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101 ?CMTKR W ATCHMAV, Established April, 1800. "He funs and Fear not?De* aD the ende Thou Alma't at be thy Country's, Thj God'a and Trutu'e," THE TRUE SOUTHRON, EataMaabad Jona, MS?u, mil . - _,_, ,_,_??i Oontolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917. Vol. XLIV. No. 38. fWABIWG FPU WAR. IsTT SHOWING WHAT COIN Et rar. national dknfknsf ?JAS AOTOMFI lSllH> of Mcs and Material to the ?tili IWcr of the Na ?Worfc ta IIHng Thoroughl?, If and Koonoaik*ally Hush? es? tlic Industrial Load of inn Oantry. on. June 14.?Accomplish nff the Council of National De Its advisory commission and Um HitSM sines the councd was final last March are set forth prshemdvo report made puh ht by Director Glfford. eighty persona, according to Clifford's report, are drawing and most of these aro clerks uieecfrruphers. one hundred highly train says tho report, aro giving entire time to the coenrll without Ion, Several hundred more, are giving free a large part of Ilms. Thn cfcfcuf accomplishments of th > nana?M are summed up by Mr. Clifford an fnakms j "Mesbillsation of the 342,000 miles Oat railroad- of the country for the IM^rsoosnt's defense. . knit organisation of the tele ? and telegraph companies of to Insure to the government moat rapid and omcient wlro com Moaav IMtktn.eiit of the recent threaten national railroad striken, %anmal acoeptance by labor and ittal of the auggeatlon of the, council law labor Standards should not ha changed until the need for anon action had been determined bj anausetl with tho steadying influence v, en> hadastry grovlng out of such ac r'^?sV irement of 46,000.000 pounds sear for the uses of ths army navy at lern than one-half of the car rent ouirket price?a saving Ipwemmunt of approximately ?,?00.000. "Similar a room (dish men ts as to Sine and aluminum. "Completion of an Inventory, for llttary porposos. of 27.000 America.) manufacturing plants. "Money savins tri tho government, through appointment over the coun? try of committees of business men to Bandst the tiuartormasters' depart? ment of ths army In the economlcu) and efficient purchase of auppllca. ' Saving to tho government of mil? lions of dollars by tho co-ordination of purchases through the agency of ths general munitions honrd. "Creation, under the medical ne" tlon of tho council, of a general med? ian! board, of many of the most high? ly qualified surgeons snd physicians of the country. "Selection by the same section of thousands of doctors speciflcully qual? ified for membership In the medical Officers reserve corps, and the stand? ardisation, far on its way to comple? tion, of surgical Instruments and sup pikes "Creation by the council of the Air craft Production Hoard, which is net? ting out to make 3,600 airplanes and to train f.oOo aviators this year. "Definite results obtained by the council's committee on coal production and the procurement and expedition shipment of coal, both In the civilian and federal Intercwta "Successful Initiation of a move? ment to co-ordinate activities on lh< part of the States of the union for the national defense, brought to a clear and workable focus by the conference of states held recently In Wunhington st the call and under the auspices of ths council 1 ?rgsnhmtion of a railroad commit tea to send to Ituasia. and rnliatmen' of reserve engineer regiments to aid In rehabilitating the rullroada of France." Hcotdfa the many thlnr.a done by the council. Vr flm'ord enumerate In detail the work of th* boar da and ?sunnstttcra ll?? t.curlna with the gen oral Munitions Poard. of which Frunl. A. Scott Is chairman, which, accord tog to ths report, has the following accomplishments to Its credit: I>evelopment of the r.ptcit\ o' small srma factories to aupply one million men with arms; contra? t algned for email i'-mm ammunition meet all requirements, artillery am munition aupply developed; source* o mschlns gun auppllea developed; raw material obtained for gun carriages and calseona; itandardlsntlon of motor transports; aupplv ef material for am bulsnos* bodies obtained and satisfac? tory producti m of nrmored ears as? sured reduction In pries of ma? chine guns obtained and Increased ANOTHER DRIVE EXPECTED. nkM PREPARING THE WAY FOB OFFENSIVE, MOVE? MENT. All signs Point to nig Battle In North ern France ami Belgium? Brit Mi Tighten Grip on Lena?French Also Attack OerinuiiH In Their Section. Tho British front in northern France is ago in developing signs of marked uetivity. Today's British offi? cial statement details an unusual num l>er of raids by the British In virtual- j ly ever> important sector from Bel? gium to St. Quentln.' rnotflclal dispatches says one raid Inst night served to tighten tho Brit? ish grip around Lens. These sort of operations are usually