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UNSKILLED LABOR IN GREAT DEMAND -- (DEMANDS UPON DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ARE URGENT AND UNCEASING. IISPATCHES FR9M COLUMBIA 'oings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina Peo pie, Gathered Around the State Capital. Columbia. That the United .States Department of Labor with its office on Washington -street is serving its purpose of bring. ing the man who wants help and the man who wants work together, is well -evidenod by a glance over the records kept at the office. There are on the average about 25 calls a. day for clerical help, not in -eluding stenographers under that !hoad. There are about 26 calls daily for stenographers, so that all told about 50 calls are registered at the office daily for hell). The number of applications for as sistance in securing positions varies greatly. On dull days. some 25 are received while as many as 75 some times ask aid of the department in finding positions. There are far more people who are skilled or semii-skiilled who are seeking work than there are common laborers. The call for com mon laborers is urgent and unceasing. $5,020,846 War Stamps. South Carolina has at last reached the $5,000,000 mark in the purchases of war savings stamps, and the per capita sales have now reached $3.60| For the week ending August 3, sales amounting to $271,513.50 were re ported, bringing the total sales since the beginning of the campaign up to $5,030,846.75-only about one-sixth of the State's quota for the year, and while the sales now are regarded as fair in comparison with what they were before June. it is obvious that the men, women and children of the Palmetto State must buy more W. S. S. ir the same enthusiastic spirit which ch-aracterizes the splendid fighting the Sammies are now doing on the battlefields of France. Charleston. with sales almost of $6 per capita, 4till maintains its lend in total sales, fol-owed in order by Spartanburg, York. Beaufort. An derson, Greenville, Florence and Mar ion, each of which counties has sold more than $4 worth of W. S. S. per capita. Negro Health Campaign. The Health campaign among the negroes of the State is being most vigorously and enthusiastically waged. Already 20 or more counties have been organized in a special way in order that constructive work may be (1one. Tihe leaders are at-ousedi be cause thet-e is need of thle highest staniditng in physical efficietncy so tnee ossary to a successful prosecution of tile wvar, together wvith the fact thlat thlis efficioncy will also be needed af ter tihe wai' if out' nation takes the place whlich the civilized world looks for her to take; andl further beonuse of the inlspiration and encouragement the 76 or more select men~t atnd women. received at tile health institute whlichl wrs held i-n. Columbia a few (lays ago tinder the auspices of the Council of Defense and tihe State board of health. It was first announced that the cam paignl would last only through August 18, but Robert W. Bloulware, State director of the negro branch, stated last night thlat he has been auithlorized to conltinlue the campaign. He Is call ing upon every teacher of dlay or Sun day school, every superintendent. preacher or pastor, and evet'y leader among his race to continue their co oper'ationl. Many of the negro county chairmen, such as I. S. Leevy of Richland, J. S. Hunter of Lauren-s, U. S. Galnman of Newberr-y, E. J. Sawym'- of Marleoro and J. R. Levy of Flot ence have al ready organized theitr counties for cotn structive work. Others have done likewise. *Motor Cars Searched. The militry police conducted an *other examination of motor cars~ while traveling through the canton ment area and one revolver was con fiscated. No liquor was located on the second search. People who glide over the highways on rubber tires would do well to examine their cars' from end to end and be sure there is - no guns or booze aboard if a trip to Camp Jackson is contemplated. Two citizetns were arrested by camp military police at .the camp who were too full for utterance. To Reeruit Girls. For the purpose of recruiting 100 girls and women. from South Carolina, Mrs. Bradbury, who i, with the Du Pont people, arrived in the city, and is registered at the Jerome Hotel. Mrs. Bradlbury will conduct the cam paign to enrpll these women through the United States government emuply mont agency, whose office is on Wash ington gtreet, between Main. and Sum ter. W. T. Butler, field agent for South CQrolina for- the DuPont people, with headquarters