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I Amt. 8,1ML SUMTER, ?. 0., SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1916. Vol.XLII. No. 47. im heb mm. mtWQ^nt VO QATHAR FACTS FOR Cotton Plantsrs and Mer These la n time la Iba Individual's ttte that MPscmnRy knocks at Ms Onusr* and If ha ?ruspe it. bm fortune In, snede. The name la true of nations. < Ttm Seeth hen a treat opportunity N*)0 snjl her next netten crop for ssere than at any netted since the Wer. M the will trasp It prompt? %%, -4 l ' Wm teed uonnWsns existing mow and n m tuto advantage ef t*em The flatlets* will say it can t ?|)swne\ bet we any it one. Ms**1 **m ?1,11*1 it war (white leek. smtytng the end), and m the nee of HilMaW at n neenlBtltty before another that the deinen? JMsfMw** a* Atlanta. On.. erneut, ihreoch a . Matten? rnhmnle inter of ana osndtthtne IhW existing Jehsjhr to ennn hi the future. In ceeten teofku na well no the a^s*4f^in*hmn4.M teeMhe <>t .siUlih the itnf'w wli^tsim.se^ne weMI murtrse ? psjfsha are^ntnnV - Southern planter amount MnToendhjoas he hen to meet jMynfj hat erep. The oottenl re kaow them, but thsy are net to mil yen for fhyloua nMH ry emnMy she beet talent to 'keep thorn posted, on WAhMsy plana. The, object pf htto ked* joe; nested in cnyo. ?** emfdfjvor to railroad strike, the wbOt the wemand that ta lor cenrser 'weaves of cloth, ? la tie nee of fertilisers, eh, and htsjh ln will hhre en isrleea. F?r? tha' titseiisntlal eOmeeign Ion to ettssy^thi situation and you M wtll nay bis; dividends, at newer and unless yo you may wake n after It Is toe Ute. and set up anothe about Wall street, and the robbing the South. They ore altva alright. This will be a In cotton. Who will ' There are so ? Sent five any tew cotton planters tlms and thought them matters the progressive plantei should encourage the others Os ten after their Interest and to think The government report. July 1st, shewed about tl.OOd.OOO acres In cot? ton this year, Indicating a yield of 14.eoe.eeo bales, but It did not tell yen that without the uee of fertiliser It takes two acres to produce what one wenld on a great deal of our land, ft wtfj no our aim to give yen nil the valuable information obtainable, and the data we will give you could not be collected by the Individual planter, except at a cost greater than the benefit, but can be collected by us, oonienssd end given to you at a trifle In money and a saving of valuable Ten can get these trade let* direct, postpaid, by sending $1.00 trtth your name and address to us, end havs your name placed on our mailing hat. The first of these lett< wtll appear about August 10th, and will be a revelation to you because you do not realise the condition*. Preparedness Is a virtue, and you ma prepare to see something doing all the time in the near future. With new conditions arising constantly, you should keep peeted. It will make or save you hundreds of dollars. Address the Southern Cotton Re? view, Atlanta. Oa. P. 8. The publishing of this no? tice hi a courtesy to you from your local paper and dus credit should be given them, as thsy are co-operating with us In getting this Information before you. Your local patter Is a valuable asset to you. and It Is worth many times what you pay for It. Marriage license Record. A Heenes to marry has been Issued tn rrlday Smalls *ind Maggie Rich ?u inter. ui um KfW "fur NO INEFFICIENCY AMONG 80,000 GCARDtiMBN ON BORDER. General Bliss Makes Report on Per sou*! I?(portkm of Aft Too UtHe Variety at First, died Already. Washington, July 24.?In all the campe of National Guardsmen on the Mexican border, consisting of 80,000 militiamen, reports of Inefficiency and bad rations are found to be entirely false, according to a dispatch from General Taakor H. Bliss, assistant chief of staff, made public at the war department today. The report is the result of a personal inspection of Um nape made by Gen. Blies. The one fault General Biles found? land that, he says, already remedied? [Wan that during the drat few days of the wobtuaatlon the food lacked varie? ty. Many of the Guardsmen, General 8has reported, said the rations were hatter than the food thoy are accus? tomed te having at home. "The only ground far criticism (and |**t la being, rapidly remedied)" the safe, "hi that In the first few deyd off the camps thdf? have net had the variety In nomngdtats of the ra tie* that v, a decfrod. Thle hj due partly to the tact that depots have been heettty orgaaiaad and great] quantities ef euppHec suddenly un? loaded 1? them more reatdty. ? v 'I Add in away oaganleattone ib\\ the eaneted personnel ewe