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Evening star., 1919-04-10
ARMY PRISONERS
ARE GIVEN Chance
New Plan Being Tried at
Governors Island, Where
Honor System Prevails.
LONG TERMS Deterrent
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 10.-Heavy court
martial sentences of life Imprisonment
or such terms as twenty and thirty
years are reduced to a minimum OF
months by a plan permitted under
Army regulations. which has been in
tPoducsd into the disciplinary bar
racks at Governors Island by the com =
mandant. Col. John e. Hunt.
The plan involves a far-reaching
scheme by:g~hich the soldier prisoner
may not only return to civil life free
from the stigma Of imprisonment. but
cationaIly to take up the battle Of life.
To explain the working OF the
scheme and Of the care OF prisoners q
party OF newspapermen were invited
to visit the island under the auspices
of the national war work council of
the Y Nj c. A. The council is CO.
operating with the military authori-
ties in the educational work being
carried on among the prisoners.
There are between six hundred and
seven hundred prisoners at present
in the barracks. Some of the men
are from overseas and about half are
serving sentences for military Of
eral Of twenty years and few for
less periods What these sentences
really mean was explained by Col.
Hunt. s.,.
Sentences Indeterminate.
I'm practice" he said, men serving
ten, twenty. thirty year or life sen
tences are really sentenced to inde-
terminate terms. When a man com es
here we make a careful investigation
Of his whole life from boyhood. All
the circumstances involving his Of
Tense are reviewed, and il his gen
eral conduct is and has been good he
can apply for restoration after three
months. Such application 10 rarely II
ever refused. and within six months
from the time he was convicted he
may rejoin his regiment to complete
his service and receive an honorable
discharge.
There has been a good deal of criti-
cism of the severe sentences imposed
by courts martial but ] believe it has
been largely due to the public misun
derstanding the facts. Such sentences
have been imposed purely because OF
their deterrent effect and l am con-
yinced that they have saved Thousands
of Young men from getting into
trouble"
The extraordinarily small proportion
of men convicted of serious onenses
in the American Army was empha'
sized by Col Hunt. Out OF about four
million men who joined the colors, she
said. there are only about five
thousand in the three military prisons
at Leavenworth. Alcatraz and here.
'Under the draft system we got
into the Army a great number OF men
Nth criminal records in civil life. We
know 1000 Of these by name. and hall
Of that number are included in the
5000 now in the three military
prisons"
Evening star., 1919-04-10
View of a Democrat.

"I must admit" he said. that Mr..
Wilson'S prestige has declined. part
w because Of the situation OF his
nsrtv and partly because Of the fail
pre TO get peace. The latter fact NAV
change with Developments. but I have
ct 70 find a democrat or republican n
gho aid not or still does not resent
the letter sent out by the President
lat fan asking for democratic Con-
~raas. The effects are still noticeab Bile
there hasn't been much change since
last fall, and If anything the feeling
AGAINST the President has lately be-
!Gontinued on second PaEe.)
Evening star., 1919-04-10
WEATHER.

Cloudy, probably rain late tonight
: and tomorrow, warmer.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended pm. today: Highest. SO, at $3.50
pm. yesterday; lowest, As, at Z am.
today
Full report on page 26.
Evening star., 1919-04-10

Tie Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
DISPATCHES herein are also reserved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21

dan. Of Gaffney who has begun work
and has the grading well under way.
hTe connection of the State High
way Commission with project No. 3
did not cease with the awarding Of the
contract. The State Highway Com
mission employed resident engineer
who was put on the job as the com.
representative to see that The
contractor lived up TO the CONTRACT
he had entered into to build project
No. 9 according to the commission s
plan as approved by the federal au-
thorities
What happened on Project No. Q
must happen on al projects for which
federal aid is secured All plans mast
be approved by three groups of en-
engineers and although this seems q
bundance. it affords a series OF
splendid checks which enable the
counties in South Carolina, to get the
best for money they spend on high
ways in connection with the money
provided by the federal government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Pensions for Veterans
Apportionment on $40 and s32
Basis

