:
"On the southern portion of the hattie
front our troops have now entered
the area of the defense systems
constructed by us prior to the German
March offensive. The enemy is offering
increased resistance among these
prepared defenses and sharp fighting
has taken place today at a number of
points.
"Our advanced troops are pressing
forward and have gained ground in
the direction of Vermand. llesbecourt (
and Epehy.
"Local hostile attacks were repulsed
south of Ploegsteert and east of Wulverghem.
On the remainder of the
British front there is nothing of special
interest to report.
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FRENCH REACH FRINGE OF
THE ST. GOBAIN FOREST
Paris.?The French troops have captured
the village of Mennessis. about
four miles north of Tergnier. and on
the t. Quentin canal. Farther south
they have penetrated to the northern
fringe of the St. Gobain forest up to
the outskirts of the village of Servais.
according to the French comrounica-,
tlon. I
The text of the statement reads:
"North of the Oise, the French
troops have raptured the village of
Mennessis. and are along the Canal
St. Quentin. South of the Oise the
French have made progress to the
outskirts of Servais.
AMERICAN TROOPS CAPTURE
THE VILLAGE OF MUSCOURT
Washington.?Capture by American
troops of the village of Muscourt with
50 prisoners is announced in Genernl
Pershing's communique, received at
the war department. The statement
follows:
| Ifeadquarters of the American Expeditionary
Forces.
j "Section A. South of the Aisne our
! troops entered the village of Muscourt
and captured* 50 prisoners. Hostile
counter-attacks in this sector were repulsed
and our line was slightly advanced.
Two strong hostile raids in
the Woevre were beaten off. leaving
prisoners In our hands. In Alsace, a
successful raiding party iniflcted lossj
es on the enemy.
"Section B. The commander-in|
chief has awarded the distinguished
cross to the following men of the
: American expeditionary forces, for
the acts of gallantry set forth after
their names:
"Sergeant Albert N. Elsea, machine
| gun battalion. While acting as ma(
chine gun lender near Hilsensirst.
I France. July fi. 1018 he was wounded
| in the face by a bursting shell but
; continued to direct his men until the
attack ended and "then insisted on
I walking to a dressing station.
| "Corporal Clayton N. Moore, band
infantry. During the attack on Hilsensirst.
France, July fi. 1018, while
carrying a wounded soldier through
I.IC.V ><- *un me in Minier, r.e whs
wounded, but by unusual pluck nevertheless
brought his comrade to safety
and realizing Uie scare!'y of stretch.
era. insisted on others being taken to
1 the rear and walking himself."
PLANS BEING PERFECTED TO
PENSION AND INSURE R. R. MEN
"Plans for the uniform and equitable
compensation of injured employes
or the dependents of emnloves who
may be killed in the service of the
railroads, are being considered." said
an official announcement, "and 1t is
hoped that it may also be possible to
arrange for the retirement of employes
upon pension at a given age
as well as to provide for their purchase
of life llpntlti anil ?<"> *?_
surance at reasonable rates.
FRENCH AND BRITISH MEET
WfTH STUBBORN RESISTANCE
Paris.?The allied advance continues
along the entire front In the direction
of Camhra. St. Quentin. LaFerre.
AnlzyAnizy-le-Chateau and the Chemln-Des-Dames.
According to the
latest advices the French and British
troops nevertheless are meeting witn
stubborn resistance, in which Intense
artillery activity is being carried out.
This resistance is taken as an indlcai
tlon that the enemy Intend* to make
a stand along this line.
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S. 0., THURSDAY, SEPTE
SENATOR"W. H. KINO
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Senator W. H. King of Utah, protested
vehemently against Senator Lewis'
plan to have printed in the Congres lonal
Record a petition asking con
gre?s and the administration to Insist
on the immediate independence of Ireland.
Mr. King said It was an attempt
to Insult one of our allies.
HUN ARMY IN GREAT DANGER
STRATEGY OF GENERAL FOCH
IMPOSES NECESSITY OF
FURTHER RETIREMENT.
Retreat Is Forced in 8oissons-Rheims
Sector; An Action Long
Ago Predicted.
The Germans are now giving
giound over the entire 150 mile battle
front from Ypres to Rhe'.ms.
Seemingly the question whether the
Get mans will be able to hold even
relatively their presen line from
Plunders to Champagne is being answered.
And the answer apparently
is in the negative.
The strategy of General Foeh,
which imposed upon the Germans the
necessity of falling back in Flanders.
Artois and Plcardy, now likewise is
luiiiiicuiuK me enemy 10 withdraw
from the Vesle river between Soissons
and Rheims, northward toward the
AiRne in order to avert disaster.
