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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-23
Local Farmers to Get Nitrate.
Government To Sell Nitrate For
Fertilizer Through County Ag't.
Washington, D. G..

w oShS - ~
Notice.was given to W E Stokes,
Agricultural Agent for Edgefeld
County, that the U. S. Department
of Agriculture will sell at cost a
supply of nitrate of soda to farmers
in Edgefeld county.
The nitrate was purchased thru
the War Industris Board under the
authority Of the Food Control Act
as a part of the program for stimu
lating agricultural production. 1t
will be unloaded at Atlantic ports
and the price will be $3.50 ton,
free on board cars at port of ar
rival. Farmers are to pay in addi-
ton freight from port of arrival
and the State fertilizer tag fee.
How To Obtain Nitrate: Appli-
cations for part Of the 100000
tons of nitrate bought by the gov
ernment will be received only from
actual farmers or holders of farms
for use on their land, and may be
made through County Agent w.
E. Stokes, Edgeiield, S. c., or
through any member of local
committee of r. C. Padgett, Edge
field, Walter w. Wise, Trenton,
and V. E. Edwards, Johnston, s. G.
No money will be required with
the application but upon notice
from the County Agent. Farmers
who have signed applications must
deposit with local bank, associa-
ton, or individual, designated by
the Secretary of Agriculture to act
as the farmers agent for that pur
pose, money to cover the cost Of
the fertilizer except the freight
charge. After this money is trans.
mitted to Washington the nitrate
will be Clipped to the farmers. If
applications for nitrate exceed the
supply of about 100000 tons the
government will allot the supply en-
pro rata basis among those who
applied. Applications must be re-
ceived by February 4.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-23
Citation.
State of South Carolina,
County of Edgefield.

By w. II. Kinnaird, Probate Judge.
Whereas. Thomas J. Callahan
has made suit to me, to grant him
Letters of Administration of the
Estate and effects OF Parthenia Cal
laham, deceased.
These Are Therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and Creditors of the said Par
thenia Callahan, deceased, that they
be and appear before me, in the
Court of Probate, to be held at
Edgefeld, South Carolina, in my
office on the 26th day of January
G9ls) next, after publication there
of at IL o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why
the said Administration should not
be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 7th
day of January A. d., l9ls.n
w. T. KINNA1RD,
Probate Judge.
Jan. st.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-23
Auditor S Notice.

All persons owning property OF any
kind whatsoever, or in any capacity, as
husband, guardian, executor, admins
traitor or trustees are required to make
returns of the same to the Auditor
under oath within the time mentioned
below and the Auditor is required by
law to add penalty of 80 per cent to
ell property that is not returned on or
before the goth day Of February in any
year.
All. male citizens between the ages Of
21 and 60 years except those exempt
by law are dee med taxable polls. The
80 per cent penalty will be added for
failure to made selurns.
For the convenience of tax payers.
or my preventative will be at the fol-
lowing appointed places on the dates
mentioned to receive tax returns,
Ropers, Monday, Jan. Nth, 1917.
Meriwether, (at Joe Thurmond's 5
Store), Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 1918.
Golfers, Wednesday, Jan. 18th, 1918.
Red Hill, Thursday, Jan. 18th, 1918.
w. r. E. Winn's Store, Friday, Jan.
18th, 1918.
Cleora, Saturday, Jan. 10Th, 1918,
Pleasant Lane, Tuesday, Jan. 22th,
1918.
Meeting Street, Wednesday, Jan.
23rd, 1918.
Johnston. Thursday, Jan. Oath, 1918.
Herin,s Store, Friday, Jan. 25th,
1918.
Trenton, Saturday, Jan. 26th, 1918.
The office will be open to receive re-
turns from the first day of January till
the goth day of Feb. 1918, as prescribed
by law.
j. R. ZIMMERMAN,
Auditor, E. C. S. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-23
Poultry as Part of the Living

1t has always been considered
safe practice in farm management
for farmers to produce as much of
their living on the farm as can be
produced economically. Conditions
make this more important than
usual. 1t is now almost impera-
tive.
The garden and the orchard will
supply the family with large por-
tion of suitable and wholesome
foods. But there will be demand
for meat and eggs. This demand
will require that enough poultry be
raised and enough eggs be used on
tables of farmers to reduce living
expenses to a minimum.
Plans should be made at the ear
llest possible time to produce these
poultry foods with view of sur
plus for the local market. Doubt
less there will be a strong demand
in cities and towns as beef, pork
and mutton will be high and scarce.
Those who produce enough poultry
and eggs to supply their own needs
for economic living will save crops
and animals that otherwise would
be required to pay for food.
Those who increase the number
of fowls and make more food avail
able will have the satisfaction Of
rendering valuable service to their
state and the nation. The nation
expects this and will be greatly
benefited by it.-Farm and Ranch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-23
Mrs. John Rainsford Entertained.