Columbia, June 19.-The Safe pen
sion board, which has been in ses-
sion the last TWO days, adjourned yes
terday afternoon. Another meeting
will be called within the next few
weeks to complete all details as to the
distribution Of the extra 100000 ap-
propriated att he last session OF the
general assembly for Confederate
veterans. who heretofore had not re-
ceived any pensions. The lists of
awards have not been completed.
w. D. McLaurin, pension commits
sioner. said yesterday that the COM
mission had erolled of these about
2.800 veterans These are divided into
two classes, the classification being
determined by physical condition,
financial circumstances and age. The
more INDECENT class will receive $40
and the other s32 There are about
$50 in the first class and about $500
in the other.
Members Of the State pension board
are: D. W. McLaurin, commissioner
Columbia; John Ahrens, Charleston; j.
E. Craig. Chester: George NJ. Hannah.
Cross Hill, and James c. Sellers Sci
lorS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
New Farm Loan Bonds
Issue of Fifty-Four Million Dol
lars Announced

Washington, juno 1.-THE farrn
loan board today announced a fourth
coming issue Of S54. 100000 in i II
per bonds Of the federal land banks
The present issue viii he sold at 100
IL direct TO investors by the II fed
eral land banks and by a nationwide
grc''p Of Investment banking houses.
The last general Offering Of these
bondS year ago was absorbed quick"
~ and the securities went to COM
siderable premium. The forthcoming
issue anticipates the needs OF the ianI
banks for some months and 10 further
offering is expected before December
The rev bonds, which will De vir.
tually tax exempt. will be ISSUED in
as low as $23 TO make
them attra ctve to small investors.
They will be payable in five years and
due in 90 years. Up to May 81. the
federal land banks had issued S20i.-
100000 in bonds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Daylight Saving
Unpopular
Congress Will Repeal Law 0cto-
Der First

Washington, June, 18.-Doom OF
the daylight saving inaugurated as q
war measure was pronounced to'!ay
by congress, both senate and mouse
adopting by Overwhelming votes
measures to terminate operation OF
the law when the period OF summer
time ends next October %.
The house, after three hours de-
bate by a vote Of 233 to 1872, passed
a bill to repeal the law on the last
Sunday.,in next October, bat rejected
an amendment to make the repeal eff
fective at once,
The senate. by n vote of so TO &
after brief discussion. added a rider
to the agricultural appropriation bill
which it passed late today, providing
repeal of the daylight Measure on the
same. date fixed by. the house bill.
The conference measure now goes &c
conference with the agricultural bill
and the house bill is to be sent to the
senate. 1t is considered likely that
the senate amendment will be finally
substituted for the house measure.
Action of congress therefore means
continuation Of the present closing
time this summer and early fall with
return to sun time October 26, end
ing two years operation Of the day
light saving plan.
Members Of both senate and house.
in advocating repeal Of the law en-
acted March 10. 1918, said they were
guided largely by wishes of farmers
and laboring men who oppose the ad-
vanced working hours during the
spring and summcr seasons. Oppo-
nents Of the repeal legislation decl&r-
ed the extra hour Of daylight was a
boon TO city dwel!ers and asserted
that others easily could adjust their
affairs 10 conform to the advanced
clock schedule.
More than two scores of house
members participated in the debate,
but as most speeches were limited &c
a few minutes. all obtained permission
to extend their remarks.
Senate discussion was confined
virtually to addresses by Senator La
Toilette, Republican (Wiscons:n),
chan. pion Of the repeal rider, and Sen
ator Calder. Republican (New York; +,
author of the daylight lew. The six
senators who voted against the repeal
rider We're Calder, Frelinshuysen,
Newberry. Page, Phipps and Robin
son. all Republicans except Senator
Robinson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
British Navy Ready
Grand Fleet on a War Footing
And Prepared to Act

