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RECONSTRUCTION OF FRANCE AND BELGIUM. The Problem of Supplying the Ma terial for iy} building the Ladustries of These Countries. Washington, Oct 1.?American manufacturers who- plan to supply materials for the industrial recon struction of northern France should prepare for co-operative selling, for a revolutionary change in French meth ods of buying is to follow the war. A small number of central purchas ing agencies, representing groups of French manufacturers engaged in re lated industries and assisted by the credit of the French government, will deal with those supplying the mater f ial. Jv I Scattered American selling efforts will not be able to meet the require ments of the huge buying power of several thousand French consumers, in the opinion of Pierce C. Williams, / American commercial attache at Par is, who reports that unless American manufacturers prepare for co-oper ative selling that they will be laboring under a serious handicap. The Central, Bureau of Industrial Purchases for^he Invaded Regions, a French stock company composed or many manufacturers, has emphasiz ed in a report that the task of restor ing the destroyed industries is toe large for individual and competitive buying. Its directors are reported as equally certain that it will be out o! the question for isolated American - firms, no matter how large or weli equipped, j to meet the demand. It is with groups of American manufac turers?reach group being able to sup ply a certain -^industry with air ma terials and special equipment for its restoration?that the Central Bureau wishes to establish relations. Although the French manufacturer in the past: has. been regarded as most mdividualistic1; among business men. the^size and complexity of the task of reconstruction has caused him to accept such a radical change in his business njethods as collective buy ing. The industrial reconstruction in Francetalone is more than one nation can properly attend to, so the pooling of American ; interests, involves solu tion of the question of whether Amer ican manufecturer^ vvill be able to hold their -own in competition with ? other nations. Although the area occupied by the Germans in France the last four years is small as compared with correspond ing regions in the United States northern ahd eastern France with Belgium were in 1914 one of the busiest workshops in the world. Near ly 26,000 factories and industrial es tablishments were in the invaded parts of France, and their output wat? more than thirty per cent of all o4. France^ These factories' output ir propei-tion to the country's total pro duction' follows: Iron- ore,. 90 per cent; pig iron, 82 per cent; steel, 75 per cent; coal, 70 per cent; combed wool, 94 per cent; linen thread, 90. per cent; sugar, 6f per cent. Owners of the factories of course have been shut off from normal com munication with their properities. but workmen, engineers and others caught in north* of France when the Germar ?ajrmy ^rolled through there have gradually "worked their way to Pari? as their repatriation has been accom plished by the allied armies. In man> localities and in almost countless in dustries, nothing^ remains. Coal" mines have been flooded, anc years will pas before coal will be hoisted from them again. Electric power stations and the transmission lines have in many places been dis mantled, the machinery being carried off by the Germans, and the coppe; wire sold at auction. Practically ab of the equipment in the metal work ing plants, all the cotton, linen and wool spinning machinery, together with wool-combing and textile looms have been systematically pillaged. Repatriated workers report that machines have been skilfully taker apart and all the copper and alloys in the bearings sent into Germany for remelting. In many instances, aftei this was done, the iron frame was broken up and turned over to Ger man scrap-iron dealers. By the agreement the Bureau buv and disributes materials and equip ment after proposed purchases have been approved by the Ministry of Commerce, and its accounts are sub ject to audit by the Inspector Gener al of Finances. Other provisions of the agreement make the. Bureau un der strict government control. Purchases are not now being mad'' by the Bureau for before the work o' repairing the war's damage can b< undertaken, the war must first be won, and tonnage is too valuable for even the import of material necessary before industrial reconstruction can begin. Meanwhile the Bureau is pre paring estimates of materials that will be needed by each industry. Of erjua' importance in the preparation is tlu the work of establishing contact with prospective supply, so that all wil be ready for the signing of contract with the singing of a peace treaty. The Bureau, according to advice received here, is anxious to got ir touch with American manufacturers but has let it be known that it would be of little use for individual Ameri can firms to send catalogues, or enb" into preliminary correspondence." A report issued by it declares that indi viduai and competitive buying is out Of the question, and