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I fc; i 8itt|uai art ^outjjnm. Wednesday and Saturday _ ? UY? ostkk.V IM Ill |sH|\(, company sp MTKIt, 8. c. lVnas; fl.ftO per annum?In advance. Advertisements, Oee 8quare first Insertion .. ..$1.00 a>ery subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or looser will be made at reduced rates All oomm intentions which sub? serve private Interests will be chargsd for as advertisement*. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Wutchman was found .a 1850 Mini the. True Southron in The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old nupeis, aud is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. ! ?bsbsssssbbsWbssbbssM Washington. Feb. 2.?Cnsettled weather during- the tirst part of the' week with rain probably on Wednes? day and again at end of week is fore? cast for the South Atlantic States next week. Temperature changes will be unimportant. The \\ hent less Meal. The noon meal in South Carolina should be the wheutless meal in each day In the week, according to u state? ment Issued hj WtWsjg Elliott, Food Admlntstr&tcr Mr. Klliott reached this conchi after a conference with Misa Edith I I'arrott. head of the Home Eco? nomics work of Winthrop College, Home Demonstration forces and Food Administration. The new regulations of the Pood Administration prescribe two wheat I?sm days a week. Monday and Wed nesday; one meatless day a STOOk, Tuesday; one porkleSS day a week, Saturday. No pork products to be consumed on T h. meatless; da' (me meatless meal each day In the week and one wheatles* meul ouch day In the week. The people of the State are expect? ed to observe these days as return? ed in the president's proclamation and In the statement issued by Her? bert Hoover, Federal Food Adminis? trator. Copy of the new regulations have been sent to all the hotels and cafes In the State. There are more than one hundred thousand hon es reglsteied as tnasn eer* of the Food Administration 111 Kouth^ Carolin i. It is the desire of the Administration that every horn * Join ln\he food consecution pro? gram. AhWhomes who have not joined, should write to the Food Ad? ministration. Arcade, Columbia, and secure one of the pledge cards, win? dow cards and kitchen cards. The Food Administration is eas? ing preparations for the distribution of the Home Supplemental Card in all homes of the State. This card con tSsjge) the creed of the Food Adminis? tration. Leaflets containing valuable tsJiptTuation concerning the use of oat? meal and cornmeal will also be dis? tributed at the same time. _r ~ - The l*rkx? of Hour. William Elliott. Food Administrator for South Carolina has received the . odowing telegram from Herbert Hoover. Fnlted States Food Adminis? trate.! "To prevent hoarding Hour follow? ing president's proclamation suggest >ou enforce ruling reference to quan? tity sales of flour outlined in our let? ter December l?th. The sale of Hour by retailers, millers or other dealers in towns and cities to individual con? sumers shall be in one-eighth to one fourth barrel quantity or less; In ru? ral or foreign communities In one fourth to one-half barrel quantity or less. Oross maximum profit for wholesalers in Tour should not excee l from fifty to sc vent v rents per har? ts). Piotit exact.-d !>. retail ?leal? ers In Ol initial mill package should not exceed from eight to $i.2'> per barrel, depending upon < h.-i o t. if of service performed. Where retail? ers sell In amounts les* than original mill package the gross profit should not exceed one cent per pound. An> proAt In excess of these or In excess "f that obtained in pr? -war tunes will Im? considered cause for an Inves tirutlon. Substitutes for wheat Hour should be sold at not more than a reu sonable advance over actual pur? chase price of particular goods ?ohl Without regard to iwnket or replace raent value at time of su? h sale. (swiTner n Kreeptlon P<t*t|?oiird. On account of the epidemic of men ingltls. the reception which was to have been held by Oov. and Mrs Manning tomorrow nh.ht has beet postponed. The Pourd of Health of Cotembtl has ordeied the closing of all the etrrs. schools, churches and place of amusement, until further notice, and the postponement of all rocop tlons and parties which are seh- dul ed for the next few weeks. The "Ughtless Night" may be the excuse for the revival of the old eong. "We Won't Co Home Till Morn lug." ? Atlanta Constitution Foun U-BOAT CHASERS. Plans Made to Turn Out Maximum Number lit llw Shortest Time. Washington, lab, i.?Production plan? for the navy's now unti-submu rino craft contemplate the ilelivery o' u finished hoat every day when the cycle of production is- complete. The iiist vessel has already been started in the fabricating shops at the Kord Motor Company plant at Detroit. Cans rucrion will go by stages. To turn out a boat u day after the lapse of seveial months requites that a boat a day be started. Materials that go into construction are fed into one end of the plant as rapidly as it i: planned 'to produce the completed Pioduct at ttic other. The whole num bei of boats contracted for will be under production simultaneously at MM sta;?e. The design was worked out to re- I luce to a minimum the necessity of! shaping plates. There are many flai ItU'fftOM to the vessel and on that ac count bent and curved plates having been avoided wherever possible. The power will be furnished by geared turbines and since stability and reliability .was sought rather than I freak performance no effort has been ' 'tl'do beyond a safe and con- J native speed estimate. The boats w ill all be fabricated atj the Ford plant, progressing by stages Until they are launched at Detroit. They will measure 200 feet and dis? place about 300 tons. No attempt has been made to Rive the design the rellnements of navv craft built in peace times. They will be rough, hewn into shape In the in t?"iCBt of speed Military charact ?rtotloi of the de? sign have not been disclosed. raiuioah bill rkmbted. l a PXdsMM and < iiimnins Oppose Ad ministration Measure. Washington, Feb. 4.Tb?