Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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msx ITALIANS SUFFER : A HEAVY DEFEAT I in Meletta Region Says Vienna.' , Three Hill Positions Captured. Vienna. ? The Austro-Hungarian j gen earl headquarters today issued j the following official communication: | l.... ee i _ v. , lilt* cnt-nij' IIUJ> huuriwi it iiwv.v i defeat. Early Tuesday after powerful artillery preparation in which German batteries cooperated with the troops under Field Marshal Conrad, we launched an attack against the mountain positions in the Meletta i region, and having- reached a high elevation freely installed with defensive works the stubbornly conducted defense was broken. The deep snow and severe cold rendered progress <lif ficult, but the careful preparation for the attack and the bravery of the at- 1 lackers natives from all parts 'Tj: Austria-Hungary wore able to overcome every counter measure. I 1 Resistance Broken. "Early Wednesday. Monte Baden- ? ecche and Monte Tondarocar fell, and < at midday paisorjaeger regiment No. j d stood on Monte Gifla. Toward even- j ' ing the Italian resistance on the Me- ? letta ridge broke down before our en- {< circling and storming attacks, Kne-. i my reinforcements coming up from < Valstagna were taken on the tlank oy j 1 the fire of our batteries situated cast of the Brenta. t ''During the morning hours yester-1 c day, the enemy, after a bitter * struggle, lost Monte Bello and the j i rear positions near Foza. At two u < tho faternoon, the brave Italian dc- j fenders who had been completely cut i off for 24 hours on Monte Castelgom- i berto laid down their arms. All the 1 . n. i* i.\ -i u:i linn nui in 01 r i enzeia raviiu' is 11 i our hands. ) "In addition to their important sa \ guinary losses, the Italians in thes ? 1 two clays lost more than 11,000 pris-, j oners and sixty guns. Our losses, \ due to the clever conduct of the fight ing operations, were small. Near; t Zen. en, where we have occupied the i western bank of the I'iave for weeks c I past, Ederland infantry reg.mer.ts | 1 successfully withstood storming at-1 tacks of several hourn* duration, I made by supreme forces," , | o AMERICAN DESTROYER > VICTIM OF SUBMARINE 1 c Washington, Dec. 8.?Sixty-foui men \v< re b. liev< '1 tonight to ha.'"> N gone down with the Amciican destroyer Jacob Jones, topedoed and. sunk in live wai zone by a German submarine at 8 o'clock last Thursday 1 night. Vice Admiral Sims, up to a late x hour, had been, able to. supply only 1 meager detail in reply to urgent messages from Secretary Daniel;,'1 whose brother-in-law, Lieut. Comman ( der David W. Ragley, commanded s ^ the vessel. : i Commr.nder Ragley and Lieut. No:- \ rescued after the sinking of the do- , ^ 11 stroyer. The navy department wie so ad vis -d late tonight by Vice Admiral Sims. These two officers, two wai rant officers and two enlisted men were named in the admiral's dispatch as survivors in addition to the previously reported saved. It is nowestablished that the five line offici rs on the destroyer were rescued. Gunner Harry it. Hood and <>d men are missing. Admn-nl ^iiii ' . i .u..i /' ......... ?? . KJ 1 I .1 I I >. I| lIUll V O.ll mander Bagley and the live other men saved with him not away in a motor boat and were picked up and landed uninjured, at the Sieilly Islands. i Chester Man Safe. j The other four survivors reported besides Commander Bagley and Lieutenant Scott were Chief boatswain's Mate Clarence McHride, wife Flor- | ence McBride, Syracuse, N. Y.; Cox-1 ?wain Ben Nunnery, father Fred A. s Nunnery, Edgmoor, S. C.; Chief Elec- I trician Lawrence G. Kelly, next of is kin not given; Fireman Joseph Kor- 1 enzisky, mother Anna Korenr.isky, 1 Russia. I The Jacob Jones was one of the \ newest American submarine chasers i of her type operating in the At- < lantie, was the first American war- i ship to fall victim to a German sub- I marine, but was the second Amen. 11 iean destroyer to he lost in foreign j waters. The Chauncey went down 1 with her commander, Lieut. Walter i E. Reno, two other officers and i3 i enlisted men, after being cut in two i b> the transport Rose early in the ( morning of November 2d. j No Deal is Given. 