The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, June 28, 1917, Image 2
FOOD CONTROL BILL
IS PASSED BY HOUSE
ONLY FIVE MEMBERS CAST VOTES
AGAINST ADMINISTRATION
MEASURE.
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
Forbids Making Use of Foodstuffs In
intoxicants.-Dry Victory Came
Agter a Long Preliminary Struggle
Carries $152,600,000 Appropriation.
Washington. - The administration
food control hill, giving the President
broad authority to control the distri
bution of food, feed and fuel for war
purposes and appropriating $152.500.
000 for its enforcement and adminis
tration, was passed by the House after
far-reaching prohibition provisions had
been written into it.
The vote was 365 to five, liepresen
tatives MeLemore, Slayden and Young,
of Texas, democrats, and Meeker,
Missouri. and Ward, New York, re
publicans, voting in the negative.
The prohibition provisions adopted
would prohibit the use of foodstuffs
for the nanufacture of alcoholic bev
erages, and would give the President
authority to take over for war pur
poses all liquor now on hand. They
were put into the measure during the
evening in committee of the whole
aind when the bill came up in the
House proper the anti-prohibition fac
tion did not demand another vote.
Few important changes were made
by the House outside the prohibition
section. The control powers of the
President were limited to articles spe
cifically mentioned in the bill, instead
of giving him blanket authority; vol.
untary aids in control work were
made subject to the penal provision;
all persons In the fool administration
except those serving without compesa
tion were placed under civil service,
and the President was required to
make an annual report on the opera
tion of the bill.
After several hours of parliamen
tary sparring, during which the pro
hibitory proposals were thrown out
repeatedly on points of order, the
prohibition element got the upper
hand and forced adoption of amend
ments which would forbid the use of
any foodstuffs during the war for
making intoxicants, and would give
the President authority to take over,
in his discreation, all stocks of di-s
tilled liquors.
Action on the prohibition amend
ments was taken in committee of the
whole, and opponents of the propos
als immediately began mustering their
forces for a reconsideration when the
bill comes up for final discusion iII
the House.
MORE THAN HALF MILLION
MEN HAVE VOLUNTEEERED
Between 700,000 and 800,000 Men Are
Now Enrolled.
Washington.-More than half a mil
lion men have volutitteered in the
American army and navy during the
period of less than three months that
has elapsed since war was declared
to exist.
The army, navy and national guard
represented an aggregate strength o1
lit tle more than 300,000 men whoem
the war resolu-tion was adopted. Today
between 700,000 and 800,000 are en.
rolled in -the various branches of the
fighting serv'ices and the great major
ity of them are armed, equipped and
under training. They will be joined
at the end of the summer .by nearly a
million men selected for the new na
tional army from the millions register.
ed for war duty June 5.
The regular army totalled a little
more .than 100,000 mon three months
ago; it is nearing the 250,000 marhi
today and war officials, backed by the
press of the country, are 'bending every
effort to bring it up -to 300,000 during
the present week.
The National Guard, 150,000 strong
when war came, numbers nearly 260,
000 today, according to the best esti
mates available, Of that number
nearly 75,000 actually are under arms,
guarding against German plotters and
doing the job in a thoroughly and sol
dierly way,
The marine corps, whose eloyan of
"first to fighit,"~ has been heard by the
government, which attached a season
ed regiment of ea soldiers to Major
General Pershing's expeditionary force
to France, has been raised from 17,000
to nearly 30,000 men.
The regular bluejacket force of the
navy, the men behind the 'big guns
and who already are trying thteir meta1
against the enemy off the Irish coast
under Vive ' Admiral Sims, or upon
armed freighters -has been raised
from less than 60,000 to 120,000, The
boys of the coun'try have thronged to
the navy in great numbers,
GIVE NPLACE ON
GEN. PERSHING'S STAPP
ParIs.-GleneraI Pershing announces
tha t he had. appointed Major Graysor
MP,.Murphy head of the Americar
Red Cross mission to Europe, a mem
* bet' of his staff. General Pershing's
intqention 14 to exercise through MaJ
M .~bY * atoh control of the directior
ofttltAin~erlca :Red Cross' ctivitli
1* j nc .#Wg enable the Americam
os
LIEUT. COM. HAROLD E. COO
Lieut. Com. Harold E. Cook Is the
commanding inspector for the navy ai
the Midvale Steel Works near Phila
delphia.
