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BHHl BT?. NECESSITY ,1MERI< A MUST CUT DOWN ITS CONSUMPTION OF FOOD? STUFFS. 1IOOVEH SAYS. Vaieetjr of Causes Make Avuilablo? **9V*J Very Soon In all Countries? lW**action In Wheat Hour Used **nt Suggestion of Food Export. London. April 21.?The first and moat important duty of the Ameri? can people to their allies is to econo? mise on foodstuffs. This Is the ap? peal of Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the American commission for re? lief la Belgium, and recently appoint? ed head of the American food board. "If wo do not do It," he declared today to the Associated Press, "we stand a grave chance of losing the war* because our allies can not tight without food. Our enemies are cal? culating that America will fall i, this and our allies will need to give Is. America can upset these cal? culations." Mr. Hoover's observations were made after three weeks of consulta? tion with mem be re of the. Britiah, French and Italian cabinets. He aA+o Investigated the food and ship? ping situations and plans for Amer? ican cooperation. The net result he arrived at was that between now and th* next harvest It would require a supreme effort by the American People. "I feel It my duty to empbhasize," Mr. Hoover continued, "that the food situation la one of the utmost grav? ity which, unlesa it Is solved, may pOHstbly result In the collapse of ev? erything we hold dear in civilisa? tion. ?The total stock of food today available In the allied world la sim? ply aot sufficient to last until Sep? tember If America continues its pres? ent rate of consumption. -We are now face to face with the result of last year's poor harvest .the diversion of man power from agri? culture all over the world, the un? availing efforts of European women to plant available fields fully, the Isolation of Russia, the sinking of food ships and many other, causes. "England. Francs and Italy are reducing consumption by drastic steps, but even with all this reduc? tion they must have from ua during the next three months more than jtwlce as much food as we should have exported normally or than we oan eend If we consume as usual. "The only hope of providing the deficiency is by the elimination of waste and actual and rigorous self - sacrifice on part of the American peo? ple. "The barest essentials the allies must have are. primarily, wheat and pork products; secondarily, meat, corn and beans. They need a mini? mum of 90,000.000 bushels of wheat from North America, more than twice today's apparent surplus on a normal export basis. "There is no time to reorganize the dietary of Europe. To carry the al? lies over until the next harvest we must reduce our wheat consumption 30 per cent. This means that every man, woman and child must forego one loaf of wheat bread per week and oat something else or less generally. "More than 70 per cent, of Ameri? can homes already are places of thrift, economy and a clean plate. In the remaining 30 per cent, no one can deny that there Is profligate extrava? gance and waste. Temperanco In en? tertainment, food and drink is likely to become no longer an ethical ques? tion among this class, but a grim Im? pression of war. We must also plant everything and everywhere it will grow or next y?ar this time the fond problem will be absolutely unsolvablc adn the world will face absolute star? vation. "I do not beleve there will be any neceesity rigidly to ration the Ameri? can people for If democracy is of any value as a spiritual and political faith the pereonal initiative and willingness to volunteer self-sacrifice of every number of *he greatest democracy In the wor'd will be ample to solve the problem. "During; the pant fortnight wo have with the collaboration of the Ameri? can amr>a?*auorfl In Europe laid the ground work for Inter-allled coopora tlon in handling and tranaporting thr vaet fool ?uppllcs required from America, one result of which will tend to ameliorate the rise In prices. "I have proposed n plan by which the allies can conaolldate under one hand the whole purchasing of staple fodstuff* from our market and not only will competitive bidding he nbol lahnd but by cooperation on our aide we can arranire a proper balance be? tween tho rights of producers and consumers." ?presdlne Happiness. Mankind Is always happier for bar? ing been happy. So that If yon make moo happy now, you make them hap my twenty years hence by tho memory pf JtHlldnax. Smith. ^_^ BELGIANS SUFFER HOBBOBS. GERMANS TEACH ENEMIES THE BULLISHNESS OF STRIFE. Report by Brand Whitlock, United State- Minister to Belgium, Shows to What Extent Teutons Carried Their Brutality in Removal of Bel? gian Citizens to Force Th m to Work. Washington, April 21.?A bitter In? dictment of German bruitality in the deportation of conquered Belgians for forced labor, written from behind the German lines by Brand Whitlock, American mlnle.er to Belgium, was made public tonight by the state de? partment. It came in a confidential report last January when the United Sttaes was vainly protesting to Berlin against the treatment of the helpless people, but the department did not dare publish it at uhat time or until Mr. Whtilotk was safe on French soil. The report begins with a story f what happened immediately after the army overran Belgium, of arrange? ments by