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tumorous 5cPartmrn* The Ooor Called John.?A ! w wiftvf ;is'? tin Voi.th's '.'oiii|<aiiior: I |ioi*?d two iii thi** sMaiii;*- ' aiii'ism-i irli!slii|i' <>! \* W Kimlmid 'iidifion. A ti was mo\*d toadd .iliol|i> i ti( tt,* list- this 'iiii* n Ijuuk i on'. In a .small town, ol wiii-h ahon' i.ail tla |jo|iulatlori w* !? * ^d.'ir.- i i1-. two liioth< is, John and Jo.??|?h. > sli.ii--! .1 lai lit that adjoin* d th? |.io|.- ; it., o! Saiah. a sjiliist* i in : 11find- i IN lit* . Ihltll I'lOtlU'IM III til' II >Ol|th I had !" < ii ot.\|oiis suitors tor Sarah's h.iiid; t.'it th'> U'i' slow and *lit!i- l - ..* ' ?.* . .v. I I. :,| I.. .| t h* . I" II'. .1- .... . ... 1'i.llif 1 |>i o|h?.si|i1{. Tlnn :in 111 -i - i |l| ISIIliA .11.'i .'lll'l.ll il/.l.s }OI|llU Wolliall. ; 'ali<i Imiui d to "lli'- woild's |? '.in'Ik.u i .virii't"! :i |>ri<|>osn| lioin |.li tit 'ii.-j" lis. 'I with one all.l i married him. Alt. i several years >) : matrimony sin- i|ii i|, having him with two lifti^irls. A.s soon as |.| n|.|-|>' t t|? l lllltl.'J In- In took llllllsi ll In his | sjiiiist'i tii Ik hi'iir's, an.I. ai'-oi-iiii- to j Im-.-iI traditions, s|iok< thus: i "It is l.oi ii<- iii ii|ion in.-, Sarah, i thai ih< would inula an \i < II* til wil?*." I "I ha v.- no h aililiu to mntradl. I < II".. .lost |ih," l?ji||<d tlii- lady ih i limn Iv. "Also. Sarah, I Ik-Ii'V- iIi??* oiii|? | ( lit to in- an ailiiiualih' mother." i *"l*li v )inl;'.iii'lit Is to In i. s|.i cli i|. i Joseph." ' Thy housekeeping is wi ll est. ?i? i|. Sal.ill. 'I'lii woiiii || sa> linn is | no In tl< i housi keep. i in tills place." I I am assm* ij ill..- would not lisi.-n | to lit'hl gossip, Joseph." I "Tin ii, Sarah, will t h? - man-. iii.-V" | "Niiv, Joseph. I am not moved to I l oiisi'iil. J hit tin*.- ma> repeat thy ; Kin.I words ahoiit in* lo Ih\ l.rotli. i | John il ill.'.- thinks lost." "So that tli'<- will > liter .lie family. Sarah, ami car.' lor III.- hous.-hol.t, I .an- not l.y which .loot* ila*- comes in. I ha\?- no imtli. i inclination toward tin' man I. .I slat.- lor loolish reasons." "U In tin i in\ icasons nr.- loolish oi no, Joseph, I will only com. ii I am 1 I'l.l.lcii l.y the ilonr call..I John." It was l.y Ih. door called John ti'? she was soon w. l. i.iii< d. to nil. gent I> :in?I to oiiti r wisely a donate laim I.V. i His Desire?"t tccasiotially I lind my- ( .sill wishing I urn a hoy once mom." a<1111111< <I olil flaunt X. < t until. At | Mali turns I think I waul to liv<again tin- days win n I was a heckle ( s|mi|ii| ini-lmi. with tho nail ul mn , , ol lit \ S|>< i lor tin s tlllll.lt Imi'U likt ( tii<- rlasp ol an ol*I fashioned port, liiomiaii'. I loin; to ie|ient tlx ex|m i ii iii i oi >|. eping upstairs w Inn-tin howling wytalis silti'ii snow u'ir my I .ill; surli 11"? atlin lit was silp|Hised to l? lilii' lor Imys it toughened them stt that i m i attiiwanl they eotihl n Inn anything. I want to In- patted on llir In iiil amI ralh-il 'llud' hy the t Illi'ai'.i' km at man; that is oiii- of tin masons why I am more or h ss tinthi'tuli'il now. "1 haiilo'i* to go hack to my glad. i Itlail school days, wlicit the big hoys 1 hammered iiic tor Iiiii ami tin teacher mauled me lor exercise. llo\y I | wish 1 coiiId play again the merry i Kanies wherein I was generally 'It.' 1 and usually Kot pretty thoroughly do- ' hided. Oh, to- return to the blight i morning of my III'e, when nearly every- 1 thing I wore was somebody's else's. 1 cut down to lit me. And so forth and , so on. I "Kli-yah! I'd like to slip backward ' i adown the corridors ol time tut enough to satisfy myself, when I hear ; other old codgers, bragging about tin ' joys of boyhood, whether I am a 1 monster ol iiuuppreeintion or they am j uieasley liars." - I tost on Transcript. The Watch Had Stopped.?A pomp his jinny surgeon wlio was sent mi :i i<itlK depot in Sciilliitiil ( > ex-I1 amine some inwly enlisted lin n h:nl I smii ;m abrupt siiul overhesit ilia man- I. m i I hut In- n i^hti iiril sonic til' tli?' I recruits. dm' nervous yoiuiK 111:1111' was iinalilf to answer the tlrst nm-s- f, turn us to his name and place 01 11 birth. r "Wlii ?U?n't you answer?" roared I' tin- doctor. "What's your nsituc, 11 Still tin- tmnio-strii'ki'ii lud could I only .stuic o|n n-mouthed at his ?|ii?'s-11 tioiii'i'. who exclaimed: |l "Why. I believe till' fellow's stone- I ' hat:" Taking his watch from hisj; iHH'ki t hi' lii'hl it to tins icii iar oi Ji the ri'i'i'iiit. saying. "fan you In ail.* that tii kins'.'" The youth shook his lu-stil. Tin I, watch was stpplit-d to the other earlj with the same elVect. and then tin |? doctor 0|icnctl the tials of his imlis-P nation on the head of the would-be 1, soldier. "What do you mean hy enlist ins IJ when you are stone deaf? Why. yon I( can't even liesir the ticking oi a watch L when it's lit'lil an inch (t tile drum oil: your ear." I' And then tin worm turned. "She's tut Kami." said the recruit. 11 liiidiiiK his toiiKUc sit Isist, When the iloctor. holding tin' watch I ^ to his own ear. found that it had in-|, deed stopped, his feelings were ton It powe rful to he expressed in words. 