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(GERMANS BEJ
&ssy They >ViIl Prove Small Factor in
tireat Struggle. Claim Our ?,Ien j
I Are Not Equal to Task
I DOST KNOW WHAT
f TIIEY'KE IT AGAINST
I lit appears from news which leaKeJ
rc?it of Germany, in spite of the un
"usually close censorship that tlie German
officials are telling their men and
"-women that the American troops win
little figure in the big war. If the
^German people knew what they were
rare against they would refuse to lis"SfcR
to such foolish assertions.
The funniest part of it is that they
?2aim that Americans "an't think j
. qwck enough. lWhat a joke! That's j
!?
_
JFOOD CONTROL BILL
AXP ITS PROVISIONS
? A
JKstal>lj?es Broad Control Orer Great
Jf!Snr Thines During Period of i
of War
^Washington, Aug. 10?The food conscqJ
^ill establishes, during the war, j
tread government control over roods, j
jfeeds, fuel,, fuel oils, natural gas, fer tlfoer
and its ingredients, tools, uten- j
Fls and equipment required for tne !
Etoai iproduction of all sucn products,1
signated "necessities."
la establishing government control, 5
Ei bil Authorizes the President to en-1
.into any voluntary arrangements, |
at or use any agency or agencies,,
a-ecept services of any person with- j
t compensator, to cooperate with i
r a??Tipv or nerson. to utilize any!
jBtepartment and to coordinate their ae- [
ijjKrrities.
H 1m pursuance of such authorizatloa,!
??rasiflent Wilson plans to appoint j
Bperbert C. Hoover food administrator, j
^ilozirpol of other necessities aamed
j- may he accomplished through other:
kagen-cies. The House provisions for ;
*c Individual food administrator was
'^ena^ted. only after the President had
irjgsffevailed upon the Senate and Houes
*ano?ierees to eliminate! a Senate
r -i*lW5Stdiiieiit, inserted by two overwnel^Stticg:
votes af 63 to 19 and 60 to 23, |
jasqptxsing a board of food of three sub j
jecr.to Senate confirmation. j
- Comprefeensrve powers are given in
- tfce bill, passefi as a war measure, to
"aasfcre adequate supply and equitable
- -distribution of the named necessaries,
to facilitate their movement; to
-* * -*11? ?? -3 mamawaIIIT r?
c TTTevem,
* 10C811J' tttlu cinj j ovui |
j ^ty^m^onop'crly hoarding, injurious I
'^Msbaation," manipulation or, private J
c553fitro1 affecting supply, distribution
movement.
Mlnfimnm Wheat Price
.
' OGrer provisions of the bill tlx c.
"??5iumum price for vrtieat beginning
rsi&rt year at not less than $2 per
^-afcamlaT<l hushel; provide for coal and
" ?oke pTice fixing, commandeering ani
' Al r r%-n<+ \
* government operation ui isuiunco o.^.*
Alines producing necessaries; for gov <?r*ment
purchases, sale and requlsl"Gro
of various necessaries, and Tori
ffefleral licensing of agencies producing
and handling them.
The bill appropriates a fund of j
000,000 to be used in its admin-;
istration and $10,000,000 for federal j
? e *?,
purchase and saie at cost in ici lu^cj . t
The prohibition provisions, a com- j
"promise for "bone dry" prohibition j
"proposed dv the House, prohibit manufacture
and importation of distilled j
"licraors for beverages during the war, j
-authorize the President to suspend \
|
-xnanufacture of malt, fermented ana j
-Vmons liauors or to limit their alco-j
"holir. content and "authorize and di-!
Tects" the President, in his discretion, i
to commandeer distilled beverages in
"bemcl or stock when necessary for re j
-distribution into alcohol for^ military i
' <xr other public defense purposes or.
r to conserve foodstuffs.
Congressional leaders understand.
'"tike President does not intend to com' !
