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litfm PERSHING TESTIFIES AS TO WHOM THE DISTINCTION OF OECIDIN& WAR BELONCS. *EWTOBKBEGIMENI ASSISTED Letter of Chief Commander Puts End to Controversy Between Now York ^ ? and Tennessee-Carolina Troops. All donbl Ob to the identity of the mamj organisation first piercing the titndenburg line is cleured away, the Incipient controversy between tlje Carolina* and Tennessee, on one side, and New York oil the other, definitely ended, and the Thirtieth division is Kiven fall credit for this wonderful feat si arms by no less authority than Oenera) John J. Pershing, commanderin-chief of the American expeditionary forces, in a ieiter to Major Genera! Kdwarfl M. Lewis, commanding the "Thlttldth division. In which the ac vompliahments of the division are glv?n highest commendation. Officer* and men of the Thirtieth division who have been roturned to the United States during the past two weeks have expressed emphatically^ their dissatisfaction over the manner In which certain publications of the eastern states have described the breaking of the Hindenburg line, declared by many authorities as the greatest single m'lltnry accomplishvnent of the world war and by others aa the n^lltary decision of that contest. In these lengthy descriptions of the fighting of September 29 SO. 1918. H was claimed that this break was made by the Twentv-Seveuth (New York national guard 1 division. FEDERAL JUDGE HOLDS THAT WAR IS OFFICIALLY*ENDED > ______ * .* 1 J IrfuihvtHe. Ky. ? Federal Judge Firans. deciding a case which hint d noon an interpretation cf when the "Rnmpean war ended, decided "the war was brought to a close when the wrmistire was signed" and President Wilson "In an official speech" had made that declaration upon which the ?onrt predicated the decision. Judge Evans refused to take cognisance of a telegram from Attorney \i?nnrei raimer 10 me effect Congress declared wur and only congress cou'd Terminate It as for as the United States Is concerned by ratifying a treaty of peace, and brushed nRlde a Quotation from Secretary of War Ra"her that the arml'tlce meant only a cessation of hostilities. CATF.8T NEW8 FROM HUNfiARY 13 CAUSING MUCH ANXIETY Washington. ? Dispatches to the state department from Rolsradc srid the ??w Hungarian bolshevik govern went had ordered the beginning rf faosltUUle* against the entente. No Information" was given as to whether operations actually had been under taken. Belated message* bringing official -reports on the development In Hungary reached the department during the day from Berne. Belgrade and Copenhagen. One report said Bela Ken. foreign minister of the Hungarln* bolshevisks. before leaving ttus ia served as aidede-amp to Trottky. Advices to the state denp.rtmpnt from three wldelv separated Europen* senrces tended to increase the anxiety of officials over the situation. FULL PARDON FOR DEBS 18 URGED UPON WILSON j New Yrrrk.?A full pardon for Euf gene V. Debs, former socialist presidential candidate .now under a 10* -years prison sentence for violation of the espionage law. nnd amnesty for *11 persons Imprisoned for "honest expressions of opinion against America's cause fax the war" were urged in n petition cabled to Pn??fit??n? xviiann bv the execntive committee of the Social Democratic League of Amor.tern. VON ECKHART ARRIVF* IN NEW YORK FROM MEXICO > , New York.?Helnrlch von Eckhart. former ,Oorman ambassador to Mex J 5co, to whom was sent the fajnous Zimmerman note In which Germanv vrroposed an alliance w'th M->x?co and Japan In case the ITnlted States en tered the war, arrived here from Mex leo City. Vim Rrhhart and Brnnow. recalled hv thetr government refused to newer questions upon their arrival COTTON 1NTPRUSTS IN MEMPHIS CONFERENCE Memphis, Tenn.?Reports submit bed to the conference he*-* of Southerplanters, bankers and State olUMis called to perfect details of the Mfir acreage reduction movement imj/mti vpted at a meeting held In tfeiOTOr ,?i lesaa but month, were declared It }". rrwdutlons adopted at the flnal atoa of the conference to be "em* mfi neatly satisfactory* and plan* wen '] perfected f >r niaklnf the Organ lxatlo? liftE ? : ' . MRS. LLOYIT GEORGE Mrs. Lloyd Goorge, wlf# of the Brit Ish premier. NOT STRICTLY CaWMERCJAl Impossible to Float a $5,000(000.00c Loan as a Purely Business Proposition; Patriotism Must Help. Minneapolis.? Appealing confident ' ly to the patriotism of the American people to make a success of the com ?g Victory Liberty loan, Secretary ol the Treasury Glass in two speeches in the twin cities declared the loan could not he floated on a strict!