Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Hon GREAT UP-HEAVAL IS NOW EXPECTED Some People are Looking for Big Shake-Up in Some Matters CAUSED BY FINDING SOME BAD AMMUNITION Entire Capital Was Stirred by the Finding of Worthless Stuff. i . "Washinjrton. A shakeun of the on- ! fir*? War Dpeartment is apt to follow ll/? disclosure that one third of the fcmplj ammunition for Gen. l^fshipgV >vas> found to be t*yorthl(?0f> f.Atr it bod ^nally been slapped to jMiince. < . 1 The center of the target of criticism is Gen. Crazier, chief of ordnance, Ever since the country'^ at t'-Htion whh turned to the need of pre redness, early in the Eurpeon war, there have been muttenngs against ^^G<n. Crozicr. The inventors of th country are particularly bitter m their critism of what they term old fogy methods in the ordnance department. They point to half a dozen valuable inventions which were offerto the department and turned down, only to be sold to European nations and developed into effective -devices. 'A couple of months ago some of these criticisms were called to the attention of Secretary Baker. He stood stoutly by his chief of ordnance and would not premit a departmental inVe sti&utiohv Totf Muth hvnd Ww*b * The army is ^etdhihg with criticism of Various branches, notably the quartermasters department, which seems to have broken down under the stress ol unprec3dcnted labors, it is held by young officers that there is "too much dead wood at the top," and there is a corresponding discouragement among the quartermasters because they cannot get promotions as promptly as line officers. As to the machinery dealing with Appointments, details, and promotions iti the department, everybody in Wash ington has heard complaint in some form or other. There are charges of favoritism, petticoat influence, incomf>etence, congesiton of work, intrigue, etc, all of which is heard more or les^: even in peace times, and most >f which is mere gossip. Gen. McCain has done exceptionally well, considering the magnitude of his work and the sudden increase of the army. Nevertheless, members of the general staff think he has been too ambitiou in taking over responsibilities that really belong to the general staff Promotions ought to be considered b\ the staff, they contend, while as ; matter of fact, three officers in th< "War Department control the destinj of all their fellows. General staff of ficers tell me that Secretary Pake tried to change this system, and k discovered that it was beyond his j>o cry unless he was willing to use an a: and create a public scandal. Congress Aware of Condition-,, Army officers have told all thet.hir.irs iirwl ;i t Vw ii 1 on ?->/! hk.im - l-> v. -v.. ....... .... . . .1. tors and members (.1' the House. T!i legislators are really quite familis with the state of affairs in the Wf Department. They do not like th condition at all. They have not d manded a clean up because they d not wish to embarrass the executp department in preparing for the ne army. If it should now appear that the s dier boys have received worthless ar munition which might have subject them to death without a fightii chance, an investigation is sure to made. Congress will not take the do of censorship ladled out by (ten. Ci zier, when he suppressed the nam of the inspectors responsible for t worthless cartridges, the names of t fiTin supplying: the raw material, t name/ of the officers concerned in t manufacture, the quantity of wor less stuff, and other details which 1 public has a right to know. Huge Plant in France. Unfortunately, poor powder in navy caused a fatal accident a f months ago and almost caused an i hoaval in that department. The p lie was manifestly uneasy over t incident. Now comes vhe roved at that defective cartridges were ac ally sent to France. How the del was eliscovered is not revealed, bu is understood htat none of the c tridges reached the hands of the i diers. The Ordnance Department is 1 WAGING WAR FOB GERMAN ?OPLE I Daniels Says Preparations Will Cease Only When Peace i Treaty is Signed. I! Charles* ., W. Ya. Secretary) Daniels, speaking ):,ere today at the J breaking of ground for the gpvern- j ment armor plate aiw? projectile plant. I declared that America ^ fighting not 1 only for the democratic nations of the v ortd. but its waging "the battle o the people of the German Empire 1 ves." "it'- rmuoy began this war for a place in the sun.' said the secretary. "It has conducted it with the idea that it must have the place in the sun and the only place. We believe that there can he no peace in the sunshin" , for any nation on earth underneath) the ominous shadow of the Prussian eagle, no sunshine even for people of Germany themselves. . ?. ., Draws Sword for Freedom. "Dffttffivafl by possibility of ma$eAft . . j rial tidvontftglfi Of conquest, patient amid aggravation and aggression, hop ing against hope until the last moment that the madness of the Impe rial German government would pmj:| away, America has at last dj^iwn hgj. | sword, not only for her own rights I not only for her own existnece, but for the very existence of freedom itself upon the earth, and it will mot sheathed uirtil victory is won," Mr. Daniels asserted that " in pre- ! paring for a terrible war, the navy ml taking the surest means to bring I about an early and effective peace." Will He No Let-up. "Let there be no fear that rumo r. of peace or possibilities of a cessation o{ the string]? will cause us to remit one moment our activities en j Sea and shore," he said. "Not until the peace treaty is actually signed, will we remit one single item from our program of preparations. Our citizens need have no fear that wc will be lulled into any relaxation, or deceived by the mirage of peace which is no pe^ce into slackening of our activities." The secretary declared that the gov ernment had been dilatory in provid 1 ~ u^.i lllg lur US Wttl IICCUO. IIHU aiirnviun been given in the far sighted advocates of preparedness, he said, the country would not have entered the war with wholly inadequate facilities. If your claim for exemption is denied by the local board, and you wish to appeal to the district board, you must, within ten days after the mailing of notice to you by said local board that your claim has been denied, make claim of appeal on a blank furnished by the local board and file this claim of appeal with said local board; and you must within the same ten days mail a notice of said appeal on a blank furnished you by said local board, to: W. A. STUCKY, Secretary District Board, Kastern District of S. C. COLUMBIA, S. C. \ o S 4 J Used 40 Years J CARDlli J The Woman's Tonic j be i se Sold Everywhere 4 Z f - J he MMMMMMO h? he expending $20,000,000 on base rep? }ie shop not far from the front, whi th- v/ill be one of the busiest spots on t the globe. Like other bureaus of the \V Department, the ordinance bureau swamned with work. Thr? t.orhnir ^fi requirements made it difficult to c tain new officers with sufficient ( ow pericnce and knowledge to supcrv ub P:0<'?sscs manufacture. Hnce it j t > be expected that inferior mater will he turned out, even at Frankfc ' aiscnal unless there is a thorough < . " '] hauling of the system of product oct , md inspection, tit The substitution of younger men the great executive branches of ' so " Var Department is one of the st< hat v? ill naturally be forced upon 10w .^latencies of the wc.r. THE HOBBY HE r Women Must Knoi is to Stop Stagg< By MRS. JOHN DK Chairman Coanenration Department. It is inexcusable at thi6 time concerning the various pliases of fo vidual, the community, the nation t One of the greatest present nee< tion and food economy. Thousands use their resources wisely ; but the; limine economics instruction is greal The women of the country mu that it is their part in this war to stc pail ra waste that has been estini figure is staggering. This i6 what & people (means. Our (responsibility does not depc declared tomorrow, the conditions \* a large part of the world. America' must feed (cmrselve6 and our allies ti The' work that confronts us wc I months. It will be a long and har spasmodic methods will not do. Tl Kl'stonf Ur-wvMVt ^ V Take stock. What is your bit 1 