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FOUtT DETACHMKNT OF AMER?
ICANS GO TO AISNE FRONT.
and Other Cottage Men m
m Franco to Take up the
?alaot QerauuM?Detach
ssout OMUJMiMkd bj Veteran of
Wrench Headquarter* France, May
i M>.-T (Staff Correspondence Associat
a4 ftOUO?Armed with carbines, at
, prud.la khaki and driving five Amer
v loan au> ?mobiles, the first detach
i JMS* ef American combatants left
, POT the AJens front, commanded by
. Q|?t,,K. I. Tlakham and Ueut. Scul
/.ls> ?#> Fl to cat on. Capt Tin k ham won
gfca war cross at Verdun. The first
detaebmmt is composed mostly of
' Cornell undergraduate* As the men
" MI? aa American flag, presented by
Cisteaeo Mackay, floated over the
cantonments where many
no from Dartmouth, Harvard,
Tale, Chicago, Williame and Johns
are in trailing.
POsVITAL AT OHAJILE8TOV.
$tjm laegereed Coast Ofcsee to t^ere
lor WuemOed Solalers.
Otarletton. May St.?Gen. Wood
bag 00an|4eted his inspection trip to
Um brake)ag camp at Port McPher
sna and Port Oglethorpe and is ex
la return to Charleston either
or tomorrow, according to Ma
Hf a a Kllbourne. chief of staff.
Vend thought that ha, would
? namp at Fort Legan Roots
wfcHo ow ist trip, bot baa decided 10
gootpeasc the trip oatll a later date.
Ma will b? la Charleoton for only a
few days te attend ;o tbo official bvs|
whtoli baa accumulated in his
and wfll then leave for an
trip of the coast defenses of
I
Followlar an Inspection trip of an
mnllsjUe lecation to North Charleston
morning. Major Kllbourne
that to all probability
Oharfotton would be chosen as a lo
for me of the largo military
to be established at several
engt** along the Atlantic coast for the
steh and wounded soldiers to be
oVoOgbt bank from Franco to recu
?oVata Ma for Kllbourne. Lieutenant
Cotoobl Alesander mark. R. O. Rhett
and /ames m .r made the Inspec?
tion trip to North Charleston, where
tt ty careful/ Inspected a location at
junction of the street oar line and
?be raU-oad. Col. Stark spoke
.highly of the location, as the
transportation facilities, soil and
?sflbigi are Meal for the establish?
ment of the hospital.
II m also v*ry likely that/every port
ea the) Atlant c coast used for the em
i hutinShm Of troops will be used for
bnugottl bases daring the war accord?
ing*** Cel. Stark. Ha explained that
H Woo bad enough for aooldler to
ho Pacesd to lay seek or wounded . In
any' hospital but the chances for his
recovery are much better If It Is pos?
sible tor him te come to his own
country, where his relatives and
friends may be with him. France
sad Bn gland are kept busy caring
fO* their wound**) troops, and It will
be up to the United States to care for
hop own. The plans as they now
sound, are to bring each wounded sol?
dier who si able to be moved, back to
the United States to the nearest port
of ale home town.
largo bate hospitals will be
at Inland and central points,
and uncording to Col. Stark, he has
recommended Columbia end Atlanta
on dscots for medical supplies. Upon
tan arrival of the wounded at the
perto they will receive immediate at?
tention and undergo such operations
as necessary before they will be re?
moved to the inland hospitals.
The construction of these hospitals
wll| bo conducted In the seme man?
ner as the erection of the canton?
ments for quartering the conscript
army while they ere undergoing
training The work will be done by
some of the largest engineering com?
panies to the country and like the
cantonments, a standard has been set
that must be compiled with before
the work is accepted. The buildings
will be constructed of as light mate?
rial as possible, but still they must be
substantial and comfortable. They
wU! bo of such matsrtsl and built In
such a manner aa to Insure their ex?
istence (or at least three years.
The total cost for ths erection of
one of these hospitals Is estimated by
the department to bs about $60,000. i
Flach of the units will contain about f
SC wards, each of which will accom?
modate 10 patlente. Other buildings
will be necessary for ths maintenance
of the hospital, such as laundries, is?
olation wsrds. power plants, officers'
quarters, barracks, kitchens, mesa
halls and ether necessary accessory
structures.
