MM Ml Ml IH>I S|Mr VltAl Itr VOl.l Tlu\ SPARS l OU. M'sri? I i?H I IM. UiUK'i WAV I <>>iiI Forces i npturr Tsarl ? \ wireless from Russia: To army organizations and com iiilaaaiies: "The revolt against the Bolshevik Is increasing in Petrograd. Today opOl attacks against them began a id fusn lades are taking place In tho street at aoioe places. The telephone is i, the banda of the Junkers. The Dow mln was occupied by the gene a 1 committee, which have rece ved th< Holahevikl guards S "In Moscow the Red Out nl w.i> defeated. Premier Kerensky will approach Petrograd toward evening. Ccmmui i cation with him has been established A delegation ffom the commltteo for saving the country and the revolution baa been sent to M. Kerensky Liquidation of the Ifolshc.ikl ad venture is only a matter of days o: hours. For the more successf ul lupil datlon of this adventure It is n- i i - ssry that all democratic forces unit* around the All-Husshin comm Roe fo saving the country and the revohi Ron." Another Rusalan wireless dlspstc'i says: "A regiment faithful to the govern ment and the revolution. :n fu! agreement with the Cossacks, he Hoi dtera' and Workmen's relegates and all democratic organizations. occupied the town of Tsarskoe-Selo I ml tie chief radio telegraphic station. Th rebels are retiring In disorderly mob on Petrograd. "Severe measures are belnjt taken against marauders a; Those caught with stolen go->ds arc being shot iinrn? di ately. Thos ? gull*, of rebellion are being handed ovo to the military roeoRrltonary court." A proclamation "has been Is ued "to the soldiers of Petrograd" hy M Ma! coakl. who describes himself as member of the All-Busslan commit1 for saving the countrv and the revo Union, and sa commissary of the Pe trogrud military district. This pro Ismailen Is given as follows in wireless measage from Petrograd: iallant regiments from tre front faithful to the revolution and the 'ountry have approached the capital In order that there be no shedding o Innocent blood, arrest Immediately al those who are betraying and ruining the country. In order to Indicate which rogl ments are faithful and delegation* to the regiments moving from tin front " An ?Flxchango Telegraph dlspatc.i from Petrograd dated HrtMrdav say the news that Premier Kerensky ?riu spproachlng the capital caused R groat sensation and that a collision was expected momentarily at th time the mesaage was til* I KeOorta from Moscow to Petrozr.nl the dispatch continues, state that I majority of the Sold ers and WosH gOSSj's I ?? legates there voted to sup port Ihe Petrograd P.olsbevlkl. but th Cossacks declined to do so .'.nd an working with other elements In 01 ganIsing opposition. The goiernmen instttations in Moscow, Including th< arseiuiIs telfgrai Ii olth es. hanks an railway stations are id to ha\? passed into the hands of the Bolsh I vikl. Adln Iral \ ri-dei \ jU I. mine tc o marine, was released on Friday, IhOS idvlees state, and invited to assume his dotles. M. Nikitin. minist?r of tin Interior, und M. Uvnzdeff, mlilst?r o labor, also were released. Althouirl the mlnistei* made great efforts to perstaVle the garrison to rem.'in at it post, the Winter Palace capitulated after a large bomb had been throw inside. Possums are ripe, but like prettx much, everyhlng else tle\ ure oi.t of renk of common folka?KnoxvflU Journal and Tftbune. CONTROL OF COTTON KURD. Mr. Hoover Send* Out Special In? struction to dinners and Crush Cotton ginncrs and oottontood crushers have received from Mr. Hoover the following special regula tions for licensees engaged in the bus InOM Of ginning, crushing, refining ?Ad dealing in cotton seed, cottonseed i oil. cottonseed meal, cottonseed cake peanut oil, soya bean oil, palm I oil and copra oil, peanut meal am) ?Qgl bean meal: "Kule l. The licensee shall not knowingly buy or contract to buy any of the ?thove commodities from or sell or contract to sell any such commod? ities to any person, tirm, corporation or association required to have a li? cense under any proclamation issued by the president, who does not have such license or whose license has been revoked. "Kule 2. The licensee shall not re eeive any commodity specified In his lieon.se in excess of his futilities to stOfe same ami shall not store on the ground, in any building or other place, in such a manner that damage or waste will tend to result to such commodity from weather conditions - or other causes. I "Kule 3. The licensee shall state his license number to the railway or t Other transportation company trans? porting licensed products and