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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

the South amounts to S375, 100000
and reduction, which was put into
effect yesterday of $1l bale on COT
ton seed makes a reduction OF $751;
$4,000, which makes grand total OF
S436,S75,O0o that the threatened action
of CUR government is taking out of
the pockets Of the farmers Of the
South; and yet We are expected 70
pay taxes heavily in the maintenance
of this var, and We expect to do 1t.
Let US see where that is going. Who
is getting It? There has been no re-
duction yet.
"The cotton manufacturers all over
this country are boasting that they
have sold their product for months
ahead. and they have sold Il largely to
the government on the basis of 30
cent cotton. and they are buying their
cotton today at 80 cents and are en-
pecting to put it down to IL cents.
That is where it is going. and the
government Is not getting any con-
alteration for It. The product Is be-
ing sold to the government on the
basis Of 80 cent cotton fand in many
instances So, and they are buying it
at 20 cents. I submit that we are get
ting a rather raw deal on that propo-
sition. Where is the other going?
As said a moment ago. Mr.. DUPONT
for his patriotism. and the. sea crush
ers Of the country. are taking $751;
eoo, zoo out OF the farmer in order 70
give the government concession OF
100000, and the other $50 10000
Is 10 be profits. take It, to the seed
erushers &C.. Mr.. DUPONT. While I
do not want to talk local troubles. and
ell that kind Of thing. it strikes ne
that the activities that are denied. be-
cause they publish in tho newspapers
that there is no necessity 1or~ this talk
about an embargo upon cotton affect
ing the price Of cotton, are costing sAe
farmers OF the South a pretty penny
Manufacturers and Spectators
The mischief has been done, wniis
there Is no embargo to amount to any
thing. II has been done, and done for
the benefit Of the people who are al
ready getting money out of this war
world without end, and who are now
IN a position to make more and more
if they can hammer down the prod.
ucts OF the country. Let Us look FOR
a minute to see II there is any neces-
sity for it. l omitted to mention. IN
addition to tie manufacturer, tie
speeulator upon the future markets 81
this country. The manufacturer ana
the speculator are the fellows VINO ara
going to make s375,09o,0oo that the
farmers Will lose If this is consuu-
mated. Last year the cotton that was
consumed in the world was 21,1S0, 900
bales. The production was lS,S65,oo
bales. Therefore there was a short
age of more than 1.S15,0oo bales COM
ing over from last year. This year
the estimate is only 12,560,0o0 bales
in this country and the production
will not reach 100000, and yet We
find the product thai is sold to gov
ernment and that is sold everybody
else on basis Of 80 cents-He fn3
that just the salk of sR embargo and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21
%TI' EFSGHS Psi.ES
STEPHENSON R:kES
EXPLOSIVES MA-
Reduction iii Price Of Seed and Lln
Hurts People Least ADie 10
Rear It
By II. p. MCGOWAN.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-A day or Two
ago. while the house was considering
the urgent deficiency bill, Congress
man ". F. Stevenson raped the D.
Pont Powder people hard for Goa
tracing With the "cottOnsee< o.
trust in the South" TO buy up cotton
seed products at sum much less than
their real value and then paradin
their patriotism before the people 0
this country by having his govefr-
ment buy its powder from them at
reduced figure, the farmers paying
the difference"
"My desire is to use the few MN
utes allotted to me in calling atten-
ton to the fact that under the manip-
ulaton of some of the departments
Of the government more Of the bur-
dens Of this war are to be laid upon
certain sections of our people CON-
ing from the Southland country than
they are entitled to BEAR" Mr.. Stew
enson said. Gin other words. as the
testimony shows on page Ts5 OF tn
hearings on this bill, there is stats
ment made by the officer there test'-
flying before the committee that tas
powder is being bought for ten cents
q pound cheaper than it can be man
ufactured by the government ia it's
arsenals.
"It is said that it is being bonghe
for 10 per cent. less, and perhaps
more than that, cheaper than it has
been sold to our allies abroad. That
sounds very patriotic from the stand-
point Of Ar. DUPONT. who is furnish
ing the powder. but when I'VE COME 10
look into i. vie find this situation:
Mr. DUPONT has contracted with what
is known as the members OF the co.,
tonseed oil trust in the South. who
control Is per cent Of the seed. ana
OF the linters that go into the manu-
facture Of explosives, to buy their en-
tire output at $3.50 a bale less than
he paid for it last year; that is. re-
ducing it from an average OF seven
and half cents to five cents Having
made that arrangement, he secured
so per cent of the necessary material
for manufacture in these explosives
for the government The Independent
companies are all at sea, because
they do not know what they can dc.
They come UP here in panic to get
next to Mr.. DuPont's men and then
many Of them sell out at $3.50 a bale
on their output cheaper than they
were paid last year. /
Cotton Seed Reduced !!
"The government, according to ths
testimony here, is saving about $50"
o0o. .009 on its ten cents pound de-
duction for explosives. and after they
have made this arrangement the co.
tonseed crnshers yesterday reduced
the price OF cotton seed S11 ton all
over the country. They say the sov-
ernment has interFered with the prses
in the market and proposes TO rega-
late the price, and ari over the South.
as I gather from telegrams that have
come in. the price OF the cotton seed
has been reduced $l1 ton.
"Let us look a minute to see hog
much. to save the government tho
$40 100000 on explosives, they have
token out Of the hide OF the Southern
farmer. You will find that It viii
"a annaipn DSesantS an opportunity
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21


