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WOTS HI PETBOBBAD. VIOLENT STREET FlGuTTINO U K NEW ED FOR TWO DAY8. litre***) HocU?lft?? Try to (>rg*id*c ? ireni Revolt?Loyal Troop* Sap I ween Dtsorder After Lively Fighting London, July 17.?There ha* teen a renewal of violent street fighting In Petrograd during the Isst two days. s<cording to a dispatch to Copenhagen (Hiper? aa transmitted by the Ex clkoavg* Telegraph. The extreme So? cialist party attempted to organize a greet revolt, the dispatch adds, but leyal troop* suppressed the rioting, ?Aer lively fighting. No details are mm - - I GERMAN SUBMARINE DESTRO Y 9mm Agvosusd Near Ostal* Crew Cap? tured. Part*. July 17.?A German subma ika* ha* been destroyed near Calais. It ran aground and the crew set the I neoltne afire. All wer* made prison am *W I3LCHANGE OF PRISONERS. [tyrtetaf* sssd Clus** as Agree to Repa? of London. July 17?An agreement reached between British and German Seiegates em exchanging and treatment of etrU and military prisoners has been raUfled by both governments. It provide* that direct repatriation be iesumed and th* removal of the more ferieoely weunded from Swttserland to their own countries to max* room for more, KUfMHAN GOVERNMENT 8TRONG ob Battle rroat Shows Need of Dlsctpime. Waahlngton. July 17.?Th* Russian military rever*** have enormously strengthened th* n*w government, ac? cording to a dispatch from Am buss* - doe Francis. Th* disaster shows that It I* Impossible to control the army by a soldiers' committee, and Isd to a aatssfsl demand for strenger asoolatloc Thar* la the deepest alarm ft* **tt*?T*d over tho defeat*. oancial darpatohe* confirm wm are again actively tailing a ?mod In affair*, forecasting a more tativ* and experienced gov at MANY WANT TO KNOW. Marshal General Flooded with Prom Those Seeking Ex Washington, July 17.?The provost marshal general'* office Is flooded with Inquiries regarding exemption and other subjects from Individuals and exemption boards. Gen. Crowder an nounoed that hi* office will answer aons. Individuals should take their ease* up with the local boards. If th* board cannot answer It should ask the governor. NEGROES NOT WANTED. Caused by Race Chester. Pa.. July 17.?With armed Ufds patrolling a large area of the cray quiet was restored after another outbreak last night of race rioting. The negro sections have been roped off. and saloons and amusement places closed While the riots were the di? rect result of the killing of a young white man by negroes, officers declare that the primary cause was 111 feel? ing caused by the Isrgs Importation of negroes from the South. Twenty-two negroes are being held a* a result of the riots. The ball of one Is fixed st two thousand dollars and the others at one thouiand. LENINE A TRAITO It. Radical HocUJk* Working In the In? terest of (Germany Agalast Russia. London. July 2S.?Petrograd news dispatches report thst the minister o Justice is said to have Issued a state meat saying that the government had clear proof that Lenlne. the radl hour later brought the same price. It eal socialist, snd two associates were concerned In a Germsn plot against Russia. No correspondent mentions the arrest of Lenlne. however. Riot hi Youngstown. Youngstown. (>.. July 17.?A renew? al of the race riots Is not expected Guardsmen srs patrollng the business section. The town la not under mar? tial law, but soldiers have power to prevent dlsturbsnces auch as occurred yesterdsy. American Bark Sunk. Plymouth. Eng.. July 28.-?The American bark Csrmcla has been nuns by a submarine. The crew wa? landed today. I Bit Of HOPE. SITUATION IN RUSSIA 18 IMPROV? ING IN SOME PARTIC? ULARS. Drastic Measures ami Enforcement uf Death Penalty on Traitors Helps to Stiffen Army. Despite all the unfavorable Rur stan military news there are occasion? al signs of Improvement in the sit? uation. Last evening Petrograd news? papers announced somewhat better conditions, probably due to drastic measures to restore discipline, which the government authorised in re establishment of field court martial and the restoration of the death pen? alty. Similar stringent measures seem to have been responsible for put? ting down another outbreak in Petro? grad. The entente, front elsewhere is giv? ing renewed ovidence of solid iW both military and political. The Paris con? ference, which it Is believed the Bal? kans were chiely discussed, adjourn? ed, after announcing that the entente is more closely allied than ever. The Russians continue to retreat be? tween the wooded Carpathians and the Dniester river. The troope Under Archduke Joseph have retreated on the Rouman in front, the Gernana admit. It is said the Russo-Roumanians gained terri? tory In the Sushltsa valley as far as the upper cou so of the Putna river. -7-I To Omseiipt Aliens. Senate Military Committee Will Report Chamberlain Bill. Washington, July 27.?The senate military committee has agreed to fa? vorably report a resolution to em? power the government to