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LIVE LIKE MISER WORK LIKE HORSE That Is What Every American Must Do In Order That War Shall Be Won. DEMOCRACY BEING TESTED Victory Over Teuton Despotism a Mat. ter of Money and Each Patriot Will Deny Himself All but Ne cessities That it May Be Achieved. By HERBERT QUICK. It has become a common saying that democracy is inefficient. We have often read that it takes a despotism to do things. The Germans believed that they could win this war and conquer the world for two reasons ; first, because, In spite of some things which look <emocratic, the German empire is a despotism ; and, second, because it is the first despotism in the history .of the world which has reached a very high point in general physical and mental development. They and many people in the democratic countries be lieved that they could win against the democracies of the world. Democracy, they said, would be the .anvil ; despotism the hammer. Democracy would be the whale; -despotism would be the swordfish. Democracy would be the target; -despotism the gun. ' Democracy would be the deer; -despotism the wolf. Democracy the huge, unwieldy graz :ing animal ; despotism the flesh eater with fangs and claws. Surprises for Despotism. The splendid resistance of Belgium end France, the magnificent rallying of Great Britain to the trumpet call, and the intrepid decision of Italy to Join in resistance to the German attack, were the greatest surprises which up to that time had ever been encounter ed by a despot. Before the war had been going on for six months some of the wisest of the cold and cruel minds of Germany began to wonder whether after all the democracies of the world were not too strong to be overcome. And then came the biggest surprise of the war. The greatest democracy of the world--the United States-slow ly began to realize that the whole cause of freedom for the common man, not only in Europe and in Asia, but here in America, was at stake in this war. Slowly the idea began to pene trate the American mind that the machinations of Germany constitute a greater peril to this country than did the issue fought out in the American revolution or the decisive strife of our own war between the states. America saw at last that if Germany wins this war democracy will have fail ed ; not only the democracy of Euro pean countries, but the democracy of the world. There would be nothing left for us through ail the future but a losing fight against the most cruel and efllielent deCspotism of all time. And finally, in spite of our own peaceful history, in spite of our own love of peace, in spite of German lies and German propaganda, andi the damnable plots of German spties, the Unitedl States acted. The nation reached slowly for the sword, drew It, and plunged with all her mighty power into this dreadful fray, And so, on some of the lioodiest bat tleflelds that ever desolated the soil of any country, our splendid American soldiers are bearing the Stars and S Stripes to victory. DEMOCRACY IS PROVING ITSELF EFFICIENT. They carry the Stars and Strip~es to victory alongside the flags of Great Britain, France, Italy and a score of other nations, because they know that they are fighting the old battle of right against wrong, of democracy against despotism, and that if they lose, the whole history of the United States be comes at once as if it never had been. Democracy is Proving Efficient. That is the thing which mast strike terror to the hearts of the poisoners, violators and baby killers of Berlin. We have met and vanquished the submarine. We are now placing in the field in Europe our second million of men, and back of that second mil lion there is a third million, a fourth million, a fifth million and still other millions of men. We have shown ourselves efficient in production. We have more than made good .our promise to send food to our allies. We have organized our indus tries for war. We have firmly resolved that having drawn the sword we will throw away the -scabbard and never sheath that sword except in victory. Victory a Matter of Money. But this war is a progressive thing, It cannot be won through things we have done, but must be carried on tE 5 victory through things which we mnusi do in the future. On one side we sQe that splendid host of young men car ..rying our banners in the battleflelds of France andl Flanders. On the othei side we must remember thant wvar, an( thIs war more thtan any other wai which was ever waged, is a matter' oj food, of shelter, of clothing, of munti tions, of weapons, of roads, of en gines, of ears, o~f ships, of hospitals of medicines, naut o evermyth.i.. ...l.,l gives to our boys in the field that mag nificent dash, and vim, and power which has struck the German soldiers withl dismay. In other words, winning this war is a matter of money. It is it matter of money not only for the treasury of the United States, but for all our allies. When you buy a Liberty bond or a War Savings stamp it means money for the United States treasury. When you pay your income taxes or any of your other contributions to the government it means money for the United States treasury. But money is only a representative of value and a medium of exchange. Do not look upon your dollar as a mere