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* • f •* 1 X * VOL. 38. W’ALTEKBORO. S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1017, NO. .83. iMOORERHS County Chairman Explains Duty and Methods to Be Used. EUGIBLES MUST-REGISTEtt All M*Jr C'ltlien-s, White ami Black Skk or Well Are Included iu , the Call. The following explicit letter from J. M. Moorer, E»q . »'Ol be read with interest and profit by all oui citizens: . • W'alterboro, S. C.. May 22. 1.1*. Kditor The Press and Standard. Walter boro. S. C. 1V You are very patriotically pub Hshing in this issue of your paper, at a financial sacrifice to yourself, because of the exclusion of paid ad- items var- MG 10 begin WILSON CALLS JANH00D M REGISTRATION ■■ Governor Manning Will be in .. Charge of the Work in South Canriina. TO PATRIOTIC SERVICE CLOSING E«ISE6 Program Will. Begin Thursday •TUESDAAV JUNE -».--D.-VXE Full ip Information t.iven in ProclA- mst i<>n Issued 1 H*luj by (•overnor Manning* vwtisfementa and news ious matters pertaining to the reglH- ^ ^ Tuesday. June ^ impose upon you by writing an ar tide of any length In this issue of vour paper. .. | Our country is at war w 'South Carolina, pursuant to th*- pr > most powerful enemy th „ i visions in said proclamation, and ■Appeared on the face oi , vi | the duties and responsibilities iittr Tfce supreme test, duty j" . • p„ 8 ed thereby, and further, by vir- leee of citizenship has p , t , tue of the power and authority vest itself to the citizens of( ed in me as Governor of the Stat< Columbia, May 1 ftMachinery' for the registration of all South Carolinians under the provisions o* the Selective Service Act of Con- gress and n accordance with the proclamation of Presdent Wilson was set In motion today throughout the State by Governor Itichani 1. Manning. k The Governor's proclamation designating June r. as reglstratloii «lay. follows: * Whereas.' the President ’1)1 tlie Cnited States, bv proclamation.* has 5. 1917. as all male zens between the ages of one and thirty, both inclusive:/' Now, therefore. 1. Itichani ’ Manning. Governor of the State o, Evening of This Week and ' . ' , ' . e - . ^ | ■ t * President, Issuing Proclamation of June,.» as Registration Day, ( Last Till Tuesday. DEDICATI01 OF THE Special Services to \ Sun<tay Morning and Evening. V Points Out That it is Occasion fo r Solemn Reaffirmation of-Each Affeded-Individual**-Allegiance-to- His-^ountry. Not Conscription but Selection of Me n for Tasks in Army and for Tasks at- Home. - TWELVE TO- GRADUATE BISHOP RUSSELL COMING Washington. May 18.— President Wilson’s proclamation putting Into effect the selective draft provision of th«t war army bill, signed to night. follows:- 4 ■ "A proclamation by the president of the United States: / ‘ Whereas• congress has enacted, and the president has on the 18th day of May. 19\Z. approved a law which contains the following pro visions: / “'Section f>. That all male per sons he*ween the ages of 21 and 3ft. boih inclusive, shall" be subject to registration in accordance with reg- ulajKons to be prescribed by the Fine CImkm of Young Folk to FlnKli High School Work and Gradu ate from Walter boro School. required of him in the execution of this act. shall, if not subject to mil-, Itary law, be guilty of a misdemean- 1 * or and upon conviction in the di ej trict court of the^United States hav- Ar .n If •llbjcct ... military law. shall he tried by court martial and suffer such punishuomt as ,i i court martial may direct.’ The closing exercises of the Wal- terlmro high school wil take place Teachers and pupils liave been engaged in working out a program which‘w ill he sure to in- terest and entertain the friends and H N »,-.i patI'ons of the school who'will at- N..» .h..r.ro|V W ^, n aon. president ot the rnlte<l States/ r Will First Visit of Noted Bishop of t liaiieHton—Public Invited to Attend Reception. St R(C* county and that Is to rally tor ©f South Carolina, do hereby, like- aid of their country and ^‘ wi8e p roo laim Tuesday, the 5th dav of June. Iftl". as the day on which all male citizens in South Carolina, i neen .JI' both white and colored, between