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r? ( ' c PAGE SIX / USE COTTON IN PLACE f OF SILK FOU ORDNANCE I It " Hiviiiknlly Treated Cotton Cloth liium) Substitute * For Silk. G r \ ??? ( Washington. Aug. 15.?In announcing yesterday that chemically * tninth u va n QiilwtitutP for <ilk, is being tested by the ord- ^ ?" ranee buorau. tl>e war department issues a statement of interest to all the eottou growing states and tentatively promises a still greater use of the south's staple crop The department explains there is a -l shortage of silk^ Such prepared cot- '* ton lias already been tested to an ex- " ' tent justifying further experiments ' t on. if chemically treated cotton is " found suitable for ordnance uses it will relieve the silk shortage and resuit in a saving to the ordnance bu " reau of $25,000,000 to $30,000 - ' 000. Preliminary tests already made at p the Aberleon proving grounds >n ' v> , Maryland,'have encouraged tlie de-! partment to proceed further with its experiment; and for this purpose an order for 5,00o yards of the new ma- Sl ferial lias been placed with the con- 1 cern responsible for developing the ,] process of fronting the cotton cloth. , At present millions of yards of silk arc required in making the haus j which contain the large powder ( Cfrargt-s used in the firing of heavy artillery. These hags are inserted . ;l in th<> trun Immediately behind thoj projectile, and the firing of tlinn! gives t'ie propelling force that hurls j the pro.ji < iile at the target. This propelling charuo is, <>f course, cn-j tirelv distinct from tin- charge with in the projectile that explodes the!| A missile after it reaches the target. j( ^ Heretofore silk has been depended j ^ upon for the bags for the reason that ^ no other clotli ma'terhrt has been found that Would meet the pecn- | r * liar cmeyitlrfu^ required. It is esA sentiaAh\t not a particle of the bap Container shall remain' after the pun fN0)( * * is fired. 'Ofherwisie ^ smouhleripp, piece of the fabric mfvht cat^se a premature explosioH when ii 'new charge was inserted! \ j | Owing to the gjeat, scare..y .q ni\k. however, ^the ^ost of t^hifj inatrriftl hja ijicr4tftig<L. enormously,', This sfr5rtape Js felt >v aljithe .wjTr^ t ?_ ring powers. including GcVfnany. * Early in the War Wyt matiyttis said to -* have used a Jh^tfen'mc treated cotton as subsffiutAsflk, hut Kits, since hocby the diminn tailing coij^fef^supply , to resort to Other sdmstitutes. - It is estimated that the chemically treated,cotton cloth now being tried, out by Vbn ordnance depart;> ment. tf ir'lv suitable, could be, *" " * purchased in almost unlimited quanI tities j?pd at a chst far below that of M * silk ft'brlc now used. ^ ? CAPT. C. M. CROOKS W -?' fi* J Capt. C. M. Crooks of the American '^itoark Christine, to whom the German J-Jf-boat commander who ordered hie ^*"veeael destroyed on August 7, gave a receipt for the craft, has arrived In New York and told for the first time the complete story of his experience. ! Jl WORD FOR MOTHERS It is a grave mistake frtr'rtinthttrs to ixieglect ^eir aches and pains and suffer in silence?tills only /cads to chronic jpickness and often shortens life. If work is tiring, if your nerves nre I excitable, if you feel languid* weary or depressed, Scott's Kmulsion will prove a yftii^erful.ptfepjjthQncr. It possesses tne very elements Invigorate the blood, nourish thA +t nerves and build strength. I h / s?ou ? Hv nc, i ;otmf.ci j,r r < k I ? is* Til :alohl purified ~t r=f of aujbjections | ireenville Man Tells of Long; H Struggle with Dread Iills. IS HE TRIED FIVE YEARS | (]? ledicine Failed to (Jive Desired llaj Relief?Took .Tanlae .and ] nttf Now Endorses It. *,ljtEj Regarding the great relief that / lw unlac nave hiin from stomach trou-' Wi le, which after live years developed ito pellagra. F. S. Crumley. of No fffiH Illimcombo St.. Creoiiville. gave ?H ie following statement: "I spent several weeks .11 a gov /nfi rnment pellagra hospital at Spat - I Wfl inbnrg. but after 1 came home what I uM ate continued to hurt me. lias f fg| ti nted on my stomach and I had ? jC] aitts in my abdomen. My appetite V HI .as not good and I could not rest at Ifr "1 began to take Tanlae and it nt| [ton corrected my stomach trouble. tfl n a couple of days 1 could tell a big j | lifferencc. My food wa> digested. ? ! as stopped forming on my stomach j J ltd those pains left me The Tan- | Etc soon got me so I could eat as I ! uuch as anyone, my nerves were jl tuited and I began to sleep soundly M t night. (1 "Tanlae is a tine medicine for Yfl tontach trouble, and 1 am glad to wj ''commend it to all with such ail- x nents.'' Tanlae. the master medicine, is told exclusively bv J. F. Mackev, ? Lancaster; Peoples Drug & tIroc?r> J 'o., Ileatii Springs; C. t). Floyd ^ <ersbaw.??