The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 09, 1918, Page THREE, Image 3
AIRCRAFT WORK I
FAR FROM M6HT
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Washington.?A report on the airc'Ti.i,
compiled by the in
Ayebti gating committee of the . A'ro <
nautical Sxjcty of America, filed ir
the senate tedry by Senator Wads
worth, reviews opttmistics
on tKc prdgi^Kj* of the Duilding pr"^
gram attributed to Secretary Bake*
t?r.d :v's r.i r.s false and m*
T.?e iv it uocr not attempt f."'
re "n sibil it.y for (Inlays and failure
, , of the aircraft program, but in a general
way supports the publi'.het
charge made by Cutzon Borglum, th
Sculptor, who under authority o ,
'* vResident Wilson made an invest igar
. n and report on the air craft situ
u ation.
? Seme portion of the reports ar
startling in their flat charges of in
efficiency. It charges that not mor
than 5 per cent..of the facilities f >
building air-raft have been ut'lize*
by the aircraft production board an
that rocruitine* and training "of mo
for flyers has slowed down be auv
JT those in charge of the program hav
4iven np hopes of a great fleet o
ttfrplnner. in 10! 9.
Most I)?si*f card Slatrmeds.
"Practically a!! i.tatemenUi by offi
' ors of the Kovnr.rr.! regard i.;g th'
oeeuiim of the n'r-vft program
must be abrxlutcly neglected as un
aj ti est worthy," said the report. "In^
ventive genius was left unutilized .o
the 1919 program is imperiled unlcs
steps are radically taken to coin bat
this evil."
Th? report also en luded that the
0< nscrship was without military
value, that recuiting had been su di
as. to create uncertainty and caus
loss of men, that pr.odu?tion of fight^
ing planes "is lagging through lack
oi cooperation of departments," and
v that delays will incrcsac with the rate
of production. '
The Liberty motor, basically a I
good design, said the report was dis
credited by a campaign of high officials
and its production had been use
p lessly and unnecessarily delayed, the
lr/ high altitude type still being in it>
infancy. Loss than 5 per cent of thr
* country's production facilities arc
i\ti)izc<l, it was said.
Charges and intimations of irregularities
in connection with the aircraft
program which have been pu .
lished and discussed in capitol cloak
rooms for some time were brought re
' the floor of the senate today with demands
for a new investigation with a
view to criminal prosecution.
Would Reopen Inquiry.
During the debate several member.
or the military committee declared ir
favor of reopening the inquiry recently
concluded by the committee, bu'
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, act
;ng chairman, said the committee
was without power to ('.oal with criminal
prosecutions and that tho tlcpar'
ment of justcie should handle thai
phase of the matter. Lalcr com
mitteemen conferred with Cutzon
Borglum, the sculptor, who made a
report to the president on the airciaft.
program and it was said that
whether the committee would act depended
upon information to be submitted
by Mr. Borglum.
Senator Hitchcock, dwelling upon
alleged misleading of the public r>
fgarding aircraft production, told the
senate that the aircraft board had
been "playing a gigantic confidence
game on the whole country." He
declared the Liberty motor, in fa' t,
is nothing but the Packard motor imt
roved and that the government is
ontemplating paying the Packard
J company between $000,000 and $1,000,000
for its interests.
Senator Kinir of Utah said he
would introduce a resolution for an
investigation if the military committee
did not act.,
Others urging further and thorough
investigation we're Senator
Brandagcc, 6f Connecticut, who rely
cently asked the committee to investigate
alleged "pocketing" of the
v Jforglum report to President Wilson,
WS^nator Knox of Pennsylvania and
Senator Backhaul of Ketucky, Thomas
of Colorado, New of Indiana and
Kirby of Arkansas, military committee
members.
Gregory is Ready.
Upon hearing of the senate discussion
Attorney General Gregory
* stated the department of justice
would be glad to investigate the entile
aircraft proudction situation under
request by the president or congress.
He said the department would
welcome any complaints or specific
coses of violation of law cither by cxJf
ti avagant use of government money,
or in connection with attempts to obstruct
the building program.
While the debate in the senate was
in progress, Senator Wadsworth of
New York, filed.the report compiled
by an investigating comtnittee of the
Aeronautic Society of America.
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Buy War Savings Stamps.
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^ Satisfying I
Make your meals complete
Have it at lunchi and at
home. Call for it at hotc
restaurants.'
Pure. Nutritious. Non-i
"Bear" In Mil
sow
"mnasBestuev*
The soft drink with th<
taste of hops. At gr<
druggists', in fact at al
where good drinks ai
L1CMP Manufacturers ST. LO
Crescent candy Co., Dist.
Water & Chestnut.Sts.
Wilmington, N. C.