1 Admiral Sim's terse message reporting the loss of the Jacob Jones did.not state how the attack was' made. It is known, however, that tho vessel was on patrol duty botween 400 and f>00 miles off shore, j What vessels accompanied her wa> not revealed, but Admiral Sims' reports showed that one vessel rescueu JJC men.and another seven. Secretary Daniels stoutly held io his hopes that other patrol craft, possibly without wireless equipment, had j rescued more of the destroyer's company. The secretary shows plainly his personal anxiety as well as that over the greatest loss to the navy thus far in the war. Commander Kairlev's mother has lived for several years at the secretary's home. With her daughter, Mrs. Daniels, she was stunned by the news of the disaster. Another of her sons, Knsign Worth Bagley, was the only American naval officer killed- in the war with Spain. He died on a destroyer, being killed by a shell aboard the Winslow in the Atlantic at Cardenas, Cuba, in April. Place Secure In History. Navy officers and officials took pride in the fact that the Jacob Jone* and her crew had written new honors into navy records before the vessel fell a victim to an enemy torpedo, in October the Jones wont gallantly to the rescue of the British converted .miser Orama, accompanied by another American destroyer when Lhe former P. & O. liner was torpedoded They attacked and put the submarine :mt of commission and then when the ; ruiftcr began to settle, transferred all on board to their own decks with>ut accident. The Jones carried dOo I'.'itisli seamen to safety. Lacking details of the encounter in lie Jones officers assumed that the lestroyer either stumbled upon a | submarine and was struck by a lucky | diot, or was surprised while on patrol J lutv. Apparently the Jones went down dmost at once. This was taken to nean that the torpedo had scored :? air hit admidship possibly teaiing lie swift, craft in two when it exjloded. That both Admiral Sims and the! Iriti.-h authorities have taken evei y possible step to find additional sur ivors was regarded as certain. The ea in the vicinity of the scene of the ragedy undoubtedly was searched igain and again on the chance that >ther rafts might be picked up. men, iving or dead. DESIRABLE RESIDENCE FOR GOOD CITIZEN " i . I The Horry Land Agency has in mad for sale on attractive. tonus the ight room dwelling and the lot on1 vhii'h it stands, owned by Mr. A. M. hitherland, near the handsome resilenco occupied by him; and which L: i very desirable home for a good amity. 1 It is situate in the Gully section vhich has been constantly building ip for many years. It is a splendid leighboihood where one w.ould want o stay. The place is at present oc- , upied by fhof. I'owei* \V. Ilotlma. ' / o'h t'no n'ace over and sec M. M I fedidck at Hotel Grace who will giv. i i ou the terms on which you may purT.aso this nice home. adv MUSTANG For Sprains, Lameness, Sores, Cuts, Rheumatism Penetrates and Heais. Stops Pain At Once For Man and Beast 25c. 50c. $1. At All Dealers. LINIMENT NITRATES ACTION Im/\r~r> n?i ahi-pu UHbtU BY SIVIIIH Washington. Action is com in ?. <oon to ihe farmers of tho South and they will know exactly what to bout buying their supplies of nl- ; [rates for next year's crops. Senator | Smith of South Carolina, author of Ihe S10,000,000 resolution by whim [he govt ,'nmonl of the Unite! State.; is enabled to purchase nitiatcs in Chilli and sell them to farmers here it cost, took up this matter vigorous- ' iy with both the department of ngri- 1 culture and the shipping board. As j a result of this action it is probable that if Chairman Hurley of the ship-, ping hoard finds that the cost of tho | nitrates in Chilli plus the cost of) transportation to this country is ox cssive then a bill will b0 offered by Senator Smith and passed by eon-1 caress remitting the shipping cost. THS BO&BY KEBJk A CAR <?| LOAD OF || Wc have in a lot of Horse and Wagons, and expect assortment all the rest of us if in need of any thing Yours JENKINS TABOR, NORf Better Farming Pushing Crops Up 1 Best Way to Increase Food Crops of oughly and Make Side Af By J. N. Harper, Director Farm S Not a day pass- f rs ,he farmer ?s not reminded of ^!n0re > Cr0^S' late to increasej the .acreage devoted to food crops, as 1 practically all of the land has been I planted, but large yields can be obtained just the same, provided good cultivation is given and fertilizers are j liberally applied gs side applications. Potatoes have advanced 250 per cent, corn 100 per cent, hay 33 petcent, beef and pork 100 per cent, whereas the cost of fertilizer has adnaneed only 25 per cent. The wheat crop this year is short, and it has been estimated that 300,-1 000,000 bushels of the 1917 wheat crop has been