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THIRTY-FIVE, MILLION DOLLARS
NEEDED BY THE Y. NJ. {. A.

Thirty-five million dollars ar,
needed to maintain until July l, 191'
the war work being done by the Y, NJ
G. A, for the soldiers and sailors o
the United States and hef alhrs il
the camps of America and Europe.
TO secure this amount grea, cam
paign will be conducted form Noyem-
ber II to 10.
Campaign organizations have beer
perfected in the six military depart.
ments of the United States. The
headquarters of the southeastern de-
partment have been establish,l al
the Y. NJ. c. A. building in Atlanta, ga
with c. X. Calhoun, city secretary OF
the International Committee of the
association as campaign manager
State organizations have been per-
fected and district and county COM
mittees set up.
The quota of the southeastern de-
partment for the campaign has been
set at $1,500,000. This is sub-divided
among the seven states as follows:
Georgia $35O,OO0; Alabama 100000;
Tennessee 100000; North Carolina
$300,000; South Carolina 100000;
Mississippi 100000; Florida $75 900.
An executive committee for the de-
partment to have general charge of
the campaign has been formed con-
sisting of three men from each state.
These are:
Georgia u. X. Orr, Atlanta; c. A.
Rowland Athens; W. J. Vereen, Moul
trie
Tennessee r. Cole, Nashville;
]. ]. Gray, Rockdale; James l. Vance,
Nashville.
m Alabama. T. Horne. Tusca-
loosa; John D. Rather Jr, Tuscum-
bia; r. S. Munger, Birmingham.
North Carolina:-A. ]. Draper, Char
lotte; P. C. Whitlock Charlotte; NJ. Fl
Spier, Charlotte.
South Carolina:-Allen j. Graham.
Greenville; John B. Adger, Bolton; w.
b. Kretschmar, Greenyille.
Florida:-Dr A. L. Bize, Tampa; c.
P. Dow, Orlando; Fred B Noble, Jack
sonville.
State conference have been held
and a department conference will be
called in Atlanta for early in Novem-
Der to make final preparations for the
drive.
The biggest men in political, bus
mess, social and religious life in the
south are devoting their efforts to
this campaign as organizers, workers
and speakers. They are giving them
selves to it as they gave to the Liberty
Loan was to buyf; yrsau.hzqrcmfwyp
Loan and to the Red Cross. Where
the Liberty Loan was to buy NUM-
tions. food and clothing for the fight
ing men and the Red Cross fund was
to care for them when i'll or wounded,
the cause for which this Y. M. G. A,
fight is to be waged is for providing
the comforts of home to the boys. to
keep them fit physically, mentally,
morally and socially,-to fill their
spare hours with constructive and
worth while recreational, educational
and religious activity.
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FARMERS LOAN ASSOCIATION
FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY

Chairman N. N. Self, of the Wash
ington County National Farmers
Loan Association, was here from
Jonesboro today looking to the fur
therance of plans for completing the
organization in this country. Mr.. Self
with Messrs. D. H. Jones and D. M
Love have just completed a trip
over the county for the purpose of ap-
praising form lands. Their report will
be submitted to government depart
ment, and within the next few days a
federal appraiser is expected to visit
the county.
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pORTO RICANS ARE NOW
CITIZENS OF UNITED STATES

san Juan, Porto Rico, Sept. "
,orrespondence) Eight hundred ana
orty-one native sons of alien parents
ave become citizens of the United
states in Porto Rico under the provl-
ions of the Jones Act since the ap-
,royal of that law and approximately
90 Porto Ricans have rejected citizen
hip. according to the best lnforma-
ion available.
With Judge Hutchinson sitting as
.pecial United States Judge until al
er midnight citizenship papers were
ssued to SO new citizens on the last
iay fixed by law for becoming Amer-
,an citizens by formal declaration
If purpose.
Aliens in Porto Rico from now On
nay become citizens of the oh'tea
states under the general naturallza-
ion laws. The Jones Act pioY:d"d
hat sons of alien parents within SIX
months of the approval OF inc Ac'
night make their declaration in the
federal court and become citizens in
,tead of taking out first papers and
hen waiting for period of years he
ore the final papers could be grant
I'd.
A few petitioners of German parent
,ge were subjected to a somewhat
nore rigid test than applied to other
,ationalities, and were required to sat
sfy the court that they could COR
icientiously subscribe the oath OF o.
.egiance without mental reservation
u thought Of evasion,
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BELGIANS SCORN
SEPARATE PEACE