Washington. May 24.?President
Wilson will soon nominate Rear Ad
spiral Sims to a vice admiral In view
of hie position as commander of
Am st I sen naval forces cooperating
Wttk ths allse* to lluropoan waters.
ITAUARS FI6HT WELL
ROAR OF GUNS CAN NOW HE
HEARD IN TRIEBT.
Gen. Cadorna Hat Adopted Anglo
French Tactic* and Is Attacking
Austrlans on Flanke?Progress la
Slow m Mountainous Country.
Austrian official statements, sup?
plementing the1 announcements from
Rome, indicate that the Italian offen?
sive In the Julian Alps and on the
Carso plateau la steadily growing.
Gen. Cadoma la apparently follow?
ing Anglo-French* tactics by striking
alternate blows on the enemy's flanks.
The roar of Italian guns can be heard
la Trlest for the Italian outposts are
barely ten miles from the Austrian
naval base. This distance, however,
can not he compared to an equal ex?
tent In open country and the Italian
advance Is slew.
The Italian blow was struck when
political conditions in Austria-Hun?
gary as the result of the resignation
of Count Tissa, the Hungarian pre?
mier, were unsettled.
With the exception of the capture
by the French of a part of Chevreux
on the Alsne front and minor advances
by British near Loos, the lull continues
In northern France.
WINNING AGAINST SUBMARINES.
Premier Lloyd George Tells House of
Cosamona That Effective Blows
Have Been Dealt
London, May 26.?Premier Lloyd
George today told the house of com?
mons that recent successes against
German submarines had resulted in a
distinct Improvement In the food sit?
uation. He asserted that more ef?
fective blows had been dealt the suo
marlnea during the last three weeks
than during any corresponding peri?
od. He said there la no danger of
starvation In England and the subma?
rine menace need now cause no fear
of the war being lost for that reason..
"We owe a debt of gratitude to the
great American people for the effect?
ive assistance they have rendered and
the craft they have placed at our dis?
posal." he declared.
$100,000 FOR CAMP.
Spartanburg- to Offer Attractive Prop?
osition to Secure Division of the
Army.
Spartan burg, May 24.?Spartanburg
Is going after one of the campe for
the Southeastern division of soldiers
In a way that In most cases means
success. At a meeting this morning
In the Chamber of Commerce rooms
1100.000 was subscribed in less than
20 minutes. Paul V. Meore, secre?
tary of the Chamber of Commerce,
and some of the most prominent cltl
sans of the city are In Charleston .'n
behalf of the cantonment. Several of
the men interested most in the prop?
osition have been working hard during
the last few days trying to land
the camp for St tanburg. The
Spartanburg proposition will be plac?
ed in the hands of Gen. Wood to?
morrow morning, and deflnlte Infor?
mation will be received in the city
soon as to whether this olty will re?
ceive the camp or not.
EDISON WORKING HARD.
Devoting H?nself to Labor for Gov?
ernment.
Orange, N. J., May 24.?Thomas A.
Edison, In an address tonight to em?
ploye* of his West Orange plant, urg?
ing them to buy Liberty loan bonds,
declared he was "already doing" what
he could "In a certain direction" to
serve the country.
"It Is something I can't talk about,"
said Mr. Edison, "but I am trying
to do my 'bit for Uncle Sam."
William Maxwell, vice president of
the Edison company, told the em
ployes Mr. Edison had cancelled a va?
cation trip he had arranged to Florida
on tbe advice of his physician last
February because "word came from
Washington that a crisis wus Impend?
ing."
"Since then," asserted Mr. Maxwell,
"he has been working literally night
and day for the government. He Is
sparing no expense. He has chosen
some of his best engineers and experi?
menters as his assistants on this gov?
ernment work. What the work Is I
do not know, what tbe result will be
I can not foretell; but Mr. Edison has
never yet failed In anything he un?
dertook and I don't believe he is going
to fall this time."
BRITISH MISSION DEPARTS.
Hal four and Party Crossed Into Can?
ada Last Night.