Tuesday afternoon Mrs. John
Rainsford proved herself to be a
most charming hostess, having en-
tertained her card club IN a very
beautiful manner. Four tables were
arranged, all the members and several
visiting ladies' being present. Nhe
highest score was made BY Miss
Ruth Zimmerman, who was pre-
sented with box of stationery, the
guests prize being presented to Mrs.
Belts Cantelou. At the close of
the game the hostess served chicken
salad, pear salad, crackers and cof-
fee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-23

The most vital question now: Is
the grain all killed?
Miss Rosa Hill of Augusta is
here visiting Miss Sadie Minis.
Mr.. Watson QUITS is now stu
dent of the Baily Military Institute
Of Greenwood.
Mrs. P. P. Blalock, Jr., is spend
ing a fortnight in Augusta with
relatives.
Mrs. S. M. Rice of Columbia is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. Belts
Cantelou.
Miss Virginia Addison was among
the Edgefeld visitors in Augusta
yesterday.
Wonder how many tax payers
will let their delinquency extend
into March, thereby increasing the
penalty?
Attention is directed to the new
advertisement of the Corner Store
in this issue.
Miss Elizabeth Rainsford enter
tained some friends at tea Sunday
evening in honor of her cousin,
Lieut.. Benjamin Greneker.
Mr.. A. T. Coles, of Wheaton,
ILL.,, has arrived to spend several
months in Edgefeld. He visited
Edgefeld about this time last year.
Little Andrew Prescott Covar is
the name of tie little gentleman
who has come to bring added sun
shine and Joy into the lives of Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Covar.
Mrs. Milton Parker, Sr., and her
daughter, Miss Irene Parker, have
returned to Edge6eld after spend
ing the past year in Seattle, Wash
ington, with Mr.. Is. H. Parker.
When long.legged, blue.stem col
lards cannot stand the winter you
can know that it is hard one.
They have all succumbed to as great
extent as the Russians before the
heartless Huns.
Are you encouraging the children
to buy thrift stamps, instead OF
chewing gum and soda water with
their money? The lesson thus taught
will be worth more to the child
than the aggregate amount saved.
The merchants are falling in line
and are conforming to the letter to
the food conservation regulations.
We do not believe that any mer-
chant in the county will knowingly
violate the law in any particular.
If you hear of any excessive profits
being charged in violation Of the
food conservation regulations report
it 20 your local representative or
to J. l.. Minis, the comfy food ad-
ministrator. The matter will be in
yestigated promptly.
Announcement is made in The
Advertisers columns this week that
Mr.. Horace J. McGee of Anderson
has been appointed general agent
for the State Of South Carolina of
the New England Mutual Life In
surance Company OF Boston.
Assist the local board in locating
registrants who have not yet re.
ceived questionnaires. Some regis
trants, colored people especially,
move from place to place without
leaving any change of mail address,
which makes it difficult for the
board to locate them.
A delegation went to Columbia
this morning to represent Edgeheld
county in the hearing concerning
the disputed area which was cut
from Aiken last summer. An effort
is being made by the Aiken delega,
tion to retain the strip of land
which belongs to Edgefe!d.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-23
Only One "BROMO QUININE'

TO get the genuine call for full name. LAXA.
TIVE BROMO QUIN1NE. Look for signature Of
e W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stops
cough and headache, and works Oft cold. 2Sc
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Beaten Out of
Every Position

