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BOND EXCHANGES DISCOURAGE THRIFT 'EXCHANGE OF BONDS FOR MER CHANDISE DEFEATS PRIMARY OBJECT OF SALE. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA S oings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina Peo. pie, Gathered Around the State Capital. Columbia. In advising the people of South Car -olina against the exchange of Liberty bonds for securities or merchandise, the State Council of Defense is acting With the approval of the Council of National Defense and the treasury de partment. Secretary McAdoo said re cently, regarding the exchange of mer chandise for Liberty bonds: "When the bonds are exchanged for merchandise, it defeats the primary purpose of their sale, it discourages thrift and in. creases expenditures, thus depriving the government of labor and material speeded Lor war purposes. It is also .pointed out that bonds taken in ex change are usually sold immediately in the open market, thus depressing the market price. All offers to accept Liberty bonds In exchange for other securities, or for mbrchandise should not only be declined, but the concerns making such offers should be reported to the council of defense. Not only are many -of the securities so offered worthless, but, to quote a communication from Washington, "the mere fact that any :security is offered in this unpatriotic way justifies suspicion and an investi gation of its character." 5 Government bonds are, of course, the best security in the world. To Localize Labor Boards. istablishment of community labor boards in co-operation with the United States employment service to have gener-al jurisdiction over the recruit ing and distribution of labor has been announced by the war labor policies board at Washington. It will be the function of these boards to localize in each indiustrial region the enforce ment of the policies of the employment service. The State director of the United States public service reserve will des ignate the number and bounds of the industrial communities in his State, governing himself by the requiri ments and status of labor in the vari ous industrial communities. Chambers of commerce and manu facturers' associations will be asked to nominate. representatives of em ployers and State and city federations -of labor will be requested to name the labor 'members, both of whom are to be appointed by the State director of the public service reserve. Community local boards will assist In mobilizing labor- in their- respective commu-nities and will dlecide upon01 the relative needs of local establishments seeking labor. In the event that the supply of' labor is 1ess than the de mand, the existing r-eser-ve will be pro rated among the ap~plicants. Horace L. Tilghman, State director, said that the public zervice reserve was organized inl ever-y county andl community in tihe State with few ex ceptions where orga'niz-ation is under way at this time. ' Beef Seven Meals Weekly. Roast beef and beef steak make their recappear-ance On the bill1 of fare. Recently the food administration, in view of the necessity of conserving beef, prohibited the serving of beef In any for-m, except by-products of beef, for- moreo than one meal on one day in any one week at restaurants, hotels, on dining cars andl in public eating places. Throughout thle State, in order to live strictly- up to the I ~ regulations, proprietor-s of p)ublic eat ing places eliminated beef steak and roast beef from the menus. A bulletin just issued by the food administr-ation atuthor-izes hlotels andt restaurants to servye becef in anly formn at one meal (daily. Farmers May Sell Wheat. Farmers w'ho hlave gr-ownl wheat may sell whleat or flour to their neighbors. Purchasers of whloat fr-omi farmers may have it ground on tihe same basis as the farmers thlemselves, but inl such cases they will bo expected to use flour substitutes pound for poundi with the flour. When farmers sell flour t~o individuals they must sell flour substi tutes with it, or take miller's certifi cates from the persons to whom they sell, showing thai the purchaser has hatd flour substitutes ground toycover - the flour he has bgught. State Dairymen Protest. Complaint by the dairy interests of this State on account of the delaye& delivery of milk cans by the public carriers was brought to the attention of the railroad commission through a letiter from WV. W. Long, director of co-operative extension work in agri culture anld home economics at Clem son College. Representative Dairy men, dairymen fgom Clemson, and re, resentaLtives of the railroad and ex press companies alttendIed .the hear ing. The commission took the matter Result of W. .. 