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H |jf S&atcjjman atio *outj)ron. Published Wednesdsy and Saturday. Iggggpfrjj ?BT? OSTKEN PCHLIHHIXG COMPANY. IUMTER, 8. C MM ? par annum?In advance. its; Oaa aqua*? nrat Insertion.$1.0? eTrery subsequent lnaartlon.SO Contracts (or three months, or >ag?r will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub Serve private Interests will be charged car as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect SYUI be c barged (or. The ?unter Watchman was found? ed ra Hit and ths True Southron lu IM?. The Watchman and Southron the combined olrculatlon and ' of both of the old papers, aad Is manifestly the best advertising ssedlem In 8umter. The death of Senator l^ouls Appelt. of Clarendon county, was a shock to his many friends In Sumter. Only a few days before the news of his Ill? ness wss received he was In the city en business snd wits apparently In the enjoyment of his usual health. He was a frequent visitor to Sumter and was well known and bad many friends here, who sincerely deplore his untimely death In the full vigor of mature manhood see A start has been msde to enforce the law against the sale of liquor In Charleston and the promise has been made tbst the good work will con? tinue. It Is too much to expect that a clean sweep of blind tigers and gambling Joints can be made In a few weeks. In s town where public, senti? ment has heretofore been largely on the side of the blind tigers, but the evidences of a change of public opin? ion In favor of law enforcement are encouraging. The law can be enforc ed In Charleston and elsewhere If a majority of the people demand It and mske known their wishes to the otfl ctsls whose duty it Is to do it. Of? fice-holdem seldom go counter to an aroused public sentiment and we be? lieve that the leaven of law enforce? ment is working In Charleston, see The pro-Oerman press In the Cnlted States Is working with might and main to prejudice all foreign-born residents against (hs administration and to creve bitterness between the [ real Americans a:,d those ether clu- I sens who** strongest ??ymtmthles. are with the e unT) of their birth and who care nothing what may befall this country In the future. These agitators may profit largely by maligning the administration and Inciting In the minds of their followers a feeling of bstred toward the American govern? ment snd bitterness against the Amer? ican people?those who established this government and made this coun? try a haven of refuge for these vet) people who found their native land so intolerable that they expatriated themselves to becomes Americans, in name, if not in spirit, but the ultimate tesult of this subsidized campaign of vituperation cannot fall to be damag? ing to both '.he real Americans and i he hyphenixed v ariety. The reitera? ted threat of the hyphenlzed Aineri cane to take the Issue to the ballot box and wage the next I'rcsdontnl SjSjSnpalicn on the question of |oyalt\ \merlca and real American prin? ciples or allegiance to t t'orcigu mou arch. who claims to rule by divine right over his subjects beyond the seas as well as over those within the nsrrow r outines of his ow n dominions, Is a menace to this country and to the peace and safet\ of its people. Some of th?*tr uMcranees ?ppioach so near the borderland of tre.son and sedition thst nn*? Is forced to the conclusion that the agitators are both reckless and desperate It is time for Ameri? cans who care notntng for the success or failure <?f the sc|(lsh and ruthless ambitions of foreign rulers, but are truly loyal to America and American nstltutions. to seriously consider how best tit meet and suppress those who would use I.ut not serve the country that harbors them, and has raised them above the condition of serfs of a military autocracy. see The butchering of the Christians In Armenia by the Kurds and Turkish regulars Is horrible, of course, but It should riot cause surprise ?Its a habit the Kurds and Turks have. As a matter of fact the massacre in Armenia Is no worse than the atroci? ties asifftbuled to the Germans at Ijouvalne and other parts of Itelgium and to the Russians in Kast Prussia. The world is full of blood-thirsty savage* in this \?av of ?i ice .ind the Turk. ?ho lights under the crescent and bows down to Mohamet. Is neither worse nor better than the European Who calls himseir a Christian, who butchers and ravages under the sign of the cross and claims God s san? ction f??r the slaughter of his fellow ( hrlstlans. see The Kaiser is rushing from the Kastern battle free* to the Western 10 personally direct the German drive against the allies, with Calais as ins objective. This movement appears to be a supreme, desperat and dual effort to check the forward offensive movement of tho allies ami shatter Kitchener s army before it gathers momentum in its drive across Bel? gium toward the Khine. The success of this last offensive campaign of the Hermans would be a terrific Idow |o the allies and to the English especial? ly. The breaking of the English bat? tle line and the capture of