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,< n 1 s ; v?& THE PAGELAND JOURNAL Vol.7 NO. 25 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1917 $1,00 per year * 5 President Wilson Orders Armed ? Neutrality Washington. March 9.?Presi dent Wilson from a sick bed to day ordered the arming ol American merchant ships against Germany's ruthless sub marine warfare, and at the same time issued a proclamation call ing an extra session of Congress to meet April 16. The President's decision came suddenly late this afternoon, following the action of the senate yester day in revising its rules to per mit prompt action on importanl questions and the submission oi formal opinions bv Secretary Lansing and Attorney General Gregory that he has the power to arm merchantmen withoul action by Congress. Details of the Government's armed neutrality plans for de fending the merchant marine were withheld to avoid endangering Americans and their ships by permitting the information to reach Germany. The only statement at the White House and the Navy Department was that the President had deter mined to fully protect American rights. The decision, coming at the end of a period of tense waiting, was generally hailed as the natural and unavoidable next step in the policy adopted by the President when he broke oil diplomatic relations with Ger many and gave warning thai the United States could not tolerate attacks on American ships and citizens in violation of inter^^Ctehional law. Fraught with the grave possibility of war with Germany, the action was taken by Presidenl Wilson only after he was convinced that Germany actually was proceeding with her cam paign of ruthlessness, and had made efforts to plot with Mexi co and Japan against the territorial integrity of the United States. Long before the order was given from the White House all necessary preparations foi the arming of merchantmen had been completed at the Navy De parment. Secretary Daniels however, issued an appeal tr the press of the Nation to re frain from discussion of these preparations. The President's nrtirkn con# a tnrill through the Senate, meet ing in special session and through the Government De partments. Still hoping thai war with Germany will be avoided, officials ana Senators declared that the issue rests en tirely with Germany. Taking Teacher at Her Word "The fly is the most danger ous insect known except the mosquito," said the teacher "The fly walks in filth sfnd ther comes into the home, scattering i*i - - germs wnicn result in sickness It should be made impossible for the fly to exist * Garbage and filth of all kinds should be kept screened. If the flies ge into the house in spite of the screens, thev should be killed Swat them?" "Whack!" a resounding noise heard throughout the school room made the teacher jumj and startled the whole school The eyes finally centered or Sammy's desk whence the terri ble noise came. "Sammv. was that von?" th* teacher asked with a flash 01 anger in her eye. "Yes'm," said Sammy "How dare you disturb the school in this way?" she asked "I killed a fly," he said.?Ex. How to Double Cotton Yields "We can double our cotton yields per acre on all well drain. ed lands," says Clemson College f to South Carolina farmers. As methods for obtaining this ' increased yield, the College of fers the iollowing suggestions, 5 which summerize the results of experiments published in Bulle} tins 145,148 and 162 of the South . Carolina Experiment Station. r The increased vields can be obtained: 1. By early and deep plowing. 2. By conserving the soil moisture, bv increasing the hut mus content of the soil, and by f frequent and shallow cultivation. 3. By turning under winter ; cover crops, such as bur clover, crimson clover, vetch and rye, which are planted in the cotton field at the last cultivation, t 4. By planting cotton only on i &oils well drained and adapted j , to its cultivation. 5. Bv giving plenty of disi tance in the row and between the rows. 6, By using the weeder fre, quentlv during early growth. , 7. By using large amounts of acid phosphate before or at the time of planting. 8. By applying stable .manure , either broadcast or in the drill before planting. 9. By using potash salts on > coarse, sandy soils. , 10. By applying 2,000 pounds f of ground limestone per acre . every ten years. I 11. By growing summer leg. umes to store nitrogen in the ( soil. 12. By using large amounts of ammonia applied itr tbe form of . blood, cottonseed meal, fish j. scrap, tankage, nitrate of soda I and sulphate of ammonia be. fore or at time of planting, and . by later applications. 13. By applying 100 pounds 1 nitrate of soda per acre when . first bloom appears. 14. By liberal use of acid phos [ phate if the cotton is making a weedy growth and not fruiting 5 properly. 15. By the liberal use of amI - monia if plants are slow of I growth and vellow in rnlnr. 16. By taking care never to plow the land when it is too , wet. 17. By breaking the crust aft. er each rain, thus saving soil moisture and incidentally, killl ing grass and weeds. 