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TWO AIRMEN KIIXKD. ^ . ltd t*t?l AcesoVa* Since Estab lliihwui of Kelly *"***d?instructor ?i d Htsstestf Wt 9?n Antonio. Tpmi, Dec. 31.?The i wnU fatal accident since estatllsh . iaa. ot Kelly Field at San Antonio cocaTed today when II. R. Oladuack i *>rt Wayne, Ind., civilian lnstruc r..g*l Cadet It. A. ftoguln of Rouse's Point. Oswego County, New York, i sfers killed in a fall from SOU to ouu feet. In diving the machine made a slide slip, crashing to earth out of. v trot. Both men were unconscious > >n found. Tie first fatal accident at the field recur re.! several weeks ago when it. Sklney Brooks was killed just as ho was finishing a 60 mile flight. ? >H.l -st |>i*niiTI\<. DEPART MENT. clpte In Agricultural Department ?re Than Twice Amount of i .im \enr. oiumbia. Jan i \ ?'. Bummers v ?moatssioner of agriculture, com li.rtce end induirtrles, yesterday turn ? 07wr to 8. T. Carter, State tre; er. Itl.OfO, collected from tin virtues sources by the department ? mng the jear. This was more double the volume for the year ? : \ >sterd iv'rt figures, $>.."i?0 came I'from commercial feed Muff analysis; flO.ilt) fntn the oil fund; $30? from teed Inspection, and $l,7 2o on condi? ments. The proceeds hist year were II.'!** from feeds and $6,000 from Tao State appropriates $1.200 for the department. The wnrrnn ler-iiSy thus reimbursed tin- State and added approximate!) $17,ou0 to the ft.ate funds Ni\ss Claudia RenbOW and Mr. A. I? ' adford, who Is manager of th<? titan lard Oil Co.. were quietly mar? ried) at the Methodist parsonage on sVvjrdsy evening at 4.3 The bride ? ,| groom left Immediately for f'o lUriMa and Oreenvllle. where they II visit Mr Bradford's brother. Mil Bradford at'Cump Serier. \_ Piking. Monday. Dec. 31.?The Assoolatod Press is Informed officially th \\ Japan is negotiating an advance lc China of ten million founds for Ute purpose of Improving the status of the Hans of Chins. The terms will he ?imtlar to that of the previous Jspr nese edvanoe. woman KiMifta cav<;iit. >'egni Arrested 1m Andcrsou County < barged With Murdering Woman In Michigan. Anderson, Dec. ||,?According to Stephen J. Martin, lieutenant of do- j Itolhrfji of the police department of Detroit. Mich., who arrived in this < it\ Sunday morning, the Detroit po? lice department has conclusive cvi uen( e of the guilt of Christopher Klandin, negro, ot the murder of Mrs. Mary DeKonnlck, which occured in Detroit on tho morning of November ?'?. Lieutenant Martin left with Blan dln on the morning train today for Atlanta mi his return trip to Detroit. 11 land in was cuptured Thursday af? ternoon in Gavin township by Con I le Van Martin and Policeman .-tu.lit. l'.landin was shot when he attempted to get away and was car to the station on a stretcher this morning. If he is convicted the An? derson officers will receive a reward of $1.000 for his capture. I 1 ITttstft I'KICLs 1NVKSTIGAT I e leinl mde Commission Wonts t< Know Why Prh es art; High. Washington, .lau. t.?Hides and leather today were added to the list of n< c. ssita m und. r ^in\ estigation by tii f? deral trade commission to di termlne why prices are 'exc edlngly hiuh." While unusually large stocks of raw materials are alleged to be held in stornge. Inquiry will be made promptly to ascertain the reasonable r: of the profit l e.ng nade by all on< ? n - handling leather articles. l| EMC AN COXtiliESS ADJOURNS, IVrm iiu lit Cornmlsainn Will Act Dur? ing l/?>ng KoccMs. kfealOO City, Jan. ,1.?The Mexican [?ongress adjourned la.-t night until Beptetnbef lsd. The interest of tho closing session center? (1 in the senate which has been deadlocked over the 1 pnintmcrt of a permanent commis <it>n to act during the adjournment By agreement late last night tho sen? ile appointment of fourteen members u s effected. London. Jan. 1.?The British forces in Palestine have made fur ther progress along the battle line of Jerusalem, the war office announces. More than a thousand T?rke were killed and seven hundred and fifty taken prisoners. Bone Valley BRAND JL'j Per Cent Phosphoric Acid Guaranteed. BONE VALLEY PHOSPHATE WHEN PROP ERLY USED. WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF FARM products. PHOS PILATE AI/'SK IS KOT A l'OMPI.KTK FER? TILISER n DOpSJ NOT CONTAIN AMMONIA OR SpTARH. BUT IT DOES CONTAIN A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PHOSPHORIC A< '11 >. WHICH IS ONK OF THE THREE ESSENTIAL PLANT FOODS irsM?