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?4m MJMl'kH ?HCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be foM and Pear not?U* all MM end* Thon Alnw't at be thy Country's. Thy God'l aaa Tenth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. ?i??< 'aa?, IM. OonsoUdJtied Aur. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1917. Vol. XLTV. No. 26. CfiUSH TEUTON LINE. FALL OT DR< KX)U RT-Q UEAN T 101 SEEMN R OW TO BE A CERTAINTY. Mean Low of Leun Coal Re to Or,rata an??Capture of Bull Expeeted Hourly by the great human nippers forged by UM British around the ends of the -Quent line are steadily clos The fall of this important sec? tion ef German defenses appears a of a few days. The Drocourt it lias was hastily Improvised by Ute Oermans to protect the Douai d line after the British smash - fhs Hlndenburg line. Germsn re MO on the Drocourt-Quean t de si centering about the village ef Rullecourt, already three-quarters aoeupled by the British. Its fall Is expected momentarily The fall of IM Drocourt-Quesnt line, which farms an II mile salient on tho Brit? ish front, mesns the loss to the Ger of their grip on the Lens coal and imperiling the sntlrs Ger? ling in northern France. BERT MEN FOR CAMP. of Over 1.000 Qualified Ap foe Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, Oa.. May S.?The oosnmandisg officer of the Tennessee Oaroltna reserve officers' training so sap here todsy received an order from the ad Jutant general of the army ssfsirIIriling him to "consider applica? tion*) In ths best Interest of the service I? prevent attendance from exceeding f,i#4." The surplus of qualified ap Moaats for admission to the camp ex infill it 1.000 today and no further oJsRJ. for assembly will be Issued until ft more careful Investigation of each supplicant's examination papers can bs undo. An order from ths department Of the Southeast forbade further pub IsnUun of lists of men called to the oosnf} One hundred snd fifty msn sVtjtis .Chattanooga reported today and ***Psh*ftSSigned to the barracks in com ssiaad orrsfsirve officers. CUTJiMAN PUBLISHER ARRESTED. AfOssrt Orth Charged With AsslsUng ~ to Escape From British Charleston. May I ? Albe t Orth, otsttftsh' r of the Deutsche Zeitung, a sjgsarr paper ef Charleston, with Oer and English sections, was ar today by ths federal authorities charted with aiding and assisting; a fJnrman deserter from a British ves? sel three years sgo. Mr. Orth fur bond In the sum of |1,000 for appearance at a preliminary hear? ing tomorrow before United States Commissioner Huger. C. R. Fogus Standing security Ousts v Drew es, the snnn whom the defendant is charged With aiding, made his escape from a British ship in 1114. with six other ?orvsans and hid In the marshes near Charleston for 15 days, nearly starv? ing. He slew an alligator and ate of tho raw meat to sustain life. He Is now a resident of Benwlck Island, and wee recently before ths Immigration anthortiie*. who allowed him to de? port. This ca*o appears to be one that ante-dates war conditions, and probably assume a less serious than at first appears. Mr. Orth widely known as a German news publisher. Mr. Orth. It is al provlded Gustav Drewes with 0 railroad ticket to an Interior point, while the authorities were looking for htm. soon after he left tho British iJUp in 1114. MANY NKGROKS LEAVE HOI Til. P Poo of Patriotic League 111,100 Have Gout* to North ?H.mmi From This HU\U\ Riehmond. Vs.. Msy I.?James W. l*o??. president of the colored cititena' patriotic league, has gathered statis? tics to show that 211.111 negroes left the Mouth 'luring the past eight ?nonthM Poe says most of them sought employment In northern "war" plants, 71.000 going to Pennsylvania alone. Negroea leaving Georgia num? ber 41.171; Mouth Carolins. 27.560; Florida. 11,1 It. TWO AVIATORS Kil l.F l) and student Perish When Palls to Or<mud. Wswport News. May 9.?Victor Cartsrom an aviator, instructor at th?> Atlanta Coast Aeronautic*! station and Cary B. Epe?, an army student aviater. wsre Instantly killed when their maehlne fell thirty ttv hundred HARD WORK FOR CAMPERS. COL. SIXK I'M SAYS THEKE WILL BE NO TIME FOR PLAY AT OGLETHORPE. May Use Grenades to Harden Nerves ?Shirkers Go Home at End of First Month-Standard Barracks Erected?Clianee at Regular Arm) Commissions. Columbia, May 8.?South Carolin? ians accepted for admission to officers' training camp at Fort Oglethorpc have in prospect three months of arduous and exceedingly Intensive work. A hint as to tho character of the pro? gramme was dropped In Chattanooga the other day by the camp command? er, Col. Herbert Slucum. He bud been asked for permission to lay out tennis courts for the use of the stu? dents. 