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ma to wpsewwes. HKRRERT C HOOVER OUTLINES PLANS TO ELIMINATE WASTE. Wojm of America Asked to Register avd to Carry Out the Food Conncr ?eUoa Ralee Proscribed by Head of Pood Commissi nn. Washington. June 17.?Herbert C Hoover outlined tonight hie plane for enlisting the nation's housewives as actual members of the food/ adminis? tration and apealed to them to Join him In the fight for conservation measure* and the elimination o! waste. The women will be enrolled during a period of registration from July 1 to July 16 through the council Of national defense and the State de tease council*. Mr. Hoover la proceeding at the di? rection of President Wilson, who without waiting for congress to enact the administration food bills, direct? ed him to proceed with organisation of the food administration in so far as it contemplates assembling volunteer "As requested by the president." saya his statement, "we aak every woman in the United States engaged la the personal control of food to register for actual membership in the food administration, thus entering di? rectly Into the national eervlre. We ?hall later on aak various classes of men likewise engaged In food prepar? ation and distribution to also volun? teer to the national service in their varleue branches, "We must eater a period of sacrifice for oar country and for democracy. Maay mast go tote battle but many ana only remain at home. The world's food supply la short and many must ?utter. We have the major burden of ' feeding the whole world. Food must be managed and transported In our owa country and to ou illles In such a way as to get the moat out of It I These who remain at home can -also help and can 'fight by helping the fighter fight' and can 'serve by sav? ing.' "Srooe food will decide the war. each American woman can do a real natesnsi service by protecting the food supply of the nation. Ninety per cent, of Asa erica n food consumption passes ihieusjh the hands of our women. In ao ether field do small things, when multiplied by our 100.000.000 people, seant for so much. A single pound of bread saved weekly for each person *wM increase our exports surplus of wheat 100,000.000 buehela and an aver? age saving of 2 cents on each meal ?very day of ea< h person will save to ths nation for war purposes 12, 000,000,000 per snnum. "The proper assurance of the food to our allies will not only encourage them, bat It wid maintain them In war. Without a larger margin from our abundant food supply, only to be secured by individual effort and vol? unteer sacrifice, the war will be pro? longed and thousands of hves, not only of men, but also of women and children, needlessly lost The guiding head of women in the home can alon< control In this matter. "Furthermore, this Is not alone u war question. The high prices which are bearing so hard on the poor and the more moderate wage earners in this country are partially due to the shortage of supplies in the worlds market and the saving In consump? tion and waste which can be made will lessen the prlcee to those of our own people which must bo our first solicitude. In all of the arrangement which we plan to make during tho forthcoming year for the supply of ear allies we will bear the diet re? gard to our own people. "All effort at saving must be di? rected toward the national and Inter? national situation. Theae efforts must all be made In unison and by all of us. Therefore, the ground work of direction must be national In charac? ter. "Inasmuch as before legislation is completed the food administration has no representatives throughout the country, the national council of de? fense Is kindly requesting all the State councils of defense with the assistance of the women's committee of ths national council of defense to begm July 1 and continue Intensively for IS days, and will consist simply in ssklng every woman In th . country to volunteer In this important service by signing and mailing to the food ad? ministrator, conservation division. Washington, the 'ollowing pledge; " 'I am glad to Join you in the ser? vice of food conservation for our nu? llen and I hereby accept membership In the United States food administra? tion, pledging myself to carry out the directions and advice of the food ad? ministrator in the conduct of my household, Insofar as my ctrcum stancea permit.' "We not only want the name* and addresses, but we want the number of persons in the households, we want to know whether the household employs a cook, whether It has a gar? den, and we wnnt to know the SOCUSa? WAR IN BALKANS. MILITARY MOVEMENTS OF IM? PORTANCE IN MACEDONIA. British Withdrawing From Advanced POHltiona on Struma River and En? tire Force? Active at Otlior Places ?Russian Army and Navy Becom? ing Active. War developments of some import? ance are apparently impending on the Macedonian front, following the clarification of the military situation in Greece, coincident with the ? bdlcatlon of King Constantine. The nost pro? nounced movement is that the British are withdrawing, without pressure, from their advanced positions along the Struma river and the pronounced roconnolterlng activity by entente fo,*ces at other places, notably along th* Varda river. Military