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?: ? THE BRUTAL TRUTH. *> ^' TTonw A 'Wisp Wnnri chairman nf' the conference committee on national' preparedness, declares that the edi-i lorial printed below from The Xew j York Tribune of May 2 so well ex-, presses the situation in which our country stands that he has requested all of the papers of the country to reprint it. It follows: "The time has come when the peo-| pie of the United States should Iook the facts of the world war squarel; 5n the face. It would be a very grave imstaKe 11 mere snouia ne a comma- ; ation of the present, tendency to be-' ( lieve that the war is all but over, and < that the recent successes of the allies ( in France are but a prelude to a Ger- i man collapse. Nothing of the sort is true. Despite the recent considerable initial success of. the allied offensives, the best military judgment is that it will be impossible now for the allies to get a military decision in the pres-! ent year, and that the war, judging ( "by the military circumstances, must go on at least through a campaign of 3918. i There is a very general notion m < the United States that Germany must < soon surrender because of starvation. , This is possible, but unlikely. IT Germany can last through the next ; two months, she will be able to go j through many months more, because j the new harvest will begin to come in - and. whether it be sufficient for an-1 . other year or not, it will give Germany . food for a long period of time. "The chance of a military decision fho alliiic war wae /rm^itinnorl upon the arrival of Russia, remuni x tioned and reorganized, on the East- ' crn front. Unless every sign fails,1 this will not happen. Russia to all appearances, is for a long period of time out of the war so far as an of fensive campaign is concerned, and the i^eal question is whether Russia can hold any considerable number of German troops on the Eastern front, or will be compelled either to retreat or to make a separate peace. i 1 11 T 3 ~ "M unless me uniieu oiai.es siian, within the next six months, put a con siderable body of troops in France, who will be able a year hence to take part in the campaign of 1918, there is a grave possibility that France may collapse, owing to her great losses and to her now steadily diminishing man power. Unless the United States, in concert with Great Britain, can either ? 'find a method for dealing with the submarine or of revictualling England ; ?nd supplying 'France and itaiy witn steel and coal, respectively, there must be a great possibility not alone of the collapse of France and the -withdrawal of Italy, but of a crisis in British food supply next summer Trtiich may make peace by negotia tion inevitable and leave Germany, if not completely victorious, yet in a -position to renew her attack upon civilization. What is *ven more per- i alous is tliat such a peace would leave *he control of the German empire in t -the hands of those who have made < tthis war, and made it the kind of l istruggle it has become. { t "Had Russia been able to perform "Jier part, it would have been impossi ble for the United States to have ap- 'j yroached the war with some deliber- 1 ation. It would have been possible 1 B' M fjfj.. ? \ m y/ic World's C Won Stoi r\ \ \ c Atl ontis* XI 11 CI 1111V * V The Standard Raili SPECIAL OCCASIONS; V June "Ticket and Passenger Agents and C< As information we wish to ad lions? have been booked up to date t -t * i.1 ?4--U T . <aurmg iuc muuiu ui junc. Laundry Association of the Carolin; Independent Order of Red Men of ? North Carolina Bankers Associatio TtTHfo A ccnoiotinri of TCTnrtVi anc\ JLAai unaiv w- ^ ? Southern Textile Association l^.C. Baptist Chautauqua, or Assem We take pleasure in advising f and rumors to the contrary, that W: season as in former years; that the g trictions whatsoever as to alluminati ""Lumina" will be open to the pub improvements have been made m no: and in many respects the beach seas Tthan heretofore. W.J. CRAIG, Passenger Traffic Manag to have given precedence to indus trial organization and to have armed our millions and trained them more slowly. Eut this condition does '">ot exist, and cannot be expected to exist for another year. nr. fa O t C Q Q tVlPV afP ' today, despite their encouraging mili tary successes, the allies are facing a situation which is serious, and likely to become even more serious. The war may yet be lost unless the United States is prepared to send men to France promptly,* to begin without de 'ay the organization of ocean trans-! " .t and a systematic conservation of! le national food supply. Russia at' ' temporarily out of the war, I France almost at the end of her re-1 snnrrfis* Italv still incapable of en-! luring successfully an attack organi sed by German high command such as lestroyed Roumania and almost cap tured Verdun; Great Britain strug gling with a submarine blockade not^ ret mastered and daily becoming more' serious?this is the picture of the war situation as it now exists. The United States can supply the] iecisive blow. It can supply the de cisive blow only if the American1 people put aside all notions that their j participation in the war is to be small jr limited to contributions of money :>r of food. We can win the war if ?