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CHIEF BEHRENS WAS IN COT YESTERDAY MADE ADDRESS LAST NIGHT TO FIREMEN, AND CITY OFFICIALS TOURING THE STATE And is Giving Instructions About Fire Prevention and Tow to Successfully Fight Them. Chief Behrens of the Charleston Fire Department and president of tho South Carolina Firemen's association was in the city yesterday in his tour over the state giving instructions in regard to <he prevention a:.;l fighting of fires and last night addressed -the members of the local fire department, the mayor, members of council an others. Chief Behrens instead of going to the National Firemen's convention this yenr is traveling over the state at the request of Insurance Commissioner .McMastor, visiting the principal towns and cities and telling them how lie has been so successful In com batting fires. Last night in his speech he urged that measures be taken In Anderson that would insure better protection. He stated that the equipment was not largo enougli and that the water pres Bure was not strong enough. Jlis Address. His address was as follows: At the request of Insurance Com missioner McMaster and as president of the South Carolina State Firemen's association, I nm here today to address you on the subjects of: First: Fire prevention. Second: Benefits of inspection of buildings by firemen. Third: {extinguishing fires so us to decrease water damages. The subpect of inspection by the members of the fire department has been dlscu&?c? in practically every "hr department of any importance, and I do not propose to go into the subject from a tlieoratical standpoint, but rather wisli to show what the de partment to which I belong has done and is doing and to give the- reasons underlying "what we do. There are two principal reasons un derlying inspection by the fire de partment. Ono IB to educate the fire men; and . the other to see that the laws of the city or state are carried out. If a fire department keeps down the Ifre loss and keeps its city in a cafe condition by reducing the fire risk to a minimum, -lt has done next to the best possible work in public service. We all know that the annual fire loss of this country ls enormous, and fi TAKE MY ADVICE -Mr. Squeegee "There are some motorists who seem to expect tire trouble-think that, like measles, you've got to have 'em. I Prescribe DIAMOND .Squeegee Tread TIRES .WM tf mi i ai> 111 for Sala hf fiat this lons is increasing. We also now that the only remedy we can se to reduce this fire waste ls the onstant application of fire prevention nd Increased efficiency of our fire de artments. The average per capita fire loss in ic United States Is three dollars, 'he per capita losses of European Itles run from twenty-five cents for ierlln, thirty-cents for Bremen, forty even cents for Paris, flty cents or ondon to oae dollar and forty-two enta for Petrograd. In six European ountries the average fire loss thlrty Sree cents per capita. In these countries there are eight ires each year for each ten thousand f the population. .In the United tateB there are forty-five for each ?n thousand inhabitants. The chief reason for the greater ire loss in the United States is our arelessness. Each citizen in this ountry payH a tax of three dollars a ear because somebody throws burn ig matches or cigarettes, or cigar tubs around carelessly; or because allroad locomotives rush through the ountry throwing aparks upon in lammable material. Insurance rates in this country are o high as to be almost a hardship o the property owner. They are igh because of the national vice of egligcnce. Bccauae the general pub ic do not take a special precaution a prevent fires. Much can be accomplished through ;gislatlon, as well as education, aa carly f>0 to 70 per cent of fires are reventable. By education, I moan calling atten lon of the public at large to the inan er in which fires can be prevented, ly legislation, I mean the enacting f suitable building codes, looking to ward the prevention of fires, and nactment and enforcement of bulld og code and fire prevention ordl ancea. Fire protection will never be taken criously until the property holder calizos that the insurance companies lo not pay the losses. Were every Ire insurunce company to be legis fited out of existence tomorrow, . our itizens would almost immediately un icrgo a change of heart. Every law aaklng body would buay itself with ire pr?vention measures, and the iroperty holder would bc insistent or this legislation. Thc only dlffer ncc between Buch a condition and bat unde?