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SION DH MESSAGE TO FARMERS. Pl'OHldOUt Wilson SpiMlkM of Ul? Nc cosslttcH of tho Hour. Washington, Jan. 31.-lu u mes sage to tho nation's farmers, deliver ed to-day to an agricultural confor onco al Urbana, 111., President Wil don s;ii<l be thought statesmen on both sides of tho water realized that the culminating crisis ot (ho war had como, und this year's aehlovcmonts would decido lt. Tho message, which the Presiden! intended lo present personally until allai I 'd by a cold several days ago was delivered by President .lames, ol the University of Illinois. Recount ing tho aggressions of Oermnny, the President said: All Must Help. " I need not toll you. for I ant ?ure you realize as keenly as I do. that we are as a nation in thc presence of a great task 'which demands sup,onie sacrifice and endeavor of every one of us. We can give every thing thal is needed with th?' greater willing ness, and oven satisfaction, because the object of the war in which weare engaged is tho greatest thsit free men have over undertaken, lt ls to pre vent tho life of the world from being determined and the fortunes of tuen every where affected by small groups of military masters who seek their own interest and the BOlflsll do minion throughout the world of the governments they unhappily for the moment control. You will not ticed lo bo convinced that it was necessary for us as a free people to take part in this war. * * * The rulers or Oermnny had sought to exercise their power in such U way as to shut off our economic lifo, so far as our in tercourse with Europe was concern ed, and to confino our people within the western hemisphere, while they accomplished purposes which would have permanently impaired and im peded every process of our national lile and have put the fort.ir.co of America .ii the mercy of the Imperial government of Germany. This was no threat, lt had become a re-illt> Their hand of violence had noon laid upon our own people and cur own prosperity In flagrant violation not only of justice, but of the well-recog nized and long-standing covenants ot international law and treaty. We ure lighting, therefore, as truly f >r tho liberty and self-government of tho United ?-Hates as if fho war of our own revolution had *o he fought over again; and every man in every business in the United States must know by this Hmo thal his whole futuro fortune lies in the balance. Our national life and our whole eco nomic development will pass under tho sinister Influence of foreign con trol if we do not win. We must win, therefore, and we shall win. 1 need j not ask you to plejjgc your lives and j fortunes with those of the rest of tho nation to t lie. accomplishment of j t hat groat end. Crisis lias Coane. "You will realize, ns I think states men on both sides of the waler real ize, that tho culminating crisis of the struggle has como and that the achievements of this year on the one side or the other must determine the issue. lt has turned out that the forces that fight for freedom depend upon vis in an extraordinary and un expected degree for sustenance, for thc supply of tho materials by which men aro to live and to fight, and it will be our glory when the war ls over that wo have supplied those ma terials, and supplied them abundant ly, and it will ho all tho more glory because in supplying them we have made our supreme effort" and sacri fice. "In tho Held of agriculture we have agencies and Instrumentalities, fortunately, such as no oilier govern ment in tho world can show. The Department of Agriculture is un- I doubtedly the greatest practical and scientific agricultural organization In ' the world. * * ? The hanking leg islation of the las! two or three years j has given thc farmers access to the ; great londable capital of the country. * * + Roth by direct purchase of nitrates and hy the establishment of plants to produce nitrates, the gov ernment ls doing its utmost to as slst In the problem of fertilization.! Tho Department of Agriculture and other agencies are actively assisting tho farmers to locate, safeguard and secure at cost an adequate supply of sound seed. The department has $2,500,OOH available for this pur pose no.Y and has asked Congress for $G,OOO,OOO more. "The labor problem ls one of great difficulty, and some of tho best agen cies of tho nation are addressing themselves to the lask of solving lt, so far ns lt is possible to solve lt. Praise for Farmers, "Let me say that the stimulation of the agencies 1 have enumerated baa been responded to by the farm ers In splendid fashion. * * * Last Siring their planting exceeded hy tweive million acres the largest planting of any previous year, and the yields from tho