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FtJsAJfCE COM MITT KI'' s IM AN ADOPT*?!! RY St* VTE. Accep4r<l ProvtHioBM Provide for Lov) Taking Third of Year's Normal nui Karens Cains, Washington. Sept. I.?The senate', bitter ftght over the ear profits taxa tton virtually ended late today wlti adoption of the finance committee's com promise provisions for a total lev of ll.iRfi.oeo.ooo. or shout ono-thln of this year's war and normal exces profits. This Is an Increase of $1,060,000,00 elrcr present taxes. The high ta> advocates failed to secure adoption o a single amendment. The vote 01 adoption of the finance committee^ draft was 71 to 7. The seven were Bank head, Borah, Oronna, Johnson o California. Lu r*ollette, l?nderwoo< aad Vardaman. Aa amendment by Senator Johnso ?f California to n lee the bill's tw< h hi beet rat is on wsr profits from 5< to 16 snd from 60 to 70 per cent seopectlvely. was rejected. 62 to 28 Aaother by the California senator tc raise the maximum rato alone fron ?? to 7t sou- cent, also was defeated II to It. An amendment by Senator Hollla proposing to raise $ loo.ooo.ooo mor. frotn war profits than the bill pro vleWi. by substituting higher rate: graduated from 20 to 70 per cent, wa? re** ted by the senate. 65 to 24. Another amendment by Senator I. Follette propoalo :o levy $1.605,000, ?Of, an Increase of sbout $220,00*, ?OS on war profits by Increased rate graduated from 12 to 76 per cent. wa? voted down. 66 to IS. Senator Bankhead'a substitute foi the war profits aectlona. estimated b Its sdvooatss to raise about the sam< revenue but levylnf on all calles oi excess profits and based on actua Invested capital with an 8 per cent exemption, also wan rejected, 67 to 9 Action on the war profits section, the largest revenue producing provision was taken technically in committee o Use whole and Is sjbjcct :o final re view later. Today'? decisive rout of the high tax element, however, may prevent further efforts along the lin OOd senate lea lers say It forecasts de feat for the tight beginning tomorrow fer heavier Income taxes. Many senators predlc: ultimate elimination of consumption taxes, as gregotlng $86.000.Of 0, second clas mail Increases of $12,600,000; frclgh taxes of $77.600,000 and si amp taxe on parcel post packages est mated t? yield about $8.000.00*. In the conteet between those ad? vocating and opposing higher taxa? tion of war profits, which has ap? proached high levels of senatorial dis? sension, the largest muster of thi high tax votes will be 29 This wa> shewn today on Senator Johnson'* ef? fort to Increase the ^raduat-Ml t.;\ from 60 to 70 per cent. M'TTKKMILK A FOOD DHINK. lias More I'hxI Value Than Most Oth? er Drtuk*. A pleaaant. refreshing b? verage an?) a nourishing food combined in one product is found In buttermilk. It contains practically all the food ma? terials of whole milk with the excep? tion of the fat. no st of which is re? moved In the process of churnlnK Buttermilk contains about 3 per cent of protein, nearly 6 per cent of carbo hydrates In the form of milk augsr ?.7 per, cent of mineral constituents, and 0.6 per cent of fat. Thus a quu? of buttermilk furnlshca slightly mort than an ounce of protein, one of the chief body builders. The Increasing consumption of but termllk testifies to Its popularity as a beverage. People ire beginning t realise that It Is much better to drink O glas* of milk or buttermilk than It Is to conaume other drinks having Ut tls food value. Many physicians recom? mend huttermllk In the treatment oi certain Intestinal disorders and it Is also galamg in favor In hospitals. Prepared buttermilk |slusual1 math from skim milk ind has all the Chemical properties of buttermilk. H It In churned, i '* iioiall\ the ease It agrees In appear;* nee and flavor with real buttermilk. In fact. It Is often a hotter product, especially If clean, sweet sklm milk Is used and It Is care? fully ripened and churned. Prepared huttf milk can be made In the clt> home, hut more uniform results can be Obtained wh*?n It Is made on a large scale, and for that reuson It I* Uaualty better to purchase It from : reliable dealer. KXOIIANOKM FOlt SOMHF.ItS. Oeitrrs Issued to Prevent Overcharging Men. Washington. Sept ?. Orden hav? been published directing officern o' the quartermaster depart uenl to parvlse sxehanges conducted r.>i t' convenience of soldiers In the train* Ing camps. The duty will he to pi - vent unjust charges. The profits in to fo to the men. DOMESTIC SCIENCE FOR NE UKOES. Hie Stimmer Work at St. Mary'a In? dustrial Homo and the County Demonstration Konma. H -ginning May 1st at a new location and new work, it has been dilllcult to malt e it known throughly through the county. After getting the house In crder and planting a garden, the .cretiter nart of the month of May was used In soliciting means to carry on the work. We aro very glad, notwithstanding wo had nothing to start with but the hearty cooperation and endorsement of our county board of education with their appropriation for a part of the rent, the way was made possible o have a chance to make a beginning of nuch an important work, a work chat, means so much to the homes throughout the county, by r/ay of necessary Information