The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-30

llelT cupacltS after April L, l0lS, now
ever, will be cut off entirely.
Manufacturers Of eSsential foodStufrs
will be permitted to buy sufficient
sugar to meet their full requirements.
In this class come prcscrvers and
packers Of vegetables, catsup and chilli
cause, fruits and milk, manu(actur-
crs Of jam, jelly, and preserves, to-
bacco and explosives, apple butter and
glyccrin, ice cream (not including shcr-
bets and water iCcS), druggists Cor
m~cdicincS), and producers Of honey.
Ice cream is put In the preferred
class.
American prisoners of war in Ger
many are entitled to receive and send
letters, money orders, and valuablcs,
and parcel post packages weighing not
more than II pounds, when intended
for international mail, free from all
postal duties.
Mail should be addressed to the pris-
oner of war, giving his rank, the name
Of the prison camp where he is held,
If 1t is known, followed by "Prisoncr
of War Mail via New York" All such
mail should also bear the name and
address OF the sender.
Parcel post packages for prisoners
or war In enemy countries may not
be sent by organizations or societies,
n only one package n month may
be sent. If more are received the one
apparently from the prisoners next Of
Kin will be forwarded and the others
held in New York pending communi-
cation with the scndcrs, with whose
consent such excess packages may be
sent to other prisoners Of war who
had received no packages during the
month. Lacking this consent, the pack
ages will be returned to the senders.
Only the following articles may be
included In the packages: Belts not
made Of leather; hair, hand, tooth,
shaving, and shoe brushes; buttons;
hard candy; cigars n cigarettes;
combs; crackers and biscuits; gloves
not made Of leather; handkerchicfs;
pocket knives, needles and thread /;
pencils and ems pcnholders; pins;
pipes; safety raZors and blades; shay.
Ing soap, powder, or cream; shirts
and %scarfs; shoe %laces; smoking or
chewing tobacco; toilet soap; socks;
sweaters; tooth powder, paste or
liquid mouth wash; towels; under
wear; personal photographs; periodl-
calls published prior to the beginning
OF the war.
Letters and packages will be sub.
ject to careful censorship.
Military instruction under officers
and noncommissioned officers Of the
army will be provided in every insti-
tuition Of college grade which enrolls
for the instruction 100 or more
nble-bodied students over the nge of
eighteen, beginning in September
1913. The necessary military equip
ment will, so far rs possible. be pro
vided by the government. There will
be created q military training unit ir
each institution. Enlistment will be
purely voluntary,
The enlistment will constitute the
student n member of the army Of the
United States. liable to active duty a
:. the call Of the president. It will, how
ever, be the policy Of the government
not to call the members of the train
Ing units to active duty until they have
reached the age Of t~wenty-onc. unlcs:
urgent military necessity compcls ar
earlier call. Students under eighteen
. and therefore not legally eligible fol
;, enlistment, will be encouraged to en-
roll In the training units.
The London Economist for February
: places the total gross debt Of Grcat
Britain ut 5,G7S, Cor, 900 pounds ($27,
636.000, 000).
/, The French minister Of finance ir
! presenting the budget for 1918 esti
mated the public debt Of France on
. December 81, 1918, at 115, 1G0, O5S,OOC
. francs (S22.227 100000.
!. The public debt OF Italy Mt the end
of 1917 is estimated at about 5000.
y 100000 lire ($GTG00O.O OO).
i The debts Of the central powers are
estimated rs follows: Germany. 500
i~oS,000,O00; Austria, S13,314,O O0, 900
and Hungary, S5,7O4, 10000.
Our W public debt is now around
: SS,0Oo.OO0, 600, but more thar half OF
. this amount has been loaned to the al.
= Hes. 1t Is estimated that Of the total
) net expenditures Of the United States
for the fiscal year 1918, exclusive OF
= our advances to the allies, more than
onc-half will he betrayed by taxation.
according to the treasury department.
Only members Of units Of the senior
division reserve officers training
! corps, now in attendance ut various
educational institutions maintaining
such units, will be eligible to attend
the one months course Of training to
he held from June 3 to July 9 at
Plattsburg barracks, New York: For
Sheridan, Illinois; md the Prcsidio al
San Francisco, There are 100 col