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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-15
Flavor
Purity
Economy

Things baked with economical
Cottolene are digestible and whole
some. For instance, pie crust made
with Cottolene really is wholesome.
Both top crust and bottom crust
are faky and havoy.
Cottolene makes delicious cakes, too.
Remember always; You use one-thfrd
less of Cottolene than of expensive
butter or other Shortcomings. This is be-.
cause Cottolene sets the highest possible
standard for purity and riehnest.
RECIPE
Saucer Pies
IA cups -four "a teaspoon salt
"a teaspoon baking powder
Il cup Cottolene Ice water
Sift together -four, baking powder and
salt. Chop in chilled Cottolene with
knife preserving 1 a tablespoons). Add
Just enough ice water to form soft dough.
Roll in thin sheet and spread with re-
naming Cottolene. Roll like jelly roll
and chill. Then stand roll on end, press
down with hand and roll again. Cut to
fit small saucers and fill with desired
filing. Finish with strips of pastry ar
ranged lattice-work fashion.
C g! Il, 2:,|!!e -
At grocers in tins
of convenient sizes
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-15
CORN FACTS.

Why is 1t that
corn is not shipped
to the allies? The
answer is given by
the United States
Food Administra-
ton in these facts:
Corn meal cannot
be shipped because
IL would spoil in
transit.
As to the whole
grain, the people
on the other side
have no mills in
which to grind il.
Cornbrcad cannot
be baked success
fully I'm bakeries. ON
w IN ! C b European
people depend al
most exclusively for
their bread. Corn
bread does not keep
well.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
ROADS ARE GOOD WHERE DRAG
. GED.
But Sumter County Has Not Learned
the LessOn--Our Roads are PlOwed
and Scrapcd to Death.

The following article from the
Greenwood Journal may be Of local
interest although utterly without To-
cal application:
Reports reaching the city are to
the effect that the several commit
tees appointed at the recent meeting
here are having the roads dragged
and that conditions for travel in many
sections are very much improved.
Those who are yet to do this work
may receive an impetus from the fol-
lowing strong argument in the editor
ial columns of. Tho Newbcrry Obser-
yer and may go and do likewise:
farmer from ten miles out said
on Saturday. in reply to the Observers
mans question::
How are the roads?"
THE best you ever saw"
A few days ago they were describ-
ed as awful; and they are still aw-
full in some sections where the split
log drag IS not used.
Our informant said the dragging
Of the roads has been more general
since the recent rains than ever be-
fore, and consequently the roads are
good.
All that is needed to have good
roads the year round is for the peo-
pie to get the habit Of dragging them
regularly and Systematically after
the rains. If they will do that. they
will find, instead of rain making
roads worse, they contribute toward
making them better, by preparing the
way for smoothing them in the rough
places.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
GERNfANY'S FIGHTING FORCE
Many Divisions Concentrated Behind
Western Front.

Grand Headquarters Of the French
Army in France. Feb. 13 (By the AS
sociated Press) ).--German prepara-
tions for their announced offensive on
the allied front have not brought with
them any relaxation Of German vigil
ance or efforts to meet any possible
attacks from the allies New coneen-
trations of German forces are gather
ing in the rear of their lines stimuli
taneously with hard work which con-
tinues on the front line positions
Various authorities make widely
different estimates Of the number OF
German divisions which may eventual
ly be brought into the line on this
front. should the Germans decide to
engage in battle on large and de-
cislve scale. The exact total of the
German forces in the front line ard in
the immediate reserve is known to a
unit.
One hundred and twelve divisions
OCCUPY the German front line facing
the French. British. American and
Belgian troops, while their immediate
reserve totals 63 divisions. con the
basis Of 1900 men in a German di-
vision. this would be 100000 troops.)
Possibly several additional divisions
have reached various points by differ
ent lines. but the fact has not been
established with certainty. At any
rate, it is agreed here, that the great
est possible number the Germans
could be able to throw on this side
does not exceed 20 divisions wnich
would bring the total to 1876 divisions
(2,340,00O mem.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
NEXT TO CHIEF or STAFF.
Promotion Is Announced for Cant. W.
w. Dick.

