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AWAIIINIi HtpSI
FOR MURNtlSTtCE
. LAtE8T NOTE FROM GERMANY
8AY8 GOVERNMENT IS NOW
VE8TEO IN THE PEOPLE.
PRATES OF RECENT REFORMS
Say* Military Power* Have Pern Subjected
to the Higher Power of
th* General Populaoe.
Washington.?Translation of a communication
from the German government,
dated October 27, 1918, as transmitted
by the charge d'affaires a. I. of
Swvltterland, October 28. 1918.
"The German government has taken
cognizance of the reply of the presla.#
?L A Tt.U.J CI a- a rr?% 1
unui vi luc uuiinu oiBicB. i uo president
knows the far-reaching changes
which have taken place and are being
carried out in the German constitutional
structure. The peace negotiation*
are being conducted by a government
of the people in whose hands
rests, both actually and constitutionally,
the authority to "make decisions.
The military powers are also subject
to this authority. The German government
now awaits the propoaals for
an armistice, wbich is the first step
toward a peace of justice, as described
by the president in bis pronouncements.
(Signed) "SOLF.
"State secretary of foreign affairs.
"Berlin. October 27. 1918."
AUSTRIAN PEOPLE TAKING
FATHER TIME BY FORELOCK
Washington.?While Germany's latent
note to President Wilson was be
ing aeuvered to the state department
through the Swiss legation, cable dispatches
from Europe brought information
that the Austro-Hungartan government
had,sent another communication
to the president asking that j
Immediate negotiations for peace and
an armistice be entered into without
awaiting the results of the exchanges
with Germany. '
The Vienna government asserted
that It adhered to the same point of
| view expressed by the president in
[ his last communication upon the
rights of the Austro-Huugarian peoples,
especially those of the Czechoslovaks
and Jugo-Siavs, and requested
that he begin overtures with the allied
governments with a view to ending
immediate hostilities on all Austro-Hungarian
fronts.
CAPTAIN RICKENBACHER HA8
BROUGHT DOWN 22 PLANES
With 'the American Army, Northwest
of Verdun.?Capt. Edward Rickenbacher,
of the American flying
forces, lyis received conflrmaiton o?f
his second victory over Gorman airplanes
in the intensive fighting of
Sunday. This makes Rickenbather's 1
total of enemy machines disposed of |
22. *
STIFF OPPOSITION OVERCOME
BY BRITISH UNDER HAIG
London.?The Rritish troops, over- |
coming stiff opposition, advanced their
line south of Valenoleanes, according 1
to Field Marshal Haig s report from j
headquarters. The other sectors were
quiet.
8TILL FURTHER PROGRESS
IS MADE BY THE FRENCH
Paris.?Still further progress has
bean made by the French north west
of Guise and they hive moved forward
to the east of th?
? viwu rnur oeyonfl |
Pargny wood, the war office an- !
nounees. French aviators have been
exceedingly active.
IMPORTANT TOWN OF KERKUK
FALLS INTO BRITISH HANDS
London.?British troops have captured
the Important town of Kerkuk,
in Turkish Kurriestaut, lying 165 miles
north of Bagdad, according to the war
office announcement on operations In
Mesopotamia.
INTEN8E ACTIVITY SHOWN
ALONG THE AMERICAN FRONY
With the American Army.?There
haa been intense activity along the
entire front. The Germans have been
nervously shelling the back areas, fir- j
ing two shells where one was dropped
during the last two daya.
In retaliation for the firing by the
American tang range guns upon vital
German lines of communication In the
rear, the Germans shelled Verdun and
places in that region with a gun of
large caliber.
EMPEROR WILLIAM HAI NO
INTENTION OP ABDICATING
London.?Umperor Wlfliam haa no
la tent ion of abdicating bat is willing
ft to ordain that his rights shall be retrained.
according to a statement attributed
to German coart circles. The
emperor la said to hare remarked:
*T would not absnddh my sorely tried
people, hot If necessary. I am ready j
to become something like hereditary
president of a German republic like
the kings of England. Belgium end
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* COL GEORGE M. DUNN
I
Col. George M. Dunn, one of the
"Rough Riders" in the Spanleh-Amertcan
war, has boon made judge advocate
of the Department of the Northeast,
succeeding MaJ. Philip H. Stoll.
