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MPIU?MCNT ATI V KS OP DEMO? CRATIC FRANCE VISIT UNIT SJD STATES. to Conftr With American Ofll etat* OMNcn?M Methods to Be Fol ?owe* in Uoaipping Army ?ad Na? i tal Fosoas for War om Bammm| O? las units Incident to Coaalnf of Ottebraied Foreigners arc informal. Fortress Monroe, Va.. April 14.? France's war commissioners to the United mates reached Hampton Roads today, and tonight they ara bound up Chesapeake bay for Washington <>a beard ths presidential yacht May The mission, of which Rene Vlvmai vlos premier and minister of Justice, Is the official head and Marshal Joffre a metebsr, brings no written instruc? tions from ths French government, the ministry having decided to give Ho gaembsrs unlimited powers to negotiate with ths United States on all subjects, military .naval and flnan It Is proposed to discuss ths send? ing of an American expeditionary fame to France. Marshal Joffre and eifisr military n tern bars will Indicate Id the American officials with whom Saoy are to confer several Important reasons which they consider Ths most Important of na Is found In the moral to bo had from the presence of Ass Sties a troops and ths American fggg? am the battlefields of France. ThO French Idea of an American expedition calls for a fighting force fWpWOftod by auxiliary services, such aw railway staff., railway material, aase repair shops, telegraph and tele fJslOfts lir.es. automobile transports ?fa* a strong aeiatlon section. Mo French government Is ready to slier whatever may bo considered to assist In sea operations, the ass for naval purposes Of attr er aH ports In France. The of marine has worked out S/ to the American gov i fat a comprehensive plan for |{ Of si as as transport for both army aAd wavy purposes and for the pro- , vtotoOIng of the etvll population. , Ffganclally Francs needs loans of |, 91 ??,900,040 monthly to be spent in the United States. Detailed otTU 1 ?1 laformat on on this subject will be go boa I. led to the American govern moot at ths conferences to be held In ^Washington, Mr. Vtvient, ss official head of the com ml si on. during his stay hers gave ths following statement to a staff cor ?dent of ths Associated Pros* who accompanied ths mission from Freses: ' Kvery American will understand la deference to the Illustrious president of ths Unltsd P'ates w mm I am going to see very noon. I reserve first word fer him. I will have occa? sion to sea you again and tell the American nation through you in a complete manner ths emotions with which the repreantatlves of Franc? srset In ths name of their country ths first democracy of the world, with which France shares th? en me Ideals. (fiigned) "Vlvlanl." The members of the commission got their first glimpse of the shores of America at daylight this morning American naval officials aboard s flotilla of destroyers met the former ten passenger liner which brought ths visitsrs over and their convoy at 11 o'clock last nlfcht about too miles at The French and the American ves exchanKod signals and then all continued toward the Virginia capes. Not a light was showing at any time during the movement and the vessels knew of each other only by the ph >s phorescsncs kicked up by the pro pellars At dawn the flotilla and Its guests fell In by rendezvous with an American cruiser which led the wuy Into the great harbor of Hampton Roada All the members of the commis? sion were on the bridge of their boat with the French admiral command? ing shortly aftsr 6 Cclock to see the entrance. The day was magnificent, with hardly a ripple disturbing the broad ex panes of water. As the roads came Into view Marshal Joffre turnsd to sn American naval oMlcor ssrvtng as pilot and aald: "What a wonderful scene, i love this sunshine. It reminds me of my own county?ths south of France.' Ones Inside the harbor the Ameri? can destroyers slipped away to their anchorages. Meanwhile every Ameri? ca . ship In the harbor holated to their maatheada the French trie dor, and ths band of warship played "The Ktar Hpangled Banner." Murshal Joffre and the military and naval members alood st salute until the last note had floated across the watsr while the civilian members stood with bared heads. Immediately afterward came the French national anthem which was saluted In a similar manner. The ship bearing ths mission drop ped anchor off Fort rein Monroe, while the convoy steamed several miles further on. Gen. Vlfflnsl. the military and na val attache of the French embassy at Washington. Stephans Lausanne, confidential representatl v ?, and Col. Spencer Cosby, U. 