-The admin? istration railroad bill, as agreed up? on by the senate Interstate commerce committee, waa formally reported to the senate today. Minority reports will he made by LaFollette and Cum? min*. lVru liuys American Slwxn, American shoe manufacturers now control the market in Peru and in all probability will continue to do so af? ter the war, says a report on the subject issued today by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, de partmsnt of commerce. Peru has just emerged from a pe? riod of prolonged economic depres? sion and is now reaping the benellt oi the era of high prices in the metal and food products brought on by the war. Fvery branch of the agricul? tural and mining industries has been correspondingly benefited, and In thiH connection it is interesting to nop that in ISM 5 the value of the agricul? tural products exported was more than $13,000,000, or nearly 27 per cent, greater than the value of the mineral products exported. The pro? duction of sugar nas increased enor? mously. Tho present prosperity will increase Peru's importance as a market fo1 American Roods, for shoes as well as other producta savs Special AgOAt Herman O. llroek. author of the gov? ernment's report. It is a market tha should receive as careful attention u our own war needs will permit. Our indebtedness for such essential pro ducts as copper and sugar should b< paid at least in part by manufacture 1 goods needed in Peru, and It is the part of wisdom to so conduct our present business as to leave us in an advantageous position when tho war la over. i AUK YOIT KIIKUMATIC? Many Pangs That Fteeg for Khcumn lim an- Itenlly eMM to Weak Kid neys. Is It rheumatism 1 Not every pain Is. Weak kidneys let uric acid collect Uric acid causes many queer pains In the high It's s< leiten; In the hack, lumhauo; In the nerves, neutrttls. '?out. gravel, dropsy are uric trou? bles When you guepoet the kidneys use Doaa'l Kidney Pllll Th< h .rue-recommended remedy. Sumter testimony is the *?est proof Head 11 lie I unter man's story : J. A. Whhtemore, it Marby A*e., sa\s: "My kidneys were badly disordered and my l ack ached I also suffered from rheumntle pain In my Mgsbg, The kidney ICG ret Inn ? panned too freely. Krlen I < re< .<m mended Dmn's Kid iey and I IP* Home st neuron n Phai macy did me a syorld <?f j...?m\ Price lie., at ail dealers Don* simply ask for i kidney remedy i i1 ia'1 Kidney Pill? llu m m< i1 i Mr Wh111emore had PWtei 111' Co., Buffalo, n v. ... FEEDING SEED IS VIOLATING Written Content Must be Through Administrator. William Elliott food administra? tor, has IgJUOd the following state? ment: "Reports' have reached this office that farmers in sections of the State are feeding? seed to cattle, and in Doms instances using- seed for fer? tilizers. Such a policy on the part of any producer is shortsighted when the prevailing price for cotton seed is obtainable and results in an econom? ic, loss as well as destroying valuable food for man and beast. "The food administration would like to see this- wasteful practice elim? inated. Ilule 4 of the special rules of the United States food administra? tion prohibits th i use of cotton seed for feed or fertilizers without the written consent of the State food ad? ministrator. It is probable that few farmers who are thus practicing this wasteful method realize the loss both to themselves and to their fellow man ! ( suiting- in tho utilization of cot ? ton seed in this manner. ?'America is the greatest food Storehouse of the world today, and WO must all practice the Strictest kind of economy. There must be no waste of the essential food products The oil which is extracted from the cotton seed is a food product." DKl l ISII CASFALTV MST. Loss Esist Week Lowest in Many Months. iKindon, Feb. 4.?The Drltish cas? ualties during the past week totalled 6.3.r.?!. This is the lowest mark for many months and compares with 8, ">ss for the previous week. The news from Russia would be more interesting if it were not al? ways contradicted the next day.? Charleston News and Courier. BAIvI.P RJDCALfJSD DV comaht TEE. ' Secretary of War cross Rtaunlncd Tuesday. Washington, Feb. 8??