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•V : > • V . V - ll TH1 PEOPLE, BARNWELL, S. 0. / - GREEK OFflCIKLS GREAT SERT1ERI 41. t. CONSUL GENERAL MAKES A VIGOROUS PROTEST*™ THE GREEK COMMANDER. LOVE OF OUR INSTITUTION OF LIBERTY WAS IMPELLING FORCE DURING WAR. SILVER COINAGE AGAIN RESUMED AFTER SEVEN YEARS TREASURY '’V IS BUYING BULLION - AND MINTING DOLLARS. PASSPORTS ARE CONFISCATEB OUR PEOPLE HATED TYRANT Is Charged That When Man Protested, They Were Handcuffed Thrown In to Jaila and Mistreated. 1 Smyrna.—American citizens are be- In# impressed into the Greek army by agents of the Athens government and George Horton, United States consul general here, has made a vigorous pro test to Governor General Sterlades •gainst the continuance of the prac tice. For many months past, Ameri cans, even mer who served in the army in France, have been taken forcibly from their homes or from ves- jdig sels arriving from the United States and compelled to join the Greek forces. There have been scores of such casee in Athens, Smyrna, Patrie and Saloniki and only those able to es cape and get into communication with American consular officer* have ob tained redress. In many Instance*, they have been stripped of their cloth ing and their passoprts and other pa per* have been confiscated. When they have protested, it is charged that they have been handcuffed, thrown ihto jail* and mistreated. Consul General Horton declares this action by the Greek authorities is in flagrant violation of existing agree ment* between the United States and Greece, granting military exemptffjn to persons naturalized as American \ Secretary of State Hughee''Addressed a Gathering of his fellow Alumni of Brown* University. SIR ALFRED LAWRENCE Sir Alfred Lawrence has become lord chief justice of England, succeed ing Lord Reading, now victory ^of In- WANT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS Secretary Weeks Urged an Agreement on Senate Provision for Gradual Reduction to 156,000 Men. Providence, R. I. — Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes told a gath ering of his fellow alumni of Qrown University that it wgs not desirable that America’s helpful influence should be frittered away “by relating ourselves unnecessarily to political questions which involve rivalries of interest-abroad with which we h^ve no proper concern." “It is equally true,” he continued “that we cannot escape our relation to the economic problems of the world** “Our men did not go forth to fight for this nation as one of imperialistic designs and cunning purpose or to yrotect a land where avarice might find its surest reward. They offered their lives and all the energies of the country were harnessed in the su preme effort, because we loved thei institutions of liberty and intended to maintain them, because we hated tyranny and the brutality and ruth JOSEPH WARDLE, Joseph Wardie .eighty-seven years of age, who since Grant’s administra tion haff collected discarded flowers at the White House. These flowers are carefully pressed and sold by him. ATTACHED TO FIRST DIVISION He Participated in All the Major Ac tions With His Regiment in 1918. Commissioned Major Infantry. 'i’sc agreement to the house and senate with request for further instructions. Indianapolis, Ind.—John G. Emery, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was unani mously elected national commander of the American Legion at a meeting of the national executive committee. He Washington. — Conferees on the army appropriation bill reached a deadlock on the size of next year's lessness which found expression in army and decided to report the dis- the worship of force and because we found our fate linked with that of Ihe I succeeds Col. Frederick W. Galbraith, free peoples, who were struggling for ! Jr., who was killed in an automobile Secretary Weeks appeared at the (he preservation of the essentials of'accident here, meeting to urge an agreement on freedom. With them we made com-1 Major Emery saw much of the the senate provision for a gradual re- mon cause, and as from one end of'} fighting the American troops partici- rttizens prior to February. 1, 1914, i duction during the next fiscal year to the country to the other rang appeals pated in during the world war. and those who although naturalized u minimum army of 150v0()0 enlisted { n the name of civilization itself, the Major Emery entered the second of- slnce that time, have served with the American army or navy. United States Must Approve. Paris.—Dr. Gasto da Cunha. presi dent of the council of the League of men, but the house managers refused _whole nation—responded. to yield from their position in favor . , , of a quick reduction to that figure. - The senate conferees were repre- „ An 0ll 9 arch y of Socialism/ sented as standing for a reduction- St.