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TO BJC MANY MILLIONS 8hort in whk, Ith?, Secretary of I Im Treasury MoAdoo F.*Ua*s*sn thai < on*! <m? Moot Raine ha of tA7t^tt?\oao. Washington, Deo. .1,1. -Secretary McAdoo estimated tonight that undor existiog eevsou? Uws the govern? ment's deficit on Jun? 30, 1918, will bo l279.ooo.oou and that In order to most this condition f nd gift, the treasury ihe nejessary working bal? ance of $100,001,000 congress will have to raise $::79,00?,000 additional revenue nustnf th^.soiulng fiscal year. The secretary takes U for grantsJ that bond* will he Istued, for $184, til.008 to reimburse the.general fund for. $112,141,, ^estimated expendi? tures, fox the Mexican border petrol up to June, 3), U17. and for 321.833. ooo. estimated expenditures for the Alaskan railway to J mo 80. 1918. This would leavp $191,817.000 to be rales*.by taxation. "T*e wealth liffd r< sources of the country are sq great," Mr. McAdoo said, "that It nl|| not. bp difficult to raise this amount (approximately $10O,eOe^Hi0) bj Internal < taxation, whkrj one he clstdbited In such a way as not to boar heavily or unjustly upon engpody. Congress has already authorised the leans of boods to provide the $19.800,000 authorised for a merchant marine and tho 9t0,000,ooo author? ised fog Oy ni train Plqnt- I presume tho^koada.wJU. bs authorised by the congross foe the $2B,aiio.ooo required for the purchase of the Danish We t In??dnv., "*$he*e is not included In tho fore going anything for an omnibus pub? lic buildings kill., "I ee/anethj haps) teat even, as to somp of Mm IUits wh>h erf .included ? the estimate* ,$aa4?riel reductions and saving* pay bp e? acted," Tb* escrsaafy jref^cod his comment with, , the ats^nsp xnl M?fct it wan not *?r Ihe tteaeur* department to pre? pare reuenur ms^surss and that what ho said ?e*eU expj eese* hie tWr ?^YHrWi? #e sek) he oppvatd upo4 tssuee |o mfttt Durrani expenditures but tha* it ?$0 f) rones to issue. bonq> '?* a^ permanent .investments *r **? eVw*N ra?fi>a4 a^d PurcMsf *f &mm *rej* .lid^ss an we^l go fog l^reeAe ^f^eV^rnr. ? if 'JSJ* *"T i , *\ Wcjh|ag^.ftsc.,31 -r-ln. a signed doounse#t s^wnptl te the . ngtum. saooe. |han^H^94otan and. NMstn ?4 various . donompiatlpni* represent log mane/* aeqtions ^( tho coiinUi', ha,vv unite* ?>% wn*n?if 040^ wh*t they declare n*ay he n preuvature peace lp Kumps, which "meg bring a curse intend *t a biewu^'- . .. . Amor* the alters o{ t^docu^neut, madp PebMe hers todiy, are Ljrman Abbott. Brenidsnt Hibben of Prince ton. Winston Churchill, the author; President King of Oberlin college. Clifford Ptnchot, Ueorge W. i'tp ts", Philadelphia.. tits Ren. Wuhan. . A (Billy) Sunday, Junes A. Speer, chair? man pf tho Laymen's Missionary movement; the Its v. C. K, Nelson, Episcopal bishop of Atlanta; the Rev. Philip JM ? Rhtselnndor. Episcopal bishop of Pennsylvania; the Rev. WllUnm Utwrsrue. Kplagopal bishop of Massachusetts;, tha Hex, Harry F. Froedyck of Union Theological semi? nary; the Rev. Charles P. Anderson,' Episcopal bishop of Chicago, and the Rev. William T. Manning, rector of Trinity church. New York. The address declares the Christians of America shou d cons.der the right or wrong of the occupation of Bel? gium, Poland and Servia, the Ameri? can massacres, the deatrtctlon oi mer? chant ships, the hardships of Jews and Syrians, the 18 attempts to array Moelem against Christian In holy war and to bs reminded that peace Is the triumph of righteousness and not the mere sheatlng of the sword. It further declares tha<*. the signers "view with some concern the organ? ised and deliberate efforts now being made to stampedo Christian sentiment so ss to create a public opinion blind? ly favorable to stopping hostilities without adequate consideration of the Issues which ths war involves." sSesS ? i ? ? ? -i - - *** i ?