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Sil?? * IM. alcliroftti ano ton. HATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. ??Be Jost and Fear not?Dot aU the en da Thon Aims't at be thy Country'* Thy God's east Truth's:" TUB TR?B SOUTHRON, eusolidated Aus. 2,1801. SUMTER, 8. 0., SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1917. Vol.XLIV. No. 39. TWOPS IN FRANCE ,Y PA?KFI> TIIUOK.II Si lt. HAM INF DAX'iKKS, of a Might \ Host Installed Vaster Comma ml of <?en. L. Slbert. ill Seaport, June 37.?The eontlneent of American troops arrived and disembarked this ? troops landed amid the frantic of the people who hnd gnthor beur* before in anticiimtion oi* tlon of yesterday'a surprise lUaaam roae to fever pitch It wa? learned that tho trans and convoys hud successfully the ??' *'marine sone. The port ftljr beMagged in honor of tho the troopa now arrived were today to a camp not di.< thls point, where Mai. Illlant U Slbert Is installed, they prohohly will go soon to It near the front. All tho are in excellent shape, enthus evtr the successful trip an 1 reception and eugor for action, (len. Pershlng. the A ? m>i i? ;? launander, la exported tomorrow. harbor la dotted with convoya j roots are filled with soldiers |r. ' fcDafcl and with bluejackets. (iron! of trucks are transporting supplies to the camps in j the troopa are concentrating. ftsd fro* ~>F AMFRH ANS NFAIt FRONT. Washington. June 27.?The advance Of the might> army the Pulte I Is preparing to md against la on frrench . In defiance of the Qermnn sub thouaandn of seasoned regu and marine?, trained fighting men the tan of long service on the R border or In llaytl or Santo DoaaisffO nidi on their faces, have hastened overseas to fight be the Prencr. the British, tho Pel-j the Ruiadnns, the Portuguese the Italian troop* on the Western News of the safe arrival of the troops sent a new thrill through Washington today. No formal an? nouncement came from the war de? partment but when MaJ. Oen. Persh lng*s official report hss been received there may be a statement ns to the numbers and composition of the ad? vance guard. Prase dispatches from France, pre sumably sent forward with the ap? proval of Uen IVrahlng's staff, show that May: flen. Hlbert. one of the new major generuls of the army, com? mands the first force sent abroad, under Clen. Pc rshing ns commander in chief of the expedition. One thing stands out sharply, de? spite the fact that the else of the task that hu? been accomplished h not fully revealed as yet. This Is that American enterr rise has set u new record for the transportation of troopa Considering the distance to b^ cov? ered and that all preparations had to be made after the ord**r eamo from the White House the night of May IS. It Is practically certain that never before has a military expedition of thin s?ss boon assembled, convoyed and landed without mishap in so abort a time. It la a good uugury Of future achievements The American force will he a net gala to the allies It will throw no ersgto bunion of supply or equipment upon them. The tropa will be fed clothed, armed and e<julped by the United States. Despite the enormous ditllrultiea of UnpreparednoA* and submurine ?hin gers that faced them, the plans of the army _?neral staff have gone through wHh clocklike precision. When the order enme to prepare tmntediatel - an expeditionary force tt go to Franre. virtually all the men n??w across the seas were on the Moxl e*n border. Oen. Pershlng hlmsel? was at his bet dqjuarters In Han An tsnto. There were no nnny trans ports available in the Atlantic. Armv reserve stores were still depMed from the border moMlisatlon. Regiment? were below war strength. That was the con I it Ion when Pr<?Hi dint Wilson decided that the plea of the Trench hlffh commission shooh be answered. At his word the wni department began to move Oen Pershlng was summoned quietly to Wasnlngton At the request of Hec retsry Haker the newspapers gener ally refrained from dis--usMlnn of hh arrival There were * thonssnd other oc ti?H?es afoot In the department at the t*ns All the buslnese of preparing WOfJU swi; i ni:iK msixr.ss FROM lit IN. Organ l/>?d to I?rrvciit Inserting Pro? hibition Feature into The Food Bill. Washington, June 28.? Not In years has so much interest /been aroused over nr.y question a.s ovrr the prohi? bition feature In the food bill, sever? al senators said. Thousands of tele? grams are pouring In, advocating or opposing It. Many of those In op position are Identical, Indicating an organized fight. Representatives of both sides are busy Interviewing sen- | ators. Labor leaders feared unem? ployment and municipal olllcers the loss of license revenue. rot tun will i k.il l i:\tkaim tion. Is Afraid of Tin? Flectrlc Chair? Friends liaising Money to Aid Him. Bologna, June 