^ Ixniis. — Government contr °l i W jth the first fleers’ training camp at Fbrt Sheridan August 2?, 1917. After finishing the jeourse, he was commissioned a cap tain of infantry and sent to France group of Americans. La- REPLAGIllG KPLETEO STOCK Act of Congress Requiring Payment of One Dollar Per Ounce for All Bullion Offered to Treasury. ' v ' \—- Washington.—Coinage ‘of silver dol lars has been resumed by the m-int after a lapse o fseven years and the work of replacing (he two .hundred and seventy-nine million standard sil ver dollars taken from the treasury during the war ta sell to Great Britain has begun. Since late in March, treasury offi cials said, approximately twenty mil lion Silver dollars have been coined. .Since May, 1920, the njint has bought about fifty-live million ounces of Amer ican silver at $1 an ounce and will continue to make its purchases at this price until the treasury’s stock is re plenished. Despite the fact that the Pittman act requires the mint to pay $1.00 an ounce for its silver,. Mr. Baker de clared, queries are, constantly re ceived demanding why the govern ment pays so much more for its sil ver than (he market price. The price was fixed by the act, he stated, to stabilize the price of silver when th^re were indications of its” reach ing of unheard of heights during the war. As a result the government's action in confining the treasury pur chases to silver both produced and reduced in this country, the Ameri can silver mining industry was pro tected from overwhelming foreign competition, Mr. Baker said. St. Louis aeni oi me rouno, <„ u.e fr ° m ^ 220.000 total in service |^^^^8^0^00*^1^111 ^owbl 1 ter he attended flrst cor P 3 8choAI Nations, has addressed identical notes ^ « minimum of 150,000 which £ * las termed “a glTe^T at « ond ^°“ r t- March 24. when to the prime ministers of France. « aid could be accomplished by he took charge of company F. 18th IO me prune m.msmrs oi r ranue - house conferees how- ment oligarchy 61 socialism” by Sen- Great Britain Italy and Japan with ! neJU May. The house conferees, how- . . . R , f M1 ^_ lirl regard to the urgency of having the ever> were said to be insisting thatj ator am * 8 A • 0 Ml^ou approval of the United States before the reduction be carried out by Octo- decision can be taken on mandates. Bankruptcy Faces Philllppinas. Washington.—The Phllllpplne gov ernment is facing bankruptcy, Major Leonard Wood and former governor general Forbes declared in a cable gram transmitted to congress by Sec retary Weeks, who asked immediate action on a bill authorizing the island ber 1st. 2,300 R. O. T. C. Student*. Camp Henry Knox, Ky —Upward of 2,300 R. O. T. C. students from the fourth and fifth army corps areas, composing the States of Alabama, Ar kansas. Florida. Georgia Louisiana, Missisippl, North Carolina. South Car olina, Indiana, Kentucky. Ohio and infantry, first brigade, first division. He participated in all the major ac tions with his regiment in 1918, at Can- M’Cultough Heads Rotarians. U|cny , n AprU May an(1 j une . at St Edinburgh. Scotland. Dr. Crawford Mih , e , in September? and in the C. McCullough, of Fort William, On- Meuse-Argonne offensive. He was com- tario, was unanimously elected presi- missioned a major of infantry August dent of the International association of Rotary clubs. Investigation is Begun. Washington.—Investigation by th# 30, 1921. Arabs to Elect Ruler. London. — The British government Department of Justice of all major lnteBds to replace the British adminis- ^ — .war-time contracts with the govern- tration * n Mesopotamia with an Arab government to increase the limit of - We8t vlrgina. are assembling he™ ment has been b n Attornev Gen * a8Bemb,y and 811 Arab ruler durin K _ _ . . _ ^ ^ ^ , fnp u uiv vi' Ir u s»rkll*»cilk Avt am al a ! * «V _ J —- ▲ /"vi- Indebtedness from J5.000.000 to $30.-: for a 8lx weeks course of extensive era , DauKht , rty announced. 000 qqq (training as part of the United States i infantry reserve officers school. 200,000 Spanish are Idle. Madrid—The minister of labor, re plying In the senate to a question of the coming summer, Winston Church- : jin,* secretary for the colonies, an nounced in the house of commons. Big Hotel for “Left Behind.” .companies of the Pittsburgh and Cherbourg.—The Cunard and White * Youngstown districts announced a re- Steel Plant Cuts'Mtages. Pittsburgh. Pa.—Independent steel The ru,er win be e,ected b y the » e ?- plo- ' Senator Sedo relative to restrictions f ' tar steamship lines are. erecting here duction in wages and salaries of em placed by the .United States and a huKe 8teeI h °tel. which will accom-, ployes, effective June 16. Great Britain against the exportation mo< l a t« 2.5U0 persons. Owing to the of cotton, said that 200.-000 Spanish nHW immigration regulations enforc-j Memorial to Lincoln. To Leave Dominican Republic. Washington.—A proclamation for mally announcing the decision of the United States to withdraw its military Pity This Poor Girl. Chicago.