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TUB M7MTKK WATCHMAN, Established April, 1SS0. "B? tarn Ctonnolj dated Aug. 2,1881 anli 1/ , i _! _ Ajaut nt tot) (by Ooeuatry**. Thy God'e THJC 1 ? 80UT1?V JN, Jam* > 8UMTEF, 8. 0., W1WESDAT, JANUARY 10, 1917. VoLXLIII. No. 42. TOWOHS HB COUNCIL MBT^NTtt PC WERS TO CONFER IN ROMS ON STATE OF WAR. ?if Cvitncil WU1 Decide Fmtc Expedition, The AtU Toward Oreece and Measures Recurving tbo Roumanian Amsterdam, Jan. f.?One of the mementove war councils of the oatente powers will begin at Rome today. Ks outcome will decide the disposition of the alles* Saloniki exped? ition, the question of war or peace With Greece, and the entente steps for rectifying the Roumanian blund? er and ameliorating the situation in the Balkans menacingly aggravated by Gen. von Mnokensen'e continued snoeeee on the Sereth river. Berlin views the meet lag so significant of anxiety end contusion, but the French and Britsh pro? ridicule this the? ory. Shronded in) Secrecy. Rome, Jan. e.?While the meeting here of the entente war ministers Ij shrouded In the strictest secrecy it is believed closer cooperation and more vigorous campaigns will be planned. Changes in the ministries of several of the belligerents made the meeting desirable. Grant Powers Represented. Paris, Jan. ?.?Premier Briand, war minister Lnntvey and Minister of Manufactures Thomas, of France: Premier Uoyd-George, and Viscount Mllnor of the Brttlth cabinet and Gen? eral Polltain, representing the Russian staff are expected to arrive in Rome today for a war council with the Ital GjtEKNVILLE SECURES HOSPITAL I ? i ? ?. 4 At gptrtel Moottni- ConncU Karge Bnfldtng Soon. OreeaylHe, Jaa 4.?The city of wffll atachnen the hodpUal l^paWBaT'BBPMaf^C for s^r9xtmateiy MUM, tg to the provisions of an or whlch .was adopted at a spe? cial meeting of tho city council this afternoon. The city will realise an additional $?0,000 from a recent bond issue which will be expended In the erection of a new and larger build? ing. The election ct a board of di? rectors by the city council also brings a close to the threatened strike among the physician.* and the dissension which existed between the board of governors and the medical staff. FROM EUROPE TO LAUREN'S JAIL. Man Arrested st Wood raff in Conncc Wlth Robben TeUs of Travels. Laurena Jan. 4.?The man who was arrested at Woodruff and brought to the Laurena county Jail as a sus? pect In connection with the Ora rob? bery and the Lantarel tragedy has be? come somewhat communicative after sleeping for a day or so. He says his name Is James Moran and claim* that he recent 13 came to this coun? try from Europe. Ian ling at New Or leans. From there he says he drifted to Atlanta, then e in .0 South Caro? lina. Ho refuses, however, to dis? cuss any of the incidents with which he is supposed to be connected in this locality. He is evidently a foreigner end appears to bs about 40 years of age. The officers say he gives the Impression of being well educated. The gold band ring found on his per? son after his arrest has been Identified as the property of W. T. Blakely, the Ora citizen whoso residence was rob? bed Tuesday night > ? WITHDRAW FROM MEXICO. Bettered That Retirement of Trooi* Mexico W1U do Next su p. Washington, Jan. 5.?The gradual withdrawal of American troops from Mexico is confidently expected to be the next stsp by the administration. The government is convinced that Carransa's continued technical ob? jectlons to the Atlantic City protocol are insincere und the administration does not Intend to allow the nego? tiations to drug on further. INsth of An Infant, Paxvllle. Jan. 6.?Frlrndly Guy, th Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. n\ Brown. Jr., died laut Saturday morn - Ing. after a week's Illness. The in? terment wan held Monday morning Ol the family cemetery, and funeral ser vk-e* were conduced by their p.iMor , r?ev, I. D. Bewen. COTTON BINNED IN STATE. REPORT SHOWS THAT TO DECEM? BER 13, CROP WAS SHORTER THAN IN 1915. Total Number of Bales Glimed of It 16 Crop Placed at 804,017 Against 1,098,383 for 191ft?Sumter County Credited with 21,883 Bales. The report of Director Sam I* Rogers of the Bureau of Census, De? partment of Commerce, announcing the preliminary report of cotton gin? ned by counties in South Carolina for the crops of 1916 and 1916 to Decem? ber 13th of those years has been is? sued and shows an interesting com? parison between the two years. The total number of bales ginned in the State to December 13, 1916, is set at 894,017 against 1,098,283 for 1915. The report of ginning by counties is: County, 1916 1916 Abbeville . 