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PERSHING DESIRES CLEANLI NESS. Commander Addresses United States Army Overseas Frankly on Subject of Social Evil. With the American Army in France, Aug. 19 (By the Associated Press).?In general order just issued. Gen. Pershing addresses the & r m y frankly on the social evil and urges continence as "the plain duty of ev ery member of the American expe ditionary forces both for the vigorous conduct of the war and the clean health of the American people after the war." General Pershing directs the com manding officers to urge moral clean liness on the men as their duty as soldiers and the best training for en forced cleanliness of life at the front. The commander prescribes more rigid control of leaves of absence and di rects courtsmartiai to exercise sever ity in dealing with infected men. It makes all immoral resorts "off lim its'' and in cooperation with the French police both military and civil takes steps to repress clandestine evasion of the order. Hagood in the Mountains. My headquarters are at the home of P. A. Emanuel, Esq., a retired lawyer of Aiken, S. C, by the way a man of varied learning. The house, about one-quarter mile from Alta pass? is bu'iit" on a small mountain overlooking a little creek, whose damned waters, forming a small lake, furnish power for lights and pump ing the crystal liquid of a nearby spring to the standpipe back of the dwelling, thus supplying abundant water for the entire premises. The location is not exceptional, hardly ideal; for* most of the surrounding mountains are higher, some quite clear- of timber, whereas only a small clearing, but giving, though a bit ob structed, to the southeast, and par ticularly the southwest fairly excel lent Views of Whitener's spur on the one hand and the Grassy Creek moun tains; with the Black mountains draped in white fleecy clouds as a background, is on this mountain. - Nevertheless one is deeply impressed by nature, constantly changing here in aspect, by clouds of vapor boating around, of the grandly glorious and manifold handiwork of God. Be?ar with me while I try to give the mildest hint of one view out of myriads of scenes created on the samej landscape had last evening fron: the Southwest end of the porch. Be tween us and Grassy Creek moun tains is a.low ridge cut on either side by a, creek running parallel with themj which means two deep hollows or valleys, the one nearest at least \ being quite pronounced and exten sive.^ As already indicated back of Gra^jfcy Creek, twenty or more milet awaS are the Black mountains plainly visible a clear day. Yesterday at -one-ffi.me a> mist-like^ thin veil ..-hung over": these,' while 5 between xls and Grassy Creek quite ? heavy cloud of vaper swept, hanging so low that at intewals on the intervening ridge and nearpy on the hill slopes the tops of trees cropped out, giving a strong hint of tie deeps and shadows below. The effe<Jt, perfect in utmost detail, was splendid, surpassing easily the most labored effort of the skilled artist. Aaother vision. Over at Blowing Rocs on a bright moonlit night a vision rare. Mine was a second story room ?n the southwest ^rner of the hotel. A young man came up and said he wanted to get some moon light pictures. Surely it was a rare occasion, for above in a fleckiess sky hung the full orbed moon whose flood of silvery light brought out in wonderful and most pleasing effect the billowy waste of old ocean in the clouds which .hung below, and swept out as far as the eye could see. While breathless with delight wc looked on this wondrous expanse a steamer, on its white capped bos om, bore in upon us. and when our astonishment' seemed at its highest the smoke began to pour fourth fron, ito "-funnel. Only a vision in mists, to pass away. Others I might give but iest I weary your readers I desist. Oyer on \Jonas' ridge from the "ball grounds" you have heard of it. of course you have, one may on any night, but better on dark, witness a phenomena unaccountable, not with out'extensive, but unavailing inves tigation. At intervals of ten to fifteen minutes to the northeast and east balls of fire or something like them-, rise, some just above the tree tops, others quite high in the air. No one, not even scientists, sent to investigate, is able to account for it. "We have seen some splendid buck wheat, some promising ffllfty busheb per;acre. Apples are a bit scarce here No^'peaches, but plenty of grapes. Iri^h potatoes are fine, onions good cabbage promising. , "Hagood.