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-~Tm p V Established in 1891. CONGRESS TAKES UP DEFENSE MEASURES *. ? :; AGITATION FOR DRASTIC MEASURES FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE IS DEVELOPING. DANIELS BEFORE COMMITTEE Secretary Will Ask for Appropriation | to Hasten Battleship Construction. I Would Compel Steel Companies to j Give Government Preference. I Wshington.?The attention of Con- i gre^s was dirocted sharply to mat- j ter.s relating to both tho army and ! navy which are expected to be produc- . tive of agitation for even more drastic measures of national defense than have yet been seriously considered. Secretary Daniels, before the House naval committee advocated legislation which Would compel steel companies and other nrivate concerns to civo preference to government orders for | military supplies. He will submit n new section for the pending nnval appropriation bill for this purpose in order to hasten battleship construction, which he declared was being delayed by commercial work in the yards of private builders and in the steel plants . Secretary Baker wrote Speaker Clark In response to a House resolution. that 71.834 out of the grand total of 163.800 national guardsmen taken Into the Federal service up to August 31 ware without previous military training. Rejections of enrolled Kuardsmen for-various causes operated later to Increase the number of raw recruits to approximately 60 per cent of the force. In this connection also, army officers charged with the duty of studying events of the European war. both politic^ and military, made preparations to contend before the congressional military committee that the fundamental reason for the cabinet crisis in England was the volunteer military policy there prior to the passage of the conscription act. The experience oi ureal uruain is viewed by these of- i fleers as the strongest of arguments j for the establishment of universal training in the United States, as urged in the report of Major General M Scott, chief of staff, and to which the entire American staff is committed. Another aspect of the National Guard situation came from Quartermaster General Sharpe who told of a $25,000,000 deficiency incurred by the war department to equip and pay state troops now in the Federal service. If an average of 75.000 men are retained on the border until June 20. he said, the deficiency will be $50,000,000. The universal training advocates are expected to use these figures in contending that prohibitive cost would he the result of the present system if the nation needed a great army. COTTON PRODUCTION ESTIMATE PLACES YIELD AT 11,511,000. With Publishing of Report Cotton Took Tumble of Nearly $5.00 Per Bale. Washington.?Further reduction in tho estimated size of this year's cotton crop was recorded in the department of agriculture's final report putting the production at 11.511,000 equivalent 500-pound hales, exclusive of linters. That is 120.000 bales less than forecast after the last condition report in October. Production by states, with last year's crop figures for comparison, follow: 1916. 1915. Virginia 29.000 15,809 North Carolina.. 64G.000 699.494 South Carolina.. 920,000 1,133,919 Georgia 1,845.000 1.908.673 Florida 43.000 47.831 Alabama 625.000 1.020,839 Mississippi 800,000 953.965 Louisiana 440,000 341,063 Texas 3.775,000 3,227,480 Arkansas 1.145,000 816,002 Tennessee 37S.000 303,420 Missouri 62,000 47.999 Oklahoma 835.000 639,626 California 60.000 28.551 All others 8,000 7,149 INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS TO FOLLOW WAR CONSIDERED t Norfolk, Va.?Problems which the United States fares in its relations to the warring nations and which will oome with international reconstruction after peace, were the dominant notes of the discussion at the opening session of tho eighth annual convention of tho Southern Commercial Con- i gress. The speakers included Senator ! ^ Duncan I'. Fletcher of Florida, presi- j ^ dent of the congress; John Skelton Williams and others. ONLY GREGORY IS LIKELLY TO RETIRE FROM CABINET Washington. ? Every member of President Wilson's Cabinet with the possible exception of Attorney General Gregory 1* expected to remain in ofTico after March 4, when the president's second term begins. It. was learned definitely that all of them have been or will be asked to keep their posts. Reports concerning possible resignations have centered chiefly around Secretaries McAdoo, Houston and llakerr and Gregorv. ? j ' The J. J. CORNWELL J. J. Cornwell, Democrat, is the gov ernor-elect of West Virginia. Kiirwr IN ARABIA CASE ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SINKING BRITISH LINER WITHOUT WARNING. GERMANYSENDS NOTE TOU.S Note Over Incident Received by U. S. Officials Places Submarine Warfare issue on a Clear-Cut Serious Basis. ?No Quick Action. Washington.?Germany's