Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IWKMKIIV l'MO? Dr< LAU ATI<>\ Mill Support fioveriunent in War Hit! *lllltnr> Preparation in 1 one of Peace. frmtjaboro. Ark.. Nov. 22.?The K mifltf Bducatloi.nl and Coopers the Association at the final session lato today of Its 13th annual eonven I reflected Charles 8. Marrett of Vnton City, da., president and SjBep'ed: resolutions pledging; the gov en.: ent its support in the present I lUt protesting against the main tei nee of a large -standing army In Uase of peace, or "any form of univer? se, military service." a v Swift of Oregon was reelect ?d \ re preeMent and A. C. Davis of ?s is treasurer, i resolution opposing a large st; it* army charges that a "new meat Is on foot to fasten upon the people of the United States the hoied Prussian military system. ' Othe ? resolutions adopted indorse I ta* .federal farm loan act; urged s of the organization to raieo sin' food crops, and urged that men I s training camps of the country at the tlmo of the next harvest be ?r i d furloughs 'to come home i nd help save the grain." L \\ Rhodes, marketing comnds stota-r of Florida. emphasised the impotrance of food conservation, end nated that In his Sta'e alone 11" '"10.000 waa wasted annually In DC fiuits and vegetildev. ' We must produce arid conserve asxl finance during this svnr." Mr. Bfcodee declared. "It re pi I re? one ear load of feed every time th* I'tosll tick* and one ear load of fool every fourth heat ??f th- heart to supply I he ? I wants of our allies." i.FHM \\ \V \lt UFPOItT. m ^,>-. liriiKh Did Not Piere.? I4ne. F< rlin. Nov. 12 (Via London).?Th? bM"le southwest of Cam oral is eon- j tin e.g. army hea<h|usrtera annouw.- j Th.- enemy, the statement * iWelsree, did nor succeed In breaking | isrh. though he gained a liti'? 1 nd beyond the Herman front line, t The (lerman statement says that \ on the west of the Scheid the t nans drove back the Rrltlsh onto c \r seal and Fontaine and that on i In ast gank of the river the British we loreed back into their former ons south of Rumllly. Toe text of the (lerman statement reads:' **The battle southwest of Cambr.ii t Qtiea. By the massed use of tanks and Infantry and by launching tds cavalry the enemy sought to ef? fect a break through, which was <de ated him on the first day's attack. II did not succeed In his objective. Al? though he was able to gain a little j. re nd beyond our front lines, he sags rest able to attain greater sue cat sea. "The enemy troops which were e! \- 'v caught by the f'fre of mir artillery and mat bine guns and gr< hr thinned encountered the counter" tie ist of our brave Infantry. * <>n the weslern bank of the Scheid our troops dmve back the enemy to Anneux and Fontaine, and on the eas'eru bank of this position of de? parture south of Rumllly. iieforc and behind our line, din tri ited over the whole 'tattle field, lie* the wrechuge of tanks which have been shot to pieces. Our aviators fend motor guns took a prominent pert igyithelt destruction St nightfall tigh ing activity or. th< battlefield diminished. South of Vs Ihullls the enemy did not re pen' hU attacka" v M VN \ < <>\TR \< is I.FT |*J rdn Made for More Than Four Million Tons. uhlngton. Nov. 22. Contracts let almost tWO-thlrdw of the 1.200 nu ichant vestals contemplated In the government's shipbuilding program Iw- ? hvh awarded. ?he shipping board announced tolas The tonnag' t ii i led f.ir totals more than I. ?IP " The contracts let are fo Wm\ steal. &s composite und 171 wood en vessels. ?>V PF\ITF.NT1 \RV rtOMtl? <. Sullivan, of Anderson. Succeeds W. ft blnin. ? >lumbln. Nov. 22.? Oovernot M inlng tonight appolnte.l c. C Sul II n. ef Anderson, a director of th?? H? .? p mtentlarv. vice W II Olonn, Of Anderson, who resigned some tin e ago. '<<dth- port. \,.v. If.?The Alaska lb r Spokane of the Pacific Steam sh p Company went ashore today off th I'.rltiHh Columbia toast. Wire lesi reports say that the passengers are not In immediate danger. 1 aae. Nov | | .V great encircling n? "k waa attem|?ted > esterday by tin Austro-Cnrman forces against V ? Me let I i, but the Italians held all ooiiltlons. it was announced by lkn war office today. I IUI AT LYNCHBI'HG. One* Hundred and Fifty Hales of cm ion. Besides Iriml Buildings nnd foments, fte wir o veer. Id nchburg, Nov. IS,? Quite a de ? luUve tire occurred in this place yesterday afternoon in which probably I fit) bales of cotton were consumed with portions of the two cotton plat? forms, also five store houses with por? tions- of the stoek of each, one bar? bershop. Knights of pythia-s Hall with contents, the residence of C. W. Mob ley, two freight ears loaded with cot? ton and IhrOd tenant housws. The los- es fell ho.-n iest on the HicksOBO, patricularly J. A. Miekson df Com pan v. who had no insurance on quite a nice stock and new brick building. BRITISH NKAR CAMBRAI. I*?