crops were rec ord-breaking uu.ids. in the fall of 1917 a wheat acreage of 42,170,000 wa? planted, which wa? one million larger than the next largest, and seven 'millions greater than the pre ceding five-year average. "Hut I ought to say to you that lt is not only necessary that these achievements should bo repeated, btu that they should bo exceeded. * * * "I will ii h appeal to you to con tinue and renew ami increase your efforts. I don't believe that lt is necessary to do so. I believe that you will do it wit boin any word or appeal from me, because you under stand as well as I do tho needs and opportunities of ibis groat hour when tho fortunes of mankind everywhere seem about lo bo deter mined and when America bas the greatest opportunity she has ever had to make good her own freedom, and In making it good to lend a helping hand lo men struggling for their freedom everywhere. You re nt member that it was fanners from whom came the first shots at Lexing ton, that set aflame tho revolution that made America free. 1 bolte and believe that tho farmers of America will willingly and conspicuously stand by to win this war also. Tho toil, the Intelligence, thc energy, the foresight, tho seli-sacilflee and de votion of tho farmers of America will, I believe, bring toa triumphant conclusion this groat last war for the. emancipation of men from the con trol of arbitrary govern incut and tho selfishness ol' class legislation ?ind control, and then, when the end has come, we may look each other in tho face and be glad (hat we are Americans and have had the privi lege to play such a part." (tollcross Local Xews, ('onoross, Jan. 28.-Special: We were glad that our pastor could make thc trip to his church hore Saturday. It was almost imposslblo for him to travel, but ho and his wife made their trip from the Long Creek Acad emy. They said tho Stumphouso road was s'till covered with sleet and that lt was real dangerous driving. We as a church should appreciate, our pastor for his faithfulness. We had a splendid sermon on Sunday morning. All present seemed to en joy lt. Kev. and Mrs. Raines re turned to the academy .Sunday after noon. .Ronnie Abbott, of Camp Sevler, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Abbott. Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Smith, of West .Union, wore visitors at the home of Mrs. Smith's father, J. Davis Abbott, the past week-end. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Alexander were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hubbard, of Rich land. Miss 'Maida Watkins, of Westmin ster, spent the week-end with Misses Pearle and Jane Hunsingor. Jerry Alexander, of Ames, Okla., is with T. D. and W. 0. Alexander for a few days. The W. M. S. of Oonoross church will hold one ol* their next circle meetings with the oldest member of the church, Mrs. Elizabeth Broom, who lives al the Cashell place, near Mrs. J^rry Dilworth's, tho next pretty Sunday afternoon. The other circle is expected to meet on tho same day. The Blue Ridge Literary Society met last Friday afternoon and will meet again on the fourth Friday af-" ternoon. The public is extended a special invitation to attend these meetings. To Cure a Cold In One Day. Take LAXATIVS BROMO Quinine. It Btopa tho Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Druggists refund money If lt fails to cure. li. w. GROVK'S signature on each box. 30c. Dnrrlson-Mllls. ( Farm and Factory. ) William 'Mills, of South Georgia, w-as married in Seneca Sunday, Jan uary 13, to Mis? Harrison, a charm ing young lady of Liberty, Miss Har rison met her fiance hero and the ceremony was performed by Rev. I. IS. Wallace. Mr. Mills is a brother of C. P. 'Mills, of Westminster, and a short time ago was engaged in bus iness at Liberty. The bride and groom left Immediately after the ceremony for their futuro home In Georgia. ACIDS IX STOMACH SOUR THE FOOD AND CAUSE LNPIOKSTION "Rape's Dinpcpstn" Fixes Sour, Gussy, Upset Stomachs ht Five Minutes, You don't know what upset your stomach which portion ol' the food did the damage- do you? Well, don't bother. If your stomach ls in IA revolt: If sick, gassy and upset, and what you just ate ha? fermented land turned sour, head dizzy and .aches; belch gases-and acids and 'eructate undigested food; breath (foul, tongue coated--just take a llt j tie Rape's Dla pepsin to neutralizo i acidity and in five minutes you 'won der what became of thc Indigestion and distress. Million- of men and women to day know that it ie needless to have dyspepsia. A little Din peps in occa sionally keeps tho stomach sweeten ed, and they eat their favorito foods without fear. If you stomach doesn't take caro of your liberal limit without rebel lion ; if your food is a damage in Ktead of a help, remember the ff ti ick iest, surest and most harmless ant acid ls Papa's Diapensin, which costs j only fifty cent? for a largo caso at ? "drug stores, lt's truly wonderful ', lt stops food souring and sot* things straight, so gently and easily that lt . is really astonishing. Your stomnc-h will digest your meals If you keep ?acida neutralized.