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Bill Being Prepared to Call Out All
Men Prom IS to 40.
Congress will be asked immediately
on reconvening, to include men from
IS to 40 in tlie draft. Amendments
to the present law are already in prep"
a ration.
The amendments will be introduced
"by Representative Julius Kahn. Republican
of California, ranking member
of the house military committee.
Behind the Kahn amendments, to
lit* intrnrtuppri immediate!V UOOIl the
re-opening of congress, will be, it is
stated, the full support of the war
department and the president.
America may as well accept the situation
at its true value, according to
army officials. This is to be no short
war and every man wno would not he
more useful at home is needed to
bear arms.
Speakers soon will start a campaign.
it is hinted, to nnng these
facts home to the people.
Representative Kahn, himself, after
conference with Secretary of War
Baker and Provost Marshal General
Crowder will undertake to draft legislation
to provide the men needed.
The amendments he will introduce
provide that every man betwen 18
and 21 and 21 and 40 shall he registered
for military service. It is
estimated that this will give the gov
eminent an additional 12.000.000
men to draw upon.
The amendments provide, however,
that youths while obliged to register
upon attaining the age of IS, shall
not be called to the colors until they
are 21. Provision is also made that
no man of more than 5i shall be called
to the colors until all the present
draft?from 21 to .11?is used up and
the boys who have attained the age
of 21 since the June f> registration
shall also have been called.
Representative Kahn's plan would
give America a reserve of 19.000.000
men to draw upon?all between IS
and 40.
Will Public Get Cheaper Bread?
Governor lidge. of New Jersey, says
that from his investigations he has
not found that the producer is the
man receiving abnormal profits. "It
is the continuous adding to the producer's
price multiplied through
many hands that establishes the retail
price."
Governor Edge is convinced that
government control will not benefit
the consumers if price-fixing stops
with the producer. That unless it is
the intention of the federal government
to follow this down to the price
that can be exacted by the retailer
there will be little relief from food
gouging.
A study of the law reveals but
scant purpose to curb the retailer.
For example, take section the section
authorizing the President to license
wholesalers and curb excessive
profits. It expressly exempts the retailer
and defines a retailer as "a
person, copartnership, firm, corporation
or association not engaging in
the wholesale business whose gross
sales do not exceed $100,000 per annum."
Section 11. under which the government
has limited the miller's profit
provides "that the President is authorized
from time to time to purchase.
to store, to provide storage
facilities for. and to sell for cash at
reasonable prices, wheat, Hour. meal,
beans, and potatoes."
V So far the government has acted
only with respect to wheat. It lias
fixed the price which it will pay for
wheat wanted by the Allies and wheat
which it will buy for distribution to
the mills, and by a voluntary agreement
has limited the miller's profit at
twenty-five cents a barrel. There it
seems to drop the product. Apparently
it has intention of cutting out
the retailer by selling flour direct to
the consumer.
Mr. Hoover in fact, has issued a
statement that under the food control
act. except in isolated instances, the
food administration has no control of
prices from the time flour reaches the
wholesaler until it is sold by bakers
and retailers as bread. A price reduction.
he says, can be accomplished
only by voluntary action by bakers
and retailers and by the assistance of
the public in eliminating waste.
But that is the case only because
the government is not exercising the
full extent of its powers.
The government can buy wheat and
it can sell, and the law sets no limitation
on the extent to which it can
carry its sales. But so far it will
sell only to the mills and after that
it is hoped that the price will not run
wild before it reaches the consumer.
The wholesaler and the retailer are
being given an opportunity to handle
the product at moderate profits. If
they fail, if they show greed the
President has ample, power under the
law 10 sweep inem asme and sen sovernnient
flour direct to the consumer?.
Any man can drink like a fish, but
only a few can stand up under it as
well.
FKKXCH KXWTTK WOMAN.
I Deaiitiful Dutch Dancer Accused of
Aiding (>ermatis.
j Paris. Oct. 1 ">. ? Alata-Hari. the
Dutch dancer and adventuress, who
(
two months ago was found guilty by
ja court-martial on the charge of espionage.
was shot at dawn this morn-!
ing.
