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RKGt I.Alt ReiTslI-MONTllIiY MI I7T INU I1K1J> ON SATURDAY. Food Survey of xmnty Not Yet <V*n? plctcd. bot Progress V an Reported ?Recommends! that Committec tie Continued as a Permanent Organ Bastion to Work for the Wolfare of Sum tor Com, ty. The Sumter County Committee of Public Safety met at 11 a. m. Sat? urday at Chamber of Commerce rooms Only about fifteen members attended. Minute? of meeting, of May 19th were rerd and approved. Partial re? ports of agricultural surveys of Shi lob? Bethel and Mayesvllle township* were submitted by Messrs. Isadora Tt.jIuck. 8. A. Harvln and K. II. ?usable. Secretary Reardon stated that the agricultural surveys of townships are Incomplete, some townships roportlng complete surveys, some no reports, and some only partial report. For Mr. B. V. Aycock. representing Middle ton township secretary r?norted that township survey completed and that report will be turned In a few days. The question of securing a sufficient number of tin cans for preserving of fruits aai vegetables discussed. It was found by reports made after In? vestigation by Mr. J. F. Williams and Secretary Reardon that It will not be possible it secure guarantee orders for more than 10,000 cans and that the Chamber of Commerce nor any local dealer will risk ordering fifty to sev snty thousand cana because glass jars are being largely used and also be? cause It was found that thousands of ' cans abovs the normal demand have already been sold. The committee decided to recom ? saend to those who have not succeed edk In getting their cans that owing to greatly advanced prices of same, jars ife used and that the drying process be used as far as possible Secretary reported that the W. B. Boyle company, 8umt?r, has a supply of cans on hand, but their supply !s limited. This Arm will order five thousand csns. however, If orders can be secured at once gusranteeing that the cans will be Immediately accept? ed and paid for cash. Dtcusslon of advisability of putting up a community canning outfit In dif? ferent communlt'.es. Including Sumter etty for aecomrtn latlon of those who desire to have their canning done this way was had. It was however unani? mously decided that In the abaence of def'.dte Informstion about the amount of canning that might be done this way. and the further fact that about all of the canning and preserving will be d*>ne at home, the committee did not think It good business to recom? mend the expenditure by any com munb.y. corporation, or Individual of money for auch canning outfits this year anyhow. Thu secretary was requested to write letter to svery township that has not completed surveys or which have done nothing towards surveys urging tho committees to completo surveys and report at next meeting. It was decided that at next meeting all town jhlp commltteemen not having reports of surveys made will not bo bothered any longer, but additional township contmltt**mcn will be appointed in such townships and requested to com? plete this important work. Chairman A. C. Pholps suggested that the Sumter County PuhUc Safety Committee be Indefinitely continued for the general public, good along the lines It has been working and for any other purimses of public safety and prosperity, or public wry.nr. This was unanimously agreed to/ after Mr. C. J. Jackson heartily endorsed the suggestion of the chairman. Mr. Phelps thought that tho work of di? versification of farm products sturtcd by this committee was very valuable preparatory to tho coming of the boll weevil and this committee by contin? uing Its work wdl eventually cause this county to he ?repured for the ' II weevil and its disastrous results If the fsrmers are not fully prepared with livestock, grain*..and plenty of other home raised food products. Mr. Nelll O'bonnHI followed with ? very urgent appeal to those present to orgar lie their sections at once in prep? aration for the holl weevil. Ho said that tbe merchants In advocating the growing of wheat, corn, und other foodstuffs and of raising hogs nnd poultry were really working in a way against the business Interests of the merchsnts In that the merchants are now selling many thousands of dollars worth ff commercial commodiths t<> farmers that the merchants themselves through the Chamber of Commerce und Public Safety Committee, are urg Ing the farmers to produce. Notwithstanding these far t s the merchants fully realize that the only hope of a permanent bi sines*, and the onlv way to avert i grlcultural. commercial, and financial disaster In thle cotton growing section Is for the farmers to do Just *hut tho I'ultcd I States department of agriculture, Clcmson and Winthrop colleges, the Chamber of Commerce, and the home and farm demonstration agents are advising them to do?that is "live at home" by growing and raising every possible pound of food and feed stuff for man and beast, and increase the number of hogs, beef nd dairy cat? tle, go into the cream route business, raise all the chickens possible, grains, peanuts, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and preserve everything possible. Plant leguminous crops, hays, beans, pess, etc. Increase the fertility of the soils by keeping plenty of hogs, cows and oth? er animals. The bankers realize the