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CHARLESTON HEMS SAFE.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION MK\s. <
I HK PASSES SENATE IN
RECORD TIME.
No Further Discussion of D<a>k and
( hiiuiit l Except as to Additions.
Washington, May 22.?As hud
been predicted the naval appropria?
tion bill today passed the senate In
record time. The same measure broke
the record in the house for quirk
adoption, but the senate used less
hours than the house. All of the
ttema affecting the Charleston Navy
Yard and the marine station at Fort
Royal were adopted precisely as rec?
ommended by the committee on navy
affairs.
Tbeae will not figure in conference
except an to additions made by the
senate The provision of the dry d. el
passed both house and senate in
Identical language, and Is therefore
safe, clinching the forty-foot chan?
nel provision which has been adopt?
ed in the river and harbor bill by
both houses conditionally upon the
authorisation of the dock.
Senator Tlllinan stopped Senator
tialllnger. of New Hampshire. In short
order when the New Engl?nder un?
dertook to make a fling at the Char?
leston dock Item along the familiar
line that It was a remarkable pro?
ceeding to provide for a great dock
and then dig a channel to reach it.
Senator Tillman reminded Senatoi
Oalllnger of having vcted some years
ago for an appropriation to "take
that rock out of the mouth of the riv- ]
er" leading to the dry dock at the
Porternouth. N II., navy yard.
"I remember that." acknowledged
Senator (lalhnger. "and I thank the
senator for having helped me." Sena?
tor Tillman then said that he did not
usk for support of the Charleston
dock on the ground of thanks, but
Ntrlctly on its merits, the provision
having been recommended by the best
experts In the navy as the Helm re?
port would show.
COMPROMISE IN SENATE.
Agreement Email* Reached on Cham?
berlain lb-solution.
Washington. May 22.?A compro?
mise, of the senate's dispute over the
Chamberlain resolution empowering
the senate military committee to in?
vestigate the army, aircraft, and oth?
er situations, was virtually assured
today when the expenditures com?
mittee agreed on a substitute resolu?
tion.
With less than two minutes debate,
the senate adopted the substitute for
the Chamberlain resolution, prepar?
ed by the < xp?'iulltures committee.
ACTS OF 1?1H SESSION.
Mr. J. Wilson Gihhcs. clerk of the
House of Representatives, has com?
piled a "Review of Legislation and
Abstract of the Acts" of the 191H ses?
sion of the (Jeneral Assembly, which
has been Issued in pamphlet form by
the State Companv, Columbia. The
Sets are alphabetically arranged un?
der classified headings, making it easy
to find any act when needed for quick
reference The pamphlet will be
found ssseful by the lay citizen and
convenient to the members of the bar
especially since the Arts have rod \ e'
been printed for distribution. The
psmphlet may be obtained from The
State Company. Columbia, for 60c.
Wasblngton. May 22.?An additlon
Sl list of thirteen men who were prob
ably lost with the naval collb '
Cyclops, was received today by the
navy department The announ ?
tnsnt said thsy had been transfers- I
from other vessels to the Cyclops as
pfttsengets. and were presumably
aboard on her last voyage.
Washington. May 23. ? Provost
Marshal General Crowder's new
"work of Hght" regulation may re
quire professional baseball players to
eltber engage In some useful occupa
lion or join the army.
The Humter county Red Cross Fund
today totaled $49.000 in bona fhh
pledgee and the drive is still golnr
strong. Ths final total of the contrl
buttons will not only resch the goat
aimed at?911.990. three times th<
Sum asked for?but will considernblv
SjSj SJed |t when all the comgtfttOOl
have finished the canvass and report
ed to tbe central committee. The
grand total muv reach or exceed slxtv
thousand dollars is the prediction of
gome of the eemmtfttee. The people
of Humter h*v#? done well and have
shown their foyslty In the most eon
Viaelng and substantial manner.
saed April, 18*0. "Be fust ai
?
irOUNDED SOLDIERS BUTCHERED!
iF.lt MAN AIB ASSASSINS HOMO
HOSPITALS BEHIND THE
LINES.
Hundreds of Wounded Soldiers, Doe
tor^ and Nurses Killed and Wounded
In BrlNHh Hospitals.
Hy Associated Press.
With Hrltish Army in Franco, May
23.?German airmen last night again
tieavily bombed Hrltish hospitals in
:be area behind the lines. This time
they have killed Mid wounded some
hundreds among the personnel and
patients of the many different hos?
pitals In the group.
AMERICAN LINES BOMBER.
Hermans Harass Forces on PUnrdy
Fronl?Many Civilians Killed In Vil?
lages at Hear of I zincs.
