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Iii TD II TIE IM VICTORY MEANS ORGANIZING IOR FOOD PRODUCTION. AIM?* WUI Not (tend Neutrals Food Till They Furnish felqual Service Against Common Fnemy. Atlantic City. N. J? Sept. 1?.?Her? bert C. Hoover, the food administra? tor, speaking on the world food situa? tion tonight declared that starvation would win the war and the elds best able to organise luv resources for food produution and conservation would come out victor. "Tho food situation of America jffl the all las Is such." said Mr. Hoover, "that the neutral countries of north era hi j rope can dot hope to get food from the fJnited States unless they expect to fdrnlsh equivalent service In other directions to the common causa against Germany.' Lord NorthcHffe. head of the Brit? ish commission In this country, told of bis work as purchasing agent for Great Britain and how he is spending between $60,000.00 and $?0.000.000 a weak. He also described some funds ssental chsnges in Industry that the war has caused In Great Britain and predicted that some of these changes would take place also in the Units? "Pood has) since the wsr began gen? erally assumed a larger place In the scosomlcs. the) statesmanship and the strategy of warfare." Mr. Hoover told the delegatse to the war convention of the United States Chamber of Com meree. "The allies,'4 he added*, "are block? ading the food from Germany and the Surrounding neutrals are under great pressure to export their supplies both ways. The Germans are trying to starve the elites by sinking the food ships and all governments are faced with reduction of consumption, stim? ulation of production, Control of prloss and readjustment of wages. The winning of the war la largely a prob? lem of who can organise this wcap "There has come about not only a limitation of supplies by an accumu? lation in accessible markets. The re? sults of these cumulative forces is that North America lt\ called up by both allies and neutials for supplies of food far beyond Its normal export ability. "If the extremely high prices thundering at every door were not a euffteter t demonstratio?., it is possible, by actual figures, to prove that we have been exporting In many com modules actually beyond our capacity to produce. During the last year we have exported every bist ounce of wheat the country during this period was ca|?able of producing and our nat tlonal stock of cereals and animal pro? ducts, proportionate to our population was, at the beginning of this harvest, the lowest Id our history, and many of us have been under the keenest anxiety Isst ws would face absolute shortage. This anxious period la now happily eased. "The demand In many commodi? ties during the coming year la beyond our ca|>aclty to furnish If we consume our normal amounts. The necessity ef maintenance of the allies Is our first lire of defense and our duty to humanity In feeding the neutrals de? mands of us that we reduce our ev? ery unnecessary consumption and ev? ery wants to the last degree and even the world dependent on us must face privation. Owing to the limitation of shipping we must confine our exports to the moat concentrated foodstuffs." Of high food prices and the need for price control. Mr. Hoover said: "We have all listened to the spe? cious arguments of the high prices heralded as the mark of prosperity and to possess economic advantages r It Is advocated as a conservation measure. It Is true high prices re? duce consumption but they reduce It through the methods of fumlne, for the burden is thrown on to that class of the most limited means and thus the class least able to bear It. There Is no national conservation in rob? bing our working classes of the abil? ity to buy food. Heal conservation lies In the equitable distribution of the least necessary amount and in this country wo can only hope to ob? tain that by voluntary self denial und voluntary reduction of waste. GKKMAN PFACK HKPLY. Will Not Contain Any Declaration a* to Belgium. Berlin, 8ept. 20.?Herlin press and parllmentary circles concur In the prediction that the German reply to the Pope's peace note will not contain spend ? declarations concerning Bel? gium. The reply will not be made public before Saturday. CiOOD JOB FOR GFOItGIAN. William C. Adam?on Will Appraise -Merchandise at New York. Washington. Sept. 20.?William C Adams, of Georgia, has been nomi? nated general appraiser of mcrch;in dlse at New York. ARGENTINE READY FOR BREAK SENATE VOTES TO SEVER RELA? TIONS WITH GERMANY. Sweden's Silence on Disclosures Merely a Cloak to v Cover an Em? barrassing Scrape. Buenos Ayros, Sept. 19.?The Ar? gentine senate, by a vote of 23 to 1, today declared for the breaking off of relations with Germany. The resolution now goes to the Chamber of deputies. There is strong public feeling in favor of its final passage. p a I Washington, Sept. -Sweden's of? ficial reticence concerning the expo? sures made by Secretary Lansing of the part her diplomatic