Calais, a* ter they have had months in which to prepare their defenses and bring up reinforcements would go far toward establishing the German claim of su? periority. The defeat of tho English in this campaign would mean more than the failure of the German of? fensive. If the allies are not able to hold the Germans in check, what ground is there for hope that they can succeed in an offensive against tho entrenched Germans? see The Republicans who do not sub? scribe to tho doctrine that Col. Koosevclt is the only piece of presi? dential timber to bo found amongst the wreckage of the old machine are talking of making Col. Goethals the nominee in 1916. For the Republican bosses consider nominating a man who has had no training in practical politics and who ,if elected, would probably give the country an honest and efficient business administration reveals the desperate straits they are In. Such a proceeding would be con? trary to the history and practice of the party of practical politicans. I TN ERA Ii OF APPELT. Late senator Is Hurled at Maiming Homo. Manning. April 23.?The funeral of the late Senator Ixmis Appelt took place from his residence here at 11 o'clock this morning and the inter? ment waa had in the local cemetery in the presence of a large concourse of friends who had assembled to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased. Nearly every section of the county was represented in the con? course, and besides there were many here from beyond the county lines. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. L. B. McCord, pastor of the Presbyterian church, in addition to the regular burial service of the Masonic order. 8VMTRR t (N rON MARKT T. CfcBfgSjSj|g4 Dally by Ernest Field lotiou Buyer. Pumter, April 24, 1915. Good Middling 9 3-4. Strict Middling, 9 5-8. Middling 9 1-2. Strict Low Middling. 9. Ix>w Middling. 8 1-2. Staple Cotton. Nominal. New York Cotton Market. Opened. Close. May.10.29 10.19 July.10.53 10.46 October.lt.ll 10.79 December.11.00 10.9 4 Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, April 26.?May wheat |l.t|; corn. 78 1-2; oaU 57 1-2; pork. July. 18.10; lard, 10.36; ribs, 10.70. MA .MNG MAY CIX)SE DISPENSA? RIES. Old RlM|?onsors In Alkcn Refr.se to Surrender Positions to New Oflicers. Columbia. April 25.?E. Fester Mrigham, member of the house from Aiken. was in Columbia yesterday to discuss dispensary affairs with QOV, Manning. There was no Statement to >'?> made at the conclusion of the con ference, although Gov. Maninng stat? ed that it might be necessary to close the Aiken county dispensaries until the matters were adjusted, a die? p.itch from Aiken yesterday morning said that the old dispensers had re t Sd to give up their positions to sew omoors commtssloned Friday by the governor, it waa claimed that the i,e\\ dispensers h;ol been elected by Ian Illegal board. Ouick Ki in:; Yeast Bread. Kock Hill. April 22.?The Women's Club of Aragon Mills at Kock Hill had i Iseeon In brendmnklng on Wednes? day last. fens! ofi ol may he made and bak? ed within three hours If the amount ol penal t<? dour be increased end the breed risen in a bowl set in ? pan of warm water, The water must ha Im pt moderately h<?t. But the average housekeeper is toe us] h women to devote three hours lo i elub meeting Ho Miss Man B Pray set ,of Ihe Home Economics Ex tension Department <?! Winthrop Col? li ? made the bie.nl. bt it have its tust rising, kneaded it the second lime and I hen presented each club member vsith her little loaf t" lake home for it* second rlslni and bak? ing, They were mn pleased ns chil? dren end promised lo substitute veast heend for baking powder bis. ? -??it sometimes. BOYS IN ENGLISH ARMY. Mi^s Wtcfwon says Workmen Besom Manns' Piescncc ? Refugees Ask LOWCT Wages. Baltimore, April 22.?That England was enlisting hoys 1?! years old for ac? tual service; that campaigns of an "evangelistic" aspect were being con? ducted to gel recruits; that London BWarmed With Belgian refugees ami unidentified orphans; that the English people were more or less in ignorance of actual happenings of the war; that Lord Kitchener's prohibition meas? ure for Britain was opposed by third rate noblsmsn, and that Belgian peas? ants were competing with British workmen at a lower wage were some I of the statements of Miss Davina Waterson. of London, who arrived in this city yesterday. She sailed from Liverpool, April 11. Miss Waterson is a guest at the home of Dr. Howard A. Kelly, 1406 Eutaw place. She has lived part of the last five years In this country, traveling extensively. Six months ago she w.ent to London to .visit relatives. She has two nephews and many ac? quaintances in the British army at the front. Miss Waterson is an English? woman, and, of course, she is pa? triotic. As to the feeling of the English against the German nation Miss Wa? terson said: "It is a mistaken Idea that the Eng? lish people hate the Germans. In England there is no great hate against the Germans as a nation, but there is hate against Kaiser Wilhelm and his advisers. The English hold him re? sponsible for