'They won't want to play tennis," j Col. Slocum said. "When night comes and I am through with them, they won't want to do anything. Of course I don't expect to make Na? poleons of them in three months, but they have got to work. 1 have the right to discharge them at any time I think they are not working and there will be a number released at the end of the first month." It la Intended that at the training camps, after the preliminary Instruc? tion is concluded, the students shall be trained under conditions duplicat? ing, In so far aa t'.is may be prac? ticable, the actual condition?} in the field. Elaborate systems of trenches, such as now define the Western front in Europe, will be constructed, the students in this manner receiv? ing their Initiation in the work of entrenching. \ It la even po&slMa that the Cana? dian system of actually bombarding a eection of trench near the workers may be adopted in order to accustom the men's nerves to the detonations. It may be also that "barrage" or curtain fire by artillery will be used for the same purpose. ? ? Bombing practice will be inaugu? rated aa soon as the organisation of a section of grenadiers to each com? pany haa been completed. The new manuals now preparing will cover In detail this phase of trench warfare and the many Innovations In machine gun operation. Students at tho camp who are be? tween 21 and 27 years of age will have the opportunity of qualifying I for commissions as second lieutenants In the regular army, without examina? tion other than physical. The camp commander has made public a memo? randum as follows from the adjutant general of the army Commanding Officer, Army Train? ing Camp, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.: "General orders now In course of preparation provide that members of the officers reserve corps and can? didates for commissions therein un? dergoing training at duly authorised campa of Instruction between ages of 21 and 27 years may be examined for commissions as provisional second lieutenants, United States army, on formal application to camp com? mander, who will designate candidates found eligible. Examinations will be held at close of period of training pre? scribed for course of Instruction by hoards appointed by secretary of war on recommendation of- officers in charge of the company concerned, ap proved by the camp commander. "Applicants will he granted In the examination exemptions on all sub. Jects except adaptability described in section 21-B, special regulation No. 1, war department, 1917 and physical examination. "Successful applicants will take rank immediately after appointees examined under special regulation im? mediately preceding close of training camp period. "The foregoing has been telegraph? ed to all department commander* in the United States. McCain. One hundred and 11 buildings com? prise the cantonment constructed at Fort Oglethorpe within tho last few d;?yH for the accommodation of tho training camp personnel nnd material. Shower baths to tho number of 120 have been installed, n water distri? bution system has been laid, a sew? erage system Is under construction and electric lighting facilities are be? ing arranged. The first of theao cantonments to be completed after the new standard plan was that at Fort Myer. Virginia. The plant is described as follows in the May 5 issue of The Army and Nnvy Journal: ' The buildings aro of various ma? terials, the majority being of wooden frame, t.ut quite a number are to be of sheet Iron and stucco. Final Me? delon as to the material to be uned 10 ISSUE DAILY BULLETINS. GOVERNMENT TO SEE THAT NOTHING ELSE OF WAR MOVE? MENT IS ANNOUNCED. Official Statements Will be Prepared by Public Instruction Committee for Dally and Weekly Papers. Washington, May 9.?Beginning to? morrow the government will issue daily to newspapers e.nnouneements of all departments relating to war preparations. It will be known that the otllcial bulletin is issued under the direction of the committee on public instrtiction and mailed to all newspa? pers and commercial organizations. Weekly bulletins for weekly newspa? pers are uiso planned. 1 1 . i ? ( In housing the drafted army will be based on tho outcome of these ex? periments. The cantonments are be? ing built in units, each consisting of a barracks 238 by 20 feet, a mess hall and kitchen, 87 by 20 feet, and lavatory and latrine, 63 by 14 feet. In each of the barracks one end Is cut off to form an office, the remainder of the building given over to sleeping quarters. Each unit is designated to accommodate comfortably 158 men, this being the strength of the pro? visional companies into which tho re? serve officers and students will be divided for preliminary training. Quarters for the officers will be sepa? rate, consisting of a long building and mcssrooms. The conferees on the army appro? priation bill agreed May 3 to a pro? vision which will authorize the pay? ment of $100 a month to each student at the officers' training camps who Is designated by the secretary of war to receive such payment. This sum will be In addition to tho allowances already authorized. Another pro? vision is that every student so train? ed shall agree to accept appointment in the