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PUBLIC 'HEALTH. CAMPAIGN. Meeting for Better Sanitation and a Healthier People at Providence. The second of the series of com munity and public health meetings in this county was held at Providence school, Privateer township. Monday, and was a very pleasant and success ful affair. Mr. Arthur Mackmahon. chief of the State Section Bureau of the Council of National Defense, of Wash ington was the special honor guest and delivered an inspiring educa tional address on the topics of food production, conservation and economy, and conservation of the public health to win the war. Mr. Mackmahon proved to be an exceptionally forceful and fluent speaker, especially well versed on the k important issues involved in organ f ization and community effort, and he pointed out in convincing manner the especial importance of farmers tak ing every possible step to put their premises in sanitary shape by clean ing out their stables to avoid breed ing places for flies, and showed the further importance of screening houses to keep out flies and mos quitoes which spread typhoid fever, tuberculosis, dysentery, malaria and other preventible diseases. He stressed the importance of education al campaigns to show the masses of the people how to avoid communi cable diseases by proper sanitary con ditions, and said that of all times the next two years would prove the most timely to conduct as often as pos sible rural health improvement edu cational campaigns in the public schools, and by inspection of prem ises by expert and trained sanitarians who are capable of teaching person al and public hygiene, and instruct ig not only the pupils and the par jnts, but incidentally teaching the ieachers how to teach the elemen tary principles of hygiene in the schools. The, United States govern ment has requested these things, and we owe it to our cuntry, and to the increasing of the productive ability of our government, and we will be also saving hundreds of lives uselessly sac rificed through ignorance, selfishness, indifference and false ideas of econ omy in saving money by neglecting safeguards while at the same time wasting more money by useless sick ness, suffering, loss of valuable time and earning power, doctor's and drug gists' bills, etc., much of which can be avoided, as well as useless prema ture deaths by sane methods. * Cooperation between the country authorities, the legislative delegation, and the people, and cooperation be tween city and country, especially the organized incorporated cities helping the practically unorganized rural dis tricts through the commercial or ganizations, and councils of defense to hurriedly organize the rural dis tricts were emphasized by Mr. Mack - mahon. He concluded with a very compli mentary tribute to the splendid or-] gatjBation of Sumter county through) the Council of Defense and* Chamber of Commerce, in war work, and re ferred to the efficient manner in which the colored people of this county had been organized to cooper atet with their white fellow citizens in Liberty Loan, Red Cross, War Savings, food production and conservation, ftnd all other requests of the national government. He said that in the State's section bureau which looks after the State and county councils of defense or ganizations in forty-eight States, they frequently compared notes as to patriotism, efficiency in organization, and results obtained, and he was srlad to be able to come down here and say that no county in the United States stands higher or is more frequently referred to as typical and patriotic, well organized, and loyal than Sum ter county. South Carolina. Mr. Mackmahon was the guest of the hos pitable people of Privateer township at a sumptuous picnic dinner which he with all others very much enjoyed. He was introduced by Chairman A. C. Phelps of the County Council of Defense, who made a short but pa triotic address and appeal for county wide cooperation in the public health campaign. ^ 4k Mr. Mackmahon was 'followed by "Mr. P. G. Bowman in a talk on hy giene and an endorsement of Mr. Mackmahon's contentions that the rural districts should get busy carry ing out the requests of the national government. Mr. Bowman proved that he was an apt pupil of the pub lic health institute in Columbia and imbibed much of the sanitary science during his two day course of instruc tion. I Mrs. Nina Solomons, Chairman of the Woman's Committee of the Coun ty* Council of Defense made an inter esting and instructive talk regarding! the plan for enlisting nurses and ex plained the methods of the govern ment and training schools for such volunteer nurses. She pleaded fo. volunteers from Privateer township. She showed intimate knowledge o. ] the subject. : Mr. E. I. Reardon was the last talk er, but a very plain one. regarding the neglect of the families of farm ers and the menace to them of un necessary communicable diseases and premature deaths because many farm ers disregarded the plainest princi ples of self preservation of their fam ilies, and endanger the public health by failing to provide modern and sen sible, but reasonably cheap methods of seweratro disposal, and pointed out where thousands of dollars are los" by false ideas of economy, all of which could be avoided. And many lives criminally and uselessly sacri ,? Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embafmer Prompt ?tientin to Day and Night Calls At I. 0. CRAIG Old-Stand. K. Kaln Phones: tgii. CALOMEL ROBBED OF NAUSEA AND DANGER. Medicinal Virtues Retained and Im- j .; proved?Unpleasant and Dangerous S Qualities Removed?New Variety Culled "Calotabs." I The latest triumph of medical sci j ence is a purified calomel known as! i "Calotabs." The old-style calomel, j I as all doctors know, was the best and'' j most generally useful of all medi | eines. The new variety, km vn as. ! Caltoabs, is purified and retinod from | j all objectionable qualities, and is most1 i delightful in effect. j j One Caltab on the tongue at bed time, a swallow of water?that's all. i No taste, no griping, no nausea, no j j danger. Next morning you awake! feeling fine, with a clean liver, a j purified system and a hearty appetite I for breakfast. Eat what you please.] There is no restriction of habit or; diet Calotabs are sold only in orig-1 al, sealed packages: price, thirty-five cents. Your druggist recommends! Calotabs, and will" refund your mon-i ey -if you are not delighted with them, j i ficed to save a few dollars. Misses Annie O. Keels and Alice j Martin lectured and demonstrated in j practical style the modern ways of j cooking, canning, preserving and dry I ing fruits and vegetables, and show j ed how to cook in sensible and eco I nomieal style with due regard to pre | venting contamination by flies and j other mediums of contamination of ! food. j They also told of the importance I and how to protect foods against i contamination before being cooked and after cooking, and while being served or saved for future consump tion. Their demonstration and lec tures were exceedingly timely, prac tical and educational throughout, j Mr. H. D. Tindah of Tindal. vice president of the County Council cfj Defense presided. He welcomed Mr.' j Mackmahon and the other speakers ; in cordial manner, and promised that ! Privateer township will fall into line i j with the requests of the govern ment, i The good ladies of Privateer town- j ship showed the distinguished visitor i I from Washington and other fortu- j ?nate guests that Mr. Uoover need; not worry about Privateer township! living at home and conserving food. I and Mr. Mackmahon said he could tell Mr. Hoover that Privateer town ship is fully prepared for a long; and a successful war. Miss Nan Martin, of Simpsonville.: S. C, who is visiting her sister. Miss j j Alice Martin, attended the meeting! I and assisted Misses Keels and Martin j i in the demonstrations. j Pisgah News Notes. Pisgah, Aug. 3.?For ten days this section has had rains by the whole sale. As a result cotton is severely injured*. A dry hot August; will cut the crop short and the government can further reduce its estimate. Corn has come out by the rains and a fair crop will be made. j A meeting is going on at Pisgah! church this week. Rev. Andrew Hartley from Columbia is aiding the pastor. The rains have kept the peo ple from coming, as usual. The ser mons are fine. Mr. Hartley is a fine preacher. One don't get tired of hear ing him. Mr- Williams of Rosedale is visit ing his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Ken ney. Miss Lena Ross of Providence is at tending the meeting and visiting- rel .?tives. She is a very pretty and popu lar young lady and her many friends are always delighted to have her come. Rev. J. Walter Kenney has gone to North Carolina to visit relatives. His daughter, Miss Vanray has been there for months visiting friends and rel atives. She will probably return with her father to the delight of all. Mrs. James Reames. of Rembert, attended the meeting and visited friends here. Mr. Lern Baker is on the sick list. Summer colds are in this section. . Some time ago Mr. J. F. Baker of j Pembert was ran over in Sumter by an automobile, and severely injured. He sued for damages and the trial was held at Rembert Wednesday. 