Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PubUslxO Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? < > ST KEN PI BUMIlNt; COMPANY M MTKK, S. C. Terms: ?1.50 per annum?In advance. Advertisements. One Square first Insertion .. . .$10*. Every subsequent Insertion.6it Contracta for three months, or longer fill be made at reduced rates. All communicatlona which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for aa advertlaements. Obituarlea and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found (m .n ISftO and the Trus Southron in The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advert-aim. medium in Sumter Washington. Feb. 9.?Cloudy with somewhat colder weather the first half of the week, scattered local rains and seasonable temperature the last half. Is the forecast for the South At? lantic States next week. Psxvllle News Items. 1 axvllle, Feb. 9.?Mrs. Madge Cur? tis and Mies Vivian Curtis returned last week from a visit to Mr. A Iva B t'urtia at Annistoa. Ala. Mrs. Klma Tisdale and son, William, left on Monday for their home at Hock Hill, after an extended stay at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. ?. Ueddings. She will stop over In Sumter for a short visit to Mrs. Leslie Hrunson and Mrs. J. C. Pats. Mr. J. L. Prltchard. of Elloree, was hers Sunday and Monday visiting friends. Soldier WiiMo Reynolds has re? turned to Camp Jackson after a visit to hla home folks. He has be* n con valesclng from a serious spell of sick? ness. Mum Roberts, a teacher in the Pine wood High School, spent the past week-end here as a guest of Misses Kdmundn and Perrltt. ?trs Maggie (Jarvln. of Sharon, who Is here on a visit to her niece, Mrs. Joe Mima, Jr.. Is spending a few day/ In Sumter at the home of Mr. J. W. V ms. Mrs. Hattie Durant. after a st i > t h her daughter. Mrs. W. It. Keels, ^ft Thursday to spend awhile with ism In Sumter, Mr. Kugene Du rsnl \ / The Paytvllle Methodist mlssionar. society was held on W'eadpesduy after SjOOU. the 4{h, at the kome of Mrs. T W. Gunter. The president, Mias Jes? sie Curtis, preside*' over the meeting. Miss Lsalha Edmunds very beau t filly presented the Bible lesson. ' The Challenge at a Time of Ureat Prosperity ami Possibility." It wan ths study of the story of Solomon s re-1 <*l\tng and availing himself of Qod*l vouderfu) challenge. "Ask what I shall give thee, with its implied as? surance that his desire would be strutted. lake Solomon, we ;ite com rnaaded to ask. Qod has no favorite, at 0 he Is still eager to bestow upon his needy servants the fu lness of his gifts alts W R Keels, our faithful treas? urer in doing the best work in the history of the ?ociety. The work Is go raa* Steadily on notwithstanding the claims of war. New responsibilities will not hinder the fulfillment of form? er claims ami obligations, and the wo? of T ?.Wille Methodist missionary aeeiety can and will da this and no: leave the other undone. The agent of "Tne Missionary Voice." Mrs. F. ft. Oeddings, haa secured a yearly sub? scription for almost every member of the society. The members will work this coming month on squares for a patch work quilt who h will be sold and proceeds denoted 10 ptodflt mon ay. MISS Fule Perrltt read the follow? ing leaflet, chins "Beginnings ? 'bina/* "Types <?f Work," story a IfeT.ciic.' ,ind m character sketch Htory of Helen IMohJirnaon." Mrs. J. W Minis. Jr.. named and 'located the schools of ChlflU, and the missionaries there. The monthly bulletin was presented in the form of | gSJSI which proved real Interesting. 1 hesitate to men? tion our mortitlcatlon when this qu*ry urns present* ?i bl <? idea "Can am body present give the anms of tin first mission 11 % sent out l>. Amern Methodism in 1 h 10 ? Wl at country did h? go to.' Mis Hut tie iMli.uil thinks sho answered correetl) We u waiting for a positive correct state? ment of It. Fpon ihe adjournment, a soclsl half hour was enjoyed, dur? ing which the hostess served sp ilei and nuts The next meeting will l>e held at the home of Mrs Henry t'urtis. tb< first Wednesday In March. An\ visitor is always welcome at the meei Inga, irrespective of denomination. Mrs. T. W. Hunter. Publicity ftupf No Itight to Kick. Waiter?The cusi are com plaining t h ? t the sOatOi t igtag Ilk mud Fhef?That's all right. Tell them It was ground this morning?Tit Bits. AMERICAN IN CHARGE. niKHCH GENERAL REUXQUIftH Ks (OMMAM). In Turning Oftf BOCtOT MBOWOlved*1 Officer Says it Will Ho Well De? fended. with Um Anu'iiciiii Army In France. Saturday, Fob. | (By the As? sociated Cress).?An American gener? al now commands the Hector of the front recently taken over by ou? troops When the Americana tlrst entered the sector it was unTTer the command of a French general com? manding a certain large unit of tin French army. In turning over the sector To the American general on Feb. I the French commander issued a general order in which he expressed complete satisfaction with our troops and was confident that the. sector was in