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r ) . ! NATIONAL SECRETARY ON RSOO SITUATION, i Says Thsro is Nothing to Jus-| t.fy l!;s', rica! Thinking I ! I or Action | WASTE IN HOUSEHOLD j t FRO'Ji BAD PREPARATION i For Immediate Relief Every y i 1 Individual Should Consider Food Conservation. ! 1 ? , ; The Secretary of Agriculture, 1). J F. Houston, ii-suevl the following, j statement: f There is nothing- in the iocxl situa- J ( lion of the country which justifies ( P * t * i hysterical thinkirg or action. Tips, is not a time for hysteria. Nor is this ji t.imo r?>i* t!m '.luiiinlit of tl.ol American peopl* to be disserted ?rl dominated b* those who have the ini t crests of anothci counrty primarily at heart or any selfish interest t?*j further. I The prices of foodstuffs are high. A full and satisfactory explanation of prevailing prices is not possible on the basis oj existing know icugc. i. is only recently that agencies have been created in the country to study food distribution, and we luive not ah the necessary facts to enable u; to arrive at the truth. W here lie food supply is located, who own it, what may he the difficulties of securing it, whether the local market conditions are due to car shortage ] whether there is artificial mnnipuki-j lion or control, no one can state will certainty. It is essential that we have the facts not only becau o of the light they might throw on pros-j cut condittions but also because they i arc prerequisite for the woikmg out: of a permanent, just, and economical | system of marketing. Therefore thcl investigation directed by the President ought to be made promptly, and 1 Congress ought to give the Federal | Trade Commission and the Depart-' meat of Agriculture the necessary funds. Certainly such an investigation can not furnish immediate relief, but it would be absurd to oppose it for this reason. It does not stand in the vr-ay of any other measures that may 'be wise, li does net prevent any constructive ac.ion on j the part of any municipal or local agencies. We must have the facts! i and the sooner the investigation is undertaken the better. It is highly probable that as a result of it laigc permanent improvements may be! made. Importance of Food Conservation, i For partial immediate relief, every i individual and community should, consider earnestly the matter of food i conservation and the limitation of; waste. As a Nation we seem to have a disdain of economizing. In many Iwil'iAAC.' fUnl'A If .. fi ! ??<? ~ I iivjiivo vu^iv xd .a on uu;^ itxiiilg UUU | it is "only decent" to provide more. food than will be eaten and that itj is demeaning- f<? reckon closely. The; experts of the Department of Agriculture report to me that the dietary studies made by them point to an annual food waste of about $700,000,000. Of course, the waste in families of very limited means isi slight, but in the families of moderate and ample means the waste is considerable. Even if the estimate were reduced by half the waste: would still be enormous. The food waste in the household,) the experts assert, results in large measures from bad preparation and bad cooking, from improper care and 1 handling, and, in well-to-do families, from serving- an undue number of courses and an overabundant supply and failing to save and utilize the food not consumed. As an instance of improper handling, it is discovered that in the preparation of potatoes 20 per cent of the edible portion in many cases is discarded. , 1 The Position of the Farmer. I am informed that the belliger- 1 ents in Europe in dealing with their < food situation have, up to this time, < acromplished their purposes more 1 largely through conservation of i foods, regulation of the diet, limita- < tion of courses and quantities, and S prevention of waste, rather than 1 through direct control of production 1 or regulation of distribution under 1 any sort of dictatorship. Only re* 1 cently has England indicated her in- i tention to deal directly with the production, and in doing so has recogniz ed it as essential that she guarantee; I - - to farmers a reasonable minimum I price over a period of years. Ob- | viously, if farmers are to be induced j to increase acreage, a guaranty of a t rea.'xmuble price by the Nation or] the community seems necessary, j Farmers are governed by the same thinking- and motives as other peo-! pie. They are patriotic; but it is un jl likely that they will undertake great ly to increase their output unless; they are reasonably snie that it wiV j b. profitable for them to do so. O..C j k uUi no more expect a farmer great lv to increase his product without a knowledge