Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mm WELCOMED IN FIGHT. EXTENDING GREETINGS TO NEW COM* RADE IN ARMS. Sega Heat War Is One for Emancipa? tion ctf World iYum Domination of lamdiabing Iine--Terms struggle <*no for lYoodom from Aatocraoy of 1 London, April It.?Aa the first British prime minister to salute th. American aatlon aa comrade Inarms. David Lloyd George, England's great doatocratlc leader, speaking before s aejUelo assembly brought together by the American Luncheon club today, arnassd Intense enthusiasm by his aaaiblsg denunciation of Prussia and hss warm welcome of America as an ?Jig ta the war. advent of the United States tat?, the war,** ho said, "gives the final scamp ta the character of the con ?set as a struggle against autocracy ttouaghout the world.*' The most characteristic of all Ihassess Institutions Is the Htnden tSJTf liaa. What la a Hindenburg Maar A Hindenburg lino la a line diahvn on territories of other people, *nufamg then that the inhabitants of aterritories shall not crom it at of their lives. That Una has been ?jsTIHIi across Europe for 10 years, la ranny sands. , "Hat 1mops. after enduring this! |ar gaaerations. mads up its mind at the Hindenburg line must be along the legitimate frontiers This has been an un , fight for the emancipation of the emancipation or the Jamdenburg line was drawn the shores of America and re told they must not K, and America said. 'What is If* America said. The place for liaa Is not the Atlantic, but on the and we mean to roll it up.* 11 they have started. ; "There are two great facta which attach the argument that this is a great struggle for freedom. The first h) the mot that America has come in. MVs would not have come in other* wise. The second is the Russian rev atuiioD .... "la Oen. von Hlndenburg's words. Aaaerica carries no weight. He means ta>et aha has nd ships to carry Its weight. It Is not wise always to as? sume that even the German general ?Us aa has happened so often, have aaade calculations that they have no right to make, and, therefore, It behooves the whole of the allies, Great Britain and America notably, to see that that reckoning of Gen. van Hindenburg la fslse reckoning "The road to victory, the absolute assurance of victory, has to be found ta ana word?ships?and a second Word?-ships?and a third word? ships. With that keenness which characterises your nation I see that they fully realise thst and I see to? day that they have already made ar? ranges tent a to build ships by the thousand?1.000, 3,000, tonnero for the Atlantic. I believe that the Ger? mans and their military advisers are already beginning to realist hat this U another of their miscalculations whkh Is going to lead them to dis? aster and ruin. . . . "Knowing for three years what our difficulties have been, what our ansieties have been and what our fears have been, I am the last man la the world to say that the succor which la given from America is not la Itself something to rejoice at and to rejoice at greatly. But I also aay that I can see more in the knowledge that America Is going to win a right to be at the conference table when those terms of peace are discussed. That conference will settle the destiny af nations and course of human life for Oed knows how many axes. It would have been a tn.gedy. s tragedy for mankind, If America had not been there and there with all her Influence and her power. "I can see peace, not s peace to be a beginning of war, not a peace which will be an endless preparation for strife snd bloodshed, but a real "Today ws sre waging ono of the moat dsvsstating wara thst the world has svsr seen. Tomorrow, tomorrow, not perhapa distant tomorrows, wur may be abolished forever from the category of human crimes. "It Is written of those gallant men who won that victory on Monday from Canada, from Australia and from this old country?It has proved that In spite of Its age It Is not de? crepit?It Is written of those gallant men that they attacked at dawn. Fit ting work of the dawn?to drive out of 40 miles of French soil those mis. cresnts who hsd dsflled her freedom. They attack with the dawn. It Is a algnilcant phrase! "With It there came the breaking up of the despotism of Turkey, who hsa for centuries acted ns cloud to the sunniest lands In the world. It hsa freed all Russia from an op orwsstoa which has covered It like a GERMAN POSITIONS TAKEN. BRITISH CONTINUE DRIVE BE? TWEEN ARRAS AND CAMBRAJ. Several Villages ami Positions Cap? tured on a Nine Mile Fromv? French Capture Potations South of St. Qu? ntln. New York. April 13.?The British announce the capture of Oerman po? sitions on a nine mile front from a point north of Hargtcourt to the village of Metzencouteure, after se? vere fighting. This sector is between Arras and Cambrai. The French announce that they at? tacked south of St. Quentin and took several trenches. It Is In the region southwest of Cambrai that the great German re? tirement of last m%nth took place. Ac? cording to the Germans this retire? ment was to have delayed the con? templated British offensive for weeks If not months. Nevertheless the Brit? ish have been able to bring up