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-SSBSRS?ArS. REPRESENTATIVES IdED- CHTEFS. House Ainaaes Europe ?? to- -Act,, as Understmding is ?'.JW.f--c.v Parfe; ?et 30 $ p. m.?(By-the As ryh--The heads of the. At-j _ 5uts . and .;Col. E M.' 3i$&ser SpeciaJ representative t>f the; Steiles Govern ment,; with ^ the ".and aavai adv^rs all the re jC^tttries, continued their in ^meeting today, ferences of view, natural to the; immeas^ involved, but under friendly exam ive . Iarge#' disappear-. gh.some points in Presi declarations may re complete deflation, an is in immediate fcP.iJSgpj^me war council will not ^s^n^a^.?until_ tb*s .full under hasv, :been reached. ?x^Tas^a? : &&i?&nce was-'held at the ministry of marine on Monday- Sir ?!S,-first lord of the British l% jwresidejd. Admiral William | Adjairai William S. Ben m Unjte^vSfates najpy; Vice} . Adjgiijsa3<\3Xtaoa di, E^eX-of the Ital ^^^^^.^o^ Admirate.. Grass! and - Ron, ? pj^the. i^ench. navy, were pres ? en^^T^e .foHowingv ministers and mil itary .an$: na.ya3... chiefs. o.f the Allies ?no%. v. in. riris: Premier. IJoyd f,^_ Foreign,, j Minister: , Half our, af -:se?r^tary-.Meiner. .Field Marshal EJric:.; Geddes, Admiral and G^. Wilson, of Great s^LAdmiral; Benson and Vice ?us^of, the United States; Preh^ej^Orfajido>,Vice Admiral Thaon Foreign Minister Son^ I House <has taken a house of Paris- not far ministry. of war. He with Pre fSeld Marshall British; Secre f or war: William; Graves .^Amerfcaht amdsassador . to | i Fianeei Pjrje^fce^ . Greecei: a?d-^nV ; T;!?ker H. Bliss, American rejfl?ea^ativ? -to the supreme war-; ; . ?_<,. ? .Tl^injecise^ infu'rination in posses ?sSa^apCfik<-: House' relative to ? the 26ro&e?n?-.^tuailon rather amazes] s^ate^B?sn? ek^tn4s side of the Atlantic. ?not ^eti aware that Col. -as liead of. a bureau at Wash ington, hasvJbeen receivfcg for eight ?OB^? the results of original study { f?^';^any- - sources of conditions in -evJE^jr- bepgereht country m Eiurope. Soldiers Great Writers. The Yo?^' Wcnien^ Chr?tiah As ?ol?aSoi*-reau>t * get enough : Blue Tri ?n'?MF&%p?per fo- the men- to write ^^^j^^^' th^ ne'w Hostess House 're^SS^^?^vat^2amp 2??& Tne dj^tor^f^the^ ^w^house has had to :on? "to ^New" York for a new sup hSjy an- emergfta'cy: supply in a^City, !! I. ? boys filled the new house to ov< and an of vhein wanted l?fe* regu^ar^^^ w rooms; every table: was crowded until there was oa^d"jy:.en^?r ro^nl and (unavoidably cf^rcourse>y consideredable ink was splashed ;a^i^C,">'.S^t the. Y. W. C. ' A^'hos^ekaes-" gave a smiling, welcome as long as ?iere'was elbow room at and never said a word about the ; Proo?Myr ^.^JS?'e^^what'^re,. you doing up| there in that aj?ple! tree? .Roy'?Getting' aistoinache ache. "He" mai^ed^money." .- *^asn^t:. tnere ? a woman attached toitr ^r^Too much attached to- it?he found^ out later." Ham and? if* waiters in childhood had : used and cultivated their memory as they haAie itO^hjc' their business, they might have' been'^e?t: men.'.: XEABEUI? THAT AMERICANS WILL BREAK THROUGH. Gettinans Toil With Feverish Activity Spto Protect- Metz and Prevent In vasion. . s ff With the Americans Northwest of Verdun-, Oct. 28 (By the ; Associated Press) 5 P. M.?Although the Ger man army is making1 the most des perate effort in the war's history to prevent the Americans from breaking through in th.v vital Verdun sector, it is equally or more fearful that there may be a breach endangering Metz, with the consequent necessity of abandoning ali the territory still ocr cupied and ah invasion of the Ger man empire" itself. / With division: after dr.vision of troops, machine, guns and artillery the enemy is bitterly defending himi 2*H? west of Verdun. But it is with an elaborately' strong French system!, with -rows of barbed wire, and even electric wire, that he has been fever ishly working during the past few weeks to make Metz .invulnerable. The system has been laid out, roughly, be tween Pont-a-Mdusspn, Avricourt and the river Seille, with a parallel front from. (?eminot to Vic. The enemy's activity first showed itself between Chateau-Salins and Moyenvic, where no less than five parallel trenches have been construct ed .and three on the reverse side of the slopes. . The greater part of this system-has only , recently been , com pleted. Two. additional lines in the a ear have already been planned and traced out and a double system oj ^dugouts and machine gun emplace ments, has been prepared. This po^ sition is .continued, in the direction ol Marshal and -Mulcey ; Another position .has been hastily organized, depending upon the heights of Juvelize and Donnelayl It-, runs, along the ridge upon which is- situated -Marimont Chateau and passes-.a^Kifut^^--third: of - a mile from Boiirn^onay;..