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SOVIET RUSSIA ON LAST LEGS f pi, ,i am u irr i i i Reports From Many Source* In dicate Early Collapse of Bolshevism. EMPIRE'S SUPPLIES USED UP indurtriM Unable to Moot Countrg> Requirement* ? Broken Railroad* Compl?t? Disintegration of Authority. Washington, ?Soviet Russia la on Hit. eve of col Input* In the opinion of tbo be?t informed officials and diplo mat* In Wellington. The best con fidential official Information has in dicated for some time that the soviet leaders were confronted by such a failure of their economic aud social ifimrlmopt as probably tt> bring about the downfall of the J^enlne regime this year. Now It seems probable that the collapse will come even sooner. Ool. Edward W. Ryan's report from oorth Russia, after a visit to that part of the country with the Etathonlan peace mission, that soviet Russia will not be able to hold out for six months, la considered both Important and sig nificant by high officials here. Colonel Ryan's ability as an observer of Rus sian conditions Is well known to offi cials, and they do not believe he has overdrawn conditions as they exist 'In Rossla. Other reliable reports reach ing Washington, through official or dip lomatic channels, during the last few days, Indicate that the soviet govern ment of Ituvtta Is , no kmger^ble fcy an outward manifestation of strength to conceal a gfneraj disintegration which has been steadily taking place within the bolshevlst organisation. From a neutral government Informa tion has reached Washington that con ditions in Petrograd are extremely bad hi every respect. In well-informed quarters here the belief exists that the ?ovlet regime Is weaker at present than at any time since the summer of 1018. It has been stilted by at least one authority In-' timately conversant with Russian af fairs, who hitherto lifi^s been convinced of the permanent estttbilahwent of the Bolshevist authority, that tiro present reports differ so radically from previ ously received as to Indicate a possi bility that* within six months'" the so viet power as If exists today will be a tiling of the past.. Disintegration. Confessed. A barked tendency towurd. disinte gration within the soviet state charac terized recently pnbllshed reports by the bolshevlst leaders with particular reference to the economic situation In Russia. The reports were not Intend ed for publication abroad. These re ports commented upon the critical na ture of the economic situation with soviet Russia, the demoralization of transport facilities, and the Inability utilize even such raw materfals as could be obtained and transported to the factories. The holshevlst leaders, In these same reports, also gave attention to .the existence of an acute labor shortage Id Russia simultaneously with a nota bly slack demand tor 7stfor becavse of the reduced industrial production. All three of the documents said that Russian Industry was falling far short of meeting the country's most meagre requirements, and that there appeared to be no available means of remedying this situation. It was stated that Rus^ sla had been living on supplies left over from the period of the Romanoff gov ernment. These supplies were rapidly being exhausted and bolshevlst indus try was incapable of replenishing them. The reports maintained that the situation would not be improved by the lifting of the blockade and the resumption of international trad ing, slrn'e Russia could only purchase materials from abroad w|th raw ma terials of Russian origin, and these could be neither produced In sufficient quantity nor transported by the Ru? slan railways to where they would be needed. Similar critical conditions were stated to exist In the matter of fuel and food supply with a resultant growing discontent among the people. Corroboration of Colonel Ryan. The report of Colonel . Edward W. ; Ryan. Ked Cross commissioner for north Russia and t"he Baltic states, transmitted through Red Cross chan nels and published a few days ago, Is regarded as significant In official circles in that it confirms what the soviet reports had indicated. Colonel Ryan visited soviet Russia with the Esthonian peace delegation and his first-hand observations confirmed pre vious advices ami show how rapidly 'l<e untenable economic conditions In Kuwin aro roSUiting jn a digintegra tlnn of fjle holshevlst organization. rhn.ngh neutral countries the state department lias received confirmation of many of the points brought out In Colonel Ryan's report. Advices through official channels He shown lately that the soviet or ganization has at no time been able "icressfuiiy to extend Its authority ''h any completeness Into the rural strict even of central Russia. Its ^mtrni )n (j|0 cjjjeg an(j |n<ju?_ al cfnterg has been complete and '* '"Dtrol is said to haye extended f?ng the railway lines from point to It has not, however, according n reports, extended Into the rural fh* further, on the average, than wee ro lies on either aide of nUl w*y lino. 'JITNEY' NOW WITHOUT HONOR Humble Nickel Can Hardly Hi Classed ae Real Money in Thsse Spend thrift Day*. One* upou h time a nickel was real money but those days are gime. in the days of our youth, wateriueb una could be purchased for the sum of Ave cants, but now not even tlie transparent slice cau be obtained for this sum. Kuough bau^nas could be bought for ?ve cants to give three boya indlges- I ?ton. but that was long ago. 4 There was a time when small boya were wont to do choree around the home for the coveted nickel? but not now. Who can foaget the mun who used to walk Into tJhe cigar store and say, In a loud voice, "Give mo * good nickel cigar." -?There was a time when a nickel bought a loaf of bread, or a dl*h of tee cream, paid for a shoe shine and even made a sizeable tip. Sonu? of th?