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CAMPAIGN DATES IERARY OF COUNTY SPEAK- 1NG HAS BEEN ARRANGED OPENING DATE JUNE 18 PIOVIIES FOI CHARIESTON .Senatorial Party to Open Campaign at Winnsboro While Gubernatorial Candidates Vnlimber at Barnwell —Last Speaking to Conclude on August 23. ’The itineraries of the State and Senatorial campaigns have been com pleted. The Senatorial campaign will open at Winnsboro on Tuesday, June 18, and will conclude at Spar tanburg Friday, August 23. The in itial nreetthg of the State canvass - will he held at Barnwell Tuesday June island will finish at Columbia Friday, August 23. The Senatorial candidates are to speak at Columbia on July 4, and the State aspirants at Greenwood on that date. Charles ton will be visited on Wednesday, July 24, by the Senatorial party and cn Saturday, August 17, by the State prrty. . The itineraries are so arranged that the Senatorial party will swing through the Piedmont first and the •tate party through the southern section of the State on Its first speech-saaktag tour. The Itineraries Are ee arranged that the two par- ■ .11 he kept an much as two w ^Bh» spart st all times, sad so that A^Vlleaatrrial party will kave aa ^eMPa days laiormisnloe after inly ^^^hd the Stats caavaae s atas day s after Jely t The rostiag ec the twe parties was arranged ey a eehcammitiae af the Stats (leaierrei* Mraator Tillasan Kapoits Bill Bevel, oping Carolina Port As reported to the Senate by Chairman Tillman, of the naval com- mSMe. the naval appropriation bill carries an Increase of more than $202,000,000 over the amount of its .total as it came from the House. It is predicted that the measure will be put through the Senate in record time. y . \ Of course, the provision tor a great new dry dock at the Charleston Navy Yard, with an initial appropria tion of $1,500,000’ on an ultimate limit of 84,000,000, is the star fea ture of the bill with regard to South Carolina. However, Senator Tillman’s com mittee added $250,000 for a central power plant at the Charleston yard, thus increasing the total of the Char leston yard’s Items from $1,400,000 as the bill came from the House, to $1,650,000, as It gtfes to the Senate for final action. - The other Charleston items in the bill as it came from the House, as it is reported by the Senate commit tee. are $25,000 for dredging, $15,- 000 for railroad extensions, $200,000 for water front improvements, and $10,000 for boat storage. There is alto provision In both House and Senate billa for a naval hospital at Cnarleaton to coat $125,- 000. Wlto regard to the marine re cruiting and training station at Fort Royal the Senate committee adds fSO.OOO to the amount which the President Is authorised to pay ia ac quiring and approving the remainder of Parte Island, making this 'total $20t. An additional fio.oe# Is added by the Senate committee for officers* quarters at thin station There are lamp sum pro*!#ions of eeerly lll.eoe in the naval MU le he need at the dUer*tt»n of the 1 Secretary of tho Navy for I .monte and emergency purrhoeee nl the varione navy BEATING THE SUBS 0-MATS ON THE DEFENSIVE AROUND BRITISH ISLES ‘I 12 SUBS SUNK IN APRIl i !• KUIT TO REGISTER British and American Navies Hang > Up a New Record—Sinkings in Y Mediterreanean Are Still Bad on Account of a Lack of Adequate De stroyers to Protect Ships. Twelve German submarines were sunk or captured in British waters by the American and (British de stroyers during the month of April, which was a record. This means that twelve U-boats were officially re ported and recognized as sunk and that evidence,. either a cap bearing the name of the submarine a por tion of the craft, or a live or dead. German was produced when eaoh case was recorded. In addition to this number, at least two other U-boats were de stroyed during that period. One was sunk on April, 8 In the North Sea while making an attack on a convoy to Holland. Thu porftucopn was sighted at 11 a. m. and before she could lot go u torpedo ut the nour- e*t steamship six destroyers rushed ovor uud dropped depth charges In every dlrortloa Tho explosion was so violent that tho vessels heeled ovor nomrly forty-five dogroos. - When the convoy cam# ap there was a largo take of Mark " : »>ut> hllag up from heWw and the de- still hope watch to too if to the antiere that Throe Quartern of a Million Kligible State Registration * . Estimates by Major General Crow- dbr. provost iqsrsbal general, indi cate that probably three-quarters of * r + a million, men will be obtained for the army by the registration on June 5 of all youths who have attained the age of 21 since June 5 last. Fully 1,000,000 youths, according to General Crowder’s estimate will be registered.