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STILL INPR06RESS
8PIRITED AGGRESSIVE 18 BEING
HOTLY PRE8SED BY ITALIAN8
AND THEIR ALLIES.
LOST 6R0UND IS REGAINED
Important Sector* Lost In Initial Con*
flict Wrested From Enemy in Fast
and Furious Fighting.
Not alone are the Italians and their
British and French comrades-in-arms
holding In check the Austrian offen.
slve along the greater part of the 100mlle
battle fror.t from the region
southeast of Trent to the Adriatic sea.
but they themselves have turned aggressors
on some of the more important
sectors, especially in the mountain
regions.
Counter-attacks In the hill country
on the north at several points have
resulted in the occupation by the allies
of ground won from them in the
initial onslaught and the rectification
of their lines, while a stiffening of the
front along the Plave river has made
impossible, for the time being, at least
further fording of the stream by the
enemy.
Hard fighting still is In progress,
however, with the Austrlans bringing
the strongest kind of pressure to bear
against the allied armies on both
northern and eastern parts of the battlefield
in an endeavor to reach the
lines and gain access in force to the
plains.
The strokes of the enemy are particularly
violent on the Montello plateau.
the highest bit of ground along
the middle reaches of the Piave, the
capture of which would give him com
mand of the roads leading through
Treviso to Venice and a fairway westward
through the province of Treviso.
The Italians are inflicting heavy
casualties on the troops of Emperor
Charles which crossed the river at
this point.
To the south from St. Andrea to
Fossalata. respectively, the northern
and southern flanks of the famous
Zenson loop where last year the Aus
trians effected a crossing of the Piave.
only later to be driven back with
sanguinary losses, and from Fossalata
to San Dona dl Piave the fighting
also is of a violent character, with the
Italians heroically and successfully,
according to the Rome war office,
holding the line of the river.
Between Chandelu and the Zenson
loop where the Austrians crossed the
Piave in Saturday's fighting, the Italians
have driven them back to the
river bank and are endeavoring to
pusn them across the atream. The
latest Austrian official communication
records the ftain of additional ground
west of San Dona di Plave and the
. capture of the village of Capo Sile,
' on the eastern edge of the Lagoon
region in the provinces of Venetia and
about 20 miles from the city of Venice
itself.
GAS BEING USED BY GERMANS
IN MUCH LARGER PROPORTIONS
With the American Forces on the
Marno.?The Germans have begun
using gas to a greater extent along
this front than tWy have done heretofore.
The Bois de Relleau came in
for its share, but notwithstanding the
heavy gas and other shelling the
American lines remain intact.
An American patrol crossed the
River Marne last night east of Chntenu
Thlerr yand at once established
contact with the Germans. After an
exchange of shots the Americans re.
crossed the river snfely by means of
boats.
To the west the Germans have
taken to drenching certain localities
with mustard iras. One nf th??o nia<.o?
Is Belleau wood, the Germans apparently
thinking that this was the only
way to drive the American troops out.
But It was not. for they are still holding
their .positions and at the same
time are giving the enemy clouds of
American gas to worry about.
STRUGGLE WITH DEATH
BY CREW OF SUBMARINE
London.?Harrowing details of the
destruction of one of the largest and
more recently constructed German
submarines are given in a dispatch
9* from a neutral correspondent. The
U-boat struck a mine and out of the
crew of 40 only two survived on
reaching the surface after a terrible
struggle with death for an hour and
a half, twenty fathoms below the surface.
Some of- the crew committed
suicide having lost all hope.
IMMEN8E ESTATE OF
WEALTHY WIDOW SEIZED
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Washington.?The entire estate In
min ruuu i ry Ul ram. rtlliy ItUHCn,
widow of Adolphus Bunch, late millionaire
brewer of St.* Louis. Mo., has
been taken over by the government
under "the alien property law. This
fact became known in connection
with the -eturn to America of
Mrs. Busch, who has been living in
Germany for several years. The government
has not yet appraised the
property.
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Mist Willie Duncan, a niece of Representative
William D. Oliver of Alabama,
hopes to gst to France by becoming
proficient as a radio operator.
