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Hit I?Hmtjjman nr? Sout^r?n ?r\ittlihieil Wednesday and Saturtla) _ ?BY? ?nYOCKN PUBLISHING COMPANY StJITKIl, S. C. Tvvm?: 11.00 per annum?-In advance. Advertisements, One Sauare first Insertion .. ..$1.00 . *?*ery subsequent Insertion.60 Contract* for three months, or loserer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub Serve private Interests will bo charged fee SS advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The 8umter Watchman was found ad m 1110 and the True Southron in list. Tho Watchman and Southron sew has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, aad Is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. _ THE LIBERTY LOAN. The Liberty Loan has not yet been fully subscribed?there was talk at . the outset of an enthusiastic rush to buy bonds that would over-subscrlb the flret two billion dollar allotment by many hundred of millions, but thi .optimistic prediction has not been realised. Thus far every section of the country has fallen short of the an liotpated response. Subscriptions re? ported up to Saturday night totaled only one billion threo hundred mil Hew?$70S,000.000 short of the need ad amount. R is evident that Ameri? cans do not yet real ve the tremend? ous responsibility that rests upon .them. It Is evident that they have Individually felt the call of duty ths Inspiration of patriotism. They spay not be shirkers; It Is certain that .fJst thousands of men and women who sure aMe financially to subscribe llber afty for Liberty Bonds, without deny? ing themselves or their families a siegle comfo.t or luxury to which they have become accustomed, but have not bought s single bond or have subscribed in a niggardly man par compared with their means, are oat traitors?they are merely Indiffer? ent and deaf te the call or duty. They ate over-cautious In lending their money to the government at three and a* half per cent. Interest when they eaa obtain six. seven or eight per cent, on other Investments. The not yst penetrated their eon that the only way to save and protect their hoarded wealth, thaw homes and perhaps their very Hews Is to Isnd out of their abundanc? generously aad liberally to the govorn Kent, so that It may successfully wage ? war for liberty. The same duty rest upon tho poor man and the wage tamer aa upon the capitalist and the aeon In easy circumstances. Each person who enjoys the blessings of this free government must do his shars to preserve and perpetuate the only gov wmment that stands as a bulwark of hums a rights against autocracy and frtghtfuloess. The poor man and the rich man alike Is In duty hound to do his full share, according to' his abil? ity, and when all the people realize this and act accordlnsly tho govern? ment will receive all the financial sup part It needs Sumter county Is In line with oth? er sections of the country?the sub eertpttons to date are far short of the amount alloted to the county. Sum? ter county was expected to subscribe for the minimum amount of $116, 000. and the amount actually sub? scribed for is only $61.000. Just about flfty per Cent, of what 8umter was expected to do for the cause of lib There are four more days left in which subscriptions may be made for liberty bonds. The question that is now before the people of Sumter Is wilt they do their duty, will they lend freely and patriotically to the gov? ernment of the United States that hu? man liberty may not perish off the face of the earth? In another column Is printed the list of the Sumter people who have subscribed for Liberty Bonds through ths Liberty Loan committee of the Associated Banks. Is your name In that list? If It Is not there, Is It be oause you are unwilling to lend your country a part of your savings? If It Is there, sre youj satisfied that you are lending liberal?' and generously and patriotically te the government that protects your business and your borne and keeps you sufe In the en? joyment of the guaranteed right of Ufe. Utterly end the pursuit of hap plness? Dr. Walter J. Rrlstow, who Is well remembered In Sumter, having prac? ticed medicine here, graduated at the bead of his class yesterday In Wash? ington. Ok C. Dr. Brlstow left gel about s. year a*" to enter the Medi? cal Onega but. before entering active service, he resumed his studies In the Army Medical School, glvng special attention to tho requirements of an army physician. It Is with much plessuro that his friends will learn of the high honor won by him. N. O. Evans of Edgefield and 1 P. Cothran have been mentioned as can? didates for speaker of the house of representatives to succeed Jns. A. Hoyt who will move to Detroit, Mich KFD ( ROSS WUOL People of America Called to Patriotic ?WvftM In Support of Red Cross. An acute situation confronts the Red Cross work of America and Sum ter hus been appealed to for aid. So necessary is it that every city and town in the State do its full share, and do It at once that (low Richard I. Manning has wired NeiU O'Donnell, head of the local orr/unization, asking that steps bo taken immediately to ac? quaint every citizen in every section of the city and county with the need of his or her personal co-operation for making the national organization strong enough to capably take care of our men in the training camps und at the front with the Hag in