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FORI DfiUTHRK NEWS. I THAIMMi YOCXG OFFH Fits IX THKTIftl TVAKFAKK. Battalion Spends Week on RIMv Nrvt nig tloxcmciit Willi bessafenarut fMMti Fort MvPhcr Special to The Dnrly Item. Officer ' Training Camp. Fort War den Mi-liMn, July 17.?The past has been a busy week for the training toja&p candidates. The caileta hav< seen initiated into the n toe ties of trench warfare, th? mystery of night m ineuvera and the thrill and ?hock of combat with blank cartridges Hiss* Muno movements with addi U?*a will be carried out during the ?muiitg week, with further movement e_vl maneuvers to Lustrurt them in tike coe)duot of modern warfare. The .?Week Will commence with outpost duty ?ad life In camp Monday nights, with oulguards posted for any of the even tusiitie- of war. During ths week the third battal ISSI wan on the rifle range, returninr ?np Friday night, after a success wesk of target practice, and mak the return march successfully to p. This was the last -battalion to Sge shooting, and hereafter the big movement of the cadets will when they march half way to At? ta to meet the candidates from sfcPherson training camp in uvere between these two places. ittanootra Times. Gradually the term of training at ig Warden McLean ts nearlng sr. and In less than a month the Who are to command the new army will have received their lesions and the machinery of the will be* set In motion to care for camp that will open August August 11 Is the official date for closing of the present camp. l>u closing exercise*. If the com ling officers decide to hold theai ihty may take place a day or later What will be the nature the exercises, if any are held, ha* decided upon, but the bl; it, from a military sin ml ?Will be the ten d iy hike and a settle with the McPherson on the camp draws to a close the ?re faced with the sertou ?Isen of picking the sucoesefu' for commissions, and this th* tagdsaon of sashay oAoere? Is the *'*^>" * asset serious task the com irs sre celled upon to perform fha selection hoard, compose' the regular army officers of th* [Ins It work, and before It iptated every man in camp wll watched In the balances. There ba> four rlasae* of cadets at \ tie one offipfr told hie company? who are selected to comman? cemtsnHM In the new nationnl arm? and u* gl I vaesnclee that now exist selected to oa*J*t In truinim; th of the second camp, men roc inded for the second camp and men who are released from furthei service. About two weeks sgo one com pan commander stated that In his opinion ?Uly sbouf flftv-hve, eountlng the mer who would so to the regular army, the guerteriaaater'a corps and to com asanri truck compnnles, would l> commissioned from a company. How ?ver, as the camp drawn to a close and the many vacancies that exist in th* army are considered, officers ven? ture the opinion that considerably snore than this number will be rec ' oeameruled for commissions. In fn t S reporter for The Times leurnn from an unquestionably authentic source ft'St prsctieally everv man who show ability snd has made a good averar In the course nt the camp will b recommended for a commission Whether all the cadets wtio nre rcc ommended get commissions rests wit tue war department, which will p Upon the hoard's recommendations. The selection board according I* one of the members, wll! be go\ < r largely bV the report of the 000)par officers on the work of the men Where a man has shown that he i pre-eminently qualified tor a < omnii he will not be railed before th board for examination. In othe> where the hoard wishes to set tie certain points thit always ire con St de red In passing upon a man' ? USlhVuHona the cadet may be en lie before the board and questioned ?m 1< his fitness. _________________ ______ HF*ATF sPI FDs I P. ( HinmiiiM i:, ,h.i?. gliiu.iMMi.lNM) Air i lam- hill Without \mendment. Washington. .1 n I \ I* itigjgts mih tary affairs resjIUlMlet made i i>. record when H un tniumuvly decided 'n a fortv fi\e minute ?SSJSjISjg to fa va gjgg] report the fiita,?IUI,0011 hou svlntkon bill without amendment ' ThO*e WllO iXpeet |e make ggfilhlfl /'at the Foitnty Fair should begin me fo Ae|cef tlieli I e l| |.I .1 lc Oj farII Ifroduc>?i snd lay them uslde tor th SMPrlKG BiSPUIE UNSETTLED golthaus and di n man hi:, main at odds. Demnaii K\ phi ins Hoard's Position nml Crgon General to Xtti ml S\h>. en* I Meeting Soon to Uc Held. Washington. July 17. ? Difference 1 between Chairman Denman of the shipping board and Maj. (Jen. Goeth alM, manager of the board's tleet cor? poration, which have halted the gov? ernment's shipbuilding programme apparently were far from a settlement tonight. tJen. Goethals, who yesterday post? poned his plans for constructing t\v< great government shipbuilding plants and for requisitioning ships now building, made no move today toward going ahead with his programme. Chairman Denman put the whole responsibility for the delay on (Jen Goethals. who, he charged, was