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man aw Bmtyrm,. ?VlfTKR WATCHMAN, lkbed April, U50. "Be and Fear not?Dot aU tbe ende Hk>u Aime't at be thy Oovatry'e, Uly God'e Bad Tratfc'a." OenaoUdated Aua. 9,1861. SUMTER, 8. 0., WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917. THE TRUE 80UTHR' Jeae, I am Vc^ XIV. No. 44. IlttlS TO FRANCE. PREPARATION BEING MADE TO ?END ?T?TE TROOPS ABROAD. No O/Om Yet Issued hut There are ladloatlnaui That National Guard Will he Em?barked at Early Date. Washington. July 1?.? Mobilisation of the National Guard tor war service began today. While no orders for the embarkation ef State troops for Prance will be given until after Au? gust Ith when the entire guard will be drafted Into the federal service, there are Indications that some di? visions are regarded aa ready to board! The transports soon after that date. Their equipment to ready and la be? ing aent to the camps. They are abort ef artillery and the first units sent to France will probably use French ar? tillery. Their departure will* be gov? erned largely by shipping problem* i . BOLL WEEVIL TRIP. WIN Meet Saturday, July fist to Pos feet Anstafeneeota, The chairman. A. C. Phelps, and ?eatetary of the Sumter County Com? mittee of Public Safety are mailing owl notteoa to every member of tbie commit tee, and all ethers, whether mean hers of this committee or not. who are Interested In the approach? ing tour of the Buniter County Boll Weevil Commission to Infested boll weevil sections to meet at Sumter Chamber of Commerce rooms on next Saturday. July list. 1117. at ll A. M. sharp. Mr. T. O. Plunkau, agricul? tural agent of the Southern Railway Syetefn Development Service will ad dross the meeting next Saturday, re gO>rdtn? the boll weevil, and outline a rente of travel far the commission through Georgia and Alabama. Final and eoraplete plans and Itinerary will he a era aged neat Saturday for the teer. All Interested are cordially tn depend on thoee who have their Intention of going tell Ins thoee who have not reported to Chairman J. Frank Williame, of the eommlaalon or the oecreiary that they will be of the party. The Samt er Chamber of Commerce Is anxious to hear from all who are going along as early as possible, although failure In giving of this notice does not deter sny one from going with the commis? sion. The commission leaves Sumter Chamber of Commerce at T A. M., August t. In arranging for hotel aecommo dationa along the route, the names and the number In the party are of Importance to the com mit tee'a plane. Mattere of Importance to Sumter eitt and county, other than the bou weevil eommlaalon tour will be at next Saturtsay'e meeting. QUIET IN MISSOURI. as Guard Put aa End to Dis? turbance, la Mining Region. Flat River, Mo.. July If.?The min? ing district to quiet today. Soldiers are guarding the homes of the foreign antners who were driven away during the last few days Many men with dmaer palls were proceeding to the mines. FOUR SUBMARINES SUNK. Howndshnat Report From Germany That American Warship* Scored. London, July IS.?Four of the largest and most modern German sub marines were destroyed by \merl ean warships convoying Amer? ican troops to Prince- according to a report received from Oerman sources, aa contained In a Berne dis? patch to a Rome news agency. SHIPPING PLAN POSTPONED. Gea. Gort ha l?* Plan to Commandeer Shipping Hehl Up. Washington. July If.?Gen. Goeth ale haa postponed hla plan for com nisndeertng today all shipping under conatructlon and contracting for two government ship building plants. 11 * acted at the request of Chairman Den man of the shipping board, who want . to lay the matter before the director* of the emergency fleet corporation. Ssys Aatn Dealers Mast Psy. Columbia. July 14.?Judge Mendel I. Smith gave a deere* In the Rich land court this afternoon holding ihr automobil*? deal*? must pay th> state fas for a year under the High way Coministuon Act RUSSIAN DRIVE UNCHECKED. BAD WEATHER WEATHER HAMP? ERS INFANTRY, BUT COS? SACKS STILL ADVANCE. They Have Advanced Thirty Mlloa During Week end ere Succeeding In Throwing Austriana Back on Car path ans?IHnrd Fighting In Cham? pagne. Although the movement of Russian Infantry in the Qalician drive is hamp? ered by bad weather, the Cossacks are apparently aole to continue their advance. This is Indicated by a re? port through Rome, that the Russians have occupied Dollna. If this is ac? curate it proves that the Russians have advanced more than thirty miles since the opening of the drive south of the Dnlestsr river lost week. This advance from Stanislau means