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Race
f. akt st. louis riot.
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Trouble In lUinofc is atortoue?
Mob Dispersed but More Trouble
Kxpexxed.
Bt. Louis. May 2?.?The mob
uhicl swept through East, St. Louis
Ifcbt night snd early today, beating
nan? negroes, has been dispersed, but
otVclala fear another outbreak. A
subtle meeting of city council wan
htdd In the auditorium laat night to
?Mar protsets against Importations of
souUssrn negroes to take the piece
of strikers. It was rumored at the
meeting thst a white woman hud been
laietted by s negro and that two white
?ten bed been held up by negroes.
The erowd hurried to the negro sec?
tion. They searched every negro
ead badly beet those found to be
anted. One negro wss dangerously
butt. The mayor closed all the sa?
loons. It Is estimated that eight
thousand southern negroes have bee.i
brought here.
The mayor has stopped the sale of
areas and ammunition. The city is
wmy uuiet. The mayor said that he
WosM request the railroads not to
hi lag any more negroes here and em
fdojers hot to attempt to import any
more. Pour companies of troops
.w bee* ordered here as a precuu
r
CfpjfpM MAY 41ET SECOND
CAMP.
Would tthre Hoath Caroilna
Wtf and Georgia Five.
Charleston. May 29.?MaJ. Qsn.
Loonard Wood, U. 8. A . commanding
\he Southeastern department, said to
(gay that divisions! training camps
would probably be established at At
mats, Augusta. Greenville, Columbis,
Bpertanburg, Mscon and Anniston,
Am. Atlanta and Macon will each
probably have two camps. Aiksn muy
bp given a camp and it is possible
.esWt an additional oamp will be given
Columbia Should this programme be
approved five of the camps will be In
South Carolina and flvs In Georgia.
Qua. Wood expressed his belief that
other campe will be later established.
MaJ. Albert C. Dalton and , ('apt.
\. C. M Lee are in Greenville'to lay
It the Mite of the camp and from
will go to Columbia for mou?
se rv Ice.
Gen Wood will leave here Friday
by automobile for Atlanta, by way of
ha. He will visit Port l<ogan
Roots and Birmingham in the
of hie Inspection tour.
MaJ. Dalton snd Capt. Lee have
>e to Oreenvllle and may stop at
Men on their way to Columbia,
which leads to the supposition that
Alken, named the other day by Qen.
Wood as among the praoticully assured
oNes. will yet be in at the finish, lhe
list of ctttsa sO far definitely recom
mended follows: Columbia, Greenville,
ftpmrftanburg, Macon (two camps), Au
go***. Atlanta (two camps) and An
nkteon. Chattanooga Is not included
as this city will be the location of
regular army brigade encampments,
IgaJmr than national army or National
Guard troops.
Oer Wood spent a busy day within
and outside of his office. He was
tags close to his desk all the morn
I end In the afternoon was a guest
luncheon with Bishop W. T. Rub
fell, an old friend of his, now head
r
*f the diocese of Charleston. Later
as the afternoon Gen. Wood delivered
tyj^ *6dress st the commencement es?
ses of Ashley Hull and In the even
sj'oke to a large audience at a
lacti; theatre, where be was the guest
of Ige Women's Preparedness club
and caber women's organisations. He
laid the women of Charleston how
best they might serve their country
in this time of war. On Friday Gen.
Wood will visit Augusta, going thence
be Atlanta and Chattanooga. He will
vhlt Birmingham before returning to
Charleston
I
VILLA ATTACKS OJ1NAGA.
Udo. Texas, May 30.?A Villu
fbrae attacked OJtnagu. Mexico, op
pedete here early today, surprising the
tftestcfcn government soldiers In the
jfarrtSUn there und causing them to
VW to the American side They left
ahssl'arms In Mexico All the women
gad Children In <' ga tied across the
aUte Into Texas v the attack be
Mfort In being mado to have Co
ttttafcta selected nn u Mite for nn nmhu
taaoe reserve roi p* training cnmp. II
f. ICea I hoofer, secretury of the Chant?
er of Commerce, hae procured from
the tftate fair ground* offlclalH a tenta?
tive) proposition for the use of the
ground* a* a alte for the contingent
of l.Ouo men and hae advised the
war department of the availability of
the tract. In addition to the men In
the otrvlce, much equipment would
be Mobilised.
