C|jc f?bttjnnan mti $outJrois. Imbltshctl Wednesday und Sntunhn ?h\ ? OSTKI.N ITIll.lslIlM; CO.>H\\v St >ITI K, s < . Term-: ? 1.&0 per annum?hi advance. Adu-i li-amcnts. ?ni Square first insertion .. . Jl " Bvery subsequent insertion.;?? Contracts for three months, m longer wtll ?.e m.ule at reduced rates All communications which sub? serve private Interests Will bo charged for ms advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respeci will oe charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found .a 1H60 und the True Southron 111 The Wutchmnn and eSout iro. now hus tho com lined circuiation an. influence of both Of tho old papers end le manifestly the bebt advert s.n medium in Sumter. Washington. Feb. 1?; Fair and colder weuther Monday, pndu'dy rain Tuesday with somewhat colder V'ed needay. Is the forecast for the South Atlanta- States during tin- ?. oming week. Conditions during the latter part of the week are uncertain, hut Without decided teui pei at n re ? banges. Food I'euiilations The County Food Administiator, G A. Lemmon. has had his attention di? rected to the custom of local n -r chants selling Iii b pot s a su'? stltute for wheat flour. This is | vio latlon of the Food Administration rules, und gsgjrjeets SU? h ?lealers i > prosecution Votato tb>ui and not pe tatoea being one of the substitutes. For information oi no 1?. bants of ?water city and Sumter county it may he stated that two mercantile ton* cerns have been detected violating the rule regarding sale of sugar in I flour, that is. charging more t urn eleven cents for sugar, and BSlllag more than five pounds to one Individ < ual In this city, also for selling mor? than thirty days* supply of Hour to one individual. These two cases of violations are now in the hands of the State and Fnited States Food Ad? ministrators, and the decision as to what will be done to these firms i. pending with the higher authorities. Wheat flour substitutes are as lel lows: hominy, corn grits, corn men', corn flour, edible corn staich. barlev flour, rolled oats, oat meal, rice, lies tour, buckwheat Hour, potato flou-. geet potato^ flour, noy bean flour, end fetsretia flour. dpeciot rules governing tin- M?S ?< mixed flour containing pJSg than |t per cent, of wheat Hour will be pub? lished Monday afternon by the local administrator and Information 1 ue' t?e received by phone from the Co in? ty Food Administrator. C,. A. lem? mon. at City National Hank, the as? sistant County Foo l Administrator at the Chamber of Commerce, or from the representative of food administra? tion for city of Sumter, H. A. Manga* Phons 577. F?*mI Administration Notes. Kvery hoarding house proprietot In this city who stands for the Fnited Btaetes. Kngland and France and what these countries stand lor. und opposed to Germans. Austriu-1 lunga ry and Turkey, und what these three countries stand for and are do ng against humanity, decency and de? mocracy should sign the agreement to r t wie by the rules and regulations o the Food Administration. There is no middle ground; you httVS to be with the allies or ajalnst them and lr. favor of German) a d her allies. The
. F Nhuler. Miss IJIIy Oregg und Mr. I^oshe Hrun son. proprietors of four out of tin flve boarding houses of this city rep? resented at last Friday's meeting out of about 27 boarding houses, consti? tute a committee to sign up the other boarding houses that did not hove represent.! 1 on at the meeting called laut Friday for cafes. hotels am l.oarding houses hf local FOOd A ?? minifitrntor G. A. USSSSSSSI The food administrator is .iu\lOtl to obtuln the names of cms board log house. cafe und hotel in t in country, together with the names ol Individuals who will not nhser\e tin ?wheat less and meatless days In times of war It Is necessary "oi the government to know who is S/itl the Flitted States of America and win are uauinst this country. I Im * for Inrrlngl ig I'o.sl He:ulali? 11 in Germans Amsterdam. Jan. 31 H'ouespond encei Close upon 400.000 pmsecu Hons for Infringing the food rogula tlona were conducted in Frusslu ii 1?17. 