* which we are now living, B that without insurance companies ?ie Individual would bear bia own oases, while under the System now lad, the community bears it for him; he insurance company acting as thc ollector and distributor of the as essuient. Hence it is that careless tess and every criminal act resulting n a fire are paid for by thc commun i y at large. Let the chiefs, in theil ire prevention work, bein drive this act home to the people, and I hav< io hesitation in saying that when 1 ?willy dawns on them as an inconlro 'ertlble truth, great headway will bi nade in tho desired direction. Two-thirds or three-fourths of oui ires are preventable. Hoar? Not bj tutting them out before tlity get wei tarted, but by preventing them fron tarting at all. That's tne best les ion you have to learn. Our law- provides that the "Chief >f the fire department shall have th .ight at all reasonable hours for th mrpose of examination, to enter inti ind upon all buildings and premise v 1th In their jurisdiction. Wilone ve my said officer shall find in any build ng or upon any premises combustibl nateriai or Inflammable condition! langerous to the safety of such build ng or premises, they shall order th tame to be removed and such onie mall be forthwith complied with b he owner or occupant of said build ng or premises. Anyone failing t mmplly with the orders of the ai aorltles, shall bc punished by a fin if not less than ten dollars for eac lays neglect." Are yon complying with this law .re you enforcing it? If not, beg! .ow thoroughly yet in a courteou nsnner. You may find some oppos ion at first but, eventually, perfora ng this duty will bring commcndatlo 'or both the man and the profession Our legislators, recognizing an I predating the difficult and dei ??rous duties of the firemen, have 1 elr wisdom, imposed a tax of ot per cent, upon all fire insurance pn ulmus collected in the different dtl< md towns of South Carolina for tl firemen of the state known tl 'Firemen's Tax Fund." The cond tions of which are that no city < town is entitled to share In thei funds for its firemen unless it has regularly organized, fire departmen und furthermore must have fire a; paratas and equipment in serviceab condition valued at not less than oi thousand dollars. It ls very impo tant here to call your attention to tl [set that in the next six months, a :ording to tho law "every city ai town must pass suitable ordlnanc o be approved by the Insurance cor missioner of our state, providing building and Inspection code for tl proper erection and inspection of s Kindinga in the said respective towt ind cities, so aa to eliminate, so fi is may be the danger of fire arish from defective construction, and tl presenco and existence of inflammafa ind combustible materials and cond Jons." Is lt not tn keeping with ad van & deas that we awake to the Importan >f fire prevention? Most emphatic* ly yes, and he who disregards lt behind the tim?. Stricter buildii regulations aro ia prime essential ?very city, towri ?nd village tn I United States where less ty? fire mormons, and now the question I Flow ls this great loss to be decres Kif One way ts to see that eve ratlding erected . shall be under t inpervlalon of a building Inspect o fie should take care of the interest he owner, bnt his first duty shot >e to his community. I sm sure ita rhen our Cities and towns adopt pr >*r building codes and have inept fons, the fire waste of South Cai Ina will be greatly diminished, a nsurance rates decreased, there laving thousands of dollars to the I (J I it Burance companies by reduced losses I U as well as to our citizens by reduc ed rates. Now Just a few words as to Use benefits derived by the department from systematic inspection. Educa tion has come to mean a thorough and intelligent knowledge of your parti cular Job-and a firemen has to be made-Just as a man in any otlter trade or profession is made', by edu cating him in fire fighting. Many years ago I inaugurated building inspection in the Charleston department. At first it was not properly appreciated by the men, but it became more interesting and im pressive, and after several bad look ing fires had been readily cut ott because the' men knew the buildings, the inspection system became a very important duty, and one that was heartily executed. I will say, as chief that I have maintained building inspection for severaf years un to the present, along with training in fire prevention, and building Inspection will be carried out by any fire depart ment that I command, because know from personal experience the valuable results of this work, know that fire prevention and build lng Inspection are paying proposl tiona to the fire department and to the city I represent. One benefit ls the saving of insurance that comes not only to the owner of a building but to the tenant as the rating bureau when fixing insurance rates makes the rate as conditions exist at the time of inspection, and charges a pen alty to? fire hazards and defects. Both the building and the contents must bear this penalty, but when fire haz ards or defects are corrected the pen alty is removed; so the fire depart ment which carries on this work may be sure that they are not only bene fitting themselves, but the public os well. I deem it here proper to mention a fow points of prevention that should bp carefully noted by the firemen on their rounds of inspection which I hope may prove of some benefit. Look out for danger from the dis posal of ashes. See that there are metal or sand boxes under stoves. Insist on stove pipes being safely and properly secured. Guard against defective flues and defective fire hearths. Pay special attention to collars