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| News for t CONSERVE WHEAT. We must conserve wheat. We have already exported the whole of the surplus of the 1917 harvest, over and above the normal demands of our population. Therefore, all ex ports'of wheat from now iorwara are limited entirely to the saving made by the American people in their consumption of wheat and wheat products. ) The United States Food Admin' istration is planning a consistent campaign to increase the use of Irish potatoes. Grocers will be urged to inaugurate a "potato day" each week, selecting whatever day is slack in deliveries and making a special for potatoes delievered on that day. Housewives will be asked to buy potatoes, a week's supply, on each potato day. The Administration! wishes to place the Irish potato every day itt\the year on every table in America. The Food Administration declares that it is necessary right now as a war measure for everybody to eat potatoes and also to purchase them ' in fairly regular quantities week by week, so that distribution will be equal everywhere for the next five nv ;* months, relivine railroad con gestion and enabling grower^ and distributors to handle; potatoes at the most reasonable prices and to furnish encouragement for product tion of a larger crop this spring. The Department of Agriculture is working to improve potato growing methods and to increase our crops. The cooperation of the consumer and the grocer are needed more now than ever before. Every 'American family is urged to buy and to eat potatoes freely through the ftinter and into the summer. Hotels and restaurants are being asked to serve potatoes liberally. Cooperating with the Department of Agriculture, the Food Administration has taken definite * measures to stabilize the potato industry, both as to production and as to distribution. Standard grades and the system of sale by the hundredweight basis have already been introduced. The potato today is plentiful, V cheap and the best substitute for food staples we are being asked to save for the Allies, the Army and the Navy. It furnishes nourishment balk, mineral salts and a corrective alkalinity in the diet. Germany plants more than twice as many potatoes as the United States. Germany gets more than twice as many bushels per acre, and e?ta three times- as manv DOta toes. Germany's wise use of potatoes helps her to hold out against the Allies. If we are going to win this war we must fight Germany man for man; she! If or shell; potato for po* tato. The Food Administn. lion declares we raise too few potatoes on too great an acreage. If our yielu3 per acre was as great as Germany's the State of New York alone, or Michigan, or Wisconsin, or Minnesota, might raise all the potatoes we eat We eat too few potatoes because the quality is not good. We speculate in potatoes from year to year?farmer, jobber, retailer, everybody. That makes fluctuation in price, for which we dearly pay. "HUMAN HEARTS." "Human Hearts" with many seasons of success to its credit, will be the attraction for the Opera House, Jan. 23, 1918, and will eive seekers i after popular amusement an opportunity to laugh, and cry and applaud the many pathetic and laughable scenes of the grand old play. The scene of Tom Logan's cross roads blacksmith shop, the interior of the Little Rock, Arkansas, prison, and the cottage on the - Logan Farm with its bush of rose3 at the corner are all pretty stage pictures and will be produced in an exeellcnt manner. The company 'that is playing the piece this season is said to be the best seen in it for several seasons and much more cortt^Jy has been added to it, giving it more light and shade than heretofore, a bright comedy vein running through the piece from first to last. Break your Cold or- LaGrippe witk a fvw do?M of 6 . i lv: *%. V* : * A . , '. v> : '.x .