being bom? barded with letters from hege* heg? idteg then to return and to fcfte ad? vantage of any opportunity offered to get ott of the service. The) men taomadtvt* seem te> pay Uttie atten? tion to than. I think that what may prove te he a principal cause of un? rest edcjeVt certain, clasers of the en? listed pwmtttaal la the Information which commanding efjkera tell me le coming from their home* to the ef? fect tha?t the employers who promised |,to continue nay Or part pay and also hold their posltlont for employee} In tho*ewak* *?e ? now * eaatag lere li to be no war their proi to those matters are no lonker tely along the 1st ?ne practical mce of Intoxicating liquors In the fefcmpe, *rOBACOO MARKETS OPEN AU? GUST 1. ^0**A* PSrihMj Asedceaflhm of Wnre isegdah Picks That Date?Ofiicers gehtv Florence, July 24.??A meeting of the tobacco warehousemen of the West Pee Dee association, which em? braces all warehouses in South Caro? lina west of the Great Pee Dee river, was held In Florence Saturday for the purpose of deciding upon a date for opening of the various markets In their association and for transacting teach other business as may come be? fore the meeting. There was a full attendance, nes?1y every market being represented at the meeting. The tobacco situation In eastern Carolina was discussed and from re? ports submitted It was found that the crop has been greatly Injured, but to what extent the warehousemen would not state nor even give an estimate. The election of officers was held and resulted In the election of W. B. Lee of Tlmmonsvllle as president, W. J. 8tem of Darlington as vice presi? dent and G. H. Pegram of Tlmmons? vllle as secretary-treasurer. It was unanimously decided, In view of the lateness of the crop, that all markets west of the Great Pee Dee river would open on Tuesday, August 1, for the 111? crope. Last Saturday at a meeting of the Warehousemen's association of the east Pee Dee It was decided to open their markets on August 1, so that all tobacco markets In South Carolina will open August 1. FOUR TURK FORTH FALL. Petrograd. July 29.?The war of? fice announces that the Russians have captured Erslngan, the great Turkish stronghold In Armenia. Yesterday a powerful blow was struck against the city by Grand Duke Nicholas. Dur? ing the past fortnight the Turkish armlee were put to flight, leaving the way open for some distance beyond the city. The Russians now hold the four main fortesses In northern and central Armenia?Erserum, Tre blsond, Balburt and Erslngan. Give the young growing fowls all the pure wheat bran they will con? sume. WSIIIBIOI NEWS l?f?. DANISH TREATY WELL BE RATI Fl ED BY SENATE. Carraesa Fails to Guarantee PiectC tfon of Border?Ex planation of De? tention of Americans in Ireland Ask? ed?Conference on Blacklist of American Merchant* Washington. July 2?.?The dctaibj of the pending Denmark-America) treaty for purchasing the Danish West Indies have been told by President Wilson to Senator Stone, c of the senate foreign relations com? mittee. The committee would have to act on the treaty before It could be ratified by''the senate. Senator Stone indicates that he told President Wil? son the treaty would be ratified; The failure of Carransa to guareu tee the protection of the American herder and; his failure to agree en a neutral none, policed by the of both nations, is the only ? in the way of a complete settlement of the Mexican situation. Beth pro pecals have been submitted to- Car? ransa and Washington Is awaiting" hie decision. Acting Secretary Folk announces that he will ask an explanation of .London why Thomas Hughes Ke?sy and Joeeph Smith, who carried money [to relieve Irian sufferers, were held up. No protect will be made, however,1 as the state department does nog con? test the tight of the British govern? ment to refuse to recognise A passports whenever It desires, sador Page in London sends dal report of thl Dention. I also reports that he had a con jute yesterday with the foreign oflfeC officials about the blacklist endrwna unable to agree with the Brtthm;on the principles Involved. The-petaet-tyjf contention are not yet all cleaev^Pkrr |ther confersncee are likely. ? " X wmm. I|l III i. I ? ' ? . CROPS HEAVILY DAMAG??>. . K. W. Dabbs Soys That Suffer Bfnefar from Heavy* Sterns. ! Salem, Black River. July pen as, where tne rahi. fill of * great storm of July U wag net gentleman estimated corn damaged II per cent., cotton 10 per cent, .'around Sumter. From what I have since learned, the rain fall around Sumter could not have been eleven. < 11) inches from Thursday noon to Saturday noon, as it was here. If It had been, 1 dare say crops would have shown it more than 10 or 16 per cent. And I am I pure the roads and bridges In that ee?