* ? *? SJ m aWhtimsi eowrou markict. gernitoa Dally o? harbt A CO.. Cotton Buyere * Good Middling 1$ M Htnrt Middling 18 3-8. Middling 18 1-4 Strict l^w Middling 16. Ljssj Middling 11 I t. Corrected Daily by KRNK^T Fli:Lt?. Cotton Muyer. flood Middling 16 1-1. Strict Middling 16 3-9. Middling 16 Ml Strict l*w Middling 16. Low Middling 16 1-3. Staple cotton 20 to 23. till I I ? I I ? -~ ? BROTHERHOODS SHOW FIGHT. Trainmen Determined tc? Defeat Com? pulsory Arbitration Measure if Pos si Me. Washington, Jan. 1.?The stage is set for a test of strength between tee administration and the railroad brotherhoods, .which are seeking to lucent the passage of the oompul sory arbitration bill. The senate com m ip.ee begins hearings tomorrow. Chagrined aver the refusal of. the rail? roads to make the Adameon law ef? fective today, he brotherhoods are preparing to exart their entiro In (?uencs to defeat the compulsory ar? bitration law. As a last re*><t a strike may be called before the meas? ure earn be made a law. . i.u.i -rr!--m GREEK HING DEMANDS TROOPS. I i ? mp*.? TeOs 1 UleX of Staff to Hasten Thos I sal la um Southward. Athens, Friday. Dec. 29 (Via Lon? don. Dec. 3D?a cabinet meeting to? day, at wh*ch the king presided, dis? cussed the situation m the country, which is desperate, according to dis? patches received here from the inte? rior of Greece. "The king has instructed the gen? eral staff to hasten by all possible means the tra nsport southward of the Thessalian troops. The chief of staff Informed the Associated Press that u> spite the difficulties, the transporta? tion pf the. trQQpa should be com? peted by January 5, whereupon the government hopes the entente block? ade will be lifted.? . PoQle-AMon. . ; , L*urens. B$c.30.~-A wpddipg in which was centred general interest was solemnized Thursday , at ppon wheji Miss Mary Frances. Poole, daughter qX Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P Popie. became the bride of Dr. Wil? liam-A. Alston of Hagood, Sunitev county. The marriage took place, gt the home of the bride, seven miles east of the <?ity and was attended by a V^rge company of friends and rela? tives. The Poole home was decorated for the occasion, potted, plante and carmv tlons belRg used, in the decorations thrqugjiout. The charm of the geu eral feUiug was the large, open fire in each room. **r v, The guests were Vfh?w4 M? D> Boyji Hebe* and Martin, ?Eoolp. < Pljeceflinw the ceremony MM Kto Alexander of . .Chester saryj ypry j ft**, fetf ^eeja^^womuanlment] hffrig iisVved, by^ha pianist, Mrs. Lu? ther Rojw*o*,Le arena, AX the appointed hour the notes of (he Loheqgrln . wedding march W^V* pounded as vbe UrU^al party entered. First came the ushers. Boyd Bob.) and Martin Pools,, followed by the Key. William H. Barn well*. Ahe officiating clergyman. Next same the brides? maids aad groomsmen. MUe Matti Hobo Poole..a sister of the bride, with Herman Mycra^ Miss Cpfipne GleaUm with Joshua Craig Poole, a brother pi (he bride. Miss Ruth Dutfose wit: Percy Harvin. .Mise Ina Mao Pitt* with Vernun Keels. The bridegroom entered with his best man, Nathan^l Walker. Next came the little ring bearer, Luclie Poole. a. cousin of th*'| bride, followed by Miss Grace Poole, a slater, who was maid of honor. Im mediately following them came the bride with her brother, Eurman Poole. Who have her away. The mar? riage ceremony of the Episcopal church was used. Tlie bride wore a suit of green broadcloth with accessories to mnU and carried a bouquet of bride roses, orchids and valley lilies. The maid of honor was gowned in a frock oi white messaline with silver trimming: and carried a bouquet of pink