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WHIPPED OURS WHINE. rj _?i-$-... austrian PRIME MINISTER makes PliEA FOR PE*CE discussion. Refers ?>. Horrors of War and Crimes Against Humanity Involved in Fnrtlier Prosecution of War by Eu - tente Powers. Amsterdam, Sept. 10.?An ex change- of views between the central powers and the entente was tenta tively suggested by Baron Burian. the Austro-Hungarian foreign min ister, in an address to visiting Ger man newspaper men,, according to a Vienna-- dispatch today. Such a discussion, said the foreign minister, need not take the form of jkeace negotiations, but would have as its purpose the consideration of all ^thing's which are keeping the bel ligerent- po-vers apart. Baron Burian announced his sug gestion in declaring* that the adver saries of the central powers need only provide the opportunity "in a cal m exchange of views?some so rt ?X 'direct, informative discussion is ttjSmk&ble; -which would be far from being -peace negotiations?of discus siBsf and- weighing everything which today separates the belligerent par ties, and no further fighting will per haps., be needed to bring them closer together." : "The question arises," said the for- j eign minister. "Isn't it a crime.j against humanity even to think ofj completely pulling down a structure j which.- has become historical, and which certainly, here and- there, r.eeds improvement but is only ca pable, of improvement, in order to found a paradise in... future on its ruins? The defect in this, however, is that in accordance - with the de structive methods of our enemies i can he only created with a much too great sacrifice. "Count the past hecatombs of this, war. Think of those to come and ask . whether striving to attain , war alms at . such a price is justifiable? i war aims; in which "the principle o' justice is -put foremost?-without. in vestigating whether an understand ing: could not be .reached by a fair application of that-principle. "It is unthinkaMe that even trie) most confident hopes of final victory could permit the enemy in the long run. to avoui co:isidering whether the. most, terrific exertions and sac rifices cair longer be justified in or der to. carry through principles which are; not. the enmy's monopoly or to regulate the affairs of y other peo ples. r"I?beiieve that careful and sincere; investigation would bring many on the other side to realize that they are often fighting for imaginary things. It may be an ungrateful task to want to commjmicate one's own perceptions of things to the enemy. "The enemy group can, if it wishes, convince itself that in all questions of . humanity and'justice^and of fu ture - international relations that it TsiH encounter on the part of our group- no opposition and will be in il?B^soUi^?trr -existing: progressive as pirations. But at "the same time it will1-meet our determination to con tinue steadfastly to stand up for ou; good-right "Our adversaries need only pro - vide an opportunity in a calm ex change of views?some sort of di rect informative discussion is think* able which would be" far from bein^r peace negotiations?of discussing and weighing everything which today separates the belligerent parties, and no farther fighting will, perhaps, be needed to bring them closer togeth er. *But I would not delude with baseless' prospects of peace at a mo ment when the war fever still is shaking the world. I must*, however, talk to you of peace because we all honestly want it and because we are certain there is an ever growing, num ber of like minded persons in a!, enemy countries. ~We- desire to contribute to the best of our ability to a mutual un derstanding and help to pave a way for conciliation, but so long as nec essary we shall hold out in a loyal and resolute joint defense." Baron Burian concluded by exhort ing the press- to cooperate in the task of cultivating this spirit which, ho said, "animated the glorious troops and helped the brave population at home to bear all sufferings and priva tlona" Red Cross Notice. Those who have Red Cross gar ments, pajamas 'or shirts to make are asked to ? finish them and return as soon as possible. We are anxious to get all such garments in to be ready for the next work. We have been notified by Headquarters that tlacy expect to allot this department a definite number of garments to make, j hence we hope to have all garments! now out, returned as soon as possible so as to be ready for this allotment when it comes. Thanking you for your cooperation Anine Purdy, Secretary, Sumter Chapter. The friends of William D. RaffieK will regret to know that he was painfully but not seriously burned 021 the face and eye a few days ago. Mr. Raffield, who is in the service at Camp Dix, N. J., was opening a can of chloride of lime when it exploded with the above results. He was giv en immediate attention by his cap tain, who is a doctor, and this promp: attention probably saved the eye. He was removed to the base hospital and is getting along very nicely although the vision is somewhat blurred. Ex plosion of the chloride of lime was somewhat peculiar, the cause being unknown. There was a long string of auto mobiles