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SHU'S THAT SUBS. CAN'T SINK. Diversity of Opinion aa to Merits-A Grave Situation. Now York, Feb. 10.-Means have been found to make troop transports unsinkable by submarine, according to a statement made here by Wm. li. Saunders, vice chairman of tho naval consulting board, ia an .address at a dinner of tho University^ of Pennsylvania alu inn!, At Least One Ship is Heady. Mr. Saunders said that one of tho ships recently commandeered by the government "now Hes at an Atlantic port and in such shapo that she can not be sunk by an exploding tor pedo." "1 can conceive of no reason why this information should bo with held," he added. "On the contrary, 1 believe lt ls well that the eue m y may come to realize that the time has been reached when American transports aro ready for tho trans portation of our troops, which that enemy cannot sink." This ship may "have a hole 30 or 40 feet In diame ter blown in her side, and she will remain afloat. Such a bole would waterlog but one-tenth of the honey combed air-tight cells." Mr. Saunders described in detail the plan to keep ships afloat after they had. been torpedoed, and the manner in which it had been devel oped by Wm. P. Donnelly, a New York marine engineer, working un der authorization of ihe naval con sulting board. W ill Take Time to Equip Ships. "Of course, it will take some time to equip similarly the large number of transports we have," continued Mr. Saunders. "It ls my belief, how ever, that nothing will be loft undone by tho administration to safeguard the lives of large troop contingents to be moved across tho 'Atlantic." Mr. Saunders, in a statement cred ited to him last May, asserted that a solution of the submarine problem had probably been found by the board and in the opinion of the board members the scheme, as ap proved, would put an end to the sub marine menace. He did not enter into details. Other members of the board, Including Thos. Robins, its secretary, and Frank J. Sprague, a member of the committee on subma rines, took issue with Mr. Saunders that the solution of thc U-boat men ace has been reached. Believes Menace Nearing End, Washington. Feb. 10.-Announce ment by Vice Chairman Saunders, of the naval consulting board, that menus bud been found to make troop ships practically unsinkable lends now meaning to the air of confidence with which both American and Brit ish naval authorities are facing their task of clearing tho seas of U-boats. Recent statements by Admiral Jelli coe, formerly first sea lord of the British admiralty; by Secretary Daniels, and other officials have in * dtented that a campaign has been mapped put and the Instrumentali ties developed which are expected to curb, if not to eliminate the subma rines entirely within the next few months. Discussion of the devices develop ed is deplored by ofllcials here. In vestigations an?.v experiments have been guarded closely. High ofllcials have been free to assert privately, however, their belief that the U boats would be checked sufficiently by early summer to insure a steady flow of American troops and supplies to Europe with few incidents such as that of the Tuscanla to be anticipat ed. Admiral Jellicoe went further than . any other official by predicting that the submarines would be "killed" by August. At the same time, however, he warned that heavy ship losses were to be expected up to that time. .Secretary Baker has insisted before the Senate committee that a million and a half American troops could be taken to Franco and 'kept supplied during 191 S. His replies to the questions as to where the tonnage for the task was to como from have indicated that there was some Infor mation ai hand which he did not. care to disclose. Linea of Effort Heating Fruit. Without disclosing any of the new Implements that may have been de veloped to meet the submarine men ace, navy officials have pointed out that all of the lines of effort started when the United Status entered the war are now on the point of bearing fruit. Additional destroyers and pa trol boats are. beginning to come for ward rapidly. In some cases more than a, year's time bas been saved in destroyer construction. Swifter, more heavily armed vessels, flited vith every device that has been evolved, are bein;; rushed to the sup port of Vico Admiral Sims Antill.i. With the complete mobilization of all these agencies against an enemy alrea0y severely hain pei ed hy tho skill and dining of American and British patrol fleets, lt is pointed out that greater repression of the sub marines is certain to follow, even if no master weapon has been evolved. .At the same time, however, it is e\ i ^MBWWBWWBIII lillMlllllillllHHIIHhHliyLii^LW ? RUB OUT PAIN with good oil liniment. That's the surest way to stop them. The best rubbing liniment is USTANC INIMENT Good for the Ailments of Horses. Mules. Cattle. Etc. Qood for your own A ches, Pains*, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers. HOW TO RAVE ?OOO ROADS. A Liberal Use of tho Split-IiOg Drag Will Solve the Question. (Greenwood. Journal.) Reports reaching the city are to the effect that tho sevoral committees a P po i ii ted at the recent meeting hero are having the roads