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Hoy II.?No nation
ttsolf or the rights of
Wager have borne the
that Germany
Urrted Mates, Preel
In a letter re?
fer this natlon'i
war, written to Rep?
ot Alabama and
jallls today at the White
written to the preal
of hie recent utter
apparently bad
over the Issue with
la restating his position the
again made it clear that
Masai has no quarrel with
?Stall but with* sn autoc
acta upon purposes to
people have never
Is mosssff hsnslbls to me how
mak or honest person could
or Question ray petition with
to Jot war and tu objects. I
and again stated the very
and long eon tinned wrongs
the imperial Gurmsn govern
has perpetrated against) ths
the snssmaros and ths citizens
United Mates. Ths list is long
No nation that
rtsstf or ths rights of hu
osuld have borne those
objects in going into the war
stated with equal dear?
ths whole of ths ooneeption
t take to bo the ooneeption of
ssmtrymes with regard
"outcome of the war and the
of ft* settlement. I set forth
the utmost expucrtness la an
in the senate of tue United
em the tied of January, last,
hi my message to congress on
tad of April tost those objects
in unmistakable terms.
"I can conceive no purpose In aeek
to becloud this matter except the
of weakening the hands of the
sjawsrament and making ths part
ths United Mates Is to play in
groat struggle for human liberty
meAcient and heal* ?mg part. We
have catered the war w' ar own ob
clearty stated ano shell forget
or the reasons nor the objects.
Is no hate In our hearts for
ths German people but there Is a re
serve Which can not be shaken even by
tat Ion to overcome the
of the autocratic govern
SSMt which acts upon purposes to
the German people huve never
ITALIANS LUID SAFIX.Y.
Italy's War nusaislssloaeii Expected
Washington. May II.?The Italian
commission, headed by Prince
first cousin of Kir g Victor
imanuel will arrive in Washington
'ednreday at an hour to be announc
hUer.
The fact that the commlialon had
safely on this continent be
known officially today through
Me Mate department.
Arrangements for receiving and en?
tertain lag the visitors havs beeu made
by s departmental committee.
Toe mission si coming on a visit of
courtesy and to discuss with American
?Metals particularly cooperation in
Mailing with shipping and food prob?
lems and the adjustment of rates of
estthange. Its personnel follows:
r>ince Perdtnando d* Bavoja, of
Udtne; Enrico Arlotta, minister of
transportation; Marquis Lulgl Boria
relU di Rtfreddo. under secretary of
Maes for foreign affairs; Ougllelmo
Mareen!. Senator; Augusto Ciuffelli.
aepoty, rormer minister of public
aaverio Nlttl, depu
mlalster of agrlsulture.
ITALIANS IN WAffiflNUTON.
Arrives sad t* Often Cor
Mai Welcome.
Washington. May II.?The Italian
mission, has dad by Prtnos t.'dins er?
at aeon. They were recelv
by crowds and es
by American cfflcluls and
trees* of cavalry to the heute of Jo
\ whsth will |s? th??lr home
ton. f
BM?SE MITlllHl fiUABD.
ADDITIONAL UNITS TO BE
FORMED FOR COMPLETING
SIXTEEN DIVISIONS.
Third Regiment of Infantry Three
Troop** of Cavalry, One Regiment of
Field Artillery, Two Engineer Com
pan lea, One Ontpoat Company.
Washington, May 22.?Organiza?
tion of scores of new regiments of
National Guard artillery, engineers,
signal troops and cavalry will be un?
dertaken soon to supply the tactical
formation necessary for the establish?
ment of the 16 divisions of the guard
provided for In the war department's
plans. V
in addition, immediately after the
existing State soldiers have been
drafted Into the federal service, there
must be organised divisional head
quarters detachments, supply, am?
munition and medical trains, heavy
field Artillery and signal battalions
and aero service, two. cavalry di?
visions and many new coast artillery
units and reserves. In the infantry
the arm of the service In which the
guard Is strongest, 30 regiments and
six companies must be created to
provide the 144 regiments of the di?
visional structure. ,
The principal shortage is in field
artillery. Each of the 16 divisions
requires three full regiments of six
batteries each or a total of 288 bat?
teries There now exist In the guard
108 bttterlee.
