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I PRESIDENT VISITS
LAFAYETTE'S GRAVE
HOLDS A BRIEF CONFERENCE,
) WITH PREMIER CLEMENCEAU '
Y v AND WITH COL. HOU8E.
HE ALSO ATTENDS CHURCH'
R?>ta lo Evening in Preparation for
8trenuous Week After Brief Call
on President Polncare. ,
Paris.?President Wilson spent bis
Bret Sunday in Paris by going twice to
churcb, laying a wre&tb on the tomb
of LaFayette and baring a brief conference
with Premier Clemenceau and
another with Col. F. M. House. In the
evening h* rested in preparation for
the coming strenuous week of preliminary
conferences.
Liunug iu? tuiernuun me rresiueni
made a short call on President and
Madame Polncare at the palace ot the
Elysee.
In the morning, the President, accompanied
by Mrs. Wilson and Admiral
Grayson and by secret service
men, went to the American Presbyterian
church in the Rue De Berri. His
coming was known to only a few of
the American colony who had guessed
that the President, being a consistent
churchgoer, would choose a church of
his own denomination.
The President visited the tomb of
LaFayette in the Picpus cemetery, in
the southeastern section of Paris,
while returning hoitfk after the morning
church service. No ceremony had
been arranged at the cemetery and
the President was accompanied only
by Brigadier Oeneral Harts, a secret
service operative, and a French officer
assigned to him as a personal aide.
The President, removing his hat. entered
the tomb carrying a large floral
As the placed
on the tomb, he boWetT h& head
stood silent before the resting place
of the famous Frenchman who helped
America in her tight for liberty. He
made no speech whatsoever. He then
returned to the Murat residence,
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ARMISTICE TO GERMANY IS
EXTENDED TO JANUARY 17
Copenhagen.?The German armis
tlce has been extended until live
o'clock on the morning of January 17,
'according to a dispatch from Treves.
The messages state thut the following
conditions have been added on the
armistice agreement of November 11:
"The supreme command of the allies
reserve the right should it consider
this advisable and in order to
obtain fresh guarantees, to occupy the
.f A neutral zone on the right bank of the
i., Rhine north of the Cologne bridgehead
and as far as the Dutch frontier.
Notice of this occupation will be given
six days previously."
DOCTOR PAES, PRESIDENT OF
PORTUGAL, SHOT AND KILLED
London.?Dr. Sidorlo Paes, president
of Portugal, was shot and killed
by an assassin shortly before midnight
Saturday while he was in a railway
station at Lisbon waiting for a train
to Porto Rico. Advices from Lisbon
reporting the assassination say that
he was struck by three bullets. President
Paes died within a few minutes
after he was shot.
The president's assailant, named
Jeetne, was killed by the crowd.
Dr. Sldorio Paes was formally proclaimed
president of Portugal on last
f June 9. He headed a revolt in Portugal
lu December, 1917.
k GERMAN PAPER8 PLEADING
1 THAT THEY WERE DECEIVED
Berlin.?Dispatches reporting the
arrival of President Wilson in Paris
are displayed prominently by the Berlin
newspapers. The President's utterances
are being scanned carefully.
Newspapers which formerly were
foremost in attacking the President's
policies now plead that they wore deceived.
SOLDIERS TO RETAIN THEIR
OVERCOATS AND UNIFORMS
Washington. ? Secretary Raker informed
Chairman Dent, of the house
military commtitee, that the war da
partment had decided discharged soldiers
may permanently retain the unij
form and overcoat they wear when
^ mustered out. Mr. Pent prepared a
bill embodying the authority. Previously
the department had planned
to have the clothing returned to government
three months after a soldiers'
discharge.
CONSTRUCTION WORK AT ALL
TENT CAMPS IS ABANDONED
Washington.?Abandonment at all
construction work in progress or pro
Jected at so-called "tent camps," wa?
ordered by the war department.
