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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
$4,000, 900 bushels

Increase ........ S0,900,000 bushels
OF these cereals our shipments of
the prime breadstuffs in the fiscal year
Wheat 131, 100000 bushels and of rye
13,900,000 bushels, total of 144,900,-
600 bushels.
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1861 were:
Wheat 135,100,0O0 bushels and rye
100000 bushels, total of 1877 100000
bushels. In addition some 100000
bushels of 1917 wheat are now in port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest of
wheat will be therefore, about 141, 000,-
900 bushels, or a total of 154,900,000
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In ad-
dltion to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
"Thls accomplishment of our people
In this matter stands out even more
clearly If we bear In mind that we had
available In the fiscal year 1861
from net carry-Over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200,000,000 bushels of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home loaf" Mr..
Hoover said. This last year, however,
owing to the large failure of the 1917
wheat crop, we had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent APP
proxlmately savings from our own
wheat bread.
''rhese figures, however, do not fully
convey the volume of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort of our agri-
cultural population In planting a much
increased acreage in 1917, not only was
there a very large failure In wheat,
but also the corn failed to mature prop
eriy, and our corn Is our dominant crop.
II am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report. shat all the
millions of our people, agricultural as
well as urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel very
definite satisfaction that in a year Of
universal fosd shortages In the north.
ern hemisphere all Of those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight OF the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained. but with
only temporary periods OF hardship.
ut Is difficult to distinguish between
various sections OF our people-the
homes, public eating places. food
trades, urban or agricultural popula-
tions-in assessing credit for these re-
suits, but no one will deny the dOmi-
nant part OF the American womeR."
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
THIRD CALL MADE FOR
MAGAZINES AND PAPERS

Why not send the August issue OF
the Red Book, the Cosmopolitan OF
American to Camp ShelbyR 1t should
have been read by this time and will
probably be Of no further use except
to the soldier boys.
The soldiers of Camp Shelby are
sadly in need Of magazines and pic
ture and news periodicals.
According to a recent order from
the War Department the magazines
and papers which have been coming
here under what is known as the
Burleson order are now going over
seas. The only source now left to
the soldiers at this cantonment for
securing reading matter is through
the generosity and willingness of
the people of IIattiesburg to do
something for the men in khaki.
This is a mighty small bit, but it
is important.
Byron Legg, educational secretary
of the general Y. NJ. c. A. activi-
ties at Camp Shelby, informs this
paper that half car load of maya
zines and news and picture papers
is wanted.
Give story magazines printed
within the past year.
Give current news magazines
printed during the past three months.
Give illustrated magazines printed
during the past three months.
Give them now.
Send them to The American.
Do it today.
-Hattiesburg American.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
Memphis Officer Goes
After Vim Hepatica
City PatrOIman SiIer Says Famous
Win Hepatica Prescription Helped
Him Out Considerably

City nightwatchman J. L. Siler
who resides at 3S1 N. Belleview
Blvd, after a hunt of five years for
something to put his liver in right
shape, was considerably rundown
until E. C. Philpot, of Nashville,
told him to go down to Weiss Phar-
macy, Main & Union Sts., and get a
bottle of the great Vim Hepatica
prescription and take it.
He at once made a dash for this
popular drug store, where he found
several others buying this wonderful
liver, stomach, kidney and bowel
remedy, and got his first bottle.
81 had been suffering for five
years from an inactive liver, had no
appetite, was all rundown" said Of
ficer Siler. 'But since taking Vim
Hepatica feel more like doing my
work than l have for years. 1 really
enjoy my work now, and l gladly
recommend Vim Hepatica to all who
need a real tonic"
If you suffer from Indigestion,
weakness, or any other trouble
caused by disordered stomach, liver,
kidney, or bowels, or you feel in need
of a real good spring tonic, come or
send for a bottle at once to w. S.
Lloyd, Mt. Sterling, KY, C, w, Pet
ers, Sharpsburg, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
WORLD SHORTAGE
IN BEET SUGAR
Crops Are 40 Per Cent. Less
Than Pre-War Average-Cen-
trail Powers Hit Hardest.
CANE SUGAR is ISOLATED.
Allied Beet Production Falls one-thlrd
In Rigid War Economy
Practlced.

