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AN AUGUST LIAR. TWO CHARTER MEMBERS OF NKW ANANIAS CLUB. French Government lYwluccr I*roof to EurnlAh Distinguished Company foc CsornJn.?letter From Emperor of Austria Proves Hint lie Ac? knowledged Right of Frnnee to Al? sace-Lorraine. - i Parle. April 11.?The following note was issued tonight: "Once caught In the cog wheel of lying there is no means of stopping. Emperor Charles, under Berlin's eye, la taking on himself the lying denials of Count Caernln and thus compels the French government to supply the proof. Herewith Is the text of an autograph letter communlcaed on March 31, 1917. by Prince Sixtus de Bourbon. the emperor Austria's brother-in-law. to President Poincare. arid oommunicated immediately with the prince's consent, to the French premier: M 'My dear SUtua: The end of the third year of this war, which has brought so much mourning and grief into the world, appears. All the peo? ples of my empire are more closely united than ever in tho common de? termination to safeguard the integrity of the monarchy at the cost of even the heaviest sacrifices. " Thanks to their union, with the generous cooperations of all nation? alities my empire and monarchy have succeeded In resisting the gravest as? saults for nearly tnree years. Nobody can question the military advantages secured by my troops, particularly In the Balkans. " 'francs, on her side, has shown force, resistance and dashing courage which are magnificent. We all unre? servedly admire the admirable brav? ery which la traditional to her army and the spirit of sacrifice of the en? tire French people. " Therefore, It Is a special pleasure to me to note that although for the moment adversaries, no real diver? gence of views or aspirations separate many of my empire from France, and that 1 am Justified in hoping that my keen sympathy for France. Joined to that which prevails in the whole mon? archy, will forever avoid a return of the stata of war. for which no re? sponsibility can fall on me. H 'With thle In mind, and to show In a definite manner the reality of these feelings, I beg you to convey privately and unofficially to President Poincare that I will support by every means and by exerting all by personal influence with say alliesy France's Just claims regarding Alsace-Lorraine. "Relglum should be entirely rees? tablished in her sovereignty, retain? ing entirely her African possessions without prejudice to the compensa? tions she should receive for the loss? es she has undergone. Servla should be reestablished In her sovereignty, and. as a pledge of our good will, we are ready to assure her equitable nat? ural access to the Adriatic and also wjde economic concessions In Austria Hungary. On her side, we will de? mand, as primordial and essential conditions that Servla cease in the fu ure all' relations with and suppress every association or group whose po? litical object aims at the disintegra? tion of the monarchy, that Servia loyally and by every means In he ? power prevent any kind of politichl agitation either in Servla or beyond her frontiers, in the foregoing direc? tion and gives assurance thereof un? der the guarantee of the entente pow? ers. " 'The eventa In Russia compel mo to reaerve my Idea with regard to fh.it country until a legal definite gov? ernment Is established there. " Having thus laid my Ideas clear? ly before you. I would ask you in turn, after consulting with ihese \v? powers, to lay before me the opinion first of France and England, with I view to thus preparing the ground for an understanding on the hauls of which official preliminary negotia? tions could be tuken up. " 'Hoping that thus we will soon bt able together to put a limit to the sufferings of so many millions of men and families now plunged tu sadnes.-; and anxiety, I beg to MMN you of my warmest ;m<l most brotherly af? fection. (dlgned) "Charles'" The note adds "Count Caernln lim? ing recognised by his note of April I the existence of this negotiation due to the initiative of a personage of I 'rank fnr above his' the Austrian gov? ernment is summoned to give an Sl? planation of the attempt' avow d ,.v it and of th*? details ol ihe eon versa tlon of its delegates." YOCRE ANOTHER. CRT OW EM? PEROR. < liarle* of Austria Msjfl Premier dttft* eneeau Hum l?1led up Web of Lira, Vienna, April 11 via Paria An of flclal statement firing Ihe text of p ?Hegram from Rsnperof Charles 10 Emperor William relative to the daim of premier Clemeneeau tint the form TAX IN INSTALLMENTS. TREASURY CONSIDERS EASING OF BURDEN. Possibility Tliat Income nnd Profits Payments May 1h? Received in June, August and tK'tober. Washington, April 11.?Recent re? ports from revenue collectors indicate that the government may receive from income and excess profit taxes in June much more than the $2,500, 000,000 estimated. Some estimates, based on preliminary examination of returns filed ten days ago, run as high as $4,000,000,000. If these calculations of big collec? tions are borne out by further exami? nation of returns within the next two weeks the treasury may recommend legislation to provide for installment payments