an w mm mm
?wnmn?*k limr?tW sheriff
TO JUOPORT ANY CASES TO
UQL
Otftn Hoojoiil of $00 for Arrest ami
g*!** of Kiiona ^ite?eJt Ke
green to Lee** *Mn---No Order.
Mf lAOonol Guard Mobil Uat km Yet.
April 7.?Oov. Manning
oMe* leyitiitoo South Carolina aber.
M ^ffO^IJdjmedlately any cases of
dioioV?ity. The governor also offer,
ed a reward' *>f $10 In each case for
the anprehtnsion and conviction of
Mi**** are enticing negro*, to
leave the ptate.
Hg dfSlr* ftoH Mod reeeHvtd cott.
niUtgg Ute mobilisation of the Nat
togjgl Ghsard*
; ?lOnstg^ fTTih-rr- "
" m iesOsst, re starry teeuad td one
onlnro?4j|oogMp d**T wTlimm Benj?
ante end WltnelmnJa Harvln* Sumu-r.
?piiPTfC-"
S1M# bl+feNSTVfe ON TEN >ttt.fc
FRONT ON ARRAS FRONT.
Entirely New Phase of Operations
Opened by British Attack on WHlc
v Front North of Lane of Recent Oer*
sonn Retrest Qeienon Lines Pene?
trated at All Points.
New York, April 9.?An entirety
new phase of operations opened with
the British report of an attack oh a
l ten mile front between Lens and Ar?
ras. The British announce that they
penetrated the German lines and
made satisfactory progress at all
polhts. This section lies directly
north of the recent German retreat.
The British attacking in the direction
of Cambrai stormed the villages of
Hermies and Boursies and penetrat?
ed Havrtncotrrt wood. While In the
direction of St. Quentin the British
took Fresnoy-Le-Petit and advanced
South_.qf Le-Verguier.
4?P$ Sale of season tickets
for fA?
Big Redpath
V1 v'
J^AyS OF BIO ATTRACTIONS
"~ <tb* Great Creatore and His Band.
i-^tT^. * end ? ??? ?
A COWPAFW OF THIRTY
b tkt Ugb* Opera uTHe Mflcttlb"
4? Msismghaj to tiHftfitt tfafcf Ofctuumqui tMf **ar the
$
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totfkt woo
?Old
"MASON TICKETS
tickets WtH .Uo<
ftfe *t n?*ttf **7 *? ??**? ticket! ein be had tor leu
ttttf ?oft .
fat tie7 tftftt e^oridni to the respective entertainments
ste the ofteiei programs.
Ealbtti are nontreatfernMe cxeept wtUrin the owner's
tided*
At atme- el some member of the family mutt bo written
m i? njsen Wfff eooAon ticket Thie provision it m*4e priltarily
ar fsfoteeties to tha owner in etat the ticket should be lost
flhninn't tie**** admit children aged six to fourteen yean
in. 411 children are admitted to the children1! Work free.
4*
19. 20. 21. 23. 24. 25. 26,
Bit CfffTW mi *
BALJES
FROM L. D. JENNINGS.
Price Paid to Twenty Cento Round,
Amounting to Nenriy 9-150,-OdO?
Biggest Sate Ever Made in Sum tor.
The biggest sale of cotton ever,
madeln Sumter was that consummat?
ed yesterday, when the cotton hold?
ings of Mayor L. D. Jennings*
amounting to 1,38 2, was sold out at
twenty cents round to C. P. Exum, lo?
cal buyer for Gordon McCabe & Com?
pany of Charleston.
The cotton graded slightly undo
middling and the amount paid was
said to have been nearly $100,000. The
cotton Is stored in warehouses here
and at Mr. Jennings' farms near town
Mr. Jennings has been holding on
to his cotton crop for three years for
higher prices. He finally set a price
which he secured by the aale today.
Mr. Jennings himself is ill with
typhoid fever and unable to attend to
any business, but of course authoris?
ed the sale.
P. G. Bowman Buys Lots of 000 and
900 Bales* Respectively.
Mr. P. G. Bowman yesterday mads
two purchases of lots of cotton of
considerable size. One was a lot of
600 bales and the other of 200 bales.