26,244 28,965 Alken . 34,729 36,64? Andereon . 61.836 66,433 Bamberg . 21,268 16,233 Barnwell . 41,103 84,766 Beaufort . 6.642 2,732 Berkeley . 4,923 9,230 Calhoun ,. 20,396 18,211 Charleston . 4,414 8,633 Cherokee . 8,360 13,956 Chester. 18,954 29,524 Chesterfield_ 17,664 27,016 Clarendon . 18,896 26,013 Colleton . 12.457 13,114 Darlington. 17.341 31,651 Dillon . 22,170 29,061 Dorchester _ 8,131 11,009 Bd gen eld . 28,758 27,869 Tairflsld. 14,167 22,370 Florence ... 17,(72 29,376 ? Georgetown .... 1,325 3,347 Greenville . 31,668 40,692 Greenwood .... 28,018 26,674 Hampton .1 16,396 11.901 Horry . 4,608 7,647 Jasper ,. 4,946 3,103 Kershew . 10,673 28,262 Lancaster. 13.447 20,286 Laurena. 39,610 37,520 Lee . 17,403 30,288 33,90? 92.71)51 ? _\im Newberry 39,991 94,686 Oconee . 16,233 16,751 Orangeburg .... 66,124 68,729 Plckens. 14,106 16,691 Richland. 16.402 19,311 Saluda . 26,173 24,541 Spartanburg ... 49.2C2 64,988 Sumter. 24,683 29,941 Union . 12,354 17,425 Wllliamuburg .. 11,940 21,459 York . 21.G76 35,444 Total. 894,017 1,098,283 RECALLED FROM BUCHAREST. Germany Requests tho Withdrawal of American Minister to Ronman Washlngton, Jan. 5.?The state de? partment received a request today from Germany for tho withdrawal of American Minister Charles Volpicka, at Bucharest. Volpicka will be withdrawn, being the last neutral representative to leave Bucharest. I TO CONSECRATE BISHOP. Date Set for Ceremony for Mgr. Rus? sell In March. Washington, Jan. 6.?Mgr. William T. Russell, pastor of St. Patrick's church of this city, will be consecrat ; ed bishop of Charleston Thursday, March 15, in the cathedral at Balti? more by Cardinal Gibbons. Mgr. Russell was notified this morning by Mgr. Bobzano, apostolio 1 delegate to the United States, that a , cablegram had been received from ^ the Vatican, announcing that the papal bulls were in transit to Amer? ica. After a brief conference this noon \ between the cardinal and Mgr. Rus? sell March 15 was selected for the consecration* WONT GRANT LICENSE. Oldest Greenville Hotel to Be Closed. Greenville, Jan. 4.?The Central hotel, the oldest hotel in Greenville, will be closed at once because the mayor refused to allow license to be granted the management, as the re? sult of the death of the young wo? man who was slain in the hotel on Christmas eve. The council met this afternoon and sustained the mayor In his action in view of an -function suit which is contemplated attorneys represent? ing the leMfioe of the hotel. Two Towns Cnptnrcd. Berlin, Jan. ?.?The Germans today occupied Gurguetl and Romanul, Rou uiauia, uftci- bloody street buttles. BATTLE IN WE! _? t SHARP FIGHTING RES! WESTERN FRONSF Both Germans and British on tensive?-Germans Continue ious Sweep Through Russian Attacks Repulsed boss. OJf Of Berlin. Jan. 6 (Official) fighting on the western been resumed. The British trated German advance | trenches. The Germans at thrusting attacks captured French prisoners. The alliee* ships are daily shelling the coast between the Struma river. Gen. Mackensen'? which captured Braila yest< tinues its victorious sweep Roumania. the vanguard roa/ reth river. Olaneasca, 3ul Maxineni and other villages three hundred prisoners wem Strong Russian attacks on th * front were repulsed, nine prisoners and munitions be en. has 10 :d in ime ir Ireek lets iy 'oon ugh 80 ica, !?>ith in. *n ?d tak A. CURTIS DENIES NCta Only One Known In New Yc*K[Says He Has Given Out Nothing onjSnb ject. Boston, Jan. 5.?Allen Curtis of the Wall street firm of Curtis & dagger, who was in Boston today, ?vidithat he had written no letter to MV. ^f/ood and had not communicated a 1th any one else on the subject under: Intesti? na t ion. I OiUy One Known. $ New York, Jan. 6.?-The oiilyj "A. Curtis" known to the New York Mock exchange is Allen Curtis, of tie firm of Curtis & Banger of New Ttraf'and Boston. "t ? '? * No other broker by that nan> J i ed to be known, although.'; thought possibly he might be* a broker, or an tndepeneiit the rules committee. Officials of tl stock exchange said, however, they saw no reason to take official cogni? sance of the alleged Operations. At the office of E. F. Hutton & Co., it was stated that "nothing is known of transactions." Baruch was said to be at his hunt? ing lodge in South Carolina a id hid associates at his office declined to make a statement. DID NOT KNOW OF PEACE NOTE. New York, Jan. 5.