Barnwell sentinel. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 185?-1925, December 06, 1917, Image 3
tJA&NWELL SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA
the Teutonic allies. the-United States,
with Its great health And resotirees,
entered' th(C conflict, with a ‘possible
2*2,000,000 men to draw upon,'with its
national wealth of $22n,OOO.Ot|i).(?oo; na
tional income of $40,000,000,000, na
tional savings estimated^ln the ncigh-
horhoiwl of So.OOO^OOO.OOO a vear. and
Statistics Show Huge Preponder
aggregat+j' national Income of
jailed to put behind the entente
tp fjTVetive eo- 1 to securt
success of the principles of democ
•s each, year at
4.C. t‘>er cent < >f
combined in-
Irvtente,
thv Income, while
conn* of the Teutonic' alliance is e$ti
mated to he SlQ.600.000.000. and 'Inter
est charsies $1.070,<K»0,tXKT, " Which is
11.8 per rent of the income.
Regarding the cost of the war a ta
ble. is presented.,.f>huwit>)- r that the al
lies ‘have spei.it $72,2oti,OOo.ooo, or „0 LT
per cent of the total cost' o.f'-uU warring
nations. \vlille_Liermany and,her allies
have sp^lt'$l(W,o0O.lHH1.<HN>, IHFSKD per
s/sy////,
mmm
o Nullify, Jthe Plans of the Kaiser Is
a Large Oraer^-Strength in Wealth
WATCHING FOR U-'BOATS
.and Man Power of Nat
at War Compared.
ions
in killed, wdhiwled and t missing tlfce
conflict has cost the allies 8,992,95(5
men, or 58.7 per cent of the total hu
man^ losses, whlle .lt has Cost the cen
tral powers 0,801,778, or 41.8 per cent
of the. total of 15,204.720 for lust Sep
tember. ' • ;. >
In the introduction to the balance
sheet It is pointed out that, while the
exact figures lire not available, it is
a, well-known fact that the surplus
food producing sections of the world
are practically controlled by the en
tente allies, either directly or through
their control of the seas. The same is
true, to a great extent, of territories
producing metals and coal,
“Japrtn has not yet been nu active
factor In the European theater of the
iwar," comments the pamphlet. “It
•has, however, effectually guarded the
Pacific ocean. It has enrolled In Its
army bout 1,500,000 men, ■ nttt of an,
Ne*v York. — The comparative
Strength 1 of the allies and the central
power* Is graphically shown by A’The
Balance Sheet of the Rations at War,”
which lias just been compiled by. the
Bankers Trust Company.
“TJie world has a great, task istlll
v -before if in order to nullify the plans
of the Hdhenzollerns," says the Intro
duction. “The task must not be .belit
tled, but It is at len^t “'Interesting to
-- 5 see resources existing successfully to
accomplish this task, prdvidecNthnt
the nations 'of the world now opposed
to Germany continue to cdxiperate In
telligently and loyally until Germany
and her allies huve been absolutely*de
feated and their plans of i+orld domin
ion rendered permanently Ineffective.”
Figures showing, for both sides, the
combined area, income and Interest
chnrge, and cost of the War fri trea su re
and men, are presented with the expla
nation that they have been gathered
. * 1—French troops-demonstrating, for tlu
ga» and ‘flame attack. 2—Canadians on the
.8—Sail-making Industry In the United States
benefit of American soldiers tit France, the method,of advancing for a
west front using an old Germun^ammudltlon pile'as an observation post
revived by the renewed use of sailing vessels. ~ * *-
SCENES ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE
—‘At the left ih a grffiTjroTTrench sol
diers ready to fife on the retreating
Germans with a machine gun * cap
tured from the Bodies. The pho*
tograph was tuken on the summit of
Head Man hill, tin* scene of inany a
bloody conflict before the French, final
ly wrevrfpd it fmtn flu-' possesion of
the enemy. Below are German prison
ers of war scraping from their clothing
the mud of the trenches and shell
holes. The ofle at tin* right Is wear
ing a suit,of the latest body armor de
vised by the- German war office. * It
protects the wearer. from bullets to
entire army and navy, ns well as me
unenrolled mho power, may be said to
be still In roseH’e.