France. Nobody has questioned Sumtcr's pa? triotism or wiliingcss to "see it through;" the same is the ease with practically every other city and town in the country. However, the cold fact of the matter Is that in spite of the work done thus far, neither Sum ter nor any other community has yet been able to accomplish what Is neces? sary to be done. Team work is needed, and the. Nat? ional Red Cross committee has set aside the week of June 18th to 25th aa Red Cross woek, a time when ev? eryone is expected to give of their enthusiasm and funds for putting the organization on a sound basis. Sum ter must and will do her share. And Monday night, June ISth, at Trinity Methodist church in this city a U| mass meeting will be held to consider the best ways and means of helping. Rev. William Way of Charleston will address this meeting. Mr, O'Donnell and the other work? ers In Sumter have asked The Item and Watchmun and Southron to help enlist at least the enthusiasm of every person In the county and these pn p^vs will gladly contribute liberally of their space w'th this end in view. The result, It is confidently expect? ed, will be that Monday will see a (Treat influx of citizens from the cn tire county who will spend the day here and attend the conference nt Trinity church in the evening. At the suggestion of Mr. O'Don? nell the Dally Item and Watchman & Southern have decided to Issue noxt Friday special Red Cross editions presenting the story of the work and necessity for cooperation In order to care for our boys on the firing line. In connection with these special issues an excellent chance is offered to mer? chants and Individuals to combine patriotism with good business In tak Ing advertising space In these Issues. In similar editions run In many other cities merchants have devoted whole pages to exploiting the work of the Rod Cross, the vital necessity for Its oxistence, and have urged their pat? rons to pay at least the very small membership fee to show their patrio? tism. In every case for the mer? chant the advertising has been an Im? mense success. It has centered talk on his store, It has brought htm ens tomerw and It has SHOWN WHERK HE STANDS. In order to help the work along and make the**) special issues effective In presenting their case to the people of Sumter county, Mr. Dunne U Wan namakor. formerly advertising man? ager of The Daily Item and WStchman A Southron has consented to con? tribute his services during a part of his vacation this week to properly prepare the news matter and adver? tising for tho special editions. No one who is thoroughly informed on the work of the Red Cross In war. particularly In connection with the preaent great war In Europe, will gain? say tho fact that It is as necessary for waging a successful war as cannoi or shrapnel. It Is now merely a matter of informing the people as n whole, and enlisting their support in tho great national movement which takes place all over the country ne\t week, at which time special Informa | tlve oditlons of papers will be issued from Maine to Mexico the same as those In preparation by The Item and Watchman & Southron. Of Interest Is the plea made to Mr. O'Donnell hy (Jov. Manning, in th" telegram reading as follows: Columbia, June 8, 1017. Nelll O'Donnell. Sumter, S. C. President Wilson is asking the peo? ple of the I'nlted States to contribute one hundred million dollars for Red Cross work, vitally needed at onee for nur military force and thost? of our allies This money Is to be raised by a na? tion-wide slmultaneouN campaign June is to 25th. South Carolina has been asked t>> contribute three hundred thousnn 1 dollars. The time Is short. The call appeals to our highest patriotism ami our primal love of humanity and mercy. I itin helples-i without quick concerted powerful leadership In each county, will you accept ? position <> i State Ked Cross war council and la) ii?ld?" everything to attend a special conference In my afflcc at Columbia at eight p. m. Friday, June lftth. Am relying on you to advise me quick. Richard I. Manning. Governor. Patriotic Sunday, July 1. "Patriotic Sunday" is to be ob? served throughout th? United States in the Sunday schools of all denomina? tions on Sunday, July l. it is pe? culiarly fitting that this day was chosen as "Patriotic Sunday" by the International Sunday School Associa? tion in co-operation with leaders of the various denominations, as it comes in the same week as our great national holiday on July 4. Sunday school leaders can make the day one of real benefit to the Sunday school by quick and aggressive action. "Pa? triotic Sunday" furnished an oppor? tunity of impressing men and women everywhere with the | idea that the Sunday school is an effective agency for the promotion of the best things in our community life. President Woodrow Wilson has Is? sued the following proclamation, calling on the Sunday school peopb to observe the day: "To the officers, Teachers and Scholars of the Sunday Schools of the United States of America: The present insistent call of our beloved country mu.,? be heard and answered by every citizen of the Unit? ed States in proportion to his or her ability to maintain the national power and honor. Many citizens will ren? der their aid by force of arms on the battlefield while others will make the nation strong by their patriotic gifts and