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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
MEMBERS DECLINE TO ACCEPT
PROVISION IN MODIFIED
FORM.
SENATE ALREADY OPPOSED
Espionage Bill VIII Be Reported to
Both Houses Now With Censorship
Measure Omitted.-House Vote 1874
to f44.

Washington.-The Administration
fight for war censorship on news
papers was lost in Congress, at least
for the present, when the House re.
fused by vote Of 184 to 144 to accept
even the modified censorship section
written into the espionage bill in con.
ference. AS the Senate already is on
record as opposed to censorship, the
leaders in Congress do not expect any
further Administration effort to enact
one in the immediate future.
The test in the House came on
motion to recommit the espionage bill
with instructions that the censorship
regulation be eliminated. Despite
determined effort by Democratic man
ayers to line up the party strength be-
hind President Wilson's demand for
censorship, 81. Democratic Represen.
tatives Joined the Republicans voting
for the motion. Eleven Republicans.
disregarding their party's caucus de-
cision, voted in the negative.
Conferences for the House will re-
port their instructions back to the
Senate conferees and the bill, short Of
the censorship provision, probably
will be reported to both Senate and
| House within a few days and finally
accepted 1t carries important modin-
cations Of the spy laws and authorize
tion for the President to lay embar-
! goes in war time, but most Of the con-
troversy regarding it has centered
about the censorship proposal
No comment on the outcome in the
House was forthcoming from the
White House. The section which had
been agreed on by the conferees was
somewhat similar to one which the
House had substituted during first
consideration OF the bill for the more
, sweeping provision drawn up and sub
mitted by the Administration. The
: Senate, while the bill was under dc
. bate, threw the censorship section GU
Y entirely by vote Of 48 to "a.
r In the House debate opponents o
censorship argued that q restriction
8 such as the conferees proposed woul,
g violate the right Of a free press. TIL
o voluntary censorship under which tn
y country's newspapers now are work
ing was pointed to as demonstratin
" the patriotism Of editors and as pro,
e. Jig that no legal restrictions ar
Is needed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
GREY VETERANS HONOR
MEMORY OF THEIR FALLEN

Washington.-Con veterans,
hero for their annual reunion, went to
Arlington and paid tribute to the
South's dead. President Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson attended the services,
but the president did not speak. He
received an ovation from the old sol
diers, however, and many shook hh..us
with him.
The exercises held in the shade ..
OF the monument erected to the Co.'S.
federate dead by the women OF tho
Confederacy, were opened with the
sound OF tho assembly call by the
Marine Band and the singing OF the
"Star Spangled Banner" by a special
choir, the old soldiers and the audience
helping to swell the refrain.
Flowers were strcwn on the graves
and special services were held at the
tomb Of the unknown dead and the
grave Of Gen. Joe Wheeler.
Gen. Bennett II. Young, past com.
mander-in.chief Of the veterans, and
Clark Of Florida were the orators.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
EIGHT CAMPS TO TRAIN OFFICERS
TO BE ESTABLISHED IN
JULY.
MATURE MEN ARE WANTED
Volunteers Between 81 and ~ VIII
Be Trained to officer Second lncre-
ment of Half Million Men to Se
Ordered.

Washington.-A second series OF OF.
ficers' training camps will be held De'
tween August 27 and November 70 IN
eight locations, to develop officers for
the second increment Of 100000 men
to be called into service by the seiec-
tive draft, Adjutant General Mccain
announced. In general, qualliica'lona
for admission to these camps VIII De
the same as for the first series. out
strong effort will be made to OBTAIN
men above 81 years of age and the
number admitted to training Will DC
smaller than in the present camps.
Applications must be sent to the
commanding generals Of the depart
mcnt in which the applicant lives, be-
tween June 15 and July 18th Citi-
zens between the ages of 20 and nine
months and Al years are eligible.
The camp sites chosen and the areas
from which applicants will be assigned
are as follows:
Fort Myer Va--Vermont, Maine,
New Hampshire. Massachusetts. Rhode
Island Connecticut, New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland, Virginia and the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Fort Mcpherson, Ga.--New York
City and contiguous territory. Ala
bama, Georgia and Florida.
Fort Oglcthorpe, Ga.-'The greater
part OF New York State, the northern
part Of Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind The
southern part Of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia. Indiana and Kentucky.
Fort Logan, II, Roots, Ark. Tor 9TH
er place to be dcsignateO Wisconsin,
Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Arkansas.
Fort Leon Springs, Tex-lllinois,
Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Okla
homa.
Fort Riley, Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa
Kansas, Missouri and Colorado.
The Prcsidio, San Francisco-Utah
wyoming, Montana, Idaho. Nevada
Oregon, Washington and Califoi Ma.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
SENATE PASSES BILL
PROVIDING FOOD SURVEY
Already Passed in House and Now
Goes to Conference.