The campe affected by the new
abandonment orders are Wheeler
Ga.; Hancock, Oa.; Wadsworth, S. C.;
Sevier, 8 .C.; Greene. N. C.; McClel
Jan, 'Ala.; Sheridan. Ala.; Logan, Tex.;
Bowie, Texas Beaure;gard. La.; Cody,
ff. M.; Doniphan, Okla.; Fremont,
Cal., and Kearney, Cal.
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PETER A. MORTENSON
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Peter A. Morten son, the new ??
gerlntendeni of Chicago achoole.
BENEFITS TO FUTURE AGES
LLOYD GEORGE 8AY8 THAT ACT
CREATING CONSCRIPTION !*
NOW OBSOLETE LAW.
Decision by Pending Peace Conference
Will Leave Mark Upon World,
Not to Be Erased.
Ivondon.?Premier Lloyd George,
i speaking at Bristol. said the English
military service act was passed in
order to meet a great emergency.
"When that emergency was passed the
n^ed was passed and the act would
lapse. He added there was no intention
to renew it. Whether Great
Britain would require conscription in
the future In any shape or form, Mr.
Lla^-d George said, depended not upon
the opinion which he now expressed
but upon the peace terms which were
made. Continuing, the prime minister
said:
tfflk^at drove us to conscription wan
^H^^Astence of conscript armies on
^^^^^^kient that inevitably rushed
th^^^^^Mnto war. They could not
have grflR^nilitary machines there
without temptn^g the men at the head
of them tc try tyieir luck with those
machines. The Germans always fc.lt
mere was notning to resist their perfect
military machine.
! Mr. Lloyd George declared that the
decision which will be taken in the
next few months in the peace conference
was going to leave a mark upon
the world. The ages to come, he said,
would be able to reap the fruits of it.
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GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONTROL
ROADS FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
Washington.?Continuance of government
control of railroads for five
years, 01 until January 1, 1924, was
recuiumenaeu oy uirecior McAdoo in a
letter to the chairman of the senate
and house interstate commerce committees.
This would permit a fair trial of
government operation, said Mr. McAdoo,
and eliminate the unsettled
condition uuder which the railroads
must be operated during the next
year or two if their status is not
changed materially by legislation.
This recommendation is not made
in support of any theories concerning
the best nltimate policy of running the
railroads. Mr. McAdoo explained.
FRENCH OFFER US THEIR
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.
Washington.?Andre Tardlen, high
commission of France-American affairs,
has cabled Secretary Baker
from Paris offering to place the educational
resources and facilities of |
the French government at the disposal
of the American soldiers in the
arAy of occupation and those who will
be delayed in returning home through
the natural difficulties of transportation.
Special opportunities would be
given American olloge students with
the army, and opportunity to learn
French would be afforded all American
soldiers. Secretary Baker has not
yet replied to the offer.
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC IS
I BY NO MEANS AT AN END
Washington.?Warning to the country
that the influenza epidemic is by
no means ended and that all possihle
- precautions against the disease should
be taken, waa issued by Surgeon General
Blue, of the public health service,
k I Reports received by the service
show a recrudescence of the disease
practically from one end of the country
ts another. Our main reliance
' must still be precaution* by individuals.
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PRE8IDENT MAY SPEAK TO
I SOLDIERS ON GERMAN SOIL
[ Paris.?The address which Froeidont
Wilson will make to the American
i troops ie expected to he one of the
j most important delivered during' his
stay fti Europe, and is being looked
II forward to by Europeans.
The President, It is announced, will
. visit devastated districts in France,
and. although the present plans are
tentative, all depending npon his personal
wishes, the trip may take hhn
Into former German territory.
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PRESIDENT WILSON
WARMLY6REETED
LANDING WAS A REMARKABLE
SPECTACLE WITH NOTABLE
NAVAL PAGEANT.
WAR SHIPS ROARED SALUTES
Mr. Wilson Was Latt to Coma Ashore,
Hia Face Wreathed in the Uow
World Famous 8<nile.