and attics where inflammable materials are likely to be stored. Likewise pay special attention to the storage of dangerous chemicals that when ignltea ar? combustible, or from which poisonous fumes emanate, BO that the lives of thc fire men may be safe guarded Carefully locate stairways, elevator shafts and fire escapes Study each building in relation to ignition to or from adjacent building; consider lt also in regard to its own construction iwlth a view to anticip?t lng the travel of fire In event of its origin in any part of the building; in thia way the problem ma/ be studied out a leisure and if the worst happens the extinguishment may be accom plished scientifically, for each build lng presents a different type of fire to combat. Take your officers into consultation with you in these matters and thereby make their time between fires both Interesting to themselves and valuable to the department and the community it serves. Tho following pl-?n I have adopted In my city with satisfactory results Onco each month or oftener, deemed advisable, all buildings In tho mercantile section are inspected. This territory is. divided into eleven dis tricts . with a foreman and assistant foreman at the head of, are responsi ble * for, each district. These fore men aro required to change districts in rotation every month, and also to report to headquarters any defects found. The number of building inspected by our department in Charleston dur ing the last year was 8,510. and I find that these inspections greatly reduc ed the number of alarms and pre vented great loss. I find this sys tem, moreover, very beneficial, botli in keeping buildings and premises clean and in good condition, and Iii helping the firemen at their vaprk. For in case of fire they know how to get in and out of a burning building that has been Inspected, without dif ficulty. I wish to say that where such t system is In vogue, it is best that no abated time for Inspecting buildings, be adopted since under this condition the inspection is anticipated and con sequently preps -ed for. By all moana Ie*, every department in the state adopt a good system of fire inspection and adhere to it rigidly, for Its importance in the fight against the demon, fire, can hardly be over-estimated, and the benefits are great and wei) worth striving for, because fire prevention ls half of the battle. To sum up the benefits In inspec tion of buildings to firemen: First: lt makes them familiar them familiar with their joh anti im presses them with the fact that fire fighting is a real business and not a pastime, and gives them the strength that education along right lines im parts to. eva ry man In every walk ot life. Second: By making them efficient lt increases their Interest in their work and encourages most of them to work hard for promotion. Third: By knowing that their of ficers are familiar With' the plan of any buildings In which they may he called upon to fight a fire, and hy be ing familiar with the building them selves, they are able to go confldentlly about their work of putting out a fire. I wish co say to tho departments who have not adopted building Inspec tion and fire prevention, let me urge opon them to give lt h trial, for I am sure that a knowledge of the different buildings will be ot great raine to them in fighting a fire, and. the remov al of fire hasards will reduce the loss during the year to gratifying small proportions. In eonc'uslon I wish to say: With a view to learning ways to increase the efficiency ot the Charles m department, I have visited many ? t tlie large department* of this coun- I .y and also ot the European cities. < have been most impressed with thc | alue of smoke helmet? and chemical : qulpments. Smoke is the most powerful ally of re and conceals its location while it i nins headway, so that we must not ait the appearance of flames, nor indirect water, by playing through indo'vs, but seek quickly to conquer ie fire in its incipiency by locating at once. We have extinguished many fires i Charleston which appeared menac ig from a smoke standpoint with cry little chemicalized water, and 1th Httle or no water damages to intents. Every fireman knows that there aro vo elementa of destruction connected Ith a fire; first, the loss occasioned Y the actual burning of the property; nd second, damage from misdirected nd unnecessary amount of water in 'tempting to extinguish the flames. In Imost every case of partial burning F personal property the monetary ?sa occasioned by too much water at ie wrong place is often many times roater than the damage from fire it ilf. The first lesson a young fireman hould learn is that he must fight ie fire and not the smoke. Throw ater or chemicals on the flames and ie smoke will disappea", but If you irow water on the smoko you Will i nly succeed in adding damages to ? isa and In no way extinguish Cae fire ' r stop the conflagration. He must e taught that throwing water on moke has not and never will put out fire. He must find the base of the re and get ot it. One gallon of wa ?r at the base of the fire is worth ne hundred gallons elsewhere. When you have once definitely locat ? the fire, you have won half th?