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NiIR0,,S SPEAKS ON AlMY iEASUlRE Helieves That the Volunteer System Should bo Given a TWriA by Govern. ment. Would liaise Age Limit. Washington ,Apri1 23.-(Speeial to The Greenville News). -JCongressian Sam J. Nicholls, of South Carolina, a member of the -louse Military Com mittee, made a brief speech on tini versal military -training and conscrip tion in the House today. AMr. Nicholls stated that ever since he had been in Washington he has been a loyal sup porter of the president and was still just as loyal, that hc would give any thing on earth If the president could have conrcrted to the bill brought out by the -majority of the Military Affairs Committee. lie said also that. the bill reported by the majority was cx actly whal the president wanted, ex eept that. in the tile Which the de partilent. elaimed was tIhree 111onth0s, whiich would be akeni to perfect the conseriIItion machiinery, men should have the right to volunleer and at. -the same tine tie conseript lon ma chilery should he Ill into effect, so if at . the end of lie three months Cnough volunteel's were 110 seci red, tile presidellt could have a perfect right to use the conseription act, or, if at any time the president saw fit, lie had a right to sue the act. Mir. Nicholls contended that, in this way the president was given exactly what lie wanted, with tihe additional fa cilities of getting imore muen. He stated that lie was opposed to the age limit in the general staff act from 19 to 25, claiming tlat this is a man's war, brought on by men and not to le fought by boys. Further he said that there are numerous m0n over 25 years of age willing to go, but that, when these imen went back to their districts and the war was in progress, he would like to see them answeri the widowed -mothers who would ask Shem why they tore her baby from ler' breast and fixed the law so that they could not be made to light them selves. . lie wouinnd u1)p his argument by stat ing that hl!- symiiathies were abso litoly with the tUnited States and witi tile Allies, that there could not. he any other way, that his people were Scotch, Irish and French, 11and that not a drop of German blood flowed through his vemns; that he had lost [Ile only brotherli he had on tile biatleflelds of Franec, fighting for the cause whilih we are now lightinlg for, two years ago; that he hated German methods; he admired file Emnglish; but lie loves American and A.meian boys: and that lie cannot se the boys of the United States (10 the fighting for the . men without raising his voice in protest. Cluring Mir. Nicholls' speech, when he stated that. neither Canada nor Australia resorted to conscripton and (hat they had both furnished suf ficient volunt eers, Congressman Gard ne,, of .\lassachilsetts interrupted with fite (Iliestion as to wthether or not .\1r. Nicholl knew that. in Canada they paid $32 a month for a soldier. Mr. NiehiollIs quickly ie plied that lie presumnedl and1 hel loved hat thle Canadian troops, lIIke the troops of Aimer'lea, w~ere fighting for lie love of thlir 'count ry, and( not for' thle dollharus and cents they were palid. Th'le Ilouse appllaudedl and1 dhieeredl Cor sever'ah secondls, hluiheumateii Pins Itelleved, "I hiavn uied Chlamberlain's TLiniment for pamins in thle chest a 1 n iameness or the shioulder's due1 to (Ihiumaitim sm. and1( amr pleased to say that it has never failed to aive me prompt i'elief."' writes \Mrs. S. N. Finch, Bntavia, N. Y. Wlinthrop~j ('olheu-e E-:A MINA TION The exa-miation fr thle awiarid of vacanit s('ihlarshlips ini W~iiinrp Col lege anmd Coin thle admiiissioni of new st u (1011ts wvill he hlld at thle (Conlty C~our t 110ouse on P11riday, .11uly ti at 9 a. in. A p !ic ianuts inulst not1 ho less thban sixjteen yt'ars of tige. When scl clarshmips are0 vacant after1. Juily ti they 'ill he awnard ed to t hose miakinhg thle highest av'er age at thmis exain ti on,/prodided they meet the conditionms 5governiing the aiwardl. A )p1lecant s fof selfdlarshiips shiou ll wit e to Priesldepit Johnson foir scholarship examlinlatioI}1anks. These hilaniks, p~oroprly 1filled out by the apj Illiennlt, should be filed wvith President .Johnson by3 JIuly 1st. Sehiolarishipils arie wvorth $100 and( free tiitin 'T'he next session1 will open1 Se ptemberi 19, 1917. For' Curt iper ini format Ion and1( catlo~gue, address. Pres blent D). II. .lhnson, Rock 1ill1, S. C. Sunuk by) ('ollsion. New York, April 22.