of taxes, probably on June 16, August 15 and October 15. A delegation of the national con? ference of State Manufacturers' As? sociations, accompanied by members of congress, today appealed to Intern? al Revenue Commissioner Roper for establishment of installment pay? ments to ease the financial burden on business in June. The callers came away with Mr. Roper's promise that the treasury would study the situation carefully. The Liberty loan would be stimulat? ed by making it possible for business concerns to pay thefr taxes in install? ments, the manufacturers declared. Cnder the present rule, many feel that they are financially unable to buy Liberty bonds for resale to employees, and at tho same time make arrange? ments for big tax outlays in June. The delegation was headed by R. H. Rice of Lynn, Mass., president of the national conference. ROMANOFF FAMILY IN WANT. Dowager Empress, Grand Duke Nich? olas and Others Reported in Poor Circumstances. Moscow, Wednesday, April 10 (By the Associated Press).?The Roman? off family, most of whom are residing in the Crimea, are suffering from want, according to the Moscow pa? pers. The dowager empress, Maria Feodorovina, with Grapd Duke Nich? olas, the Grand Duchess Xenia and other members of the family is allow? ed to spend only 400 rubles a month, while the expenses of all of them can not exceed 10,000 rubles. They have n\o servants, but many of the form .er court noblemen and noblewomen who era staying With the Romanoff's do their own washing and work In the vineyards, earning occasionally four rubles a day. FRENCH OFFICERS NEEDED. Franco Called on to Aid in Hasten? ing of American Troops to Front. Washington, April 11.?France has been called upon to aid in hastening the movement of American troops across the sea by sending additional officers for the training camps in the United States. General Vignal. mili? tary attache of the French embassy, after a conference tonight, with Major General March, acting chief of staff, cablod his government suggesting that any officers that can be spared be de? tailed for duty in America. Many French instructors already arc on duty at the camps, giving American officers and men the benedt of their experience in actual lighting at. tho front. It has been decided that more are needed to carry out the new plans for sending the troops to Eu? rope and to the the front much soon? er than tho original program con? templated. LIBERTY I/O AN QFOTAS, Amount* South Carolina ami Sumtcr County are E\|>cetc<l to Sulisenbe. itichmond. Va.. April 11.?Official! of the fifth federal reserve bank Jis trlet tonight announced the appor? tionment for the Third Liberty Loan made for the various States. Vir? ginia is allotted $10,000,000, Mary? land $00,100,000, North Carolina $18, t ,000, city of Washington $12, H74.00O, Wost Virginia $15,782,000 nnd South Carolina $11,025,000. Charleston is asked to ?llbtorlbe to ti.e extent of 11,111,000 and Colum? bia 1,000, Sunder county's uuota la $410,000, Bumter town .Mid vlelnity $310,000, Mayeeville $u,xo<>, Hagood $4,100, Of recognised the claims of France to Alsace-Lorraine, was issued today The statement reads: "I accuse M. Clemeneeau Of plllni Up lies to eacapC the weh of lies ill whlcti he is involved, making the false assertion that I. in some man? ne,- recognised France's claims to ai s m ?.-Lorraine as just. "i Indignantly repell the assertion. At the monoid when AUStro-UuitiTur i;in esnnon ?????? dring along side of (hs Herman artillery on the western front no proof 1^ necessary that 1 am fight* Ing for poor provinces.*1 STEAMSHIP LINKS PASS TO CSOV ERNMENT ILANDS. President Issues Proclamation Com? mandeering Clyde, Mallory, Mer? chants and Miners ami Southern Resulting in Unified Atlantic and Gulf System After Saturday. Washington, April 11.?Leading Atlantic and Gulf steamship lines will be unified Saturday under control of the railroad administration. President Wilson by proclamation today commandeered the Clyde, Mal? lory, Merchants & Miners and South? ern Steamship lines and assigned them to the supervision of Director General McAdoo, who already had control of railway owned lines, the Ocean, Old Dominion, Southern Pa? cific, Baltimore Steam Packet and Chesapeake Steamship Companies. This action adds 63 coastwise ves? sels averaging 3,500 tons each to the 48 other coastwise ships already un? der government management, mak? ing a total of 111 vessels, aggregating nearly 400,000 tons. These will be as? signed to carrying coal and other ma? terials between Hampton Roads and New England, cotton from the South j to New England and other traffic which will result In relieving rail transportation. Under private man? agement it is said many of the ships taken over under the proclamation to? day have been running on inflexible schedules and routes, often carrying light cargoes, at least one way, and have not lent themselves entirely to the exigencies of the railway and port congestion. One of/the first steps of the gov? ernment will be to place a greater number of the vessels In the coal car? rying trade between Hampton Roads and New England to provide for re? serve fuel for next