piece of currency. Do not look upon the United States treasury us a mere repository of your funds. Our Treasury Upholding Wo id. The United States treasury today is the god atlas who holds the world upon his shoulders. It furnishes money to everyone of our allies which needs money. It breathes hope and confidence into any allied army which is losing heart. It puts in the field the great gun which answers the German gun with shot for shot. It keeps our armies going for. ward instead of backward. It holds the line against the German onslaught. The treasury of the United Sittes is the power behind our own army and all the armies of our allies. During the coning year this nation must raise $24,000,000,000. We have called these loans in the past Liberty loans. It is about time to begin call ing them Victory loans. Whatever we call them, however, $24.000.000,000 during the next year the United States government must have to carry out our great, magnificent and world-saving program. About $10,000,000.00( of this must he raised by loans, and $8,000, 000.000 hy taxation. If we do not raise this money the United States treasury will have failed, and when the United States treasury fails the war is lost. If the war is ost. democracy is lost-tie world is lost. The raising of this $24,000,000,000 is a tremendous task. It is the supreme test of the greatness of America. Must Give Half Our Earnings. The whole earning power of this country is about $50,000,000,000 a year; so that out of every $50 produced in this country duri'ng the next year the government must have $24. The di vision of our wealth during the next year must be practically on a 50-50 basis with the government. Now, anyone can see that this thing must be done. IT MUST BE DONE! Anyone can see that if we give 50 per cent of all we produce to the gov ernment we cannot live as we always have lived. During the past year or so we have just been scraping up the loose change and handing it to the government to tinance the war. We must now go to the very heart of otcr ability and give until this great piece of financial work is accomplished. He who pays taxes in whatever form they may rest upon him, must pay, and pay cheerfully, to make up that $8,000.000,000 which we must raise by taxation. lie whlo has money must invest it in Liberty bonds and1( War Savings stalmpls, so as to furnish htis shmare of that $10,000,000,000 whtich tile govern ment must borrow. He who has no money to Invest must save, and1( inivest his savinlgs. Must Become Even Stingy. WVe muust becomne a saving, an eco nomical, a thrifty, a stingy nation to wards everything b~ut watur. We must go ragged and shab~by. Weo must turn and dye and~ renovate our old clothes. We mus.t postpone repairs and1( bet torments. We mutlst put off the building of th'e new house. We must do those things only which are of productive value, We must economize in motor. cars, in gasoline and in all forms of fuel. We must burn wood where possible. If we burn coal we mmust sift the ashes. We must simplify and cheapen our diet. We must cut out luxuries and things whitch are unnecessary' WVe must have our shoes patched and wear then as long as they will hang together. We mnust buy nothing which must be shipped over the railroads, except where necessary. We must draw our supplies from the nearest point. We must live like misers and wvork like horses. We must regard the smallest econ omy as of the most tremendous tin portance, ao matter whether we are rich or poor. We must save electricity. WVe must spend our vacations at homne. WVe must get along withmout hired help except in case of absolute neces sity or for thle promotion of produc We must put nothing savablo in the garbage barrel. We must recover from garbage ev erything savable put into it. - We must thtrow overb~oard all the dead weight of life so that the ship may nlot silk. WVe must strip ourselves to the skint of everything which hampers ourm inove Iments, so thait we may inm tis light. This naltlon during tile ncxt year must beccome aln athlete, abjurinmg ev cry luxury, living on tile plainest food, eatIng ntothng, dinking nol hinag, wear ing nothlintg except that which will mnake for victory. GREAT DEMAND FOR STUDENT NURSES ARMY TO REQUIRE 25,000; RED CROSS CAN MAKE USE OF 12,000 MORE. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State Capital. Columbia. The woman's committee, co-operat ing with the surgeon general of the United States army, the American Red Cross and the nursing committee have launched an intensive campaign to enroll 25,000 nurses by August 11. The United States government looks to the State divisions and the county and local units of the woman's com mittee to supply these student nurses. This great responsibility and oppor tunity has been placed in our hands. Will South Carolina. do her part? It is estimated that the army alone will require a total of 25,000 graduate nurses by January 1, 1919. Already 13,000 of this number has been with drawn from civilian practice for serv ice in military and naval hospitals. Hence the Red Cross has .'ust called 12,000 additional. It is an imperative military necessity that every graduate nurse not needed at home should en ter military service. Graduate nurses can only h re leased by recruiting