- Adv. ASSESSMENTS ON OLD PLAN. Tax < om mission lian. Rescinded Or der-To l?o Ma<lo on 12% Basis. (Tho State.) The property ot the vState will he assessed lor taxation on a basis of 12 per cent of tho true valuation, the rate employed in former years, in cou form itv with tho wishes of the Legislature, according to a letter which has boen mailed to County Auditors and Hoards of Assessors ol' tho State. Tho rescinding of the res olution adopted at tho Auditors' meeting in Columbia on Dcccni'ber 29, Iii 17, was the result of the reso lution adopted by tho Legislature a few days ti go. The Auditors of the State met in Columbia in their annual convention and adopted a resolution placing tim assessment of all property in the Slate on a basis of 50 per cent valua tion. This was to operate with the taxing of both farm property and bank stocks, and the Idea of tho Tax Commission at the time of introduc ing the resolution was to raise the as sessment and lower the levy. They also took the position that a mor! equitable adjustment of taxation could be reached in this way, as much of the property of the Stare was not on the tax books. With the convening of tho General Assembly much discussion was brought out by the consideration of tho resolution and a resolution re questing the rescinding of the order sent out from the Tax Commission was introduced and passed. The rea son given in 'the resolution of the Legislature was that the increase in assessment would be too violent a change in the practice of the State. Following upon the acceptance of the resolution hy the General Assem bly the Tax Commission decided to reduce the basis of assessment to the usual 42 per cent used in former years. The letter of the Tax Commis sion to the Auditors and Boards of Assessors of the State is as follows: "The General Assembly of South Carolina during its present session adopted the following resolution: " 'Whereas, the Tax Commission has announced that it will require all property assessed at 5 0 per cent of the value thereof, and " 'Whereas, we consider the same would be too violent a change in the practice of the State in such case, and " 'Whereas, the gross Inequalities of the assessment of values of prop erty cause great injustice which should be corrected, " '.Now, 'be lt resolved, That we re quest the Tax Commission to uso every means of equalizing the assess ed values of property for taxation on an equitable basis.' "Now. in conformity with the wishes of the Legislature, the Tax Commission has decided to reduce the basis assessment from 50 per cent of the value ol' property to 42 per cent tnereof, to conform with the basis of assessment heretofore adopted hy the Tax Commission in the case of bank stocks and other corporations coming under its purisdiction. "Wc, therefore, instruct you to consider tho circular of December 29, 1917, amended, so as to strike out the' words and figures 50 per cent, wherever the same occurs, and to In sert in lieu thereof the figures and words 4 2 per cent, so that tho basis of equalization for the present year shall be 42 per cent of the true value of all property." I io be ?t S. Rutledge. Editor Keoweo Courier: I wish to write a few lines in regard to the late Roebrt S. Rutledge, a Confede rate soldier, who passed away a few days ago. Ile enlisted In Company C, (Capt. J. J. Norton), Orr's Regiment, at Sandy Springs, July 20, 18Bl. He was In the battles of Gaines's Mill, Frazier's Farm, Malvern Hill, Sec ond Manassas, Ox 'Hill. Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristow ?Station, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Jericho Ford, Cold Harbor, battles around Petersburg. In 1864 he was detached as a sharpshooter. On the 30th of September, 1864, at the bat tle of Jones's Farm he lost his leg - 7>:\ years ago last Soptomber. He was a faithful soldier of the Lost Cause. There was not a braver man ; in Hie Sharpshooters than Bob Rut ledge. Ile has gone to join lils com rades who have "crossed over the river"; the rest of us will soon fol low. Peace to his ashes! W. T. McGill. Company L, Orr's Regiment. Walhalla, Jan. 2S, 1918. . . Soldiers Shoot Fach Other. Houston, Texas, Jan. ?50.