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' . . !BpSy : ' ' . i J?PS THE CHERAW CHRONICLE VOL. 22. J CHERAW, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1919 NO. 22 . *1- ~ " 71 ' ' COLUMBIA EXTENDS A HEARTYWELGOME MEN OR FIGHTING 113TH MADE TO FEEL THEMSELVES IN HOUSE OF FRIENDS. LEAVE PLEASANT MEMORIES Absolute Informality of Reception Is Pleasing to Men Who Aided in Making World Safe for Democracy. Resolved to show the 113th F'eld Artillery, 30th Division, that she appreciates the service it has rendered to humanity on the fields of France, Columbia threw off utterly the reserve that sometime* characterizes her efforts at entertainment, opened her heart to the returning soldiers and Have them a welcome that will long Temain a pleasant memory with them. Had their own fathers and mothers and uncles, aunts, cousins and sisters been in Columbia, they could hardly liave managed the reception and entertainment in more acceptable lashion. Columbia has seen parades of every *ort and description; the tread of feet in unison, the rumble of artillery and the steady "chug-chug" of motorcycle squadrons are not strtnge sounds to the ears of citizens of Columbia, and it has come to be expected that soldiers will parade. When it was announced that the men of the 113th would not parade there was more or less consternation in many breasts, and fear was expressed lest nlang for entertainment would be seriously interfered with. To .send 1,300 men into Columbia in orderly columns is one thing; to dump that many men into the city without system or order is quite another. But the entertainment committee held their counsel, smiled at queries and -simply set the machinery in motion. The men ofthe regiment were unantooM^^^^wwd^^tketo appreciation slow to voice their thanks for the treatment they had received at the hands of every one with whom they had come in contact. To Publish Alumni History. The University of South Carolina is preparing to publish a complete record of its alumni and students. Blanks are being mailed to each to be filled out In view of the fact that the uni ersity is not in possession of the present address of a great many alumni who have changed addresses since leaving the university, it is earnestly requested that the desired information he sent immediately without waiting for the blanks. This must be done If the record is to be complete. The desired information covers the following points: Name in full; present address; present occupation; occupations engaged in since leaving the university; class of and date degree taken; whether married or single; if married, name of husband or wife and date of marriage; war Tecord covering: time of enlistment; "branch of service: promotions and rank; places where service rendered; If wounded; if dead, the date, place and circumstances of death; if noncombatant service, facts relative to same. "Publicity Is Reqretted. The student body of the University of South Carolina has unanimously passed the following resolution con demning the action of any member ol the student body giving out any information to the press concerning the petition presented to the board of trustees last week: "Be it resolved. That the student "body of the University hereby expresses its regret at the publicity which has been given to the p?t;tion which it recently sent to the board of trustees. The publication of this petition was not authorzed or desired by *ho ctndent hodv and is genuinely re pretted. We hereby condemn the ac tion of any member of the student body who may have assisted in giving this petition publicity. <irand Lodges to Meet Columbia will be the meeting place for two prand lodges in May. The Pythians decided several weeks agr to assemble in the capital city on the fourth Tuesday in May, and the an nouncement was made by S. F. Kil linpsworth. prand secretary of the prand lodpe of Odd Fellows, that Its members will pather in Columbia or the second Wednesday in May. The Odd Fellows will he represent ed hv about 125 delegates aud thf Pythian meetinp will bring about 30( knights to Columbia. Euthuslasm is Growing. Edwin W. Robinson, chairman foj the Victory Loan drive in this sectior nf the South, has returned from New York, where he says the entnuslasrr over the approaching