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Ill (.1 I.VTIONS FORWARDER VS TO RFJ'FNRKNCY. i ? lassiftcatlou or Registrant* to Heu in .'HsfintXT l"?-Vuostioillin tit's (.i) I 111 II. \ll rtOJtl boards of th<? state huvc ti regulations which are to gov? ern dependency claims in the classiti fklloa of registrants. On the basis ??i information supplied by these rules I large part of the questionnaire will bt answered. These are to DO mailed t ? eember 15. The following are the ru es which are to govern the deci? sions of the boards: Rule 1. In determining whether a .I d?'i" ndSBf is "mainly depend? ent on a registrant's labor for sup pert, the board will consider ail ex? isting or available reasonably certain ?o trees of support other than the la l" of the registrant, excepting only piddle charity, and including? ?a ? Income of the claimed depend ??in fr?*m any source whatever, in eluding gifts, and including also the Income tfor whut reasonably and v should be the income) from the labor Of the claimed dependent; ex thst where the di pendent is the wife or child of the registrant tho in? come (or what should lie the income) in the labor of the claimed depend? ent shall only bo considered when its ' -od.-rutlon |s expressly authorized in the classification schedule. ?b? Income of the registrant from sour- e whatever, including gltts i d excluding his labor. (c> The contribution which the reg? istrant may reasonably and justly be expected to make, from his pay as a soldier. M> The umount of support which the claimed dependent would receive from any provision of federal law made or hereafter to he made to sup? port such dependent during the ab? sence of the re?1*trunt or to insure such dependent against loss entailed 'be death or disability of the regis? trant. (Oj The effect of any mortartorium Statte made, or hereafter to bo made, - I the claimed ( ondition of depend? ency. ? r? The amount which other per? sons (who have or have not hitherto * llnty or partially supported the ii' nt and who can reas nahly and Justly be expected to do are able and wiling to contribute I t ? the support of the claimed depend nt during the absence of the regis? trant except that, where the claimed < dependent is the wife or child of the < :?trnnt. support by persons other < a the NSjtStranl ?hall not be eon- I ?idered. ? If. considering such of these clr- 1 mstance* a* the board la authorised ' >n*lder. or other circtimstances 1 ? herein mentioned, the board finds 1 the removal of the registrant i ' deprive the claimed dependent of reasonably adequate support, the 1 board moy ?j*| thut the person claim- i 0 be dependent in mainly depend- i upon this registrant's labor for l support, i The attention of local boards Is < I rtWularly directed to the fact that 1 ? ntr'hutlonn mnde for the support of 1 l?eg*d dep.-ml-^nts If carefully exam- l i' ed. wduld turn out to be merely the rd and lodging of the prospective oldiee, snd the other children should |helr share. .".ule 2 Where the claimed depend no* t>. Alf., or child of the 1 'r.ifit sad where persons other an the registrant have contributed the support of the claimed depend *>r hn\>- an equal legal or moral ' bligntion to do so. the board should <? nxider all circumstances stated in if It should not find the per ep. ndent upon tho reg 11 ant's la'.or for support" unless It ' r.ds that such other persons can I isonably and Justly be expected! urdcrtake the Huppert of the de ? ? ndtnt during the absence of he registrant and unless it finds also ?nd specifically that the removal of ?he registrant will remit the claimed ? ? pendent to public charity in part. <'i In whole, for support. Rule 3. The term "children." here used without qualification, shall '?i taken to Include an unborn child, ni.d. except Si provided in section ui> of Ruin I, shall be taken to lin t ort S?tf children (the issue of the registrant > ami step-children and le? gally adopted children, It shall be oaken to import bSS/1 under !?> atid nIs 'in 'cr in years of ago. Rufe 4. The dependency of rela KfVfJI residing ahioad who are not eltlaen* of the Vnited States or who have no* declared their Intention to sooSjSJM stich shall not be considered *j I ground for def? i red staSStAOatiOS Rule 6. <?n May IS, l!?17. ever secassj snhjscil In rssjsHration had no of Mi obligation to render mill . service to his country. Th rpose of the -elective servlre lav gm not to suspend the Institution o* ? triage among reglsrants. but board hsntd scrutinise marriages sine?' May 18. 