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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
Experience of South Carolinian
in Crossing Atlantic

Camden, Sept. Lieut..
Comdr. William Ancrum, who
was called TO join the American
fleet in British waters under
Admiral Sims several weeks ago,
did not reach his destination
without exciting adventures.
According to a letter received
by his wife, which was written
at sea, the armed merchant liner
on which he sailed was attacked
on Sunday morning by a u-boat,
and they had running fight
which lasted three-quarter of an
hour. The German boat shelled
them from a distance of two
miles. No shots struck the ships,
though some fell close by By
putting on full steam and ZigZag-
cling the liner escaped. Two
British deStroyerS answered their
S. o. S. call TO come 10 the aid
OF the liner. All passengers had
on their life belts and the life
boats were made ready. but
were not needed.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
Precious Fats

Suppose you were to read such
an advertisement as this in your
daily paper:
For sale for cash on delivery,
fat for frying, $4.O5 a pound.
Goose fat, $3.50 a pound. Duck
fat. IA pounds, 1.13.. Sailed
goose legs, 81 cents each. Lard
ed goose breast. sos per pound.
Fresh fowls, $1.01 per pound and
up. Young country laying hens
1882 each. Well-fed snowwhite
Emden geese, $11.O1 to $19.O6
each. Horse flesh, So to So cents
pound.
These are exact quotations
taken from advertisements in
German newspapers during last
June. Of course the ADVERTISE
ments are addressed more par
ticularly to the rich. Even horse.
flesh has become a luxury be-
yond reach of the common
people. Evidently the scarcity
of fats has not been exaggerated
in reports from other sources.
The pinch of war to a country
that is not self sufficient in its
agriculture can become an all
pervading source of misery.
Unique of all countries, the
United States is self.sufficient in
its agriculture. Our agriculture
will be our greatest bulwark,
whether the war ends soon or
continues through more. horror
filled years.
And the best of all good thiLgs
in a country self sufficient in its
agriculture is farm that is as
near as possible self-sufficient in
its production. 1t may we'll be
said that the possessor of such a
arm can look the future id the
face without a tremor. He has
a well stocked cellar, storage
houses and shelves laden with
the canned products of field and
garden. To him there need
never come the necessity of pay
ing fabulous prices for common
necessities. Every such farm is
the greatest of object lessons
these war.t torn times.-Country
Gentleman.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
Horrible Treatment is Given
Prisoners of War

Washington, Aug. 3O.-Starv
ed, beaten and subjected to
many indignities, prisoners of
war in Germany are being com
pelled to work in trenches and
fields under the fire from the
armies of their own countries.
Reports made by Russian sol
diers who have been transmitted
to the state department. say pris-
oners of all nationalities are
being used on work just behind
the lines and within range of the
guns.
A small portion of bread, some
thin soup, and occasionally a bit
of meat of horses shot in action,
comprise their rations. The
prisoners have been organized
into units as carefully as are
soldiers. Their work is done
Systematically under military
supervision, with long hours and
no medical attention. When
the Russian soldiers left many of
the units had lost by disease
practically half of their number.
No new clothing had been is.
sued to them and in all sorts of
weather they are forced to work
in vermin-laden rags. Military
overseers, the Russians reported,
frequently had them tied 10
boards and beaten until they had
reached the point of exhaustion.
Included in the labor units
were Germans as we'll as Rus
slams, British, French, Belgians
and Poles. The Germans were
those who had participated in
food riots or those who were
physically unfit for service in
the ranks. These men were
treated very. little differently
from the PRISONERS of war.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05

In the bureau of the census at
Washington acts against the
law are recorded under a few
general heads. such as murder,
burglary, etc.
An officer of the bureau tells
OF woman clerk who was puz-
zled by an entry she encounter
ed in one of her slips. The
crime as set down was "Runninp
a blind tiger" After due re.
Election the woman placed il
under the head of Cruelty 10
Animals"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05

