Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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atrijtmui and mtrBR WATCHMAN, MabUafaed April, 1850. "Be Jtun and Fear not?Det all tbe end* Thon Aimn't at be thy Country'*, Thy God't aad Tratfc'i." TBE TRUE SOUTHRON, EstobWatoed tail, SCM. Consolidated Aur. 2,1881. sumter, s. 0., saturday, may 6, 1917. Vol.XLIV. ?o.23. n ?ESTER. HAlL AND BLBCTHICAI. rnromm *murn ruqion. *cbo44 feettdlng at Plea* Qrwta Haveaud Damage Reported 1?! May 1.?An electrical and Of conelderable intensit ggcUon hurt night, ragtn; m U I damage reported waa th lightning qf the ham?ion o buHdlng at Pleasant Qrov ibarg, en^Uinf a loa? of ap IM*0 Vhta waa ono commodious rural aehool In this eectkm of the com and baa boon need u? a Community ?antra. Mb floathern JPowec company Hi of tana county' suffered heavy ifi felled by the wind atbwdardc blown down. it oaotloiui of the county gat - were damaged by the hall. Thor.? ?epioua rain, which terminate*. 1 g*j drought that bad held tbs In Its grip for some time, Th wJn* < mean much toward basten-j u Iba graurill of the crops held j Pbjr tJbr lack of precipitate. < (Vroltaa 4 Northwestern rail* tta -gaaferal offices In Chester? I heavy loon so to proport. on r tu? ?be. Part df the M I at Xing'* Mountain waa by tbe wind. Bessemer N. a. suffered fn m the wind ? course of construe -wart aarm to pftecae by the wUu: aavueacd ahaoat cyclonic at Mayuwortb, kg* of Ufa baa been reported. I,Carolina * Northwestern rail. utaOon at DaJlaa waa tpnrtmlly by bum* utrsek by a tilg ?au* of' U* Dorothy cottor> a*** law faet from th* tarn railway** 'tulafrnnb. ubgough Iba section north M rsraed by |h? Carolina & railway waa practKuillv try tba ?term. TO MY flaw A MONTH. Htehjoto Hayn That U eat Boa i>ocid?'<i Wbo Attend Training Washington, May 1.?Congressman let JL Nichols, of the Fourf itb Carolina district, tonight telc Qov. Ft. I. Manning that un 1 dar J/*a now military law South Car<> ht*u?4ltled to threw ragrmenu of yttMfra?! Ouardamon eg bar qevta. J ufbanai aba now baa only two. Aleo f bulge* the riggaynt waa organ Hod at ggjgg, tba stats would loae her quota. Mr. .Vtohels Is a gecintier of the mil -1 tflbira committee and for this bad occasion to lnveetlgate tbe kau. Tba war department haa d? - ta pay all men attending the re? covers* camp* $100 per month. t kkkps i'p farce. ta Consider Hornelf n< War t merd KUMc* Kveu Now. lo, May I.?The Herman an? lag have ordered the Immediai Of tba llcrlln order plac ran reeldente there in ?Of enemy subjects, aaye an F< Telegraph dispatch from t1 today. ardor, adde the message, 1m i aa a blunder, the German fo arguing that Qarmany do las* ocuu*e>r haraeif at war with t?m fllio^s morr Economy. George Ask* People to Cut Ibouru Css of Bread and Grains. London, May 2?King George li gtgued a proclamation urging fjU Haa tb reduce their ronnumpticu *>' by at leaat er^^fourth from time*. He urjted greut ecox tha uaa of otbor grain. 0MLPllJt<; OIL IN RUMANIA. lit Rate I'o?- \ Can Day. terdam. April 31. via London. May 1.?Private advlone re eh r I | , IlaJhYiid by peraone lancely Interest' 1 In Rujnanlan otl flelda laaen th.it <> i m fluraanlf 1? belnr r< i at .the rate of a >ont fort . . b de * aa compere 1 to 12^ m Bn 1114. The operating cor whtcb are run by Au*trovfl^ captui, enjoy prefirentlal treat OTCES THIRD REGIMENT. SAM NICHOLLS WIRES GOV, MAN? NING REGARDING INCREAS? ING NATIONAL GUARD. Urgent Military Bill Cai-rles Item <>i $47,OOOtOOO for Army Cantonments ?Give* Volunteers Chance. Washington, D. C, May 1.?Repre? sentative Sam J. i Nicholls, of Spar tanburg, who In on the military com? mittee of the bouse, today sent tbo following telegram to Gov. Manning, urging ?he. Immediate raising of u j ?.bird M, nt of the State's Nation? al Guard. j "Governor Richard I. Manning, Co? lumbia, 8. C: Under the law, South Carolina Is entitled to another regi? ment of the National Guard. I thin' It very important that this regiment Should be formed at once. Our young men should be allowed to volunteer in 1 this regiment and go to the front under their own officers as a unit. If South Carolina does not take ad? vantage of this* opportunity, some other State will be'glven the oppor? tunity to raise this regiment. 