Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE TARE OF SOLDIERS. Major Shield* of the Central Depart? ment, spares im? Expense in sup? plying Medical Orhccrs. Chicago, Feb. 28.?Nothing is too good for t'nited States soldiers sent to army hospitals for treatment, ac? cording to Major W. A. Shields, in charge of the Army's Central Depart? ment medical .supply depot here, w ho haa Just given to The Associated Frese a detailed uccount of the meth? ods employed in safeguarding the health of the men in khaki. Major Shields said that medical of fleers at the various army hospitals have only to ask for what they want foi the treatment of the men and it go so to them. "An officer at Fort Sheridan re tently asked for a special type of op? erating table," said Maior Shields. ' It was not a standard table and If used only rarely. Although it had to be made to order and cost consider? ably more than the ordinary table, it was rushed at once to the hospital." Many army surgeons, In .dated, ask for certain uncommon instruments, sometimes for use in one particular case only, yet the medical supply of? ficers spare no efforts to obtain them. Carrying out the departmental pol? icy of thoroughness in the treatment of the men, only the moat sanitary, most modern and most efficient equipment is sent out. This rule np p'lss to everything, from the furniture used in the instlttuions to the dishes' from which the patients eat. Majot Shields aald that all hospitals are sup? plied with high grade silver-plated knives, forks and spoons, fine quality linens, the best food, sleeping quar? ters as pleasant and convenient aft money can provide, and that every? thing elae is on tho same high plane. Although the depot has to furnish no supplies for wounded men as yet. the hospitals of the Central Depart? ment have received more than 9,000, 000 feet of cloth bandages?enough to extend from New York to the Texas coast. When the American forces are actually engaged in trench warfare In any considerable numbers, and wounded men begin to pour int? American hospitals, Major Shields said, it is probable that the medic . supply depot will be overtaxed to sup? ply needed bandages. Because ol thte fact officials are investigating pa per bandages which are said to b? Squally as serviceable as the kin sow in general use. Paper bandage: ~K?vs been1 in use in Germany fo some time almost exclusively owiiu to the inability of that country ti get mateiial for cloth bandages. Major Shielda expressed confident* that the department will not be em barraaae'd because of the scarcity o any needed drug or medicine used at army hospitals. Herman drugs havi been duplicated by American medical investigators with the result that tin department is adequately equipped t< cars for Its men, either wounded oi I1L Practically no whiskey is used in army hospitals. Major Shields said Ita use. he declared, Is being dis? couraged because the reaction it causes makes Its use as a stimulant undesirable, according to the medical officer lie Mud. howvia. that a small quantity of whiskey is carried at the depot and will be supplier should any medical officer call for it In this connection Maj >r Sh'elds spok, of the Vera Crus expedition in 1911 when he acted as medical supply or tlovr for Oeneral Funston. During the month that we Wwl there." he said, "I Issued Just ont qusrt of whiskey." On the other hand alcohol is ont of the most widely used medical sup? plies kept at the depot. It is ship pea to cantonment camps in 50 gallon drums and la used in great quant it n for baths and In rubbing. Electricity is being made to do lt> ?bare in the tare of the soldiers Many modern hospital appliance* an operated by electricity in addition t< the part It is playing in the treatment of tuberculosis. X-ray photograph of lungs of soldiers suspected of bein tubercular are taken at the rate o fifty a day at each of the canton meat hospitals Hy the use of thes* tun* pictures" the treatment of tu here ilosis has been greatly simplified Fifty thousand X-ray plates have bee* w used at the Central Department Sjasapi in the past two months. Major Shield said. To mend fractured limbs, splint In varloua sises. made of steel a woo*, are carried at the depot, fo shipments to hospitals >?? needed a euch hospital there is a. carpentei who adapts the splint to the Individ ual seed of the patient. The medical supply depot at Chi cage supplies hospitals at < nap (Irant, Cusler. Sherman. Dodge an Taylor. In addition to all aviattOt fields snd and smaller camps m tie Central Department of the iirmv, Ii addition to these the dep.a BSJpplk furniture to all army hospitals m tin rountrv. Among the hundreds of ?rticle? sagl out from heie Major Shields listen scalpels, thermometers, hot water and ice bags, Invalid chairs, cots, chairs, tables, silverware, operating appa? ratus, plumbing supplies, bandages, operating gowns, attendants' and nurses' clothing, pajamas, towels, lin? ens, settees, plaster for casts, every known drug used by physicians, anaesthetics, toxins and serums, with the contrivances necessary for their application. Garden Hints. 