the prelude pa an Important general offensive move? ment. There Is a momentary lull In the lighting on Aisno front. The French have virtually succeeded in re-estab? lishing thoir line In Vau.xaillon in the urea dented last week I y the German drive. More fighting is expected, as hoth sides are anxious to gain certain domination points. In this connection artillery acthlty reported today from various portions of the Chomin-dCM i 'a im n plateau Is significant. production arranged; arrangement 01 Hiifllrlent supply of surgical Instru merits; development of an Improved 'optical glass for miiltary instruments recommendations made as to fair ami equitable prices for army and navy contracts; arrangements made for tak? ing over British small arms plants in this country: establiHhment of prior? ity In manufacture of machine tools to assure government of proper sup? plies'; compilation of list of munitions manufacturers for guidanco of army and navy In making purchases. "The General Munitions Board," the report declared, "has, since its or? ganisation, through the co-ordination , of purchasing alone, saved many millions of dollars to the govern? ment." The work of tho Alrcrnft Produc? tion Board Is set forth at length. Rome of the main things It had done are: "Assisted In organization of aircraft manufacturers into an association. "Negotiated with aircraft compa? nies and others to obtain a basis for settling patent disputes and helped put through an agreement. "Evolved, in co-operation with the chief signal officer, a training plan for aviators; assisted in starting schools for prollrr. Inary training of aviator cadets; arranged for sending pro? fessors to Toronto for instruction In this work. "Developed in cooperation with the signal olllcer and the aeronautical di? vision a standard type of aviation school building and equipment of oulldlngs; assisted tho areonautical di? vision In selecting sites for aviation schools. Investigated the production facili? ties of airplanes In the United States and made recommendations covering orders that should bo placed im? mediately. "Arranged for standardization of ?r inlng type of machine between English, Canadian and United States service " Developed plans for battle types of planes, orders for which are being placed now by the military authori? ties." The medical section, under Dr. Franklin Martin and Dr. F. F. Simp? son, has Spent much of its time se loctlnsj civilian physicians for rec? ommendation to tho army and navy, Buldic Health Service and tho Red Cn?.s. The work hns been tlone through committees named in each Mate, Selection of 2 l.ooo physicians hau l>een completed, and the men have been given application blanks which they have been asked to file with the surgeons general. I Mr. fJMsTord'S report emphasizes the , work of an Inter-departmental com? mittee whose purpose Is to prevent duplication of war work In the va? rious government departments. The council hns In the Naval Con? sulting Board a board of Inventions, which Just now Is Investigating plans to comb it the submarine. Tin1 hoard Is headed by Thomas A. Hdi on nnd numbers among Its members i some of thf country's most noted scientists and Inventors. A Commercial Economy Board, with A. W. Shaw as Its chalrmun. Is study? ing means by which commercial bus 1m hs may he?d meet demands mad" on It during the war, and how IsWfl* quantities of supplies may be divert? ed to government use without upset? ting the cHscntlul services of trade This board Is studying a plan to economize on city delivery systems an i COCCHI CAUGHT. italian al'tiioiutifs arrest mhiherfk of ruth crcger. C<m><*1iI Coli bjssea Crime and Claims Jealousy Wus Motive. Bologna, Italy. Juno 23.?Alfredo Coechl confessed to the Italian au? thorities toe ay that he murdered Ruth Crugcr, in New York. Said he mur? dered the girl in a furious fit of jeal? ousy hecauae of his failure to wi*J her love. AI mod Had Epileptic 1 it. Cocchi'a idmission was made dur? ing tho breakdown which followed searching questions by Judge Zucconlv Cocchi, w'lo previously has coolly maintained his Innocence, begoja tt> weep durirg the questioning and ftpv peared almost as having an epileptic fit, signed the confession. Cocchi hadjj later said he was glad to have clearer! his conscience. f COCCHI MIST COME HACK. f OMchds Want to (Question Hl? as t?f Connection With Polle?'