Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HtUTlsii < o\|ri \( rvcY. r In Um? Trcnchc* tilw* it Some? thing of u Jar The following remarkable h tter has coaae to the London Chronicle from pi* front, pruumavly written by an ?sgeer in a Lancashire regiment *B4r: 1 cannot help but start with aouae. although you are one of then* in touch with the vast antl-coiiscrlp thaaiat 'mass of Urltish opinion,' ss yukrr leader puts It. l>umn British Ion, air; damn the vain, aelf psncent English smugness and . Hah arrogance. To your vaat aft the Idea of defeat la quite in? conceivable, for are they not the bo>a bf the bulldog breed, the deacendanta ?f thousaods of heroea, 'men in u free eeajntry who Juat won't be slaves," the 'gytleeratora of lielglum and ao on ad ntOMum ? ?iTM> colosaul la the British arrogance that our bralna and Imagination are aagunped. We st111 aeem t< think that the) Germans have made war to grat _ iff ua, ao that we may show them m\ wfaat Ans fellows we really are. "Probably you, too, have never en teJtsined the lde<\ ?hat we are losing tags war. Tst the bald truth remains tragt the Germans are winning on paint*, snd we go on talking, talking stout the 'big push to be delivered t spring, according to the Times military correspondent. (Please ob? serve that we have given up the Idea that year?we sre atUI wearing down taw baby-killing hunt ) If >ou could see trenches hammer? ed to hell by hundrsda of guna, hours m of ainoke, dust, blood and nolae. and Igen, so across to take the aame bat? tered lines, ouly to t*? mat by a hull of bullsta. to return leaving your friends snd men lying dead outside, it might make you realise what an eeormous sdvantags lies with the de? fense The French hsve battered for o weeks?I hsve hoard it day and night?net gain two miles. The bubble of breaking through has burst, but ws ars deaf to hear the aaaV "You snswer with the German ad? vance In Russia, and then go Into the ^ financial problem. Of course Ger? many cannot last, of courae ahe will be starved In a few months, of courae aao has no cotton, no cotton, but she has some brslns snd method, und uses ???? I ' And we muddle along in our wejl worn grooves, our party politics, our nawspaper dictatorship, our racing, our brides In their baths. I hsve boon ten months in Frunce fighting for that?the thought almost makes me vomit. Don't talk about the 'glorious traditions of our race.' t) Only fools fight for traditions; the w**v man fights for realities snd the fn-ure This long-winded preamble loads me onto yesjf wnwalaej folly? year fear and haired of conacriptlon. 1 will be quite frank. Rad conacrip? tlon passed twelve months alnce 1 f should have Uft England. Now, it they don't hsve it. 1 shall leave tue country?rats have the foreaight to leave certain ships. Circumstances alter esses, but I fear thut they will never give the Englishman sufficient Insight to see what a fool he really bo. And you. In touch with your vast won't havs national service in the : atlon'a csuae because 'all that is characteristically English dies if atngllah freedom perishes.' "Those ars wornout myths. None of as sre free, snd \ on know it. Smith wss not free to drown hla brides. We are sll alsves or the . immunity, and. some think of the country in which we H\e. Will you leave your dear old erlnclplea for a moment and look at thlnga from another point of view? "In a nstlonsl erlaii It must be tak? en for grsnted (1 aaaume that the na? tion is virile), that every man and wo? man la willing to aerve the country. In other words, every man and woman Is a volunteer. "If you deny lMi hypotheais, Samn the country and your vaat mass Of British opinions I'r.d.ably your principles will not kg allocked by this statement Well, then, every man and woman la wiling to serve To take full .dvantsge of this willingness. It must kg organised?In a word, con a< riptlon?that awful bogle word Wh'"h gives aome hub Liberals and SOm? Conservatives and aome little gociullata hud dreama. "I know that I am not writing tos Child, but conacriptlon doea not mean t h i*.ii.? i.h i soldi, i \'t m?>,ins that George, who |? an euicinc? r. en? gineers for llsf state! Tom. who m ? skill.-d workman, w rks for the state; and Harry und Bill, who are tit to fight, fight and perhaps iti for the state "The state calls her children ind allots |g them their task. What moustroua. wleked. bloody oppressions! "And you rnuat go on unMuahtngly with yoyr old voluntary' muddle. Oeorge. the engineer may loin the K A. M C.J Tom. the akllled workman may fight and Hurry and Kill become L.11rIclana and newspaper . di'..rs. for Sil the country seems to care. 