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2 UPTOHS TO POPK. Suitable Basis fur NesoUatUNia. Amsterdam. Sept. 14.?Tue reply of the Central Powere to the pcuce note of Pope Benedict, says a Vienna dispatch to the TIJduJ, begins by de ctaring that they regard the Papal proposals as a suitable basis for peace negotiations Regarding; the exchange of occu? pied territorlee. arbitration, dlsurm it and similar proposals, declaru are made, the dispatch adds Which testify to the Idealism of the Central Powers and their slnccro de sara for a peace which will insure happiness to all nations. Conciliatory declarations are also made respecting the settlement of the Balkan question. Poland and the restoration of Belgium, but emphasis Is laid on the condition that Allied Powe it must also glvo serious evi? dence of a desire for peace by a in'nt and bnnesrolent discussion of the questions which now separate the na tlona The reply, it is said, will be published as soon as the consent of the Pi pal nuncio at Vienna Is ob? tained. I Geo. H. Hurst, aasas sj saner. r?wwe^ AHeellee te Bey snd KkjM OSBS. At t.). CS A* OM Usei. N. Bsls. Phones: SSJJS, CHATTANOOGA TROLLEY STRIK1 No Im|>rovenuent In Situation?Au other Strike Breaker Arrested. Chattanooga, Sept. 17.?The car? men strike situation shows no im? provement. Another strike breakei was arrested today when he tired u riot gun at a farmer whose wagen was obstructing the car passage. STORM MOVING NORTH. Disturbance in Atlatlc is Now Off New England. Washington. Sept. 17.?Indications of disturbance off the South Atlan? tic coast for several days has moved northward. Storm warnings are dis? played from Block Island to Boston. _\ SWEDE LEAVES ENGLAND. Count Wrangel, Minister to England. Obtains Leave of Absence. London. Sept. 15.?Count Wrangel. the Swedish minister to England and Countess Wrangel left today for tlu continent on a few weeks leave o. absence. His departure followed a long conference with the British un? der secretary for foreign affairs, pre? sumably concerning the recent dis? closures. STORM ON COAST. Disturbance) Centered Off North Car? olina Coast Today. Washington, Sept. 15.?The storm disturbance in the South Atlantic it centered today near the North Car? olina coast. Northeast gales with excessive rains occurred in that vi cinlty. Storm warnings are display? ed from Charleston to Nantucket. RKPORT OF Tili: CONDITION No. IfJtTt. - Reserve District No. 5 Off the National Hank of Sumter, at 811 inter, in the State of South Caro Usa, at tlie Close of Basines*, on September 11th, IB 17. RESOURCES. I. a )?ans and discounts (except those shown on ? b and e).$619,268.03 Total loans. 4. 619,268.03 Deduct: d Notea ami bills redlscountcd (other than bunk ac? ceptance*; sold) (*ee Item 53a). 107,213.05 512,054.98 S. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured . 1,569.8 7 7. Bonds, securities, etc.: e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not Includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 3,500.00 Total bonds, securities, etc. 3,500.00 t. Stock of Federal Reservo Dank (60 per cont. of subscription. 7,500.00 a Value of banking house. 75,000.00 b Equity In banking house. 76,000.00 II. Furniture and fixtures. 12,000.00 It. Real estate owned other than banking house .. 31,960.00 la. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ... 23,591.95 II. Cssh In vault and net amount* due from nation? al banks. 80,189.29 17. Exchange for clearing house. 1,911.71 Total of Items 14. 16. 16. 17 and 18 . 82,104.00 It. Checks on banks located outside the city or town of reporting bank and other cash items. 6,192.00 Other assets: Currency in transit. 2,500.00 T< 'al. ,. $757,972.80 LIABILITIES. CaplL.1 stock paid In.$200,000.00 Surplus fund.?. 19,000.00 14. a Undivided profits.$25,980.91 b Lass current expenses, interest, and taxes paid. 6,368.56 19,012.35 10. Net amounts due to banks and bankers (other thsn Included in 28 or 29). 4,111.17 Total of items 28, 2? and 80. 4.111.17 Demand deposits subject to Reserve (deposits payable within SO days): 11. Individual deposits subject to check. 209,925.81 tt. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed). 8,649.7 1 It. Certified checks. l.OOO.oo 14. Cashier's1 checks outstanding. 226.18 Total demand deposits subject to reserve, Items 11. lt. tt. 14. 35. 36, 37. and 28. 