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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
ROOT PREDICTS
RISE OF RUSSIA
WASHINGTON, Aug.


\ permanent Russian democracy Is cer-
tain. Elihu Root, chairman of the Amer
lean Commission to Russia, declared upon
his return here today.
1T Is as certain as anything in human
affairs can be, Tine only thing that car
possibly stop IL would be the overwhelming
of Russia by Germany That would not
stop, but merely retard IT,
"Russa's democratic government must be
built up from the foundation precisely as
our Government was build up. II will be
done carefully. step by step, It is "A great
and laborious work.
The Russian people, he said, are amply
able to control their own affairs They are
good business men and good democrats and
great things may be expected from them
The Russian is "a mighty good fighting
man" ana Russia Will come out Of her
troubles all right" said General Scott, am
other member of the commission
America" said Charles Edward Russell
the Socialist representative, must convince
the Russians that she has no selfish AK 10
grind in this war Only this conviction can
cement the bonds between the two nations"
Russell foresees a stable democracy ris-
ing soon from the seeming chaos in Russia
"RusSas heart is sound" said General
Scott. He described the brilliant advance
of Kornilof's men just before the recent
mutlny in the Russian army forced devas-
tatng retreat
There was sign of mutiny when I
was with the Russian army there" he
said, "and by the time we left Vladivostok
the Russians had taken fifteen miles of
Austrian trenches $4,000 prisoners and a
hundred guns.
when ] first looked over the scene of
battle the day before the offensive started
there were no signs of the Forthcoming
struggle. Men and women were working
in the fields and it looked like a stretch of
quiet country. But the next morning the
big guns were tearing up the earth, leaving
cratcrs as big as a small house, and then
the Russian soldiers went over the ton
Pretty soon the Austrian prisoners we're
coming back of the line What | saw con-
rinced me that the Russian is a mighty
good npntlnR man ana that Russia .fe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
IT'S. TO STOP SALES
OF SHIPS ABROAD
ITnnatriotic Action of Amer
ican Owners Responsible
for Plans
NEED MORE DRASTIC LAW
Present Statute Offers Opportu-
mites for Evasion by Men Seek
ing Enormous Profits
WASHINGTON, Aug. s.


Sale or American ships by their prNa'e
o,rors 70 foreigners. in defiance OF tne
It. o,a oven the law of the unlteu
Statos Government is responsible ior .ne
acttor of the shipping Board In hasti.S nc, %
,,,ri,r mans for Wholesale commanuee, i,'e
Of the merchant marine, 1t was s'"'0'
the Department Of Commerce 'ooaS'
with this country in imperative neeu oi
all the shin tonnage that can De proou,. p,...,
and with every shpyard IN the couii', =,
busy night and day, turning ou' $3.50
woe, this need. private owners OF oceah-
yoing craft have put patriotism TO one
side and sold their ships into Foreign res-
istrv department officials allege
President Wilson and other officials as d
rosu,t decided that general commandeer-
inc was necessary to conserve merchant
arine under the American nag. IL IS eN-
pected Congress will he asKed 10 sl'l'
stronger powers to some executive piop
abIv the Secretary of Commesce 10 deai
stric,Iv with transfer of shipping in war
times Under existing laws no snip Us sup
nosed TO be sold out of American registry
without the express permission OF the snip
nInS BOARD. but weaknesses in this statute
bavo enabled shipowners TO evade 1t and
mart with the.r vessels in order TO get enor-
nous prices from foreigners.
Recent sales. which have prompted the
American Government TO decide on COM
,,andeering have been made at Seattle
and on the Great Lakes. The Pacific coast
vessels have been sold to Japanese interests
and the Great Lakes vessels to Canadians
If is said that In each case the vessel sold
has gone into direct competition with Amer
lean shipping
The Washington authorities have accu-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
U-BOAT ATTACK MOVES
CAMDEN MAN IN DRAFT
Mariner, Exempt on Occupation,
Valves Claim-His Ship Sunk
by Submarine