*h Than Thn-e Miles last?AH Arms at Work. Prltlsh Army Headquarters in Prance, Nov. || (by the As*oclate?l Press).?The Rrltish this morning were battling their way forward less than three miles west of Cambrai af? ter breaking Into the enemy's last de- j fense line at Anneux and Cantalng vesit rday. They wero drawing in on HZourlon Wood, which dominates the rntire section, including Cambrai. british cavalry, tanks and Infantry were today operating along a line run ning from west of Cambrai to the ?muth of that town. Meanwhile the offensive has been Huccessfullv prosecuted on the left mI In the region of Rullecourt the' lOflttOM line had been pushed back onsiderably. largely widening the sa-' lient which the British have driven into the enemy territory to the south i ? ml southwest of Cambrai. The at-1 tack around Bnllecourt was a com- 1 pleti success. Sanguinary hand to hand fighting fins taken place at many points. The number of prisoners is increas rur steadily. More than 8,000 were n the hands of the British last night ind large contingents have been com- ( ng bnek during the early morning . tours. This morning the cavalry, j j anks and lnafntry at many points vest and south of Cambrai were less han three miles from the outskirts if the town. BRITISH LfkSSFS NOT HEAVY. asuultics Considerably I^oss Than Prisoners. Tendon, Nov. 22.?The British cas ialties in the advance toward Cam lai are reported to be very consider bly less than the number of prison rs taken, it was announced today ^ y MaJ. Oen. F. B. Maurice, chief of illltary operations at the war office. The Prit sh, said General Maurice, , ad advanced to a depth of six and a alf miles at the farthest point on a , ront of ten miles, which was a rec rd advance in 24 hours on the Wes ?rn frort and was further than the . rogress made during three months ^ ghtlng tit Ypres. The victory of Cambrai, General 'auriee continued, was the direct re- j Oil of the lighting at Ypres and ^ ' orefOfO the men who fought at "pres deserved e<|itat credit for the I * 'ambrai success. < The It than situation. the general . tided, was more satisfactory than a reek ago. but It was premature to ( ay Venice was safe. QOMffSj Maurice announced that he operations in Palestine near Je usalcm were still six miles distant mm Jerusalem, fighting in the hills if .lud? a. he said end it would be un \ :we to make any anticipatory stnto it regarding the fall of the tvity. CRIPPLF.S IN RATTLF. I he Germans Are Hard Pressed for MM to Meet the British. Ihitish Arm) Headquarters iti Prance, Nov. 2.?..?Tl i Germans have ? ? a drawing troop* from other sec? tors and rushing them to the C;im 01 u region, Amonfl them wer?' two Sompanles of cripples and convales oeata some of whom were,oaptufed in an OShaUStOd and helpless comb llOfl from valiant efforts to f^ht un d> i the whips of their ofBcera OAFfg TO 111' ItFMFVFIb \uotber change in Goierniaeni Rltlpj tmtUltng Corporation. Washington, Nov. ||, ?Boar Admlr-I gl Washington L CapnCi chief con ityejCtOS ??f IhC nav\. has asked to be, relieved us general manager of the shipping hoard of the Bmorgency poratlon hecause of in health, Ht probably will be sucooed? od o\ Heater l. Perguson, who i* BOW prSOldonl Of the Newport News Shipbuilding lad DT] Dock Co Mi i < rgjanan has been nahod to take the place. Washington, tfov 28, <m account of th?- rediiotlon In Ihe number of 'hii>s torpedoed durlnf ihe last few wooks lh< war risk bureau has low? sped Ihe Inaaranes rate on vessels ing through the sabmarlns i >ns from live to four per cent. POTASH FROM < 1 AI I A T. _ \ Vir!tin Mo Pcrtili/.lng Material ( an be ProdMNKl front Cement Plants of tlio Country. That between 71.000 and 7r>,00(i Urns of available recoverable potash, about one-third of the quantity nor? mally consumed in the United States, exists in the dust passing through or retained in the Hues of the cement manufacturing plants of the country El indicated by analyses made by the Bureau of Soils of the United States Department of Agriculture, accord? ing to a recent publication. Depart? ment Bulletin 57 2.. l>y Increasing the percentage of potash volatilized, by the addition of substances which vvill ont affect the quality of the cement, the recoverable potash In flue dust can be increased to more lhan 100,000 tons annually, or nearly one-half of the normal consumption of potash iti the United States, ac? cording to the bulletin. \ Numerous plants hnve installed electrical precipitation equipment to recover the Hue dust, and are finding the installations good investments, the bulletin declares. Some plants are recovering 95 per cent of the potash present in the raw materials fed into the furnaces. The dust recovered in the flue Stack a connecting kilns, and precipi? tation apparatus is about 4.5 per cent, potash, while that recovered from the precipitation apparatus itself is about 11 per cent, potash. The dust may DS used as a source of cement ma l rial. ma> he disposed of as collected