of the outcome than hej could expect a manufacturer to ^ double the production of shoes unless he know that he could dispose o! * thorn profitably. Those who arcurging that farmers be induced 1 gieatly to increase their a; wage be- ? yond that which their own judgment ( dictates know very little about the I, psychology of farmers, or of other i people for that matter, or about thei fundamental necessities of the situu-i tion. As a matter of fact, farmcrr. j ore going to do their own thinking^ in this matter and will not follow anybody's dictation. They are quite 1 alert to the,interplay of supply and)1 demand, and respond quite as quickly as other people to the stimulus of high prices. | MEDICAL RESERVE 1S.R a a ! RUIff IS tilKMAMUN! Washington.'?Tim first authentic.' information regarding what is to b" accomplished by the advisory council ; on national defense has been made! public here and shows that one of South Carolina's foremost physicians now living in another State is doing important work in the medical see-1 Uon' ..." i Dr. h. F. Simpson, formerly oj j? Glenn Springs, wlicro several mem-! bers. of. his family slil! reside. but i now of Pittsburgh, Pa., is chief of j the medical section. He is organiz- j1 ing the medical resources of thoj: count ry into a spec ia'i zed unit. The; work contemplates the creation of a! 'medical reserve corps of 20.000 surgeons *ind phys'cians to aid the army and navy and civilian population in ? time of war, and the mobilization oJ factories making medical supplies and the like. D*\ Simpson was secretary of medical committee of "G physicians., appointed last April, and his present i work is in part a continuance ?f thrc i work oi' t)?at cornm ittno. Dr. Simpson will make a irir jSouth in the next few days in jjmtsurance of his woik, the duties ?ei which ;n e among' the most exacting of any in connection with military preparedness. W. S. Gilford, director of the ccun oil, is one of the officers of the American Telephone una Telegraph com pany, now on leave of absence. The council is composed of six cabinet j officers, headed by the secretary of| war. An advisory commission com-J posed of seven civilians, each of ira-} ticnal reputation as a leader in his field, acts with the council. The conn t il and the convmi ;sion have made tremendous strides in the last few <lays in organizing manufacturers, business men of all sorts and all kinds of unofficial resources. o MUSCLE SORENESS RELIEVED Unusual work, bending and lifting ' or strenuous exercise is a strain on , the muscles, they become sore and stiff, you are crippled and in pain. Sloan's Liniment brings you quick relief, easy to apply, it penetrates ] without rubbing and drives the sore- . neas. A clear liquid, cleaner than , muHsy plasters or ointments, it does not stain the skin or clog the pores. 1 Always have a bottle handy for the 1 pains aches of rheumatism, gout, \ lumbago, grippe, bruises, stiffness, backache and all external pain. At your druggist, 25c.?adv-?No. 3.? ' NOTICE OF SALE. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE < K/VSTP'TfM niOTTJim r\ II .... u . u <>ii t/tu i iviv i ur k>u ij I n } CAROLINA. I In the Matter of DAVID SCHERR, 1 Bankrupt?In Bankruptcy. a Under and by virtue of the order of t A. F. "Woods, Esq., Referee in Bankruptcy, I, the undersigned Trustee of f the said David Scherr will offer for I sale at public auction for cash at 11 t o'clock in the forenoon on the 14th fc day of April A. D., 11)17, in the Town a of Loris, in the County of Horry and n State of South Carolina; all and sin- r gulur all of the stock of general mer- C . handisc, goods, and chattels together t with the fixtures formerly used by C the said David Scherr in the store at'o Loris, S. C., and one Ford automobile; b the said stock of general merchandise to be sold in bulk and said fixtures and automobile separately. h MALCOLM C. BUTLER, * Trustee/ C Dated March 31st, 1917. 's THE HOUT HERA LI MURDER MYSTERY i IN JACKSONVILLE Retired Capitalist, of Ban- C gor, Maine. Killed by Negro. Jacksonville, Mil.- Tiu.t robber\ vas not the motive of tr.< nider of c Edmund J. Murch, the ret i d Ban- li Cor, Maine, capitalist, lie v yester- e lay afternoon by George Thompson, u i negio, has been established by the r{ iOiice, who have been busy collect-'n ng evidence to corroborate the state's ncnt of Thompson to the effect that ie found Murch in his home. Murch lied at his boarding house here a ft 'i w minutes after he managed to p each there mortally wounded. The c police, however, have been unable to s ascertain hew the wounded miu. reached his place of residence after j i receiving the death wound. He lived ( ! 