to reduce the price Of explosives 10
the government $So.oO0,o0o. That rs a
pretty good slice Of profit. They say
the government has reduced this. Ina
government has gone into the reguia-
ton of matters, and therefore, tney
reduce it. That is the excuse they
have given. I went up to see Mf.
Hoover who is supposed to be TIE
general administrator Of all matters
pertaining to food products. eecaase
I want to call attention to the lacs
thar an acre of land that produces
tale of cotton in the United STATES
nroduees more foodstuffs outside d
the cotton than an acre Of land pro-
ducins 40 bushels Of corn. II you VIII
figure the units Of nourshiment got
.en from the oil and the meal produc-
ed you yill lind that that ss q facf.
/ went up to see Mr. Hoover, aud HF
Hoover said no, they had not reguiaf-
ed the price of cotton seed and die
not intend to, but he said that sne9
lad told the manufacturers that they
ire going to squeeze the Speculative
profits out OF the business. Ihat ss
what are they doing. They have
done and the have not done.
furnished the excuse for the mana-
facturers of cottonseed products 20
arbitrarily take away from the Souk"-
ern planter, who has borne the oruns
because he lost one crop OF cotton
since this var began, having to se'i
it as six cents when it cost IL eeats
to make. they have absolutely taken
away from hlm at one stroke $eo,'eo.-
900. because, fossooth. the admins
traitor OF food says be has not ne
power to regulate the price OF costnn
seed, but is Is going to take out tae
speculative profit and let the consuni-
or have the stun at what l. cost sae
nroducer plus reasons Sie PROF..
Hurts Tenant Farmer
.Yoa can not ao!d up that kind OF u;
stick over the naa an!acsa 'ers ana sos
have them unload upon the man VINO
produces, and ,,y that onA method aIf
great government department Gas mt
the poorest people in this country the
tenant cropper, who is obliged to sell
his cotton seed and cotton on tne
market. II that is going to be sae
result OF our food regulation it Is 60
ing to take bread out of the mouth u
the man who needs it and furnish sae
manufacturer stick with which 20
hammer down the raw product from
the producer below what it is worth.
Not only that, but in the course OF the
proceedings the government has N
the Lass few days made insinuations
that there will be an embargo placed
upon the exporting Of cotton. There
Is less cotton than the manufacturing
world will need, as I shall show be-
fore get through What has been
the result? IN 80 days they have rs
duced the price of cotton $50 bale.
Let as see what these two items whicn
are only In process Of anticipation
not actually in force-are costing ths
cotton farmer of the South. 4 reduc-
ton OF $50 bale on the l2,5eop8eo
bales that the agricultural department
estimates will be made this year tn
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