18. By planting only the best [ varieties of cotton, such as Col. umbia, Hartsville, Cleveland I Big Boll, Toole's Prolific, Tri ; umph, Cook, Brook's Improved, i etc. 19. By avoiding anthracnose, or boll rot, through proper seed selection. 20. By planting only varieties suited to type of soil on which they are to be grown. : 21. By planting big boll, easy * picking, early maturing, wilt re1 sistant varieties. 1 22, By planting early and re[ ducing promptly to a stand. [ 23. By an economical system * of crop rotation which jprevertts 1 soils from washing, increases the fertility of the soil, puts soil ' in better physical condition, bet * ter chemical condition, better biological condition; which pre*' vents over-production, prevents insect depredations and plant di> seases, such as cotton root rot, ' black knot, bacterial blight of 1 cotton, and cotton root louse. HD? ?? " x a, saiu unit: wiiiie ureen, 1 "what is a sense of humor?" "A sense of humor, my son," responded Pa Green, "is that which makes you laugh when ! a thing happens to someone else, that would make you mad if it happened to you." r First Collision With Submarine WiN Mean War L Washington, March 9.?Armed neutrality will be the status v of the United States the moment t] that the first merchant ship under the American flag puts to f( sea with cannon mounted for defense. ^ President Wilson made this ^ clear in his address to Congress ^ February 26, when he asked t( specific authority to arm mer-, ^ chant ships for defense against ti submarines, the steps he ordered t today upon his own responsibil- ^ ily-. c Writers on international law ^ have held that armed neutrality j consists in placing the country c in a position to defend itself and ^ its neutrality against threatened ? attacks or inroads by belliger- .j ents. This state of preparedness ^ may last an indefinite length of j, time, throiifeh good fortune in avoiding contact with belligerent forces afloat or ashore, or fl through the design of the bellig- * erent to confine its declaration c of purpose to infringe the neu- ^ trality of a country to mere ^ threats unsupported bv action. s On the other hand, the status j( of armed neutrality may change ^ into one ot actual hostility ^ through a collision?such as a tj submarine attack on armed mer- ^ chantmen. President Wilson has said that it may not be necessary to put armed forces anywhere into action. All will depend upon the ? future attitude of Germany and the treatment ot American ships by German submarine com- t manders. _ , a The Civil Service Postmaster. li Charlotte Observer Some of the Democrats in , Congress have made protest to j. Postmaster General Burleson against the proposition to bring p all first, second and third class <] postoffices under Civil Service c regulations after April 1. The c protest was founded upon polit- s ical grounds, as a matter of courge, and the only comfort t they got from Burleson was that g the order "was made in the in- g terests of economy and efficiency." All vacancies, whether by F death, resignation or removal ^ will be filled hereafter by comnoftfivro ? T J Kv.?.>v vAUiuiliailUU. Lit'iiucr I P Kitcbin stood head in the list of | J protestants, while the body of E the delegation which called on E the Postmaster General was E composed ot Southern Con- E gressmen, though in the list we E have, we note, no name from | North Carolina other than that | of Mr. Kitchin. Burleson had | invited them to call for a discussion, and some went in a bad humor, one wanting to know of Mr. Burleson if he had asked them there to get their views, "or to tell them what had been done." Burleson suavely assured them that he had called the conference to tell "what is coina r, r? T to happen." Young Franklington found himself facing an audience of voters. He had prepared a fervid oration in support of his father's candidacy, but could do nothing but gasp. Then, in responce to an encouraging cheer, he began to speak. "Mr. Chairman," he stammered, "when I? when I left ; home this evening, only two people on this earth?my father and my self? knew what I was going to say; but now?now? t 41 - * wen, now, only my father I knows." / 'The car I was traveling in was telescoped in the collision." "What happened then?" "I saw stars.N' A Dog's Devotion. .umberton Robcsonian. Perhaps never was a true deotion more beautifully shown han in a dog story which comes rom Red Springs. The story dIIows: Messrs. James Collins and Jim rownsend, both of Red Springs, lad a bird dog each and the two logs hunted together and were ogether when they were not lunting. On the 11th instant, he two dogs disappeared and he owners could not account ur it. Eleven days passed and lothing was heard from the logs. On the 21st inst. Dr. H. 1. Hodgin, of Red Springs, was tut hunting and found the two logs about one mile from Red tprings. The dog belonging to dr. Collins had become tangled a some vines and could not get oose and had died. The other log was lying right by his friend -the dead dog?and from all ppearances had not left him rom the time he was first aught in the vines. Mr. Townend's dog was so weary from Lunger and thirst that he could carcely walk when Dr. Hodgin ound him. No doubt had the liscovery not been made when t was, or very soon afterwards, he other dog would have died >y the side ot his dog friend. Things To Do This Week. Keep an eye on the horses' houlders; a bad fitting collar or ?adly adjusted hames may cause mil hi ?? that Will loC* w mn/vlrn ?uu% tv aii iuai ivi nccao. 