Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Wmt HOW lUDOOiOC L%W when ?JIIWII BT president. of Not. Leon Than ae fjoon ?f It Can Be permits Volunteer Id Oft. May IT.? Final action by congreaa today on the bill, the second of the of the war. by a vote of 66 to t, conference report ac by the houee. Vic* Marshall and 8peakei /will sign the bill tomorrow anu to the White Howie for Preai I'a approval. It probably it mw before tomorrow night. .Jnsnlly approved the bill pro i raising by sei ectlve con n war army In increments .tfO men from II to 10 year? It also author toe withou the preeident to raise vo' forces which Col. Roosevelt So take to France and great 1 the pay of all enlisted me. to register and draft th OOO.900 men already bus bee Up by the war depaitment. Im after the president sign-. bUl ho will by proclamat ion det> Mm day for registration of tb KM or more men of the pn age. Registration books wb the hands of State and lo< Ms, who are to cooperate . work, and Brig. Oer.. Crowd*, peovont marshal gen ?ral. ex per hove his complete lists in Waal, within five days alter regle'ia begins. hen will come the tajik of sele. Mm first 100.000, exempting tl. unfit, those a 1th depen * ad men who are needed on th; and in Industries. The proce*? ?SleetIon probably will be com ag before the men ar Secretary Baker said tod,, of lack of lupplles. On rmy Would not be called to lb tor framing before September Cot Rooeevelt shall b< to raise an expeditio I With President Wilson. H. m hove not been disclosed. ? during the early stages of th ; dispute In congress, today's clos debate centred upon the socalle kvelt amendment Col. Roose reh woo vigorously attacked by Sern tor Stone of Missouri and urdentl by bin friend. Senator John of California. itor Stone attacked the Roooe vott amendment on the ground thai -Cot Roosevelt Is unfit to comment: a body of troops because he has no authority, constitutions and described tb so "a scheme both persona, solltioat'' "Reoaevalt to practically without military training," said Senato "Ho commanded a regiment ir OJ?ah war for a short time. It M true. He led them courageously, did not command them with Judg Ho got his men into a bad hole. In Imminent danger of seing cut to pieces and they would have been except for a negro regiment unde trained regular officers that came to Um rescue and saved them. "This scheme Is personal and po? litical It gives Roosevelt, the poll tiosan, a chance to exploit himself as the great volunteer hero of the war It keepe everybody else out and gives a monopoly of opportunity." An Impassioned reply was made by lor Johnson of California. What Is it that Is asked?" he said "Only that this man In the twilight of his life may lay down that life for his country, only that li ? may serve his country." The eight senators who cast the negative votes were: Democrats: Oore of Oklahoma Hard wick of OeorgU. Klrby of Ar? kansas. Htone of MUsourl and Tram mel of Florida. Republicans: La Follette of Wis? consin, Oronna of North Dakota anJ Norrie of Nebrseks. The bill, backed by the administra? tion, was Introduced In tbo senut< April 19. was passed April 28- In th* senaM by a vote of H I to 8 und In tb* house 1ST to 14?and has since buen tied up In conference, returned then twice by the house to Include th* Rooeevelt volunteer provision and further pay Increases for enlisted The chief provisions are: Raising of armed forces by the se? lective draft system Imposed upon all males between the ages of 21 and 30 years. Inclusive, subject t? registra? tion and certain exemptions from ser increaelng the regular army to maximum war strength. Drafting Into i\ e federal service of Kational Ouard units. Bandog of an Initial force by con? scription of 900,000 men with an ad ftltsMl 999,000 if deemed necessary. n^MMhl If the president sees fit Of four divisions of volunteer Infantry INCREASE INCOME TAXES. IMPOSTS OF WAR BILL MADE MUCH HEAVIER. McAdoo Informs House Tluxt Sum Needed for First Year is $2,245,. 000,000. Washington, May 17.?Further drastic Increases were written into the income surtax schedules of the war revenue bill by the house in the com? mittee of the whole today after an? nouncement by Democratic Leader Kltchin that Secretary McAdoo latest estimate of one-half the cost of the first year of the war, which the bill is intended to cover, would be about $1,245,000,000. The increases, 25 per cent, on all the proposed surtaxes between $40, ?00 and $1,000,000, as reported by he committee, and a 45 per cent, sur? tax on incomes in excess of $1,000,000 is proposed by Representative Len oot of Wisconsin, were included by a ote of 146 to 107. Representative kltchin and others who were opposed ? o increased income taxes voted form? ally arainst the proposals. No attempt will be made in the house, Mr. Kltchin announced tonight o raise the total of the bill te $2, .145,000,000. It is probable, however he added, that the total will he arger than the $1,800,000,000 con templated in the original measure and If it is found that more money is needed another bill will be draft p< \t the next session of congress. Many members believe further ef orts to make the oill total $2,24 5.000, 000 will be made on the floor or in th? committee. Regardless of Secretary McAdoo < stlmate. Mr. Lenroot announced to night, he will seek to have stricke rom the bill the taxes on light an' heat. A statement prepared by a commit tee expert tonight said that the surta increase would add about $66,000,000 to the total of the bili during th< coming year. The surtaxes which ?ould be added to the normal taxes provided by the old law under the tanroot amendments would be as fol lows: Between $40,000 and $60,000 1 1 per cent.; $60,000 to $80,000 13 3 oer cent.; $80.000 to $100,000, 17 1-? per cent.; 100,000 to $150,000. 