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CTATtaiv>rr OF the statistical ftfTTATION' in thk ??TrllN ma Ith kt. The DawniI h* Equal to or (ironicr TIMM tnt? Visible and Prospective Hnin^ly-?Tne Proposed Embargo on flsgpsjit lit* to Neutra N \\ ould Not As>#r Kit notion?The lxvr?<u?c In ssxawete lw Aocountod for l?v Cotton That Ha* Y easily done to German) Austria. Washington. 8ept. 10.?The so-rnll sd embargo on cotton to neutrals should have small, If any effect, upon the gross movement, la the opinion of Clarence Ouslsy, AsMatnnt Secretary of Agriculture, who today Issued a state? ment on the subject, with an analysis of the statistical position showing that this year's production la consider? ably below last year's taking*. Mr. ousleys statements follow: "It Is painful to ohwrve that there are American cltisens who for gain or In prsjjdlos would distort the truth In regard to tho regulation of cotton exports to neutrals. Of course ths export of cotton to neutrals In not forbidden; It Is to be confined to demonstrated needs for actual con? sumption In order to prevent cotton from reaching our enemies, the Cen? tral powers. I.ist year's exports to all countries other than France, Italy Russia England. Canada, and Japan were only tt2.134 hales and yet I read a statement In a newspaper a days ago to the effect that the em? bargo would cut off ths markets for four million bales. Aw the cotton cror Is now moving It is well for us to know the precise facts. Here is the latest official Information concerning cotton exports for the season 1913 1914 Mho year before the war) and ths season of 1916-1917. compiled by tho United States Bureau of Forelgr and Domestic Commerce: Fiscal Yr. Fiscal Yr i \ ended ended June 30 June 30 Country 1914 1917 Qusn- (Quan? tity, tity. Bales. Bales. Europa: Austrin-Hungary 101,786 . Belgium. 116,835 . Denmark. 100 . Prtnre. 1.091.137 1.023,127 Qtrmtny.3.785.990 . gkeOsOs. 1.660 . Italy. 617.011 660.571 Nethert . .i.Ja .. .. 34.014 _ Norway. S.S00 .... Portugal . . 6.323 .... Russia In Europe 94.726 46,56i Spain. 285,139 366,2?*'. Sweden. 48.609 .... United Kingdom: Knatand.3.394.241 2.793,39 Scotland. 1.966 _ Irslsnd. 65 760 .... Pther Europe . 232,7" North America: i Camida. 146,992 186,84 Guatemala .... 1.120 Mexico. 31,948 5,0: New found land and Labrador. 9 . W. I*d is*-French 10 . South America: Vesesuela .... 65 . I Asia: Chins. 8,7 57 . Hongkong. 290 . Japan. 336.908 514.53' Oceania: Philippine Island* 4 50 . Africa: British S Africa. 26 . Other countries. 118,071 Total. 9.165.300 5.947,16 "The periods covered In this tabb srs not the the periods of tho com rnsrclal season which ends July 31 but tlo'v will suffice. "The total exports before the wn were 9.165.30(1; last year they wer 6,947,166. Before the war exports t' Gsrmsny were 2.785.220; to Austrl 101,786: total. 2,887.006 The differ encs between the total exports th year before the war and last root 1 1.118.185 It will be sei n th it th suspension of exports to Germany an Austria lacks comparatively little o accounting for the difference betwee expo" ? now and before the war. Th' tablr sbows that KurODSOn neutral last year received Itt.ell bb tWhere are the markets that woub take four million bales but for th embargo? 'It la Interoatlng to observe thn exports to England last yOOf were 2 ttS.368 compared with 3^994,941 fo the year before the wnr or I differenc of onlv r.oo xr,:?, while exports to Ttal esjsl Jsp.in Increased ::.'t.1M2 bales. | In plain to be seen that olher countrie are supplying such small part of tin trade aa England has lowt and that th aubatnntlnl difference between the t-> tal exports last icnr and the year be fore the war Is the lack of cotto formerly supplied to Germans an Austria and the savings or deprb'a tlons practiced generally on necoun' of tse war. "Therefore, It ia obvious that lh? socallsd smbargo on ths shipment o' ! cotton to neutn.ls {n ItMlf will no; materially decreuse the total *? erica.. exports and should not apprec.a.dy if , feet prices this year. The t.ucstion le not what we muy he unable to ship to the neutrals, but what we may be I abio to Kiiip to countries permitted t > I receive freely. As to that, the only element of doubt is the amount of tonnage available. There is nothing , In the present situation to warrant the j fear that the countries which receiv? ed cotton last your will not receive ; substantially aa much this year. The submarine menace has not been re? moved, but it seems to be diminish? ing In a relative sense. Tho latest de? pendable calculation shows that the net decreu.se of tonnage on the pres? ent building conditions will not ex? ceed two and a-half million tons 4 year and It is fair to assume that at the present rate of destruction o! shipping cotton will be exported dur? ing 1917-1918 in volume nearly, if not i quite, equal to the volume of 191? 