* attie. The fire can then be fought .om below or above, or both, as the Ircumstances of the hullding may uggest. Don't throw water against to wall and thereby flood the bulld ig, nor stand lt; the street playing ito windows and thereby flood thc uilding, but go right after the fire self. In case you locate the fire upon the econd or third floor, and fin?ase are urating out of building and in no f&y you can enter same, and the ire must be handled from the out ille upon arrival of apparatus place our ladders in scull a position so hat his head >willl only be abofte .'inilow aili, in such a position he rill be able to direct stream In any Irectlon and put water to the flames i a steady stream. All you can do In n case of this Ind ia to minimize the damage by tot throwing any more water than ? actually necessary to extinguish the lames. When you have put out the Ire, cut off the water. In case you reach a fire In Its In ancy, such as an explosion of a lamp ir a small fire in a store or dwelt ng, it is best to ?se extinguishers, oi i small nozzle, about Tt-8 of an inch No fire department can do good ant fficlent service unless it is equipped vi th the best and modern apparatui or fire fighting. Loyalty, enthusiasm ind ailUy in a fireman can count bu it tie when he baa to fight fire wit! tu Inadequate water supply, rotten ! lose, and lniperect nuzzles. A town j >r city that ls so penny-wise and lound-foolish as to attempt to ocono nfze on its fire department sooner >r later pays dearly for its mistake. There are many other ways to de crease water damages, but these few suggestions are presented, and I i ivould suggest to every department to respond to every alarm with at least >ne apparatus (motor if possible'' ' equipped with chemical tank, smoke helmets, and 2 1-3 inch hose, using >nly the chemical tank, unless discre :ion dictates otherwise. I would urge upon every depart ment to equip themselves with one jr two tarpaulins after extinguishing roof fires to protect buildings and contents from rain, until rcyairB are nade. JERMAN CAMPAIGN IS GAINING FOhCF. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ON*:. ' o advance. The Russian cavalry and idvance guards are holding thc enemy to the passages of the Windau and fendta rivers and at other favorable positions. HUI .>:> Recaptured. Paris, July IC-Tho battle in the Argonne region of France, after rag ng several dayH with violent irre gularity, ra?rnlr.?tcd today '<?. tba French official- announcement that thoy had recaptured Hill number 185, wilie lithe German crown prince's irmy stormed Tuesday. Tl\o first impetus of t!ie German attack there seems to be lost. Gains ou Gallipoli. Lo ii don. July 16.-Tile Petrograd stateiueut does not mention thc cap ture of Prs?snys/. which Berlin an nounced . . On the Austro-Italian front Rome reports the Austrians have been Torced out of thc)-- nositlons in the mountain region .here fighting ta ?till iu progress. Further allied advances on the Gal lipoli peninsular are reported from Athens Except for the French victory in the Argonne bomb grenade fight Inp appears taking it,e place ot artillery fighting in France, Indicating thc lines arc closely gripped in that form of struggle which sn often has lcd to a virtual draw along thc western front. Moro African Conquest. London, July IC.-It was officially announced today that the allied forces occupied In Juno 29th Ngaun dere. an Important town in German Central Kameruns, with an allied loss of four killed and eight wounded. Kameruns in Western Equatorial Africa between Nigeria and the French Congo, and has a population of over two million of whom two thousand are whites. Ngaundero ls 3u important trading centre. TO LATE TO CLASIFY. WANTED-Con votent Servant. Must be able to give good references. Ap ply at Frank & DeCamp Realty com pany. 7-17-2L UGH! CALOMEL Nil DON'T STAY BILK "Dodson's Lim TOBO" Will Clea? Your Sluggish Liver Bolter Th? Calomel tod Can Hot Sall?te. Calomel* makes you nick ; you lose a day'* work. Calomel ix qulektiihor and ii salivates] calomel injure? your liver. If yon me bilious; feel lazy, sluggish and all knocked out. if your bowels aro constipated nial jour bead nobes or stomach in sour, just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's laver Tone instead of using sickening, saliv?t in? calomel. I)od<"*.*'* Liver Tone lu real liwr modi* nu . Vmi'll know it next morning bo* mum you will wak'- up feeling lipo, four liver will lu- working, your henri* .udn? mid diSxineHN gone, your ?toioatdi will IK> SWpCt Ililli boniiU n?.Hlljir. Yon will feel like woikiitc-. You'll lie el e. r ful; full of energy. ?f?wvi ...1 ., 01>l> BITS OF NEWS Chicago, 111.-Tho Northwestern railroad han put a lunch-counter car on the "(?olf Special," Chicago's ?wollest suburbar, train. Out-bo;im? golfers now dine at a white enamol'ed >: J;::::tg the enure icngtii o? the car, with j. row of. high seats in front of lt, and white garbed waitera assemble a half-minute meal on or der. Chester. W. Va.