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WAR FACES DISllUAX PEOPLE I ^Representative 01 National Govern* usewt Points Out Serious Situation i The State, I SarriTer, Sept. 6.?"We must realize ?faa? *ve have a hard war to fight. It i<s a. real wai. If the war is not suc?cas&SaJ in Europe it must be fougliti ' oat aa the United States." Such was; the message brought to tne State ' b;iz*cil of Defense this afternoon by| .'SKSKard B. Watrous, special represen-j JtafStte of the National Council of De-: GRAIN J The United States Government giiai t-osStel of wheat harvested in 1918. Ee -ought not to be a very difficult avJheat at $2.00 a bushel. South( their wheat acreage 47 per c so accomplsh. Tv? dollar wheat means high flour, cJien pay the miller's toll, railros sand 5tour will cost you a pretty stiff ta nsna&b the kind of flour the most or j destfeTs have ther profit, they won't i The result is you can make 3 >r|. ?1*3 besides it will pay a man to sow* eo?5>ierable trouble the last fewj ISnfc .thi^re has b&en no trouble to get ? liias'MKi aft-^r stubble. An early stana w&iga> the boll weevil strikes you and i ' Hoes. She early cotton is all you will <oorb?5 it will be July crop or no crop, verr beavy on cotton that comes up i tte von will pick and stubble might Yon vr-an^t sow down all your land at "<slK=n you are guaranteed $2,001: T&ree acres of wheat and three acre "WfclT prepared and well fertilized tsK- v-srar farm needs and if it is a gooc "w&en you sot with a three disc g you have about as safe a crou a disc grain drills but there are . Siaja $rills~-but we are selling fertii: v'civ hest put in sacks; the best byt irajix?the best by test of results ^ *!^ss?- spring nor the spring of 1916.S 'lit must be a pretty good fertl-z goods, art least we have been r did not add to the sales to speak < '^LetMg of the goods that makes tha c: Vave it now fine and dry. See i ' I? you can use it in bulk (unsacked) 1 &agsF "which is higher this year than v. * tQre- Wdot of bagging it, which is also ir c ug# and get the best. When it ia many people will use 16 per c< top dress in the spring, if needea. tw virp-im'n farmers use 16 oer c< fcte -wet tt>p dress in the spring, and CCSTSPS. dRe> cam supply you with acid and e ?4a Anderson Phos Comp W. F. FARME Fertilization -C&L& folowing statement concerning- t] isssied by the department of agrlcultu i 31, 1917: Tie fertilization of the wheat cr be this fall. From every part of Tcsstits secured from fertilization an1 car&i0 from unfertilized soil. By ferci i ^Vrrfryenc.e ,n lit T?:""Idleness or i ""i r "8b 1?'J I? W. Waggoner, of St. Jos ^ ' posafts of acid phosphate to the acr: oa?723 in wheat. From the fertilized pi tv- &ie acre, and on the unfertilized, 12 "SEsSrtf-ls, due to fertilizing." Tfclis year two hundred pounds of a azwi wheat is worth $2 per bushel. O.i Mn. Waggoner would he worth 19.S01 ' applying fertilizer and paying to: v' sncasefi crop would be more than ?5.0 i. fwaj&aiiig dollars for eagles it come,> " Tbe "Oh'io experiment station of Wo Vtweftiy-two years, has secured an in-1 : jssre from art application of 160 poun " IHte :anpirosphated yield has been 11$ loasiSseis "WSrere 1,000 pounds of poti yield has "been 20.4 bushels to th > Hstsre than was secured from phophate : -Tsesbsaiz and before-war prices for poti not sufficient to pay the cost of th fertilizer containing phosphorus an 1 ^j^Olea to clay and loam soils. 1 "Sfene farmers out of ten should fer^i ?" "MBit "isrcreases the yield directly, hut th * 'SabarmaKes stronger plants that w!ti attflfTHsfcCis better than those unfertlli ' mz? ^xpbct; a return of at least five wheat 'iertifizer this fall. The "importance of ordering early 'T%x>se who order early will get what " Satfc will be compelled to take what Is Anderson Phosp W. F. FARME ANDERSC feuse, who was sent to explain tne duties of the State council. He stressed the fact tndt South Carolina must do her prt in the war and that intensive organization of tne 9S per ppnt of the ueonle who can not fight was absolutely essential to the success of America's arms to the Western front. .Mr. Watrous was highly pleased with the work of the South Carolina defense council and was as" "* 11 A. tonished a.t the sman cost. The meeting of the State Council of Defense was