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' 9,17 LA): C-7' 1 //(jr / , , THt PAGELANS) JOURNAL Vol.7 NO. 51 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1917 $1.00 per year r American Naval Forces Convoying Merchantmen Check Submarine Menace Washington, Aug. 3<>.? Ameri can naval forces are convoying merchant craft across the Atlantic, it was disclosed officially today at the navy department, and examination of the records shows that tlie loss of convoyed ships by submarines has averag ed less than one-half of one per cent. Details of the convoy system are withheld. It was stated, how ever, that American war vessels (lrp rpm 11 'I rl HCPnrlinrY I IIVCI3 British, French or allied merchantmen across, the protection being supplemented when the danger zone is reached by the destroyers and other patrol craft. American naval officials believe that an effective system foi checking the submarine menace is being built up gradually but certainly. Many devices and many methods enter into the task. Among other things depth bombs are proving effective Official reports indicate that American destroyers have accounted for several U boats with these weapons. No announce ment of such incidents will be made, however, unless absolute proof of the fact is available. No U boat has been captured by the Americans. Reports from Lx>ndon that the submn rines are working now farther at sea than formerly were confirm ed by the navy department. It may be that new boats of greater size and better sea-keeping qualifine Innzl f/\ * V* o *1 nvo ivuu iu iui."? cAiClialOIl OI II1C zone of activities, but it is re garded as more probable that the increased and increasing vigilance of the anti submarine forces is mainly responsible. The effect of the increasing patrol, of the employment of airplanes and of the addition of new devices to the anti submarine weapons, has been to force the U boats under water to a greater and greater degree Their effectiveness is limited in proportion. Tliev can operateonly against ships that almost stumble upon them. And all the time thev are under water, they are consuming the stored power of their storage batteries, decreasing their range of under water action and compelling them to come up at night and lie idle on the surface while their oil engines are used to recharge the batteries. The decision of the navv department to spend $350,000,000 on new destroyers and destroyer building facilities, approved yesterday by President Wilson, is based on the effectiveness of the swift fighting machines as pioven by Admiral Sims' forces. American experts have developed a depth bomb for use against submarines that is deadly at considerable range. The bomb, containing high explosives, is dropped from i destroyer over a spot where the pres ence of a submerged U boat is indicated. 11 is timed to explode at a certain depth. If the ex plosion occurs below the U boat and within a reasonable distance the hull of the underwater craft cannot withstand the pressure hut is crushed like an egg shell. Pat bought a pig in the fall paying ST..SO for it. During the winter he bought S10.50 worth of feed for it and in the spring sold the pig for Si7.."?(). A neighbor asked him Dow much he got for it, and when Pat told him he said: "Well, von didn't make much on it did you?" "No," said Pat, "hut, you see, 1 had the use of the pig all winter. "?Hx. Seed Bed For Wheat ' Make the seed bed fit for the seed. Do not 'intern' wheat v /orth $3 or $4 a bushel for seed n urposes in a condition of soil Linpossiblc for germination." That precaution is urged by the United States Department of ' Agriculture on'all farmers who c ontemplate sow ing the high p riced seed of a high priced food tluis fall. To plant seed on poorIi .* prepared land not onl> wastes tl le seed that does not germinate, ttie specialists point out, but it > m my mean the loss of an entire i::ivestment if a paying stand is not obtained. A seed bed for wheat must be firm, moist, and well compacted beneath, with a mellow, finely divided upper 3 inches of soil, the specialists advise. If wheat is grown in rotation with oats or] after wheat, the stubble should lie plow ed to a depth of at least 7 inches immediately after harvesting die preceding crop of grain. The ground should be harrowed within a few hours after plowing, and cultivation with harrow, disk, drag, or roller should be given as necessary thereafter until planting time. These operations are necessary to kill weeds tr* sottlo on,l .. _~?w wiiiv 4411 vi maivi; firm the subsoil, and to maintain