Importance of the preparation for tho cotton boll weevil. Mr. O'Donnell does not hesi? tate to credit men who raise what corn they require, because ho didn't recall ever losing any money in credit? ing farmers who are thrifty enough to grow all the corn needed on their farms. But merchants and bankers don't like to. credit farmers who do not grow but have to buy corn for their families and livestock. Unless the farmers revolutionize their practically all cotton crop plans, credit will be hard to get, and those who "live at home" and grow plenty of grain and raise plenty of live stock will be given preference naturally by banks and supply merchants when the boll weevil hits this county. The sending of the Sumter County Boll Weevil Commission composed of one representative farmer from each township in Sumter county to visit, us a commission, some infected boll weevil territory this summer, as pro? posed by Mayor U I>. Jennings ut the Sumter Chamber of Commerce an? nual dinner on December 19th, 1916, and agreed to, was discussed but no definite action taken as this is a Chamber of Commerce proposition, Mayor L. D. Jennings being the lead? er in this movement, he guaranteeing that his bank, the People's Bank of Sumter, will pay one-eighth of the cost of the commission, if the other >>ank8, with offer of Harby Company of Sumter of $100, will each pay one eighth each of tho cost. Chuirman Phelps spoko of the ob? jects and value of tho Bed Cross work, and the duty the men and worsen of Sumter county owe to our boys and men who will go to th^ front to fight, suffer, and perhaps die for their country defending those of us who remain in the safety and the comfort of the home. Ho pleaded with the members of the public safe? ty committee to use their influence in organizing their communities to cooperate in carrying on this reliof work, and arranging for community meetings to further tho cause. He then introduced Chairman Neill O'Donnell, of the Sumter Bed Cross chapter to explain Its objects and what tho Sumter chapter expects Jn ihe way of cooperation from tho ru rul districts and smaller towns and communities of Sumter, Lee and Clar? endon counties, these three counties being in one Bed Cross division by charter and authority from headquar? ters in Washington, D. C. Chairman O'Donnell said he had been awuy for some time and had not the opportunity to fully familiarize himself with the details of tho great and humane Bed Cross work which appeals to him so much. But that In a general way he knew that it was grandest work and the most import? ant and humane endeavor In his opin? ion of tho great crisis confronting our country. Ho had accepted the responsibilities of tho chairmanship and will give freely of his time and hi stalents to do everything possible to show that Sumter, Lee, Clarendon, three sister counties ere going to measuro up fully to what they have been called upon to do and are conil dently expected to do for our brave soldiers who arc going to tho front, hundreds of them our own Sumter, I/ee and Clarendon, South Carolina boys, our own flesh and blood. He urged the Sumter County Public Safety Committee members to got to work ns the business men, women, boys and girls of this city arc doiDg day after day, hard work, continuous and persistent work, sacrificing time, money, and energy in this glorious cause of humanity. He felt that the rural districts will show up in equal? ly as patriotic und humane manner in every respect as Sumter city Is doing. Mr. S. A. Marvin said that Privatcor township has already gDfie to work and that ho was satisfied that the men, women, boys and girls of the rural se< tiona of Su m tor county were not going to allow tho men. women, boys and girls of Sumter county to carry tho whole load Of put up all of the money for the lie* 'roes work. Bothel school house on ht uiday night. June Ith Will be the scene of A big community meeting of men end wo? men and he hoped that the men and women of Sumter will go out and as llsl in forming a PrUntoor and Bethel community Red Cross working hody. Mr. W. J. Ardls, of Manchester itownship ami other members' or the committee said their sections are in? terested in Red Cross work and only need information as to how to proceed. It was decided that Secretary Rear? don writo a letter to every member of the Sumter County Public Safety Committee urging them to arrange for community meetings to discuss Ken Cross work and requesting that th.ey notify the secretary of tho dato of meetings. Mr. O'Donnell and Presi? dent A. C. Phelps of tho Chamber of Commerce said that the Red Cross chapter, and commercial organization of Sumter will see that speaV .s from Sumter attend these community meet? ings. Chairman Phelps emphasized the importance of committee members ad? vertising tho registration of those men between twenty-one and thirty one years of age on Juno 5th, under selctive draft military laws of the United States, as those eligible will positively bo arrested if they do not register on Juno 5th. As president of tho Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce, Mr. A. C. Phelps in? vited tho mem >ers present to attend the big Chamber of Commerce meet? ing between the boys and the business men in Sumter during the month of June, the date to b? set later, and asked