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SENATORS SEE LONDON RAIDED KK\VO.> \\l> KKMUIKK II\\ I G<M>I> sK\Ts. Vm i m .luv Impressed hy Calmness Willi Which FngU?|i Folk Accept Vl*lt of tiermans. London. hjev. l ?irnlted States Sei? ttors Willi is S Kniyon of low.; and .lohn IS K. n.lin k of Wyoming hove pa sped unsorntched through their ?Owontl ?ir raid experience in London (>.. iho first occasion they wer? attending a dinner given at the Athenaeum Club by the lord high chancellor in honor of the visiting OhOlfroeBmeu and last night they were asleep in their suite on the top floor of a substantial seven story hotel when they were awakened by the coning of he Germane and the con? sequent bombardment. ions tor Kenyon. the first to be aroused by the boom of the guna Jumped out of bed and hurried to Kendrick* bed and shook him from hm fhimbeia, with the n murk: Sena-1 tor. they are here." The inceeaant booming made further elucidation unnecessary. Kemti l< k rubbed his eves and lean? ed up. and the two pajamu clad sena? tors th sw open the windows the bai? ter to bear and see. Belov m the streets the people were merely obeying the police by seeking shelter. The senators, st great risk of injury from Dying shrap? nel, watched the spectacle. "It was our first raid experience at close quarters." Senator Kenyon told the Associated Press, "i nd we wel? comed it In the dense tlu.t it nerved us for our coming visit to the trenches )a France and Belgium, The thing that impressed me most was the for-: tltude of the English people. Then coolness was nothing short of marvel? ous "While we stood catching cold and witching the bombardment, t was wondering how our people would be? have under similar circumstances. 1 turned to Kendrick and remarked th.it if the people of the United State displayed the same iron nerve, which I am confident they would, the allied i cause lu in no danger." .Senator Kendrick Interrupted, re marking that he had ovorheard wo? men folk walking through the cor? ridors of the hotel during the raid eaimlr discussing the theatrical per? formances from which they had Just returne I high places, which over rk. the senators had a ?hgd view of the gujnflre. 'After ws m*tr% convinced froi.i what we saw of Ihe wonderful bar? rage fire that ths enemy could not get closer to us." said Senator Ken drick, "we went back to bed and made u\> for lost sleep." Ths senator* wore up early thi. morning, going Into conference wltl I*>ril Khomlda on th- food supply question. The heavy harrugc which was pu ap to protect the metropolis seemed to disconcert the raiders who drop? ped bombs indiscriminately as they approached. Several of these fell upen open spaces. The barrage rose us each German relay crossed the coast. After the ex? perience of former raids the public now takes to cover as soon as ths ?on nine el an enemy approsoh is given, with the result that before the guns set up their curtain of shrapnel MM streets were deserted except ft?j a few policemen home persons found protection in the subways but a rnu - Jocity of them Last night seemed to prefer the safety of their own hom*?a. A feature of last night's air n Was the appearance ;itterwurds of sumo 300 or 400 BSJ] I outs as bugle-s Bounding the all clear signal" through the streets when the Official notice was sent out. After experimenting with mot > horns and whistlera. ne.th* r or whlcn proved satisfactory, the authorui decided that ths French sysem of sounding bugles was the most effec? tive. The question of where to ge: enough buglets arose and it was an swev.'d by i volunteering ||< numbers. All the bn\s had to furnish th< written content of parents or gun dlans before they were enlisted. PH tAllF.H Kl Kl \sk\ 's ST AT I MFN I l.otwb n \c*M|?Mpcr? i omment on th latent tmiclal News I torn Busala London. Nov 3 - Most of the mem Ing newspapers conspicuously p In Premier Kcrensky's Interview vltl the Associated Press, but comment 1 n?-t general The Telegraphs Petro -1 correspondent, who Is noa I Isnion, wilte? that the statement i ln'<*n loo seriously In some quarleri He soys that premier Kerensky mere ly made generally known what stti ? I, n .. of Kusslu have been fnmllia s/nh f..r rsent lime, The Mnpresgnl Balte that Bussla's early invasion < i:.i?t Prussia probably sa\ed Fi nn bejSg being overrun in the ear| in out ns of the war. ? r SPBXNGS' OLD COMMAND IS HUGH CTT I I?. Greatest Change for All Coin on to Third Battalion, Recently Reas? signed. (Ireenville, Nov. I,?Tho Home Um? Second South Carolina Infantry lay:; I I aim. without pride, however, to the record of having been disorganized, cut up. moved about, and trans-fern ?! more und offener than any other or? ganization at Camp Sevier. The com? panies of the One Hundred and Fifth Ammunition Train, formerly the First and Second Buttallons of the regi? ment, have just got settled