^t. follows the southern outskirts of Maizieres woods and fl2?a^ reach^rthe. southern outskirts of Rechicourt forest and the heights of. Foulerey, .east of. Avricourt. The eouthern pivot of this fortified position is situated northwest of Cirey, The gretaer part of the line is strong with electrically charged wires, the. current .of which is furnish ed by high tension generator plants being located }i*t the Salins gorge, Morrfcange and Sarrebourg. . How Sngar is Made. .... ??;-: .: The latest encyclopedia, usually, h out of date,-when it comes to modern factory practicesj before it reaches the hands of its readers. School books which profess to teach the manufac ture of sugar should be revised every few years, for there:iis''hardly any in: u^rstria^- operation -connected with the supply of - ? food to the people which has undergone-' so many radical im provements;' as-the roaking-of' sugar from plants. The average American b'elieves;:-m a? "sincerity, that by far the greatest portion of all sugar in tin world coin es from "sugar-cane"? growing7 everywhere in the tropics just waiting for men to coriie and cut it"abwn. But .what are the facts? . The'worKfs total production of su gar in 1917 was in round figures 18, 000,000 tons. Only 12,500,Oao tons oc this comes from cane, and nearly one half of the sugar-cane production is consumed in the tropics. Less than 6,000,000; tons are -refined for con sumption' in- Europe,-Northern Asia Canada, and the United States. The prediction of sugar from beets 111^1*14115 was 9,000,000 tons, but on account of *he ravages of war in the beet-sugar-producing countries of Eui rope dropped to - SjvOOVooO tons in 1917. Germany, Russia, and Austria are the three greatest beet-isugar-pro ducing : countries, making togiether 4, - 000,000 tons (1917); their production jin 1914 was 6,800,000 tons. As far asj aH the countries in the temperate j I zones are concerned, it may be truly j said that the beet-sugar consumption I exceeds that of cane sugar.?From j "How the Sugar Bowl is Kept Full," by R. V. Keller; jin the American Re I view-of Reviews for October. Fair Pro tist lor Week Endtog November 5th. Commodity Wholesale Retail. H?^^c%r--....r. ... ..$11.50 to 12^0 2^hasis. ..$1.55 to 1.70 ^|f-rfeing"fi6ur ..-$11:75'to 12.50 24 lb. basis. ..$1.60 to 1 ? Cjm'Meal ...$4.25 to $4.50, lOOlb sack.5 to 5 l-2c lb Grits*.. ....$4.75 to $5.25 100 lb sack .. .. 5 3-4 to 6 l-2c lb BWSr Rose Rice.$9.50 to 10.50, 100 lb sack . .12 to 13 l-2c lb Sugar.$9.85 to $10.40.$10.S5 to 11.40 Lard?p?re.29 to 30c lb.32 U2 to 33 l-3c V" Lard?Com po ur. d.23 3-4 to 24 l-2c. 27 to 30c Dried. Beans.16 to 18c. ... <>0c ^ EvapWafeuf'Milk (Small) ..$3.25 to 4.00...; . .5 Y-2 to 7c JF^porated milk Oarge . .$5.50 to 6.25. .. . .12 1-2 to 15c Canned Corn/No. 2 ... ... $1.75 to $2.50 (different grades) .20 to 25c Caaaxjed. tomatoes No. 2.. v. .1.60 to 1.70.. .. ..15 to 20c C^^ed^to'nmtoes No. 3 ..$2.00 to $2.25.? ..20 to 25c G^^e^Jpeas No. 2 .. ..$1.90 to $2.60 (different grades) .20 to 30c GapuggCSyrups .. .. ..$5.00 to $6.50 case...$1.00 to 1.15 gal. CMeoe".. .?.35 to 38c lb -..'. ..40 to 45c lb J#*ejp;.. .,.e$ to 64c lb ..... 65 to 70c lb Hams. . .36 to 37 l-2c lb.37 1-2 to 42 l-2c lb Bacon'sides.29 to 30c lb... .. .?32 1-2 to 35c Yb ICE. 7 pounds'.5 cents 35*'potsftds-.. .. .. ..10 cents 2S pounds;.v... .15 cents 50 pounds ..... .. .. 30 cents 100 pounds^..50 cents 200"pounds. 80 cents FRESIl PlSH. Varieties * Wholesale Retail Mullet... ?.10 to 13c lb... 15c lb. SatC w^ater Trout.17c lb.... .'.. 20c lb. S%It Water Bass .. ..16 to 17c lb.... 20c lb. Salt Water Sheep Head'..ISc lb. 20c lb. Salt Water' Brim .. ..12 to 13c lb. 20c lb. Salt Water Flounders.12c lb... 15c lb. Drum-,. .".. ,.14 to 16c lb-'. 15 to 20c lb. Snappers.12c lb. 15c lb. Spanish Mackerel.22c... ..25c lb. . APPROVED: Ape Ryttenberg, representing the wholesale dealers HHfej*. IX G. F- Bultman, representing the retail dealers. 