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ft mftn and SfJafTER HATCIIMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be foot and Fear not?-Dec ? , the ends Thon Alms', at bo thy Country's, Thy God's and TrataVa" THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Eenabstebed OOQMiUdated Aur. 2t 1881. BUM TER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917. mmmmmmmmmmmmummmmmmmmmmmmmm - --? Vol.XLIV. No. 62. ftUPVLY sVASK* AND STATIONS ON MEXIC AN COAST? Quiet on Mamlm Front KW Ar* Repulaeri In Conn tor Attacks by Both French ami reports of hidden Gorman wireless stations or supply bases on tho Mexican const may lead to a la those waters by American Tho government had no Itlon of the news report that Wireless plant? had been found on Lobos Island and Campecho. WttH the exception of spirited ssaall actions along the Alsne front and m the Champagne, comparative? ly quiet prevailed last night and to? day qn tho western battle line. The British n port says nothing of im? portance took place In Flanders. The Germar?* maintained their active ar tlllerr action near the allies and then trie*} to retake trenches lost Saturday hut failed. The French also held the Teuton* when they at east ef Rheims. I YORK MKN BOl'NR OVKR. of Exemption Board* Ptaoed Heavy Rood?PrHlmlnary Mew York, Aur. 11?Ixmls Cherry and Dr. Humuol Bernfeld, members of of tho exemption boards who artaignsd charged with con for pay for exempt draft SttftbMa were held In f&.OOO bond. hTa||inii Gruher, the accused "sxemp ttoa blsnk distributing agent' was hot* on $2.000 bond. All waived preliminary examination. PALESTINE BWNO LOOTED. Devastate Country and Hill Natives. , Cairo. July |0 (by mall) ? The sit uatlon in Ps.estlne this summer Is sasst serious sines the war began. The scheme for looting Jerusalem Is lasts; sxseutsd and throughout the countryside the Turks embarked on a calculated policy of plundering and killing the natives, so If forced to re? tire they will leave behind a desert. Tho only hops Is that tr.e British msy soon drive out the Turks VIRGINIANS FACE TREASON CHARGE. to Re Tried at Big Oap?Had Organised Clan. Big ?tone Gap. Va.. Aug. 11.-- Tri A of William Verdon McCoy and John W. Phlpps. mountaineers, on charge of high treason will begin In the t sited States district court tomorrow. The defendants sre charged specifl eally with recruiting an army to snake war on the United States, fo? menting rebellion, resisting the con script loa law and conspiring to seise property of the United States. Phlpps snd McCoy were arrested 4SI May 17. ItlT. by Virginia Nation? al Guardsmen and department of Justice sgsnts sfter, it is slteged they had recruited snd orgsnUs J a claa of S00 men tor the purpose of overpowering the military guard sta? tioned In Wise County to protect railroad property, seise their arms, murder wealthy land own -rs in the mountain section snd divide the property seised among tho clansmen. Gov. Stuart, officials said, was se? lected ss one of the victims of the gang's vengeance. Every precaution has been taken by the authorities to suppreea any outbreak of Ihd friends of the accueed when the trl.il op an? Whlla opposition to conscription l_.#red In the plot fomented by Mc? Coy. Socialistic Idioms were s'ild to have been the basic principle involv ed, "the declnrstlon of war" which officials said was Issued by tho lead sis of ths clan declaring "that the country is ours snd all therein. * RERUN DENIAL. Soys Telegrsm to VA'lhon Rcgsrdlne Belgian Neutrality Msg Berlin. Aug. IS (Semi Official) ? The Norddeutsche Algemeine Zeitung denies the exlstencs of the telngram alleged by James Gerard to have bcee sent by Km per or William to Presl dent Wilson in August. 1914 when the emperor was quoted as having; said Belgium neutrality "hnd to he vto lated by Germany for strateglcV grounds." The alleged telegram which has reached Rerlln via Hwltz erland baa emperor saying that Km; George w*nt him w?? -d through th emperor's brother. Prints Henry. thr? Rnglnnd aid remain neutral I wnr hrsfcg "?it on th* continent h volving Oermuny, Franoe, Austn sad Rui mis of mn w, CROWDER SAYS SOLE OBJECT IS FOR GOOD OF KATION. Individual Wishes In Regard to Ex? emptions Art? Not to Bo Consider? ed at Expense of Welfare of Whole Washington, Aug. 10.?Renewed emphasis was laid by Provost Mar? shal Genen?' Crowder today on the fact that ci, U "iss framed the army draft law in the interest of tho na- j tion, not of the individual. For that reason tho lines are being drawn I tight in tho matter of exemptions. Tho government bus acted slowly in bringing home to the people the rigid character of the draft act. There has been much discussion of tho exemption problem based on an erroneous view of th<> law's purpose which assumed that married