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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
MAJOR GENERAL WOOD
iNSPECTS CHARLOTTE SITES.
During One Days Stay He Visits
Three Sites and Delivers Two
Addresses

Charlotte Leonard Wood,
commander Of the United States army,
department Of the southeast spent
Thursday. July s. in Charlotte and 1t
was busy day for the distinguiehe ed
soldier and citizen.
In addition to inspecting three pos.
sible sites for an army camp which
1t is hoped will be located at Char
lotte, he found time to deliver two
addresses, one to an audience Of
thousands on the First Presbyterian
church lawn at six o'clock in the
evening, and the other following the
banquet served at the Selwyn hotel
In his honor at $3.50 o'clock For no
matter how busy the general Is, and
in these stirring times Of preparation
that America may do her part in the
world-struggle for democracy no man
Is buster, he always finds time to
preach tho doctrine of preparedness"
and never loses an opportunity to say
word. wherever he may be, that Will
help to stir the American public to a
realization OF the gravity of the crisis
with which the American nation In
confronted
In his rather blunt, but direct and
soldierly way, General Wood told
North Carolinians good many things
they had probably not heard or
thought Of before, and It ie not to be
questioned that he went away from
Charlotte leaving the people of this
city deeper sense Of duty and obli.
cation that falls upon every citizen
IN this time OF national peril.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
cloudburss az Olanea.

Olanta.-There was cloudburst In
the section from two to fve miles
south and southeast OF Oa1nta, pass
Ing through the Central community.
towards Lake City. Fortunately
there was little wind aud no hail, so
that no great damage was done. The
roads and rolling lands were badly
washed, some dwellings struck by.
lightning and some damage to crops,
especially young corn and tobacco.
Unless some disaster comes later.
this section will make record corr
and tobacco crops.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
RACE RIOTS AGAIN START Up
MOB FIRES HOMES OF NEGROES
AND SHOOT OCCUPANTS AS
THEY FLEE.
Twelve Companies Of National Guard
on Duty.-Eetlmates on Number
Killed During Day Of Rlotlne Run as
High az $50.

East st. Louis, Ill.-An estimate OF
the dead in the race riot and fire rang
ed from fifteen to seventy-ive, Of
whom two were white men.
Buildings were still burning at four
different points in the city.
The property loss was estimated by
City Attorney Fekete at 100000.
Forty injured negroes and six injur-
white men in one hospital and almost
an equal number in another.
Colonel Tripp, assistant adjutant
general. stated shortly before mid
night that the rioting crowds had for
the most part dispersed.
At least fifteen negroes were shot
and killed by mobs here as they fed
from their burning homes which had
cen set on fire by white mobs. The
exact number who perished in the
burning houses. If any, is unknown,
and will not be ascertained until the
ruins are searched.
Military rule was proclaimed and at
the same time 800 white men we're ar
rested and locked up at police head
quarters. Negro quarters in various
Pt>A ~ VA WV WY oi oAi III allu lne
flames recah the very edge OF the
business district.
Estimates Of the number OF negroes
who perlshed in the fire ran as high
as 100, but there was nothing authen-
tic on which to base these estimates
except that hundreds of whites stood
around the edges Of the burning dis.
tricts and fired at the negroes as they
fled from their homes.
States Attorney Schaumloeffel. of
st. Clair county, drove through the
riot-swept district with Police Inspec.
tor Walsh, Of st. Louis, Mo. The
states attorney estimated that the
dead negroes would number ESQ. All
estimates, however, are conjectural.
The mayor Of East st. Louis sent
for Fire Chief swingley Of st. Louis,
Mo-, to assist In lighting the flames,
which threatened to destroy a large
part OF the city. company OF the
st. Louis fire department started to
East st. Louis but was ordered back
by Chief swingley.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
WILSON ORDERS EXPORT
PROVISION INTO OPERATION.

