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flW FPU UTPHE, **>W UM MOULD BJC PLANTED NOW. Planters Khouid Heed Ap of Boll Weevil and War Con. Hnrmvtlle, July I.?Planting of for fertiliser and exercise of ir In preparation for the com of the boll weevil and to meet war idttlone are two coursen en phatl cnltajr urged by David it. Coker of Unrnrvllle, chairman of the Bute de renne oeunctl. 'The State council of defense Wiehes to eall attention to several tea tuees on the present and pr<ui|>ective ?eMalhin which seem to call for consideration by all of the it of the Bute, but especially by ahn farmers ' says if r. Coker. 'Tremendous advances hav* re sentry taken place In fertiliser ma tertale and especially in ammonlates. Tankage, cotton seed meal and dried blood are already ao high that it si doubtful whether they can be profi? tably need ae fertilising materials. That te because theee materials are mere and more being ueed aa food v lew uve. stock, being substituted to eeme extent for corn, wheat bran and ether materials which can be ueed for human food. Sulphate of ammonia, Which hen been largely used for fer Uttsere. te almost entirely off the mar? ket, being required by the govern? ment for the manufacture of mu nWJomj, It la altogether probable the>t next spring the average farmer will he unable to buy any source of nm anon Is ezcept nitrate of soda, which, is now nearlns; $100 per ton wtth a possible further advance. There Is no certainty that even this mater? ial can be obtained In adequate quan? tities en It Is also used largely in mu? nitions ef war. "Thte situation seems to call for the planting of every acre of stubble land nil vacant corn middles to cow which Is the only available leg foe planting at tbie season. La? ter on. September IS to October U It will be advisable to plant cover crops tn ell nf the cotton. 'The farmer who understands the nJng^Sjpt DOW ftnj takes all ponslble stehe to^R*** ,n edvance may be pake to earVy on bis operations next year wlthotft contracting fertiliser Mile eo heavySefl^^pdanger his prof? its. The farn^W|fcho^takei no thought for the morrosr^Hwbtf in a very different position and may face a situation next spring out of which he will be unable to figure a living. "We trust the people of the Ittato will enreful> consider the above situ? ation caused by the prospective short? age and high priese of fertiliser and Will take all possible steps to lessen the threatened danger to our agri? culture. "Another very difficult problem seems to us to confront our people if the State thie year produces an nv or even three-quartere of an av ootton and tobacco crop and It seile at anywhere near preeent prices, there will be. after debts are paid, the greatest volume of surplus money ev? er known In this State. Prevtoue Pe? riode of unusual prosperity have al Invariably been accompanied by u'atlon. extravagance and larger lav est meats In new enterprises. With the boll weer.l on our threshold and wet a. the wer presenting a kaleidoscope nf problems which at any time may reveres the financial outlook, our peo? ple should shew a wise conservatism that fall. If the present outlook for a profitable buelness Is realised It will preeent a great and unueunt op? portunity to all farmers and business men to pay arcumi id debts and to lay acids a eurplus ? eet boll weevil conditions and other probabje con ttngenciee. "Every man who reads and thinks should use all of his influence to see that the prospective proeperlty la poenierty utilised and doee not even t*a*lhjr result In disaster. Waste and etttraeagnnce should be frowned upon unpopular by public sent! "The government will undoubtedly offer other leeuee of bonds from time to ttene and a large part of the profits of our people must go toward flnanc tng the nation If the war Is to be suc? cessfully conducted. The Red Cross the Young Men's Christian association smd other national charities must be eupeorted and eupported liberally. "After debts are paid and national financial neede fully attended to every dollar not required for a modest but comfortable living should be safely put aelde for future uso. "The State council of defense re? quests the county councils, the news? papers and the cltlsene generslly to gtvs the widest possible publicity to theee suggestions." eTi Mr. U. T. White, with his wife and ehMd, le spending some time In the cHy. Mr. White, who was formerly pSystral director of the Huinter Y M. C. eVs at now employed In Augusta FORT 06LETH0RPE NEWS. YOUNG OFFICERS BRING GIVEN STRENUOUS TRAINING. Training Gamp Is a Place of Practical and Systematic Work Toward Defi? nite End. Camp Warden McLean, Chlcka mauga Park. July 30.?The work in camp has been going on at a steady pace for the past two weeks, with the ?Uy of the first battalion at the rifle range last week and the trip there this week of the second battalion as the chief events of general interest in camp. The arrival today of the field artil? lery was an event of special interest, and of the utmost Importance and en? thusiasm to the three batteries of field artillery In the camp. Heretofore the artillery has been without guns and the cavalry without horses and the Infantry has had the laugh on them* An accident which caused general regret in camp was the death last week of Lieut. Warden McLean, of Philadelphia, from