winter. The new duties entrusted to the railroad administration may be met by reorganization of the marine transportation division, it was said to? day, one branch may be given charge of ocean shipping, and another of lakes' traffic and Inland waterways, the greater use of which Is planned by the railroad administration; as ?ioou as a survey now being made is. completed. Of the 63 ships, 30 belong to the Clyde Line, 14 to the Mallory, 13 to the Merchant and Miners and six to the Southern. i , The president specified that the companies are to be compensated at <v "just and reasonable" rate t* he agreed upon between them and -ijtsec tor .McAdoo. This probably will he on St fixed rental basis. , The commandeering action 1 was taken under the clause of the 19)6 army appropriation bill, which grant? ed the president authority to take over the railroads or any other trans? portation lines. It is supposed that the companies shall not pay dividends in' excess of the usual rate In three years ending June 30 last, except with the director general's approval. The government operation is to be? come effective at 12:01 o'clock Satur? day morning and applies to all the wharves, docks, warehouses and Other operating facilities of the lines as well as to the ships. For the present, running schedules, crews and com? pany managements will be maintain? ed. Coastwise shipping was included in the order last October placing under control of the shipping board all American vessels of 2,500 tons and over. It has been the view of the ship? ping board that coastwise shipping is an element of internal transportation and therefore should be controlled hv the railroad administration. The methods of operation used by the shipping board may be followed by the railroad administraton in handling the coastwise vessels. One is to take the vessels on the "bare? boat" basis, the railroad administra? tion furnishing crews, assuming all direction of the vessels. The other iR to return the vessels to their owners for management by them. The ship? ping board pays $1.15 a ton for bare boat leasing and $7 where the com? pany furnishes crew and pays all oth j er expenses. All income from the : hips accrues to the United States gov? ernment. GBN BRAVO DEAD. He Was Leader in War Against Em peror Maximilian. E| Paso, April 12.?General Ignace Draco, military commander of Mexico City during the Huortfl regime, died here last night, He was eighty one years < > i ? i. and commanded the art lb lery in the campaign Whioh ended with the overthrow of Emperor Maxi? milian. Washington, April 12.?Beoretary Wilson todaj appointed Joseph Wal? lace Immigration inspector at Nor? folk, Wallace has been assistant In? spector ;'t Jacksonville. He will an* some his new office ;<t once, LINE WILL HOLD. AMBASSADOR READING HAS FAITH IN BRITISH FORGES. Objectives of Hun Commander;-. Have Not und Will Not be Attained. Chicago, April 11.?The allied line on the western battle front will hold, the Earl of Reading, British ambas? sador to the United States and lord chief justice of England, siad in an address tonight before the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in session here. "It would be foolish to minimize the onslaught of the German horde against oar line in the West." said Lord Reading. "Gains have been made by the enemy. Our line has been pushed back. But the objectives of the German commanders have not been attained. They will never be at? tained. "England Is thankful, all of the other allies are thankful beyond ex? pression for America's consent through her president for the brigad? ing of American soldiers with French and British army units. "The liberty of the world is the is? sue of this war. There will be no German peace. The end of conflict can come only by the signing of a just and lasting peace, and Germany will never dictate the terms." High tribute was paid to the en? tente, France and Belgium beingVsin gled out nnd cited for heroism. Paying high tribute to the British and American navies, the ambassa? dor said: "That you may know what work has been done I may say that more than 13,000,000 men have been transported to France from England with a loss of only 3,500 men. Of this number, 550 were lost while traveling on passenger ships." W INTHROP SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS. South Carolina's Largest Educational Institution Opens to Needs of State. Although the summer school of Winthrop College does not open until June 18th, the demands for this com? ing session are so great that the of? fices are already humming with ac? tivity. Realizing the great need of thor? ough equipment and the great demand the State would make for instruction. President Johnson has arranged to place at the disposal of the Summer School students the entire resources of the institution. He has secured the ablest faculty* and is offering the greatest number of courses the Sum? mer school has ever had. Courses have been especially arranged to meet all the needs of the present hour. Course of Study: Agriculture, As? tronomy, Biology, Bird Study, Chem? istry of Foods, Education, English. Fine Arts, Geography, .Geology, German, History, Home