Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MISSIONARY Ml I ||N(, WomanMtsn>,?ar> Sorlctkv of Sum. ter Kid^V i Hold Schv.om mi <>s\u - The Huniter DlatrPt Conference oT the Woman's Mission try socictlca con? vex*! nt Oawego on Vlny 25th. T**o pastor. Rev. 8. W. Henry, Mrs. Willis McLeod, of the ?duIt; Man Lourlnne Curnmlngs. of the Young % Peoples*. ana all of the Juniors gave % w?lr<^na In the ftrnt service, which gave s Ving of good feeling that last? ed throughout the meeting. Mis. Wait responded In a touching way. atlas Jessie Csrtts presided over each session and brought out many points of Interest tt- our twenty-odd delegates Quite a large number of visit ore from the different societies at? tended both days. ?etaeplay was devoted to reports an 1 vital eebjecta, euch ss "Christian Work gpr Young Pcoplo." "Litern ture.,, "Social Service." "Problems of Societies/* also Foreign and Home missies* work was discussed by our mkey.ormrtes. napapially did the membership of t?\e church appreciate the service Mrs Walt held In memory of the charter member*, of that plttce thirty years sago. There were only eight souls of that long ago organ hatlon left. The spiritual life of this meeting was on a high plana Mira Leila Eppe and Hew. Robert Trucsdnle spoke to large congregations on Sunday and Im pre use d truths In a profound way. The Juniors presents "The Cull for Help." while tho Young People guvc ?"The Indictment of America." Sunday afternoon. livnrfcburg was selected as the place of the* next meeting. ?? SMALL DEMAND FOR CANS. off Commerce Will Not Or f Urb? ul as Few Are Wanted. Whether due to indifference or to the further fuct that class Jure have largely taken the place of tin cans for preserving, the efforts of the Sumtor Chumher of t'ommercc and the Sum tsr home and farm demonstration agents to eecure sulth lent orders to warrant them In ordering a carload or cana have algnnlly failed and tho at tempt has been abandoned. The ta? t Is that not ten thousaiu cans were ordered In response to the offer to order and dispose of a enr load at actual cost. I<orul dealers aay that a great gaany rn have been a'ready ordered and diaposed of above the normal de? mand, and that several carloads o' glsas jars have been sold slrcady tht> acneott. It seema that for home consump? tion the glass jar has for the pre* ent taken the place largely of the tin can. Local can dealci < or haiilwan merchants are shy about stocking u j on tin cans as they are an uncertain cc nmerclal commodity for sale, and whan It becomes necessary to carry over a big aupply from one season to another the loss Is pretty heavy ? wing to the small profit on cans, and the trouble of handling tin cans, us they require much rehandllng and packing, and take up much space. Some who ordered cans through th" Chamber of Commerce cancelled their orders before the efforts to purchase a carload were well under way, leav? ing approximately seven thousand cans ordered where fifty to seventy thousand ure necessary to order a car? load. TO OFT SPECIAL TRAINING. Major* Mahon and Hradrortl Icinc for Port Sill. . Columbia. May 1 ?Major G. H. Mahon. Jr.. of Greenville, and Major J. W Bradford, of Sumtcr. represent? ing., respectively, the First und Second regiments of the National Guard of South t'arollmi. have gone to Port Sil! r lUrse of training in musketry, rifle t>ro und hand greaaMhl throw Ti?e\ were recommended to the war department for this training by Adjutant Oenerai W. W. Moore. Chlldrtn that are affected b\ wornie are pule und atekly and liable to eintrat f some fatal disease. White's Cream Vermifuge expels worms promptly end puts th ? i hlld 08 th< road to health. Price 25c per hat Hold by Si bort m Dru* Store. -Ad\t MEJIEXSFFI.S FOR NAVY. (?ernenn ship Interned Here Ordered Tmn??fernil to I'ncle Sam's Service. Washlngtor. M.i\ : I Tl ? >i-< Llebensfeln. at Charleston. Is among the 13 Interned German naval an '. merchant veasels transferred to the service of the I'nited St t|sjg hi tfuV I of President Wilson toda\ Some u?. go Into the merchant marine and eom? into the navy, The Lisbon fete Is In tho lust named eluas. -i?