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OLD HICKORY LADS
PREMe FIGHTERS
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NO GREATER IN HISTORY, OFFICERS
OF 30TH D CLARE.
Men Being Mustered Out
Colors of 118th Infantry to be Presented
to State of South
Carolina.
Columbia, April 4.?That no greater
fighters are recorded in history
than these North Carolinians, South
Carolinians and Tennesseans and the
men of the Western States with them,
" . which composed the fighting Thirtieth
(Old Hickory) division, is the
unanimous opinion of the divisional
comn^ander and the commanders of
the various regiments of the division
as expressed tonight.
Brig. Gen. Sampson L. Faison,
commander of the division, is very
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. enthusiastic over the success of the
division and the personnel of its officers
and men. During the Hindenburg
fight he commanded the Sixtieth
brigade but brought the division
^ : to Camp Jackson as its official head.
It was fitting that he should command
the Southern fighters on their
hofneward journey for he is a Southerner
himself, being a native of
- +. North Carolina. He has a brother in
Charlotte, Dr. I. W. Faison, former
president of the North Carolina Medical
association.
Detraining Completed.
The detraining of the 6,000 of the
thirtieth division which landed at
Charleston yesterday was completed
at Camp Jackson today. Among
these was the 119th infantry, formerly
a National Guard regiment of
North Carolina; a part of the 117th
infantry, the old Third regiment of
the Tennessee National Guard, a
part of which had been at Camp
Jackson for several days; the former
v Charleston Dragoons and other units
;i _ of the "Old Hickory" division,
i Of the units which arrived last
week, the 118th infantry, the old
South Carolina First regiment, probably
will be completely mustered out
by tomorrow with the exception of
a few officers and the men of the
105th ammunition train, formerly
the South Carolina Second regiment
of the National Guard, were discharged
today, the last enlisted man
, being dismissed this evening. More
than half of the men and many of
* v. the officers of the Charleston batallion
left for their home city on the
Carolina special and the balance,
with the exception of a few officers,
left early this morning.
Brotherly Feeling.
' When the officers and the men
were telling each other good-bye at
the camp today, there was brotherly
feeling manifested on all sides. The
officers were just as sorry to part
with the enlisted men as were
their brother officers, some of which
came from other States. Each officer
and man was anticipating the
welcome he would receive from the
people of Charleston.
The 115th Field artillery, the old
First Tennessee National Guard regiment,
left this morning for its home
State and it will be followed tomorrow
by the 117th infantry, formerly
the Third regiment of Tennessee
National Guardsmen.
With the 117th infantry tomorrow
will be Brig. Gen. Lawrence D, Tyson,
commander of the Fifty-ninth
brigade, Thirtieth division, and several
Tennessee newspaper men who
have "covered" the camp here. These
regiments will parade in the principal
cities of their home States.
To Entertain Soldiers.
The plans for a parade in Columbia
Saturday to be participated in by
the men who arrived here last night
and today were abandoned by the entertainment
committee headed by
* " Charles H. Barron, of this city. However,
the men will he allowed to come
into the city Saturday where they
will be as royally treated as were the
other units of the "Old Hickory."
s Booths dispensing various sorts of
refreshments will be opened and
many dances will be given the officers
and enlisted men in various parts of
? the city.
To Present Colors.
The colors of the 118th infantry
will be presented to the State of
South Carolina by the regiment under
a recent order issued by the War
Department. These colors will be
famous in history as those which flew
at the Bellicourt fight when the Hindenburg
line was fractured. What
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MANY YEARS TO PAY.
Allies Fix Details of German Indemnity.
Paris, April 6.?The council of
four on Saturday reached an agreement
on the principles of the indemnities
and reparations to be paid
by Germany and examination of the
details will begin immediately, the
newspapers say. It is not believed
there will be any disagreement as to
details and it is indicated that the
text of the financial terms will be
finished during the week.
The Echo de Paris says that com
promises were affected on all debatable
points regarding the sum to be
paid at once by Germany and the
payments in the future against the
opposition of the French government.
It was, the paper says, to
distribute the future payments over a
term of 30 years. The payments for
the next few years were fixed.
The Journal says there are indications
that the rights of France and
Belgium to participate in the payments
by Germany have been recognized.
