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TWF SCMTKR ^ ATCHlfAN, K*U\bi Consolidated Aug.?, li LEGISLATURE NEAR CLOSE. MEMHKR S ll.I.N rXs (.IM S HOI SE MK.M\(.rn.s s< } UK. Fumigation Today of Hall Ordered? Matter* C?ivcn Attention nt Night .Nesesoi? Columbia, Feb. Purine; the course of a speech In tbo house of rep? resentatives tonight Furnian U Long, | of Oreenville, became suddenly ill, complaining of a severe headache. Ha had to be taken to his room, after ? > emergency treatment by Dr. O, A Keoffer, ef Abbeville, another mem? ber. The meningitis situation has had the general assembly slightly panlck for the past week, and Mr. Long's lllress caused the house to adopt a resolution. Introduced by Messrs. Sen seney. of Charleston, and Walker, of Saderaftelri, Instructing the sergeant-at arms to fumigate the hall of the house before reconvening tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Hhortly afterwards the house nd journed. with Mr. Searson, of Darn well, attempting to get up the bil providing for an election of the chief game warden by the general assem? bly. Members of the Greenville dele? gation aaid thut Mi. i.oni; i* sobjeei to Mvere hadaches. The free conference committee or the general appropriation hilt wan ap? pointed! by the presiding officers of the house and the senate tonight. The committee will commence its de? liberations In the morning ami ex? pects to report the measure before night. The members on the part of the senate are Senators E. C. Epps, of Wtlllamsburg; Neil* Christensen, of Beaufort, and Alan Johnstons, of New berry. The* members on the part of the hou.se are J. C, Duckworth, of Anderson; T. ('. Duncan, of I'nlon. and C M- Seebrook, of Charleston. The Bovd bill enjoining nnd abating houses used for Immoral purposes and persons operating BUCh places wus given Its final reading in the house t ?night i ud * ?* sent to the senate. The Lnney bill, which haa already passed the senate, authorising women to practice law In South Carolina, was given Its second reading in the house. The bill amending the present law prohibiting the enticing of labor un? der contract so as to increase the penalty was given its final reading In the house tonight and ordered sent to the senate. Th? hou*e did a full night's work, until the procedure was Interrupted bv Mr. Deng's Illness, und passed a number of local measures to the sen? ate end through the second reading t \\ IMtt >\ I IT. ^ \N s I.I I . Itrotherhoori Official Replies to Hall rued <>|M<mtin?r Official*. vHnnd. Feb. 7. ?President \V. C, Lee. of the in othethood of PlailrOOd Trainmen. In replj to certain railroad Operating officials' who challenged stalemenrs made by Mi l.ee to the ?rase commission m Washington TUSS <hiy. to the effect that the government was not getting the loyal support of ?*ertal? railroad managements, bid iv ? asued the following statement "W# stand read) to nie with the di? rector general of railroads, when ie iiueated hy him. numerous statements of employes In train. ???>?.me and yard eervire to suhat mtintc our expressed belief to the commission that BOTtalS opeiatlng officials w i endcavorinc to make government Operation fall ure Instead of a success " Mr l.*ee would Riul I 00 reply to a telegram sent him In behalf of th associated banks el New York, chal? lenging him to produce proof of his reported assertion that four banks In rhnt city were behind the effort to mike government opei i'ion of Ilm railroads a failure. si i:\ IVOR* it hi i i un Two Hundred \merkans Cured I'or h? frt-.li Iteuiiiieut. Helfuat. Feb. ?? llctwcen one and two hundred American soldiers from th# Tuscunlu arrived here Friday They were met by a battalion of Ilm Jloval lri*h regiment and SSSOjrtSd t<? tsinporary quarters. The-, appear*- I little the worse for their terrible SJ perlenrea. SlSSfM for the notubscrip' clothing they wore John i. Itichnrils for t..minor Columbia, Feb. M Major .lohn n f tie hards, of Lll^rty Hill, chairman of the H*uth Carolina K dio.d QgtS* mission. gave out a Mai. n,en? he... this afternoon. In u hl. h M un notincea his candidacy for govertor In the prlimirieti o. \t SUSSSSSl lie ask* the support of all Democrats. hkrd April, 1850. "Be IMt B81. SUB BIG BATTLE G0MIN9. OfTANMVl Iiv GERMANS MAY COME DVRIHG WEEK. In Mlllary He view Secretary linker Expresses Appreciation to liritlsh for Saving Soldiers on Tuscanla? Xnieiicans Fitted Tor Trench War? fare. Washington, Feb. 10.?Develop? ment of dermany's long deferred of? fensive in the West from the recon noitering thrusts launched during the past week around t'ambrai and at other points is suggested as a possi? bility in the weekly military review issued tonight by the war department. So far, Imwever, in spite of heavy lighting, the department says no ac I MM oi more than local character have been recorded. The r? \ieu- tells of the torpedoing Of the liner Tus auiu, which