- At ipast one-fourth of them, he thinks, will be exempted on various ground. A statement by Secretary Baker, giving the estimate and outlining plans for the draft given out read: “Probably three Quarters of a fail- lion men will be added to the Amer ican army. in the making, by the registration on June 5 next, of boys who have reached the age of 21 since June 5, 1917, or who will be 21 on or before June 5. 1918. This es timate was made by Provost Marshal General Crowder, who wilt direct the registration. General Crowder’s estimate was based on the fact that almost 10,- 000,000 men registered last year. This number included all between 21 and 31. Statistics collected by General Crowder's office show that u little more than ten per cent of these men were 31 years old. Op that basis. It Is estimated by draft officials working under General Crowder that this year's registration will exceed l.tOO.ooo “Of this number. General Crowder estimates three-quarters or about 7&.M0. will be uvulluble for mlNtury duty. This makes proper allow- • n..« for physical defects, ttoos because of 4 speed eats and otb to military SEEKS THE TRUTH HUGHES STARTS INYESTIGA TI0N INTO AIRCRAFT MIX-UP OTHER . STOP to IMUv, GERMAN TROOPS MASSED IN FIVE GREAT ARMES French Report Great Concentration Behind Unee—l,080,000 Soldiers to Resume Amiens Drive. . Reports from the headquarters of the French army are that there has been a redistribution, of German troops aJong the entire front. It is known that there are great masses of troops within striking distance of the front, and it is beleived that when the enemy is ready to strike there will be only brief artillery fire as a prelude to the actual assault by the infantry. In preparation for the resumption of their offensive, the Germans have concentrated 140 of their best divis ions between the North Sea and the Oise. These compriee two thirds of their entire army and. total in round numbers 1,680,000 men, including 1,120,000 Infantrymen. This mass which Includes all the divisions the Germans were able to reorganise and reform after their great armies ss follows: r The Fonrth army, comprising sev en divisions, 84,#00 men between the and frwm the >s*d lc committee. eeaeAetiag of Gee WU-1 le Jeees. el CeiemMe K4*a* A I Dree a. ef Hu rue ell. eed J II Meet* m ef W ulteebere The it t eocene* iPDev VimkMmeo Teeedev ieae $0; I CWetet WedeeedUf. Jeae tt. 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Hughes will proceed with out having its pith crossed by Con gress.. ■ituetlon • which had threetened an ,oinm * n 1 ’ r open tight on the door of the Sen-1. m ™ r ste end In which ■—IhtilmlMIi** 1 “ n ' leedere saw the poeethlilty of tw., p ^?fl. 0, JLf? l 2L- C - 0 . ln - ,p *" d " t by simultaneous inquiries Into all - * wssst, the Seventeenth army, phases of the government's aviation program. First, a compromise was reached under which tbs resolution of 8ena«or ('kambetfaln atfthorl*- Inr Investigation of various braackun . ^ •f war srtlvltlee lurludiug sviatban. diti.ions. I578.M8 by the Senate after be- •< •* ef Tkkguage wbirk tk# JJJ £ cwnetftutiug tbn military rwmmfftau' UM-— mm* a mm Ike conduct of tbe war . | sacra baktud tbeoe lac attack—wboa angn Dm op i be ions ladiroiloa that tbo ef tkt effeunlvs objoettras aa tbo ^ * tv 0s«fvom tke mum Jett l roiombsa Tbora D*ee*ec tSoodmc Jot* Tbosdo* Jot* IS Fbmo net, Jaft* if, tHenmag IS. 