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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
2
German airmen conducted a large evening raid on London between nine and ten in the morning. Official notices report thirty seven killed and one hundred forty one injured. Twenty minutes of flight over the city ended with Allied forces claiming three enemy aircraft down and seven more German planes destroyed.
President Wilson ordered government control of American exports under the espionage act, effective July 15, with licenses required for shipments to all nations. The policy prioritizes U.S. needs, then allies, then neutrals, and aims to prevent supplies reaching the central powers. Commodities include coal, fuel, meats, steel, fertilizer, arms, and foodstuffs. A possible sixty day embargo on foods is noted to assess stocks and meet allied and neutral needs.
Official dispatches report the republic firmly re established at Nanking with Feng Kuo Chang as president of the new provisional government. Republican troops move toward Peking to drive out Manchu forces lingering under imperialists.
Richmond reports ER K Vietor the former German consul says he does not know where to go and does not want to go to Mexico after Washington requests German consulates in the U S to depart. He has just sold his tobacco warehouse property for 100000 dollars.
New York report states Secretary of War Baker vows to curb soldiers who disrupt free speech free press or the right to assemble and petition government. He cites incidents of soldiers and militiamen breaking meetings arresting citizens raiding rooms and headquarters despite citizen protests to police.
The final contingent of General Pershing's expeditionary force has reached a French port with all troops aboard intact. American destroyers protected transports during two submarine attacks. no lives were lost and at least one submarine is believed sunk. The Navy Department confirmed the safe arrival and noted one submarine sunk in the engagement.
American Independence Day is marked with enthusiasm in England and France as well as on battle fronts. In Paris a unit of the first American expeditionary force leads the celebrations while Russian efforts in eastern Galicia push to break Austro German lines.
A federal probe into East St. Louis race riots began led by Col. George H. Hunter chief quartermaster for the central U S Army. Hunter will report to Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry in Chicago and produce a full account of the killings and arson.
The U S steamship Orleans, 2808 tons, torpedoed and sunk by a submarine. Four crew members drowned while the armed naval guard survived. The State Department withheld the place and time of the attack. Orleans sailed June 18 from New York for France under Capt Allen D Tucker.
Washington expects a draft plan for the new national army this week as exemption boards finish organizing and serial numbers are issued. A single Washington jury wheel would hold numbers. drawn numbers determine which district’s eligible men are drafted. About 30 000 men would be drafted per number, with 1 200 000 called in the first selection. Aliens register but are not liable for duty.
Regular army officers in South Dakota say Industrial Workers of the World leaders hold maps of agricultural districts and have men placed statewide to set simultaneous crop fires this season. Federal officers have been apprised and farmers warned to guard against the plotters.
Lord Northcliffe, head of the British mission in this country, authorized publication of parts of a confidential speech on spies and censorship made to the National Press club July 4. He described spy work in England and the flood of fatal information that reaches Germany via neutral cables, warning against any censorship beyond technical military and naval matters.
New York. Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor denies unions had a share in the St Louis riots. Theodore Roosevelt denounces the murder of helpless negroes triggering a tumult at a Carnegie Hall meeting honoring the Russian mission to the United States.
National Guard units on duty amid citywide race riots and fires in East St. Louis. Death estimates range from 15 to 250 with widespread property loss pegged near 8 million dollars. Firefighters from St. Louis assist as clashes flare around burned Negro quarters while police arrest hundreds of whites and order military rule.
War Minister Alexander Kerensky personally directed a four day frontline advance in Petrograd era reports. He rode to the front line trenches and ordered the troops to push forward, yielding thousands of prisoners and many guns amid a wave of national rejoicing.
Paris reports the Greek destroyer Doxa crewed by French officers was blown up in the Mediterranean Sea. Twenty nine men including all officers were lost. Official notice says the destroyer sank after a double explosion on June 28 near a merchant vessel it was countering.
Washington reports call for fuller cooperation between United States secret service agents and European allies to curb German espionage. Links between state, war, navy, and justice departments show progress, while recognizing need for broader foreign collaboration and streamlined machinery to fight thousands of plotters and spies.
General Leonard Wood, commander of the U S Army Southeast, visited Charlotte on Thursday July 6. He inspected three proposed army camp sites and delivered talks at the First Presbyterian church lawn and the Selwyn hotel banqueting hall. He urged preparedness and civic duty to bolster national resolve during wartime.
Washington officials said belief in a failed monarchial coup in China grew with each update. Minister Reinsch reported northern military leaders had taken the field against general Chang Hsun and his attempt to destroy republicanism in China.
The article notes a growing sentiment in northern Mexico favoring an open break with Germany and alignment with the Entente, driven by Universal’s pro-ally campaign from Mexico City. Pro-German propaganda exists in Chihuahua City and other papers subsidized by Germans in the north.
The Columbia federal farm loan bank issued the first loan under the new system to W. A. Calk and his mother Adelaide T. Calk for 130 acres at $1,600. The loan carries 5 percent interest, with 1 percent annual principal payments, run for 36 years totaling $96 yearly for 35 years and $161.44 in year 36.
Eighteen hundred workers operate eight hours daily to complete the Columbia cantonment by September 15, housing 40000 of the new National Army. Barracks 136 by 30 feet for 160 men each, 300 such buildings needed. power lines, roads, and a 16 inch water main are under rapid construction. Guard duties assigned to the South Carolina National Guard with railway progress aiding labor movement.
Prices for eggs hold a profitable range despite many vegetables on offer. State quotations are 25 to 30 cents a dozen, but some sell at 35 to 40 cents. Creamery products remain higher for unknown reasons.
A cloudburst near Olanta between two and five miles south and southeast, moving toward Lake City, caused washed roads and fields. Little wind or hail reduced large damage though some homes were struck by lightning and young corn and tobacco crops suffered. The section may set a record for tobacco yields if no disaster follows.
Comptroller Gene Sawyer orders county offices to close their books by June 30 to settle taxes for 1916. The closure aims to check up and ensure settlements in the upcoming three months. The general office will prepare the settlements and return to Columbia after recent actions in Lexington.
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