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TWO DANIELS HIS THE BIG INLAND WATERWAY Secretary of Navy Points Out Great Advantages to U. S. in Case of War. Would Link Massachusetts Bay With the Rio Grande. Albany, N. Y. —What the propound great inland waterway from Massa chusetts Bay to the Kio Grande would mean to the nation In time of war was discussed hero today l>y Secretary Daniels of the Nevy Department be fore the convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterway* Association. "Not only will thl* waterway lend itself tremendously to the development of internal commerce and tsud to bring down the rate* of transporta tion," said Mr. Daniels, "but it also provides unusual facilities for self defense in time as war. In any con flict between nations, which have nav ies the all-important consideration is to secure, if possible, Immediate con trol of the sea and tho power which possesses the superior navy is usually able to do this. Great Advantage. "In such case* the navy of tho weaker power takes refuge In soma deep and well defended harbor, Where It aek* )o wear out Its entity by flght*- ing It in detachments and in other ways wearing down Its strength. Af ter this weaker power, having thus taken refuge In a safe harbor, can maneuver Us ships through inland channels to other exits. It enjoys a groat advantage. "The submarine has long been con sidered a source of great effective ness and if even the submarine, along with the navy, could have free move ment through an Inland waterway, the power whose navy was bottled up would he In a position to make a lon ger defense until it could bring Into play th# resources of Us country. At Many Exits. "It would be able to slip out at va rious exits and do damage to Us enemy. If the ships of the inferior power were damaged In a general en gagement they could utilise an In land waterway to distribute them selves aniens various ship yards for repairs all the quicker. The whole nature of a war would be greatly af fected by available Inland canals "Kven In times of peace the cunnl la n very Important factor to the navy and lemla Itself to preparation for national security. I serge quantities of heavy matorlsls are constantly re quired by the government for Us navy yards." 32,000 CANADA TROOPS DAVE SAILED Departure of Dominion Volun teers For the Front Has Been Kept Secret a Week. St. John, N. B. T. W. Crotlifrs, minister of labor of the IVimtnlon of t'anaibi, announced today that 32,000 Canadian volunteers "have enn« to the front a day or two into." Mr Crothera made the announce niant In a speech liaforo tha Canadian Trades and Labor Congress In con- Vantlon her*. Tha fores (ling brlJb VUipatoh la tha only announcement tha Canadian cen sor him parndtlad to «v> over tha wire* regarding transportation of tho Cana dian volunteer* for mora than a week. Persona reaching tha United States from Canadian ports have told of the active preparations there for the transportation of Canadn'n first con signment of troop* to the theater of war: a month age the prophecy was made that the volunteers would anil about September tfilh: one by one 1 1 ana-Atlant 1c liners have been railed for undisclosed missions to Canadian ports; but no Information has been permitted to reach the outside world as lo when the troops would sail, where they would sail from or wlmt port would he their destination. Beyond the hare announcement that the Canadian volunteers had sailed, no other news of their departure was permitted to get past the censor this afternoon. Stsady Flow. Toronto.— A fleet of war vessels had been gathered at Quebec by Admiral We.vmlss. and oilier warships collect ed at convenient point a. More than n week ago. transports commenced tak ing a steady flow of troops in the di rection of Quebec from the camp at Valcartier As quickly as the transports were loaded they steamed seaward and the convoying vessels picked them up. All the transports carry heavy guns A large proportion of the tnfantrv and all the nrttllery. together with much of the equipment, already are underway. The departure of tlie re mainder of Canada's contingent will follow shortly. Battle Preceeding Taking Jaroslau Lasted 7 Days Pan., 10:40 a. m,-T*l*gT« P hlng from Ptrograd th* *nr**ponri*nt of |h«> Havan N>w» »«fn, v aav» th«» anion, th# *nsa**tmnt* proof dm. ih* cap tura of JaroaiHii by th* Ruaaian* that at Badova, on th* Vistula rlv*r. wn« lha moat Important. Th* fight laatrri **v*n day* without Intorruptlon Tha Auatrtnn* nor* antram had on th* aummlta or aom* wooded hllla rlatng from a broad and unahaltared plain. Th* Ruaalan* »*r* foroad to charge acma* thl* open plain aralnat a raking maohtn* gun ffre. Thalr lota** war* tramandous and thpy w*ra rrpnlaad many tlm**, until finally tlMll gtttM found th* rauga, than th* r.luu n* aw a uccaaa- Uneeda Biscuit Tempt the appetite, please the taste and nourish the body. Crisp, clean and fresh. 