each committeeman from the rural districts to bring one boy be? tween twelve and eighteen years of age. Committee adjourned to meet again at 11 o'clock Saturday, June ICth, at Chamber of Commerce rooms. E. I. Reardon, Secretary Sumter County Public Safety Committee. GERMANY MENACES JAPAN. I>r. Innzo Nitol>o Warns His Country - mcnt Against Spread of German Sentiments. Tokio, June 2.? (Correspondence of The Associated Press)?A warning against the spread of pro-German sentiment among the Japanese people has been uttered by Dr. Inazo Nitobe, a famous acholar. Through tho col? umns of a popular business organ he has declared that two dangers, con? front his people during the present war. The lirst Is the pro-German il? lusion and the second the tendency to luxurious living. Ho said: "Though Japan is ono of the belligerents, we did only a little lighting at the outset of the war, and for the rest wo did nothing but make gain. Wo realized unexpected profit* through war trade. Sowie Japaneso make no hesitation in offer? ing unstinted tribute of admiration at the German altar. "This is no time for tho Japanest to indulge in lauding tho Germans and disparaging the entente peoples. If Germany should win victory in this war and control Europe, it would be an appalling calamity for all tho states of tho Orient. If tho Japanese were so much bewitched by the splendid German organization as to adore oth? er objectionable German qualities, such as disregard of justice, humanity and international treaties, it would be a most deplorable misfortune for the nation. "If the German ambitions should be realized, Japan herself, unless she were conquered by Germany would have to becomo ultra-military, and sacrillce all other aims of civilization at tho altar of accumulation of war? like weapons and military prepared? ness. With a country liko Germany roaming about at large in tho world there could never he a guarantee of peace without powerful military strength." Dr. Nitobe condemns the extrava? gance of those who have become rich through the war, and says they are exercising a degenerating influence on Jtho morality of the masses of the peo? ple. RESIGNS COMMAND OF DRA? GOONS. j Capt. Wymlham Manning Accepts Commission of Same Rank In Ar? tillery Reserve Corps. Columbia, June I.?Capt. Wyndham M. Manning, of the Charleston1 Light Dragoons, son of Gov. Manning, has resigned to accept a captaincy in the artillery In the officers' reserve corps. The command of the Charleston Light Dragoons will now fall to Second Lieut. Henry E Porcher, secretary to Mayor Hyde, Of Charleston. Capt, Manning although still a very young num. has had quite a extensive military career, He al a graduate of West Point. He held a lieutenant') commission In the Twenty-sixth and Thirtieth Infantry, United States army, hut resigned that office about two y is ago to accept the captaincy of le Charleston Light Dragoons, with which company he served on tin Mexican border, GOV, Manning today ah?s accepted the resignation or First Lieut. Bdward U Weils, or the Charleston Light Dra? goons, who is n< in the officers' training enmp nl iTorl Oglcthoppo, SECOND TRAINING GAMPS. NKXT SintlKS FOR RESERVE ARMY OFHCEltS ORDCHKD. Will iKi Held Between August 27th and November 20th?Aiiotlier Chance for Those Who Wish to Enter A nay as OUlcers. Washington, June 2.?A second se? ries of officers' training camps will bo held between August 27 and Novem? ber 26 in eight locations, to develop Officer! for the second increment of 600,000 men to be called into service by the selective draft, Adjt. Gen. Mc? Cain announced today. In general, qualifications for admission to these camps will be the same as for the first series, but a strong effort will be mado to obtain men above thirty-one years of age and the number admit? ted to train toff Will be smaller. Applications must be sent to the commanding generals Of tho depart? ment in which the applicant lives be? tween June 15 and July 15. , Some of the nresent sixteen officers' training camps will be abandoned in the second series and all selected for the second training courses are located in the southern part of the country. The camp sites chosen and the areas from which applicants will bo as? signed are as follows: Fort Myer, Va.: Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer? sey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Fort MoPhcrson, Ga.: New York City and contiguous territory; Ala? bama, Georgia and Florida., Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.: The greater part of New York State, the northern part of Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Fort Benjamin Harrisoi., Ind.: The southern part of Pennsylvania, Ohio? West Virginia, Indiana and Ken? tucky. J^ort Longan H. Boots, Ark., or oth? er place to be designated": Wiscon? sin, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. Fort Leon Springs, Texas: Illinois, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Ok? lahoma. Fort Biley, Kansas: Minnesota North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebras? ka, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Colo? rado. The Presidio, San Francisco: Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and California. The announcement of the camps says;, "The second scries of