-?Otto H, Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. has telegraphed Chairman Henry as follows: "The statement reported to have been made before your committee by Representative Wood concerning me is without the remotest basis of fact. I had no kind of advance in* formation, direct or indirect, in con? nection with the president's note or the socalled leak. I have never sold a share of short stock in my Ufa, nor have I advised any one to do so either on this or any other occasion. I request to be called before your committee at once so that I may con? tradict under oath the c&iumny to which Representative Wood has not hesitated to give currency, not only without shadow of justification, but without the slightest attempt to as? certain the facts." HAD NO ADVANCE NEWS. Chicago, Jan. 5.?Leslie Gates of J-unison Bros. Co., brokers, said his firm did not send out word that the president was about to send out a peace note. "We had no advance information on the peace note," said Mr. Gates. "We were advised by a New York stock exchange house that there might be developments of a decidedly bearish nature and it is probable that this statement was sent to our agents. No suggestion that a president message was forthcoming was ever made b; us or through us." HIGHWAYMEN IN PITTSBURG. Paymaster of Glass Company Robbed of $10,000. Pittsburp, Jan. 6.?The paymaster of the Fleecus Glass company was held up today and robbed of $10,000 by four men, who escaped In auto? mobile with the money. The prosperous farmer is the one who reads and absorbs new Ideas. Subscribe to several of the best farm papers and magasinea if yon subscribe for them don't throw them away as soon as they come, but rend them, then file them away for future rcfu'euco. BARUM TO ISSUE STATEMENT WILL- GIVE OUT FIRST INTER? VIEW ON "LEAK." Well Known Stock Operator to Go to New York Tills Afternoon?Has Forwarded Note to Henry. Georgetown, Jan. 5.?Bernard Ba? ruch, the New York stock operator whose name has been mentioned in connection with the allied "leak" about President Wilson's recent note to the belligerent powers, is expected to make his first statement for pub? lication tomorrow. Mr. Baruch so far, it was said, had given out noth? ing for publication, and would give out nothing until tomorrow. It was intimated that the forthcoming state i ment would be in some way connect? ed with articles expected to appear in New York newspapers Saturday morning. This information was gain? ed from J. H. Donelson, superinten? dent of Mr. Baruch's country estate, Hobcaw Manor near here by tele? phone this afternoon. Mr. Baruch, with his family, will leave Hob? caw for New York tomorrow after? noon, it was said, and he was expected to make his statement while here en route to the North. Mr. Baruch, who was here this morning with representatives who were busy* with long distance tele? phone communications with New York, left for Hobcaw without making any statement. It was said that he had sent to Chairman Henry of the house rules committee a statement in his own behalf, going into consid? erable detail, but there was nothing from him to confirm the story. Communication with Hobcaw was impossible tonight, and Mr. Baruch could not be informed of the state? ments given out by various stock firms in connection with the matter nor of the testimony before the house com? mittee by Representative Wood. Hob? caw is some ten miles up the Wae camaw river from Georgetown, ap? proached only by water, and the 'w?ters ii7^tnyfch :'bajr nadrSln' possible for motorboats to navigate the difficult Inland channel, which is unprovided'with bearing lights. It was thus impossible to inform Mr. Baruch of the testimony of Rep? resentative Wood of Indiana, who was on the stand before the house rules committee today, or the state? ments of various stock brokers and operators who denied knowledge of any leak. OFFERS TO TREAT TREES. H. R. Van Deventer Will Stand Cost of Doctoring Shade Trees on Church Street, if Council Will Per? mit. Mr. H. R. VanDeventer has au? thorized the secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce to write City Council of Sumter that Mr. Van? Deventer will pay the entire cost of treating the trees on Church street for the entire street, if the city will permit him to have the work done. Mr. VanDeventer will have the holes in these trees thoroughly treat? ed and stopped up with cement or oth? er approved fillings for trees and oth? erwise have everything done that is possible at this time to preserve the tre >n and prevent further disease or deterioration in them. This public