bought by European countries for future delivery. Unless the i corn crop of the South is a "bumper," j bread will be a luxury instead of the staff of life. The farmer is being advised on every hand to increase production, but he is limited in his credit and he finds 1 it hard to obtain sufficient labor. The 1 best way to increase the production , of corn and other food crops, as well as cotton, is to cultivate thoroughly and often and make side applications! of fertilizers. If the farmer hasn't the ! money to hire labor, under prevent conditions, it will pay him to borrow money on his crop to pay sufficient labor to cultivate and fertilize his crops adequately. After each rain a dust mulch should b? made with the : cultivator. Wo need not expect a bountiful harvest unless the soil mois-j turc is conserved. As a general rule, j t U o I -1 1 1 mr iiiiiuiuii ill l ill ii IS 111 (11rect proportion to the amount of water conserved in the soil hv thorough cultivation. Hon. J. A. Wade, Commissioner of Agriculture of Alabama, in a circular letter issued to the farmers makes this statement,?"It is evident that 'he acreage planted to corn in the State of Alabama has been increased 40 to 50 per cent and the farmers tire to he congratulated for taking such a wise step. A large yield of corn is greatly needed and is probably the most profit-1 "now is the time to Now is the time to sow celery seed for transplant ing to the field during the month of August. The seed may he sown in a cold frame, or in any well prepared seed bed. The north side of a building, where the plants will he partially shaded, is tin excellent location for the semi bed. After the bed ha - been thoroughly prepaid and the so:| lightly packed, th" sc-d are -.own in rows sir inches apart and are covered with fine soil to a depth of front one eighth to one-fourth inch a:*l are then sprinkled lightly; In order to firm the soil about the m-d. it will be necessary to water the bed every other day. during dry weather to prevent the soil from drying nut. The seed bed may he shaded by means ; of burlap tacked over the frame, or by a lathe screen. As soon as I Ik? young plants have come up, remove the screen in order to admit the sunlight. Care should he taken that the plants he protec ted front the sun from eleven o'clock in the morning until four o'clock in the afternoon. After the plants have formed the fourth leaf, ii o ui'/iIdi-IIah It' l\n>.(.in.n I ? .. . . I!., -> III-I in^ni _r, I 11 I 11 OUI the plants ns soon as they have formad the fourth leaf, nnd allow them to stand olio inch apart in the row. Fer- < tlli/.e between the rows, in order to |. keep the plants growing vigorously. A | 1 That would make the product cost the farmers only what it is sold for in ; Chilli. o :1 What is LAX-FOS lAX-tOS IS AN IMPROVED CASCARA ' A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark, 1 Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black ] Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and Pepsin. Combines strength with pala- 1j table aromatic taste. Docs not gripe. 50c I LD; OQIfWAY, 8. O. mm horses 8 moles s and Mules, Buggies, to carry on hand a good the season. Come to see I in this line, truly, > BROS. H CAROLINA X in the South 'o Maximum Yields the South Now Is to Cultivate Thor. splications of Fertilizers. service Bureau, Atlanta, Georgia. able crop that can be grown under the present food and feed emergency. A great, part of the increased acreage is poor upland which will make a profitable yield only by the use of commercial fertilizer. It has always paid nie to apply 200 or 300 pounds of fertilize!* around niy corn the second or third plowing, or when the corn was between one and three feet high." The corn crop is the bread of the South, and its yield should be increased to the limit. This fall and next winter the southern people should eat more corn bread and less wheat bread. Our farmers must not fail to produce all the hay possible, and it will pay to fertilize a patch of sorghum and peas with a fertilizer containing from 10 to 12 per cent phosphoric acid HI1<I 1*/. In iu?r cclll nil riiornn Cot ion is not generally recognized as a food crop, but the country must not overlook the fact that an acre of cotton that will produce a bale will yield almost as great a food and feed value in the seed as the same land planted to corn. Therefore, an increased yield in that crop means increased food and feed products. Fertilizers are used for the plant food they