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Brest.?President Wilson landed in
Oranee amid a demonstration of popular
enthusiasm and national sympathy
such as rareiy, It ever, iwa beeu accorded
the head of a foreign government
visiting France. The phesident
left Brest at 4 o'clock for Paris where
the heart of France will acclaim him
as the nation's guest.
The guest landing of the president
has not only a remarkable spectacle,
with a notable naval pageant for its
background, but it also marked tbe
first entry of an American president
into personal contact with Europe and
its affairs.
Vast crowds watched the trip
ashore and the fleets of warships
roared a salute as the last stage of
the journey was accomplished.
On the harbor boat going ashore
the president was seen standing on
the upper deck with Jules J. Jusserand
Vrpnrh nnihnnanrinr tn thn IlnltAi)
States.
As the boat touched the pier the
French and American guards of
honor presented arms and the strains
of the Star Spangled Banner mingled
with the cheers of the great multitude.
Mrs. Wilson came up the gangplank
with General Pershing. She carried
a large bouquet and as she passed
the American army nurses they handed
her an American flag which she
bore proudly.
The president was the last to come
ashore, amid great applause. He held
his silk hat in his hand; his face was
wreathed with smiles and he -bowed his
acknowledgments to those about and
to the masses of people on the rising
walls and terraces of the city. Stephen
Pichon. the French foreign minister
and George Leygues, minister of
marine. Joined the president ae he step
ped ashore and conducted him to a
beautifully decorated pavilion. Here
the first formal welcome were given
President Wilson as the guest of the
French nation.
RIXING OF COTTON PRICE BY
CONGRESS NO LONGER FEARED
Washington.?All government regulations
affecting raw cotton ended
with the dissolution of the cotton distribution
committee of the war industries
board. ^
While there was no announcement
either by Chairman Charles J. Brand,
of the committee, or by Chairman Ba
. UUV| v.. lud nui muuiines uoani. as
to the considerations which led to
the decision to abolish the committee,
it was understood that officials no
longer regarded it as necessary to
control distribution now that the
world markets have been reopened
INFLUENZA GERMS ARE EATEN t
AND BREATHED WITHOUT HARM
Boston.?Experiments undertaken
by the navy department at the navy
public health service hospital on Gallops
Island to ascertain the cause and
spread of influenza have had merely
negative results, according to a report
given out. One hundred volunteers
who have been under observation
for several weeks bave had lain
fluenza germs placed in their nostrils
and throats and have eaten them
with their food and some have been
inoculated with serums, bnt no cases
of the disease have developed thus
far.
Increased appeite and more vigorous
health have been the only noticeable
results of the experiment, acrf |
cording to the physicians. The tosta
will be continued.
TV/O ENLISTED MEN KILLED;
TWO OTHERS ARE INJURED
Norfolk.?Two enlisted men were
j instantly killed and two ensigns in1
Jured when a big hydro-airplane. |
iiwiiii aa io-jo, speeaea head first
Into the Willoughby club, near the
Seventh street station on Willoughby
spit, about 12 miles from the city.
I The machine was completely wrecked
I and the roof and veranda of the clubhouse
torn away .The escape of the
other men In the machine la considered
little short of mlrcaulous.
COUNT CZERNIN'S LETTER TO
HIS EMPEROR MADE PUBLIC
Vienna.?Count Czernin, former
Austro-Huagarian foreign minister,
gave tly? correspondent an opportunity
to fead a copy of the letter which
he sen/ to Kmperor Charles in 1917,
in which the minister declared that
the cqtulttlon of Austria was growing
dess/rate. Count Czernin told the empert
that he did not think another
wiftfer campaign was possible and it
warfneceeeary that peace negotiations
sholid be began.
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I.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER
IIHC6 - IIOTIM Itflf nCM 1
jnmuo hvdim iiil.ui.iio
rJames
Austin WlMsrs, chief ssa
scout of the Boy Soovts of America.
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o|iuuoiuiiuioa UL pu.it* wtu cuuipru*
tlon," the report says, "the bureau
should be expanded substantially in
every branch of service."