the talk of interference with the prod
uct and putting it on the skIds goes
On the extent of reducing sae price Of
cotton $50 a bale for 80 days. or, in
other words, it goes down dollar
bale every day. Where is the neces-
sity for it? There is none, except Tor
the fact that the speculal-rs and the
officious intermeddling apparently Of
somebody is an excuse. Let us see
about the oil part OF it and the seed
cakes. The production os sees ,his
year will go to q 5os,0 900 gallons OF
oil.
lit is an enormous prodaet; 1t rs
one Of the enormous feod products OF
this country, and they are calling oa
us to make It; and yet, by oti!cious.y
saying to the manufacturers, We are
going to squeeze you,' the manutae-
turers are going to urn around be
fore they have bought their ICED sud
sQueezes the fellow who makes 1t
Are We TO be encouraged that way;
are we to Ae encouraged to make the
food products they are crying out for
If this is to be taken away from US.
Not only that. but the 2,5G0,oO0 tons
OF cottonseed meal. That makes one
OF the greatest food products, and the
excuse that is being offered is that
the government will not allow that to
go to Sweden to be fed to cows to be
sent to Germany. Well. that is ali
right. Is that any excuse Tor sayns
to them that what II Is, bringing Is
more than it Is worth. and We are 60
ing to squeeze you that mucn IN OF.
der to enable us to force so much Tess
for the raw producte
Hurts Administration
"Sow, I am a supporter Of this aa-
ministration with all my might. /
have always stood by Mr. Wilson since
the time he vas first candidate, AMI
I stood by him when people were very
much against him in my State, and
stand for MIN today; but I say thae
the m :hod that is being put forth by
this offcious interference with whas
they assume in the food department.
&c be fictitious or exorbftans pro8t.
and thereby give the executive the
power to tax the people who are try
ing to carry out the dictates of the
food products bill, is an ofhcious AMI
unwarranted interference that Is 60
ing to be disastrous 10 the interests
Of the administration and to the ad-
ministration Of our food bill wheneveY
it becomes known all over the S0ush
that our great food bill that We pass
ed here and the powers We have CIV
en- to Mr.. Hoover are TO be used for
the purpose OF hammering down tas
products that are produced by tho
people who have at ]ast an oppor-
tun!ty FOR once In their lives to come
out whole and to come out With q
profit on the years transaction. 70
would be time enough when the crush.
ers had Bought the seed at the uarD-
ct price and tried to seel the pro0Ace
at speculative profit to interfere. and
not give them notice beforehand, 50
that they could take it olt OF the pro-
aaeer instead Of the consumer"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
Fund Workers
Get $7,845 on First Day

Donations 10 the amount Of $7.S45
were reported at the first meeting Of
the 7. NJ. G. A. war fund campaign
ers at the Y. NJ. C.. A. Monday noon.
Eldredge Wilson, Chicago. a
member Of the Wilson Bros Co. is
the largest contributor His dona-
ton 70 the local fund is $4,000. In
addition TO this he has contributed
$4,000 TO the Chicago fund
Mondays meeting was held under
the supervision Of Marvin Campbell
Mr. Campbell gave an enthusiastic
talk on the necessity for the work
He explained how useless il would
be without sufficient funds TO finance
tie movement and for this reason
urged every man present TO devote
as much time as possible 10 the so
licitation OF donations
Rev. G.. A. Decker, Fort Benja-
min Harrison: W. .. Davies. Camp
shelby Hattieseburg. Miss, and j.
ID. Emmons. one Of the many South
Bend men now stationed at Camp
Taylor. Louisville, Ky, offered first
hand testimony Of the great work
that the Y. VI. c. a. workers are
doing at the various camps. Mr..
EmmOns' talks was especially inter
esting for he explained the move
ment as seen from a "private's'
point of view.
Lists containing the names Of
practically every citizen Of the city
we're turned over TO the captains Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
DELIVER
COUNTER ATTACKS
At pave RIVER.
Invaders Halted by Allied
ForceS-BritiSh Artillery
is in ACtiOn-ReinforCe-
mentS Arrive.
international News Service

International News service
LONDON. Nov u. - The inter
allied military commission which is
directing the campaign for the sal
vation of Italy is today delivering
its first blow against the invading
AuStrO-German armies.
Along the lower Piave river and
upon the Asiago plateau, (sOuth OF
the Sugana Valley Italian troops
and their allies have followed
bOmbardment Of the Teutonic posi-
tions with sharp thrusts and at
some points the advance guards Of
the invaders were thrown back.
said advices from Rome today
AustrO-Germans Captured.
In the Sugana valley advancing
Austro- German forces were halted
and some Of them were captured
by Gen. Diaz's Bersagli
IT. as the German war office
claims. the Italian towns OF Belluno
and Vidor have been captured by
the Teutons, a new menace con-
fronts the Italian armies holding
the Piave line north of Vidor.
A new strategic retirement may
be necessary to avoid the cutting of
OF the Italian troops in the Alps
north of the line Of Asiago and
Vidor
If such a retirement is carried
out the Italians NAV voluntarily
give up Venice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
CITY CONSIDERS
SELLING GARBAGE
Plan to be Presented to
Council Tonight Will In
crease Revenue.

