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- , , , " ' PERSONAL. / . ' ,. Mr. and Mrs.' P. D. Aman, who have "been visiting Mr-, and Mrs. W. J. Crowson, have returned to Columbia. C^pt.'5^?l^.sB?l(tmah has return ?d_to Fort Hamilton, N. Y., after il^n^igl,th:eJjhoiid.a^s" at home. Mrs. F. - B. Hinnant has as a guest ner brother, Mr. - X Otey Reed, of St. George. Mr.. Reed has recently re tj^nM?X?)nir^iRce after eighteen inonths' service with the Marines. He *^8^^^JCa?a^eaa-.Thierry, at Bulle ebut. and at other points in the last campaign. He passed through the fiercest fighting of the year, during which. his contt??nd lost fifty-one per 'j^St^oT^'its strength, and never re SqilM^^sora^eh^' But he was finally ; ?y :sfieK sSock shortly before ?jhi?8ce. The shell that dis a^letjrrfcfi?;' killed * two companions and lyiirle^t^?in m' the debris thrown up by ^tp^re^losion." He was totally deaf for days but is now practically restor e^-ip'lieaTttL ?'^Ke'f?x??iy' of Mr. L. c. Moise has ?r^^Ve4/ notification of the safe ar rival of Mr. Moise in France. ;~"?iwr?tl: -James B. Richardson, of CS^p^evier, -is spending some time '"?Bfffi^is^parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Richardson. Mrsr;Horace Emerson and children have, returned, to the city after j spending the holidays in Wilmington, S^. k ~ ' ' ^Burgess Bultman and Joseph Lin chan left . ifiis' morning for Belmontj Abbey College, N. C, after spending j the ixoBdays ^ the city. it. COXTSTY EEAETH SURVEY. K?. Survey and Rural ;S&J??jg^ Knrse' Work to Start Im 2K\" Jr-A7 Hayne, State, health of ^"$ia^7written the Sumter Chamber Amerce that the State health ['will purchase an automobile at once for_thj^ j-ural visiting nurse and start her into work ahead of the reg Bl?r.'C?tinty. health survey, the latter of which wilL begin about February slst>:; '? Dr. -Lv' A. Riser, the regular di rector of "rural health work . who has been serving in the army, will secure his. release in a few days, writes Dr. Ilagrnje, jaxt? wiltbring . with him two .*ejj^0^df phjcsicians who . have had BEuch: -experience .as -sanitary; directors f&Jl?&axmy; and. one pf them will be placed in. cnarge: of\ the Sumter coun ty ?eal?i unit to direct the field work. QlAijjburse Dr. Riser will - he in actual 4&ajjjjjse, landr Mrs.'Ruth Dodd, State supervisor- of rural, nurses will also be^here.a:great deal of the time, es jffiajBy:at i&e rbegmning to start the r&S&i'nurse- off' and to formulate a regular, campaign of work for the nus^k feature of the health campaign Wjl&ifc'will last at. least one year, and longer ^necessary,. ;:C.hjtmber of "Commerce has been ted >to.-deposit $3,300.00 to the ^pf the State board of health in ?lo<^ bank. cit?en's cf this county who in tend to help. secure this necessary $3^3Q0: will, have, to come across in a 3gg?S3F ifithe^ chairman of the Sumter Cc^ty Council of Defense, Mr. A. C. Fhejips is to be relieved of having to giay'pnt of h&lown pocket the $2,500 guarantee made by the Council to the ^t? board , of health, - Mr. Phelps hja?- done .everything, that a human ^g^-do to get. his Council township chairman and members, and other S^nter^county citizens to help redeem this.'.$2,500 pledge. But Mr. Phelps will-,-soon have to "come across" ^^va pretty big bunch ot his own money to- make up the difference be tween $1,000 in hand and the $2,500 guaranteed. If-Sumter. county citl s?nsraT9 willing to allow one man to pay out a large sum of money to re deem- the county's pledge of $2,500 for the-, health -survey, and $300 for the rjtral- nurse, why Mr. Phelps is man enough to make good Sumter county's g^rantee.. but is that the kind of way fo^-Sumer county's citizens to act? t$jat. is to Lay down on an honorable gentlemen's agreement? The treat, ttadex^>r travel moment has about ar rived, for all those who were parties to instructing Mr. Phelps to make this guarantee, to get busy and put up tfeje money -or stand convicted of not being the kind of men Mr. Phelps .-.\nd the State- board of health thought they were-when the guarantee was made and accepted. A gentleman s agreement is a gentleman's agrce uient-7-that^iSv between gentlemer. Great Britain^ Unpreparedness When Y,rar Was Declared Army Had Less Than Hundred Airplanes. London, Nov. 30 (Correspondence of ^the Associated Press)?The decla rji?on of war. by Great Britain at nktoght,. August 5, 1914, found the Royal Filing Corps with only four squadrons in being?representing well under 100 airplanes. Three of these squadrons, went instantly to France. A. new squadron followed these pio neers, in about ten. days time, wnile ?