Outflanked on all defensive works
along the western part of the battle
line and in great danger of a turning
movement eastward front the regions
of Noyon and Soissons, the German
high command at last has been forced
to begin the retrograde movement in
the Solssons-Rhelms sector which the
military experts long had predicted
would be necessitated through the
successes of the British, French and
American armies,
1,600,000 AMERICAN TROOPS
EMBARKED FOR SERVICE
Washington. ? Announcement by
General March, chief of stafT, that
more than 1.600.000 American troops
had been embaiked for all fronts up
to August 31, furnished a new measure
of the forces Marshal Foch has at
his disposal with which to follow up
the victories already won on the
western front.
Included in tho American shipments
are men sent to Italy and Siberia.
the arrival of Major General
Graves, American commander. at
Vladivostok, with nearly 1.400 men of
the forces dispatched direct from the
United States having been announced
by General March. The total number
of men sent elsewhere than to France,
however, is less than 10.000. leaving
' more than a million and a half American
tioops available for the use of
the supreme commander in the great
battle.
The size of this American force heccmos
increasingly Important ?s the
scope of the new British assault at
the very center of the German line on
the Douai-Cnmbrai front becomes apparent.
I RECRUITING STATIONS OF
THE ARMY TO BE CLOSED
Washington Voluntary enlistments
for the army except as authorized bv
acts of Congress in certain cases have
been ordered discontinued and all recruit
In g stations will be c.losed as
speedily as is practicable. The enlisted
men serving at such stations will
be sent to the nearest recruit depot to
be physically examined and their
qualification records made out with a
view to their assignment to "appropriate
duty."
CAROLINA TROOPS TOOK
PART IN WEEK'S BATTLE.
Washington.?General March identified
the American unit whi<jh participated
in the Flanders advance as
the 30th division composed pf troops
from Tennessee. North Carolina and
South Carolina. This is the "Old
Hickory" division.
In answer to a question General
March said that more than 250,00b had
landed in France during August. The
record for monthly shipment, he added,
was 285.000.
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MBER 12, 1918
FRENCH REOCGUPY
ALL y GROUND
AMERICANS ARE STILL MAKING
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PROGRESS IN THE REGION OF
VILLERS-EN-PRAYERES.
HWY DEFEATS ARE INFLICTED
Entire German Line on the North Is
Endangered by the British
Under General Haig.
Paris.?The French have occupied j
all their old trenches along the whole
of the front to the north of tlie Alsne
river and also have captured the 1
towns of Ham and Chauny in the
salient southwest of St. Quentin.
South of the Aisne the American j
troops have made further progress in j
the region of Villers-En-Prayeres and
I Revillon. Ttye French advance east
' of the Canal I>u Nord at some places
; has reached a depth of more than ten
i kilometers.
The Germans continue to give
I ground before the allied armies over
! the 150-mile battle front from Ypres
j to Rheims.
Particularly heavy defeats have
been inflicted on them by the French
[ In the old Noyon salient and by the
; French and Americans in the region ;
between the Vesle and Aisne rivers
! east of Soissons.
To the north Field Marshal Hair's
! men have pushed their lines eastward
| at numerous points into the enemyheld
territory for important gains and
daily are increasing the menace
( against the entire German line faci
Ing them. I
{ NO PROTEST TO BE MADE TO
THE PRESIDENT ON COTTON
Washington.?Flans of southern
senators to protest to President Wilson
against the proposal of Chairman
Raruch, of the war industries hoard,
to have a commission appointed to investigate
the feasibility of recommending
stabilization of cotton prices
j were abandoned.
After a meeting of southern senai
tors. Senator Smith, of South Cam ;
t Una, announced that a statement
which was prepared for presentation
I to Mr. Raruch would not be made
public at present, but that a eonfer!
ence with Mr. Raruch would be ,
| sought.
;8TAPLE NOT TO BE TOUCHED
BY FEDERAL PRICE-FIXERS
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Atlanta, Ga.?There is no occasion
I for alarm over the agitation to fix cot'
ton prices, according to a teloeram
! made public by William J. Harris,
from President Wilson. The message
was in reply to one Mr. Harris sent
earlier In the day calling the Presij
dent'? attention to the apprehension
I of many persons over the situation.
I and protesting in the interest of the
j farmers against such a movement.
LOCAL AND DISTRICT DRAFT
BOARDS TO BE ENLARGED
Washington.?As an additional step
in speeding up the draft organizations
! in the effort to induct into military
: service in October men who register,
i Provost Marshal General Crowder is
1 planning to enlarge local and district
> boards wherever necessary.
Announcement was made that Oen|
eral Crowder had telegraphed draft
j executives in all states asking if an
I increase would hasten their operation.
Roards already have been authorized
to usp additional registrars.
, Kmployers or dependents of registered
men who for patriotic reasons
, may object to entering a claim for deferred
classification on the ground of
1 dependency or occupation, will expedite
proceedings and prevent injusi
tlce by making the exemption claims
| for the men it was said at the provost
marshal general's office.
