f-a^cenein Lon
don.
~^ji$csjTO"St y^DECss oampaitoiemV^of /an
:^fM^Vj^-<?s^'.^W?toee4hiE: rwest
>> -)ci^^'"^^^^is^;?fefe midnight
tea;, a gorUy and dignified ~Gen
- 1 ^im^sSx Majesty's Army/
^ f^ory . pf ' a heavily goi*.;
<???^*aa^ cap, the
?^i^ijroiafo&a^lmxi^r and importance,
4a-the< wearer ,was the embodiment of
?> r/S?^ sa^- ;:^ie^nen^t^i^e ana
t*3p jof-Uhe .uppes^upper stratum, * in
^ A mature
gentleman-.AtMvqe class with shining
TKbite sinrt; front and silk hat. ? A
: per^y and-^r? tired poucerrsan. *
:\E^teJred a^yjonjDg. officer with rib-'
: Ifcnsf^^
^ out to the "limit by his soldier
"iS^?EU Jt -v T^ierjfjD^g: officer absorbs'
jtae <5ompany with a spacious smile.
"Well hese-?e-a<ft are, and glad; to
he here sigain,-' he proclaims, beam
?fi?sr, ?^'^a^an^ Oxford accent,
^gfe? fe :jmy^?ld-.fxiend^ the Bobby."
?-^^a^em^bi?ias, ]puts"f^e"pl?shij^ Boi)r
> by*?? Bf?et on 'bis own -head, anV
c / ???wns Bobby with .the officer's cap.
-"We are glad jto* nave with, us Mr.
I
^f^^l^ei^-sflk hatted gen
tleman;. George Robey is a music
^llartist ' '
- i^Afctf; here is the dear old gener
'*";' p;t?n: ?' active service this wquld
nSean shooting at dawn). |
^/^?'^e kno\y.the Beautiful Lady?
Jtfe- do not but .we will be introduced I
**b-theB^utifuiXady.'\ Business; of!
^fwia^ ;afi\" around." Only one who
:&8* irVed* ?r. England- could appre-:
^aXe .this, and only those who have"
l^^ed in England could realize >the
Ma^^b^ty of .the fact,
- ' ^?nd tnere in the . corner is ? an
^pzzie is .tie* name for an
,^us|Ba3ianr sclaier; "Now then, ladies!
^^B#if?:V -Altogether. Three
'*'^c^Bewr'fgr'the Ozzie, with the
^f^thers' iu ?is hat."
^z^g^tf, the general failing'
*>ut nut ''without visible erh
ebt at h^ nwn , reticence,
id Iw^/w?ff'ai! be* disappointed'
G^Q&ge R?^e^does not produce
^gg|^^nl%e,?-|iat. -Mr. Robey,
^^^?r^se,;; a r ?ew > rabbits and'
;->^SpmesL .'j^gr frbnr the : silk hat tb
'^-rwhile "ith? train . stood in
^^^yp^pon;'.^e filled tie
gpfe&y, /land. s?ld to the multitude
^^^^^.;w)s^ring the liet
'^?r-^WC-S?o^l^ tn'2 policeman's?
??^1stl?e.; *^cu^;^e;;^ntl9men, ibutj
ysn,cannot ? come >in' Beret- This
^-?-iM^^^^fltSbw you would not'
V?.S^^->?^wBi3t^ "commented it8e<
j^pay. And that is the general'
v r n atmoapher^ .of/London In this4
ERS.
? jft^fcs^ngton>v^)ecv ?e.^:Uberiy hpnej
dfealers s who - bsy/.Jaondji at ;less than
in? ?ele
cfaief of thej
<^-/ foreign language'
ini^feflcr To^v>ei?resentrr
ing 15 foreign ^aaguage?, 'Jhave agr?en^
&> y&Wfeh. -iavei?fcmg i rdf
W^WloBs s^ag^ei^r^o^ %iy .iip^r
Aoar?;?bonds .lor. 4ess. .than. . t^ielc
- ;:Aer .?. newspaper ? nub>^]
f:the-;duty ^ ? papers to protect;
e^fraa^ters agaans> the^ unscrupu-,
JMsggto Jfei^^'Views.