-? A regular morning ipcra?OS a the bowalx put* you In tine Hh.t|?e f the day*f work. If you mN H you feel nncomfoi table and cannot pt vim Into'your movementa WcM ?11 bowel Irr^sul irltie* Met blue is th remedy 11 purlhc?, -<t ? n ihtnt "-I regulate* Price .'>?'< Sobl h Sibert e Pro* aUofe.-?AU>U NO PRESS CENSORSHIP. Administration's Effort to Have War Restrictions Put on Newspapers Beaten in Uiwcr Hrnm h, Espionage Hill Hclng Pusscd Without This Provision. Washington, Muy 31.?Tho admin? istration's ll.vht for a war consorshln on newspapers was lost in congress today, at least for the present, when the house- refused by a vote of 184 to 144 to accept even the modilled cen? sorship section written Into the es- j pionune bill in conference. The sen? ate already Is on record as opposed to a censorship and leaders In con? gress do not expect any further ad? ministration effort to enact one soon. The test in tho bouse came on a motion to recommit the espionage bill with Instructions that tho censorship regulation bo eliminated. Despite a determined attempt of Democratic members to line up tho party strength 'behind President Wilson's demand for censorship, 37 Democratic repre? sentatives joined the Republicans vot? ing for tho motion. Eleven Republi? cans, disregarding tholr party's caucus decision, voted in the negat.ve. Conferees for the house will report their Instructions back to the senate conferees tomorrow and the blP shorn of the censorship provision, probably will bo reported to both senate and house with|*i a few days and finally accepted. It carries Im? portant modifications of the spy laws and authorization of the president to lay embargoes In war time. No comment on the outcome In the bouse was forthcoming from the White House. DOMESTIC TRAINING FOR NE GROES. County Su|>crvlHor of Colored Schools, Starts ( lassos for Training In Do? mestic Science and Home Sanita? tion. The classes in conserving food, do mestlc sclcnco and sanitation will be? gin their work Monday, the 4th of Juno. There will be a class from 9 to 12. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and one from 2 to 5 o'clock the same days, so that those who cannot get to the morning class? es can,1 perhaps, get to the afternoon. Only about twelve can do active work In a crass at tho same time, others can look on. The work Is put Into a short course: Four lessons In cannin;. drying and brining foodstuffs, and eight important bssons In domestic science, kitchen sanitation, bread making, cooking cereals, vegetables, meat substitutes, food combinations. We are far from having noccsstry things to use. but wo are going to do the best we can. Wo still ask the friends to help us to got the real ne? cessary furnishings. Our object Is to help those who need help, to do bet? ter work and if opportunity presents itself to train others while young to do better work and to be more re? liable. Very little can be done for any one after the habit-forming period Is over. Doing over and over in the right way forms good habits, and habit forms character, and character is what we are. We take this opportunity to sin? cerely thank those who have helped us this month post Dr. James Dil- i , i lard, president of the Anna Jeans and the Slater funds wrote us the Hist o' May saying If wc raised $25.00 of the $1?>0 that wo were trying to raise be? fore May 31st, he would give us $25. A few days ago we sent him the list of subscribers, amounting to $27.00. He replied that ho would send us $30 Instead of fit, Dr. James Dlllard.$30.0<? The Civic league. 10.00 Mr. S. A. Harvln. 1.00 Rev. Howard, Maycsvllle_ 2.00 Mrs. Louise Maxwell. 1.06 Mis. P. E. Ollllng. 1.0? PfOi, C? II. I-twson. 1.00 Mrs. C W. Maxwell. 1.00 ROT J. C Terry. 1.90 Lincoln School collection. .. 1.25 Mbs McLean . . 1.00 McCollum Pros. 1.00 Levy Sc Moses. 1.00 W. W. Sibert. l.oe MeUllan Stores Co. 1,00 Mitchell's Drug Store. .. .. 1.00 W. H. Kurns. 1.00 Uooth-Uoyle Co. 1.00 QT, lien. W. Melt. 1.0' Mrs Dinah Raffln. 1.00 Mr. A. C. Phelps . 1.0" BultnsM Shoe Co. I.OH Father Murphy. .5" Cash..25 Making a total of $?;:' ??o. We have at least |SI more to raise right nwav Who will help us. L Bragg Anthony. M !