1 blocks from the scene of the s mooting, and for only ono block \ from the negro's home blood stains rl indicating the direction the wounded : van tcok arc in evidence. c It is believed tbat one block from 1 Thompson's home, Murch secured an 1 itutomobile which carried him homo in time to see his wife bofoie he died t tie toiil her thai lie had been injured ) in an automobile accident. No one i saw him reach his home. Uponji reaching there lie fell into a chair on 1 the porch, and it was there that \ another guest of the house found him. j Thompson, who operates a res | taurant in the negro section of the j city, declared in a statement the p:? i lice said he made to them that when ( his wife left his restaurant to go home yesterday he closely followed her, hid and waited for the appearance of Murch. He admits having i fired five shots, four inside of the j house and the fifth after Murch fled into the street. TO SEND GERMANS 1 .HOME VIA AMERICA; r I j ' China Has Arranged to Scndi. Consular Officials Across the Continent. i I Washington.-r-Ckir.u is arranging;;, to send the dismissed Gorman dipo- r' inatic and consular officials in that!1 country back to Germany by way 01 the United States and has secured!' the consent o. the State Depart men t i1 to their passage across the con tin-- ' ent. Details of the plan at e noi I ^ known here. It is assumed the Al* i * I nes arc to give guarantees for inc. trip acro;s ciu- Pacific and the At-,1 lantic. Solves Problem. \l The arrangements offer a solution '! to a problem which it was thought at ' the time of China's severance of re- ' lations with the Berlin Government J might present unusual difficulties. I: The only neutral ground where the German officials might have gone 1 overland is Siam. 1 About 200 persons are to be in the 1 party, including a body of German ' soldiers, who have acted as a legation guard at Peking The depart- 1 ore of this force is oviwimi ? ? ? x..? tvm vu i vr move a source of considerable irrita- 1 don in Peking's legation quarter, ivhere the proximity of armed forces ' if the belligerents has led to more * han one unpleasant incident. Trouble in Peking. Since the break between the Unit- 1 id States and Germany, American ind German troops have come to dows once and the Germans have \ uul many quarrels with the French iml British troops stationed a stone's hrow distant. Incidentally, a Way home for the brmer German consul at Manila, j: Yanz Carl Zitelman, v.ho has beer raveling the seas for weeks without ?eing able to find a refuge, will be o fforded with the Pekino- nnrtv v e? i v ?VI" * nissed from the Phillipines, he was cfused safe conduct in Japan and v }hina, was brought back to Hawaii, c ransshipped to a vessel sailing to F '/hina direct, and arrived there nly to learn that relations had been c roken and he could not land. o - Three additional villages have fal- o sn into the hands of the British and 'rench troops operating against the a Germans between Arras and Sois- C ons in FYance. a >, OOHWAT, 8. O. rHE RAIDER MOEWE I BACK IN HOME PORT' < 1 Herman Auxiliary Cruiser Runs , the Allied Blockade After j Raiding Expedition. < Berlin.?The German auxiliary J ruisor Moewc has returned into a . ome port of the navy from a second ruisc in the Atlantic ocean, it was nnounced by the German admiralty. J 'he Moewe, according to the statelent, captured twenty-two steamhips and five sailing ships, aggregating 123,100 tons gross. "The German auxiliary cruiser J rloewe has returned into a home >ort of the navy from a second ^ ruh in the Atlantic ocean, where he stayed for several months under omraand '..C L'urgave and Count Von I, voln.a-Sciilot'k n. . * "The ship captured twenty-two . itcamcrs i five sailing vessels vith a grc;> tonnage of 123,100. rhey included twenty-one hostile iteamcrs, of which eight were armid, and five in the service of the British admiralty, as well as four lestile sailing ships. "Among the vessels captured by .be Mocwe were the Voltaire, an English steamer of 8,(517 toes gross, n ballast, carrying a tweiv. -centineter gun; the Norwegian steamer Uallbjorg, of 2,587 tons gross, ar.'l :he Mount Temple." LINES~CANNOT BE EASILY CONSOLIDATED ? i Indications Point to Von Hindenburgs Failure?Allies Bring up Heavy Guns. The initial phase of the battle In Northern France has apparently turned in favor of the French since they are reported to have crossed the Aillette river, and the Crozat caitial. in several places. The Germans elected to make their first stand along these water MLl i? < lin ' iii vnvj viciciiiM: Ul IjUiei't against which General Nivelle