new atudent nurses. They can only be si'pplio:l by filling the training schools con nected with our hospitals. Fourth of Winter Supply. B. B. Gossett, State fuel administra tor, sent the following letter to the fuel committeemen through the State: "Due to heavy shipments of domes tic coal to the Great Lakes and army cantonments, the movement of this grade of coal into South Carolina is going to be very light during the months of August and September. "In order that all domestic con sumers may be assured of receiving at least a part of their winter's re quirements before November 1, you are directed to instruct all dealers not to deliver to any one consumer until further advised more than 25 per cent of his winter requirements. "This order is intended to apply not only to future applications made by consumers, but also covers unfilled or ders already on file with the dealers. Forage From Local Farmers. August Kohn, chairman of conser vation and production of the food ad ministration for South Carolina, has received a letter from the chief of the forage branch of the war department, quartermaster's division, stating that offers of forage from farmers and deal er-s having it for sale in the neighbor hoodl of the army camps anid cantonm men s will be gladly received and will be given consideration. "I fact" says the letter, "we are hero to buy forage for the gover-nment wherev-er wve can do so to the besit ad vantage, all things conslder-ed." Grade Croseings Closed. Several mat ters of interest to the people of the State were considered at the regular weelily meeting of the railroadt commission. 'rhe attention of Coast Line officials was called to rep~orts of deiayedl han dIling of short intr-a-State fr-eight ship ments. Some of these (delays, it is said(, have been unusually long andl the cormmission hopes to effect prompt movement of such assignments. Mr. Shealy will make a physical in spection of several railroads in the nipper part of the State. The policy of eliminating dangerous railroad cross ings will continue during the inspec tion of the several railroad systems in the State. Over 200 of such cross inigs have been eliminated within the past year, and others will be con demned and eliminated as soon as county officials can provide for the convenience of the traveling public who use the highways. To Be Greater Camp. The contract for the construction of the buildings which will enlarge Camp Jackson and make it probably the largest artillery camp in the Unit ed States, will be awardled at once unless present plans are changed, The correspondent, who has been in close touch with this matter since it was first decided to enlarge the camp has followed it step by step and is now ready to announce that the papers re ferring to it have been completed with the exception of the awarding of the contract. Recruiting Unskilled Labor. The United States employment se vice began recruiting unskilled labor for all employees engaged in war work who have filed their orders -with the State directors of the service. The total demand will he ascertained a'vl divided. Each State's quota will be announced. In South Carolina, be sides the office of ihe State ilrector-, linra-ce I,. Tllghman, at Cmumbia, of fi(es of the United States employmnent srvie~ have been opened at Spartan. burg, GreenvillE, Anderson, Florence nnd ('hnrmitn State Council of Defense. h'lie adoption of four important res olutions, the transaction of much busi iness and the delivery of two inipor tant addresses, supplemented by in telligent comment and a general ex change of ideas, featured what i3 be lieved to be the most constructive bi monthly meeting yet held by the State Council of Defense. I). R. Coker, chairman of the State Council, presided at the business ses sian of the council, which convened in the library of the State House, and at the open meeting of the county chairmen which followed. Two of the resoluions wore intro duced by Mr. Coker. The first re quests that compet"nt authorities pre scribe a remedy to prevent the wives and other depend-nts of drafted men from forsaking regaular occupations and subsisting on allowances remitted to them by the war 'liartment, there. by aggravating the labor problem. Mr. Coker' second resohn ion direcls the attention of the preseidIet and con gress to the needs .il merits of the cotton situation andi proposes the establishment of a government financed cotton corporation. The other two resoitions, both of which were adopt e(d during the second session, were introalur-d by \\'illiam Banks. State explosives inspector, the first deprecating the sale and use of fireworks during the period of the war and calling upon municipalities in the State to forbid either; the set. ond urging members of countv ie fense organizations to be on the ilert for slackers, for those who abuse the system of paying allotments and for irregularities deserving of punish ment. Mr. Coker opened the business ses sion with a short and telling presenta tion of the needs of the State i literacy commission. 