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-? i ? WH ? ' ? ? ' r1 ff'" % S >?*i FOI COMPULSORY SERVICE. SECRETARY B?K Ed GIVES QTA\. IF1FD ENDORSEMENT OF NEW MILITARY TOLICY. Obligation to Serve l* thlversal, Sec? retary Hay*, but Thirties' Question Is One of Practice R?ther Thun The? ory. Washington, Dec. 19.?The agita? tion fur some forti of compulsory military service in the United Stetes received qualified support from Sec? retary Baker today tefore the house military committee, encouraging op? ponent* of the present volunteer sys? tem te expect that legislation for a change might be framed whb h would b? sanctioned by Mr. Baker and pos? sibly b? President Wlluon hin.self. The president has said he would ndt at? tempt to reach a decision on the sub? ject until a definite plan was placed before' htm. Repaying to a aired question as to his vlgns on compulso y military ser? vice. Secretary Baker uald: "The obligation to serve the coun? try Is n universal one. The question ' of hoer o bring about preparation for national defense Is one of policy rather tioan theory. Whether uni? versal military service or a selective conscription is the correct answer I do not know. The theory of a com? mon interest In a common country, would be satisfied by a method of selecting soldier* that was not volun? tary In character." The secretary seid fie committee that since congress hstl rejected the continenta l army plan Ii favor of the National Guard system he believed the guard should be given a fair trial. ' H? did not'amplify his suggestion in regard to the selective conscription. It is knov n that he has been study? ing the question of the proper basis of military service. It is understood the plan under consideration con? templates *4? making ol an inventory of men in the country and devising a means whereby every citizen would be made liable In a war emergency for the character of work for which he is best fitted. Mr. Baker will soon sppear before the senate subcommittee on the Chamberlain universal raining ' bill. Maj. Oen. Hugh L -Bcott, chief of tuff, >vas again before the subcom? mittee today, urging jiilvernal ser? vice legislation, and submitting the ?ioporto.one the mobilimtton of the National Guard for border duty com? piled by Col. W. C. Brown. The conclusion of the gvnrrs.1 staff. Gen. Scott said, that no ade? quate defense could be built up ury dor the present volunteer system was fully substantiated by the re? ports of departmental commanders. Inspector-instructors and others, in? cluded In Col. Brown's compilation, which disclosed vital and Inherent faults In the National Guard system. Col. Brown, whb cothmaneed the Ttnth cavalry under Gen. Porshlng, and led the detachment which dentt tho moat severe punishment to the Villa bandits, was before :he commit? tee and told of the hardships the troops In Mexico encountered, ad? ding that only thoroughly trained men and animals could have stood the strain. The mobilization report shown that of 128.000 enlisted men of tho mili? tia inspected on the border, 81,179, or 13 per cent., were either trans? ferred from militia oruar tzatlons not culled out or were new recruits, leav? ing Msg ^?7 per cent, o." the force "representing the National Gucrd or tho organised militia elcnr ent on the rolls of 'he organizations In question at the elate of call." '>f those who were on tho rolls at ths lime of the call, according to tho report. 47.857 were lo.it .'or various . causes during the period of transition I Into the federol service, making the National Guard as it wont to the border substantially a volur teer force <>f ths number lost 7.251 failed to respond to the call at all and 711 were rejected for physical dt?a blllty. As to the training of the force be fore it leached the horde- the rc port nays 83 per cent., or 9 .263 men had tad leas than three months' bill Hary trnlnlng of any kind and more than 'iO.oou none at all. Turning to tho marksmanship of the State troops, the report shows that &8.813 never bad fired a mili? tary rifle, and that more than H.000 others bad received ratlnR of less than first class at the targets. An active campaign for militia re crultfl curried <mi all o\cr tt I I'nlted State? from Ju'y 1 to nrto?.er ?,\. con? tinues the report, produced nhnut IT... 000?a number Insufficient to lill , vacancies caused by dls^hirge and casualties occurring during he enftie period. /;en Scott said t' t despite an al? most bouse to house eanva!