loan campagn 5> beginning to warm un and soon wil b? at boiling heat, lie also cam* through Richmond, Va., where hf found the same condition at div'sior headquarters. Th? reports coming ir from all over the country indicntf that the people are alive to the neces stty of putting it over in grand style *nd it will be done. Unlimited Taxing Power. Considei-able interest has been aroused by the passage of an act at the last session of the general assembly. designed to apply to Spar tanburg only, but a provision was later attached which made the act of general application, excluding Spartanburg. By the provisions of this act, which has already been approved by Governor Cooper, the city council of any municipality ef more than 5,000 inhabitants may levy any amount necessary for "current expenses, any school tax provided by law, fixed charges in the way of interest and sinking fund on bond and any other matter, for which such municipality may be now or hereafter liable." The measure is of peculiar interest in that a recent idea was advanced to place a levy of 40 mills in Columbia to meet current expenses and jHpe out back indebtedness. Councilman Coleman said that' he did not propose to ram anytifig down the people's throats they ^fcd not want, but that he would rene^the agitation to increase the levy in ColumrtAWAro ffl von lift. I Ultt, QI1U lUai "\i?C p>/*vv?a fv" * ? der the act would be used In accordance with the wishes of the majority of the people. Planning Early Move. A meeting of the State Board of Correctional Administration, was held in the offices of G. Crbft Williams, secretary of the State Board of Charities and Correction, when matters relating to the Industrial School for Girls at Campobello, the reformatory for boys at Florence, and the reform, atory for negroes in Lexington county were considered. The board made a trip to the site near Columbia, where building%K-are being erected for the Industrial School for Girls, this institution is to be only temporarily located at Campobello, Spartanburg county. The build ings are to be two story structures with basements," steam heated and j lighted. Plans are to get in the new j quarters by June 1. if possible. I Positive progress is being made at j the negro reformatory in Lexington county. Heretofore no teachers have been provided. The board now has an appropriation for this purpose, anl will engage two teachers at once. About $5,000 will be expended in repairs. One of the large dormitories is \o have a new roof, and another to -f*r*repfrtred. In addition to this, there are to be numerous minor j improvements. Excellent work was reported from the Florence institution. A new hospital building is to be erected, provision for this having recently been made. j South Carolina Casualties. The following are some casualties recently reported by the War Depart- ! ment: Killed in Action?Private F. B. Collier, Rowesville. previously reported severely wounded. i Died of Wounds?Private Claude | Wilson, St. Charges; Wm. Simms, Charleston; Jas. T. Llovd.'Greenville; V. P. Outz. Edgefield. Died of Disease?Private Hvlie Nichols, Chesnee; W. V. Duff, Charleston; H. B. Cook. Westville; Marcellus Shumpert. Lexington; Davis Gantt, Columbia; McD. Lee. Oarwell; Sergts. J. II. Barnes, Columbia; Wilton Benson, Seneca; Privates John McFadden. Gable: Fado Chavis. North; Wagoner J. F. Lilienthal, Charleston; Elder H?ath. Pariers. Died of Accident?Private Harry 1 Livingston, North. Returned to Duty?Private David C. 1 Davis, Chesterfield, previously reportpri missine. Sick in Hosoital?Private Jas. Walker. Branchville. previously reported missing. Missing?Private Henry T. Walters. Liberty. Severely Wounded.?Corp. B. H. I Fisher. Spartanburg; Privates E. G. ' Davis. Saluda; Corp. Herbert Knight, Jedhurg. Slightly W:>un*ed ? Privates Arnold Dewpv. Roebuck; Sergt. R. S. Acnew. Donalds; Mechan'e Walter j Freeman.DMlon : Carp. 0. E. Buland, I -Tr., Columbia; Sergt. L. X. Davis, ; Honda Path; Privates Sloan Moore. Seneca: T. J. Tuff. Anderson; W. IT. i Davis. Waterloo* Cnno?'e Lynch. Dnrllington; B F. Hall. Williamston; M. R. Roy. W'iSi'irton; F. L. Diamond. Govan: C. M Morton. IVllon; Lieut. : G. R. Tvlor. Windsor; John P. Chandler. Rock Hill. Sevier .and Wadsw-rth to Go. ' i Two camns in South Carolina are ! ' | being abandoned along w;th eight ; j other Southern ons. The list is as 1 j follows: Camn Sevier. Greenville; I Camp Widsworth, Snirtanburg; - C imn Grmne North Carolina; Camp ' | McClellan. Alabama; Camp Joseph E. I - - - ".! .