28.?"I feel myself acquitted morally, but am willing to undergo legal penalty In my coun? try." Alfredo Cochl tho slayer of ituth Cruger In New York is quoted as saying at the last interrogation by the judge. Cocchl had a horror of death in the electric chair which is shared by his friends who are raising funds to fight extradition. J ' p^^?? for the registration of 10.000.000 men. of providing* quartern and instructions for nearly f?0,00o prospective officers, for flnd'ng arms and equipment for millions of troops yet to be organized, of expanding the regular army to full war strength, of preparing and ro crultlng the National Ouard for war was at hand. den. Fershing dropped quietly into the department, and set up tho llrst head iuarters of tho American ex? peditionary forces In a little office hardly lnrgo enough to hold himself and his personal staff. There, with the aid of the general stafT, of Sec? retary Itaker. and of the chiefs of the war department bureaus the plans were worked out. Announcement of the sending of the force under Oen. rershing was made May 18. Matters relating to the expedition were carried out with? out a word of publicity. The regi? ments that were to go with Gen. Pershing were all selected before le left and moving toward the seacoasf I from the border. | (Uber regiments also wero movin.; North, Rast and West to the points where they were to be expanded, and the movements of the troops wie were to be first In France were ob scured in all this hurrying of troop 11 i ins over the land. Great shipments of war supplie began to assemble at the embarka? tion ports. Liners suddenly were taken off their regulnr runs with no announcement. A great armada was mnde ready, supplied, equipped as transports, loaded with men nnd guns nnd sent to sea, and nil with virtually no mention from the press. Tho navy bears Its full share in the achievement. From the time tie troop ships left their docks and head jed toward sea responsibility for the lives of the thousands of men rested upon the officers and crews of the lighting ships that moved beside them or swept free the sea lanes before them. As they pushed on towards where German submarines lay In wait, every precaution that trained minds of the navy could devise wi> taken. While his troops were embark intc or steaming towards their destina? tion, den. Pershing and his staff, sup? plemented by a special corps of gen? eral staff officers, have been busy In France preparing the way for the new army. The camp sites have been se lootcd. the details of the final train? ing have he SB)1 worked out and the question of supply and transportation lines studied. I :?? gi men t s of the Na? tional army composed of railway workers and engineers will aid hi that Work. They, too, have been created In a few weeks time. The war department has no an? nouncement to make as to Gen. I'ersh Ing's disposition of his fortes. Pro? sumably that has been left to him to decide In conference with the French general staff and with oMl ' lals of the Uritlsh army. The Amer? ican troojw will be an Independent fovc \ cooperating with the allies. |1 has been suggested that the Ameri? cans might be placed between the French and British forces as a con neeting link, but the exigencies of the planned carnpalKos will govern thai question. , SALEM SECTION CROPS. News of Interest From a Rural Sum- 1 tor Community. Salem, Blae!< River, Juno 27.?On Saturday the writer saw the crops from Sardinia to Florence, going- one route ami returning another except for a few miles near homo on the same road?in all, SO miles of crops. The contrast with conditions just af? ter the storm of last July is most re? freshing. OOttOn is generally small , and irregular, but fairly well worked out. Corn is in many sixes hut looks ! f^ne. With rains at proper intervals there will ho no scarcity of corn over this route. Tobacco is exceptionally lino and in the Shiloh section many laborers were filling barns. The finest crops were between Jeffries' creek and Lake swamp on tho Florcnce Timmonsville road. Cloing the route was by Shiloh, Wood's mill, Welch's bridge and Klim, going into Florence from the ::outh. Returning, out of Florence westward through Timmonsville, Cartersville, Durant's bridge, South Dynehburg and Trinity. This road is much rough? er than the former. Unless tho road from BuUtter to South Dynchburg is much bettor than on to Florence tho southern route?Sumter to Dahns, Mcllrlde crossroads and on through Shiloh, as indicated above, is decide 1 ly the smoothest road. The distance is about the same, but the time can easily be made 20 minutes shorter with less shock to the ear. There are many stretches of this road that 20 to LT? miles an hour can be ma.de with greater safety than i r? miles on tho other route. Mrs. B. F. Dabbs