Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, January 02, 1918, Image 7
We have arranged for a
eerie? of ?ix Interesting articles,
-War Talks, by Unele Dan/'
written by Mr. Howard H.
Gross, president of the Univer
sal Military Training League, of
which this is the first. They tell
In a graphic way why military
training Is off value, both to the
nation and to the individual, and
our readers will find them of
unusual interest.
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number ?ne
America Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Win-Necessity for Mill,
tary Training.
.?Now, Billie," said his mother, "your
Uncle Dan is coming tomorrow to
spend a week with us on the farm, and
?? you want to know about the war,
nereus your opportunity. Uncle Dan is
probably one of the best-informed men
In the country." Billie .clapped his
bands and gave au<$\ a whoop" that he
wakened the baby, but what could you
expect of a fifteen-year-old boy who is
a ifvlng Interrogation point and wants
to know about war?
Uncle Dan arrived In due time and
Billie watched for an opportunity. 1$
came that evening after dinner when
Undo Dan had lighted a cigar and
taken a seat on the"por?h.
.Tm mighty glad you came, Uncle
Dan.- I want to talk to you about the
war. We have Just put military train-,
lng In our township high school, but
we hod a hard time to do lt. The
Joneses and the Greggs objected. They
said the war wouldn't come over here.
Grandma Joues said: They ain't ho
use to worrit lt will soon blow over.'
Well, we put the training In Just the
same. You orter heard Judge Brow
nell, the president of the school board,
do the slackers up. He said unless we
take off our coats and go to lt, Ger
many may yet win, and if she does, she
will take over the great British fleet ns
a War trophy and compel us to do what
ever she wants to ; that she could make
us pay all the cost of the war; the
kaiser could tax us as he pleased and
that we couldn't help ourselves. He
could make every one pay over a part
of what he earns; that he could make
the farmers pay rent for their own
farms, etc. Now, Uncle, what do you
think of tba if*
_ "Well, m.. boy,' F?Uj thiele Dan,
* "all Bini .Yudsr?''Brownell Buys might
oaslty ' omo true and ihtiy tmio'ss we go
Quickly to the nlfi of tho nines with
jUZgC n?mbej??- of iu?u and help them
break the German line. Unless we cnn
beat the submarines, they may pre
vent us from getting enough food to
tho allies to keep them going. In that
w case Germany would win. As matters
stand today, our greatest need ls
trained men. If we had had several
millions of men with military training
in eur industries and on our farms
when the war came, who could
have been called at once for service, I
do not believe tho kaiser would hove
ft forced the war upon us. As it was, he
had no respect for us, and now we are
in it and most go through with lt. But
never again must we be caught so
* wholly unprepared.
"There ls only one safe way," said
Uncle Dan, "and that ls to adopt per*
f .manently universal. military training,
WBWJ, it to every young man who -ls
physically1 flt, say. in his nineteenth or
twentieth year. The training cen be
carried'-forward iii the United States
training camps that are now being es
tablished for training men- called by
the selective draft. As soon ss- these
men vacate, these stations, they should
<tfjgi'filled ?by ' younger men, and this
ehouUL be'mado the permanent policy
of the country." . ... <
Blllfo's mother, Mrs. Graham, had
overheard the-conversation. She came
ont and said : "Really, Brother Dan,
ere you serious as to the dangers of
our "Country? If it isas bad as that, it
<Ms Tilgh time for us (o wake up and do
something about lt."
. "Rractly," replied Uncle Dan. "It
ls better to wake up now than to-be
rudely awakened later. We may as
w?ll understand, sister, that this ls our
war and we mUst win it or God help
.America. Everything that we have
*or hope to have-our liberties, our
blessings, oar opportunities are all' in
volved in. tho greet issue before us.
Nothing must stand between us and
wiimlug this war. It is a question
whether the peoples' right or the kai
ser's might shall?dominate the world.
*TO there ever was'a holy war, this ls
lt' We are fighting for world liberty.
