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p jypj.1, " FOET MILL TIMES .? Democratic- Published Thunxiavn M. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor Bp ' | - f/Jfe' I mm* <v ? fi-f, I*,.. ? ? tvf***** "in*r'* tiiniK '>n liv?* ip h <<? >?A1 oimm rKn??'*lll wnnln I) I I Mhtoi'l H)I 'ivrh in rt>RiTVMl o i o miritin' uhtnirUHf f(?r tMihlicniion. I i i ?? '.hf ??ihli<tb??r i-lvorMKinu p \ ??M r? ?? #! * '{ti'in TI ti? intor#?strf'. '*?!? ?!??? v '** * -%nrt '?>in iUtancr. Nr 11V? J it? ! i> -?! h<h|oMh'?- 'tt Korf Mill. S. r .nH II** I' 'M'lHi'i "r ' IM 'h?"v ? THURSDAY. FKK. 7. 11UX. Gnrdcns. C5:>i<:e< it e was rani'd on it! this cur n ri i'v as els* where throughout lord on ;m unE precedent (d sca'e in 11)17; hut what wjis dotto last \enri- as nothing compared with what will be required in 1018. Last spring the United States had ju ?t entered the war. Prices of foodstuffs, while considerably above what they had been in normal times, were notntng nae as high as they are today, and a sugar famine, scarcity of flour and salt, meatless days, etc., were things unknown. Today, though, the United States is j actively engaged in the war, and I is straining every nerve and every resource to bring about the defeat of autocratic Germany; and to accomplish this end this country must cheerfully j part with a large part of its food supplies in order that Allied Euiope may not suffer. Were j there no immense army to be raised to assist iii carrying the fight to the Germans the task I would not be so difficult; but agriculture in the United Slates th;s spring, like every othei fo) tn of industry, must undertake its lask with a greatly uenU fprl t'urpp r?t* liilirtrprs Tn irt> 1 back, then, to our opening statement: The people of the United States, and particularly of tin South, where entirely too little attention has been given to foodstuffs, must produce something to eat, or pay the penalty. A garden, even containing only a few square feet, will product wondrously, if given the proper attention; and every item of foodstuffs produced in thb fashion, no matter how tiny 01 inconsequential, will have its weight in solving the food prob lem. Last spring the people of this community became keenly alive at once to the situation and responded splendidly. more vegetables being produced that ever before. But bust year's results must be improved upon. There must be new gardens, and gardens that were worked las; year must be made to yield greater returns. It is a mos et hical situation that exists, and on y by thorough co-operation and the employment of every resource can the country weathei the storm and emerge happy, contented and victorious. Let's at once, without wait9 ing for favorable weather, take steps looking to this very important matter. No home without its garden, even though small, shouid he the goal aimed at, with sufficient production of beans, peas, canned lruits and vegetables, etc., to furnish the markets of the country. The property of the State will be assessed for taxation on a basis of 40 per cent, of the true valuation, the rate emolovcd in former years, in conformity with the wishes of the Legislature, according to a letter which was on Tuesday mailed to the County Auditors and Boards of Assessors of the State. The rescinding of the resolution adopted at the auditors' meeting in Columbia December 21>, 11)17, was the result of the resolution adopted by the Legislature a few days ago. # 1 One rat will, it is estimated, eat or spoil four busiiels of ^rain a >ear.' It costs $2 or $2 a year to feed a rat on your place. Mr. T. Heyward Merritt, of Rock Hill, was a visitor here last .Friday. I * The German working people, | the civilian population, says an j ? xchunge, seems at last about t(. rise against the will of jhe war lords. and are demanding peace. We have believed for a long time ? i ^ it* * i 'naL tnis wouia ne a result, soon or late to appear. Its coming' marks another stage in German's downfall, that is, the downfall of autocratic rule Ripger than a defeat at the front is this reverse being now sufe'cd by tl e Gorman aut.lvn?ies, f?> mwave will continue to riso'hitrhe * ami higln r. untii it will nsrilj tlie whole emp re. Nearly half a million l ave l?e* n on st?ike in Merlin alone, ,ami tho i-t ike s spr? aline: to the confines of t e G? rman empire. It would suiI ?is?? us not one hit to see a con' l?-fe ovtr'hrow of the present rvprime in (J. rmany through this movement which now se< ins to he gaining ground so rapidly. V _ hatiwns at War. Kvery now ami then s >iik,oik? wants to know what i aliens are a war wiih Germany. The list up to this good hour, as the ministers would say, is given below. Cut it out and paste it up somewhere. The nations actually at w ir with Germany are seventeen j in number. Their names and the dates on which they declared wir are as follows' Serbia ... July 28, 1914 Russia, Aug. 1, 1914 France, Aug. 3, 1914 Great Britain Aug. 4. 