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AS TO IHIUHNO IIOl'SKS. I tub's (?ovci nfiifi Construction of Buildings for fiSgeotltfitl Purposes. Tbc War Industrios Hoard bas pro scrlbod and published rulos and reg ulations governing the construction of now buildings during tb?' period ol' tho war. Now bouses have to bu bulli horoaftor in accordance vv ! I li thoso rules. There lins boen some contusion in the public mind as te their interpretation and application As originally prescribed only repairs of or extensions to existing buildings were permitted where tho eost did not exceed $L\."ii)ii without ll l's I ob taining express permission from (he War Priorities hoard ol' Washington. I), c. Under these rules no uew houses could be built without obtain ing permission. Finding that there was a pressing demand tor cheap farm bouses, ?md with a view lo ob taining a modification of these rules for tho speedy erection of such houses, I pent n telegraphic nu ?sago to Washington tis follows: Walhalla S. \. Sept. 25, 1 !? IS.- - (Odwin M. Parker, Priorities Commis sioner, War I lulu stries Hoard, Wash ington, L). C.: There ls pressing de mand for cheap tenant houses on farms throughout Oconee county. Can such houses, costing less than $2,.loo bo built without permission from your board? So tunny farmers' sons have boen drafted that land-owners hud lt noccssary to build more cheap tenant houses or fields heretofore cultivated will Ho idle. If permits have to be obtained such construction will necessarily be handicapped ?md retarded. Circular 21, Section 2, ap pears to authorize only repairs to and extensions of existing buildings not exceeding $2,500, and not to apply to new buildings, if intended to ap ply to now buildings, would recom mend modification of this rule so ns to exempt cheap farm houses. Wire answer. ll, T. Jaynes, Chairman Co. Council of Defense. The following reply was received: Washington, D. C., Sept. 27, 1918. lt. T. Jaynes, Chairman, County Council of Defense. Walhalla, S. C.: Your wire 25th. Amendment to Cir cular 21 for house work to tho effect that farm buildings not exceeding $1,000 in cost may bo constructed without permit. Above that Uguie they must be in accordance with pro visions of circular. D. H. Mc Loon, Chief of Non-War Council Construc tion Section, War Industries Board. Houses Costing liCHS Than $1,000. The above telegrams explain them selves, and lt ls now permissible to build farm bouses that cost less than $1,000 without obtaining express permission from the War Priorities Hoard. All farm buildings costing more than $1,000 have to be built after, obtaining express permission, upon application made through the Council of Dofenso to tho War Prior ities Hoard. Such applications in this county have to bo (lied with the Ooonoe County Council of Defense and approved or disapproved hy il, and tho application, with the recom mendation of tho local council, sent to tho State Council of Defense at Columbia, for Us action, and from thero the whole record has to bo cer tified to the War Priorities Hoard at Washington, for action. It will bo notod that no new houses except farm houses caa bo built with out obtaining express permission of tho War Priorltlos Hoard before be ginning tho actual work of construc tion. R, T. Jaynes, Chairman Oconee County Council of Defense. Walhalla. Sept. 28, 1918. Children Love Cascareis-10c Candy cathartic is harmless to tender stomach, liver and bowels Your child is bilious, constipated and sick, its littel tongue is coated, breath is bad and stomach sour. Clot a 10-cent box of Cascareis and straighten the youngster right ni?. Children love ibis harmless candy cathartic and it cleanses the little liver and thirty foot of bowels with out griping. Ctiscarets contain no calomel and cnn be depended upon to move the sour bile and poison right out of the bowels. Host fam ily cathartic because it never cramps or sickens Uko other things.- Adv. Many <?UIIH Captured. Washington, Oct. 2-(Jen. Persh ing's communique to-day says that a pf. dal count of tho material cap tured during the past week by the American troops, advancing between i Meuse and the Argonne rivers, shows j 120 guns of all callbros, 750 trench I mortars, 300 machino guns, 100, heavy tank guns, thousands of artil- j lery shells and hundreds of thousands of rounds of small arms ammunition. i' When I Come Home! YV7HENI come home and leave behind \ " Dark things I would not call to mind, 111 taste good ale and home-made bread, And see white sheets and pillows spread; And there is one who'll sdftly creep To kisa me, ere I fall asleep And tuck me 'neath the counterpane, And I shall be a boy again When I come homet v. g VV7HENI come home, from dark to light And tread the roadways long and whit^ And tramp the lanes I tramped of yore, And see the village greens once more, The tranquil farms, the meadows free? The friendly trees that nod to me, And hear the lark beneath the sun, * Traill h* goo<l pay /or n>hal ?f?e dont I come home! LESLIE COULSON {Killed hi Action, Od. 7. 