* t<? set recruit*, the regular army sttil is short about 28.000 men of the ponce re? ap . irem*nls under the new law. Secretary Baktr Ums win in In hi praise of the enlisted regulars and In? formed the, houan committee that ha hsd approvnd a suggestion tliift tl "i pay be raised , to fll a moUh. B< I TO RAISE SCALE OF WAGES. ITOUSE PROVIDES FOR NUMBER OF INCREASES. Objections by Rnincy and Fitzgerald Fail to Hold Against Pica of Em? ployes. Wushington, Dec. 19.?Salary or uag? increases of from 5 to 10 par rent, for about 16,000 government employes receiving less than fl.sOO a year and of $500 a year for each representative's secretary were pro? vided for in the legislative, executive and Judicial appropriate . ?ill pass c? ' tdday "by the house without a record vote. The secretaries now get $1,500 a year. An attempt to pro? vide each representative with an ex? tra stenographer at $75 a month dur? ing the session failed. Discussion of the measure, which carries appropriations aggregating about $39,000,000, was productive of much debate oVer the financial con? dition of the country. Chairman Fitzgerald of the appropriations com? mittee and Representative Ralney of the ways and means committee pro? tested against the proposed Increase on the ground that the government already faced a huge deficit. Repre? sentative Ralney declared the next budget would exceed $1,600,000,U00 and that the Country was confront? ed with the possibility of attempting to collect $500,000,000 more in new taxes. "Hott are you gbing to raise It7" he asked. "Restore the Payne-Ald :ich bill? Tha* N the proposal some of you mkke, y*k to save your H'tfeS you can not frame a taritt bill which will yield over $350,000,000 a year." Mr. Ralney also assorted that the limit in revenue has been reached from income taxes, the present rate being the highest in tho world, and that nation-wide prohibition soon \vould make it necessary to raise $257,000,000 from some new source. Republican Leader Mann favored higher salaries for employes, declar? ing they should share in the general prosperity which the country is ex? periencing as a result of the Euro? pean war. The bill carried appropri? ations for all the nine substreasuric? '.n the country. Representative Sis ion of Mississippi made an ansaccest 1 nl fight to h?ve them abolished on the ground that the federal reserve ea.iks haM made thai* tnttrffca* Sec rotary McA&bo advised Congress in S lettar**Toaay thai the Sulrtrearfur.es were needed, although further ex? perience might demonstrate that the function* of so tire of them might be transferred to Washington. tO TALK OF PEACE. ? London, Dec. 18.?Telegraphing from Copenhagen the correspondent ol tho Exchange Telegraph quotes the Frankfurter Zeitung saying: "Germany does not want a cessa? tion of fighting but merely a confer? ence is in session all belligerents will openly state their peace proposals. A conference will be held at The Hague about January 15. While the confer? ence m in session all belligerents will he allowed to continue military opera? tions. Herlln, Dec. 19.?While the French were repeating their assaults oh Ver? dun they also launched a sudden at? tach ih the Champagne near Rheims The assaults were repulsed, according to the war office, but the statement admits that the French regained t hambrette farm. New York, Dec. 19.?It is reported in warehouse circles that England plans to relieve the food shortage by establishing a safety food lane bc t.veoi New Brunswick and Liverpool. Vhe route will be heavily patrolled i warships to prevent submarine in? terference with shipments. was enthusiastic over the summer training camp plan. lloforc the house naval committee today ('apt. William S. Sims, com? mander of the battleship Nevada, as? sorted that 14 Inch guns were su? perior to the 16-inch weapons With lilili new American battlecraft will ba armed. There was wide difference ? f opinion in the navy, but he bc Ihved a ship equipped with 1 l-ir.eh ?:uiih nn (?nid defeat a ship equipped nith an equal number of 16-lnch guns . properly bandied. In the Falkland islands hat tie. Capt. PlflMI ?iiio. tho Onnau commander . robably would have defeated the I rltish If ho had forced the action t 'lose rnnue instead of running from the heavier, sNvifter ships. At 8,oOU j i (In, he said, tho greater number Of s' Inch German guns Nvould have t??? n the Mf British ships to pieces. The British battlccruiscr Indefatigable Nvns struck 34 times, he said, but at ; tch a distance that not a man was I minded nor any damage of eon-' ? .uonoe done. i