'f ?f fourao. one volunteer In equal |e four pressed men ?>ur cop) books .?uw> ?2 therefore, it must be true. "Any huW,' said an RagUSjh soldier, I hope I never imrt .1 Of IB HU volunteer.' ?'When v<m think of the Germans, their wonderful sell-saci dices, their wonderful couraKe ami fortitude ami unanimity, doesn't it make you hlush for your own country?" "Throw away your principles, men, throw away the limber of the past and look things in the face. l>on't blather about God upholding IBf cause of the Just and the bulldog pluck pulling us through -I am tired of pulpit and music hall sentiments, iteali/e that -the Germans are a better and a more virile race thun wo are and try to | I teach your vast mass of British opin? ion to surpass them at their own | game. "1 am an Englishman and the | chances are that I shall never s? ? another year, but our national senti- [ mentality, our conceit, our petty squabbling, our politics, our lack of met hods have made of me one of the moat ardent pro-Germans in Europe." "I cannot say why I have treated you to this round of abuse?you are no worse than others, if anything a triito better than that loathsome Northcllffe crowd with their party political Jobbery. "Hut, you sir, are blinded by prin? ciple**?which is nearly as bad. Bound hand and foot by past traditions and the utterances of statesmen now hap? pily dead, but unfortunately not for I gotten. Cannot the Dally Chronicle think for lteelf. or must It still he bound by the opinions of say, Glad? stone. Ileally, even such u demigod ee he can get out of date. "Could you but reulize how nauseat? ing It is to read any London dally, the mouthpieces of the nation' (in block letters, please), with their [squabbles, their meanness and thebr < folllee. "You are better?that Is why I take the trouble to write this, but good God! you're bad enough. "1 urn abiiHive, but when moved su jpertlciul politeness it Jettisoned, and, I candidly, nothing would give me greater pleasure than to drive these things into your head with a mallet? the distance, however, is too great. Kwn the Germans and their deadly earnestness cannot convince you. "Thb letter is not intended for any publicity, though It would be amusing to eei some of your public reuding it; nor is it Intended to draw forth any reply. The labor in writing it would not be grudged if 1 knew that you ha 1 read It and theught for five minutes en what I have said. "We have such ? colossal task be? fore us that poor mortals like me are appalled, but the Olympians at home etlll go unmoved about their godlike business. It is they who need help, not we. "In conclusion I shall quote Mr. Walter Dong (Morning Tost, July 16): 'It wpuid not have met the situation to have simply pressed more men into the service unless we could put in their hands the rifles und ammunition without which they would be useless to take part in the war.' There you have the fallacy in a nutshell. Surely I?ng must know that national service does not cram every man into the ranks when we cannot equip them (our voluntary system did that from August to .December). If there is na? tional service trey are called up when required. "You know that, und he wants it, yet your damnable politics befoul your mouths. "The Eiberais are bound by princi? ples, the Socialists by the word free? dom; the Conservatives have no prin? ciples and no traditions since 1900 ? It there was an ounce Of ability in their broken clunfi they might break fresh around, but the soil Is barren. "I am asking my friend to transmit this letter to you, as it would be lost in the ordinary channels. My thoughts and their mode of expression may be crude, sir, but they have the virtue of being honest und outspoken. I am, sir, yours very truly, 'Lancashire.'' NEGItO ESCAPES MOB. binds Sufet> In Jail at S|uu tanhurg. SeartasburK. Auk. Hi.? Cat Ward, ? neejre Who bears the reputation of I being a deapcrntc character, was brought to the gpartanburg Jail early this morning, having been spirited away from Greer to SSCapS a mob which gathered outside the lockup Sunday night, bent, it is said, on tak Ing vesajeaiiec foi en attack on the town offer sen mob- nhoul I o'clock when I hey were attempting to arrest him According to report the negro had kpeen eausing more or leee trou? ble throughout the day. When the udsecre surrounded him, II is said that he bred nve shots, none oi which took I effect. A bullet passed through ins1 shoulder el the same lime. The crowd Collected alter it \\;is learned that the negro was being attended by Dr. w T. Brockmen, who, with the asecotaneo of Officer Charles Ltttlefleld, sped toward gpartunburg with