We are fighting for the freedom of
humanity. We are fighting for the
right of men to govern themselves in*
stead Of being governed against their
will by a war-mad overlord. Perilous
times are ahead of us. We must be
?nred to make any sacrifice, to per*
IrhV any service that may be required
ot us/v
".Oh, Uncle Dan," exclaimed Billie,
"may I bring my chum, Jimmie Col
lins, when we have our next talk? He
ls o bug on this war business abd Just
JJ**y to see yon;"
' "Certainly/* said Uncle Dan, with a
hearty laugh. "If we are to have moro
talks, ? shall be glad to have Jimmie
Join us."
Billie clapped his hands and ran to
'.?ho 'phone and told Jimmie to bo ovei
? At seven o'clock tho next evening.
Better Farming
The Present Fei
By J. N. H ?rp or, Director Farm 1
No class of people
ls more red-blood
ed and patriot lc
than the farmer,
and everybody ls
looking to him to
do his best. In
view of the fact
that the whole
world is demand
i n g agricultural
produots, now- is
his golden oppor
tunity not only to
J. N. HARPER show his patriot
ism, but an opportunity to acquire
wealth at the same time.
Offsetting Labor Shortago
In view of the fact that farm labor
is scare? and high, every eiiort should
be bent towards securing \ maximum
yields per acre, with fertilizer, which
ls one of the best ways to conserve
man power.
Unfortunately, no industry has been
moro directly affected by the war than
the fertilizer Industry. The govern
.meat ls commandeering materials im
partant to this Industry for the pur
pose of manufacturing munitions ot
war and hence has greatly reduced the
feasible tonnage to be UBed in fer*
Risers. In other words, while the
nation ls calling for the largest pos
sible crop yields, there is, at the samo
time, a great demand for gun powder.
Borne one has aptly said, "Plants and
cannons eat the same food." Of oourse,
under present conditions, the cannons
must be fed first.
There ls a considerable shortage of
fertilizer ingredients, and the prices
of thMo ingredients are corresponding
- ly high.
Fertilizer? Relatively Cheaper
In consequence of high prices of ma
terials, due to their scarcity, and be
cause of higher labor and transporta
tion coots, fertilizers will be higher
this spring than ever before.
While the prices of fertilizers hare
advanced, fortunately for the farmer,
the prices of crops have advanced at Ul
higher, so that fertilizers are relative
ly cheaper than before the war. A
bale of cotton with its seed will buy
more fertilizer today than ever before.
The same ls true of a bushel of corn;
a bushel of wljeat; a bushel of pea
nuts; a bushel of potatoes, eto.
Why Fertilizers Are Scarce
The causes of the shortage of fertil
izer materials may be summarized as
follows:
Previous to the war, most of <t>ur
potash came from Germ?ny. The pot
ash now on the market is produced
largely in this country, but lt is far
short of the demands. This Amerlcan
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.t< !?<: yoi KNOW j M ii GAME ? .J- j
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(By Herbert L. Satterlee, ot
The Vigilantes,)
One of the first lessons that we
have learned from the war with Ger
many ls tho necessity of adopting a
national policy of universal military '
training and service under exclusive j
Federal control. Thc facts connected
with -the selective draft prove this.
Tho number of young men who were
found physically defective-that is,
who lacked some of the physical re
quirements of the modern soldier
showed that too little attention had
been given to physical development,
or that defects of sight, hearing, pos
ture, etc., had been neglected in
childhood and had lessened the effi
ciency of the man. Military train
ing would have prevented this in
great part and would have made the
boys not only better fitted for soldier
lng when the call came, but health
ier, and consequently; more efficient
in civil life. The selective draft also
showed the necessity for universal
military service. There is now'bo
objection or argument that this ser
vice should be under exclusive Fede
ral control, although tho ' previous
training may be conducted by the
States. Some States, like New York;
have already provided by legislation
for physical training under the pub
lic school system, and every State
may well adopt such a ploicy.
War has often been spoken of as a
"game." Not lh any slighting sense
or spirit of triviality, but because it
has certain characteristics thftt are
also tho characteristics of a game.
It needs preparation and training. It
requires player j of a certain typo,
with expert knowledge and special
Implements; and unless it is a drawn
game with the score tied, when lt is
finished the participants can turn
again to their ordinary occupations.