'riTe council, realizing the need of additional funds to organize and initiate the work, ap propriated $1.000 to be placed at the disposal of the commissiotu, of which Dr. Patterson Wardlaw is chairman. A decision was made to appoint a com mittee on reconstruction and readjust nient after the war. This committee, at the conclusion of the war will oc cupy itself with problems regarding financial, business and educational re construction. South Carolina Casualties. Casualties among South Carolina troops overseas, as shown by late re ports, are as follows: Killed in action: Capts. Will. A. Shaw, Tatum; Jas. H. Holmes, Char leston; J. A. Mood, Summerton; Lieu.. R. 0. Purdy. Sumter; Private Geo. W. Waldorf, Spartanburg. Died of wounds: Privates L. C. Tumlin, Fountain Inn; H. C. Huxford, Russellville; Felton Abercrombie, Laurens. Died of disease or other causes: Lieut. F. B. Sancers, Chestereld; Sergt. John P. Zeigler. St. Matthews; Privates Will Anderson, Greenville; Galleo Trouty, Elco. Severely wounded: Capt. -1. E. munch, Clark's Hill; Bugler M. L. Rey nolds. Clinton; Mechanic L. C. Ward. Effingiamu; Lieut. A. G. Kennt.dy, Jonesville; Lieut. E. I). Mlerritt. N irthI Augusta; Lieut- Ervin D. Sha w, Suin ter. S. C. May Draw 2,460 Lahorers. Tile director general of thle United States empioymieint serv ie has wired Hiorace L. Tilghlman, State direcemr. that 451,000 unskilled laboirers wvill he needed to car-ry on. war work in tis country during August and( Septem'er. South Car-olinla's quota is 1,440 labo ce-s with an existing neced of approxi nmately 3,900 wvorkers in essential inl dustries. It will be secin, therefore, that niot only will no depor-tations from this State take place, but that tis St'ite. if necessary, may draw 2,460 unskilled labo-er-s from other States. It Is not conlsidlered unlikely that the present quotas will be doubide. Some Charters and Commissions. Tile Olanta Gin Companjy of Olaiita has b~een commissioned with a capital Stock of $10.900 by W. Banks D~ove, secretary of state, to ginl cotton and buy seed. The petitliners are -S. J. Tomllinson, J. C. Truluck, W. HI. Play eir, S. R. Floyd and D. N. Baker-, all of Olanta. The Bultman-H-arvin Shoe Comlpany of Orangeburg have been granted per missin to change tile name of the firnm to "The Hlarvin Shoe Company." Sods Two-Thirds Short. South Carolina farmers received at least one-third of the 75,000 tons of nitrate of soda distribuated by the government as a result of Senator E. D. Smith's bill passed by Congress ap propriating $10,000,000 for the pur chlase and importation of Chilean ni trate to be sold to the farmers at cost. A ccording to the department of agri eniuture, application was made for 120. 000 tons, of which South Carolina farmers asked for 56,200 tons and re ceivedl 26,000 tons. Capt. Manning Now Major. Infornmation has been received that Capt. Barnard Manning, who is in New York with his compainy, has been madie a major. Major Manining was a successful bine~ilss man in Sumter, anld upon the dleclaration of war ho v'oluinteeredl as a private, went to Fort Oglethorpe and won a captain's com missioin. lHe was stationled At Camp Jackson for a iiumbier of months. Re emYitly lie wvent to New York with his commanid, andl while there is promo tonn was made.h INTERESTiNG ITEMS FROM THE CAMPS PHOTOGRAPHY, LABOR AND NEW VISITING RULES FEATURE AT CAMP JACKSON. COX IS CITED FOR BRAVERY First School in the United States for Army Nurses Is Established at Camp Wadsworth. Camp Jackson. Ed Watson, official photographer for the Army and Navy News of New York and San Francisco, is here and will make a number of photographs at Camp Jackson and vicinity for his publication. A regular, permanent labor battal ion is now in process of organization at Camp Jackson, according to an an nouncement made by Maj. H. A. Allen, camp quartermaster. The camp quartermaster has just re cently received the authorization from Washington to organize the labor bat talion but a number of mon have al ready been enrolled and are now do lng the work. Among the new arrivals at the De pot Brigade is Roland A. Linstead, who was the champion middleweight of Canada. Linstead defeated Billie Weeks, who for some time held the championship belt of Canada. in a hard fought contest and won for himself the title of middleweight champion of Canada. The new visiting hours at camp are being strictly enforced by the military police. All persons who do not have passes are taken from the street cars at the first stop in camp and detained there until the first car going back to Columbia when they are sent back to town. On Saturdays the visiting hours without passes are from 12 noon to 9:30 p. in., on Sundays from 9 a. in. to 9 p. in. and on all other days from 4:30 p. im. to 9:30 P. im. Camp Sevier. Maj. E. A. Brown, formerly camp quartermaster here, has been relieved from duty in the quartermaster corps and detailed to the adjutant general's department and is now on duty in Washington. Sergt. C. C. Hall, South Carolina boy who has been a member of the quar termaster corps, has been recoin mended for a commission and leaves immediately for the officers' training school at Jacksonville, Fla. Maj. George Fetterolf of the med ical reserve corps has been relieved from duty at Camp Sevier and trans ferrod to Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. Capt. Samuel N. Brown of the medical reserve corps has been transferred to Memphis, Tenn., to report to the com mander of the aviation corps field park. Lieuit. C. C. Cox of Raleigh, N. C., wvho was for several monthts a mem ber of the radio compJaniy. 