the ne? gro In an automobile before the crowd to w of their Intention Waul is ;tl leejed la base a rrlmlnal eouri record in Ureenville county, Rl'MTi:n s CtrTTON MAHKHT. To lk? 1 Vuturcd on Qel Together BootgCf Trip on August Mth?Lo? cal Buyer* uro l'rged to Take In? terest, "Mix in" ami Talk Cotton Market. The Sumter cotton market will he 1 featured on the Ret together between city and country buy at home trip on AughBt 26th, provided the local cot? ton buyers can be interested In the advertising campaign. In the sec? tions to be visited there are many hundreds of bales of cotton that nat? urally should come to Sumter that have been going to other markets be? cause the competitive markets are as near to the Uafting Creek township cotton lields as Sumter is. The Chamber of Commerce and Re? tail Dealers' Association, however, think that the Sumter cotton buyers i should go along and have a heart to heart talk with the cotton producers. Sumter is the most important In jterlor cotton market in Eastern Caro? lina and handles more cotton annual? ly than any cotton market east Ot 1 Columbia. Ahd Sumter ought to get more cotton than it does. I This cotton market is susceptible !of much greater development, by Ju? dicious advertising and cooperation [between the Sumter cotton buyers, j merchants, bankers, and the cotton jproducers. The Sumter cotton buyers should each and every one take suffi? cient interest in the trade and get to? gether trips to go along and tell the cotton growers what they can and will do for the cotton farmers this fall, and show that Sumter pays the highest market price for cotton. The local buyers should personally interview the cotton farmers and lind out what, if anything, should be done to make Sumter the logical market for all Hafting Creek and Stateburg township cotton. Questions of local freight rates, highway conditions, and other matters ef accommodation and convenience to the cotton farmers should be investigated fully before the 1915-1916 cotton selling season opens up. If the Sumter cotton buyers are ?SulHciently interested to go with the boosters on August 26th, ample time and opportunity will be given for the buyers and the cotton growers to dis? cuss from the rostrum, and person? ally such matters as may be neces? sary to bring about a correct adjust? ment of any difficulties now confront? ing the buyers and cetton sellers, if any there be, imaginary or real. Cotton buyers are business men, and very important bssisess men of every cotton market. And they are usually and for the most part among the most progressive, public spirited, and hustling community builders, and desirable citizens in every respect. Therefore the Sumter cotton buyers should mix in with the other boost? ers, and do as much advertising and boosting as the other business men on the get together booster trips. The average business man, not ex? perienced in cotton buying, does not know what to say about a local cot? ton market. The trained cotton buy? er does know how to talk cotton and therefore the cotton buyers are logi ? cally the men to go along and help to build up Sumter's cotton receipts. Every business man in Sumter is interested in getting ?all the cotton possible sold on the Sumter market. Increase in cotton receipts means more trade and more cash deposits in Sumter banks. Boosting the Sumter tobacco market got more tobacco, and going after more cotton will get more cotton for .the Sumter eottOU market. TEMPERANCE RALLY HELD. Interesting Joint Meeting off Societies at Home Branch. Paxville, Aug. 17.?A joint meet? ing gf the Woman's Christian Temper? ance union and mission societies of the town and community was held at Home Branch church on Wednes? day. The programme observed on this occasion was the one planned by the Woman's Christian Temper? ance union of South Carolina and car? ried out by the members of these or? ganizations, treating largely upon the prohibition referendum. Addresses of high character were delivered by Dr. Cllnkscales. Churl ton Duranl and Mrs. Joseph Sprott. A silver medal contest, in which ten speakers entered, was held in the af? ternoon. Miss Duelle Geddings was the winner of this medal. A sumptuous dinner was served in the large ehureh grove, On account Of the threatening weather the at tendance was not as large as expected. Mailing1 New PoatolHoa, Work on the new poatofflce is pro? greasing nicely, Almost the whole ot the interior has been torn out and will be remodeled and put in first class condition. Walter McKoy is in charge of the work and will push it as rapidly as possible. Indications are that when completed MulMns will have