11 extensive though his vocabulary nidi-I, nsirily was.? Kxchangc. |l , m , I i Mish.vo of a Wag? "tine of them | | there nachcr'l born funny nun came 'along >ur lulhoi" ?lny in :i flivver." related Cap Johnson, of IJnmpus Kidge, Arkansas. "I ?;is sorter leaning tut the fence, and lie stopped and wasted right plenty of time in .coltine off witty sayines about tin peculiarities of lis Arkattsaw vers. I didn't mind it mueli b'euz 1 seen what was going on in the meantime, but he was madder than a bald hornet when he found out that while he had boon hoorawing me my baby. Ilowdy. was gnawing one of his hitul tires, lie had a dickens of a time tixing it. and I was tollable cheerful about that too. lie tlggered that he was smart, but it 'peared that he could make a joke a heap easier then he couid take one." ? Kansas City Star. Capable?A negro girl applied for a ' position as cook, and was asked if she knew how to serve company. "Yassutn. either way." she flashed, i "Kither way ?" gasped the astonish- i ed mistress. "Yassutn: so's they'll come again. ( or so's they wont!"?Ia>s Angeles i Times. t _ t t His Achievement.?"And your neph- t ew. who announced that he was J going to begin at the botton of the , ladder?how is he getting along now?" i "Well." replied -I'ncle Fogy, "it is 1 ' really astonishing how that l?oy has ' held his own."?I'uck. * \ Swing for the -Soldiers J RED CROSS ACTIVITIES How Women at Home are Supporting the Boys in the Trenches. Courthouse Chapter. lor the local chapter :in<l t> < l.iam li'. >. flu- Yorkil!< I.'m-;iim>i may assuicd of our ij.jiii i laiion of us offer of on<- of its iIiiiiiiis f>ii tin ilissitnination of lliil . 'ioss la ws ami sentiments. W'e feel , iin that tins (.-011111111 <an and will i .< used t?> add very irrontly to tin- I ll"? tiv n? ss ol out activities, and hat tli' t. iid< i ot it is appreciated l?> i II ill tiii Ili-il (Toss ihapti-rs oi I in < iiiillty. Wliili-. nnturally, ?!: 11?-<1 i'ioss ( ha pl-is ol York i-iiiirity woijM l?- i .*lai| in > ml tlu ll work ilit*???-tl> to I Voi l. i omit v hoys, lor obvious r'-asnns Ins is not jirai tii-aiili-. Kvi rytliiiiu mist in ri-ssai il> ?o to tin- ci-nlral till- i an ot supplies in Atlanta, 'la. This mi an lii-ini; in ?ln ?-t tmn.-li with ail ' Is i i i|iiii i-i:ii ills of our sohlii is ami lailors. must havi- control ol ilistri- ' mlion. so as to Is- in a imsilion to '|H"ilil\ sii|i|ily tin- most pri-ssini; |l ill- H lull VI I tlll'J Vflop. : Sim its organization this chapti-i I [ as si nt lorwaril to lid- central liii- < i-aii supplies as follows: i im<iiiif unwns 12 I >l? i al hi i-a|is 17 {Hiatiim masks 12 >|M-ratiin; humus ..... ... .13 Hospital i I shirts ... 151 I Pajamas (winter) Ill | l'on\ah si-i-nt nowns tl Ihil jai-ki-ts 12 |Usl socks illanni'lt ........ 21 . I lamiki ii hil ls st Ilatnlki it-hli-l substitutes 21 ! Sim ah is 2"i3 Hi Inii Is 40 Wristli-ls Ill J Total number of pieces 315 . Tin- rout 111 111 ions of Hit* Sharon irani li of the chapter an- im-linhsl in i In- Ion-uoiiiK list. All oi tin- contributors will In- vor> ii hi-It phasi-il to know that olficiiils : I lid central Imri-an havi- seen propr io is|h-i-uiI|.\ praisi- tin- superior : inality of llnir knitting ami other A I'l l,. At :i meeting 01 me < x? cimve rummilter ol litis i'ti;i|i|ci- Inst Friday aft- j moon. a n solution was adopted anIhorixiug tin- organization of workers it lliekorv ?I rove, Jdet'onnellsv ilh- ami 1 I Pillock's I'r?-ck. Now that the surgical dressing < lass. > have l? en linishcil, I In- litilh-s ( will ic.- iiiiic their sew inr; in the lied l "ross room in the court house. Margaret ,\. Hist, * < I'hairnian ol 1'iihlicity. 1 JAPAN IN SIBERIA A Dangerous Experiment Unless Care is Exercised. .Ia|ian. in this win-, is not an ally of i the Allies, hut an ally of (treat Hntain. thus tar, Ja|i:iii's participation in the war has heeti limited to the obligations j >1 tin- Anglo-Japanese treaty, which is an Asiatic convention. Kven the use i I Japanese torpedohoat destroyers in iin- .Mediterra 110:1 it was hroiiglit within i iIn- stope ol tins agreement. Whet In i Japan has pressingly petal- I liar interests at this time in Siberia I is a question ol condition and not of i Iheorj. linloiihlrdlv there are great (applies ol wan- material there which were manufactured in Japan and the United States, and which have not lieFTt paid for. it might be very serious, iint^f-d. for the Allies if these <upplics were to fall into the hands >f tin- Ccrmans. It may he said. too. Ihiit (h-rinan occupation of Siberia, or ven a state of anarchy in Siberia due lo the complete collapse id Uussia. would involve grave menace to Jnp tte.se interests as well as to the allied 'a! I sc. I III tile basis of flu- old iliploiii.icv ii most plausible cause could he 1 nimli- in favor ol Japanese military > intervention in Siberia under the pre- < tent of :in exercise of international police I lower. Yet there aIV other questions to he considered, too. What will he the immediate result ami what will In- the il11 dilute consequences? We take it lot granted that even Crcut Itritain will not consent to the sending of a lapanesi- force into Siberia without h-tinitc public agreements as to the miployimut ami ultimate withdrawal >1 those troops. Nor is it conceivable llial anv action will he taken in vie- : liiince of the provisional government d Siberia or in llagian't disregard of < ill tile IMisslhle ciiccia in Kiissia ui lu ll intervention. I WIicii the Unmans renewed their Kussiau drive the iter ma a cununander was at treat pains to explain that the immediate ohjeet was not military, hilt the suppression of anarchy ami I In- restoration of order. Curiously mouth, that happens to he the very irKuniciit advanced