contain, and it will be impossible to produce profitable yields without ample plant food. Just what fertilizer to apply and how much to use as a side application will depend on the soil type, the crop planted, and the kind and amount of fertilizer used at the time the land was prepared. On Piedmont soils and clay soils we would recommend from -00 to 300 pounds of fertilizer for cotton and corn .analyzing 6 to S per cent phos- ; photic acid and -2 to 4 per cent nitro- , gen. For tield crops in the coastal plain, we would recommend from 30o 1 to 400 pounds of a fertilizer analyzing from 4 to 7 per cent phosphoric acid , and from 4 to 0 per cent nitrogen. ' This fertilizer should be applied tocom when it is from knee to waist {iigh and to cotton at the time the fit si squares are forming. For the silt loams in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, we would rec- 1 omniend for cotton or corn 100 to 200 pounds of a fertilizer analyzing 12 per cent available phosphoric acid and 2'^ ncr cent nitrogen. Vhis is to he an plied to ilie corn when about knee high and to the cotton when square.-; begin forming. Under most favorable conditions a pound of fertilizer means three pounds of < ?vl cotton. Front this we can see that $l.Qn invested in fertilizer at this time means from $8 10 next fall, and a badly needed commodity is brought into existence. "SOW CELERY SEED light mulch of well decomposed, pulverized barnyard manure will prove very beneficial. By the middle of June the plant- should he from four to six, inches tall. In order to make them 1 more stocky, two inches of the top should be sheared. The celery plants will be ready for trausplaning from ' tiit! first to the twentieth of August.1, Select a very rich piece of land, prefer- | ably a sandy loam soil, and prepare' in the same way as for planting corn I in the water furrow, the rows being j six :e"t apart. Apply well decomposed stable manure liberally in this trench! together with an S-i-2 commercial fer- ; tilizer at the rate of SOU pounds per acre. .Mix thoroughly with the. plow! and then list with two furrows. This will form a slight ridge within the water furrow. This ridge is then smoothed off with a rake, and the J plants set eight inches apart in the row. About one-third of the leaf surface should bo removed before setting the plants. The transplanting is clone in the same way as transplanting cabbage or tomato plants. Cultivate clean throughout the summer. Celery may i folow a:iv snrlnsr cwnn aii^h 11 a I <i*i a I * " - - I Irish potatoes, beans, or any other r-.rop that will mature by the middle of July. Instructions for blanching will be given later. The 1017 coal shortage is put at <0,000,000 tons in estimates com(I by the fuel administration. Once again President Wilson has, mdo.rtaken personally, to prevent a general railroad strike. rh? QuWnt That Dots Not Affect the Head Decease of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA* riVK HROMO Qt'XNINK iff better than ordinary Quinine and does not caufte nervousness nor dniduit in brad. Remember the full name and look for the ngnature of E. W. GROVE. 30c* INSURING OUR FIGHTING MEN. The plan of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo for life ami indemnity insurance for the soldiers and sailors o1' the United States after discussion by representative insurance men and report on by advisory committees, has been put in definite from and sub i mitted to President Wilson. The President's comment was as follows: "I have examined the enclosed papers very carefully and take pleasure in returning them with my entire approval." A bill has been introduced in Congress along the lines suggested by the Secretary of the Treasury and approved by tlie President. In essentials it is proposed that the government furnish at cost to the soldiers of the United States life and indemnity insurance. The main features of the Secretary's plan are that the government shall hear all cost of tlie administration of the insurance plan and that "o expanse of any kind shall be a charge un the funds, created by the.payment eight dollars a year for every thousand dollars insurpr.ee .will, he an adequate charge*, under, the plan. air! th;s figure will put the maximum insurance of too thousand dollars within tlie reach of. poetically every private soldier; ov sailor. Insurance in private companies would cost many umcs mis sum ior men. actually ongagi 1 in warfare, After the war the insurance may be converted into oMier