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? Wmi? WATTJQDfAN, ?stnbtftauen AerO, ISM. "lie feet end Fear not?Dot aH the ende Thon Almet at he thy Country's, Thy God's and TrutaVa." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, f fOn. Qenscndated Aug. 2,1881. sumter, s. c, Saturday, august ae, leie. voLxliii. no.3. WlXSOJf CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS 4 IN ARBITRATION OF RAIL? ROAD STRIKE. of Presidents Agree on Bo? ote too BtAttfui mt ami Will Submit to Other Road Presidents for -Provides for Eight Day and Increase of Freight Rotes* To Legislate for Future Mrfke Situations. - ? Washington, Aug. 14.?-A basis for settlement of the threatened strike! was reached by the committee of railway president* after several con ferences. The committee of eight Is preparing an agreement In writing to subsstt It to ths entire number of presidents It Is beltevsd that It will bo accepted by all without general olsjcueslon. Two White Hous4 announces that President Wilson eJpects a full set tsseaOnt before nightfall. It Is learn? ed that the proposed agreement pro vtdes aa eight hour day which will be pert rote effect by all the railroads im? mediately. Borne federal board, prob etfttf the Interstate commerce commis? si to take charge of all collateral It also provides that the gov t will look favorably on an ap gdloatHa later for Increased freight reiOg The application for Increased seJQs will be made soon. , Cess ml ni i ii n r Chambers of the fed Bsaodlatlon board went to ths a House today and Was ssnt from Tip President Wilson to ths rail way presidents sad brotherhoods with n aeeesege. All parties wsre more rtnl after his visit and messuages delivered. The agreement will In a promise that legislation will ho unseed for deallag with future ^sjtttmltn^^^tnp* DEFEAT Or BULGARS. and Serbian Furore Victorious on Struma. POfls, Aug. 24.?Ths French and fotcee have been victorious Bulgarians, It Is announced, drove the Bulgarians back 9 !' WOAi GUIDE BREMEN. Out to Meet irinc. Besten. Aug. 14.?The steamer Willehad slipped out In a heavy fog Ose New London, Conn., where she will serve an a tsnder for the Bremen. The Willehad la a German merchant Ohio. She has been tied up since the war began and was suddenly fitted out this week. ATTACKS WITH HAND GRENADES Repulsed In Savage Attacks ?Bombardment of Fleury. Paris. Aug. 14.?The Germans de live red a hand grenade attack ag?*nst the eoyecourt sector on ths extreme southern end of the nomine front, bot were repulsed. The Oermsns are vio? lently cannonading tho position? re? cently captured by the French In the Fleury sector. DEUTSCHLAND SAFE IN PORT. Chow Well and Captain K?rnig Sum to Receive Honors From the London. Aug. 24.?Zeppelin raids were made on the British east coast, bet no damage resulted. No ras'til tMs occurred, although a number of bembs ? ere dropped. The Deutschland was slightly dam? aged when It arrived In the Weser rivsr. The Hsgue reports the crow sll well, at the end of their H day trip, f'aptaln Koenlg was nummoned by the Kaiser to receive honors. INHvTAL RECEIPTS INCREASE. Amount for 101? Greater Than Ever Reforr In History of Offer. Figures prepared st the Sumtei poet office show that the postal re? ceipts are gradually Increasing, and this year they are larser than ever he fore In the history of the local office Thle Is healthy sign and Indicates that the city Is growing and Its husln"?? Increasing, as the postal receip always a good indication ot , * amount of business done. The records for the past three year; show that up to the end of the llsral year on June M| the receipts were 01 follows: June 10. IfK MTJsi.Pl June 20, 101 n. v.iiiis l>? Juno 20, 1*1*, 37,4(12.62 CONFERENCE LATF TODAY. Wilson and Railroad Prcaid<?HH to Disc um Strike Settlement Again. Washington, Aug. 24.?Commission? er Chambers returned to the White House after conferring with the broth? erhoods and presidents of the rail? roads. It was then announced that the committee of * -??idents was com? ing to the White se. The commit? tee arrived and reported arranging a conference late today between all"the presidents and President Wilson when their decision will be given Wilson. TRANSPORT GOES AGROUND. Hancock Hits Bottom, at Mont h of the Mississippi. Washington, Aug. 24.?Command? ant of the New Orleans navy yard reports that the navy department transport Hancock en route from New Orleans to Vera Cruz went aground In R feet of water at the mouth, of the Mississippi river during the night. No casualties were reported. ROITMANIA READY TO