about the homo. We conducted a cooking class, lewlng, a class for conserving food, ind some fanqy work, making useful Ittle articles to decorate the homes. Practica* housekeeping was taught by having from two to three girla from the rural district to come in and stay two or three days actually doing the work. On two occasions their teach rs were with them. We were hinder? nd in this by not having sufficient house furnishings, beds, etc. Wo did the beat we could and those who ?ame from time to time enjoyed their stay, and went home knowing many new things. We had a night class for two younj. women who worked at service and could not come in the day. A few of the teachers came In and made their models, for their work In their classes for the coming winter. There were more than 100 city school children who came to sewing class, every Monday and Thursday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon. In there class es we had music, Bible quotations, physicul culture and work. The ages wtre from 5 years to 1C. They made wt rk aprons and capa, then crocheted wash cloths, trimming, hand bags, nock ties, table covers, yokes, sleevt holders and many useful articles. We thank all who have helped us and especially the Civic League. Thos, ladies have continued to encourage ja by their presence and their money. At beginning they gave us $10, and another $10 from them has enabled us to cancel the debt of a double Iron bed and springs, which la a great re lief to our mind. It la not tho pleas anteat thing to not only have to do tin hard work of atarting an enterprise but to have the financial burden t< carry too is quite a load. The inter? est that has been shown by a few ha* encouraged and inspired us. For having given us a chance to bcgli such a work wo feel very grateful to the County Board of Education, and if they will continue and extend thl> useful work ere long there will b< most excellent results. Again thank ing all we Invite your attention to I summary below: Numbers in sewing class 150; cook? ing. 30; canning. 75; No. of quarb canned, 240; No. of cooking lessons 24; sewing lessons. IS; night class, 1' lessons; number in class, 2; number of girls spent several days In the home, 22; number of canning and pre? serving lessons, 22; number of apron and caps made. 90; number of fanc> srtlclea, 100; number of visitors, 350 number of persons making donation.' material. 12; mon-v. 33; number o: teachers made model books, 7; amoun of money collected from white friends $?>3.70; amount collected from color 0(1 friends. $11.50; total collected $78.20; amount spent for furnishing and necessary things, excluding rent |lf.it| rent for 1st quarter, $ 4 5.00 County Board paid $25.00; amount paid by me $20.00; total expense In eluding rent. $141.62. We are not able to get out a print ed report, hence we give this full re port. I am most gratefully yours, L, Bragg Anthony, M. D. P. 8. We have heard from two o tho persons that took canning lessons one has canned 175 quarts at horn and tho other 7 5 quarts. We Panned preserved and made jelly, corn squash, okra, "mintoes, lima beans snap beans, apples, peaches-, Hp plums, pears, huckle berries, beets Thirty quarts were canned from our garden planted May 3rd. 1 gave ojv public demonstration at White's |ffl August 3rd. Made four trips in the district to lecture. THOrSANDS OF PHISONKRS. <.r< nt Body of Russian Troops ( aptnr. ed at Itlga. Berlin, Sept. 4.?Several thous n< Kassians were taken prisoner durlni the advance on Riga, the Oer man WS nflteS announced. More than a bun dr? d and llfty guns were captured bj tr.? Gerate as In great Jsegel Itlvt district. The Sumter quota for the Nntlonn' Army has been saslgned to the Thre< Hundred and Twenr-third Infantry which will be mobilised al Cnmr J( tksea. Columbia. GARB FOR PRISONERS. American Red Cross lias IVrfcctcd Plans to Save Americans Prom Starvation in German Prisons. Washington, Aug. 20.?The Ameri? can lied Cross has perfected plans to care for Americans who may be cap? tured and held in German prison camps. A Prisoners* lielief Commit? tee has been organized at Perne. Switzerland, tinder the supervision of Ellis L. Dresel, of the American le? gation. Mr. Dresel served from tin outbreak of the war in 1914 up to our breaking off diplomatic relations as an attache of the American em? bassy at Derlin, where his duties In? cluded relief work for men of the en-] tente nationalities in German prison camps. Today only about one hundred American prisoners arc held in Ger? many. Most of these are civilians tak? en off American merchantmen that have been sunk by Teuton subma? rines. Moro recent arrivals in the prison camps had served us gun crews, slnoe the arming of our mer? chant ships. Speedy provision for their relief and for those who may be taken prisoner is necessitated by the German polio of giving their prisoners of wai food totally inadequate to keep men in good health. The extremely high death rate among Russian, Serbian and Roumanian prisoners in Germany and Austria (30 per cent in the cast of the Roumanians) has been largely due to the inability of Russia and the Balkan states to organize the ration? ing of prisoners of their nationalities from their home countries. A