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r Weekly War Stories of Astivities and < oudi ? ' ' r. A.i l> States ana on tne Dame rmui: Wartime Demand s for Cotton Is 'Enormous Recest investigations in the use of cotton in war show: At 12-inch gun disposer of a half bale of cotton with every shot fir^d; a machine g-un in oi:eration will U3C up a bale in three minute*; in a naval "battle like the one o! Jutlanl over 5,000 pounds a minute are consumed by each active warship; more t'tan 20,000 bale-* a year are needed to provide ab?or>e-1 cotton for the wounds of the injured; one change of at>parel for all the troops now engaged in the war represents more than * million bales. Promise of T^rflls In w<FIamo and Gas" SerTlce Brings Many Recruits A boy just out of school, filing! himself Qualified bv special st^dy of gas eneineering, rode a' bicycle 200 miles to join the poineer flame and gas battalion. A number of mechanics well known in civil life were amon? the first to respond to the call for this service. American soldiers, largplv re^r"ited. from professions and t**afles. suoh as * * * 1 clieTnfrai ana TOBCIlclTltchI cIhAi; cc' plrmbinsr. and came^trv, are ^ein<? trained in t^is se^re to meet ene^y fire and f"mes with flarr>e and deadly gas. T^ere i?: onno^tnnity ^or a !i 'ted nnrn^er of enlistments of men ; me^ha/nical knowlfnise. gas ev^e-ts. j var^entprc^ * cie^Ks. ana I'l iai , quick-thjnkiner'm^n te'wesn the of 18 and 40 years. Men possessing the ne^sary quaiflootfons m*?v vol-j unteer at any recruiting station bv asking to join the Thirtieth Battalion, j flame and gas, forming at Washington, j D. C. - , J ?yen Fo^d Administration Men Can't Get Their Sugar Members of the Food Administration at Washington P. C., now have an added personal reason for urging conservation of sugar. A re^e^f canvass of retail stores of: flip /*itv showed that of 22 stores 15 j ha1 no suear. Thrpe had only a small! supply of cube sngar in nackages. Every sto*-e had less than 100 pounds and none had prospect of an immed-' iate sun^ly. Of three wholesalers and j i one jo^hor. -two had no sugar. One had a three-day supply. <Nro relief is promised for at least six weeVs.(and Washington will he on a short sugar ration until after Christ-1 mas at least. In the middle West and on the Pac-1 lfic Co^st. where reserve stock's are I "heavier, dealers generally are responding to the cry for help by placing the j same limit on sales in use in the hard-, hit Eastern districts?2 pounds to a customer, providing other purchases are made. Germans Held In the United States VoOrlT UIU'?VJL X* VMA M.J ^ v Two classes of German prisoners. are now detained in this country. One is comprised of sailors taken into custoday when the United States entered^ the war; the other consists of "alien enemies," civilians who have been ar-! rested and are now being held under! governmental regulations for various reasoas. 4 n j The pricipal detention camp is at Fort MoPherson, Ga., where approxi-; ?ocn trrQ* nrtannpru ar<> held: at ' iuaicij oav ""i v ? F ( Fort Oglethrope, Ga., there are 165 lien enemies; at Fort Douglas, Utar, there are 517 prisoners of war and 80 interned Germans. Small detachments are now temporarily quartered at Army posts throughlout the country,! "but their number.is relatively small. I Altogether there are 2,364 actual prisoners of war in the custody of the War Department and about 400 intern-' ed aliens held at the request of th* Department of Justice. It is estimated that Germany is no*r hoMin? 150 sailors taken from American ships by commerce raiders a id other German vessels. Each ^antxyman Gets i #2 Ounces of Brass In His Ordnace Equipment Included in the equipment furnished' each infantryman -by the Ordnance Bu- j reau of the War Department are *12.7: ounces of brass. This is exclusive of the uniform equipment provided by the Quartermaster Corps. Use:! in the haversack aro i.s ounces of brrrss: in the bavonet scabi bar'!, 0." oinr? ::i t' o canteen cover, n.2 o'T>,re; tribes (1.00), 47.1 ounces; cartridge belt 10 ounces; News Digest tiions Throughout the Uuitrd s, from Washington. D C. iliag, 1 ounce; oiler and thong case, 1 5 ounces; pouch for first-aid packet, 0 2 ounce Equipment f'om the Ordnance Depoy*tmcrt Tr^art for 100,000 infantrymen contain nlmost 196 tons of brass. Percent.0 rf Sick vj 'pnjv r jiirnn Tf s ThrV ? ^cr Tent Fnt'rnincr fro?