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? WOSS IBM 4 CAMPAIGN TO RAISE SL'MTKR'S SHARK OF WAR FUND IN 1 AVdVHATKD. _ KsWlsssnas?o and Interested Crowd at Trinity Church?KU? log Address by Rot. William Way?Subacrlptlons Totalise M.075 Made Before Meet sag Adjourned. The meeting held Monday night In Trinity Church by the local Red Croon waa a great success. Though the crowd waa somewhat disappoint? ing In regard to numbers. It waa s eery attentive and enthusiastic one aad the results obtained last night, ?tewed from a financial viewpoint, were most gratifying. Mr. Netll O'Donnell, who presided during the evening, called the meet? ing to order and the Rev. Truesdale opened the ezerclaes by a short pray? er. Mr. O'Donnell then explained how Bumter'e share of the great fund, now being collected throughout the country. Is $7.000. This amount ke to be collected during the present week, he stated, and this Is to be made a Red Cross Week In true 8uni? ter stylo The chairman of the membership committee. Mrs. C. L*. Btubbs, made ths report of her com? mittee, giving the number of mem? bers both In the city and In the coun? ty. Dr. E. R> Wilson gave the re? port of the Instruction committee. He outlined the courses of instruction of? fered, and urged the public take ad? vantage of these courses which can no taken for a nominal sum. Rev. William Way, of Charleston, who msds the sddress of the even? ing, was then Introduced by the pre? siding officer. Mr. Way stated In the beginning that he wished to talk simp? ly and directly about ths work of the Red Cross, "ths grastest charity or? ganisation In existence." He stated that the $100,000.000 asked for by this organisation was the grea.es? amount ever asked for charity, and that, of thai amount, Bumtsr's shars waa only $7.s#e. . The amount asked from the entire country la very small when It Is re? membered that It is only eight per centum of ths Increase in our wealth since the wsr began, and It is Isas than ens dollar from each person in the ' Halted State* Thai great smount of money Is to be bandied by the greatest bankers and financial men of the United States and of ths world and any one giving to the cause need have no fear that the money will not go through the proper ohannels to the places where It is moot needed. Not sll this is to lie sent abroad, but a part of It la used tight here In thle country when It Is needed. That portion which Is sent s broad will be used to care for the alek and wounded soldiers and Ir. mitigating all the suffering caused by the war. Homes on the order o* su nit or la, will be erected In sue! places as Paris and London where oar soldiers, who will be strangers In a strange land, can spend a short fur? lough when resting from their stren? uous duties at the front. Ths Red Cross Will attempt to keep us In touch with otfV soldlers after they have left thai country. Aid will be rendered the Belgians and other such deservinf peoples whose homes have been ruin? ed and whose hopes for the future srs anything but bright. This is but a brief outline of the work which Is to be carried on by ths Red Cross. This work is to be done in a democratic and Chrtstlan-llke man? ner, for Christianity Is the qulntes eential element of democracy. '/a closing. Mr. Way ststed that he kn ?w that Sumter -ould have no trou? ble in collecting the amount assigned Ss Its shars. The traditions of the ctt;- and the records of Sumter, to? gether with the righteousness of the rates, will make It Impossible for Suiatsr to do otherwise than succeed. The privilege of giving to this cause Is ths first real privilege which has] been accorded the people since the war began and thsy will certainly take advantage of It and make this a real Red Cross week for America. After the conclusion of the speech by Mr. Wsy. subscriptions were asked for by Mr. O'Donnell. When gilts of $100 wer? asked for. there were eighteen Individuals snd mercantile establishments of the city and coun? ty which responded. Thero were eleven present who gave $60 to the causs. When ths subscriptions were closed. It wss found thst the amount given was $1.075, besides $34?J col Isoted during ths dsy on the streets, making a grand total of $3.4 24 for thn day's work. One of the most enjoyable features of the svsnlng was ths music furnish sd by the Philharmonic Society under the direction of Mr. L. C. Molse. Mr Dougherty and Mrs. Ly.