Pittsburgh, May 30? Pittsburgh
doctor* who are entering the milltury
gjrvftre are to get 3b per cent, of
ay those remalaiAg at home.
ANOTHER GPARDSM AN INJURED.
W. F. Sml?i of Grcer, Member of
Company (3, Seriously Hort While
on Duty. f
Chester, May 28.?Private W. F.
Smith of Greer, member of Com?
pany O, which Is camped at the fair
grounds In this city, and doing guard
duty at various points hereabouts, was
either struck by a train yesterday at
a bridge on the Seaboard Air Line
railway, or fell from the trestle and
his skull eins fractured, and one of
his shoulders dislocated. Private
Smith, who is seriously hurt, has not
been in condition to narrate Just how
the accident occured. He was dis?
covered by the crew of a passing
freight and was shortly afterward
brought to the Pryor hospital in Ches?
ter.
GERMANS IN PHILIPPINES.
Two Fuder Arrest, One Alleged to
Have Planned Insurrection.
(Correspondence of Associated Press.)
Manila, April 27.?The war has grip?
ped .Manila and the Philippines.
Wherever one turns he sees pn guard
a soldier of the regular army, sailor
of the navy, or a Filipino guard taken
from the Philippine scouts. At the
various military posts throughout the
Island, guards have been redoubled.
Already two Germans are under ar?
rest as a "precautionary measure," so
the government explains. One of them
had not concealed his intentions in the
tense days that preceded the declara?
tion of war, of blowing up every piece
of American government property he
could reach. So when war broke out
he was promptly put In Jail.
The other arrest Is a more serious
matter. Conrad Andre, former Ger?
man consul at the Important southern
city of Cebu, for months has been the
center of rumors that connected him
with a plot to itlr up malcontents
among the Filipinos to open revolt.
These reports accused him of having
kept lists of men who had figured In
insurrections against the United
States. He was nuppoeed to have of?
fered five dollars to each ex-insur
reetos who would pledge his support
to this revolt.
His agents worked In every part in
the Island and thoy attained consider?
able HuccoHH- in getting signatures and
finding men to accept the five dollars
bribe. But their success never went
beyond that. There has never been a
time In the Philippine Islands when
the seeds of an Insurrection were
sown upon more barren soil. The
moat hardened enemies of American
rule saw In the plan the project of a
madman and It never for a moment
had a chance of success.
The authorities, however, are keep?
ing a close watch on all Germans hero.
It is probable that there are nearly
1,600 Germans in the Philippines. Two
thirds of them are persons who sought
refuge In the Islands after they were
driven from tho neighboring British
colonies, or members of the crews of
twenty-three Interned German steam?
ers. The remainder are members of
the German colony. Of the latter,
there Is little fear but the war visi?
tors are watched pretty careful'y.
Every German In the Philippines
has been compelled to register with
the Manila police or the constabulary
In the provinces. Men In the govern?
ment service of German birth have
been compelled to prove their citizen?
ship.
For the present, at least, the mili?
tary authorities are not Interpreting
too strictly that portion of the presi?
dent's proclamation which bars enemy
aliens from approaching within half
a mile of any camp or fort. Strictly
enforced, that regulation would close
every Germun commercial house In
the downtown district, would drive
from certain residential districts Ger?
mans who mude their hofhe there be?
fore American occupation, and would
prevent Germans from crossing the
two down town bridges which span
the i'aslg river.
lint the very day the proclamation
was received the constabulary descend?
ed upon two of the biggest German
houses in Manila and confiscated their
entiro stocks, of guns and ammuni?
tion. This was an easy task, as under
the laws of the Philippines no one
may even temporarily possess arms or
ammunition without a permit.