-J... o tv T r. Toy. > jonn lion, ri'i! u.i, i nun .j.,, . ' as; Camp Cody. New Mex'co; Camp Beau retard. Louisiana; Camp Mo Arthur. Tex is. and Camp Sver!dan. Ala' hatna. Camp Fremont. California, 1? * also put in the disorrd. In several of these abandonment is about complete. School for Preachers. The Rev. Thornton Who I in sr. P P., i professor of thenlopy at the Colunv r hia Theological Seminary, will con' duct a seminary on "The Kinpdom ! and the Problems of Reconstruction." ' April 2-11. at the institution. The tep ' Ts will he as follows: "The New * World." "The Reeon^tructor." "The 1 Supreme I.aw of the Kingdom." "The 1 K'ncdom and Business." "Th0 Kinr' dom and the Church." Other elective * courses will he open to those who feel . Inclined to take advantage of the op portunity. FREDERICK GILLETT ^ I tr< Recent photograph of Repreaenta- in) tlve Frederick Gillett of Mataachu- T1 setts, who has been elected speaker of au the house In the next congress. pr t|0 PRESIDENT IS WELL SATISFIED ? be pl< The Revised Covenant is Practically ciniahed and is In Hands of Com-mittee for Final Drafting. is ca President Wilson, who has virtually At been silent since his return to Paris,! tic believes the time is opportune for a i an statement which will allay apprehen- Gt sion over the delay and show the re- j w{ vision of the'covenant of the.league ofnations had proceeded at night ses-! ^jj sions, without any interruption to the, other main questions. * j ^ President Wilson issued the follow- ing statement: . .JIn view of the very surprising im- m< pyfeBsion which seems bo exist in some quarters that it is the discussions of m comn^Iftee on the league of nation that ere delaying th6 final formu- 0 Jation pf peace, I am very glaJ to take t the oppoMunlty of reporting tnat the J ' qoncliision of this commission were m the first to be laid before the plenary! conference. ^ . .Si | -Turing the-fjrM fe\r daVir Hur-crrtTr-j mission has been engaged in an effort tr( 10 tane advantage 01 me ^tuiuibuib which the publication of the covenant:'t0 has fortunately drawn out. A com-'1*1 mittee of the commission has also had cl( the advantage of a conference with de representatives of the neutral states sa who are evidencing a very deep inter- to est and a ^Tactically unanimous desire' h? to align tnemselves with the league, j ve "The revised covenant is now prac-: na tically finished. It is in the hands ofjar a committee Tor the final process of drafting and will almost immediate-' ly be presented a second time to the public. "The conference of the commission have invariably been held at times when they could not interfere with I pf the consultation of those who have 1 undertaken to formulate tli9 geiie?*i ?r conclusions of the conference witn re-' gard to the many other complicated ve problems of peace. So that the mem- s.tl hers of the commission congratulate is themselves on the fact no part of their wt conferences have ever interposed any form of delay." | n 8PIRIT OF OLD GERMANY j* SHOWN IN MARKED MANNER *h . | Pl< Berlin.?General HofTman. real vic-'ini *or at Tannenberg. and General von th Leltow-Verbeck are forming a new vl< volunteer corps as a division of guards ca to preserve oraer ai norae, ana pru- j?i teot the frontiers of the empire. j "wl Before the Bismgrck statue in Keon- fes igplatz. the union of German ' officers, with th"- imperial colors at GE the head of which was a band of offi-, I cers playing the kaiser hymn, formal-J Iv made an oath of allegiance in the' form of a resolution regarding the all frontiers of the empire founded by se< the "Iron Chancellor." I th< Just as the procession was passing Da the British embassy. General Luden- es! dorff turner] the corner from Vaterden se: Linden. Some one recognized him and in an instant he was surrounded and cei there were wild cheers. Ludendorff frr was obviously perturbed by the dem- iri< on strut ion. which in the present mood ne of suspician against him entertained >n* t hy many can do him no good service. Go