ENTER. Wants] to Know Her Position In Peace Conclave at End. Amsterdam, Aug. 24.?It is report? ed trat Roumanla is ready to enter the war with the allies. The only point not agreed on is what part Rou? manla will have In the peaco conven? tion at the war's end. MANY TURKS CAITCMED. Four Divisions Defeated In Armenia and Two Regiments Taken. Petrograd, Aug. 24.?Th? German assaults on Wednesday in an effort to force the Russians back to the east? ern bank of the Stokhod were all re? pulsed, It is announced. Numbers of Turks fighting with the Austrian* in Oallcla were captured. Two regi? ments of Turks were captured in Ar? menia south of Lake Van where four divisions of Turks were defeated. RAILROAD , DELEGATES IttPA Waat to Leave Matter in Hand of Four Representatives?Attacks on Revenue Bill. I Washington, Aug. 24.?Leaders of the brotherhoods attempted to pacify the Insurgent delegates, who are clamoring for action. Somo want to go home, leaving the strike orders in the) hands of four chiefs. Senator Penrose renewed hi* assault against the administration's emergen? cy revenue bill In the senate. Senator 81mmons, who Is in charge of the bill, predicts Its passage before Sat? urday. GREEK SENTIMENT FOR ALLIES. Wave of Popular Feeling Favors En? tente. London, Aug. 24.?Artillery actions along the allies' centre and right wing on the Balkan front are announced, The Bulgarians entrenched on the Struma river were dispersed. Greek troops are still fighting the Bulgarians near Struma. A fresh wave of pop? ular sentiment in favor of the allies is sweeping Greece. The Germans on the Sornme front delivered a strong assault against GutllemontJ station and other positions In the same region. All were repulsed with heavy losses. GUARDSMEN KEEP HEALTHY. Show Lower Siek Rate Than Regu? lar Troops. Washington, Aug. 23.?National Guardsmen showed a lower sick rate than the regulars 'again this week. War department records published to? day show two deaths from appendici? tis and one from scarlet fever among the Guardsmen on the border. STORM WARNINGS CP. Disturbance Off Bahamas Moving Northwest Toward the Straits. Washington, Aug. 23 ? Storm warn? ings were ordered by the weather hit* re tonight for Miami an 1 Key est. The tropleal storm thai ?druck ?rto RICO Tuesday appa entlv was near < treat lnagua at 2 p. m. today, moving northwest. Moderate easterly gales In the next 21 hours were indi? cated for the Bahamas am! the ex? treme south coast of Florida, The disturbance was believed to be shaping Its course toward* the Flor? ida straits. The Southern Railway to Show It as Ideal running Section at lairs in North. Washington, Aug. 24.?The South will be advertised as the ideal farming country at more than 25 fairs and ex? positions In the Northern States this fall by the Southern Railway compa? ny and affiliated lines, including the Mobile and Ohio railroad and the Georgia Southern and Florida rail* way. , Exhibits containing a full represen? tation of the grains, grasses and for? age crops, fruits, vegetables and mis? cellaneous farm and orchard products ; of the Southern States, will be display? ed, and literature about the South dls jtributed. A special exhibit will be moved from place to place where the j county and district fairs are held, but ! larger exhibits will be made at Roch I ester, N. Y., Exposition, Sept. 4-9; the New York State Fair at Syracuse, i Sept. 11-16, and at the National Dairy Show, Springfield, Mass., Oat. 12-21. These fairs and expositions will be visited by several hundred thousand farmers of the type desired in the South as settlers, and it is with the view of aiding In the development of the territory they serve that tho Southern and affiliated lines are mak? ing the exhibits, the^ expense of which will be borne entirely by them. TWENTY-SIX STATES FOR WIL? SON. Judge Mendel Smith, Returning From Tri > Through Western and Pacific Sections, Says Democratic Victory Is Columbia, Aug. 23.?Judge Mendel L Smith has returned from an ex? tended tour of the far West and Pa? cific coast States, having attended the national convention of the Knights of Pythias as a delegate from South Car? olina. Judge Smith speaks with en thuslasrr and returns sanguine of the reelection of President Wilson. - "I traveled through 26 States," he said, "and believe the Democratic ticket will carry each and every one mentVtmt I can hot make it too strong. Everywhere one hears the expression: 'President Wilson has kept us out of war;* and it is said with emphasis and feeling. That Is tho keynote of American opinion in all of the 