shall place such n nnher on the bill of lad? ing, s I "Kulei 4. The licensee shall not i without the written consent of th ? ? United States food administrator sei* < or use cotton seed for feed or fer l llizer. "Kule 5. !:JVery licensee, ownim . ? controlling c ? operating a ginnery ? shall Noun t; >cd cotton and separate the seed from the lint In an efficient ; manner. He shall not add to or mix with any cotton seed any matte: i which may OT may not have been sop arated lit the process of ginning, No such licensee shall mfl.ke any unrea? sonable charge for the service of cleaning SOOd cotton or separating the seed from the lint. "Kule 6. \o licensee, except licen? sees for the crushing of cotton seed, shall store, keep on band or have in his possession or under control by contract or other arrangement. a?: amount of crdton seed exceeding 1"' tons for * longer period thai; Sfl days except with the written consent ot the United States food administrate or bis duly authorised agent. "Rule 7. \very licensee ' en pan In the crushln? of cotton seed sh ill i < subjee to the following rules, pf ? viding that hi any special instance tbe United States food administrator may Issue a SPOOlal permit author!/ Ing an exception to be made: ,- time any contract fof the iSlS 01 i ottonseed oil. l eanut oh. roya hfjsjn oil, palm oil or coots oil for shipment oi delivery none than fonr month tftef th?- making of'ouch eontfnOt. "Role i" No lleensoe shall beep on fa ind or have it possession or undci his control by contract or other ar? rangement at any time, any cotton need oil, meal or cake, peanut oil or meul, soya bean oil or meal, palm oil or copra soil in a quantity in oXOOM of the reasonable requirements of lib business for use or sale by him ttt a raaaonable time, provided that this rule shall not be held to modify Ruts 7 relating to the crusher. "Rule 11. The license:; shall sell the com mod 11 ies specified in his li? cence at not more than a reasonable advance over the actual cost to the li? censee of the particular commodity sold without regard to the market or replacement value at the time of sale. When the character of the bus ; ir.ess of the licensee Is such that it is impossible to keep separate the par j ticular commodities, and the pur? chase and manufacturing costs of same, the licensee may, in determin? ing his protit, consider as the cost price of the goods sold the average Coal price of the total stock of the j commodity from which the amount sold was taken. The licensee who operates one or more cotton ginner ? les, crushing mills or refln ndes, shall keep separate accounts and make re? ports to show separately the opera? tion of each; for the purpose of this rule, each cotton ginnery, crushing mill or refinery shall he considered as a unit and the licensee shall not be permitted to average any costs, prollU. or losses between such separate ? units." (?overnineut Crop Report. _ Washington, Nov. 8.?A summary of the November crop report for the State of South Carolina, and for the 'Cubed Statut. i year, and the second the average oi November 1 last year: Wheat, 293 and 179 cents per bush el. Corn, 200 and 112. Oats, 114 am. 75. Potatoes, 214 and 166. Hav $19.20 and $16.90 per ton. Cotton 27.3 and 18.3 cents per pound, fetes 41 and 29 cents per dozen. United states. Corn?Production this year 1,190,1 000,000; last year, December esti mate, 2,583,241,000 bushels. Wheat?This year, 859,797,00? bushels; last year, December esti mate, 639,886,000 bushels Oats- This year, 1,580,714,00? bushels; last year, December esti? mate, 1,251,992,000 bushels. Tobacco?This year, 1,190,000,00t pounds; hist year, December esti mate, 1,150,622,000 pounds. Potatoes?This year, 4 4 0,000,00' bushels; last year, December estimate 285,437.000 bushels. Sweet potatoes?This year, 84, 700,000 bushels; last year, Decembe eottmato, 70,955,000 bushels. All hay?This yoar, 91,715,00' tons; last year, Docombor estimate 109,786,000 tons. Apples (agricultural crop)?Thf year, 69,300,000 barrels of V, bushels lasi year, December estimate, 67, 415,000 barrels. Peaches?This year, 42,600,00' bushels; last year, December esti mate, 30,911,1)00 bushels. (?ranges November 1 eondttioi B 1.6, comp.ited with the 10-year cor. dltlon of 85.9. cotton Sepember 26 forecast) 12, 047,000 bales; production last yeai Census, 11,449,930 bales. Prices- -The first price given bolov is the average on November 1 thii year, nhd the second the average 01 November 1 last year: Wheat, 20O.O and 1 r,s. 1 cents pe bUthoL Com. 140.0 and 85.0 cents Mats. 0 1.7 .and 49.0 