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"lliT ! II. S. IS PUB 1 GI^RMANY HAS CALLED IN SUBS. IN PREPARATSON OF NEW OFf FENS1VE. . 11MDMIUC fiWCM PV RMFR JIfllllllllU UHL3V Ul Ufmui f Powerful Effort Will Be Made to Stop Flow of Men, Munitions and Food to Allies, Says Secretary Baker. i Washington. ? Warning that the Germans are preparing for a great snbmarine offensive against the American lines of communication with France in connection with the impending Teutonic drive against the west tront is given by Secretary Baker in his weekly military review made public by the war -department. Recently there has been a marked -dedrease in the number of allied mer? <3ihant ships sunk by submarines. The -explanation for this is found in the withdrawal of submarines in preparation for the cr ruing thrust on land and sea. The review says: "As the time draws near when once --again the enemy will endeavor to ^strike a decisive blow in the west, it must be emphasized that he will not %be content with mere military operations on a large scale. "During the past fortnight enemv submarines have been recalled to home ports to be refiitted and the most -powerful subamine offensive hitherto undertaken may be expected to be launched against our lines of commu. nication with France, to intercept the steady flow of men and munitions for our own armies and food supplies for fae allies. ""During the period under review. Tenewed activity along the entire western front is noted. t "The region bordering the North 'Sea has once again become the scene -of sever fighting. **A careful co-ordinated operation Taradertaken by British monitors, acting in concert with land batteries in the area north of Ypres, subjected the - German defenses of Ostend and su**Tonnding country to a severe bom^ IKnrHmpnt "No infantry action was attempted in this sector by the British, but later im the' week the Germans reacted sharply an ddirected a strong assault cagainst the short sector of the line in t-fbe Dune area, which fringes th^ recast in the vicintiy of Nieuport., This r-ittacTs which ,must be considered -something more than a simple raid, "broke into the French lines, and for ca brief period, the enemy deactments -\eere able to hold their ground in the -.advanced outposts. French speed hrougfit up iresn iorces. arove out "the enemy and were able to re-estab'lish themselves in their former posi- : "tions without difficulty. i EMBARGO WILL REMAIN ? JN FORCE UNTIL FEB. 6 * improvement in Weather Conditions 1 Reported to McAdoo. ] Washington. ? Although improve- ] vment in weather conditions and freight I movement was reortepd to the director 1 general of railroads the embargo on < <ne shipment of freight other than "3ue*, food or munitions, now in effect ; on several eastern trunk lines, will re- < in frtroo lintiT T^phrnarv 6. The Uiaiu AAA y railroad administration also plans to < keep in operation the re-routing plan < in force on southeastern lines- < . The blizzard that swept over the -middle west has passed, and train ? - movements were resumed # on nearly - normal schedules. Heavy snowdrifts, i in tho railroad yards of Chicago and < - other central cities materially 'im- 1 paired service, but better conditions , we;1 -sported. i j 4 Difficulty continues to be experieno- ] ?(f with dumping coal at eastern ter- < "jjminals on account of frozen cars. me j work of bunkering steamers at Atlan- < -41c ports proceeded rapidly, however. ; and A. H. Smith, director of eastern ; lines, reported that coal now is being ' provided as fast as needed. ! < "TO TAKE RIFLES < ORDERED BY RUSSSIA. ' I Washington.?Rifles ordered by the Russian government from the Reming- < ton Arms-Union Metallic comDany, at 1 B^dgeport, Conn., and the Westing- < "house company at Springfield, Mass., 1 -will be taken by the govemmi nt. < The desire of the war department to I .hold together the trained workmen In ! ' the two plants while these factories 1 a*e being reorganized to manufacture i - machine guns Is the principal reason * for the action. , i r3UY EQUAL AMOUNT OF OTHER CEREAL. __? I Washington. ? Bakers will begin ~ snanfacture of the new victory loaf, containing a five per cent substitute for wheat flour. At the same time the grocers will sell to householders wheat flour only when the purchaser buys an .equal amount or some otner ceieai. \ The per centage of substitute flours -ased by baking establishments will be increased gradually until a _0 per cent -jeabstitutlon is reached. V n - .