>.. Pt, Mary's Industrial Home and Coun? ts Demonstratio! Looms, HO ftalcm we. p <>. Boa lit. Inmter, s. c if yon have the Itehi don't scratch, i .it) ? not eure the tronlde and i iiikr'i tii. sain bleed. Appl: Hai? I id's Snow Liniment. Hub it lit ? ntiv on the nfleeted ports, n re |*evea Itehlni instantly and a few Bp I Mentions- remove the eanse thus per i. rm |na n i" rnwwenl eure Prlc '.n. f??C and ?I.Oi? per bottle Soil by Siberi a Drug Store.?Advt. Y. M. C. A. ARMY WORK. Executive Secretary I4M Addresses Meeting of Men at Which He Ex? plained the Work ami its Need. Mr. W. M. Lee, Associate Executive Secretary of the Southeastern Mili? tary Division, Y. M. C. A., and for? merly in charge of a section of work on the Texas border addressed a meet? ing of men in the Court House Thurs? day afternoon. The hundred or more men present heard a plain statement of the conditions that surround tho army posts and the temptations and degrading influences to which the en? listed men are subjected. The only decent and elevating influence that came into their lives was that of the Young Men's Christian Association, and this work was carried on in a strictly non-sectarian manner, so that men of all faiths and beliefs?Protest? ants, Catholics, Jews and those with? out religious affiliations of any kind? were able to avail themselves of the work done by the association. Mr. Lee told not only of the evil that Stalked aboard around the camps, but he showed the brighter side of the picture, relating incident after inci? dent demonstrating that the Y. M. C. A. had made good on the border and had furnished a place of healthy and elevating recreation which a large ma? jority of the men preferred to dives of dctmuchey. The experiences on the border had demonstrated more forcibly than ever the necessity of this work, and now that the United States is preparing to organize an army of more than a million of young men who will be concentrated in army camps to be established in various sec? tions of the country, the responsibil? ity of the Y. M. C. A. is greater than before. To do this work it will bo necessary to provide a building for each five thousand men enlisted and each building will require the ser? vices of five secretaries. This gives an Idea of the magnitude of the work that the association has undertaken. To carry on the work $3,000,000 Will be needed at the outset, and an ap? peal is being made to the people of the country to do this service for the young men who have been called to arms to defend the nation. Mr. Lee stated that he did not come to Bumter to solicit money and would not take up a collection, nor would he ask for pledgeSj He was here simply to tell the facts, explain the condi? tions and the needs, so that the peo? ple might know what the young men in the army would be up aguinst. He had no* doubt but that the money would be provided, but every section of the country should share in the work as they would each have repre? sentatives In the camps. He said he felt sure that the men of Sutnter Would do their part at the proper time. At the conclusion of Mr. bee's talk, Mr. A. C. Phelps, who as president of the Chamber of Commerce, pre? sided, made a few remarks heartily endorsing the work of the Y. M. C. A., especially the army work. He sug | anted that the meeting take some ac? tion to Inaugurate a movement to raise a fund in Sumter for this pur? pose. He said that he understood that Sun:ter would be asked to con? tribute $1,500, and felt that steps should be taken without delay to raise j the fund, ar was being dcjnc in other sections of the country?Charleston now being engaged in raising $30,000 for this work. On motion of Rev, R, S. Trucsdalc it was decided to appoint a commit? tee to a rang?