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IS WEED DOCTORS. ISSUED FOR TWO THOUSAND AT ONCE. Attendant* Required FBI Oat Renke of Medical Ser Cetoain May 7.?England and Ifranea ere In immediate need of Ifee m#u cal officer* and 6,000 arabu attendant*, according to a atate Jaeued today by Dr. Franklin Martin, h??d of the medical division Of the council of national defense. Dr. MnrtlE's appeal, addressed "to the, jotters of America.' says: ??With our country entering the war the reeponaibtlfty for which we as gcttots have been preparing Is upon en, The Englishmen and Frenchmen, our allies, have come to tell ua problems. Their need for medl Is acuta, their civil popu le without adequate medical and the ravages of war in the fighting Una have been unusually la the destruction of medical and ambulance attendant* Ttre thousand medical officers for France and England and 5,000 ambu? lance attendants, Immediately avail? able, would scarcely fill their require "We have listened to their appeal the council Is seeking to help them aa promptly as possible. The of war, the chief of staff the surgeon general have online, Isert and are now exercising the plan: (a) Oen. Qorgaa la mobilising equipping In groups of 200 doc? tors who now are mem bars of the leal officers' reserve corps. A of 200 will sail each month, the erst leaving within the next three (b) Sis Red Cross base hospital units with 14 doctors, 60 nurses and Seaporttng personnel, aggregating 19C each, have been ordered by the war department *o France for Immediate service. "(e) One hundred and ten hos? pital unite with approximately 3,000 automobil? ambulances and 6,000 men ask ad for by France will be dispatch? ed within the next three weeks. "These are modest requirements. The medical profession Is prepared to asset the call and treble or quad? ruple it If need be. Every doctor un? ter II years old who hss not respond? ed to ths call to enroll in the medi? cal officers' reserve corps should dc so at once. "Kvary doctor who is already a ?I sen bor of the officers' reserve corpr er an applicant should place himself 1 at the disposal of ths government the surgeon general's office, will enable ths surgeon general ee utilise the younger men for ac? tive duty at the front and assign the elder men. now engaged In teaching Bsedieal students and in ths care of etetllan population at horns, to pur tha work for which they are beat and maintain a normal supply of medical graduates. The medical profession has been homered with the first call by those who have been fighting our cause let us respond generously." alOOVem 1IF.ADS IMPORTANT WORK. ? Be Qtvea Control of Food Kx ports, ^aohtngton, May 7.?Although Her C. Hoover's place in the govern 's food control programme has net been determined finally, there Were Indications today thut he would he given direct control of food ex and later of price fixing If congress passes the ad? ministration* food bills. The department or agriculture is fully equipped to enforce dornest!?" regulation* contained In the legisla? tion but the problem of apportioning food among the allies may he left largely to Mr. Hoover, as chairman of the food committee of the council of national defense. Under the bills the president would he empowered to choose an agency to deal with erloe Axing This, It is understood. If made necessary, would be left to the defense council with Mr. Hoover supervising operations of the act. FIOIITS FOR AMI \. J. Iflrtee Olenn, Jr., to Join Army. Washing ton. Muy 7.-?J. Lyles (Renn. Jr., eon of J. Lyles Olenn of Chester, is In Washington for the pur poue cf securing u comtnisMion in th?> United 8tates army, desiring to flghl under the Htsrs and Htrkpes. Shortly after the outbreak of the Bttropeen war he joined the Belgian relief eonv mission and worked directly under Mr. Hoover, the chief, at the head of one of ths largest prov.nces. For two months he was a member Of the America! ambulance corps In France. As sooi as this country de? clared war he turned down the offe Of commission* In ths French and British armies to come back to th United mates to Join the officers' rs a corps. He arrived In New York last Th?rs and la aow In Washington. HOUSE COMMITTEE ADDS TO IMPORTS ON BOOZE. Still Far From Agreement as to Fea? ture* of New War Revenue Meas Waahlngton, May 7.?In an extend? ed session today the house ways and means committee wrote new and drastic liquor and Inheritance taxes Into the war revenue bill, hut ad? journed tonight still in disagreement over many sections and about $200, 000,000 short of the $1,800,000,000 it has voted to raise. The leaders hope to complote the measure tomorrow and a proposed retroactive income tax amendment which would yield $140,000,000 during the coming year and other far reaching proposals are held in abeyance to be Inserted at the eleventh hour, If necessary, to make up the desired total. Proposed taxes on whiskey were increased by the committee from $1.10 to $2.20 a gallon and on beer from 1.60 to $2.16 a barrel. The amount