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e Coollei Premier Hughes cf Australia . Deelares Unalterable Oppe ln siiion to Japanese Amend Mi i aaest ? - Paris, March 27 (by the Associated Press}.?-William 35. Hughes, premier of Australia.- mado the flat statement S> the Associated Press today, he unalterably in opposition to tire pro > j?osed Japanese racial equality amend ment to the covenant of the league of Rations or to any form of it.. hc~e"er; rhild in recognizing that principe. ^Australia/' Mr:' Hughes said "can .not accept this proposal which strikes t?t the very root of the policy we ha^e Maintained so long, which is vital to $ur existence, and.~hich tre have .guarded as zealously as has 'AinerieS 3aer Monroe doctrine."; . "I am most ansicus to avoid any thing likely to k?rt the susceptibil ities of the people" of* ether nations, :.but on this point, since v/e can not give away it is best that. I ^hcuid speak fplainiy. "We c n :not agree to the ^Insertion of any words in the cove nant or in the treaty or peace that tjrould impair or even ?inesticn cur Sovereign rights in regard to any and ^fvery aspect of this Question: - ' "One of the cardinal principles of the league i= that there s'naii be no ."Snterference in the: internal affairs of any nation. No cation will surrender ijts sovereignty in matters essential to y ": '^s welfare to enter the league. "I can not but regard the proposed amendment as an effort to establish a principle under1 which ultimately : some nations would find Their internal policy challenged by the. league at the instigation of one of its members. The amendment is one which, no matter ; how incccuous it may seem in icrm, is certainly aimed at giving the league 'control of Questions relatng to imrni ""gration, naturalization and matters -which can not he" surrendered fcy any ?t?te without such impairment of its ' sovereignty as to make it. in effect, pa subject state. "If the league is able to compel ?. state to amend its immigration, | naturalization and franchise laws 3here remains to the state only the ' Shadow of sovereignty. The substance .';has gene. No free nation could agree ''?Jo dictation in such matters from the r^eague of nations. Intimate problems '"Jelong td and must remain under the e'ontrol of individual nations. "Of course we- are told by these who advocate this amendment that nothing more is desired that the mere .recognition of the principle. They say that no action is contemplated. I am afraid that this assurance will not reconcile the people of Australia to the proposal. It certainly does not satisfy me. "Either the proposal means some thing -or nothing. If nothing, then why insert it? If something, then surely this something will not be ac hieved by mere words, stopping for all time short of action. If these words it is desired to insert in the covenant 'mean nothing, then the covenant it means nothing. ^'But I hope and believe that the so far as it is, or wii! he, >he mearts^of extending the rule of law into the sphere of international dis putes, means a great deal; that it con templates and provides for action as do all other legal documents, munci pal and interrational. Believing this I can not accept the suggestion that the amendment proposed means nothing and differs in essence from the other provisions of ?te pact. "The people of Australia fee] very keenly on this matter. We feel I imagine, as your people of California do. I do nor pretend to know in timately the sentiment of America, but my observations have led me to the belief that the Pacific coast would be as much opposed to this amend ment as would the citizens of Aus tralia. "Without committing myself to the draft of the league of nations, which of course, has not yet b^en discussed by the conference and which I hope and believe will be amended in cer tain direction:-, I have no hesitation in declaring myself in favor of the attempt to substitute the ruie oi law and right for that of force. J feel sure however that Australia could not sign the covenant if it contained any such amendment as is proposed. Words matter little. The amendment will be unacceptable no matter now drafted; for It strikes at the root of a policy vital to the existence and ideals of Australia and ir can not be agreed to. > Three Aviators Killed Pensacola. Fla, March 21?Three! naval aviators were Killed and anoth-j er'badiy injured here today in a col- ' lision between two seaplanes flying) over Santa Rora. Island. The dead are,' Ensign Carl P. Weigel. Baltimore; j Ensign H. A. rtobson. Coldwater. i Mich., and Chief Quartermaster's Mite Eldon H. Truex, St. Louis. ! Ensign Jesse Ray Simpson, of An-1 derson, S. C., who was injured was] reported late toay as having a fait chance for recovery? i The plaices which were attached to! the training station here had been, out for some time, two aviatoi ? in , each when in come unknown way! they collided in midair aboul IGO fe? I j above the ground. The three men I killed met instant death, some spee- l tators believing they were killed b the force of the collision. Charleston, April 1 ?Prof, Charlrs J. Colcock. for 34 years a member <>i. the Porter Milit?r. Academy fac-j uity, and for many years l.