^jSfth squadron, mobilized and sent out in 2-4. hours, reached the fighting zone about the middle of September. '. Xh those early days of the war, ma chinfis were used simply for strategical reconnaissance. It was not until af teri the battle of the Aisne, when settled, line warfare was established, t,artillery fire control from the air, the, cruder forms of cooperation the- infantry were practiced and jd??eloped. Cv-As late as June, 1915,.ordinary rifles ?jpjgtJi shortened barrels were carried b^British pilots, and hand grenades were, flung.at enemy aviators in the .v'^rf^c development of formation J^hti^ andijthe evolution of aerial g^nroery- dates from about this time, when the* machine gun became an es sential part of the equipment of fight tog pilots and observers. Letter From France Miss Katie McKeiver Gives An Account of Routine of Work in Red Cross Hut. Grand Blottereau, Dec. 3. Dear Folks: If you get tired reading this letter you have my permission to lay off, for I feel that it shall be a long one. Just here let me say that I shall write a weekly bu'letin. to the family in gen eral and you can pass it around. M> letter writing time shall be given over to the men who can ' not write for themselves (and there are so many of them) and if people really care for me and wish me success in my. work they won't wait for me to write. Don't you home folks get the idea that be cause the fighting has ceased that the work has ceased with it. While the fight continued the men had some thing to occupy their minds; now they begin to worry about their home folks, their mail and anything else they can ] thin":;, of. The American doughboy excels in kicking just as in any other line. My job is to relieve all mental troubles, besides trying i to make it easy for the home folk. There are more than a thousand men in my hos pital, so you can readily see that I can keep busy. I have been here just twelve days and in that time have ex perienced more joy and sorrow than in the rest of my life. Just to mention one or two incidents: A dying man dictated a bright, cheerful letter to his wife when he knew and I knew that the effort of speaking was taking min utes from his 'life. We buried him Sunday and now I shall write a letter to his wife telling her every little de tail that I can. The little American cemetery is just outside of Nantes? rows and rows of white crosses; and as I first saw them, I thought of the women who would give all they pos sessed to stand where I stood. The French keep flowers on the graves, and just belbw the American flag, flies a French flag with the inscrip tion in French, "A memory from France to the heroic Americans whc died for France." The greatest happiness anyone can have is to be appreciated, and the Red Cross is appreciated. The boys are positively motherly to us. Two of the convalescents take care- of our fire for us and get us everything we express a wish for. One of them is 18 and has a Criox de Guerre, D. S. O., and three cititations. He asked me the other day why I looked so solemn and I told him I was about to tell a man of his mother's death. He said, 'Tt will help to have a wo man tell him." and that's the way it goes. The patients here are men who are just back from the front and they are hungry for the sight of ; ah American woman. The mademois elles are a back *?* ->.ber when an American girl appez. Sunday af ternoons, the place is. filled with! French. About dusk I passed some men from B. H. 38, and spoke to them. ' After I passed I heard one say: "Dawgone it, that's an American prirl and we didn't speak to her." '? Then he ran after me and said, "Ex cuse me; howdy do!" There are four hospitals at! "Grand Blottereau," the name of a chateau just outside of Nantes. There is another hospital in the city and 1 there is a big camp nearby. The chateau is on the .style of "Milford." The attic is most unusual. The beams are put together with pegs. The floor of the attic is made of bricks about ; five inches square, which seem to be terra cotta. In front of the chateau are two palmetto trees. Red , and white holly both grow in great pro fusion and there is plenty of mistle toe and japonicas. The climate is similar to ours except the excessive rain. Nantes reminds me very forci bly of Charleston because of the high walls and iron gates. The Huguenots ceartainly set the style in Charleston. The streets are paved with cobble stones and the side walls are flag stones. We are in the province of Bretagne or Brittany and the peas ants wear sabots, a kind of wooden shoe. The women wear queer little fluted caps. Dogs are used for draw ing carts, especially milk carts. Last week the captain sent me on an errand to army headquarters in Nantes. I had to miss noon mess and the captain told his French chauffeur to take me to a good place for