"naandeer distilled spirits or to curtaft j
'tllicir consumption unless military ex- j
'"Agencies require. The so-called Smoot
' tameiKhHBnt, directing federal pur'
>efcase distilled beverages in bond at
' ?cost plus 10 per cent profit, was ellm- j
-tnated. [
In Iki of the House provisions au- i
'ftorizing the food administration to
?s. minimum prices for all necessaries,
the law provides that the food ad- j
ministration shall fix a minimuoi
price for -wheat alone. Until May 1.
*1319, the bill provides that the. basic
'fc.TBace shall not be less than %2 per
%<Sra?"}*el, based upon No. 1 spring North- j
* OTftStt^all primary markets. '
"To Control Ooal Prices
* Sweeping powers to control coal j
"prices "Sfeo are provided. The bill
vjsrthorizes the President, through the |
"Inderal Trade Commission or otker
-agency, to fix coal and coke prices
"-at the mines and among wholesalers
-and retailers, to regulate method of i
saie, shipment and distribution anion? j
tiealers and consumers and to requisi^ j
" eion and operate mines or other coal-,
\-?ng facilities. . ^
' .A system of federal licensing of all'
fa JtSih -
LITTLE AMERJ
our reputation?quick to think. Th?
Germans will find that? out soon
j enough. In the meantime, we at home
! chnnlri s*Pt rna/iv fnr the biiT drive.
Of course we all can't go to the
front but we can do our bit in just as
, important a manner right here at
home. Let us keep fit to carry on the
industries of the nation, till the soil,
work the mines, and keep the ammunition
flowing to the front in a steady
j stream.
Backaches must be gotten rid of: j
those stomach disorder^ such as -in- j
digestion, constipation, etc., must be
eliminated; weak, anaemic bodies
]
j must be made strong and vigorous; j
: weak kidneys and bladder must be
strengthened; in other words we must
agencies related to the proGuction, j
transportation and distribution of the
designated necessaries also provid- !
ed. and right provisions against hoard-,
ing, speculation and monopolization
established, under heavy penalties. I
Farmers arp pyemntpd from tna
hoarding provisions.
The bill also authorizes the President
to requisition, for military or j
public defense needs, all necessaries;
named, and, to guarantee reasonable i
prices to producer and consumer, to;
buy and sell fuel, wheat, flour, mea*.
beans and potatoes. The bill also authorizes
the President to requisition j
and operate any factory, packing j
house mine or -oil pipe line, at justj
compensation, for military or public,
defense uses.
Regulation of grain and other food
stuff markets, to prevent injurious j
speculation or undue- enhancement of.
prices, is another power conferred upon
the. food administration -through
the President.
... . J
Another clause, inserted "by the Sen- j
ate after much criticism of allege!!
i
sale by members of the advisory commissioners
of their own products to
thd government, prohibits federal |
agents from soliciting or inducing con- j
tracts with the government in whlca
they are interested.
STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL
. DROPS PARTISAN POLITICS
> "
Members Seem to Frown Down Politl-!
cal Activities Heretofore Sought
to Be Injected, Getting Down
to Actual Work
Charleston American.
- Columbia. Aug., 10.?The state
council of defense, in session here ror
2 hours this afternoon, dronoed nartis
ar. politics like a hot potato. The disposition
of the council seemed to be to
frown down past political activities
heretofore sought to be injected Into
its deliberations, and to get Gown ;o
real. work.
The first Thursday of each rnontJi,
at 9:30 o'clotk in the morning, was j
fixed as the stated meeting time.
It was decided to move the headquarters
of the council from the
building of The Columbia State, and to
establsh headquarters in the city
where the work will be carried on in
thp
An auditing committee was appointed
carefully to scrutinize all expenditures.
Chairman Coker was instructed to
have the county chairman name men
in each community to make out exemption
papers for those seeKlng exemption
under the draft act. It wis
brought to the attention of the council
that unscrupulous charges had
been made by attorneys for this wor?:.
Alleged waste in the construction or
the cantonment here in the matter of
labor and of prices paid and hours
worked was discussed, and it is prob?.ble
that a member of the council wul
go to Washington to lay the situation
before the authorities.
The meeting this afternoon was
largely umeu up mm a uiscusaxuu ui
the routine work of that body, in regard
to the state-wide campaign o?
