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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
American Naval Forces Con-
voving Merchantmen Check
Submarine Menace

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 foI
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
rlnes are working now farther at
sea than formerly were confirm
ed by the navy department. Ii
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
alrplanes and of the addition of
new devices to the anti sub
marine weapons. has been to
force the U boats under water 10
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 they are under water, they
are consuming the stored power
OF their storage batteries, de
creaSing their range of under
water action and compelling
them 10 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 $3.50, 900, 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
cnCc OF submerged u U-boat is
indicated. It's timed TO explode
at certain depth. If the ex.
ploSion occurs below the u boat
and within a 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
paving $50 for it. During the
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05

Pat bought a pig in the fall
paving $50 for it. During the
winter he bought $10.50 worth
of feed for ii and in the spring
sold the pig for $l7.50.
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, FIX.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
REALTY AUCTIONS LIVELY.
Many Bidders at Good Prices for
Parcels offered

Sales of real estate at auction con-
tinue to attract bidders in large mum
bers, who are offering good prices for
land despite the clouds of war.
striking illustration OF this was given
last week when thirty-two houses In
various parts Of the city were sold to
settle the estate of 7. u. Daily. About
Evening star., 1917-04-07
$4,000 was realized from the sales,

$4,000 was realized from the sales,
which were conducted by Adam A.
Weschler. auctioneer. for u. w. O'Don-
oghue and Michael j. keane. trustees.
In ono instance a corner property, as
sessed at only s1O5o. brought more
than four times it's assessed value, and
was knocked down for $4.725. The
bidding began at $500 and continued
in bids of $25 each until the high
figure was obtained. The property was
the frame store at the corner of 3Sth
and Prospect streets in Georgetown,
which has a frontage of twenty feet
on one street and seventy on the other
Other properties included in the sale
were. located near Sth and streets.
on Rhode Island avenue between 9th
and 7th streets and alley properties
Evening star., 1917-04-07
TWO APARTMENTS ARE
IN SALES OF THE WEEK
Wallraff and Within, in Northwest
Section, Included in List OF
Transactions Announced.

Sale of two apartment houses is an
nounced this week, both of the proper
ties being in the northwest section
The properties were the wilton, IN
18th street between T and streets,
and the Wallraff, in 18th street just
above Columbia road Both were
owned by Mrs, Andrew B. Graham, and
both " ere bought By J. Walter Moui-
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Army Dentist Is Dismissed.

First Lieut.. Lawrence E. Barnett,
Dental Corps, Alabama National Guard,
was convicted by general court-mar-
tial of the charge of conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and a gentleman and SEN
fenced to be dismissed from the serv-
ice. The sentence has bssn approved
by tbs Prsxidsna
Evening star., 1917-04-07

den, the total consideration involved
in the transaction being reported to be
100000.
Each of the buildings contains fif
teen apartments The transaction was
completed through the office of Moore
& Hill, Inc.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
STRANGE OCCUPATIONS.

The British Tommy has always
been famous for the brilliance of his
powers of romance, if asked ques-
tions he did not want to answer by
people who had no right to know.
The latest illustration is afforded by
a repatriated soldier of Welsh regi-
ment. He had been a prisoner in the
camp Of Gutrow, where the German
authorities, with a view to securing
skilled labor, were anxious to learn
the occupation of the prisoners. But
surely never before were there such
callings-a>treacle bender, a watch
makers striker, a milestone inspec-
tor. The Germans gave it up
Christian Science Monitor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
A SUCCESS SECRET.

Governor Bilbo said at a dinner in
Jackson:
"The man who succeeds easiest is
the one who works on the queer, the
funny, in human nature.
"Like the chap who turned up at
Palm Beach with a new 12-cylinder
car, you know.
"fOh, I've struck it rich,' said he.
I've written book called 'Hints to
Beautiful Women."'
"'Goodp said the reception clerk,
as he led the newcomer to his lock-
er. 'And all the beautiful women
are buying it, eh7'
"No,' said Newrich. tAll the
plain ones.'"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
URGE FRENCH METRIC SYSTEM
Scale Of Measurement Favored IN
Preference to the English Stand
ard Which Now Is In Use.