in Richmond, is also in Columbia. A Call to Sacrifice. , "The call for men on thlb Western battle 'front is imperative and can not be ignored by c.ur people," said Gov ernor Manning in speaking of the war. Governor Manning has just returned to the city from Northern points a:i.d has had opportunity during his ai) sence to confer with officials who a:e intimately acquainted with the situa tion in Europe. "Our people should be prepared : no regard should be taken of personal convenience; we must subordinate our own ambitions and desires and hopes to the call of our government. Men are needed not only on the West.'rn front but in Russia, and the Russian I situation will be dealt with before Germany will be in a mood to discus:: peace. All the resources in the shape of men and munitions and guns that cAn be gotten together are needed. "Our people will be patient. This state knows what it is to sacrifice; we. have done so before; we can (10 so again," continued the governor. "Some of the local boards report that it'men are called now from farms and other industries, it means loss. That is regrettable; the government realizes it; the war department feels it keenly. But the first thing to do is to win this war. "We must realize that the call is for men and men and more men and when our people realize what is expected of them, they will not dis appoint our government and our sis ter states." Governor Manning has been notified that the government can furnish the state reserve militia with 960 modern army rifles. The old Sprigflelds will be returned and will probably be re issued to colleges and military schools. Sugar Users on Honor. Two pounds per month 'er person is the sugar ration. The grt Amer ican people are on this honor ration. Hundreds of thousands are conscien tiously and patriotically endeavoring to limit their Consumption of sugar to conform with the regulation. It is sometimes difficult, however, to ap. porItionl the suga r supply13 of the household so that the ration may not. be exceeded. For this reason, and in order to provide a guidle for the householder, the food administration gives the following measure or sched tile: Monthly ration, two pounds, 30-31 days, two pounds. Approximate daily ration, 1 lay, one ounce; or one day 2% level table spoonsfuls, or one day, one round ta blespoon, or one day, six level tea spoons or one day, six half lumps. In this measure the average house hold teaspoon should be used. - Teaspoons per pound: 96 level tea spoons equal one pound; 48 rounded teaspoons equal one pound; 32 to 40 heaping teaspoons equal one pound. Laborers Are Coming. H. L. Tilghman. state director of the United States employment ser vice, was notified by Examiner Lelh man at Charleston that 477 negroes and 26 white men from Nassau have been given clearance for Charleston. These men will go to work at once on the immense port terminals which are being constructed there. The port terminals at Charleston are. being constr-ucted of concrete andl will be permanent. After the war they will be0 of gr-eat service in con tinuing the development of Charleston as a port for the southeast. Recent S. C, Casualties. Casualties amontg SouthI Carolina troops overseas, as shown by late re ports are as followvs: Killed in ction--Private Clyde Tom linson, New Zion. Severely wounded-Privates Sidney N. King, Bethune; H-eyward 'Tennis, Troy. Warehouse CommIssion issued. The following commission was is sued by secretary of state: A commission has b~een issued to0 the ClIo Tobacco Warelaouse Company of Clio. The concern is to do a rn eral tobacco warehotusing business mad the capital stock is $15,000. Trho p~etitionters are H. C. Herring, L. D). Bundy, John Melinnis and H. L. Gal loway, all of (lie. Still Recruiting Women. Mrs. C. L,. Bradbury, representinag he DuPont munitions plant at Penni nan, Va., has enrolled a considerable umber of girs and women for work at he plant. The recruiting efforts are being directedl esp~ecially towards we mien who are at present unemployed and tl e workers are being recruited fronm ine Columbia district which is 'onmiposedl of 13 .counties. The part y will be assembled in Co lumbia and~ accompanied by Mrs. Brad. bury to P'enniman. Physiims Are Eligible. Physicians In civil life may still ap ply to the camp surgeon at Cffmp Jackson for examination for entrance to the medical reserve corps. Some time ago the press car-ried no -tices to the effect that the issuance of commissions to civilians had been disacontinuied, hbat ther,o not ices do not apply to physicians