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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
ADMINISTRATION SEEKS
CONTROL OF FOOD SUPPLY
Lever Introduces Sweeping Measure
In House.

Lever Introduces Sweeping Measure
In House.
Neutrality-suspicious. authority to
regulate, in It's discretion. the pro-
duction, distribution and prices of
food and other necessities during the
war was asked Of Congress by the
Administration.
In a sweeping bill introduced with
Administration approval by Chairman
Lever Of the House Agriculture Com.
mittee it is proposed to empower the
President under the war clause Of
the Constitution, to take these meas.
ures wherever in his opinion the Ma.
tional emergency shall require:
The maximum and minimum prices
for food, clothing, fuel and other me-
cessites and the articles required for
their production;
To prescribe regulations to govern
the production Of these commodities,
and. If necessary, to requisition the
establishments;
To compel holders Of necessities to
release them in amounts insuring
equitable distribution;
To regulate exchanges in such a
way as to eliminate market manipu-
lation;
To compel railroads to give prefer.
ence to the movement Of necessities; /;
To levey such importation duties as
he finds necessary to prevent exces.
sive dumping" Of foreign products;
and
To impose limitations or prohibi-
tion upon the use Of grain in the
manufacture OF liquor.
In addition. the Secretary Of Agri.
culture would be empowered to es.
tablish standard food grades, to Ii.
cense and control the manufacture,
storage and distribution Of foods.
In statement just issued Mr.. Lever
declared there was nothing in the
measure to disturb legitimate bust.
ness activities because ut is hoped
that the mere comforting Of the more
extreme new powers will be suf.
flcient without it's becoming necessary
to exercise them." 1t is known that
officials of the executive branches OF
the Government hold the same view,
believing that with such effective
weapons In their possession they will
encounter no difficulty in lining up
on the side Of the public interes:
without legal action all recalcitrant
private agencies.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
Is TO BE COMPOSED OF MEN NOT
SUBJECT TO DRAFT AND OF,
WOMEN.
AVAILABLE FOR ANY SERVICE
Would Perform Military or Civic Ser.
vice Not Performed BY the Enlisted
Men.-WiII Maintain Headquarters
at Washington.

Washington.-Plans for a great Ma
tional service, made up Of men not
subject to draft into the army, and
of women, already approved by the
War Department. were submitted to
conference of the council with State
Governors and representatives Of state
defense councils.
Members Of the reserve would be
available for any service they could
perform for the Government.
The plans were presented by George
Wharton Pepper. representative Of
the Pennsylvania State Defense COun-
Gil and chairman of National Com
cieties.
The reserve would be headed by a
board of nine Nationally known men,
which would operate through Ma
tioIal committee Of members from all
the states. Under the National com.
mittee there would be state and dis.
trict committees, and in Washington
q permanent headqua' ters committee
would sit to carry on administrative
work.
Membership on the board Of nine
has been tentatively ccepted, it was
stated, by former President Taft Ma
jor General George w. Goethals and
Henry L. Stimson, former Secretary
Of War.
The purposes Of the organization at
outlined to the Defense Council would
be to furnish any military or civic
service which could not be perform
ed by enlisted men, to aid in recruit
ing, to work under any private EN-
ployer engaged on Government con
tracts or on farms, and to supply thu
Army and Navy. When not In &C
tive service, reesrve members coult
aid in home defense. They would b.
. given compensation for the time spen
y in Government service
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
CONTROVERSY BETWEEN WORK
MEMS COUNCIL AND GOVERN.
MENT SETTLED.
PREPARE new DECLARATION
Governments Foreign Policy Explain
cd In Definite Terms and Is Accept
ted by Soldiers and WorkIngmen's
Delegates.