clubs pr put up a dozen glasses of j< J)e,ei.de you can do, and begin ! I GERMANS IMPRESSED BY WILSON'S WORDS Amsterdam According to the most reliable authority, the next session )f the German Reichstag will be devote'1 exclusively t<"> the question of pea^e. The majority hits (Icridul to challenge the Government statemeiit regard*'.ig i;s minimum peace programme, and it is said the Government will yield, with .1 riew to peace negotiations bcfci\ Cm istmas. The Gcrjyu.ii Government. according ir.g to this authority, favors having the plenipotentiaries meet either at The Hague, at Berne or at Copenhagen, preferably The Hague. Impressed by Wilson Note. President Wilson's rtply to Pope Benedict's peace proposal has made a profound impression in political circles in Germany, according to trust worthy information. Its success admittedly depends upon the behavior of the Russian troops, whose morale on this front is now reported to be better than the ruler - accounts of the retreat aeemd to indicate. 'HI Mean I One reason why we alv to buy to suit the needs of th< Carolina. j Another reason we lead buying in the way of the low kets for the goods the Deonl 1 Another reason is that always done, that the public We mean to lead. ViSIT US AT OUR DUSENBU | Toddville, j ===== TLT 1* W? lit I lit' i\ n i>r I have the following Secor eh 1 L. C. Smith (used very littl j 1 No. 5 Oliver i1 NO. 10 Remington Visible -ai; 1 No. 5 Royal >b- 1 Blind Fox 1 Blind Smith Premier 7 All of these machines ha' mi and are guaranteed to be in Will sell on monthly paymenl for cash. Write me your nee R. G. SCA1 Z SUMTER, S Z D L C. Smith & Bros BALD, CONWAY, 8. 0. v Their Part in War I sring Food Waste I :KlNSON SHERMAN R Ginenl Federation of Wombi flab (I for women not to inform themselves od conservation as it affects the indiind our allies. i6 i6 scientific direction in food nutri\ of women are eager to be thrifty, to v do not know how. Sane, practical i\y needed. st be made to realize as never before )p the waste that goes into the garbage ated a $700,000,000 annually. The wo ounces saved a day by 100,000,000 m<5 uTxm peace or war. If peace wete -ould be the same. Famine threatens s responsibility is just the same. We 11 normal conditions return. >men is no mere pastime for summer d struggle. HapH*4flrd methods and le work must be inUWgeiit and per' Will you promote boys* ?n#l girls' dly or dry five pounds of vegetables? aow- ^ - ^WTJJLlJlJ Tt' '! i..g' SHERIFF J. A. LEWIS GETS BLIND-TIGERS Two more blind-tigers operating on i tlie North Carolina State line were i blfught in and lodged in the county jaii b\ ^UcriiT J. A. Lewis, one day last week. ' ? T' e two n^oa wcr Lmi Lewis and another COiCl'Cd mrr who were taker ith the goods on them. | They were already in the vicinity of the') trading gveuwll> vdth \ho | I "moon-shine" when on. remarked t ] the other that he was afraid to go 1<>! the village with the stuff. This wiu overheard and they were watched and soon taken under arrest. Five, quarts were found in the!" possession, , Well Answered. Old Lestorich, an uncomplimentary husband, who need to appear In the Austrian paper Floh, said to his wife: -'If nature had made me an ostrich, perhaps I could eat your cooking/' "That would be line," answered his imperturbable wife. "Then I could get some plume* for my hat." Christian Register. (Tto Lead' ,ays lead is that we know what s people of this section of South I is that we do some careful est prices to be had on the mare want and need. we believe now, as we have is entitled to a square deal. STORE. IRY & CO. R IT E R S. id hand Typewriters tot sale: e) $58 0 30 0 35.0 35.0 10 0 12.8 ye been thoroughly overhaule first class working conditior fit nit nit m 4 inn nnn ?*??