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ENGLAND'S NEW
TRANSPORT BILL
CAUSES TANGLE
Sir Eric Geddes Forced to
Change Many Provisions
of Measure.
Anglers ALL CLASSES
municipalities Object to
Surrender of Authority
Over Projects.
CALL 1T "PRUSSIANISM"
Great Parliamentary Fight
Predicted Before Law Be-
comes Effective.
CALL 1T "PRUSSIANISM'
Special Wireless Despatch to The suS

Copvrioht. 1919; oil rights reserred.
LONDON. March 1S.-Forced by Sc
rious labor difficulties to leglslate it.
self into almost absolute control OF
every means Of transport and commu-
nication, the British Government now
is seeking the passage by the House
Of Commons Of a ways and communi-
cations bill, and one Of the greatest
Parliamentary fights since 1915 APP
parently is at hand.
Sir Eric. Geddes. Minister without
portfolio in the present Cabinet, who
has been trying to placate the various
interests, is meeting insurmountable
difficulties and, realizing that he can
not bring about acceptance OF the
measure in it's original form, has ma
terially altered the bill
The original draft allowed the Govern
ment to take over any or all existing
railways. harbor works. canals. docks,
&c. This proposed arbitrary power does
not 1T in well with the British ideas OF
Individual liberty or self-government, and
as result a tremendous hue and cry
has been raised throughout the country
against the passage OF such radical legis-
lation on such short notice.
Opponents of the measure declare II
will enable the State to seize control OF
every vehicle and vessel in the country
and they assert that this contemplated
control is equivalent to Germanizing the
British transport system. They visual
ize the issue as IA battle between the
forces representing good and evil, even
Of spiritual liberty versus bureaucratic
dictaton"
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BRITISH ACCEPT LEAGUE
AS PART OF FIRST TREATY:
ACT AFTER WILSON TALK
Nevada Senate Refuses
to Indorse League Pact

CARSON CITY, New, March 1s.
BY vote of eight to four
the Senate of the Nevada Legis-
lature refused to pass a resolu-
ton indorsing a League of Ma
tions "of which the United States
shall be a member" The resolu-
tion was passed by the Assembly
early in the season. Last week
the Senate tabled a resolution
condemning the proposed League
of Nations.
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Saturday night the German submarine
C-4s was sunk by a Spanish destroyer
while attempting TO escape from Ferrol.
The crew was saved. The U-4S was in
termed at Ferrol in March. 1918.
The U-39 was very active In the Eng
lish Channel during May, June and July
of 1915, and at one time was reported
TO have sunk the Lusitania.( II was re-
ported later that the U-Ss torpedoed the
Lusitania.
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B. R. T. EMPLOYEES MEET.
Effort Made TO Enroll Them In
National Association.

An all night meeting was held in Ar
cadia Hall, Halsey street, near Broad
way. Brooklyn, last night in an effort
TO enroll men and women employees OF
the B. r. T. in the Amalgamated Asso-
citation OF Street and Electric Railway
Employees Of America, which made an
unsuccessful attempt to unionize surface
car, elevated and subway employees In
Manhattan in the summer OF 1915.
William Collins, general organizer OF the
American Federation of Labor, who was
chairman, said that 1000 OF the B. r, T.
workers had already secretly Joined the
union.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, accused
''hirelings OF the b. r. T." OF attempt
ing to break up the meeting when his
remarks were interrupted from the reAr
Of the hail. Capt Kane and reserves
from the Ralph avenue station were
present. but there was no disorder.
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To LOP on Covenant.

Cabled advlces from Paris to-day in
dicated that the last attitude taken by
the President is that the covenant will
be attached to the peace treaty as an ap-
pendiN, II this proves TO be true, in
stead OF the Presidents former threat Of
weaving the two together inextricably.
the task OF the Senate acting as surgeon
on the twofod document will be i'm
measuraby simplihed.
II IT is true that the league constitu-
ton is to be merely appended to instead
of woven into the peace treaty, Senators
said to-day only a minor operation in
stead of the MAJ Jor one OF dissection will
be necessary. This operation is expected
to be quick and successful with Sena-
tors Lodge (Mass) and Knox CPaD act
ing in their capacity as chief surgeons
Then the peace treaty, relieved of the
encumbrancc, will be considered and APP
proved. 't-'> a. -
The excited portion OF the twofold
documept, these Senators declare, will
then come in for separate consideration.
II it proves impossible to amend ii to
remove the denationalizing features OF
II, IL will be defeated when the vote on
ratification is reached.
Opponents of the Wilson scheme now
declare that fifteen Democratic Sena-
tors will oppose the pact in Its present
form. and they are counting on some Of
the Southern Democrats to take the same
stand when il comes to a showdown.
They are convinced that American SOW
ereishty would be surrendered to alien
hands under the Wilson plan.
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ENGLAND SETS AERIAL RECORD.
General Makes I72 Mile Flight
In - Minutes.