. New York, Juno 23.?Police Com? missioner Woods said he was glad to learn that Cocchi had confessed, hut wanted him brought back hero for something else besides trial, as he wanted to find out from Cochi If Im had any accomplices among the police. is Investigating measures of oecnomy for adoption by retail ?tores. The coal problem Is in the hands of a committee on coal production, head? ed by F. BL Peabody of Chicago, it to assisting the War Railroad Board in expediting the movement of coal and Is taking measures to stimulate pro? duction. A women's defense committee was created in April with Dr. Anna How? ard Shaw is its chairman. Its activi? ties will be directed along the fol? lowing lines: Organization of State committees, registration of women for service with the Food Administration, homo and allied relief work, food production, conservation and thrift; educational propaganda, protection of women an 1 child Workers, conservation of the health anil welfare of Women, conser? vation of tho moral and spiritual forces of the nation. Sclent Ma research is being conduct? ed by the National Research Council. The work is under the direction of Dr. QSOrgt B, Halo and Dr. R. A. Millikan. The Research. Council is co-ortlnati ig the research activities of the country in the fields of science and engineering. It is now engaged 'in studying devices to detect submu? rines and mines. Investigating range Anders and Instruments to detect in? visible aircraft and improving wire? less apparatus. A committee on shipping is work? ing with '.he Shipping Board on the problem of ncreasing the country's merchant tonnage. The wo-k of State defense councils is co-ordinated through a department headed by George F. Porter. It has assisted in organizing State councils and Is giving them advice as to what the federal government expects of the States In nssisting In the conduct of the war. Transpcrtatlon questions are stud led by a committee on transportation. Danel Wlllard, president of the Bal? timore & Ohio Railroad, Is Its chair? man. It operates through a War Railroad Board, of which Fairfax Harrison, president of tho Southern Railway, a head. This board is run? ning the various transportation lines as one continental system. The Railroad Hoard has given pref? erence to fuel and Is moving coal ahead Ol j ll Other commodities. Food probably will be the next commodity given preferential shipment. Coal is moved In this order: fuel for the gov? ernment, for the roads on which mines are located, for other steam roads and finally for general purposes. The committee recommended the person? nel of the railroad commission now in Russia It is engaged In discon? tinuing passenger trains not consider? ed essential and expects to dis? courage Conventions and other meet? ings that would require unusual train service, Other acconii'lishments of the rail? road board are given as follows: "Knlistincnt Of nine regiments of engineers to rehabilitate the French railway systems; an arrangement for moving coal to the Pacific coast in box cars \o prevent an uneconomical haul hues); expeditious movemenl of food producta." Telephone and telegraph commit? tees of tho council have arranged n syateni of co-operation between tin* airs companies and the government. FOOD BILL PASSED. PROHIBITION PROVISIONS WRIT? TEN INTO ME AS I'RE. Bill Carrying Appropriation of $ir>2, 500,000 for its Enforcement In? vests Broad Powers in President. Washington, Juno 23.?The admin? istration food control bill, giving the President broad authority to control th\ distribution of food, feed and fuel for war purpose* and appropriating j 11*8,500,000 for its enforcement and administration was passed by the house late tonight after far-reachim* prohibition provisons had been wrt ten into it. The vote was 80S to 5, Representa? tives MoLcmore, slayden and Young of Texs^j^Dcmocratis, and Meeker, Mis? souri, And Ward, New York, Republi? cans, voting in tho negative. The prohibition provisions adopted would prohibit the use of foodstuffs for tho manufacture of alcoholic bov i rages and would give the president authority to take over for war pur? poses all liquor now on hand. They were put into the measure during the evening in committee of tho whole and Srhep tho bill came up in the house proper the antt-prohlbltlon fncton did not demand that they be voted o.i again. The bill now goes to the senate, where It probably will be substituted early next week for a similar measure already under consideration. Leaders hope to get the measure to conference I by July 1 MEMORIAE TO PRESIDENT WIL? SON'S FATHER. To Re Placed in First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, Va. Richmond, June 23.?President Wil? son will place In the First Presbyte? rian church, in staunton, Va., a memo? rial to his lather, the lato Rev. Jo? seph R. Wilson, who was pastor of the church there when tho president was hon? in 185G. The church Is be? ing reconstructed under the supervis? ion of Albert Kelsey, architect oi Philadelphia, who designed the Pan American building in Washington. Rev. A. M. Eraser, of Sumter, Is pastor of this church. A STRANGE KILLING. - Mrs. Nancy Atkinson, Loo County. Killed Late at Night While Asleep In