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VMS * MttlUM ii< i i ftOUTH CAROLINIANS RESPOND I%OMPTLY TO CALL FOR MILITARY ELIOIBLKS. Vae4trtal Ftauree From Forty-four Cowsties Sliow Ont Hundred and twhwU ?threo Thousand Young Men of lease RtSJSSVertd for Milit?r; Ol um bfc, jun# 7?TTnofflciai rc. turn? from 44 counties for registra? tion In tooth Carolina under the se? lective set showa that 123,368 men hilwes* the ages of 11 and 30 years, tnsruotve. have been Hated for mili? tary ssrvlso. Reports havs been received from AH counties except Charleston and ,ljee* Complete returns were recelv e? fVtsa the city of Charleston. Of the II.? 2 4 white men register ssv under thai act 89,71? were list? ed as Indicating exemptions. Of the SM44 negroes registering 42,6 74 were neeed as indicating exemption. The total number Indicating exemption la ?Mia. Oov. Manning had bo announce? ment to make last night as to the total number of registrations. He win today telegraph complete report with the provost marshal general In Wash saeTtew. These listed as Indicating exemp? tion include legislative, judicial and eheeutlve officers, persons totally dis? abled, those having dependent rela aad Occupational exemptions. tfeCsftDENT WANTS GOVERN ifJCNT TO GET EARLY CON? TROL OVER NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY. I? oedd Chech High Prices Fears Eu loswan Competition In Markets Might Cause Cnrest In Big Cities. Washington. June 6.?President Wilson today asked members of the senate agricultural committee t act quwkly upon the pending legislation to ghs ths government control of the nation's staple food supply. Hs sgpiceot'l the fear that If congress de? layed, European nstlons largely de? pendent on American supplies might to compete with each other In tog here in such fashion as to prices In the Cnfted States to ig weights and bring about un feet la ths great cities. The president 4M Urged psssage of the administra? tion bill under which railroads could he compelled to give preference to food and fuel shipments. Both Democratic and Republican members of ths committee were call? ed la by the president and Ms state? ment* are said to have mads a decld ee impression. It was emphasized that the farmer has nothing to fear from the price-fixing fsatires of the kgtsh.tkn snd that ths >nty person who might suffer Is the ?peculator. BWVN?OLIA At IAIN ATTACHED. ateamer Ptres at Suhnm AUarktng Her. London. Juns 6.?The American eteatnshtp Mongolia fired four shots On June t St a German submarine which discharged a torpedo at the Ilaer. Neither the Mongolia nor the submarine were damaged. Ths Mongolia waa 250 miles from ths British coast when the submarine appeared and fired a torpedo. By skil? ful mane um'ring the steamer escaped the torpedo and opened on the sub. marine with her guns. Four shots were fired. The submarine fled at* though unhlt. The Mongolia proceed? ed on her voyage and has arrived at a British port ft was the Mongolia which fired the ft rat gun for America In the war and sank a German submarine. After leav? ing on the voyage Just completed this liner put back to port on account of an accident to a gun. On a voyage to England In April the Mongolia fired on a suhmarlno In British waters. <>n his arrival ln,Lon don Capt Iths auJd there was no dosbt the submarine had been sunk It wus reported unofficially later that the captain of the u-boal had been killed and that the craft had been iameged budly but had reached Kiel When off Nantucket Island on her latest voyage two nursea were killed snd one was Injured by a dofectlve shall tired during gun pructlce. Jl'PITFH RE AC 11 FX FRANCE. Failed Nietes Collier Carries Wheat end Muppliea for American Troop*. Washington. Juns 7 ?The nav il eolller Jupiter has arrived In France with a large supply of wheat and oth? er supplies, the navy department an? nounced. The ship sailed from Amer? ica without any Intimation of her voy? age hetng given out. The newspaper Matin at Carla any* the. supplies are lor American troops. wie m ?ML BRITISH HH ATTER GERMAN LINE IN BELGIUM. Blow by Advance Positions and Fol? low ap Demoralized Germans, Cap? turing Ridge From Ypres to Ar* mlentlcres. British Headquarters in France, June 7.?From a staff correspond? ent of the Associated Press?It is learned that the British made a ru?di this morning on the ridge on the Messlnes-Wytschaette front that took them well over the ridge where they are entrenching. The village of Mes slness is reported captured, also Lenfer and Zareeba, whiio Wytschaette trench positions all the way from ob? servation ridge, southeast of Ypres to a point north of Armientieres. More than a million pounds of high explo? sives was blown up under the Ger? man forward positions, badly demoral? ising them. The operation was the most gigantic In the history of the war. Tanks were in the thick of the fighting. The British captured THE CHILDREN'S PLAY GROUND. Volunteer Workers are Needed to Make it a Success. The children's play ground will be conducted on the grounds of the boys' high school on Calhoun street. The grounds will be opened on June 16th. Now the play ground committee of the Civic League are anxious to give every volunteer