carried more than 2.100 American soldiers and attributes the relatively small loss of life, estimated at about 113 men to the fine discipline of the soldiers and efficiency of those in command. Describing briefly the activities oi the American troops occupying a sec? tor of the Lorraine front, the depart? ment nays they have shown them? selves well fitted for their tas< and :ire rapidly becoming accustomed to trench warfare. The review gays in part: "At dusk on lim evening of Feb? ruary 5, off the Irish coast, a torpedo launched from am enemy submarine struck the convoyed liner Tuscanla, having on board American troops. Our lose at the latest report appears to he approximately 113 men. "The fine discipline of the men and the efficient handling of a difficult situation by those in command < on IribUtOd to account for these rela? tively slight casualties. "At the same time, we must eiprOM our profound appreciation for the splehdid work of the British navy ir rescuing our forces. "At the small ports of Ireland and Scotland *here our troops were land? ed, th* v met with a most warmheart? ed reception on the part of the peo? ple, who did all in their power to ad? minister OVOry comfort and care. "The sector in Lorraine where oui fort ? are in contact with the enemy continued relatively active through? out the week. Artillery duels took place Intermittently. but fog and hcevj rains prevented infantry en gogofnowto. The Germane attempted no farther raids, and settled down to systematic sniping und bombing of our positions. our sharpshooters gave a good ac? count of themselves, keeping the en tm) parapetfl well cleared of Ger? mans. a me itreteh Of our lino is very close up to the Germane* positions. Here bpjnbilUJ and a frOOjUOttt exchange of hand grenades occurred. "German aeroplanes math' repeated ;itt? i,,pts to push their reconnoitering sallies over our lines, but were inva? riably met with a hot lire. "Our forces engaged have shown themselves well tltted for their tasks in the trenches and are rapidly be (omtiftj ooeustomed to ihe routine o. trench warfare. The welfare of our troops, whether in the trenches or in rest depots, is the object of the Im? mediate personal ooneern of all ofW roromandera The rations for ihe men in the irouclieO) In spite of Ihe one* my's attempts to break up our trans? port columns, have been regularly as? sured The eaie of our wounded at our Held dressing stations as well as .?t our base hospitals is being ear? ned out with efficiency and scientific skill. Here in America at our canton n enti Ihe Iralulng oi our now armies; is proceeding methodically. ?The arrival in the Western the ? oi nddttloaal German forces oom* km originally from the Rueelan front is noted. Further Austrian divisions have aiMo been deteChed from other ?ones Of operations and are being concentrated in reoerve behind 'in German hues in the \\ esi ".Much dissatisfaction is expressed throughout Austria-Hungary ot the pollc) of dlepatohlni then- troops t<> tight Germany's battles along the f\ .i.iii irout. i he deotre for peoee Is Increasing dally in the dual monarchy, and it is only natural that the Attetlians ?hoojd resenl eecrloclng their forcei MD dl lanl hattleflelde In Ihe further? in.e of German ambitions. "Flanders was again tie scone or numerous minor engagements. par tic imrly of the Tpteo Haden liaii wmv. where rueh fierce fighting lOOS pi.lie 1 ist autumn. ? Th. Gern - poshed forward re poatod reooonoltaring thrusts against nd Fear not?Dot all the ende Thon Alu ITER, S. 0? WEDNE8D HOOVER MODIFIES PLAN. KF.VISF.s ORDER AFFECrniO FARMERS1 FLOUR PUR? CHASES. Lever and Byrnes Secure Ruling From Administration In Response to Ap? peal, I Washington, Feh. 9.?Not satisfied iwith the delay of the food adminis? tration in responding to their protests j against its order which precluded the farmer from purchasing flour unless' he purchased an equal quantity Of a! substitute foodstuff like meal, rice, etc., Representatives Lever and Byrnes yesterday called upon Mr. I Hoover in person and entered a most vigorous protest against the wisdom and sanity of this order. The situation of the South Carolina farm en was fully explained to Mr. Hoover and it was pointed out that this order, if permitted to stand, would not only work an injustice to the farmers of the State, but neces? sarily resu.lt both in waste and in a decreased production of other food? stuffs. j When the situation was fully un? derstood by Mr. Hoovers he took steps at once to authorize the food admin? istrators of the State to permit the farmers to purchase Hour without having to purchase an equal amount ( 'of other foodstuffs which he himself had on hand. Under the new ruling, all the farm? er will have to do is to satisfy his grocer that he has on hand other sub? stitute foodstuffs when he will be per mited to purchase 70 per cent, of his normal consumption of Hour for 30 