-v be Farmer | THRIFT STAMPS _ TO BE ADVOCATED I N. W. Harrison, one of the most prominent bankers in the country, the chairman of the savings bank section of the American Bankers' Association, now assisting Frank A. Vanderlip in war savings work, will spend Wednesday in this city. He comes for the purpose of interesting this community actively in the war savings plan. As theStateFarmers' Union meets in this city on that day, Mr. Harrison may have an opportunity of addressing the members of that organ l-i-.i- Ti. ! ization on tne suDjeci. ?1, ? unc that should appeal particularly to the farmers because of the ease of conversion and the small denominations which are available. "HUMAN HEARTS." "Human Hearts," a splendid play with a record of several successful years comes to the Opera House on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1918. The production of this favorite story of the Arkansas Hills , will be complete in every detail and the cast that will portray its celebrated characters is above the usual standard for melodramas. The familiar scenes of Tom Logan, hammering a red hot horse shoe in his backwoods blacksmith shop, the gaby's prayer, the tramp's pantomime story of the murder of old man Logan, and the old ' " ? * - nA??. | Dima motner b uppeu* w mic uwtw! nor for her son's pardon are some of the scenes, that have made the favorite old play, in a way famous. " Although "Human Hearts" has its Jears and heart interest, tlie comedy in it is bright and runs through the entire piece, keeping its audience in a continual merry mood. NOTICE! ' v The City Books , of Registration are i now open for registration of qualified electors, and will remain open until April 1st, 1918, at the office of City Clerk. T. G. PERRIN, Jan. 17, 1918. Registrar. CITY MARKET SOLD. i s ' Dewitt Hpll h^s bought out the i interest of C. H. Bosdell of the City | Market and with the assistance of his son, Paul, will run the business. Mr. Bosdell has recently purchased a farm and he will attend to that this year and next year he vill move his family to the country. vvvvvvwvvvvvvvvv V V V LOWNDESVILLE. V ^ V ' k. V kkkkkWkkkWWWWW f ' Lowndesvillt, Jan. 17.?Sergeant W. L. Bowman, Jr., has returned to Camp Jackson after a visit of sever:.l iys to his parents here. Mr. Sam Brownlee of Anderson, spent several days last week with her niece, Mrs. R. H. Moseley. The following young ladies who were home for the holidays have returned to Winthrop: Misses Virginia Latimer, Pauline Clinkscales, Christine Kay and Blanche Cooley. Cadets R. Allen and Keys Harper left Monday for Clemson to resume their studies. The friends of Mr. W. M. Speer will be glad to know that he is at home again and is recovering from his long illness. Sergt. James Baskin was home on a few days furlough from Camp Jackson last week. Mr. E. J. Huckabee has returned from a business trip to Salley, S. C. Mr. R. L. Smith has gone to j Glen Cove Springs, Fla., to spend several months. Mrs. Smith has charge of a tourist hotel at that place. Mr. Charlie Hammond, of Spar-i tanburg, visited his daughter, Miss Aileen, here Wednesday. Miss Hammond has charge of the primary grades in our school. The third number of the Piedmont .uyceum course waa given m ure school auditorium last Wednesday evening. Mr. Ash Davis, a cartoonist, appeared before a large audience and gave a most pleasing attraction. * Job Printing? See The Press and Banner. . ' ' , V ... ; MASTER'S SALE. '! STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. v Court of Common Pleas. ELLA B. LEE and R. P. BLAKE, partners trading and doing business under the firm name and style of Lee & Blake, Plaintiffs, against ( JOSEPH LOMAX, TILLMAN LOMAX, FANNY LOMAX, LAURA McBRIDE, PERRY SMITH, GUS LOMAX, LULA SPEARMAN and SILAS LOMAX, Defendants. By authority of a Decree of Sale by the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, in said State, made in the above stated case, I will offer for sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Saleaday in February, A. D. 1918, jyithin the legal hours of sale the following described land, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Abbeville County. in the State aforesaid, contain ing Twenty-Six (26) Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of Wm. Riley, Wm. Klugh, Tone? Brarifeh and line of division?being: the tract of land bought by Sara Lomax, from Sara E. Ellis on the 5th day of February, U398. / TERMS OF SALE?CASH. Pur c chaser to pay for papers and stampsi. R. E. HILL, Master A .C., S. C. 1-18-St MASTER'S SALS I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. Court of Common Pleas. ELLA B. LEE and R, P. BLAKE, partners trading and doing busi ness under the firm name and style of Lee & Blake, Plaintiffs. Against LAURA McBRIDE, PERRY SMITH, GUS LOMAX, FANNY LOMAX, JOE. LOMAX, LULA SPEARMAN, TILMAN LOMAX, and SILAS LOMAX, Defendants. By authority of a Decree of Sale by the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, in said State, made in the above stated oase, I will offer for gale, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Salesday in, February, A. D. 1918, within the legal hours of sale the following described land, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Abbeville County, in the State aforesaid, containing Twenty-Six and One-half (26%) Acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by lands of J. F. Riley, on the south by lands of Max Clinkscales, on the east by Mary Romans, on the west by E. E. McCord and others. ~ / TERMS OF SALE ?CASH. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. R. E. HILIy a Master A .C., S. C. l-18-3t ' # I / MA8TER'8 SALE. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. Court of Common Pleas. JAMES BOLDEN, as Administrator of the Estate of SAM BOLDEN, deceased, Plaintiff, against ELLA GRAVES, et al, Defendants. By authority of a Decree of Sals by the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, in said State, made in the above stated case, I will offer for sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Salesd<iy in February, A. D. 1918,, within the legal hours of sale the following described land, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land isituate, lying and being in Abbeville County, in the State aforesaid, containing Thirty-Five (35) Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of L. M. Patterson, N. M. McMahan, F. F. Patterson, J. B. Patterson, and others. TERMS OF SALE?CASH. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. R. E. HILL, Master A .C., S. C. l-18-3t SERVICES AT CATHOLIC CHURCH SUNDAY Services will be held at the Catholic church Sunday, January 20, 1918 Mass at 10:30, Sunday School 11:15 A. M. Evening services 7:30. The public is cordially invited. BIRTHS. Born?^At Abbeville, S. C., Jan. 14, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. John Whaley, a son. Lay--.. v ' - ;>v.. -/ : WELLS FARGO VET PASSES TIP ALONG "GET TANLAC," A FRIEND TOLD ME, SAYS PALMER. For 28 years, more than a quarter of a century, F. E. Palmer of No. 7, Elizabeth St., Binghampton, N. Y., has been a valued employee of the Wells Fargo Express Company, and a man with a record like that has of course, proved his ability and integrity beyond question. This is the sort of man whose endorsement is worth a great deal and it is a matter of pride that men of this calibre endorse Tanlac. "I feel just like a good friend felt for me?I want to help the other fellow who may be suffering," Mr. Palmer said, and that is the spirit which moves such men and women. They want others to share their good fortune. "For the last six years I have felt myself slipping from the path of health," he continued. "Indigestion and catarrh had attacked me. - My appetite became poor, my food did not taste right and I would suffer after eating. I grew nervous and was getting run down. I, did not! feel well and would gfet up feeling achy and dull. ( knew it would not do for me to keep on that way. 'Get Tanlac,' a friend told me, and I took his tip. Now I am a different man, I don't have to fight off worries and little ills. I am entire< ly well of my troubles. I don't feel any more indigestion and my catarrh has disappeared. I can eat anything without fear of it hurting me. My sleep could not'be better. Tazilac has done the work for me and I give my statement . now to others. Get on the Tanlac Special and start for Wellville, I tell them.?' For themselves, the well known men and women who endorse Tanlac would not talk, > but the bond ; of sympathy between such people is strong. Once relieved themselves, the:?' want others to know of this new reconstructive, system purifier and stomach tonic which, because of :its recprd, is called the Master Medicine. /' . '> Tanlac, the master medicine, is sold exclusively by P. B. Speed, Abbeville; A. S. Cade, Bordeaux; J. T. Black, Calhoun Falls; J. H. Bell & Sonsi, Due West; Cooley & Speer, Lowndesville; R. M. Fuller & Co., McC'ormick; J. W. Morrah & Son, Mount Carmel; Covin & LeRoy, Willington. Price, $1 per bottle straight ?Adv. YOUNG FROM YOUNGTOWN. / _____ Mr. J. A. Young, of the Troy section of McCormick County, was in the city on Wednesday. Efce called on the Press and Banner people, and told us that the bad weather extended as far as his