officers' reserve corps In any grade7 tendered by the secretary of war. The purpose of this amendment is to prevent any disgruntled graduate from refusing to serve if he Is not satisfied with the grade of his com? mission. Secretary Baker in a state? ment Issued just before the conferees reached an agreement said: "The difficulties of the administration in the selection of candidates are being adjusted. The question of pay for the men In training is expected to be set? tled shortly by congress, with pro? vision for regular pay for reserve of? ficers and $100 a month for candi? dates. AU men found fit for commis? sions at the end of the three months' course will be commissioned in the of? ficers' reserve corps even if not imme? diately needed for the first increment of troops." "The instruction to be given the students attending tho officers' train? ing camps will follow, as near as pos? sible, that obtaining at the Fort Leav enworth school." The Army and Navy Journal says. "After three months the new officers will be started train? ing recruits, while continuing their own higher studies." Among the regular army officers re? cently ordered to Fort Oglethorpe is Capt. Ralph M. Parker, who has boen In charge of training camp and re? serve corps work at Governor's Island. Among the other officers reporting at Oglethorpe are: Lieut. Cols. T. J. Klrkpatrlck and Edward R. Schreiner (medical corps), Maj. Robert R. Ral? ston and First Lieut. Edwin A. Bethel (corps of engineers), and the follow? ing retired officers: Maj. Samuel D. Freeman, Maj. George J. Newgarden, Capt. Taylor M. Reagan, Capt. Her? bert N. Royden, Capt. Philip Yost and First Lieut. Joseph Bennett (Philip? pine Scouts.) Noting an army order sending Maj. Halstead Dorey. infantry, U. S. A., to Charleston as officer In charge of training camp and reserve officers' di? vision, the New York Sun said: "Tho Plattsburg volunteers know this splen? did officer. Gen. Leonard Wood is to be congratulated upon obtaining the services of Maj. Dorey. There will be something doing In the Charleston military ?listriet." At least 1,000 veterinarians will be needed for the new armies, the war department announces, The appli? cants whose accomplishments meet the requirements of tho department and who win comply with the regula? tions governing admission to the of? ficers* reserve corps may be commis? sioned as second lieutenants. In such case they would draw full pay and al? lowances of that grade. Lieut. Col. James B. Allison, Second South Carolina Infantry (captain, U. S. A.), declares his belief, The Army/ and Navy Journal says, that "untver* sal military training will raise th standard of citizenship of this cOuntr J. If. JOHNSON ENDEAVORING TO FORM TWO ADDITIONAL COMPANIES. War Department Wants Battalion fn Engineering Corps of This State? WTill bo Called into Service at Once ?Officers Must be Engineers, but Personnel May not Have Experience Columbia, May 9.?Mr. J. M. John? son is in Columbiu preparing tor the organisation of two additional com? panies of National Guard engineers, the war department has requested the governor to cause these two compa? nies to be formed and ready for mun? ter within fifteen days. These two additional units in addition to the one now located in Marion will form the South Carolina battalion of engi? neers and will be placed in uctivc ser? vice at once. "I am anxious to get in touch with tentative organizations in the State at once," said Mr. Johnson, "in order that there may be no delay in form? ing the South Carolina battalion. Those who wish to volunteer their services now have an opportunity and since the call is for quick response those organizations already tenta? tively formed should advise me at once." Mr. Johnson is chairman of the State Highway Commission and can be found at the office of the commis? sion in the Union National Bank building or at the Jefferson Hotel. He expects to remain in Columbia while directing the formation of these two additional companies. "The enlist? ment will be for the term of the war," said Mr. Johnson. "This is in accord? ance with the plans and published or? ders of the war department. The of? ficers must necessarily be engineers, though the enlisted personnel may be without engineering exnerience." Mr. Johnson urgently requests that engineers and commercial and civic organizations in the State communi? cate with him by telegraph or tele? phone at Columbia at once in order to meet the request from the war de? partment that these companies be or? ganized in fifteen days may be prompt? ly complied with." TO DIVIDE RUSSIAN CABIN FT. Minister of Justice Calls Other Partien to Important Places. Petrograd, May 9 (via London).? The Russian government today issued a declaration in favor of a coalition ministry. Mr. Kerensky, minister of justice has sent letters to the duma, the com? mittee of the soldiers' and workmen's council and the Socialist parties invit? ing the representatives of the democ? racy to share in the burden of power. The present provisional government was formed shortly after the revolu? tion to hold offices until a national as? sembly should determine the form of Russia's political institutions. This government and particularly Foreign Minister Milukoff have been opposed on questions of international policy by the radical council of workmen's and soldiers' delegates and deputies and recently threatened to resign unless Riven a free hand to prosecute the war vigorously and observe the agree? ments entered into by the country with Its allies. The workmen's and soldiers' dele Kates then decided by a close vote to uphold the government and it was stated that the crisis had been passed. FIRST QUOTA REACH CAMP. Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe Reecives 3,100 Application?*. Chattanooga, Tenn.. May 8.?Tho tlrst 150 men .--elected for North and South Carolina and Tennessee at the Officers' Training Camp at Fort OrIo thorpe reported today. More than 3, 100 applications wore received. The camp quota Is 2,r>00. London, May 9.?In moving a vote of credit for 500,000,000 pounds in tho house of commons, Andrew Bonar LOW said the alarming feature of the figures was that they represented a to? tal daily expenditure of 7,450,000 pounds. from f>0 to 7 5 per cent, in ten years.** Tho postotfice department requests that tho public be cautioned not to place pasters or stickers showing the American Hag on the envelopes or wrappers of mail matter in such man? ner that tho flag may be defaced by the postmarking or cancelling stamps, also aginst the pasting of such stick? ers over tho edges of folders, cards, etc. WHEAT CROP IS SHORT. ESTIMATES THAT PRODUCTION WILL RE ONLY SUFFICIENT FOR AMERICA. Forecast at May 1 Puts Probable Yield at 306,110,000 Rushels, Which is Far Short of Previous Years anil Means I/ess Broad for World. Washington, May 8.?Official wheat crop estimates announced to-1 day show that with the world facing a bread r-iiortage the United States, uniess it cuts its present consump? tion, probably will produce only enough wheat this year to supply its own population. The forecast com? piled by the department of agricul? ture on condition May 1 put this country's winter wheat yield at 366, 000.000 bushels, the smallest In 13 years. There will be no estimate of spring wheat acreage until July, but with a crop of 250,000,000 bushels, which is higher than the average, this country would grow this year a total of only 616,000,000 bushels. The normal American consumption with seed requirements is put at slightly more than 600,000,000 bush? els. The country's great spring wheat crop was 352,000,000 bushels, pro? duced In 1915. The five year average from 1910 to 1914 is 234,000,000. The estimated production this year of 366,000,000 bushels of winter wheat falls 116.000,000 bushels short of last year's poor crop and 308,000, 000 below that of 1915. a bumper crop. It is 129,000,000 bushels less than the average for the preceding five years. r Reserve stocks this year are said k-to be lower than at any previous time at this season. The visible sup? ply Is put now at 30,000,000 bushels with a somewhat larger Invisible stock. The lowest visible stocks ever reported in the United States were 6,000,000 on July 1 two years ago. When tmrvestlng the new crop begins in July of this year it is estimated that the reserve will be even lower than that. The allies' wheat reaulrements for the coming year are put at 500,000, 000 bushels as a minimum. The United States will be asked to sup? ply more than half that amount. Wheat crops In other parts of the world are poor. The Argentine crop failed and home consumption will re? quire the entire yield. Canada's pro? duction is confined chiefly to a spring crop of normally about 200,000,000 bushels, much of which is available foi export. Since the war began America has exported to Europe vast quantities of wheat, reaching high mark of 332,000,000 in 1915. Last year the total fell to 234.000,000 bushels. Be? fore the war it ran slightly lees than 100,000,000 bushels. In a stntement accompanying Its report today the agricultural depart? ment declared that although the win? ter wheat crop condition is the poor? est on record, crop conditions other? wise are favorable. "The extent of plowing and plant? ing done by May 1," the statement said, "was above the average. In 1912 the winter wheat crop fell be? low 400,000,000 bushels, the lowest since 1903, but notwithstanding this low production of winter wheat the spring wheat crops and total produc? tion of all crops In that year were the largest on record." The department Is making every ef? fort to educate the American people to a greater use of corn meal for bread. Corn is America's big crop but except in the South It never has supplanted wheat for bread. Depart? ment officials believe America must turn to corn to release wheat for ship? ment abroad if the allies are to be fed and Germany is to be defeated. Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the food committee of the council of na? tional defense, who is strongly in fav? or of a more limited use of wheat in this country, appeared before the sen? ate agriculture committee today and urged a separate department of the government to deal with the food question. He recommended absolute government control of certain staples, particularly grain and sugar. He aek ed prompt action on the administra? tion's food bills ami pointed to the necessity for taking hold of the situ? ation early in the war. Ardmore, Okla., May 7.?Six hun? dred head of live stock are infected with anthrax In Carter county. Okla? homa, according to Car Russell, fed? eral farm agent here. Veterinarians under his direction made efforts to check the malady and are vaccinating persons as well us horses and other animate. DIOCESE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN SESSION. Nominations for Officers for Choice to Re Made Later?Large Attend? ance of Clergy and Delegates. Cheraw, May 8.?The 127th annual council of the diocese of South Caro? lina met at 10.30 o'clock this morn? ing in St. David'* church. This Is the first time this council has met here in 18 years and a good attend? ance of both clergy and delegates re? sponded to their names at the first roll call. The holy communion was cele? brated by the Rt Rev. W. A. Guerry, assisted by the Rev. John Kershaw of St. Michael's church, Charleston, the Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton of Spar tanburg, the Rev. Alex R. Mitchell, archdeacon of the Charleston con? vocation, the Rev. K. G. Flnlay of Trinity church, Columbia. The offer? ing at this service was appropriated to the u?e of the South Carolina branch of the Red Cross society. Following the service at a business meeting with the bishop in the chair the Rev. A. S. Thomas of Cheraw was reelected secretary, the Rev. E. A. Penick of Columbia, assistant sec? retary, and William Godfrey of Che? raw, treasurer of the diocese. The rector of St. David's. Mr. Thomas, spoke a few words of hearty welcome to the clergy and delegates to which Bishop Guerry responded in behalf of the council. The annaul report of the standing committee of the diocese was read by its secretary, W. C. Bis? sen, and the report of the trustees of the diocese by J. P. Thomas, Jr., at the afternoon session, the Rev. C. L. Pardee of New York presenting the claims of the church building fund commission. The Rev. F. M. Osborne of Charlotte spoke for St. Mary's school for girls, and the Rev. Gardi? ner Tucker, the educational secretary of the province of Sewane*;, spoke on religious education. DISPLEASES NICHOLLS. Young Congressman Writes Governor Again Regarding Proposed 3d Reg? iment, Washington, May 9.?Representa? tive Sam J. Nicholls, of Spartanburg, has written to Gov. Manning, ex? pressing disappointment at the gov? ernor's decision not to accept the con? gressman's suggestion that a third regiment of the South Carolina Nat? ional Guard be raised at once, as au i thorized by law. In his reply to the I governor's letter notifying him of the adverse decision, which is in accord? ance with the request of the war de? partment that no new units of the guard be formed by the States until all the present units are recruited to full strength, Mr. Nicholls reviews the development of the question and says in part: "I think it very unfortunate that when the law is so plain, and the war department concedes that there can be no question about it, that South Carolina should be deprived of her rights in this matter. "There is no question in my mind that the opposition to a third regiment )n South Carolina is due purely to the fact that the general staff wants the power to officer the additional troops that will be brought in under the conscription act and that if a third regiment should be raised in South Carolina, we would then have a bri? gade and the officers could be appoint? ed by yourself after taking proper examinations. "I wish to assure you that I have no personal interest in this matter whatever, further than the interest of my State, hut; I do not like to see the State deprived of its lo^al rights merely on the request of the war de? partment. If it has come to the point when all that the war department has to do Is to request the commander-in Chlsf of the State forces that he does not carry out the law. I think it is time that the people should know what is being done." AMERICAN PRISONERS IN GER? MANY. One Hundred ami Twenty-seven Americans l*rlso?ierH of War. Washington. May 10.?The state de? partment has information that 127 Americans are still hold as pr.soners in Germany. They are prohably the crews of armed merchantmen cap? tured by the German raiders in the South Atlantic. London, May 10.?British light cruisers and dSStroysrs chased II Ger? man destroyers, engaging them at long range, hut were unable to over? take them, the admiralty announced.