But at that moment another policy
appeared. Congested as the enemy
already was with some four hun
dred thousand men in a district less
than thirty miles broad and about
twenty miles deep, with his railroad
communications cut, his road com
munlcations poor, his two great road
functions under close and continu-
Gus fire and his ground cut up by
woods and hills. he, instead of de-
hberatelv going back further in
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

railway uniting Paris with the east
ern front, that is, with Verdun and
Nancy, passes right along the bank
of the Marine at this spot, and so
long as the enemy was present in
the hills which dominate the sector
of Dormans he completely cut this
Inc. There is an a tentative line
to the south, but it is less direct, and
the pressure upon it, so long as the
main line was cut, was very heavy.
That was one reason, apart from
all question of internal policy, for
he attempt to hold on to the salient
which has now failed. Obvious y,
if the enemy is compelled to retire
from his most advanced positions
that is, from the southern portion
of the salient on the Marine itself,
as he has now been, there is nothing
left fer him to do but to fiatten the
salient thoroughly.
There has been a good deal of
speculation as to whether the enemy
intended to relieve his situation by
launching some main attack else
where. Like most of the questions
put to the public by the press during
the war this question is insoluble,
and attempts to solve it are vain.
No one knows the mind of the
encmy's command before events re-
veal it. If they did the war would
be won by knowledge alone.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

representatives of the labor. aeri,,,..
RI ana manufacturing divisions ~ - =
rehch hepuoi.c, S headed by y ~
ocft Met!n, former Minister Of - ~
OF the Brl~nd Cab net ard stip ~
ger OF the Chamber Of Deputies n
MS. met the American troops no ,.-s ~
at bezancourt and had Won tho ~ @e
'2ry cross while fighting at their 80 go
ag2lnst I the Germans in hot consie, ."
They fight like dey ls." he 81,
and well deserve the name the .AoSs,
IN KHAKI. Words are inadeouato 's
express how marvellous is tho 80 q
and strangth your tloops have ,hrrna1'
upon the Allied side OF the consl ,'SNl
Ai France Is ring g with the re- nr...
o. your plendid army. From The ras
moment your boys appeared in hs'.p
and showed what great lighters ~
are all doubt vanished as 10 Tho sl o,'.
come Of the war. This is the o.. ~
war for social democracy and ve .s.
now on our way to strengthen - ~
friendship between the Australian s-
French democracies and bring the
closer together.
we hone TO spread this same n,o,.
ganda throughout this great nation =.
we journey westward to San France.
We VIII start for Was ington ia, nv.
row. and expect meetin- with Pra,i
dent wilson. Stops will be made !.
Chicago. Denver and Salt Lake City "
Praises American Soldiers
Before ! leave this city wish :,
say that We are accustomed to seers
every class of nation IN the ARM,
rank and file. but We must say that x,
A. erlcan selected soldier and the Wi
unteer are Of high degree. .ntsl.
lectuaily and morally We are i'm.
pressed by the unusual simpl city srs
accuracy that characterize the s,,s
officers in command Of Your troons !.
France. They live in the slmnl..
fashion. and in this they find ,bs,
French allies comrades ~ arms WI,
we in France expected great II ng. !,
the Americans we were not orers,,i
for such a bewilderiny performance =,
has been displayed m The last twelp
months. IT IS amazing 90 AS and ss,
tainly i must be amazing to me &c,
mans"
NJ. Metin said - believed fha, ever,
democracy was in aaPpr ~ Tho aronas.i
ieague OF nations TO WIN victory and "a
enforce cign fed and honorable pes,,
he and al the members Of tie MI,
son eNorr sed dclpht over the cant
ure OF Soissous and ADDED hat "A.
ne1s wa a u' lv ee' 'cump hc,ns :.
ccivod an American coil
The mission includes Andre Crs
Were, at RordcauN. rtf4iia.r. ca do.
gate; Hcnr Cnrhicra. EFF Nofmsps,
egricu tura' delceate IS. & rhomp,t
representing fhs Tr.nch nfar i,'o,,4
T Ieclercq Nnffc. tettaa de ecs,,
A. Mat fep. commorc al aud ef< ds.
g7to. arA J Mood rvs smith. fhe pr
isb Consul ar palae
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Forbids Army Prohsecrs

