The Dispatch-News, 1917-11-21

f, Washington, Nov. 17. - Drastic new regulations for the draft, mak making - ing making practically every one of the more than 9,000,000 registered men ' subject to war duty, even if not at the front, then behind the lines, approved by the president and made public by Provost Marshal gen -eral Crowder today. Affecting more than 9,000,000 homes the regulations mobilize the war strength of the country on a point where only a word is neces necessary - sary necessary to take a man from his desk or plough or work bench and put him in a trench or armored motor car or munitions factory of shipbuilding plant. Here are some of the new radical provisions which give teeth to the re revised - vised revised rules: Can Revoke Exemptions. 1. Secretary of War Baker is gi given - ven given authority to revoke any exemp exemption - tion exemption or disregard at any time the de (ferred) classification and order of call or any registered man, if that man's special trade or qualifications makes him necessary for special ser service. - vice. service. Thus if the army finds itself facing a sudden need for 25,000 chauffeurs. Secretary Baker is au authorized - thorized authorized to direct local boards to get the number of chauffeurs, no mat matter - ter matter where they stand in order of < The new questionaries which all registered men must answer will afford the local boards knowledge -of their trades, so it will be only a matter of looking over and picking out chauffeurs. The same applies to - any1 other trade of profession, need experts in which arises in any army branch. The only exception to the rule is that if a man is given deferred classification because of de pendents he may not be drawn in advance of his clasification and or der of number. Volunteer Enlistment Stops. 2. Voluntary enlistments in the Tegular army of men between 21 and SI years of age will be completely -stopped on December 15. If after that date a registered man desires to enter the service ahead of his lia liability - bility liability to call he must sign a waiver for all exemption and if he has de dependents - pendents dependents they must waive all claim to his support. He is then automati automatically - cally automatically moved to the head of the list, Subject to call, and goes into uni uniform - form uniform immediately. Should his sole dependents be a child or children un under - der under 16 years of age no waive will be accepted and he must stay home and support them until his order is reach «d. 3. Men previously discharged for slight deformities, such as flat flatfeet, - feet, flatfeet, will be recalled. They will not be sent to the front but will be put on government work either at army depots or where they are most need need, - , need, ed. Only complete physical disabili ty such as missing limbs or blindness * will be sufficient to warrant the total , to> exemption of a man. V 4. Men employed in the building | and fitting of ships for the navy and ] emergency fleet corporation are not subject to call so long as they re re*itain - *itain re*itain those prrfoloyments. Immedi Immedi\jj. - \jj. Immedi\jj. ately upon their leaving such posi positions - tions positions they assume the classification they would have received in case of! other employment. 5. Registered men for the first time are permitted, if they so desire « :»to enlist in the navy or marine corps. i Permission to do so will be granted, however, only in case the number of P/ -the man is so far down on the order "v list that he is not subject to call in the second draft. * f. 1 6. An entirely new system of phy Bical examination is ordered where whereby - by whereby a man is examined not only by the physicians of the local board by an expert board of seven spe cialists before being finally accepted . % or discharged from military duty.