^am each sang a solo, which were enjoyed by all. In connection with raising $7.000. which Is Sumtsr's allotted share of the amount being mined throughout the country, committees have been ap pointed to solicit subscriptions. The FRENCH POSH FIGHTING. WHILE THERE IS LULL ON BRIT 1SII FRONT FRENCH ARE ACTIVE. French Children in Recaptured Ter? ritory In a Terrible Condition as a Reauit of German HI Treatment? Will ho Sent to South of France. There has been a let up In the se? verity of the fighting on the British front In France and Belgium. Only British raids are reported. Along the lines the Freren hold a renewal of activities of a more intense character is noted. The French cap? tured a trench system nearly one third of a mile long in the Champagne region yesterday, and held it last night against violent counterattacks. The condition of French children found in the villages the F*ench and British took from the Germans is de? scribed by the Associated Press cor? respondent as most pitiable. Many are grevlously wounded and most of them suffer from a peculiar malady, somewhat similar to St Virus dance on account of the shocks Of terrific bombardments. Many are without homes or relatives. All are underfed. They are being taken to Southern France far from the sound of cannon. WOMEN DOING THEIR BIT. I Tremendous Increase in Tobacco Rev? enue Tax Attributed to Popularity of Cigarettes Among Women. Washington. June 19.?The high tide In whiskey, beer revenue tax re? ceipts snd presumably consumption, were reached during the flucal year now closing. The cigarette Birokers of the nation also smoked more than ev? er before. Ordinary internal revenue receipts, composed chiefly of taxes on whiskey, beer and tobacco were four hundred and twenty-four million dol? lars, compared with three hundred |and sixty-five million last year. A large part of the Increase In tobacco consumption is believed to be due to the growing popularity of cigarette? lani mg women. SINN FEIN RIOT IN DUBLIN. Irish Revolutionists Take Advantage of Clemency of Government. Dublin, June 19.?In a demonstra? tion last night In celebration of the return of the released Sinn Seiners the crowd sang the Sinn Feine song and tore down recruiting posters. The police did not Interfere until early this morning when they arrested two demonstrators for breaking Into the post office and flgring timbers. The provisional executive of the Slmi Fein has decided to demand passports for three of Its members to go to the United States to oppose the objects of the Irish party now on a mission there. No previous word has been received that an Irish mission Is enroute U United States. OIL TANKER TORPElK>ED. I John D. Archbold Hunk by German Submarine. New York, June 19 ?The Ameri? can armed oil tank steamship, John D. Archbold, owned by the Standard Oil Co, wss sunk Saturday by a Ger? man submarine, the company an? nounced today. Four of the crew were lost. NO LIQUOR ADVERTISING. Poetofltoe Department Issues Import? ant Ruling. Washington, June 19.?The post office department has ruled that no drink containing alcohol can be ad? vertised through the mails going into dry territory after July 1st. [committees for the city are as follows: Ward I Bsfiy Moses, Jr., chair man; H. L. Scarborough, Bartow Walsh. Ward 4?A. L. Shaw, I). R. |fc Callum, Abe Ityttenberg, chairman; L. Lyons. Ward 2?Dr. K. R. Wilson, chair? man; Q, A. Lemmon, H. N. Forrester, O. H. Folley. Ward 1?0, O. Rowland, chairman; H. B. Heiser, Isaac Schwartz, W. B. I'pshur. Ward 2?Horaco Harby, chairman; Dr. E. 8. Booth, W. Percy Smith, C. L Stubbs. The following committees have been appointed for the county: Borden?C. M. Kmanuel. Itembert- I). V Keels, K. E. Rem? bert, J. L Gillis, W. II. Freeman. Hagood?Is W. Hlldebrand, M. ;t Kirk. Dalsell?S. F. Moore, C. J. Halliard Wedgelleld?M. L Curler, R. K Aycock. Privateer?Dr. R. B. Furmnn, S. A Harvln. Tlndal?H. D. Tindal. T. K. Hodge, shlioh?K. T. Mims, J. K. MoClveen, Isadora Truluck. Mayesvllle?J. F. Bland, chairman Stateburg?W. L. Suunders. Gee Mabry. ANXIOUS TO BE LOYAL RUSSIA WILL BE TRUE TO EN. QAOEMKNTB, MJNISTKR DE? CLAHKS. Teseretelli Points Out to Workmen'. and Soldiers' Council Peril of Such Arrangement. Petrograd, Sunday, June 17 (via London, June 18.)