1914 Montenegro, Aug. 7, 1914 Belgium, Aug. 14. 1914 Japan Aug. 23, 1914 Italy, May 23, 1915 Portugal. March 10. 1916 Rumania, Aug. 28. 1916 United States, April 6. 1917 Cuba, April 7, 1917, Panama. April 7. lfll7 Greece, June 29, 1917 Siam July, 22. 1917 Liberia, Aug. 7, 1917 China, _ ..Aug. 14.1917 San Marino is at war with Austria-Hungary. The nations that have severed olations with Germany and the date of the break are as follows: I Brazil April 11. 1917 Bolivia, April 13, 1917' Guatemala..*.... April 28. 1917 Honduras. _ May 18. 1917 Nicaragua, May 19, 1917 Haiti, June 19. 1917 , Costa Rica, Sept. 21. 1917 Peru. Oct. 5 1917 Uruguay, Oct. 7, 1917 j There are nine of these and counting the seventeen at war here are twenty-six nations opposing Germany. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real estate in Fort Mill and the township were recorded in the office of the county auditor during the j month of January: E. B. Cook to Knox Windie, ' 8(>.5 acres, consideration, $5,310. John R. Logan, C. C. C. Pis.. ! to James H. Sutton, 1 lot, consideration, $1,000. John R. Logan, C. C. C. Pis., to S. L. lVleacham, 1 lot, consideration, $1,800. John W. Gunn to W. E. Kimbrell, 1 lot, consideration. $500. Governmpnt Will Holn r* "The Federal government is going to help to the extent pf j #17,000 on that three miles ot ; concrete road between Rock Hil. (and the river bridge," said | County Supervisor Boyd yesterday. "We tried to get governrrmnt assistance between Rock "till I and York\ille." Mr. Boyd went on. "but tailed, and although our application lor help on tile i Rock Hill-Catawba bridge road was fourth on the list, it was the j hrst to be granted. So tar it" is me only application that has been granted." The Rock Hill-River bridge road is to be tour nines long ?one nnle within the corporate limits | ox Kock Hill and the other three miles irom the corporate limits ot Kock iiiil to the river biid^e. i luc iuaU nas already been graueu i and will require but a small i , Miiiuuui ui surfacing before n is ic-auy lur the concrete bed. in'is concrete bed, Mr. Boyd explained, will be fourteen feet wide, and he thinks it will cost pretty close to $10,000 a mile. The # national government is helping on the recommendation of the State highway commission. The work of the chaingang is to be counted in the i county's half of the expense and | the balance is to be made up by private subscriptions. Altogether the cost of the three n iles will be close to $35,000. "I am inclined to think," said' Mb jrKfr B w- \ZMrlr\^BB * B r\l; x ; */ ^k -.sf&M P > l v ^ BEGINNING Supervisor Boyd, "that the State highway commission was influenced in its decision by the fact that the Catawba bridge, ...I I * I I t ? vvneii cumpieteu, win oe tne only highway bridge across the river between the North Carolina line and Camden. The Camden bridge is in process of construction, only, and may or may not be completed before ours. Then also, this concrete road will be an important link in the highway between Charlotte and Columbia." BANKS THEIR VICTIMS NEAT SWINDLE PRACTICED ?V PAIR OF ROGUES. Man With Certified Check, and Fat "Detective," Make a Handsome Sum Easily and Run Small Risk of Detection. A tall, well-dressed young ma* strode vigorously Into a larbe bank. He walked to one of the glass-covered . desks, took from his pocket a piece of j paper, scribbled something upon It and went to the paying teller's window. "I would bo obliged if you will give me that in now fifties." said the young man with a certain air of positiveness. It was a certified check for $850. Tho paying teller examined It, recognized tho signature of the bank and counted out 17 new $50 bills and slipped a little rubber band around them. Just as the tall man started from tho window with his money In his overcoat pocket a shorter, older and fatter man edged up alongside of him. "If you move a step or say a word j i u snoot you ror the crook you are," ] said the stout one. At the same time he shoved a pistol against the side of the younger man and handed a card through tho window to the paying teller. "Pinker ton" was there In big type and below a man's name ns special detective. "This fellow," said the man with the man with the gun. "is a counterfeiter wanted in Cincinnati. Now hand back that money," he said to "the captured criminal. The little sheaf of new fifties was returned. "If you will let mo take that check j I'll do the rest," added