recent cable dispatch from Pi'ds tells of a French soldier just back from a German prison camp and in the last stage of tuberculosis. This soldier was one of m battalion of a thousand young and healthy men cap? tured In a body early In the war More than fifty per cent of the num? ber are now dead, or have been re? turned to France, via Switzerland, as incurables. Malnutrition, no less than unsani? tary conditions, produces these re? sults. British, Canadian and Austral? ian prisoners of war In Germany now depend exclusively upon food shipped to them from London, and generally give the prison camp ration to prison? ers of other countries, who are, as- ?? rule, less well provided. Bread is al? ready being dispatched from Berne to the Americans in Germany, and arrangements havo also been made for transmitting lottcrs and mono: from their families and friends in thh country. Thus far only bread has been sup? plied by the Berne committee of th? American Red.Cross. Assorted food parcels and clothing will also be for? warded soon. In the meantime the Central Prisoners of War Committee of London Is acting on behalf o! American prisoners In Germany, send ing them such foods as the committee regularly despatches to British am colonial prisoners. By arrangement with Germany these food parcels are sent to th< prisoner three times a fortnight. Th parcels supplement the bread which I is also regularly supplied, and each of them contains ten pounds of meat butter, sugar, jam, coffee or tea, salt rice, and dried fruit. The America* Red Cross is forwarding to Berm stocks of the same foodstuffs, as wel as cheese, evaporated milk, codlish and mixed biscuits. Tinned goods cai not be sent to prisoners, for German? has made over the tin containers a: hand grenades. Ninety-five per cent of the British packages sent Into Germany, with postal card receipts to be mailed back by the prisoner, havo been duly re eelptcd for. The American Red Pros, also, will enclose postal cards, as means of making sure that America* prisoners do actually receive the fooc parcels. A PATRIOTIC PARADE. Washington Celebrates the Organlza tion of Natioiml Army. Washington, Sept. 4.?The vanguan of the National Army is i dng honor ed throughout the country today wltl demonstrations to celebrate the de nurture of the first drafted men to cantonments. Typifying this splrl the national capital gave itself over t< to a great public demonstration i: which the president, congress am heads of departments took part. 1 was the first time congress ever ofh elally marched in a parade. Th< government olllees were closed am the whole city turned out. A larg party of foreign diplomats and ot he officials gathered at the revlowin Rtand to await the president's GOtntnj ,il the head of the procession and t join the president In the review. BRITISH ( \st \i/rv LIST. Lus* Last Week Exceeded Fifteen Thousand. London. Sept. 4.? British casualties reported In IflSt week were 1",?*?<??? loity-lwo hundred were killed (?' died of wounds. SECRICTARY BIHCHARD TO DEAVK Has Accepted Call to Secretaryship of Y. M. c. A. at Calumet, Michigan. Mr. H. L. Blrchard, who came to Suinter as Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association when the organization was formed and lias ever since acceptably filled that position which carried with it the manage? ment of the building ami the dis? charge of all the executive duties of the association, has accepted a call to Calumet, Michigan, as secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of that city, and will i leave within the next ten days for his new Held of labor. When Secretary Blrchard received the call he was in? clined to accept, aa it was distinct ad? vance in his chosen held of work, as Calumet is a growing and progressive city of more than thirty-five thousand population, with a large and nourish? ing Y. M. C. A., but he placed himself entirely in the hands of the board of directors of the local association and left it to them to say whether or not he should resign the position he has so long filled in Sumter. The board gave the matter careful consideration and decided that the local association would not stand in the way of Mr. Birchi.rd's acceptance of the call to a larger field and his resignation was accordingly accepted. During hie stay in Sil! ter Mr. Blrchard has becom ? thoroughly identified with the relig? ious and social life of the city and ha* made a host of friends who sincere'y regret his departure. Under his man-1 agement the local Y. M. C. A. has grown steadily in numbers and in-1 llucnce and has become one of the indispensable institutions of the com? munity. Of course all that the Y. M. C. A. has accomplished and all its growth cannot be attributed to ihc efforts of Secretary Birchard, for he has had at all times the hearty sup? port and cooperation of the board of directors and the generous and Unfall' ing backing of the entire community, but Mr. Birchard has g vinthceH It but Mr. Birchard has given the insti? tution his best efforts and the results speak for themselves. His associate; in the Y. M. C. A. work and all other. who have come to know him wish him success and happiness in his new Held in the far north. BIO WAR MEASURE. House Begins