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- n >n mm yield. KKTlMAfKS B1L. titOlf BUSHEI* MORE THAN LAST YEAR'S CROP. of America Doing Their I t ? %? Sapply like Food Needs of Thai Country and of Oar AUleo and f BOM Render a Victory Over Oer ?nut MUltariaaa Certain. Washington. July t.?A billion hUObela Increase over laat year's pro? duction In the principal food crops is Use response that farmers have made to the president's mid-April appeal onying that upon them "rests the fate Of the war and the fate of nations." 91*1 extent of the farmers' response WOJt disclosed today when a produc? tion Of MtS.000.000 bushels of prln eisisi food crops was forecast in de pajtment of agriculture's July crop report. It shows this years' crop will ho the largest in history except one. nn4 that four other crops will make JMS' high records. The corn crop, \ which with favorable weather from nOjtf os) may equal the bumper yield of ttlf. show* an lnhrease of 541,000,000 bwshess over lost year with a total of Is134.000 bushels The acreage Is 146 4 pet cent, larger than laat year. The combined winter and spring sdseoft crop will be 3U.000.ooo bushels Snore than last year's, with a total of ffl.tee.OOO bushels. V Horsey, with prospects of the third ^HhSSSS* crop ever crown, will exceed X' loot year's production by S3.000.000 wttn as> output of li4.ooo.ooo Ones promised to exceed last year's ursp by tUl.t?4St00 bushels, the total goods** Ion being forecast at 1,460, OW.OOO bushels. That Is slightly un det* the record. Improvement be tureen now and harvest, however, may result In a record crop. ^White potato production, on a 12 1-2 nor seat. Increase In acreage, will no e tossed crop, with 462.000,000 huihshx or 167.000,000 bushels more thnn lout year, not taking Into ac eotint the garden production, which thin year Is estimated to be much lai get than ever before. Rye, another reword crop this year, will amount t ??100,000 bushels, or 2.700,000 bush efts store than loot year. ??set potatoes will register a new . with 62.200.000 bushels, or ? bushels more than last 111 be 34,400,000 basnets, the secon3ujj}rgcst crop ever produced. Production of tobacco will break soother record, with a crop of 1,216. 606 pounds, which is 94.000,000 mll hXei pounds more than was grown last year. B*1 he a statement explainmg condl the department of agriculture "A hoary Increase In acreage sji gprn Is noted, amounting to over 14 pte* cent of last year s area, much of tie Increase being on land not for? merly cultivated and the bulk of the remainder on abandoned wheat lands and acreage formerly devoted to hay. The growth Is several weeks late, but the seed was generally of superior* | quality. Stande color and vigor aro generally above the average. There have been some losses on flooded bot? tom lands and a moderate amount of replanting has been necessary "The corn crop suffered from drought In the Oulf Central States but ?1stThere moisture Is sufficient or In "The etands of winter wheat, espe? cially where thinned by winter killing, have thickened up surprisingly. The growth during the month has made an Improvement, repreeentlng a gain qf 26.000.000 bushels, this being far In exoees of what was expected or \t ordinarily experienced. The Improve? ment was general with the exception of a few States. Practically no insect damage is reported. "Spring wheat has declined In con? dition materially, owing to frost and dryneso In North Dakota and unfavor? able conditions In some of the West? ern States. "nats have Improved with winter wheat In all sections except the north em portion of the North Central States. Winter oats In the South are a very small crop, owing to winter damage and the spring oats crop, where grown there, whllo better, was not large owing to drought In the Oulf Central 8tates. Stands through? out the main producing sections, other than as noted, are exceptionally heavy, the condition Is high and at this date the largest crop of record 1? prom Issd 1.463,000 bushels. "The acreage of rice has boon much Increased, but conditions uro favorable In the Oulf coast section of Louisiana and Texas. The conditions In Arkansas and California are high and the present crop promises 34.400. 000 bushels, being less then the ehe nomenal crop of 40,700,000 last y <;- <', but more than 6.000.000 greater than any previous ysar. "The barley promise remains un? changed at the high figure of M4. ?60,000 bushels. II)e as a result of STOP ENEMY TRADE. BILL TO PROHIBIT TRADING WITH GERMANY NOW BE? FORE THE (HOUSE. The Measure I* Designed to Prevent Food and Other Commodities Use? ful to Nations at War With United States Heuchln* Them Either Di? rectly or Through Neutral Coun? tries. Washington. July 9.?Tho adminis? tration bill to prohibit trading with Germany or her allies during the war was taken up today by the house and such progress made that passage is expected not later than Thursday. General debate was concluded without developing indications of a prolonged fight when the measure is taken up for consideration of the amendments. Representative Lenroot of Wiscon? sin led the opposition to the bill, main? taining that some of the provisions to prohibit neutrals from trading with the enemy or enemy allies while do? ing business In this country were in direct violation of international law. Representative Montgue of Virgin? ia, In charge of the measure, Indicat? ed that he would accept amendments agreeable to Mr. Lenroot The section which Would permit tho taking over of German patents in this country for use during; the war was criticised by Representative LaGuar dla of New York. He insisted that salvarsan. 