according to ad vices receivedl. Physicians are' !a itt eligible to examination for the medi (ca1 reserve corps. Men whio arec'n templating entering the service sh" ib apnniv for examination. INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE CAMPS VISI FORS TO CAMP JACKSON RE FUSED ADMITTANCE UNLI-SS PASSES ARE PRODUCED. COAL IS ARRIVING AT CAMP More Men for Camp Wadsworth; Pri vae Suffers Amputation Ac count Gunshot Wound. Camp Jackson. Dr. Thomas Newlin, camp educa tional secretary for the Y. M. C. A., has returned to camp from High Point where he was called by the death of his brother, Rev. Sylvester Newlin. aged 67 years, which occurred there a few days ago. The open air moving picture show, which was staged by the Y. M. C. A. in Camp Jackson for the first time only . few nights ago near the head quarters of General French, is proving, quite successful. About 100 men started to work at Camp Jackson clearing away the trees and underbrush on the ground which will be occupied by the addition to the camp. The site is being cleared in order to facilitate surveying. Lieut. J. A. Easley, chalilain of the First regiment, F. A. R. 1)., has just organized a number of Bible classes in his regiment. Regardless of the fact that a num ber of notices have been published in the newspapers relative to the vis iting hours at Camp Jackson many people board the camp ears every morning only to be put off the cars at the first stop in camp by the mili tary police, either to wait until the hour comes when they can enter without a pass, or to return to the city on the ntxt car. This is quite an annoyance to the military authori ties. No one may enter camp with out a pass before 4:30 o'clock p. in. on any day save Saturday. l'nele Sam now has 1,000 new full grown sons. That number of English, French, Belgians. Russians. Italians, Norwegians, Swedes and several 0her niationalities took the oath of allegi ance at ('amp Jackson. Camp Sevier. Ninety men are to be relieved from duty with the development battalion here and sent to New Orleans, where they will assume duty as United States guards. The arrival of 500 negro selectmen from the District of Columbia and the State 'of Maryland Tuesday afternoon completed the movement of 2.00) ne groes for this camp. Camp Sevier's winter supply of wood and coal is now beginning to ar rive at camp. As the fuel arrives, it is being transferred to convenient dumps throughout the camp. Coal is now arriving at the rate of about 3410 tons per day and the movement will continue until the apportijonment for this c-amp of about 42,000 tonls is re cciv~ed. Promp.t action on the part of the camp medical authorities appears to have nipped in the bud1( what might have been an eidiemie of glanders among the horses at the Camp Sevio'r r-emount (dpot. One diseased animal was disedtered a few days ago and prpompt quarantine measures were taken. Since then four animals suf fer-ing with the disease have been killed ,to prevent the spread to others. Camp Wadsworth. Ten young men left Walterboro for Camup Wadsworth. where they will be indluctedI into service. This ex hausts all tegistrants in Class 1, of the first dIraft, with a few exceptions of men who have deferred classifica tion. Private J. W. Joyner of Company P'. Thir-d Cor-ps, Artillery Park, Camp Wadsworth, is a patient at the Bap tist Hospital sufferitng from a gainshot wouind. Private Joyner was at Pelion on a furlough and was in the act of shooting at a hawk when the gun was accidentally dischatrged. The load en tered thye left foot niad it was neces sary to amputate one-half of the in jured tmembetr. Near Riot on Dining Car. Greenville-A negro employe of a dining car otn a Southern Railway train passing here exhlibited a pisto01 in the presetce of a crowd of hungry soldiers on the train who had beoit complaining because dinner was late. and a near-riot ensued while the train was in the yards. Potir were sentenced to pay flnes of $25 each or spend 30 days in jail, another got off with $15 or 30 days, and the last with $10 or 30 (lays. A locked dining oar to gether with the pistol started the dis turbance. , Clerical Force Increased. The clerical force at the Camp Jackson postoffice htas been increased by the addition of thr-ee men. There are now 40 clerks in the Camp Jack son postoffice and they conme fronm 12 different W'ates In the Union. There is perhaps more mtall received atnd de liveredl at this post offi ce t han is han dIed at the postoffice in Colutmbia. Great piles of Parcel Post plackages- ar-e now piled utp at the