days at a time. BISHOP says TAKE UP arms. America's Cause in Keeping With < ?ospel as Taught by Jesu? Christ. New York. Feb. 10.?To take up arms in the service of humanity as America has done is not contrary to the spirit of the Qospol as taught by Jesus, but it is In reality .jrarryJfK, cut the precepts of that Gospel, in the 'opinion of Bishop Luther B. Wilson of the Methodist Episcopal church, recently returned from the battle fronts of France and Italy. "YOU who are followers Df Chi'st." Haid BiShop Wilson, speaking heie today, "have longed for some t< st oi your faith, for some opportun? Ity to allow your loyalty. That hour Of testing has come for the world. The day of testing for the individual life is with us at this present hour." TO ADDRESS CONGRESS, _ President Wilson Decides to Make Xnother Address. Washington, Fob, 11,?President W ilson has decided to address con? gress after a conference with ColOnOlj House, his persona,! representative to! I he allied conferences abroad. British positions northeast of Poel-1 Capelle, In the Cambrai sailent, and at a number of otaer points. i "Heavy fighting took place along ! i the entire front. Though no actions Of more than local character were re? corded, it would appear that the long deferred offensive may develop simul? taneously at different points of the line as an outcome of these engage? ments. "The British took full measure Of the enemy in these various undertak? ings ami had the situation well in hand. "The French front was also the scene of much lively fighting. "In the Italian theater no import? ant operations took place. "The Austrians are continuing their policy of bombing the open towns of the Venetian plain. The prleelesa art treaaurea of Padua, iias aano, Trevlso, etc.. religiously respect sd through nil other campaigns In Italy, were during the week the tar geti ..t Austrian aviators. "The British In Palestine have ad vaneed their lines allghtly north o! Jerusa lern. "In the llnlknns there was a re crudeecence of active operations al? lied patrols broke Into Bulgarian po? sitions at various points. "The situation In Russia continues confused The economic condition; have grown more serious and inter? nal still?- h."< broken out In varloui parts oi the country, "Though surrounded by foes, trm Roumanians are still attempting to remain faithful to the allied cause, 'in spite of mah) adverse fact on the Roumanian forces have hitherto held together and are today an efll cieut fighting unit. Tbc combat rtrength of the Roumanian armj hm Increased by So per cent since last year." Bart at be thy Country's* Thy God'* ? AY, FEBRUARY 13, It AN ?N8INKABLE SHIP. MEANS FOUND TO MAKE TRANS? PORT SECURE FROM SUBMARINES, Vice Chairman of Naval Consulting Hoard Makes Far Reaching State? ment at Dinner of Pennsylvania Alumni?No Reason for Seerecy. New York, Feb. 9.?Means havo been found to make transports un Blhkable by submarines, according to a statement made here tonight by William L. Saunders, vice chairman of the naval consulting board, in an address at a dinner of the University of Pennsylvania Alumni. Mr. Sanders said that one of the ships recently commandeered by the government "now lies at an Atlantic port and in such shape that she can not be sunk by an exploding torpedo." "I caii conceive of no reason why this information should be- withheld," he added. "On the contrary, I believe it is well that the enemy may come to realize that, the time has been reached When American transports are ready for the transportation of jour troops which the enemy can not j sink." I "This ship may have a hole 30 or 10 feet in*diameter blown in her side ami i vhe will remain afloat. Such a hole would waterlog but one length of the 'honeycombed airtight cells." Mr. Saundorn described In detail the plan to keep ships afloat after they had been torpedoed and the manner in which it had been develop? ed by William F. Donnelly, a New York engineer, working under author? ization of the navy consulting board. "Of course It will take some time to equip similarly the large number of transports we have," continued Mr. Saunders. "It is my belief, however, that nothing will be left undone by the administration to safeguard the iives of large troop contingents to be moved across the Atlantic." Mr. Saunders jit statement credited to him last May, asserted that a so? lution of the submarine problem had probably been found by the board and in the opinion of the board members the scheme as approved, would put (an end to the submarine menace. He 1 did not enter into details. _ CONFIDENCE FEI T IN WASHING? TON. Statement by Snumlers Adds New Meaning to Statements of Govern? ment Ollieials. i Washington, Feb. 0.?Announce? ment by Vice Chairman Saunders of j the naval consulting board that means had been found to make troop ships practically unsinkable lends new meaning to the air of confidence with which both