of exempt liquor in a dealer's possession at the time the law be? comes effective wan reduced from an unlimited quantity to 60 gallons. These changes, It Is predicted, will result in almost $60,000,000 addi? tional revenue. Inheritance tax rates were greatly Increased over strong protests from Republican members. As reported today in a revised bill the corporations ts.x was fixed at 6 per cent, and excess profits tax at 14, but on objections the old figures of 4 per cent, on corporations and 16 per cent, upon excess profits were restored. New taxes written into the bill to? day Include: Five per cent, on all ad? vertising, except newspaper and periodicals; 6 per cent, on pipe line transportation charges; on proprietary medlclnea a stamp tax expected to produce M,600,000; 10 per cent, on the purchase prices of Pullman car tickets; 6 per cent, on sporting goods; 6 per cent, on ?..ie factory prlee of new jewelry; 10 cents a deck on play? ing cards, and In addition to other amusement taxes, a I cent tax on ev? ery theatre ticket sold to a child un? der 12 years old. The proposed tax on retail tobacco dealers was stricken out. Efforts still are being made to kill the proposed Increased cone rates for second class mail matter. A vote on Representative Moore's proposal to tax cotton $2.60 a bale will not be reached until tomorrow. BLAMES Till?: PRESIDENT. Dr. Dumba Says Mr. Wilson Drove Na? tion to War. Amsterdam, May 6.?(via London). The entire fault for America's entry Into the war Uom with President Wil? son, who Is an obstinate anglophile autocrat filled with doctrlnary stub borness," writes Dr. Constantin The? odor Dumba, former Austro-Hunga rlan ambassador to the United Statte in the May number of the Oesterrcich sche Rundschau, a copy of which haw been received here. Dr. Dumba be? gins his article by saying that before all else President Wilson wanted to prevent a disturbance of the balance of power in Europe in favor of the central powers. President Wilson, he adds, was convinced that the sharpen? ed submarine warfare would carry the hunger blockade to England and bring the entente to its knees by the destruction of cargo space. The writer further credits President Wilson with the apprehension that the central powers would create a virtually self supporting mid-European bloc, ex? tending to Asia Minor and Mesopo? tamia, which, he says, In President Wilson's eyes, would be more danger? ous and more powerful than Great Britain. Hence t' \ United States joined In the war. Dr. Dumha says the United States was particularly anxious to secure Oreat Britain's support ugainst Jap? anese over-lordshlp In the Pacific Furthermore, the entry of the United States Into the war was a plausible pretext for the creation of a blfl army and finally by her action she has scqulred a seat at the peace con? ference table. FHENC1I MISSION PROCEEDS. None the Worse for Having Been In a Wreck Monday Night. Ttrre Haute, Ind., May 8.?The French mfjsjas] which was delayed by I wreck at Aerolu, 111, last night, re sumcil its journey eastward today. None of those on hoard felt any HI effects from the wreck. Wnr Risk Ibsjbjsbsjssj for Neutrals. Far the tlist time the British war risk Insurance bureau SJ grantln? war risk Insurance to n.Mitml ?hlps. except In occasional limited lines. The rates are much lower than those charged by prlvnte insurance companies, which write these risks on a limited scale.?Southern Underwriter. TRAIN JUMPS THE TRACK. FRENCH PARTY SEVERELY SHAKEN UP IN ILLINOIS. Secret Service Man Sees No Reason to Suspect Malpractice by Enemies of Allies. Areola, 111., May 7.?Members of the French mission to tho United States were severely shaken up, but otherwise uninjured, when the spe? cial train, aboard which they were re? turning; East from their Middle West? ern tour, was derailed one and a half miles from here at 7:25 tonight. William Nye of the secret service made a thorough Investigation of the details surrounding the wreck and expressed the opinion that it was en? tirely accidental. PICNIC AT PLEASANT GROVE. School Closes with Ittteecattllg Exer? cises?Music and Addresses Fea? ture Occasion. The commencement picnic of Pleas? ant Grove school of this county, held last Saturday was one of the /pleas antest of the affairs of this kind held in the county. Pleasant Grove school district is noted for the hospitality of the ladies and gentlemen of that section of the county. A delightful dinner was serv? ed by the ladies who are culinary ar? tists without a doubt. This picnic was well attended not only by the patrons and pupi but by a number of fortunate invited guests from this county and L?ee county as well. During the day there were a num? ber of musical numbers rendered by a selected orchestra of that district supplemented by a few musical artists from among the Invited guests of oth? er school districts. Mr. J. Frank Williams, a driector of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce and local farm demonstrator deliver? ed a very interesting and instructive