—“Money! How I hate it! There's no fun in being rich. AH my wealth has brought but sorrow and dis comfort. I'd like to lose every penny —just dump the whole mess some place!” ~ ** The speaker was the richest girl in the world. Miss Dellora Angell, who is 18 and worth $40,000,000 An accounting just filed in the courts show that $176,000 was spent on her in the last two years—$300 a day. t . Canada Wants Bergdoll. Ottawa. — The extradition from Germany of Grover C. Bergdoll. United States draft ev'ader, is under consider ation by the Canadian government, C. J. Doherty, minister of justice, an nounced. Bergdoll is reported to have reached Germany on a forged Cana dian passport. More Railroads Complain. Chicago.—Nearly every railroad in the country affected by the six hun dred million dollar wage award of the United States railroad labor board workers were unemployed as a result ed l) y the l ’ nited States, many third-j London. — A memorial tablet to government from the Dominican Re- . . ( , class passengers are left behind here , Abraham Lincoln was dedicated in the public was issued there by Rear Ad-i . ' nun nad not P rev,0 » s - ly petitioned for wage reductions, will Rotary Vice Presidents. ^ (signed to house them. Edinburgh, Scotland.—Three Amer- ; leans were elected vice presidents of the International association of Ro- Seay Is Found Guilty. tary clubs at the concluding session Florence, Ala.—The jury in the case of the convention here after a vote °* Whit Seay returned a verdict at each sailing and the hotel Is de- little church at Hingham Norfolk, miral S. S. Robinson, military gover- where Lincoln's ancestors worshipped, nor. by ballot. Low Record for Cotton. New Orleans.—The price of cotton dropped to the lowest point recorded In five years on the New Orleans cot ton exchange. July contracts sold at 1 of murder In the flrst deicn^ for the l.illing of his 20-year-old bride and fixed the penalty at death by hanging on a date to he aet by Judge C. P. Al- mon when sentence is pronounced. Formal Protest Filed. Cutts Imperial Potentate. Des Moines. Iowa.—-Ernest A. Cutts. Decision in Favor of Labor. , _ . _ ,, , .. . .. , Chicago.—Union labor won its fight of Savannah. Qa.. chief rahban of the i, .. .. , . ... ” ’ , . . for negotiation of agreements with the Shrlnprs or S anl„tlon. wa, elects >ds by Ihe Federated shop n, * WT a 011 . crafts for all employes comprising (these crafts in -tt' decision handed down by the United States Railroad Beats the Law. Pierre, S. D.—The Dakota State i r'T” “*T r . , , , . . Labor Board. League has beat the law which pro hibits Sunday baseball in that State by allowing the fans to enter the 10.63 cents, a loss of oyer a cent a Mexico City. — Formal protest parks free and then, charging them pound in two days. Appeals for Recognition. Washington.—Dr. Sun Yat President of the Southern Chinese Re- ! public, has appealed to President Harding for recognition of his govern ment. | against President Obregon’s recent |( or seats, decree increasing the taxes on ex port petroleum was filed with the Parade of 10,000 Shrjners. Des Moines, Iowa.—Ten thousand Shriners, garbed in all the tints of the color world, passed in review here before Ellis Lewis Garretson, of Tg- Korfanty Signs Agreement. . .. ^ „ Treasury Department by representa-i~ N ev t* York.—Korfanty the Polish in-j coma. Washington. Imperial Potentate n ' fives of the Associated Oil Producers ; sur ggnt leader, has signed agreements of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles pf Mexico. Jack Dempsey is Co-respondent. Pawhuska, Okla..—Jack Dempsey, Even Hundred in Columbia. Columbia, S. C.—With the official announcement of the United States Weather Bureau of temperature of : iwith the Inter-Allied commission at O0peln, under which he will retire and demobilize his troops. Head of Norfolk Southern., of the Mystic Shrine. appear before the board with requests for lower i>ay for all employes. / ' Minnow* to Fight Malaria. Madrid. — Minnows imported into Spain from Augusta. Ga., may eradi cate mosquitoes which carry malaria in many districts of Sptin. Experi ments have been conducted to accli matize the fish, and it la found that the work of scientists in this direction has been succesatUt. Fewer Cattle and Hoga. Chicago.—The number of cattle for each 100 persons in the United States is today ope-third less than In 1900, the sheep supply is reduced nearly two-thirds, while the number of hogs is fully 41 per cent less now than then. Strict British Neutrality. London.—The attitude of Great Bri- [tain, with regard to the conflict be- Itxi degrees in Columbia, June 14. a er i y director of operations of the pugilist, was made i o-respondent in a new record was established for this , goutpen) railway system was elected divorce suit filed here In district court date for the 35 years of the existence president of the Norfolk Southern New York.