spirited offer on the part of M \ VanDeventer, who is a well known lover of trees and a great advocate of "the city beautiful" and everything else that tends towards making Sumter a most desirable place in which to live, will be trans? mitted to the city fathers with a great deal of pleasure by Secretary Reardon. County Raised Hogs. Supervisor Charlie Evans turned over to Treasurer Perrin the proceeds from sale of shouts raised from two sows on county farm amounting to $200.8:1. Mr. Evans stated that these hogs were raised at very little expenso in the stable lot picking up what the j 1 mules would waste. He hud a small ! sorghum patch and rye pasture for J them to run on.?Bishopvillc Leader I und Vindicator. When setting- out a young tree be sure to give the roots plenty of space. <'ut off the broken roots and also the very Ion?: roots, mak? ing a smooth cut with n sharp Knife. Use top soil around the roots, parking well, and leaving a little loose soil over the surface to form a mulch. Gold to the total amount of MSI, 000,000 has been imported Into th*? l'nit od States during. 1? Hi. BLYTHE QUITS FIRST REGIM i COLONEL ASKS TO BE HELTE OF COMMAND. EfTicicnt Officer Finds That He kvlu Not Devote Time to Military Duty From Demands of Business. Greenville, Jan. 5.?Col. Edgeworth Montague Blythe, commanding offi? cer of the First regiment of the South Carolina National Guard, will tender his resignation at once to Gov. Man? ning, according to authentic reports here tonight. It is understood that he pleads pressure of legal business and that he would be unable to devote the necessary time tc his regiment which includes 13 companies located in upper part of South Carolina, He probably will ask that the department accept his resignation immediately. His election as county attorney within the next two weeks seems al? most assured and it is thought that he would not be eligible to hold two offices. The resignation of Col. Blythe will be the third to be tendered by officers of the National Guard who reside in Greenville and who attended the re? cent tour of duty on the Mexican bor? der. Maj. Richard F. Watson of the First Battalion of the First regiment, and Capt. William D. Workman of the Butler Guards, officially known as Company A, tendered their resigns-1 tions shortly after they returned from their service in Texas. Col. Blythe is regarded by the Na? tional Guardsmen and army officers as a very efficient commanding offi? cer and he was highly complimented on the showing he made in his recent border duty. He was graduated from the Citadel and since has been prom? inently identified in the professional, social and military life of the State. He commanded the last annual en? campment at the Isle of Palms and was in command of the two State reg? iments during the mobilization at I Camp Styx. . PAXVIXLE NEWS ITEMS. I t >. .it ."???< ' Graded School ^ftessmws* Work Teachers and Students Leave for Schools and Colleges?W. C. T. U. Meeting. Paxville, . Jan. 5.?The graded school resumed work on Wednesday, after its pupils and teachers had en? joyed the Xrnas holidays. All of the college girls have returned to their duties and the teachers, who have been home for their vacation, have gone to their respective schools; Rev. J. D. Bowen, from Lynch* burg, who recently accepted the Bap? tist pastorate here, has moved into the parsonage and will begin his work next Sunday morning. Mrs. L. Weinberg has been quite sick for several days, but is now im? proving. The Woman's Christian Temper? ance Union will meet next Tuesday af? ternoon at 4 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. T. W. Gunter. The subject for the meeting will be "Equipment for Service." The public is cordially in? vited to attend this meeting. Miss Elgie Ober, of the Columbia College faculty, visited at the Lome of Mrs. S. E. Curtis last week. SEVEN FREIGHTERS MISSING. Big Ships Carrying Munitions Given Up for Lost. New York, Jan. 5.?Seven big trans-Atlantic freighters, munitions , and contraband carriers, that are long overdue, were given up for lost by maritime men today. They may j have been submarined or captured by ; German raiders. They are the An dania, 13,500 tons; Ausonia. 8,500 j tons, of the Cunard line; the Georgia, ! 