Injuries sustained when he was thrown from his horse while on drill. Lieut. McLean was a former football star on the Prince ton team and was a fine specimen of a man, physically and mentally. He was attached to the 11th battery and was much liked by the regular army officers, his fellow reserve officers and the candidates under him. The camp was named In hla honor, a very signal honor for so young an officer. The trip to the Catoosa rifle range of the first battalion was made on Sunday, June 23, and It was a pret? ty stiff hike at that. The battalion left camp at 8 A. M., under full equipment, weight about 30 pounds, and made the march to Catoosa by 2.30 P. M., where the shelter, or "dog" tents were pitched and in which the men lived for the week. The distance was about sixteen miles, but the heat and dust, combined with the fact that many of the men were out on leave until long after midnight, made the trip an exceedingly hard one, and many of the men were ex? hausted and fell out, the ambulance taking them Into camp. The stay at the range was one full of new ex? periences for many of the men, who generally were glad to leave Saturday afternoon for tho return march to camp. The trip back was made in the cool evening and night and not a man fell out, although It was really harder than that going out, for the men had been on their feet practi? cally all the time since 4.30 a. m. The feet of the men were somewhat painful when they reached camp, but otherwise they were In good spir? its and Col. Slocum, the command? ing officer of the camp was so pleas? ed that he himself stood by, and even helped, as the men were served coffee and sandwiches. The first battalion arrived In camp at 11.SO p. m. and at 5.00 a. m. the second battalion pulled out for the range. It did net lose a man on the trip by reason of the fact that no leave had been granted the night be? fore and most of the trip was made before It became very hot. Camp was reached at 11.30 o'clock. The shooting on the range was con? sidered very satisfactory on the whole, as about half the men had never before fired an army rifle or revolver. Some very excellent scores were made by some of the men. Troop B In the contest made the best score, with company 13 as second. Just .as a mere matter of Inter? est to the curious it may be stated that the branch of the camp exchange st the rifle range sold out more than *U0 bottles of "pop"?cold bottled drinks to the 660 men within less thin an hour after they reached the range. This merely Indicates the heat and thirst of the men on their arrival, it Is not encouragement to buy the drinks, as the doctors adviso that the cold drinks are very Injurious. Later on In the week Col. Slocum visited the camp ind forbid their sale until after 6.30 p. m., a fact which cut down the business of the canteen more than two-thirds. One of the very pleasant features of the life at the rifle range was the work done by the Army Y. M. C. A branch established there to provide comforts and conveniences for tlu? men. The "Y" established its quar? ters under a cavalry shed, had Ice water ready for the thirsty cadets on their arrival and later arranged writ? ing tnbles and benches, supplying sta? tionery free and having stamps for the men who wanted to write. There was plenty of time not employed on the range and this time was passed In playing checkers and other games, or In reading the literature supplied by the "Y," whose work was much appreciated by all of the men. In fact the place of the Y. M. C. A. in at my life of today may be clearly In? dicated In one of the remarks of MaJ. McCleave, tho senior Instructor In camp, when It was stated: "Form? erly the army conalated of three arms, the artillery, the cavalry and the In WAR IN THE AIR. AIRPLANES QUICKEST MEANS TO ALLIED VICTORY. Dr. Joseph S. Ames Says United States Must Furnish Army of Pilots and Fleet of Craft. Baltimore, July 5.?Dr. Joseph S. Ames, professor of physics at Johns Hopkins university and chairman of the commission of scientists appointed by this government to study the con? duct of the war in France, stated here tonight after a number of conferences In Washington that speed and size in aeroplanes will end the war most quickly. He said the United States must fur? nish 10,000 pilots and at the lowest 20,000 aeroplanes and maintain this average in the face of casualties. Each pilot, he said, must have two planes. Dr. Ames said the American people can not appreciate the tremendous scale on which things a* being done abroad. "To illustrate," he snid, "in some places the British battle line in France is 40 miles deep and I have seen trains of motor cars 20 miles long and a train of 9-inch guns six miles long." Speaking of the work of his com? mission, he said: "There is a captive balloon every five miles along the Western front." fantry, but now it has four branches of equal importance, the artillery, the cavalry, the infantry and the Y. M. C. A." The camp branch continues to be used a great deal and is a source of much comfort, amusement and con? venience to the men in the training camp. As already stated, the arrival to? day of field pieces for the artillery put the men In a most enthusiastic frame of mind. The men hitched them? selves to the guns and caissons at th* station and pulled them about a mile into camp. A bit