a Job. Won't you. the reader, volunteer to help the com? mittee? This comm'ttee is composed of Mrs. I. C. Strauss, Mrs. W. L. Branson. Mrs. Douglas China, Mrs. C. W. McGreW, Mrs. W. J. Mills. Mrs. A. C. Phslps and Mrs. O. H. Folley. The commltte asks every young man and young woman Interested In play ground and recreation work to serve as a volunteer in helping the directress conduct the play ground. Won't you, therefore, let the com? mittee know at once If you will give your assistance. The committee wants your services it you can dance; if you are musical; if you like to go on a hike Into the woods; if you can play basketball, or volley ball, or other team games; if you can sew, em? broider or make baskets; if you can tell stories that children would like to hear, or if you can do aynthing that would help the directress in this work. In this way the committee is open? ing up an opportunity to the young people of the city. Everybody loves the children; everybody wants to see them happy and cared for, and you can well give a little of your time ones or twice a week o help out. Won't you let us hear from you? Miss Florence Obenschaln. a train-' od playground worker, has been en? gaged to direct the work. Miss Obenschaln is thoroughly prepared and equipped for this task, and will provide wholesome and proper play and recreation for the children, if she has the help of the young men and young women of the city to carry out her plans. Lot us know how many times a week, and how much time on each day you can give during June, July and August, and what kind of work you are willing to engago.ln. You might write or phone Mrs. Strauss, who is chairman of the committee. Do not neglect this oportunity. It is an opportunity for you as well as for the children. Children between the ages of four and sixteen are to be cared for. WILL DEFEND JERUSALEM. Turks Have Changed Mind at In? stance of Berlin. Stockholm, via London, June 5.? Tho Turks have changed tholr mini concerning tho defense of Jerusalem, according to information reaching the Associated Press from a trustworthy source. Less than a fortnight ago the Turks had decided to evacuate Jer? usalem without buttle, provided the city was seriously menaced. It has been learned that this decision has been changed at the Instance of (ler mens and that the city will be de? fended. RECRUITING IN AMERICA. !*roepcrtA Bright for England's First Drive for Recruits. New York. June 6.?On the eve of the llrst drive for recruits among British residents of the United States tho officers here of the British re? cruiting commission in charge of Brig. Oen. W. A. Whi'e, today was visited by scores of loyal Englishmen seek? ing Information. First recruits will be accepted tomorrow morning and It is said by members of the commis? sion that the opening day of the cam? paign will bring a largo number of men to tho colors. CLIMAX OF REUNION REACHED WITH PARADE. Old Vets Escorted up Pennsylvania by Federal Veterans ? Reviewed by President Wilson?Election of Of? ficers This Afternoon. Washington, June 7.?The climax I of the Confederate Reunion came to? day when thousands of old soldiers marched up Pennsylvania avenue, es? corted by a command of their former foes and cheered by a hundred thou? sand visitors, to the president's re? viewing stand. Arter the parade will come the election of officers and the selection of the next meeting place. Only Tulsa, Okla., has formally ex? tended an invitation. IiAyseed toorbittaT Abroad. Krasnoff of Sumter Tells of His Ex? periences In Now York. Editor Sumter Daily Item. When I left home in my self-pro? pelling wagon to travel In strange lands I anticipated all kinds of trou? ble by losing my way, travel through some woded lands where the compass and the Indian trails, or cowpaths would be my only guides; through crowded streets in the great metro? politan districts of the East, where wagons and carts and street card and trains and pedestrians of all kinds are ooalng hence and forth in innumer? able droves, where traffic rules of ev? ery description to be complied with from a plain policeman on the center of the street to all kinds of mechani? cal devices, which tells to stop, turn, back up, go on, pass, halt danger, slow down, bo careful, no speeding, hurry up, etc. Every town has its own rules and regulations, their different colors in denoting the meaning to go or stop, it is quite confusing for a provincial country boy like me to go through all these evolutions and con? tortions and come out without a scratch.