Charleston, Feb. 1.-THE friends
OF Capt. William w. Dick will be glad
10 know OF his recent distinction in
being detailed to assume the duties of
assistant chief Of stafr of the Thirty.
first (Dixie) division. Capt. Dick was
reared in Charleston. graduating from,
the Citadel In 1905 as senior cadet
captain. He has been in military work
constantly since then. having served
an tactical officer. or commandant OF
cadets. at a number Of Southern pre-
paratory schools. wheI the mobili-
zation OF the National Guard on the
Mexican border took place, nearly two
years ago. he was on duty as com.
mandant' at the Georgia Military
Academy. College Park, Ga.
During the Mexican service he held
a command In the old Fifth Georgia
infantry. now the 122d United States
Infantry. Here his work was repeat.
ediy commended and ne gained the
reputation Of being a strict discip.
hnarian and an efficient tactician. Az
u divisional athletic officer he was
wen known throughout tho FL paso
district for his energetic promotion of
army athletics.
In August, 1917, Capt. Dick was de-
tahed to take course In general staff
training at the army war college
washington. As a result of his work
there he Is now detailed TO Gen uav-
den's STAFF at Macon. Ga. of which
COL William M. Fassett. Of the gen.
efal staff. is chief.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
SKILLED WORKERS WANTED.
Enrolment Agent for Public Service
Reserves for Sumter County.

The United States Public Service
Reserve of tie United States Depart
ment Of Labor is calling for millions
Of skilled mechanics and trained
workers for American War Industries
to help win the war. M /
This is q patriotic and entirely vol
untary service paying good wages.
Enroll now. Mr.. A. G. Phelps has
been commissioned as enrolment
agent of the United States Public Ser,
vice Reserve for Sumter county, and
he has appointed as his assistant Ell.
Reardon, Secretary of the Sumter
Chamber of Commerce. Those de-
string information or wishing to en-
roll should apply at the Unied States
Public Service Reserve Headquarters,
Chamber of Commerce, second floor
Of the City National Bank building.
Sumter, S. c
In few Us full information and
blank forms of application will be
received and on hand at headquarters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
FUEL ORDER REsCINDED.
Iieatlcss Monday Program Suspended
= for Present.

Washington, Feb. 13.-Suspension
OF the heatless Monday program in
the East was announced today by
Fuel Administrator Garfield with the
reservation that It may be put BACK
into force before the ten weeks Pc
riod expires II a return OF bad wealth.
er brings another breakdown In rail-
road transportation.
At the same time DR.. Garfield gave
State fuel administrators full author
ity to continue the closing order in
territory under their jurisdiction IL in
their opinion circumstances demand.
ed 1t. Aside from New England, 1t
was said there was little proba bility
that 1t would remain in force any
where.
The heatless Mondays were decreed
by the fuel administration on January
II and four have been observed in all
States east of the Mississippi except
those south Of Virginia.
A preferential coal distribution list
established by the orders remains IN
force as does the section providing for
the orders enforcement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
Hoe ISLAND INVESTIGATION.
PRESIDENT WILSON STARTS
PROBE on BIG sHIPYARD
PROJECT.
Forty-two Millions Of Governments
Money Involved In Enterprise IN
Which Prornincnt New York FIN.
ancicrs are Interested.

washington, Feb. 14.-Presiden Mt
Wilson today directed Attorney Gen
erai Gregory to investigate the much
discussed Hog Island ship yard con-
tracts. which have been adversely
criticised before the senate commerce
committee. to determine IL there has
been any criminal misuse OF govern
ment funds. He directed Mr.. Greg
ory to work In conjunction with
Chairman Hurley. OF the shippir g
board In making the investigation.
About forty-two millions OF govern
ment money are involved In the HOG
Island project. In which the American
international Corporation. headed by
Frank A.. vanderlip. has figured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
CHARLOTTE TO LOSE CAMP.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Secretary
Baker has decided that Camp Greene,
Charlotte, N. c., now occupied by reg
ular divisions, will not be continued
as a permanent training center be-
cause of unsuitability of the ground
on which 1t is erected.
Maj. Gen. j. T. Dickman,e senior Of
ficer at the camp. was at the war de-
partment today and conferred with
various officials as to conditions aris-
ing from lack of drainage. The medi-
cal department has determined, how
ever. that there is. no danger to the
health of the troops stationed there
until summer comes at least. BY that
time the troops will aave been moved
and the camp. site will be abandoned.
according to the present plans. ala
A delegation of Charlotte citizens
came here. today to protest against
the abandonment .;of Camp Greene
and expects to be given a hearing by
Secretary Baker tomorrow. The se-
lection of the Camp Greene site was
made last summer on recommended
ton Of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. then
commander Of the department. of the
Southeast -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
COTTON MARKETING ASSOCIA.
TTON.
AN Important Meeting to BE Held
Monday, February 1Sth-Do The
Farmers Want Cotton Grader on
Sumter Market?