"education upon war matters," which
it is proposed to inaugurate at the
earliest possible moment.
Chairman D. R. Coker, of Hartsville,
presided. Governor Manning, who returned
from the north today, made an
address at the opening of the meeting
in which he emphasized that he was
depending upon the council to handle
all war matters for-the state. There
should be a general coordination of
endeavor, he urged, and the state
council was the proper body to take
charge of the war endeavor in South
Carolina.
Governor Manning stated that upon
the recommendation of Chairman. Co^eer.
the subject of the approval of the
council, he had appointer Prof. Reefl
Smith as state agent, and that Prof.
Smith would keep the state council in
close touch with the national organ
ization.
i
Secretary Sparks made a report as
to the organization by counties which
had already been perfected In the j
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strengthens dormant) muscle.?,
! brings a healthy color to the slvin, anct
'
I builds up the body in general; and is
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; discolor the teeth.
I Old sores, ulcers, etc., regularly
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and applied to cuts, wounds, pr
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At all druggists in 50c ami
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state. The services of some 300 speakers
had been engaged he stated to present
war information t<? the people.
Not only had the counties been organized,
he said, but organizations had
been perfected in about 90 per cent of
the townships. The national council,
he reported had called upon the state
council to pay especial attention to the
labor situation.
In response to an inquiry from
Major John G. Richards, Chairman
Coker stated that after consultation
with the governor he had borrowed
41 AAfl of ^ Tier rent tr? rfofrnv thp PY
penses of the council. He thought
that $3,000 to $4,000 would- derray trie
expenses until the meeting of the legislature.
There was a general discussron
along a number of routine matters, including
the reports of committees.
HOW DAVIS, AMI-DRY
MAN, WON GOVERNOR'S
RA E IN BONE-DRY YA.
By Jesse S. Cottrell
Washington, Aug. 12?The victory
of Wesmoreland Davis in winning tne
Democratic nomination of Virginia la
one of the most remarkable in recent
years. In the animated contest wnicfi
has just been pulled off in the Old Dominion,
Mr. Davis did not have the
support of either of the Virginia senators,
and not one of the 10 memsers!
of the house from the state lined up
on his side. He was also opposed by
Governor Henry C. Stuart, who did
all in his power to bring about the
nomination of John Garland Pollard,
the present attorney general of tno
state. Senators Martin and Swanson
and seven of the members of the liou3e
did their utmost to bring about the
nomination of J. Taylor Ellyson, or
Richmond, for governor. Mr. Ellyson
was also fervidly supported by Dr.
James Cannon, Jr., head of the AnttSaloon
league i nthe state, and all oth-'
ers identified with him in trying to
prevent Davis from knocking off the
gubernatorial persimmon. But att to
no avail, for on last Tuesday the
whole "caboodle" got licked to a frazzle.
Ellyson and PoIIara are both residents
of Richmond, and yet Davis
carried every ward in the city. He also
swept Norfolk, the second largest
city in the state, about in the same
proportion,
A Poor Boy
Westmoreland Davis was a poor boy.
He worked on a farm and also wnea
he was growing up performed manual
labor for a railroad. He scraped together
money to get the best possible
education under trying and varying
circumstances. After attaining his
majority he commenced the study of
law. After securing a license to prac
tice he located at . Atlanta and nung
out his shingle. During his residence
in the Georgia city he made the acquaintance
of the Inmans, heavily interested
in ocean steampships, banking
and other enterprises. Later he
removed to New York and formed a legal
connection in the metropolis.
Eventually when the future governor
of [Virginia began to achieve success
in his profession he was united
in marriage with one of the daughters
of the Inman house, and ther have
been a happy and congenial couple.
About 15 years ago Mr. Davis was
seized with a hankering to return to
his native state. First he went to
Warrenton, "but did not locate tnere.
He purchased a magnificent tract of
land near the town of Leesburg m tne
fertile and prosperous county of Loudoun,
not many miles from Washington.