Colonel Dunn entered the army In
1898 after graduating from Washington
university the same year.
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UDDIINHIt HtDIDIANlit Ifltl
C 'ERCOME E' 'EMY ON WHOLE
FRONT AND THE ADVANCE
CONTINUES UNCHECKED.
Germans Defending With Stubborn
Determination the Crossings
of Ecaillon River.
London.?The British troops have
overcome the euemy along the
whole front between the Sambre canal
ami the Scheldt and their advance
is being continued. Field Marshal Haig
reports from headquarters.
In twenty-four hours the British
have taken 7.000 prisoners and more
than 100 guns.
The text of the statement reads:*
"Our battle front was extended
northward as far as the Scheldt at
Thiant. On the whole battle front be
iween uie Samhre canal and the
Scheldt, the enemy resistance was
overcome and our advance continued.
There was hard lighting at a number
of points.
"On the left of our attack AngloScottish
troops forced crossings of
the Ecaillon. between Verchain and
Thiant, and gained the high ground to
the east.
"We have taken the villages of Polx
du Nord and Les Tulleries and progressed
beyond them toward Englefontaine.
The vilfage of Ghissiguies
was taken after a sharp struggle, the
enemy de??-\ding with determination
the crossings of the Ecaillon in that
vicinity.
THE DIPLOMATIC SITUATION
TAKES ON NEW IMPORTANCE
Washington.?Successful British operations
on the Valenciennes front
took on new Importance to officers
here in the light of the diplomatic situation.
Field Marshal Haig's armies
are striking savagely at the hinge of
the preset: German line of resistance
and the progress already made Is
thought by officers here to make it
certain that the German retirement
both in Belgium and in France will
have to be resumed without delay.
South'of the new British wedge,
the French are keeping continuous
pressure against the enemy along the
Oise-Serrc front, making it difficult
for the German, commanders to dls
engage their fort-pa from this most exposed
sector of their linea. Success
of the British effort, however, which
now seems assured, would compel a
precipitate evacuation of the Oiso
Serre salient, it is believed.
More than ever, officers are convinced
that new operations on a large
scale are impending on the front and
that General Pershing's two aggressive
young armies soon will try their
mettle again.
AMERICAN AVIATORS DROP
BOMBS BEHIND ENEMY LINES
North of Grand Pre.?In the cector
lyong between the Meuae river and
north of the Argonne forest. the
Americans have cut further, and deeply.
into the enemy's line, despite the
continued extremely heavy use of machine
guns and artillery by the Germans.
Amercian aviators are droppnig
bombs behind the enemy lines, while
enemy airmen are returning the com-'
pllment by bombing towns inside of
the American front.
HUNGARIAN INDEPENDENCE
AND A SEPARATE PEACE
Amsterdam.?Advice* received from
Budapest say tbat in the Unterhaus
Count Knrolyi, In moving a resolution
In favor of the Independence of Hungary,
demanded the resignation of the
Wekerle cabinet and the formation of
a coalition ministry. The resolution
also sailed for the conclusion of a separate
peace, dissolution of the alliance
with Germany and the proclamation of
a Hungarian king to reside In BndaPOOts
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FORT MILL. I
GERMANS UNABLE
TO CHECK ADVANCE
J
STRONG RESISTANCE IS MADE
BUT ALLIED ARMIES WILL
NOT BE DENIED.
AMERICAN AIRMEN IN ATTA6K
Since Present Cpreations Began American
Forces Have Taken Twenty
Thousand Prisoners.