considerable progress in the plan to throw the Austrlans back on the Carpathians. The Rome dispatch says this has already been accomplish Hard fighting continues on tho French front. Last night the Ger? mans directed heavy attacks In the Champagne In an effort to regain the position lost Saturday night. They were repulsed everywhere, except near Nont Haut, where they held s narrow foothold. There Is no Important activity on the British front. CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS. In Two Weeks Russians Take Big Booty from Austro-Germans. Petrograd, July 1?.?Between July 1st to 13th the Russians captured ?34 officers, SS.00 men, 93 heavy and light guns. 28 trench mortars, 400 machine guns, and other guns and equipment, it Is officially announced. GERMAN PEACE PROPOSAL, Refehstaw Members Favor Resolution. * Copenhagen. July 16.?The reach [kaufe proposed peace sseoietton. PPugsnX ^Httfii dflfftf to the'BbVftn TAge Jbiatt. a majority of tho bloc of the Centre, Radicals and Socialists decid? ed Friday evening to Introduce Un? changed on the reassembling of the reichstag. reads ss follows: "As on August 4. 1914, so on the threshold of the fourth year of the war the German people stand upon the assurance of the speech from tho throne? 'We are driven by no lust of conquest.' "Germany took up arms In defense of its liberty and Independence and for the Integrity of its territories. Tho reichstag labors, for the peace and mu? tual understanding. Forced acquisi? tions of territory and political, economic and flnanieal violations ars incompatible with such a peace "The reichstag rejects all plans aiming at an economic blockade and the stirring up of enmity among the peoples after the war. The freedom of the seas must be assured. Only an economic peace can prepare the ground for the friendly association of the peoples. "The reichstag will energetically promote the creation of International judicial organisations. So long, how? ever, aa the enemy government do not accept such a peace; so long as they threaten Germany and her allies with conquest and violation, the German people will stand together as one man, hold out unshaken and fight until the rights of Itself and Its allies to life and development are secured. The German nation united Is unconquera? ble. "The reichstag knows that In this announcement it Is at one with the men who are defending the father? land; In the heroic struggles they are sure of the undying thanks of the whole people." WILL OUTLINE POLICY. New Chancellor Will Address Reich? stag on Thursday. Copenhagen. July 10.?The German Imperial chancellor. Dr. George Mi? chaelis will deliver his maiden Hpeec h In tho reichstag Thursday, when he Is expected to ouMIno his policy. It Is uwalted with much In? terest. He Is attending the conferen? ces Gens, von Iflndenburg nnd Lu dendoff are holding with the party leaders. ABAI./.E WITH BATTLE. lighting In Progress Along Eni In? RiiHslsn f(Inc. Washington. July 16.?Tho whole Russees front from the <;uir of Riga to Itoumnnla is olive with buttle, ac cording to official reports. SECTION OF GERM AN press for JOINT DICTATORSHIP BY von HINDEN bp RG AND von IA7DENDORF. Peace Outlook Not Very Bright?No Iiet up In German War Alm?; Slight Chance for Prussian Franchise Re? forms. - I London, July 14.?The political tpr moll which has been convulsing Ger? many ever since Russia's first startling success on the resumption of her Of? fensive has culminated for the, pres? ent in the resignation of the imperial chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-HeU weg, but all Indications serve to shpw that his resignation, far from being the last act in the drama, is but the beginning of far-reaching develop? ments which are bound to affect the fabric of the German emjpire and have momentous consequence on the pro? gress of the European struggle. The resignation of the chancellor came quite unexpectedly, for Dr. von BOth mann-Hollweg In the prolonged party discussions and heated debates of tjhe main committee of the reicl which have been proceeding through the week, seemed to have umphed over his opponents, who been clamoring for his head, by Ing concessions which were mount to the formation of a klnl imperial coalition ministry. At the same time the chancellor the declaration that Germnay fensively fighting for the freedoi her territorial possessions, evolve formula that seemed sattsfaett both those who clamored for agreement and those who der repudiation of the formula "no nexation and no indemnities." In all this, Dr. von Bethmann weg was strongly bached by thfj peror. The advent of