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4fJsT COmJfIU c not KS. Market Mill Open Jury Ilth-?Sumter Rice Mill Reedy Wheel uml Other tyfemter tobacco market for Open on Thursday. July 12. efcpe the largest number of en (representing eveiy ceo manufacturing ami eecapanlee of the world) In Glenn, the leeaee and ?'Of the Glenn's Tobacco Wnr" here and arranging for the date ir Chamber of Commerce corresponding with the big irera and exporters of leaf and haa received the positive DO that all of these contponlc. reimen ted |n the Sumter mar >n. outlook for high prices wer? hatter, and the business men he hankers of Sumter, til of are vitally Interested In the of the Sumter tobacco marke* healnd Mr. Glenn to se > that ' highest market prices are paid o. r's tobacco market. d every season, or Just bo? th* opening of the Sumter tobae rket season every year, there are reports circulated about the tobacco market. Some lltt.c hack the report was widely clr kted that Sumter's tobacco ware had been completely des rove I >. and now Mr. Glenn hai been Sited with the equally widely llated falsehood that the Sumter warehouse, known a* the in Tobacco Warehouse, will not this seaaon. Just why It is dealred to hurt Mv? ?waiter warehouse Is not altogether ?> Shyetery. but the fart that Sumter mm coming leading tohac? o market of stste section because of square denllnu Und courteous treatment, coupled .with the fine trading and banking fn ethtleH. and ths splendid railroad fa? cilities has a lot to do with the uniu i reports being elrculsted annually ?.? Injure the Sumter tohacoc market. The -Sumter Roller Mills have rc eetyed and Installed their rice mi!! are prepared to hull rice. Th s milling plant started grinding new Wheat last week and Is fully prepared to grind all of the wheat and corn and to purchase st hlgeet market prices all earn, oats, peas, or wheat. Farmers are advised that In ord ?r to get beet results from their wheat they see that the wheat Is dry an 1 not too green as damp or green whe.it does 4.ot produce the best of flour. The Chamber of Commerce has re? ceived an order from a Sumter clti sen summering In llendersonvllle for One barrel of Irish potatoes at $2.00 a bushel, f. o. b. Southern railroad de? pot. Sumter. This cltisen says he will endeavor to secure orders for more potstoes If the ones shipped are satis factory. The Chamber has not yet been able to secure a barrel at the price named. I t omul i> ki.i> CROSS. Anilllary Cliaptcr Organized With Forty-Ave Members. A very enthusiastic meeting wa held last night by the colored people of the city st the Lincoln schon' building on Council st reet when a col? ored auxiliary to the Red Cross wa formed. About elxty persons wer present hut this number was not quit as large as was expected, the Indern sncy of the weather having prevent? ed many from coming out. The meeting was addressed by Dr. s\ C. Raker. Mrs. C. I*. Stubbs ami Mrs. Solomon?, each of whom eon gretuamt?d the colored peopde of Sum? ter on the work which they had un? dertaken. When the election of officers of the organisation was called for, Dr. C. \\ Blrnle was sleeted president; Mrs. Su SSn Lawsun. vice president; Mr Fsneey Maxw?ll. secretary; Itev. J W. Murph. tressurer; and Mis Bitrfehe Sampson, chulrmsn of th membership committee. There nr. about 4S members of the auxiliary. The colored contingent, which wis collect Ins funds on the streets <> > gsturdsy. secured $104. This amount brings the tetsl contributed by th Colored people of the city up to abou* $lit. The white people who are b charge of the Red Cross work of th f^'ty. sre greatly pleased with what th ycolored people have accomplished an nope that they will continue the goo Werk Roes TindaT, colored, who has b. working for Mr. J. S. Ruck, had t ? spend some time In the guard house having been charged with stealin/ from her employer. The proper; , which wss stolen was two rings am! severs! piece* of clothlns. Mr. Hi* agreed not to prosecute the case If the negro would return the stolon go > That the scgro did und > he wsa give - jsg^ stMlist this mernlng. STREET PAVINO ASSESSMENTS. Notices to l?roperty Owners Now Re Ins; Sent Out?