in thei. now location immediately at Paris Station, having been moved from the camp which they had occupied OVOf since arriving just as soon as the] had got it in thoroughly comfortable ?hupe. They ure now wondering what will happen to them next. The Second Regiment went out of existence as a separate organization the day the Thirtieth Division was or gar. ized as such, in accordance with August tables. The First and Second Battalions were constitued the One Hundred and Fifth Ammunition Train; the Third Battalion was con? verted into the Sixth Training Bat? talion of the Depot Brigade, to which the band was attached; Col. Holmes B. Springs, commanding the regiment, wua made general commander of trains for the division, and the heudquarters company of the regiment was convert? ed into train headquarters. The Ma? chine Gun Company became Company C of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Machine Gun Battalion, the separate machine gun organization of tho di? vision, while the .sanitary detach? ment was attached to train headquar? ters, where it still 'remains. The sup? ply company was made Truck Com? pany No. 2 of the One Hundred and Fifth Supply Train, an entirely sep? arate outfit, with First Lieut. Alexan? der Brunson in command, while Capt. H. L. Harlee. its former commander, was made supply omcer of the ammu? nition train, and Second Lieut. Charles Kdwards of Darlington was placed on Colonel Springs' staff as supply offi? cer. Renumbering of the companies ot tho Ammunition Train was done some time ago. The four companies of the First Battalion, from Charleston, wen? designated In order Motor Truck Com? panies Nos. 1, 3 and 1. while in the Second Battalion, Company G from! the Olympia Mills, was renamed Cais? son Company No. 1, and Company E, from Darlington, Caisson Company No. 2 Companies F. and H. both from Columbia proper, were consoli? dated to form the wagon company of the train, thus relieving Capt. W. M Carter of Company F. who has. how? ever, been temporarily attached to tho train. Lieut. P. G. Marshall, Jr.. aliio of Company F. has been attach? ed to Motor Truck Company No. 1. ai enlisted ordnance section, consist? ing of 23 men. and which is eventual? ly to be commanded by a capta n ot the ordnance corps, has recently heen formed. The duty o:' the section will bo to koep in repair the ordnance property which the train will have in its possession when in the field. Capt Harlee is temporarily in command ol this section. The greatest charges of all, how? ever, have taken place In the Thir. Hittullon. When the Depot Brigade was absorbed recent y. the men of tin Sixth Training Battalion were divided among the One Hundred and Eigh? teenth Infantry (the old First South Carolina), and the One Hundred and Thirteenth Machine Gun Battalion, while Mnj. James W. Bradford, who up to that time had remained in iu command, was on Colonel Springs' ;. . umtnendation made commander 01 t he Supply Train. The band of tin lOOOPd Regiment, having no one to p|ay for after the dissolution of th< Pepeg Brigade, was sent several day* ago to Camp Jacksun at Columbia. PICKET BOAT LOST. Tender or American Battleship Sunk. \\'ashington. Nov. 3.?The navy de I partment Is advised that the picket it for the American battleship Michigan foundered on October 80th in home waters. The crew of 12 li [mlealni and it is believed all wen ' lost. Three bodies were n covered. Tin dOpOrtment assumes that the other members were 1< The bod] <>r Oooorwala t. a Miib a*0i found by b fisherman entangle* m bis nets Tneoday. a violent itorn ?Wept the OOOOl where the acciden IoOcnrrod the day previous to Andlu the body. |l Is bellevd T. A. Mill' ?warn to fh?> nets after the boot OVO finned. His hands were elOOpOd |0 the ropes gg If In death grips. Anderson'-. Earliest Snow. Anderson, Nov. 2. (?arge Makes 01 gnaw fell thlehfy here fog twentj minutes this niniiiliiir. This is tlx . m ii. st snowfall evof reeordod In Anderson. ?hi mm. W HAT THAT (OI XTHY WILL CON* TRIBUTE TO THE WAIL C hina's Resources in Men, Materials ami Foodstuffs are Abundant?Help in Fploltutlon ami TranH|M>rtntiou 'Her tircatcst Xoocsshie-?Her Hlght to a Place at The Peace Coun? cil Fully learned. <By Jerembiah W. Jenks. Ph. I)., LL D.) So many comments, favorable and unfavorable, upon Chinas entrance into the great war have been made that it seems desirable to mention one or two things that China, with the approval of its government, has ac? tually done, and to Indicate what more may well be expected provided the war continues. It will be recalled that the reason given by the Chinese government foi the breaking of diplomatic relations with Germany was that given by the United States; its citizens had lost i heir lives by action of German sub? marines. It has been known for some time that Chinese workmen were go Ing to France in large numbers with the