spent Saturday In Floience with her sister-in-law. Mrs. B, G. Hoole, widow of Diem. Col. A. J. Iloole of the Blghth regi? ment. Kershaw's brigade, killed ut Chlekamauga, September, lSfd!. Tliese two old ladies, the one fl and the other It, are the last Of their girl? hood flienda in the old days of Da. Ilngton. Mrs. J. A. Warren's family nio_ spendirg the summer at tho Me BlidS winter houfie. The Malern up It of the Sumter chap? ter of the Rod Cross has a dozen members and enjoyed an Ice cream festival Friday afternoon at Fern park. The net returns were $6.75. Janus Mel hide Dabbs, who took his M. A. degree at Clark university at the rec nt commencement, is at home helping on the farm. Miss Btelnmeyer of Charleston i-; visiting her sister. Mrs. O. Ii. Tlsdale. Miss Sophia Brunson of Sumter made a short visit last week to the Misses Dabbs. Brisk entires was closed yesterday on account of communion services at Midway, which church is also served by the Rev. W. H. Workman. Hugh Witberspoon's little girl was bitten by a mad cat recently. Sh< has been given the Pasteur treatment and Is considered out of danger. Mr. Withcrspoon was bitten by a dog last week, but it was found not to have rablc . GEB, PRRSH1NG MOVES HIS QUARTERS. Will Occupy Fine Old Residence Bear His Headquarters. Paris, June 2S.?den. Pershing has left the hotel at which he had been staying since his arrival in Paris to make his homo in a fine old residence near headquarters. The house for? merly belonged to Prince (Jortchakoff. It was eased before the war by Ogden Mills, who placed It at the disposal of (Jen. Pershlng, NO SPECULATING IN WHEAT. Trading in Ol her (.rains Will Also ho Restricted. Chlot go, .lune 28.?Government food control plans include tho abso? lute co ltrol of the wheat trade in all its commercial aspects, according to n statement of President Qrlnln of the board Of trade. No speculation will be allowed. Trading in other grains for present and future delivery will alsn fie restricted. BELGIAN PRIF.STS IMPRISON! I> Cardinal Morolcr's Patriotism Reflect (tl h> Priests in Ills Futourngc. Amsterdam? June 2X.- ?According to The T' legraph. several priests at? tached o the entourage of Cardinal Merrier have been made prisoners in Germany, while twenty others are im? prisoned In Belgium. The Cardinal's private secretary was sentenced to one yesf for preaching a ssrmun on Christian charity. JAPAN'S PAKT IX THE WAR, Lending Money to England and France j und BfJtldlng Ships to the Moditer- i rnncan. Tokio, June 28.? (Correspondence) ?Japan was negotiating with Rus? sia to make a war loan to that coun? try when the revolution Interrupted the pourparlers, said Kazuye Shbdn, Japan's Minister of Finance, to the correspondent of The Associated Pros* while discussing Japan's proposed fi? nancial assistance to the entente pow ers. The Minister did not say wheth j cr the interrupted negotiations would be resumed, The minister previously stated that his country was negotiating to make j loans to Qroat Britain and Franco, lie could not fix the amounts, but he expressed the opinion that the firun < ml aid to the entente, supplementing Japan's dispatch of a licet of warships to the Mediterranean Sea, showed that Japan was doing everything in bei power to help the allies success fully prosecute the war. j lie declared that loans to the allies I and the contemplated purchase of H^ltente securities held in the United 'states would tend to check tho outflow of gold from the United States to Ja? pan which appeared to be causing some apprehension in tho United States. The contemplated purchase I of securities was not to be an official Ioperation, it was being arranged by \f} group of important banks, including i the Yokohama Specie Bank, the In? dustrial Bank of Japan, and leading financiers of Osaka. "You must remember." remarked Mr. Rhoda, referring to the movement |of gold from the United States to Ja pan, "that the importation of specie !s generally regarded as a disadvantage? ous Operation." Minister Shoda, in an address before the prefecture! governors referring to 'Japan's financial part in the war. said: MOur own people may sometimes forget the fact that our country is a iparty to the war for our military op orations are not conspicuous on the 'surface. But the empire is giving the allies every assistance at its com? mand, and the special fund needed for jthat purpose reaches no small amount. , fortunately at the outbre ak of the war, our national treasury was in such B line condition that we did not have to seek a special revenue source in defraying' those expenses, But what I *he close of the war will bring no one knows except the prospect that the expenses Will only increase. The I government, therefore, is at prose ill considering the ways and means to solidify the foundation