1S17. and especially those [ > vfKcud since that time, t GOVERNMENT FIXES PRICE IXJR CS I LEA X FERTILUER. Arrangement I nder Act of Congress Represents Difference in Cost or IM Per Ton. Washington, Dec. 13.?The farmers of tho South have won their deter? mined tight for nitrates at a reason aide cost. Today it was* learned here r.noflicially by Senator Smith of South Q roll IUI that the price of Chilean ni? trates has been lixcd so that the farmers will know exactly how mucl Iht) will have to pay for their sup? plies for the next year's crop. The price will be $r>5 a ton in Chile with the additional cost of $18 per Ccn freight, and even the latter, it the opinion of Senator Smith, may be ieduced. This is a total of $73 a ton against |fl] which the farmers are paying law. These nitrates will begin to no S? nth early in the year and this in Sufficient quantity for all necessary m-eds and at a price within the reach of the farmers. Otficlal announcement of the gov? ernment authorities is expected to hi made wtihin the next few days. determine whether the marriage re? lation was- entered into with a pri? mary view of evading military service, and unless such 1? found not be th" case, boards are hereby authorized to disregard the relationship so estab 11 hed as a condition of dependent, requiring deferred classification under these regulations. Cln*s 1 lk?poiidciiey. Rule t;. In class 1 shall be placed? (a? Any registrant who has neith er wife, nor child, nor aged, intlrm or invalid parents or grandparents, nor brother or sister of whatever age mainly dependent on his labor for support. (b) Any married registrant, with or without children, and any father of motherless children, where the wife or children are not mainly de? pendent on his labor for support for the reason that the regislratnt has habitually failed to support them for a sufficient time to justify a finding of the board that he has been mak? ing no bona fide attempt to support them in the past and can not be re? lied upon to do so In the future this regardlos of support recently rendered or tendered for the purpose of evading military service. <c) Any married registrant, with or without children, whose wife and chil? dren <if any) are not mainly depend? ent upon his labor for support for_ the reason that such wdfe and children (i. my) receive no substantial propor? tion of their support from the fruit of his labor, but where on the con? trary, such registrant, is mainly de? pendent for his own support on the n nine (including earnings) of wife (d) Any married registrant, with or without children, who is not engaged n any useful occupation, and whose Aii'e and children (if any) are not mainly dependent on his labor for jupport for the reason that his in? terne or the income of his wife or batfl is amply sufficient to support his who and children, and that the re? moval of the registrant wdll not de? prive tuen wife and children of rea aabrj sdequats support. ClasM 2 Dependency. Rule 7. In class 2 shall be placed? (a) Any rsghnisiit with both Nsf< and children or any lather of mother? less children or such motherless chil? dren are not mainly dependent upon his labor for support for the reason that there are other reasonably cer? tain SSUTOSS of adequate support (ex? cluding earnings or pSaslble earnings from the la'.or of the wife) available and thai the removal of the registrant will not deprive rash dependents of reasonabq sdequats support. lb) Any married registrant, with-' out children, whose wife, although the registrant is engaged in a useful oc evpatlon, hi not mainly dependent upon his labor for support, for the re MOS that the WlfS is skilled in some special ciass of work which she Is physically aide to perform and in which there hi an immediate openlnn ? her under COndltiOM that will en abls her to support herself deeentl) without raftering or hardship. Cla>s ;$ Dependency. Rule In (lass :t shall be placed: ?a> Any registrant wdio ha? Chi!? dien, not his own issue, but in respect of whom in- h is in good t nth assum? ed the relation of parent, and has ful niled the obligations of suoh rela? lion, when SUCh children are mainly dependent upon ins labor for suppor* 1111 Any registrant who has ege< and infirm or invalid parents oi grandparents mainly dependent on I l.il,or- tor BUPPOrl ? e? Any registrant who has a help Profiler or sister, regardless Ol Sge, mainly dependent on his In 1)01 Im, SllppO-t Clsss I Dcpoiidoiiry. Rule in class ? shall be placed (a) Any married registrant Whoei 1 wife or children are mainly depend ? eat on his labua lor ?Uppen {, EMBARGO ON EXPORT FREIGHT RAILROAD committees re. CUBE affects all GOODS except for U. s. gov? ernment. Plan is id Release Raihvay Equip? ment for Handling Hood and litel. New York, Dee. 1-.?An embargo on all