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STORY BRINGS OUT HORROR or th? Efficiency of Gentian Military .Met I MM Ls Disposing Of IH'Ud. That the dormans are systemati cally collecting the corpses of their | dead and shipping them to rendering plants where they are subjected to a process of recovering tho oil and fats for use as fertilizers seems to be ti fact established by American. Bel gian, Dutch and Dually by dorman testimony. Tho London and Caris newspapers accept tho story after careful Investigation and print edito rials on it. The Belgian newspaper L'lndepond ottce Helge, of April IOth, prints an account of tho industry. The Lon don Tillies reproduced the Bolgiail paper's story, hut ii was so horrible that lt seemed unbelievable, even in langland, From n Berlin Paper. Tho Times later presented evidence lo provo its truth, printing photo graphs, facsimiles of a news article m the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, of April 10th. which referred to the "Corpse ? Exploitation Establishment." lt says: "Fats here are turned Into lubri cating oils, and everything else ls ground down In the mill, the bones iii. o powder, which is used for mix ing with pigs' food and as manure. Nothing can be permitted lo go to waste." A dispatch from Koine, dated April 21, printed In the Washington Post of Sunday, says: "Pope Bonedlct has been horrified and has expressed deep Indignation over the reports of Germany's system of rendering fats and fertilizers from the bodies of soldier dead, according to an article printed to-day by the newspaper Infermaziono." A cable dispatch t'> the New York Sun from London says: "That tho Germans are systemati cally collecting the corpses of their dead and shipping them to rendering plants, where they are subjected toa process for fertilizers seems incon testably horne out hy the latest Infor mation. "When such stories were llrst pub lished they were generally disbeliev ed. American consuls formerly in Germany, who arrived here after their recall, said the Germans were distilling nitroglycerine from tho corpses and so obtaining the essen tials of explosives, Boast of Efficiency. "lt now develops that the dorman censors are allowing the German pa pers to print accounts of, and even to beast about, the efficiency which allows nothing to be wasted." Following is the account of this modern industry product ol' Ger many's boasted efficiency and "kul tur"-as printed by tho Belgian news paper L'Independence Helge, repro duced in the Loudon Times and ca bled to the New York Sun: "We hav? long known that the Germans stripped their dead behind the tiring lines, fastened them into bundles of three or four bodies with iron wiro and then dispatched these tullidles to the rear. Until recently trains laden with the dead were sent to a town near Leige and a point near Brussels. Much surprise was caused by the fact that of late this traffic has proceeded in tho direction of Gerolstein, and that on each wagon was written D. A. V. O. "dorman science is responsible for the Idea of the formation of the Deutsche Abfalls Verwertung? Ces sellschaft, or dorman Offal Utiliza tion Company, Ltd.. a dividend-earn ing company, with a capital of $210, 000. The chief factory has been con structed 1,000 yards from the rail way connecting St. Vlth, near the Belgian frontier, with Gerolstein, in the lonely and little frequented Fiel district southwest of Coblentz. Gmmled by Live Wires. "The factory deals especially with the dead from the western front. If the results are as good as the com pany hopes, another will be estahlish ed on the eastern front. The factory is invisible from tin? railway and is deep in the forest country. Electri cally charged wires surround it. A special double track leads to it. The works are about 700 feet long. 111) Ll FT YOU lt COHN'S OFF WITH FINGERS. Tells Mow to Loosen a Tender Corn or Callus So it Lifts Out Without, Unin. You reckless men and women who are pestered with corns and who have nt least once a week Invited an awful death from lockjaw or blood (toison are now told by a Cincinnati author ity to use a drug called freezone, which the moment a few drops are applied to any corn or callus tho soreness is relieved and soon the en tire corn or callus, root and all, lifts off with the fingors. Freezone dries the moment it is applied, and simply shrivels the corn or callus without inflaming or ovon irritating the surrounding tissue or skin. A small bottle of freezone will cost very little nt any of the drug stores, but will positively rid ono's feet of every hard or soft corn or hardened callus. If your druggist hasn't any freezone he can got lt at any wholesale drug house for you. ad feet broad and the railway runs completely around them. "The trains arrive Tull of bodies, which are