-< ad nr.- s i.er. is dead here, after an extended j period ill health. His funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon. Pro-) fessor Colcock was devoted <o his profession, and especially liked teach- j ing boys. He refused several offen from colleges, preferring to remain in Charleston, aft Porter, ffe was .-< graduate of Porter and of Union Col lege, and a native of Barnweli coun- j ty. He specialized in mathematic' j and physics. A Ymee From JRussia Head oi Union of Consumers Societies Asks Removal ?f Bloekade London, Feb. I;7 (Correspondence j of The A?cclated Press)?-Ufr she economic blocKade from Russia \s the ! appeal which Alexander Berkenheim 01 ??osc?w, vice president and gei'er jal manager oi the ..?; Russian Central I LTiiioxi of Consumers1 Societies, is making in England and -.vhich he intends to make soon in the United States. That is the only vvay, in Mr; BerkenheihVs opinion, tc -".are Rus sia's troubles. mi. Berksnheim iefi Moscow, the headquarters of his organization an December. He confirms reports of the famine conditions prevailing tn tne- eitle;; er Northern Russia. The Situation in Petrograd is particularly bad. he say?. Mr. Ber|:enhr;?r> intends to ?. i--it New Torre, vvashington/'Chieago and San Pra.ncisco. The ppSricipal on iect or; his trip to America is to de velop trade relations between ihe Unbed States and Russia, and to es tablish offices on the caster^ and ?ve in tern seaboards. Prom the eastern fccast he plans to ship large cbnslgii nienii of American products to the Black Sea districts of Russia, and from the Pacire Coast to Siberia. Hererofore, the organization has had only a few agents in the United Scares. The Aii-Russian Central LTnion of ConfArmerf." Societies Ls./Mr. Berken heim says the directing head of va rious co-Operat ive associations. it embraces.-If,a unions made up ' f 3f>. 000 societies with an individual membership of i'2,000,000 heads of families. Counting five persons to the fa mil", it is reckoned that the Central organization is supplying the tieoeh-s of life to some fc0.0'0,0;b60 people hi ail pa nr. of the empire. "On our organization,' Mr. Berken heim told a representative of Tne Associated Press, 'devolves the task cf keeping- Russia, alive. We believe that eventually cur work will be . the nieahs of restoring and regenerating Russia. 'Tn America I intend to make a study of the m?=ans of opening up ro Russia the resources of your great ; coUntry through trade. Our chief aim now, is to remove trade restrictions. The Black Sea blockade is stiii ef fective. 2Co formal blockade exists with regard' to Siberia, but the sys tem Gf permits in force greatly hamp ers commerce." Except in Northern Russia, the principal need of the country now is not foodstuffs but manufactured ar ticles, and raw materials, Mr. Berk enheim said. "In the South of Russia," he con tinued, ?'there Is plenty of food, and that is true of meat of the agricul tural districts. Vast stores of food stuffs are being held by the peasants simply because they can not ex change them for needed articles of like value. Those food supplies will be released tor attribution as soon as we eon bring.into Russia cloth, manufactured iron and steel articles, material.5? for soap making and agri cultural mach inei y." Mr. Berkenheim refused to com ment on political conditions in Rus sia or to dis< uss the Bolshevik govern ment. "I can only say.'? he said, "thai as long as civil war continues In Russia, conditions cannot improve." Want Amnesty. Got nian Submarine Cemmaud ers Claim That They Acted Under Ordere and Want Amnesty for Their Acts j Berlin, Feb. (Correspondence of The Associated Press)?Demand that the*peace treaty contain a clause granting amnest} to German sub ma ? rine commanders for outrages they committed jM in- ruthless submarine warfare, is voie? .t i>-. the Allgemeine Zeitung. The Berlin newspaper' evi dently expects thai the allies will de mand the surrender ot :tll German submarine commanders and to pre sent an argument to show why these jmen should not be punished for tin' crimes they committeed on or under the seas. The paper also give- warn Log that any attempt to hold them re sponsible for their murders of inno cent persons mighi fan the flames of international hau ed. "These captains," asserts the news paper, "were not