The Davis farm is one of the
finest in the south. His horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep and poultry are of the
purest strains, and in improving the
breeds he has shown other farmers
flll thrnnch nnrf'horn Viroriwla Vinr?
v?0?* MV* ViAV* U ? AA biUiU>
accomplish. the same thing. He also
helped many, a struggling young
farmer frying to get on his financia*
feet
Some two .years ago Westmoreland
Davis commenced to travel extensive
ly through the state. He attended the
county fairs in all sections of the OM
Dominion. Ke Tv^hssed an agricultural
-paper at Richmond and improved
! its contents. This publication began '
to make a stir. It increased 111 i's
presentation of valuable information
needed by the tillers of the soil ienable
the into take proper advantage
of modern methods. The paper got
to be generally read by the farmers
all over the state. Twelve months or
so ago l\Ir. Davis commenced to maKe
Qildr-Qfooi' nn variolic F!vf>rv
where he went he made a decided hit
with the people. Apparently he was
as popular with city folks as he was
with the country people He confided
I
to many of his friends that he had
notions of running for governor. Some
i thought he might stand a show of success.
Others frankly told him that he
i '
! could not possibly buck against the
I Martin-Swanson political "machine'*
J that has so long held sway in Virginia.
Still others reminded him tnar
in the contest for statewide prohibition
several years ago he espoused the
i "wfil" cause. ?.
j They warned nim that Dr. "Jim":
i Cannon and other high lights in the j
j Anti-Saloon league would metaphor!-;
cany "Kin mm on me oia iveni roau. j
In their opinion he woui.d hardly ,un- j
. der the circumstances, have a look-m
i
. with two avowed prohibitionists in
the race for the governorship, and es,
pecially as the Martin-Swanson "ma- j
chine" would t^irow its power and in-1
j fiuence for the benefit of Brother Elly;
son of the great Baptist church.
Unafraid
1 I1 "1 - ? X i ta 1 A A?t4- /\ C 1 1? /I 1 ** /\ A AA M A
I JDUl LU.is suit ui tarn urn uui aunc |
Mr. Davis even a little bit. He just j
sailed right in and \yhen the others did
not , seem to realize what was going
i on he fairly wiped the earth up with '
1
| the whole crowd. In the c-ampar n |
he frankly let the yoters know that he j
had opposed prohibition, but said if he ;
became governor he would so Tarj
| as his duties were involved see tna'. j
j the law was obeyed as long as it was I
; on the statute books. He would regard
all laws in the same ligct nntii they
are repealed. The are, no tr'mming
| on his part. He did not try to curry
I favor with fanatical prohibitionist. He
! made a rattling campaign.
| All over the State the cry was
throughout the contest, "Smash th<;'
' machine": "Down with Jim Cannon,
and others tfho are not satisfied with !
securing prohibition, but now they
want to rule the i-oost and dictate who
shall hold this or that office."
The congresmen from Virginia who j
opposed Davis are simply dazed. TheyJ
do not know what is soing to hap-i
$en next. They know to a dead oer- i
tainty, however, that they "got it in the'
neck" last Tuesday.
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REGULAR ARMY MA-Jf
WILL BE BRIGADIER
I
j War Department to Name Professional
J Soldier to Command Soutli Carolina
Troops
The State.
j Washington, Aug. 13.?It became
known here today that the war de-.
partmerit is contemplating naming a
regular army officer to become brigadier
general of the South Carolina
troops, neither Gen. William Harvey
oi' his city, nor E.*M. Blythe of Greenville
to get the place. District military
men are working hard for General
| Harvey bait from what has been I earn'
+ r\ V?im
eu uei c it yv m iivt gv? iu 4j.hu..
j will it go to Colonel E. M. Blythe or
| ane one else in South Carolina unless
1 the situation changes.
P. H. AtoGowan.
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N. Y. Dennis, pro. of store. Player
St., Newberry, says: "My kidneys
I were weak and caused me a lot of
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OVER THREE YEARS EATEH Mr
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always advise my customers to use
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troubled by weak kidneys."
i Price 6flc, at all dealers. Do?t'
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