With American Army in France,
Wednesday. May 22.?Enemy air
i'iaft have been very active along the
American front in Plcardy since the
itdvent of the new moon. Villages
md roads in the rear have been bom?
barded and a number of civilians
killed, most of them women and chil
Jren.
ACTION NEAR AM IF VS.
Hermans Keep up Intermittent At?
tacks on French Lines.
Tai 1?, May 23.?There was inter?
mittent shelling south of the river
Avre on the Amiens front, it was olb
nally announced today. German raid
on French positions in the Bols Mon
gival sector failed. French detach?
ments patrolling In the Champagne
region brought in a number of prls
oners and some war material.
LIEUT. KIRTZ KILLED.
American Air Pilot Falls Within
\mrrlciui Lines.
Washington. May 23.?Gen. Persh
Ing's communique transmitted today
to the war department, reports thai
Lieut. Kurtz, an American pilot, had
been killed within the -Amssleua
lines.
RATTLE NE Alt LENS.
Reuvy Artillery Fighting in Flanders
Salient.
I^ondon. May 23.?Heavy artillery
lighting in the Ancre valley, south?
east PjI Hens, in the Flanders salient,
was reported in today's official state?
ment.
PARIS BOMBED AGAIN.
Run Haiders Reached City laist Night.
Paris, May 23. tb-rman aviators
made another attack on Paris last
night. This time they succeeded in
reaching the city. Hombs were drop?
ped at various places, the official
statement says.
SPYING LANDS MAN IN JAIL.
Frncst Young of Paoolet Round Over
to Federal Court by Spartauburg
Commissioner.
Spartanburg. May 22.?Erne?t
Young, a young white man of Pacolet,
Ikis been hound over to the federal
court by Robert J. Gantt, United
states commissioner, on the charge of
espionage. Bond in the sum of 91,000
was fixed, but the youth has not been
abli to furnish the bond and is still
in jail. Young had been making his
home near Paeolofl with an enemv
alb n aamed Moore, who admits that
hg is a native of Germany. He was
registered undct the enemy alien act
some time ago. When Young was
arrested Moore was also taken. He
ti n been carried to Greenville and
lodged in jail.
It is charged that Young came to
Spartanburg some time ago to bike
pictures of Camp W:dsworth He
claims to have had permits to take
pictures at the local camp and ;ilso
at Camp Sevler. It Is charged that
Young has been making seditious rr
ajarki to negroes In Ihe oommunlty.
At the investigation yeaterday three
Witnesses testitied that Young told
them tlia United States would have
a war on Us bands tit home If the
negroes should re Cues to enter the
sei vice, that the German! would thus
win an I would come to this country
and apportion the land ool among the
negroes. He is alleged to have told
them that the negroes did not havs
anything to Sght for.
London. May 2L\?Martial law has
been proclaimed in Holmmla and in
consequence of "popular excesses"
loan/ persons have hemi Imprisoned
>j;ivs a Dally Mall d tape ten from Berne
quoting tlm Slovenski Pared.
tymott
id Fear not?Let ell the ende Thon Ah
SUMTER, S. 0., SATUJ
THE AIRCRAFT INQUIRY.
CHAMBERLAIN RlECEDES, LEAV?
ING HUGHES WITH THEE
HAM).
Siutntlon is Cleared up When Hughes
Writes Letter Saying Parallel In?
quiry Should Not Ik? Undertaken.
Washington, May 2 2.?There will
bo no controversy in the senate over
the military committee war inquiry
plans to which President Wilson ob?
jected, and the department of justice
investigation of aircraft production
directed by ("h:is. B. Hughes will pro?
ceed without having its path cross?
ed by congress.
Development! came quickly today
In a situation which had threatened
an open tight on the floor of the sen?
ate and In which administration
leaden saw the possibility of two
simultaneous inquiries into all phasrs
of the government's aviation pro?
gram. First, a compromise was
reached under which the resolution
Of Senator Chamberlain authorizing
investigation of various branches of
war activities, including aviation, was,
passed by the senate after being strip
ped of language which the president
had construed as virtually constitut?
ing the military committee a commit?
tee on the conduct of the war.
Soon afterward Senator Chamber?
lain received a letter from Attorney
General Gregory Inclosing one Yrom
Mr. Hughes in which the latter stat?
ed that the work he has undertaken
at PpOaidont Wilson's request would
be embarrassed by a parallel Inquiry.
Mr. Hughes outlined his Idea of how
the department's investigation should
be carried on, declaring that a state?
ment of results should be given to the
public regardless of whether basis
were found for either crimlna or civ?
il proceedings in the courts.