men, for instance, would he exempted without question. General Crowder has taken the position in recent rulings that mar? ried men will bo exempted only when the removal of tho drafted man from his family circle probably would re? sult in the family becoming a public burden. In that case it is to the In? terest of the government to leave him In his civil occupation so the gov? ernment will not have.to care for hin dependents. An Interpretation similarly rigid now has been placed upon exemption for Industrial reasons. The govern? ment has taken the lead in scrutiniz? ing closely individual cases among its employeees before asking that they be exempted. Whenever there Is doubt, no exemption is asked District boards throughout the country have been Instructed to make the government's action their guide in dealing with claims for exemption of men in private employment. An employer seeking exemption for a man he considers indispensable must prove to the board's satisfaction that his industry is necessary to the pub? lic Interest or to the maintenance of the military establishment and that the particular Individual is indis? pensable to the Industry. Reasons would be given as to why it would be impossible to replace the register? ed man with another not of military age or with a woman. Reports to the provost marshal general have indicated plainly that wholesale attempts to evade the draft through the dependency clause of the regulaton are in progress in many places. The additional caution sent to district boards in regard to in? dustrial exemptions, it is hoped, will forestall similar attempts as that stage of proceeding Is reached. The government Is also In a strong po? sit on in regnrd to discharges granted by the local selection boards because of dependents, as an appeal has been recorded automatically In each case, and it will be possodc to reopen it before the district board and make sure that no evasion of duty has been prmltted. RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS TO SERVE. Will be Given Place of Non-Combat ant with New Army Washington, Aug. 13.?Religous ob? jectors will bo assigned a definite place in tho National Army by orders fo Provost Marshal General Crowder. They will be sent to mobilization camps and given work declared by the president to be non-combatant. Just what this work will be is not known, but there in much work in any military organisation. Army clerks are to weur the regulation uniform with distinguishing marks PLANNING TO RESIST. Pittsburgh Slackers Prefer Juil to Army. Pittsburgh, Aug. 11.?What is be? lieved to be an organized effort on the gtifft of at least 25 young men of the First and Second wards of Pittsburgh to resist conscription un? der tho draft law was reported to tho department of Justice today by mem? bers of exemption boards in theso wards. Officials declared these regestrants have Ignored summons to appear for examination and have said they a mild "rather go to Jail than enter the National army." Villa's Chief of Staff Killed .Juarez. Aug. 13.?Jose Ynez Bale r. revolutionary leader and form rly Villa's chief of staff, was shot UJtd killed at N'ogales ranch near Ascencion Thursd iv. Americans ar ?'vhu* from Casas Grandes said Sul ISSf was killed b. )%. bind of home SardM organI'/ed to protect the Casu* Brandes Aeccnclon district NEW YORK MEN ARRESTED ON GRAVE CHARGES Three Member* Held for Conspiring to Defeat Justice in Operation of! Draft Act New York, Aug. 11.?A third ar? rest was made late today in the al-, leged conspiracy to evade the pro? visions of the selective draft law, charged against Louis I. Cherry and Dr. S. J. Bernfoldi members of tho deposed exemption board No. 99, when Kaiman Gruehcr, a laboratory dentist, was taken to tho Unitsd f-'tates attorney's ofllce, and later to the Tombs. Cherry and Dr Bentfeld, who had been arrested earlier in the day for conspiracy to evade the draft law, also were sent to the Tombs after unsuccessful attempts to arrange bail. Grueher was ar? rested on a warrant similar to that served on Cherry and Dr Bernfeld. He had no official connection with tho board, but admitted, according to the authorities, that he had "ob? tained a supply of exemption blanks which he had handed out to various persons" Grueher stated, it is alleged, that his son, Joseph, had been examined by Bernfeld and Dr. Henry M. Groehl and had been rejected by both phy? sicians but that before the physical examinations he had "conversations with Cherry and Dr. Bernfeld In the offices of the board and later at j their places of business." The warrant stated in part that "to effect the object of the con? spiracy, Louis I. Cherry and Samuel J. Bernfeld on August 8. 