Tht shortage in engineers is almost
as groat. There will be needed 16
regiments or a total of 86 companies
whereas there now are only 30 com?
panies.
Each division also Will have an aero
squadron or balloon company, mak?
ing U air service unite.
The first effort of the department is
to bring up to full war strength all
existing units of the guard. The next
step will bo to create the new unite
necessary to complete the 16 Infantry
'divisions and the adjutant generals
of the States have been instructed
that they should prepare for these
new organlatlons without delay.
Southern States will be called upon
to furnish in addition the following:
Ninth division: North Carolina?
One cavalry machine gun troop; one
regiment field artillery, one radio
company, signal corps. South Caro?
lina?One regiment infantry, three
troops cavalry, one regiment field
artillery, two companies of engineers/
one outpost company, signal corps.
Tennessee?One regiment Infantry,
one troop cavalry, one regiment field
artillery, one wire company, signal
eorpe.
Tenth division: Alabama?One regi?
ment leid artillery, one battalion en?
gineers. Georgia?Two battalions in?
fantry, one regiment field artillery
one battalion engineers, ono wire
company and one outpost company,
signal corps. Florida?Two battalions
infantry, one battalion field artillery.
Fifteenth division: Texan?Four
regiments infantry, one regiment
(less one squadron) cavalry, two
regiments (lees two battsries) field
artillery, one battalion (less two com?
panies) engineers, one field battalion,
signal corps. Oklahoma??Two regi?
ments Infantry, one regiment field ar?
tillery, one battalion (less one com?
pany) engineers.
Eighteenth division: Arkansas?One
regiment Infantry one regiment field
artillery, one outpost company, signal
corps. Mississippi-?Two regiments
infantry, two squadrons cavalry, one
machine gun troop cavalry, one regi?
ment field artillery, one battalion en?
gineers, one radio company, signal
corps. Louisiana?Two regiments in?
fantry, one squadron (less two troops)
cavalry, one regiment (less one bat?
talion) Held artillery, one battalion
engineers, one wire company, signal
corps.
MEXICO DENIES PROTEST.
Foreign Minister Perez Says No Rep?
resentation* Made to Germany.
Mexico City, May 23.?Ernesto
Qarza Perez, who Is in charge of the
Mexican foreign office today denied
that Mexico had made any representn
tlons to Germany on the submarine
Issue.
BLIND TIGER CONVICTED.
Charit? Davis Given Option on Thir?
ty Days or $100 Fine.
Charlie Davis, colored, the next
man on the list of alleged blind tigers
rounded up in the recent raid, was
tried In the Recorder's Court yester?
day. Tuesday. The Jury returned a
verdict of guilty and Judge Harby
Imposed the usual sentence?30 days
on the gang or $100 fine.
RULES OF REGISTRATION
All Male Persons Between Ages of Twenty-one and Thirty
One Years, Required to Register Between Hours
of 7 A. M. and 9 P. M. on June 5, With One
Year's Imprisonment Without Alterna?
tive of Fine for Those Who Fail
to so Register.
Columbia, May 22.?Regulations for
registration June 5 under the selec?
tive draft act for the national army
have been received in Columbia. All
mule persons between the ages of 21
and 30, both inclusive, will be requir?
ed to register between 7 a. m. and
3 p. m., June 6. Failure is punish?
able by a year's Imprisonment] with?
out the alternative of a fine.
One section of the regulations indi?
cates that enlisted men who are not
actually in the federal service on the
day of registration will be required
to register. This includes the second
regiment, South Carolina National
Guard, which was mustered out of the
federal service two months ago and
which will not be mobilized until July.
The section relative to eligible regis?
trations reads:
"Male perdsons who have attained
their 21st birthday and shall not have
attained their 31st birthday on or be?
fore the day set for registration by the
president must register. The only
exceptions are persons in the military
or naval service of tho United States,
which includes all officers and en?
listed men of the regular army, the
navy, the marine cores and the
National Guard and naval nilitia,
while In the service of the United
States and officers in the officers'
reserve corps and enlisted men in
enlisted reserve corps, while in active
service. All male civil officers of the
United States, of the several States,
territories and the District of Colum?
bia within the designated ages must
register. All male persons within the
designated ages engaged in making
the present registration must regis?
ter."