BERLIN GOVERNMENT PROTEST j Bt ANENT LUDENDORFF INCIDENT j Berlin.?The government has pro-J tested to army officers against the do demonstration they gave for General ag Lndendorff on the ground that it has pr< given opponents an opportunity to tic a-sert that everything is the same in Germany as under the former emperor, in I? Ludendcrff asked f.?r a tribunal to Th hear his ca?e, the government, it is er anrjmiriffirt wnnlii srant >1 i? rennest Nf and would see that it was composed ne of impartial persons. I soi AUSTRALIA FIRMLY OPPOSED I "G TO JAPANESE AMENDMENT; Paris?William M. Hughes, the pre-, mier of Australia, made the state- tin ment to the Associated Press that he at was unalterably in opposition to the tie proposed Japanese racial equality eff amendment to the covenant of the to-' league of nations or to any form of it,, si? however mild. "Australia." Mr. Hughes said, "can- ti? not accept this proposal which strikes su at the very roots of the policy thati-ar we have maintained so long." | an 1QNR0E DOCTRINE . AND REPARATIONS||| ERSISTENT EFFORTS, MOSTLY | BY AMERICAN DELEGATION SPEED UP THE WORK. ** \ "FECI IMPORTANT RESULTS I ! irtain Amendments Have Been Agreed Upon That Arp Designed to Meet Criticism at Home. Paris.?PersiBtent efforts, principal- | by the American delegates, but sec- j| ded for the most part by the British 6 d Italians, to speed up the work f| the various coun'cfls and commis>n8 preparing the details of the peace fe: ;aty, resulted in betfef progress dur- | 5 the closing days of the past week, f lat most important results will be | tained during the present week is ft edictcd by those who ere in a post- |' >n to speak, including the disposi- ? in of the Monroe doctrine and repa- I tions, the two subjects which have ; en the main obstacles to the com-j Btion of the treaty. pr The most stubbornly eonte-ted sub- ra ;t was that of reparations, and it suggested that the delay in this se cannot be charged up to the n< nericans, but rather to the pre-elec- LI I in promises of Premier Lloyd George d Premier Clemenceau to make the | ?rraana, pay the whole cost of the q( ir, which have led tp some embarssment, because of the patent ina-J lity of the enemy tojfoay more than fraction of the enormous indemnity at will be required for that purpose. However, real progress has been br ide in bringing about gn' agreement H the total amount of 'indemnity and e terms of payment, ah a basts of pr instaking studies of |iie exaot state German industries >?nd resources ei P >jLe present time ana prospects for. e'future made by tbe?lnancial com-j. ssions of the conference". "j Although President TOton Ju*stat: th d\ ;aty, because the wo^'o! the other th mmissions was equal*' essential to completion, the sublet has been o bui/jcvi ui iiiuwu | auAici; anu >se study during the past week. The ar sire of the American delegates to fr feguard the Monroe doctrine and p< insert other amendments to meet j)? me criticism has temporarily prented the report of the revised covent from being submitted to a pleny meeting qf the conference. . t as : ? ' l.ci HE NEW ROCKET SAID TO ve BE TERRIBLE ENGINE OF WAR fe ? i in Worcester. Mass..?Dr. Robert F. >ddard, professor of physics at Clark >llege, acting under the patronage the United Stalfes war department, w e Smithsonian.Institution, Clark Uni- w rsity and Worcester Polytechnic In- w tute. has invented a new rocket that b( reported to he a terrible engine of ir, with an altitude range of 70 miles w aight up into the air and a distance nge of at least 200 milee. I The Goddard rocket is propelled by er perfected gas engine Installed in cc e lower part of the shell, the ex- 65 jsions that generate the power com- w ? from cartridges that are fed into ^ e chamber by a clock-like time de- b( :e. The rocket does not require a 00 nnon to start it on Its flight, the la irney beginning from any point lere a man can get. The weapon T lture of the rocket is in the head. RMAN OBJECTIONS MAY BE DISREGARDED BY THE ALLIES w I01 Paris.?The Temps says that the 1 cc fed and associated governments ^3 ?tn to have decided to disregard ic ? German objections concerning 'r .nzig and to land, by force if nee- 1 nary, Polish troops at thl3 Baltic ' P* iport. I "1 The newspaper adds tliaf con- til