* a? ui, yivu live per ueni uisuuur ds. WOROUGH, OUTH CAROLINA. ealer in . and Royal Typewriters > mm* associATMHi FINANCES | It is & well known fact that this year has been, by far the best year that the farmers ir the county have ever experienced and yet the contributions to all benevolent objects arc far less than usual at this season of the year. Less than half of the church es have contributed to any of the objects and many of those contributing have only contributed to part of the objects and very small amounts. We are certainly not carrying out Paul's plan, "As the Lord has prospered us." Wc are writing this, no in a falt-finding way, but ta let <?u people know just what was beitu done, hoping that it would cause those churches not doing anything to d< something and those which had donlittle to do more. All the objects are in need and w< are getting letters from time to time asking us to send in the funds, but we cannot send them until the churches send them to us. It may be that some of the Churches have contributed and the amounts are being held by the Treasurer. If this be the case with you please don't hold the amounts but send in to me at least once a month, so that 1 can send to the Boards. We trust that the churches will see W, it that the amounts are paid up in lull tfci.s year and that they will com. lence iU ?.mce to send in the amounts. Vours in the Work, Treps, Wprramaw Ass'n. ?-??-?-*? HHBW'in II III- " J " ~~ ' * ' Motorcycle From Bicycle. A motor driven wheel tlutt can he .nserted in place of the front wheel of tin ordinary hieycle to convert it into u iLiotoroycle has been invented. RUSSIANS QUIT THEIR TRENCHES IN TERROR b ' r .i1. jr- I ^ j. i War news of* Friday says the dm nffection in the Russian army, which exulted in the forced evacuation of the greater pai-t of Galicia and Bukowina by still loyal t)-oops, apparently has not been eradicated, although ; sitffening in the Russian defense in Galicia, Bukowina and Roumania recently had indicated that the Russians v/ere to make no voluntary retrograde movements. I Following Tuesday's reports of the 1 falling back of the Russians in East! em Bukowina toward the Bessarabian frontier, comes the news that, disloyal to their colors, the Russians in : Southern Moldavia, from Fokshani ri/i litai #i ? /! F #?%!/ . /tint t F o I * 4 roiiiiF oc ; IIV * IIITT Of ut lir*TV VflAil 111^41 | and fled in disorder. The enemy, by j reason of this deflection has material, i :y bettered his positions for an ad. | var.ce eastward and at last accounts .v. as continuing to develop his attack Suffer Heavy Losses. The Berlin war office says the Kus sians have suffered heavily in mer killed or wounded and have lost mor< i than 1,000 men made prisoner ari( I three guns and o0 machine guns. In addition they have given u] ' splendid vantage points guarding th< ' approaches on the Screth River, tlv . rossing of which by the enemy, takei in conneciton with an invasion of Mol drvia from Bukowina, undoubted!; v.< uld result in disaster to all Molda via and also prove a valuable asset fo a Teutonic advance toward Russia territory north of the bend in th Danube. Meanwhile M. Kerensky, the Rus sian premier, has reiterated to th (h sir.g session of the conference a .Moscow the determination of the pre visional government to protect th results achieved bythe revolution an ! declared that no counterrevolutionar J attempts would be countenanced. I A continuation of the stormy weat or is still holding up major operatiot ! n 1?* rono on/ 1 H/?l rrl n ?v* o If L/MiitfU iii i i diivu ?ii\i uci(^iuiii ai uiuu^n tl. British here and there sitll are engaf e l in minor trench raiding activitie iri which small positions have bee I .T'ptured and additional prisoners, ti ken. ; The fighting on the Verdun froi .'or the moment also has reached pause, only the big guns active, i There have bo< n artillery due lor g the Aisne front. k Bitter Struggle is On. f ] Hard fighting is in progress b< | tween the Italians and Austriang ' ' I '.he Bainsizza plateau and on heigh C rour.d Gorizia. In the former sect* ( {'.he Austrians are defending tenacioi , ly a powerfully fortified line to whi< * I 11. I * 1 ...M x-M uic uanans nnvc nmn- wunin sitjkii C distance. In the fighting the Italian |( arc still using large numbers of ai |j planes which arc effectively homba1 irtg enemv p<?sitior.s. More than 1,0( additional prisoners and numbers machine gur.s have been taken by t) Italians. To