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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

ii was evident enough that when hght.
ing should once begin :he wastage Oh
small arms would be enormous
Two days more. The word Went
secretly to Hartford and Ansonla. TO
Bridgeport. to New Haven. TO all the
crowded world OF Connecticut ana
southern Massachusetts, where ma
chimes were painting night and DAY.
buildings trembling with their steam
fever men toiling without sleep, to
take advantage of the days of grace.
1t was not only the brass cases LOT
the fixed ammunition. the fuses Tor
shells, the cartridges for rifles and p's-
tolls. the hayonets and intrenchlhS
tools for which the army depended on
New England. a hundred places OF
peaceful manufacture were WORKING
as desperately were the mahufaS-
turers of quick firing guns 10 provide
the food that war devours with Such
monstrous rapacity when il begins 10
feed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

In Connecticut spy was reporting
to the staff He was a captain of artil-
lery, and he had spent seventy o
hours behind the enemys lines.
They have completed their disem-
barkation and organization" he said.
- Some observers of the European war de
clare that The reserve Of one gun per man has
proved itself necessary for the proper equipment
Of active army.
"a He" ii. e. Secretary Garrison, present
Secretary Of War asks for an Increase in the
number of officers 10 take the place. In time Of
peace of such officers are serving with the
militia or on detached duty and in time Of war
to assist in The organization of the citizens
army The necessity of these requests is self
evident Yet the Honse Of Representatives has
completely ignored each and every one Of them.
and the pending Appropriation sill contains no
Secretary of War.
15 The scandal caused in 1925 by appointing
incornpe tent civilians TO the Quartermasters de
IA ri mcnt and the ensuing difficulties with com
missa riat etc. have been the subject Of much
discussion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

"Of course answered the general
..rhey didn't know where to look for
artillery or how II is concealed
Nice man trap that sort Of scouting
is" grunted the aid.
We'll, well" the old general laughed
again Its late in the day to kick.
We've known long ago what sort OF
soup was being cooked for our eating
The only thing to do now is not 10
let them Iadle II into us too hot
An officer with the insignia or the
Aviation Corps appeared before the
5. comparatively small number Of modern
liners would he enough 10 aggregate this net
tonnage.
Z Modern artillery Is almost invariably con
cesied. Experienced soldiers would suspect tbai
an infantry regiment hardly would he without
a. least one battery. and more probably two, Of
field artillery support
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

a MERICA had lost Management
M bay. with all its defenses.
~ great guns and government
q q stations in less than two
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
THE ERIK LANDING PROVISIONS
IN GREENLAND.

is enthusiastic over the possibilities of his long
jaunt and says:
II shall leave tomorrow fully and splendldly
equipped. ! have the best sletgcs we have yet
mnle ! have a fine team Of dogs I have all the
food and fuel I can carry I have two Of the
best men in the tribe, Esayoo and EtukashOO, to
accompany me
AS you will see by the COPY of itinerary I
enclose. I shall proceed leisurely enough to take
advantage Of every Likelihood of scientific In.
vestigation: To hunt food for dogs and ourselves
In every favorable locality To explore the un.
known reaches Of Greedy Fjord. and to conserve
the strength of my dogs and the humor of my
men To the utmost.
II am depending 81 largely upon the game Of
the country over which we travel for the chief
food supply that I am taking across the FL.
lesmere Land glacier but twelve days penn.
mican. l feel that I am quite justified In
doing so. for on n LOO mile circuitous route
it is impossible To carry food for the entire day.
! do so of my own volition-Nac will give me
rs much rs ! ask for.
This early part Of my trip will be confined
largely To geology So far as scientific work Is
concerned, for the snow covers Vegetation and
no birds have yet appeared. Cold that freezes
ones feet and fingers and makes ones geological
hammer almost as brittle as glass snow that
covers the rocks and makes walking difficult;
the necessity of hunting football these make
good work no easy matter"
In his letter Ekbluw refers to certain hard.
ships experienced by Tanuuary on Melville Bay
AMI says: Il wish Ia add my estimate of my
fellow workers character by saying that he Is
made Of the stun that heroes grow from, AMI
that for shefy grit and unfailiug good nature
he Is II striking example Of the best our land
affords. Not only the universities Of Illinois
ami Harvard may he proud IF him but our cOur-
try as well. He has measured M to the
highest"
In conclusion Ekblaw refers to a map of his
route with stars on II to Indicate the points at
which he hoped to leave caches. According to
his plans he would not reach Etah on his return
trip until July q. after making II journey over
the ice fields of more than LOO miles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

