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Xegion Would Check German * Propaganda. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 20.-Amer;, ican Legior^jjosts throughout the United States were asked tonight by the . legion's national headquarters here to watch for a revival of Ger man propaganda in this country. A bulletin sent out by the national headquarters said the object of the .propaganda seemed intended to turn American sentiment "against the al lies, and to create a "powerful na tional political machine by the amal gamation of the disloyal elements in our population." Mass meetings in New York, Phila delphia, Cincinnati, Chicago, Mil waukee- Louisville, Omaha and Cleve land have been planned, the bulletin said, as "one of the first national . marfifestations" of the propaganda campaign. The bulletin, which was sent to all state headquarters of the legion, said: ' . ' "There has come to the attention ?of the national headquarters infor mation indicating a move for a na tionwide revival of German propa ganda activities in the United States which are the result of a carefully directed national campaign, the ob ject of which seems to be:" Would Engender Strife. "First. The disruption of the ac cord which exists between the United State ^nd our allies with particular reference to France and Great Brit ain by the turning of American pop ular sentiment against the govern ments of those countries; and "Second. The methodical creation of a powerful national political ma . chine by the amalgamation of the disloyal elements of our population and their elevation to a place of pow er in American affairs by the invis ible influence of this organized mi nority. One of the first nationnal manifestations of this activity will probably take the form of a series of mass meetings throughout the country, ostensibly in protest against the occupation of the Rhine by French nejfro troops from Africa. The alleged presence of French col onials is to be used as a motive to turn American sentiment against 'France. Negro troops were withdrawn from the French army of occupation months ago. While there, the conduct was excellent, according to official reports from the American ambas sador at Paris to the state depart ment; in Washington. "It has been planned to hold a. se .''??es" of such mass meetings in New York Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chica go, Milwaukee, Omaha, Cleveland, and other cities. In all of these cities and in many others there are com mittees and groups which aspire to be the nucleous of the national or ganization which propaganda is now working in the interest of Germany and in the United States with the hope to build up for the purpose stat ed above, In Touch With Berlin. "Identified with this movement are individuals whose disloyalty and ?whose efforts in the interest of Ger many have been notorious in the past and who are now again in direct com munication with Berlin. "National headquarters has re ceived reports of pro-German activi ties from many sections of the coun try which appear to connect directly with the national .propaganda cam paign here outlined. * "Department officials are request ed to make note of any dramatic .ac tivities in their community and to forward actual and complete, reports of same to national headquarters." Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant of the legion, said . ?ere was little he could add publicly at this time, but in a formal statement supplementing ?the bulletin he said: "The greatest check to a movement of this kind will come from those citizens of Teutonic extraction of whose loyalty and sincerity there can he no doubt." On Nature Study. We live in a world of living na ture. What do we know of the brass ander our feet, the trees of forest and plain, the insects whose apart ment houses fill the dead twigs, the hirds which nest in the woods and fill -the world with music, the stars over head, clouds, rain, hail, wind, mist, dew or the sun which shines over all? The study of nature has to do with living things or things that are doing something. Nature study will help the child to make simple, truthful observations upon the things about him, to appre ciate the beautiful in them, and to ex press his thoughts in his various ac tivities.-Mrs. Bertha Lewis in Our Dumb Animals. If you need anything in our line, gee us before you buy. YONCE & MOONEY. Makes False Bank Reports ? Illegal. 'Columbia, Feb. 17.