26 States and It Is Impos? sible for the Republicans to make any headway against It. Whatever they say is met with and silenced I by it." Plant Crimson Clover to Improve Your Land. Clemson, College, Aug. 23.?This is a crop that you can't afford to pass up. It is hardy and does well on most of our Southern soil. It Is used ex? tensively for grazing. The vines turn? ed under makes one of the best soil Improvers you can get. It adds much i humud and nitrogen to Jhe soil, and therefore increases the yield of corn, cotton or any other crop that may bo planted1 after the clover Is turned un? der. It can he grazed in the fall and spring and then the stubble turned under,, and excellent results are ob? tained as a fertilizer for the following crop. The price of seed Is small con? sidering what a great crop It is. You simply can't afford to pass up this crop. How many acres are you going I to plant? TO STUDY' FARM LIFE. D. R. Johnson Calls on President to Emphasize Value of Such n Body. Washington, Aug. 23.?Dr. D. B. Johnson, president of the National Education association, today called to see President Wilson as chairman of a committee recently named for this purpose to urge the appointment of a commission to study farm life. After leaving the White House, Dr. Johnson said that he and other mem? bers of the committee had been most cordially received and that they felt much encouraged in the efforts being made to have a commission appoint? ed to study farm life conditions. "It is our belief." Dr. Johnson said, "that much may be done toward making the farm life of the people generally, but most especially the Women who live on the farms, bet? ter in many ways. What we want to do is to make the farm so much liked that hereafter there will be no prob? lem Involved In making it attractive. This rould be accomplished through the medium of a commission such as is proposed by the National Education association ami we hope to be suc? cessful In <?l,t' efforts." Confidently Expected. CAN SEE END OF WAR. Lloyd-George Thinks it in Sight Now. Ixmdon, Aug. 22.?"The French and British have captured positions on tho Somme front whence the course of the campaign is visible," said David Lloyd-George In tho house of com? mons today, "and I think in the dim distance wo can see the end." "France is equipped and Russia is rapidly becoming equipped," said the munitions minister, and "Italy's equipment has' amazed her best friends. Germany has missed her chance ?nd she knows It." Mr. Lloyd-Geoge contrasted what he termed the extraordinary change in two months in the relative posi? tions of the entente allies and the cen? tral powers on all fronts except Mesopotamia, where climatic condi? tions had hindered the British. He denounced as unjustified criticisms of Eritish operations in France on the ground of their failure to break through the German lines. "The Germdns, having two alterna 1 tives, chose that of bringing troops and guns from Verdun to prevent the allies breaking through," he said. "That suited our purposes. It reliev? ed tho pressure on Verdun and pre? vented the,enemy pouring forces into the Russian theatre to use against Gen. Brussiloffs thrust.' APOLOGY TO HOLLAND. Germany Admits Misdeed by Subma? rine. The Hague (via London), Aug. 20. ?It is officially announced that Ger? many has admitted that the Dutch steamer Rijndijk was struck hy a German torpedo and has apologized and offered to compensate the own? ers. The Rijndijk was beached. The Rijndijk was torpedoed off the Scllly Islands last April while boupd for Rotterdam from Portland with a cargo for the Belgian relief commission. ALLIES DRIVEN BACK. In Decisive Fight With Roumanians |x They are Forced Across River. frjjn>>-- -./ifc'iSUv.j-eeww...-? * TBofla, Aug. 24.?It ' Is announced that a decisive engagement was fought between the Bulgarians and entente troops on the Struma river Monday, when the allies were driven across the stream. FARMER'S FINE DEFENSE. Tells Editor Why He Gets Goods From a Mail Order House. Recently a merchant of Natchez happened to see a farmer receive a box at the depot and noticed that it was from a mall order house. He al? so! noticed that the goods were right in his line and the same as he carried for years. He immediately approached the farmer and said. "I could have sold you the goods you have here for less money than the Chicago hause and saved you the freight." "Then why didn't you do so?" said the farmer. "I have taken the local paper for a year and have not seen a line about your selling these or any other goods. This mail order house sends advertising matter to me asking for my trade, and gets it. If you have any bargains, why don't you put them in the paper so we can see what they are?"