-Explanation of Ba? sis on Which Assessments arc Com? puted. The City Clerk is now sending out notices to property owners of the as Iscssmcnts levied for street puving, the first Installment of which Is due J^ily l.+t. The notices, as sent out, state only the amounts duo without any ex? it a nation, and some of those who have received their notices arc asking for explanations. As was understood generally from the inception of the street paving campaign the city pays one-third of the cost and abutting property owners pay two-thirds. The city sold twenty year 5 per cent bonds to obtain tin money?$300,000?to pay for the pac? ing. The property owners arc glv?n twenty years to pay their share of the cost of tho paving, principal and inter esr being divided into twenty annual Installments. The first installment it the largest an it is one-twentieth of the principal and one year's interest on tho whole principal. Each Install? ment reduces the principal one-twen? tieth, and the interest Is correspond? ingly reduced each year. The first in stallment. due July 1st, for which no tires are being sent out, Includes in addition to the principal and interest n? Sifted above, certain extras, vis: (a) The entlro cost of walkways, drive-ways, etc. leading into prem? ises of property owners; (b) Two and one-half per cent. Interest on 2-3 of contract for cost of overhead expenses. (These overhead expenses included salaries of engi? neers, installing storm drains, etc. in? cidental to tho street paving, but not a part of the contract with the pav? ing contractors. The City Council de? cided at the outset to expend the gross amount realized from the sale of pav? ing bonds In paying for actual pav? ing, rnd other items of cost were car? ried a;; overhead expenses. Tbes expenses are therefore charged to ..'?nttlng property owners on the same basis as tho paving?2-3 to property owners and 1-3 to the city.) c) Interest on deferred payment due Nov. 1st. 1910. (This is interest on I he n mount due last November, but which tho city has carried and not ?Ml'ed for until now.) None of these extras or overhead expenses will have to he paid again and hereafter the annual Installment1 will be only for the one-twentieth of the cost of the paving and the inter? est on tho unpaid portion of tho as? sessment. To give an Illustration of the matter the following account on the paving assessment record book kept by the city clerk Is reprduced: Mr. .Street, asphalt paving 2i feet wide, concrete sidewalk and curb? ing. I*ot frontage 80 feet. r>9.3 sq. yds paving at $1.30 . .$S0.0"? 2-.". of 06 sq yds concrete side? walk at 80 1-2 cents. 35.41 2-3 of 80 lineal ft. curb and gutter at 44 cents. 23.11 $139.50 I One-twentieth installment due 0.9 ^ Interest for year at 6 per cent. Extra 6 sq. yds. concrete walkway at 80 l-4c. 4.8'? 2 1-2 per cent of 2-3 of con? tract cost for overhead ex? penses. 3.4'.* Interest on deferred payment duo Nov. 1. 1916.56 Amount duo this year .. ..$22.SO Installment of principal due each year $6.98, to which must be added the Interest due on unpaid Install? ments at end of year. The interest tho first vear is $0.9* and will do erense each year until tho last year therv? will be no interest. The a veno,'-? installment that this property owner has to pay will be $10.17. This will i'.ic prlnolpal and interest of the pav? ing assessment, exclusive of the extras charged up with the first inr.tn Urnen i to I payable on July 1st. Sumter Is now on the honor roll, having collected more than her allot ted share of tho Red Cross hint*. Though, at one* time, it seemed that the (lame. Cock city would not mi?? scribe the $7 mm for which she WOS asked, a determined effort was made by those In charge of tho campaign, with the result that Sumter ha> fori ed to the front and the contributions of the city now amount to more than the don.ito.n asked. It was reported this morning that $X,ooo had been Sub? scribed and. as all the committee havo not reported. It Is probable the ibis amount will be Increased by a vc ry eonstdsrablf sum. (?maha. June 2.".?William M. Jef? fers, 41 years old. who started rail? roading as a messenger boy at North Platte, Nebraska, twenty-eight year.' ago, was today chosen vice preside it or the Union Padne Railroad, lie h i bean general maougei of the road fci I several years,^ PLANTING IRISH POTATOES. Prepare the ImVmt Karly for the Ml