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Washington. tfaV) 18.?President
Wilson tonight ordered that u divison
of regular troo|?s. commanded by
AlaJ. Qen. John J. Pershing. be sent
to France at the earliest practicable
eats.
This Is the answer of America to
Prance's pleu that the Stars and
Stripes be carried to the fighting
front without delay to hearten the
soldiers battling there with concrete
evidence that a powerful ally has
come to their support against Ger?
man aggression.
Announcement of the order follow?
ed signing of the selective, draft war
army bill by the president und the
Issuance of a statement that under
advice of military experts on both
aides of the water t ie president could
sot employ volunteers or avail him?
self of the "fine v gor and enthusi?
asm" of Former Piesldent Kooscvelt
for the expedition.
The army law provides for an ul?
timate force of approximately 2,000,
000 men to back up the first troops
to go to the front. When the bill
had been signed, the president affixed
his nume to a proclamation calling
upon all men In the country between
the ages of 21 and, 30, Inclusive, to
register themselves for military ser?
vice en June 6 next. The proclama?
tion sets In motion immediate ma?
chinery that will enroll and sift
lf.000.O0O men and pave the way for
the selection of the first 600,000
young, efficient soldiers wPhout crip?
pling the Industrie? or commerce of
the nation or bringing hardship on
those at home. v
Kven before the bill was signed,
the war department announced that
the full strength of the National
Guard would be drafted Into the
United States army beginning June
? and concluding August 6. Orders
t ? bring the regimen.? to full war
strength Immediately accompanied
the notification sent to all governors*
A minimum of 129,000 fighting men
will be brought to the colors under
those crders. supplementing the 29,?.
000 regulars a ho will be under arms
h> June 16.
It is from theeo forces that the first
armies to Join Gen. Pershing at the
front will be drawn, to be followed
within a tew months by recurring
waves from the selective draft armies,
the first 600,000 of whom will be mob?
ilised September 1.
Following Is the text of the terse
announcement of the war department
as to Gen. pershing's expedition.
The president has directed un ex?
pedition of approximately one di?
vision of troops under command of
Gen. John J. Pershing to proceed to
France at us early a date as practica?
ble. Gen. Pershing and staff will pre?
cede the troops abroad.
"It Is requested that no details or
speculation with regard to mobiliza?
tion of this command, dates of de?
parture or other items bo carried by
the press other than official bulletins
given out by the war department re?
lating thereto."
Gen. Perching bus been in Wash?
ington sums duyn. He was personally
summoned by Secretary Baker from
tiit Southern d?*purtment which was
under his command until tonight's or
der was Issued.
The man who led the expedition
Into Mexico with such judgment and
' as to win for him the complete
conftdrnre of the president and his
advisers, has worked bard on plans
for the expedition to France. Ho bus
been in dully conference w.ith Secre?
tary Baker. MaJ. Gen. Bliss, acting
chief of staff, with department officials
osoparatlns. in the preparation of the
force* he will lead against the Ger?
mans end uImo with Lieut. Gen.
tlrldgoe, head of the military section
of the ttrktfcah intuition und a veteran
of the battlefields of France.
Nothing that either French or Brit
Ish officers have been able to furnfeli
In the way of Information has been
lacking and there is every Indication
that the reguUr forces which will
compose the expnditioimry division
ar# being selected with greatest < bjmj
No Inkling of the plans for that
division hum been ullcwed to leuk
out. It Is known, however, that or?
ders have already gone forward to
officers of tried Judgment and long ex?
perience notifying them to prepare f...
foreign service.
The war In Kurope has developed
I many new phases of buttle not here?
tofore known In military science. Ar?
tillery h.iH decided the fate of muny
battles and every army has doubled
and trebled Its guns, both In size und
number. For this reason it was
thought likely the expeditionary forcer
would Include a disproportionate
number of artillery troops and be
I
hnckod by 4 "'did Will of guns when
It conies to grip" with the enemy.
The number of men in the expedi?
tionary force has not been disclosed.
A division at war strength, however,
totals more than 25,01)0 men of all
arms and the "approximate" division
of the war department's statement
probably will exceed that figure.