rning the ouest'on of the Polish ! bi >ntier the allied governments seem nr lined to create about Danzig a I st utral state in order to avoid attach- ! ? this part of the coast either to i gr rmanv or to Poland. j hi JILOING ACTIVITIES IN [W SOUTH SHOW IMPROVEMENT. W.ichinrfnn Thp ronnrtu <-> ?V>? nartment of labor from its fMd Ri ents this week show a decider! im- \ of nvemont in huildinp and construe-' de m activities. ! nf "A decided optimistic tone is found th reports durnp the last 10 days." j of ie southeastern states show preat- j ce improvement than any other grotto. ! to >w York city leads with the south j VI xt. It will he some days before the T1 nth is back to normal. di RAVE SITUATION" EXISTS S< IN FOREIGN RELATIONS. Berlin.?The allied note regarding ? landing of General Haller's troops ni Danzig has created a grave situa- | nc in ir- foreign relations, the ultimate | ar er ts of which cannot vet he estl- h,i ted. says a dispatch to The Vos- m jche Zeltunp from Weimar. w, Refore dispatching its reply, the <-i ?ssage adds, the government con- "|i lterl all the party leaders, and they h;i > said to have piven the German ! di swer their unqualified approval. J th DR. LIVINGSTON FARRAND \ Dr. Livingston Farrand, former -esldent of the University of Colodo, has been appointed chairman of i e central committee and executive tad of the American Red Cross. IFFICULT OF EXAGGERATION srmany Not Now at Our Feet Unable to Resist Payment of Any Sen- > tence Allies Might Impose. ______ i Paris.?Announcement of the outeak of a bolsherist revolution in angary has produced something apoachlng panic in the Paris peace conrence. Ttye tj^Mtaelf has* surprist those who' have Ifefcn warned reiatdly for the hut four months of e bolshevists have conquered Huniry. It knows ^lso that the Ruanian situation is becoming critical, id it has almost geenral testimony om those returning from Poland that Dland is completely undermined by ilshevists. . It would be difficult to exaggerate e gravity of the situation in Europe i a result of four months without desion following the victory of last Nosmber. Then, Germany was at our et, prepared to accept our sentence, capable of resisting it. Today it is the testimony of many ho know Germany that Germany ill sign no treaty of peace such as e may sometime formulate, that she ill invite us to occupy her territory, illeving that our armies of occupaon will be corrupted by bolshevism, hile her property will be protected om dometic disorder. As it stands now, the Paris conferice has reached a deadlock wholly >mparable with the deadlock which listed in the congress of Vienna that hen Napoleon returned from Elba, onceivably the news of advancing ilshevism will act upon the Paris inference as the bad news of the nding of the great emperor. HOUSANDS OF JEWS KILLED IN POGROM IN BUENOS AIRES I < 1 New York.?Thousands ^f Jews ere slaughtered in a "pogrom" conicted in Buenos Aires January 9. ac>rding to a statement issued here r the Zionist organization of Araera. quoting a report it has received om the Argentine capital. According to this report, a "white lard" raided the Jpwish quarters, lilling a number that cannot be csmated because all the bodies wore iried in a common grave." Jews id persons who resembled Jews were opped on the street, it was said, and ren vyriagogues were raided on the ounds that Maximalists were being dden there from the police. ITH HANDS NAILED TO THEIR SHOULDER BLADESj Vladivostok, Siberia.?Bodies of two ! ussian officers, with the same cut f and the hands nailed to the shoulir-bladcs, were found in First river, >ar here. All Canadian officers claim e discovery corroborates the stories bolshevik outrages. Canadian offirs and soldiers have been instructed go only In pairs after nightfall in ladivostok streets and to carry arms, ic political situation is increasingly , sturbing. 