the Belgian government to continue the wages of civiliana thrown out of work and of the corquerors' determination to put these men to work for them. "In August, von Hindenburg was appointed to the supreme command," says the report. "He is said to nave criticised von Bissmg's policy as too mild. There was a quarrel; von Bia? sing went to Berlin to protest, threat? ened to resign but did not. He re? turned and a German official hen said that Belgium would now be sub? jected to a more terrible regime, would learn what war was. The prophesy has been vindicated. "The deportation oegan in October in the Etape, at Ghent and at Bruges. The policy spread; the rich industrial districts of Hainault, the mines and steel works about Charleroi were next attacked. Now they are seizing men In Brabant, even In Brussels, despite some indications and even predictions of the civil authorities that the policy was about to be abandoned. . . "As by one of the ironies of life, the winter has been more excessively cold than Belgium has ever known and while many of those who pre? sented themselves wero adequately protected against the cold many of them were without overcoats. The men shivering from cold and fear, th' parting from weeping wives and chll dren, the barriers of brutal uhlans all this made the scene a pitiable and distressing one. . . . "The rage, the terror and despair excited by the measure all over Bel glum were beyond anything we had witnessed since the diy the German*: poured Into Brussels. The delegates of the commission for relief in Bel? gium, returning to Brussels, told the most distressing stories of the scene of cruelty and sorrow attending the seizures. And dally, hourly almost, since that time, appalling stories have been related by Belgians coming to the legation. It is impossible for u to exercise all possible tact in dealing with the subject at all and secondly, because there is no means of com? munication between the occupations gebiet and tho estappengcblet. . . . "The well known tendency of sen? sational reports to exaggerate them? selves, especially in time of war and in p. situation like that existing here with no newspapers to serve as a daily clearing house for all the ru? mors that are as avidly believed as they are eagerly repeated, should of course be considered, but even if a modicum of all that Is told is true there still remains enough to stamp this deed as one of the foulest that his? tory records. "I am constantly In receipt of re? ports from all over Belgium that tend to bear out the stories one constantly hears of brutality and cruelty. A num? ber of men sent back to M?ns arc said to be in a dying condition, many of them tubercular. At Malines and at Antwerp returned men have died, their friends asserting that they havo been victims of neglect and cruelty, of cold, of exposure, of hunger. "I have hud requests from the burg omasters of ten communes from Ba LgVjVttf asking that permission bo oh tained to send to the deported men in Germany packages of food similar to those that arc being sent to prisoners of war. Thus far the German au? thorities have refused to permit this except in special instances and return? ing Belgians claim that even when such packages are received they AtfO used by tho camp authorities only as another means of coercing them to sign the agreements to work." "It Is said that In spito of the lib? eral salary promised thoso who would sign voluntarily no money has as yet been received In Belgium from work? men In Germany. "On? Interesting result of the de? portation remains to be noted, a result that one? more places In relief the Germany capacity for blundering, al? most as great as the German capacity for cruelty. "They have dealt a mortal blow to any prospect they may ever have had of being tolerated by tho population TO ADVERTISE BOND ISSUE. M'ADOO PLANS TO SHOW NATION NECESSITY OF STEP. Every American Will lie Given Oppor? tunity of Subscribing to Bonds in Order to Help His Nation in Time of Need. . Washington, April 22.?A nation? wide advertising campaign of extra? ordinary proportions has been decided upon by Secretary MeAdoo as the most effective means of disposing quickly of the $5,000,000.000 bond is? sue soon to be offered to the public. So many patriotic offers of aid have pcured into the treasury department recently that practically every method of publicity in the country will be at the government's disposal, without charge, in helping to make the issue a success. Newspapers, magazines, street car advertisements, even the billboards, soon may be proclaiming the issue in big type and summoning every Amer? ican to do his duty to his country by subscribing. Many newspapers have opened theii advertising columns without charge Officials have welcomed such offers end expect others. There will be no general cmapaign of paid advertising, It was said authoritatively tonight. Five million dollars will be avail? able for all items of expense. A force of approximatey 1.000 persons will be added to the bureau of engraving and printing, already working night and day to meet the present heavy demands of the government, and at least 200 clerks will be employed in the clerical work Incidental to the big bond Issue. These forces will be ob? tained through civil service. Department stores have offered not only to accept