export freight, except for the I nked States government, on all rail? roads reaching North Atlantic sea? board ports, was ordered today by the general operating committee of the K?stern railroads. In this connection the authority of the traffic managers comprising the export division of tho Eastern car? riers was extended to cover the is? suance of railroad shipping permits embracing all commodities for export, except government freight and all ex? isting permits are cancelled. Explanation of the drastic order was made in a statement Issued by the general operating committee. which declared "that it is virtually essential that there be thorough coperation In the handling of traffic for overseas shipment, so that the raihvay equip? ment "which would otherwise be I available for fuel, foodstuffs and gov-j eminent freight, shall not be used in moving traffic which cannot be promptly transhipped when it reach? es tide water." (ieorffe D. Ogden, chairman of the export division, today urged commer? cial steamship lines, in contracting cargo, to give "market preference to the traffic now at the seaboard rath? er than to book new business from ! the interior." ( hamfs'i ?>f Commerce Notes. Secretary E. I. Roardon reports the following additional cash subscrip? tions to the fund for the support of' the Sumter County Council of Defense under the second call issued: [> I>. Moise. Sumter.$5.00 ! Collected by Mr. J. C. Dunbar from ' Providence Township: Dr. Rush McLaughlin. 5.00 j Paul k. Bowman. s.o<? I J. C. Dunbar. .1.00 \ T M. Crosswell. 1.00 JPrOTiOttSly reported by publica? tion . 78.go j Total.$97.CO j Chairman a. C. Phclps has sent out i letters to every member of the town-! ship committees of the Sumter county Council of Defense urging them to | contribute and to get busy collecting j money for this worthy cause. Money is needod for postage, sta? tionary, stenographic work, printing, end other expenses from time to time No officer connected with this council i receives one cent of pay whatsoever. 1 and the only individual who receives a cent of remuneration Is the steno-1 grapher who is employed only pe? riodically, and not regularly, as Secretary E. I. Reunion does most of the work himself, except when rushed by thousands of com- , munications which must go out in a few days or weeks, bv order of the National and State Councils of Dc- j fense, or during whirlwind campaigns ; for tho good of the country. The big campaign for Certificate of j Credit savings, and the third Libert! Loan bond campaign, and other cam. palffni will open UP soon and the' Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and ' Sumter County Council of Defense will bo the headquatreri j?ih1 princi? pal organisations through which ev? ery important campaign in this city and county will be managed or dl-| rooted, Bumter county must not lag! behind other counties and some cash! h needed to carry on tho patriotic 1 work demanded of svery county by. our government. NORWAY'S GREAT LOSS. Five Thousand Sailors Rave BOOU Drowned bv Germans. London, Dec. 16,?-It is stated offi? cially that Norway hei lost five thou sand saiims during; the war. a Cen jtral News dispatch from- Christianla ?reports. The sinking of two more steamships is reported in the di?pateh. KAlsER s PEACE TERMS. Imported That lie Will Make Anoth? er Offer si Christmas, London, i>ee. i?, ?Emperor Wil? liam In u Christmas message proposes to make n Anal peace offer to his ene? mies, "on Whom, in case Of its rejec? tion, will fan t?ie responsibility for the i bloodshed In 1918." according to an . unofficial Berlin telegram, forwarded from 1 Jene\., today. MENINGITIS AT CAMP JACKSON. f: Columbia, Dee. isix deattat f from meningitis occurred at camr Jackson during the twenty-four houn ending si noon today, according to the official announcement at the camp Fifty three rases .aid twenty-twe deaths have been reported up t? 1 date. I NEW KITCHEN CARD !lXlTED STATE* Ml ST SAVE FOOD. rci klms Wliffntloee, Meetlese Meals Musi iw Herved io win War. Washington, Dec. 13.?A sugar ra? tion of three pounds for each person a month, a porklcss day and one whoat Ic-ss ami meatless meal a day will he recommended to householders in a new kitchen card soon to be put out by the food administration. Observ? ance or wheatless and meatless meals 1 will be SSked in addition to the Wheat* less and meatless days called for now. The normal consumption of sugar in the United States has been mow than seven pounds a month for each 'person. If the new directions are fol? lowed universally it will cut its use to below half. The cards will caution against hoarding foodstuffs in homes, pointing out