3LDIERS COUNSELED NOT TO EMPLOY CLAIM AGENTS I Washington.?Officers and enlisted | en discharged from the service will >t expedite settlement of claims for rears in pay by placing them in the inds of claim agents, said a stateent by the War Department. Tt as explained that adjustment of aims thus represented was delayed iv reason of additional filing and i milling of papers of the intermc-1 nrv. Tim claim of the soldier is all at is required." I CONFERENCE DELAY1 HAS BADJRESULTS MARKED CHANGE IN ATTITUDE OF GERMAN POPULATION IN OCCUPIED TERRITORY. STUBBORNLY UNREPENTANT Movement for the Establishment of a Rhineland Republic Has Lost All Force; Trouble Is Brewing. Coblenz?The slowness of the peace conference in Paris in reaching a decision on the terms of peace with Germany iB having a marked effect on the attitude of the population n the occupied area. Whereas, late as last January, when the elections for the assembly were held, the people of Coblenz and throughout the American sector were almost reconciled to the formation of a buffer state on the we3t bank of Rhine and willing to accept any terms indicated by the allies, so long as they could get peace and frod. yet the situation now is entirely different. The stubborn unrepentance of the social rulers is reflected both in the German press in Coblenz and in the attitude of the population. Interpreting the delay in Paris as a sign of weakness and indecision, the Germans have added an almost boastful tone here and lo.se do occasion of asserting their determination to remain German and hold the entente strictly to a German interpretation 6f President Wilson's 14 points. The movement for establishment of a Rhineland republic has lost all force and the leaders here are onenly'Vorking to prbpare the population fof-Dossible consequences of a refusal of the German government to sign the peace treaty. . POLISH TROOPS REFUSE A LANOING AT PORT OF DANZIG Amsterdam-*-The allied note to GeTjape*, demanding that Pollrt troopsWr sm&ifcrtf 0ft1and at Thnare? refusal by Germany would be regard* ed as a breach of the armistice, a Berlin dispatch said. The German government replied it could not take the responsibility for permitting the Poles to land at Danzig. but was prepared to facilitate a landing at Stettin, Koenigsberg. Memel or Libau. A PROSPECT THAT POTASH MAY BE PROCURED FROM GERMANY Washington.?Importation of potash from Germany may be resumed at an early date. Senator Hitchcock was advised by Bernard M. Baruch, now in Paris, lhat Germany will exchange potash for foodstuffs. The message came through the sfate department. No details were given concerning the basis on which the exchange will be made or the quantities of potash that will be supplied. Neither was it indicated whether shipments may be made prior to the complete establishment of peace and during the armistice now in effect. Some doubt is expressed here as to whether or not commercial relations may be resumed with Germany' until the treaty of peace has been perfected. It is said that this is the first announcement of arrangements under which any article of merchandise fr->m Germany may be sent to the United States. TIME AND PLACE OF MEETINGS OF CONFERENCE KEPT SECRET Paris.?Increased precaution* hare been taken to safeguard Pres?Jent Wilson and the premiers with whom he is in daily conference. So carefully have the plans been made that even the chief of the American secret service squad is uninformed as to when the meetings will take place. T'p to the present some of the newspapers have carried in their morning editions a schedule of the movements of President Wilson, with the result that crowds invariably gathered to witness the arrival of President Wilson and his conferees. There has been no special incident to bring aboupt this extraordinary care. SIX UNMASKED BANDITS ROB DETROIT BANK AND ESCAPE Detroit/ Mich.?Herding fourteen persons, including several women patrons into lavatory and vault of the westside branch of the Commonwealth State Bank here, six unmasked bandits robbed the Institution of $10,000 in cash and unregistered Liberty bonds, which officials say may exceed $65,000 in value. Fifty thousand dollars in currency had been removed from the branch to the main office only a few hours before the hold-up. SPOKESMEN FOR IRISH RACE GONVFNTION GOING TO PARIS Washington.?Passports were printed by the state department to Frank P. Walsh, former joint chairman of the war labor board; Edward F. Dunn, former governor of Illinois, and Michael K. Ityan, former Pennsylvania, public service commissioner, who are poinn to Paris to present Ireland's claims at the peace conference as spokesmen of the Irish race convention held at Philadelphia. NOT TO LEASE TO JAPS ATPRESENT OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA LAND COMPANY WILL NOT LEASE TO JAPS AT PRESENT. AITHFRF Tn FORMER PROMISE iiwimn it# v wiinibii i iivmmvw Arrngaments of Character Proposed Will Not Be Made Unless Sanctioned by U. 8. Government Los Angeles, Cal.?The owners of the California-Mexico Land and Cattle Company's property in Lower California still adhere to a declaration made to the state department in 1917, tha?