Goes to Conference.
WaShington.--Thc first OF the ad-
ministratiOn food bills. already pass
ed by the House. passed the Senate
without a record vote. Numerous
amendments we're attached to the
measure, which provides for food
survey and crop stimulation, and 1t
was sent to conference where the diff
ferenccs will be thrcshed out while
the two houses are considering the sec
ond administration measure providing
for food control and pricehxing.
The bill, as finally accepted by the
Senate, provides for comprehensive
survey OF food resources and for the
stimulation OF agriculture. and re-
strcts drastically the storing Of food
stuifs, fuel and other necessities and
speculation in futures. The restrictive
provisions wero added by the Senate.
Hoarding or storage Of food fuel
or other necessaries OF life In order
to limit the supply or affect the prices
would be made a felony under the SEN
ate boarding amendment, but farmers
who hold their own products would be
excepted.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
ORDERS ISSUED FOR ARREST
OF PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR
AGITATION AGAINST REGIS
TRATloN ON JUNE s.
Attorney General Gregorly Directs U.
S. Attorneys and Marshals to Use
Utmost Efforts to Apprehend and
Punish All Guilty Persons.

Washington. Attorney General
Gregory has instructed United States
marshals and attorneys throughout
the country to use their utmost efforts
to arrest and prosecute ali persons re-
sponsible for the agitation which has
manifested itself in localities from
New England to Texas against the
registration June of men subject to
selective draft.
This agitation has made itself felt
somewhat in many sections, but thus
far there apparently is little connec-
tion between the outbreaks. Officials |
hav eundertaken an exhaustive inves-
tigation to determine If the whole |
anti-draft sentiment is not rooted in
extensive Vaccinations Of German
| propagandists in this country having
a central headquarters. Color to this
theory is lent in some degree by the
| marked similarity in the method Of
| procedure in widely separated COM
munities. Some officials believe the
entire agitation is manufactured by
German agents where baffled in their
original program calling for an armed
uprising Of German reservsts In this
country upon Americas entry into the
} war have turned their energies to
l this method Of hindering the military
plans Of the government.
If such is the case, the conspiracy
will come to nothing, officials believe
+. The Department Of Justice, it was
authoritatively announced, expects 10C
per cent Of eligible to register, and
prompt prosecution under the crim
nal provisions of the law will be in
: stituted in the few cases where the
: law is not observed.
: Every man subject to registration
3 Is not only expected by the Depart
. ment Of Justice to comply with the
1 law" reads an official statement, "but
J. also to constitute himself committee
Of one in his community to see thai
y each of his acquaintances who should
l register does SO or is properly report
Q ed for prosecution under the crimina
n provision OF the law. Attorney Gen
: eral Gregory invites all young men O.
Q the country to cooperate in the en-
forcement Of the law as part O
: their patriotic duty.
g "The department is not dependen
Il entirely upon it's agencies to discover
e disloyal activity. State and municipa
4 police are cooperating and members
l. Of national patriotic and commercial
organizations which were enlisted af
ter the declaration OF a state Of wal
to guard against all acts inimical tc
E the general welfare are engaged ii
bringing to the attention Of the Uni
s. ted States attorneys and marshals al
n instances of attempts to discourage
g registration.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
Mil Men Confer About Law.

Observation-Disclosures cotton mill
superintendents Of South Carolina,
North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama
held conference here with Misses
Grace Abbott and Rotschild of the
United States department Of COM
merce and labor concerning the opera
tlon Of the Heating Owen law, the
national child labor statute which
goes into effect September 16 and pro-
hibits any one under the age Of 16
from working in a cotton mill, more
than eight hours a day, or between
the hours Of Z p. m. and 6 a. IN.
The superintendent, who are a
part Of the Southern Textile Associa-
ton, described the serious effect
which its operation will nave on cot
ton mills in view Of the draft which
war will make on male operatives.
Many declared that very ,rious hard
ships will he worried on ,eir plants
by their new conditions. One super
intendent stated that 80 per cent Of the
machinery in his mill will be affected
by the statute Much stress was laid
on the probable scarcity OF labor
by reason of the war.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
NOTHING WILL BE LEFT UNDONE
TO HAVE STRICT ENFORCE.
MENT OF LAW.
FORECASTS MORAL CLEANUP
Necessity Is Greater Than Ever Before
For All Good Citizens to Cooper
ate In Protecting Men.