The world today is producing forty
per cent. less beet sugar than the pre-
war average.
Counting the American, Allied and
German-Austrian crops, as well as the
neutrals, the U. s. Food Administra.
tion has estimated that the world
shortage created by the light crop of
1917-191S is at least three and a half
million tons.
That the 1917-191s crop Of cane sug.
ar was two million tons In excess of
the previous year does not relieve the
general shortage.
Cuba and Java produce one-half of
the world cane crop, and the Java sug-
ar Is too far removed from America to
transport when shipping is badly need
ed to transport and maintain the mill
tary forces In France
In Java large part Of the old sugar
crop is still awaiting shipment. Since
1t requires $50 to 100 days for each
boat that Is sent to Java, the possIbilI-
ties of obtaining adequate shipments
of Java sugar this season are remote.
Allies Production Falls.
Taking the Allied nstlen. =: group,
official reports show that beet sugar
production is less by one-third than the
pre-war average.
French beet sugar industry has suf-
fered most by the war. The French
yield of beet sugar Is now only 29.1
per cent. of the pre-war average.
4. awn n.
break Of hostillties in Europe, France
produced an average Of 1884 tons Of
sugar each year. For 1918 the
French production was 219,416 tons.
With 81 factories operating, as COM
pared with more than 200 that were
in existence before the war and before
the general campaign of destructive
France nevertheless managed to manu-
facture more beet sugar in 1917-1S
than in 1867, when the total output
was 202, AIS TONS.
Italy In 1917-18 produced 100000
tons of beet sugar, which was $4,000
tons less than the previous year and
11O,250 less than the annual output of
sugar for the FIVE year pre-war pc
riod.
One of the great difficulties expert
enced in Italy's beet sugar industry
was finding sufficient labor to handle
the crop. Thousands of men usually
employed in beet sugar production
were called for military service. The
yield per acre amounted to approx.
mately half Of the usual quantity OF
beets harvested.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
s44,6OO.OOO lbs.

Increase ........... 100000 lbs
Our slaughterable animals at the be-
ginning of the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly in hogs; they
were probably less. The increase in
shipments is due to conservation end
the extra weight of animals added by
our farmers.
The full effect of these efforts began
to bear their best results in the last
half of the fiscal year, when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2,133, 100000
pounds, as against 1,266, 100000 pounds
in the same period of the year before.
This compares with an average of
S01, 100000 pounds of total exports for
the same half years in the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1851. .259, 9OO, 600 bushels
Fiscal year 1917-1S. $40, 10000 bushels
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03

Down in the green
A submarine
Lay waiting for the night.
The captain called his gallant crew
And told them that he had in view
A most terrific fight.
otis time to show your nerve my
lads;
The chances will be tight"
At night away
To find the prey
They sailed the raging main,
At the stroke of twelve the periscope
Revealed the object of their hope
Their righteous joy was plain,
They fired their first torpedo,
missed,
Then fired and fired again.
Torpedoes cost,
And when ones lost
II never does come back.
But finally one reached the prey,
Which sank amid a fount Of spray;
The crew swan off, alack.
1t had cost ninety thousand TO
Sink that old fishing smack.
It's value was Sac
That one-man fishing smack.
w. s. g.
Manted-To rent an office desk.
Apply at this office (6-tf)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
OUR SAVED FOOD
FED The ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presl-
dent America Conserved 14lc
100000 Bushels Wheat
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
Meat and Fat Shipments Increased by
s44,eoo,oo Pounds