The first German payment,
it says, will be 25,000,000,000 francs
of which 5,000,000,000 will go to
pay for raxv materials to insure the
resumption of German economic life.
France will get 10,000,000,000 frapcs
and Belgium 5,000,000,000 of the
first payment. The rest of the indemnity,
the paper says, will cover a
period of 35 years.
Plans for continued occupation of
the left bank of the Rhine have been
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a uaiiuuuuu anu tac uiu^o " a a* uu^vnu
upon an economic blockade as the
means of pressure on Germany. Final
agreement on the Rhine and
Saare Valley questions will be reached
before the end of the week, it is
added. Increased optimism* in diplomatic
circles is noted by the press,
while in editorials the newspapers
express satisfaction over the progress
made on questions of reparation and
indemnity. It is pointed out that
each day of delay in reaching a final
agreement adds to the loss of France.
The favorable solution of the Danzig
question is commented upon in
complimentary terms. The moral
and political advantages of the
agreement are emphasized by the papers.
SPECIAL COURT TO TRY NEGRO.
Accused to Face Colleton Jury on
Criminal Assault Charge.
Walterboro, April 2.?Laurie
Rhodes, a negro boy, said to be less
than 17 years of age, will face a jury
next Monday charged witn attempting
criminally to assault a white girl
near Lodge a few weeks ago. Governor
Cooper, upon the showing made
by Solicitor George Warren, ordered
a special term of court for Monday
to try the negro. Judge Mclver has
been assigned as special judge to try
this case. The grand jury will meet
Monday and will doubtless have no
trouble in returning a true bill
against the negro boy. It is not
thought the case will consume much
time as the facts seem to be clear
and there appears little room for
doubt as to the intent of the negro.
^s a matter of precaution, Sheriff
Lucas C. Padgett sent the prisoner
to Columbia for safe keeping. He
will be returned to Walterboro in
time for the trial Monday morning. M
ceremonies connected with the presentation,
if any, have not been decided
upon but Gen. Faison stated
tonight that he had a broad ribbon
in which are printed the battles participated
in by the 118th to drape on
the flag until the rgulation silver
cord is secured. The flag, although
it remains in the possession of the
State, is the property of the United
States government.
Col. Holmes B. Springs.
One of the officers who received an
exceedingly cordial welcome here today
was Col. H. B.- Springs, of
Georgetown, former commander of
the Second South Carolina regiment,
who is exceedingly popular in every
section of the State. He is looking
well and says that he is enjoying the
very best of health. While in France
he was acting division quartermaster
and commander of transportation. In
an order by Major Gen. E. M. Lewis,
commander of the Thirtieth division,
he was cited for devotion and untiring
zeal.
Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Tyson, of
Knoxville, Tenn., commander of the
Fifty-ninth division, gave unqualified
praise tonight to Charleston terminal
facilities and the expeditious
manner in which the troops were
handled there.
COTTON ACREAGE.
CUT 31.08 PER CT.
REPORT FEATURES CONVENTION
OF S. C. COTTON ASSOCIATION.
Represents Entire Belt
Cut in Fertilizer Estimated 5."> Per
Cent.?Senator, Smith, Reps.
Lever and Heflin Speak.
Columbia, April 3.?More than j
800 delegates from every county in
South Carolina assembled here today
for a convention featured by a rennrf
pnniniled hv the central commit
tee of the South Carolina Cotton association
of cotton acreage reduction
estimates from all cotton-growing
States, showing an estimated reduction
of 31.08 per cent, for the 1919
crop over that of 1918.
Accurate Report.
"The association has not only had
pledges on reduction carefully tabulated
and circulated," says the report,
"but has had a personal investigation
made in each section for the
purpose of being as nearly a< cyrate
as it is humanly possible to be in this
estimate. The association report is
certainly the most accurate report
ever issued for South Carolina, the
same being the result of practically
a personal canvass of the farmers of
the State. It is also probaoly the
most accurate report on ail conditions
covered in the report ever issued."
Report by States.
The report by States with the percentage
of reduction follows:
Virginia 33 1-3
North Carolina 24
South Carolina 31.15
Georgia f 33 1-3
Florida 24.55
Alabama . 33 1-3
Mississippi 33 1-3
Louisiana 29
Texas 33 1-3
Arkansas 25
Tennessee 16
Missouri 6
Oklahoma 33 1-3
California 20
Arizona 25
Total ..../. 31.08
Other Drawbacks.