On the western battle front the
British. French and American forces
have continued to make further slight
gains against the Germans; in the
Italian thoater both the British and
Italians have scored successes while
in Asiatic Turkey the British have
captured Aleppo in Syria and are
driving ahead on both banks of the
Tigris and Mesopotamia, with Turks
unable to check them. The fall of
Aleppo and the continued advance up
the Tigris, are moves of such strategic
value that it is not unlikely Turk<csl.
anmu>llioti shAidIo mSII Ka AM?UAl?f
sou vr}Sfrsvroinuu ouui vi/ will uc mini ci/
overcome both In the Holy Land and
Mesopotamia.
The Americans have begun the second
month of tnoir operations in the
region of Verdun by keeping up their
attacks against the Germans from the
Meuse to the wooded country north of
Grand Pre. Some further progress
has been made notwithstanding continued
oppostion by German machine
gunners from behind the natural fortifications
which abound throughout
this district. American airmen also
are continuing their bombing operations
in the region of Verdun by keeping
up their atacks against the Germans
from the Meuse to the woeded
country north of Grand Pre. Some
further progress has been made notwithstanding
continued opposition by
German machine gunners from behind
the natural fortifications which
abound throughout this district. American
airmen also are continuing their
bombing operations behind the German
lines, their latest effort in this
) taped baring been made against the
territory around Briquenay, north of
Grand Pre. in which 140 airplanes took
part, CO of them being bombing machines.
Since the. Americans began their
operations northward of Verdun more
than tr. villages have been liberated,
an advance to an average depth of 10
miles has been made and more than
20,000 Germans have been made prisoner.
HERALD OF ACCEPTANCE OF
ALLIES' TERMS OF ARMISTICE
I<nndon.?The resignation of General
LudendorfT is interpreted as heralding
Germany's acceptance of the
allies' armistice terms. Whether this
interpretation is correct the resignation
of the first quartermaster general
cannot fail to seriously affect the morale
of the German army.
Unofficial advices report the situation
in Germany is daily growing
worse. There are persistent reports
of riots in various parts of the country,
conflicts with the police and loss of
life and that lack of raw material is
seriously interferrlng with the production
of munitions.
The socialists George Ledebour, is
quoted by The Cologne Volks ZeMung
as saying in the recihstag:
"The baneful influence of the kaiser
must be removed" and advocating
the abolition of the monarchical system.
His speech was greeted by the
socialists with shouts of "Abdicate!"
NO SEPARATE PEACE TO BE
HAD FROM EMPEROR CHARLES
Rerne.?Professor Lammasach recently
was asked to fornt ar Austrian
cabinet and accepted on condition that
Austrift-Hungary immediately make a
senarate neace with iho oin?"
? ...... MIIICO, UC
porta from Vienna say that Emperor
l'h?rles declared such a thing was
impossible, saying he had given his
word of honor to the German emperor
never to make a separate peace.
STEAMSHIP PRINCESS SOPHIA
LOST WITH ALL ON BOARD.
Vancouver. B. C.?The 268 passengers
and crew of 75 men were lost
when the steamship Princess Sophia
foun lered, the Canadinn Pacific railway
announced. Not a soul survived,
according to a Juneau wireless message
which said the ship apparently
was picked up by the gale, hurled
across Vanderbilt reef and sent to the
bottom in the deep waters on the
other side. Nearly all lost were
Alaakans.
EXPRESS COMPANIES ARE
SOON TO INCREASE RATES
Washington.?New express rates involving
average Increases of about 10
per oent, applied mainly on short
hanlt, will bo Initiated shortly by the
Asa eric an railway express company
with the approval of Director General
McAdoe. to raiee $*4,000,000 added
revenue, half of which will go to the
express company to meet contemplated
wage adraacee and the other half
te the railroads lor transporting extrees
matter.
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5. 0., THURSDAY, OCTOBER
- MISS RAY C. SAWYER
Miss Ray C. Sawyer of New York
city, who is osIM the "musical godmother
of America's fighting men,"
having adopted all the musical units In
the United States service by keeping
them supplied with all the latest hits.
Her list covers ever 60G bands, 250
orchestras and eooree of singers In the
army, navy and marine corps.
SAFEGUARDS ARE DEMANDED
ARMIES IN FiELD MUST MAKE !