-Ad v. ? { BRIG. GEN. 1. A. JOHNSTON. JR. 5 Brig. Gen. John A.Johnston, Jr., has Jt aken up the duties of hi6 new post as lommandcr of the Northeastern disrlct with headquarters at Boston, sueeeding Major General Edwards. [ "Corn-Less Day" for Feet, Every Day Use "Gets-It," the Great Cora Discovery ! Makes Corns Peel Right Off! |jO"k it tlx- illustration liolow. See the two tin^i rs peeling off a corn as though it were a banana peel! And the III.Hi Iv HllllllflK v\hllu I ill's doitiK it' All done painlessly, i Joyfully. The moment 'lets-It" tKf Only Cienuinc, ThoroushCorn- j Peeler E.Ter Discovered. Demand "Gets-It." I tour-hen a corn?or callus the ecrowth In doomed If takes hut two seconds to apply flets-It." The cornpain is eased at onrc. You ran nit ' at your desk or walk about, dance, think, love and work with absolute ease. You can apply "f'.ets-Tt" conveniently almost anvwhe.re where you can take your shoe and Blocking off for a moment dif two. "letsIt'1 dries,at once; thdiy pu* yo?>r shoe and stocking? oil nw*'n. There's no itirfher excusa^'or* fferlnif from# ?. . CJrns and rorn-pafoi|i* ? . / w' b j"(lets-Tt," the srtiara*.eed/rnoney-V * back corn-remover,theojibVsure way, [ * costs hut a trifle at any drug stoke. ?I'f'd by PI lawrence .Chicago./II - j Sold in Lancaster and ft ihhiio- ' I as the world's boat, rto-n rftmfidv | v Lancaster I'liai-macy and J. F. 9 _ nekey & Co., Standard Drug Co. .. . . 1 1/ I IE LANCASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. / V I ^ -?^j||||||? THE Government is asking the help ot I h employers and workmen to do away to with the unnecessary "turn-over" of InKor nln ? J ; V7Li* United (jfi) Employment U.S. Sept oi Labor WE TWo oflvorffiomont prttwrrt for uso of Itio 0?f>irtm?nt of l?6or ii' ' '' ls>v '' ^ \n Iran? BfR ' *" ^)Ou^ *rr(Tit ^ ^ f THE LANCASTER NEWS * "jfc bop* ? 1)1' T>i I. V'W ^' ,f'y'<v ' a" * t . '|'iim1 "rf ' w- iT|pr."iili*i^W?^P I n II ry^r^. '*-.rjsi T > .,- - - S:?jFEr-< FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918. *>. f' *' *'** Let's save this 15% j I ^c^^^r vW^Sr- - i - &isf!5bs&* Sp.,; ,V-.rvT ' Ssite^ us workers are assured of being sent the right jobs at the right time. Erasers get help in hireing men as they e use oi tne u. 5. Jhmployment Service : both employers and workers is a patri service and duty to the government. * a Stated i Service > I l.WilgonS<ty * i v. I 2 ' M tf? Ohrlilon ?f Wierti'ifff > on PnWIc ttifarm^noa jj \ the winning of the war by Jr I, Lancaster, Ap,f II I \ ' A , I - f/ 1 " V J / - , ?'' <tm in essential war industries. If this can be net done it \Vill add 15% to the productiveness of . j 1 'PRESIDENTS industry. ST AVI The U. S. Employment Industry plays as esse Service has been organ- or .1 le a role in this preat . , , < ;r military armaments. V lzed as a part ot the t'.o truth of this, but we m Dr r i it "s art'implications?nan cpartmeat of Labor u . d<?iiK a thai u* for ti to help employers find 6U1>iWt a,,d as the right men, and -to ... L I c: i ^1- : f t . irjjp men nnu tnc rignt ? , " urge all employers engaged jobs in all war work. refrain after August 1st, 191 rr>, . . . ing unskilled labor in any J his Service has 500 through this central apt nc; I 1 // ploymcnt Service.] I urge 1 branch ottices covering as loyally as heretofore to a the United Qtoff-c and by this agency for voluntary inc United states, and essential industry. And I 20,000 U. S. Public alike to remember that n nave been in vain, if we arc Reserve Enrollment beyond all question that t best form of efficiency is tl Agents. co-operation of a free poop - , , r . . y ' IVOODROl It has definite knowledge of manufacturing and labor conditions all over the country. fac Employers are asked to use this service no when they need men, and workers are cm asked to consult it when they need em- Th ployment, or if they feel a change in by pmnlovmpnf ic npr rcs irv r\t n rd them. * J Jfll An illustration of the . benefit of this service, .MENI typical of hundreds, :ntial and hon- may be cited. - An cmai'frcco^nizc plcyer, having a gov^ A'iiatiiuiu" eminent contract, requested that 400 men | be furnished immedi?re, I solemnly ately' . UP?" inVCSti" in war work to Ration it was found 8. from recruit manner except that not only were abor to fespond housing facilities lack- #4 FJfitoSti but the employer 1 ask them both would not need the o sacrifice will , : able to prove men fc^r several weeks. he highest and , lie spontaneous Because the government handled the job T WILSON. , the men were sent at ? the right time, housing i ilities were provided, and there was loss of time or money to workers or ployer. ^ f 1 r T n t-< 1 ? "