WASHINGTON. Aug. Army sup
plies my no longer b pu.cha-cd on
the cost plus a percen age Of profit
plan, under q ruling today Of the spe-
cial board Of review Of t1n 6 nera'
StaT, created after u partm IT q
Just accents bad revealed tae extent
of activities of coaiingc fee 60 t
who secured gover IT contracts for
manufacturers and jobbers
Wherever possible. tie board ~ ed
contracts must be nlade at FIX,
pr.ce, but n cases whera a st lug
profit contrac Gle RI woul be a
vorable to the government such a con
tract may be made on The b is Of he
cost, plus q fixed comp rs ton Sue
contracts, however mpst b. approv d
by the beard of review Of the part,cu-
lar supply bureau m k ng tie nur-
chase or by the superior board of re
view
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
y. S. Not Forgetting
After-War Economics
Americas Position Protected
by Natural Resources
and Ship Output

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Although
there is considerable talk in Allied
countries about the necessity of the
Allies and America formulating plan
for the organization of an economic
alliance to supplement the existing
military coalition against the Central
Powers. and for continuing an CO.
nomic- war against the present enemy
countries after the S gNing of peace.
there have been no tangible develop
ments in that direction sine, the meet
ing of the Economic Conference in
Paris. it was asserted in official quar-
ters to-day.
"Onc official said: Because this
country is doing practically no ia X
ing on the subject Of the economic pol
icy TO be pursued after the war. viii @
abroad there is being conducted very
exhaustive discussion Of the sub iect
the impression might be gained that il
is rot receiving the attention due to
it in America.
The truth is, however, that by the
enactment Of the Webb act which per
mits combination Of interests engaged
in foreign trade after the war; by
trademark conferences. which are still
going on, and by the enormous ship
'ul ding output or the United States
this country, considering its own natu-
raj resources VIII be in an excellent
position to- protect its own CONNIE rec
ard industries.
"Resdes. The foremost exports Of the
country arc considering the broader
questions likely to arise in al their
aspects, but it is certainly too early
TO SPEAK 0f Gn economic league to be
set in operaton against the present
enemy nations. inaemuch az their de-
tcot wiz ohvintc the need of anv in
stitution Of the kind. and their defeat
is certain y
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

order to relieve the situation, re
versed himself, called in fresh divi-
sions and attempted to maintain his
uncertain line.
He kept on counter attacking with
the utmost violence and at reckless
expense, he borrowed from the re-
serves in the north at least as many
as ten divisions-perhaps more
and he disputed every foot of ground
against the pressure the Allies were
exercs sing all around the ring Of the
salient. There were even cases Of
his rega ming ground for moment,
as at Vile Montoire. and whenever
he went back at all it was cnly be-
cause he was beaten out Of his posi-
tons He daily lost prisoners and
guns, yet he refused for whole
week any signs Of voluntary retire
mtnt.
Then, on Saturday, July 27, he
suddenly fell back by miles from the
south.
We can see pretty clearly what
this confusion and contradiction
came from. Three policies, or three
orders, were successively adopted,
and at last fourth policy, which
was a reversion to the second one
Of frank retirement. Of this there
can be no doubt, though the motives
for these changes are less certain
and must be separately discussed.
The first order. under which the
ground below the Marne was held,
was clearly one based on the concep
ton by the Germans that their Of
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Gen. Paul Pau, Joffre's Aid in
First Name Battle, Reaches US
French Veteran Arrives at Atlantic Port as Mi,,n.
Representative in Mission of Democracy" on
Way to Australia

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 3.-Like
his predecessor the beloved Joffre, Cen
eral Pau Pau of the French army ve.-
eran of the Franco Prussian War ard
defender of the Marne. slipped into this
country unhera ded o-day. on his way
TO Australia. He is the military repre-
sentative of general mission that g
speeding on its way to the Antipodcs
and which will stop over at Washing
ton and other important cities of the
United States to tell of the great i'm
petus the Allies have received by the
entrance of America into the war
General Pau, for all his seventy
one years, is erect and robust. HIS
face is bronzed and ruddy, his step
quick and his smile winning. A stew
ard on the liner that brought him over
remarked that he was "a fine gentle
man, and that if ore spoke a bit of
French one would find HIM real dem
ocrat and good mixer"
General Pau wore the pale blue gray
uniform of the French service. and 20
all who greeted him ne responded with
a salute of the left hand his right
hand was lost in battle OCCASION
ally shook hands when some one of i'm
portance addressed him.
Never Saw T. s. Men Fight.
Although he he'd been active in
French mi itary affairs through out the
war. General Pau had never seen the
american troops in action. He re-
GREETED this, he said. Neverthe ess he
was we'll aware from the report of
his countrymen that the boys from
America made wonderful hghting
n nachine
= " have seen some of your men in
Paris on furlough,' he said. "Thev
were splendid looking soldiers and |
can well understand that they have
made such n marvellous showing In
battle. 1t was q great day for France
and her allies when your legsons came
over the seas Some of us feared that
the undertaking of bringing them
safely 10 our shores m ght be impos-
sible, but we soon realized that Amer
ica was well aware Of what she was
doIng and knew how the great task was
to be done
America has shown tremendous
strength and has given IN amaz ug
dem onstration of resourcefulness. W..
The French people and our allies. owe
so much 20 America that is wor h can
not be reckoned. marvel at the
rapidity with which your troops
9rasped the art o. this modern war
fare and TIE wonderful way in VIII CD
hey were able 10 use this knowled %
in such effect We demonstration against
well trained enemy"
The mission. wh en- is made up OF
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