office waiting to be aialed out. Thlese packages con ain civilian clothing of selectmen who AN OPPOaTUNItY fOR WOMEN Prepare for Yet Larger Part That Women Must Take Before E nd of The War. In 1894 the state legislatuhe op -ned the doors of the University of S.' hi Carolina to women. Very few, hiw ever, attended at first and of these, 90 per cent were from the city of Co lumbia. In the last three years the numbers have been steadily inc(reas ing. In 1917-1,, nearly one-sixth of the students we're women. The grow ing popularity of the university courses with the citizens of Columbia is especially not iceable. In 1914 a home for girls wais begun on Marion Street and coin' inued on the corner of College and l'iciens till 1918. Last June the board 'ook a decided step forward when they assigned to the women the wi , orn wing of DeSaus sure, directirg t h a t the eastern wing should be devo ed to the same pur pose if the atiIlendance justified. The girls in I )&Saussure will be un der the care -f a ('O.nlpetent matron and will have ' heir meals in a privato dining room it the steward's hall. Twenty dollar:. lper month is the charge for board and :.idging. In 1918 Miss C. J. Stl' Iva n and Mrs. M. L. lolman were awarded the degree of IL. B. by the university, the first wo men in South C'arolina to receive this degree. The legislature of 191 s allow ed women to practice !,,yv in the state. So the year 1918 w% as epochal in the history of wonthood in the univor sity and the state. The deanid for women lawyers will become greater during the war as so many of the male lawyers are In the service. Peti gru College, the handsome new law building, will be finished by the open ing of the session and will be one of the most complete and attractive class room buildings in the state. Under the direct ion of the new school of Applied Science various bus iness courses will be ofTered. such as bookkeeping, accounting, stenography, typewriting. mechanical drawing and kindred subjects. These will prove most attractive to wonien when so many avenues of business olrportue ity are opening to them. Notwithstand ing the lure of these various occula tions the majority of women will in the future, as in the past, turn in stinctively to teahing. Nowhere in the state are there better pedagogical opportunities than at the university whose school of education, under the wise guidance of Dean Patterson Wardlaw, has long held a deserved ly high rank. . As a matter of interest to the alum nae a roll of the women students of the university from the time they first entered the institution will be pub iished shortly in the form of a bulle tin. As this will be the first list of the kind published by the university there must be inevitably errors and omissions. If any are detected kindly report them to the president or the dtean. Held for Espionage. Spartanburg.-C. AI. IHammett. a 'well-known farmer and large land owner of the Inman section of Spar tanburg county, was arraignod before li nited States Coinmiissioenr Robert .. Gant t on a charge of violation of the utspionage act. The defendant wase hound over to the next ternm of court for the western (list rict of South ('ar olina, which meets at Roc-k 11111 In September. Bond was fixed in the sum of $2,000. AMr. Ilammett has not yet arrangedl bond, hut it is bielievedl that he wvill d~o so at once. At the hearing it was brought out by various witnesses that Mir. 11am mett had beeni heard to remark "I wotuld just as soon live uinder the kaiser as under the present tinited States government." When asked to buy Liberty bonds he is declared to have said1: "I wouldn't gve flve cents for all of them." It was testifled that he' had dleclatred Germany to be on -the right side in this war', and that the l'nuited States government was simply fattening tup a crew of sol dier's in this country to send them to the war for slaughter." The Rled ('ross was ('haracter'izedl by Mr. Ilammett as inot hing but a scheme oin the lpart o-f the government to secure funds for Its own use, it was brought out at t ho hearing. Witnesses test ified that he rdtfused to oontrib~ute a 'enit. Drainage Act Upheld. York.