roseo The bridesmaids wore dainty blue frocks and carried bouquets of pink carnations. The bride is a charming young: woman and Is a graduate of Landet college. During the past year she ha* been teaching in the eastern part of the State. Dr. Alston is a large and successful farmer of Sumtor county. after a wedding dinner Dr. and Mrs. Alston left for their home al Hagood. The bride's guest register was i: charge of Mise Lila Clark and Fowler Boyd. and among the guests present, for the occasion were: Miss Coriniv. Gleaton, Springfield: Miss Ruth Du Boss, Lamar; Mrs. W. H. Poole am daughters, Misses Mary and Lucile. Union; Mrs. John As he Alston and Miss Grace Hermeyne Mitchell, Ha? good; Mies Ina Pitts, Benno; Miss Virginia Alexander, Chester; Percv Harvin, Sumter; W. G. Walker, Rock Hill; Vernon Keels, Rombert; Her? man Myersi Sumter; the Rev. W. H. Barnwellt Stateburg; Mtaa Helen A) < ton, Orson wood; Miss Helen Alston, Charleston. Norfolk, Jan. 1.?Allied warship* off the American coaat Hashed wire lesH warnings to all allied shlpplnu I earl/ today to be on guard against submarines. German U-boats are ex? pected to become very active in the I Atlantic from now on. SENDS NEW YEAR'S WARNING. **. ? ? tit ?<-.., Commissioner Watson Sends Holiday Greetings to Farmers With Word of Advice. Commissioner' E. J. Watson of the J State department of agriculture has: mailed about 2r500 elaborately pre- j pared post cards to the farmers of this State* in which he vigorously warn3 them that "prosperity in 1916 does not forecast luxury in 1917," and that "the divers^ ti cat ion programme is tho proper weapon with Which to meet the invasion of the boll wee? vil/' No: only is the card artistic in de? sign, but the 11 verses of poetry it contains, written by Col. Watson, plead with the farmer that "if he'd be hi.ppy and rich, let diversification ha hin aim." |n the centre Cql. Wat? son Li standing upon the edge of a cut of South Carolina, lecturing to the tnrongs seen in the background, while in the upper right hand corner is a farm house, wretched looking , with fences down and barns empty, The farmer stands by, mustache drooping, a tired, whipped look, on his ft.ee and beneath the picture are the words, "The All Cott n Pro? gramme!" In the lower left hand corner is a luxurious appearing home, With well k^ept lawns, painted barns and green shade trees. A recent is? sue automobile stands in the . fore? ground and a well fed farmer smiling? ly observes (by the look on his face) that he took the warning. Under this picture is the caption: "The Diversi? fication, Programme." *V~*,?MBS *J'' * I ff '?/?,' ? " JOIN WITH COLLEGES. I ? -1-I . Atlanta, Dec. 31.?Harry Hodgson, president of the Southern Fertilizer association. . today announced that headquarters of the association with an active "farmers: service organic- , tiop" would be opened here tomor? rows The service bureau will be headed by . Prof. J. N. Harper who resigned as dean of Clemson college to enter this work apd associated with Litt? will be Prof., J. C. Prid moref who recently resigned from the faculty of the University of Tennes? see. The bureau members expect to cooperate with spu,thern a^fricuUural schpe?a and experiment stations in afforta towards soil and crop improve? ment. Jintertains for. Miss Miller. "v v i ? B i "a^^^ep^sjs^r fa* ^ifw^uw of Beqpet^svUle, the eiuuming young gueejt of Miss Mary Knight. Tables were tastefully arranged for the game of "travel." Mise Blanche Starnberger, having scored the high? est was awarded a lovely box of candy. ?? v - Delightful refreshments consisting of marsh mal low whip and cage were ?served, at'ter. which the players en? joyed, other games and conversation. Those attending were; Misses Sarah