5 cents. Baronet Biscuit Round, thin, tender— with a delightful flavor —appropriate for lunch eon, tea and dinner, io cents. Graham Crackers • Made of the finest ingredients. Baked to perfection. The national strength food, io cents. Buy biscuit baked by NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Always look for that Name. ADMIRAL WINSLOW DEAD. Washington. Head Admiral ller berl Winslow. U. H. N.. retired, is dead at Florence, Italy, according to a con sular dispatch received hero today. The time of his death was not stated, lie was In command of the 11. S. N. Corn at the battle of Santiago and landed the first detachment of Amer ican marines at Takti, I’hlhn, In the Boxer uprising. Since his retirement In 1010 he has been living ill Cher bourg. France. The admiral was a son of Hear Admiral John A. Win slow, who as commander of the Kem sarge sunk tho Confederate cruiser Alabama In 1004. PURITY? j L / \o* X [MS? 'OTt fjr ! Jack Frost J Baking Powder ■ ha# proven it * absolute 1 purity. It ia guaran- I teed to be better than 1 certain well known J baking powders selling I at twice the price. For 1 best results get Jack l| Frost. 10('buysa 6oz. El can. Regular O A J lib. cans for MU' TO RENT No. 1354 Ellis Street 6 rooms $17.00 No. 963 Broad Street 10 rooms .. . . . .$37.50 No. 536 Reynolds Street ..10 rooms $22.50 House, west of Arsenal ...11 rooms : ..$66.66 House, Battle Row 6 rooms SIO.OO Partially Furnished House on Highland Avenue, 9 rooms, for rent. Price $50.00 per mouth. JOHN W. DICKEY mmmmmmmm ___, mmtmmm HIND 'NILLISTON ID WHITE POND,TO CUT COTTON ACREAGE IN DALE, LEGISLATION 00 NOT Already Living at Home, Producing Their Own Supplies, Farmers Plan to Develop Live Stock Industry and to Raise More Corn and Hay Than Ever Before--Truck Farm ing Has Been Found Highly Profitable, Helping to Main tain Independence From Cotton-- Holding of Cotton Pres ents Problem Not So Difficult of Solution As in Some Sec tions. WALTER E. DUNCAN, Staff Correspondent, The Augusta Herald. Willieton, 8. C.— Handling on an aver age of fi.OOf) bales of .cotton a year under normal conditions, and with the actual money of tills section tied up In a cotton crop which, though It is being gathered, ginned and baled as rapidly as is possible. Is being held off a war-depressed market, conse quently crippling business, keeping money out of circulation, making ex tensions of credits necessary for the mutual protection of all, Wlllistow is nevertheless alive and hopeful. Busi ness people and the farmers of this section alike arc bouyed by an at mosphere of confidence rather than taking counsel of fear. Holding their cotton —not more than 75 to 100 hales have been sold here so far this season -I he farmers of the wide sweep of country In both Barnwell and Aiken counties who make Willlston theiir trading point are keeping an eye upon the Improving conditions and the steadily advancing market; but real izing. apparently, that in common with all planters they must carry over a part of their cotton, their determina tion to hold Is no more universal and no stronger than their determination to cut the acreage next year. In fact, throughout this section, curtailment of the 1916 cotton crop and the production of inure corn, more hay, more small grain, more live stock and cattlo Is already pretty generally believed to ho the key to the situation, the one salvation and the one avenue through which ade quate relief may be expected. Will Cut One-Half. Whether or not the South Carolina general assembly, when it meets In extraordinary session, enacts crop legislation making a reasonable cur tailment of next year’s cotton crop compulsory, It Is the present Inten tion of the farmers of this section to cut the acreage one-lmlf. Extensive planters will need no urging, smaller farmers must for their own protec tion begin now to live at home, and tenant farmers and share-croppers will be forced to it by the law of necessity. No Western Corn. The turning away from cottn to other money crops will not be such a far cry here ns In some other sec tions. There has been marked prog ress toward diversified farming. No western corn Is shipped here except whst is bought by the saw milling companies for their uses—every farmer produces his own foodstuffs and most of them have com to sell. More hay Is being harvested Tight now than In many years. And while there are seores of fnrtners who for many years have known no sueh thing as the necessity of buying meat and lard, If this section does not at pres ent produce enough meat to keep Its smokehouses ns well supplied br Its corncribs, the hog has begun to come Into his own. Truck