PARIS. March ls.-Major General
John L. p. Seeley of the British War
Office on Sunday flew from Folkestone
to Paris, a distance OF 172 miles in sew
enty-four minutes. establishing new
record for the flight, 1t was learned
to-day.
The airplane had the wind behind il.
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French Mission to visit vienna.

PARIS. March 1S.--The Government,
has under consideration, the Temps says
the sending OF F'ench mission ia
Vlepna 10 take cnalge 0; Frcnca eco
nonie interests In German Austria.
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FRENCH SEIZE TWO U.BoATs.
The U-3O, at CartagenS, spain
Taken by Tugs.

LONDON, March 1S.-The German sub
marine U-39. at Cartagena. Spain. and
the remaining German submarine at
Ferrol have been seized by French tug
boats" according TO a despatch from
Madrid
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Japanese Bring Jp Racial Point.

Lord Sumner and Norman Davis. the
British and American financial eN.
perts, were also called in Toward thc
close of the meeting two Of the Jap
anese delegates, Baron Maxine and
Niscount Chinda, arrived and talked
with col. House. but did not join in the
conference. Tho japanese desired to
know when the League Of Nations
Commission would resume it's sessions
as they wished again to offer an
amendment terminating racial dis
crimination Their purpose to renew
their offer Of the amendment was not
accompanied by any intimation of in
sistenCe to the point of refusing to
accept the treaty without the amend
ment
Their vows VIII rG heard later aiter
: the neutrals have hearing. which
to-day was fixed for o'clock Thur.
day afternoon.
In the course of the conference Mr.
Lloyd George made known the fat
that he probably would he able To ro-
main for the concluding work on tho
treaty.
1t developed that no differences ir
opinion existed on the financial term.
of the treaty. Will" no authoritative
statement WAS made there is reason tu
believe that the territorial question of
the League Of Nations figured in tn.
deliberations, No final decisions wero
reached, but the general trend OF the
discussion was favorable and tended -
dissipate any apparent divergence IN
viewpoint
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That general satisfaction was f1l'
was indicated by the statement madc
at the close OF the conference that tn"
treaty doubtless would bc ready to pre-
sent To the Germans a fortnight from
to-day.
Returning To the white House"
Fresident Wilson dined with Lord Rob
ert Cecil and Col, House
Before the dinner Lord RGfcrt re
ceived the British and American cor>
respondents and announced that il was
the opinion of the British delegation
that the League of Nations covenant
should he Incorporated in the prel!mi-
nary peace treaty with German
Lord Robert had previously expressed
this as his personal opinion, l9t his
announcement Tonight was after he
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In some quarters tonight it is as
serted that the attitude of the Eve
women members of the executive COM
mittee. headed by Mary Garret Hay,
head of the Woman Suffrage party. had
more to do with the decision TO let
'he primary system alone than anything
else Miss Hay told the executive com
mittee that she thought II would be
better to withhold action for a while
Continued on Elm Pace
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SAYS CONGRESS
WILL END WAR
Senator LenrOOt Sure Peace
Can Be Concluded With
out President.
RESOLUTION THE METHOD
Is Opposed to League of Ma
tions Idea and Will Not
Be Coerced.
RESOLUTION THE METHOD
Specidl Despatch to TEE Sly.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Warning to
President Wilson that his intended at
tempt to club the Senate into ratifica-
ton of the League of Nations cove
nant would fail was uttered here to-
night by Senator Lenroot CWis) in an
ADDRESS before the Washington Com
merctal Club. Senator Lenroot said
the supposed club over the Senate of
postponing peace is one that is stuffed
with straw.
1T does not seem to have occurred
to the President that II he is not will
ing to negotiate a treaty of peace sat-
isfactory to the American people Con-
gress itself may and undoubtedly will
pass joint resolution declaring the
war with Germany terminated"
The allied nations Of Europe. in
cluding Great Britain, are bound by
formal agreement that 10 one Of
them shall conclude a separate peace
but all must act together. The United
States has consistently refused to be-
como a party 10 this agreement, al
England and France. The United
States is at war only with Germany
and Austria and is perfectly free to
make a separate peace with one or
both of them at its own discretion.
In the beginning of his speech SEN
ator Lenroot pointed out that the
United States is in "a most critical
situation to-day" and that it will re-
quire all of the patriotism and all Of
the courage of the American people TO
keep the American principles and
ideals from destruction.
THE great war has been won" said
he. Peace is hero except for the maxi
ing of the formal tlgaty, but we are told
that the President will not permit peace
with Germany unless there is made as
part of the peace treaty the constitution
of the League of Nations We are told
that this will be done TO force the Senate
to accept without amendment this con-
stitution revolutionizing our Government
and its foreiNr and domestic policies.
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YOU WILL. FIND THE sTEtRNs KNIGHT
at ~ Central Park West
Gene and see It, It's wondsrful.--Asp.
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Says Wilson Is In Error.