Getting into the conservation
movement, South Bend is going to
make an asset out of its garbage
which is now Liability, if plans to
be presented 70 the city council to-
night are approved
Instead Of burning and otherwise
disposing of 80 tons or more of re-
fuse every day. at a considerable
cost in labor. fuel and equipment
the plans call for the sale Of the
garbage. to be used as food for hogs
and as fertilizer.
]. II. Mellette, mayor Of Ander-
son. Ind. is 10 address the council
tonight, and with him will come sew
eral other men interested IN the pro-
ject One speaker will be from PUr-
due university. Mayor Keller will
probably address the meeting also.
Mayor Discusses Plan.
The garbage question has re-
ceived increased attention since the
necessity foc conservation has be
come greater" said Mayor Keller
Monday morning. Farmers have
been securing garbage from the city
for years, and using il TO feed 70
hogs. and as fertilizer At the pres
ent time. over half the garbage
which the city collects is disposed
Of in that way The farmers pay
nothing for the garbage. under pres
ent conditions.
THE government has been urging
increased hog production for some
time. and with pork so scarce and so
expensive. il seems almost criminal
10 burn our garbage as We have
been doing Health authorities do
not object 20 the use of gar bage as
hog feed-many Indiana cityies. as
well as cities in other states. are
selling their garbage Just as South
Bend proposes 10 do
by doing away with the cost of
operating our crematory. and bring
ing in added revenue from the sale
OF garbage. the proposed plan would
increase the city's purse by at least
$4,000" declared the mayor. The
crematory costs about $1,000 q year
IN operating expenses alone.
The two ways in which the gar
CONTINUED or PAGE SEVEN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
Hold Ex-Druggist
For Chaplin Death
InternationaI News Service

international News Service
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. IA
warrant charging first degree muir
der in the death Of Or. Harry Z.
Chaplin was sworn out against John
7. Haggerty of Chicago. this morn
ing. Chief Of Detectives Rabshaw
obtained the warrant. RabshaU
said:
''Haggerty is the man we have
been looking for from the start. A
strong chain Of evidence points 10
him as the drug smUggler who came
here from Chicago. still prosecuting
his illegal traffic in drugs. and kill
ed Dr.. Chaplin in an argument over
another purchase Of the stuff"
Haggerty formerly was a drugei SO
here
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
HIGH LIGHTS IN
WILSON'S SPEECH.

III Germany can keep what she
now holds she has kept all that
her dreams contemplated when
the war began.
Germany is determined that
the political power OF the world
shall belong to her
What 1 am opposed 10 is not
the feeling Of the pacihsts but
their stupidity.
did not send Col House on
a peace mission; I sent him 10
take part in q conference as to
how the war is TO be won.
While we are fighting for free
dom we must see that abor is
free.
The mob spirit is displaying
itself here and there in this
country. I want TO utter my
earnest protest against any
manifestation OF the spirit of
lawlessness anywhere or in any
cause.
Democracy means first OF all
thai we can govern ourselves.
Nobody has a right 10 stop the
processes Of labor until all the
methods Of Cancellation and set
Element have been exhausted.
would like TO see all the
critics exported
The horses that kick over the
-.sces viii have 10 he put in the
CORRAL
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12

Americans were captured.
The dugout was % feet deep and
the men had taken refuge there
from the furious Smelling. The
Americans had apparently begun
pouring from the dugout as the
Germans came over the top. The
few who reached the surface i'm
mediately attacked the Germans
who outnumbered them. The trench
sides near the entrance to the dug
out were splattered with blood and
torn bits of uniforms. both Amer
lean and German, showing that
hand o-hand fighting Of the most
savage character had taken place
there.
General Praises Men.
The general said ne was we'll sat
isfied with the conduct Of the men
and pointed out that they had been
on the march only the night before
and were tired Added 10 this they
had been in trench in the
European war only three hours and
the shell fire had served the Amer
lean telephone wires making com
munication with the rear difficult.
The extent TO which the Ger
mans had planned TO raid, was
shown by the fact that they had
brought up field telephone switch
boards behind the American bar0ed
wire entanglements, connecting with
German batteries by three lines for
signalling the advance Of the bar
rage during the progress Of the
raid.
The American sector wGS normal
on Sunday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
American Corporal Wins
Fight Against FiUe Boches