responsible tor 11 m cor.duct ot submarine warfare er for carrying on the unrestricted under seas campaign. The: were acting within the scope of their orders and the entente could nor possibly hope to defend the position that these men were responsible when they simply carried out in a profei :ional way the mstructions they had received. ?it the entente is determined to place' the. responsibility for the war j on certain persons arid make them rthe subject oi criminal proceedings, ah international tribunal would be iii- only competent court; met before I this. ??' gladly awaii the verdict. ?'England and other members ol the entente, however, will do very well ?o carefully ponder whether this would serve as a precedent which mighi be followed after the conclusion ol peace to renew thei flame of hatred: if this is '?? be a j ].?-:.? .? ei uad< rstaxiding and recon-1 [cliiation; the treaty t" be concluded neu i contain the traditional amnesty clause"' Another Plea ?>r m? LlQuor im? re \tn. Cincinnati, < >, xrareh r:l. ? Despite rh?- fact that wa.tei may become a more popular dfinl in Ohio after Ma' in; when the State goes di v. prohibi tion will resuii ifi .1!'- losses of more than ?100,0*"?? .? year to fbe Cin cinnati waterwori . according to YV Fl Von Hoene, Comptroller it- estimates- thai Cincinnati >?< cries, distilleries, manufacturers 01 accessories of intoxicant: and saloons annually consumed water for which. they paid the city /nor.- than ?100. 000 and this income will be discon tinued under prohibition. Wrecks Offer Apdlogy Regre< Ex pi'essed for Arrest of American Missionaries in Turkey Saloniki, Feb. 25 ^Correspondence or' The. Associated Proas/?'Premier v enizelos a ad <)n em 1 I\i ra sk evo p?u - !os, eormnander-in-ehXef 01 the Greek r.- i r<i? . have offered rt-grets and apol |agios to George Horton* the Ameri [cah c?nsel general here, for the un I warrantee arresi of Dr. John Henry j House., of Ohio, superintendent of the fAmexioan Missionary School; Rev.' ['\vTiiiani C. Cooper, oi Illinois, and: Pev; \ . iiiijiY' fame Clark, profesaurs^ I j'ii rhe institution. I The charges on which the arrests were made were entered by a Bulgar ian informer, and ihe arrests were by order ci a ubordinare. military of ficial. As soon .1 : the matter was taken to the attention or the author ities bj Mr. Horton. the accused were released, and an investigation order led <>y General Parrisfce/vopoulos prov ed the charges, which had been char acterized h\ Mr,! t?n "rirtiCUlOUS [and fantastic," t?* l.t- absolutely base ! The Rev. Mr. Cooper was charged with transmitting information t<> the Germans through Mrs. Cooper's rslster who was then resident in [Switzerland, and with obtaining em ployment for a Bulgarian woman as I cook in an American consulate, in j order that she rnighi .*:'<?;;) papers of Iimportance and take tfiem t" him :ii ! the r.chord. j The- informant also declared that I he had overheard Dr. House say h** had positive information that "fefacc [donia was to be giveiri i?> Bulgaria when the. peace treaty was signed. tvTien this information was given to the <;r*M-k authorities they ordered the ;ji ) e;;l Ol' pei'SOnS With Bill g? ri'fl i! ;i flilial ii>n::. Equal Rights For Women in Porto Rico 5?.-?n Juan, Porto Rico, March 13 (Correspondence of The Associated Press).?That women in Porto Kico should share n11 rights granted to men under the existing laws, is the proposal of an act introduced info the House of Representatives by Rep resentative Gonzales Meha. The "Woman's League of Porto Pico, with over 2.T.00 members throughout the island, and which is working to obtain the vote for wo men, is not in favor .of the bill ?s if is considered ioo sleeping in its terms. The league fears that if the vote is given to ignorant and UUter !ate women throughout the island ii will mean only more votes to be con trolled by the politicians, it wants votes only for women who jean read and write, more for educa tional and patriotic reasons than for J political purposes and the women ex pect, to use their influence and pow er in social, charitable, moral and j Intellectual ways. Under the control of the Woman's League of Porto Rico the woman's i suffrage movement in the island has made a considerable advance eonsld ering that it has been in progress only I two years. For many years Porto f-Rico has held the usual Latin-Ameri can idea of woman's place in life. I Bills providing for woman's suf ; frage were introduced last year in (the legislature but failed t?? pass, j while not very strong hopes are en lt*ertained of the bill recently intror Idiieed, which in any ease is thought } by the league to be too far rea ch - j ing. Members of (he league, howev j or. .