acceptance of responsibility for the sinking without warning of the British liner Arabia, with the explanation that her subma rine i-uuiiiittiiuwr iouk iii? vuwhui lur an auxiliary warship, has brought the issue over submarine warfare to a more serious and clear-cut basis than anything that has happened since the threat of the United States to break diplomatic relations after the torpedoing of the channel liner near Sussex last April. The German note, which was made public by the state department, says if official data is furnished showing that the vessel was an ordinary passenger steamer, "this then would be a case of regrettable mistake from which the German government would promptly draw the appropriate consequences." It is assumed here that the consequences would be an expression of regret and offer of reparation for any injury or danger suffered by the Americans on board. The note has been referred to President Wilson, who is considering personally a review of recent German submarine activities to which the Arabia case comes as a climax. There probably will be no immediate action, as the state department first must clear up beyond question the exact status of the liner at the time of the attack. Then it will be for the president to decide the course to be followed. In official quarters the German explanation is regarded as weak and unsatisfactory, no weight being attached to the statements that the Arabia was painted like a transport and was following a route usually taken by transports, and that -the subma rine commander saw many Chinamen but no women and children aboard her. It is realized, however, that if official data finally establishes the innocent character of the vessel, in view of the Sussex case, virtually only one action remains open to the United States, and that would not bo taken until every possible consideration had been given Germany's position. MANY YOUNG WOMEN RECOGNIZE "OLIVER OSBORNE" New York.?Five more persons, including one young woman whom he married, rocognized in Charles H. \Va* tlio man they had known as "Oliver Osborne" or under some other name. Wax, who is held under $50,000 bail, as a material witness in u Federal case, was brought here from Chicago to clear the name of James W. Osborne, an attorney, who has been accused by Miss Rao Tanzer of breach OVER 50,000 FARMERS HAVE APPLIED FOR FARM LOANS Washington.?Officials of the farm loan board announced that more than 50,000 farmers have applied for mortgage loans aggregating approximately $150,000,000 or more than 17 times the amount of money which will be Immediately available for loans upon the organization of the 12 farm loan hanks. Most of the applications have come from the south and west. They still continuue to come in by hundreds evary day. ,v f S- 'vir^V * + ' i: ? FOR' FORT MILL, ANNOUNCES NEW RRITISH RIRINFT! UIIIIIWHI UIIUII1U I ' m OFFICIAL WAR CABINET COMPRISES MANY STRONG LEADERS OF ENGLAND. BALFOUR FOREIGN MINISTER Earl of Derby is War Secretary.?A. Bonar Law Asked to Act as House Leader and Member of War Cabinet Not Expected to Attend Regularly. London.?Official announcement lias j hepn made that the Government had ( been constituted, with a war cabinet comprising the following: Premier. David Llovd-Georgo; Lord President of the Council. Karl Cuizon, who also will be Government j leader in the House of Lords; Arthur j Henderson, Minister without port- ' folio, and Andrew Bonar Law, Chan- i i cellor of the the Exchequer, who has been asked by the Premier to act as leader in the House of Commons and also as member of the war Cabinet without being expected to attend reg- | ularly. ? The other members of the Min- [ istry, who are not in the war Cab- I p inet. are: Lord High Chancellor, Sir Robert Bannathyne Finlay. Secretary of State for the Home Department, Sir George Cave. Secretary of State for Foreien Af fairs, Dr. Arthur J. Balfour. 1 Seccretary of State for the Colonies, Walter Hume Bong. Secretary of State for War, the Earl of Derby. Secretary of State for India, Austen Chamberlain. . President of the Local Government Board, Baron Rhondda. President of the Board of Trade, Sir Albert Stanley. First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Edward Carson. Minister of Munitions, Dr. Christopher Addison. Minister of Blockade, Lord Robert Cecil. Shipping Controller, Sir Joseph Paton Maclay. President of the Board of Agriculture, Rowland E. Prothero. President of the Board of Education, Herbert A. L. Fisher. First Commissioner of Works, Sir Alfred M. Mond. Chancellor F. Duchy of Lancaster, Sir Frederick Cawley. Postmaster General, Albert Illingworth. ZONE SYSTEM FOR PAPERS PROPOSED IN POSTAL BILL Rates of Second Class Matter to be Greatly Increased Under New Territorial Division.?One Cent Postage on Local Letters. j Washington.?One cent nostage for , local first class mail