}- com mercial basis. The people have ample resources he declared, from the fll.OOO.OfJG.OOC trade bulaace of the three last years high war wages und the thrift engen dered by the war and its suvings cam paignB. ? ? - - - ???a ?ui Ruiug 10 approacn Ul< last Liberty loan in a strictly com mercial spirit," said Mr. Glass at the close of the two-day better business convention of the Northwest. "A little thought will teach the wisest among the financiers of the country it is impossible to float, pure ly for investment purposes, a loan ol live or six billion dollars. We have got to appeal to the patriotism of the American people and it will not be done in vain." LITTLE CHANGE SHOWN IN EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS Washington.?Details of employ ment conditions in the Southeast dur ing the current week, as announced by the federal employment service, show little change as compared with last week. vThe situation in the Southeastern States, and the South generally, has been regurdod during the last several weeks as better than in most sections of the country,- the percentage of unemployment being comparatively low. New Orleans reports an equality ol supply and demand and stated all la bnr disputes had been settled. Wilmington. N. C.. and Columbia, S. C.. reported slight shortage. Penancola, which last week reported a shortage, now reports a surplus ol 800 semi-skilled mechanics. Atlanta reported a surplus but gave no estimate and Savannah reported a surplus of 1.R90. WILSON. CLEMENCEAU AND LLOYD GEORGE CONFERRING Parian?While no authoritative announcement has been made concerning the conf?re>ce between President Wilson. M. Clemencesu and David Lloyd George, there is reason to believe that reparations and frontier Issues are the foremost obstacles they are seeking to remove from the path to a rapid conclusion of the peace treaty. ACTION ON IN TOXIC ATI NO LIQUORS IS POSTPONED Augusta, Me.?The house concurred with the senate In Indefinitely postnonlng the net relating to intox'.oat'ng liquors, fixing the percentage of alcohoi at one-half of one ner cent. It was stated dnrlrwr the debate Maine is the onlv pnhib?t'on State having a three per cent alcohol standard. morp OP "OTH nivrifiM ARRIVES AT NEWPORT NEW! Newoort News. Va. ? Six hund-ef nnd fifty-nine members of the 114th machine gun ha'teMon of the Thlrtlett division arrived here. Three companies of Tennesseam and one of South Carolinians mad? of the contingent of the 114th ma cbtne gun bnttnllon. Major E. E. Can tev, of Columbia. S. C., Is In command. This unit fought with the main part of the'Thirtieth division when the Hln denburg line was broken. CERTIFICATES INDEBTEDNESS TO RELIEVE THE RAILROADS Washington.?Dividends and Inter est on railroad stocks and bonds dn< Anril 1. amounting to approximately , $70.000.fifift will be met by the rail rodd administration by laauance o1 certificates of Indebtedness to th< companies for amounts due from ran [|tal* and ether sources. The war finance corporation wiT make c aeh advances to the pom pan let on the certificates , % : 1 I y-\*- . JE? ?J -.. ..v. . rtJ - v ?"? '? ' ^ _ roBTHn .! \ < n=? ATMOSPHERE TENS! UNDAPPREHEHSIVE poland bone of contention and immediate subjeot of conference discussion. I VIEWS ARE WIDELY DIVERGENT i Lloyd George Fearo Donationizatlon of So Many Gorman* Would -1 Cause Another War. | Paris.?When the council of great powers met it was in an atmosphere of considerable apprehension over Poland, which is the chief subject of d'?