-'Mystery surrounding the shooting of Sergt. Claudo Mason and Privnto Roland Hye, of Company M, l32d Infantry, at Camp Logan, was cleared to-day when lntclllgenco officers obtained statements from tho men that each had shot the other, hoping thereby to escape further duty and obtain hon orable discharges. They will be court-martialed. The case is tho first of the kind in American cantonments, army officorf declare. The men stated they stood j 15 foot apart and by agreement shol [ each other in the leg. Both men ?came from Chicago. I WILL HLM HCT F KW FOR ARMY. New HcguluUoiiH Permit Acceptance I of 'Many Heretofore Excused Duty. Washington, Jan. 31.-New regu lations for selective draft physical'I examinations were issued to-day by t Provost Marshal General Crowder in \ preparation for extension of tho \ policy of accepting for special and s limited service registrants unfitted for general military duty. They will bring Into the service under the next 1 draft many men who otherwise would c ho exempted. i The local boards aro directed to J pass upon registrants for general f military service only when they come within the standards of uncon- c <lii ional acceptance or rejection. All 1 other cases must he referred to the ( medical advisory board for further s examination. Hereafter there will i he no unconditional rejecting ot men ; who have remediable defects. < Under the old regulations men i under live feet in height were uncon ditionally rejected. In the future men of 58 inches, if exceptionally ( well proportioned, may he taken, and 1 if not exceptionally well proportion- \ e'd, their cases must be referred to I tho medical board. Registrants ? above 78 Inches, when not exception- < ally well proportioned, also are to I be referred to the medical advisory board for classification. ? The minimum weight established i by tho regulation ls 100 pounds, un- I less the underweight is "plainby due t to some recent illness', and otherwise < tho registrants have no disqualifying < defect," but the cases of registrants I weighing between 100 pounds and i 114 pounds are to be referred to the I medical board. Registrants under weight in pro portion to their height, unless it ls plainly due to some temporary i cause, also go to the medical board. State of Ohio, City of Toledo,] Lucas County. ' J Prank J. Cheney makes oath that he ls senior partner of the firm of P, J. Cheney & Co., doing 'business in the City of Toi ;do, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay tho sum of Ono ?Hundred Dollars for each and every cn?o of catarrh that cannot he cured by tho use of Hall's Catarrh Medicine. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscrib ed in my pr?sence, thia ?th day of December, A. I). 1S8G. A. W. GLEASON. (Seal.) ! Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh' Medicine ls taken ! internally and acts thtrough the ? 'blood on tho mucous surfaces of the svstem. Send 'for testimonials, free. P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold hy all druggist?, 7 5c. Hall's Family Pills for constipa tion.-'Adv. Cabbago Snake* ! (Tugaloo Tribune.) On Sunday, as Mrs. Robt. Crocker, of the Oconee Mill village, was cut ting up some cabbage to prepare for i dinner she discovered a snake coiled ? on one of the leaves. The little rep I Hlo was of a dark yellowish color and was some two or three Inches long. Mr. Crocker bought tho cab \ ; bago from a mountain wagon Satur* l j day. He sold tho snake would snap . at a straw when lt first came from i t the vegetable. Mr. Crocker does not want any moro cabbage. MA??LIi'Ar.Tfjr?URH CF HOME OTFIce BRANCH OFFIC PLANTA ?M acker Acres ? ?3 calling for bigger yields of all id of farm products the South ct ndsome prices for them. Neve had such a {golden opportunity tc time build his own fortune. ?rtilization of every acre in cultiv ever before, because each nore i t This cannot be done unless the iilizers aro used. Low producing ;ute an inexcusable and unpatrioti IS BRANDS resist leaching, p ful maturity of the crop. Onrj into their manufacture. Thai ersal satisfaction. FOR SALE BY . G. BREAZEAL: Westminster, S. C. EVENT S H EDD IN SHIPPING L?SSES UP AGAIN. iritnin Lose? Nine Large ?nd Six Smaller VCSSCIH. London, Jan. 31.-An increase in 3rltish shipping losses is shown in he official su nt mu ry issued to-night, vhieh reports the destruction of nine .cssels of moro than 1,600 tons, and ;lx of lesser tonnage. Tho official statement follows: Arrivals, 2,352; sailings, 2,309. British merchantmen, 1,600 tons or iver, sunk -hy mine or submarine, 9; inder 1,600 tons, 6; fishing vessels, British merchantmen unsuccess ully attacked, 8. (The sinking of 15 British mer .hantmen exceeds by seven the total or the previous two weeks, in both ti which six largo ships and two small ones "were lost. "The admiralty eports of both January 2 and Janu try 9 gave the sinking as 21 mer? .hantmen, in each case of which 18 measured more than 1,600 tons.) Prejudicial to U. H. Washington, Jan. 31.