8. Drive. The following table shows the re sults of the, June intensive War Say ings campaign in South Carolina, the counties being ranked according to the percentage of the campaign quota attained, in pledges and purchases of W. S. S.: Percent of Amount Campaign County Pledged Quota Calhoun $365,000 261 Bamberg' ...... 252,43 158 Dorchester .... 220298 122 Laurens ....... 5,63 121 York ..........649,500 116 Greenwod ........325,000 108 Orangeburg .... 561,97( 108 Barnwell ....... 270,65 104 Jasper 84,465 101 Chester 320,000 100 Dillon.......... 300,000 100 Florene 500,000 100 Newberry 342,220 100 Anderson.......1,250,000 96 Sumter 331,190 92 Lancaster 275,374 81 Hampton ...... 140,000 78 Clarendno ..... 200,000 77 Edgefield 168,610 77 Greenville . 1.... ,000,000 77 Abbeville 205,010 73 Spartanburg .. 1,250,000 71 Marion ........ 210,000 70 Saluda........ 162,395 68 Lee ........... 181,960 67 Korshaw 181,960 65 B~eaufort 146,453 61 Cairfield 120,000 00 Georgetown 104,745 58 Chesterfield 2.... 00,00 56 Marlboro ..... 225,910 56 Colleton bug... 170,310 53 McCormick ..... 2,000 73 Charleston 890,538 6 Aikeun 205,780 46 Williamsburg .. 145,000 40 Darlington 10... 18,000 39 Horry......... 171,660 37 Pickens 150,000 34 Lexington 156,670 33 Union........... 120,000 83 Cherokee 122,660 31 Oconee........ 126,835 38 Richiand 353,360 27 Berkeley 22,965 16 Total........ 14,103.56 705 Encouraging Crop Reports. The following summary of cror conditions in South Carolina for the wveek ending July 9 has been issued by HR. - Sullivan, 'neterologist: The condition of the cotton crop) continues goo to excellent, as ther is still ample moisture in the sl, and the crop is branching well and fruiting. satisfactorily; but on the lower Piedmont and tie coastal plain the crop needs rain for best develop ment, ans cool night C together with prolonged dry weather, has checked growth to some extent. Corn, field truck, gardens, tobacco, pastures and late stubble land crops are badly in aned of rain, especlallc early and up land corn and gardens; bottom land corn is in better condition than up land. anheat threshing results con. tinue disappointing. Tobacco is ripen. ing fast. Roasting ears are on mar ket, but vegetables are becoming ra thier scarce. The dry soil condition has materially retarded sweet potato transplanting. Ott the hole, the gen eral Cfas) Roasntin cnarae oar. a'ble, but generous rainzr would great ly implrove the situation.'" inspection of Reserve Militia. inspection of the several units of tho $outh Carolina reserve militia will be made by W. WV. Moore, adjutamut general of the state, according to the p~rovisions of general orders No. 18 D~aylight inspection of all property available for field service will be made to dletermine the readiness and efficiency of the reserve units for act. lye service. The personlnel of the dr.* ganlzation~s will be ins-pected and mus tered at neight. Company enlistment cards andl such other data as may bd sonsidered relevent, will be inspcted at the mutual convenience of the com-. lpany commander' and the inspoctar general. Two New Charteragr Kohn's of Columnbi has been char tered with a capital stock of $50.000 The officers of the corporation art Sol Kohn, President and August Kohni secretary and treasurer. The Mercantile Holding Company ot Colunmbia has been chartered with & capital stock of $5,000. Sol Kohni ls presidlent and August Kohn secretary and treasurer of the new company, TQ Represent 8. C. Bankers. WV. G. Smith, presidlent South Care lina Cotton Marketing Organizationi, has appointed Judge H. Howard Moss, president of the Edilsto National Bank, Orangeburg, to represent the bankers cf South Carolina at the meeting of the Cotton States Association of Far mlers andl. Bankers to be held in Wash. ington on July 17, and Wade Stack houIw of iDillon, to represent the farm. era, There wvill be two representa Lives, one0 banker and one farmer from each of the ten cotton growing states at this convetntion. Birth Registration important. Dr. James A. rlayne, secretary of the state board of health, Is anxious to impress upone the people tihe Import anece of birth registration., lie has is sued the following perinent comment: "The only way of keeping an official record of a