the collective selling is favored to meet France's colective buying. VAGRANTS SENT TO JAIL. Two Ablebodied Negroes Fined $10f; Each for Loafing and Loitering. The State. Robert McCray and George John son, two sturdy young negroes stood before the recorder yesterday morn ing wearing overalls. . They had ne credentials to show where and how they labored. The defendants explained that they loved hard work. They wore used to it and they frowned on loafin-?. The judge listened to the reeital but fail ed to igree with their work propa ganda. He sentenced them to pay a fine of *1G0 or serve 20 days on the gang. OUR SOIJHER BOYS. Stars on High School Hag Changes to Gold. Editor The Daily Item: As this war progresses which is coming nearer and nearer to us ev rey day. our Service Flag takes on a deeper meaning and suggests with each changing star heroic deeds and sublime service. Since it was my melancholy priv ilege officially to record the deaths of Lieuts. Purdy and Shaw, three other from among our old students have added their names to the long list 01 heroic dead: Lieutenant David Lor ing, Howard Archer, and Joseph Joye. In his early boyhood David Loring gave rich promise of the kind of man he was going to be and as he grew into young manhood, all of these promises brought forth fruit in the development of those qualities that e deared him to a very large circle of admiring and enthusiastic friends. We who knew him from early boyhood and watched his sub sequent development were not surpris ed to learn that he had almost forced his way into military service, that he won through merit official promotion that he procured almost instantly a full recognition of his manly qualities, that he was true to the ideals of home and religion and made a deep impres sion upon all with whom he came in contact, that the glare and glamor of war did not make him lose his hold upon the ties of home but that in the most extraordinary degree he poured out his soui in tenderest de votion and solicitude, and that, since "the bravest- are the tenderest, the loving are the daring," he crowned hi*? whole life by a willing sacri^ce of all that he held dearest on earth in order that through his death others might be spared and saved from suffering. I find it very hard indeed to asso ciate death with Howard Archer. In all the years that we have had boys coming to our schools, we have never had a boy whose disposition manifest" ed on all occasions higher qualities of brightness, cheeriness and geniality. These qualities made him a general favorite" and a very welcomed mem ber of our student- body. F~en after he had moved away from Sumter. he never failed to visit the school, and the teachers and pupils were always delighted to see him. Added to these qualities, there were loyalty, fidelity, and filial devotion. Whenever we looked upon Howard Archer we were impressed with his wholesomeness and with the presence of those fine qualities that add so much to the sweetness and attractiveness of life There was\no malice in his make-up and somehow we can picture him go ing into battle with the same sweet smile upon his face that was so char acteristic of him on all occasions. With the same gladness and joy 01 -.pirit that marked his life, he made the supreme sacrifice for the cause he knew to be right and by his heroism he has added his name to the list, of those who are not born to die. Only a day or two ago the news reached us that another one of our boys had given his life for his coun try's cause. His death was not spec tacular. He did not achieve his pur ' pose amidst the carnage of the bat tle field but in prosaic surroundings, ' 1 a victim of an ordinary illness, he ? folded up his young life in devotion to a country and cause that he loved I He would not have had it thus. H?= - would have waited until he could se? that he had done something for his 1 country and her cause. It was not ? granted to him see any result of his l sacrifice but we know that if he had been spared there would have been a manifestation of the same heroic purpose so eminently characteristic ! of our young men's unflinching souls. Owing to the frequent changes that Joseph Joye was called upon to mak' among different schools he was not enabled to make the impression that he would have made if he could have ; been uninterruptedly in one school, but on more that one occasion, he showed his purpose to make some ! thing of himself, and, on more than one occasion, he revealed this pur pose to me. His subsequent service has shown that this purpose was se rious and firmly fixed and while his death was not spectacular, it was heroic and meant for him a sacrifice as supreme as if his young life had been poured out upon the battle field of France. S. H. Edmunds. NEW BUILDING RULE. Classes of Buildings for Which Per mits Must he Obtained. I The Sumter County Building com mittee of the State Council of De fense has been notified of an import ant change in the rulings for per mission to erect buildings which puts a different face on things, hut which the public will do well to read and be governed by. The War Industries Board has sen: nit the following telegrams to State Councils of Defense which reads as follows: "Referring to circular Xo. 21, sub division two. page two. is hereby amended by adding the following: ??And new construction for farm purposes only involving in the aggre gate a cost not exceeding one thou sand dollars, and please be governed accordingly." The practical results of this new -ailing is as follows: 1. All new buildings except tor farm purposes, only. whatever be their eost. are to bo passed on by \ ho State Council of Defense. New construction for farm pur peses only involving in the aggre gate a eost not -exceeding $1,000.00 does not have to be passed on. 3. Repairs of or extensions to ex ist rig buildings involving in the ag gregate a cost not exceeding $2,50-0.00 need not ho passed on. The Sumter County Building Com mittee which passes upon local appli cations 'or permits to erect new buildings or to make repairs or ex tensions in excess of two thousand nu live hundred dollars is as follows. A C. Phelps; Chairman; E. I. Rear don Secretary: I:, o. Purdy. O. H t"cdley, R. D. Epps. ' NO lA^AFERS OVERLOOKED. ?'Work or Jail'* Ordinance Goes Into Effect at Once in Charleston. (Charleston Post, Oct. 1.) "Go to Work or go to Jail!" is the mandate which has been issued by the city government, and which means that all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 50, inclusive, must be employed at a recognized trade, pro - ! fession or occupation, not less than five and one-haif days a week. Thos? who are found not to be so employed in violation of this law, will find them selves in jail or fined; and the en forcement of this ordinance com mences today. Labor identification cards have, been provided, and may be obtained at the Chamber of Com merce or at the United States Em ployment Bureau, 231 Meeting street The police have instructions to ferret out all loafers and idlers. The pos session of sufficient wealth or income to support oneself without working won't be sufficient to excuse one from working, the principle of the law be ing that during the duration of the war it is the duty of all available manpower to be usefully engaged. Some persons have the mistaken impression that the ordinance passed by City Council last week and ratified by Mayor Pro Tern Johnson is "work or fight" law; but it is in reality a "work, jail or fine" law. I: is, of course, in harmony with the Sfovernment's "work or fight" policy which is to be enforced by the draft j boards, and which affects only men I who are registered, whereas the city's j law' affects all men between the age? of 18 and 50, inclusive. At any rate, until the war is over, loafers and idlers are under the ban in Charleston. Chief of Police Black stated this morning that he would begin an ac tive round-up of all men not comply ing with the new ordinance, beginning at noon tomorrow. This will give ample time to allow all men to show whether or not they have qualified a' useful workers for the week follow ing the ratifying of the ordinance. Ii a man hasn't worked since the law went into effect, he will find it im possible to put in the required five : and a-half days, Chief Black point? I out, for the first week during which j the ordinance is effective, and conse quently, he must either be able to show his working card tomorrow af ternoon, when required to do so by a police officer, or will come under the workings of the law. THE NEXT CONGRESS. Washington, Oct. 2.?The great bi ennial "drive" in American politics? the congresional elections?is now impending. September marks the conclusion of State primary elections and nominat ing conventions, leaving their train o! "lame ducks" and other political crip pies. Leaders of all parties, now art marshalling their forces for the cam paign which precedes election day in November. The lines of battle, already arf fairly well defined. Upon the result? of the balloting depends political con trol of the Sixty-sixth congress, which convenes in December, 1919, unles sooner summoned by President Wil son. Dependent upon the returns are the fates of aspirants for nearly two score scats in the senate and 425 in the house. Like the presidential election oi 1916, when California's votes, after a week's wait, finally determined the nation's president, the congressional result, according to private statement of prominent republicans and demo crats in Washington, is expected to be close. The democrats now have 52 senators against 44 Republicans, while in the house the respective strength is 21? and 209. Seats of all of the latter are involved in the present campaign, while twenty-one demo cratic and fifteen republican senah seats are at stake. For all practical purposes, the elec tion is over in a number of States,? in the "solid South" where nomina tion on the democratic ticket is equi valent to election. Primaries and conventions in these States, however, although changing present personnel in senate and house from several States have not affected the final re sult. For some, republicans, with out opposition, the primaries ..also have meant certain election in No vember; these also do not