-;ay they not discouraged and [?will continue their work until the w<> t meii ol Porto Rico who can read and (write are given the vote to be used ; toi the moral and social benefit of [the island British Transportation System. London, March 7 (Correspondence of The Associated Press)?A revolu tion in ihr- British transportation sys tem is predicted if the proposed Min istry oj Ways and Communications is created, ft is- hailed by Socialists as the passing of the country into the [domain of public service::. On the j r.ain.- ground ii is bitterlj attacked | by others. j Another element opposes it with I the argumeni that "the effect of the [bill will to pm our roads under the! control of the railway magnates, who; will ruin the roads in their own in- I terests, juiti as t'hev ruined the ea I nals." \ ! Sir Erie Geddes, Minister without portfolio. who introduced the meas ure in the House of Commons, will | [head the new ministry if the bill is passed. i li is proposed that the Minister of ! Ways and Communications shall t?kei in hand not only the railways and (in:! roads, tramways, canals and naviga ! ble waterways, harbors and docks,! but also motorcars and aircraft, hi js understood that eventually the pos-j tat, telephone and telegraph servic** Will te- concentrated in fin- sann? ministry. Under the bill the new ministry is charged, using all available tech nical experts, to reorganize the whole railway system as a united public service <>f transport, and to develop! Its connections with ocean ports and j fishing harbors and with subsidiary ] canals, city tramways and motor-j lorrief on country roads. j One or tli.' first tasks of the min istry will !>?? tin- erection of super-1 power stations for the generation <>r, electricity. These are required, nol r-'il> to reduce the price of electricity i<-i lighting, but also for the supply] <?! cheap i>','...r for industrial eon- ! cerns, and perhaps for the gradual J electrification ??! a large part of fhej railway system. j -j riarrsvjlle, April 2. ? A deplorable tragedy occurred last Saturday in the) Mew Providence section of Darling-j f?n conntv. about \\.*- miles from here \hr Simeon C. Cross w:m ac ' cidentally sJvot and killed at herl borne P\ her lnil<- grandson. .Itisl I how tin- ??i?- fellow managed i<> ?Iis i charge tin- shotgun, which he play-j fully tool: hold of. is rot. known. The husband was in Hartsville at the time. ? i Red G uard Murders Bolsheviki Carry On Wholesale! - i Slaughter in Perm District. Omsk, Siberia, Feb. :;, (Correspond ence of The Associated Press.) Whole sale ?s^assTnatibns teere conducted by the Ited Guard in the village of Troi sky. near Perm, when the Bolsheviki were driveri ont of the latter place by j "he Siberian fu my, say officials of the Ali^Russian government. Practically! everybody known to be educated or regarded as an 'intellectual*' was ar-i re?ted and either shot or Stabbed to death. The victims include a leading [agriculturist named Souvoroff, a wom an physician named Kalrnykowa, a police justice, ibe aged sister of a priest, and an employee of the forest ry administration with his wife. Incidents ?f this kind are declared to be frequent throughout the dis tricts (?(?enpud or evacuated by the Bolsheviki. Admiral IvOlehak. the Tem porary governor for the Omsk A11 jCurs:'.ia government, and other lead ing ortici:?.!s. point out that Bolshevik movement has entirely lost its Origi nal character and has degenerated in to wild license and cruelty, trying to exterminate all those who work with their brains as against those who la bor with hands, destroying ruthlessly every vestige of national order before dreaming of replacing it with any kind of system or orgai nation. The general verdict in Siberia today is that if humanity does not stamp out Bolshevism. Bolshevism will crush j humanity and everything that is sac ! red and peaceful in the world, for Bolshevism is regarded as an inter national danger and not alone a Rus sian danger. ! To check this danger of Bolshevik i [supremacy the All-Russian govern imenl at Omsk has called upon the j other political groupings and govern ments of Siberia and of the territory i conquered from the Bolsheviki Sto I unhe with h in u national attempt j first to crush terrorism and then to re j build a lasting Russia. Th^ imprec ision exists here that the Omsk govern ment is the most serious and most sol lid effort to rehabilitate Russia, and [thai if the spirit of the patriotism of ? the people is aroused and induced tn I rally round if. iL will prove the nucleus of some grea.1 Russian government in the future. General Deikine, who is operating in the southwest against the Bolsheviki, ! is said to he vigorously supporting the 'jvolch.ak regime and in the north, in the region of Archangel, the aged Tchaikowsky, the chief of