draft alien cltIsens of countries at war with Get many. Sec re a. ry Baker wrote Sen? ator Chamberlain, the author of the bill that he would not recommend or oppose the bill's passage. A THOROUGH JOB. Raeeaekers Wants Germans Wiped Out. New York. July 26.?Louis Rse mekers. ths great Dutch cartoonist, whose pen. ir. drawing the horrors Of the Belgian invasion has proved such a mighty weapon against Germany. can tar ef grt.vlty of the war," as er pressed It Tot three years Rsemekers has made unremitting warfare on the kaiser. Asked for his opinion of the war, Raemskers stroked a light flax? en vandyke beard and said quietly: "Of course it is Impossible, but If it could only be done. I am sure the world would be better It the Germans ?all the Germans?were exterminat? ed. "I know them so well," he said, "and that Is why I am sure they must be trampled until every bone is brok? en and their national spirit shattered." WATTING ON FOOD BILL. Both House and Senate Take Recess Until Conference Committee Re? ports. Washington, July 27.?The house and senate conferees continued their work on ths food bill today. Both houses recessed awaiting the report, which may come tonight. THE IRISH CONVENTION. Committee Named to Draw up Pro? gram of Meeting. Dublin. July 26.?A preliminary procedure committee was appointed at today's sessions of the Irish conven? tion to prepare proposals an 1 it was agreed that the convention adjourn until August 8, to enable the chair? man, in conjunction with the secre? taries to prepare and Issue to the members in circular form the mater? ial necessary to enable the conven? tion to proceed with its task. This was announced in the official report of the proceedings. The preliminary procedure commit? tee then held Its first meeting, con Unites tho official account, and de? cided to he.ve a draft of tho standing drawn up. The committee also asked that Sir Francis Hopwood, tho conven? tion's secretary, should submit to the members of the convention in regard to the procedure adopted by tho convention that drew up a constitu? tion for the union of South Africa. The committee will meet again Tues? day. FOOD RILL UNSETTLED. Conference Committee Still at Work on Food and Liquor Sections. Washington, July 28.?The prohibi? tion and food administration questions Involved in the food hill awaited dual action by tho conferees when labor was resumed today. The progress thus far made, however, warranted the be? lief that an agreement will be reached on these and other points by tonight. EXEMPTION BOARDS MEET. OFFICIALS ANXIOUS TO GET LINE ON PERCENTAGE OF REJEC? TIONS AMONG REG? ISTRANTS. ExiKH't One in Every Four?Lowest Rejection and Exemption Hates May lie Pound In Well-to-do Communi? ties. Washington, July 26.?Reports of I the first selection hoards to fill their quotas for the selective draft army are eagerly awaited by Washington officials, because they will give the first definite information as to the probable percentage of rejections among the ten million registrants, for physical reasons or for dependents. All available statistics indicate a four for physical disability. In partic four for physical disability, nl .partic? ular localities this will vary greatly. There is no available data as to dependents, however, or as to how many must be excused under indus? trial exemptions. It appears probable that peculiar re? sults will be brought out in some districts. If the reasoning of some officials is correct, the lowest rejec- | tlon and exemption rates will be dis? closed in well-to-do communities, such as the suburbs of large cities, where men of comfortable Incomes make their homes. 8ons of such men, it m suggested, have had better food, bet? ter caro and better surroundings than the factory hands of nearby towns and they should be in better physical condition. As a class such young men could hardiv be regarded as indispensable, officials say, in their civil business or industrial capacities, and dependents probably will not free as many of them from service as of most other classes. In factory towns, on the other hand, the rejection rate for physical disabil? ity probably will be high. The fact that the men are confined six days a week at their machines undoubtedly will have affected their physical con? ditions. Virtually every married man of those registered in these places is the sole support of his wife ahoi chil? dren and such men cannot be taken. Also, if the industry in wmgft they are engaged is vital to the war, in? dustrial exemptions will run high. Only reports from selection and district boards in typical communi? ties, however, can show exactly what Is to be expected. Roughly! jflje^ war department has estimated th?t* two men must be called for even* soldier accepted. Will Not Hove to Sarve* Trenton, N. J., July 26.?According to the Interpretation placed by the military authorities here on a letter just received from Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder in reply to inquiries, drafted