Her (sIghing)-Oh, | met such
a lovely man today.
Him-Where was that?
Heron the street. must
have been carrying my umbrella
carelesSly, for he bumped his
eye into it. And | said, pardon
me. ."and he said, don't mention
it-I have another eye left"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
Seed Bed For Wheat

seed. Do not intern wheat
worth $3 or 81 a bushel for seed
u urposes in a condition of soil
impossible for germination."
That precauticn is urged by
the United States Department of
agriculture on all farmers who
contemplate sowing the high
priced seed of a high priced food
this fall. To plant seed on poor
ilv prepared land not only wastes
Il lie seed that does not germinate,
the specialists point out, but it
may mean the loss of an entire
Investment if paying stand is
not obtained.
"A seed bed for wheat must be
fir m, moist, and we'll compacted
beneath, with mellow, finely
divided upper 3 inches of soil,
the specialists advise. If wheat
is grown IN rotation with oats or
after wheat, the stubble should
be plowed to depth of at least
7 inches Immediately after har-
vesting The preceding crop OF
grain. The ground should be
narrowed within a few hours
after blowing, and cultivation
with harrow, disk, drag. or roller
should be given as necessary
thereafter until planting time.
These operations are necessary
to kill weeds, to settle and make
firm the subsoil, and TO maintain
a soil mulch on the surface. The
earlier the preparation of seed
bed for wheat is started the bet
ter the condition of the soil will
be at planting time. Late plow.
ing does not allow time for
thorough preparation.
If a cultivated crop precedes
wheat frequent cultivation given
to this crop will preserve mois.
tu,re aud maintain soil mulch.
If level cultivation has been
practiced, a good seed bed easily
can be prepared by diskinp and
narrowing after removing the
crop. However, if weeds are
present, ii may be advisable to
plow shallow, the disk preceding
and following the plow.
Early plowing. followed by
thorough tillage, AIDS in catching
the water which falls and in con-
serving this and the water
already in the soil for use blythe
wheat plants: The firm seed
bed under the mulch thus made
enables the young plants to
make use of the subsoil waters
which rise when there is a per-
feet union between the plowed
soil and the subsoil. Sufficient
moisture is thus assured tor the
germaination of the seed and for
the early fall growth of the seed
llngs, very important consider
alton. Plant food is also likely
to be more abundant in the soil
when such methods are EMPLOY.
ed.
If the importance of thorough
tillage were more generally
recognized and proper methods
of Seed-bed preparation were
more widely employed through
out the so called humid areas,
there would be less frequent
losses from drought and better
wheat crops would result, the
department specialists declare.
ln this area the mistake is often
made of thinking there will
always be moisture enough
present for maximum crop
growth. with the result that short
crops often are obtained where
more attention to moisture con
Servatlon would have assured
good Yields.
In the bureau of the census al
washington acts against the
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
Expeditionary Force Not to
Be Rushed Into Action