> 4
to, '~Dec.* ^.-::iC55rlstmas passed
.off very'^&etly-*ere. r A few guns:
iSirtfn^rec^ the stillnesBl
"? .?f ^day^ whf?h looked : more like
Sunday " than "the ^oTIy days tfiat we:
-?8eff.%^e.;*;Possibiy it'was all for:
jthe best':and the complete absence of?!
;;jt%o^cei:&;$o' :beSit^B*fuI-^;> - X:n: j
^ery".kittle smatf'grain-- has tjeen*
^aMted so fari" It is too Jate^to plant:
?Wtteaitjiir this section " and late oaUs*]
; of^en fail to make* a crop.
A good deal of cotton'is yet to he
gathered in sections.7 it is pretty bluer
and .won't bring a fe^iinee.- * >
Injfh^hza^]h|is returped again. Whole \
?rallies^ie ijeen down with it andl
our doctors have worked hard to at
- igad to.an>.th.eif patien.te. Drs. Carson
^aittd Hay ifiave a large territory to go
"cfcir. Z 9?th j are prominent physicians
and very successful in their practice.
Mrs. Mattie Reams of Rembertjhas
been quite ill with typhoid fever, 'but
is improving. Others have been very
?ick "%it& flu: but no "deaths so far.
: The labor question is a problem. The
it prices last year have
farm labor. If the planters]
grve what they want' they' will be
"fcanfcruffc -for . they can't pay it and.
,ma^yk6y^np}lV will take years for
't&e-^mafter- to adjust itself along liv-.
^g^lines. , '*
- - Miss Van Ray Kenney who is at
"len^ng' school-at' Burlington, N. C.r
came home for the holidays, accom
panied by her cpusins, Misses Annie
^^iPauiine' Kenney^?f Burlington, N.:
"?CL^^^Pke^y ^turhe? home Saturday to
res?me' their Schob! duties. Carlton
^nne3r went tack with them to visit
jreiative8V All were glad to see them
and sorry to see them leave.
Miss Vernon Cox who is teaching
the -Ksgan public school spent the
holidays at'her home at Roseville. She
returned Saturday. She has quite a
"terge school and is very much liked as
-m teacher and a young lady. She has
made many friends since she has been
here.;
-?Mr. ?flid ?rs; - G>. W. Elmore and
family and Misses Lula and Carrie
Baker, Lern Baker and Wilson Haw
Icms attended a party in Lee county
iaft.weelc :nd report a fine time.
M"rs. C. S. Baker is visiting relatives
neer^Sumter.
' -' Ks^r?W's pretty young ladles are
rtowr? fdr Iheir sweet manners" and
vATng nlodesty. It is hard'to de
cfc*e #frich is the superior one. They
'^^'?erfelra'Ily admired by all. One' of
jth,em to-?ne writer seems to be like
Venus in the constellation of pretty
Stars, brilUantt .^J^^
(^vernmeSrt
^Russia Ruled and Plundered by
Gang of Political Bandits.
London, Dec. 1.?(Correspondence
lot The Associated Press.)-?The* Bo
| Ishcviki gcvermnWt -in Russia' is de
scrib^. ^^tmt^ yvho recent^r: -re
turned< fr^r^&at ..cbuntryias "a . car
pet i^;^^pmaept *of the most flag
rant spri" Theoretically, he says, the.
^Isjfeeyi'Kt government ja popular and":
Opposed to represent the will of the,
wo^k^gKinasses ihroughoat -Russia, f
In practice.it?caLrSoviets liave been:
bowled over whenever they' failed^ to j
'satisfy Mi3sccwvc^cials, and outsiders^
haw -been/placedVin control A large]
proportion; cfi tire- traveling commis-j
Isars who.: aboutRussia, on armored!
trains to fceep^the localSonets in line[
are deelared-toJib agitators from New j
York and London.
