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REVOLUTION IN'
MEXICO INCREASE
DIPLOMACY, NOT ARMS, NOW USED
TO SUPPRESS THE REBELLIOUS
LEADERS FOOD CONDITIONS
SEVERE.
LARDEO, Texas., February 7.—Di
plomacy, not arms, has been called on
to end the latest revolt in Mexico—
that of GePeral Luis Gutierrez and
Francisco Goss in Coahuila—while di
plomacy, plus arms and American in
fluence is counted on to bring Gen
eral Manuel Pelaez to acknowledge
tha authoritiy of the government and
incidentally divert to the nation::!
treasury the flow of money which
Pelaez has been receiving from the
Tampico oil producers. This informa
tion was brought to the border by
travelers from Mexico City and supple
mented from the carefully censored
stories appearing in newspapers which
recently have been brought here from
Mexico City.
According to a story printed in
Mexico City, General Pelaez, whose
forces have been guarding the dis
trict that supplies the entente navies
with fuel ail had made overtures to
treat for amnesty with the govern
ment. The paper added, that the gov
ernment would consider nothing but
unconditional surrender and that Gen
eral Manue] Dieguez has been ordered
to press the campaign against Pelaez.
It was stated by one of party of
traveleds who is in a postion to know
the workings of President Carranzas's
latest scheme to conciliate the war
ring Mexican factions, thatthe recent
seizure of the fleet of the Mexican
Navigation Company was not for the
purpose of bringing foodstuffs from
Central America, but for transporting
troops to Tampico and driving Pelaez's
forces from their stronghold. One
steafeh already had been loaded with
soldiers at Vera Cruz the day he left,
he asserted.
Another statement was to the effect
that General Luis Cabellero had re
quested the Tampico producers to use
their influence to bring Pelaez back
into the ranks of the government gem
erals; and that, if this were not ac
complished, Pelaez would be attacked
from the landward and sea sides, with
probably disastrous results for the
oil fields, from a producing standpoint.
The claim was made that the govern
ment w'as determined to secure con- ■
trol of the oil fields, not only that it
might get additional revenue, but also j
to use its control of the oil supply '
to force favorable conditions for the |
exportation of foodstuffs and gold from
the United States to Mexico.
With regard to the recent revolt in
Coahuila, Mexico City papers announc
ed that Gutierrez and Coss had taken
the field against the state government,
but had been defeated and their for
ces driven to the hills. Gutierrez is
said to have been wounded. Unojcial
reports received here from the region
of Saltillo and Monterey, however,
state that, although five regiments
were sent from Mexico City to the af
fected districa and other forceys were
hurried there from the north and east,
Gutierrez and Coss vihtually have been
unmolested, have anywhere from 1,-
2000 to 2,000 men and are threaten
ing to take over the coal fmines in
the region of Monclova, thereby para
lying the national railway system.
Gutierrez asserts, according to re
ports, that the recent state election in
Coahauila, he was named governor,
but that Gustavo Espinosa Mireles, a
strong Carranza supporter, was
“counted in’’ Moreles assumed office on
December 17. Although the revolt is
given small space in the papers from
the capitol, Governor Zembrano, of
Neuxo Leon, at his recent conference
here with Governor Hobgy, of Texas,
was quoted unofficially as saying that
the situation was serious. Coss is
the second of the divisional generals
who backed the Carranza government j
to revolt. Villa was the first.
Americans arriving hers from Mexi
co City say that Cantu, Calles, Pelaez
and Alvarado are virtually independent
roilers in lower California, Benora,
Tamaulipas and Yucatan respectively, |
that Villa is rampant in Chihuahua. '
the Cedilla brothers in the region be- ;
tween San Luis Potosi and Queretaro
and that unorganized bandits are un
opposed in Hidalgo, and in the \ era
Cruz and Guadlajara districts. The
campaign against the Zapata followers
in Morelos, at the gateway to Mexico
City is efficient, while forces, esti-1
mated at thousands, under the commnd
of former federal officers, control the
isthmus.