The report also says that investigation
throughout the cotton belt has
shown extremely unfavorable weather
for crop preparation throughout
90 per cent of the territory and
marked shortage of labor. The reduction
of commercial fertilizer for
cotton is estimated at 55 per cent.,
while the report also predicts that
on account of the mild winter the
"inroads of the boll weevil will be
more serious than for years past."
After hearing addresses from United
Setates Senator E. D. Smith,
Congressmen Thomas J. Heflin, of
Alabama, and Asbury F. Lever, of
South Carolina, Governor Robert A.
Cooper and W. B. Thompson, of NewOrleans,
the convention elected ten
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delegates to tne convention sciieuuied
for Memphis, April 10 and twenty
delegates to the New Orleans convention
May 14. .
Two Resolutions.
Two resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the convention, one calling
for an investigation and other
requesting a government inquiry.
The first asks that ev$ry South
Carolina representative and congressman
use every effort in their power
"to have an investigation made of
the War Industries Board's activities,
either collectively as a board
or individually affecting the price of
cotton, what steps they took, if any,
that bore on the price of cotton."
The second resolution sets forth
that "through information secured
from the department of cost of production
of the department of agriculture
or some similar department
the federal reserve system is using
as a basis of cost on cotton for the
year 1919 of around thirty cents per
pound, basis middling, and whereas
this cost is considerably lower than
that the cost shown by experts employed
by the producer for the purpose
of making a report showing actual
cost, the department of estimates
of cost production be hereby
requested to issue a complete statement
showing the actual cost of cotton,
basis middling, and in making
this estimate to include all items of
cost."
The following delegates were elected
to attend the meeting at New Orleans
in May:
Governor Cooper, Lieutenant Governor
Liles, Commissioner of AgriI
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MADE FIXE RECORD.
Ammunition Train Suffers Xo Casualties
in Rattle.
Columbia, April 5.?South Carolinians
should be proud of the record
made by the One Hundred and Fifth
Ammunition Train in the fight on the
Western front. There were 1.300
men and officers in the train, a great
number hailing from this State. The
train was formerly the old Second
South Carolina National Guard regiment,
commanded by Col. Holmes B.
Springs.
Capt. T. D. Miller, personnel adjutant
of the train in an interview yesterday
told of the movements of the
organization/ after leaving America.
ine ouisancung iaci was mat tne
train did not suffer one casualty
while in France, although the outfit
was under fire many times, disease
claimed a considerable number of the
men and 22 were killed in a railroad
accident while the organization was
returning to the port of embarkation.
At least 70 members of the outfit
were badly injured in the wreck.
The dougjiboys of an ammunition
train can only plod ahead with their
duties and are not permitted to strike
back at the enemy. It is their task
to take up the ammunition at night.
There cannot be a light; no smoking
and as little noise as possible. It was j
the duty of the Boche airmen and artillerymen
to destroy as many ammunition
trains as possible. The men of
the One Hundred and Fifth tell some
interesting stories of the shellings
by the Huns. One day several shells
dropped in the horse battalion area
and not a man was lost.
The One Hundred and Fifth train
saw as much service as an ' train in
the American expeditionary forces.
The train was attached to eight or
nine divisions. The unit participated
in practically every all-American
drive, including the Argonne fight,
the most severe of the war.
Several of the companies of the
One Hundred and Fifth are from
Charleston. When war was declared
the companies were ordered to Camp
Jackson as infantry outfits, being
used as guards. Later they were
sent to Greenville and assigned to
the thirtieth division. They went
over with the thirtieth and returne'd
with'the same outfit.
The Columbia company of the ammunition*train
has been mustered out
of service. The headquarters company
and the companies from Charleston
will be mustered out of service
tomorrow.
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Old Riley Property at Greenwood
wood Sold for $115,000.
Greenwood, April 3.?What is genfr\
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estate deal ever made in Greenwood
county was closed this afternoon when
George W. Rush, of Greenwood, and
J. H. and W. E. Rush, of Greenville,
purchased from Thomas R. and S. R.
