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TflK Hf'MTKR WATCHMAN, Eetab" Consolidated Au*. 2,1 6000 WORK IN FRANCE. AIRI'I.nm :u il.BFRs wiia HE I \< <>l It \(.H>. Amfrk-an Secretary of War Highly PIcNfMMl in Visit to Aviation Cen? ter. On Hoard Secretary's Special Train, Franc. Sunday. March 17 (By the Associated Cress)?Secretary of War Baker in kuvm- an aviation center, ?aid ??Ju*t before leaving A!11?*rica I In? vestigated the progress of our avia? tion program. I found our manufac? turer enthusiastic as to the outcome. When thev learned of the preparations which have been made in France for the utilisation of the material which they send, they will hive a further in? centive to speed up their efforts. ' I'pon level Mehls, which Were with? out a single building when we laid out a spur track from a neighboring station, has arisen a city of barracks, offices. Hbups and hangars with a pop? ulation of Americans, entirety occupied as s training asho-d fSJf aviation. In this, as in all our other preparation In France, We h.? aimed at a force commensurate with our part in assist? ing the French ami British and In gaining the compute, unbroken mas? tery of the air which is one of the prime requisites, If not the prime re? quisite for victory. "The spirit of every man In this camp seems In keeping with the mis? sion which brought him to France. The e ui p n | ppidntments and organ? isation are admirable. It >s gratify? ing to learn rrom their French In? structors that our ; oung av iators are proving themselves daring, cool and skillful." Bee ret a ry Baker is making import? ant decisions In France upon such questions us In his Judgment require mmediate action. Hs is gathering knowledge for future use upon many sspscts of the situation of the Amer? ican army, imt prol lernt pressing for <i settlement he solves bn the spot. "T?n"u* todav m the headquarters of one of the American aviation centers Secretary Baker Inquired If all of the host of aviators sent first from Amer? ica, were first to complete their train? ing In I ran . and if all of them had been com missioned The chief of ? vlatlon told the secretary that all of them had not yet. because of rea? sons which he explained, had a chance to take their final raining. " f The ?SOrStary went into he subject He dire, ted at tb- ? ondu.uon of the Injulry. with fJSSJgfgJ I'enhlng's ap? proval, that avlatms so delayed ? hould have then commission when they were ready for them dated ahead c' tIm-.. in America of men who ssW ?nteied th? service later. He staid these men hsd a right to their priority. When the secntarv's train came nit > the aviation region the sky was darkly overcast ar.d the clouds were ?Pue gruv color, which the aviation observers say constitute the finest back ground lor seeing air works. Many onoplaiies and biplanes awaited the secretary's arrival upVm the field; then with a rush one after another took the air, until towaids the end of the morning 1<?" machines were in flight and every' machine was driven by an American. Individual aviators prac MOOd manouvers used In combat, such as reversing the direction of the flight h| turning edgewise upon the wing or spinning In nose dives. Then there sere tVOhstsOM In Rotllkl rYumation of fives, sfter that in squadrons of If*. With all these machines in Ihe air." remarked a French officer, we Sv ? (in mini' than a tenth of Wll.ll America has In this one school. You will soon have no more need lor Fitnch Instructors. "We hsve shown everything we know snd your young men have tauen to the art with astonishing facility, us well as audacity, nsrv< and resource. The danger arc* dif bcjltles fascinate and Inspire them. I Ik nk it must bo what you tall Ihe eportlnsj spirit." Tee," said one of Mr. Hiked paitv. ho many of these men Ii reel from out colleges ami universi? ties. They are football and baseball pluvers " Secretary Baker discussed with \an eus of the aviators themselves the difference between the machines lie brought to the uuhje< | much know I edge of details and unvaried interest He spent many hours with them 0? sminlng the types of m... ipm-. man . of which he saw for the tbst time A closing Incident of the morning's sir training was it combat and the es c ipe. of one plane a Inn ,,m ,, k. I Th escresry watched with Inten sj In? terest. II? then vlslteo the mm bint shops and sitting up shop and the tftcd April, ISM. "Bn loata ?81. I GERMAN SPIES ARRESTED. IXH7H HIGH CLAM l ATl'ltERS ?SUUED IX NRW YOHK. Soviet ScrvU-o Men Have Boon on Their Trail for Wevks, hut No A Thelr Trull for Weeks, but No Ar tcmptcd to IjOOVO tlu* Country. New York, March 18.?Four per? sons, claiming French citizenship, but who both American and French authorities say, have been intimately connct ti'?l with German espionaKe at tivities in the United States, were ar? rested today in handsomely appointed suites In prominent