person's birth Is by birth registration, It is probably thle most imp~ortant record in a person's life, because It is a proof of Is or 1her' e gitimacy, his5 or her descent, his or her right to Iiherit property belonging to the family, and his or her age for schlool ing, voting and marrying." For the Ga jt" For the gareni party and all the rest of sunimertime's engaging oppor tunities for living outdoors some clev er hats 811(1 bags to match have been made. They all take cognizance of the fact that everywhere the la(y goes her knitting-hag goes, too, and it is getting to he as much an affair of in terest and importance as the hat it matches. With the Introduction of mil lilnery braids and laces in its construc tion, we have summer knitting bags different from anything that has gone before. Knitting is becoming a sort of national pastime-the tired busi ness woman and the woman of leisure -if there ire such any more-declare it restful to the nerves. Anyway, it is essential and must he attended to. The novel bag shown in the picture Is merely a tubee-shaped affair covered with ribbon, lace and a fancy millinery braid-a companion piree to the frilly midsummer hat that inspired it. It is capacious and very chic-designed for the woman who is able to indulge in little fancies and not reconumnende(l for Slip-Over and T1he slp-ov er blous.e an~d othiers that have the app~earanace of sllip-overs bult fasten on tihe shoulder, haive b~een steadily increasing iln plopularity and t heir chan uces' for hecnni ng a fealtutre In fall st yles are excellent. So far the si ip-overs have bleen (level oped inl georgette (!repe ahnimost t(o the exclu sion of oth~er mlaterials, but it is cer tain that they will he madle ini muore subst51antial silks for fall. Some of themi have a short pepIin~1 and1( are b~elted dIown with narrowv helts of silk 01' pat eat leather, hut these are few In comiparison with th le tnnbher that are made reguilatilon blouse length that is, dis~app~earig unlder the skirt at the wvaistlinle. For georget te sltIp-overs. smaun IIpat terns in brilliaint heCad embhlroidery are so effective that no1ting 1ha1 supp)lanit - ('d them for decorative purposes. Bright colors, as eineraldl greeni, blue, goldl and rose, are chosen for many of the blouses with peplums. Thiey hang fairly straight and are helted in. Their lines andl hecadwork are reminiscent of American Indian art and they continue to lbe at once simp~le andl very dIressy. With a blouse of this kind and a silk or satin skirt, one maify dress uIp to the requirements oIf almost any wartime function. The blouse sh~owni in tile picture is one of those that has the appearance of aI slip-over, bult open on one shoul der to allow it to 81i1) over the head. It hlardly nleeds descriptlin, since it is plain11, e'xcept for three sinigle box plaits in tile georgette at tihe front and1( hack. Between the 1)laits nt the front there are two conventional flow er mtot ifs 'lutlin Ied in coloredl silks. Four small -'rocheted buttons arec set alsong the .,isoulders. Thle seconld luse5 is a model that hias nroved sucessnful madeof nsilk rden Party Y anyone11 else'. T1here aire plen!t y of' pretty bags tat aire more simiply made14 of miateials that are seasonable tall the4 year round. This particular b~ag sulggsts ways of using materials 01ne may1' have' o (n hanid-for milllinery is often dIsenrded before it shows signs of wear. It does not make much di Iference long as8 they are pretty and cleverly mailie. What 15isleld 14 the al"enio vogue" has introduced cailico, gingham, cotton crepe, plercale and othe(r ('0ttons. lito th e mauking (of extrma hats for mid.( SUmm~ler. Th'ley mlIght aill be classedl as gard1en hatis-b~ut,' like sport hats1, thley go eveQrywhere. And every'where Is just the place to lRnd knitting bhngs-ainyone who can use a needle enna own one of these0 matched sets. Silk cordls and1( tassels, narrow sIlk frInges and narrow lin gerie laces--the old-fash11onedl ric-rne hrnid and hand-crocheted edges are all apipropriately used with thlese smuart, Inexpensive, wartime novelties. Other Blouses ~ . [11nd41 iflth sheer' ((I tins, as voile, bait"ist, organdle,(11 wit 111 shIt front, olhlar and cuffs, of crss-Itucked white ri'gnle set In. In the p ure It is irttIl of ctos-har volle In ina liae w Ithii w lhtihte orgare. A Embroidery Now the Thing. Thlagt heaed trining Is rtasiy gv ig wae tmidery onems to be a rishioni teiletncy bteyoi dilspute, it is stid Ithat 