1 BLMrs. I A. Ryttenberg. representing the consumers. ? Hfrs. H.: G. Osteen, Mrs. E. H. Moses, statisticians. U. S. Food Adenin B| piign; E- I- Rearoen, Assistant. Food Administrator, Chairman, Sum fee Interpreting Board, 17. 3- Food Administration. QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS RE MAIN ON FOUR COUNTIES. Public Meetings Forbidden in Hamp ton; Oolleton, Lancaster and New berry Counties. Columbia, Oct. 31.?Orders were issued, yesterday from the State*health department to the sheriffs of Hamp ton, Colieton, Lancaster and Newber ry counties instructing them to ex tend the duration of the present quar antine and not to lift the resrictions November 3. When the quarantine, was extended October .23 until November 2, the or ders were to the effect''that .all re strictions were to be removed Novem ber 3, unless, otherwise instructed by the health -department. The order to the sheriffs of these four counties means that- schools, churches and all places of public meeting will remain closed-until con ditions improve and it is deemed' safe toj permit assemblages. While con ditions in these counties have shown improvement recently,; health officials are of the opinion that it would be unsafe to permit schools and churches and picture shows to open at pres ent. In the order extending the du ration of the quarantine, no time is set for its removal, but when condi tions are such that no danger is in curred to the public liealth by crowds, the restrictions will be lifted. The measure taken by the. health authori ties is in line with'its policy to take every precaution to prevent influenza from getting a new foothold in the State. No other counties are affected by the order. Dr. C. V. Akin of the United States public health ^service, in charge of in fluenza control work, said yesterday that he estimated that there had been 80,000 cases of influenza in the State during the epidemic, 9,000 cases of pneumonia and 3,000 deaths. While this estimate is based on a few reports relatively, these reports serve to por tray Conditions over the entire State; and are considered an index to con ditions, in communities from which no reports have come" and." the: esti mates" made are conservative. Reports received'yeste'rday were re garded as encouraging by Dr. Akin whor said that all points asking for assistance were' being covered.' Splen did work is "being done by the public health service and the physicians and nurses being sent out have brought aid and comfort-to hundreds of pa-i tients. From a survey made by Acting As sistant Surgeon G. M. Saliba of con ditions in Lancaster County, "It i? shoWn that there are in the county 1.057 scases" of influenza. The public health service plans to" perfect an or: .garization in this county and three physicians'and six nurses win be pro vided to give assistance in every way po3siiQle. Acting Assistant Surgeons Cher McDonald, G. M. Saliba? and G. M. Love will engage in the w?rk; I Dr. McDonald will have charge of the work in "the town of" Lancaster, while Dr. Saliba will be assisted in his work in the rural districts by Dr. Love. Reports yesterday from a section of. Florence county about eight miles from the county seat were to the ef fect that within an area of about eight square miles there were some 200 cases of influenza. The health service will send a medical, officer to the stricken section, and Public Health Service Nurse Locke will secure ad ditional assistancf in Florence. Acting Assistant Surgeon H. Mi Smith was sent yesterday to Tim monsville. Nursing aid will be sent to Bennettsville and Florence and will be assigned work by Acting Assistant Surgeon A. S. Hays. Acting Assistant Surgeon F. A. Brandt, who has been on duty in Williamsburg county, will go to the hospital at Bennettsville, as will Miss Annie I. Painter, a regis tered nurse. Acting Assistant Sur geon E. D. Helfrich will go to Dillon to assist in the work being done1 there. Acting Assistant Surgeon' M; H. Waters, who has been on duty in Summerton, reported at the health offices yesterday and says conditions are better. Acting Assistant Surgeon S. F. Blakely, who has been on duty at Fort Mill, reported at the office yesterday that the epidemic was un der control in Fort MilL Passed Assistant Surgeon C. V. Akin