WAR CROSS FOR U.S. SOLDIERS
FIERCE RESISTANCE OF ALLIED
FORCE8 HAVE CHECKED ENEMY
FOR TIME AT LEAST.
Amrlcan Forces Successfully Repulse
Heavy German Attack, and Inflict
8evere Losses on Enemy.
The offensive movements of the
; Germans between Montdldler and
Noyon and from south of the Oise
river to the easlorn frir.ge of the forest
of Villcrs Votterets apparently
' are on the wane. In the former reg'on
the fierce resistance of the French
and the allied forces, for the time
being at least, have checked the enemy
at all points and on some sectors
the allies have even turned vigorously
upon the foe and forced him to cede
ground he had trained.
Only one attempt apparently was
made by the enemy to better his positions
near Montdldler. Here he
launched a violent counter-attack
from Courcelles to the north of Mery
?a front of about a mile and a half?
but was badly cut up by the fire of
the allied guns and forced to retreat,
leaving numerous dead and wounded
on the field.
East of Soissons they pentrated to
the village of Laverslnn. hut ?ipp? nn.
\ able to advance on any of the other
sectors, although at one time north of
Courcy French trenches were entered
under the force of the impact.
A counter-attack resulted In these
trenches being recaptured almost Immediately.
The sole result of the enemy's attack
on the Montdldier-Noyon line up
to the present is that he has by the
violonce of his attacks east of the
Olse and the forced retreat of the
French from the region west of the
stream, blotted out the awkward
Noyon salient and brought the battle
front more into direct alignment with
; that beginning at the Aisne. And a
terrible price has been paid by the
Germuns for this roctiflflcation of the
< line.
I The Germans again have endeavored
to force the Amer'cans from positions
captured northwest of rhntna..
Thierry, but again met with defeat
I American officers and men to the
number of 108, fighting on the Toul
sector, have been awarded the French
war cross for braverv and fidelity.
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GERMANY TO EXTEND
THE DANGER ZONE
According to an unofficial report
emanating from Berlin, the German
admiralty is to declare the wnters off
the American coa^t from Mexico to
Cannda n danger zone
L<ondon.?The German admiralty intends
to declare the eastern coast of
the United States a danger zone and
will warn neutral shipping, says a
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
from Amsterdam, quoting reports received
from Berlin.
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FOR UNION OF MEXICO
AND UNITED STATES
New York.?Manuel Carpio, editor
of La Voz de la Revolution of Yucatan
and El Triumto 01 Havana, speak
ing for the editors of Mexico, now
here as the guests of the United
States government, at a luncheon
given in their honor by the Pan-American
Society, said that fo- his country
and his colleagues he made the "pro
, fession of faith that a union of Mex|
ico and the United States would be
| one in intent and faith in the future."
POSTAL TELEGRAPH CO.
WAIVES ITS RIGHTS
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Now York.?Official announceemnt
that the Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
at the request of President Wilson had
"waived its right during the war to
j discharge employes who joined a
1 union" was made in a message, signI
ed by Edward Reynolds, vice president
and general manager. This message
was Issued after Clarence H.
Mackey, president, had telegraphed
! President Wilson, "we cannot but re,
apond to your reuqest." J
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TORT MILL, S. C., THXJ]
PARI V PYTPMQinM
unilLI LAILI1UIUI1
DRAF1 AGE LIMIT
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RAPID EXHAUSTION OF MEN IN
CLASS 1 MAKE8 ACTION
IMPERATIVE.
PRQPOSED.AGt LIMIT 17 TO 45
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Of 3.0000,000 Wanted 2.000,000 Will Be
Registrants, Remainder Volunteers
and National Guards.
Washington.?Three million Americans
will h? nnHor nrmn >>? A..
gust 1 the senate military committee
was told today by Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
| Extension of the age limits in the
' army draft will be necessary. General
Crowder said, if the present rate of
calls is continued. He estimated that
all the men in class one would be exhausted
soon after next January 1.
