Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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( iiiouN \ oftrrt>* utop. .Cotton ?aniie<t Prior to January 1, * royo of 1917 mid me in South larottna. Dir?) tor San? L Uegera, of the Bu? reau of the ('emus, Department of Commerce, announces the preliminary reUort of cotton ginned by counties i? South Carolina, for the crops of ?'7 and Ifli, ? guuntltles are In running bales, I Utting round as hulf boles. Linter* not included.) county: 1917 ?evlllc. 10,1X1 20.079 m: en.. 39.893 35.392 u Inrson. 66,299 62.900 I nherg. 28,136 21.677 Larnwell. 66.099 42.203 Pi lUfort. 6,040 f.,043 h?r*eiey. 10.848 6.01 s ? Vboun. 28.466 21.202 ? h irleaton. 10.760 4,962 ivkce. 9.72i 8,660 Cheater. 21.072 IMfl l.-eterfleld. 21.911 18,601 I rendon. 3 4,0:>6 16,98 7 iston. 18,663 12.662 lington. 31.303 18,.: If Dillon. 28.446 22.663 I c rchester. 16,305 8.221 :j;efleld. 26.370 24,578 Ks.rneld. 17.294 14.878 Florence. 33.39? 18,019 ? SggjSjggejeg . 4.01 K 1.368 . envlllo. ?.*i:> 32.??66 Cr enwcod. 18,171 27.I I tampion. 21.4 as |<MH gfcrjy .. ?. 7.111 4.ts.; Jasper. 6.466 6.00? ?haw. J6.916 11.677 caster. 16.lir. IS.ttJ , I ?urrns. 34.631 30.240, #>v. 31.0JI 1 8.041 Lexington. 23.764 ib Oormlck. 12.n.? ? 1 1.23 . Million. 1 -..M.-? 11,141 M ? tiboro. 49.667 32.108 .n? vberry. 32.48 4 30.360 v? mee. 17.018 16,772 ? 11 mgeburg . . 70 84 2 57,152 i kens. It 028 14.6 1-; 1*1. bland. 17.76? 17.03 5 tfatuda. 25,!?;. u 26.6S3 ^partanhurg . . .. 48.263 60,654 ?himter. 87,211 26,202 Colon . . . . . . . 14.663 12.80'? liarnsburg . . ? . Zl,-.4 2 12.671 York. 26.1.6 22.818 Total. 1.146,946 922.1 ,2 M h.\t b-i OliH.MNK '?Ibp National Cnlturc Is trench. Nut Ornsan. trograd. Dec. 81 (Correspondence' i hr assO( lated Preen)-?The Alsace i^>rraiue situation from a native'*. point of view is laid before the Kus? se** public in an ^article published here by the Alsacs delegate, Qeorgo Vet I. "I myself am s walking example of r people's attitude," he says. "I am aVx-tnl !??? un,-rut und therefore In I f 11iple ant opposed to war. Fe fore the wer 1 wae one of the . my A Inure Lorraine politicians who were content Id lindt our national program to ah autonomy within the rie* <?f the (Unnau empire. Krom this it must not be gathered that we h > i foriott.-n that in 1871 ?ur right a* a nation to self-definition been \ n>l ?od by Ihsmurk. No. \*e were willing to Until our demands r the ink? of peace, that was all. rVf knee* that we could be reunited France ?.nly ut the price of war \re I ?hed to avoid that." ? Ii" (urtb. r explains the reason why ?tke people of Alsace-Lorraine do not ? i 'k v d car not. become Oer? ing. "Our national culture is nch. not German." he says. "The <iermatSj state that b descent, In lan ???re and in history we are Germans T: howe er. In >i iitrue, or only part trne %dmrtt< l thai the greet majority ? ?i on, populatlog is a mixture of Oer ?? a end Ce lie rnces. in in alho the enge of ? good perl ?'t' the population ??? Nv.iih rod Went Franco, admitted thio a eeeuUderabte part of the . >p !:vtien npi akH in 'in* Alnaclan dla t. v hieb In n branch of the Oer m l uiKUage. Nevertheless our bis ?< r > has roaaoecd gg far from the ? ;eminn root and has made um French. "Inji-mg th- sixteenth ali i seven i ? ?nth centuren we were utterly seo ?rsted from GcrmLnv and took n< ?.?rt fn 'be fornintK.ii of the new Ce.* fhanv nhbh Was firming under the 1 bjioi of Pi^iSela The n??w flermany enme a Mrnnger t*. m, while France d.-ewt m-ari r aa)d ncrrcr to tin. The greet French revolution Until ;. decided our national character Trie ?-ntire population of AN.ee l,<r Haje ? . cuu.'ht In th revolutionary ? lovrment. The Mars.dll? se was writ ? n ie St'-awshurg and sling for tb" rut tim?