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The Belgians Are A People Almost Without A Country Continued From PW^'iP0'1 ~, _.-^-^.^ in the country have employment of some sort. These include farm owners and lessees. The beet crop has been ruined by the armies :md sugar factories are closed. There are no horses or other equip ment for harvesting, or trains to move the small amount of beets that have survived the devastation of war, and few able-bodied men to assist the women, who are endeavoring to ward off starvation by gathering what little remains of the crops in the field. Antwerp's diamond cutters are in the army. Malines' tapes try factories are in ruins. Many cotton mills are in ashes and those (htit still stand are closed. All universities and schools have been Abandoned. Nearly all physicians are at the front or serving in the hospitals. Hundreds of priests and nuns are carnig for the sick and wounded. Few churches are fit for occupancy as hospitals or other wise. Convent homes have been deserted by the sisters. Many are so badly wrecked they could afford no shelter. Canals leading from Belgium to Holland, and the one railway line between Antwerp and Uozendal constitute Belgium's only communi cation with neutral territory. The disheartened Belgians are unable to communicate with their .relatives whether they are refugees in Holland or soldiers on the battle line. Their isolation is almost complete. To the grief over their dead and the exile of their gov ernment is now added the awful spectre of starvation. The single day of hope is afforded by the American commission for relief in Belgium. The liberality of Holland is described as rplendid, but thc country's grain supply is exhausted. Great Bri tain having limited Dutch importations, the sole source of an ade quate food supply is the United States. Even the few Belgians with money cannot buy food. There is no wheat, flour, coffee or salt to be had at any price. In many cities conditions are worse than in country districts. Bakeries are closed and vegetables are the only diet. Supplies that the American commission is shipping will help a little, but thousands of Belgians positively are hungry. Imperfect means of communication have prevented the Ameri tan minister, Brand Whitlock, and other prominent men from advis ing thc world fully of the terrible situation that confront thc Belgians as hinter opens. The absence of King Albert and high government oflk-als has made it impossible for the local authorities to make their flight known. NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-All American contributions for relief of starving non-combatants in Belgium will be. placed in the hands of thc supply committee in New York city, which wjll forward food direct as soon as sufficient funds arc obtained to make up full steam er cargoes, Robert W. DeForest, chairman of the executive commit tee of the Belgian relief fund, said tonight. Rockefeller Ready To Gave mimons i o jiar viiig uujgmuo KOCKFELLER FOUNDATION WILL EMPLOY IMMEnJE RE SOURCES FOR RELIEF-MANY WILL STARVE BEFORE HELP REACHES BELGIUM (Ry Associated Press.) NSW YORK, Nov. 2.-Tho Rocke feller Foundation hus determined tc employ its immense resources for re lief ?f noncombatants in the coun tries afflicted by the war. It stands ready to give "millions of dollars," il necessary. This was announced tn nipht by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. president of tho foundation. Tho foundation will send a com mission to rcurope in a few days to report as to how, wbon and where aid can he rendered mott effectively. At a cost ct $275,000 it already bas chartered ? Bhlp and loaded it with 4.0VU ions ot provisions ror Belgian rollet. Tho shin ls the Massapequc, thc largest neutral vessel now in New Yorfc harbor, lt will Ball Tuosda> morning direct; to Rotterdam with, a ccrtlilcaUon from the British con sui here that its cargo ls destined for ?HO of Belgian non-combatanta only. The. supplies will bc distributed by tho Belgian relief commission. Mr. rockefeller has been In com munication with Ambassador Page at London and made public a cablegram In which tho ambassador describes the dire need ot tho Belgians and aar? "it will require a million dol lars' a month for seven .or eight months to prevent starvation." "In fact." tho ambassador added "many will starve now boforo food cnn reach them." Mr. Rockefeller made it clear in his announcement that