Crop. The South ought to grow a largo ?ttpply of Irish potatoes for its own use. It is true that the fall crop is uncertain and much difficulty Is ex? perienced fan obtaining stands, hut a special elf ort should be made to overcome these dittlcultios. The ques? tion of seed is important, but at this time we wish to especially call attention to the prepaartion of the soil. In the first place, no one should at? tempt to grow Irish potatoes on poor soil, and this Is especially true as re? gards the fall crop. A soil well sup? plied with humus is desirable for any crop, because of the superior physical conditions it insures. A rich mellow roil Is of vital importance for the production of Irish potatoes; but for the fall crop such a soil is doubly Important. Moisture is absolutely es? sential to a fall crop of potatoes, and the absence of it Is responsible for a large part or the failures. Much can be done to preserve the required moisture if the soil is well supplied with humus. Rut even a moderately rich soil fairly well sup pi ed with humus can be handled in a nanner that will overcome much of the lack of moisture which causes so many failures. To have a soil in condition for planting before August 1, pre? paration should begin as early as July t, and when It can be made, evm an earlier start is desirable. If the land is not too stiff and hard and was well broken this spring, it may not be necessary to rebreak it but if it is to be rebroken this should be dons as early as possible. In any case, the land should be thoroughly disked and then harrowed regularly and sufficiently oftefi to keep a good mel? low mulch of three inches on th*? surface. Level cultivation and level planting preserve moisture best and are therefore best for the fall crop of potatoes. When there are roots Which may bo Injured the cultivation should not be as deep as throe Inches. Although that Is probably the boot depth for saving moisture. Rut In preparing the land for tho fall eror> Of potatoes we think the land should bo regularly cultivated to a depth of about throe inches. If tho soil has been broken to a depth of six to eight Inches, say six weeks before planting time, and is then harrowed every ten days or two weeks there will almost certainly be moisture enough to bring up the crop, provid? ed suitable soil and seed have been ?electOd? We know of no other way to insure a fall crop. It requires work and attention and in that re? gard is expensive, hut we can afford this expense to insure a crop. Land prepared beforehand in this way will almost always receive sulllcient mois? ture during July, which will be held for future use. In fact, such prepara? tion is necessary In tho South to make any early fall-seeded crop rea? sonably certain. We cannot a!v to take any chances on the failure at tho fall crop of Irish potatoes. We need them for food and for seed next spring.?Progressive Farmer. CR FAT WAR EXPENDITURES. Ron \ v Law Gives Figures for Nine Weeks. Ijondon, June 25.?Tho total nation? al expenditure for the nine week:; from October 8 to December B, last, was on a dally average of 1,615,000 pounds, says a statement prepared by Chancellor Rnnar Law for the houso of commons. For tho live weeks from April 1 to May 1, 1917, the statement shows the dally average was 7.971,000 pounds, Whits for tho five weeks from May 0 to Juno I It was 7,532,000 pounds. For the ten weeks from April 1 to June 9, the expenditure shows to have averaged 7,752,000 pounds. For the respective periods set forth tho r ctual war expenditures dally, thfl chancellor Htates was 5,714,000 pounds, 7.157,000 pounds, 5,959,000 and 6,123, 000. F.X ENFTION HOARDS NAMED. Work of Drafting Army Will be Started Next Week. Washington, June 26.?The exemp lion boards In twenty-four states hav< been announced, Including Georgia and South Carolina. Tho rules gov? erning the exemptions have not boon issued, but soon will be, so that the Work may proceed next week. A ma? jority of cases show that tho pros! dsn! followed the suggestion of army officers, thai olty and county oflleiab be utilized. line for Roumania. Jgggy, Koumania. June ?r mnpy has imposed a fine of 250,u00,. 