in favor of Japanese operations from the east. In . he event that Japanese troops are sent into Siberia t\e should have pre- | seiited the hithly edify int spectacle , if <let-man armies overrunning the . vestt rn provinces of Itussia and la pain s, armies rvcirunint the east- . in pro\ iiu-es of Itussia, I Kith actuated i111 the noble and altruistic object i suppressing anaich.v ami restoring ! rder. We should not dream of assuniinK hat Japan's motives might in reality e no different from tSermany's but 1 t is necessary that the distinction ' dioiild l>e made plain and unniistuk- s ible in advance of any action. It is ' lccossary, too. that the Kussian people dioiild have a clear understandinK of . lie prm-ccding. Kven in the midst . >t eliaos they cannot he disregarded, tesistance is manifesting itself in tussia to the (Serinan advance. There n evidence that the people are be- ! oniint aroused to their danger. How, lu-n. will they retard Japanese in- j erveiition in Siberia? There is always the possibility tlint ! he> may consider the Prussian as , referable to the Japanese, and that . f they must make their choice they . vnil),! rather trust themselves to the , \aiser than to tin* Mikado. That J vould mi an war between the Japanese nitl the Russians with Russia an acive ally of Germany. with vast num- . >crs of Russian troops subject to tier- \ nan command and all the natural re- . aturccs of those parts of Kussin which * la pa 11 could not occupy under the di- | vet control of (iertnany. The war would instantly assume a tew phase, with Japan and Germany ' atthin; for the prize of Russia. and | iu>st of the democratic factors in the . ?lnation would lie eliminated. All these dangers can be avoided, f course, if proper diplomatic precau- ' ions are taken in advance. The moral . ind political responsibility in the case ests almost wholly upon Great Brit- ( tin. which alone is in a position to . ntluenee the course of the Japanese tovernment and which can demand all ' he safeguards that the situation rein ires. J THE PART OF THE FARMER , 3ritish Premier Make* Talk that * Sounds Sensible. * , We find it essential that we should i ret more corn and more potatoes. iVe know exact'y what is needed in i irder to save tonnage and we are i ieeplng our minds just upon that ( ?ne thing. We say this is the critical < tour for the country, and the only hing that can save us is something < hat will save every ship for war. for i aiuipment of war. for the men of war I o hit at the enemy. We have ainmu- | ntion. we have guns and men and i ve ask you to come to the fighting ine with your food whatever you < nay think al>out our ideas of farming, s am perfectly certain that every t armer is just as willing to make sac- c iflces as everybody else. They have ? esponded nobly to the appeals which t lave been made. I want county com- t nlttees to be a little hard upon farmers who won't cultivate. They are really not doing their duty for the _ ommunity, and they are standing in the way of people who could do it. i'ou liave land which is life to the nation now. land which is victory, ind therefore, the man who stands ^ ?ri his lar.d and does not cultivate it ' now. is guilty of treason to his native and. Deal ruthlessly with men who M lo not make the best of their land, cc ecau.se they are robbing the fieople Ji <f the food, and they are robbing Halation of victory. Therefore, deal iv ruthlessly with them?court martial n; them. 15 la-t all those who have got land just near in mind that it is not so much a I lust ion of how to make the best use j ^ \ ii :i farm from a business or a money ,,, |K>int of view. Inii how to make the host use of it from the point of view f saving ships. It they <lo that. they ej ivill i'inJ'1 in*aluahh- srrvici' to this u' ountry. I look to you to do so. I ipp<al to you as those who have the mans ot enabling this country to live an tin- resources ot its own soil, so lis hi lo In- ahh- to spar-- ships for tin- pur- t-t iiosi of conducting th?- war. ami con- w Im-ting it i-tlii n-nt'y ami conducting it hi ;is I hope, to a victorious cml which will si-ciiri- an i n luring peace for tin tf tml tot our chihlren. n< ? ei BRAVE AMERICANS DECORATED S< VI French Recognize Heroism of Men Who Stopped the Germans. |c With tin- American Army in Fiance. I'1 su11 ia>. .March 3.?(Hy the Associated Jj1 I'n-jis.)?1'rem ier t'lemencau, who <pent today on the American front is northwest of Toul decorated two lieu- ? > tenants, two sergeants and two pri- J'' rates with the Ooix de tlucrie with |J tie- palm for heroism which they displayed in the recent < ier man raid in in this sector. one of the lieutenants comes from Itrooklyn and the other from Charles- ' ton, S. C. Ifoth men went out into No Man's I .and in broad daylight and not a Herman prisoner. 'r M. t'leim nceaii. accompanied hy two a| French generals arrived at at Amen- 11 an head<iuarters at the front at an ^ arly hour and immediately went to "( where the troops were drawn up on [hive sides of a square in companies. The names of the men to be deco- ti rated were called, and they stepped C up. the French premier pinning the In 11*i'tM il i iunn uii i n<'iii iiiiii ?"??