lined up at the filling stations of all the gasoline dealers who had a supply today. There has been a gasoline famine in Sumter for sever al days and when the news got abroad this morning that there was gasoline in the town the car owners made haste to line up at the filling stations, find there were dozens of cars wait ing to be filled throughout the day. 6IS0LINE Fl! {IMMINENT. FUEL DIRECTOR GARITELD SAYS CONSERVATION STEP MUST ?E TAKEN. i There is Only One Month's Supply on Hand Now and at Present Rate of Oonsuniption There Will be a Dc-i flict at End of Year. j 'Washington, Sept. 11.?Fuel Direc tor Garfield today informed the sen ate that unless conservation steps are immediately taken there will be a defict of approximately a million barrels of gasoline at the end of the i ytear. It is estimated that there is only about one month's supply ahead J?t present. CHANGED SENTIMENT LN MEXICO. American Ppblicity Campaign Has Gained More Respect for Our Gov ernment and People. Mexico City, Sept. 8 (Corespond ence of The Associated Press)?The American publicity campaign is showing results in Mexico. The wodespread dissemination f fact, concerning the war aims and accom plishments of the United States are according to foreigners long resident here, bringing about a change of sentiment, which, if not characteriz able as love for Americans, may at j least be called respect. / I The effect of the Allied blacklist i becomes more noticeable daily. The Germans apparently have much less money - than formerly to spend on propaganda. German firms, forced to deal in hidden \ ways to secure even the smallest imports from the States, are less prosperous. Ar rogance of German officials and bus iness men in public places is decreas ing. Since it became known thai four members of the American club alone in the building at the time evicted thirteen Germans who invad ed the club, there have been no fur ther outbreaks. Posters, pamphlets, reading mat ter for newspapers, war photographs for window display, daily official cabled reports^ reading rooms, mov ing pictures and authoritative state ments by American officials on inter national questions, are among the means adopted by the United States government \to change the lone standing dislike for Americans tha have prevailed in Mexico. Through these various channels the war aims of the United States, ite accomplishments ^in the raising of C huge army, the sending of a million and a half men overseas -in recore' time, its achievements in building s j merchant marine, its enormous wai expenditures, and the unity of it people, are being brought to the at tention of the intelligent Mexican public in a way never before attempt ed. The campaign also is having itt effect on the, American, residents who, armed with facts and en couraged by news of American suc cesses in battle, are doing vigorous .personal missionary work. Another effect of the truth cam paign is the disclosure of the falsify of the new3 reports regarding Ger man Successes and aims, for which Teuton propagandists are responsi-, ble. It has been shown that the German papers published here de not receive the news in the way the?' advertise, that it is taken frorr American papers smuggled acros: the border at Laredo, distorted in th< rewriting and then telegraphed to German papers in the capital ana other cities. Outward signs of the increase !u pro-ally sentiment are the number of newspapers seeking news report, from American sources, the amount of space given in periodicals to allied war news, the increase in the num ber of posters that are not mutilat ed, the additions to the ranks of pro ally publications of numerous new periodicals and the growing popular ity of allied moving picture films. When - President Wilson, Genera1 Pershing. the American nag and marching American soldiers first ap peared some time ago on the screen in. a down town motion picture theatre there was.a protest. Recently, in a theatre holding more than 4,000 spec tators, in ^, poor district where anti American sentiment- has . been high, there was not a murmur when vir tually the same characters flickered on the screen. In fact, one ardent pro-ally Mexican had to be forcibly prevented from making an anti-Ger man speech. According to mining and smelter men, reports that German interests are buying up huge areas of miner al and oil lands are quitrt contrary to the facts. They assert that Ger man mining interests are in sore straits and that no ore produced in a C5erman owned mine is being smelt ed. There also is a noticeable lack of the anti-American satire that form erly pervaded certain theatrical per formances given in the capital. Re cently a well known star put on a ?pro-ally sketch and achieved some measure of success with it. That the Germna "opaganda leaders have realized .r machine is slipping a cog is shown by the well authenticated report that the management of El Democrata. a leader in attacks on the United States is to be changed. The post has been occupied by Rafael Martine/., a dep j uty. known under the pen .name of j "Rip Rip." who was elected to -h j senate at the recent elections/ Mrs. Jno. Lern moo Entertains. ! Friday