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f'TWO TROOPS OF THE 2TTH ARRIVE IN NEW YORK1 Men Who Helped Carolinians Break Hindenburcj Line Given Welcome THRONGS LINE PIERS AS SOLDIERS ARRIVE, ?Gen. Q Ryan Returns With His Fighters Who Are Brought Over in Two Ships. Now York.?Fourteen thousan 1 N? w York soldiers, members of the famous 27th division who with the orth (North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) division proved t) the world that the Hindenburg line could be broken arrived here today on the transports Leviathan and Maurclnniu to receive the laurels of v ctors. New York has cheered time and attain heroes returning: from overs'as but not as she cheered today. Huboken's water front was crowded as never before when the Leviathan swung into her dock across the river, outside the Cunard piers, another giant throng greeted the Mauretania. Maj. Gen. John O'Rvan, commanddor of "New York's Own," found awaiting him Mrs. O'Ryan and their children. It was a touching reunion. This afternoon tin* general and his staff paid a formal call on Mayor l-'ylan at city hall where the mayor paid his tribute to Now York's former national guardsmen. It was expected that details of the parade in New York of the entire division, set tentatively for March 20. would be. arranged today, but officers of the division said tonight decision had been postponed untl tomorrow when (Jen. O'Ryan would confer with city officials. Initiative and dash of American troops brigaded with the British in the campaign which began Sept. 29 last for the St. Quontin canal and vaulted in breaking the Hindcnburg lire, were held to have been "the deriding factor" in the war by Brig, (kn. Palmer E. Pierce, commander of the f?4th brigade, a part of the 27th division, in charge of the soldiers who arrived on the Mauretrnia. (Ion. Pierce, formerlv assistant to the chief of staff at Washington, v as warm in his praise of tho lighting of the- New Yorkers and units from all other states. Me said tho Ci rmans now were commenting on the "wonderful new discipline" shown l)%> the Americans whom they previously regarded, he said, as "bushv hackers." "The part taken in this conflict by our American troops was of tingreatest value," declared the generah "Our soldiers old not of themselves v/in the wat, but certainly they were tho deciding factor. Sudden termination of the struggle was one, primarily, to the arrival of our troops in great numbers, to the fig-htin# qualities the.y displayed an 1 to the vital points at which their efforts wore directed. "The second army corps, consisting of the 27th and 30th divisions, campaigned entirely with the British and on September 20 made the great attack on the Hindenburg lino, north oi St. Quentin, whore the canal of that name passes through a tunnel for some four miles. "This part of the Hindenburg lino vas prepared for the very strongest defense by the Germans. Its strength cannot be appreciated except by a personal inspection. The penetrat en of that line permitted the whole Hindenburg system to be turned. "This achievement of the secon I A!my corps was only typical of what v,as accomplished by other American n mics in other fields." Kiarly in the war, Gen. Pierce said ?Many casOcios red as a refill* Ci the soldiers keeping together but as the fighting progressed tho> L arned to separate and better protect themselves. Five deaths occured on the Levi athan during the voyage. Amonf those who died was Private Allen P Stokes, a stevedore, of Wadcsboro N. C. o the Quinine That Does Not Affect tin Heai Because ot Its tonic and laxative effect, I.AXA Ti VK liKOMO QUININK is better than ordiuar Quinine and does not cause nervousness no ringing in head. Itemember the full neinc an loo* for the *4 nature of li. w. GKOVii. 30< o If yon would be successful learn i save. Thrift stamps and War Sav ings Stamps will give you a start. STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH CAROLINA PEOPLE Jobless men and women to the niun 1 or of 701 applied to the United States employment service throughcut South Carolina during the last week of February. Chesterfield County is not only going to cut down the cotton acreage by resolution, but it is doing it by incrscasing the acreage of othci crops. Maj. John D. Frost of Columbia has acopted the position of assistant adjutant general in the office of Urig. Gen. W. W. Moore. Keverv Sunday school in South Carolina of all denominatinos is to be personally visited during