2! 1 4; $150.000 to $200.009, 25; $200, 000 to $250.000, 30; $250,000 to $300. 000, 33 3-4; $300,000 to $500.000, 31 1-2; $500.000 to $1,000,000, 41 1-4: $1,000,000 and over. 45 per cent. Representative Lenroot assailed the plan of taxing the poor on necessities of life and permitting the rich to re? tain their wealth subject to emer? gency taxes. Efforts of Representative Curry o< California to insert an amendment t' increase the exemption of single per? sons from $1,000 to $2,000 and o married persons from $2,000 to $3,00? failed by a vote of 100 to 60. PERISHED ON CAMERONIA. British Transport Torpedoed in Medl Itorranean Sen April 15. London, May 17.?(Delayed.)? The British admiralty issued the fol? lowing statement for newspapers oi Saturday: 'The British transport Cameronia, with troops, was torpedoed by an en? emy submarine in the Eastern Medi terranean on April 15. One hundred ind forty men arc missing and arf presumed to have been drowned." CAMP SITES SELECTED. '?rcenvlllc as Well an Columbia Will Have Army Cump. Washington. May 21.?The War De? partment announced today that a sec >nd divisional training camp has been designated for Atlanta. It ulso an? nounced that divisional camps will be located at Columbia and Grecn /llle. South Carolina., and Amityville Long Inland. TAX LIGHT AND HEAT. House in Favor of Taxing NcccmhUIc* of Life. Washington, May 19.?The houso refused to adopt an amendment to tin 'nx hill to strike out the section pro vldlng for tax on heat and light Mill (the Roosevelt amendment). Increasing tho pay of all enlisted men as follows: Tiftwn dollars additional monthly for thone now receiving less than $21. comprising tho bulk of the army graduated downward to $?> /or tho*? receiving or nmro. ProhibltinK Halo of liquor at or near army training camps and otherwise protecting morals of the nobile?. The conscription ago limits were agreed upon with much difficulty. The war department propsed a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 25. The house voted to fix them at 21 to 40 and the senate at from 21 to 27, the compromise of SI to 30. inclusive, re? sulting. 6EN. WOOD WELCOMED. TEN THOUSAND CHARLESTON - IANS PARADE IN BIG DEM? ONSTRATION. Got. Manning Extends Hearty Wel? come to Head of Southeastern De? part ment?Army and Navy Officials Guest*?Welcome Dinner Last Night. Charleston, May 18.?Ten thousand! men, women and children, every one carrying the American flag and the majority wearing the Stars and Stripes as a personal adornment, marched through the streets of the city yesterday afternoon, as a demon? stration of their patriotism, and as a fitting welcome to the highest ranking line officer of the United States army. Major Gen. Leonard Wood, who, as commanding general of the newly created Southeastern deportment, has come to Charleston to direct from here the organization of the army which this country will throw Into the war against Germany. Gen. Wood was cheered continuous? ly along the line of march, and he wns given nothing short of an ovation when he arose on the platform on the Citadel Green to address the mul? titude which stood below. The spe? cial feature of the day's ceremonies in honor of the distinguished soldier was a formal welcome dinner at the Charleston Hotel given him by the Chamber of Commerce. As a token of welcome, and a trib? ute of regard by the entire people of Charleston, a handsome American flag was presented to Gen. Wood at the exercises on the green, which ?mlnated the parade. The speech ?f presentation was made by Mr. J. P. Kennedy Bryan. Gen. Wood, in he course of his acceptance, after ex? pressing his deep appreciation of tl.e spirit betokened by the flag, said: "I hope that this, flag will be among the first to cross the Atlantic, and to float in France." This declaration was heartily ap? plauded by both men and women. Gov. Richard I. Manning welcom? ed Gen. Wood on behalf of the State of South Carolina. He expressed the honor i^hat the State feels at being the military home of the distinguished soldier-statesman, and assured Gen. Wood jf the fullest support of Caro? linians In all measures that are taken to make this country's part in the war a glorious one. RUSSIANS WILL FIGHT. Generals Withdraw Their Resigna? tions and Return to I'o&ts. I'atrograd, May 17 (Via London).!? As a result of a meeting in Petrograd of the commanders-in-chief