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July S; An derson Monday, July 18; Walhalla Tuesday, July IS; Pickens Wednes day. July 17; Greenville Thursday. July It; Union Friday, July 18.; Spartanburg Saturday, July. 2S; Gaffney Tuesday, July U; York Wednesday. July 24; Lancaster Thursday, July 25; Chester Friday, July 26; Winnsboro Saturday, July 27; Camden Tuesday, July 30; Ches terfield Wednesday^ July 31; Ben- nettsville Thursday, August 1; Darl ington Friday, August 2; Bishopville Saturday, August 3; Sumter Tuesday August 6; Dillon Wednesday, Au gust 7; Conway Thursday, August 8; Marlon Friday, August 9; Flor ence Saturday, August 10; Manning Tuesday, August 13; Kingstree Wed nesday, August 14; Georgetown Thursday, August 15: Mon eke Cor ner Friday,-August 16; Charleston Saturday, August 17; St. George Tuesday, August 20; Orangeburg Wednesday, August 21; St. Mat thews, Thursday!, August 22; Co lumbia Friday, August 23. ADVANCE IN MACEDONIA ■kei m mmtf owfl movement mat corHoi mm* m (p ski wDk verb Mfk PfB l« «*• ooMlf broken op CHARGE WITH BIGOn Jr, '* tiki I wrmi MB MP b ; mao o oil tbo bpra. vboto will bo mm mm4 I am mtlsflok tboi I vm M tko iOM^MDDMM kjl Tbo roatofs are oooortoS bp rule tbo ratoo of al| tbo obko votort at •Vlh Sootr.>«rr» 1^41- ^ . 4ti«t t " Hltk Usrolloo tlglblaa. raltai ""kftkmpa.” DbMk asaf bailor l boa tbq mop la ora. as Iboy 1 ^ v «aa swoop Soon u*vr tbo wolor ao4 T§ ATTACK ITALY lioher HI f.nr -p-.t for am len*!h of tlssa witUoot say dlfflcektp. Mol* Mt. aaS Mrs. Robert Nftrtoa. of, Colombia. ar« in the Lcxlnxton oMrajrn C ooaty Jail, wltb Ike cksrge of big- *bbway a my restlag ngsiast them. The cou ple was married la tke office of tbe judge of probate on May S. All *s *a*d to have gone well until n few days ago. when Mrs. Minnie Nor ton. wife No. 1 of the man had s warrant Iraued for the newlyweds. Norton la twenty-one years of age. while the woman In the case Is only nineteen. Her maiden name is Bes sie Thompson and Newberry is her former home. She is said to have two husbands, also, the first husband being now in the service of the gov ernment as an American soldier. She is a woman of personal charm, and was before the recorder in Colum- b.a some weeks ago on a charge of \ayrancy. At that time, however, she is said to have been the owner and opera tor of a small store in Columbia, which gave her release. Likewise, Norton has been in the toils before. It will be remembered that he was cornected with a celebrated highway robbery some years ago. In e»n»n ihc I hr NtOCth Hra to »ed Dm Mark. Thrre are Further evidence that another ;rom fifty 10 Mventy-five steamships great Austrian drive against Italy la ♦ ♦ ♦ LAUNCH MANY SHIPS Made hi Steady Progress Being Building Merchant Marine Ten steel ships of 58,850 aggre gate tonnage were completed and 'de livered to the Emergency Fleet Cor poration during the pant week, and fourteen others.’tome wood and soifte steel, of 48.SS0 tons, were launch- On Saturday four wooden ship* left the wuyt. the third time during f the mouth whoa four vearaia of thm type were launched la a sir gie day Tha total aambar af wood a Map la data to In each convoy and they will man age to get across safely. The u-boats try very hard to get the vessels In the Dutch ronyoys. as they can see them from Zeebrugge and are direct ed by scout sir planes. If the submarine cannot get there in time the airplanes try to drop bombs on the steamships even when they have reached neutral waters along the coast of Holland. So far they have succeeded In sinking only one small Dutch vessel. Admiral JelMcoe was against send ing the battleships to sea for the pur pose of protecting convoys, as he thought the risk of their being tor- pedtfed was too great. He was over ruled at the Admiralty after the cap ture of a convoy in the North Sea by the Germans, and that, it is un derstood, was the cause of his res ignation. 1 \ The sinking of vessels in the Mediterranean is still considerable on account of the lack of de stroyers. The American and Brit ish destroyers are all needed for . convoy work and for, protecting the shipping in the Irish Sea and waters around the British Coast, and the Mediterranean is left to . the French and Italian destroyers with a few Japanese destroyers. According to official figures in Lon don. the output of the shipyards In England and America next month will exceed the estimated lose of ton nage by 14,040 and Increase monthly hereafter The American warships of all sizes brigaded with the Brt’ *h Navy Mere mm United Impending came In an official din- patch from Switzerland, saying In formation from Vienna showed Aus tria had planned to suppress all mil itary operations in the east May 20 to concentrate forces for the Italian front. Austrian newspapers are quoted as saying this step marks the institu tion of civil administration again in Bukowina and