London, June 19.--The morning
newspapers feature British naval and
other perpetrators for action in the
event Germany refuses TO sign the
peace treaty. ana print under big
headlines the unofficial reports cur
rent during the night that the grand
feet is again on a war footing II IS
reported 10 be ready to sail for Ger
man waters on a moments notice. a
Copenhagen telegram reports the ar
+, val there of dozen British cruisers
and several deStroyers prepared to
enforce the blockade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
French Warship
Disabled
American Transport Takes Off
President of Brazil

Washington, June lS.-A wireless
message to the navy department this
morning announced that the French
cruiser Jennae Dare had been dis
abled at sea and the transport I'M
perator had taken off DR.. Pressoa,
president elect of Brazil and his
ed States from Portugal. The I'M
perator is due at New York tomor-
row.
later message said the army
transport Mongolia was towing the
Jeanne Dare to the Azores and good
progress was being made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Radical Element Demand Rec
ognition Of Russian Soviet
BY America 49,.
WORKING MEN
OPPOSE MOVEMENT
Gompers and His Supporters
Take High Ground Against
Lawlessness.

Atlantic City, June 17-Amid gen.
eral uproar delegates attending the
convention here Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor today refused to in
iorse recognition of soviet Russia, al
though urging recognition by the
United States Of the existing Irish
republic and voted against the gem
eral strike proposed for the Fourth OF
July in behalf Of Tom" Mooney, con-
victcd in connection with the pre-
paredness day bomb explosions in San
Francisco.
Discussion of Bolshevism developed
when the resolutions committee re-
ported resolutions asking withdrawal
from Russia of American soldiers but
refused to report others demanding
recognition Of soviet Russia and lift
ing of the blockade Of Russian ports
The committee refused to indorse rec
ognition Of the Soviet or any other
form Of government in Russia until
the people of that country by con-
stituent or other fcrm of national
assembly shall have established a
truly democratic form of govern
nent."
The debate was said by veteran
labor leaders to have been the most
bitter they ever heard. It followed
rejection BY the convention over the
strenuous protest Of the radical.
group of a proposal to change Amer
lean labor day from the first Monday
in September to May cas- a bond OF
affection to unite all the world OF
labor into universal brotherhood 80
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
federation led the fight against the
May day resolution asserting that
American labor day was a day for
American labor" and not political
event" as it was in Europe
Numerous delegates took part in
the debate on .Bolshevism. Peter Boil
,enbacher of the Pastale Federation
Of Labor protested against the rejec-
ton of his resolution which called
for the lifting of the Russian block
ade, because he offered it on humani-
Of women and children. John P. Frey
Of Cincinnati, delegate of the mould
ers, and chairman Of the committee
replied that organized labor was go-.
ing to insist on recall Of all American
troops from Russia, but that it could
hardly favor sending food there for
fear the Bolsheviki would get it in
stead Of the women and children.
Many more men than we ever had
in Russia he ADDED, would be nee
essary if it was to be insured that the
food and clothing sent there to re-
iieve the masses would reach their
proper destination
In response to further argument by
radical delegates. Mr.. Frey declared
that the soviet question had been
brought to America and into trade
union meetings and that he and the
other members Of the committee were
of the opinion that the convention
should declare in no uncertain terms
where American labor stood.
Either we should support the
soviet" he asserted, cor we should
declare our d;sapproval Of it and all
things associated with it. We should
do the latter if we believe in a demo-
cratic form of government maintained
by popular elections
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
WILSON GUEST
OF BELCIANS
Visited Charleroi to Inspect Coal
Mines Destroyed by
Germans
KING ALBERT HIS
GUIDE AND COMPANION
President Also Attended Ses-
sion of Chamber Of Deputies
and Called on Cardinal Mer-
cier.