Bed. Blshopville, June 23.?Mrs. Nancy Atkinson, wife of Mr. Henry M. Atkin j son, of tho Ionia section of this coun ' t> , was shot and instantlx killed while lying In her bed asleep last night about 7 o'clock. A doublebarrel shot? gun was found lying across her bed. Her head was blown almost off. Her husband, It Is said, was in another bed In the same room. It was at first thought that she had committeed sui? cide, but her position and other cir? cumstances caused the coroner's jury to bring In a verdict that she came to her death from a gun shot In the hands of an unknown party. Government calls are given prefer? ence. Much army and navy purchasing ban been done by the committee on supplies, of which Julius Rosenwald of Chicago is chairman. The commit? tee Is composed of six business men chosen from different industries, who are giving their entire time to the work. This committee is said to have saved the government million: of dollars In tho purchase of sup? plies. All army and navy contracts, before signed, are submitted to the committee for approval, and the com mitte?? In many Instances has Institut cd new purchasing systems. Assoclat ed with tho committee are a large number of subcommittees made up oi experts on various commodities. The committee on raw supplies, headed by Bernard M. Baruch of New Yoik, has organised the purcsase of raw materials. It saved the govern? ment, according to the report, $1", OOa,(?00 on the purchase of a supply Of copper. Samuel Gom pars' committee on la? bor Is engaged In settling industrial dispute? and maintaining existing la? bor standards. The committee on Industrial Pre parodness has obtained -7.'?00 detail? ed reports from the country's larger manufacturing plants as to capacity to meet the government's Industrtfl and military needs during the war This information, the report declares, will prove Invaluable In placing or? ders for supplies. Engineering problems are being studied by an engineering commit tee under Dr. Hollls Uodfrey. WANTS NAVAL BATTLE. WINSTON CHURCHILL AFRAID WAR WILL BND BEFORE NA? VIES ACCOMPLISH MUOH. r.erniany's Outnumbered?OrcM Dis? aster, He Says, ito Greet Ships Ob? solete Without Boing Used. I London. June 24.?Winston Spencer Churchill, in an article in the Sunday I Pictorial, demands an aggressive pol j -y for thfl vast surplus tleets under (the Entente Allies, especially since America's entry into the war. "Allied navies," he declared, "have today at least two dreadaughts for every one at the disposal of Germany and Austria and in addition more than four old big ships to one of the ene? my. Put the superiority in weight of metal, modernity and tonnage is far greater even than these immense fb?iircs imply. Are we really to be con? tent to see this vast mass of about I 200 big ships wait idle on the on chance of the Cerium fleet emerging to fight until peace?perhaps an un? satisfactory peace?is declared? "When three old big ships were sunk in the Dardanelles is reported o great naval disaster, what kind oi disaster would it be when, on the da> peace is signed, hundreds of battle? ships are found to have been vor;, unusued and pass into obsolescence t the supplanted in further wars by air ! planes and submarines? "It is only when we are able to dc VlSO and execute some method of ag? gressive naval warfare against tho German that we shall lind his weak? ness and our strength, that we shall liberate our splendid navy from the enchanted circle tho submarine has drawn about it and compel our ene? mies to absorb themselves so much in the process of their own defense as to leave them no leisure to encompass our ruin." BACK IN THE SENATE. Tlllman Sufficiently Recovered to Uo Columbia, June 23.?Senator Till - man, accompanied by Mrs. Tlllman, passed through Columbia this after | noon for Washington. Senator Tlll ! man looks well and is in excellent spirits. Ho thinks there might be a few "bugs" In the carbuncle he had on his arm but says that it Is prac? tically well and that he feels in fine trim. Senator Tillman said that he had Senator Ham Lewis keep in touch With him and he was ready to return to Washington as soon ;is wired t return, but that Senator Lewis seemed In no hurry for him to return t? Washington, saying the administ ratioj was getting along all right with all of Its measures, but Senator Tillman thought it best to be on the grouru and will be at his otlico Monday morn? ing ready for the grind. Senator Tillman is keenly alive t' the war preparations and inquired par ticularly as to the work on the Co? lumbia cantonment. He has a strong idea that tho Germans will be on tu Khine by September 1, but in thi Mrs. Tillman thinks the senator i allowing the wish to father the thought. GIRL LOSES LIFE IN ACCIDENT. Automobile Turns Turtle at Alston. Gn., Injuring Several