The price paid for the &0u bale lot
wus SO t-8 cents, basis middling, und
for the 200 bale lot the price was
20 U4, basis middling.
The high price being paid for cot?
ton recently had had a strong ten?
dency to move it and rhany of the
farmers who have been holding their
cotton Crops for two and three years
hare sdld out at good prices and big
profits.
Some of the cotton bought by Mr.
Bowman is stored here, While' other
parts of it is stored elsewhere, but
will be shipped-here for weighing.
MAY ENTER WAR.
m?apt. is i i
Other American Nations Are ou!
Brie* of War With Germany.
New York, ,A$rtt^.--Today's die
patohss point to the probability of
other American nations Joining the;
United States in the war with Ger?
many.
Bruxll, according to advices from
South America, Is trembling, on the
brink of war. A German submarine
has ?unk the Brazilian steamer Pa?
rana with the loss of three members
of the crew. Anti-German feeling le
reported to be intense in Rio Janeiro.
Havana dispatches forecast Cuba's
entry into the war.
French have made additional gaina
near Landrlcourt, and have reds^ttrr*
ed a number of the positions the Ger?
mans occupied yesterday hear Rheims.
th Ghautauqua Week I
. . ? .. - . i - ? . "?? ? ? ..... _/>, .'v {
A SeOen Day Festival j
of Dig Attractions ,
i?e><* ? ? w* ? . .. 1 . 1
,-? , <
The Great Creatore and Iiis Band 3
Pedpte?Mikado Light Opera Company (ah star Cast)?30 People j
the Bohemian Orchestra
Efficiency Day
The Oratorio Artists
Indian Princess Watahwaso
Mario Mayor, the Mary Magdalene of the Passion Play
Great Lectures
Mother Goose Festival
Community Singing
Playground Workers
Moving Pictures Every Night
Season TicK?ts JSfofau on Sate at $2.50
fr*.7 Days if Boujht lie for, '
1h* Opening Day
APRIL 19, 20, 21, 23, 24. 25. 26, 1917/ *
rot im
A 4
R. ^rV. wcsaberry, President <if boun?
ty Farmers' Union leading Cnm
luUgii for Food Preparedness.
To The Colored Farmers of Sumtor
County:
The war is on with Germany and
tfie food supply of this country is
short, especially in the South.
We are forced to defend ourselves
against the German submarine war?
fare, and probably she may land sol?
dier* in our country, antf many of
our bread-makers will have to stop
making bread And fight fbr their lives;
and no m?h can fight well with a
hungry stomach.
Gen. Napoleon said on one Occa?
sion that hie army was like serpents?
?th.jy moved on their stomachs.
Fcofl is the greatest problem In
the time of war; for without food the
soldiers cannot carry arms.
Now, because of the w?r we should
increase our grain crop at once; for
1 believe corn will be $2.00 per botfh
01 in a few months and meat will be
30 cents per pound. Don't wait to be
forced to plant more corn and other
trains and raise more hogs, but start
riow. Every farmer should increase
jits food crop; such as potatoes, gar?
den vegetables, peas, corn; sorghum,
cans, syrup cane and peanuts.
The cotton 'acreage should be re?
duced in order to give ritore acreage
for the food crops, in order to thor?
oughly discuss the situation a farm
er?* meeting Is caflefl et H, W. West
berry s office, 16 N. Main street,
Thursday, April 12, 1917 at 12 o'clock
sharp. Don't fan" to be present.
Tours truly,
ft. W. Westberry,
President County Farmers' Union.
As a result of the meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, held in flum
ter, Saturday, April 7, 1017. I am in?
structed to speak to the colored
farmers of Sumter county concerning
the feed situation in this county. I
will b* pleased to nfeet all the farm?
ers, both men and women at the fol?
lowing' pieces:
Mayeffrlfle Towttofitp.
Monday, April ? at 8:00 p. m.?
Goodwill Presbyterian church. Rev.
t. D. mVis; pastor.
ShttbJk TVrwY?dltp.
Tuesday, April 10 at 6:00 p. m.
?St. JOhn tt ?. Church.
Tuesday, April 10 at 8.06 p m.?
Asbury A, M. K. Church, Rev. B. J.
Til man, pastor.
Providence Township.
