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limit, but up to the present they have announced that the necessity has not yet arisen for legislation raising the age limit to 65, as has been done in Austria Hungary.
 MAXIMUM ARMY FOR GERMANY
 The operations of the labor service law, now in full swing, are further releasing for service at the front every available man behind the lines capable of carrying a rifle so that the next two or three months should see the German armies at their maximum size
 Simultaneously with this draining to the dregs of human reservoirs of soldier material, Germany's industrial mobiliza- tion also is approaching a climax. A scheme for converting every available factory and employing every available machine on war work and manning them with labor obtained under the labor serv- ice law is contemplated The work is to be done in three stages and the construc- tion of a third group of munition plants is to begin immediately. The output on
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 control of the car and it plunged head long into ditch.
 Three were instantly killed. Miss Sarah Smartt is hardly expected to re- cover. She was badly bruised and cut about the face and head, and had her left shoulder crushed. Miss Lewis Car lisle was badly bruised about the shoul- der and back. and it is thought that her spine has been injured. She is in semi conscious state. Jack Thomas and Jack Nolan, Jr., are bruised and painfully in- jured, but will recover.
 The news of the tragedy spread quick ly and in a short while friends and rela- lives rushed to the scene. with medical aid. They found the dsad and injured pinned beneath the car.
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By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington April 1-(SpecaL) )The pranks of fate prac
 cd the of the house of representatives not only the reelection of Champ Clark to the speakershp but the organization hat branch of the egsa ture by democrats.
 the beginning with each side assured of 215 votes certain illness and death would the tide Representative Coney of New York; democrat ded and the ad vantage was for the moment with the republicans
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GERMAN-AMERICANs PROTEST
POMERENE RAPs STONE

Newport News, Va, April 1.-Senator Pomerene of Ohio, a member of the for eign relations committee, severely crti- cized Senator Stone, Missouri, and others who participated in the filibuster against the armed merchant ship bill at a pa triotic mass meeting here today.
 Senator Pomerene declared that there was nothing left for the United States to do but to declare war on Germany. He deplored the fact that the country
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The dead are:
 Charley Willbanks.
 Miss Maggie Parish.
 Miss Helen Williams.
 Seriously injured are: Miss Sarah Smartt, Miss Lewis Carlisle.
 Painfully injured are: Jack Thomas and Jack Nolen, Jr.
 Miss Ruth Carlisle and Miss Annie Lambreth were bruised and shocked, but not seriously hurt.
 The party was returning to Alexander City about 3 o'clock and was speeding cn the highway two miles north of the city: In some manner, the driver lost
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The ships which were sunk follow: Pola, British. 3o57 tones, with coal, armed.
 Trevost. British. 3112 tons. armed.
 Alnkyck Castle, British, 59o0 tons, with parcels to Cape Town, armed. ore, armed.
 Antony, British freight and passenger steamer 6446 tons. armed.
 Clan MacMillan. British. 4625 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-02
GRONNA TO CAST
 VOTE AGAINST WAR
Prospect of War Results in Contrary Actons-German- Americans Urge Congressmen to Fight War Measures Forty Thousand Polish Americans Volunteer
 Pomerene. Plays Stone

St Paul. April LA K Gronna United States North Dakota here tonight his to Washington declared that he would cast his vote against question which would tend to involve the United States in war.
 'I opposed to any form, he said If make Germany should make England aso rights if violated have been violated by both nations who advocate mstakng false national pride atiOna1 honor
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Achiele Adam, British. 4so tons
 Rio sorocaba. British. with e4co tons of sugar for the French government.
 British steamer probably "Glenquan.'' S2oo tons with sugar from Java to Nantes Jassia, British, 1900 tons.
 British schooner William Martyr with coal.
 British fishing craft guard Pencaer. Carlew, R.-G3 R-253, l.. T.-lls2. R. M.- tContinued on Page Tws)
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CONGRESS IS READY TO ACT AGAINST GERMANY:
 PRESIDENT HAS FINISHED MARTIAL HIS MESSAGE
GERMAN ARMIES
 REACH MAXIMUM
Teutons Hope to Defeat Allies by Supreme Milf tary Effort of One Year-Armed Forces Will Attain Greatest Numbers in About Two
 Months-Age Limit Still 45 Years