** .-^tlapass, X. C. Aug. IS. \ /'Yallcr Streaked Americans." llhat is what they are called over in &\ county. But they are every where. Men and women who are en deavoring to evade duly of American citizens while they seek all the emoluments of such, resenting th< slightest hint that they arc not in every fiber of their being Am rricans to ihe core. Not all are people of wealth, edu cation, social position. A young man wish his diploma through the per sistent efforts of his mother escapes the'draft for a time but the matter b reported to higher authority and lie is jerked up in short order. Another, by means of money spent by vhis father, is put in class foar when some of the neighbors, fe< bn-4 the" injustice of it report the maitei to Washington and he is called awaj almost without notice. One can not but feel that this is as it should be. But there are numbers still who escape and whom the public feel ought to be doing service : t th< front but because of social ti s, po litical pull, intrigue or other m ans remain at home. "Hagood." Washington, Aua. 20.?A 0< . raid on American lines north < ' T.ouh in a -comparatively quiet sector suited in losses to the Germans. Gen Pershing's communique today e ported._ RIOT IX PETROGRAD. Many Killed and Wounded in Food Riot in Petrograd?City Without Food tor Two Days?Martial .Law Proclaimed. Dondon, Aug". 20.?Hundreds were killed and wounded in a veritable battle between the Lettish guards and rioters during- food disturbances in Petrograd, according to an Amster dam dispatch to The Exchange Tele graph. It says that alter the city was without food for two days a pro cession of 'workers marched through the streets shouting "Down with the Germans, down with the Kremlin." The battle occurred before the Smoln;, institute. Martial lav was proclaimed the same evening. RUSSIA POWERLESS. Can Not Defend Murman District In Favor of Defence. Harbin, Manchuria, July 25 (Cor respondence of The Associated Press) Russia is powerless to take any part in the impending conflict of Allied and German affairs in the Murman district, according to the version of a recent speech by Premier Lenin* which has been received here. ?'The English and French bour geoisie have spent enormous sums on Murman and of course with mercen ary purpose." asserted Lenine. "They have landed troops to pro tect the Murman coast. We had no proper forces to prevent this. Th* j German government demands that they be disarmed, telling us that if w> cannot defend ourselves they will carry on the war in our territory." Referring to the Ukraine. Lenine claimed that the Germans were met everywhere with desperate resistance. "To the Caucasus." Lenine points out, "the Soviet sent inquiries re garding the new frontiers which the Caucasian government laid claim ic but received no answer." ? "We are not a great power. O Russia nothing is left but Great Rus sia. For us the interests of universal socialism are higher than national interests. For us, little down-trodden Great Britain stands far higher than that stupendous great power which sold itself to the imperialists with secret treaties. "We cannot now conceal the fact that we are in favor of defence. We wish to defend our socialistic father land. For this we must have a pro letarian dictatorship." - MARRIAGE ALOXE INEFFICIENT Xo Exemption as Class Will be Allow ed Says Bilker. Washington, Aug. 19.?In answei to a letter from Chairman Chamber lain, of the senate military commit tee, asking whether it was true thai the war department proposed to exempt married- m*in as a cjass unde: the new man power .bill, Secretary Baker today informed the senator that the existing regulations as to married men would continue in force. Senator Chamberlain had written to the secretary saying if it was true that deferred classification for married men generally was contemplated many senators would oppose the pres ent draft age to IS years. "The present situation." Mr. Baker replied, "with regard to married men in Class 1 is that four classes of mar ried men are included within the lim its of that class; first, married men who do not support their wives or families; second, married men whose wives support themselves; married men whose wives have absolute inde pendent means; fourth married men engaged in useless occupations and who are not the main or principal support of their families. "There is no intention to change this situation. "In construing the regulations with regard to dependency