[ cussion. This is not on account of Poland itself but because of differences which have arisen affecting the fundamental question of nationality, to which President Wilson has given his , strong .approval and also his thirteenth "point" which called for an independent Polish state with access to the sea. > This last cause has Introduced as issue on fhich there is a wide dtverg enceof view?. A committee under the chairmanship of Jules Cambon. with Sir William Tvrell as the British member and Dr. Robert . LorHd aa the American, has reported the plan glvi inn Poland this access to the sea by means of a "corridor" 60 utiles wide t running across east Prussia. But the ) effect of this concession is to place i about 1.500.000 Qermans within the I new Poland and to detach the eastern-1 most part of Prussia from Germany. , Premier Lloyd George has taken the I view that this denationalization of a . large body of Germans would cause | - such discontent as would be likely to - bring on another war and it is understood that President Wilson also is i not entirely, satisfied with the pro* . posul. i 1 OFFICES OF POSTAL SY8TEM ARE REMOVED BY BURLESON; : ? ! Washington.?Differences between . the management of the Postal Tele- j , j graph & Cable Co., and Postmaster1 , j General Bprleson culminated in an or, I der by the postmaster general turnj marily relieving the chief officers, dlJ rectors and owners of the Postal company from all duties in connection ith j government operation of their system.)' j An announcement by the postoffice, - uc|?. Liu mil nays mat the order re | moving Messrs.. Mackay, Cook and | I Deegan from the operation of the ,, Postal company's lines under governi ' ment control was "made necessary i ; by the fact that since the postotfice i ; department refused to grant the com-1 ; i pensation asked for by them, these i officials hare refused or failed to fol-1 t j low out the instructions of the depart- i ; ment in the management of the prop-1 | erties and failed to put into operation promptly the wage schedule and the. I eight hour day; and in various ways j endeavored to embarrass and discredit , I the government operation of the wires. ,1 , NUMBER OF RETURNED TR00P3 EXCEED ONE-HALF MILLION i I i Washington.?The total number of ; members of the American expeditionary forces returned to the United States has passed the halt million i mark. The war department announced the actual figure March 20 |1 . war. 500.034. including 37.040 officers. 1 . i 2.146 nurses. 3,683 civilians and 448,- I' ' 241 men of the army, 13.500 navy per- j sonnel and 4.474 marines. Th* ' . strengh of the expe^itlonafy forces j March 20 was 1,470^176. 1 ' ' DREADED 8EVEN-'?SAR LOCUST |i HA8 APPEARED Iff VIRGINIA H Richmond. Va.?Keports received by : State authorities from Spottsvivania i i county indicate that many of the sev- ' i I en-yrar locusts willed arc reported as I ! due to sweeo that section of the State i ' ; this year, have been plowed up by j i ; , farmer*. The situation hag reached jj a stage wsere the agidcnltnrnl denart-1 ( ' merit at Washington has d^tail^d en- i i torn- l"?*I*t3 to that section to study cond'tions. ; TO FORM ARMFO ALI-IA^OF AGAINST THE ARISTOCRACY I. | I Paria ?Tbe proclamation of the J new Hungarian government invites , ; i the workmen and peasants nf Rnhn- \ ( i mia. Rumania. Serbia and. Croatia to ? form an armed alliance against the ' , i aristocracy, landowners and dynasties. |} ? It requests also that the workmen of ] - Austria and Qermrny follow the lead j I of Hungary in breaking off .relations , with the Paris peace confvence. They ' are requested to rally with the Mos- , cow government. ; SECRETARY QANIEA.S HAS. \ REACHED PORT OF BREST \ ? Brest.?The American transport Leviathon, with ^ Secretary of the Navy ? Joaephua Daniels on board, arrived r in Brest. Secretary Daniels was re ceived by the American naval attache. t Admiral Moreau. maritime prefect, i l and Rear Admiral Alexander S. Hal stead. U. 8. N., district commander at I Brest A detachment of marines with I a band acted as a guard of honor ft r I the i ecretary, who went to the prefecj ture. t v-%- V K Litem I % N i f( P a ft d ol Lieut. OeorQe W. Puryear of Mem- f( phis, Tenn., was confined in five differ- \ ent prison camps from the time of his ' capture on July 26 on the ChateauThierry front and escaped from the ol Vllllngen camp on the same night that m Lieut. E. V. Isaacs of the navy and about a dozen other officers got away. .. u- 1 - - m.