Copenhagen April 1(Via London )-Germany according to information reaching here from Berlin gathering the colors every available for supreme military effort bring the to victorious conclusion in this years campaign
 goal which Field Marshal Won Hndenburg advisors consider by no means impossible of attainment
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PEACE MEETING PREVENTED

Philadelphia, April 1.-The police re- fused to allow the holding of a peace meeting under the auspices of the Finer gency Peace Federation which advertised for theatre tonight. The director of the department of public safety could not see his way clear at this time to permit such meeting to take place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-02
THREE DIE WHEN
 AUTO HITS DITCH
Alexander City Stirred By Auto Tragedy Which Takes Death Toll of Three Jack N0len, IT,, Loses Control of Car and It Plunges
 HeadlOng In Ditch.

Alexander City, April Special )-When Jack Noan Jr lost control of powerful Cadillac touring this afternoon the machine with young and three in it, plunged hca]long into ditc took death toll of three and seriously inilred fOur others
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Foregone Conclusion That Congress Either WiH Declare War Or Declare State of War Erists -PdcDists Cannot Block
 Actlon-Wilson WiU Address Con-
 gress When the House Organizes
Uniuersal Military Seruice Bills Are
 Expected to Cause Hottest Fight of AM

Washington, April -Congre called into extraordinary President Wilson, will meet the before the legislative representatives the the United States the Civil considered will declare Germany because of Germany's aggressions on the high
 
 
 
 
  hear hin. Either before directly after he addresses Congress the President  nbe o n
 
 
  he to n no is strong There is doubt Ha wa vO and probably ak Kaat ny lgh to prevent to % % r p large ma Il Ter ~ groups Is Sp in houses ar have own idea $ % what groups oppose 0 in ecTwo)
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TEUTON U-BOATS
 SINK 34 VESSEL s
In Addition to Ships Previously Announced as Sunk, German Admiralty Says 9OOOO Tons Went to Bottom-British Vessels Suffer Most From Submarines s-One Auxil-
 iary Cruiser Hit

Silvia Wireless, April 1)n addition
 
  aegeean O. tleasts ons
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OKLAHOMA BACKS NILSSON
10000 PoLEs VOLUNTEER

Pittsburg. April LA resolution placing at the disposal of President Wilson in case of war 4S000 members of the Polish Falcons Alliance, of America, many of whom have had military training, was adopted at the opening session of a spe- cial convention of that organization here today
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had delayed so long in it's declaration for liberty on the high seas. \ Congressman Montague of Virginia said that war with Germany was inevitable and declared in favor of 100000 gift to the French nation by the United States.
 A feature of the celebration was the parade, in which Confederate Veterans and Union Veterans of the civil war marched arm in arm.
 OKLAHOMA BACKS WILSON
 Oklahoma City, April 1-Resolutions were adopted at a patriotic mass meeting here today indorsing the course pursued by President Wilson in the present in ternational crisis and urging the Okla homa delegation in Congress Ito say to the President and to Congress that the time for temporizing is done, and that the time for action is here"
 Five thousand men, women and chill dren marched in loyalty parade which preceded the mass meeting.
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war except to resist invasion who will
 vote and probably talk against any warlike move. There are other groups who have their own ideas as to what the United States should do in the
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hours after the session begins.
 WAR RESOLUTION SURE
 There is little doubt that a war resolution will be passed by large ma jorities in both houses. There are little groups of pacifists opposed to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-02
DEMOCRATS WILL
 ORGANIZE HOUSE

Champ Clark Sure to Be Named Eeader-Illness \ of Two Republicans, Coupled With Disaffec- ton of Gardner, Dalinger and Gray For
 Mir. Mann, Make Sure Democratic
 Victory-Republican in Bad
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I. w. w. TO ORDER STRIKE
 Virginia. Minn., April 1.-Refusal to bear arms for the United States in the event that 1t should go to war with a foreign nation and the purpose to declare n strike among miners the Mesaba iron range May 15. were considered. in resOIu- tiOns presented at conference of 40 executive officials of the Indus- trial Workers of the World today. Voting on the resolutions was de- ferred.
 The meeting was secret and none but holders of I. w. w. member shop cards was admitted. GERMAN-AMERICANS PROTEST Newark, N. J., April 1.-Resolutions were adopted by the German-American Central alliance here tonight calling upon Congressman Parker, Gray and Lehlbach not to vote for war against Germany al the special session of Congress. The all liance represents 12,0Oo German-Americans living in Essex county
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present situation, but none is strong enough to prevent action or to seri- ously impede it's progress.
 In the House there probably will be
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
Parcel Post a Blessing.

