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loUdatod Auk. 8, 1ML SUMTER, 8. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1017. REJECTED. W&aon kkpijkb TO or pope. by ?oanty With Germany (it** Mo Amtmooe of Per on Ruler* of Germany of Truat, Aug. it-?President has rejected the pope's peace In s ISOis dispatched last nigh, and mono efatolo hero tsnlgbt the presi? dent says that, while every hsart not blinded and hardened by the terrible war moot be touched by the moving nppasl of his hotmese. it would be tatty to take Ilm path of peace he points out If it does not In fact lead e? the foal ho proposes, TO deal with noch a power aa the nrseeut rulers of Germany open Pope jhnislet's pisn. deolares the presi ?eat. would Involve a i ecu Deration of the strength and renewal of Ute World domination policy of that pow? er, new balked, bat not defeated af? ter sweeping s ceo tin ant with the kneed of innoceat woman snd ohll Srea, aad the hofpwst poor, at well at Ot' saldier?. Permanent aoaeo moot t* based apoa the faith of all the pee plea and aeon Justice aad fairness, und the common rights of mankind, he adds, and "we oaa not take the word of the present rulers of Osrniany as guarantee of anything to endure, un? less explicitly supported by men oon etaotve svidsnes of the will and pur? ees* of the Germaa people themselves aa the other peoples of the world weald be Justified la accepting." The text of the note foUoivs: -To Hm Hoitn ass. "Beaedictus XV, Pope: MIa acknowledgement of the com? munication of your hollasta to the belligerent peoples, dated August 1. It IT, the president Of Uis United States requests me to transmit ths following reply: "Every heart that has not bsen Winded and hardened by this terrible war must be touched by this moving appeal of his holiness, the pops, fsel the dignity and force of jflbkieh prompted It, aad must fer ^Hbtry wish that wo might take the path of peace ha so persuasively points out. But It would bo f >lly to take It If It dose not In fact lead to the goal he proposes Our response must be based upon the stem facts aad upon nothing slse. It Is not a mere cessation of arms hs desires; It Is a stahls and enduring peace. This agony must not be gons through with again, and it must be a matter of fbry sober Judgment what will la? ger* us against It "Hsi holiness In substance proposes that ws return to ths statu? quo antebellum, and that then there be . a genrsl condonation, disarmament and s concert of nations based upon an acceptance of ths principle of ar? bitration; that by a similar concert freedom of tht seas be established: end that the territorial claims of Prance snd Italy, the perplexing problems ot ths Balkan States and the restitution of Poland be left to such conciliatory adjustments as may he possible of the people whose poli? tical fortune* and affiliations will be Involved. "It is manifest thst no part, of this program can be successfully car-1 lied out unless the restitution of the' Status quo ante furnishes a firm and 1 satisfactory basis for It The object , of this wsr Is to duiivsr the free peoples of the world from the men see and the actual power of a va/it military establishment controlled by an Irresponsible government, which, having secretly plsnned to domlnat ? the world, proceeded to carry th?? plsn out without regard either to th sacred obllsatlsns of treaty or the long established practices and" long cherish *?d principle of International law and honor; which < hose Its own time for the war; delivered Its blow fiercely snd suddenly; stopped at no barrier either of law or of mercy: swept a whole ronMnent within the tide of Mood?not ths blood of sol? diers only httt the blood of Innocen' women aad children also and of th ? m helpless people, and now stands balk #d bpt hot defeated, the enemy o* four-fifths of ths world. This powe fa aot the Herman people. It Is th ruthless master of the Herman peo pie. It la no business of ours hov that great people csme under it control or submitted with Umeonn sent to the dor '?atlou of Its pur posse, but l| Is business to see to It that hlsloi , of the rest of tin World Hi no longer left to Its handling **re deal with such a power hy way of peace apon the plsn proposed h> hiejhjOltnes?, ths pope would, so far HEMMI DISORDER. RUSSIANS SFFM TO ?AVK IX)ST COURAOIC AND PATRIOTISM. Retreat Before Advancing Germans Without Firing a Shot?Germans Advance All Day Unopposed on Roumanian Front?Soutliern Rus? sia W1H bo* Overrun. Petrograd, Aug. 29.?Petrograd re? ports more disaffection of Russian troops. It says a division abandoned its position in the Fokshanl region, lied in disorder and that the Teutons continued their advance all day yes? terday* on the Southern Roumanian front. Tho British are apparently strength? ening their lines by local operations on the Belgian front. Today's Lon? don statement says a strong point southeast of L?ngeren, where an ene? my party was holding out