their big guns across the devastated terri? tory, organize their communications and deliver a smashing and effec? tive blow within a comparatively few days upon the famous Hlndenburg line. Besides their successful attacks south of St. Quentin, in face of des? perate German resistance, the French also announce that they have kept up their offensive south of the Oisc river, making- fresh progress east of Coucy-le-Valle. Germany announced that German counter thrusts balanced the Brit? ish attacks against Angres and Gi venchy-en-Moholle. The report also says the French attacks against St. Quentin and the German line south of that city this morning failed. TO USE COAST TRADERS. Government Requests Railroads to Release Vessels Used on Coast Trade. Washington. April 13.?Through ths council of National Defense, the government has requested railroads to rearrange their schedules and fa? cilities so as to permit the release of virtually all vessels In coastwise trade, many of which will be used to transport food supplies to the entente. ALL PORTS GUARDED. Defensive Measure Made Public In Executive Order. Washington. April 13.?The execu? tive order designating the defensive areas of the coast of the United States and lnaular possessions has been made public. Tho regulations of the defensive areas, which embrace a number of th, principal river and harbor entrances on the Atlantic, Pa? cific and Gulf Coasts, provided that vessels shall not enter, except after receiving permission, and shall not enter at all between sunset and sun? rise or during bad weather. The United States will not be responsible for damage to persons or vessels in? flicted with the object of enforcing those regulations. Savannah, Char? leston, Tampa, Key W ?st and Pensa cola entrances are included among the defensive areas. GO ETI 1 ALS ON THE JOB. Panama Builder Will Take Charge of Building Fleet of Freighters. Washington, April 13.?Maj. Gen. Goethals has acceded to the presi? dent's request to take charge of the building of a large fleet of wooden vessels for freight service, govern? ment officials learned today. shroud for so long. And there is the great declaration of President Wilson. The great nation*, presented in the etruggle for freedom?they are tb heralds of the dawn. They attacked with the dawn, and those men are marching forward in the full radiance of that dawn, and soon Frenchmen and Americans, British and Russians aye, Servians and Belgians, Monte negrlns and Roumanians will emerge Into the full light of a penfect day." It was a stirring day, for the tak? ing up of arms by America was cele? brated by two notable assemblages one under the auspices of the Ameri? can Luncheon club and the other a dinner by the Pilgrims' club, in honor of the American ambassador, Walte? lllnce Page. Viscount Bryce, the former ambassador at Washington, presided at the dinner to Mr. Pagt and delivered an eloquent oration. Premier Lloyd George, alwayt forceful and epigrammatic, was novel in liner foim and his ringing words struck u responsive Chord among those who had met to cheer. There were t< mta to the president of the United States and the king of Eng? land and wonderful display of re? joicing over the sealing of tho bond of friendship l>etween tho United States and England, and France, and tho other alllcn In tho acceptance by America of the gauge of battle. FIRST REGIMENT GALLED OUT. SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS SUM? MONED BACK INTO SKR VICE OF COUNTRY. Will be Employed, Secretary Baker Says, to Protect Lines of Commu? nication and Other Agencies of Use to Federal Government? 'To Remain In Home Stations Until Further Or? ders are Issued. Columbia, April 13.?Having in view "the necessity of affording a more perfect protection against possible in? terference with postal, commercial and military channels and instrumen? talities of the United States in South Carolina," Newton D. Baker, secre? tary of war, yesterday afternoon is? sued a call for the First regiment, National Guard of South Carolina, comprising about 1,050 officers and men. Immediately after the receipt of the telegram from the secretary of war, Gov. Manning at Spartanburg, authorized his private secretary, John Elliott Puckette, to issue an order for the immediate mobilization of the various companies at their headquar? ters. At 11 o'clock last night orders for the mobilization of the guard were Issued to the adjutant general's office and immediately after Maj. John D. Frost, assistant adjutant general, be? gan to get in touch with the compan> commanders over long distance tele? phone. The system arranged by the Southern Bell Telephone company made it possible to reach every of? ficer in a very few minutes. P. K. McCully of Anderson, lieu? tenant colonel, commanding the regi? ment, was notified. Col. E. M. Blythe resigned recently. The election for colonel will be held at an early date. The companies will remain at their armories pending further orders. Gen. Wood wired Gov. Manning last night that orders would be issued in due course for the assembling of the regi? ment at the State mobilization camp, situated at Styx, near Columbia, for