* In some respects I was for? tunate on being a stranger and while I have committed several infractions of the traffic rules here as elsewhere, I was let off on the ground of being unfamiliar with the rules, with the notice that in the future I shall be careful, the first offense being excus? able. In order to give you some idea of the great travel on the congested cen? ters, and for the information of those who may find themselves in my po? sition, and thinking they know how to handle a car, so they should not be self-reliable, I want to point out the Immensity of the travel and the dif? ficulty of those who are not used to crowded thorughfares. Last Sunday, the fl-st Sunday 1 spent in New York, I taken a spin "around town,' starting from Borough Park, Brook? lyn, via Eastern Parkway to Coney Island and back, over Bedford Ave? nue, over Brooklyn Bridge, through Broadway and Fifth Avenue to Central Park and Riverside Drive, through Boston Road b? way of New Rochell to Rye Beach, a distance of about 47 miles. These are the main thorough? fares of pleasure and traffic travels, and through the entire trip the line of cars going and coming both ways arc two and three abreast and fol? lowing each other no more than 100 feet apart. You can not pass or go by one of these ears as the roadway is always full. You simply have to fol? low one another unless there is some break down or falling out of the line, or anything else. Every one Is trav? eling about the same speed, between 18 and 25 miles per hour, and It is just as hard to slow down as it Is to Hpeed up, because you will soon get a good calling down, either by the po? lice or your co-traveler behind you. If you aro somewhat of a mathc | mat Ida n, it will bo a good problem I to (Igure out, taking tho number of nutos on a Sunday trip on this 4 mile run to bo about 400 to the mile going both ways, and granting that each driver owns his own car Is able to subscribe about half a dozen reg? istered Liberty Loan Bonds, how much of the bonds could be subscribed on a trip like this. The greatest peculiarity about tho travel here, despite the speed and con? gestion there are very few fatal ac? cidents on these thoroughfares, a great deal less than in our roomy country and slow travel. I know on our Sum? ter streets there are very few children on tho streets and yet the mothers are getting hysterical when they see a car two blocks away while hor chil? dren Ort playing In the yard, while here in New York, the cars are run? ning at a 20 mile speed through the streets while thousands of little chil? dren are playing on the streets?the only play grounds they have?especial? ly when the devilish little boys are al? ways ready to play tricks on you und run right into your cars, but very sel? dom fall to get out of your way when you think thero is absolutely no chance of avoiding q catastrophe. It keeps the uninitiated always on the tips of his courago und your heart BATTLE WITH SUBMARINE. ARMED MERCHANTMAN MORE THAN MATCH FOR U-BOAT. Running Engagement With Armed Ship Terminates in Supposed Vic? tory for Merchantman. Washington, June 6.?A German submarine is believed to have been sunk by an armed American steamer in a running fight lasting an hour and a half in which 35 shots were fired by the submarine and 25 by the steamer. An official announce? ment by the state department today says the steamer's final shot "appar? ently struck the submarine, which raised clear out of the water and stood stern up for a few seconds. Then she disappeared." SHAERvSHF.LIi FIXED U-BOAT. French Publish Name Of American ship That Destroyed Submarine. Washington, June 7.?After the an? nouncement from Paris that the Amur ? lean steamer Silvershell had sunk a German submarine, the navy depart? ment stated that the Silvershell was the vessel referred to in yesterday's announcement, but it la against the policy of this government to publish the name of sUch vessels. The gun crew was commanded by William J. Clark of New York, a former war? rant officer of the battleship Arkansas. Secretary Daniels said It was a fine piece of work and he Is considering promoting Clark. Jerry L. Patterson of Forsyth county, Georgia, Is a mem? ber of the crew. MRS. PANKHURST TO RUSSIA. Militant to Explain Suffragette's Views of War. London, June 6.?The government has promised facilities to a deputation from the Woman's Social and Politi? cal Union, headed by Mrs. Emma line Pankhurst, the militant suffra? gette, to proceed to Russia to ex? plain their views on the war. Mrs. Parkhurst last week requested pass? port from Premier Lloyd George for her party. In her letter she said that If the govenment permitted Jas. Ramsay McDonald, the labor leader, and his party to go to Russia to preach their "unpatriotic doctrine," there could be no excuse for "hin? dering patriotic women fro a going." - ? GERMANY'S FOOD SUPPLY. Officials Declare Stocks Sufficient Un? til Peace is Declared. Berlin, via London, June 6.?It Is officially stated that at a conference between the Prussian house of lords and the heads of tho various govern? ment departments it was decided that there was complete assurance that the food supply was sufficient to enable the country to hold out for the re? mainder of the crop year and until the conclusion of a victorious peace. All problems connected with the matter of public feeding were thoroughly dis? cussed. The conferences formulated regula? tions for the crop of 1917-18 and con? sidered all possibilities of food dis? tribution. Riot in Prison. Chicago. June 5.?Rioting in the State prison at Joilct is reported. The temporary warden telegraphed the governor for militia to put down the riot. Three fires wore set In the pris? on, according to the report. Five flre-s were started by the con victs. Two troops of puardsmcn dro\e the convicts away from the blazes so the firemen could work. After three hours they had not subdued them, but were making progress herding them to the guard cell house. LOUJJiL,L(lilUUf bW l!il. !lLji.