?The desire to align Russia's international pro? gramme with that of her allies as quickly as possible was expressed at today's session of the pan-Russian congress of all councils of workmen's and soldiers' deputies by M. Tese ; retelli, minister of posts and tele? graphs, who coupled this exprcrsion with sharp repudiation of any idea of a separate peace for Russia. "We desire to hasten the conclusion of a new treaty in which the prin? ciples proclaimed by the Russian democracy will be recognized as th< basis of the international policy of the allies," said M. Teseretelli '.n his ad? dress. "Lit us employ all possible means to the end that our programme may agree with that of all the allied governments so as to avoid c rupture with our allies. "Let us reflect that the worst re? sult of our struggle for universal peace would be a separate peace with Germany, which would destroy the re? sults of the Russian revolution and prove disastrous to the cause of inter? national democracy. A separate peace is, In fact, Impossible. Such a peace would bring Russia into a new war on the side of the Herman coalition and would mean leaving one coalition only to enter another." Minister Teseretelli described the steps taken by the government for the summoning of an inter-allied confer? ence for the revision of the various treaties, exclusive of the London agree? ment, engaging the allies not to con? clude a separate peace. After speaking in support of the work of War Minis? ter Kerensky he urged renewed ac? tivity by the army. "When the country finds itself men? aced by an attack from without," he declared, "it is the duty of the revo? lutionary army to be ready on Its own accord to advance. The inactivity on our front has not consolidated the revolution but, on the contrary, has enfeebled it." Nikolai Lenlne, tho Socialist radical, delivered a long harangue against the cabinet, its acts and its attitude, es? pecially regarding the war, and against War Minister Kerensky's appeal for an offensive, which he characterized as treason to the interests of interna? tional Socialism. M. Kerensky condemned the doc? trine enunciated by Lenine, which he said was Marxism misinterpreted, and said the fraternization with the enemy which Lenlne advocated was a remedy quite after the heart of the German general staff. "We must pro\e to the Internation? ale," said the war minister, "that we are not a negligible quantity and that we are possessed of a determination which will not allow Itself to be domi? nated by an isolated, unorganized group.' M. Kerensky told of his visit to the front and the. favorable impress ns that he had brought back. He con? cluded with a defense or his acts so energetic and convincing that the en? tire congress, with the exception of the Maximalists, broke out into pro? longed applause." (HANGED THIRTY THOUSAND POLES. Austrian Parliament Broke up In Dis? order When German Atrocities Were Revealed. Zurich, Switzerland, Juno 19.?Pol? ish Deputy Dazinski declared in the Vienna Reichsrath that the German authorities were responsible for hang? ing thirty thousand Poles, accord Inj to the Vienna Arbeiter Seitung. Dep? uty Strlberny also described the ab? ominable treatment accorded poli? tical suspects, whereupon pan-Ger? man Deputy Heine shouted, "All <> them ought to have been hanged." All the Slav and Polish deputies rush? ed at Heine. The meeting adjourned In tremendous disorder. GERMAN CROPS DAMAGED. Drought and Heat Wave Burns up (?rail) Crops. Copenhagen, June 19.?-A drought that has prevailed since early in Mav and an Unprecedented heat wave throughout Germany are burning up all valuable grain crops, as did simi lar conditions In ll?ir., according t?