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iNildMiol Wednesday and Saturday OSTK1.N i?| iaiMll.\(i C()MI'AX\ 8 t Mil K N c. lexgesi 91.50 per annum?in advance. Ad?rrtl*cim 11 ts. One 8quar? first lOOortlon .. . .$1 Kv?ry subsequent Insertion.|ti n tracts for three 100)1 hl 01 longer will be made at rOdOeOd rates Ail com m un 1 ationa which SUb? eerve privat? Interests will bi ehorged far as udvertis. mottle, Obituaries and tributes of rOO|Nn "win bo charged ior. Th? shunter W.it. hnmn was found .1 h-u an.? the True, hoalhroo 11. C*?M6. The Watchman and Houihm aww nas the combined ciroulation un< sawtocncs uf both 01 the old 1 ip?*. und Is manifestly the best advert.s.11 medium in Snmtei Washington. Mn.h |, Goneral] fair weather for the week beginning shinday is foroeaet for the Booth At tanttc States. No decided change In temperature. What are the people of South Car ol 00 going to do about the l m t >r ?hip? Senator Tllhnan is said to have ally announced that he la a Ive cundidato for re-election, that he will ask to be given one more term, but will not mako the county-to county campaign prescribed by the rules of the tarty. Some months ago he announced through the p -ess that he was not a candidate for re-election it Is to say he was not see:..us ur (1 making n fl;ht for the oftleo, bu that if the people of South Carolin riipted him for this service he would not deny tholr request. In oth? er words, if th n't! t w.-s handed t ho would take it. At the time or thla announcement we scussed th matter ut some length and then stat ed that we did not believe that Sen? ator Tillman could be elected at thl time without an actlvs and aggree arhre cam pa urn and th t. ; s his physi eal condition, according to oomrae report, would absolutely debar hm. from making the county-to-count] canvass, be should not, us a patriot ?citizen, who has been the recipient of1 Hgwnl and long continued honors 1 the. hands of the majority of his fel? low clthtens, intdst upon being a can? didate. There is no possibility of h> being conscripted. Urn ofllQg will B It b? handed to hin I unless be kai the physical strength to make an ag? gressive fight he should stand a shir and let some younger man take up the bttttlo for democracy and Amer? icanism. In ma<lng this asn-rtlm. w? uo not recall the atntemtnl mad ?*? T.4.1 tunes', heretofote- that Si thh crisis it would be well to cont.nu Senator Tillman In office, since h is capable of rendering better and greater service than ur.v other man in the Stute, because of expert* nee aim prestige. But as a matter of fact wo have political condition* in* Soudi Carolina to consider and not thOOrkl or sentiments, if every office soekot would stand aside in favor of Senator Tillman. he could sit on Ins fron porch and be re-elected, but they are not going to stand aside, nor will he he spared by his opponents. He will be fought even though he does not fight, and the result would I ??. ore be lieve, his defeat by a demavogue The only thing that OOUld Insure hl^ re-election would be for a majority of the people to m ike Tillman n light their fight, and by means of the most thorough organisation, extending mt<> ?very precinct of the State, win a vic? tory th*t he In not physically a Mo to Win for himself. We do not bellOVi th it Senator Tillman has the person al following In the State to make such an organisation and such a campaign poaelble. There has been no evidence of ouob .1 following slne?- he adv.He? ad the Ides that be I f cons, ripted, ami wo have seen no sigi.s that the ma Jortty of the people are likely to rls Up enthusiastically and hand him the aenatorshlp foi on. more term Ti? ls our diagnosis of the situation?v.t may be mistaken, but hofOft Wi change this opinion, we will have t< be shown. It is a problem for the loyal citizen* of tin- state to solve snd the time to bOfjfg working it on: is now It will not do to wait tin I! the campaign is well under way. imn bass Card n Hei i n Amsterdam. N# tb.