General Crowder said that 1,347.000
of the 2,428.000 men placed in class
one already have been called to the
colors. He estimated that some 400.000
additional men for the first class
will be secured from the men registered
last June 5 and that another
200,000 will be added by the classification
of men in the re-examination of
the questionnaires now being made.
Requisition from the draft to complete
the 3,C?0,000 by August 1, General
Crowder said, have been made,.
Of these, 2,000,000 will be draft registrants
and the others volunteers and
national guardsmen.
I "Everybody thinks there will be
uoavy iHii8 uuring me nrsi six months
1 of 1919," was a significant statement
made by Qeneral Crowder.
General Crowder approved the general
principle of the bill Introduced
by Senattor France, extending the registration
ages from 18 to 45 years,
theeby providing additional men for
military and industrial service. He did
not approve ofthe age limits fixed in |
j the bill.
After outlining the plans of the war ;
department for additlornals. General i
Crowder sai dthat at the present rate
i class one will be exhausted by the end '
of the present year and that unless,
the age limits are extended and an- j
other registration held, it will be nec- j
| essary early next year to call men in i
class two and probably soon there- j
I after in class three.
Final figures of classification of the
first registration totaling 8,689.447,
were given. The registrants were
shown to have been divided as follows:
Class one, 2 428.729; class two.
509.666; class three. 427.870; claBS
four. 8,483,226; class five. 1.839,856.
General Crowder submitted figures \
I duuwiuk intj progress 01 me aran tnis l
year. A total of 1.347.512 men. all
from class one. will have been called
by the end of July, divided by months
as follows: January 23.288; February
83.779; March 132.484; April 174.-I
377; May 360.230; June 283.354; July
290.0000.
BEGINNING AUSTRIAN DRIVE
ALONG 75 TO 100 MILE cRONT
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| The long nwaite dAustrlan offensive
1 against the Italians has begun. On
the Italian front for a distance of
from 75 to 100 miles, Austrian troops
and heavy artillery are endeavoring
to break down the resistance of the
Italians, who are aided by French and
British forces.
The Italian premier. Vittorio Or!
lando, announced in the chamber of
' deputies that tthe Italian troops were
everywhere "resisting magnificently." >
The last great Austro-German offensive.
hegun fn October. 1917. rolled
hack General Cadorna's line from the
Isonzo front and along the Venetian
plain. More than a million enemy
troops participated in this operation.
and it was not for nmnv u*f??il/a ?>,??
the Italians were able to stay the
advance. About the middle of November
the lave battle began along a
ninety-mile front in northern Italy
and French and British troops were
hurried to reinforce the shaken Italian '
army.
LARGE NUMBER WANTED WITH
GRAMMAR SCHOOL EDUCATION
Washington. ? A call for 16.G30
draft registrants of grammamr school
education and qualified for general
n.ilitary service has been made on the
vnrious states. The men. of whom
1 2G1 are to be negroes will be sent
to schools and colleges for training.
The entrainment date was set for
July 1. but the call will be held open
for volunteers until July 21. If on |
thnt date enough are not obtained,
hoards authorized to draft remainder.
TWO MORE SHIPS
SUNK BY U-BOATS
Washington.?Germany's sea wolves
have sunk two more neutral vessels In
American waters. The latest victims
of the raiders which first made their
apearance off the Atlantic coast some
three weeks nro are the sailing ship
Kringsjaa and the bark Samoa, both
Norwegian. The crew of tne former
has been picked up bv an American
warship, which is bringing them to ar.
Attlantic port, and that of the latter
I was landed at Norfolk.
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1SDAY, JUNE 20, 1918
MAJ. GEN. W. A. H0LBR00K '
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MaJ. Qen. Wlllard A. Holbrook haa
been placed In command of the
Southern department of the army, with
Southern headauartere In 8an Antonio.
He was detailed before that as a brigade
commander at Camp Sherman, and
prior to that was chief Instructor of ,
military art at Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
ALL ATTEMPTS SO FAB FAILED
FIVE GERMAN DIVISIONS USED
IN COUNTER ATTACK AGAIN8T
UNITED STATE8 TROOPS.