* HEWS IE1S I I i FURTHER INROADS INTO RUSS1AIV TERRITORY THREATENED BY GERMAN DELEGATES. WANTS MUCH TEBBIWi Bolsheviki Amazed at Audacity of De M^nrlc AcUe TimA to Consider Which Was Reluctantly Given?Rus sia's Last Chance. After weeks of vaccilation the Ger man? at last have made their demand; ?t the peace conference at Brest-Lito vsk and the Russians have declined tc accede to them. Notwithstanding t#e fact that the imperial German chancellor in his many-times postponed speech to the main committee of the reichstag an> nounces that he still holds the hope that an early and satisfactory conck: sion of the Brest-Litovsk conference will be reached, the terms of the Ger mans as enunciated by General Hoir man, one of their chief delegates tc the peace conference, so far form an insuperabl barrier for the bolsheviki government, which has expressed a determination to carry out a policy ol no annexations and no indemnities. Courland in its entirety and all ol Russia's Baltic provinces are to be retained by Germany, according to General Hoffman in what is termed as Germany's last proposal to the Russians, and if the Russians failed as acquiesce in the demands, further inroads into their territory would follow and th?i important port of Reva! near the mouth of the gulf of Finland, would be occupied. ? * ? ? * ? T _ -Off _ ^ in tneatricai rasmon nouman ucIineated on a map before tue astonished Russian delegates the new Ru* siap frontier as the Germans intend to run it?from the shores of the guif of Finland eastward to the Moon sound islands and tfyen to the west of Minsk and thence to Brest Litovsk ?leaving wunm uermau uuuuuaucs some of Russia's choicest territory. Amazed at the audacity of the German program the Russian delegates asked for time to consider the demand. This was grudgingly given, together with the announcement that it was the last postponement that could be expected. The latest advices are to che effect that the Russians hav? unanimously rejected the German terms. MORE TUNNAUfc I MAP* ALL OTHER NATIONS Declares Charles M. Schwab in Ad? dress at New York. New York.?Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel cor*? * 3 ? 3 J ? ^ ^ ^ ? poration, aeciarea in an auuress <u. a dinner here that the time is near at hand "when the men of the working class?the men without property?will coritrol the destinies of the world." <trTk/v afintimont milQt hp 1 UC UUiOag T iXVX VW taken into consideration," Mr. Schwab declared, "and in the very near future we must look to the worker for a solution of the great economic questions now being considered. I am not one to carelessly turn over my belongings for the uplift of the nation, but I am 3ne who has come to a belief that the worker will rule and the sooner we 1 * 4-1*^ if will Ka fni* reauze tins iuc uciici n. nm u& mi Dur country and the world at large." "In these times of war." Mr. Schwab ?aid, "we of America should not criti eise the actions of our ^resident ana our nation. We are behind him and we are behind the nation. When I say 'we' I mean the steel men of the United States. Within the next 18 months we will have more tonnage dii the ocean than all the nations of the world. "But don't let us run away with the idea that we have a light job on our hands. We must realize that it is the :luty of every citizen to give his last dollar and his last drop of blood in defense of his country. "I am not discouraged and I am not pessimistic, but we must contribute our money as we never contribut3d before. GENERAL T. H. BLISS REACHES PARIS SAFELY. Washington.?Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. c:hief or stan, wno arrivea in raus a--ill represent the United States army Dn the supreme war council. Secretary Baker in sa announcing disclosed that the general is accompanied by b>gh officers of every branch of the service to advise him about any questions that may arise. General Bliss attended the Srst meeting of the war council in Paris several months ago. WORKING ON ZONE SYSTEM FOR COAL. Washington. ? Continued demoralization of railroad transportation throughout the east prompted railroad and fuel administration officials to hasten plans for developing a zone distributing system for coal, and it was o^TTKi Hpfinifp announce DldlCU UittV merit might be expected within a few dajs. Tbe principal feature of the plail Will be put into effect immediately and it will be improved as fast as new short ioutes can be developed. \ WE IL SMITH i RESIGNS FOR HI! j i WAS FOR NUMBER OF YEARS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF ' ! REPRESENTATIVES. ! IS U JUDGE ADVOCATE i " I I South Carolina Has Sustained Great i Loss on Bench, Says Gocernor ^ Manning. I j ^ ! The resignation of Mendel L. Smith , ' as judge of the Fifth Judicial circuit, 5 was transmitted to both houses of th9 general assembly. Mr. Smith has been commissioned as major judge advocate of the United States army and passed through Columbia on his way to Camp Waasworth, Spartanburg, where he has ? been assigned. 1 Having been a member of the legis- ^ lature a number of years and one of j the most popular and efficient speak- j ers who ever presided in the house, his visit to the house was greeted with i enthusiasm. A resolution was imme 1 diately introduced by Messrs. From- ' ! berg and Martin, asking Major Smith c 1 to address the legislature. { L 1 , In responding to the- call, Major Smith emphasized that America's misi sion in the war was to be-of "service | to humanity." A brief sketch of all F the wars in which the nation has had ! part was given, emphasizing that her sole object has always been, in war and diplomacy, service to humanity, j. The present conflict was to withstand the doctrine of force, for&erly employed by the Romans and now having its rebirth in the Prussians. The members of the legislature were reminded that their responsibility just 1 now was especially grave as leaders s of thought and action in the state. * Conditions challenged their utmost ? powers, he said: "No dollar can be too sacred; no camng too niga; ana no sacrifice too great." ' The great cause of righteousness will ^ triumph, he said, "and when the men c j return it will be the grandest -?relcomo c South Carolina has ever given any of f her noble sons. Some will be limp j and faltering. Some will be wrapped in the blood soaked soil of France. c But if some are absent, it will be a f triumph in which it will be glorious ^ to live and glorious to die." , j. Tn hie Ipttor transmitting' Maior Smith's resignation, Governor Manning * j said: j j "I have the honor to transmit here-' j } with a true copy of the resignation of f the honorable Mendel L. Smith, judge ( j of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of South . Carolina. j j "In accepting the resignation oi ? Judge Smith, I wish to comD:end him c 'j for his patriotism and to b:ar testi- <. ' mony of the great loss the people of South Carolina have sustained in los- i ' ing his services on the bench. I take t ' 4-*- * ~ J ?? ? A A/s ^Ar> orrof 11. T J CI11S OppOILUIHUJ' IU iJiiaciauv '^1151 <*m- j j late him on his new commission, and I 1 i feel certain that you gentle men will join me in wishing him success." s Major Smith's letter of resignation t follows: f "Having been tendered a commis- I sion as major judge advocate in the officers' reserve corps of the United t States army, I hereby tender my "esig- i nation as judge of the Fifth Judicial * Circuit in this state, to become effective the first dav of February, 1918." * t Must Have 1918 Plate. * Columbia. ? Kor tne auiumuuue j owners who desire to take out their I license for 1918 the highway departi #ient states that a supply of applicaj tion blanks for 1918 have been forwarded to every dealer in the State, and also a supply has been sent to the clerk of court of every county. Owners can obtain same by applying to these dealers, or to the clerks of court, and thus save considerable time, as in most caes they can obtain the necessary information as to the horse power of their automobile, the motor number, the model, style and such information required by **ie highway de partment before the license can be issued. A simple reference (.0 the 1917 license number is not sufficient. 