=
Be Rushed Into Action M
Paris, Sept. 1.-Major General
Pershing, who has remained in.
Paris clearing up the work at his.
old headquarters and who is not
going to field headquarters until
Sunday or Monday, declared TO.
day in connection with the plans
for the coming winter that the
American people must learn the
meaning and value of patience
and not expect that the expedis
tionary forces landed in France
can be rushed Immediately tn
the front line trenches.
[ To put an inadequate, insult
ficiently supplied force into!
actual combat, he said, would
merely be making a mistake.
which the Germans unquestions
ably have hoped and expected
the United States would make.
1t is the determination rather
that when America does take
her place in the line, shoulder to
shoulder with the other allies
next year, she will be fully pre-
pared to 90 through the srmurnr
campaign and make the Ger
mans feel the full weight of her
military power.
Those of us who have fully
studied the situation and who
know what is necessary to be
DONE" said General Pershing TO
the Associated Press, "are anxi-
Gus that the people at home shall
strive to realize the immensity
OF the task in which we are en-.
gagged and shall through patience
and confidence, help us to ac.
compllsh that task in the shortest
possible time. Everything is
going well with us both as sa
nation and as an army. We are
making giant strides diy. aud
day, but we are just started.
we came into the war with
out an army. So now we must
build an entire new organization
and build it so big and so strong
that we can take our place with
our allies, who already have had
three years time and experience.
Il realize how very difficult il
is for the people at home to
visualize the war, TO visualize the
effort that lies behind the war.
Our problems are greater than
any France or Great Britain
have had to solve but we are
solving them and will continue
10 do SO.
1T is impossible TO create a
vast fighting machine merely by
the wave of a wand. | wish that
1t were possible to do so and that
we might be fighting the German
government this minute. We
know that the only way to defeat
the German army is to hammer
It and keep on hammering il.
hat is what we expect TO be do
ing with all our strength and en-.
thuSlasm during next years
campaign"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
American Naval Forces Con-
voving Merchantmen Check
Submarine Menace

SuSAAAot h1C VAcldSC
Washington, Aug. 3o.-Ameri
can naval forces are conveying
merchant craft across the Allan
tic, it was disclosed officially to-
day at the navy department, and
examination of the records
shows that the loss of conveyed
ships by submarines has averag.
ed less than one-half of one per
cent.
Details of the CONVOY system
are withheld. 1t was stated, how
ever. that American war vessels
are regularly escorting fleets of
British. French or allied mer-
chantmen across, the protection
being supplemented when the
danger zone is reached by the
destroyers and other patrol craft.
American naval officials be-
lieve that an effective system for
checking the submarine menace
is being built up gradually but
certainly. Many devices and
many methods enter into the
task. Among other things depth
bombs are proving effective.
Official reports indicate that
American destroyers have ac-
counted for several U boats with
these weapons. No announce
ment of such incidents will be
made, however, unless absolute
proof of the fact is available.
No U-boat has been captured
by the Americans. Reports
from London that the subma
rines are working now farther at
sea than formerly were confirm
ed by the navy department. 1t
may be that new boats of greater
size and better sea-keeping quail
ties lend to this extension of the
zone of activities, but 1t is re.
garded as more probable that
the increased and increasing
vigilance of the anti, submarine
forces is mainly responsible.
The effect of the increasing
patrol, of the employment of
airplanes and of the addition of
new devices to the anti SUBJ
marine weapons. has been to
force the U boats under water TO
a greater and greater degree.
Their effectiveness is limited in
proportion. They can operate
only against ships that almost
stumble upon them. And al the
time thev are under water, they
are consuming the stored power
of their storage batteries, de-
creasing their range of under
water action and compelling
them TO come up at night and lie
idle on the surface while their
oil engines are used to recharge
the batteries.
The decision of the navy de-
partment TO spend $350.000, 900
on new destroyers and destroyer
building facilities. approved yes
terday by President Wilson, is
based on the effectiveness of the
swift fighting machines as prov.
en- by Admiral Sims forces.
American experts have de-
veloped depth bomb for use
against submarines that is deadly
at considerable range. The
. bomb. containing high explo-
slves, is dropped from 4 Destroy
er over spot where the pres
ence of submerged U-boat is
indicated. It's timed to explode
at a certain depth. If the ex-
ploSion occurs below the u boat
and within reasonable distance
the hull of the underwater craft
cannot withstand the pressure
but is crushed like an egg shell.
Pat bought a pig in the fall
paying $3.50 for it. During the
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05

Pat bought a pig in the fall
paying $3.50 for it. During the
winter he bought $10.50 worth
of feed for ii and in the spring
sold the pig for $l7.5O.
A neighbor asked him how
much he got for it, and when Pat
told him he said: "Well, YOU
didn't make much on il did you?"
NO" said Pat, "but, you see. |
had the use of the pig all
winter. "-Ex.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
HUNkY CAMP NEAR
HUB IS RA|DEO
Farmers Not Able to Deci-
pher Queer Flag in Rail
road Camp.
Special to The Times.

