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VOLUME3 XXXIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31, t917.NUBR1 TilltEE GREAT N19EDS STRESSED BY HOOVER Food Administrator in Rleviewiii r Woid Swituation Declares I'uited States Must Stinulate Produ, ion of Ships, Wheat and Hogs to W i the War. Washington, Oct. 25.-In a state ment -tonight reviewing the world food situation, Herbert Hoover, food ad ministrator, said the fight against the submarine would be won if the United States and Canada could atimulate production and effect economies so as to feed the allies from this continent without sending a ship farther afleld than the American Atlantic seaboard, Ships, wheat and hogs are the great needs emphasized by Hoover. He said deepest concern had been.caused by the fact that in spite of highel prices, pork consumIlpt ion had in creased during the war until produc tion had been Outstripped and the situ ation must be changed. "If we disconthitie exporots." Mir floover added, "we will move the Ger man Iline from F-anuce to the Atlianti< seaboard. Pork products have an in iuenee in tlis preswent world situlatio wider than one would ordinarily at. tribiute to them. The human ho(d3 must have a certain amount of fat, w< m1u1st incr-ease production of hogs I we are to answer the world's cravin. "Every pound or fat. is as sure o service as every bullet, and every ho; is of greater value to the winning o this war than a sl'elI'." As to wheat the administrator sahi the allies' hdle leucy of pl)oduct ion I 190,000,000 bushels wilh inmiports 0 577,700.000 bushels retiuIred to main laini normal consuimpti on. Hie estimat ed tie aggregate A merican, Canadivin Australian, Indian and Argentine ex port ssurplus at 770,000,000 bushels. 'The problem is thus simply one c ships," he said. "if ample shippin e!xisted, there would be no need fo -0 glad Hats, rmark i Our a pletec erasn We c Laur saving or increased production of wheat on the part of the American people. But if we can produce econo miles an( stimulate .production in the United States and Canada as will en able us to feed the allies absolutely fron 'this continent and thus enable them to live without sending a ship frthie afield than our Atlantic sea board, we can resist the submarine in dicniitely." Placing the United States' wheat ex port smirplus from this year's crop at 80,000,000 bushels and Canada's at 150,000.0000 bshcls, mir. IIoover urged domestic economies to increase this country's sirpluts to 150,000,000 bush vls. "This we could do," he said, "if 0111 leople would et one pound less of wheat flour per week and one pound of cotn me ii Instead." if peace should come, Mr. 1oovO con11tined, tllge nuiimlbers of ships) i would *1 released and Furopean wheat produtict on icreased. If climatic con ditions- nxt year are right, he( estimat -d 1 wheat (rop of this coiltry of $1, 60,0.00 hushe( For this et food cotriol law guarantees a minimumll prite of 12 ltr1I1 blishel "if war coitintues this wheat will be vitally nec,-ssary," 'mr. lloover said, "bul if t1e wIr should come to an end, tIre wIll bw no foreign markets for It ieast I 100100000 bushels. The gov erniment mlust 11hen ta~ke Over thle wheat and probably ilnd a marke for it ait Sv1 great loss. I should alticipate tha.l the goverlilent Illight lose from 1 00,000,000 to $500,000,,000 on this Swhea I itraty if peace arrives 1etore f vlil 191. harvest is harvested." -M\lr. Ioover expressed tle Opinion . the ixol u1 aranttee w. 111111cs , ' 1an that 1 reasonable profit gilar -Inte to thev 'armer would have beenl milcent to stimulate pmoduel lon,. I "lowever , tIhe garant. hI s been fixed," it, add1ed. "It. is an insunll lice raglainst the subiainlie and] an esti AIR] U ARE CORDIALL the