in Galicia, and that similar measures are to be taken in Hungary towards Transylvania. The military importance of the decision is emphasized because it enables the withdrawal of a considerable mili tary force fro m Galicia and Buxo- wina while the Austrian general staff will be able to turn all its at- tfenuion to the operations against Italy. DROPS PRESIDENTS Railway Executives Relieved by Or- . der of Government I>irector • ry ■ Every railroad president in the United States was relieved from ac tive duty as executive manager of his roaad by Director General Mc- Adoo, who will appoint a federal director for each road, responsible only to the railroad administration. In many cases the president of the railroad may be named federal di rector. . To safeguard the InteruuU of stockholders and maintain the in dividuality of uoch railroad, federal will tho l lag effleere of tbo property, tbo dft* MB to tbe quite evideot f bev* already gotborod (tore discerned wltb you uud Mr that It would f»c for us carefully to examlue all tbo activities relatlog to aircraft tioo. It to easy, of euUy* to dlstlugulsb between an In quiry within the province of the Up partment of Justice and one which la aimed merely at alleged wants, at neglect, or mismanagement, or inef ficiency. apart from any appropri ate basis for a civil suit to recover misappropriated mqneys, or a crim inal prosecution. As a practical matter, however. It Is evident that In the endeavor to determine whether there is a basis for a civil suit by the government or a criminal prosecution, it will be necessary fqr us to make a thorough inquiry into the entire history of aircraft production since the begin ning of the war and of all proceed ings which have been taken by any person or corporation concerned therewith. We shall not be able to ascertain whether there has been dis honesty or malversation of any kind unless we go thoroughly into all the transactions. “If we discover a basis for civil suits by the government they will be Instituted. If we find grounds for a criminal prosecution it will be ordered to go before the grand jury to obtain indictments. “If we find no sufficient basis for such proceedings, our conclusion, to be convincing to tbe country, could not well be stated as a mere neg ative conclusion In general terms, but should be accompanied by • fair candid and adequate statement of (he facts which our investfgarvou bra disclosed Wo should, of court#, lu no wuy make any statement wklck from a military polat off vtow should mm* bo made "Rut I am rary sure that tko coun try would pm w snoloot with our toQPtop, aod Mfttowtorty M wm Mm tko houto fra our ronclumon tu ad«*quat« report off. tho facts wo have ascertained This certainly should be dlspaMlonste and Impartial and be coafined to facta. When wo aro In a position to make such a report of our Inquiry we shall know the facte and tt will be mea suring to the country and support our Investigation. “If it Is understood that we con template this course of action, should suppose that there would bo a general disposition to permit our investigation to proceed unembar rassed by any other parallel course of action. Clearly as we may rec ognize the authority to conduct an other official Inquiry at the same time, we cannot doubt that any offi cial inquiry into the same course of conduct, although with another aim. I would tend to make difficult, if not impossible the successful prosecution of our own. Either nothing of Im portance would be elicited, or points would be brought out which would at once suggest to the guilty, if there be such, where effort should be made to block successful prosecution. Even with the best intention in the world it would be almost impossible to know In advance what should bo gone Into and what should be left . untouched. We might be following a pron^stng cine, only to find oar effort unintentionally thwarted. “We are instructed to have a prompt and thorongh Investigation, and my desire Is should have the felleet opportunity to make sack an Investigation, and In order tkat we may kave tkts opporteelty. tt le de sirable that It should b« generally oadoratood that when we are through we shell state the farts we have oe- rortateod M tbe meaner I bate eng- eeeted above te tke end that all may be sotiefted in so alt mm raeefet off ear i»t«eu*siiaa. M