AN adjourned meeting of the Tri-
o'"h'y Farmers Cotton. s.. Marketing
ASSOCIATION. Of Sumter, Lee. and Clar.
chuoh counties will be held at SUM-
'er Chamber of Commerce at 12
O'Clock M. next Monday, February
18th.
This will be o very important meet.
'hs as the association must, under ad-
vices received from Mr.. c. ] Brand
chief of the bureau of markets Of
inc united States department Of agri-
culture, hold this melting to reorsan.
iZe for the 1918-1919 cotton nroduo
'hs and selling season and the asso-
ciation must further take steps 70 or.
sanize cooperative plan of market.
ing cotton in connection with poyern
ment sampling and grading if the de-
partment of agriculture is to be ex-
pected to send cotton grader TO the
sumter market next fall.
The officers, directors, and meu.
Ders OF the association must be pres
ent in sufficient numbers to Show
that the association is starting out for
the ensuing year as a real live and
active organization, the meeting ,nust
elect officers and directors, and pre.
pare to guarantee that it will furnish
quarters. clerk, sampled, heat and
lights for the government grader next
iall before the government will as
sign or even promise a grader for this
market next fall.
a representative of the bureau of
markets and rural organization will
DC present to show how many are
present and to receive reports of of.
ficers and members as to what
amount of good the grading of cotton
by a disinterested government grad
er has been to the cotton producers.
III the cotton farmers want the
grading continued they will have to
take time to attend next Mondays
meeting. Next Mondays meeting will
be open to all cotton producers who
are not now members of the as
Sociation and who will be welcomed
as new members at one dollar per an
mum.
Present members will be expected
to renew their membership. This
one dollar is the only fee collected
for membership in the association.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
RAID. BY FRENCH.
German Positions Entered to Third
Line.

Paris. Feb IA big raid was car
ried out today by the French south
west OF Butte Mesnil. The German
positions were entered up to the third
line and many defenses and shelters
were destroyed. This announcement
was made by the war office In it's
communication tonight the text OF
which says;
I'm the Champagne, after brief ar
tillery preparation. we carried out a
big raid in the region south of Butte
Mesnil OH a front of about 200 me-
tres. Our detachments penetrated the
German position as far as the third
line. overthrow the enemy defense and
destroyed numerous shelters We
captured more than 100 prisoners.
I'm the period from February to
February 10 our pilots brought down
2S German airplanes. Ia Of which
were entirely destroyed and the other
seriously damaged.
Eastern theatre; Artillery actions
occurred at the mouth Of the Stuma.
west Of Dolran and north Of Monastir.
Allied aviators successfully lombard
cd Savjak northwest OF Seres. Kos
tov. the railway between Strummintza
and DOiran and enemy cncampments
I i'm the Cerna Valley"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
CONFERENCE !
COVER CROPS, SOY BEANS AND
PEANUTS CONSIDERED BY
STATE FARM AGENTS.
Fine Address by Cokcr-Mcssrs. Har-
per and Pridcnsorc Discuss Soil
Improvement Trough Fertilization.