lunch. He took me to the most interesting place on the banks of the Loire, just between two picturesque bridges. Maurice (the chauffeur) is a great friend with the French family and they served us a wonderful meal. The tables are set on a terrace under an arbor of wisteria. It must be a beautiful place in spring. The mea: was cooked before an open fire. The trip from Paris to Nantes was quite thrilling, as it was my first trip without a 'convoy" since I left New York. It is an eight hour trip through the historical valley of the Loire. We passed through the old cities of Angers and Orleans. My ; traveling companions as far as An gers were a French couple and three I French officers. The rest of the wa? II had five Americans?two lieuten ants, two majors and a colonel. Our quarters are luxurious for ar my life. We have sure enough Amer ican plumbing and everything is clean. The floors are cement and the ! building is of some fire proof sub ! stance. The other four Red Cross I nurses are as new as I am, so we help one another solve the problem? as they arise. My bunkie is a New York girl who has been raised in lux ury, but she is a wonder at adapting herself and enjoys roughing it. We j are so much more comfortable than j we expected. Eleanor is really a gen I ius at converting packing-boxes into ! furniture. Evei*y time she comes in j she has something else she has saved jfrom the dump pile. I call her "Lady j Moore." We room in B. H. 210 and 'eat in B. H. 11 mess hall for nurses and convalescent officers. My office is I in the receiving ward and I have an I orderly named Wineburg. who is A-l j in every respect. B. K. 11 is a Chica go unit entirely, so I am in the right] atmosphere. One of the men in the I office. Monsieur Murphy, knows Aunt Katie. The Red Cros hut is in the center j of the camp. They have good movie.-- j and other shows there. 1 don't have' Railway Executives Object to MeAdoo's Plan of Opera tion of Roads. DEMAND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO OWNERS Association of Railway Presi dents Criticize Plan to Con tinue Government Control of Lines for Five Years?Sug gest Legislation Incorporating Measures Adopted by Direc tor General. Philadelphia, Jan. 5.?Opposition to a prolongation to five years of the period of government control of rail roads was reiterated today at a ses sion of the Association of Railway Executives. Ninety-two per cent, of ;he mileage of the country was repre sented at the meeting and nearly ev 3ry r?ilroad had its president here. Phe session lasted nearly three hour; and at its conclusion a statement was issued for publication outlining the xttitude of the railroads. An elaboratep resentation of con tention of the railroads ha<. been pre pared and this will be laid before the senate interstate commerce commit tee at its hearing next Wednesday. A committee of six will the nappear on behalf of the companies. It consists of T. De Witt Cuyler, Pennsylvania Railroad, chairman of the Association I of Railway Executives; Alfred P. I Thorn, counsel for the association; j Howard Ellitt, president of the North- j ern Pacific; Julius Kruttschnitt, pres-1 ident Southern Pacific; Samuel Rea. j oresident Pennsylvania Railroad, and j Daniel Willard, president of the Bal- j timore & Ohio. The statement given out by Mr.! Cuyler is as follows: "The Association of Railway Execu tives, representing 9 2 per cent, of the railroad mileage of the country, adopted a set of principles that it be lieves ought to form he foundation ">f the national "??gislation necessary j for the ready i Ament of the railroads to pe?^ ^. aitions. These principles j ire the result, not only of almots con- > tinuous conferences among the execu-1 :ives since the conclusion of the war. j but oi their earnest efforts over a period of several years to work out; i permanent solution of the railroad I problem that would guarantee for th* 7uture the adequate development of 5ur national transportation systems. "Throughout our conference we, lave kept uppermost in mind the ' 'act, now universally recognized, that :ransportation is essentially a public ;ervice and that. the public interest < nust be paramount in any proposed | ?dan worthy of serious consideratier.. ' The railroads will urge that legisla- j Jon be enacted as soon as compatible ; ivith the public interest; they wil1 i jrge against such a prolongation of j :he period of uncertainty as has beer proposed by the director general of j reneral of railroads; and in their dcf.