> by Kouge-de-Lille at the houne ot the Msvoi of Htrassburg." Washington. Jan. 24 ? Charges o* >.ird ng of bides b> meat packer* .1 ., hSVe I "M cl?fi?b;eg ^ ?nelvi prohtH to packers, who rsctienlly CohtrOl the hide market ...nfaiu'ed fti the report of ffie ml tn.de r'Ammlaelon submitted ? cungreu today. THE 1MISJ1 gt'KHTlON. Resignation of C arson Lends Color to Reports of llrlttsh Governments Declsfrrti. London. JnUi. U2.?'The resignation 01 8lr iviwani Carson from tho war cabinet lends color to the report that the government, accepting the advice, ot its supporters in England and well wishers in the United Stutes und Uli Dominion has decided to bring about a settlement of the Irish question. Hud Sir Bdward remained in the eabinal he would have been compelled to choose between his loynlty to the ff n eminent and to his Ulster Unionist followers. This he has avoided by re? t.mg and now has a free hand. During the short recess of the con rantton Sir Horace Plunkett, chair? man, and other Irishmen who have worked so hard for a settlement, are making a last effort to see to it that; their labor* shall not be wasted. In this they have the unstinted support pi Premier Lloyd George. The Evening Telegraph of Helfusl says that Lieut. Col. James Craig, number of the House of Commons and OAS of the Ulster leaders, has re signcd us lord treasurer of the house-' hold. Urged by Wilson, I^oudon, .Jan. 21,?The Daily News says thsrs is reason for stating that Prt d,ant Wilson quite recently made urgent represent it inn* to ths DrifTslt cabinet on the desirability of an Irish settlement. The Dublin corespondent of the Times rtltsrsjtas Ihe partially hope ftll Nieu gf he convention, whose re I?Oits .?i I ?i ort. he says, will at least', advance the solution or the problem I by stages of unprecedented length and Importance. The end. he adds, cm ? long be delayed, HOW TO ADDRESS LETTERS. Instructions to Those Who Write to Friends Abroad. London, Dec. 31 < Corre> pondence) j Americans who write letters to friends abroad should take special' pains to address tho letters adequate? ly, if an exact address cannot be ob? tained, and it is necessary for any rea? son to uddresa the letter "care of the American Embassy in London," all possible details regarding the person addressed should be given on tho face of the envelope for the assistance of the Embassy authorities. There are now lying at the Ameri? can Embassy here hundreds of let? ters, which have been addreascd cas? ually "care American Embassy" and which the embassy officials have n > wny of delivering. It the senders had even indicated whether the person ad? dressed was in the army, the navy, the aviation corps, or the nature of his business in London, there might have been h chance of the letter iirel? ink* its way. but without any such par ticulara the likelihood of its reaching its destination are rather remote. Some people at home seem to think that the American embassy in London ia a small compact office where Is kept a curd index of all Americans abroad. As a matter of fact, the American embassy in London has ev pnnded since the wa until it occupies 0 half dozen scattered buildings and employs several hundred clerks and secretaries. Americans who call at the embassy usually have buslnSSl with only one department and the Clerks who have charge of the casual mall are sstremely unlikely lM neai their names. CONDITIONS IN AUSTRIA. Wuslilnu.on ottioinls QeUefC Situation K Ti ul> as Had SS Itcjsirit'd. Washington, Jen 83.?Increasing it pprtl of anti-war strikes throughout Nustria claimed close attention o American officials todsy. They bollov? reports are substantially true and d< not credit the London view that tho have been exaggerated to deceive pub be o| InlOS outside of the eentral cm plres. Other reports of economic con? ditions^ recently received, picture th< situation In Austria as much more He i ions thus In * lermany. r.oplKcy Fulfilled. Stockholm, Dee. It?Correspond? ence