The statement was given out few
DAYS ago to the effect that only two
of the eight large express companies
are making money. Some of them are
actually operating at loss. Not many
years ago these large corporations
were very arrogant and arbitrary in
their dealings with the public, charging
enormous rates and making tremend-
Gus dividends for their stockholders.
Finally, the people arose in their might
and, through their representatives IN
congress, threw off the calling yoke OF
the express companies by establishing
the parcel post system, which proved
popular from the outset. The govern
ment transports merchandise through
the mails at much cheaper rate than
the express companies charged.
The stockholders of these large cor
porations have nobody to blame for their
misfortune except themselves. They
brought about their own downfall
through their exorbitant rates and ar,
bitrary dealings with the public. But
little sympathy will be extended them,
even if they do operate at loss.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
Ten Million Subject to Selective
Draft.

Washington, May l2.-Ten mil
lion men in the United States will
be subject to the selective conscript.
ion on July l, within the ages
agreed upon in the conference re,
port on the war Amy bill, Director
Rogers, of the Census Bureau, an
nounced today. This number of
men between the ages of 81 and 80
inclusive, represents very nearly 10
per cent of the total estimated popu-
lation of between lO3,OoO,OOO and
1O4, ,OOO,o 900 on July L, 1917.
Of these conscription eliglbles the
bureau estimates Alabama will have
10000. 900; Arkansas l56,oOo.6oo;
Florida 5.oO0.3Oo; Georgia 1885,
OOo.4OO; Kentucky 100000. 200;
Louisiana 1900; Maryland 12l,-
ooo.5oo; Mississippi l75,oOo.1oo;
North Carolina l94,O00.4O0; South
Carolina $4,000. 100; Tennessee 1885,
OOO.OsO; Texas 420,0OO.20O; Vir-
ginia 1876, ,OOO.4OO.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
Food Crops Can Yet Be Planted.

Itappeared for time that tho food
preparedness campaign was launched
too late to bring practical results. But
this systematic agitation has been on
for more than g month and it is yet
time to plant almost dozen food crops
in this section. The season is we'll ad-
vanced but peas, potatoes, peanuts,
corn, beans and other crops can yet be
planted with entirely satisfactory re-
suits. If cotton fails to come up to q
good stand, plow it up and plant addl-
tional food crops. You will profit by
the change.
AS proof that the people of the West
themselves believe food-stuffs will be
higher we point to town in Kansas,
one of the leading wheat growing
States in the country. During the past
month the merchants of darlington,
Kansas, sold $4,000 worth of wheat
products, while the normal sales
amount to only about s., 900 per month
This enormous increase indicates thai
the consumers expect higher prices
and are anticipating their wants by
filling their pantries now.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
A MERCILESS JUDGE.
One Who Shows No Favor.


A merciless. judge is Father Time.
Before him the weak and the want
ing 60 to the wall. Only the truth
can stand. For years the follow
ing statement from au Edgefeld
resident has withstood this sternest
of all tests.
Mrs. X. L. Lowe, Cedar Row,
Edgefeld, says: MY back had both
cred me for months and / became
weak and all run down. From
other symptoms, I knew that my
kidneys were at fault. Doan's
Kidney Pills gave me quick and
positive relief. statement given
April 10, l9ll.) No Troubl e
S ince. More than three years
later, Mrs. Lowe said: II have had
no occasion to use Doan's Kidney
Pills for some years, as they cured
me Of all symptoms of kidney dis
ease.'
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Lowe had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N, Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
No Favoritism in Registration

