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KIXG ALBKRT ASKS FOR BRKAI>. Belgium's Fighting Ruler Writes Appeal From Rattle Line. London, Oct. 31.?King Albert, of Belgium, has asked the American t people to help feed his starving people during the coming winter. His message, written under tire in the battle before Dunkirk, and transmitted to the American commission here for relief in Belgium, follows: "I am informed that American officials and citizens in Belgium and England are working to save my peo% pie from the horrors of the famine which now threatens them, it is a great comfort to me in this hour of sorrow and misfortune to feel that a great-hearted, disinterested people is directing its efforts to relieving the distress of the unoffending civilian population of my country. " "Despite all that can be done, the suffering in the coming winter will be terrible, but the burden we must bear will be lightened if my people can be spared the pangs of hunger, with- its frightful consequences of disease and violence. "I confidently hope that the appeal of the American commission will * * meet with a generous response. The whole-hearted friendship of America shown my people at this time always will be a precious memory. (Signed) ALDt-R i . Commission Busy. The American commission for relief in Belgium, an official body recognized by the various governments, is the channel through which food can be introduced into Belgium. By its - association with a committee in Belgium it has an efficient agency for food distribution. H. C. Hoover, . chairman of the commission, today issued an appeal to American newspepers. It says: "We have received reports from members of this commission who were sent to Belgium. They have the assistance of the national commission of relief and its branches throughout Belgium, together with the help of the American ministers and consuls and local officials. Their repbrts show that there are still some 7,000,000 people in Belgium. In many centres the people are receiving an allowance of a little more than three ounces of flour per capita daily. "This is not a question of charity or relief to the chronically poor?it is a question of feeding an entire population. The situation affects * . the wealthy and well-to-do as well ao the poor. It touches every home in Belgium. ' 'Our experts calculate that to avoid actual starvation Belgium must have,every month a minimum of 60.' 000 tons of wheat, 15,000 tons of corn, 5,000 tons of peas or beans and a limited amount of bacon or lard. All this will cost $4,000,000 or $5,, 000,000 monthly. There is no money in Belgium. The whole credit machinery has ceased. Eighty per cent, of the people are unemployed. "A plan may be devised whereby such Belgians as possess property may give obligations to pay when the war ends, but even if we could realize all'the obligations we must still have at least $2,500,000 monthly in food or money with which to buy it. "During the past week we have received and expended in emergency food $600,000 and yet this is only four days' supply. The problem is immediate. The Belgians are helping themselves, but they can do little. The British and" French are under such strain that they also can dc little. "It is our earnest hope that all funds raised for Belgian relief in the United States will be translated into actual food. "Will you, therefore, in the interest of humanity, open a subscription among your readers, ear-marked 'for the sole purpose of purchasing and transporting food.' Every dollar sc raised will be used to purchase food in the United States." BOTH CLAIM TO BE CONSUL. Two Mexicans Maintain Offices in City of New York. New York, Oct. 30.?Franciscc Urquidi and Ignacio Enriquez both are maintaining offices in the same building here. Each has painted on his door the announcement that the Mexican consul general is within. "I am the consul," said Urquidi today. "I have the official papers and the bank books. I am the representative of the Mexican government and my authority is derived from the nrmvpritinn at Aeuas Calientes. En riquez is simply Carranza's representative." "I am cousul." said Enriquez. "1 was appointed by Carianza and am simply obeying orders. 