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Mtpresent army corps must be 1m ' jncreased nearly 1,000 per w cent within year. EMERGENCY FOOD RATIONS . - i. * ,What Is Furnished the Fighting Men L <of Various Nations?Federal Loans A Sfttedfe to Farmers Now Reach Almost S30'000'000- \ (From Committee on Public Information.) 'pMLmr Washington.?According to estimates Phased on air army of-' 1,500,000 men, 37,500 nurses will be neede.d. The present strength of the army nurse corps of the medical department is about '8,800. To increase this number by iiearly 1,000 per cent in a year is the task faced by the corps. Hospitals at army camps and cantonments still need nurses to bring the <juota for each up to the minimum of ! J 1 ? olfKnnali w cousiuereu ucccdsatji aiuivus? since the urgent need for nurses was znjule public in Deceiver nearly 2,000 ^requests for application blanks have been received. ^ In order to get tte enrollments up to the 'needed number some of the requir ,?ments heretofore imposed have been waived. According to estimates there are between 80,000 and 90,000 registered nurses in the country and about 200,000 other graduate and practical nurses. The equipment of no soldiers is comli^k!ete emergency food rations. pSj-fciited States troops are supplied with Slll^BPee different parched maize-meal ;jj|li!yackets and three chocolates. The }ci n wnrival r\f t}iti TSlJl 1 1 SjjjK?;." luimn 10 a ??.?.? - BAof the American'Indians, on which they exist for days while hunting or j?|^^>n the warpath. < ?f" The "chain-shot" ration furnished T Belgian, French and Teutonic soldiers Is a winter food of compressed meat. There are more thnn a dozen varieties of compressed teas used by the Russian commissary. Compressed rice and macaroni is supplied Oriental forces. Oat bread in sausage form is used by some of the north British troops. A curious ration is the compresyr^ fig coffee of the central powers, which - may either be utilized for food as it is or converted into a colfeelike drink. Smoke-dried pears are used in the same armies. The Swiss soldier reV,^^^eives an emergency ration of white chocolate, made entirely of cocoa bitfWf ter and sugar. J An Italian army chocolate is in sauf sage-length form, while their plum dutt goes into a beef membrane. Up to December 1, $29,S24,655 had been paid out to farmers on 5 per cent long-time loans, according to a report covering the operations of the 12 federal land banks. The total of loans approved, including those closed and tthose awaiting verification of title and ither formalities, is $105,136,529. The interest rate under the farmJoan system has been increased from 5 P| 5V? per cent, to apply to all applicapns which have not yet been aproved. Borrowing is done through co-operative farm-loan associations organized by farmers, each association being composed of ten or more farmer borrowers and each group borrowing at least $20,000. Up to December 1 the farm loan board had chartered 1,839 such co-operative associations. From the annual report of the secretary of the interior: V > "In this department we have during *the past year had a glimpse of the ex panding romance of chemical study. We have found adventure in the search for the hidden secrets of petroleum, natural gas and coal lar. of coal smoke and the refuse from a hundred furnaces and smokestacks. We appear to have suddenly driven into a chemical age or perhaps It would be more accurate to say that we have suddenly L realized that we are such an age. New & explosives, new fertilizers, new sources of power, of food, new materials for construction ,and destruction, new |J^L preservatives of life, and new agencies frMfoT the sweetening and wholesoming of IJc Kife?these are to the credit of the ^^Hmjiodern chemist, and as a by-product *hi? war wp are to have a higher ay rpreciation of this branch of science, and our genius for discovery which has so greatly been applied to problems of mechanics will find in analytic and synthetic chemistry a field of opportunity subject to almost infinite ex| pension." I All wooden Christmas boxes for sol diers of the expeditionary forces reft ceived too late for shipment will be returned to the.senders if return postage is mailed to the superintendent, rail^f/^v.