210.801.72 Time deposits subject to Reserve (1 ayable after 30 days, or subject to 20 days or mo.c notice): tt. , Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed). 69.551.6j5 42 Other time deposits. 149,89:.87 Total of time deposits subject to 1 reserve, Items It. 40, 41. and 42 . 219,447.55 47. Bills payable, other than with Federal Reservo Etank. including all obligations re p r e s cntlng 'money borrowed, other than rediscounts. 45.000.00 1 Total. $757,972.80 til a Liabilities for rediscounts. Including those with Federal Reserve Bank (see Item Id). 107,213.0." Total contingent liabilities. 869,984.49 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter. ss. I. W. J. Crowsoa. Jr., Cashier of the above named bank, da solemnly eitear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and b>?|l?r. W, J. CKOWSON, JR.. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before SM this 17th day of September. 1917. H. II. Crowwun. Notary Public. Correct Attest: HENRY P. MOSES, D. R. MCCALLUM. H. J. MCLAURIN, JR., Directors. \ Eveiythlnq In the Building Line Ail Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. f KVKRYTI IIN< 1 AT ONK PLACK | Pttiti 10 - 631 I RsuumuimmmimiwimiuOT moon ssi i ink still operating WITHIN thuek milks or city limits AND in sight or PUBLIC llOAD. PetCT Davit ami Albertus Klllott Were Doing Flourishing Booze Business on Manning Public Road, Near Din? gle's Mill?Vstd a Crude 'Home? made Still, hut it Accomplished its Purpose. Deputy Sheriff Hazel Boykin and Rural Policemen Sam Newman and Alex Norris Monday afternoon cap? tured a whiskey still in the house of Peter Davis, colored, who lived on tho edge of the Dingle mill swamp, within sight of the Manning public road ahout three miles from the city. The still was a crude , home-made affair, fabricated from a sixty-pound lard can, a few pieces of galvanized iron pipe and a wooden trough. It is supposed to have had a capacity of two to three gallons- of liquor a day. No liquor was found in the house, but there were about fifty gal? lons of mash on hand ready for dis? tillation. This mash was made of a mixture of corn meal and molasses, fermented in barrels. The still was operated on an ordinary cook stove and the whole outfit was of the simp? lest character, but Peter Davis, who was* In charge of the business, says it made*" whiskey and that they had nt difficulty n disposing of the output at $2 a quart. When the still was located there was no one at home, so the police? men disturbed nothing and set out to capture the moonshiners. Late In the afternoon they found Peter Davis at the house of one of his neighbor and arrested him without difficulty. He told them that Albertus Elliott was his partner and, as- Albertus was well known in police circles as a blind tiger of long standing, there was no difficulty in identifying and arresting him. Elliott, of course, de? nied any interest in or knowledge o: tho still, but was nevertheless taken Into custody and committed .o jail. Davis stated that they had been running tho still for abq'ut five months and sold the liquor as rapid? ly as made. The reason there was no liquor on hand Monday was thai they did not run the still Sunday and the demand for liquor on Sunday was greater than the supply. They were ready to make an all night run Mon? day, so as to be prepared to supply their customers on Tuesday. Two other negroes are alleged to be inter? ested in the still, but they have no* been arrested for want of sullicient evidence to convict. Tine Opportunity Which Invites. (By Ralph Barton Perry of Thr Vigilantes.) The man who deserves our sympa? thy today is the man who cannot give everything; the man whom physical disability or age, or a dependent fam? ily, compels to go about the ordin?ry things when all the world is doing extraordinary things. Now that war has become a collective social effort and no": a mere shock of arms, he may get something of the feeling ot a participant. But he cannot wholly rid himself of the notion that he is u spectator. He must tread the old fa? miliar round of earning a livelihood with little heart. For such a time as this belongs to the young and the free, to those who are entering the scone just as the adventure begins, and can make that adventure their vocation. Youth of America, awaken to your great good fortune! To you it is giv? en to be young when all the world