immediate? ly In front of the new lino was cleared out. Raids were mt.de on other parts of the line. There is an apparent halt in ma? jor operations in the Verdun region and the great campaign the Italians are waging against Ahe Austrians. ae we can see, involve a recuperation of its strength and a renewal, of its .policy; would make it necessary to create a permanent hostile combina? tion of nations against the Gorman people, who are Its instruments, and would result In abandoning the new born Russia to the intrigue, the manifold subtle interference and the certain counterrevolution which would be attempted by all the malign influences to which the German gov? ernment has of late accustomed the world. Can peace be based upon a restitution of its power or upon any word of honor it could pledge in a treaty of settlement and accommoda? tion? "Responsible statesmen, must now everywhere see. If they never saw before, that r o peace can rest se? curely upon political or economic restitutions m?ant to benefit some na? tions and cripple or embarrass oth? ers, upon vindictive action or any sort or any kind of revenge or de? liberate injury. The American people have suffered Intolerable wrongs at the hands of the Imperial German government, but they desire no re? prisal upon the German people who have themselves suffered all things in this wtr, which they did not choose. They believe that peace should rest upon the rights of peo? ples, not the rights of governments? .the rights of peoples, * reat or small, weak or powerful?their equal right to freedom and secui ity and self government and to a participation upon fair terms in the economic op? portunities of the work;?the German people of course included, if they will accept equally and not seek domi? nation. "The test, therefore, of every plan of peace is this: Is It based upon the faith of all the peoples Involved or merely upon the word of an ambitious and intriguing government, on the one hand, and of a group of free peoples on the other? This Is a test which goes to the root of the matter; and it is the test which must be ap? plied. The purposes of the United States In this war arc known to the whole world?to every people to whom the truth has been permitted to come. They do not need to be stated again We seek no material advantaged of any kind. We believe that tho In? tolerable wrongs done In this war by tho furious and brutal power of the Imperial German government ought to be repaired, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of any people? rather a vindication of the sovereignty both of those that are weak and of those that are strong. Punitive dam? ages, the dismemberment of empires the establishment of selfish and ex? clusive economic leagues we deem in? expedient and in the end worse than futile, nor proper basis for a peace ef any kind, least of all for an en? during peace. That must be based upon Justice and fairness and Un? common rights of mankind. "We cun not take tbe word of th?* present rulers of Germany as a guar? antee of anything that Ih to endure, unless explicitly supported by such conclusive evidence of the will and purpose of the German people them selves as the other people! of the world would be Justified in accepting Without such guarantees, treaties of settlement. ggreegeontl for disarma? ment, covenant* to set tip arbitra? tion In the place of force, territorial adlusts. reconstruction of small aj tlons If made with the German gov? ernment, no man. no nation con IdI now depend on. Wo must await some new evidence of the purposes of the] THE POST Of MB. TWO MILLION MO KM MAY DK AD1>K1> TO APPROPRIATION*, Total of $21,000,000,04)0 Will bo Made A \ a liable for Carrying Out War Program. Washington, Aug. 27.?Two billion dollars may bo added to the total of bills to bo introduced at the present session of congress, making a total of approximately $21,000,000,000 available to tho government during tho fiscal year ending June 30, 10IS. Democratic Leader Kitchln said to? night that estimates submitted to him by tho treasury made it appear that additional authorization prob? ably will be necessary. i Present indications, according tc Mr. Kitchin, are that $19,000,000,000 will meet tho expenses of the fiscal year but it is thought best to hav3 a i $2,000,000,000 margin for emergen? cies. "It now seems probable," he said, "that the total amount of money fdr the fiscal year will be about $19,000, 000,000. This estimate covers about $2,000,000,000 for loans to the allies, $3,000,000,000 of which already has been provided; $1,300,000,000 for cur? rent expenses, exclusive of war, leav? ing about $10,000,000,000 for war ex? penses, i "Included in the war estimates \? $176,000,000 for the new insurance bill and $1,000,000,000 for the ship? ping board." The $21,000,000,000 would bo rais? ed as follows: ? Bonds for allied loans, $7,000,000, 000; pending revenue bills, $3,000, 000,000; war certificates, $4,000,00Q, 000; bonds