attended by a Targe number of the members and several county I chairmen were also present The.members of the council were welcomed to SOWING antees a minimum price of $2.00 a matter to induce a patriotic farmer to Carolina farmers are asked to in :ent this year. This also should De for when you pay $2.00 for- wheat id freight and tbe dealer's profit, price. It takes six bushels of wheat ou buy?millers and railroads and vork for nothing and board themrour flour cheaper than you can buy vheat for the stubble. There has been 1 1 r. + onrl s\f r>r\+tr\i> "Gars 10 get mi cany siauu ui. wnv/u, tn early stand of cotton when it is is going to be exceedingly important ; is going to strike you and when it have to pick. When the boll weevil And your July crop will not be n June. It will be the early cotton y nearly guarantees a quick stand, once and it is a good year to begin mshel for your wheat. ss of oats to the plow on lanci that is vill turn the trick and mako enough [ year will leave some to sell. ;rain drill you can fertilize when yoa .s you can plant. We ar not selling people here who do. You can get the j z?v. and the best that is made; the I est of result. And that is what you Ve could not supply the demand old out and swept the floor?, er for there to be such a demand for'it. eliably informed that our winning of. It is just the^ natural inherent rops and that creates the demand, us for prices. Cash December first, we can save you the cost of the e have ever known and the cost of lore than jt has be|n heretofore. i all the same price, get the best. A snt acia Dy lisen wueu suwrng <mu. j *nt acid by itself when sowing an:l Virginia afrmers make fine grain uxei goods, ji>st as you prefer. Come phate and Oil >any IR, Secretary N 1 of Wheat tie fertilization of wheat this fall was i extension at Purdue University, p was never more important than it Indiana come reports of the excellent | the very poor yields of wheat seizing, the farmer swaps dollars for eadlizing the wheat is abundant." ph county, applied two hundred e, on all but a small part of a field rt he secured 22.4 bushels of wheat bushels to the acre?a gain of 9.3 id phosphate will cost about $2.25, this basis t.he increase secured by nd the profit after counting expenses harvesting and marketing the in0 an acre. If this isn't a case of very near to it. oster, as an average for tlie last rease of 8.0 bushels of wheat to the ds of acid pnospnate to tne acre. ! bushels and the phosphated 19.2 sh has been added to the phosphate, acre, or an increase of 1.2 bush pis alone. Even at present prices for sh the increase in the wheat crop e potash. The addition of potash *o nitrogen will not be profitable when ilize wheat this fall. Fertilizer not e greater supply of available plant stand the attack of fungus diseases ized. At present prices the farmer dollars for every dollar spent for *r *.* r cannot be too strongly emphasized, they want, while those who order left, or do without. mate & Uii (Jo. ilR, Secretary N, S. C. J i-'.;niter by L. I). Jennings, mayor, ana A. ('. Phelps, chairman of the Sumter county Defense Council. Encouraging reports were received from all sections of the State. The report of .Joe Sparks, secretary, showed that county councils had been or ganiz3d in all but three counties of t:i?; , State. The organization in the othe? ! counties has been completed down to ! the townships. There are at present j nearly 2,000 active representatives cf ' the council of def / tse in the various counties and all are striving to piacs i the State upon a war basis. Commends State's Work I The campaign for more food and the conservation of food which was conduettd durlag the spring in 'South Carolina was highly commended by Mr. Watrous. He paid especial comnliment to the leadership of Mr. Coker i and said that the South Caroliniaus [ who had joined in the campaign has won commendations throughout the country. Mr. Watrous appealed to South Carolinians to support the food administration which is hearted by Herbert C. Hoover. He was informed that more than 50,000 women In the State have already signed the food pledge cards. "Fivprv South Carolinian." said Mr. Watrous, "should realize that we ar? in a very serious war. There will T>e a place for every man to serve romewhere in this fight