\ (AROONED In the north polar regions at
|\/I present nre two parties Of explorers.
One the Croker Land expedition, In
command of Donald b. Macmillan, shut in at
Itah, Greenland. and the other, the Crocker
Land relief expedition, In charge Of ID. Edmund
Otis Hovey, a well known geologist and ex.
plorer, who is presumably held q prisoner by
great masses Of ice In North STIR Boy, of the
coast Of Greenland. Both expeditions are likely
to be held where they nre throughout the Arctic
winter Ind may not get away until late spring
or next summer.
The Croker Land expedition was organized
In 1913 under the auspices of the American
Museum Of Natural History, the American Geo.
graphical Society and the University Of Illinois.
Its object was to search for Croker Land.
which Admiral peary, dlscoverer Of the north
pole, thought he sighted from the heights Of
Cape Thomas Hubbard In 1909.
Since'the arrival Of the Croker Land expedi.
ton In Greenland n large expanse Of wild coun.
try has been explored by Macmillan and his
little band Of fellow workers. For two winters
headquarters have been maintained Mt Etnh.
Greenland.
How Macmillan made q hundred ar! fifty
mile dash across the Ice fields and foes Of the
northern seas In quest of Croker Land, md
how 1t proved to he utter all only a mirage, has
already been related. His adventures since
then, the trips undertaken by his associates in
the field OF north pOlnr exploration and tho
organization Of u relief expedition, which 10 now
iccbornd OF the Greenland cOnst, oil suggest O
tale by Jules Verne.
Cndaunted by his thrilling dash across the
great Ice field Of the north and his discovery
that Cracker Land was but n myth, Macmillan
retinced his steps and marched buck to Etah To
complete plans for other expeditions into the
remote parts of Greenland. Ills ship. the Erik.
had returned to st. Johns. newfoundland. nni
he realized that considerable time would be re-
quircd to organize II relief expedition to come
after him, so he ut once went to work with n
will and sent out members of his stuff In various
directions. with n view to continuing the tusi
of exploration and gathering data and specl.
mems for the collections Of the American Museum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

Is April 0. 1915. In this letter he mentions hnv.
Ing received news Of the European war, AMI
remarks that communication with Denmark 4,
very uncertain and TINT DIR. HOvey may not
receive the letter for some time.
Macmillan says that the members Of the
party nre anxious to get home. hut that he
realizes that AFFAIRS ut home must lie unsettled.
making 1t doubly hard to secure Il suitable shin
to take the expedition home. lie also snys
that the party will he very much disnpuWlntetl
IL II ship fnils tn arrive, but he adds: 'Do not
he alarmed over our snfcty. We can null
through all right. ns I wrote you some time ago.
] am thinking Of remaining another year to
finish up our work.
by the date" he continues, you sec I nm at
headquarters. when I should he miles AWAY. l
consider Ekblnw's trip so important Through
Ellesinere Land, up through Eureka Sound to
Grant 1nndl gcologicnlly TINT I have turned
the equipment Of the whole expedition over to
him. I gnve him my dog team. which Ia tho
hest up here give him my man. E.took. ah. shoo,
ind fitted him up with everything which a man
could possibly need. He Is much better fitted
than Green or I was Inst year.
He left about twelve Days ago and should
ie back about June /. I hoped to get away on
another trip md to pick up another team, but
that will be impossible. Within the memory Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