Mile. Alata-Hari, long known in Europe
as a woman of great attractivej
ness and with a romantic history ,
was. according to unofficial press (lis-1
patches, accused of conveying to the;
Germans the secret of the construe-j
tion of the Entente tanks, this result-;
ing in the enemy rushing work on a
snecial eras to combat their opera-1
tions. She was said to have left
Paris last spring and to have spent
some time in the- English town where
the first "tanks" were being made. J
afterward traveling back and forth
between England and Holland, and
later going to Spain, where she!
aroused suspicion by associating with
a man whom the French secret service
long suspected. When she reappeared
in Paris she was arrested,
a contributing circumstance, it appears.
being the fact that she was
seen there with a young British officer
attached to the tank service.
Her conviction was confirmed by a
revision court and 011 September 28
the supreme court confirmed the previous
findings.
(io-To-Sunday-Sohool I >ay.
To the people of Bamberg county:
We believe that the Sunday-school is
an efficient agency for promotion of
Bible study and for the development
of Christian character.
The South Carolina Sunday-school
association has designated Sunday,
November 4th. 1917, as Go-to-Sun
day-school day for South Carolina.
The International Sunday-school association
has set apart this day as
Go-to-Sunday-school day for the
North American continent.
Governor Richard I. .Manning has
issued a proclamation in which he
says: Believing implicitly in the
great work now being done in our
Sunday-school, and desirous of encouraging
those who are contributing
their time, energy and money to this
great cause, 1. Richard I. Manning,
governor of South Carolina, do hereby
proclaim and set apart November
4. 1917. as Go-to-Sunday-school day
for South Carolina. On that day I
earnestly urge all South Carolinians,
as well as all visitors within her
borders, to attend the Sunday-school
of their choice and I trust that they
will unite in the hearty support of
this great agency which makes for
character and good citizenship."
Now, therefore, we, the undersigned
officers of Bamberg county, following
the example of the governor
of the State, do hereby urge all people
of Bamberg county, as well as
as all visitors within our borders, to
attend the Sunday-school of their
choice on Go-to-Sunday-school day.
November 4. 1917. This the 4th
day of October, 1917.
.1. .1. BRABHAM. .JR.
Probate Judge.
' A. L. KIRK LAND.
Clerk of Court.
G. A. JENNINGS.
Treasurer.
S. G. RAY,
Sheriff.
R. \Y. D. ROWELL,
Supt. of Education.
38,000,000 rXDEll A1 I.MS.
Of These 27,.">00,000 Arrayed Against
Central Powers.
"Washington, Oct. 22.?At least 2S.000.uuo
men are bearing arms in the
war?27..>00,000 on the side of the
world Allies and 10.000,000 on the
side of the Central Powers, according
to latest War Department compilations
from published reports in various
countries. These figures do not
include naval personnel strength,
which would raise the total several
millions.
Against Germany's 7.000.000, Austria's
2,000,000, Turkey's 200,000
and Bulgaria's 200,000. are arrayed
the following armed forces: Russia.|
19,000,000: France. 0.000,000: Great
Britain, .">,000,000: Italy, 2,000,000;
Japan, 1.4 00,000: l.'nited States,
more than l,000,00o: China. ">41.000:
Rumania, 220,000: Serbia, 200,
000; Belgium. 300,000; Greece. 300.Ooo;
Portugal. 200,000: .Montenegro.
40,000: Siam. 30,000: Cuba, 11,000,
and Liberia, 400. San .Marino and
Panama also have small forces under
I arms.
i .Military experts do not regard
these figures as entirely accurate, but
believe they represent in round numbers
the comparative strengths of the
contending armies as published recently.
The War Department has
many confidential reports on the
forces of the Allies, and considerable
data concerning enemy armies, but
this information is not made public
for military reasons.
Crowned heads are a word nuisance.
but they often come in handy
in a card game.
MASTER'S SALE.
Pusuant to an order in the ease of
! B. T. Zeigler. administrator of the
j estate of I. J. Zeigler, deceased.
! against Alma Zeigler et al. in the
Court of Common Fleas for Bamberg
j county, the undersigned will sell, at
i public auction, to the highest bidder
j for cash, before the court house door.
| at Bamberg, S. (\, between the legal
hours of sale on the 5th lay of November,
1917. the same being legal
sales day, the following described
! lot of land, to wit:
| All that certain lot or parcel of
| land, situate in the town of Ehrhardt,
j county of Bamberg, State of South
I Carolina, containing one acre, more
or less, oounuea as ioiiows: 011 me
North by lands of ihe Atlantic Coast
Line R. R. company, on the East by
Pearl street, on the South by Jackson
street, and on the West by lands ol
O. E. Kearse and by lands ol' the
estate of Conrad Ehrhardt.