International News Service
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. Nov y. How a
young American corporal under
fire for the first time in his life. and
that only three hours after ne had
entered the trenches for the first
time. battled bravely against five
Germans. is told in a detailed re-
port on the recent German trench
raid received by a certain general
The corporal was on duty at a
listening post when the Germans
began a terrific bombardment bar
raging the first line
Mistakes Signal.
An officer signalled the corporal
10 retire, but the latter misunder-
stood the order and remained al his
post.
Suddenly the barrage lifted and
the Germans swarmed over the
parapets, the corporal hnding him
self surrounded by five Germans
who cut of his retreat. The cor
pOraTs story as told at the field hos
pital where ne is nov recovering
from his wounds follows:
A Boche made some sign at me
as il calling for me 70 surrender.
Il answered by turning my rife
upon them and letting them have
hell Three OF them went down in
row wounded and was just
drawing a bead on a fourth when
something hit me on the back and
woke up here.
The generals detailed report fur
ther showed that severe lighting
occurred near a dugout in which
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
First Medal For
Bravery Awarded
To u. S. Sailor

WASHINGTON. Nov. Ia The
first medal Of honor for extraord-
mary bravery TO be awarded 70 an
American fighting man during the
war. has been given 10 Patrick Nc
Gunigal Of Youngstown, O., the navy
department announced today.
McGUnigal is a ships filter aboard
United States cruiser in the war
zone. His heroism IN rescuing the
pilot of naval kite balloon from
drowning, brings him, with the
honor medal, a gift of 500. from
the navy department.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
FIND BODY OF MAN
ALONGSIDE RAILROAD
international News Service

LAPORTE, Ind. Nov I2.-The
body OF d man supposed 10 be that
of +. @. Anderson Of Eikhas1. IND.
was found this morning with the
skull crushed lying beside the New
York Central railroad tracks near
Chesterton. Ind. He apparently
had fallen OF been thrown from "a
moving train. The only clue 20 his
identity was a lodge mem bersnip
card bearing the name of T. g.
Anderson which was found JIM EI-
pocket
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
GOOD WILL DAY
HERE NOV. 18TH
Federation For Social Service
Plans to Raise Budget of
$44, 100 Here.

This year i viii be Good VIII day
instead Of Good Will week
To raise S4410O in one day
that is the goal Of the campaign
committe for the Federation for
Social Service
Nov. - is the day
Preliminary plans for this years
campaign for the various philan-
thropic ORGANIZATIONS of South
Bend were announced Monday by
c. Fred Wiedman. executive in
charge of the campaign which is
being directed by committee of
seven
The organization for the cam
paign will conform 20 the city's
political divisions. a general will be
i'm charge Of the work IN each ward
and each precinct viii be directed
by q captain. a large mum Der OF
co-workers will complete the solic-
itatiou in each precinct by a house
toulouse canvass.
Committee I'm Charge.
The committee directing the
campaign is composed OF -. L.
GUilfoyle. John r. Campbell. John
r. Haughtou. Abe Livingston. Guy
Staples. T.. G. Manning and George
IT, Bingham
The budget Will be distributed
among the organizations, members
Of the federation. strictly according
20 their needs Donors may specify
any of these 10 which they wish
their donation given OF may leave
the distribution TO the federation.
These organizations are: Epworth
hospital, ST Joseph hospital or
phans home. Children's dispensary.
Circle or Mercy Day nursery, Flor
ence Crittenton circle. Humane So
ciety. Tuberculosis league. Y.
w q. A.. salvation army Visiting
Nurse association and the Associa-
ted Charities
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
WILSON CALLS ON LABOR FOR COOPERATION IN W
erensky is Waging Victorious Fight IN Petrogra
Full Text of Presidents Speech to
Laboring Men Of the United States

Pres't Wilson spoke as follows:
This is a great privilege and a
great honor" said the president. Il
gladly accept the invitation because
il seems 20 be that 1t was a welcome
one, besides giving me an emporium
ity to speak TO you some Of the
thoughts which have been gathering
in my mind for the past few months.
1 would be glad if you regard me
not as the president but as man
seeking counsel
81 think that in order to realize just
what this moment Of counsel means
il would be well 10 remind ourselves
just how and why this war came
about