unloaded by workers who live at the works. Tho men wear oilskin overalls and nrisks with mica eyepieces and are equipped with I long hooked polen. They push the I bundles of bodies to an endless chain, which picks them up by means I of hooks at intervals of two feet. The bodies are transported on an endless I chain Into a long, narrow compart ment, where they pass through a bath which disinfects them. They go through a drying chamber and ! are automatically carried to a great j cauldron, Into which they arc drop ped by an apparatus which detaches them from the chain. "They remain six to eight hours in the cauldron, where they are treated j by steam, whi?h breaks them up, while they aro slowly stirred by ma I ohincry. Tho fats aro broken into I st?arine, a form of tallow and oils which require to bo redistilled be fore they can bo used. Distillation ls carried out by boiling the oil with carbonate of soda, and some part of the by-products resulting is used by the soupmakers. Tho relined oil ts sent out in small casks like those used for petroleum, and ls yellowish brown. "There is a laboratory, and in charge of the works ls a chief chem ist, with two assistants and 7S men. j There ls a sanatorium near the ? works, and under no pretext is any J man permitted to leave. They are : guarded as prisoners at this nppnll ' lng work." Muscio Soreness Believed. Unusual work, bending and lifting I or strenuous exercise is a strain on j tho muscles. They become sore and I stiff, you aro crippled and tn pain. ; Sloan's Liniment brings you quick relief; easy to apply. It penetrates I without rubbing and drives out the soreness. A clear liquid, cleaner i than mussy plasters or ointments; I it does not. stain the skin or clog the pores. Always have a bottle handy for the pains and aches of rheuma I tism, gout, lumbago, grip, bruises, stiffness, backache and all external pain. A't your druggist, 25c.-Ad.3. Notes from Fair Play. Fair'Play, April 23.-Special: The farmers of this section are very busy with their crops. Miss Julia Watson spent last week Wtlh Mrs. Uriel Mitchell, of Lavo nia, Qa. I Several from here attended com mencement exercises at the .Carie's . drove school. j dary and Will Dobbs Watson spout j Saturday in Lavonia, Ga. Miss lullte Mae Lindsey spent Pri I day night with Miss datha Davis. ! Misses Sallie and Doola Wooten i were with homefolks Sunday. I W. T. Dooley, of Anderson, was in ! our burg I asl week. The picnic gi vin. by the Tugnloo school Friday was enjoyed by all. Mrs. Clayton Mayes spent several days with ber mother. .Mrs. .lohn B. Harris, ol' South Union, last week. The school of this place will close May 3d and 4th, with commencement exercises. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Hoad Because o( Its tonic ?nd laxative effect. LAXA. TIVK BROMO QUININE ls betterthan ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full nnmc and look lor the signature o? K. W. OKOVK. 25c. Hogs Better Than Cotton. (J. P. Wlmberly, in Progressive Farmer. ) The following might be of interest to you or an incentive to some poor, mortgage-ridden cotton farmer to raise that mortgage and become a free man. A few weeks ago I shipped 26 hogs, l-l months old, to Balitimore, and they sold for $1,110, netting mo, after paying freight, commissions, etc.. $1.020.SU. The average weight Of the hogs was 2i?l 1/3 pounds each, bringing IS cents, live weight. The only real expense I felt was dur ing the six weeks they were hardened on com. From the latter part of No vember to February 17, they cost me practically nothing. As soon ns ni y crop is harvested in November I turn all my hogs out. as my farm, abottt 150 acres, is under fence, and they remain out, without having to be fed until ready for mar ket, or to be killed. In January l killed 30 bogs for my own use. then shipped the 20 above referred to to Baltimore, and there are now In the held 15 brood sows and S7 young pigs. 1 always leave them in the Hold until the very day I begin to plant corn. They aro now eating (do ver and rye as hard as they can, and prior to this they have had access to peanuts (Virginia) left in ground af ter digging, cow pens planted in corn, velvet beans and soy beans. I also find that even for pork pro duction the pure-bred hog pays best. Bnttleboro, N. C. Withdraw Blacklist. London. April 20.