Cap! Sims loM the OOlMltlttCe V e;it Britain had solved the problem uf submarine attack. "Submarines cut no le*\M he sai l. ? lon< as a fleet controls 1he su faco." SMUFORR WARD MURDERED NEAR DAVIS STATION. Dogs Follow Tracks to Homo of Negro Who Has Not Been Located. Manning, Lee. 19.?A murder was committed near Davis Station last night when Shuford WTard was killed with some blunt instrument while asleep in bed. Mr. Ward was a thrifty young farmer, about 35 years if age, unmarried and lived alone. A boy who has been working for him for some time went to the house as usual this tr* ing and, failing to get a re sponsv when he knocked at the door, looked through a crack and saw Mr. Ward lying in bcc\ smeared with biood. He hurriedly gave the ularm and an investigation was started a"t once. It became evide that Mr. Ward was killed while aslep, for his shoes and clothes were found where he had placed them when he retired and the bedding was undisturbed, although blood w?.s scattered over his person and 'bedding. As soon as possible Doptlty Sheriff Ed Gamble was on the scene with his bloodhounds. Unusual tracks were found near the door, made early in the night before the ground froze. The dogs took this trail and followed it direct to the home of Jim Lawson, a negro who lived about two miles away. He was not at home and his wife asserted that she had not seen him since yes? terday, hut an axe with fresh blood on it was found there. The purpose of the murder was evi? dently robbery, for a sum of money, about $300, that Ward is known to have had on his person, was missing when search was made. It is report? ed that the negro Lawson took the Florence train at Wilson this morn? ing. ROBERT E. GONZALES DEAD. Talented Young Newspaper Man Vic Nine of Pneumonia on Border. Columbia, Dec. 20.?Robert Elliott Gonzales, sergeant of the machine gun company, National Guard of South Carolina, died at a base hospital at El Paso, Texas, last night at 11 o'clock of pneumonia, according to a message received today in Columbia. Mr. Gonzales was 28 years old. He wa? thji^um^cenj,,! WJittara jsoft???o?rfe i he American minister to Cuba. He ts survived, also, by his mother, hin un? cle, A. ;B. Gonzales, owner of the State, and one sister. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. ; Robert Gonzales was a member of the editorial staff of The State and his work as a paragrapher attracted na? tional attention. He was graduated from the University of South Carolina and entered the newspaper work sev? eral months after leaving college. Last June when the National Guard was called out he left his work on The Stat s and ^enlisted as a private in the machine gun company. He was soon promoted to sergeant. MILLIONS FOR VICKERS GUNS. Washington, Dec. 19.?In accord? ance with the original recommenda? tion of the special machine gun hoard, tli? war department today let con? tracts for 4,(00 Vlckers machine guns nod accessories at a cost of $5,500, 000, and announced that additional contracts soon would be let which will bring the sum to be expended on BUCh weapons up to about $9.500,000. The department's decision was con? st nfed as finally disposing of the sug? gestion that the Lewis machine gun, concerning which there has been a bitter controversy, should be adopted ni the army standard. In announc? ing the award the department let It be known that the machine gun hoard had been reconvened to consider the LeWls gun, and after holding exten? sive hearings had adhered to Its origi? nal recommendation. The hoard recommended that all funds available for the purchase of fnhchlhe guns, except about l.soo, 000, should be expended for Vlckers gun:, and accessories, The reserve Mim will be held ponding further tests of the various types of guns, a num? ber of which may be purchased tor experimental purposes. AMERICANS BARRED OUT. Juarez, Dec. 20.?As the result of the 111 feeling against Americans caused by den. Bell's refusal to turn (?en. Comaduran over to the Juarez military authorities no Americans wcro allowed to cross into this Mexi? can" cl'ty today. From the American side Gen. Comaduran sent telegrams to Gen. Obregon urging him to send a force against Juarez to oomrel ? Jen. Qoniales to give up the com irand as ordered. Washington. Dec. 20.?Storm warn? ings were ordered displayed ?oday f orn the Mississippi to the Florida ! vh. f**rle, Dec. 20.?Premier Lloyd ?orge's speech Is hailed as the true ? Kprenolon Of the nllles* position. ?? mm PEST BEfiUN CUEMftON COLLEGE TO ESTAB? LISH LABORATORY TO DE? VISE PLANS AGAINST BOLL WEEVIL. Oonfltfilij will Bogiii at Once on Border Counties?High Cost of Living Felt ?