and he must serve gladly and wholeheartedly' if America is to win. We must pursue the war with all the vigor possible. The autocratic domination of Germany must be put down if democracy is to be saved for the world. America, has entered this war on a wonderfully high plane and the people must be made to understand America's aims The people should read the great war address by President "Wilson." TVi* vaHnnni c.nnnr.il of Defense, Mr. Watrous said, was organized to place America upon a war footing. Trie State councils have been assigned the work of setting the house in order in : the several States. He told of the activities of other State councils. Massachusetts, he said, had appropriated $5,000,000 for the State defense council work; Wisconsin gave an unlimited amount; Michigan gave $5,000,000; New Mexico appropriates $750,000; many States have receivea large donations from private source?. He pointed out that money is necessary to carry on the war preparations work and that each State should make ample financial provision for tne work of the council. He paid a tribute to the patriotism or tne newspapers amu magazines of the country, showing how all publications had contributed space very liberally in support or the various movements begun by the government. State rouncil Session The meeting of the council was held in the rooms of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce. The first session was called to order at 9:30 o'clock this morning by D. R. Coker of Hartsvilte, chairman. He announced his appointment as food administrator for South Carolina. The work of the State council, Mr. Ooker said vraiuu b cor re nated with the food adminslstrauon. Full announcement as to the work of the food administration will be made laU-r by Mr. Coker. I On motion of W. W. Long, member of the executive committee of the ~ Ia O olr tho C'OUIlCIl, ll >vas ucnucu iu ctoxv. w..railways to furnish passes ror ttie county chairmen, the members of the State council and the officers or the council, while traveling within the State, on official business. It was pointed out that passes have been issued to the defense councils in other States. Campaign for Wheat i "One acre of wheat to the plow," was the slogan adopted by the State council for the campaign which :s soon to be inaugurated for more wheat. This suggestion was made by the Rev. 0. T. Porcher, chairman of the Darlington council, and H. W. Woodward, chairman of the Lee coun-1 cil. W. W. Long, State farm demonstration agent and member of the food committee, of the council, outlined the plan of campaign for more grain The federal department of agricultura has called upon South Carolina to in-] crease the wheat acreaspe this fall from 225,000 to 325,000 acres, or aboui 37 per cent. "I do not think that there will be any trouble in securing the necessary acreage in wheat," sai9 Dr. Long. He said that he did no! think it would be a wise policy to grow all of the wheat needed fibr South Carolina because that would r>?neo o rpflnotion in ontfrm fl.nrT corn acreage. The county agents working nnder the direction of Clemaon College and the farm demonstra-' tion office. Dr. L?ong said, have been busy for several weeks taking a census of the available seed. This information will be given to the farmers at a very early date. There Is no 3<*arcitv of seed oata. Dr. Long will scon hare a list of farmers in Norta < 1 Carolina and Virginia who Had seed wheat available. i ; It was ) ointed out hy Dr. Long crir.z the campaign for more hogs should bo press.d vigorously in all councre.5. ! The matter of a live s~ock campaign i will be taken up in cooperation wltn j the South Carolina Live Stock Asst. ; ciation. ur. l.on" said inat a imnetin on the wheat campaign would soon ; b-.? available for distribution in the , various counties. The State council adopted a resolution urging the farmers of the 'State i to follow the recommendation or tne i secretary of agriculture and increase the wheat crop by 37 per cent. The council adopted a resolution calling for a meeting of the executive committee on the night before tne monthly meetings of the council when the questions to be considered by tne r~uneil are outlined. This it was pointed out, would expedite matters, because there are so many matters coming up for consideration. Future meetings of the council will be nprft in the supreme court room at Columbia. j For Miliar? Training i The matter of military training in the public schools was discussed by members of the council. Tt was t!ie sense of the council that schools should institute military tralnrng where they are prepared to begin th*. work. A special committee to lnv?s-J tigate the ma - of military training in the schools appointed by CTiair-: r* I aw a TV? a a r? a f fTl a aatv> man v jr\c: . 