Wed nesday, April 11 at 2.00 p. m.
?Eher ezer Preebyterlan churoh, Rev.
M. J. Jackson, pastor.
starting Creek Townslilp,
Wednesday, April 11 at 5:00* p. m.
?Bethel Baptist church, Rev. Mr.
Dow, pastor.
. Wednesday, April 11 at 8:00 p. m.?
Hagooci. Mr. T. B. Wright, In charge.
, MMdtetftei Township. .
1 Thunday, April 12 at 5.00 p\ m.?
Wedgefleld, Mr. R. H- Richarddson in
charge.
v Manchester Township.
Thursday, April 12 at 8:00 p. m ?
fclodfn mil school, Mr. J. R. Mitchell
in charge.
C^Cotft Township.
Friday, April 13 at 2:00 p. m.?St.
Paul Cr. uroh, ReV. McKenzie Harrison
pastor.
Friday, April' 13 at 4100 p. m.?
Mulberty Baptist church, Rev. I. W.
Williams, pastor.
Privateer Towneldp.
Monday, April 10 at 8 p. m.?Enon
Cross ROad Baptist church. Rev. E.
W! VHx, pastor.
stateimrg Township.
Tuesday, April 17 at 9 a. m.?St.
taifce and St. Paul School, Mr. H. C.
DeDeon, principal.
Tueedtiy* April 17 et 12 Noon?
Statoburir, Mra. Hat tie Taylor, prin?
cipal.
% Tuesday, April 17 at 4 p. m.?High
Hill, Mrti. Florence Dixon, principal.
Tuesday, April 17 at 8 p. m.?West
berry school, Mrs. W. S. Williams,
principal,
Sumter Townstiop.
Wednesday. April 18 at .2 p. m.?A.
M..B. Church. Mayesvllle, Rev. M. J.
Sutnter, pastor.
Wednesday. April 18 at 8 p. m.?
St..A! M. E. Church.
Thursday, Aril 1? at 2:00 p. m.?
Horatio. Mr. C. J. Jackson in charge.
Thureday. April 18 at 8 p. m ?
Allen Chapel, Rev. E. P. Butler, pas?
tor. ? - .? ...
The following Instructors will as?
sist R. W. Westberry In their respec?
tive localities: Ransom Wright,
Claremont section; T. B, Wright, Ha
good and Rembert sections; R. H.
Richardson. Wedgefleld and State
buix sections: Harkleas Galnes, Ho?
ratio and High Hilt sections; Sey?
mour Howard, Catena! land Provi?
dence section; C. W. Prince, Mayea
ville and Shiloh township, and Rev. C.
L. Brogdoni Privateer township.
The following letter hae been sent
to representative negro formers of all
sections of the county for the purpose
of making them acquainted with the
Plan of campaign outlined by the
Committee of Public Safety and to
? SIGNOR GIUSEPPE CREATORE.
CREATORK AND IIIS BAND.
Will Bo one or the Big Attractions nt
Sum tor'-. 1017 Ch.iutauqua.
The great Creatore will accom?
pany his band and direct It in person
at the evening coneert on the seventh
day of the Redpath Chautauqua in
this city. Two concerts will be giv?
en, one in the afternoon and one in
the evening. Creatore is without
doubt the most unique personality
among band leaders today. Magnetic,
dramatic, a veritable whirlwind when
directing, he imparts to his men and
his audiences a kindred fervour that
is almost hypnotic in its effects. He
sweeps his audiences off their feet.
His band is great because it is Cre?
atore who is leading. His leading is
the secret of his success. In speaking
of his work the Boston Globe says:
"It represents sheer abandonment by a
passionate nature, to the emotions of
music. Creatore is an Italian?he
throws reserve to the winds?and
there you ane. The audience watches
the wonderful leader even as his men
do. There is no show-off, Creatore
evidently and beyond the possibility
of mistake by even the blindest, feets
every motion to which he gives ex?
pression," and the Boston Transcript
remarked of him that "no conductor
who has yet appeared in Symphony
Hall has ever secured such sounds of
thunder, such amazihg variations of
rhythm as has Creatore. He has set
Boston niusic-rnad, as it is stated he
did in New York. He is not only the
most picturesque of conductors that
ever was seen here, but he is beside
a masterly leader of men."