-The British blacklist of shipping has been with drawn so far as concerns tho United States. CONFEDERATE ARMY VETERAN Woul Join Union Hlue-Wanted to EnllMt in United States Navy. Little Rock, Arkansas, April 2S. Another gratifying example of loyal ty was demonstrated at the U. S. Navy llocruiting Oillce here when J. L. Leigh, of 1511 West Second street, applied for enlistment in the U. S. Navy. Mr. Leigh requested that he be en listed at once and sent to the largest battleship afloat for service on that vessel, and ho was greatly disap pointed when informed by the re cruiting of lice f that he exceeded the required age limit by some forty-odd years, ho hoing (>!) years of age. Mr. Leigh ls a warrier of experi ence, having enlisted in the Confede rate tinny at tho agc of 13, and hav ing served for four years, which end ed in April, 18(55, under Gen. Leo, at Appomattox. It is most gratifying, in these times of need, to hud sych loyal spirit in the "Boys of 1861," and such an ex alt) pie as shown by our worthy vete ran, Mr. Leigh, will no doubt lind a like response by the "Hoys of 19 17." Velvet Heans for Heel'. With prices for fat hogs quoted at $11 a hundred pounds and prime cattle at $10 and $12 a hundred, the importance of putting every availahle acre Into use cannot be questioned. The fact that a 200-pound hog is worth $2 8. and an 800-pound steer is worth nearly $100, is of no im portance to a farmer unless he has the stock to sell, says A. P. Spencer, of the University of Florida Exten sion Division. Prime beef cannot be made with out good feed, and as there are thou sands of acres of waste land that at some time have been under cultiva tion, these lands can now be put to a practical use. Although the season ls well advanced, there is still time to plant velvet beans. The cost of plowing and prepraing the land for velvet beans should not exceed $3 an acre. A peck of bean seed can be had for 65 cents or less. If the crop is planted in good condi tion, the beans should yield from 12 to 15 bushels per acre, which If pas tured off by cattle will feed two steers for thirty days and put them in fair condition for killing, or will fatten one steer into prime beef. fy fy fy ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? fy mfy fy fy fy fy fy THE HOY SCOUTS' PART .J. ?I- IN THE (HtEAT WAH. fy fy fy fy >fy fy ?J? fy fy fy? fy fy fy fy fy Fditor Koowee Courier: I want to correct ti mistaken idea in regard to the services to be performed by the Hoy Scouts of America in the pres ent war. I have heard not a few people say that the Poy Scouts will be called to the front. This is a mis take. The Hoy Scouts have their part of the work to do. but it will not bo lighting on the field of battle. National headquarters, through ..Scouting," the official paper of the ino vernen t, has already issued orders I to scoutmasters and assistants re garding this part of the work. The National Council has adopted as a slogan, "Every Scout to feed a sol dier." This does not mean that every Scout will send food to a sol dier, but simply that every Scout will raise enough food to feed a soldier. This will bo used at home or sold at reasonable prices, thereby reducing somewhat the danger of a great food shortage. Troops of Scouts all over the country are converting vacant lots, otc, into troop gardens. Scouts will also have some definite part in the Red Cross program. They will guard telegraph and telephone llnes and railroads where there are no soldiers. An example of how the Scouts will work is the way they handled tho situation at Eddystone, Pa., when tho recent explosion occurred. Forty minutes after the disaster occurred the Scouts of Chester were on the scene. They brought cots from va rious places, thoy bandaged many wounded and had charge of the traf fic. When the soldiers arrived they found tho work of relief well started. The Scouts stayed as long as they were needed. Theodore Roosevelt says of the or ganization: "The Hoy Scout organi zation is distinctly an asset to our country for the development of effi ciency, virility and good citizenship, ll ls essential that its leaders be men of strong, wholesome character, of unmistakable devotion to our coun try, its customs and ?deals, as well ns In soul and by law citizens there of, -whose whole-hearted loyalty ls given to this nation, and to this na tion alone." Eugene Parker, Walhalla, S. C. CASTO RIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over SO Years Always bears the Signature of I Save the Corn for 1 I Human Food. | S "There are in the eleven Cotton States 6,500,- g g OOO horses and mules. If each of these were fed $ $ two pounds of cotton seed meal per day, as part of g ? g the daily ration, it would release four pounds of g g corn each dayj and 200 days of such feeding to all g g horses and mules would release 100,000,000 g g bushels of corn for human food and the mules g S would be benefited by the chang?. g g "Four pounds of corn at $1.56 per bushel costs g gil cents. Two pounds of cotton seed meal at $40 g g per ton costs 4 cents. g g "The feeder would thus save 7 cents per day g g on each head of stock, or a saving of $14 per mule g g in a period of 200 days. 8 g "We suggest that such feeding now, and the g g planting of soy or velvet beans or peas in