deliveries, and , a zone system of rates for second class matter which is expected to greatly increase the charges for magazines anil t other periodicals having a nation-wide ' circulation, is provided for in the annual postoffice appropriation bill as virtually completed in committee. The 1 | moasure, carrying appropriations to- J taling about $"* 17,000,000, probably ' will be reported to the house next ' I week. , Under the one cent postage provis- ' ! ion the rate on letters and other mail ' i matters of the first class, when ilepos- f ited in any postoffice or branch post- ! office or letter box or postoffice in the delivery district, for delivery within the limits of the postoffice, city or ru- < ral delivery district, would be cut I in half. I The zone proposal for handling t newspapers and magazines, which i now pay a flat rate of one cent a i pound, is regarded as one of the < most radical changes in postage rates 1 in years. It divides the country into I eight zones, with rates chargeable ranging from one cent for 300 miles < to six cents for 1,800 miles or more. The bulk of daily newspapers, the | committee believes, will not be affect- ; ed. because they do not circulate be- < yond a 800-mile radius. j DEUTSCH LAN D DUE BACK IN U. S. EARLY IN JANUARY ' I New London. Conn.?The German 1 commercial submarine Detusrhland. ( which arrived in home waters, will make another trip to this port with- \ in the next few weeks, according to a statement by Paul G. L. Hllken. vice president of the Kastern Forwarding Company, American agents for the t undersea craft. He added that the , submersible would make regular trips i as long as the war continued. 1 WARNING MADE AGAINST E GIGANTIC NAVAL PLAN Washington.?Warning against undertaking too great a building pro- I gram in naval plants the next 18 j months is given in the annual report i of Rear Admiral Taylor, chief con- 1 tractor. Uecause of the shortage of t skilled labor resulting from the un- c precedent ed demands of private build- p ers. the admiral says, "additional new ( construction work must be undertak- c en at the navy yards with great care I and recognition of probable delays." [ / r Mi , S. C., THURSDAY, DECE1M FRANK B. KELLOGG New photograph of Frank B. Kelogg, wh owas elected United States enator from Minnesota, defeating Saniel W. Lawler. Mr. Kellogg is a tepublican. fEUTONS TAKE BUCHAREST rEUTONS CAPTURE CAPITAL OF RUMANIA AS CLIMAX OF BIG DRIVE. End of Conquest Comes Just 100 Days After Rumania Enters Into European Conflict.?Important Railway Junction Also Surrenders. Bucharest, the Capital of Rumania, s in the hands of the forces of the Central Powers. Exactly 100 days after the declaraion of war by Rumania against them inds the Teutonic Allies in control of ibout 50,000 square miles of Rumanan territory?virtually one-half of the Kingdom?running from the Transylranian Alps northwest of the Capital :o the Danube south of it, and a large ?art of Dobrudja, and probably still jn the heels of the retreating Russian tnd Rumanian armies which have jeen endeavoring to hold them back. Simultaneously with the announcement of the fall of Bucharest came :he news of the capture of the important railroad iunction of Ploerhtl lorth of the Capital, the conquest of which places in the hands of the invaders the last railroad in the west ind gives to them the head of the ine running northward to Jassy, where the Capital of Rumania is now dtuated. No details have as yet come through concerning the climax to the ;reat drive of the armies of General von Falkenhayn and Field Marshal von Mackensen, or whether the Rumanians or Russians succeeded enirely in making their escape behind he Bucharest line. Previous to the mnouncement of the capture of Bucharest and of Ploechtl unofficial advices had indicated that four divisons of the defenders were in a hazirdous position in tha region due west of Bucharest and in danger of being enveloped. The taking of Bucharest virtually completes the conquest by the Teutonic forces of the southern section of the Rumanian kingdom, embracing territory of more than 50.000 square miles and marks the culmination of in operation accounted by military commentators one of the most soundly conceived and brilliantly executed feats of the great war. From the hour when Field Marshal von Mackensen forced a crossing of he Danube and on November 24 set foot on Rumanian Roil nfTontlne a junction shortly afterward with General von Falkenhaven's armies, drlvinfc through Wallacbia from the west, there seemed little doubt of the ultimate fate of the Rumanian Capital. The relentless pressure of the Teutonic invading armies, with their prexmderance of heavy artillery proved too much for King Ferdinand's forces nice the Rumanian front was broken. iVARMING TO WATCH FOR U-BOATS AGAIN FLASHED New York.?Another warning to he merchant steamers