subscriptions but to so? licit them, and in some cases to makf subscriptions easier for their custom? ers by buying bonds outright and accepting installment payments for them. Express companies have of? fered the service of their money ordei departments free. Patriotic societies, civic organiza? tions, fraternities and hundreds of in dividuals have urged the department to permit them to conduct an active selling campaign. The chief b?rdet of distribution will devolve upon the banks and It is likely that all finan 1 ,al Institutions with good standin; which apply will be authorized to r 1 e ve subscriptions. There probably will be at least 150 00C places In the United States wher bonds may be purchased. These in elude banks, State and national, trust ? ompanies and private institutions, In? ternal revenue offices, customs house and the long list of postofllces. Uver. governmental agency of tax collec tion probably will be authorized to ?'reept subscriptions. Indications ar< that the big issue may be offered t( the public by June 1 and that tin interim will be devoted largely to ad? vertising. First Native Guernsey Sale. R. M. Cooper, Jr., Wisacky, has sold a four month3 old registered Guernsey bull calf to B. B. Barton. Orangeburg. This transaction marks the first sale of registered Guernsey stock that has been bred and raised In Leo county. The calf, whose name Is Mimoso Jardinier, was sired by Sir Jardlnler. who is owned by the Lee County Bull Association. His dam has never been officially tested for milk and outterfat production, but now at the ago of twelve years she Is giving four gal Ions of milk a day. The aim of the Guernsey breeders in Log county is to build up berds of high class cattle ,and to have all the cows tested for milk and butterfat production by experts from Clemson College. Among the Leo county Guernsey breeders are: R, M. Cooper, Jr., W. W. McCutchen. B, B. McCutchen, .1. W. Player, W. W. Player, L F. Montgomery, C, G. Mooncyhan and L. I). Welsh.?Bishopville Leader and Vindicator. Always. There Is somebody on every street car who Is dissatisfied with the way the line is run.?Toledo Blade_ x . . of Flanders; in tearing away from nearly every humble homo in the land a husband and a father or a. son and brother, they have lighted a lire of hatred that will never go out; they have brought home to every heart In the land, in a way that will Impress its horror Indelibly on the memory of three generations, a realizati Yd of what German methods mean, not, ns with the early atrocities In the heat of passion and the llrst lust of war. but by one of those deeds that, make one despair of the future or the hu? man race, a deed coldly planned, ptudiously matured, and deliberately and systematically executod, a dfced so cruel that German soldiers Are said to have wept in its execution^ and so monstrous that even German'on? cers are now sold to be ashamed.*' INDORSE WILS?N'S PLINS. MANY OF REPUBLICANS AND PROGRESSIVES STAND BY PRESIDENT. _ v Far Reaching Readjustment of Nat? ional Life Urged as Necessary Step by Them. New York, April 22.?Prominent Progressive end Republican party leaders issued a statement here to nlght pledging iheii auppo ' of lh< ul ministration a. pla n ami the adoption of nica&ureb winch the> said they believed to be immediatel. necessary. Among those who signed the state? ment were: Hiram W. Johnson, Ray? mond Robins, Harold L Ickes, Wil? liam Draper Lewis, Gifford Pinchot. Miles Poindexter, Ogden Reid, E. A. Van Valkenburg, Chester Rowell and William Allen White. "To carry forward the plans of ou government with full success," th statement says, "we believe that tht following measures are immediately necessary; "Universal military service to in? sure equality of sacrifice in the na? tional defense. "Universal industrial service of men and property in support of the na? tion. "An official guarantee that the gov? ernment will buy at stated prices all agricultural products offered, so as to encourage the largest possible produc? tion e\i our farms. "Government control of the price of the necessities of life, including rent, food and fuel, to stop undue increases of the cost of living. "Federal and State guarantees to the wage earners of America that their rights shall not be lost, so that the sacrifices that are required oi* them in common with all other citi? zens during the war shall not con? tinue after peace Is restored. "Governmental cooperation to maintain and develop the efficiency of law abiding enterprises, thus pre? serving the foundation of our com mercial prosperity. "A graduated income tax, by which an increasing part of the larger in? comes shall be conscripted for pub? lic purposes, so that wealth may bear its fair share in the general sac rifices. "A limit upon profits on America' and allied government orders and supertax on excess profits duo to w onditiona. To lend our allies $ 000,000,000 and exact the return o much of It In extortionate profits would be indefensible. "Conservation of grain so far n possible for food purposes. "The payment of as much of th "ost of the war as can be met out current revenues. "National and ?State legislatto ranting women equal political rlgh With men, thus completing the esta>> llahment of democracy. "The retention and control of ai natural resources now held by th gdvernment. "The