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I |GENERA ? ?> Twenty-five more American sol-1 . diers have been decorated withj badges ,of honor. German forces in Finland are within sixty-five miles of Helsingfors, the Finnish capital. The Bolsheviki has planned a real war' on the Germans. They have come to realize the danger ofj I a German made peace and are preparing to organize an army under iron discipline and oppose the invaders. The President had a close call when he was caught in a traffic jam when crossing Fifteenth street. He managed by clear maneuvering to reach the other side in safety. It is said that he was on his way the shipping board. A raid bv the American soldiers: Ion the German trenches resulted in f preventing a gas attack by the Ger-j nans. In a raid on Paris a young American woman was killed and another! young man and woman were wound- ! ed. They were Y. M. C. A. workers. William Pollard, electrical union organizer called a strike at the big government repairs shop under construction at Fort McPherson. Eight *> *?en stopped work. They were ordered back to work by John J. Pureell, one of the National labor heads in Washington, until plans could be taken to get a settlement. The four American soldiers who jfe were condemned to be shot in France, two for going to sleep at 1 their posts and the other two for disobeying orders, will not be executed. The papers were sent to 1 Washington for a review before 1 General Pershing took action al- 1 though he had full power and au- 1 thority to do so. The Judge Advo- 1 cate General made a notation showlog that the findings were irregu- J far when they were returned to ( V 1 General Pershing. Ex-President Taft says the selec- 1 tive draft law should be amended so the President could have authorif~ ty to increase the number from 1,- J 600,000 to 5,000,000. ] The names of sixty two more boys 1 Vr I?l>?n? oiiran in HlO CnUnfllt'.V 1 save uccu 5ir?ii i?? vuv list made public by the War De- 1 partment Friday afternoon. fe * The Interstate Commerce Com- ( mission granted a 15 er cent in- , crease in rates on all commodities j named in the petition submitted , some months ago. j 3a.'/" \* ? ' i Jack Pickford, movie actor, has enlisted in the aviation section of , ' the service and has gone in train- ( nig at New York. He is below the ( ft* Qfln fj I While making a raid on a still in Cherokee County in Georgia, the sheriff was shot in the leg. He was assisting Federal Officers to make |,i - the raid. * ' Wherever Empey, the author of "Over the Top", is to speak the tickets are all sold out and ticket peculators make a fortune. King Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, sent !?i- , a message by a confidential agent to Bern Switzerland to propose peace terms with the understanding that she would leave the Central Powers and come over to the Allies If America would guarantee her po-j session of the territory that she it: now occupies, mere is nuvuuig ucfinite about this, it is a report that comes through Rome. Japan is ready and waiting the official attitude of intervention in" Siberia before taking any steps in that direction. She will not take any steps until she has given the United States information of her plans. It is the belief that an expedition into eastern Russia is a matter of time. Artillery firing is on the increase says a dispatch from Rome. L NEWS I E The Germans are using big gun: on the Americans. They used t< send over three inch shells bu now they rarely ever send them They are using five and six incl guns more and more. Rockefeller's income tax is $38, 400,000 Henry C. Fisk is next, $7, 160,000 and Carnegie is third $6, 400,000. Thirty persons of wealtl in the United States will pay nearlj four fifths of the total income ta: which is $124,000,000. When a patent-lawyer Beckstron did not rise when the Star Spanglec Banner was being played, he wai fined $50 and has been locked uj for several days. He said that h( was too tired to stand was the rea son that he did not stand and thai as an American citizen he had i right to remain sitting and that h? would make an appeal. He say.< that his loyalty could not'be questioned. According to the Food Administration the retail prices in Soutli Carolina are Higher than in othei places. Milk is selling an an average of 17 cents a quart while il is selling for 12 cents in othei places but eggs are selling for only an average of 45 cents here while elsewhere they are bringing 55 cents. Mrs. Lucretia Garfield, widow of James a. liarneia, aiea at ner winter home in South Passedena on Wednesday of last week. She would have been 86 years old in April. A million tons of Dutch vessels in ports in all parts of the world will be brought into the service of the United States and Great Britain on March 18th. They were afraid to venture out on account of the German menace. Under the international law Great Britain and the United States availing themselves of the sovereign right which authority Germany herself has exercised will take these ships and put them into trade unless the Netherland government voluntrily agrees to do so. The meat export will be increased 50 per cent, shortl. The allies would furnish the ships, urns is to build a greater meat reserve from the surplus which was brought about by the relaxation of the consumption restrictions. Miss Anne Martin is an announced candidate for United States Senate from Nevada to fill the term of Senator Newlands. She is the first woman to be a candidate for the Senate. She is an independent republican. Her age is 42 years. W BETHIA NEWS. * V Bethia, March 14.?We are sorry L" ?? ? ^ A U/ llflATI lO OAT>. IU mxy uiaii iuro. A^AIC ??novu M WHfined ,to her bed with rheumatism and is suffering great pain. Hope she will soon be out again. The sermon that was preached at Bethia last Sabbath was enjoyed by all. Mrs. Polly Baker, who has beer spending the winter with her nephew in Georgia, has returned tc her home near Bethia. Glad to have her back. The camp near Bethia, who has been building the new roads foi McCormick county, is going to mov< in the near future to Mr. Charlh Britt's.