1 urge chat you take necessary steps f? ratio this third regiment at once. The people are demanding It. "Sam J. Nicholls." Among* the provisions curried In the urgent deficiency military bill of %Z.700,000,000. unanimously reported to the house today by the appropria? tion* committee, of which Represen? tative Jams* F. Byrrtes. of Alken, is a member, Is an item of $47,000,000 for the army cantonments which It is planned to establish in the near fu? ture. STARTS CRIME CAREER. FoetiesnhMlexl Hoys Rosin Stealing in fbr Fecblemiml e6) Needed. Columbia, May 1.?Soon after th?) State hoard of charities and corre ? Hons began Hs work In South Caro? lina a member of Its staff found in on almshouse a feeble-minded* widow with five children, three of whom were Idiots, one an Imbecile and the other a moron. The moron is now i? boy about 12 years of age. Recently a member of the board's i staff Inspected the almshouse at which this feeble-minded family Is still liv? ing.' The superintendent told the board's representative that the little moron boy had begun to steal and was rapidly becoming unmanageable in school. His teacher told the super? intendent that she could do nothing more with him. Commenting on the case, the superintendent said: "The boy 'seems certain to be starting on a career of crime." An advocate of a home for the fee? ble-minded said today that this caa illustrates very forcibly the need o state provision in this direction. Con? tinuing, he said: "Unless the child is put in a custodial institution very soon he will be a source wf endless trouble. In the custodial institution ho would be trained to the limit of his capacity and could be made to become at least partially self-supporting. In a penal institution, he will be a bin ? den upon tho state and after be is ???? leased from serving one term the prob? abilities are that he will get Into trou? ble again as his mind is not strong enough to resist suggestion and he will readily lend himself to the In fluence of others. "The house of representatives at Its last session passed by an overwh -In ine? vote a bill providing for the cre ' at ion of a custodial training school for the white feeble-minded in South Carolina. This bill Is ponding on the ? calendar of the senate with a fusor able committee report." - BIG PORT BUSINESS DONE. M?nt Vessels Enter New York Har? bor In April Than In March Despite Submarine. New York, May 1.- Fifty-one m<r< vessels entered the port of New Y??< last month th. n In March? now iti. standing the German submarin? mei nee. The Increased tonnage was 96. 46*. of which 32,47? was represent" by seven more ships Hying the Amei lean flag than during March, Departures In April were doorcase 1 by 13 vessels, or 87,MI tons, as com pared with March. Eighteen fewc American ships sailed from her? These represented 41),661 tons. The total number of vessels of at' nationalities arriving here laut mont.V was 149. of which 121 were America The total tonnage was 1.140,7 i'1 American 31 7.202. In March f nui ber of vrvaHs arriving here Wfi 398, tons. I, |,0I8,I7S: American 11 I tons, 28 4,7:5 2. Submarines Threaten Existence of England and France. Secretary Lane Says War War Will Last Several Years and Will Tax Resources of United States. Submarines Take Hf avy TolL Washington, May 2.?Secretary j Lane said the submarines are threatening the existence of England, France and alarming the United State?. He urged the necessity of building ships. He said the war, he believed, would last several years, and It would re? quire every resource of the United States to end it successfully. He said Herbert Hoover declared Germany had sufficient food to last for two rears. , NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK. I Seventy-five Struck by German Sub? marines, Hitting Merchant licet (Heavy Blow. Christiana. May 2.?German sub? marines sank seventy-five Norwegian veals In April. More than a hundred Norwegian sailors lost their lives. If such monthly loss Is maintained, the Norway merchant navy will bo \ de? stroyed In eighteen months. SUBMARINES GET TWO. Neutral Norway Merchants Lose Vcs vela at Hands of Germans.'1. London, May 2.?According to 'the Central News agency Norway An? nounces that German submarines sank the Norwegian steamers, Hectpria and Langland. The crews were sajyed American Steamer Sunk. \ London, May 2.?A