SURRENDERED 8HIPS NEVER
AGAIN TO FLY GERMAN FLAG
London.?Archibald S. Hurd, the naval
writer, in The Daily Telegraph
says with reference to the idea said
to be held by some Germans that the
surrendered German warships would
1)6 returned tp Germany after peace
was signed, that it points, of course,
to a complete misapprehension of the
intentions of the allies, "for it is certain
that these ships will never again
Cy ihe German ensign."
Mr. Hurd says that the only course
t-> adopt ie to distribute the German
warships among the allies in accordance
with the losses which they have
suffered. Mr. Hurd suggests that German
submarines be broken up and
the parts used for other purposes.
AMERICAN SHIPS CARRIED 46
V" PER CENT OF TROOPS ACROSS
New York.?With the navy department's
consent, the office of Admiral
GUaves, commander of the cruiser and
transport force, made public figures
showing exactly the proportionate
share of troops conveoyd to Prance
fn AmAripan v^mhiaIq Clt thft on t i ro
Army of 2,079,880 men taken over, the
statistics show, 46*4 per cent were
carried in American ships, 48V4 per
cent in British, and the balance in
French and Italian vessels.
In actual numbers of men transported.
912,082 were carried in American
naval transports and 40,499 in
othFI" American ships; 1.006,987 were
Serried in British bottoms and 68,246
in British leased Italian ships; and
62,000 by French and Italian ships.
GERMAN OFFICIALS WaNT
TO PREPARE FOR NEXT WAR
Washington.?Decision of airplane
manufacturers in Germany to turn
their plants to making furniture has
led to a protest from ofTicilas ot the
German government, according to advices
reaching Washington through
official channels. The point was said
to have been made that in order to
be ready for the next war Germany
must replace the airplanes which it is
required to turn over to the associated
nations under the armistice terms.
GREAT FIRE DESTROYS BIG
POWER PLANT AT NEWPORT
Newport News. Va.?Fire which
originated from an unknown cause
destroyed the big power plant at the
naval operating base on Hampton
Roads, entailing a loss estimated at
half million dolilars.
The * burning plant illuminated
Hampton Roads, Chesapeake Bay and
the surrounding territory for many
miles around and there were wild reports
that the entire base had been
rased by flames. "
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rtlK rUoLlbUnNtU WAI tnWflio
MUST TAKE FUl ADVANTAGE
OF AFTER-THE-WAR TRADE
OPPORTUNITIES.
Our Merchandise Export Trade In Last
Fiscal Year Was $5,928,285,641;
Imports of $2,946,059,403.
Washington.?Expansion of the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce
to enablo it to give effective
aid to American manufacturers and
merchants in taking full advantage
of after-the-war world trade opportunities
is the chief recommendation of
Secretary Redflald in hia annual report.
The secretary also reiterates his approval
of the proposed development of
a government-owned intracoaatal waterway
to link up the lakes to the
coast and down the Atlantic seaboard.
Dealing with post-war trade and the
part the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce can play, the report emphasises
especially the need tor additional
commercial attaches and
trade commissioners. The balance of
trade in favor of the United States for
the fiscal year 1918 was $2,982,222,238;
the total of the merchand'se export
trade was $5,928,285,641 and of the
import trade $2,946,059,403.
"Measured by the economic needs
of the country and by the grave re
LL Tl
19, 1918
A RECOMMENDATION'
MEANING MISCHIEF
RAILROAD REPRESENTATIVES OF
92 PER CENT OF MILEAGE OF
THE COUNTRY PROTEST.
DEMORALIZATION IS CERTAIN
Tim# Given Under Present Act Considered
Ample in Which to Work
Out Plan Just to All.
Philadelphia.?Railroad executives
representing 125 roads and 92 per cent
of the mileage of the country gave out
a formal statement in which they declared
that Director General McAdoo's
suggestion that the government retain
pontrnl t\t thn ?-*tt T ?
w. w?. V..V tiMki v?ua uuiu uuuuui ) ,
1924, "-would simply lead to delay and
confusion, demoralisation of the organization
of the roads both on their
corporate and operating side, and defer
indefinitely a satisfactory settlement"
of the railroad problem.