This letter for a time seemed to
threaten a new conflict. Members of
f.ie military committee, however,
quickly recognized the force of Mr.
Hughe*1 statement, and it was tenta?
tively agreed that the sub-committee
on aviation should confine its activi?
ties tu booking over the existing sltn*
ation and leave all that has gone be?
fore to the department of .iustlco.
The demand of Mr. Hughes for a
free hand was endorsed in a note of
transipittal by Attorney General
Gregory who, it is reported, had dis?
cussed the matter with President
Wilson. Mr. Gregory wrote:
"At an interview between you, Judge
Hughes and myself on last Saturday
! you asked what would be the scope
j of our pending inquiry into the air?
craft problem, and also Indicated that
you would like to know what wo
thought may be the effect upon our
work of .an Investigation by a com?
mittee of the senate into the aircraft
program. Subsequently I suggeste 1
that Judge Hughes write me a letter
embodying his ideas on the two
points involved. I herewith enclose
copy of his letter, and will state that
I agree with the views therein ex?
pressed."
"In accordance with your request,"
Mr. Hughes wrote, "I shall attempt
to summarize brelly some of the
points discussed in our conference to?
day, particularly with respect to the
scope of inquiry. It is quite evident
from the material you have already
gathered and from the matters dis?
cussed with you and Mr. Frierson
that it would be necessary for us
carefully to examine all the activities
relating to aircraft production. It is
easy, of course, theoretically, to dis?
tinguish between an inquiry within
the province of the department of
justice and one which is aimed mere?
ly at alleged waste, or neglect, or mis?
management, or Inefficiency, apart
from any appropriate basis lor a civil
[suit to recover misappropriated mon?
eys or a criminal prosecution.
' As a practical matter, however, It
is evident that In the endeavor to de?
termine whether there is a basis for a
chii suit by the government or
criminal prosecution, it will be neces?
sary for us to make a thorough In?
quiry Into the entire history of al?'
craft production since the beginning
of the war ami of all proceedings
Which have been taken by any person
or corporation concerned therewith.
W? simii not be able to ascertain
Whether their has been dishonesty or
malversation of any kind unless we
go thoroughly Into all the transac?
tions.
"If we discover a basis for civil
suits b\ the government they will be
instituted. If we find grounds for a
criminal prosecution it will be in or?
der to go before the grand Jury to ob?
tain indictments.
"if we find no sufficient basis for
such proceedings, our conclusion, to
be convincing to the country, could1
I
tne't at be thy Country'*, Thy God's M
RDAY, MAY 25, 1918.
GERMAN DRIVE CHECKED.
TIME HAS HELPED CAUSE
OF ALLIES.
United states Army Oieen Think
Hun Has Been Forced to Patch Bat?
tered Forces.
Washington, May 22.?The long de?
lay in renewal of the German drive in
Picardy and Flanders, is variously ac?
counted for by officials of the war
department, among whom it has come
to be a subject of animated discus?
sion.
The most generally accepted expla?
nation is that German divisions en?
gaged in the first phases of the bat?
tle were so badly scattered that it
has taken time to restore them to
fighting form. It is apparent, how?
ever, that many otllcers feel that a
deeper reason than this underlies the
lull. They regard it as certain that
Only some serious internal condition
would cause the German high com?
mand to lose advantage gained by the
first rufch of the great offensive. The
value of pressing forward without
pause, once an offensive effort Is
fiade, is well recognized. That tlu
ermans have sacrificed.
I During the lull the strength of the
P.ritish army is understood to have
been steadily increased, French troops
have been brought up and disposed
to block the roads and American
forces have been assembled in both of
the sectors of attack. It now ap?
pears, therefore, that when the as?
sault is renewed, the Germans will
face again well established defensive
systems.
RAILROAD PRESIDENT DISCIP
LINED.
Director McAdoo Removes C. W.
Huntington for Disobedience.
Washington, May 21.?C. W. Hunt
ington, of New York, has been re?
moved by Director General McAdoo
as president of the Virginia Railway
for disobedience of the railroad ad
piinlstration order for the mainten?
ance and improvement of his road
TO.-H. Young, of Norfolk, was appoint
I ed Tederal director of the road. It is
hinted that similar action may be
taken against other executives who
are not cooperating with the govern?
ment.
not well be stated as a mere negative
conclusion in general terms, but
should be accompanied by a fair, can?
did and adequate statement of the
j facts which our investigation has dis?
closed. We should, of course, in no
] way make any statements which
from a military point of view should
not be made.