Clemson College. Feb. 13.-The dis
cussion of cover crops was one of the
livest and most benefiting of the
meetings of the South Carolina farm
demonstration agents being held here
so far. Answer to the oft repeated
question. II cover crops are so i'm
portant and beneficial. why has IL
been so hard to get farmers to grow
them, seems to have been found in
the fact that farmers desire and need
to get the greatest immediate return
In money rather than the greatest
ultimate benefits and that in SO
farming they are soil miners instead
of soil builders. s}
The soy bean discussion brought
out the growing Importance of that
crop as producer of human food in
the form of the beans themselves and
the oil as a substitute for animal
rats. but emphasis was laid upon the
TACT that on sandy loan soils there Is
danger Of injury to the growing of
cotton through the fact that the soy
bean is susceptible to the two trou-
oiesome cotton diseases--root knot
and wilt. cd .,.
An entertaining as well as instruc-
tive discussion of the importance of
the peanut was led by Mr.. McAlhaney
ana Mr.. Grabel, who showed how
the peanut is easily the best hog food
and stressed the increasing use of
peanut oil for cooking purposes.
a. special feature OF the morning
program was an address by Mr.. d. r.
Coker. chairman Of the State Council
Tor Defense. on AGRICULTURAL progress
as measured by education and intel.
ligcnce. r. ,,. ..+.
of special value was the paper by
Mr., e. e. Hall. cotton expert of the
extension division. on cotton breed
Ing. Oher papers at the afternoon
session were on the advance of the
DON weevil by Mr.. G. M. Anderson,
specialist In weevil work. and Prof
a. F. Conradi. State entom ologist. and
on corn breeding by MIR. F. c. Tar
box, special investigator of the extern
sion division. ~,
p In place OF the address by Hon.
Carl Vrooman. assistant secretary of
agriculture. who was kept away by
sickness, the evening session Wednes.
day was given over to addresses by
Prof.JJ. N. Harper. formerly director
OF the South Carolina Experiment
Station. and Mr.. j.. c. Pridemore.
both OF whom discussed soil improve
ment through better farm practice
and fertilization.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
TIGHTEN GRIP ON PACKERS.

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Judge Landis i'm
federal district court today, denied a.
motion to squash the search warrant
issued to agents of the federal trade
commission last Tuesday authorizing
the seizure from the vault of Henry
Veeder, general counsel for Swift &
Co., of books and papers alleged to
have been used In committing certain
felonies. At the same time the court
held constitutional the search and
seizure section of the federal espion-
age act under which the search war;
rant was issued.
Judge Lands overruled every OBJ
lection to the validity of the writ ad-
vocated by counsel for the packers
and upheld the government in its de-
mand to search the Veeder vault for
evidence wanted in the trade COM
mission inquiry into the packing in
dustry.
Counsel for Veeder were prepared
for an unfavorable decision and by
a series of formal motions perfected
the record in the case SO that any i'm
mediate appeal could be taken to the
federal court of appeals. Upon the
application for writ of error to the
upper court Judge Landis entered
temporary order staying execution of
the search warrant until IL o'clock
tomorrow.
District Attorney Charles F. Clyne,
vigorously opposed the granting of
the stay order and declared that the
government would demand an irnme2
date hearing on the appeal. -. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
FOOD PRODUCTION CAMPAIGN
Council of Defense Urges Utmost EY.
forts.

Columbia. Feb. 13.-The State
Council OF Defense i'm cooperation with
the farm dem onstration bureau and
the food administration is about, to
inaugurate a Statewide campaign
Tor the production and conservation
of foOdstuffs. In order that suf1icien,
food may be made available for our
soldiers and those Of our allies, as
well as for our own population al
home, 1t will be necessary for acl,
State to produce Il Its full quota OF
food. Should any fail in this respec,
it is highly probable that 1t may lack
a part Of It's usual ration. .-
y President Wilson and Mr.. Hoover
say that food will win the war;" sc
there is today no more necessary O,
patriotic duty than raising foodstuffs
and planning to conserve them.
A letter was sent out by the State
council yesterday to several prominen,
speakers Of the State asking tina,
they attend the meetings to be held
in this State in connection with the
spring drive of the council for the
conservation and production of food
One of the meetings will be held al
Greenwood on the 18th and another
at Sumter OH the 10th of the present
month. The letter sent out by the
council says in part: ..n.
ITO carry the presidents word to
the people and make an impression
that will produce RESULTS, we mus.
have @ well informed body of patri-
otic speakers to carry the message
The council Of defense believes that
you are one who is qualified and will
ling for this service and. requests you
to attend one Of two Joint meetings
to be held at Greenwood on the 18th
and at Sumter on the 10th. At these
meetings there will be prominent
speakers representing the agricultur-
al department and the. food admins.
tration. and the whole program Of the
forthcoming campaign will be laid out
and explained. Please do not fail to
attend and thus qualify yourself for
a service that presents a great op-
portunity for patriotic usefulness"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16