>,!.!> be used i N CONNEC* TIOH with SOMETHING that whj. SUPPLY. i MONI A AND POTASH. COVER CROPS OF i \ kt I kans, . - v means, COWPEAS, CLOV i R "ft any OF THE LEGUMINOUS CROPS IF LOWED INTO the s>1I. WILL SUPPLY A ?s FF1CIENT AMOUNT OF AMMONIA and POT ,v h IN THE ABSENCE Off COVER CHOI'S, CSE tt''n Ji RED meal TANKAGE OR STABIJ3 ' >n \t: ' *K lan i '>h lands WEI.', ii n WITH HUMUS {6m tvinK organic matter) raOEPHA'TE alone is si ppicient. AVK RAH K cr< p OF velvet i BANS will SUPPLY PEll acre approximately 15'? FOUNDS dp ammonia AND f?<> POUNDS of POTASH this is k<JUAL TO more POTABll am' NBA IUI FOUR tim es as much x mII oni A AS IS supplied IN a (TON OF commercial Pnrttljxkh or the usual formulae c >mmonl\ KNOWN as v. 2-2. at the present market price (1917) of KEKTILl/.kk mvikiual. a crop of VELVET BSANH TL?.WE'.. IN IS worth IN K1TE"<:en aitkcximatmi.y It and in potassium ABOUT * t <?.? or \ TOTAL Of 16. l\ increased fertility, DUE TO THE plowing under t?k a CROP OF these deans TO bat nothing Of the value OF the II i'm cm ADDED TO THE LAND, BUT am mon1a AND r??TASli Al.< >N1 is NOT a COM l letk fertiliser. PHOSPHORUS OR PHOS i -i >r1c acid, AS IT IS cqmmonlv (KNOWN. is eshknt1 m. TO plant life. this element ? \\ !??: supplied from a number OF sources: a t"n or II PER CENT ACID phosphate WILL SUPPLY SlO POUNDS OF phosphoric At'lD COST OF APPROXl bately li> A TON Ol i PER ( BNT BONE MEAL wem? SUPPLY 160 POUNDS ". PHOS? phoric o*M? am? AT a l "st OP API ROXI? bately $l'..<"?. a TON OF RONE valley phosphatk will supply ?;?,.. POUNDS OP phosphoric acid AT a COST OF i If. 40 DE? LIVERED. WR11 E ?( >R LI rKRATURK Harby & Co., Inc., SUSMTCM DiBtribiitors for Eastern Soulh Carolina. smith iiFins coMMrrn i. South Carolinian Serviitg Tcmpovnrl ?rtly ?m < hulrmau In Pttfcfto of Late Nevada Senator. Washington, Dec. II,?Senator Bl llson I). Smith of South Carolina to? day began serving as acting chair? man of the fa-enate interstate com? merce committee, in the place of the litt Senator Newlands, whose death left a vacancy in the chairmanship.. Senator Smith, as ranking member of the committee, thus took place to which he is entitled on the score of seniority and his right to serve as acting chairman was not questioned. The matter is important in view of the fact that a sharp contest is de? veloping over the chairmanship to .succeed Mr, Newlands. It lies between Senator Smith and Senator Pomerene of Ohio. Doth Senators Smith and Pomerene attended the committee meeting today. GERMAN CAVALRY FORCES. This Branch of German Army Has Not Decreased in Strength. French Front, Dee. 29 (Correspond? ence)?Trench warfare has not'di? minished the (Jernian cavalry forces, as had been generally supposed, for information which has just reached the correspondent of The Associate 1 Press shows the total of squadrons ii the sc \ ice to be even higher than it Aas at the mobilization in 1914 Changes, however, have been lntro dUCed It tn? mounted arm of the ItrvlOi by which some of the squad ions temporarily have been , dis? mounted and utilized as Infantry, while the formations have undergone considt ruble variation. At present the German army has at its disposal no fewer than 64'J SQUadrOnS of cavalry, comprising ac? tive, reserve, mobile ersatz, landweh and Landsturm units, but of these 11 have been separated from their horses and used as infantry. Thi.c figure compares with 440 squadrons on a peace footing. When war began the German cav airy was at once formed Into clever divisions, each composed of six rcgi agents of four squadrons. Beside* those, there were also the bodies o divisional cavalry attached to the ac? tive and reserve divisions of infan try. Rumania's entry into the war mad more cavalry formations necessan and the number of organised