'Mr. L. D. Jennings appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. D. D. Moise for the defendant, Mr. King. The jury found for the plaintiff the whole amount asked for. The case was ably fought; on both sides. People who own cars; should be careful and not injure peo- j pie or thev will surely get into trou ble. I It is a pity that our State campaigns cannot f:nd something to talk aLouT besides personalities. They act as if the people are so densely ignorant as to believe all they say and he govern ed by it. Poor fellows. They show: theiv ignorance by such a course. Our people in the main are well post ed and do their own thinking and acting on public matters. Intelli gent people vote for a man for the matters he advocates for the public good if it suits them and not for their personal like of him alone. Educa tion of the right sort always counts in public matters, but for a paper that is so narrow that it will publish onlyj one side of a question that suits it. cannot be influential in moulding pub-; lie opinion. We have many papers! of that kind in the State and the endsj they want to accomplish are general ly defeated because they are not fair to both sides of a controversy as they should be. leaving to the people] to decide which is right, which th.eyj (always do irrespective of who it pleas' i es or not. _i i j U-BOATS OFF COAST. American Tank Steamer Sunk Sunday J Oft" Virginia Capes. ! Washington, Aug. 5.?The Ameri can tanker > >. B. Jennings, 7.S00 tons. Iwas sunk by a submarine yesterday. ; one hundred miles off tin- Virginia jcoast. Thirty survivors were brought; to Norfolk by a naval vesel; The navy department is informed that the, captain's boat containing thirteen men! ' is missing. I DIED WITH ANTHRAX. Use of Infected Shaving Brushes Re sults in Two Fatalities With An other Expected. The recent death at Camp Jackson of two soldiers from anthrax, or splenic fever, contracted by the use of shaving brushes infected with bacillus anthracis, emphasizes the precautions which shavers should take in guarding themselves against the disease. Little hope is entertained for the recovery of a third soldier who was affected in a similar manner by the same germ. Anthrax is a contagious and ma lignant febrile disease of cattle and sheep, sometimes affecting man. and is characterized by the presence of the germ in the blood and carbuncu lar swellings. Abrasions made on the faces of the soldiers hy the razors which they were using provided an avenue of access through which the germs entered, causing an immediate j swelling of the affected pants. Cases of a similar nature occurred at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C, several months ago, and while it is possible that the disease could have been conveyed from the animal from which the bristiles were taken, a med ical journal has advanced the theory that shaving brushes have been pois oned by German agents in a deliber ate attempt to produce an epidemic in military camps. . NEW DRAFT BILL. ? J - Department's Measure Now Ready for Introduction?To Change Age Lim it. Washington, Aug. 4.?Legislation to extend'the selective service act to ali men between the ages of 18 and 45 as'recommended by the war depart ment will be introduced tomorrow in both houses of congress at the semi weekly recess sessions. According to plans of congresional leaders spend ing their vacations here the bill which will be identical as introduced in each house will be referred to the senate and house military affairs committees of which Senator Chamberlain an^ Representative Dent are the respec tive chairmen. Though the house does not reas semble until August 19 and the sen ate on August 24, it is expected that the draft extensions 1:11s will be en acted speedily. Chairman Dent of the house military affairs committee to day said he would call his committee together as soon as the house reas sembles a id hearings will be held. GEN. PERSHING HONORED. -,-. i American Commander Awarded Grand Cross of Legion of Honor by Gov ernment. Paris, Aug. 3.?Gen. John J. Per shing, commander in chief of the American expeditionary forces in France, was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor today by the French government. Premier Clemenceau sent the fol lowing telegram to Gen. Pershing. "I take great pleasure in inform ing you, my dear general, that the government of the French republic has decided to confer upon you the dignity of the Grand Cross of the Le gion of Honor. The government de sires to recognize by this distinction the eminent qualities that you have displayed and the remarkable service rendered by you in organizing so promptly and efficiently the