161,421 fines of varyiw ..ssounts were inflicted gad 1.7MI gSJt n. 16.?John Read, the writer, who is under Indictment in the United States for alleged sodl UoaS activities li:is arrived here from Petrograd on his way to New York to take up the post of consul general In that city under a Holsheviki com? mission. Heed told the Associate'! PrCM correspondent the followini story of how be came to be appoint Desiring to take a quantity of notes and other writu n matter to America j without^ interl e, ence by the i ? use, hip, Rood rlsltod Foreign Mlnleter TrotOky and aa ed to he appointed - BolnhOVlkl courier. T.otzky told him the government would do bettor than that, and would make him 0OOSU general In New York. Trotsky is tatd t*> have told Reed that if any attempt WCrC made by th( American authorities to prosecute lum under the pending indictment the DobjhOVlkl would retaliate on Ambas 'or Francis. Heed's mission is con- j stdcred therefore in the nature of a lost to see whether the United State? daies defy Tiotasky. Dutch Prophet Says: Cloudy and dtOSgTSSable weather ?111 continue Sunday with little Change in temperature, followed by fall and warmer weather Monday or ruiOinj. the v/ind changing from northoaot to .vouth and southwest by the latter time. The i aiin st spring within B1 years h promised for Ills, in Marchi IMI the trees were till in full leaf by March 1 He This was always the date fOI planting corn In the days of the I0h-?'o>s, and it appears now that eon illttoas will be favorable for the re l of the rusloui. Judging by the t ipidlty with which spring is ;ip preaching, Tin- Dutch W.athcr Prophet SCO no reason that temperature will op* preach any danger point again tili? winter. It will be romeniho'ed thai the pft sent |OW temperature was forecast by him Iwc weeks ago foi Pe binary 1 r, a storm dlstnrbancs of wide area win prevail with Fsbruarj z~> as the i antrat ?lato. Red < mas shipment. Ons bos eent todas to Atlanta fro the Red < ross headquarters' i^ hot water bag covers, ip> com tort pill..us. 11 bod shirts. 10 pan pajamas. 2\ mufflers. ?'.i pair BOckt ?i 1 sw entern I] pair wristlets Mins Annie Purdy, Se? la.mbai Feb. 1" VHjCOUnl N'Uth ? ifN has " 1 spied 1 he pooltlon of A tor of propsgandu in enemy ooui trice, while eontlnntng lus position on I PC American mlSSlon< Washington, uv if, The btllloi 1 dollar nrgent deficiency bill 1* befor< Ihe bouse today, it provides for the immediate POOdS of the war. Htai ami navy ami other departments, it passae.e before adjournment is e\ p ted AGENTS' MEETING ENDS. i \: icm \( :; or swum M1?A i-uoNot nckd successful. Necessity ol Prcduclng U*g Food Croi This V? ar Ntresscd lij Speakers. Clemson College, Fob. 15.?Th mOOtlUl Of the South Carolina lam: ? m nitration agents adjourned toda> Utor the close oi the best OOnfOrenc* ever hold at Clemson. Dr. \V. \Y Long made tho following statement In regard to the mooting: ?The meeting of the demonstra? tion agents that has just closed at Clemson Colh go was one of th? most enthusiastic svor held by the organist lion. The program was prepared with tin- idea of stressing those thing* that it is necessary for our fanners to do in order to meet the demand* of the government in waging the war. The necessity Of a large acreage in spring oats was dlsouassd and recom? mended, inasmuch as there is less roughage in the State than there huff been for a number of years, an in? crease in acreage in corn was al>-o recommended to assure our people of an abundant supply of bread for hu? man consumption and grain for our live stock. "The possibility was recognized that in the months to come all Wes? tern wheat might be shipped to our allies and our own armies. It was Stated that there was never a time inj tiie history of tins state when a large com crop was so necessary for our, people. An entire day was devoted to live stock. Much time was given to BWlne production and dairying and it was pointod out that it was with the hog and the dairy cow* that We had to depend upon to meet boll weevil con? ditions, l am sure that the people o; the