*av mail service, New York, X. Y. k B To aid in supplying suitable material which to illustrate sermons, lecHr tures and school work, the division of omnitiittw on imblie informa tJHV.lUiV.Ot ? VV w - ? r tion. is preparing official stereopticon .slides showing America's participation In ihe war. These slides will be made available ^on iur general use, at a nominal charge to cover actual cost. An embr.r^o has been placed on the exportation of butter, except to nations associated with Uie United States in war. L * Raw materials of mnnv kinds 8r*? r 'ed for the equipment of United States troops. Jute, silk, fur and 1 incn all find their way into tl -> uniform of an infantryman, in addition to the wool and cotton which are used -in greater quantities. A half ounce of silk is used in the standard yellow gloves and a slightly larger quantity in the riding gloves. Silk is also found in the service hat and undershirt. Linen enters the equipment list in only one article, the shelter tent. Jute is used in breeches, coat , . . i. .. an<i overcoat; liir in me service iiat. Mussel pearl, - ivory nut and bone form the buttons on different articles | of the uniforip. Aluminum is used in \ the bayonet scabbard, canteen, cui>, knife and meat can. In the slicker are nine and a half ounces of rubber. ! Horsehide and leather, wood, iron. steed, bronze, brass, zinc, copper, tin and lead are used in various articles. No part of an airplane is subject to greater strain than the landing gear c when the machine is brought to.earth. ^ Because of this each piece of the wood- g en material is made from carefully se- ' lectert spruce, re-enforced by binding. , The metal joints are further strengthened by rubber windings which also in- ' crease resiliency. All parts are cut to air-streanr shape to decrease resistance. a In the construction of one airplane e of the more simple type 244 feet of spruce, 58 feet of pine, 31 feet of ash and 1V2 feet of hickory are used. The * list of materials, exclusive of the en- c gine, also includes 3,2G2 feet of wire. 2 70S forcings, 1)21 steel stampings, 57 r square feet of veneer, 11 gallons of vai* 1 nish, 50 gallons of "dope." 201 square c yards of linen, 34 feet of rubber, and v f 05 pounds of aluminum. Over 4,000 <nails are used, 3,377 screws, and 270 T turnhuckles. c c Reports coming from Southern 1 camps show the vaudeville shows, run- c ning in tents, are crowding seating ca- r pacities. With the 10 government the- I aters at the cantonments completed, ( the commission on training camp ac- 5 tivHioc! <?r\r\r< ctort I llli'll- ^ n t Hivo '? in cwu oiui l uv * v * Mft grade theatrical companies on the 1 rounds of the camps. Each company will be out about 15 weeks. r Local committees in cities and towns r throughout the country will put on r sale "smilage" books the week of .Tan- i uary 28 containing coupons good for admission to -the entertainments in camps and cantonments. The books are made j,n two sizes, to sell at $1 and $5. i Figures from examinations made by i a-my and civilian shoe experts at army 1 cu.np* show that only about 15 per d cent of the men wear shoes, which fit a properly. Of the several groups of r men examined i'S per cent wore shoes 1 one-half size short, 20 per cent wore 8 shoes a full size short, and S per cent $ wore shoes two sizes short. e Reports ascribe the high proportion t of misfits to the inclination of men to j chooje shoes too small, faults of meth- p of and supervision of fitting, insulli- ^ cient numbers of larger and narrower j sizes, an incorrect marking of sizes by Q manufacturers. ^ t; While men registered under the se- j. lective service law are not being accepted at recruiting offices for enlistment ir the aviation section of the signal corps, they may be inducted voluntarily into service by their local boards 0 if they are physically fit, sufficiently a skilled, and not required to fill the current draft quota. They will be t sent to Camp Kelly, Tex., for distri- e bution into trades, training and forina- v tion into squadrons, with ranks and e salaries running from $30 a month as a private to $81 a month as master signal $ electrician, food and quarters provided by the government. ' r Christinas gifts for the expedition- q ary forces aggregated 