*> ^tion would have been damaged even more than In the eastern part of the [county, Instead of scarcely at all, as reported by Mr. Pitts. On top of the storm, and . just as we were hoping to help cotton by Starting the plows it began to rale last Thursday and has rained every I day since, six days of soggy, pene? trating drtssles, several times hard rains. This morning cotton looks worse than It did Immediately after the storm. I have seen a good deal of the crops from Mayesville to 8hlloh and have talked with some of the best farmers. Taken as a whole the damage to both .corn and cotton Is 60 per cent, and [may be more. Any talk of 5 to 10 per cent, as I see a Florence corre? spondent says the cotton buyers of that section have reported to their houses, shows either gross ignorance of the nature of the cotton plant, or a [wilful misrepresentation of the facts. Without any wind, a fall of eleven to fourteen Inches of rain in forty eight hours, as is reported from those sections by the official weather ob I servers, will damage cotton more than 6 or 10 per cent. If crops always deceive In a dry year, the converse I true?that crops always disappoint in a wet year. Tobacco In damaged from 76 to 100 per cent. It Is pitiable to look at some tobacco fields in the Shi loh section. E. W. Dabbs. MEXICAN PATROLS WITHDRAWN. Gen. Pershing's Force Now Has Clear Held. Columbus, N. M., July 26.?The Mexican cavalry patrols have all been withdrawn from within striking distance of Gen. Pershing's force. LULL ON SOMMJE FRONT. French Have Released Pressure on Germans. Paris. July 26.?There is a lull in the fighting on the French section of the Somme river front. The artillery battle at Verdun continues. French airmen bombarded the German lines of communication. GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE HAD REPORTED $1,000 RECEIVED LAST NIGHT. HopeWell Residents Anxious to Help Iilbernliy?Charlotte to Hold Mass Meeting?Catauba Rising Again. Raleigh-J?I. C, July 14.?That the special flfneT for flood sufferers bsing raised by Governor Craig's general committee. E. E. Britton? chairman, amounts tonight to around $1,000 and . la growing rapidly was the statement made tonight by the chairman. He said that numbers of large checks, $50 and more each, came in on the after? noon mafia and indications are for still greater influx of funds the next day or two. A telegram from Hopewell, Va., to Governor Craig today asked for per? mission to proceed there under the auspices of the General Relief Com? mittee of North Carolina to raise funds for the flood sufferers and ask? ing that some member of the North Carolina committee come there for a Special meeting at the Dupont Club to brunch the movement Chairman Brltton wired in reply that the as? sistance of Hopewell would be im? mensely appreciated and expended to ?best advantage, but that it would be Impossible for any member a of' the committee, to vtdt Hope welt as stated. Chairman Brltton promised to ad? vise as soon as possible just what the needs are estimated to be. A committee of one hundred Ral? eigh citizens was named tonight to raise funds in Raleigh under the aus? pices of the general committee.' "HAGOOD'S** PHILOSOPHIES. /- A fhb Damage From Storm Might N Have Been Worse, He Sayn.. Rombert, July 26.?Somewhere the nun Is shining. The. morning after the great Storm we walked out . the front door downcast, with scarcely way heart, when we came upon two bees working just as though nothing had happened. Their very cheerful hem eras contagious: sometimes it appears that the lower order of life ego when the crops were burned up and the season was too advanced for recovery a neighbor cheerfully re : marked in my hearing: ?"Well,.I'm a next year men, now." Why not dur? ing these cloudy rainy days look for? ward and get busy for the future. There's more than one blessing tn that sort of living, for aside from - preparedness tor the future you forget your troubles, your mind being occu? pied with your work. People are making all sorts of es? timates of damage to crops by foul weather. Fact la one is at sea for the present. It rains on and folks con? tinue to Ulk of the big waters. All 1 sbrts of reports are coming in, the latest being of a bigger river. EpicU tua said: "Blessed is the man that ex? pects nothing, for he shall not be dis? appointed." (How this letter strings out) J. L. Jackson, a nv who always looks on the bright s ^ of things Is in and says that, like the game dog, he is carrying a stiff curl yet. The writer's wife is marooned at the springs. He is trying to put a good face on matters. As for me and my house, deliver us from bachelor dorn. If you don't believe it Just look In on us any day now and you will see twenty-one reasons for it. Two young ladles, we will leave It for the younger men to say how pret? ty they are, In the persons of Misses Catherine and Louise Shlrer of Blsh opville, are visiting Mrs. W. S. Allen. Take time by the forelock, young man. "A word to the wise is sufficient." 