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I PRORLEMfiELABORi CONFRONTS NA' >! K. GL Rhe;t, Returning from W I : ? Refraining from Buying v In War SaiVi jf) Charleston, S. C.?"^Washington la l| fcuoumlbg with war activities," stated dj* K. t>oodwvii Kheit, who has been iu \ Ui? country's capital lor two we?*k*? i ^urJ^g which time he has had conferJ|<onJb with the secretary of the treas? dry, W. *G. McAdoo and other treasury J officials in regard to the war saving* ^campaign in South Carolina. Mr. Khelt |v?h appointed director of war savings ill for South Carolina by Secretary Mc* 1 Adoo and he has been to Washington kmoii several occasions in order to get ,jVln close touch with the national beadsi quarters ?\ "War preparations are going steadfvlly ahead," further stated Mr. Khett. y-"The chief problem facing the author!4 i,ii? <- - ia mat or getting sufficient labor j fraadi material to provide the complete ( ji eqy(f|pmont and the supplier necessary j | for maintaining the efficiency of our I ,y> troops. To provide for the soldiers [* properly requires the services of mil-1 ' lions of men and women in ninnufae- . I Curing supplies, and naturally requires j a tremendous amount of raw material j i .which, like the labor, has heretofore . toeen used for producing the necessi'[ tie*, and luxuries purchased by the j . American men. women, and children. * It is recognized in Washington thai if XtChe American public persists in pur-! chasing needless luxuries as in pence j [(ithnes. the work of equipping our ( t 'antics is to 1>* seriously hampered i!; Asked Not to Buy Luxuries, i "In order to meet this grave proh j i'leni. the government is asking Hie S?patriotic (millions of non-combatant i [ Americans to hack up the soldiers by j '}jrftfririning from the purchase of need- I ;lw*s .luxuries urtlrles not absolutely necessary to health and efficiency 'and thus release to the government I the labor and material which must ire ' "Iliad if tin* war is not to he prolonged i ^ At t he cost of billions of dollars and |ithousands of lives. The governnie.it j Is therefore asking us to lend it the ; * mimes wliirli we would 'Ot herwise 4 Upend for needless luxuries. "This is being accomplished through '(a metiiod wliich has won not only the . |lin mediate favor. of tU? RcmJimJ public . j linit which lias won the unreserved ap-i 'pmmt* Of lender* of a?1 elcmetrv of ''Ut public- farming, banking, labor-! ling. nd cotnmc|J( iuh The soldi ion t<i : '.Ibis grave problem 6f war IriboV aiufi Wppiiea has beep found in War Sav | lldngft Stamps.' J , , j "la offering War Savings Stumps to j I Cltf public the United States govern 1 .jaent has made immediately available MOT rvcrj man. woman and child in the 'rountry a profitable, patriotic., simple, i <m*c iith liivestpnent. I 'What They Are. "War Havings Stamps, lit**' 'fhe T>!h- ' trtv Bonds, have behind tliem fhe en- ! 'the 'esourctM of the government and tllf pfeople of the I'lilted St.ai??s. Thdy | ill ay be bought outr'ght for cash. or *oi the installment plrm. On the "Installment"" Plan. They are sold on Hih installment' plftri through the medium of. the 2Fi bent thrift stamps. Any banV post-I 'office. or o'hev authorized sales agency ,tvii"i furnitfh h thrift card, which con .tain's space for 11 Ihrlft stamps i These can b* purchased any time, and when ti are stuck to the card this Vftrd. plus l!\c additional during F'ebguary. will be cx< hanged for a War ^Avings Stamp. The War Savings i SlAntp which has tints cost $4. IT, will !