Hunger and the constantly increas
ing cot of living are believed to be
the cause of much of the present dis
content in Mexico and especially of
.he recent recrudence of border raids.
The last corn crop on the central
plateau was ruined by frost and the
■ “’baigo measures on foodstuffs are
An inside secret
about fried potatoes
As far as taste is crisp brown out- too, how wholc
, concerned there are side. some and digestible
only two sides to g ut outside s can
fried potatoes—ill- is not on j y a cr ; s p when you use pure
side and outside. brown, Cottolene.
But both sides must brown. A quick In baking with
be just right 01 brown means that economical Cotto
your fried potatoes t .j le ou t s ides of your lenc, be sure to use
won t be! potatoes are rapidly one-third less than
Take the outside, sealed, and that the you would ordi-
It must be insides will be just nanly use of other
brown —a as tender and mealy shortenings,
brown. Potatoes as potatoes That is because
fried in wholesome can Cottolene sets the
Cottolene can cer- ’ * * * highest possible
tainly answer “here" standard for purity
when it comes to a Frying proves, and richness,
Cottolene
“ The Natural Shortening”
Yes! Economical Cottolene is also superior At grocers in tins
for shortening and for al! cake-making es convenient sizes
HOLLAND’S POSITION
IN THE WORLD WAR
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 6. —The ques
tion whether and to what extent, Hol-'
land is responsible for the continua
tion of the war by her food supplies to
Germany has caused a controversy
in the Dutch newspapers. C. J. K.
van Alst, head of the Netherlands Over
seas Trust, in bls recent open letter to
President Wilson pleaded for the re
moval of the American government’s
embargo on food shipments to Hol
land; one of his arguments being that
the continuation of Holland’s trade
with the Central Powers, while of vi
tal importance to Holland itself, is of
small account, so far as aid and com
fort to the Ententes’ enemies is con
cerned.
An article in the Amsterdam Tele
graaf from Entente side—of American
origin, it is hinted—replies to Mr. van
Aalst’s arguments by showing that, ac
cording to official Dutch statistics for
1916, there were exported from Hol
land to Germany of potatoes, potato
flour, butter, eggs, rice, cheese, mar
garine, sugar fish meat, fruits peas
and beans 918,355 tons sufficient to
feed 1,200,000 soldiers for a year.
The same authority calculates that
in 1916 Holland imported from over
seas 918,251 tons of cereals, flour, co
coa, rice and dried fruits and corns
to the conclusion that Holland export
ed more than twice the quantity, she
needed for the sustenance of her own
population—hence the restrictions put
upon these imports by the United
States government.
Now comes Professor J. A. vanHa
rrel, a Dutch writer of note, who in
support of Mr. van Aalst’s contentions,
puts the case this way:
Assuming that the Entente author
ity’s figures as regards the exported
food values are correct, how far would
a year’s Dutch exports go to feed the
120,000000 inhabitants of Germany and
Austria-Hungary? That, he says, is
the way the question ought to be look
ed at ,and the answer is 3 1-2 days.
But the figures, he claims, are not
correct. Professor van Hamel pro
duces a detailed schedule, also based
on official statistics, showing that the
aggregate exports of the articles nam
ed amounted, not to 918,355 tons, but
to 590,066 tons, or roughly 30 f r less
than was alleged.
His conclusion, therefore, is that a
whole year’s exports from Holland to
Germany are just sufficient to keep
alive the joint population of Germany
and Austria-Hungary for 3 1-2 days,
less 30%, or two days, 10 hours and
48 minutes.
also beginning to be felt. Prices on
almost everything throughout the re
public have risen to unprecedented
heights.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
AVIATORS IN ITALY
HAVE FOOD PROBLEM
AMERICAN AVIATION CAMP,
Southern Italy, February 6.—The food
problem recently attained the dignity
o. a crisis here. 'When the United
States government arranged for the
training of American here, it was
agreed that five Hreper day should be
paid for the feeding of each aviation
officer in the making, a sum amply
equal to advanced food prices, con
sidering the several hundreds of men
to be fed. A contract to feed the men
was let to a local restaurant proprie
tor but he became imbued with the idea
that Americans have plenty of money
and are anxious to spend it. For
many weeks the Americans, absorbed
in their training, accepted the food
given them. They merely went down
into their own pockets and patronized
the candy stores of the city, its
restaurants, but particuarly the can
teen where the Italian soldiers of the
camp spent their money for drinks,
sandwiches, and omelets.