two cynical ^e ages of twenty-one and thirty. their flay? emerges from this awful world war victorious. * It has been intimated to me by one,or two cynical citizens of county that there would be a dls^ position on the part of some of the young men of the county to evade enrollment on the 5th day of June, but have expressed a belief that such would not be the case Pat riotism runs as high in C olleton county as in any other county of the State or the nation and l feel sure that our citizen* will reupond willingly, freely and gladly to the call of Iheir country. If any un willingness is exhibited towards this registration or if there is. any evas ion as to it. I feel sure that it will not be from the young men subject to military duty who are going to ♦•moll, hut it will he engendered and encouraged by some unworth>. of ail persons of the designated ages, except officers and enlisted men of the regular army, the navy and the National Guard and naval nialitia. while in the service of the United States, to present themselves for and submit to registration un der the provisions of this act; and every such person shall he deemed to have notice of the requirements both inclusive, shall, between the hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m.. pre sent themselves in person ami regis ter at the places now designated by the county boards of registration and conscription of the several counties, and by the said boards of registration and conscription for the cities of Charleston and Columbia. For this purpose I have appoint ed in each county of the State a registration and conscription board, consisting of a representative citi zen. who shall act as chalnuan: the clerk of court of common pleas and the judge of probate of said coun ty. I have likewise appointed, wi»?i similar powers, a like board for the and Columbia. not] H— r tfi> ’IS Dd encouraged o> “V”;"'";,; cities of Charleston ■Unpatriotic, undesirable am m • j with the mayor of each citizen of the county who is 'chairman, and two irepresentativ subject to military duty < y*; , . ti/ . ( , n , members, act of Congress who is so unmind . fuj of the call Of his country as to place impediments either by eom-i ound or counsel in the way of those, vho are called upon to enroll. I iave reference ■parttculhrly to those, of our citizens who are afraid that^ their private businesses or occupa-j tions will be interferred with by .the call to duty of their emplgyes. Afj this situation does manifest itself.j the patriotic, worthy citizens of thej community should report the mu*-j ler at once to me and I will t.tk-' steps Immediately to have the. party j prosecuted in the federtf^ court for violating the act of Congress. And in this connection. 1 would say that the act of ( ongress I'•" '! W },jch he is now, or may hereaft* r a very severe penalty of puntshmen I appointed under the provision ; without the alternative of a fui<‘ ho evade registration, false returns of regM- tho$e who evade sho assist in the for who mak* tration, for tho,se w evasion of the act of registration, either actively or by counsel, aud 1 will not hesitate as the executive officer for Colleton county to. see* especially that .anyone who coun sels or aids in any manner another to evade the registration art is prosecuted in the federal couit. good and patriotic citizens, and all! 1 would like to state that, wit.)- aK< . n rii.s of publicity, to read, out any desire on my part 1 was ani j „p rea< j abroad throughout drafted as the executive officer for ^ out Carolina, this and the ,other Colleton county by the government. m .|. Pl(sar y information, so that earn and thaf-so far as the officers ap- (>ver y ni ^ n between the ages of pointed by my hoard to make the ^ an( j both inclusive, tvrtb registration at the various pte- am | colored, shall he inform- cincts are concerned, they were like- pj, ( j U (y j n order that he may wise drafted and their services and comply therewith, anti not be suh- my services are just as compulsory to penalty of the federal as are the services of those who are j aw . f or .f a ji ur< » so to do. going to be called to the colors. ^ 1; | ^| every citizen of South Caro- accepted my appointment as a P at 'j|ina give heed, and do cheerfully rlotlc duty without remuneration. | whatever duty is imposed by these and I trust that every one who ’s^ proclamations. called upon to act and aid the gov-. j n testimony whereof I have hero- emment in this very’ necessary and| un t 0 ge t m y hand and caused the patriotic work will do the work will- o rea t Seal of the State to be afflx- The Rt. Her. William T. Russell. I). !