1 lie lucuiucio v/l tiic \s\jiumittee are : S. H. Edmunds, superintendent of the Sumter city schools;: John G. Richards member of the railroad commission and a member of the executive committee; Col. Henrr T. Thorn-pson. who has had manv years of experience in military affairs. and ,T. e. Swear in sen, State superintendent of education. A resolution was adonted asking the chairman of the standing committees of the state council to fil? brief reports with the executive committer to he ronsid^M at th^ me<-*!n?r on t"?e nisrht befov-^ the ?rv??tinq: of the Stat? council. The Tocn1"tion n'?!S intvo*noert hv "Reed Smith, field agent for thp counci'i. To Publish Bulletin The State council after mucn dis-: cussion authorized the publication or 30,000 copies of a bulletin to be disAfl A.tif fVm Qfa.f a T)ia li iuuccu niiuuguv/at tijl iiv schools will be used as a medium of distribution. The bulletin will discuss the various problems confronting the people and give definite and concise facts concerning the war. Two thousand copies of a speakers handbook will also be issued gy the council for the use of the speakers and the meraoers 01 trie county councils, jonn G. Richards made the motion for the handbook, which was proposed by tne executive committee. The council unanimously indorsed the plan o? caring- for m?n wlio are turned down by the draft boards because of tuberculosis as ttronoseri nv Mrs. Annie I. Rember, representing the State board of TiealtH, the AntiTuberculosis 'Association and the cooppratir-; committee on the tuberculosis war problem. The council gave much thought ana consideration to a general program for constructive work and indorsed the conservation of education idea. The people will be urged to keep their children in the schools and college*. 1 The plan of organization for the negroes as put forward by the Sumter council will be sent to all of the county chairmen. This is considered a model n^an and was prepared by K. I. Reardon. secretary of the ^Sumter Chamber of Commerce. Tilt* nPYf mpptincr nf fVia ???? __ _ w xv t ni'i w.' L vi t C \, V LA H ** 1 will be held at 'Columbia the first Thursday ir. Oftobor ^he council r^sse^ a resolution thanking tTie people ^urrtpr for the excellent hospitality ?nd VTt". Watrmis ?or his excpTlent addrp-ss i GALLEY TEN WELL KXOWS JTEX i US J Alii AT YOKK i 3Teek MeGH] and Carson Lot Una ore Arrested for ConpUdty In ITegro j Preacher's DeeSh I i The State. i York, Sept. 7.?Meek: McOill, aged ?-5. postmaster o? HicXory GroTe. w^o is also a well "known merchant of that nl J5PO onH PfjfaAn T idffimAV'A ? rifn^ OO r ^t vwi cuu c, policeman of Hickory Grove, were lodged in the York countj' jail this afternoon, charged with complicity in the lynching of the negro preacher. W. T. Sims, w"ho was put to death near here on August 24. The arrest of these well known citizens of Western YorX created a sensation. Dick Norman, who was arrested some days ago on the same charge but who was subsequently relr-ased on $1,000 bond, is reported to hare told all the details of the lynching, thougn no con$rma*km of the report can T>e secured from officers here. Several other arrests are expected I ^SSp1 ^aSm6 V^l vine TTimmnwwiiTi?rtni in i - i i ?????-?before the grand jury meets next Monday. j fIXIl T1 Cimn rrTf n I>QOWA nrOO ^llOT *?'. 