COURT PROCEEDINGS. When the Dispatch-News went to press last week the Court of Common Pleas was engaged in the trial of the case of Mrs. trickland against the Southern Railway in which plaintiff sought to receive $50,000 damages for the alleged killing of the (Plain, tiff's husband. The case continued until Frdiay afternoon when a re recess - cess recess was taken until Monday morn, ing of this week when the case was again resumed. After a trial last last. - . last. ing 5 days, the case went to the jury on yesterday. After a brief delib. eration a verdict in favor of Mrs. Strickland for $4,000 was rendered; and attorneys for railway gave no notice - tice notice of motion for a new trial and of intention- tef appeal to Supreme. Court W. Boyd Evans, the well known Co. lumbia attorney and counsellor, was leading attorney for the plaintiff?-bet ing assisted by Judge Efird, Stefton & Sturkie and E. L .Asbill. The next case called was tflkt of. Southwestern National Bank o4|Kan sas City against D. P. Efird ansf'V number of other prominent Le^hg. ton men, composing the Lexington Itj'V. h ( each Assfc'ution. Th 3 i# anj action for collection of a series of I notes, given for the purchase o¥ a stallion some 'years ago which fai^d, | it is alleged to come up to guarantee The case has been tried several "'ting "'tinges, - es, "'tinges, the defendants winning each ijme by jury decisions. w j The next case to be called is that of Mrs. Bettie Kneece Dreher again.' st her sister, Mrs. Mary A. Halti Haltiwanger, - wanger, Haltiwanger, which involves the location j of land lines. The plaintiff is re reI - I reI presented by E. L. Asbill, who brod brodI - I brodI ght the action, while Judge C. M, Efird and Messrs Timmerman, Gra Graham - ham Graham & Callison represent the defen defense. - se. defense. t , WAGE INCREASE FOR ' * r* MINERS AGREED UPON Washington; Nov. 17. - Anthracite operators and miners today agreed on wage increases approximately 201 ner cert, conditional on an increase in prices of coal at the mine to cover the raise and submitted their agree, ment to Fuel Administrator Garfield.) The operators say they will not grant; the increases unless the government! raises the price. AMERICAN TROOPS ARE IN CANADA - , - 1 Montreal, Nov. 19. - For the first) time in the history of the present gen eration, if not since the declaration of Independence, armed American trpops are in Montreal. They will participate in the victory loan pa parade - rade parade today. j The American soldiers arrived yes terday and were given an enthusias enthusiastic - tic enthusiastic reception by local military men and citizens. The detachment con consists - sists consists of 50 infantrymen and 50 mar marines, - ines, marines, with a naval band of 50 musi musicians - cians musicians and an artillery band of 30. men. -> ' The American deatchment and the Dritish tank, three armored cars and two armored motor cycles, will go to Toronto by special train today to take part in the victory loan parade there. / m,

Representative Lever is just in re receipt - ceipt receipt .bf 'an interesting communica communication - tion communication from Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Houstin, relative to the. proba probability - bility probability of the Government being able to furnish nitrate of soda to far farmers - mers farmers for next year's crop, as follows: "This matter is being pressed as vigorously as possible. The War In. dutries Board, under the immediate' supervision of Mr. Baruch, is hand handling - ling handling the purchases. The situation is exceedingly complex and difficult. Every effort is being made to secure nitrate from Chile and to secure it at a reasonable price. The negotia negotiations - tions negotiations are well under way and I hope that the Department will be in a po position - sition position to make a more definite state statement - ment statement in the near future. In the meantime, we have been giving con consideration - sideration consideration for plans for handling the material after it reaches the ports in this country and to develop the re-1 quisite machinery for distributing it to farmers who desire it. I shall be glad to advise you of any further developements." CLAIMS MEXICANS HAVE BEEN DRAWN IN AMERICAN ARMY. Mexico (City, Nov. 20. - Despite ^resident Carranza's declaration to a committee from the chamber of de denudes - nudes denudes that Mexican citizens are not i in the American army, El JJpmocrata I asserted that 2,000 Mexicans have been drafted in Texas and Califor California - nia California and they are now in France a against - gainst against their will. E. Universal an answering - swering answering the charge, says the editor of El Democrata is a congressman and asks why he did not have the courage to make this statement be before - fore before the Mexican chamber. It inti intimates - mates intimates that German propaganda is behind the statement printed by El Democrata. American Ambassador Fletcher has issued a statement citing the draft law that aliens are allowed ample op portunity to establish their right to exemption form military service. The ambassador admits that it is possi possible - ble possible some errors have occurred, sub subjecting - jecting subjecting to military service some aliens in the United States, possibly inclu including - ding including a few Mexicans. He adds it ap pears that many aliens, including Mexicans did not claim exemption and accepted service in the Ameri American - can American army as volunteers. NOTICE - The Lexington Manufac Manufacturing - turing Manufacturing Company's gin will run only on Tuesday^ Wednesday Thursday and Friday after this week.