4, Little Prances Moody Is away at Washington with her sister, Mrs. Mc Cabe. She has been quite sick and we sincerely hope the trip may be very beneficial and pleasurable to her. Mr. Heyward Chandler and wife with Mrs. Richardson Sanders of your city, who is visiting them, was at Bethesda M. E. church yesterday. "Hagood." BRITISH TAKE POVIERES. Victory Over Germans After Seventy two Hours Battle. London, July 26.?After seventy two hours of savage fighting the Brit? ish have gained possession of all of Povieres village, it is officially an? nounced. The Australians drove the Germans out and captured two strong German trenches west of Povieres. Heavy cannonading contlunes. The great Turkish stronghold of Erzlngan In Armenia has been evac? uated. Rome has received reports that the Russians are getting closer, ANNOUNCEMENT iS TO LIST. WILL. BE MADE AFTER EXPLANA? TION IN BRITISH PARLIA? MENT. Statement to the American Business Has Been Prepared by State Depart? ment?Discussed at Length by Cabinet. Washington, July 25.?Pending an announcement in the British parlia? ment which the United States has hssa assured soon will be forthcom? ing, in which, it is said, Great Brit? ain will explain that the recent pub? lication of a black list of American firms under the.trading with the ene? my act, is designed solely to prevent British capital and credit from being used to support an enemy, the State department will withhold an an? nouncement on the subject whieh has been under, preparation for the American business public. This was decided by the department today, fol? lowing a cabinet meeting at which the subject was discussed at some length. Government's Duty to Revoke Black New York, July 25.?The organiza? tion formed last week by individuals and firms affected by the British com? mercial black list, adopted resolutions today declaring it to be the duty of the United States government to demand that Great Britain revoke the black list. It was decided that the organiza? tion shall be known as the Associa? tion to Resist British Domination of American Commerce. Edward Stege man, Jr., was chosen treasurer, ,and the following members of the execu? tive committee were appointed by Chairman Leopold Zimmermen: J. A. Mahl, John Simon and Dr. Ferdinand Sonneborn. ? ? ? Copies of the resolutions will be placed in the hands of every member ef the house of representatives and senate, all cabinet officers and gover? nors of the States. Maurtee B. Blumenthal, Of counsel of the asso? ciation, left for Washington tonight to present a copy of the resolutions to President Wilr-h. * JlfO. R. TRUESDALE DEAD. ...... .^^^>-**ays . , Another Old Veteran of the War Be? tween the States Passes to the Be? yond. Rembert, July 26.-r-On July 20, John R. Truesdale, borri in Kershaw county May 9, 1834, died at the home of his son, Henry Truesdale, near Stateburg, S. C. Most of his life was Spent in the county of his birth, bis last days in ths home of his son Henry. Three sons, Henry J. of Stateburg; J. C, of Heath Springe, and S. H. Truesdale of DeKalb; three daughters, 'Sirs. L. D. Huckabee of Charlotte, N. C; Mrs. M. O. Truesdale of Lancaster, and Mrs. JR. B. McLeod of this county, with several brothers and sisters sur? vive him He was a patient sufferer, never murmuring or complaining, although prostrated for several months. In the war between the States this battle scarred veteran gave four years val? iant service. One by one the old guard that bat? tled for our sunny Southland are passing out, their ranks are thinning as the days go by. John R. Truesdale, one of Ker shaw's brave sons, peace to thy ashes. He sleeps in the cemetery at Bethesda M. E. Church, where he was buried Saturday morning, July 22, 1916. By a Friend. WOMAN MISSIONARY DROPS DEAD. 