Recently we have been strongly
urged to adopt the French system of
measurement in this country, as op-
posed to the English scale now in
use, comments a writer. The war
has made us familiar with such
terms as millimeter, centimeter, kilo-
meter and so on. 1t is urged that
the metric system of the French is
much superior to the English. The
English themselves are awake to this
fact, and there has been a similar
movement in England that has
gained more strength than its coun-
terpart in America.
An English engineering journal,
in supporting the plan, states that
since 1910 "a countries have given
up their standards of measurement
to adopt the French system, and that
not a single nation has adopted the
English method in all that period.
1t also is pointed out that no fresh
system of measurement has been
brought forward. The French plan
is so exact and easy of manipulation
that it leaves little chance of i'm
proyement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
HOPKINSvMLE KENTUCKIi
Answer: They Were Not.

One thing we know for sure. Our
grandmothers, who accomplished such
miracles Of baking. brewing, spinning
and weaving, while bringing up fami-
lies Of ten or a dozen or more, didn't
have the telephone to keep them dis
cussing the affairs Of Tom, Dick and
Harry. their wives, mothers, sisters
and sweethearts, half the day while
dishes went unwashed and beds un-
made. Weren't those the good old
days?-Whitmore Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
FAMINE IS RUssIAs PERIL
Country 10 Hard Pressed 10 Provide
Staples Essential to the MAIN
tenanee Of Her Ishabitants.

Not Germany but famine is the
most desperate peril which Russia
faces now. Russia is hard pressed
to provide staples essential to the
maintenance Of her people, observes
a correspondent. Great cities such
as Petrograd are short Of provisions.
Bread is hard to obtain. Appeals
have been published to the citizens
Of the capital explaining that the
grain-growing provinces refuse to
sell their wheat or -four and begging
the people to remember that any dis
orders will make it yet more difficult
to get food.
With such conditions existing
what will happen at the end of the
long, hard Russian winter? And if
actual starvation blights the chief
cities Of Russia, then what can be
hoped for from the army and the
government?
In the largest sense, of course,
Russia will survive. To a certain
extent that vast country may even
"come back" before the end of the
war. But no help from Russia can
be counted on by the allies. They
may hope for some uncertain assist
ance, but their plans will necessarily
be made without reckoning on Mus
covite cooperation at all.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
The CONSUMER
MISCALCULATES
Often Pays More For Catalogue
House Goods.
ONE FARMERS EXPERIENCE.

Influenced by an Alluring Picture Book
For a Time - Yards Of Red Tape
Used-Buyine From a Picture Album
10 a Reckless Form Of Gambling.
See the Goods Before Purchase.
ICopyrighted. 1914. by Thomas J. sullivan.l
Figures do not always indicate the
price Of goods sold by mail order
houses as scheduled in their price lists.
as the catalogue houses are careful
not to mention the extra" cost Incl
dental to placing the order and the de-
livery Of the article ordered.
The consumer is governed by the
low catalogue price rather than the
delivery cost, the latter means, Of
course, being the correct way of deter
mining the cost of the article.
Consumer Buys Costly Saw.
AS an example / reproduce herewith
a conversation which recently took
place in a western town when a con-
sumer entered the local store and in
quired the price Of a saw. The price
of the saw was 81, the merchant told
him.
Great guns!" declared the consum-
er. 81 can get the same article from
a catalogue house for $1.5O."
81 can't buy it for that price," said
the merchant, but will give it to you
on the same terms as the mail order
house, just the same"
"All right" replied the consumer
"You can wrap it up and charge it to
me, and when settle in the fall 1 will
pay for it."
"Hand over the Cash."
"Oh, no. you don't" said the dealer.
ave are doing business ON the same
terms as You do business with the mail
order house--no charge accounts. Hand
over the cash, please"
The consumer handed over $3.50.
'Now," said the merchant. "5 cents
for the money order and 2 cents for
postage"
what the
But you must send a letter and a
money order to the catalogue house In
order to get the saw, you know"
The consumer, although desiring to
bolt, kept bravely to his agreement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
VIcTIMIZED.

a group of Western politicians
were swapping "reminiscences Of
their experiences in other parts,
hen one said:
.I was once the victim of a lynch
ing party"
"You don't say sop exclaimed
several, scenting a thrilling yarn.
~How did it happen?" =
"Why, / married the widow of a
man who wac strung up for horse
stealing" "-Everybody's Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
THE RUN-HARRIED SEA.