>e redeemed January 1. for J5.0U. ?r>ii"h represents the original purchase! Srtci plus interest at the rate of 4 pc cni per annum, compounded quar|crly /.. r-u; f, Patriotism Plus Profit. "War Savings Htatnps can be mif Aased ou1 right for rash for $4.1: *a<h during Kebrimry. ' The'ros! will , uivanro onr rent for r?neh later month | hoy are bought. One purchased for ,, ilaroli will roFt $114. in April $4.1 A. 14 tlld ?o on. T/i'C'mhb'T -of this year is ( ho last month they will be offered for'. iale. On January 1. the gov- i trnmff.nl wJJI .UbX. $0,00. tor ovo;\y \V.?w J livings Stamp a person holds. One. Or instance. wlio has purchased 20 j f tamps will receive $100, vhirh a : rofit of $17.00. i ( "At any time hi fore Wftt.nfrty. Jan-j ( jary 1. 1023. postmasters will redeem j fra^^vings Plaprp* at fh? rate of 3 ^ fr cent interest. If a holdftr finds (hat e or shy needs tile money. In all icre Is no safer, simpler, more hie or patriotic In vestment an Aujeri<m can make." . w. ?. s. -?; TTolp fill the War oheSf. Ruy War ivings and Thrift Stamps. ' . , W. S. S. | FOR THE SMALL SAVER. t It 1* pointed out by tho Treasury \ !?parfmont that Thrift Stamps are ! >t made redeemable in cash for the ; son that these stamps are simply tended as a convenient, method for ] e small savers to accumulate enough ypunhase Wat-Savings Stamps. J ittfB hear interest and axe redeem le In cash. In addition, to provide ! r redemption for these Thrift ' amps would involve such an amount detailed accounting and labor and | pense as to impair the practicability < their r.se. In fact, thev would be nre trouble And expense to the goviMtient pokbiLly than they are worth \ IND MA1ERIAL: r HON S WAR LEADERS 'aafaington, Urges N^casaity ol Luxuries and Investing nga Stamps. W .* 1 * * ?V ' & HOUSEWIVES' OPPORTUNITY. Thrift Stump Salts Gives Her Chariot To Do Two Bite for Her Coifntry. Virtually every housewife in the country is familiar with the trading stamp or gift certificate which is given , by many merchants and manufacturers with merchandise, and has at various * times saved such stamps and certifl- < rates until she had a required number, : when she presented the stamps or cer- | tideates to the merchant for redmption, receiving an article of merchandise or cash, which is equivalent to a discount. Through the Thrift Stamp the Unit* ed States government offers every housewife in the country a rare opportunity of doing "her bit" for iter conn- 1 try and at the same time creating a J savings account for her own security. I By saving the pennies, nickels and j dimes until she ha - accumulated 25 j : cent* she can buy a Thrift Stamp from1 I h<> urttil IIKill ill hill' 'U\or ?! I l>" ........1 . .. . I* ?? i < i wv/4 , \j i til r i ui(ll , letter carrier, or at any )>o>st office or | bank ot trust company. Whop she has1 her thrift card full 1(5 Thrift Stamps j ?she may take the card and with 12 cents additional during January each ! month thereafter an additional rent'. niu?t be added seenro a War Savings Stump, which in five years January J 192-1. icings her ST. in rash, receiving, 88 cents interest on her investment of 5-1.12. In addition to rendering her country patriotic serve < hy saving and lend ! ing the TTiitid St; s government her savings sh< has mad" a good invest*: ment with g!h-t-dg< security. W. o. S. I STATE CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY. 1 - ? .i " i Charleston. 5. C- Now that the war sax tugs campaign, as a result of which South ('aiohtia is ? x pe? t? d to pun base War Savings Stamps to the amount of $:;<).n<H?.ouo during t;i>- year, is getting!, und :r v.a\. the offices of the War Sax*t ^ ' ings Committee for the State are fairly humming with industry, and olii-r rial? of the campaign .'ire encouraged by J l).Q,.sixn)s of .at CO 'ty. .In the dirtvji;-. ent counties of the --'ate. ' During Jauuury -ih?tmain objective i ot ihfc War Savings <'opintittee was to i establish sales agencies at the rate of ^ one ekchf 3'Ofl y,t the population. , This quota was noH established, but j con Aide ruble progress is being made February is the month devoted espo- * cia'-ly to 'lie formation of War Savings ! Societies. In Kngland over live mil- ? i lion persons joined those societies during the first year of hingiand's war savings campaign, and Frank A. Vanderlip. chairman of the National War Savings Comm.! too, xoect.s iltat America will have in Its Wyr Savings Societies a membership of non.