the month of March. The Charleston chapter of the Red Cross has been given an allotment of 100 pairs of stockings and 100 sweaters for Belgian children. The Southern Senators were busily trying to get more available tonnage for cotton, while at home their friends are trying to induce the farmers to provide less cotton for available tonnage. Colleton farmers are going to reduce their cotton acreage in 1910 over 1918 40 per cent. Gov. Cooper has been advised by Maj. Gen. Henry Jervey, assistant chief of staff, that the labor batto: ion at Camp Jackson can not be demobilized fully at this time, but will be reduced as gradually as conditions justify. Governor Cooper signed the Whar ton-Moore-Alexander bill to create a State pension commission. The anmial conference of negro demonstration agents and farmers v as in session last week at the S.ate College. Five carloads of beef cattle, worth a little over $18,000, were shipped fiom Blythowood to Northern markets. o DIED. Alien Jackson Booth, son of Mi and Mrs. W. M. Booth, brother o! James T. Booth, Macie Booth, Luti< Booth, Henry M. Booth, Lilliat Booth. Allen was a soldier true < his country anil colors. He was member of the Poplar Methodic Church. He was twenty-four year old at his death. He was an obed! ent son, one that never flinched froe duty. Allen was loved and respecte; by all who knew him. Allen wa beautiful, dutiful and admirable. H was kind to all. Allen was sweet b me. As ever we weep, we do no mourn without hope. Furthermor I thank the good Lord for such a lif as he has lived. Still long be his da; in Zion. Long be his day in Para disc. The hand of the supreme Kinj who reigns alone, on the thron above hath taken him away. W have a greater friend in Heaven thai or earth. Why do we fear death I ur ---i j< 'i a , v _ .1. vvor<is ian 10 express mc anguisn w fool in tho loss of ono so dear. Th family have the sympathy of tho or tiro community. 1 A flower blooming high in Heaver - A sunbeam before his King an i ! Lord. The Lord hath picked a flowr from the earth, and Allen is with th r angles high, a glory star beyond th - sky. Some sweet day we'll slan ' with him in Heaven. Glory be t T Christ our King. His Loving Cousin, ?Boyd Ilooth. o f Superior Attraction. Beautiful Ernestine was sobbir as tho her heart would break. "What is it, dear?" asked the gi 0 fiiend. k*! " W-why/' she sobbed, "I t-to r Jack, after he proposed, to go i ? and see papa." '! "What of that?" ^ > , "Why, they started playing care - ' and now he goes up to see papa e Joy night."?J.ondon Opinion. THE HORRY HER RAILWAY OWNERS WANT PROPERTY I Early Return of Lines Desired By the Railroad Heads. t 1 - " ? Chicago?Early return of the railroads to operation by the companies which own them and the passage ot constructive legislation to enable private ownership to be made successful were advocated by Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific Railway in an address before the Commercial Club of Chicago. Mr. Elliott presented some data of contrasts between the situation of the railways under private and under go ve rn ment ope rat i on. "The Pennsylvania system," he said, "furnished 12.2 per cent, of the total ton mileage and 14 1-2 per cent, of the total passenger mileage of the sieam roads of tiiis country. On December 31, 1917, that system had 233,(500 employees, and on December 31, 191^, it had 273,101 employees. Altogether the ton mileage handled in 1918 was less than in 1917 (the) railways being in the year 1917 under private control), nearly 40,000 more employees were required to handle the smaller volume of business. "These statements arc not made in criticism of the railroad administration or of members of it, but simply to emphasize the point that the sys- | t( m of government operation is not productive of the best results. "With the same railroads a little better equipped in 1918 than in 1917, and the same officers and men but with different organization and direction, government control had the effect of rcoucing that tireless energy and individual initiative so important to the success of an enthusiastic operation of the railroads less than in 1917 and was very much more costly to the country. 