The services of the South Carolina congressman have been conscripted by Gov. Manning, D. R» Coker, food administrator, and W. W. Long, farm demonstration agent, for the purpose of presenting to the producing farm farmers - ers farmers of the State the positive need of planting winter wheat at the rate of two acres to the plow. A brief bqt thorough campaign pf speeches has been evolved for six of the congress men, who at a conference in the gov governor's - ernor's governor's office or by telephone have /volunteered their services in this campaign. - Each congressman, it was agreed should speak within his respective | district, visiting the smaller towns and rural communities rather than i the county seats/' The speeches will ; be both practical and patriotic, as the j ever increasing scarcity of ' wheat makes it plain that thef armers- of j each section will be forced to grow 1 sufficient wheat to satisfy the needs of themselves and neighbors. Pacts j and figures will be presnted to dem dem| - | dem| onstrate to the farmers that the plant ! ing of wheat at this time is not only I necessitated by world conditions, but , is also a patriotic contribution. The campaign will be conducted | under the auspices of the State coun ; cil of defense, which will arrange I through its county organizations for| the several meetings. Mr. Nichols is out of the state, and final arrange arrangements - ments arrangements of the itinerary of Congress - men Ragsdale, Whaley and Stevenson are now being worked out. The sched , ule of addresses of the. other three 1 congressmen are announced as fol follows - lows follows : j THANKSGIVING SERVICE AT LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL i The usual religious service will be I held in the auditorium of the Lex Lexington - ington Lexington High School on Thanksgiving day at 10:30 a. m. The Rev. W. H. I Riser will preach the sermon. Ev_| erybody of the entire community is, invited to be present. AMERICAN COLONY LEAVES PETROGRAD I I London, Nov. 10. - The Amercian ! embassy at Petrograd, acordiug to a 1 Reuter dispatch, has requested that a train be provided to convey 200 ! members of the American colony in I Petrograd to Harbin,

Lexington county has more than done her bit "towards raiding the .$35,000,000.00 fund for.the Y. M. ,iC. A. The allotment for this co,un ty was $1400.00 and. considerably '.more than that amount was sub subscribed. - scribed. subscribed. Mr. J. D. Carroll one of the leaders in this movement said this morning, he was very much pleas ed with the result of the campaign' In this county. Some of the con-| tfibutions by towns were as follows:] Batesburg, $600.00, Lexington, $450 j Irvno $115.00., With several of the! best towns not yet heard from. The Barean Class of the Lexington Bap Bap' - ' Bap' tist church gave $50.00. -- . i ARM BROKEN BY FORD CAR. j Mr. Frank Rish, a Well konwnj young white man, had the misfortune of getting his arm broken on Monday > while attempting to "crank" his ford j in front of the Oswald Garage. The ] larger bone in the right arm, near i the wristj wa3 broken 'completely j i in two; and the young man suffered t considerable pain. The broken mem her, however, was given prompt sur sur| - | sur| gical attention, and Mr. Rish is g.et g.et! - ! g.et! ting along nicely today. i IN REMEMBRANCE OF REV. T. J. ! CUPSTID. On the night of August the ninth j nineteen hundred and seventeen a ; dear loved one from us passed away. ! We all loved him dearly, and with him we loved to stay, but as God I thought and knew best, he called him ! home to rest after a few weeks of I agony and pain. j Devoted to all as he was, no one j could help but love him, for he was ] kind, tender hearted, and true. L\ Wondering sometime why God call |'jpd his great mission to an end, we think, because of the soul of some ; dear friend. j During. Cousin Tom's illness he bore' the agony and pain he had to ! suffer with patience and meekness not | having any fear on his noble mind ' and flow as his true life has passed { and jjone, we hope to meet in the j worlcKabove never to fear any more 1 sickness or death. | , r ' A COUSIN. __ _ ! Mrs. Mary A. Haltiwanger, and ! Mrs. Kate If. Sills of Batesburg, are | visiting Mrs. Haltiwanger's son, Mr. ! D. R. Haltwianger. -4 1