American and Brit? ish naval authorities are facing their task of (dealing the seas of u-boats. Recant statements by Admiral Jellico, formerly first * sea lord of the Brit? ish admiralty, by Secretary Daniels and other officials have indicated that a campaign had been mapped out and the instrumentalities developed which are expected to curb, if not to elimi? nate the submarine entirely within the next months. Discussion of the de? vices developed is deplored by oftlcials here. Investigations and expirements have been guarded closely. Admiral Jollieoo went further than any other Official by predicting that the submarines would be "killed" by August. At the same time, however, he warned that heavy ship losses were to be expected up to that time. (Secretary Baker h; i insisted before the senate committee that a million and a half American troops could bo taken to France and kept supplied during 1918. Mis replies to the .p?es tion as to where the tonnage for the task was to come from hove Indicat? ed that there was some information at band which he did not care to dis? close. Without disclosing any of the new implement thnt mo5 have been de? veloped hi meet the submarine men? ace, navy officials havo pointed out that .Ml <?: the lines ?f effort started wlu n the United Hintes entered th< war are now on the point of bearing fruit. Additional destroyers and pa? trol bouts arc beginning to come for? ward rapidly. Swifter, more heavily armed vessels, fitted with every de? vice that has been evolved, nre being i-ushed to the support of Vice Ad? mi nil Blins' flotilla, With the complete mobilisation oi nil those iigencles itgninst an enemy ibeady severely hampered by ihe .Kill und daring of American and Brit? ish patrol fleets, it is pointed out that greater suppression of the sub? marine is certain to follow even If no muster weapon has been evolved. Destroyer! equipped With depth' sul TriBV?" THE TRUE )18. SKILLED WOMMEN WANTED. country NEEDS RESERVE Of QUARTER million. Shi).piiig Hoard Chairman Outlines Plan to Secure Service of Efficient .Mechanics. Washington, Feb. 10.?An attempt j to enlist at least a quarter of a mil-j I lion skilled workmen in its shi pyard j I volunteers' reserve will be made; this [week by the Emergency Fleet cor ! poration through State Councils of Defense. The week has been desiff I j nated as "registration week" in ev i ery State. j The purpose in establishing tr e re? serve is to create a body of stilled workers who can be called cr! for i service in the shipyards as the;: are needed. The classes of workers es- ? pecially SOUffht arc acetylene and elec? trical welders, asbestos workers, blacksmiths, anglcsmlths, drop farge-j men, flange turners, furnace men, ? boilertpakers, riveters, reamers, car? penters, ship carpenters, dock ruild |ers, shippers and calkers, electrical' j workers, electricians, wiremen, crane operators, foundry workers, laborers, ! loftsmen template makers, machln-J ist.; and machine hands, painters, plumbers. pipe titters, sheetmetal i workers, coppersmiths. ship fitters, structural iron workers, erectors, bot ters-up, cementers and crane, mon. "The organization," said Chairman Hurley of the shipping board to? night, "is to be composed of work ' men who arc not asked to sacrifice present positions :o rush madly off to the shipyards which may not be able 1 to accommodate them for the mo? ment, but who stand ready when called upon, to do a particular job for la particular wage in B particular place and who enroll themselves so that when needed thev may be readily reached. "The need of the nation is great. I The shipping board has the money, I the housing of men is being arranged for, the yards are being completed and the materials provided. All that , now is lacking is the spirit in the na i tion that will send the best and most efficient mechanics into the yards. It Is planned to make a careful selection of men whose places can be filled without hardship :.nd when called upon to give up the job they now hold will have waiting for them lefl nite positions at definite wages in definite yards." ENGLAND ON MEAT RATION. _ Food Controller Issues Order Allow? ing One Found n Week. London. Feb. 9.?After much Cogitation over various proposals Food Controller Baron Rhondda last night issued the meat rationing or? der. It gives each civilian approxi? mately one pound of meat weekly. Children under ten are entitled to a half portion. It is understood that I the present meat ration In Germany i is about three-quarters of a pound weekly. - M'ADOO ISSUES ORDER. Takes Over Car Service Association and Names Manager. Washington, Feb. 11.? Director General McAdoo today took over the commission on car service Of Ameri? can Railway Association and created a car service section of railroad ad? ministrations division of transporta? tion. W. C. Kendall was made man? ager. At the same time Mr. McAdOO appointed