The fact that he was a survivor OF the
| STEAMSHIP HildeRard. which was torpedoen
and sunk by a German U-boat on the morn
ing OF July 10, In not sufficient To instiIl
fear into the heart OF Charles r. snyder
of Col North Front street, Camden.
Snyder was one Of the first men 10 ap-
pear for examination before the FIRST
District exemption board In Camden To-Day.
Although he Is n mariner ana elBibie Ior
exemption on that ground snyder refused
to ask exemption, saying he was ready 10
leave to fight the Germans this afternoon
II he were wanted He Is married. also
but wants chance to avenge himsel for
the suffering he experienced when his
steamship was sunk In midocean. Snyder
was chief officer Of the Hildegard.
He was at sea on registration day but
as soon as he landed he appeared before
the board in his district for registration,
Another man accepted by the First Dis
trict board this morning was John j. Rhetn'
hold Of s21 North Second street few
DAYS ago his mother appeared before the
board and asked exemption for her son. say
Ing that the fear OF being drafted was so
constantly with him that his nerves were
shattered and he threatened 10 XIII himself.
BY noon today the First District board
had examined sixty-four men, of whom
1fty-four were accepted.
In the Third District fifty were accepted
by noon and ten rejected
Two men appeared before the board who.
since registration day, were crippled, and
they were rejected. Paul Spclmiak OF llS6
Chestnut street had his arm caught in ma
cblnery at his place Of employment, and the
arm was amputated. George Moore, Of
1884 Princess avenue. appeared before the
board on crutches. lie was crushed be-
tween a wagon and n Pennsylvania ferry
boat.
Among those examined I'm the First Dis
trict Of Camden County was Clayton f.
Moore Of Darlington. son Of Congressman
j. Hampton Moore He claimed exemption
on the ground that his wife is dependent
on him for support.
Overzcalous fathers and mothers who
make false afiidavits i'm efforts to have their
sons released from the draft ON dependency
claims in Camden will be promptly and
vigorously procecuted.
we will not tolerate such action for a
stated Baptist Scull, a member
of the board in the Third district MY at
tention has been directed to a claim for
exemption on the ground Of "A dependent
relative, the relative III question being a
father who presented the claim in person.
II was stated to me that the son was the
sole support Of n business which In turn
the father, but on investigation
II has been learned that the father owns
the business and the son Is only an em-
ploye."
When the matter was brought to the at
tention Of the father he did not present the
a affidavits In support of the same. The fine
for such false statements Is $1,000 under the
draft law
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
NEW RAILROAD TRACKS
LAID AT CAMP MEADE
Large Force Rushes Work to Re-
lieve Present Heavy
Freight Traffic
BALTIMORE. Nd Aug &

BALTIMORE. Nd, Aug. s.
Some idea of conditions under which rail-
roads are laid in France by the Allies. and
by the Germans too can he obtained by
watching the work Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad forces In connecting mp Odenton
Md, with Camp Meade large force is
rushing and trying to make this link with
as little delay as possible. A heavy vol
ume of freight and later or men will travel
over these tracks to the camp
The progress along all lines is encourage
ing. About dozen buildings are checked
Off the list as complete, There are eighty
hve structures under way. No building can
be marked down as complete until the last
piece of hardware and fixtures have been
provided.
Major Watson and Captain Marshall. of
the regular army are official observers Of
the details of the work. They have been
piloted around by Major Proctor and have
seemed pleased with the progress on the big
Job
The two structures for housing ordnance
ana weapons for trench fighting have been
completed. Each measures 100 by l50 feet
and is two stories high.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

rnulated considerable evidence Of thes, NJ.
of ships to foreigners The shipping Bosss
and the Department Of Commerce ara
ious to see stringent legislation enac,.s
which will provide harsher measures o..
dealing with such cases than now are av.u
able. The Great Lakes vessels which h,,.
been sold are being withdrawn from, ,,s
Lakes, already short of tonnage ana n,,o.s
in that transatlantic trade which D.,
dent Wilson recently atttcked SO forcef,u,,.''
on the ground that operators are exac,inyy
unfair profits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
EXPORT LICENSES TO BE
USED TO CHECK PRICES
Government to Employ This Means Of
Preventing Extortion in Sales to q
Allies

WASHINGTON. Aug S.---The use of ths
export license as a means to govern pricos
charged foreign governments for war nats-
ria,s was discussed today in official circles
Department of Commerce clerks can check
prices of shipments for the war industries
board and the purchasing board When
these boards find the prices exorbitant, II.
ccnses can be refused and shipments blocked
Government money lent to foreign nations
Is being spent at such a terrific rate that
the administration is seeking every possible
method of stopping extortion. Officials Ia.
day declared informally they have the
nroper weapon in the export licenses
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Russians Resume
Drive; Win TOlUns
Continued from Rage One