Conservation measures applied BY
the American people enabled the Unit
ed States to ship to the Allied peoples
and to our own forces overseas 141,-
100000 bushels of wheat and S44, 600,-
700 pounds of meat during the past
year, valued In all at 1,40O, 000,O 900.
This was accomplished In the face Of
serious food shortage in this country,
bespeaking the wholeheartedness and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, In let
ter to President Wilson, explains how
the situation was met. The voluntary
conservation program fostered by the
Food Administration enabled the piling
up of the millions of bushels of wheat
during 1918 and the shipment Of
meat during 1917-18.
The total value of all food ship
ments to Allied destinations amounted
to 81, 4OO,0OO,OO0, all this food being
bought through or In collaboration
with the Food Administration. These
figures are all based on official reports
and represent food exports for the
harvest year that closed June 30, 1918.
The shipments of meats and fats
(including meat products, dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, etc., to Allied des-
tinations were as follows:
Fiscal year 1916-17... 2, i66, 800, 600 lbs.
Fiscal year 1917-1S. %, oil 100, 900 lbs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
Dutch Boy
Phoenix Brand
Whitehead

thinned with pure linseed oil.
Such paint costs no more than
some paints which are not all
lead.
We have the right remedy, if
your house, your barn, or your
garage is not looking as young
as it should. Come in and let
US show you our complete and
up-to-date stock of paints, var
nishes, brushes, and all paint
accessories.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
ACCUSED OF BOARDING
$50 POUNDS OF SUGAR

Accused Of boarding sugar, DR..
A. g. Elliston, of New Castle, was
arrested last week by Marshal Dave
Reagan. He was taken to Frankfort
and released on a $4,000 bond to APP
pear Wednesday for his examining
trial. ElEston is accused of having
on hand $50 pounds of sugar. He is
one Of Henry county's wealthy men.
w. s. s.
Camouflaged automobiles-the lat
est idea. 1t is easy to make flivver
look like carpet sweeper.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03

For Sale-Pianos, Players and
Organs. We have some bargains in
the best makes.
Call at once and see samples.
Tuning and repairing.
M. r. Hainline Store
]. H. Templeman Piano Co.
Phone 1922. B. c. Fulton, Salesman.
w. . S.
The way of the transgressor is
well written up.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03

Manted-To rent an office desk.
Apply at this office (e-tf)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
MORE EFFICIENCY

w. S. s.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
Base Hospital, Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg, Miss, Monday.
Mt. Sterling Advocate,
Mt. Sterling, Ky.


Gentlemen:
Enclosed you will find a clipping
from the Hattiesburg American, our
daily paper which l think would be
of interest to the generous people of
Mt. Sterling considering a good num-
Der of their boys are in Camp here
and l can truly say that every word
of the clipping is true, for we can
scarcely get a magazine at any Y.
M. C. A. building, and l am sure if
the people would only do so they
could express us quite a bunch of
them if they care to help the Mt.
Sterling boys out. They can be ex-
pressed to the Y. NJ. C. A. Head
quarters, Camp Shelby, and I am
sure they will be greatly appreciat-
ed by all the Shelby boys and es-
pecially by the Mt. Sterling boys.
If you can help us in any way I
will thank you for Shelby.
/ am getting over an operation on
my back for humatorna caused by
horse falling on me three weeks
ago.
Hoping you and the people of Mt.
Sterling can help the boys of Shelby
in this matter. l remain,
Yours sincerely,
ISAAC ROGERS,
Co. E., 18th. Am. Train,
Camp Shelby, Miss.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03

A hoarder Is a man who Is more In
terested In getting bis bite than In Civ
ng his Bit
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03

Most young men are Heroes to
some girls, but most of them marry
and get over it,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
SAVE, PEACH STONES.
They Arc Needed COX Use i'm Gas
Masks.

