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Flfilf TO BEM j| TROOPS GIVE PLEDGE TO KAIS ER TO -STOP THE FRENCH AND AMERICANS. Importance of the Alsace-Lorraini line to Germans is Shown by th Prominence the German Press Give to Promise Exacted of Troops b; Kaiser to Hold the Lines Agains the Americans at All Costs?Hun Will Make Their Last Desperat? Stand in Defense of Metz. Amsterdam, Sept. 23?"We shal never let the French and American: through here," was the promise giv en the kaiser by the troops when h< visited the Alsace-Lorraine front or September 19th and 20th, according to Carl Rossner, the emperor's chron icler, in the Lokal Anzieger. HOWARD ARCHER KILLED IS ITALY. His Death Occurred on the 26th of August. Anderson Daily Mail. News has been received by Mrs. Bettie Archer that her son, Howard, uied August 26th, from wounds re ceived in action- The official nies salge read as follows: "Deeply regret io inform you that it.is officially resorted that Private Howard B. Archer, died August 26 from wounds received in action." Howard Archer has been in the ser vice more than a year, having enlist ?d in June, 1917. Almost ;a year to the day later he sailed, leaving New York June 11th. Be was sent iih imediately upon enlistment to Camp ? iCrane, Allentown, Penn., and was assigned to the ambulance corps, which was sent to Italy this summer. His older brother, Walter, also en - listed in the same corps. Walter is in a hospital now for an operation. It is supposed that they were sent some where near Rome. This spring they had their mother, to visit them at Camp Crane and they t took her to New York where she saw them brave ly off for the other **nore. This moth er' said that: she had no fears of let ting these boys go to the ends, of the earth as far as*their morals were con cerned, that they were as steady as clocks. The younger boy was par ticularly fond pf b;s church, and when quite young joined the First Baptist church at Sumter, where his hiother lived for a few years. After fihishing school in Sumter the boys went to Columbia and got posi tions. They have never been separat ?; <ed, and have been tentmates since 'the beginning of th^ir army service. > Howard Archer wohld have been twenty-three years old three days af-; ter his death, and is the youngest j son of. "William Archer and Bettie Martin. He was only eighteen months -old when his father died. There are four brothers left, Wil liam .Archer, who lives in Sumter^ -Frank Archer, Columbia; George Archer,, Manning; and the brother Walter who was ^With him in Ital7~ ,?Ajig .also^one sister, Mrs. Annie Dean, wKd li'^nS^'ff^ SERBIANS AT VARDAR. SINCE SEPTEMBER TENTH THE^ HAVE ADVANCED MORE THAN FORTY MILES. They Have Cat the Main Railway Line Between Uskub and Saloniki Have Reached the Vardar Rivei and Have Destroyed the Communi cations of the Germans and Bulgar ians?Great Captures of Prisoners and War Material Reported. London, Sept. 23.?The Serbia:: forces engaged in the offensive or s I the Macedonian front have cut4 the - main railway line between Uskub J^and Saloniki and are now on the wes tern bank of the Vardar river, accord ing to the Serbian official statement issued Sunday. West of the Vardar the Serbians have cut the railway line to Prilop/ which is the main line of German communication in -this re gion. Serbian infantry units operating in 'j the mountainous regions advanced twenty-five miles in one day. The number of prisoners and the amount of war material captured in crease each day. Neighboring Ger man and Bulgarian sectors are cow feeling the loss of their lines of com munication, and enemy reinforce ments have been forced to retreat. Since September 10th the Serbians have advanced forty miles and have inflicted tremendous losses on the enemy. How Much is Cotton Worth? Austin, Texas, Sept. 10.?The fol J lowing is given out by State Commis sioner of Agriculture Fred W. Davis: In the September 5 issue of the American Wool and Cotton Reporter of Boston, New York and Philadel phia, appears a most exhaustive dis cussion of ithe cotton situation the world over, the article covering more than two small-type pages of that great textile journal. The Reporter starts out with the proposition that "cotton as a commo dity and a necessity has always been underestimated," and that at this time, "there is sacrcely a single bear ish feature in the whole market." The essence of the article is to show that recent advances in the price of cotton are more than justi fied, and that much higher values may reasonably be anticipated. The' writer, at the same time, disclaims any tendency to treat the situation j trom the viewpoint of the grower. The prediction of higher prices for cotton and the 'reasons given as favoring same, partake more of the nature of a.j warning to manufacturers of cotton goods, domestic and foreign, not to permit themselves to be deluded by dreams of lower values for cotton. The salient, features of the arlicle fol