-'Because of :ertain conditions in Spain, which the government considers are to tho ad vantage of Germany and discrimlna ory to the United States and -Ute lilies, the war trade board to-day ceased to issue licenses for export of merchandise to that country. Recently when Cen. Pershing was uithorized to buy 200,000 blankets ni Spain for American troops, and at tempted to buy other merchandise, mme influence, suspected of being [forman, Intervened. Other Incidents sonvince the government here of Ger m?n activity. Measures similar to those recently adopted toward other European neutrals are In prepara tion. Spnin-BVmiid Ships Held. An Atlantic Port, Jan. 31.-The sailings of five passenger steamships making ready hero for voyage to Spain were suspended to-day, lt was finnounced, on orders from Washing ton. Special officers representing the government were placed on guard In the vicinity of the piers whero tho Spanish vessels are berthed. Beyond posting a public bulletin announcing the suspension', officials of the Spanish line withheld informa tion. Tho bulletin said tho post ponement was for an indefinito time. Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System The Old Standard genero! strengthening tonic, QROVl'.'S TASTKI.KSS chill TON IC, Ur ives out Malaria,enriches the blood,mid bill Ids upi lie sys tem. A true tonic. I'or adults ond children, 60c Kaiser Bill KOJIIO Slaughterer. Washington, Feb. 1. - Advices reaching the United States Forest Service show that Emperor William Ot Germany up to 1908 had killed 61,730 pieces of game. "According to ono German forestry journal," tho Forest Service says, "tho Kaiser in 1908 killed 1,995 pieces of wild gaine, Including 70 stags, elk and roebuck. At that timo ho had slaughtered a total of 61,730 pieces of game, more than 4,000 of which were stags, and was the leading ex terminator of wild lifo in the world." As a slaughterer of men, women and children since 1914, ho'wovor, ho has hoon the foremost exterminator ol' human life in all history. ?. S. SHIPPING LOSSES FOR YEAR 00 Siiips and Over .'JOO Uves Lost, lota] Tonnage Sunk 171,061. New York, Feb. 1.-In the twelve months of unrestricted warfare launched against American and allied shipping by Germany one year ago yesterday, there have been sunk by mines, submarines nnd raiders, 69 American vessels, totaling 171,061 gross tons, according to a careful compilation of records of sinkings which have been made public during tho period. Offsetting the loss of American vessels, most of which were sailing ships, the United States since Febru ary 1, 1917, has added to her mer chant marino by the seizure of for mer German and Austrian owned ships, a total of 107 vessels, having a gross tonnage of 686,104, leaving on the credit side of the American led ger in the account with tho central powers, a not gain of RI fi,-133 gross tons. The loss of lifo caused by the sinking of the 69. American ships was more than 300 persons, * how ever. The percentage of sinkings of American ships compared with the number of vessels which have sailed through the war zone successfully is small. Records of the Department of Commerce show that for the pe riod beginning February 1, 1917, and ending December 1, there were clear ed from American ports in the for eign trade ships aggregating 17, 738,900 not, or approximately 24, 834,480 gross tons. The number of ships making up the total of tons wap. not made public by the department. The wisest thing a pro-Gorman oan do just now is to keep himself a pro found secret. DOCTOR URGED AN OPERATION Instead I took Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and Was Cured. Baltimore, Md.-"Nearly four years I suffered from organic troubles, ner vousness and head aches anti every month would have to fctny in bed most of the timo. Treat ments would relieve me for a timo but my doctor was al ways'urging me to -have an operation. My steter asked me ^to try Lydia E. Pink h a m's Vegctablo y Compound before // consenting to an y J ./operation. I took J/ / five bottles of itand / it hna completely t cured me and my work is a pleasure. I tell all my friends who havo any trouble of this kind what Lydia E. Pinkham's. Vegetable Com pound has done for me."-NELLI*} B. BniTTiNOHAM, 609 Ca! vcr ton Rd. ^Balti more, Md. lt is only natural for any woman to dread the thought of an oporation. So many women have been restored to health by this famous remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after an operation lins been advised that it will pay any woman who su fifers from such ailments to consider trying it be fore submitting to such u tiyirig ordeal.