yesterday gave to W. L. Spencer of the Red Cross a list of nurses needed at the present time. Accord ing to this list, one nurse is needed at Easley, Johnston, Aicolu, one at Bishopville, two at St. Matthews, one at Lake City, two at Dillon, one at Bennettsville, one at Ridge Spring and one at Manning. The Red Cross yesterday sent to I*ar.easter a large shipment of med ical supplies to be used in the treat ment of influenza and pneumonia cases. Jen kins- Vulcan Buys Property. Deeds were yesterday filed for rec ord in the court house showing an in teresting transaction in local real es tate whereby the Jenkins-Vulcan com pany purchased of the United Refrig erator company the building the Jen kins-Vulcan company now occupies and which it had previously rented of the Refrigerator company, the con sideration being $12,000. The Jenkins-Vulcan company alsc filed- for record a deed to six lot* purchased from the Reliance Foun dry, the amount paid to consummate the transaction being $8,500. T. B. Jenkins stated last evening in reply to an inquiry, that as soor as the company was permitted to d? so by war conditions, it intended t< erect a new building facing 350 ft. oi Eighth street with a depth of 35< feet. The capacity of the new plant, stat ed Mr. Jenkins, would be eight time that of the present one. The build ing will cost $200,000 and 400 to 50 men will be employed. The building purchased was one o the group formerly occupied by th Ga?r-Scott Company ? Richmonc Ind., Item. ?Ware the Hole. A keyhole is both a listening pos and a periscope for the hired girl. coiiMs i mmi. BELIEVED THAT MOVEMENT HAS PASSED BEYOND MILITARY CONTROL. State Department Does Not Make . Public Last Ncte?-Understood to Attempt to Show That Efforts To ward Democracy Have Been Suc cessful in Germany. Washington, Oct. 30.?The general opinion among officials and diplomats here is that the German proposal for an armistice and peace, while having its origin in a plan to gain time for strengthening the army and restoring its shattered morale, has now gotten beyond control of the military party and that the German people are the force which is driving the German government to make for the end of the. war. Another note from the German gov ernment explanatory of the changes .that have been made or are project ed in the German constitution and form of government was received to day through the Swiss legation, but the state department did not make it public. This note was understood to be supplementary to the preceding German communication saying to the president that he has knowledge of the efforts that have been made to democratize Germany. President Wilson was at work to day on his reply to Austria's renewed plea for an armistice and peace and it was expected that it would be dis patched- before night, but later today it was said at the state department that there would be no announce ment regarding , the reply tonight. . It was understood that in the note the president intended to touch upon the steps that Austria and Hungary have taken in the decision of releas ing subject peoples from political bondage, but that the Austrian gov ernments plea would be referred to the allied governments. The admin istration was said to be well convinc ed now that Austria already is near ly out of the war and that her will for peace is simply tempered by a natural disposition to get the best terms possible' short of . uncondition al surrender. The" report that Count Andrassy, the new Austrian premier, is about to sue directly to Italy for peace, on the ground that Italy is Austria's "sole antagonist," is gen erally regarded as confirmatory of this understanding of the hopeless ^situation in the dual empire. ? It was pointed out that since Italy solemnly engaged with the other en tente powers ;iot to make a separate peace if Austria carries out this plan it 'naturally would be referred* by Italy to the supreme war council. There was no official information here today as to the progress of the deliberations of \ the supreme war council and notice was taken of the reserved attitude of the council' in .issuing any statements to the public The inference is drawn that a defi nite policy has been agreed upon to withhold all information regarding the discussions before the council of the. grave diplomatic and military