Fierce Fighting Continues Wten
Fringe of Wood Northwest of
Boureschues Is Reached.
Ixmdon.?"The Germans are taking I
seriously the American thrust at the i
apex of their line in the Clignon val- j
ley (northwest of ChAteau-Thierrvt !
and thus far haje used Ave divisions
in attempting to counter it, but en- i
tirely without success," Reuter's cor- 1
respondent at French headquarters
telegraphs under Tuesday's date.
"Two fresh divisions were thrown at
the American center at Bouresches 1
this morning in a fruitless attempt to l
recapture the village. 1
"Trusting to the deep woods north- 1
west of the village and the twisted
spur of a hill to conceal them, the 1
leading divisions advanced in mass
formation. They, however, were observed
from the Bois de Balleau and
were brought under a destructive hail
of shrapnel before they could deploy. 1
The fire was so severe that the attack 1
nan umuigtiiiizea ana no progress j '
could be made for some time. j 1
"When the Germans did succeed In
penetrating the defense tney were
met with such enthusiasm in cold '
steel that their only choice was death
or surrender.
"In the capture of the wood to
the northwest of Bouresches the 1 ,
Americans had to deal with machine ' ,
gun nests, a game to which they are !
becoming expert. Gun after gun was j
captured and turned upon its late pos- | '
sessors and the advance never was j (
materially delayed. ]
"Fierce fighting continued when the \
fringe of the wood was reached, the |
Germans being ufruld of the open , ,
slopes behind them and over which j j
their retreat had to be conducted. :
When at last they broke from the (
cover of the wood they came under a
tempest of bullets. Surrender being i
Impossible they turned and ran, but
very few reached ground where they
could find refuge." t
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FRENCH EXACT TERRIBLE *
SACRIFICE FROM GERMANS 1
With the French Army in France.? ! t
On a width of battlefront 3,000 yards I I
in extent no fewer than four German , I
divisions (more than 50.000 mpni 11
wore preparing ta hit a hard blow *
vhon the French' launched a highly ?
successful counter attack southeast of ^
Montdidler. The density of the s
German troops was fatal for t
them because the entente allied artil- I
lery, machine guns, riflemen and avi- 1
ators were able to aim at point blank 1
range into these musses of men. This I
concentrated fire did terrible execu- '
tion. j t
HOUSE COMMITTEE C
GROWING IMPATIENT)
Washington.? \;embers of the house '
ways and means committee are grow- <
iug impatient over the fact that most *
of the witnsses appearing to discuss r
the new revenue legislation have come 1
with pleas for exemption from war r
taxation. The occasion was a sugges- t
tion by Albert H. Reeves, representing 1
the national automobile chamber of e
commerce, that new taxes be placed r
upon the automobile-owner instead t
of the manufacturer. t
CHASED BY SUBMARINE C
TO AMERICAN COAST
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An Atlantic Por .?Chased by a sub- |
marine practically to the entrance of P
the Virginia capoa, subjected to an 1 v
Ineffective shell fire, and narrowly ma- 8
neuvering outside the path of a tor- J e
pedo, was the experience of the Amer- it
lean steamship Edward Pierce, which ^
irrived in this port several days ago. ' c
)nly skilful and resourceful seaman- a
.hip. as well as speed, saved the ves- a
8el from falling prey to the Hun sea f
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JDASIIC CHANGES
MADEINDRAFTLAW
BY NEW REGULATIONS ANTEWAR
MARRIAGES NO CLAIM
FOR EXEMPTION.
REVISED DEPENDENCY CLAIMS
Claims for Dependency Allowed for
Children Born or Unborn Before
June 9, 1918.
Washington.?Marriage since the
enactment of the selective draft law
no longer will ho oooo..to.i ?
? w? ..... wv wvvv|?w.u cx n idUBO
for exemption from military service,
except in the cases of men who have
become of aae since June 5, 1917. who
may be exempted if they married before
January 15. 1918.
Depeideucy claims on account
of children of such mnrriages will be
allowed where children are "born or
unborn before June 9. 1918."