American forces in France. . "France shall never forget that it was at a moment when the struggle was most bitter that your splendid troops came to add their efforts to ours. This cross shall be the symbol of our gratitude." MUST HAVE A PASS. Many Would-bc Visitors Put Off the Cars, Columbia. Aug. 3.?The military police of Camp Jackson are forced to put a number of people off the street ears at the first stop in camp every day owing to the fact that many peo ple attempt to ride to camp on the cars without getting passes to do so. These new visiting rules to camp wen; into effect Friday. July 26. and it ap pears that a goodly number of peo ple have not heard of them as yet. All civilians who want to visit camp should call upon the provost marshal in Columbia for instructions before attempting to visit the camp. AN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY. Washington, Aug. 5.?Paper mills have been listed as an essential in dustry, the priorities division of the war industries board announced to day on the understanding that the greatest possible economy be exercis ed in the use of paper. Harvin News Notes. Harvin, Aug. 3.?The excessive rains for the parr week ,have done great damage to all crops, and par ticularly cotton, which cannot stand too much moisture. It is shedding quite a lot, and if the hot sun should come out now the damage will be greater. The deterioration since the 2."th of July is fully 1~> per cent. To bacco has also suffered for lack of op portunity to harvest and by moulding in storage. Miss Maggie McFaddin. of Colum bia, is spending some time with her sisters here. Hon. A. D. McFaddin, of Columbia, spent last Sabbath with his family he re. M?\ and Mrs. R. A. Burgess and son. Bobbie, spent the week-end with Mr .\ir. and Mrs. Ben H. Harvin and fam ily. Lieut. Wiley Fort D. Hodge of the r. S. Aviation Corps, js at home visit big his parents. Mr. Ben 11. Harvin /ill leave this afternoon for Rich' md. where lie goes for a *?? gical operation by the specialist. " r. J. Shelton Hcrsley. Mrs. D. M. Josey and Mr. ami Mrs. lienion McGarrah, ef Amerieus. Ca.. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ben Clem ents on W Hampton Ave. STRICTER CENSORSHIP RE QUESTED. Secretary Daniels Requests Newspa pers to Refrain from Printing Ship ping News. Washington, Aug. 2.?Secretary Daniels today amended his previous requests by asking that newspapers eliminate any mention in advertising or news columns of the sailing or de parture or the supposed location of any ships in America or any other waters. MARKET FOR FORAGE. Government Will Buy From Farmers for Army Camps. Columbia, Aug. 1.?August Kohn, chairman of conservation and produc tion of the Food Administration for South Carolina, has received a letter from the Chief of the Forage Branch of the War Department, Quartermas ter's Division, stating that offers of forage from farmers and dealers hav ing it for sale in the neighborhood of the army camps and cantonments, will be galdly received and will be given consideration. "In fact," says the letter, "we are here to buy forage for the govern ment wherever we can do so to the best advantage; all things considered." It is advised that when contrac tors or farmers are submitting th'eir proposals on forage they should state the kind and grade of forage they have to sell, the quantity and its lo cation, the time they can make ship ment ,and the price. If prices are satisfactory, purchaseswill be made, it is assured. All proposals should be addressed to Chief of the Forage Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General, United States Army, Lytton Building, Chi j cago, 111. Mr. Kohn has been working for I some time past to secure this assur j ance from the government, as it has j been felt that farmers in this and oth er States who have forage to sell should be given consideration, espe j cially when it is considered that the I camps and cantonments offer the na tural market, and the saving in freight I to the government would be a factor not to be disregarded. SPAIN WILL GET OIL. United States to Replace That De stroyed by Huns. Washington, Aug. 1.?The cargo of oil lost' when the Spanish steamer Sarantei was torpedoed by a German submarine will be replaced by the United States if the Spanish govern ment requests such action, as the oil represented a large part of the pe troleum allowed Spain u:-der the Spanish;-American trade hgreement. This government also is ready to re place the oil burned with the Spanish ship Cervantes in New York harbor recently. * DESERTED VILLAGE. _ I Few Landmarks Left in Once Pros ' perous Mining Town. ? Tombstone, Ariz., July 