., fl&e ^gb^erhment is described as!
ahaio^u^ might be'
.imagined ~;ts> Originate. with workmen.]
of New York, and- Chicago. Carrying
out the axralof^-such a government
wpuld recognize, the political , rights^
'?of nohb'dy "feUtv workmen^ in "N?w.. - Or-"
leans and Sap . Francisco. It would
overtlrrow ? by arras -.?xiyf gorernment
in "Seattle of San Antonio which did
pot;{re?e^pp-pTKe^, V-ewa and-: wquld
deny "the ballot to all persons possess
ed of property. Under , such a govern
ment "New York and Chicago politicals
would .he sent with;: armed trains to
overthrow Soviets in St. Louis arid
Detroit which "railed to obey the man-j
date of the central governing hoard.
Dakota wheaT farmers and Texas cot
ton! growers would .be forced to sur
render their, products to armed cru
saders at whatever price the central
Soviet officials chose to pay. Banks
jane* industries of all sorts "would bej
nationaliz?ed: ^Titles to farm land and-1
pity property Would vest in the gov
ernment, j
; Workmen; the. traveler ' says, com
pose iess than io per cenfof the pop
ulation" of Prussia. Consequently, ithe
assumptioiL-! of spokesmen of "radical
labor - circles to socialize- Russia was
more ch'interical than it would be in a
highly industrialized COTnrry. Rus
sia is an uh^r^nized primitive agri- .
cultural /cpunt^^:[90,.^.er cent of-'its -
peasantsjposs^ fproperty wjtich .falls
within -tnik _"cp^s/?ti?n lines as^efi
ned by . Lenhi^ jfhe '
;pthef undeveloped ^ifStrmitag ^ctjd'ns J
of: Russian "&bma^ *
opportunities' to ? industrious- settlers
ian*d' ^$}g;;^f^:j^n' istands;: Or falls -
^ecOriding'! |c:' ;hi^ "own ~\ Industry an d: j
znerit:1 ^uc^^i^c^ it is Sted,.feel *
"n$4eed. f^-'^6r? #t soc^al^tion ?rid*
jeere ?e.'?r^t to rese^ jffie doi^n?^
Jjpii \.of. r^p^e?^yvi? d?tSie Leipine "
;gpyernme4tr.'> 'r\::\ -jW"
:'tfn?ults^ cpm
.sissar^ ja^d ^ ha$e? <
around'-' -.ink. antajpn^m bf: ~Chris?ianJ
organizaticms, including .the Russians:
brthp^oi c^Ut^l ' li is. asserted that t
'fesr .of the^^tatbrs from^Aroerica- are- ?
An\erfc?n :&$?ns/fl88|?-& wit#odt;:
1^^P^onvtire^*uf>'sa3d;^6 beianxioiae *
io ^^.to?M;..^Fted.^?^"'*mey- i
^e7 ^?a,tj^?'^^ Bp?evifc R^s?ta: =
'^dJ^f^^l$o^v^h^ 'the '? Un?tfed j
' <" ^?^^?[j^Bc^^^^ess ? in
;priyate-;t^"^>y would rather ilivej
in ?^eH^
;.Tari8,^Bfe^ ZS.^ln the^qurse, of
his speech fc^e ehamh^ oi deputies
^balflEU^&n^m^:^^e ^nexnipee?;|
of'tfa^:,f 6'rmer "rRusa^^ fam>;}
ri^ w^e'^la^^^?s^^rs'in ? siball'
jroom: and" ; jam^edV ->wi?; - bayonets:
^o^h?^t^i-nfgnt.,The hext! "rairh-?
iSgl f evolyer &ot? ^hded ;t?fe|ir" misery, j
/''Thte' fnjpbrluiati?n/ said it. : Pichon,'
tea^f been-: received "through: Prince^
Lv?ff, the former Russian'- premier,
while he was on a visit to' Paris re-r
ceh?y.' """''.---': ^-:V:"?
\ ?j i a ;?' ss , . . ,
pet 1Ji0 .^wwfe The Wojr^.: ^eaii
The wbm^'who liuts hei-self in jbed'
j^erlE?ininig" guests^is eiffier :a poor
manager or efse^sbmetfinig> is 'wtjong-.
w^^/the' guest.- \1? ft?e< fault- he in;
jkerseif, ? ?she?* ???uld' give-iierself time:
for^^OTght^n5ffie' subject;' "if It he
"ttj-g-guest,'- arrange, it^s?^fha-t the yisit:
^/sfrort -and*never"repeated; ".. J - v.*:'
: %here seems to be a misapprehend
sion on the part of many housewives
ah out ' the desires ; of : guests?-that
they must be stuffed with" all that
butcher's shop, pantry and garden
ran.- supply, and then be set in ithe
parlor to entertain of be entertained.