Failure to register is punishable by
imprisonment, without the alternative
of a fine. Upon termination of prison
sentence, the regulations prescribe im?
mediate registration. The regulations
read:
"Any person who shall wilfully fall
or refuse to present himself for regis?
tration or to submit thereto as herein
provided, shall be guilty of a misde?
meanor and shall, upon conviction in
the district court of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof, be punish?
ed by imptisonment for not more than
one year, and shall thereupon be duly
registered."
AGITATOR IN TROUBLE.
White Mill Operative Arrested in An?
derson Following Summons to Pro?
test Meeting.
Anderson, May 21.?Ithema Brock,
a white mill operative, is being held
here by the United States marshal
pending Investigation of what con?
nection he may have with a circular
distributed here calling for a mass
meeting to protest against the selec?
tive draft and threatening lives of
those responsible for high food prices.
Those who gathered for the meeting
in the country seven miles from here
yesterday were dispersed by county
officers, it was reported today.
SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT.
Several Persons Injured in Wreck
Near Florence
Florence, May 21.?Mr. and Mrs.
Frank M. Rogers. Sr., and three of
the young women teachers of the
city schools were hurt in an automo?
bile accident Saturday nlpht on the
extension of Palmetto street into the
three roads that intersect at the Hep?
burn place, just beyond the Pinewood
club house.
ItrSL Rogers suffered a broken nose
besides bruises. Mr. Rogers suffered
a sprain of his foot.
Miss I ill 1 lan Gentry was the most
seriously hurt of the party. Her hip
bone was broken and her condition
is grave. Miss Mary Devlin's arm
was broken. Miss Evelyn Hamner es?
caped with bruises.
Roy MiPt by Playmate.
Laurens, May 21.?Joseph Donnan,
the 12 year old son of J. W. Donnan,
a well known citizen of the Tylera
vllle section, was accidentally shot and
killed this afternoon by Hildred HU1.
10 year old son of R. B. Hill Mit
this city. ,
SUBMARINE VS. U-BOAT.
LAKE'S NEW INVENTION TO DE?
FEAT GERMAN MENACE.
American Inventive Genius Said to
Have Solved ProMem of Submarine
Blockade?Will Build Big Under?
water Freight Boats.
Philadelphia, Ma? 21.?The Phila?
delphia Press will publish a story to?
morrow to the effect that "America
has found the perfect answer to the
German submarine terror." It is said
? to be a merchant submarine standard
i ized at about 7,700 or 8,000 tons dead
weight of such speed that it can when
submerged easily elude any surface
pursuer and is nonsinkable.
The craft, the invention of Simon
Lake, according to The Press, is capa?
ble of submerging within half a min?
ute. The first one may be turned out
in four months and others after that
at the rate of three or four a week. It
will burn heavy oil.
The vessels are to be built and
operated, the story says by the Mer?
chant Submarine company under gov?
ernment supervision.
RELIEF WORK STARTED.
Atlanta On res for Destitute and Asks
No Outside Assistance.
Atlanta, May 22.?Atlanta went to
work today to care for the destitute
from 3,000 homes destroyed by the
Are which raged yesterday afternoon
and night through 75 blocks and
which was only stopped by persistent
dynamiting ahead of the flames.
Mayor Candler estimated the prop?
erty loss at $3,000,000, and other esti?
mates reach $5,000,000.
The blaze was the greatest in At?
lanta's history since Gen. Sherman
burned the city.
The Red Cross took charge of the
relief work and thousands were fed
and housed in the aditorium armory,
churches and hotels.
Mayor Candler announced that the
city needs no outside financial assist?
ance, and denied reports that the Are
was Incendiary.
MORE ENGINEERS NEEDED.
180 Additional to Give Battalion War
Strength.
Columbia, May 21.?"Enlistments
for the engineers' battalion are com?
ing in steadily," said J. M. Johnson,
who has charge of the organization of
the battalion. "We have already re?
cruited our minimum strength, now
having about 300 men enlisted. We
have room for about 180 men yet In
trder to reach our war strength.
"We have taken up with the war
department at Washington the matter
of concentration and expect to hear
something definite within the next few
days."