London, Oct. 29.--La Met'"pole,
a newspaper published here. says
a German attempt to separate the
allies has been defeated by Baron Dc
Brouqueville, Belgium minister.
According to this newspaper. Ger
many recently made peace offer to
Belgium.
La Metropole says the bearer OF
the peace proposal was Belgium
industrial and financial magnate WHIT
knew Foreign Minister De Broque-
vile personally. He went to PARIS
through Switzerland and asked for {
meeting with the minister who mel
him in a Paris hotel. The emissary
there said he was commissioned BY
Baron Won Der Lancken, legal advisor
Of the German government in Bel
GUM, to propose that semi-offlclai
Belgian and French delegates should
meet German delegates in Berne tc
lay down basis for lasting peace.
The following preliminary condi'
tions were presented: Recognition o.
Belgian independence, indemnity fol
expenses, reparation for war destruc-
ton according to the Belgian law, ano
convocation of a peace conference al
Brussels under the presidency OF
rlfs AZ, Albert.
.,nfa. ssuieTss ce!sss.-snV n@'s
d this month. win also employ abGaseSsss aaabsaes'l
900 men.
/. The workers who man such plants
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-01
COMMITTEE ON WAR
CAMP RECEPTION FUND

AT a meeting held in the Chamber
# Commerce quarters Wednesday
afternoon at four O'Clock, the follow
ng executive committee was named
or the War Camp Community fund:
william G. Mathes, Chairman, acting
with Messers, S. R. Sells, c. e. Cate,
]. A. Summers, Z Brading, r. G.
aockett, Geo. T. Wofford W Barton
and J. e. Crouch rhoi.swere also
.,,noso,..., +, y @Jaban Sea- nsqommit-
sssaki, and hssafges competenpoI /.
inaAdfiffs 70 offer their services to ur
overnment Aat this time Of greass,~
sed.
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Rather Emphatic.

In a Virginia courthouse negr
vas describing how cutting scrap
started
Dis here Johnson Niger starset
coward me-" said the witness; land o
he done so he stuck his hand down D
his hip pocket. And | says to BIN
Niger says, 'whuteveH you has go
your hand on now het.sr be & chick
en-, cause l suttinly is gwias to max
you eat iti'"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-01
KERENSKY DECLARES HIS COUNTRY
IS WORN OUT FROM LONG
WAR AND DEMANDS Al
LIES ASSUME BRUDEN

PETROGAD NOV. RUSSIA ENTERED THE WAR EARLY AND
SHE WORN STRAIN PREMIER KERENsKY TO-
DAY TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. RUSSIA
CLAIMS AS HER RIGHT THAT
SHOULDER THE BURDEN WAR;
PREMIER KERENSKY DECLARED THAT RUSSIAN PUBLIC
ION WAS AGITATED THE QUESTION:
"WHERE is THE BRITISH FLEET NOW THAT THE GERMAN
is OUT IN THE BALTICg'
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-01

Rome, Oct. 31.-The losses of ltal-
ian shipping on all seas by subma-
rines for the week ending Sunday last
were two steamers over 1900 and one
steamer under that tonnage. One small
sailing vessel also was sunk.
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For for booklet ass Ways will bs cha
aress Royal Baking Po0dsr Co., Dept. Law
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
Another Lincoln Storv