-- ... ^ n? ti avuicu live nignu in rvicnmg the ! border, beating the others by two days. c< ISSUE BESTS ON 14 PB1NTS ol Suggestions Made That Germany Bow Pi to Force for the Present and Make pi Preparations for the Future. London.;?There ire many indica-1 si lions of a concerted effort by German m propaganda to suggest that Germany a! should refuse to sign the preliminary R peace terms. This appeared more | than a fortnight ago when that aocomplished propagandist, Prcfes9or p tioetseh. of Berlin, published an article in The Vienna Neue Freie Presse s' suggesting thut. unless the 14 points r( of Wilson inspired the treaty, Gcr- s< inanv hould adopt the attitudo of the ,n Russians at Brest-Lltovsk and refuse to sign. , ,a It became mors evident immediately after a rupture in negotiations at s spa. ; The Hamburger NaehrR-hten. for example, ecrote that it had now become j clear the allies were masking a ferocious policy of revenge under a pretended league of nations. It sttributed this chiefly to France, as French statesmen recognized that France had j* received a mortal blow and that in 10 j or 20 years Germany, however reduced in territory now, would be twice as strong as Frjince, who wishes, there- p fore to take from her all her coal. ^ iron and potash and prevent her hav- n) ing either necessary food or necessary raw materials. There was still a faint hope that the Anglo-Saxons would see reason, declared The Nach- n, richten, but if not Germany would bow r. to force for the present and prepare Jr for the future. The Deutsche Tabe Zeltung said hi the government must insist upon absolute guarantees that German shins , would be returned as they face the1 well-known duplicity of the English1 and no reliance could be placed on I the statement of Admiral Hope that',., these were required simply for feed-. ^ ing Europe. | \ The Hamburger Fremdenblatt do- w clared it had little hope in America. | s< ?, Itr "DRYS" ARE PUT ON QUARO BY J R STRONG "WET" OFFENSIVE * J u Washington.?The "drys" had bet-' ter be on guard for the "wets" are up c? and doing and they have a big hank account to start with A number of Hi the metropolitan dallies are support- hi Ing the movement to undo the con- ' <tItntional amendment. H Rhode Island may take the amendment to the supreme court and ask Tor an opinion on its constitutionality. I The quickest way to get a decision in " the highest court is through a suit brought by a ftate. The attorney geueral of Rhode Island, if authorized by 7' the state legislature to te?t the amend- ^ ir.ent. can go like a bee to the su- J" preine court. ^ DETACHMENTS OF TROOPS j F COMING TO CAMP GREENE.j Now York.?With 2 302 troops andt 320 naval officers and men. the steam- , I *hip Harris burg arrived from Brest. n' units1 included seven detachments of <9 the 147th infantry. 37th divlaton (Ohio ot *ni(Weat Virginia), for Camps Meade, DeveoH. Funston. Greene, Gordon. P* Shelby and Dix, and first and second' ** sir service construction companies. m Theiw were 0.30 sick and wounded. 88 ^ nurses, about 150 scattered casuals' w ind 13 civilians. . m RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS 3C SUSPENDED OR POSTPONED Washington.?Instructiona issued by rhe railroad administration will result ct In the temporary suspension or post- aT r>onement of millions of dollars of rail- th road improvement work, because of S< .he financial predicament caused by j 00 !ailure of Coagress to pass approprla- sa ions or the administration's revolv- av ng fond. The suspension of work ap- po nlies to many new atations, under fu irecticn or planned, spur tracks, etc. wi / hi'./; . - ,v _#&*:*, " M?1 *" ~~" t 37.1919 ' ' *!8J..'J' 1 i 1 ELLflW PERIL III 1 LOWER GMIFORNIft' ! TTENTION OP JAPANESE IS ? -- h CALLED TO OUR ATTITUDE ON r ALIEN LAND HOLDING. ' t Hi MILLION ACRES SOUGHT ; ? V ? I o Land Sales- to Foreigners .Which v Might Be Used for - Military or ^ Naval Purposes Favored. 