County Fair. W to see you. Our Staple Dry Goods at these at such attract dvice to all is to mal [ and the scarcer arti eeds now, and the sil an make it to your ir Swi 1n mate of. what it may cost we must I leave to the future." Turning to the meat situation the adninlistrator said pork products were more vitally needed by the allies than beef. "In the matter of beef," he said, "the allics can support themselves without any consequential expansion 'of im ports'from the United States." In view of the 'uropean situation and the shortage in hogs, he pointed out. that there would be a high aver age price for pork products and there fore it would le the vital advantage of everyefarmer to raise hogs. "We need a "keep a pig" movement In this country," he said. By preventing unIue increase in forage prices, Mi .loover promised that the food administlration would cooperate in measures to stimulate live ftock prodic't ion. lIe also said fur ther proucfition of sheep both for nea and paricularly for wool, ex tensively used inl uittiforms. is lieled. "Our Amerian farmieis," he added. "'twould ht wise to realize that for a 'onisider1tble triod after( the" war thie will be a very poor expott ma trketfor. \m11eriean hread grains, wlereas ihere wvill bo a wide demad fo anlimlal pro Au(strin-1innury and 5.olland Agree. lierno. O( t. 2-1.-British .\dmiralty. ---A Vienia dispathl say" that. under ithe anretement irecently coneltuded be twer nt Austria-I[ingary and Ifolla nd for it en eiange of products, Aistria itunary ! tatr(s to sipply various ar tieles, inciluding wood and Iuri i'teating toil. Hlolland is to furnaishl foodstuffs. JTo facillitate these transactions, Diut cIt baniks will lend( Auistro-111ungarybak .1,000,000 guilders. I ig linie Chitire's lo(kers in rat tal. golden oak and Ied, lricte , 75', $1.040, $1.2. $1 . n and ii to $2.50. I' nu.l vailue. lie sure to elect yourll chair early. S. M. & F. 1. WILKES &. CO. Y INVITED to mal Iatever convenience ;tore is packed wit Ld Notions. In spite ive figures that you < e purchases of wint< cdes exhausted. We uation is growing me kterest to buy from ui Z e . AURENS BOY .WHITES FROM FANCE t alter P. haley Thinks of the Old a Town Away OtY in France. rhe Advertiser has received the etter below from 'Private Walter P. Vhaley, of the 26th U. S. Infantry, egulars, who is now In France. Pri ,ate Whaley has been in the army for everal years nad was on the Mexican order with Pershing's men. He join d the army from the Watts Mills and nakes IUnele Samuel a valuable sol lier. A co-incident occurred in its mailing hat is also interesting. The letter was efnsored by ieut. Y. 11. F. Cornish, lo added below his oflicial signature Also from old S. C.) leut. Cornish s probably a soi of Rev. A. E. Corn-1I sit who was pastor of the E0piscopal -hurch here several years ago and vIho was a mtive of Charleston. Tihe letter from "Somtiewihere in rantce" is as follows: American E1xpeditionary Force, "Somewllre in France", Sept. "!0, 19171. 1ar ldditor: Please allow mt to tank you very mu11t0h1 for senldintg me the graid old Iau rents paper. It is Just like r :'ohing t moiey froim home, as we fel low,..S ott. iere art'e always glad to get tws from home as we always think t1hat oiltr late is the best state iI the Union. I think old South Carolinao. is tile best of all and that lauret''n.; is the best city. I have lived there ail my life and I have a right to lov I au rens best o, all and will stick tp Cor let as sit t' ?eemsi like ant old sweet heart of minte. I would li!e very Imtch to tell you (if this; most beatifull .ountry, but. ennloni juIst now\\. I I was with thte first Hooet to art ive itn Fr:iee and you cant bet yourt' lifte we( had a good titme. You itay give mtty love and