agents have taken in the transmitting German of messages is regarded here largely as a cloak to cover what must necessarily be an embarrassing internal reform. Officials of the state department to? day made no effort to conceal the fact that the United States is disposed to accept the unofficial statements of re? gret and indignation from Admiral Lindman, minister of foreign affairs at Stockholm, as a true indication of the Swedish people's attitude. Cablegrams from London have quoted spokesman of the British government as saying that the same admissions made to it by the foreign minister would be re? garded there as satisfactory. Until official admission of a meas? ure of guilt is made, however, and premises of greater care in the future are given, it appears improbable that Swedish diplomatic representtaives will be afforded the same facilities for the transmission of their dispatches. Although the American government has not placed any restrictions on the Swedish legation here, there is dally evidence that code messages sent to and from Stockholm through cable stations in the control of Great Brit? ain are being subjected to indefinite delay. Reports from Stockholm that changes in the government would in? clude the placing of Admiral Lind? an in the premier's seat have gone far to? wards convincing this government that the Swedish sentiment has been so aroused that formal assurances will soon come that such incidents as those discovered In Argentina and Mexico will not be repeated. Interest in tho Urgent ne situation will continue here until that govern? ment's course Is determined, which can not be until Berlin has replied to Argentina's demand for further ex? planations. Washington. Sept. 9.?News that the Argentine senate had voted over? whelmingly to sever diplomatic rela? tions with Germany was received in j Washington tonight with gratification and no little surprise. Officials had recognized that re? cent disclosures concerning cable? grams sent to Berlin by the German minister at Buenos Ay res through the Swedish foreign office had aggravated the situation brought about by C r many's sinking of Argentine ships, but it had been assured that with the German minister handed his pass? ports no further official action would be taken pending receipt of Germany's explanation of the message. Although it Is understood the State department's purpose in making pub? lic copies of tho cablegrams was only to expose the German government's worldwide system of duplicity and in? trigue, it is not secret that Argentina's participation in the war would be welcomed. Even the breaking off of relations, it is pointed out, would hive a power? ful effect on opinion in all South American countries. That action also probably would result in considerable material benefit to the allies- by de? creasing Argentine exports to neutral countries through which they might find their way to Germany. Argentina is now the only great neutral food producing country. RELATIONS SEVERER. Costa Rica Breaks Wllh Germany Wln?n Plot is l'iuovcred. San Jose. C. R., Sept. 9.?Diplomat? ic relations between Costa Rica and Germany tire considered severed as the result of steps taken by the gov? ernment. General Tinoco, the presi? dent, discovered that German resi? dents here have Joined with some of tho followers of Kormor President Gonzales In conspiring against the government. Three of the prominent Germans here, Kumpel, Aleschul and Orllch, have been arrested. All Germans re? siding in Costa Rlean ports have been ordered interned. President Tlnoco has called congress- in special session and will lay the matter before It. General Tlnoco, president of Costa Rica, assumed that office in .Iannary. ItlTi when the Qonsales government uas overthrown, Qonsales appealed to the United ?tatet to Intervene, but I he American government took no ac? tion. The American government, how ever, had refused to recognize the Tinoco government. Theer have been reports several times since last April that Germans in Costa Rica and Former President Gonzales were implicated in a plot to depose Tinoco, Lato in April it was re? ported that Costa Rica would declare war on Germany, provided the United States government recognized the Tinoco government. MEETING AT OSWEGO. Most largely Attended Community Meeting of the Series Held Tuesday Night. The people of Oswego are evident? ly interested in the work of the Coun? ty Council of Defense, for they turn? ed out in force Tuesday night to at? tend the meeting held In the Oswego School House at the call of the Chair? man of the County Council. It was the most largely attended and in some respects- the most earnest and inter? esting of any of the series of meet? ings thus far held. Talks were made by Chairman A. C. Phclps of the County Council; E. 1. Reardon, Rev. S. W. Henry, of Os? wego; P. G. Bowman, B. M. Oliver of Oswego and W .D. McLeod of Oswe? go. Mr. Phelps explained the plan dnd work of the National. State and County Councils