-Institution to Make Application #6r 'Admission Into Reserve Officers' ^^^ai?ling Corps?Free Tuition I>e nftetf'l5? Out of 374 Making Appli? cation?To Eradicate Hazing. The reguTfPf annual meeting of the board' of trustees of Clemson college was held in Columbia yesterday. This meeting was scheduled for lftst month, b ut was delayed that more accurate ahft complete reports relating to the \vbrtt Of the institution might be pre? pared. Chief among the matters which occupied the attention of the board yesterday were: Ai&Option of recdmmendatlons by the board of charities and corrections, wLaraoy free tuition was denied 156 01' tnV 374 making application for State aid. Authorization of President W. M. RUrtjS to make application for Clem son's admission into the reserve of Icers' training corps. Establishment of a boll weevil lab? oratory In the border counties of the State in which the next cotton crop Is likely to become infested and the engagement of two entomologists for this field duty. The board also took decisive action in extending its plans to eradicate hazing at the institution, by adopting resolutions, requiring a signed state? ment, by applicant \ and parent or guardian, that the student will abstain troni participation in all forms of haz ihg. ^he student also agrees to with? draw voluntarily from the institution, should the temptation to discipline underclassmen prove too tempting. The jdtatements are filed before the students will be admitted. Services for an additional assistant in the fertilizer analysis department haa been found necessary and the boards yesterday created this chair., C. F. , Sheffield of Mississippi was se? lected for this place. . .A bequest of $1,000 was accepted Nora. Mrs. Mary Cherry Doyle of Seneca. , This amount is to create the ,<?eorge Cherry foundation, and will he a permanent loan, fund t t<j embracing Oconee cbuntyaud a por> lion ot Anderson county. . During the meeting, T. S. Evans appared representing the Seaboard Air Line railway, offering a site near McBee for the establishment of the sand hill experiment station and in? viting the board to utilize a special train,-, over the road to inspect the property. The proffer was declined, is the institution has not available resources sufficient to develop such a venture within tho immediate fu? ture, and also because the board is ander pledge to advertise thoroughly I or the submission of sites, when such I 'i plan is anticipated. Increased volume of the product Crom the coperative creameries of the State and the growing popularity )f the brand induced an order by the board yesterday to have the "Palmet? to" brand patented. This is to pre? vent infringement by inferior producta and to guarantee the standard of the Clemson cooperative product. The report of the secretary of the State boaTd of charities and correc? tions contained statistics relatives tb 374 applications for State aid: The request for 188 was .sustained. By a ruling of the attorney general, 30 students above 21 years are not COm<? polled to pay tuition, though parents aro financially able to meet the ex? pense of a college education. Presi? dent Riggs emphasized yesterday that the reference of this question to the corrections board has a decidedly wholesome' influence, in that the num? ber of students paying tuition, without application for State aid, was practi? cally doubled last tall. Should Clemson' be admitted to the reserve Officers' training corps, no additional military duty will he im? posed upon the students except in the Junior and senior years, and then these duties would be wholly elective To those electing the special officer training, a subsistence fee of $0 a month will be allowed and one com? plete uniform out lit. which approx? imates scholarship values. The Institution is having an exceed? ing good year, President Biggs sain1 yesterday. The total enrollment Is 8 13, and the numebr of failures and withdrawals is far below the aver? age. Another pleasing feature to the ad? ministration is the increased support which is coming in from the fertili? zer tax. The returns for the Brat six months of the present fiscal year to? tal the amount of $19,638.06 against $18,906.90 for the corresponding peiod one year ago. The drat year of the war fertilizer tax returns were re? duced $121,000, with the falling off last year amounting to $105,000. The high cost of living is also mfl?