1917, did have a conversation with Kaiman Grueher at 273 Klvington Street." When the three prisoners arc arraign? ed Monday, John C. Knox, assistant United States attorney, said he ;Will ask that bail of $5,000 be. fixed in each case. Mr. Knox exonerated Dr. Grohel today, saying there was "absolutely nothing known so far that would^im pllcate him in the alleged Irregulari? ties in the conduct of examinations of the deposed board." "Dr. Groehel says he was present at examination on only three of the five days and that he made only a fow examinations," Mr. Knox said. Max Noble, employed as a clerk ly board No. 99, was taken to the of (fice of District Attorney Swann, who is cooperating with the federal au? thorities. He said he had "heard talk of money being paid over by men seeking exemption," but had not seen money paid to any one. Noble will be called as a witness because of his knowledge of the board records. Three East Side youths swore to affidavits in District Attorney Swann's oifice today, alleging improper con? duct by certain persons in relation to examinations by the board. One affi? davit tiled by Jacob Swirsky charged that Cherry told Swirsky "if he ob? tained $300 he would bo exempted." ._I_ PREDICTS SUCCESS. Bicken Says Alllos Will Win tho War Before End of 1918. Asheville, N. C, Aug. 12.?In 4 patriotic address delivered here to tonight before 3.000 people Gov. Thomas W. Bickett predicted the allies will win the war before the close of the autumn of 1918. Justi? fying America's participation, Gov. Bickett said: "Tho real i?;sue in this war is whether or not the ideals of Prus slanism are to direct the civiliza? tion of this world for years to come.' GASOLINE SHORTAGE LIKELY. Director of Mining Bureau Issec-; Warning to Joy Riders Washington, Aug. 13.?Warning of the possibility of drastic government action against the excessive use of ! gasoline for pleasure riding was is? sued by the director of the mining ! bureau mines today lie suggests I that joy riding cease, and that the I man who takes his family out on * Sunday cut down mileage He says that the warning does not mean that the owners of steamships lay up their cars, but asks for cooperation in saving Married Couples Get More Food. Berlin. Aug. 13.?The municipal food bureau at Strasshurg announces that newly married couples are en? titled to draw double the amount of food Indicated on food cards. This privilege will last for six weeks. London, Aug. 13.?Two German a'rplanes which yesterday raided the southeast English coast were de? stroyed by na>Val airplanes, it has been officially announced. WORK TO FINANCE WAR. CONGRESS TAKES CP WAR TAX HILL OF (ENORMOUS SUM. Difference as to Manner of Raising j Money?Fit her Dornt Issue or Di? rect Tax Must Re Fixed by Rotli 1 louses. Washington, Aug. 12.?While the senate continues debate on the $2, 006,000,000 war tax bill this week, initial steps Will be taken in the house toward raising part of the ad? ditional $6,000,000,000 needed to cai \ ry on tho war untl July 1, 1918. i More ready money, possibly $1, ,000,000,000 or $2,000,000,000, will be necessary to meet current expendi i tures before congress can appropri | ate it at tho next session, so Secre i tary McAdoo has arranged a meeting with Democratic Leader Kitchin for early in the week to discuss the sit? uation. Members of the ways and means committee, both Democrats and Republicans, have expressed wil? lingness to pass without delay legis? lation fqr any reasonable amount the government may require. Senate leaders also are ready to cooperate. Sentiment ?for raising additional funds at ths time by a bond issue and certllicates of indebtedness and not by taxation is strong in both houses. Administration officials have not stated tho exact amount they desire authorized now, but a request for more than $2,000,000,000 additional would meet with strong opposition in the house. The pay-as-you-go ele? ment is strong in the ways and means committee. A movement to make the next is? sue of bonds or certificates taxable and with 4 1-2 per cent, interest in I stead of being non-taxable and bear ins 3 1-2 per cent., is gaining in ' fluential followers in the house. Reports that a certain United States citizen acquired $60,000,000 worth of the first issue of Liberty bonds in order to escape taxation has helped enlist advocates of the plan to tax the next issue. Senator Simmons having concluded his opening statement Saturday, gen? eral discussion of the revised house ? revenue bill will begin in the senate ! tomorrow. If it is finished in less than a month many of the older members will be surprised. Senator La Follette will offer, early this week, his substitute for the pending bill which would place vir? tually the entire burden of taxation on war prollts, incomes, liquors and tobacco. Senator Gore is expected I to support the measure. LAROR LEADER