25.?The Bird Cat- opera house, the Can-Can restaurant, the Red Light saloon and the Tucson stage office remain as rel ics of Tombstone's one time glory as a mining camp but are now occu pied by bats and are slowly falling into decay. The Bird Cage opera house was the most famous in the territory. It is a rambling, two-story structure with the glass in the rough board front broken by the elements. A long bar occu pies one end of the building while the piano player's raised platform faces it "at the opposite end. It was on this platform that the famous sign hung which read: "Do not shoot the piano player. He is doing the best he can." A gallery extends around three sides o*f the opera house and the stage oc cupies the fourth side. On this stage the most famous variety performers I from San Francisco appeared in the old days. Lithographs announcing their coming still hang on the walls of the opera house, the ink still bright upon them. A dumb waiter c eo's the bar with the gallery above ... drinks were served at tables placed in each of the little rooms which open onto the big dancing floor. Many killings have occurred in the Bird Cage and it has been the scene of a number of western stories of frontier life. At the Can-Can restaurant steaks once sold for $5 each and men waited in line to be served, at the height of the Tombstone gold boom. The Bed Light saloon was a gambling house and the discarded roulette and faro layouts may be seen stacked in the rear of the big building with its brok en bar and mahogany fixtures. The stage office is an adobe building with \ a corral flanking it and it was there that the stage from Tucson pulled in each day and the early settlers re ceived their mail from the outside world. Another relic of old Tomb stone is the monument erected to Ed Schefflein the founder of Tombstone and theman who gave it its name I The monument is built of boulders i from Schefflein's first mine. j A cowboy in the Panhandle told Schefflein that he would not lind gold but a tombstone in his quest oi" a gold mine in the Huachuca mountains. Schefflein found gold and named the town Tombstone, remembering his friend's prediction. When he died his body was returned here and the tomb I t-tone erected at the spot where he made the gold strike that caused a great tush to this camp. MAXIME GOIilvY ARRESTED. Famous Author Denounced by Bol shevik!. " T^ondon. Aug. 2.?The arrest of Maxime Gorky, the Russian author and revolutionist has been ordered by the investigating committee of the soviet government, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. The Petrograd correspondent of The Daily Express reports that Gorky's paper has been suppressed perma nently. GERMAN SECRETS DISCI^.ED. Dr. Muchlon, Former Director of Krupx> Works, Has Much Interest* ins Information to Give. Gumligen, Switzerland, July 25.? One of the most interesting charac ters in. Switzerland today is Dr. Wil helm Muehlon, whose recent revela tions of German political and diplo matic secrets of the days before the war?at a tin j when he was in con fidential touch with the high councils of the 1 >erial German government ?led to official surveillance over his movements and finally to his expul sion from his native land. His disclosures, which have creat ed sensations in Entente capitals, have been regarded in many quar ters as faithful interpretations of events which contributed to the outbreak of the war and as conclu sive proof that the German emperor's ! machinations were responsible for the world conflict. They led to a Ger man government statement in the Reichstag that he was not pathologi cally responsible and today he lives the life of a retired farmer on the outskirts of a sm:?; Swiss village. Once he was a d . . jtor of the great Krupp war cst'u .is>hment?a position he took at the request of the German foreign office?and a conspicuous figure in civil and official circles. A man of forty-five years, tall and broad-shouldered, with yellow Saxon hair and a small mustache. Dr. Mueh lon, challenger of the German emper or's own version that he endeavored to maintain peace, from time to time addresses his compatriots across the border with vigorous and independent views which, he declares, a great many ^Germans share secretly. His personal appearance shows none of the nervous agitation which the Ger man authorities have sought to at tribute to him. He declares he has never had to consult a doctor; phy sically and mentally he seems a man of iron. Dr Muehlon was asked today how he could be an opponent of militar ism and war, particularly the pres ent struggle and at the same time be a director of Krupps, the greatest