Gen. Pershing, Republican In poll
tics, was a brigadier general when ho
led the forces into Mexico In pursuit
of the bandit Villu. IIJs work at that
time won for him selection by his
brother general ofliccrs as a major
general and tho choice was heartily
indorsed by the war department and
President Wilson himself.
In his explanation of his reasons
of his not availing himself of the
socallcd Roosevelt amendment to the
army bill, Mr. Wilson has brought
out sharply the points made against
that amendment by army officers, re?
gardless of their personal political
leanings or their regard for Mr.
Roosevelt himself. Many officers who
are warm admirers of the former
president have unhesitatingly con?
demned his proposal to raise a vol?
unteer army corps or division on the
ground that it would drain the regu- j
lar service of men vitally needed to
train the millions that must be whip?
ped into fighting trim in all too brief
a time.
The list of officers Mr. Roosevelt
desired to take with him has been the
subject of much speculation and com?
ment. Pecauso of the old association
in Spanish war days between Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood and Mr. Roose?
velt, it has been regarded that Gen.
Wood was the former president's se?
lection for supreme command of the
force.
Under the plans of the war depart?
ment, Gen. Wood, by reason of his
great experience in mobilization prob?
lems, his unfailing energy and en?
thusiasm has been assigned the hard?
est task of any general officer. He
will direct as commander of the
Southeastern department the mobili?
sation and training of 12 divisions, or
more than 300,000 men, among whom
without question will be those who
will be first selected to follow Gen.
Pershing's forces to France.
MORE PAY FOR SOLDIERS.
House Votes for Raise in Compen?
sation.
Washington, May 16.?The confer?
ence report on the war army bill was
adopted by tho house without a rec?
ord vote late today after Represen?
tative Dent had announced that the
senate conferences had agreed to the
house proposal increasing the pay of
< nllsted men. Final action must be
taken by the senate.
The section regarding pay as
agreed to provides that all officers and
enlisted men of the force to be
raised by conscription shall have the
same pay, allowances and pensions
as the regular army and makes these
increases in tho pay of enlisted regu?
lars: Those receiving $15 to $21 per
month, an increase of $15 per month;
thoso receiving $24 an increase of
$12; those receiving $30, $3G or $40,
an increase of $8; and those $45 or
more an increase of $6.
MORE FROM THIS STATE.
Five Hundred Men Additional to Fort
Ogletborpe.
Columbia. May 18.?Gov. Manning
returned to his oftico today after a
viuit to Charleston, where he took
part In tho reception to Gen. Wood.
After conferring with Gen. Wood,
Gov. Manning wired to Washington
requesting that an additional number
of men of class A from this State be
sent to Fort Oglethorpe for the offi?
cers' training course. Gen. Wood la?
ter sands, the statement that this re
ancttt had been granted and that the
men would likely be selected at an
early date. The number of men at
Fort Oglethorpe will probably be in?
creased by f?00 of which number the
?hare of this State will likely be 150.
Barbed wire cuts, rngg- d wounds,
collar and harness galls, heal UP
quickly when Ballard's Snow Lini?
ment is applied. It is both healing
and antiseptic. Price 25c. fcQfl and j
$1.00 per bottle. Sold by Slbert's
Drug Store.?Advt.
Garage and Car Burned.
From The Dally Htm. May IK.
The automobile house and a ChCV
lolet touring cur belonging to Mr,
Lcc Shearer, of 502 Oakland avenue
were destroyed by lire this afternoon
about 4 o'clock. The origin of the
lire bus not been determined. The
lire hid made ocnslderable headway
whi n discovered and before the fire
iepnrtineni arrived tMc houso was
too far none to be saved. The most
that the lire,neu could do was to pi'O
vrnt the nprend of the flames to ad?
jacent buildings. No on. hid been
In the garage during, the morning, so
f ir as Is known.
Sallow complexion Is duo to a tor?
pid liver. Herbine purities and
strengthens tho liver and bowels and
restores the rosy bloom of health to
tho cheek. Price r.Oc Sold hy Siberia
Drug Store,?Advt,
St'MTER COTTON MARKET.
Stein Necessary to Be Token to Secure
Government rot ton Grader.