"Put I am very sure that the coun?
try would not be content with our in?
quiry, and particularly if we discover
no ground for further proceedings,
unless we showed the basis for our
conclusion in adequate report of the
i facts we have ascertained. This cer
I
talnly should be dispassionate and
impartial and be confined to facts.
When we are in a position to make
such a report of our inquiry we shall
know the facts and it will be reassut
Ing to the country and support ou:
inquiry, and its reputation for integ?
rity, if we state concisely the result,
of our investigation.
"If it Is understood that wo con
template this course of action, should
suppose that there would be a general
disposition to permit our investigation
J to proceed unembarrassed by any
other parallel course of action. Clear?
ly as we may recognize the authority
': to conduct another official inquiry at
! the same time, we cannot doubt that
any official inquiry into the same
Course of conduct, although with an
other aim, would tend to make ditfi
! cult, if not impossible the successful
prosecution of our own. Either noth?
ing of importance would be elicited,
or points would be brought out which
would at once suggest to the guilty, if!
I :
there be such, where effort should be
made to block successful prosecution. |
Even with the best intention in the
world It would be almost impossible |
to know in advance what should be
gone into and what should be left Un?
touched. We might be following a
promising clUO, only to find our el
foil unintentionally thwarted.
?We nre instructed to have a
prompt ami thorough investigation,
and my desire is should have the full
i
est opportunity to make such an In?
vest igaf ion. ami in order that we may
have this opportunity It is desirable
that it should be generally under-!
stood thai when we are through are i
shall state the facts we have ascer?
tained in the manner I have suggest?
ed above, to the end that all may b<
satisfied to await the result of our in
vestigation."
* Trntfc'a." THE TRUE
MW SUCKER DENOUNCED
IBM Lt ABNEY CURSED RED
CROSS AND REFUSED TO
GIVE TO WAR FUND.
le is Denounced in Public Meeting by
Fitzhugh McMaster and Columbia
Federation of Trades Demands 'His
Afreet.
Columbia, May 23.?Considerable
nterest bus been manifested in Co
umbia on account of a talk made at
he Pastime theatre Tuesday night by ]
ITlteHugh McMaster, president of the
'olumbia chapter of the American
Jed Cross society. As one of the
Four Minute Speakers," Mr. Mc?
Master appeared at the Pastime and
his is substantially what he said:
"That Lieutenant John David had
;iven his young life to the cause of
lumanity, that young HemphilU of
Jhester, had done his full duty and
sacrificed his life; that young Mont
(Omery, that fine fellow from Spar- I
Lanburg, had been lost to those who
were near and dear to him; that
others had done the same; and that
even McCallum, colored man that he
was, had sacrificed his life to protect
us; and yet there were men in this
community, who had made their
fortunes here, who had refused to
give a cent to the Red Cross.
"That kind of man, if he could af?
ford to give, ought to be despised;
that there was man in Columbia who
ought to be despised by everybody
and that his name was Benj. L. Ab
ney. When the committee went to
*ee Mr. Abney, he told them 'Not a
damn cent for the Red Cross, mark
you, not a damn cent.'
"He ought to be run out of Colum?
bia," said Mr. McMaster. "He ought
to be run out of the great Southern
Railway that he represents. Columbia
is no place for a man who says 'Not
a damn cent for the Red Cross and
i< able to give."
The City Federation of Trades had
a large and enthusiastic meeting last
night at which the following resolu?
tion was adopted:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
the City Federation of Trades of Co?
lumbia that the remarks of B. L. Ab?
ney to a committee soliciting funds
lor the Red Cross were pro-German,
unpatriotic, and
"Resolved further, That the district
attorney be requested to take such
action as the facts in the case will
u arrant.
"Resolved further! That in our opin?
ion he should be interned for tlu
period of the war."
FcRowing the resolution the follow?
ing telegram was ordered sent:
"Mr. W. G. McAdoo, Director of Rail?
roads,
Washington, D. C.
"B. L. Abney, counsel Southern
rail Way i made derogatory remark}-,
about Red Cross. We respectfully re?
quest his removal.
"City Federation of Trades,
"John L. Davis, Secretary."
WEDGEFIEELD RED CROSS RALLY.
W'edgeneld, May 22?The Red
Cross rally on Monday afternoon prov?
ed quite a success.
After a short and interesting ad?
dress by Mr. Schwartz, Prof. S. H.
Edmunds delivered one of his elo?
quent addresses on the war in general
and Red Cross work. At the conclu?
sion contributions were called for and
counting the $700 pledged by three of
our citizens at Sumter on Sunday af?
ternoon. $2,118 was subscribed, more
than doubling what we were expect?
ed to raise. The closing exercises of
the Wedge field school will bike place
on Thursday and Friday evening.