cents. Potatom 128.0 and 136.7 cents. Hay, $15.??' and $9 99 per ton. Cotton, 27.3 and |fl 0 cents per pound. Eggs, .".9.4 an 1 32.2 cents per dozen, mi nw WOTIIKIt CiRKAT ?RE IX IN? DUSTRIAL PLANT. Wavliliuiii Wire Company Wiped <)ut With Lose Of *'-\000,000?Was WOrUIng on Orden for Govern? ment. New York, Nov. 11.? New York City's water front was the scene of another disastrous lire today when the factory of the Washburn Wire Company, which was working on large cor orders lor the I'nited Stales gov? ernment, was destroyed with an esti? mated loss of nearly $2,000,000. The Patrolman who discovered the tin; said he found three separate blazes at different places in the factory, which I was housed in a series of bulldlngl ex? tending from One Hundred and Sev? enteenth to One Hundred and Eight? eenth Streets and half a block deer, on the East liiver front in Harlem. Daniel C. Turner, general managet of the company, told Fire Marsha Brophy that German! and 20( Austrians were included in the fore* Of 1,000 employees in the factory ant I that .ill of the Hermans except ont had zone permits iasued by the fed eral government. Fourteen nation a lilies are represented among th< workmen, it is said. Fire Marshal Urophy has summon ed Mr. Turner and a score of em ployeoi to appear at a hearing befor. him tomorrow. The lire, one of the most spectac ular of recent years, started shortlj after noon and was not brought undei control until 4 o'clock. The buiding; ranged from two to six stories it height and only parts of two of then remain standing. Tenement house; nearby were emptied of occupants ant ir was only after the greatest strug gle by firemen that the Harnes wer? confined to the factory. Five flremei were injured by falling walls and i water tower was demolished under at avalanche of bricks. Tons of barbe< and other wire, placed on the side walks preparatory1 to loading tomor row and scattered through the fac tory were destroyed. The flames apparently enveloped tin different [buildings simultaneously Five alarms called out all the tlr. lighting apparatus in a large district This was augmented by a lleet of fin patrol boats anil railroad floats equip ped with high pressure hose. A series of explosions, caused whei the flames reached oil accumulation: In the machinery, added to the dange of the fire. Rome of the explosion caused doors and walls to collapse sending up great clouds of spark that flew to nearby buildings. Store of material used in manufacturing insulation gave out a heavy blac! smoke which, with the terrific heat kept the fire fighters at least a hal j block from the factory. The Patriotic League. The Patriotic league is not an or ganization. It is an idea. It is a pa triotic opportunity for the girl in th? home, in school, in business and in dustry. It is an opportunity to render so cial service to her community ant country. It is a pledge to live up to the high est standards of character and honoi and by helping others to do the same This, in brief, is the meaning o the Patrioiic League, as Miss Mc? Kinley, National Secretary of the Y W. C. A., interpreted it to thirty in? terested women at the parlor meeting at Mrs. R. Dozier Lee's house Sunda> afternoon. Miss McKinley's charming person? ality held her audience in absorbed attention as in frank and simple stylt she unfolded the story of the wai dangers to the young girl. The wo men present all volunteered to explain the league to their church and Othei societies, and soon, undoubtedly, there will be in Sumter, probably attached to the Red Cross, the Jolly Jims and the different ohurch societies, a Pa? triotic League for Women. Miss Mc? Kinley will send printed information shortly and anyone wishing to lean more about the service to protect .oung girls, may apply to Mrs. Join Sumter or Mrs. R. Dozier Leo. Assistant Cashier Resigns St. Matthews, Nov. 10.?BarrlngtOI C. King, who for the past severa1 ears has been assistant cashier at tin Home Hank, has tendered his resig nation and has severed his connectioi with the hank. Mr. Kinu's resigns ion was accepted with reluctance bj he bank officials. During the last rear. Mr. King has had considerabh rouble with his eyes and his sight iad become so far impaired that hi Found work too great a tax opoi hem. Mr. King has made a desir ihle connection and about the firs >f January will open up a gentlemen's 'urnlshlng store he re. Again Hie Japanese are mlsbehav ng in China. Japan's pledge not t? tppress Chins doei not seem to i> binding.?Florida Times-Union. ELlil?TT COMMUNITY FAIR. I A Largely Attended