Riley, executors of the Riley estate,
all of the property on the east side
of the public square, the consideration
being $115,000. The property
which Changed hands includes the
old Riley hotel building, the Featherstone
& McGhee law office building
and three and one-half acres of
land. The new owners plan an immediate
development of the property
for business purposes.
English Language Popular.
The popularity of study in the
English- language has increased in
Japan to a remarkable degree since
the declaraton of the armistice, and
the Tokyo School of Foreign Lan
guages, of which Baron Kanda is director,
has about 800 candidates annually,
of which 400 are. admitted.
The students of English exceed in
number those of French or other
European languages.
culture B. Harris, J. H. Claffey. president
of the Farmers' Union; J. S.
Wannamaker, president of Bankers'
Association; Speaker T. P. Cothran,
W. L. Gray, Laurens; W. W. Long,
Clemson college; B. F. McLeod,
Charleston; J. T. Mackey, Camden;
R. M. Mixson, Williston; Paul Sanders,
Ritter; Wm. Gifford, Gifford;
R. G. Rhett, Charleston; L. D. Jennings,
Sumter; Ira B. Dunlap, Douglas
Mclntyre, Marion; H. E. Montgomery,
Kingstree; B. S. Moss, Orangeburg;
C. E. Summers, Newberry;
A. M. Denbow, Bamberg.
Strong resolutions were adopted
denouncing as slackers all who failed
to reduce their acreage and calling
on the press of the State to print
their names.
FLIGHT ACROSS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL TRIP IS
NOW IMMINENT.
Compete For Distinction
Is is a Matter of Chance as to Whether
America, England, France, Italy
or Germany Will Win.
The projected flight from Senegambia,
Africa, to Brazil, South
America, has been arrested bv a
breakdown of the machinery of Lieutenant
Fontan's Caudron. This
means simply postponement, and
attempt to cross the South Atlantic
is almost certain to be made shortly.
To those in northern climes this will
lack something, even if successful,
of the full achievement. A transAtlantic
flight, to the great majority
of the people of the northern hemisphere,
means the passage between
some point in North America and ,
some point in Europe, or an air voyage
between these continents over
the great routes of trans-Atlantic
ocean traffic. Still, Lieutenant Fontan's
success would take some of the
spice out of the desired accomplishment;
at the least, it would be the
first flight between the eastern and
western hemispheres, and all later
successful ones, no matter how much
nearer the popular ideal in achievement,
would call for ^ little note of
explanation.
The first steamship voyage was
made between Savannah and Liverpool.
The first Atlantic cable was
laid between Ireland and Newfoundland.
It has long been a fond expectation
that the first trans-Atlantic
flight would follow either, the line
of the great eastern or the wake of
modern ocean greyhounds between
Liverpool and New York, whether
westward or eastward bound.
It is known that Great Britain has
now, and practically ready for flying,
three over-ocean-going airships. The
latest of these is the R-80, now receiving
some final attention in the
aerodrome at Barrow-in-Furness.
This is a rigid machine and is said to
be the last word in aerial construction.
A detailed description of the
craft reveals how far ahead even of
popular imagination the construction
of airships has gone. The hull is of
steamline shape, and is equipped with
three bow mooring attachments,
which enable the ship to be moored
out from a bower in such a manner
that it is "left free to turn in any direction
and lie with the wind," as
an anchored steamship amidstream
might swing and lie with the tide.
Four cars are attached to this hull,
a control car forward, a passenger
car, and two wing cars for machinery.
The control car is large enough
to accommodate all navigating con
trols, instruments, and navigating
crews. Then there is a special type
of buffer bag and' bouvant covering
fitting to the forward car and to
each of the machinery cars. These
will enable the airship to float on
water, and they become shock absorbers
when landing. In every other way
devices to insure safety and comfort,
the results of recent invention, are
availed of, and the vessel, when she
puts forth upon her maiden voyage,
will apparently be as thoroughly
equipped as the latest floating palace
from the yards of Belfast or the
Clyde.
The vessel is one of a trio likely
to speed across the ocean from England
early this summer. Announcement
has already been made of four
ocean-going aeroplanes of United
States naval construction, all of
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WHICH CirtJ CApCCtCU. LU UC ILL wuiuiA0sion
early, perhaps in time to anticipate
a successful trip over the Atlantic
by a British airship or aeroplane.