'a German patent speclllc, can not be compounded successfully by American chemists and cautioned the house that cancelling of German patents might result in seizure of American property In Germany. A committee amendment making it unlawful to transmit a letter or any message, picture, diagram or map to the enemy was explained by Repre? sentative Esch of Wisconsin as a pre? caution against the versatility of the German spy system. ASKS FOR MORE MONEY. Ship Board Plans Merchant Fleet or Five Million More Tons?First Ap? propriation I Used Up. Washington. July 9.?Another ap? propriation of half a billion dollars for shipbuilding probably will be ask? ed of congress Immediately by the administration. Contracts already let and about to be closed, the shipping board announced tonight, have ab? sorbed the first $500,000,000. President Wilson's approval for the programme la yet to be obtained but It Is understood the president is in full sympathy with officials who be? lieve the allies can not win the war until every resource Is used to con? struct a great American merchant fleet. First estimates of 3,000,000 tons construction within 18 months will be far exceeded, It was learned tonight, if the plans of the shipping board and MaJ. Gen. Goethals, manager of the board's emergency fleet corporation are carried out. The present aim is to build at least 6,000,000 tons dead weight of shipping In addition to ves? sels already under construction for private account which will be taken by the government. Announcement of the intention to ask for a second appropriation was contained in a statement issued to? night hyj Chairman Denman of the shipping board which carried the Inti? mation that the second sum may be used largely for wooden construction. The vast resources of quick wood construction." It said, "are still far from exhausted and we believe more steel contracts can be placed. We need wooden vessels of both slow and fast speeds. The slower can relieve our coastwise congestion and our cat shortage. Many wooden ships can he built which are faster than the ma? jority of the vessels now crossing the war zone." Gen. Goethals* attitude towards wooden ship construction still is somewhat in doubt, but recent reports have indicated that he Is changing his vlow somewhat and favoring a larger wooden ship programme. WOODMEN IN ATLANTA. Thousand Fxpeoted to Attend Con ventlon Tills Week. Atlanta, July 9.?Woodmen of the World from all parts of the United States and some from Canada wert here tonight preparatory to tho open? ing of the htcnnlal convention to? morrow. The convention, which In ex? pected to be attended by 1,000 tele? gates, will last one week. Thousands of members of the order who have no official voice In tl <? convention are arriving and members of the Atlanta camp tonight said they had prepared to take care of 30,000 visitors. unfavorable conditions In North Da? kota has declined almost 4,000.090 bushels to present promise of 10,100, 000 bushels, this being, however, still about 15,000,000 bushels above the av? erage, and half Unit above lust yoar.t crop." NATIONAL GUARD DRAFTED. PRESIDENT WILSON 1SSUF.D OR. DEH CALLING ALL STATE TROOPS INTO SER? VICE. Tills Is The Ii?Bt Stop Necessary to Make the Entire National Guard Available for Service in France?? Troops Will be Mobilized in Two In? crements?South Carolina Regi? ments Called Out on July 25th. Washington. July 9.?The last step necessary to make the entire National Guard available foi duy in France was taken today by President Wilson with the issue of a proclamation drafting the State troops into the army of the United States on August 5. To make certain the purpose of the national defense | act Is carried out. the proclamation also specially de? clares the men drafted to be discharg? ed from the old militia status on that date. In that way the constitutional restraint upon use of militia outside tho country is avoided and the wax paved for sending tho regiments to the European front. Prior to the application of the draft, regiments In the Northern and Eastern sections of the country are called into the federal service as Nat? ional Guardsmen In two increments to be mobilized on July 15 and 25. Many units already are federallzed and pre? sumably they will bo mobilized with the other troops from their States. The guard from the other States will be mobilized on the day of the draft. The arrangement was necessary to pro? vide for movement of the regiments South to their concentration camps without congestion and to the same end division of States into these In? crements are revised from the orig? inal schedule. The operative date of the draft was delayed until August 6 so that all reg? iments can be taken into the army simultaneously to avoid Inequalities