8. A., assigned as Marshal J off re's aide, dime aboard soon after with dispatches and to greet the visitors. Admiral Mayo, commander In chief of tho Atlantic ueet. called later. There was no saluting, the formal? ity of firing salvos of guns having been dispensed with by agreement. "We are saving our powder for the Germans." remarked the commander of the French ship. All of the commissioners returned Admiral Mayo's call later In the morning. They lunched on board their own vessel, finishing Just In time to receive Ambassador Jusserand. Va>. Gen. Scott, chief of staff of the army. Assistant Secretary Long. Assistant Secretary Franklin Roose? velt, and several other oUclals, who arrived, from Washington on boari ths Mayflower. Upon his arrival Ambassador Jus serasd went Into conference with Mr. Vivian! and the leading members of the mission. Two hours later M. Vlvlanl, Marshal Joffre. Admiral Cbocheprat, the naval representa? tive, the Marquis de Chambrun, (Lafayette's grandson), Mr. Hove lauque councelor, and Joseph Simon of the ministry of finance went on board the American vessel with Am? bassador Jusserand and the American officials and remained until their de? parture for Washington. The mission will place Itself at the disposal of the president during tho entire period of its visit to this coun? try. FRENCH REACH WASHINGTON. Commission Landed Safely at Navy Yard and Proceeds to Quarters Through Streets Lined with Cheer? ing I*eoplOi Washington, April 26.?The French commission headed by Gen. Joffre, tnd Former Premier VlvlanU landed mfely from the Mayflower at the Washington navy yard. Rousing cheers and handclapping both from officials and private citlssns greeted the Frenchmen^ Secretary Lansing headed the American welcoming com? mittee. The route from the navy yard to the commission's headqua rters was lined with cheering people. .I ?.!>? I I| I ? ?. TURN TO WAR STUDIES. Southern Colleges Devote Much Time to Work. Birmingham, April 24.?Practically all universities, colleges, and prepara? tory schools In the South, supported by faculties and students are turn? ing their attention to questions re latin* to the support of the govern? ment In Its war with Germany. Many of them have canceled their athletic schedules and are devoting liberal periods of the dally programme to military training. Others are falling In line, with movements looking to increased food crops. Probably the most conspicuous movement for national defense la in progress at Washington and Lee uni? versity, where 90 per cent, of the student body la taking part In daily military drills. The Lexington students are being trained through the assistance of cadet officers from the Virginia Mili? tary Institute. At Vanderbilt university the stu? dents are devoting a certain class period to drill under the Instructions of United States army officers. Sim? ilar training \? being given to the men at the University of Alabama, the Univorsity of North Carolina, and the University of Georgia. At the Virginia Polytechnic nsti tuto a civilian training camp has been established. At Auburn, Miss. A. & M. and many other Southern institutions where military training Is a part of the curriculum, class room studies practically have been superseded by training in the field with arms. SAY'S PEACE 18 NEAR. Copenhagen, April 24 (vifii London). ?"My opinion Is that peace Is nearer than many think," the Berlin Vossische Zeltung's coi i espondent quotes the Bulgarian minister of war as saying. "The Russian revolution and American Intervention," he added, "have brought peace nearer." "Prenldent Wilson through his dec lation of war, has furthered the cause of peace, for America will now require ummunltion and food supplies and must cease supplying the Mites. Amer? ica, In reality, through her war decla? ration ceased to wage war ngalns'. the central countries.' STAR AVIATOR KILLED. Paris, April 24.?Corporal Ronald Huskier, of South Orange, N. J.. one of ths stsrs of the American flying corps, was killed during the present sffensivs* Pedigreed! Four Light Six <850 ?985 Price* Effective April 1st, 1917 Light Pouts Touting. . . $6 os Roadstsr . . %68o Country CM . S/03 Big Fours Touring. ? ? ? $i *43Q Light Sixes Touring. . ?asjsse Coup* . I Man J . Willys-Six Touring . loss 9tS*3 1*4*9 Willys-Knights Font Touting . $i3oj Four Coupi. . S/0C0 FourSidon . . $1930 Four Limousins $1030 Bight Tomring. $joso nni?dsfcrrtd unfit that dots atsount too lois to corral adver. tusntfnts opfsnring in mogosiuss circulating throughout tit month ofApriU AU priest f. o. 0. Tolsdo Ssmjsct to ckongs without