The engineers' battalion is to in?
clude three companies, probably from
Columbia, Marlon and Spartanburg.
This unit will go along with battal?
ions from other States to France just
as soon as it has been mustered into
federal service. Its chief duties will
'.>e in keeping open lines of commu?
nication and highways to the rear of
the fighting.
TELLS THEM TO EAT GRASS.
Germans Advised to Follow Nebi chad
nczar's Example.
Copenhagen, May 21 (via London).
?Berlin now is feeling the potato
shortage. The residents of the capi?
tal have been warned that it may be
impossible to supply five pounds to
everybody this week, hut that those
who are unable to obtain the full ra?
tion will be given cakes.
The supply of pork is short and It
will ho sold only on Thursday. In
view of the food shortage, Prof. Weld
ne?\ an agricultural expert at Pas
sau, Bavaria, advises the people to
follow tho example of Neubuchadnez
zar and eat grass. He informs them
that both tho red clover and lucerne
(alfalfa) may be used for the making
of tasty dishes for human consump?
tion.
IRISHMEN TO PECIDE.
FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF IRE?
LAND IN HANDS OF IRISH.
David Lloyd George Offers Simple
Solution of Irish Problem That
Shifts Responsibility from Shoulders
of English to Those of Irish.
London, May 21.?For the first time
in modern history the destinies of Ire?
land are to be placed in the hands of
the Irishmen alone. The British
prime minister, David Lloyd George,
announced to the house of commons
today that the new government will
call a convention of Irishmen to frame
a constitution for Ireland and if Irish?
men are able to agree upon any
scheme for the administration of their
country it will attempt to enact It into
legislation without delay. All sec?
tions, parties, creeds and factions,
with clergymen and laymen as well
as politicians and even revolutionists
of the Sinn Fein society, will be In?
vited to get together.
If this final attempt succeeds a
political miracle will have been ac?
complished. There is no great opti?
mism apparent respecting the success
of the plan, for Ulster stands where
she has always stood. Sir John Lons
dale, Unionist, predicted the same old
deadlock, declaring that Ulster would
not be driven into a home rule par?
liament and predicting that the Na?
tionalists will not consent to the ex?
clusion of six Ulster counties.
But if the attempt fails, the failure
will deprive the ancient charge that
John Bull's greater island is "the
oppressor" of much of its force, and
it is pointed out that Ireland can hard?
ly be hailed before the European
peace conference as another Poland,
while America and the colonies can no
longer reproach Great Britain with
having neglected her own house in
order.
Both houses of parliament discuss?
ed Ireland today with hardly a ripple
of the old animosities and feuds dis?
turbing their harmony.
"The patients must administer to
themselves," said Mr. Lloyd George,
"and a noteworthy feature of the plan
is that politicians must play a second?
ary part to the men from other walks
of life." The premier specified the Na?
tionalist factions, of which John Red?
mond and William O'Brien are the
leaders, the Ulster Unionists, the
southern Unionists and the Sinn Fein
ers as the political bodies which
should be represented in the conven?
tion, but said that the government
considered it most important that rep?
resentatives of local governing bodies,
the churches, trades unions and com?
mercial and educational interests
should participate.
Mr. Redmond agreed in this policy
and the veteran home ruler even of?
fered to obliterate himself in the in?
terests of harmony. But the house
refused loudly to accept his offer.
Even Lord Lansdowne, who has
been charged by some with the w reck?
age of Mr. Lloyd George's previous
work cf reconciliation, told the lords
that the road to home rule had been
traveled too far for turning back and
referred to the importance of facili?
tating the task of "those who are
friends in America."
The conception of the convention
for all Ireland finds its inspiration in
the making of the Union of South
Africa, after the Boer war, when the
British and the Africanders, whose
enmity then certainly equalled that of
the Irish factions, were able to thresh
out a constitution.
For the position of chairman of the
convention, a colonial might, wield
strong influence for harmony and Bar?
on Shaugnessy, president of the Cana?
dian Pacific railway, who was born in
the United States of Irish parents, Is
mentioned, as also are ex-Premier As
quith and Lord Donoughmore.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE TAX.
Heavy Burden to Re l>ald on Newspa?
pers of National Circulation.