Washington. Maty 26.?The Stale
department announced today that the
British mission left Washington for
Canada last night and crossed the
Canadian border this morning. As in
the case of the departure of the
French mission the newspapers, act?
ing under voluntary censorship, kept
the departure secret, at tbe request
of the government, for considerations
of safety.
NO THIRD KBIKiT. 1
EXISTING UNITS MUST BE FILLED
Gen, Mann, Chief of Militia Bureau,
Says More Men and Equipment
Must be Provided. t
Columbia, May 25.?That a third
regiment of the National Guard of
South Carolina la not likely to be or?
ganized In the immediate future is
Indicated in a letter received by Gov.
Manning yesterday from Brig. Gen
Mann, chief of the militia bureau,
who Is in charge of the National
Guard units of the country, i
Gen. Mann's letter Incloses a copy
of a communication addressed by the
secretary of war to the governor of I
Texas, advising that official of the de?
termination of the war department
not to create additional units until
those already In existence are re?
cruited to full war strength. The units
In South Carolina do not begin to
approximate that condition. "The sec?
retary of war directs me to ask of
you, as far as you are able to give It,
similar support in the undertaking
In which we are now engaged,
wrltee Gen. Mann, that undertaking
being the discouragement of formation
of new units at the present time.
In the letter to Gov. Ferguson of
Texas, Secretary Baker says In part:
"The patriotic impulse to take ad?
vantage of the full authority given by
the law in attempting to raise new
troops constitutes somewhat of an
embarrassment for the reason that
the units already In existence must
first bo raised to their minimum
strength and ther . must also be re?
serve battalions In order to continue
the maintenance of such organiza?
tions at an effective strength."
"In order to receive fede al recog?
nition any new units raised must first
be brought to the peace strength au?
thorized for the regular army. There
must be adequate armory and storage
facilities and the element of perma?
nency of localization of the person?
nel." t
The secretary of war points out that
the organization of new units would
mean a considerable financial burden
, to the State and announces the ? firm
opposition of the department to the
creation of new units until those now
created are at full strength.
SANITATION CORPS TRAINED.
Camps for Medical Department to Be
Established June 1?Three Months*
I Course.
Columbia, May 25.?Information
has been received at the adjutant gen?
eral's office that medical department
training camps for the National army
will be established June 1. To these
will be brought a limited number of
officers and enlisted men for a..three
months' course. Upon completion of
the prescribed training the men are
to be assigned to the concentration
camps of the National Guard and to
give instruction In first aid, camp san?
itation and personal hygiene to line
troops.
The men are to be selected from
the best In the organization who ar?
without dependents, and of excellent
character, habits and physique. Nec?
essary basic education will be re?
quired to make them capable of be?
ing trained for grades of sergeant,
first class, sergeant, dentist, surgical
assistant, nurses and clerks.
NEW BERRY MILL FIRE.
Fire Thought to Have Been Started by
Boy Causes Damage of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars.
Newberry, May 24.?A conflagra?
tion, said to have been started by n
small boy with a match lighting a
cigarette, caused a fire at one of the
big warehouses of the Newberry cot?
ton mill at 11 o'clock today which
spread over 1,200 bales in two sec?
tions, damaging them, It is thought,
$15,000 or more. The flro started in a
bale on the outside of the building
and burned through the wall. The
city fire department and the mill de?
partment did fine work In stopping
the ftre. The loss Is covered by ls
surance.
TRAINING IN ENGLAND.
American Students at Oxford diver?
sity Preparing for Wur Service.
Oxford, England, May 24.?Tbe Diet
drill or parade of American students
taking tbe voluntary military training
course hero took place this after?
noon. A platoon was organized.
Although the training is being giv?
en by British officers, no obligation
has been incurred to join rho Britten
army. It is expected that tbe platoon
will be recognized by the American
war department and that the members
will be transferred to tbe Ametiean
army or expeditionary force at the
most convenient time. The London
embassy has cabled on behulf of '.he
members requesting such recognition.
While,tbe students a* yet form
part of no army, they arc probaMy
the first America is ?o be drilled Ojl
European soli.
REGISTRARS 1ST EXPLAIN.
BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
TO PERMIT UNNECESSARY
DELAY IN REGISTRA?
TION.
How Refractory Persons Will be
Treated?Penalty for Violation of
Army Law.
Columbia, May 23.?When the men
of South (Carol'na go to places of reg?
istration on June 5 to enroll their
names as being subject to the con?
scription law, they must answer the
twelve questions which are asked
frankly and without any attempt at
evasion. Explicit orders are given
the registrars of each precinct to
brook no quibbling or no refractory
conduct on the part of those who
present themselvc i for registration.
The part of the instruction given
registrars relating to asking questions
is as follows:
'Ask the questions as they are on
the card. If the answer does not
come readily or properly, explain and
[ask again. Re patient In explanation,
but in no event enter into any discus?
sion. If the person Is sullen or in?
clined to falsify, evade or refuse to
answer call his attention to the law
on page 2 of these instructions, which
imposes a penalty for such conduct.
If he is still refractory do not delay
the regu lation, hut call witnesses,
take the refactory person's name,
make a note of the witnesses to the
occurrence, and after explaining the
penalty of the law and giving him full
opportunity to reconsider, and as soon
as practicable report the cose to the
County Registration Board. This is
your sworn duty for the neglect of
which you yourself become a misde?
meanant. Arrests will infrequently be
necessary and proper forbearance
should be shown, bet the registration
should not be obstructed or delayed
and persons obstructing it must be
dealt with promptly and firmly."
The result of making a false or mis?
leading statement In answer to ques?
tions asked on the registration card
is thus set out in the instructions
mailed to registrars: \
'Any person who shall make or be
a party to the making of any false
statement or certificate as to the fit?
ness or liability of himself or any
other person for service under the
provisions of this act, or regulations
made by the president thereunder, or
otherwise evades or aids another to
evade the requirements of this act or
of said regulations, or who in any
manner, shall fail or neglect fully to
perform any duty required of him in
the execution of this act, shall, if not
subject to military law, be guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction in
the district court of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof, be pun?
ished by imprisonment for not more
than ono year, or, if subject to mili?
tary law, shall be tried by court mar?
tial and suffer such punishment an a
court ma rtial may direct."
Soldiers of the military units of
South Carolina, except those in fed?
eral service, will be required to reg?
ister under the terms of the selective
draft act on June 5. At thir time
only the First regiment is in federal
service and only the men of that
regiment will be exempt from regis?
tration, the members of the Second
reerimitnt, coast artillery and Inde?
pendent units being required to pre?
sent themselves as civilians unless
they should be mustered hi prior to
that date, which at this time seems
very millkely.
The adjutant general's office today
called attention to this feature of the
exemption law In order that unln
foimed members of the military estab?
lishment of the State may not Incur
u penalty through acting on the mis?
taken belief that they are exempt.
The men must be registered, though,
under the law, they will not be con
ecr.'ptcd.
CAMPEN RIVER BRIDGE.
Columbia Company Submits Lowest
Bid.
Columbia, May 25.?Edward B.
Garretson, president of the Carolina
Construction company, is hopeful that
his bid, which was the lowest, will
get the contract for building the
bridge between Columbia and Cam
den, Washed away in the floods of
last year. Bids were opened by the
Kcrshan commissioners yesterday and
forwarded to the consulting engineers
at NorfDlk. About $80.000 will bo
spent In the in the work of replacing
the structure.
BLOW AT OIL TRUST.
Mexican Government Order Removal
of Oil Tanks.
Mexico City. May 24.?The Standard
Oil compuny has been ordered by the
department of commerce and Industry
to remove about fifty oil tanks erect?
ed in the Tamplco Held. These tanks
the department declares were erect?
ed without permission and were not
erected according to government
standards. It is said the tanks coat
approximately ?600,000 to construct.
STATE COUHCll HAWED.
TO WORK WITH NATIONAL |
BODY.
Headed by D. R, Coker of HartsvlUe,
Now Chairman of Civic Prepared'
ness Commission.
Columbia, May 25.?Qov. . ^nlng
lost night appointed a State council
of defense to cooperate with the nat?
ional council of defense. The person?
nel of the board is composed of 24
members, representative of the busi?
ness, professional, agricultural and
educational interests of the State. D.