German subma? rine sank the American steamer Buckingham. Thirteen men are mis? sing. SUBMARINES HEAVY TOLL. Sunk 400,000 Tons or Shipping Dur? ing Last Week. Washington, Mry 2.?Secretary Lane told the governors' conference wtyh the Council of National Defense that the federal government had heard that German submarines sank four hundred thousand tons of ship? ping! In the last week. WOULD INSURE MEN'S LIVES. Secretary McAdoo Would Require Ship Owners to Pay Indemnity for Crow, if Killed or Injured. Washington, May 2.?Secretary Mc? Adoo has recommended to congress that the government war risk insur? ance bureau be empowered to require owners of all vessels insured by the Kovernment to take insurance on the lives of officers and crews. He would tlx the amounts at from a thousand to five thousand dollars for death with a proportionate indemnity for Injury. HEAVY AEROPLANE LOSS. Allies Lost 317 Air Machines, While German Loss is 369. London, May 2.?^ compilation of British, French and German official communications shows the Germans lost three hundred and sixty-nine air? planes on the western front during April, the French and Belgians two hundred and one and the British one hundred and forty-seven. This is a great increase over any similar pe? riod heretofore. GERMAN SYSTEM A FAILURE. Holland Pn|K?r Advocates Removal of Bureaucrats. Amsterdam, May I,?The Ham? burger Fremendblatt at the end of a three column editorial comes to the conclusion that the German political ?ystem is a failure, as shown by the Whole \\iiv, and must be changed. It advocates the removal of bureaucrats to permit parliament and the govern? ment to work In closer touch. CHAIfCELliOR'S SPEECH! POST? PONED. Will Seek More Fitting Time to Make Peace Address. Copenhagen, May 2.?The German Imperial Chancellor's speech before lie Reichstag on peace and internal elations has been postponed to a more fitting occasion, according jto word received here. BERLIN DENIES ANY DISORDERS VEILS OF SECRECY REMAINS OVER MOVEMENT OF CEN? TRAL ALLIES. Disimatches and Rumors from Fron? tiers Tell of Growing Unrest Anm.i.i, Teutonic People and Approach of Internal Crisis?No Disorders in Norwegian Countries. Beyond an officially Inspired dis? patch from Berlin, stating that no disorders on May Day occurred in Germany, the veil of secrecy over the cent -al empires is unbroken as far as direct news is concerned. Dispatches from the German fron? tier speak of great strikes. The ru rnorf are increasing regarding the growing unrest of the Teutonic peo? ple. Everything points to a crisis In j Internal affairs of Germany and Aus? tria. The demand for internal reforms has varied in manner and is unknown since the war started. No disorders are reported In Austria-Hungary. Sweden or Norway, where the labor holiday was celebrated. Severe fighting begun yesterday on the Rumanian front, according to a German announcement which says the Russians were repulsed with heavy Russian losses. Turkey has an nounoed the Turkish occupation of Mush in Turkish Armenia, saying the Russians evacuated the town. The Germans made several attari - last night on the Alsne front. The French announced they were partial* ly repulsed by French machine gun and grenades. Artillery fire is vio? lent in parts of Champagne. ^British reporls both artilleries active last night. GERMAN LOSS IN WAR. Expert Estimates Million ami Third Dead, With Decrease of Three Bf 11 llon Population. Amsterdam, May 2.->-One million, three hundred thousand Germain have perished In this war, according to Joseph Friederich Naunann, for? merly a conservative member of the Reichstag. He said this, together with the decreased number of births gives a reduction of three million, eight hundred thousand. He said the sur? plus of females was increased to mori than two million. NINE SURVIVORS LANDED. Capt. Harris and Others of Tank? i Vacuum Saved, Making 27 out of 45. London, May 3.?Nine survive),.