of color has been added to the camp of late by the ar? tillerymen securing red chin straps and, in many instances, changing their red, white and blue hat cord for the training camp to the red hat cord to distinguish the artillery. Banquets were held during the past week by the artillery batteries, three of which have been formed in camp, at which guidons were presented to the bat? teries. One of the batteries has planted cannon In front of Its quar? ters to distinguish the branch of ser? vice to which it belongs. The artillerymen have been borrow? ing horses from the cavalry regiment at the fort for their use, as have the cavalrymen in the training camp, there being one troop of cavalry, three batteries of artillery and nine Infantry ocmpanies i ?v lr he camp, practically 2,000 men In an. The National Guardsmen, or at least a great many of them, have not yet been paid off for May, while the other men In camp are talking about a second pay day, which will prob? ably come in the near future, as the pay rolls are being made out now. Quite a number of the men here are endeavoring to get Into the aviation corps. The tlrst contingent of them left yesterday for Atlanta for train? ing and others are being given a thor? ough physical examination to test them for this very important service. It is generally understood that a score or more will leave here each week from now on until all who wish to enter the aviation service and can pass the examination are gone. A large number of men are needed for the aviation service, but it Is prob? able that the big majority will stick to the infantry in the future as in the past. A feature pleasing to the men in camp Is the erection of an additional shack to each company barracks, which will give more room for all during the hot weather, which Is just setting in in earnest here. Ventila? tors are being added to the shacks al? ready In use, and the new shacks will probably be ready by the end of the present week. Chicknmauga Park is a big place and mighty well suited for training troops and the wisdom of the govern? ment In buying it and sotting it aside as a park from a practical, as well as sentimental, viewpoint Is nbundantlv proven now. Cantonments are going up in all parts of the park to house the three divisions of troops to be trained here. There are now sever? al regiments stationed here at the fort (Oglethorpe), both cavalry and Infantry and they are being strength? ened to their full war strength by the recruits who tire coming in by the hundreds dally from all parts of th< country. The speed with which the hundreds of shacks are put up is most amazing, and the work is going ahead now harder than ever before. To give some idea of tho worth of la? bor?and thousands of men are em? ployed by the contractors onj ""ythe buildings?ordinary workmen get fifty to fifty-five cents an hour and many work fiom daylight to dark. FARM BANK LOANS. ABOUT $12,000,00? REPRESENTED IN ASSOCIATIONS. Authorities, Gratified at Wide Spread Distribution of LOftM Over the Country. Washington, July 5.?Approxi? mately $12,000,000 of first mortgage loans to farmers at 5 per cent, are represented by charters to farm loan associations approved by the federal farm loan board up to July 1. These loans are now being made through the 12 federal land banks which were established under the federal farm loan act. The legislation creating these banks was enacted less than a year ago. The number of farm lean associa? tions chartered up to July 1 was 230 and the exact total of money asked for by these associations was $llt 601,905. The average amount asked for by each association was slightly in excess of $50,000. The average num? ber of farmers in the 230 associations chartered was approximately 18? making the average size loan thus far made about $2,500. Most of the loans thus far made run for 36 years and are retired on the amortization or partial payment plan by semi-annual payments amounting to 6 per cent, per annum. Under the arrangements provided by this legislation 6 per cent, annual pay? ment made by the borrower retires both the principal and interest. Members of the federal farm loan board expressed gratification over the equal distribution of the business throughout the United States, and spe? cial gratification was felt over the fact that the states of high land val? ues are making good use of the fed? eral farm loan system as indicated by the large volume of loans In Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota nnd Oklahoma. Even in the Xew England States where farm loan in? terest rates have been lowest the fed? eral land banks are making, good headway, the lr in applications, not yet acted upon, at the Springfield, Mass., bank amounting to nearly $4, 000,000. The 12 land banks have pending, but not yet approved, appli? cations for loans amounting to nearly $100,000,000. RIOT IN BLOOMINGTON, ILL. National Guard Called Out to Restore Order. ' Blomington, 111., July 6.?Nine companies of guardsmen have been ordered here to restore order, after a night of rioting as the result of the street carmen's strike. The city is quiet this morning, hut there is a persistent rumor that there well be more trouble. The strike was con? ducted In an orderly manner until "Mother" Jones addressed the crowd last night. The mob then began wrecking cars. Many