10.000 tons, of the White Star line; I Voltaire, 8,000 tons; Belle Rephon, 9,000 tons; Belgravian, 2,500 tons, and the Bayrealaux, tonnage un? known. ? Marriage. There was a marriage of great sur? prise to their many relatives and friends at Mrs. Stewarts hoarding house, Tuesday the 26th when Eu ( gene Mclntosh, and Miss Viola Brad : ham, both of New Zion. were united In the holy bonds of wedlock by the Rev. Dr. Lide of our town. Thero j were only a few relatives and friends present as the marriage was such a surprise. The writer extends con? gratulations to the couple, wishing them a long prosperous life?Alcolu Correspondence to Manning Herald. Care should be taken to handle alfalfa hay so as not to lose 'COVeO, as these contain considerably move than per cent, of the feeding uc of the hay. ELEVEN CHILDREN KILLED. rORNADO HITS SCHOOL ROUSE IN OKLAHOMA. Sweeps Narrow Path. Tearing np Hall Dozen Buildings and Hurts Little Ones Down Hillside, fc Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 4.?Eieven school children were killed, four prob? ably fatally hurt and eight seriously injured when a tornado wrecked the Vireton rural school house, known as the Lee-Baldwin school, near Blocker, Okla., today. The school building, a Baptist In? dian mission a quarter of a mile away and four farm houses are in ruins and a naif dozen other farm houses were lifted from their foundations by the storm, which swept a narrow path for a distance of six miles. Vera Carter, the school teacher, was seriously injured. The storm struck first at Rich* ville, seven miles southwest of Vtra ton, wrecking a boiler room and tip* pie at once of the mines, then lifted and did no more damage until within a quarter of a mile of the school building. Tearing the home of E. L. Warren fiv m its foundation and wrecking the Choctaw Indian mission across the road, the storm that swept up the valley for nearly a mile then sud* denly changed its course, ripping the school building from its foundation and hurling the children down the hillside and across the ravine, some of them being picked up as far as a hundred yards from the site of the building. Timbers were scattered for a distance of 200 yards. Only two children of the 28 in the building escaped entirely uninjured. Stories of many miraculous escapes were being told in the stricken dis? trict tonight. Will Jewel, hie wife and five children were in their home when the storm struck. Mrs. Jewel threw the children upon the bed. Jus the wind twisted the building from its foundation one wall s/aa thrown across the bed, pinning the fantU* dpwn,, but sass-efttreg^ *5*?fc~- ? -mtmmm> ^ * QUIET CHRISTMAS AT WISAC&X** Farmers Getting Last of Oats Petit Plentiful and Profitable, Wisacky, Jan. 6.?Nineteen bun? dred sixteen is in the past. With an experience of nearly three-fourths of a century, I mark Very little difference between last year and the years that preceded it. Many of us have real* ized our hopes, and have had many joys and pleasures. While others look back on the past year with dis? appointment, sorrow and sadness. We begin the new year with our usual hopes of success, remembering from whom cometh all our help. The holidays passed off very quiet* ly. Nothing occurred to mar the pleasures of the occasion. Many usually absent friends and relativen j came home to share the happiness of ; home and loved ones, which con i tributed greatly to that end. I truly sympathize with thoce J whose homes were draped with j mourning, and whose hearts were saddened with grief. May the good Lord comfort and sustain them in this :*ad hour. The usual changes among tenants and laborers vre taking place, most? ly among the white tenants. ! The weather for the past four week* has been very unfavorable for picking I cotton and there is still some to be picked, though not much. Farm op ; erations have begun for another year, j and those who failed to get in their 1 small grain before Xmas are now ? finishing up what was left. The hog Itrop has proven very profitable to somo of our farmers. I heard one neighbor say he had sold four hun? dred dollars worth already, and still , had quite a number to sell. Not many could indulge in egg-nojj, not ; for the want of the nog, but for the lack of eggs. There was quantities of liquor brought to the express offices, but I saw very little drunkenness. Hoping for The Item, its editor, and all of its readers, a happy and suc? cessful New Year, I bid you all udieU for this time. i KEROSENE GOES UP. Crude Oil Reached Highest Price Id History Today. Pittsburg, Jan. I.?Oil advanced another ten cents per barrel today. Today's prices are the highest paid for crude oil since it has been com? mercially quoted. Pennsylvania is now selling at 9.*>. Feed colts and Calves on equal parts of oats and corn. :ils.? small amount of i>eu viuc hay.