-i Ii Ods, l-Vl, |t To pure has.- tb? I tar!. . ? hoi commodities. hou sew ? ? - m Is have to he provided with no fewi than &6 cards. Tin- mtthletpellt) sues them by the mill.on. The . terfelting of cauls, formerly of fre gjOOJel OOOSJrrOSSSSt Hol been made 1 to Impossible by the- adoption ?> watermarks. and f 1 ? r.? * ar?- n >v extremely rare sa l.erlin p'P'T Motor tar I daunt >v>. London. Feb. - A fullv equip!*' motor car I 1bora '<???? f? r ??;.. if. lolttgl rul tests at the w ir iron- has boei presented to the war office. The equipment im linb-s lneu?,.i l..i * mlcroacopes. hot chambers. POOteu oven, mlcrcdone. electric lighting c?ut lit and provision for animal cages 01 the roof. I U IL er i>;.: i. , Mi. \tt(?riu?> Usnernl Trios m t Isar i i Scvoi..! fatal I i La \. U l ii.it r III? mite Columbia. Mulch I,?.vi opinion rendered by Thomas H. i? ? j?i ? . {At? torney general, clean u,. to soirnj ?* tont, ih- ambiguous pldcu >f togislu? tum turn: I OUl of li;.- general ..>:???.? bly hopper at Iti recent eo*s'o?< rn i in;: i'.c Btaii OUncil ot h The intent of the It&tlbvtUt0 W.1 to erect structure which ivouWl uv resent all rountlei of thi ifttvie. i*h? 0 tlni i bill movlded fdtf i mem? bero gaming Ihera. They are th?. present person Wei of t*i<> po itioiI, IV < vision wai nddoed to Mellon i nUtltyr . in;; the MM i btlvt ?'own.:l Ol' th ; late Federation of Labor to recoi i? tuend three other labor members, nc two of whi h shall come from th? IBIS union, to .ho i;ovcrn?>r for ap? pointment; olio for the lozlslatvv* delegations in Um ii counties, for ap-j pointment by the Kovcmcr. The fc?v- j ernor, the comptroller general ?tfid the {'tute treasurer are modi ex-oi*? Roio Rnorafeora i The phrase In Iht original l III a li e Ii ro. ?1 1 The Bt tt Council of l>e < | ht> ?hall consist of ?1 members' WSJ amende 1 to re; d "Tho Btat? ?Council of Defense shall consist o' tho following members.*1 Tho on gros lag deportment loft ou?. thi: mendmoht and Iht Uli was approv i] i ml ratiiio 1 with the If ,.?.??...bu' looot remaining Intact. Th op i ion of tho attorney geh rnli adUrooMd to cov. Manning, evi lontty Ol the request of tho governor ho.ds that tho three labor momberi . : i to be appointed and also those1 from ihc counties now represented. The opinion also holds that the |5,? Dog of i>flck indebtedness, contracted 1 efore any ; pproprlit on had be.:. node, is to bi paid out of the dfroct Pproprl.Jlon of |g&tOOQ allowed b the POOOOt lOtflOlaluri for the melr. tennhce a id the activities of the <-??un cil. Ii was tho original intent of th< franori of th.- Counoil Of Defense ac 0 ro conotrnol tho law lhal any mom ' I tf OOUld be removed by th< k . nor. Th i woo dowfrablo In ordo.' th..t Un ?.?.\t Bovoraofi should he b^ u dlapootd, could appoint Ihooc wJt IWOUld bo In Hvnp vthy with kill P d i leldi or should hOi for any oth.-r t us ' loaite u chance In porsonncK Th i.i lr :? -four n aibori named m the act I can bo romovod by the govornoCi bu' 11* b dob U|bli i|Uootlofi If hi <^v. [so OfeypOSe of those members roooi.i . ndod b) thf BtUti Fedemth n Of La* 1 I or and the !e ?:s!ative d?'!e , i m< I BIV is ier.i.i opinion Is to the oflcc. j h Ihtm ti. rty-tvo auaibors w.!l lappoin od fur thi duration ?>f the war juntoM rowtovod ?<y. losol wachlnerj for aauoo? If tbiH Interpretation hold thi next county delegations will not have the powof of rooommondlng no/ members. The opinion ot the nttorne, general is silent on th:* point. Ttu now Stute COUAOll Of DofiOi will eons?st oi sixty ?so vsn membe - ThiiM- foiiiiiio.^ not n.