an inter-regional committee to study the problem of diverting of traffic from the more seriously con? gested gateways to more open porte. BRITISH C\Sl ALIA LIST. Loss Last Week Was Greater Than Frei ions Week. London. Feb. IL?British casual? ties reported last week totaled 7."TT. This is slightly In pxeess of the pre? vious weeR when the total WSJ <?, bombs have been rated as the mojt ? M< ? iii foe of the submarines. Tue number of destroyers, the effective in - of the bombs used and the mean of hurling these charges have all been increased. Ways of detecting the hidden fo< at Increasing range also have been worked out. The technique o* this la? test phase of naval warfare has also been perfected by the officers and met ol lh* a boat hunting il< ets. All of these thlnt . supplemented by what the, Know of the devices < volved from the '?;iSis on which offl cers here have said repeatedly that the u-boats would be curbed this year, probably this spr ng. ! SOUTHRON, Established Jin, H? Vol. XXV. NO. 62. NO PEACE, UNLESS JOST. PRESIDENT WILSON'S FINAL WORD OV PEACE TERMS. In Address to Congress President An? swer's Recent Utterances of Chan? cellors of C miany and Austria. Washington. Feh. 11.?President Wilson in addressing the 'joint session of congress t lay replied to the re? cent statemen t of Chancellors von Hertling and Czernin and reiterated his declarator that the United States had no desire d interfere in European affairs and "would disdain to take ad? vantage of any internal weakness or disorder to impose her own will upon another people." The test, whether it is possible for belligerents to go on comparing views, he said, is simple and obvious, a id the principles to be applied were irst. each part of the final settlement must be based on es? sential justice to bring a permanent peace; second, peoples and provinces must not be bartered about like chat? tels to establish a balance of powers; third, territorial settlements must be ' for the benefit >f the peoples concern? ed and not me ely for the adjustment 'of rival Staten claims; fourth, well j defined nation A aspirations must bo ?accorded all possible satisfaction." Until such P' ace is secured we have no choice but go on, said the presi? dent. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE DEAD? LOCK. Legislature Ca mot Adjourn as The Appropriation BUI Has Not Been Paused. Columbia, Feb. 11.?At 1.22 o'clock 'no report had been made by the free conference committee on the appro? priation bill and the report around the State Hour today was to the ef , feet that the c -nferees were no clojg^" er together thi n they were S^tnirday night. Yesterday there appeared si 'chance that th >y might get together, j but this morning the breach is report? ed to have widened. The conferee:1 have asked for no further instruci ons from the houses which they rep esent, nor have they reported their liability to get togeth? er. The repor has it that the $50, 000 law enforce ment fund is one of the chief obstacles in the way of an agreement, nltl ough there are other items on which they are divided. HEATLESS MONDAYS TO END. Fuel Ad mini' rat ion Officials An? nounce Great improvement in Traf lic Conditions. Washington, Fob. 10.?The East Will observe tomorrow what fuel ad? ministration officials today predicted would be Its last heatless Monday. Already the clo-ing has been sus 1 pended in so far as it applies to eight [ Southern States I outh of Virginia and officials believe ?he good weather of ' the last few da ? with its consequent improvement in lailroad traffic condi? tions will make enforcement unneces? sary anywhere after this week. Fuel Administrator Garfleld is greatly encourage ! over the prospects and is confident a situation will not arise again similar to that which brought the order suspending activity for live days In mccession and the Monday closing. WILL ADJOURN TONIGHT. legislature Gott im: in Shape to Com? plete Its Work ?icinc Time Before Morning. Columbia, Feb. 1.?The senate ad? journed about noon until 3 o'clock this afternoon, at which time it is be? lieved the free eo iferenco committee will be able to ma, e its report on the appropriation bill. It was reported at 'i o'clock that igreemont was in sight, but the term- of the agreement are not known. The State Council Of Defense meas? ure has also gone to free conference. The conferees <>n t ,e part of the sen? ate are Senator j. i. Evans, Chariten Du rant and Fleece Wilhams. Thd house conferees ;ne Messrs. Crum, Dobson and Benseney. It is believed now that adjourn? ment sine die will M reached some lime between tonight and daybreak tomoi row. GERMAN POSITIONS RAIDED. \um rails its Make Knoeeaeful Night At? tack. London. Feb. 11.?A successful i d was carried om. last night by Australian troops against German po? rtions southeast of Messines, and wenty-Olghti prisoners ware oaptur id, saya today s official report.