division* was at once increased to fourteen. The spring of 1117 saw the end o t ie Rumanian campaign, and witl ihls came a decrease of the divislona formation to six, while the division: themselves were reduced from si' regiments to four each. At the ?am? time independent brigades of mounte< troops were formed, of which th' existence of at least five is known each having three regiments of fou squadrons each. Nearly every Infantry division i provided also with a unit of cavalr; whose strength varies according t the nature of the country in whlcl the troops are operating. From among the cavalrymen who temporarily, are not employed or mounted duty at the front, twenty three regiments of riflemen have beei formed, which take their turn i: holding trenches with the ordinary in fantry formations. Each of thes^ n riments Is composed of four squad? rons and a squadron of machine gunners. Besides these j other units of env airy men selerAtfd from the regiment* of tho active army are from time t time used as Infantry, but their ex? act numbers are not ascertainablo. Red Cross Box Shipped. The Bumter chapter American Red Cross Shipped to Atlanta or January 1. a bog containing the foi lowing Knitted garments: 45 sweat art; PJ mufflers. 4H pair socks ant: 10 pair wristlets. Bbtelggtve Of the garments out t< be made, gad counting only thosi irhlch have been sent to hoadquar* tort) In Atlanta, we still have to maU. 161 sweaters, SI9 mufflers, 4SI pali locks and 124 pair wristlets be for* our Quota Is reached, There is a quantity of wool a i: .1 Cross headquarters, v. .m. C (.a. !:?! some one always there ready t< It - ut, from MO a. m. to p. M sxeepl from 1,19 to y. Before Christmas tie- Colored Aus lliary sent to Atlanta for distribution i box of 80 Christmas packages. Annie Purdy, Secretary, W*athlngton( Jan. 1 sixteen mil Hon new names wert- added to tit* membership rolls of the American fled Cross ss the result of the Christ? mas membership drive. The mem? bership now in twnty-two million. Washington. .Inn L?Oflclal Wash ington kept today quiet. The public receptions foruierlv an important par* ' <?r the Hew Y<vir'H duy program weis v^uuu'aiua bsiaui?? of the war. (iiari.eston fertilizer wut.' South Carolin* City Selected by Ofli. clnls a* Coast Destination of Chilean N It fates. Washington? Dec. 81.-"?{Savannah, j CharlOSton and Jacksonville have boon designated us ports of destina-! tlon where shipments of Chilean ni? trates will land, according to informa? tion made public here today. This means that these ports will be used by the ships bringing in the nltratOS from South America and there reloaded upon cars for ship? ment to the farmers who will use them. GARNER'S FERRY CROSSING. Bonier Board Of County Commission? ers Request Surrey of Crossing. Mr. F. B. Murray, acting State Highway Engineer, has writKm Secre? tary E. 1. Reardon the following in? formation about the steps so far tak? en looking towards rebuilding the old Garner's Ferry causeway across Wa u-ree swamp und establishment of a bridge or ferry service across the riv? er at that point between Suinter and Richland counties. "I bog to advise that, at the request of the Sumter County Commissioners, ; we have recently made surveys for this proposed ferry crossing, and are now making estimates which will be .submitted to the Board of County Commissioners In a few days. 1 have no information as to what steps the Board of County Commis? sioners will take with regard to the proposed Garner's Ferry Crossing, though 1 presume they are awaiting >jur estimate of cost for this work. > The Hoard of County Commission? ers has requested us to furnish them the estimates above referred to be? ere the general assembly meets, and we are rushing them as fast as pos? sible, and expect to send them these estimates within the next few daya. So it begins to look like Sumter county will be in cross river connec? tion with the western portion of South Carolina before many months have passed, either by the Plnckney's landing causeway and bridge over the -antee river, near St. Paul in Clar? endon county, or via the Garner's causeway and ferry in Stateburg township of this county. Public hearings were given by the ?