war machine in the world. "That appears to be inconsistent," he said, "but the explanation is sim , pie. I have always been opposed to war, and even to large combinations like Krupps, as my inclinations were toward the welfare, and equality of the people and the adjustment of differ ences by reason instead of by force. But it wa.s felt desirable te have on the Krupp directorate various shades of opinion, even though not in strict accordance with the war activities of the establishment, so that all views could be expressed and something like common agreement obtained on the many vexing problems presented, that end I came into the organiza tion ,at first in a subotomate position and later in the directorate. It was stipulated, however, that my activi ties should be mainly devoted to the branch not engaged in war work, for Krupps has two branches of about equal size, one devoted to war work and the other to work unconnected with war. Insensibly, however, my work in one branch drew me into the other, as my experience in inter national affairs led to my being con sulted on war arrangements having any international bearing, such as the armament of Turkey." Dr. Muehlon went on to tell of his growing dislike to the war work and his final determination to give up ali asso ration with it even at" the sacri fice of one of the most important b? ..ness careers in Germany. Dr. AJ uehlon has brought with him a large fund of material bearing on the causes leading up to the war. Much of it is documentary with let ters from persons and organizations in high position. This may reach the public in due time, and become a part of the historical data bearing on the responsibility for bringing on the war. For the present, however, Dr. Meuhlon said he is avoiding fur ther controversial questions which would be likely to arise if this mass of data was made public at once. The only departure he has made from this policy is in assembling a pamphlet of day-by-day notes made at the out set of the war giving his personal im pressions on various phases of the war. This is -not in the line of dis closures or revelations, but rather of vigorous personal criticism of German official and military methods, he said. One of his references to German con ditions is as follows: "The general feeling of the people since the outbre. of the war is that German diplomacy has failed every where. Many assert that it has been due to a day to day policy of op portunism without far-reaching plans. My opinion is that it could not have done better with the controlling in fluence and continual interference exercised by the kaiser. Only he who bowed to every wish of the kaiser could retain his pkace, and all wanted to stay. There are few people in Germany with convictions so strong that they will give up magistracies and offices in order to uphold their convictions. They all ask: 'How shall I do to get on and retain fa vor?" not 'Does it correspond with my judgment!" Dr. Muehlon takes a gloomy view of what would become of Europe if Germany secured the ascendence. "With Germany sovereign over Eu rope," he says, "there would be a gen eral scattering and flight of Eu *an races and population to get aw; om j German rule. The remotest corners I of Europe would become asylums of refuge. An immense shifting of life's forces would occur. And with Ger many paramount in Europe there would be a real migration to the overseas count, ies." PRIMARY IN TENNESSEE. Shields Renominatcd for Senator by Large Majority. Nashville. Aug. 2.?With two thirds of the counties heard from in I yesterday's primary the Banner this morning estimates that Senator John K. Shields has been renominafed by 15.000. Judge A. 11. Roberts was nominated for governor by 10.000. Et CITY OF HISTORIC INTEREST. Soissons For Which Allies and Huns Are Now Fighting Desperately. Washington, Aug. 1.?The Nation al Geographic Society issues the fol lowing war geography bulletin on Soissons: "The strategic importance of Sois sons, a city of 14,000 inhabitants at the time of the outbreak of the world war, is due chiefly to the fact that it is a great railroad center. It is sit uated on the left bar.;; of the Aisne, 25 miles east of Compiegne and 35 miles west of Rheims. On the Paris Laon railroad it is 65 miles northeast of the capital, and 22 miles southwest of La on. "Before the war, Soissons was an important center for the grain trade of northern France, and was especial ly noted for its haricot beans. Its most flourishing industries were iron and copper foundries, boiler and ag ricultural implement factories, straw -?h^t; and glass works. "Soissons is one of the oldest cities in France. Before