- for a mass meeting at an early day to raise the fund. The committee named consists of the pas? tors of all the churches, and H. L Scarborough, I. C. Strauss, S. H. Ed? munds, H. L. llirchard, and H. (). Purdy. Mr. Purdy was elected chair? man. A. C. L. FILES REQUEST. Would Discontinue One Passenger Train. Columbia. June 1.?W. H. Newell superintendent of the Rocky Mount dlvlalon, Atlantic Coast Line railroad appeared before the railroad coutmhv tlbn yesterday and naked for permis? sion to discontinue one parscngor train between MttXton, N. C, and Suiuter. A hearing will be hehl later before the commission, Mr. WiNon lluys Liberty Pond. Washington, May 81,.President Wilson today Joined the ranks of participants in the liberty loan by subscribing for a $10,000 bond. Writ inn to Secretary McAdoO, the prealdent said: "May I not send to you personally my subscription to the liberty loan, which I make with great satisfaction tntl With the wish that it might be a i:rent deal larger?" \ bilious, luilf-slck feeling, loss of ? nergy, und constipated bowels can be lelleved with surprising promptness l-y us im? llerblne. The llrst dose "Ines Improvement, n few ?ios?-s puts ? he system in line, sigorus condition. I'rice (? Mr, Kohl i > Sibert's Drug Store ?Advt. AUSTRALIA WELCOMES AMERICA. onuncnt or Ajitlpodosn Press on Unit? ed BRactf Entry into Wnr, Melbourne, Australia, May II.? (Correnpondenee Aenoclated Preee)? Qratification over the Cad that the United Slates is now actively on the side of Great Britain and her allies in the war is expressc! by the newspa? pers of Australia. "Australians of every class and creed will join gladly with the poo pie of Great Britain in welcoming tntt thep act which hinds us to our gal? lant European brothers in arms,' says the Melbourne Age. "And ou: welcome to America is not the les.4 COrdlal because most of us had all but despaired until quite lately that sin would ever respond to the Itlmul which have already sent 100,000 Aue tralian lads to venture death in pursuit of an unselfish and resplendent ideal on the tortured battle fields of Franco America at length has approved our cause and justified our action in the manner unexceptional." "That the United States should have decided to join the allies in the war is a tremendous event in the history of the world, said the Melbourne Argus. "It is certainly the most momentous event of the war since the fateful days of August, 1914. It is fitting that a virile nation like the United States should decide to fight in defence of civilization. The United States will prove a strong ally?strong in in llucnce and in resources." The Sydney Daily Telegraph, which had frequently shown impatience with President Wilson's policy, said: ?'America at war will devote her col lossal strength to clearing the earth of the curse of Prussianism." The Sydney Sun, an important even? ing paper, asserted that "the world may truthfully say of these American cousins of ours that they never went to war in a spirit of mere greed nor with tyrannous ideals set before them. Their history places them spiritually beside the great democracies of France and Pritaln and oppose them to the German Ideals of military conquest for conquest's sake. Histori cally America on the hattletleld has been 'on the side of the angcls?' am oncer again she lights with the forces Of freedom and honor againsR^tfrc darker powers of cruelty and tyfguny with which the earth is periocljkiUly cursed." '"Qhe mere fact that the first! tu? ple's voice to he heard speaking Hpr modern liberty is still in the battle ir is hcaj^rird up the. whole world,* de? clared the Sydney Bulletin. To the Kaisers of BfAote Cotton. The Writer 1 learned that wmo of the plantera near Hartsville have contracted, or are considering con? tracting, for the delivery <>f staple cotton this fall at prices ranging from 28 to 30c. The writer's position us to the un? wisdom of the general policy of the farmers contracting their cotton for fall delivery is well known, and he sees no reason under present circum? stances to depart from this policy. However, he docs not assume to ad? vise the farmers as to what they should do at present. He feels that the following facts with reference to the staple* cotton market, however, may he of value to them. The hulk of the best pedigreed seed now used in this se?_.. 