Becomes Effective July t5.-Complete
Embargo Of Foodstuffs Considered.
Washington Government control
Of American exports authorized in
provision OF the espionage act, was or
dered put into operation July is by
President Wilson in proclamation
putting under license shipments to all
countries OF the most important ex.
port commodities.
In statement accompanying the
proclamation, the President declared
the governments policy will be first
to give consideration to American
needs; next, to meet as far as pos
sible the requirements OF the allies.
and lastly to supply the neutral coun.
tries wherever practicable. 1t Is
made clear that every effort will be
made to see that no supplies reach the
central powers.
The commodities named in the list
put under control are coal, coke, fuel.
oils. kerosene and gasoline, including
bunkers, food grains, flour and meal,
fodder and feeds. meats and fats, pig
iron, steel billets, ship plates and
structural shapes. scrap iron and scrap
steel; ferro manganese fertilizers.
arms, ammunition and explosives.
The inclusion OF foodstuffs in the
proclamation lends color to statements
that the administration Is considering
the advisability Of a complete embar-
go for sixty days on all food ship
ments to give the country time to as
cribe the amounts Of it's supplies and
to give allied and neutral countries
opportunity to present full program
ftheir requirements.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
Tax Books Closed June 80.

Columbia. The fiscal year OF the
tax department ends on June 80 Of
each year and Comptroller General
Sawyer has instructed all county offi..
cials to close their books on that
date SO aA to check up and have a
settlement aof the taxes of 1915. For
the next three months the office OF
conptrolleF general will be busy
making thlaae settlements. Mr.. Saw
yer returnEadg to Columbia O few days
ago, after laAYing made the settlements
during the week ct Lsxingtcn, AheR
and BambqEAA VI
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
Building Houses For Division.

Columbia Eighteen hundred men
are working at driving speed for
eight hours day to build the Colum.
e1a cantonment. The camp will be
completed by September Is and will
house 10000 Of the new National army,
Many train loads of material are be.
Ing received daily and other workmen
Will be put to work as soon as they
are secured.
Several barracks. each 1870 feet long
and 80 feet wide, each to accommodate
16O men are being constructed. Three
hundred such buildings will be re.
quired for the division and several
must be erected daily II the camp is
to be completed.
Several hundred laborers ara an
gagged In building the Columbia stree
railway line to the camp. It will not
be many days until the line in in oper
alton, which will greatly facilitate thu
matter OF handling the laborers.
OFFICES are being constructed at thu
camp for the executive staff of the
Hardaway Construction COMPANY
Work ds also being rushed on the con
struction Of 16 inch water main from
Columbia to the camp, a distance OF
six miles.
Motor Truck company No. 40, with
SO large motor cars, Is on duty at the
camp. The guard duty will be left
to the Second battalion. First regi
ment, National Guard Of South Caro-
lima.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
GREEK DESTROYER LOST
IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

Paris.-The Greek destroyer Doxa
manned by French officers and crew
has been blown up in the Mediterran.
can sea. Twenty.nine men including
all the officers, were lost. The Off.
cial announcement OF the Doxa saws
that the destroyer sang as the result OF
double explosion on June 28. The
Doxa was then within one hundred
yards OF merchant vessel which she
was conveying.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
NVESTlGATiON OF RACE
RIOTS IN EAST ST. LOUIS

East ST. Louis, Ill.A federal inves-
tigation OF race riots here in which
thirty-three negroes and four whites
we're killed and approximately 80
negro homes were burned was begun
by Col. George II. Hunter, chief quar-
termaster OF the central division OF the
United States army. Colonel Hunter
Is under instructions to make full
report Of the trouble to Maj. Gen.
Thomas H. Barry at Chicago, com.
nandant OF the central department.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
OFFICIAL REPORT SHOWS THAT
THiRTY-sEVEN WERE KILLED
AND 141 WOUNDED.
THREE RAIDERS SHOT DOWN
Most Daring Raid Yet Made by Ger
man Airmen-contingent Larger
and Descended Lower Than on Any
Previous Raid.

London.-The second descent upon
London by a squadron Of airplanes
was made between nine and ten
O'Clock In the morning, when the
business section Of the metropolis was
most crowded. 1t was officially an
nounced that thirty-seven persons
were killed and 141 injured by tho
raiders.
Although the German contingent
was larger, more daring. more delib-
erative in its methods and descended
13, the number OF killed and wounded
was, according to the first official roll,
roughly. oncthird the previous casual
ty list. This destruction OF property
may have been greater but that it is
impossible to estimate.
The flight OF the Germans over Lon
don lasted about twenty minutes Eng.
lish airmcn engaged the enemy for
several minutes over the metropolis.
and anti-aircraft guns were firing
briskly, but without destroying any OF
the twenty or more invading machines
The admiralty was able to report
however, that naval airmen who fol.
lowed them to sea brought down three
machines. A British squadron sent up
from Dunkirk to intercept the return
Ing raiders did not encounter them
because they had taken a more north.
erly route, but tho British alrmen met
and destroyed seven other German
machines
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
WASHINGTON oRArlFiED
OVER NEWS FROM CHINA.