> reports received here. TWENTY-SEVEN CENT COTTON. Future Market Reaches New High Level. New York, June 11?.?March and May cotton touched 27 cents a pound, October II.CO. Heavy realizing caus? ed reactions, but the market quickly began to recover again. PRESIDENT WILSON MAKES SOL- j EMN DECLARATION To MIS? SION PROM DEVASTAT? ED COUNTRY. i I h ad of Mission Expresses Gratitude of Belgian* for America's ReJIel Work?A Tribute to Patriotism. Washington, June is.?in greeting Belgium's war mission today, Presi? dent Wilson expressed America's sol? emn determination that on the inevi table day of victory Belgium shall be restored to the place she has so richly won among the self-respecting and respected nations of the earth. The commissioners spent their first day in Washington paying oflicial calls. Sec j ret.ary Lansing accompanied them to the White House, where Baron Mon cheur, head of Cao mission, handed to President Wilson a personal lette. from King Albert, and expressed in short address Belgium's gratitude for America's aid. "Since the first days of the greatest tragedy which has ever befallen hu? manity," said the baron, "Belgium has contracted an immense debt of grat? itude to the generous American nation. In a magnificent outburst of sympathy for the little country which had chosen to delay a powerful and pitiloss enemy rather than to tarnish its hon? or or forswear its plighted word the initiative of American citizens gave to the unfortunate victims of German cruelty in Belgium the most splendid evidences of generosity. "But the chivalrous sentiments which animate the people of the Unit? ed States went further than this when President Wilson, giving an ad nimble example of disintersted power, ut? tered the words well fitted to make us tremble with hope and cause US to lix our eyes confidently upon the starry banner which has become more tlian ever the symbol of strength placed at the service of the highest and most pure principles. "Leaning upon the young, strong and generous hand which the Ameri? can people hold out to her, Belgium, onc e she is delivered from the oppres? sion of the enemy, will arise and throwing aside the odious weight of foreign occupation will, courgeously and proudly, resume the path of pro? gress In the li^ht of the sun of lib? erty." President Wilson, thanking Baron Moneheur and through him King Al? bert, said in reply. "Your excellency is good enough to express the thanks of the Belgian peo? ple for the participation of America in feeding the people Of your stricken country. This work, in which SO many Americans have been snthusiasticalD engaged since the beginning of the war, is one which has brought as much benefit to them as to the innocent civ? ilian population whom it was intended to aid. "America engaged upon this work as having the only means, however, inadequate of expressing our deep, sincere admiration for the valiant na? tion that had gone forth unhesitating? ly to meet the onslaught of a ruthless enemy rather than sacrifice her honor and her self-respect. "The American people have been ;;ble to understand and glory in the unflinching heroism of the Belgian people and their sovereign and there is not one American among us who does not today welcome the opportun? ity of expressing to you our heartfelt sympathy and friendship and on solemn determination that on the in? evitable day of victory Belgium shall be restored to a place she has so rich? ly won among the self-respecting and respected nations of the earth." Tonight the visitors were entertain? ed at a formal White House dinner. ARMY DOCTOR ARRESTED, Accused of Murder of Vermont Stu? dent. Brunswick, N. J., June lit.?A war? rant for the arrest of Dr. William J. Condon, captain United States army medical corps, Chattanooga, Tonn., has been issued in connection with the murder of John V. Piper, a university of Vermont graduate, who was found Aith a bullet in his breast near Spotts wood, N. J., Saturday. RUSSIAN MISSION Altui\ I D. Representatives of New Democracy Cordially Received. Washington, June 19.?The special diplomatic mission from Russia arriv? ed today and was received with every possible offort to relied American hope and confidence in Kussla. What (.ifat Britain Spends in America New York, June l*. -Great Britain's weekly war expenditures In Hi" United States amounts to between $60,000,00a and $60,000,000, Lord Northcliffc, head of the British departmental mis? sions in this country, announced t<? night, on ids return from Washington. A itngle contract for $ 10,000,000 was placed in one day alone last week, he said. FOOD CONTROL BILL. DEBATE OF LEVER MEASURE IX I HOT 11 HOUSES, BltMip of Senators Show Dftfliltd 1 Opposition to Hill?Effort to Pre? vent Passage of Hill by July 1st May Succeed. Washington, June IS.?Opening of debate today in both branches of con? gress on the second administration loud