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Wiie Pamberg ^eralb , ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Thursday, January 31, 1918. The Greenwood Daily Index is the latest addition to the fourth estate in South Carolina. The Index has progressed in the last year or so from a weekly to a thrice-a-week and now to a daily. The paper is edited by Mr. H. L. Watson, and a live sheet is being put out. This is Greenwood's second daily?and two dailies is' a pretty large order for a small - ' ' -i.* city, Dili me peopie ui VJI ecu >* KJ\J\X I have a habit of handsomely supporting her newspapers, and no doubt the new daily will be a success. ****** An encouraging sign of the times is the speech of the German socialist, Scheidemann, who told the reiclistag the other day that unless Germany concludes peace before the spring fighting starts up, there is likely to be a great upheaval in Germany, with the possibility of the government being overthrown. While there is little probability of such drastic action as that, the socialist leader must have pretty solid backing to make such an amazing statement as that publicly in the German law-making body. There is, apparently, an undercurrent in Germany which is strong for peace, and there is a remote possibility that this current may sweep everything before it. ****** I As a war measure, and also to conserve fuel, it would be a good idea to close all theatres and other places of amusement. The time is coming when all luxuries must be given up, and the sooner they are sacrificed, the quicker the war will be over. In . this respect, our country could well take some lessons from Germany. Shortly after Germany entered the war, all places of amusement were closed as a war measure; no gasoline was sold to pleasure cars, and eventually all privately owned automobiles were taken over by the Ger- j man government. Why not stop t the sale of gasoline to pleasure cars ( Here? 'mere is a gasuiiu^itumuc . all over the country?it may be caus- j ed by congested freight conditions ( or scarcity of gas, it makes no differ- . ence which. We have experienced , it here in Bamberg. It has been dif- , ficult, and even impossible in some ( instances, for necessary enterprises , to secure gasoline. It will be notic- j ed, however, that there has been no , diminution of pleasure travel here- j abouts. Pleasure riding and theatre- j going could well be dispensed with ] ?with some sacrifice to pleasure and ( -convenience, to be sure) but many < things must be sacrificed to win the j / war; and we can best dispense with 1 the things which are least necessary. t ****** r / ^ The world is growing more akin, j This is One result of the world war. , Under the food regulations promul- ] gated by the president and the food ] administration this week, all Amer- . icans are called upon to cease eating j wheat products twe days in the week, in order that our European brothers may not suffer for flour. There is ' no question about the fact that America has plenty of wheat for Americans, but our allies must be fed. This is entirely right, and no one should consider it a hardship to sacrifice for the good of others. Every time . you hoard up a barrel of flour, you not only violate the food regulations, but you are actually causing suffering among those who need it more than you do. This is a war of sacrifice. What may develop into America's greatest contribution to the war is sacrifice. ****** A good deal of discussion is now going the rounds about taxation. The State tax commission recently decided to return real estate and personal property at fifty per cent, of its value. The question arises in our mind, Why fix the tax returns at any per cent, at all? Why not return real estate and personal property at the actual marketable price. And then reduce the levy. There may be arguments against this, but we are frank to say we cannot see them. At present property is returned supposedly at about sixty per. j cent., wnen, as a mauer or iacr 11 is any kind of a per cent., ranging, ? doubtless from five per cent. up. Let everybody return their property at the real value, 100 per cent., and the tax levy could be reduced accordingly. If a man has a tract of land worth $150 per acre, we see no reason why he should not pay taxes on $150 per acre; or if he has a house and lot which cost $5,000, what argument is there against him paying taxes on $5,000? As the tax assessors should be wTell informed as to , current property values, it should not be a great deal of trouble to ascertain if one's tax returns are accurate. This, of course, would mean an upheaval in the tax system, but it appears that an upheaval of some sort is imminent anyway. There is consolation in the fact that if Russia wont do any more fighting, there will be little opportunity for Germany to withdraw liei armies from the Russian rrontler. While Russia will doubtless never again be a factor in the war, they are not ready to lay down all their rights in answer to Germany's so-called peace proposals. % * * * * * That Austria is weary of the war seems to be an assured fact. She is so closely tied to Germany, however, * *j ? /n inflnonno n f tiiat It IS PUSSIUIC Lilt; uuiutuvu ui Berlin may prevent the impending crisis in Austria-Hungary. The Austrians are sick of war; they are worn out, and, if left to themselves, they would be ready tomorrow to conclude almost any kind of peace that would be acceptable to the allies. But Germany has decreed that the fighting must go on. The vassals of Germany must, and probably will, continue to do her bidding. ****** Some idea of what America is do* ing in the war may be gleaned from the fact that the army is now six times as large as was the maximum number of men under arms during the Spanish-American war. Under arms today there 1,428,650 men and 110,865 officers in the American army. During the Spanish-American war the greatest number of men and officers in the army was 272,000. The selective draft will soon carry the number to an excess of 2,000,000. It has not been, we believe, more than a year or so ago when we reed " * 1 ?? ? ?