*tute Highway Commission on the Plnckney's landing, and Lenud'b bridge projects which the State High? way Commission have recommended and agreed to pay half the cost of for both of the crossings. Nothing has been given out by the Sumter County Board of Commis? sioners regarding their plans for the proposed Garner's Ferry crossing, loubtless due to the fact that the commissioners naturally preferred to have the State Highway Commission to survey the Garner's Fern?' cause? way, and to furnish them with ex? pert and practical plans, and esti? mates of cost before the Sumter 'ounty Commissioners decide what hey will do about this crossing. If the Sumter County Commission? ers decide to go into this matter with the view of rebuilding the old Garn? er's ferry* causeway, and the estab? lishment of a bridge or a ferry across Wateree river at that point, they Olli no doubt give the public full in? formation regarding their plans and he estimated cost, the method of Inaholng same, etc. before the Sum? ter county legislative delegation en icts any legislation looking to the re? building of this crossing. Doubtless the commissioners and the legislative delegation will hold a public hearing before doing anything In order that all interested parties may be heard from, if anv interested parties there be. Sumter would be fortunate indeed in having both the Garner's ferry and the Pinekney's landing crossing put in, as these two crossings would place Sumter on two Important intra itate and inter-State or national high? ways. It is surmised that Sumter and Richland counties will seek national llghway and State highway depart? ment financial aid in rebuilding the Gamer's terry, or putting In a bridge ?t this point, if after receiving the plans and estimates of cost of this crossing these tWO counties decide to undertake this project of connecting up the eastern and western section of this State by river vehicle bridge or ferry. THE DEBTS OF NATION'S. I'nele Kam Now Owes l ive Times As Much as One Year Ago. Washington. Jan. 1. -The United States enters the new year witty a national debt of five billions, six hun? dred and ttfteen millions, more than five times as great as when this country entered the war nine months ago. The debt per oaplUi is about fifty-one dollars. The debt of all America's allies about thiry-four bil? lions, while the debt of the Teutonic .tili?? It ubout fwrty billion. .t I WISH U.vrrALTON 011<;aXI7jED.1 Xew Division of British Army ill Training lor Service in Palestine. London, Dec. i>l (Correspondence j of the Associated Press)--The new Jewish battalion of the British army; is now encamped for its final train-' i ing period on a hillside in the West j of England. Early in the Naw Year it will leave for the Palestine front. The battalion is under the com? mand of Col. J. H. Patterson, an' Irishman and a great lion hunter in i East Africa in the days before the! war. His experience in command of' Jewish troops dates back to the Gal-J lipoll campaign, where he was in Charta of the famous Zion Mule Corps, formed in Egypt of Jewish refugees from Palestine. After the close of the Dardanelles campaign, the Zion corps was disbanded, but some of its members managed to make their way to England and form the nucleus of the new Jewish battalion. As at present constituted, about fifty per cent of the Jewish battalion are British-born or naturalized. The! remainder includes the members of the old Zion Mule Cocpf, a large num? ber of Russian Jews, and a curious melange from several allied and neu? tral countries. The level of physical fitness, according to the medical of- j ticets, is very high, particularly inj such matters as teeth and eyesight, i The battalion ll practically teetotal, and a wet canteen which was opened in camp a few weeks ago was closed in a fortnight for lack of business. Col. Patterson himself is an ardent temperance advocate. "Crime in the army," he said the other day, "is due to drink and nothing else. This is shown by the fact that our guard? room has been empty