slow in furnishing Information asked of him yesterday concerning his plan At the same time he made it clear that the shipping board, as holder ol the stock in the fleet corporation, will study the general's programme care? fully before giving it approval. Part of the information asked of Ge Ooethal8 has been given to Mr. Penman, but more, which shipping iboard officials declare Is Just as im portant, has not been forthcoming. As soon as complete information la at hand, perhaps tomorrow, It was said at the officer, of the board?a meeting of tho board members and Oen. Ooethals will be called to go on er the situation. Reports-that Gen., Goethals had been refused an imme? diate conference he requested with Mr. Denman to go over the questions Involved were not confirmed. Inforntation sought by Mr. Denman had to do with the nature of contracts for the proposed government owned ship building plants and with esti? mates of their costs ahd the e? t of i commandeering shipping on stoens. In a statement tonight, Mr. Denman had this to say of Oen. Goethnls* pro? posal to go ahead with his programme before the board had acted on it: ' We hav? not received copies of the contracts fsr building the fabricating plants, which means the expenditure of $350,000,000 of public money on the plants and on ship construction, nor an est Trout e of tho cost of Gen. Goethals' plan to commandeer shipu on the stooks. As soon as we get the contract* and the estimates aaked for at 8 o'clock a. m. yesterday we will call a meeting and we trust Gen. Goethals will attend It. There we will discuss the programme. "We desire to have in hand dejlnit" contracts to whicn Oen, Goethals referred in his statement of Friday and an estimate of the cost of com? mandeering. The total amount ,of public moneys involved in the two projects is $600,000,000 and as yet we have not seen t?**? contracts or th" general outline ?I the fabricating scheme. "We have every nope they will reach us in the near future, as their failure to reacb us is seriously inter? fering with the plan for rapid con? struction of ships. "The meeting will be a meeting of the shipping board, which owns nil the Kmergency Fleet corporation's stock. The consultation will be made with the general inarager of the cor? poration and the plans dually mature,I will then receive the approval of the corporation's directors. The question as to whether the shipping board or the corporation's directors sit Is a matter of indifference. So long as the delll?'-rations are participated in by ?Jen. Goethals ' We are and have been very anxious U . a conference with (Jen. Goethal. as soon an the contracts and esti? mates are in hand so we can examine thf m." LOANS TO FARMER*. Hg-fffg Loan Hank Approving I STOPS at Hate or $H00,a(M) a Day. Washington, Ju'y IS.? Five pel ?ent. loans to fann'-rs uader the Fed oral farm loan plan are being Opprov ed at the rate of eight bunded thou ?and dollars dally. Up to July Kith, the board had chartered four hundre?, and tlltFty?tW() associations, whose loin* aggregate none than twenty million dollars. Gl KXIAN LOSS SM,tO0. < on** i-uitive i etftgejUfj of Cosmo 11 Its Iii Thus Months. Frenrh Front, June Corns pondence.?A conservative estimate u the Oorman los ;es during the Franco Rrttteti offensive during April, Ma) and June is I It,ggf, KING ClIXNGl.S NX Ml Hoyel 11% mil % of RsjgtoMd Dlsoords a Gerimin Name. London, July I?. -King George, at a prlvi te council meeting, announce that the name of the roval hole:? would be < hang? d to "HoUtte of \\ ind osr," Mm QornUUi name I'H \ CobuN and Li j tlx being discarded. GROUP OF sf.xatoiss THREATEN to PREVENT swift sTitoKi; at g human v. I-a Toilette and (?lonnn Planning to Ucopcn Whole (Question of Con? scription. _ \ Washington, July 17.? Plans of tin leaders of both parties In COIJgTess I for quick action on the. administra? tion's aviation bill, providing a great program for striking at Oermuny through the air, promised tonight to be blocked by a small group of sen? ators, Including La Follette and Gron-I na, who are planning to reopen the question of conscription. An agreement to meet at 111 o'clock tomorrow in order to take up the bill was fnade in the senate with the hope of a tlnal vote before the food bill debute is resumed under the rules at noon. The hope virtually was aban? doned later, however, when the pur? poses of the measure's critics became apparent. Senator Chamberlain, man? ager for the bill, said he did not be? lieve it could hep assed tomorrow "or without considerable discussion later." Sent to congress with the urgent request that consideration be pushed to avoid unnecessary delay In launch" Ing the program that ortlclals say >viil turn the balance of power In the air against Germany, the bill was passed by the house last Saturday without a roll-call, and today was report od favorably by the senate military com? mittee without amendment by a un nanimous vote. Democratic and K-> publican leaders joined in the plan tor hastening final congressional action, and until Senator LaFollettc and his associates indicated their intentions there was every hope th.