1917. It is as reasonable to antici? pate peace before another crop can he grown as 1i anticipate tho com? plete or greatly Increasing success of the submarine. "With the present crop of 12.499, 000 bales, with a record of 7.491,086 bales taken jm the United States last year, with an unprecedentedly small carry-over from 1916-1917, with Liv? erpool and Continental stocks nearly 500.000 bales less than last year, with stocks of drygoods low everwhere and a certain increase of demand In the United RtAtes due to tho mobilizing oi two million soldiers within 12 month0 and supplying them with khaki and tents, there is no reason whatever for doubt that there will be demand for all tho American cotton In sight avail? able for export. Last year Americar takings were 7,191,086, and last year': exports 5,947,165, making a total ot 13.438,250 bales or 939,250 more thar the estimated crop of this year. A V< per cent, decline In both exports and domestic consumption would not equal the difference between las year's takings and this year's crop. A.1 already shown there is no apparem reason for a decline In either An in? crease in exports Is expected with an Improvement in shipping facilities, only the necessities of transportation of soldiers and supplies is likely t? cause a decrease, and if circumstance; ?hould cause a decrease of exports there Is? likely to be a correspondlm Increase of American manufactures t< such extent aa capacity may permit because tho world must have clothim and its stock? were never so low as a present. "Prom these facts tt would appfin hat a crop of 12.&00.000 or even 13, )00,000 hales this year will not excee the world's eager demand, unles some unforeseen calamity should be fall. "The fluctuations In price durim the last few weeks have not beei surprising to any disinterested stu dent of the cotton market. The rem nant of the old crop was small am wus held by a few concerns, as i generally tho case under such eircum stances; demand had boon quickene? by our entry Into the war and th' reed for quick supply of army cloth Ing and other material; the growing Top was tn low condition and ship ping construction had been speedet up. Price stimulation was Inevitable until the new crop began to move and then reaction was natural. Th> pendulum generally swings to the ex treme of speculative -Mmulus am back to the extreme of speculative de presslon. Its true poise Is usuall: about midway between. "Tho market Is now affected by th' usual rush to sell a new crop. A con trlbuting factor Is- the greater valu> Involved, for It requires twice a much money to finance a crop now af it required four or five years ago Financiers aro accustomed to thinl In terms of 10 and 12 cent eottor and can not easily bring themselvc to think in terms of 20 and 25 cen' cotton. They do not readily recoc nize ratios and relations; they arc prone to oon'-idor the old basis of or 8 cents as loan value; they do no' visualize cotton In drygoods now soli ing upon a basts of 30 to 4 0 cents. "On the other hand few men In th trade realize the change in economl ?onditions m the cotton belt. Th Top mortgage is not so common a In other times. Hood prices and dl ?erslfleatlon for several years hav made many cotton planters their ow eredlters. Storage facilities hav< '?eon vastly increased, thoimh not a much ns should be at the point of pre "erred storage, which is the gin farmers are more and more learninr feSjSJ to value SOttoft and are more an nore relying upon their own judg oent. The Department of Agrlcul lure's service in famishing Informs ?Ion ai'out crop conditions, yields, con sumption. movement, grading, an< marketing* is putting the producer upon somewhat eiiual terms wit' traders. Until very recently the farm ?r merely asked tlie trade,. 'What wil vou gtroT More and more now-s lavM the trader Is compelled t<? 'he farmers 'What will you take' The chango In attitude is totorostlni tnd significant. In cotton market Ing, as 111 many of our commercial customs ami political institutions, the old order is changed. Many hv gueneOf formerly prevailed have passed away or have lost much ol their potentiality, i "To summarize the situation, it ap? pears that, if present conditions of war and transportation continue, the I supply of cotton is well Within the world's demand and I embargo will p not materially affect the movement of I exports. The growers of cotton be? ing apprised of the truth of the sit i uation and being as- capable as the I traders of appraising the chances 'against them and for them are likely I to insist upon prices in keeping with i the high levels of these times. lNSTHl'CTlOX^ STOB KNITTING. Directions Issued by the Women's Ha? nau of American KcU ii'oss. Sleeveless Sweater. 