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Bust Not Liberate Them Only to Perish > / The Millions Who Have Been Made Free Must Now Be Fed?Food Administration Soon to Announce Program for Worid Reiief?People of South Carolina Will Do Their Part Willingly. Columbia.?The Food Administrafcon Konn si ti/va IVin TTni+nJ WVHX UOO QiUVC I.L1C (JU11CU OwALCO entered the world struggle for the prerT_? servation of human liberty a war necessity. Now that the war has been so gloriously ended the Food Administration voices a humanitarian appeal. Food has played its big part in the winning of the war. Food will play a bigger part, perhaps, in the winning of the world. In the immediate future, food must save the world?and the food must come from America. , Herbert Hoover is in Europe. He has gone overseas to ascertain what are the actual food needs of the hundreds of millions of people in the liberated territories. When he has made his investigations an estimate of the amount of foodstuffs that will be required to feed these people who have returned to the ways of peace to find themselves practically helpless for the i present and until a crop can be grown. ! will be cabled back to America. The Food Administration will then be able to announce a food program to meet this need. It is already known that the need will be enormous, and. that the food program will require, on the part of , (he American people, the most in- ; fcrasive conservation. The evacuation of teritory by tne enemy has increased rather than diminished the de- j sands upon America for food. The amount of food that had already been pledged to the allied countries will oot be sufficient to meet the urgent need. Millions of people are hungry. In many lands famine threatens. The Ameican people, who have suffered little in this war, compared with the sufferings of the people of many European countries, would not be willing to see these people, who have been fighting in a common cause, liberated . only to perish for lack of 'he barest necessities of life. That is not the victory that they have suffered for fcrar years to attain. Out of their plenty the American people will share their food with their cousins across j the seas. The FooS Administration believes - that, because of the awakened public ; conscience 'the food program to be announced in the near future will not i ? - Arl rrrifK >it? k11j oe v UiUXilCfciIIJ VUi-Lli/utu tt a wxx ujr the American people?including-, of course, tie people of South Carolina? but that they will cheerfully comply with it, and count it a privilege to eat at a common table with those j le3s fortunate who have been associated frith them in the greatest of ail human struggles. Already ships iatden with food to relieve hunger and distress have || WEAVER I 1 The W Imagine a piano tha audible shadow of sound I swelling, sustained, a mi power. This is the wonry note?whether soft ar You must play and 1 rou would know what m We will gladlv arrar O the Lexington Dispatch-] gaa?? BM ?? m CUT OUT AND MA Weaver Pi~r.o Co., York, Penn?;. Gentlemen:?Send me ir jardini? your specie! Factory .? on Piano. Name . Address ... __ P [ reached port across the seas. OtheTs j are following. These have been dis- | patched to avert famine and disaster. ! Food ships must continue to cross the seas from America until fields which have been under fire or plowed with the shells of mighty guns or which have been battle grounds these past four years can be tilled again and made to produce food where deaih, but through death, victory, has been the harvest. The people of South Carolina will be ready to do their share when the Food Administration makes known what is needed. i SUGAR LIMITATIONS OFF: NO FURTHER RATIONING Columbia.?The limitation of four nounds of sugar per month per per son has been removed by the Food Administration and the rule requiring restaurants, hotels and public eating places to limit their sugar consumption to four pounds for each 90 meals served, has been rescinded by the Food Administration. The sugar shortage is over. The Focd Administration, however, expects that with the removal of the restrictions the public will not exceed the normal retirements, but will continue to use sugar with discretion. Manufacturers i using sugar may likewise secure their normal sugar requirements, without, the further use of sugar certificates. ; THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION STILL FORBIDS PROFITEERING, j Columbia.?In