steps taken by Chp foundation "will ho absolutely! noutral." Tho commission /nf Inves tigation will he headed by Wickliffe Rose, a director general of tho Inter tint ional health commission. "This action will but supplement the public spirited efforts ot tho Bel gian, relief committee," said Mr Rockefeller In announcing the foun dation's plan. "Immediately upon receiving Am bassador Page's message the Rooke* fe ll or foundation enlisted tho coopera tion ot the. ?hipping department of the Standard Oil company of New York In securing tho vessel and at the same - time gladly availed itself ot.thc voluntary services of Mr. Lio nel Hagenaers, a Belgian, now resi dent In Now York and member ol the Belgian relief committee, In pur chasing the cargo. "The cargo will consist of: . "28,500 barrels of flour. "l-i,ooo packets (100 pounds each) of rico. "3.000 bags (200 pounds each) ol heans. "1,000 boxes (100 pounds each) ol bacon. "Tho British consul has kindly agreed to certify that these supplloi aro: absolutely for tho old of non combatants and should not bc delay ed In transit " OLE BATTERIES GERMANS KILLED will he driven from tho Belgian coast within a week. Allies Lo&tes Havo Be n Much. Len Hutu Germana hi Fighting. (By Associated Presa) Y ?Wf^u . -K,..~. ? . ?tm. - ..... . ? riwr? j VSVV "Tv"' - ? "c w?y tu Bruges how ts open to tho Allies, ow ing to their recapture of Routers and the Germana are digging new trench es behind Ghent with feverish energy. To do this- is to announce their re treat," This statoment 1? made In Gie Observer in a dispatch dated "Near the Franco-Belgian frontier." Tho message continues: - "? German officer captured yester day estimates that there have been 150,000 Germans ailed or wounded Since thc occupation of Ostend. Whole batteries and battalions have been an nihilated. Thousands have been drowned as tho result of the opening of dtkea. In hand to hand fighting the German losses have far exceeded those of Al Ilea. "The shattered German regiments are being given no tim* to reform. They ore abandoning their wounded, guns ead transports. Unless their fleet comes put to ere*** ft djv?re|ofl, tbey LONDON, Nov. 2.-"As showing the huge Gorman losses In the Ypres re gion lt is' stated the British soldiers havo burled more than 26,000 Ger mans."-Message to tho Weekly Dis patch. . "There are many great plies of Ger man'dead around Dlxmude. Dix miiHo is a heap of rul,?. The only inhabitant remanlnlng is an aged peasant. woman who retases to quit her ruined home. "German aeroplanos on Thursday landed five bombs in Ypres, wounded three people." Foley's Honey and Tar Com poa nd for Croup. Croup scares you. The loud hoarse j croupy cough, choking and gasping for J breath, labored breathing, call for im mediate relief. The very first doses of Fplcy'e Honey and Tar Compound will master tho croup, lt cuts the thick mucus, eloora away the phlegm and opens ap and eaaea the air passages. Harold Berg. Mass. , Mich., writes !'We givo Foley's Honey and Tar to bur children for croup and lt always act? quickly." Every user is a friend. Brans. Pharmacy. The .perso? who, leads, you Halo temp-J tatton seldom leads you out. r Uncle Dav True Friends. ?ld you ever think hov; transitory . most of tho friendships of life are- 1 how very SIIKM the tie that hinds us even to those whose company we en joy, and whose pleasure we would ' promote. How easily change of place I or circumstance crowds out the old ( occupants of the heart and welcomes new ones in! We are surrounded with pleasant people, their society (Ills : a large place in our lives, their rcs- I peet and esteem is highly valued; we are glad to receive and render fav ors; but lot uo be removed from them < but a short distance. Just so that the i eyes of our dally life do nat Interest < each other, and somehow they fade < Imperceptibly, but surely away, Just i as the mist fades or the closing day ' larkens. And tho death-they whose 1 liven, while living, seemed a necessity i to our own, and whose death was like ] an eclipse of all our Joyous being- i now easily we become accustomed to i their absence, and daily duties and i new-found loves bridge over the aw ful chasm and fill the gloomy chaos whloh their departure made. i But some friendships live; some : lov<> takes such deep hold upon the I heart that- I Time but the Impression stronger makes, .. Streams their channels deeper wear. 1 >H you ever go Into somo dear old < heme, where tho walls were hung < with glowing masterpieces of nature and life-grandeur to awe the soul, t.nd beauty to delight the eye, and where tho ceilings were illumined by ? (ho hand ot genius and radiant with the very smile and tdumps \)f art? \ These pictures may be moved some ? times for others; but tho frescoed miracles of art stay steadfast in their place. No chango disturbs them, hut there they remain, growing ripe ano mollow with age. Just so lt is with the heart. Many pleasant occupations '. come and go, but there aro those who stay. Uko tho frescoes on the walls , and arc an intogral portion of the heart itsolf. He who has such friends -whose memory ts a picture gallery. < where in frescoed beauty smile thc faces of unfading love-is rich in deed, rich in goods that cannot be purchased in the market, and whose value does not fluctuate with thc prlco of gold. That you and I. dear reader, may have such friends and deserve them, is the wish of Uncle Dave. A few days ago. Just as the sun was rising, lu the stillness of the beautiful morning wo heard tho rumble and roar of a great train leaving the dc- ; pot Turning our eyes that way, wo found the train Itself concealed from view, but Us progress was marked by tho great bursts of smoko which constantly rose from tho engine, mak- i lng tho changing position and prog- ? ross of thc train. Never before had wo seen such a trailing banner, full half a milo In length, as that englue ; bore through tho clear thin air of that frosty morn. Rolling out in groat black billows, it would widen and whiten, unroll and spread, and pile up In fantastic shapes, only to unroll again and take on other Bhapes more fantastic still, still rising higher and ; growing moro impalpable and elem- j until at last lt molted imperceptibly aWay, swallowed up by thc surround ing air. Looking at this wonderful, ever shifting and ever whitening panora ma,-we thought how Uko it was to the memory which a good man leaves be hind him. Seen in tho present, his life, at best, is full of imperfections, viewed with black lines of selfishness, ambition or greed-bujt, as thc years pass away, these fade out In the mel ? - . ? - ? ?? - * . a-.-.LUL'.HJ i uv. Mi'.iii ut mm-, n%3 ill m rt nuu o|n;un of them no more, and so at last his memory comes to be purified of all stain, and 's over after an inspiration for goodness and truth to all who think upon it; and the man himself, according to his position and influ ence, is enshrined In the lovo of friends and relatives or taken Into tho world'a wide heart, is cannonized as a saint and made a patent power forevermore. Happy they be, who leave such memories behind! It isn't necessary for a man to make a fool ot himself over a woman -unless bo does lt before he ls twen ty-flvo or after he ia seventy. Never threaten to kiss a girl-un less you make good; most girls bato a bluffer. . To be important is ono thing; but to feel important ? Th<*re you have the fellow who enjoys ht? own society. Eve would never ha? o become en ta?gled with the serpant If she had had another woman io gossip with. There's nothing so bard to ride as a young broncho," said Mox Cray to?. "Ob, I dont know," said L Did you ever try the water wagon? Our snecial tax of $105,000.000 which wo must pay Just because sev eral other nations are at war gives .... ? ......?...! 1.1.1 Mtm . ~ ._V._? ..._..!., ,.o m UBUiUi ?.??*. ?ko 1*7 Tr tint T..; nuUlU have to pay if we were t?.t war. Tho lesson should be worth.the price; It will be lt we profit hy lt, otherwise not It seems now that that famou* "tar iff for revenue only" doesn't produce tho revenue. What ls the best thing any one cad get tor his dinner? Hungry.. , A brand new one dollar bill was placed in Sam Whitton'? store win dow at Pendleton and offered for sale at KS cents. The bill remained in tho window five days before lt was sold. Because some men don't stand np for their town ls one of the reasons why their town looks so run down. lt ls a question sometimes whether a shingle ls need to bett-sr advaatage on the roof of a house or on the seat of a email boy's trousers. Lives of ftv? ?ea o?r rwiai tis e's Letter We can rl?o by mean? of toil, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the new turned soil. Sonic folks think so much about what they are going to do next that they can't give the right Hort of at entlon to what they aro doing now. Somo folks kick the preachers who \ro too great