Ono reason that Americans are good
in war ls because they are good In
games. Those that are best in ath-;
lette games requiring a combination
of brain and muscle, are generally
tho best soldiers. Every day is teach
ing the lesson that it would bo better
for us if we had understood the rules
and requirements more thoroughly
and had been hotter prepared for
this great, grim game pf war which
we have started tb play on the flolds
of France.
Do you know the game of baso
ball? Do you realize why we play
tho best base ball in the world tn
Amerlcy? It is because every man
and boy in the grandstand and on the
bleachers knowns the game. We ap
X in the South
tilizer Situation
iervlce Bureau, Atlanta, Georgia.
mad? potash, however, ls just as rat
uable as tho potash salts that wer?
formerly obtained from Germany.
Aold phosphate ls scarce, due to tho
fact that there is a shortage of sui*
ph uric aold-a necessary compound in
th? manufacture of aold phosphate.
Sulphur lo acid ls scarce, because py
rlt??, from which most of lt ls made,
has been coming from Spain and ships
ar? not now arallabl? with which to
transport lt.
The fertiliser manufacturers har?
been compelled to turn to th? domes
tlo pyrite?, and readjust their manufac
turing plants to tho production of sul
phuric aold from brimstone obtained
from Louisiana and Texas. The gov
ernment le requiring of the fertiliser
manufacturara sulphuric acid in larg?
amounts to be used In the manufacture
of. explosives.
Then, too thor? ls considerable dif
ficulty in obtaining supplies of rock
phosphate, b?oaus? of the transporta*
Mon shortage.
The supply of nitrate? has also been
curtailed because larg? amounts of sul
phate of ammonia ar? being tak?n for
refrigeration purposes, and the manu
facture of munitions. Cotton seed
meal,-a valuable souree of nitrogen, ls
being used more and more for feeding
live stock. Tankage, another splendid
source of nitrogen, ls also being used
for the sam purpose; consequently cot
ton seed meal and tankag? ar? high in
price.
Nitrat? of soda is more expensive at
the Chile mines, and shipping rates
have Increased enormously, and muni
tion requirements are heavy.
The .fertiliser manufacturers find it
hard to s?cur? bags for shipping, since
there ls a tremendous shortage of bur
lap.
' Thus lt can be easily seen that lt will
b? very difficult to obtain necessary
fertiliser materials, and th? formel
must take due notice and aot accord
ingly If he would make sure of getting
his pleat food;
a Order At One?
Th? farmar must not overlook the
fact that transportation difficulties are
Increasing dally. The railroads are lit
orally overwhelmed. They have, there
for?, been oompelled to mle that fer
tilizers end freight in general must
move in full car load lote, which means
cars must be loaded to their maximum
capacity.
Therefore, Mr. Farmer, order youl
fertilisers NOW; order PLENTY ol
them; use them liberally and judicious
ly, and thus secure maximum yields ol
crops, and so do your part to supply
th? crying needs of the world, while
at the same time you inoreas? /oui
bank account.
predate B?O? i?lay? we yi\\\ u<n tol?tv
:iu: bad piny, and wo uro williup t?
pay ;i bi;- i i;c>- for tho bo.-t. ;du.y.
Suppose thal Am?rica adopted uni
versal military training and service
as a national policy. If war came
during the next generation, we would
be physically ready for it -as a peo
plo. Young men who are at the be
ginning of their careers, with tho
smallest earning power and the few
est family responsibilities, would
show a much smaller percentage of
physical defects than were shown by
the selective draft. That means that
the required army could be raised
without taking older men who have
to- make a proportionately much
greater sacrifice financially, and there
would be fewer wives to take up the
burden of bread-winning and fewer
children wondering when their fath
ers would come back.
One other thing-Imagine a Con
gress composed of Senators and Rep
resentatives, each one of whom had
received military training and had
performed his. military service!
Would such a Congress be apt to
make ineffectual or unwise appropri
ations? With a cabinet composed of
men who had fjerved their time un
der the colors-would its members
not be more appreciative and intelli
gent in the conduct of a war, owing
to their experienco? And the great
public who pay the taxes and buy
Liberty bonds and give their sons
and brothers to the flag-would they
not be more intelligent ?nd discrimi
nating? Like the men in the grand
stand and on the bleachers, who
played on tho village nli'e^or on the
school base ball team, they would not
tolerate poor play and they would.be
willing to pay for the best. They
would back their own people, not
timidly or grudgingly, but enthusi
astically and to the limit. And that
kind of backing ls what makes a
good lighting army.
