Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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<?>tto\ sfkd puonrcTs. < ? uMmms H in, CooiwMntcd With FimhI Administration. The patriotic response to the effort of the food administration to stabilize the cotton seed industry is a source of satisfaction at Washington. The ?tody of this industry over past years has indicated most violent specula? te " . hoarding and waste; to prevent 0 ii eh rules and regulations were pre? pared which have met with the co? operation of those patriotic people en? gaged In the business, and among them being the producers, ginncrs. seed shippers, crushers and rellners ai .1 manufacturers of laid substitutes Thill various steps in the Interest have heretofore engaged In conflict, always with the result as shown by the charts of a tremendous advance o tste manufactured article and whu h StMSst be borne by the consumer. The prevailing price of cotton seed Is about 3.")0 per cent, above the pro *%i ? normal price at which this coin ssodlty sold. As the food administra? tion rules were not understood until December, it was found that mon than 75 per cent, of the cotton seed lead passed from the hands of the ae> tii.il piodiiceis ot sasne Into the ban nel* of commerce, being either in the hands of the seed no ich nils or In the hands of the crushers. The des re o the food administration has be-n to transmit to the consumer the material bsiSSd Upon the pin.- received by the producer plus necessary business fac? tors throuKh which this material passed. To arrive at this end, and that there might be 00 discrimination la buying seed from the aotual pro ducer. the food administration in its rales has specified that quality con? sidered, no licensee eruettintr seed ?hall pay high* i prices in one irarket than he pays in another market; that tb.? margin alloved tin- seed merchant Vaa ft per ton plus his customary eo-d, of loading; the margin or spread allowed thy crusher was 113 pel ton between the price paid doMeorod at his mill and the i>t|os at which h? sohl tho manufactured products from the cotton seed, this margin to Include all cost of manufacturing Interests, la? bor, bags and overhead expenses, and which it w in found would result in a very reasonable net profit to thej crusher. The crushers are required by the fOOd administration to mike full re? ports every two weeks. These re perls are carefully examined. Fur i i more, the nooks ot each cruslnr are subject to audit to ascertain that the margin or spread of $13 is not exceeded, und any crusher whose books may show an excess is subject to having his license cancoled, after which he c <n ma eond1.:. ' Ins business Owing to the acute conditions ex? isting among the cattle feeders am the? demand for fertiliser, the crush? ers were asked to make a maximum price upon their cotton seed meal, to which they patriotically responded and which remilte.i |g a very general reduction in the price ol* that coin nnsllty. The manufacturers of lard s ?bst I tutea were asked to establish a max Inium price at which they would sell the lard substitutes to be manufac? tured from the Oil ol this crop. ami they patriotically responded. The result h is heen highly satisi.n lory la Stabilising the price of cotton se*d and all of Hm prodoets agjd tartaj the entire Indn u pi onuses in bf "I' On a sound found itloR bOflOd upon ???tv1..?. ? illeieney and economy, ce ? uliing m .i i.hi h e to t he constim tgOfjSd ll| Ol? the |?i lee -t will? h the ru w material has been sold by the pi odncer. lll.F. \^l I I I s l.AYI.Mi PLANS. < entrul ( iiiiiiiiIihv Meets in Columbia (<? Plan < itmpnlgn. Columbia. Mun h lt> The central committee of the Mlease faction mel here tonight to SJOSSOOS POEM lor the election next summer. According to the secretary, .lohn. K. Aull. of Co? lumbia, u plan was perfected und "will be brought to the attention of t m people in an effor' to get them to attend the club meeting in April.' ??m| "plans were lot mill it. d for n t'toiough organization Ol tin party for IHt campaign this summer." The fol lowing members of Ihr committeeI were present: W. A. .1?.% Of 1^?" county; R. It. Muckiin:ham. of Alben; Janus N pe.irman. of Anderion; It J Itowley. or Oreenvlllc; Ttu>inas \' Drown, of Florence; J D. Addv. Ol l^exlngton. The other ineinbers of th committee, John IV Cr.ice. of rhailes ton; <l li Johnson, of Kpntanbuir. ?ind I. J. Cumpbell. or York, were ab sent. \<n \?. \\ I \TOH Kil l I I?. Airplane I ? ll Firicen Hundred IVc st Kelly Field Hun Antonio. March j'? Men' Walter J. Johnson, gjgod It, of Roll ?