forms. The insurance is to be payable in instalments, is non-assignable ^nd free <Yom the claims of creditors of the insured or of the beneficiary, and s limited to the wife, children, and other specified kindred. If total disability results or disease is contracted ?n the course of service, the compensation is to be based >n percentage of pay, with a minimum, however, of from forty to seventy-five dollars a month according to the size of the family. Partial disabilities are t > be computed on a basis of percentages of total disability. Medical, surgical and hospital treat ments, supplies and appliances are tobe given. Rehabilitation and re-education of the injured soldiers or sailors, fitting them for lives of activity and usefulness is part c * the plan. This plan also contemplates free allowances to the families of soldiers and sailors the government supplementing the sums set aside by the soldiers and sailors out of their wages. The i i sura nee is not to l>e a gift of the .government hut is to he paid foj out of the pay of the insured men. Tlv* government, however, is to take upon itself the cost of collecting and administering the funds and also the extra hazard caused by the war, the rate of eight dollars per thousand being a normal rate in peace time and art entirely inadequate rate for war risk. The workmen's compensation laws and the experiences of insurance com panics to this country and the laws and experiences of other countries have been studied and used in the preparation of this bill. Secretary McAdoo emphasizes the justice and rightfulness of such a function of the government by citing the fact that in this war we are not relying upon the volunteer system hut are drafting American men and compelling them to undergo dangei and, if necessary, make the supreme sacrifice for their country. A higher obligation, he says, therefore rests upon the government not only towards the fighting men but towards those dependent on them and a just, generous and humane government should see to it that so far as is practicable they should he given Mi is protection, not as a matter of : icrcy or charity hut a matlor of right. And that they should enter into the service of their country with the certain knowledge that if death or misfortune comes to them they and their dependents are protected by insurance afforded them by their government as part of the compensation for the service they are rendering their country. In conclusion Secretary McAdoo ]?( ints out that while this plan may call for considerable expenditures at present, yet the eventual cost to the government of this plan will be very much less than that which would result from the adherence to the present pension program of the country, and, further that the pension system will not provide the same benefits nor cover the subject in the same comprch< nsive, humane and equitable way. There is no use to which the funds derived from the sale of Liberty Loan Bonds can be put which will be more cordially approved by the people of country than to provide this just and deserved protection to the men who are braving all the dangers of this war on land and sea in the service of their country. \ f ire Insurance Lite Insurance Bonds '? Office ia PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK D. A. Sptvey W. B. King b. B. ; 4 Attvracj tod CwwMUor at Law, | CONWAY. S ~ - >4 R. a SCARBOROUGH Attorney at Law. CONWAY. S. C. S. P. HAWES Auto Supplies, Fancy Groceries Ajax Tires, guaranteed mileft- V ^ PHONE* 57. QUICK DELIVERY. CHAS; R. SCARBOROUGH CONWAY, .SOUTH CAROLINA Complete Waterworks, Steam Hot water and Hot Air Heating Plants INSTALLED ANYWHERE Only Plumbing and Heating goods and material of highest quality utfc Full lino of Tub, Toilet. Lavatory,, Sink and other Bathroom Accessorial and repa1""* on hand at all times. Pluiubing and Heating. PUT HOT WATER AND HEAT IN YOUR HOUSE T. B. LEWIS, Atty. and Counccllor at Law CONWAY, - - - S. C. J. M.JOHNSON, CIVIL ENGINEER MARION, S. C. My Engineering and Surveying office will be open during my absence, and prepared to take care ot anv work ns usual AHdrooa all communications as heretofore. WILLIAM EUGENE KING, M 0 * Physician and Surgeon Office in Piatt Drug Oo. AYNOR,. --- S. C. DR. J. D. THOMAS Physician and Surgeon loris, s. o. J. 0. Norton E. S. C Bakor NORTON & BAKER ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW CONWAY, s. a. LUM JUNG LAUNDRY, CONWAY, S. C. 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