State will agro that such n pro ram mual mean great good to the State. At last night's s"s--ion T)r. Brad? ford Knapp spoke eloquently on tic patriotic duty of producing food in the mass for man and beast. He wns followed by B. B. Oassett, who poke of tho work of the fuel admin? istration in tiding over the OOldotg Win tor on record With a minimum amount Of suffering. He said that there i j enough coal in tbis country to las 4,000 years, but that the difficulty i in the ? sarcity of mining help ant transportation. Frldl y was live i toch day. v. YV. Lewis stressed pork production ip South Carolina and outlined the bos and cheapest methods. Ho made an? nouncements in regard to the trip to the Wcsl to buy 2,000 gilts for distri? bution t> the pig olubs, The banki of the State are furnishing funds fo; the purchase. F. c. Hare said that the poult:-;, production improved in 1 y 17 and that the OUtlOOk for 1918 was still better. 11? discussed ?'feg producion and th handling of chlpkeni and stressed tin Importance o;' poultry associations. The paper of C. S. Adams of Heau fort on root crops for stock feedlmt was of unusual merit. The rutabagi, the common turnip. the Mange Wurtaol and tho sweet potato ,\c.c highly recommended. These com pare favorably with coin and Oth ? standard foods. D. w. Walking discussing dair work, said that there are over :!0u silo in South Carolina, every county bu three having ::ilcs. There uro RIO? i ull associations in South Carolin: than In any other State SXCSpt Mich? igan. He UlSO urged Increased dairy ing for the purpose of meeting tb i ominy ,,; the boll w oo\ 11. VV. \v. Fltspntrlok discussed coop (rat.vo dairying u>"1 *ald ,1,at i lh .'.airy Industry In now llxod In th* tat? und is Increasing rapidly groum these cooperative dairies. Dr. c. F, H irtmari spoke on th* bog cholera problem. The discussion led to forming Of practical plans fo> j meeting the situation i>? South Cav olina, Tho county agents are to In* | truct as many nien as they oan In Ihelr counties so that thoSS men can take eure or the situation locally. Resolution* of sympathy were pat,llfi'' J??m? in ui" rucks ior the oomforl of the agents wore adopted, AM who attended the sessions fei that Hindi Mood has been done f Miuth Carolina, ospeciolly in ths me ier of enoouroglpg Inoi eased fo - production. he ggonte N\'ill stti n ihe meeting* ill firs ?nwood on Fe' : uary la and sinnnu- on Fgbrg i ? ! 't?. i.h arranged by tin' Btata Council ? i Defense, In order to 1 p ifie bette prepare 1 for helping In ,n" batflotj work for booth Carolina. |||iii|igr|tls siu.biini. ifolumbla, Fsb, 17. < mt now eai ? oi nisnlngltli In Columbia and *ev . ? nl new i HI Sfl i m?I one dcatb ii) |, b lens were i?ip(iile(| today. No new gafft developed at Camp Jackson. 'II Lin2." Fiot-Passcn Car wit!) A mm i imm lOHMS |0<)<{ NOW READY. Collector Keyword Issues a Statement to Employers, Columbia, Feb. it, i>. c. Ueyward, collector oi* Internal revenue, is now in receipt of forma 1090, which form:: re Intended to furnish Information in regard to salaries paid not onlj l?y corporations hut by Individuals t?. employes, it is required by the act oi congress of October '<'>, 1017, that c\ ory person, corporation, partnership or Insuranco company, includins :<-ssee:; or mortgagors of real or por sonal property, trusteos, executors, ? dmlnlstrutors, receivers, employers ami all officers and employes of the United States who paid interest, rent salaries, etc. in excess of $800 shall report, tin- amounts paid and the names of the parties to whom p.?iti to the commissioner of internal reve? nue, storing division, Washington, i> C, on or before April l of this cal? endar year. These blanks will bl mailed to corporations, and others who do not receive thorn from tie I office In* Columbia are roquestod tu write and ask that they be went form* 10(16, Mr. lleyward wiuhos to call till report especially to the attention of everyone in this State whose salary exceeds $noo for the reason that should any believe thai it will not he v'onu known whether they rceel . n ilai y w hich will m ike them liable for a tax. they may ah woll at once lisabuse t|toir minds of such an Idea, i be reports otf o >rp nation: , etc . will be carefully chocked over by the de? partment In Washington, and it wll' be Ascertained whether those who re nelved taxable salaries have mads re turns in their respective distrlots. 