for domestic purposes al? ready authorized, $2,000,000,000; pro? posed new bonds, $2,000,000,000; war savings certificates, $2/ 00,000 and regular revenue, $l,300,u00,000. Approximately $11,000,000,000 of the foregoing amounts are included In the bond and certificate bill whi{h the ways and means committee today begun to consider. The bill would authorize $7,000,000,000 for ullied loans. $3,000,000,000 to be used ,|i refunding 3 1-2 per cent bonds al? ready authorized; $2,000,000,000 In war certificates and $2,000,000,000 in war savings certificates. It also con? tains a i (-authorization provision for $2,000,000,000 in war certificates and would provide for taking over other previously authorized bonds in the following amounts: Panama Canal, $226,000,000; naval construction, $160,000,000; Mexican border control, Danish Wcsfc Indies and Alaskan Railway, $100,000,000; 3 per cent. Panama Canal bonds Issued in 1916 $63,946,660. No attempt will be made, Mr Kitchin believes, to add the newl? suggested $2,000,000,000 issue to the bill now before the committee. It will come in as a separate measure, if at ail. A brief meeting of the committee today to consider the bill made it ob? vious that hopes of leaders to pas* the measure Wednesday could not be realized. Several members indicated today that they would oppose Secretary McAdoo's plan of taxing the bonds after he appears before the commit? tee tomorrow to explain the measure Opponents of the secretary's plan which would make the bonds subject the super taxes, war profits and excess profits taxes vary in their views, isorue favoring no taxes and others the application of the straight in? come tax levy. Reports that the war savings certi? ficates intended primarily as a poor man's investment woul be issued It, denomination as low as $1 and la placed on sale at all postoftlces arous? ed interest. Details of disposing of the certificates would be left by the bill to Secretary McAdoo save that Single sales to one person would be limited to $100 and total sales to an indivitual to $1,000,000. The amount of interest to be borne by these cer? tificates, as well as by the war certifi? cates also would be left to the secre? tary. RF.I) CROSS GROWING. Washington, Aug. 21*.?The Red j Cross membership has reached three I and a-lialf million and is increasing' from twenty-live to one hundred; thousand dally, I great peoples of the central powers. ] God grant it may be given soon and hi a way to restore to the confidence of all peoples everywhere the faith of nations and the possibility of a cove? nanted pcecOi "Robert liinslng, "Secretary of State of the United I States of America." I FOOD PRODUCTION ACT. AIMED TO STIMULATE GROWING OF FOOD CHOPS. Staff of County Agents to Ho In-1 creased Under un Appropriation j From Congress. "Washington, Aug. 27.?The gigantic I proportions of the food production ! act, which became a law August 10, I are realized by but few persons. This j act should not be confused with that on food control, which became a law also at the same time. The food production act provides additional funds for the extension of the various activities of the United States department of agriculture. Among the chief features are the fol? lowing: Eleven million three hundred and forty-six thousand, four hundred dol lars to be used in stimulating pro? duction, for protecting and conserving foods and for a survey of the coun ! try's food resources. Staff of county agents to be in? creased until at least one agent will be stationed in every agricultural county in the United States which will cooperate with the federal an thorities. Women county agents for the dem? onstration work in home economics tc be increased in rural counties and similar agents to be placed in towns and cities for the tirst time. Farm help service to be extended in cooperation with United State: department of labor to assist 1 bringing farmers and farm laborers together. Country wide survey to be mad? on farms, in storage, in shops and in homes. Estimates of family consump I tion of food to be made. Extension of crop estimating to crops not hitherto reported and to in? clude special inquiries to gather in? formation on extraordinary farm conditions. Hog and poultry production to be stimulated as far as practicable. Increased production and conserva? tion of dairy foods to be encouraged. Animal diseases to be combatted on larger scale. Increased efforts to be made to combat insect pests and plants and animals. Further steps to be taken to de? stroy predatory animals which injure crops and kill live stock. Work for control of plant diseases to be extended. Survey of seed supplies and needs to be made and results published so that farmers will be assisted in se? curing an adequate supply of good seed. Seed to be purchased and sold to farmers by the department if neces? sary in restricted areas. Demonstrations to be carried out in the proper handling, packing, shipping,- and