* j mil ** word to eaeh. One lie putted on the ol shoulder anil said: tf "That's tin* way to do it." The Alio rican I'llislicd and retired to the f( ranks. (? ttin- of tiic yreneh generals said to ,,, i lieutenant, newly decorated: "We ,, have got tin- Kociies down and we p, siiall t>ut them down deeper If we ej keep working as we have." At the end ol the ceremony a voting . private came running along hurried- . ly. lie spoke loi a moment with his a plain, tearing apparently that he was going to lose his medal. The aplain directed him to proceed to M. rh iio iieeau's automohile, which lie J*' lid. The premier stepped out antl slap|M'd Iiiiii on the hack, handing lorn his war cross, tine of the gen- pi rials le'iiarkiil laughingly: "Never ol lliilnl nt'out helllg late. Vou were on ai tunc tin other morning. That is h< enough." ol The soldier, iii the excitement of hi glory of iln moment, forgot to salute, >' hut an Ann m an g< item I came to Ins lh rescue, whispering: "Salute! Sa- *1 lute!" None ol the men decorated ran wear their honors until author- e< Ized hy congress. Y The premier went far forward into tt hi observation post overlooking No m Man's Igind, the lieinian positions w' and Hie country in the distance, then ri hidden ill tile iia/.e. lie entered seV- h rial dugouts under the ruins of hous- a es. hrought down since the arrival of t? the American troops. A few shells, a hotli friendly and hostile, whistled averhead while M. Clemenceau was p. (here, hut none dropped near. The premier seemed especially impressed a w ith the sturdy, heulthy appearance of la the Americans, even those caked in ^ mud who "hard JusT "returned from tne front line. He spent the afternoon ^ inspecting the billets in many towns fi> hack of the lines and also visited n j, field hospital where he talked with ft the men wounded in the recent raid, w telling all of '.hem they had done tine- ? I > \\ One ??f t !?* sergeants decorated is w from Arkansas. While in a dugout a ,, ih i man lieutenant called out, "Conn- w out, American." and the sergeant led ? out his men fighting. He iiersonnlly t| killed the lieutenant and two soldiers. ^ The other came from Detroit. He ^ was aliout to retire for aire, hut asked to he sent to France, lie took command of a detachment in front of the wire when his captain was killed and continued the fight, inflicting . losses on the enemy. tine private from the St. I.ouis artillery distinguished himself twice in running: messages from the line to ^ Ihe artillery during; the gas attack, and during the raid through the harrage. The other private decorated in delivered important messages through j,; Ihe barrage after having said good- j,i hye to his comrades. I? m , n; FIGHTING FOR US ? ct No Advantage Must be Taken of Sol- le diers or Sailors. ^ (Jiving sweeping protection to L'ncle Sam's tighting men the so-called sol- ly tiers' and sailors' civil rights hill has ecu approved hy congress. President s?' Wilson's signature is exjieeted within l"'1 i day or so. to I'nder the provisions of the Dill ighting men and their dependents are 'n ( rot ec ted against eviction for non- d? [ aynient of rent: loss of life insur- In nice through delayed premiums: the el xecution of mortgages against their 'e roperty; loss of home on which part !>' ayinent has heen made; loss of prop- tb rtj through non-payment of taxes; a >r loss of a homestead through ah- P( senee or non-payment of fees. All this protection is given on the ondition that a man's normal ability P' o meet his obligations has been "maerially .affected" by his military tu lervice. 'n The measure has heen before con- ?f iress almost since the first of the ,var. Difficulties of drafting it, and so he protests of certain insurance, Pi uilding company, loan coiniiany and K< limilar interests, delayed its passage. With the war risk insurance bill, it lb s declared by administration leaders ;o make up the most liberal legisla- rc ion in protection of a nation's fighters _ ii history. Its final approval was by _ inanimous vote. Its most ini|>ortant features follow: A lawsuit cannot lie settled against i man who is unable to uppcur by reason of military service. Courts must tp|M>int attorneys for such defendants. A lawsuit began by a person whq ater enters military service may be postponed until the man in service is iMe to give personal attention. A soldiers' wife or family cannot >e evicted from any premises, rent Tor which does not exceed $50 a^ nonth. The court may inquire into all' ?uch cases and make "such order as nay be just." An attempt to evict shall >c punishable by a ll.OOO fine. C 'O homes being bought on install nent payments, the contract shall not >e foreclosed for non-payment unless t court so decides after an investlga:lon. The court may then order all laymen s to date refunded. The court nay stay proceedings altogether. Instance is defined to include benefits from fraternal or benefit socieies as well as commercial life insurmee. Non-payments due to military tervice -shall not Invalidate the policy jp to o ie'year after the close of the var. Non-payment of taxes cannot result n the sale of a fighter's property. This ncludes assessments and levies of ?very sort for either national, state >r local governments. Mine claims, timber claims and farm rlalms all are guarded against foreclosure by the government, either for 'allure to perform work, absence, nonpayment of fees, or failure to make mprovements. General provisions are made that, ,'ourts may enter such Judgments iri' dl cases as may be "equitable." both o the debtor and creditor. Making if reasonable arrangements instead of enforcing the absolute provisions of the ict against either party to suit under he bill is encouraged. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. An scord of Current Happenings Collected from Various Sources. tr) A large terry boat, a coal barge and res government lightship were destroyed ; fire at Norfolk. Va.. Sunday. on Porto Pico went dry at midnight on arch '1. This followed an act of ngress which an election held last boi ily failed to repeal. asl It wits announced in the German jj1' ichstag Saturday that the German J1" itional debt has now reached nearly 1.000,000,000. t|j The Texas senate has passed the h;| isemldy resolution ratnying the 1>i?- mi l.ition amendment to the national m. institution. Tin- vote was 15 to " Colonel Roosevelt has been dis- \v? largod from a New York hospital [Wl :ter treatment of several weeks for i ear trouble. He will be permanent- .?? deaf in one ear. tin Secretary of Agriculture Houston t h> is made a direct appeal to the farm- in; -s of America to buy more thrift and de ar savings stamps and thus help to l?n ring the war to a quicker conclusion, re; Miss Anna Martin, vice chairman of ' " le National Woman's party, has anjunced her candidacy for the L'nit- 'ni i States senate, to succeed the late jK' matur Francis G. Newlands of Ne- m IK1 lda' . I>a A meeting of the Belgian senators ,jr id deputies, now residing in France. nn ugland and Holland, will be h<UI in uris this month. This will be the ;st attempt to hold the Belgian par- jj, unent since the fall of Antwerp. hi "Win the war for permanent peace" the name of a convention called by c-President Tal't and other prominent en to meet in Philadelphia May 1 *? m i is. under the auspices oi the tHj eague to Knforce Peace. he A <"o|?nhagan dispatch says that ,( formation has reached there that le Turks have committed new tnas- 1,1 icres r.niolig the Armenians in the in stricts which have been deserted by in i Wnstsinn.M. Itev. Hilly Sunday closed his meet- jj' ig in Washington last Sunday night -t fter an eight weeks' campaign. The nil hitters were estimated at 15,000. [r. Sunday was given a purse of $2",- 'h JO. His next meeting will probably cc e held in Chicago. so The judge in an alienation of affcc- tj, ons case, on trial in la>s Angeles, ^ ill., told the husband plaintiff that (f hadn't lost anything, and that he st as better off without the affections a woman such as his wife was lan with her. He dismissed the case. March 15 has been set as the day >r the electrocution at Italeigh. X. .. of Karle Neville, a negro, convict- *T 1 of attacking a white woman last ctober. The negro escaped lynching r a direct appeal of Governor Hickt to allow the law to take its course. A gas well In eastern Washington, "C owing thousands of feet of gas per ny, after burning for eighteen lonths, has at bust been placed under mtrol and the gas will be turned to "'I jinmercial use. While burning, the '' ill beacon of tlamu could be seen for ' lany miles. Twenty-six complete vessels will be laced in operation by the shipyards the Cnitcd States during this month id thirty-four additional vessels will launched, according to a statement ' Chairman Hurley of the shipping jard. He says "we have 130 shipirds with Too ways and a half mllun men, who should produce 1,000 j lips during the year." 1 Jennie Mattana, 22 years old, plead1 guilty to manslaughter in New ork Saturday and was given a sen nce of seven days in the city prisn. The girl killed a man who had ranged her under promise of marage and she had her prison-born abe in the court room. The district Itorney requested a minimum sen nce because of exceptionally extcnu- 2 ting circumstances. The extent to which the'war trade jard has restrained exports to neu- gc al countries in Kurope is shown by <b resume of exports duribx Ja nuary, sued by .the -department Jji^^om- pi The mmUatrHdaft^WEpMfc & iat of shipments to Swedenn-om the st nited States, which fell from $5,- fo '4,171 in January. 1917, to $4,392 in inunry of this year, and the total tr ir the seven months of the fiscal year th ras $33,055,986 for bust year, against th 2,780,798 for a similar period ending w ith January 1918. Kx ports to Nor- th ay during January. 1917, were $7,- r 33,928 and $1,310,157 during Janury of this year. Shipments to Den- (\ lark fell from $5,475,516 to $405,376; lose to Spain from $9,115,830 to $1,- & 83,265 and those to the Netherlands om $14,776,742 to $479,570. LIVING IN CAVES merican Troops Enjoy Front Line Work. With the American Army in France, nnday. Match 3.?(Hy the Associated ( reus.)?Sotnc of the American troops ol i the t'hemin des Dames sector are A tvinjr an experience of cave life l?e- * ind the front trenches, their billets L*ing deep jndcrground ciuarrles and jj ttural recesses beneath the surface. N he correspondent on a visit to this ctor found them thus quartered, oc- f*1 lpying positions held by the Germans Hl ss than a year ago. Most of the at inericans, however, are living in the enches anci accompanying dugouts. The underground billets are various? ha named. One of them is called the W 'antheon." It accomrfiodutcs a thoumd men. The correspondent found rench and American soldiers living D gether in perfect harmony. fJ The living quarters of the Americans this cave are seventy-two feet un r ground. Fresh air is supplied by """ rge air pumps. The cave Is in |>nrt ectrically lighted. Klsewhere acctyne lamps and oil lanterns are em* oyed. The men usually remain in is cavern from four to six days each, company being assigned n