cowards to kick any body else. Some people find fault with mc be cause I don't suit them. That makes ne laugh. I never started out cspo .lally to suit Ibera. I never found but inc person In my Ufo whom I seemed io suit very well. That person ls my wife, and I sometimes discover that t do not suit her Just exactly. The bu siness of life is to do our part in it lust tho best wo know, how, and let ill those who whine because they arc not oui ted with us just go on whin ing If they Want to. Keep on smiling whether you have ?nything to smile.about or not, and you aro sure to run across something to Justify tho pleased expression be fore long. -UNCLE DAVES. ooooooooooooooooooo 1? " ? KARNHS NOTKS. 0 9 O I) O O O 0 0 (1 ? o o o o o O o o o o o <? Wc arc slow because we are not sure. I sometimes think I cnn wish for moro, and get less than any other man alive. Tho people advocate for others much that they do not do for themsel-. ves. Some tomboys become excellent wo men, but sissy-boys rarely becomo nice. Mrs. T. D. Tucker of llearomont, Ga., recently spent a week here at tho homo of A. P. Barkedale. Mrs. W. A. PetUgrew and Miss Rose . Tucker, Misses Kate Hutchinson, Jes- I Bio Herron, Iva Wiles. Mrs. S, A. ; Morgan and Miss Roso Tucker wero tn ? Anderson last week and the gossipers 3ay they can hear wedding bells al ready. Mr. J. Monroe Burriss of Hester was' here recently with relatives. Mr. T. 8. McCrary, John Wiles, Les ter Pettigrew, Charley -Drown and Hose Lan ton were in Anderson last week on Important business. A little child of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Barksdalo* bas been dangerously ill but ls now convalescing. Messrs. J. C. Strickland and J. C. Fields went to Belton las? Saturday to seo relatives. Mr. J. H. Barksdale of Hcardmont Qa., wes hero Saturday and Sun?ay viewing bis old stamping ground. Mrs. G. W. Brown ia ai home nov,-, having spent a week m borgia with nor daughter, Mrs. Lem Mauldln. Mr. J. W. Burlies of Calhoun Palls was her<- Saturday and Sunday. Mr. J. J. Bonds and daughter, M i HS Mildred from Clear Creek were here recently with friends and relatives. Rev. C. W. Steno lilied t j appoint ment 1? re Saturday and Sunday and Ka ve hearers two good sermons. The se rctary's report of the Sunday school v.-as very good. Your superin tendent will he glad to see you all jut ar lin next Sunday and bring some <>ne with you. Don't forset that the M "?lier's class meets every SUIK lay and the teacher will be glad to see you out. Try to get thc habit of going o Sunday Behool and there cultivate [hat habit. If you are a mother, thia means you. VVonien Suffer Terribly From Kidney Trouble. Around on her feet all day-no won der a .ven?an hos backache, headache, stiff swollen joints, weariness, poor sleep and kidney trouble. Foley Kid soy Pilla g.7C quick relief for these trouliles. They strengthen tho kid noys - tako away tho aches, pain and weariness, weak back and swollen KCbiuR joints due to kidney and blad der trouble. Try Foley Kidney Pills and see how much better you feel. Evans Pharmacy. ooooooooooooooooo o o o RIDGEWAY ITEMS o o o ooooooooooooooooo The farmers of this section are busy picking cotton and sowing grain. But the biggest portion of the cotton is al ready picked. Miss Elise Rainey hos been very sick but is improving rapidly. Mrs. T. L. and J. H. Rnlney visited Mrs. Dean Hall Thursday. Several of tho people of this commu nity attonded the Wild West 8how. The teachers and Dart of the pupils' ii tended the Hallowe'en party at Starr High school. Best Cough Medicine for Children. "Tnrce years ago when I was living in Pittsburg ono of my children had a hard cold and coughed dreadfully. I'pon the advice of a ruggiBt I pur chased a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and it bencfltted him at onco. I fl nd it the best cough med icine for children because it is pleas ant to take. They do not object to taking |t," writes Mrs. Lafayette Tuck, Homer City, Pa. This remedy contains no opinion or other narco tic, and may be given to a child aid confidently oe to an adult. Sold by all dealers. Considerable Feeling Against War, NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-James Lar kin, tho Irish labor leader, who ar rived hero tonight on thc Amerlvnn liner St. Louis, said there was con siderable feeling in England, Ire land,. Wales and Scotland again*! the war. Most of the Irishmen who haye cone to thc war. he Bald, are terri torials. p o o STARR NEWS o o o oooooooo ooo o o o o o STARR, Nov. 3.