J. J. BRABHAM. JR..
Judge of Probate, acting as .Master
for Bamberg county.
| October 8th, 11) 1 7.
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Grove's.
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
! chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole .System. 60 cents.
SHIP YOUR PRODUCE
?TO?
JACKSONVILLE FLA.
WE WILL PAY THE FOLLOW
IXG PRICES:
Hens any size 20c per lb.
Frying size up to 2 lb...:.52c per lb.
Roosters 12c per lb.
I Ducks 18c per lb.
Turkeys 22? per lb.
flood fresh eggs 28c per dz.
WE I MY THE EXPRESS
The Blount-Wilson Co.
351 East Third Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
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New Millinery rr
glad to see thtir
Just received nic
children fixed u]
COATS AXI) SI ITS.
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For suits and coats of the better
kind, come to us. We are having
two shipments soem out of
New York weekly. We have the
styles here within three dayes after
they are shown on Broadway.
Sizes 14 to 4 0.
Prices $112.50 to $35.00.
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SEPARATE SKI UTS.
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Don't worry about a lit. Come
I to us: we are showing another
LaVerr
BAMBERG, S. C.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind,EleedingorProtruding Piles in 6tol4days.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. 50c.
E PORTABLE AND STATIONARY
AND BOILERS
Saw. Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors.
Pumps and Fittings, Wood
Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys,
Belting.* Gasoline Engines
*u^ucT/iric AO A Pfcr\
L,uiviD/\rcu
Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works,
Supply Store.
AUGUSTA, GA.
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MILLH
lost every day. Mr
old friends any tim
e selection of Childr
p to=day.
beautiful line of skirts, in black,
navy, and fancy plaids and stripes,
made of all woo! French serge, all
wool, storm serge, all wool garbadine,
all wool poplins, mohairs,
etc. We have had a wonderful
business in skirts.
Prices to $8.o0.
SNK.YTFKS.
We have a good stock to select
from, in red, green, eopeni
hagen, navy, white and black, in
all wool and mixed cotton and
ie Thom
TRADE AT THE
Iii many instances, no doubt, the Some men are like a bass drum;
exemption boards have lived up to they are good for nothing but to make
their names. a big noise.
(Wear a Smile! |
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Buy of us your fi 8
Shoes, Shirts, Ties, Suits, Pants I
Children's Dresses, Rain I
Coats and Cloaks I
Any of these?AND YOU WILL I
SMILE. You will chuckle to your- H
self and say: "Oli, you have just I ,|j
And, oil farmers, make your 8
fields smile with Wheat, Rye, and B
Oats?and Rape for the hogs. We
have varieties of seed of each of B N
these. Then we have the great B
prafai nrodueimr fertilizer?the B
IHH v-> 7? 1 <r>
m Tliomas Phosphate. Also 16 per H
jg cent. Aeid. Get all these in time? I
9! and in due time your fields will *
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I BAMBEEG, S. C. B
GOOD is the word that fits the
Lerchandise we carry. No other
ind ever comes into our store and M
e STAND BEHIND everything we J
ill you. What we sell you will be
IGGT, though, because long experi- *
ice has taught us which mills and
ictories turn out reliable merchanise.
We have many lines for which ,
e are exclusive agents; that's why
1 J ? ? ? t* 1 -4~ T-x i v> o -f- ruiT? I
blue Tor inranis. , , , ,
and black.
Price 85c to $2.50. Prices $5.00 and $0.50.v
as & Company
: BEST STORE. TELEPHONE 41-J /
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3ii can aesimuie liiihcj> cil
ore which you cannot find anyhere
else. ;
NERY
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5. Shuck and Miss Kearse will be
e, whether you wish to buy or not.
an'c Hat? Come in and e*et your I
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wool, made up attractively with a THE \\OXDhRFUL P. & B.
belt and large collar. WAISTS.
Yesterday s express brought us *
Price $2.75 to $8.50. another large selection of the famous
P. & B. Waists in crepe de
chine and georgettes. You will
INFANT S\\KAThllS. be compeue(j t0 kuv one 0f tiiese
Just received a handsome se- the minute your eyes rest on them.
i * p.,,*',, on Some trimmed with baby Irish,
lection of infant s sweaters, all *
. ?, , . .. . . , ... some with val. lace and some with
white and white touched up with c **
pink and blue: also have the wool co,lar that b"ttous close- "?
caps and bootees to match. Also around the necli' and some with
have a tew in all white, rose and the very la,'8e sailor collar- Have ""
these in white, flesh, pink, navy *