U. S. Must (
t Of Wheal
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America Consumed 42
From Now Unti
Only 2
RATION PER PERSC
OF WHEAT
IN
Military Necessity Calls for G
Bread Must Be Main
Sailors to Ha'
If we are to furnish the
tion of wheat to maintain th
next harvest, and this is a n
Ail r ma amI-U 1?. ~ ? i?- -
vui iiiuiiLiiiy consumption tO
against our normal consump
or 50 per cent, of our norma
tion as set forth by the U. S.
ton. Reserving a margin foi
Bpecial cases, leaves for gei
1 '/2 pounds of wheat produc
Administration's statement c<
"are dependent upon bakers' b
and therefore, requires a lar
than cereal breads baked i]
navy require a full allowance
can make greater sacrifice;
products than can the poor,
:he agricultural districts, wl
iant, are more skilled in the
Dther cereals than the crowd*
With improved transporta
able a surplus of potatoes. \
a surplus t>f milk, and we hai
consumption. The drain on :
already greatly exhausted th
To effect the needed saving of whe
ve are wholly dependent upon tl
/oluntary assistance of the Americ:
people and we ask tliut the follawii
ules shall he observed:
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?. WUOLIK/Iiicia it? list? not, 1(1 PXCPI
i total of 1 Vfc pounds per Week
wheat products per person. Tli
means not more than pounds
Victory hread containing ihe requin
percentage of substitutes and onc-lut
pound of choking flour, mftcaror
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, who
breakfast cereals, all combined,
2. Public eating places and clubs
observe two wheat loss days per wee
Monday and Wednesday, as at preset
In addition thereto, hot to serve
any one attest at any one meal r
aggregate of breadst tiffs, tnaenroi
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, who;
breakfast cereals, containing a tot
of more than two ounces of wltei
flour. No wheat products to he servt
unless specially.ordered. Public eu
lug establishments rot to buy mo
than six pounds of wheat ^products f<
each ninety meals served, tiius co
forming with the limitations request*
of the householders.
8. Retailers to sell not more thti
one-eight It of a barrel of flout* to tar
town customer at any one time at
not more than one-quarter of a banto
any country customer at any ra
time, and io no case to sell whet
nrnrinrtft ivlthhut aaU /\f ???? ???
v??v???, kJMl V V * M II U
weight of other cereals.
A. Wa aolr iho liat'AKa ?* .
? ?v v ciqa uiv unn^io mill I
reduce the volume of Victory bren
sold, by delivery of the three-qunrti
pound loaf where one pound was sol
before, and corresponding proportloi
In other weights. We also ask bakei
not to Increase the amount of the
wtieat flour purchases beyond 70 p<
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TBS HOUtY aBAL
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Coupons (2 couill
1*4 pons each denonv* IrgDfjrSUraRI
mation 20) packed OfflWJWjRS
In every case. /ifl'llllllhclL
Exchangeable for
premiums.
a\[ Use
t by One-Half
,000,000 Bushels Monthly.
1 Harvest Must Use
11,000,000.
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)N IS V2 POUNDS
PRODUCTS WEEKLY
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reater Sacrifice Here?Allied War
itained?Our Soldiers and
vre Full Allowance
Allies with- the necessary proporeir
war bread from now until the
lilitary necessity, we must reduce
> 21,000,000 bushels a month, as
tion of about 42,000,000 bushels,
.1 consumption. This is the situaFood
Administration at Washing
distribution to the army and for
neral consumption approximately
ts weekly per 'person. The Food
ontinues: Many of our consumers
read. Such bread must be durable
ger proportion of wheat products
0 the household. Our arm v anH
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. The well-to-do in our population
3 in the consumption of wheat
In addition, our population in
icre the other cereals are abunpreparation
of breads from these
ed city and industrial populations. !
.tion conditions we now have avail- |
Ve also have in the spring months
/e ample corn and oats for human
rye and barley, as substitutes, has
e supply of these grains,
at cent, of the averuge monthly amount
lie purchased In the four months prior to
in March 1.
tg C?. Manufacturer* using wheat products
for non-food purposes should
mI cease such use entirely.
0. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, Hours, and meals, corn,
of hurley, buckwheat, potato Hour, et j
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
''' the land are now using no wheat produl
nets whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
to doing so in perfect health and satisfac- j
Hon. There is ix> reason why all of I
tlie American people who are able to '
to cook in their own households cannot j
V1 subsist perfectly well with the use of l
d. .
r loss wheat products than one and one1
j half pounds a week, and we specially
t ask the well-to-do households in the
j country to follow this additional programme
Ip order that we may provide
re the necessary marginal supplies for
9r those parts of the community less able
n. to adapt themselves to so large a proj,l
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall' he able to
m make the wheat etports that are abJV
snlutely demanded of us to maintain
hI the civil imputation and soldiers of the
el allies and our own army, we propose
ie to supplement the voluntary co operant
tion of life public by a further llmlta*
nl Hon of distribution, and we shall place
at on be restrictions on distribution
to which will be adjusted fr?m time to
id time to secure at nearly equitable dis
&r trlbytlon as possible. With the arrival
Td of harvest we should he able to relax
is such restrictions. Until then we ask
rs for the necessary patience, sacrifice
ir and co-operation of the distributing
it trades.