a postotbee strictly in keeping with the progressiv? spirit of the] town.?llulllns Unterprise, HAKIXt; KXPLOBlVBi oe < <rTT<>\ Amount of Cotton Consumed Not Known?Treatment Necessary. Washington, Aug. 17.?The Euro-I pean war has created an insatiable j demand for ammunition. New estab? lishments are being elected for the manufacture of explosives, and the possibility of Increased profits is in? ducing firms engaged in other indus? tries to enter this Held. This state of affaire, Of course, has an import? ant effect on the price of cotton, which is largely used as a material in the manufacture of explosives. Director Rogers, of the bureau of census, is carrying on an extensive correspondence, in his endeavor to ob? tain statistics of all establishments using cotton as a material. Consum? ers of cotton naturally desire to know the total quantity used in all lines of industry, and they can aid in the com? pilation of accurate statistics by fur? nishing the census bureau at Wash? ington with the names and addresses of establishments which have begun the use of cotton as a raw material since the commencement of the Eu? ropean war. Mr. Rogers says that a i great many letters are* being received1 requesting information as to the quan ! tlty of cotton and Unters used in the manufacture of explosives. Some express the fear that the bureau is not aware of the extent to which these materials are now being used for this purpose. The director desires to state that the census bureau is aware of the greatly increased demand for cotton and Unters, and has been en? deavoring to collect complete statis? tics concerning the total quantity used by all consumers of cotton, in com I pliance with the law which requires monthly reports on this subject. Cnfortunately it is impossible to supply statistics as to the amount of cotton used in the manufacture of ex? plosives alone. The act of congress authorizing the collection of cotton statistics directs the census bureau "to collect and publish statistics con? cerning . . . . the quantity of raw cot don consumed in manufacturing estab lishments of every character . . . ." While some manufacturers of explo? sives purchase the raw cotton and subject it to the necessary processes of purification in their own establish aients, many of them buy it from oth? er establishments which purify and treat the fiber so as to render it suit? able for use In the manufacture of ex? plosives. Many of these establish? ments prepare cotton not only for manufacturers of explosives but also for manufacturers of wholly different products, and it is not feasible for the census bureau to obtain separate statistics of the amount ef purified cotton turned out by such establish? ments for use in the manufacture ef explosives. There has been a great increase in recent years in the production of Unt? ers and hull fiber. Linters are ob? tained at the oil mills by reginning the cottonseed, the object being to remove the short fibers so that the fine particles of the kernel will not be carsjed off with the hulls, making i possible a greater yield of oil and meal. The total quantity of Unters obtained from the crop of 1899 was 114,544 bales of 5()0 pounds each; but Ififteen years later the output of this by-product of the cottonseed-oil in? dustry had increased by more than 600 per cent, the number of bales turned out from the crop of 1914 be? ing 856,90?. Hull fiber is obtained by a treat? ment of the hulls which breaks up their structure and makes available the short fibers which have not been removed in the delinting process. Several establishments have been en? gaged In the production of hull fiber for a number of years, and addition? al ones are taking up this line of manufacture. I The publication of statistics of cot? ton production and consumption has ! called public attention to the desir? ability of similar data concerning nu meroue other and totally different commodities. The census bureau is receiving numerous requests for such data concerning various articles the production of which has been stim? ulated by the European war or by economic conditions due In a meas? ure to the war. There seems to be a general im? pression that the census bureau is en? gaged in the collection of sin h statis? tics. Director Rogers wishes to em? phasize the fact that the work of his bureau is defined and limited by law. He appreciates the importance of sta? tistics concerning the annual produc? tion of clothing and food products, of Chemicals, of metal and wood pro? ducts, etc., but congress has not au? thorised the collection of such sta? tistics, and until it does so his bureau cannot