(job Cha rloaton i" the headquarters 0! the South Carolina Savings Commit- f tee. R. Goodwyn Uheet president 01 i the Chamber of Commerce of the Crtitd States, is th* director of war sar- / ings for South Curoiinu. and I*. M.' J Ilea, is vice-director. h county in >, directed through the leadership of a . ' I county chairman. "Buy and boost War Savings ] Stamps turn your m nnh-s info bullets. Tlds Is the hgt.tjng sldgati of the i war savers of the Slate and judging t from the steadily increasing interest be:iig manifested in nTl part? of the * State. South CaroHrja will do her { share in this patriot ie work. a? sO?e haa * done in others. H r-.W S?-S SALES JUMP IN JANUARY. i , ?_* > K > A . Washington* P. C\?-Th? total r?-1 , eipts at lli*? T'nitod Staffs Treasury, I from the sale of- War Savings mn<i < hrift stamps for the ttioii*li of 1)"-. 1 rembrr, amounted to $1 o.2'b?.4r?l. Ko? eipts for January amounted to mi).7JJ2. Total receipts for the. two lion his. $14.70(1.171. i This- shows- an encouraging Increase '' *>f nearly 1 r?0 per cent for January, ' )vr>r December. and tv a similar in- il rouse occurs regularly, it is pointed if >tit b\ treasury department official5*. he scheduled total ?>f two billions of lollars worth of stamps will be sold , luring the year. , J ' W. B. S. ? tj f U I ' THIS IS PEOPLE'S WAR. 1 j ??& : ;; m f Help the Thrift Campaign by J buying the War - Sav'lhgs ! ? [ Stamps. Thia is the people's jj ..war, and the war of the whole u m people of the United States, and ^ i we wish to put the whole peo- o M >t pie pack of It. ^ ^ f We have provided a wav to * V i* make the people and the bond- !! ^j| holders interchangeable terme. It faitifiet the old proverb, . d | "You can't eat the sake and have it." In this case, you oan I [ eat the oake and have It. I [ We with to tee every wage I | earner in a strong economic po- * eition after the war. The wage earners can achieve that posi- ^ | tion and at the tame time back y A i the government by buying War- ! J Savings Stamps. ' V | WAH SAVINGS COMMITTEE. Jj -m- M * THE qo??JgltA(.I] VER SALIVATED BY CALOMEL? HORRIBLE! \ I .1 - - ' . S'. i ; Calomel is quicksilver and acts a like dynamite on * your liver. ,! i Calomel loses you a day! You know hat calomel is. It's mercury; quicK ilvcr. Calomel is clangorous. It meshes into sour bile like dynamite, . .ramping' and sickening you. Calomel attacks the bones and should never be [>ut into your system. When you feel bilious, sluggisn, oustipaled and all knocked out and c liove you need a dose of dangerous r.lomel just remember that your Iruggist sells for a few cents a large M'ltle of Dodson's 1 iver Tone, which is entirely vegetable and pleasant t<> take and is a perfect substitute for iilomel. It is guaranteed to start cur liver without stirring you up inside, and can not salivate. Don't take calomel! It makes you iek the next day; it loses you a day's verk. Dodson's Liver Tone straightis you right up and you fee' great. :,, _ : < E . 41? i- - i i > * i \ r 10 un.' en i ui rcil oeeaUSe II IS a iTcctIy harmless and doesn't gripe. ?adv. Ink Spots in Books. Anyone who hns been iinfori unat? enough to get Ink on :i favorite hook or. worse still, a borrowed one. may la interested to know how one lionsekeop er removed such disfiguring marks. She bought a little oxalic aeid, diluted it with eold water and painted it over the ink spots with a line camel's hair >rush. Then she applied a sheet of dotting puper to the stained part, and \bsorbed the stain with the liquid. o? NOTK'K Or SALK. ... .