?Natchez (Miss.) Demo? crat. - \ Boys Ran Away With, Car. i ???? Arthur Johnson, colored, and Adair Player, white, two boys, yesterday borrowed a car from Dr. Walter J. Bristow without asking his permission and went for a joy ride, expecting probably to return the car before its absence was noted. However, mis? fortune overtook them for the car was run into a lire hyprant on Calhoun street and considerably damaged, and they then could not take It back. The boys promised to pay for the repairs ' on the machine and the matter was dropped. MANNING IN PIEDMONT. Last Week of Cam|inigii Begins at Union Today. Columbia. Aug. 21.?Richard I. Manning, governor of South Carolina, is making a tour of Spartanburg coun? ty today in the interest of his race for reelection. The last week of the county-to county canvass commences tomorrow at Union and will continue with meetings at Gaffney, York, Cheater and Wlnnshoro, where the campaign ends next Saturday. The first primary win be held Tuesday. Aug. 29, one week from tomorrow, DEUTSCHLAND ANCHORS IN WE SER. Merchant Submarine Reaches Geraum Port Safely After 23 Days?Left Baltimore With Valuable Cargo and Evaded Sharp British Patrol. Berlin, Aug. 23?(By Wireless.) ? The merchant submarine Deutschland arrrived at the mouth of the Weser on August 23, according to the Over? seas News Agency. The agency say* that the Deutschland arrived on the afternoon of August 23 and anchored before the mouth of the Weser. All on board were well. The Deutschland, a German super chandise, arrived at Baltimore from chanwise, arrived at Baltimore from Bremen on July 9, with a cargo of dyestults and mails. Her arrival was hailed * in Germany as the beginning of a regular submarine merchant ser? vice between the United States and Germany, which would be able to dcly the British blockade. It was an nounced that she would be followed shortly by the Bremen, a sister ship. The Deutschland left Baltimore on her return journey on August I, with a cargo of rubber and metal, and passed out the Virginia Capes on ihe night of August 2. SHUBRICK IN SERVICE. Charleston, Aug. 23.?The torpedo boat Shubrick, which, with several others of her class, has been lying in ! ordinary at the navy yard, will be put In service and - handled by a crew made up of men from the Panther and other craft at the yard to ply be? tween the naval station and the wreck of the collier Hector In accordance with orders from Washington receiv? ed at the yard today. The Shubrick will make the rui from time to time as Is found necessary for the purposes of Inspecting the progress being made in the salvaging of the wreck by a New York wrecking company. The sal? vaging will begin soon. will GET FORMER JOBS. Postofflce Employes Will Return to Notice has been given by Postmas? ter General A. S*. Burleson, In view of the many misleading statements which have been circulated, that all postofflce employes who are members of the militia and called away from their postofflce duties by the mobili? zation of the militia will be reassigned to their former positions in the post offices as soon as they are discharged from their military duty. The assign? ment to their former position will oe made as soon as they are ready to en? ter upon such service and at the same salary as before they entered the mil? itary service, and it will not be nec? essary even to secure the approval of the postofflce department. clemson college notes The bursting of the Lake Toxaway dam occasioned considerable loss to jthe college by causing the Seneca ! River to overflow a large tract of i bottom land belonging to the col? lege. However, the flood was less serious in this immediate section than was generally expected It would be. Indications are that there will be a normal attendance at the college next year. Already a full number of applications for the regular four courses have been received. This is Horticulture Week at the Summer School. Interesting instruc? tions are being given about the dif? ferent kinds of fruits and vegetables growing on the college grounds and at the Experiment Station; and both field and class-room work is being done. Manning Strong Everywhere. , One Sumter man has received these expressions among his mail within the last 24 hours. From Barn well?The former sup? porters of Gov. Manning who arc against him now are men who have not much weight. In going over the precincts of this