of Defense, all la? boring to unite all patriotic citizens into one earnest and sincere organiza? tion In support of the govern' ient while it is carrying on the war foi he preservation of democracy and the safety of American citizens and Amer? ican ideals. He discussed food pro? duction and food conservation and emphasized the fact that Southern farmers arc not advised to curtail cotton production, but to produce all the meat and bread they need on every farm, all the other foodstuffs possible and then to make all the cot? ton they can. He told his audience that the government had called upon South Carolina to increase the wjieat production 37 per cent, this year, and to do this the State Council of De? fense had adopted a res-olution asking the people to plant an acre of wheat for every plow on every farm. He r also referred to the work of the Red Cross and the necessity of this or? ganization having the support of all the people, especially the women, in country as well as In town. Mr. Reardon in his speech covered praeticaly the same ground as he has at other meetings. He advised the planting of tobacc6 next year, a limit? ed acreage to every farm. He dhvo presented the appeal of the American Library Association which is trying to jbtain reading matter for the soldiers in the great army camps. He asked for contributions of books, magazines and money, all contributions to be left at Red Cross Headquarters at the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Henry gave his hearty endorse? ment of the work of the Council of Defense and all allied organizations that are giving their time and talents to the service of the country and of humanity. He praised highly the members of the county council who are carrying on this patriotic work and pledged the cooperation and sup? port of himself and the community. Mr. Bowman made a rousing pa? triot! ? speech that appealed to the manhood of the country to rally to the tlag and light a good light and a win? ning light in defence of civilization. Christianity and decency against the barborous assaults of the German Huns, who arc striving with the sav? age cruelty of untamed beasts and the skill and ingenuity of devils to conquer the world and make all oth? er nations bow to them in submission, lie spoke of the sacrifices that our people will be called upon to make and urged them to make them glad? ly in the noble cause of freedom and In defence of the sancity of our homes and women. He pitcured the fate of Belgium and told his hearers trat what befell this unfortunate peo? ple would be America's fate, and far worse, if Germany is not defeated. Mr. Oliver made a brief talk, ex? pressing his sympathy with the work of tho Council of Defense and thank? ing the speakers for their words of advice and the message of patriotic service that they brought. Mr. W, D. McLeod also thanked the speakers for coming to Oswego, say? ing that he felt that he voiced the sentiments of the entire community in pledging Oswego to do everything pcsstble to support the government in all its undertakings. He said that he felt that it was a privilege to attend a meeting such as this had been and that he could not do less than e\ presi the appreciation he felt and the obligation the community was under to the gentlemen who had addressed them on the great issues of the day. Before adjournment chairman Phelps announced the appointment ot the following committee to represent < i?wego on the County Council of !>?? n rse: B, m. Oliver, chairman; m. M. Btown. F, W. Andrews, Rev, s. W. Henry, J, YV. McCoy, MOBILIZING NATIONAL ARMY. SECRETARY OF WAR ASKS AP? PROPRIATIONS TO EQUIP TWO AND A (HALF MILLION SOLDI Kits. Tiircc Hundred Thousand civilians Entering National Army Stir Coun? try to Enthusiasm. Washington. Sept. 10.?While mob? ilisation of the lirst major increment of the the National Army was pro? ceeding today throughout the coun? try, Secretary Raker and the chiefs of the war department appeared before the senate appropriations committee to present requests for an additional $287,416,000 with which to provide equipment for a total rorce of 2,300, 000 men. Included among the items is the ordnance equipment for the next 500, 000 men of the National Army, al? though the 300,000 or more men on the move today toward the training cantonments are only half of the first call. Dispatches from all parts of the country indicated that mobilization was being carried forward smoothly and amid scenes of popular enthus? iasm. The National Army men were given a tremendous send off as they trooped to their trains, led by the lo? cal selection board olhcials. Almost the entire 45 per cent, of the first call force of 687,000 men will be under military'control and training by Sat? urday. Every essential for the health and comfort of the men had beea provided for. There are busy days ahead at the cantonments. Not only must the men be examined by military doctors and 1 finally accepted for army service, but they