The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-13

'o"'0' NV" tlle SOuCn American re-
public is in the throes of n great rail
way strike which is certainly fomentcd
ana financed by Germans. Thousands
Oh workmen have Quit and there has
Dceh serious destruction of property
and considerable rioting.
From IAN American port" comes nm
eAci'lhg story of concerted attack
by seven German submarines on n
meet OF 22 allied merchantmen west
Dound. -Four Of the largest of the
steamships were sunk by torDcdoes.
Dut the guns Of the others DESTROYED
tilree or the U-bOatS. The battle took
place 30 miles off the coast of Ireland.
Organized Labor Loyal.
organized labor in the United
states, determined to assert its loynl
W met last week In Minneapolis, to-
gether with many radicals and Social
lists and formed the American Allinnca
Tor Labor and Democracy. Under the
leadership of Samuel Gompers, Frank
I. Walsh, John Spargo and others. the
delegates declared the new organiza
tlon firmly back Of the armed forces of
'he government In their fight for "a
victory which Will mean the coming
ol the greatest world democracy ever
dreamed Of" Definite reports have
been circulated that laborites are plan.
ming to cripple various Industries by
Strlkes, especially the fuel industry.
Ihese reports, Mr.. Gompers declares.
40 not relate to the American Fedora
tlon OF Labor. They are, however, too
well substantiated to be ignored.
The British trades union congress by
vote Of 2,S94,000 to 01,00O declared
Itself opposed to participation in the
Stockholm congress, and this, taken
with the refusal Of many countries to
grant passports to delegates, probably
VIII result In the entire abandonment
or the gathering in the Swedish city.
Pope Preparing Second Note.
Not wholly discouraged by the fail
ure of his peace note. PUpe Benedict
IS preparing second proposal for the
ending Of the war. Premier Ribot,
speaking on the Marne battlefield. de-
clared that a requisite in any peace
treaty acceptable to France was the
restoration of Alsace-Lorraine.
The German press continues to heap
ABUSE and ridicule on President VIII
son for his reply to the pope's note,
uecialmlng loudly against his demands
that the government Of Germany be
oemocratized before peace can be
maze with 1T. But the relchstag ma
Jorlty Is insistently demanding Just
ABOUT the reforms the president con-
siders essential.
Dispatches from Switzerland say the
cehtral powers have determined on
the partition of Poland. According to
the plan, Germany is to take about
onc-tcnth Of Russian Poland to rectifv
her frontier, and Austria will annex
the remainder, unite 1t to GalicIa md
proclaim The territory the united king
dom Of Poland, with Emperor Charles
as Its king 1t Is to have It's own par
lament, but Its foreign policy, finances
and army are to be controlled by Aus
tria. This plan does not please Hun.
gary, because that country thinks its
influence will be lessened If the ON.
pirc becomes triple kingdom
Led by President Wilson and mem.
bcrs Of the senate and house, md 90.
corted by thousands of soldiers ond
! sailors, the young men Of the District
Of Columbia selected for service in the
National army paraded the streets Of
Washington on Tuesday, and similar
parades took place in hundreds OF
cities and towns. Next day these mon
Of the National army began streaming
from oil points OF the compass into
the 16 cantonment camps built for
their training and instruction. Thev
are the first 8 per cent of the 6S7 O0O
men selected by the draft.
The long wrangle in the senate ovor
war profits taxation ended i'm the da.
feat of the high tax group and tha
adoption Of the finance comm,ttco,s
provisions for total levy of 81. .2SG.
oOO,OOO, or about third of this veo,,a
war and normal excess profits. This
would make the bill total S2,522 600
900. '''o'-
Thursday night the house possea
unanimously the big war credits hin
authorizing $11,538,945,48O in bonds
and certificates. Every effort Of
group Of Republicans to limit Score.
tary 4lcAdoo's control over theae IA.
sues was defeated, but an amendments
by Congressman Cannon was adopted.
exempting from taxes interest OF
bonds not In excess Of $1,000