Flo has been successful, and recent tidings
from the explorer by the way Of southern Green
land and Copenhagen, Denmark, tell Of a re-
marknble trip of more than a thousand miles
by W. Elmer Ekblaw to Ellsmere Land. Ekblaw
Is the geologiSt and botnnist Of the expedition.
and considered his trip SO important
that he turned over to his lieutenant the equip
m"nt Of the entire expedition. including his own
dog team. one Of the best in Greenland.
From Knud RASMUSSEN. the Danish explorer,
VIII" has forwarded nearly all Of the news Of
IN" 'rocker Land expedition Ia the American
Museum Of Natural History. II cable message
WAS received not long ago. II gave the first
animation HAT NOR" complete news was ON the
way 10y letter from Greenland and that il would
probably he forwarded by the first steamer from
Copenhagen. Al this time the Croker Land
relief expedition was nearly two months over
du". i"ilg scheduled to return in September or
October | 1T the latest. The cable from Mr..
Rasmussen was us follows:
Mall from Croker Land expedition arrived
ana delivered Your embassy. Cluctt Or. IIovey's
Scll""n"rl arrived N"rth Star Bay twelfth
September. after thirty.tiv" days ice hindrnncrS
and motor damage Melville BAY. Dared not
=" =" Etah account autumn lee. but kept near
our station for sails while our missionary motor
boat left for Etah 10 fetch expedition members
10 '1uett. All well. kNVD RAsMrssEN."
In II letter to Henry Fairfield Osborn, presi-
dent of the American Museum Of Natural His
tory, knud Rasmussen says that his own shin,
IA" Zap York. had not yet arrived. As soon as
1t arrived, probably In early December, no doubt
Z" N'"'u Nv hDIt 10 supplement- HIS ttttT ny
communications from the captain. Like the
CIurtt," he says, ''Our own ship has experienced
trouble with motor power In the pack Ice and
has not been able To aid the relief expedition.
ON this account Mr.. Freuchen the cnptainl has
been ordered to send the motor boat Of their
station to Etnh to take on board the members
or the Cracker Land expedition.
The Knp York reached Holstensberg, South
Greenland, on October ~, and there she de-
lv"r"d her mail to one Of the Royal steamers.
which brought 1t 10 Denmark. Rasmussen IL
now awaiting the arrival OF the Kip York. and
expects to learn further details In regard to
NE explorers from his captain. Even II the
'luett should be Obliged to winter ut Etah on
account Of tn" late season he assures President
Osborn that there Is no cause for anxiety and
that no Is convinced that Capt. FreuChen will
do his best to be Of aid to the members Of the
expedition.
Is now assumed by the ~curat0rs and Of
Metals Of the American Museum that the
schooner George II. Cluett Is anchored In North
Star Bay for the winter, and II this IL 80 the
relief ship Is about l25 miles south Of the head.
quarters Of the Croker Land expedition at
Etnh.
Some idea Of the difficulties encountered In
the transmission Of mail IL derived from the
fact that the date III MacMillan's last letter to
DIR. Hovey. commander OF the relief expedition,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

shape for Ekblaw e paid as high MS Ave gallons
Of oil for II single flipper Of walrus; ordinarily
this would buy II whole one. ! wonder that we
are doing anything ut all.
IAN my efforts now are being directed toward
getting Ekblaw back safe and In good cOndl.
tiOn."-
Those who know Macmillan are not sur.
prise,i to hear this. for he may be counted upon
to take good care Of his fellow explorers. Con.
Timing he says:
IF II ship reaches u.s." concludes Macmillan,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

the oldest EskimOs there has never been such
Il year. The EskimOs have eaten their dogs, as
the only food available, and burned their sledges
for fuel.
THE Ice that extended or shore Just as far
as the eye could see Ia better now, as 1t has
broken up some lately. 1t Ii possible to sledge
even to the Cary Islands. something which has
never been done.
"Iiave Just returned from Peteravik with n
skeleton team OF thirteen dogs, and no meat for
love or money. In trying to get my team In
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-21
Pleasant Valley Items.
,respondence Fort Mill Times.

