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DEPARTMENT ADVISES HIGHEST PRODUCTION Ik Thai Local Factors and Economic Conditions in Country Will Warrant PROBABLE WORLD DEMAND IS ALSO DISCUSSED ! Wore People in United States ? and European Markets Are Opening*. Terribly devastated or disorguni?.c<i conditions in much of Europe and the long time that will elapse before normal conditions can be restored must be lateen into consideration by the farmers of the United States in arriving at a basis oi sound agricultural practice, says the United Stales Department of Agriculture in a circular, Crops and Live Slock Production in 1919, just issued from the Office of the Secretary. The world does not yet realize, it is stated, how stricken the European countries and how long it will take them to recover to such an extent that they can make their foimo: material contributions to the worlds stock. The European belligerents, exclusive of Turkey and the Halkan States, arc estimated to have lost more than 7,000,000 men killed and more than 14,000,000 wounded, many of them permanently incapacitated, and a burden of great lfumbers of widows and orphans has been imposed, the destruction of property has been enormous. Industry has been disrupted. Over ail of central Europe there has been a tremendous- social upheaval that will entail years of | struggle before orderly processes are permanently restored. The war debt of all the belligerents will range from $175,000,000,000 to $200,000, 000,000, a per capita debt running from $700 in Great Britain to $20J in Italy. America's Position Stronger. In comparison with this, it .s pointed out, the United States has issued from the war untouched and in hampered and with its relative itjdu trial, financial, and social position stronger than it was five years ago j In view of those things the Department of Agriculture believes there is no need for alarm as to the ability of the United States to hold its du plaee in the trade of the world and especially as to the ability of agriculture to maintain its position. The acreage of farm crops that will bo planted in 1910 is problematical. The Department of Agriculture believes that, beyond doubt, Dispirit of patriotism and general war conditions were responsible for the large acreage in 1018. The fact thai the stability of prices for farm products will be more or less in doubi vill influence the planting program for 1919, it is thought. It is pointed out, however, that tin population of the United States ha increased during the war, that European markets arc opening up for American products, that a considerable demand from Europe for foodstuffs will continue for a year or more, and that, in view of there facts, American farms should maintain as high production as local economic conditions and sound individual farm practice will permit. Under stress of war-time conditions, it is said, much grass land was devoted to grain which should now he restored as pasture or meadow to tinend that more live stock may b kept, the supply of humus in the soil restored, and ueneral fertility in creased. Department Pledges Help. All of this is in the way of restoring the farms to the condition hi which they were prior to the strain ol war, but the department urges other practices which, if more generally adopted, would improve the agriculture of the country over prewar conditions. Among these are guarding against preventable plant diseases by seed treatment for cereals and potatoes and spraying for potatoor and fruits; the harvesting of fruit and vegetables before exposure t< frost; the exercise of care in hand ling to avoid bruising; sorting to re move diseased and injured specimens before decay can spread; storage un der conditions that will prevent th development of storage rots; con tinued organis ed efforts for the pre vention and control of such anil r. diseases as hog cholera, tubercv. sis, contagious abortion, dourinc ai Watch Your Blood Don't Let In n Pure Blood Means Perfect K Health. % 1 a The average druggist has handled tl hundreds of medicines in his day, ir some of which have long sinco been pi forgotten. ir But there is one that has been sold n< by the druggists throughout this c< country, for more than fifty years, S and that is S. S. S., the reliable blood tc c< tick fever; and the eradication of pre datory animals and rodents. a The continued assistance of the p Department of Agriculture in solv- t< ing these problems is pledged. tl o n "V" ENTERTAINERS " NEEDED IN FRANCEj While certain branches of the work ^ the National War Work Council of c the V. M. C. A. has been doing for some f time uro being curtailed, one type of n service is being called upon for more f cooperation than ever before. Al- * though