CROWN POINT. April 1s.-Cp pom in
structions from Hinton g. Clabaug h.
head Of The department or justice In
Chicago, City Marshal Plat and depu-
ties made midnight trip 10 Elliott
Station last evening to investigate a
reported enemy act in dying another
ifs Il than that or the United States.
Trainmen on the Erie reported the In
cident and announced that the flag fly-
ing over the camp cars Of the workmen
was the Austrian national emblem. Mar
shall Plat with three men made the i'm
vestigation and discovered that the has
was the flag OF Greece apd made their
report accordingly The colors We're
flying along side or the Stars and
stripes. which j. permissible under gov
eminent rules. although at this time il
is anything but wise to displey any
other flag than Old Glory
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
CROSSE CASE
BEFORE JURY

Two J. RI. b. switchmen. prominent
in Hammond circles, are in the East
Chicago police station this morning
awaiting action of the city court be-
fore whom they will plead guilty TO the
theft OF about 5000 worth of brass cast
ings taken from railroad cars.
The castings were removed from the
cars last Monday night in Indiana Har-
Dor. dumped into a ditch and buried for
concealment They were seen. however.
and Harbor policemen were tipped off to
their operations.
Tuesday night and Wednesday night
officers lay In wait for them TO return
and get their plumber Last night the
officers we're rewarded by the appear
ance Of these men equipped with horse
and wagon. After the wagon had been
loaded and had started away with its
load the officers appeared and nabbed
them
On account of their families and their
hitherto good names, Chief Bowen is
holding their names from publication.
The strange part Of the affair appears
when It Is known that as junk these
brasses would bring only about $50
while these switchmen are drawing on
the average or 500 every two weeks
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
NEW DAMAGE SUITS

Two new damage suits have been III
cd in the superior court at Hammond,
Paul 4. Martin aged H. by Harry FOX
asks $500 for injuries received when his
auto was struck by street car on
Sheffield avenue. The suit is against
the Hammond, Whiting and East Chi
cago Railway company. Henry e. Grown
has filed suit against the Kennedy
Laundry company for $4,000, alleging
that he was run down by one Of their
automobiles at State and Howard
streets March 2
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
CHICAGO ppoDucg.

Butter-CreaInery extras, 45c; cream
cry firsts, Size. frsts. 42la Q44ct sec
onds. 40042c.
Esss-ordinaries. 81 o SIC; hrsts, az
n 35c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 23cs ducks, u
q 2sc' geese, lsa1sc. springs. 2scl tur-
keys. zoe.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

East Chicago police department. 1t
is said TO have occurred in a saloon at
4945 Barring avenue
The Information came last night
about II O'Clock through the efforts
being made by n wouid-be informant
to get In touch BY telephone with
Major Noble
The police followed up the matter
and brought the saloonkeeper VINO will
he questioned in the city court today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
T. Il. Meek On Visit.

T. E. Mock formerly manager Of the
Hammond Country Club. i in Hammond
for a week. Mr.. Meek il manager Of
the Sharon Country Club at sharon. Pa.
and the club recently made his present
Of an automobile.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Hogs Receipts 10000: market slow.
10 down: mixed. 1850 Al 80, good s15.-
so n 1920; rough, $3.50 q 1915: light,
1855 % 1850. heavy. 1850 n 1885: pigs.
S11.50a 1869.
Receipts. 1000: market slow
and weak: beeveS. 50. S0Qt3.25; cows
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

Goodrich 10 consider calling a special
session of tho legislature 70 consider
solely question or raisins large sum
Or money FOR military propositions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

brick addition. to The Goodman depart
meat store, s45-5i Broadway; cost $40
o9o Tire building will have nfty feet
rrontsEr. Goodman ~iti have total
OF $50 broadway frontage for his
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

heifers. s5.75 911.eo: stockers-feeders
$3.50 a 1900; texans. sseom1f0o:
calves, $500 1925 western steers, So
20n11.00
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