observers have frequently pointed out that the only practicable route for a ttuccesaful advance to cut the lines of the cen? tral powers and reclaim Serbia would be up the Vardar valley. Had this been decided upon it would seem nat? ural for the British to retire from their advance positions along the Struma. Both the Russian army and navy are giving more evidence o:! activity according to German statements. After heavy German attacks this morning the British abandoned a newly won position in northern France, but held the main position, Infantry H1L IRISH REBELS RELEASED. Prisoners Taken in Dublin :Rebellion Will be Liberated. v London, Juno II.?It was announc? ed In the house of commons today that the government had decided to release 'all prisoners taken in the Irish rebellion of Easter Sunday a year ago. Free Pardon for AIL Jt was announced that ull Irish prisoners will be released without ex ceptlon. Sumter county is expected to raise $7.000 of the $100,000,000 R3d Cross War Fund. tion of the bread winner. There are no fees or dues to be paid. "On receipt of the pledge we will send out preliminary instructions and a household tar* to be hung in the window. The . Ignla of the l ood ad? ministration will consist of i.r. a tlonal shield, surrounded by heads of wheat, and we hope to have the shield displayed in every home in the United States. "We have the promise of support from many hundreds of women's or? ganisations in the recruiting of our membership. "With the assistance of various trailed women in the country we are formulating committees on domestic economy, and from leaders in the subject of nutrition we are organiz? ing committees of food conservation and utilisation and we propose with their advice to furnish information from time to time to the members of the administration as to the manner in which they can best serve the na? tional interest In food conservation. We have six general principles of In? struction: "First. To save wheat. If we eat o* usual from our harvest this year ?; I ^ill have little more than enough for our own supply, but we can divide with our allies if each individual makos somo sacrifice; by eating at least one wheatless meal a day, sub? stituting cornbread or other cereals. "Second. We want to save tho meat, for our cattle and hogs are decreas? ing, and wo must send to our allies, so we wish every house to buy loss. "Third we wish to have the fats. We consume three times the fnts that are necessary for nutrition and we need them now for war. We wish no butter used In cooking; we want less butter served on the table; we want loss lard, bacon and other pork products used. "Fourth. Any deficiencies in food supply, by economy along the above lines, can be amply covered by in? creasing the use of fish, potatoes, leans, peas, turnips, cahhagea and vegetables generally. "Fifth. We want to save transporta? tion. Our railways are unable to meet the war pressure for munitions, men and coal so that we wish every one to consume products of local origin so far as possible. "Aside from eating an inr teased proportion of these commodities in order to save on tho staples, it is ex tremely Important that surplus of these commoditic* shall be preserved or well stored for winter use. "Sixth. We preach and want every one to preach 'the gospel of th( clean plate;' to buy less foodstuffs, to serve sinaber portions and to sec that noth? ing of value goes Into the garbage can." FORT OGLETHORPE NEWS. MEN ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT ARMS OF SERVICE. Engineers and Coast Artillery men Ijoft on Sat mi la > for Fort Meyer and Fortress Monroe? Infantry and Chivalry Romain ut Oglctliorpe. Fort Ogicthorpe, Ga., June 16.?This] has been a week of rest and moving for men in the officers' training camp. Most of them have moved twice, and all at least once, and the end has not yet come, for orders have just been, received, as the field artillery men had formed expecting to go to the station to take passage to San Antonio, Texas, rescinding the former order for them I to go there, and directing them to re? main here, as big guns would be sent here for them to use in training, mak? ing the trip to San Antonio unneces? sary. The men received the news with mixed emotions. They were glad to stay in camp at Chickamauga, but the order was so unexpected that many were disappointed at not getting the trip. A great many, however, were very enthusiastic at the news, as it means that they do not move, al? though chagrined at having had to turn In nil the stuff which has been issued to them and then right away having to go through all the trouble of having It issued right back to them. The friends in the infantry of the ar? tillerymen are picased at having them stay, although jesting at their many preparations and then finding that they were all for nothing. The coast artillery, about eighty of them, left this morning for Fortess Monroe, Va., where they will learn to operate the big guns. They will be the first men of this training camp, in all probability, to cross the ocean to France to take up the war on behalf of America end democracy for all. The engineers also left this morn? ing. They go to Fort Meyer, Va., to train further for their work in the greater army