the Arch angel government also has announced hin allegiance. The settlement of the railroad ques tion by allowing the American Stevens Commission to assume the technical management which was announced here as accomplished, the acceptance by Sergius Sazonolt of the portfolio of Minster for Foreign Affairs of the Omsk government with temporary residence at Paris during the Peace Conference, the unify of command on the Siberian front under the French officer. Major General Julis Janin? jail were considered her* as strength ening the cause of the new govern ment. The government's proclamation announced that elections for choosing of a national assembly would be held as soon as practicable created a favor able impression among the people.. I More Sinn Feiners Escape Clamber Over Walls of Mount Joy Prison Dublin, March 29 (By the Asso ciated Press)?Twenty Sinn Fein pris oners, including J. J. Walsh, member of the British House of Commons, es daped today from Mount Joy prison. The men used a rope to clamber over the walls. The prisoners were exercising ;it about .': o'clock this afternoon when sonn- of them turned on the wardens and held them down while th* others; were arranging a. rope ladder over the thirty-foot wall. I The first thing the outside public (noticed was the men sliding down a! rope from the jail wall to the canal bank. People quickly collected and helped the fugitives by holding the rope down while they were sliding down. As the military guard came to the aid of the wardens the escap ed prisoners dashed in various direc t ions. Japan Revises Election Law. Tokio, Feb. 26 (Correspondence of The Associated Press).?A revised election law. having been approved by the Privy Council has been introduc ed in tin- House of Representatives. Mr. Tokunami, the Home Minister, hi- j troduced the hill with an explanation thai the government's motive in do ing so vena in meet the altered con ditions of the times as well as the na tion's advancement in politieal ! bought. Public interesl in the bill centers in the ? lause extending the franchise. The number of voter? under the ex isting law is !,450,600 or L'.6 per cent of the total population, the mini-I mum i:<\ requirement being $5. The! pressen 1 bill would give the vote to I 2.KO?.OO0 persons with the payment of .<( lensi $1.50 in raxes as the stand-! aid. The proposed new law also provides j smaller electoral districts by the use ?? of which the government hopes to re duce the election expenses incurred by candidates. <>n the other hand j [he number ot members in the House of Representatives would he increas-j ed from .':.M if) id t. The opposition is expected In in-j Irodiice a universal suffrage bill fori which there has been much agita tion. It is expected that the gov- ! ? ?rumen! hill will pass the lower house I by :i large majority. j Washington. April ?A formal do-!' ni.il of the reports thai the Kara- ; t??*orgevi?eh dinasty had been over- 1 thrown and a republic proclaimed in 11 Belgrade was issued today .it the le- ; ration of Serbs. Cronies and Slovens. ! Statemeni lasl night by the official information bureau of the kingdom ' characterized the repori as Italian ' :rcpas;?a:da, 1 Red Cross in Siberia j Praise For Work Done in Far North _ I Omsk, Feb. 1 (Correspondence of j Th* Associated Tress)?Praise for the! work of the American Iced Cross is a ; dominant note of public expression here. The organization has opened a well-appointed hospital four versts outside the city of Omsk, with 400 beds and 2~>(l patients, chiefly Rus sians, with a. few French. The hos pital is capable of holding one thou sand beds, if necessary. The Omsk hospital is merely one of a series of philanthropic medical in stitutions which have been organized in Siberia, mainly through the efforts of Dr. R. B. Teusler, of Tokio, the chairman of the Red Cross Commis sion to Siberia. He has been travel ing about to points in the interior obtaining bases and buildings for the hospitals. Russians thus have been made to realize? that the American Red Cross is here to be of genuine jand effective assistance, i Red Cross work in interior Siberia j has provided a hospital at Tumen I with a capacity of 500 patients and [dental clinics at Cheliabinsk and ' Ekaterinburg. An American doctor was detailed to serve on the staff of the Czecho-Slovak army and a field unit with two surgeons was maintain ed with the Eighth regiment of Czechs until winter stopped the most active operations. There is now be ing opened at Petropavlovsk an American typhus hospital for Rus sians, with a capacity of 400 beds. Dr. F. E. Dilley, an American physi cian from Peking, is at Omsk and is medical director of the Western Di vision of the Red Cross, extending from Irkutsk to the Urals. At Taiga, \*ovo-Xikolacvsk and other places, more than 2,000 per sons are under Red Cross care. Milk istations are provided for school chil dren. When there are no men in I families, monthly donations are made j in needy cases. Overcoats, boots, jcaps and children's underclothing are j distributed. Clothes have been given [to 500 Polish families, j At six points in the Ural mountains I there is work among colonies of 2,000 } Petrograd refugee school children. 