11 ? Washington.?As a result of tele- C rams from Senator Phelan. .of Call- t ?rnia, giving information of a pro- c twal by' Japanese interests to acquire c large tract of land in Lower Call- r rnla owned by Americans, the state *? spartment has called the attention ^ f the owning corporation, the Calltrnia-Mexico Land Company, of Los v ngeles. to the attitude of the United t tntes government toward aurh mIps ii F property which might be used for ? illitary or naval purposes. r It was said at the state department te land in question was reported to d imprise nearly a million acres. The se to which the prospective purchaB- * rs propose to put It is not known i, ?re. ' e Documents Indicating the attitude ^ F the government to which the de- a artment called the Los Angeles oem- s ?ny's attention included the Lodge 8 solution in the 62nd Congress and j, message by President Taft. P The Lmlge resolution declares the ^ ilea of property by Americans to j, ay notion which might use the site < a base to threaten the United a tates could not be seen withoutrave concern bv the government of g ie United States. The message of q resident Taft transmitted a report j y Secretary* Knox in response to a' v ?nate resolution, and conveyed cor spondence between the offico of ihe i M-returv of state and a New York ^ iwyer who represented a Japanese a indicate which sought to purchase r ,nd on Mngdalena hay. c ITUATION IN ECYPT ' IS DISTINCTLY GAAVE h London.--The situation in ^gvnt is. h scominr worse and at the present a me is d'stinctly grave, a Reuter dls- h atch from Cairo says. General Al- c mhy, the commander in Palestine, b ill reach Cairo Tuesday. The large r rces of troops already in Kgypt are h ping reinforced. c A large number of armed bedouins t ive entered Behira province, lower p gvpt. from the west and are robbing o >wns and vniaiee*. The situation is n Dt regarded as presenting any millirv dnneer. The Turkish flag Is reported to be ring in some villages of Beheira e rnvioco. There are no r?norts of any ti isuelt'es having been suffered bv the tl I'litarv, but. some prominent native p Tlc'als and several Egyptian police h ?ve been killed. t1 ) MISSOURI LF^tHLATORS tl CHALLENGE REED TO RESIGN c , >.o Jefferson City. Mo.?Fifty Demo- T atic mmebors of the Mos'souri legis- d ,ture offered to resign If Senator Jas. ti . Reed. Democrat, from Missouri* ii ould reb'gu from the United States . e mate. The legislator* then nropose 'it > run for re-election, aa they suveest s eed should do. to force a ponular a ite In MUsouri on . the league of na- * 60s. The hous<? of representatives re?ntlv passed resolutions demanding i*t Senator Reed res'rh become of tl Is onuonition to President Wilson's d rogram. h YDROa 1PPI 4mP FA' ' S; t1 TWO FLIERS ARE KILLED S ?' n PppssfO-i, P|r\ ?Tvn student ofTl- e ?rs of ?b0 psvnl ptation h"r? <vnrt? s lied this pf'emoon "-hoi the'r bv. T roafrnlene foil |*>ti the bsy. Thnv o ere ,T. \. fit<> e?d K. .T. |bnr?ni?(| n bo Rnthor^f'o', d;d not r'v<* ?bo home h tdr?seo-i of the rr?n T1"1 csn?e of tl le accident lias not been determined. IRST GRFAT RFSUl.T TO \ BE OBTAINED IS PEACE tt j a Par's.?"The first result to ho oh- r< dned is peace, and the qii'rVeat ft ?ac<> possll^e." said David Lloyd tt "orce. the Rr'tish premier, in a & element. "All 'eternal events In IV rerv country, nlHert or nneim. nre de- ti indent nnon that nonce. which we * tpect and desire to oome nt the ai irliest possible moment. Peedinc t! i1s. everyone is llvinn in a stat? of M [pee'at'on nnd uncertainty. rom- ft erce and indnsQ-y are...stagnated. I TRAINING, CAMPS ARE TO BE RETAINED BY GOVEftfyMEIIT c, Washington.?Decision of the wop B< ipartment to proceed with the pnr: n' lane of tho sites of 15 arrav camps w id 13 balloon and flying fields over ai e conntry was announced bv Acting tl icretary Crowell. Less than $15.- c< 0.000 will be involved. Mr. Crowell c? id. and it will not be necessary to hi rait action bv Congress as the de- <e irtnient now has the necessary tl nds. With these purchase* the army M III have 30 training camps. Tie. ' ' * ' / IPlOYMEm BURFA8 AFFXfflS Ifttem ?f Bringing ilenlcM Jobs and Jobless Men Together Beams to Be Doemed at Charleston. Charleston.?Much concern . is telt tere over the United States employsent service station, it being iearued hst funds will not be available to op>rate this important governmental intitution longer than a week or two, specially because of the fact that t. - - - .... .o m iiuur saoriage in CharleBon that promises to increase and vhich was being gradually overcome >y Uncle Sam's system of bringing aenlesa jobs and jobless men logethr. There is a prospect that iho War 'amp Community Service may be able o "adopt" the bureau's force and failities until such time as the governaent is able to get its financial arangements straightened out. Kspecilly valuable has been the work of he bureau in placing returned inen a good positions. Tnis phase interats the War Camp Community Serice offcialls keenly. It ia understood hat the government desires to keep Is organization intact and will cope rat* with any responsible interests rilling to tai;e over tue service ^eropoarily. Government funds for #ie ervice are expected to be available uring the next fiscal year. Broad River Bridge Bids. Chester. S. C.