for some time there have beer. 1 approximately 400 to 600 entertainers " in Crance, many difficulties have sur 2 rounded this type of service and the ( t tinil vu rirlu (if L'lifiU'i! U'liii.lt lio vn Kofifi C vu> IIIIVII' VI ?'U V ? t fj >V II I V II lie*. ? V' l/VVIJ Riven in France have only been put 1 over in spite of almost superhuman 1 difficulties. Now, however, with tin ^ period of demobilization forcing upon (he Army new problems has a real spirit of co-operation been shown by the Army authorities. Therefore, Gen i ral Pershing has detailed Colonel j Kelly, from his own Staff, to act as . entertainment officer for the A. E. F.,| which position places him as the liai son officer between the Army and the "Y" Entertainment Bureau in Paris. Theatres and large buildings are being taken over, mechanics supplied by \ the Army are putting them into operalion and the "Y" is producing shows, given by soldier talent alone, and also dramatic and vaudeville performances * and miscellaneous musical programs, ( the personnel of all of which must be * recruited from this country. Owing to the large number of men 1 in the Army with entertainment abil- I ity, no effort is being made to send ( men from this side. Women, however, t are wanted for these positions in large ( numbers. 125 must be sent out from this country every month, which will require the co-operation of every recruiting agency throughout the coun- ( try. All entertainers are supplied with < uniforms, Life, Accident and Health ) Insurance, transportation, and allow $150.00 per month for living expenses , in France. ? The women should ho preferably be- , tween the ages of 23 and 30, neat and attractive and possessed of a pronounced ability in th 'ir particular line. 1 The field for entertainment now reaches from the coast towns in France right up and into Germany, f^r while the "Y" cannot do much with the Army of Occupation in the way of Canteen, it can supply entertainment and is doing so on an increasingly large scale. Information may be obtained from W. C. King, Peters Building. Atlanta, Ga. DOUGHBOYS INVA3E HISTORIC RESORTS I aunts of Napoleon Are Hone to A. E. F. Troops Through Efforts of V. M. C\ A. Fovces to Better "Leave" Facilities. Paris.?Where Napoleon ITI am. King Edward VII of En.gl.ind spent many leisure hours Urn American enlisted men are now at play. The famous yacht club at Cannes, founded and patronized by King Edward, and St. Sauveur, where the third Napoleon was wont to go with his court, indicate the variety of attractions offered hy the Y. M. C. A. in the h ave area system operated in co-operation with the mili;ar\ authorities. From I ho'Alps, to (ho Pyrrrines and from the Pritfany coast to the Riviera, there are seven ' Y" leav j areas in which fiO^OOO soldiers can h entertained at one time. Pr< i aration are now under way to increase these much-appreciated facilities, to double their present capacity. Representatives of the army and of ! the Y. M. C. A. are now traveling from one end of France to the other seeking new spots in which to sot up leave areas. The experiment at Aix les-Balns has been successful front (lie start, | as America now knows nrettv writ i from flrst-htond information carried home by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., who organized the woman's canteen work at Aix. "Acnes and rnins?i was an ideal spot for the experiment, but six others hav< been found and put in operation, each equally satisfactory as the original model. Consequently It is with optimism that the army and the "Y" seek to increase the centres where sure cares hare been found for homesick doughboys. Location, climate, hotel accommodations, opportunities for entertainment and sight seeing and the moral and physical cleanliness of the area nr ] all-important in the selection of a leave rcBort. As soon as a site is selected the largest availahle is oh talned by the Y. M. C. A. as its mair. THE HORRY HBBA1 Supply, lpurities Creep In ledicine, that is purely vegetable, [any druggists have seen wonderful esults accomplished among their ustomers by this great old medicine, nd they know that S. S. S. is one of 10 most reliable blond piirifl?re avoi* iade. Keep your bloof free of faS' uritics by the use of this honest old ledicine, and if you want medical avice, you can obtain same without >st by writing to Medical Director, wift Specific Co., 28 Swift Labors' ry, Atlanta, Ga, enter of oi>eration8, men and women' re assigned to service and negotitlons are begun to secure reduced rices from such entertainment eni?rprises as cannot be duplicated by lie Y. M. C. A. and every effort is iade to give as much servico as posible. The army provides transporation and pays the hotel bills, thereby nabling the