is rushing his advance to break the Himlenburg line before it consolidat es. The French refuges add evidence to .accumulating- proof that Von Hindenburg intends to give battle along the line from I-ille to Loan. The question is whether the Entente can bring us heavy artillery quick enough to strike a smashing blow before the Germans consolidate their positions, i New interest is attaching to the campaign in Western Persia and Mesopotamia as the converging forces of the British and Russians approach each other Northeast of Baglad. The Russians report another ulvunee and apparently the two amies are lesser than a hundred miles tpaiL Both French an<l German announcements say that violent fightng is in progress near St. Simon, in he region in which the Germans lave been retreating*. The French announce a German it tack was repulsed. 'I no Germans were driven three nilcs northwest of St. Simon. The Germans say they inflicted *eavy losses on the French who tried o cross the Somme and the Crozat Janal near St. Simon. ?o PROGRAM OF THE ! BUCK CREEK UNION ( ( iVhich Will Convene at Springfield j Church Friday, Before the 5th ] Sunday in April, 1917. . Introductory Sermon by the Ap ointcc. Churches called and enrolled. j Query No. 1?13th Chap.-52 verse t nr..*ti ... ~ - . muuiicw, wno is tnc Scribe and Vhat are the Things New and Old ? I Query No. 2?Romans, 9 Chap-18 crse, Who is He Whom He hardenth and Who is He on Whom He will J Tave Mercy? ? Query No. 3?What is the Differ- nee in the Scriptural Interpretation f Jesus and Christ? Query No. 4?Who are the Church f Christ? r Query No. 5?Revelations 11 Chap n nd 2nd verse, Why was the outer'a lourt Reserved for the Gentiles tl nd are they Worshiping there Yet? I IN SWEET REMEMBRANCE. ji Mr. Henry Howell departe<l this I life on Nov. 28, 1916, aged 71 years, 7 months and 11 days. He leaves a wife and three children. He was a lutiful husband, a kind and loving rather. He had been in failing health "or several years but about two * nonths before he died lie had a 5 stroke of paralysis. All was done ;hat loving hands and kind friends :ould do. Dr. J. K. Stalvey attended lim and we are sure that he did ;very thing that he could do to save lim and we 'mourn not as these who lave no hope, for he said during his \ llness that he was ready to go if it J ,vas the Lord's will, although it war j iard to stand by and see the sweet ife of a kind and loving father diift >ut in the cold hands of death. He ^ connected himself with the Miscioniry Baptist church of Greenwood several years ago, and was a niembei :here at the time of his death. He was laid to rest at the Moore cemetery, his pastor, Rev. R. 0. Hendricks joiulucting the funcuil exercises. j I We can't forget our dear father, t We miss him every day; .} Yet star by star declines, I 'Till all are passed away. ,( 1 Never more thy voice shall call us, , Here no more we'll see thy fare; . How fast the night comes o'er us, t. The darkness of the grave. I( I Heaven now retains our treasure, 1, Earth the lonely casket keeps And the sunbeams long t? linger, Where our dear father sleeps. Dearest loved one we have laid thee ! In the peaceful grave's embrace, But thy memory shall be cherished . 'Till we see thy Heavenly face. His Loving Daughter, ?IDA. i -o COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF i i i I (Complaint Not Served.) STATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry. Court of Common Pleas. J. R. AUsbrook and N. B. AUsbrook. I Copartners in Trade doing bus:-] ness under the firm name and style j of AUsbrook Bros., Plaintiffs. Against S. M. Boyd, R. J. Boyd, L. T. Boyd Mary J. Porter, J. J. Boyd, Salih Cause, IsabcMc Wright, otherwise called Isa B. Boyd, B. K. Boyd. .).! B. Prince, Brook Prince and Lizzie Ludlam, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer tbo complaint in this action; which has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Picas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of youi answer in tin* <^wi a - int i \ vuiu|iuiilll 1MI tilt' subscriber at his office at Conway, S. C., within twenty days after the seryicc hereof; exclusive of th.e day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time i aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action! will apply to the Court for the relief I demanded in the complaint. Dated January llth. A. 1). 1917. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney. To R. J. Boyd, L. T. Boyd, Mary J.j Porter, J. J. Boyd, J. B. Prince,| Brook Prince, Lizzie Ludlaiv, ab-j sent defendants: ' TAKE NOTICE that the complaint in the foregoing-stated action ! and the Summons, of which the foregoing is a copy were filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Com mon Pleas of Horry County on th x 18th day of January A. D. 1917. H. H. WOODWARD, ] Plaintiff's Attorney, h W. L. BRYAN, C. C. C. P. I] ? <h ;< Notice of Discharge. i The undersigned administrati ix [>f the personal estate of I. T. Belamy, dee'd, will apply to the Judge )f Probate of Horry County, at his office at Conway, S. C. at 11 o'clock n the forenoon, on Tuesday May 1st, L917, for a final discharge as such idministratrix. i' MRS. RUTH BELLAMY, J Qualified Admx., of I. T. Delta my, Dec'el. 41 March 30th, 1917. V f COLDS & LaGRIPPE 5 er 6 dotes 660 will break T, iny case of Chills & Fever, Colds k LaGrippe; it acts on the liver >etter than Calomel and does not . [ripe or sicken. Price 25c, So Every Where. b One encouraging feature of the evolution in Russia is that peace is t lore likely to come from political ii nd economic changes than from fur- d here extensive military operations, o )illon Herald. t BBBB CHOOSING THE BREEDS OF SWINE TO RAISE Success Depends Upon Adequate Supply of Fresh High Class Products /OLUME OF BUSINESS MUST HAVE TO KEEP Work Must 'go on Continuously and the Supply Must x 4 Hold Out. To assist bog- raisers and prospecive hv>g raisers in determining the >est breed of hogs to keep the Unites States Department of Agriculture ?as recently issued a new Farmers' bulletin 7f>f>, Breeds of Swine. Ae'ortling to this bulletin, there is no iest breed of swine. Some breeds me superior to others in certain respects and one breed may be better Adapted than another to certain local uvmuijuiis. i ne essential point 1? that after the former has oner decided upon the kind of hog- to raise ho should stick to his decision and develop tho chosen breed to its highest possible standard. It is not feasible for one individual to raise several different breeds ai d bring' thorn to perfection. In making his choice, too, the fanner should be guided by the kind of breed-; already establish cd in l is locality. If lie selects one of th?sc he is not likely to make a mis take. There are two di tir. *t types of swine, namely, the lard and the bacon tvp s. Swine of the lard type far outnumber those of the bacon type in the United States. The laid ;t\ pt is prciTi reu by ih: pc pic oi 1 h i s c c u n t r y, c: \\i c r jao o tl y the m a jjority of foed.eis produce a rapid 'uttcning, heavy flashed lard type. The bacon type is :t raised extensively in the U .it d States. T1 c p odu.tion of choice becon !r move gcrtleral in those sections whev the feed I of the hoy is more varied r. ul where |corn is not r lied upt n as the urincl pal grain for ho; s. The principal hror.ks of the lard type are the Ihdrnd China, Berkshire, Chester White, Duroe Jersey, and Hampshire The lard type of hog is l<m* set and (Mnaw.'t. with a very wile a <i 'Icep body. The J'ouMc's shou'd he full ;T (though ) coarse, with full hind quarters and h e. s e Tried out straight to the ? o .t of the tail and thickly fhvhcd down t'T hock. The 'flesh should he thick and? ev rly distributed throughout the body. The s'ze and w< igvl ere largely determined by market conditions. At present pi \s weighing 175 to 250 pounds ordinarily command the highest prices. The principal breeds of the bacon type are the Tumworlh and large Yorkshire, both of British origin. The bacon type is very different from the lard type, being longer in leg and body, with less width of back, ar.d lighter in the shoulders and neck. The first impression that this type conveys is one of leanness and lankine.ss. Much emphasis is laid on the development of the side, because it is the side of the hog that is used for the production of bacon. On the other hand, large, heavy hums are not desirable on a bacon hog. Pet ailed descriptions of the various breeds, with dis* ussions, are unuained in the bulletin already r.ent ioncd. n ? MORE PREPARATION FOR ARMY AND NAVY Washing-ton?Having talcon virtual y every defense measure possible lefore the assembling of congress, 'resident Wilson and bis advisers ire concentrating iheir efforts to trepare for the more sweeping steps ni" ? ... congressional authority vill be sought. Details of the steps to he recomfiende<l are held in closest confilence, but officials let it be known hat a general military budget coorinating many items of expense eemed imperative will be laid beore congress when the extra session egins April 2nd. During the day the council of jiaional defense held a conference with U advisory committee of seven inustrial leaders who have mapped ut mobilization plans for the counry's economic resources.