VIRTUAL SURRENDER BEFORE
ARMISTICE IS CONSIDERED.
People Have No Means of Forcing
Military Authorities to Agree to
Any Plans for Peace.
Washington.?President Wilson has
submitted the Germau plea for an 1
armistice and peace to the allies, and
at the same time has informed Berlin
Jiat there can be no armistice except
upon terms that would make it impossible
for Germany to renew hostilities.
While consenting to dea: further
with the present authorities in Germany,
the President has given them
this warning:
"If it (the United States) must deal
with the military masters and monarchical
autocrats of Germany now.
or if it is likely to have to deal with
them later in regard to the international
obligations of the German empire,
it must demand, not peace negotiations,
but surrender. Nothing can
be gained by leaving this essential
thing unsaid."
The President's reply to the last
German note was handed to the
charge of the Swiss legation for transmission
to the German government.
It accedes to the request that he take
up with the allies the proposals of
the new spokesmen of the German
people, but does it with notice that
virtual surrender of the Teutonic armies
in the field will be the price demanded
for interruption of the beatin*'
now h?inv
In transmitting the matter to the
allies. the President says he has sugRested
that if they are disposed to
effect f>eace on his terms and principles
now accepted by the present German
authorities, the American and allied
military advisers be asked, if they
deem snch an armistice possible from
a military point of view, to submit
such terras as will fully protect the
Interests of the peoples involved and
insure to the associated governments
the unrestricted power to enforce
peace on the conditions accepted.
As to the authority of the new
spokesmen of the German people, he
speaks, as the yote says, "without any
attempt to soften what may seem
harsh words," and tells the men with
whom he Is dealing, and through
them the German people, why such
rxunuiuiiuiry saifRunraa must no demanded
before hostilities ran erase.
BRITISH SMASHING THROUGH
GERMAN STRONG DEFENSIVE
With the British Army in France
and Belgium?The British third and
fourth armies smashed through strong
German defensive positions south of
Valenciennes .They gained ground to
a depth of more than 5.000 yards on
an extended front, capturing many
important villages and several thousand
prisoners. The fighting was desperate.
the German machine gunners
holding out to the last.
8PECTACULAR COMBAT PULLED
OFF BY AMERICAN AVIATOR8
With the American Army Northwest
of Verdun.?In a most spectacular
combat over Douloon. which lasted
half an hour four Amarican fighters
badly worsted an equal number of
Germans, three Fokkers being downed.
Capt. Alfred Grant Benton, of
Texas, atnglehanded. fought two Fokkers
and shot down in flames over
No Man's I^and a German two-seater
bound for the American line# on obI
serration dutv.
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31, 1918
ROM ENTERED
BY FRENCH TROOPS
2,000 PRISONERS. WITH MANY
CANNON AND MACHINE GUNS
ARE PARTS OF SPOILS.
AMERICANS STILL ADVANCE
Violent Counter-Attacks, Launched
Against Our Lines Met With
- Utter Failure.
Paris.?The French advanced their
line at. all points, despite the most
stubborn resistance of the enemy.
More than 2.000 prisoners with cannon
and machine guns were captured, according
to the official statement Issued
by the war office. The comma- ;
nlcstlon shows that French patrols
have crossed the Danube river and Invaded
Rumania near I.om plank a, defeated
German detachments * ?u
RefwPAn iho nioo ^ c
? w?mv> vtoc nuu UC1 1 C I 1 V OI 3
American naval gunners with 16-inch ,
guns have joined the French in their
efforts to hammer their way northeastward
toward Hirson, one of the
key point positions in the German
line. American shells from these
guns are being hurled against both
Vervins and Rozoy. Further progress
has been made by the French in this
region but only after the hardest kind
of fighting.
Likewise on both sides of the Meuse
the Americans have advanced their
line notwithstanding the strong resistance
of the enemy. North of
Grand Pre, w;hich lies in the valley
above the famous Argonne forest,
several hills of the utmost importance
from a strategic standpoint have been
taken from the desperately resisting
enemy machine gunners and artillerists.