T.?e status of the German business
limn in the Philippinen Ih of vitul
concern to the inlands and there was
general rejoicing in business dreien
when Gov. Gen. Harrison announced
that contracts between American and
Oerman subjec ts, not having a rela?
tion to the war, are not per se invalid.
Me qIho announced that the insular
government would pay all Germun
claims for goods already delivered
and would not cancel contracts with
Germans, if they were not contrary to
the military Interesta of the United
States. German capital is very heavi?
ly Interested In Philippine industries.
Much of it haa helped to develop the
Islands, and It is feured that any dras?
tic Interpertution of the laws of war
will mean a serious commercial set?
back to the country.
Gall to Carolinians to Register on June 5.
Wheroas, all male persons between their *lst and 31st birthdays, ex?
cept those In the military service of the United States or in the National
Guard, must register Tuesday, June f>, 1917.
Now, therefore, I, Richard I. Manning, governor of South Carolina,
solemnly warn all such men in South Carolina, whether they are white
men or negroes or any other race or color, that they must appear in per?
son before the registrar of their home precinct between the hours of 7
a. m. and 9 p. m. on that day. Those who willfully fall or refuse to do
so and those who aid another to evade the law, will suffer imprisonment
under sentence of a federal government coun:.
The president of the United States wants to know how you can best
serve this country in its war with Germany. He can only rind out by your
unswerlng truthfully the questions on the registration card.
In the words of our president the day of registration, June 5, 1917,
should be "carried in all our hearts as a great day of patriotic devotion
and obligation when the duty shall lie upon every man, whether he is
himself to be registered or not, to see to it that the name of every male
person of the designated ages is written on these lists of honor."
The burden of registration rests upon you and not upon the govern?
ment. Let every South Carolinian, therefore, do his part willingly.
RICHARD I. MANNING,
Governor.
FEELS SURE ABOUT RUSSIA.
New Ambassador to Washington
Speaks Optimistically.
Tokio, May 29.?"I am immensely
satisfied with conditions in Russia,
Including; Siberia," said Prof. Boris
Bakhrnetleff, the new Russian ambas?
sador to the United State?, on arriv?
ing here today. "I think the new
regime is carrying on work of
organization successfully and soon
will be able to launch an offensive
against the enemy."
Prof. Bakhrnetleff is at the head of
a special commission of forty on
its way to the United States. He re?
pudiated the idea that his country
would 'make a separate peace. The re?
organized provisional government of
Russia which had wisely Incorporated
labor elements in its membership was
devoting ita efforts to organizing the
national life, he said, and especially
to strengthening the army.
During the trip from Petrograd
Prof. Hakhetieff said he was im?
pressed by the desire of the people to
cooperate with the government and
continue the war to victory.
He found local committees at work
everywhere. At Irkutsk and Vladi?
vostok Governors have been elected
and they are controlling the situa?
tion ably.
"Russia's war alms are similar to
America's^", he continued. "As sister
democracies they are fighting hand
in-hand. 1 am going to America with
complete diplomatic powers. 1 shall
take up questions of munitions, sup?
plies and finance.
"I need scarcely emphasize our pro?
found appreciation of America's help
at the hour of the upbuilding of out
democracy."
PRISONERS IN GERMANY.
Two South Carolina Men Hold in De?
tention Camps.
Washington, May 29.?A list of all
known American prisoners of war In
Germany, made public today by the
State department, contains the names
of seventy-four men, all of whom were
taken from merchant ships captured
by German war vr ^els.
Sixty-one of the prise..ers are in a
detention camp at D?lmen, one is at
Rastatt, Bavaria; five at Karlsruhe,
and seven at Havelberg. The list with
addresses available includes James
Samwules, 35 Church street, Mobile;
Eugene Boykin. care of William Reice,
South Main street, Anderson, S. C;
John Martin, care of E. K. Bryan,
Walton, Fla.; Jesse Wallace, care of
Harry Wallace, Chesterfield, 8. C. At
Karlsruhe, John Dales, Columbus,
Miss.