. People usually'get enough to eat at
home. One animal protein, such as
eggs, milk, meat of cheese; ;one.
starch, such as fice, ,grits, potatoes,'
or wheat; one mineral-salts-vegeta
ble, like lettuce, beets, corn or toma
toes; one sweet in some form, such as
fresh fruit, jam, pudding or cake; and
one beverage, surely is enough for
any sanely planned dinner. This mak
ing of as many as three breads or
having six vegetables for one meal is
a waste of valuable * human energy
jthat might better be spent in folding
surgical pads' for the Red Cross to
send our boys in France^?to say
nothing .of the waste in material.
Plan the meals well at least two
days ahead, put the written schedule
on a nail over the kitchen table.
Children are ?' glad to get the vegeta
bles in when they know what is
wanted; guests" enjoy sitting and
shelling peas as they talk.
Yes, let the guests do the work? j
not a lot of cake and pie-making or:
frying over a stove, but simple meals!
and care of the house. Even when i
there is a competent servant there1
are many little things a visitor can
do, such as tidying up the porch or
putting flowers in the vases. As a
rule they enjoy some light work, time
to themselves to sleep or write let- j
ters, and a little simple entertain
ment, such as - ? automobiling, etc.?.
Progressive' Farmer.
? Paris; Monday, Dec. 30.?Bolshe-1
visra has been given serious consider-j
lation during the . past few days by !
j the- Aanericasr peace delegate*!, special* ,
i ly- since- the receipt of dispatches im '
?ieating progress hy the German Boi- j
siievik element toward gaining conrtol.
in Berlin. The progress of Russian
Bolshevik in Holland and F.sthonia is'
also being watched. i
H??
County Council of Defense Pass
Resolution of Thanks to
Chaiiman Pfeelps.
?:-rT,her following resolution of- thanks
to Chairman A. C. Pheips of the
Sumter Cou^r^ou^ica yofr JDefense
was unammo^sly- .adopted by, a ris- j
ing vote at : th?i meeting- of .that body \
Saturday. Messrs- % Frank Williams)
and ;E, W. Dahhs offered the resolu- j
tibn;and both of - these gentlemen ]
took occasioh to refer to the zealous
manner in -which. Mr. Pheips has!
worked and the great amount of ;his j
time.giv^n^o :farth>ring .the interests \
of the .nation, .the State, and the!
county .In the ^Vinning of the war and
in uniting tile! people of the country
and the1 city, both as chairman et the
Council of Defense, and as president
of the Sumter ^Chamber of Commerce.
Whereas, throughout -the. duration ?
of. the. World War, the Sumter Coun
ty Council of Defense has labored
hard to promote in all ways the -in
terests of our County and of ouri
Ration, ^and
. Whereas; the great source of in-|
s'piration to efficient endeavor has]
been the 2eaJous ..woark,- loyal patriot
ism and unselfish self-sacrifice of our!
Chairman A. C. Pheips, :now there
fore ;
. .Be It Resolved, .that the Sumter
County -CbUncil -of Defense thanks
Chairman A. C. Pheips for the great
work, he -has d orte for the .common
cause during title period of stress
through which our nation has glori
ously passed, aiid further
Be It Resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be properly engrossed and
framed and be presented by the Sum
ter County Council of Defense to
Chairman A. C. Pheips.
? - ' ' J. Frank Williams,
E. W. Dabbs.
Attest: E. -L Reardon," Secretary, i
A Woman Who FVxrgot Her Neigh -
? '? " " bors. ?
