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iMWU FEARED THE CAN TOWMKNT WAS LOST. More by Property Own Building of Railroad fa Reached. . CaiaseeU. Juoe 4.?Attorneys for fjfm laJhreed* and property owners to reaehed an agreement by which ea the line to the cantonment gleg; will be resumed tomorrow mom gag. Chariot H. Barron. of the legal prat utreseattng the Atlantic Coast railroad, stated tonight that a lies had been agreed upon. Mr. Barton did not state what .gat levant of the agreement were. Tag* agreement was reached after a extending throughout the H It now supposed that there ftg aa fiisillli chance by whleh Co gatasta stay leas the camp. 1 Aa eleventh hour move, calculated tt gttlinr Columbia's chances to sc e?r* a eaatonment, was sat on foot Uitr A protest by certain prop owners against entry on their by the ralhoads now engaged In a line to the camp site was %gg* tosen' shell whleh was exploded The prsossdlnge were Instituted by '%%*' U Abaajr. Esq.. attorney for the! petal at the Hampton estate, of Co !gtjg4tt> tad D. W.- Robinson, Esq.. at tggjgftf 'far U. O. Bryant, of Orange 'haw*. The fallowing notice waa serv 'm% agaa the railroad oempaalee and and Its Immediate effect all oonstr jotion of the Oan. Wood taya will he eeedod la twenty days: To ihm Atlantic Oast Una Rell ?outhern Railroad. ; Southern Railway; 'WL Wh*er Powell, j. w. Powell aad J. 'Iktt* Powell: "Tea aad each of yon are hereby aaggaei that the undersigned, at ewmert of the land on and ovsr which %yow have saade certain surveys, here 'Jpp eater protsst against your going >aa aad entering upon any of their the purpose of grading, ox? er constructing any roadway, or eatamtttlng any other trespass." - Ttie notice It signed by U. O. Bry? ant, Frank Hampton. Frank Hampton, Jr.. Harry R E. Hampton. Gertrude st Hampton, Laer B. Hampton aad A saht ess G. Hampton. Lucy H. Hat fein aad Carolina H. Hatttead. B. L. Abney. attorney, signed for the last Iramedlately upon receipt of the above notice the Powell company was aetalsd to suspend the work of grad? ing Che road through the property, peat tag an adjustment. The owners of the land are asking about $10,000 far the right of way and the commit? tee haa eary about $11.000 available. With the cantonment assured, the property owners, through their attor aeya, H teemed, had blocked the Wtagtag of the camp to Columbia hi the moot Important factor, at department officials have point ad ant, having demanded of the rail ringt that the line to the camp tits he completed by June 10. The ac? tio? af the property owners, if adher? ed to. would have blocked thVoon ttracMon of the line for thirty days tt I that time necessarily elapsing ander the law before condemnation prooaedlngs could be instituted, and If sach proceedings were opposed, tea et fifteen days more would elapse the matter could be settled In That length of time would be too great for the purposes of the department which wants its its constructed with the ut gtrpateh. The engl seers of the rsllroads have that the line over which It ild he feasible to construct a rail to the camp passes through the property of Mr. Bryant and the Hamp? ton* Work was begun and there are now on the job about 100 laborers, IIS mules, trestle forces, a work train and all necessary forces and material to rash the line to completion. The situation, as understood here, was brought about through a misun? derstanding of attorneys of the rail? roads and of the property owners in? volved ever a reasonable charge for the use of the territory required as right-of-way. It was suggested that the matter of price be settled later by arbitration, so that work could proceed. The railroad attorneys state that they considered that proposal agreed to snd work was begun on that eapposUion. Attorn*. * 'or the ag? grieved parties stats .t that was not their understanding vt the sgreement reaehed aad hence the decision to block the work of construction wss OITLT OWE ARREST MADE. Ooanty Negro Advised fits Not to Register. Columbia. June dTull registra? tion in Sooth Carolina It Indicated. Owe negro hat been arrested In 8a htda eaanty. It la reported he advls not to legist sr. GEHUK PLOT DISCOVERED. UNEARTHED BY FEDERAL AU? THORITIES IN NEW YORK. Three Men Arrested and (Held on Charge? of Conspiring to Send Military Information to Berlin. New York, June 4.?Evidence that two complete high powered wireless Installations assembled here were shipped piecemeal to Mexico, sup? posedly for uss of a German spy sys? tem in thte country, was unearthed today in connection with the arrest of three men on charges of conspir? ing to send mall containing military information from the United States to Germany through members of Nor? wegian ehlp crews. It was intimated by the United States commissioner before whom the alleged plotters were arraigned that it was* through their Instrumen? tality that advance news of the im? pending arrival in England of the American destroyer fleet was sent to Germany before It became generally known In this country. Indications have been found that the secret mall system was operated both ways between the United States, Germany and Mexico. Several hun? dred letters have been seised, writ? ten