men who have married, or shall marry before they are called for examination, will not have to serve in the army If their brides are depend? ent upon thorn. Tho impression has heretofore pre? vailed that marriage after June 6 of men subject to draft would be re? garded as an attempt to evade the se? lective service act and would not be recognized as a bona fide claim. The following paragraph of the provost marshal's letter, military authorities here say, seems to upset this impres? sion and to establish a reverse ruling. "In reference to marriage after June 5, 1917. it would seem in like manner that tho claim of discharge because of dependency should be determined at the date of calling. If the person called is then a married man, and has a wife at that time depending upon his labor in the sense in which that term is used in the rules and regula? tions, it would seem that he could be discharged from the service if, in th( opinion of the board, the claim is sub? stantiated." YOUNG OFFICERS EFFICIENT. Hard Training in France Proves Thnt They are All Right. With American Forces in France, Friday, July 27.?The hard training which the Americans are undergoing is bringing out in a marked degree the efficiency of the young officers who recently joined the army after train? ing at Plattsburg and other camps. Regular army officers declare that tho quality of these men sets at rest any doubt concerning tho high stand? ard of leadership America's vast new army will have. FOUGHT LIKE HEROFX Russian Cossacks Lived up to i Their Traditions. Petrograd, July 27.?The accounts of the Galiclan battles say tho cav? alrymen fought like heroes, the Cos? sacks keeping with the amored "ars that defended the Sereth line as long as the least hope remained. It is re? ported that the artillerymen implored the infantrymen on their knees*toeHvc the guns, hut to no avail. Oca* Korn iloff's orders to shoot traltora Is In force. RIOTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. TWO KILLED IN DISORDER AT CHESTER. Authorities Announce That They Have Situation Well In Hand After Fatal Outbreak. Chester, Pa., July 26.?Two men. a white man and a negro, were killed in race riots which broke out anew here tonight after a day of compara? tive quiet. About 20 others were in? jured. Scores of persons were ar? rested and the authorities announced at 10 o'clock they had the situation well in hand. The rioting, which started last night as the result of the killing of William McKlnny, a young white man, by negroes last Tuesday, reached its climax tonight, when a mob of several hundred whites invad? ed the negro section which skirts the Delaware River. Negroes who ven? tured to retard their progress were beaten down with clubs and houses were searched In the hope of discover? ing one of the suspects in tho Mc? Klnny case. One of tonight's victims was John McCann, white, 28 years old, who is said to have been a .leader of the mob. When he fell mortally wounded the invading whites were augmented by hundreds of onlookers. Several negroes were dragged from street cars and beaten into unconsciousness. One was fatally shot. Scores of shots were fired by the negroes from the windows of their homes and several white men and boys were injured. Shortly after McCann was killed a squad of National Guardsmen was rushed to the scene. Augmented by the local force and a large squad of State police they drove the rioters from the negro section with drawn revolvers and pointed rifles. The negro section was roped off af? ter quiet was restored and a heavy guard thrown around It. Mayor Mc? Dowell announced at midnight that he had the situation under control. White men were forbiden to enter the negro districts. McKinny was stabbed to death at the doorstep of his home after an al? tercation with four negroes, two men and two women. According to the po? lice McKlnny accidentally brushed against one of the negro women as he was walking home and she is salt to have made several insulting re? marks to which McKinny replied. Tht four negroes are then alleged to have set upon the young man and stabbet him to death. Several suspects were arrested in connection with the case yesterday and held without bail. Another squad of State police was sent here tonight at the request o Mayor McDowell. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Prominent Oramgeburg Cotton Mill Man Struck in Bath Room. Orangeburg, July 27.?H. K. Drew, general manager and vice president of Santee Mills, this city, was struck and instantly killed by lightning this afternoon at about 6.30 o'clock when a violent electrical storm passed over tho city. Mr. Drew had just returned home from his office duties and was in the bath room washing hands when the bolt struck him. The chimney U a house some distance away was struck by the bolt and it is though* that a glancing stroke came into the bath roomofthchouse t thm mmm oath room of the house of Mr. Drew. The only signs of the bolt was that the electric light was burned out. The death of Mr. Drew came as a great shock to the people of Orange burg. He came to this city only abou two months ago when the old Orange burg Manufacturing Company was re organized as the Santee Mills. Ml Drew came to Orangeburg from Un? ion, where ho was connected with Buffalo Mills. He was a well known mill man and his place can not be easily filled. Mr. Drew was closely associated with Wiliam Elliott of Co lumbia, who is president of the San? tee Mils. Mr. Drew was a Mason and member of a lodge at Blackstone. Mass. No funeral arrangements have bcci. made. MORE PENNSYLVANIA RIOTS. Lurge Body of Police hi Control in Chester. Chester. Pa., July 28 ?State police, augmented l?y local patrolmen and volunteer guards controlled the situa? tion here after an outbreak of race riots again last night. The casualties in the six outbreaks in a week art two whites dead and a hundred whit' and negroes hurt. FORTY CENT COTTON. First Bale Sold at Auction in SuvaII nah. Savannah, July 88.? The lrst hah of 1917 cotton received on this market was sold at auction for forty cents The hale was donated to the Ke< <"ross. The second hale arriving m was also donated to the Red Cross. NO FICHT ON BILL REPUBLICANS EM HOUSE REIT SE TO INSIST ON MANN'S WAR EXPENDITURE COM? MITTEE. Prospects Brighten for Sending Meas? ure to President for Signature Next Week. Washington, July 26.?While senate and house conferees were beginning their work today on the long-delayed food control bill sentiment among house Republicans crystalized against further delaying enactment by con? tinuing Republican Leader Mann's fight for creation of a joint con? gressional committee on war expendi? tures. At an informal conference of Re? publican representatives it was made clear to Mr. Mann, according to those present, that no partisan tight on the question at this time could command the support of the party's representa? tion in the house. Former Speaker Cannon and Representative Miller, of Minnesota, made the principal pleas against the party leader's course, and although no vote was taken, Jhe gen? eral agreement after the meeting was that the fight for the war committee would not be pushed. Hope of getting the measure through conference and ready for President Wilson's signature next week was brightened somewhat by the development, but the leaders pointed out that even with agitation for the war committe amendment silenced in the house, the senate remained on rec? ord as favoring it, and a fight there still was possible. The president has asked that the provision be eliminat? ed because he believes it only harrass those charged with conducting the war. The conferees met twice today, but accomplished little. They pledge themselves to absolute secrecy during their deliberations, but it is known that they passed over the unopposed senate amendments, for the time be? ing and discussed general difference between the two houses over other amendments. Included In these were the proposals for a war expenditures committee and for a food control board of thro*, members. Prompt action was promised by most of the conferees, some predict? ing agreement by tomorrow night. When Senator Martin, the Demo? cratic leader, late today proposed a recess of the senate until Monday, Senator -Kenyon suggested that the conference might be ready sooner. Decision of the house Republicans to take no further action on the ex? penditure amendment was reached in a meeting called by Mr. Mann, who summoned all the Republican repre? sentatives together hurriedly after ad? journment of the house. There was half an hour's bitter debate. While Mr. Mann merely placed the propositon before the Republicans, his remarks convinced members that he was desirous of continuing the Re? publican fight for a separate house vote on the amendment, temporarily lost yesterday. Representative Cannon urged un? divided support of the president now and declared that if a war expendi? tures committee was needed later it could be created by separate legis? lation. Representative Miller said he favored creation of a committee later, but did not think the food bill should be dedayed. WILLIAMS TO SPEAK IN IdsE. Distinguished Senator From Missis? sippi Expected to Deliver Address at Bishopvllle in August. Columbia, July 27.?John Sharp Williams, distinguished membor of the United States senate, has been invited to deliver an address at a pa? triotic rally to be held at Bishopville In Lee county early In August, ac? cording to W. A. Stuckey, chair? man of the Lee County defense coun? cil, who was among the visitors in Columbia today. "We expect to make the day a me? morable event," said Mr. Stuckey. Senator Williams will discuss the is? sues of the present war and show the necessity for the entrance of America. GERMAN WOMEN SOLDIERS. A Number Captured on Russian But I tie Front. Petrograd, July 28.?When Rus? sia's woman battalion known official? ly as the "Command of Death" went into action against