for use as a fertilizer or in fertilizer manufacturing, or may be leached t<> prepare concentrated potash salts. HACKS THE GOVERNMENT. lord mi vis His Kent ire Establish? ment Without Profit. New York, Nov. 10.?Henry Ford v esterday gave out a statement for publication concerning his offer to iurn over his complete plant to the government without profit for the sole ?urpose. of making army trucks. In llg statement, however, he expressed ds views on the establishment of a pTOgJ national army by universal raining, and one of his remarks re? nting to army officers shows he has trsstjy revised his opinion of them. it is- Mr. Ford's opinion that every outh in the country between the ages >f 18 and 21 should be given a full nilitary course but that they should >e distributed proportionately in va? rious lines of work that will aid the government wherever their capabili ies show that they are belter fitted in his direction than on the firing line. Mr. Ford's statement follows: "The factories and personal organi? sation of the Ford Motor Company ire at the disposal of the United Nates government and its allies. The >roduetion of automobiles- for pleas no must be reduced. We have of ercd to follow any request that the 'nited State? government makes. The die cars standing along any street how that snotlgh automobiles have ? n built to last for a while. For armors who much reach town, and ? rofessional and business men who go 0 their clients, automobiles are a no tcsalty. The use of the automobile ias a bearing on the food problem. \ horse consumes in oats and corn as ntlOh food as vereal men, and his hay ind fodder might produce milk and neat. "The United States must have its labor power, In the Ford factory a man ?an build | nay in twelve days. We have worked ten years to reduce the quantltl of material and at the atme time give strength. Light cars1 nave gasoline. Porty-flvs thousand men can produce in the Ford factory k million cars a year. "Transportation for armies ami lUppliOS 1? B basic need of wartime. 1 Railroads alone cannot handle the freight. Tin- Germans are reported to have moved recently an army of soo, 000 men from the eastern to the wes? tern front by atltotrucka The Ford plant can produce 2,000 l-ton truck-. daily, and its production can be in? creased in a few weeks to 8,000, Bach truck can haul eight soldiers with full equipment, During the first month our shop could furnish trucks to haul an army of 480,000 men. thereafter for 720,000 In each month, latch workman can ma nufac.ture a 11 nek in fifteen .lays. " We are r? ady to furnish the gov? ernment these trucks at shop cos* without profit, i win take no profit from anything produced for any gov? ernment during the war. i despise the profiteer WhU makes money out of war." A\< >TH Fit TRAITOH AltllFsTFI). I Yo-< .eruiaii I'a I it oi- Indicted for Vio? lation of I spionagc Act. N'c-w Tork, X<>v. 12.- Jeremiah O'Leary, president of the American Truth Society and editor of The Bull, n publication recently barred from the mails, was today in?... ted on the charge of violating the espionage act and the postal laws. plot to destroy cotton. Oovernnicm YgotiN Have Soottrc,r In formation Whereon Warning i.> Beul oui io ah Wsirfsnoscsi lie caution*. Suggested to Localities. The National Board or Fire Under? writers, department of National Ser? vice. Southeastern Committee, Atlan? ta, are sending out a Warning which will interest most people. The federal reserve bank, Sixth district, is circulating this warning and urges the closest attention to it: Through government agents we i have been advised, in their opinions, enemy agencies in our midst are con i ducting it well organized plot to de istroy cotton and its allied industries. To combat this scheme, the agentt of our government are co-operating 1 with the fire marshals of several States, and they have urged us to ! bring to the attention of those to J j whom is entrusted the safeguarding , of our cotton crop the serious danger I with which it is now surrounded. Dur : ing the past few weeks grain eleva jtors, piers pud compresses* have been destroyed, and these enemy plotter are daily taking, a tremendous toll Of articles necessary to our allies and ourselves. Home of us do not come within the age limit for active service, but we I can?one and all?help to at least protect our country's necessary re? s' ourcea We want to impress upon them the' seriousness of the situation for wc know that our enemies will relentless? ly pursue the object of their plot. Proper precautions on your part will not only protect the property en? trusted to your care, but it may, also, result In bringing to justice v some of those responsible for these crimes. Double your watch service and have each man armed. Satisfy yourself as to the loyalty of all your employes, especially your watchmen. Re careful regarding matches. Cot? ton is reaching Liverpool with matches concealed