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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-12
STAPLE NOT TO BE TOUCHED
BY FEDERAL PRlCE.FlXERS

Atlanta, Ga.-There is no occasion
for alarm over the agitation to fix cot
ton prices. aeeording to telegram
MADE public by William j. Harris.
from President Wilson. The message
was in reply to one Mr.. Harris sent
earlier in the day calling the Presi-
dents attention to the apprehension
OF nany persons over the situation,
and protesting in the interest of the
farmers against such a movement.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-12

The United States has vast known
sulphur deposits guaranteeing an album
dant supply for the manufacture of
sulphuric acid and other necessary war
materi"lS for the successful prosccu.
ton Of the war.
Two great plants are now turning
our most OF the sulphur needed. One
IS IN Louisiana and the other In Texas.
mere are two other known deposits
"hich can be opened up quickly In
case or necessity. Preliminary work
on one Of these is under progress TO
meet any unexpected emergency, such
as destruction or damage by hurricane
as occurred recently at the Louisiana
plant
sulphur Is melted In the ground by
steam ana hot water and forced to The
surface through wells where the molten
sulphur Solidiiics on exposure 10 the
ar. ne sulphur deposit nndcrlics
pea of quicksand through which /, is
impossible to drive shafts and mine In
me "rn!nary way The devclop,ncnt Of
this project IS one OF the interesting
mechanical achievements of the pn.t
decade, and the United States IS now
hy far the greatest producer Of sui.
phur.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-12

Men and women will have fewe
varieties in shape and colors Of fu
and felt hats from which to make Sc.
lections this fall alG next spring. The
government has or, cred conservation
Of material.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-12

Mexican laDorers In Texas have de-
Seioped the taste for cottage cheese.
government experts have taught them
I aow TO make 1t. The result is q saw
Ing In meat.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-12

Colonel Churchill, chief OF the mil
''hry Intelligence branch Of the gen
cral STAFF. warns American editors
against publication, as authentic and
reil"hlc, OF statements In letters from
American prisoners in German camps
Of the excellence OF the food and gen.
crhl treatment OF the prisoners.
An officer Of the military intelligence
Erhnch who spent two years Df The
war In Germany reports that there are
certain rules ln.d down bv the German
military authorities for all prisoners
IN letter writing. The price they pay
for the transmission OF their letters ls
that they must state that they are vel
treated, that the food Is good and that
they are cOntcnted. The letters Of the
prisoners are carefully censored ut the
prison camp and any statements made
| contrary to the rules laid down for
letter writing simply means dcs,ruc.
| ton OF the letter.
| 1t Is concluded, therefore,, that any
Information comi'g from American
prisoners In GcrmGny Is absolutely un
rci'hble and should hot be published IL
American newspapers or magazines as
III any way authcr,tic. few letters
from apparently &C ltcntcd American
prisoners In camp, have made thcil
appearance already - American news
| DaDerS,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-12

The ordnance deos .tment Is making
q campaign to obt!i large quantities
OF walnut lumber whi IN Is required for
the manufacture Of lircraft propeller
blades and for gun ocks. Owners OF
walnut trees are asked to put thei,
property mt the disposal Of the govern,
ment to help win the war.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-12

Lemon drops and coffee are popular
WIN the army. There Is such de
mand for lemon drops that the quar-
termasters corps is having difficulty IN
obtaining the desired quantity and
Quality. About 100000 pounds Of
lemon drops are used eacI, month ut
the present time, or about 10 per cent
| OF the amount of candy furnished the
| army.
The lemon drops being supplied the
army are made OF pure granulated
sugar and favored with an emulsion
made from the rind Of the lemon. The
extra sour lemon drop Is the fnvorIte
with the soldiers 1t has the thirst
quenchng quality Of lemonade. The
formula was prepared specially. and
Is being followed by the candy manu-
facturers supplying the army
The entire output Of all factories in
the United States making soluble cof-
Zee is being purchased by the quarter
masters corps for the army. but it Is
not sufficient to meet the demand;
ne" companies are being organized
ana large capital is being expended to
insure largely increased output.
Soluble coffee is used in the front
me trenches. where 1t Is not possible
always to have hot water because 1t
cannot be brought up from the rear
ana fire to heat water causes smoke
which Invites the fire of the enemy.
The men can make good coffee from
the cold water which they carry In
their cantecnS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
CONFUSION AS TO MEANING.