support to the common causo. It is therefore highly fitting that the Sunday schools of the nation should observe a special patriotic day and on this occasion should make spochil contribution to the American Red Cross for the alleviation of the suf? fering entailed by the prosecution o the present war. It is my earnest hope that your generosity may be unstinted In this, the hour of the na? tion's need, and that this special day may mean much to you in the under- | standing of the cause for which our ' beloved land now contends. i (Signed) Woodrow Wilson. | A number of the governors of \ States and territories in the United ; States have also issued proclamations j calling on the Sunday school workers! i to observe the day.. Tho purpose of Uhe day is to ex- j press gratitude to God for our nation; 10 arouse feelings of loyalty and de? votion to the nation; to enlist all Sunday school members in the Rod Cross Society the oUlcers, teachers and as many others in the Sunday School who wish to join, and to make an offering toward the Red Cross So i clety or other war relief agency, or Army Y. M. C A. work. It is suggested that the following items might be Included in the pro? gram on "Patriotic Sunday:" Nat? ional patriotic songs, patriotic mes- , sages from George Washington, Abra-1 ham Lincoln, or Woodrow Wilson, flag j raising by Boy Scouts or Confederate ; Veterans' with the flag salute given by I tho school; the names of the young i men read who have volunteered for : war, and names of the young women Who will serve as Red Cross nurses; a ! brief statement of tho work of the i Rod Cross Society and the Army Y. M j C. A. The offering should be sent di root to the Red Cross headquarters or | the Army Y. M. C A. headquarters 1 and a record to the State Sunday j school ofnee, 714 Chapman Building I Spartanburg. For further information, j address the above office. j Dr. J. R. Wilkinson and Mrs. Wil? kinson, missionaries to China, with their youngest son Louis, landed at j Vancouver, B. C, to spend their va? cation with relatives in America They will stop at University of Wis OOfUrin to visit their sOli James, who is taking a course in the law depart ment and then go to John Hopkins to see their son George graduate If medicine. They will then visit Green ville and Montrcat before COmlM down to see their mother and sister Mrs. Wilkinson and Miss Ann! U.oyd. It has been eight years since the doctor and his family have been out on a vacation.?Blshopvillc Vin d lea tor. . Game Cooh Troop of the Hoy Scout' of America is now being re organized by physical Director Duncan of the Y. M. C. A. Since the re-organiza? tion of the National organization pi Boy Scouts, it has been decided that the number ?>f boys in ? troop can? not exceed twenty-four. each trooj Icing composed of three patrols with eight men in each. All the younp boys In Ihc city over twelve years o agS are Invltod tn join and all thoS' wishing to dO BO are requested t' sail :-t the Y. M C. A. within the next few <lays ?nd make a payment of 2r?c which amount Is charged for the reg Istration rord <d' each Scout. It ll expected thai n\ least two troops wll be orgnnlxcd h> the city. Men who ore liable to ?conserlptloi for military service and have rogls to red mny still voluntarily enlist h the army, navy or National Guard The Bumter Dght Infantry still lack HboUl one hundred men of having th lull War strength. Siinoiuls on (he Russian Riddle. A month that has seen the hardest and the most costly fighting in the whole war will be remembered here? after because f its political rather than its military events. In this month the Russian situation has un? dergone one complete change and many incidental shifts. A world that proclaimed the Russian Revolution as the guarantee of allied victory and the assurance of solidarity between the Slav and the western nations has ; been compelled to face the possibility that Russia would voluntarily retire from the war or that the chaos with? in Russin would eliminate the new republic as a military force against the central powers. The riddle remains unread. I do not pretend to forecast what may come out of the Russian situation. Rut i do warn my readers that it is idle and unwise to accept each passing in? terpretation of Russian events, an interpretation probably based upon hope rather than knowledge, as a final disposition of the Russian problem and an ultimate dispersal of allied doubts. In my judgment it is highly unlikely that there will be effective Russian military cooperation with tho nations fighting Germany during the present year and this means that tho war will almost inevitably be prolong? ed for another year. There is a verylhirge and influential body of Russian opinion which now ? advocates peace, not a separate peac e ] with Germany, but peace in the I world based upon the formula of no annexations and no indemnities. For Russia this means the renunciation of Guliclan ambitions and, even more im- i portnnt, of designs upon Constanti? nople and the Straits. Tins faction demands that the world shall make peace on the basis of things as they were in July, 1911, and also consents to the establishment of a free Poland and an autonomous Finland. Unfortunately for the allies this Russian faction demands that they shall declare themselves agreed to this program in advance of the Ger? mans