>.. bishop of Charleston, will solemnly dedicate the new St. An thony's Catholic church here next Sumtay. *and after the ceremonies administer the Rite of Confirmation. Dedication" ceremonies will begin' at 1*> o'clock a. m.. followed, by high mass. Rev. J. J. Hughes, of Summerville. «'elebrant; Rev. J. D.' . ^ .,r „ nr ». „f year win number twelve memhcisl y U inn.’of Summerville^ master of do oll upon ‘j 1 /* . f , ;t „d is a class of tine young raen Leremonles; “ * > he several 8ta<< ‘ , V “"!* * *' ‘J® ' ’ 1' and . women. They have done good kt , „ « . tS e . ‘ f l T Z ^ of t work and are entitled to the co.u- presulent: and upon proclamation | Distnc of < slumbla and all oft - |inMin(j| wf friends an(i w .,.„ wish . Je citiyf • the i or oth l er P»blic no- coe and, agents of the aew .al Th . wi „ bt , Kivpn their hlK „ twe^C ‘r K ‘ Ven b >- h, »‘. or hy h.s direc- States ami territories. o f V ^- (U , olnas Tm . S(lav evening. ^ ,10 " s,at,, ; K ,he , tim r Tk S aC a f i ^ "f < otunib a and of th‘ coua- whu . h W|11 r|os ,. rlu . 0o n„„ence..,ent such registration it shall be the dutyj ties and municipalities therein—to ^ , perfo r: certain duties in the execu- i Thurf ^ evt , ninK a reception lion of the foregoing law wh “-'! wl|1 ^ u ^ n th V» taculty and^e wtl W communicated to a(lua(in> , rlass T.v *Th aM JHIr them direct^ in regulations of even . pH J Us a| date herewith. - . Friday evening/the pupils of Misi And 1 do ‘‘J - pro ^V. l ‘ Kate Rent*’ music class will give a give notice to all p • * | musical recital, which will he fol- registration in the f* .- lowed by the last meeting of the! to these services. ' h " ' f" : 1 “ , ' ^ | TW. .ill b, .1,. with Ih, abov, h»t <■ Snndw „ lonl | nl[ a tll„TI„ck of thift act upon the publication 4>f, time and place of such registration ^ ^ ^ 11. .McCuen, of la>dge. will said proclamation or other notice sh ail he between 7 a. p rearh the baccalaurate sermon to as aforesaid given by the president on the 5th day of June, 191., at .it, ^ _ ra(iuat ^ at school audi- or by his direction and any person Registration place in the prectne. torlum Thp fo „ ouinK iK t j,e pro who shall wilfully fail or refuse to wherein they have thp ‘ r P , . rn * n * nt , for Sundgv morning , present himself for registration or homes. Those who shall ha\e at-j jj vmn to submit thereto as herein provided tamed their 21st birthday and who invocation—Rev. J F fH-altanf. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor shall not , have attained their ..1st | {t , a ,i inK ;scriptures - Rev, S and shall upon conviction in the birthday on or before the day here Hope, district court o( the United States Burned ars required to register, ex- jj n ‘ having Jurisdiction thereof be pun- eepting only officers hurt enlisted , sermon-s Rev. W. R. McCuen. ished by imprisonment for not mora men of the regular army, the navy. Hymn. than one year and shaU thereupon |b* marine corps and the National Benediction—Rev, C. It. Smith, be duly registered: Provided. That GBurd and naval militia while in Monday night the pupils of the in the call of the docket precedence the service of the United States an*l p limarj . and intermediate grades shall be given in the cojrts trying oftlcers in the officers’ reservs corp-, gHy an entertainment. for the same to the trial of criminal and enlisted men in the enlisted re- have b , H , n practicing for proceedings under this act: Provfd- serve corps while in active 8 i ^ rvr ^: several weeks. The following prn- ed further. That persons shall he In the territories of Alaska, Hawa i w jjj he rendered: subject tb registration ps herein and Puerto Rico a day for registra-• ^j oJ | lt , r (j oua< . (>i c turt provided who shall hay/ attained tion will be named in a later prn-i K| . adt , thefr 21st birthday ah*i who sha.l claniation. I . not have attained, fheir 31st birtl:- "An*! 