Tho executives, the statement said,
have reached the conclusion that
"there is sufficient time under the
term of the present act to fully consider
the railroad situation in all its
aspects and arrive at a plan that
would be Just to the country."
The statement was given out by
Thomas DeWitt Cuyler, of the association
of railway executives. The
statement follows:
"The standing committee of the association
of railway executives have
considered the letter of tho director
general to the chairman of the interstate
commerce committees of the
senate and house, and have reached
the conclusion that there is sufficient
time under the terms of tho present
act to fully consider the railroad situation
in all its aspects and to arrive
at a plan that would be just to the
country as represented by its shippers
and the public at large and on the
other hand to the security holders and
shareholders and employes of the railroads.
DETERMINATION TO MAKE OUR
NAVY SECOND TO NO OTHER
"Washington.?Neither the end of
hostilities nor proposals for a league
nf natinna h?a nltoroH fKo ?v>H/*w
the general board of the nary in re- |
gard to making the American navy
second to none in the world. Rear
Admiral Charles J. Badger, chairman ;
of the executive committee of the
board, told the house naval affairs
committee that the navy should be
equal to that of any other nation by
1925 and urged that sufficient appropriations
to make this possible be
made by Congress.
"The general board believes that
under the present world conditions
and the conditions likely to obtain
in the future," Admiral Badger said,
"the United States navy should steadily
continue to increase.
"Navies must be the principal support
of a league of nations, and the
United States, from its wealth, influence
and power, will be called upon
to contribute a large share of the international
police force to render such
a league effective."
UNABLE TO FORMULATE PLAN
FOR FIGHTING, INFLUENZA .
Chicago/?Unable to formulate a
definite plan for lighting influenza because
of divergent views, the American
Public Health Association, before
it adjourned, gave out copies of all
the medical and scientific data presented
during the four-day discussion
with an explanation that different epidemics
required separate treatments.
"The various communities for
which we are working will know that
we have at hand the best available
information science has yet dLscovnred
concerning the disease." said Dr. <
Charles J. Hastings, retiring presi- :
Honf "Wa en nnnf Ptnopf o (\ rruw 11 n !
a different program for combatting influenza
epidemics when we see so
wide a divergence of opinion among
medical authorities as has been
shown here."
SWEAR A' LFGIAWOE TO
THE GERMAN REPUBLIC
Stockholm. ? A Stockholm report
says the presence of cavalry lifeguard
regiments under General L/equlst star
tioned at Potsdam had caused anxiety
in Berlin until these troops entered
the city and took oath to support tho
present government until the national .
assembly convened. General I^equist
also swearing allegiance to the re- 1
public. The situation is thereby much
improved, and apprehension .allayed.
BRITISH ARMY HAS MANY
HORSES TO DISPOSE OF
London.?The British army Is ahont
to begin wtih the dispersal of threequarters
of a million horses. The loss
of horses in 1916 was 14 H P?r cent;
in 1916, 14 per cent; In 1918, 27 per
cent, an Increase due to heavy fighting
and night bombing. As many
horses as possible are to be sold in
England.
.Tho army has 10,000 mules la kingland.
which tho people do not want,
.baying mules being unpopular.
uos urucreu an a. a. l . vi. units ue
mobilized and discharged.
This means that after the Christmas
holidays Clemson College will go back
to the former organization, in which
authority is lodged with the prosidenl
and faculty and not solely with the
military representatives of the wai
department. Clemson will maintain a
military department but military duty
and drill will be reduced to compara.
tlvely small proportions and will nol
Interfere with collegiate work.
Examinations for the first term will
be held December 13 to 20 and all
students who expect to return will be
required to take the examinations.
It is hoped that the reserve officers'
training corps may be re-established
and if so Juniors and seniors who enter
the advanced courses of the R. O.
T. C .will get commutation for subsistence,
33 cents per day or more.
To Release Christmas Money.