the. crown upon the scene?summoned by perial father to share the delll affecting the future of the dyi seems to have changed entires] | chancellor. The crown prince<. took a leading part In the discussions with the party leaders, ancient hostil? ity toward Dr. von Bethman-Hollweg, coupled with his notorious dislike for political reform undoubtedly precipi? tated the chancellor's resignation. The fact that Field Marshal von Hlndenburg, chief of staff, and Gen. von Ludendorff, first quartermaster general, have been most prominent throughout these discussions and that a section of the press has been clam? oring for a Joint dictatorship by them hardly argues well for the realization for Prussian franchise reform, which the Emperor has just decreed, or the movement toward a dimunltton of German's war aims and thereby to? ward peace, on which the Austrian emperor has been doing his utmost to persuade the German emperor to em hark. The Bavarian ministers have been among the most active in the Berlin confabulations, and the fact that the Centre Catholic party has rallied to the peace gospel preached by Mathlas Er-heiger directly on his return is hacked in his determination to secure peace by at least one, and that the most powerful of States in the Ger? man empire. Whether other Southern German States will join In what ap* pears to he a movement toward the renunciation of Prussian hegemony, events in no distant future probably will show. Dr. Bothmann-Hollweg's successor, Dr. George Michaelis, is a bureaucrat of the old type, whose appointment can scarcely be regarded as promising much in the direction of the parlla mentarlzation of Germany. Entering the Prussian civil service in 1879 at the age of twenty-two, he followed the customary placid career of Prussian oftlclal8, holding various minor posts at different provincial places until he was appointed under-secretary In the finance ministry In 1909. In February, 1917, he received the additional ap? pointment of Prussian food commis? sioner, a special post authorized by the Prussian cabinet. AGITATORS NOT WANTED. Blshoc dttsens on Guard Against Re? turn ? f Exiles. BlebeO, Ariz, July IG.?Armed civ? ilians guards are watching approach? es to Blshos to prevent the exiled In? dustrial Workers of the World return? ing. Officials said, however, that any who wanted to work would be wel? comed, but the SOCUlled "agitators" Sonnet come heck, Ths mines are preparing to operate on a larger Beste than at any t'ine stnee the strike started three weeks ago. NEW FOREIGN MINISTER. BROCKRORF-RANTZAU TO SUC? CEED DR. ZIMMERMAN. Well Known to American?Was Used by German in Effort to Maintain Working Agreements With Wash? ington. Copenhagen, July 15.?The Berlin correspondents report that Count Brockdorff-Rantzau, the German min? ister at Copenhagen, has been select? ed to succeed Dr. Alfred Zimmerman as Imperial foreign secretary. This wou d mean the return of the aristo? cratic traditions of the German ser? vice. Count Brockdorff-Rantzau is "born" in the German sense of the word and highly conneited at lourt through his twin brother, who holds a high court position, and through his mother, Countess Brockdorff-Rantzau, mis? tress of the robes to the empress and one .of the most masterful and dom? inant personages in court life. Far more important for America is the role which Count Brockdorff Rantzau played with respect to Ger? man-American relations during the war. Ambassador von Bernstorff, at Washington, not being satisfied with the conduct of relations through the prescribed channel, owing to the vig? orous attitude of Ambassador Gerard, of Berlin, with the German govern? ment endeavored to open an alterna? tive channel through Count Brock? dorff-Rantzau and used the minister to transmit to Washington, through the American minister at Copenha? gen, communications designed to take the edge from tense situations and build up working agreements with the United States. L Count Brockdorff-Rantzau long had labored In this direction. Finally he became convinced that the adoption f of unrestricted submarine warfare and i a breach with the United States were ; Inevitable. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg > and Dr. Zimmerman, after the com tplete rupture, endeavored to treat the "American declaration of state of war as non-existent, or, at least, to act as If the declaration that a state of war existed was not binding upon Ger? many. But Count Brockdorff- Rantzau cherished no such illusions. The new foreign secretary has a superficial reputation for being some? thing of a sluggard and a late riser, with small taste for society, but be? neath he is a man of firm, strong hand, with considerable energy for execution. He is about the only Ger? man diplomat who has won the ap? proval of the amateur diplomatic crit? ics of Germany for keeping the diplo? matic house in order. He is a cous? in of Count von Bernstorff and un? married. TRAINING IN THE SOUTH. Dr. Gorgas Considers Health Advan? tages of ThU Section Superior to Tlio.se Elsewhere. Washington, July It,?In a state? ment tonight commending the war department's poliey of locating most of the troop training camps in the South, Maj. Gen. Gorgas, surgeon general of the army declared such an un Ngement would have great in? fluence for good health and hence for military efficiency. "I am strongly in favor of sites in the South for training carnps because of health advantages to the men," said Gen. Gorgas. "The outstanding fact is that men trained in the South will have weather conditions permit? ting their being out of doors practi? cally all of every day. In certain re gions, wisely chosen for our National Guard camps, rain ir scarce in the winter?when the heaviest trainng will be done?and at night soldiers here will sleep in quarters where there is free air circulation. "There is, of course, a military ad? vantage involved beyond the funda? mental gain of having soldiers physi? cally fit for their \Nork. It is obvious that men in training should have the maximum hours per day and days per week for drill and exercise. The few I weeks of summer weather which sol? diers In the South may encounter will be more than offset by the long au? tumn and mild winter ^rtng which the troops will under,,?, the larger part of their training." TWO STEAMERS SUNK. Submarines Get I.eyland and White Star Steamers. New York. July 16,?It Is reported in marine Insurance circles the Ley land lin^ freighter Byluanlan and the White Star steamer Kioto were sunk ?by German submarines lust week. SOUTH CAROLINA'S QUOTA. DUPLICATE CARDS IN GOVERN? OR'S OFFICE AND ALL BOARDS ORGANIZED. Union County Found in Excess of Quota With Thirty-three More Men in Service Now Tlinn Called for by Government'--One County Will Not Be Called on to Contribute Fur ther. Columbia, July 14.?With all dupli? cate registration cards in the govern? or's office and the 56 local boards in South Carolina duly organized South Carolina has been reported ready for the drafting of t) is State's quota of men for the great National army. South Carolina is called to furnish 10,081 men. Official notice of the quota to be selected by each board will be sent to the chairman today. One South Carolina county, Union, will not send a man for service under the selective service act. This county I has already 33 men in the National Guard and regular army in excess of its quota. Union's quota is "74 men and the county now has 307 men in service. The distribution of the State's quota of 10,081 is reached by taking the gross quota of the State 15,121 and deducting the number of men in the National Guard and enlistments in the regular army from April 1 to June 30, 5,040. Two cities are organized with local boards, Columbia and Charleston, Co? lumbia being called on to furnish 190 men and Charleston 304. Richland county will send 205 and Charleston county 240. The city of Charleston has two boards, one having jurisdic? tion in the lower six wards and the other in the upper six wards. The first board will furnish 113 men and the second 191. In Anderson, Greenville, Orange burg, Spartanburg and York more than one local board Is organized. [Their jurisdiction and the quota fol? lows: Anderson, No. 1, Anderson and lower county. 109; No. !?. PejMRelo*, and western section, 96; fro. I, Bel ton, Honea Path andd eastern sec? tion, 68. Rpartanburg, No. 1, western section, 176; No. 2, eastern section, 160; No. 3, central section, 105. Greenville, No. 1, upper section, 79; No. 2, central section, 203; No. 3, low? er section, 94. Orangeburg, No. 1, northern section. 283; No. 2, lower section, 186. York, No. 1, eastern section, 121; No. 2, western section, 125. Credits of National Guardsmen to various counties were furnished by commanders of the South Carolina units. The enlistments in the regular army came from the adjutant general of the United States. On account of the const counties having men in the naval militia which is not included in the credits, these counties were cred? ited with 171 men in the South Caro? lina National Guard whose permanent addresses are in other Statt.