1. Soak any garden seed, especial? ly thoso slow to germinate, such as pepper or okra, in sweet milk for 21 hours previous to planting. Drain off the milk and stir dry sand wHn small s<-c?l (tomato or pepper) until each is thoroughly coated with sand. This makes it poasible to drop seed, one at a time, thereby saving seed and in? suring healthy plants. When plants are crowded, the stern's are blanched and tender and the whole planting is injured. 2. Avoid overproduction of vege taides that must be consumed dur? ing the growing season, such as let tuce, radishes, etc. 3. Plunt liberally of vegetables that can be kept for winter use by canning, drying or storing. 4. Best early varlties of bush snap beans for canning are Refugee and Stringless Qreenpod. For late plant? ing, the Kentucky Wonder, a very prolific running bean is the best va? riety. If the eye of the bean is turn? ed down when planted, the seed wdll germinate more quickly. 4. The best early varieties of to? matoes are Earliana and June Pink. Stone's Improved and Acme are the best varieties for canning. 5. Prepare early in the season for the destruction of insects. The sup? ply of spraying materials will be lim? ited and the demand large. Bor? deaux mixture is a good spray for plant diseases. Formula: 1 pound bluestone, 2 1-2 pounds lime, 12 1-2 gallons water. Crush bluestone, dissolve and pour aver lime. Mix, r dd water and strain. Arsenate of leid solution which ?nay be made by mixing 1 ounce ar? senate of lead powder with 6 quarts of water will kill the chewing in? serts which eat the fruit of foliage ol plants. y Kerosene Krnulsion Is good remedy for the sucking insects such as plant lice. It is made as follows: Dissolve 1 pound hard soap in 1 -callon of boiling water. Stir in > : i II'in of kerosene and beat until mix? ture becomes thick. Use one part of mixture to 8 of water. If your tomatoes had wilt or blight last year, he mre not to plant them in the same spot this year. T1IK IHOOm TAX. -, If, during 1917, you contributed money toward the sapport of a Baad) family this contribution cannot he claimed as a deduction. Contributions, or gifts, made to in hviduals do not constitute allowable [eductions. RagiMxl Taken lo Task. Editor Dally Item: Please allo'v me space in your col Jinns to answer an article by "Ha ,'ood." in the February 2t> issue of The Item. In it he makes the remark that the war Is ridding us of a lot ol faah," IpOaklag of our soldiers. In falrnes to the soldier boys oi OOF community 1 can not keep silent a bile such disparaging remarks arc H lllg circulated about them, know? ing them to be quite different from what "liagood** represents them; ionic one that did not know them might form a wrong opinion of our hoys. If "trash" is in the army it certainly did not go frcm this section of Slim? ier county. The soldiers from here ire good, honest boys, as all who know them can truthfully state. "lla '".(],?? please drag the beams from your eyes befcre you try to wipe the motes from the soldier's eyes. Very respectfully. (Miss) Eloise Sanders. Dalsell. March 1, 1918. I.Ivo Stock Association to Meet. The Seventeenth Annual ||OOtln| Ol the South Car dlna lave StorU A BSC lotion, whn h s to be beid |n Colon .oi th* I It h and I Ith of M iroh bids fair to be the most enthusiastic od largely ait-mied in the hletor) <?? he !*socnation. The members of ttlU *s<> lotion are thoroughly awake tc the absolute ROOOOaity of producing nor.- live BtOoll in this State not Ohl] of the needi of I he people withli be bounds of the State, but tot tin ?POBOr feeding ol OOF boys and the' ? llle< at the front, and have arrange i program that will Interest ever: nan who \n in any way interesfed Ii rnisimr hogs and cattle. Many prom men' men who art dOVOtlgg their en ttre tone to Ibis impmtant indu-di will be at the Columbia meeting am will deliver addresses on the d iff enm ranch Oj of this work. Rrery farm* ? i rower of live etoeti in thai eonntj 11 uiyed lo attend this meeting. TWO LIEUTENANTS LOST. Paul aiul Whitney Killed When GOS oline Tank on Aeroplane Explodes in Air. Lawton, Okla., March 4.?Flight Lieuts. Paul and Whitney, from the aerial school at Fort Sill were killed late today ton miles north of the avi? ation held when the gasoline tank on their airplane exploded and the ma? chine crashed to earth from a high altitude. The initials and addresses of the men could not be ascertained. Ofllcers at aviation headquarteis did not miss Paul and Whitney until 6 o'clock this afternoon when ma? chines were checked in for the day. A search was instituted and the wreck? ed machine and its victims were lo? cated late tonight in the farming dis? trict northwest of Fort Sill. GERMAN AGENTS ACTIVE. Ten Thousand Should be Shot Full of Holds, Says Howard Heinz. Philadelphia, March 4.?"We will not be a strictly free people until 10, 000 Merman propagandists in this State have been hanged to telegraph poles, and shot full of holes." This statement was made today by Howard Heinz, federal food adminis? trator for Pennsylvania, at a lunch? eon of food officials. Mr. Heinz has just returned from a State-wide speaking tour. He reports that the activities of the German agents have been making serious in? roads on food conservation. "These German agents have been spreading stories that the allies are eating white bread and that there is a surplus of wheat in Argentine. "With our present tonnage we can not conveniently get the wheat from Argentine to our allies because of the long haul. It vwill be next year be? fore we can even catch up with the present sinkings of the u-boats." Mr. Heinz said we were sending large quantities of corn abroad, de? spite stories to the contrary. ASK FOR REFERENDUM. 