1 do charge those who j day on or before the day set for throuifh sickness shall be unable '■> registration add all persons so regis-' present th'-mselves for registration tered shajU be and jema'ii subjef t ty that they apply on or before the day draft ipfh the forces hereby author of registration to the county clerk ize*l,. unless exempted or excuse.I where they may be for instructions therefrom as in this act provide I. as to how they fiiay be register' d by agents. Those who exepet to be absent on the day named from the counties in vvhich they have theti permanept homes may register by mail, hut their mailed resist ratio” made by mail under regulations t > cards must reach "the place in whirl) be prescribed by the president. they have their permanent homes ’»> Bound to Assist. the day named herein. “ ‘Section 6. That the p resident Apply for Instruct Ions, is hereby authorized to utilize th*- “They should apply as soon as service of any, or all departments practical to the county clerk of .th- and any or all officers or agents of munty wherein they may be for in the United^State* and of the several structions as to how they''may ar- States, territories and the District < omplish their registration by ina:l. 1 , i, ls , or Columbia and subdivisions there In case such persons as, through j.; of. in the execution of this act aid sickness or • absenc<y niay 'In- all officers and agents of the United unable to present themselves per States and of the several State-*, sonally for registration shall h** so- territories an*l subdivisions th’ereof journing in citites of over kn.on » and of the District of Columbia anil population they shall apply to Do- all persons designated or appoint'-*! city clerk of the city wherdin they under regulations prescribed by Do- may lie sojourning rather than •<» president, whether such appoint the Clerk of court. The clerks of rnents .are made by the ■ president counties and <d cities of over 30,0ft't himself or by the governor or oth'^r population in which numbers of ap officers of any State or territory, to plications from Die sick’ami from perform any duties in the exeeuDo.i non-residents are expected are ait- the press of the State and upon all I 0 f (his act. are hereby required to thorized to establish su< h stibagen- pvrfonn such duty as the preside^ cies and to employ ‘>«^lze ^ foUow j n th ^ pro|train to p, shall order or direct and all sue i| Hitch clerical for* ** as may be neces- Mr. Howard A. Jen- ins. Cross hearery"Charles Vaughn, acoylites; Lawrence Uriel**-, aeov- lites. Itishop Russell wiR -prea* h at the mornipg service am! again in the evening at 8 o’clock. ■ A special choir, eonvpnsed of some of Charleston's best tal**nt, will ren der Milliard's Mas-, in G. with violin accompany m**iit. This will be a grea; ’iv for th.- Catholics of Wwlterbor**. . : ’ they extend a cordial in vi tat ion to -rdf their friends of Die other churc’lir-s first visit o.* Itishop Russell to Walterboro. who at,, the end of the evening service will hold a public reception, and It is hoped a large crowd will com*- out to greet Charleston’s new Bishop. LOIMJE SCHOOL CLOSES SUNDAY lntere*tiii|4 Dntgritm Knitxa* ing Three nays Will ConcliMle Year’s \V»»rk. . . * , f’.ook bv first Fairy, scene by* ‘ advanced ocond and Diird grades. Juvenile Opera "Bonnie Bell" i’onrtb, fifth and sixth grades. By virtue of authority vested in me, by Section f>. of th*- act of Con gress. tfpprfiived by the President Ma. IS. 1917 an*! more specificallv referred to in his proclamation. I hereby clothe and vest these several boards with full authority’ Federal and State, and do appoint "them, and each of them, as agents for their re spective rounties for the execution of the said act and the duties im posed thereby. subject to further l orders from the President of the United States, the provost marsh?! general of the United States, and j from me as Governor of the State ' of South Carolina. Any person fail ing to serve in any capacity t<* Th. program foi Tuesday evening s()Jrl ,. (j„,, Lodge, May 21. The commence ment exercises of the l»Ige rural graded school will begin Frida' evening at 8 o'clock. Tlx* evening will be given lo the primary and intermediate grades The teacher, hav*- been training their pupils for as >n Provided further. Tita? in the «'-a><- of temporary absence from actual place of legal residence of any per son liable to registration as provid ed herein such registration may be will be as follows: S.