?fen?t:'it remarkable how- intensely in
terested you can become in a matter
which is absolutely none of-your: af
fair and concerning people of< whom
^bu know nothing! -About four years
agoP passed a- yard -that for absolute
gbrgebusness stood out in that entire
countryside;-* fafrly gasped with Sur-,
jprfse ; at7 - the flowers?the %ew im-;
proved1 ^ariey/cf an old sort-that I be
fore' \hte^:I had. never considered
worth^plan?ngV "If *:hadn't been in!
such a'vfiutrry, I-should -Have -Ugcne
In.' and ^aiJed en the owner right
?henr /and ??*hefe,>r-but^-'I*- hadi to
?*wrj ?thmking- ahbut rjfcer dff iandl
&&i?tl '^y ^and^ inva^ning' ^ one does "
S^a^?fie-Wlil?0^7t- & ">:? i:% \
^^?xe hb?se :."war small "?ndfnew, ] fad*'
shcnmust be a, bride^ - a-nd^-T thought
i^?t aPflne th*ag for that'?gly nejghr:,
gorhood that s?g*had* co me -into, it;
fetfc-iaH her young energy and -evident/
Joye^?iWDeau|y', and^hat'a fine leader',
ijjner would grow into, _ahd how iher "
plante j-w?uld.' fa shared^ wfttt-^ others
from^y^r fo-yeetf^untn whole 8ec-J'
lion wiiittfd irasforfn&i? ?U? how;
P^ud^tuafc? hust&rtdwould; be Of j the"
wiTe. who * Ineaat :so ? fntfch"' that was
tf?pfuf>and: ftwreW^ itot: :?nly*":td Iher
fantfly but to the great world outside.
: -?jeally;; I just had the- whole thing
ftared upvand decided that t?te very
ntst;ehanceiS v^ going to jsee that"
^manisnd'Teil her now glad-1 ' jfcas'
^e.-was: livingV :Tlse ? matter"' ? pass-'.
Ng out of my niihd bli the blher ,day
meia^L went' by "the f:place again. I
gasped/dhee more, put not with pleas
ure, ll was" with' keenest'dlsap'point
meh'fL^The saroe'flowers xrere there; .
?ie : yard was even-more beautiful
t&aii $efbre; ihe same flowers were in
mbbOTr^ut. not bne 'cUd I see . any
where ? efeeV ' No t & seed nor a plant
fiad sh^^shared with a. single ne jgh
bor^long that lone bare red clay
highway; How could she keep from'
it?' ; " ~ ? ? ;. , : -
Now -you; know it was none of my
affairs, but some way it was^ an actual
personal diaiiippointment.- -I couldn't
get over "it.* It isn't as if it were ?
|reat-f?t of trouble to grub the plants
op;: -Qne: has -bjily so rniuch time in
this world 'and If you give It to one
?et ?f-:du?es, it's gb'ne and you haven't
time,for a-ldt of other things no mat
ter" now willing you are. But seed. ,
that '"a friend could run in and gather
for herself, she -hadn't even " shared.
There is an old proverb. "What. I ;
spent. I had; what I kept,"I lost;rwhat
I' g?ve; I have.?7Mrs. "Lindsay Patter
son, in The Prbijressive Farmer.
IiAUKENS WOMAN DROWNS.
Mrs H. T. Chandler Xoses Life in
British Columbia..
Laurens. Dec. 30.?J. F. Tolbert re
seived Intell^rence-by "wire, this morn
ing that his eldest daughter, Mrs.
Hannah Tolbert Chandler. was
drowned while traveling with .friends
between Vancouver and Victoria,
British Columbia, where she lived
with her little son, her husband hav
ing died there in -October. Mrs. Tol
bert and her daughter. Miss Mar
guerite Tolbert, were on their way to
visit Mrs. Chandler and had expected
to arrive in Victoria yesterday or to
day. Mrs. Chandler was 30 years of
age and was married to Mr. Chandler
about six years ago, having met him
at Battle Creek. Mich., while em
ployed there as a trained nurse.
Among Florida fruit growers coop- j
eration is fast becoming- recognized as
the best sort of good business. Co
operation in spraying, buying fertil
izers, etc.. is common. When a.scar
city of crates threatened orange grow
ers this year, growers in one county
bought a timber and crate mill, and
according to Dr. J. H. Ross, "from
present indications will save money
enough in three years to pay for the
whole outfit." Dr. Ross adds an
other fine illustration of the-brother
ly spirit resulting from cooperation.