soldier to enjoy all the tt raetions formerly restricted to ings and emperors and malefactors f great wealth. The Jetty Casino at Nice and the Municipal Casino at Cannes are the entros of attraction in the Riviera or the 8,500 men who can be accom undated in this area. Many officers avor this Mediterranean section and hero is a "Y" club fbr them. Everything except the gambling that was topped by the government at the bediming of the war is at the disposal >f the* Americans. Golf and tennis and thor athletic sports, bathing, boating md thr: companionship of the local lopulation are the most populwr ractions. o IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE. On Feb. 2, 11)10, death claimed for t.s own our dear brother, W. C. Eliott. He was sick only S days with nflurnza and pneumonia. All was lone for iiim that Dr. Richardson vith the assistance of a trained \urse, loved ones and friends could b?, but nothing could stay the icv Kinds of death. The dear Lord called and lie had t<> *o. Oh, it was so heart, breaking to ;ive Cap up, but we know that the tear Lord docth all things well. Al,bough we cannot understand, we nimbly bow in submission to His lolv will. He was a son of Mr. and * I Sirs. James Elliott. Was bom in Leon :ounty, Tex., on Jan. 8, 1874. He was 15 years and 25 days old when death a me. He came to Horry County in 189.1, .vhere he remained until his death. Jap was a good citizen and neighbor. \ kind, loving husband and father. Me was loved by all who knew him. He leaves a wife, 10 children, a mother and 2 brothers. H. B. and John J., to mourn their loss*. He; ivas laid to rest the following day in j [lie Zoan cemotcrv, Rev. H. W. Shealy conducting the funeral service. His loving* brother, ?H. B. Elliott. o Beware of Counterfeits! Some are Talcum Powder. "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin/' PorHeadache Colds Neuralgia Grippe Earache Influenzal Colds ! Toothache Neuritis Achy Gums Lame Back Lumbago Joint-Pains Rheumatism Pain! Pain! A dulls Toko one or two tablets j e.nytime, with, water. If necessary, I repeat tloac three times a day, after* ! j nu-ala. Su.ee 1 lie world-famous discovery of "Iloyor TaLlets of Aspirin" introduced in 1900, billions of these genuj inc tablets have bccu prescribed by physicians and Proved Safe by Millions. "Bayer X ? V n?v on|y C'roes' feAYSftW "Kaycr" on genuine fe Ji package*. Tablets. i ASPIRIN I Aspirin N the tr.vle marlc nf Haver Manufacture u{ Monoacelicaciilester oi Salicylicacitl Ask for and Insist Upon ? "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin.'* American Owned, Entirely,. I 20 cent package?Larger gizca objo. j U>. OOHWAY, I. 01 -- 111 S-L\ I I IS THE TIN IF R 0 IF. S. RO Norfolk, Va. Eichmo ton, N. C. Columbia, Columbus, Ga. LETTER FROM FRANCE j GIVES AN ACCOUNT Of What One Horry Boy Has Done and Where He Has Been. ! Jan. 24, 1919. ! Dear Editor: Thinking you might be interested in an account of my cx- i perience in a very limited measure ac least, as a soldier, I am writing you this letter which you may publish d you so desire. We spent about six weeks at Camp Wadsworth where 1 left a num her of the home boys, when on about August 20th we left for Newport News, Virginia. Our stay at New port News was compartivcly short, in fact it was merely a preparation for our overseas journey. While at this canip we were in a rather picturesque location, right on the shore oJ the James river, and it was a ! pretty sight as we watched the boats ply up and down the river. .Finally on August 28th we marched to the docks when we boarded the ship Keemun, a British possession. After a short delay we went slowly, finding our way out into the mighty deep, never suspecting that we were ; to lay for the next four or five days in New York harbor waiting for our ! convoy. But Sept. Jird, in the afternoon, the time came for our long i journey. Our trip all in all was un- | eventful so far as -submarines were | concerned though we were strando I for one day in mid-ocean, having lost our convoy. Sept. 16th we landed in Liverpool, ( Mngland, a quaint but very busy 1 c ty and from hero we took the train to Southampton, one of England's finr.st cities. Enroutc wo saw some very beautiful country, and also na<s ed through the busy cities of Fiirmingham and Manchester. After about a day in the vest camp ar Southampton we took a U. S. boat, the Nurragansett, to LeHavrc, land the pretty towns, castles and v.oodlands to be seen on either side as wo towed out into the English channel were sights well worth while. LcHavrc was not an attractive city. Our stay here was brief ir, a rest camp, and it was from LeIlavrc we took our first box car ride ir. France, going to Angoulomc NOW IE TO ORDER FEB YOU WANT THEB ORDER trade