-cThe contract for the ig bridge which is to snan Bco?d rivr at Lockhart. linking Chester and Jnion counties, will be let on April 1, ccording to R. T. Brown, who is dhineer in charge of surveys for the tate highway commission, who ha? usi -returned to Columbia, after competing the plans. The structure will > of the steel truss type and steel rqstle approaches. The bridge meets with the hearty pproval of the secretary of agriculure and federal funds to the sum of 22,434.09, have been obtained for it. 'he bids, which will be opened April . have beert asked for the Htate highway commission. A large contribution was made to he construction of the bridge by the <orkhart Mills, while both Chester nd Union counties huve made arangements to pay their part of the ost. Appointed Chief Detective. Florence.?Walter C. Kictaelberger as heen appointed chief detective for iw enforcement in South Carolina nd announces that he will make his eadquarters in Florence. SiDce beoming State constable. Mr. Blchelerger has been particularly active in unning down violators of the liquor iws and his success in this work acounts for his promotion to the posilon of chief State detective. In the ast year or two he has clogged some f the courts with liquor cases und jany convictions have resulted. Have Good Road Petition. York?A petition asking that an lection be ordered to pass on the matsr of issuing six per cent bonds to he amount of $60,000 for road imrovem?nts ia being circulated in [Ings Mountain township. The peti ton is being generally signed and the idications rtj1 that it will soon hear tie number of signatures necessary to all the election. Sentiment in favor f good roads Is stronger throughout 'ork county than ever before and the efalsion of the voters of Kings MounMn township on the bond issue is beig awaited with interest, should the lection result in favor of the bond isue it is likely that the question of everal other townships taking similar ction to secure good roads will be trougly agitated. Cotton Meeting Called. Columbia.?At a meeting of the cenral committee it was unanimously eclded to adopt the course pursued y the other States In the cotton belt nd hold a public rally meeting at tie house of representatives in the tate House in Columbia Thursday oon. April 3. There will be addresss by some of the leading experts and nekkers on cotton in the country'his meeting to last from 12 to 2 'clock. From 3 to 4 o'clock a special leeting of the committeemen will he eld for the purpose of receiving and lhulRtlng final reports. To Imnrove Service. Anderson.?W. N. Foreacre. general innager of tho Southern Rallwav and ll'ed lines East for the federal rnll>nd administration, has been in con rence here with the chamber of comicree, and has promised greater eff|. lency in train service for this city. Tr. Foreacre said that steps would be iken at once so that earlier mail ould be distributed hers and exnross ad travel would be bettered. "Now mt the stress of war is over." salt! [r. Foreacre. " ve shall develop this wiure ai uin;f5. \ Dr. Love to Now York. rhester.?Dr. S. Glenn Love. who reshtly returned from overseas, after ?veral months' service as surgeon. rst'Wftb the British army and later 1th the American forces, and who iw a great deal of interesting and at mes most hazardous service, left re mtly for New York, where he has ac?pted a position as surgeon ai the ospltel, of which Dr. J, P. Moorehead in charge. Dr. Love was for some me attached to the unit of which Dr.. [oorehoad was the head. ? . . ??MCrsB?'nCv. 1 I MILLS ESTABLISH * SHORTER WORK DAY + i i w . . FORKING WEEK IN MANY MILLS CON8ISTS OF FIFTY-FIVE IN STEAD OF SIXTY HOURS. 