1 . iJJLLUd nc?0 Cm i-*.yi VUV44VX about 59 years of age .who had charge of a church near Sharon, York county. He was put to death by a mob on the night of August 23, five miles west o: York', where he was spending the night at the home of Bob Burriss. iSeveral shots were fired into his body and he was brutally beaten, rrom which, he died five hours later. Sims tb'eh a number of white men and negreos have been arrested and placed in the York jail charged with taking part in the crime. The coroner's jury which investigated Sims' death returned a verdict that he came to hf3 death at the hands of parties unknown to the jury. I HOW TO ADDRESS SOLDIERS \ Postmaster Hill Receives Information About Mail Matter I I Postmaster Hill is in receipt of ac-! vices as to how the mail for the soldiers should be addressed. The company and regiment must De stated, i As an illustration, here is a correct address for Camp Sevier: Private John Smith, Company K, First $. C. Regiment,' Camp Sevier, S. C. Each parcel or letter should bear the address of the sender. Insured, C. 0. D. and registered letters or par- 1 eels which are not properly addressed and do not bear a return address of sender must not be accepted for man- j ing. ? XhLiSi HhltlALriJ AX?> NEWS OX& | *1-50. ^^^^1 I In Court of Comman Please STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of dewberry. A. J. Holt, Plaintiff, vs Monroe Rice, Defendant. Complaint The plaintiff would respectfully | show unto the Court: 1. That the plaintiff and defendant j (V'n ^and possess, as tenants in common, the follow ng described premises, to-wit: that certain lot or parcel of land, together with the improvements thereon, containing eight:-stx (86) acres more or less, and bounded ' by the lands of Albert Anderson, C. Thomas and other lands of the plainti:T, and others; and that the plaintiff is desirous of a partition of the same. I 2. That the plaintiff has an eslat3 of inheritance therein of one omdivld ed one-half interest in the fee t&ere- j of. J 3. That the clefndant has a similar i j "" I Keep your scl&er or I a sailor bey supplied, j Give mm tne tasting ; refreshment, the pro- ! I taction against thirst. ; M the help to appetite 3 \ I and digestion afforded > by Wrieley's. | I I It's an outstanding J j feature of the war? J J "All the British Army j J is chewing it." j 1 AFTER EUERY MEAL I The | I Fiavor J | Lasts J| estate of one undivided one-half interest in the same. 4. That the above described lands are all the lands in this State in which the parties to th's action own any estate, either jointly cr m common, and that the plaintiff is inrormed and believes, no other persons have any interest or estate in trie lauus hereinbefore described. Wherefore the plaintiff demands judgment: (1) for the partition of ttie said premises, according to the respective rights of the parties intersted therein; (2) for a sale thereof, ir it shall appear that a partition thereof cannot be made without injury to A thA owners thereof, and that the Dro ceeds of such sale may be brought in to Court and divided among tne par- ? ties, according to their respective rights and interests; (3) for the costs, of this action, including a proper fee for the plaintiff's counsel; (4) for i such other relief as may be equitable. ^ H. H. B LEASE, Plaintiff's Attorney. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 'County of Newberry. Personally appeared before me A. J. Holt, who being duly sworn says: That he is the plaintiff in the forego ing case; that he has read saiG complaint; and that the facts contained > therein are true, except as to those ' matters stated upon information and belief, and as to these he believes it to be true. Sworn and subscried to before me this 20th day of August, 1917. R. M. AUGHTRY (L. S.) itf/.c^ ? 4. jfiagi?ira.iy iur LAJUIILJ. A. J. HOLT. To the Above Named Defendant,, Mon- i roe Rice: i You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint lm thia action, which was on the firat day of September. 1917, filed In the office of tha Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for said County, and too serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber hereto at his office in Newberry. S. C., within twenty clays after the service hereof, (which will be after the publication of this Notice for three consecutive weeks), exclusive of tha dn.y of such service; and If you fall i. ? iv. ? l ~ r_ i. +V>s IU <lI15>Wtjr Lllti LxUIIipiillUl Wlllllll time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this * action will apply to the Court for re* lief demanded in the Complaint. 'This the first day of ^eptfm^er, 1917. t-9 r?r r? i /?T1 Jti. rt. ?J1jEJAO* , Attorney for Plaintiff. ^ J B. MANN. - v Deputy C. 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