of wives and children financial dependency has ? ?een looked upon as the reason for deferred classification. This will con tinue to be the case. "I am told that in some parts of the country there is an abnormal in crease in the rate of marriages which suggests the possibility of a desire to use marriage as a basis for a claim of exemption. Marriage so contract ed will not have the effect desired. The status of registrants married at time and um? r considerations sug gesting any such purpose will be that of unmarried persons so far as their classification is concerned. The Sugar Ration. Columbia, Aug. 20.?Two ' pounds J per month per person is the sugar ra nion. The great American people are J on this honor ration. Hundreds of thousand-; of people are conscien tiously and patriotically end savoring i to limit their consumption of sugar to j conform with the regulations. It is I sometimes difficult, however, to appor j tion the sugar supply of the hcuse j hold so that the ration may ::ot. be exceeded. For this reason, and in j order to provide a guide for the J householder, the food administration j gives the following measure or sehed i ule: j Monthly ration??2 pounds, days?-!' pounds. Approximate Daily Station. 1 day ? 1 ounce: or 1 day?2 1-2 level tablespoons: or 1 day I round tablespoon; or 1 day?G level tea spoons; or 1 day?6 half lumps. In this measure the average house hold teaspoon should be used. Teaspoons per pound: '.*<; level teaspoons equal 1 pound. 4-S rounded teaspoons equal l pound! 32 to 40 heaping teaspoons equal one pound. American Casualty List. Washington. Aug; 20.?The army casualty list issued this morning to taled 1 Killed ia action. 7a: miss ing in action. 2: wounded severely. ?" I; died of wounds, t; died from acci dent and other causes. 4. The list issued in the afternoon to-: taled 13"?. Killed in action. f,\': died\ of disease; 7: wounded severely. : wounded, degree undetermined, 1: prisoner, 1. BRITISH SHIPPER RELEASED. Captain Evans Appears Little Worse for Having Been Prisoner on Ger man U-boat. Boston, Aug. 19.?Cn pt. David Evans ol the British steamer 1'cnis tone, who was taken aboard a Ger .;an submarine as a prisoner of war after the undersea boat sank his ves sel off Nantucket last week, was land ed here late today. With Captain] Evans were :jl members of the erewj of the Norwegian steamer San Jcsel ilso a victim of the same submarine j that destroyed the Penistone. The San Jose was sunk August 17. Captain Evans, who had been kept prisoner on the submarine six lays, was put into one of the San lose's small boats which was picked up later by a government vessel. Evans appeared little the worse for nis adventures. He was seized by the German commander when he tried to return to his sinking vessel for the ;hip*s papers. The Penistone was sent down 100 miles east of Nantucket August 11. Ker crgineer was killed and four'fire men wounded by the explosion of the to-pedo in her engine room. The oth er survivors landed on the New Eng land coast four days later after hav ing suffered severely from their ex pedience in open beats. U-BOAT VICTIMS LANDED. All of San Jose's Crew Accounted For. Washington. Aug. 19.?All the members of the crew of the Norwe gian s-:eamer San Jose, which was sunk off the Atlantic coast August 17, ia\e been accounted for. the navy de partment tonight announced. Thirty >ne members of the San Jose crew were landed today at an Atlantic port. The British vessel which land id the 31 survivors of the San Jose also brought in David Evans, master' of the British steamer Penistone, unk by a German submarine last j week. Evans. tl|g navy department statement said, was held prisoner aboard the submarine six days. At the navy department tonight, it was said no- report had been received as to the sinking of a German u-boat by a British tank steamer last Fri day 3C0 miles northeast of Nantuck et, as reported in press dispatches. Naval officials said reports are receiv ed almost daily of the sinking by mer chantmen of submarines on this side of the Atlantic but in most cases the reports were found to be in error up on investigation. Officials upon learn ing of the reported battle between the submarine and the tanker were at a 'ess tc understand how the tanker :-ould have been in the postiion indi cated in the course of a trip from Mexico to Philadelphia. CHINESE ON BORDER. Will Stop Action by Former German 1 . Prisoners. Washington, Aug. 19.?The Chinese government has sent a large force of