Petrograd, via LOndon.-The contro
versy between the Council Of Work.
mems and Soldiers Delegates and the
Provisional Government that for q
short time had threatened such serious
consequences in which, in fact. the
fate OF the nation and possibly Of the
war were involved has been settled.
Prince Tseretelli. speaking before a
tremendous assemblage OF soldiers and
workmen, declared that the govern
ment had prepared a new declaration
concerning its foreign policy, which
was in definite language and CORE.
sponded to the proclamation Of April
and embodied the views Of the pro.
letariat
When the speaker declared that the
temporary government had acquitted
itself Of the charge brought against it
by explaining in concise terms what
1t meant by the vague form of ycster-
days declaration, a great cheer arose
from the assembly and lasted for sew.
eal minutes. 1t apparently voiced
the relief which all present felt at the
solution Of the utmost serious diff.
Guilty which had confronted the country
since the revolution.
Prince Tsertelli then read the new
declaration sent the council by tho
government, and explained that the
trouble was over and that the provi.
sional government would remain in
power Democracy. he announced
amid continued cheering. had won a
great victory
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
SAYS DISASTER FACES US
U-BOATS HAVE MADE ENORMOUS
lNROADS ON ALLIED
SHIPPING.
Secretary Lane Tells Governors Con.
ference That the Very Existence Of
Great Britain and France Are
Threatened.

WaShingtOn.-The enoromous In.
roads on the worlds shipping made
by German submarines within the last
few weeks has brought to American
Government officials a full realiza-
United States and the Allies IL the
undersea warfare is not checked
Governor and state representatives
here for national defense conference
will take home to their people a mes
sage from the Government emphasiz.
ing the menace to America and urg.
Ing that there must be the fullest CO.
ordination by the states in war perp
aration II Germany is to be defeated
Secretary Lane told the conference
that the great destruction Of ships
was threatening the existence Of
Great Britain and France and menac
ing the United States. No one he
said, knew the exact number of ships
lost recently, but estimates put last
weeks submarine toll at four hun
dred thousand tons. Later, he ex
planned that this estimate probably
was too high.
Secretary Lansing, in a statemen
during the day, declared the serious
[ ness Of the submarine situation coult
not be exaggerated Reports to tht
State Department give total of 81
vessels lost in one week.
The British mission announced tha
l the rate Of destruction in recen
weeks had continued unchanged. an,
j. that it showed no alarming increases
l All its members agree the situation Il
: critical
Announcing the Governments pro
= gram for exercising more direc
: control over the country's shipping
0 and shipbuilding facilities, Chairman
Denman, Of the Shipping Board, sai'
s estiamtes had reached the board O
( 100000 tons Of shipping sunk in on
: week
. A Bureau Of Navigation report pre-
0 pared recently estimated the world
l. ship construction in 1916 at slighthl
J, less than 10000 tons. If the Ger
e mans keep up their present rate O
l. destruction, officials admit withou
|. hesitation that their campaign threat
}. ems to sweep clean the seas.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
GOLDEN FLOOD PoURs IN
FOR "LlBERTY LOAN OF 1917"

Small Investor Not Vet Been Heard
From.-Payments on Easy Terms.
Washington.-The golden flood Of |
subscriptions to the liberty loan" con-
tines to sweep in upon the Treasury
without abatement. Officials estimat-
ed that since the books we're opened
for subscription money had poured in
at the rate Of $7,208.260 per hour and
the first three days business showed
total Of about $500 900, 900 or one-tenth
Of the total.
Thus far only the banks and veal.
thy individuals have been heard from.
The small investors voice has not
been heard, except indirectly. Off.
cials believe that a great army Of men
Of moderate means are willing and
anxious to invest in the bonds. and to
this end program Is under considera-
tion which will enable virtually every
one in the country with only a small
amount to spare to buy at least one
bond.
ut is intended to make the bonds
Of such denominations" Secretary
McAdoo announced "and the pay
ments on such easy terms as will give
every inhabitant Of the land the op.
portunity to help. Announcement as
to the denominations and payments
will be made in few days"
Consideration OF this and other de-
tails indicates that small investors
will be permitted In some manner
yet to be formulated. to pay for bonds
by installments lasting over consid
erable period Of time. In this, Treas
ury officials have the support Of many
banks, some OF which have offered to
accept payments as small as SIS n
months. Department stores and other
agencies also have offered to cooper
ate on this plan.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
New Church at Easley.

Easley.-At congregational meet.
ing Of the First Baptist church, held
recently, it was decided that the
church should be rebuilt on the same
lot on east Main street. 1t will be
remembered that this $4,000 struc-
ture was destroyed by fire some two
months ago. Options have been secur-
ed on about three lots which would
locate the church more centrally, but
when the vote was taken at the meet.
ing it favored rebuilding on the same
lot. Work will be begun within week
OF 80 on the new structure.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED
GOING TO OGLETHROPE.