Economics. Kindergarten, Latin, Library' Meth? ods, Manual Training, Mathematics, Music, Parliamentary I^aw, Penman? ship, Political Science, Physics, Span? ish, Surgical Dressing, etc. The large new gymnasium with its regulation size tiled swimming pool, and its bowling alleys, will be thrown open for the Ose of the Summer School students. One of the special features is the short course for the Club Women of the State. FRANCE AND ENGLAND FURNISH STEEL. Seven Hundred ami Fifty Thousaud Tons of I*roducts Secured by Gen? eral Persliing. Washington, April 11.?Testimony of Chairman Hurley of the shipping board, and J. Leonard Replogle, di? rector of steal supplies for the w: r industries board, given the senate commerce committee several days ago in executive session was made public today and disclosed that General Per shing has obtained 750,000 tons of steel products from the French and British governments to meet urgent needs in France with an agreement to replace the tonnage in plates, projec? tiles and other forms from the United States. MARINES AT VLADIVOSTOK. Report of Landim; Has Not Been Of? ficially Confirmed. Washington. April 12.?No word of the landing of American marines at Vladivostok to aid the British ami Japanese forces already there, as told in press dispatches, had reached the State, or Navy departments earl: today. The addition of American forces is expected to reassure Russian govern? ment Officials, who. for a time aftei ihe Japanese landed appeared inclin? ed to the belief that the Japanese planned an invasion of Siberia. Officials would not say today whether Instructions had neon isaued to tiie commander of the American Asiatic Heel to land marines at Via II vostok. IRISH HOME RULE. SIR HORACE PLUNKETT SAYS FOUNDATION HAS BEEN LAID. Majority Agreed on PIm of Govern? ment Which should Be FTnsntril Into Law?lister Unionists Still Oppose Home Rule. London, April 12.?The Irish con? vention laid the foundation for an agreement on the Irish question which is unprecedented in history, Sir Horace Plunkett, chairman of the convention, says in a letter accom? panying the report of that body. The convention did not find it pos? sible to overcome the objections of tho Ulster unionists, says Sir Horace Plunkett. A majority of the Nation? alists, all the southern Unionists and five labor representatives agreed upon the scheme of Irish self-government, which was given in the conclusions reached by the majority, he states, and which should be enacted into law. Y. M. C. A. WORKERS NEEDED. Call for One Thousand for Service in Prance this Month. Atlanta, April 11.?With ninety-six important positions inadequately man? ned, forty-seven near the front line and thirty-eight under shell fire; E. C. Carter, chief secretary for the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A., in France, has cabled insisting that not leas than 1,000 Red Triangle secre? taries be sent overseas this month. "Make people of America realize that no bank or college presidency or big city pulpit is of so great national importance as a hut secretaryship here," reads his cable from Paris. In response to this urgent appeal for men, members of the recently cre? ated Southeastern War Personnel Committee of the National War Work Council are meeting today at Atlanta to speed up the drive for secre? taries. S. A. Ackley, commanding the Army and Navy.Y. M. C. A. forces in the Southeastern Department, who returned from the national confer? ence called at New York last week and to avertt he overseas personnel crisis, said this morning: ' 'Over there' or on their way across today the Red Trinaj^le has 1,868 men and 270 women in the post exchanges, two of whom were recently kdled in ac? tion. There are at present 2,989 men working in the training camps and cantonments of America. This makes a grand total of 5,127 workers as against the original estimate of 1,500 required. "Eut this is only the beginning of what we must supply. France, Italy and Portugal have seen the wonders of the American system of prepara? tion and have increased our problems l?y asking that we supply them with j-i'nilar service to that rendered the American expeditionary forces. To meet our needs overseas and at home v/e require 1,500 new secretaries dur? ing April. Are we to fail? Quoting in part the words of Chair? man William A. Sloane of *he Nat? ional War Work Council, Dr. W. W. Alexander, director of the Southeas ern Bureau of Personnel, said: "We are laying before the men of the South the jgreatest opportunity for patriotic service that has ever been offered to Americans who are beyond the fighting age. Unless we get th?' night kind of men, and an adequv.e number of them, we must admit of failure to perform the task which our government and her Allies have im posed upon us." Among those present at the confer? ence at Atlanta are John J. Eagan, chairman, Southeastern Department War Work Council, of Atlanta; S. A. Askley, executive secretary, South? eastern Department; Dr. W. W. Alex? ander, Director, Bureau of Person? nel, Southeastern Department; State Senator G. S. Moore of Nashville, Tenn.; George A. King, Georgia Per? sonnel