and Successful Exhibit of Resources of Lee Coun? ty. ! The little, hustling io\vn of Elliott*1 j In Lee county, boasting one of the I most modern school buildings and I best schools in the Pee Dec section of j South Carolina may be said to havt I "taken the rag off the bush" when it came to putting on a Community Fair ' which was held at the school building and grounds last Friday, November , 9th. I At least one thousand people from several counties were present. The , j exercises were opened with a public J meeting in the large school audi ; torium and presided over by Mr. S. ? l _ j M. Welch, the efficient farm demon . jstrator of Lee County. Hon. Asbury . IF. Lever, member congress from the . Seventh South Carolina District and >; the chairman of the House Commit? tee on Agriculture, was the special . honor guest and speaker of the oc I i casion. About four hundred men and 1 j ): women were In he auditorium when , j he started to speak and the standing ? Iroom sign had to be hung out short I ly after he started. Mr. Lever in his . scholarly and forcible manner elo . quently defended the president of the ; United States and government there? of and explained in detailed and . comprehensive manner just why the . United States could not honorably avoid further benevolent neutrality, if we expected to defend our rights . and command the respect of the bal f ance of the world. He was enthus ,? iastically applauded time and again. ^ The community fair was opened U|i 1 by a grand parade of beautifully ! decorated automobiles tilled with | numbers of pretty and charming 1 young women attired in Red Crost . uniform and veil.s and in allegorical _? uniforms representing the United ^ States government and other insignia* i of the patriotism of our country and x Lee County in particular. The pa \ radO formed at the station in Elliott . and wound its wray to the modern . brick school building which would b? . a credit to a city of twenty-five thou? sand population. f On the grounds were located thf agricultural, poultry, and live stocH I departmenta. Here Lee county show? ed up in fine style as one of the c. leaders of diversification, and insld? . the building, in several rooms, con servation wras exemplified in practica ^ as well as "mouth watering" style I Cotton of the long staple variety sweet potatoes weighing as much as I ten and a-half pounds and averaginf up tt) four pounds, pumpkins, Irisr t potatoes, riee, wheat, corn, oats, whin s pepper eggs, sugar cane millet, peai I of several varieties, beans, rye, ir ^ fact almost everything that Carolina! combination of fertile soils and c)i f mate can produce were on exhibitior in the agricultural departments. In the poultry exhibit were evcrj variety of improved varieties of chick? ens, pigeons, g?ese, ducks, and turkie*? and the fowl all were magnificent specimens of the improved varieties The cattle and swine exhibits were not numerous but were great indeed in quality. } Inside of the building was where one received the greatest idea of what organization will accomplish. The home demonstration, canning and tomato clubs, the Elliott school booth, and the domestic science and household art departments were eye openers to every one except the la? dies and the girls who made these ? delightful articles to eat and to wear. The fancy work department was unusually fine. But In the several de? partments of domestic science it was I easily seen that Lee county, and th< Elliott school section particularly are up with the times on food production and conservation in an extraordinary way that would tickle the palates (if they could get a taste of some of the good things to eat) and make the mouths of President Wlloon an Food Dictator Hoover water to view the same. After the mornings' exercises* the good ladies of Elliot and surrounding territory took pity on those who had been made hungry from vowing the thouoandl of jars of preserves, vege? tables, pickles, home made bread, etc. in the various booths and exhibits. These good and charming ladies then proceeded to prove in a very prac? tical manner that i^ee county women and girls know how to cook. A most delicious and varied lunch was served composed of friend and stewed oysters, sandwiches and salad courses, cokes of more different varieties ami dellghtfulneeg than could DO remem? bered although this scribe had to eat some of every kind; ice cream, and coffee. Elliott and that portion of Lee County represented in the Elliott Community Fair made a wonderful and entertaining, as well as instruc? tive and Inspiring demonstration ot home economics, diversification and conservation. Tho committee in charge were Prof. J. W. Shealey. principal of El Hot HiKh School; Mrs. Charles Lu aoua, Mrs. Dr. Mat hews. Mr L. P. r. Welch, assisted iy Farm Demon! tor S. M. Welch and numerous la? and gentlemen, patrons of the sch^ After the fair was over Mr. lt. I Cooper, Jr., one of Lee counties cle?