In other words" the Senator said
the Senate is 10 be Coerced into de-
manding ratification. In my Judgment
President Wilson has once more mis-
judged the temper of the American peo-
pie and has misjudged the Senate. ] am
in favor OF a League Of Nations. | am
in favor of the general plan OF the
league as proposed, but as one Senator
] will say that ! will not be cocrccd into
voting for the constitution of the League
or Nations, and ! am sure the Senate
will not he. The proposed constitution
will be considered upon its merits and
the action taken will be upon its merits
regardless of whether ii is coupled with
the peace treaty or not"
After predicting 'Fi,at Coma5e-sA co1f-
pass a joint resolution declaring the war
at an end. then consider the League OF
Nations pact separately, Senator Len
root said by this course the United
States will lose nothing. for the ohliga-
tions imposed upon us by the proposed
league far outweigh any possible bene-
fits coming TO us.
while ! am in favor OF League OF
Nations at this time 1t is proper to point
TO recent opinions OF some very eminent
gentlemen. ] first quote from speech
made in 1914, less than FIVE years ago,
as follows:
There are Just as vital things
stirring now that concern the exist
ence Of the nation as were stirring
then Uhe early days of the republiD
and every man who worthily stands
in this presence should examine him
self and see whether he has the full
conception of what II means that
America should live her own life.
Washington saw it when he wrote
his Farewell Address. 1t was not
merely because OF passing and tran
sit circumstances that Washington
said that We must keep from en-
tangling alliances,
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Conference With Clemen-
ceau and Lloyd George
Precedes Announcement.
BIG FOUR HEADS MEET
No Final Action Until
All Questions Are
Threshed Out.
RACIAL MATTER ARISES
japanese Delegates Press Point
After Main Issue
Is Settled.
BIZ the Associated Press.

PARIS, March 1S.--Lord Robert Cecil
the British authority on the League of
Nations. after a conference with Pre-
mier Lloyd George tonight. declared
in behalf OF the British delegation that
the League of Nations covenant in the
opinion of the delegation, should he in
corporated in the preliminary peace
treaty.
His announcement followed an i'm
portant conference this afternoon
among President Wilson. Premier
Lloyd George and Premier Clemen-
of the session of the Supreme War
Council. which will be held tomorrow.
Lord Robert Cecil, while DISCUSSING
the League of Nations covenant with
British and American correspondents
tonight. said: III the Monroe doc
trine means, as I believe it does, that
there ought to be no interference with
affairs on the American continent by
European Powers without the consent
of the United States, then l'say that
the doctrine is strengthened by the
League of Nations"
Announcement was made at the
close of the conference that no final
decisions had been taken but that all
the main questions surrounding the
Peace Conference had been discussed,
that the meeting had been entirely
satisfactory and that there had been
no change in the plans previously an
nounced. which contemplate the COM
pletion of the peace treaty within the
next two weeks, including the League
of Nations.
The conference was extended, LASTING
. from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until t
o'clock this evening. 1t had been in
tended that the meeting should occur
at the White HSusc." but the pro-
gramme was changed and the CON
ferees gathered in the apartment OF
headquarters.
Nlttorio Orlando. the Italian Prime
Minister. did not attend the conference.
as the discussion principally concerned
Great Britain. France and the United
States. During the meeting Capt.
Andre Tardiou of the French peace
delegation and NJ. Lcucheur French
Minister Of Reconstruction, visited the
apartment of Col. House.
Great interest attached to tho meet
ing owing to a report that there was
divergence in views on some of the
main questions to he discussed. Great
crowds gathered to witness the arrival
Of the heads of the various Govern
ments.
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1t was because he saw that 10
country had yet set its face in the
same direction in which America had
set her face. We cannot form alli-
ances with those who are not gazing
our way, and in our might and maj
esty and in the confidence and deh-
niteness' Of our own purpose We need
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shipping Men object.