1 Misfortune Befalls Family. G-affney ?Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Badger had the misfortune durir? the past week to lose t^o of their children within three or four days. The first one, a little girl, died of pneumonia, and the other, a baby boy, died suddenly. Some weeks ago Mr. Badger's second son. a bog of 14. disappeare-l and nothing has been heard from him since, and no his return from the funeral of his baby Mr. Badger received a telegram telling him of the death or ins sister. i i Young S. C. Aviator Dead. Bennettsville.?The body of Private Tebe McKay, Aviation Corps, has reached Bennettsville and was interred in McColl Cemetery with military honors. Young McKay was only 17 years old and enlisted about si ?: weeks ago. He was stricken with pneumonia at the training camp at Waco. Texas, where he died on January 16. As his body was borne fro mhis mother's home. Mrs. Millie McKay, in tlis mill village, the city bell tolled the young patriot's , death. TV " r' p ; -?' L i A J 1^7 itiS fits CX& It $ ^ Need Help to Pass iLs C ki$ Saf* ly?Preof that Ly& !. h:nicLam's Vegetable Co^pcaau Can oe Relied iipoc. Urbanajll.?"During Change f Llfn, in addition to its annoying symptoms, I 211 yr-^c^ ?f ?V'6* ? 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I "eeding Has Become Serious Problem ?Great Shortage in Gasoline and Tobacco. j Paris.?The dog population of tne epublic has been living, fighting and uffering with the human population n resisting the German octopus, and s now about to be restricted by 'cards" along with the humans. The latest system to be announced s that, following the demands of the Agricultural Society of Moulins, thei government is considering the introluction of a bread card for dogs, a Trill flops doing- use ill. \-l lUUl, nui ~ _ 0 ul work for the country to their >roportionate share of dog biscuit. , Srnce the first of the month an- i >ther discommoding scheme has taken! ? . fitect. No gasoline can be sold, even j or domestic uses, such as lighting.1 leating or cooking. The government) tated energetic measures had to be a ken, in view of tne fact that the tfocks of gasoline were, almost ex-1 wuisted and it would be dangerous! o permit thorn to become further' leplcted. A ruder shock for the entire male )opulation of France, which smokes limost to a man after reaching the ige of twelve, came with the publication of the news that there was no More tol?;<reo to be had. Imported English tobaccos are still to be oh ained in limited quantities. hut tlie # >rico is proIiiT/ltlve to the average) rrenchmnn. j Th? reasons iriven for the tobacco ;hort.ir;<> are the increased consumption by the soldiers in the trenches tncl the decreased production and irn)ortation. due to tlie lnck of hottcms. A pood deal has beeu said about he establishment of a tobacco card, rnt the government has suggested hat a system of voluntary rationing i >e first tried out. If this is unsuccessul nothing vill remain but the addijon of one more card to the rapidly growing lis*. ' r * J C ^ " A b U . v? v. il O i w... 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Mrs. Ligon liad a fire in the yard at her home where she was engaged in washing clothes while hpr little six-year-old child was playing around. The mother had .occasion io so into the house tor a mo* men* when the child's clothing caught fire. Hearing its screams, the mother rushed to its rescue and was terribly burnt:J. The child died within a few hmirq after the accident and the mother succumbed shortly afterwaru* TERRA. COTTA?All size*. Bought bc 'o: e last advance. Summer Brothers <""o^panY. l-lo-4t f ?| e try* ^ rtf "a "5^ office tall That's the se man's success in ti phone. He pictures j with the man with Pie "sees" his phone.' And he talks carefulness and eon er'\ because he kn< . Oil his voice and m The practice 01 ?->-?> t- 4-r* 1 ^- ? Iilat;. j vJc' aic lujii.u way cowards makir conversations ple2s profitable. SOUTHERN BELL T] AND TELEGRAPH I? 1TIF.S from "OH! ss; Sainrdaj7, F Stop Freeze will keep your radiator from bursting. Call and let us tell you ;tbo. t if. 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