105th Sig nal Baittalion, 301th Division, at Camp Sevier, and who wans dletached and~ sent to Franlce aboutit F~ebruiary 1. has been cited for bravery, according to advices received htero. He was (-ited for "displaying courage in miaintainii ng telephtone c'onnections a..d great effi eiency in enabliing the command to fol low the progress of the flghting at. all times." Camp Wadsworth. The first schtool for- army nurses to be established in the United States was openod at Camp Wadsworth with 32 students enrolled. They come from various parts of thte Union. Miss Ma rio Lotus, head nurse of thte base htos pital, will be the dlirector of the schtool with Miss Harriet Gillete, princeipal. Inst ruct or, and an efficient corps of assi stanits. Bly the first of November, religiotus work in army camnps will be done en tirely by army chtaplains and Y. M. C. A. and K. of C. building chaplains, with the result that the various reli gious denominations' work thtrough their camp pastors will have been disi continued, upon orders the war de partment has prepared to Issue. German on English Throne. Olanta-There were probably more than 3,000 persdns at the Confederate veterans' annual picnic here. The speaker of the day was W. P. Pollock of Choraw, who paid high tribute to the veterans and gave an interesting account of the cauises leading up to the declaration of war on Germany by the United States. He showed from a historical point of view that it was not the English people who made war on America in 1776, but a German on an English throne. More 'Troops for Camp Sevier. Camp Sevier, Greenville.-Orders were issued in Washtington for the movement of troops to Camp Sevier, according to a telegram received by the newspapers from Congressman Sam Nicholls. No furthter details were given, but it is pr-esumed that the movement re"fer-red to is for some new (division, or- similar organization, to be sent to this camp during the near future. D~efinite announcemeni of the plants of .M.e deopartment are ex .peted in the next. fnw days. LOOK AT CHILD'S TONGUE IF SICK, CROSS, FEVERISH HURRY, MOTHER! REMOVE' PO1. SONS FROM LITTLE, STOMACH, LIVER, BOWELS. GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR CONSTIPATED. L.0ok at the tongue, mother! It conted, it is sure' sign that your lit tle one's st'olnmeh, liver and bowels needs at g lith, thorough cleansing at once. When peevish, cross, listless, pale, doesn't sleep, dloe'sni't ellt or net natu rally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath had ; has stomne-nhlL e, sore throat, diarrhcea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of the little bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless "fruit laxative;" they love Its delicious taste, and It always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for ia bottle of "('aliforniln Syrup of Figs." which has directions for habies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the botile. lleware of counlterfeits sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that it Ls made by the "Call fornia Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt.-Adv. CAN'T ALL BE COLLEGE MEN Pithy Remark Credited by Andrew Carnegie to Self-Made Man With Limited Education. Andrew ('arinegle, compllilIented one day at his Seottish est le on his gifts to the enuse of ediucntion, sail to a young lady: "l'hel're's nothing so PlItle'tlc its ti' self-made a11111n who is eomseieus of hIls lark of edu1ention.t These poor' fellaows s.em to think that everybody Is edu entted h1but thelselves. "Once, inl t snir New York res inurntnt, I heard it mian with a diamondt horseshoe pin say hmrsely t o at waiter: 'Shove over that ,iiyre ebnnde lier.' "'Il isn't a cltlnneller, sir,' snid the waiter, as he oley'd, 'it's a crup.' "'Well4I, le've'r ind 14 whai t sh is; Lemon Juice For Freckles GirlsI Make beauty lotion at home for a few cents. Try It! Selueez"e the jice of' twvo lemons into a bo)114 (th 111 co tig three Ounfces of orc(hard11 whit e, shaeke well, andl you hitve a quarlte'r pint11 of1 tile best fr'ec'kle, ion wvhitener, att ver'y, verly 811al1l cost. Your grocer has the lemons and anly drutg store4 or1 t)ile't counter('1 wIlt sulpply three Ouncl(es of orchard white for a few cenits. Massage tis sweetly fragrnt 1lot1ion into thte face, neck, arms~l anid hands 0114 see how freckles, Sunlhulrn and( tan dilsappear aind how (-leari, sloft and14 whlite the skin becomes. Yes! It is hlarlelss.--Adv. MIssed the Kaiser. A ne'gro fromn I~oulsian supposed&'( when(I lhe reach-ied the t riiing ctamp t hat he wats airendy "at the front." "Say, hoss," he asked an oflicer, "'whetre's dat fell-r day cnl Is the kni 54'r? I'se heen) he(re six wee'ks an1' I aini' seeni hima."--lxchanlge. Flery Red PImples. A hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed by an application of Cuticura Olnt ment to disetresslng eczemnas, etc,, proves their wvonderful properties. For tree samples address "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston." At druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.--Adv. Its Fault. "Is your new tiom~obile auli right?" 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