-1 nite suggestions as to the form of egislation. they will favor the legisla- j Jon, under future private operation, j ?f a large part of the measures taken j by the government railroad admin-1 Istration during the war to coordinate j and unify railroad facilities. "In response to the invitation of! the senate committee on interstate commerce which is now considering j railroad legislation, representatives of, 3ur association will appear before the committee during the coming week. j publicly to present the views of th? i railroads. It is our earnest hope arrd j belief that out of the present discus- : sicn, in which repres ntatives of aV '? interests will be heard by congress , the: e will soon come constructive leg- i 'slation in the public interest that wil1 i mark the . dawn of a new era in '? American transportation." Death Shocked Capital _ i Sudden Passing of Col. Roose- j velt Was Sensation of the Day. _. Washington, Jan. 6.?The death of] Col. Roosevelt stirred, and shocked j the capital. Universal regret at the j passing of a great figure in the na- j don's life was evident on every hand, i Men in all walks of life were eager' for details. On the streets and every-1 where anxious interest, was apparent, j The announcement of his death was j cabled to President Wilson as soon as I it reached the White House. j -I The Winthrop College girls return- 1 ed to Rock Hill today after spending*; the holiday at home. All the morn - j ing trains for Columbia and the up-1 country were crowded with colic;; students returning to their classes. time to take them in, but I have to at tend two dances a week?one for en listed men and one for officers. We have three masses on Sunday, tt 6, S and UK in the receiving wara. I worked harder cn Sunday and Thanksgiving than any other day. I got my second mail today, letters from Carmel and Papa, written Nov. 4th. and three from Allyn. I am glad my wire arrived on mama's birthday. Xext Sunday is Papa's. Any time I find . chance I'll write individ ual letters but be sure to show this to Aunty, Uncle Jerry, Grandpa and Old Mama. I am so glad the sick are getting well and that Carmel didn't get the flu. Love, Katie. French ink has intoxicated my Wa terman or as the beys say "it is beau coup zig-zag." Address Base Hospital 11. A P. O. 767, A. E. F. Supplies For Huns i - Allies Fail to Reach Agreement as to Raw Materials. j Paris, Jan. 5.?No understanding j lias been reached as yet among the j allies concerning the supply of raw j materials to Germany and Austria, j The arrangemct providig that the [United States shall feed central pow ers carries with it no general under i standing relating to raw materials, j although it is likely Germany will be j required to furnish coal to Europe in j exchange for food. Until a full sur I vey is made of conditions in the form j or central empires, it will be impos j sible to determine what supplies are j required for the resumption o? their ! industries. j Assistance to the central ? \n j the way of supplies forithe.. uuus j tries, however, is regarded in well in I formed circles as inevitable by reason ' of the threat to the world's peace of [ an idle population. EMMETT SMOAK DEAD. j Was Former Manager of Postal Com- j pany at Sumter. Emmett J. Smoak, acting chief j manager of the Charlotte office of the! i Postal Telegraph Company, died at an I early hour yesterday morning at St. Peter's hospital, after an illness of one j week. Pneumonia with complications) j was the cause of death. The remains j ! were taken t"> St. Matthews, S. C, ! ! yesterday Funeral and interment j ! will take place there today, j Mr. Smoak was a native of St. j j Matthews and was 34 years old. He had lived here about two years. Dur- j j ?ng this time he had been acting re- j ! lief manager. He was in the service ! of the Postal for several years. Be I fore coming here he served at the j Statesvile, Camden and Sumter officos j Officials of the local office held Mr. j fiir.oak in high esteem, and he pos | sessed the confidence of a large circle of friends. ? Surviving him are his father, J. A. ! .?moak, and two sisters, Misses Lillian ! I and Annie Smoak, all of St. Matthews, j I ?Charlotte Observer, Dec. 27. BANK STATEMENTS CALLED. ! Washington, Jan. 6.?National bank call December 31st. Miss Mary Gilbert Karvin, a former i resident of Sumter, died in New York ! Thursday, after a brief iPness. ? Miss j Harvin was a trained nurse who re ceived her training in Sumter and practiced her profession here for sev eral years after graduation. She has many friends and relatives in Sumter! and Clarendon counties who will learn of her death with sincere regret. Miss Pauline Jenkins died at 4 ; o'clock yesterday afternoon at the i Tourney Hospital after a brief illness, i She was a daughter of the late S. !? j JenKins and was about sixteen years j old. The funeral services were held j at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. j