mark -m^r Kt^ldl t HtO, YSTER OVA >nd, Va. Tarboro, N. C. Charlt S. C. Spartanburg*, S. C. At Montgomery, Ala. Baltimore, where many of us were sick with the "flu." Angouleme is one of the cities which Napoleon held preceding his downfall at Waterloo. After about five weeks at the latter place we took another box car ride to the war zone and on October 23 we arrived at Clermont, on the Hindenburg line, the old general having been previously wounded here. Scarcely had our train pulled in when the Bochc made an air raid upon us but glad to say they missed us, but we surely realized what war meant as a result. Being in a motor truck Company wo made an unusually largo number of moves, going nearer to the front each time. From Clermont we went to Auzcville, where we got our trucks, thence Chatel Cho hcry, Thcnorgnos. and AvCorslay which for a long time was German headquarters. We are now in a little town called Very. France, as it now is, in this sortion about thirty miles northwest of Verdun is a great field of shell holes, ruined towns an 1 tiuly may be called the cemetery of the world. That is the sad part and the actual results of war are manifested by the little white crosses that dot the hills and fields. The signing of the armistice was indeed a great climax in history and in army life in general. No one knows what it meant to try to get along' without lights and various other deprivations, hut now we are all anxiously awaiting the time when we return to the good old U. ?S. A. With regards, I a in, Sineerely, Pvt. L. M. MARTIN, /O. C. lire! Largest Artdlory ''ark. Am. E. F., France, j ??~ o A Tonic Laxative that v ill rrrnovo the b':!c from th* Liver and cleanses tho System THOROUGHLY without griping or disturbing tho stomach la truly a Perfect Loxotlve. LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN Is tho name of a Reliable and Perfect Laxative which soori relieves Sick Headache, Dizzlnesa, Indigestion, Stomach Trouble, Gas and Pilescan^d by a Torpid Liver and Constipation. Always ut>e a Reliable Laxativo In the treatment of Colds, Grip and Influenza. LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN la a Liquid Digestive Tonic Laxativo excellent in its effect on tho System, both at a tonic and a* a laxative. It Is lust as flood for Children as for Adults. Pleasant to take. Children like it. 60c. Made and recommended to the public by Paris Medicine Co.. St. Lools, Mo., manufacturers oi Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic. ' is Henry Johnson, a peaceable, well to c'.o negro, living neav the town of Brunson, was shot and killed at his home late Sunday afternoon by a! young negro, Henry Sm.art, who had lived with Henry Johnson and his mother, Mary Johnson, from childhood. I ! I^H ? UTILIZERS I I NO CO. Dttc, N. C. Washinglanta, Ga. Macon, Ga. Md. Toledo, O COMMITTEE REPORT ... EAGERLY AWAITED } 4 f Good Roads Question Up to Ways and Means This Week. Nothing in the general assembly this week will be awaited with keenei interest than the report by the ways and means committee on the pending good roads measure. The bill, providing for a referendum on a three mill property tax j levy, was introduced by the committee on roads, bridges and ferries Wednesday morning, following the eventful Tuesday night when two good roads measures were obliterated. The bill was introduced through the committee on roads, bridges anil ! ferries in eon form it v wifli u i-nlo adopted in the house that all bills the last week or ten days of the session were to come through its proper committee. r After the bill had been on the cal- "* ondar for two days, the ways an! means committee started a movement to have the measure committed, which motion was challenged on the floor of the house as an effort to y bulge or stifle good roads legislation and shelve the pending bills. Resort . to parliamentary blockading had prevented consideration of the committee. measure before Friday morning. Then effort was made by Mr. * .Yiiley of Rambcrg to amend b^ providing for a referendum on a two mill property tax. At this point the ways and means committee motion swept the bill into the committee room, which may prevent further good roads legislation this session. Special significance will be attached to the action of the com ml lice in T view of the vote last Tuesday night to submit the question of a tax for permanent road building to all automobile owners of the State. The question was then raised that such a vote would be the opening wedgfl^to admit negroes generally to the pri 'i manes. Despite this objection 12 members of the ways and means com mittce supported the Hamblin amend ment to submit the question to the owners of automobiles, irrespective o: the color of the voter. a I u