“While Russia has nominally about
5,000,000 men enrollci+dn its army and
with great care from the
best avail
able sources” and are believed to “re
flect with substantial correctness the
It still has an enormous reserve
navy
as the total number of men avallabh
for military purposes aggregate?
around 80,000,000. "8
Russian Situation Gravis;. ,,
posing groups of nations," although It
Is Impossible to vouch for their abso
lute accuracy
Controlled by Allies.
The allies; including the United
“The extreme gravity of the present
situation-in Russia is, therefore, ap
parent. especially whep It Is borne In
mind that,-If Germany! can gain con
trol of; Russia or force a separate
peace with Russia, .even If'Russia re
mained thereafter sljpply neutral, It
would be possible for Germany to draw
therefrom an enormous quantity of
foodstuffs and the raw material for
munitions of war. On the other hand,
if Russia can he kept In line with the
States, are shown, by th's tabulation
some extent, but slows him up greatly
in a charge.
<to control 19,520,000 square miles of
the earth’s surface, or 94.1 per cent of
the total area held by the nations at
\ear, as compared with 1,222,000 square
miles, only 5.9 per cent held by
the Teutonic combination. The ag
gregate population of the allies, exclu
sive, of the large Asiatic population
tributary to
'I’lp,* Germans have placed thell
hopes of victory in submarine, wurfun
but owing to the measuxes taken bj
the allied governments the hope hp:
not materialized. £11.' merchant ships
have been armored and every hour oi
day and night finds a man on watet
for periscopes while standing high ui
in the crow’s nest of the ship.-
mciAt
the British empire, reaches
entente allies, it would seem that the
WINS BRIDE ON SOUP RECORD
ph s. while that of the central powers
is biH 1+7,000.000, or 28.7. per cent.
Without counting Asiatics and~Afri- i
cans, the alllp4_bave available for mill- !
tary service 91,700,000 men, or 78.5 per
cf*nt of the total possible fighting men. 1
while the Teutonic powers can corn- <
inand hut 25,050,000, or 21.5 per < eent.
The number ofViien actually 'enrolled |
In the armies and -navies of thp tillles I
Is 21,400.000, or 00 per cent of the to
tal, whl,Ie the "enrolled military
strength of the Teutonic alfleS is 1 \f\
000,000. or 84 per cent, as shown by
the ;follow!rig table:
Teutonic allies must he compelled to
capitulate, at tt reasonably early date,
from sheer exhaustion.
“While considering the danger
points we intist not overlook the fact
of the vfruthnee of the Teutonic sub
marine campaign. It is impossible,
however, to present figures In this con
nection which have statistical value.
“The fact should not he lost sight of
that Germany now controls Belgium,
'northern France, Serbia, Roumnnia.
Montenegro.^and a large portion pi
Boland, having a combined population
of about 32,800,000. It is true thut
Cook Tn Ohio Regiment Finds Way to
Soften Heart of Alabama
’ Girl. .
Montgomery. Ala.—Robert FlsITei
of Company C of Lima, Second OhlC
Infantry, knows tin* way to a wohiari’t
heqrt. HO met’Miss Lillie Belle Sweatl
of Greenville and won her .hand upon
proving to her that he- was the best
soup-maker In the Ohio guard, lie
ing the mayor of Ltltnr and the chlel
of- police of that city, as well, wire to
the young lady that he was a regular
fellow, and hold down the position of
secufid cook tit the Manhattan hotels
Lima. He is at present second cook ol
Company C, and huff promised his
bride- to save for her each day a por*
FIGHTING STRENGTH
^ Army-Navy. Pet.,
Original Man Present Present
Power Present Man Estimated -. Man
18 tb 45. Power. Strength. Power.
PICKING DATES FOR SAMMY
HEAD OF AMERICA’S WAR COMMISSION
Entente Ailii
the I'nlted States
12/000,000
United Kingdom
anada, Newfoundland," Australia,' 'New
Zealand, Union of South Africa.........
13.800,000
tion of the soup made for the Lima sol
diers at the camp
Italy ...
Japan v —
Portugal
United States ... .......
Russia (excluding Poland)
+++14++++++++++++++++++++
| SUSPECT EVASION QF X •
T U. S. COAL PRICES :
Total
4* Newcastle.. Bn.—'What are
T suspected to he methods of evad-
+ Ing the coal price fixing regula-
$ tlons of the United States gov-
+ eminent are being practiced
+ . h,ere, It is charged. Consumers.
+ when offering their orders to
I some of the big mining" com-
+ panics, are told that the entire
J output bps been sold to brokers.