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ATLANTA BAKERY
GETS HEAVY FINE
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Failure to Use Substitutes
Costs Atlanta Baking
Co. $1,000.
Washington.--Failure to use the
required amount of flour substitutcr j
in bread and rolls has cost the
lanta Baking Company, of Atlanta,
Ga.> $1,000, the food adnrnistration
Mtnouneed today.
The money has been donated t j
the Red Cross. The federal food ad- ,
ministrator for Georgia said that his |
only reason for not closing out th' j
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uuomuoA was tuin it, is ci ncccssuy ' * I
the locality.
| A. P. Treat!well & Co., broke rs ir
cottonseed rake and meal at Atlrnla
have b< en required to suspend operation
for duration of the war. The
| firm was charged with failure to
make delivery < n a number of cottonseed
cakts and failed t<^ answer summ^r.s
for a herring-, the food admin
i strut ion anno mromcnt srhl.
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A Soldier's Strength
Every enlisted man would
stand up stronger during the
first year's service if he could
have the benefits of
SC&TTS
EMULSION
because it fortifies the lungs
and throat, creates strength to
j avoid grippe and pneumonia
and makes rich blood to avert
! rheumatic tendencies.
Send a bottle of SCOTT'S
fto a relative or friend
in the service.
The Norwegian cod liver oil in
Seott'a Emulsion is now refined in our
own American lalKirntorics which
mnkea it pure and palatable.
Scott & Bownc, Bloom field.N.J. 17-14
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1WSPAPERST0
WARN PEOPLE
London?It is noteworthy that with
the lull in the lighting: since the German's
defeat at Ypres, all German
talk of this as the "kaiser's battle1'
lias vanished.
German military experts and news
papers have been instructed to warn
'the people thai a no.v .j ma m
! hie; that Ypres is very strong, an
that the British foui?ht most stu
I hernly and that alter all Ypres
; not of importance to the Germ n
j They declare the Gorman comma'
I may decide not to tak^ Yor .
Sii- William Robertson's warn in
I that t he war is. likely to la t a Ion
jiimo yet is commented up >n in 1/
i '.'on as timely. It is pointed out tli
one reason why American intrrvcr |
tion didn't sooner become active
some fields is because Ameri
made arrangements for in'omn.'o
on the immense scale which she r? e
i/ed was necessary for the succesdn'
offensive against the German.; ' ne
IC; sary to win the war. The Tinn
nfcrs to Washington dhpat h
stating that the diplomats anti ip l
a peace move declaring that no offe
meditation even from the pope w-1
be considered.
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Dividends in W. S. S.
Charleston.?To the First National
Bank, of Florence. S. C.# falls the distinction
of being the first bank in the
country to adept the plan of paying
dividends to stockholders in War Savings
Stamps. This bank, according
to an official report received from
Washington, has set the pace for the
country in this respect, and is closely
followed by the Union National Bank,
of Columbia, which also pays stockholders'
dividends in War Savings
Stamps and Liberty Bonds. Banks all
over the country, and other concerns,
are adopting this patriotic plan.
W. S. S.
This Is The Limit!
Charleston."?As far as is known,
only two men in South Carolina have
purchased the limit allowed to holders
of War Savings Stamps?one thousand
dollars' worth. Governor Richard
I. Manning and J. E. Wannnmak
er, of St. Matthews, have purchased ;
War Savings Stamps to tlie extent of
$1,000, the limit allowed hv law. It
is reported that a movement is on
foot to institute a "Limit Club in Columbia.
which consists of members
who pledge themselves to purchase
during the year War Savings Stamps
to the amount of $1,000.
W. S. S.
South Carolina Lag's.
Charleston.?The official report Issued
frvm Washington shows that
of all the states in the Cv.ion. South
Carolina ranks last and least In the
sales per capita of war savings
stamps. The South Carolina commit1
OP i < I 1 v iliuiiniidlnJnrl t tK/-,
- r>. - u ill *111 JfUlll
showing which lho stato has made up
to tho cud of February. and hopes
j that tho tuon, womon, and children
i nf tho state will invest liberally and
frteadilv in stamps so that the stigma
I may he removed from the state's
nn mo.
W. S. S.
Is Your Interest Patriotic?