\ \ CATCH CHICKENS WHICH RUN AT LARGE Recorder Produces Ordinance WhicI Will Protect Gardens in City. The State. Recorder Etchison came to thi rescue yesterday with the interest ing information that the city is sup plied with the necessary law an< equipment to put an end to the de struction of early plants by chick ens if law and police can help thi I ? cause. | The recorded exhibited an ordi| nance which was passed by council { on April 27, 1917, and which pro| \'i<ies that it shall be unlawful for } any horse, mule, ass, genet, swine, I sheep, goat, goose, chickens or other meat cattle of any description to s run at'large within the limits of the 1 city. The ordinance further provides ' for the impounding of all such stray 1 fowls and animals and the owners required to pay a fee of $2 and all expenses incurred. Full pbTV?rs are _ given the police to act. City council was visited about two weeks ago by a representative ' of r the garden club who urged the pasc sage of some ordinance to protect the citizens who were trying to raise vegetables from the destruc, tive forces of chicken claws. Coun j cil seemed inclined to sympathize , with the petitioners and an ordi) nance was read by its title pending , an investigation as to whether ''the city had passed-such a law. None j. of the councilmen could produce,the t ordinance and the matter passed on. , Tuesday the city council held its . regular meeting and no report was made. The ordinance cited above covers the case. jSIGNAL CORPS SCHOOL 'j FOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OPENED AT ROCHESTER In the new school opened at Ro| Chester, N. Y., to train photographers for the Signal Corps, the primary training will cover four weeks along highly specialized developments brought out in the war. At its close the successful graduates i will be sent on for a month's adf i vanced training, after which they will be organized into units and sent overseas. Men with the highest grades will be given still further training for commissions as photographic intel1 ligence officers, first at a school and then in actual flights at the flying fields. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE . OF GAS DEFENCE IS ' FATAL TO SOLDIERS The necessity for thorough and continuous training of troops in gas defense is shown by a statement; ; proved by captured German documents: The Germans at a certain position on the western front knew the British were planning to deliver a ga? attacK on a uenuau uiviaiuu ped with masks, but poorly trained in their use. In spite of the fact that they had several days to drill before conditions were suitable for the British attack, when it was finally made hundreds of German caj^ ualties resulted. 1 Many kinds of gases are used in modern warfare. Some merely affect the e^es temporarily, and are more inconvenient than serious. Other gases are terrible in their effect unless proper protection is available. They are employed in clouds, or in shells, bombs, and hand grenades. It is the work of the Field Training Section of the Gas Defense Service to bring home to the American soldier the importance of his gas , mask, to thoroughly drill him in its , use and to inspire confidence in its efficiency.?Weekly War News. 1 GIFTS FOR MEN SERVING IN ENGLAND MAY GO DUTY FREE Packages containing dutiable gifts sent to members of the Expeditioni ary Forces temporarily serving in England will be delivered free of > duty, provided the contents are bona i fide gifts, the quantity is not beyond the personal requirements of the ? addressee, and that the parcels are r addressed for delivery to the regiJ mental address of the recipient.? i War News Digest. SPECIAL LICENSE ISSUED TO COVER SHIPMENTS op TROOPS ABROAD j According to an announcement by the War Trade Board a special license has been issued covering shipments made by persons in the Unitz ed States to, and for the personal - use of, individuals serving in the - United States Army or Navy or the i American Red Crosa abroad. This license does not permit ship ments by persons in this country to s American pinsonera of war, but; has I I | been issued to facilitate small per-' i sonal shipments to soldiers and; sailors and Red Cross workers by' | doing away with the necessity of | j securing an individual export li! cense in each case. Shipments, by | mail under this license must be j made in accordance with the regui lations of the Post Office Depart- I ment. If it becomes necessary later < i to limit this license to certain specified commodities notice will be given through the press.?War News Digest. ' HOW TO GROW OKRA. Okra is a delicious vegetable that < deserves