good hands and if attacked would defend it with great valor. The order turn? ing the sector over to the Americans, a copy of which was communicated to our forces, reads: "On February 5, the commanding general of -American unit takes command of - sector. The com-1 mandlng general of-French unitH takes occasion to express to the American general, the colonels of ar? tillery and all of the American units which have been under his orders complete satisfcation with the way in which American troops have acquitted themselves of the mission entrusted to them Their good will and their ardent desire to excel and the rapidity with which they have adapted themselves, to life of the sector have brought j them the admiration of all. General -hands over the sector with confidence that it Is in good hands and that the American troops will or? ganise It with method and the tenac? ity characterising American genius and in case of attack will defend it with great valor." TIMK IS EXTENDED. Ilopcr Telegraphs- 1 Icy ward of Ex? tension of Time to ltd urn Income to April 1. Columbia, Feb. 10.?D. C. Heyward.1 ((?Hector of internal revenue, yester? day received a telegram from Com-! nnssioner Uoper stating that the time lor filing all Income and excess pronts tax returns, including information at j the source, had been extended t<? April 1. The collector understands this to mean that all income tax re turns, both of individuals and corpor-.; ations. are extended to that date. This will be welcome news to many taxpayers in South Carolina, for the reason that the time was getting i Very short to make income tax re* | turns, the law requiring that these re turns should be made, by March 1. Oil aoOOQIlt of war conditions, It has been, absolutely impossible for the depart? ment in Washington to get out the I returns promptly, as has been done I heretofore, and this, of course, is the! reason why the extension has been; granted. Collector Hey ward's office is still short of income tax return blanks,! ami these blanks are being received very slowly. He expects a large sup? ply within a few days, and then blanks will he sent to all corporations and. all individuals whose names are re? corded at the collector's office. The deputy collectors in the Held will continue from now to April 1 to visit the various counties in the State! and all individuals who were due1 taxes to the government Hhould make d u point to see these deputy collec? tors, whose visits will be advertised In ftdvane*. As has been stated before. these deputy collectors wrill assist the public in taking income tax returns from individuals only. Corporations Will make their returns direct to the office in Columbia, From time ot time the collector will give out information from the oilier in Columbia, and all decisions on sub? jects of Importance, as they are an? 11 o im ceil from Washington, will he i made known through the press of j this State. Ill \|\Kh Alll I STATEMENT l'l II MSHED. I DSM Ion Has ltc|M?ri of Hccognllion or ( kralne Itepublic. London? PVb, I),?The remarkable statement that France and Qreal rut i n have reeognlsed the Ukraine republic und pant diplomatic repre ItntattVei there, was contained m tie o Metal etatemeai sen! ouf ??>? the Rui alas wireless news sgeney ami Issued it i ?? through a pi i ss bureau, America Not Consulted. Washington, Feb. ll.-The govern i nt here has nc knowledge of tin report that Prance und Qreal Britain have reeognlsed the Ukraine republli ami Mi nt diplomatic representatives there, As the United states as a eo belligerent has not been consulted ofnoJabi sre Inclined tc doubl tin i port. new rLorn ORDE1 round for round Order Modalicd for tanners end others wuU Hove Corn. j Columbia, Feb. 10.?The national food administration has given author? ity for a modification of the pound for-pound law in order to give relief to the fanner in South Carolina who has his own corn ground locally. Much dissatisfaction has been caused among far mere, who roll that it was unreasonable to ask them to buy Northern or Western meal when they Had their own home ground meal which they could use. There was no protest concerning reduction of the consumption of Hour, but simply mat tin" farmer did not wish to buy meal from his store when he had bet? ter meal or grits at home. Under the new rule the farmer can have his corn ground by a miller, who will give him a certificate. This cer? tificate must be Hied with the grocer by the farmer, whereupon he can buy an equal amount of Hour?not in ex? cess of half a barrel. This plan was recommended by practically the unanimous vote of the county food administrators at their meeting in Columbia on the 4th in-I stant, and has been advocated by a I large number of prominent people having knowledge of conditions inj South Carolina. The national administration washy] wire immediately consulted about It, and on Saturday gave its consent to' the plan. For the information of county food administrators and food representtaives over the