Lord Northcliffe told a sea story
at a banquet in New York.
"Thanks to the hun," he began,
"the sea to all of as is as hateful now
as it was in peace time to the Burn
ley chap.
ga seasick Burnley chap on the
Isle of Man boat was heard to say to
his son:
"Jimmy, I've gotten a stick wi
a silver knob ont a. whoam. Tha
can have it. TLeEa's two or three
quid i the bank; Ar tlat's for t
buryin'. And, Jimmy, bury me in
Z Isle of Man. / can't stand this
t5iAagain, .Kiive or dead.'"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
THuCE-k-WEEK I
EDITION OF THE
new YORK WORLD
1917

Practically Daily at the price of a
Weekly. No other newspaper in the
world gives so much at so low a
price.
The value and need Of newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time. We have
been forced to enter the great world
war, and large army of ours is al
ready in France. You will want TO
have all the news from our troops on
European battle-fields, and 1918
promises to be the most momentous
year in the history of the universe.
No other newspaper at so small
price will furnish such prompt and
accurate news of these world. shaking
events. II is not necessary to say
more.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is $l.0O
per year, and this pays for 156 papers,
We offer this unequalled newspaper
and the
HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKIAN
(Tri-weekly)
together for one year for $2.65.
The regular subscription price Of
the two papers is $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
S&xPLAINED.

!. the price of white tape ?"
@c4ts pc yard" said the as
~ very car" said the lady.
4,a YOU seq sale the hopeful
as. Z, seeips his masters eyes
XuSor lin, 'sit'soa account of the
! F(scayitf d tapeorns."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
plANosIs.

'Did yp fit much the matter
with the Jan po got mixed up in
the gas e4losid 2"
'srheysa d the hospital he was
sufierzs from bat aIl-gOne feeling"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29

Bacon, extras, pound. .............. 38c
Country hams. large. pound b.. .S5c
Country hams. small. pound. p. .S5c
Lard, pure leaf. pound. .......... .S7Sc
Lard: so Id. tins...
Lard. compound. pound $500. SOC
Cabbage. per pound ........... .05c
Irish potatoes. ...... 50c per peck
Sweet potatoes, .....,, .4Oc (" /"
Lemons, per dozen. ,....,. soc
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
Miss Katie Mcdaniel
No. ! ODD Fellows Building

pLo,oo Residence, 210.
! "o"S Office, 1872.
Fire, Life, TornadoTAccident and
Health Liability.
Workmen's COMPENSATION.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
r. S. Ambrose.

Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Red
Cedar Shingles, Rubber Roofng,
Paints and Oils. Call and get our
estimates and lowest prices. 9TH St.
next to mill.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
lndrmf1 the 7 cents.