initial muster. Orders Issued recently by the' '-war department for the mobilization of the National Guard said: "On the date the National Guard is required to respond to the call or in case of draft, on the date thereof, all organizations of the National (Juard will assemble at their company ; endezvous, where they will await the orders of the department comman? der." Basing his action upon the above section, Gov. Manning ordered the companies to mobilize at once at their armories. Secretary Baker's telegram, which reached the office of the governor at 6:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, ts as follows: "Having in view the necessity of affording a more perfect protection against possible interference with postal, commercial and military chan? nels and instrumentalities of the United States in the State of South Carolina and being unable with the regular troops available at his com? mand to insure the faithful execution of the laws of the Union in this re? gard, the president has thought proper to exercise the authority vest? ed in him by the constitution and laws and to call out the National Guard necessary for the purpose. I am, in consequence, instructed by the president to call into the service of the United States forthwith, through you, the following units of the Na? tional Guard of South Carolina, which the president desires shall be as? sembled at the places to be designate.1 to you by the commanding general, Eastern department, Governor's Is? land, N. Y., and which said com? manding general has been directed to communicate to you: First regiment infantry, National Guard of South Carolina." The following order was issued to the adjutant general by Gov Man "1. In accordance with telegram from the secretary of war, dated April 12. calling First regiment in? fantry, National Guard of South Car? olina, into the service of the United States, I l ?by direct that the com? panies of the First regiment infantry, National Guard of South Carolina, proceed to mobilize forthwith at thel" respective armories. "2. The regimental commander will subsist the men at their respective company rendezvous at a rate not ex? ceeding 7f? oents per man per day, as shown hy the morning report. "3. Purchases of subsistence will be made for the days. To obtain o settlement therefor, receipted vouch? ers must be obtained on form 26, D. M. A., and forwarded for payment to the adjutant general, accompanied by Consolidated ration returns. "4. When troops remain at their company rendezvous and where ad? equate armory facilities for sleeping do not exist, commanding officers are authorized to permit sueh enlisted men as they may designate to sleep at home. "5. All officers ami enlisted man will be examined by a medical oftic*r URGE GROWJOOD CROPS. GOV. MANNING, I). R. COKER AN1> W. W. LONG AT SPAR? TAN BIRG. Executive Call? for a United People to Meet Demands of Country at ThU Time?Chance for Each One to Do HJs or Her Share in Preparedness Scheine. Spartanburg, April 13.?There was held at Spartanburg today a meeting that was a combination of a week of festivities, trades display week and the first meeting of the South Caro? lina campaign for agricultural pre? paredness. At this meeting Gov. R. t Manning, D. R. Coker, one of the largest planters and business men of the State, and W. W. Long of Clem son college were the speakers. In his speech, which) opened the meet? ing, Gov. Manning made a plea to a I united people interested in a com? mon cause. Every one, he said, had a pirt to perform in this war that had not been entered aggressively but because our country was forced into it by the ruthlessness of German war? fare. In his speech he said: "The president, patient to a degree unsurpassed, used every effort to avoid war. Now the time has passed when there can be a difference of opinion if we are loyal to our coun? try." Continuing, he added, "The duty of South Carolinians in the growing of food crops is as imperative and urgent as responding to the call of arms. Unless the South raises her food she will go hungry, and a large part of the world besides." Mr. Coker, in his speech, said the 3 per cent, of the people in the nation would serve the country by taking up arms, the other 97 per cent, by raising food. Among other things that he stressed was the fact that food conservation was as important as food production and that cooperation is needed between landowners, tenants, merchants and business men of all kinds. It is up to the church leaders, Sun? day school and public school teach? ers, to aid in this movement and lead in it until the reply to patriotism shall be, "We have been called upon and have done our part," he de? clared. Mr. Long spoke for the most part of the menace of the boll weevil which he characterized as the most destructive force in the world next to the kaiser. He urged the substi? tution of grain and food crops for cotton. A record crowd attended this meet? ing, farmers from all parts of the country being present to hear the ad? dresses. The business men of the city are entirely satisfied with the results of display week, and the cul? mination of the week in