Brussels, June l9-President Wiz
son began his second day of his Bel
gian visit this morning by motoring to
Charleroi with King Albert. King
Albert expected to show the presi-
dent the destruction wrought by the
Germans in the mines at Charleroi.
Mrs. Wilson did not accompany the
party as she was fatigued with yes
terGay's journey. A luncheon at the
American Legation, the appearance OF
the president in the Relgian chamber
of deputies and his meeting with Car
dinal Mercier at a1alines were few
of the features on today's program {
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
ANARCHISTS PLOT
REIGN OF TERROR
Wholesale Bomb Outrages It Is
Said Will Be Attempted
Next Month
SECRET SERVICE
WATCHING ANARCHISTS
Large Force of Agents of De-
partment of Justice on Guard

Washington, June 18.-The menace
Of bomb outrages still hangs over the
country in the belief OF officials Of the
department Of justice.
William j. Flynn, chief Of the de-
partment's bureau of investigation
said today that he believed there were
more bombs to come" but saidsit was
impossible toaMsay when the next
attempt to create a reign ofsstessor by
explosions might be made.
Supplenenting Mr.. Flynn's state
,ment, the aepar4ment tonight made
public Testimony of Attorney General
Palmer Before the house appropria-
tions &onmittee asking Tor a special
fund Of s$500,000 to carry on the hunt
''ffor radicals. The attorney general
told the committee, as the testimony
revealed, that government officials had
been advised Of day set for another
attempt by radicals Ito destroy the
government at one fell swoop."
I'VE have received so many notices
and gotten so much information" Mr.
Palmer told the committee at his re-
cent appearances, that it has almost
come to be accepted as a fact that on
a certain day in the future which we
have been advised Of there will be an
other serious and probably much
larger effort Of the same character
which the wild fellows Of this move
ment describe as a revolution propos-
ing to rise up and destroy the govern
ment at one fell swoop."
Mr.. Flynn said he. knew Of no plot
planned for Independence Day, and
emphasized that every precaution was
being taken by police throughout the
United States. He expressed the be
lief that eventually those involved in
the recent outrecces would be brought
10 justice. ..--s11t,-e-a------~---- -s11tt,
I'VE know the source from which
the bomb q. orators nave COME" Mr.
Flynn said The agitation is purely
domestic and has no foreign. connec-
ton, although there may be some for
eginers active in it. 1t will take
some time to clear up the cases, bu;
we are making progress
Mr.. Flynn said investigation Of the
recent attempt on the fife OF Attor-
ney General Palmer revealed that two
men were involved and that only 4
miscarriage of the plotter's plans pre-
vented the attempt being carried out
successfully.
In tracing the source of the eXplo-
sions, it has been established, he said,
that the man killed here was in New
York two weeks before he met his
death. but his identity still is I'M
known.
Arrests being made throughout the
country include many persons not
connected with the bomb outrages.
Mr.. Flynn said, but who have been
under surveillance and are detained
for further investigation.
Responding to the attorney gener-
ais plea. the house appropriations
committee today recommended that
the requested appropriation be grant
ed by congress, the special fund to be
cluded among the items Of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill which will
be taken up tomorrow by the house.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Peace Delegate Resigns
DIR. Morrison Does Not Approve
Of Russian Policy

Paris, June 1s.-The American
peace delegation has accepted the
resignation Of DR.. S. E. Morrison, as
a member Of the section Of Russian
experts, who represented the United
States on the Baltic commission. Dr.
Morrison resigned because he did not
Of the exchange of notes be-
tween the allies and Admiral Kolchak.
head of the Omsk government, believ-
ing that Russia cannot be restored
through allied cooperation with the
OmSk government
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Labor Condemns
Judiciary
Alleges That Judiciary Courts
Have Usurped Functions of
Government

Atlantic City, June 19.-The Amer
lean Federation OF Labor in a reSolu-
ton adopted at its convention here
today condemned what were declared
to be usurpations by the judiciary Of
the governments legislative and exc
cutive powers and recommending that
organized labor disregard injunctional
DEGREES OF the courts. on the ground
that such DEGREES violated the rights
guaranteed under the constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Germans in Quandary
Cabinet Opposed to Treaty But
Fear ROlshevism

Weimar, Tuesday June i7.-No
statement has been issued by the Ger
man cabinet on the allied reply 10
the German counter proposals. but
the Associated Press learns that the
sentiment in cabinet is almost unani-
mously against signing the treaty, the
only objection to this course being the
possibility of Bolshevism and chaos in
GERMANY
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Wilson in Belgium
President and Wife Guests of
Belgian People