a dispatch from Petrograd today quoted
the newspaper Novoe Nremya as saying
that the Russians have evacuated the garri-
son towns Of Prosskurof and Kamenetz-
podolsk.
Prosskurof and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are In
Russia. The former Is thirty miles east OF
the Galiclan frontier and the latter is ten
miles inside Of the Russian border. Pross-
kurof. which lies on the railway running
into Russia from Tarnopol is sixty miles
north of Kamcnctz- podolsk The latter is
on the Smotryoz River and is Of great
strategic Importance. II the report Of their
evacuation is true It indicates that the
Austro-G Germans have effected a second in
vasion of Russian soil since their present
offensive began--one into Dodolia Province.
the other into Bessarabia.
BERLIN. Aug s.
Further successes on the Rumanian front
north Of FOCsani were reported by the War
ONCE today
1--WE extended our success after bitter
fighting" the statement said.
In the wooded Carpathians the Austrans
stormcd and captured several strongly de-
Tended mountain SUBMITS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
IISER TOTTERING,
NEUTRALS BELIEVE
diplomats at Washington
Predict Overthrow Of EN-
peror by Liberal Forces
NEW CABINET UNPOPULAR
Emperor Confident German
People win Stand Firm
COPENHAGEN. Aug. s.

COPENHAGEN, Aug. y.
KAISER WILHELM has sent the
IA following n'ossage to President
Kaempf, of the Reichstag:
That the spirit which sprang
three years ago from the depths
of the peoples soul and which
united the people in the enormous
sacrifices Of war is still alive
among us Is sh gn when in these
days our brave fighters usder
great battle leader have mastered
unprecedented attacks, and when
The country is manfully holding
fast desr te sufferings and dep
rivations.
Remembering the strength of
the people, / am sure they will
stand firm until a peace guaran-
teeing the honor and greatness of
the country and its happy sure
future is obtained.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Canada's War Bill $3.50, 600 a Dav

OTTAWA, Aug. Scandals war ex.
penditures are now about $3.50 900 a day,
the total of July 20 being $623.OOO 900
The sum includes upkeep of Canadian
troops In France, for which Canada owes
Great Britain S212,O0O,00O. Advances to
the munitions board amounted to $685.
100000. while S92 100000 was spent for
nay cheese flour, etc. Canada is supply
ing about 500 600 month to buy cheese
and contributing $4,000, 900 a month TO the
imperial treasury for the purchase Of
munitions in Canada.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
LLOYD GEORGE INSISTS
ON SERBIA'S FREEDOM
Declares independence of Nation
and Reparation Are Peace
Requisites
LONDON. Aug. q

bONDDN, AuE. ~
Independence of Serbia will be one Of
Englands demands that must be met before
peace Is possible.
Premier Lloyd George made this clear to-
day In an adrcss delivered at a luncheon
In honor of Premier Pashitch. of Serbia.
Great Britain will not be satisfied until
Serbia Is Independent" the Premier de-
clarcd, speaking In the narte Of the Govern
ment.
serbia Is entitled to full reparaton and
must get IT," Lord Cecil declared following
Lloyd George.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

~ es,eAoo SvsLc SCHOOL, oass xs~p
SPELtfNC-EioArH GRADE
Dsoember 10. 1910
Ho,s, Dictate 70 pupa Ne following tezt and nsl
vcsd1 6ss Ths pupl w b marked o. sAs words IL isA
and tAs vordD n The In
THE KAISER IN THE MAKING

In the snnasium at Cassel the German Koise' spent
three years OF his boyhood. diesns but not brilliant
pupil ranking tenth among sessnsecp condidds for the
Saisusty.
Many tales arc told Of this period Of his fe and ono
of them, at least, 10 ilSwinotin0.
professor IL Is said, wishing 70 curry favor With hs
royal pupil informed him overnight Of tho chapter In Greek
ths. was to be made the sus Of the next days lesson
Tho young prince did what many boys would not have
done As soon tho class opened on the follow.
ing morning. no entered and wrote eonspeuoly on tho
blackboard tho informnton that had been given him.
One may say enthusiastically that boy capable OF such
An action has the root of fine character in him. possesses
that coarous of fair play which is the nearest thing
TO religion that may be looked for at that age, hates
,eonness and japorisn and will herepcr possible expose
them There is in him fundamental bent toward what
is clea,. msuly and aboveboard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
AMERICANS IN PITIFUL
PLIGHT REACH BERNR
Old Men, Women and Children
Bring Sad Tales of Turk
ish Conditions
By A0ence Radio