441 can not believe that human nature and the art of government have , developed sufficiently to make government ownership and operation successful today. I do believe that embarking on the sea of government ownership and operation involves a risk and shipwreck. "The railway executives do not believe in the regional plan under which all the railroads in a given teri i' \-y are to be merged into one sy torn. They believe our geograplrc.il economic and social conditions arc so different from those existing in foreign countries we must solve our p ob!ern in our own way and not j :vh pt a plan because some other na t? a may have experimented with it. i "Sr..all, unsuccessful and 'weakli' dependent upon their connections with the great tiunk l'nes, ? v. v gradually be absoibed and berime a part of the larger systems. "Regulated competition, especially a.* to service, should be continued ber tween the great systems. "What is called the labor question is. of course, one of the most serious 1 ami difficult confronting the whole > world, the railroads in particular and t there must be a broad view of it and t a spiiit of give and take by all classs cs of people, All good citizens de sire to see wages and living condi1 lions improve but there is a limit to i 1 what commerce and industry can pay s and survive, ilt is surely better to e have reasonable wages and coninu) cus employment rather than to force t wages so high that industry lane guishes, for then the wage earners e themselves will,suffer most of all. y "Some have suggested that the - government guarantee a fixed return g upon railroad property. The railroad e executives believe a guarantee would e tend to reduce initiative and retard n efficient management and they do ? not ask for it. They believe 1 with o adequate rates, reasonable liberty to e act, and good management, roads i- that have been wisely planned, honestly financed and well managed can i, sustain themselves. (I "One administrative step that r might bo taken in the not distant e future would pave the way to return o to private ownership and operation (1 is the suggestion and I hclieve it o would help the situation. "Let the president continue the central organization in Washington under a director general who with his staff, will supervise tin? whole situation direct policies and make those adjustments with the railroads ig that will be required after governmental control ceases. This central rl organization should direct the operation of the roads through the cornId panics themselves rather tha1 ip through a system of regional (lire * ^-^T?rs. In other words, say to th boards of directors and exocutiv Is, officers of each company that fron v- and after a given date they are t( take charge of their properties an' t 1 ALP, CONWAY, 8, O. URGES LAWS AGAINST SHEEP-KILLING DOGS 4 Secretary Asks Twenty Governors to Recommend Protecting Laws. %*? * Enactment of more adequate State laws to control sheep-killing' dogs is urged by Secretary Houston, in a letter just sent to the governors ?n 20 States. The Secretary points out that although there has been a gratifying increase in the number of sheep in the United States in the past year, there is room for further expansion of the industry. Farmers, he says, are discouraged in many instances from keeping sheep on account of the danger of damage by dogs. The letters were sent to the governors of Arkansas, Deleware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, l.cuisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri. New Hamn shire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and W isconsin, where Si ate legislators are now in session. Following is the letter: "I understand that many States in w have under consideration the matter of legislation to encourage the larger development of the sheep industry by removing or controlling the dog "menace. During the past year, as you perhaps know, there has been a gratifying increase in the number of sheep in the United States. There is undoubtedly room in many sections of the country for fur thei expansion along this line, especially in the settled farming areas. The field representatives of this department, however, generally report that farmers are discouraged in many instances from keeping sheep on account of the danger of damage In dogs. ''The question seems to be primarily one for consideration and cau tion by the various States. I am, therefore, taking the liberty to bring the matter to your attention, with the hope that you will look into the situation and make such recommendations as may seem wise to the h gislature of the State. May 1 not. iii this connection, call your attent:on to the carefully drawn and apparently well-enforced laws of several States, notably those of