- x T%*? o rro _ Ill on? 01 til@ Udliuucii liiaguzines an article by a so-called military expert, in which the writer said it would take three years to manufacture sufficient supplies and equipment to outfit an army of one million men. PREJUDICE AGAINST CARP. Abundant and Valuable Fisli Sadly Neglected. The most abundant and valuable Bsh in United States fresh waters is the carp, an important food resource 3f nearly every State, but although i sale of 43,000,000 pounds in a year has been reported by the fishery census, a prejudice against it has arisen from the peculiar flavor acquired by living in muddy ponds and streams. This muddy taste, it is declared, can be removed by a little pains in cooking. In a bureau of Bsheries circular describing various ivays of cooking, H. F. Taylor recalls that in 1902 a gathering 224 men of the North American Fish and Game Protective Association and the fishery departments of three provinces of * ? J i 3 Urr ! Canada, were purposely aeceiveu u.y being fed carp &s red snapper, and the fish had been so well prepared :hat the deception was not discovered. The carp is hary, very prolific, and is easily handled and shipped. Its precentage of protein, or muscle building material, makes it an excellent substitute for beef or mutton, is its deficiency in fat can be entirely replaced by vegetables. Rice Seed Good at 1,000 Years Old. Rice grown directly from grains 1 J ?,4 one thousand years oia win ue sei vcu the emperor of Japan, when he attends the autumn manoeuvers of the Japanese army in Shigaprefecture this fall. The ancient rice grains were found inside a wooden image of Vasravans in a little Buddhist temple in the village of Iwame. Vasravans is the god of wealth and his image had become so old as to need repairing. In the course of doing this there was found inside the image a flaxen bag containing the seed and a paper with* the following instruction in ancient Chinese characters: "This image has been carved for the peace of the world. If any one ^f a later generation open it, he should put in new seed." From the artistic style of the carving and the traditions relating to the image, it was estimated that the seeds were 1,000 years old. They were planted and yielded a good crop. Color of Cord on Hat. Just as the sleeve chevrons and bars, stars, and eagles on the shoulder proclaim ranking officers, the hat cord denotes the branch of service each private has entered. Light blue signifies Infantry; scarlet, Artillery; yellow, Cavalry; buff, Quartermasters corps; scarier and white, Engineer's Corps; orange and white, Signal Corps; scarlet and black, Ordnance; black and white, field clerk; maroon, Medical Corps; black and gold, officers; silver and black, adujant general's clerk; green, instructor Home Guards; green and white, Home Guards. These cords are worn only on service hats. Cadet aviators wear as hat bands inch and a half white ribbons and on coat collars insignia representing the aviation branch of the Signal Corps, propeller blades. INSISTENT VOICE OF PEACE DEMANDS HEAHI) FOLLOWING NEW WAR STATEMENTS. Phlip Scheideniaiin, German Socialist, Pleads for Peace Before the Spring Hostilities Start. ?? The voices of peace advocates have again been raised in the central empires, following quickly upon what is largely regarded as a new declaration of Germany's warlike purposes in her chancellor's speech. A report is current that the Bolsheviki government in Russia has decided to continue the Brest-Litosvk peace negotiations and another, quite unconfirmed, that Austria is prepared to make a peace with Russia independently from Germany. The peace note in Germany was sounded by Philip Scheidemann, the socialist leader, who in his remarks following Chancellor von Hertling's speech, pleaded for peace before the spring came with its renewed bloodshed. Regarding Russia, however, Scheidemann's speech was more than a plea, it was a warning that the military leaders of the imperial government would be "hurled from power" if tliey did not bring about peace with her. Ground for Peace. Scheidemann insisted ther?3 was ground for a general peace on the basis laid down by President Wilson on 11 points of which an agreement was easily possible. He was as uncompromising as Chancellor von Hertling, however, as regards Alsace Lorraine, declaring this territory must remain German. Scheidemann's words comprise perhaps the most radical utterance that has yet come from his wing of the party in the reichstag, the majority of moderate socialists. In the foreign press comment on the speech of von Hertling, it is pointed out that there Is yet no sign of acknowledgment on the part of the German government of any responsibility to parliament and that | to all appearances, the military party is still in full control and determined to maintain its grip upon the situation. Forces Now Six Times as Large. There were 1,428,650 enlisted men and 110,865 officers in the United States Army at the opening of 1918, more than one and a half times as large as any force ever mobilized by this Nation, according to a statement by Secretary of War Baker. During the war with Spain the Army of the United States at its maximum strength aggregated 272,000 men and officers. The Army in the field and in training now is practically six times as great as the maximum number under arms in the Spanish-American War. About 45,000 officers were commissioned from civil life in the two series of training camps, nearly eight times as many as the number, of officers in the Regular Army April 1, 1917. incriminating Himself. An old colored man charged with stealing chickens was arraigned in court and was incriminating himself when the judge said: "You ought to have a lawyer. Where's your lawyer?" "Ah ain't got no lawyer, jedge," said the old man. "Very well, then," said his honor. "I'll assign a lawyer to defend you.'' "Oh, no, suh, no suh! Please don't do dat!" the darky begged. "Why not?" asked the judge. "It won't cost you anything. Why don't you want a lawyer?" "Well, jedge, Ah'll tell you, suh," said the old man, waving his tattered old hat confidently. "Hits dis way. 3 Ah wan' tah enjoy dem chickens 3 mahself."