In the relative rank of officers. Fourteen camp sites for the 16 tac? tical divisions into which the guard will be organized for war purposes have already been selected and the militia bureau is preparing the rail? way routing of the troops to the camps. Seven of the sites selected are in the Southeastern department, five in the Southern and two in the Western. The president's proclamation in part follows: "Whereas, the United States of America and the Imperial German government are now at war, and having In view tho consequent danger of aggression by a foreign enemy in territory of the United States and tho necessity for proper preparation against possible interference with the execution of the laws of the union by agents of the enemy, I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the constitution and laws of the United States and through the governors of the respective States, call Into service of the United Jfc tes as of and from the dates hereinafter respectively indicated all members of the National Guard and all enlisted members of the National Guard re? serve of the following States, who are not now in the service of the United States, except members of staff corps and departments not included in the personnel of tactical organizations, and except such officers of the Nat? ional Guard as have been or may be especially notified by my authority that they will not be afTected by this call, to wit: On July 15. 1917, New York, Penn? sylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Michi? gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa. North Dakota, South Dakota and Ne? braska. "On July 25, 1917, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer? sey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois. Montana. Wyoming, Idaho, Washing? ton and Oregon. "Tho member! of the National Guard of the various States affected by this call will be concentrated at such places as may be designated by the war department." "II. Under the authority conferred upon mo by clause second of section (>ne of the act of congress to author? ize the president to Increase tempora? rily the mi Uta t> establishment of the United States, approved May IS. I'll 7. I do hereby draft Into tho military ?ervlce of the United States as of and from the Mb day of August, 1917, all members of the National Quard and all enlisted members of the National Guard reserve of the following States except members of staff eorps and departments not included in the per? sonnel of tactical organisations and except such other otlieers of the Nat? ional Quard as have been or may be specially notified by my authority that they will not be drafted, to wit: ? to . "New York. Pennsylvania. Ohio. West Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South CLEAR IDEA OF SITUATION NOT OBTAINABLE FROM CENSOR? ED NEWS. Conference Between Imperial Council and Reichstag Leaders Expected to End Crisis?Von Hcthmnnn-Hol wog> Must Either Abide by Decision of Conference or Resign. Copenhagen, July 10.?It is diffi? cult to get a clear impression of the political crisis from the news reports that are allowed to come out of Ger? many. The imperial council and reichstag leaders, however, are ex? pected to meet this afternoon or even? ing to decide the fate of the chancel? lor and the government. Some say the conference will end the crisis. The Vossische Zeitung says the chancellor can cither abide ' y the decision of the conference or face a reichstag re? bellion. It says that if the reichstag finds itself out of harmony with the chancellor it will adjourn. GERMAN CABINET CHANGES. Reported that Kaiser Has Decided to Accept Resignations of Two Minis? ters. London, July 10.?The Exchange Telegraph says it is reported in Am? sterdam that the resignations of Dr. Helfrlch, the German vice chancelor and secretary of the Interior and Sec? retary of Foreign Affairs Zimmerman have been decided upon by the em? peror. COTTON FURNISHES FOOD. Food Commission Issues Estimate of Contribution to Food Supply. Washington, July 10.?The food ad? ministration commission has estimated that this year's cotton crop will yield one hundred and seventy-four million gallons of cotton seed oil and more than two milliin tons If cotton seed ! cake. Dakota, Nebraska, Maine New Hamp? shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Del? aware, Maryland, District of Colum? bia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Ore? gon, Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan? sas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mex? ico, Arizona, Utah and California. '"III. All persons hereby drafted shall on and from the 5th day of Au? gust, 1917, stand discharged from the militia, and, under the terms of sec? tion two of the act of May 18, 1917, be subject to the laws and regulu tlous governing the regular army, ex? cept as to promotions, so far as such laws and regulations are applicable to persons whose permanent retention in the military service on the active or retired list is not contemplated by law. "IV. The members of each com? pany, battalion, regiment, brigade, di? vision or other organization of the National Guard hereby drafted into the military service of the