The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-07-11

II was Dcllereu the AuStrianS might
~conquerorS. President Wilson de-
clarrd himself for peaceful. not force
full intervention. and it Is probable Il
commission of distinguished men, per-
hnpS including representatives of all
the allied nations, will be sent with
offers OF assistance aud powers to ar
m Il plan OF cooperation. Keren-
sky. who appeared unexpectedly in
London on his way 10 America, is con
ttdtnt Russia will soon rejoin in the
fight against the central powers. He
and other Russian leaders, however,
agree that the country will not toler-
ate foreign intervention In it's internal
affairs. Ii is economical md financial
aid that Russia needs, and needs at
once.
The Germans in southern Russia
are making their way toward Smol-
enSk, probably ell route to Moscow,
despite the protests of the bolshevik
foreign minister. They also have
landed a strong force ut Poti, on the
eastern coast of the Black sea.
In eastern Siberia General Semenoff
and his anti-bolshevik army, after
having been driven across the Man
churian border, are again advancing
because the forces opposing them
were ordered to the protection of
IrkutSk.
Germany is now receiving some fOod
supplies from Ukraine, but these are
mostly from the German army COM
missariat which buys them from the
peasants at exorbitant prices.
Secretary of War Baker seemingly
changed his mind suddenly about ex-
tending the draft age limits, for last
week he n General March. chief of
STAFF, appeared before the senate com
mittee and agreed in urging that leg
lslation to that end be postponed until
the fall. At that time, they said, the
war department would be able to sub
nit a vast program for army enlarge
ment, and would know 10Y many sol
diers could be transported overseas
and how far it would be necessary to
extend the draft to obtain the num-
Der of men required. Provost Marshal
General Crowder said he still believed
immediate action necessary, but be-
Ing only a subordinate, he bowed to
the decision Of his superiors. The
senate committee, which had agreed
on twenty to forty years as the new
draft limits, voted to defer action.
This provoked a storm of protest
in congress, chiefly from Republican
leaders who declared the delay was
another evidence Of the administra.
tons procrastination and devotion to
unpreparedness. The Democrats prom
ised action in September and said
there we're enough men In class l to
meet all requirements until then. To
show that there is no need for ;mme-
date action Senator Hitchcock said +:
The information given to tie com
mittce IS, in substance, this: That
when we have exhausted all available
men in Glass 1 Of the present dr9ft we
will have an army OF 100000 man in
August. In addition. there win be
about lac, 1000 Canadians hat we will
bring into the rmy as the result OF
the treaty just ratified, so that wa VIII
then have an army Of 3,45O,0oR men.
Now, the highest estimate of tho num-
Der of men we can have In France at
that time is 1%,450,00O, so that VOC will
have in this country when this con
gress ~reconvenes after It's proposed re-
cess in September over 2,000,0on men,"
On Thursday the drawing Of num-
bers to determine the order In which
youths Of the class OF 1913, about 744,-
500 In number, shall be called to the
colors was conducted In the senate Of
fee building, with much of the cere-
mony that marked the first drawing a
year ago. Secretary Baker, blindfold-
er. drew out the first capsule, with the
number 246 inclosed. It was neces-
sary to draw only 1900 numbers. The
new registrants will he placed ut the
foot of the lists In the classes to which
they are assigned by their boards.
ma-
The senate agricultural committee.
di%sregarding the advice Of many prom
inent persons. adopted the amendment
to the $1l 900, 600 emergency agricul"
tural bill providing for national pro-
hibitiOn aftes June 80, 1910, and dur
ing the continuance Of the war.
pa
On Monday the house passed the
$500. O0O, 200 Notifications bill, and
the senate passed the $3,30O,000.0 900
sundry civil bill containing about S.
600. 100000 more for the shipping pro
gram.