BERNE, Aug. g.
in ptiful condition. have arrived in Sw,,. i
erland from Jerusalem and other no,s1-
within the Turkish empire. "
They were eight weeks on their u,..
with little food and no opportunitv
change their clothes or wash during ~
entire journey through Turkey. Most y,
the refugees are old men. women and CHI
dren. All report food conditions in Turko,
terrible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
seashore Rail Men Seek Relief

Z. OCEAN CITY. N. j.. Aug s.--Represen-
fatives Of the agents clerks. telegraph oper-
afors, slensimen. linemen and climbers en-
RIoyed on the Cape May division OF the
Watt Jersey and seashore Railroad have
1Auded for protective purposes. A commit
~ has been appointed to confer with the
fei imauaeenlenf OF the Pennsylvania
lxofe>11 east for relief. ~ n I.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Chicago School Board Re.
iects Motion to Tear Out

The reproduced above from the spelling book used in Chicago
public schools discussion involving
parents of 10000 children and the School Board of the Windy City
parents the offending from their chill
den spelling books defeated by the School Board that for
the time being the euog the German Emperor retains its place
Schoo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Judiciary Candidates File Petitions

HARRISBURG. Aug. s--Davis LAWS to-
day filed his petition for nomination as
Common Pleas Judge in Court No. 3. Phila-
delphia James l.. Rankin filed a petition
for Common Pleas Judge in Delaware
County
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-12
J. Epps Brown.

The cover page Of the January num-
ber of The Southern Telephone News
contains an excellent likeness of J.
Epps Brown. An editorial in The
News has the following to say Of him:
at is appropriate that the portrait
of First Vice President J. Epps Brown
should appear on the January News.
because the career OF few men in the
telephone business is SO inspiring to
Young men who are ambitious of sue
cess.
"Mr. Brown entered the service Of
the Bell system in 1899 as manager at
Americus, Ga. His fidelity to duty,
his energy and ability We're quickly re-
cognized, and within eighteen months
Mr.. Gentry brought HIM to Atlanta as
chief clerk.
His rapid rise from then on is q
matter of interesting history. hithin
a span of few years he became act
ing general manager, general man
ager, vice president and general nah
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-12
PLEASED LARGE AUDIENCE
DIR. j. Henry Harms of Newberry
Spoke to Men at Rex Theatre
: Sunday.

Sumter Watchman and Southron.
DR.. 3. Henry Harms, president OF
Newberry College, Sunday afternoon
spoke to large gathering of men at
sthe Rex Theatre in the Y. NJ. c. A.
series of lectures for men. Dr..
Harms, as he always does, made a
fine talk and was given the profound
attention Of those present.
DR.. Harms took for his subject the
parable of the rich man, showing that
1t was not the amount Of worldly
goods that one saved that counted
most, but the amount of good that
one had done in this life. DR.. Harms
stated that soul without body was
not as terrible as body without a
soul, saying this in reference to the
yact that men should keep their soul
free of stain.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-12

his brother here the past week
Miss Ethel Seybt and brother, Otis,
spent the Christmas holidays with
friends At
Miss Bruce of Mnrticello is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. !h. D. Hatton.
Mr.. Richard Ligon Of Iva spent q
portion Of last week in Pomaria.
DR.. z. T. Pinner has returned from
business trip to Hendersonville
Mr.. chris Folk after visiting his
Iarents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ H. Folk, has
returned to his home at Greenyille
Miss Mamie Mae Sigh and sister,
Rosine, Of Columbia E)ent several
days Of last week with the family of
Mr.. B. B. Richardson.
Prof Joe Berley of the Horticul-
tuTal department of Clemson College
visited his parents here recently.
Mr.. Wilson Of North Carolina Wis
tied at Mr.. T. f. Hentz last week.
Mrs. Alma Seybt spent The past
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-12
News From PGmaria.