Fort Oglethrope. Ga.--Seven hun.
dred and eighty-one men had been
accepted for admission to the reserve
Officers training camp, and will be
notified next week when to repor..
The camp will open May ID and en-
trance examinations in Tennessee
and the Carolinas close next Monday.
More than two hundred Chattanooga
men have been entrolled. Greens.
boro, N. c., Is next with 1913 to date.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
Staff Officers Get Busy.

Charleston.-While Maj. Gen. Leon
ard. Wood did not arrive the day ex-
pected to assume command in person
Of the new Southeastern department.
its official machinery started into mo.
tion with number Of his staff officers
on hand. 1t was believed here that
Gen. Wood would not arrive until
early next week, and local prepara-
tions for him are being gauged accord
ingly Fifty.two typewriting machines
have been added to the equipment of
of headquarters offices in the Peoples
building.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
FOR COOPERATION WITH
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Washington. Administrative Off.
cials OF 18O leading institutions Of
learning in the United States con.
ferred with committee Of the Advis
ory Defense Commission and arranged
machinery for cooperation with the
Government during the war. Secre-
tary Baker addressed the conference,
pointing out that important defense
work can be done by the schools Of
the country, and the educators adopt
cd resolutions for active SERVE.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
UNITED STATES is READY TO
SEND SOLDIERS TO FRANCE

Washington.-The United States
stands ready to send an army to
Europe whenever the Allies deem it
wise to divert the necessary shipping
from transporting food to transporting
men.
1t became known definitely that the
Government has offered the Allies
troops, but has suggested that the
alarming shortage Of world shipping
may make 1t impracticable to send
them at once
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
GREAT BRITAIN SECONDS
FRANCES REQUEST TO SEND MEN

Washington. Great Britain formal.
ly joined France in expressing the
hope that an American expeditionary
force would soon take It's place on
the western front in Europe. Foreign
Secretary Balfour told the Council Of
National Defense that the British
would be oyerjoyed to welcome an
American force in France, and that
its early dispatch would have an enor-
nous psychological effect. both on the
Allies and their enemies.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
FOUR DROWNED IN
FRENCH BROAD RIVER

Asheville.-J w. Selinrs, OF Cow
pens, s. c., in charge Of the boys
home and farm, connected with Dor
land Institute, at Hot Springs, n. c.,
Miss Laura Davis, matron, OF Stur-
gis. Ky; Miss Feren Wilcox, OF Lans-
ing Mich. teacher, and Edgar Nichols,
Of Schoolfield, Va, q student were
drowned in the French Broad River
two miles west of Hot Springs about
midnight whom their boat filed with
water and sank
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
GREAT BRlTAlN'S NEW
WAR BUDGET INTRODUCED

London.-Great Britain's war bud.
get for the fiscal year which Andrew
Bonar Law. Chancellor Of the Elk.
chequer. introduced in the House Of
Commons contained no surprises and
fewer changes from the existing tax
alton than did the previous war bud
get. No new forms of taxation were
proposed. The only changes wear in.
creases in the excess profits tax,
which was raised to 80 per cent from
60 per cent.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
MARSHAL JOFFRE is
CALLER AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington.-On the eve Of their
departure on tour Of Middle West.
ern and Eastern States, members Of
Frances war mission held further i'm
portant conferences with representa-
tives Of the United States Govern.
ment. Marshal Joffre went to the
White House and spent an hour talk.
ing with President Wilson discussing,
among other questions. the despatch
Of an expeditionary force to France.
Thhe marshal was accompanied by
Col. Spnecer Cosby.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
BERLIN GAYS PLAN FOR
HOLIDAY STRIKE FAILED,

Belin, via London.-Efforts OF the
radical Socialists to celebrate May day
by holiday in the munition factories
failed. No cessation OF work is re-
ported. In announcing the failure Of
the plans to create holiday strikes
the Berlin authorities have offered q
reward of 5000 marks for the prose.
cution Of ''agitators in enemy service
who are trying to start dissension,
especially in the labor ranks, in Ger.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-10
MORE ENROLL THAN
CAN BE ACCOMMODATED

Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.-Tabulation Of
the enrolment for the reserve Off
GERS training camp here indicated that
thirty eight more Tennesseans and
Carolinians have qualified for admis
missions than the camp can accommo.
date.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-19