Columbia. ? Two Columbia banks
will distribute approximately $125,000
to members of savings clubs on or before
December 16. The Bank of Columbia
and the People National Bank
have conducted popular Christinas
savings clubs since last December and
the time is near at hand for the an
nual distribution of the accumulated
funds.
The Bank of Columbia will hand
out about $75,000 tfl mixm-hAru nml tfia
Peoples National Dank will distribute
about $40,000 .
Several thousands Columbians will
share in the pleasure of the occasion
and Christmas fill be enjoyed and
hundreds made happy by the system
of saving. Neither bank made any
effort ot boost the business durini
the past year on account of war activities
and the amount on hand ready
for distribution is the result of systematic
saving on the part of club
members.
Cotton Holding Association.
Newberry.?A cotton holding asso ;
elation was organized at the court
house here with the following otTi
cers: Dr. George Y. Hunter, president;
W. C. Brown and Thomas M. Keitt,
ice presidents; Thomas M. Mills, secretary
and treasurer. There was a
pretty fair attendance' of farmers.
The members pledge themselves not ,
to sell cotton under 35 cents a pound;
to reduce their cotton acreage next
year, if possible, 25 per cent, and to
contribute half a cent a pound on the
cotton raised this year to help finance
the fight being made by the association
for a fair price for the staple.
The association adopted a reaoliv
tioa urging the chairman of the board :
of trustees in each school district to j
go to work immediately to organize
a cotton holding association in hit
school district.
Alfred Owens is Dead.
Washington.?SpeciaJv?Alfred Ow
ens, for many years identified with
business interests at Williston, S. C., 1
ami Augusta, Ga., and father of Dr. i
Clarence J. Owens, managing director
of the Southern Commercial Congress,
died here at the aire of 7G years. ,
Mr. Owens, who retired ten years ago.
served in the War Between the
States and took an active part in the
United Confederate Veterans' organization..
Land Given for Citadel.
Ohtirleston.?City council passed a
resolution to donate to the state of
South Carolina a tract of 200 acres of
land on the Aslhley river, in the city
limits, a part of Hampton park area
and valued at over $200,000. for uw
of The Citadel, provided the state wifl
eroet thereon suitable buildings and
ocner equipment. This Is a necessary
basis tor a place now on foot to secure
a large appropriation from the legislature
divided over a series of years to
develop The Citadel adequately.
Missionary Convention Closes.
York.?The tenth annual convention 1
of the Women's Missionary Union, of .
the Associated Reformed Presbyto
rian church, which convened in the
York A. R. P. church, has come to a
close. Though the attendance was
not as large as had been expected,
from the standpoint of business transacted.
comprehensive plans formulated
for future work and enthusiasm
manifested, the meeting was' ooe ol
the most successful held in man)
years.
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IS UNDER RI6ID QUARANTINE
Situation In 8oartanburg Has Gona
from Bad to Worse, Day to Day
for Three Weeks Past.
Spartanburg. ? Spartanburg was
placed under a quarantine fully as rigid,
and in some respects far more so,
than the one which became operative
on October 1. Moeting to consider
the local health situation, which ha9
gone from baa to worse since November
11, the board of health by. and
with the approcal of city council, imposed
a quarantine which closes all
churches, schools, colleges and shows
and forbids all public gatherings of
any kind.
To Disband S A T ft.
Clemson College.?Dr. W. M. Riggs,
president of Clemson College, an
nounces that, following orders from
the war department, the student army
training corps unit will be demobiliz
ed by December 21. The S. A. T. C
was a war measure and now that the
necessity Is past, the war department
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$1.25 Per Year.
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE CAMPS
DISCHARGING OF SOLDIERS AT
CAMP JACKSON GOING FOR
WARD RAPIDLY.
GOLBOOKER NEW COMMANDER
t
Sevier Soon to be Abandoned as Camp.
But Base Hospital to be Main*
tained for Some Tim?.
Camp Jackson.?A total of 5,072 ?n?
listed men and 1,098 officers discharge
recently, or a total of officers and men
discharged of 6,170.
lesterday 30 first and second lieutenants
left Camp Jackson for Fort
Sill, Okla., whero they will take lessons
In the school of lire there. These
lieutenants will remain in the regular
army.