and-pifd the Z cents.
"Now the express charges, n cents.
If you please"
"well, by graciousv he said and
gamely paid it, with the remark, Now
that l have met all OF your demands
hand me over my saw"
Man Made Mistake. \
"Hand you the saw! Why, man,
where do you think you are2 Just rec
ollect that you are in Texas and / am
located In Chicago. You viii have &C.
wait about fifteen days & ne 10 make
the .csiiv-ety Anaa, backing up his
words with actions. he pocketed the
money, put the saw back on the shelf
and smilingly turned to wait on the
next customer.
The consumer pondered, and after he
got through kwith his deductions he
said: "The saw will cost me $2.03.
That is cents more than could have
bought it for in the first place, and l
am deprived of its use fer fifteen days
besides. No mos6 mail order house for
me!'
Incident Worthy of Emulation.
The incident related above is one
which both -he merchant and the con-
sumer may read with profit. and II
more Of the merchants adopted the
same tactics as did the Texas mer-
chant they would have fewer mail or
der buyers among those who should be
their customers.
And there is much more to this
question than price and delivery; there
are often dissatisfaction and inferior
and damaged goods to contend with. In
the case of goods being damaged en-
route the buyer has either the prospect
Of a lawsuit with the railroad COM
pany or correspondence fight with
the catalogue house. neither of which
is very inviting.
Not infrequently does the buyer,
rather than to go to all the expense
and trouble incidental to the exchange
of the article. allow himself to be i'm
posed upon by accepting the inferior
and often valueless article. an article
which he is actually ashamed to own
or use.
The Only Safe Way.
There can be but one right way to
buy goods, and that is to have the
goods in view of the purchaser. Buy
ing from a picture is a reckless form
of gambling in which the advantage
is entirely with the seller. He knows
what your money is. You do not know
what his goods are. Hence it is heads
he wins and tails you lose.
That the catalogue house always gets
the better Of the bargain is evidenced
by the fact that annually the large
mail order houses declare dividends
the enOrmity Of which appalls and be-
wilders the conception of ordinary In
who count their profits and
savings in pennies rather than in mil
ions.
There is but one right way to buy
goods, and that way is to see what you |
1uy before you pay for It.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
S. B. Fickens Anti Septic Barber Shop. Near 9th and Main
Latest Styles Of Hair Cut. Phone 1888
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
& a . 7 Q r IA
open to All.

About the only opportunity open to
the man who doesn't know much
about anything is the field Of criticism.
Toledo Blade.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
DUFFER-COX MOTOR CO.
QncOrporated.) }

Qncorporated.)
Agents for Dodge Automobiles
Seminole Building, Cor. 7th and
Liberty Hopkinsville, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
PRINCESS AND REX THEATERS

Bring Your Junk to the new
JUNK MAN
We are paying the highest market
price for all kinds of Junk, feathers,
wool, roots, and furs. Cor. 8th and
Water SITS. Tel. 1872. Wagon will
call for it. H. Meyer, Prop.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29

andpIfd the Z cents.
"Now the express charges, n cents.
If you please"
"Well, by graciousw he said and
gamely paid it, with the remark, Now
that l have met all OF your demands
hand me over my saw"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-01
SOUTH DAKOTA GERMANS
 TAKEN UNDER SPY ACT

SIOUX FALLS, Sept. 1.-Fifteen Germans were arrested at Tripp, Hut crimson County, South Dakota, Tues day by Federal officers, charged with violation of the espionage act, accord ing to advices received here. The men were taken to Yanktown, s. D., and arrigned before United States Commissioner E. T. White, who re- leased them on $5,000 bond each.
 Officials refuse to divulge the exact nature of the complaint filed against the men, However, it is understood that they signed petition to the coun- ty treasurer protesting against draft.
 Round Up Pro Germans.
 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Sept. l. United States marshals are in Hardin County rounding up proGerman sym pathizers and it was said several ar rests would be made.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-01
ESKIMO MURDERER
 MAKES CONFESSION

EDMONTON, Canada, Sept. l. Sinnisiak, one of two Eskimos from the Bloody Falls country, on trial here for the murder of Father Rouviere and Father Lerous has confessed to the crime.
 Sinnisiak told how he and Ulukusuk the other defendant, were engaged by Father Leroux to draw his sleigh thru the Copper Mine River district, how during terrific storm they quarreled and how he (Sinnisiak) becoming frightened, slipped knife between the priests shoulders.
 Father Rouviere fled, but made slow progress thru the drifts and soon was shot down by the Eskimos, who, with ax and knife cut up the two bodies, eating the flyers, according to the con fession.
 The Eskimos were returned for trial recently after a two years search by little group of 1,oyal Northwest Mounted Police over 3,000-mile trail thru the widest of the North country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-01
CUBANS ADD
 NEW PHASE
 TO ALLIANCE
Preparing Body of Fighting Men to Serve on The
 French Front
(AsSOciQted preSSl