Don't try to drive your automobile
while you are in an intoxicated condi-
ton. No matter how popular you may
think you are or how common is the
pastime, nor how careless you may be
of few pedestrians whom it may be
your opportunity to run over, nor how
little the lives of few children may
concern you, nevertheless, you keep
out of your buzz wagon while you have
jag on. The reason for all these pre-
cautions is that there is new state
law, which provides that you may be
sent to prison for six long, weary
months for driving gas buggy while
filled with bug juice. So even if you
are a little careless about what you
may do to others in having joy-ride
yourself, be very careful that you do
nothing which will hurt or harm your
own feelings. The new law is now
being rigidIy enforced all over the
state, and it should be. A drunken man
in an automobile, going at any rate from
fifteen to sixty miles an hour, is just
as much of menace to the community
as would be a maniac with a basket
of dynamite.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-19
BABIES MURDERED IN CHINA
One Mother Laughinoly Admitted She
Had disposed or Seven of Her
Nine Daughters.

A Chinese mother told me the other
day that she had disposed Of seven Of
her own daughters. She told it with
laugh! She had borne nine; had
given away two, and had drowned the
other seven In the slop bucket.
When / tried TO find some appeal to
cOnscience-tO sense of wrong-lt
simply was not there. And the pas
tors wife, who was with me at the
time, when asked her what these peo-
pie do regard a sin, said, "Why, moth
ing! They do not think anything is
wrong! If they carry the idols round
twice a year they may do as they like"
went home with this murderess and
found her sweet, young daughter-in-
law who has studied little in our
schools, very sad and heartbroken be-
cause her two little daughters had been
killed at birth or thrown away by their
father. OF course, the mother-in-law
had also insisted upon this. Her one
son had been killed when five days old
by the malpractice of the midwife, who
had taken him in hand when some
baby ailment developed, and burned his
head, hands and breast with live Goals.
SO the poor little mother was left
childless.
my little baby girls cling to my
heart night and day." she cried. ~
don't know what became Of them. |
loved them just as l loved the boy, all
the time they were with me before they
were born. / wanted them so! But
he was unwilling, so they had to de-
and she buried her face in her hands,
Evelyn w. Sites in World Outlook
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-19
"IN A BAD WAY"
Many a Mineral Point Reader Will Feel
Grateful for This Information.

If your back gives out;
Becomes lame, weak or aching;
If urinary troubles set it,
Perhaps your kidneys are in bad
way"
Don't delay use Doan sKidney Pills.
Here is good evidence of their worth.
Mrs. Amelia Grimm, Main ST., Cuba
City, Wis, says: Il suffered from
weak kidneys, along with headaches
and tired feeling. | had pains across
the small of my back. | used one box
of Doan's Kidney Pills and was much
improved. After taking two boxes, |
was cured. | recommended Doan s
Kidney Pills to some friends and they
used them and the results were very
pleasing
Price 60 cents, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mrs. Grimm. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-19
Nlstorie Yale Guildinn.

An item In the New Haven RcSistcs
opens an interesting field OF research
to Yale men who are proud OF the his.
tory Of their college, inaSmuch as il
indicates that one of the buildings Is
undoubtedly the oldest structure IN
North America. II appears that a fire
was discovered in Connecticut hall one
day and was extingulshcd without
much difficulty. In telling Of IL, the
Register concludes its remarks rs fol-
lows: Connecticut hall is the oldest
building owned by the university. Il
was erected in 1850, and taken over
by the college when that institution
was founded here. One can Imagine
with what emotions Davenport, Eaton.
ct al. must have gazCd upon that Strnc-
ture, then almost century old. when
they landed on the shores of the new
world"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-19

whenever / hear anyone spaa,
birthday presents an reminded az "l
incident that occurred in nay immeiia'
family" said Manager Douglas of !.
Jefferson. "Some months ago my dau-i
ters husband bought an automah.,.
principally FOR her use. 0ad She t..t,
oughly enjoyed IL. His birthday
around shortly after ami his VIA u.1
him she had not forgotten h.m, u1
said: Il have a surprise for you.
have bought you II most gorgeous auto
mobile lnprobe. He looked at the ar,
ticle few seconds, then said, This 4,
surprise, and when your birthday
comes around I am going to surprise
YOU And he did. tie bought her an
automobile tire. birmingham (A,a.)
Agc-Hcrald.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-19
Wanted the Usual Reward.