afternoon. Mrs. John Lem J mon entertained the Handicraft sew ing club. The hours were pleasantly j spent in knitting for the soldiers, j and fancy work. In spite of the in ; clement weather there were a goodly J number of the members present. (Those being present were Mesdamcs J. A. Brown, Eugen- Wilder. I>. .1 j Auld, J. M. Causley, E. C. Kinard R. L Gantt, H. L. Crouch and J. C. Gaihey. Delightful ice cream and cake was served by the hostess and Mrs. Cruch. The next meeting will be wtth Mrs. Ralph Loyns on Chestunut St. ? Notice to Subscribers I Under order of the government publishers n;e not permitted to send newspapers to subscribers who have not paid their sub scriptions in advance. Thi* order goes into effect October 1st and we are required to discontinue all papers sent to subscribers who arc in arrears. 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Many of our subscrbers have been in our mailing list 3 for almost a life-time and have paid their subscription at their *, convenience, sometimes the payments being made at intervals i of several years, but. the Government has forbidden this prac- *j tice, which has be^n mutually agreeable, and we are now fore- ?3 ed to put our subscription Iist*en a strictly cash in advance ba- 3 sis. We hoge that our readers will cooperate with us in carry- *f ing our the order and that we shall not have to discontinue any j| of our subscribers. 2 The country is generally more prosperous and money is more 4 pentiful than ever before, consequently it will be no hardship 5 for any of our subscribers to pay the amount due us. We have ?? carried the accounts of hundreds of subscri ers year after year, 4 in hard times, when money was scarce, and uow that we are re- ^ quired to enforce the cash in advance rule, we feel assured^ that * our readers will reciprocate by making settlement before Oc- $ tobcr 1st ?? 4> IF YOUR PAPER IS NOT PAID UP TO OCTOBER 1ST IT 4? WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON THAT DATE. THIS IS A GOV- * ERNMENT ORDER AND CANNOT BE DISOBEYED. 5 OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO., % H. G. OSTEEN, Manager. 2 AMERICAN FORCE IN RUSSL*. j After the allied forces landed on -- j the shores of the White Sea several i Announcement by General March of j months ago, there were reports that Arrival of United States Soldiers. ['American troops were cooperating Washington, Sept. 11.?American j with them, but it substantially de troops have landed at Archangel tojveloped that the forces were marines I assist the other allied forces there in j from American warships. The troops, their campaign for the reestablish-: the arrival of which is now announc ment of order in northern Russia.! ed, are the first from the United This announcement was authorized i States to be sent into northern Rus tonight by General March, chief of -1 sia. staff. j The purpose of the allied campaign For military reasons the number of j in northern Russia is to keep open soldiers landed was no revealed nor ? the railroad from Archangel to Vo was it made clear from whence they logda and to protect the government had embarked, jLt was assumed, how- j of the north which has been set up ever, that the soldiers had been sent]at Archangel and through which it from English camps where Ameri- j is hoped to reestablish order in Rus cans are training. j sia and overcome German influence. General March's announcement j Germany, recognizing the success was made public through the comr I thus far attending this campaign, ha? mittee, on public information which?been impress:ig Finns into its army issued this statement: j 'in JTinland in the hope of gather "By order of General March, the-ing together a sufficient force to at safe arrival of American troops at i Tack the allies from across the Mur Archangel is announced. ? - i ? marsk peninsular. ?'- ; The South CAN Grow Whea^ WILL Grow Wheat ?v. \ At A War Measure It Is Willing To Do More Than It* Part To Feed Our Soldiers And Allies?The South Holds The Banner For Increase In Wheat Acreage. ' , S. s - ? j r ? T t P Charles A. WhlttleXEdltorla! Manager, Soil Improvement Commit*** ?' it. Atlanta, G i. The South will grow more wheat tils year than last because it to Patriotic and Willing. /* It is willing to. do its part, and more, to feed our erer-increasing army abroad?and to feed it well It is willing to do its > part and more, that our allies may not suffer from hunger. It is willing to do its part, and more, to grow wheat besides meeting the great responsibility of growing cotton,, of producing vegetable oils and meal irom cotton, peanuts and velvet beans; of growing rice, sugar/ and other crops whi?h the South alone can produce and for which no other section can render help. The South carries the banner fer the largest percentage of acre, in crease in wheat in the country for the past season. It can retain that banner. The great wheat belt of the Went w?l have a. big task to wrest It from it Some Facts About Growing Wheat In The South. The universal success attending-.. the growing of wheat in the South j during the past season Is evidence enough that it can be done again. Wheat can be g rown best on