section and that people were having a hard tfme keeping warm. He is a son of the late Samuel Young, of his section, and is busy seeing that the Young generation keeps on the map. He is the father of eleven children himself, while his brother, S. T. Young, is the father of twelve, and his sister who married Mr. A. W^ Young, has ten. In a few years you will be able to find old Youngs, young Youngs, middle-aged Youngs, and any other kfnd of a Young you are looking for if the Lord-continues to bless these good people. Four of Mr.. Young's neighbors sent in their subscriptions to The Press and Banner by him. They are starting the new year right by preparing to keep up with the. country. ANNUAL REPORT T STATE WAREHOUSE In the annual report prepared by W. (J. Smith, State warehouse commissioner, it is shown that the department was operated during the year just closed at a total cost of $9,992.51, which leaves a balance from the appropriation of $7.49. The warehouse system now ha3 cash and accrued storage more then $10, 000. There are 204 warehouses in the system and Mr. Smith makes a number of recommendations for the development of the plan to its highest stage of usefulness. Grading and stapling has been one of the chief efforts of Mr. Smith and no part he had in the war last year meant more to the success of the system than the public grading feature. Growing of big boll cotton generally is recommended and the organization of marketing associations among the farmers is suggested.?Th? State. Advertise your want* in Th? Press and Bannir. * , / ; V . :; . " V . . . . I GENERA Details for the construction of a concrete bridge over Catawba River between Fort Mill and Rock Hill are about completed. The government is to pay one half . The other half is to be paid by subscriptions. Messrs J. M. Cherry and Hamilton Cathcart of Rock Hill have each given $1,000 and the balance of $2,000 is to be raised. The men in Chester are planning to close their stores at six o'clock to save coal. A. W. Wharton of Spartanburg, took his seat in the House of Representatives in his uniform^ He is a first lieutenant. This is the first tme.since the 60's that a man in uniform has taken part in' the deliberations. - The Chicago Tribune has 107 members of its staff in the army and navy. A! bronze tablet has taken the place of | the banner. The names of those in service are mounted in gold letters set in bronze ^frame. The tablet stands in the Ipbbyv of The Tribune building. i - 1 Senator Smith has been reassured that the advantages of the Chralevton port will not be overlooked i* the construction of the steel vessels of the government. Other places are trying to get the plant 200 men are to'handle the press work of the Liberty Loan in Now York. A Guy Emerson will have charge of the publicity of the new loan. The date of the issue is not known bat a drive will be made" in the country districts. Two papers in Pennsylvania have consolidated. The high, cost of paper is the reason. ? 1 * } ? ?? \ New gas horror for the American soldiers has been prepared and tried out by the Germans, according* to the renorts from escarad nrisonera. I - .A church is in course of construction at Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg. The funds for its erection were given by the Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt, 102d Engineers. It is to be a handsome building and is the first church that has been erected at any camp. Dr. Horace R. Fell formerly rector of St.; Alban's church, High Bridge, N. Y., Vis the chaplain. ' ' ' > Even some of the plants manufac- , turing munitions will have a short supply of fuel for the nextsixty days. Part of^the 38,000,000 tons shortage has been made up but the ! j effects will be felt for the next two , months. j France will not join in the peace , conference of the Brest-Litrosk. She ] will not have any peace negotiations ; with the enemy until they make di- , rect reposals. _L . j For the second time in history the ] Archbishop of the Church of Eng? j land will visit in this country. The < mcst Rev. Cosmo Gordan Lang, j Archbishop of York, will arrive in ,? New York City in March. 