< iug Itself felt at the rollege. With I ha third quarter beginning February 3, students will pay $9 a month board against $8 previously. Those attending the meeting yes? terday were: President Riggs; Alan Johnston, Sr., Xewberry, chairman of the hoard; R. R, Tillman, A. F. Le? ver, R. I. Manning; John E. Wanna maker, St. Matthews; W. W. Bradley, Abbeville; B. H. Rawl, Washington; S. A. Burns, Anderson; J. J. Evans, Bennettsville; lt. H. Timmerman, Batesburg; S. T. McKeown, Cornell; I. M. Mauldin, Pickens. COUNTY AGENT WOBK. Improvements in Farming Methods Dud to Demonstration Work of States Relations Service. Through development of improved organization and the growth of a more definite project system the of? fice of extension work in the north and west carried its demonstration activities into closer relation to the practical needs of tho farmers of tho region during the past year, ac? cording to the annual report of the States Relations Service of the depart? ment. Local associations of farmers tootc a greater part in the work and more attention was devoted to studies of local economic facts upon which to develop demonstrations of permanent value. Extension work in, the special interests of farm women was under? taken in the territory under the office, und a1 number of women agents were placed in the held. Among th? specific results from the county agent work of the office of ex? tension work in the north and west during the year were: Yields of corn in fields managed as demonstrations under supervision of the county agents increased on an average of 12.8 bushels per acre over \ the average yield for the region. YleHtls of wheat in fields managed as demonstrations increased 8.4 bush? els per acre. Yields of oats in fields managed as demonstrations increased 11.7 bushels per aore. Alfalfa was introduced on 11,311 farms Several score regisp-red stallions anirJ rams and several tffcndred regist? ered bulls and boars were placed on farms. Nearly a thousand fine bulls no longer ueeful in their communities be? cause of danger of inbreeding were saved 'from the block and transferred to ether communities. testing associations, 90 live-stock btfetoflkng associations, and 142 hog cholerta control associations were or? ganized. < More than 200,000 hogs were vacci? nated against choleia. Better farm management was pro? moted' through assistance given to farmers irt determining the factors that make for success or failure in farm enterprises. Farmers' exchanges and cooperative marketing associations were organiz? ed and effected large savings to mem? bers. Three hundred and twenty-one wa? ter supply systems were introduced into farm homes. Crub work was carried on with more than 209,000 inoys and girls. Over 24,000 of these engaged in pro? fit-making projects, producing over $509,000 worth of food products. Tho club work was placed on a more permanent basis as an extension agency, and boys and girls are now enrollfng to pursue the work for a se? ries of years. SOLDIER DIES ON BORDER. Private Wilson of Brookland Passes Away of Pneumonia. Columbia, Dec. 20.?Private Preston J. Wilson bf Company H (Brookland Light Infantry), Second South Caro? lina infantry, tiled of pneumonia yes? terday morning in the base hospital at [ F?rt Bliss, El Paso, Texas. His death quickly followed the onset of the dis? ease, in fact news that he had pass? ed away was the first intimutton of his illness which reached his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilson' of 731 Blos? som street, Columbia. Private Wilson is the seventh soldier tb die of pneu? monia within a week at El Paso. ?. E. Wilson, a brother, said last night that the family had received a telegram from Capt. Joseph J. Mar? shall of Columbia, commanding the company, announcing the death, say? ing it was unexpected and asking in? structions as to the disposition of the body. Capt. Mars-hall in the same message extended sympathy. Mr. Wil? son last night wired Capt. Marshall, requesting that the body be forward? ed to Columbia. Funeral arrange? ments will be made when word is re? ceived as to the arrival of the body and escort: Osshtlng, Dec. It)?Two youths. Stanley Millstein. aged 1? and Charles Kumrow. aged 2a, calmly went to death in the electric chair this morn? ing. Roth wore recently convicted of murder. They were sentenced to be executed Friday, but voluntarily went to their death three da.ys ahead of time in order that Christmas day for their families might be softened by jthe