Every citizen of South Ca-oina has
an oDpcrrunity TO aid the government
i, its :..ch, ls.iias; i'russianisll.
great campaign has l,een launched to
procure materials with which to com
Eat German poison G;is. Onl o. fhe
essentials in the gas mass. designed
20 protect American soldiers from
poison gas IS ca"5oH. AS the quality
OF the carbon determines in a large
measure the efficiency Of the gas
mask, it is important that every Ell
fort be made to procure those mate
rials from which the best carbon can
be procured.
There is a serious shortage Of the
best law a2tcr;als ard the coopera
ton of al citizens is urged so that
the isest raw materials can ',c secu"-
cd.
Eelcy is list CT f:-uit pits and nut
shells to be collected. Most OF these
materials are now going to waste.
When it is realized that these waste
materials VIII save the lives OF
.sr..c-icon \ soldiers. ever: effort should
lie made to sec thu no moro so 10
wtste.
The pcooIa Of >o,i.l, Carolina are
u~ged 20 save The fol5wlng for the
Use OF TIC ann: ?c2ch stones Or
pits. apricot r:ts. pune pits. ,plus,
pits. olive pits. date seeds. cherry pts.
.aa2ii nut shells and the shells Of
ric>zcry n"ts. walnuts and butter nuts:
All. pits and stones should be care
fully dried il an oven Or in the sun
before delivery.
The Conservation G Reclamation
Division at Camp NTadsworth. S. c.,
has been instructed by the Quarter
e,astcr Generals Office to collect ali
pits ard stones going TO waste in the
camp The division desires the COOP
Grafton Of tho people OF South Carroll
~ in the campaign. Pits ard stones
from the above named fruits which
are sent t. the Conservation & Re.
clcmation Division will be forwarded
10 the gas defense school for use.
unfortunately there is not a fund
a:ailablc .cor paying the express or
parcel post charge on the pits and
stones. Patriotic citizens are urged
to send the pits and stones from:
fruits TO The Conservation & Recla-
nation Division. Comp Wadsworth
S. c., postage prepaid. 1t is hoped
to collect several thousand pounds o.
these materials in the State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
HySSI, s.; :y..!;S l:l.It.S CT It....::-
TO!t.
Wholesale Mu.dcr--outside World
Can Have No True Conception o!
.Actuai Condition Prevailing.

Washington. Sa.ot. - i,tcrniatiol
Coaching The st"to Department today
from neutial cnuEtiy tnIcW r@w Ugh
. l. - situ ';ian IN Cc2cl;;! iss;1 SO.
whcre y re-: o. te.r1- conducted ~
the Eolsheviki y. :; ,,,a3e the pos!1.oi
Of l.: popu;aca tragic !. tho eXtrcin':
and !: crtl,.nacl:::s ,ii;eas OF ID
entente pawe.s wno hiEe been an
abe % le;vn tie cocitrE.
EcclaIia@ tfl;..e the outside world
cen 1st have Il tue conception OF ;il'
actual cond.tian, tho dispatches said
tl.at since May the EolShe;.;h Aa ;
made ca:arai;;n CT wholesale n lur-
der Man persons i!;:vc been shot
without trial for political views which
they asscyt. The &c eassinatioa CT
Moses Crits.;y, head O: ;hc commission
against The couHter-rcvolGtion and
the attempt en- the life OF Premier
Lenine were direct results OF this con
Gition Of tyranny, said the advices.
Besides tho 501 Derscas VINO were
shot in connection Wiz the death OF
CritS,ly,, q large nun;i CT Of ether per
sons arc held 70. execution IN the
event. that further attempts arc mad
on the life Of the Bo!shevik leaders.
\ gonc-2! search IS ho:ns made of
the homes in Moscow Of the well .
do anG Of former officers in, an effort
tr secure any shred Of evidence upon
which to make arrests, said the dis-
patches. The, prisons are filed to
ovcraowing and executions continue
daily. In many cases, it was said.
sentences are passed upon the sigh;
grounds shat tie accused might be
dangerous 20 -oIshe*k power. In al
dition irresponsible ard venScfti
eangs are venting On innocent Dcr-
sons their desperation ever the daiI%'
declining power Of the BolShcvik.
All newspapers il NJ escow except
the Bolshevik organs have been SIS
pended since Jul;- !, the dispatclles
add
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
TO PROHIBIT UNNECESSARY
BUILDING.
Explanation OF the Rule and d".
Reason Therefor. 3y the South
Carolina State Council O: Defense.