What Russia needs is team play.
What Italy needs ls a plnch-hltter.
What America heeds ls a thorough,
continuous, Intelligent training for
the great game upon the successful
outcome of which depends our na
tional existence and our liberty.
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System
rhe Old Standard genets! streuarthenlng tente,
DROVK'S TASTJtUCSS chill TONIC,ilrlvesout
kfalRfle.enriehes the btoed.snd builds ubthcafa
tem. A true toole. Pot adulta end children. ?Oe
Afore Woolens foi Hov 1er Roy?.
Greenville, Dec. 28.-Tho quarter
master department, at Camp Sevler
received a shipment of 18,500 woolen
joatB yesterday.
ra
Coloring materials aro needed by
in Italian Arm.
T IX ?O TI OE .
County Treasurer's Office,
"'aW<alia, S. C., Oct. ll. 1917.
, Vim boone for the collection of
State, County, School and Special
TI<A<.';< tor th? fiscal year 1917 will be
Open from october 15th, 1917, to De
cember isl, 1917, without penalty,
Siter jr h I. h day one per cont penalty
will br ulded on all payments made
In the moi h of January, 1918, and
p per cent penalty on all payments
m;u\<> lu t' e month of February,
K-IS. ai d suvon per cent penalty on
all payments made from the first day
Of Mhvcb until the 15th day of
March, 1913. After that day all
tn < <.o!. ? id will go into execution
ami b li ad in the hands of the
Sheriff oi ollectlon.
payers owning property or pay
in,"; tuxes foi others will please ask
fo . tax receipt in each Township or
Special s ?ol District in which he
Or i boy maj own property. This ls
ver.. Import nt, ns there are so many
Sjlocial School Districts.
The ta> levy is made up as follows:
Stf' ?.o tax .;. 8 Vi niiilB
School tax. 3 mills
Ord i na rv liouiity tax .... 7 V6 milla
Int. on bon la and S. F. ... % mill
For sto.< I bridge over Chat
ter.! River . xk mill
For roads ..1 mill
I dal levy.21 mills
Special audi Local School Taxes.
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Poll tax, %i Dog Tax, 80c.
Byei v moile citizen from 21 to 60
yean, of ago lo liable for poll tax ex
cept ( On fedora to soldi?r?, who do not
pay niter fio ve.trs of age, and those
exempted by laiv.
! Hoad Tax, $1.60.
Every nii io. itizen from 18 to 60
years' of ago fftj liable for road tax,
except those exempt by law. This
tax IM payable from October, 15th,
1917, to Marett 15th, 1918, after
which lime oxoi titians will be Issued.
Thor?? is no alternative for work.
it. 1 . ALEXANDER,
Tren sui' ir ocon.ee County, S. C.
Oct ; l Wi 42
The amino Nial nott Net Affect tb? Hoad
nee on fj.' ol lti> tattle ind laxative effect, LAXA'
TI ViH BROMO QUINlNRIt better than ordinary
ii i II i ii c H tn not cause nervousness nor
name aud
GKOV?. 30c.
Quinine; rt'iO do?? not cause nervou
tin ?i UK i i !.. i . Kc/.(ember the lull
look lol* thc j.?fiut iie of B. W. GR<
?oort Wi? Win tlie Wart
EflU more coi a, oats and barley *
produce, fish nd poultry. .
BaV\ boll amii broil foods. *
Eat lea moat, wheat, sugar *
and rats. ? *
Food Wit! Win the Wart
A package containing $7,000, sent
from Philadelphia||fj a trust com
pany, laj on a depot truck In Vine
land, Pa., for moro; than an hour be
fore M. GieeubJatt, 'thinking it might
be^a woikma i l ijich, picked it up
and then let it ral! because of sheer
surprise. I he expresa agent thought
the clerk had - ired the package
apon the arrival of s.ho train.
