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Published Wednesday and Saturday _ ?BY? OSTKIZN PUBLISHING COMPANY SlMTKK, S. C Terms: 1 f t 50 per annum?in advance. i Advertisement1*. One Square first Insertion .. ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub. serve private interests will be charged tor as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1850 and the True Southron in I8C6. The Watchman and Southror. now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. THE LIBERTY LOAN. The following telegram was receiv? ed from the Liberty Loan Com? mittee for South Carolina; "Reports from the twenty-five most Important cities and towns in the State show subscriptions to Liberty Bonds are only TWO MILLION. SIX HUN? DRED THOUSAND at the beginning of this week. Amounts unreported will doubtless bring this to Three and one-half Million, or one-third of the amount allotted to South Carolina. Ac? tive campaigns are going forward in every community in the 8tate to at least double this total by June 15th. Please boost your local campaign to the Utmost." This statement covers the matter as fully as it is possible to be stated in words. South Carolina has subscribed for only one-third a* many Liberty Bonds as was confidently counted on. The amount allotted to South Carolina was based upon the banking resources of the SUte. which is generally regard? ed a* a fair index of the financial abil? ity of the people. To discharge their obligation to the government the peo? ple of South Carolina must buy $10, 000,000 of the Liberty Bonds. If they fall short of the allotted amount the people of this State will leave a part of the burden that is Justly their's to he carried by the people of other sec? tions. Neu York, Chicago and the other great financial centers have been called upon to subscribe for bor ds in exactly th<j same ratio and upon the same basis as the people of South Carolina. This State has been aske<* to do no more nor less in propor? tion to their financial ability than the people of New York. The question is. will they do their duty, or will thev shirk it? The list of Liberty Bond subscrip? tions for Sumter County, printed yes? terday, shows what Sumter county has done and who did it. There are approximately 2,500 white men of vot? ing age in Sumter county and if aver? age subscriptions of fifty dollars per man could be secured the allotment of Sumter county would be more than made up. This estimate does not take Into consideration at all the hun? dreds of women, children and negroe* who have taken or will take Liberty Bonds. It is not expected, of course, that every white roan in the county will buy a bond, for hundreds of them have not the money, nor can they obtain It to buy a bond. But there are more than enough rich and well-to-do men in the county to make up the average?for instance the subscr ption of Col. R. D. Lee alone is equivalent to three hundred subscrip tlons of $50 each?and a reasonabb number of liberal subscriptions to sup plement the many small subscriptions by men of small means would take up the allotment of the county and have something to the good besides. Av we have heretofore said, every man to expected to and should do his ful duty in this emergency, according to his means. That is all that can be expected of or demanded of any mar. rich or poor. The purchase of Liberty Bonds by capitalists, -.Tien who have money for r vestment, or who enjoy incomes in excess of their actual needs, is I simple matter. They only have to de? cide that they are willing to lend a part of their surplus funds to the government. It is just a matter of ?patriotism, without the element of sacrifice. They ere either willing to lend to the government to help It in the great struggle for human liberty or they are not. They are either wil? ling to lend to the government at .'t 1-2 per cent, interest to save their eountry from overthrow by a military despotism or they are selfish enough to say to the government. "Ho hang my money must be loaned at seven or eight per cent, or not at all." The purchase of Liberty Bonds by the poor man and the wage earner is a different proposition, for to DU} bonds out of a meagre income is sacrifice, since it necessitates economy end perhaps deprivation. It will I ? found that many a subscriber for onl. $50 makes a greater contribution, ac cording to his ability, than the buyers of big blocks of bonds. The many men of small means who are willing to make, and are making the sacri? fice to help the government in a time of need, will carry a large part of the Liberty I/oan, Just as it is the men of small means who will do the bulk o: the fighting on the battle front. It is these men who are the back-bone of the country, without whom there would be no country. It is this :lass of men who will rally to the flag and will furnish the man power and the money power to win the war, and to them the appeai is especially made here, as elsewhere throughout the whole country ,to buy Liberty bends, and help save the country. Sumter county has been asked to buy $116,000 worth of Liberty Bonds. Sumter county has thus far bought little more than half the allotment There are three more days in which to buy the balance. Have you bought the bonds that you should buy, accord? ing to your financial ability? THE RED CROSS AND SUMTER. This Special Edition Is designed to