Miller, Vuriuello Pitts, Mary Knight and Blanche Stern berge r; Messrs. John Green, Milton PearUtlne, Herlot Rember.t and Alva Solomons. I )?I-r?n*?:?:-sj _ Reception Given Miss Storciberger. Tuesday evening Mrs. L C. Strauss appertained, for -her niece, Miss Blanche Sterpberger of Greensboro, N. C, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Ryttenberg on Church Street. The spacious rooms of the lower floor were thrown into one for danc ,ng. vwhich was enjoyed by all. Cards were distributed during the dance and ach couple told to make a New Year's resolution. Mr. A}va Solo? mons and Miss Blanche Starnberger'* rt solution was voted the best'and. the latter received a dainty party bag as prise. A salad course was served, and punch during the evening. Those attending were:' Misses Blanche Sternberger, EJissabeth Osteen, Caroline Dick, Jeanette White, Dorita Moise, Vermelle, Pitts, Mary Knight, Mary Bland, Bessie Hood. Marion Jackson, Bessie Nash, Ruth Lyon, Messrs. Harold Mqiso, Mac Stubbs, Julius stubbs. Alva Solomons, Alwin Burps, George Rowland; Ralph Flowers, Bub Shaw, Mac Brower,. John Green, Whit Shaw, Kay BlanqV ing? Milton, Pearlstine, Albert Phelps. *WJ-1?gss-~-?^-rr Deutschland Commands High Mail Rates. Berlin, Dae. 29.?'The merchant submarine Deutschland and her taster ships will carry on future voyage spe? cial mail at rates recalling the trans-, continental post in the days of the forty-niners. The special charge of two marks for a postcard or letter not exceeding SU grams in weight. will be levied in addition to the regplur international postage. A similar churg-3 will he made for each further 20 grams up to a maximum weight of ?10 grama As letters svnt by the or? dinary route take many months in transit, six mouths being nothing un? usual, it is expected that the subma? rine post will he in heavy demand. , -.r tv i?. LouitiVdle, Jan. 1.?During n Now Year celebration Mrs. Sophia Apple house accidentally shot and killed her 13-year-old daughter Margaret, FIVE ARMY AVIATORS RETURN. .*W*,M ? ? I Airmen Suffer From Cold in QuaUil cntton for Government Pilot l.i . oenses. i Hempstead, N. Y? Dec. ?,1?Five ot the ei?;ht army aviators who dew from the aviation field here yesterday to Philadelphia in qualification test for the government pilot licenses re? turned today after having suffered se? verely from the cold on their 115 mile trip at an altitude of from &.000 to i 8,000 feet. W. H. Biakeley, flight in- ? structor with C. H. Reynolds as a pas? senger in a 130 horsepower machine, ! wm i covered the distance in 72 minutes. Seven aviators started from Philadel? phia on the return trip but two met with mishaps. One was Lieut. A. 14 Coyle, who was forced to land on Princess Bay, Staten Island, and the other was Sergt. A. L. Kraus, who had engine trouble and had to descend at Red Bank, N. J. While Lieut. Coyle was flying'alone at an altitude of 6,000 feet, his engine went dead over Raritan bay, between Staten Island and New Jersey. Tlu aviator glided and hit the water 25 feet off shore. r I i 11 ..I.. ONE PASSENGER KILLED. > i ? * . ? While 19 Trespassers Meet I>eath on Railroads. Columbia, Dec. 30.?Qne passenger was. killed by the railways operating in South Carolina, according to the annual report of the Railroad Com? mission. Forty-nine trespassers were MUOyd, and ninety-two injured. Sixty ,.at-sengers were injured. > . , Members. of the commission an? nounced that the legislature will be asked tq . enact, measures to prevent trespassipg. The commission will also agk fa? legislation to safeguard grade crosaJeazs. Djaj^ig tbe yoar forty-one miles of double-track have been laid in the State by the Southern Railway. Over 138 (j miles of new heavy steel rails have been laid to take the place of lighter rails. The floods in July caused a loss of several million dol? lars), the railways reported. Seven new depots were erected during the yea*. ?. , m , . 