Washington.-Belief here that the
monarchial coup d-etat in China Is de.
stined to failure, was increased by
each new item Of news which came
to the attention of the state depart.
ment. Minister Reinsch reported that
several, at least some OF the northern
military leaders, who are felt to hold
the countrys destiny in their hands
have taken the field in opposition to
Gneral Chang Hsuns attempt to de.
stroy republicanism in China.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
GERMAN DOES NOT
KNOW WHERE TO GO

Richmond, va.-Asserting that he
does not know where to go. and that
he does not want to go to Mexico, T..
X. Victor, erstwhile German consul
here, could not tell what he would
do as n result Of the report from
Washington requesting those who
were in charge Of German consulates
In this country to leave the United
States. He recently disposed OF his
tobacco warehouse property for s1OO,.
600.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
WILL NOT TOLERATE
ROWDYiSM BY solplEpe

New York.--Soldiers who interforo
with free speech, free press or tho
right peaceably to assemble and petit
ton the government. break the law
according to statement Of Secretary
OF War Baker. The secretary's com.
munication was in response to re-.
quest against soldiers and mill.
tiamen breaking up meetings, arrest.
ing citizens, raiding rooms and head.
quarters depsite the protests Of citi.
xens to the police"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
WORKING OF sPIEs
DISCLOSED BY NORTHCLlFFE.

Washington.-Lord Northcliffe, head
Of the British mission in this country
authorized publication Of parts OF O.
confidential speech on spies and cen.
sorship made to the National Press
club July 4. He described the work
Of spies in England and the flood Of
fatal information tina, pours over the
cables through neutral countries to
Germany, and spoke OF the dangers Of
any except technical military and
naval censorship Of the press.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
CHINESE REPUBLIC IS
REPORTED RE-ESTABLISHED

Washington.-Offi dispatches to
the Chinese legation here said the
republic had been firmly re.established
at Marking with Feng Kue- Chang, the
former vice president. as president Of
the new provisional government. Re-
publican troops were reported con-
verged toward Peking to drive out the
Manchu forces remaining in posses.
sion there In the name OF the imper.
ialists.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
kERENSkY LEADS RUSSIAN
TROOPS IN BRILLIANT VICTORY
Thousands Of Prisoners Taken and
Many Guns.

Pstrograd.-The brilliant Russian
ADVANCE, the news Of which has sent
a wave Of rejoicing through the en-.
Tire country, was led by War Minis.
Ter Kerensky in person.
For the last four days the war min.
ister has been continuously at the
front, spending every effort to ureo
the troops to advance. He fnally
rode TO the front line trenches and
placing himself at the head OF the
troops gave the order to advance.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
Eass BRING Good prIoaa.

Columbia.-Prices for eggs hold g
reasonably profitable range, despite this
great bulk Of vegetables now being
offered. Quotations throughout the
state are 25 and 80 cents a dozen. But
ter continues to sell at 35 and 40 cents
The creamery product is somewhat
higher.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12
FOUR MEMBERS OF THE CREW
WERE LOST WHEN THE SHIP
WENT DOWN.
ARMED NAVAL GUARD SAVED
The State Department Announced tho
Sinking of the u. s. Steamship
Orleans, But Withheld the Place
and Time of Attack,

Washington.-The American steam
ship Orleans, Of the Oriental Naviga-
ton company, has been torpedoed and
sunk by q submarine. -Four Of the
crew were drowned, but all members
or the armed naval guard were saved.
The state department, announcing
the sinking, withheld the place and
the time Of the attack.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-12

New York.-The Orleans, q vessel
or 2,SoS tons gross, left here June 1S
with a cargo for France, commanded
by Capt. Allen D. Tucker. OF her
crew Of thirty-six, ten were American
citizens.
After Germany announced unre-
stricted submarine warfare, the Or
leans was the first American steam
ship to reach France from an Ameri-
can port. She was formerly the Avel-
laneda and later the Menaptha, under
the Argentine flag.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08