-Theo Bhitish steamiship Durloy Cline, bound In bal last from a Canadiaii port to ani American port, wvas sunk In collisIon at 1:30 o'clock this ,mornin'g by the miles east of Sandy Hook. Tieachiers' Examlnationi. The r'egulai' sprting teachers' exam ination for Tmurens .unty wIll l'e hold in the Court lHo .o, Ikurens, R. C., on Friday, 'May 4 i, beginning at 9 o'clock. The exa ination will in elude iAlgebra,. Ar thmetic, 10nglishi Giram-mar and Coml osition. History of the United States ndl of Sdih Caro lina, Geoogr'aphy, Civiep'ind Current F0vents, Agricul tre 7'edagogy and Physiology' A p hI~nts will' furnish fh~1 A4(~' tH.S -U1VAN, 40,,2ts C nty cunt. of Edcucntion. TEDI)V IS TUltNEl) DOWN lY lBAlEI Secretary of War lIefuses Permission for Orgaiizationl of Division. Backed by Wilson. Waslihigton, April 23.--Theodore Roosevelt will not receive authoriza tion froin the war departmient to raise an army division for service against Germany on the Frenchl fighting front. He has been notified to that effect. by Newton ). Bakei-, secretary of war, it became known here tonight. Mr. Roosevelt is not expected to be content with the refusal of Secre tary Baker. A sensational aftermath is expected to an incident which ofil cials of the war department now con %ider permanently closed. It is understood that Nilr. .loosevelt may appeal personally to Pres;ident Wilsoni for the aut lorizat ion den ied him by Sef'retary liaker, but It w\"as delared that .\r. haker's ellonl onl tle loOS'el 0 riuet was not tak en until Mlr. haker had dilscussed ile (tilestion with I he presideti. It was declard positively that .\lr. iaker'! Imes'age to .\Mr. I Zoosevelt denying ih(' desired a thII orizal lon reflected M r. Wilson's opiniioni ald that the ipesi. dent, inl the eveil of '\r. itoosevelt ap peal!n to il111, woulild he certain a to sustain Mr. Baker. The president's objection to permit ting MI. Roosevelt to go to France, or any other section of the Eduropean wnr 701nC ak the head of a division of hroops is said to be based upon. the contention that such permission would be in effect a recognition of the volun feer system. War department oficials declare such a course is neither con sistent wii Mi'. hloorevelt's plreviolus haii idonshi p of univeral, oblign.tory minlitary service, or with President WilsOh's legislative 'riogramime, whileh call fot' the selective draft s'yiteml ot' raising an army for Aierien'. part inl teh war against (ieriminy. It w'as state.1 heire Ion ight that ai (ffort Muay he made oii the part of find: of Mlr. loosevelt to ha ve coigrtess give h i in the authorizat lion denied b 'l\It. llaker. An 'ffort to do this already has failed, a meadments to coiteiplated army legislation al li'ea dy Ltving boeei tirned down by te hoie coninillee on military affairs. The conmilte action, it was declared, woulid be supported in tle holos in the event of amendments being ot'ered there, and it was declared Ihe senate alo woulid rIu'lse to adopit such anl amenminent. In his letter to MT. Roosevelt. Mr. flaker' is denlared to have thanked ithe onet t1n1 president for his offelr of aid, but told him it was thought to be in ithe best interests of IIe cottr y to have all troops raised anl enlisted throuigh riegular''i channels. At. Hock Bridge School, lee ercpamil and cake will be Sold at Rock Ilridge school house. Saturd'ay afternoon and evening. .ay .th. for the srhool. All are Invited to come. ('1101' CONDITIONS IN SOUTII E'AlI)LIN.\ We(t Soil ini iiarger' .t'ens Hiamtperied Pre'paraltion of L~and for' Spritng lantinug 'The syniopsis or w~ea theri and( criopi 'oniltionas ill Soithl C'artolna rot' has;t wieek sent out. by thle Co1lu-mnbIa weather huireau of the l'nitedi States dep'iar'tmenit of' agt'iculture is as fol - low~1s: I'Preia tiht aofl land for sptiinug ptlaitlings was hiatmper'd by3 we't sil In large arteas, bu11t ettll vat ion is bieing pushed whlerover p lossi ble. Cot - bin, cot'n. tr' k and1( gardenles arto beintg lilanited genieralIly, excep jt in poi'tionls of the nior'thwesterni ('otintles, wh'lere( tmutch 11l(w Ing teamains to be done. Some cot ton and conalderable corn ar t p tiIn thle 'soittherni cotantles, but geiinaliftioni has beeni slow and( it' r'egiuar Oin ac(oit ant of cold nights and( insuilient sunshiiine; some unsatis factory cor'n areas wilIlibe replanted. Whiea t is In good( coniItti, and(1 lie oat ('roii is im1pr'oving. Tiob~acco) set ting h1as begun, andl plants are itlent tI iiia. Friu it pr'oslects con11 tinue Cay or'ale. Past a ies are still shior't, and much(1 of the lowet' swampli grazing land is still under' water'. S'T'v'E~s .\NDB N A'TION TIO CONFElt ON WA it Ihker A sks all (Governiors to Sendi Rep-i re'sentautives to Nationtal C'otucil. Washington, Apr'i 123.