this appalling war. "The I'nited States is the best-In? formed nation on events of the con? flict. Masses of the English people believe that the United States is wait? ing to see what side gets the upper hand before favoring either. Of course, the masses know nothing about the food, the metals, guns and ammuni? tion that America is sending to the al? lies. This information is kept out of the British newspapers. "Kitchener is the dominant figure of Great Britain; he is a veritable 'king.' His word, with exception c! the prohibition measure, is law. He frequently works 20 hours a day. In his suite of 'camp' rooms at the War Office is an army cot, upon which he sleeps. "The London season in society would open about this time of the yeeri but what a change! Piccadilly is no'longer the boulevard of fashion-1 aide promenades: the squares, iJa^H-s, and othoi places j.it In wai use. 'ih':! hospitals are crowded; tnoUMunds ,of wounded are being returned to Lon? don and distributed to scores of pub? lic and private hospitals. While there is much moving of troops and war materials' in daytime the bulk of the traffic Is conducted at night. ' "In London there are 5,000 Boy Scouts who are doing excellent work in handling the crowds of refugees. I believe there are 100,000 of these homeless people in the great city. Many London workmen resent the in? trusion of the Belgians into certain lines of employment. Many of these Belgians have been engaged to work for a lower wage, and this has caused somo ill-feeling. "Four hundred sentinels guard Buckingham Balace. The public is no longer permitted to visit the historic Place. Sandbags ?>x feet In depth are piled on the roof to protest the palace against areo-bombs. This precaution has been taken with all important buildings. Dimmed lights only are seen. King George and Queen Mary are constantly visiting the wounded in the hospitals and the soldiers in the concentration camps. There are o00, 000 under canvas near London ready for the move to the front. I have heard that Kitchener's Grand Army now totals 2.000,00(1 men and that his army will be moved very soon. "Everywhere in London, in day? time you hear the recruiting bands. Boys of 16 years are only permitted to enlist when they obtain their par? ents' consent. It's a fact, however, that many lads of this age are now at the front. The way they reach the front is in this manner: At morning parade the colonel of the regiment will ask a company: Who's not afraid to go to the front?' Immediately men ami boyi will step forward, and the 'front' companies are soon on their way across the Channel. These met, are known as 'first line' volunteers. "A strict guard of the east coast of Rngland exists. The English people really anticipate an attack and at? tempt at Invasion by Germany on the North sea coast. The attack on Scar* borough and Yarmouth was made be? cause it was believed that King George and Queen Mary were at Sandringham There is some fear in London from a Zeppelin attack, but I think British aviators will be able to offset q Heel of (he < m in dirigibles.' Columbia, April 2*;. ? Ad.it. Gen. Moore announced today thai Robert II, McKorrell of llartsvllle had been elected majoi of the Third battalion, First infantry. The election tvn* held Saturday. GREENVILLE ORATOR WINS. Dukyns Stover is State High School Champion, Columbia, April 24.?The modal for the best high school orator In South Carolina w;^s awarded last night to Dakyns Stover of Greenville, after a day of preliminary contests which reached a climax in the finals of the University of South Carolina chapel last night. The winner's ora? tion was: "At the Trial of Reuben Dunbar." The young speaker repre? sented the Greenville high school and in addition to his medal, received the silver trophy cup which his institu? tion will hold until the contest next spring. Thirty-seven schools were represented. Second prize in the oratorical con? test was won by Edwin Quattlebaum of Columbia, who also received a med? al. His subject was: "Affairs in Cuba." He represented the Columbia high school. Honorary mention went to Colie Seaborn of Pickens, who spoke on: "The Patriot's Appeal ' The various awards were made by Dr William Spencer Currell, president of the university, who welcomed the young speakers and athletes to Caro? lina and congratulated the young men on their ability to speak in public. After the various groups had com? pleted the preliminary events, ten young men were seelcted to go in the finals in the chapel and live more were given honorahlo mention for their preliminary work. The young men, other than the winners, who spoke in the chapel last night were. John Sherwood of Furman Fitting school, Greenville; W. R. Sowers of the Florence high school; Felder Smith of the Sumter high school; Maynard Sellers of the Dillon htgn school; Pritchard Payseur of the Westminster high school; John Mo Eaurin of the Clio high school and L. Perry of the Easley high school. Those receiving honorable mention were: James Syford of Clover, J. 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