change present line-ups in congress, incum bents being named for re-election. Already, however, the primaries have resulted in defeat of n*any pres ent members of congress. Among them are Senators Vardaman of Mis sisippi and Hardwick of Georgia Democrats, who were opposed by President Wilson, and the following Representatives: McLemore, Slayden and Garrett of Texas; Shackleford and Borland of Missouri; Woods o; fowa and others. Missing from their present places -lso will he found others who are not seeking re-election, or House members who have foregone renom ination to seek election to the senate. Among them are Senators Smith ol Michigan. Republican: Hollis of New Hampshire. Democrat; and Rep re sentatives McCormick and Foss gi Illinois Republicans; Howard of Georgia, Democrat;. Church of Cali fornia, Democrat, and Caleb Powers of Kentucky. Republican. On the other hand most of the rep resentatives from the southern Dem ocratic States have been assured of re-election to the Sixty-sixth Con ^rress by virtue of their primary nom ination. In this election for the first time, women are seeking seats in the sen ate. Representative Jeanhette Ran kin. Montana is seeking: election from her State while Anne Martin of the Woman's Party is a senatorial candi date in Nevada. New York also has a woman candidate for congress. Socialist, prohibition and otheXsPar ties also have their candidates in the present campaign. Coalition of DemV ocralic and Republican forces against the Socialists has occurred In soni" localities, hut the campaign now is be ing conducted largely between the two leading parties in an <-ffort to se cure unquestioned control of the sen ate and house without intervention of any "balance of power" from the mi nor organization. . iALLAXT SOLDIER AND GENTLE MAN. Comrades of Capt. Julius A. Mood, Jr., Write of His Serrlee and Death. Editor Daily Item: The friends and acquaintances of Capt. Julius A. Mood, Jr., would like to know the way be died. The following letters will doubtless be of interest to them: "JUST TELL THEM 10 SEE E" SAYS THIS SITED MAN ?"If Anybody Wants to Know What I Think of Dreco.-' Has Suffered From Kidney Trouble, Indigestion and Bad Stomach. 26th Infantry, A. E. F., Aug. 28th, 1918. My Dear Mrs. Mood: I wanted to write you a word about Julius' death. From the day he en tered the Citadel, I have watched him with a great deal of interest. I graduated the year before, but each year I came back and looked for men. We were at Leavenworth together, came to France together in the same regiment and worked side by side to gether until that fatal day near Sois sons. when he fell at the head of our line. There is not a man in the regi ment who did not know and feel that he was the finest Christian gen tleman and soldier in our ranks. Our hopes and aspirations are high and idealistic as a rule at college. The world, and especially the army har dens one to such a point that few maintain them. Julius did and he was loved and admired for his char acter. I am enclosing the citation of our Brigadier General which you will treasure as ? momento of him. He paid the supreme sacrifice and laid down his life on the altar of our coun try. Greater love hath no man than this. I am, very sincerely, Barnie L. Legge, Capt. 26th Infantry. Fance, Sept. 1, 1918. My Dear Mrs. Mood: Permit me to offer you my sin cerest sympathies, in your recent loss. I was a fellow cadet with Julius, and was always proud to have known him, and to have been associated with him. Nothing I can say will serve to ease a mother's pain, but let me say that he met his end fearlessly, doing his duty, upholding his country's honor, and that of his school and his State. Surely there is not a more noble way. and there is not one of we Citadel men who would not willingly change places with him. I only hope I can do as well. Let me again offer my deepes' sympathies, and say that the nation's honor will never be dragged in the dust as long as we have men like Julius Mood. Carl E. Cordes, First Lieut. Hq. Co., 30th U. S. Inf. 2nd Brigade Headquartersj France, August 2, 19IS. General Orders No. 2. 1. The Brigade Commander cites the following officers and men for conspicuous gallantry in action during the operations, 18-23 July, 19IS, near Soissons: Extract Captain Julius A. Mood, 26th In fantry. For gallant devotion to duty during the operations near Soissons. He rendered great assistance to his Regimental Commander and was kill ed leading one of the battalions for ward after its Major was wounded July 20. B. B. BUCK. Brigadier General, National Army. RED CROSS WANTS DRIVERS AND MECHANICS. Urgent Appeal is Sent Out by French Commissdion?All Automobile As sociation Members Asked to Find Men. The Military Preparedness Com mittee of the Automobile Association of America, of which the Sumter As sociation is a member has sent out an appeal that members try to find mechanics and drivers for service in France. The appeal sent out is as fol lows: "The American Red Cross is in need of 1,200 truck drivers and 300 me chanics at an early date. This call has been made by cable from the French Commission. It offers