3 Col. Charles W. Fenston,. commander at Fort Myer, died Wednes- ^ day of meningitis. He was head of twd. army camps which turned out } National Army Officers. t Two privates in the engineers corps were killed in the battle in which the American engineers assisted General Byng in stemming the German attack around Cambrai Nov. 30. They were first reported missing, f ^ The British Labor party in a message to the Russian people made public announced that the British people accepted the Russian principle of self-determination of the peoples and no annexations for the British Empire, particularly in the Middle East Africa and India. The government has decided on draft registration of all young men as fast as they become of age, as a the means of keeping filled the 1 ranks of the war army. It was de- i cided against raising the draft age a limit above 31 years. A bill was f introduced in the Senate at Wash r . / ' L NEWS | ington to register for draft all men who have reached 21 since June 5, 1917, when the draft law became effective. It is more than probable that the bill will be passed promptly. The amount of money taken from the army bank by Gapt. Whisler was $62,826.21, according to official checking of the funds. He' murdered four men with an axe and severely Wounded another and finally * shot\ himselfNo trace has been ^ found \>f the stolen money. Robinson warehouse, Congress v street, Brooklyn, containing about flvA tinrf)*o/1 J/tila? '? V.iaBt wiv uo?uu uvuax o; w ^ of food for the French, was de- :1 stroyed by fire Wednesday. It is ' I thought that it was of incendiary I origin. Fire Marshal Brophy, order- I ed his entire staff to start an in- I vestigation immediately. | Prof. Snider, the Georgia weather > .<* prophet, says that the last week in ( | January wul be * regular boneshaker. The weather that we hav? 1 already had is mild compared to what is in store for us. He says to look out for sleet, hail and every other sort of bad weather. The cotton mills' coal at Tallapoosa is to be sold to the people. Dr said'that if need be the cotton mill would be closed down and supply the people. Fish and oysters are likely to -bo cheaper within a few days as a.result of . Federal intervention in the coastwiae nsttene# industry. . dent Wilson, dispatches from Washington said probably will issue a pro- - I clamation placing ' all fish in ih#. I State waters under Fedral jurisdie- I tion thus abregating all state law# ./. H oh the subject -- I Deputy Lostalo and Paul Comby, ' H an attorney, were arrested in Pant - H on Wednesday as accomplices <6f -I Premier Caillaux in his alleged. ac- H tivities in behalf of the German H Lookout Bleachi&g Mill, at Chafetanooga was destroyed by fire. Thfe ia one of the biggest mills of itskind in the South and the loss is heavy. The fire i3 a mystery. Alexander, the star pitcher for IB the Cubs , claims exemption on the . I grounds that he has a dependent' flfl mother. He also says that he is . satisfied with the contract with the The fate of Walter Sporman, the alleged German super-spy, is in the hands of Attorney General Gregory, I The unknown' woman in +>?<? /*??<* has been found and her name is I Miss Mary Stoop, a pretty brunette , of about 22 or 23 years. She is the * 9 fiancee oi the man with the of- I fense, the penalty for which, is ^Hj ieath. gj^H The city schools in Atlanta prob- fl ably will not be reopened for two j^H months. This will depend on Information the Board of Education -an obtain as to when they will get flfl sufficient coal to run' the schools. IBj rhe time will be made up in July ind August. HH A bill providing for the disailu:ion of the German-American alii- fl mce was introduced in the Senate^ it Washington Wednesday after- fl^J loon, by Senator King of Utah. The Hfl ?sn ?* /ua nvuiu i^^ai uiu ati jutuij^uxnir' 1 ng the alliance. It also directs the ittorney general to institute prc|- ' :eedings to break up the origination I^B ivhose membership is hund<.*eds of B^B ;housands and to appoint a receiver II :o close up its affairs. An American schooner v/llh 5 1-2 ^^B| :eet of water in her hold and in a linking condition was dragged into Savanngii. She carried a cargo of B^H umber and tankage which had to be ^HB hrown overboard to save her. Heir IB igging was completely destroyed ^HB >y the wind. She was considerably JBJfl| lamaged otherwise. BB I The money stolen from the bank it Camp Funston, Kansas, has been ecovered. It has not been counted ret, but it is believed that the whole imount is there. William Hutting resident of the bank had already Hade good the entire amount. 9HH ,1 I