order that no m)is- ; understanding may arise among licen- ! sees with regard to the effect of the ! armistice upon the regulations of the 1 Food Administration, it is stated by the Food Administration and made uerfectlv clear that the regulations are not annulled by the armistice. Modifrcatiori^ have been made but J of profit and regulations preventing : boarding have not been removed, and ; ihpro is no nresent intention on the part erf the Food Administration of j dropping these restrictions, which will j . be rigidly enforced. ! The world needs at the present! i time are for a larger amount of food then before the signing of the armis- i ! tice brought the fighting to an end. I ! This comprehends food of all kinds, : with t.h# possible exception of wheat,! of which there is reported to be i plenty. jrarm enterprise and much soft corn increased pork supplies, food conser- ! | vation increased exports?total ship-j : ments doubled. | , *? i * FAITH JUSTIFIED * BY EVENTS. ?$? - \ * I do not believe that drastic >> force need be applied to main- > * tain economic distribution and * * sane use of supplies by the * <%> great majority of American peo* pie, and I have learned a deep and abiding faith in the intelll- 4? * gence of the average American > business man, whose aid we an- * i * ticipate and depend on to reme- <* j * dy the evils developed by the * I war.?Herbert Hoover, August j * 10, 1917. * | oriel's Best Upright I The piano that swep musicians into adoration, of music lovers, a piano m a piano that has been calk of them all. t shades down'to a whisper, ?that is carried up, up, hi ighty tone?until the very air ? t i j_ _ j? n. _ ' arcus accompnsnmeni 01 ine id low or powerful in force?i lear this leader among pianos ay be expected of a piano, ige a demonstration if ycu wi l > V- *V kj* _?. LiJ- 5 WT? Mi r r,. V f vd ? t-I I ir-cf jt.'c;?"1 ? I j jctiiaDi s :t. _ . a ' 1 f 7 ' 3 f: *? ?"{ ?'TV Cf' [L. g i y-r s (*u.j hii-Ti'il * a?2KSS2ffi?^KS?^^ AMERICAN SPIRIT I RELIED ON TO WIN. | I I In the light of succeeding events it i Is interesting to recall the confidence : with which the United States Food Administrator viewed the gloomy outlook in July of 1017, when this country had been in the war for less than four months and the Germans were steadily sending the western front j nearer and nearer to Paris. "Even though the situation in Euj rope may be gloomy today," he dei clared in a public statement, "no i American who has knowledge of the t results aireaoy ouiairreu m evtrv <ui rection need have one atom of fear that democracy will not defend itself ; in these United States." :? LOYALTY IN LITTLE THINGS LAST PROOF OF PATRIOTISM ! ' : ~ I Americans without murmuring cut their sugar allowance from four pounds a month to three add then as long as need be to two pounds for loyalty's sake. : ! Food Will Win the World. r America earned the gratitude of allied nations during war by sharing food. America under peace may win the world's good whl by saving to share. Sending to Europe 141,000,000 bush': els of wheat from a surplus of appar ently nothing was the outstanding ex ploit of the American food army in thi critical year of the war. GREATEST OPPORTUNITY WOMEN EVER HAD It was given to the women of this country to perform the greatest serv> ! ice in the winning of the war vouchsafed to any women in the history oi j ! the wars of the world?to feed the warriors and the war sufferers. B3! the arts of peace, the practice of slm 1 pie, homely virtues the womanhood ol a whole nation served humanity in iti profoundest struggle for peace anc 1 freedom. ?$nf? ?$n?. tin$n$n$n? ifc "I ' I ^ 4 * FIRST CALL TO FOOD ARMY. i\ * <; * This co-operation and service 4 j * I ask of all in frill confidence 4 > that America will render more < * for flag and freedom than king i j * ridden people surrender at com- i \ * pulsion.?Herbert Hoover, Au- 4 ( I gust 10, 1917. * j * 4 i 4^ 4* 4^ ^ 4* v J* *5* & *3* ^ *3* ^ J* & 4* i \nr Ml PIANO I Piano I it the world's greatest that thrilled audiences | iracle, a marvel piano, | ;d the "sweetest toned" I to an exquisite, scarce t gher and yet higher, | seems ringing with its ^ Weaver Piano, and eves clear and pure, of the present day if 11 write us and mention | I 0 ? KM n v . 