workers of our country wi make heavy sacrifices during the war With peace will come industrial re adjustment. A government commis -ion should be organized now to pre pare for the distribution of unem? ployed labor after the war and fo; government use of surplus labor." CANTATA AT BISIIOPVILLE. Music Club Delightfully Entertains Citizens. Blahopville, April 21.?One of the most enjoyable events of the season w ? that of the cantata given by the Bishopville Music club on the evening of April 15, which was attended by a large audience. All the voices were especially good and in good trim for the occasion. The members: Soprano: Mrs. T. E. McCutchen, Mrs. If, B. McCutchen. Mrs. E. E Woodward, Mrs. L. W. Moore, Mrs. W. C. Rogers, Mrs. S. B. DuBose, Mrs. Alma Clinkscales, Mrs. M. M. Benson. Mrs. C. G. Lucius, Mrs. A. L. Reeves, Miss Carrie Wllkins, Miss Carrie May IParrott, Miss Edith Austin. Miss Myr? tle James. Miss Olin James, Miss Pauline DuBose. Miss Margaret Scar? borough. Miss Lillle Mae Morris, Mis* Gertrude Harr. Alto: lira. C. B. Kilgore, Mrs. B. F. Kelley, Mis. W. If. Held. Mis* Louise Bhlrer, If 1m Jessie Marshall. Miss Silte Andrews Tenor: W. R. Scarborough, Elwyn Stevenson, John Sturgeon, Marvin Me? lanin, W. G. Ilollingsworth. Bass: The Rev. G. P. Watson, the ROV, If. M. Benson, L. W. Moore. Beli Labree, William E. Moore, j. w. Eng? lish, R. W. RUStln, W. M. Ueid. Literary Impression. After wading through some of tht magazines, a man gets the Impression that as long as a magazine editor can get a picture of a pink woman wear lng a September A. M. gown for the front cover, he doesn't care a hang about what is printed inside.?Cincin? nati Ittntttlra?. WHY DUFT OT IS HEEDED SECRETARY OF WAR SAVS MEN MAY NOT RESPOND TO CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. Way is Cleared for Action on Admin? istration Measure This Week?Mi? nority With Wilson, While Majority of Committee Favor Volunteer Measure, Without COO cription Ecu turo. Washington, April .Ji Fre-de [ison's li'.'.n to organize a f,*ar tim ! ?my in accordance with th a?vice ui the war department and the arm> general staff will begin in earnest Monday in both houses of congress. In the senate today the adminis? tration bill was formally started on its way to a vote. There was some debate, parliamentary tangles were disposed of and the way was clear d for uninterrupted consideration of he measure. In the house both the majority an minority reports were presented from the military committee and the bill will come up Monday with Repre? sentative Kahn, ranking Republican member, leading the committee mi? nority's fight for the administration's plan unamended, while Chairman Dent, heading the majority of the committee, directs the opposition urg ing trial of a volunteer system be? fore resorting to the selective draft of the war department plan. The minority report, signed by eight members of the committee, rests for authority on a letter from Secretarv Baker to Chairman Dent, declaring the opinion that any com? promise on the departmenet's plan "would be attended by unfortunate results." The majority report, signed by Chairman Dent and 11 others, says In part: "The bill authorizes but does no' direct the president to issue a cal for a volunteer army of 500,000 in the first place and of an additions' force of 500,000, if necessary, unde\ the law now in existence. "The bill further authorizes the president to proceed at once with th registration of all male citizens be tween the ages of 21 and 40, a nrovided in the plan of the war de? partment for a draft. So that all of the machinery authorizing th* draft of r.00,000 for the first force nd of the additional 500.000 will be i t in operation at once. "rt will require according to th stimony of the secretary of war be ore the military committee, at least three months and probably longer to "ompete this reg jtratlon. ... Ir he meantime If the president see* t he is authorizbed to call for vol nteers and on the completion of th ??egistration he has the absolute pow r to decide whether he will take ar ? y of volunteers or organize Ol ' y draft. "The bill provides that organira 'ons of all forces other than the regu le.r army shall be composed of me ho come from and of officers ap ointed from the same State or local ty as far as practicable. "Both the volunteer and the draf features of the bill authorize the president to refuse to accept eithei by enlistment or draft the service I of persons needed in the industrial pursuits of the country." Secretary Baker's letter, included in the minority request, was written as j a final plea from the military branch t of the government in behalf of the I administration bill. I "I have a deep conviction that any I compromise of the principles govern? ing the bill submitted by the depart I ment for the raising of a new army would be attended by unfortunate re? sults," he wrote. "The bill as drawn preserves so much of the volunteer spirit as can be preserved without embarking on the experiment of a mixed system of draft and volunteering. It makes place for several hundred thousand men above the age fo 25 who may i be moved to volunteer and by equal j Izlng the terns and condition of ser | vice in tho regular army, National Quard and additions! forces, gives such volunteers entire equality with all others In the national forces. "I have studied every reoort I can secure of the use of the volunteer sys? tem abroad and in our own countrx and I believe it to be true that in every place where it has been tried whatever success it has had has beer due to a system of compulsion more harassing and almost as drastic as the provisions of a law itself. "With the greatest deference to the rights and independence of Judgment of your committee and the house. ' still feel Obliged as secretary of wa and therefore your responsible ad? viser on tin.