best r' AIR ze our store your he 5 we have are at yo h seasonable mer of the rapid advanci :annot fail to be inte er wearing apparel are finding it diffici >re serious daily, a while in the city at m t PII thet I would like very Imlucht to ear from thel as 11matil is welcome t all times. I will try and write more at some ther time. :ly address is like tiis: Private Walter P. Whaley, A P F via New York, leadquarters Co., 26th 1. S. Inf. -Love and best regards to all. "A larens Boy Somewhere Iin leraoice". Ijensored r. . F'. Cornish, st LIt. U. S. Army, Also from old I. C.) ENIZELOS WANTS MARLtE PLAQUE AS W.NItING TO KINCS Athens, Oct! 21.--Premier Veiezelos 1las annunlevd his intent ion of plac ng a marble plaque in the cha mber of lepities, where fitun 1re kings can see , when they tako the oath of ollice, r ing thie against, u st rpi ng hIIe rights or the people. lie says that wheni hi iimimuituon, ind viA1its the lioluse .f C( rawons. he I. s .: ho i t ra e'- It West mlinlster a cons<pi~uolus la u roading, "'ie . wa behea di 'Id d ltarile: I. k ing of England, for having4 uisurped fihl- lih elies of tle people of E :a1'1 nd." Whene~ tia kitg now goo-, to West miter to opent to chle thwork of par-liment, he passes directly beforIte fisl- plaque, whtich h se'rved for twIo humdred year.s to warn l1ritish kings not to frenchl onl theigt of lit, poo ple. l'ollowing Ihis prcedent. . \'eniiis w itl!i it n 'ib hen Ii; th ii.O:1e inl the chamb111er heore: "Kin.." ('onistanli l ot o hail thirone for twvice dinsisin, thel parliament.11 elected hv 'h(, ;eoplo -Ind i p sn his prsoiina! rielcy ont tle pevopl1, while th - di:-lmisses d :marliamenvit !% inurn in to power uplheld the consttitu tional inzlitltilons of the ontIry." New line of Trinlis .usirecIiv(d P. M. & F. HT. V1I I .1K T1 (O. '~' . It adquarters while a ur disposa" and we chandise---Clothing e in prices, we a'e ~rested. now, before stocks Lilt to su4pply many tending the Fair. - South PERSIIING SA W TIHE FE>NCH "UM OVEll1" 'I'l American ('omiander in France a Witness to V'rent Achiiement, of Pet.611n. (.erman11 Losses 1icavy. Witlh the Wrench Armies in France, Tliesday, Oct. 23.- -eneral Pershing, comnmander in chief of the American forevs in iraniiec, was premnt throtugh ont today's battle northesIt of Sois sons, aceompanifed by General 1)*. poey of Ohe lreilch army. \\'hen the Splendid victory hy the rliench had leeni o accomplished the Amicaieni com iander went over the. ireater part of the cong(tlered territory , \ i:aiting among other ploints , thei Va11111ins farm. i, which is nior than I 1u11trier of* a J6ilometer hondil the origina'.1 Frenich line. Several smions of tanks paitc r-s pated III I lIe attle and did x(- elllent work inl cominlly wilitl th advanet(ig infaIntry. It was by mean of ihes o t Illmo ern wa. i m h . : thatl- t the Fihiin farml was am . ".\ost of 1he prisonvrII 4 aken . who _p to niOht uinmther1(< 0p o.inttel .en wwieothrF wev tvi ionin.e wut I Ihe diep e rieril. V.t n e CI a il. in anlarries-. (1v vroup.. 04 ; 'ed of too li- l nin so de I ( a '. c tI, ..\i.1 ver l tch 11 otf I if t -fer ra h and( who a (Io 111: COm. h.,g 11 '11. biad tI Sll a lighefrom Ith ir mo to . . ;i t t'' b a r! ionl : r1r11-emly I to Ithom i their. ()Ili(.r( I- h Il heI Fre nch mlassacred piar \ nother hatch of 1;rio -fwal it th ha ls of thel Vit11en I: .,s they alighte'd from mlotor trucks in. w 'n h l th y :l! I 4-(n hunI > :, the Il : att1Il vid as reinlfor(er nt1e.1! Thio losses of the Gerians werve extreme-> h1eIv.- a-, was t il-ed by :h1e ieaps erdenti foinnd benieath thOnw n ol' nawrrh-s. which crn 1old ndrthlt FrenchA homlbardmlent. The. irrech aliswere ratherq behw l mal it tending~ will be Shoes, able to ar~e de- ~ cuistom Carolina I