Correspondence Fort Mill Times.
Hon. S. E. Bales, one of our
representatives in the State
Legislature, spent Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday at his home in
Pleasant Valley.
The farmers of this COM
munity have been able to do
very little work on the farm
lately on account of the bad
weather.
We are very glad to know of
Miss Alice Patterson's recovery
from pneumonia, and her school
mates gladly welcome her again
into their midst.
Mr.. Robert Ross, who has
been visiting his mother, Mrs.
c. H. Ross, has returned to
Raleigh.
Miss Vena Patterson enter
tanned crowd of young people
at her home Friday EVENING"
The young people of Pleasant
Valley are busy preparing play
which they hope to be able to
render publicly in the near
future.
Messrs. r. B. Wolfe and N. D..
Duncan made a flying trip to
Waxhaw Saturday night.
The Pleasant Valley school is
progressing very nicely under
the management of Mr.. N. d.
Duncan, principal, and Miss
Lillian Fickling. assistant.
l.. E. F.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-21
STATES NEW GOVERNOR
lMAUGURAIED TUESDAY

Richard L Manning Tuesday
was inaugurated governor of
South Carolina. Mr.. Manning
succeeded Charles A. Smith.
who, as lieutenant governor,
became the States chief execu-
tive upon the resignation of
Governor Blease January ID.
Governor Manning in his in
augural address urged passage
of a compulsory school attend
ance law with a provision for
local option; recommended ap-
pointment of a legislative com
mission TO investigate working
conditic IS and to prepare a work
ing mems compensation act for
submission to the 1916 legisla-
ture and urged repeal of the
State income tax law. He also
recommended amendment of the
child labor law to raise the age
limit from twelve to fourteen
years.
Referring to the State militia
which was disbanded by Gov.
ernor Blease last week, Governor
Manning declared he favored
a. strong, well maintained, well
disciplined national guard. :" The
new governor paid tribute to
President Wilson, saying:
~. We are to be congratulated
on having at the head of the
nation a man of great discern
ment. courage and ability who is
dealing with national questions
in a statesmanlike way"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-21
The Clyde Clement Case.

Clyde Caldwell Clement, of
Spartanburg, received his first
information Friday relative to
Governor Blease's favorable
action on his petition for Glenn
ency. The message was tele-
phoned to the sheriff's Office and
trapsmitted to the young man.
who had been a prisoner in the
county Jail since the afternoon
OF February 8, 1914, as accused
and later convicted principal in
the drowning of his alleged six
weeks old infant in the water
of Lawson's Fork creek on the
night of January 80. At the
April term of court Clement was
found guilty of the charge of
murder and sentenced to serve
the remainder of his life in the
State penitentiary or on the
public works of Spartanburg
county. The co-defendant, Fleta
Pendleton, mother of the infant
was acquitted.
When Clement received notice
that Governor Blease had COM
muted his life sentence to 10
years, the young man smiled and
appeared brighter thar he had
been for several days past. He
told his informer, however, that
he did not know if he was sur
prised or disappointed. Clement
acknowledged that he had been
quite Respondent lately, and had
no idea what the governor would
do in his case.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-21
Lee Breaks Two Records.

The following from the Bir-
mingham (Ala.) Ledger of the
4th will be read with interest by
the people of Fort Mill and Vi
cinity:
Having become a slave to the
habit, t. X. Lee, of the Birmine-
ham Athletic club rife team, has
made two new worlds records
with his trusty rifle. Lee has
just shot two more possibles
making nine consecutive posi-
bles.
Last week Lee shot his sew
enth consecutive possible GOO
shots) this season, breaking the
worlds record established by
him the previous season. In the
two matches for this week. Lee
first made an eighth possible in
the Arms and the Man match
and then followed that up with
his ninth possible in the National
Rifle association match. Thus
Lee has broken two worlds rec
ords this week and each time
established a new worlds rec
ord. /"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-21
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
GeneraI News.