must be organized immediately into provisional companies before given their final assignments. Thp qualifications of each man are to be noted and his ultimate duty as far as practicable will bear some relation to the training he has received in civil life and his own qualifications. Time will be required to determine what men of the National Army are to be transferred to the National Guard divisional camps to fill those divisions to fighting strength. The organization of the units* of the Nat? ional Army itself can not be complet? ed until this transfer has been made. Pending the time when the fighting forces- of the National Army begin to take shape, it is not essential that full uniform equipment be available for every man. Preliminary instructions can well enough be given in citizen's clothes if necessary. Regular officers assigned to com? mand regiments of the National Army are looked upon somewhat enviously by their comrades who remain with the regulars or go to the National Guard. It is* a common expression among these officers* that the task of training the absolutely new forces is inspiring to a man who.likes to see his command develop from day to day. Freedom from old prejudices or from inernal political factions, which beset some Guard organizations, are on the side of the new army. There arc many officers who believe it will become as a fighting force the finest body of troops in the world. Secretary Baker said today that he thought General Crowdcr's suggestion that all registered men be examined lor military service so as to eliminate the disqualified from consideration in possible future calls would be car? ried out.. There has been no an niuncement oencerning replies from the State governors to whom General Crowder submitted the question re? cently. STRIKE AT NEW ORLEANS. Longshoremen Idle: Shipping Virtu? ally Tied Vp. New Orleans, Sejt. 19,?Shipping at this port was virtually tied up this afternoon when approximately 2,100 longshoremen, both whites and ne? groes, went on strike here, after the employing stevedores refused to sign a new contract at increased wages for a term of live years. Birthday Party. Mrs. William Berg entertained a large party of young folks at her home on Wright street Tuesday aft? ernoon in honor of the fourth birth? day of her little daughter, Edna. The house was elaborately and tastefully decorated and everything was made blight and .attractive to be in keep ing with the happy occasion. The j children spent several hours in play- j ing games and all of them enjoyed the party to the fullest extent. The folowing were the gests of little Miss Edna: Frances Bradford, Margaret Brad? ford, Julian (merry, Harold Cherry, Bleaka Cherry, lassie Cherry, Lees Goldberg, Helen Qreen, Wallace Hicks. Keignsld Hicks, Heyward Hicks, Willie Hudson, Lids Hudson. Krnest Hudson. Helen Hurst, Evad ncy Hasty, .lack Garber, Sarah Har? ber, Francis Krakor. Henry Moses, I AI ward Wyne, Sylvia Wyne. REX THEATRE SUMTER, S. C. Bill For Week Of September 24 Monday, "The Guardian." A late World production, featuring Montagu Love, June Elridge and Arthur Ashley. WEDNESDAY. "Broadway Jones" Featuring GEORGE N. COHAN and MARGUERITE SNOW Announce the screen's conquest. George M. Cohan, Uncle Sam's favorite comedian in his initial photoplay, a picturization of his greatest stage success. This show and Mr. Cohan is known all over the whole world. Many persons traveled thousands of miles to see this great stage success. Friday, "American Methods," featuring William Farnum. Found? ed on George ohnet's "The lion Master." WEATHER AXI) CHOI'S. Synopsis of Weather and Crop Condi? tions in South Carolina for Week Kliding September 18. Columbia, Sept. 19,?Cloudy days and unseasonably cool nights during the lutter part of the week consider? ably retarded crop growth. Cotton continues to rust and shed, especially In the eastern section. Picking was materially slackened during the past week. In northern counties the crop is opening very slowly. Fodder pull? ing of late corn is being rushed and some of the crop is rotting on the stalk because of scarcity of labor. Fall turnips are being sown. Potatoes, gardens, truck and sugar cane are doing well but need rain. Joseph F. Jungermann, Official Temporarily in Charge. QUAKER CITY RIOT. Poli'eman Loses Life Trying to Save City Prosecutor. Philadelphia, Sept. 19.?Charges that gunmen and fraudulent voters had been brought here to take part In a Republican primary in the Fifth Ward followed the killing here today of George A. Eppley, a policeman, who went to the reseue of James A. Carey and J. H. Maurer, an assistant district attorney, when attacks were made on them. The outbreak was said to be the culmination of a small riot last night at a Republican club, which resulted in six men being sent to a hospital. Carey, who had engaged in a bit? ter campaign against Isaac Deutsch for the Republican nomination for council from the Fifth Ward, was making the rounds of the polling places when he was knocked down with a sand bag. At the same time an attack was made on Maurer. Po? liceman Eppley intervened and was shot. Jacob Mascia of Jersey City, arrest? ed on the charge of killing the police? man, has confessed, in a written state? ment, according to the police, that he and 19 others were brought here from New York and Jersey City to vote In the primary. Mascia denied that he shot Eppley, although the latter be? fore he died Identified Mascia as- his assailant. John Costello. also of Jersey City, who was arrested charged with being an accessory to the crime, admitted also, according to the police that he had been hired with other men to take part In the primary. The police gave out a statement from him say in.