>;.' represented [and fr?re which n new ...?,;.ii-<.:- v-i hoed to be rocommcndetli ares -V. be vlllej Alktou, EambeuKi kJeaufort,' Berkeley, Calhoun( cheroked Chee.e; Clarendon? Colleton( Dillon, Dorchii itcr, Bdgeflold, fnirfleld. Qeorgetown I I Hampton. ttorrya Jasper, Lanoaster | Lurcns, Le:; Ina ton McOormlcU, Marl borOi Newberry, Orangoburgi Ploji ons, sj.iu'ia. Union and WIHtomsburn. The p??? sent members ??i the oouh* ell. OS hsunOd ll? the act, arc. (iov IfuMil ur. sx?oflBelOi Columbia] D< Ft . I Coker, chairman, llurtsvdlo; WlliloSi Klliott. vice chairntun, ( oian.bio; ttOSI tSmith, eooouthre secretary, Columbia. I \\ tili, in ;.;ie.:.s. Colnotblai Christa : );t 'iet. Colombia; K. M. Blythi Oreenvlllej B. it liejiklngham. k. b nton; S. T. Carter, ex-oliiclo, itatc j .. MO? ii . i oium ? ; Ira H. DunlOp Hock HUI; William Godfrey. Chornw, .}. :;-)vs Hanahan, Charleston] Di Juans a. Hayns? Columblo>; <> Usoron. Bportnnburgi w. i. Johns BsJdockj Robert Lathan, Charlcato; w. Wi Lang, Clemson College; Mn f Loulot MgyoA Oreenvlllej Mist b. e Met lint'?e'<, New t'?rk oily; Rotor *i? i ougn?, Colombia; a. Foster Mo Klssiok, Greenwood; Dr. \f% H. Mo? Lood, noronoe; A, C, Phelpo, Bumter; .lohn Rlehordfl, lihorty Ulli; W, y> II . ? s. i i( moon College] Carrion W Innyor, ex-ofllolo, Comptroller Qener 'al, Columbia; Fran!; e4nimons, Char lest on; i B. ?Irrlno, Qreenvlllei a V, Bnell, Cl rleston; John T. Stevens Kershaw; w a Btuckoyi Blsh ?)? ii race Tllghman, Morion; i W Wessuin, Oreenvtlle; E?right Wll llai.m Dnrllngton, and Dr. John 1 1 I Whit,-. Anderson SfWN >>I I' M I 1 I \ I BjdBOOl I m tpn \?i\.'iM ,.. : \\e?.t JeroanV m. i London. March l.- lirltlsh Irooi north of Jsrusalt in b . udvanc. i. along ? front of twelvo miles t<> rlmaxlmuir depth ?" three thou ru ? iron, astride the wesi Jerui ii1 i i NabulOOS road, it lo Oflloli :l. ninonu od r Ol; ' lu im IK l ..AKt'a. lltpi MukiiUl I to Iner&isc \ eh! Which slums H Uij.-i of (mod Kttsuttfci Parta Jon. 2? (Correspondence of .hs Associaied Press) ?France with? in u "uumper" ? rop bf corn to tuJ . >k upon li ma..in a brave effort t. ,<;?..s.- the ylc.J ol other foodstu.fi i ti then itre now for the first limy ... thai the now effort ia producinfj . mult* Nearly n million more acrci o. ivhi ,t were sown last fall than in . it 16, according to recently oompletod stall ti?*. with ordinury good lucit thin means' in*, r ly 20,000?O?O buflHoh more M Wheat. Bpring teodlng th.s year may exceed that Of 1 17 by near* iy the same extent which will brine liie French wheat crop this year u,? to forty million bushelu more than that of last year. The bread card, talcing street January tflth was In t< ti ! d to s;r. e ffOm toOd dOr.gUmpttOl the million Luiho.i required for th? extended locdlitpi sf, Compe to* If Orel, Commissary o. Agrlcu tutO, charged with the exten nion of seeding, has already dlvld 600,000 bushels of Manitoba Wheat among farmers. He ia confident im? portant gains Will be made in th< ! crop of 191S. Tiu> decision of the French Food Minister to Isoui cards regulating th distribution of bread to three hUfldreri DS (about 11 OUneei) a day is rnveing much comment. Home orlti e/.sea others approve imt the ooncen< mis >f opinion may i e summed uj> in the good naturod remark of a morn ng paper which says "that for on. 1 i . .? who diel of starvation there are ;. hundred who ruo umb to i 11?1 i. Hon." ? enorotly however, the press seem t<? adopt a very serious point of view, if the innovation. The French ere notoriously tho greatest bread eaters In the world and much doubt is ex p essed ns to the ration of a litth over a half n pound per day beinr! sufficient, ! rt?nce ht a another "Commlptary Agriculture." Monrieur i*c Rous <'e; tie from the department of Mor blhai . who is sometimes called th "Potato Wetator." He Is charged h the Minister of Agriculture ndth dl I reel supervision of planting with rer erenre more especially to vegetnblcH He I* trying t ? increase the productlo of he ns s vc!| ; s p c.'.ioex. rind i especially enriurngtntt; th-4 planting o top'nambours, or Jerusalem arti <h.