1 Ulster* d /r* ,<r\ J$ S3 $ ft |?5 j? L" r & ' i ;\ H^vU*'s ?fL<t*r9 ? k 9 ; f t 151 n fsnect IcffJ Mfice YORK, Fa. i< 5 P C ft 8 S ^ WJU| ^ ^ ?i i,i ,,,, ^ \ * J U. S, HEALTH SERVICE ISSilES WARMING Increase in AH Respiratory Diseases After the Influenza bpideii.io v> oijaoie. Infiusrza Expected to Lurk for P?lofiths. Ko'a to Guard Against Pneumonia. Common Colds Highly Catching?importance of Suitable Clothing?Could Save 100,000 Lives. "Washington, D. C.?With the subsidence of the epidemic of influenza the n.r ten firm of health officers is directed to pneumonia, bronchitis and other diseases of the respiratory system which regularly cause a large number of deaths, especially during the winter season. According to Rupert Bine, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, these diseases will be especially prevalent this winter unless the people are particularly careful to obey health Instructions. "The present epidemic," said Sur- i geon General Blue, "has taught by bit-! ter experience how readily a condition beginning apparently as a slight cold i may go on to pneumonia and death. , Although the worst of the epidemic is 1 over, there yvill continue to be a large ; number of scattered eases, many of j them mild and unrecognized, which j will be danger spots to be guarded against." The Surgeon General likened the present situation to that after a great fire, saying, "No fire chief who understands his business stops playing the hose on the charred debris as soon as the flames and visible fire have disappeared. On the contrary, h? continues the water for hours and even days, for he knows that there is dan ger of the fire rekindling from smoldering embers." "Then -you fear another outbreak of influenza?" he was asked. "Not necessarily another large epidemic," said the Surgeon General, "but unless the people learn to realize-the seriousness of the danger they will be compelled to pay a heavy death toll from pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. Common Colds Highly Catching. "It is encouraging to observe that people are beginning to learn that ordinary coughs and colds are highly catching and are spread from person to person by means of droplets of germ laden mucus. Such droplets are sprayed into the air when careless or ignorant people cough or sneeze without covering their mouth and nose. It is also good to know that people have learned something about the value of fresh air. In summer, when people j are largely out of doors, the respira-j tory diseases (coughs, colds, pneumo-\ nia, etc.) are infrequent; in the fall, as people begin to remain indoors, the respiratory diseases increase; in the winter, when people are prone to stay in badly ventilated, overheated rooms, the respiratory diseases becorao very : prevalent Suitable Clothing Important. "Still another factor in the produc-! tion of colds, pneumonia and other respiratory diseases is carelessness or Ignorance of the people regarding suit- j able clothing during the seasons when | the weather suddenly changes, sitting in warm rooms too heavily dressed or, what is even more common, especially among women, dressing so lightly that windows are kept closed in order to be comfortably warm. This is a very injurious practice. Could Save 100,000 Lives. "I believe we could easily save one hundred thousand lives annually in the United States if all the people would adopt the system of fresh air living followed, for example, in tuberculosis sanatoria. There is nothing mysterious about it?no specific medicine, no vaccine. The important thing is right living, good food and plenty of fresh air. Droplet Infection Explained in Pioturet. "The Bureau of Public Health, Treasury Department, has just Issued a ?tilking poster drawn by Berryman, the well-known Washington cartoonist, j The poster exemplifies the modern j method of health education. A few I years ago, under similar circumstances, I the health authorities would have is: sued an official dry but scientifically ! accurate bulletin teaching the role of | droplet infection in the spread of re! spiratory diseases. The only ones who would have understood tine bulletin would have been those who already j knew all about the subject. The man in the street, the plain citizen and the many millions who toil for their living would have had no time and no desire to wade through the technical plirase' ology." ! USE THE HANDKEEQilfF/ hi. #A^D(^<y8L?C Youfe^rs. ^ BiT ; ft" ? \ if. >'/'< V Ax j\ f, ' .' '? >" Vl!W/f^: 2< \ \ ^ / Vc?. .^ I ^ \'v ; Va// ^">\._ V <o.;!' /) *, / '? 1 ^ vV COLDS, IMFLUENZA, PNEUOT '!