-?. The excess of 33 Union men was credited to the other counties by population. The following table shows the gross quota, the credits and net quota of the several counties of the State: Gross Net quota. Credit, quota Abbeville. 223 51 172 Alken. 450 79 370 Anderson . . .. 709 434 273 Bamberg. 207 24 183 Barnwell. 396 30 365 Beaufort. 173 65 108 Berkeley. 168 20 148 Calhoun .... 182 26 156 Charleston county. 267 26 240 Charleston (city). 694 388 304 Cherokee. 236 117 119 Chester . 294 66 227 Chesterfield . . . 279 114 161 Clarendon .... 323 21 301 Icolleton. 280 45 234 Darlington . . . 359 205 153 Dillon. 217 54 163 Dorchester .... 155 33 122 Edgefleld. 217 14 203 Falrfleld. 218 15 203 Florence. 461 176 284 Georgetown. . . 183 37 146 Greenville. 819 441 376 Hampton .... 209 30 179 Horry. 279 4 5 233 Jasper. 92 8 ?4 Korshaw .... 275 99 17* loncaster. 246 49 196 Thorens. 3Kf, 159 126 I^p. . 223 23 200 Lexington. 318 58 2f?9 MrCormlck ... K.3 11 116 Marlon. 210 fiO 150 Marlboro. 2S9 ^7 251 NVwberry . 9 0 214 Omoo. 253 71 181 Ornngehurg . . . r.so no 409 Plekons. 254 71 182 Richland. 298 92 205 DEFEAT FOR MONARCHISTS. ________ i CHANG HSl'N'S TROOPS OVER? WHELMED AT PEKING. - j Iscador Finds Refuge in Dutch lega? tion and Republicans Control i api w- i nil Washington, July 13.?Chinese le? gation dispatches from Peking dated at noon today said that quiet had been restored in the capital after a battle in which the monarchist troops of Gen. Chang Hsun were overwhelmed by republican forces. The republican victory was com? plete, the dispatch said, the last con? tingents of Chang Hsun's men having I been forced to surrender. The mon? archist general himself was reported a refugee in the Dutch legation. The monarchial movement is thus thought to have ended after a brief three weeks adventure which threat? ened the whole delicate fareastern sit? uation. Premier Tuan Chi Fui, the legation's advices said, will move his headquarters back into the capital tomorrow and reestablish the repub? lican regime. Chang's flight 1:0 the Dutch lega? tion caused some surprise here an his pronouncements have been very bellicose. The republicans, however, cut off all four railroads out of the capital. Chang's taking refuge at the Dutch legation assures him safe con? duct out of the country. The republicans face a difficult task: in reorganizing their government but there is every confidence that it will be accomplished successfully. Presi? dent Li appointed Vice President Fang Kwo Chang acting president after the monarchist coup and the emer? gency government set up In Nanking confirmed him. Neither press nor official dispatches show whether Fang still is president or whether Li has resumed power. The military governors who seceded at Tien Tsin recently agreed to form a coalition government with the eon stttutlonal and parliamentary net events of the past two weeks have up? set that arrangement especially aa the parliament has been dissolved and the military has concentrated at least 40,000 troops about Peking. The division of power effected by the restored republican leaders withlu the next few days and the later elec? tions to the new parliament must de? termine whether China is entirely a constitutional and parliamentary gov? ernment or a government with a very strong executive anc' a powerful party. DRAFT HELD UP, Exemption Board Organization in Fifteen States Incomplete. Washington, July 16.?After re ceiving advices from fifteen States where the exemption heard organiza? tion is incomplete the war department officials said today that draft draw? ings will hardly be made before Sat? urday at the earliest. It is impos? sible to ascertain when the final re? port from these States can be ex? pected. NITRATE PLANTS SOON. Secretary Baker Announces That Work Starts Immediately. Washington, July 16.?Secretary of War Raker announced today that plants for the production of nitrate from atmospheric nitrogen will be constructed immediately at a cost of four million dollars. Water power will not be used. The sites have not been selected. AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK. Submarines Get S'earner Grace?? Three of Crew Lost, Washington. July 16.?The State department announced the sinking of the American steamer Grace. Three of the crew were lost and two of the naval guard hurt. Pushing Troops to East. Petrograd, to Russian Embassy, July 16.?The Germans are reported to be rushing troops from the French front and to be entirely reorganizing their positions. Columbia. 4( 1 270 190 Raluda. 2f9 15 194 Sparenburg . .. 867 424 441 Sumter. 370 102 267 ?Union. 274 307 Williamsburg. . . 298 67 240 York. 430 183 246 Totals . . . .15,121 5,040 10,081 -Excess of 33. ^ t \?3AMM