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FIFTEEN COUNTIES' ADOPT MEASURE RESIDENT ,HUNTER8' LIC9N8E LAW. NOVVIN EFFECT-GAME WARDENS DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progreqs of South Carolina Peo. Pie, Gathered Around the State Capitol. Columbia. A. A. Richardson, chief game war den of South Carolina, has just is sued the following statement: "At the 1916 session of the general assembly Richland county and 14 other count'es, not then affected by the provisions of the resident hunters' license law, were included under the provisions of the said law. This law Is now in effect and the licenses have been placed on sale w'th the different magistrates throughout the county and the law will be strictly 'enforced f orn now -nn. "The resident hunters' license law requires that every hunter before hunting any kind of game, whether protected or unprotected game, shall first procure a license, except land lords and tenants and their children on their freeholds and leaseholds, re spectfully. The county license costs $1 and is good only in the county. The state license costs $3 and is good to hunt in accordance with the laws anywhere in the state. No county 11 cense is needed for a person who has a state license. A landlord may give written permission to any resident of his county to hunt upon his land, in which event the written permit must be carried upon the person of the hunter -and is a substitute for the 'ounty license. No written permis .ion can be extended to any person living outside of the county, a state license is required for any non-resi dent of the county. These licenses that have been put on sale are good until July 1, 1917. "Licenses will be placed on sale in the other new counties that have come under the provisions of the hunters' license law just as soon as the governor appoints game wardens and they qualify for their positions. "I have received a great many in quiries relative to the above mention. ed law and will thank you to pub. lish this article for the benefit o your readers." e Demand for Law Enforcement. A general awakening among South Carolinians in their attitude and de mand for the enforcement of law war the burden of the charge to the grand jury of Richland county by Judge Mondel L. Smith at the opening of the May term of criminal court. ',The prohibitory law enacted by the last legislature in regards to the sale of liquor," Judge Smith said, "was not the result of fanatnctsm but of the general tendency throughout the bus iness world. Business men are find ing out that the efficiency of their employees as well as of themselves is impaired by the use of intoxicants and they have created a strong and prac tical sentiment against the use of strong drink." Cruise for Naval M"Iliti'a. Itinerary for tI- :inual cr-uise of the South Carolimz. .a.val militia was: Lnnounced in a letter- received by the djutant general's offise from the navy department. There are 200 men and officers in the four divisions of the naval militia. The four divisions have been ordered to leave Charleston July 15 by rail for the navy yard at Philadelphia. On July 17 the divisions will embark on the babtleship Illinois and proceed to Block Island on the New England coast. The five days at sea will be given up to drills and manouvers. Two days will be spent at Newport, R. I. The divisions will return to Charleston the latter part of July. Prpgi'ess in Rebuilding Hospital. The work of rebuilding the state hospital for the insane is progressing well under the direction of C. Fred Williams, M. D., superintendent. Sev en new wards, with accommodation for approximately 360 male patients, have been completed; a new dining room for the female patients has been furnished and occupied; the new kitchen built; cold storage plant con structed; and the congregated dining poem for the male patients now in process of construction. A vision of a new era has been the inapiration in the task undertaken by the super intendent. State Board of Health Busy. Reports from the laboratory of the state board of health indicate an in crease this year in the number of patients being treated for rabies. Since January 1, 120 have taken the full treatment with 20 others now being treated. Two cases have been lost, which is the normal proportion accor ing to statistics gathered from wide1 e~as where the treatment has been gven. One patient died during treatment while with another the treatxpient was ineffeptive. The. total uiuniber treggi4 last year was 247. Night Achools. Lower lliteraoy. Might sOhool -work ih' the mill schools over the state has in a .large measure been abandoned for the spring and by statistics, collected by George D. Brown, supervisor of 'the mfil schools, approximately 5,000.adult pupils were enrolled in these, some of them advanced beyond the mature age of 70 years. Reports thus fUi col lected- give an enrollment of 4,642, with reports not yet filed from several districts. It is figured that as many as one-third of these Dad never been In school before. The Cbtal number of nights the schools were in session was 3,263 and 215 teachers were en gaged in dispelling the illiteracy of those from whom advantages had been shatched in early youth. . There are 160 mills in the state and 98 night schools were organized during the winter in these. Concrete returns have been so * inspiriting that Mr. Brown predicts that within five years adult illiteracy can be clearly wiped out, and the necessity of continuing this plan removed. In addition to the effective work for those thus. enrolled, a wholesome influence has been slhed over the day schools in the mill vil lages, in which the enrollment has been increased 16 per cent. Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Richland and Greeiwood counties take leading rank. In Greenville coun ty alone 11 night schoole were organ ized with.a total enrollment of 1,112 pupils. Opartanburg county had 18 schools, with an enrollment of 566. In both of these counties an assistant mill school supervisor was engaged. Anderson county enrolled 415; Rich land 402, and Greenwood 2$1. In the Central night school of Columbia 260 pupils were enrolled. Greenville coun ty had one school with an enrollment of 238, and four other schools with an enrollment Well beyond 100. Sev eral others in different sections of the state went well above 100. The night schools are but a small phase of the work undertaken in the the state. Many special levies have been voted during the year, for mod ern school buildings r.nd the mainte nance of an adequate teaching force and the purchase of extra equipment. State Facing Serious Problem. The state board of charities and corrections is receiving by letter and through reports of its field agents many indications that citizens all over the state are awakening to the impor tancA of the protlem of protecting the feebie minded, especially feeble mind ed white women of child-bearing age. Frofa the ranks of these unfortunates paupers, petty criminals, prostitutes and other undesirables are steadily recruited. The economic loss due to feeble-mindedness is incalculable. Many states have made provision for caring for their feeble-minded citizens in institutions where their hands are trained to, do many kinds of useful labor and their minds receive such education as they are capable of as 9imulating. Recently the board received a let ter from the chairman of the Yoard of trustees of a rural school district asking his advice about handling some feeble-minded people in this ru ral community. The chairman's letter said that these cases of feeble-minded ness "are a source of anxiety" anid "seem to demand prompt attention." Tillman Refuses Stanling Money. Special from Washington.-"I do not want my share of the stealing in this bill; and while South "!arolina has items in it amounting to $300,000 I shall vote against it and hope it will not become law." In these words Senator B. R. Till ian began his remarks on the senate floor when he arose to say that he would oppose the passage of the pending rivers and harbors bill.. "We need the money so much more for more important things that it is criminal in my mind to hesitate for one moment or to discuss this bill at all," Senator Tillman continued. The senior senator then said that if the bill should pass $40,000 would be wasted. "I would be ashamed to go home and tell my people that I have voted $300~,000 for South Carolina and left unprepared and unprotected the mo mentous question of a greater navy," ho said. New Enterprises Authorized. The secretary of state has issued a charter to the Manville Ginning company, ,with a capital of $1,000. The Quality Shop, Inc., of George tAwn, has been commissioned, with a capital of $5,000. The Cgrolina Sales company of Caharleston has been commissioned, with, a capital of $10,000. The secretary of state has issued a commission to the Rlasor Realty com pany of Greenville with a capital stock of $10,000. Manes Bros. Inc., of Anderson has been chartered with a capital of $10. 000. The Charleston Cement Product, corporation has been chartered with a capital of $6,000. Governor Grants Clemnency-to Six. Before leaving- Columbias for Char lotte, Gov. Manning issued pardon, and paroles in six cases: Clemency was extended in the fol lowing cases: Thomas W. Bishop, convicted in Richlandi county in fall of' 1915 on the charge of adultery and given 11' months or a fine of $200,' pardon granted. l~d Hill, convicted in Greenville in 1906 on the charge of murder and sentenced to a life term, parate avantad. FRED LYNCI, 1 Fred Lynch of Minnesota, who has been widely discussed as the possible successor of William F. McCombs to the chairmanship of the Democratic national committee. Mr. McCombs has announced that he will retire from politics to devote his time to his pi. vate law practice after the convention In St. Louis next June. REJECTS PEACE RUMORS SIR EDWARD GREY DECLARES PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IMPOS SIBLE AT PRESENT. War Might Have Been Prevented by Conference, But Position of En tente Allies Has Changed. London.-Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, in a speech -in the House of Commons set aside all ideas that peace negotiations were possible at the present stage and plainly reiterated that the position of the Entente Allies was in no way changed. Sir Edward declared that it was impossible to consider terms of peace without a previous agreement between the Allies. Further, he expressed the decided opinion that the hositilities had not yet reached a stage where it was possible to talk of peace, especi ally as the German public was. con stantly being "fed with lies" by their ministers. Mr. Ponsonby's reference to the use of the American press as a "plat form"' was the outgrowth of a recent interview with Sir Edward Grey. Sir Edward in replying to this attack, while admitting that inportant dis closures of policy ought first to be made to Parliament urged that a crisis might arise during the war when con siderations of etiquette should not be allowed to stand in the way. ie con tended that since German statesmen constantly were giving interviews and statements to the American press it would be mere pedlantry which would hinder British statesmen from coun tering these statements in th~e inter ests of their owvn country. SECRETARY OF WAR STUDiES PREPAREDNESS Expresses His VIews for First Time on Universal Military Service. Washington .-Secretary Baker has begun an exhaustive study of the Hay Chamberlain army bill with a view to undertaking the authorized rec-organi zation of the regular army and-Nation al Guard as soon as the measure is signed by the president. Re-or-ganization of the militia will be dealt with first. Chairman Cham berlain of the senate military com mittee conferred with Mr. Baker re garding administrative features of the new legislation. Secretary Baker, for the first tir.ce since he became head of the war de partment, expressed his views on uni versal military service. "Every citizen is under obligation to serve for the defense of his coun try," he said. "In view of the uni versality of the obligation, I favor universal training through some sys tem of selection that will provide ade quate defense for the country." BIG NAVAL BILL IS NOW- EXPLAINED Washington.-An elaborate report, explaining the $241,000,000 naval ap propriation bill, has been submitted to the house by the navil committee. At the same time the Republican mem bers of the committee joined in a mi nority report to be presented in a few days attacking the measure as inade quate and demanding that Congress Provide for a navy ranking second among the world's fighting forces on the sea. CHILDREN WATCH FATHER FALL 180 FEET TO .HiS DEATH Pensacola, Fla.-Lieut. Samos Vin cent Rockwell, a civil engineer in the United States navy, who was in train1. ing as an aviator here, was instantly killed when a navy aeroplane he was piloting dived headforemost 160 feet in the ulf. A nutnber of 15ersons, in cluding his three little children, saw the aviator fall. LdeUtenant-Rookwell,. who was 89 years . old, W~u! porn is indiana, WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE WRONGS UNITED STATES SENDS.NOTE TO O60-AT BRITAIN AND PRANCE. RIGHTS AS NEUTRAL POWER Denounces Interference With Malls and Announces - Only Radical .dhange Will Satisfy. Washington.--The United States, denouncing interference with neutral mails, has notified Great Britain and France that it can no longer tolerate the wrongs which American citizens have suffered and coriAnue to suffer through the "lawless practice" those governments have indulged in, and that only a radical change in policy, restoring the United States to its full rights as a neutral power will be satis factory. This notification is' given 'in the latest American communication to the two governments,* the text of which has just been made public by the State Department. The time in which the change must be effected was not specified, but the United States expects prompt action. "Seriots and vexatious" -abuses pierpetrated by the British and French governments in seizing-and censoring neutral mails are recited in the- com munication and answers are made to the legal arguments contained in the reply of the Entente governments to the first American note on the sub ject. It is vigorously set forth that not only have American commercial interests been injured, -but that the rights -of property have been violated and the rules of international law and custom lialpably disregarded.