INCREASE IN VESSEL LOSES
TWENTY-SEVEN BRITISH SHIPSc
HAVE BEEN SENT DOWN DUR
ING WEEK.
Germans Gain Foothold In Frenck
6
First Trenches In Champagne Re
gfon.-Huge Activities Along Man)
Fronts.
The weekly repo of losses to Brit
Ish shipping sunk by submarines oi
ines has again reached alarming pro
portions.
It shows an increase over the re
ports of the past six weeks to ton
nage destroyed. The latest fgures
twenty-seven vessels of over 1,60(
tons and five under 1.600 tons, place
thie losses In the first category high
er, except during the week endin
April 21 and April 28, than durin
any similar perIods since Germany
ihtensified submarine campaign be
gan. During the latter weeks fort
and thirty-eight merhantment, r
spectively, were sent to the bottom.
On the fighting fronts eit Franc<
the British forces of Field Marsha
lig have recaptured Important posi
tIons from the Germans ast of Ai
ra while the Germans in the Cham
pagne region have gained a footho
in French first-line trenchies.
The British gain was made east o
Monchy-le-P were sert Monday th<
Gjermans, under cover of a violen
bombardment, drove back the Britis
and occupind thae gnhea Betwee
The Aietriver ganoin wade ea
Mnwch hug'eiz wheti ere uayt
captrmans unerctove of a ch edi
thebrden. Thoe ack the deliere
ther Aet frivero andouwotir ds Lf
mile andI followed a violent bombare
ment of the French line.
PRESIDENT WILSON CALLS
FOR ARMY VOLUNTEER:
Washuington.--Prsident Wilson
sued a proclamation designating ti
week of June 20-30 as recruiting wet
for the regular army, and called up'
unmarried men, without dependent
to enroll for war service in order thu
the ranks of the regulars might be fl
edl promptly. The proclamation f<
lows:
"Proclamation by the PresIdent:
"I hereby dlesignate the period
June 23 to June 30, next, as recru
ing week for the regular army, al
call upon unmarried men between t
ages of eighteen and' forty years, w)
have no dependents and who are n
engaged in pursuits vitally necessa
to the prosecution of the war, to pi
sent themselves for enlistment durb
the week herein designated to tl
number of 70,000.
(Signed). "aWOODROWv WILSON.
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF
CHINA'S TROUBLES FORECAS
Washington. - Peaceful settleme
of China's internal troubles was for
cast in an official dispatch to t
Chuinese embassy from Peking. Tl
message said the two southern pre
inces of Yunnan and Kwantung hi
notified the central government th
they favor co-operation towards
peaceful settlement and are ready
do everything possible to clear up tl
situation.
THREE STEAMERS SUNK
BY GERMAN SUBMARIN
Boston. - Sinking of the Briti:
steamers Bay State-anid Elele and.tlA
Dutch steamship Eemdikcj by Germs
submarne were reported here:
cable messages. The Bay State,
Warren liner, was en route from BC
ton to Liverpool with a cargo vahns
at $2,000,000. She was armed. HI
crew of fifty were all saved. TI
Etbele wag bound from Boeton to Mal
Chester with general rgo The tal
K SUBSCRIPTIONS ARI
OVER THREE BILUOF
TREASURY DEPARTMENT MAKE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL
TABULATION.
ALLOTMENTS TO BE MAUI
Secretary McAdoo Announces Tha
All Subscriptions of More Than $10,
000 Will Be Pared Down.-New
York District Led.
Wash ington.-Li berty loan subscrip
tions totalled $3,035,226,850, an over
subscription of nearly fifty-two 11ei
cent.
The final tabulation has been offl
clally announced, showing that mori
than 4.,000,000 persons bought bonds
Ninety-nine per cent of subscriptions
or those of 3,960,000 persons, were fa:
sums varying from $50 to $10,001
while twenty-one subaribers applie,
for allotments of $5,000,000 each oi
more.