1916) ? 'Twill be ?o?d pay !" It is the only re ward they ask- these fighting men of ours - to come home, victorious. It is the debt we owe-can we pay it in full? No. But wc can do all we can do. Save and try in some small way to pay our debt to those who have fallen. Save honorably-make a religion of it-nothing we can do today here at home touches so closely the heart of life. For saving saves life. Bonds save life. If you buy greatly you will help some strong, clean American boy, in whose heart is ringing the words "when I come home"-really to win through -to return to us--a victorious crusader a mother's son-alive and well and home again 1 Buy Liberty Bonds toYour Very Utmost ?.' f~ : .-,7 .* This Space Contributed to Winning the War by The Bank of Walhalla, WALHALLA, S. C. ?z? J?S Buy a Bond out ol your Savings* Start an account with us now, putting in bnaK what you save. We will help you to buy a Liberty Bond. /& Ask \is about LIBERTY BONDS and LIBERTY SAVINGS. ?zr JP j& & ?> ?s> J& .I* ?I* -I? ?I* *!. .!?? *!. .!* J. Y.M.C.A. IN EUROPE. 4. .j? ?g. .g?a?*?|?4?-?!??|?tf??|*4?<f*'!**!* ParlB, Oct. 3.-The French people aro being shown Amerlcn's ideals, past attainments and definite prom ises for the successful prosecution of the war In a convincing manner through pamphlets prepared by tho Y.M.C.A. educational bureau. "Tho Y.M.C.A.," says E. A. Batche lor, well known magazine writer, "became convinced some time ago that a general distribution of con crete information regarding things and alms American would be greatly appreciated, not only by the French people, but also would do much to promote confidence and understand ing between tiie two nations. "Through the co-operation of tho Department of Public Instruction of France, it has been possible to dis tribute 120.000 of th?s- pamphlets In the schools. A large percentage of tho literature so distributed has I been taken directly to the homes, and n tremeiKlors Influen e for good thus is being exerted. Among Austrian Prisoners, lt was a revelation to Austrian prisoners captured by the Italians on tho Plave front to seo American sol diers and Y.M.C.A. workers. They had been told the U-boats would keep the American forces away, and the fact that already hundreds of thousands of Yankees are fighting in Europe opened their eyes. These prisoners are desperately anxious for peace and are rapidly get ting to think that even a defeat would be preferable to existing conditions. Apparently the hatred ol' Germany is growing more intense every day, and it is only a question ol' time before Austria will seize an opportunity to desert lier ally. The treatment accorded these prisoners by the Y.M.C.A. workers was an eye-opener to thc Austrians. They had been told the Yankees either killed their prisoners or abused them so that death would be . preferable. They hardly believed ?1 man in the American uniform could hand out food and tobacco. Good H csu lt.s in Italy. Y.M.C.A. workers have obtained ; splendid results among Italian sol : diors, whose physical welfare and comfort are being enhanced constant ly. Xot long ago refreshments were served to 0,000 troops in seven hours at one of the kitchens. The men ar rived,tired and dusty,with their heads down, and left for the front singing and laughing. In Genoa, Florence, Rome and Ven ice the Red Triangle has been dis played and fine work is being done for men on leave and among the wounded. At Genoa the association comes Into intimate contact with American sailors forming the gun crews of merchant ships. These sai lors find the home atmosphere of tho "hut" very pleasant after their long j and monotonous voyages and are as I happy as school-boys wTien they see , tho well-known sign. 1 The Italian army is so appreciative Of the work of the association that , it has given carte blanche and is ac corded every facility for carrying out the program. Labor and material are furnished whenever possible and travel on all railroads is to be had ! without much of the red tape that usually surrounds journeys in war . times. I The physical feature of tho work makes a particular hit among the 'soldiers. They take to American sports In great style and are deriv ing great benefit from the various ! gaines. Orove's Tasteless chill Tonic .(?storm vitality and energy by purifying and en riching the blood. Vou can soon feel its Strength ening, Invigorating Effect. Price 60c. Connan West Front Crumbling. Taris. Oct. 3.-The German situn ; tion on tlie western front is grave, ? the Frankfort Zeitung admits, add ling that the German front is gradu ally crumbling. "The allied plan 01 attack," it adds, "is being carried out In an ex traordinary manner. lt is an awful ! strain on our front. The situation lon tho Meuse, where the American (attacks are just beginning, is ex tremely critical; part of the Chemin I des Dames has had to be given up and the. whole German front is grad ually crumbling away under the al lied attacks." The evacuation of Belgium is be ing discussed openly in Berlin, ac cording to advices reaching here. Concerning Alsaco-Lorraino the Ger man high command makes (he sug gestion that it he neutralized and joined to Luxemburg, thus making a buffer State between France and Germany. -s The Strong Withstand the Heat of Summer Bettor Than the Weak Old people who are feeblo and younger people who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to go through tho depressing heat of summer by tak ing GROVE'S TASTELESSchill TONIC. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole sys tem. You can soon feel Its Strengthening, Invigor ating Effect. 60c. -rn . ito IlOhds put tho Dam in Potsdam. THE NEW CALOMEL FINE FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE Cdotabs, tho Now Nausenless Calo mel, Breaks Up a Severe Cold Over night. Physicians and druggists have at last found a quick and dependable remedy for colds, influenza und grippe. One Calotab on the tongue at bed-time with a swallow of water that's all. Next morning your cold . has vanished, and your liver and en tire system are purified and refresh ed without the slightest unpleasant ness'or interference with appetite, diet or work. . Doctors have always contended that calomel is the best medicine for colds, bronchitis and la grippe and the first medicine to bo given in pneu monia and acute fever?? The new calomel, Calotahs, is purified and relined from all of the sickening ind dangerous effects and with the me dicinal virtues vastly improved. Calotabs are sold only In orig.nal sealed packages, price '?'tv. Your druggist recommends and guaran;ces them and will refund your money if you are not delighted--Adv. Jack Alexander, Youngest Sergeant. (Anderson Mail.) W. M. Alexander, of Seneca, sheriff elect of Oconee county, was a busi ness visitor to tho city Monday. Mr. Alexander has the proud distinction of being the fathor of the youngest soldier in the United States'* army, and certainly the youngest sergeant in the world. His son, Jack Alexan der, who is well known and has many friends in Anderson, having at one time been employed by the Blue Ridge Ice Co., enlisted in the army in April, 1917, at the ago of 14, and In a short while was made sergeant. Owing to his extreme youth, how ever, his mother was anxious that he be returned' home, and her wishes prevailed, young Alexander returning to his home in November of last year. After four months of civil life, or In March this year, he gained the consent of his parents to again join the army and enlisted In the Coast Artillery. This was in March, and in June he was again made ser geant. He is now at Camp Eustls, Va., and is making a flue record, though, not yet 16 years of age. Young Alexander is remarkably well developed and would easily pass for a lad of 20 years. "He takes to the army," said his father yesterday, "like a duck to water, and is a gene ral favorite with both officers and men." GIRLS ! IT'S YOUR STEP THAT ATTRACTS ! Says Women Pay Too Much Heed to their Face Instead of their Corns. Watch your step! A brisk, lively step is what charms more than a lovely skin, but your high heels have caused corns and you limp a little, 'i i M's bad, girls, and you know it. Corns destroy beauty and grace; be sides, corns aro very easy to remove. Rid your feet of every corn by asking at any drug store for a quar ter of an ounce of freezone. This will cost little, but ls sufficient to remove every hard or soft corn or callus from one's feet. A few drops applied directly upon a tender, touchy corn relieves the soreness and soon the entire corn, root and all, lifts right out without pain. This freezone is a gummy sub stance which dries instantly and simply shrivels up tho corn without inflaming or even irritating the sur rounding skin. Women must keep in mind that cornles8 feet create a youthful step which enhances her attractiveness. Adv. Woman .Suffrage Defeated. Washington, Oct. I.-The Senate to-day refused to grant the request of the President thnt tho woman suf frage resolution be passed as a war measure. After five days of bitter debate, corridor conferences and cloak-room negotiations, thc Sunsnn H. Anthony Federal amendment resolution, en acted by tho House last January, re ceived on tlie final roll call two oles less than tho necessary two-thirds majority. Fifty-four Senators were recorded for it and 'AO against lt, with 12 absent and paired. President Wilson's personal ul dross to the Senators yesterday, sup plemented hy letters to-day to seve ral Democratic Senators opposod to fhe resolution, did not chango a sin gle voto, although In tho final debate soino Senators assorted that defeat of tho resolution would moan repudia tion of tho Executive. Back to Senate Calendar. Washington, Oct. 3.-Tho Federal woman suffrage amendment which failed in tho Sonato last Tuesday hy 2 votes IOBB than tho requisite two thirds majority, to-day was returned to tho Sonato calendar In position for future action. By a viva voco vote tho Sonato adopted a motion by Chairman Jones, of the suffrago com mittee, for reconsideration of Tues day's vote.