>!-<s The foplnnmbour plant bout is hardy as a gout, it thrive In noor'y nil*! - tod and s'i^'.it'y re tills ?i v ?ii i ni is strong enough I throttle fny weed that tries to en crouch upon it. The season will furnish an interest tag experiment In this comparative! new food product as a large acreage will be planted for the first time. Pl'ERTO RICO NOW DRY. Law Prohibiting Liquor Traffic GoCS Into KITcct. Ban Juan, P. P.. March 3.?Puerto| Pico went dry at midnight last nigh' This followed an act of OOngrcSil Which the election of last July fail to repeal. This del prohibits t importation, manufacture, sale or gif of Intoxicating liquors or drugs, 'ocal law permits the manufactui nd sole of beer conteinln*x not e ceedlng SI 1-2 per cent, of alcohol. Meny < foi were closed at an ear! ISS hour than usual 1st night. aft disposing of the last Of their din.in shed liquor stocks, Pbl'NIiKtt ppitish i mi i assy. UtiRslan Timioj h llroak Into Hulldliu1 In INJtrog London, Man h 8, The British em* 'assy WttS plundered by Russian I roops, in command 6f a colonel, im? mediately after the embassy staff left : strograd, according to u Petrograd dispatch reeelved by way o; D?ssel? dorf and Amsterdam. a not ic p repori o i that the Ru i? . an troops broke Into tho embass, while the Drlt'.sh charge Was *t I ihi re, and Ignoring his protosl burn some documents and confiscated otiv ..;s The (barge, it is understood , :| protest to Loon Trotsky, Wh leplled that the government con' not i? hold responsible for the on - ? rage. \vi t ICANS DF.FEAT I VSH. ,;, ?n i t*iivt i Four Prison in in our Hands. With Ihe \n ? riean Army u ' i i In) March ! ? : . i he An . ndttted Frei i Anothei Oerni ? , <<u\ on the rien n line v. s madi it s.tti u olu . '.i> night in the eh.? imln-Pes l ^allies ? cloi \fter shai i ehting the ei en y " I ,",??- loav m four prisoners, two id wh in) wi wounded, The Imeiicnwi loot eeme ktlb and a numbei sllghtlj wounded a uns The) arc New Engl?nders I f? S mm >ss: ! s \i;w ill [ilHGi i!o;r Production for Vonr siiotts Iii/* Increase?Reduction in Use or l?u atlstulTs Urged, Wcehington, March 3.?Temporary ju&p :r;io.i of the meatleua mealsanci oi Kfce ppsclul res.rlatiens against the use of pork on Saturday wax ahHOUnc ed by ihe iuv)ii administration tonight a a readjustment of it.-: food oonssi ration program, Increased meat pro? duction and the necessity for stil, greater laving In whout, It was de? clared. Irlttkl the onahge advisable. Tho suspension Ii m?de t.ttctive fgr .a indefinite period and it probably ..ill last for ih.ee momha or longer. Eines all restrictions on consump? tion of mutton and lumb has bet n ...u! previously, the food adfenlnls rution now ; n: .-; the publia ror the ...i t I Sing to deny ils< if m meatl onl.. I ee4 and i u: i; on the dcy a week ] uettituyi lucre bed meat COuttttoipiloh, lojd administration ofllcials believe, of it st d* curtails the use oi wheut and foi .ne pi t sent the.u Is no Uitention to ih nj-To the restrictions already Inj force UgO-lnst Hour. lu a statement sotting forth the >?.: ona for the change food Admin . i-ator iin >W'i itiyii 'Tho allies' hu.'C mtuls further in? creased demands for broo IstufE;. f a s.- enlnrj ed ??.nnftd? urfl 6 itlscwl .o some degree by Shortage ifl arrlVah rom Argentina, It Is therefore ilec . ss. rv for tho administration to Urge .. still further redaction In the con umptlon of biCtd and breadstuff* generally, it i>vc are to meet our expo.t necess tics. "Experb nee Knows thut the con? sumption of broadstulYS is Intimately ssociatod with '.ho consumption o: ...eat. For various reasons our bup ply of meal for the next two or Ihre? ..on,ha Is considerably enlarged one1 ,vc con supply tho allies v. th e t products we have trunsportatloi facilities for I t'd the same Unit Euuewhut incre Bo oui own consump ion. In these circumstances, the