* ^ .. ~ 1 . . ; t \ s' iv rial, r ami by virtue' hi" the declv ??ij .judgment nf tl.UY. epprj. made > if ' Hnju)/ aMepdcl 1>. fS,*xjitdf, lVesid'\'g TTlld.iriii' the e&so of li. VY. IVi mv. Plaintiff vs. ! '. () . liellam/ defendant, and dated the :;ist da\ ar October A. D. I, the undo*- i igned .1. A. Lewis, Sheriff of Hory bounty, will sell at public auction Id he highest bidder bel'nr,. ih<> t ( louse door at Conway, in Horry "aunty, and State of South ..Carolina ^ urinjt' le^al hours of sale, on saie-, , lay in March next ?t beipa tin? 1;' ( ':\y of said month, all and sinv.uC , .(>>( certain lands situate in Hon* 'oijnfy, and described a. follows, to < it: .1 All and singular, that certain 1 dece or parcel of land, situate u,- s ittlc Itivcr Township, County \>. 1 lorrv, State aforesjvid, con lain in *wc?nty I'dO) ai res, more or less, be ; ru: the promises. purchased hy sai O. Ihdlamy from It. W. Pellnm .* , branded West by It. S. Pellamy C< vth hy M. L. Thompkins; least li? v it. Gi uiiuicr; South hy W. \V. \ > i ecu an 1 estate lands of S. I>. hi A I a.'-Vston. . ? TERMS of Sale Cash. Purchase N .) pay for papers. 'onway, S. February 1st, lb IS. ' J. A. I.IAVIS. ^ Sheriff of Horry County. . .. 15. SCARBOROUGH, Plaintiff's Attorney. c iftMCC CMiDT COTiTr imw-o oi?l?n I LOIA 5 L OFFERED FOR SALE j r- ' F Wo have for sale the estate land oi j io late Mr. Jas. Smart, eontainir;f? | lirty-twc, acres, with HI or 18 aero a fi eared, with dwelling house, lying- ?: ueks township, on Roe I)<Public pi oad. Wive fencing' round ahoui one- 2>urth of field. ?w? Cal! or write us your host offer foi lis property wliieh tht. he rs want io \ ispose of at a fair price. The only ^ nie to buy land i* when it is offered >r sale. Afterwards it is too late.?ad lORRY LAND ACJKNCY, Conway. . M. Hedrick. H. H. Woodwar), A ! t | dB| j in h II..J iA u ? !?. j usBu cf|| tears J > CARDUI i The Woman's Tonic 9 " 5 I Sold Everywhere ^ ^ I r * V t?l ismaukim nsHSEa Piu?snE OF FOOllt Ml ' ' J } ,Jr\ <"* "1 Cholera and Diarrhoea. Many fowls | in Sotyth Carolina die of, what it call- ( ed cholera whfen sorghum seed Is ma*' lure. Owing to the amount of seed mi the ground, the fowls and chickens ! are not fed other food to balance j their ration and intestinal troubles j result. Poultry in confinement fr*- | qecntly receive an oversupply of rorn, sorghum, or other grains. A heavy percentage of starch and fat the main constituents of the grains. in their food will kill fowls and chicks. 1 They refuse to eat and stand with ruffled plumage. The comb turns black. Treatment. Give buttermilk or Pour skimmilk to drink and no food for two days. If you do not have the j n i!k product add a few drops of sul furie acid to the drinking water, or j sufficient to give it a tarr t-aata. Feed < ooi meat once a day. After the si'i <>11(I day keep the Olemson Kgg i mash in :? hopper and scatter grain j in litter a- advised in the lirst paragraph u'mV: "Feeding for Fggs." Cholera i: also caused by drinking] impure oi > : nanant water. Fill the ; low pluc's where tho water lies. I'se tii^ roiv Mlle^ mentioned ahove. A tonic for poultry which has been ; test- ij ami 111:1 y he re ommendrd is a toaspoMoful of tincture of iron and ten drops tincture of mix f?miea to! the pint of drinking wan j\ It tends J to improve digeston and enrich the j fclcod. L' jo Eating. Laying liens eat eggs j and ?