It becomes evident as discussion brings into
opinions of many men of prominence
that there is not agreement on the meaning OF
what we know now as "a league Of nations. =
And with a probable wide difference IN detail,
there are two distinct meanings IN general that
must be recognized as carrying quite diverse
ideas. Many publicists are talking OF a league
of nations in the sense OF a body composed OF
subordinate units, bound by agreement to act
under a set control, and self-charged with GER
tain world police duties. A League to En-
force Peace would of necessity be such a body,
since its title is a pledge to a policy of execu-
ton by a constituted force and a constituted
Legislative and executive machinery. Such a
league would be an agreement made by a num-
Der of nations to become a world wide state, to
equip this state with means to enforce its poll
.cies and to unite upon a predetermined plan to
by their military powers the governing
authority of this world state. But it is PLAIN
that not all the public men who are favorable
to the idea of a league of nations have this no
ton of a constituted world state in mind.
Balfour, for instance, declares for a
league OF nations as one OF the most important
results to be hoped for from peace settlements,
but neither he nor Mr.. Asquitl seems to pre-
vision Great Britain as surTendering any SOW
ereign right in entering such a league. What
the British statesmen seem to be talking about
is such a cooperative working alliance be-
tween nations as now exists between the ma
tons allied against Germany. Such a league
lis simply a working agreement on a common
lpolicy into which the participant nations enter
without in any way prejudicing their independ-
lent policies except as they controvert the COM
mon policy.
1t will unquestionably and proftably be the
experience of preliminary discussions to dis
cover the confusions arising from terms with
different meanings attached to them in the
minds of users and hearers. There is need of
distinction between the general term League
of nations and the specific kind of league to
which SO much of our present attention is given.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
EVEN CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP Of FIGS
If FEvERisH, BILIOUS, coNsTi
PATED, GIVE FRUIT LAxA-
TIVE AT ONCE.

Don't scold your %fretful. peevish
child. See if tongue is coated; this
is a sure sign its little stomach, liver
and bowels are clogged with sour
waste.
When listlessy pale. feverish, full of
cold, breath bad. throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach ache, Indigestion. diarrhoea, give
a teaspoonful of california Syrup of
Figs" and in a few hours all the
foul waste, the soul bile and ferment-
ing food passes out of the bowels and
you have a well and playful child
again. Children love this harmless
fruit laxative" and mothers can rest
easy after giving it, because it never
fails to make their little "insides"
clean and sweet.
Keep 1t handy, Mother! A little
given today V a sick child tomor-
row, but get the genuine. Ask your
druggist for a bottle of California
Syrup of Figs" which has directions
for babies, children of all ages and
for grown-ups plainly IN the bottle.
Remember there are counterfeits sold
here, so surely look and see that
yours is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company" Hand back with
contempt any other fig syrup.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
An Antiauated sxatem.

Springfield, Mass, Republican: One
cause of the ex~asperating delay and
trouble in passing the war revenue
bill is the ~antiquated system which
keeps a defeated party in control of
congress who a whole winters ses-
sion after the elections had decreed
u change in the organization OF that
body.
The republicans o the congress
sional elections; they should be
on the job running the legislative
machine. But the system makes
them play the part of a minority
when in fact they are the majority
party. They now object to things in
the democratic revenue bill which
they would have accepted if the cleo
tions had gone the other way.
Our system of evenu legislation
is poor enough because of the abb
sence of a scientific budget system,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
TCDAY'S BiT OF r
THE NEW COVENANT.

Not in the old unthlnklI2 way We take
Their priceless Gift-not going l~aughingly,
But hushed and still lest that we break their sleep
Who have found now some stiffness OF the blood,
Knowing At last that Freedom waiAs the ways
These great Rest-hnders IN the heart of Life,
These sleepers in some unsuessed loneliness.
Reverent, we take the great good Covenant
Bought deep with death, toward which all years have
arched:
wordless we kneel before the mystery,
Here at the holy Crossroad of the Dead
These Dead with their glad dying into light
Vino went with strange wild singing at the heart
And laughter to the exalted Sacrifice
These Silent Ones VINO rest them in the West"
These OF the great filled hangers of the heart,
These of the hushed deep slumber, satisfied.
But oh, the strange wild calling of the sea,
Bearing its cargo of unnumbered Dead;
And ON, the mothers crying in their dreams
For those who come not back! and oh, the grief
OF lovers Parted to return no more
Hearts capable of endless sorrowing.
Destined EeneeIorth to cloistral loneliness!
And 10, how these come stumbling back to US
In darkness deep, with terrible shut eyes!
And these, slow sons, who nevermore shall know
Away the twisted hallmark OF the bravei
And these who touch to PHYS deepest core
Who saw in battle what they could not see
And keep minds light-lo, the unknowirg stare;
The reaching out of hands, the darkened minds
And these, the great unnumbered hosts of these
The little children, pressing Eteous hands
Against the darkness, knowing only that
Their living and their loving was not donei
But somewhere. Life. thou dost give fully back
To wartorn lovers all the ways of home;
And to highkeeping hearts the things that lie
Nearest to these; and TO thy little ones
The old sweet playtime in fields like to earth.
Not in the old unthinking way we come,
But hushed and still, lest that we break their rest,
And looking reverently into the years
The great clean years OF Freedom bought with blood
As they who bear aloft some Holy Grail,
Destined to carry it and keep it pure
Before the altar of oncoming years.
Mary siegrist, in New York Times.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
AN OBJECT LESSON.