-e are prepared to do in 1917 and 1918 svhat we did in 1863 and 1864 but the war itself may be lost if two years ire consumed in organization at home in a foolish effort to train men imper-1 tectly for a war such as the present. We cannot hope for success unless we squarely face the fact that- our allies sre likely to be beaten without our help and that we sha1! iose tne war. Wlin ail U1S lUtUlt; pc: 11 tuat wui mean for us. unless we act prompt- j ly, resolutely, and put no l.mit en t;ur effort. j "The collapse of Russia is the great-1 est single incident ad "antageous to Germany in the whole conflict. A change of Russian rulers saved Fred erick the Great. Germany wili be saved in the same way unless the Uni ted States can within one y?ar take Russia's place on the firing line and at the same time abolish the real and growing threat of British starvation a year hence. "The present situation of the war does not warrant panic. But neither does it invite optimism. The hardest, bitterest, most dangerous portion of the struggle is yet to come, and un less the United States is prepared for sacrifices as great as the British and French people have already made,1 Germany may yet escape that defeat which is essential to the restoration of justice and democracy in the world md the indication or international iaw,< -low threatened with permanent repeal, j .And if Germany escapes today, the Sanger for us tomorrow will be be-1 yond present estimation. We are in i war the issue of which is still ioubtful and the outcome of which' svill infallibly be defeat, unless we' ire prepared 10 fight it as a war fori )ur own existence, calling for our jest effort and our ultimate strength." It looks as if inventors who are ">111 to heat the submarine will have' :o hustle if they want to get there irst. Some of the senatorh seem to be so put out witn Mr. noover mat iney, nay overeat themselves just to. spite lim. sA1 Ki^h Grade Complete CAROLINA AUTO CO. PHOSE 172, VfBERBY, SOUTH CAROLINA !nast Line road of the South i^riorKhville Reach. N. C. 1917 Dnnections: vise that the following conven o be held at Wrightsville Beach as June uth-i2th forth Carolina " 13th-15th n " I9th-2isc South Carolina... " i9th-2ist " 22nd-23rd ibly " 27tJti-29tti :urther, notwithstanding the report rightsville Beach will be open this ;overnment has not made any res ng the beach; that the hotels and lie as heretofore; that materialj tel accommodations and attractions, ;on promises to be more attractive T.C. WHITE ;er. General passenge Agent HOW SHOULD I BEGIN IS THE DAIRY BUSINESS? Clemson College, May 28.?Many farmers are asking themselves this question, "How should I begin in the dairy business?" the careful and con siderate answer and execution of which usually predetermines nis suc cess or failure as a dairyman. There-' fore, let's first estimate the amount of land sufficient to grow enough feed-i stuffs for the cows we are to begin | with and plant ?uch feed crops as, will be necessary for each season. When the home grown feeds are ready for use, we are then ready to make a beginning i:i the dairy busi ness; but certainly not before.' The prospective dairyman who has some fairly good cows should retain them and gradually build up his herd to the number that he expects to keep, ' 7 ? tn at the same nme /caimus uu? ?.? care for, and grow a sufficient quani-' ity of feed for the increasing herd. Having no good cows, he should sell all that he has, including scrub calves' and buy good ones. At the beginning a good bull should be purchased either through a bull associtaion or otherwise. These conditions met. chances for success are much great er. By beginning with a few good cows, the herd will increase as rap-, idly as the average farmer will be able to change from a one-crop sys tem to a good system of dairy farm ing. j i Write the extension division, Clem-; son College, S. C., for.Bulletin Xo. 25. "How to Fight the Boll Weevil With the Dairy Cow.' WHAT CU> WE EXPECT FKOJI TOP DKEYING CORS? Clemson College, May 2S.?At this I time the production of a maximum corn crop is all important. An almost , certain means of increasing the yield of every acre of corn in South Caro lina is by applying either 75 pounds , of sulphate of ammonia or 100 pounds i of nitrate of soda per acre. This ap ! plication should be made wnen me corn is about waist high, before it bunches to tassel, which size is usual ly attained by July 1. In applying i a top dressing, it is best to apply just ahead dI i cukivation when there is a good season in the ground, or just after a rain, when enough time has elapsed for t'le plants to dry. * ? ? i <-> ?