--Recretary of WVar Ilaketr, chirmtan of the Council of National Defense, telegraphedi to all state trover'nors todlay askIng each to siendt a delegate to a niational deC fense conference at -Washington on May 2, to discuss planls foi' closely co ordinatng tile variousa state aind fed eral activities, (Iuring the continuance of the war. At this conference definite steps will be taken to providle for conm ilete ce-operation between the fed er'al government and the states, in or der that each may do as efficiently as possible the share assigned to it in the work of defense. Buy .a "')uick Meal" Oil Stove, no heat, go moke, all sizej in stock. 2 .*. ;KH.W U lRcAo. FORT MOULTRIE (CAIlLjE IS CUT. (4overiliient Invest igatinag the Break in Electric ('able Between ('ity and Fort. Charleston, April 23.-A sensation developed Sunday which, while known to very few Charleston people, has be conie the ol)Ject of government inves tigation. E'arly in the lay it was (Is covered that the big cable of the Char leston-Isle of Palms Traction company, which fiurnlishes Fort Moultrie with electrical power from the city of Charleston, was out of comiission. instrumental tests showed the ca ble had been parted al)out 2,000 feet from the foot of Calhoun street, in tile middle of the stream. The reserve power station on S'tl livan's Island i as at once called into Ise and partial service soon was re stored. There Wore many rimors afloat I.-s to the probabl~e entise, of* the <nble1( lilig parted. One was that a Span ish stenliner, al ancbor nevar the vabfle. Inluiht have dragged ils ailwihor :t clit the cable. Whein a reporter for the liCharles ton Ailerilcain called at Ile ollce of the Charlestont-Isle of Palms Traction coilu)plany an oflicial of the coliplany stated that the matter alhd been call cd to tie attentionl of Colimantder II. N,. Reynolds. who had placed It inI tle .hnads of .leiut. T. G. Waring for In Vest igil o i, Tiig..l have been engage(l and this moriing the entire cable will 'i taken itly, despite tlie large qmount of work involved. it, will be thoroughly ex amine andand the break, or breaks, will be repaired as soon as possible. Desoilidecly itle to Const lint ion. Wonein often become niervouts and desplondent. Whenl this Is dII to con stilpatiol it is easily-correeled Iby Ilak Ing an occasional dose of Chamiber lain's Tablets. These tahlets are esay to take anid pleasnlt in effect. WOFFOR D WINS .\ . Thoain s 1E,l Ilnn of Wo ordl I 1in,11 Ainnia Oratorienli ent at W1 in. Rock 1Hll, .\pril ''0.- -Tho t as 1all hlein of Wofford iolleuie won the anl nuial contest of the intiricolleglite ora torical Contest inl the auditioriiuml of Winithrop vollege tonigh1. .\r. :ill was the first speaker of the evening. his orat ion leitng' "The World War, a Greater il)4mocracv." Seconild iace was avardel to S. N. errick of New erry, while W. E. iowen of Fitrman Was third. -ir. )errick's suibjeel was "The Nation for i'enc. and .ll. How en spoke - of "Amerct' Alessnve to Nations." Plies Cured In 6 to 14 Days Your driiggist will refund money if PAzo OINTI.NT fails to cure anm case of Itching, Blind, Bleedingorl'rotruding P'ies in6tc 14dnvs. The first application gives Inie tnd Rest. 50c. SW] Don't miss this seasonable good just what you i Ladies Suits Get On< $22.5() Suit.1 rdudto .... $17.5( Sute reue i edto.. *1 t.5ti Sulitsi rteul to .. Men's I I lof .\en' l)iress Sititt s. n len 'sNain eosii I in ion Mi lioy 's I'nioan Saltis .... .. Albu's \ lose, nyltificial silk, .\Iln's Sport Sirts. wiorthI .j .en 's I )ress NirtH , wo rthi \ien's l a'ther ikits ., lr11)1o Wash Tiie,-. onlyi. Big Hat Sal only . . . . . . Evr hatt on t bin us hln YOU NEVER SAW A CARNIVAL BETTER SLIPPERS ----- OF FOR THE MONEY CUT PRICES $1.00. lot;;Slipper Sale V AT CLARDY& WILSON'S One lot of 500 pairs ladies' slippers to go for $1.00 per pair. These are not just dollar slippers, but slip pers worth $3.50 to $5.00, to go for one dollar--- in cluding iU PATENT LEATHER SANDALS GUN METAL BUTTON OXFORDS VICI KID LACE OXFORDS TAN MARY JANES WHITE A sale that coiunts this season, when shoes are up in price, more than it ever counted before. This sale does not include our entire stock, but just the lot of 500 pairs ladies' slippers. As soon as this lot is sold the sale will be over. All to be sold for cash; none sent on approval; none to be ex changed. Come while we have your size. CLARDY & WILSON SLIPPERS PRICED IF OTHER SLIPPERS TO ==== SEEM HIGH TO YOU LEAVE THIS STORE LOOK AT THESE OT OF SPECIALS AT TZER'S THIS WEEK reat opportunity for big specials just when you want s. Always come to Switzer Company and you will find rant at the right price. Lt Reduced Prices Big Assortment Ladies White Shirt Waists This Week w lv. \. t nl i au st a n'. o.i ii i uiitt " iiiI ., t.p . ....... ..... ..$)7.75 Ie i for 1 , l u- eek only ---.-.................$1.001 *..... .... .... ......$1.75 .( ..l. .ui. . .ei (. ..s. 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