the detective, | and the obliging teller returned It. There had been no noise, no excite mcnt and no observers to this odd transaction. When the pair left the hank they didn't go to a police station, but to another bank not 200 feet away. There they went through exactly the same performance?got 17 nice new $50 bills, banded the little bundle back and also got their alleged bogus check. And from this second Dank they went to six others In the space of less than an hour. I^ter in the day when counting up their cash eight bank tellers made a remarkable discovery. Each one w^is shy, as the poker players say. exactly $150. What happened was this: While the stout confederate posing as a detective went through his role, the oth er slipped three of ihe $50 bills from the rubber bound sheaf and returned not 17. but only 14. Unless you stop to count thein. 14 new bills feei and look as much like 17 as one guinea pig looks like another. It was done so quickly the tellers didn't seem to think it neces sary to count the returned cash. As for the check for $850. it was really genuine and the swindlers got ha *k that money before leaving town wl'h their $1,200 in those nice new fifties.? Philadelphia Eedger. LOPSIDED FLIGHT. Aide (riding furiously up)?General, the enemv has oaptureil our left winp. What shall we do? General?Fly with the othei. Coming SAr ANOTHER BIG WIS JjHp 'Vengeance and With thj (ireatest Stars in William 1 sweeping valleys <>l the mk pled with men, and women, rope aiut snoot. A thiobbin; ^1 lives prccioas enough 10 tii*I ^^ Lv his and k AT THE MAJESTIC NEXT S Make a Hard Job Easy j By Buying at the | Carolina Bargain House I Good Groceries shaved to the last cent of pro- | tit and stay in business. *jj Men's Shoes, good grade, $l.HO to $4.HO. ! Woniens' Shoes, $1.60 to the finest at $5.50. ; Shoes like your sweetheart wears at $4.40. Children's Shoes, 25c to $2.45. Good Ginghams, fast colors, 20c yd. " A world of Notions and Toilet Goods, Etc., and hundreds of articles in the 5c, 10c, 25c Dept. We will try to get moved,*both stores together,:! this week. ^ COME IN and talk it over these had days. j| Won't be mad if you don't buy. j" Carolina Bargain House, |? B. M. LEE, Proprietor. i I O O A Y l "The Cook ot Canyon Camp," 11 Majestic Theatre. ; If V~,, l-I~J .-? ii iuu i iau iu 1 ~ ????????????? Borrow Money t You cannot borrow a dollar without credit. Is your credit established any where? One of the best ways to establish your credit is to have an account at the Savings Bank. Build it stead ily and show by your transactions that you are a safe loaning risk. The Savings Bank welcomes accounts of responsible people who desire to establish their credit. You can not do it in a week or a month, however?you've got to start and build it up. Why not start to establish your credit here now? 4 PerCent Interest Paid on Savings. * The Savings Bank \ Send Your Next Order For JOB printing! To the Fort Mill Times. f. rURDAY JEN=* TERN SERIAL, ?ll I the Woman' J1BH1 Duncan SATURDAY HHHHBRHHHDHHHiHGHIVRSHBflBSDHKIiOb. aMKEHlf ?^lsK2CS5?)J8ffB82HDf? fl Phone BETTER Than Expected Quick I 37 Thank You. Service ? Our GREAT VALUES in General Merchandise have for li the past 4 weeks given us more business than we expected in the beginning. We are today better prepared to take care of your orders as our stock is nearer complete and more new goods arriving daily. See us when you want High Class Merchandise FOR LESS. A good buyer-EXPENSES LESS. "SEE?" No space for Prices ?Come and see. ? ?? I ? Potts Supply Company 1 JNO. S. POTTS, Manager., $ Is Looking for You. | We Take a Delight I - In pleasing the particular house- ^ keeper. For a general stock of : groceries of tested merit we believe ^ that our store cannot he out-classed. ^ Our prices are always at the bottom ^ and we are prepared to serve the ^ public with the best of everything in ^ our line. i Phone us your wants. We are a I- ^ ways "011 the job." . r Parks Grocery Co., Phone 116 Is],Your Money Supporting ; the Government? t At this critical period in our history our mani'factur ers are offering their mills, and our young men are of- ^ fering their services to the United States government. Would you like to do your share and help by putting f your mouey where it will support the New Federal Re serve Ranking System, which the Government has es tablished to stand back of our commerce, industry and agriculture? You can do this by opening an accoune with us, as t part of every dollar so deposited goes directly into the t new system, where it will alwavs h<? wa/iu f? ... ? _ ?- juu when wanted. in , I, First National Bank | VV. B. ARDREY, J. L. SPRATT, V-Pres. | President. Acting Cashier. 2