a better acqutiintace with the home garden than it now pos- " sesses. Say "Chicken Gumbo South- < era Style" to the initiated; thati? ? all the argument needed in favor of 3 growing this. crop. \ It thrives on any good soil, and the j seeds should be sown in rows 4 to 5 , feet apart after all danger of frost ] is past, or about the s*ime time as i tomato plants are set i;i the open, j The plants should.be thinned until they stand about 2 feet apart in j the rows. The edible portion of the ? okra is the pods, which must be ga- ] thered while young. They are used in soups or as a stewed vegetable. ?U. S. Department of Agriculture. ORCHARD AND GARDEN WORK FOR THIS WEEK Organize a garden club in your community. Sow more tomato seed in frames from a succession crop. It is a good time to top-graft apple trees. Dormant cions should be ' used. Place a rush order for any fruit J trees or ornamental shrubbery that! you may yet wish to secure, i Make heavy plantings this year of j the staple vegetables, siuch as Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes,, onions, shell beans, and black-eyed cowpeas. Thy are fine for use in the green as well aa the dry stats and will keep in storage aim est the year round. By the end of March the following crops should be in the ground: asparagus, artichoka, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, chive, beet, horse radish, kale, kohlrabi, . lettuce, mustard, onion, pareley, parsnip, garden peas, Irish potatoes radish, rape, spinach, turnip. I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. At the Regular Session of General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, 1916, an act was passed requiring the County ; Board of Commissioners of Abbeville County to insert for three weela in a county and state newspaper a notice for the purpose of borrowing money for county expenses. Now, in pursuant to said act, the County Board of Commissioners will receive bids for the sum of Eighteen Thousand ($18,000) Dollars, payable one year from date. Bids to be opened Eleven A. M. April 2nd, 1918. W. A. STEVENSON, Supervisor Abbeville Co. M. L. Evans, Secretary of Board. I March 6th, 1918. Pf rrTIAM riUlllVE. wr Ul I cibcvuviii I The reglar City Election for the City of Abbeville will be held at the Council Chambers, Abbeville, South: Carolina, on 9th day of April, 1918, from 8 A. M., until 4 P. M., for the election of Six' Aldermen, a Mayor, and three Commissioners of Pvblic Works for the City of AbbevHe. Managers of Election. J. L. Clark, F. W. R. Nunce, T. C. Seal. T. G. Perrin, C. C. Gamhrell, City Clerk. Mayor. HOWS THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-; ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured, by Hall's Catarrh! i IWoHifMne. Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five years, and has become known as the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poison from the Blood and healing the diseased portions. After you have taken Hall's Catarrh Medicine for a short time you will see a great improvement in your general health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Medicine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. ' , F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 75c.?Adv. 1 3-1-lmo. \ : '. 'XA *Y x\ *i > ' ' ' - ' v.: .. w. News for tl CORN AND HOGS" MUST BE GROWN Bishopville, S. C.f Mar. 12, 1918. To the Boys of South Carolina: We are now in the early part of a new year, which year may go down in history as the most import- ' ant in1 all the history of the world. Wonderful things are happening among all the nations of the earth. This means that the world is being nade over, and it is your good fortune, and mine, that we have a part in this re-making process. Let js see to it that not one thing is left undone that will help make the vorld a fit place for Christian people to live in. A plentiful supply of corn and logs must be grown. Our State re sponded nobly to the call of the President for an increased produc;ion of food in 1917/ The corn :rop was increased 248,000 acres, ind the yield 11,939,000 . bushels >ver that of 1916. In this increase ;he Club Boys played an important )art. Corn is not the only great need, ind in the production of which we :an engage. We are told that the vorld is facing a shortage of hogs. 3esides the necessity of supplying ;he needs of our own soldiers, we ire being called upon to furnish p-eater quantities to the allies. The gravity of this situation should not )e underestimated. Each boy in South Carolina should >e asking, "What can11 do?" You :an join the Boysr Com and Pig Dlubs, which are being coducted by Dlemson College and the United States Department of Agriculture :ooperatihg, and be a producer of 'ood, and' thereby help ta feed a loldier?that soldier may be your >rother. There are thousands of good, >right boys on the farms of South Carolina, practically all of whom'; hould be" enrolled as members of! he Boys' Corn and Pig Clubs, and ecure the splendid training to Be eceived from, valuable lessons aught them through the study of he soil, cultural methods, pliant and < inimal life. Besides, the splendid' >rofits that may be- derived thererom. If you are interested^ either get n touch at once with your County 'arm Demonstration Agent, who rill be glad to enroll you, furnish rou with all' necessary information, md assist you in