certain trtion of the excavation. Supply Line. A small railway for carrying sup- Oi ies liuns through the cave. A sign er one entrance reads: "East IJoston Te innel," and one of the men stand- _ g near remarked "that reminds me home." At another point the correspondent iw some men who had just com/ ? eted their round of trench duty. The neral in command said they had :gged to be allowed to stay in the te a few mote days. "Why, they ok us out before we even ha<i a de- g.j nt scrap," said a machine gunner. TbiiU Never Knc HugCofieelsl] 9 c woRl ? - VV the I You've got 1 " try Luxiam lUZfANN* I* gf^ tight, foD-i and IJuMTf m8L 1ms been n ?cqu*inte< Lurianne < o8"*coffo< win refund ^Sr~~l iil""*^ first can toe "W3bi|ftPoor Kb soon as the Germans learned the uerleans were in the trenches oppo- S e them they put up a si^n reading, gi ,'elcome. Yankees." but the Infan- c< men riddled It with bullets. ai rhe general took the jtarty ot' coripondents to his headquarters and d Lnted out the location of his troops o: a large map. B All American Land. How much No Man's Land is there . tween the trenches at this point'.*" r kod one of the visitors, pointing to p map. "There is No Man's I.and 1,1 tTe. It is ail America's land." re- A ed the general. |a Herman prisoners captured in t?iil lighting there stated that the J" ndful of Atmricans attacked with so ?' ich torco and vigor that the Her- a ins threw up their hands and shout- (| "Kamerad." in the belief that there .. re many more in the attacking ' rtv. ; Although numerous daring coura- <; Oils deeds have been iM-rformcd by ^ i? Americans in this sector, one of ; e most interesting is that of a Her- l? in-born sergeant who. with a small '' tail, took a Herman prisoner in a trol fight but lost his way with the suit that the party wound up at the rman barbed wire, where they n uld plainly hear the Hermans talk- tl g in their dugouts. The sergeant l> inted :i revolver at the prisoner's d itd and whispered in Herman: "May- T they will get us before we can get tl ek, but If they try it I will kill you c< st. Now. don't you utter a sound. r< nl lead us back to our line." The rman prisoner silently led the nericiins back to their own trenches. I c sergeant following dose behind rn with drawn revolver. Scarcity of Tin Serious.?Hoover ys that unless measures are adoptl for controlling and utilizing to st advantage the supply of pig tin a shall be unable to preserve great luntities of vegetables, fruits and eats for which tinned containers arc dispensable. Itolivia is now producing for export tout is.000 tons per annum of tin oneentrate," which is t!0 per cent ctallic tin. All of this is shipped to ngland and the 1'nited States. But ret-fourths of our total supply unes from the Straits of Malacca. The backbone of the Malay F'eninila is a mountain range of granite lat contains many irregular veins of i oxide. Tremendous rainstorms requent in vthat region) wash the uff out of the roeks and deposit it in ie beds of streams, where it is found small round nuggets resembling ...t HIS CORN WILL PEEL RIGHT OFF! iets-lt" Makes Corns Come Off The "Banana-Peel" Way! Why havi? to flop on the floor, 1 ui'czo yourself up like the letter id with bulging eyes draw your fare i into a wrinkly knot while you ali |Ji\^ ^ v \ or 3 Dropii Applied in a Few Seconds? There's no Fussing or Cutting. "Gets-It" Always Works! >ugo and pull at the "t|uiek" of a tcn>r corn? That's the old suvage way. Jets-It" is the modern, painless, sime way. Lean overhand put two drops V'ffatysR" on the corn and put .your ocking and shoe right on again, and rget the corn, i'ain is eased. "(lets-It" has revolutionized the entment of corns. It never irritates ic true flesh. You'll stop limping on ie side of your shoe, and do away ith greasy salves, bundling bandages. . iik plasters and painful methods. . se "(lets-It," it's common sense. "(Jets-It" Is sold by all druggists tut need pay no more than _f> cents). : it will he sent direct h> K. Lawrence Co.. Chicago. III. : LIFE ' CAN BE A 8UCCE8S OR A FAILURE. WHICH WILL IT BE WITH YOU7 77 777777 Look at the men who are successful the eyes of the world. Ninety-nine it of every hundred started a Bank ccount when they were young?and uck to it And now, look at the failures. Very w of them have a Bank account now. ot speaking of when they were young. Perhaps you think you have not tough money to start an account, ave-n't you a dollar? That's all It takes THIS BANK. Just try It for a year or six months, you do not wish to continue It you tve lost nothing by the trial, hich Will It Be?Success or Failure7 IT'S UP TO YOU. tnk of Hickory Grove HICKORY GROVE. 8. C. professional (Cards. DR. WM. M. KENNEDY ? DENTAL SURGEON ? Vice on 8econd Floor of the Wylio Buildingi lephone?Office, 99; Residence 166 D. D. COOK ? DENTAL S U It G E O N Clover - - - S. C. Office Over the Postoffice. Office Hours: 10 a. m. to 12.30 p. m.; 1.30 to 5 p. m 93 w ly >w How Good ntil^fouTrylt5S cannot adequately describe fine flavor of Luzianne Coffee, to taste it yourself. Won't you 3e next time? ) is packed in sanitary, sir neaaure tins?impurities can't the flavor can't leak out It oade very easy for you to get 1. You take no chances. If loesn't taste better than any i you ever tried, your grocer 1 your money, So, buy that lay. NE?