While the bill to a certain extent would
meet the demands OF the railway men
for naturalization. II would seriously af-
feet tthe harbors and docks which are
elements vastly more intractable and the
structures are much more costly. While
water traffic lacks the regularity OF rail-
ways, shipping is vastly more expensive
and the cargoes carried more costly.
Therefore the great body of opponents
of the measure is found among the docks.
which really are municipal institutions,
governed by expert trustees.
II cannot reasonably be expected that
such institutions could be absorbed or
controlled by inefficient Government ofi-
cials. 1t is asked why men who have
built or are building splendid harbors
and magnificent docks should be COM
PEELED to make way for less representa-
tive men.
II is pointed out also that any inter
ference whatever from the Government
in the operation of the great national
gateways must inevitably and badly af-
feet the approaching contest for interna-
tional trade
Looking at the ways and communica
tions bill from the viewpoint OF its op-
ponents, 1t is found to contain variety
of propositions that apparently are un-
just In Manchester. for example. the
great work OF canalization was carried
out not only by the municipality but by
private interests, working hand in hand
with the city.
IL Is asked If all the efforts made in
the last decade are now to be taken over
by the Government, deposing the men
who have devoted their lifetime to work.
ing out the many problems involved and
replacing them with political inehicients
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TREATY ALONE,
AIM OF SENATE
Covenant Will Be Cut Out if
Woven With Wilson's
Peace Pact.
PLAN SEPARATE ACTION
Monroe Doctrine and Ameri-
can Action in Armament to
Be Insisted Upon.
PLAN SEPARATE ACTION

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Out of the
confusion Of statements and denials
about the League of Nations covenant
and its probable inclusion in or exclu-
sion from the peace treaty, Senators
here have gathered that It is to be ac-
cepted as the Presidents purpose to
weave the league constitution and the
peace treaty together as hard and fast
as he can. AS a result Of this amend
ments to the constitution as proposed
by Mr.. Wilson are already being dis
cussed
Two general amendments to the
league constitution If it comes in as
Mr.. Wilson has promised it will are
now being talked OF by Senators, who
will refuse to surrender the sover-
eighty of the United States as the
Wilson pact would do. The first
amendment has to do with the Monroe
Doctrine: the second has to do with
the Army and Navy OF the United
States.
So far as the Monroe Doctrine is con-
cerned. 1t is proposed that an amend
ment shall he added to the Wilson pact
stating definitely that nothing in the
League of Nations constitution shall be
construed in any way to mean that any
European or Asiatic Power shall be per-
mitted to acquire any territory in the
Western Hemisphere by conquest. pur-
chase, ccssion. lease, or by any action OF
the proposed League of Nations.
So far as the army and navy are con-
cerned. this amendment would provide
that nothing in the league pact shall be
in any way construed as preventing the
United States from building a navy just
as large as the navy of the greatest
naval power in the world and that moth
ing in the league constitution shall be
construed as to prevent the United States
from raising and maintaining an army
az large al the army OF any other nation
in the world.
/ Ir both amendments under discussion
IL would be expressly provided also that
no further action OF the league or OF its
EXECUTIVE council could reverse this situ-
alton.
. or course these two amendments are
far from being all that would be pro-
posed. and the Senate is more than likely
to adopt these amendments and others
when the Wilson league pact comes be-
fore II.
The Senate is determined not TO treat
with the peace treaty and the League Of
Nations covenant as one document. II is
regarded as nothing more nor less than
coercion on the part of the President to
= try to get the unpopular League Of Ma
tions through a hostile Senate on the
back of a popular measure as the peace
treaty with Germany is expected TO be-
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HARTsnoRNE. SLEs 4 co.. Msmb.r.
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Concessions Are Made.