Mrs.. P.obert A. Weiden died yester- j day afternoon of pneumonia follow- i hag influenza. The funearl services! were held at 3 o'clock this afternoon I and the interment was made at the: Sumter cemetery. Mrs. Weldon was | the daughter of Mr. Scott Burk.if.! She is survived by her husband and j seven children. Killed in France. Lieut. John S. Reynolds, who was i for a number of years a member of j the editorial staff of the Columbia j State, was wounded early in October in the battle of the Argonne and died j a few days later. His death has not ( been officially reported, but letters from fellow officers to his family give the particulars of his heroic end. Distinguished Service Cross. Among the South Carolinians re- j cently cited for bravery and awarded i 'he distinguished service cross was Corporal James D. Heriot, deceased, j Company I, USth infantry. (A. S. No. j 1311750). For extraordinary heroism! in action near Vaux-Andigny, France. I October 12, 1918. When the advance j o* his company was held up by ex- ; tremely heavy fire from two machine j guns on their left flank, Corpora! I Heriot, on his own initiative, advanc- | ed alone by short rushes, being under; fire from the enemy artillery, and J captured the gun and made prisoners j cf the crew. The second gun crew j ?(. :'.emp:ed to retreat: he killed one of] the crew and wounded another. Whre j advancing through the village of Vaux-Andigny, the same afternoon. ; Corporal Heriot was killed while at- j tempting to take a machine gun j nest. -Next of kin, Carrie C Heriot.; mother, R. F. D. 1. Providence, S. C. j Camp Alice Notes. Dr. Archie China has recently rur-: nished Camp Alice with six fine Buff] Orpington hens and one rooster, which ; most generous gift is greatly appre- j ciated and for which the manage- j ment takes this opportunity of thank ing the kind doctor. I ._ i At the last meeting of the Civic League it was decided to have "Civic League Day" at Camp Alice. A com mittee was appointed to arrange for carrying out the program at an early date* Numbers of members will take such plants which are set out at this season, and will lay out beds and , walks to be worked up later as the ! r.eason advances. These cold and often dark and dreary days are long and monotonous ? for the sick folks at the camp, and visitors are a very welcome and cheer ing change i:f the lives of the inmates. They cannot come to town, but the; townspeople con so easily go to -'hem. The winter series of Men's meetinav which the association is promoting. ???]] r,-.?-f jonvr.ry 12th. Dr. John L. Weber, of Camp Jackson will be the first speaker. Dr. Weber has . wide reputation. :is an orator, and is well known throughout the South east. These meetings will be in the Rex Theaire at 3.30 "very Sunday af ternoon. Special music has been ar ranged, and all indications point to wards a large attendance. jCol. McKissick's Speech \in Presenting Testimonial t*1 j Gov. Manning From Staff. | - : Columbia, Jan. 2.?At the dinner I . ! j given in honor of Gov. Manning by his! j personal staff a few evenings ago Col. i : Ttion McKissick, of Groenvile, in be- j I half of the staff, presented Gov. Man- ! j ning with a largo and handsome sil- j jver platter, on which was engraved:! I "Presented to Governor Richard I. \ Manning by his staff as a token of their esteem and affection. 1915-1919." J The following is the text of Col. McKissick's presentation speech: "Governor Manning: Now that you are about to cast asde the arduous I responsibilities of office, the members i of your staff are met here to bear tes timony to the affection they feel for you as a friend, the admiration they have for you as a man and the appre ! ciation they have of you as a public j servant. j "For yours has been no ordinary, j administration, no placid, perfunctory, mediocre service. The handsome j manner in wh.ch you have discharg l ed the duties of your' office makes j.secure your distinctive place in the [history of South Carolina. Whatever j criticism has been aimed at you, and most of that has been groundless, those who know you as we know you are conscious of the truth that in your public acts you have had a sole und j sincere eye and a warm devoted heart ! directed and dedicated to what in I your best judgment you believed to be j the true welfare of the State. In | stead of playing the politician?and I surely there was never a Governor i j who was less a politician?you have) played the man. Probably more pro- j ?ressive principles and enlightened I policies have taken the form of law ? in your administration than in any ! other in a quarter of a century. No other Governor has championed and affixed his signature to more statutes