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Charleston.?"Invest
Ldverty Bond
Interest in War Savings stamps."
This is the request issued by the
South Carolina War Savings Committee
to government bondholders in this
; state. This should also apply, th*?
state committee declares, to re-investment
of all securities' interest into
War Savings Stamps.
| "Thousands of people own governt
bonds in small denominations and
draw a few dollars In interest every
six months," the committee says
"Why not re-invest these coupons
again in War Savings Stamps? The
interest of two or three dollars would
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mean many thousands of dollars to
the government, if this plan is folj
lowed."
W. S. S.
Not a Bad Idea
War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps make ideal iwpscnts for birthdays,
for graduation, and for all other
occasions on \vhi? h it is desirable to
remember those we love.
By giving War Savings Stamps and
Tl*vift Stamps we not only express
our love fo" the recipient, hut for our
country. The gift, instead of being
something that is soon worn out. broken.
lost or rendered worthelss through
change of fasion. is one which constantly
increases in value as years go
hv. and remains always a reminder of
tbe doro".
Thrift ard V'ar Savings Stamps
mnv be purchased in lots to suit all
pur.es. from twentv-flve cents tc
11.000. maturity value, the full amount
ore person is allowed by law to bold
They do away with that nerve-racking
search for som nhing appropriate
which so often ends in failure and
the baatv purchase of "just any old
thing." They are always appropriate,
and wiil always he appreciated.
Why not joint i.o make it the custom
t > ,*;ivp Thrift and War Savings
Stamps on all appropriate occasions
this year?
germWkeeps^oiit !
starving russians
M?c, A ... t. !
j?iuai;y? . *?/lllllMg'llUllS wording o'
Brcst-Litov.sk peace treaty is causing
considerable friction and the con* tan
exchnage of protests. Germany has
refused to admit into territory controlled
bv her 300.000 starving refugees.
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SURVIVORS RELATE
TALES OF HEROISM
Passengers of Ill-fated City of
Athens Praise French
Sailors
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CITY OF ATHENS HERO
James Wallace Rescues Woman
and Child and Two
Others.
| An Atlantic Port.?Survivors of
the coastwise steamer City of Athens.
sunk in a collision with a Im ouch
cruiser in a fog off the Delaware
coast yesterday morning, with a loss
of (J() persons, related here today
many tales of heroism on the par. of
the crews of the two vessels.
All praised the effort* of
French sailors, especially who laucnii
od small boats within a few m in.it.es
after the accident and, aided by the
cruiser's searchlights. picked an
'many of the survivors from pieces of
wreckage.
The survivors agree 1 that the
( speedy sinking of tin steamer?within
five minutes after being rammed
by the warship was rcsponsibh for
tie heavv toll of life, although somo
lelaimed that the City of Athens life!
saving apparatus failed to work
properly. There were 125 persons,
including 21 United States maiiivs
on hoard the steamer which was
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hound from New York for Savannan
i with a $2,000,000 cargo of cement,
rope, foodstuffs and general merchandise
on board. . < 1 ? r
' Mrs. Florence Picard Harrison,
' wife of a New York real estate
J agent, whose father, Winchell L.
Picard, is president of Mercer Uni'
vcrsity, Macon, Ga., today told how'
her life, ihnt nf Ur.t? <?, .* \__c -
, .. ?? ... in mu-(yvill OilUy
i and two others was saved through
I the bravery of a negro fireman on
. the City of Athens. m
I Heroic Rescue.
| Awakened from her sleep, Mrs.
Harrison barely had time to put a
J coat over her night dress air! hurry
to the dck with her child. "I saw a
-UAehoat." she sa d. ' but no one was
paying nay attention to it exe p* a
United States marine, who l'ftod the
baby into the boat. 1 was about to
clir.ih in with his aid when the sUa nei
t.ipjded, and my grasp on the
I 4 4
j r.anwhal slipped. 1 caught up the
j baby as the ship sank under the
j swirhig waters . When 1 canm up
l hoking and almost unconscious fr< m
| th.e water with toe little one in my
u ma we were directly under the
| hew of a lifeboat.
j "A man whom 1 afterward learn d '
was James Wallace, of 221 William
street, Savannah, lifted the baby
from my arms. When 1 regained
consciousness. 1 fonml mwr>U' a. +u.>
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lifeboat covered with a piece of canvas,
which I wrapped around the
baby. My coat and night gown were
torn from the struggle to drag me in.
After that Wallace rescued < no marine
and a civilian. That bravo negro
deserves a medal. We were in
the lficboat for about two hours before
we wore picked up by the crew
of the French cruiser. I cannot . peak
too highly of the gallantry and kir !ness
of the French officers and men
during our rescue and the time sp nt
on the cruiser."
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