* Notice is served that the United States soon will press claims against the British and French governments for losses already sustained. . The communication quotes the clos ing paragraphs of the joint note of February 15 and says this govern. ment does not admit, as asserted therein, that parcel- post matter is subject to the exercise of - the rights of police supervision, visitation 'and eventual seizure which belongs to the belligerents as to all cargoes on the high seas. The three governments, however, it is asserted,..'appear..to be in substantial agreement as to the principle. The method of applying the principle is the chief cause of difference." Continuing the commu 'nication says: "Though giving asstirances that they consider genuine corresoonderice to be inviolable and that they will, 'true to their engagements,' refrain 'on the high seas' from seizing and confiscating such correspondence, the Allied governments proceed to d. prive neutral governments of the ben. efits of these assurances by seizing and confiscating mail from vessels .in port instead of at sea." MEXICAN' BANDITS MURDER MORE THAN 200 CIVILIANS. Attack Train From Mexico City Filled With Government Employees. San Antonio, Texas.-More than 200 civilians were murdered between Mex ico City and Cuernavaca three wveks ago, according to private advices re ceived here. Rebels operating be0 tween Cuernavaca and Mexico City attacked a train on which government employes were being sent to Cuerna vaca to assume the governmental work in Cuernavaca. On the train were many women, wives and daugh ters of employes. Almost all of them were ~reported to have been subjected to indignities, after which a few of them were killed. The rebels attacked the train south of Tres Marias en a heavy gradle. overwhelming the little guard, and poured into the cars a heavy fire, Those who leaped from the doors apdl windows were shot down as they attempted to escape. Only one man the express messenger-was left alive. The rebels obtained a consignment of ammunition^ said to be 2,000,000 cartridges, ENGLAND FLATLY REFUSES TO PASS ANY DYESTUFF. London.- -)iscussing with the Asso ciated Press the request of the Ame lean Governinent that Great Britain permit the :.export of dyestuffs from Germany to Cre United States, Lord Robert Cecil; Minister of War Trade, pointed out:-that Great Btitain had granted a peortpit for the exportation of a ertain amount of dyestuffs in April, 1915, abut that advantage had never been' taken of the permit. SPECIAL FAS.T TRAINS TO CARRY OFORGIA PEACHES. Atlanta, Ga.-With the first car of Georgia peaches expected to move, the estimate of the cron for 1916 was plac ed at 3.500 cars at a meeting of Trianspor-tation and traffic officials of the Southern Railway, the Pennsyl vania Railroad, and "so Ceorgia Fruit 'Exchange, at whIt-h arrangements were perfected for haind~ng the'luse tous Georgia prouct to the markets of the east in not~ial trains on fast sassenarer sehle c CAPT. HARRY W. COOTES Capt. Harry N. Cootes of troop M, Thir tieth cavalry, - with Major Tomp kins at Parral, Mex. ,when the Amer ican troops were attacked by the Carranza garrison. FOR A NATIONAL COUNCIL TO MOBILIZE INDUSTRIAL RE SOURCES OF U. S. FOR USE IN TIME OF WAR. Bill is introduced Into the House by Chairman Hay of The Military Affairs Committee. Washington.-Creation of a nation al council to mobilize the industrial resources of the country for use in time of war is proposed in a bill, ap proved by President Wilson, intro duced in the house by Chairman May of the Military -Affairs committee. The measure wofild provide for a council to consist o# seven members of the. cabinet. with the power t< nominate for the approval of th< president an advisory commission o' seven members especially qualified U< aid in making a survey of the indue tries of the country and to creat relations that will "render possible I time of need the immediate concer tration and utilization of all the it dustrial resources of the nation." Among the duties of advisory con missiondrs would be to investigat and recommend to the president th location of railroads in reference t< concentration of troops and the mol ilization of resources in time of war to increase the domestic productioi of articles and materials essential t< the support of armies and the peopl during the interruption of commerce to give information to manufacturer regarding the class of supplies needec ::the governmnent ann to develop sea going transpiortation. None of the mcr engaged in t he wvork wvould dlrawv sala rios, only their actual expenses being paid. SOUTHERN MILLS CONSUME 298,186 BALES COTTON IN APRIL An Increase Over Last Year of 7.61 Per Cent. Other Sections De crease 1.5 Per Cent. Washington, D. C.-The statistics o1 cotton consunmption issued b~y the Uni ted States census office from month tc month show the continued growth o: the cotton textile industry of the South," said President Harrison o1 Lbhe Sou thern Railway Company. "The latest report issued sly ws that in the moneth of April, 1916. South. ern cotton mills consumed 298,18( hales, an increase over last year of 21 .263 bales, or 7.08 per cent., while mills in all other states consumed only 276,918 bales, a decrease of 3,661 bales, or 1.5 per cent., as compared with last year. For the nine monthi endled April 30, consumptIon in South ern mills increased 17.42 per cent over last year, while in ali other states the increase was only 15.06 per cent.' BATTLE ON THE MEUSE iS "MURDEROUS STRUGGLE' Paris.