"I know of ore neighborhood from
which four young men-, owners of
groves aggregating 400 acres, volun
teered and went into the army. That
neighborhood is thoroughly organiz
ed. Those remaining feel as if mem
bers of their families are gone. The
groves -of these men 'will.- be- looked
after, and when the fruit is ripe it
will be picked and marketed, and'
the mnoey deposited for them with as j
much certainty and economy and
profit as if they were at home.';'?!
The Progressive Farmer. i
Our National Parks
Superintendent Mather Reports
Growing Popularity and Ad
vises Further Acquisi
tions.
Washington, /Dec. 5-1.?:In spite of
war rand > enforced .restrictions on
travel: during the 1918 tourist season,
the number of visitors to America's
national'.parks was 93 per cent, of the
total jin IS it?. ?' Stephen . T. Mather,
superintendent-o< the national park
service established a year ago, has
reported to "Secretary Lane that vis
itors -this ryear ^numbered .45 4,8 41,
?gaihst.490,70'5 in For 1919,
the director ^anticipates that the new
privileges and .the released restric
tions will lead to immense increases.
Director Mather urges that the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado be
added to -the Ifct ot- national parks,
and that steps be taken to acquire for
the -Enited States Jttie. . Mammoth"
C?ve, m Kentucky, the sand dune
area in Indiana, and the gigantic tree
areas in California.
Total appropriations for., parks car
ried for the year beginning June 30,
1918, were $1,0.12,000.: ...Mb. ; Mather
reports, "White tR^vreyerues"frbm Xtie
parks, in the year ending -.the- same
date, were $217,105,>^'*;?c?mpare?
with $1S0,-&71 in the previous year.
Pointing that a.large number .of gifts
of. lands,and rights of way have been
made to the .park -systems, and are
likely to be made offener in the fu
ture, the report suggests . .that per
manent legislation.be enacted to allow
the Secretary :o? Interior to accept
these, and to accept money gifts.
An early fixing of ^tourists rates on
railroads-is also asked, that the.travel
to the parks and itheir. management
policy may be* facilitated during com
ing years...us :
Lodge and BSiox
Da M uch W<m*k
McKeilar Replies .to Fault Tad
ers?Republicans in Senate
and Roosevelt fer^rywhere
Think of Party Above
Nation. ..
. ??. *? w . ?. .?.- ?:; 'a 2. ? ??? :
. WastogJton* pjec.:5p.--In an address
Co .the senate .today replying to recent
sp^eches,by Republican J[leadcr. Lodge
and_SenatpV;Knpx dealing, wkk peace;
Senator McKeilar declared .the Ameri
can -people and -the allies indorse! all
bt -tt^ident; Wilson's.-;%4. peace- iwfn
cuVpies and favor their,incorporatioU in
^^cpming jpeac^tfeaty and .that;the
Opposition of the Reublican leaders
to sdme of,them; might do. incalculable
harm. .
, ^Itinjg^/jajjBo the position taken by
Former Pr-esident; Roosevelt on peace
problem^ tSena^r -McKeilar jsai.d! the
Reublican spokesmen had presented
ai?c^"paign- issue ^Cor,, 19^2a.wh&h: the
democratic .party^ w?l.wejc^nae.-^ ;
.j'.'?'e^errTng" to. the proposal cto >,piost-.:
pone. at"'Lthe . peace eonference .se^fle-.
ment of Jthe flrat four and the last of
President Wjijsoh;s 14. j>oints-r^secret
^ipibniacy,'"freedom of the .seas, j re
moval df: economic- barriers, disarma
ment and a, league of nations to secure
peace^f^nator McKeilar said of | the
RVpubli^.\iea^ers^'...], - *-.... "<-;:-<
: ."33ieir; fears are unfounded,; ytheir
opinion'.can wprk .nothing^ but disas
ter to American ^?ms 'and-- * ideals ? at
the., coming - conferences - Announce
ment andpubli&tibn <rf .such; views
Just Jn .advance of the opening. nf > the
conference are calculated To mislead,
pur. allies, as..well as .our. former ener
mies.".. r . ^ ? .... ?
. Senators Lodge and Knox, ..Senator.
McKeilar asserted,. . virtually .have
served, .notice that a treaty containing
the five controverted questions would
be rejected by .the senate.