of the Entente Ulies to beware cf German submainos was sent broadcast by wireless by a British cruiser off Sandy Hook. 5RYAN URGES ADOPTION OF DRY ITEM BY DEMOCRikTS Washington.?Reforms to which he lopes to commit the Democratic party ind to see accomplished within the lext four years were outlined by Wiliam Jennings Bryan at a dinner given n his honor by admirers among Dcmicratic officials and members of contress. Nationwide prohlbtlon he urgtd as most Important and other causes >n his list included woman suffrage by federal amendment, election of the iresldent by direct popular vote . LL T [BER 14, 1916. (labor officials ! HALT LABOR VOTE CONGRESSIONAL ACTION WILL AWAIT RESULT OF LEADER'S EFFORTS. ALLIANCE IS BEARING FRUIT Effort Being Made to Draft Substitute For All Forms of Compulsory Arbitration Which Will Be Agreeable to All. Washington.?Congressional action cn President Wilson's railway legislation program probably will await the result of determined efforts of labor leaders to draft a substitute for all forms of compulsory arbitration which will be agreeable to their followers, employers and the administration. The determination of the president to undertake making impossible by such law a situation as he faced last September in the railroad dispute hast > aroused labor to the greatest activity. , The unofficial alliance between tlio ' American Federation of Labor and the four railway brotherhoods arranged recently at Baltimore is bearing its first fruit in conference between representatives of both organizations to draft a plan that will shelve all compulsory arbitration bills. Congressional leaders are inclined to go slowly on the president's program pending announcement of labor's proposals, provided they are revealed during the present session of Congress. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, said that conferences already have taken place between brotherhood and Federation leaders, but that no concrete plan had been worked out. Hope exists, ,he said, that some plan can be drawn that will make congressional action unnecessary. "Organized labor," he said, "always will oppose any form of compulsory arbitration." If a scheme satisfactory to the workers is drafted. It is understood, it will be submitted to representatives of the railroads and other employers and to the president. Approval of it probably would mean that Congress would eliminate the compulsory arbitration feature from any legislation enacted. DEPORTATION OF BELGIANS BY GERMANS IS PROTESTED. united states Declares Germany's Policy to Be "Contravention of Humane Principles of International Practlve." Washington.?Tho American Government's formal protest to Germany against the depotation of Belgians for forced labor, as a violation of tho principles of humanity, was made public by the State Department. It was in the form of a note, cabled to Charge Grew at Berlin with instructions that he seek an interview with the German Chancellor and read it to him and was given out by the Department with the terse comment: "The interview has taken place." Officials refused to add to this statement, and so far as could be learned there has been no reply from Germany. All information available, however, indicates that the deportations are continuing, and it is known that through earlior informal representations Charge Grew learned that the German position was that the policy was a military necessity and not in violation of international law. JOSEPHUS DANIELS, JR., HONORED WITH OFFICE. New York.?Josephus Daniels, Jr., of Raleigh, N. C? was elected a vice president of tho National Young Men's Democratic League at its an nuftl meeting hero. Frank I). Shelley of New York waa elected president and William F. McCombs waa made chairman of the advisory committee. Letters from President Wilson and Mr. MoCormiek thanking the organization for its campaign work, were read at the meeting. FRENCH SHIP WITH CREW OF 718 LOST SAYS PARIS. Paris.?The French battleship Suffern .which left November 24 for L'Orient, a French naval station In Brittany, has not been heard from since the Minister of Marine considers the vessel lost with all on board. The Suffern was reported to have been damaged by shell fire when tho Allies tried to force the Dardanelles and she was sent to Toulon for repairs. She was of 12.750 tons and had a staff of 18 officers and 700 men NATION NOW REVERTS TO SOCIAL WORK SAYS WILSON. Washington.?Advocacy by President Wilson of a better "so al understanding," and *a warning by Samuel (lompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, against governmental regulation of the normal activities and personal relationships of the people, featured the session of the Conference on Social Insurance here under the auspices of tho International Association of Industrial Accident Board and Commisbiona. 