*, AAF TUcEkCULOSIS /Jtfi iT.Vt.Ai/ WAV r (,oj>!ca of tiiiy r^Mcr <;::11 be < ' | tni:* >:"! -rroo of charge by vriliing to iT: S11! . .?n (!et?o:v?I, U. t>. Public; lie:.;:!, berviee, Washington, L>. i SSJST SAVE FCOD j FOR WOKLD REUEF | Herb-.rt Hcovcr Now in Europe, nrd Definite Prcgrr.m cf Feed Conservation Will Scon Be Announced From Washington. ? Millions of .Hungry People Locking to Arr.cr>ca For Food. T?-;4l-? + %? inn OT V. \Jl UIII OitU >11111 .V.1U1.U11 tho armistice and the cessation of ;he fighting in Europe thsre is danger that ve, In America who have been af-, fected so lightly by the war. as compared with the sufferings of the peo-; pie of many European countries, may think our duty done and decrease cur efforts toward food conservation. This must not happen, says the i Food Administration. The American , people have before them a greater: obligation than ever before, because1 famine is threatening in many lands : which have been opened up to tho allied world by the evacuation of the j enemy, and the millions of people, tie-1 pendent upon the outside world for food until they can make a harvest, i are looking hopefully to America. Hundreds of thousands of American ; soldiers and their allied comrades: must continue to eat, although they have ceased to fight. The countries that are laying down their arms are plunged into a state of great unrest. No factor is so con-! dtxeive to anarchy as is hunger. W&at may nappen m iiraropu uu oub j knows. But to relieve the world hunger is the sorest way to quickly re-! tore the world to normal. For the present the Food Admraie-; tratfon is appealing to the American people merely to exercise care ami Judgment in food buying and food conenmption. Later a definite program of con serration of food for! wor'i relief will be made public, j Herbert Hoover is now in Europe, looking into conditions. As soon as ' It is known what are the food requirements, this program will be formu-: lated, and every housewife in the land will be asked and expected to participate. The Government, through the Food ' Administration, is asking the Ameri- \ can people at the present time to carefully use meats, fats, butter, lard cheese and kindred commodities, and to await the forthcoming food saving program soon to bo macie puDiic. WORLD FOOD CONDITIONS ARE SHOWN FN SUMMARY. JTmeo Billion Pounds of Fats and i Three Million Tons of Hrgh Protein Ffeeds Short?Plenty Wheat and I tther Foods if Used'With Economy. i Columbia.?In support of it3 policy to keep farmers of the United States fully informed of world food con. ditions and probable needs for certain commodities, the Food Administration has completed a summary of unusual importance to producers The world balance sheet of food products shows a shortage of 3,000,000,000 pounds of fats and 3,000,000 tons of high protein feeds. Among | fats are included perk products, dairy 1 products and vegetable oils. Commodities of which there are 1 sufficient supplies, if used with econi omv, are wheat, rye, beans, rice, peas,1 and feeds other than those high in ; protein. Sufficient beef is in sight to | load all refrigerating shops' capacij ties. ! Tfcere is enough sugar for aormal ' consumption if other nations reiam their present short rations. If they increase their rations, there will be a shortage. Coffee is the only common food commodity of which there is a world surplus. With the possible exJ coption of high protein feeds, the , United States has sufficient food and feed for its own people, but to fulfill its pledge of 20.600,000 tons to be test to Xtardpe by July 1. 1919, there must be ecm tinned consecration and j avoidance of wsuite. According to Food Administration ! calculations, evea with all sttpptfes f aad best efforts, the world will be far ; deficient of the norma! amounts of i fats for two or three years at least. I The future of the American producer i who is equipped for general farming seems to lie in liberal crops of meat products and home-grown feeds with which to grow livestock economically. Foreign Natrons Urgent Call. I Columbia.?Nations liberated from ! the German yoke are daily and urgj ently calling upon the United States ; for food. The pressure of this de| icand is emphasized in a cable rej cently received by the Food Administration from Herbert Jloover, who is FuroDo to survey the foreign j liVSVT *mm, ? situation. After a weefc in Europe, Mr. Koover cabled that tie situation did not then admit of the formulation of a definite program, but that. America should be firmly impressed with the necessity for continued conservation, which is more needed now than i at any time since the United States became aligned with t/ie enemies of Germany. Mr. Hoover is new nemtio ting with the Allied Governments regarding flipping, finances and organisations. Until these details ore finally settled, i it will be difficult for him to outline n definite constmctiv? program. Mr. Hoover arranged bedcrc leaving Amer; ica for the immediate purchase o? 27.000 tons of food to meet the rnc-t urgr-nt needs. The fir.et of the fieet i < f ships carrying these supplies has j already rrached Europe. ^ Vo soon as it is porslMo to do ?