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F A i. i K t. Ban G. FRANK E MANY SOLDIERS IN SOUTH 264,000 MEN ASSIGNED TO GEN. WOOD. ^ .-J.- V:r,' - War Department's Plans Make Department With Oliarleston Headquarters Chief Training Center. Washington, May 17.?Complete plans for housing 22,000 men at each ' of thirty-two divisional cantonment | camps in which the war army is to be trained have been worked out by war j department officials and construction work will be undertaken as soon as commanders of the military departments have designated the sites. Twelve of the camps will go to the new Southeastern department, com ' - ? '? . i * .i n T ^ j ! manaea oy .wajor ueu. wouu, making 264,000 troops assigned to that de-! partment. Six camps will be established in the Central department; six ! in the Southern, three in the West- j era, four in the Eastern and one in the Northeastern department. The buiding will be done by contract under supervision of army officers. Col. I. W. Little, of the quartermaster's corps, has been placed in general charge of construe- j tion and has nearly completed the organization of his forces. In effect the project is to build j thirty-two towns complete witji all j necessary equipment and facilities. There will be 2,000 buildings in each encampment. These will include quarters for officers and men, j stables, kitchens, mess halls, bath \ houses and store rooms, in addition i to numerous structures for special j purposes. Each town will cover a little more than a square mile of ground, not including the big tracts of land necessary for drilling and military opera- i tions during training. In addition to the cantonments, the quartermaster's department has laid plans for the erection of central j groups of warehouses and storage! buildings which will be situated con- j veniently as to transportation lines j and will be the supply depots for the i /?r? *y? nfi V/CLUi J^/O. j After Him. "Man came first." he remarke !.! "and woman after him. and she's | been after him ever since." "That shows," she retorted, "that j she knows a good thing when she j sees one."?Life. t itsThe m iberf SAMBERG, Pre: BLEASE AT WAR DEPARTMENT. Government Will See Boards Give Square Deal. Washington, May 1 7.?A delegation from South Carolina, headed by Cole L. Blease, called at the war department today to discuss the question of boards to pass on the exemp tions from conscription in the Palmetto State. In the absence of Secretary Baker Assistant Secretary Ingraham received the visitors, who were introduced by Senhtor E. D. Smith. Senator Smith did not remain for tne hearing because of another engagement. Representatives Ragsdale, Stevenson, Nicholls and Doininick were present throughout. Mr. Blease made the opening statement and Messrs. W. A. Stuckey and I others submitted supplementary observations. The cause of complaint was declared to be that Governor Manning had varied the programme . generally followed in appointing boards of registration in that he had substituted for the sheriff some other citizens, the general rule as asserted j by the complainants, being that the} sheriff, county clerk and judge 01 probate court formed the board. Above Suspicion. . Representative Ragsdale said it was inconceivable that Governor Manning would appoint boards not above suspicion. Representative Stevenson declared that only men of the highest character, most judicial turn of mind, and freest from political pias should be appointed on the exemption boards. He said there should be no suspicion that any man would not have a square deal regard1 r- /-v P irto 1 f o inn All rv rocont iuod Ul puiilivai lavixuii. -nil v>;vui. acquiesced in that proposition. The assistant secretary said that the , registration boards already appointed were not charged with any discrei tionary powers. It was their duty, he said, only to enroll the persons of the required ages, and he asked if ! there was any suspicion that they would not honestly do this. There was general agreement that no suspicion existed as to that matter, but apprehension was expressed that the exemption boards would have the factional bias they claimed to have been given in the case of the enrollment boards. < j Judge Advocate General Crowder was present at the hearing and after- i 1 wards assured all concerned that the i fairness of the exemption boards | would be carefully protected. I $685.00 F. O Ruts A PHONE 49 FO t I An sident _ i _ ^ r r '* GUARD KILLS DEAF MUTE. Unidentified White Mian Shot and Dies Later at Roper Hospital. Charleston, May 21.?An unidentified elderly white man was shot late yesterday afternoon by a marine guarding the mams in the neighborhood of the waterworks, late yesterday afternoon, and died at the Roper hospital at 10 o'clock last night. The matt appeared to be deaf and dumb and when he was asked questions by the hospital attendants, would make signs and point to his mouth and ears. A soiled and worn notebook was found on his person which contained two names: J. B. Smith and J. B. Davis. The details of the shooting are conflicting and very meager. Commandant B. C. Bryan, of the navy yard, absolutely refused to make any statement last night for publication and Rear Admiral P. E. Beatty, commander of the Sixth naval district, also had, nothing to say. One of the stories is to the effect that the man was seen tampering with the water mains, and when the marine discovered him, ran and was fired on. Another story, which seems to be a little better founded than the others is to the effect that the man was seen riding on a bicycle and acting suspiciously within the guarded zone, when he was ordered to halt by the marine, he swerved around and made an attempt to escape. The marine gave chase and ordered him to halt twice. The sentry took a short cut to the main road and succeeded in cuttine him off. The marine threw his rifle on him and again ordered him to halt. When the man paid no heed to the summons, he was knocked from the wheel but regained his mount before the marine could get to him and sped away. Once more he was ordered to halt, and then he was fired on. According to orders, the marine fired low. the bullet shattering the bone and cutting the artery .in his left leg. The navy yard ambulance was summoned and the wounded man was rushed to Roper hospital for treatment. He was put 011 the operating table at once and the limb amputated in an effort to save his life. Coroner Mansfield went to the hospital at once to try to establish the identity of the man, but aside from the poorly written names in the note book, nothing was learned that would in any way clear up the mystery. At 10 o'clock he passed away . B. DETROIT ndPull; i R PEMOMSTRA' ito C and carried the secret of his death and his identity with him. The body of the deceased appeared to be that of a man of about 55 years, with reddish brown hair and a bristly mustache of the same color. The body measures 5 feet and 7 inches and will weigh about 145 pounds. His complexion is fair and the eyes are of a grayish blue cast. Several' teeth are missing from the front of his mouth. WILL INVESTIGATE COAL. Attorney General, at Byrnes's Request i Will Make lytquiry. Washington, May 19.?Representative Byrnes today asked the attorney general to investigate the coal situation. Mr. Byrnes is in receipt of a communication from a constituent who advised him that it was impossible for him to secure coal from any mine in the country, every one of them advising him that they had contracted for their entire output. 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