TELEGRAPHERS . JGET. INCREASE.
Postmaster , .VeneraI Burleson An
nounces Increase in Wages Effec
. tlve.Ton^Qrrow.
Washington, Dec. 31.?-Increased
wages, effective tomorrow,... for em
ployes In. all departments of. tele
graph systems under, government"
spntrol except employes at "nonfunc-.
tional" . offices and mesensers, was
announced today by Postmaster Genr
eral, Burleson'. Employes -who have
bjeen in-service more than a year and
a-half get ten per cent increase;
those employed less time get five per.
cent... ? ?; ? ? *- - -
BETTER, GASOLINE COMING.
Pre-War Standards to be Adopted in
Near Future.
Columbia,''Dec. 29.?Recently C. W.
Cofielch -secretary of the South Car
olina State Automobile Association
wrote a letter to A. C. Summers, State
Commissioner of Agriculture, com
plaining of the poor grade of gasoline
being sold in the State and asking it
some steps could not be taken to. raise
the grade now that the war is over.
Mr. Cofieid has received a reply from
Commissioner Summers promising
that action along the line requested
would be taken.
Mr. Summers in: his letter says:
"With reference to your letter of De
cember 3, I beg to say that this de
partment was compelled to reduce the
grade of gasoline during the period of
war but within the near future our
original standards will be again
adopted which I am . quite - sure will
meet with the approval of consumers
of gasoline in South Carolina."
Japanese Girl Burglar.
Tokio, Nov. 25 (Correspondence)?
Chiyo Sugiy?m?V a seventeen-year-old
Japanese girl who had been arrested
for burglary, committed .suicide in her
cell by hanging. She made a noose
with: her. obi, or sash, >unwqund .from
her kimono....Being in need ot mon
ey the girl had armed herself with an
axe and broken into a house, intimi
dating a woman-occupant and making
off w<ith.jsome cash. . .
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.London, Dec. 31.-7~r.Oen. Hindenburg
has- telegraph ed the German indus
trial magnates saving that he would
support British occupation of Berlin,]
according to a Herlin dispatch to The j
Daily Mail, j
No Speech With
The German Women
Officer or Soldier Who Violates
Order Runs Risk of Court
martial.
Coblenz, Sunday, Dec. 29 (By the
Associated Press)?An order has been
issued to the American soldiers that
an officer .or soldier who speaks to a
German woman does so at the risk of
courtmartial.
The dinner hour in: Coblenz and
throughout the American zone of oc
cupation has been advanced from one
to two hours. In restaurants, and ho
tels the evening- meal: is eaten, without
music. These changes are regarded as
necessary because.of>jthe" recent Amer
ican order that . the sale and gift of
light wines be prohibited except
within certain hours in the evening.
Several days cf the operation of re
stricted regulations has produced some
mumbling by the Geirnians; There has
been no open protest but many of the
people appear to be mystified as to
the reasons for the change in Ameri
can "attitude as it seems they believed
Americans would, not be so strict as
.the British ?pr Fj^nch. ?n;; Addition
propagandists have been diligent in
urging the ? peptffe to .T>e friendly to the
Americans" in the ' appareht' fiope that
an.attitude of friendliness_might have
some effect on the peace Negotiations.
The prohibition of, the sale of alco-1
holic liquors of any land and the re-f
strictions on light wines has; ;i*i>set the.
ordinary routine of t,he Germans and]
has resulted in some cafes closing, 4a')
the .discharge of restaurant* ? orches- j
tras and in grocery stores withdraw-1
ing: stocks from their ? windows.
. ,WAR WORK A^ANDOJOBD
Ten Hospitals WiH Not Be Completed.
^Washington, Dec. . 31.:?The aban
doTiment of ten army hospital projects
were .announced toclaiy. These include
additions .to" Chapman"'Field; Florida.
t . Washington, Deer' 31.?It cost |the
American people . about eighteen ;bil
libn, one hundred sixty milKon dollars
to run the war government and make
loans to the allies^ *in:'tite'?ear ending
today, aecprding , to commutations
from latest ^easury xgportg. ?<t>Er.j
The Deeeinber JexpfenditUTes-* which
were above.itwo'Aillions,, the high rec
ord of the ?-nation.'s history, -Sent 'the
aggrcgatewar costs to dfate to approx
imately twentyrfcur' andl'a- half bil
lions. '. ........ . . , - ? ; .