hotels, by agents J of the department of justice. They j will be turned over to Immigration j authorities for deportation to France where it is expected they will be pros? ecuted. The four syp suspects have been under surveillance for several weeks, but not tintil two of them, a woman styling herself Madame Despina Da? vid votish Storch, and associate desig? nated as Karon Herri de lieville, de parted for Cuba one week ago after a mysterious two day junket to Wash? ington did the authorities conside ? their apprehension advisable. The other two suspects are known as .Madame Elizabeth Charlotte Nix and fount Robert de Clairmont. Count de Clairmont, the authorities say, was frequently seen In the cortipuny of, Fdmund Kousseloi.t Castillo, erstwhile 415 a week telephone clerk who, pos? ing as the Marquis de Castillot, open? ed negotiations with J. P. Morgan a Company several weeks ago for a loan of $50.000,000 for King Alfonso of Spain, of whom he claimed to be a personal representative. When Madame Storch and Maron "le Heville were tnken into custody at Key West, while en route to Cuba, a half bushe basket of papers WO re seized from a safe deposit box in this city which one of them had rented. A number of cable messnges in code were among these papers. BtMMMt of embarrassment which they said might result between the American State deportment and neu? tral a government which was no. specified authorities withheld com? ment on certain features of the inve-t tigation. patricularly In eonneetion with one of the women under de? tention. PRICE FIXING COMMITTEE. Hoard Announced to Pass I pon Price* of War Material. Washington. March 19.?The cre? ation of a price fixing committee, un? der the war industries board, which will pas.* upon prices for all basic ma it rials pnrehased by the government and establish the price fixing policy fron? tine to time to be approved by the president, was announced today l>\ the Council of National Defense. Ftobert S. llrookings of the war in? dustries board is to be chairman. Delaware For Prohibition. Dover, Del., March 18.?The Dela? ware senate late today ratified the federal prohibition constitutional amendment by a vote of 13 to 3. It passed the house last week. Delaware i> the ninth State to ratify the amend? ment. ldcvele thieves are again active in Snmter. For the past month no lot* than Bine wheels have been stolen and so far only one has been reeovered. Spi mg seems to be tho most oppor? tune time Of the year for such thieves it. itt in t heir work. storage buildings. lie had explaine I to bun the school organization., which include eight classes, each with a MOOl*Ote can p. Short spoiling ri? valries exist among them, st Pntrtok'i do] was celebrated by ?dx Raines of bOOObOll OmOflg the i~ league clubs. The Ymmg Men s Chris? ti.mi Association and lied Cross have restaurants ami club room in the ovlation oroo, both admiral) mnnitg? od, The p a 11 y left with the conviction I l it \.i iea's aviation effort is al ready a |Mllf0rf0l one, that it com? biner the best to bo found in tin French and Britlob servier in addition to developmonti and that an organ< Ixation has been created capable '?t sc hooling line I. tempered battalion The aviation echool In question ha* iI ,i<died <i7 per cent ol Itt txpocted ?f? tieieiiiy. Graduating claooot are lurn ed out with steady regularity 00? OAOOt ol the speed with whli h the students it n il the level of eom| ? icni airmen. Bill Ihis depends, of course, MpM the amOIUIt of flying, which has been nneoonmonly abundant this sprlr.g nd Fear not?Let all the ende Thon Ali 3UMTER, S. 0., SATUR DAYU6HT SAVING Uf. KVERVBOny WILL 11 AVK TO BK tilN WORK HOUR EARLIER. ClOolUI Will He Put Forward One1 Hour Last Sunday in March and Rut Back Last Sunday in Octob? er. Washington. March 19.?The day? light saving bill was signed by President Wilson today. The law* puts all clocks forward one hour on ! the last Sunday in March and turns ihem back again on the last Sunday in , < ictoher. . 1 WIR GROSSES AWARDED. THREE MORE AMERICAN sol? di Fits HONORED BY FRENCH, In All Six Ollioers. Six Sergeants ami Two Frivutes Have Keccivcd War Crosses in Luncvllle Sector. American Army in France, Monday, March 18.?The citation of three more American soldiers, carrying wdth it the French waV cross, was announced today at American army headquar? ters, while on the Lunovllle sector six ofllcers, six sergeants and two pri? vates received war crosses at an im? pressive ceremony. A majority of the men honored are from New York. LOW KSTIMATK OF PATRIOTISM. ?Tbc Finished Myster>M Declared It a Delusion and the Work of Sa? tan?