>ffee 9, It Reigns" There is plenty of tin in the United tate?, where every hill of coarse ranite is fuJl of it. But to get it out jsts too much. Labor is expensive, nd hydraulic machinery is required. At the present tiuie our most prouctive tin mines are near Cape Print f Wales, at Tin City, on the shores of > ering Strait. ? American army men scoff at the cently published story that the <5erinns have control of the air over the . nterican lines. They say that regu>r army aviators have made photo- ( raphs of the Herman trenches, bil- f ts and cantonments that have been < revelation to their superiors and ' lat American artillery lire, which has ; terally smashed the Herman |>ositions as i>een directed entirely by Anteritn airmen. Three t'.erman airplanes 1 ere recently shot down over tin- t mericun sector by Krenoh and Ainei - I an airmen, and still another enemy i lane was forced to earth within the < Hied lines. ? Attorney (leneral Peoples has just | ndeied an opinion in which he holds . h:tt all the counties of the state must , p represented on the state council of dense created by the last legislature, he governor is advised to look into < tie matter and arrange to have those I uunties represented that are not al- . ad\ represented. I Come to C TO T Seventeenth AimtfM ^ Carolin^lave Stc Anci/Auction Sale o MARCH 13 We have induced W. 1'. Smi auction 55 head of pure bred Dut Councils of the Nation are calling our supply of meat and the only more hogs. The best breeders and be at this meeting to tell lis how t economically. For information address: L I. OiriOX. Pres. T. <?. LA Lugo ft, s. c. tJarne ^BIkeepyour POLI! i<w?4xw>t<cM>?'?icM-nr>?< $2.00 TWO DOLLAR Yorkville Cotton Oil Con For Several Hu: MUST BE SHELLED j Bring In the C BAGS WANTED. We Want All the Good, Clean : Second-hand tiunnyi sacks that we can get during the Next Thirty Days, that will E hold 100 Pounds or Over. Bags Must be Whole and Sound; ; but neat patching not objectionable. | YORKVILLE COTTC Wet Buckeye I feed pe from it. There is no dang riAM ni irn V HUI LINTL when they are wetted down using. Then they combine formly with the other foragi Use Buckeye Hulls properly better roughage than old sty nomicaL Other Adt Buckeye Hulls cost much less than old style hulls. They allow better assimilation of I food. No trash or dust. No lint. Mr. E, W. Leonard, EUendale, has been feeding Buckeye I tie says mat in* cows are gi and are in fine condition. Ta mem* tU best rudti uJ to dareh thorxtafhfy twelve horn before i watting thaw dawn night and warning (i tbis eauoat ba dans. wat dawn at tea land tba bals dry, mm aoiy half aa em Book of Mixet Gives the right formula for every ( South. TeOs how much to feed fo teeing, for work. Describes Bucke tiling them properly. Send for you Dept. r The Buckeye C AUnmte Mbmiagkmm Cream Aegmete CJwriatt* Jethu S Fr? Flower Seed F Hastings' Catalogue Tells You About It GI No matter whether you farm on a arge scale or only plant vegetables >r flowers In a small way. you need an Hastings' 1918 Seed Catalogue. It's tu eady now and we have a copy for rou absolutely free, if you write for It. 't0l nentloning the name of this paper. iK In addition to showing you about all wl he varieties of vegetables, farm to ?rass, clover and flower seeds, our i'l ratalogue tells how you can get free ?>r Ire splendid varieties of easily grown. Tl ret beautiful flowers, with which to Is >eautify your home surroundings. th Good seeds of almost every kind P ire scarce this season, and you can't ifford to take chances in your seed supply. Hastings' Seeds are depend- ^ ible seeds, the kind you can always w lepend on having "good luck" with. y< You are going to garden or farm _ his spring. Why not insure success J. so far as possible by starting with the ? right seed? Don't take chances that rou do not have to in seeds. ^ Write today for Hastings' 1918 C Catalogue. It's free and will both interest and help you to succeed in 1918. ?H. G. HASTINGS CO., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga.?Advt. CI c< Columbia as H leeting of the South mlr Association. f Pure Bred Hogs Ll TH-14TE ^ th of Kinards. S. to sell at op Jersey breeding hogs. The |)( r on South Carolina to produce way it can be done is to raise a feeders of hogs in America will o produce pork successfully and a i ill WTON, See. W. I*. SMITH. J,' tt. S. (\ Kinarcln. S. ('. pi n ????? L ntOESNEATl^H I DE Hi MicajH i IE LEATHER a ivv4V!99^ >t JuftZSj^HHBHHHil m n?w/j: ro rgtxq: j c?ra m; [ ul ? 'ions. ltd. buffalo. ^? ill S FOR CORN $2.00 r S w apany Is In the Market = d ndred Bushels. | jj AND GOOD QUALITY | $ lorn At Once. | b FEBRUARY 1S = ?l GINNING- | " Our Ginnery will con- | ~ tinue in operation I during February. | IN OIL COMPANY ?: 3. lulls carry the rfectly n tt r. w . W AGE is of little valiuXflVtlfl ue ^ ^ allows the concenfgtgl [I trated foods to R sift to the botjicS3Wh| torn of the f^jCW "*1" trough and become separated ;er of this with MAM ^YF <JS?EO CSS K n i a half hour or so before T more thoroughly and unic than the old style hulls. and you wilt find them a i' de hulls and far more eco ai ; antages 2000 pounds real roughage to the ton?not 1500 pounds of rough* age and 500 pounds of lint. ? aaatt /? hnnXla _ Take lesa space in the bam. J Tttuu, lulls to three milch cows. g\ ving more milk and butter U He prefers Buckeye Hulls. tf the ensilage eder, wet the hulls w ' ding. It b easy to da this by '* ir die next feeding. If at any tone it thirty iwiimtos If yea prater to J! ehbybalkasefeld style UU. 01 I Feeds Free xxnbination of feeds used in the r