in English, German and Spanish and some apparently In code. The prisoners are Harry F. Periost and Irving Bonaparte, both said to be American born, employed by a German electrical oempany here, and Aeel B. Melchar. said to be a nat? uralised cltlsen from Sweden. -They are charged with conspiring to Induce members of the crews of the steam? ers Bergenfjord and Kristianiafjord, both chartered to carry regular Unit ad States malls, to take letters and paokagas from this country destined for Germany In violation of the law prohibiting competition with the United States mall. That others are implicated and that ths men under arrest are willing to tell all they know was Indicated by counsel for Bonaparte, who said his client was willing to help the gov? ernment In every way In his power. Perlssi, speaking In his own behalf, srfld, "I did not start this conspiracy? the mall came to me first from others and I had nothing to do with the crews of the ships." It la charged by the government that the conspiracy began last Jan? uary and that mall was sent May 16. Evidence has been found showing that the men received from the sup? posed principals In the alleged spy plot $50 for each package sent by their mail system and that one of them received . In all more than $160 for his work. . Parts of the outfits, It has been learned, got through but part was held up In this country. Courtmartial for Prisoners one Pos? sibility. Washington, June 4.?If the three men arrested In New York In the mall plots case are connected by the evidence with the forewarning which reached Berlin regarding the sailing I of American destroyers, a courtmar? tial Is one of the possibilities facing the prisoners. No comment on the case was forth? coming tonight either from the de? partment of justice or the war depart? ment. GERMAN WIRELESS PLOT. New York Police Claim That Head of P1e4 Vldted New York. New York, June 6.?The police an? nounced that they had positive infor? mation that the "head of the German wireless system" came to this coun? try, made his plans regarding wire? less outfits and other details through which Information could be conveyed to Berlin and departed, probably fsr Mexico. RENEW PEACE DEMAND. Russian Soldiers' ami Workmen's Council Appeal to Socialism of World. Petrograd. June 6.?The council of soldiers' and workmen's delegates have sent a statement to Socialist party and federation of trade jnlons of the world repeating Its appeal of March 29th to the people of the world for union in resolute action In favor of peace. ?EN. ALEXIEFF RESIGNS. BruMsiloff Now Commander-ln-C1iler of Rnssdan Armies. Petrograd, via London, June 6.? Gen. Michsel V. Alexleff, commander In-chief of the Russian armies, has resigned. Gen. Alexie Brussiloff, commander-ln-chlef of the armies of the southwestern front, has been ap? pointed to succeed htm. Gen. Gurko, commsnder on the western front, re? placed Brussiloff, on the southwestern front Gen. Alexleff was appointed commander-ln-chlef on April 15, soon eftsr the retirement of Grand Duke Nicholas. AGREEMENT ON SPY MEASURE TWO HOUSES' CONFEREES AT LAST IN ACCORD. Censorship Clause Rejected by House Eliminated From Complete Draft of BUI. Washington, June 4.?Striking out the newspaper censorship clause re? jected by the house, the conferees on the espionage bill today reached a final complete agreement. Their re? port, with a slight change in another section of the measure, will be pre? sented to the house Wednesday Adoption by both senate and house is expected with little debate. Besides eliminating the censorship provision, the only change made by the confereee was to make the section punishing interference with foreign commerce operative in peace as well as war. The conferees' action is accepted c.s ending the administration efforts for press censorship for the time being, but a new and separate censorship bill drafted after consultation with pub? lishers may be presented later. FEDERAL AID FOR ROADS. Ooanty Commission Should Act at Once. In order that federal aid may be obtained for road building by coun? ties In the State, it will be necessary for the county road commissioners to promptly indicate on maps now be? ing prepared by the State highway engineer and which will be sent them within the near future approximate? ly such roads as they wish to Im? prove with federal aid during the next five years, so that * State highway department may submit to the secretary of agriculture for his approval a proposed system of roads. All roads Indicated on maps returned by county road commissioners to the State highway department can not be assured of federal aid, but tt is nec? essary that the county commissioners act promptly so that a system of roads to be recommended tb the" sec? retary of agriculture may be selected, no federal aid being available for any county until the State highway com? mission has submitted such a sys? tem. ' . It has been suggested that counties which have indicated that they do not desire federal aid have done so he cause of lack of information regard? ing the terms and extent of this hid. Any one Interested in this matter may procure a copy of the federal aid act by writing to the State high? way engineer, Columbia. He