Following is an oraer sent to all
state draft executlvee:
"Please promulgate at once to local
boards the following important
amendment to the selective service
regulations:
"Rule 5, Section 72, SSR. is amended
to read as follows:
"Rule 5A. The fact of dependency
resulting from the marriage of a registrant
who has become 21 years of
age sSnce June 5, 1917. and who has
married since the date of the introduction
of the joint resolution in Congress
requiring his registration, to
wit. Jannnrv IS loiu ...111 ~ "
... ?. j ?V| avau, miii ut* uiarti*
garded as a ground for deferred classification.
"B. If a registrant who has attained
the age of 21 since June 5. 1917,
and who has contracted marriage sub'
sequent to the date of the enactment
of the selective service lnw. to wit.
May 15, 1918, claims deferred classification
on the ground of dependency
resulting from his marriage, the fact
of dependency resulting from his marriage
will be disregarded as a ground
Tor deferred classification unless the
dependent is a child of the marriage,
born or unborn on or prior to June
9, 1918, in which case such a registrant
upon satisfactory proof being
made shall be classified in Class 2.
"C If a registrant, other than one
who has attained the age of 21 years
since June 5. 1917, who has contracted
marriage since May 18. 1917,
claims deferred classification on the
ground of dependency resulting from
his marriage, the fact of dependency
resulting from his marriage will he
disregarded as a ground for deferred
classification unless the dependent is
a child of the marriage, born or unborn
on or before June 9. 1918, in
which case a registrant upon satisfactory
proof being made shall be placed
in Class 2.
"I). Nothing contained in this
amendment to Rule 5 shall be construed
as requiring the transfer to
Class 2 of any registrant who has
been finally classified in Class 1 on
the affirmative finding that his marriage
since May 18, 1917, was made
with the primary view of evading military
service."
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S AMIENS WITH CHANNEL
COAST THE OBJECTIVE?
The impresion is rapidly strengthsning
that the stage is almost set for
enewal of the German main thrust
it the British around Amiens with the
hannel coast as the objective.
Belief has never wavered among the
najority of officers here that the real
mrpose of the German general staff
ias ben from the first to cut the alied
armies apart by a drive that
vould carry them to the channel; that,
irrlved at that goal, massed attacks
vould be hurled against the northern
lector for the purpose of destroying
ho Britsh army while a strong defense
was maintained against the
"reach to the south. The thrusts at
\nris have been looked upon as well
danned and executed feints designed
o weaken the Amiens front before the
inal effort should be made there.
5'BRIEN THE TOUGHEST
AMERICAN AIRMAN
San Antonio, Tex. ? Lieut. Pat
3'Brien, British royal flying corp9.
vho survived a battle wtih four Gernan
airplanes, was taken prisoner,
eaped from a moving train, wandered
nore than two mon'hs through enemy
fMTitory and who finally reached Hoi- !
and. Is suffering a broken nose, causd
by the second fall of his adventuous
career, which resulted when he
ook liberties with a student training
ype of airplane at Kelly field.
iERIOUS COAL SHORTAGE
EXPECTED NEXT WINTER
St. Paul. Minn.?The coal shortage ,
irobably will be more keenly felt this
rinter than last, according to repre*
entatives of the United Mine Workrs'
Union of America, who are atending
the a?inual convention of the
imerican Federation of labor. Diaussion
of the coal situation arose
fter a resolution requesting the federtion
to lend its efforts to obtain coal
or the New England district had beqjj
doptcd.
1MES
WIN BYJFFENSNE
Such Must Be Plan of Victorious
Army, Says Foch.
Allied Generalissimo Declares Well Oa>
ganized Reserves, Delivering Bludgeon
Blow at Proper Time and
Place Will Destroy the
Enemy.
London.--Victory can be won in the
1 end ouly by the army that takes the
offensive, aud success In this depends
on husbanding and instructing the reserves.
So declares Geueral Koch Is
the weekly journul, the Field.