practically from the start, and you would have to travel around many training camps to see the like. The disused cells have been turned into bedrooms for the guards." A great variety of trades and pro? fessions are represented in the battal? ion. There are more tailors than y any other single trade, and this fact is reflected in the excellent fit and smart cut of the battalion's uniforms. There are several artists and sculp? tors, the latter including a leading British sculptor, Jacob Epstein, whose work has been a center of interest in England for the past three years. A prominent concert violinist, Anton Tchaikov, is in the same company with Epstein, which also numbers a young Russian who claims to be a second cousin to Kerensky. Regimental orders for the new bat talion are issued BmTultafte?SusTy in English and Yiddish, and Yiddish is used as much as English in instruc? tion. Some of the soldiers hardly know the English words of command, but all the non'y-commissioned offi? cers and most of the commissioned officers speak Yiddish fluently. The languages represented in the ranks are more than a score In number. One corporal speaks nine latguages. ''? The food served is s\ "Ictly kosher. Saturday is the day Ott instead of Sunday, and all the fas' days are ob? served with as much ceremony as the military atmosphere will permit FILIPINO OVRKENCY SYSTEM. Kill Passed by Philippine House to change Value jf Peso. Manila, Dec. If.?Reformation of the Philippine currentsystem is provided for in a currc cy bill pass? ed by the Philippine ho se and which seems certain ^of passat .: by the sen? ate. It must be subm itted to the president for final approval. It pro? poses to reduce the weight of the bullion in Philippine currency to the standard of the Unitet. States, thus avoiding the danger which menaced the islands recently When the value of the actual silver la the peso reached 20 per cent, above the nomi? nal value while the bullion value of subsidiary silver coins was dangerous? ly near the face value. TJhe bill also provides for the issue by the government of p iper notes of the value of one peso. The lowest denomination bill heretofore issued by the government is of Pro pesos. BLO?SE6 SEIZED PO'.i SOLDIERS. Major Prank Ck-ts All In Stock at Clothing and Military Supply glares. Columbia, Jan. 1.-MaJ. C. S. Frank, quartermaster at Camp Jack? son, yesterday commandeered all woolen blouses in C olumbla. All clothing and military supply stores were visited and the full stock: of blouses were taken to add to Camp Jackson equipment. About 260 were procured in this way. In each Instance invoices were called 'or and the wholesale price, plus m reasonable profit will be paid. The goods were surrendered willingly, /ith a single exception, it was emphasised. It was also pointed out that blouses were about the only garments in which there was a f hortage at the cantonment. A generous eupply of overcoats, shirts, shoes, breeches and hats have been provided Yesterday's collection will do much to meet the need at the cantonment The horses are also faring much tetter since a supply of blankets has teen recived. Defeat for Bolsttcirlki. Stockholm, Dec. 5U.?Ukrainian and Cossack forces in a great battle on the southwestern fr uit, have de? feated" the Bolshevik! ; 400 prisoners and capturing eight guns and 328 machine guns, accord? ing to a dispatch received by the Dagens Nyheter from Petrograd by way of Haparanda. The Cossacks are in hot pursuit of tr Eolsheviki. The First Issue of LIBERTY BONDS ? Have been received at The First National Bank 1 The National Bank Of South Carolina Of Sumter Resources over $1,600,0 0.00. This Bank owes its growth to Ike loyal support and hearty cooperation of its 2500 patrous. A bank is a COMMUNITY INTER EST. Its mission is SERVICE. Its life is the Loyalty of its Patrons. We appreciate your business and are better prepared than ever before to serve you. C 0. ROWLAND. President. F. I. Ml NNAWT Ca enter Evei ythinq in the Building Line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD. Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE| Phoneti 10 ? 631