United States shall be embodied in organiza? tions corresponding to those of the regular army. The olllcers not above the rank of colonel of said organiza? tions of tho National Guard who are drafted and whose offices are provided for in like organization of the regular army, are hereby appointed officers in the army of the United States In the arm, staff, corps or department, and In the grade in which they now hold commissions as officers of the Nation? al Guard, such appointments to be ef? fective, subject to acceptance, on ami from the 5th day of August, 1917 and each of them, subject to such accept? ance. Is hereby assigned as of said date to the organization in the army of the United States composed of those who were members of the or? ganization of tho National Guard in which at the time of draft he held a commission. , "The non-commissioned officers of tho organization of the National Guard, the members of which are hereby drafted, arc hereby appointed non-commissioned officers in their present grade in the organizations of the army composed of said members and shall In each case have the same relative rank as heretofore; and all other enlisted men are hereby eon firmed in tho army of the Unite I States in tho grades and ratings held by them In the National Guard In all cases whore such grades and ratings correspond to grades and ratings pro* VldOd for like organizations of the regular army, all snob appointments of non-commissioned officers and con? firmations of other enlisted men In their grades to he without prejudice to the authority of subordinate com? manders in res peel of promotions, re? ductions and changes in enlisted per? sonnel. "V. Bach organization of the mili? tary force hereby created will, until further orders, bear the same name and designation us the former organl RUSSIAN DRIVE UNBROKEN. WIEGE DRIVEN THROUGH LONG STANDING AUSTRIAN LINE IN G ALICIA. Spedy Fall of Halle/ Is Expected and the Way Oi>eiied to Lemberg If the Russian Offensive is Not Speedily Checked?More Prisoners and Guns Cninurcd?German Continue Offen? sive In Effort to Regain Lost Po? sitions in France?British Make Further Advance in Belgium. The second days attack by Gen. Korniloff in Eastern Galicia resulted n taking several villages, a thousand prisoners and three field pieces. Al cady this branch of the Russian of? fensive has resultea in driving a wedge into the long standing Teuton line be? tween Stanislau and Halicz and defi? nitely breaking it. The continuation of the Russian pressure means the speedy fall of Halicz, and opening the way to Lemberg along two good rail? road lines. The continued German attacks on the Aisne front suggest that it is a sustained offensive in an effort to re? gain the ground lost in the French spring campaign. The French guns arc holding the Teutons in check, however. The British advanced slight? ly east of Itesjstnea ridge In Belgium. The Oermaas officially admit that German forces fighting in the Stanis? lau sector on Galician front yesterday withdrew behind the Ivomnica river. The statement says that fighting in? creased in severity near Riga, Dvinsk and Gmorgon, where the Russians surprised the world by striking a heavy blow a few days ago. LOOKING FOR GERMANS. Fugitives from South America Thought to Ik- Aboard Swedish Ships in American Port. Atlantic Port, July 10.?Two Swe dish steamers which are here foi bunker coal are being closely guard? ed by department of justice agenU who are investigating reports that they have aboard several Germans who are trying to make their wa> from South America to Germany. Re? ports of the station in life and mis? sion of the Germans widely vary. No one ia allowed to leave the ships. FIRING ACROSS BORDER. Mexicans Fire Fifty Shots Across Rio Grande?American Patrol Returns Fire. El Paso, July 10.?Fifty shots were fired by Mexicans aoross the Rio Grande last night at Harts Mil!. The fire was answered by the American patrol. It is believed the firing was done to hide smuggling operations. There were no casualties. PEACE RECOMMENDATIONS. German Minority Socialists Issue Lengthy Memorandum. Stockholm. July 9.?Immediate con? clusion of peace conditions which ?hall include tho establishment of an international convention to bring about general disarmament is the de? mand of tho international proletariat, according to German minority Social? ists, who have just issued a lengthy memorandum. Economic isolation of States is condemned, the memoran? dum continues, and obligatory inter? national arbitration has been institut? ed. Eqdal rights of all Inhabitants of any country, regardless of nationality, race or religion, is an imperative ne? cessity. Other recommendations are: Secret treaties must be abolished, j Modifications of frontiers must de? pend on the consent of the popula? tions concerned and must not be ef? fected by violence. Annexations and indemnities shall be fixed on the basis of the right of nations to decide their own destinies. Reestablishmet if Serbia as an in? dependent automonmous State is nec? essary. The aspirations of the Polish peo? ple toward national unity is under? stood hut to concede right of autonomy to Russian Poland and refuse it to Prussian nad Austrian