Columbia. sept. 17.-Jnnccessary
building in times like these is re-
earded as waste. There is neither
tne labor nor the material to spare.
State and County Councils Of Defense
are asking banks to limit their loans
for unnecessary building.
The War Indutries Board has
placed in the hands CT the Councils
Of Defense throughout the court:E
lhc problem Of stopping al n3neccs-
sary building where the construction;
totals $4,000 or more.
The War Industries Poar.!. in 9TH
er words. has asked the State Coun-
cils Of Defense to act as lis represent
atives in passing upon propcsel con-
struction The plan has been adopt
ed because OF the imperative .neces-
s;ty of conserving labor. material ana
capital for war purposes.
Persons interested in construc-
ton project must hereafter apply
with full statement OF facts under
cath. to the State Council Of Dctenso
for construction permit. Local
representatives Of the Defense Cou-
ncil Will investigate the necessity O.!
the proposed construction and trans
nit their recommendation TO the
State Council to review. The action
OF the State Council is 20 be fcrWaTd-
ed to the Non-War Constructor
Section CT the Priorit;es Divisic:: O;
the War Industries Board. II cases
against the projected construction
the person concerned will be directly
ntified
The Var Industries Boaf! will IN
form all persons applying directly t.
it that they must first take Hn thelr
projects with the appropriate lcca
representatives Of The State Council
of Defense. Persons interested IL
construction projects against which
O. State Council OF Defense mas rulee
can appeal to the VA Industries
poard. but in such cases the Board
will attach great importance TO the
negative decision Of the Defense
Council.
The ability Of the War Industries
Board to enforce this whole p!aE
rests upon the fact that it controls
priorities and has also secured fron:
the manufacturers Of building mater :
ials pledge not to supply materials
for projects which are not autE
'ocized under the regulations Of thu
War Industries BOARD.
The State Council Of HefenSe wif
~.se a snoall committee on Propos-
et, Constructor. the personnel O.
which is yet to be announced. Al
ready four building projects in dii-
fercnt parts Of South Carolina hava
been referred tc the State Coarcil
Of Defense for approval.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
TEN LIVES LOST.
,..i%;,; Girls. Boy and Nan Perisi, i'll
Flames Destroying Baton Factory
ut Newark.

Newark, =. j., Sept. 11.-TTappcd
IN Il cloa;: room en- the top hoor,
eight girls. a boy and q man perisheG
here today IL Il lire which destroyed
the plant Of re AMERICAN Sutton
Company. Another girl was killed
when, seeking to escape from the
aane:, she lcaped from a window.
N::ne other girls were injured. scvcra!
probably fatally.
At > o'clccl; the factory hummed
..:::h the :rdustryi OF more than 900
young women engaged in making
buttons foT army and navy uniforms.
st $50 the building was flame swept
ruin. the top floor OF which formed a
tc,n, for workers who had been
driven into the cloal; room by flames
and smoke 81 4.30 the fire was viz
tually extinguished and the task Of
indent:fying victims begun.
The girls on the lower floors es-
capped by Jumping and going down the
fire escapes. Most OF the dead ard
;njured were working at the top of
he building Their bodies were found
auddled together, burned beyond rec
ognition. Only through trinHets and
bits CT sccrched attire were they iden-
tilted
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
Chamber of Commerce Notes.

Hon. NIyron T. Eerrick, former
ambassador to France, and chair
man of the National Finance Conf
nittee of the War Camp CoclnaDitS
Service for the War and Navy De
partmont, ard DR.. 4. y. snyder. OF
Spartanburg, State chairman OF the
same service for South Carolina. have
appointed Secretary Z. l. Reardon.
of the Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
as a member OF the State executive
conlittee for the War Camp COM
munity Service division OF the big
First United War Work Financial
campaign in November.
Mr.. John Wood, managing secre-
tary of the Roanoke, Va, Chamber
Of Commerce, formerly secretary OF
the Chamber of Commerce, at Rock
Hill, and Greenville S. c., has been
selected as field secretary Of the War
Camp Community Service for the
States Of Virginia, North Carolina.
South Carolina and Georgia, and ne
has his South Carolina organization
headquarters in Spartanburg Cham-
Ter of Comm cree.
A conference of the South Carolina
committee of the War Camp Com
naunity Service, with Mr.. Wood, VIII
be held in Columbia tomorrow to ar
range county organizations for the
big November drive.
Sumter about one year ago su5-
scribed one thousand dollars FOR the
War Camp Community Service Rec
Freation Fund which funds are used
for doing for our soldiers outside Of:
the cantonments about what the
War Y. NJ. c.. A does in the camps.
Mr.. C. G. Rowland was the Sumter
chairman of the Chamber Of Com
merce committee that raised his
money.