Local boards will find their duties
more complicated if registrants en
j titled to exemption do not claim it or
some interested person does not make
the claim in their behalf.
! VICTORY WON BY ALLIES
IN REGION OF ARCHANGEL.
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London. A Hritisli official communication
dealiiiK w.th the operations
of the allied forces in the region
around Archangel. Russia. says:
"After further servere hand-to hand
fighting with an enemy force led by
the Germans, the allied troops have
occupied Obozerskaya. Prisoners to
, the number of 150 were captured and
heavy losses were inflicted on the
enemy. The allied casualties were
slight."
EIGHTEEN TYPHOID VICTIMS.
AMONG INTERNED ALIEN8.
Washington.?Kighteen deaths occurred
among the 117 cases of typhoid
fever which broke out early in August
among enemy aliens interned near
Hot Springs. M. the war depart- j
rnent announced through the commit- |
' tee on public information. All of the
patients were removed to the general
1 hospital at Hlltmore, N. C., and all remaining
prisoners were taken to the
( Internment camp at Fort Oglethorpe,
1 Ga.
\
IMES
PLANNING FOR PRESS NTE1
People of Gaffney Expect to Give
South Carolina Press Association
a Right Royal Welcome.
Gaffney.?The date for the meeting
of the South Carolina Press Association
at Gaffney has been definitely
fixed for September 18 and the people
of the town are looking forward
with a great deal of pleasure to the
arrival of the members of the Fourth
Estate. "Old Man" DeCarap is arranging
a series of entertainments for
the members to make their stay in
Gaffney pleasant. Among other features
will be an excursion to the Cowpens
battleground, about twelve miles
from Gaffney. There is a splendid
road to the battleground end it is
probable that Col. Rion McKissick
will deliver an address, the members
of the association remembering vividly
the splendid address which he
delivered at Kings mountain on the
occasion of the annuul press meeting
at York. It is expected that the new
hotel will be completed by that date,
or enough of it to accommodate the
members.
New Boll Weevil Line.
Clemson College.? G. M. Anderson.
, specialist in charge of insect boll weevil
quarantine, has just completed a
scouting trip along the boll weevil line
and reports the weevil advancing in
South Carolina territory. The new
weevil line that will be issued in a
few days will pass a short distance
above Robertsviile, Pineland. and Gilllsonville,
and follow the Coosawhatchee
river.
I Parties planning shipments from
this territory will therefore notice that
the quarantine and weevil lines will
be advanced immediately.
Still Hunt in York.
York.?Officers here are making a
vigorous effort to suppress moonshining
in western and northern York.
Hardly a week goes by in which some
wijii in uoi aesiroy3d ana in several
instances recently the operators have
been apprehended. Finding; the distillery,
however, is much easier than
finding the moonshiners, who have all
the wariness that everywhere characterizes
the blockader.
A party headed hy Sheriff Fred E.
Quinn captured a distillery on the
farm of Arthur Thomas in Bulloeiv~
Creek Township. The s:111 was a
crude affair, having been improvised
from a kerosene tank with a small
churn for a cap. The outt had just
been put up and everything was ready
for business. A Icrge quantity of
mash was destroyed.
To Distribute War Work.
Columbia.?Pursuant to a call issued
by T. B. Stackhouse. chairman
of the war resources committee, Co1
lumhia district, a meeting of representatives
of industries located in
the district was held at the Chamber
of Commerce.
After the meeting had been organized.
C. Fitzsimmons presiding and W.
B. West acting as secretary, T. B.
Stackhouse explained the objects and
purposes of the organization, which
are as follows:
1. That there might be gathered all
information available with reference
to the manufacturing industries of the
country, with the view of putting this
information in such concrete form that
1 it might he readily available to the
Washington authorities in order that
all war nees may be made more available.
I 2. That war work might be more
uniformly distributed among those capable
of undertaking it.
3. That the government might know
what industries are partly or wholly
employed in war work and just how
long war work contracts have been
made ahead.
I
Questionnaires nave been sent out
to 289 manufacturing plants. I there
a11- many uintrr mnnuracturing plants
in counties composing the Columbia
district, that have not yet received the
questionnaires. These manufacturing
plants should at once communicate
with T. B. Stackhouse, chairman, Columbia.
S. C.
The Columbia district is composed
of the following counties: Calhoun,
Fairfield, Lee. Richland, Chestereld,
Florence. Lexington. Orangeburg. Darlington,
Kershaw. Marlboro. Sumter,
Dillon, Lancaster, Newberry.
Rural Policeman Killed.
Marion.?George Davis, rural policeman.
was killed instantly near here
when he was shot in the head by a
negro, John Cage. The killing occur
red in the river swamp, where Mr.