of the Unieeii States. The infantry and cavalry, which will be dismounted, will remain here, and, as previously stated, orders have just been received that the field artillery? men will also stay here. All of the companies have been and are being reorganized, as there was the same course for all during the first five weeks of camp, and men from each company were distributed among the various branches. Herbert Bultman was the only man of the Sumter contingent to get in the coast artillery branch, which seems to be generally more highly thought of than any other. Wade Wllliford, W. Brooks Stuckey, Edward E. Wright and Bernard Manning went into the Held urtillery, two batteries of which were organized from this camp. J. H. Forbes wrs the only Sumter man to select the cavalry. H. I. Ellerbe, of M' .ing, who is pretty well known in Sumter was also among those to go to Fortress Monroe. All the re? mainder of the Sumter 'ontingent stuck to the Infantry. Last night a big supper was given, turkey, celery, cranberry sauce, etc., in honor of the men departing from camp. The men called on those in tho various companies who were re? maining to "speed the departing sol? diers," while responses were made by men among those branches which were leaving. As it was the breaking up of the old company organizations, a number of companies presented gifts to their officers who were called on for speeches. The South Carolinians In many of the companies, seemed to tako a leading part in the presenta? tions and speech making. Last night a general conference of officers and men was held and appropriate part? ing exercises were held. Again tho South Carolinians were to the front. J. B. Murphy, of Columbia, made one of tho good-bye speeches, which was responded to by J. McSwain of Greenville. Bryan Lutnpkin of Colum? bia took a leading part In tho glee cluh selections and responded to calls for a solo. Yesterday was moving day. Most of the companies moved, were reor? ganized, or organized in their new companies, and then most of them had to move again today to get more room. Heretofore the men have been cramped for space. With the de? parture of about six hundred men. through the elimination board, phy? sical examinations, which were com? pleted this week, and the sending else? where of the coast artillerymen ami engineers, much more room is left for those remaining. , A very Important event to most of the men In camp was the visit of the quartermaster on his tour of paying; off candidates. The men received pay for the time they were in camp in May and mileage. There has been plenty of money circulating in camp since pay day. Plenty of banks at Chattanooga sent representatives here to receive the money and a great deal of it was deposited, while other men purchased Liberty bonds, one company takinu as much as $14.000. In a former letter a list of nrtmes of men in camp from Rumter -and PUSHING FOOD BILL. PRESIDENT WILSON PREVAILS UPON SENATE LEADERS TO EXPEDITE CONTROL MEASURES. Vigorous und Probably Long Drawn out Opposition Expected in the Sen? ate. Washington, June 15.?President Wilson prevailed upon senate leaders today to expedite the administration food control hill, which is to be taken up in the house Monday and which the president wants enacted by July 1, before harvesting begins. Senator Martin, Democratic leader, and Senator Gore, chairman of the ag? ricultural committee, summoned to the White House for a conference, re? turned to the Capitol prepared to bring the blil up for .\<:tion as -juickly as possible. The understanding has been that the senate would not consider the measure until after the house had disposed of it. Later Senator Chamberlain, senior Democrat of the agriculture commit? tee, introduced tho bill for formal ref? erence to the committee, which was called by Senator Gore to meet to? morrow, with a view to an immediate | report. Senator Gore, although he op-1 poses many of its provisions, proposed that the committee bring out the bill tomorrow without amendment or rec? ommendation, in order to place it in position for immediate debate. In order to give the food measure a clear track senate leaders tonight considered displacing the pending railroad priority shipment bill, or adding the latter bill as an amendment because of its relation to control of foodstuffs transportation. Such an arrangement might get debate under way in the senate Saturday. After his conferences with Senators Gore and Martin, the president called Senator Kenyon, Republican, and Sen? ator Hollis, Democrat, to the White House to further explain his reasons for believing prompt action impera? tive. Senator Gore sought an agreement hi the committee to his plan to report the bill without discussion, but the members are said ?.o be closely divided upon the question. After his White House visit Senator Martin talked with Republican leaders. No formal arrangement was reached, but both Democrats and Republicans said the president's desire for early consideration of the legislation prob? ably would be met. Senator Simmsj chairman of the finance committee, said he would not object to taking up the food bill ahead of the tax bill. Passage of the reve? nue measure after July 1, he said, would not cause any serious embar? rassment