the Germans near Bmorgon on July 2f>th. they captured ? number of women. It was learned from prisoners for the llrst time that German women are also lighting on the Russian front. WEATHER NEXT WEEK. Warm and Pair Weather With Occa? sional Showers. Washington. July 2s.?Warm, gen? erally fair weather, with widely scat? tered thunder showers, is forecast for the coming week in the South Atlan? tic and Gulf States. THE COST OF WAR. PROMISES TO EXCEED $8,000,000, ?00 A YEAR AMD MAY REACH TEN BILLION. Wur Department Alone Culls for $5, 278,030,000 und (.reat Addition Is Expected?I .ai u< Task Ahead for House Finuiuiers. Washington. July 26.?The new war budget to carry the government through to next July and to cover ad? ditional credits to the allies promises now to far exceed $8,000,000,000 and may amount to $10,000,000,000. War department's estimates sent to congress today call for new appro? priations of $5,278,636,000 for that branch of the military establishment alone. Estimates totaling another ; $1,000,000,000 or more are expected tomorrow when the. other depart? ments report and in addition Secre? tary McAdoo has indicated that be- ? fore the year is out congress will be asked for a $2,000,000,000 appropria? tion to increase the fund available for loans abroad. As soon as the departmental reports are in the appropriation committees of congress will go to work on an im? mediate budget which probably will total in the neighborhood of $7,000, 000,000. The senate finance committee will meet tomorrow to consider what part of the new expenditures is to be provided by taxation and on what commodities the new levies are to fall. The committee hopes to have a re? vised war tax bill ready for next week. Congressional leaders do not expect to have to provide immediately for the additional credits to the allies. The gross estimates i ? bmitted by the war department today totaled $5,917,878,347 but that covered all ex? isting and expected deficiencies in the department funds, including upwards of $640,000,000 already appropriated for the aviation program. The latter will not be included in the budget, but congress will have to provide rev? enues to meet it since it was not on the ledger when the war tax bill was framed. How much of the new war expenses should be raised by taxation and how much by bonds or treasury indebted? ness certificates is a warmly debated question. Committee sentiment tonight seemed to be in favor of increasing the $1,670,000.000 \._r tax bill only by about $1,000,000,000 with author? ization both for a new bond issue, possibly at a higher Interest rate and In serial form, and for the issuance of treeasury certificates of indebtedness. Secretary McAdoo is said to favor a much larger levy of taxes and a few committeemen favor increasing the bill's total by $1.000.000,000 or at least to $2,225,000.000. Whether the interest rate on the new bonds shall be increased also is causing much discussion. Some com? mittee leaders fear it may be neces? sary to issue 4 per cent, securities. Such action, under the I aw, also would increase the 3 1-2 per cent, rate on the recent issue of Liberty bonds. As to the sources of the new taxes, sentiment in the committee apparently is tending toward getting the bulk of the increase from war excess profits and incomes. Several war department officials will appear tomorow before the finance contjnittec to explain their new esti? mates. Chairman Simmons said tonight that while the present year's appro? priations already total $9.226,000,000, it is estimated that at only about $$. 000.000,000 of that will be spent dur? ing the present fiscal year. The largest single item in the de? partment's estimate is $2.4 68,613.000 for armament of fortifications. Others include: Pay. $715.828,440; transpor? tation. $450.490,305; clothing and camp quipmcnt. $557.506.097; sub? sistence. $329.672.218; automatic ma? chine rifles, $170,277,000; medical sup? plies and hospitals, $100,026,000; horses, $51,751,466; signal service. 5,000,000; quartermaster's depart? ment. $163.917.925; barracks and quarters, $82.1 18,000; civilian training camps. $2.119.000; engineer depart? ment. $104,300.000; ordnance stores, ammunition. $39.520,000; ordnance stores supplies. $70.000.000; armored motor cars. $21.750,000; submarine mines. $700.000. The new war estimate frill increase materially the technical labor re? quired of congress and probably greatly prolong the session. Two and possibly three additional appropria? tion hills are expected. The army es? timates probably will require passage of a new army appropriation bill. An? other and large deficiency appropria? tion measure is necessary and another naval deficiency bill also is possible. STRIKE AT CHICAGO. Nineteen Railroads Tied up by Ira tu? rnen. Chicago. July It.?The strike of the switchmen belonging to the Brother? hood of Railway Trainmen called yes? terday became effective at 6 o'clock this morning. Nineteen roads enter? ing Chicago are affected.