> old citlzeus, In their more reminiscent moods, can recall thosd day a ? or at least they say they can. But gradually, one by one, the uses of the "Jitney" passed away. It would buy nothing to eat, nothing to drink, unless reinforced by the once despised' penny, until only a ride ou a street oar remained to be secured In exchange for the nickel. And then the street railway company followed tn the wake of a long and Illustrious procession of profiteers. CHILD GIVEN UNIQUE NAME American Qlri to Go Throuoh Life With YWCA as One of Har Appellations. "We've named her Y. W. C. A. P* said a proud young, mother as she dis played her two-months-old baby, to s group of girls at one"~df the many Y. W, 0. A. branches In New York city recently. So "Alice YWCA Stambou lldes" Is a real child, the possessor of | a unique name which will always be j a reminder- el her mother's first days I In a Btrnngft rnnntry. When Mrs. Lulu Stamboulfdes, a pretty Rouma nian girl, first came to the United States nearly two years ago her young Greek husband, whom she had come here to marry, took jher Immediately to the Harlem branch ^ of 'the Y. W. C. A. In New York city to learn the American language, customs and ideals, He himself had found this training at the Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Stam- ^ boulldes entered English, art, cooking and seeing classes and soon became one of the most) popular members of the branch. Then when little Alice arrived th& father insisted that her : middle name should be "Y. W. G. A." ? and so It Is ? and Alice' Stamboulides can hold her own with Mary Armistice Smiths and John Pershing Joteses of' the day. Cherish Enthusiasm. * To keep to the forefront you must . not lose your enthusiasm. Charge your boy dreams with man experience and ' watch the world gasp at your'progress. Wnon uie visions or youth s?t tne siciii T of maturity to definite tasks there's t' bound to be ringing achievement that will last. The sober old world will scold and scoff, but it can never har- ; ness the spur of 'youth. Dreams bred of surging desire and chaffing enthu- ! slasm are bound to find tultUAuwiuX \ whatever the coet. And best of all the fulfillment means blessing to the world. We all profit by every new i gift to the world. Gifts are the product of dreams and visions. It's the spirit , born of youth that provides for the ! world's progress. Keep young by f dreaming and doing to the extent* of i your power. It's a spur to power. j Dodo's Big Mistake. I . The dodo ? its name today a syno nym for "back number" ? became ex tinct owing to the circumstance that [ it was good to eat. Not being able to fly, Its clumsy waddle gave It no means of escape.* Sailors stopping at the Island of Mauritius, to which It was native, killed It for food. Not even a skeleton of the dodo now exists, end until recently It was sup posed there was only one picture of the bird ? made by an artist who vis ited Mauritius In 1626. But it now ap pears that living specimens were taken to Amsterdam at about the same period, and beautiful painted portraits of them have turned up. One of the latter Is of a white dodo (not an albino), which presumably repre sented a distinct variety, the ordinary type having plumage that was mostly gray.? rDetrolt Journal. How manu miles did qou march the summer Cleveland was nominated SW 0ct your tires ac cording to the roads they have to travel: In sandy or fully coun try, wherever the going is- cptto be heavy-r?The L"; S. Nobby. For ordinary country rondj ? 'The U. S. Chain cr U?co. . % For front wheels ? - The U. S. Plain. ? ? For best results ? every S. Royal Cords. , t JJCWALCXJRD-ffOBFf- CHAIN ?USOO-PLWW REM EMBER the time ? the first automobile parade was organized? Even the good old torchlight pro cession had to give way before the advance of prog ress. 11 Tires are often sold the same way politics are. The last people to wake, up to what they are getting are the people who pay the bills. The bills are getting too big these days in both cases. And the man who is feeling it most with respect to tires as the man who owns a jnoder ate -price car . tr m The idea that the small car owner doesn't need a good, tire is rapidly going the, way of all mistaken ic$<r&s. He needs- it more than anyone else. It's part of our job* as we view it, to see that he gets it. Our tire service starts with good tires ? U. S. Tires. All sizes made to a single stand ard* of quality? nolle graded down to the price of the car they will go on. U. S. perfected the first straig 1 1 side automobile tire ? the first pneumatic truck tire . The U. S. guarantee is for the life of the tire , and not for a limited mileage. IV When we recommend and sell U. S. Tires we do so in the interest of greater tire ? economy. It is our experi ence that that is the besi~ way to build up a sound and sizable business. 9 , ? < , ? ' ? ? United States Tires J. L. Gillis, & Co., G. B. KING Sc SON, CARCHJNA MOTOR CO., Rembcrt, S. C. Bethune, S. C. SSITSS ' . *? s.jy.y*" j.?. t..~, s. c. Killed Over Watermelon A deplorable tragedy occurred at Dalzell, near the house of Alex Bur rows Wednesday, which resulted in the death of a negro ^named Willie Good man/ at the hafcda ct another negro named James Jennings. It is alleged that the Rouble start ed over a watermelon, and the men Quarrelled in the field. After a flme Jennings weut to his house, and Good-, man followed. Goodman renewed the. quarrel in the house, threatening to * whip Jennings with a stirk which he was carrying when Jennings picked up his gun and as Goodman advanced he shot him through the chest and abdomen with a shot gun. Goodman ran out of the house and fell a short distance away, dying before aid could he administered. Rural Policeman H. D. Boy kin arrested Jenuings and brought him to the jail, where ha is awaiting trial. Goodman leaves a wife and several young children.*? 'Sumter Herald. ' * Dead From tht> Neck Up The total, lack of compensation be tween the American negro and hi* Al gerian brother will go down in history as one of the outstanding feature* of the war. There was, for instance, the case of the dusky stevedore at Brest and one of ithe colored French troops on duty there. I-ong and lahoriorsly the Yank tried tx> establish some means of lin ghLstlc communication, but there was j no response. * Then a brilliant though struck the L boy from * Georgia. He produced a pair of itory cubes and rolled them entic ingly under the Algerian's nose. Intel ligence still registered zero. "Man," said Ham in disgust, "You ? ain't no culhid ptisson. You ain't even no human. You is just a corpse." ? The American Legion Weekly, Most of the 8,000 girls employed in 'the War Department , at Washington, I). C\, have set a new style t>y wear ! ing half hose. *