--Judge 1'0. Prince has handed down a decee in the 'nTurkey Creek drainage case brought by \\. TI. h)al lis et al. against the dirainage comnmis sioners, in which the r'epor't of the referee, which was adver'se to the plaintiff, is upheld. The plaintiff in this sect ion attacked Ithe c'onstitttion ality of the drainage law of the state, and alleged that the district was II. legally and irregularaly organized. Judge Prince holds that the drainage acts are constitutional in respect to all the issues raised. Rules Well Followed. Greenville-Dr. Roy Z. Tlhonxas, Ui. tod States food inspector, who has been in Greenville for several (lays making a survey of condlitions at bakeries and public eating hplaces with regard to thte carrying out of the food ad minist rat Ion's regulations, stated that there t'ave beent v;ry few viola t ions, lie added ' that wherever' he found an irregularity, investigation showed that it was due to misunder Mand ing of the rulbs. On the wvhole, said Dr'. Thonmas, the civ of Green, '. ie, i; in splendid condition. ITALIANS FLEE AUSTRIAN CAMP Eight Make Their Fscape After Untold Suffering. TELL HORROR OF PRISON LIFE Food Scant and of Poorest Qualit) Prisoners Forced to Help Flay Their Comrades-Escaping Italians Make Their Way to Russia After Undergo ing Great Hardships and Are Given Warm Welcome. In the little hamlet of Sa seta San Giuliano, province of Imiiia, Italy, lives a shoemaker, l~ulgi Ghilttont, in a modest home. le has four sons in the army. Two are now it the front, and two were captured by the Austrians. One evening recently the door was burst open roughly. aund the shoemak er cried out in alarm: "Who is there?" "It is I, Edward, your son," caine the answer. "I have escaped from Austria." At the sound of at loved one's voice, the little home was thrown topsy turvy, aend the good news flew in a nio ment around the town. What a gath ering there was of friends, relatives and family for welcoming him to the home! Edward still bore on his face traces of his hardships in captivity, and after his escape. He is thirty. He had fought in Libya in the famous Italian African campaign. As soon as Italy declared wair in 1915, he hastened to the front and took part in several en gageniets, but July 20 he was cap tured on San Michael, and for 31 months reInane( ia prisoner of the Austrians. lie w as tInlhtt to Iabiana where he remained for six lays and was sent to Mathausen. There he re nained till September, 1910. Prisoners Flogged Piteously. "Our life was i hard one," he said; "the suffering was great; the food scant and of the poorest quality; the beatings with rods frequent and with out pity. Among so many tortures what racked the boys most was to he coilpelled by force to help flay their comtrades tied to a stake. This cruelty was abolished, however, after the leath of Franeis .Toseph." '1 he olportunity to escape came, however, and young Ghittoni proved equal to the emergency. In Septem ber he was sent with a hatch of other I prisoners to Ilungary. Dommavater in the Carpathians being their destina tion. "We were divided into squads of 250," he continued, "each assigned to cut down trees, which were to be used in fortifications. Our treatment (id not improve, and the work was made harder every (a1y. Blows were struck If anyone refused to work, or let up for any reason. I received my full share with the rest. Only one thing bore us up, and that was the hope of escape. In spite of all the difllculties we decided to regain our- liberty at whatever cost. We'i were able to get some Aunstrian uni for'ms 11acuneum late suplies. After that we awaited our opport unity. "Two (of' our companions, however," Clit oi '1 oniued, "'beenmei' inpat ient, anid ieaiied over the st0(ekadel lnst Jain uiary. Th'1ey wvere d is('overedl immniedi at(ely, shiot by3 senineIii's when'i theiiy re fused to halt, and( retuniedl to enpfiv 11ty. Whaut beenmize of them ? We knew nothing after flhat. "Eight of us resolvedl to get away. We were dividled into twvo squads. A few day13s later the first succeeded in ge'ttinig ove'r tihe st)ckalde, and we lost trac'e of each othler for the moment. No alarm was giveun by3 the Aust rians; so we concluded that their getaway had been successful. "A week Inter in the night the sec 01n( squad leaped over thle stockadel and mande for the fastnesses of .the Carpathian mountains. A fewv miles beyoind wve catmie to a railway station. Warmly Greeted by Russians. "A train1 was about to start for the Russian border. WVe elimbihed on board. A I lungatrian t rainmiani ogledl us at first. Then lhe got drowsy. The train covered 55 kilomete'rs and stopped. We got off'. Two biy two we took dif 'forent waiys to escape the notice of' the sentinels. We aisked tihe way to the Rtussiani border wit h thle utmost cau lion. A fteor lon~g drudmigery we were ablle to get a bite to eat. For five dauys we diragged ouirse'lves along, hluif stamlrvedl, withlout a si gn (If etnrage mlent. WVe