Gradually the price of canteen pro
ducts rose so high the Italian soldiers
were unable to patronize it and com
plained to their officers. These latter
investigated jointly with the American
ojeers, with the result that canteen
prices were reduced 150 per cent and
the contractor in charge of the Aemri-
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This happened just before Christ
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paid off for the first time in three
months, they persuaded their com
mander to let them all go to Rome
and Naples and gorge themselves.
There they engaged in veritable food
orgies. They bought candy and nuts
and cake by five-pound lots, the men
were reported to have eaten six meals
a day .
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PRICE Os COTTON
NOT TD_BE FIXED
SENATOR HOKE SMITH WIRES
BACK TO ATLANTA THAT CON-
GRESS HAS NO IDEA OF AT-
TEMPTING THIS.
ATLANTA, Ga., February 7.—There
wil be no effort on the part of Con
gress t 0 fix the price of last year’s
cotton crop, and probably no effort
to fix the price of the 1918 crop, ac
croding to a telegram which has been
received in Atlanta from Senator Hoke
Smith of. Georgia, who is closely in
touch with the situation in Washing
ton.
If Congress attempts to fix the price
on cotton, it will have to fix the price
also on products manufactured from
cotton, and will have to extend its
price-fixing regulation to many other
commodities, declares the senator,
who is determined that the farmers of
Georgia and other southern states
shall not be deprived of the benefits
they are enjoying through natural laws
o.f supply and demand, while western
wheat farmers have had a price fixed
for their product by the government
which is practically equivalent to the
present market price of cotton.
Senator Smith further gives out the
highly interesting and significent in
formation that all the talk of fixing
the price of cotton is manufactured
by speculators for the deliberate pur
pose of intimidating farmers into sell
ing their roduct at a declinging price.
This trick has actually succeeded al
ready in measurably reducing the price
of cotton, he declares, but in future
the farmers should not allow them
selces to be misled by any such walse
reports.
given at Rome by Thomas Nelson
Page, and Mrs. Page at Plazzo del
Drago to the young men was a spread
of cake and candy weighing down
' several tables. Although all present
i ate.freely from the tables, their appe
tites seemed merely tohave been whet
ter, for they were later found stand
ing out in front of a candy store eat
ing more cake and candy. Several
started to mass at St. Peter's but were
unable to get any farther than a
restaurant facing the church.
••••••••••••••••••••at
£ 'J'HE undersigned has pur- J
chased the entire capital !
9 stock of the Americus Home a
• Mixtare Guano Co., and in fu- •
••••••••• ture this plant will be operated as •
L. G. Council’s •
OUy Fertilizer Works J
The manufacturing and mixing
___ department will be under the su- !
T I pervision of Mr. E. F. Wilder, e
I who has had 25 years experi- £
ence in manufacturing Fertilizers. #
Planters and dealers are assured O
that nothing but the best grade ®
frw K of goods will be manufactured. •
! B Only raw materials of the high-
w est quality will be used. •'
• The plant is conveniently lo- ]
£ cated for wagon delivery.
£ Your patronage is respectfully J
£ solicited.
• L. G. COUNCIL «
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, IDIB.
Tax Notice
The tax books will open
February 1, 1918, for the pur
pose of receiving state and
county tax returns and will
close May Ist, as the law re
quires. You will be required
to give numbers of your land
lots of country property and
street and number of your city
property, each house and lot
separate. I will be in my of
fice each Friday and Saturday
until my rounds are completed,
and then I will be in my office
each day until my books close,
the first day of May, as stated
above. Please come in and
return your property. Youis
respectfully,
GEO. D. JONES,
Tax Receiver of Sumter
County.
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