from all the fronts, except the Caucasus, Gens. Bru8siloff and Gurko have withdrawn their resignations and reports of fur? ther resignations are refuted by the definite announcement that all the commanders have decided to remain at their posts. Thus the crisis in the army, which formed an alarming ac? companiment to the political crisis, has been averted. Discussing with the temporary gov? ernment the serious condition of af Jairs at the front, the commanders de? clared that the unfortunate phrase, "pcaco without annexation," had found its way to the army and was there translated into an argument against offensive warfare. This and other harmful doctrines pervading the army and the inability of the officers satisfactorily to explain them had ruined discipline and destroyed the authority and prestige of the officers. The discord In Petrograd had natural? ly found an echo everywhere at the front, but the spirit of the soldiers was slowly recovering and the power of the army wa3 by no means lost. Gen. Alexieff, commander-in-chief of the Russian armies, in an interview, said: "The whole gist of the new idea re? forms cannot be properly understood by the army and this brought about dangerous results. We can overcome the consequent loss of authority if Irresponsible persons and organ l%n ? tlons will cease further to Interfere with our work. I feel assured that under the new coalition government It will bo possible to conduct military affairs in a more energetic manner." WILL VISIT CHICAGO. British Commission Will Leave Wash? ington Next Week. Washington, Muy It.?H is an? nounced thai the British commission will Anally leave Washington next week for a brief visit to Chicago and will then visit Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. Dallas, May II.?The general as? sembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America vot? ed Unanimously In favor of the reun? ion of the Northern and Southern branches of the church. A copy of the resolution was sent to the South? ern ssssmbly at Birmingham. BLEASE AI DEPARTMENT DELEGATION FROM SOUTH CAR OLINA DISCUSSES CONSCRIP? TION ROARD APPOINT? MENT. Gov. Manning Criticised?Judge Ad? vocate General Says Government Will See Boards Give Square Deal. Washington, May 17.?A delegation from South Carolina, headed by Cole L>. Blease, called at the war depart? ment today to discuss the question of boards to pass on the exemptions from conscription in the Palmetto State. In the absence of Secretary Baker Assistant Secretary Ingraham receiv? ed the visitors, who were introduced by Senator E. D. Smith. Senator Smith did not remain for the hearing because of another engagement. Rep? resentatives Rapsdale, Stevenson, Nicholls and Dominick were present throughout. Mr. Blease made the opening state? ment and Messrs. W. A. Stuckey and others submitted supplementary ob . rvations. The cause of complaint was declared to be that Gov. Manning had varied the program generally fol? lowed in appointing boards of regis? tration in that he had substituted for the sheriff some other citizens, the general rule as asserted by the com? plainants, being that the sheriff, coun? ty clerk and judge of probate court formed the board. Representative Ragsdale said it was inconceivable that Governor Manning would appoint boards not above sus? picion. Representative Stevenson de? clared that only men of the highest character, most judicial turn of mind, and freest from political bias should be appointed on the exemption boards. He said there should be no suspicion that any man would not have a square deal regardless of political faction. All present acquiesced in that proposition. The assistant secretary said that the registration boards already appoint? ed were not charged with any discre? tionary powers. It was their duty, he said, only to enroll the persons of the required ages, and he asked if there was any suspicion that they would not honestly do this. There was general agreement that no suspicion existed as to that matter, but apprehension was expressed that the exemption boards would have the factional bias they claimed to have been given in the case of the enrolment boards. Judge Advocate General Crowder was present at the hearing and after? wards assured all concerned that ihe fairness of the exemption boards I would be carefully protected. CANTONMENT CAMP SITES. Five of the Thirty-two Have Been Chosen. Washington, May 18.?The follow? ing sites have been approved for five of the thirty-two divisional canton? ment camps to be established: Atlanta: Augusta, Ga.; Ayre, Mass.; El Paso Tex.; and American Lake, Wash. The divisions of the National Guard and of the selective army which will be summoned about September 1 will be located by military departments as follows: Northeastern department, first di? vision, selective army. Eastern department, second, third and fourth divisions, selective army. Southeastern department, sixth, seventh and twelfth divisions, selec? tive army and fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, sixteenth, seven? teenth and eighteenth divisions