:. Washington, .pec" 31:-*rGem. Persh
ingr.has notified. the..war. ^department
?that additional..units./with-- a....total,
strength of approximately, fifteen, thou
sand, have been assigned for early
convoy home. The .'units include; the
329th and 330th, infantj-y., ^ . j ^
No Pla?&i? SclroSlsX
it
Campaign to Eliminate Teach
ing of German tfe PufcHcV
? 1 r -? ..''
New York* Dec, j 30:?A nation-wide
campaign' is being.-. cpjc^f^e^W^ tt|e
American Defense; Sfe'cieibf ? ip\ e?mr
nate the teaching ,.of Gernia>^in^ t|te
schools throughout-?the tUnite?^tates.
In a letter written the. prfoclpals $t
public schools, xprivate^ schools anji
colleges throughout ? '^\c^?pkgy-: the
society urges that FrenchV" ^Italian,
Spanish and-Russian should^ be given
prominence in the curriculunixwith^
View to strengthening trade, relations
between these .countries.;, The) le^?tb:
which is signed ".by T3rV-vWHlfcito \fc
llornaday, reads: : ' ?.^'/.' -\
"Reports are rife that wit^j^e*
ending-of the war there is to .beanjat
tempt to Iprqe upon .Qi*r. (An^eWcap.
youth the language -or -4he^ people
whose . hands-are s^ain^^^thj tjie
blood of their-ia4:her? and^-b^thers
The German language has' been Vu?ecE.
as a weapon- directed at the fearty?f
nent educators!that German.iSjhotiga
essential. in any Icnncse o^ >ba?^,
it is to be hoped that our A^etiq&
youth wi?. not permit^^s^ h^3^ forced
upon them for*' any reason cwhatso
ever. The next ;?ye ye^^wlli^witn^sS
a crystalizatioh of e d u c^'rpn a!" j>J&a? V'
ion and upon that .crys^lizatipn A$|feL -
depend the '.futuj& ofrAmerfcan. e^ucSr
tion. .-; if^C^&jMtW'M
"Wot?
those Vwho; would^^tudy^l??
guage for its %futuV'Jtf^i^^?t^^l^.
Iis; between ^ench;:. Spa^ftV;Itelian
and Russian j&;jn&\ _tr^eJ?r^S*>lJg
with these co?n^es^i^'h^Dea}?^-'
ably increased now,..that,'.peac^as^a.
sight To .study'"Q^rma?: wc^^^^Eh
condone the .Xtrp^nUlps^^r^^^^^r
the people who speafr ft^ "
PKESTD3
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Liberal Cabhi^IJoi^Bipd With Prince
Sabheddm as Head." \
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Paris, Dec. 31 .?A ? liberalcabinet,
favorable tot be entente^ has - been ^or
ganized in" Constantinople y~fa9&*t#9
presidency Of Prii^ce-S?^
food situation' is' reported favofable.
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INVADE^ THE TTKRA?JIk \
Army Marzling Through Bess*?abi-%
. .Consjta^no^e^ '^&$i?^&li*$7
teer army, and a:F^enchjc^
whfch..i^s^
Copenfc&S^
ye?r
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and S^essed Lumber, lime, J^#&^B|j^^^ ? ;J
Blick/Shingles, Mouldings, Etc. - ': '$
* Mkf?ds of Feed for Horses, Cows, Hogs ?nd Botdtry.
X "5^6 sollcitr, your patronage. ^
*
In Surater, Lee and Clarendon
Counties
1 C. P. OSTEEN, v^mmMM
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SUMTES S?^*?*?; .w...
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The Goddess of tiber^ I
Welcom'es you <t?' the ->;:B*h#3 ffctft
has* purchased for itself and its cus
tomers over a half million dollars of
-liberty Bonds and-.Certificates, ?
i i
Has given six of her tyoung-inen to
the i service of her country;
! Resources Over $2,^00.000. "
C. 6. ROWLAND,
F E. HUMAN*,
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