will co? operate without ? charge when re? quested by county road authorities in any matters requiring investigation, advice and engineering assistance. The State highway department deems it of prime importance to com? plete the registration of motor ve? hicles as promptly as possible, owing to tho fact that four-fifths of the revenue derived from this source is for the use of county road authori? ties of the counties in which it Is col? lected, the commission wishing to place each county's share of this fund at the disposal of the counties as early as possible so that it may be expended on the roads while the weather is suitable. FIX MAXIMUM CORN PRICE. Chicago Board of Trade Directors Make te $1.65 Bushel. Chicago, June 4.?Board c trade di? rectors fixed a maximum price for com late today, as was done with wheat several weeks ago. The price fixed was $1.65 on all contracts of corn for future delivery. A special meeting of the direc? tors was called Immediately after trading closed this afternoon. Later the following resolution was given out: "Resolved, That on and after Wed? nesday, June 6, 1917, until further no? tice, members of this board, in mak? ing contracts for the purchase or sale, by grade alone, of corn to be deliver? ed in store, either for immediate or for future delivery, shall not, in enter ering Into such contracts, exceed the price of one dollar and sixty-five cents per bushel. Bo it further resolved, "That any member trading in vio? lation of the orderings shall be deem? ed to have commitod a grave offense against the good name of the asso? ciation." FRENCH PEACE TERMS. No peace Without Reparation by Ger? many. Paris, June 5.?The chamber of deputies in secret session voted four hundred and fifty-three to fifty-five for a resolution declaring that peace conditions must Include the liberation of territories occupied by the Ger? mans, the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France and Just reparation for damage done to invaded terrltory.JJhe resolution ^ as accepted by the gov? ernment. 4) HI AND PROSPERITY. VAST GOVERNMENT EXPENDI? TURES WILL CREATE BUSI? NESS PROSPERITY. If tho War Continues Another Year the United States Must Arrange for at Least Ten Billion Dollars to Be Spent In This Country. New York, June 6.-?Ten billion dollars to be spent during the coming year by the United States and the al? lied governments for the products of American farms, mines and factories, Secretary McAdoo declared here last night will bring to the country the geatest prosperity in Its history. "Some people profess aprehen slon about the future of business," said Mr. McAdoo. "Why gentlemen, pros? perity in the next twelve months will be greater than it ever has been in our history. You cannot prevent it if you try. The only thing that could stop prosperity would be the refusal of the people to support the reason? able measures of taxation that are needed, and to buy the bonds of the government." The secretary addressed a great mass meeting at Carnegie Hall in be? half of the Liberty Loan, which, he warned, would succeed as it must succeed only if every one did his duty. Ho appealed to those who cannot fight on the battle field to supply the means that will enable the government to provide for the soldiers who go to the front. "We have offered this great Liberty Loan," he said. "What does it mean? It means that your government offers you a privilege; it asks you men and women not to give something to your government, but to buy the best in? vestment on earth, the safest thing you can possibly possess, something that is as safe as currency and yet better than currency because cur? rency does not bear Interest while these bonds do bear interest at S 1-2 per cent. Is asks you to buy within your means in order that the govern? ment may be supplied with the mon? ey to properly equip our brave men who have to go upon the field of bat? tle to protect your lives, your liberty and your property. "Millions of young Americans, with the fire of patriotism, in their hearts, are going to respond to their count ry's call on June 6th. When they have been called, our duty is to see that they have everything that is neces? sary to make the most effective sol? diers on earth. "I hear some grumbling about tax? ation. Is it possible that in this rich country, when our sons are going to the front to give their lives for us. there should be any quibbling about the necessary taxation to taue care of them upon the field of battle ? While we muiit not be "nfair to property, while we must be scrupulously just in the imposition of taxation and in the treatment of all the economic ques? tions which gain added importance during war time, property must bear Its just share of the burden. "If this war continues for another twelve months, it is probable that the total amount of financing that the gov? ernment will have to do to cover its own expenditures and to extend the necessary credits to the allied govern? ments will amount to $10,000,000,000. It is proposed that only 18 per cent of this colossal sum, namely $1,800, 000,000, shall be raised by new tax? ation. When one considers the mag nitude of this task and the probable economic effects of