marketing of perish? able fruits ai 1 vegetables to de? crease spoilage. News service for various farm pro? ducts to be extended so that pro? ducers and consumers can be better informed as to the supply and de? mand and can sell and buy with less expense, less spillage, and less motion These points, in brief, cover some of the things which this new law, thoroughly explained today for the first time, will endeavor to accom? plish while we are at war. NO DEALINGS WITH KAISER. President Wilson's Note Accepted as Final Word on Peace. Washington, Aug. 29.?The presi? dent's note rejecting the pope's peace proposals is regarded here as finally settling the question of dealing with the present German rulers. It makes clear that a lasting peace can be ne? gotiated only on a complete under? standing with the German people, not on the unstable guarantees of the existing government. FRENCH AND BRITISH OFFICERS. Specialists in Trench W arfare Coming to Train Americans. Washington, Aug. St.?A group of French or British army officers, spec? ialists on various details of trench warfare wil be detailed to the new army camps under ths plan to give Americans benefit of their three years experience in trench warfare. 0ON8CRIPTION IN CANADA. Hill signed by Governor General Now Law. Toronto, Aug. 2S. The military Conscription bill for the Dominion of Canda became, a law when it was signed by the governor general here today. Ths bin was brought from Ottawa by special messenger. THE MOST IMPORTANT ITKM IN MARINO A WIHEAT CROP. Government Crop Experts Advises Funners to Exercise Great Care in Selecting Seed for Their Wlieat Crop. -T Washington, Aug. 28? Sound, clean, healthy seed is the first re? quisite for the largely increased wheat crop which the United States De? partment of Agriculture hopes to see harvested next year. Whatever the source of supply farmers will find it to their advantage, says the depart? ment, to sec that only good seed is planted. What has beer said is equally true of seed for th rye crop which the department hopes to see much larger than usual next year. If a farmer has seed from his own crop which is satisfactory so far as j variety and general condition are. con? cerned, he should lose no time in get? ting it into shape for storage \intil planting time. The fanning mill is the farmer's best friend in this task. The farmer, by all means should have such a mill and if he has not and is unable to btain one, should borrow or rent his neighbors mill, or several farmers can join in buying one. A fanning mill removes weed seeds, smut and shriveled grain and leaves only plump kernels, practically ev? ery one of which may be depended upon to produce a thrifty plant. Af? ter it Is cleaned, however, the seed should be treated in order that the smut may be prevented. Scab is less likely to be prevented by seed treat? ment, but the use of the fanning mill will assist materially in improving the crop grown from seed known to have contained scabby kernels. If the farmer Is dependent on out? side sources for his seed he should buy from his neighbor If possible so that he may be more likely to get seed well adapted to his conditions. I It is advisable to buy as soon after harvest as possible as at this time I prices are likely to be lowest. If the j farmer delays, his neighbors may dis? pose of all their surplus grain and he may be forced to plant seed grown under conditions radically different from his own. If the farmer patron? izes a seedsman he should Insist on getting seed grown as near his section as possible. If seed is affected by diseases, care? ful Inspection will usually disclose the fact. The presence of stinking smut in wheat is indicated by the odor and the presence of scab by the appear? ance of the kernels. Purchased seed should, of course, be cleaned and treated for the destruction of the spores of disease producing fungi, if the examination shows this to be nec |essary. In choosing varieties of wheat the farmer should be guided by the ex? periences of his neighbors and the advice of his State Experiment Sta? tion. This is true also of rye. but there are a\ailable fewer varieties of rye than of wheat. The stations can furnish comparative statistics on the yields and behavior of a number of varieties of *he two cereals. After the grain farmer has pro? cured a supply of satisfactory seed he should store it carefully so that it will keep in good condition and will be safe from the depredations of rats, mice and insects. Bins which are supposedly rat proof are avail? able on practically all farms and it will pay farmers to see that they are kept In good condition to keep out the rodents. CHILD LABOR LAW. Injunction l*roceedings to Test Con? stitutionality of Act Started. Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 29.?The hearing in injunction proceedings bringing in question the constitution? ality of the new child federal labor law, effective September 1st, was started today. The importance of the suit is^indicated by the imposing array of counsel representing the de? partment of justice. National Child I^abor Committee and the cotton manufacturers. The petitioners ask for an injunction against discharging two boys who are alleged to be af? fected by the new law. Two Men Shot to Death in Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 28.?Two men car? rying eighty-one hundred dollars for the payroll of Winslow Brothers, iron workers, were shot to death in front of the plant by five bandits, who es? caped with the money in an automo? bile. The two men had just driven up to tho gate of the plant in an lUtomoblle when the bandit ear drove up, Thoy started firing Immediately, A score of men witnessed the rob PRESIDENT FORBIDS SHll 'TO NEUTRALS EXCEPT DER LICENSED \ Cotton, Meats, Sugar and Other moditics Embraced by Order cd at Enemy Nations. Washington. Aug. 27.?Pr. Wilson tightened the government trol of exports tonight by iseu i order forbidding the shipment of goods to European neutrals e ' under license, and by extending1 list for which license is required I shipment to the allies and neutrale I other than European countries to In* j elude cotton, all meats, sugar na*f.v most of America's other export com?-\ modities. In a statement accompanying htk., proclamation the president said one of the first intentions of the govern? ment will be to see that no Ameri? can products are made "the occasion of benefit to the enemy, either directly or indirectly." Officials interpreted the order as forecasting a vigorous I use of the export control as a war* \ measure and a policy of the strictest 1 rationing of countries contiguous to j Germany. j Exports to Germany and her allies also are formally prohibited by ths president's order and this hi under? stood to mean that the freight con? trol is about to supercede the British system of giving letter of assurance for American cargoes. I Coin, bullion, currency and evt I dences of indebtedness are placed , under export license restrictions to European neutrals whenever regula? tions governing their export have been promuglated by the secretary of the treasury. The president's order contains the ifrst formal announcement of ths transfer of administration of the ex? port control from the department of commerce to the export adminlstra I five board. ^*'^~*>**n*m Lt9r-^j*fw~**' j When the administrative board i made the fact public a few days ago* j it was explained that the action was , taken to facilitate the issuance of li? censes. Accompanying the proclamation was a statement from the president explaining its purpose. It said: "The purpose and effort of this proclamation is not export prohibition ( but merely export control. It Is not the intention to interfere unneces? sarily with our foreign trade; but our I own domestic needs must be ade? quately safeguarded and there is the j added duty of meeting the necessities ! of all the nations at war with the l imperial German government. "After these needs are met. it hi our wish and intention to minister to the needs of the neutral nations as far as our resources permit. This task Will be discharged without other than the very proper qualifications that the liberation of our surplus producta shall not be made the occasion of benefit to the enemy, either directly or indirectly. "The two lists have been prepared in the interests of facility and ex? pediency. The first list, applicable to the enemy and Its allies and to tha neutral countries of Europe brings under control practically all articles of commerce, while the second list applicable to all the other countries of the world, makes only a few ad- * ditions to the list of commodities controlled by the proclamation ot July 9, 1917. "It is obvious that a closer super? vision and control of exports Is nec? essary with* respect to those Euro? pean neutrals within the sphere of hostilities than is required for those countries further removed. "The establishments of those dis? tinctions will simplify the adminstra tive processes and enable us to con? tinue our policy of minimizing tha interruption of trade." The proclamation makes it clear for the first time that the United States is prepared to go almost any limit to prevent goods from going to Germany. Some administration offi? cials even favor stopping food ship? ments to neutrals where the fooc Is used to feed workmen engaged in manufacturing war materials for Ger? man use. Assumption by the United States of the burden of maintaining the blockade in so far as it applies to shipment of American goods, gives this nation an additional responsibil? ity of which the British have sought to be relieved ever since the United States entered the war. The duty of preventing goods shipped from neu? trals other than European from reaching Germany will continue to lie (Treat Britain's since the United States has declared no formal blockade Against Germany or her allies,