and q very real split is taking place 1 etween tho liberal nations of the West and the radical and socialis? tic elements of Russia, because tne al? lies cannot and will not accept the Russian formula. Thus it is wholly inequitable that the Russians should i demand that France accept the mu tiliation of 1S70 as permanent, that Italy should resign her claim upon the Italians of Trieste and the Tren tino, that the Serbs and Rumanians ; should be sent back to Austrian and I Hungarian slavery in the name of i justice and honorable settlement. \Vith this element in Russia Ger- | many is playing. She has not agreed to accept peace without annexation or indemnity. The Russian collapse en? abled Dethmann-Hollv/eg to face tho peace party in Germany and silence it the other day in the Reichstag, he- I cause in the Russian collapse the mass ?f the German people saw the prom Iff of a real victory for themselves Since the Russian Revolution Ger? man depression has almost Vanished and at the moment there seems to be greater hope of decisive victory for their arms among the Germans than at any time since Verdun. We are bound to face the fact that this extreme element in Russia may force a separate peace when it falls to force its program upon Its allies In advance of imposing it upon the old enemy. We are bound to face the fact that, wen if a separate peace doos not follow, this radical element in Russia has already so destroyed th'^ cohesion and discipline of Russian armies that Germany has been en? abled to transfer many divisions from the East to the West and these di? visions have temporarily slowed down the British attack and al BOlUtol.v checked the French. Now it may be true, as many Rus? sian sympathizers today assert, that the crisis has passed and that hence? forth we may look for an improve? ment in the Russian situation, viewing it from the allied point of view. It la true, that AlOXloff and Rrusiloff, win with Russky had resigned, have con? sented to go back to their posts. Therefore we may soon have a Rus ?Ion attack. Rut on the other hand, we may at least as reasonably expect la new outbreak of the element which 'desires to apply Utopian ideas to a world in which unconqucred German armies still suport ideas and ideals i which have nothing: lu common with Utopia, My judgment is, and it is founded on the opinions that I derive from France and Britain alike, that it would be idle to count upon any Russian aid for the next year. It may come an I it may not; it probably will not. If it comes, effectively, we may see an end of the war this year, following a military decision, but not otherwise. If It does not come this year, it will, as I shall point out later, await the arrival of United States armies on the European battle front, unless the sub? marine weapon wins a negotiated peace for Germany.?From "An Omi? nous Month of War,' by Frank II. Simonds, in the American Review of Reviews for June. NIXK MILLION BfEM LISTKI). Itegislration of 8.> Percent, of OBBtJUf Rrtlnate is indicated. I Washington, June 8.?Seventeen States and the District of Columbia had their returns from Tuesday's war registration complete tonight when the provost marshal general's office closed, showing a combined registra? tion of 2,34 J*,256 compared with their census eligible estimate of 2,703,727. At this rate something over 85 per cent, of the census estimate has been registered and if the other 31 States should show the same ratio of de? crease the total registration would be around nine million, or, 1,261,000 be? low the census figures. Mr. Ralph Flowers left Saturday for Greensboro, N. C., where he has accepted a position wtih the Southern lafe and Trust Co. EARNING. K I II. Making money is a business, spending it a necessity, saving it an art. Many people make money, prac? tically everyone spends money, but only the thrifty save it Thrift means laying aside the extra dollar that represents youth , and vigor to offset the minus dol? lar that later on will represent old age and decreased vitality. Have you a savings account ? The National Bunk of Sumter. THRIFT Living is a lifelong affair, Earning is a matter of a few years. To live independently your full life, live on less than your income during your earning pe? riod and invest the difference in a Savings Account. Your account invited. 4 ( interest, 100 t safety. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Oldest Banking Institution in the County Eveiything in trie Building Line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE Phones 10 ? 631 GEORGE WASHINGTON Band Robert Monis largely financed tho Patriot Cause with their private funds. America's first contribution to the war against German Imperialism is $ 7,000,000,000, an amount, expressed in silver dollars, would girdle the earth four tinea. This is our contribution to the maintenance of the princi? ples fought for by our Fathers. Our Country calls on you to deny yourself the iiniiecessaries of life and practice ECONOMY, V\i\ r, AL1TY and cJYdTEM ATlc SWING. WILL YOU The National Bank of South Carolina THE BANK FOR SYSTEMATIC SAVINGS. I C. G. ROWLAND, Presidcr! B. C. DUNN, Teller F. E. Hl NN AN T, Cashier T. V. WALSH, Tellei l(. L. MVCOY, Assistant Cashier CYRILL SCHWARTZ, B'kecptr EARLE ROWLAND. Ass't Cash r ANSLEY YATES, Bookkeeper I In Service | GEORGE ROWLAND, Collectoi