The New York federal reserve dki
trict led the list with subscritpoin:
totalling $1,186,788,400, or more thai
three times the amount subscribed ii
the next district, Chicago, $357,195,
950. The other districts sent sub
scriptions as follows:
Boston. $332,447,600; Cleveland
$286,148,700; Philadelphia, $232,309,
250; San Francisco, $175,623,900
Richmond, $109,737,100; Kansas City
$91,758,850; St. Louis, $86,134,700
Minneapolis, $70,255,500; Atlanta $57
878,550, and Dalas, $48,948,350. Thes
subscriptions include those sent direc
to the treasury and apportioned amoni
the various reserve districts.
Allotments Made.
Allotments will be made, Secretar:
McAdoo announced, as follows:
An subscriptions up to and includ
ing $10.000, full amount. These sub
scriptions totalled $1,296,684,850.
More than $10,000 up to and in
cluding $100,000, sixty per cent of th4
amount subscribed, but not less that
$10,000 in any instance. These sub
scriptions totalled $560,103,050. Allot
ments to subscribers in this group wel
aggregate $336,061,850.
More than $10,000 up to and in
cluding $100,000, sixty per cent of th,
s amount subscribed, but not less thal
$10,000 in any instanne. These sul:
y scriptions totalled $560,103,050. Allol
- ments to subscribers in this group wil
aggregate $336,061,950.
More than $100,000 up to and it
I eluding $250,000, forty-flve per cel
of the amount subscribed, but not les
than' $60,000 in any instance. Sul
scriptions in this group totalled $220
455,600, and, allotments will aggregat
$99,205,000.
f More than $250,000 up to and ii
E cluding $2,000,000, thirty per cent, bi
t no less than $112,500 in any instanc
t The total of subscriptions in th
a group was $601,514,900. Allotmen
r. will aggregate $184,381,000.
k More than $2,000,000, up to and i
i, cluding $6,000,000 each, twenty-fil
y per cent but not less than $600,000
d any one instance. Subscriptions
a this group totalled $234,544,300. A1k
1. ments will total $58,661,260.
More than $6,000,000 up t~o and 1
eluding $10,000,000 each, twenty-oi
per cent. Subscriptions in this grot
totalled $46,674,150; allotments w
aggregate $9,801,600.
Two subscriptions of $25,000,0
s- each were i'eceived. The allotmer1
ie to these subscribers wvill be at the ra
ik of 20.22 per cent. and they will1
m ceive bonds of the value of $5,055,0
a, each. One subscriber to $25,250,0(
at the' largest, will be given 20.17 p
11- cent, or $6,093,650.
NO SERIOUS DELAY IN
CANTONMENT CONSTRUCTIC
of
it- Baker Thinks All Will Be Real
dSeptember 1st,
ho Washington.-There will be no
1o rious delay in construction of the a:
ot teen cantonments for the nation
ry army, said Secr-etary Baker and
'e- of the establishments prob~ably w
ig be ready about September 1, the tE
10 tative da-te considered for summoni:
to the colors the first 625,000.men,
" The process of selecting the me
the secretary indicated, probably w
be set in motion early In July.
Regulations for the exemption a:
nt selection processes have been prep,
e- ed and wili 'ae made public next wet
eC l~rosident Wilson is understood
1have approved the general scher
1(1 worked out by the wer department
at secur e fair and unselfish applicati,
a of the law through local officials. I
to nor modifications are being ma
to but plans wvill be completed in a ft
days.
AMERiCAN JACKIES . . .
E, RECEiVING GOOD FAF
ih Base of American Flotilla in Br
a~ ish Waters,-Jackies of the America
in patrol fiotilla are getting the best
in care and fare, as one result of t1
a adequate equipment of the fiotilk
g. mother ship dnd the e4Lciency of t]
sj inen who man it, "It is really me
sr velous .what you Americana can de
le remaied a British. officer, The .sh
.not only keeps the- fleet in trim, b
te Ibakes the bread and performs innui
e erable othet' es maa.te n,
LIEUT. Co.. C. H. McKINSTRY
Lieut. Col. Charles H. McKinstry, U.