Owing TO the heavy opposition some
concessions already have been made.
The Government is prepared to modify
the procedure by which II can ACQUIRE
control OF the railways. canals and
docks and also to iesta blish separate
departments under n ministry TO deal
with the various forms of transport. a
responsible and prominent official AT the
head of each department to be in con-
tinual touch with the Minister. All pro-
posals for constructing new railways or
the abandonment OF existing works are
10 he determined by the Ministssss>stcr
conference with the chiefs OF depart
ments.
Sir Eric intends to emphasize the con-
ditions discovered by the Government
during the war. when it was found that
the loss in the railways business ran
irto millions as a result of lack OF uni
formity in administration, and also that
the canals were Improbable because OF
their inefficient competition. while nearly
all the ports were operated under officials
who continually sought parliamentary
power to increase their charges.
Therefore no transport system can
continue on its present lines. 1t is as
serted. and the Government must have
control of the whole.
1t is believed ninety members OF Par
lament will vote against the present bill.
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stantly improving and he honestly has
good reasons to believe this remedy
is eventually going to cure him com
pletely. His case is sciatic rheuma-
tism, and the pains in both his limbs
extended from the thighs down to the
tips of his toes. At times he would
be completely helpless and could not
be mvoed from his bed, but at other
times he was able to hobble around
with the aid of cane and crutch. He
has taken no medicine whatever, ex-
cepting QUAKER HERB EXTRACT
and Oil of Balm and the result he has
received thus far are remarkable. He
has not been confined to his bed since
he took these remedies and, more
over, he can now not only walk with
out his crutch, but can again go up
and down stairs. He is not complete
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ly cured, but his improvement is phe-
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This case should surely cause the
many, many sufferers of rheumatism
to place their confidence in QUAKER
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Why will it not help them like it is
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cal herbs, powerfully effective, yet
positively harmless. The Quaker Man
also makes his headquarters at the
Americas Drug Co., Americas, Ca, and
he cheerfully answers all questions
pertaining to the remedy. He can be
seen daily from 8 a. m. to 9 p. m.
and he invites you to call.
QUAKER HERB EXTRACTS $1.0O
per bottle; special three bottles for
$3.50. Oil of Balm, soc per bottle. Free
given. adv.
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Americas, Ca, March 3, 1919.


Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of Sumter county met in
regular session. Present: N. A. Ray,
chairman; J. ]. Wilson, j. E. Poole, S.
b. Statham, r. s. Oliver Minutes of
last meeting, Feb. 3rd, read and con-
firmed.
On motion, Geo. o. Marshall, county
agent, was to charge and collect for
stock going through the pass at
Plains, Ga.
On motion the case of Mr.. RADON was
referred to J. w. Lassiter for settle
ment
Moved and carried to the clerk fine
collected from C. R. Morgan $7065 in
the case of Charles Newsom.
The following were appointed road
tax collectors: A. G. James, 18th Dist. );
T. A Perry, Old 10th Dist, T. ]. Mar
kett; New 10Th, B. S. Williams; 18th,
]. S. McGarrah; Old Goth, J. F. DAN
iel; New Goth; j. NJ Kleckley, 9th;
A. A. Presley, 28th; T. j. Hadin, 10Th.
Mrs. V. Wallace's pension was in
creased from $3.50 per month to $3.50.
On motion the sheriff was instructed
to repair Jail roof.
Bills approved and ordered paid
March Bird 1919
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MdI ON, 1915.
Board met according to adjournment
of the 3rd Present, N A. Ray, chair
man; r. S. Oliver, J. E. Poole, J. j.
Wilson, S. e. Statham.
Board unanimously adopted resolu-
ton calling special election for April
8, 1919, for the purpose of voting on a
proposal to issue 100000 in bonds to
be used in building permanent high
ways in Sumter county, and ordered
legal publication of the notice of said
election.
On motion the bill of DR.. J. w. Cham
bliss was referred to the chairman
for adjustment.
On motion the chairman was author
lied to appoint committee to take up
the matter of improving the Dixie
Highway with the counties through
which it passes by way of Tallahassee,
Fla, to Jacksonville. He appointed
r. l. Maynard, r. S. Oliver and Joe
Perkins.
Board adjourned, subject to call of
the chairman. H. D. WATTS.
Clerk.