the sale of $8, 200,000,000 of bonds within twelve months and the expenditure of the proceeds in the purchase of supplies in this country, it does not seem pru? dent or wise to provide. by new tax? ation a less amount than $1,800,000, 000. "There is always' a serious danger of hurtful inflation in war time when such great bond issues must be made. A reasonable amount of wholesome taxation, properly distributed, Is tho best corrective. The worst mistake made by the federal government at the outbreak of the Civil War was its failure to impose taxation vigor? ously and sufficiently. This led to a train of evils, hurtful to the credit of the government, and resulted in un? necessary sacrifices of human life and treasure. "To me It is a sad spectacle to see committees of various kinds coming to Washington and urging congress that the particular interest they rep? resent be relieved of taxation, when, at the same time, our gallant boys are walking uncomplainingly to the reg? istration officers throughout the land, signifying their willingness to die, if need be. in their country's cause. You men and women who create public opinion in this country must make yourselves beard, and tell your repre? sentatives in congress that you are unwilling to support any policy which is more considerate of the interests of property than It is of the lives of our brave and unselfish Soldiers. "Every man and woman must get behind these bonds if this issue is to be successful. COUNCIL OF DEFENSE. CHAIRMAN COKKR ISSUES CALL FOR BODY TO GATHER IN COLUMBIA. Will Plan to Mobilize All of State's Resources for U?e During the War. Columbia, Jurie 4.?The State Council of Defense will meet in Co? lumbia at the Jefferson Hotel at noon on Wednesday. Call for the meeting Issued by David R. Coker, of Harts ville, chairman of the council. The State Council of Defense was recently appointed by Governor Man? ning to cooperate with the National Council. Its membership i. ludes rep? resentatives of; many trades and pro? fessions. One woman, Miss Euphemia McClintock, of Newberry, former pres? ident of the College for Wonien of this city, is a member. The meeting on Wednesday will mark the Initial conference of mem? bers of the council. Since its crea? tion a few days ago Chairman Coker has made a trip to Washington, where he conferred with officials as to the nature of the work which the South Carolina commission should under? take. It. is expected that at Wednes? day's meeting these plans will be outlined to the members and commit? tees appointed to put Into effect the ideas of the National Council so far as this State is concerned. Gov. Manning's idea in making ap? pointments to membership on the commission was to make the group truly representative. It is expected that members of the council will serve as chairman of sub-committees to be organized among specific professions and trades. The council is charged with the gen? eral duty of mobilizing all the re? sources of the State for the largest usefulness in war service. "We shall not fail i" every one does his duty, but I warn you that these great things do not achieve themselves. They can only be achieved through the combined ener? gy, determination and spirit of the American people. It is not enough of an answer to the challenge thrown down to us that we subscribe grudg? ingly or barely two billion dollars of Liberty bonds. We must oversub? scribe this loan. Our answer to the military autocracies of the earth must be that the American people have bil? lions to sacrifice in the cause of lib? erty and self-government throughout the world." Mr. McAdoo said that whatever dif? ferences there may have been about the war before it happened, and there were honest differences of opinion about it, the present is no time to discuss them or to think of them. "Your representatives in the con? gress of the United States, the men you sent there to speak for you, after having been informed by your presi? dent of the issues involved in this supreme contest in the world's his? tory," he said, "declared, by practi? cally unanimous vote, that the rights and liberties of the American people had been put in jeopardy by the ag gtessions of a foreign power. "It makes no difference by what name that foreign power may be call? ed. The fact that it has .committed repeated aggressions upon American rights, that It has subjected this na? tion to indignities and wrongs which no self-respecting nation could afford to endure, that war has resulted, and that we arc in it, means that every citir.en, no matter what his birth or origin, owes fealty to the flag. "I know how to sympathize with the men of German origin in this sit? uation. I was born in the South in October 1863, in the latter part of the Civil War. My father fought on the Southern side; some of his peo? ple fought on the Northern side. I know with what heart-burnings, with what anguish, they had to face the issue of a divided country. "There arc times in the history of every nation when the hand of an un? seen power directs things, when indi? viduals are absolutely Impotent to control the courses of great events. This is one of those supreme crises. I believe that God has called this nation into this