*! i^^ect^o*! t-ipa to in \eirnpg. Col. i T'vp-+or? r>. Qf t^e Surgeon P-e*1 0^?? reports t*>?t the ^e" c^nt. of r^n^es f-o~n helow 1 pe~ ce^t to sligM^ ^o'ow 2 ^er cent. Amrmo- t>ip OOn "'itioris leading1 tO t^patm^t hosni^a^ are severe colds, tonsiiitis* sMsM inlnries, and ot-li-T oomnaratveW slieM ailment?. About the only serious disease found at anv camn was pneumonia. Each national Armv camp has a thrmaanrt ?j^nd_hp?d hosnital. eiuippe'J In aocor^anre with most approved modern practice. *mericj>n Engineers Install Fnffre RHlwnys In French War Theat?r The Corrs of Engineers of the American Armv ^in^e April has not onlv been supplying the Engineer pnniprne^t fo** more than 1.Q00.000 men. but t^e me^b^rs of t^e railway 9ertHon h^e rjr^er^Ven to transport a^d install and nnt in operation oversea a complete nH^y isirinment. TVia rocf of mnfo-iols or1 ore 1 to dp.tp is *70 n0^ Oftft. including so^e hmi/ire^s of locomotives, more t^an 10A ^00 tAns of steol rails. mo**e than 3 000 complete turnouts, 500 000 ties. 12 000 frpfsftt cars, 600 f 11 and ^nllast ^ars, 6?0 miles of telephone wire and annaratus. and vast quantities of construction and repair equipment. A duty imposed upon the engineers has been the purchase of the necessary Engineer equipment for more than 1.000 000 *nen. Within 15 days after the Engineer Corps, following *he declaration of war, advertised for equipment, awards had been made covering t^e r^auire^ents for this vast force?a total of 8.700 000 articles, including ar^o^fr other items 5 miles of M 1 *' LUv7 II Ul IU^C. The Engineers hare also undertaken the work of organizing and equipping troops for special services, such as lumber supply, road construction, san_ itarv construction, comouflage service, mining work, and mapping. Entire French Towjn Is Peing Renewed By T). A. R Society The Daughters of the American Revolution have "adopted" a 'French town. The members of this organization, who have already given loore tan $2,500,000 for war work, are raising monev to build houses and buy furniture, like stock, and farming implements for the village of Tilloioy, on the Aisne, which has suffered hearily during tli? war. I'sers Explcsifes >Inst Secare Federal Licenses A Federal., license is now required in the United States for the legal possession of explosives, any person having explosive* and not holding a license therefore being subject to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for one year. Only citizens of the United States and friendly countries may obtain license therefore being subject to a fine must state definitely what the explosive is to be used for when obtaining his license, and will be held account able for its use as stated and the return of any that may be left. With the strict enforcement of this law the Federal authorities hope to prevent explosives falling into the hands of erillv disposed persons, and to put a stop to all further dymnnite plots. Permits for Persons Subject <o Draft" rr? wciaj ffi iiaicus!^ Xo passport is required by the State Department to -50 to Canada, but persons subject to draft who desire to cross the line are often delayed while their cases are being investigated. When any registered person desires 1 passport or to eo to Canada he may ">r>r]v f i his local boara for a perr>m. ii iiii is not likely to be called within ?ne penoa or tne propo?e'i ao?enre 0" if the hoard is otherwise assure! that his Till rot result in evasion of or interference ^'fth tTso execution of t">? 1 r;%1 "" he ii' 'V t' o ' I,* b*-* . !"i 'ks " 1 v.