The Germans are getting an object lesson OF
the way that civilized nations occupy enemy
territory that probably will not be lost upon
them. They find with almost increduious sur
prise and delight that American and allied
troops on German soil bring their own rations
with them, pay for what they buy, respect ci-
william rights, steal nothing, murder no one, de-
Istroy no property, enslave nobody and do not
Ideport girls by the thousands into slavery
worse than death. They find, on the contrary,
that they are kind to children, courteous to the
population and scrupulously honorable, con-
Isiderate and just. They had been taught that
ifrightfulness was the only rule in war and that
terrorization was the only way to treat a sub
iugated people. They had been told to expect
atrocities and inhumanities, and that death was
preferable to falling into their enemy's hands.
But they now see that their rulers deceived
them in this as in so much else; that they have
been fed on lies and that they themselves and
their alEes-Bulgarians and Turks-were the
only barbarians in this war. 1t may be too
much to expect that this discovery will make
them repent of their crimes; but it will open
their eyes to the duplicity and iniquity of their
rulers and to the falsity of the teaching which
has brutalized them to such an Incredible ex-
tent and made them the outlaw pariahs OF earth.
1t is a favorite and well sounding aphorism
that this war has broken down all distinctions
and leveled all ranks. 1t has done much to
make people realize the interdependence OF all;
lit has done much to create mutual understand
ing and sympathy, and in similar ways to break
old barriers to unity. But one distinction 1t has
emphasized-that of ability. There has been
as much shaking down of the weak and lneffi-
icient as shaking up of the powerful and self
satisfied. Exclusiveness meant ruin for all and
so it quickly vanished. AS of old, common dan
ger has leveled by moving people up and down
to the places where they can be of most serv-
lice. And the standard of rating has been abll-
ity. There is no rank so sure OF recognition
today as that of ability to do well important
work.
The chap who predicts riches in corncobs
may be having a pipe dream.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
RASH COVERED
BABY'S BODY
Large Water BIisters Formed.
Cried Night and Day. Could
Not Have Clothes On.
HEALED BY CUTICURE
SOAP AND OINTMENT

BABY was only six weeks old
when she broke out in a rash. 1t was
in blotches like a burn and her whole
body except her back, arms, and from
her knees down was completely cov-
cred. Then large water blisters formed
and l could not have any clothes on
her. She cried night and day, and I
had to carry her on a pillow.
We had her treated, but she was
given up. Then we used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, ant il two weeks
she vas completely healed" (Signed)
Mrs. Edna Burt, Fenton, Mich, Au-
gust 81, 1917.
The majority of skin and scalp
troubles might be prevented by using
Cuticura Soap exclusively for all toilet
purposes. On the slightest sign of
redness, roughness, pimples or dan
druf, apply a little Cu,icura Ointment.
Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post.
card: "Cuticura, Dept. R. Boston," Sold
everywhere. Soap Csc. Ointment Is and Soc.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

The chap who predicts riches in corncobs
may be having a pipe dream
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

but when the majority in congress
becomes defeated and therefore a
~discredited majority, the situation
becomes almost impossible. One way
to make our national government
more responsible is to have a new
congress take hold of the legislative
machine Immediately after the cleo
tons. A constitutional amendment
would rearrange these particular pro-
cesses of government to the advan-
tage of the country.
If the amendment were thorough
going it would provide also for the
inauguration of the president very
soon after his election.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
When it is our duty to do an act of justice
it should be done promptly. To delay is in
justice.-La Bruyere.
CABLE SEIZURE WITHOUT REASON.