1MES | HOSPITAL SHOWS PROGRESS I Report Shows Debts Greatly Reduced. Baptists Proud of Fine institution at Columbia. Columbia.?The third annual report i of the Baptist hospital, recently filed 1 ? I I ,,J nuuivn u . UDI'II-K, liruiviiuill RDYi ernor, who Is president of the board of ! trustees, pays high tribute to the ' | present superintendent. Louis J. Bris- | i tow. as well as to the surgeons and j 1 physicians, and. in addition. show that progressive strides have been ! I made in the past year. "At the time Ivouis J. Bristow assumed charge of the hospital 1G months ago." the re- . [ port says, "there was an accumulated debt of over $16,000. and at the close of the fiscal year the debt is only i i slightly over $2,000. Many improvements have been I made in the hospital during the year and the report enumerates the followI ing: Entire building painted, a modj ern and extensive X-Ray machine pur| chased; heating plant renovated; new dumb waiter installed in south building; a cystoscopic room fitted out; a new telephone system installed and many beds added. The extremely low death rate was pointed out in strong terms by the report, which said that out of 1.R97 persons admitted for treatment, which is an increase of 249 over last year, only 32. or about 2 per cent, died. The i total volume of business tranacted by 1 the hospital for the year was over $63,000, of which amount about $".1 ooo was "paid" work and about $7,000 free. "The Baptist hospital is 'Baptist' in name only," the report said. "It i is Baptist in management only, and | not denominational in benefits and blessings for the persons admitted for treatment represented 12 denomina' tions and this does not include those 1 represented by the some 200 or 300 patients who did not indciate their re ligious affiliations. Less than onei third of the 1,500 patients were of the Baptist church," The report says that the Baptist hospital has been placed on the regu- , lar benevolence schedule of nearly all the Baptist associations in the state and that the 1.100 Baptist churches in I the state are now contributing regularI lv to the Slir?t>Orf of tll? Inolllnllnn There are now 20 nurses in the training school. Reference is made to the need of a maternity ward, for which purpose C. K. Henderson, of Aiken, has contributed $1,000 as a starting fund. Charged With Killing Baby. Spartanburg?Charged with murder Mrs. Lydia Smith, lu years of age. her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Pittman, 50 years of age, and Fulton Pittman. 16 years of ! age, have been placed in the Spartanburg county jail. They are charged with having crushed the skull of a new born infant in Appalachie mill vil lage, Greer, following which, it is alleged. they stabbed the baby in the abdomen several times with a knife and then flung the corpse in a mill ' pond. It is alleged that clothing connecting the Smith-Pittman family with the crime was found upon the premises of the accused people. It is said that the State will show that Lydia Smith, the girl accused of being the mother, was absent front her employment from November 10 until November 20. The body of the child was discovered on November 28. It is charged that Fulton Pittman. the young man arrested with the two women, was intimate with Lydia Smith and an effort will be made to prove that he was the father of the dead child. Pittman is a son of the accused girl's step-father. Mrs. Smith was married on September 10 of this year to Fd Smith. Washington.?The house passed a hill providing for the establishment of flsli hatcherle* in mnnv nariu r*r ?.? country. South Carolina, (leorgia and North Carolina muat tight out which Is to secure a $50,000 appropriation for u migratory fish station ttao provision in the hill being that it shall be located on the coast of one of thesa states. 1 80UTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. A bank at Simpsnnville has placed in its lobby a large bulletin board to be used by its farmer customers for stating things they have for sale, such j as poultry, field products, live stock, etc. A larger acreago of small grain has been planted in Cherokee county this season than ever before. E. J. Watson attended the Southern Commercial conference in Norfolk this week. Charlie Parry, X year old child at Chester was burned to death when his clothes caught fire at an open fireplace. Much activity is now going on in Orangeburg for the establishment of j a hospital, a meeting has just been hold by the graduate nurses and other women interested in the Orangeburg hospital association. The creameries in South Carorlina are manufacturing ice cream. According to reports froni the Na- | ional Dairy Show, held in Springfield, Mass., two weeks ago, morn dairy- | men attended from South Carolina than from any other southern state, i The Springstein Mill of Chester has recently made a number of improvements