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Published Wednesday and Saturday _ ?BY?? OSWEN PUBLISHING COMPANY StMTKH, S. C. ,i Terms: U 91.50 per annum?in advance. Advertisements. One Square lirst insertion L. ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion!... .60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub. nerve private interests will be charged for aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed in 1850 and the True Southron in 18?6. The Watchman and Southron ?u>w has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in 8umter. g==gHgg-g"WFg? I , THE LIBERTY LOAN, j - 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 Bond?? ore 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 State to at least double this total by June 15th. Please boost your local campaign to the utmost." This statement covers the matter as Tully as it is possible to be stated in words. South Carolina has subscribed for only one-third as many Liberty Bonds aa was confidently counted on. The amount allotted to South Carolina was baaed upon the banking resources of the 8tate, which is generally regard? ed as 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 be carried by the people of other sec? tions. New York, Chicago and the , other great financial centers have been called upon to subscribe for bonds in exactly the same ratio and upon the same basis as the people of South Carolina. This State has been ask erf 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 they ablrk it? Tfee liat of Liberty Bond subncrlp tfcone Hot "waiter 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 man 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 subscription of Col. R. D. Lee alone is equivalent to three hundred subscrip tlons of $50 each?and a reasonable number of liberal subscriptions to sup plement the many small subscription* by men of small means would take up the allotment of the county and have something to the good besides. Ah we have heretofore said, every man is expected to and should do his fur duty In this emergency, according to his means. That is all that can be expected of or demanded of any man rich or poor. The purchase of Liberty Bonds by capitalists, fflen who have money for investment, or who enjoy incomes in excess of their actual needs, is r simple matter. They only have to de? cide that they are willing to lend n part of their surplus funds to the government It is just a matter of patriotism, without the element of sacrlf ? They are either willing to lend t* ..he 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 I 1-2 per cent, interest to save their country from overthrow by a military despotism or they are selfish enough to say to the government, "Cio han?' my money must be loaned at sever, 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 bu> bonds out of a meagre income Is sacrifice, since It necessitates economy, and perhaps deprivation. It will Ih 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 willinK to make, and are making the sacri? fice to help the government in a time of need, will carry a large part ?>f the Liberty lxmn, Just as it is the men of small means who trill do the bulk of the fighting on the battle front. It Ib these men who are the back-bone of the country, without whom there would be no country. It is this class 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 appeal is especially made here, as elsewhere throughout the whole country ,to buy Liberty bonds, 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 A VD SUMTER. This Special Edition is designed to arouse the interest and center the thought of the people of Sumter coun? ty upon the nation-w.de campaign that will be carried on next week by the National Red Cros.? Association tot the purpose of enrolling among its members all the men and women of the United States, ani at the same time raise a fund of One Hundred Million Dollars to carry on relief work for the American soldiers and sailors on the battle front, in the hos? pitals and ig the camps. In every community throughout this broad land the forward-looking men 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 the great work that the Red Cross has teen commissioned to do by our government. President Wilson, by proclamation, has set apart next week ns Rod Cro83 Week, and in every State the governors have endorsed ihr movement and are doing their ' ut? most officially and personally, to make it the most successful effort ever conceived to unite all American' I in one great brotherhood for the ser vicst of mankind. In thin great work erveay person has a place, a duty to I perform and a eontribution to make. The place may be that of a physician ' on the battlefield, or in a base hos pltal, or an ambulance bearer, or a nurse, or a maker of hospital 1 supplies, or a contributor of money for the support of the active workers who have given their lives. This is Che thought Lhat each one should take to himself?there is sendee for all and a duty for each one that cannot shirked or shifted to the shoulder another. The appeal s universal t the responsibility Is individual and persons. I. i The Red Cross movement is Nation- I al in scope and world-wide in its i field of benefitcent service, but each State, city, town and hamlet must i bear its share of the national respon- i sibillty. Sumter county has its responsibility for this work and its duty to discharge in the fullest meas- i ure poHntbie to the limit cf its ability and opportunity. In response to the proc'amatlon of ; President Wilson, Sumter Chapter of the Red Cross, of which Mr. Neill O'Donnell is president, has undertak- 1 en to lay before the people of Sumter county the facts relative :o the Red Cross movement to increase the membership and to raise the great i fund needed to care for cur soldiers ] and sailors. At the request of Mr. O'Donnell this special, devoted to Red Cross Week in Sumter county, is printed to carry the message to all i sections of the county as quickly as possible. It would have been an im? 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 ar invitation to each one to attend the ?reat mass meeting in Trinity Methodist Church Monday ni*ht, June 18th, with which Red Cross Week in Sumter county is to be inaugurated. The principal ad? dress f>f the evening will bo delivered : by Rev. William Way of Charleston, who Is giving his service to the caus? and is going wherever he is called to explain the srreat work of the Red Cross Association, and by so doing to arouse the people of South Carolinr. to a sense of their responsibility. The mnss meeting Monday night will be followed up by an active and spirited canvass of the town and coun? ty throughout the week to Increase the membership of the Chapter. Those who approve of che wor the Red Cross Is doing and plans to do and wish to help it along will lighten the labors of the committees by voluntarily enlisting. The member? ship fee Is One Dollar a year, but those who are side to give morf should do ho for no matter how gen? erous the contribution may be it eannot be greater than the needs of the hour, nor bo the equivalent of the sacrifice that the soldiers am' sailors, doctors and nurses arc msl< ing on the altar of patriotism th;;' they may serve their country and al? leviate the suffering of their felhr men. In the preparation of this Issue a*e hnve had the valued and clTlclcnl as sistancc of a number of the members 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 off Tax on Several Ar? ticles. 