Nat? ional Guard. Central department, eighth, ninth, tenth, thirteenth and fourteenth di? visions selective army. Southern department, fifteenth di? vision, selective army und nineteenth and twentieth divisions, National Guard. THIRTEEN XEW LAWYERS. Admitted to Practice by Supreme Court. Columbia. May IS.?The following thirteen young gentlemen who under? took the bar examination were rec? ommended by the chairman State Board of Law 1'Jxaminers, Hon. Wil? liam 1). Melton, to be admitted to the practice of law and enrolled as members of the bar: Jacob Oliver Bellinger, Charles Bell Elliott, Fred Gentry Harris, Daniel Emory KniRbt, Bhepard Kollock Nash, John Alexander Neely, Jr., William Glenn Ragsdale, Wilbur Louis Rodrlgues, Robert William Shurkey, Walter Wil? liams Stevens, Jacob West Summers, Julian Sawyer Wolfe and James Tbe ron Woodward. All being present, they presented themselves and were admitted, sworr and enrolled as at? torneys of- this court. Brazil to Enter the Wur. Rio Janeiro, May 17.?(Delayed) ? It Is believed that Brazil will short? ly revoke the decree of neutrality us affecting the war between the United States and Germany. PLAN ARMY REGISTRATION. GOV. MANNING IN CHARGE OF WORK IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Full Information Given in Proclama? tion Issued Saturday by Gov. Man? ning. Columbia, May 19.?Machinery for the registration of all South Carolin? ians under the provisions of the selec? tive service act of congress and in accordance with the proclamation of President Wilson was set in motion today throughout the State by Gov. Richard I. Manning. The registration will be carried on under federal au? thority, each person engaged in such registration being clothed with pow? ers to carry out the provisions of the act. The county federal boards of registration and conscription through their registrars in every precinct in the State will register every male cit? izen, white and colored, between the ages of 21 and 30, both inclusive, on Tuesday, June 5, 1917. Gov. Manning by virtue of the pro? visions of the selective act, will have | charge of the registration throughout ? the State. State headquarters will be the office of the governor. In each county there is a county federal board of registration, which consists of three men: One representa? tive citizen, who Is chairman, the clerk of court and the judge of probate. This board is charged with the duty of disseminating necessary informa? tion and orders to the registrars in j each precinct In its respective county ?so that the required registrations can i be mdac on the day appointed, j This plan of registration was adopt ,ed at a meeting of the county chair ! men of the boards of registration In the Supreme Court room Monday 'night, April 30. Monday night an or jganlzation was perfected by the elec? tion of Senator Alan Johnstonc, of Newberry, as chairman, and the elec? tion of John Elliott Puckette. of Co? lumbia, private secretary to Gov. Man? ning, as secretary. The meeting last? ed three hours and was attended in person by all but four of the county chairmen. The men fell in line promptly to the fact that they were federal agents and under orders, and they displayed a patriotic determina? tion that the enrolment of white men and negro men would not be retard? ed In their respective counties through any dereliction of duty on their part. The governor's proclamation, desig? nating June 5 as registration day, fol? lows: Whereas, the president of the Unit? ed States, by proclamation, has fixed Tuesday, June 5, 1917, as registration day for all male citizens between the ages of twenty-one and thirty, both Inclusive: Now therefore, I, Richard L Man? ning, governor of the State of South Carolina, pursuant to the provisions In said proclamation, and the duties and responsibilities imposed thereby, and further, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Gov? ernor of the State of South Carolina, do hereby likewise proclaim Tuesday, the 5th day of June, 1917, as the day on which all male" citizens in South Carolina, both white and colored, be? tween the ages of twenty-one and thirty, both inclusive, shall, between the hours of 7 a. ra. and 9 p. m.. pre? sent themselves in person and regis? ter at the places now designated by the /county boards of registration and conscription of the several counties, and by the said boards of registration and conscription <?