Numerous violent counter-attacks
have been launched by the Germans
against the Americans, but all
these have been successfully sustained.
The Germans in this region now
are badly outflanked by the French
BELGIAN CITIZENS MURDERED
WITHOUT MILITARY WARRANT
With the British Army in Belgium.
?An inspection of numerous German
posters in Belgium discloses that
wherever the death penalty for of
renses by civilian* was exacted no
signatures were attached. It ia therefore
concluded that no German commander
was willing to take an individual
responsibility for such orders,
possibly fearing consequences in the
future.
This was especially the case ' in
Bruges. In addition to the visible evidence.
it was testified to by M. Echevin.
one of the aldermen who attended
the execution of Captain Fry- '
att, the ninster of the British steamer
Brussels, as the representative of the
city. An hour after his execution, an
order that he be not shot arrived
from Germany.
WAR REVENUE BILL IS HELD
UP UNTIL AFTER ELECTIONS
Washington.?The war revenue bill
will not be reported to the senate until
after the November elections. Senator
SLmmons. chairman of the senate
finance committee, which is revising
the house draft of the measure,
announced that the committee deems
it utterly 'impossible to complete its
revision, and return the redrafted
measure to the senate by October 2i?.
when leaders plan for Congress to
lecess until November 12.
By the time Congress reassembles.
Senator Simmons said, it is believe 1
the bill will be ready for su*>missiou
to the senate.
GERMAN WAR CABINET HOLDS
LENGTHY SESSION ON REPLY
Basel.?The German war cabinet '
considered President Wilson's reply at
a lengthy session, according to The 1
Frankfort eZitung. It was decided j
uui in aiiMwirr in me present tune, '
hut to wait uutil it is learned what [
the entente's armistice conditions I
may bt?.
WAY IS CLEARED FOR THE
FRAMING OF AN ARMISTICE
Washington.?Arrival in France of j
Colonel House, President Wilson's .
personal representative and Admiral
Benson, highest ranking officer in the
American navy, has cleared the way
for the beginning of such deliberations
by the supreme war council at Versailles
as may be necessary to frame
the draft of an armistice to be submitted
to Germany. The premiers of the
allied countries can. oe assembled at
short notice.
ENORMOUS CROWD CALLS rOR
ABDICATION OF THE EMPEROR
Paris.?An enormous crowd assembled
before the reichstag building in
Berlin calling for the abdication of
Rmperor William and the formation
of a republic.
Dr. Karl Leibknecht. the socialist
leader, who has just been released
from prison, was applauded frantically.
He was compelled to enter a carriage
from which he made a speech declaring
that the time of the people had
arrived.
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James D. Mawhinney, Walter H.
Mays, Matthew L. McHugh, George
H. Melton, OSeorge B. Patrick, Lytton
G. Perritt, Oran S. Poe. Jr., Robert
| M. Prldmore, Joseph D. Rivers. Tru!
man H. Roper, John D. Rush, Dorsey
j A. Sanders, Joseph C. Sharp. Joseph
| M. Singleton. Betram Stender, WilI
liam H. Thrower. I,oy T. Truett,
I Thomas D. Truluck, Wellle L. Whetstone,
Malcolm R. Wilson, William
! P. Wingo. Frederick U. Wolfe. Martin
! B. Woodward, John L. Young.
For the central officers' training
school. Camp Hancock. Ga., L. P.
Thackston, J. W. Herring, T. H. Byri
nes. B. C. Banks.
For the noncommissioned officers'
\ school at Fort Monroe. Va., C. L.
Boyleston, F. M. Dwight, G. W. Fant,
G. A. Harrison, J. A. McDermld, F. W.
Schwettmann.
Bank Business Increasing.
Columbia.?The volume of checks
cleared through the Columbia clearing
house and the number cashed at bank
; windows in the state capital are in
[ creasing steadily from week to week.
For the week ending October 9 the
full amount of all checks handled
| through the clearing house and cashed
at windows was $7,72:1.000. This
did not include the $3,497,000 handled
by Columbia banks for correspondent
banks beyond the confinos of the city.