of Occupants. Alston, Ga., June 24.?Miss Eunice Oarrett, 10, was killed, her sister, Miss Jennie Garrett, was fatally in? jured, and Miss Moselle Garrett, Une Co wart and Gamp Co wart were seri? ously hurt when tho automobile in which they were Tiding this afternoon turned turtle on a sharp curve in the road near hero. The dead and injured were prominent here. Tho chauffeur of tho car escaped with scratches. A physician witnessed the wreck of the car and rendered Immediate medical attention to the injured. The second Miss Garrett was not expected to sur? vive tonight. sumo his Duties. BRITISH RTFAMER SINKS SUBMA? RINE. I'-lloat Attacked Steamer and Wnf IIrrsoll' DentroycdJ, An Atlantic Port, June 2r>.?officers of a Britten ?teamor arriving here re? port the sinking of a Qerman subma? rine, which attacked their ship. Box Supper at Dalsen. There will he a box sapper In the school building at Dalsell on Tuesday evening, th<> 2?',th inst. at s.::u o'clock, Th?' proceeds to go to the Im nefil ol the School Improvement Association. RED GROSS CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN SAYS SIX MONTHS WILL END $100,000,000. Today Is "Pcrshing Da .v"?General Cables Message from France to American People. Washington, June 24.?New de? mands on the American Red Cross, disclosed today by Kliot Wadsworth, acting chairman, shows that $100, 000,000 fund, $18,000.000 of which remains to be subscribed St-Jlhc final campaign round up tomorrow, Una* not last longer than six months. For this reason Red Cross officials are hoping earnestly that the fund will be largely oversubscribed in the final hours. Special collections in thousands of Sunday schools and churches today are believed to have raised about $2,000,000. Tomorrow is "Pershing day." This message to the American peo j pic, cabled from France by Maj. Gen. Poshing, was made public by Red Cross headquarter! tonight: "Americans can show their colors in no better way than by subscribing generously to the lied Cross." Speaker Clark in an address at a Red Cross rally today put the same thought this way : "Those who can't fight can pay." From sun up tomorrow to midnight committees in virtually every city, town and village in the I'nited States are expected to work strenuously for the fund. Tomorrow night the campaign will close officially but a few cities expect to continue the work most of the week. It was announced by the Red Cross today that a corps of physicians and nurses will be sent shortly to Rou I mania to light disease which has de? veloped among the thousands of war fugitives crowded into that portion of the country still held against the Central powers' armies. Chairman Wadsworth disclosed also that the committee in charge of Rsd Cross in France recently cabled that every cent of the $100,0000,000 mercy fund could be spent to good advan? tage in France immediately and urg? ing that as large a proportion of the sum as possible bo allotted to tho French war zone. Ambassador Boris A. Pakhmetieff, head of the Russian mission to the I'nited States, and Baron Moncheur, head of the Belgian mission, also were speakers at the meeting addressed by 1 Speaker Clark. ! - ?CLEVELAND LEADS FOR THE RED CROSS. Per Capita Contribution Larger Than of Any C ity in tho Country. Washington, June 24.?The highest per capita contributions among cities Of more than lOO.OOO population came from Cleveland, whose record for tho campaign is not likely to be chal? lenged. Cleveland's collection so far makes a per capita donation of $6.20. New York city is second with $5.84; Youngstown, Ohio, third, $5.G6; Pitts burgh fourth, $4.48. The average contribution per capita In the cities listed is $2.94. If tho $100.000,000 goal is reached, tho average per capita donation of all persons in the United States would he about $1. but by far the greatest proportion of the fund is coming from city populations. COAL PRICE CONSPIRACY. Government Has Proof That Coal Operators Fixed Price by Agree? ment. New York, June 2f>.?Testimony that a price list lixmg $3.00 at mines as minimum cost <>r semi-bituminous coal was sent to operators day after a conference of coal presidents and operators here in January was intro? duced by ths government in the trial of fifty-one individuals and one hun? dred and two companies In the federal court. DOWN <>X SPECULATION. New York Col ton ITfi tisnglt Kulcs Ann Ins? Manipulation. Now York. June 21.? I fader author? isation of tko board of managers. President Shutt, of the Now York Cotton Exchange, wrote all members that pronounced chnngee in prices of cotton is Inimical to the United States. Washington, June It.?Senate lead eis ha\e arranged to expedite the food control toll tint fcas passed by the bouse on Saturday, It was referred to I he agriculture commutes without dh i usoion.