dragged and that conditions for travel in many sections are very much Improved. Those who are yet to do this work may receive an Impetus from the fol lowing strong argument'In the edi torial columns of the Newberry Ob server, and may go and do likewise: A farmer from ten miles out said, on Saturday, in reply to the Observer man's question, "How aro the roads." "The best you ever saw." few days ago they were describ ed as "awful," and they are still aw ful in aomu sections where the split log drag ls NOT used. Our Informant said the dragging of the roads had been more general since the recent rains than ever be fore, and consequently tho roads are good. All that ls needed to have good roads the year round is for the peo ple to get the habit of dragging them regularly and systematically after the rains. If they will do that they will find, Instead of rain making the roads worse, they contribute toward making them better, by preparing the way for smoothing Hiern tn the rough places. BOSCIIEE'S GERMAN SYRUP will quiet your cough, soothe the In flammation of a sore throat and lungs, stop irritation in thc bronchial tubes, insuring a good night's rest, free from coughing and with easy expectoration in the morning. Made and sold In America for 52 years. A wonderful prescription, assisting nature in building up your general health and throwing off the disease. Especially useful in lung trouble, asthma, croup, bronchitis, etc. For sale by Hell's Drug Store In 30 and 90-cent bottles.-Adv. Truth Would Have Served Retter. (Greenville News, 15th.) Sentenced to serve 12 months ill the penitentiary on account of mak ing false aflldavits in his question naire, Rob Evitt, a young white man who formerly resided at Woodside mill, could have been exempted with out the least trouble because all of the toes on ono of his feet have been burned off and he could not have passed Hie physical examination. The reason for his action in going to the trouble of getting false aflldavits from his wife and of making mis statements himself cannot be figured out by court ofllcials, when ho could have been easily exempted on ac count* of the condition of his feet. Evitt is the young man who claim ed that he had supported his wife for some time past and'got her to sign an affidavit to that effect when she was sick at Durham and did not know what she was signing. As a matter o^ fact, he had contributed nothing to his wife's support, but had been living with another woman at the mill where he resides. The sentence of one year In the Atlanta penitentiary was imposed upon him at the term of Federal Court jun ended at Greenwood, ac.' cording to officials of the court who returned to Greenville yesterday. dent,, even without Mr. Saunders statement, that various important mechanical devices that have been brought to a high state of perfection and will play a large part in tho warfare-. Destroyers equipped with depth bombs have been rated as the most efficient enemy of submarines. The number of destroyers, the effective ness of the bombs used and Hie means of hurling these charges have all been increased. Ways of detect lng the hidden foe at Increasing range also have been worked om The tcc.hinquc of this latest phase of naval warfare has also been perfected by the officers and men of the U-boat hunting tleets. All of these tilings, supplemented by what they know of the devices evolved, of which nothing hus beet said, form the basis on which high ofllcials here have said r open tedi) that the U-boat would bo curbed tlii year, probably this spring. Colt>y Pessimistic. New York, Feb. J).-Bainbridge ('olby, of the United States shipping board, in cm address hero to-night declared that America is in gravi danger from thc German submarin campaign and urged the buildings Of ships with all possible speed. "The submarine ls an appalling weapon,." said. Mr. Colby, "it is sinking ships faster than Hie United States and -England together car. build them. We must build with fren/led concentration and Hie time is coming when every less essential and non-essential industry must re lease men to march to tho ship yards and drive rivets in American ships. "I want ministers to leave their pulpits to build ships. I would ra ther have s minister strike a blow on a rivet than strike a posture in the jiu I pit. In a fow weeks every one Of you here will bo seeking to identify yourselves in some way willi this work. "America is In very grave danmor, lt ls In a very serious situation. Our allies are very sorely strained. Ger many ls by no means beaten to the ground. Our Institutions are direct ly throatonod." SOLDIERS' HEATH LIST O ROWS. Now Figured that 2?7 U. S. Soldiers Jjost Theil* Lives on Tu.sennla. Washington. Feb. 13.