650 tons. Hundreds of thousands of pounds of turkeys, purchased in Eastern markets and refrigerated on the ships, together with great quantities of cranberries, t sweet potatoes, and mince meat went to the forces overseas. In the United . States even* camp was supplied with xresh turkey and the usual Christmas accessories. a c Tn n tpvIpw nf milifsirv onpffl- ^ tlons the secretary of war says: 13 "The various reports of immediate peace proposals by the Germans on seemingly favorable terms should not for a moment induce us to slacken our preparations for war. It is only neces- ^ sary for us to iecall that during the Christmas season last year the Ger- c mans put forth very similar peace r rumors." u Christmas mail this year was 25 per 0 cent heavier than ever before, accord- r ing to the post office department. The * congestion was less, however, because u ihe packages were mailed earlier thau ? in former years. s s The military service flag of the light- * house service, department of com- v xneive, contains 1,200 stars, one for ( each officer and employee of the light- 2 house service now serving in the mili- c tary forces of the United States. a A radio message from Lyons, France, S to the committee on public information quotes an editorial from the Frankfurter Zeitung of December 8. The Frankfurter Zeitung is a liberal organ 1 nth a large circulation throughout the German empire. It is quoted as say- :: ing: 3 "The German people desire in no c sense whatever that the opportunity presented by the favorable situation > oil ihe east front should be used for i\.r^ < u the \vo.>: irout the vum c ureains '>1 tile annexationist fmiuUcs j iisar -EGISLAT0R3 ARE ASKED T VOTE THREE AND ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLARS. i MICHES FIE'ii C3LU1I doings and Happenings That Mark th Prnnr^sc; nf Smith Carolina Peooli Gathered Around the State Capita Columbia. Figures compiled by Carlton V Jawytr, comptroller general, indica: hat the legislature will be asked t ippropnate $3,442,073.71 this yea Phis is an increase of s539.20S.2i ov; he total amount ut last year. A" le\ >f nine and three-fourths mills wi >e necessary, should appropriatior .sked be provided. Five departmei istimates are reduced from last year igures. These and the amount belo ast year's appropriations are: Atto ley general's office, $1,545; railroa :ommission, $1,050; State electricia aid engineer, $789,36; judicial depar nent $7,513.50, and the historical cor nission, $250, Miscellaneous is r luced by $61,733.41. Departments j vhich increases are asked are: Com roller general, Catawba Indians, d >artment of agriculture. State boar if medical examiners, tax departmen haritable and penal purposes, legisl ive expenses, pensions and. Confe irate Infirmary, State warehouse cor nissioner and joint committee c minting. Some of the largest i Teases asked are: Public school 117.000; State health department, $2! SO; University of South Carolina, $6; 99.Go; Winthrop College, $85,371.9; ilections, $44,075. The letter of tran nittal of Mr. Sawyer to the ways ar neans committee of the house of re esentatives and of the finance coi nittee of the senate reads: State's Resources. To the Wavl and Means Commits of the House of Representaives ar the Finance Committee of the Se ate: , "Gentlemen: The total taxab property of the State on January 917, according to the abstract of tt [uplicates filed with me by the count .uditors. amounts to 5319,637,927. Esl aating the revenue of the State f( 918 on a basis of the same levy < 1-2 mills as in 1917, we would hav 2.716,922.76. To this we will add tl stimated income from sources oth( han taxes, as follows: nsurance license fess $102,0( ^ees, secretary of state 19.0( Corporation license fees 150,0C ncome tax 35,0( - ^ n A/ lupport of railroad commission jl/.ui )epartment of agriculture 20.0( ""ees, medical examiners 1,0( ^ees, law examiners i Joard of fisheries 7,0( "The total estimated revenue for ti 'i-dinary expenses cf 1918 will the mount tov $3,067,972.76. "The appropriations asked for t he various institutions and depar aents amount to $3,442,073.71, and rill be noted that they will exceed stimated revenue of the State unde ,n eight and one-half mill lev^r fc 374,100 95. "In 1917 your honorable body a iropriated $2,985,846.77, whereas tl evenue for 1917 will amount to 08,285.95 or a surplus of $82,126. 