Davis. Sheriff Rowell and Jesse Davis,
brother to the rural policeman, went
to arrest .the negro for whom the
rural policeman held a wariant for
trapping. Seeing the party approaching,
the negro grabbed his gu.i and
barricaded himself in his house shooting
through a rear window and killing
Mr. Davis instuntly.
To Be Commander.
It will be interesting to South Carolinians
to learn that the senate has
| confirmed the nomination of George
M. Stackhouse of Marion, who was retired
some time ago as a paymaster
in the navy and that he will now be
a pay inspector, he will be on the active
list of the navy and will be rated
as a commander. Congressman Kagpdale,
who has been personally inter- I
esied In the case, gave It his close at- 1
tentlon. Mr. Stackhouse'a friends
heartily congratulate him on his promotion
and return to active service.
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[Interesting items
FROM THE GAMPS
SOLDIERS AND VISITORS AT
CAMP JACKSON HAVING THE
TIME OF THEIR LIFE.
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A GOOD RECORD IS SHOWN
Bulletin Telegraph Service Showing
World's Series Baseball Games
Interest Sevier Soldiers.
Camp Jackson.
During the week ending August 30.
31.256 men at Catnp Jackson participated
in athletic sports of various
kinds, while 82.295 witnessed these
events.
At Camp Jackson at the base hospital.
off of the beaten paths of traffic
may be found a canteen that is,
in the vefnacular of the soldier, some
canteen.
One is first attracted to this busy
center of commercial activity by the
well kept grounds and the rustic
fence, which improve the exterior appearance
to a wonderful degree. Look
ing at the building from the roadway
one cannot fail to see the 6 by 45
foot sign that tits in the exterior arrangement
in a very pronounced way.
This is the only government building
in camp that is painted, and it is of a
beautiful green tint, blending perfectly
with the greensward of the board
lawn.
The provost guard made 171 arrests
during the month of August and that
i is highly creditable to the Camp Jackson
boys as many thousand men visited
the city lust month. Of the number
arrested 24 were charged with
Intoxication; eight altered passes; ten
forged passes; 34 were caught without
passes; seven were arrested for
tulking to negro women, nnd three
were charged with immoral acts.
Recent arrests by the military police
included the arrest of Private
George Cain, who Is charged with being
drunk and disorderly to the dia
credit of the military service.
Private Horn Reason is being held
j charged with forging a pass.
Private Frank Harris is charged
. with officially giving an assumed
name.
Private Abe Taylor was arrested
J and charged with being disrepectful
to a fellow private,
i Private Joe McKoy is charged with
officially giving an assumed name.
I Sergt. Ray Abercrombie was arrest|
ed on the charge of being drunk and
i disorderly to the discredit of military
service.
Private David Akens was arrested
on the charge of being drunk in uni|
form.
Camp Sevter.
With a record of 18 months' service
at the front in France, although only
19 years of age, Charles F. Bingley
, has entered the army for a second
. time, and is now in the provisional deI
pot battalion at this camp, anxiously
awaiting the time when he will be
transferred to a regular organization
; and be sent back overseas. Itingley is
a native of Prince Kdward Island.
Canada, and enlisted with a Canadian
; regiment not long after the war began.
He was with the Canadians in the
( Vlmy Ridge vicinity and took part in
some severe fighting there. Ho was
discharged last fall, however, by his
officers, when they found that he had
enlisted while only 1C years of age.
After his discharge he worked for a
while at Taunton. Mass., and not long
ago enlisted in the United States army
I there, and after being sent to various
points, has finally reached Camp Sevier.
J In order that the men at this camp
may enjoy the world series basehul!
games, all organization commanders
were authorized by order of Brigadier
General French, camp commander, to
discontinue drills at 3 o'clock Thursday
and Friday. The army Y M. C.
j A. arranged for a large score board
to be erected at a central point and
bulletin telegraph service showing the
game by plays are received. The organizations
are marched to the score
board and back to their camps again
after the conclusion of the games.
Teaching Illiterates.
A remarkable work is being jccoraplished
among the illiterates at Camp
Jackson by the Y. M. C. A. L. R.
Hong. "Y" educational secretary at
building 13"> has a class of about 700
illiterates, whom he calls the "Smile
Boys." He Is not only teaching these
men to read and write and sing, but he
In to.icliinp tlwin tn untilo M in <n>ila
that will not come off, until now the
"Smile Boys" are known all over the
camp. A few days ago this class had
their picture made In front of Liberty
Theater.
Cherokep Farmers Worried.
Gaffney.? The selective drnft Is
playing havoc with the farmers In
Cherokee county. Many of them have
made large crops of cotton and corn
and there is such a scarcity of labor
that it will be impossible for many of
them to gather the crops, as the boys
who helped make the crops have bjcn
inducted into the service. With the
new draft which will soon be in effect,
many farmers say that practically
their whole crops will be lost. Such
complaints will probably become more
common