-> f o hcrllv cffl 1 dp(i we nave seeu piauu 'for effects of contact with nitrate of soda when wet. Our experiments show fully as good results from- ap plications of 75- pounds of sulphate of ammonia as from 100 pounds of ni trate of soda. The average increases from these applications >are five bush els per acre whether applied as the only source of fertilizer, applied to land that has received acid phosphate air.np nr aDnlied to land that has re ceived a complete fertilizer and com pared with a complete fertilizer with out a top dresser. South Carolina experiment station, soils division, Clemson College, S. C. PLANT FORAGE CROPS AFTER GRAINS Clemson College. May 28.?T1 i shortage of tlie grain crop auu me growing demand for feeds, make ii highly necessary that all land now planted in grains be utilized in some way when the grain is harvested. Suf ficient time will be left to make good yields of forage, and none of this - * n "liAnra^ remain idle lana snoiuu uc auu r* V/U wvr 4 through the summer. There are several good hay crops that may De planted after grain. Some of these are cowpeas, sorghum, soy beans, sdan grass and various millets. The most important of these and by far the most widely known, is thfe cowpea. Cowpeas are high at the present time, but the farmer shoul-d not hesitate on that account to plant a sufficient area to supply hiln with forage. The practice followed by the college experiment station for a nlimber Of years is unc ? mended. Two busliels of cowpeas and one of sorghum are mixed and this amount planted on one acre. This increases the cost of the seed, but a much larger yield is obtained. Land that will produce one ton of cow pea hay will produce two tons of the mixture.- In addition to the increased yield the hay is more easily and handled, and a better feed is obtained. Care should be taken to sow the sorghum thick as recommend ed, or the stalks will grow too high j and will be too coarse. | Soy beans maKe one ol LUC UCSk. uu; I crops to be had, and there is suffi cient time to plant after the grain is harvested. They may be planted eith I er broadcast or in rows. If sown broadcast, from one to one and one I half bushels of seed is required for 1 one acre. If sown in rows, about one and one-half packs of seed are requir ed. All stock relish soy bean hay. I Sudan grass makes ail exceeamgiv ! heavy yield of desirable hay. Good j l^nd will produce from two to four j tons per acre. Like soy beans it may I be sown either broadcast or in rows. Owing to the very high cost of seed, it is advisable to sow in rows. From four to six pounds will plant an acre in rows. German, Peai and Hungarian mil lets all - make very heavy yields of hay. They are well adapted for cutting green and used as soiling crops. They may be planted until July 1. What It Means. Yorkville Enquirer. The full meaning of the president's proclamation is ixiat e?ci,y ma.v v..*. zen of the United States, who has at i tained the age of 21 years and who has | not passed 31 years, must go to the | managers of his registration precinct I between the hours of 7 a. m., and 9 p. j m., on Tuesday, June 5 and fill out one of the cards with which he will be provided. This is a matter of en rolling all who are liable to the selec tive draft. The matter of drafting will come later. Subscribe to The Herald and News. HAVE YOU BOUGHT A j I LIBERTY LOA> BOX!)! What is a Liberty Loan Bond??A Liberty loan bond is a solemn promise r of the United States to pay at matur- fi ity the amount of the bond to tne l "holder thereof, and to pay interest f, semiannually each year from the date a of the issuance of the bond until it is e tuny ana nnany paia. t What is the Security for a Liberty c Loan Bond??The faith and honor of h the United States, backed by all of the f resources of the nation and the Amer- i ican people. A Liberty loan uonu is p a mortgage on all the resources and i taxing powers of the government and v an ol uie lesources 01 tne American > people. S s What is the Nature of a Liberty t; Loan Bond??There are two kinds of n Liberty loan bonds. Bearer bonds are n to be issued in denominations of $r>0, r $100, $500 and $1,000. These bearer t hnmis which are made uavable to i bearer, have interest coupons attach- I ed which are detached by the holder I when the interest installments theyj J represent are due, and can be cashed at any bank the same as a United ? States treasury note. ; Registered bonds are to be issued,1 which are registered