For the same period Charlotte handled
$5,863,000; Raleigh. $4,415,000; AugusJ
to. $13,000,000; Tampa. $3,800,000;
' Macon. $6,400,000. B. F. P. Leaphart,
secretary of the Columbia Clearing
; House Association, has been called on
' by the federal reserve bank of Richmond
to assemble all information rela|
tive to Columbia banks.
Winthrop Free of Disease.
I Rock Hill.?There is not a case of
influenza at Winthrop College today.
The health conditions of the college
are very good indeed. The regular
work of the Institution has not been
interrupted in any way except that
the students living in the city of Rock
Hill have been kept out of college by
the quarantine put on to keep out the
influenza. A rigid quarantine has
been put in force at the college under
direction of state health authorities
Fine Work of Women.
Columbia.?A total of $1,107,100 in
r ourin l-iDerty uond subscriptions and
the report not y? complete!
This represents the magnificent
work done by Columbia women under
the leadership of Mrs. George L. Baker,
chairman; Mrs. C. Y. Reamer, vice
chairman, the ward chairmen, block
captains and their lieutenants.
The county is yet to be heard from.
Miss Dorothy Napier has had it in
charge, but due to the epidemic she
was not able to get in her report.
Such a record has never been approached
before. I*, is due to perfect
organization, to the spirit of patriot
ism rampant, and to the inspiration
given by enthusiastic workers.
The city has been systematically
canvassed house by house and the
workers themselves were stirred to
higher endeavor by the subscriptions
given in some of the most modest
homes in the city. Where they expected
to get a few hundred dollars in
subscriptions from a block they have
received $5,000, $6,000 and in some
cases $10,000.
Classes at Erskine.
Due West. ? Notwithstanding the
epidemic of influenza. Erskine College
has gone on with its work without interruption.
As soon as the disease
came near a quarantine was put on.
The 'esult has been that only four
or tlve cases have occurred among the
students and these of a mild type. The
college has a well furnished infirmary.
At present only one young man is in
the infirmary and he is about ready
to be released. The quarantine is still
on and will be kept on until danger of
Infection no longer exists.
Packing Plant Starts.
Orangeburg. ? The Orangeburg
Packing Company will commence its
busy season in a few days, and is now
in the market for hogs and cattle in
any quantities from any shipping
point. The plant is starting up under
favorable circumstances this year, as
the season had almost closed before
ft began operations last year, owing
to delayed shipments of machinery.
The plant is equipped and prepared
to handle 300 hogs and 60 cattle every
lay and it maintains regular buying
ind sailing agendas.
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OFFICERS III PROSPECTIVE
Students Selected From Ctemeon Unit
for Transfer to Army Off leers'
Training School*.
Clemson College.?Capt. Henry P.
jJcFeeley, commanding officer of the
students' army training corps unit at
Clemson College, has selected and detailed
for transfer to officers' training
schools the following students In accordance
with the request of the war
department:
For the central officers' training
1 school at Camp Gordon, Ga.. Jasper C.
Bell. Joseph M. Black. Manning J.
Black. Thomas A. Campbell, James R.
Clark. Samuel P. demons, Jr., .1sborne
F. Covington, Alfred II. Dula,
Joseph H. Derham. Elijah F. Farmer,
Hugh E. Eraser, James M. Gandy,
Louis C. Garrison, Jay E. Garvin. Jr..
William W. Gordon. Lyman A. Hamrick.
Joel K. Gordon, Lyman A. Hamrick.
Joel K. Harper. Samuel J. Hayes,
John A. Henry, "Kenneth B. Hodges,
Wilbun B. Hodges. Henry G. G. Hoffmeyer,
Royal Holly, John D. Jones.
Hubert C. Kellv. Alnheus E I-mH#
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$1.25 Per Tear.
INTERESTING ITEMS i
FROM THE GAMPS i
ALL AMUSEMENT PLACES AT
CAMP STILL CLOSED WHICH
MAKE IT A DULL PLACE.