officers' train? ing camps will he held with the defi? nite mission of producing a body of line officers capablo of filling all places in the grades above liteutenant and many of the places in the lieuten? ant grade! of the second 600,000 troops. "The minimum age limit for all is twenty years and nine months. How? ever, in order to attain the experienc? ed class of men desired preference will he given to men over thlrty-onc years] old. It will be difficult for men under that ago to qualify except in rare in? stances where the applicant has pre? eminent qualification! or unusual mili? tary experience. Men certified as ac? ceptable for the first series of camp! which now are in operation must re? new their applications if they were not directed to attend the first series of camps. "The application must be accompa? nied with the names of three respon? sible citizens." Cham her of Commerce Notes. Miss Mary Lommon, Home Demon? stration agent for this county is spending this week at Coker college teaching canning and domestic science in the short course home demonstra? tion week of that college. President A. C. Pholps has ap? pointed Messrs. W. Percy Smith, H. A. Moses, H. N. Forrester, H. G. Ostecn, and I. C. Strauss as a com? mittee of arrangements for the big boys' and men's getogcther meeting of the Chamber during this month, date to be set later. Piesident Phelps has requested Second Vice President W. Percy Smith to preside at this monthly meet ing. which it is intended to make me? morable In Sumter among *he hoys of the Gamecock City. The Chamber of Commerce is anx? ious to show our boy! that the Chamber is Interested in them and their affairs, ami wants the boy! to become affiliated in community work, and learn how' to be the future live wire leaders of Sumter. The Cham? ber doesn't propose to wait until all of the nu n arc bald headed and back numbers to recruit its member* ship. They want the boys of Sum? ter city and county to begin getting into harness and n?d used to the col? lar! and tracts so that they will be well broke and trained to work in double harness for the good of their city and county. GERMANY TRYING TO PURCHASE VENEZUELAN ISLAND NEAR PANAMA. Reported That German Agents Have Been at Work for Weeks to Get Control of Margarita Island for Use as Submarine Rase. Washington, June 2.?Reports have reached the government from a source described as reliable that Germany is attempting to get control of the island of Margarita, off the coast of Vene zuela, for use as a submarine base. The State Department has forwarded the information receive- to Venezuela for the consideration of Venezuelan officials. The exact nature of the advices is withheld, hut officials permitted it to j become known today that the report had caused some concern here. They indicated that they had positive con? firmation of overtures designed to se? cure control of the island, hut that they were uncertain whether the ef? fort had met with any degree of suc? cess. , Officials do not believe the govern? ment of Venezuela would be a party to any such alienation of territory, even though temporary. Venezuela is one of the South American govern? ments that have joined in ^protesting against submarine warfare as con? ducted by Germany, although her technical position remains one of neu? trality. It has been known by the American government for weeks that German influences have been actively at work in Venezuela and that indirect, if not direct, means have been used by agents of the Kaiser to secure pop? ular and official sympathy. It is suggested here that Venezue? la's accession to the German overtures in the case of Margarita is rendered very unlikely by the fact that Vene? zuelan officials could not fail to real? ize the seriousness of passage of the island to the control of any enemy of the 1'nited States. It is pointed out that the cession would be a clear vio? lation of the Monroe doctrine and would undoubtedly call for energetic and prompt opposition by this govern? ment. Margarita is off the northern coast of Venezuela, near the sotuheastern corner of the Carrihbean sea and within striking distance of the Pan? ama canal. It is about 500 miles from Culebra and 1,000 from Colon. Its adjacent waters, including the Gulf of Curacao, would make it an admirable naval base. RED CROSS BENEFIT. Children Give Entertainment to Raise Funds. A very unique entertainment in that |f was both planned and pre? sented v children from six to ten ye;.rs oi age, was , ven on last Wed nesday afternoon for the benefit of the Red Cross. This enjoyable event consisted of patriotic songs and reci? tations, and pretty dances, closing with "My Country Tis of Thee," sung under the Stars and Stripes, in chor? us, by all the participants, viz: Min? nie DesChamps, Harriet Wescott. Rosa Lee DesChamps, Elizabeth l'arrott, Maitland Chase, Virginia Ilaynsworth. The amount realized was $3.00, which was brought in by the young patriots and handed over with so much pride and pleasure that the old? er people might well take a lesson in cheerfully giving from these young workers. Another group of little folks gave a juvenile entertainment for the Red Cross at the home of Mrs. Jennings on Church street, from which they realized sixty-live cents, which they turned over to the local chapter. This