for the benefit of its employes. A commodious community building has been thoroughly equipped. It has a large auditorium, at the rear of which are well lighted reading rooms and a library. There are modern baths. Fl 1 I . ' x $1.25 Per Year. WEEVIL MARCHES CLOSE TO RIVER THREE GEORGIA COUNTIES ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER NOW INFESTED. LETTER FROM STATF FYPFRT State Entomologist Worsham Saya Cotton Pest is Threatening Sea Island Industry. Columbia -The Mexican cotton boll weevil has infested three Georgia counties, bordering on South Carolina, namely Burke, KfTingham and Chatham. according to a letter received by K. J. Watson, cotnissloner of agriculture. from 10. Lee Worsham. stato entomologist of Georgia. "In Chatham county," says Mr. Worsham, "it appears to be only 15 miles from the Savannah river. The advance eastward this year has been about 150 miles and with a favorable seson next year the southern and western parts of your state will become infested by the weevil. "We are arranging to call a convention of the sea island growers of this state some time in January, for the purpose of having a heart to heart talk with them on sea island cotton and the boll weevil and we will be very glad indeed for the sea island growers of your state jttul Florida to meet with us. The experiments which we have conducted for a period of years on early fruiting varieties of sea island cottno are the only experiments that have l>oen conducted. Our results are very promising indeed and we are of the opinion that if the sea island grow < m ?4ii |iui?ui' nits proper course, tney run continue to grow some cotton, but there is a great danger of their becoming stampeded and trying to grow short cotton instead. This, as you knvw, will be very disastrous to the sea island industry. In view of the fact that Georgia. South Carolina and Florida raise all the hcr island cotton grown in this country, 1 feel that we ought to pull together and do everything in our power to save this industry. Will you be willing to cooperate with us and urge your sea island men to attend the convention at some central point some time in January? "You are going to find in your work in South Carolina that you are going to need all the help that you can possibly get from every conceivable source In convincing the farmers and business men that the boll weevil is a permanent and serious factor in cotton production. Your problem in South Carolina is identical with that of Georgia, and I hoj>e that whenever this department can be of service to your Rood people you will not hesitate to call on us." Dillon Boy Writes From Paris. Charleston.?A letter has boon received in South Carolina by a Charleston man from Paul Rockwell, a Dillon county boy, who with his lamented brother, Kiffen Rockwell, has made a hrillian record in aviation under French colors. Paul writes the first news of just how Kiffen camo to hia death, the victim of an explosive bullet, which ho received in the right breast, while attacking single handed a three-man German neroplano. Paul has been wounded aeverul times and the loss of an arm incapacitates liira from further military service. He writes of his marriage the first part of this month to a Parisian girl. He is now corresponding for several papers, his headquarters being Paris. Fish Hatching For This State. Few Violations Reported. Columbia. A. A. Richardson, state chief game warden, said a few days ago that reports he had received from game wardens throughout the state indicated that violations and accidents Thanksgiving day were few. Twentythree violations were reported, all of which were minor offenses. According to these reports, there wore only two accidents: James Howe, a small boy of Pickens county, was accidentally shot in the leg and J. Acy Todd was also accidentally wounded. Rock Hill Gets Contest, Greenwood At a meeting of the executive committee of the South Carolina Intercollegiate Oratorical contest held here a few days ago it was decided to hold the next contest in Rock Hill. The contest will be held on Friday, April 20. Iloth Greenwood and Rock Hill'made splendid offers r^r. M.o i.,? .....i : ...OK .11 m culty (hat the executive committee reached a decision. Every male college and university in South Carolina is a member of the association. Cuts State's Death Rate. Columbia.?"If each individual, who died was worth $500 to the state, then by saving the lives of 1,025 persons the state board of health has saved the state $512,500 on a total appropriation of $55,573.23," says James A. Ilayne, M.D., state health officer In his report for the legislature after calling attention to the decrease in the number of deaths from preventable diseases. "Wo claim that the state hoard of health has prevented these diseases," says Dr. Hayne. Liberal support for the state tuberculosis hospital