*' " : . * ~ "? ? "* * . v? ' r. . * f ' . ^ * V* uUU j * ? '' * - ~ - , self informed of any call upon him and to return immediately upon cal? Thirty-four different races of persons bought bonds of the second Liberty Loan issue. Express companies are concentrating their efforts to insure prompt and safe handling of all food products of ' a perishable nature. i In the Unitel States Armies, Novem- j 1 her 7, there were 7,815,000 men, in the Navy 271,571. Of the total of 2/)87,.*W!, !>n^ro>'imately 1,400,000 voluntar; IIv enlisted. ? . i? i | Fi;-ioii7ti9 for Yuieire wee?. win ! be spaniel all men at Army cantonment" \vvo=e absence can be permitte In t'"?e opinions? of tbe division oo": lnan-'e^s, to en*?Ve tve~n to spen'T Orictwas at the'" homes. T^e p-ip-oj' for ^nkin" cand** in the 'Unit'd States, accorrlin2: to tho Fool A ^ministration, is sufficient to i m?et nil t^e su?ar requirements o1 I E^e:T??^d m^er the rationing system i a^o^ted there. Sinco tbe war insurance Plan be I ra^e operative in October more than I 4~.000 sol*ie**s have aonlied for insur. i ance. amounting in all to nearly half ! a billion dollars and ave^agincv abort | $S.ftA0 a man. The 1917 rotato cron is estimated to ron*i<t of 4-"3 OOO.OfiO 000 bushels, or I ; half a;rain as much as la^t year Ke; j j no'-ts from the commission on ca** j service indicate that more than 750- ; 00^ ^ars will be needei to handle it. i Newton D "R^ker. S^cretarv of War e^ti^atc^ the losses nn .Tune I c>' t.ve "RHt^h e^'ne^itiona^y forces tr rle^t^s in a^Hon a^rl fTjn wounds 7 rer rent of "the total of an men s;nto France s^n^e the he?rinrnTi<ir of th~ I 11-^r TTf? th^t the rflt.lO Of l0G5 ? ? m A^? rtf f A'loir V^o^nnco o r e^ or i i>s i- <TI - ic i?; " -. ^ ^ , Jrn Pivl CTvKt'v Tfl()Hr>f I jnjr pnfod snre-Hn-ntv in Artillery, . less than 7 to e^erv 100 men. i | j The Political Pot ' Greenville News ? j The political pot is beginning to; boil in earnest. Candidates are cons j cripting themselves almost every day j ( or volunteering. j It seems certain now that Senato"4 I Tiilman will feel called on to makr I the race to succeed himself. His health ; i)'s hotter than it has been for som'| ! I j time, and among those who are not, , interested in others, it is srenerall j stated that he owes it to the State to ma.Ve the race. Hon,. 'Nat. F i i of L?rre^s. a lawyer, banke , j and mrtnnfarturer, who ran six year- ! ! - * *?ro. will ap'ain onpose t^e Senato- j | Hon. Jas. Talbert announces th?* , he wi'l al^o r^n. Ex Governor FIea? , j h^s r>ot yet'announced that he will h' j ' j-? t^e ~nr?e. h^t it is Generally ur j | de^tood that he will he. i i I In the race for 'Governor there wi1 j ' he several entries. Mr Coorer, i* , ; <i year or more aeo will a?ain offe j , for the offire Tt is genera 11 v be'ie "c" j i that it will be hard to defeat him. i' I Pearlea has announced his candiiac | for this office and there is talk thn+ j - Railroad Commissioner John G. Rich j , ards will be in the race. Senator , Bonharn, of Greenville, has also beer I mentioned as a possible candidate , as has been Mr. Stuckey, of Bishop, ville some time ago announced his can| didacv. John. T. Duncan v.ill not ! run, it is stated. ; 11 -is presumed that Congressman ! nnminifk will seek re-election in his j districts Whether or not he will have opposition is not yet certain, but it : is more than probable that he will, i In this connection the clipping- from paper will be of interest. It is stated that a ncmber have expressed av -desire to vote for Dr. George B. Cromer j for this office. It is certain that Dr. : opponent for the present Congress' man i<* a nrofound scholar, a t ^ ? I man interested in public affairs, and j ! a man of the hirrhtest character and 1 integrity. He has been one of our ; national administration in its con' duct of the war measures. He is an i ; able debater, and if elected to Con! gress he would be heard from. The Third District of South Carolina would be on the map if it were represented in Congress by a man of the stamp of Dr. Cromer.?Abbeville Pre? ; and Banner. I ! TRESPASS NOTICE?All persons are , forbidden, to trespass on my lands i without-permission. J. B. Pugh. ! ll-6-5tf. | ^ 1IXTIL FPRTHER notice we will gir. j cotton Thursday and Friday only ll-16-3t. Silverstreet Ginnery. i r?ARUED WIRE?Hog Wire, and all I I kinds and heights of wire fencing,j Also Wire nails of all sizes, at: : < j .Johnson-MeCr Ucivili Co. ! 