-\ *ho .:-c -. program of io-.d corner rath, ! ; *-f wb?ld rali-7 will be *i? uo. hpcP. I LOCALS AND PERSONALS !". R. l/'ivhT Is oonflr.od U> hi? rooin with m: attack of : ? punish Ruiucnnn.. T. .V f:..-. ' !.*. yjnsfton ronio " ; ? .1 nr. njul prof; b!o caii A f 11 ' I- <>r l>c.svil!a ron' ? Sr.ardny and ;;a,vO nn j:I ;'/r another year. f. ."f 'ir. one oi* Ron in ton Cfc.-y.ty-' ! > yo-tny formers was a visitor in. f.oxinsRon Saturday arid l!v I:is renewal. Riser v. ho has ho an fr;: ..... n <*;ijiviun coonty, is at homo for t o holidays with nor parents Rev. and Mrs. Y\". ii. Riser. Clyde A.i?iv has roturncd from Clemson College and is at home for the holidays with his parents ATi*. and Miss Penile fa ugh mar. who has boon kne-hin?," in Kershaw county is at hn:<i<> f?.r ihe iiolidavs with hor nor cnts Mr. and Mrs. Q. E. Ca ugh man. E. C. Shcaly. from Gilbert route 2 was u visitor here Saturday and renewed his subscription for another year. Tf. X. ("raps, a successful young: farmer from Geesvillo route 2 dropped in to see us one day last week and renewed his subscription for another year. W. K. Shall from Xew "Rrookland route 1, one or" the county's most sub siantial citizens visited our office Saturday ami renewed his subscrpiion. L. K. Corley a progressive young1 planter from l^exington route 1 paid us a pleasant and profitable call Sat urday. Claire Floyd is at home with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Floyd, having received an honorable discharge from the military' service. Mrs. W. I. Johns of Allendale spent several days last week in Lexington the era est of 'nor daughter Mrs. Frank W. Sheay. The article or present you sent as a gift to your sweetheart, friend or parent, may have beer, of small value but you cant imagine what it eon 'eyed as your Christmas thought fulness to such dear friends. Hobson Corley has received an hon - n..niv fltld orn'blo discharge irons. im is now at homo with his parents Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Corlcy. W. <~\ So;;so a progressive young planter of (ho St. John's section war a visitor in Lexiington Mondn\ and prod us a peasant and profitable call. W. P. Earsle. a good citizen from Leesville route 2 was a visitor in Lexington Saturday and did not forget the printer in these, days of high prices. M. L. Brown, a cord citizen from Lexington route 2. visited our office Saturday and renewed his subscription for a year in advance. I ; "Walker M. Sharpe a good citizen ! and prosperous fanner from Gaston 1 wa . a visitor in Lexington Saturj day and while in town paid us a pleas 1 ant call. j " "l" ? ^''onVlnnd'S J. P. Sonn, ono or . ?<?.? host citizens anr] successful farmers , caller! at our office Saturday and paid ? up for another year. I E. Kellars Mitchell U. & X. is at home on a ten day leave spending Christmas with the borne folks. I I i m rs. D. R. Halti\va.:ijrer is confined to Iter room with a second attack of Spanish Tnfluenza. I ' i Miss Eva Kyzcr who has been I teaching in Kershaw cGunty is at home for the Christmiiif* holidays with , her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Harman. Misses Virginia Kyac-r. Xannie Vi'lngard and f.oni?e Shearouse are at home fj'Orn Summer-land College. 7-T. Alton Roof is at home from Xewberry College to spend the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. ' Marshall Roof. I Miss Rertlia Efird has ' retnrned from Newberry College and will ! spend the Christmas holidays with , her parents Hon. and fclre. P. K. Efird. i Harry Harman has receiver] an hon ; orablc discharge from -ho army at Camp Forest. Cla. is at home with his parents Mr. and ii: s. H. E. Harman. Molv'm B. Karr has s-weivod an hon - ? ,ii#Oia.rge fr?v>; the A. T. C. ?? .7 TO nrn 'i< ....... University <>f Carolina ami now at his hmno in boxiBjrton. Choree !*Mwin TI::ruu..o. V. 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