ipassedl through six barbed wire ent angiemenrt s. WVe dropped finally to a little path coveredl with an ow. "At last we (enime upjoni a military poist. It haippenedo~ to be the first Rus shan outpost ouf a coveredl battery. W'o were received as friends, and were suiliied wit lb ountiful rations. The Itussians completed our joy by re twiting u1s with thet four companions wh'lo had escaped a week before us. We were enabled through the assist ance of the French miiitary mission to get b~ack to Italy." Fire Laddies Knitting. Members of the tire dlepa rtmeat at Corning, N. J., haive coni tacted to knit 2,800 pairs of sockls for the~ Ied Cross. It is c'alculaited thlat it will take six months to complete the contract. Record by Coal Miner. Willam iii be~ 'ii ; a digger in the coal mines at Coa!lbro ok , Pa'I., miadie a ree ordl of 1Win t ,ns in two weeks' time. HI., nay check for the period wna i15,'im THE JOY OF Came MOTHERHOOD Caeto this Woman after Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conpound to Restore Her Health Ellensburg, Weh.-" After I was married I was not well for a long time and a good deal of II the time was not able to go about. Our greatest desire was to have a child in our home and one day my husband came back from town with a bottle of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and wanted me to try it. It brought relief from my troubles. I improved in health so I could do my housework; we now have a little one, all of which I owe to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound."- Mrs. O. S. JOHNSON, R. No. 8, Ellensburg, Wash. There are women everywbere who long for children in their homes yet are denied this happiness on account of some functiona disorder which in most cases would readily yield to Lydia L Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Such women should not give up hope until they have given this wonderful medicine a trial, and for special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of 40 years experience is at your service. Will reduce Inflamed, Strained, Swollen Tendons, Ligaments or Muscles. Stops the lamenessand pain from a Splint, Side Bone or Bone Spavin. No blister, no hair gone and horse can be used. $2. SO a bottle at druggists or delivered. De scribe your case for special instruc tions and interesting horse Book 2 R Free. ABSORBINE, JR., the antiseptic liniment for mankind, reduces Strained, Torn Liga ments. Swollen Glands. Veins or Musclest Heals Cuts. Sores. Ulcers. Allays pain. Price $1.25 a bottle at dealers or delivered. Book Evidence" Iree. W. F. YOUNG, P. 0. F., 310 Temple Street, Springfield, Mas., out your grocery bill in half. have plenty to oat, and get well and keep well, which the Governmonl wants everyone to dlo In order to bo onclent in all things and aeooutpllh their rightful desires. This man has been trained at a big oxpenso for the oz presa purpose of showing you how. For full Infor mation address ton cent staup to Eat. for Healta and Eflconecy Man. P'latniead, Indiana Clear Your Skin WhileYou Sleep with Cuticura All d. .glt.e t Soap2. Ointment 2&60, Talcum 25. Bampie each free of "Outtaura, Dept. E o" HADLEY WILLING TO FORGET Subject of Dislocated Jaws Seldom Seletced for Conversation by Head of Yale University. Arthur I ndle'y, presidt', of Yale university, is nil hollnrdI ntllhority on nullitly sutee,'ls, bot h leclines to in. chlet arilnn . fheinl disloenltedl jaws. The~re.v luiiing this Itile. ''Te edti r wa; P"is sliu llng his slate roornlt onl I l'all Itiver heont wvithi a piens nint gent Ilnum wht lutu1114l the'rwi se slept ailonig townrll d 11nornin g, he helard, comn inog from11 thle upper herth1(0 , sounds of -lump111iig upl 11nld switci ng on the light IIe saiw Is li('(ilinlline wals sffehrinig ' greatlily. lils (1hin wats (Il his brea'tst, his Intothi rigidly opien, his eyes tight 4'lliosed t t nrl perspira'tio on)1 4 his fore know Just wht to do,."' WVrnpin~~lg aItI' loel rollnd his thumbs to save the fit'Il 1m thle release, lie clam here'~d uip besidle the man11, knetlt by his siohle'rs, biegan to14 work the jaw into its 111n144-- -n thin I iSpent t he rest of thle ntight t rying to) e'xpliIn himself I For it was oly~ ni case of nightmare. Canine Statistics. "Whatii InIlteres4'5 llt s the' dlog in chtas inig that1 en'it ?' I gueiss his interest ts Onr'e Wear ancd Tear on that boy of yours during the active years of childhood and youth necessitates a real build ing food. Grape-Nuts supplies the essentials for v1gorous minds and bodies at an~y age. ~There's a RPcasod'