Adlnkerke. Belgium. June Is
President Wilson. Mrs. Wilson and
party arrived here from Paris this
morning. They were met by King
Albert and Queen Eliza beth and soon
after left by motor for a trip over the
Belgian front.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Government for Danzig
Inter-Allied Commission to Be
Created

Paris. June 19.-The council Of for
eign ministers is considering plan
for an inter-allied commission to adj
minister the port Of Danzig, through
which Poland has been given an out
LET to the Baltic sea.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Council Marks Time
All Decisions Have Been Post
poned Unt;l Friday

Paris, Tuesday. June 17.--No de-
cisions were reached attoday's session
of the council of four and all reserv
ed subjects We're put over until Fri
day when ii is hoped final disposition
will be made Of them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21

Mexico City. May "a technical
commission from Argentine which wi!
investigate the Mexican petroleum
districts, is accompanying the Argen-
tine minister, Manuel Malgram. re-
turning to Mexico.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21

:, Paris, June ,19.-While admitting
that it has littls. direct or eornpren-
sive information regarding the Ger
man attitude toward signing the peace
treaty the American delegation to the
peace conference is optimistic in its
view of the situation. The delegates
are not disturbed by newspaper re-
ports from Germany received here
Of an unfriendly nature toward the
revised terms.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
HUNS WILL
sign TREATY
Statement of Schneidemann
Forecasts Surrender as Com
plte as at Armistice
BLUFF OF GERMANY
HAS BEEN CALLED
Nothing Left to Germans But to
Accept The Peace Decided by
Victorious Allies.

Weimar, Tuesday, June II (By the
Associated Press)-Philip Scheide-
mann, the head of the German cabi-
net, in speaking to the peace COM
mission Of the national assembly here
today declared that the allied reply
to the German counter proposals
without the complete text, did not set
permit of final judgment and that pre-
mature action would be a mistake.
There is nothing new in the gen
eraI accusations made against the Ger
man people, said the premier, but
we must note with regret that the
allies have rejected the proposal Tor
the establishment Of a neutral tri51-
nal which alone could impartially 2x-
anime these accusations. 1t also is
iamentable that the whole nation
should be charged with the offenses
and crimes alleged.
This charge is to constitute justin
cation for the heavy conditions which
according to the second section OF me
covering note, are to be imposed on
the German people.
.'The justification put forward for
the projected settlement in the East
permits of little hope that we can
reckon for substantial cancellations in
the detailed memorandum"
I'm view of the obscurities at pres
ent," the premier said, and the fac!
that all the material is not yet to
hand, a decision cannot be taken to-
day, Tuesday. Only the final and
complete text Of the enemy.s answer
can furnish a basis for deliberations
between the government and the peace
committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-14
AMERICANS REINFORCE
HARD-PRESSED ALLIES
Boishevist Forces Attacking British
and Russians Retire Pre-
cipitately.
FEARED WOULD BE CUT OFF
Strong Enemy Offensive in Region OF
Srcdmakrcnga Comes to End.
Soviet Army Attack Against Kad-
ish brilliantly Rcpulsed.
III, Associated Press I


ARCHANGEL. Feb. l3.-American re-
endorsements. marching over thirty
miles OF forest trail. reached the
hard pressed British and Russians in
the region OF SredmakrcnGa yesterday.
The result was that the BolSheviSt. who
had been launching strong attacks in
this region, retired to the southwark.
apparently abandoning their offensive
move.
The BolshcviSts evidently feared the y
would be cut off in the rear, and they
withdrew before the Americans reach ed
Srcdmakrcnga.
Conditions on other sectors Of the
Northern Russian front were un-
changed to-day. following the Sred-
makrenEa operations and an attack by
the Holshcvists against Kadish on Tues
day afternoon which was brilliantly
repulsed. An oficia! statement regard
ing the kadish fighting says:
on Tuesday afternoon we gallantly
against Kadsh. The situation is con
sidcred more satisfactory"