of our war? time finance," That Japan WO! continuing to en? joy great material prosperity was shown, he said, by the fact that up to the middle of May the excess of ex? ports over imports had reached the to? tal of about $110,01)0,000. or about three times as great as the previous year for the same period. This had .brought about an over-supply Of mon? ey which constituted a great prob? lem. The way of disposing of this 'surplus money could not be definitely outlined In days like these when the world finance is full of sudden changes "The investment of our capital iu China," he went on, 'is indispensable in realizing the economic cooperation between Japan and China. For that purpose the financial organs must be 'unified end readjusted and cooperative enterprises of Japanese and Chinese must be encouraged. It should be re? membered, however, that the Interests of the two peoples should be promot? ed for their common good and con? flicts should be avoided as far as pos? sible." "We must be prepared to respond unlline-hingly to orders for war sup? plies in order to help the allies win the war. I feel it is our duty to give the allies every convenience in paying for the war supplies from our coun? try." ONLY ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. German Attack in Alsace Repulsed With Loss. \ i_ Paris, June 2?.?-The French official statement chronicb-s only artillery en gagomerits on the French front. A Oerma^attack on the Wattneiler sa? lient in Alsace was repulsed, Regulars Will not DIsDlnce Guardsmen. Washington, June l'7.?Assurance that National Guard officers drafted into federal service who are capable of passing the required examination will not be displaced by regulnr arm'/ offi? cers wns given the house military uf fairs committee today b< Secretary 13aker. MANY GERMANS KILLED IN FIERCE ASSAILT. Prisoners Conic in Shouting "The War is Over.*' French Front in France. June 27. (By the Associated Press).?A French military chaplain figured prominently with the French troops in a brilliantly successful attack on tho Draggn cave on the Chemin-des-Dames in the n< Ighborhood of Hurtsblse, While advancing with a stretcher bearer d? tachment tho chaplain was confronted by the fearsome figure of a German officer whose clothing was aflame. The chaplain raised a crucifix and of? fered religious comfort to the burn? ing man, who pointed to tho rear t where another German officer was I creeping out of a hole. The chaplain, still holding the cruel-j fix aloft, advanced shouting to the Germans to surrender. The officer replied: "We are ready but will sur? render only to an officer." A French Officer approached and entered the cavern where 150 Ger? mans, including three officers, laid clown their arms. Where the action occurred was tho scene of an ambuscade of the French in the beginning of 1915, which re? sulted in considerable French losses. I * When the French attacked <>n this occasion the position was peculiar. 'The southern entrance of the enor? mous cavern, between Grotto farm and the monument commemorative <.f :i Napoleonic victory in 1814, was held by the French. The northern I entrance was held by the Germans. The cavern was 500 feet long and 300 fret broad. Across it the Ger? mans had built a brick wall. Above <<n the ridge, the French and German J trenches were separated by only a few yards. The French objective wuf to drive the Germans from the cavern and gain the observation points on the surface. The German trenches were wn? in a flank attack. While the southern entrance was filed with ?as, which 'penetrated to the German sector, the northern exit was shelled and show? ered with machine gun bullets. Tho operation succeeded beyond all ex? pectations and resulted in the cap? ture of 315 prisoners, Including a number of officers. Tho French H ?w li??1*1 all the dominating points on this pari of the Chcmln-des-Dames, The prisoners came In batches with hands held high in the air, and shout - ' ing. "The war is over!" The entire French casualties (Hiring the opera. Itlon were fewer than the number <: Gorman prisoners taken while every? where were found evidences thar the .Germans suffered heavy losses in kill? ed. ARMY RECRUITING DRAGS. .More Than 10,000 Daily Needed to Complete 70,000. I Washington, June 27.?If the regU j lar army is Increased by 70,000 men I by the end of the month as President Wilson requested In his recent proc? lamation, recruiting must be at the rate of more than 10,000 daily for the next four days. Deports from the ad? jutant general's office today continue to indicate light recruiting and a prob? ability that recruiting week will close with the required number far from filled. The total acceptances were 1, 400 a few less than the previous day. The total quota of the States should be 183,898, but the total acceptances since April 1 are only 127.S00. Th States making the best showing yes 1 terday were Illinois and Masaehu setts. Doth of those Slates have ex? ceeded their quota. The list of States that have filled their quota was not increased yesterday. MEXICANS GETTING AMMUNITION Hand of Thirty ( aught Smuggling it Across UU<> Rio Grande. El Paso, Juno 28.?One of our cav? alry patrols Intercepted a hand of 30 Mexicans while engaged In smuggling ammunition across the Uio Grande riser, seven miles e:ist of here. Two were captured. The ammunlton was discharged l?y the smugglers. GHUMAN PRISONERS ESCAPE. Three Thousand S|\ Hundred Made Way Out of Russia bast Month. retrograd. June L*S. ?