address touching upon practical ag? riculture r.nd the other important problems of the times. He also had the honor of delivering the medals of honor and reading the honor roll of the pupils for the scholastic sear Just ended. Mr. E. I. Reardon, managing secre? tary of the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce, made a short talk embracing announcements of the $75.00 in prizes of $25.00 each offered by Mr. E. D. Cole of Sumter to the boys making the most corn, peas, and velvet beans on one acre, and touching upon the spirit of cooperation so manifest be? tween the business men of Sumter and our good friends of the rural dis? tricts of Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties. Misses Aline Hay and Minnie Crlchter, tho charming and efficient teachers of Pleasant Grove who have contributed so largely to the Im? provement of educational conditions in this school, and who are very pop? ular with their pupils and tho patrons, were exceedingly hospitable though Very busy young women throughout the day, Mr. W. W. Cunningham, chairman of the school board of trustees pre? sided, and together with his hospitable "better half," Mrs. Cunningham, who is a very delightful -tnd gracious hos? tess at all times and among the lead? ers of their community in social, church, and educational circles, con? tributed greatly to the pleasures of the day. Mr. S. J. Wilson and Mr. J. Wilder Raker, of the school trustee board are earnest workers with the teachers and the chairman and other patrons of the progressive rural schools. There were many others of the de? lightful and hospitable ladies of this school district present who presided over the bountifully laden tables with a charm and grace which added to the delights of the occasion. DIVIDER ON WAR. Chinese Premier and Cabinet Favor Declaration, While Parliament Members OpiK)HC Resolution. Peking, May 9.?Premier Tuan Chi Jul and the entire cabinet addressed the secret session of parliament urg? ing the adoption of a resolution de? claring war against Germany. The resolution was referred to a commit? tee for consideration Thursday. Much opposition developed to the resolution, its opponents holding that war should not be declared until the cabinet was reorganized. OPPOSED TO SMALL SHIPS. Shipping Experts Favor Large Ships to Small Wooden Ones. Manchester April 2G.?Correspond? ence Associated Press.?The commit? tee of shipping experts hos adopted the report against the building of ?mall ships in preference to big ones to offset tho submarine danger. The committee declares the policy of small wooden ship construction would huv?? disastrous effects. PLAN NAVAL COOPERATION. CONFERENCE BEING HELD IN LONDON TO DECIDE ON CO? OPERATIVE ACTION. Question of How Bent to Combine Al? lied and American Sea Forces in meeting Germany's Power Under Discussion in British Capital. Washington, May 7.?Naval coop? eration between the United .States and the allies against Germany Is being negotiated largely in London, it was learned today, instead of here at Washington, as is the case with mili? tary and other subjects. Rear Ad? miral Sims, who was on his way to England when war was declared and who has just attended the allied naval conference at Paris, is charged to speak for the American government on the major ques: ions of policy. Apart from the original announce? ment that the United States; will patrol American waters and thu3 relieve the allied vessels on duty here, no state? ment of naval policy is expected. Whether American vessels will help in an offensive campaign probably will become known only through an? nouncement of Rome decisive action if there is one. Admiral de Chair, head of the naval containgent with the British war mis? sion here, spent most of today at the navy department in technical dis? cussions about submarines. In a gen? eral way he Is acting as an inter? mediary to the British armiralty and facilitating technical negotiations. British and American officials reached details today in their effort to harmonize the conllicting opinions as to how America's aid may be made effective against Germany and hoped to be able to report within the week. Foreign Secretary Balfour was re? ceived by the supreme court during the morning, having been accom? panied from his headquarters to the capitol by Chief Justice White. In the afternoon Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, with the British labor lead? ers who have come to this country on his inviation, called on Mr. Bal? four. The presence of the British labor leaders is gratifying to American offi? cials, who are anxious to learn how England solved labor problems. Secretary Wilson entertained the British labor leaders at dinner to? night and discussed conferences to he held this week with American labor chiefs. Labor spokesmen from other allied countries are expected soon. Mr. Balfour held a long confer? ence with the Belgian minister in the afternoon. It is understood they took up the question of a large American loan to relieve distress