questions which now engage its atten tion in connection with the prepara tion o:f an armistice. Col. E. M. House, who Is in Paris as the special representative of the American government to the Euro^ pean governments, has been making long reports to YVashington. but it is believed these do not relate to the proceedings of the war council but rather embody the individual views he has gathered from many" private conferences 'with the entente pre miers, cabinet officers and military and naval officers in attendance up on the council. There has been much speculation in official circles as to the probable fea tures of the armistice which will be offered to the central powers, but it is admitted that there is-'-no definite knowledge" on the subject. One com paratively new proposition relates to the guarantees to be exacted from Germany for the repayment - of the tremendous financial: losses suffered by the populations of those portions of Belgium and France occupied by the German troops. This is under stood to contemplate the possession of the entente1 powers of a number of important industrial cities in the Rhine country and of the products of the mines and the soils therein until compensation has been made. Thus Germany would be dependent upon the entente powers for any iron and coal or manufactured products she might have to draw from that ter ritory. The official text of the Austrian note which did not differ materially from the unofficial version, was made public today at the State department, but there was no announcement of the receipt of the communication from Count Andrassy to Secretary Lansing asking the secretary to use his good offices with the president in behalf of 1 jstria's plea. Nor would any .one admit knowl edge of the extraordinary communi cation from M. Tchitcherin, the Bol ! shevik foreign minister, as given in cable dispatches today demanding the evacuation by the allied and Ameri can troops of "the Murman, Arch angel and Sibeiva," as the State ie partment has* never recognized even the existence of the government of which M. Tchitcherin is a part, it is not probable that his note will elicit a response. It is regarded as quite natural that the German supported Polshevik government should have teon made very nervous by the im pending collapse of the military party in Germany and Austria. Sympathetic. The Driver?"Yes. I married ni] old girl through sympathy. "Yei see, I knocked her down wlv m< old taxi." The Misogynist?'They ought t< make that compulsory. Then wouldn't be so many accidents then.' ?Punch. Poor Hubby! "Such a splendid "Wonderful, by that she doe three uniforms." ES' ftlHCMft REPORT. GENERALLY COMMENDS AIR ORAFT PLANS OF GOVERN MENT. Many Mistakes Made bat Some, BluiKfgi s Held to Be Excusable ini Light of Later Developments. Washington, Oct. 30.?Government plans for turning out quantities of air planes and results achieved through cooperation of manufacturers are gen erally commended in the rAnnrt nf i "i?V" -*"? ? *-o?j k,j * wov CharlU V w??^ *u ? 1 I ? f master General Bufieson and Secre unanes E. Hughes on the aircraft m- m..^..,*.. a?^x Although President Wilson has not yet seen the report, he has been told the substance of its findings. Attorney General . ..Gregory^devoted most of his time today - and.this even ing to perusal of Mr. Hughes* report: and to prep?ring'a "letter of tra^rnft tal in which he is expected to^ offer his individual comment oh^the .find ings. "B^^Mm?e^^an^^^^^, hot to be radically different ? from' that ef Mr. Hughes, however. The desirability of speedJn" putting the finishing' touches.^ on the volumi nous document was said- to' have beein urged on MrV-Oregery- today- by Post vestigation to be sent to President! tcry Tumulty. After their visit to WHson tom0rr?w by A??raey Gener-j g f^*0^^?? al Gregory and made public then A number of. specific acts and plans involved in the big task of preparing the nation for warfare in the air are declared subject to criticism, but in the light of* later developments some of these are held to be excusable. Officials who have been in touch with the investigation emphasized to day that this is not to be interpreted as meaning that blanket approval of the. way in which the program has been carried out is given. 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