intended to protect the risrhts and en large the welfare of the plain irking man. It was while you we the hi em and it was with your whole hearted cooperation that the State, coming into line with her more ad vanced sister States, formulated and nut into' operation a program of sys tematic and humane care for the poor, the wiak, the helpless, the friendless, the forgotten, the feeble minded and the insane. Under your idministration the State Hospital for the insane has been transformed into a place of light and hope and salvation. So persistent and effective have been your efforts to serve com- ? :non humaity in our own State that it is no overstatement to say that un der you a permanent policy of social justice has been developed in South Carolina. No cause that has had for its goal the common good has appeal ed to ycu in vain. The majesty of the law h;.s never been more .stoutly restored, defended and maintained than by you. and thib alone would en title you to the enduring gratitude of the State. The jury box has heen reestablished ?.s the corner-stone of our lorm of government and the fear of God and the Criminal Code of j ;?outh Carolina has been driven in*> j the hearts of these who under a re- ; gime of lax Jaw-enforcement would j have wrought incalculable evil. Under j your guidance South Carolina has ac-j complished sound a.nd durable pro gress. Yours will rank among the constructive administrations of the State. "There is another phase of your career as Chief Executive which es pecially stirs our pride. You have been war Governor of South Carolina in the greatest war in the world's memory and you have been one of the few notable war Governors in the nation in the past crisis. No state in the Union more loyally supported the common cause than the old Pal metto State. No Governor was more prompt, vigorous and effective in en crgizing and mobilizing his State for war than you. and none more stead fastly upheld in all ways and at all limes the national administration. It was largely due to your wisdom and detachment from politics in choosing the officers to administer the selective draft that the operation of that novel and radical system was generally rec ognized as jtist and equal and as such a.cquiesced in by the people of the State. Tn every enterprise to aid ir. winning the war you were first to re spond and first to lead the people to answer in full measure the nation'.- j call. South Carolina with its war | Governor, and with the patriotic and gracious first lady of the State, the pride you must feel in your unique distinction in sending six stalwart splendid sons into the nation's service, a glory which few in the world can equal. The shaft is somewhere in the stene that will uphold to all gen erations to come the roll of those heroic South Caro'inians who won ageless fame in privins? their lives that human liberty should not; perish from the earth, and on that eternal roster of those whom valor lifts forever glorified on high there will b? nc name there more glorious than that of the gallant Manning who on the field of honor made the sublime, su preme sacrifice. "So. Governor, you will carry with you as you return to private life, ihr satisfaction that comes from duty well and nobly performed, often und?r unusual and difficult circumstances, i Tcu will carry with you the eon sciousness that your fellow citizens i now?and even more as time goes on j ?will say of you: "Well done, thou ?Ood and faithful servant.' You will! carry with you the realization that] your administration will be accorded J uncommon honor by tho future his- i torian. "Speaking for ourselves. Governor, j you will take with you our lasting af-1 fection and admiration. Wherever j you go and whtaever you do our heart felt good wishes will follow you. For; we shall ever count it a high honor to have been associated with you ar.d shall ever be grateful for the cour-i teous and kindly consideration which wo have .unfailingly n ceived from you. "It is our desire, however, that you! shall take with you fron: us some- , thins: more tangible than mere senti ments of amity and good will. So l am commissioned by my comrades of the staff to present you with a symbol i that will be a constant reminder of j what we feel toward you and think I of you. Like your record it is un nished; like your-character, it is r 3 metal; like.you,_it can stand ! much wear and tear and still come [.out shining; like you, it is well fitted for service, not merely for four years but for many years. Whatever else may freight it, let it always ?ear to you the recollection of our imperish able love for you and our prayer that God will bless and prosper you and that He will raise up more men of your character, devotion and service in our beloved old Palmetto State." Pope's Gift to President Mosaic Presented Mr. Wilson Valued at $40,000. Rome, Jan. 4.?