troops of the Siberian border to pre vent a threatened invasion of Chinese territory by German and Hungarian prisoners of war who joined with the Red Guard and otlher elements of the Bolsheviki against the Czeeho-Slovaks in the trans-Baikal region. The sending of the Chinese forces was taken to mean that every means of extending relief to the Czeeho-Slo vaks was being taken by the Allied powers. The active participation of the Chinese army on the Siberian border may have an important bear ing on developments there within a few days, according to' officials here. That the large number of prisoners who were set free by the Bolsheviki. anr.ed and equipped and enlisted to fight against the Czeeho-Slovaks are menacing' the Chinese borders has been known here for several days and if permitted to cross the border they would be able to maneuver to far bet ter advantage. This, however. Chi na has declared she will not permit .:nd if Chinese territory is violate.] a battle is promised with all the ad-j vantages resting with the Chinese. It was said in the statement that the allied troops in Vladivostok are not under orders to remain there as 1 was indicated in an appeal for assist ance recently made by General Died I richs, the Czeeho-Slovak leader. The allied forces, it was said, are empow ered to take any action or* move to any place where- they can render the best service to the Czeeho-Slovak army. The American troops are to be governed by military necessities and are not bound by orders fo any particular field of action. It is safe ! to assume that the troops of the I British. French and other allied na tions at Vladivostok have similar in-1 struct ions. } That the Japanese troops from j Manchuria will be the first to render [General Diedrichs and his small band I j of fighters practical aid seems prob-l (able from late news from that por-l j tion of the world. But they will be I v>romptl> reinfore cl by troops of the" [entente nations p.'^vided it is round! [that the line of communication to I Vladivostok can be maintained by thej j Manchurian railroad or otherwise. j ENTENTE TROOPS WITHDRAW. I Get Beyond Range of Bolsheviki Gmis ?Soviet Troops Destroy Tunnel on Trans-Siberian Railway. Amsterdam, Aug. 20.?It is official-} !y reported from Vologda, according] to an Essen newspaper that entente troops in the Archangel sector hive! withdrawn outside of the range of the Bolsheviki artillery. Soviet troops are reported to ha ve blown up Baikal j tunnel on the trans-Siberian rail-i way. RIOTS IN JAPAN. Disturbances Spread to The North. Where Mob Burns Many Houses. Tokio. Saturday. Aue. 17. The rice disturbances are reported jo p.. sab siding except in northern Japan, where apparently they are spreading. Mobs 1 urned several houses at Sendia. The rice exchange announces that thirty houses were burned in the Tsumiye Prefecture Thursday. NEW FRENCH ATTACK. Tenth Army Attacks on, a Front of 10 Miles?500 Prisoners Taken?Ger mans May Retire to Ckcmin ties Dames. London, 1.00 P. M.. Aug. 20.?The French tenth army attacked* again this morning on a front of ten miles between the Oise and Aisne rivers, and reached a maximum depth of two miles, according to dispatches from the battle front. Their ad vance endangers the whole German position near Soissons, on the Aisne. j It -as possible now that the Germans will .withdraw to Chemin des Dames. Before 9 o'clock this morning the French had captured' live hundred Germans. North of Rove the French have' taken Bracquemont and Fendu wood! and occupied the greater part of Beauvraignes, according to advices. I It is also reported that they have made progress southeast of Beauv raignes. GERMANS HURLED BACK. French Penetrate Positions to a Depth of Two Miles on a 10 Mile Front?Germans Placed in Awk ward Posh ion?Retreat Inevitable. The Germans holding the vital sec tor of the front between the Aisne and Oise rivers were hurled back over a ten mile front this morning by the French, according to reports reaching London. It is stated that the French penetrated enemy posi tions to a depth of two miles. The attack was a continuation of the as sault made northwest of Soissons Sunday night. So details of the lighting are yet available, but an advance of two miles in this sector would seem to place - the Germans h1x>th along the Aisne and before Xoy ! on, in a dangerous position, from which only an immediate retreat would appear to be possible. HUNS BOMBARD XAXCV. Six Civilians arc Killed and a Score Wounded?French Take Village of Vassens. Paris, Aug. 20.?The French last night occupied the village of Vassens. northwest of Morsain, between the Oise aVid the Aisne. it is ollicially an nounced. German air craft bombard ed Nancy with the result that six civilians were killed, and a score in jured. GERMAN* ATTACKS REPULSED, British Lines Advanced and 182 Pris oners Captured. London, Aug. 20.?Four German attacks against the British at Chilly. 