6REENVILLE HEADS THE LIST Lexington Falls In Lln?sWlth Recommendations of State Officials at Spartanburg Conference. Greenville.?In accordance with the recommendations made at Spartanburg last month by the cotton mill of- v llcials of the State, the cotton mills of Greenville have inaugurated the && hour a week schedule. Previous to this agreement the number of hours worked each week was 60. It is reported that all the mills of thin section entered upon the new schedule. Practically 7.000 employes In and around Greenville will be affected, while other mills throughout the county wi\l swell inls number considerably. A leading cotton manufacturer h ?re. who in a member of the execuilve committee of the South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' Association, said thnt probably 90 per cent of the cotton mills of the Stute had inaugurated the new schedule. Lexington.?In accordance with the recommendations made by cotlon mill officials of the State, the Lexington Cotton Mill began the operation of the new schedule of 55 honrs a week instead of 60. Reduction in Barnwell. Barnwell.?Barn well county farmer* , huve pledged to cut 5.117 acres fr':m their 1918 cotton acreage, according1 to flgureB made public by the tabulating committee of the local cotton reduction organization. The tabulation is based on pledges received up to Saturday. March 15, a\?d shows thnt whereas 16.101 acres were devot?d to the fleecv staple last ysar, only 1A.9S4 acres are to he planted in 1919. This ts a reduction of about 32 per cent on the total acreage reported to date. On this showing. It is now confidently expected that the reduction will not fall below the minimum of 33 1-3 per cent, with a strong probability of thi3 figure being exceeded. Little Child Is Killed. Anderson.<?An unfortunate accident happened here when a young man from the country, Mr. Massey, knocked the little three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Walker down with his automobile. The little fellow ran out from a stationary maehirte directly in front of the moving one, and before Mr. Massey could put the brakes on or swerve the car, the little hoy was caught. He was picked up unooncIouh, hut no hones broken, and it was hoped that he was not seriously hurt. He died, however, supposedly from internal Injuries. Winthrop College Faculty. Rock Hill.?The faculty for the Winthrop College summer school has been secured and the bulletin will soon be issued. It will contain some very interesting courses to he given by the best educators the country affords. Among them are Dr. Alphonso ZTmitli of the IT. S. J^Iaval Academy at A1 napolis. Md.; Dr. W. C. Bagley, of the Carnegie nundation and New Toiic University; Dr. W. H. Kirkpatricfc. Teachers College. New York cltv; Dr. Fdwin Mima, of Vanderhilt University. and many others. Ornate 3. 3. Building. York.?A Sunday school building that will he one of the most modern and ornamental structures of its kind in the State will he built soon by the congregation of the First Baptist Church of York. In order that it may correspond architecturally with the annex, the church building will tindergo extensive alterations and the edifice will he eaulDDed with new no?i and pulpit furniture. A fund of $5 0.00 la being raised for the construction work, half of which amount has already heen subscribed. To Ask Annexation. Gaffney.?For the past several weeks, certain citizens of Cowpens and Chesnee, have been quietly working: to bring: about an election which would annex these communities to Cherokee county, A number of conferences have been held between the people of these sections with certain influntlal Gaffney citizens, and the matter has reached such definite shape that it is beliqved the election will soon be held, and as It Is said !b> per cent of the voters are In favor of the chance. Welcome to W. O. W. Spartanburg:.?The 17th biennial session of the head camp. Woodmen of the World, of South Carolina, which convened here, brought to Spartan burr hundreds of delegates representing all sections of the State. The delegates were welcomed to the city hv addresses- delivered by representative* of the city and the fratrnn! orders of Spartanburg. The meeting held In the Soldiers' Club on West Main street was largely attended hv the delegates and the people of the *?tr.