State, millers and farmers, the following is a de? scription of the procedure necessary for fanners to obtain flour upon a miller's certillcate. The farmer takes his corn to the mill and has it ground. He signs a certificate which the millers will j have, stating number In his family or i tenants for which he buys, the] amount of Hour he has on hand; and! agreeing to use in his household equal weights of Hour and substitutes. | Thereupon the miller signs a certirt cate as to the number of pounds of | meal ground. This certillcate is then Iliad with the grocer, and whereupon the fanner can buy an equal weight of Hour, but in no case in excess of one-half barrel. This relieves the only dlHlculty that has been encountered in South Caro-1 Una, There has been no objection what-! soever to the reduction in consump? tion of Hour, and the farmer has been ' patriotically ready to reduce his con i sumption of Hour, but he very natur- j ally did not desire to buy more of what he already had an abundance in his home. Blanks are being mailed to the J county food administrators for distri-1 hution to millers. They were mailed yesterday afternoon. Millers should ' apply to the county food administra-1 tor of his county for the blanks. ??" =? SPANISH STEAMEK TORPEDOED. Germany Making War on One More Neutral. (By Associated Press.) Madrid. Feb. 9.?It was officially announced today that thev Spanish steamship Sebastian, forty-five nun- j dred tons, was torpedoed while en route tO New York. The crew was saved. The Italian steamship Duca dl Cenova, seventy-eight hundred tons, was torpedoed. It is reported th, I the vessel wa ssunk only half mile off Murviedro Beat h. If the sinking is confirmed a protest will be forward ed to Herlin. The Spanish press con elder the case extremely serious. audi 1. hamid dead. Former Sultan or Turkey ?Joes to Last Account. Amsterdam. Feb. 11.?The death yesterday of Abdul Hamid, former Sultan of Turkey, from inflammation of the Iuuks. was announced in a dis? patch from Constantinople, via Vien? na, a state funeral will be held. Pisgali News Notes. Plsgah, Feb. 11.?The warm iprlng days have put new life in the people Farm work is progressing us well as couid I,.- expected. The wheat is be? ginning to tum green to our pleas? ure, a number will plant oats of "1" early variety with the hope that they will ||v? There is no doubt but what as great an effort will be put forth to raise everything possible to live on. as was lust year. A gOOd many have hOgS to Kill yet. Mr. I>. .1 Hatfleld, who went to Texas to MS Jus si, |< son who is in the I i Minn company says he had a ter? rible time to g?t thei e owing to Ice floods Said tbey charged him *i; tor one night at hot. I HOW is that for prices? .\ number of people have cotton iced tor sale hut don'i care to take the present prices. Harold Hatfleld, son of Bev. S B Hatfleld, of Cassett. spent the week? end here with relatives. LIQUOR law AMENDED. Judges ?f probate further Restrict* cd. Columbia, Fob. i<?. -By an act oi the general assembly, passed In the house of representatives yesterday and ordered enrolled for ratification, the law relating to the issue of permits under the quart-a-month act was somewhat tightened to further check abuses. As amended the law re? quires that permits shall be issued snly in the office of the judge of pro? bate and by him personally. No ad? ditional fee in excess of 10 cents shall be charged and it is made incumbent upon the judge of probate to ascertain the truth of statements contained in the affidavits. Otherwise permits are jnot to be issued. Violation is punish? able under the charge of malfeasance in office. The bill was passed by a vote of 56 to 29. Provisions of the law are that any person desiring to im? port alcoholic liquors under this act shall apply to the judge of probate of the county and file with him an affidavit that he has not received any like permit during the same calendar month and containing one of the fol? lowing statements: (a) The amount and kind of alco? holic llquorg desired, not exceeding one quart ; that the consignee is not l H minor nor a student of any institu-j tion of learning, and if a woman, that she is the head of a family: the' I office of the common carrier from which delivery is desired, and that same is the nearest office of said com? mon carrier to the residence of the applicant, and that same is desired for medicinal purposes; or (h) Applicant is a minister, pastor, priest, rabbi or regularly constituted officer of a regularly organized reli? gious congregation or church, and the name and location of the church or congregation for which the same is desired, and that the same is purchas? ed In good faith, to be used for sacra? mental or religious purposes, and no other, the amount and kind of alco? holic liquors, not exceeding one gal? lon of wine; or, (c) That the applicant is the head ol a family of the Hebrew faith, is not a minor, the amount and kind of alco? holic liquors desired, not