the south, on the Carso platen the heavy fighting of last week hi given way to artillery duels and p trol encounters. HiHjyNG JOINS Y. M. 0. A. STAFF Succeeds Whilden as Book- y keeper and Asst. Secretary in Columbia. With the coming of the first of September two vacancies of importance at the Columbia Young Men's Christian Association are being filled,. The first vacancy to be filled is the position of assistant physical director which was until recently held by Edward. A. Soberer, who resigned to ac- V. cept the physical directorship of the r Faoific Mills Y. M. C. A. Joseph Travenic of Columbia is the new assistant physical director. H. H. King of Cameron succeeds to the second vacancv left by the resignation of P. P. Whilden, who recently accepted a position in the office of the Chicora College for Women. Mr. King will become the new bookkeeper and assisant secretary. Joseph Travenic has been for tho past tw0 years an active figure in Y* M. C. A. circles. Mr. Travenic was. ^^ office secretary here up until July, when he left for Blue Kidge, N. C., to attend summer school for physical directors. He was offered positions in Charlscton, Augupta and Hunts-, ille, Ala., and also army Y. M. C. Avork but decided to remain another ,car with physical director Kadel unleV whom he has received his training. , Director Kadel said yesterday. .Mr. Travenic will be a valuable asset, 'o our department as he is familiar' .vitli my methods and knows the men ad boys ar.d is acquainted with ail i?e phases of association work. He . :.s hr.d < xnericnce in extension v ork and 'nas demonstrated his adapt* ability to t^rroui ding conditions. He has a pleasant personality and cheerul disposition and 1 am more than iuri in have n O-'urnbia boy for my i tsiutant.'* In addition to having charge of tlri boys' classes Mr. Travneic will act oh floor director, make all locker assignments and will assist in every way to make the physical department more efficient. He has already begun his. new work. . H. H. King is an alumnus of Fur- \ man University, graduating with honors from that nistitution in 1916. He f was a diligent student and took an ac- ' tive interest in every phase of college life. He was taught at Dunbarton? . and for the past two years has been , manager of the Myrtle Reach hotel in Horry County. He has also had considerable experience as bookkeeper. . He comes with the commendations r.e teacher, student and office worker. Mr. King has a pleesing personality, is a conscientious worker and is wel'i v fitted for his new work. 0 i I " FOR RENT. ' Cottage formerly occupied by Mr. > and Mr. Jas. J. Scales. Cottage next door to Mr. and Mrs. r D. W. Harrison. / 1 J. J. Pitman place with land fence^l - in. " .i.w.oo y Repairs to any 01 mcsc - rna^e to suit the applicant. ' Apply to H. II. Woodward* 1 o Notice of Discharge, Notice is hereby given that the undersigned guardain of Causey Dimery, Q Minor, will apply to the Judge of Prolt bate of Horry County, at his office at Conway, S. C., at 11 o'clock in the ^ Y.rcnoon, on the 15th day of October, A. D. 1917, for a final discharge as y -;uch guardian. L H. G. Turner, Qualified Guar- r h (lia.ii oi Causey Dimery, ls V.. (chgs.) Minor. ie ?- " | f s s' Like the Seashore. m "My dear," said Mr..Newedd as the a- sixteenth cook in a month came up the walk, "this reminds me so much rit of the seashore. I can sit at my own a window and watch the breakers coming in." , * Is No'ioo of Di-.-rha?*tre. ,v Notice is hereby given that the un ''vsigicd adniiriistrator of the person t f- ! estate of Peter Skipper, Pec'd., \ -'11 ppn'v to Wo Judre of Probabte '-f ts orry Ce\ip<v. at lvs office, at Conay, S. C . at 11 o'clock in the fOl<fc it :en. on the 1~? h day e?f October, Ai - 1017. for a final discharge as such > 'ministrator. 'locrro Skipper. Qualified Administrator of Peter Skipper, d-fpd) Dcc'd. ) How He Had Changed. She "Hemonjber when he wns a :reen country boy and you showed him 1J he sights? What a crude Interest he Q' ook !" He "He's the same now exn ept that he'd like to take the Interest .efore it Is accrued." Judge.