clay, loams or sandy day loams. The soil i should be broken as early as possible and harrowed. Varieties that have done well in a community are most likely fche best I to sow. _ The seed should be treated for smut before planting. The formaldehyde j treatment is preferable. Dieding in October is better than November in the South. A good, vigorous growth is desired before winter sets in. Where the Hessian Fly is fouad, wheat should not ba sown until after the first frost. Better yields are obtained when the seed is drilled into the ground than'. when sown broadcast. Fertilizer can be applied in the drill. Generally speaking, a 10-2-2 fer-j tilizer or similar brand will be found satisfactory and profitable at this time. Don't be stingy with it. Nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia can usually be applied profitably as a top dressing in early spring. -?' ? i Fall Remfndere. Remember that the time to select seed com is in the field, from good healthy stalks, that have a maximum number of ears placed right on tho stalk. ! Selecting good seed for the cotton crop, next year, should Ute wise be at tended to while the plant is still growing. Tag the desirable stalks and keep the pickings separate. | Kill the bean and pea weevils and save the grain by treating them with carben Srl-sulphide. Pour 2 to 4 pounds oa toy of the grain and cover with old sacks for 48 hours. Enclose them in tight boxes er other containers. If they show up again, gas them again in the same way. POLLOCK EASY WINDER. MAJORITY OVER PEEPLES 15, OOO IN 55,000 VOTES RE PORTED. In Second Primary Every Candidate for State Offices Who Was Form erly Affiliated With Blease Was Decisively Defeated. Columbia, Sept. 11.?By a majority t of more than 15,000 votes William P. Pollock of Cheraw yesterday defeat ed Thomas H. Peeples of Barnwell i for the nomination for the short sen ate term to fill out the unexpired term of the late Senator Tillman, succeeding Senator Christie Benet, now serving by appointment of Gov. Manning until a successor is elected. Mr. Pollock's majority was decisive, early returns giving him a lead that was never challenged. Mr. Peeples seems on the face of the early, re turns to have carried only two coun ties. The vote early this morning showed: Pollock 35,242, Peeples 20, 174. Sam M. Wolfe of Anderson waf nominated for attorney general over Claud N. Sapp of Lancaster by a ma jority of more than 8,000 votes. The figures available give: Wolfe 31, 460. Sapp 22,916. H. H. Arnold of Spartanburg wa~ nominated for railroad commission er over A. A. Richardson of Rich land by a vote of 30,400 t j 23,67$ with returns incomplete, while B. Harris of Anderson defeated W. D. Garrison, also of Anderson, for commissioner of agriculture 28,987 to 24,826. In the primary for comptroller general a second race will be neces sary between R. L. Osborne and E. C, Elmore, J. A. Summersett having been eliminated by the face of the early returns. The vote in this race follows: Osborne 21,6f?, Elmore 14,508, Summersett 12,495. WILL SHOOT COWARDS. Talk of Surrender Means Instant Death. With the American Army, France Sept. 10 (By the Associated Press). ?The American troops of all units have been instructed to kill on the spot any one who in time of battle urges surrender or attempts to per suade them that further resistance is usei-ss. The =o instructions which originat c7 ith a certain division and have now been universally adopted be cause they proved so popular, were made necessary because some one hi American uniform during a German attack on Fismes on Augus 27 ran among the troops, calling upon them to cease resistance and declaring that the- officers advised surrender. The instructions point out tha: these statements were absolutely false, and added: > . - "The person who spreads etch an alarm is either an enemy in our uni form, .or one of our own troops who is disloyal and a traitor, or one oi our troops who has become a panie. stricken, coward. ?. "Whoever he. is he should be shot on the spot. In battle there is no time to inquire info the identity or motives of persons who create pan ic or disorganization or who advise surrender. "It is the duty of every officer and soldier to kill on the spot any per son who in a fight urges any one to surrender or stop lighting. It makes no difference whether the person is a stranger or; a friend, officer or a pri vate." The instructions conclude with the statement that a German soldier was found mortally wounded far inside the American lines at Fismette. He had lived for a long time in Ameri ca and spoke English well and pos sibly he intended to get an American uniform and create a doubt or disor ganization among the men." Civil Service Examination. The TJ. S. Civil Service Commis sion will hold an examination for Cierks on October 5,- 1918 at Sumter, S. C., to fill vacancies in the Post office in that city. The entrance sal ary is now $1,000 a year. The ex the requirements. Application -blank. and full information, including sam ple questions, can be obtained " >m the Secretary, Local Civil f ? . ice Board at the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C, or from the Secretary, Fifth