that the practice is not only sel? fish, but that it contributes to high prices. The reverse side of the card car? ries a message to householders on the world food situation and the duty of America towards feeding the allies. "The food situation in Europe," if says, "is far graver than when the preliminary survey of the food supply of the world for this year was made. We have an abundance for our? selves and it is the policy of the food administration by the prevention of exports, to retain for our people an ample supply of every essential food? stuff. The harvests of our allies have proved, less than we had contemplat? ed and the great curtailment of ship? ping by the submarine during the last few months has further prevented them from access to remote markets. "Beyond the demands of the allies there is a call upon us- by the friend? ly neutrals for food and, if we can not tit least in part respond to these, neutrai call?, starvation on an un? paralleled .scale must ensue. "Food has taken a dominant po? sition in the war. and we must ask the American people to sacrifice far more than we at first thought necessary. We have exported the whole of the surplus of wheat from this hurvest after reserving to ourselves an amount sufficient for our normal consumption. "The allies today ask us for 25 per cent, more meats and fats, than we consider our monthly production per? mits us to send them without en? trenching on our own supplies. Due to the shortage in shipping our available supar supplies must be less than nor mal from the present time forward. "Every particle of diminished con? sumption by the American people is ono particle more for the soldiers men, women and children of our allies and for the starving people in other countries. "If we are to reduce the consump? tion of the few products which we should export abroad we will cat a larger proportion of many different foodstuffs which we can not export. Don't Bum leaves. Do not burn up leaves. They ate worth money as fertilizer according to the best estimates. The leaves re? tain relatively large amounts of nitro? gen and phosphorus which were orig? inally a part of the soil. Through decomposition the fallen leaves enrich the soil and it is because of this and the accumulation of humus that the black earth of the forest is- so fertile. For this reason the burning of leaves robs the soil of much of its fertility says today's bulletin from the National Emergency Food Garden. Decomposition of leaves as they la! fjrom the tree partly dry. contain Water, nitrogen. phosphoric acid, potasium und lime. A ton of leaves will contain eighteen pounds nitro (gen. four pounds phosphorus, eiglu pounds potassium and 40 pounds lime. We all know the value of fertilize, and have known it since the garden campaign of a year ago and it is of the utmost importance that every thing be done to conserve anything that will fertilize the gardens during ! the coming year. It should be the work of every community to organize now to take tip this work and SO f that every thing possible is saved, for we will need if next year if we never needed it before. NOW is the time for each and every municipality to organize a community Karden campaign, for soon will be up ! on us the time when we will have Lo no to work to again begin feeding ourselves and our soldiers who are be ingi rapidly sent to the front. This saving of leaves is just an? other of the little thimrs that we can do to help win this war. To i-onserv the fertility contained the leaves a \ ell as to make it available and t-> prepare them to be applied next sprin ? on tin- garden they should he com posted; that is piled to twenty feel ? square and four to five feet deep and ? tlahtly compacted. Among the pests of life are th ' ? people who Know what to do. bti; > never know when to do It. \femphi Commercial Appeal. THE RAILWAY PIIORLFM. Early solution Believed to He at Hand. Washington, Dec. 14.?Without any reason for it apparent on the surface.; the Impression grow today that Pros ident Wilson will settle the question i Of how the government is to deal with, the railroad problem .about Monday. The president is still deliberating over the various proposals that have been put before him?suspension of anti-pooling la .vs. alternatives of the interstate commerce commission, the plan for naming a federal administra? tor to direct operations by the present railroad managements and the conn-J dent assertion of the railroad war i board that the lines can handle the j situation themselves with certain | changes in government, policy. In considering tl e appointment of a federal administrator or director, it is understood the