has so of,en been the case in the last
few months, there has been a con-
1iict between the purely military
civilian, or foreign Office, point CT
view. ct may be pointed out in pass
ing that those who know the coun-
try best are convinced that the En-
peror, who is not mere hGurehead
as in most monarchics, but is real
power, usually backs up the civilian
as against the purely military point
Of view. But that is by the way.)
In the present confusi0n-acc rd n 2
to the explanation-the sequence is
supposed to have been somewhat as
follows:
First, the refusal to withdraw,
due to misunder5tandn ng Of the
gravity of the Allies counter thrust
on July Is; then, a realization of the
danger and the order to retire, fol-
lowed n turn by political advice that
civilian opinion in Germany would
be grievously shaken by a retire
ment at this stage, which would be
confession Of a military break
down, lnasmuch as it would pro-
claim to everybody that the great
offensive had been broken and which
would mean the restoration of ven
kllhimann. who had fallen on ac-
count Of his pronouncement that no
military decision could be hoped for;
at last, when the pressure became
too great, the recognition that sheer
military necessity compelled the
abandonment of the southern end of
the salient, which had been so tena-
ciously clung to on the Marne
around nornans.
Such is the most general eXplanc
ton cf these astonishing orders anC,
counter orders which for more than
a week produced an equally astor
sshing military situation in which a
defeated force desperately hung on
to positions which could only be held
by the heavie : sacrifice and which
at first sight seemed of no particu-
lar valUe--for there can be no hope
of using them once again for often
sive action. But it is we'll to under
stand that there may be a perfectly
good explanation of these orders
and counter orders on military
basis alone, without considering the
question of domestic policy, the
effect on civilian opinion or the con-
flict between politicians and soldiers.
The first refusal to fall back NAV
we'll have been due to Simply a mis-
apprehension Of the situation last
ing more than a day. The subse-
quent determination to retire NAV
have been due to delay in bringing
up sufficient troops in time to hold
the line by counter attack. When
these appeared, and when the Allied
progress was correspond nsly
checked, and in scme places com
pletely halted, one may believe tha,
the local command advised the
Higher Command that it could
though with difticulty-maintain its
positions.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
A Purely Military
View Of His Acts

The Higher Command. gambling,
perhaps, upon the hope that these
operations would prove even more
expensive to the Allies than they did
to the Germans, thought they could
not be continued for many days and
that the Allied advance, VIII ch was
already checked, might be stopped
dead, may well have accepted this
suggestion on the part of the local
command and determined from Julv
Il onward TO hold all the positions
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
! Conflict Between
/ Politics and Military

Here we are reduced to conjecture.
The commonest answer is the polti
cal one. We are told that here, as
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Sombrero Is Dotted
AT Pershing s Order
American Troops in France VIII
Wear Only the Over

LONDON. Aug 3 Tho dea,hRr
Il the SON hrero type % IA winch ha,
cen q great fae orite ni'h knercar
soldiers in England sounded IN 5
general order ISSUED by the American
heaGquarters
The order states that al olicersr.
eristed men or do-y n 7 gland VI
cease 20 weal the ser.l ce nat ai.r
August and VIA tura in sucn hig
70 he QualteImas
The regulation head drear in future
vii be thc % YerSeas ca. similar ,S
that worn by British avia'ors