-The Senate passed by the vote of 19' to 15 Sena tor Lightsey's bill making it illegal for any person to circulate a false Statement calculated to cast suspicion on the solvency of any bank in South Carolina with an amendment, offer ed by Senator Wliliams, inserting the frords "willfully and with intent to injure." The bill provides a penalty of not less than $1,000 fine or one year's imprisonment, and not more than $5,000 fine or five years' im prisonment, or both, upon conviction. The House resolution providing for increased stipend for hold-over Sena tors, giving them $400 for the session as Kew Senators will receive, was passed by a vote of 25 to 5. Senator McColl's bill providing for further restrictions on the sale of certain fireworks was passed to third reading. The Senate killed Senator Cros son's bill requiring textile manufac turing plants to carry a surplus of ] 0 per cent before declaring any div idends. The bill providing for the regula tion of hunting and fishing in South Carolina was made a special order for Thursday night, immediately fol lowing the discharge of the special order relating to the forty-eight-hour law. A mass of local bills received the attention of the Senate during the day session. .Senator Crosson introduced a bill to fix the death -onalty for conviction for blowing a safe for the purpose of robbery. The School of Public Health. The Legislature of Georgia appro priated $20,000 to the Georgia Medi cal College at Augusta for a School of Public Health for the training of physicians as County Health Officers in the State. The legislature thus took cognizance of the tragedy of sick ness-its financial loss, suffering, an nxiety and sorrow. The legislature believed that, it is far easier to pre vent sickness than to cure it-and sometime, alas! there is no cure! This week marks the beginning of this school's work. In direct charge will be Dr. R. A. Herring, professor Of preventive medicine in our college, assisted by Dr. C. C. Applewhite of the United States Public Health Ser vice." The inauguration of this school will be through a two- weeks' course of lectures which, begin today (M??? day) in the auditorium of the medical college. These two weeks will com prise most intensive woi'k. Addresses will be made daily at 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 a. m., and 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 p. m., and there will be a number of educational films at night. These addresses will be made by health officials .of this and other states, and by United States health officers and by certain other special ists in public health work. No such course of lectures has been given before in this country. These lectures will be attended by the col lege students, trained nurses and by public health workers in the counties, i There are 3,000 counties in the United States and yet only in 135 counties are to be found health of ficers giving their whole time to the work. The Ellis Health Law of 1910 pro vided a way for the counties in this state to put on a health officer on full time duty and executive health work. It is said to be the best state health law in the United States. Georgia leads the states in rural sanitation. She has 22 counties with full time health officers; and 14 other counties, Richmond among them, that have been authorized to put these men on; but the competent men can't be found. The object of the School of Public Health at Augusta is to train and make available these men. Some of the lecturers of these com ing two weeks are men quite famous in this country, such as Dr. C. C. Bass, Professor of Experimental Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans; Dr. W. S. Rankin, Commis sioner of Health of North Carolina; Dr. L. L. Lumsden, Director of Coun ty Health Work, United States Pub lic Health Service; Dr. E. C. Lavy, Director of Public Welfare, Rich mond, Va.; and Dr. H. H. Hibbs, Di rector of School Social Work and Public Health, Richmond, Va. This two weeks' work will be re ported by Mr. N. L. Willett. Being devoted as he is to rural welfare, Mr. Willet could not refuse the task when he was requested to undertake the important and delicate work of pre paring reports of the lectures for publication. Therefore, for two weeks under his title "Common Sense Comment," with the subtitle "The School of Public Health," will appear the digests of the lectures at the col lege on the preceding day.-Augusta Chronicle. Adapting Poultry Fence to Va riety of Fowls Kept. Wire netting, 2-inch mesh, is com monly used for fencing poultry yards and can be bought at a moderate price. Where several runs are adjoin ing, three-fourths of an inch or 1 inch mesh wire of 2 to 2% feet to keep the males from fighting with one another. The height of the fence? should be regulated by the variety of fowls. The heaviest breeds, like the Brah mas, may be restrained by a 4-foot fence, and most of the other breeds can be kept in by a 6-foot fe'nce. Hamburgs and Leghorns may be kept in the yards hy clipping the flight feathers on one wing. Gates should be provided in order to permit ac cess from one yard to the next. If convenient, it is well to hav? double yards, for then one may ro tate green crops. The yards may be sown to oats, wheat or rye, and while the fowls are using one yard the green feed in the other can be get ting a fresh start. When the yards are to be on only one side of the souse, they should be on the south side in order that the fowls may have the benefit of the first dry ground in early spring. It not infrequently happens that in lo calities where snow is abundant the ground on the south side is dry many "days before that on the north side. If the yards are to be in perma nent sod and are to furnish green feed for the fowls, 70 to 80 square feet should be allowed for each bird, poultry specialists in