(iovcriuncnt Bars Volume Washington, March 18.?Because "The Finished Mystery," a Bible study text-book, described patriotism as "a ? ertaln delusion" and "a narow-mind ed hatred of other peoples," and was a "work of Satan," distribution of the book was forbidden today by the de? partment of justice, acting under the espionage act. Thousand! of copies of the book have been seized in many States. Dis? trict attorneys have been notilled to prosecute any dealers or other per? sons telling or offering the book for sale or for distribution. The book was published in Brook? lyn by the People's Pulpit Association, with which are afllliated the Interna-] tlonal Bible Students' Association and the Watch Tower Tract and Bible As? sociation. It was compiled by Clayton .i Woodworthi of Bcanton, Pa., who has been arrested on a charge of se? ditious writings. He is alleged to have prepared the book since the war start? ed, and to have inserted derogatory references to America's cause in the war. 10 time ago the book was barre? front the malls by Canadian authori? ties. FRANCIS OX WAY TO JAPAN. Ainerlgan Ambassador Accompanied by British and daps. Tokio, March 18 ?(By the Asso? ciated PrOOS.)?The ambassador to Russia, David lt. Francis, the Japa? nese ambasador, Viscount Uchida and the diplomatic representatives of Great Britain and France were ex? pected to arrive at Seoul today, ac? cording to a dispatch from the Kor? ean capital. They are on the way to Japan. I The American ambassador and the I diplomatic representatives of the En? tente Powers left Petrograd late in February, going to Vologda. The safe arrival there of Mr. Fran? cis was reported February 28. About two weeks ago a report was current that Ambassador Francis and the Jap? anese ambassador were being held at Vologda, but this report was not cred? ited at Washington. HOLLAND At VISITS TFRMS. _ Will Yield to Demands of Entente Under Pressure. The Hague, Monday, March 18.? Holland has accepted, with certain conditions, the Anglo-American do* mand regarding Dutch shipping. This was announced to the second chamber today by Foreign .Minister London. who added that Holland could not mo further ami was awaiting the entente reply to the last communication. stimm: CALLED til l'. Shipyard Workers on Gulf ( oast All al Work. Mobile. March 19.?All shipyard workers in the Quit coast district are working today. The walkout that was Scheduled having been called oil. DOndinH mi Investigation, It is an-| nounced. Ii met At be thy Country'*. Thy God'e ? DAY, MARCH 23, 1918. RUMOR OF OFFENSIVE. OERMAN8 INVITE CORRESPOND j EN TS TO WITNESS ?IG PUSH. News Comes from Copenhagen That Neutral Newspaper Repivsenta tives Have Been Given Permission ' to Bee Big Drive on Western Front. London, March 19.?The heads of the German army have invited a num? ber of neutral correspondents to be present at the German offensive on the western front, and they will leave for the front on Wednesday, according to news received from Copenhagen. SAVINGS SUMP CAMPAIGN. MISSOURI LEADS ENTIHE OOUX j TRY IN PATRIOTIC SAVING. Ute Has Taken Nine Million Dollar Worth of Thrift Stamps Today? South Carolina Far Down in the last Washington. March 19.?Missouri, with a total of nine millions, is lead? ing the county in the sale of war sav? ings stamps, according to the first de? tailed statement of the campaign re suits. Other States with total and per capita sales include Florida, three hundred eighty-one thousand, per capita thirty-six cer>ts; South Carolina, one hundred and ninety-one thousand, Uer capita fifteen cents; Georgia, six hundred and forty thousand, per capl? ot, twenty-two cents. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW. tvruitlng Officer in City to Enlist Men for Amiy. Contrary to a general but erroneous lpression which seems to prevail at the present time, the United Stated army needs men now as never be for a ih the history of the country, accoid i^g to Information obtained this morn? ing from James B. Shuler, the army recruiting official, who 1s on duty in ?Umter at the present timt. Mr. Situ? ler stated that a campaign for re? cruits has just been launched by the members of the recruiting party all over this district, and expressed the hope that a goodly number of volun? teers would be obtained from Sum? te r. For the pin pose of aiding In tin inauguration of the campaign locally, Judoon W. Chapman, of the publicity department of the main station for the district in Savannah, da., arrived In -Jumter today and is lending his co? operation In the handling of pub? licity. Mr. Chapman came to Bumter from Newberry and will go from here to Columbia, before returning to Sa? vannah. In order that any doubt which may exist in the minds of some may be cleared up, the members of the re? cruiting party made the following 'statement, relative to the needs of the 'army, to The Item today: Any man between the ages of 16 to 21 and 30 to 4 0, who is physically qualified, may volunteer for enlist? ment in the army by applying to the local recruiting official or to the post? master. Men within the draft ages tire ineligible for enlistment. The opinion of