persons were beaten and one shot. The authori? ties were forced to close the power plant, thus stopping all Industries dependent upon it for power. Some of the work continues on Sun? days with unabated fury. On every side dally the batches of recruits (for the regular army) are being trained by the regulars. In fact so fast have they been coming in and so many of the recruits are there in the camp that some of the training camp men have been called on to help as Instructors. It Is generally rumored In camp that out of each company bore In the training camp about fifty-odd offi? cers will he appointed in charge of the men drafted for the greater American army. Each company is expected to furnish two majors, twelve captains and twenty first and second lieutenants. It Is also reported that the men drafted will be sent to the Cantonments In their own States ?intl that the officers appointed from those States at the expiration of this camp will be placed in charge of them. This report, of course, is not affirm? ed as accurate. However, it will be good, if true, for many of the men here, as well as for the conscripts. Tomorrow Is July 4th. The camp celebrates with a holiday and a big field athletic meet. There will be competition between companies and in the afternoon a game of baseball between a team from this camp and one from Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Ga., made up of the men in the training camp there. About 400 men from that camp will visit here tomor? row. yVendell Levl has been out prac? ticing pitching and may be In Ihe game tomorrow- a big honor. If he gets in, which be probably will. All of the Surntor men are getting on well, having settled down in sat? isfied manner following their changes two weeks ago. They aro already eagerly anticipating the 11th of Au? gust when the camp ends With their efforts crowned with success, or 'f they do not secure commissions, they will have the satisfaction of knowing their work well done. DRAWN BY NUMBERS ONLY. METHOD OF selecting new All- , my will resemble jury WHEEL system. Drawing Dato Not Fixed?Baker and Crowdor Confer as to Method to be Followed in Drawing. Washington, July 5.?Arrangements for the next step toward mobilization of the new national army?the exer eise of the selection for draft?were taken up to night at a conference between Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal ficn. Crowder. Mr. Baker said later he had no an? nouncement to make as to the date of the drawing. It has been an? nounced that the drawing will he held in Washington, and it is said a statement covering the method to be followed will be made tomor.ow or the next day. Organization of the local and dis? trict exemption boards, the arrange? ment of tho registration lists In se? rial numbers and other preliminary work must be completed before the selection maehinery can he set in motion. A statement by the public information committee says this ruav be done Saturday, though there is no certainty about it. Reports current today that selec? tions had already been made proba? bly arose from the fact that many boards have numbered their registra? tion cards and in some cases proba? bly already are publishing the lists as required by regulations. The last district will have to com? plete this work, however, before se? lection can begin, as the administra? tion is determined to leave no loop? hole for juggling of the serial num? bers. It is for that reason that pub? lic posting of the list and the filing of duplicate copies with the provost marshal general has I con required in advance of selection. The care with which the numbering of the registration cards is being car? ried out makes it certain that the drawing will he based entirely upon numbers. No names will be involved in the actual process of selection, which will closely approximate, it is understood, the jury wheel system. District No. 2 and District No. 32, both of Philadelphia, are rivals for the honor of being the first to send tho provost marshal general their complete registration list. They were received today in the same mail. OLD GLORY ON VICTORIA TOWER By Order of King Stars and Stripes Also Flying on All (.on eminent Buildings. London, July 4.?By order of the king the Stars and Stripes were fly? ing from the Victoria tower of the house of parliament today and also on all other government buildings be? side the Union Jack. Private build? ings were bedecked with American flags as never before. Thousands of persons in tho streets Wore small flags and wagons and automobiles were decorated witli the American emblem. Premier Lloyd George was interested actively in arrangements for celebration of the Fourth. The Welsh guards band played American airs, while changing guard at St. James palace, as did the orchestra in all tho theatres. Ambassador Page and Mrs. Page held an informal reception this after noon. The American Society will give a banquet tonight with Foreign Score tary BalfOUr as the guest of honor, other guests will be Lord Robert Ce? cil, Vice Admiral Sims, F. S. X., Ad? miral Jelliooe, chief of the naval staff; Gen. Sir William Robertson, chief of the imperial staff at army headquar? ters and the staff which accompanied Mr. BalfOUr to the United States. Francis Powell, chairman of the so? ciety, will preside, and toasts will be given