arouse the interest and center the thought of the people of Sumter coun? ty upon the nation-wide campaign that will be carried on next week by the National Red Cross Association for the purpose of enrolling amo^.tf its members all the men and women of the United States, and at the same t'me raise a fund of One Hundred Million Dollars to carry oh relief work for the American soldiers and sailors on the battle front, in the hos? pitals and in the camps. In every community throughout this broad land the forward-looking men i and women, ^who love their fellow men and seek to serve by alleviating suffering and succoring those in dis? tress, are joining hands to further I the great work that the Red Cress i has been commissioned to do by our government President Wilson, by proclamation, has set apart next we?k as Red Crom Week, and In every i State the governors have endorsed tfr movement and are doing their ut? most officially and personally, to make it the most successful effort ever conceived to unite all American- 1 in one great brotherhood for the ser? vice of mankind. In this great work irrery person has a place, a duty to I perform and a contribution to make. The place may be that of a physician ' on the battlefield, or In a base ho* pital, or an ambulance bearer, or a nurse, or a maker of hosplt? ' supplies, or a contributor of money for the support of the active workers who have given their lives. This Is i the thought that each one should tal<e to himself?there is service for all and a duty for each one that canned be shirked or shifted to the shoulder i of another. The appeal is universal but the responsibility is individual and personal. The Red Cross movement is Nation? al in scope and world-wide in its i field of benefitcent service, but each State, city, town and hamlet muft i bear its share of the national respon- i sibility. Sumter county has its < responsibility for this work and its \ duty to discharge in the fullest mcas- < ure possible to the limit of its ability i and opportunity. In response to the proclamation of ; President Wilson, Sumter Chapter of 1 the Red Cross, of which Mr. Nelll j O'Donnell is president, has undertak- ' en to lay before the people of Sumter i county the facts relative to the Re 1 l Cross movement to increase the | membership and to raise the great \ fund needed to care for our soldiers ] and sailors. At the request of M?. | O Donnell this special, devoted to Red j Cross Week In Sumter county, is < printed to carry the message to all i sections of the county as quickly as i possible. It would have befn an Im- j possibility to call on each person or to send a personal letter to all whom this paper will reach, but it is, nev? ertheless a personal message to each and every reader. It is an invitation to each one to attend the great mass meeting in Trinity Methodist Church Monday night. June lSth, with which Red Cross Week in Sumter county Is to be inaugurated. The principal ad? dress of the evening will be delivered by Rev. William Way of Charleston, who is giving his service to the cans ? and is going wherever be is called to explain the ?reat work of the Red Cross Association, ami by so doing to arouse the people of South Carolin i to a sense of their responsibility. The mass meeting Monday night will be followed up by an active and spirited canvass of the town and coun? ty throuKhout the week to Increas i the membership of the Chapter Those who approve of the wor the Red Cross is doing and plans to do and wish to help it along will lighten the labors of the committee I by voluntarily enlisting, The member ship fee is One Dollar a year, but those who are able to give mor ? should- do so for no matter how ^cn eroua the contribution may he it cannot be greater than the needs of the hour, nor be th^ equivalent of the aaerlflce th..c the soldiers an 1 sailors, doctors and nurset are mak? ing on the altar of patriotism thv they may serve their country and al? leviate the suffering of their fcllo men. In the preparation o| this issue w ? haVC had the valued aim efficient a. sistance of a number of the member* of Sumter Chapter Red Cross and the generous cooperation of the business men of the city, for all of which our thanks are returned. WAR TAX REDUCED. Senate Cuts ofT Tax on Several Ar tides. Washington, June 14.?The house war tax bill was decreased about nine million dollars more by the senate finance committee deciding to reduce the manufacturers' tax on athletic goods, patent medicines, perfumeries and cosmetics from five to two per cent. Insurance Policies Against Despotism. (By Benjamin R. T?]gp? United States Senator frpal South Caro? lina.) ^> Every American citizen who can do so ought to purchase one or more of the Liberty Loan Bonds. It is his duty. France and England have "borne the heat and burden of the day," and the quickest way we can come to their aid is to furnish them mency. We shudder to think of our troops being sent to the battle front In Europe, and the more dollars we send now, the fewer men we shall have to send later?and the shorter time they will have to stay. I am in favor of our doing our full share in the job of ridding the world of Prussian militarism. If our troops are need? ed, I want them sent to Europe in imple numbers?a steady stream, ev 5r increasing?but, if our money now zan enable our allies to overcome the common enemy before