group of little Red Cross workers was composed of Klizabeth Jennings, Mary Green, Annie Green, Margaret Yates. Willie Yates and J. I mibort. The wind and rain storm that pass? ed over this city Sunday afternoon was much more severe in the country northeast of the city than it was in town, in the vicinity of Mr. Joe* Du rant's place the wind blew with great violence and the Call of hail was SO heavy that crops were considerably damaged and fruit was stripped from trees. <m Mr. Durant'a place a num? ber of large trees were blown down and the fruit crop was almost de? stroyed by the hall. The storm seems nol to have been destructive generally In this county, as no reports have been received of widespread damage. During the market season, when tobacco brought higher prices than sine?' the civil war, glowers declared they would set out a larger acreage than ever before. President Wilson's message urging farmers to raise more food crops is answered by farm? ers in this county, main of whom have cut their tobacco Uelde down one-half, and in some Instances alto? gether, to planl food products.4?Louis? ville t 'on ricr-Journal, INSVRANCE FOR SOLDIKR8. Plan Will Be Taken ?B Coming Week by Council of National l>efcn?e. Washington, June p.?Plans for is? suing $4,000 free government insur? ance on the life of every American soldier and sailor during the war in lieu of pension urrangements will be taken up next week by the Council of National Defense. A report prepared by Assistant Secretary Sweet of the Department of Commerce, ready to be submitted, urges that the insur? ance be provided through legislation before American troops are stijt to France. The defense council took up tho question some weeks ago and turned the whole subject over to the Depart? ment of Commerce for investigation. The report ready offers a long list of arguments showing tho advantage of working out a compensation system before American lives are lost in trie r war. The plans as prepared provide for a flat insurance of $4,000 on the life of every officer and private in the mili? tary and naval service to be paid to his beneficiaries without premiums. There would be provision for a sys? tem of insurance by which officers and men desiring to do so could take out amounts higher than the $4,000 free policy by paying premiums at peace rates. Insurance companies, it is said, are ready to. approve the scheme if as? sured the government will not con? tinue in the insurance business after the war. War hazards are so great that few companies are anxious to in? sure sodiers and sailors except at high premiums. At the end of the war the govern? ment, it is suggested, could turn over to insurance companies iia premium war busir^js, dropping tho flat $4,000) policies on all who leave the service, but continuing it on men who remain in the army or navy. One argument advanced for the in? surance plan is that it would improvo the morals of the troops. The plan would provide also insurance for partial o?* total disability. In case of death the insurance would be paid in instalments whose amount would be determined by a government board. Government officials are convinced the best way to dispose of the pen? sion problem is to meet it before? hand. ? Many officials hold that since many will be drawn from ocupations in which government . and State laws compel compensation for injury or death, the government cannot subject a man to m?re risk than he encoun? ters in his usual occupation and not make compensation if he is wounded or killed. The success of the government war risk insurance bureau, which has paid out large sums for ship losses, is pointed to as argument that the gov? ernment itself can bear the risk. The $4,000 insurance given free would be a direct loss, but pensions, it is argu? ed, would be much more costly in the long run. DRAFT MORE THAN MILTJOX. Army Will Conscription Large Num? ber to Allow for Kxcmptlons. Washington, June 4.?The plans of the war department to draft ninc? hundred thousand to million and a half men of the ten million who it in estimated will register tomorrow, wa*; disclosed to the senate military affalrti committee. Provost Marshal Genera: Crowder told the committee that exemptions will probably reduce the number to six hundred and twenty five thousand. A t'nique Record. Home testimony for Doan's Kidney Pills, published in every local'ty, is of itself convincing evidence of merit. Confirmed testimony forms still stronger evidence. Years ago, a citi? zen of Sumter gratefully acknowl edged the benefit derived from Doan's Kidney Pills. The statcmc.it is now confirmed?the proof more convinc? ing. Cases of this kind are plentiful in the work of Doan's Kidney Pills ? the record is unique. W. Yeadon, L'7 Haynsworth St., Sumter. says: * I suffered from dull, nagging backaches, and my kidneys acted too freely. I used Doan's Kid? ney Pills for these ailments, and they relieved me and toned up my Whole system." (Statement given January I, Itll.) Over lour years later Mr. Yeadon said; "The benefit Doan's Kidney Pills gave me lias been permanent." Price 60c, at ail dealers, Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy- gel Doan'l kidney Pills- the same that Mr Ycation has twice publicly rec? ommended. Poeter-lftlbura Co., Props., Buffalo, N. v. Advt