It Is expected that the Forty-eighth
Infantry will arrive here the first of
next week from Camp Sevier.
Ilrig. Gen. D. 11. Currie, who was to
have succeeded lirig. Gen. R. M. I>anford
us commanding officer at Camp
Jackson, has been transferred to Fort
Sill, Okla., where he will be commandant
of the artillery school of fire.
Col. P. W. Hooker, senior instructor
in the field artillery replacement depot,
will ho the commanding officer of
the camp, temporarily at least. j
General Danford will leave Columbia
this week to go to Washington,-?
where he will l>e one ot the assistants
to the chief of field artillery.
A systematic "stick to insurance"
campaign has been organised throughout
the camp under the direction of
Capt. Milton It. Ldltle, the camp insurance
officer. Kach personnel adjutant
and one ofTicer from each organization
throughout the camp have
been instructed by the insurance officer
and those officers give each man
before he leaves the service a memorandum
of information relative to compensation
and conlinuauce of war risk
insurance.
The men are also given a talk, on
the advisability of holding to tlelr
government insurance policies raterr
separation from the service. There is
no greater asset than war risk policies
and is a privilege and benefit that is
given only to the man that has served
in the military or naval forces of the
United States.
The First Regiment Hand, which
iniiue buiji an enviaoie ropuiauon at
Camp Jackson. Is soon to be disband?>d
on account of a number of its members
having received honorable jJiacharges.
This was one of the best
bands in camp and those who remain
will be sorry to part with these band
boys and their music.
Prof. A. Besiat, head of the French
classes which have been taught in
camp under the auspices of the Y. M.
C. A., will commence a class in Spanish
for beginners, in his office in the
T. M. C. A. auditorium. He requests
ail soldiers who are interested In Spanish
to be on hand.
Professor Bexiat understands Spanish
as well as he understands French.
Camp Sevier
Demobilization is going on at o rapId
rate at Camp Sevier.
Men are being discharged from the
service at the rate of several hundred
per day, and arrangements are under
way for the transfer of men who are
not discharged here, to other camps,
either for discbarge or for further military
duty.
Through recent discharges, the 156th
depot brigade has been reduced to
about 2.000 men or less, exclusive of
the development battalions, which still
number about 4.000 men. These are
rapidly being sent home, however, nnder
recent instructions.
All indications are that the ramp
Is Boon to be abandoned, but the baso
hospital will probably be continued
here for some time. A number of
incaimcitated American soldiers am
expected to he sent here soon to spend
their perhnl of convalescence prior to
discharge. Only ono has so far arrived.
He is Corporal Itert Mash, of
Othello, North Carolina, who lost hi*
left leg at the second battle of the
Marno.
W. O. W. to Meet in Rock Hill.
Laurens?C. A. Power, past head consul
commander of South Carolina, now
a member of the Sovereign Camp,
Woodmen of the World, has been advised
by W. A. Frazier, sovereign commander,
that the regular meeting o(
the head camp for this state will b?
holf' fit llhn alii n/4 5 m o V. ? *1% I ? -1 Hi
?..u om?vou ? 111 n, me Lini u i u?raday
In March, in Rock Hill.
This statement is important from
the fact that ft had bean decided not
to hold the regular meeting while the
war was going on. hut now peace negotiations
are beginning.
Brotherhood Budding Opened.
Columbia.?The Taitheran Brother*
tinn/t V--J -
u.ruu uuiiuiur iinu nil *IIjipiClOU8 openIn^.
The spacious auditorium was
crowded to the door* and the exorcise*
were enjoyed. The brotherhood has
expended over $7,000 to prepare a
comfortable community house for th?
especial benefit of soldiers, sailors and
their relatives. The accommodations
at the home are exclusively lor their
convenience. The purpose of the
heme was explained by Judye C. J.
Tflmball. chairman of the local exeo*
at too com no ICt**.
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