the advent of the Romans, it was the chief city of the Suessioncs, who held 12 towns of Gal lia Belgica. Divitiacus, one of their most powerful kings, extended his sway even beyond the sea, among the Britons. "The city's present status as a rail road center is an inheritance of many centuries, for in ancient times it was a starting point of military roads to Rheims, Chateau-Thierry, Meaux, Paris, Amiens and St. Quentin. It was at Soissons that Clovis, King of the Salian Franks, defeated the Ro man general, Syagrius, and it was here that he married the Christian prin cess Clotilda. Three years after the marriage the king and three thousand Franks were baptized. "A short distance down the Aisne, on the opposite bank, are the ruins of the famous Abbey of SL Medard, where Pepin The Short was crowned by St. Boniface, the papal legate. It was in this abbey, also, that the fa mous Abelard of Abelard and Heloise memory, is said to have been impris oned. In this vicinity, too, Thomas a-Becket, the fighting English prelate of Henry IPs time, lived during his long sojourn in France. Louis the Debonair, one of the most unhappy of French Kings, made two enforced stays here as the captive of his un dutiful sons. "No doubt, when the present war is over, Soissons will erect a second monument to commomeroate those of fts citizens who have fallen before the ruthless warfare of the Huns. In the Place de la Republique there was erected in 1901 a memorial to the citizens shot by the Germans in the war of 1870." COLLECTING OLD CLOTHES. Ridiculous Row Breaks Out in Ger many Over Government Order. Amsterdam, July 25.^?Threats of coming confiscation of the contents of , German wardrobes, in order to collect l;000,00X)3:vliIah",iuits f orr^^ work-? ers, are the subject of satire in many 5 of the newspapers in Berlin and els?-v where. The Vorwaerts chuckles over the possibility that von Hertling may have to appear at Court in patched pants and that von Kuehlmann may arrive at the peace conference with holed el bows. One humorist suggests that, to save clothes, ail persons over 55 years of age be ordered to remain in bed until eighteen months after *.he a Another recommends, wide < 1 cultivation of the fig tree. The threats have, however, had ef fect. In Munich, it is reported, thir-^ teen thousand complete suits have 'been given up although only 11,500 were demanded. i Berlin is still hopelessly behind and many complaints of unfairness are made about the number of suits re quired from the metropolis, eight l times more than was demanded from Munich whereas Berlin is only four times the size of Munich. Complaints are manifest of hard ships on the lower and middle classes. Radical newspapers accuse the au thorities of undue consideration to the wealthy classes. On the other hand, one of the Em peror's Court Chamberlains indignant ly writes to the papers that he offered a good suit with the lining somewhat damaged but it was refused and he is now wearing it himself daily. Housing in Washington. The United States Civil Service Commission announces definitely to the public that steps will at once be taken to relieve the congested living conditions in Washington, which have been an obstacle in the way of re cruiting the civil service to meet war needs. The commission is advised by the Department of Labor that the erection of temporary hotels and res taurants, to be conducted under gov ernment supervision for the use of federal employees in Washington, will begin early this month. It is expected that the first build ings will be ready for occupan2y early in September. Accommod..* ions will first be provided for approximate ly 5,000 persons/ Additional accom modations will be provided as they are neded. In the meantime, the room-registration office, which is con ducted by the District of Columbia Council of Defense, under the aus pices of the Council of National De fense is able to provide rooming and boarding accommodations for th* new appointees. At the latest report, the room-registration office had on its lists more than 5.000 rooms which had been inspected and found avail able for government employees. Those who arrive on late trains may lind accommodations for fho night by applying at the booth of the District Council of Defense, which is prominently situated in the Union Station, where all trains arrive. Dublinfi July 23.?There is a short age of coal in Ireland, and Mr. Burgess, the Irish representative of i he Coal Controller, has been recom mending for domestic use the em ployment of peat with which Ireland abounds. Peat is universally used in rural Ireland but it is hardly used'at ill in the towns.