in Belgium and northern France. Tonight Mr. Balfour was enter? tained at dinner by Representative Medill McCormlck, who had invited a number of members of congress to meet the British statesman. Tomor? row the foreign secretary will be of? ficially received by the senate. WOULD REMOVE CHANCELLOR. Conservative German Element Makes Attack on Hcthnmnn-liollwcg. Copenhagen, May 8.?The Conserv? atives and Pan*Germans have begun agitation in the press and parliament for the downfall of Chancellor Von Bethrnann-Hollweg. A Conservative newspaper, the Deutsche Tages Zei? tung, declares the days of delay in German mobilization due to the chan? cellor's hesitancy, caused the loss of the battle of the Marne, it declared he threw away a second chance of winning the war by opposing a ruth? less submarine campaign. GREEK STEAMER SUNK. Parthenon Submarined by Teutons and Crew May he Lost. New York, May 8.?The Greek steamer Parthenon, New York to Havre, was sunk off the French coast by a German submarine on April IS with a loss of four million dollars in vessel and cargo, according to a dis? patch to the owners. The Parthenon was under charter to the Royal Bel? gian Lloyd and carried a Greek crew. It is not known whether the crew was saved or not. BIG LOAN TO FRANCE. Secretary MeAdoo Transfers Warrant for $100,000,000 to Ambassador. Washington. May 8.?A treasury warrant for $100,000,000 was trans? ferred by Secretary MeAdoo to Am? bassador Jusserand as the amount the United States had decided to lend France to meet her expenses in this country during May. VAWTER TRIAL If EARS END. Argumenta Begun in Case Against C. E. Vawter for Killing Hcth. Christianburg, Vu., May 8.?Argu? ments have been begun in the trial of C. E. Vawter, charged with killing Stockton Heth, Jr. HOLLY HILL FARM IXIAN ASSO? CIATION HAS RISTINCTIVK HONOR. Is First Organization in I'nitcd Slates to Re Chartered by I'ann LotM Rank?Columbia Rank Issues Pa? per. ?-? Columbia, May 8.?The National Farm Loan Association of Holly Hill has the distinction of being the first in the United States to receive Its charter. The Columbia Farm Loan Bank has issued a charter for the as? sociation at that place. Officers are: President, A. F. Joyner; vice presi? dent, K. C. Harvey; secretary-treas? urer, S. Percival Wells. ASK FREIGHT RATK INCREASE. Southeastern Railroads Say They Need Fifteen Per Cent. Raise to Help Meet Costs. Washington, May 8.?The presidents of the Southeastern railroads appear? ed before the Interstate Commerce Commission urging the proposed 15 per cent, advance in freight rates. Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway said the 15 per cent, increase would fall two million short of meeting7 the Southern's increased costs. MACHINISTS WANT MORE PAY. Railroad Mechanics Holding Meeting In Washington on Matter. Washington, May 3.?Officials rep? resenting the mechanical departments of practically all railroads southeast of Washington are meeting here to consider questions of increased wages and readjustment of hours affecting 25,000 shop men. It is understood the changes involve $12,000,000 an? nually. The meetings are secret. HATCH GO TO OGLETnORPE. First Hundred and Fifty Called On. Fort Oglenhorpe, (la., May 7.?The first detachment of 150 men who have passed satisfactory physical and men? tal examinations for entrance into the officers' reserve training camp here have been ordered to appear to? morrow morning to begin their three months' training. Three hundred will report daily thereafter until all have come in. Work on the Y. M. C. A. building for the camp will be begun tomorrow. W. M. Lee of Virginia, who has charge of the work at mobilization camps of the Southeastern department, is here to supervise the construction. The State and city secretaries of the South? east will meet in conference in Chat? tanooga tomorrow to discuss plans for Y. M. C A. work not only at Fort Oglethorpe, but in other camps in the Southeastern department. Easy Way to Feed Chicks. Clemson College. May 4.?There are a few rules for feeding baby chicks that must be followed in order to obtain good results. One of the most important is not to overfeed with starch or fat. When the dry and lively chicks are taken from the nest or incubator, their first food should consist of cut-up hard boiled eggs mixed with rolled oats and bread crumbs. Over this sprinklo a little lifted oyster shells. If you have no fine ground shells, punch different size holes in two tomato cans and silt ?oms creek sand. Select sand the size of half a grain of rice. This will fill the gizzard of the chick with little stones and will enable it to grind up its food. Diarrhea is frequently caus? ed (especially that known as "past? ing up behind") by lack of grit. Feed the egg mixture five times a day for the first two days. Then mix wheat br n, grits, bread crumbs, rolled oats, and lifted shells and fill a flower pot saucer with it. Leave it before the chicks all the time. Two or three times a day give the egg mixture. Supply fresh water, and