bill?for governmental control of foodstuffs and other necessaries?dis? closed determined opposition, particu? larly by a group of senators, which threatens to prevent its enactment by July 1 as urgently requested by Presi? dent Wilson. Passage of the bill by the house late this week is confidently expected by administration leaders, but advo? cates as well as opponents in the sen? ate say debate will be protracted [there for several weeks and unless the president adopts some extraordi? nary steps to hasten action the law hardly can be enacted In time to set up the food administration machinery before harvesting begins. Administration supporters privately expressed fear tonight of a senate fil? ibuster. They prepared if necessary to invoke, for the first time, the sen? ate's new anU-Altbueter rules. In the initial discussion of the bill administration spokesmen urged th< mobilization of food supplies during the war and demanded radical steps and vesting of new and wide powers in the president. The opposition pro tested that a dictatorship and inter? ference with business and individual rights were proposed and ijuestioned the constitutionality of the kgisla lion. Both houses made the measure their pending business with the pur? pose of keeping it continuously under discussion until disposed of. The house hold the first of a series cd' night sessions to expedite the de? bate and night sessions may be re sorted to later in the senate. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, chosen to have charge of the bill in the senate, urged it as a war necessity declaring government control of food as essential as men and muni? tions. In the house Chairman Trover of the agricultural committee, also empha? sized the necessity of the legislation He said the president could be trusted with the powers proposed and that they would be invoked against "crooks and not against legitimate business interests." "The contest between Herman au? tocracy and American democracy," said Representative Lever, "will he de? termined in the end by the character and strength of the organization which ono can ptit against the other. A loose jointed, unorganized democracy has no ghost of a chance in a contest with such an autocracy as is Germany. Or? ganization is the only weapon with which organization can be overcome. An organization, as the terms Is used here. means not only the whipping Into shape the man-power of the na tion, the money power of the nation but as well every resource of the na tion which may he used in the con test." Anticipating attacks on giving Hv president extraordinary powers. Mi Lever contended the situation war ranted them. "We must either confer the socalled autocratic powers upon the constitu? tional head of our government or hi prepared to have them assumed b} the German kaiser," he said. "No wai was ever won by a debating society The time is upon us for getting down to brass tacks. Every man, womai and child must be prepared to make sacrifices?great sacrifices -and no man is going to be permitted to stand behind fine spun theories and techni? calities In his opposition to this meas? ure. This is no pink tea affair, nor is It a ladic s' sewing club matter. It is war against the most powerful au? tocracy the world ever saw. "The supreme duty, as well AS the supreme necessity, is to feed our fight? ing forces, the fighting forces of the allies, ami absolutely provide neces" sarles at living prices for our own neo pie and as largely ;is we can tin civilian population of our allies." Opposition in the senate was voiced by Senators Oorc, chairman of the a>; riculture committee; Reed and Vorda man, Democrat;-., and Gallinger, Re? publican. In the house opposition was led by Iteprcsentatlve llaugen of Iowa (Republican), and Young of Texas (Democrat). Both declared the legis? lation is unnecessary nnd unwise and aimed almost solely at the rural pro ducers, opposition senators complained ovei alleged delay <>t the house in the pas sage of ihr iiist administration food hill, designed to stimulate production and als?? prevent hoarding and specu? lation. They said the production bill and the Sherman anti-trust laws would be ample to cope with specula? tors, Advocates of the hill In the senate planned t>? hold their discussion here? after to a minimum to expedite the GRAB FIFTYiMILLIQN. _ i POOD SPECULATORS ROBBINtJ American people. Herbert c. tfuum Tolls Senate Tliat People mm Paying $.