000 fianes on the occupied territorv of Roumania. The moggultoei of Charleston dr < i vc lo hear some of Hilly Sunday' chOiCftt adjectives.?Charleston Fust, SUBMARINE SI NK BY SXPLOSIOX. Shell From British Steamer's C?mi Said to Have Struck Magazine and Destroyed Boat. An Atlantic Port, June 25.?Mem? bers of the crew of a British steamer which arrived here today reported having sunk an attacking German submarine. The British vessel sent a shell into the u-boat magazine, causing an explosion which parted the undersea boat about amidships Bach end sank separately. The Brit? ish steamer was uninjured. The submarine was live miles dis? tant and running away after having attacked the British nearly 300 miles off the coast of Ireland. According to the gunner of the British steamer, the submarine was first seen when she sent a shell at the steamer from a distance of about '?' 000 yards. it fell short and tho Steamer immediately was swung arulind to get the stern naval gun at work. Eleven shots were fired In rapid succession and each struck very close to the German. "I knew I had the range after the second shot and so did the German,'' said the British gunner. "The Ger? mans were using their two guns, fore and aft, while we had only one, but the shells were falling short and he started to run. I followed him with shells and the 12th, the one that sent him down, struck just abaft tho periscope. Ho was then more than P,000 yards away. "Wo could all see the boat break in half and ro down. I sent foil" mere shots into the water at the spot where she disappeared. "At the same time our battle was going on the wireless operator pick? ed up the call of an American vessel that arrived at an Atlantic port last Friday and also caught a message that another American ship had been torpedoed and was sinking. The message said that tho Germans were bring on the lifeboats. That vessel was about 30 miles to tho south of us and I do not know how they made out." The steamer's captain and other of? ficers would not discuss the battle, but confirmation of the gunner's Story v. as obtained from other mem? bers of the crew. WORKING! FOR GOVERNMENT. Mnj. Moore Leaves York This Week to Supervise Purchase of Duck for the Army. York, June 25.?W. B. Moore, who has been notified of his appointment by the national defense council as one of three members to supervise the purchase of 60,000,000 yards ot duck for army purposes, expects to leave this week for New York, where his committee Will begin work. According to Mr. Moore, the aver oge output of the duck mills In the Fnited States is 20,000,000 yards a year, but strong efforts will bo made to speed them up far beyond this figure In order to supply the need Of the government. The committo? of which Mr. Moore is a member Will be expected to secure the yarn out of which the duck will be made and to obtain the necessary amount nl it will be necessary to divert a number of mills from the manufacture of other yarns to those for duck. The members of the committee will re eeivo no compensation for their work. Mr. Moore is one of the best known manufacturing men in the South, be? ing proshtont of tho Hard Yarn Spinners' association and president of the Neely, Dock more and Tavora cotton mils of York. He is a man of broad experience in the textile busi? ness and of sound judgment. People of York believe that the government could have made no better selection for this important work and the honor conferred on their townsman is appreciated by every ono here. Mr Moore expects to be in New York about three months. EXEMPTION BOARDS APPOINTED. President Accepts Re omiucudatlons of.Gov. Manning?Under Selective Service Act. Columbia, Juno 20.?Boards of exemption for S'outh Carolina under tho selective service act, as recom? mended by Gov. Manning, have been appointed by President Wilson. No? tice of tho appointment was received yesterday from the secret'ary of war. The recommendations by Gov. Man? ning were announced several days >go. This morning Policeman Watts was fortunate enough to arrest a negro who is wanted for stealing a cow. On Monday afternon a phone call was received from Mr. Sam Newman stating that a negro, Willie McFadden had Stolen a cow and was probably headed toward Bstmter, where h< would attempt to dispose of it. When 'he on in i.i I was offered lor sale the oorSttng to one of the local market., in? thief was taken in charge tn< lodged in the guard house. No. 10660. REPORT OP THE CONDITION OP .