the joint meeting today made it one of the greatest events in the city's history. REVENUE BILL DEBATE. Seven Billion War Measure Now Be? fore the House. Washington, April 13.?With Ma? jority Leader Kitchin in charge, the debate began in the house this morn ing on the seven billion dollar wai revenue measure. The prospects are for its passage before tomorrow night The great applause on both side* of the house which greeted Kitchin'* opening statement in behalf of the measure was interpreted as mean? ing no serious delay or opposition t< the bill. It also means that all chances have passed oi Kitchen being deposed as majority leader for havinj voted against the war resolution. prior to leaving the company ren? dezvous, to find out if any of them have any contagious disease. "6. Government transportation re? quests will be issued direct to or? ganizations by the adjutant general. No command will, however, leave Its homo station and proceed to the mobilization camp until it has been so instructed by its regimental com mander. ? "7. Mobilization will be conducted in accordance with special regula? tions No. 55, war department, Apri' 2, 1917. "8. You v/lll please issue orders at once to cover." During a state of war the governor has the power, if he deems it neccs sary, to take over transportation facilities, including telegraph and telephones. The telegram from Maj. Gen. Leon? ard Wood was received at the office of the governor shortly before mid? night and immediately transmitted in an order to the adjutant general. The telegram follows: "Reference president's call, April 12, calling into United States service First South Carolina infantry, it |i requested that units thereof assemble forthwith at their armories at theii respective home stations. Appro? priate orders will be Issued these headquarters sending regiment to State mobilisation camp for initial lauster. Please acknowledge." MAY BLOCKADE CHARLESTON. GERMANS EXPECTED TO AX- I XOCXCE L-BOAT BLOCKADE OP ATLANTIC PORTS. American and European Navies to Co-operate to Prnvetst Submarines buerfering with Traffic of America on Tills Side Atlantic?Fleet Doing Patrol Duty. Washington, April 12.?With high British and French naval officers in conference here with American naval officials, definite steps have been taken toward participation of the American navy in the war against Germany. Patrol of the entire Atlantic sea? board reaching southward to the Panama canal zone and possibly to include Canada, will be the first duty of American warships. With that goes the necessity of guarding against the probable extension of the Ger? man submarine campaign to include approaches to major American ports. British and French ships new on this patrol duty will be withdrawn as soon as the American forces have their line3 established. The Ameri? can squadrons will operate from British and French bases in the south Atlantic wherever necessary. This was learned today in connec? tion with the announcement that Vice Admiral M. E. Browning of the British navy and Rear Admiral R. A. Grasse of the French navy are in Washington conferring with Secretary Daniels, Admiral Benson, chief of naval operations, and other officers of the American navy. The confer? ences have to do with the part the American fleet will play In the war either immediately or later, when its strength in light patrol craft and trained men has been increased. Commanders of the British and French forces off the American coasts, it Is known, have expected that Germany would extend her sub? marine operations to these waters. Arrangements to patrol the ap? proaches to the chief American har? bors have b< n made and will be car? ried out by American ships. It has been expected that Ger? many would formally announce a submarine blockade of Boston, New York, the mouth of the Delaware, the mouth of the Chesapeake, Charleston and Savannah. These are the arte? ries through which flows the main traffic in foodstuffs and war supplies for Europe. Unless a blockade is declared in line with her previous action, Ger? many would be under the necessity of giving warning before attacking mer? chant craft under neutral flags. Many navy officers doubt that any considerable number of German sub? marines can be spared from the task of blockading the British Isles for work on this side of the Atlantic. Sporadic operations within such pre? scribed areas are looked for, how? ever, and no precaution to guard against them will be overlooked. The navy department has a consid ?rable supply of submarine trapnets already a valla. and more will be delivered within a few days. It is assumed that the approaches to American harbors will be fully pro? tected in this way and the fleet of submarine chasers now being assem? bled, equipped and manned distrib? uted to comb the seas. The conferences with the visiting officers have dealt with many sub? jects. It is understood that when over need arises ports on the French md British coasts will be at the dis? posal of American naval forces. An American naval port probably will he established on the Irish coast when the measures of cooperation have been extended. GERMAN SAILORS