chairman ,of Atlanta; Mal? colm Lockhart. Georgia war work Secretary, of Atlanta; Prof. Howard I Ik Rondthaler of Winston-Salcm eol ! lego, North Carolina personnel chair? man; Dr. Henry N. Snyder, presi? dent, Wofford College, South Carolina personnel chairman; Phillip S. Gard? ner of Laurel, Mississippi personnel chairman; L. Porter Moore, Director of Publicity, Southeastern Depart? ment; and State Y. M. C. A. secre? taries in the Southeastern Depart? ment, O. ES. Maple of Jacksonville, Fla.; C. J. Jackson of Nashville. Tenn.; c. c. Hunting of Charlotte, N c.; and w. s. Stellings of Birming? ham) Ala. Washington. April 12.?The South? ern Commercial Congress today re? ceived the approval of Chaltntan Hur? ley, of the shipping* hoard, for its plans to speed up delivering of pine timber and recruit labor needed in Southern ship yards. The congress will arrange a series of meetings in Ihe cities where the wards are located in stimulate Interest, THE LIST DITCH. BRITISH COM MAX I) ER SAYS ARMY HAS RACK TO THE WALL. The lYench are Moving1 Rapidly und in Great Force to Ijcnd Assist? ance to British. Loni on, April 12.?Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a special order of the cay, addressed to "all ranks of the British Army in France and Flanders" says: "Three weeks ago today, the enemy began ins terrific attack against us on a 50 mile front. Bis objects are to separate us from the French, to take the channel ports and to destroy the British army. "In spite of throwing, already, 10$ divisions into the battle and enduring the moat reckless sacrifices of human life, he has yet made little progress towards his goals. "We owe this to the determined fighting and self sacrifice of our troops. Words fail me to express the admirai on which I feel for the splen? did resistance offered by all ranks of our army under the most trying circumstances. "Man/ amongst us now are tired. To thos i I would say that victory will belong to the side which holds out the loi gest. The French army is moving rapidly, and in great force to our sup )ort. There is no other course open to us, but to fight it cut. "Every position must be held to the last ma l. There must be no retire? ment. With our backs to the wall and believirg in the Justice of our cause each on/i of us must fight to the end. The sa!?ity of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend alike up? on the conduct of each one of His at this ciiMcal moment." WAR. TIME PHOTOGRAPHS. State Council of Defense Asks for Co? operation of Commercial Bodies; Columbia. April 11.?South Caro? lina's i irt in the history of the war will be preserved in pictures h! the local c( .Timercial bodies in the various towns and cities will cooperate with the ItatS Council of Defense and the office of the Chief of Staff at Wash? ington. The War Department has written Reed ; mith, Executive Secretary, re questii .j photographs of all war ac? tivities in this State. Among the special subjects included in the re? quest -..re photographs of the activi? ties of local war relief societies, which include the work of the Red Cross, and of the Food Administra? tion, scenes showing the activity in the camprvgn for the sale of government bonds and war stamps, visits of for? eign o iicials, military equipment and method of manufacture, the drilling of home defense organization, draft scenes, enlisting scenes, entertain? ment of troops and photographs of lo? cal co omissions, boards and commit? tees e. jaged in public service in con nectior with the war. The department is also anxious for photo/ raphs showing the arrest of enemy aliens and suspects and photo? graphs depciting the destruction of property attributable to enemy activi? ties. As far as practicable all prints should be not less than four by five inches, and not larger than eight by tPti inches, and each print should be accompanied by a brief explanatory caption; It In hoped that the photographers, both professional and amateurs, in all parts i. f the State will cooperate with the local commercial bodies, and that these bodies will in turn cooperate with ,vie State Council of Defense. Any further information regarding this matter will be cheerfully fur? nished by Reed Smith. Executive Secretary, upon request. PRETTY WELL IN HAND, Situation in Flanders Viewed With Confideiuv. LoadOB, April 11.?a telegram to Renters from British headquarters in Franc B reads: 'There is a general disposition to const* i the situation in Flanders is pretty well in hand, and although tightirig is continuing on a heavy scale the outlook is viewed with con? fidence." Washington, April 13.?The house today ulopted the senate resolutions Chang ag the basis of draft; quotas to the member of men in class one, In? stead of by population. There were onl) tl reo opposition votes. Dem In?, x. If., April 12.?Maj. .lohn Iff. Birkner, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Field Artillery, was arrested at Gamp Cody today, charg? ed With violating the espionage act. Paris, April 13 ? The city of Rheims is In names and the French who are attempting to Umtl the burning area, are working under heavy bombard? ments by the Germans.