|iii_ i seems to bo constantly hanging and chucking in your breast, but after one gets used to It he manages to keep cool and self-controlled. I can say that my little buggy 1ms attracted more attention than any oth? er car in this city. 1. could notice it from the close observation of the traffic police who constantly take elude observation of Its number and the passers by who often read aloud my license tag and I can hear the words South Carolina everywhere I pass. Especially the little boys on the streets calling out aloud the name, and those w ho do not yet know what S. C. stands for are speculating as to where it co nes from, some say it U South Carlblan country and others compromise by saying it from Some Country, and naturally the title of hayseed is fastened on my hack. T\\o reason for this Is, that S. C. Is the only State adopting the yellow and black plates, while all others have It In black and white. The greates t surprise to me Is, however, that 1 have I not seen another South Carolina car on my entire trip, from the time I left our State boundary, and so felt lone? some and odd ever since. s. L. Krnsnoff, 1 New York, June 4. COUNTY BOARD MEETING. J. B. Bradley Elected Rural Police? man to Peioceed W. E. McBride, IHi ccased?Complaint from Gasoline Dealers. Yesterday the regular meeting of the County Board of Commissioners was held in the supervisor's office. All members were present, with the exception of Mr. W. M. Lenoir. Mr. M. H. Beck was present with a request that he be allowed to install a chewing gum slot machine at Po calla, which was to deliver five-cent package of gum. This machine, he explained, gave each customer his money*! worth, there being no blanks, tut each person operating the machine had a chance for an extra prize. The question as to the legal? ity of operating such a machine was raised and the matter was referred to the county attorney. A petition was presented from Mr. George F. Epp -son asking that the board prohibit the sale of gasoline in the county on Sundays. He explained that the city ordinance forbids the purchase of gasoline, except in cases of necessity, and then it had to be bought under a permit. These per? mits arc issued only to doctors and non-residents and thus make it nec? essary for those wishing gasoline to get it in the conutry. This was a manifest injustice to the city dealers and places them at a disadvantage. After considerable discussion, the Board decided that this was a mat? ter of law enforcement which was In the hands of the sheriff and com? plaint should be made to him. Messrs. A. C. Phelps, E. I. Reardon, E. W. Dabbs. G. A. Lemmon, S. I. Wilson, Neill O'Donnell, DuRant Tisdale and others appeared before the Board with a request that the Black River road be put in better shape be? fore the tobacco season opened. Mr. Wilson said that the landowners along tho way were willing to contribute one-half the ami ' necessary for putting this road in ,ood shr >e. He was requested to collect this amount and turn it over to the county. Su? pervisor White informed the Board that it was his intention to repair this road immedlatey with the material which he now has on hand. Mr. White also informed the Board that he had turned over to the Sumter Light Infantry $250 upon advice of Senator Epps that this organization alone was entitled to this amount. The Board approved his action. The Board authorized the Supervisor to call for further bids for the improvements on the jail and to proceed with the work as decided upon. The official bonds of Auditor Wilder and Rural Policeman Boykin were approved. An election was held to fill the po? sition of the late W. E. McBride as rural policeman. Of the dozen appli? cants for the job, Mr. J. B. Bradlej was elected. A letter was read from the Southern Bell Telephone Company stating that a customer had connected his phone to the line leading to the alms house The company was In no wise respon? sible for this and the Board could either disconnect the telephone or collect for it. After the reading and approval of the minutes of the last meeting and the ordering that several claims be paid, the Board adjourned. NEED OFFICERS FOR SHIPS. Campaign for 150,000 Men for Mer? chant Marine. Washington, June 4.?A campaign to recruit and train 160,000 men to officer the ships of the new American merchant marine, was announced to? night by the Federal Shipping Board and the Department of Commerce. Henry Howard, of Boston, has been appointed director with offices in tho Boston Custom House. The first nautical training school under government, direction was open? ed today near Boston. Fourteen sim? ilar schools will be established along the Atlantic coast, and later the train? ing system may be extended to the Pa? cific coast and Great Lakes. Appli? cants may be of any age, but must be In good physical condition. Pre? vious nautical experience la desirable and men will be paid "reasonable compensation" during training, which probably will last two months. Grad? uates must be examined and licensed by the Commerce Department