'ute re.ason wh'y the4 itatl lIe heaid ('ffect becamte so1 jolar min i of teg is lI befe it wws possile to onke use If metal filluags and ucaigs Irto unlitions works fort mak muchi of thein limitng. as ut for pre n r leo very litile meta Irimcming a licoig into this county nowc and h are scutte, I'~mbroidery is entirely wit hun the [Iound(s of thinlgs availablile. I fence the new dresses will show emtbroidery rt the thaint hads. It has been said that there ie ll an ( t( so-called D)rientali anid ecclesiastical emubroider les, that is, -bright olors have been Averdone, andr its (If thle smart iresses showiing a roIdery will be worked in threads of the sme color or n rie sitple oe--tone cont ra-t. Organdle Frocks. Orgtmndle frocks, tho1ug1h a bit out of he pcture when WE lbok at thie cling In g, Ion g-l Ined frou ks oIf medieval tedensivc, r e tile stnareless frocks of Imldre orgin, nre (hring for tihe' yo'ungj. girl itn t heIr 'risynte'ss andil fresh ntlss. W~Ithl a wble', I lhbonled gardeni partlty hatt they tare howivtchlingly youth fnl I INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE CAMPS GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR AT CAMP..JACKSON MAKING GOOD ROADS. SHEET PAVEMENT TO CAMP Balloon Ascensions Take Place Daily and Some High Levels Have Been Reached. Camp Jackson. Supervisor Andrew Patterson said that work would commence on the Garner's Ferry road on next Monday and that the highway would be paved as speedily as possible. The State highway commission has selected a sheet pavement for the driveway and the street railway company will use vitrified brick between the car tracks The road engineers will begin work at the lower end of the route, and the street railway woikers will commence operations at the city limits. The report of the organizations of the Second Brigade, Field Artillery Replacement )epot, Camp Jackson, for the month ending June 30, 1918, shows a well organized brigade, says the official report. The organizations leading in the individual regiments run about even as to cleanliness of barracks, kitchens and garbage cans and in police and neatness of area, stables and gun sheds. Camp Jackson's 100 prisoners of war are now doing their bit. to make the camp roads the best in the State. These prisoners were sent to ('amp Jackson from the war prison barracks at Fort McPherson, Ga., and semi official dispatches stated that they were to be used for farm duty. There is no farm attached to the camp at present. The balloon company stationed at Camp Jackson is now making daily ascensions in the observation "cau sage" and it has been carrying pas sengers ever since last Sunday. The first passenger carrying flight was made early Sunday morning following the successful sand bag tryouts Sat urday afternoon but the balloon was allowed to ascend only a few hundred feet and was brought down after only a short flight. No flights were made Monday. Camp Wadsworth. Three new regiments of Pioneer in fantry, to be known as the Sixtieth, Sixty-first and Sixty-second regiments, are to be organized at Camp Wads worth, according to information given out today by Brig. Gen. Guy C. Carle ton-, commanding officer of the provis lonal depot for corps and army troop. A number of officers were assigned to each regiment and others will be assigned later. Most of those al ready assigned are former National Guar-d officers, who have beeni without assignement since the National Guar-d organizations were r-eadljustedl .. Camp Gevier. 'Walter I. Fr-anklin of Proctor, N. C., a member- of the supplly c'omIpa'ny of the 324th Infantr-y, 81st Division, at Camp Sevier, wvas instantly killed by a stroke of lightning while diriving a team of mules along a r-oad less than a mile from camp. Fr-anklin's clothes and shoes wer-e torn off his b)ody but a comrade who was sitting by him escaped unhar-med. llecr-uited1 to practically full war strenrgth bi1y the rnecent arrival of up wvards of 5.000 men from Camp Jlack sonifi, the 81st Division is now being rapidly rounded into form for service in the battle lines, through a period( of intensive military training which is calling for many hours of hard work, Four more complanies of the 17th IUnited States infa'ntry have arrived here and have Joined thle two c-ompa niles and( regimental h eadqunaire which arriived some weeks ago. The 17th is not a par-t of the 81st Dilvision, and there is much speculation as to the reasons for which it was sont to thuis