Profitably Grown. Wllllston Is the center of a wide trucking section. The trucking In dustry has been very successfully and profitably developed during recent wars and that as well as the live stock industry and the growing of grains and grasses has made Inroads upon the cotton acreage with most telling Rnd gratifying effect. From Wllllston and White Pond, three miles west of here, hundreds of shipments of fruits and vegetables are made lo the Northern markets during the season. Hundreds of acres are given over to asparagus, one of the most profitable of trucking crops, and many carloads of watermelons and thou sands of crates of contaloupes, cu cumbers and snap beans are shipped. Around Wllllston Dr. W. O Smith Dr. J. P. Lee, Messrs W. E. Prothro, cashier of the Bank of AVtlllstnn. Thomas Scott. C. H. Kltchins and many others have found aspnragus a highly profitable money crop, realis ing upon it at a most convenient sea son of the year for famers. 01 r Kltoh ins ts perhaps the leader and the larg est growe, but many have each year from five to ten acres In asparagus Mr. Robert Mlxson raises and ships to the northern markets large quantities of cabbages ami Irlah potatoes. Mora Profitable Than Cotton. The money brought to this sec tion through tha trucking Indue? try ts no tnconsblgriihlc amount. It helps the farmer to maintain his Independence of cotton, helps him lo make cotton his surplus money Crop as In the case of Mr. W. It. Owens at White Pond. From 25 acres In asparagus and truck Mr. Owens this past season made from II 200 to $1,500 net. When I talked with him this morning he was not In the least disturbed over the situation so far as he ts himself concerned Al though his cotton Is piling up In his yard, he will experience no difficulty 'holding it Indefi nitely, and he la buying rather than selling at the present price. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. My cotton is not worrying me,7 said Mr. Owens. ”1 am simply piling it over there in my yard and there it will stay until I get ready to sell. I have told my tenants that if they want to sell I will buy their cotton, and I have bought some from them, hut as it cost them all they would get for It at the present price l am ad vising them to hold, because they have all to gain If the 'market goes up and nothing to lose If it goes down,” Mr. Owens is also buying all the cotton seed offered at his ginnery. As he expressed it, "I don't think much of too much cotton,” and he is one of the fortunate farmers who have found profit in farming on that principle. Ho has already, two or three years ago, cut his cotton acre age in two and begun raising hogs and cattle. At present, with about 50 head of hogs, he Is replenishing, going in for hog raising on a larger scale, and is Just now considering cutting tlie other half of his cotton acreage and planting none at all next year. Mr, Owens Blso raises Angora goats. Biggest Farmer to Cut. Dr. W. C. Smith is probably the big gest farmer In the immediate section of which Wllliston Is the business center. He has sold no cotton. He will next year cut his acreage at least one-half, and though he always produces enough corn, oats and pea vine hay to supply his big plantation, will grow more grains and grasses next year than ever before. IJke other big farmers around here. Dr. Smith will give more attention here after to live stock. Dr. Smith operates one of the many ginneries which dot this country—the one at Willlston—and which are run- THE BEST NEWS WE KNOW OF FOR WELL DRESSED MEN Best because it hits a tender spot in the well-dressed man’s make-up, namely, the solving of the new season’s problem, how to dress well without spending too much. The story is short and goes directly to the point in the prices below which tell facts. Read the best news in the paper today. A Every Head at Dietz Bros. A A L a y Off Your Old Out of Style A A %/. B |||_ Hat and Come Here for—ss.oo__ / 1111 VMo V V Styles—s3.oo Values—Our Price V A Broad Variety of Shirts and a Wide Price Range to Meet the Vary ing ideas of Ail Classes of Men. The Biggest and Best Showing in Augusta. Everything That a Stylish Dresser Needs in the Way of Haberdashery Can Be Found Here at Very Economical Prices. WE ARE OUT OF THE HIGH RENT DISTRICT. /New Fall - \NecKwear ning at full blast. He is buying cot ton seed or taking cotton seed for gin ning In lieu of cash when it Is nec essary, to do so, but as many as find it possible to hold them are as re luctant to sell seed as they are to sac rifice their cotton at the present price. Cotton Piling Up. From Williston I took a trip 'out into the country, and at. every farm house throughout this section one sees cotton in the yards, protected from the weather as much as possible, but piling up, bale after