R. Coker, who has been giving his
time and means unstintedly to the civ?
ic preparedness commission, of which
ho was chairman, is made chairman
of the new board. One woman holds
a place on the council, Miss Euphemia
McCllntock of Newberry, formerly
president of the College for Women,
since merged with Chicora. Many of
those appointed have large farming
interests. Several are lawyers. The
banks also have large representation.
J. W. Waasum of the Southern rail?
way has been named and the editori?
al staffs of both the dally papers of
Columbia and The News and Courier
of Charleston are represented. Those
I appointed are:
D. R. Coker, chairman, Hartsville;
W. M. Rlggs, Clemson College; Miss
E. E. McCllntock, Newberry; J. E.
Sirrine, Greenville; Col. E. M. Blythe,
Greenville; William Elliott, Columbia;
Robert Lathan, Charleston; A. T. Mc
Kissick, Greenwood; John G. Rich?
ards, Liberty Hill; J. W. Wassura,
Greenville; Robert McDougal, Colum?
bia; Eugene R. Buckingham, Ellen
ton; Horace L. Tilghman, Marion;
Christie Benet, Columbia; John T.
Stevens, Kershaw; Dr. F. H. McLeod,
Florence; John S. Reynolds, Colum?
bia; Otto Klettner, Newberry; Wil?
liam Banks, Columbia; tbe Rev. John
E. White, Anderson; Bright William?
son, Darlington; J. Ross Hanahan,
Charleston; William Godfrey, Che
raw, Robert G. Hall, Abbeville.
RUSSIA'S ARMY IMPOTENT.
Gen. Alexlcff Says Combatitlveness of
Slav's Arms Has Noticeably De?
creased.
Petrograd, May 23 (Via London) ?
The first congress of tbe delegates Of
officers of the army and navy met at
headquarters here yesterday. More
than 1,600 delegates attended.
Gen. Alexleff, commander-in-chief
of the army, addressing the con?
gress, recalled the cries of alarm such
as "the country is in danger," which
had been heard in recent days, and
said: I
"There is good reason for these
cries, for the combativeness of the
army has noticeably decreased in con?
sequences of dissension and mistrust
between officers and men. The Rus?
sian army, which was so formidable
yesterday, is stricken today with fatal
impotency and that, too. in the face
of a terrible and tenacious enemy,
who is stretching out his eager bant!
toward the provinces of South Rus?
sia, not contenting himself with the
pioviuces alrea ly invaded."
RED CROSS WEEK.
President Wilson Issues Proclamation
Calling on People to Contribute.
Washington, May 25.?President
Wilson has issued a proclamation
designating the week ending June
25th as "Red Cross Week," and urg?
ing every man, whoman and child to
do their "bits" by giving generously
for the maintenance of the Red Cross
work.
RICHARDSON'S NAME UNAC
CEPTABLE.
Governor Rejects for Third Time
Audubon Society's Ktvomnicnriatlon
for Game Warden.
Columbia, May 2?.?Gov. Manning
yesterday returned to E. C. L. Adams,
M. D., president of the Audubon so?
ciety, tho name of A. A. Richardson,
recently submitted for appointment to
the ottice of chief game warden.
This is the third time the name has
been returned. The constitution and
by-laws of the society require that a
name shall be submitted "suitable"
to tbe governor for appointment. In
his reply tbe chief executive says:
"I return the name of Mr. A. A.
Richardson for the third time, as a
person not suitable to me for this ap?
pointment. I request that tbe Au?
dubon society shall send me another
name for this appointment."
Petrograd, May 2T>.?Confiscation of
property, Incendiarism find other
symptoms of anarchy are becoming
serious in the industrial centers and
tho country districts of central and
southern Kussia.
Charleston, May 20.?Gen. Wood
stated today that the training camps
for the selective draft army are
"practically assured," at Macon,
Alken and Chattanooga. Savannah
and Charleston will also come In for
Important preparation works.
flEP wm m.
LEADERS LAUNCH MOV
TO RAISE HUNDRED MIL?