foo;i dmlnlsiratton considers it wise? to re x the voluntary restriction! of meat nsumption to some extont with ew to further decreasing bread o?n umptlon, "i>o long as the present conditio? :ontinues the only special restriction i we ask are the beeiileta and porkless ucsduy. The meatless meal and the ?orales* Eutuidoy are no longer ask d. "Tho farmers of the United State.1 re responding to the national dc innd to incre:;so hog produc Ion 'heir Increase to all appearances is "t-in { attained rapidly. Of more im? mediate importance, however, are sev : eral complex factors which have ef? fected an immediate Increase In meat supplies. "The transportation shortage before die government took over the rail oads, the bu]d weather In January and early In February, the large per? centage of Immature corn in the las .mi vest and the necessity of foedhn; J i:.s coin as rapidly us possible to! avs it from decay have not only ro .ultcd In packing up tho nnlmaJs?? (Urticularly bogs on Llio farms for "..^v i period of feeding but huve ro .uitcd m n groat Increase In ttielr av raae weight ami will result with im? proved traiisportatibn condition* which already appear in larger than normal arrivals at mi rkot for tin next two or three months. "The sight of hogs coming to th market for the pust two weeks Indlr atea an Increase in weight of un von ?e oi im>;'. pounds bist year t?? he almost unprecedented uvorngc <>i 112 pounds, or . u t ih res sc In iht;. market value of over 16 per cent. , "This is a distinct addition to the nation's meat supply. it therefore I now Seems certain thai WO ha\( SUCh enlarged supplies for St b^ost some months to come that we can not only Increase our exports to the aides to the full extent of ih< lr trans? portation facilities, but :it the sam< time can properly incre: sa our do? mestic consumption. "The response of Iho public to out requests for reduced consumpUon o* ...cat darin- the past few montiis ha> beon mosl gratifying, and ibis service alone has enabled tin governmow luring this period to provide sue ? ..upplles as the alles permitted. Th. enlarged supplies are likely to lost foi two or three months, after whic*i there will be the usual seasonal de? crease in the number of animals com* ' ing tO m; i !.et. "The administration also su^'os'; thai In thoae parts of the countr? tvi .-r? i'.ie idd fashioned home preser? vation of pork \y st?i ih ? cuatoi i, this practice should bo oxtended ai the present ? no, as i' will relieve tin Luiden upon transportation t.? me i rom I he pael Ing houses and economically sound cs saviim Iho eo of packing operations and at the sai ie I lime will provld home supplies <? pork to last over the months ol de orensrd supplies. I The food administration desires to repoat that II does not wish to give thy Impression that these ? o times when simplicity and moderation of living not iriot tally necessary but its desire is to secure adjust dOitt !?* tween our different food supplies und meat, changing conditions from tune to time*, nt}?i tu keep the public fully and frankly advised ?f lie position with the full confidence and rdllftnoo that whenever it becomes t??CCS*aiV renewed appeals for saving will meet thfi sinn? loyal response as in th< past." DEFENSELESS WAR ON R?8MA. Germany's "infamous" Policy At? tacked in Reichstag. Londoh, GatUrdfty, March 2.?Tho erman government's infamOUS war policy" was assailed in the reichiitag In the course of Friday's debate by Herr VogtheiT, an Indopem ont So? cialist, according to Berlin advices .\t from Amsterdam i?y the Router i on ospondent therOi "Ths German ultimatum is not cal? culated to ere.tte conditions oi peaci and friendship With Russia," Herr Vogtherr deflated. ' In the case of the Ukraine peace, CcrmanV and Aus tria already are quarreling cvet iit< booty. The war we now arc waging In defenseless Russia serves only thi propertied classes of the disputed ter rStory. in Lithuania we havo made no moral conquest, Tho Lithuanians iong to bo hack In Musi la. 