some that volunteers are really not needed is a great mistake, as they are needed more than ever, and it is the plain duty of all who can to volunteer and do their part in helping to make the world sate for democracy. Married men may volun? teer on the same basis as single men, and liberal family allowances are giv? en for the support of dependents. Practically every branch of the ser? vice Is open, among them, the fol? lowing: Infantry, coast artillery, fleldl artillery, quartermaster corps, medical department, cavalry for the white men and the stevedore regiments for the colored men. Few men are unable to lind WOrk In the army which is similar to the work they did in civil life be I fore responding to the summons of their country. Rapid promotion GOmOS to those who make good, ad vancemenl In the army coming mote quickly now to those who enlist than at any previous time In the nation'* history. it is not only the duty or the men drafted to answer the call, but it is the patriotic duty of those not Bubjecl to draft to volunteer for service, if they can posihly do so. and do then hit for the sake <>i humanity, justice ami freedom. Those who are weigh ed m ihc balances and found wanting will deeply regret in after years that they must answer "No" in answer to questions US to what part they took in 1 he hi eat w orld war. Mr. Bhuler's office is located In the postofflce building, and information win he cheerfully and gladly given there by him to any interested. mm Tretfe's." THE TRUE IRISH REVOLT THREATENS. DILLON GIVES SOLEMN WARNING TO ENGLISH AXI) IRISH. CbarglM English Leaden With Betray? ing Kedmond and Warnt* Sinn Frill? ers to Lay Aside Dangerous Bluff. Ennlskillen, Ireland, Saturday. March 16.?"From the grave of John Redmond there is a great lesson to he learned by British statesmen," said John Dillon today on making his first public appearance as chairman of the liish Nationalist party. 'Redmond faced misunderstandings and horrible calumny in his endeavor to conciliate the Irish and British peoples. Had' Ihe English ministers been honorable men and stood by him and imitated! his statesmanship Ireland today, in? stead of being an embarrassment to England, would be a source of strength and support. "The English ministers were false to their honor and their pledges. They betrayed Remond, while he was faithful and loyal, and are reaping the bitter harvest of their misdeeds." Nationalists of Fermanagh and sur? rounding counties gathered in large numbers for the meeting. Mr. Dillon said he came to Enniskil len as chairman of a party whose hf^l was to obliterate forever relig? ious distinction and party conflict, which had been the curse of the Irish nation. Discussing the Irish convention Mr. Dillon said no one had ever pretend? ed it was a body of self-determination. It was appointed solely to determine whether the Ulster question could be settled by agreement, he pointed out, | and was a fairly constituted and rep? resentative body as could have been selected. "If the convention fails," continued Mr. Dillon, the Irish question will as? sume within a week or two more for? midable shapes than ever. I am of the opinion that Ireland is on the eve of one df the most momentous strug gles in all her tragic history. "Ireland is in a terrible condition at the present moment. She is invited by a numerous, clamorous body of I young Irishmen to abandon her claim for home rule and set up a claim for an Irish republic. "it is futile to discuss a possible Irish republic and as the Sinn Fein leaders are not united or consistent as to their aims, why should they not lay aside their dangerous bluff, co? alesce with their fellow countrymen and make a united demand lor that which Is almost within our grasp?" j Mr. Dillon warned young enthu? siasts against being led into another rising and giving the military an op? portunity of shooting them down. NO MORE SUNDAY BOXING. But General Bailey Will Have Soldiers Train. Columbia, March 11).?"There will I be no more Sunday boxing matches at' Camp Jackson," was the announce? ment made yesterday by Gen. Charles A. Bailey, commander of Camp Jack? son. General Bailey said that it was j his desire and plan for every man in' Camp Jackson to learn to box, oat he had decided to prohibit boxing on Sunday out of deference to South Carolina public opinion. Public sen- , timent In the state, he said, seems overwhelmingly to associate boxlltg with prize lighting. Boxing Is being made a regular fta ture of the training in every training! camp and cantonment throughout the country and its importance as a pre? liminary training for the ban 1 to hand tights of the trenches ean hard? ly be over estimated. Following a general athletic program being car? ried out with only slight variations in every cantonment. Capt. James Driver. Camp Jackson athletic officer, begun two weeks ago what was to bi the tii