11 the appropriations are m<iue as ao d for, it will require a levy of nin nd three-fourths mills 011 the dollar < aise them. Section 2, Article 10, < he constitution requires a levy suff ient to pay the ordinary expenses < he State, "Before the taxes of 191S are avai ble.^it will be necessary that th Itate borrow about $1,500,000 tb me< he current expenses of the gover aent. "Respectfully suDmittea. "Carlton W. Sawyer, "Comptroller General." Nonstable Captures Much Booze. T. J. Smvrl of Columbia, chief Stat onstable, has presented his annu; eport to Governor Manning. The va of the whiskey and wine seize:! u !er Mr. Smyrl would, under prices no obtaining among blind tigers, appro* nate $42,790. Fines collected durin ^ 404 T1^ ne year auiuuiucu >.\> - * ?, ? _ *. uioi.nt of whiskey seized was 1,2: .allons. Forty-one stills were d troyed along with 10.000 gallons < till beer and the fermenters contai: ng the same. Convictions were r eived in 130 cases. Sentences 1 haingangs and jails amounted in th :ggregate to 340 months. Fiftv-tw ases remain to be tried in the circu nd federal courts, >wearingen Asks Half Million. J. E. Swearmgen, crate supd-micm lit of education, a few days ago su tutted to Comptroller General C. V Jawyer his estimate of public schoi ppropriations from the legislature i 019. Since South Carolina has r State tax for schools, (lie iegislatui las (o make up the deficiency by a iiial appropriations. The amouvrs r inested by the Stare superintended orre:p~'.:fl clo^r-ly with similar appr (nations in preceding years with it :ZC ?]HiPr 3. ' Value of Storage Cotton Grows. j ! The annual report of W. G. Smith, State warehouse commissioner, shows that during the year just closed 68.119 1 bales of cotton were stored in the dif^ ferent units of the system. Of this J number 39,643 have been withdrawn, leaving a total of 28,476 bales in storage January 1, 191S. This is regarded q as a particularly good showing in that abnormally high prices have been obtained throughout most of the year. There are 204 warehouses in the sys tem. Another feature of the year's work just closed, which appeals espeically 11 to Mr. Smith and which fulfills the mission of the warehouse system is its utilization by the^mall farmer. Manv farmers who could store only one or ie two bales have been benefited by the e' plan. During the season 767 received ii. were issued to iarmers wno couiu store two bales and 1,924 receipts to farmers who stored only one bale each, if. Money was borrowed on many of the receipts, with- the value of the cot:q ton enhanced approximately 50 per cent. i ir An urgent appeal to store their coty ton was written to farmers September 11 6 by Mr. Smith. Since that time 38.is 302 bales were stored. At that time it cotton was selling at 19 1-2 cents, but 's the warehouse commissioner argued w that the worldwide shortage and imc mediate demand guaranteed an ad.1 ? ? in 0(\ rnntc TVio inprpatsprl Vfl.hl4 ' u ViXiXUC tw ov vtiiio. j. i?v ?>v> .n of the cotton stored is more than $1,t 000.000. a- Mr. Smith emphasizes that although e- the appropriation last year was cut in by the legislature from $15,000 to $10,p 000, the receipts for the year are ape proximately $3,000 in excess 'of the '1 amount provided for operating ext. penses. The system has now $8,147.S4 a- on deposit at. the Union National Bank, il- Storage due December 31 was $1,n 382.74 and accrued storage $2,755.74. id n. Value of Liquor Seizures Decrease. 1 s S. M. Duncan, chief of the State r' constabulary, has presented his annual >. report to Governor Manning. The i. value of whiskeys and beers seized tiOflll fTOSltlv rpHllffifl UliS Jr Cell lid ? . ,j from the amount captured in 1916. The -j. total value "of seizures for the year n. just closed was $13,429.25 against $25.865 for the preceding year. There was a proportionate decrease in operating ;0 expenses by the constabulary. In 1916 the cost was $16,813.21 against $10.j. 905.09 for 1917. The quart a month law is regarded as a contributing facio tor in the amount of liquor shipped IC 2 illegally into the State. The summartj izec'l report follows: :y In Charleston county and vicinity :i- for January, February, March. April, i >r May and June: Seized 754% gallons d; of whiskey and 485 bottl of beer. All re poured out except 122 gallons of io whiskey left as evidence in ten cases ?r pending in court. | "When transferred to Beaufort all )0 State property turned over to Sheriff )0 Martin. 