-While sena? tors prepared speeches- for delivery next week in support of measures to establish a war cabinet and create a munitions director, the senate mili? tary Committee today arranged to i recall Secretary Baker Tuesday for cross-examination regarding his state? ment before the committee last Mon? day on achievements of the war de ' pertment. Senator Hitchcock, Democratic i member of the military committee, plans to address the senate Monday in support of the hills and is expect? ed to reply to Mr. Baker. He and others who are supporting the legisla? tion which President Wikan is active? ly oposing are preparing to sharply cross examine the secretary Tuesday. Another speech in support of the war legislation is planned by Sena? tor Wadsworth of New York, a Re i publican member of the military com? mittee. Administration spokesmen in the senate are ready to reply both to Senators Hitchcock and Wadsworth and also are contident of preventing consideration of the measures in the senate by holding them in the commit? tee. With a vacancy on the commit? tee, due to the death of Senator Brady of Idaho, the members are now said to be evenly divided on the bills, With the dispute over the war bill? reaching the senate floor, the military committee plans to close its inquiry aa quickly as possible. Howard Coffin, chairman of the aircraft hoard, testifying before the committee today in executive session, urged a centralized war control. Mr. Coffin told the committee the productive capacity of the country could not be developed fully unles.? government purchases were put into the hands of a central agency with full powers. A definite program of ptsel ifj war orders, he said, has not been formed and industry consequent-1 iy is Buffering*' A national policy respecting pur? chasing, Mr. CoMin said, must be in? stituted immediately or bIss general' confusion will result An agency* built along the lines of a ministry of munitions could convert existing plants into war manufacturing plants-' without upsetting indusry, Mr. Cof? fin Bald, while continued placing of indiscriminate orders by the various j departments threatened to bring ;x state of chaos. There ought to be some way to sa\e a part of the hundred:; of thou? sands of tons of paper that are being wasted in Washington. Each depart? ment of ths government is maintain? ing a big publicity bureau with a full corps of editors, and the amount of stuff each one is turning out is simply appalling. And 1here is something badly out of joint with this whole ( business. These publicity bureaus j may edit and print without limit; but] a?'ter all their editing and printing, much of it of doubtful value at best, is absolutely valueless unless it gets tc the public, and about the only way it has of getting to the public is through newspapers edited and pub? lished at private expense. These news? papers cannot afford to reproduce all this junk, or any considerable part of i*. for to do so would be to sacrifice those qualities that give them value to the public from which '.hey derive their living. There is room for the saving of millions of dollars in the publicity bureaus at Washington and those millions of dollars should be saved.?Yorkville Enquirer. The willingness of the railroads to hand over their property to govern? ment operation suggests that they might enjoy seeing the various rail? road brotherhoods deal with the gov? ernment instead of mere mortals like railroad officials.?Quitman Free Press. BRITISH HAID TRENOTES. Only Minor Engagement llcportc<l on tlu> id itlsh I ron!. London, Feb. U -"A party of our troops i tided enemy trenches I - of Hairg: court last night," says to? day's ol!. ial announcement. "Enemy artillery rai active Inline; the night in the ) eighborhood of L<ine ? id northeatl of Garrelle." .JlEATLEss MONDAY OBSERVED. I _ t oiifereiu c Held Tcalay to Consider Revoking Order. Wash in ftOft, Feb. 4.?Heatles, Monday i i being observed for the third ttffU today, but I! may be aban? doned by the fuel administration as the result of a conference of State administr tors here today, called by Federal Administrator Garfield. mii]yrns notice for i918 I will attend in person or by deputy at the fo -wing named places and on the dates ,;iven, for the purpose of re? ceiving tax returns for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, 1918. Re? turns of Reel Estate, Personal Prop? erty, Polls Roads and Dogs should be made. The office will be open to re? ceive returns from January 1st to February :0th;,? Tindals, Tuesday, Jan. 8. Privatee % Wednesday, Jan. 9. Lot! Sid ng, Thursday, Jan. 10. Wedgeihld, Friday, Jan. 11. Claremo it, Tuesday, Jan. 15. Ilagcod, Wednesday, Jan. It. Rembertii. Thursday, Jan. 17. Dalrell, Friday, Jan. 18. Brogdon Tuesday, Jan. 22. MayesvlUe, Wednesday, Jan. 23. Oswego, Thursday. Jan. 24. Pleasant Grove, Tuesday, .Tan. 2.4. Shi loh, Wednesday, Jan. 30. Norwood CrOSi Roads, Thursday, Jan. 31. R. E. WILDER. County Auditor. Gorsets lor Growing Girls The First Showing OF The New Spring Models IN RUST- PROOF CORSEST FOR 1918 The Corset Is The Foundation And as the foundation is correct or not, so may you expect your entire wardrobe to be. Buy the Corset first. Be assured of the proper fitting of your suits and gowns?an i the Corset will determ ne that. We like to sell these Cor&eti because they are so satisfactory to you and to us. Warner's Rust-Proof Corsets 1 bey are guaranteed to you their fit, their comfort, their wear. They are easy to fit, and their high quality and moderate price make them popular. We kn ?w we can safely recommend them, for they are guaranteed to us, too. i very imir guaranteed not to Rust, Break or Tear. 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