-With 104 American soldiers of the Tuscan in known to be dead and burkd on the Scottish coast, an unofllcial estimate to-day places tho total loss of Amer ican troops at 2G7. After eliminat ing from the passenger list the names of the survivors and tho Iden tltled ''ead and accounting for 33 un ldentfed dead, 13G soldiers still aro not accounted for, and it is believed they were lost. The partial Hst of the Tuscan la's dead, sent by the Associated Press correspondent from a Scottish sea port to-day, as having been burled on the Scottish coast, ts the first deti nue information to reach relatives of the soldiers who have not been re ported In the lists of survivors. War Department ofllcials have been helpless to answer appeals for information regarding soldiers unre ported. Of the 164 American dead who have been buried in Scotland lt was not possible to Identify 33 of the sol diers, who undoubtedly were disfig ured beyond recognition and had nothing on them by which to deter mino who they were. Of the names of the 131 soldiers sent from Scotland, only 122 have yet been definitely located on the list complied by the Associated Press of men whose names appeared on tho passenger list, but who have not been reported as survivors. Si>; of the 13 1 names show similarity with 'others on thc miraging list, but three of them show no similarity. Only 122 of the 131 names therefore have been checked off, leaving 17S names to be. definitely accounted for. Deducting the 33 unidentified Amer ican soldiers and tho nine uncertain names from tills list leaves 136 miss ing, which, added to the 131 known (dead, shows the total loss 2G7 men. 171 Ttiscanln Victims Hurled. A Scotch Seaport, Feb. 13.-Up to Tuesday night, a week after the dis aster. 171 victims Of the ill-fated Tuscailia had been laid to rest at dif ferent points on the Scottish coast. These were divided aa follows: American, 131 identified and 33 unidentified; crew, four Identified and three unidentified. Sung "Star Spangled Haulier." The Associated Press correspond ent co-operated with the American army officers in obtaining these fig ures, which go forward to Washing ton as tile most accurate and com plete Hst obtainable, The last sev enteen of these bodies recovered all_jVmericans--were buried Tuesday afternoon, villagers again* coming many miles in a down-pour of rain to pay their simple tribute to Hie American dead. The bodies were brought to the burial place on one big motor truck, which was follow ed along the route several miles long by the squad of 25 khaki-clad Amer ican survivors and the village mourn ers. One of the villagers carried the Union Jack, while an American sol dier held aloft the Stars and Stripes. At 'the graveside the American soldiers sang the "Star Spangled Banner," followed by tho natives singing "Hod Save the King." Tho usual military salute was then fired, ending tho ceremony. Temporary fences have been built around the graves to be replaced by a permanent enclosure as soon as the materials can be brought to these desolate shores. A Hritish colonel who has worked day and night since tho disaster helping the Americans bury their dead, announced to-day that tho people of the nearby coun tryside had started a public subscrip tion to erect a permanent monument to Hie Americans. 'There are eight Americans still here too ill to leave, several of them still dazed by their experiences. They are quartered In nearby farm houses and village hotels. One American officer and IA men are still in a hos pital at Glasgow. ( JA fit MU FL SA Ll VATES AM) MAKES YOU SICK j Acts Like Dynamite on a Sluggish ! Liver and You Lose a Day's Work? There's no reason why a person should take sickening, salivating cal omel when a few cents natya a large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a ! perfect substitute for calomel. Tt ls a pleasant, vegetable liquid which will start, your liver just as' surely as calomel, hut it doesn't ! make you sick and cannot salivate. Children and grown folks can tako Dodson's Liver Tone, because lt ls perfectly harmless. Calomel is a dangerous drug. It is mercury and attacks your bones. Take a dose of nasty calomel to-day and you will feel weak, sick and nauseated to-morrow. Don't lose a d'? y "a work. Take n .spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone instend an ! you will wake lip feeling great. No more biliousness, constipation, sluggish ness, headache, coated tongue or sour stomach. Your druggist says if you don't find Dodson's Liver Tono acts bettor ttyftn horrlblo calomel your money te walting for you -Ad. PRISONERS DEFENSE OF HUNS. Dritlsh, French mid American Sol diers Expose?! to Air Haids. London, Pcb. 13.-Tho German authorities are packing stuttgart, in Southwestern Germany, with prison ers of war In an avowed attempt to discourage air raids In reprisals for those made hy the Hermans on Lon don and other entente cities. The Cologne Gazette announced in its issue of January s th that to Stuttgart, already the sight of seve ral largo prison camps containing Brit isli and French prisoners of war and of hospitals in which prisoners of war were being treated, hundreds of officers were being brought to he lodged in special quarters construct ed for them in all parts of tho city in order, as The Gazette stated, to make thom share the dangers of the civil population. Karlsruhe, another Important city in tho same region, has long been packed with officers and soldier pris oners. Five of the Americans from ships sunk by Lie commerce raider Moewe, who were among the sailors brought to Germany by the Yarrow dale, wetlo confined, until their re lease. In an officers' carno at Karls ruhe and witnessed several air raids from uncomfortably