*g shell- because then is In-| sufficient lime in the secretory glands j of the uterus to form the shells of the developing eggs. Ileus consume an egg to obtain the lime in the shell, and not the albumen or yolk. Tho ! foods poultry receive contains only traces of lime, and if ground limestone. ground oyster shells, broken plaster, or ether calcareous material is not kept constantly before the fowls, a great and unnatural craving for this substance is developed. Trp.,VaV?ent. Do not fill ? nr. ly egg shells with pepper and flour, or apply other so-? nll< d remedies that do not remove the cause of this vice, Feed egg-eating heps empty ugg shells in abundance, and the vice is immediately stopped. Do not powder tho shells; simply throw the broken parts on tho ground, and in half an hour , the hens are so satiated with lime that not another egg will he aten. Maintain a supply of lime in future. Insect Pests, liv lowering the vitality of fowls end chicks, making -them nhproiUuble and susceptible to disease. lire, niitss. and tleas cause an enormous loss every year. Lice live ami breed on poultrv and ' 1 ?ftit he o\'terminat"d by greasing each fowl \sifh itM' per cent mercurial ointment which can he bought at a drug *tor?< TJm grease is placed on the, flesh below the vent, covering, a , <paco not larger than a ii.Vc.ent piece kvith a small amount of the ointment. Hi Is ointment poisons the lice and ' ( is necessary to apply it only once i month. Silting hens can he .greased before j be (v>minenct*moni of the hatrh and vhen the chirks art- dry. If the latter j icep and stan<l with oves closed, ex- i tmine the head .minutely, and you I vi! 1 probably find one or more large lead lice, Anoint the bend and the )nrt under the b?<ak with carboiiaed j 'airline, or one part of the /i:; per i ent riven'-ulrial ointment and four j ?arfR of grease. ' j Mites remain on the roost, in the i i rovfeps of 11>o poultry hor.se during 1 he flay and crawl on the fowls at i light to feed. They are rod with ; lood in> t.he morning. Mites are kill- < d by painting or spraying the I oosts, nests, and places where thev j t on,':rotate with a mite paint con ? i sting of: ? IV1 ite Paint. I rerosr-ne (coal oil> 1 gallon rude carbolic acid or coal . ?' tar 1 i pi 111 i nrd 2 tablespoons < MoM the lard, add it to tit kero- f [ Mip. .?!*'.? stir in the carbolic a< id or j ).il inr. I Pica* ; theTre?.J\es to the side I SOUGHT TO STOP p WORK OF RESCUE;' !t; London.?That a Gorman subn-.i n ne endeavored to attack the <]( - < ?? rovers while the latter were en- f, iged in rescue work is the state- n en I made bv an Amci-ietin officer at lother Irish port where a large mar i hi men wore landed. The olTic r ! ill to a correspondent eC the Ass./- ? ited Press. j "The thing that impressed me most i the whole experience was the! omptitude and precision with which e British naval men handled their V aft under the trying condition e.f , k< [vile work. This work had onl\ J C?< st begun when there came the most tr citing moments of the night. , ra "A u-boat from the curtain of j tr icknoss behind which she w.i> j diking, thought to finish the wo'k Th attack on the dost rover. Thr-e.ne 11 rpedoes were discharged in a feNv j qv antes nt three destroyers and ^ 3 AND VICES miflEHim t 4 r ! If N 1 I?7 .> f > -1 ?/-, ' * ' ' ?. !. ? O t J >j U ' i. of the fare and under the beak of tho fowls) and c.hloks, 4*'*$ brown in color and Van'be removed Willi oue greasing of 33 per cent mercurial oint ment. They breed in the gaud where the chicks are accustomed to gather, and to rid the premises of fleas i? necessary to saturate their breeding places with a solution of one part of cresol (or similar disinfectant) and twenty parts of water. The mite paint would also exterminate the iieas, Scnly Legs. This unsightly poultry disease is injurious to the marketabil ity of chickens, making them objectionable to buyers. Moreover, it is exceedingly contagious, one diseased fowl being sufficient to infect an entire