Ethel had been singing songs In a
kindergarten entertainment and after
each rendition she had received hearty
applause. The next evening her moth
cr had company, ana she asked Ethel
Il she would not sing one Of her songs
for the guest. Ethel complied with the
request, AND when she had finished the
woman thanked her and compllmented
her on her voice. But Ethel was un-
satisfied If you likes il" She com
planned, why don't you clapl'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-19
Ellsworth Harris ia Justly proud of

Ellsworth Harris is justly proud of
his new Hudson "Super-Six" which he
received last week. He lost no time in
securing protection on it in the Wiscon-
sin Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.,
and found that it cost him no more to
insure for FOUR YEARS in this company
than the ordinary stock company asks
for one year. G. E. Martin also in
sured his "Super-Six" with this popular
company, as has more than dozen
other prominent citizens of this city
and vicinity. See the local agent for
terms and particulars.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-19
Corre|| & Martin
LINDEN
BY Hazel Hicks

w. d. Cook has purchased a new Stu
debaker car.
Mr. and Mrs. Biesel of St. Paul
spent the past week with the latter $
sister, Mrs Ella Barrett
Fern Jewell is the guest of relatives
in Madison this week.
Bonnie Bartlett of New Glarus spent
Friday with Mrs. Samuel Launder.
The c. c. Club realized hearty well
come land splendid entertainment by
Mrs, w. b. Kirkpatrick Friday even'g.
Helen Weisen of the Point visited for
several days of the past week at the
home of her uncle d. f. Weisen.
Mr. and Mrs. W. r. Gilman, Emma,
Margaret, Gordon and Nelson Gilman
and ALA Parry motored to Baraboo on
Sunday to visit at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. l.. W. Sayles. They returned the
next day.
Mrs. 4. j. Heathcock is back from
Rochester, MINI. She reports Miss
Ocea to be recovering from her opera
tion nicely, which is splendid news for
her many anxious friends.
Mildred Skate of Livingston is spend
ing this week with Hazel Hicks.
The rroubador Orchestral Troupe
furnished music for big dance in the
Auditorium on Friday evening. Garnet
Geach of this place, who studied music
at Lawrence College last winter, pre-
sided at the piano and left with them
to assist at several other dates.
Percy Rule of Davenport, Iowa, spent
few days with relatives here since my
last batch of items for The Tribune
were mailed.
Miss Media Hillary spent last week
visiting at Hazel Green
Miss Jennie Crowley of Madison and
Miss Estella Burroughs of Rewey were
over Sunday guests at the j. N. Vial
home.
Rev. and Mrs. Evans are absent on a
two weeks vacation. They will call on
friends in Ohio.
Gilbert Schuler Of Gratiot spent over
Sunday at the N. Tredinnick home.
The Misses Ina and lnez Hughes who
have been visiting with relatives AT
Hazel Green are home.
On Wednesday Of last week. while
PLAYING among some household goods
which his mother was having stored
little Donald DeNoyer had the misfor.
tune to fall and break one Of his arms
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-19
Do WORK ALONG SAME LINES
Lecturer Puts Scientists and Detec.
tves in One Class--usss Harvey
as an Illustration.

The analogy between the working
OF pumps for motor-cngincs and those
which keep the human heart beating
was the subject OF a lecture by a
Scottish doctor. Living Pumps" was
its title. re traced the steps which
led to Haryey's great discovery of the
secret of circulation. and by the help
of ingenious models he showed how
the blood flowed through the stomach,
the liver, and the heart, and went TO
the nouriShing Of the limbs. Laying
bare the heart of Jack the Giant
tiller'-a model, he explained the
marvellous sclf-Tcgulatiug mechanism
by which It supplies the muscular en-
rincs Of the body with a combustion"
mixture and the rest of the Tissue.
with suStenance. Fabricus, Haryey's
teacher, had discovered what were
called the pockets in the veins
through which he supposed the blood
passed towards the heart. Haryey's
achievement lay in proving that tho
pockets opened and closed on the ialve
principle. Harvey was Sherlock
Holmes" said the professor; che saw
these curious valves and wanted TO
explain them. There Is no difference
between detectives and scientists. for
a detective is scientist and scien-
list is detective"