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. Tillman, United States Senator from 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 money. We shudder to think of our troops being sent to the battle front in j 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 ample numbers?a steady stream, ev? er increasing?but, if our money now ran 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 hoiriblc trenches of northern France. We are roing to whip Imperial Germany, but 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 we are to receive three and qne-half per cent, interest with the privilege of turning our bonds into other issues In the future if the Interest'rate is raised. In two years from near, I be lleve the Liberty bonds will bt selling ?ons}de;;ihly above ppr?saaat 107. In other words, an lnvestmemtin the bonds in all probability wlf^?ty some six or seven per cent. A ifjjM invest? ment at that rate does '^?happen along every day. The ma R>f small means, besides doing hla "patriotic Airy, will be doing a good busies* stroke by investing at least a portion of his savings in Liberty Bonds. They tvill pay him a fair profit?and he ?an turn them into money at a "min? ute's notice." ,. Buy bonds, my fellow citizens. fhO*v /our faith in democracy. Tyrannny has reared its ugly head once mor \ and it is more venomous than ever. This war started when the yankee Tred on British hirelings at Lexing? ton. Let us finish the work our for" Tathers began at Bunker Hill. The world cannot exist half autocratic and half democratic. The antagonism be tween the two systems of government Is mortal?and must be fought to the rlcath. Our dollars must fight while our men are preparing for the con? flict. Buy Liberty Bonds! They ai Insurance policies against despotism. "So Little Done, so Much to Do"? Rhodes. This was the sigh of Cecil Rhodes, one of the greatest men the world ever knew. John Hays Hammond, who knew him well, tells about Rhodes In the July American Magazine. He says: "The achievements of Rhodes are al n;08t unthinkable. Long before Amer? ican trusts were attempted, he formed what was then the greatest DualneSF combination in history and became ab? solute autocrat of the diamond busi? ness of the whole world. He organiz cu a huge consolidation of gold com? panies; he was the lirst llnancier cour agcous enough to institute deep-level mining on the Rand, the method on which now depends the future of the greatest of all gold fields. "No Roman ernperor ever won mo'c territory than Rhodes brought ander his native British (lag. Through tli Chartered Company, incorporated il ;889. he added to the Hritish Colonial dominions territory equal to the com blned areas of the British Isles France, Prussia, Austria and Spai . He made poasible the federation of ill South African States, and planned t<? link Cape Colony and Cairo by rail ? n project that he carried half way ?0 fruition before he was cut off ,(\ 1 death when he was only forty-nin j \ ears old. "Vet with this record of empii" building behind him, his last words as he lay dying were these: " 'Ho little done, so much to do!'" crrv council meeting. Gasoline Dealer? Complain About En foroBBMBt 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 of 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 dealers 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 St**.e law against the sale of gasoline in the county and that redress lay, not with Council, but with the county officials Two applications were received for positions on the pohec force. Thos^ applications, which were from L. A Welsh and J. C. Collins, were ordered filed. A bill was received frdm Mr. H. M. Crowson for the charges made by the hospital and the doctor for fixing Ihe broken arm of one of his chil? dren. The child's arm had been broken by an obstruction across one of the streets left there by one of the construction companies when they were working in the city. Council in? structed the clerl: u> take the matter up at once with the Simoi.s-Mayrant Company of Charleston and see if the matter cannot be settled. The Water Works Commissioner. Mr. Wr W. McKagen, has been undeT bond for the collection of water rents in his department. Last night Council came to the conclusion that such 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 be ap? plied to the paving fund. He stated that his bond, $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 received from Chief of Police Sumter, calling tho attention of Council to the conditions existing ay. the Athihttc 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 ono 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 the* ran 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 o' the streets laid by his company. The matter was taken up and discussed f/ully. hut 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. Thomson stated that his com? pany ui.s willing to go on with the work and that the guttering would be repaired immediately. Mr. Planding reported that good progress had been made In fixing the amount of paving nsssessments due by the property owners whose propert allutted on the street. These assess? 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 his dwelling, which had been laid 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 tho other property owners are doincr. 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 specifications laid' down in the new paving act, the city engineer is to furnish the Clerk with ^ such ?lata that he can make a settle? ment with these property owners and ^ place their names in ihe list with the j other property owners against \\%om the paving fund is to be assessed. i 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 the [ law. The report of the city horary | was also received. It showed that 392 book! had been lent out in the month j of May. making a total of 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. I KXP?DtilCn EN UXGLAXD* Iiis Kxplosion Hear Manchester Kille Tifty Persons. London, June 14.?Fifty persona were killed and many injured in an explosion at Ashton-under-llne, a manufacturing center near Manches? ter, Chancellor Bonar Law announced today. t Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt ?H?rtion to Day and Might Cat's. At 0. J. CRAW 0 d Stand, H. Main. Oay 539 Phones: &Ug, 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. Ic 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 4 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 first step toward an assured national victi ry. The complete facilities of this Institution are at your service in arrarging 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 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 i interest, 100 i safety. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Oldest Banking Institution in the County Eveiything in the Building Line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE Phones 10 ? 631 ?????????????????. GEORGE WASHINGTON Sand Robert Morris largely financed the Patriot Cause with their private funds. America's first contribution to the war against German Imperialism is I 7,000,000,000, an amount, expressed in silver dollars, would girdle the earth four times. This is our contribution to the maintenance of the princi? ple* fought for by our Fathers. Our Country calls on you to deny yourself the unnccessaries of life and practice rXX)NOMY FRUGALITY and SYSTEMATIC SAVING. WILL YOU The National Bank of South Carolina THE HANK FOR SYSTEMATIC SAVINGS. C. G. ROWLAND, President E. C. DUNN, Teller F. E. HINNANT, Cashier T. V. WALSH, Tellei H. L. McCOY, Assistant Cashier CYRILL SCHWARTZ B'keeper EARLE ROWLAND. 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