Children Cry
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Tho Kind You Have Always
in use for over over 30 yet
and
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All Counterfeits, Imitations
Experiments that trifle wit
Infants and Children-Exp
What is C
C?s tor ia is a harmless subs
Drops and Soothing Syrups
neither Opium, Morphine nc
age is its guarantee. For
been in constant use for the r
Wind Colic and Diarrhoea
therefrom, and by regulatinj
the assimilation of Food; gi
The Children?? Panacea-Th
GENUINE CASI
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.J. TURN MIS LOOSE!" .J.
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(Gaffney Ledger.)
Judge Henry C. Hammond has In
his possession a letter written by a
Burke county (Ga.) negro to Presi
dent Wilson, asking that ho be ex
cused from army duty. The epistle
is interesting from several points of
view. The negro's "poor spelling"
is one of the features that is rather
refreshing, while his manner of ex
pression ls just as Interesting.
The loiter to tito Pn-sidoul w.is
written after ibo o had boen >.-\
amiiH'd and ncooptod hy tho ext? nt j
hoard and lib-, ?1 ? plie nt ion foi' q>
emprlon liad iK'oii denied hy tl\e dbi?
trict board at Macon. Judge Ham
mond has tho original letter, which
bears the White House stamp, show
ing that it reached tho capital. The
President's secretary turned tho let
ter over to Provost Marshal General
Crowder, who tn turn sent it to thc
Adjutant General of Georgia, and he
sent it to Sheriff Sam G. Story, of
Burke county. The sheriff presented,
tho letter to Judge Hammond while
Burke county court was in session.
Ho thought it so interesting that he
interrupted the court procedure long
enough to read lt aloud. Tho letter,
Just as the negro wrote it, reads as
follows:
"Mr. W. Wilson Dear Mister presi
dent I am a negrow I wrote the boad
and asked them to exzeuse me from,
annie Duties as I am a farmer, on a
farm by my lone self no one to help
me gather my orob with 18 or more
Bailes, of coton to gouther BeSlze
Corn and Peas and I dont foal that I
am helther Enough for that bisness
I am cousu m ped and are short wend
ed pain in my left side and under my
left shoulder blade I have ten teeth
but me head I bean sallavated with
caloment and when I run and get
hot my jaw bon slip out of place un
less I am mitlee patickuler to like
out my tongue fool link In closin >my
mouth Dockter Jones sandersvllle
put lt back twice and my eyes Is
efekted I hatter wure eye glasses to
help me site and I have a old mother
that a w id dow a Bout 65 years old
and all 4 of her suns Have wives and
famliy to seport and she is looken for
me to help her all I can regardless to
the other Boys for I am single and
the ago of 29 year ol and never Have
Bin married and now am going to
marry to Nelle Arohor near Louis
ville Ga. ll 4 Box 18 so that I mite
have some one to help me now slnco
I have waited so Long and now
wready to marry will you please ex
cuse me from tho war and let mo
marry please Let me be excuse I dont
want to go to. war I dont no how to
fight. Mr, president please excuse
me from the armmle I feal unable to
Ate will you notifi tho boad of Mld
ville ga. and me at Midvillo-ga R 1
Box Ol now I hopo this will not be a
insult from
"Frederick B.'Wetrver.
"P. S. Please excuse me and Let
me marry will you My father Dide
with cumpton."
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i Bought, and which has been
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has been made under his per?
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w no one to deceive you in this.
: and Just-as-goodM are but
h and endanger the health of
erienco against Experiment.
CASTOR ?A
titute xor Castor Oil, Paregoric?
'. It is pleasant. It contains
>r other narcotic substance. Its
more than thirty years it has
ellef of Constipation, Flatulency,
; allaying Feverishness arising
j the Stomach and Bowels, aids
ving healthy and natural sleep,
o Mother's Friend?
rORIA ALWAYS
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Despite her 70 years, Mrs. Samuol
Collin, mother of Howard S. Coffin, of
the National Defense Council, re
cently took an aeroplane trip with an
Italian aviator.
RHEUMATISM
Wliy will you suffer from this
most dreaded disenso, when
L-Rheumo has proven tho great
est remedy for tho past 2? years?
Thousands of ppVyplb tost??y" to
its w?mil'"'Vful Qu'rOSj'i
This pr;iilOJfipi ion shouKi bo
iii your homi . Take Whou
you feel i?)) ali l)j&t pa j i(i. i
"maud (he bottle- with big "L."
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