An ancient prophecy was fui ? >\ m |he mil of Kirn. Two years ago the Russians look sway from tin i It) a number of valuable liroiv/e am copper articles, Among them was un ineleni Church bell, around whose rm i in the following Inscription in ol< (lernfnn: "Hs who moves me from my place will lose Liga." Washington, Jan. L't - The diSCOV ? i v of 'impurities" in candy supplied to > t i? ? ef)s oV nuvj, ships today ? aus ed tho isstle of an order sus; .endlntf he sale Of candy to men, and also \ -lie purchase of additional uupplie pendlng an investigation. OMolUW i were careful not to say what the nr purities were, but there Is the recto rCnce of ths report that powder I e.i glass was discovered. No cases o' sickness are reported. sittatiox in ai'stkia. \ It hough Majority of Striker* Rotorn lo \\ * -Ik sit natron *s Not Peace ful. Geneva, .lan. 32."??Some news of a, reliable natur e has begun to trickle j across tire Hwiss frontier which seem-1 ingly proves that Austria and Hun? gary are in the throes- of the greatest economic crisis since the war began. , It is estimated that more than a mil? lion worxmen and women have struck. A majority of these were employed in the war industries and only small; sections of them have returned in an? swer to the bait of higher wages. The ? remainder, it is said, are ab-suming a more than threatening attitude and daily are demanding peace and cheap? er food. ? It is slated that Hungary absolutely i n uses to give cereals cither to Aus? tria or to Germany and that the Hou nuynian stocks of grains are exhausted. The military situation is ondangered by the strikes. acctiiacy or fkiincu aiitil LERY. Gen. J.udcndoru Pays Complaint to the lJilectlveness ot Their Counter Battery Fire, _L French Front, December H (Corre? spondence)?- General Gudendorf! re? garded by the entente allies as the m.M d' t -n :nd of tlie German army, pays an unintentional compliment to the accuracy of French artillerymen in a men orandum issued to the troops on Octol er 4, which has just been ; made available to the correspondent I Of the Associated Fress. In this document he admits that the French gunners by their counter battery lire destroyed in one German army ab ne in the course of a month elghty??throe German field guns and seventy-two heavy cannon, while they ICliously damaged and put out of ac- I tlon also 288 held guns and 213 heavy cannon, as well as ninety-on" lield guns and fifty-nine heavy cannon 1 slightly injured but capable of being repaired and used again in a short time. To these imposing figures of artil? lery losses caused hv the French gun- j ners the same German army in the j same period of time had the mortifi? cation of adding an almost equally | large nuriber of losses brought about j by the wearing out or bursting ofj Stuns. In this way seventy-three field j guna and twenty-one heavy cannon were destroyed; 164 field guns and 129 heavy guns seriously damaged and 177 Meld guns and ninety-one heavy guns slifjhUy d aabled. The memorandum was issued to the German army by General Lardendorff because his artillery officers had argued repeatedly in favor of maklrw counter battery work secondary to attacks on infantry and communica? tions. They asserted the French ar? tillery directed their guns more gen- j orally against the German infantry 1 then against the artillery batteries The figures collated by the German general demonstrate the falsity of this nrgumont and show tho French deter? mination to prevent the German guns, as far as possible, from lining used against the French infant it and lines of communication and supply, and that they do this successfully. General Ltydendortt in concluding j his memorandum points out that byj counter-b ittery work not only is (he enemy's artillery de. troyed or put out j tit action, but the opponent is forced to a considerable extent to turn his attention away from the doings of the enemy's infantry which Ik thus able to maneuvre With greater ease. Petrograd! Jan. 28.?