AMERICAN SCHOONER SUNK.
Germans Send Rout to Bottom und
Rob Crew.
New York, May 29.?The American
schooner Margaret Rouss, which left
St. Andrews Bay, Florida, with lum?
ber for Genoa, was sunk and the crew
robbed by a German submarine crew
und set adrift In open boats, accord?
ing to Capt. Foot of the schooner. All
on board were saved.
ARRESTS IN CHICAGO.
Anti-Registration Plotters Taken into
Custody.
Chicago, May 30.?More than thirty
persons, including several women,
were questioned at the federal build?
ing today as the result of the federal
Investigation of the propaganda to
hamper registration. More are to be
taken Into custody.
Important angle In the anti-draft
plots ha been discovered In Milwau?
kee, according to a department of Jus?
tice divisional chief who hits Just re?
turned from Milwaukee. He said
several have la en detected there and
more government agents are to be
sent there.
PASSING IT ALONG.
No Tariff Increase hut Direct Con?
sumption Tax on Coffee, Sugar and
Tea.
Washington. May 29.?The senate
finance committee has agreed to strike
from the war tax bill section levying
two hundred million by a general tar?
iff Increase of ten per cent, ad valor?
em basis. >As a substitute committee
proposes a direct consumption tax on
sugar, tea, coffee and cocoa.
FERTILISER MEN PROTEST
Against Proposed 15 Per Cent. In?
crease In Freight Rates.
Washington, May 29.?Protests
were made before the Interstate Com?
merce Commission here today by the
fertilizer interests of Charleston and
ether Southern ports against the pro?
posed 15 per cent, increase of freight
rates asked by the railroads.
The point waa stressed that the
present rates are already being attack?
ed by Charleston shippers as too high.
It was argued also that the increas?
ed price put on the consumer would
really diminish the revenue of the
carriers.
Charles Kimmieh, commissioner of
the Freight Adjustment Bureau of
Charleston, is conducting the case for
the protesting fertilizer dealers of
the South Atlantic ports. Charleston
fertilizer representatives who are
here testifying before the commission
are Messrs. J. Ross Hanahan and W.
H. Logan, while Mr. Garety is on
hand to protest against the increase
on behalf of the South Carolina Pro?
duce Association.
SUPERINTENDENT D. L. RAMBO.
Superintentlenit and Principal of York
School Chosen.
York, May 29.?The two vacancies
in the faculty of the York graded
school caused by the resignation of
B. C. Riddle and A. H. Macauley to
enter the training camp for officers
at Oglethorpe, On., have been filled
by the election of D. L. Rambo of
Chester as superintendent and Miss
Margaret Marion, also of Chester, as
principal.
Mr. Rambo has taught school In
Chester for nine years nnd is one
of the best known educators In that
county, while Miss Marion has been
a member of the York graded schools
faculty for several years, and her pro?
motion is deserved recognition of the
splendid work she has accomplished.
WILL LOWER FOOD PRICES.
One of First Alms off New Food
Administration.
Washington, May 29.?Reduction of
the present high prices the consumer
pays for food, it was announced today,
will be one of the first alms of the
new food administration, which will be
created with Herbert C. Hoover at its
head as soon as congress passed the
government's control legislation.
This will be undertaken by cutting
jdown the margin between producer
land consumer through a system of ex?
ecutives under the central administra?
tion, each to study means of shorten?
ing the speculative chain that handles
a particular commodity.
The first staples to be submitted
probably will be grain, Hour, meat and
sugar.
The executives will have under them
boards on which will be represented
producer, middleman and consumer,
j Their efforts will be In the direction
I Of modification of present trade meth?
ods and the stimulation of production.
The food administration through its
commodity executives will ascertain
Just what the country can spure in
food stuples and this will be balanced
off against the allied demands. If
stocks available for export do not
touch the allied requirements the al?
lied commissioners will settle among
themselves their apportionment.