When Hon. John L#. McLnurin spoke
In Sumter last month to a mass
meeting of Sumter county citizens
composed of about four hundred
farmers, merchants, and bankers, a
resolution was adopted requesting
Congressman A. F. Lever and Mr. B.
I. Reardon, of Sumter to take steps
to have the office of markets and ru?
ral organization of the United States
Department of Agriculture station a
cotton grader in Sumter during the
1917 cotton selling season as was done
for several months last fall.
Mr. Charles J. Brand, chief of the
bureau of marketing has written to
Mr. Reardon that it is impossible at
this time to say positively whether a
cotton grader can be supplied owing
to amount of increased activities of
bureau due to the present national
emergency.
Mr. Brand takes occasion to very
plainly emphasize, however, the part
the cotton growers should play and
will have to play if they wish any
more government classifications of
their cotton. The ^alue and import?
ance of a cooperative cotton market?
ing association is stressed in Mr.
brand's letter as well as the im?
provement and uniformity of cotton
planted.
Mr. Brand writes in part as follows:
"The work that Mr. Killingsworth did
during the past season (in Sumter)
was undertaken without great prep?
aration on our part and very little at?
tempt was made on the part of the
farmers to form any kind of an organ?
ization. Since it is practically impos?
sible for this office to deal with the
individual farmers, in such work It is
Imperative that the farmers should
organize a cooperative association
composed of members who are willing
to assume such responsibilities as are
necessary for effective results. These
should include:
1st. The furnishing of a suitable
classing room with a skylight or win?
dow facing from the north, togeth?
er with sample tables and other equip?
ment necessary for proper handling
of and classing of cotton.
2nd. An agreement on the part of
the organization to furnish clerical as?
sistance since it is impracticable for
for the cotton classcr to do his own
recording.
3rd. The willingness on the part of
the farmers to organize and to con?
sider the adoption of certain by-laws
or articles of agreement which this
office has prepared and which pro?
vide that certain methods of proce?
dure are to be followed. It is believ?
ed that this would result In a general
Improvement in the handling and
marketing of cotton.
4 th. In cooperation with the farm?
ers' organization we would be able to
determine and recommend the most
desirable variety of cotton for a par?
ticular community; it is believed
that this is one of the most import?
ant improvements that could be made
by the cotton producers. Such an
Improvement would eliminate the nu?
merous varieties and miscellaneous
cotton with the resultant wide varia- |
tion in quality of both grade anc
staple usually found in a community
and would enable the farmers to
develop a reputation for the produc?
tion of superior cotton. Naturally
this would simplify the marketing
problems and eventually would tend
toward higher prices being paid in the
primary markets.
These arc a few of the matters
which demand serious consideration
if the cotton classing work Is to pro?
vide a maximum amount of benefit.
In Other words the mere assignment
of a cotton classer furnishes only
temporary relief, and if permanent
improvement is to be expected it in
necessary for the farmer to consider
seriously these suggestions.
In any event, however, it Is prac?
tically impossible for us to make a
definite promise to assign a cotton
man for work at Sumter because of
the pressure of other activities caused
by the present international emer?
gency.
Very truly yours,
Charles J. Brand. Chief.
Goldic Phelps, the little daughter
of Mr. V. H. Phelps, was slightly
burl this morning by being knocked
from her bicycle by an automobile.
The accident is said to have been the
result of the child's thoughtlessness as
she tried to pass between a buggy and
automobile. She fell in front of the
buggy, but the mule stopped, other?
wise she would have been seriously in?
jured.
In the Whole held of medicine there
Is not a healing remedy that will re?
pair damage to the flesh more quickly
than Bollard's Snow liniment In
cuts, rwounds. sprains, burns, scalds
and rheumatslm, Its healing and pen?
etrating power is extraordinary. Price
Jf.c, f.Oc and $1.00 per bottle. Sold
by Sibert s Drug Store.?Advt.
No more recruits under 18 years of
ige will be accepted for the army.
BIB ATLANTA FIE
FLAMES, STARTING IN OHSt'lTUE
NEGRO QUARTER, COT WAY
NEARLY TO PIEDMONT
PARK.