maintenance, for milk, for fat- A ye Hulls and fives directions far' La x copy to the nearest mill. w otton Oil Co, 0*p<. r seed Little Kmth Mr j' fi ' si Mesne Mm Ti PI IRST NATIONAL RANK SHAKON, - - S. C. Membrr Federal Kf*nc System ? ? =?0W MORE FOOD CROPS? , THK NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, nl especially the Food Admlnlstram. is urging Fanners and Truckers id Gardners all over the country to i their utmost this year in growing i?d crops of every description. It is licved that the demand for foodstuffs ill far exceed the supply. It is therere I T TO EVERY ONE who can to itOlUVE MOKE FOOD than was oduced last year. HIE FIRST NATIONAL BANK read* to HELP YOU In every way at a I to nk can help you to grow blgt acreages ot Food Crops and Grow tter Crops. This Hank, connected as is. wilii Federal Reserve Hank S>sm. is in position to finance your lelunate requirements and stands ulays ready to HELP YOU. Tell US aur Needs. . S. HAETNESS, Cashier. Itoves and Ranges WE JUST WANT to suggest to our Customers and Friends, at least to those who anticipate buying a? 30K STOVE or i air* dail/^r JUtxinu nnnui. I>0 IT NOW. Those articles are steadily advancing?they'll certainly bo higher within 30 to 60 days than they are now. We have a good selection of Ranges and Stoves In stock and you can probably save money by BUYING QUICK. EATERSYES. we have quite a stock of Heating Stoves, for Wood and for Coal, and it is a fact that a Stove Is more economical than an open Are-place or grate. M. L. FORD U fused Undertakers and Kiul>aliiicr> CIAA'KIL - 8. C. \imposition Ro THAT OUTHOUSE, Ham or other jihliiig on your premises that is In fed of a New ltoof, can be cheaply voted and thoroughly protected with First-Class COMPOSITION ROOF, 'e have that kind?First-Class In uality?in One, Two and Three Ply rades. This Composition Rooilng Is i ideal rooilng material for outbuildgs?it lasts well, Is easily put on and ie expense is much less than tin or fen good shingles. The time to aply a new roof is before it rains. You member the Arkansaw Traveler? UMBER. ETC. When you need unyllilnK In LUMKU or LUMBER PRODUCTS, reicmbcr I'S. We always carry a line f almost everything in Rough, and Tossed l.uinher of ull kinds as well w * Shingles, Laths, I.line. Cement, aims, oils, Varnish* s. Stains, etc. JNO. R. LOGAN C. UNiAN MOORE, Manager. TAX NOTICE ?1917 ffice of the County Treasurer of York County. York. 8. C? Sent. 17. Ill 17. OT1CK Is hereby given that the 31 TAX ROOKS for York County ill be opened on MONDAY, the lfiTH ?AY OK OCTOBER, 1'J17, und relafn open until the 31ST DAY OK i EC KM UK It, 1917. for the collection f STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL and iOCAL TAXES, for the fiscal year yl7, without penalty; after which ay ONE KElt CENT penalty will bo dded to all payments made in the lonth of JANUARY, 1918, and TWO fi'n irvr iade In the month of FEBRUARY, 918, and SEVEN PER CENT penalty ill be added to all payments mude urn the 1ST DAY OF MARCH, 1918, ? the 16T1I DAY OF MARCH, 1918, nd after this date all unpaid taxes will u Into executions and ail unpaid Sinle Polls will be turned over to the iveral Magistrates for prosecution in ccordanoe with law. For the convenience of tuxpuyers 1 ill attend the following places on the ays named: An<l at York from Monday, N'oveincr 19 th, until Monday, the 31st day r December, 11? 17. after which date le penalties will uttuch us stated Ltove. Note?The Tax Books are made up y Townships, and parties writing Itout Taxes will always expedite mat rs if they will mention the Towntip or Townships in which their roperty or properties are located. HARRY E. NEIL, Treasurer of York County. Real Estate SOME REAL BARGAINS The Parish Place?Sold. The Finley Place?Of 197 1-2 acres; about 3 miles from Smyrna. Practically all woodland. Let the wood pay for the place, and have the land free. See me at once. A The Jno. B. Plaxco (Oobson) Place of 117 acres. This land lieu right at town; has 10-room dwelling; large burn, etc. It will pay you to see me at once. The M. C. Willis, Jr. Tract?of 27 acres. This land lies near town, and has 4 1-2 acres of alfalfa. See me at once if you want a Bargain, ots of Other Bargains, Both in Farms and Town Property. Loans Arranged for Farm Lands. GEO. W. WILLIAMS REAL ESTATE BROKER oom 204. First National Bank Building GARDENING TIME SEE ME FOU YOU It SEED. I have le D. M. FERKY lino of seeds, which ro reliable and dependable. All aorta. Buy Onion Seta Now. I have them? eck, $1.00; Postpaid, Pack, $1.25. ^ GROCERY STOCK COMPLETE. It ia alwaya complete. You can aluya And something good to eat here, or your dinner, 1 have Cabbage, Turips, Potatoes, Beans. URN YOUR FARM PRODUCTS INTO MONEY NOW? 1 pay $2.25 to $3.50 a bushel for your eaa; $2.00 for Corn Seed. Better see le at once. Some decline in Pea martft?may go lower. The above prices re good for two weeks only. J. D. HOPE SHARON - . 8. C. torpedoed uid Sunk We see this In almost every paper e pick up. While the ships go down, rices continue to go up. In both cases it seems a very hard -oblem to control?the ?nin? one and the rise In the other. But, what we atarted to aay la, That . WE HAVE ALM08T A COMPLETE LINE OF HARDWARE t very moderate prices, when you ke everything into consideration, and e will be glad to have YOU call upon w S for YOUR wants. X SEE US for Wira, Roofing, Plows id Points, Shovels and all Farming mIs. York Hardware Co. lions 153 Phono 153