Mock. Scaly growths develop on the shanks and feet of poultry and an caused by the ravages of a mite sarcoptes mutans. It is more prevalent where fowls are kept in a small yard or on the hare ground. A good grass range is helpful in overcoming the disease. Treatment. Thoroughly cleanse the legs by washing with hot water, soap, and a hand brush. Dry the legs and immerse in a solution of equal parts of kerosene (coal oil) and cottonseed or linseed oil. Treat the chicken's legs in this way tvicc daily for a few days ami ilion once daily until the shanks resume their normal appear anee. Whitewash is so commonly used around a poultry plant that it is ad visahle to know how to make it prop itv| \ r MM.-* ?.a - J- * i in: iiim rcceipi ior a ccnicui whitewash is made use of by owners of i-old-s t warehouses who desire a snowy while wash that dries quickly, adheres strongly to cement, brick or wood, and does not rob o!f on the clothes. The receipt for a brilliant whitewash is the ret eipt recommended bv the l\ S. (lovernment. Cement Whitewash. Slake one-half bushel of lime with hailing water, adding the water slowly and stirring constantly until a thin paste results A r?-foot pu e of :;-4 inch iron pipe in:tk.es a good utensil for stirring. The limo will be lumpy if the water is added freely and the mass Is not prop< rly stirred. Add one-half peek of salt to the lime paste; stir thoroughly; add water to bring the whitewash to the proper consistency. Throw a good handful of Portland cement in each pail of Whitewash, and a toivspoom'ul of ullrftmarine blue. Add the cement and blue powder just before the wash is to be used and stir in well, otherwise the, whitewash will he streaked. The eenient makes the whitewash adhere strongly to any surface, ami the hilling counteracts the grayish color of the cement and results in a white appearance. Brilliant Whitewash. Half a bush'l of unslaked lime. Slake with warm wptrr; cover it during the process to keep the steam. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve .strainer. Add a pock of salt pn vjously well dissohed in warm water; three pound x of ground rice boiled to n thin paste and stir in boiling hot; half a pound of powdered Spanish whiting, and a pound of glue which has been previously dissolved over a. slow fire. Add live gallons of hot water to tlm mixture, stir well and let it stand for a few days; covqr up to protect from dirt. It should he put on hot, Color ing matter may he put in to make it) of any shade. Spanish brown, yellow ochre, or common d iy. etc. Filler whitewash can lie satisfactorily used in any sprayer, hut it f? well always to strain before using in ardor to prevent any gritty substance from getting into the valves of the' sprayer and interfering with its proper operation. With whitewash thin ind smooth no diTh.uly will the experienced. Further information i?? * ? " w ? ? my brand) of the poultry industry. or, n rofc-Mici' to purehasinR slock. eg.ivs, , ir ponIt!*>* appliances will be gladly urnishod. vu.\>:k r. nare. Poult rv ! Inshandrymnn, Clemson Colleira. vas on!v due to the watchfulness ho lookouts and the splendid soar an hip of the Uritish naval men that hey failed to reach the?r taruets. "This onslaught. however, rov< al" ! lie approximate location of the < t> ?