The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 11, 1917, Image 6
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*
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