Civil Service District,- Atlanta, Ga. animation is open to all who meet Street Sales of . Stamps to Start Again. Arrangements are being made to put stamps on sale on the street again for Tuesdays and Saturdays during the. balance of the year. Dif ferent ladies have been asked te take certain tables under their charge, they to make whatever ar rangement for manning1 them that seems to them best. Several have al ready compiled while some have not yet given their reply. Sales will start Saturday. DEFENSE OF HOUSE. McLemore Speaks of Slierman of Illinois as "Bully." Washington, Sept. 11.?Paying a tribute to Col. E. M. House, during debate on the war revenue bill today. Representative McLemore ot Texas, declared a Republican "in high of ficial position" had criticised Presi-i dent Wilson and Colonel House for| political purposes and that the lat ter "being a private citizen, has no j way to defend himself from the as persions of this bully." Interrupted by Representative! Moore of Pennsylvania. Republican j who said the Texas representative] was violating house rules in referring; to a.senator. Mr. McLemore replied: j "If Mr. Moore will sit down and j keep quiet he will be better off." The retort was withdrawn by Mr. j McLemore so that he might continue, his speech; For rapidly painting large surfaces a Maryland man has invented a de-; vice that uses a compressed air to spray paint and then drive rotating brushes which distribute it. i 11 SURE IT'S THE I EVER SOLD HERE I GREENVILLE LADY GIVES HIGH EST PRAISE FOR NEW HERR REMEDY-?WAS ALL RUN DOWN AND SUFFERED TERRIBLY. WELL 1 ROAD 10 RECOVERY Any remedy that restores the nat ural functions of the human body is a health-making; remedy. The use cf Dreco, the great herb medicine, tends to restore the appetite, to procure natural digestion, which is followed by an increased circulation and nutri tion of the whole body. Lean, hag gard bioodless people begin to gain weiglit, strength and flesh at once, from taking Dreco, as they them selves declare in signed testimonials. For instance, Mrs. Maude Blackwell, the well known resident of Greenville says: "I was one of the worst .run down women in Greenville. My water was always bloody, would hurt and burn, I suffered from female troubles and when I would eat there would be a lump come in my stomach. I would have to gasp for breath. I have tak en one bottle of Dreco. I have gained several pounds already but as I am not entirely well yet I am tak ing my second bottle and expect to keep it up for it is helping me very much. I'm sure it's the grandest medicine ever sold in Greenville and I'm telling everybody about it." Peopie who are rundown, tired out, debilitated, no matter what the cause, are advised to try this simple little test. Get from any well stock ed drug store a bottle of Dreco. Take a spoonful with each meal for a few days and watch how the change works through the entire body. The appe tite increases. . Everything you eat seems to taste better. There is no dyspepsia or gas after every meal. The bowels, kidneys, liver and stom ach work in harmony and the rich red blood goes coursing through the veins. This is what hundreds of men and women of this section say_Dreco has done for them. Isn't it reason able to expect it can do the same, for you? :? . Dreco is sold and particularly rec ommended in Sumter by Sibert's Orr- Store, where the Dreco man is nc king his headquarters and ex plaining this medicine to all interest ed.?Advt. WOMEN IN AIR SERVICE. Machine Brought Down by Ameri cans Reveals Secret as to Pilot's Sex. ? With the American Army in France, Sept. 11 (By the Associat ed Press).?That the Germansr are using women as military aviators, is indicated in a report that a machine recently brought down by the Amer icans, was piloted by a. woman.: The captain of a company . of the One Hundred and Sixty-seventh In fantry says the pilot of a German plane brought down near Sergy. Aug ust 28: by Lieut. Miller Thompson of the American air force was a. wo man. The discovery of. the sex of the aviator was made, the captain says, when his men buried the enemy pilot and her observer. PROHIBITION ZONES AROUND WAR INDUSTRIES. President Wilson Signs Bill Increas ing Dry Territory. _ ' Washington, Sept. 12.?President Wilson signed the joint resolution passed by congress empowering him to establish prohibition zones around shipyards, munition factories and other war industries. Segars Named for House.: Bishopville, Sept. 11.?In the only county contest for one seat in the house of representatives Burreil S. Segars, a member of Governor Man ning's staff and a progressive farmer of the Woodrow. section of Lee coun ty, was elected by a large majority over his opponent, Charles E. John son, a progressive young farmer and Blease leader. Two lamps keep the water from freezing in a new watering tank for farm stock, while float valves regu late the supply. ' ****** .^j^Ep*****'****** o i o 4 P o We Grind Lenses, examine the J' eyes scientifically and fit eye glasses perf ectly. Let us work for you. We have all prescriptions on file. Broken lenses replac- if ed promptly. 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