10 "Cost of constabulary for six Vft 47 I'O Rfi I "i IXiUULL LL?>, \^nai J.ccivu * 9 AVM. VW> ( )0 "Cost of constabulary for six 10 months for Beaufort $3,452.41. )0 "Total for 1917, $10,905.09. >0 "Total for 1916, Charleston, $16,-' 10 813.21. j ? "Value of whiskey seized in Beau-; Le fort, $1 228. ,n "Total value of 1916, f?25,S65. j "Total value for 1917, $13,429.25. ! "Total amount seized in 1917, 784 j. gallons of whiskey, 150 gallons of ci-i it der and 485 bottles of beer. j IQ "Total amount in 1916 in Charleston 19 I and vicinity 1,186 1-4 gallons of whis-j IT . iy key, 15,757 bottles of beer. I Having turned over to Sheriff Mar-j tin my book of records, I am unable j to say how many convictions. Two j Je automobiles were seized and sold in L Berkeley county and six negroes sent j ^ to the gand and three white men j pleaded guilty and paid their fines, j 10 Have made 117 separate seizures here!1 '?. and had one conviction." i- Manning Names New Officers. j i Governor Manning announced the appointment of four captains, six first i l. li-Mitnnonrc nnri five secod lieutenants. 14 IICUtV/AlUAA VU M.UV* ? . te for the companies of State militia be-! j -t ing formed in South Carolina. The, a- appointees are: I ' Captains ? Walter W.' Benson,j Greenwood; Normal C. Poole, New-j berry; Junius H. Parrott, Gaffney; j William L. Hart, Union. jj 1 First Lieutenants?O. D. Duckett, j Greenwood; B. H. Sadler, Greenville; j -e h. W. McCreight, Columbia; R. H. j *1 Wright, Newberry; Frank W. Sassa-! t. riaffnov "Elliott R. Rushford, j Ill U II, , Union. j w Second Lieutenants?Calhoun A. j :1* Hays. Greenwood; J. N. Frierson. Co-; !S lumbia; Byron V Chapman, New-j berrvberry; W. C. Camp, Gaffney; 1 Robert L. Jenkins. Union. j ci. -,f New Enterprises Authorized. {n. W. Banks Dove, secretary of state, j e- commissioned ihe Bennettsville Brick, Company of Bennettsville. the pro- j ic posed capita? stock being $25,000. Pe- j o titioners arc Lincoln S. Morrison of j it Florence and J. B. Morrison of Marl- j boro. I \ . I Turns Eack Large Fund. i 3. A. C. Summers, commissioner of agh. ncuHure, commerce and industries, < \r turned over to S. T. Carter. State! -)i treasurer $21.020. collected from the i n various sources by the department ie during the year. This was more than '<? double the volume for the year of IHlo. ] n- Of the figures, ?S.">00 came from com- j e- mercial feed stuff analysis; ?10.500 1 ' i "it from the cil fund; $300 from seed in- j o- spe^'tion, and $1,720 on conditiments. o The ^rcccc.Io 1-.: : year were 34.000 iron ieecis anu. $ j<j ? vau. i * HP iptipsjsrijvf JnoJ.riMlciCJ / Opera House, Fridaj I Keeps Young Eyes ! The clear, mellow light Rayo Lamp makes the lor ings cheerful and pleasa bright light is easy on 1 ?work is less tedious?pi enjoyable in Rayo light. gRAYO LAMP! are artistic in design?a ment to any room. Y< them as you would a gas j don't have to remove eith< gggsg|<|3| ney or snaue. jlumjiv K.cp Designed to give the maxi |g?g!? bright, flickerless light. ||j If your dealer doesn't hav write to our nearest statioi The use of Aladdin Secu: guarantees best results froE 6toves ana neaters. I STANDARD OIL COM (New Jersey) 1 BALTIMORE, MD. Washington, D. G. Chariot) Norfolk, Va. Charleston Richmond, V?. Chariest' + 1 1 / \ We Have R the Ninth Q nnnn i\ Real Tennes We are Selling Mo All Competitors TERE MUST BE ! *" That Reaso ; We Are Jelling I! i Tli/w f on Re R lildU lUZj i/v jl> Our Mules Are No His Have Been the Pa. I ^ | j^li? H H afti ! r ? i 5 ? > ^'aA* ^ QT* C V? * 7' * ?/ , -- X ' > 1V K . ? ' , . ? ?,?, .^Bg^i^rv-^or^eaMCB^Jway thfl..rr^rif?i r? rari . MUSICAL ,Y<mm r. February 1st. > * du ngnt ci ? you :t ehiiumum of e tLarc, 1. rity Oil n BHB a lamps, B m S* PANY WgSO I *E&mps ya, S. C. t , ^ irioad of flULES , see Mules re Mules Than 5 Combined A REASON n is: ! /T.? asm tneaper iought Elsewhere *her Than They st Ten Years. Sis CO?' :r" Q P I r. ! ? Mtv*? ' ' I i