10-2-tf. WANTED TO 151TT?Sniall nlantation ! j i.r farming lar.l in p*>s re^^^ a j <-n*\ 1 pp 1 X''"r" 001'nt" I 4 ^rioo r! * Vo y] A *]*V, | ll-23-ltp. j % SAILORS LEARN GOLF !!! 11 hi W Americans Put English Club en hold Paybty Basis. _eo? i seek mmmmtmrnmrntrnrn Caddie? Are Attracted Frew Dfetatrt an ? Ku T?i?? A# M?K#rn*ltv flf r ?ll ts v/ v> w*?w> w. Vloitew, j M ?- .-eel Base American Flotilla in British rtam Waters.?The American officers are be- srjn coming top-notch golfers. Only a handful of them played the game "back In jmm the states," but now every destroyer _ numbers three or four devotees of the : sport. The season is now in full swing, j and almost any :!air day groups may j hp sppn mononolizins the links. The I Americans not only have revived the j game in these parts, but so many of I them have taken up golf that they have j put the local club on a paying basis j ' 11.. fVin<>i*ri]rop n^nillQP j UI1U. 11C1 cllliauc Uituicxi ? yuyuiui > with the residents. When the Americans arrived the links, which are on the top of the cliffs overlooking the sea, were somewhat neglected, but they have now been pot Into first-class condition, the grass has been cut and the greens have been rolled as never before. Caddies have been attracted from distant parts, en- I couraged by the generosity of the Americans, whose tips are mud sought after. The clubhouse Is a most picturesque old castle built in 1638. Tea IS served m me great loom uz the castle. Whitewash alone coders the rough stone walls and the ceiling. Ofttimes an old native member of the club will drop in to regale the Americans with tales of the clubhouse or anecdotes of the game. A native \ who gave up making golf sticks and ] bags has returned to his profession j einro "Ynnkpp invasion." and he i gives up his spare moments to teaching the American beginners the fine \ points of the game. \ The course is a nine-hole affair with { plenty of hazards, but the Americans \ can play on an 18-hole course by visiting another links some five mites from their base. - j WINS WEALTHY BROKER | ' I MaKawKHm i i Miss Belle Ashlyn, once the wife of Billy Gould, who is to wed Alanson Follansbee, head of one of Chicago's leading brokerage firms. He Is noTO at the officers' school at Fort Sheridan. < BEAR GOT ALL CAMP'S HAMS' I s . I Trap Is Set and Mr. Bruin Furnishes Something to Take Place of Ham. I ? Bangor.?With hams at present ? jj? m? i.1.. prices even a ncn corporation iuse u*> ^ Great Northern Paper company cannot afford to feed bears on that sort of fodder, and so It was a distinct relief to the boss of the company's camp on Elm stream, nine miles from Seebooraook Falls, when the camp timekeeper, Raymond Dyer of Bangor, acted. In the ccimp on Elm stream was a barrel of smoked hams. September 23 the barrel was full. The morning of October 1 the barrel was hamless, the cook found. Tracks of a young bear were around the building. Dyer set a trap. Tuesday morning <am?s at three o'clock the crew were aroused . by a tremendous grunting and thrash- " ' ing. The ham thief was in the trap, fat, furry and furious, securely pinched 'p } by his right fore paw. A logger smashed the bear's skull with an ax. The men a to Rome of the bear meat ux. and Dyer ?ot the skin, which he sold mi) for a good price in Bangor, and also of 1 collected the state bounty, $5, from pe/ City Clerk Victor Brett. Had Tcoth When Born. Oneida, N. Y.?A darning has been ^ born to Mr. and Mrs. i>.7:is R. North k ' of No. 11S street. The baby lv' mie tooth ;it the hour of its birth, ^ iL;> being tin fiivf i:1 *.-?nc?\ it is bev Mi, where .. < ! h; ' -I n born v '- ' <!