Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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laaLi.ui.-j 't.ii 'J ?< I'LKNTY t)V CASH AMI HDCiAH Fof PreHtrvlfig and CaiiiihiK Fruiln ami Vegetable)* Nay a Administrator. South < 'it rWliui tunilf a most enviable rueord last year In its ruiutlMK ''ii iu - IHtijnit. INu'Iiiijm no State showed us intelligent effort as <1 Id <hls Stale f ? ?r preserving lior venerable* and fruit <TO]>s. Those \vlio allowed I lie fore isltfht to <'iiu ami preserve r?*<? 1 ??? 1 the full htutcllta t?y not having to buy canned Hoods ut hltfh prices. From a purely economical itand|*?liit the ne cessity of cHiinini; fruits j*.m| vegetables is more s<tI<iUN this >enr than ever lx?fore. Last year many t.hoiiKht they would not be able to tf'f su^iir for their canned goods. jellies and preaerve*. 'IUi? *+>>vern merit is regulating, and will continue to regulate the price ? >f sugar, and v\ ill hold it at a normal figure. Food Administrator Klliolt Is confident t In* ( ten cents |M>r |H?und for sugar, :it retail, will U? the prevailing price. It is. ihcivforv. wr> prudent to plant vegetable* .?ml sihIi foodstuffs us enn tM? conserved during the coming sum mer. The government is already tak ing ample pits nation to see that ev crvlHMiy ttcts plentj >'f containerK and sugar, um! tlx* following telegram was sent dill from the Food Adoilnlidru* t tou <?l1(<-4? in Washington. It will l?e of general Interest, and rends : "Regarding sugar supplied for man ufaet ii i tut of esHontial food produclH appreciating necessity of both product ion und preservation of finnl supplies lis well as reflecting the policy of the food administration as bearing upon col latent I industries, such hk manufac turers of otto* and fruit jars, Ho., and buyers ? ?f saint', all manufacturers of cssent lu I fot?d products art1 advised that they will Itc aide to obtain their full nceoisary requirements of sugar f??r manufacturing purpose's during com ing season. This applies partleular ly to packers of fruit, condensed milk, and sueli vegetables for preservation of which *u Kar may he necoHxary, as well as to the housewives for usage in preserving pur|>ose*. When ear shortage is relieved supplies t>f sugar will he available for necessary pre scrvatinii purposes. Shipments from Cuba arc steadily increasing." t'hairmnn August Kohn, in churgc of the Conservation and 1'roductiou cam pa It; ii in this State, on those as surances feels all the more Justified in iM'tfKlng tlx* people to strain every ef fort ill i*latniiiiK footl cro|M? ami |?ar <l**i ih. Tin* surplus will l>e. needed. lieulnh NfWM Noten. < 'a 11 h Ion, H, Pel*. 27. ? We art1 all glad to /tgo the wheat and oat crops do Ink ho nicely wince the warm weather. Als<^ the farmern of thin nee t Ion are stirring in their farm work. Mr. Alex West k(k*ii t a feVv day* with .Mr. Frank West this week. Mr. I/eslle McCaskill k|hmiI Sunday vltdtiug friends in fthiney. Mr. Murray Smith, of tin* Iloykin soot Ion, spent the week end with his parents, Mr, ami Mrs. T. I?. Smith. Mr. Kdward Bradley, of Camden, sjient the week end with Mr. Willie Smith. Mr. IJenJ. (.'amptiell, of the An t i<M*li section, was u visitor in this section' Sunday. Miss Irene Ilrucc K|H*nt the week end at home. We are glad to tin y that Miss Maiuie McH'askill is improving. Uev. M. M. Jlenson preached a line sermon Sunday evening ami it wan en Joyed hy many. He will also preach again at the regulur time whleh is the Mcenud Sunday in March. v 13 IG, SUCCESSFUL farmers, men who ??^know how to figure to their best advan tage, have booked large orders for The Cheapest Fertilizer Some Large Orders Booked Recently Sk otto we Wannamaker, St. Matthews, a car a day until fur ther notice. .Julius H. Jahns, Charleston J. H. llydrick, Orangeburg, Nathan Evans, Marion, .. . A. E. Gonzales, Columbia .. A. R. Gross, Gross Station L. I)L. Jennings, Sumter, M . K. Rutlind, Batesburg . 