notier "Mads in U. S. A." Nine years of continuous, consist? ent development, improvement, refinement! Each year a better car and a bet? ter value! Over three hundred thousand now in use! That is the history of the car that built Overland because it repre? sented integrity of value. And as steadfastly as this car has represented original integrity of value, so also has The Willys Overland Company sustained that integrity of value through? out its service in the hands of those who purchased it. The Overland Big Four of this season and its twin?except for the motor?the Overland Light Six, are the direct outcome of all this development. More than three hundred thou? sand owners and more than four thousand dealer and fac? tory-branch organizations have assisted this development by their experience with these cars and their helpful suggestions of improvements. v. In their new beauty, in their per? fected easy riding qualities, in1 their proven sturdiness and mechanical excellence, in their admitted tire, fuel and oil economy, these cars are worthy of the confidence we have, that they will further enhance Over? land prestige. The prices are $850 for the Big Four, $985 for the Light Six,1 while we have them to deliver until- May 1st?thereafter $895 and $1025. OVERLAND SALES CO. DEALERS 210 W. Liberty St; Phone 723 MORE CORN, LESS WATER. Grow Variety That Will Produce Gain Instead or Cornstalks, Say, Department Speclallst. It sometimes becomes necessary to do heavy work, such as hauling; water to put out fire, but what's the use of hauling; water from the cornfields to the feed lot and hauling; it back again to the fields In the shape of un? eaten constalks Very tall-growing com when sappy ami Immature is al? most all water, and so Is wet corn stalk manure. It used to be that many Growers prided themselves on the great height of their cornstalks. The more suc? cessful farmers, however, have ceased to haul water from the cornfields to the feed lot In the form of coarse stalks which remain uneaten and haul It back to the fields In the shape of wet cornstalk manure. They do not grow such tall stalks and often profi? tably allow animals to gather the grain, leaving the stalks In the fields to enrich the soil. A few years ago silage was thought to have a fixed food value. One can not take out of the silo any more food value .than is put in. Hauling and siloing .; large sappy stalks Is heavy work and not as profitable as putting a good, almost mature corn crop into the silo.. a somewhat larger and la? ter maturing variety of corn that will thoroughly mature for grain can be used lit the northern States for en? silage. Even silage corn should be planted,early and given sufficient time to make its best growth and reach the stage of maturity at which husks turn brown and the cars become glazed. A co-operator in the departments corn work grows a high-yielding va? riety of corn the stalks of which reach a height of about 6 feet, while his neighbor grows a big, 12-foot va? riety. In helping each other shred their crops the neighbor's tall-grow? ing corn was shredded first. The stalks were bulky and high loads were haul? ed from the fields to the shredder. When beginning tbe shredding of the competitor's corn, which that year producer over 100 bushels of dry shelled corn per acre, the neighbor put on the acctustomed high load, and his team could not pull it out el the field. He got down off the load to make an examination, thinking the rack must be pressing against the wheels. The competitor told him he would have to take off a part of the load, to which he replied that ho did not have on a big load and was ao cumstomed to hauling larger loads. Afte. telng convinced that it was the weight of the load that stalled his team, they removed a portion and hauled the balance to the sredder, from which they obtained 40 bushels of corn, or almost a ton and a half of ears. Wha: variety of corn .should you plant? Since there are thousands of so-called varieties, it is not possible to deslginate by name the variety you should plant. Furthermore. with corn there is very little In a name. Two lo's of seed of the learning va? riety sometimes differ from each other more than two varieties differ from each 01 her. An accurate test of two different lots of the Boone County White variety resulted in one lot pro? ducing 18 bushels more per acre than 1 the other lot. Quality is what counts and the varietal name does not desig? nate qi altly. Plant a variety that has made good in your neighborhood. Plant need which was grown in your part of tho State and was properly