**^ they will not "under the circumstances make any lease of any kind to Japanese, where colonization is probable, until we are first authoritatively informed that such an arrangement will be entirely agreeable to ths government of our own country." This was announced here by Harry Chandler, president of the company.. Mr. Chandler, who is also principal owner of The Los Angeles Times, Is- j| sued a statement as follows: Following is an extract from a letter written by me ,as president of the stockholders of that company, dated February 23. 1917, to the department of state at Washington: " "While my company Is anxious to secure these reliable tenants, amply financed, to help develop our property in Mexico, we are first of all American citizens and do not wish to make any move which could in any way prejudice a question which always appears to be, a subject for agitation r between the two countries. We will not, under the circumstances, consid- ^ er making any lease of this kind to Japanese, where colonization is prub- . ** able, until we are first authoritatively ' ujjiHj InfnrmpH th.it mirh nrrsnepm?nt will be agreeable, to the government df , our ?!n. country." ... ^ ?, METflODISTS LOOK FORWARD ^ WITH CONFIDENCE TO DRIVE Nashville. Tenn.?The sum of $35.000,000 will he raised by the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, during, the week of May 18 to 25. This money will be spent to promulgate Christianity in the war-ridden countries of Europe to carry on missiona;ry work in the darkest comers of Africa. Asia and South America, and a considerable sum will be spent In the Southern States for the education of both the whites and negroes. While statesmen will rebuild shattered governments, educational Interests will erect colleges, business men will devote their energies to reconstruct shattered communities and Industries, the church will devote Its money and eoffrts toward the spiritual welfare of the war-ridden people. INCREASE OF 20 PER CENT ON IN TELEGRAPH CHARGES Washington.?Increase of 20 per cent in domestic telegraph rates, effective April 1, were announced by Postmaster General Burleson. The increase was agreed upon at a meeting of the Federal Wire Board and was made necessary to meet "the increased cost of operation, occasioned by wage increases now in effect, made during the past year." Mr. Burleson added that the advance would be "barely sufficient" for this purpose. THREAT IS MADE BY DEBS TO TIE UP COUNTRY IN STRIKE Akron. Ohio.?Eugene V. Debs, socialist lender, threatened to call a general strike of his party throughout the country unless he is granted a rehearing in the courts on charges upon which he was convicted under the espionage act. Debs was confined lo bed with a bad attack of lumbago at the home of Mrs. Margaret Prevey here, when notified the United States had refused him a rehearing. INVESTIGATING CHARGES AGAINST WM. J. OLIVER Knorville. Tenn.?Investigation of fraud. sabotage and conspiracy charges against William J. Oliver and 10 other defendants, officers and employees of the Oliver Manufacturing Company, will be completed by the federal grand jury and a report is expected before the adjournment of the United States district court. The grand jury remained in session until late and .uany witnesses were examined. ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE FOR RETl'RN OF CANADIANS HOME Ottawa.?Arrangements have been made for the return of the Canadian expeditionary forces in Siberia, it was mnounced in the house of commons hv Minister of Militia Newbern, in reply to a question. The date is being kepfe secret by the request of the British government. The dominion contributed approximately four thousand men as its share of the nternational force sent to the Siberia 'ront. 1