low: "Cotton is coming to be no longe~ the. victim of circumstances such as it has always been, but the tendency, more ,.v.nd more, is to value it at itsj worth, as compared to other values and especially to'values of filers with j&hipb-it. conrpetesi._and with fabrics into which it is fashioned." The Reporter claims, however/tth? cotton, even at the higher levels/ "t . which it has risen, does not netarl; approach, relatively speaking, ;.th prices of cotton fabrics; or of Olfcie fibers competing with cotton. Th point is made that after cost of work ing cotton into cloth is deducted, plu ' a reasonable profit, .there is no rea son for undue gap between the vain ' of raw cotton and the. finished fabric relatively. ' Among the influences which th< Reporter writer believes will put cot ton higher instead of lower, is thi fact that the grower himself is ool^ ing to understand better the econoin ic value of his cotton and' financial ly, is getting in better shape to con tend for cost of production plus i profit. The Reporter mentions alst the element of violent fluctuatioi which has operated against the cot ton market heretofore, and hint: rather broadly that there will'be, less of this in the future; a covert threat no doubt, against speculative influ ences, which fatten upon fluctuatior and starve on stability, and are dread ed alike by nearly all other interests As offset to influences regarded a= bearish by many, the writer calls at tention to the fact that cotton is used more and more in fabrics into the manufacture of which,, heretofore ether fibers rapidly mounting in value, exclusively entered. The' fur ther point is made that in estimating "'carry-over" cotton, the 1,401,000 bales of mill stock on hand should not be considered, as this cotton only rep resents orders now held by the -mills which must be filled. This writer contends that mill stocks are "entirely too low for nor mal conditions, and would not be tol erated a minute, except for lack of. ship space, and the extreme conserv atism noted among manufacturers." He-evidently . regards as possible', if not probable, a cotton goods shortage which would require 3,500,000 bales in stock by the mills, and adds: "Let. i these figures circulate among buyers, I so that they may understand thor ! qughly the 'manufacturing condi | tions." Referring further to "carry-over" cotton, the extent of which he ap pears to regard as unimportant as a determining factor in estimating value, he says that lack of ship spaiee and idle spindles, account largely for the small surplus, and that he be lieves a good deal of that is not avail able; in other words, is not for sale. He also emphasizes the fact, that, after all the talk about increase of world's cotton crop, the trend ap pears to be downward, both as to area and field, as compared to the ante bellum-situation in these respects. He does not overlook, Ineantime^the ??futile efforts to increase cotton" pro duction in Egypt and Other countries. Referring to the cotton supply, in England, which he maintains is. no more meager than in other countries* he says: "We doubt if, in the^wjivole of- England, including wareho?se'?nd manufacturer's stocks together,. there is more |than a quarter of the cotton which'?many would consider of normal necesity.-What if the war should , ter minate, or what if shipping c^ondi We are having a g?od many inquiries about fertilizers for small grain and even for next year's crop, and it is our pleasure to be able to advise that we are prepared to quote prices on any of his material, except Nitrate of Soda, and any of our friends who are interested in buying for im mediate or future delivery, we invite them to come see us. The Government has placed an embargo on the' sale of Nitrate for agricultural purposes, which we hope will be released in time, at lea^t, for next year's crop requirements. Our contracts have been phced, subjedt to the adtion of the Government, and we may be depended upon to be in a position to offer this material at as early a date ss any one and we are prepared to take orders subjedt to the ac tion of the government. 0' N D GOATS $15.00 to $65.00 COAT SUITS $20.00 to $75.00 DRESSES $15.00 to $40.00 Big assortment of high value shoes at reasonable prices, f or Ladies, Misses, Men and Boys. w 6 McCollum Mer. No. 11 S.Main Street Telephone No. 63 \ A $Ws"sTOl!?U. ?b iiiilirdve inatP &fc&?? i could be exported? He answers the question by the statement that "when of ^e the outlook clears, the amount of cotton which could or would be purchased, would be uncerain, de pending largely upon circumstances and conditions which no one may es timate; but it. would be simply tre mendous; so great in fact, that the amount of cotton .available to supply the demand would be exceedingly small." I " He calls attention to how the world's consumption of cotton holds up, even in the face of such adverse conditions as have been caused by the war, and by the following table of production and consumption, how closely even under such adverse con ditions, consumption keeps pace with production: The world's production of cotton has been in 1912, 20,602,000 bales: in 1913, 21.61S.000 bales: in 1914, 23,-1 S36.000 ttales; in " 1915. 