Mr.. Burleson's seizure, with presidential APP
proval, of the Atlantic cables appears to be re-
garded with solicitude approaching perturba-
ton by the British and Canadian governments.
There are fifteen such cables, all Of which ter
inmate on British soil, and all Of them under
American control. While they were owned and
operated by foreign corporations, the British
government could exercise any necessary meas
ure of regulation over them without disturbing
the relations between the two nations. But
now that our government takes them over, q
different situation which causes some dis
quietude exists.
OF these fifteen cables, seven are broken; anC
to this Is due the congestion of the service. Foul
of these are Western Union cables, one is {
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
French cable and two are German cables taken

French cable and two are German cables taken
over by England and France.
The more the seizure is examined the more
it looks like an unjustifable, high-handed ana
inexpedient act. The old competitive manage
ment met amazingly well the tremendous strain
Of the war. Yet now when the war IS over ana
the need for efficient service is less than it has
been in the last four years, the government
seizes the system as a war emergency measure
and gives no satisfactory reason for its course.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
IOWA PRESS

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Cedar Rapids Republican: What
ever changes are made in the taxes
for the federal treasury, let it be
hoped that the unholy profits of the
profteers will not be allowed to
ment should pursue a policy of ex-
Termination.
Des Moines Capital: With the ap-
proach of the new legislature which
is TO convene in January the cues
ton of paying the school teachers a
wage commensurate with the duties
they perform presents itself. The
teacher is second to the mother in
her influence in molding the charac-
ter of the child from I to Is years
of age. and we must place the sala-
ries of the teachers OF Iowa at such
la figure as will attract the type of
young women to whom we want to
intrust u children. Iowa can GER
'tainly afford adequate reimbursement
for her teaching profession.
Perry Chief: 1t begins to look as
though the good roads" question
would not be settled before everyone
- oc2AiS oiApiekSS ~ - ~ ~
not be needed.
Marshalltown Times-Republican: OF
course the German soldiers will
listen to the dope that they were
not licked. but not one of them who
raced away from Chateau Thierry
with the fear of death in his heart
will believe 1t. They know the Ger
, n :, ~, xrvoc l1o,pnl ,rn1l 1inInI
simply whaled.
Des Moines Register: Tom Mar
shall will have to attend a number
of cabinet meetings before he can
muster up the courage to put his
feet on the table.
Council Bluffs Nonpereil: Nc
.Adoo's motives may be excellent. He
has done good work for the country.
But he goes out Of Office just when
the really difficult task begins-the
task of REIMBURSEMENT.
Waverly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
What we know of Charley" Rawson
moves US to admit that We believe
Iowa would have a good governor If
the voters ever conclude to elect him
to that Office.
Castana Times: Also, Iowa is the
wheat bin. the corn crib and the
feed lot of all the world just at
present. No wonder 5000 per acre is
considered cheap for Iowa land and
the $500 per acre offering one of
these days will be a real bargain.
Carroll Herald: You don't hear any
complaints about the work of the Red
Gross; that's n institution that has
made good in the great war.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Wash
ington with Wilson gone Ices not
seem to be greatly upset. The fact
is we think that some men are too
important. The world goes on
whether a man passes across the
ocean or passes on farther.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: America is
"a free country. Yet America needs
police forces to keep it free from law
vioIators, cranks and anarchists. The
seas must be free for all legitimate
purposes, but the seas must be
policed. For a century Britain has
been an able and fair policeman, and
it would be dangerous to take the
job away from such able hands, at
least until the United States, now
with the second largest navy in the
world, Is better prepared to assume
a large share in the duty of keeping
the seas free.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

Cedar Rapids Republican: Wash
with Wilson gone does not
seem to be greatly upset. The fact
is we think that some men are too
important. The world goes or
whether a la passes across the
ocean or passes on farther.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

Perry Chief: 1t begins to look as
though the good roads" question
would not be settled before everyone
is using airplanes and the roads will
not be needed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

Des Moines Register: Tom Mar
shall will have to attend a number
of cabinet meetings before he car
muster up the courage to put his
feet on the table.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

Council Bluffs Nonpereil: Nc
motives MAJ be excellent. He
has done good work for the country.
But he goes out of Office just when
the really difficult task begins-the
task of REIMBURSEMENT.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

We can no longer stand upon the shifting Sands of OPP
portunism, trusting in haphazard fashion that the obsolete
forms of the past will in some inscrutabie way be adjust
ed to the inevitable cxigencies of the future. We must
face our duty with faith and wisdom and above all with
Litchfed West.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

Carroll Herald: You don't hear any
complaints about the work of the Red
Cross; that's one institution that has
made good in the great a