bale, while In the fields small armies of pickers are getting out more and more. Cotton is opening so rapidly now that some difficulty is experienced in getting enough hands, and for the first time this season 50 cent* a hundred is in some cases, being paid. Warehouse Facilities Inadequate. Willistons’ warehouse facilities are Inadequate in view of the universal holding movement. Some years ago Mr. Quince Kennedy built a ware house here, which was later trans formed into a sales stable, which he operates in addition ”.o farming on an extensive scale. Mr. Kennedy lias found it necessary to reconvert the building into a warehouse, but with his stock to be taken care of, the building is temporarily a combination warehouse and stable. Possibly up wards of 500 bales can be warehoused at Willlston under this arrangement. Banks and Merchants Help. Upon deposits of warehouse receipts extensions are granted and the cotton held for farmers by the Bank of Wil iston and the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Business houses here as else where. are offering premiums above the market price when cotton is paid on account. The Farmers Union Mercantile Co., a co-operative concern in which many leading farmers of this section have stock and which under the manage ment of Mr. James M. Bell has grown Into a thriving and successful busi ness —selling anything from groceries to furniture —took the lead by offering their farmer customers 10 cents for cotton applied on account when the market was considerably lower and conditions were, less promising. W. H. Kennedy & Son, a big department store and one of the leading busi ness establishments of this section, Mr. A. N. Garber, president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank and one of the leading merchants, Merritt Brothers, the Williston Hardware Co.. Mr. J. W. Wachtel, Mr. S. B. Hair and practically all the merchants, and supply houses have shown their con sideration for the farmers in sub stantial manner. In White Pond Section. Tn the White Pond section Mr. Owen Alderman, who farms on upwards of 1,000 acres, producing his own sup- DIETZ BROS. Store for Men 1022 Broad St. Augusta, 6a. Distinatively IndivTdst&l IPO:FATIMA I JfTN THE TURKISH BLEND §| CIGARETTE ■ xN.yfLkV distinctive luxuries of life m 1 plies, foodstuffs and feedstuffs, and who has always raised his own meat, hogs, goats, poultry, is harvesting his hay crop and gathering his cotton, holding all that has been gotten out except a few bales sold for his share croppers to make it possible for them to pay on supply accounts. Mr. Al derman will reduce his cotton acreage considerably next year. Capt. John N. Hanklnson, in the same neighborhood, will go in for win ter wheat and small grain and next year will cut his cotton acreage in half and plant the remainder in earn. Until a year or two ago, Capt. Hank inson raised enough wheat to supply his own needs and will now go back to grain on a more extensive scale than ever before. With about 50 head of liogs. he will give more at tention to livestock. Near White Pond, Mr. Jacob Black, who also has found asparagus and other truck profitable, has produced a magnificent field of cotton on a place where he demonstrated to his neigh bors what could be done with stumpy land. With a stump-puller, which cost $l5O, Mr. Black removed the ob stacles. and not only has wood enough piled up in his yard and barn for the next ten or dozen years, but has made the place produce onc-third more cotton than before. Town of Handsome Homes. Wiliston is not only one of tho best business towns between Augusta and Charleston, with substantial stores and business buildings, but It is en terprising and a thriving little city of handsome residences, backed by a particularly rich farming country. The growth of the place has been rapid. There are here a dozen or more spleti FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. im oO£?ls*^ did homes which would do credit to a much larger place. Mr. Reuben Rountree, a prosperous trucker and farmer, has Just com pleted a handsome residence at a cost of about SIO,OOO, and recently com pleted the construction of two blirk stores In the business part of the town. Mr. Rountree grows com paratively little cotton, but produces from a bale to a bale and a half an acre on what he plants. OUT OF COMMISSION. Washington —The navy’s great wire less plant at Arlington, V*., was put out of commission last night by a windstorm. Naval officials announc ed that repairs would be made today. PRINTED IT WRONG. Amsterdam, (via London). —The Nieus Van Den Dag says that the Bei> lin Vorwaerts, which yesterday was ordered suspended for three days, was suppressed for stating in an article that the German advance was in reality a retreat. /Soft Hms\ \ for Fall J