'We are not allOWOd to know till truth. The fatherland party is pur.su lug a bloodthirsty propaganda against Foreign oountrleo. We are sold body t<i soul to the military cast", w are pursuing ah infamous war policy.' The vice president here called the .pecker to orde r, hut hs insisted on < ontlnuing his speech. "High wages In the munitions in dustry," Herr Vogtherr declared, "nr? corrupt wages for ihe purpose oj . eeping workmen in good ten per it the interest of carrying on the war. The imperial chancellor has food sen' < him from Bavaria, thereby infring? ing tho law." After another Interruption the oputy accused an admiral and a com? mandant at Swinemunde of appro? priating confiscated foodstuffs, iddlng: "We must, abolish the whole of this Michaelis-Capelle management. The L> it man case (Ditman is a Had oal s > i ialisi meml er of the reichetag uc < used in c mnection with the Clormon n: val mutiny) ought to give the reich - btag cause for reflection. A gene red who runs wild can by answering ans lous representatives (. f the peooie de cimate the relchstag." The Polish deputy, von Trampst declared Poland Is being rente worse than an onemy country, Where upon Undersecretary Luwlld said th< Cermans have done "an immens amount of work in behalf of kultur In Poland In the way of school admin? istration and similar activities. He admitted, however, that "the hearts of the people there are with Russia." BIG STRIKE THREATENED. (o,oon Employes on Hurbor Craft May Quit. New York, March 2.? Unless their! employers comply with the con Ition j of a leccnt award of a federal board of arbitration, a strike of marlre en? gineers and other employes on harbor ?aalt here. Involving more than '10,000 men, will be called, before March '?' i\ was announced today by Thomas \j. I >< '.oluiMty, secretary of the ma? rine workers' affiliation. lie added, however, that no members of the un Oion WOUlU leave his work if >y SO doing government operations wui id be Interfered with. Tho Debt of the *:ity of Paris Grow* Istrgcr. Paris Jan. :ji (Ccrrespondenee)? The budget of the city of Perl? fo I'.Hs is 518,369,198 francs, which U about 110,000,000 in excess ot 1>' year's expenditures, resides a loot* lag debt of 350 millions there were deficits bringing the City's debit bed ? nee ii]i to about BOO million francs to cover Which a new loan is proDOS ed. The municipal council is considci Ing ways and means of raising 000,000 francs addition;. 1 this year. BEES AND HONEY. Mso Beekeeping Supplies. Honey Is the best substitute for Sltgar, and by keeping bees >?>U can have your own sweetening. 1 have colonies of Bees In Improved IJves that i will sell, and now Is s good time to move them. I ::1so have a number of the Government Bulletin on Bees for distribution to patties Interested. Btlll have Rome honey for sale. Also Beekeeping Supplies. X c. 08TEBN, :::p> W. Hampton fc.ve. Washington, Match t The reor? ganisation "i the i'nKd States Em? ployment Service Into s permo tent i ureau of the department of li;bor was announced today by Secretary Wilson. chairman iiuvU y aaaJ ties No"1* ? - olina Plat) Lstsntasf Association ft Cdds. j Washington, March 2.?Warm con? troversy la In progress between Chair? man Hurley of the ?nipping boerJ Jind tho North Carolina Pu.e Lumber Association with regard to the rj ?pontiblllty for delay in the iu.^lhaoiu: of the wooden ship program. In answer to Chairman Hurley's as? sertion that the Pine Lumber Asso? ciation has failed to make good jui prO?tleee to supply lumber .represcit tatives of tho association here deelSlW that the shipping board lost nino' months waiting for timber which tit* board had been warned last May must bo obtained from the Pacific coast, ?