undertake the work. Cardinal Vnmitolll Dead. Rome, Aug. 1 Cardinal Vanu telll, u member of the sacred college, died today, aged XI years. Washington, Aug. 19.?The Red Cross has wired Its agents at New orbans to give needed relied to the Texas storm sufferer* t'SM LKXH MF? TOtJUlM? ?Olli. Let These Gatherers of XltrofDen share Uie I arm (Iiis Winter With Oats and Wheat. Clemson College. Aug. is.?For three yean the demonstration forces of Clemson College and the United States department of agriculture have put soil-building in the very front of the things they have been teaching South Carolina fanners, for the reason , that they believed that the most se? rious limiting factor in Southern ag-' rlculture is the lack of humus, or de- J cayed vegetable matter, In the soil. Giant strides in soil building have been taken by the State during these three years, but there are many farms j which have not yet felt the Invlgorat- | Ing Influence of good toil-building | methods and this work will be con- j tinued energetically until the State j has been completely won to soil- 1 building. Many experiments have proved that the quickest and most economical way to build up worn-out soils is by using the winter legumes, such as burr and crimson clover and vetch. The use of the clovers and vetches as winter cover crops was a' lordtngly made the principal point of attack by the dem? onstration forces and the results since 1909, when South Carolina had only ?8 7 acres In clovers of all kinds, are I commonly known. Last fall, owing to the advisability of growing money crops during win? ter and to the dittlculty of obtaining winter legume seed, Clemson College used its principal efforts to have farm ens seed their land to wheat and oats, and the results have justified thi?. But there was necessarily not so big an acreage in winter legumes last year as there Mould have been had rhe war not begun when it did. This year, moreover, Clemson Col j lege is again urging farmers to sow I wheat and oats and again it is likely i that there will be less interest in . clovers than there would have been had this been a year of normal condi ti?>ss. Nevertheless, Clemson College urges farmers to remember that a farmer's irst need is good land and that in South Carolina much of the land can? not be called good land, because it is 1 lacking in humus. While a farmer is planning to sow his oats and wheat this fall, he should prepare also to plant burr or crimson clover. The clovers will gather nitrogen from the air for him, as no other crops but the legumes can do, and if he turns them under In spring, they will give him not only a new, free supply of nitrogen, but a large quantity of humus as well. Any farmer who is trying to reduce i his fertilizer bills should by all means grow the clovers this winter. By sup? plying nitrogen and a large mass of humus, which unlocks some of the plant food in all soil, a continued use of the clovers can save at least one half of a man's fertilizer bill. The ar? guments In favor of sowing winter legumes are many. Let these gatherers Of nitrogen share your farm this win? ter with oats and wheat. FRANK'S DYING RKQUEST. Member of Mob Secretly Delivers Note to Newspaper Man. Atlanta, Aug. 19.?Leo Frank's dy? ing request was that his wedding ring be given to his wife. The ring was enclosed in a note delivered to O. B. Keller, an Atlanta Georgian report? er at his home in Marietta, last night by an unknown man. The note stat? ed that Frank's last request was that the ring be given to his Wife and ask? ed Keller to see that this was done. The note also warned him not to try to learn the identity of the man who delivered the note and to destroy the message as soon as read. The mob's mandate will be compiled with. FRANK'S FUNERAL TONIGHT. It Will be Private and Place Not An? nounced. New York. Aug. 11?.?The body of Leo M. Prank arrived here at six o'clock this morning. A small crowd was present and no demonstration oc? curred. Private tune* i services will be held tonight at some place, winch the family refused to reveal. CARRANZA BLOCKS PEACE. He Refuses to Agree to Plans Advo? cated by Conference. Washington, Aug. IS.?Gens. Villa anil Zapata have accepted the peace plans advocated by Secretary Lansing and the South American diplomats. Gen. Carranza has refused through confidential channels. The official re? fusal Is expected hourly. It is be? lieved that the first chief will couch his note In such terms that will l"atl to further negotiations which will give him time to gain military vic? tories that will make his recognition the only course left. Big Steamer Missing. New Orleans, Aug. 19.