our men are ready, so much the better for all con? cerned. A hundred dollars contribut? ed by the farmer, tradesman, doctor, lawyer, merchant, or artisan, may keep a loved one out of the horrible trenches of northern France. We arc jolng to whip Imperial Germany, bat we want to do it in the easiest way. Let us buy Liberty Bonds! Common sense tells us that is the thing to do. We are not asked to give anything. The government has asked for a loan ?and the whole amount of property in the United States is security for it The investment is absolutely safe, and tve are to receive three and one-half per cent, interest with the privilege Df turning our bonds into other issues in the future if the interest rate is raised. In two years from now, I be? lieve the Liberty bonds will be selling considerably above par?say at 107. In other words, an investment in the t>o.ids in all probability will pay som<? ?ix or seven per cent. A safe invest? ment at that rate does not happen along every day. The man of small means, besides doing his patriot c luy, will be doing a good busiess itroke by investing at least a portion jf his savings in Liberty Bonds. They (vill pay him a fair profit?and he ;an turn them into money at a "min jte'8 notice." Buy bonds, my fellow citizens. Sho v -our faith in democracy. Tyrannny las reared its ugly head once mor\ md it is more venomous than ever. This war started when the yankee ired on British hirelings at Lcxing on. Let us finish the work our for< - athers began at Bunker Hill. The vorld cannot exist half autocratic an 1 lalf democratic. The antagonism be ween the two systems of government s mortal?and must be fought to the leath. Our dollars must fight while >ur men are preparing for the con lict. Buy Liberty Bonds! They ar nsurance policies against despotism. ?So Little Done, so Much to Do"? Rhodes. This was the s;gh of Cecil Rhode*, unc of the greatest men the world ever knew. John Hays Hammond, *ho knew him well, tells about Rhodes In the July American Magazine. He says: "The achievements of Rhodes are al? most unthinkable. I^ong before Amer? ican trusts were attempted, he forme?: what was then the greatest business combination in history and became ab? solute autocrat of the diamond busi? ness of the whole world. He organiz eo a huge consolidation of gold com? panies; he was the first financier cour agcous enough to institute deep-level mining on the Band, the method on which now depends the future of the greatest of all g'>hi fields. "No Roman emperor ever won mo < territory than Rhodes brought und r his native British Hag. Through til Chartered Company, incorporated h i88t, he added to the British Colonial dominions territory equal to the com blned areas of the British Isles Franco, Prussia. Austria and Sp.ii ? lie made possible the federation of ill South African States, and planned to link Cape Colony and Cairo by rail .i project that he carried half way ?<> fruition before he was cut off by .?ath when he was only forty-nim years old. "Yet with this record of emplr building behind him, his last words as he lay dying were these; "'So little done, so much to do!' "i CITY COUNCIL MEETING. GacoUnc Dealers Complain About En forcoueill of Sunday Ordinance. In the absence of Mayor Jennings Tuesday night. Councilman C. G. Rowland took the chair as Mayor Pro-tem at the regular meeting o: the City Council. Councilman Booth was also present.. Mr. George F. Epperson appeared before Council and requested that the gasoline dealers of this city be allowed to sell to the residents o? Sumter on Sundays. He stated that, since the enforcement of the recent ordinance forbidding the sale of gas? oline except In cases of necessity, the motorists of the city are forced to go to the country to make their pur? chase. This places the local dealer.* at a great disadvantage and Mr. Ep? person stated that his own business was being hurt thirty-three and one third per cent. In reply, Council pointed out that there was a State law against the sale of gasoline in thr^ county and that redress lay, not with Council, but with the county officials Two applications were received fo: positions on the poLce force. Thos^ applications, which were from L. A Welsh and J.'C. Collins, were ordered filed. A bill was received from Mr. H. M. Crowson for the charges made by the hospital and the doctor for fixing the broken arm of one of his chil? dren. The child's arm had been Iroken by an obstruction across one o) the streets left there by one of the construction companies when they were working in the city. Council in? structed the clerl' ko take the matter up at once with the Simoj.s-Mayrant Company of Charleston and see if the matter cannot bo settled. The Water Works Commissioner Mr. W. W. MeKagcn. has been under bond for the collection of water rents In his department Last night Council came to the conclusion that Buch a bond was unnecessary and or? dered that It be discontinued. The City Clerk asked for instructions in regard to the bond which he is under for the handling of taxes levied on all abutting property which are to 1 e ap? plied to the paving fund. He stated that his hond. $20,000, is excessive and out of proportion to the liability' attached to the handling of the pav? ing funds. Action on this matter was deferred. A letter was :-eceived from Chief of Polioc Sumter, calling the attention of Council to