WILL. SEIZE SHIPS.
Brazil Working Steadily Toward War
With Germany.
Bio de Janeiro. May 29.?The seiz?
ure of German ships and the adoption
of naval measures against Germany
ore recommended by the diplomatic
commission of the chamber of depu?
ties to which was referred the men
sage of the president regarding the
sinking of the Brazilian steamship
Tijuca.
CHILE WILL STAND BY.
To Support Brazil In Future Action.
Santiago, Chile, May 28.?Chile will
support Brazil in adopting vigorous
measures against rvermany, says the
Diario Illustrado, In commenting on
the new aspect of the international
situation brought about by the action
of President Braz of Brazil in urging
congress to revoke the decree of neu?
trality in the war between the United
States and Germany and authorize
measures for the defense of the na?
tion's dignity.
Recent events have wrought a great
change, says the newspaper. Pan
Americanism and the Monroe doc?
trine have a deeper meaning now
than ever before.
WANTS SPAIN TO ACT.
Mass Meeting at Madrid Demands
Steps.
Madrid. May 28 (via Parish
Resolutions adopted at the great mass
meeting in favor of the entente allies
held in Madrid yesterday were pre?
sented to the Spanish minister of
interior today. The resolutions were
to the effect that:
"First?Spain should not remain
isolated in the European conflict.
*'3econd?Spain should change her
policy toward France and Great Brit?
ain and their allies.
"Third ? Following Germany's
breach of Spanish neutrality Spain
should break diplomatic relations
with Germany and should accept
all the consequences from the ac?
tion which she is compelled to adopt
for the defense of her dignity."
QUARTERMASTER WANTS MEN.
Southeastern Department of Army
Calls for 1,80? Volunteers.
According to a circulater dated May
21st, the Southeastern Department
wards 1,306 men to volunteer for ser?
vice in the business end of the
army for the duration of the war,
that is to say in the Quartermaster
Enlisted Reserve corps. The kind of
men wanted are drivers of wagons
and auto trucks, bakers, office clerks,
farriers, overseers of laborers, store?
keepers and skilled laborers.
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mis?
sissippi, Florida, Arkansas and Louis?
iana are the States expected to pro?
duce this quota and, because of the
attractive pay and the practicability
of the work, it is hoped that the de?
sired men will be produced in that or?
der. '
The pay ranges from $33 to $51 a
month, in addition to subsistence,
clothing and medical attention; the
grades range from that of first class
privates to sergeants, first class ac?
cording to quantifications?and there
is a 20 per cent, increase of pay in
the event of being sent abroad to
eerve.
Those interested will be furnished
with full particulars on applying to
their nearest United States recruiting
station or, in the event of none being
handy, by writing direct to the De?
partment Quartermaster at Charleston
B. C.
GUARDSMEN PROTECT NEGROES.
Six Companies Sent to East St. Louis
to Keep Order.
East St. Louis, May 30.?Five camps
for six companies of State guards?
men have been established here as
protection against further race riots.
None are reported dead today, but
several were shot and beaten in the
second night of rioting which subsid?
ed shortly after midnight.
.
AMERICA'S FIRST DIRIGIBLE.
Makes Successful Might from Chicago
to Akron.
Washington, May 30.?The first of
the dirigible balloons being built for
the navy successfully made a live
hundred mile Might from Chicago to
Akron.
SAFE IN GREENLAND.
After Four Years In Aretlec Region
Explorers Report.
New York, May 2D.? Donald Mac
Millan and other members of the
Crocker land expedition, which went
into the Arctic region in 1913 are
safe in Greenland, according to a
message to the American Museum of
Natural History.
TIRES AT A BARGAIN.
??
Negroes Steal Automobile Tires From
suinter Motor Co., and Sell Them
at Cut Prices.
From The Dually Item, May 30.