MEW JEWISH WHITE HOUSE
Large Individual Purchasers and Basa
Hospital Buy $90,000 Worth of
Liberty Bonds.
Camp Jackson.
All ainusemets at ramp are still
closed and no crowds are yet allowed
to collect either In or out of doors.
Many baseball Raines are being played.
however, but they are not being
attended by large crowds. Only a cer
tain number of men are allowed id
the Y. M. C. A.. K. of C. and other
welfare buildings within the camp.
Military police still watch the street
cnrs to see that thev are not crowded.
Only limited numbers are allowed to
enter the Hostess House for meals
also.
The quarantine within the ramp
will not be raised until the camp surgeon's
office is fully satisfied that all
danger is over.
There is still quite a large number
of patients iq the bas? hospital, but
the most of them are reported as doing
nicely.
There were four deaths from pneumonia
following intluenr.a reported at
the base hospital. Those who died
were all white soldiers and were as
follows: Vivian I.. Cave Blackville;
C. C. Wethers. Spartauburg; Grady
L. Sullivan. Zebulon. Ga.; Goorgo
Lufler. Manchester. N. H.
The Inter-Rattery Raseball I.eaguo
games, as well as the big regimental
game had to be postponed becauso
of the large percentage of meo who
received their flnni
I "Can't even throw to socend." said
one of tho catc hers when asked if he
wanted to play.
Pitcher Fred Stout has returend to
I the Fighting Seventh from the clerk
school and will strengthen the pitching
staff for the coming games.
Work will commence at once on two
new buildings for the American Red
Cross at Camp Jackson. The lumber
is already being hauled and placed on
] the grounds and the contract has been
! let.
One of these buildings will he a
home service building and will he built
I near Jackson Circle, just back of the
| Hostess House. This building will be
i 18 by 40 feet and will be modern in
every particular.
The other building will be an administration
building and will be
erected near the supply rooms of the
Red Cross, not far from the base hospital.
This building will be 24 by r>0
feet and will he used as the official ,
headquarters of the Red Cross.
"The White House" is the name the
I Jewish soldier hoys have named the
new home of the Jewish welfura on
Jackson Circle. The name is suggested
from the fact that the building la
, jiiiiii[f <1 wuiie. inis neing me only
j white building on the circle.
F. M. Cramer, who conducts a canteen
outside of the camp and Just beyond
Post N'o. 5, has just presented the
Red Cross Convalenscent House with
a Singer sewing machine of the lateet
make. The gift is highly appreciated
by the nurses ami they say this gift
will he a "moving tribute" to Mr.
Cramer.
Mr. Cramer is a warm friend of the
Red Cross. For some time past he
has been giving the Red Cross one
per cent of all his sales at his canteen.
Among the heavy buyers of Liberty
bonds at Camp Jackson were the following:
First Lieut. W. C. Symington.
$35,000; Captain Hodge of the
Third Regiment. $.1 000; the Rase
Hospital men. JfjO.Oftrt.
The Base Hospital bias connected
with it about 1.200 men and their subscription
to the bonds is considered a
I most remarkable showing.
The soldiers in general at Camp
Jackson have all done their part in
i subscribing for Liberty bonds.
inn Fnp Rnlnacn
Columbia.? The State Pair Association
petitioned city council to release
them from a clause In a contract
which says the fair grounds shall re;
vert to the city If the association falls
! to hold the annual festival.
Secretary Kflrd explained in a communication
that the health authorities
had advised against holding the fair
at the usual time and conditions were
such that the annual exhibition would
not be held. Council unanimously
voted to waive the terms of the claus*
for the year 1918.
i
To Remove Quarantine.
Spartanburg.?The influenza situation
locaily has Improved to Ruch an
extent that Dr. H. D. Ward of the
United States public health service,
n charge of the local health bureau.
announced that he considered that it
would be permissible to lift the quarantine
on November 1. Dr. Ward declared
that he seen no possibility of
the ban being lifted before that, hut
that he believes if conditions continue
to Improve as they have during the
oast few days it will be possible to reease
Spartanburg from quarantine