General Gutierrez has fled from
Mexico City and the convention
has elected Gen. Garza president.
The store of S. H. Kress. &
Co., Charlotte, was completely
q DESTROYED by fire Saturday night.
Stock loss, $50, 600. insured.
The United States warned Car
rama about confiscation of for
elgn owned oil wells in Mexico
and the embargo was at once
taken off.
Senator Lodge says the United
States is unprepared for war. s.
Some estimates place the dead
IN ltaly's recent earthquake at
$4,000.
The French acknowledge some
success by the Germans.
In its report to Congress, the
iiouSe ildVal committee provides
for two dreadnoughts and sever
al smaller vessels. y
Every building in Avezzano,
Italy, was destroyed in the re-
cent earthquake, and only two
per cent. of the city's population
escaped.
On account of the unprece-
dented high-price of wheat the
government as ordered an inves-
tigation.
A son was born at the White
house Sunday to Mrs. Francis
Bowes Sayre, President Wilson'S
daughter.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-21
Thousands Die in Earthquake.

From $4,000 to SO, 900 remains
the unofficial estimate of casual
ties in the earthquake that rocked
Southern and Central Italy early
last Wednesday morning. The
amount of damages to property
probably will never be known.
Such details as have been made
known, however, leave no doubt
that fully 100 towns and villages
were utterly demolished or part
ly wrecked and that the loss of
life was great.
Scores of people Monday re-
mained beneath the crumbled
buildings throughout the earth
quake zone, some of whom were,
thought to have still been alive.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-21
Three Governors in Six Days.

With the Inauguration Tuesday
of Richard /. Manning, of Sum-
ter, South Carolina has the dis
tinction of having had three
governors in six days.
Governor Blease resigned last
Thursday, with only five days to
serve. Gieut. Gov. Chas. Smith
was then sworn in. pending the
beginning of Governor Man
aing's term.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-21
ANTICIPATES NO TROUBLE
OVER MILITIA MuDDLE

Adjt. Gen. Moore. of South
Carolina, who was in Washing
ton forseveral days strengthening
out the trouble with the South
Carolina militia, caused by ex-
Gov. Blease disbanding the
troops. returned home Friday
night. Cen. Moore was in con-
ference, several times with the
officials of the war department
and stated before leaving for
home that so far as the depart
ment officials are concerned
there is no trouble in sight. He
found the secretary of war and
the army officers very glad to
talk with him about the matter
and they assured him that the
fullest cooperation of the fed
eral authorities would be ex-
tended the South Carolina troops.
The only real question about
the matter, according to what
Gen. Moore said, is whether or
not the order issued by ex-Gov.
Blease is legal. This question is
now being examined by good
legal talent. If the Biease or
der is illegal, that settles it and
Gov. Manning can rescind it,
thus restoring the troops to their
former Status.
If, on the other hand, the order
is declared to be legal, then the
different companies must be re-
organized. While this will cause
much additional work to fall on
the office of the adjutant general
for a few months, every thing
will go on as usual after the re-
organization work has been
completed.
Gen. Moore does not take the
situation at all seriously and said
that in either case the most
injury that would come to the
National Guard of South Caro-
lima by the Blease order would
be temporary inconvenience.
There will be no delay in holding
the inspections throughout the
State and within a few months,
at most, everything should be in
good working order again, even
should the Blease order be de-
clared legal.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-21

Report reached Fort Mill Mon
day to the effect that John L.
lrby and Mrs. Mary Parrish, the
latter a resident of Fort Mill.
were married Saturday afternoon
an Charlotte.