is young. You and the new age art iroing to grow up together. You have the chance to make the world you arc going to live in. Two years before this war began Paul Sabatior* wrot' thes^ words of the Frenchman's feel ing.st toward Alsace: "For what an we making these aar rlflees? For a very simple matter?to be faithful to Alsace; but fundamentally, what we desire above all is to be faithful to an idea, to be the knights of this idea that it may make its definitive entry into the world through us and through our suffering." When you who are young shall have grown old in ser? vice, you will be able to say of trium? phant democracy: "We were its faith? ful knights. Through us and through our suffering it has made its- definitive i e ntry into the world." Bank Statcmnct ('ailed. Washington, sept. IB,?A national bank call was issued today for a re? port on condition on September 11th Beeswax Wanted. SOS me before you sell your wax. 1 will buy it for cash at the best cur? rent price. n. q. OSTEEN. (iltOVY JlYK in THE SOUTHEAST. Use Honic-Orwvn Seed to Supple? ment the Wheat Crop in Parts of the South. Washington, Sept. IS.? Uye should he more generally grown in many parts of the Southeastern States than it is at present, says the United States Department of Agriculture. This Is especially desirable, it adds, as a present-day war measure. Wheat and rye should be consider? ed together in any program for in? creasing the supply of bread grains, especially for home-grown bread in the southeast. There are many places, for example, where rye can be grown with less risk than wheat. On poorer and sandier soils than are suited to wheat, rye may succeed; and it will make a crop with less fertilizer. For normal conditions it is not advisable to pay the existing high prices for potash for the rye crop. Hye can be used as a bread grain not only by those who are ac? customed to It, but many others who have not eaten rye bread ire likcl> to llnd it a welcome variation in breadstuff s. Rye is the best grain in most of the Southeastern States as a cover, green manure, and grazing crop. Home-grown seed of rye, as with most others, is best. Northern-grown seed is not suitable for sowing in the South. "Hagood" News and Views. Rembert, Sept. 14.?Cotton is open? ing fast, and is being gathered almost as fast as it opens. In consequence ginneries are running on full time. The wheat mill at Dinkins is kept quite busy all the time. It has but two products, the bran and the flour. It is to be hoped our people will continue to plant wheat. And there is no reason why we should not make our own molasses. It is awful to he dependent on other folks for what you eat. When we make these and have plenty of hog and hominy we can let the old world wag on. It happens sometimes that the Lo-mun is high and the Hy-man is low. They called his name means. The ? was left off to hide the truth. It was mean. One feels almost blissful to get his head, unhurt, out of the wolf's mouth. He is all sorts of a fool If he sticks it back In there to experience the thrill. Mr. W. H. Freeman was in the city yesterday on business. Mesdames W. M. Lenoir, Sr., and Sam Lenoir were out calling on Mr ;. S. W. Allen and Mrs. H. C. Bathe.1 Wednesday afternoon, September 12 Mesdames Alice Lenoir, of yo'?r city, ind Crawford Sanders, of Ila good, with Miss Courtenay Atkinson, dined with Mrs. H. C. Bethea Wed? nesday, September 12. Mrs. J. R, Atkinson of Hagood was visiting friends in the neighborhood the same day. Two fine fellows (that's the way they felt about it) were milking the cows one bright day because their wives put them at it. They knew there was timber in them for gover? nor, congressman and all that sort of thing and when the Hon. Harold Swiminged drove by in great state it was not to say they were humiliated, galling in the extreme. "Toting" slops to pigs, gathering eggs, milking cows, etc. by ? is getting just too common. And the "wimmen" wanting to vote and all that sort of thing. Well, it happened just this way. The parson, with his broadcloth and beaver had climbed into the buggy with his good wife, when that thoughtful woman remembered that the poor calf had not been slopped. The parson remonstrated in vain. At last very unwillingly he crawled out, got the slop, brought out the prec? ious calf, who would do nothing but sniff. The parson's patience worn