emy, In encb case they are veritablc
Jenth dealers.
''Thc rifle grenade weighs about go
grams. II contains scventy.two bullets
Weighing 2.5 grams md seventy-two
grams Of explosives. The seventy.two
bullets cover d space Of at least forty
to fifty square meters. The rife gre
aade may be fired from an ordinary
army rife ut any range up TO about
400 meters. The great destructive ef-
feet OF the grenade is due to the fact
that the explosion tnkes place immedi-
ately after the grenade strikes the
ground before II has had time 70 bury
itself In the soil.
The .howitxer' grenade weighs one
kilogram aud contains 2i5 bullets and
q bursting charge weighing 200 grams.
II eau he thrown with the hand forty
meters or with howitzer 300 meters.
The 'howitzcr' is q contrIvance made
OF n cylinder and weighs twelve kilo.
grams. II may 6e carried like Q rife.
The bullets Of this grenade cover q
semicircular space Of At least eighty
square meters and spread only to the
front and latcraIly. but not to the rear
toward the thrower. They are, there.
tore. of especial value for fighting at
close quarters They are constructed
10 that they may be exploded only att
er they have Travelled eight meters to-
ward the target.
THE hand grenade weighs one kilo-
gram and contains 100 bullets weigh.
ing "a grams ana bursting charge
weighing 40 grams. In contrast to the
above described 'howitzer' grenade the
bullets ny In every direction. 70 that It
ID only used for throwing from cover.
"The last kind Of these grenades Is
the mine grenade. II weighs about
four Kilograms aud contains 400 So
gram bullets and 200 gram bursting
charge. The 400 bullets viii cover a
space OF at least 500 square meters.
These grenadcs. together with their
electrical connections. are placed about
one.half meter under the surface Of
the ground. so thst they are completely
invisible to the enemy.
when II lU set or the grenade rises
about three .fourtbs Of meter above
the ground. then explojes and throws
the bullets 10 NIL directions parallel
with the ground. At distance OF ten
meters the bullets will 20 through
wood at least hundred millimeters
thick nnd retain deadly effectiveness
for u distance Of fifty meters. A de.
tachmcnt OF n hundred men can lay Il
line OF these mines over u front OF
1900 meters IN less than two hours.
"ln test three mine grcnades were
laid In the corners OF triangle whose
legs were thirty meters long among u
group OF i45 wooden double silhouettes
that were scattered over space OF
2,700 square meters. The grenades
were set on electrically one after the
other The result was that 100 sill
houettes were hit 100 times"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08

Iron or other metal about two aud u
half inches In diameter, filled with
powder aud provided with fuse
which war lighted before being thrown
At first there were u few In each regi
ment, Inter entire companies were
formed, aud still later every Infantry
battalion had Its own grenndicr CON-
puny. which In the different armies hnd
precedence over the other companies
at paradcs and other formations.
During the war between liussia and
Japan hand grcnadcs were npAiln used
In great quantities by both sides. espc.
cially IN lighting ut close quarters. an |
10 deadly effective were they that 1t Is
not surprising the inventors mind oc'
cupicd itself with this means Of com.
bat nnd cndcav0red TO adopt II to the
requirements OF modern warfare. :.
First OF all, 1t was very important
10 invent u proicctile that would unite
deadly effectiveness with complete
safety OF the thrower MIR. Assen. the
Danish inventor. constructed n number
Of hand, rifle and mine grenades which
are said to fulhll these requirements.
The hand grenades are carried by
the man until required aud then
threwn by hand. The ride or howitzer'
grenadcs are fred from flrm rest
such as wooden stand made from n
ride placed ON the ground and directed
at various angles OF elevation by means
Of stakes. The mine grenade is an-
chorcd In the ground and discharged
by electricity upon approach Of the en-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08
Cultivate Enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm Is the dynamics Of your
personality. Without II. whatever abil-
titles you possess lie dormant. You
may have knowledge. sound Judgment,
good reasoning faculties. but no one
win know 1t until you discover how to
put your heart into thought and action
A wonderful thing Is this quality
which We call enthusiasm. II you
would like to I've u power among men
cultivate enthusiasm. People will like
you better for Il: you viii escape the
dull routine " IL ncchani'a. existence,
and you will make headway wbereyer
you are.--J. Ogden Armour Ia Leslie's
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08
eRENADEs IN war
Terrible Weapons When Charged
With High Explosives.
MERciLESS DEATH SPREADERs