S. A., commander of the New York reg
- iment of engineers which will be
among the first American troops to go
to France. He is a popular man, ex
perienced, and well able to sustain tho
reputation of the American officer as
an engineer and fighter.
RUSSIAN MISSION ARRIVES
ESCORTED THROUGH STREETS
OF WASHINGTON LINED WITH
CHEERING CROWDS.
Call at White House and Pay Re
spects to President Wilson.-Count
Bakhmetleff is at Head of The
Party.
.Washington. - Washington opened
its arms to the Russian diplomatic
mission, headed by Ambassador Boris
Bakhmetieff, with warmth and enthu
siasm.
I Greeted by Secretary Lansing and
other officials and escorted through
streets lined with cheering people and
honking automobiles, the mission was
given a welcome expressive of this
country's response to the mighty dem
ocratic upheaval, in Russia.
I Having rested during the afternoon
from their five week's trip, the visitors
dined quietly at the home placed at
t their disposal. They paid their re
s spects to Secretary Lansing and went
. with him to the white house and were
received by President Wilson and pro
e sented a message from the new Rus
sian government.
Lieutenant General Roop conveyed
Lt the greetings of the Russian army to
Secretary of War Baker.
[s
Sweden's Mission Also Here.
Washington. - Sweeden's special
.- mission here, headed by H. De Lager
crantz and Axel Robert Nordvallo,
n1 made public extracts from a speech
of Foreign Minister. Ltndman to par
t- liament. reiterating the determination
of Sweden- to guard both her indepen
n- dence and neutality, and to suffer
a such sacr-ifices as are . necessary to
y escape particip~ation in the war.
Il
'SPECULATORS GROWING
3RICH OFF OF PUBLIlC
te TakIng $50,000,000 Monthly From Pub
e- lic Says Hoover.
00 Washington.-While both branches
'0, fo Congress continued desultory debate
or on the government's food control bill
Herbert C. Hoover, food administrator,
spe'nt four hours at tihe capital empha
sizing to a score of senators, gathered
'N informally to hea- him, the vital im
*portance of the legislation to success
ly in the war.
IThat the rationing or other en forc
e- ed rogulation of the American dinner
x- tab~le is proposed was denied by Mr.
al Hoover. Also, he said, requisitioning
ill of factories or regulation of wages was
ill not contemplated and excision of war
n- profits in distribution of food largely
1g b~y voluntar-y co-operation of business
interests involved, is the prime object
n, of the bill.
il Asserting that the allies' food sup
ply will be forty per cent deficient
sven with America's food surplus as
sisting Mr. Hoover said the deficiency
r- ustbemade up by sacrifice abroad
k. and economy here. Saving of ,six
to cents a day per capita in this country
he said, would save two billion dollars,
0while a twenty per cent saving in
to flour would give 100,000 bushels more
mn to the allies. In this connection, he
ii- told the senators that speculators in
cLe flour alone have taken $50,000,000 a
iw month from the American public dur
ing the last five months.
ANOTHER STANDARD
EOIL STEAMER SUNK
it. New York.--The oil tank steamship
in John D. Archbold of the Standard Oil
o)f Company, has been sunk by a subma
1e rine. The announcement was made
.a at the offices of the company hiere.
to Four members of the tanker's crew
.r. were lost, The Archhold was Bent to
," the bottom st Saturday in European
ip waters. She was en route to this
Lit country from France. rhe ship was
n. armed and a gunners' .crew from an
a American warain wu.oa boa.d
EARLY PASSAGE OF
FOOD CONTROL BIL
PROSPECT FOR PASSAGE BY JULY
I APPEARS MUCH BRIGHTER
NOW.
FEW IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS
Senate Lea ders Tentatively Agreeing
to Compromises is Designed to
Greatly Expedite Consideration.
House is Making Progress.
Wahington.-Prospect for . passage
of the administration food control bill,
by July 1, as earnestly desired by
President Wilson, appeared brighte-l
after the House had rejected import
antamendments which promised to de
lay final action, and Senate leaders
had tentatively agreed to compromisnis
designed to greatly expedite consider
at ion.
