Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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etonen FliDraohl .~;iii Q,$TRIA7 ____ For Infants and Children, Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria LGOHOL,-3 PER CENT. % sIA nng hc?oodbyRegUta" Always Bears the crcytronmOtinDiteson signature Chcerfu'ncssaddRest. ntiM rher.p mMr lInor SMineral. NOT NAFCOTr v VERY IMPRTA , In cni Att eapfuvRebnedY for i Constipation and Diarrhoea Us 1 Price of and Fmvorishness a fd LOSS OF SLEEP b ou.I>estt derfoubled rng the pasetw F ac ii1C Si~natureaof ozrr CENTAUR hirty Years 3b r; " NW YORICe. Exact of Wrapper. ica ONAUN COMPANY. N:W VORn CI. VERY IMPORTANT. The available supplies of foodstuffs are the lowest in all food-producing countris that they have been for over fifty years. Prices of most foodstuffs have about doubled during the past two or three years. The government crop report fore casts a wheat crop which ill be short of American consumption. The reserve supplies of meats are far below normal. A nation at war requires more food than a nation at peace. France, England, Belgium and Italy are short of food and are large ly dependent on American imports, and, unless some means is found of su~pplying them, they can not con tinue to fight effectively. The South is importing from the West and North $600,000,000 to $700 ,000, t h i of R emede n nus ally and t inhu a tremend os an rain thein' foo d uls Eveorcse o and, isaconseqntly minowr.eac tison the nartio r affodigqucyrl.f And tA poudicoton aot - wilact- er allyaveya fress fstuffso altebs nown Wemut anisel wyou wt ealvt-ii DICKNS TRUT COMPAN DEATI SHELL TELL 3'.ORY OF BAD NAVY AMMUNITION Washington, June 2.-B'ool-stained and battered, a tiny bit of brass taken from the heart of a dead Red Cross nurse, was a mute but dramatic wit ness before the committee on naval affiirs today. The piece of brass was from a casing cap of one of the shells fired on board the liner Mongolia when the two iurses were kille.l two weeks ago. As a result of the accident it de velopei in the investigation today that the United States navy, on the very edge of war, has determined to make a change in the manufacture of its ammunition. Ordnance experts have determined to substitute for the brass cap, a woolen disk which would be destroyed by the explosion when the shell is fired. The hearing to-lay, brought about by the resolution of Senator Freling h-ysen, showed both Secretary Dan iels and Admiral Earle, chief of the ordnance bureau, are convinced the accident came not from any neglect but from an inexplicable rebound of the brass cap. Continue Probe. Although other hearings will be held next week it seemed evident to day that the "n'val ceumittee had been persuad-.d that no blamvte should be attached for the accident. How ever, it is possible that further testi mony may develop more facts. Pre mature. explosions have occurred on board the St. Louis, St. Paul and Philadelphia as well as on the Mon golia, it came out today. The report that of 45 shells fired by the St. Louis none of- them proved efficient, caused a stir in the commit tee. Captain MacDougall, the Ameri can naval attache at the embassy in London, submitted the report. He said four of the shells burst within 100 feet of the ship, nine burst in the guns and none exploded when they struck the target. Admiral Earle contradicted the -report, saying an inquiry when the St. Louis return ed to an American port showed that all shots striking the target exploded, making a "perfect record." It was Secretary Daniels who show ed the piece of brass cap. He reached into his vest pocket and drew it out. "That, gentlemen, was taken from the heart of one of tae nurses," he said. The secretary read a report from Lieut. Philip Seymour, commanding the gun crew on board the Mongolia. Seymour said the accident was in no way due to carelessness or neglect on the part of any one on board the Mon golia and Daniels said the board of inquiry confirmed this statement, as well as the ordnance experts and "everybody in the navy." "It would have been very diflicult to make any one in the navy believe such an accident could have occurred, wouldn't it?" asked Senator Swanson, ranking member of the committee. "Indeed it would. I don't under stand now how it could have occurr ed," replied the secretary. Protected. Senator Page asked why such an accident never occurred before. Ad miral Earle interrupted to explain that (luring target practie the men were ordleredl below or were protected by the ship's armor. Senator Pen rose said the nurses might have been ordlered below. But to this Admiral Earle said the accidlent was considler edl impossible. Hie assured the com mittee such an accident could never happen again because of the substi tution of the woo len dlisk for the brass castirg cap. CITATION. The State of South Carolina, County of Claremion. B3y J1. M. Windham, Probate Judge: WITE"REAS, Home Bank & Trust Co., made suit to me, to grant themi Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Rebecca Shorter. TI! ESE ARE THIEREF"ORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred ,and Creditors of the said Rebecca Shorter, dleceasedl, that they be andl a)ppear before me, in the Court of Probate, to lie held at Man ning on the 15th day of .June, next, after publication hereof, at 11t o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, 'why the said Administra tion should not be granted. GI VEN under my hand this, .30th day of May, Anno Domini 1917. .J. M. WINDHTAM, ~Judlge of Probate. SUB INVENTION P'LANS MISSING New York, JTune 2.