1'lvrn where a partv I.JVCS SH^ary from a corporation in i imilu r district there is no chance that on sccoun' ol that fa? t he v. ill escape taxation for the reason 'pat this informal " xv dl i lurni' hed |hfl collet lor in tie ,l-'t:i|c ?? whu h the parly resides an I $1195 F.O.B. DETROIT re is inflexible logic in t ice for the Maxwell close I purpose of the Maxwell e the MIDDLE LINE of ab ry have done so with sci< . Maxwell closed cars I , comfort, efficiency, dura id standard equipment. t if built to sell for less the other of these would the other hand, for a high et only larger size or f anciei ny greater VALUE or fir t is what we mean by 1 gei Sedan $i i 95, Slx-Pas&tnget Town C \UWva I her 7 op, $655; Touring Car, $7 i Alt Prices F. 0. ?. Detroit MTER MOTOR this collector will then Immediately m c whether the party has made a re I 11 I'll. 1 Tho government is in earnest ebotlt ' i , 1 collecting the federal taxes and Mr. 5 by ward wishes to warn anyone who hopes to escape that it will he prac? tically Impossible for him to do I o. Kcd Cross Notes?City School (t'ol ored.) Friday, February l". was re porting! day at. the Lincoln bchool, Cor the va-j rlous class units which were orttan isod very recently. In addition t tho reports, there was o short pro gram rendered by some of the pupil ? >i* the high school department. in opening tho meeting at the goonj hour, the principal announced to the pupils that at the close < I the BChOOl'G program, a real treat awaited them, l ew, if any. of the pupils understood what he meant. But later, after more than six hundred young Amer t leans hod carolled forth the "Mar; Spangled Banner," Principal Laww>n| in a brief way presented Dr. t;. Ii. Ed? munds, our city superintendent, an ' he, Dr. Bdmunds, ascended the i os j trum amid prolong* d and apprecia? tive applause. Dr. Rdinundi proceeded in his char-j actcristle. oloquont end Instructive manner to give some positive reasons why the United States is at war. He congratulated the school upon tin w ry excellenl financial report and admonished them to I e loyal Ainerl* cans in every sense of the term. We regret that we are not aide t teproduce that most helpful addrcM but \irt feel greatly benefited by our having heard far ourselves. The oollections to date amount *0. Total. $G4.-:0. ThO prtSS kindly .'urnished by Mr. y. H O'Oonnell, v. .'.I be awarded to the Filth Grade, Miss Mabel Jones, teacher. * r* There were nine pirls from the up er grades already working in the lirsi unit under Miss Blanche Bamp u. They had tun sd their collection hi t.i the treasurer 01 the first auxil? iary, hence did not report in this in? stance. Last year the formers of Sumter county were warm to plant sufficient food crops to supply their own needs, and many of them profited by the warning; and are not now worried by the high price of ; orn. oats and fer? tige. The conditions that existed last year have been iccentuotod by the laps ? of time and the prowinp needs of '.he allies an. our armies in France, and ii is vci more necessary for the Smith t? prow it* own food nd n surplua The South cannot suffer for food If our own people will make the effort to feed themselves, but the transportatloi system of the coun? try will not be al lc to transport food from the v est to :he Booth in as larpre quantities as In 1 he years before the war, even if tb,e west has the food spare. Paris, Jan. II (Correspondence) ? The right of a newspaper to SbUCl members of the government is nay; questioned and moot bo observed," ?ays an offlelal statement announcing that S provincial censor has been dis? ciplined for suppress-in ft an article which, aceordta*: to the stntssnenii ?did not allude to military or Medac malic affairs, but merely contained