-Since tho dis? solution of the constituent assembly and the < isappoarancc of any amount Hi' hope of reconciling the striving political parties, public atteptlon in Vorth Ruasle is centered on tho bread shortage, tin- lack of practically all foodstuffs, ?be breakdown of transpdr I ii and the commercial stagnation the result <?f tho closing of the banks. Moscow, Petrograd, and all the larger north Ruaalan cities have little breed. Washington, Jan. 22.?First Lteuts. William 11. Cheney and Oliver P. Sherwood ami Private George A. ?v oh w< re killed Sunday in a collis? ion of air dance over an American avt tiou school In France, the war de pn rtment w;is advised today by Qon. Pershlng. Washington, Jan. 24. To create a r*poi t surplus of dour for the illlea the ndmlnlatratlon is consider ng .i plan of forced reduction In Hour sales all the way from miller to consumer All from miller to baker win be required to hold the sales down to Miventy-tlve per cent, of the amount now handled. Washlnaton. Jan. 28. -Gen. Fersh? ing today repotted that three Amer? ican infantrymen were killed in action January 21st. The leport gave no de? tails of the engagement In which they lost their lives. CHAULErJTON i'hod prices. Price Hoard Gives Figures at tVhlcti Food Should tue Obtained From Ho. tail Dealer*. NTews and Courier, .Inn. 24. Acting on the tUgCStlon of tin? United Htates food administration, the price interpreting committee, compos ed of Messrs. A. H. W. Buggel. pres? ident; .J. W. Knobloeh, secretary: ii H. Pocokseu, p. Floethmann, H. s. Welch, J. V. Qhlandt, H. A. Meier. !l C. Haaa, s. Cohen, f. \v. Wagener, Jr. X. H. Fitzgerald and Qsorgd Wieters, met at the Chamber of Com? merce yesterday afternoon and issued its first quotation of prices for tlu guidance of retailers and consumers in the city. Ths discussion leading to the adop? ting of these tentative prices, howev? er, was made in executive sesbion, reporters retiring at the suggestion of Mr. a. v. Bneil. The figures in the first column indi? cate the prices at which the retailer may obtain the commodities from the wholesaler and the second column gives the price at which the consumer ?hould obtain foodstuffs and still al? low the retailer what the committee believes to be a fair profit. The range in prices is due to the fact that there are in Charleston, as in most cities of equal Bise, two general classes of grocery stores. Any change in these quotation! Will be published in tin daily press of Ihe city. The figures follow: Flour?Plain, per bbl, price to re? tailers, $11.7S to *i-'.r>0; price to con? sumers, $1.75 totp.85 per 24-lb. sack. Self-rising, per bbl, price to retailers, $12.25 to $12.75; price to consumers, $1.80 to $1.'JU per 24-lb. sack. I lice ? Fancy head, per lb., price to retailers, $ to U 1-4; price to con? sumers. 11 to 12 1-2. Carolina whole, per lb., price to retailers, S 1-2 to (j 8-4; price to consumers, 10. Blue Kose, per lb., price to retailers, 8 1-4 to 8 1-2; price to consumers, 10 to 11. Second head, per lb., price to re? tailers, 7 1-4 to 7 3-4; price to con sufers, 9 to 9 1-2. Screenings, per Ib., price to retailers, 6 1-2 to 7; price to consumers, 8 to 8 1-2. Lard?Pure, tierce base, per lb., price to retailers, 29 1-2 to 30; price to consumers, 34 to 36. Compound base, per lb., price to retailers, 23 1-2 to 24; price to consumers, 27 to 28. breakfast bacon?Per lb., price to retailers, 40 to 42; price to consum? ers, 45 to 47. Home?Per lb., price to retailers, 3 2 to 33; price to consumers, 37 to 38. Potatoes?Irish, per lb., price to retailers, 3 2-JJ to 4; price to consum? ers, 5 to 5 1-2. Sugar?Granulated, per lb., price to retuilers, 8.7 2; price to consumers, 1) 1-2 to 10. Grist?Per lb , prico to retailers, 4 3-4 to 5 1-4; price to consumers, 0 to 0 1-2. Meal?Per lb , price to retailers. 