- The steam? er Marowijne, eighty crew and pas? sengers aboard from I *u tin-America la still unheard from, four days overdue. no stops i* fillixu silo. Important to Have Men and Teams Enough to Keep Machinery Con? stantly at Work. Clemson College, Aug. 18.?Silo lilling time is at hand in many parts of the State and, for the benefit of those who are having their first ex? perience with silos and silage and for those who are not quite certain that they hawe been doing the work prop? erly in the past, Clemson College is is? suing B few simple directions which, carefully observed, will enable one to iill a silo economically and properly. Corn should be harvested for silage when the ear is dented and the shuek begins to turn brown, or shortly be? fore the corn is fully ripe. The most important point in filling a silo is to make certain in advance that there will be enough men and teams for cutting, hauling, feeding, distributing and other operations t?o keep the silo-filling machinery at work lall the time. It is when a man per? mits his engine to stop every few j hours and has to start it again at much j trouble that silo-filling becomes irk? some and expensive, and the only way to avoid this is to determine in ad? vance the number of men and teams lit will require for the work and to I keep the machinery in motion con? stantly. Hauling the corn to the silo is an 'other important item. A farmer who has his silage corn field far from his !siIo will realize the mistake of this jwhen he begins to haul. Silage corn (should always be planted as near as I possible to the barn. A big labor saver in hauling is ?the low-down wagon. The work is done much more easily when the men do not have to lift the corn to a great height to load it into a high-bodied wagon. Low j bodied wagons may be bought cheap | ly or may be made easily. Directions for making them are given in Farm? ers' Bulletin 578, U. S. Department of Agriculture. In filling a silo with an ordinary blower, there is a tendency for all larger pieces of ear to fall in one place, while the stalks and leaves will be blown a little father over. It is best, for this reason, to have a dis? tributor attached to the blower, but, if none is had, a man should be In the silo with a fork to distribute the grain well over the surface. Men should also be In the silo to pack the silage around the walls instead of let? ting it accumulate in the center. These men should tramp and pack the sil? age thoroughly. When the silo has been filled, the top layer of silage should be made thoroughly wet so as to form an air? tight covering and prevent the spoil? ing of the silage for a greater depth than eight inches or a foot. There j will be a slight loss in the top layer I of silage unless it is used immediate? ly. One need not wait a day after tilling the silo before beginning to use trn silage. COOD CROPS AT EGYPT. Egytp, Aug. IT.?We are having a very fine rain this afternoon. The crops look well, especially late corn. Watermelons, fruits and cantaloupes are about all gone. Vegetables are also scarce, due mostly to the dry weather last month. Some ef ur farmers are pulling fodder, v die oth? ers haven't begun. Cotton is opening rapidly where it was planted early. Mr. W. T. McLeod's sawmill was burned last Thursday morning. It caught shortly after daybreak and from the place It caught, it seems that It must have been set. There was no insurance. Iftas Lala Hogue of Camden, Miss Annie Turner of Camden, Miss Cora Raines of Abbeville, and Miss Pearl Brown, of SmithVfUa are visitors in Egypt this week. Several of the young folks from here attended some of the services at Beulah last week. Mr. Olin White and sister. Miss Sa? il ie, spent a few days last week at the home of Mr. C. N. Humphries near Camden. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. White were in Camden Saturday. Mrs. J. W. Weldon and Mrs. I* A. James have gone to Bishopville to? day. Mr. J. K. Richbourg spent yester? day in Camden. Dr. E. M. Carson returned last Thursday from Baltimore, where he had gone on a business trip. Mrs. Lottie McLeod and little son, William, are spending a few days in Egypt. Mr. W. T. McLeod went to Rishop viiie yesterday. ( APT. PAVL WHIPPLE DEAD. Florence. Aug. 18.?Cant. Paul Whipple, ose of the best known and wealthiest farmers and citizens of Darlington county, died at his home at "Stoney Hill" plantation, near Its chanlcsville, Darlington county, early yesterday morning at the age of 76. The remains were carried to his old home at New Boston. New Hampshire, on yesterday, and were accompanied by Mr. (J. Kirk King, an old friend, of Darlington.