- subject, to urge the pas? sage of the bill as drawn. "I beg to assure you that T hav? no alarm on the subject of militarisn in America. Militarism is a phllOSO phy; it is the designation given to a selfish or ambtlOUS political system wheh uses arms as a means of ac eomplishing its object. The mobiliza? tion and arming for common right* B?lTiSH Sit 1JE0EI. MADE TL1P iNDElt WAL Ol CENSORSHIP. allour Party Armed at Hal 11 a* Thence Went to Vanccboro. Me., kliere Americans Welcomed Tiietu. Washington. April 22.?With the Uour party a ly .j v\ as.n.ngto.. th< p at .:e. i - eat pormirb ?i . t on o. ne dot * 01 I trip !>j way of Halifax, Vanceboro, '?*???. Poi land, and Worcester, which *? i surrou idcd \ ni> i ?? < ?. nd art 'S uevei -viu.v. e,,ju.cu this country. The British commissioners stole secretly away from England April 11 on a fast cruiser protected in every possible way from German spies who might have got out word to lurking submarines. The voyage was unevent? ful and the party arrived at Halifax Friday. Crossing to St. John, they went on a special train to the little Canadian town of McAlams, Just across the international bridge which Werner Home, a former German of? ficer, attempted to blow up. Meanwhile the American reception committee slipped out of Washing? ton last Sunday night under the Im? pression that the British had started two days earlier than they did. With a five car special train standing with steam up at the station, the commit? tee waited anxiously from Monday until Friday afternoon, when the word came from Halifax which sent them on a night ride to the border. At 9 o'clock Saturday morning ths party arrived at the little frontier town of Vanceboro. To these modest surroundings the special train which had gone on to McAdams returned two hours later bearing England's eminent statesmen. As it drew across the bridge into the station, assistant Secretary Long, len. Wood, Admiral Fletcher and others mounted the rear of the ob? servation car and disappeared inside 0 welcome the commission formally to American soil. The various members of the com mission, including Mr. Balfour him? self, have brought with them much of the atmosphere of quiet suffering and pain that has afflicted England dur ng the last two and a half years. "Even In the few hours we have een in the United States." Mr. Bal our said, "we have been struck with e atmosphere of calm - nd p^aceful s which naturally prevails. Tfc.> nited States fortunately probably vill never experience the human 1 'osses that France for so long and 1 rselves during the past months e experienced. Nevertheless, I doubt if you can resee what fundamental change* be war will bring into your ordinary fe. We in England look back with meat at the vital changes dur our past 30 months of mobiliza? tion and imagine that many of the "hanges we have gone through, so 'lutary oven for themselves alone, vill be repeated here." Mr. Balfour, while unwilling to speculate on what form American irtioipation in the war might take, ?Ud he had no doubt that America's efforts would astonish the world, par? ticularly Germany. He indicated that it was his opinion that if Germany had foreseen how fully the United States would enter the struggle she would not have precipitated war be ween the two countries. More and more it has become evi? dent that the commission, aside from any techincal aid it may render to this country, has come over for a general and broad understanding of the whole American point of view; without as yet having outlined a specific programme in its own mind. It is thought probable therefore that the direction the conferences are to tak will be given largely by President Wilson and Secretary Lan? sing and that the British delegates will gladly welcome whatever lead is given them. mmmmmmmmm?^BBBwaasaaaaBf*; o! men is an entirely different thing." Supplementing Secretary 13aker's letter, the minority report says the members of the committee aie lay? men and adds "in this great crisis we deem it to be our patriotic duty in this matter of increasing temporarily the military establishment of the United States to follow the counsel of the commander-in-chicf of our army and his expe: t advisers." Of the place for volunteers in the administration plan the minority says: "Some of those who favor the vol? unteer system point with pride to the fact that 1,000 volunteers are enlist? ing every day at the present time. Ac? cording to a letter from the secretary of war to the chairman of the com? mittee, 724,718 volunteers will be re? quited for our regular army and the National Guard organization. It would therefore take 724 days, includ? ing Sundays, or about two years, to get the volunteer forces required for these two branches alone of our mili tf ry establishment. Does that looiw very hopeful?"