RESIGNS. Henderson Disagrees Over Stockholm Conference and Leaves British Council. London, Aug. 11.?The course of Arthur Henderson in advising yes? terday's conference of the Labor party to send a representation to tin Stockholm conference has been fol? lowed quickly by the tender of hb resignation as a member of the war cabinet, which constitutes the inner council of the government, and prompt acceptance of tho resigna? tion by the premier. Premier Lloyd George wroto Mr. Henderson a scathing letter of ac? ceptance in which he practiealy ac? cused Mr. Henderson of bad faith and duplicity in his dealings both with his cabinet colleagues and with the I?aboritcs, and promptly gave the letter to the newspapers. The pre? mier thereby created a situation which puts Mr. Henderson on tho defensive and which may cause the Laborltei to retract their decision to send delegates to confer with Ger? mans, Russians and neutrals at the Swedish capital. Mr. Henderson stated In a note to the press that his position wouM be explained to the house of commons. The premier makes the point that the cabinet is opposed to the Stock? holm meeting, and also that the pros out Russian provisional government is lukewarm if not opposed to it al? together. The first of Premier Lloyd George'.? IhnrgOS Is that Mr. Henderson gave the cabinet the impression that ho agreed with them. Delegates Refused Passports. London, Aug. 13. Andrew Bonar Law, government spokesman in tho House of Commons stated in the low? er house that the government has de? cided not to grant permission to I'ritish delegates to attend the Steck holm conference. Purchase Egypt Seed Crops. Alexandria, Aug. 13,?The govern? ment purchased 1917 and 1918 cotton sed crop of Egypt today. GOVERNMENT TAKES CHARGE OE NATION'S RESOURCES. Administration With Hoover ot Head of Machinery Begins Work On Recently Passed Bill. Washington, Aug. 10.?The Ameri? can government today assumed con? trol of the country's food supply with the signing hy President Wilson of the administration food survey and regulatory hills. Formal announcement of Herbert Hoover's appointment as food ad? ministrator was made at the White Mouse soon after the measures were approved and tonight Mr. Hoover set forth the aims of the food administra? tion in a statemnt declaring its pur? pose will he to stabilize and not to disturb conditions. Every effort will be made to correct price abuses made possible by abnor? mal times, Mr. Hoover said, hut dras? tic meausres will not be attempted until it is seen the purposes of the administration can not be accomplish? ed through constructive cooperation with food producing and distributing industries. The very existence of corrective powers, Mr. Hoover declares, will tend to check speculation and price inflation. 'The business men of the country, I am convinced," says Mr. Hoover's statement "as a result of many hun? dreds of cf aferences with representa? tives of the great sources of food supply, realize their own patriotic obligation and the solemnity of the situation, and will fairly and gener? ously cooperate in meeting the na? tional emergency. The two bills signed today give to the government sweeping wartime oowcrs. The regulatory bill is design? ed to put food distribution under di? rect government supervision and a provision added as an amendment ex? tends an even more drastic govern? ment control over coal and other fuels, icluding the power to fix prices and authorizing the government op? eration of mines. The survey bill is Intended to encourage production and gives the government authority to keep up a continuous census of the amount of foodstuffs in the United States. It will be administered by the department of agriculture. CCIRAISSIERS AND NEW UK? RAINE REGIMENT FIGHT. Ukrainians Defeated and Forced to Return Whence They Had Come. Petrograd, Aug. 11.?Portions of a new Ukraine regiment passing through Kivon on the train were fired on by Cuirrassiers guarding the station and the fire was returned. Several were killed or wounded in the battle. When the train reached Xovgrad Volysk a regiment of Cui raissiers were sent f?.?