^ 'erest young gemlemen and manage! f the Mimosa Juernsey Dasry IM Breeding Farm? of Wisacky, in Lee County, took the Sumter County Farm .Demonstrator, J F. Williams and the Managing Secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, E. I. Reunion, i over to the Mimosa Farm to show the Gamecock County visitors Just what Mr. Coope r and several of his neighbors are cVing in the "Guernsey Center of South Carolina." Here an up to date bree ling and dairy farm was shown, an^ an institution that will prove to be worth hundreds of. thousands of dollars to South Caro? lina as an exan pie of modern dairy ? ing and improved varieties of cattle. During the past twenty-seven months the Messrs. R. Bf. Cooper, Sr., and R. M. Cooper, Jr., and the Messrs. Play? ers, Mooneyhan s, and several others I have invested something more than 'sixty thousand dollars in Guernsey stock and dairi and breeding farm equipment. The latest improved methods of dairying includ ng disease prevention j and modern n ethods of sanitation are in vogue or* all of ?fliese neighbor? hood farms. Hundreds of cans of , j milk are shipped dally to different i distant points. Thousands of dollars j are brought into that neighborhood, soils are impro ved, and commercial fertilizer bills cut down to a mini? mum, and the county made much wealthier ther* by. Altogether speaking Elliott, Wi? sacky and Lee county are to be con? gratulated for their progressiveness and modern methods, and last but not least by a long :mot for their courteous treatment and hospitality to visitors. FOR WORMS IS XWCKESH. Poultry Raiser Finds Remedy Recom? mended Very Successful "Very successful" is the way a Mas? sachusetts poultry raiser describes a. remedy for worms in chickens, sug? gested to him by a United States De? partment of Agriculture official after recommendath n by investigators in the Califorla Agricultural Experi? ment Station. The poultry raiser added, in his letter of thar s, that thorough trials of other remedies had failed. That which he praised follows: SuggoHted Treatment. "Give the c dekens no food or wa? ter for 24 hoiurs before treating; then feed them half the usual amount of ground feed in which has been mixed llnely choppe- tobacco stems soaked for two hour- in all "the water they will absorb. One pound of tobacco stems (weighed before soaking) is sufficient for loo birds. Two hours after the ch okens have eaten the medicated mash, give them ons fourth of the usual ration of ground teed mixed With water in which Ep? som salt has !>een dissolved, using 11 ounces of Epsom salt for 100 birds. To reduce the chances of further infestation al! manure and loose dirt Should be removed from the chlck-m card and the pens and roosts thor? oughly scalded and cleansed with hoi water." Herr Erezterger says that Ger? many is sJrefidy a democracy. Which shows you tfc .t there is at least one German who has a sense of humor.?* Greenwood J , arnal. The EnglisV have taken Beersheba. Now let them gather in Dan and the intervening erritory. ? Greensboro News. And Mayor Mitchel, it seems, was not able to accomplish the Hylan Hag.?Asheville Citizen. LOOK HERE FOR IT. Many a Sumter Reader Will be Inter? ested. When peor e read about the cures made by a medicine endorsed from far away, is it surprising- that they wonder if the statements are true? But when th< > read of cases right here at home positive proof is with? in their reach for close investigation is an easy rn:* ter. Read this Sumter endorsement T Down's Kidney Pills: W. M. F lsom. proprietor dry goods store. Main Street, says: My back ached nearly all of the time and whe i I made a quick movo sharp pains s irted through me. Af? ter Bitting do vn for awhile, I had to lift myself up. The kidney secretions w re highly colored and contained sediment. Doan's Kidney Fils relieved the backache and pains and I could root much better." (State? ment given Much 17, 190?.) On January 11, 1915 Mr. Folsom said: "The !>enefit Doan's Kidney Pills brought me has Tasted." Price fd?c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kldne Pills?the same that Mr. Folsom \as twice pubflcly rec? ommended. Foster-Mtlhura Co., Props., Buffalo, N. T. (A2)