Dynamite Checks The Conflagration?
Finally Wins in battle Aga last l ire,
After About Seventy-five Blocke
Have Been Destroyed?City Under
Martial Law1 With Relief Plans
Making.
Atlanta, May 21.?Fire that swept
ihrough approximately 75 blocks in
the residence section of Atlanta from
Decatur street north-northeastward
to Ponee de Leon avenue late today
caused a loss that Mayor Candler to?
night estimated at $3,000,000. One
vornan, Mrs. Bessie Hodges, died of
.?hock and CO were treated for minor
hurts.
(Prom 2,500 to 3,000 homes were
destroyed according to Mayor Cand?
ler and others who toured the lit?
tered zone around the burned dis?
trict late tonight. The homes ranged
from flimsy negro cabins to handsome
residences along Ponce de Leon val?
ued at $10,000 or more each. Many
homes in this beautiful residence sec?
tion were destroyed by dynamite
which finally conquered the flames af?
ter the fire department aided by fire
fighters from a half dozen nearby
cities had failed.
The burned area was guarded
throughout the ni?ht by the Georgia
guardsmen and members of the offi?
cers' reserve training camp at Fort
McPherson. Local police early in
the night turned guard duty over to
COl. Charles R. Noyes, U. S. A., in
command of the Fort McPherson
training cam ft.
There were few reports of looting
and the only arrest made up to late
at night was that of a man charged
with attempting to steal a piano.
Throughout the burned area, which
in some places was only a block wide
and in others ranged to several blocks,
hundreds cf fires smouldered long
alter midnight. The wind that blew
in a gale this afternoon and swept
the flames over the sheets of water
that fire fighters threw up, had died
down late tonight, however, and both
Mayor Candler and Fire Chief Cody
expressed the opinion that there was
no further danger. One reason that
the fire gained such headway was that
firemen were fighting a blaze in West
10nd. a residence section avross town
from the big fire, that broke out short?
ly after noon. There were several oth?
er small fires In the afternoon and
the^e led to reports of incendiarism.
"German spies" was heard every?
where, and Fire Chief Cody intimated
that ho thought the flames might be
incendiary. "I have made a thorough
examination of the entire section,'
Mayor Candler sVid. in reply to
this, "and I can positively state that
the fire is not of incendiary origin."
The mayor and members of the
Chamber of Commerce arranged a
mass meeting of business men for to?
morrow to raise a fund for the suf?
ferers and tonight the Red Cross and
Associated Charities housed scores at
the Auditorium armory ,in churches
vnd private homes. Preparations were
made to furnish breakfast to 5,000.
Thousands of homeless persons to?
night were being fed and housed in
the Auditorium armory, the negro
Odd Fellows' hall and in hundreds of
private homes.
Far six hours dynamite was re?
sorted to and It finally won the fight.
Fighting apparatus sent from oth^r
cities was of some aid and will be
of more as aero after acre of smoul?
dering ruins tonight await water to
make them safe.
Only one death had been reported
tonight. Mrs, Hodges died of shock
after her home burned. Sixty in?
jured persons Were taken to hospitals,
but it was reported none was seriously
hurt.
Approximately T.r? blocks were de?
vastated but the area can not be cor?
rectly estimated by blocks, as after
the fight at Ponce dc lx?on avenue
the flames skirted that thoroughfare
on the south side of the street for
some distance.
Officials tonight WOUld not hazard
a guess at the monetary loss. The de?
stroyed buildings ranged all the way
from shacks occupied by negroes to
homes up to $t;.O00 or $8.000. Some
estimates were between $2,000,001) or
$3,000,000, but they neither came from
Sources nor were based on calculations
to give them weight.
The fiie started in 1 ho Skinner Stor?
age and Warehouse plant near De
catur street, just east of Fort street,
from a. cause not determined toni?ht.