*ainst the regi? ment on the train and another battle ensued. The Ukrainians surrendered when the Cuirrassers brought up a naehine gun. Fourteen dead were re 'urned to Kiiev. Fifty were wounded. WORKS SAYS HIS SAY. I'ormer Senator Denounces Those Who Favor War. San Francisco, Aug. 10.?John D. Works of Dos Angeles, former United States senator, today told the Con? ference for Democracy and Terms of Peace, meeting here under the au? spices of the People's Council of America, that the proceedings of the ratherlng would not get much space In the newspapers. He said: "Do you suppose the Associated Press is golny to carry anything to the newspapers it represents of what vou and I are doing here today? Oh. no. Now why? "Not particularly because the Asso? ciated Press does not want to send out the news. Probably it does, but if the Associated Press were to take any such position as that?that it would send out freely the criticisms upon the war and legislation that brought it about against the will of the money kings of New York, who have been more instrumental than any other Influence in bringing on this war. the Associated Press would ?o out of business. "Why, those interests that per? meate all over this country and cen? ter in the great State of New York can destroy any newspaper that does not do what they want them to do. even here in San Francisco." / Dell Off strike. New York, Aug. 10 ?Threatened strike of carpenters at cantonments has been called off. It was agreed that only union labor be used for gov? ernment work. DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS RE LEIEVED OE CANTON? MENTS. Means Saving of Much Time and Keep Present Officers In Their Regular Jurisdictions. Washington, Aug. 10.?Army de? partment commanders, by war de? partment orders issued today, are re? lieved of the National Army canton? ments and National Guard camps within their departments and will devote themselves to the regular troops within their jurisdiction. The effect of this order, unless i there are changes in the high com ' mands, will be to keep some of tho best known American commanders such as Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, MaJ. Gen. J. Franklin Bell and oth? ers, in department commands, at i home, instead of sending them with ! the armies to Europe. There are to be more than 200 new generals within the next few ! days. It is of course possible that some of these or others might be I assigned to the regular departments 1 to permit sending the high line offi? cers with the fighting army, j The order relieving department ? commanders of the command of guardsmen and National Army units is closely connected with the plan for adoption of tactical units of the sizes j used in the European armies and is i calculated to secure quicker action from all divisional commanders. By ' having every division commander re | port direct to Washington and arrange ' for his supplies without the delay In? cident to the orders passing through department headquarters, general staff officers have calculated that a great part of tho lost motion in the big war machine can be removed. The department commanders will have much left to do in the routine of their departments. Much of the expanded regular army probably will be stationed for months to come In General Wood's Southeastern Depart? ment for reorganization and training. JUNIOR CAMP STARTS. Military Training Course at Ballcy Begins "Work. Greenwood, Aug. 10.?The junior training camp at Bailey Military In? stitute, the first in the State, is pro? gressing and in addition the class of local business men to take the train? ing course is large and full of enthu? siasm. The first meeting held last night showed over 125 men anxious to .take the course. Tho class will meet at 8 o'clock every evening. In all there are 1G5 members of the training camp and it is believed that this num ] ber will be largely increased. GOV. FERGUSON UNDER FIRE. Taking of Testimony in Texas In? quiry Continues. Austin, Texas, Aug. 10.?Sessions of the house of representatives today, sitting in committee of the whole to investigate charges of Speaker Fuller looking to the impeachment of Gov? ernor James E. Ferguson, were de? voted mainly to 'he recent locating at Abilene of the West Texas Agricul? ture and Mechanical College. The governor's financial matters were also considered briefly. The house adjourned tonight until Monday, when Spt .ker Fuller k? ex? pected to take the stand. MAY DELAY MOVE OF DRAFTED MEN. National Army Recruits May Start September -i. Washington. Aug. 10.?The date for calling the lirst increment of 200.00? men into the ranks of the National Army may be changed from Septem? ber 1 to September 4. September 1 is followed by Sunday and l*abor Day, and because of the heavy railroad traffic at that time, due to holiday ex? cursion, draft officials fear the work of transporting the men to canton* ments might bo interfered with se? riously. Provost Marshal General Crowder said tonight, however, that if assurances can be had that troop transportation can bS handled with? out delay during the holiday pe? riod, a change in dates will not be re? quired. Wants Government to State Peace Terms. Washington. Aug. ^.- Representa? tive John II. Raker of North Dakota elected on the platform of the Nat? ional Non-Partisan League, was sworn in today and gave out a state? ment demanding that government make ? specific declaration of Its terms of peace.