5 miles north of Roye, were repuls ed last night, it is officially announc ed. The British lines were advanced in the neighborhood of Veux-Ber quiir and ?ftersten. In the Lys sa lielft^one hundred and eighty-two prisoners were captured. PRUSSIANS QUIT FIGHTING. L. / Down Arms Without Firing a Shot. With American Army on Veslc Front, Aug.' 20.?Sixty Prussians have been taken prisoners by the Ameri cans near Fismette, north of Fismes without either side firing a shot. The Prussians were machine gunner?, a'l that remained of a company which had been on the line less than a month. According to the Americans the Prussians were waiting to be tak en prisoners. HOG BREEDERS ORGAXIZE. W. P. Smith is Chosen President of Association. Columbia. Aug. 20.?The South Carolina State Hog Breeders' Associa tion was organized in Columbia last; night with a membership of approxi mately 4 0 breeders. The meeting was. called by V. W.! Lewis of Clemson College. State lead er in livestock extension. Officers) chosen were: W. P. Smith, president. Kinard: C. F. Crane, first vice presi dent, Georgetown: H. L. Scarborough: second vice president, Sumter; and George G. Palmer, secretary-treasur er, Cartersville. These officers and D. J. Simmons of Timmonsvillo, E. A. Marvin of Green Pond, and Charles L. Kelly of Columbia constitute the board of directors. A number of talks as to the pros pects of hog raising in the State were made last night, one of these being by W. H. Penry of the Duroc Bulle tin of Chicago. The question of ex hibits at the State fair and also a cooperative sale at the State fair were considered last night. There wns much enthusiasm and the as sociation begins with splendid prom ise of result- throtjgh.out the State. a submarint: sunk. British Vessel Opens Fire at Sight? U-Roat Seen Sinking. Philadelphia, Aug. 19.?A German submarine was sunk in a running l>at Ue with a British tank steamer last j Friday about 300 miles northeast of Xantucket. according to members of the tanker's crew. The oil ship arrived! here tonight from Mexico. When first sighted the u-boat was! two miles away, according to the captain of tin- tank, who said he im mediately opened tire. Two she's from the' submarine struck the British ship, one of them passing through the boiler room and the other through a tank. Neither of the sheils explod ed and did no material damage, the I captain reported. Twenty-seven shots were fired by j the tank ship, one or more of which! her master declares scored hits.; Flames were seen bursting from thei port side of the submarine which he said sank a few minutes later. MACHINISTS* STRIKE SETTLED.] .More Than Fiftj Thousand Machin ists in New Jersey Resume Work Today. jCewark. Aug. 20. A settlement of the machinists' strike involving mor? than fifty thousand men in Northern Jersey was effected today. A Soldier's Letter. Somewhere in France, June 2S. .Mr. W. C. Harllee, Rembert, S. C. My Dene Uncle: 1 have intended writing you ever since I left the Unit ed States, but my duties have been so very strenuous I have not been able to find the time in which to do so. until now. The censorship of mail is so vcry'strict that I am not allow ed to mention where I am or exactly what 1 am doing so 1 will try and give you a limited idea of the voyage over and the countries I have visited up to this time. As you know we left Camp Sevier. Greenville, on May 21st and with the exception of one day's stop' at Camp Mills, Long Island, N. Y., we were continually traveling until June 12th when we landed at a port somewhere in England and from there immedi ately entrained for a rest camp about 200 miles inland where we remained until June 2uth when we were taken to a port somewhere in France and the next day com nenced a journey which lasted for one night and two days, landing at our present station. Everyone in the train was complete ly tried out owing to the fact that we have traveled since leaving Camp Se vier more than 5,000 miles/ but now the men are well rested and we are hard down at training. The voyage from the port we em barked at