MISUNDERSTANDING confer.
ence with state and municipal authori-
ties at the st. John Hotel, Gov Rich
ard 1. Manning, who was in Charleston
for Citadel and Medical College COM
mencement, stated that every pre-
caution would be made to safeguard
the morals Of the soldiers who are
quartered In or near Charleston and
that nothing would be left undone to
have. the strictest enforcement Of law.
"The state and city authorities have
assured me that the law will be en-
forced in the city and increased activ-
ity will be taken beyond the city
limits" said Gov. Manning. The chief
executive clearly Indicated especially
those laws are to be enforced which
affect the morals Of soldiers.
"The necessity is greater than ever
before for all good citizens, especially
those charged with the enforcement
Of law, to use all the vigor and activ-
ity in their power to cooperate with
the federal authorities to protect
young men in the army and navy
from surroundings Of temptation and
vice." added the governor. 'The
closest scrutiny and most rigid en-
forcement of law will be practiced.
The authorities are In thorough ac-
tord with the members Of the federal
government and together, I believe,
desirable results will be obtained"
It is believed here that Gov. Man
ning's utterances forecast moral
| cleanup Of Charleston and suburbs
the like OF which has not yet been
| seen in this section Of the state.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
WAR TAX BILL NOW
ASSUMING Definite SHAPE

Washington.-The war tax bill as
sumed rough but nearly final form In
the revision Of the $1,000, 100000 house
measure by the senate finance COM
mittce.
After working all through the holi-
day with treasury experts, recapitu-
lating the committee srevision, Chair
man Simmons announced that as re-
drafted. the estimated revenue to be
brought in by the bill now totals ST.
ACC, 900 900. A bill aggregating slight
ly above $1,000, 100000 now is gener-
ally expected.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
FOURTEEN MEET DEATH
IN MISSOURI STORM.
Wayne County is Devastated BY Tor.

Wayne County is Devastated BY Tor
nado.-Scores Injured.
ST. Louis, Mo.-Fourteen persons
were killed and scores injured in a
tornado that devasted Wayne County,
according to telegram received from
Piedmont, Mo.
Rumors that more than a score of
persons were killed in Bollinger coun-
ty, Missouri, could not be confirmed,
1t was known that at least three per-
sons met death near Zalma and ad.
vices from Cape Girardeau said that
a family Of seven was drowned when
their home was blown into the Castor
River
The tornado evidently began near
Salem, Mo. Some property damage
was done, but there was no loss OF life
until the storm reached Mineral Point.
in Washington county, where four per-
sons were killed and twenty.six in
jured.
Relief has been sent to stricken
points from ST. Louis.
A woman was reported dead at
Dongala, and a boy was killed at Ad.
vance. Diehlstadt also reported two
deaths.
telegram from Cairo, Ill.,, stated
that four negroes were killed in q
storm in the southern part OF Illinois
Wires were down and communication
was cut off both from ST. Louis and
Cairo
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
MODIFICATION OF WAR TAX
LEViES ARE CONTINUED

Washington.-Exe OF popu-
lar price moving picture theaters from
amusement taxes and the levying OF a
new federal license tax on automobile
owners ranging from $3.50 to $25, with
reductions for cars used year or
more. were agreed upon by the senate
finance committee i'm continuing revi-
sion Of the mouse war tax bill. with
ite task virtually completed the COM
mtttee adjourned for the week.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
RACE RIoTING STARTS
AGAIN IN e. ST. LOUIS

Three Negroes and as Many Whites
Wounded In Exchange of Shots.
East st. Louis, Ill.--Three negroes
we're shot, one probably fatally and
three white men were wounded when
tho race riots broke out atresh here.
Groups Of white men continued to
form in the streets, but for the most
part the police and soldiers on patrol
duty have succeeded in disbanding
them peaceably. One Of the negroes
shot was on his way to work when he
was accosted by white man who
demanded to know his destination. The
negro refused to answer and the white
man shot. A crowd gathered quickly
but the police dispersed it by using
their clubs freely.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
THREE AMERICAN SHIPS
ARE SENT TO BOTTOM