LION.
Demands for Roll?* Bring Need ft*
Tremendoua Exertion by Sooiedy,
Waehinrton. May 24.?-The
eat campaign the Red Croat ever
waged, designated to raise $100,
000 to care for American soldiers
fight democracy's battle on Euro]
fields and to lend a helping hand
thousands In the districts dei
by the war, was launched here
day at a meeting of rsprceeatat$M|
of the larger cities of the counttj#?'
More than 100 men and women wmff}^
present from 40 cities snd the meet-4
ing was enthusiastic to a degree the*
indicated a strong belief in the.
lingness of Americana to con tubula?
te the cause of mercy.
Henry P. Davidson, chairman of.
the Red Cross war council, annou.ii
the amount to be raised and eaid^
certain $100,000,000 will be real
"even to approach compliance
the moat pressing needs."
"If each Individual American
tributes his 'bit' there can be no fail?
ure," he continued. "America will?
we feel sure, again demonstrate,
ability to handle a big task la
way."
Mr. Davidson did not. go inte de- "
tails of the plan for raising the money ,
but an intensive campaign will be
undertaken under the leadership, of
some of the moot prominent and at- j
tlve men and women in each coinV.'
munity. y
Many of the speeches^ today de- ^
scribing the suffering la France and 1
Belgium ander Qerman rule brought' ,
tears to the eyes of the audience. <
PASSING IT ON.
?1
How Greedy Tradesmen Profit by 1*? <
crease In Tobacco Tax.
> i . \
! i
London, May 24.?(Correapondenee
of The Associated Press)?The moat
unpopular persons in England at ta%
present day are the retail tobaceO
dealers. They are accused of tbe
most brazen stroke of war profUeSJrV
ing that has yet been achieved. Tlj?e
budget introduced last week raised the
tax on robacco by forty-four cftftS
pound. Thereupon almost all of the
dealers announced a raise in priced
averaging on all fums of tobacco*
about sixty-four o?nts^SNsauja)j|^^M|
dealers take advantage of an extra
tax to charge the consumer the tag
and also an extra profit of twenty
cents a pound. The consumers ms^'-i
indignant, but as the dealers gener?
ally hang together, the consumers
have no remedy except to stop using
tobacco. There is an additional griev?
ance in that a large proportion of the
tobacco used in England is consumed
by the soldiers, In training, on leave,
or in hospitals, and purchased by
home people to send to their soldiers';
?at the front.
The profits resulting from this in?
creased tax really work out at more
than twenty cents a pound, because
both the tax and profit are charged pa
all the tobacco in stock which paid
duty at the old rate. So that, on the
stocks in hand when the duty wee
raised, the dealers are making a
new profit of sixty-four cents a pound.
The tobacco trade will make abou
$55,000,000 a year for collecting the
new duty which is expected to yield
$30,000,000 revenue, according to the
estimates of a correspondent of the
Daily Mall. lie Hgures also that the
traders have about 44,000,000 pounds jj
in stock on which they will charge the
new duty to consumers, without hav*
ing paid it themselves.
DIAZ'S OWN STORY.
Search Being Made in Mexico foe
Autobography of Dictator.
Mexico City, May 24.?Earnest
search is being made for the "auto?
biography of Porflrio Diaz" news of
which has just come to light here.
It is alleged that Diaz In 1892 com?
pleted a book covering his lifo ex?
periences and administrations up to
that time. This book, it Is said he
wished made public only after hie
death. Only 100 copies were struck
off. The original manuscript was de?
stroyed by Diaz it is said and the 100
copies placed in a chest and put away.
One of these copies according to
dies directions, was to go to each
State government on Diaz' death but
Diaz died in exile in Spain and the
interesting and valuab.^ historical
document has not been discovered.
LOAN TO ENGLAND.
Uncle Sam Advances Another Seventy
five Million.
Washington. May 25.?Another loan
of seventy-ti\e million made today to
Great Britain bringe the total loana
to that nation to four hundred mil?
lion. The total to all the allies thus
far is aeven hundred and forty-five
million. A payment of seventy-ftve
million was made to Italy also, com
I pleting a hundred million loan to that
nation. ^