BOYS CORN SHOW7 DECEMBER, 1 We will hold our annual boyi corn show at Lexington, on December, the first, at 10.30 o'clock, I have 50 boys in the corn club in Lexington County and want to urge on every one to be present at this annual meeting Lexington County has been blessed with the best corn crop in her his history, - tory, history, not only in boys club work, but as a whole, with the experience these boys have had, and in hearing lec lectures - tures lectures on seed selection, and the in instruction - struction instruction that'they have gotten from the farm demonstration agent, we are expecting a splendid exhibit, The | pi-oper officials, are at work raising j money to award the boys prizes, for j the good work they are doing, and to incourage them even to do better in the future, I want to say that the fu future - ture future welfare of this County, this State, and even this Country, de depends - pends depends on these boys, and I want to urge on the parents to bring the boys out to the corn show, both boys who are in the corn club, and these who are not in the club, for I will be glad to enroll those who are not in the club this year for next year, I will be glad to take their names at any time, and help them in anyway that I can. ( We are going 'to have experts to | talk to the boys, and men on corn growing, seed selection, and other phases of the work. We also invite the men to come and bring ten ears of corn, as we are going to offer prizes to the men for the best ten ears of com brought outside of boys com club work, we will have speakers, that will intrest the older people as well as the boys, I earnestly invite every farmer in Lexington County to attend this meeting, I warrant you that the day will be well spent, and you will-have nothing to be sorry for by attending Everybody is invited, let us have one of the best meetings, we have ever had. J. W. Shealy, Ballentine, S. C. County Farm Demonstration Agent. INTERESTING TO FARMERS

To Trace Down Men. i 7. The provost marshal general's office has been given the assistance of the entire postal machinery of the country in tracing down men who have moved from their original ju jurisdiction, - risdiction, jurisdiction, leaving no addresses .be .behind. - hind. .behind. 8. General Crowder today said it. could not be made too plain that the new regulations affect everyone of the registered men not at present in the uniform of. the United States. Every man not included in the 687, 687,000 - 000 687,000 already drafted is required te answer the questions of the question aire and is subject to the new rules ruleswhich - which ruleswhich supersede all former rulings and regulations. All exemptions and discharges granted under the old ru rules - les rules are automatically canceled and are Waste paper so far as the gov government - ernment government is concerned. The rules will become effectively in part on November 20. They are to go into effect as a whole on a date to be set by the provost marshal gen eral, which probably will be Decem December - ber December 16. No Change in Quotas There will be no change in the method of determining quotas for call under the new rules. All dis districts - tricts districts will be given credit in the de determination - termination determination of the quotas for men who voluntarily enlisted between June HO and a date yet to be set in I advance of the actual date of the | second call. . j To assist registrants in preparing i questionaires legal advisory boards j of three members each will be attach j ed to each of the local boards. Sim I ilar medical advisory boards will be ' created, one for every few districts j headed by a member of the surgeon : general's office. j The local boards for the first ,tima« are clothed with judicial authority ! and mav call the assistance of the police, United States marshals or pro j cess serving machinery if necessary. < « *-

The marriage of Miss Sadie Moore | Timmerman of Batesburg to Mr. Hoi. lie Lee Harmon of Lexington will be the social event of Batesburg on Tuesday the 27th of Nov. at four thirty o'clock. The marriage will be solemnized at the Babtist church and while no cards will be issued, friends of the contracting parties are cordially invited. The bride-e bride-elect - lect bride-elect is one of the four attractive dau ghters of Mr. J. E. Timmerman - a granddaughter of the late Dr. W. H. Timmerman who served his country so ably as Lieut-Govemor, Legisla Legislator - tor Legislator and State Treasurer and she in inherits - herits inherits the intellect that is a natural characteristic of that family apart from this she possesses a sweet and amiable disposition that has made her a great favorite with both old and young. Mr. Harmon is one of Lexington's represntative gentlemen. He grad graduated - uated graduated wher. quite young from New Newberry - berry Newberry College and soon thereafter was elected as Supt. of Education wh> .» cilice he filled f't four years. 4 At present he holds the responsible j office of Clerk of Court for Lexing Lexington - ton Lexington County. The popularity and high esteem in which he is held is evidenced by the honored trusts he has already had bestowed upon him. SERVICES OF S. C. CONGRESS CONGRESSMAN - MAN CONGRESSMAN HAVE BEEN CONSCRIPT. ED. .. ' «lt*.