- ; iv, and a pair of destroyers at once Hacked with Rims and bombs s ef- ' etivcly that even if the u-hoat was' ot sunk it was afraid to show its< if Rain." ' ftirntAilin It eee imeiwiArs Ktcf w ; HARASSING FIRE With the American Army ii ; s ranee.? rile American artillery if* v s pinu up a hurrassMitf lire on the;C erman lines, bombarding butU-iiea. S enches, cross-roads, unu-outs, liuht 'A ilvvnys and houses in which enemy i oops are billeted. ti ft Quinine That Does Not Affect the Need h fe.)seo(iU tonic mid laxative effect, J.AXAVK UKOMO Of IN INK is bettei tl.au ordinary lir.inc and dues not cmtw nervousness iter 1? ifiiiK in hr od iietneuipev th? mil w. iui i?n j <. jl tur tlic iiKOtiuXu C't !;. IV. GROVfi. iJc. ' THRU i . Flavor k- &z? $? J^g5*i? . You will want to try wholesome Cottolenc for "deep-frying," as well as for calces, pastry and biscuit. For Cottolenc instantly browns and crisps the outer surface, anJ thus seals in the tempting flavors [ of the food itself. That's why things "deep-fried" i>t Cot films come out delicious!/ w holesonte and easily digestible, RECIPE Meat Croquettes \ cupful finely chopped meat (any kind) \ cupful soft broad crumbs '.j cut>ful soup stock or white sine; 1 egg beaten. Season with salt ami pepper and onion juice if desired. When very colli shape the mixture into cylinder?.; roll in sittoil bread crumbs, then beaten egg, then crumbs again. Fry one minute in deep Cottolenc, hot enough to brorrn a bit of bread while you count 4<>. Cottolene 7lie Nut urn! Shortening At grocers in tins of convenient sizes mmwmMmwm | PROBLEM OF SHIPPING I ENGAGES PRESIDENT i Considers Question of Movinfj Troops and Supplies i Overseas 1 . /'i > ^ w >? **v/ f s Y>W<>; M 1 . HSV h r -rH-* , )i; , i ARMY READY TO GO WHEN SHIPS REPGFM" 1 I W a r D c p ar t in e n t W an t. s A s s u sailcc That Soldiers Wi 1 j* Be Furnished. -4. . I Washington. ? ]' < :'<! \>i 1. !??i i< *m\ up p?.?soaai iy I i? /' ippiOL-. m *) Mem bah; wa^k and at i Oim rou.C j with Clm'nuan liurlry oi \h;> ship j pin&' bo.arwant rata tho y;?-i at. pr> i '< ii? <1 ptrru. <>;t tivi? n*t' i on 11 ! ;u>v< .i:' ;* of Anuriran tux p : t J .U!| )?' ( ovr. "sons. | I**vory praise of the qi?; lion um.? j ?'is-* uss< ?1, .including; tho }>*>-? ' ^ ' tlx* ?;( v:)iif nl h\ii' -ling. I dans for ebfaijnnjr soidi< is. and n?i t _ " .. i / > f potiations w ith the lOuropcan n< : . i a!s i ?s /.< tijjjagv to j'Oj.cja^Q ?V?* .?: ca:i I vosVo!.* ' *iW tvar.s-Atlantic 's<\J/'c\. "S'i-O ptvsifii.st war pi:.d.icuiaidy in< j sic i i11 iit luopi): ;:l to obtain addiI tinsal ships by redurbiy impoia-. ! A i.uil rea.iisjatinu of ihe exlrnl 1 > whieh Amc/iea's, troop mevoioent to ' Vanro depends on toiiiiaj.s* has ron e not udy to this qnvernpmiif hut to '.'no a'!irs as well, and '< w.is indicate i tluit ? no oi tin rlb< at t1 * : e<*ont session o! \h sup. arse w v.ncil ;il Vi rsaillrs \? as that t : findirjy ship- fur that ;>i. . a lb'., \ n,, riean a/my is -ul.s.uat.V.i!> eabiy to po. hut I ' '"?v it is > . ! tlit> war o jaivtiiicnt wants to be a.-nr d it ran bo siipp'ie I. Ships ar< available l > Iran-awl ilir ::u : tlq. i.uoblem is I *? * i i i m v i: m fur i/ln \ i' it numerals with which to ii.'-iht. A million nun on I'm t'i^lilin:; front v':i5 ! < ni'rc, ;u'? oi 'iMj, lo tin I . s> ordimali s nva'labia, f.oin ?l,0 -0. ,kaO to 7.000,0'V) tons >f snipping; in i onti 11 uous<'ivi> i across the 0.00') miles of wale,1 between America . ' I'.irope. Tin I n'tod States ea 1 la..' \. hands on about !,000,000 tons now uai ex'), ;'t: to build during, iiie y ur tryW M'1 iv ;') ( in 2,000,000 io 0,000.000 Urns moiv. Arcordinj; to information reeeiv si *? Washington, butter is selling in lerlln at X2.2.*> a. pound, suirnr at *?0 < rts ; pound, iu? v and I an con . t >2.11 a pound, and Ivory soap at five >ars for SI. 12. According to a report by the A or rican consul at v'Jk nova, Swiss livelock quotations near tlie end of 11)17 .ore: (hen, each S2JJ0; bulls, SI 70; o\\ s, $2(>0; calves. ISO; young pip.. . 14; sheep, $14; fat hogs, per poun I, p cents. The Department of Agriculture esimates that or.!/ one-third of tin. ta?ketablo surpuls of the potato crop ad. been moved ly January 1, 1D" . iust year's potato crop was tatt irgest ever produced in the Doited ' ' . < \ . v .