?Brooklyn Eagle. Conscience Clear i i For the first three years of their married life the wife's mother had ] lived with the young couple. Then : one morning, without even stopping ( to pack, hubby fled. < The young wife rushed upstairs < and told the news to her mother. "I i suppose some nasty low down woman j is responsible for his leaving you," ] said the latter. "Yes, mother,"' said the sorrowing j wife, "there, was a woman in it." ? "Her name?" demanded the good woman, palpitating like an enraged motor omnibus. 1 "You, mother," came the whispered reply. "Me! Well, I'm sure I never gave him any encouragement!"?Ex. b. I The manufacture and consumption of pastry regarded as a luxury in France has been entirely suppressed. ' except on Sundays and holidays. ( A Worn Out Word. About 25 or 30 years ago hell began to go out of fashion and since then a movement has been on foot to abolish it altogether. . Xine of ten men will say openly, if not loudly, that they no longer believe in it and they ridicule the notion of the existence of a lake of fire and brimstone. It is the exceptional preacher nowadays who allows the word to escape his lips when he is in the pulpit. The Rev. .Mr. Sunday (no offense intended by referring to him as "The Rev. Mr.") is the exceptional preacher. Despite the degeneration of the idea of hell, despite the popular contempt for it, despite that there are few so timorous as to do it obeisance, the word waxes in usage. Colonel Wjatterson finds it indispensable. It is in nearly everybody's vocabulary. The little fellows about the streets with mouths out of proportion to their "belfries" give it fifst place in their chatter and even some of the litttle sisters tremulously lisp it. All sorts and conditions of diminutive poets, or persons struggling under the delusion that they are poets, drag it into their limping lines. Men, women, lads and lasses proclaiming their enlightened superiority to the "ignorant superstition" of their grandmothers incessantly inject the word into their conversation and make it the commonest of nouns. Pretending to hold the thing itself an absurdity, they make the term the dominant seasoning of all their talk, not knowing that they have so diluted it by abuse that it has long since lost its j hot flavor and become no more than flat vulgarity. For the sake of varietv. for the sake of force, for the sake of zest, why don't they say: "To jail with the Kaiser!"? Or, "zero with the Hohenzollerns!"? Can not the free Americans and democrats sprinkle our billingsgate with a little originality? Why should we be stupid when we try to be tough? This generation has come to be about as dull in its blatherskiting as is the grunting porkers. Of course, one expects little better from a particular kind of political stump speakers, but surely private citizens, even the very young, might think more of themselves than to be ever silly when their tongues wag. "To hell with the Kaiser!"T6 Helena with the Kaiser!" would mean something.?The State. The Soldiers as Men. "I tell you that the man who wears the United States uniform does not want to be coddled," exclaimed Sergt. Arthur Gup Empey to an audience of several hundred men and women in this city. "He hasn't left his character at home with his civilian clothes." The author of "Over the Top" vent on to describe the harm done by the belief that a soldier is mysteriously different from any other man, that his whole nature is transformed by a temporary employment of a supremely honorable character. Is it likely that a serious business in which a man is called upon foi every ounce of strength and purpose in him, for courage, for resourcefulness, for discipline, for grim devotion against all odds?is it likely that such business should change men into brutes? Or make them over except for the better? No, likely, not; and still less likely is it that war, which brings out the stuff in a man, should be able to make an ineradicably bad man good, any more than a test with caustic soda can make cotton into wool. The miracle of the soldier lies in the incessant revelation of what fine stuff there is'in the 999?New York Sun. Echo of the Mooney Affair. San Francisco sentiment regarding the Mooney trials appears to be reflected in the vote of the election held on the recall of District Attorney Fickert, who has acted as prosecutor for the State. He had been much criticised as a "persecutor." He now wins at the polls by 20,000 plurality, and nearly 20,000 majority, in a total of 74,192. While the Dutside world has been much disturbed by the reports of unfairness toward the defendants in the murder trials, San Francisco people have all ilong, evidently, remembered the horrible bomb explosion daring the preparedness parade which cost so many innocent lives. But, even so, the desire to have punishment meted out to tfie offenders should not blind the people to tjie requirements of justice.?Springfield Republican. The 16 cantonments built for the training of soldiers cost $134,000,000, with a net profit to contractors of 2.98 per cent. Many things may be preserved in ilcohol, but law and order are not on the list. 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