*t the meas? ure would he in the hands of the pres? ident before tomorrow night. It is understood that those who will object to passage tomorrow will di? rect their attack against the provis? ion which er powers the president to draft met j the aviation service. The leaders expect that as a rggult the who e question of conscription may be reopened. Senator Chamberlain said tonight an overwhelming majority of the den? ato is favorable to the bill and is anxious for immeUia' action. If lie is unable to secure unanimous con? sent tornorow for ;tho bill's consid? eration he plans to; move to take it up for the morning session at least. and expects to have enough votes be? hind him. Leaders also plan to advise the country through tho opposition devel? oping as to what senators are delay? ing action. NEW U-BOAT PLAN. Prank ?!? Sprugue Suggests Offen-De Scheme. Washington, July 17.?Frank J Sprague, former president of the American Institute of Klcctrical Kngi - Users gad a member >>f the nasal con? sulting board, presented to Secretary Daniels today a general plan to cope with the submarine problem. White no details were revealed, it i is Understood the proposal is based on recognition of the principles that of? fensive rather than defensive meas? ures are to be preferred in combating submarines. It is said to provide for new types of seagoing patrols, equip? ped with a new weapon of offense. WhOM function would be to make cer tain regions of the sea more perilous for the submarine than for cargo boats. If adopted, the project WOUld in? volve, it is said, important changes in the shipbuilding programme, Neither the secretary nor Mr. Spra? gue would make any detailed state? ment regarding the plan which will be given oonalderatl in by department officials ami probably the general board of the navy before a decision is made. WON'T OUTLINE POLICY. German Chancellor Will Ask for Si\ Wof&fl Time. Copenhagen, July is.?The new Herman chancellor is not expected to outline ids policy In detail Thursday in his speech to the relchstag be came the time for preparation is ton short, He is expected to ask for s?v weeks grace. .Many newspapers be? lieve that his utterance will have n decided Pro-German accent, The clerical and radical orpins fear the Chancellor Will not accept the pea h declaration policy should the resolU lion Ihey are demanding it pass the reich dag. I \im ? I peace Declaration. Basel, Switzerland. July 18.?-The Neuste Nachrichten, of Munich, says the declaration of (he now chuncclhn before the relchstag tomorrow will be tor peace having the same general I rend as tin- resolution prepaid by tin pa 11 es of the left. In a collision In .ecu two motor ycles ridden by Mood is.i id an ;\ in \\ lute iIn former wus pain lully bruis?d|ysgt$iday.,.. . ... Tin; iMMoin \\i, ci.ancy. The Guiincr Wlio Firs! Carried cid Glory Into Battle in France (Eroni the Kansas Cit> Journal.) Clancy had a fancy ['or doin' peculiar things. A cieaYi?, strong and impishly good natured l ace has been staring out at the public from newspaper pages of late, on the head of its owner is a l-ritish hapld artillery cap, tilted at a rakish aitgle, and on the sleeves of the coat ure honorable service stripes. The figure(is posed with a careless non? chalance amounting almost to impu? dence. Bjut under the picture there appears 1 ho words: "Gunner Clancy, first to carry Old Glory into action in l? ranee." > We do not even know Clancy's ijlrst name, but we hope it is Pat or Mike or Dennis. Such names would fit admirably into the general scheme of things in which Clancy is implicated. It appears that Clancy is a native of Texas and that he joined a Canadian regiment early in the war, was wounded at Neuve Chapelle, Com bles and Gommecourt and is now re? covering from being almost buried alive at Arraa. From which it is seen that Clancy is a doer of brave deeds and carries forward the he-1 tra? ditions of his fine old Irish stock. He is now in a hospital somewhere in France, but it is a good gamble that he will be out again and whooping it up for the allies as soon as the band? ages are removed and the hospital doors are left open. Clancy simply couldn't be anywhere else than in the thickest of the fight. Peing a native of Texas and of Irish descent, he possesses a combination of hereditary instincts that demand scope and op? portunity. Clancy was at the battle of Vimy Uidge when the Canadians distin? guished themselves for valor and en? durance. On April 9 he somehow go: hold of a small American Hag. He did not ask anybody's consent to carry it into action, but when the command rame to "go over," Clancy tumbled out of his trench with that Hag tied to his I a\ onet, a<nd the sight brought thun? derous cheers from all sides except the immediate front. He fought des perately and it is hinted that the