1 Prohibition Amendment May he Pass? ed UpOll by People in New York. Albany, N. Y., March i.?A referen? dum on the question of State-widt prohibition in preference to ratifica? tion of the federal prohibitory amend? ment was recommended to the sen? ate tonight in the report of the com? mittee on taxation and retrenchment. The committee also reported favor? ably on the bill designed to bring about State-wide prohibition during the war. After considerable bickering the senate voted to recommit the referen? dum resolution and the emergency prohibition l>ill to the taxation and re? trenchment committee for a hearing next Monday. In its report to the senate the committee said: "In the absence oi satisfactory evidence as to w'hethei prohibition for the State is favored b> he majority of the electors, the com? mittee favors the submission of tin State prohibition amendment. I passed by this and this next legisla? ture a referendum can be had at tin general election of lfll, If the pro? posal || adopted the legislature can then consider the federal amendmen on its merits. "If New York has prohibition, an we as a State desirous of forcing pro? hibition on the States that object t< it? Is a prohibition amendment t< the federal constitution within tin purview of constitution forming the union of the States? If adopted, wil its adoption set a dangerous precedent in matters not properly pertaining tc our federal government, or weaker, the union of the States? These im porant questions, temporarily ob? scured by the controversy over pro? hibition, will stand in their propei light If the issue is settled by refer* endum." SMITH TALKS WITH PRESIDENT South Carolina Senator Wants Vncer lainty of Farmers to Re Relieved. Washington. Maren I.?Senator B I >. Smith is much eonei i ned about the uncertainty as to crops becausi >l lack of knowledge by farmers as o the date Of the next draft and its conditions ai affecting farm labor 1'his matter was called fo the atten ion of President Wilson by the PJoUtl 'arollnu senator today, and the cine xecutlve expressed Iiis interest am iromlsed to confer with the heads of he propei- deportments and sec whn ould be done. Adjustment of the pending rallroat hm in conference was also dlscussei , the president and Senator Smith ? ho is rhalrmatl Of the senate intei intt commerce committee, Married. Ml". Ji W. Ployd and Miss Florene. ireen wore married Monday after toon :?t B.80 o'clock ?''t the boine Q Mr. T. A. RUSSey, only B few re| ilives and friends being present. Mr >od Mrs. Floyd left for Florence im mediately ufter the ceremony. . COUNTY BOARD MEETING. Rural Policemen Given an Allowance of $200 Each for Expense* The Board of County Commission? ers met Tuesday, March 5th, with all members present. The minutes of February 5th were read and oenfirmed. Reports for the month of February were received from rural policemen and home demonstration agents, and also certificate from public cotton weighers that the scales had beeni tested and found accurate. An Invitation was received from Supervisor Kelly of Clarendon county asking the Sumter county board to attend a meeting to be held on March 7th in the interest of the proposed Santee river bridge. On account of other arangements no member of the board will be able to attend. Commissioner McLaurin reported for the committee on the tuberculosis camp that they had received gener? ous donations of lumber from the sev? eral lumber dealers of the city. Thev would continue the canvass In ex? pectation of receiving donations of hardware and other material. Con? tractor J. M. Harby is ready to begin construction as soon as the lumber is placed on the ground. The woman's committee is actively at work raising funds for furniture and other equip? ment. A letter was read from Mr. W. H Tiller of Lugoff calling attention to Ancrum's ferry as a suitable site for the proposed crossing of\ the Wa teree on the highway to Columbia. He referred to the fact that the bluff extends to the river on the Sumtcr side and that the swamp is narrow at that point; also that the crossing would cost less and be easier to main? tain at that point than lower down the river. The board granted the sum of $200 per annum, payable monthly, on their expense accounts, for gasoline and oil, to the rural policemen. Mr. Dozier Lee asked that the county join the city in cleaning out Turkey creek canal, the estimated .ost being $1,000, the city having agreed to pay one-half of the cost. The board believing that the estimate was less than the actual necessary cost of the work to be done, agreed that the county together with the city should bear one-half of the cost, pro? vided that the land owners would pay the other half, and providing further that the total does not exceed $2,000. Charles