HAVANA, Cuba, September l. Colonel Manuel Coronado, member of the Cuban Senate and editor of the newspaper La Discussion has added a new phase to Cuba's alliance with the United States in the war against Ger many by organizing an aviation unit which, it is announced, will be offered to France, with complete equipment, in the near future. .rnough other means of cooperation have assumed shape here since Cubas declaration of war against Germany on April 8, last, it is believed probable, from the en- thusiasm shown by it's members, that that "Escadrille Cubaine," as the fly ing unit will be called, will be the first body of fighting men from Cuba to serve on French soil.
 Colonel Coronado's plan calls for a body of twenty-five trained aviators to comprise the escadrille, put already thirty-three youths, who are repre- senta3ives of the best families of Gu ba, have volunteered to take the pre- scribed aviation course and individu- ally to bear the expense of their air planes and equipment. Many of the volunteers for the escadrille are gradu- ates of French universities, and all speak French and are aviation enthu- siasts Senator Coronado has just re- turned from New York, where he con- ferred with officials of the Aero Club of America and airplane manufactur- CTS over the details of the escadrille's organization.
 T believe that the escadrille will be the most practical and at the same time the most appropriate way of showing Cuba's sympathy with the cause of the Allies said the Colonel The Colonel has asked the Navy De partment in Washington for an ar engagement by which the Cuban avia- tors may undergo their preliminary training at the Navy aviation school at Pensacola, Fla.
 While for obvious reasons the de- tails of many of the cooperative war measures of Cuba and the United States are not permissible of publica- tion, substantial progress has been an- nounced officially here in the cooper ative work of the Cuban and United States Army and Navy General Staffs.
 Cuban military commissioners will shortly announce the promotions of 28S officers in the Cuban army, in keeping with the enlargement of the islands active, military force for pos sible duty later in Europe,
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-01
WILL START 4
 RADIO CLASSAT
 U. OF WASHINGTON
Start Training on September 20. These With Electrical KnOwl-
 edge Wanted

The local Government Wireless sta tion is in receipt of information from headquarters that it is expected that a radio class of naval reserve men at the Naval Training Station at the Uni versity of Washington, in Seattle, are to be started in training by Septem- Der twentieth. When the class has become proficient enough to receive ten words, they will be transferred to Harvard University in the east for further instructions
 Men may be enrolled also who have a good grammar school foundation, who can write and speak correctly and who desire general service. They need not have knowledge of radio, but men who understand cleo tricity are preferred.
 Lieutenant Clark, who is at present censoring messages sent and received in Alaska, is expecting authority to enroll men in this service and he has been requested to furnish the head office with names of men who he may enroll from Ketchikan and vicinity for this purpose. All those who desire to enter this class should communicate with Lieutenant Clark, at the Revilla hotel
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-01
P0MAN0FFS EXILES
 IN WESTERN SIBERIA
TObolsk, is Present Abode of the
 Ex-Czar and His Family

PETROGRAD,, Russia, Sept. An exile from Russia like thousands which he has sent to Siberia before him, Nicholas Romanoff, former czar of Russia, is neverthless very comforta- ble for when he was exiled to Siberia by the new constitutional government he was permitted to take fifty servants and his entire family with him.
 Nicholas seems very depressed by his exile but the exEmpress Alexan- dria is the gayest she has been since her royal husband was dethroned. She now is seen walking around her new quarters in Tobolsk enjoying the small gardens around their habitat.
 When at Tsarskoe-Selo she sulked for months at time and never was known to leave her boudoir.
 Tobolsk is an out of the way town of western Siberia, far from the rail. road and visited only by steamers that ply the Irtysh River. In former times it was an administrative center for ex- iles banished to Siberia by the Rus- sian rulers. It is a city of something more than 10000 inhabitants. The climate is extremely severe in winter.