Friday, May 30th. has been set
apart by President Wilson as a day of
tasting and prayer for the early at?
tainment of a victorious peace by the
armies of the United States and our
allits. it is assumed that the request
Of the president will be heeded in J
Sumter and in all other sections of
America, but there should be some
concei ted plan of action of which |
timely notice shall he given, so that
the people may know how to regu?
late their conduct and business. If
the day is to be strictly observed in
Sumter by the suspension of business,
notice should be given, but If It should
be decided to suspend business for
part of the day only?say from noon
until three o'< lock?while services are
field in the churches, this plan should .
>e understood and advertised. It has1
l>een suggested by one leading mer?
chant that the day be strictly observ?
ed as a day of fasting and prayer and
that business be suspended, giving to
he request of president no perfunc
orv acquiescence, but carrying out
lis suggestion in deed and m spirit.
SOUTHRON, ?iI?Mj )w, MH
Vol. XLVI. No. 29.
SHOWS YELLOW STREAK.
IILEASK. AFRAID TO FACE LEVER
AND POLIAKK.
soys He Won't Attend Regular Cam
paign Meetings Fnless Til I man Does
Rut Will Run Hie Own Campaign.
Columbia, May 21.?Ex-Governor
Cole I* Blease, candidate for the
United States senate, in a statement
today, said that he does not intend to
follow the regular itinerary, as map?
ped out by the sub-committee of the
State Democratic executive commit?
tee, unless Senator B. R. Tillman, in
the race for reelection, makes the
county-to-county canvass. The form?
er governor reserved the right to
make any of the regular meetings he
sees fit, but announced that he would
appear at all those at which Senator
Tillman will speak. Mr. Blease said
that he would announce his independ?
ent itinerary later, which will open
near Turbeville. Clarendon County,
May 31.
"I propose to address every man in
South Carolina who wants to hear me
speak," said Mr. Blease's statement,
"and give him the opportunity not
only to hear me, but to ask me any
question which he desires to ask in
reference to-any matter pertinent to
the issues of the campaign. But with
Senator Tillman remaining in Wash?
ington, refusing to come upon the
stump, or to meet me face to face,
before the people of this State, 1 do
not propose to be used as a drawing
card for those who have absolutely no
chance in the senatorial race?I will
not say a chance to get into a second
race, because from all the Informa?
tion I have, there will be no second
race, and I am satisfied that I will in
the first race receive a clear major?
ity of the votes of all the white voters
of South Carolina."
TORNADOES IN WEST.
Six Persons Killed and Scores Injured.
Des Moines, May 22.?At least six
are dead and scores injured as the re?
sult of tornadoes in the central por?
tion o' the State late yesterday, ac?
cording to reports today. The indi?
cated property damages will reach a
million dollars.
Village Completely Wrecked.
Madison, Wis., May 2 2.?The de?
struction of the village of Lone Rock
j by tornado last night was practically
I complete. Three persons were killed
i in the wreckage of one home.
Death List Grows.
Des Moines, May 22.?Nearly a score
of persons are dead, about one hun
i
dred injured, and property damage
estimated at a million dollars, repre?
sent the toll taken by the series of
tornadoes that swept central Iowa
late yesterday, the dispatches today
showed.
PLANT CORN AFTER GRAIN.
I
Food Administrators Send Urgent Ap?
ikal to all Farmers.
Columbia. May 21.?The conserva?
tion and production division lor the
food administration urges that corn
I be planted after grain is harvested.
In all ^sections of South Carolina In
which late corn can be successfully
grown, in order that the production of
' corn, so necessary this war year, may
1 be increased to the maximum.
i
Corn can be grown auccessfully
from Columbia to the coast when
planted by the middle of June, says a
letter recived by the food administra?
tion from Dr. W. W. Ix>ng, director
of the extension division. Clemson Col?
lege. For such late planting, only
good land should be planted, how?
ever.
It is not recommended that corn be
planted after grain in the Piedmont
section, but cow peas, soy beans and
peanuts can be planted to follow
grain In this part of the State. In
planting corn after grain elsewhere,
it is ajso urged that cow peas be put
in at the same time.
Practnally all of the prolific varie?
ties of corn may be planted by the
middle of June, although the Low
man Yellow will mature quicker than
the white prolific varieties.
COMBS FOR CAMPAIGN.
lever KlplitB to Return to State
When Senate Canvass Begins.
Washington. May 20.?Representa?
tive Lover today announced that he
would leave Washington about a week
before the senate campaign opens
June 1*. and prepare for a thorough
canvas of the State His headquar?
ters will bo in Columbia. * ft ft ?jll