They ANs Made Now to Be Flung by
Hand st Close Quarters, to Do Shot
From Q Hssitrsr or TO Bs Planted a.
Mines and Fired by Electricity.
The usc of hand Rrcnsaes as nn I'M
plement Of war dates back nearly four
centuries. and this deadly weapon Ne.
mains today. us Ia the sixteenth cel,-
tury. one OF the most effective wcair
ons OF warfare, Ia the United States
Infantry Journal iheN In M article
dealing with grcnades which IN n trans.
lation from the German military pub.
lication, Militar. .Wochenblutt.
Hand grcnndes." the article reads.
''as an implement Of warfare date back
many centuries, History records their
use as far bnck ns 1888 at the siege Of
Aries. Up to the close OF the eight.
zenith century soldiers were trained, In
the throwing Of hand grenades, They
were for that reason called grenadiers.
"The grenadcs were hollow balls OF
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08
Evils Of Poor COOKING.

Poor cooking often makes proper
food either difficult or impossible to di.
gesr. The hard, earned money Of the
household goes to the purchase OF good
food. which Is often ruined by the
housewife ignorant In the art OF cook
ing Good cooking is not matter OF
whim or fatielfng the palate. II Is an
absolute essential TO health. Therefore
the art should be taught In our schools.
says food expert.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08

90 many different kinds ~ senms,
- VII, do~s the drrsnmaker use
This kind here and ihst kind
ibcrci NJ. II dors not Just depend on
her hninor There's a reason for every
kind OF seam The French seam Ii
nearly always used for tuD dresses aud
blouses " nne materials, such ~
yolles, lawns and dlmitles, for chif
f"n. Ieorertie Grape, crepe de chine and
other sof, silks, and II Ia often pre-
ferrcd even for such sturdy materials
ms glnghams aud linens II In much
stronger and neaier than the overcast
scam. which does not hold well In Anc
materials.
II you ARE tempted 10 economIxc In
making French seams don't. Cotton
for the arst sewing aud silk for the see.
ond alone II poor economy, because
the silk In stronger ana more elastic.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08
DECORATORS AND PAINTERS
PAPERHANGING. graining. paint
ing. For the best work at lowest
prices. phone 295-J. @. @. Plant.
South Park street.
Our National Hymn.

why not, In all civil service and pro
fessional tests. make the ability to se-
peat the star Spangled Banner" from
memory required: Not enc person In
hundred can repeat this hymn from
the beginning to the end The same
way with America" Knowing these
grand anthems speaks well Tor the pa
triotic instincts Of u people, while the
Ignorance of them shows a marked
usiivit IN unr ciliscnship. No one
should teach srhool. practice law. al
Il public office or preach the gospel who
irnno, repeat the Star Spangled Ban
ner' all through Ohio state Journal
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08
Hard TO Kill.

Snails are slow. even when il comes
TO dying. and one naturalist who had
mounted n shell upon card was sur
prise,l to tind four years later that the
warm water employed in soaking the
shell of the mount had revived the in.
mate. which he had long supposed to
be dried ani dead.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08

While II viii give" with the material
aud not pucker after = laundering. the
cotton seam does the reverse and
therefore must snap. This applies to
chiffons, grapes and silks which are
always sewed with silk. Cotton. Of
course. must have both seams cotton.
Tho nat fell seam IL used chiefly for
underwear. II ts preferred TO the
french seam for this purpose because
II In 30 much smoother on the wrong
side, The French seam, however. IL
run up more easily. and II Ia often
used even Ia underwear.
0vercasting is used on materials ~ q
nne weave. which would not ravel
easily. These are usually the heavier
cotton materials, and for such there
are also other more popular finishes.
.~iCs,r .-.r .s,vt .@a~ |. - - =.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08
Sabbath Day Point.

Sabbath bay poht. on Lake George.
Is supposed to have lccn given the
name from the fact that General Aber-
cromble embarked from this poiut on
Sunday. duly \, l1aS Tor his disastrous
attack OF Fort 'rlconleroga. II IL said
to hare hrnc the name previous to
this. however. even ns early us l758.
according 10 Rogers journal Putnam
and Rogers IN lTNi rclnllscd u superior
rEce Of Frcnch aud indians on July q
= also Sunday. Lake George"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08
Don't Rs a Guitar.

IL Is nothing for man to hold up
his head In cain. but 10 maintain his
post when all others have quilted their
ground and there TO stand upright.
where other men are beaten down-this
In divine aud lraisewortliy. Seneca.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-08

The failures and misfts can give you
all sorts Of reasons for their misfor.
,tunes, but laziness is usually the an
swer- Detroit Free Press.