Washington, May 22.?A compro?
mise on the proposed second class
mail tax so as make it range from
one and a-half cents per pound in
the first parcel post zone to eight
cents in the eighth zone has been
agreed upon by the ways and means
committee.
TERRORISM IN RUSSIA.
UnMioccKsftil Attempt Marie to sVssnssU
nate Minister Keren sky.
New York, May 22.?A cablegram
to ,tho newspaper Jewish Forward
says an attempt was made to assissi
nat the new Russian War Minister
A. F. Kerensky. It said that M.
Kerensky escaped und all the partici?
pants in the plot were arrested.
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
SOUTHERN CONVENTION IS
BROUGHT TO END.
Important Action Taken In Course of
Meeting Just Concluded.
New Orleans, La,, May 21.?The
1917 convention of the Southern Bap?
tist churches which began here last
Wednesday was Anally adjourned to?
day and after a "stainless flag" mass
meeting tonight, arranged by the local
committee, virtually all the officers
and delegates departed for their
homes. Speakers at the mass meet?
ing included the Rev. Drs. A. J. Bar
tion, Dallas; W. D. Upshaw, Washing?
ton, and J. D. Crane. Greenville, S. C.
Official figures showed the convention
just closed was the third largest In
point of attendance in history of the
denomination. Among the import?
ant actions taken by the convention
during its six day session were:
Settlement of the long standing con?
troversy over consolidation of church
board by electing an executive com?
mittee to act for the convention be?
tween sessions: Arst definite steps tak<*
en toward establishing a Southern
Baptist ministerial relief fund of
$4,000,000; declared for absolute na?
tion-wide prohibition during the war,
and selected a committee to urge It
before congress; pledged aid to the
president and government in the war;
appointed a commission to determine
the question of the legality of the in?
corporation of the convention and Ha
affiliated board; started a movement
for instituting a new system of finan?
ces for the convention and boards
and decided to establish in New Or?
leans a training school for home and
foreign missionaries. if
FINLAND WfOULD SECEDE.
Resolution Adopted in Favor of Com?
plete Separation from Russia.
London, May 22.?The French are
in complete possession of the com?
manding high ground near Morofc
villers on the Champagne front. Sev?
eral German infantry attacks on this
section have been repulsed and Paris
reported the capture of more than a
thousand unwounded prisoners.
Another complication has arisen in
the Russian situation as the result of
the adoption of resolutions by the
Swedish congress in Finland favoring
the complete separation of Finland
from Russia.
W ANTS THE NAVY INCLUDED.
Daniels Writes Letter to Clark on
Prohibition Provision.
Washington, May 21.?Secretary
Daniels addt^ssed a letter to Speaker
Clark today urging that legislation
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
beverages to soldiers, incorporated in
the army bill, be extended to cover
the navy. With 40,000 young recruits
under training in the navy and more
to be secured, Mr. Daniels said the
&L.m< safeguards are urgently neces?
sary for them that congress has pro?
vided for young soldiers.
LE\" LAND LINER WRECKED.
War earn ing Cargo of Grain and Ma*
nitions.
Boston, May 21.?The Leyland lin?
er Colonian, 6,440 tons, was wrecked
last night on the south coast of Eng?
land, according to a cablegram re?
ceived today by the agent of the line
here. Tho message said that the
steamer, which was carrying a cargo
of munitions, grain, lumber and cot?
ton from this port, probably would be
a total loss. The cause of the acci?
dent and the fate of the crew were
not mentioned.
SCEOND REGIMENT SHORT.
Report rom Enlistment Offices?
Showing of Coast Artillery.
Columbia, May 21.?The Second
Regiment of the South Carolina Nat?
ional Guard lacks 1,110 mer of be?
ing recruited to full war strength.
The adjutant general's office today
completed a telegraphic census, show?
ing the status of the several compa?
nies at the close of enlistment offices
Sunday afternoon. There arc Afty
Avo officers and 892 enlisted men en?
rolled. A second lieutenant is the
only officer needed to bring the reg?
iment's strength in officers up to the
required number.
The showing of the coast artillery
is better, comparatively, but there is
still room for additional men In that
branch of the service. The full com?
plement of nineteen officers is on
hand, but there are only 499 men.
The required number of men to pu
the artillery in fighting trim is 170