4 The Se^hoard Air, Line Railway ex? tension, eighty-r>e miles, between Sa? ve nneh and. Charlestun, is nearing completion and wi\\ be put into onn*> ation eaxlK ?*, the eprlng, Fifteen railway employee were killed. ?-> >?? wJ/fat^mI3mll*\0$ hap handled many ootoplai^ta.during the year. \ FLAMES DESTROY BIG HOTEL. ' . .. v* ' . p|S ' i ?' ' writ ' Hampton Terrace Burned to Ground at Augusta. Augusta, Ga , Dec. 31.?The Hamp? ton Ter?100, a half million dollar win? ter hotel situated pn Carolina.Heights ip North Augusta,, just across the Savannah river from Augusta, and a mile distant from this city, was de? stroyed by Are at 3 o'clock this morn? ing. The hotel was to have boon opened, for the winter season Thurs? day and had been completely reno? vated and outtltted. One hundred persons of the hotel help were in the structure when the Are broke out. There were no casualties. .... The origin of the Are .is believed to have boen in crossed electric wires. Xtye hotel and furnishings cost ap? proximately $600,000. The insurance is $200,000. The directors of the owning company meet at 11 a, m. Monday to determine the future of the property. The hotel was bought in October by. a syndicate headed by James U? Jackson, of Augusta, from J. G. White and company of New York at figures ont given the public, Twenty thousand dollars hod been expended on gutting the hotel in read? iness for the 1917 season. There were no water facilities tP assist the Augusta fire department in fighting the flames, which began in the west wing fourth floor, the fire continuing through tho main building and to the east wing without serious attempt to check it. -:-? NEWFOUNDLAND GOES DRY. f . < ?>?. f *t\ \. - ? i ? Prohibition Act, l^ocomcs Effective; in Island? ^Jty John?, N, S., Dec. 31.?At mid plght fonlght the Island of Newfound? land goes "dry." . A prohibition act, becoming effective, stops the import, manufacture or sale of Intoxicating liquors and no alcoholic compound will be obtainable within* the colony, except for medicinal, manufacturing er sacramental purposes. In order -to prevent evasion of the law a long list of patent medicines has been placed under the ban. ?f t ft 1 i" y ?" - s - ?"1?-"? GERMANS SWEEP ON. GJcip \on MaiiUeUwyi's Army Continue* to Overrun Roumania. Berlin, Jan. I.?Gen. vpn Maeken onsen's troops have captured Heres trau and Cngpreni in the Scabula. valley. A thousand prisoners and four .cannon wt*re captured in yester? day's fighting east of Muein. There ih nothing important to report on the Western und Macedonian fronts. i SAY THEY LOST THEIR JORS. Governor Receives Letten from Men of First Regiment. Columbia, Dec. 30.?Gov. Manning has received several letters from members of the First Regiment who lost their positions because of their. absence for several months on the Mexican border while in the service of the United States government. The men gave up their positions in ro-j sponsc to the call of their country and several of them had lucrative employ? ment. On their return he me after being mustered out they fcund oth ere in their places. The governor is J doing all he can to find these men employment and asks anyone in the j State who could give employment to worthy and competent citizens to communicate with him in Columbia, and he will furnish them tiie names and references to the men seeking ejnploymtnt. Gov. Manning told the men of the first regiment that if they had any trouble in getting employment on their return to their homes or found j others in their old positions to inform I him and he is anxious to see every- j one of these patriotic men placed in positions. They can be had for bank clerks, clerks in dry goods or other stores, farm employes, and in other capacities. No figures of th3 number whp. are, deprived of means of liveli? hood through joining the National Guard are aavilable, but the governor wapts anyone who is in a position to give these worthy men employment to Write him immediately so he can fur? nish them with the names and refer? ences of the man or men who would fill the place. Miss Helen Kol in Union Vice-Pres' dent. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 29.?With the election of officers and the selection of Jacksonville, Fia., as the 1917 meet? ing place, the second annual conven? tion of the Southeastern Jewish Re? ligious School union closed here Thursday after a three-day session. The officers elected aro: Rabbi David Marx, Atlanta, president; Miss Helen Kohn, Columbia, S. C, first vice-president; Miss Dora Mendes, Savannah, second vice-president; Mrs. (>. Birlant, Jacksonville, secretary; Miss Ida Borchardt, Brunsw ck, treas? urer;' J ' * ' -* Helen Keller and Hilly Senday. Helen Keller, world's most famous blind and deaf woman, went to hear Billy Sunday, evangelist, who is now preaching in Boston. "The noisest man I ever heard," she said. "He is a monkey wrench thrown into the machinery of the social revolution that is surely com? ing. "He is doing a lot of good, but not in the way he thinks he is. "He is preaching an old faith, but he has not heard from God in a long time."?Augusta Herald. ? i CASE AFTER CASE. Plenty More Like Tliis in Sumter. Scores of Sumter people can tell about Doan's Kidney Pills- Many a happy citizen makes a public state? ment of his experience. Here is a case of it. What better proof of merit can be had than such endorsement? I W. Moses Butler, retired farmer, 115 North Harvin St.. Sumter, says: "I had a great deal of trouble from my kidneys, and my back pained me so intensely that I could hardly stpop to put on my shoes, .1 suffered from headaches and cpecks seemed to bp floating before my eyes. The kidney secretions passed too freely and obliged, me to get.up at nighL .I^qc* torcd but nothing, did me any good until I got Doan's Kidney Pills at Zemp's Pharmacj. Five boxe? remov? ed all the ailments and my back is now well and strong." !'? ?? ? Price 60c, at all dealers. ? Du i t simply ask for a kidney remedy--get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that W. Moses Butler had. Foster-Milburn Co.v Props., Buffat?, N: Yv?Advt:- 83 Geo H. rl?rs% Umrtikir Hi Eiksiitr. ?:"irr?we1?ew ?' ? 11 fre?st Agtstfcn to Ps? e? ?l< teeWePit* *, *?* 1.1 Lf.fn}|W W ?#> BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED ?F ALL kinps. .. BOOTH & McLEOD, Successor* to BoottCShviler Lumber & Supply Co. Goo, Epperson's Old Strand , _ Opp. Court House ?. t .?>"??> The National Bank of South Carolina $1,071,307.25 LEADERS Our steady growth tells the story ? New accounts each day?The largest binkjn this section ol the State. Safety prat. Preparedness all the time. Your patronage we want. C G. ROWLAND, im? H. L. McQY, Mt<MIMt<MtMtlMMMtlf.M?M>Mf?My|] The Standard Railroad ol the South Ramifiee the "Nation's Garden Spot' Through the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to April); "FLORIDA AND WEST INDIAN LIMIT-ED." "PALMETTO LIMITED" AND "COAST LINE FLOR? IDA MAIL.' Dining Cars?a la carte service. All year round through car service Jroin New^ York to both Port Tampa and Knight's Key connecting with steam? ships to and from Havana. For beautifully illustrated booklets and copy of the "Purple Folder/1 address, T. C.JPHITC.,-.t ?|^m? U iV Gan. Pass. Agent, ?? ti*%*tij* ?* *? Pin. 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