a soil mulch on the surface. The earlier the preparation of a seed bed for wheat is started the better the condition of the soil will be at planting time. Late plow ing does not allow time for .thorough preparation. If a cultivated crop precedes wheat frequent cultivation given to this crop will preserve moisture anu maintain a soil mulch. If level cultivation has been practiced, a good seed bed easily can be prepared by disking and harrowing after removing the crop. However, if weeds are present, it inav be advisable to plow shallow, the disk preceding and following the plow. Karly plowing, followed by thorough tillage, aius in catching the water which falls and in conserving this and the water already in the soil lor use by'the wheat plants: The firm seed bed under the mulch thus made en a Dies the young plants to make use of the subsoil waters which rise when there is a perfect union between the plowed soil and the subsoil. Sufficient moisture is thus assured tor the germaination of the seed and for the early fall growth of the seedlings, a very important consideration. Plant food is also likely to be more abundant in the soil when such methods are emplov ed. If the importance of thorough tillage were more generally recognized and proper methods uf seed-bed preparation were more widely employed throughout the so called humid areas, there would be less frequent losses from drought and better wheat crops would icsult, the department specialists declare. In this area the mistake is often made of thinking there will always be moisture enough piesent for a maximum crop growth, with the result that short crops otten are obtained where more attention to moisture con Nervation vvmilit lv>"" ??>? ??? iau v v, cnauit'U good \ ields. In the bureau of the census at Washington acts against the law are recorded under a few general heads, such as murder, i burglary, etc. An officer of the bureau ti lls of a woman clerk who was puz- i /.led by an entry she encounter- j ed in one of her slips. The | crime asset down was "Running | a blind tiger." After due re flection the woman placed it under the head of "Cruelty to I Animals." | Expeditionary Force Not to Be Rushed Into Action Paris, Sept. 1.?Major General Pershing, who lias remained in Paris clearing up the work at his old headquarters and who is not going to field headquarters until Sunday or Monday, declared to day in connection with the plans for the coming winter that the American people must learn the meaning and value of patience and not expect that the expeditionary forces landed in France can be rushed immediately to the front line trenches. I To put an inadequate, insufI 1: i < U\,icuin aiippiiCU IOI ce into actual combat, he said, would merely be making a mistake, which the Germans unquestion ably have hoped and expected the United States would make. It is the determination rather that when Amc.ieu does take her place in the line, shoulder to shoulder with the other allies next year, she will be fully prepared to go through the summrer campaign and make the Germans feel the full weight of her military power. " Those of us who have fully studied the situation and who know what is necessary to be done." said General Pershing to the Associated Press, "are anxious that the people at home shall strive to realize the immensity of the task in which we are engaged and shall through patience and confidence, help us to accomplish that task in the shortest possible time. Everything is going well with us both as a nation and as an armv. H e are making giant strides d ly and dav, but we are just start?. "We came into the war with out an ar.ny. So now we must build an entire new organization and build it so big and so strong that we can take our place with our allies, whoalreadv have had three years time and experience. "I realize how very difficult it is for the people at home to visualize the war, to visualize the effort that lies behind the war. Our problems are greater than any France or Gr at Britain have had to solve but we are solving them and will continue to do so. "It is impossible to create a vast fighting machine merely by the wave of a wand. I wish that it were possible to do so and that we might be fighting the German government this minute. We know that the only wa\ to defeat the German army is to hammer it "inr! bin." '> < I... - ....v. )' \/n ii.iiniiu i mg M. Tlrat is what we expert to he do ing with all our strength am1 eo thusiasm during next year's campaign." Her (sighing)?Oh, I met such a lovely man today. Him?Where was that? Her?On the street I must have been carrying inv umbrella j carelessly, for he humped his eye into it. And I said, 'pardon me,'uand he said, "don t mention i it?1 have another eye ielt." | Notice to Co1 b I Ik* following Rules j|j the Collon Mills, and it $ L, I ?? I... il kj* umuai iii ainue oy uiein. m i _imit of six yards of ? surj>!iis will have to he re; Bales weighing less l' pQ ject to discount cl $5.00 ; Buy ers will he forcer packed on leaky steam [ire ft ed. ^ MUI ? MA % R. j Second Great Campaign to Begin October 1.. Washington. Aug. .