*ly_witli portion of Its teeth . :-nt. L.. I>i, < k i/. .i.i removed the tcoili. _ _ _> S LAW WANTS J TO FLY FOE 17. S. t 4 asiiington, Nov. 22.?Ruth Law, j er of the flying record from Chica-i/ o New York, came here today J I ing appointment as aviator in the iriean flying corps at the Europe "rout ' ] l?s Law came here after several , i is o* exhibition flights at army ps in the southeastern states. She es with her the endorsement of /^| ? Our stock of U v? /-? * \-rr\ t c tjcft' <a i Vf.Uj ZC T J' V the most heautif paintings. Tfte p quite reasonable, ?11 visitors to cu pleased with this s' nil k 1 which we considei pot on sale in Nev Mayes oc ? he. House of a 1 waawggg h i wmwpiii i iw i> mmw.il n < Stories upon Stories < ?with high ideals - - ? *4 /< 12 (jionous seriais or uroup Stories and 250 Shorter Stories a*d every one with "lift" in it. Theifaith'-s Companion Indispensable in quality, lavish in quan ?no other publication in the world lik THE 1918 PROGRAMME includes tl by the world's brightest men and acknc Nature and Science, Family Page, I Fag*, Doctor's Corner and a constant i 52 Issues a YearTHE YOUTH'S COMPAQ coupci^ci^ho name'e LU 1 isia a. THIQ 1. 52 ISSUES < LjrrZ 2. All remaining 1 OUT 3. The Companion SUBSCRIPTIONS RECE! j An Ambition an J li THE needs of the South are id & |> of the Southern Railway: the frowt1 / ! Ae upbuilding of the other. ^ yf J The Southern Railway sales no ixro f C accorded to others, yl I The ambition of the Southern Rail* Y { ?nliy of interest that is born of co-opera i the railroads; *o sec perfected that fair anc / me.it of railroads which invitea the c V agencies; to realize that liberality of tre to obtain the additional capital needed for enlarged facilities incident to the dema. t terrier.; and, Snallj? J To take la niche In the body politi E after treat indcstrict, with no iLOfe, fcu Mzhts and equal opportunities ^ ,^outiiern ''3erv< *Soume,Trn ne??a?bpbksom?aPQoM tmrnsBaaaasataa 2P.GS C.4ED FOR UNITED ST/ If you have already signed, i THE FOOD ADMINISTRATE 1 i-ir. glad to join you in the sei um and I hereby accept members! list ration, pledging myself to cai Fc?i Administrator in my'h mil. >ie cot y r.-n * b w. U . . - . . . i y . ' . -J - - - - * her application by the goyernow r? Ohio, Alabama, Kentucky, ^ and of Louisiana, together lrltk lw?r ible letters from the commanding of*.:ers of Fort Shelby, Hattliitor:. Miss., Fort Sheri?lan, Chicago; W* *r Taylor, Louaville, Ky. Appointments have been axraagffor tomorrow wi;;h army officiate ** * W rt % A A.% A. . Mi _ miss Li aw is connaeni mat sue w? given a service commission. Subscribe to The Herald and ?lartr* H/lmrp \? & B i ? \ sin a Ware, just j ilaborate and cf | ul designs and j rice, as usua', is ! and we know ! 1 ir store will be Lowing of wares, [ I r the best ever t * !: cherry. ? 1 _ >ok tore ht>iisand Things ' *' * 1 ... e it. * ^ be ablest Editorials written, Artkiei fledged authorities, Current Brents, Joys' Page, Girls' Page, Cliildrt*^! un of the world's choicest fun. .. * ?not 12?$2.00 riON, BOSTON, MASS. )? this paper) with $2.00 for Th? Computes for ad we will send you a " >f 1918. 917 Weekly Issues FREE. i Home Calendar lor ivio. g VED AT THIS OFFICE ^ * d a Recoid K entical with the needs | b and soceci? of cme meam \ ( ; W rs?no fecial priTilegx aot . Jr rzy Company Is to see dm !? don between the public aai 1 frank policy in the manage- j') xmfidence of rcvernmental \ atmeat which wjil enable it } tbeacqniaiaoa of better ai? s\ ad for increased and better ,S J c of the South afonraide tf J X with equal Hbeitk#, r"^ r * the SofS&n i way, system* II I ! I > IIMTT WTfrn ? ?? iTES FCCD ADJiTINISTEATIOH !>a?s this on to a friend. I: vice of food conservation for onr hip in the United States Food Ad:ry out the directions and advice ame, insofar as ray circumstances i j i ? I ?? i ? i * ? ? i *? ? State r> r*.or.-' rr>^~ ,A '* * , On i *. !-. v.,-. ' . , I /-> T T ? 4 r 1 t ' V Q .1 l>? ' * ' 1. V - -. :> ' - '