-, including Capt. Harris from the American tanker Vacuum, sunk by German submarine, have been Ian ed. This makes twenty-seven a counted for from a total of forty-five men aboard. NAVY ADDS RECRUITS. Now Near Full War Quota Author 1/ cd. Washington, May 1.?The enlisted strength of the navy has reached 86,326?within less than 700 of th full war quota authorised. The m;< rlno corps already has completed ro rtrulMng f???" i*s *u,1 authorised strength of 17.400 but both eervlc? ? will continue recruiting campaign without modification as h?ls pendln in congress are expected t<? give t! navy authorised t<?t;il strength n ir>0,00<> nnd raise the marine corps to 30,000. PLANT MORE SWEET POTATOES Department of Agriculture Urges I in portanec Of Crop, as ( heap On?, Washington, May 2.?The depnrl mtr?t of agriculture Is urging a bigire n-crcage of sweet potatoes in th Southern States. Tt explained thai Ay using cuttings from early (olants it is possible to plant an aerr of sweet potatoes for four dollars, compared to forty for Irish potatoes. GALLS FOR MATURE MEN. GOVERNOR URGES ?THEM TO r JOIN OFFICERS' CORPS. Manning Calls Attention to Desira? bility of Men From 25 to 40 Enlist? ing for Training as Captains. Columbia, May 2.?"From infor- 1 matior I have learned that most of the South Carolinians applying for admission to the officers' training camp at Fort Oglethorpe are be? tween the ages of 20 and 25," said Gov. Manning yesterday. "I am glad to know that our ybung men are thill j giving their services to the country. "The ideal age for officers, however, with rank higher than that of second lieutenant, is between 25 and 35, du. | ing which period of life their ability ! to be a leader and command respect i haa taken definite shape. I would urge, therefore, that men from 25 to 35 years of age also apply, as cap? tains are needed more than lieuten? ants. "As the lists close "May 4 it is im? perative that applicants takepromp! action. Applications should be sei 1 to Capt. J. M. Graham, Columbia: Lieut. George Bowen, Greenwood; Lieut. Garey, Charleston, and Capt. R. A. Jones, Clemson." Family responsibilities, those pro? moting the campaign for enlistment in the training camps point out, should prove no bar to enlistment, j The lowest rate of pay to commis? sioned officers?that of second lieu? tenants?is $1,700 a year, with certain ?allowanc? for quarters, etc.. while first lieutenants get $2,000 per annum and allowances, and captains $2,490 and allowances. The aim of the gov? ernment, it is explained, is to pay of? ficers salaries sufficient for the sup? port of families, it being recognized that men of the mature years want? ed for such positions usually have family responsibilities, while th^ younger .nen who comprise the bulk of enlisted men do not. In addition to the pay, there is the certainty of a pension for the family of an officer who loses his life while in the ser? vice. For these reasons, the Training Camps association points out, men, even married men, of 25 to 40 may find it possible to enlist in the train? ing camps and qualify for commis? sions. While the war department has made no positive announcement, it has strongly intimated that all I those who attend the training camps j will receive the pay of provisional second lieutenants ($100 a month) in addition to transportation, subsist? ence, uniform and equipment. No time remains to be lost by the men who want to enter the camp. After Friday no applicants will be ex? amined. This means that those de? siring commissions in the officei-s' re? serve corps of the United States army must act at once. Here is the procedure: Get lette.s of indorsement from three reputable citizens and board the next train f<>r the nearest examining office. Ap? plicants for reserve commissions must appear in person before the examin? ing officers who are: Capt. J. M. Graham, Columbia; Capt. R. A. Jones, Clemson College; Lieut. E. B. Garey, the Citadel. Charleston, and Lieut, G. C. Bowen, Bailey Military institute, Greenwood. CONFESSES TO PLOT. German Says lie and Partner Were on Way to J. P. Morgan & Com? pany Office When Arrested. New York, May 1.?Wolf Hire arrested last night with George Me; ringer, confessed In court that both were enrouto to the offices of J. P. Morgan tSL- Company with a bomb when arrested. Both are Germans. Hirsch told the court that the ex? plosion of the bomb In the Morgan of ficcs was part of a scheme to create a stock market reversal from which he and Meyrlnger could profit. Bot1 men were held <?n ten thousand do> iars ball ? ach. LIEUT. THOMAS LOST. Officer in Command of Vacuum Gun? ners <?k\s Down with Ship. Liverpool, May 2.?Lieut. Fant Thomas, in