(By the Associat ed Press)?Pope Benedict today pre sented to Presrdeht Wilson a hand some mosaic reproducing GuideO Renio's famous picture of St Peter. The Mosaic was made in the Vatican grounds by the ancient Mosaic fac tory of the Vatican and is a yard square. The Mosaic has been valued at $40,000. . ; Cardinal Gasparri, the Papal sec retary of the State, presented Presi dent Wilson with two copies of the modification of the canon law com piled by Cardinal Gasparri. One copy is bound in white parchment and con tains . an autographed dedication to President Wilson. The other is in red leather and bears the following auto graph. ?:. "Homage to Princeton University from Pietro Cardinal Gaspari, Vati can, Rome." President Wilson thanked the Pope and Cardinal Gasparri heartily for their gifts. LOCAL FARMERS TO GET NI TRATE. Government to Sell Farmers Nitrate For Fertilizer Tnrougii County ' Agents. Washington, Jan. 4.?Notice has been given J. Frank Williams, Coun ty Agent for Sumter County, South Carolina .that the United States de partment of agriculture will sell at cost to farmers of Sumter county. The nitrate will be sold under the authority of the food control act and subsequent legislation relating there to. The price will be $81 per ton free on beard cars at loading point or port. Farmers are to pay in . addition freight to their shipping points. How to Obtain Nitrate. Applications for a part of the ni trate bought by the government will be received only from actual farmers or owners of farms for use on their land and may be made through County Agent J. Frank Williams or any member of a local committee consisting of E. I. Reardon, C. G. Rowland, J. H. Myers, J. L, Jackson, G. A. Lemmon and A C. Phelps. . No money will be required with the application but upon, notice of the au thorized representative of the depart ment of agriculre farmers ^rho have signed applications must deposit with x loeal bank to the credit of the rep resentative of the department of agri culture so designated for that pur oose money to cover the cost of the litrate except the freight charges. In practically every case the money will be paid to the county nitrate distribu tor designated by the department of lgriculture. Nitrate will be shipped to distributors on bill of lading at tached sight draft. Distributors will pay drafts, take up the bills of lading, collect money from farmers and dis tribute nitrate to farmers. Ar rangements have been made to secure l large quantity of nitrate and it is believed that all reasonable require ments can be met. COUNTY HEALTH SURVEY. Secretary Reardon Received Second Contribution From Dr. F. M. Dwight. Dr. F. M. Dwight, of Wedgefield, for the second time has voluntarily sent his check for county health survey fund. As Dr. Dwight is recognized throughout Sumter county as one of its brainiest citizens and for years one of the most successful and popular, country physicians, his letter below will doubtless prove of much interest to those interested in and possibly to some who are not interested in the health survey. Dear Mr. Reardon: Although I am a back number when it comes to ac tivities. I can not. sit in oblivion and see such an important issue as the health survey lag. It, like many oth ers, is clearly a burden of the intelli gent and there is no dodging the re sponsibility. I am very sorry I can not do more, but hope this small re mittance might help to prevent one case of sickness. Very truly yours, F. M. Dwight Wedgefield, Jan. 3. If every rural medical practitioner took as much interest in the health survey and rural nurse fund as have Dr. F. M. Dw'ght and Rr. Richard B. Furman. of Privateer township, and had the other rural medical practition ers worked for the survey like these two physicians have the money would have been subscribed long ago. There is no disputing the well known fact that these two rural practitioners have no superiors in this county in intelligence, and professional ability, nor in public spirit or opportunities to decide whether or not the county needs the health survey. Their opin ions are worth as much as those of some rural physicians who are oppos ed to the county health survey, and education of the masses about how to protect individual and public health. Cor reasons best known to themselves. AIR ATTACK ON POSEN Polish Troops Stormed German Gar rison. Amsterdam. Jan. 6.?The airdrome it Lawica. near the city of Pone, was tsormed Sunday y Polish troops, ac iording to a.Posen dispatch to the German garrison. All airplanes were -aptured after the fight.