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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
2
Reports describe Chester rioting with near two hundred guards as white mobs drive back a negro attack. National Guard units enlist, Goethals resigns, Wilson reshuffles shipping board, and Russia, Britain, and France push for total war effort and end of militarism.
Harry Chapman Gilbert, son of a White House guard, becomes the first man in the country to be accepted for service in the new national army under selective conscription. The war bill for the first year nears seventeen billion dollars according to Senator Smoot. A 160 million dollar federal deficit is reported due to the war. Conscription boards move ahead. men are summoned for examination and camp readiness suggests many will be in August. Washington officials warn of a serious war outlook, though optimism remains that the United States will persevere. Troop movements toward the western front may occur sooner, with hopes the U boat threat could be mitigated if the western front improves.
Edward W. Pickard reports Washington reshapes war administration as Goethals and Denman resign. Admiral Capps to run emergency fleet, Balinbridge Colby joins, and Re. N. Whurley named chairman to push a large merchant fleet while the army expands with National Guard mobilization and broad conscription. Russia’s Galicia collapse signals upheaval, while France and Britain unite on Balkan policy and war aims.
A European port saw an American contingent arrive and disembark. Kermit Roosevelt and family traveled on the same steamer. Officials withheld comment. Troops cheered as tenders left and quickly entrained for new quarters. A small signaling party remained, unseen by most spectators.
Washington reports that with the August 5 draft of the entire National Guard into the U.S. Army, the militia bureau’s functions are expected to end. The bureau would persist to supervise a National Guard reserve and to manage regular army officers attached to divisions.
The 1397 ton American bark Carmela was attacked by gunfire and sunk by bombs in the English Channel entrance on July 28. The crew were rescued and landed at Plymouth with no casualties.
Charles G. Dawes of Chicago is named as a possible successor to Theodore Brent on the shipping board. Brent resigned after Chairman Denman was pushed out by President Wilson, with Denman a strong supporter of Brent.
Secretary of State Robert Lansing spoke to 1,700 officers at Madison Barracks New York warning that German imperialism threatens the United States and the world. He stated that Germans must face the defeat of autocracy by united democracies to end the evil ambitions of Germany.
Deputy Sheriff David Schwartz and an unidentified African American man were shot and killed in a clash in Chester's negro neighborhood. Earlier crowds had fired on guards, prompting police and guard reinforcements. the guards retreated after firing their pistols.
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