Consideration of Eleven Billion War Bond Bill. Washington. Sept. 4.?The hoQSc this morning began consideration of the eleven and half billion dollar war bond and certificate bill, the big? gest measoire of the kind ever present? ed to congress. A final vote is ox pctcd tomorrow night. The republi? cans are expected to try to include the congressional war expenditures com? mittee provision which was thrown out of the food bill. ilngood's News Notes. Bembert, Sept. 3.?Typhoid fever has prostrated a number of colored people in the community, the last be? ing a daughter of our miller, Edwin Sanders. Dr. M. S. Kirk is the phy? sician and from last reports she seem? ed to be a bit better. Mr*. W. J. Spencer is improving ! dowly. I Our friend, W. M. Sanders, is able to be around, as also \V. S. Thompson, who recently had an acute attack of rheumatism. A number of our folk:; attended the revival services at McLcod's church, Uembert, among whom were Mrs. 11. C. Bethea, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Free? man, Miss Curtcnay Atkinson and Mr Sam Shlrer. Crops up there arc fairly good, notwithstanding the drought. Sebas? tian James, Jr., has a lot of nice hog and some fine corn. Miss Courtenay Atkinson has beet spending sometime with Mrs. Leila T James. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Manning an I daughter, Dorothy with Miss Clene vieve Langley, daughter of Mr, A. D Langloy, all of Columbia, spent the wek-end with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bethea. Master Sam Young of Bembert, i with Mr. R. E. Atkinson. The ginneries around us* arc kep pretty busy these days. Cotton is opening very fast am' may soon be all in. A lot of pcavine hay has been ma terially injured by the severe drought Speaking of the meeting at Me Tweed's an affecting incident is rclat ed. Mrs. Tom Brown, who is Baptist, joined the Methodist churcl. to bo with her husband and children The members of that church wen ask. d to give her the right hand o A'etcpme and among those who earn nrwnrd were her own little children "Hagood." Washington. Bcpt. 4.?With tin final vote on the war profits tax to be taken in the senate within twenty four hours the higher tax advocates rontlnued their efforts for further in ?re.ises. Although defeated yesterday they sough! have other high pro posa|i adopted today. AMERICANS NOT TO RIGHT IMME? DIATELY. The United suites win nit Urn Hani With Allies Next Year. Paris, Sept. :>.?Ifoj. Son. Perching, who has remained in Paris clearing up the work at his old headquarters, declared, in connection with the plans tor the coming winter that tho Amer? ican people must learn the meaning and value of patience, and not expect that the expeditionary forces landed in Franco can he rushed immediately to front line trenches. To put an inadequate, Insufficiently supplied force into actual combat, he said, would merely he making a mis? take, which the Germans unquestion? ably have hoped and expected the United States would make. It is the intention, rather, that when America does take her place in the line, shoul? der to shoulder with the other allies next year, she will be fully prepared to go through the summer campaign and make the Germans feel the full weight of her military power. "Until then those of us who have fully studied the situation ami who know what is- necessary to be done," said Gen. Pershing to the Associated Press, "are anxious that the people at home should strive to realize the immensity of the task in which ere ar^ enagaged and shall have patience and help us accomplish that aim in the shortest possible time. "We came into the war without an army. So now we must build an en? tire new organization and build it so big and so strong that we can take our place along with our .allies, who al? ready have bad three years time and experience." ? True Greatness Is the result of steady, consistent tffort Determination and perscveren im are essential to success. A growing Savings Account is a powerful aid to progress. It develops ef ficiency, encourag thrift and promotes self-reli? ance. Set yourself on the right road by opening an account here to? day. One dollar will do it. The National Bunk of Sumter. SUMTER. S. C. The National Bank Of South Carolina C G. RCWLANU. Pre Silent. F. E. HINNANT, Cashier CAPITAL $ 200,000.00 SURPLUS &, PROFITS 182,000.00 RESOURCES 1.150,000.00 DIRECTORS W. B. RURNS R. J. HL AN!? I. K.CRO>W?LL GEO. F. E PPL ((SON C. G hOWLANJ ISAAC SCHWAN 1Z GEO. O. SHORE J. F. BLANtl C. T. MASON W. J. Vi KAY 1HOMAS WILSON MARK REYNGLOS MITCMUl I I VI J J. BRITTON, jr. R. O. PUROY JDHN WILION C. D. SCHWARTZ W. W. ROW! ANU S. W. SIUBBS HARLE ROWLANO A Convenience. ! A checking-account with a bank is a great convcric ict: not only to the business and profes? sional man, but to the farmer as well. More peo? ple would keep such accounts if they knew just how to go about it. We gladly assist those who need help in getting starte J. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Oldest Banking Institution in the County tim ttffltttttmmtuttmmttttttttmmtt? a ttatrntmamamtttmrna Eveiythinq in the Building Line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD. Inc. EVERY HUNG AT ONE PLACE Phones 10 ? 631