an op portunity for every member of the A. A. A. to help in a patriotic and highly important task. i "It is earnestly urged that every A. A. A. club according to its size make an effort to find one or more recruits for this service. '?The entire work of the French Commission is dependent upon its transportation system, of which the automobile service is a vital part." "This is a call to every member of the Sumter Automobile Association to interest himself or herself in try ing to secure drivers and mechanics for the Red Cross service in France. Any citizen can interest himself or herself in this, whether or not mem ber of the Association. The lives of wounded frequently depend on how quickly they can be carried to the dressing station, and if the Red Cross is short of drivers to drive the ambu lance, or mechanics to keep them in repair the fighting men are bound to suffer. This is but one of the many instances that show how we at home can help win a war three thou sand miles away. Candidates for this service must make their application to W. L. Peel. Manager Southern Division. Ameri can Red Cross, 4 24 Healey Building, Atlanta, Ga. The authorities in Charleston are putting the work or fight regulation into effect with praiseworthy rigidity, and similar enforcement of the rub would be beneficial to every com munity in the land. Tn every town and neighborhood there are habitual loafers who never strike a lick of use ful work and they should be forced to do their share of the work that is needed. (f The Liberty Loan committees are uaking a thorough canvass of the city ] everybody is being given the op nity to buy a bond. If the coun- j ts are as closely canvassed j in the county will have j to show where he stands and to proV? loyulty. P f ry every the <?' "If anybody wants to know what I think of Dreco tell them to call on me. I'll tell them what it will do for a case of kidney trouble or a bad stomach," says Mr. J. S. Anderson of Claremont, S. C, near Sumter. Mr. Anderson is sixty years old and has taken much medicine in his day but he claims that Dreco has been the best Of all. "I suffered from awful pains in my back right over the kidneys and it hurt me to turn around quick and to bend over. My liver was acting poor ly and my stomach was out of shape causing indigestion. I was falling off right along and getting pretty weak, and my sleep was badly broken. I didn't know what it was to get a good night's rest. "I have always believed in the old time root and herb medicines like my parents used to make. I think they are better than all these new reme dies you see advertised, so when I read about Dreco I decided to give it a trial and it sure has done me a lot of good. I am feeling better than in many a day. The pains are gone from my back, my liver is active and I sleep sound every night. My appe tite is a'so good and I am gaining back my strength fast. I heartily recommend Dreco for troubles like mine." Dreco acts on the vital organs and tones them up so that they act as nature intends them to. That Is. why persons who take Dreco stay well j when they get well on it It does not J just patch you up for a while but by j going to the bottom of the trouble ! and getting rid of it the results are ! permanent. The kidneys, liver, storn i ach, bowels and the blood in every--' I body needs a good tonic every once i in a while. j Dreco is now sold by most all ! good druggists everywhere. In Sum ter it is highly recommended by I Sibert's Drug Store where the Dreco I Expert is making headquarters and I explaining the merits of this great: herbat remedy. See him today.?? Advt Cobb to Camp. j Washington, Sept. 30.?Tyrus Ray j mond Cobb, former star outfielder of i the Detroit Americans but now a i captain in the gas and flame service j of the army, has been ordered to i Camp Humphries, Va., for training. He will report this week. Several Sumter boys -are home from the Citadel on furlough until the; epidemic of influenza in Charleston.; subsides. 1 C $ Building Material ancj^ Feed Stuffs / - -j* Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lime, Cement, PlasterJ Brick, Shingles, Mouldings, Etc. All kinds of Feed for Horses, Cows, Hogs and Poultry. We solicit your patronage. j Booth & McLeod, Inc. Phones 10 & 631 J , w >M"?'M frI.?-M?E'r-M''!"H^^^ t? M 1 I' V ??>?!???????-4?? i If you will bring us your 4 per cent Liberty Bonds before Nov. ls% we will be glad to have them converted into 41-4 per cent Bonds. The First National Bank SUMTER, S/C. .H"I"I"H"I"I"I"1"I"H"1"I">'I'4it I I"**'H > tUt til M? 1 Your War Savings Pledge Our boys at thefrojjjf^Sre making their pledej^^Eow about you ! Wa^TSavings Stamps to-day. We sell them. The National Band of South Carolina CG. R0WLAN9. President r i. HINNANT. Cuhtw. ** illill ***************************11 *********** BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Buy Fourth Liberty Bonds. It is the privilege and duty of every true American to buy Bonds to the utmost. Come in and arrange, we will look after details. The National Bank of Sumter, The "Old Reliable" Since 1889 J. P. BOOTH, President W. J. CROWSON, Jr., Cashier