2. Look over the cotton planter seed and see to it that they re sound and dry. 3. Spend a day in the crib se ecting the best seed corn avail ble, unless this work was done a the fieldl ast fall, as it should las been, 4. A top dressing of 75 to 100 >ounds per acre of nitrate of sola sulphate of ammonia on the >ats and wheat will pay if these rops appear to be making inufficient stem and leaf growth. 5. Pulverize the clods right >ehind the breaking plow, never :ive them a chance to bake and ;ei hard 0. Keep the garded in apple>ie order and thus save grocery tills. ? Exchange. Hmnxmnxxxmimni I New J 1 Boug 3 I have just opened >2 to book last summer b< H good selection and all v 3 Then I have a good si: the old price. If the . 3 wear here. a l 5 Our line of Crochet, new colors. Look it over *4 M4 m M4 I have opened up a 2 Come early to get your cl m4 3 Lot of Fresh Quaker C 2 Flakes Tobacco put back to i 3 3 plugs for 25c. 2 Lard, 10 lb. Bucket 5 25c Can Pork & Beans 3 lb. full weight Homin m 2 Don't fail to see me b m m C m m annnnnnnnnmmi / ' Eggs for Hatching Eggs selected for hatching should weigh not less than two ounces nor more than two and one fourth ounces each. Eggs selected for incubation should have clean, smooth, strong shell which are free from ridges, cracks, transparent spots or lime deposits Where all ot the eggs considered are of the same variety, there is a definite correlation between the size of the egg incubated. the size of the chick from 10 to 20 weeks old. Eggs selected for hatching should be of a true tvpe. Exceptionally long eggs and very short, rounded eggs are equally objectionable. Mal-formed eggs should never be incubated. These eggs are usually difficult to hatch. White eggs and brown eggs should not be incubated together.?Ohio AoTicultnrp C.n 1. lege. Free "Farmer's" 1 Building and Here are some valuable "Fa: ing and construction offered fri States Department of Agriculture and mail to the United Departme D. C.,?or to your United States the bulletins will be sent you pror No. 461?The Use of Concrete on the Farm. 689?A Plan for a Small Dairy House. 609?Bird Houses and How to Build Them. 438?Hog Houses. 481?Concrete Construction on the Livestock Farm. 574?Poultry House Construction. 744?The Preservative Treatment ot Farm Timbers. 734?Flv Traps and Their Op eration. 682?A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry. 6 Gentlemen:?Please send the ed with an "X" in the above lis greatly oblige. Name Address nmmmmmmmni] Spring 0? [tit Before the i up a line of Oxfords which I sfore the big advance in price vho wear slippers should see z^d lot of last summer slippe high cost of living is troublin "ancy Threac Embroidery and Tatting thread before your choice is gone. Ladies Hats line of Ladies* readv-to-wear Hi loice. )ats and Com 3 ten cent ca Butter bean . than the presei the old price, i $* 50 I still have a ?0c size 30x3 and ? y 25c vou for less thi efore you buy. L. Gulled 'TTTTTWTTTTWTTTTTTTTTWTWTTT1 \kkkmmkmkmtimX*kmkmmmmkkmkkLAm i Prsesident Advised That He Has Authority to Arm Vessels. Washington, March 8. -Secretary Lansing and Attorney General Gregory has advised President Wilson that he has authority to arm American merchant ships against illegal attacts by German submarines. It was these two officers, the Government's authorities respectively on international questions and law, that the President referred the contention raised in the Senate that old statues enacted to authorize merchantmen to resist pirates raised an insuperable bar to the step he desired to take to meet the submarine menance. They have reported that the statutes Jiave no application to the present situation. Cecil's Best Girl.?"Let's drive under the mistletoe." Cecil?"Aw, no! It's too high up and we couldn't get it off that limb if we tried all day." Bulletins On Farm Construction rmers' Bulletins" on farm build2e to our readers by the United . Put an "X'' opposite the list, nt of Agriculture, Washington, s Senator or Congressman?and nptly. No. 548?Storing and Marketing Sweet Potatoes. 607?The Farm Kitchen as a Workshop. j 463L.The Sanitary Privy. ^ 623?Ice Houses and the use of Ice on the Dairy Farm. 475?Ice Houses. 589?Home-made Silos 270?Modern Conveniences for the Farm Home. 474?The Use of Paint on the Farm 57?Water Supply, Plumbing and Sewerage Disposals for . Country Homes. 95?Outdoor Wintering of Bees. : free "Farmers' Bulletins" markt to the following address and nmmmmmmnnn rfords I Rise | was fortunate enough . This lot contains a m these before you buy. W >rs for the children at g you, buy your foot KJ 1 I has just arrived. All the W ats. The price is right. ^ ins "Old 76" Coffee 25c M is 10 cents a pound, less R it wholesale price. p] CASINGS H few Automobile casings, 10x3 1-2, which 1 can sell ?3 an wholesale price now. u W 9C 1 'jYTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT^J JLaaJULA JkAJULUIAAAAAA JLJLJLAJLJLjlj a t#