co-operation of both govern merits, and a ship carrying some ol those workmen, sunk by a German i submarine with a largo attendant tofcs of life was the chief rea?on which China gave for entrance into the wd.r. Those who know the Chinese ami ,vho particularly have been follo<vinfc ihe movements of its progressive eaders, including the leaders of both jreat parties, for the last two or thre. rears believe also that the Chinese government was actuated in part a', cast by the same high ideals that ac uated Americans and the Americai ;overnment. To be sure, there were 'ertain other direct advantages which vere expected and which have bee; ?eceived: payments of the Boxer in lemnity have ben suspended for five rears; certain concessions, mine >ne?, to be sure, have been made re aiding the customs tariff and mos; )f all. perhaps, China has won a sea it the peace council table. It is not generally realized thai here are now in France some 80,000 'hinese workmen who have gone here to help in whatever way they jest can in war work, besides sonn housands also in Hussia and Meso? potamia. These men come from the north of China, are tall, strong men carefully selected and able to tak< ihe place of a corresponding numhei i>f French soldiers in all kinds of un? skilled and in many kinds of skilled work. \ Moreover, the cost to the French government of such highly effective, important labor is .from our view; point, trifling, although it may well seem liberal to many of the Chinese workmen themselves. In round num? bers, $10 a month is paid to the families of the workmen, and they themselves receive in France one franc (20c) a day. Of course, th< Krench government pays transporta? tion, furnishes them free necessary medical aid. etc; but even then, how trifling is the expense as compared, with what would have to be paid for, let us say. American workmen! These Chinese stand ready also, provided transportation can be secur? ed, to furnish large quantities of sup? plies of various kinds, from antimon> find iron ore to food supplies. In fact, it is well known, of course that all of the Allies have relied lnrgel> upon China for the absolutely neces? sary antimony required in the mak? ing of shells and other types of mu? nitions. For China furnishes by far the largest supply of antimony to be found in the world. Again we in America do not realize how large in reality is the native ?hipping of China and Its hipbulldtng capacity. In 10U the clearances from Chinese ports show 16,326,211 tons to China's credit, a tonnage greater than that of any other na? tion except Great Britain. But. al though China has done little in the way of trans-oceanic traffic, not merely small boats, but seagoing ship ? for coast traffic abound everywhere In China, and its rivers swarm with freight-bearing boats. On the Yangtze river one of the most important of the great steamship lines is owned ind managed by the ('hinese. It is reported thai their shipyards are working with Increased activity, anti the opportunity is there for building for war purpose, provided the Allies eare to exploit these resources. The Chinese government stands ready also to furnish troops by ih< hundreds of thouaanda it is well known, of course, to those who have followed carefully the situation, thai there are in the neighborhood ol hall* 8 million troops in China alread\ well trained according to Chinese itnndarde, and accustomed to tho u^. I modern arms Of course .'?s in tin use of our own soldlere such troopi would need to have tinor training sup? plemented by some months' stay be bind the battle-lines while learn I OS the lutest methods of warfare. Itui the half million men tue there, Intel ligent, and partially trained, while i probably a million and a half more are available, who have had more or less military training. Of course, if the war continues and the need became imperative, China could furnish a man force and that, too, of men who, ae cording to all aeeounls, would make excellent soldiers, in numbers- as great as those of all tho rest of the Allies put together. According to latest rumors also, it is not at all unlikely that Chines i soldiers may yet be seen on the bat? tle front in France. Whether or not this result will be attained there can be no question of the willingness ol the Chinese government and the Chi? nese people to send their soldiers. Their laborers who are taking the place of soldiers are already there by the scores of thousands, and before the war ends, the scores are likely to become hundreds of thousands In any event, both by spirit and ac? tual contribution to the war, China will have earned her place at the council table of peace; and if the Al? lies at the end are true to the spirit of democracy and to the preservation of the rights of weaker nations as they now profess*, China will be a real gainer from the war, and China's