Rejection in the House on a point
of order of proposals to include shoes,
clothing, farm machinery and cotton
seed under the regulation food provis.
ions cleared the way to passage to such
an extent that a final vote is expected
soon. Prohibition proposals and Rep
resentative Lenroot's amendment to
strike out the licensing feature of the
bill constitute the only apparent ob
stacles to a final vote at that time.
To pass the measure with as few addi
tions to the original draft as possible
in order to expedite conference con
sideration is the plan of Representa
tive Lever, in charge of the measure.
Hle told the House that minor changes
could be made at leisure while it now
Is of the utmost importance that the
big control. machinery be started.
House republicans are rallying gener
ally to support the bill. One of tho
speeches in its behalf was delivered
by Representative Gillette, of Massa
chusetts. acting republican leader.
While perkmanctory debate was pro
ceeding in the Senate, substantial
progress towards composing differen
ces was made by the leaders at infor
mal conferences. The changes tenta
tively agreed to include:
Elimination of the section author
izing the food administrator to requi
sition factories, mines and other plants
when he finds it necessary.
Elimination of provisions authoriz
ing filxing of wages, including those of
farm laborers;
Elimination of specific authorizatio-i
to regulate consumption by rationing
or control of individual meals;
Exemption of foodstuffs stored by
producers from the anti-hoarding
penalties;
Provision for control of foodstuff
purchased in this country to prevent
competition in buying between the
allies and the United States; and
Further provisions to prevent hoard
ing or speculation in foodstuffs.
With these tentative agreements,
senators belleved the chaotic condi
tion in th~e Senate is clearing, with a
prospect of an ultimate complete com
promise except on a few basic points.
PROVISIONAL MINISTER
IS ORGANIZING RUSSIA
For Purpose of Conducting War Says
Count Bakhmetleff.
Washilngton-The Russian mission,
headed by Special Ambassadlor Bt A.
Bakhmetieff was entertainedl by Presi
dent Wilson at a state dinner at the
White House with with members of
the cabinet, congressional leaders and
high officials of the army and navy
present.'
Ambassador Biakhmetieff accepted
an invi-tation from Vice President
Marshall to address the Senate,
Secretary Baker, accompanied by
Major General Bliss, assistant chief
of staff, returned the official call paid
upon him by Lieutenant General Rtoop,
the military member ofthe mission,
Russia's consecration to a war to
the end with German autocracy was
avowed by Special Ambassador Boris
A. Blakhmetieff, head of the Russian
m-ission here, in a statement to the
American people, Only through vie.
tory, lie said, can a stable worldi peace
and the fruits of the Russian revolu
tion be secured.
"The Russian people thoroughly
undierstand and are fully convinced,'
said Mr. Bakhmetieff, "that it is abso
lutely necessary to roout out the au.
tocratic principles which underlie and
are represented by Germari militarism
which thratens the peace, the free
dlom andl the happiness of the world,"
All classes in Russia, the ambassa
dor said, are concentrated on the ser
motus task of reconstruction made
necessary by the sweeping away of
the evils of the old regime, and always
noticeable results are apparent, cspe
cially in the army under the ener
gotic leadrehip of Minister Kerensky.
RAISE IN MAIL. RATE
FAVORED BY SENATE,
Washington.-Thje Senate fianance
committee took what the members ex
pect to be final action on publishers'
taxes in the war revenaua bill, adopting
by a vote of, eight to six an increase
of one-quarter of a cent a pound on
second-class postage rates and an ad
ditional levey of five per cent upon
publishers' net profits over $4,000.
Revenues of $3,000,000 annually will,
come from the increase in -postage
rates onaenqar'tereensa, non...
TO CALL OFFICERS
FOR SECOND CAMPS
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IS Op,
FERED TO SECURE ARMY
COMMISSIONS.
MATURE MEN ARE WANTED
Training Will Begin August 27th,
South Carolina's Quota 250.--TI,
Blanks Are Now Ready.
Charleston.-Application blanks for
the use of those who wish to entor
thq second series of training camn
for reserve officers have been a
ceived at Gen. Wood's headquarto ,
and must be used by all who ap
for admission to the course, W1le
will open on August 27. These for1.,
must be used and must. be mailed in
before July 15 to "The Examining Or
ficer, Second Training Camp, Sout.
eastern Department." The secon(
ries of camps will be located at ele:t.
places, two at each place, with '1.
exception of Fort Benjamin Harr -t.