/tile. III., wns killed when his nlrplam fell fifteen hundred fe, t lodoy a ?war ^'"^ Itwj \Mi:iM( an CASUALTY list. Fight Killed In Battle; Six Die Of Won mis. Washington, March 18.?Forty-four nnint's appear on today's casualty list Issued by the War Department in? cluding that of Captain James B, Miller, either killed in action or taken prisoner. Fight men were killed in action, six died from wounds, twelve died from disease, one died from accident, live were severely wounded and eleven were slightly wounded. laeut. John G. Kelley died from an accident; Lieut. Fdinund P. Glover was severely wounded and Lleuls. John lb Graham and George II. Pen dleton were among the slightly wound ? d. of the eight killed in action five prOVlOOOty bad heen reported wound? ed. The list follows: Killed 1? ac tion: Sergeant Paul H. L0HfJ MHl Privates Robert L* Clausen, William II. Hammett, Morrlll H. Mor? rison, lea J, Hogers, William T. Smith. Trimblo C. Sparks, and Hay C. \\ aIden. < I'rivates Clauson, Morrison, Rog? ers, Smith and Wahlen hu,ve been proetoejoJl reported wounded.) Killed or prisoner: Capt. James F Miller, Died from wounds: Corporuds Chas 11. Hurke. and Robert D. West; Pri vutes Crawford Z. Allies., Moffard F. I W eese. Frank A. Coyle, and Herman l>. Gentry. Died of disease: Sergt. Richard H. Fibs; Corporal Charles Adams; Cook Lloyd T. Fieeman; Privates Kiek J. Berg, 1' i' ? nI II, Cutler, Anton Hill man, F Imor Jackson, Daniel F. Kelly, QoOrye Schwahauer, John Slsson Slater. Robert Wells Williams end Johnnie Wright. Died ot accident: Lieut. John G. Kelly. Wounded severely: Lieut. Edmund P. Glovei. Coiporal Oliver N. Glnth^ hi, Mechanic William M. Maxwell. Wounded slightly: Lleuts. John B. flratalW bnd George H. Pendleton; Corporal* Howard A. Lerch, Dott A. Warren, \nthony Dicello, Graham It. Negus and Donald B. Swopston; Pri rate* Harry 0. Joiiy, John h. Mo* iilown, George Herrancourt and Paul ! F. Welchel. J iry for Second Week. w. U Carrie, Jas Calk. J. Nettles Wilder, J. A. Mims. Jno. R. Sumter, f M. C. VI ayes, Willie Shaw. J. C. Dnwklns. W. L. Hart-la, Abe Ryttenberg. T. W. Nichols, F. A. Newman, P. F Tlsdale. R. J. Geddings. A A. Howell, T. J. Du Hose, William Burrows, T. F. Hinson, F. A. Stuckey. F 11. Moses, T. J. Doby, P. l. Jones. C? L. Rbame, J I). Chandler, H. F. Aldis. c. u Baker, C. W. Ilrunson. a F. A \ cock, Jr.. J. P. Richardson. R Walker Bi loo. F. M. Coulter. A. J. Pringle. W. H. Freeman, C. D. McKnlght. II II Winkles. S w. Rainold, HITCH SHIPPING PROBLEM. Holland's Reply to America Now on Hie Wires. Washington. March |t?- Hollands reply to the shipping negotiations is on the c iiiiiM the government was ad vised today. The American govern ment Is prepared to tal<e action im? mediately to take OVer the ships. Dutch Condition I nnc< cptablc. London, March ?0.?The conditions p. rined by the Dutch foreign minis ler for acceptance of the demands oi the as " I i'< I government*, as regard' taking over Dutch ahlpplng are goi likely to lie acceptable to those gov ernmenta according to a Renter dis pateb from the Hague hied yester? day, American Army in France. Mnrcl The American artillery on tin Toni front attacked the German heavily with gas shells during tin past few days. Correspondents are pel milted to announce. Pour dlffereti att.oks were launched, evidently with the deetred eflfe? t. a heav) ore * . directed agjilnst the enoms Hnoi tin morning. The proepeel for a bumper frul nop in Sumter county Was bOVOf bet ter?barring a latw frost. M'AftOO APPEALS TO LA boil Protest Against Bequests to Postpone Building. Washington, Marth lg;?Secretary McAdoo today urged American labor not to object to the nation's war pol? icy or conserving credit Tesults in curtailed building operational but to seek some other kind of employment if necessary as a patriotic duty. In a letter to Samuel dompers, president of the American Federation of I^abor, answering a protest by the Building Trades Council of San Fran? cisco and other labor unions against shutting down or building during the war, Mr. McAdoo said: "Men are needed to build ships, to build houses to house men working in the shipyards, to erect plants to pro? duce war material, to run our rall roads. These needs are already great and will increase, not lessen, as the war progresses, if our wage earneis arc unable to find employment ror which they are best fitted and which they would prefer, the opportunity is presented to render a most patriotic service in thin period of national stress by seeking other kinds of em? ployment, and, if need be, moving to other districts where work is to be had." The secretary explained that the government does not seek to prevent building of homes and other struc? tures which are absolutely needed, but it encourages the postponing of "building operations which are not required to protect the health or pro vide for the comfortable needs of our people or to supply facilities' neeessaiy for the proper conduct of business es? sential to the successful prosecution of the war." The secretary's letter was made pub? lic, together with one from J. 11. Densmore, director of the United States employment service, to Paul M. Warburg, chairman of the feder? al