the United States Department of Agriculture say. If part of the green feed is to be otherwise provided for, and the yards used mainly for exercise grounds, 35 to 40 square feet per bird will be sufficient. Shade of some kind should be pro vided, and this can often be advan tageously furnished by planting fruit trees (such as pears, plums, cherries and apples) in the yard. It Ought Not So To Be. At this time when so much atten tion is being given to the lawlessness that is rampant in our country, we ought to condemn the things in which crime and immorality get a begin ning. Their deep sources are out of our reach; and when they are finished products they are often too difficult for cure. , . ...... In many of his injunctions .it was,: not the 'causa- but the beginnings;*)!\ crime and immorality that the baster dealt with. He saw, for instance, the anger and insulting words lead on to murder, and in fact were incipient murder: therefore He condemned an ger, and under the heaviest penalty forbade the calling a fellow man by an insulting epithet, such as "raca" or "fool." Estrangement from a neighbor was not only an evil but a dangerous thing; therefore He placed the duty of reconciliation' before the duty of worship. In like manner He struck, not at the cause of adultery, but at its beginnings in the lustful look. This method of dealing with lawlessness was characteristic of our Lord ? d is also characteristic of His religion. This seems to be the method of common sense for ordinary men take precautions against the beginnings of dangerous agents, such as fire or disease; or if these get a start they are stopped, if they can be, before they get too far. Now it is just this method that is followed by our pastors in their tes timony against the modern dance and dance hall, against the evilly sug gested movies, against the cigerette, the card games, the breaking down of the Sabbath and a good many oth er things which are not considered criminal in themselves but which too often are the beginnings of the dark er things from which society seeks protection. And yet, sad to say, the testimony of pastors against these evils does not always receive the amen of the pub lic. Only a few days ago one of the greatest papers in America saw fit, on two accasions, to rebuke leading pastors who had borne their testi mony against the immodest modern dance. It ought not so to be.-Bap tist Courier. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Fa vorite. Chamberlain's Cough'Remedy is a favorite with the mothers of small children for colds, croup and whoop ing cough. Its pleasant taste and the prompt cures which it effects has won the good opinion of mothers every where. As this remedy contains no opium or other narcotic it may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria.enriches the blood.and builds up the sys ?Pm. A true tonic. For adults and childi en. SOC Reducing the Cost. ?Tj^?se who have been able to take t?antage of every gpod ploding f?ri January have been taking ef fective steps toward reducing the cost of this year's crops. This is true for several reasons. Early plowing will give plenty of time for the rains to settie the ground and give a firm seed bed at planting time. Early plow ing distributes the work better, giv ing more work in the early months and less work right at the planting season. Thus it is possible to get crops planted more nearly on time. But one of the greatest advantages of early plowing is that by it we turn under stalks, grass, weeds or any hu mus building material in time for them to start rotting by planting time. To many, the effect of each of these advantages may appear negli gible. Yet it is a fact that each of them contributes directly or indirect ly to reducing the cost of making crops. The firm seed bed insures bet ter germination and a more rapid growth for the young crop. Getting all crops planted in due season usual ly makes them more certain in pro duction. Turning under stalks, grass, and weeds in time for rotting to be* well started by planting time assures more plant food for the crop and therefore more pounds or more bush els of the crop. It lessens somewhat th? danger of the interference of the old stalks in working the new crop. A thick crop of grass or weeds turned under just before planting time will usually prevent the passage o? soil moisture from below to the surface layer where the plants are growing. It is necessary that such crops be turned under early enough to permit partial decay before the dry weather of summer sets in. It certainly can cost no more per acre to plow early. The plowing has to be done. If early plowing at no greater cost per acre produces more pounds or more bushels of crop per sicre, the cost per pound or per bushel is actually reduced. Every day be tween now and ' nting time, when the soil is not too -o plow, should be utilized to th ir?st extent to help reduce th . ir next crop. -The Progress ^r. FOR SALE: A good yoke of oxen well broken. Apply to , L. R. BRUN'SON, Jr. 2-16-2tpd. Cleora, S. C. Make arrangements for a Ford truck to do your spring hauling. 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