It quickly spread to the small houses
nearby which were dry from lack of
rain. and. driven by a high wind,
Started rapidly to eat its way north
and northeastward. Around the llame
swept area tonight with streets lit?
tered with broken wires, splinters
from acres of dynamited homes and
all the odds and ends of furniture
and Clothing that gathered in an in?
describable mass from hundreds of
homes, United Rtalee soldiers mood
guard. The men were composed of
Georgia Guardsmen and members of
the officers' reserve training corps of
Fort McPherson. Col. Noyes, with
headquarters in an automobile re?
pair shop near the burned district,
had mapped out the burned area and
placed his soldiers. Strict orders were
Issued that nothing be removed from
streets, vacant lots and yards. Night
Police Chief Jett and Col. Noyes
agreed that to allow anything to be
moved would invite looting. There
had been little of that late tonight.
MRS. ELIZABETH DOBY DEAD.
Widow of Confederate Officer Passes
Away at Daughter's Home?Funer?
al in Camd.cn.
Columbia, May 18.?Mrs. Elizabeth
K. Doby, widow of the late Capt. Al?
fred English Doby, died yesterday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. M.
English, on the Asylum road. The
funeral will be held this morning at
9 o'clock in the Fresbyteruxn church
at Camden.
Mrs. Doby was before her marriage
Miss Elizabeth K. Kennedy, a promi?
nent citizen of Camden. She was a
sister of Gen. John D. Kennedy, also
of Camden.
Although she had passed her 76th
birthday, Mrs. Doby always took an
active part in church work. She was
a devoted member of the Presbyterian
church throughout her long life. Mrs.
Doby was also greatly interested In
the work of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy. She was a woman
of many fine traits of character and
made friends wherever she went.
Sorrow at her death will be wide?
spread. Her husband, the late Capt.
Alfred English Doby, was a member
of Gen. Kershaw's staff. He was
killed at the Battle of the Wilder?
ness.
Mrs. Doby's only child, Mrs. B. M.
English, survives her. She is sur?
vived by one brother and one sister,
A. Daulton Kennedy of Camden, and
Mrs. Edward Burrows of Sumter.
Other members of the family surviv?
ing are three grandchildren, Beve
ley English, Jr., and Misses Elizabeth
and Maria English of Columbia.
SUPPLY LABOR FOR FARMS.
National Government System Now hi
Sight.
Washington, May 17.?Organization
of a national government system of
supplying labor for the country's
farms this summer probably will be
completed by the agricultural and
labor departments within two weeks,
and in a short time thereafter the
government expects to be enrolling
hundreds of thousands of men. women
and boys for farm work.
The plan, outlined today by W. J.
Spillman, chief of the agricultural de?
partment's office of farm manage?
ment,- calls for the cooperation of all
State food organizations. In each
State the governor will name a board
to direct tho work, the boards to name
county agents and they in turn com?
munity agents.
Community agents will register
persons wo can give a part of their
time this summer to farm labor, and
will register also the ordinary surplus
of farm labor.
The community agents will report
to county agents any surplus of labor
or labor needs, and county agents will
report in turn to State boards. If a
labor surplus or shortage exists in a
St.-ie, the boards will report to the
agriculture department and the labor
department will assist in attaining the
proper distribution. Railroads will
aid by giving low transportation rates
to laborers.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
posters will be sent throughout the
country soon calling on persons to en?
roll for farm labor. The depart?
ments behind the plan believe cities
and villages can supply a great deal
of labor for short periods.
RAILWAY SETTLEMENT NEAR.
Officials and Brotherhood Heads
Reach Agreement.
New York, May 21.?Representa?
tives of the railways and heads of
the four brotherhoods announced that
a settlement of the points at issue
over the eight hour day is expected
to bo reached this week. The confer?
ences have been under way here for
two weeks.
Death.
From The Dally Item. May 18.
Mr. W. J. Norris, of Wedgeficld,
died suddenly Thursday afternon, aged
59 years. The funeral services and
interment were held at the Sumter
cemetery at I o'clock this afternoon,
the burial ceremony being conducted
by Hollywood Camp, Woodmen of the
Worll, of which the deceased was a
member. Mr. Norris was one of the
best known citizens of the county,
having lived in the Stateburg section
for many years. He is survived by
one i.on, Rural Policeman Alex Nor
i i. and i wo daughters,
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
Semi-monthly Meeting Wae Held Sat
urtlay??Food Crop Survey Neoring
Completion?Interest in Food Grow?
ing Campaign Continues.