1 may he expected to make under normal con? ditions what we call 1 5-16 to 1 3-8 cot? ton. Most of this cotton goes into Xos. 7<?'s and 80's combed yarn, which numbers are being quoted at present at $1.00 to $1.30 on the East? ern markets. These prices are far above those ruling a year ago, and mills can pay much higher than cur? rent prices for staples and still make good protlts. Egyptians and Sea Islands, with which our longer lengths come into competition to a certain extent, are now being quoted between 65c and 75c per pound. There is a prospect of an import duty being laid upon Egyptians, which may advance them further. It is doubtful whether suf llcient Egyptian cotton for the Amer? ican demand can be imported next fall on account of the scarcity of ships. The crop has gotten a very late and poor start in a good part of the long staple area. On the present market we could pay for cotton of these lengths (1 5-16 to 1 3-8) 33c to 37 l-2c, provid? ed we could get them in good grades and in sufllcient quantities to make direct shipments to the mills. Wo have paid several of our customers those prices recently for cotton which they have put into our hands for sale The man who contracts his cotton now for fall delivery is not making an even bet, but is betting that the market will go down more than 3c on 1 5-16 cotton or more than 7 l-2c on 1 3-8 cotton. The farmer must * c his own judge as to whether the present situation in the staple mar? ket warrants selling his crop at such a heavy discount. DAVID R. COKER. Iinrtsville, May 29. DUOIUVKB IN STAIN. \rtny (MBceta Imprisoned at Barce? lona. Madrid, June 1.?Disorders partici? pate,! In by soldiers have occurred in Barcelona. Several offloere have been imprisoned In the fortress. ANOTHER LOAN fO ITALY. it is Trohahte That $iou,ooo,tmo Will he Advanced for June. Washington, June l.?The confer? ences between the Italian mission and American officials have reached a stage where it seems probable that another loan of one hundred million will he made Italy for June. Within a few days the first loan of the same amount will have been spent here. GEN. VON BVEtVOW IX WEST. Brought Across Europe to Command Army at Arms. Copenhagen, May 31 (Via London). ?The German emperor on his recent visit to the eastern front was received at Douai by Gen. von Buelow. Gen. von Ruelow was formerly In command of the German forces on the Monastir fiont and has recently been brought across Europe to command one of the armies on the Arras front. Eritch General Manager of Scalnmrd. Norfolk, Va., May 31.?L. C. Frltch. general manager of the Canadian Northern railroad, has been appoint? ed general manager of the Seaboard Air Line, succeeding C. S. Lake, re 1 signed. Dom inh k Against Censorship. Washington, May 31.?All of the South Carolina members of the house voted for the modified censorship clause of the espionage bill this after? noon except Representative Fred H. Dominick. It is stated that Col. Thomas Wilson has plowed up and replanted in corn live hundred acres of cotton that did not come up to a perfect stand on the first planting. This will add consider? ably to the sum total of the food supply of this section. In every home where there is a baby there should also be a bottle of McGce's Baby Elixir. It may be need? ed at any time to correct sour stom? ach, wind colic, diarrhoea or summer complaint. It is a wholesome rem? edy, contains no opium, morphine or injurious drug of any kind. Trice 25c and 50c per bottle. Sold by Slbertfs Drug Store._ Some Will Offer Their Lives Others will Loan Their Money TO THEIR. COUNTRY As compared with that of the men at the front the lot of most of our citizens is an easy one. The least that you can do is to subscribe to the LIBERTY LOAN OF 1917 which must be made an overwhelming success! By subscribing to this loan you will be doing your duty as a citizen and your money will be invested in the safest security in the world. Your interest return will be satisfac? tory?3 1-2 per cent. Subscriptions of at least $50 should be re? ceived from everyone. Protect your country, your family, your? self! The Associated Banks of Sumter I. C STRAUSS, Chairman. G. A, LEMMON, ACT TO-DAY! C. G. ROWLAND, NEILL O'DONNELL, A. M. BROUGHTON, J. P. BOOTH, R. A. BRADHAM, Secretary. Committee.