'Those who are in proper condition are being sent to school. The Red Cross has given large stores of sup plies to Czecho-Slovak and Russian military and civilian relief and is aid i ing in the transport of medical sup | plies for the Russian Red Cross. General Gaida, in a telegraphic or der has expressed his gratitude to the American Red Cross and to Dr. Teusl er for care of the wounded and in valids of the Czech and Russian 'troops under his command, as well as for the aid given to the refugees, and assistance shown in the fighting of epidemic diseases. He also voiced his thanks for donation of warm un derwear and other winter clothing to the Czecho-Slovak troops. Similar appreciation was voiced by the commander of the First Middle Siberian Corps. The commander, who is General Pepeliaeff.- telegraph ed: "The Siberian soldier, fighting under difficult conditions, has high esteem for the altruism of the Amer ican people. He sends to the Ameri can people his hearty Russian thanks." Travel by Airplane Company Formed in London For Passenger and Freight London, March 3 (Correspondence of The Associated Press)?Just as soon as aircraft regulations have been definitely arranged by the Peace Con ference, an airplane passenger and freight service will be inaugurated be tween the principal cities of England and the continent, it is announced. It will be an experiment only insofar as the whims of the public are concern ed, as the fifteen machines to be used all saw more trying service in night bombing work during the latter inonths of the war. There is no doubt in the minds of the promoters that the project will be popular at first among those who en joy adventure and are not hampered j by lack of funds but, in making the announcement of the new service, F. Ha rid ley Page said that his company wanted to put the service purely on a business basis and that charges would not be out of reach of average mer chant who might want goods trans ported cjuickly or make ouick trips in Europe. Announcement of the plans was made simultaneously with the first public exhibition of a passenger-car rying airplane in l^ondon. The plane is one. of the night bombers with the fuselage equipped to accommodate seventeen passengers. It saw service over German cities but appeared much different on exhibition. Huge glass windows had been cut into the sides of the fuselage showing the saloon fitted with heavily upholstered leather chairs lined on each side of the car riage with a narrow isle between. Space is provided for sixteen passen gers inside. The seventeenth one sits outside in the very "bow" of the ma chine in the seat formerly occupied by a gunner. The machine has a lifting capacity of six and one-half tons exclusive of its own weight, is fitted with four motors, two tractors and two push ers, and travels at an average speed nf 1 DO miles an hour. The company which will operate! the service already has laid it plans j for getting business and for ' feeder" services tapping its main lines of ravel. E. .1. Pray, formerly Euro pean traffic representative of the Xat onal Railway of Mexico, has become raffle manager of the Handley Page, hid., and is at work on purely the raffic end of the enterprise. ; Those interested in the project >oin! out that as far as the machines tre concerned this is not an experi- ] nent and maintain that it is the mostL imhifious plan yei conceived for com- j nereial use of the airplane. No es- ] >eeial effort will be made to get great j speed but every effort will be made, as , service increases to construct larger ] machines which will give passeng- ; is greater ease and freedom and will . >e capable of carrying several tons of ?, reight. j i Nerves Steady As 8 Day Clock Barber Says He Could Hardly See to Shave His Customers at Times. Also Suffer ed from Constipation and Nervousness. j Dreco, the New Medicine, has Relieved All His Troubles } - > ?'Sometimes 1 would get so dizzy J that 1 would go blind and I could j hardly see to Save my customers,* says Mr. J. L. Williams, the well known und popular barber who is proprietor I of the shop in front of the Court House, known as the Capital Barber Shop, Albany, Ga. "In addition to these dizzy spells, I was also bothered with constipation .of the worst kind and I was very nervous. My appetite dropped off and my digestion