getting good seed :orn and a good pig, or you may lave your teacher forward your lame to the County Agent, asking hat you be enrolled". I am sure he >r she will take pleasure in assistng you; You should not delay this | natter, as the season is getting ate. L. L. Baker, Supervising Agent of Boys' Club Work. ietail price report for week: ending feb, 2? rots The Food Administration has ihown practical results. For thej reek ending February 23, 191?, aj jeneral survey has been made by he food administration at Washing- J on on prevailing prices of many i >roducts. This report is made up j Vom one thousand three hundred j md seventy one cities, and the data j s derived both from the retailer j md the consumer. It is gratifying to know that the -etailers in South Carolina are not ixhorbitant in their charges, and j hey are in some instances below the! iverage for the United States as a arhole. For the week ending Feb uary 23rd corn meal, rice and poul-j ;ry was sold slightly under the average prices that prevailed through>ut the United States. In the mat- ' ;er of flour, bread, canned goods md particularly milk the average etail prices for South Carolina vere higher than in those through>ut the country at large. While milk was selling in South Carolina at an average of seventeen :ents per quart, the average prices ;hroughout the country at large was 1 >nly twelve cents, but it is some-il vhat reconciling to know that eggs|i ?old at an average of forty-five cts.fj n ^ lie Farmer '; zm m per dozen in South Carolina while <' -''4 I - "-VV throughout the United States they J . % > '/> * ' - i ' *' were selling at fifty-five cents, per \ dozen.. '{ It-is to be noted that .within the last few weeks there has been a / , rlo/iroQco in V4VV1 VWUV AAA VUV IVV VX ?i" .. '' tides of food. The most noticeable >V;t) being in the price of eggs, pota- . '0 toes, wheat flour, oat meal and can-' ned goods. This, however, does not * apply altogether to South Carolina. The National Pood Administration in ist comment makes note of tjie ' :'jr fact that potatoes are higher' in South Carolina than they are in i; t| any other State from which, quota- ' d tions were received. ^ V:^i It. will be of interest, perhaps, to know that while a great deal of rice , . was grown in South Carolina that , many other states show lower re- x- 'jd tail prices on this product. The av - / erage price in South Carolina was * $81 11'. 4 per cent, while lower prices r prevailed particularly in the far >4 West, th^t is in California, New. >>Mexico, Utah and even in Alabama. - Jfj, In the prices of wheat flour, the ,'^M basis being one-eighth barrel for South Carolina the retail prices for T February is given at $1^59. The >> average for the United States ? V" $1.66. The price in South Carolina is lower than it was in New York .3 and the same that it was in Vrrcrfnia. ' ; It was higher ra South Carolina by a few cents than it was in Alabama, - j' Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colo- > '/^ j Tzdor Dist. Columbia, 'Idaho,. nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kent- :;fl tuckyr Maine, Michigan, M3hnesotar Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ne* vada, New Hampshire, New Mexicoy - "'j? North. Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio Oklahoma, Oregon and Ptannsyi-' varria. It is a few cents lower in thiir State per one-eighth barrel than it '; is in Kentucky, Delaware, Florida^. Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Hjj New Jersey,. New York and Vearv. mont. ' '-fl| C\t KnnMa 4-Vio nnTiW nf tVt o m*. . '^1 erament to check these- price* ;'fl| most carefully to ascertain if there is any tendency at charging' exhor- IB Bitant prices; Corn meal makes the best show- ing for South Carolina, the average price in this Sta)te being .OSE, the average for the country being- .068. ^^9 Even with this decrease SouthCarolina's prices are Towered by a- ^Hfe decimal fraction fn Alabama. The HBB highest price for com meaT fisted ^Hj was paid in Montana where the |^H price was .085. The Food Administration by its careful watch is keepings prices throughout the country pretty weft fn hand. There would be .a marked ffnctUK atfon in the prices of substantia? HI food-stuffs if there would be more canned goods put up in South CaroUna, and there would be a much better showing to the eredit of the State. HOW TO GROW EGGPLANT. Thp rppH for epcrnlant should be sown in the hotbed about six weeks before the time to set the plants in the open. The eggplant is a heat-'^HH loving plant and can not be successfully planted until the ground has become warm and the weather The soil best adapted to the egg-^B^H plant is a rich, sandy loam, well^^HH drained. The plants should be set rows 3 feet apart, with the plants 3^H^H feetT^apart in the rows. Cultivation^^^^fl should be frequnt and thorougt^H^^H Fresh manure should not be use<^H^^H on eggplant, but well-rotted manur^^^^H may be applied freely. In fact, ther^^^^B9 is little danger of getting th^^BHH ground too rich. Eggplants may b^HH used as soon as large enough an^^^^^J nan rftt Ko kpnt for anv lenerth ?*WW MV ?vr- y w time.?U. S. Department of Agr^^B^E H India leads all countries in importation of cotton goods. The War Department Commissic^Hfl^^B on Training Camp Activities has 55 women deputy sheriffs wor^H^^B tng in vicinities of camps in parts of the country. '?Ak?