2 1-2 hanks of yarn (u-8 Ib.); 1 pair lied Cross Needles No. I, Cast on St) stitches. Knit t, purl 8 stitches for 4 Inches. Knit plain un? til sweater measures 2.i inches. Knit 28 stitches, bind off 24 stitches for neck, loose. Knit 28 'stitches. Knh 7 ridges on each shoulder, cast on 24 stitches. Knit plain for 21 inches. Purl 2, knit 2 stitches for 4 inches Sew up sides, leaving I inches for armholes. 2 rows single crochet around neck and 1 row single cro? chet around the armholes. Wristlets No. 1. 1-2 hank of yarn (1-8 Ib.); 1 pah Red Cross needles No. 2. Cast on 48 site lies, knit 2 and pur. 2 for 12 inches, and sow up tearing i Inches open space for thumb 2 inchei from the edge. Medium Sized Man's Sock. 4 Red Cross needles No. 1; 1-2 lb (2 hanks) of yarn. , Set up CO stitches, 20 on each o three needles. Knit 1? plain and 2 pur for 35 rows (4 1-2 inches). 16th rov knit 4 plain stitches, knit 2 together: repeat this until the round is com? pleted. There are now 50 stitches or the needles Knit 50 rows plain unti leg measures 11 inches. (6 1-2 inches of plain knitting.) Take half th< number of stitches (25) on first needb for the heel (leaving 12 and 13 sltch as on the second and third needles fot the instep), ndd on the 25 stitches knit 1 row. purl 1 row alternately foi 2C times (or 3 inches), always slip ping the nrHt stitch. Begin to tun heel on the wrong svide, slip 1, pur IS, purl 2 together, purl 1. Turn work over, slip 1. knit 4. all; 1, knit 1, and pans it over slippeC stitch, knit 1. Turn, slip 1, purl 5 purl 2 together, purl 1. Turn, slip 1 knit 6, slip 1, knit 1, and pass it ove' slipped stitch, knit 1. Continue work ing toward the sides of the heel it ?Ms manner, leaving 1 more stitch be tween decreases on every row until al the stitches are worked In. Then vhould then bo 15 sltches on th< needle. Pick up 13 stitches on side o heel; now knit the 25 stitches on 2< and 3d needle on to one needle, whicl becomes your 2d needle; with your 2? needle pick up the 12 stitches on oth if side of heel, and knit 7 stitches of vour 1st needle so that you will nov have 21 stitches on the 1st needle, 2 ditches on the 2d needle, and 2 Pitches on 3d needle, 1st needle (a knit to within 3 stitches of end, kni I together, knit 1. 2d needle (b) knl olaln. 3d needle (c) knit 1, slip 1 tnlt 1, pass slipped stitch over, knl' olain do end of needle. Knit aroun "lain (d). Repeat a. h, c and d until you hav< 13 stitches on 1st needle?2.", stitches 40 2d, 12 stitches on Id. Knit plai ''or 4 1-2 Indies. 1st needle (e) knl 10 stitches?knit 2 Inge!her, knit 1 2d needle (f) knit 1, slip 1, knit 1 pass slipped stitch over, knit r Htches. Knit 2 together, knit 1. 3d needle (g) knit 1, slip 1, knit 1. pas slipped stitch over, knit 9 stitches knit 2 rows plain (h). Repeat e, f, g and h 5 times, the tarrow every other row until you ha vh "> stitches on your 1st nedle, ! ditches on your Id needle and I stitch ?s on your Sd needle. Knit the stitches on your 1st needle on to youi %6. Your work Is now all on 2 need 'es opposite each other, lireak o* varn leaving 12-ineh end. Thread int' rotated needle and proceed to weav< he front and back together as foi ows: Tass worsted needle through Is' titrh ? of front knitting needle as i knitting and slip stitch off?pan hrough 2d stitch as if purling?leav itlCh on, pun thread through Is ittteh of back needle as if purlins. dip stitch off, purl thread through !< Ittteh of back needle as if knittinc leave stitch on. Repeat from * unt all the stitches are off the needle, Sock when finished should mcusuri Foot, from tip of heel to tip of tot 11 Inches. Leg, from tip of heel to tip of lei 1 I inches. Muffler. 2 1-2 hanks of yarn <".-s Ib.); l pair Red Cross nee;' s No. ::. Cast 01 "di stitches or ii Inehoa. Plain itnli ting for 68 inches. MAY RAILWAY KIXOKDs. operation by Railrotul War Board F*? tablishes Record lot Fftiiconcy and Kkronomy? Waahington, Sept. 10.?Fairfax Har? rison, chairman of th<! Railroads' Wai Board, authorises the following: Information gathered by tho Kail-' roads' War Board during the first four! months of its existence, indicates that the voluntary act of t_m> .,>.> ; railroads of this country in merging thei ? competitive activities for t he pe? riod of the war and uniting in one continental system, has not only made the transportation problem presented by the war less cumbersome to han? dle, but surer of satisfactory .solution. In addition to welding into one loy? al army each and every one of the 1,750,000 persons employed by rail? roads? from engine wipers to presi? dents?the co-ordination of the na? tions' carriers lias made possible the most intensive use of every locomo? tive, every freight car, every mile of track and every piece of railroad equipment In the count, it has also facilitated the securing of invaluable cooperation from the shippers and the general public. Some concrete instance of what ha> been accomplished through this co? operation of the railroads, the ship pers and the public since April 21st when the War Hoard was created, may be summarized as follows: The excess