*'<1.?The opening of the next liberty lonn campaign has bee set tentatively by the treasury department for October 1. Subscription books will close November 1 unless the program is altered. The amount, the in j terest rate, the denominations ol " the bonds and other details will be announced after Congress disposes of the pending bond bill. Indications are that the nexi offering will approximate S3, nO", 01)0,(?()o. Whether it will bt advertised bv the government through paid newspaper spact is under consideration, but Secretary McAdoo said tonight tlic cost of such an undertaking would exceed the appropriation now/available for the purpose, He added that there could be nc action until more light had beer received as to the cost ol an effective advertising campaign and until Congress had decided what amount will be allowed tor advertising for future issues. Usder the war revenue bill, passed last April, $7,000,0(H) was Jiade available for expenses ol floating Sr..000,000.000 in bonds and $2,O()o,0()0,0o0 in short time certificates of indebtedness. Il i> reported that about half alleady has been disbursed in con nected with the floatation of the f_,0o0,0( >0,000 liberty bonds first i ffered and the certificates ol i ilebledness put out in advance jj^f'he loan. In announcing the tentative program for the second campaign Mr. McAdoo appealed to the liberty loan committee to perfect their organization and prepare for the next campaign by getting in touch with the various federal reserve hanks. Experience of South Carolinian f m C *"c o , r* .. A I f iii v/oQini; niKiiiuv. Camden, Sept. 1.?Lieut. Comdr. William Ancrum, who was called to join the American fleet in British waters under Admiral Sims several weeks ago, did not reach his destination without exciting adventures. According to a letter received by his wife, vhieh was written at sea, the armed merchant liner 011 which he sailed was attacked on Sunday morning by a u-boat, and they had .1 running fight which lasted three-quarter of an ; hour. The German boat shelled ! them from a distance of two miles. No shots struck the ships, though some fell close by By putting on full steam and /.ig/.ageing the liner escaped. Two British destroyers answered their S. (). S. call to come to the aid , ot the liner. All passengers had I on their life belts and the life i boats were made ready, but were not needed. KSBsesssssaaKsg tton Sellers | uj have been issued by gq II local buyers will be & $5 i ^ baggini* to bale. Any W novod before Ifiiii* sold, j^j 'an 350 pounds are sub- rl\ 1 ba,e- Si I to refuse to buy cotton sses, or otherwise waterN sIGO BROS. LLOY&CO. 11. BLAKENEY 8? m&2&2S?S>2SBE>SB>Z H Precious Fats Suppose you were to read such an advertisement as this in your daily paper: For sale for cash on delivery, fat for frying, $4.0.") a pound Goose fat, $.">,36 a pound. Duck ! fat, 1-4 pounds, 1.13. Salted goose legs, 94 cents each. Larded goose breast, $2.08 per pound. 1 Fresh fowls, $1.01 per pound and up. Young country laying hens * $3.32 each. Well-fed snow-white ' Fmden geese, $11.01 to S 19.06 each. Horse flesh, r?3 to 86 cents 1 a pound. These are exact quotations : taken from advertisements in German newspapers during last ljune Of course the ndvoriisn. t mcnts are addressed more par r ticularlvto the rich. Even horseflesh has become a luxury beyond reach of the common ' people. Evidently the scarcity of fats has not been exaggerated in reports from other sources. ( The pinch of war to a country that is not self sufficient in its agriculture can become an allpervading source of misery. Unique of all countries, the United States is self sufficient in its agriculture. Our agriculture will be our greatest bulwark, ' whether the war ends soon or continues through more horrorfilled years. And the best of all good things in a country self sufficient in its agriculture is a farnj that is as near as possible self-sufficient in its production. It "may well be said that the possessor oif such a arm can look the future