president is occupied chiefly with the question of who the man should be. Several names al? ready have been discussed. First onj the list has been Secretary Lane, j whose knowledge of railroad ques I tionS is well known because of his; service on the interstate commerce I commission. Associate Justice Bran- j dels of the supreme court, has been I mentioned, and the visit of Former Justice Charles K. Hughes to the White House a few days ago added him to the group. Today the name of Secretary McAdoo was brought out. Sentit or Newlands, chairman of the senate interstate commerce commis? sion and of the joint congress trans? portation committee, referred in a speech in the senate during the day to the possibility of g vernment aid in financing the railroads. "No one can measure the loss to this country as the result of inade? quate facilities for transportation both on water or land," he added. "The railway facilities are adequate for normal demands but they are not adequate for the extraordinary de? mands of the war." Cause for Pride. Moreover, there is an abounding faitli in the American army. We do not have to be told that the soldierly qualities of our boys draw high praise from the French people. We have enough confidence in the sterling worth of American manhood to know that wherever the regulars, national guardsmen or nationals go they will comport themselves as gentlemen and brave soldiers. We regret the sacri? fice that must be made, but we are proud that as a nation we measure up to our task and that we are doing it nobly and efficiently.?Anderson stall. The disloyal element in this country is like Hob Taylor s frog, few but voieeferous.?Nashville Banner. IXTE I:-ALLIED COUNCIL. Oscar T. Cro*by, Assistant United States Secretary of Treasury Presi? dent. , London, Dec. 15.?The inter-allied council which will take up questions Of war purchases and finances, nu t here today. Oscar T. Crosby, assist? ant sscretary of the United States treasury erat elected president. AMERICAN ENGINEERS WOUND? ED. Representatives of Rood Administra? tion VfsM American Army. With the American Army in France, Friday, Dec. 14.?A bursting shell has wounded two American railway engi? neers who WOTS working behind the British front, according to reports re? ceived here today. Six representatives oj the food administration arrived to? day in the American army zone for a few days' Vtfl t with the troops. They will gather irst hand information for a series of lectures in the United States. - RED CROSS WORK. Another Shipment Made to Atlanta Allotment Not Nearly Complete. The Sumte f Red Cross chapter shipped to Atlanta headquarters to? day a box containing 46 hospital bed shirts, 27 pt;r pajamas, 29 comfort pillows, 43 8v eaters, 96 mufflers, 35 pair socks, g] pair wristlets, 9 wash cloths. We have no stated time for send? ing these box'4s, except that we must average a box a month. Our last ship? ment was on November 21st. Dots see what we e in do to make our ship? ments larger and the time between shipments shorter than this. For the benefit of those interested in Red Cross knitting, the following memorandum shows the number of garments made and shipped, the number now being made, and the number necessary to fill out our allot? ment: Sweaters ser.i to Atlanta headquar? ters, 9:>; swe> rs out to be made, G7. Total, 16 balance before quota 600 is reached, 440. Mufflers sent to Atlanta headquar? ters, 232; mufflers out to be made, 110; total, 342. balance before quota 600 is reached, 258. Socks sent to Atlanta hedquarters, 121 pr; socks out to be made, 49; to? tal, 170; balance before quota 600 is reached. 430. Wristlets sen* to Atlanta headquar? ters, 66; wristlets out to be made, Its total, 87; balance before quota 500 is reached. 413. -*r The knitted garments are urgently j needed and it is hoped that every one who can will hr 'p us to make up our shortage as soon as possible. kation/1 mm The National Bank Of South Carolina Of Stunt ;ir Resources over $1,600,600.00. This Bank owes its growth to the loyal support and heart y cooperation of its 2500 patrons. , A bank is a COMMUNITY INTER? EST. Its mission is SERVICE. Its life is the Loyalty of its Patrons. We appreciate your busiuess and arc letter prepared than ever before to serve you. ? c. o. ROWLAND. President. F. E. HtNMANT Cashier i ?~ The Bank. ,,?-jfzTm:. .... _______ You will eventually Bank with The First National Bank of Su: iter. CAPITAL H00,000.00 Surplus aud TroritH {earned) $150,000 NEILL ODONNVLL, President. O. L. YATES. Cashier. mmmn.BtttmtmttwtttttM Eveiythinq in the Building Line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE| Phonesi 10 ? 631