struggle because He had a mighty purpose to serve. "Where there is democracy and self-government, nations cannot be hurled into war by the arbitrary will of any Individual. We have lived here in the United States alongside Canada, which is practically a great republic because they have self-gov? ernment, for morn than one hundred years, and we have never had to pa? trol one foot of the three thousand miles of border with an armed sol? dier. Isn't that a striking example of what It means to havo self-govern? ment among contiguous peoples? "The overshadowing danger to civ? ilization today is the German military autocracy. The Kaiser, with a limit? less and lustful ambition unparalleled in history, has set out upon a scheme of universal dominion. In order to win, he has determined that neither WILL USE TENTS. PLANS FOR CAMPS OF NEW ARMY DRAWN. Construction or Cantonments at Co? lumbia and Atlanta Will be Begun at Once. Charleston, June 4.?Twelve army divisions in 12 camps will be located In the Southeastern department, but nine of these divisions will be housed in canvas, at least for a time, accord? ing to the latest advices which have been received here by MaJ. C. E. Kll bourne, chief of staff. MaJ. Kilbourne I stated this morning that from the information now in his hands he con? ceives the war department's present plan to be as follows: That part of the National army which Is to be located in this depart? ment will be housed in three camps of wooden buildings or cantonments, one of which is certainly to be located I at Columbia and one at Atlanta, as already announced. The site of the remaining cantonment remains still to be selected, but loactions in the States of Arkansas. Louisiana and Mississippi will undoubtedly be given preference by the war department over sites farther east. The remaining nine camps will con? tain divisions of the National Quard, and here the men will be placed un? der canvas only, at least for a while. All selections of sites already made will stand. As they are called out, the National Guard units wil first be placed in camp each in its own State, and here they will be raised to full ! strength, organized into divisions and given some training. Shortly after? wards the three divisions from this department will be placed in three divisional camps, and with the ap? proach of cold weather, six divisions from the North will occupy the re? maining sites, provided, of course, I that the guard is not in the mean? time sent to France. Work on the cantonments at Atlanta and Colum? bia will be commenced immediately, and on the third as soon as its loca? tion is selected. Preparation of the tented camps for the reception of troops will be brief. BRITISH BOMBARD OSTEND. German Naval Base Under Fire of Naval Guns. London, June 5.?The admiralty announced today that one German de troyer was sunk, another damaged in a running fight. There were no British casualties. The German na? val base at Ostend on the Belgian coast was bombarded with no dam? age to British ships resulting from the engagement. 1 I ? ? the laws of humanity nor the rights of any nation shall stand In the way; that is the reason he has committed these insufferable aggressions upon the American nation. "Why is it that we have not felt I sooner the extent of this menace? It Is because we have been lulled into a false sense of security by the three thousand miles of water between us and Europe. For a long time that was enough, but modern science and invention have narrowed the Atlan? tic to such an extent that it is little more today, so far as modern warfare is concerned, than a river. "Do you know what would happen it Germany should be victorious, as she would be If she could bring France and England to their knees? She would take the entire British and French fleets, release her own great fleet, which has been tied up in the Baltic during the war, and com? bining these with the most destruc? tive submarine fleet on earth?be? cause she has it?she would come here and put the iron heel of con querer upon your shores. . We should have to fall back to the interior, and there is no telling how long it would take to expel the enemy, if we ever jdid. If we couldn't do it promptly, do you know what would happen to America? We should have to make the most humiliating terms that [any great nation ever made to get peace. We should have to pay an indemnity that would represent prob* ably half the wealth of America, which is $250,000,000,000 and you would have taxation upon your Shoul? ders to meet that indemnity for a century to come. "The first thing we must do is to raise the money to equip our armies and put them in the field and to ex? tend credit to the great nations of Europe whi^h are cooperating with us. We must give them credit to en? able them to purchase here the nec? essary supplies and munitions of war, in order that they may mr?ke their soldiers most effective for batue. The more effective we make them, the more we enable them to fight and to fight hard, the more quickly this war will come to an end, and the less chance there will be that we shall have to send a great army of our own youth to Europe, and God knows we want to avoid that If we honrably can."