field selected and properly cared for during the winter. DOWN ON HOLLWEGG. Movement to Overthrow German Chancellor Gaining Strenglin Copenhagen, April 25.?The move? ment for the overthrow of Chancellor von Bethmann HollWOgg, halted for a time by the adoption of ruthless sub? marine warfare, is again becoming evident in Germany. The agitation is encouraged by dissensions over inter? nal reforms, possible peace terms and food troubles. REICHSTAG HAS ADJOURNED. German Parliament Refused to Dis? cuss the Pood Problem. London, April 26.?Despite the ef? forts Of social Democrats to have it discuss the food problem, the Reich tag adjourned, after a brief session yesterday, until May 2nd, according to Lftfn Am its roam dispatch. WARNING TO AUTO DRIVERS. Chiel* or Police of Somter Will Accept No Excuse for Violation of Traffic Ordinance. Editor Daily Item: I wish once more to impose upon your good nature. In view of the fact that past warn? ings seem to have been speedily for? gotten and the number of accidents have increased, owing to the violation of the traffic ordinances to which I formerly called special attention, and which 1 now Wish to again and for the last time call the attention of the driv? ing and riding public. Do not exceed the speed limits. Keep to the right. Indicate at all corners which way you are going to turn. Watch out for all stop and other signs and obey them. Stop means what It reads??STOP! No cut-outs must be used within the city limits. They will not be long? er tolerated. They are inexcusable with our present streets. I have a small force, but am going to use every means to enforce these necessary precautions and to detect the violators of traffic and other or? dinances, j. R. Sumter. Chief of Police. Autos Must Stop at Corners. Quite a number of citizens who own or drive automobiles were in the recorder's court this morning on the charge of violation of traffic ordinance by failing to bring their cars to a slop I at the Sumtcr-Oaklund avenue street corner. They werp let off with lines of $3.00 each and warned by the chief and recorder that all cars must he brottfnt to a stop?and stop means what the word Implies?before they can proceed across the street or turn from one street Into the other. Po licemun DuHant was placed at this corner yesterday to see that the '*>!^ ulatlon was enforce?I there and it Will be enforced also at other corner where the stop signs are put up. J. Denemark was tried on the charge of reckless driving of an auto mobile and was lined $2f?. It was al? leged that he was exceeding the speed limit when he and Mr. C. W. Kingman had their collision of auto and Bicycle Saturday night. T. P. A. ELECT OI VICERS. Abe Ryttenberg Chosen President? To Hold Annual Fish Fry Soon. At a recent meeting Post O., T. P? A. elected officers for the ensuln? year as follows: President. Abe Ryttenberg; 1st vice president, H. L. Scarborough; 2nd vica president, H. R. Witherspoon; 3rd vice president. W. R. Phillips; 4th vice president, H. A. Moses; 5th vice president, W. P. Smith; secretary and treasurer, Louis Lyon; board of di? rectors, A. C. Phelps, chairman; T. H. Siddall, J. M. Brogdon, J. W. Jackaon, U B. Phillips, C. S. Anderson; chair? man Railroad Committee, J. W. Mc Keiver; chairman Press Committee, H. A. Moses; chairman Hotel Commit? tee, C. A. Bruner; chairman Legisla? tive Committee, W. P. Smith; chair? man Employment Committee. T. H. Siddall; chairman Good Roads and Public Utilities Committee, W. R. Phillips, chairman Membership Com? mittee, H. J. Harby; chaplain, R. S. Truesdale; surgeon, Archie Chinj; del? egates to attend annual State conven? tion, H. L. Scarborough, W. Percy Smith, Xelll O'Donnell. H. R. Wither? spoon, L. I. Parrott, W. L. Boylef, J. M. Brogdon, and President Abe ftp tenberg and Secretary Louis Lyon. The post decided to hold the annual fish fry on Wednesday. May 2.! A committee consisting of Messrs. W. R. Phillips H. R. Witherspoon and Louis Lyon was appointed to make all of the necessary arrangements for this an? nual event which is always largely participated in by the members of Post <: and anticipated and shared in with a great degree of pleasure. It was decided to hold monthly meetings of the post, the next meeting and meetings thereafter to be held on the second Saturday night of each month. The meeting was enlivened by' In? teresting remarks made by Messrs. H. U Scarborough. T. H. Siddall and H A. Moses. -1_1 1 "_Ii*? S. M. WITHERSPOON, Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist Otflce: Wand's Stable, Mayetvllle, H. C. Office Telephone 12 Residenta Telcphoae ?