Prospects for a fruit crop are much
botter than 1917. Fruit is never dan
aged to any considerable extent l.,
February. The most unfavorable pe-
riod with which the fruit crop will
have to experience is the central date
of March 25. In this respect 1t will
be different from 1917 when the ap-
pie crop In some sections of the Blue
Ridge section were killed as late as
June z. ~. ..f .
Vegetable and fruit prospects will
not he disturbed this year, by April
frosts. All kinds of crops have heen
destroyed by cold weather as late as
April 30 in this latitude.
Contrary to the forecast made by
the Dutch Weather Prophet more
than month ago that no more
weather would occur this winter as
severe as the Christmas spell, and
that the cold wave which prevailed
February 3-5 in the North was tho
expiring gasp Of winter. prominent
citizen twitted him yesterday with the
charge that he (the D.. w. P.) hal
missed it in his prediction by saying
that more severe weather would oc-
Neither did the Dutch Weather
Prophet say that the back Of the
winter was broken" as newspaper in
the upcountry published.
Attention of farmers and garden
ers is, directed to the splendid pull
veriza ton Of the soil which is now ao
complished by the plow and the hoe.
The difference is most remarkable.
when compared to last spring Then
the soil hardened like it was baked by
a droughty July sun. Everybody is
urged to get busy and plant lettuce,
mustard. beets, radish. peas. onions
and even Irish potatoes. Spring
weather promises. to be the most fa-
vorable for, gardens.
Referring again to cold weather,
the coolest time within century,
perhaps, was 10 years ago. February
IA. 1899, will long be remembered by
the Dutch Weather Prophet. The
bureau froze on his moustache that
raorning as he got out of bed. His
next door neighbor owned splendid
thermometer. 1t showed at a. m.
a temperature of eight degrees below
zero with eight inches OF snow on the
ground. That was i'm Newberry. IL
was only four or five degrees higher
i'm Columbia. The graded schools
were closed here during the whole
week Twenty-Five years previous to
that date the Dutch Weather Proph-
ct played barefooted AS youth On
the streets OF Newberry and at this
period i'm February s. Valentines daE
promises to be entirely different from
its frigid predecessor Of 1S9? and Il
twin companion OF 1874. The law OF
compensation is governing factor in
the science OF meteorology as well as
i'm all other "ologies. THE State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16

Field Secretaries Wootten and
Sigh of the South Carolina Automo-
bile Association. who are in the city
to organize a local automobile and
good roads association to be directly
affiliated with the State and National
associations. are being welcomed to
Sumter They arc explaining the work
Of their organization as it has been
done i'm other parts Of the country in
promoting road building and it, is
proposed to hold at an early date a
public meeting Of our citizens that all
may hear how this work is conduct
ed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
PRESENTS THE RAILROAD BILL
South Carolina Senator Urges Promp,
Action.

Washington. Feb. 1i.-Enactment
OF the administration railroad bin with
az }ittle delay as possible because Of
Its Importance as a war measure and
III relation to the financial problems
was urged by Senator Smith OF South
Carolina. chairman OF the interstate
commerce committee. today whci
consideration of the measure began
In the senate. g.
Debate on the bill opened with bu,
few senator's In their seats. Many
however. have announced their inten.
ton OF discussing the measure an,
administration leaders admit n finn
vote viii hardly he reached much be
fore the end OF the month. -.
Senator Smith reviewed the variou.
steps TO meet the transportation stu
alton when tho country went to w,,
eliminating In the government takin,
over the carriers. lie urged that IN.
present time was unopportune for a,
attempts TO work out and correct de
fects In the transportation system
Radical changes. he added have bee,
made imperative In order to meet tn
crisis and because OF that afct "ev
cry necessary grant OF power shoul
be given to accornp plish this purpos
and the powers thus granted shoul
be used with ali the wisdom and car
that the executors and administrator
OF these powers can command"