"Modern wart'ure, to arrive at its
end and to impose its will on the enemy,"
General Foch says, "recognizes
only one means?destruction of the
enemy's organized forces.
ii ur uiuieriiiKPS ana prepares this
destruction by battle, which brings
about the overthrow of the adversary,
disorganizes his command, destroys his
| discipline, and nullifies his units as
; far as their fighting power Is con*
cerned.
No Victory In Defense.
"Our first axiom must be that to
achieve Its object a battle must not bo
I purely defensive. A purely defensive
battle, even well conducted, does not
| result In a victor and a vanquished. It
Is simply a game that must be begun
i over again.
"From this It is an obvious corollary
! that an offensive, whether started at
the beginning of an action or whether
' It follows the defensive, cnn only give
1 results, and. In consequence, must alI
ways be adopted at the finish.
"To maintain our position Is not
| synonymous with being victorious and
even prepares for a defeat. If we remain
where we are and do not pass to
| the offensive to tlx the direction of atj
tack, to guard against the plans of the
I enemy, and prevent him from carrying
| out the same maneuver, we must un;
dertake to carry on and sustuln numeri
ous combats, ench with determined
! aim.
All Depends on Reserve.
"But since there remains no doubt
; thnt decisive attack is the very keyI
stone of a battle, all other actions
which make up a battle must be envisaged,
considered, organized, proi
vided with forces in the measure In
which they will prepare, facilitate, and
i guarantee development of n decisive
attack characterized by its muss, Its
surprise. Its speed, and for which. In
! consequence, it Is essential that there
shall be the maximum reserve force
| possible of troops of maneuver.
"The reserve?that is to say, the
prepared bludgeon?Is organized and
kept eurefully instructed to execute
the single act of battle from which results
are expected?namely, the decisive
uttack.
Surprise, Mass and Speed.
"Reserves must be husbanded with
the most extreme parsimony so that
the bludgeon may be strong enoug . to
make the blow us violent as possible.
Let loose at the finish, without any
J lurking Idea of saving them, with a
well thought out plan for winning the
battle at a point chosen and determined,
reserves are thrown In all together
In an action surpassing In vlo-,
lence and energy all other phases of
battle, an action with proper characteristics?surprise,
mass, and speed.
All our forces really participate, either
by preparing It or by carrying It out.
"In this, our supreme aim, we must
j not be deceived by appearances. Although
theory fails when applied by
: feeble hands and when accessories obscure
the main principle, history and
reason show us that In battle there la
| a single nrgument which is worth while
I ? namely, decisive attack, which le
alone capable of assuring the desired
' result?the overthrow of the adversary."
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Inverted Point of Vi?w.
There was a rush of wind, a cloud of
dust, and the car rushed on, leaving
the old gentleman sprawling in the
roadway. He picked himself up and
i dashed up to a policeman, yelling excitedly
:
"That motorcar knocked me down !"
The policeman took out a businesslike
notebook and said:
"I)ld you notice the number, sir?"
"Yes," said the injured one. "It
was number 00."
Just then another policeman, who
had seen the accident, came hurrying
up and said:
"No, no! The number's 99. This
gentleman wns standing on hln heud
when he noticed it!"
YA/ r? 1/ TU?*? YA/III D
Some young people are satisfied If
they are doing work that will "pass."
The.v are conscious of its defects, but
if those are passed over without a
challenge, they feel that they have
done well enough. That is a mistake.
We cannot he perfect, hut wn should
not t?e satisfied with imperfections.
Set your standard at the highest. See
that nothing passes you that does not
represent your best.?Girls' Companion.
Made Him Devout Christian.
Gen. Lew Wallace said that before
writing "lien Hur" he had no fixed religious
convictions, hut as the story
grew and the Christ figure assumed
reality his whole life was affected by
it and when the work was ornpleted
he found himself for the first time in
his life a devout Christian.
Slightly Mixed.
Mrs. Mix?There was a time when
you minded what 1 said, hut now It's
like water on n duck's buck?in a': on*
ear and out at the other.
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BEEF CURTAILMENT f 1
PORK EXPANSION | 4
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DEMANDS FOR BEEF BEYONB
OUR PRESENT SURPLUS;
priDV lo oi riiTrin
VI?I\ aw r t-UM r W U
LESS BEEF MUSI EE USED
Limit Not More Than One and OeaHalf
Pounds Per Week Per
Person.