and the delay would give the committee more time for revision. Senator Martin said the tax bill, when ready, would have precedence in the senate, but that the food bill could be considered before the revenue measure is ready and, probably, at in ? tervals even while the revenue bill is before the senate. Vigorous and probably lengthy op? position in the senate to the food measure is assured. When advised of the new plans urged by the president, senators opposing the bill said it would be "adequately" discussed. Pro hibition and many other questions also promised to be added as retarding in? fluences. Senators Hollis and Kenyon told the provident there is greater need for the speedy enactment of food control leg? islation than there is of passage of the revenue bill, and emphasized their ar guments to pointing to the success ol the liberty loan that for the next few weeks at least there is no urgent need for taxing legislation. The food situation was discussed to day by the cabinet and the opinion was general that the administration measures would go through, despit< the tight that is expected against them In both houses. Real Estate Transfers. Tho following real estate transfers have been recorded in the county auditor's olllce: L. E, Wood to R. A. Bradham and R, L. McLeod, one lot on Broad street. McCallum Re alty Company to H. U McConnell, not lot on Salem Ave. Marian A. Osteen to J. E. Heiser. Ii. B. Heiser, W. G. Heiser, and I> R, McCallum, one tract of land in Sutnter county. Alice i<:. Finn to u. c. Bradham, one lot on West Hampton Ave. J. K. Heiser. R. H. Reiser, W. G Heiser and I). R. McCallum to Marian A. o.steen. one tract of land in Sum tor County. Rumter County fell a little short ol what was expected in Liberty loan subscriptions, but In the circum stances our people did well. vicinity were given. The name Of V. S. Witherspoon of Mayesvllle was in? advertently omitted in this list. RED GROSS FUND. SOUTH CAROLINA ASKED TO CON* TRIBUTE $300,000. County Chairmen Hold Conference In Columbia With Got. Manning to Formulate Plans. Columbia, June 1C.?County chair? men, appointed by Gov. Manning to direct the Red Cross campaign in South Carolina for the proposed $300, 000 as the State apportionment in the national campaign, met in Columbia last night for general discussion of plans and to effect machinery to pro? mote campaign. The canvass is to be? gin June IS and is to continue through June 25, this period having been des? ignated i n lied Cross week. Of particular interest last night was the eloquent appeal for the or? ganization delivered by the Kev. Charles Wood, D. D., Presbyterian minister from Washington. Dr. Wood 1 urged that, like the Romans, this wa3 a time when none should be for the party and all for the State; that it was no time for political bickering, but an occasion when all men should ignore party and factional differ? ences. The speaker was keen in his ex? coriation of the imperial government. Germany, like the cancer, was char? acterized as the egotistical cell, ab? sorbing all the succulent life about the organism. Germany might be far removed from the United States. His belief was that the "goose step" would be heard within New York within a month, should the bottom of the sea be strewn with the wreck? age of the English fleet. It was to tight this "monster, this menace, this dragon,* that the United States had gone into war. At times he was made sick, he said, .Ith the bullying boast by supersensitive Americans that "we can lick the world" single handed. The $100.000,000, which the nation proposes to raise, the speaker re I minded, was an insignificant sum when the resources of the country and the prodigality of the people arc considered. "Each year we throw $700,000,000 into the garbage cans and kitchen sinks,' he said, and an important factor during the war will be the preaching of economy. R. H. King, general secretary of the Young Men's Christian associa? tion in Charleston, is the South Caro? lina representative of the national war council and full reports are to be telegraphed to Mr. King of each day's progress. A strong executive committee is to be appointed in each county, and wherever practicable ten teams of five members are to be ap? pointed as the nucleus of county ma? chinery. South Carolina's apportion? ment is $200,000 with Florida $f.0,000 In excess of this amount. Tho latter State has issued a challenge to South Carolina in the contest and this spirited rivalry should do much to spur the men to extraneous effort. VENIZELOS IN CHARGE. Provisional Government Expected to Move to Athens Soon and Start Op? erations. Saloniki, June 15 (via London).? It is expected that the Venizelist government soon will be transferred to Athens and will convoke the cham? ber of deputies elected in May, 1915, Which the followers of Former Prem? ier Venizelos maintain was dissolved illegally by King Constantino. WON'T FOLLOW AMERICA. Great Britain ami Japan Decline to Advise China. Washington, June 16.?Japan has taken action similar to Great Britain in refusing to associate herself with the United States* action in asking the rival factions In China to com? pose their differences, it was said at the State department. No reason was given, but it is assumed that both nations felt that the American action WOdld not be successful. BELGIUM MISSION ARRIVES. Official Mission is Head' 'd by Baron Moneliuerb. An Atlantic Port, June 10.?The Belgium official mission to the United States arrived today, it Is headed by Haren Monehuerl), formerly minister to he United states. The ??ber mem? bers are Gen. LedercQ, Hector ear? lier. Major Osterrleth, Count Dursel, Jean 1 >. Mertens. Haren Monchuerb's wife is a daughter of Gen. Powell Clayton, formerly United States min Ister to Mexico. CREW ALL RAPE. Men From Pet rollte all Reported. Washington, June 16.