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
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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
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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.
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???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
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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.
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1 OFFICES OF POSTAL SY8TEM
ARE REMOVED BY BURLESON;
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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.
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, 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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<
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"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
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ELLflW PERIL III 1
LOWER GMIFORNIft'
! TTENTION
OP JAPANESE IS
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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