all corn, g g as an economic and patriotic duty. g g Signed: DR. TAIT BUTLER, (-Memphis) i g Editor Progressive Farmer, ano Associate g g Agriculturist, B. M. C. Farm Bureau. g g Signed : DR. E. R. LLOYD, ? g Director Mississippi Experiment Station. g ? Signed: DR. H. A. MORGAN, ft g Director Tennessee Experiment Station. g g Signed: w. C. LASEITER, ? g Director Arkansas Extension Forces. g X Signed : H. M. COTTRELL, 8 g Agriculturist, B. M. C. Farm Bureau, g Memphis, Tenn." g I What would the answer be on ? I $2.00 per bushel for Corn ? I 8 You will notice the above is endorsed by the best 8 8 authorities in the country, and we hope Oconee g 8 County will take this in now. g I Westminster | I Oil and Fertilizer Co., I I WESTMINSTER, S. C. | ROOT WIIiL HEAD COMMISSION To Russia-.Formally Accepts Office and Will Leave in Few Days. Washington, April 2 6.-Elihu Root, former Secretary of State, af ter a conference early to-day with President Wilson and Secretary Lan sing, formally accepted the chairman ship of the commission to Russia. Mr. Root spent an hour with tho President at the White House dis cussing the Russian situation. Tho President outlined fully what he desired to accomplish. Tho commission will he composed of three or four principal members ard a staff of secretaries and assist ants. lt is expected to leave for Russia within a few days. The needs of Russia, as outlined to President Wilson, are for political, financial, transportation and com inercia? advire and assistance. For Your Child's Cough. Hero's a pleasant cough syrup that every child likes to take, Dr. Dell's Pine-Tar-Honey. If your child lins a deep, hacking cough thnt worries you givo him Dr. Dell's Plne-T.. r Honey, The soothing pine balsams relieve the cough, loosen the phlegm and heal tho irritated tissues. Qet a bottle to-day at your druggist and start treatment at once. 25e.-Ad3, ... --? ? ?.--- - .Mun Killed When Pole Fulls. Manchester, Qa., April 20. - Henry.C. Mcthvin, plant manager of the Manchester Telephone Company, was killed this afternoon by a pole falling with him, crushing him so badly that he lived only two hours. WANT 50 FROM OCONKE COUNTY. Postmasters Urged to Assist in Speed ing Up Recruiting. (Greenville Piedmont, 27th.) Appealing to the postmasters of 130 small towns in the Greenville re cruiting district, Corporal A. H. Holt has mailed as many letters In an ef fort to spur up volunteer activity. Through the medium of postmasters as recruiting agents, according to thc letter from 'Corporal Holt f>2 recruits have boen secured since the first of tho month. Tho lotter carries an ap peal in forceful language, and asks that the postmasters make strong ef forts to get recruits. Tho Greenville recruiting district is composed of seven counties, and each county is expected to furnish the following men: Greenville.lot! Greenwood. OS Anderson .140 ridgefield. 56 Oconeo . 511 Pickens. ."?0 Abbeville. 7 0 These men aro expected to be fur nished hy June 1st. In recruiting Wednesday, the Greenville station reports a usual day, with possibly a slight decrease In the average number. At best, re cruiting In Greenville, officers state, is fnr from what it should bo, and they again appeal to men lo enlist now, while they cnn do so as volun teers, rather than wait for thc con scription, which, tho officers believe, is a matter of only a few days. BIG WEEK FOR SUBMARINES. Forty Vessels of Over I,ooo Ton? Sent Down-Several Ot lid's. London, April 25.- The weekly statement of vessels sunk ns made public this evening shows that forty vessels of over 1,600 tons each were sent to the bottom by mines or sab ina ri nos. "Weekly shipping returns: Arri vals, 2,"186; sailings, 2,621. "Sinkings by mine or submarino (over 1.600 tons), JO, including two sunk in the week ending April lf>; under 1,600 tons, lf>, including ono sunk in tho week ending April 1. "Vessels unsuccessfully attacked 27. including one attacked the week ending April ,x. "Fishing vessels sunk, D, including one sunk the week ending April 15." The report shows the greatest number of merchant vessels reported sunk by mino or submarine in both categories-1,600 tons and over and under 1.000 tons-made public by the British government since it has issued i s weekly statement of ship ping lost The report also shows that moro vessels wer.-? successful in evading at tack, thc figures being 27 ns against 1??. the previous high figures during any week. The arrivals and depar tiros of steamers from British ports average fairly well with those of tho preceding weeks. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Your dtngcist will refund money.H PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure nov case of Itching, Blind. lUeedlnc orProltudlng Piles In 6tOl4dav*. The first opplicetiou gives Sase and Rest, wc