Washington, May 1O.-To dis
pose of any fear that county and
city registration boards will exer
else favoritism in enrolling soldiers
under the selective draft act, Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder is
sued a statement tonight declaring
such tactics to be virtually i'm
possible because of the explici,
terms in which the act is drawn
He warned registration officials tha,
favoritism easily could be detected
and would be punished with heavy
penalties.
Every precautlon," said the
staten ent, will be taken to make
it certain that the registration will
be conducted with exact Justice"
The law is specific and allows
no latitude to the boards, eitker in
the matter of registration or in the
later matter of exemption from
service. In fact, the law is self
executing. Every man within the
age limits fixed by the selective
service act must register and the
penalty of the law for evasion Of
registration will fall not only on
the man who fails to appear but on
any member of a registration board
who may be shown to be in col
lusion with the person who attempts
to escape his duty.
Further than this, the regiStra-
tion boards will never act as ex-
emption boards except in certain
specific cases, such as where a
young man who has registered shall
claim to be employed in a federal,
State or local Office and thereby
does come within the exemption
clause of the statute. In cases like
this the facts must be entered
officially and attested.
SO far as the other reasons for
exemptions under the law are con-
cerned, exemptions for men engaged
in pursuits in which their work Is
more valuable at home than in the
service, the authority will lie with a
board of higher jurisdiction.
The law provides the penalty of
with no alternative of
a fine for any official or any regist-
cred man who shall make false
return or connive at such practice.
The safeguards against favorltism
and evasion are ample.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
Death of Mrs. Walter L. Holston.

About nightfall Sunday the death
angel entered the home of Mr.. Wal
ter L. Holslon and bore away TO the
spirit land the soul of his beloved
wife, who has been an invalid for
many wears. During the past two
years Mrs Holston was confined to
her bed, being a constant sufferer.
However, through all of her affiic-
ton she evidenced beautiful spirit
of submission to His will.
During her long illness Mrs. Hoi-
ston received the most devoted at
tention of loved ones. Her neigh
bors aud friends were also very
thoughtful of her, never losing an
opportunity to pay so ne little atten-
tion that would alleviate her suffer
ing and break the monotony of an
invalid's life. Before her marriage
she was Miss Nettie Mathis, and was
reared in the Red Hill section. The
funeral was held in Red Hill church
Monday afternoon ny DR.. E. Pen
dleton Jones, her pastor, and the in
terment took place in the family
square of the cemetery. The large
number who attended the funeral
from the Red Hill community was
unmistakable evidence of how gen.
timely she was beloved by the
friends of childhood and young wo-
manhood. She and Mr.. Holston
came to Edgefeld about ten years
ago to make their home permanently,
and since coming among US have en-
deared themselves to large num-
Der of friends. The very numerous
floral tributes from Edgefeld friends
and neighbors attested the very
warm esteem and sympathy of their
Edgefeld friends. Mrs. Holston
was a member of the First Baptist
church. having united with this
church soon after coming to Edge
field to reside.
She is survived by her husband,
two daughters, Misses Marie and
Matte Sue Holston, and two sons,
Johnnie and Odell Holston.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
Honor Roll of Rehoboth School.
FOR MARCH.

FOR MARCH.
First grade: Floyd Coleman
Robert Winn. Advanced first grade
Gertrude Culbreath, Annie Rey
nolds.
Second grade: Lewis Coleman
Marion Winn.
Third grade: Mary Winn, Viii
liam Winn.
Fourth grade: Edward Gilchrist
Ellen Culbreath, Florence Culbreatt
Sixth grade: Strom Culbreath
Boat Strom.
Eighth grade: Kathleen Gilchrist
FOR APRIL.
First grade: Floyd Coleman, Oti'
Winn, Robert VIM, John Moultrie
Advanced first grade. Gertrud'
Culbresth.
Second grade: Lewis Coleman
Marion Winn.
Third grade: Mary Winn.
Fourth grade: Ellen Culbreath
Florence Culbreath.
Sixth grade: Boat Strom.
Eighth grade: Kathleen Gilchrist
The medal for the highest aver
age was won by Kathleen Gilchrist
Ellen Culbreath and Florence
Culbreath made the next highest
average.
The medal for the best conduc1
was won by Mary Winn.
Ellen Culbreath aud William
Winn tied on second place. Each
getting only 1emerits for the
year.
The medal fof the best attend
ance was won by Boat Strom
Lewis Coleman came next. Neither
missed a day during the year, but
Lewis was tardy few mornings.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
Appreciation Of
Two Sisters
Quickly Won.
SAYS BOTH ARE THANKFUL
FOR THEIR GOOD FOR
TUNE - MOTHER
BROUGHT NEWS.
GREENvILLE WOMAN GIVES HER
VIEWS ON One PREPAREDNESS
~ QUESTION.