-,' : "We were brought here by a man known as 'Little Neck.' to vote in the Fifth Ward. We were to vote for Deutsch." Both Mascia and Costello, it is said, wore a white ribbon In their button holes as the distinguishing mark of alleged hired voters from other cities. Isador Bteam, a member of the State legislature .telephoned Mayor Smith at the hitter's cottage at At? lantic City, charging that the police were responsible for the disorders and urging him to return home. Marriage Announcement. Mrs. Rosa Brand Dultie announces the approaching marriage of her daughter, Sue Pierson, to Mr. Robert Lawrence McLeod on Tuesday, the second of October. The cotton market was quite ac? tive today, futures advancing sharply, but tho sales <m the local spot mar? ket were rather li^ht. The holding movement is gaining strength and the farmers nre more and more in? clined to put the cotton in the ware? house and wait until the mills are forced to pa> a fair price for the cotton to Ml their contracts. HAVE ANOTHER APPEAL. Those Who Have Dependents Can Ask ClOfffmm to Have Their Cases Re \ lowed. Washington, Sept. 19.?Men sum? moned for service under the draft and who have been denied discharge by local or district boards because of dependents have still another means of appeal where then can show there has been error or misapplication of the law in their cases. On such a showing governors of States to whom appeal may be taken are authorized to request local boards to reopen cases. There is no appeal to the president, however, except where exemption has .been sought on the ground of indus ! trial employment and denied by the district board. The ruling is as follows: "The only cases in which there is a right of appeal to the president aro cases of claims for exemption or dis? charge based upon engagements in in? dustry or agriculture. Further than this it is impossible to go. If any of the millions of individual cases within the original jurisdiction of local boards are to be cosidered in Washington then all ought to be open to consider? ation here. This is manifestly impos? sible. Therefore administrative au? thority will not address itself to par? ticular cases in the jurisdiction of local boards. "The president has directed the war department to decline to discuss case3 pending before local or district boards, or entertain any communications, sug? gestions or statements concerning them." if ; MEETING AT REMBERT. Community Rally for Council of De? fense Next Tuesday Night. Next Tuesday night, Sept. 2Gth, will be a big night in Rafting Creek Township when the township meeting will be held at Rembert School House under the auspices of the Sumter County Council of Defen?<\ with the Rafting Creek Township Committee of the County Council cooperating. Honorable L. D, Jennings, mayor of Sumter, with a couple of other well known local speakers will address tho meeting. The County Council of Defense haa invited every man, woman, boy and girl in Rafting Creek Township to at? tend the Rembert meeting, at wh'ch topics will be discussed of interest to old and young, male and female. Matters of national, State and coun? ty interest will be touched upon by the speakers. An effort will be made to stimulate interest in the organiza? tion of a cooperative marketing as? sociation to sell the l iins, live stock, vegetables, canned goods, butter, poultry, eggs, and all surplus farm produce. Organization of the women Into Hoover clubs for elimination of un? necessary waste in the homes, extra? ordinary diverMflcatlon of field and garden products, winter gardens, an 1 systematic conservation of food and feed stuffs, Red Cross work, county fair, will be discussed. The committee in charge sincerely trusts that the good people of Raft? ing ('reek township will come together in a spirit of national, State, and county pride and patriotic cooperation to help our country to win this war for the preservation of a universal democracy and the protection of wo? manhood against the barbarians, and merciless atrocities of tlie cruel Ger? man government and its hordes of savages who are murdering innocent 'women and children and other non i ombatants on sea and land. Mr. tins Black of Columbia is visiting the family of Dr. K. S. Booth.