* the cities of Charleston ar.d Columbia. For this purpose I have appointed in each county of the State a regis? tration and conscription board, con? sisting of a representative citizen, who shall act ap chairman; the clerk of Court of Common Pleas and the judge of probate of said county. I have likewise appointed, with similar powers, a like board for the cities of Charleston and Columbia with the mayor of each city as chairman and two representative citizens as mem? bers. I3y virtue of authority vested in me. by Section 6, of the act of congress, approved by the president May IS, 11*17. and more specifically referred to in his proclamation, I hereby clothe and vest these several hoards with full authority, Federal and State, and do appoint them, and each of them, as agents for their respective counties, for the exSOUtlon of tho said act and the duties imposed thereby, subject to further orders from the president of the United States, the provost marshal general of the United States, and from me os governor of the State of South Carolina. Any person failing to serve in any capacity to which he is now. or may hereafter bo, appointed under the provision! of the said act; and any mule person who comes within the ages of 21 to 30, both inclusive, both white and colored, who shall fail to register on the day and between the hours named, will suffer penalty of the federal law. I hereby call upon all courts of the State, now In session; the churches, I he colleges, the schools, the press of COAST LINE WRECK. TWO TRAINS CRASH, ENGINEER KILLED. Joseph M. Gayle Loses His Lire When Freight and Passenger Come To rrther. Florence, May 19.?As a result of a head-on collision on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (Bcnnettsville di? vision) this afternoon Engineer Jo? seph M. Gayle, of Columbia, is dead; Mail Clerk Andrews is reported hurt about the back, and a negro girl, a passenger, somewhat bruised up. The collision occurred near Robbins Neck, twelve n.ib's north of Darlington on a curve, and both trains were under good headway when they crashed into each other. Mr. Gayle received inju? ries from which he died in a few min? utes. The trains that went together were No. 69, the afternoon southbound pas? senger from Maxton to Columbia, and No. 214, the northbound through freight. Sumter to Fayetteville. Engi? neer Gayle and Conductor J. V. Ben Hark er were in charge of the passen? ger train and Engineer Bugg and Con j ductor Carnes were in charge of the j freight. The passenger train was run I nins on time and the freight was more than an hour late. The two trains are due to meet at Bennettsville and it is thought that the crew of the freight overlooked the time of No. 69. Engineer "Joe" Gayle, as he was fa? miliarly known throughout the Coast Line territory, was about sixty years eld and had been with the system for more than forty years, beginning when quite a lad as a fireman on the old Cheraw and Darlington road, now the 'main line of the Wlnston-Salem southbound. He was a clever man, a j splendid engineer and a good citizen. He leaves a wife, one son and two daughters, all of whom reside in Co? lumbia; he also leaves a brother, En? gineer Jeff Gayle, of the Florence, Ccdumbia-Charleston passenger run. The body was brought here tonight and carried to Waters' undertaking j parlors and prepared for burial. It j will be carried to his home in Colum? bia on train No. 51 tomorrow morn i ing, and the funeral services will be held Monday. Mr. Gayle was a mem? ber of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Pee Dee division, No. 255, of this city. CONSCRUTION IN CANADA*/*-" | , Premier Says New Army Will be Raised. Ottawa, May 18.?Compulsory mili? tary service on a selective basis to raise immediately at least 50,000 and probably 100,000 men to make good the wastage in the Canadian army corps in France was proposed to par? liament late today by Sir Robert Bor? den, the premier, who returned from England last Tuesday. The prime minister declared that every man in the country had been given the opportunity under the vol? untary enlistment plan to do his duty to the country and to the cause. There had been dispatched 326,000 men for the Canadian forces across the Atlantic. But more were needed, Sir Robert announced. The prime minister said that the message he brought back from the Canadians who had held the Germans at Ypres and beaten them from Vimy ridge, was that they must be supported and their losses made good. SHIP CONTRACTS LET. Beginning Made on Construction off Merchant Fleet. Washington, May 21.?Contracts for thirty-eight vessels, twmty-six wood and twelve steel have been let by the Emergency Fleet Corporation in bhipping board's building pro? gram. Twelve of the wooden ships and four steel vessels will be built by Merrill Stevens Co., at Jacksonville. Pia, the State, and upon all good and pa triotie citizens, and all other agencies of publicity, to read, post and spread abroad tlroughout South Carolina, this and the other necessary information, so that each and every man between the ages of II and :?0. both inclusive both white and colored, shall be in? formed of his duty in order that he may comply therewith and net be subject to the penalty of the federal law for failure so to do. Let every citizen of South Carolina give heed, and do cheerfully what sver duly Is Imposed by these procla? mations. Tn testimony whereof I have here? unto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at Columbia, this nineteenth day of May, A. D. one thousand nine hun? dred and seventeen, and in the one hundred and forty-first year of the independence of the United States of America. (Signed) Richard I. Manning. W. B. Dove, Secretary of State. Governor. By the Governor: