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TOUM1TED POWERS ix)Dia KD in ?18 government by joint oonvkntion. CtHcll of Workmt n ond SokHers, To get her With That of Peasants, Vota* to Give Present Cabinet on Mat* strength aa Pooalhlo. Petrograd. Jury IS,?The council of soldiers' and workmen's delegates and peoeoota of all Russia voted today, ?fter an all night session, to grant the government of Premier Kerensky un? limited powers under the title *gov eroosest of national safety" for the re establishment of public order, both at the, froot and at home. Tho sweeping new powers were granted to the provisional govern? ment hi a resolution "adopted" by a cosableed sitting of the executive com? mittees of tho council of workmen's pod eotdlere' delegates and ths coun? cil of peasants' delegates. The resolution, which was passed by lit to 17. road: "Recognising that tho country Is menaced by a military toeoele on the front, ond by anarchy ot home. It is resolved. "First. That the country and the revolution ore endangered. "peoood. That tho provisional gov eeoisent Is proclaimed the government od sotipnal safety. "Third. That unlimited powere are accorded the government for reestab? lishing tho organisation and discipline of tho army ood o Aght to the finish ago*net tho enemies of public order Ood tho first realisation of ths whole progress embodied in the governmen? ts! program Jost announced." draft master list. Oeoclel Copy of Order of Drawing for Hot Army Wal bo Available With os Abort TUne?Two Copses Will Go to Eecto by Woy of Governor. Washington. July tl.?Ths master list of tho drawing last Friday, which good military llbolity under the droit, will not ho ready for distribution to tho local exemption boards until to morrow. It hod been hoped to moll at today but a delay resulted from me ehpoleol difficulties In printing. w Pending publication of this official roigdt Of tho drawing no authentic lo fc#metlon Is available to check the un 90km%k report transmitted to the oows popors during the drawing. It hi wroboble that o copy of the ?f? ftet will be given out hero to * Too (tovornoro will ho furnished with two copies fee each local board la each Mote. Oo receipt of the lists eoeh looil board will cancel the num? bers htg!?er than ths top red Ink num? ber In It* district and then from the rosaololfig numbers enough men to autke u > double ths district's quota Will bo notified to appear for physical examination Provost Marshal Gen? eral Crowdor ruled today that posting ot the teerd headquarters of the list of moo ordered to appear constitutes legal notification. Too lullng was in connection with an order Issued by the war depart? ment bidding ths ranks of the regular an-my oi>*n to registered men for vol ootary mllstmsnt up to the time euch moo hsvs been posted as ordered to sppear. Registered msn may enlist also in the navy or National Guard up to toot Urns lo Apportioning draft quotas, credit west gtvsa for alt voluntary enlist? ments prior to June 31, bat there has boon . no Indication whsther credits will bo given tor men coming In since that date. It Is probabls that the vol uatary system has provided close to im40 men of the 1:87.000 called for under the draft act as nscessary to All up ths rsgulars and guard and create the first Increment of the Nat? ional Army end It Is entirely likely that In the end every man who en? lists voluntarily Will reduce by one the quota of his horns district. Ths office of the provost marshal was swamped today with applications for blink? requesting transfer of ex? amination. All who applied were told that to etsps In that direction could be taken until the registrant had been crjted tor examination. Every msn Anslly certified for mili? tary service will return to the jurls di|too of his home board and go with ths "oops from his home town. AVIATION BILL SIGNED. President Wilson Signs gOtO.OOO.OOO Airplane BUI. Washington. July 24.?The aviation appropriation bill carrying six hun? dred end forty million dollars became s Isw today with tbe president's slg osturt. GERMAN ATTACKS ItEPt'LSED. French Hold Uim m Against Furious Assaults. Psrls. July 24.?Two German at? tacks on ths Alsne front, northwest of Hrsyrn I<aonnols last night were re pulsol the war office announced. He twee*. Cerny end Allies tbe German* slso attacked without result. BLOOD AND IRON. KEREN SKY WILL RESORT TO EX? TREME MEASURES TO SAVE RUSSIA. If the People W1U Not Listen to Rea? son, Honor and Conscience, He Will Adopt a Policy of Blood and Iron. Petrograd, July 24.?Premler Ker-1 ensky has positively determined to re? ly on a "blood and Iron" policy if nec? essary to save Russia. In an inter? view he said, "relying on the con? science of the masses and the army, the government will save Russia and Russian unity by blood and iron, if argument, reason, honor and con? science are not sufficient. The situa? tion st ths front is serious and de? mands heroic measures." BITTER DEBATE IN SENATE. James, of Kentucky, Says Tactics of Penrose Smacks of "Copperlieadlsm and Sniping." Wsahlngton, July 24.?During a bit? ter debate between Democrats and Republicans In the senate Senator James characterised Penrose's pro? posal to Investigate the war and navy departments as 'copperheadism and sniping" and "peanut politico." TO SOLVE IRISH PROBLEM. Arrangements Completed for Con? vention to Open Today. Dublin, July 23.?Arrangements tor the Irish convention on Wednesday, which will endeavor to solve the Irish Probien?, are complete. Henry E. Duke, chief secretary for Ireland, and Sir Francis Hopt ?ood, visited Trin? ity College here today and inspected the convention hall and committee rooms. Various bodies in Ireland have chosen their delegates to the conven? tion. They constitute a group which is representative of all elements of Irish life, except the Sinn Finers and O'Brien!tea, who refused to take part in the convention. The nominations made by the government have not yet become known officially, but many of those who accepted have allowed t ie fact .to become known through, ? the press. Boras of them were made to strengthen the labor presentation ; In view o4 the refusal of the Dublin and Cork trades councils to send delegates. BACK FROM THE WAR ZONE. AssnVMh Aemmy OJMon Westt on Special Mission. * / * At Atlantic Port, July 33.?Eleven American army officers, members of a apeclal commission sent to France, England and Belgium early in June as investigators of army conditions, arrived here today on an America) steamship. j The officers declined to say ju: what their work was, but it was on the western front and shrapnel scattered steel helmets, which the brought back as souvenirs, supported their admission that they had been under Are. Thsy confirmed cabled reports of the enthusiasm with which the Amer? ican soldiers were received by the French people and as one of the offi? cers expressed it: "We are mighty proud of the way our boys sized up alongside the soldiers of whom they are now allies." "The French people axe wonderfully impreeeed with the American game of baseball." the officer said. "They see in it something more than sport and the almost unanimous expression Is that the way they can throw the baseball will make them great fighters when it comes to hurling hand gren? ades in close trench warfare." CONTROL WORLD'S SHIPPING. United States and Allies Agree on Plans to Operate Ships. Washington, July 24.?The ship? ping regulation plan, which all the allies, excepting Japan, have agreed to, give the United States and England virtual control of the world's ship? ping. Japan is expected to furnish an Atlantic trade fleet. The details of the agreement awaits the coming of the Japanese mission. Vessels of non-combatant countries declining to direct at least a portion of their sail? ings between allies' ports, will bs re? fused bunker coal. Ctll I LEV i ABI NET RESIGNS. Majority of People Favor Abandon? ment or Strict Neutrality. Santiago, July 24.?The cabinet hns resigned. It was recently report? ed that most of Chile was favorable to the abandonment of the policy of a strict neutrality. Trouble over this might have resulted in tho resigna? tions of the ministers. London, July 24.?The British are continuing hheJr raiding tactics on the Franco-Belgian front, but appar? ently not on a large scale. The oMl clal statement mentions the fact lhat thirty prisoners were captured in three attempts west of Havrlncourt. last of VoinMogj and west Hollebeke. RUSSIANS STILL RUNNING. CONTINUE DISORDERLY RE? TREAT TOWARD OLD LINE. Officials arc Not Hopeless However, as They Rely Upon Large Forces of Loyal Russians to Displace Disloyal Troops?French Cat.are and (Hold Croone. The retreating Russian armies bid fair not to stop until they reach the line held before the big offensive of last year. The Germans announce that they have taken Tarnopol. De? spite the Petrograd movement official and unofficial Russian dispatches are not pessimistic. There are two en? couraging factors; the. Germans ad? mittedly have not enough troops to inaugurate a general offensive in the east, being afraid to take from the west; and Russia has dependable re? serves with which they replace th"J disloyal soldiers at the front as soon as they are weeded out. The entente superiority In the west was again illustrated by the French winning the long drawn struggle for commanding positions on the Craonne front. Tbe Germans tried to regain them again this morning, but were repulsed, the French holding all the ground gained and consolidated it. The Russians took the offensive south of the Carpathians, penetrating the Teuton line, but stopped at a German protective position west of the point of attack, Berlin reports. The Germans have taken Stanislau and Nadvorna. The exceptionally heavy bombard? ment in Flanders continues, ths Ger ? '??Fjt5"" * mans report. THE EMBARGO PUT ON TIGHT Especially as to Cargoes for Northern Europe. Washington, July 23.?The Amer? ican government's control of exports has resulted in absolute embargo on cargoes destined to the Northern Eu? ropean countries. Since the control was made effective, a little more than a Week ago. a single 4 Cargo, it was learned today, has been- licensed for shipment to these countries. Goods destined for the allied coun? tries are licensed without question as I ore commodities that go to most other neutrals. Some shipments have been permitted to go forward to Switzer? land, but not until the1'character of the consignee was cotitfcghed beyond question. -4M For the present, however, an export control license Is no guarantee against British seizure. The Dutch minister, Mr. Van Rappard, has taken a partic? ularly vigorous stand against the gov? ernment's policy toward the European neutrals. Without awaiting the ar? rival of the special mission to leave Holland soon to negotiate here on the ?Object* he has laid before the ex? ports council detailed'statistics to re? fute charges that Holland has been developing an enormous export trade to the central powers. That such exports are necessary to the existent e of Holland and that she has large and absolute requirement for commercial salt, coal, lumber, steel tnd other articles, was declared by the minister to have been recognized by the Entente Allies themselves. The Allies also are parties to the division of the Dutch export trade between themselves and Germany, the minis? ter insisted, as shown by the existence of an agreement between the Nether? lands Bureau of Agriculture Exports and the British government, stipulat? ing of Holland's total exports there must be delivered to the Allies of cheese 33 per cent, of butter 25 per cent., of meat 50 per cent., and so on for all of the principal commodities To support the statement that there has be n no abnormal importation of American foodstuffs into Holland dur? ing the war, the minister declared that the total importation of grains and flour and nuts declined from 2,111,0? 1 tons in the year 1912 to 1,917^303 ton? in 1916. KILLED BY EXPLOSION. Terrible Accident in New Brunswick Coal Mine. Halifax, July 25.?Eighty workmen were killed in an explosion In number six mine of the Dominion Coal Co., at New Waterford, New Brunswick, ac? cording to advices from Sidney. Twelve bodies have been recovered at noon. MANN DROPS OPPOSITION. Food Control Rill Kent to Conference by 'House. Washington, July 25.?The food control bill was sent to conference by the house under the rule without a record vote. The opposition which dovi loped yesterday disappeared. EXPLOSION IN SUBMARINE. Five Men Killed In Accident In Philip? pines. Washington, July 25.?Ain explosion yesterday In submarine A^ at Cavlte. Philippines, killed tive ?M Injured three of the otficers and crew. COTTON FUTURES BREAK. DAUBED BY LIQUIDATION PROMPTED BY BEARISH CROP NEWS. General List Finishes Steady at Net Loss of Fifty-one to Seventy Points New York, July 23.?There was a further break in the cotton market today under liquidation prompted by bearish crop news from all parts of the belt. Prices made new low rec? ord for the present downward move? ment, October as low as 23.79 and December 23.77, presenting net de? clines of 60 to 74 points. Old crops were also weak in absence of any fur? ther bull interest and the whole mar? ket closed steady at a net loss of Gl to 70 points, having rallied slightly in the last few niinv:*es on covering. Be? sides the favorably crop advices, the market influence d by apprehension over the Russian crisis and by in? creased offerings of cheaper new crop cotton from Texas while trade de? mand, which was active on Saturday's break, was absent almost entirely to? day. Good rains were reported in Southern Texas, and while showers continued to prevail over the eastern belt, private advices claimed that pre? vious complaints of damage from this source has been exaggerated and that the crop was making excellent progress. The reported formal agree? ment among the Allies as to the prin? ciple of international ocean freight regulations was not considered espe? cially bullish for the reason that it would not mean any increase of ton? nage which is the present drawback to export business. Less activity was reported in the dry goods market, the government being about the only buy? er which has made speculative hold? ers of goods uneasy. No exports were reported today and those for the sea? son aggregated 5,365,162 ba \ Uni? ted States port stock 64 3,466. Port receipts 4,267. SPREADING CONTAGIOUS DIS? EASES. Careless Disregard of Others Fre? quently Causes Suffering and Death to Children. Editor Dally Item: Will you allow space sufficient to call the public's attention to a condi? tion all too common in this day of sanitation, prevention, etc., of con? tagious diseases? We have reference specifically, to the fact that there was a lady visitor at our little resort, Po calla Springs, on Sunday, said lad} having a lltle baby suffering from a fully developed case of whooping cough. We noticed that there were many children playing near where this lady sat with her sick baby. De? spite the vigilance of the manager of the springs in endeavoring to safe? guard the health r." his visitors, it will happen that some irresponsible, careless party may cause no little suffering In consequence of their dis? regard of others. Feeling that some mother had children there Sunda\ evening and not apprised of this con? dition, I desire to thus call their at? tention to the fact that their children have been exposed to this dread dis? ease to babies. In this connection I beg to say a word for the careful man? agement of the spring. Had not a lady visitor from Manning called the writer's attention to the above mat? ter, no one would have been the wis? er. As soon as Mr. Beck knew of this, he went in search of the par? ties violating the rules of his resort, and had them leave at once. It is his rule, and the spring grounds are post? ed against the very same condition that obtained. We trust that naught of trouble will follow this violation of the law* regulating public health, but it is hoped that all mothers having their little ones out on that day will ob? serve due precaution. Jake Harvin. Sumter, July 23. BRITAIN SPENDING GREAT SUMS OF MONEY. Has Also Loaned Her Allies and Do? minions One Billion and Twenty five Million Pounds. London, July 24.?Chancellor of the Exchequer Law, announced in the commons that for one hundred and twelve days the average British expenditure had been six million, sev? en hundred and ninety-five thousand pounds daily. He said England loan? ed her allies and dominions one billion and twenty-live million pounds. WHY AMERICA FIGHTS. Prominent Speakers Will Explain Why America Is in The War. Washington, July 24.?Why Ameri? ca is in the war will be explained by prominent speakers at fairs and expo? sitions throughout the country, ac? cording to an agreement between the public information committee and a representative of the American Asso? ciation of Fairs and Expositions. The larger fairs and expositions are at? tended by nearly two million people annually. AGAINST CHANGINS CAMPS. GEN. WOOD WRITES TO THE WTAR DEPARTMENT ABOUT OFFI? CERS' TRAINING SCHOOLS. Strongly Favors South?Believes That All of the Conscript Army Should be Trained in It. Major Gen. Leonard Wood, U. S. A.. commanding the Southeastern De? partment, yesterday wrote the war department at Washington protesting against its announced intention of abandoning Fort McPherson, Ga., and Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark., as sites for officers' training camps. He ap? peared to be very much surprised that the department had taken this action and said that he had opposed it. Announcement was made in Wash? ington Sunday that a complete revis? ion in the plans for locations of the second officers' training camps to open August 27 had been decided upon. Under the new arrangements Fort McPherson, Fort Logan H. Roots and Fort Riley, Kan., are to be drop? ped from the list and Plattsburg barracks, N. Y., Fort Snelling, Minn., and Fort Sheridan, 111., added. Gen. Wood made it plain yesterday that he regarded the South, or a sec? tion of it, as ideal for training pur? poses. He expressed the belief that not only all of the National Guard should be trained in that section, but that the conscripted army should also be trained here. The general referred to the fact that the late mobilization of the Nat? ional Guard would probably mean that no considerable portion of it would be ready for the battlefields of Europe by early winter. He pointed out that the intense cold in the North would interfere very seriously with training of the men, practically all ol which is outdoor work. Asked as to the fears entertained in some cities having National Guard cantonments that their camps mighi be abandoned after the guardsmen arc sent to Europe, the general expressed the belief that their fears were groundless. It was here that he re? iterated his belief that the conscript? ed army ought to be trained in th< South. Speaking of his protest to the wai department against the abandon? ment of Forts McPherson and Logar H. Roots as sites of officers' training schools, the general remarked that hi these schools did not open until Au? gust 27 they would run tntc the earb winter months. He thinks the cole] weather will interfere with the work. There can no longer be any doubt as to the position of the genera* in this matter. He is firmly of the opinion that the climate an 1 soil o.nd other advantages of such States ?.? North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama are such that they are ideal for training purposes and that it i is highly important that the best site? be chosen. There should be nc politics in the matter, he said. It was intimated by the general yesterday that the war department might later establish more canton? ments in this section. He appears to be of the 'opinion that the department is going to recognize the immense ad? vantages of the South and train the greater portion of the conscripted army here. MEN OBJECT TO CAPT. CATTS. Tnllaluissee Company Refuses to Serve Under Him. Tallahassee, Fla., July 23.?The men of the local military company today declared they would not serve under the captaincy of S. J. Catts, Jr.. son of the governor and recently commis? sioned by the governor to be captain of the Tallahassee company. Lieut. H Clay Crawford, Jr., so wired to Col. S. G. Harrison, the commander of the First regiment at Jacksonville, and the colonel wired back they must serve as the company has been feder ali/.ed. To this the retort was made that the men would not serve untie r Catts, as they had chosen their com? mander. Col. Harrison is expected here t? morrow to settle the difficulty. REVOLUTION IN ECUADOR. People Rebel Against Pro-Gcrnimi President. Pen ma, July 24.?Rcqiiador dis? patches say that a revolution has started against the president. Revo? lutionary propagandists here say the uprising started because of his pro German policies. Charlotte May Leas Camp. Charlotte, N. C, July 23.?Unless CharlOttS provides camp facilities for (0,000 guardsmen and regular arm) regiments Instead of a camp for 10, 000 guard .men alone, as originally stipulated, the ( *np will be remov? ed to another city. This announce? ment was authorized this afternoon by Major KllbOUrne of Gen. Wood's staff, who will await the arrival of Col. Edward it Ladtis tomorrow mornlng before final decision is made. USING THE BAYONET. PERSHIXG'S MEN UNDERGOING STHENtOl'S PRACTICE PRE PARATORT TO TAKING TRENCHES. Need for Interpreters?Hurry Call Goes to Paris for Freneluoen Who Can speak English. a American Training Camp in France, July 23?(By the Associated Press).?The American troops today began intensive bayonet, hand gre? nade, trench mortar and machine gun practice and will devote two hours daily to these branches of modern warfare. The individual regii oflicers have decided to adopt French system of selecting the nibst efficient men for the most onerous camp duties, such as cooking and cleaning up. Accordingly, each cor? poral will be allowed to bid for fifteen men, who in his estimation are the keenest and most alert and have the best record, to compose his squad. Each company's host men will be de? termined in this manner, and tboae not asked for by the non-commis? sioned officers will be relegated to camp duties. Every succeeding day reveals the need of skilled interr.rcters, and a hurry call has gone to Paris for Frenchmen who know English or Americans who know French. The officers are feeling the need of better hanking facilities than exist j here. Many of them carry accounts in American banks, hut are running short of cash and cannot easily get cheeks honored. chsgts ig ihe: Staff officers are scouring wie neighborhood for miles around tn ^ search of billets for the troops yet to come. When the next troops arrr* they will find their quarters all and will not have to provide them the original divisions. JOIN STATE ASSOCIATION. Sixty-one Graduate Nurses Admitl at Meeting .Monday In Columbia. Columbia, July 24.?The applica? tions of 61 graduate registered nurses for membership in the South Caroli? na Graduate Nurses' Association were accepted at a called meeting of ths association held yesterday at the Jef? ferson Hotel. The meeting was calli to give eligible nurses who do not ready belong to the association an o] portunity to join in order to w*-tke possible for them to enroll <n the JpsI Cross nursing service. It is a requ ? of enrollment in the Red Cross tn^frfe nurse belong to her State association As it is believed that most of the young women now entering tbe asso? ciation do so in order to volunteer for the Red Cross, it will soon be possible to form a Red Cross unit in South Carolina. A unit is composed of 25 nurses. When the Red Cross nurses are thus banded they will then be ready for a call to service wherever the Red Cross needs them. The meeting yesterday was pre? sided over by the president, Miss Mary McKenna, superintendent of StI Francis Xavier Infirmary, Charleston. Other out of town officers and mem? bers present were: Miss Antonio Gib? son of Sumter, secretary; Mrs. E. W. Dabb8 of Mayesville, Miss Marie Zull f elder of Spartan burg. Miss Maud Fauquier, superintendent of the gov? ernment hospital in Spartanburg; Miss Lina Baumberger. superintendent of the Greenwood hospital, and_Miss Katharine Falwer. of Greenville. A There was an I lteresting disci^ion at the meeting of the matter of rais? ing the standards of the pupil nurses in the training schools and also of making an effort to induce the college graduates to take up trained nursing as a profession. Miss Gibson read a timely article on 'The Nursing Field of National Service for College^ men." The officers of the State association and the out of town delegates to yes? terday's meeting were enteretalned last evening at a supper party at the Columbia nurses' registry on Richland street, by the nurses resident there. liatTor, MORE MONEY NEEDED. Secretary McAdoo Prcimres New Esti? mate of Revenue Required. Washington. July 24.?Secretary of the Treasury IfcAdOO has prepare I new war estimates for congress that are very much in excess of those al? ready presented. The adoption of them would necessitate raising revenue not contemplated when the senate finance committee revised the war tax bill. The bill will probably be further revised. The government bases its estimates on the needs of the army and navy and wants the war tax hill to authorize an additional five mil? lion. Secretary McAdoo will appear before the finance committee late to? day to explain the treasury's needs. Whether five billion will be raised by a bond issue has not been determined. It is understood that Secretary Mc? Adoo asked for another billion by tax? ation and also an additional credit of two and a-half billions. Five billion is understood as needed only fot the war and navy departments.