in its bagging. Beware of peddlers?whether men or women. Do not permit anyone on your premises without first duly ascertain? ing the nature of their business and their identity. If a stranger cannot give a satis? factory account of himself, turn him over to the authorities for investiga? tion. Keep all your fire fighting ap? paratus in proper working order. Be watchful: be careful! Do your bit! Yours very truly, S. Y. Tupper, Chairman, H. R. Bush, \ Milton Dargan, W. H. Palmer. W. R. Prescott. Southeastern Committee. MONEY IN TREASURY. Treasury Balance Makes New Record ?Nearly Two Billion on Hand. Washington, Nov. 22.?The crest of the tide of inflowing Liberty loan dol? lars Was reached today when the net balance in the Cnlted States treasury reached the new high, record of $1. P21,000,000, Most Officials believe this mark will not bo exceeded for at least several months, when the huge returns from income and excess pro lits taxes and from future Liberty loans roll In, although payments on the new issue of certificates of Indebt? edness plan to counteract the tax re? turns can not be determined until af? ter December t, Beginning tomorrow or Saturday the net balance is expected to fall rapid? ly owing to the redemption of a large part of the $385,000,000 certificates 0 indebtedness due today and to the government's expenditures of $.r?f?, 000.000 daily, of which about $17, 000.000 is In loans to the allies. Mop- than $ 1 ,600,600,000 has pout? ed Into the treasury for Liberty loan payments within the past week. Between now and December 1* when receipts from the 4<? per cent Liberty loan payment Will begin to reach the treasury $2,020,000,000 worth of certificates of indebtedness falls due. Actual payments to the allies o:i the $3,S76,000,000 credit-; previously granted, today reached $2,060,000,000 pood PRICKS advancer. - Rtirean of statistic* Makes Report on I Increased Prions, Washington. Nov. 22. ?General food prices In this country advanced two per cent, from Angus! to Sep? tember this year, the bureau of labor 'statistics today announced. Of twen? ty-seven staple articles of diet 'which computations were based sev-j lenteen Increased In prioe,nsjn1n de I ereasei and three remained station I a ry, British Army Headquarters. Nov., 93. The French and British early to day drove back the enemy ;<t the ele? vation called Tadpole Copse, which dominates a large section of the ca? nal DU Nord and a large part of Mouvros, in the Caoibrai urea. KI sh rOH sK.VK. H era Id Square was treated to a sweet festival yesterday. Sugar was, king, sad Ri H. Mary & Co.. the big department store, was the royal c/ n SOrt. II had been announced thai Macy's again would do the unusual and sell to am and all eoniers tWOf pounds of sugar Whether er not they | made another purchase. The price was nine cents a pound. ; The grocery department of the i store had its hands full. Ixmg bef< re the store was opened there was a line ! of purchasers on the Thirty-fifth , street side of the building that ex tended from Broadway to Seventh avenue, it was necessary to have I several extra policemen on hand to keep the line straight and to prevent a traffic jam. As the day wore on the line did not shrink in size. For three he urs during the after noon by uctua> count there were r'r.e men in line to every woman. They came from all over Manhattan. One man confessed that he had paid 10c carfare to get eighteen cento* wonh of sugar, becavse, he said, where he lived he would iave to buy at least a lollar's worth of groceries before he i'ould get even one pound. Today the sinrar will be on sale tgain and again the next day and tho next until the suppig js exhausted. It was stated at Axacy's that the amount of sugar on hand could not be ap? proximated, but there is enough to supply all pureiiasers for some time to come. And the "repeaters" had better watch out. The police are on the lookout for the fellow who is in line the second time to get the other fellow's two p- unds of sugar?New York Herald, Nov. 22. i annmmnmra Evciythinq in the Bmidtac Line All Kinds ol Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE| Phonesi 10 ? 631 "rauturirarmttttmnimgt^^ rtTMitm^Miifrrtinn.7 43 Tue TWfH TMI JATIDNAt BANK '. or ?4 The National Bank II Smith Mint Of &inrt:.r Diipository for the National, $hrt?, Couity and City Gover nment, alto for The Public. N It the Youngest or Oldest but the LARGEST ? Resources mere than $1600,000 00. YOUR ACCOUNT - WE WANT IT C. G. MWIANO. Prss.dtnt. P. I. HlN?*?f t u ?fcs. i The B&nk* You will eventually Bank vrith The First National Bank of Su nter. CAPITAL $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits (earned)>l?w,00e NE ILL O'DONN ELL, Preeident. O. L. YATKS, Cashier. The Bank Accommodating Where Service Counts May we add your name to our list of customers? The National Bank of Sumter. J. P. Booth.'Pres. u. D. Moisc Vice Pres. W. 3. Crowson, Jr., C?shier.