Williams, colored, of Mayesville was granted a monthly al? lowance of $3. Williams served throughout the War between the States and being now aged, intirm and needy he was recommended to the board as worthy of relief. NEXT DRAFT SOON. Meu May Begin to Move in April. Washington, March 5.?Announce? ment of the date of the next draft is imminent. The provost marshal gen? eral's otllce has prepared "an Impor? tant announcement" which is believed to deal with the time and method of iumnioning the second levy. The best jpinion is that the first of the men A ill move to camp in April. Publication of the announcement is held up pending action by congress on ?lending amendments to the selective service act. The most important of he proposed changes, in the opinion )f Provost Marshal General Crowder, B that which will give him authority o base State quotas on the total number of men in Class A-l instead )f the total registered. Preparations have been made for summoning the remaining negroes certified under the first draft. Be? tween 70,000 and 80,000 of these were called hut only half of them have been sent to the training camps. The Indavlaablltty of centralizing these troops in Southern camps and the fact that the army medical authori? ties do not believe it safe to transfer them to colder northern camps dur? ing the winter given as principal rea? sons for the delay. The joint resolution, already pass? ed by the senate, providing for B ?hange In the selective draft law so as to base the quota of each State on the number of men in Class One instead of on the population, was fa? vorably reported to the house today y the military committee and will .e noted upon promptly. BRITISH CRUISER SUNK. London, March f>.?The admiralty ? fficially announced today that the British armed mercantile cruiser < 'a I trlnn, seven thousand five hundred Ions, was submarined Off the Irish last .March 1st. The ship had file I orftOni aboard. Two Officers and 46 ? en Were lost. Chicago, March 6. when the dele . ites to the national prohibition con? tention reassembled today, it was ex? pected thai a vote on the question of the merger with the national party would be reached early in the after noun. Do ^ on Love < i I'll.iii t hildrcn? The Thornwell Orphanage, (Clinton. B. C, is a home and school for or? phan children, where the effort i.s made to make the best men and wo? men out of them and where they are cared for by Office s, matrons and teachers just as if they were their own children. The institution depends upon the public for support by con? tributions. For forty-two years it has done its great work, and it has been an inspiration for the develop? ment of many other orphan institu? tions. This year the Thornwell Or? phanage will cost $10,000 more than in a normal year because of the high war prices. Thus far God n His mercy has put it into the hearts of His people to supply the needs of the Institution, but those needs being greater than usual necessitate this! ?statement. God leaves it to you, dear reader, to answer the prayer of the orphan child, "Give us this day our daily bread." Hence, the question at the head of this article, "Do you love orphan children?" For these chil? dren are your little brothers and sis? ters. ^ If circumstances had fallen oth? erwise they might have been your own children. They are trying hard to help themselves. They work four hours a day, attend school three hours a day, study two hours or more ad? ditional and have only a little time for recreation. They are splendidly worthy of your love and your help. If you would have a part in mak? ing them splendid Christian citizens and lifting them for self support, and for useful lives, send your contribu? tions of money, food, clothing, or any useful article to the Local Board of Trustees, Thorn well Orphanage, Clin? ton, S. C. Railroads and express companies frequently assist when re? quested to do so by giving half rates or dead-heading the freight on goods. Cod will richly bless you for your part in the core of His fatherless ones. Washington, March 6.?A complaint was issued today by the federal trade commision against Rears, Roebuck Co. of Chicago, charging unfair meth? ods of competition in the conduct of their business. Washington, March 6.?Vigorous opposition to the administration war hnance corporation bill was continued in the senate today. A LL LIEFERTY BONDS are here, ready for de? livery, including $50 bonds. Owners will please call for them as soon as convenient. We will be glad to keep these bonds in our vaults for safe-keeping for any who may desire us to. 1 Mil 111 OF HIB J. P. Booth, W. J. Crowson. Jr.. President. Cashier. The National Bank of South Carolina OF SUMTEK IF CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS OF YOUR BUSINESS APPEALS TO YOU, THIS HANK IS THE PLACE FOR YOUR ACCOUNT. Capital Stock Surplus Profits $200,000.00 150,000.00 3C 000.00 CG. ROWLAND, President. F. E. HINNANT. Cathler. LIBERTY BONDS All Coupon Bonds have been received?Please call for yours The First National Bank SUMTER, S C. Everything in the Building Line j All Kinds of Feed j BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. j EVERYTHING AT ONE H.ACK I PHONES : 10 and 631 |