in the face without a tremor. Me has a well stocked cellar, storage houses and shelves laden with the canned products of field and garden. To him there need never come the necessity of paying fabulous Drices for rnmmon necessities. Every such farm is the greatest of object lessons these war torn times.?Country Gentleman. Horrible Treatment is Given Prisoners of War Washington, Aug. 30.?Sinned, beaten and subjected to many indignities, prisoners of war in Germany are being com polled to work in trenches and fields under the fire from the armies of their own countries. Reports made by Russian sol diers who have been transmitted! to the state department, say pris-1 oners of all nationalities are! being used on work just behind , the lines and within range of the j guns. A small nortion of hrend sonu-l thin soup, and occasionally a bit! of meat of horses shot in action,, comprise their rations. The prisoners have been organi/.ed j into units as carefullv as are soldiers.. Their work is done systematically under military supervision, with long hours and no medical attention. When: the Russian soldiers left many of I the units had lost by disease | practically half of their number.; No new clothing had been is- J sued to them and in all sorts of ; weather thev are forced to work in vermin-laden rags. Military I overseers, the Russians reported,' frequently had them tied to hoards and beaten until they had reached the point of exhaustion. Included in the labor units were Germans as well as Russians, British, French, Belgians and Poles. The Germans were those who had participated in food riots or those who were physically unfit for service in the ranks. These men were treated very.little differently! from the presoners of war. 1 Price Of Wheat Fixed A! J $2.20 As Ccmpromise | Washington, Aug. 3"?TI % price of No. 1 northern sprin.: wheat was fixed at $2.20a huslu < at Chicago for the 1017 crop tc day by the wheat fair price con mittee, headed by 11. A. Garfield , whose findings reached afte' three days' deliberation, wer submitted to and approved by President Wilson. The ar. nouncement was ma le from the White 1 louse. Labor representatives on the committee voteu first for $1.Si and the farmers for After long discussion the compromisi at $2.21) was approved unanimously. The committee finally agreed late this afternoon after several days of voting. At one time today it looked as if it would be unable to come to a conclusion, but, just before six o'clock a compromise was reached and the last vote was unanimous. On the base of Sl'.i'o at Chicago fh<? foort m.I.?:? ~ ?wv^v? uviiiMiuaiiaiiuii WOTKed out tonight differentials for the various grades and classes and for the several terminals. The price fixed tonight is twenty cents higher than that named for the I'll8 crop by Congress in the food control bill. The $2 price set by Congress was taken into consideration by the committee in considering a fair valuation for this year's crop. ' Another Lincoln Story When Lincoln was still an insignificant country lawyer he had occasion to travel to a small town to take charge of a case. It was a drive of some 14 miles r- -? irom me railroad station to the town inn where he was to pass the night Wet and chilled to the bone, he arrived at last, but to his dismay, found only a small fire built in the urate, while standing about it so as to exclude the heat from the traveler, were the other lawyeis interested in the case. At length one of the group turned to Lincoln. "Prettx cold, eh?" he asked. "Yes," replied Lincoln, "as cold as it is hot in hades." i i i ,vi i uucu iu naues stranger.'" asked another. "Yes," replied Lincoln, solemnly. This raised a taint smile amoim tin- oitu-r 1 i?v ? "\\"hiii does it look like there?' tliev asked "Very much like this," said Lincoln, drylv. "All the lawvers nearest the fire " Only Dry Spot I K'lroil l-'r* r Press. Adolpluis Huscii, the millionaire brewer, told apropos of prohibition, a story at a St. Louts banquet. " l wo dtummcrs," he beuun. "were taken drx in a prohibition town. They started accordingly to look for a drink. On a corner they saw a policeman and they deckled to ask his advice. "Officer," thex said, "is it possible to net a drink in this town?" "The officer led the two drummers up to an imposing church. "'Hut surely,' they said in shocked tones, 'xxe aren't going to get what we want here!' '"Gents said the officer. solemnly, Mo von see llrat church?' "'Yes,' thev answered. "'Well, uents,' said the officer that's the only place in this State where you can't <?ei it "