-? Newspapers s:iy that more than 1hirty-si\ hundred Herman prisoners, including n hundred and IIfty officers, escaped from Rus? sia through Finland lasl month. The i 'inns are sild to h t\ e given little or no aid in recapturing them. BISHOP MIKELL DR. If. J. M1KKLL ELECTED BISH Sumter Boy Chosen by Atlanta Epe? copal Bioeese. _ Atlanta, June 26.?The xlev. H. J. Mikeli, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Nashville, Tenn., was elected bishop Of the Atlanta Episcopal dio? cese at a meeting here tonight of the Diocesan Council. Dr. Mikeli was elected on the second ballot. The oth? er candidates were the Rev. W. R. Goodwin, of Rochester, N. Y.; tho Rev. Henry W. Phillips, of Sewanee, Tenn., ami the Rev. C. 13. Wilmer, of Atlanta. Dr. Mikeli was chosen to succeed the late P.ishop C. K. Nelson. The council was called into special ?eston yesterday after the Rev. F. T. Copeland, rector of Trinity church, New Orleans, has declined to accept I the bishopric to which he was elected several months ago. HARD PRESSED FOR MONEY. j German Hints at Revolutionary Meth? od to Raise Revenue. Copenhagen, June 27.?Revolution? ary methods in raising revenue to cover Germany's enormous post bel j lum budget were foreshadowed by I Dr. von Platorius, finance minister of i Wurtemburg, in a speech in the Diet at Stuttgart Monday. The min? ister said it would oe impossible for j the empire to raise by eustemary methods the mighty sum required and that, therefore, the State must obtain a share of the nation's revenue at the source by participating in the profits accruing from production, importation and trade. This is the first time that prospec? tive resort to government monopolies has been prophesied so plainly by a responsible government official. i LOWERING PRICKS OF COAL. Operators Agree for Government to Have Voice in tlie Mutter. Washington, June 28.?The confer? ence of four hundred operators, rep? resenting every coal producing State, took quick action today toward lower? ing coal prices by the adoption of a resolution authorizing their co nmit tees to "give assent to such maximum prices for coal free on board cars at mines in various districts as may be named by the secretary of the inter? ior and federal trade commisiem and council of national coal production committee. Former Gov. Fort, who presented ; the resolution from the special com? mittee said it put the legality of tho right to fix prices up to the gcvern ment and not on the operators. Lt has been feared that tentative prices, ef? fective on July 1st might be an? nounced at once. The present rates are expected to be in effect until permanent prices can be arranged as a result of the investigation into tho cost of production. Immediate general reduction In coal prices was agreed upon which will re? sult in a saving of hundreds ot mil? lions of dollars to the people. A resolution calling on the Federal Trade Commission to inform the sen? ate why it has not ordered print paper manufacturers to desist from their "il? legal practices and exorbitant charges," has passed the senate. ADAMS CONVICTED AND FINED. Seilten??? (ircms Out of Campaign In? cident. ? Manning, Juno 27.?-Dr. E. C. L. Adams of Columbia, president of the South Carolina Audubon society, to? day was found guilty of simple as? sault and fined $40 for an attack upon J. M. DcsChamps hero last year. The trial, which attracted much attention, was begun yesterday and the case was given to tho jury last night. The ver? dict was returned today. 1fr. Adams, candidate for lieutenant governor, and Mr. DeaChamps, candi? date for governor, were members of the campaign party which spent a night in Manning. While here Mr. DesChamps and l>r. Adams became involved in a personal affray, the rharges growing out of the incident. Germane* Kations Ojf Fat Cut Short. Copenhagen, June 27.?Germane arc informed officially that rations of fat next winter will be less than tho scanty allowance Of fifty grains week? ly allowance las* winter, and that, therefore, marmalade, preserves, etc., must be relied on almost exclusively to render the daily bread palatable.