Ernest Davis, of Mayesville and
Vander Gregg, James White and Wal?
ter Shelor, of Sumter, all colored, are
in jail awaiting trial for the whole?
sale and systematic theft of automo?
bile tries from the Sumter Motor Co.
Gregg, White and Shelor were in
the employ of the Sumter Motor Com?
pany and they made such good u?e of
the opportunity to steal tires from
the stock room that Davis was able
to build up a thriving retail business
in the sale of tires at cut prices in
Mayesville. He found ready sale for
his ill-gotten wares at the attractive
prices that he was enabled to offer,
having no first costs or overhead ex?
penses to consider. He sold tires of
a standard make for oil popular cars
at from one-third to two-thirds off the
regular prices?a $12 Ford tire going
for $4 to $4.50, and $28 tires for
another car being sold for $9 to $12.
Finally one car owner at Mayesville
had his .suspicion aroused when he
was offered a set of tires for about
one-fourth their actual value, and he
made inquiries among the dealers of
Sumter to ascertain which of them
had the local agency of the moke of
tire that Davis was retailing at Mayes?
ville. He learned that the Sumter
Motor Co., handled that particular
brand, and when he told them of the
cut-rate business that Davis was con?
ducting in Mayesville they also be?
came ssupicious. An investigation
was made, which resulted in the ar?
rest of Davis. Davis confessed his
part in the business and implicated
Vander Gregg, one of the negroes em?
ployed by the Sumter Motor Co. Gregg
when arrested Monday afternoon de?
nied Davis' charge and protested his
innocence. One night in jail axid time
for meditation enabled him to refresh
his memory concerning the tire bus?
iness and on Tuesday he remembered
that he had taken tires from the stock
room and turned thorn over to Davis
for sale for their joint account. He
also remembered that James White
and Walter Shelor, who are also em?
ployed by the Sumter Motor Co., were
members of the gang and helped him
to steal tires to furnish the stock in
trade for the Mayesville business.
White and Shelor were arrested
Tuesday and committed to jail, but
they deny any knowledge of the mat?
ter and thus far refuse to admit that
they either stole tires or profited from
the business conducted by Davis.
The Sumter Motor Company, as yet,
have not checked up their loss, but
the preliminary investigation brought
to light the fact that Davis had dispos?
ed of more than $200 worth of tires.
It is thought the total value of the
tires stolen will amount to five to six
hundred dollars, as Davis has been
selling tires for three or four months.
The matter will not be allowed to
drop, and it is probable that on effort
will be made to trace and locate all
the tires that Davis sod at bargain
prices.
LOT OF STUDENT AVIATORS.
New Men Begin Training at Colleges
Aiding Government.
Washington, May 28.?Another lot
of 160 student aviators for the army
went into training today at the six col?
leges which are aiding the govern?
ment in building up the corps.
New classes will be started each
succeeding Monday until the full 600
are under training.
The plan is to turn out 150 avia?
tion reserve corps officers each week
after the first class finishes its course.
Applications to the aeronatutical of?
ficer, of the nearest army post will
bring any man who eeeks to Join the
air service information and necessary
papers.
NEW FINE OF BELGIUM.
Wer Governor Imposes Additional
Tax of $2,QU0,O00.
Havre, May 29.?The German gov?
ernor general of Belgium. Baron von
Falkenhayn, has imposed a supple?
mentary war tax of 10,000,000 francs
on the Belgians. The provincial
councils have been summoned to
meet June 2 to decide on the method
Of raising this amount.
With the new tax the amount of
money altogether exacted from the
Belgians amounts to 720,000,000
francs. The increased cost of the
upkeep of the troops occupying the
territory is given by Germans as the
reason for this extra levy which they
declare can not be considered as
final.
At a meeting of the members of
last year's high school football team
this morning Aubreth Bradham was
elected captain of the 1917 team.
Bradham has played two years on the
team, one year at half back and last
year was the star quarterback. He is
well fitted to be the leader of the
team and his election meets with the
approval of the entire student bear*