London. The sinking OF three
American ships was announced. The
vessels were the Dirigo, the Frances
NJ. and the Barbara. All were shelled
without warning and then sent to the
bottom with bombs, but the only loss
Of life reported was that of Third Mate
John Ray, OF the Dirigo. who was
drowned while attempting to enter a
small boat The Dirigo was sunk May
81, the Frances NJ. May IS and the
Barbara May "a.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
MANY LIVES LOST IN
STORMS IN MIDDLE WEST
Towns In Kansas, Oklahoma and Mis-
souri, Are Stricken.

souri, Are Stricken.
Kansas City, Mo. Twenty-one
known deaths, more than one hundred
injured and unestimated property dam
age resulted from a series OF lorna
does that swept several towns and
sections of southeastern Kansas, north
central oklahoma and southern Mis-
souri,.
With 400 houses reported destroy
cd at Coalgate, Okla. a town Of 5000
inhabitants. and possibly 200 at Cof
feyville. Kan, it was feared that the
death total at these two places would
be high. One message said that 13
bodies had ben counted at Coalgate,
and that the business section Of the
town was virtually destroyed.
Three persons were killed, several
seriously injured and much property
was damaged by tornado which
struck Moore, five miles southeast OF
Olathe. Kan
Unconfrmed reports from Buffalo.
Mo-, told Of considerable damage
there. Another storm was reported to
have passed between Sprinfeld and
Lebanon. All wires were down both
directions.
Nine persons were injured two per-
sons fatally, by the tornado which
passed north Of the town Of Seminole,
Okla. Much livestock was killed and
crops in the path OF the storm were
badly damaged.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
ENTRY OF JAPAN INTO
WAR WITH ALL RESOURCES.
Is Necessary to Insure Safety Of Amer
lean State Say Chilean.


New York.-Alejandro Alvarez, Of
Chile, secretary general Of the Ameri-
can Institute Of International Law, ad-
dressing the conference on foreign re-
lations Of the United States at Long
Beach. declared that "the safety of the
American State demands that Japan
should enter the war with all re-
sources"
Japan" he said, "has already reap
ed important material advantages, and
is exercising certain supremacy on the
Asiatic Continent. The American
State should not be left to exhaust her
self to the point Of falling under the
menace Of another's domination"
Prof. George Grafton Wilson, Of Har-
ward. speaking on the status Of the
Monroe Doctrine, said that in broad
sense. the principles Of the Monroe
Doctrine as supported by the United
States have made the Western Hem
isphere safe for democracy
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
Costly Cigarette For Mil.

Newberry.-A connagration. said to
have been started by small boy with
a match lighting a cigarette caused a
fire at one Of the big warehouses Of
the Newberry cotton mill, which
spread over 1900 bales in two sections.
damaging them, it is thought, $4,000
or more. The fire started in bale
on the outside Of the building and
burned through the wall. The cite fire
department and the mill department
did fine work in stopping the fire.
The loss is covered by insurance.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
u. 8. MISSION TO RUSSIA
ARRIVES IN THAT COUNTRY.

Washington.-Saf arrival at Rus
sian port OF the American Commission
to Russia, headed by Elihu Root, Am.
fhassador extraordinary, was announc.
ed in dispatch to the Navy Depart
ment. The Commission left Washing
ton about May s, charged with greet.
ings to the new democratic Govern.
ment OF Russia, and authorized to
pledge unstinted aid from the United
states not only In the prosecution Of
che war against the common enemy.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
REVISE PLANS FOR.
TRAINING WAR ARMY |
SIXTEEN cANToNMENTs INSTEAD
OF THiRTY-TWO WILL BE
LOCATED.
PLACE MANY UNDER CANVASS
Shortage of Funds, Material, Labor
and transportation Facilities Caus'
ed the Number of Cantonments to
Be Reduced.