somewhere in Canada to the port we landed at somewhere in England was a most interesting trip, particularly so on account of our pass ing through a portion of the iceberg fields and the submarine danger zone off the coast of Ireland. We were fortunate enough to see a school of whales and several icebergs as well as experiencing two attacks from submarines but with our transport bombs and torpedo boat destroyers, the attacks were easily repulsed, the torpedo boat destroyers sinking a submarine in short order. At this point I am delighted to state that from what I have seen and learned the Allies have the submarines en tirely under control. They dare not show themselves for if they do it is certain death to them, which is easi ly accomplished by a depth bomb the Allies are now, using which when I discharged in the water is effective ! in a radius of 4 00 yards. Quite a number of the men and of ficers on my transport were affected by seasickness and myself particular ly, for nearly a week I was deathly sick and for the whole time ate prac tically nothing, but after we ran into smooth waters, the seasickness left me and I got all right in a few hours arid when we landed was in goo r shape to look out for the unloading ol* our equipment from the vessel. Being the supply officer of my regi ment, I had the distinction with a de tail of non-commissicned officers to be the first to land from our boat. The docks at the port where we landed are the greatest in the world and was an interesting sight which I never expected to witness. The rail roads in both England and France have fine road beds and while the trains make good time the locomo tives, passenger cars and freight cars are not more than half the size of those used in the United States. The passenger cars are divided off into small sections which accommodate from six to eight men with doors opening1 on the side of the car with no way to communicate with other sections. All cars are fitted with only four wheels and the lai;gest . load that can be placed on a freight car does not exceed ten, tons. From this you can gather an idea of how small the cars are. The country through which we passed in both England and France is very similar and here [ will add that I have never seen a more beautiful country. The farms all look like landscape gardens, the trees and flowers are most beautiful. Cattle, poultry, sheep and swine seem to all be thoroughbred and the wheat, clover and grass fields are as line as I have seen, even in the West of our own country. Those three crops are the principal things grown with the exception of vegetables and fruit. The orchards in England arc principally apple orchards, but in France they are principally cherries. The country roads through both England and France never cross a railroad on the level but cither un derneath or overhead, consequently in these countries there are very few railroad accidents, so numerous in my own country. The ten days we re mained in England was most interest ing to me as we were stationed near one of the oldest towns in the coun try, in which there was an old cathe dral and city walls built by the Nor mans over 900 years ago and many other curiosities dating back for cen turies. The food supply both in England and France is very limited and con sequently the American soldier at this time is not allowed to patronize res taurants or hotles but it is thought in the near future with the great sup plies of foodstuffs being brought in by the United States government, this unpleasant feature will be changed. There is no question about it but thai the American soldier is the best fed soldier in the world for we get every thing we want. The present tramp at which we are now stationed in France is a camp that has been maintained! by the French government since tin days of Napoleon, but I do not think that old "Nap" would recognize the place now with Uncle Sam's lighting men all over tin- shop. In this camp is now standing the barracks occu pied by Napoleon's famous 13th in fantry as welb as the building oeeeu pied by himself while here, and the horse stall and saddle room which he used for his saddle horse. It is thought that we will go through a course of intensive training here; which will last about six to eight! weeks after which time wo will be ready for duty at the front line trenches. We have a French inter-j preter with us. who is organizing a| French school for the officers in my regimenl and we hope in a short timei ;?? be ai>lt* to