flag was dyed a deep crimson when the owner at last came to a rest. Hut Clancy had started things. He ha,d led the millions of his fellow country men vho have now joined the colors. I He h on out d the Stars and Stripes even J, thougi; j^s^disobeyed orders. In hb, impudent way he declared that It wa> his; Hag and he didn't see why he couldn't carry it where/ he darned pleased. So the name of Clancy goes echoing down the corridors of history as that of the man who first carried tin American flag into actiojn upon Euro? pean soil. He has applied for a com mission in the American e\peditionar\ army, and every man in his regiment says he ought to have it. And it is a safe wager that somewhere a clerk b at this moment writing Clancy upon n commission, if it has not been don* already. With an army of Clancys the war would be over sooner. cCTIiFJt SFCCFFDS PRATT. lictlfiehl Silent on Causes of Pratt' Resignation. Washington, July IS?Dr. Ed war ? E. Pratt, who resigned last night at chief of the bureau of foreign ami domestic commerce, at the request of Secretary Iledfield. was succeeded to day by Burwell S. Culler, first as? sistant chief, who will serve until a permanent appointment is made. Mr. Cutler is a Buffalo manufac? turer, who came to Washington with the outbreak of war with German, to offer his services to the Commerce I >opartment. BBHGSBCISISSB Will Keep You Well Whpn you got a terrific sick headache, become conr.ti patrd or have any t^tomnrh or liver trouble, a du.-.u or two of Granger Liver Regulator will put you in good tiiiHpe, It Is a purely vegetable preparation, BnnmlcohoUo and acts pleasantly and effectively. Ooaeord, N. H , J?n, It, Ml I wu tick tlx month* \m?t year run I Um Pactnc t<>l?l n>? m ?<i O Fk>rId*. I got toKM Ursagtf l.ivnr KrruUtor In ?'lori>l? Hid it did nm r-hmI. I trouglit (>>nr luxe! le int) with i.ir i.u I u.ov 1 mh leeliue a cr?ot <1o*l Miter. gifMd) K J. U' ?land Sold by all drutoriHtH?l!.r?c a !>or Oruutfar s?liciu? Co., ( l.i.'.Ln - 1?. Ituu. Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Hay an I Nioiit falls. t\\ U. 1. CKA'Q ?UI Stand. N. Main. ? Phonos: SBK, {low in save Voiir nusoflnc. A writer in Farm und Fireside, Ut< national farm paper published nl Springfield, Ohio, says: "Since the hi^h cost of living has begun seriously to include he price of gasoline, l have been seeklpg to devise ways an<| means by which a greater mileage can )>c obtained. A few of my exfu riments have proved bo successful that I will give them for the bonellt of other motorists. "If one will remember to leave the cutout open when coasting along un? dulating country roads the engine may i>e cut off completely without fear ?>f bursting the inulHer. The slight exertion of energy necessary to throw the switch off and on will, in a day's running, save a considerable amount of fuel. "Driving on pavement and city streets one can also he economical by i hutting oft the engine half a block or 'more l?? r??r?? the stopping place ig reached, it is r|iiite unnecessary, und harmful ns well, to tax the motor erlth gas, only to [am on the brakes at the curb a moment later. The natural Impetus of the ear will c arry it mm h farther than one realises. "A-strong spark may be employed to strengthen the motive power of the I gasoline. Inexperienced drivers too often leave their spark lever below itl point of highest efficiency, thereby overheating tin- motor and reducing the speed value ef the open throttle "Through these and similar simple devices l am getting an average of l? .miles, to the gallon from my "Big ?Six." ' Washington, July IT. News of the torpedoing ol the American schoon er, Childe Harold, In Bpropean fi-. ' ters reached the state department t<> |day. The crew was saved. iwmttttttmmimmtmmtmtmttmmmttm Evciything in the Building Line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE Phones 10 ? 631 i NOT TOO LARGE NOR TOO SMALL This Bank is not TOO BIG, nor TOO LITTLE II is UKJ IOXOU<iH to give confidence and assurance to its customers. It is SMALL ENOUGH to give careful attention to YOUR affairs. YOUR little account will not be neglected. And no matter how LABOE your account, we can take care of it. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK United States, County and City Depository The Oldest Banking Institution in the County 12 Years Ago We Organized- To-day We Have About 2000 Depositors, Assets over $1,100,000.00. The Bank that puts ATTEND in ATTENTION. We Invite Your Account. The National Bank Of South Carolina OF BUNTER. C G. ROWLAND, I'resirint. F. E. HINNAM Ctthier. Let Nothing Be Lost ([ It is not in expenditures that extravagrance and waste get in their most effective work. (| It is with the small sums the loose change that is too handy in the purse or pocket. <|j Save the pennies. <[ One hundred cents make a dollar?every dollar saved is an added step toward finan? cial progress. <i A Savings Account in this Institution encourages thrift. The National Bank of Sumter.