><mm>o,ooo a Month to Grsusphsg Pooi S|>eciilators ?Demands i,uw Tliat Will Afford 1MM- _ %.. <_ dJI Washington. June 10.?Food specu? lators have been taking fifty million, dollars a month for the last fivo months from the American people, Herbert C. Hoover told senators to? day in explaining the purposes of the food control bill. Disclaiming entire? ly that the bill establishes a food dictatorship, Mr. Hoover asserted that its purposes is entirely to organize the resources of the country and the peo? ple themselves into food administra? tion, limit the middlemen's commis? sions and prevent extortion. He said the price of flour should not go over nine dollars a barrel. i BLEASEITES PILE protest. - i Bleaae and Stnekey Declare Exemp? tion Hoards are Wrongly Made Up, - I Washington, June It.?C. L. Blease and W. A. Htnekey of South Carolina today called upon officials of the war department and filed a formal protest against the composition of the exemp? tion boards of that State which aro to pass upon the question of who shall be drafted for the war with Ger? many. They had with them a list of the exemption nominations prepared by Qov. Manning and insisted that at least one-half the white voters of South Carolina are identified with the dualled "Reform party" and that the III tl failed to show any of them ex? cept in rare cases. They claimed rank partisanship and begged that at least one member of the board in each precinct or county, as the case might be, be chosen from this fac? tion. MANY GIRLS LOST. Eight hundred Have Disappeared in New York Since January. New York, June 20.?More than eitfht hundred girls between the ages oi ten and twenty years have disap? peared lrom their homes here since January 1st. This fact transpired coincident with the announcement by Police Commissioner Woods that he has ordered the most searching In? quiry into police conditions since that held after the Rosenthal murder. The investigation is the direct out? come of finding the body of Ruth Cruger, buried in the cellar of the motorcycle shop of Alfred CocchI, for whom the Italian government authori? ties arc searching at the request of the State department. Police and detec? tives failed to solve the Cruger mis tery and the body was found by pri? vate detectives. The police records do not show how many of the missing girls have returned to their homes. _ CHARGED WITH SLACKING. Negro Preacher Arrested at Spartan hurg for l^iiliu v to Register. Spartanburg, June 19.?Fletcher Qrifilth, a negro oreacher, was the first man arrested here for violation of the law requiring men between the ages of 21 and to register for mili? tary service. He lives near Wood? ruff and for some time, it is said, had been preaching !o the negroes not to register as the white people wanted to send the negroes to France while they stayed at home. Ho was ar? rested by special Cnited States depu? ties and given a hearing by H. J. Cnntt, United States commissioner. He stated before Commissioner Gantt tiiat he was SI years old, "hadn't N gistored and wasn't going to." measure and with a view to invoking the anti-filibuster > ule if necessary without being charged with having used a disproportionate share of tho Mine. Senator Chamberlain told the senate he had been informed that tin-re had been an Increase Of more than 50 per cent In the price of cer tain staple articles. ?i don't know if anybody knows the cause of this increase.' he said. "But one thing, in the countries where there has been a tendency for food prices to Increase, legislation along the lines at this bill has tended to hold prices down. The purpose of this bill is to rest somewhere power to regulate loud prices." Senator Reed asked ir bread lines n New York had not been instigated by i lermsn saeuts. ?1 don't like to say." replied the Oregon senator, "but l think that igents of Rome fore Urn countries hftve boon :it work In an effort to limit the hand <>f this government." Senator Stone said the waste of food in hotels and elsewhere by otli eials should he stopped. He s:\id "Juicy steaks'" were but partially eat? en and the rest thrown away while women and children were half starv? ing in the ? ities. .1