When Lincoln was still an in
significant country lawyer he
had occasion TO travel to a small
town to take charge of a case. 1t
was Il drive of some Ii miles
from the railroad station 10 the
town inn where he was 10 pass
the night Wet and chilled TO
the bone, he arrived at last, but
to his dlSmay, found only small
lire built i'll the crate, while
standing about ii SO rs 10 exclude
the heat from the traveller, were
the other lawyers interested in
the case.
AT length one of the group
turned 10 Lincoln.
"Pretly cold, ch?" he asked.
YES" replied Lincoln, "as
cold as II is hot in hadcs."
Ever been 10 hades stranger?"
asked another.
Yes" replied Lincoln,
Solemnly.
This raised a faint smile
among the other lawyers.
"W hat does ii look like therc?'
they asked
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
S1.00 per year
Price OF Wheat Fixed A:
S2.2O AS Compromise

Washington, Aug. 3o-Tl
price of No. l northern sprin,.
wheat was fixed at s. 2Oa bushrj
at Chicago for the 1917 crop to-
day by the wheat fair price con
mlttec, headed by II. A. GARFIELD
whose findings reached afte
three days dclibcration, wer.
submitted to and approved b.
President Wilson. The m
nouncement was made from the
White House.
Labor representatives on the
committee voteu first for S1Sl
and the farmers for $40. After
long discussion the com promise
at $40 was approved unani-
mOuSly.
lhe committee finally agreed
late this afternoon after several
days OF voting. At one time TO.
day II looked as if it would be
unable TO come to conclusion.
but, Just before six o'clock a
compromise was reached and
the last vote was unanimous.
On the base of $50 at Chica-
go the food administration work.
ed out tonight diffcrentials for
the various grades and classes
and tor the several terminals.
The price fixed tonight is
twenty cents higher than that
named for the 1918 crop bv
Congress in the food control bill.
lhe - price set by Congress
was taken into consideration bv
the committee in considering a
fair valuation for this years
crop.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
Second Great Campaign to Be-
gin October l..

Washington. Aug. 3l.-The
opening of the next liberty loan
campaign has bee set tentatively
by the treasury department for
October |.
Subscription books will close
November l unless the program
IS altered. The amount. the in
terest rate, the denominations of
The bonds and other details will
oe announced after Congress
rulSpOSeS Of The pending bond
bill.
indications are that the next
offering will approximate S3,.
900, 100000. Whether it will be
advertised by the government
through paid newspaper space
is under consideration, but Sec
retary MCAdOo said tonight the
cost of such an undertaking
would exceed the appropriation
now available for the purpose.
He added that there could be no
action until more light had been
received as to the cost OF an eff
fective advertising campaign
and until Congress had decided
what amount will be allowed
for advertising for future issues.
Under the war revenue bill,
passed last April, $7,OOO,OOO was
made available for expenses of
floating $1,000, 100000 in bonds
end $2,O0O,0OO,0O0 in short time
certificates of Indebtedness. 1t
j. reported that about half al
I eady has been disburSed in con.
rected with the floalation of the
%2,OO0.O00,000 liberty bonds first
offered and the certificates of
Indebtedness put out in advance
skthe loan.
IN announcing the tentative
program for The second cam
paign Mr.. McAdoo appealed TO
the liberty loan committee to
perfect their organization and
prepare for the next campaign
by getting in touch with the
various federal reserve banks.
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 10 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 a running fight
which lasted three quarter of an
hour. The German boat sheiled
them from q distance of two
miles. No shots struck the ships,
though some fell close by BY
putting on full steam and zigzag-
@mg The liner escaped. Two
British deStrOyerS answered their
). O. S. call 10 come 10 the aid
OF the liner. All passengers had
on their life belts and the life
boats We're made ready. but
were not needed.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
Only Dry Spot