as to both prin cipal and interest, in denominations of $100, $500, $1,000, $5,UUU, ?10,UUU, $ov,- i 000 and $100,000; checks for the amount of interest due will be mailed out semiannually to the holders of these registered bonds. What Are the Terms of a Liberty Loan Bond??Liberty loan bonds of the first issue of $2,000,000,000 are to ! bear date of June 15, 1917, and to run I for 30 yeras, except 'that the govern ment reserves the right to pay them 15 years after date. If this right is not. 1 exercised by the government 15 years from date, the bonds will run the full 30 years. These bonds oear interest at 3 i-2 Der cent. Der annum, and the interest is payable semiannually on the 15th day of December and the loth day of June in each year. (What Special Advantages Have These Liberty Loan Bonds??One es pecial advantage no other bonds, na tional, State, municipal or corporate, r ve is that if the United States dur ing the continuance of this war shall issue other bonds at a higher rate of interest, tne noiuers uicsc uiu^i i.j bonds have the right to exchange their Liberty bonds for bonds bearing the higher rate of interest, dollar for dol lar. What Other Special Advantages Do These Bonds Possess??They are non taxable. If your city, county and State taxes are three mills on the dol lar, a not unusual tax, tTiese bonds are equivalent to ordinary corporate bonds or other investments beraing 6 1-2 per cent In addition no federal tax which' war conditions may later make neces-1 sary will affect these bonds. The only 1 tax these bonds are subject to is the ( inheritance tax, which applies to f i property of all kinds whatsoever. "* j How Are Liberty Bonds Obtained??' u Blank forms of application for the purchase of these bonds can be' ob tained from the treasury department,!! any federal reserve bank, any nation-' al, State, or private bank, any express office, and any postoffice in the United States. Any ' ank or postmaster will aid applicant in filling out his blank and tlie other acts necessary to obtain these bonds. j If These Bonds Are So Desirable.' Why is It Necessary to Advertise Them Extensively??It is not neces , sary to advertise these bonds to sell the whole issue, but it is earnestly desired that this loan shall be a pop ular loan, a loan by and from the peo ple at large of tho United States, and not alone from banks, trust com-j panies and financiers. To that end UOIiUb ill e LU UC 1SSUCU w i. guiuil ?? , nominations, and subscribers for small amounts are to be suppjied be- j fore the subscribers for large amounts are" granted their full subscription. i Is It Patriotic to Purchase These Bonds??Yes; every American who subscribes to the justice of the course of the United States in entering and conducting the war we are now en gaged in should subscribe to the Lib erty loan bond issue to the extent of his or her financial ability. Every American who subscribes to the belief that an American should stand by his or her country shcnld subscribe to the Liberty loan bond issue. Every American who loves America' and is jealous of America's honor , should subscribe to the Liberty loan ' bond issue. The real success of the loan is to be more determined by the number of Americans participating in it than by the amount subscribed.1 The spiriJ of the nation is going to be judged abroad, especially by our enemies, more by the number of its American men and women who sup-' port this bond issue than by the , mere amount of money subscribed. j I Your patriotic duty?Buy a Liberty loan bond. | A Liberty loan bond is a mortgage on the United States. j. i Remember the Lusitania and buy a Liberty loan bond. * ! Why "Liberty Loan?"?The $5,000,-! 000,000 bond issue of this year is nam ed "The Liberty Loan of 1917" be cause^ it is to be a loan f^om a free people to be used in freeing the ? U1 1U. , It is the loan of a liberty loving people to be devoted to the estab I lishment of liberty in Europe and on j the high seas. i it is the loan of the great democracy ' of the new world to redress the wrongs and support the cause of the democracy of the old. The "War of 1917" Yorkville Enquirer. The great world struggle into which the United States is now entered is to be officially known as the "War of 1917." That was decided upon a few days ago when the widow of Lieu tenant Clarence C. Thomas, killed on the Vacuum and the mother of Frank C. Hallbuger, National Guardsman, killed while guarding a bridge, ap plied for pensions. , > _ ; >STRING A STAND OF THE FAIL CROP OF IRISH POTATOES Clemsan College. May 2S.?With j rish or "white" potatoes selling for our times the price of last year at; ais time, we fullv aDDreciate th I act that farmers have little encour-! gement, other than the increasing leed of this valuable food crop, in he planting of the