close range. Free Flower Seed Hastings' Catalogue Tells You About lt No mattor whether you farm on a largo Bcalo or only plant vogotablos or flowers in a small way, you need Hastings' 1918 Seed Catalogue. Ifs ready now and wo bavo a copy for you absolutely freo, if you writo for It, mentioning the name of this paper. In addition to showing you about all tho varieties of vegotablos, farm grass, clovor and flower seeds, our catalogue tolls how you can got froe five splendid varieties of easily grown, yet beautiful flowors, witb which to beautify your homo surroundings. Good seeds of almost every kind aro scarce this season, and you can't afford to take chancos in your seed supply. Hastings' Seeds aro depend able soeds, tho kind you can always depend on having "good luck" with. You aro going to gurdon or farm this spring. Why not insuro BUCCCBS so far as possiblo by starting with tho right seed? Don't tako chances that you do not have to in soeds. Write today for Hastings' 1918 Catalogue. It's freo and will both In terest and help you to succeed in 1918. -H. G. HASTINGS CO., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga.-Advt. Harrison-Smith Wi'dtling. (Greenville N'ews. ) A wedding of unusual interest throughout the State was that of Miss Kate Earle Harrison to Winfield Ross Smith, of Richmond, which took place at thc home of the bride's mo ther, Mrs. George A. Harrison, on Wednesday, January 9th. The mar riage was a very quiet one owing to a recent death in the bride's family, only a few relatives witnessing tho ceremony, which was performed by Rev. W. H. Hamilton, using the sim ple and beautiful ring service of the Presbyterian church. The only at tendants were Hannah Miller and Baylis W. Harrison, sister and bro ther df the bride. The bride's gown was an exquisite pure white Geor gette crepe, while her maid of honor was gowned In white crepe de chine. After the ceremony fruit cake and wine were served to tho guests. Mr. and Mrs. Smith left immedi ately for Richmond, where they spent a few days before going to their home at City Point, Va. The bride, as Miss Harrison, ls unusually and deservedly popular in the upper part of the State, where she has success fully taught school for several years. She was liked by both young and old and was a social favorite. Her going-away gown was a handsome black suit/ The groom ls a member ol' the "First Families of Virginia." Ho belongs to Ambulance Company No. ir.. Dr. Stuart McGuire, of Rich mond, being at the head of it. Until he is called into active service, Mr. Smith is in the, clerical department ot' the DuPont Powder Company, at Hopewell, Va. He ls to he congrat ulated on winning so charming a bride. The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Heid Dr cruise of its tonic mid laxative effect, I. A X A ? riv? BKOMO QUININ? is better than ordinary Quinine and docs not cairne nervousness tier rinding in head. Remember the lull nnmennd look lor the signature ot ?. W. UUOV?. 30c. Wolf Stake Locals. West Union, R.F.D.. Feb. ll. Special: The health Of the commu nity is not very good at present. Mr. ind Mrs. W. A. Duncan, however, are Improving at this writing. li. E. Neal was ?'ailed to the bed* tide of his mother Sunday. She is \ory sick\ Theodore Richey is home for a few [lays. Ho carno on the sad mission :>f attending tho funeral of his bro ther, Willie Richey. Wo are having some line spring lays, and tho farmers are making good use. of them. An Institute of electrica. Industri?!) lias been established In Barcelona in .onnectloif with the Spanish School4 )f- textile industries, dyeing, choml .al Industries and tanning. stipation, IJiii Headache, D all their attend DR. CAL Syrup The Perfec is a combination of s with Pepsin, mild and relieves constipation qi or other pain or disco recommended for child: Sold by Druggi 50 cfs, y A Trial R?tilo Can lie Obtained UR. W. B. CALDWKlX 457 WASHING' ?I* * * * * 4? * * * * * * * ?J. AN OVERLOOKED ?J. .J> ACHIEVEMENT. .{. * * * * * * * * * 4? * * * (Greenville Nows.) Wo rend, talk and think so much about the activities of U-boats, the fuel situation, railway congestion, governmental war-time restrictions, and the unprecedented demand for shipping, that tho splendid achieve ments accomplished in export trado in the year since we broke with Ger many and went on a war footing, aro | often overlooked, soys thc American I Exporter (New York) in its current issue. In spite of all the handicaps and readjustments oi ?var, here aro HOIIIO of tho really astonishing results ac complished in 1017 : Exports In I ii 17 $7-10,OOO,OOO, greater than ever before. Shipments in December largos! for any month on record with one excep tion. Total shipping cleared from U.S.A. for foreign ports actually greater than In 1 fl 15. Vallie of exports carried in Ameri can ships nearly three times as great as in 1 9 I f>. Exports to Latin-America greater than In any previous year. Even be fore the government took over and accelerated the nation's shipbuilding, more shipping was being built here than the total built In all the world in any year prior to 1912. The shipping board's program calls for building moro shipping than Great Britain* and Ireland built In six years before