William Elliott, food administrator
I for South Carolina, has received a telegram
from Herbert Hoover, in whfck
the federal food administrator says:
i i ne demands ror beef for our army
and the allied armies of their civil
populations for this summer are beyond
our present surplus. On the other
hand, we have enough Increased
supply of pork this summer to permit
economical expansion in its use. It
will, therefore, be a direct service to
our armies and the allies if our people
would in some degree substitute freak
pork, bacon, ham and sausage for beef
products."
The food administration, in view of
the demands for beef for the army and
the allies, has now reached the point
where it must request ull hotels and
restaurants not to place on their
menus or serve boiled beef for more
than two meals per week, and heedsteak
for not more than one moal per
week. Roast heef Is also limited to
one meal a week. ,
j The State food administrator la
asked to enforce this rule against aJE
public eating places.
Mr. Hoover's telegram to Mr. Elliott
continues:
,
| "Householders are not under any
circumstances to buy more than on*
and one-quurter pounds or clear beef
weekly (or one and one-half nnnnd*
including the bona) per person in ths
household. The public will realist
that the changing situation in shtpt
ping. and. therefore, of the markets
available to the allies and the increasing
demands for our growing armjr
with the fluctuating supplies of locsQ
beef In France all make it impossible
to determine policies for long periods
In advance. We have recently asked
for economy In all meat consumption.
We wish now to emphasize further reduction
of beef by the substitution of
pork. It is anticipated that It wil
hold good until September 15. and ths
co-operation of the public Is most
, earnestly requested." ?
Generous Order From Nlms.
I Columbia.?Boyden Nims has wrtkten
General French, commanding tha
Artillery Replacement Depot at Cusp
Jackson, offering his pond as a recreation
place for the soldiers to bathe
and fish during the summer months.
In that enlargement of the water
plant facilities is contemplated. Mr.
; Niras also offers to allow a pumping
plant to be placed on his place frost
Gill Creek and also the right of way
for pipe lines to the camp.
Mr. Nims purchased his place with
! the intention of building up a community
recreation park, which waa
abandoned with the development of
war plans. \ .
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Patriotism at Cedar Sprlng*.
Spartanburg.? Patriotism waa tha
keynote of the commencement exereises
of the South Carolina School for
the Deaf and the Tilind at Cedar
Springs. Patriotism was sounded at
the opening of the exercises when lh?
school band played "Over There"*;.It
j was In evidence in the decorations ia
the recitations of the children.
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Officer Missing Short in Accounta
Spartanburg.?Interesting develop
ments in the case of Capt. James H.
Itnwen. commanding officer of Company
A, Fifty-fourth Pioneer Infantry,
who disappeared some weeks age,
have arisen. The accounts of Captain
Rowen have been carefully arid it eh
and It has been found that the misalnj
officer is short about $550.
\/i?t^rnn FInr WAIIIM C
Lancaster.- Sheriff John P. Hunter
of Lancaster county is exceedingly
anxious to get into the ttiick of the
fighting in Fran.ce, notwithstanding;
his f>2 years, but a letter from Mr
Stevenson in which he Incloses a fetter
from the adjutant general relative
to Sheriff Hunter's application state*
tht the sheriff's ace precludes htaa
for the present time, at lpast, front '
artivo army service, though in tloelr
letters, both Mr. Stevenson and thM
nd Jut ant general, take occaxlov t?
thank Sheriff Hunter for patriotism
Busy
Farmers in Lexington.
I^xington?The farmers of td*
whole county are unusually busy rift
, their farm work and they are dobij.
! all In their power to properly cnlttvate
the crops which are \r, noefi <*
work. This Is one of the -very miarert ,
Reasons of the wb/.le year 'necwose
some of the time has been consume!
In harvesting the grain crops which
Is one of the largest for years. Hoary
rains In some sections of the rosinty
have hindered proper cultivation of
crops. But now the weather Is Ideal,