Poland Is ir? reconcilable with the right of nations to decide their own destinies. Washington. July 10.?The Ameri? can commission to Russia has com? pleted Its work and will start for home soon. Officials believe that the com? mission did much to steady Russia's new democracy. It is reported that the mission will stop for official visit In Japan. No otlicial announcement of this has been made. satlon of the National Guard of whose members it is composed. "VI. All necessary orders for com? bining the organizations created by embodying therein members of the National Guard and v?ttlonal Guard reserve hereby drafi Into the mili? tary service of the United States into complete tactical units will be issued by the war department." RIGID LAW ENFORCEMENT. I FEDERAL OFFICERS WILL PROS ECUTE BLIND TIGERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Importation of Liquor Into inhibi? tion Territory is Now an Offimse Against United States Statutes and Those Who Are Captured Will Re Tried in the Federal Courts. Charleston. July 9.?That the fed? eral courts in this State will tako a vigorous hand in enforcing the liquor laws as set forth in the United State? stitutc that went into effect on July 1, and which makes it a federal offense to bring liquor illegally into prohibi? tion territory, such as South Carolina, even though it does not interfere with the quart a month act was indicated today when a negro, Joe Islam, waa brought before United States Com? missioner Iluger, charged with vio? lating the liquor statute, which re? cently went Into effect and bound over for trial at the Aikon term of court, in October. The interesting part of this case is that Islam, who was ar? rested by State liquor constables, has been taken charge of by the federal authorities, which indicates that the bulk of smuggling liquor causes are going before Uncle Sam, which makes it much more serious to violate the liquor importation law of South Car? olina, since offending the State in thla particular means offending the United States. All cases of the sort are re? ported to the federal authorities by the State officials and evidently most of the prosecutions will be made by the United States. "The people of this State," declared a federal official today, "had better take warning, for the federal liquor aw will te strictly enforced." It is ikely that further arrests will grow out of the Islam case. The negro is said to have brought the liquor seized from Jack? sonville. A conslc erable quantify of beer and whiskey was in his suit case. -??- hj MOTOR CAR LICENSES. other Information Given Out From Office of State Highway Commis? sion. Columbia, July I,?A total of $90, 637.06 has been pUd into the State Highway Department, today for li? censes on automobiles, motorcycles and for dealers, stated J. Roy Pen nell, State highway engineer, this morning. With the exception of about 2.000 or 3,000 delinquents all the automo? bile owners in the State have secured licenses in conformance with the law, thinks Mr. Pennell. It Is estimated that there are approximately 32,000 owners of automobiles in South Car? olina. "The enforcement of the law re? quiring automobile owners to secure licenses by July 1 is left entirely with the local officials in each county, and they are somewhat reluctant in en? forcing it," stated the highway en? gineer. "Probably, however, this is partly due to the impression that pre? vails among some officials that tho enforcement of this law rests with the State Highway Commission." That there is a false impression prevalent throughout the State rela? tive to the permits recently issue 1 hy the highway department, is a state? ment made by Mr. Pennell. He ex? plained that these permits were given to automobile owners when they paid their licenses, and the department was out of license plates, to i?how that they have been issued to holders of permits and it is no longer legal to operate a motor-propelled vehicle without the plate being attached thereto. Riehland County so far leads with tho number of licenses secured. Nej in order of registration comes Spar tanburg, Greenville. Anderson, Char? leston and Orangeburg counties. Four-fifths of the money secured frcm licenses reverts to the county of its origin and the other one-fifth ts used for the purchase of license plates and the maintenanoe of the hi?hway department. Rural Carrier Examination. The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exam? ination for the county of Sumter, S. C, to be held at Sumter, S. C. on July 28. 1917 to fill the position of rural carrier at Oswego, S. C, and va cat else that may later occur on ru? ral routes from other post offices In tho above-mentioned county. The ex? amination will be open only to male citizens who are actually domiciled in the territory of a postoffice in the county and who meet the other re? quirements set forth in Form No. 1977 This form and application blanks may bo obtained from the of? fice mentioned above or from the United States Civil Service Commis? sion at Washington. D. C. Applica? tions should be forwarded to the Commission at Washington at the earliest practicable date. An exami? nation will also be held for nostmaster at Oswego.