Creatore will have thirty picked
men with him, all of whom have been
with him for several years. In ad?
dition to them Miss Ethel Harrington
will appear as soloist. She is a vocal?
ist of great ability. She has starred
in the principal theatres of Europe.
She has appeared in leading roles in
opera in Rome, Naples, Milan, Athens
and other leading cities on the conti?
nent.
Creatore'8 Band promises to he one
of th? biggest and most popular
I events of the Chautauojia^?Alsjgeaj^
enlist their interest and eoperation in
the effort that is being made to safe?
guard Sumter county against a short?
age of food next winter:
To the Colored Farmers:
I enclose a copy of the appeal to
farmers of Sumter county to plant
an abundance of food crops so as to
' make this county entirely self-sup?
porting. A meeting was held at
Chamber of Commerce on April 7th,
and the Committee of Public Safety
for Sumter county organized to warn
our people, white and colored, the
farmers particularly of their patriotic
and practical duty to themselves, their
families and their county during the
crisis confronting our country, and
the threatened food famine in the
South because of the shortage of the
last food producing harvest, and the
big demand to be made upon this
country by the warring nation* for
food crops.
The principal thing to do now la to
impress upon the farmers, colored
farmers particularly, the great need
for planting, not only food crops for
their own use, but for others as ev?
erybody will need these food pro?
ducts for man and beast, and the de?
mand will be so great that the sur?
plus food crops can be disposed of at
big profits.
I am appealing to you, as one of
the representative and industrious col?
ored citizens of your community to j
use your influence to get your people
to plant, plant, plant, every foot of
ground possible in life sustaining food
crops for man and beast because the
South, and by the South I mean Sum?
ter county, will undoubtedly softer
hunger unless this is done immediate?
ly.
Won't you cooperate with H W.
Westberry, W'ho has been employed by
the Sumter County Public Safety
Committee to rnanize the colored
farmers, getting your people to at?
tend the meetings to be addressed by
him, and the white citizens of your
township committee, and assist him
and the white people also to Indues
your race to prepare against threaten
ed famine.
W. T. Andrews, Require, who with
R. W. Westberry. are leaders of the
colored people in this section, are co?
operating with us. Won't you come
in to Sumter Chamber of Commerce,
second floor City Nationa? Hank build?
ing, and talk this matter over with
me? Please distribute the circulars I
send under separate cover among
your colored neighbors, and urge)
them all to pull together to avoid, ac?
tual Lunger by planting plenty of
food crops'*
This is a time when white and col
oied must work together to save tne
nation, the county, and the State, and
to ward off much suffering in the
I shape of hunger and want for man
and beast. Wc must "Grow Food or
go Hungry" beyond any doubt, fco
your full duty as a patriotic colored
citizen and help the white people to
help the county and our country.
Yours truly,
E. I. Reardon,
Secretary Sumter County Public
Safety Committee.
CUBA MAY DECLARE WAR.
Habana, April 5 ?-The bet?f is ex?
pressed here by high government offi?
cials that Cuba will follow the lead
of the United States government if the
American congress passes the resolu?
tion declaring that a state of war ex?
ists between the United States and
Germany. In this event Cuba win a*
once place her army and naval forcee
at the disposal of the United State?.
The belief is also expressed that If
Cuba should declare that a state of
war exists between the island repubt
lie and Germany. President Menucal
will recommend to congress the past
sage of a law making service in the
national militia obligatory on atl. Od*
ban citzens of military age who are
physically tit. From these men the
ranks of the regular army and navy
would be tilled.
TO LET WOMEN VOTE,
l^ndon, April 5.?Women will be
allowed to vote in the elections to the
constituent assembly In Russia, oayg
Router's Petrograd correspondent.
The correspondent adds that Prince
Lvoff, premier in the provisional gov?
ernment, has so informed a deputa?
tion of women who waited upon him.
Real Estate Transfers*.
R. W. Westberry to John W. Ker
shaw, tract of 12 acres in Stateburg
township, $400.
Maude P. Lynam to Thomas B.
Suber, lot on Sumter street, $1.760..
McCallum Realty Company to Fan?
nie E. Holladay. lot on Salem Ave?
nue, $2,300.
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