was very poor. Soon after Dreco was introduced here, I began taking it, and it helped me from the first dose. I am now feeling like a new person, and am no longer bothered with constipation, and ray, nerves are as steady as ah eight day clock. I haven't had a dizzy spell late ly and don't look for any more. My appetite has increased and my food digests fine. Dreco did me so much good that my wife is now talcing it, and I am recommending it to all my friends." Dreco. the new root and herb med icine acts on the liver and works off the bile thereby relieving dizzy spells, headache, foul breath, bad taste in the mouth, and spots dancing before the eyes. It tones up the en tire system, producing a splendid ap-. petite, quiets the nerves, induces sound sleep, relieves constipation, regulates the kidneys, and lifts, the load from the stomach. Dreco is made from vegetable products and does not contain any iron, mercury, potash or acids . Dreco is sold by all good druggists throughout the country and is high I iy recommended in Sumter by I Sibert's Drug Store.?Advt. _ FRANCE'S roiUEST iDOSSES. Germany Must Pay in Lumber tor Forestry Casualties. Washington, April 1.?"Germany will find that Prance will insist upon Germany's paying in lumber for the casualties of the French forests which ' were destroyed during the war," de clared P. S. Ridsdale, Secretary of the American Forestry Association, ! who has just returned from a tour of ! the allied countries. Mr. Ragsdale went to Europe to investigate forest losses : in France, Belgium, Italy and Great. Britain so that the American For estry Association, might determine how America could help to replace the destroyed forests of Europe, by pre senting forest seed to the various gov ernments. "In northern France many of "the forests," he says, "have been sov? badly smashed by shell, shrapnel and rifle fire, or so badly cut for trench timber, fuel wood and other supplies for the contending armies that they have been virtually destroyed. They . can be restored only by replanting. The agricultural land lying between the forests in various sectors of the battle front have been so torn to pieces by siiell fire that it is no long er serviceable for agriculture and, like the devastated forests, will have j to be planted with. forest tree se<ed so that in years to come the. shell holes may be filled by gradual erosion and the humus of the soil restored. .Then the replanted forests may b? cut down and the land worked over and restored for agricultural use. "The peace delegates are now hav ing prepared data upon the losses in the French forests, and France means to insist upon a large amount of cut ting in the German forests so that she . may be provided with lumber for re construction purposes as a part of the indemnity which Germany will be required to pay for the damage which has been inflicted. Italy. Belgium arid Great Brh> ain will make similar requests for, they, too, have suffered forest losses, and they, too. need lumber in large quantities and believe that Germany (should supply it to the extent of her lability." Mr. Ridsdale expects that the American Forestry Association, by securing large quantities of forest tree seed next fall, will be able ma terially to assist America's European Allies in restoring their forests. Food For Germany Stockholm. March 1 (By Mail).? One request that America should send food to Germany was drawn up here by a delegation of medical scientists representing two hundred Swedish physicians who asked the American Minister, Ira Nelson Morris, to for ward it to President Wilson. The petition was supported by the report of Professor J. E. Johansson, a nutrition expert, whose investiga tion of the German situation has been in progress since 1915. He declared that tuberculosis in Germany has in creased 100 per cent. Basing their argument on this statement, the Swedish doctors in their petition said serious epidemics might be expected to spread through the world from Germany unless food was soon sup plied to the German people. Since the Swedish petition was pre sented to Mr. Morris, Germany has agreed to surrender her merchant ships to the allies and the latter have promised to send food to Germany. Washington, March 31?Disagree ment as to the necessity of the six amendments proposed by Elihu Root to the league of nations constitution was expressed tonight in a statement by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman of the foreign relations com mittee of the last senate. The amend ments proposed by Mr, Root and con tained in a letter to Will Hays chair man of the Republican national com mittee ulso were the subject of a >tatement by Senator Borah of Idaho, in opponent of the proposed covenant, ivho indorsed the viewpoint of Mr. Root