New Vcik, and Pennsylvania, which are set forth in the bulletin (Farmers' bulletin 9ho) inclosed herewith." o Strang Man The Nation needs strong men and the right time tc begin to buiid up strong man hood is during the growing period of childhood. Many mothers remember, with keen satisfaction, the days when SCOTTS EMULSION was one of the determining factors in building up the strength U1 lltcu U1UUICI1* O is a source of nourishment and strength that ought never be overlooked by the mother of today who is anxious about jT If her fast-growing boy or girl, Scott at fiowact BiwmficlU, N. J. is-s ACREAGECUTTINlT GAINS MOMENTUM Reports from evgry county in th< State and from all the States in tH< cotton belt on the proposed one-thin cotton acreage reduction plan an< the cut in fertilizers were checked uj at the meeting of the State centra committee at its meeting. Thes< show that the organization through cut the entire cotton belt has madi J gloat strides. 1 I \Iiii?nPAii j mnl Inrc a f SmnAvlnnA i i iiiiii v i * j i 11? v i v i > vi. i i i i | /v/ i ui i*/' v.i re considered, among them th question as to the acreage reductio1 applying on some counties where th acreage planted in 1918 was ex trcmcly small. The committee de cided that they were bound by th ' schedule passed by the State com mittee and by the committee of Ne\ ' Oi leans, and had no authority t 1 make any alteration in same. manage, maintain and operate thor 'or the account of the United State 1 ind as may be ordered by the presi ) lent through the central organiza 1 tion. ' ????????????????- ' FOREIGN ITEMS GATHERED AND CONDENSED FOR EASY READING Peace has not yet been establishci throughout the world and this fact more or less adversely affects industiy. During February 90,338 American soldiers were returned to the United Slates by the cruiser and transport force of the navy. Opposition in varying degrees to the league of nations as outlined in the tentative covenant brought home by President Wilson was voiced by Senators Borah, Reed and Thomas of Colorado, in addresses before the S'.t iety of Arts and Sciences. No immediate and material reductions are to be expected in lumber prices, according to a statement issued by Horace Taylor, president of the National Wholesale Lubmer Deal cis' Association, to the United States Department of labor. The government has determined t> retain control of the railroads despite failure of congress to provide funds. The North Carolina house of representatives by a vote of 54 to 49 de Feated the bill providing for municipal woman suffrage in North Carolina. _ London has been suffering lately fiom a scarcity of tobacco, notably of cigarettes. A 50 ton whale will furnish as much edible and highly nourishing meat as a herd of 100 steers. Adjournment of congress without apropriating $750,000,000 for railways, left the railroad administration with practically empty coffers. Six women, members of the National Woman's party, were arrested or. charges of disorderly conduct after a battle with policeman in front of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York where they had intended to stage a demonstration against Fhesident Wilson. * I Homer S. Cu minings of Connection was elected chairman of the national Democratic committee. NO DECISION MADE AS TO TWO CAMPS Washington.?Senator Smith today held a conference with officials of the war department relative to j tie salvaging of the camps at Green \illc and Spartanburg. With reference to Camp Sevier, l-e ascertained that the three hi Is received for salvaging were lower than the government was willing to accept. Hence new bids will be called for and if* these also are not sufficient, it is not known what disposition will then be made of the camp. With reference to Camp Wadsworth, the /department is now considering a proposition made by the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce. Until a decision is Tendered mi the proposal, it will not ho known what disposition will he made of the mat| tei. 1 k o i J Hayes' Healing Honey Stops The Tickle = Heals The Throat | Cures The Cough > Price 35c. ' A FREE BOft OF ; GROVE'S OjPEN-TRATE SALVE (Opens the I jOfgs and Penetrates) L' For Chest Cokds, Head Colds and 0 Croup, is enclosed with every bot1 tie of HAYES' HEALING HONEY You get tho Cough Synip and the Salve for onc*price, 350. Made, Rccommehded and Guaranteed to the Pnhlie hw v Paris Medicine Company 0 Manufacturers of Grove s Tasteless Chill Tonic } . ?.. o Piles Cured In 6 to H Day ? Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTME NT fails - to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles \.:.:antly relieves Itching Piles, an', yon can gel rcrtful sleep oftcr tlio first opidtcttlon. Price 00c I t s~ ' H UOKi CALOMEL MAKES I YOU DEATHLY SICK I Stop using; dangerous drug be^ fore it salivates you! H It's horrible! H You're bilious, sluggish, constipated H and believe you need vile, dangerous flj calomel t0 start your liver and clean . H your bowels. 9| Here's my guarantee. Ask your druggist for a bottle of Dodson's Idv- 'fl or Tone and take a spoonful tonight, fl If it doesn't start your liver tind straighten you right up hotter than calomel and without griping or makv^ jfl ing you sick 1 want you to go back to the store and gel your money. Take calomel today and tomorrow |y you will feci weak and sick and nau- Mj seated. Don't lose a day's work. Take ' m a spoonful of harmless, vegetable ? Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and I wake up feeling great. It's perfectly I harmless, so give it to jour children I any time. It can't salivate, s^et ' them eat anyhting afterwards,?adv | GOOD MA It KMT FOR HOGS* I CI cm.son College, y. C.?There is no cause for alarm in the matter of I selling South Carolina hogs, says V: J W. Lewis, 'livestock special i.-ts of the ? Extension Service, The closing tornpoarily of the Orangeburg packing I plant does not shut tlie only avenue 'I of marketing our hogs. The live- I stock specialists and county agents I who have encouraged increased hog production now stand ready to help I market hogs to best advantage. > I Whatever home and local markets (I do not demand at [good prices can I bo shipped to Richmond and Balti- V,1 more to advantage, and wherever* I I necessary cooperative shipments can be made. Telegraphic ((notations re- I ccived here recently quote good corn I fed hogs around $17.50 to $1K; pigs 1 and lights $17 to $17.50; soft hogs $15 to $17. I Farmers who need help in this Ipioblcm should call on their county La agents or write the Extension Ser- I \ ice of Clemson College. -I vvrwx*** - - - - juinjU H)K YOl'KSKLF '1 1 Which is Better?Try an Experiment I or Profit by a Conway Citizen's ? I Experience. I Something new is an experiment. Must be proved to be as represented. 'Idie statement of manufacturer is not convincing proof of merit. Hut the endorsement of friends is. Now supposing you had a bad back, A lame, weak, or aching one. Would you experiment on it? v You will read of many so-called \) cures. ? Endorsed by strangers from far , away places. -i It's different when the endorsement comes from home. $ Easy to orove local testimony. s. Head this Conway ease: < J. T. Todd, farmer, It. No. 2, says: < "Three years ago I had kidney trouble \1 and it bothered me a great deal. My v back ached and was sore and lame. i I had nervous, dizzy spells and I couldn't sleep well at night, as I had to gel up to pass the kidney secre- ! lions, which were "highly colored and * pained in passage. Upon a friend's 51 recommendation I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they soon entirely cur- :J ed me of all the ailments." n Price GOc, at all dealers. Don't j simply ask for a kidney remedy?get ' Doan's Kidney Pills?the sanut that ' Mr. Todd had. Foster Milbimi Co.,/* , Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Yl?adv - j. I' o - i MANY PACIFISTS TO BE RELEASED 1 "i ft Washmgton.-f-Unduly harsh sen-> V, tencos imposed! on a number of per S'?ns convicted 'during the war emergency of violating the espionage act, ^ will be corrected from time time through executive clemency by President Wilson ft was announced to- r.\ day simultaneously with the commutation of sentences in 52 cases, and complete pardon in one. As fast as ^ the department of justice can review \ the 150 cases still awaiting exami- {,* nation, recommendations for tlw? $ shortening of sentences will be sent ?; to the president. , In many of the cases acted on to- . day, officials Of the department of justice said prisoners had heen vietims of war time nasRirm r?v M dice and had been given long -4fsentencos not commensurate with their ol fenses. To eliminate any possible fjt injustice, the reviews were undorta- ; : km official explained, however, that . tl.ey would take caro not to recommend clemency for the wore of per- 1 sons against whom there was strong . evidence of disloyalty and whose sen 3 11 fences were not extreme. I I