to King George and President Wilson. other American societies are cele bratlng tho day. American war vet? erans living here were entertained at Hampton Court. Gordon Selfridge spoks at a patriotic concert under the auspices of tho British and Foreign Sailors' Society. Tho Marquis of Lin? colnshire made an address at the Na? tional Liberal club. The Belbourne Society celebration extends from July 4 to 10. NO PASSENGER KILLED. Splendid Record Established by Tin Southern Railway. , Washington, July f>.? Tho Southern | railway handled approximately 18,- j 000,000 passengers dining the fiscal year ending June 30, last, without a single one being killed. President < Fairfax Harrison announced today. Inn handling these passengers, 71,770 f trains and 24 9,780 cars were required. \ If tho trains were stood end to end < on the railroad tracks they would , extent f>,4 57 miles, more than six ( times the distance between Atlanta j and New York. ? WANTED FORiOFFICERS. \GE LIMIT POM TRAINING CAMPS MISUNDERSTOOD. Applicants Under Thirty-one Will be Given Fullest of Consideration, De pnrtmcnt Says. Washington, July 5.?Convinced that many desirable men are holding back their applications forf the sec Dnd officers* training camp because of a. misconception of the requirements, Adj. Gen. McCain issued a statement tonight making it clear that "intelli? gent and forceful" men are wanted even if they are under 31 years of age and without military training. The previous statement of the war department that it will be difficult for men within the draft age or without military experience to gain admission to the camps has resulted, officials be? lieve, in an impression that applica? tions from such men will not be con? sider.^. On the contrary, it is point? ed, those of demonstrated executive ability in civilian pursuits, ranging in age from 25 upward, are a type earn? estly desired. Gen. McCain's statement was ^iven out through the public information committee with a request that the newspapers give it prominence be? cause success of the second camp series depends on correction of the prevailing misconception. It follows: "The statement that irature men will be given preference :!or the sec? ond series of officers' training camps seems to have been misunderstood in some quarters. This preference will only apply where qualifications are equal. There is no intention to bar out applications by men under 81. In fact, examining officers have been in? structed to regard the ages 25 to 35 as the most suitable. There Is also some misunderstanding about the nec? essity of previous military experience. The government is looking primarily for intelligent and, forceful men and military experience, though desirable, is not strictly necessary." Applications for these camps will close July 15. Army officials are showing some concern over the few applications received thus far. In the New York district, for instance, where it was expected 1<>,000 or more appli? cants would present themselves, less than 1,000 have applied. -ysH APPLY TO PILLANS. South Carolinians Should Send Ap? plications to Charleston. Lieut. Harry T. Pillans, C. A. C, is examining officer for South Carolina. Men from this Stc.te desiring to^apply for admission to the second training camp, which opens at Fort Oglethorpe August 27, should write to him for application blanks at once, as the time for filing them expires July 15. Men accepted will be given a three months' intensive training course end if they pass the required examinations will be given commissions for the new war army of the I'nited States. Dur? ing their training period they will re? ceive lodging, subsistence and cloth? ing, as well as pryment of $100 a month. On receiving commissions and beginning service they will receive the pay of their grades in the regular service. Applications should be addressed to Lieut. Harry T. Pillans, U. S. A., ex? amining officer, second training camp, the Citadel, Charleston, S. C. NEGRO KILLED WITH PITCHFORK NewlK>rry County farmer in Alterca? tion in Hay FieM I'scs Implement With Fatnl Results. Newberry, July 5.?Hugh Wilson, a white farmer living six miles east of Newberry, in Caldwell township, kill? ed Colin Morgan, negro, today about noon with a pitchfork while they were working together In a hay field some distance from the house, n< other per? son being present. Wilson's statement is that while working they fell out, that the negro struck him with a Brass blade cutting his leg. that he struck the negro on the head with a pitchfork, that the negro struck at him again and he responded with an? other and harder blow on the head and the negro fell. Wilson then hur ried to the house and called Dr Moore. When they went to the field the negro was dead, his skull having been crushed by the blows. Wilson came to town and surren 1 tred lo the sheriff. The coroner's lury found that Morgan came to his loath at the hands of Wilson and hat the homicide was justified. Wil NHI is In jail, but will apply for bail. Ottawa. July ft.?The Canadian "ominons. after an all night session idopted a resolution passing to the iceond reading the compulsory ser rlce bill by a vote of one hundred and 'inhU to fifty-five. There were ixcttii . scenes during the vote. Ef orta to take a referendum or post tone the vote were decisively defeat* d' - - .-. i lff