81 had indigestion so badly that
often I would begin to hurt after
1 had eaten only few bites and
at times the pains would be so Sc
we're they would almost draw me
double, but I have not been troubled
with indigestion since / took Tan.
lac" declared Mrs. G. w. Quinn,
| of "A Ninth ST., Sampson, Green,
willie, in a statement she gave March
2lst. y certainly did suffer with
indigestion, though, and my sister
who lives near Campobello, had
this trouble far worse than I did,
and she finally got so she could not
eat anything at all and she had lost
flesh until she was almost skin and
bones. Really, her condition be-
came awful. She looked like a
skeleton, and complained of suffer
ing terribly all the time Ineyer
have seen anyone who looked as
badly as she did and yet be out Of
bed.
"Tanlac had done my sister 80
much good + decided to take it,
and it proved fine medicine for
me in every wav. I have not been
troubled with indigestion since l
took Tanlac.
'My mother visited me and told
me how Tanlac haC helped my sis.
ter and also my sister wrote me.
NV sister said no medicine could be
better than Tanlac for Indigestion.
She did not give any details, but
she wrote lot telling how fine
she found Tanlac to be. My moth
er said Tanlac just made new wo-
man of my sister.
II am glad to praise Tanlac, for
it did so much for US, aud l think
a bottle of Tanlac should be kept
on hand for any emergency"
Tanlac, the Master Medicine, Is
sold by
Edgefeld, Penn & Holstein.
Cold Springs, Fl Ernest Quarles.
Edgefeld, R F D No ., J. Fl.
Reel.
Johnston, Johnston Drug Com
pany.
Modoc, G. G Mcdaniel.
Parksville, Robertson d Com
paay.
Plum Branch, J W Bracknell &
Son.
Plum Branch, K F D No 2, E P
Winn & Bro.
Trenton. G w Wise.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

America has money, men and muni-
tions but we seem to lack leaders who
can do things. Practically unlimited
means for prosecuting vigorous war
are available in every form but organi-
cation is necessary to get actual re-
suits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
Gard of Thanks.

am profoundly grateful to my
friends and neighbors for their
thoughtful kindness to us during
the illness and death of my wife.
I shall never forget the many kind
acts of my friends and hope some
day to repay them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

Evangelist Billy Sunday has under
taken a mans job: that of reforming
New York. In his sermon Sunday
night the evangelist said: "The church
man who rents his property for booze
selling or who stands for it III any
other way is SO low down he'd nave to
take an airship to fly up to hell. .
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

The fact that the Russian alphabet
contains 35 letters probably accounts
for some of the illiteracy that is 8
milestone around that country's neck.
More of us would have less "book-
learnin' if we had to master 35 lie tiers
instead of 26.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

On account of the shortage of soap
in Paris the men have decided to let
their beard grow instead of shaving.
Then, the women, in turn, should let
up on paint and powder, so as to con-
serve the supply of these necessities.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

If the officials all down the line are as
dlatory in organizing and equipping an
army as congress is in passing the
army bill and setting the machinery in
operation, Christmas will come before
any fighting under Old Glory will be
Clone
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

If the two great national parties can
day aside their political differences and
unite in the defense of our common
country, surely local parties or factions
in the States should do likewise.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

The presenting of a miniature replica
in gold of the Statue of Liberty to
Gen. Joffre by the city of New York
was a very graceful act, especially
when it is recalled that the original
Statue was presented to the United
States by France.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

The Baptist divine who stated from
his pulpit in New York Sunday that
"Mr. Roosevelt is the greatest man on
American soil to-day" went just lit
tie too far.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

The News and Courier put Greenville
on the map by its very excellent write
up of the Mountain City in the 49,
page supplement of Tuesday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
WANTED

10000 good cotton seed
meal, corn and oat bags.
Will not buy but thirty days.
Hurry them along.
j. G.. Afford,
At Addison Mills.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16

This thing they call Separate peace"
is no peace at ALL There can come no
real lasting peace to the world until
autocracy is supplanted by democracy.