4 3-4 to 5 1-4; price to consumers, 6 to C 1-2. Eggs?Storage, per dozen, price to retailers, 53 to 55; price to consumers, 60 to 62. Putter?Storage in tubs, per lb., price to rotailers, 50 to 51 1-2; price to consumers. 5T> to 57. Fresh In blocks, per lb., price to retailers, 56 to 57; price to consumers. 60 to 62 Beef?Birloin, per lb., price to re? tailers. 24 to 25; price to consumers 3u to 32. Hound, per lb., price to re? tailers. 24 to 25; price to consumers, 30 to 32. Pork?I^oins, per lb., price to re? tailers, 28 to 28 1-2; price to consum? ers, :ir? to 3?. Ixxml*?Per lb., price to retailers, 2? to 27; price to consumers, 25 to 40. Miss Louise F.pperson left for Char? leston this morning to visit friends. We Grind Lenses, examine the gyes scientifically and tit eye glasses perfectly. Let us work for you. We have all prescriptions on file. Broken lenses replac? ed promptly Graduate Opto? metrist and Optll Inn in ehnrge. W. A. Thompson, JEWl'TI-E ? OPTOMETRIST. i ^oeettverrfTWf*T?fv?^rrwwwwwwwww^www*w ^* \i:my OFFICJCK CONVlcmm HEAL TU OF TROOl^S. Hate lA-st of Death Week. t apt. Jaftucs E. Holgmte Must Serve slight Ittcreai Hoven Veen and be Dlemieoed frotn Army. - j Washington Jan. 23.?The nick rate Washington, Jan. 82,?rapt. James in the Nation 1 Army and National F.. Holgate of Niagara Palla, x. v., Qeard eampa shows ? slight increase commanding b battery of held artll-'for the week -tiding January 18th. In lery at ramp Jackson, s. C, was sen-[the National array the deaths num tonced to seven years' Imprisonment bored I4t inet 147 the preceding at the Atlanta penitentiary and dis-:week; in the National Guard the missed from the army. He pleaded deaths were it> against 88. Camp guilty before a courtmartial of forging] Wheeler, Georgia? had the highest an indorsement to a note for $27,0 sick rate lor the National Guard, which he had discounted at a bank Measles and pneumonia are declining at Columbia. S. < \ m an camps. ?Ml mm COAX SHORTAGE RELIEVED. Ships in New York Harbor Get Need- I ?"conl- Geo. H. Hurst, New York, Jan 21.?The shortage of bunker coal, which a few days ago was hampering the fueling of vessels in New York harbor hs^s "been entire- , ly relieved." according to a statement today by J. K. Parsons detailed by the United States Shipping Board to su? pervise bunkering of ships at this I port. 1 Undettikir and Etttetatr Pre-npt AtUntinto Day and Nkjht Calls At J. 0 CRAIG 0m Stand, N. Main Ph ones: msm ;oi ? ??????MM' ? Everything in the Building line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOn, Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE PHONES: 10 and 631 4MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM? I M M ? ???MM ? ?? Every loyal American will help his coun? try by adopting this creed: REDUCE WASTE ELIMINATE EXTRAVAGANCE PRACTICE THRIFT Waste is always inefficient; extrava? gance in war-times is unpatriotic ? both should be shunned. Thif t leads to national progress and per? sonal independence. Get on the right road today by opening a saving: account ? with this institution. Est. 1889. J. P. Booth, President. w. It. Crowson, Jr. Cashier. r The National Bank of Sooth Carafaa OF SUMTER Resources over 600,000 This Bank owes its growth to the loyal support aud heaty cooperation of its 2500 patrons. A bank is a COM Ml NIT Y INTER? EST. Its mission is SERVICE. Its life is the Loyalty of its Patrons. AYe appreciate your Wtsiness and are better prepared than ever before to serve yon. C. G. rowland, >*. E. HISaAWT. President. Clt*?%c. eanaflgl ?1 ~5 3b? m THE FIRST MATIONAL BAW If if YOUR INVITATIO? in a??1-?? - awMMSfwasHBsess If you hive never had any dealings with us. please,'ccnsider this an invitation to give us a trial. The First MmA tak