| Washington.-Import reViSions IN
the plan for training the war Army
have been made by the War Depart
million men to be called to the colors
| in September will be concentrated In
sixteen cantonments instead Of thirty.
two, and that many OF the forces prob
ably will be put into tents instead Of
wooden barracks.
Lack of funds, material, labor and
transportation facilities, Secretary Ba-
ker said, caused the decision to reduce
the number Of cantonments. The lar
ger number seemed practicable, but
that would have made much greater
demand on the overtaxed resources
at the Departments command.
Although the change will upset all
the tentative plans for camp locations
made by department commanders, it
is not expected to delay beyond Sep
tember l the mobilization Of the great
draft Army. Four Of the sixteen can
tonment sites provided for under the
new plan already have been selected,
and choice Of the others Is expected
soon. Secretary Baker indicated that
building would proceed as rapidly as
possible. The four sites selected are
at American Lake, Wash; Atlanta,
Ga; Ayre, Mass, and Wrightstown,
New Jersey.
A moro plentiful supply or canvas
than expected made it possible to put
some Of the troops under tents. Most
OF the tents used probably will be
placed at Southern camps.
In making the announcement, Sec
rctary Baker said also that forces in
excess Of those which could be cared
for in the sixteen cantonments would
be placed under canvas This was
taken as referring to National Guard
| divisions, although the Militia Burea,
has received no instructions in this
! regard
There Is no indication OF an inter
tion to alter the plan for formation {
sixteen divisions Of the guard. Th
questions Of filling these up to W.
strength probably will not be settle
until selection OF men for milital
service in the draft Army begin
Under the law, either the Regulars {
Guard can be filed UP with men fro,
the selected lists if that is desired.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
MAY PLACE BAN ON
MAKING OF BEER IN U. 8.

Washington the administration
exercises the prohibition powers pro-
posed in the food control bill pending
in Congress. it was authoritatively
stated, the ban will fall upon beer,
into the production OF which goes
about 52,500,000 bushels OF barley
every year The American people do
not eat barley but their Allies in
France will eat every bit they can get
and for each bushel of barley export
ed that much wheat can be kept
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
Severe Storms Near wlIIIston.

Williston.-A severe wind and rain
storm which did great damage to
crops passed near Winsdor, eight
miles west OF this place. No lives
were lost, but the wind attained a
very high velocity and the rain ap-
preached a cloudburst Coll. r. M.
Mixson had beautiful field Of water.
melons in an advanced state, but not
a vestige OF them remained after the
storm, while his cotton was stripped.
Much damage was done to wire com.
munications In the path OF the storm.
The telephone people suffered logs.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
WILSON SPEAKS At ARLINGTON
DELIVERS MEMORIAL DAY 6D-
DRESS AT ARLINGTON MA
TiONAL CEMETERY.
There Great Work For Liberty Accom-
plished While We Are In the Midst
dent.

Washington. - Americas response
to the call Of liberty in the struggle of
the world will hold the attention Of
all mankind President Wilson said in
a Memorial Day address at Arlington.
National Cemetery. In observing tho
day, he said. the natural touch Of sor-
row is tinged with reinsurance be-
cause, knowing how the men of Ameri-
ca have responded to the call Of lib
erty there is perfect assurance that
the new responses "will come again
in equal measure, with equal majesty"
The President spoke in the natural
amphitheater in the cemetery at a
meeting arranged by the local G.. a.
r., and attended by crowd Of thou
sands He said he did not pity the
men in whose honor the ceremonies
were held.
II envy them, rather" he went on
because theirs is q great work CT lib
erty accomplished, and we are in tn
midst Of work unfinished, testing ou
strength where their strength has q
ready been tested" The time fo
action, he said, has come, "and in tn
l providence Of God, America will com
y once more to have an opportunity
!. show to the world that she was Dor
to serve mankind"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
PRICE OF UNDlNE DE-
LIVERS MESSAGE TO SENATE

Washington.-The Prince Of Udine,
head Of the Italian war mission, on the
floor Of the Senate, delivered mes.
sage to the American people in the
name OF King Victor Emmanuel, vel
coming the entrance OF the United
States into the was as the final moral
justification Of the cause for which the
Allies are fighting. The message
stressed the necessity Of destroying the
prestige Of a perverted German scinece
and philosophy.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
PACIFISTS IN MEETING
DENOUNCE ADMINISTRATION

New York.-A report Of its Commit
tee on American liberties" which
pledged support to all conscientious
objectors" to the conscription law and
a telegram from former United States
Senator John d. Works, OF California.
In which he said ave dishonored our.
selves by declaring war without ade.
quate or reasonable cause" were fea.
lures of meeting OF the so.called first
American conference on democsaey
and terms Of peace !"