1 went tc the United States marshal and to the New York police when Urquidi refused to turn over the office to me, Neither would take action. I sign all papers. If Urquidi signs any they will be no good in .Mexican custom houses and ships having papers signed by him will be fined just as if they had none." P THK VALI K OF TKKKS. They Make Summer Cooler and Winter Warmer. J There is a New York tree-planting ! association and L)r. Stephen Smith | is its president. Dr. Smith agrees j with the poet Pope, who extolled i trees which 'furnish in summer shade, in winter fire." More than : that man's very life on this pianet {depends upon the tree, which absorbs . the poisonous carbon dioxide which ! man exhales and in return pours inj to his lungs the exhilarating and vitalizing oxygen secreted by its leaves. The tree regulates the temperature of the air in which we live by having itself a fixed temperature of f>4 degrees Fahrenheit. The grateful shade of trees on a hot summer's day and the comparative warmth of the forest in the coldest winter's day is due in a degree to the arboreal temperature Therefore, if city streets were filled with vigorous trees, we should have cooler summers and warmer winters. And on hot days the tree sprays into the air an immense amount of water?32.000 gallons for a tree of full size and leafage. Here is an inestimable cooling process. And such a tree has in foliage the equivalent of five acres of grass land?a fact further suggesting that a tree standing by our dwellings in the city and lifting "its foliage in the air, story above story would gring to every window which it passed acres of park scenery. In' hot summer days and nights it would purify the air enter! Hio fViomhor artri onnl it with a '"to *"<- X delicious moisture. Finally the tree can absorb and thus remove from the air the emanations from the street and from purifying waste matter. In this respect trees are the scavengers of the a:r and protect us from "filth diseases." It should be added that trees are valuable in that they provide homes for birds which, besides giving pleasure by their song and their appearance, make for sanitation. The sparrow, for example, is the mouse of the air; and they in the aggregate eat up a great deal of waste which if allowed to putrefy would endanger human health.?Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette. What About the Potash Shortage. Out of a rather chaotic fertilizer situation, two indications appear al: most as certainties: first, in the coti con growing States the use of commercial fertilizers will be heavily curtailed; and. second, potash in all forms will be high, and not unlikely almost impossible to get at any price. As to what effect the absence of potash will have on crop production, we j are confronted with an abundance j of advice and an amazing conflict of opinion. One eminent professor says we simply can't afford to do without it; another says we don't need it, and so it goes. In such discussions there are two factors that must be held constantly in mind: the section of country under consideration and the crops that ! are to be grown. Let us begin by drawing a line from Mobile, Alabama northeastward to Richmond, Virginia, by way of Macon, Georgia; Columbia, South Carolina; and Rai leigh. North Carolina. Roughly, this ' line divides the sandy coastal plain ' section from the redder lands that i have more clay in them, and Ikewise. in a general way, may be f;aid to divide the soils deficient in potr.sh ' from those that are not. In other 1 words, for cotton, corn and oats potash as a rule has been found profitable to the east and south of this f line; while north and west of it, while ' in some cases it may slightly increase yields, we are fairly certain from all experiment station evidence that i leaving it out entirely will not se' riouslv curtail production. In other 1 words, the corn, cotton and oat far> mer in the Piedmont sections of the 1 Carolinas and Georgia, in northern and western Alabama, and all Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, need do no great amount of worrying regardless of how high potash fertilizers may go. Whetever difficulties may arise from this shortage, then, will be felt most by the farmers, both genjral | and fruit and truck growers, in the coastal plain section above defined. How much the elimination of poiash will affect production is not certain, but as a general rule, even in the j sandy coastal plain, we would prefer to leave it out rather than pay exorbitant prices. To the westward there is considerable evidence that potash pays on fruit and garden crops, but on the other hand there are sections where no increased yields have been obtained from its use. Certainly the horticulturist in the central and western cotton States should think twice before paying greatly enhanced prices for an element that he is not absolutely certain will pay good profits.? Progres1 si*e Farmer. i i Flattery corrupts both the receiver i and the giver: and adulation is not 'I of more service to the people than to J