-lutatory Miss Marie Saunders Mas* History Miss Lota BooD<- Vocal Sob* Miss Kate RefitZ. Mass Prophecy Joe Mob- Mass Oration Miapliti Davis. Song ’ Greetings to Spring" High School. Valedictory A lister Witsell. Address to Graduating Class Rev. Herbert F. Sc h roe ter. Instrumental Solo Miss d*-Tr*- Mile. A record breaking crowd is ex pected that night. Th*- following are the scl*-< tions that'will be pre* sented "The House That Jack Built.." VAunt Susan's Quilting - Party," "Maidens all Forlorn.” : The Gtcat Poutnkin Mis*- Gu-T Lvs.. Muff ' several songs and a drill will comprise the evening’s i-ntiT- tainment. | Saturday night. May 2t*. will b- graduating night There are four 'Students In the senior class. Hire.* Xwarding Diplomas Supt. - Iltlg't of these are boanling students and on*- is h home pr*»du*-t This clay, will « rtter college next year at \Vin- Strickland Th*- mi-nibers of th*> graduating * lass an- Misses Lota Rootle, i t |iiop and Furmaft. Ktliel Fender. Judith Fjoiiib.-ra. ,;,. ort .,. warr.-n. of H. »• f»:.. i. . .. x*. ...iaa*** of the sai»l act: and any male per son who comes within file ag.-s of 21 an*l 3«i, both inclusive. hot; whi4*‘ and colored, who shall fail to register on the day and between the hours named, will suffer penaBy of the federal law. I hereby call upon all courts of the State, now in session: the churches, the .colleges, th*- schools. t’orrie Risher. Frvie Rislier. Muee*^ Saunders. Uauliu*- Williams umL Lu- g«-ne R]:u k; (’huplin Dav is. Ludlow Fraser. Jo*- Mole. Allster Witsell. Miss deTreville’s Class Recital t— A piano and song recital will b- given by Hi*- pupils of Miss CaDt *-iin<- d**Treville *>n Thurs*ht\ aft*-’ noon at 5 o’clock at h*-r r*-sidenci- inely, and not only willingly, but thoroughly. There seems to be a misappre hension in some quarters as to who should register. I trust that every one will read carefully the procla- mstion of the President and the proclamation of the Governor, which will make the matter clear. I will state, however, that white and col ored. native and foreigner, sick, dis abled or a|le-hodied. residents of Colleton county who are over the age of 21 years and under the age .of 31 vears and a male, must regis ter be a wav frbm their regular pre- ed. at Columbia, this nineteenth day of May. ,A. D.. one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and in the one hundred and forty-first year of the independence of the Uni ted States of America. (Signed* Richard I. Manning. Governor. By the Governor: W. B. Dove, Secretary’ of State. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Sullivan, of Green Pond, were in Walterboro Friday afternoon. Mr. Sqllivan Is __ . , , .‘r^n'rWn president of the Sullivan Lumber TW .ho wl.h or ..port lo J omp , ny , hirh „ op , rl , in , „ v - eral saw mills in this and other counties. . r (Continued on Page Fire.) Stic II su vs s-> sa officers and agents and persons soj sary t«> designated or appointed shall here j cations, by have full authority for all acts done by them in the execution of this act by the direction of the pre*»- hfent. Correspondence in the ex ecution of this act may be carried in penalty envelopes bearing the accommodate Dies*- appli- given: "The power against which we ar--* arrayed has sought to impose its will upon the world by force. To this end it has increased armament until It has changed the face of war. In the sense tn which we hav* 1 3. March Zimin* frank of the war department. Any been WO nt to think armies there ar- persons charged as herein provided! no ttrm | e s in this struggle There with the-duty of carrying Into ef feet any of the.provisions of the act or the regulations made or direc tions given hereunder who shall fail or neglect to perform such duty and any person charged with such duty or having and exercising any au thority under said act. regulations or directions who shall knowingly make or be a party to the making of any false or IncorreM registra tion, physical examination, exemp tion. enlistment, enrollment or mus ter: and any person who shall make or be a party to the making of any false statement or eertifloate as to the fitness or liability of himself or any other person for sevric* under the provisions of this set or regu lations made by the president there under or otherwise evades or aids another-to evade the requirements of 4his act or of said regulations or »h(), in any manner, shall fall or neglect fully to perform any duty are entire nations armed Thu-*, the men who remain to till 1he soil ' and man the factories are no les.v j a part of the army that is in France j than the men beneath the battle, flags. It must be so with us. It i:i not an army that we must shape and train for war; It Is a nation. To this end our people must draw close In one compact front against a com mon foe. But this can not he If each man pursues a private purpose. All must pursue one purpose. Tie- nation needs all men; but It .needs each man, not in Hi*- field that will most please htro. hut in the endra-l vor that will best serve the rnatimoit i good. Thus, though a sharpshootei , pleases to operate a trip hammer; for the forging of great nuns, an*! amn- . ton. will deliver the* address to the , rla*s. Frank <'ummin/s will de liver th** class oration. Miss Mag- i gie Jones will read the prophecy: Mias Winnie Keat’se will read the class story, and Fairey Berry will ! read an essay, after wjiich the dt- ( > plomas will- be delivered by Pro*'. , Garris. /' ’ ’ /?* A medal will be awarded to a pu pil* frbm. th*- primary grades who ! has the best record on certain cour-' ses. / ^ ! Sunday.vMay 27. Presiding Elder ; G. K Fdwards from Charleston, will deliver the coiinnencenient ser- ; moH. RVv kklwards is an elmiuen, ' s|i«*aker an*| we know that his ser mon will he very Instructive to the | class. The plans for the new building day. the ) hills from contractors. The faculty- I of the school will be increased with Mozart an additional teacher next year. Th.* Hay Maker’s mann. Jow'el Taylor. Fay Taylor. Host* Petals P. Itawson Carrie Risher The Rope Dancer.... ./ 'kulla:. I Elizabeth Cannon. will soon be perfected, and a Twinkling Htars.^/ Krogmann j will he appoint««l to receive Bernice Corbett. Blue Bells of Scotland Don Juan Minute, Duet Kliz»ih«-th Cannon, Teacher. May Itay Waltz Bughee Doris Corbett. The Wind Knud mann Good Night (Song>...Spalding Jewel Taylor. Sister Dear Kern. Gladys Corbett. Autumn ^Song) . . . . Krogmann Miss Claudia fyeach. 1ft One Summer Day 2T* .. Spalding Bernic*. Corbett, Doris Corbett. 11 I Begin . .P. Wllhy. The American Treason . . D. Rowe Norma Sauls. 12. Song to the F*lag Ackley (Chorus.) 9 faculty has not been announced, ex cept the principal, who was elected more than a month ago. Prof. Gar ris has been re-elected for another term which make* the fourth term in the school, which has made mar vellous strides ip the past Hire.’ years, and the members of the graduating class express the stneer" hope that the people of this com munity will always look forward t > better things in the educational wojdd. ng of ci mschinl an expert rhachinist desires 'o march with the flag, the nation Is being served only when Die sharp- <Continued on Pag** Four.J W. M Brown, of White !i*UI. w-as in town Monday niofntng. M». Brown is manager of the farm of the Combahe** Company of Whlto Hall. anH is a fine far Tier, aft well as business man.,. After spending some tir e with friends In WaRerboro. Miss Eliza beth Walker has returned home. During her stay she attended mapv very pleasant social functions, chief, among which was the entertain ment given by the Misses Fraser on Monday evening last.-*—CharUston Evening Post. A