the war. Tho total loss of American ships by submarines only 69 vessels as against 1,310 new vessels requisi tioned or contracted for. It ls pointed out that every dol lar's worth of American merchandise exported to Latin-America, Oceania, Africa or Asia at this time serves a three-fold purpose of the highest moment to the national interest. First: It serves as an exchange for i an equal value of goods Imperatively i necessary to us In tho conduct of the war. We cannot wage war without sugar from Cuba and Java, nitrates from Chile, coffee from Brazil, copper from Clillo and Peru, Jute from In dia, hides from Argentina, Brazil and .China; wool from Argentina, south I Africa, Australia and New Zealand; ; rubber from Brazil, India and Dutch j East Indies; manganese from Bra zil, vegetable oils from Africa, and many other articles from many other markets. Second: It saves us the necessity of exporting gold to pay for these Imperatively required articles. To export gold would lie to reduce the base of the entire credit struc ture of all the nations under arms against tho central powers. For our purchases from South America alone we must pay $000, 000,000 a year. Third: It maintains during and after the war American trade in mar kets not affected by llij sacrifices, taxations and readjustments to which our own domestic market, like that of all the warring nations, is now subject. ^ j For Indigestion, Constipation or Biliousness ? Ju3t try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FOS j WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive ' Laxativ? pleasant to take. Made and recommended to the public by Porte Msdi ? ci.io C?o., manufacturers of Laxativo Promo j Quinine and Grove's TritUoless chill Tonic j Specimens of 21 out of 29 medals Issued in Germany during tho present war have been presented to the Brit ish miisoum. They Includo a large i cast iron medal representing the air i attack on Loudon in August, 1915, , with Zoppolina ovor tho Tower j bridge. ferwith Con iousness, Sick yspepsia, and [ant discomfort ?T????i?.,t II ? ? ? .JW????.".?.min i ? DWELL'S Pepsin / Laxative limpie Laxative Herbs gentle in its action and lickly, without griping mfort. It is especially ren. kts Everywhere '?) $1.00 , Free ol Chttgt, br Wtltinc to TON S TR KEV, MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS 4* * * * * f * * + * * * * .J. Til Ul FT AND SAVINGS .J. STAMPS. .$. .I? * * * * * * * * * * * People of America, your tiin.> has come" Opportunity knocks al your door. Can you noi lieu th? ci ?CB of tho poor Pelican child''en 7 Caa you , I liol hoar the call of langland, Prance I and the other allied nations. We are at war! The greatest war this world has ever known. This war is to he one of equality. Tho man with moderate means may "do lils hit" as well as the rich. Your country has called several times, and each lime you have responded nobly. At the call for men you gave up your sons, fathers and sweethearts to light for Old Glory and America. Now comes the call for money to keep these men in lighting trim and to better equip them to meet the enemy. Can you not hear this call? You have seen, many times, no doubt, explanations of the system of Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps, Is sued by the government. This ls the poor man's, the hoys' and tho girls' chance to do their "hil." N'ow, no doubt, you seo that your opportunity baa really come. Now, Americans and patriots, lot us not bo found wanting. "I am only one, hut I am one. I cannot buy all the Thrift Stamps, hut 1 can buy some of them. What I can buy, I ought to buy, and to whip tho Kaiser, I will buy." Take this for your motto, and show "what, you are mndo of." E. G. P. Walhalla, Feb. 16. Lightning Kills Soldier. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 14. Lightning struck Battery D, 134th field artillery, this afternoon, killing one man, seriously injuring two oth j ers and shocking several. Six horses were killed and others were Injured. The dead man is Private Thomas Hawthorne, of Dayton, Ohio. The Hash came while the battery was on the artillery range north of j the city. One mule buyer bought mid sold ! 2,000 mules at Hiawatha, Kans., dur j lng 1917. TO ALL WOMEN ! WHO ARE ILL This Woman Recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound-Her Personal Experience? McLean, Neb. -"I want to recom mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all women who suffer from any functional disturbance, as it has done me moro good than all tho doctor's medicino. Sinco taking it I havo*a fine healthy baby girl and havo gained in health and strength. My hus band and I both p?iso your med icino to nil Buffering women."-Mrs. JOHN KOPPBLMANN, H. No. 1, McLean, Nebraska. Thi8 famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, hos been restoring women of America to health for more than forty years and it will well pay any woman who suffers from displacements, in flammation, ulceration, Irregularities, backache, headaches, nervousness or "the bluc3" to give this successful remedy a trial. For special suggestions in regard to ?our ailment write Lydia E. Pfnkham iedicineCo., Lynn, Mass. Tho result of its long exp. :\ mee is at your servlco.