kings.?Burke. Jl'IKiK W ATTS' SOX W'OIXOK I Laurens Citizen Shoots Man in Siack Yard. Laurens. Oct. 29.?A specialist j surgery was brought to Laurens | day from Columbia by special tr j to perform an operation in an elf ! to save the life of John Watts, o ' son of Richard C. Watts, associ ! justice of tiie supreme court of So j Carolina. Young Watts was s j dangerousiy wounded at 4 o'cb ; this morning by Eugene 11. Will j when the young man. unknown j .Mr. Wilkes then, was discovered the back yard of the Wilkes r< j dence. The bullet, a OS-calibre, tered the left side in line with hip bone and ranged upwards, f forating the intestines in four pla< This was revealed by the operati but the bullet was not located. The wounded man is in a seri condition tonight, but it is sta that he has an even chance of rec ery. He is at the Julia Irby san rium. The affair caused a great sensat when the news of the shooting spr< over the city early this morning. Wilkes, one of the most prorain men of the city, is prostrated at home and expresses great regret o the occurrence, but. in the circi stances, ieeis ne was jusunea m j. tecting his home from what thought to be a would-be burglar Some time before 4 o'clock Wilkes and wife were aroused by barking of the dog. Later tl heard a noise in the back yard wh sounded like some one scrambl over the fence. Thinking it wai coal thief, .Mr. and Mrs. Wilkes f ceeded to the back door, and Wilkes stepped out into the ya Seeing the figure of a man in darkness, Mr. Wilkes hailed h Receiving no response, lie fired, a ing at the lower part of his body, he thought. The man fell, tl arose and ran across the street ; fell in the front porch of B. L. CI dy's residence. Watts was call for a doctor when Mr. Clardy w out and discovered who it was such a plight. The alarm was gi and the young man was rushed the hospital. The presence of Watts in t neighborhood at that time of ni is yet unexplained. It is stated, h( ever, that he appeared to have b drinking when found, and that 1 probably explains his mysterious c duct, that he did not know where was going or what he was doing, is stated that .Mr. Watts, with a i ty of friends, visited the city of Gre ville earlier in the night, return to Laurens some time after n night. The whole affair is grej regretted by all the people of city. Young Watts is a graduate law of the University of South Ce lina and is about 22 years of age. Now for the Horrible Details. The following list of a yoi man's need in clothes is gatlie from an afternoon's survey of street on a warm day, with the 1 rible examples carefully made i a type that does not more than ; tice to most of them. Hat?A small 5 3-5 derby, v receding brim or a cloth affect g ing, slate-colored band, on a field blue. Collar?Bat wing. (This is fina Cravat?Large, cf silk, combin or contrasting at least four color preferably selected from these: Gi yellow, orange, mauve, purple, i r>on, scarlet, violet, pink and gr? Suit?Green or brown, with r ing lapels, patch pockets, possi double breasted, but surely green brown. Overcoat?See cravat. Shirt?Soft cuffs, any color or i ors except white. Socks?One solid color?option Shoes?Light tan, black with uppers, black with light gray uppi or black with dark gray uppers Washington Herald. Acreage Bill Signed By Governoi Columbia, October 30.?The go\ nor this afternoon signed the cot acreage reduction bill and sent it the secretary of state. The bill now a law and allows only one-tfc of the arable land to be planted cotton next year, any excess to punished by a fine of from $25 $100 per acre, levied as a lien on cotton crop and collected by ju ments, just as other judgments collectable. The senate this afternoon overr the veto on the bill putting chai fees for cotton warehouses under general law. I WATCH r a ii Iror uur ad. Next Week LaVerne Thomas & Co. I). LODGE MEETING. Bamberg, Lodge, No. 38, Knights Hi* of Pythias meets first and fourth I .Monday nights at 7:30 p. m. VisitI ing brethren cordially invited. ] A. M. DENBOW, *n Chancellor Commander, to-1 C. R. GILLIAM, ' ain | Keeper of Records and Seal. ort I ?? ^ PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ;es. to AND BOILERS in . Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectr>rc Pn m n q nnrt Fittinars. Wood en- Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, the Belting, Gasoline Engines ier- ? es LAROESTOCK LOMBARD on' Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, Supply Store. ous ted AUGUSTA. GA. ov- ~ ita" R. P. BELLINGER ion ATTORNEY AT LAW sac* Office Over Bamberg Banking Co. Mr. ent General Practice his ver i irr nor i n/rcmnr LiTE,riI\L, L1TEJ1VUY Z HEALTH and ACCIDENT ? INSURANCE 'ie>* Agent for Superior Monument Co. ich Can Save you Money on Tombstones. ing 3 * W. MAX WALKER 'rt?" EHRHARDT, S. C. Mr. ird. AFTER HOSPITALS AND DOCthe TORS FAILED?EX-ZEMA-FO im. CURED. im as ,D. Holmes, Ozone Park, Long Isaen land, N. Y., writes: "\yhile you have 1Qd not asked for a testimonial, I feel lar" that it is due. A preparation such as inS EX-ZEMA-FO should be known to ent everyone. I was a sufferer of that *n terrible disease called eczema for ven seven years, doctored with the most 10 eminent*New York specialists ana several various Skin Hospitals to the hat expense of over $300. Two bottles Sht 0f EX-ZEMA-FO cured me, and the ow~ best of it all was that I was able tc een gjve Up the use of a salve, which his was what they all prescribed. Your on_ remedy EX-ZEMA-FO is a clean he liquid, did not soil my linen and went right to the spot. I have been recom)ar" mending it to every one afflicted with ien" this disease and results have been the same as in my case, "d- EX-ZEMA-FO is the only prepar*riy ation of its kind sold on the guarthe antee that it cures or money is re! in funded. iro- FOR SALE BY Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. ang Gr. MOYE DICKINSON red INSURANCE AGENT F . Will Write Anything lor Fire, Tornado, Accident, Lia uiu )US_ bility, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. lar- My Motto: "Buy What I Xeed I of in Bamberg, and From Those Who Patronize Me. " 'Phone 10-L, or at Oil Mill ing s_ BAMBERG, S. C. i CHICHESTER S PILLS TnE DIAMOND BRAND. A Oil- ladleal Aak your DrurjUt for >,l( &NQ Chl-clut'ltril VlumondBriiiiil/n\ ihlv jr'U P,ils in snd Oo]<l m?il!ic\V/ boxes, seated with Blue Ribbon. \/ or lTi w] Take BO other. Bar of roar V 1/ ~ W KrH*1*4* AskforCin^irES.TEE8 I fr Jf DIAMOND BRAND PILL8, for t5 V~ JO yean known as Best. Safest, Always Reliable ^?r SOLD BV DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE COl i- | Best material and workman- | I ship, light running, requires little power; simple, easy to I handle. Are made in several sizes and are good, substantial money-making machines down I to the smallest size. Write for catolog showing Engines, Boil- I ers and all Saw Mill supplies. I to LOMBARD IRON" WORKS & E the I SUPPLY CO. 1 are I Augusta, Ga. 1 ode 'ter j. f. Carter B. D. Carter the CARTER & CARTER Attorneys-at-Law GENERAL PRACTICE BAMBERG, S. C. I ? . GRAHAM & BLACK Attorneys-at-Law Will practice in tlie United States and State Courts in any County in the State. j BAMBERG, S. C. ^|MI I BW a BP i^l^lMiI^H^IM1^ ? '+*h ,'^1 THE BEST WAV TO PROTECT your home is with a Bank Account - the best ? way to get a home is to put i your Money in the Bank- our Bank is a safe home for your money Every year has its winter. Every life has its winter. YOURS IS GOMING. Have a home to get into when the winter of the year comes, and the winter of - your life comes. When you bank your money you can buy a home. With a bank account you can protect your home. Have money in the bank, anyhow; it makes your GREDIT better. It is safe in our bank. Make OUR bank YOUR bank W.e pay 4 per cent, interest, com I pounded quarterly on savings depsits I Farmers & Merchants Bank I -|1 EHRHARDT, S. C. I . .jjfl A Bank ||l Of the People \ Operated For the People Recognized By the People || THE PEOPLES BANK | BAMBERG, S. C. . Jj S||| "Worth More fjjv Than it Costs" >| Lots of farmers declare their telephone service is worth more than it costs. J. W. Harris, a wellknown farmer living near Choccolocco, Ala^ writes; "I had occasion to call our doctor not two 3 hours after my telephone was connected with your exchange. My mother, who is very oldj fell down the door steps ana Droite ner arm, aim I called the doctor. He was at my house before J I could have gone to his residence, as he has an automobile. "We would not be without our telephone for more than it costs and appreciate the assistance you rendered us." Our free booklet tells how you may have telef)hone service on your farm at small co6t. Write or it today. A postal will do. FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY S. PRYOR STREET ATLANTA, GA. r A GOOD SIGN' ??? that your bicycle will be re- gfelCrCLE^HI I ,-Kj I paired satisfactorily and in the REPAIRS \ ^PP - Xj<lr most skillful manner is when \ \?E jjBB you take it to Brickie's. We \ p i jmSxSga will re-tire it or make any \ ' damage on it as good as new. 6g38P*T| BBB *,1 We are experts in this line, / ~? wft and are prompt and reliable at all times. Our prices are 7 I as satisfactory as our work. ' / *-sV "" fOgf J. B. BRICKL E J Order your Blank Books from The Herald Book Store.