17,795,000 j bales; in 1916, IS,335.000 bales; andj in 1917, 17,410.000 bales. The consumption has been: For the year ending^ July 13, 1915. 19,761.000 bales: For same date 1916, 21,011.000 bales; and 1917, 20,ISO, - 000 bales. Of course, the consumption ending July 31, 19IS, has been somewhat less, possibly about 12,000,000 bales or lower. Under post-bellum conditions, he estimates that a world supply of 35, 000.000 bales may be required, but estimating the% world's requirements at only 25.000.000 bales, he adds, "where is the cotton to come from?" He refers to the extent to which production has been cut down, in both essential and non-essential indus tries, such as harvesting machinery, automobiles, etc., into the manufac ture of which cotton largely enters. Considering that under restricted out-put of such things, 19 to 20 mil lion bales have been consumed by Mie i world, what may be expected to hap pen when enormous ship space shall be available and all these restricted industries come back?" ; This rather extraordinary article. I considering its "source, takes into ac 1 count the disastrous deterioration of I the present crop: and touching upon i the claim of many that the price of i cotton is too high, adds: "So is the price of cloth, and many other com modities.. Those who study the situ ation expect high prices, especially of cotton." On the theory that we shall win the war. which appears certain at this time, the writer says: "We have felt confident that the end will come sooner than many have predicted. Gen. March indicates that the end of tbo war may be ex pected some time during the latter part of 1911?. Well and good, but it may occur previous to this time, and j it is on the basis of possibilities that the user of cotton mast figure. If the IJ manufacturer waits until 1919 before I buying a normal supply and operates I'his plant wn a hand to mouth basis until that time, what right has he to expect that the price of cotton j will be lower in the meantime or I that then- will be a larger crop in I 1919 than that which ran b<> srrown NEW^ FRONT-FFJLEED. Bill Urges Russians to Troops. Jofel Soviet A/s-year vcux&as. been obtained in^re^I cent years?" ? f . ^ The only thing indeed, which he re gards as vitally against higher values for cotton, is the possibility that the government may nx a price which will hold values down. In the ab sence of such influence, he predicts that cotton will, at the end of the war, sell for 75 cents to $1 per pound. It may be observed that the writer takes for granted that in the future the' farmer will demand cost of pro duction plus a profit. It may be well to add in conclusion, that under the direction of the agri cultural commisioners of all the Southern States, intelligent farmers throughout the South this year have been keeping careful tab on the costj Gov. Manning Wants Conference on of producing cotton,^the initjial move! Cotton Price-Fixing/ having been made by the Texas De-' '?-^?? partment of Agriculture. Columbia, Sep. 21.?M3ov. Manning. Peking, Sept. 22 (By" the Associat ed Press).?News has been received here that the German emperor oa September 10 issued an order to all Austro-Hungarians and Germans hi Russia saying it was their first duty to join, the Russian soviet troops and' to oppose* Japan and her allies "who threaten to restore the 'Eastern, front." ? '* .ASKS PRESIDENT TO WAIT. - of South Carolina, today sent Eresi So sensitive is electrical apparatus dent Wilson a telegram asking him to invented by a French scientist that; defer action fixing the price of cotton it will detect the presence of J onej until after Monday and requesting the part of bicromatic of potash in 200,-1 privilege of seeing the president Mon 000.000 parts of water. 1 day. T FARMER'S SPECIAL FULTON TRUCK Because of their "triple-heated" gas. FULTON Motor Trucks are averaging 12 to 14 miles a gallon?in over three hundred different lines of business. FCLTONS are being used by Farm ers, Merchants. Contractors and Expressmen. The Standard Oil Company, Texas Company, John Wanamak *>r and other big fleet operators are using FULTONS. Why?;. We are the largest exclusive manufacturers of I 1-2 ton trucks in the country. Although The FULTON has a 1 1-2 ton capacity, this truck made a remarkable two weeks' test run from Sumter to Orange burg and then up through the Piedmont section, loaded with a concrete test block weighing 4,260 pounds. 1.260 pounds over weight of the truck's capacity, driven by Mr. S. K. Rowland and Mr. W. W .Fickting, factory representative. FULTONS equipped with any style body. Send for booklet -Triple-Heated" Gas. Anchor Auto & Trujck Company, STATE DISTRIBUTORS 37 W. Liberty Street Sumter, S.