*? causa the trees fn the South do not grow' Jaf?rt enough for the specifica ? tions in certain cases. The associa? tion claims to be IWrce months ahead or, lumber of the siae-* which it is able to supply, and say that Jt is now furnishing 1,400,000 feet or almost enough for or>c ship every day. Chairman Hurley insists that the Pine Lumber Association is responsi? ble for a delay of three months in the sc hedule, and that the program v** the GUlf end Southeastern yards is* i:pper:lied, he ^dvi^in- that the ship? ping board has put its* own timber cream into the field, and Will hence? forth sec that government lumber SO pi rtS nre in direct charge of purcllatf* ing and milling. Og the other hand, the Pine Lum? ber Association quotes as follows i ron; ; miouneement which it nays the Ihnergency Fleet Corporation of tho shipping beard gave out at '*s XeW Ojr?eani o.hce February 28 la it. ' Fvory ship yard along the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts is now sup plled with all tho timbers needed to I e: mit of full ope ations. Many yards : re piling lip reserve materials. In spite of great eilhoulties Southern pins mills are producing ship timbers la in -reasing Volume. No complaints StOUt short ige o'' n terials are now e m, icceivcd fro n ship yards." I'CdUC'nOJ Use of Oufl MaiiUt.'.c/.ur rra> An i rdor of the Fuel Administra? te iimPlnC the oof of coal in the lue ion oi' common window gates ?> .'? per cent of the amount manu? factured in li>17, will mean a ?ivlng of five hundred thousand tans of coal nd ibe re no a o at Is t eighteen thousand carloads of nauthaj^chse^ freight fro.n ihj raltroWds. The order has 1 ecn :n contempla On for H Vt'ti ! ( i.hs, but has been ? ? e i Snt'J a vo'untat*/ agreement on the part of the manufacturers ? l ?\ ?>??!.:ncr. evraed :;i the industry w.s trade lOO nor cent complete. 'i he I aite 1 States Fuel Admini.-?tra tion lakes the p sitiOO that in the . esc at <? mdition ? shortage no fu I \ USt be used to manufacture any roator quantity of finished products h n "'ill be needed this year; that ; eto i< s can not be permitted fuel, ansnortation, and labor to mass facture a surplus o.' products to bo 1 Od up for sale next year. The Same principle is being applied n an investigation pertaining to the nmuifactnrers of other prodstc a, which use large quantities of coal, the im bctfig te arrive at n percentage of production which, under the otrosuaa? tences will be ugrcuble to tho mcn ufpcturers and workmen but arhfch will net reprcaenl a ooo*iimpttoa <>;' fuel for the manufacture of supplies net needed during" the cur;'c:.t ycur. Thirty-three thouaand letters are dealt with by the British mip'stry of tensions every fit y. MANY LIKE Tills IX BUMTER. iintlar C;re [Viag i ubTshcd in Kadi Isaac. The following case is but one of many occurring daily in Sumter. It \lt an DOS} mailer- to verify it. You cannot c for better proof. W m Potown, proprietor diy oud* stere. Main Street, says: I ?: ! I loan's Kidney Pills for trou 1. with my back and kidneys. back pained me neerly all the time ami sny quick move i made eaused tho pains !o i i< all the more revere, it was difficult to get up af? ter sitting down, because of the pains. My kidneys acted irregularly and the secretions were highly colored and contained sediment. DonaVO Kidney l iiis. procured from Bems/s Phar? ma e---. gavg me the desired relief, i Backaches ami kidney trouble van ; iahed. I fell better in every way." (Ftatement given March 17. 1908.) , ?m February lb lift, Mr. Folsom i added: "I can always recommend I >ean s Kidney Pills as being reliable, l oan s nave proven so to me. as I have always had good results from j their use." Price 60Cm at all dealers. Don't Mm ply ask for a kidney remedy?get Poan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Folsom had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, X. V.- Advt. (47)