500 tons 500 tons 100 tons .. 500 tons 1,200 tons 2,000 tons 1,000 tons And many other orders from large farm operators who are equally well known. STUDY these facets carefully and you will see where it is to your advantage to follow their example. A Comparison of the Costs of Plant Food in Commercial Fertilizers and Manure. BASIC PRICE PER UNIT COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER A nalysis 8-3-0 cost per ton ..$37,00 8-3-3 coat per ton $54.00 10-2-0 coat per ton $30.00 MANURE FROM CAMP JACKSON Analysis Acid, 0.45 at $1.25 $ .56 Ammonia, 0.68 at $7. 00. .4. 76 Potash, 0.58 at $6.00 ...3,48 Acid Ammonia Potash .. $1.25 ? 47-00 $6.00 $8.80 We will be glad to- make credit arrangements with re sponsible parties, or we will accept wood in exchange for manure. Wood to be deliver ed during the summer months. We specialize on car lot shipments. Cars average 33 tons. Buy a car in conjunction ~ with your neighbor and -?ave ? freight. Right now is the time to use manure. Write us today if you are interested in prompt deliv ery. We already have numer ous orders booked for prompt shipment, but will use our best efforts to make delivery in ac cordance with your instruc tions. Shipment Made from Either Point CAMP JACKSON COLUMBIA, 8. C. CAMP WADSWORTH SPARTANBURG, 8. C. M Tl Al. WORTH OF MANUfU': BASED ON COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER $8.8# OUR PRICE LESS THAN HALF THAT. Make arrangements with us now for immediate as well as summer deliveries AGENTS WANTED IN UNOCCUPIED TERRITORY Powell Fuel Company Columbia, South Carolina NO NKAKKK TO PKAOK (irnniuM Still Hold IdralH of a Vic torious IV*cp by Amun. T1h> Gorman ImiwHttl chancellor again has told tho lifilolmtuu that i general |H>aoe I* inwalble of dlacua* Aon on tho hutfi.H of the four essential principle* !h l?l down some time ,ago l?y 1'n'slilt'iit Wilson In tin address to Congress. Almost In the wiuie breath, however, tho usual (putlilhtilhm* were entwined uiultl his utterance*, leavluK t4u> suspicion that the Central Power h, If thev are deslrloUH of jh'hcc, still have their old Ideal* of a victorious pea?v to the fore. t Conditional ujK'ii the acceptance even of the principles of President Wilson was the declaration hy Chancellor vou Hertllng that they must not only l>c proi><>sed hy the President, hut aetual* ly In* recogn lifted by all States and ihk> ples, In addition there was no court of arbitration In which Germany could place her trust. The old accusation that Great Hrltuin's alms are Impe rialistic was reiterated hy the chan cellor. Ah if endeavoring to divide the sen timent of the people of Groat Urltaiu the spokesman of the German Govern ment declared that the world Is long ing f(ir peace, hut that the government of count rles opposed to Germany were Inflaming the passion for war. "There are.'' he added dramatically, "other Voices to he heard in Kngland. It is hoped these voices will multiply. As a whole, the chancellor's address was devoid of rancor. the speaker seemingly having as Ids purpose to paint a picture to those at Inane who are d issji t Mied with the war in gen oral and the resumption of hostilities against Ku>sia. how generous (iermany i-> inclined to he. To thl.