the conditions existing a' the Atlantic Coast Line station. Ho stated that the crowded conditions at the station, especially on Sundays, were liable to cause much trouble. He advised that the tracks be fenced in and no one be allowed to enter un? less he had a ticket. The clerk was instructed to show the letter to the railroad authorities and see if thev can suggest any method to better the present conditions at the station. Mr. Thompson, of the Ely Con? struction Company, was present to confer with council in regard to cor? recting the defects In the guttering of the streets laid by his company. The matter was taken up and discussed fully, but Council determined that its former Instructions in regard to this matter should stand and requested that the construction company pro? ceed with . the corrections. Mr. Thompson stated that his com? pany was willing to go on with the work and that the guttering would be repaired Immediately. Mr. Planding reported thit good, progress had been made in llxing the amount of paving assessments due by the property owners whose propert abutted on the street. These ass< ss ments will be ready for collection by , July 1. A letter was received from Mr. W B. Burns asking that the cement side? walk in front of hi* dwelling, which had been hiid at his personal expense, be placed Under the abutting ordi? nance. He asked that the amount paid by him be refunded and that he be allowed twenty years in which to pay his proportionate share, just as tie other property owners are doing. Sim? ilar requests were received from sev? eral others. Upon resolution, it was decided that the city engineer should inspect these sidewalks and if they come up to the speeilieations laid wmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmammmmtmm lown in the new paving act, the city engineer is to furnish the Clerk ffltll such data that he can make a settle? ment with these property owners and place their names in the list with the ether property owners against whom the paving fund is to be assessed. The police report for May was re reived and ordered filed. It showed 91 arrests; $1,010.50 in fines and 629 days dealt out to the offenders of th<? law. The report of the city library was also received. It showed that 393 books had been lent out in the month of May, making a total ot 11,825. Fourteen new members were report? ed for the month. The special report of the police in regard to the liquor cases which have been brought up in court, showed a net gain for the city of $79.40, besides a couple of hundred days. Forty-seven cases were tried. There being no further business. Council then adjourned. K\ PLOSION IN KS GLAND. I ? _. i Iii;; Explosion Near Manchester Kills Fi fly Persona. London? Juno 14.?Fifty persons wo e killed and many injured in an explosion at Ashton-under line, ti manufacturing: center near Manches? ter, Chancellor Bonar Lav/ announced today. Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embaltntr. Prompt Attention to Dar and Night ClTf, At 0. J. CR A10 Oid Stand, N. Vain. Phones: Sf,^9,, National Defense No Exemptions: War brings every loyal citizen into [ac? tive service for his country. It may be on the battlefield or on the battleship. It can just as surely be behind the plow, at the work-bench, in the factory or in the office. The slogan of the day has become : "Each man to his place but each doing his full share." It is not only the patriotic duty of Amer? ican citizens to subscribe to the Liberty Loan of 1917 but it presents privilege and pr? fit. An immediate response on the part of every individual is the fir>t step toward an assured national vict< ry. The complete facilities of this Institution are at your service in arranging the de? tails of your subscription. The National Bank of Sumter. THRIFT Living is a lifelong affair, Earning is a matter of a few years. To Jive independently your full life, live on hss than your income during your earning pe? riod and invest the difference ia a Savings Account. Your account invited. 4 i interest, 100 i safety. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Oldest Banking Institution in the County urrm:uni;nm:::n;n:inntmirtm:n:;;:!:innnina:m? 11 UttUUm BMWBBM mtta ?? j Eveiytiling in the Building Line I All Kinds of Feed j BOOTH & McLEOD. Inc. ! EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE j Phones 10 ? 631 mmmtmxxxmmmmxtmtxmmmammmmmmtmmt^^ george washington .^^^?g^^^^ and Robert Mon is largely financed the Patriot Cause with their >vJ'^^^S^2fej^Ml private funds. Vtnerica's first contribution to the wai apainst ^t^j^^^t^^tL'jf (ierman Imperialism is.* 7.000,000,000, an amount, expressed "?J^J. frwhj^^a S''V,M ^?^rsj would girdle the earth (our times. ?^S1 Itfl/lHM 8 Thi.s is our contribution to the maintenance of the prinei ri^TT BifluliBijl pics fought for l-\ oui fathers. Our Country calls on you to mmUjfM I denv voursell tin* umiecessaries of life and practice KCOXOMY, lK,i^^p| ' I,,vM (i VUTV an'1 svsri:.MATic savixcj. will vor ; HF? ! T,ieNati?na|?ankois?uti1 caro,ina ^^J^Kl * *mWm 1,11 ,lANK ,(),{ SYSTEMATIC SAYlMis. >T^5Js^1^^5^;^|i C G KOWI AN!). President E. C. DUNN, Teller ;i V^^^^S?^Sr F F HI NN AN I'. Cashier I . V. WALSH, Tellei "^^SSj^y II L. McCOY, Assistant Cashier CYRILL SCHWARTZ, B'keeper EARLE ROWLAND. Ass't Cash r ANSLEY YATfcS, Bookkeeper I In Service GEORGE ROWLAND, Collector i r