it' you have milk, let it sour and pour a little of the sour milk in a saucer and invert a cup ober it to keep out the chicks. Every other day cut some cooked beef or other fresh meat (do not feed any kind of salted meat) into little pieces like grains of wheat and give the chicks what they will clean up in a few minutes. When the chicks are a week ohi make a mixture of wheat bran, corn meal, Cottonseed meal, ground oats, and ground shells or grit, using equal pnrts of the grains and one-half part of the grit, and keep it before the chic kl constantly. You can add wheat and coarse cracked corn to this mash, if you want to redue the labor of feed? ing to the minimum, otherwise feed the grain twice a day. Then feed in addition cut-up meat, table scraps, bread soaked in milk and squeezed dry, and nive sour milk to drink. Let the chicks range over the garden, or on a shady grass plot and they will grow like weeds. NO THIRD REGIMENT NOW. GOVERNOR SAYS EXISTING UNITS SHOULD RE FILLED FIRST. Decision of Chief Executive as Stated in letter to Nicholla is in Accord? ance with War Department Flans. Columbia, May 8.?The proposed third regiment of Infantry for tho National Guarc of South Carolina will not be organized, according to a de? cision reached yesterday by Gov. Man? ning, who immediately wrote the following letter to Sam J. Nicholls of Spartanburg, member of congress for the Fourth district: "I have dec! led that, for the pres? ent, T will not proceed with the or? ganization of a third regiment of in? fantry, South Carolina National Guard. I am not unmindful of the fact that there are a number of men in South Carolina willing and competent to or? ganize a third regiment, and I heartily commend their patriotic disposition. At the same tine, the existing units of the National Guard are not up to strength. Many are holding back from enlisting because of the expecta? tion of the organization of other units. "It is necessary that the existing j units shall be recruited to their full strength; and I am advised that in the near future the officials will issue a call for volunteers to fill the ranks of the present units to maximum war strength. "My action is in accord with the plans of the war department; and it Is my purpose and desire to work in harmony with the well considered plan? of that department. "It is probable that volunteers will be called for some additional units of engineers, and possibly of cavalry. There are some deflciences now In the cavalry of this division, and engi? neers will be needed for service in the near future. "I have written you thus fully that you may understand the situation from my viewpoint, and that I am endeav? oring to consider the situation from every viewpoint as to what is best to be done under existing conditions. "In addition to the above, we must have a reserve battalion for each regi? ment." MERCHANTS AGAINST HOARDING Governor Commends Plan of Bishop ville Business Men on Food Sup? plies. Columbia, May 8.?Probable hoard - ing of food to meet war^sjlrergenc ies was condemned by G\ovrManning yes? terday. In Bishopvllle, he said, the merchants are considering measures to check efforts to monopolize large quantities of foods. The governor was strong in his commendation of tho Lee county merchants and thinks such action worthy of consideration by grocerymen in other sections of tho State. Hoarding may become a serious menace, Gov. Manning thinks, and he urges that regulations of the national food commission be taken into con? sideration at this time. STUDENT AVIATORS KILLED. Two Attempting to Pilot Machine for First Time Killed by Fall. Hernpstead, N. Y., May 7.?Two student aviators who had never pilot? ed an arplane before and who were said to have bej-'un a light without permission at the government avia? tion school at Mineola toaay, were killed after a fall of 1,000 feet. They were Ransom Merritt, 23 years old, of Lock port, N. Y., formerly a Cornell student, and Aithony Stlleno of Roosevelt, N. Y. The skulls of both occupants wero fractured and the machine, worth $12,000, was destrojed. GOING TO TRAINING CAMP. Col. McCiilly to Name 25 Men From First Regiment. Columbia, May 7.?Col. P. K. Mc Cully. Jr.. tonight received a tele? gram from the war department in? structing him to select twenty-five men to go to the officers' training camp at Fort Oglethorpe by May 20. These men will come from the enlist? ed men of the First regiment. COLUMBIA BOLL INCREASES WAGES. Gives Employees Raise to Meet High Cost of Living. Columbia, May 8.?The Columbia Duel Mill, employing 1.500 men and women, today announced an increase in the wages of its employees of from 10 to II per cent. The measure is designed to enable the workers to meet the increased living cost, and it is possible that, should the cost be materially reduced, the wage scale may be lowered. The mill Is working night and day on orders for the Unit? ed States government. Germans Rocaptnre Fresnoy. Rerlin, May 8.?Army headquarters announced the German troops have recaptured Fresnoy.