So far as the United States
and Greaf Britain are concerned, any
rivalry that may be developed in this
connection will be entirely friendly,
and as much be said for such competition
as may later be attempted by
France and Italy. It is not believed
that either of these latter nations will
be prepared to make the trans-Atlantic
attempt in aviation early this summer,
although it is no secret that
both will be ready for the venture,
should Great Britain and the United
States fail in the enterprise or too
long postpone it. It is a matter of
knowledge, too, that at Doberitz,
Germany, a new large SiemensSchockert
biplane is now undergoing
trials "ostensibly with the view ultimately
making a bid for the transAtlantic
record." This machine as
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VICTIM OF ATTACK.
Negro Fiend Grabs Trained Nurse on
Street.
Columbia, April 5.?A negro fiend
made a vicious attack on a trained
nurse at 6:30 o'clock yesterday
morning while she was walking on
the 1800 block of Hampton street.
The negro grabbed the young woman
but her screams frightened him and
he released his hold.
The nurse was on her way to the ^
hospital and she saw the figure of a
man before he made the attack. The
negro suddenly appeared in front of
her, grabbing her throat with one
hand. She fought the negro furiously
and screamed for help, he loosened
his grip and ran off in the direction
of the Southern shops.
The screams attracted the atten
tion of residents on the block and a
crowd gathered in quick time. A
search was made for the assailant but .
no trace could be found. The negro
is described as being short and stout,
wears a brown hat and was shabbily
dressed.
The; attack made upon the nurse
yesterday morning is similar to one
which occurred near the nurses' home
in January, 1918. A nurse had almost
reached the home at 10 o'clock
at night when she was grabbed by a
man. Her screams caused, the fiend
to release his hold and flee.
The police are working on the case
reported yesterday and will exert
every effort to capture the candidate
for the electric chair. /
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Words From Br'er Williams.
When you think you is de end o'
de road, don't fling up bekaze you
find dar's one mo' river ter cross.
Dat's a big compliment from Providence
ter de grit and git dar what'3
in you.?Atlanta Constitution.
designed would, it is estimated, accomplish
the trip from Hamburg to
New York in twenty hours.. Tanks
of a capacity of about 7'50 gallons
are fitted on the Siemens-Schuckert
machine, and it is calculated by the
builders that the total fuel required
amounting to about three times the
( \
quantity just mentioned, could be
carried by the biplane, which has six
'engines, with a total of 1,800 horse-'
power, driving four propellers. '
All the indications point to an inauguration
of trans-Atlantic aviation
service this year, no matter what
tion shall be first in the field. All
that is necessary for emulation and
enterprise in the new realm of activity
is a successful beginning. The
multiplication of aircraft will undoubtedly
be much more rapid than,
was the early multiplication of /
steamships, a hundred years ago. At
the beginning the steamship was a
very crude and unsatisfactory affair.
The Savannah, the first to cross the *
Atlantic, would look, like a tender
alongside a modern ocean-going vessel,
and it required twenty-two days
for her initial voyage. Aircraft, of
all known types, on the other hand,
are highly # developed. They have
performed feats in the air. They,
have been engaged in war. They
have made voyages by night over
land and sea. They are products of
the most advanced technical schools.
They are manned by highly trained
navigators. Fully twenty years have
been crowded into the experience
concerning them since the great war.
Successes and failures count alike as
assets for their constructors. From
the moment that the "Wrights were
able to sustain a heavier-than-air machine
above the earth, every step,
from flights over sandhills to flights
over prairies, over rivers, over mountain
tops, over the British Channel,
over continents, has been in the natural
line of development. There
were failures all along the way, but 4
every failure was eventually wiped
out by a success.
The year 1919 is evidently to
mark the beginning of a new era in
transportation. Continents - and
rt/Min+Tioa will hp brought into closer
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relations by aircraft than they have
been by the submarine cable or by
radio-electricity. All port laws and
customs rules must be revised to
meet the new conditions. The allies
have already seen this and are preparing
to meet the need. Said Lord
Weir, former British air minister, in
a recent address in Manchester: "Any
adequate survey of the future of civilization
must involve an inquiry into
the future of transport, and it might
be that transport by air would one
day rival and even surpass transport
by land and water." That day is
probably closer than the wise men of
the world suspect.?Christian Science
Monitor.
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