Ind., which will have three oam ivp
and the Preeldio, San Francisco which
will have one, the total being 16 fi
number, as before, but each hcomi.
modating only 1,000 men, those of ma.
ture age being given the 'prefere;.c
One of the two camps at Fort zi *
thorpe will supply the territory ot
South Carolina, North Carolina, Te.mi.
nessee. South Carolina's quota In -115(
men, including those named fron; 41
National Guard, about 70 guard-romi
being allowed to enter.
Entrance qualifications remain 'mt.
changed and members of line sectloia
of the officers' reserve corps who
through no fault of their own rr,ro
unable to attend 'the first series -. il
be allowed to attend the coming nrs
In distinct contrast to the pr.
camps, however, the greatest efoh -
will be made to secure mature
and for this reason preference wml1
be given to men over 31 years o,
all other things being equal. Thei
minimum age remains fixed a:.
years and nine months, but withth
few men allotted to this state, ih svJ
be extremely difficult for men lndri
31 years to qualify unless they have
pre-eminent qualifications or uniuuiial
military experience. Men who ati
plied for the first series and wero not
accepted must reapply, whether or n
they were certified -to attend, but IM
not secure new -physicians certifl
Other changes are that inste -
sending three letters of recomn
tion with his application the -
cant must merely give the nan , .
.three men who can certify t . ?
character and standing and wi- .m
not relatives of his; that he
undergo a physical examinatio.
be passed before applying and
pay the cost of this himself, an
the examining officers will go
ri'ous places to examn!, or-v
clhese cities to be esit
nlounced later.
Hardware Men Mi --'.
Wilmington, N. C.-The 13th c otnua
convention of the Hardware A4 C'c
tion of the Carolinas 'in sessica .
Wrightsville Beach since Ti".
came to a close. Asheville was -~
ed as the pla.ce for the ne'xt c i
tion and qificers for .the ensuing
were electd as followee: Praide~
3. O'Neill, Hendersonville; fi -st
president, H. R. Blalock, Wa'des *
second vice president, B. L. Who.- er
Dillon; third vice president. J ~
Anderson, Columbiai secretary.
treasurer, TP. W. Dixon, Charlo -
Executive committee--M. J. O'Netm. TP
W. Dixon, H. B. Blalock, B. L. V,'h,,1
er, 3. M. Anderson, Maj. B. R. lesac.
of Fayetteville, L. K. Eskridy or
Mullins. U. B. Blalook, A. R. (: alr
and TP. W. Dixon were re-elected 'rc
'tors, their -tertms having expired.
Lancaster Congratulated.
Lancaster.--Chairman Willian
the local Red Cross committee r(, i v
ed a telegram from Red Cross ho:tl
quarters in Washington as folfrv -
"War council take hats off for 1 0.
caster. First day total you lea? ti.'
South--W. R. Lunk."'
DIscontinue Enlistments.
Columbia-The disontinuanc of
the enlistment of men for 'the quarte.r
master'senlisted reserve corps we ar
dred by a .telegram received 'by Thir
gEant F. Hall of the army recruimng
station at Columbia from Gallageberc
of Glen. Wood's staff. A similar tolle
gram has been sent -to all army ro
cruiting stations in the state. Th'1e
names, -grades and classification o1
those enl-ieted since June 15, inclusd. e
and complete records have beet: or
dered sent to 'the Charleston offic.
F arir PremIum LIst Issued.
Marion.-The premium list for thin
1917 Marion county fair, which opens'
on Nove~mnber 8 end continues for 'threes
days, has just been issued and is !e
ing generally distributed throughout
the county. The premium liet is
neatly and attractively printed aind
lioivs tihe numerous premiums to be
given for,-then winners in the vario'us
departments. The field crops section,
swine, Cattle, honsehdld, *oaltry atdA
domestic at deparfsnts 'ogert the
bulk of the prI Q i~ ndloatlent
ep*~is]