Detroit Free Press
AdolphuS Busch, the million
are brewer, told aprOpOs of pro-
hlblllOn, story at aSt. LOUIS
banquet.
1.-TWO drummerS," he began.
were taken dry in prohibition
town. They started accordinplv
to look for a drink. On a cor
ner they saw a policeman and
they decided to ask his advice.
"Ofliccr," they said, rs il pos
Slblc to get a drink in this town."
THE officer led the two
drummcrS up TO IN imposing
church.
"But surely they said in
shocked tones, we aren't going
tc get what we want hcrev
"Gcnts said the officer.
solcmnly, do YOU see that
church,"
Yes, they answered.
"Wcll, gents said the officer
that's the only place in this State
where YOU Can't get it."
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 pound. Duck
fat. IA pounds, 1.13. Sailed
goose legs, 81 cents each. Lard,
ed goose breast, SOS per pound.
Fresh fowls, $l.01 per pound and
up. Young country laying hens
S3.32 each. Well-fed snow white
Emden geese. $11.O1 to Sl9.O6
each. Horse flesh, 50 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 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 thiL gs
in country self sufficient in its
agriculture is a 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 in the
face without 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 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
PEELED to work in trenches and
fleldS under the fire from the
armies of their own countries.
Reports made by Russian sol
dlerS 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 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 TO
boards and beaten until they had
reached the point of exhaustion.
Included in the labor units
were Germans as well 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 al
Washington acts against the
law are recorded under 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,
lection the woman placed if
under the head Of "Cruelty 10
Animals"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05

Her CSlghing)-Oh, met such
a lovely man today.
Hlm-Whcre was thato
Heron the stree. must
have been carrying my umbrella
carelessly, for he bumped his
eye into IT. And sad, pardon
me. land he said, don t mention
it have another eye iclt."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-09-05
Expeditionary Force Not to
Be Rushed Into Action

Be Rushed Into Action
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 expedi-
tlonary 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 q mistake,
which the Germans unquestion,
ably have hoped and expected
the United States would make.
1t is the determination rather
that when America does take
her place iii the line, shoulder to
shoulder with the other allies
next year, she will be fully pre-
pared to 90 through the summer
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 an.ii-
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 a
nation and as an army. We are
making giant strides dly and
day, but we are just started.
I'VE 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 tor the people at home to
visualize the war, 10 visualize the
effort that lies behind the war
Our problems are greater than
any France or Grcat 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 bv
the wave of a wand. | wish that
IT were possible to do SO and that
we might be fighting thc German
government this minute. We.
know that the only way 10 defeat
the German army is to hammer
IT and keep on hammcrlng 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
Seed Bed For Wheat

s eed. Do not intern wheat
worth So or 81 bushel for seed
urposes in condition of soil
impossible for germination."
That precaution is urged by
the United States Department of
agriculture on all farmers who
ontemplate sowing the high
prlccd seed of a high priced food
tlhis fall. Toplant seed on poor
~ prepared land not only wastes
the seed that does not germinate,
the specialists point out, but it
may mean the loss of an entire
lr'vestment if a paying stand is
n OF obtained.
"A seed bed for wheat must be
firm, moist. and we'll compacted
beneath, with a 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-
vestlng 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
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-
ture and maintain a soil mulch.
Ii level cultivation has been
practiced, good seed bed easily
can be prepared by disking and
narrowing after removing the
crop. However, if weeds are
present, it may be advisable to
plow shallow, the disk preceding
and following the plow.
Early plowinp. followed by
thorough 1illage, aius in catching
the water which falls and in con.
serving this and the water
already in the soil tor 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 per
fect 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
10 be more abundant in the soil
when such methods are employ.
ed.
If the importance of thorough
tlllage were more generally
recognized and proper methods
ot sced,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.
In this area the mistake is often
made of thinking there will
always be moisture enough
present iOr Il maximum crop
growth. with The result that short
crops often are obtained where
more attention TO moisture con
servation would have assured
good Yields.
In the bureau of the census at
Washington acts against the |