c-ampu. It is thought in soe (quarters that the regiment is to lha the nutc leus for- a new~ dIivision or' other tr-ainling organizatilon. French War Orphans Adopted. C'olumnbia--lantal committee for fa thlerless chl d r-n of Fr-ance has been sucrcessfuil in secur-ing adloption of 23| French war orphans up until the prea ent time. An effor-t is being madle to secure beneficiaries for 100 of these destitute and the local commit/tee are greatly encour-aged by the success that have attended their efforts In this laudable undlertaking. Applica tino for adoption may be addressed to eith~er Mirs. S. S. Boylsrton, president, or John P. Thomas, Jr., secretary, of the local organization. To Go to Plattsburg. Greenville-Prof. W. fl. Bible, as sistant professor of E'nglish at Fur man University, and eight students of the university, to be selected imnmedi ately, will attend the officers' train ing school this summer at Plattsburg, in order to prepare themselves to act as officers in the military training program which Is to be commenlcedl at Fur-man this coming session, according to announcements from the college authorition. This will assure Purman Ia military tr-aining regime for the coming sessoan. - 1ALA . LIA Chills and Fever. Biliousnes Constipation and etient requiring a TONIC treatment: IDIN GUARANTEED end made biy BehrensDrug Co. Waco, 'bx. Sold by All Druggists Cuticura For Baby's ' Itchy Skin mornnt Y6 and 60, Taleu~~ , ',I Sample each free of" 1 oems. Dept. I, 3estea." KODAKS & SUPPLIES We also do highest class 4f finishin Prices and Cattlogue upon requet. S. Galeski Optical Co,, Richmed,, Va. Very Forgetful. "I lt'lo, Miss Vilisflne; what brings F"u 'uit so ('lrly in ,tlte daoy?" "ti, I've Just bee'n to the phiotog rliher's with Dilo (/he pet (log she ('ariled1 in he1'r arms) and we have had our Port ri It S tatk(eI Ioget heir. Beauty 1111(1 the . enist., yu kno', MI'. John so!'-with a saury little laugh. "And whi iiat aIiiIl' 1 iieuty he Is, to be sure!1" r'pliie'd .1 'huo'n, inadver t('ntly', 1s he tendeierl stiokeid poor 1)1(10's head 1111(1 pultled hi ea~rs. Then he suddenly' reieniheredl antd became hot 11n(1 col( in turn.-L elondn 'it-Bits. FRECKLES Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These Ugly Spots There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles, as Othine-double strength-is guaranteed to remove these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of Othine-double strength-from your druggist, and apply a little of it nigbt and morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to dis appear, while the lighter ones have vanished en tirely. It is seldom that more than one ounce is needed to completely clear the skin and gal a beautiful clear complexion. Be sure to ask for the double strength Othine, as this is sold under guarantee of money back it It fails to remove freckles.-Adv. in Sheol. Satan a1)nked the furnaets of ever hust ing tortent, seaw to it that there wa1S p)lenlty of red-a1sh briinstone on hand anti told his frielnts that If the teinperaiture went down to less than 0,000 in the shade to turn on the forced draft. 'T'hen he went to Preside at a conferene' he had entletd on the banks of the Styx. Roll enll showed that Lucifer, Ahrain, Ttelial, Satlulel, Beelzebub, Titan, Shedii, lMht'lllistopeles, Aslmode 115 1111 Meoloh'll were on hiandi1. "Now, gents," sabt) the oliginail heat administrator, "we have comle to con for on the matter of ipuntishintent for (ln' 11111 Iloht'nziole'rn d11(1 his six trifling 11(1 heailthy sn11s who have been'r nhomfrutting thet earth. What shall 'we (1o to 'em ?" "Six hillion years inI tlie lien ted here after without their maedals," they shouted, us with ont' voie. Wherent thie ('4nfereoncet closed. Discouraged. "Wherel1 is the4 nonsire'st iphlot ogruaph gnsie ry ?" ask(ed thle silranger ini the town. "We iivi nt' li h lot ographiders in towvn," repil iedl te nativ ~e wvit th Ile long "iieow is thatt?" towni herae-( honle dryW." "Likied their litc' nip, T suppose?" "'No, nio t I isim. 1 tilt, say3, strIan ger, wlimi ne5114tlo o y(utt suppe nI pihotog rsiphe'r couild get in nI hone-driy town when'i he'td aisk n tiinnf to look plas (1nt1?" Washdi igton has a shortasge of po. Ci iat's what is done in makins~Ornets other sjroins are used with wheat. 1Ibis adds to food value and flavor and the sum totaf 1?e mated bale in Grape:Nuts also helps didest other foods., For an economical, nourishin4 and delicious food, - Aryj: lt