The Sumter County Public Safety
Committee met in regular semi?
monthly session in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce Saturday at
noon. In the absence of Chairman
Phelps, Vice Chairman H. D. Tindal
presided and Mr. S. A. Harvin waa
elected secretary protem in place of
Secretary Reardon who was also out
of town for the day.
Five townships made reports on the
progress of the food crop survey of
the county. Two of the townships
not reporting were Sumter and State
burg which had reported the com?
pletion of the surveys in those town?
ships at the previous meeting. Provi?
dence township, through Mr. J. C.
Dunbar reported an almost complete
survey. Manchester and Privateer
townships also reported the survey
practically completed. There we're no
reports from Middleton and Rafting
Creek. Concord reported that the
survey would be completed before
the next meeting. Shiloh reporte^V^
progress in the survey.
Reports were also made as to the
distribution of seed and the progress
of the food growing campaign. All
reports were encouraging and the In*
terest in the work appears to be well
sustained.
There was an interesting general
discussion of the situation; the com?
mittee is seeking to make the food
campaign of benefit in as many ways
as possible.
A committee was appointed to inves?
tigate the tin can situation wtth a
view of obtaining a supply of cans
at a reasonable price.
Secretary Reardon of the Chamber
of Commerce requests that all v/h6r
may wish to purchase tin cans for
putting up fruits and vegetables will
communicate with him as plans are
being made to purchase a carload of
cans if there is demand for that quan?
tity in Sumter county.
CHICKEN FAT VALUABLE.
Washington, May 17.?Do you
throw away the body fat of poultry?
big layers of clean, sweet, yellow fat
around the gizzard and found else?
where around the intestines of the
chicken? If you do, say specialists ot
the United States department of
agriculture, you are throw4^'*snujry"*"""
fat which French housewives consid?
er the finest of fats for making cokes
and especially puff raste, in certain
seasons in New York and other big
cities, this fat is so highly esteemed
that it brings as much as $1.10 per
pound. So great <s the demand for
this fat that many people make a
business of collecting it from butch?
ers and others who c ress poultry be?
fore delivering it to customers. House?
wives would do well :o insist on hav?
ing it delivered if they buy their poul?
try dressed. By using chicken fat in
cooking they can cut down the
amount of fat they must buy for that
purpose. Te prepare it, try it out in
a double boiler; or other vessel set
in hot water, until the fat just melts
away from the tissues and can be
poured off. This fat becomes rancid
easily and should be kept cool and
covered like butter and used in a very
few days. Chicken fat, like goose fat,
may be used for shortening in cakes
such as spice cake where the season?
ing used will mask any flavor which
the fat might have. It can also be
used for frying the chicken itself or
other meats and for warming vege
tales, etc.
When the baby takes too much
food thte stomach turns; the result is
indigestion, sourness and vomiting.
Frequently the bowels are involved
and there is colic pains and diar?
rhoea. McGee's Baby Elixir is a
grand corrective remedy for the
stomach and bowel disorders of ba?
bies. It Is pure, wholesome and
pleasant to take. Price 25c and 50c.
per bottle. Sold by Sibert's Drug
Store.?Advt.
Willie Reardon. one of the men ar?
rested several weeks ago on the
charge of selling liquor, was placed
on trial before Recorder Harby and
a jury Thursday. Reardon denied the
charge and endeavored to satisfacto?
rily account for the fact that th?ro
was evidence that he had sold liqtor
to city detectives and that the liquor
in question was produced in court.
The conflicting testimony evidently
created a doubt in the minds of some
of the jurymen, for the jury was un?
able to agree on a verdict and a mis?
trial was ordered.
Mr. Abe Ryttenberg was elected a
director of the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' Association at the meeting
of the Association in Galveston, Tex.
Dizziness, vertigo (blind staggers),
sallow complexion, flrtutence * are
symptoms of a torpid liver. No one can
feel well while the liver Is Inactive.
Herbine is a powerful liver stimu?
lant. A dose or two will cause All
bilious symptoms to disappear. Try
I it. Price ROe. Sold by Slhert's Drug
I Store?Advt, - ,