^cnd. he went to (he point of declaring that Germany iiad no de-ire to retain conquered tcr iiior\ in Courland. INtlionia. I.ithunia and Livonia within her grasp. In fact, i he luoad assertion was made that (icrnuiny's present operations in Uus >ia acre being carried out .solely to secure the fruits of the peace she had signed with the t'krainc. Meanwhile although the itussians have accepted (ierinany s proposals lor peace, the (ierinans are continuing their inroads both into (Ireat and Lit tle Khssia. In the north some oppo sition is la'ing |ilaced iii the |Kith of the invaders, but evidently the pres sure has not yet boon sutticient to stay the progress of the enemy. Consider able fighting has taken place around the town of Pskov, which, according to latest advices, has changed hands several times. In Volhynia the town of Kolenkowitsc has been captured af ter some fighting, and according to the Itcrliu oliieial communication hands of the Itolsheviki. In Ckrninc have been put to flight by the Cermans. An ottieial proclamation issued in Petrograd calls upon the people to ral ly to the cause of Hus?ia it the Itol sheviki government is to be sayed. A call also has been issued to the peo ple of the capital to come out and aid in the digging of defensive trenches and the general aivmiug of the capi tal. Keali/.ing the seriousness of the sit uation the American ambassador and his stall made preparations .Monday to (juit Petrograd with the Chinese and .la panose diplomats, who were arrang ing to depart. The ambassador in formed the State Department at Wash ington that the (iernian army then was only eight hours march from Pet rograd. On the various battlefronts opera tions similar to those, that have been in progress for ^several weeks con tinue. Daily the Americans on their sector northwest of Toul are under a heavy (iernian artillery fire, but they are answering the enemy guns with spirit and efficiency, shelling -the en emy's front line trenches, battery po sitions and wire entanglements. Stockton News Notes. 1 toy kin. S. Feb. 2(>. ? Miss I la Bearden ami .Miss I oniric Workman " spoil c tiro ? vrrrk ? mtrl ? sn i t h friend* ? i? Kock Hill. Mrs. K. 1'. l'earce ami children yjK'iit last week with her mother Mrs. Bol ton Owens of DeKalb. Mr. Paul (Jillis s] >ont Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John <;illi?. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith of l'rovi denee visited relatives in this section one day last week. Mr. Chafter I)iron visited the home of Mr. ('. V. (ialloway Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wiley of Sum ter, spent Sunday with Mrs. Wiley's mother Mrs. Elizabeth Sowell. Mr. (ieorge Turner spent a few days last week with relatives at LugotT. Mr. Haney (ialloway spent Sunday with Mr. Will Smith. Mr. Dan CJillis spent last week with his sister Mrs. W. A. Hush of Lugoff. Mr. and Mrs. < 'larkson sfx'nt Sun day at Columbia. Twenty-Two British Ships Sunk. Ix>ndon, Fob. 27. ? Kighteen Iiritish merchantmen were sunk by mine or submarine in the past week,' according to the British admiralty report to night. Of these fourteen were vessels of 1,6(>0 tons or ??ver, and four were under that tonnage. Seven fishing ves sels were also sunk. The losses to British shipping in the j>a^t week show a considerable in crease over the previous week, when tiro vessels in the sunken list nam ln?red fifteen. tjwekw of them |>ver 1,000. In the preceding week nineteen British merchantmen were sent t<? tlw bottom. Before the war the Navy's Bureau of Ideiititn-ation had the llnger-print nn-onls of .'{OO.OOO men. In the last year the number ha* tie-reaped to about In takinir the finger-print record of the Navy recruit the impres sion* of all lo figure* are obtained. COLOKKD CITIZENS ORGANIZE For Sale of Thrift Stampa and to Help Win (he War. At one o'clock Saturday twenty or wore colored men of Ihe county met in <hc Court Houhc in answer to a rail made to them t>y Mr. I#. T. Mills, vice Chairman of Thrift and War Sav ing* Campaign of Kershaw County. The first Kiwaker was Mr. i. J. Me Kcnzle, Sui>crlntcudcnt of ICducatJon. Ho urged the purchase of tiie thrift Htiunpx and Savings Certificates to aid tin* government In raising war funds. He also urged the farmers to plant all kinds of food crops and raise stock and cultivate good gardens. Mr. I.. T. Mills was the next si?ouk er and