'Mim Bertha Johnson Expires While Addressing a Meeting. Asheville, N. C, July 24.?While ad? dressing a Sunday school meeting at Black Mountain yesterday, Miss Bertha Johnson, a missionary, noted for her work among the leper colonies, suddenly dropped dead. Death was due to heart failure. Miss Johnson had been in this section for some time and had lectured on conditions among the lepers. Deceased was a native of Chicago, where the body will be ship? ped for burial. W HALEY DECLARED SEATED. House Dismisses Election stoutest Against Carolinian. Washington, July 21.?By unani? mous action today the house passed a resolution reported by the sanction committee, of which Congressman Stephens, of Mississippi is chnarsann, declaring Representative R. S. WTtaley the duly elected member of the 1st South Carolina district and rejecting the claim of Aaron Prtntenu, Thsrc was no debute. AID FPU FLOOD SUFFERERS. CONGRESS REQTESTED TO GIVE $800,000 TO SOUTHERN STATES. Congressman Britt of North Carolina Introduces Resolution in House South Carolina Would Get $100, 000. Washington, July 25.?Appropria? tions totalling $800,000 for the relief of storm and flood sufferers In North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, are provid? ed for in joint resolutions Introduced today In the house and referred to the committee on military affars. The resolutions also authorise the secre? tary of war to issue tents and quar termasters' and medical supplies to the needy. The appropxi' ? are divided among the star ? . follows: North Carolina, $30f i* South. Carolina, $100,000; Oe/ f , $200,000; Alabama and Mlssiss; v / 200,000. Kepreser ^j? e Brltt Introduced the rasolutlor North Carolina and it provides > the expenditure of the $200,0C ^? a Buncombe, Henderson, McDo Rutherford, Polk. Hay woor jon, Jackson, Clay, Cherokee, Sw: .id Trt.nsylvanla counties. Bn* , glneers of the war department now . are Investigating conditions in the flooded districts of the State at the* Instance of Representative Webb; who has supplied the department with photographs of flood damage and oth? er data which has been sent to him from North Csroltna. ? ? ? The $100,000 proposed for South' Carolina by Representative ? Wi**ley would be sent along the Santee river and its tributaries which west opt of their banks laut week at the same time Western North Carolina wag' flooded.' t* CROP DAMAGE AT DALZELL. Impossible Yet to Estimate the Does to Farmers Says J. C. Dunbar. Dalsen, July 26.?It Is now several days since the storm struck us, but we are-not able to say to what extent -the crops are damaged. WJlere the corn was pretty wall advagiggd, p%% does not seem to be hurt so much, but where it was in a n mi li.WpshdJf' silking and tasselUng. It is Brfl? give any Intslllgent estimate of lit damage. The bloom having been washed off and the fodder split In^O shreds, it is sore to dwarf more or leas, and what we have seen does not look very promising. The Wind was 8b apf vere that the corn was blown in most every direction and the roots were broken and torn to a considerable ex? tent, but that trouble wc think hag been remedied a great deal by the continuous rains since. As to what the corn crop will be In the end, ig a problem we can not yet work out. The writer has seen several tropical storms In the past and some of those very bad, but does not remember ever, seeing such a one as we had the other day/ just at the time the crope were at their best. I dare eay there are many others who can give the same version, consequently with that experience, we can not Intelligently estimate the loss. The cotton crop will be short with us this time, we may be sure. A great deal of it was very late, owing to the dry spring, it having been so dry the seed could not germinate in the soil. The rains the first of this month had jjst got It Into a good way of growing when the storm struck it and of course set It back for several days. Now, at the very time it should be re? covering, we are having continuous* rains, which are thoroughly soaking and drenching the lands whereby the fertilisers are leaching and the crops will be left with not sufficient food to nourish It through to the end of the season. I Some of us ar; somewhat troubled j with that one specific crop that al? ways flourishes In wet weather. The prospect for hay Is much brighter than that for cotton. J, C. Dunbar. M'LACRIN FOR BLEASE. ____ * Makes DcciaratJon in Letter to Editor Grist. Columbia, July 24.?John L. Mc Laurln, formerly I'nlted States sena? tor from South Carolina and noW warehouse commissioner, has come out for the election of Cole L. ftlease for governor. He made this decla? ration in a letter to W. D. Grist, 0dl? tor of the Yorkville Enquirer. On a great many farms in South Carolina fowls actually suffer from a want of sufficient water In sum? mer. See that plenty of pure, cool water Is provided your fowls at alt times.