of unfilled car requisi? tions over idle cars, or what is* com? monly called car shortage has beer reduced 70 per cent. On April 30th, the so-called car shortage amounted to 148,627. On June 80th these figures had been cut to 77,14 4. On August 1st the excess of unfilled car requisitions over idle cars amounted to only 33,776. In the month of May, freight trans portation service rendered by about 7T per cent of Class 1 roads, (earnings of $1,000,000 or more), was 16.1 per cent, in excess of the service render? ed In 1916. In that year, which was one of unusual activity, the freight service rendered by the carriers was 24 per cent, greater than in 1916. S( the carriers have achieved the as? tounding feat of adding to their freight service, In the short space of two years, an amount equal to th? freight traffic of Oreat Britain, France. Russia, Germany and Austria com? bined. Approximately 20.000.000 miles ol train service a year have been saved by the elimination of all passenger i rains not essential to the most press ing needs of the country. This re duction of passenger service has re? leased hundreds of locomotives ant train crews and cleared thousands ol miles of track that are absolutely needed in the freight service for the transportation of necessities. Freight congestion at many import ant shipping points has been averte? by promptly moving empty cars fron one railroad to another, irrespective of ownership. By ordering the adop? tion of this policy, which is brand new to American railroad usage, th< Railroads4 War Hoard has moved 113, 420 empty freight cars into district where they have been most needed. Through the pooling of lake coa> and lake ore. a saving of 52,000 car in moving those commodities aion has been achieved. A further saving of 133,000 car has been made possible by the pool ing of tidewater coal. Both of thos< pooling projects were brought about by the Railroads' War Board in col laboration with the Committee or Coal Production of the Council of National Defense. By regulating the movement of grain for export, the number of can ordinarily required for this service ha been reduced, despite an abnormal ex? port increase this year, 75,682,021 bushels of wheat, corn, barley ami oats being shinned to the Allies fron; May 1st to July 14th. This business was so handled thv there were no delays or no blocking o: facilities at either the grain elevator: or the seaports. Although the figures on the inten live loading of freight cars are not completed as yet. a sulllcient nUmbei of reports have been received from tlv 27 local committees of the War Boar to show that commercial bodies and individual Shippers in all ports of tin country are giving hearty co-opera tion to the railroads' campaign "b make one ear do the work of two." ltaidu ln*Roegc, Miss Annie Baldwin and Mr. Pre. BoOaTS were united In marriage a ?he residence of Rev. K. W. Reynolds this city. Saturday afternoon, Bept tember Xth, at 5 o'clock. Immediate? ly after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs Boege left for WhKesvllle, N. C. where they will make their futur home. The bride is q y.Uing women po;: scssing many beautiful traits of ehnr acter while the groom is a sturri young fellow, a prosperous farmer of his section. Mr. and Mrs. Boeg< are originally from Whlteavllle. I GERMAN NEWSPAPER RAIDED. Editor and Other Weiten on Philo-; dolphin Tageblatt Arrested by Fed? eral Agents* Philadelphia, Sept. 10.?In a raid on the Philadelphia Tageblatt, a long established German language morn? ing newspaper, which is charged with having attached the government's war polities for several months past, fed? eral agents tonight arrested the ed? itor and business manager and con? fiscated large quantities of corre? spondence! liles and documents. The prisoners, who are charged with vio? lating the Espionage Act, are Dr. Mar? tin Karkow, editor, and Herman Lemke, business manager. Warrants also have been issued for the presi? dent, treasurer, editor-in-chief, and an editorial writer. The government agents in one war rant charge certain members of the staff with "wilfully making and con? veying false reports and statements with the intent to promote the suc? cess of the enemies of the I'nited .States, while the United States is at war with the Imperial German gov? ernment." I A second warrant charges the start With using the mails for the same purpose. According to government offlcero under Prank Cierbarlno, special ar/ent, who conducted the raid, The Tageblatt on Saturday published statements in? structing Germans in this country how to evade the postal laws ?and for? ward letters to Germany. Miss Marian Satterwhite. of Win? throp Col ego, and Mrs. J. M. Napier, of Darlington, spent the day in the city. Eveiythinq in the Building Line All Kinds ol Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. 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