reserve board's capital issues com? mittee, saying the department of la? bor would assist workmen in finding employment in other occupation or other districts. MISTAKE BY ARMED (iVAHI). American Seamen Killed by Fellows. Washington, March 1?;.?William Lusso, a seaman of an American de? stroyer in tb^e war zone, was kille?! and three others of the ship's crew slightly wounded last January 10 when the armed naval guard on an American liner fired on the convoyiiiH destroyer after mistaking her in the darkness for an enemy submarine. In making this known late today, the navy department said Vice Ad? miral Sims had named a court of in? quiry which is making a thorough in? vestigation. When the liner reached her destination, the master gave complete account of the accident to Admiral Sims. Admiral Sims' report on the acci? dent was sent to the department bj mail, but the name of the seaman wai cabled when the destroyer reached port, the dispatch merely saying that he had been killed in an "accident." ? In the absence of details officials ol the navy department hesitated to com? ment. It was suKtfcsted, however.. that the destroyer might have run on of the place assigned her in the con voy and thus aroused the suspicion o! the gun crew. Under certain atmospheric condi tlOtlS or at night one of tho new de? stroyers might easily appear to be a large subv?:iI'IhO, her masts beln^ about the same height and the Hush deekhOUOS being almost awash in B choppy sea. As tar as is known this is the Ami accident Of its kind among American vessels in the war zone, but some months ago an American warship ' in the Mediterranean fired on an Italian submarine alter it had failed to revoal its nationality when signalled to d< so by the American. An American naval court of Inquir) which investigated the case recom mended a reduction ol a certain num? ber in the grade of the commandm)-'. olllcer of tho American vessel, but asked that clemency be shown be? cause of the goal ami attention to dut> shown by the olllcer but tin- court'. 01 diet was allowed to stand. American Army In Prance, Tuosda! Much 10, While Secretary Bake was returning from the front trench es a German Shell burst forty yards from his automobile, but none In the machine was injured. London. March 10. - In intens. aerial fighting on the British front yesterday twenty eight German air planes were accounted ror by Lfrltlsl aviators, It was officially announce, last night. Twelve Ihitish machine' are missing. London, March !!<?.-The occupa? tion of Petrograd by tin- dermans i only a matter of hours according to Petrograd dispatches to the morning pa pent, There Is said to be not th< slightest sign of organized rsaliitHnce BRITISH HMDS IN GERMANY. Curry Out Two Hundred ami fifty Haids With Only Ton Machine* Dost. London. March 19.?Two hundred and 56 flights into (Jcrniany have been carried out by British aviators and only ten machines have been lost. James Ian Mat -Phorson, parliamentary secretary of the war ofhce, announced in answer to a question in the house of commons today regarding the re? sult! Of recent air raids into German territory. More than a ton of bombs were dropped In Mannheim Mart h 18, he added. By attacking In daylight, contin used Mr. McPherson, it had been pos? sible to concentrate upon objects of actual military objects. During the night raids, he said, British machines had descended to low altitude and tired at searchlights, trains and rail? way stations. On other occasions the British airmen had attacked enemy machines drawn up in airdromes, preparatory to making bombing raids into France. HATTOS GOES BACK. Consul Returns to Former Post in Finland. Stockholm, Monday, March 18.-? rhornwell Haynes, United States con? sul at Helslngfors, Finland, has re? timed to his post, according to a ;*e poit reaching [. N. Morris, the Amer? ican minister to Sweden. Commander W S Crooley, the American naval ittaohe, and the military attache and ilis wife are at Bjorneborg awaitinp in opportunity to leave. NEW DRAFT QUOTA FLANS. Representative ShallcnlKugcr Pre? sents Views to President Wilson. Washington, March 18.?Represen? tative Shallenberger, of Nebraska, a Democratic member of the house mill car)' committee, sought to interest President Wilson tonight in a plan for basing future army draft quotas >n total registration and for granting ?redits on quotas for- volunteers. H< aid afterward he hoped at a confer nee tomorrow to Induoe the War De? partment to acquiesce In credits foi /Olunteers, but did not appear enoour tged over the outlook for the remain ler of bis plan. Mr. Shallenberger. vvho was accompanied to the White ilouse by Representative Dent, of Ala , lama, chair-man of the milRary com? mittee, is one of the six committee men who joined the minority report igainsl the administration to base lUOtas on the number- of men in class v.. Flop it sipplifs short. Food Administration