- All the < re\\ and naval gunners of the Amer? ican steamer Petrolite, which was sunk i>y a submarine near Gibraltar, have been accounted for and all arc reported well. SHIP-BUILDING PUNS. tfOVKH N MI:X T < < >M M ANDEERS ?HIPPING NOW INDER CON? STRUCTION* OH 1'OX Tit ACT. Goethals Thinks He Can Guarantee Three Million Tons of Steel Vessels in Eighteen Months. Supplies < f Material Assured?Uibor in Doubt. Washington, June ir>.?The vast amount of steel merchant shipping under construction in American yards?probably 2,000,000 tons?will he taken over immediately by the gov? ernment under power granted in a provision of the war budget bill sign? ed today by President Wilsen. The announcement was made to? day at a conference of the country's steel shipbuilders with the shipping board and its emergency fleet cor? poration. Shipping now in the yards will be hurried to completion by the institution of a system of double and triple working shifts and when tho ways arc cleared of present contracts the fleet corporation will begin con? struction of its great fleet of stand? ardized steel vessels'. Only by taking over contracts for itself can the government speed con? struction since congress did not give :t power to rush huPding for private owners. Contracts calling for future construction and on which actual work has not been started probably would be abrogated unless the fleet corporation decides the ships are especially fitted for the government's needs. Maj. Gen. Goethals, general man? ager of the fleet corporation, told the shipbuilders today that he expected to turn out within the next 18 months fully 3,000,000 tons of steel shipping and perhaps more. Steel companies he said, have agreed to furnish enough steel to build 800,000 tons a month. The only question, he said, is the capacity of the yards, working at topmost speed. Abou'_ 1,000.000 tons of the ship? ping building in American yards or contracted for is for British account. This the British government has a creed to turn over to the United States voluntarily. The vessels as fast as built will be chartered by the sniping board to private operators and perhaps in some instances to the allied governments. The shipbuilders were told the gov? ernment at this time has no inten? tion of taking over the shipyards if the shipbuilders exert their utmost efforts to speed construc*ion. The bill as passed vests in the pres? ident the power of commandeering and he is expected within the next few days to issue a proclamation designating either the shipping board Or the fleet corporaton as the agency to carry out provisions of the act. No statement was made concerning wooden shipyards, but it is under? stood the intention is to commandeer such wooden vessels building as the government needs. Gen. Goethals plans to supplement the programme for a great steel fleet with some wooden vessels. The price of steel for the ships to be built has not been fixed definitely but it is understood Gen. Goethals is willing to pay $'j0 a ton. Some mem? bers of the shipping board who are directors of the fleet corporation, favor it is said, a price around $60. Since Chairman Den man of the board, as president of the it -?et corporation, has to sign all contracts it is considered likely that a price lower than $90 will be agreed on. The navy is paying between $60 and $70. Control of the labor situation is an important problem in connection with the speeding up of the programme and Chairman Den man said today the fleet corporation, through its power to con? trol steel, would prevent shipbuild? ers from taking each other's work? men. It was suggested that if the government found any builder offend? ing, it could shut off his supply of steel under the power to commandeer and release his workmen to another plant. Ship workers in the East have de? clined to work under an open shop arrangement and this problem, too, cor,fronts the government, as it is held that it will become necessary to employ opt a shop methods in some Instances to increase the ouput of plants. It was made clear today that the shipping board will not operate ships i's. ]f. merely chartering them for single or continuous voyages. The government, it was said today, is determined that In commandeering ships it will not pay fictitious values but will force sellers to take actual valuations for their property. JAPANESE STEAMER sUXK. (?ermans ToepeeVi lhvit Bound from Boston to England. Boston, June lS\?A German sub? marine nank the Japanese steamer Tam IS Main whi. h left here May 9th for England. A cablegram to the agents said the captain and crew of twenty-seven, all Japanese, are better* ? i t.. hsre b< en lost.