steam? boat inspection division. An an? nouncement made today points out that merchant skippers receive 1*350 a month and mates 1260, with addi? tional war bonuses. Bonus for Telegraphers. The Weste:r. Union has announced two special payments, one about first of July, covering employees In service January 2nd, and the second about January 1st, 1918 coveting employee:, who were In the Horvice from July 2nd. $12.50 to each messenger for each period; S per cent of the annual salary to all under $1,200.06 per year and r. per cent, to all over $1,200 pe? annum. COHN ADVANCES IN PRICK. CJilcagb Market Jatop? up Eight to Nim? Cents. Chicago, June ?.?There were ex? treme advances today of eight and seven-eighths to nine and a-half cents on corn in process of adjusting trades, because of the adoption of a maxi? mum price of $1.65 a bushel which was far in advance of deferred deliv? eries. NAVAJOS ON RAMPAGE. ' Flagstaff, Ariz., june 5.?Navajo Indians drove an Indian agent and other federal officers off the govern? ment reservation 100 miles northeast of here today when the latter went to register the Indians under the selec? tive draft bill, according to advices reaching here tonight. The federal officers feared the Indiana would go on the war path if further attempts were made to register them, it was re? ported. Chamber of Commerce Notre. "The Sumter Chamber of Com? merce, Sumter, S. C, and the United States Department of Agriculture co? operating" is the wording which will hereafter be used by the Sumter commercial organization on all of Its letter heads, where correspondence re? lating to cooperative work that Is be? ing conducted by the Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce ahd the United States department . of agriculture, Clemson College, Winthrop College and the Sumter County Rome and Farm Demonstration agents. Special permits have been issued from the department of coperatlve ex? tension work and home economics of the United States department of ag? riculture ahd of Clemson college by Dr. W. W. Long, director of extension, fcr the use of this stamp by the Sumter Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Long will issue instructions to Mr. J. Frank Williams, local county agent and Misses Mary Lemmon ahd Minnie Jones, home demonstration agents fbr Sumter county, to use tola stamp on their official correspondence, where the demonstration departments ahd the Chamber of Commerce are co? operating In any agricultural or do? mestic science line of endeavor. This concession has been granted because of the unusual spirit of " co? operation between the Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce and the various de? partments of the federal department of agriculture, and with the Sumter county home and farm demonstra? tion agents. The Sumter chamber of Commerce mails out many thousands of bulletins and circular letters an? nually to the farmers, girls canning, domestic science, women's houle dem? onstration and boys' pig and corn clubs of this county, on many subjects of Improved methods of agriculture, poultry, livestock, and conservation of home grown or raised products, boll weevil, diversification, etc. This is a complimentary recognition of the spirit of cooperation which the Sumter Chamber of Commerce has ex? hibited in the fight for the upbuilding of the agricultural districts, and in assisting in every possible way In making the rural homes more effi? cient, economical, and beautiful, also in trying to assist in making the ru? ral schools more efficient, and de? veloping the usefulness of the boya' pig and corn clubs, girls' canning and tomato, and the women's home dem? onstration clubs of this county, and other agricultural work of the Sum? ter commercial organization. This stamp will serve to show all persons to whom letters and bulletins are addressed from the Chamber of Commerce, that the federal govern? ment, Clemson College and Winthrop (College recognize the Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce as a cooperative or? ganization with the agricultural de? partment and the agricultural and In? dustrial colleges of South Carolina. Why do not the house-keepers of Sumter get together and organize a home keepers marketing association such as have been organized in Co? lumbia, and othe'r South Carolina cities and towns? At the next meeting of the direc? tors of the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce the reopening of the Sumter Curb Market Is scheduled for the spe? cial order of the meeting. The Sumter Curb Market as long as it lasted, proved to be a very valuable enterprise for both producers end consumers. But the farmers were not organized and failed to bring in with any degree of regularity or with any regulation of prices the necessary produce to warrant housekeepers In going to the curb market on every curb market day. Mr. K. K. Friar this week closed out the lot of 131 bales of cottop that he has been holding in warehouse, some of It for more than a year. He received 21 l-l cents for the lot, p. G. Bowman, the local buyer, who has handled more big lots of cotton re? cently than any other buyer In this section of I he State, being the pur? chaser, ^JL