threadbare, he suddenly jammed the calf's nose down in the slop when it as suddenly brought up with a snort, bespattering the parson's pants. Jamming the nose back, the parson exclaimed "If it was not for the grace of Cod In my heart I'd break your durned neck." "You see what that woman done?" Very peculiar weather for the time of the year. A frost, a killing frost, would be a calamity. Have you got your garden plant? ed? Lightning struck Mr. J. R. Corbett'y house last Sunday, doing consider? able damage. No one was hurt. Ihrphoid patients in the commun? ity are Improving. The other sick are doing well. "JT mood." RUB-MY-TISM Will cure youy Rheumatism,1 Neuralgia, Headache*, damps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts und Burns, Old Boreg, Stings of Insect?, Ecfc Antiseptic Anodyne, used internally and externally. FfiQ6 Ug.I REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF No. 106G0. - Reserve District No. 6. The National Bank of South Carolina, at Sumter, In the State of South Car? olina, at the Close of Business, on September 11, 1917. i OURCES: 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on ? b and c). 867.284.92 Total loans. 867,284.92 Deduct: d Notes and bills rcdiscounted (other than bank ccptances sold) (see Item 53a). 76,242.36 791.042.5? 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 903.81 ?r>. ?. S. bonds (other than Liberty Bonds of 1917): a U. B. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value). 75,000.00 Ponds, securities, etc.: e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 5,530.45 8. Stocks, other than Federal Reserve bank stock 3,810.00 'J. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription). 9,750.00 10. a Value of banking house. 37,023.64 b Equity in banking house. 37,023.64 11. Furnitur? and fixtures. 4,109.10 12. Real estate owned other than bankine house. .. 8,825.0? 13. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve nk ... 43,947.92 14. Items with Federal Reserve Bank i i process of collection (not available as reserve). 41,668.73 15. Cash in vault and net amounts due from nat? ional banks. ?. 51,665.2t 18. Checks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank (other than Item 17) .. .. 4,995.97 19. Checks on banks located outside of city or town of reporting bank and other cash items 550.78 20. Redemption fund mith U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer. 3.750.00 Total. $1,082,573.17 LIABILITIES: 22. Capital stock paid in. 200,000.0e 23 Surplus fund. 125,000.00 24. a Undivided profits. 65,325.52 b Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid 7,132.40 58,193.12 27. Circulating notes outstanding. 75,000.00 29. Net amounts due to National banks. 30.58 30. Net amounts due to banks and bankers (other than included in 28 or 29) _'. 10,576.10 Demand deposits subject to Reserve: (deposits pay? able within 30 days): 31. Individual deposits subject to check .. .. 261.776.42 32. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed).. . 27,306.25 33. Certified checks. 791.00 34. Cashier's checks outstanding .r. 845.44 37. Dividends unpaid. . 48.00 Total demand deposits subject to Reserve, items 31. 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38 . 290,767.11 Time deposits subject to Reserve payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice): 39. Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed). 99,341.53 12. Other time deposits. 223,664.73 Total of time deposits subject to R'eserve, Jteme 39, 40, 41, and 42 . 323.006.26 Total. $1.0^2,673.17 53 a Liabilities for rediscounts, including those with Federal Reserve Bank (see Item Id). .0.442.36 Total contingent liabilities . 76,242.36 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, as. I, F. B. Hinnavt, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and be? lief, F. E. HINNANT, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of Sept. 1917. A. M. Broughton, Notary Public. Correct Attest: C. D. SCHWARTZ, W. B. BURNS, \ C. G. ROWLAND. Directors. i_ Is the result of steady, consistent effort. Determination and perseverence are essential to success. A growing Savings Account isja powerful aid'tjprogress. It develops efficiency, encourag thrift and promotes self-reli? ance. Set yourself on the right [road by opening an account here to? day. One dollar willdo it. Ttye National Bank of Sumter. SUMTER. S. C.