-Lightning struck a tree near a small farmhouse three mile? from here, -knocking lt through tho roof of the house and killing two sisters Miss Nancy Logan. 71, and Mrs. Margaret Wychoff, 74. Atlanta. Ga.-Rev. Qi. W. Eichel berger, In the current IBBUO of the Georgia Commonwealth, says that wo men aro drinking more liquor than mon, while men are drinking less than they did several years ago. Ho urges a legislative fight to enforce prohibition in Georgia which, though dry. ho says, has a blind-tiger In oM?ry near-beer stand. Huntington, W. Va.-Beenuse his wife chewed tobocco In bed. Frances Edgell was granted a divorce and the custody of tbolr four children. Philadelphia, Pa.-A Christmas greeting malled In New York more than seven years ago, reached Its de stination less than 100 miles away last Sunday. The lotter was sent by H. C. Pea-'Bon. an employ?e of the Western Union Telegraph com pany to lila wife, who ot that time, re sided'in Allentown, Pa. Connellaville. Pa.-Frances Cadero. 20 -years of age, manages a 76 acre farm near herc, including thc care of Rix horses and aevcral cowsj She has been In charge nf tho farm for three years, and has discarded skirts for trousers to work in th field and barn. Philadelphia, Pa.-When tho coast er brake on Joe Ritter's bicycle went wrong and thc rider was in danger of drowning, he guided his bicycle in to a tree. At tho impact, the boy waa thrown over the handlebars and Into tho tree, where he rebounded a?jd fell Into a crotch arid was wedged Your druggtat or dealer ?elli jou a 50 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tona under roy peconal guarantee that it will clean you; slugging liver better than naaty calomel; it won't make you Bick and you can eat any tiling you want without being ?nlivated. Your druggist guarantees that each spoonful will start your liver, clean jour bowels and straighten you up by morning or you get your money back. Children gladly Like Dodson's Liver Tone because it ia pleasant tarting and doesn't gripe or crump or make them Hick. I am belling millions of bottles of Dotson's Liver Tone to propio who hara found t'-1'' ?his plmMHtt, voidable, liver i?edi<-' Vc* the ploro of dangerous MI'on # iv one bottle on my sound, lidia) .uutue. Ask your 'druggiiit What to Kat That Will Help Your Good Looks. In the August Woman's Home Com panion appearsa highly practical and exceedingly Interesting article by Alice Farnham Leader, P New Ycrk phyatjCdan, entitled "Health aud Good Looks." The author gives rules for the girl who wants to look her best. She says that health depend* upon food, sleep and fresh air, and not upon pills and prescriptions, and part of what she has to say bj reproduced as follows: "Right eating does not mean giving up tho foods you like; it means bal ancing your inonu to get the full value of of all foods. The general mixed diet of wholesome food will, as a rule, give more nourishment and strength than overeating of one kuri of food. If you fini some meat dia ageeing with you by all means give lt up, but don't strightway conclude thai you must become e vegetarian In or der to remain well. "Strike a midway course; If you like meat eat, it but In moderation ns a rule only once dally. Fried meat is always Indigestible, so avoid it and emiline yourself to that vbich baa IK cn roaster!, broiled or'stewed. "Vegetables ?re worth their weight In doctors' foes. Eat plentifully of them, except when they re cooked by frying. This method ol cooking not only robs the food of its health value but surrounds lt with clogging grease." Germany's Fake Assumption. Mobile (Ala.) Register. Germany's reply embodies a coun terpropositlon which aa for its basts the assumption that Germany, owing to her necessities, ls Just if fed in estab lishing "rules of the road" upon a sea highway common to all the world. There ls no difference save In degree between this and a claim of *lght to block tho road altogether. there. Several men loosened him and sent him to a hospital. ANDERSON COLLEGE A College With Distinctive Features in the Education of Women : Fl f* C fr . Sma11 classes? witn close personal attention to the needs of each student. II ott Fourteen teachers, with accommodation in the dormitories for only 100 = students. Second: Third : Special attention to the health and physical development of the student. Campus of 32 acres. Basketball and Tennis Courts. Gymnasium. Spe cial training in all suitable outdoor games and sports. Cooperative government, by which students, under careful direction, are aided and encouraged to govern themselves in all matters pertaining to the home life in the College. The College is under the control of the Baptist denomination, but is absolutely non sectarian in teaching. r: r A standard course of study leading to the degree of A. B. An exceptionally fine Department of Musiq. * Excellent courses in Domestic Science and Domestic Art. A material reduction has been made in the cost of attendance. The prices are low enough to meets the present economic demands, and high enough to ensure care and safety in the education of your daughter. Send for New Catalogue to JAMES P. KIN ARD, President Anderson, S. C.