second or fall rop. However, in spite of the very1 ligh prices of seed, we can not af- i ord not to plant this crop; as this! would be inducive of even higher! Tices. Beset returns are obtained! rom planting the Lookout Mountain j ariety, the green mountain, ruual; ?ew Yorker, or Burbank may be sub-! tituted; however, the Lookout Moun-! am variety is a Deuer yieiaer ana a nuch beter keeper than its recom lended substitutes. The second crop nay also be planted from tubers o? he first crop. Preparatory to plant n?. these tubers should be dried, fol owed by the sprouting process; TUB D J decidely the vogue for Suriime The of M terns smart mer r\ari1 t ting McCail Patterns Waist No. 77fo, Skirt No. "767. Marty other new designs for June McCall Patterns for OTTO KL ?? FINE PRICE F H. F. BACHMAN &COMP^ in New York says the indication > price for the next two years at 1< all the cotton you can on the lan price is good. These fine prices 1 a profitable crop at present price fitable on account of the high pi too scarce and the spring was to< much, but you can increase youi tilizer and bv side dressing lib cheapest way to increase your cr than any commodity a farmer u< dressing cotton and corn pays fc because the growing crop gets it ficent high grade fertilizer, heav quick action as the business of t this goods at $4r.oo per ton at ^ ped away from Anderson. One s: or $4.15 applied to the acre of c yield of your crop more than $i< that sida dressing pays better on But it should be applied ca ly, conon. We don't advocate the use of the cotton growing so long it wi Applied at any time between Ms pay better than any fetilizer you year. Feed it and nuise it a^d n feed your mule more than o feed vour croo as often as it nee because it is better fed. You and every head of stock?horses, m adverse conditions better if well But be sure to feed your crop Your cotton will make a better "turn out" at the gin, as it i the seed will pay for the fertiliz you that 1,300 pounds of seed cc will turn out as heavy a bale as side dressed. There is more lint to the seed. 15th. juabor is too scarce and t your acreage, but you can incre<' fertilizer. It should be rich in quick action is needed. Side dr It will pay from $2.50 to $4.00 f Anderson Phc Com W. F. FARM thereby, insuring a much better and more regular stand. Sprouting is easily done by spreading the tubers on the ground in a cool shaded place, covering to a depth ot three 10 four inches with straw and watering suffi ciently to dampen, not thoroughly catnratinc thd str?W_ This CTOD should be planted during the last of June and early July. Cut the large tubers into four to six pieces, dei?end ing upon .the size, and plant deep, packing the soil over them. Where soil is well prepared, good results will be had from stepping on the piece of tuber, care being taken to have ground well prepared and to use a rubber soled shoe; otherwise the tu ber will be damaged. Frequent shal low cultivation, permitting free air circulation, should be given once each week after planting until a good stand is obtained. | For further information write the i extension division, Clemson College, s. c. orccrQI r, have a prominent place in simplicity cCall Pat for these little Sum frocks ap o ; Home ssmaker and con ion Guide shed FREE each pat insures a -t - fitti n g McCall Tattern Xo. 7787. Many other attractive CXI'., UC31?UO iv/l J ui> June Now on Sale -ETTNER OR COTTON Mv rnrrriY mkrchaNTS. is are cotton will sell for a fine sast, so you will want to make d you have in cotton while the will not last always. Corn is also ;s and may become more pro ice of all foodstuffs. Labo* is 3 late to increase your acreage * crop by increasing your fer erally and that is by far the op. Fertilizer has advanced less >es and fertilizer used in side setter than any fertilizer used : all. We are making a magni ily charged with soda to give his crop requireth haste We sell index son and $41.50 when ship ack of this costing you $4.10 rotton will increase the money o an acre and good farmers say corn than it does on anything. lofor fVion T ^th On lUkVi. WX1? this goods too late as it keeps ill not mature and open in time, ly 25 and June 15th and it will use. You only make one crop a lake a good one-it pays. You nee during the crop season, :ds it. It stands dry weather, . the hands on your place, and iiles, hogs and cows will stand fed. Your crop will too. the second time by June 15th. staple. You will get a better makes more lint to the seed and / er. Kxperieuced ginners will tell )tton that has been side dressed 1,500 pounds that has not been But apply not later than June he season too late to increase ase your crop by increasing your nitrogen for quick action. And ess liberally and apply early, 'or every dollar it costs. >sphate & Oil pany