ac? tual gain in the direction of more lib? eral treatment by other nations will likewise be a gain to the rest of the civilized world. PRESIDING ELDER BAYS. Resolution by the Lynehburg Quarter? ly Conference. The following resolution was offer? ed by Brother W. T. AIcLeod at the fourth quarterly conference of the Lynchburg charge recently held at Lynehburg and unanimously adopted by tho Conference: Brethren, we arc reminded that this Quarterly Conference closes the last visit that Dr. Bays shall make us in his present official capacity. The doctor finishes his quadrennium as presiding elder of the Sumter District with the close of this Con? ference year, therefore, be it resolved: That we express to him our high appreciation of his wise counsel, of his leadership as one of our chief pas? tors, of his interest in us and all of the affairs of the churches composing the charge. That while he has been with us, we have learned to love him and in whatever capacity he shall serve the church in the future, we shall con? tinue to be interested In his welfare. ANOTHER (iEBMAN MVT1NY. Three Officers and a Number of Sail? ors Killed at Kiel. London, Nov. 2.?Three officers and a number of sailors of the German navy were killed in "another" mutiny at Kiel early in September, accord? ing to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Daily Express, which claims to have authentic details of the outbreak which occurred aboard the battle? ships Kronprinz and Schleswig-Hol? stein and started when the men re? volted against draft into the subma? rine service. The sailors on the Kronprinz threw Admiral Schedit overboard, but he was rescued, but was forced to leave Keil. Other officers were stabbed and thrown into the sea. All the mutineers were arrested. OCR COSTLY ARMY. Germany Supports Fourteen Soldiers for What We Pay One. Washington, Nov. 3.?Germany 1? putting into the field fourteen and three-tenths soldiers for what it costs the I'nited States to provide one man. according to calculation* of govern? ment experts. This is due largely to the higher pay of American soldiers and the higher cost of supplies here. Mr. L. L. Baker to Have an Assistant. (Bi8hopville Vindicator.) Since Mr. L. L. Baker assumed charge as Supervising Agent of Boys' Agricultural Club work in South Car? olina, as conducted by the. extension division of Clemson College and the United States Department of- Agricul? ture cooperating, the work has grown to such an extent that it has been necessary to appoint an assistant to him to conduct the work. Mr. Joseph .1 Murray, of Newborry, has boen up pointed to this position, and has ac? cepted and entered upon his duties Mr. Murray is native. South Carolinian, and comes highly recommended. Ii? is a gradUgte fron; Clemson College <.f the ?lass l*? i r>. taking. the full ag? ricultural oourse, Including animal husbandry, ami is therefore well equipped to assume the position. Sim < graduation Mr. Murray has been teaching school in this State. Siuntor's Cotton Crop, The government agent for OOttOH ginning satisfies reports that the total amount of eoton ginned In Blimter county up lo October lith was :i\ SOS, against Ift.SSH lo ihe same data in si year. WARNS AGAINST WEEVIL. Former South Carolinian Tells of its Ravages in <Georgia. ?weevil will do when it cor es to Bam? berg county. The boll weevil is no joke, man Mr. McMillan, and he wan s the farm? ers of his old home county to know lust what they are going to be up (From the Bamberg Herald.) Mr. C. F. McMillan, ol Hahira, (la., jagainst when the weevil a >pears. And was in the city one day last week, the appearance of the weevil is closer He is an old resident of Bamberg, but this year than ever before. It has for several years he has been farm jfinally appeared in South Carolina, in? in Georgia. He said he wanted Ihaving been discovered in Beaufort The Herald to warn the people of'county a week or two ago. This Bamberg County of the approach of , means that the whole of Southern the boll weevil. The weevil |g now South Carolina will soon be infeste 1 a real problem in his section and Is ?for it spreads rapidly. By the crca cauping havoc to the planters. In his tion of a boll weevil zone between county last year, 1910, 3,r,00 bales of ^South Carolina and Georgia the ap cotton were harvested. This year. \ pearance of the weevil ha? been de slnce the boll weevil has appeared, j layed at least a year or two in this the same county has up to date ginned | State, but it has finally crossed the line and this section of the State will soon have the pest to contend only 900 bales, with not much more to be harvested. This shows in a most convincing manner what the boll with. ttttu ? fIIITIT tt*s?mtaaiRatmrtrmmitmt^ Eveiyttiing in the Building Line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. 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