Pomaria, Jan. s, IYli.-Me have
had d great deal OF ram for the past
few we,hs, which has put the roads
in a very bad condition. Though We
can't complain because they have
been unusually good this winter up
to the present time, and il the peo-
pie will use the drag d little nov
with few days of sunshine We Will
b.. able to use the automobiles again.
The oats are in very bad condl-
ton through this section OF the coun-
ty. In a great many places they have
frozen out so much that they viii
have to be soTed over.
Much to the regret Of Pomaria and
the surrounding community Prof b. NJ.
Settler and family have moved TO
Iva in Anderson county, where he
will go into business with his broth
er-in-iaw, Mr.. Joe Ligon, and carry
an up-to-date line Of merchandise.
Mr.. Settler was a member of the hrn
of the Settler Company here. He Is
a fine business man and his influence
in the surrounding community Will
be greatly missed. We wish for him
much success in his new home.
There has been great deal of NOV
ing in and around Pomaria among
both white and colored.
Mr.. L. A. Shealy has moved in the
Ben NJ. Settler house which he pur-
chased from the Settler Company.
Mr.. c. L. Graham will soon move
into his new dwelling that is being
erected on the lot recently bought
from the Settler Company.
Mr.. Wilbur Graham will occupy tina
house vacated by Mr. N. C. l.. Graham.
Mr.. A. c.. Richardson has moved
into the old Dr. Sigh house, whicn
he recently purchased from James
Hitler. Mr.. Hitler will move into the
house vacated by Mr. Richardson.
Mr.. W. H. Counts has moved to
NeWberry.
Mr.. Dan Berlcy has moved into the
H. T. Counts house recently purchas-
ed by Mr.. ". B.; kibler from H. +.
Counts.
Z Mr.. Frank M2tts has moved into the
L. A. Shealy home
The following town officers have
be Il elected for the year of 1917:
Mayor, j. Waiter Richardson; War
dens MesSrs. Jas. P. Settler, T. +.
Hentz. Dr.. r. J. Johnson and Joe
Boland.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Earnest Stansell AMI
little son, Charles, OF Bolton, after d,
pleasant visit to Mrs Stans ll's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Young, have
returned home.
NJ. Johnnie Long spent Thursday
of last week in Gre snwood on bust
ness.
Mr.. Bennie Chapman of Washington
spent a portion Of last week with the
family Of Nh w. W. Berley.
DR.. Robert Folk Of Baltimore, after
spending the Christmas holidays with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Folk,
has returned home.
DR.. Carroll Pinner of Peak visited
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-12
0atline Gf Program.

Zach session of the meeting Will De
given over to some part OF tn> lVe
stock industry and how that line may
be used to m et the present situation
and to prepare for the boil weevil
At each session an address will be
made by one who has made that Line
of work a special study and then the
subject will be given over to dis
cIssion by those present. Be sure
TO come with a good supply OF ques.
lions and let US not leave any session
without getting ali the information
POSSIBLE. This kind OF a program has
been adopted SO as TO do away wit:
the more or less formal meetings W;
have held. Every one is urged t;
take part in the discussions, and mak$
the meeting success.
Tuesday, January Is, 1917.
1900 Noon odress Of Welcome
-Non. Richard L. Manning, Governor
Of South Carolina.
Address-President Geo. Y. Hun
ttr,, Prosperity, S. c.
100 p. m.-Requirements for sue
cess in the dairy business in Souts
Garolina-by w. w. Fitzpatrick, agen
in dairying, Clemson College, S. c
Discussion by R. NJ. Cooper, Jr., Wis
aeky, S. c., and S. L. Coleman, Foun
tain Inn, S. C.
$3.50 p. m-Breeding and feeding O.
pure bred swine-by James A. Nc
Kee, Versailles, KY.
General discussion.
500 p. m.-Address on cooperation
by James A. Mckee, Versailles, KY
500 D. m.-The boil weevil, its eco
nomical importance-by E. Lee iNor
sham, State entomologist of Georgia
Atlanta, Ga.
Wednesday, January II, 1917.
$50 a. m-The handling of pure
bred and grade beef cattle in Soutf
Carolina-by L. l. Guion, Lugof, S
G..
General discussion.
1I:00 a. m.-Sheep production il
South Garolina-by Mr.. Marshall
United States department of agricul
ture, washington. D. C.
General discussion.
1900 Noon.-Breeding of horses
and mules-by ]. o. Williams, agent
m animal husbandry, Clemson Col
sege, S. c.
Election of officers and genera
business.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-12
week at NeTberry.

week at Newberry
Miss Louise Counts Of Columbia
visited in the community recently.
MIR. W. Wise spent Thursday Of last
week in Columbia on business.
Messrs. T. E. Stone, Dan Stone
and E. H. Wertz motored to Batesburs
Sunday a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Richardson and
daughters, Ruth and Mary Alice, spent
Sunday with Mr.. J. F. Richardson.
Mrs. Flonnie Williams is visiting
her brother, DR.. q. T. Pinner.
Mr.. Ethan Shealy and Miss Elsie
Richardson were happily married
Sunday morning last at the St. Paul
parsonage by the Rev. S. P. Koon-
Mr. Shealy is a prosperous farmer Of
the Little Mountain section and the
bride is the eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. P Richardson Of the st.
Paul community. We wish them
mighty we'll.