parley with the natives. !1 is quite amusing t<> see our men go! in a French store to make purchases.] conversations being carried on princi pally by signs and drawings on paper. Tbe other day 1 undertook to pur chase some nuts in one of the stores^ and it was necessary that 1 C. v.v a: mo tree with buuchcs of nuts hanging down from the lim)>s before I could get the pretty French maid to under stand what I wanted. The climate here is very delightful in the day time but disagreeably cold at ni?:ht. On the way through France to our present camp we passed through the city of Rouen (pronounc ed as though one was grunting from a severe stomachache "Wah") on the Seine River where the British burn ed to death Joan of Arc. The French i people on account of the bad water they have here, drink scarcely any j thing but wine or champagne. I do ! not think that I am going to get ac I customed to this custom but probably will be forced to do so. A rather peculiar instance occurred here a few days ago when a sergeant of the American army who was born in Germany but had always lived in the United States, was given a detail of German prisoners to do some work around camp, he found among the lot his own brother. While in England I had the great pleasure of visiting Isaac Walton's grave and fished in the river where he fished nearly three hundred years ago. There are several small rivers near my camp in France and since I brought my fishing tackle with m.e I expect to try and capture some of the finny tribe there before long. With best regards to you and your family and all my friends. I am, Your nephew, Harry Lee Harllee, Captain, 10.~th Ammunition Train, Supply Officer. 30th Div. U. S. A, American Expeditionary Forces. EXCESS PROFITS PROBLEM. Treasury and House Committee Not Agreed. Washington. Aug. 19.?Disagree ment arose again today between the treasury department and the house ways and means committee as to pro visions of the new $8,000,000,000 reve nue bill, the treasury submitting a letter protesting against increases in the excess profits tax rates of the present law. The committee and the treasury have reached an agreement as to an SO per cent war profits tax based on pre-war earnings, but have been un able to arrive at a common under standing on the method of reaching excess profits, which classification it has been estimated will affect only about 10 per cent of the local corpor ations to be taxed. The treasury has asked that the present excess profit law be included in the new bill, with alternative war tax of SO per cent. The committee has tentatively agreed to an eight per cent exemption in addition to 2 specific $3,000 exemption, on excess profits with a tax of 40 per cent on profits between S per cent and 20 per cent and a 60 per* cent tax on all profits exceeding 20 per cent. The cohimittee submitted its decision to the treas ury for 'its views. The treasury to day in its letter, which was not made public, stood firm in its position in opposition to increase of excess profits tax. There were indications today how ever, that the committee would in crease the present rates by either the plan that was tentatively agreed up on or some modification. Both Chair man Kitchin ahdv Secretary McAdoo have stated they would "get togeth er" on some mutually satisfactory ? plan on this subject. The committee considered a tax on opium and narcotics, and it expects to frame a schedule which will yield ap proximately $4,000,000. The committee tomorrow will pass upon Secretary McAdoo's plan for a three per cent differential on unearn ed incomes. The treasury has rec ommended a normal tax of 12 per cent on earned and 15 per cent on unearned incomes. The treasury has submitted that a high normal tax will promote the sale of the coming Lib erty bond issue as the income from Liberty bonds is not subject to the normal tax. Notice. All males who have reached the age of twenty-one years since1 the 5th of June, 19IS, and on or before the 24th day of August. 19IS, are call ed upon by the president to register for military^service on the date last .named. Registration for ! Sumter county will be heid at the Court House un der the direction of the Local Board on Saturday, August 24th, 19IS, be tween the hours of 7.00 a. m. and 9.00 p. m. JOHN H. CLIFTON", Chairman of Local Board for Sum ter County. S. C. We have all prescriptions on file. Broken lenses replac ed promptly. Graduate Opto metrist and Optician in charge. W. A. Thompson, 1 JEWEr.E & OPTOMETRIST, g