county I figure that Mr. Manning will get about 1,100; Blease 8 50; Cooper 4 50. From Oconee?Things are looking up for "Richard I." in this county. I predict he will get two to three-iifths of the votes here. From Union?Friends were delight? ed with the governor's reception in this heretofore doubtful county. Renum? ber, our people are not found standing on the street corners. Have The Daily Item follow yon on I your vacation. FIRST TRAIN OVER ASHLEY RIV EdiHto Bridge Finished- c to the A she poo Open in ' jrJays. -i? / Charleston, Aug. 2T djushing nine large gondolas load* *'vith crushed granite!, a heavy lo M tive of the I Seaboard Air Line ^ ssed yesterday I over the new Ash' iver bridge. It i was the first tr ^ j pass over the , drawn-span. Tr ^ ridge was com I plcted some ti tgo and has been ! in daily use section foremen's lever cars. The crushed granite hauled yester? day will be used on the ballast decks, of the trstle on the west side of the stream. This work is being carried steadily forward so that when the ! line is open all the way to Savannah jail the permanent trestles will have ballast decks, an innovation in rail? roading in this section of the country. The drawbridge on the Edisto river has been completed and the draw j bridge at "Second Stono" will be ready in the course of a few days. , Soon after the drawbridge for "Sec? ond Stono" will be placed. Within ten days, it is expected, the line will be open as far as the Ashepoo river. Work trains will then be constantly operated over the Ashley, Stono and Edisto river drawbridges. Good progress is reported on the trestle and bridge for the Broad river for Beaufort. Indications are that the whole of the Charleston Savannah link will be open before the first of October. This does not mean, however, that passenger service will begin so early in the fall. It Is expected * that freight trains will be operated over the Charleston Savannah link for several weeks be? fore passenger service is arranged. For a time, of course, only accom? modation passenger trains will be run, the service to be similar to the Charleston-Hamlet service. Beware of Mail-Order Catalogues'' Spend Your Money at Home. 'Citizens of Sumter County: "Beware of mail-order catalogues." H^^ever^, we recognize ..the rlfhfc^ of every mkn to spend his money where he pleases; we cannot hold that people ought to trade at home simply because our people are home folks. Your merchant's goods are in competition with the open market, if the mail-order houses can and do sell cheaper than them; you have a right to send away for your goods. But do they? For several years the mail order houses have thrown out the sugges? tion that your home merchants are I robbing you and as we swallow this I bait the mail-order people, in propor ' tion, inflate their prices while reducing I at the same time the quality of their I goods. It is our desire for every man I to figure thi3 out for himself. Do not {take one particular article only but go through their catalogues and figure your daily needs. Figure the final cost delivered in your home. Figure the worth of your money cash In ad? vance. Figure the lack of service, "We are out of this, will ship later, or, I we have substituted." Figure the an inoyance thron go delayed arrival and you like others will figure from 10 to I 35 per cent cash in your pocket by ! giving your home merchant the op? portunity to supply your every want. In a few days we will mail to every box in the county a copy of The Home Builder in which we give absolute proof as to the method of mall order humhuggery by destroying through comparison their great offer of 33 1-3 ! pounds of best graulated sugar for one dollar. Be sure you get your copy; 'convince your self of the truth, then ' be a good fellow and join the ranks of Home Boosters. With best wishes, M. O'Riley. 1 i I COTTON CONDITION POOR. Dry Weather Has Further Injured the ( rop?Cem Poing Weil. Colombia, Aug. 23.?The weather during the past week has been too dry, and all crops outside of the re? cently main flooded districts need rain. Cotton continues generally In unsatisfactory condition, with shed? ding and rust in large areas and slow fruiting; the picking of the early crop has become more general; the late crop needs rain to develop squares. Corn on the whole Is doing well, but copious rains would greatly Improve the late crop. Much hay and fodder were saved during the week, which was especially favorable for curing. Forage pens, sweet potatoes and corn are In gon?i condition. Richard H. Sullivan. Meteorologist.