-Plans for a dlevice to make steamships torpedlo proof have beeni submitted to Secre tary of the Navy D~aniels by the ln ternational Electric Smelter & Ma chine company, of New York. An of ficer of the firm said todlay that thus far the drawings andI specifications have not been acknowledged by the government. No dletails of the dlevice wvere madle pu~blic. To Cure a Cold in One Day T'ake !,A xATIVJR nROMO Quilnine. It stops the Cough and Hleadache and wvorks off the Cold. Druggists refund maoney If it fails to cure. It, W. OROd1Ii8 shrnature on each box. 25c. Learn why Caro-Cola's flavor wins such favor The first swallow glides to the hollow that hides even the worst kind of thirst. Then you note a new flavor that at once wins your favor- a blend if fruit juices that diffuses new vim to refresh mind and limb. Tastes good - is good. Good for tired nerves and weary muscles. On a hot day CARO-COLA braces you up and makes you feel cooler. At any time, sets you to think ing clearer-drives the irk out of work. Next time you're thirsty, drink CARO-COLA. Most stores sell CARO-COLA - in bottles The Caro-Cola Company of America, Charleston, S. C. COFFEY & RIGBY, Local Bottlers PAINTS GLUM MAP WHEN WAR IS OVER Madison Barracks, N. Y., June 3. George W. Perkins, New York finan cier, printed a drab picture of condi tions after the war in addressing the student officers of the training camp here today. He declared the country was on the verge of an industrial and social upheaval. "Do not think," he said, "that you will go back to the same conditions you left. When you came to this camp you laid down jobs in a world that will be almost obsolete when this war is over. No man can for a min ute believe that the mightiest of all wars the world has known can take place without bringing the world has ever known." Preparedness, he said, does not con sist entirely in preparing for war but also in preparing for a lasting and world peace. 0 -- Many a gay old bird tells the truth in his sleep and then lies like the devil to square himself next day. DON'T D[LAY Some Manning People Have Learned That Neglect is Dangerous. 'rhe slightest symptom of kidney trouble is t'ar too serious to he over looked. It's the small, neglected troubles that so often lead to serious kidney ailments. That pain in the "small" of your hack; those head haches and 'lizzy spell:i; that weak, Iweary, wornout feeling, may be na ture's warning of kiiney weakness. Why risk your life by neglecting these symptoms ? Reach the caulse of the trouble while there yet is time -begin treating your kidneys at once I with a tried and proven kidney remne d(v. No need to experiment-Doan's Kidney Pills have been successfully used in thousands of cases of kidney trouble for over 51) years. Dan's Kidney Pills are used and recommenl ed throughout the civilized world. En dorsed at home. Read this Manning testimony. I rs. J. E:. Reardon, W. Boundary Ave., says: "I was in bad shape with rheumatic pains and my joints were so stifl and swollen, that. I could hardly walk or do any work. I had dizzy spells and headaches. My kid neys acted irregularly (l annoyed me considerably. I got Doan's Kid ney Pills at the Dickson Drug Co., and they relieved the rheumatic pains and benefited me in every way. I keep Doan's on hand all the time and they do me worlds of good." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Reardon had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.-adv. For the Housekeeper! The best lire Ranges, Oil sand Gasoline Cook Stoves ever shown in Manning. For the Farmer The best Corn and Cotton Planters, Guano Distributors, Harrows and all Farm Tools. One or two of those splendid two-horse Disc Har rows left at less than cost. .Come and see. Plowden Hardware Co j FLIA N'AT' A PATCH OF Soy , Beans this year and commence getting ready for the boll weevil. We have a supply of seed on hand that we will sell at $2.50 a bushel of one or more btishels. 75 cents a peck in quantities less than one bushel. $2.40 a bushel in original bags 2 and one. half bushels each. One-half bushel will plant one acre in three foot rows. Yields from 16 to 40 bushels an acre. We quarantee a cash market for all that is raised. This is the most promising new crop that has ever been introduced in this sec tion. MANNING OIL MILL$