-The Hallowe'en party on last Friday night In the school building was a success in every particular. Tho children enjoyed to thc fullest seeing thc witches and ! ghosts and especially tao old lady I with 100 pockets, all filled with del icious candies and luscious fruits. J Tho patrons and friends pf the school here, are sincerely urged to I come out to the school building this I evening at 8 o'clock to hear Miss Mag i gie Carlington. * Rev. W. B. Hawkins with his child ren, Albert, Charlie and Margaret, and Misses Kennerly and Galloway, all ot Townvlllc, visited in Starr on last Saturday. Miss Annie Shirley spent the .vcek end in Anderson with, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Shirley. Messrs. T. B. Jones and Frank Hawkins with Miss Nell Kellett of Townville spent the week-end with Mr. and. Mrs. C. C. Jone's. Mrs. C. C. Smith, with her little daughter, Cecil and Raymond Dodson spent part of the past week hero with relatives. Miss Annie Mae, Master Dean, and little Miss Elizabeth Russell of An derson, spent the week-ehd with-their undo and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Dean. Mr. Clyde Shirley of the South Caro lina visited friends here the past week. Mr. HCSB of Pittsburg, Penn., has lo rai cd here and opened up a barber shop over the band building. TURVILLE SCHOOL NEWS. Our school building bas undergone a vast improvement since the opening of school. I The walls have been made attrac tive by new pictures, the blackboards lu? ve bad chalk holders attached to them, a teachers' desk has been placed in each room; a flower and newspaper stand has been placed in tho vcatibule and numerous other' lit tle improvements have been made. On,'tho outside of tho building a number of improvements have been made alco. Swings for thc pleasure of thc girls, jumping apparatus and other'things for the days. Another improvement is: Old Glory floating over the building. This work has been done by the boys of our school. The older boys superintended it and also helped to do thc real work. On Monday, October 20, the class officers were elected. For senior class: Pr?sidant Paul Smith; vice president, Sam Ea. la; secretary and treasurer. Miss Ruby Reer ea For junior class, president, Otis Bolt; vice-president, Miss Mae Shirley; sec retary, and treasurer, Miss Alllne Led betttr. - '" . :,f* . ' (MISS) WINNIE CRUSES, Cor.-Scc. IDEAL GROCERIES AT IDEAL PRICES Pancake flour, two packages for..25c Buckwheat flour, two pack ages for. ..25c Malaga grapes at, per pound. .. .. 20c Fla. Oranges, at 20c and 25c Kalamazoo celery at 10c, 3 for 25c. Sweet potatoes at, a peck ..35c Kingans Reliable hams and breakfast bacon, just the thing for breakfast now. New lines of cerials just tn. Okra and tomatoes at, a can. .. 10c Pie peaches at, a can? . loc New lines of cereals just in. Blackberries, at 10c and i5c a can. Red Raspberries, while they last-regular 35c can at.20c White "Royal Anne" Cher ries-regular 35c value . at.30c Don't fail to include with your order three can? of the famous,., and., delightful "Golden. . Glow" coffee; Satiof, ction guaranteed?. California peaches .2 for 25c Cooking apples, peck . .25c Black walnuts, quart .... 5c Mince meat, package . .toe Bring your coupons here for "Clean Easy" soap. We will gladly redeem them for you. The Idea) 309 N. Main St., ANDERSON, S~ C. Phone 471. ai ? We beg m announce that on I hurray, Friday and Saturday, November 5,6, and 7th, we will open our place at No. 130 West Benson Street to the public and YOU are Cordially Invited to come in and see the beautiful line of magnificent inanes and organs weihive ott display. Whethe you contemplate the purchase of a piano or organ, or not, we wish you to call and pay us a visit; your mere presence will add pleasure to the occasion, and we aili? *lv hop? that you wUl call Thursday. Friday or Saturday. The v&mhw>t Piano and Organ store will oe an innovation for Anderson, for the PURCHASE OUTRIGHT all plt?o^ and organs carried in stock, PAYING SPOT CM$H ipr them-hence our ability tbsel} th?m MUCH CHEAPER than the "other fellow.'* : s <?:i?$y?? iJf?T,#^ ?"** hear these ' P^^jjMM^ TW ?ES.T manufactured? body; andJOMEMBER that we are going to sell Pianos and Organs CH??P?R thai have EVER BEEN SOLD in South Carolina. Yoii Are Most Cordially Invited o Come. M. M. P?TT?KSO?, Manager. N*>. 130West Benson Street