command of the naval runners aboard the Vacuum lost his life, according to Capt. Harris, who reported eighteen men of his crew ind eight gunners lost. Eighteen of the crew were saved. Army Transport Sunk. London, May 1.?A submarine re i ently sank the steamer Ballarat c? rying froops from Australia to Kn land. British destroyers and trawl? ers rescued all the troops. TROOPS TO 60 Til AMERICA OFFERS FORCES FOl SERVICE IN NEAR FUTURE. Difficulty Expected in Sending Even Such a Small Force Across Atlan? tic?Would Have Strong Moral Ef? fect on French and English Forces. Washington, May 1.?The United States stands ready to send an army to Europe whenever the allies deem it wise to divert the necessary ship? ping from transporting food to trans? porting men. It became known definitely today that the government has offered the allies troops, but has suggested that the alarming shortage of world ship? ping may make it impracticable to send them at once. In inplte of ob? jections of the general staff to putting any American force on the firing Una before the great war army has been raise 1 and trained, the administra-' tion has determined that the small contingent earnestly desired by France for the moral effect shall be sent as soon as possible. The general belief here is that the way soon will be found. Whether the force first to carry the Stars and Stripes into battle in T^ane* shall be made up of regulars or Na-, tional Guardsmen or both has not1 been worked out. The subject wan not discused at today's cabinet mee^? <? ing but Secretary Baker remained afV terwards for a conference with Pres? ident Wilson. Little doubt exists that the French; will gladly put up with any sacrifice necessary to have American troops In France, as the great plea of their mission has been for troops with the American flag. They have pointed out that this is needed to convince the Germans beyond doubt that al\ Amer? ica's resources have been thrown into the battle. The British also are known to ba anxious to have Americans in Franca as a final earnest of American pr. -ti clpation, but there Is reason to believer that they have a somewhat more de? tached view than the French. Over? come by the woleheartedness of American cooperation in the war, they believe that the one essential Is to marshal the common resources to the greatest advantage. With their re? sponsibility for toniage their decision about the advisability of sendng an expeditionary force is uncertain. TO PLOW ARMY MULES. Animals Which Have Been in Mexi? co to Be Used to Increase Food Supply. Fort Bliss, Texas, May 1.?Long eared, patient old government mules which have been kept at the govern? ment corral here since Gen. Persh ing's expedition came out of Mexico, may be used to plow lands on the fort reservation and in the Rio Grande valley for war crops. This suggestion has been geedu to Gen. George Bell, Jr., by farmers In the valley who complain that they cannot get stock enough to do the necessary work of planting large crops of foodstuffs this year to carry out the president's pirn of agricultural preparedness. The suggested plan is to loan these army mules to the farmers at a small charge plus their keep, bond to be given for their re? turn at any time in good condition. This plan was used in Austria for cavalry and artillery horses, accord? ing to an army officer stationed here. CAM NOT EMPLOY. HELP. Attorney General's Ruling May Re? tard Work of State (Highway Com sion. Columbia, May 2.?A ruling by the attorney general yesterday may diive many South Carolina automobiles Into their garages for a period of rest. The attorney general ruled that the Stnte highway commission can not employ more clerical help than is provided under the law. The act provides for a secretary and one clerk. Several extra men have been employed by Gapt. .T. Hoy Pennell, State highway engineer, in an effort to have all of the St,ftf motor cars in the State registered before July I, No cars will be operated without a license alter that date and it will require the office force several months to register all machines. Only about 2.500 cars have been registered to date. Army Gets More. Washington, May 1.?Testet dny's recruiting for the regular army set a new record with 2,556 men. Ti e to? tal recruitiug for April was 40.1'58.