TINES RdweFsiaImg will enable yos
90 break aii yeur business records fss
right away.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
FLAG DISSERTATION

Another case &c flag Dissertation has
been brought to the attention Of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

: Baker got a permit to erect q
three-stery brick apartment bui1dins
at cal Delaware street. cost $4,000
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
S65. 900 IN GARY
BUILDING PERMITS

building permits Issued Gary to-
day include one for the three-story
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
CONSIDER
NEW SESSION OF
LEGISLATURE
tRy [ nited PrsAnN. }

lNDlANAPOIIs April 13=Five
leading members Of the Indiana legis-
lstare met here today with Governor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

Judge Fred Barnett in city court this
morning handed f4evert Thompson. S15
Alice avenue. q jolt by filming HIM $50
and costs and sentencing him to 100
DAYS ON the penal farm for drunkenness.
Mrs. Thompson and several of her
neiehbor women were present to prose
cute Thompson who has been before the
court frequently on INVESTIGATION charges
and abusive conduct TO his family
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

Frank Scutnic was given a scare in
city court this morning when he was be-
ing tried for obtaining money under
false pretense. Judge Barnett fined
his SIS and costs and SO days in the
county jail. but agreed to suspend il
during his good behavior. scutnic was
found guilty of getting s. from his
landIa6y By fabrication.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

Twenty-seven members Of the Wa,
bash college alumni observed their an
nual get-toeether meeting and dinner at
| the Hammond Country club last even
ing with songs and stories and talks by
their prominent members
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

Kiovens Lewednovis was arrested
last night by Erie railway detectives
in the Erie train yards for carrying
concealed weapons. A revolver was
found upon him. This morning in city
court he was fined $40 and costs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13

Above prices are lower than any OF our competi-
tors. Take advantage of these sales; It will save
YOU money Trade at Kellners-the finest, most
upto-date market in Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-13
SPECIAL SALE

Food products are going higher every day. We have
some goods on hand we still sell to YOU prices you
afford to paw.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-14
THE WAR SITUATION.

The outstanding feature of the re-
cent war news is the Comeback" OF
Russia on the western battle front in
Galicia, where the troops of the new
republic under Gems Brussiloff and
German lines at two important points,
Korniloff have smashed the Austro-
taking about 1000 prisoners and
large quantities of munitions. Gen.
Hugh L. Scott. ranking officer of the
United States army, who is in Russia
as member of the American cenmis-
sion headed by Elihu Root, was an
eyewitness Of the main attack by
Gen. Brussiloff's army, and highly
praises the bravery, dash and morale
Of the Russian soldiers.
1t is the judgment of the American
mission, as formally announced by
Chairman roof that the Russian re-
public is being rapidly organized on
stable basis, and can be depended
on to stand by the allied democracies
in their life and death struggle
against the domination of autocracy
and militarism sought by the central
European powers.
There is almost continuous fighting
of much intensity along the western
front, from the English Channel
down to the Adriatic Sea, where the
British, Belgian, French and Italian
armies have been confronting the
German and Austrian hosts for many
but the struggle seems no
nearer a decision here than it did a
year or more ago.
The first American military expedi-
ton has reached France in safety
the loss of a single man, and
Gen. Pershing and his subordinate
officers are rapidly getting the troops
into proper shape for active duty at
the front. Other American forces
are to he sent across the sea without
delay, and we will soon
be represented there by a formidable
army. The appearance of eur fight
ers has been acclaimed with great
and delight in England
and France, and there can be no
doubt that the entry of the great
western republic into the war will
strengthen the morale of the entente
allies immensely and confirm their
faith, in the victorious outcome Of
heir efforts to make the world safe
sor democracy"