knowledge that it was all over. Woman Finally Recover* From Nervous Breakdown Impoverished nerves destroy many people before their time. Often be? fore a sufferer realizes what the trouble is, he is on the verge of a complete nervous breakdown. It is of the utmost importance to keep your nervous system in good con v'.itiori, as the nerves arc the source of all bodily power. Mrs. Rosa r.ovner, 825 N. 18th St., Birming? ham, Ala., says: ^ have been suffering with nerv? ous' prostration for nine or tHt years. Have tried many of the ben doctors in Birmingham, but they aJl f.ifled to reach my case. I would feel a"s if I was smothering:' finally" F went into convulsions. My little girl sruv 1 ^ . ? ? Dr. Mile** Nervine advertised iri the pipers sihrl T *t once began to take lt. I contirftfed to take it for some time and now 1 am weil." Ii" you are trqublc.d with loss bf appetite, poor digestion, weakness, inability to sleep*; if y?tf are in * general run down condition and unable to' bear your part of the daily grind of life, ?ou need some? thing to strengthen 'your SerftfS. You may not realize What is the mat-' tef with you. but that is no reason why you should ,de|t>,^ea^jipent. Dr. Miles' Nervine * has proven its value 1h neYVotf^'dis? orders for thirty yeats, and merits a trial, no matter how many otijer remcAies^ave fallea to help you. ' Sold by all druaolrtt. If first bottl* fail* to benefit your money I* r*Ujrno4. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. - - ? ?*O ' *<I - -' ? ? - ' He- > . ? y gen. frost exonerated. Death of Little Girt Was Due to Acci? dent. Colombia, Dec. 1?.?The jury at the inquest into the death of Elizabeth Nims, the 11 year old girt who Was killed shortly after 5 otioek Sunday afternoon at Gervais* and Bull streets, when she w?ts struck by an automo? bile owned and driven by the assistant adjutant general, John D. Frost, ab? solved Maj. Frost last evening of blame. The verdict read: "That Elizabeth Nims came to her death from injuries deceived by an impact from a car driven by John d. Frost and that said impact was due to an unavoidable accident as to John D. Frost" ' ? ' 1 I i> ' r * Information RcvetVoA on Status of Marina. Washington, Dec. 19.?Announce? ment was made at the state depart? ment today that Great Britain had forwarded complete information showing that the Britisti horse ship Marina, sunk without Warning by a* German submarine with the loss \>f six Americans, was not at the time and had not been before in British public service, either by charter or requisition. The State department about ten days ago sent to Gerhiany a statement of its beliefs that this was ttre case, but has been awaiting the fulldata, promised in a preliminary British statement, before makifig a final state? ment to that effect. Germany recently informed the United States that one of her sub? marine commanders sank the Marina believing her to be a transport and asked wheiher the American govern? ment had information to the contrary. Although the evidence assembled has heen forwarded, there has been no formal reply to the German note and probably will be none for the present. Intimations have heen given in of? ficial quarters that any further step by the United States would be post? poned pending the assembling of complete information concerning sev? eral cases of torpedoing ships. More? over, it is generally believed that ex? cept in most urgent instances all questions at issue with the belligerent nations virtually will remain in, abey? ance while talk of peace is In prog? ress. RADIUM WON'T CURE CANCER. Exhaustive Tests Show That Treat? ment It Failure?May Make Pa? tients More Comfortable. New York, Dec. 18.?After exhaus? tive tests upon rata, mice and guinea pigs the use of radium as a cure for cancer and tumors has been {? und to be a failure, according to the annual report Oi Dr. Francis Carter Wood, head of the Crocker research fund of Columbia university, made public to? night. For cases on which operation is not possible radium is successful as a palliative only; the report states. "It is unquestionably possible to prolong life in a few instances, Dr. Wood says, "and to make thepatie*ta more comfortable by the judicious ami intelligent employment of large quantities of radium. On the other hand, it is equally certain that the use of small quantities, say 20 to f>0 milligrams of radium element, often results in the rapid extension of the tumors so that the patient's condition is worse than if he ha<| been left alone."