—George R. Loyall, form- tween the Greeks and the Turkish na- by F. R. Boulanger, an Osage Indian. Stock In L. and N. Increased. New York.—Directors of the Louis ville and Nashville company voted that the stock of the company be in creased from seventy-two million dol lars to one hundred and twenty-five Billion dollars. of an office of the weather bureau, 'railway Want Home Rule Act Amended. London.—Strong p'lias for the amendment of the Irish home rule act came unexpectedly from the house of lords, the feature of the debate being the flrst speech made by Lord Bux- Japan and U. S. Negotiating. Washington. — Direct negotiations have been begun between the United Workingmen’s Carelessness. Of all the accidents to workmen which occurJb the plants of the Unit- States, an^ Japan for the settlement e( j states Steel corporation only five of, the questions pending betweeh (p ar cen t f were due to machinery them. . » '• ' ,4 • 'aa A ♦ V* A British Give Turks Warning. Constantinopler—The British have warned the Turkish' Nationalists that any attempt to take Constantinople will mean war with Great Britain. The purpose of sending a British bri gade from Mafta is to frustate any Oppose Minge* Investigation. Washington.—Strong democratic op position to senate investigation of the recent fighting in, the Mingo, W\ Va., coal fields developed in the senate, .causes. The others came under the and Senator Johnson's resolution head of hand labor. proposing an inquiry went -over. tionalists, will be one of strict neutral ity, Austen Chamberlain, government leader in the House of Commons, an nounced. ' . • ton since his return from South Africa, such Nationalist attempt. Was Hot in Charlotte. j Sugar Down to Bix Cents. Charlotte, N. C—With a maximum ^ New* York.—A new low price for the temperature of 99 degrees! Charlotte j last four years was established in the experienced its hottest June 14 since i refined sugar market, wjien several the weather bureau station was es tablished here, it was announced by G. S. Lindgren, meteorologist. Death of Judge Blount. - Baltimore.—Judge. William Alexan der Blount, of Pensacola, "Fla., presi dent of the American Bar association, died at Johns Hopkins hospital. Judge Blount was 70 years of age. Flood Waters Frbm Cloudburst. Wat .—n Omaha.—Flood waters caused by a cloudburst were held reapofiaible by trainmen for the wreck near Whitney, Neb., of Chicago & Northwestern train No. 60i, which resulted in five deaths and injuries to about 80 per- Officers May be Indicted. Washington.—Criminal proceedings against a number of former array of ficers may follow the action Of Presi dent Harming in cancelling war de partment contracts with the United Saes Harness cempany. Ford Evidence Cut Short Washington—Requests of Henry Ford’s counsel that more evidence he beard in his contest for the seat of Senator^ Newberry, republican, of Michigan, were dendled by the Senate committee conducting, the hearings. City Without Newspapers. Portsmouth, N. H.—Publishers of the three newspapers here and rep resentatives of- the striking composi tors failed to agree, on a wage scale and working hours at conferences and gs a rsult this city was again without news b papers. local refiners quoted fine granulated sugar at six^cents a.pound because pf weakness in raws. Army ; Base Viaduct Wrecked.. Norfolk, Va.—Fire caused by boiling tar becoming ignited almost com pletely wrecked the big army base viaduct-here,-causing a loss estimted at $100,000. ' . Big Loss In Flamas. ' Roanoke, Va.—The plant of the Har ris Hardwood company was destroyed* by 'Are at an .aarty hour, entailing v loss of 8148,000, partially covered bye Insurance. Printers Resume Work. ^ Reading, Pa.—Union job printers in the largest establishments here who have been on strike, returned to work on a compromise agreement They Arm work 44 hours a week Instead o\ 48, and at a reduction in wage* frow 888 to $35 s week. Safeguarding King George. Belfast—Every precaution is being taken to safeguard the persons of King George and Queen Mary during their presence in Belfast for the for mal opening of the Ulster parlia- ment. ——^—:—.— ... - • Foltz Removed From Command. Washington.— Removal of Colonel Frederick S. Foltz from command at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.,., for alleged mis treatment of a military prisoner has been ordered by Secretary Weeks. Retail Food Prices Lower. Washington.—Retail food prices to the average family declined 4..8 per cent in May as compared with April, while wholesale food prices dropped 5 3-4 per cent in the same period, ac cording to statistics made public by the department of labor. _ . .• . ■- • Killings in Ireland Continue.. Dublln.