si of ;i series of regular weekly box? ing mutches. The first match was la id but rain prevented the live bouts scheduled for yesterday, - I jondon, Monday. March 18.?Eight? een German machines were destroyed or driven down out of control and one observation balloon was destroyed by the British in air fighting Sunday, according to the official announcement tonight. Four British machines are missing. American Army In France, Monday. March 18. The American artllien on the front today bombarded several towns within the enemy line, On leveral occasions u considerable num? ber Of gas shells wer?' used. Some ?hell hits in the town of Ksseny, and others in Mont Becy were observed. I ! SO CT H3 ON, Established tan >4M. VoLXLVI. No. 11. FUj BANK LOANS. ?SHORT IFRM ABSTRACT" PL AW HAS BEEN ADOITKO. New Syst?-in Will Knable Applicants to Seen e Loans with Les& De? lay. Columbia, March 18.?To expedite loans and o overcome, if possible, the cumbersome processes of investiga? tions prev lent in this section, the Federal La id Bank system has adopt? ed what Hi known as the "short term abstract," according to an announce? ment just made by the Columbia Land Bank. Under this method, when an application is made for a loan, the realty on which the money is to be secured is to be traced back for twenty-one years. Should the appli? cant who makes the loan have held the propei y for that period or long? er, then the title will be traced back to the first transfer beyond that pe liod. Conversely, should the realty in question hive changed hands once or several times in the twenty one years then the title will be traced back for the full p? iod of twenty-one years. The gr* at handicap from which this bank iias suffered," said R. H. Welch, of Columbia, general counsel of the Columbia land bank, today in in discussi g the "short term ab? stract," Und the same thing is true of federal land bank districts Nos. one, two, three, four and five?this district nelng No. three?is the slowness in which apr ieants have been able to furnish abstracts of their property; and this in turn has been due in great measure to the old system of requir- ' ing an abst -act to carry title back to the grant from the State, or, failing in that, to seme remote period. This requirement, when applied to titles in the original thirteen States, which make up tite districts above named, has made t ae closing of loans very, very slow. "The object, therefore of this short I term abstract is to cut out this tedious process of abstracting over such a long period uul to substlttue in lieu thereof the hort period of twenty-one years. The period beyond twenty-one years, and herefore not covered by the short t?j''m abstract, is the period on account of the conditions of our records wh :h has been so trouble? some to the abstrastors and conse 1 quently has !?een such a prolific source Of delay to the applicants in getting their loans < losed. "To prote t this bank against lots, however, of any kind by reascm of any defect In th titles beyond the period abstratcted In our short term abstract i we have a bond from the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Com? pany, of Baltimore), Md., and the Fi? delity and Deposit Company, of Mary? land, also of Baltimore, completely saving the bank harmless in case of any loss which may arise out of any defect in any title upon which a loan has been made, based upon the short term abstract "The west' n banks are a long way ahead of th? eastern banks in the amount of loans closed, and all be? cause of the difference in the title sit? uation. The short term abstract will, therefore, place this bank on an equal? ity in title matters yvith the Western banks. This is only another way of saying that It places the farmer in this section or. the same footing with a farmer out 'Vest." Miami. Mar. h 19.?Two men, Mat? thew Mullen of Brooklyn and an un? identified white man were killed and and 3 3 others injured in the collapse of a hanger at the naval air station five miles sou h of here early today, during a thuno rstorm. Nine of those most seriously injured were brought to the Miami hospital. Washington, March 19.?Cotton seed statistics 'or the period to Feb. -8th announce I today by the census bureau, show receipts of 3,802,000 tons; crushed 1,203,000; on hand 633,000 tons. ?aM Washington, larch 19.?Flat pay Increases of HI eon per cent, for all employees in Ike postal service, in? cluding all grades and (Masses was recommended today by the senate postofilce subci nmlttee in revising the annual postofllcs appropriation Dill. London. March 1?.?fifty persons sere killed and great material dam ige was dene b allied airmen when bey raided Col lenze. Germany, on Karon 12th, ecc rdlng to a neutral reveler, who arrived Monday at the lague, the Times corespondent re K?rta The reave er said the German ample believed the raiders wore Lnierioane.