.+ Inquiry at the brokers shows
Teutonic Allies:
German
•A ust ria-Hungary
P+iVfOOO
3,500,000
•Turkey
•Bulgaria
Total
11,000,000
Per cent.
C6.0
, 34.00’
Per cen
Entente’ Allies and Uqflted States
Teutonic Allies ....r-........
, ‘Figures fqr these countries especially unreliable
The combined, national wealth of then of t
the allies Is-estimated at $553^00.900,- In the a
000, or 80.5 per cent of^the total of and that
th*' nations engaged In the present depeiiden
coriflict. whale the health of Germany control o
and her allies^Ts placed nt $134,000,- Belgium
000-.00O.' or. 19.5 per cent. Contrasted glven TLe
with tl>ls is the national debf of the cause of
allleffT $88,900,000,000,'or 14.7 per,cent ore thus
of their aggregate wealth,. and the cause of
combinecKdebt of the “ Germans and turn, to u
their allies, $88,500,000,000, which is facturing
28-:7 i>er cent of their aggregate tlons of i
wealth. The figures for the various “Just i
countries are found* in the following -+fie seal*
that the coal can be bought at
a considerable advance over The
set figures. Coal prices continue
to advance here In spite of the
government regulations.
H+++++++++++++++++++++++*
CATS ARE UNPOPULAR HERE
Kankakee People Make Reprisals or
Milk Dealers 'by Turning
Felines Over to Them.
A liirg number of California dale**
picked and- packed by Coaoflelln vaR
ley girls who \ ohmt«>«*re<l, have been
sent to the American soldiers in
Franco as a Christinas gift from Cali
fornia. Here is one <*f tive pretty date
picliers aCNvork.
National
Wealth.
National
Debt.
Entente Alltea^an’di United
United kingdom
Women to Run Farm*.
Farms for women, without any men
in control, may soou I>e organized in
F.ngland. The food production depart-
nienf In a recent report stated that
lirejuillces against; female farm labor
had been entirely overcome, and that
for reailv skilled Vorkers the applica-
tirms are In excess of the supply. “En
couraged by
Canada
Newfoundland - ........
Australia
New Zealand Lx:*.
Union of South Africa
j chairman of the American war .coiimliS'dun that has
UGicconfej-ence of The allies in Baris, lie will act as
idcnPWiisorp oji questions pertaining to the general
Total British Colonies
1.560,000^000
policies.of the conduct of the, war,
France
Ohio Girl Real War Bride.
Miueoht, N. Y.—A real wartime wed
ding was solemnized at the camp o;
the rainbow division when Sergt. wjj
tec Valentine of the lftfith infantry
formerly the Fourth Ohio, was mar
ried to Miss Mary Winter of Delaware
Japan
their vsufcess as single
Raise* Alligator*.
'.Phosphorus Light
Portugal
workers or In
angs on different
farms,”-continues the report, “the ag
ricultural women are asking to be al
lowed to try their hund In a corporate
capacity, jjnd to have placed at their
disposal' a number, of farms In various
'r-ount+es* to In* run entirely by women
under the supervision of the Oonnty
Agricultural Executive committees. It
Is possible that at an curly date farms
United States
To tnnk^e ;t night light witli>phospho-
rus, place a .piece T»f phosphorus about
the si/,** ; of a pea in a long glass tM>ttle.
Fill the bottle about (HlFtWhl full of
olive oil, heated to.'the boiling point,
Russia (excluding Poland)
1553,000,000,000
Total
Teutonic Allies
Ohio, at an outdoor altar by Chaplal^
Germany
Duffy of the 165th Infantry. Sergeant
find cojrk tightly. ' When
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria^ .........
Valentine nhd Miss .Winter", marched
across thd field, escorted by 800 sol*
diers of the Ohio regiment. The troopt
also escorted them to their-uutomobllt
when they left camp ca ®ff : 18-boui
ed, take out tlie cork and allow the
air to enter—then recork the bottle.
The empty space in the bottle will be
come luminous. • When thei light 4>e-
8,000,000,000
4,000,000,000
Total
J»a.+ concluded that*,chlckens ara the ! may be organized and farmed puraly
comes dim, uncork the bottle for a fev
Entente Allies and United Putes
Teutonic Alllei
wadding trip.
t by woman labor.
seconds.
Exchange,