exceeding one gallon of wine, and that the same is desired for religious purposes for use during Passover. This applica? tion shall only be filed during the month of March of any year. Upon the receipt of such affidavit and the payment of a fee of 10 cents the said probate judge shall issue a permit under his hand and official seal to receive the alcoholic liquors ?pac? ified, which permit shall contain the name ol the consignee, the amount and kind Of alcoholic liquors and the office of the common carter from which delivery Is to he made. The said probate judge shall kecii' a record of all permits in a perma? nently hound hook, in which tin names of the applicants are snteredl alphabetically, and said permits shall, be numbered consecutively and the I number, the name of the consignee the amount of alcoholic liquors, and the office of the delivering carrier and date of said permit shall he entered on said record. The said probate j judge shall, out of the fees received. j procure the permits and records, herein required, to be kept, and shall keep the remainder as his compen? sation for the issuance of the said permit: Provided, That in no case shall the probate judge issue such permit unless he is satisfied o" the truth of each statement contained in the affidavit herein required, nor shall such permit be issued by other than the probate judge personally, and within the precincts of his office. Any violation of the provisions of this act by the probate judge shall subjec. him to prosecution and penalties as for malfeasance or misfeasance in office Provided, further, that the charge for issuing such permit and taking the affidavit required to obtain the same shall not exceed 10 cents, an 1 no charge in addition to this amount shall be made by the judge of pro? bate or any clerk or assistant for tak? ing the affidvait required for such permit, nor shall any officer be desig? nated by the judge of probate to take such affidavit. t Alil.'l.t.KAM FROM FRANCIS. Proves Allied Diplomat* Are Still in Pel rogrud. Washington, Feb. 8.?T^ate today the State department received a rou? tine telegram from Ambassador Fran? cis in Petrograd dated February 4. This was regarded as discounting fur? ther the unconfirmed report that the diplomatic representatives of all Allies had been expelled from the capital by the Holsheviki. v New York, Feb. 11.?While the fourth heatless Monday in New York Is being enforced as strictly as its pre? decessors, the fuel administration granted exemption to the entire cloak and children garments trade to con? tinue work CKIM1 IN CHICAGO. Fife Hundred Etafsg Issued t<? Pntrol men in ciiicvjo Searching for Uw leas Me*. Chicago, F?b. It.?Five hundred iilles were distributed to Chicago pa? trolmen today i nd a score of automo? bil?* SQUads were organized to hunt down gangs of gunmen and armed robbers who have been terrorizing the city for the past weeks. Confessing that present police methods were powerless to halt the ways of crimo which has resided In many murders, scores of payroll robberies and hun? dreds of holdups, civil societies and city officials have united In a plea to Oov. Lowden to suspc:; 1 the paroling I Of known criminals from penal insti? tutions. It is claimed that these pris? oners when released return to Chi? cago and have been the motive force behind the present unparalleled reign of lawlessness. Fighting on tlie Aisnc. Paris, Feb. 11.?Active artillery lighting on the Aisne and Verdun fronts is reported in today's official communication. DO YOU HAVE DIZZY SPELLS? It's Important t< Learn the Cause, as Many Sumter People Have. Dizziness is n< ver a disease of itself ?it's only a syn ptom of some deeper seated trouble. Much dizziness is caused by disordered kidneys faillns to filter all the poisons from the blood. These poisons a:tack the nerves and dizziness results If you are subject to dizziness, F.iere is good reason to suspect your kidneys, and if you suffer backache, head. che. and bladder dis? order, you haVf further proof. Many Sumter people !tave learned the val? ue of Doan's Kidney Pills in just such cases. Read this Sumter woman's statement: Mrs. Annie C. Carnes. 407 Bart lc-tte St., says: 'My kidneys were dis? ordered and my back ached. I had headaches and dlgy spells, too. I used Doan's Kidney Pills as directed and they cured the 'routde." Price 00c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that cured Mrs. Carnes. Foster-Mllburn Co.. Props.. Buffalo, N. Y.?Advt. 41 NEW SPRING HATS At this season of the year nothing brightens up a man's whole appearance so much as a nice look? ing new Hat i We have the hats, and you will be well pleased with yourself when wearing one of the new shapes. We are showing the following lines at popular prices. . Knox $4.00 to $6.00 Mallory (Cravenetted) $3.50 to $5.00 Stetson $4.50 to $5.00 Other Good Lines $2.00 to $3.50 See Our Window Display of the New Shapes The D. J. Chandler Clo. Co.. Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.