Announces Sc? ries of Plans to Fliniinnte Waste. Washington, March 1?.?The food idlhlnlstration tonight announced the iirst of a series of steps of plans t< ?treten dour supplies sufficiently to feed the country and maintain the illies until the next harvest. Beginning with the baking trade, which uses to per cent, of the wheat lour- consumed in this country, th? idministration has approved plans foi i division of Hour BUppllee between hops, sharing of wheat substitutes ind for a nation-wide educational ?ampalgn to eliminate waste. Further restrictions on the con" lUmptlon Of wheat which were an tOttnOOd last week as under considei rtion. will be put into effect rrext. Asitle from the shortage of wheat 11 the United States, another serioiP problem is confronting the food ad ministration in making good prom-j ises to the allies. Not a single week'i ihipments Of grain ami cocoas abroad nas equaled the announced program ilnoe January l, so that there remains t deficit of KlL'.oon tons to he niad< up. Shipments reached a low point in the week of February i to 7 as tin culmination of weeks of had weath ?r. Improvement has been shown sine , but even with clearing weath *r, it has been impossible to trans? port the 270,000 tons promised every seven days. In the week from March I to March 8, the shipments wer" 212,154 tons. Since January 1, ship nente have totalled 1,418/9H ions. In as much as the allied people! broad are being rationed strictly, of Icilils here do ItOt contemplate any curtailment of exports nor do they ad mit of a possibility of failure in sup plying the food necessary to carry on the war. Y M . O. A. Workers in I Vance. There are now about 200 American Women canteen workers enlisted in army ami navy Y. M. C. A. service. I'hes, women are serving without pa> ind bearing their own expenses. Man) if them are the wives of prominent business men 'or the United states Among them are Margaret Delaml. Mrs. Vincent Ast or ami Mrs. Theo hue Roosevelt, Jr. a recent dispatch from Paris announces the death ??t hree of these women during a recent air raid. NEW KOKK IGAINST Plionim. browbeat weak sntnelees legislators.** TIo\. r.overnor Whitman also was bitter , - ' ly assailed for last night's message. Action Inferred indefinitely by An* The assembly Iteetf, for failing to. armlily?Move Kills All Ihrrtpoaolfl take ? stand on either ratification or for Itatlflcation, referendum, was declared by Aonem* hlyman Welsh of Albany to be erect Mart h 19.?The New ins a stupendous monument to poli Albany, X. \ fork assembly late today by i voteJMeaJ cowardice." of 110 to :{"? decided to defer action1 ~"-? indefinitely on all pending prohibition n??*. March 20?There will be no bills. The effect of this procedure, the C0n***O*9 until the war is over, tho leaders explained Is to kill propoenletPop* ?teto* tod t. either to ratify the federal prohtbb tit)n amendment or to provide for a state-wide referendum on the subjiect, American Army in France. Tuesday, March 19.?A (Serman airplane last unless one or the other is passed by j UhjUt and toda- flew OVCr the Ameji the senate. As the latest poll of tho,rs,n BUCtor northwest of Toul and upper house showed only 22 pr o-rat i -1dropped rubber balls filled with liqui tieation votes when 26 were necessary J mustard gas. for passage the -drys were pessimistic - tonight. *| Moscow, Tuesday. March 10.?Trfe The assembly light for IndefiniteI relations of Ell'SSia with the entente postponement was bitter. It was 'are unchanged Uolsheviki Foreign waged for nearly live hours before j Minister TchltChOl in told the Asso crowded galleries and during the de-1elated Pi ess correspondent today. bate ratification was severely criti? cised by Assemblyman McCue, one oi the wet leaders. He declared the An ti-Saloon League was "dishonest, im-! Wilson's message to Russia as show More friendly relations with the Unit? ed States are being established, he said. He commented on President moral and treacherous" and that it j ign that America will not take ag vvas an organization that sought "toIgrossive action against her. f+1 f f t+v+4 vv4 ??^f+++++++++>+v>v4+? ?????????????: Everything in the Building Line All Kinds ol Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. everything at one place PHONES : 10 and 631 +++e++ee + ? ? ??4 ??????? r 1 The National Bank oi South Carolina OF SUMTER if careful attention to the details of your Business appeals to you, this hank is the place for your account. Capital Stock Surplus Profits i<200,000.00 150,000.00 30,000.00 O.g. ROWLAND, Pre?ident. F. E. HINNANT. Cashier. LIBERTY BONDS All Coupon Bonds have been received?Please call for yours The First National Bank SUMTER, S C. r Who Saves The Money You Earn? You. or Someone Else? If you have not been saving in the past, decide right now. and open a Savings Ac? count with us tomorrow. J. P. Booth. W. J. Crowson. Jr, President. Cashier.