TO PRISON. Officers of Liebenfels Abandon Ap? peal and Will Serve Sentences Im posed at Florence. Charleston April 1?,.?Eight offi? cers of the German steam freighter Llebenfels, who were convicted in he United States court at Florence of blocking a navigable stream, have decided to abandon their appeal and will serve their sentences in the fed? eral penitentiary at Atlanta. They will probably leave Sunday. They are now In the Charleston county Jail. AMERICAN SCHOONER TIRED ON. Washington, April 14.?The Ameri an schooner Edwin R, Hunt of New York, was abandoned by its crew un ler shall tire from a submarin? In the Mediterranean April 7, according to a dispatch from Consul ('.asset at Mala? ga, Spain. URGES EXTENSIVE GARDENING. Washington April 14. In order to encourage extensive gardening dar? ing the war, the department of agri? culture has printed thousands of copies of complete manuals of in? structions for farmers, especially for novices. They will bo issued frc? on request. BRITISH DRIVE CONTINUES. GERMAN FRONT BROKEN FOR DISTANCE OF FOUR MILES. Fayct Village Captured from Germane and Other Important Portions Tak? en?Germans Still in Retreat. New York, April 14.?The British k.st night broke the German front for a distance of four miles, and the Germans are still in retreat. The British have announced the capture of the Village Fayet, a mile northwest of St. Quentin, while they also gained important positions east of Leverguier, and advanced toward Cueant. North of the river Scarpe they forced the Germans back. Correspondents report that there is every indication of a continuation of tie German retirement. Explosions and fires are noted behind the Ger? man lines as they retreat, hard press? ed. Some observers are beginning to wonder whether Hindenburg was not a myth painted to bolster up Ger? man public opinion. Great importance is attached to the British success around Vimy. They carried positions which enabled Gen? eral Haig to link up the ground wop earlier in the week. This movement t! atens Lens and the great coal felds. The fall of St. Quentin also seems imminent. Letters to German papers indicate that the nerves of t ie German people are being shaken by the retreats. Another British victory over Turks in Mesopotamia in which the Turks suffered heavily, is reported by Lon? don. TO RECOGNIZE FARMERS' MTT TUALS. Insurance Policies of Such Companies Will be Accepted by Farm Loan Banks. Washington. April 12.?There has been a question as to whether or not farmers' mutual fire insurance poli? cies would be recognized by the fed? eral farm loan banks. Today Congressmen F. H. Dominick and Lever were advised by the federal farm loan board that the board has stated to all the land banks that "where mutual fire insurance com? panies are authorized by law of the States and are under State supervision the policies of such companies will be recognized by this board." As such companies are authorized by the laws of South Carolina and axe under the supervision of the in? surance commissioner the farmers' mutuals of South Carolina will un? doubtedly be recognized as well as stock or socalled "old line companies." Attorney General Thomas H. Pee ples is in Washington today on busi? ness before the supreme court. NEGRO COMMISSION NAMED. Will Have a Part in "More Food" Campaign. Columbia, April 12.?Gov. Richard I. Manning has appointed a central commission of negroes of South Car? olina who will have active charge of the campaign among members of the colored race for larger production of food and a stricter household econ? omy. Members of the committee are the Rev. J. J. Tjjrham, Columbia; L. A. Ritchie, Abbeville; I. F. Percival, Greenwood; the Rev. Richard Carroll, Columbia; Thomas E. Miller, Charles? ton; Butler General. Marion; Jones Thomas, Bennettsville, and J. W. Westberry, Sumter. Members of this commission will meet in Columbia in the near future and map out the plans for the cam? paign which will be waged in every community in the State. It is expect? ed that a larger auxiliary committee will be appointed later to furnish speakers for spreading the food pro? duction propaganda. The central commission will have in charge the mapping of the features of the cam? paign, and will dispatch lieutenants to points throughout the State. "The campaign which is now being planned will fail utterly unless the cooperation of the colored people may be secured." said a member of the Commission of Civic Preparedness for War today. "We are pleased at many evidences of a thorough willing? ness to cooperate to the limit in In? creasing food production and pro? moting the gospel of conservation, and believe that the negroes may be relied on to do their share in making the State self-sustaining." GOER WITH REGIMENT. Rev. S. Sproles Lyons Made ChaHain of First. Greenville, Arid 12.?The Rev. J. Sprrles Lyons, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church of Greenville, who was yesterday commissioned as chaplain for the First So ith Carolina regiment, National Guard, was grant? ed a leave of absence of 90 days \>y his church in order that he may ac? company the regiment when the call comes.