-TThe weekly review of the situation in Ireland, issued al Dublin Castle, says, that durng thre week fi.ve policemen were killed and 34 wounded, and that two soldiers were killed and one soldier wounded. — Bronze Bust of Harding. Niles, O. — Vice-President Coolidge and other prominent persons are here to participate in the unveiling of a bronze bust of Presiaent Warren G. Harding in. the court of honor at the McKinley memorial. . NUKING STUDY OF METHODS Increased R«*e for Gae is AllowaA for City of Spartanburg by Judge ^ Watklna, Sitting at Anderson. _/' Spartanburg.—Fully 250 farme from all sections of Spartanburg coun-' ty assembled on the farm of J» x W. Gaston, near Dtmean, for the purposo of making A study of Mr. Gaston’* methods. Mr. Gaston is one of the successful alfalfa growers of the county. He has 50 acres in alfalfa from which he as pects to get six tons to the acre. Judge H. H.^Watklns, In federal court at Anderson granted an increas ed gas rate for Spartanburg, effective at once and for six months unless oth erwise ordered by the court. The new rate will be a maximum of $2 for the first 1,000 cubic feet, fl.90 for the second, $1.85 for the third. A reduction of 10 cents on the 1,000 feet will be allowed if the bill is paid by the 10th of the month. A telegram was received here from Attorney Sam J. Nicholls of the firm of Nicholls and Wyche. who has been engaged in defending Private Fletcher B. Weathers of Pacolet, on trial in Texas for the killing of Corporal Den ton K. Price, stating that young Wea thers has been convicted and sentenc ed to Serve ten years. Company F. of the National Guard of South Carolina, the old Hampton guards, wa!s reorganized with about 66 per cent of the members ex-service men. The captain of the company has not been elected yet. A kiiufen Andrews.—A deep gloom was over the town when it w-eas leai that Mrs. John Morris had been killl in an automobile accident. The dent occurred at White’s creek, on6" mile from Georgetown, on the road recently built under -the supervision of the state highway commission. There is a considerable fill In this swamp and the bridge has not yet been raised to a level with the fill so that there Is a considerable dip down tQ the bridge. Laurens. — Five Laurens citizens were more or less' painfully hurt in an automobile wreck that occurred in the vicinity of the Narnie-Barksdale school house on the Laurens-Oreen- ville highway. Don H. Irvin and Chas. H. Bishop, members of city council: Laurens Edwards, city policeman, Hugh Davis McCravy and Fred Rick man constituted the party. fw •* Fort Mill.—In a letter sent to the war department by Brig. Gen. L. D. Tyson, formerly commanding the Fif ty-ninth brigade, he has recommend- ed that the distinguished service med al be awarded to Col. Thbmas B. Spratt, formerly of the One Hundred and Eighteenth infantry, and now president of the First National bank of Fort Mill. Greenville—As a result of a twt> day investigation by Sheriff Rector and . Coroner Vaughn, and on a war rant chargine murder in connection with the cfiSath of Charles M. Ship- man, 65, near Chick Springs. Ship man's son-in-law, W. W. Taylor, 35, and Shipman’s daughter. Mrs. Taylor, have been taken into custody. ‘ Rock Hill.—Out of- the 187 farm children attending the slate home demonstration short court held this week at Winthrop college, who were given physical examinations, 83 were found to be under nourished. ' This means an average of 10 per cent, or more under weight.- Some of the chjflT’V dren were as much as 33 per cent u^J def weight. Bamberg.—Most of the oat crop of the county has been harvested'and the crop generally appeals to have been good. The acreage in oats and other grain is much larger this year than usual; in tact, the planters of this section will very probably hava grain to sell. Charleston.—Henry M. Rutledge of Hampton plantation, commander of the Twenty-fifth North Carolina regi ment in the Confederate war, died at McClellanville, near here. Mr. RuU ledge was said to hare been the young est colonel In the Confederate army. Smallpox Being Eradicated. Orangeburg.—It has been announo- d by the county health officer that of the 13 cases of smallpox on the old, Co lumbia road several miles from Orangeburg all have been cured ex cept one, and that this patient is ex pected to be recovered in a few days. It Is considered Remarkable that of the 13 cases in this district, the dis ease has not spread, which was dh» to the strict quarantine and the vac*- cination of 126 persons of the popu lation in the section where the case* were located. Bamburg Tobacco Harvest. Bamberg.—Fanners have begun the harvesting of the 1921 crop of tobacco this week. Many planters are now curing their first barn of tobacco, the season. The acreage in this sj tion is the largest ever planted, \ the crop is somewhat disappoint! The curing is a little earlier than uT pal, the crop maturing earlier this yaar than other seasons. The tobacco market will probably open here about July 10. There Is no indication yet what prices the differ eat grades will bring. now »