he la^au ids address hy con gratulating the colored citizen* of the county upon their loyalty to the coun try arid their willingness to do all thai they can to help the country win the war. lie also pictured the present conditions of the country and urged the hearty support of every citizen un til the war is ended, lie stated the purpose of the meeting as chiefly to arou?e the colored people to the im portance of buying thrift stamps and savings certificate* and of being more economical in every way, and suggest ed Mint the men organize into a county thrift and savings campaign. Ii\ rnpiest itev. .1. W. Iloykln, Hamp ton Sutton, C. ('. !,i?wery and other spoke. Then the men organized with < ' l.owcr.v a^ county chairman. The chairman look charge of the meeting and appointed as a school committee at la fire < '. (\ l.owcr.v, .1. A. Hates, and .1. II Toatley. He also appointed a thrift and savings committee in each tow nship as follows : l>ok:ill> 1 it\\ nship Uev. .I. W. Uoykin, ehainnan. W. MciSiri. I\ II. llcrriot, Hampton Sutton. I >. 1*. Itrcvard. .h? scph ltre\ard. Isaac Itrcvard. Mitchel Clark. II \V. I?. Montgomery. Isaac .Inhn-nii. Corncliu> Adamsou. l-'lnt flock W. M. Atkins, chairman, i I!. S. .lones, .J M McCoy, (? (' Kirk laud. \V I*1 Coleman, Frank I'. Kirk land. ISutValo llev. .J. K. l'etcrs, chair man. T. M. Mc< 'luster and Alex Mlir shison. West Waterec K. 15. Anderson, chair man. T. P. Wiley. L. ('. Ste'wart, Hen ry It racy, W. S. Wood, ('a got* .John son. Levy (Jnarles. It. ,J. Jefferson and M. ,1. l'orter. We have organized for real work and business and 1 urge that we get luisy right away hy holding commit tee meetings in each township and car rying: the business of the country di rect home to every family and citizen. The thrift stamps utviMt lie bought we must buy <hem. ? The h<?1U|?*ix ami civilians must 1h? fed Mini wo must f?y<l thorn aiul thorn? uro our responslbin. lies that wo imwt assume and iue?nui> up to thorn like nieu like patriots, Mite Ueroeti. let us Uo our ?>ost and win the war. Mr. Mills ami Mr. McKenrJ? ami tbo,uM?i? Uiowgtat tho mooting whs very enthusiastic and profitable, | HUl anxious to keep In touch with tbo prog, ross of each townsldp and do my whole duty. Laboring for aud awaiting Kre?t results I am resportfully, <\ O. I/owery. To Kuii for KftllroMl Commissioner. Columbia. H. O., 25. ? A. A. Kleh. ardson, of <V>lumbla. former ehief iut* warden of South Carolina, today an. nonnced for railroad commissioner to succeed Maj John <3. Jticharda, who Ik in the race for governor. Mr. Hich ardson said that ho is running on hi* record and will announce his platform to tho |KM\plo of the state from rh?> "stump" in no uncertain terms. Seed Will Win Farmer* art* again nilloil 4.11 for a record cnip, Hut record crops iiiv not ninth' without ilic wry highest ? nullity of seed. <Jive the crop a chance.. St?rt it from pure, strong fertile s<hmJ. You will realisfe more llimi the tlifl'ereiKV in cost. Time you were thinking of this matter. Mr. Farmer, ami getting your spring seed while yon can get the host. Zemp & DePass Call or Phone No. 10 Who Steals My Purse Steals Trash The man who can truly say this is to be envied. You can say it, and with truth, if you GET THE BANKING HABIT When your money is in the bank it is safe ? safe from the sneak thief, from the con man, from the bum ? safe. Then it's so handy for you to reach it when you want it. Let the thief have the purse if he wants it. Keep your money in the bank. Loan & Savings Bankl OF CAMDEN, S. C. QAULITY MAKES QUANTITY IN FOODS Every grocery store carries groceries of some kind, but the kinds differ. We carry groceries that we can fully recommend-' groceries of known quality. Not only is our reputa tion behind every article that we sell, but other repu*. tations as well. Braces Pure Food Store PHONE 66