-The flghting on the right bank' of the Meuse, especially in thE Ilandromront-Douaumont region,. has become a "murderous struggle,". yul the French forces have maintaine the positions conquered in their -ent rety notably in iPort Douiaumont, aooording to the war office commennication, Th< Germans have multiplied their desper ate aasaults only to e drlvqn bani with heavy losses, the statenge~t maya WOMAN'S CLUBS CONVENE IN NEW YORK, 300 DELEGATEI New York.-The thirteenth biennia convention of the General Federatioi of' Women's Olubs of America opene< hr-e with 3,000 delegates and alter pates present, besides approximatol, a MA0 visitors. The convention offi aaly opened with brief meetings o the dlenartmlent chairtnen and th hoard of directors. At the openiinj "plwon Miss Margaret Wilson~1 ria"'hter oft..0 president was A gues ifhonaiv - KING GEO0E1S COMSION BL DOES 80 IfN PACE OP A TARY ENLISTMENTOF. .. OOO.M5 SURPASSES OTHER NATIONS.. Deemed Necessary to Enroll 0 Able-Bodied Man Between thq Ages of 18 and 41. London-The signaturq of King George has been affixed to the mili tary service bill recently passed by Parliament. In giving the royal sanction to the bill, King George issued the following message to the nation: "To enable our country to organ ize- more offectively its . military re- - sources in the present great struggle for the cause of civilization, I have, acting on the advice of my ministers, deemed it necessary to enroll every able-bodied man between the ages of 18 and 41. 'I desire to take this opportunity of expressing to my people my recogni tion and appreciation of the splen did patriotism and self-sacrifice they dlisplayed in raising by -voluntary en *istment since the commencement of tLhe war no less than 5,041,000 menr li ,effect far surpassing that of any other nation in similar circumstances recoided in history and one which will be 'i lasting source of pride to future generations. "I am confident the magnificent spirit which has hitherto sustained iny 1)eople through the trials of this ter rible war will inspire them, and that it will, with God's help, lead us and our Allies to a victory which shall achieve the liberation of Europe." WOULD HAVE PRESIDENT ASK FOR NATIONAL TRUCE. Senate Resolution Provides That United States Undertake Mediation. Washington.-A resolution request, ing the President, unless incompatible With the public interest to suggest to warring Nations In Europe that the United States undertake mediation, was introduced in the Senate by Ben ator Lewis, to lie on the table for dis cuaion later. 'lhe resolution would autliorize the 1 President to propose that the belig erents declare a truce and that each of them select a neutral country as Its representative on a board of arbi - tration thus created; each selected D neutral would name one member of a the board over which the President 3 or his representative would preside as referee. Under the plan each bel ligerent would present its demands or claims to the board which would be authorized to arrive at an equitable adjournment. The resolution recites that it is sug-. . gested as an expressior i h the 'd'esire Ifor world peace and not of favoritism for any of the belligerents, COMMITTEE AGREES TO ARMY BIL CARRYING $145,000,000. Washington.-The army appropria tion bill, carrying $148,000,000 and in cludinig provision for carrying -out the H-ay-Chatmberlain reorganization was agreed to by the Hlouse Military Corn mittee. The bill1 includes provision for a council of executives for co-op eration of industries and resources In1 war time. EVELYN NESBIT THAW - MARRIES JACK CLIFFORD. New York.-Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, divorced by Harry K. Thaw last month, and Jack Clifford, her dancing partner, returned here after a hasty trip to Baltimore and announced that they had been married in Maryland. FIRST MOTORCYCLE COMPANY IN UNITED STATES ARMY El Paso, Texas.-Organization of the first motorcycle company in the United States army has begun at Fort Bliss here. GREAT BRITAIN EXPORTS MUCH COTTON CLOTH New York.-Despite the war Great Biritain during the first four months ,.' -.of 1916, according to a bulletin jputAi1-' -sued by the Natigua.J C~itly-'Bhik, ex ported more-" otton cloth 'to South America than she did in the saige months of 1914. The total exports to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, .Chile Peru, Vganezuela and Colombia in thep -first four months of 1916, .were 125,000.000 yards against. 66,000,000 ,' yards in the same rmon.thQ .last year. TEXAS GUARDSMEN WILL BE BROUGHT TO COURT MARTIAL. Washington-Reversing his prevlous decision, Secretary Baker has just ag. nounced that the 116 members of the Texas National Guard who''falled to present themselves for muster Into th~e Federal service, will be bvought te court martial immediately ipndeir te present law. Mr Baker had Intended- to aw~t " 'the signing of the neit militia: a1~ now before the presidetit an4 Woose6 under its provisions, -