- Reserve District No. 5. The National Rank of South Carolina, at Sumter, In the State of South Car. ollna, at the Close of Business, on June 20, 1917. RESOURCES: 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on M I. and c).t910.629.84 ?* Deduct: d Notes and bills rediscounted (other than bank acceptances sold) (see Item 55a). 97,517.66 813,112.18 2. Overdrafts, secured, $220.56; unsecured, $1,862.36 2,082 92 5. U. S. bonds (other than Liberty Bonds of 1917): a U. B, bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value). 75,000.00 6. Bonds, securities, etc.: e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 5,020.45 8. Stocks, other than Federal Reserve bank stock 3.810.UO 0. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription). 9,750.00 10. a Value of banking house. 37,023.64 11. Furniture and fixtures. 4,109.10 12. Real estate owned other than banking house. .. 8,825.00 13. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis. 2,9 57.68 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents In other reserve cities. 8,732.44 11,690.12 14. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth? er than Included in 13 or 21 ). 1,403.07 16. Other checks on banks in the inSM city or town as reporting bank. 1,975.13 17. a Outside checks and other cash items. 253.89 b Fractional currency, nickels ar.d cents. 643.27 897.16 18. Notes of other national banks. 3,630.00 21. lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank. 43,117.97 22. Redemption fund with IT. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer. 3,750.00 Total $1,025,206.74 24, 25, 20 29 32 33 LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in. 200,000.00 Surplus fund. 126,000.00 a Undivided profits. $77,171.75 b Less current expenses, interest, & taxes paid 12,402.92 64,768.83 Circulating notes outstanding. 75,000.00 Net amount due to banks and bankers (other than included in 30 or 31 ) . . . .:. 6,833.55 Dividends unpaid. 40.00 Demand deposits subject to Reserve: 31. Individual deposits subject to check. 211,229.36 35. Certificates of deposit du in 'ess than 30 days (other than for money boi rowed). 10,607.14 Certified cheeks. 80.17 Cashier's checks outstanding .. 1,194.75 Total demand deposits subject to Reserve, items 34, 35, 36. 37, 38, 39, and 40.$223,111.42 Time deposits subject to Reserve payable after 30 days, or .subject to 30 days or more notice): 41. Certificate of deposit (other than for money bor? rowed) . 98,326.16 ?13. other time deposits . 232,126.^8 Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 41, 4 2, and 43 . 330,452.94 36. 37. Total. 55. a Liabilities for rediscount, including those with Federal Reserve bank (see Item Id). $1,025.206.74 97,517.66 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. I, F. E. Hlnnant, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and be? lief. F. E. H INN ANT, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before nie this 26th day of June, 1917. R. L. Edmunds, Notary Public. Correct Attest: M. LEVI, ISAAC SCHWARTZ, W. B. BURNS, Directors. TOBACCO BOOSTER TRIP. Chamber of Commerce Arranging Ad? irrt Ising Excursion. The first Sumter tobacco market and trade boosting trip will be run on Tuesday, July A0th. The itinerary of this first trip is being worked out at Chamber of Commerce quarters and will be an nounced as soon as Farm Demonstra? tor J. F. Williams, President G. A. Lemmon of the Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse Company, and Secretary Roardon of the Chamber Of Commerce can communicate with the people along the line of the proposed booster trip for meeting of tho tobacco grow? ers, cotton producers, country mer? chants, and the ladies of the territory to be visited. Tho ladies of Bhlloh School Improve? ment Society have invited the business men of Sumter to take dinner with them on our first booster trip to Shi loh and other sections of eastern Sumter county. Those business establishments and every other citizen who will go and run an automobile are requested to notify the Chamber of Commerce at an early dato because unless a rep? resentative body of Sumter business and professional men will go it will not be advisable to undertake the trip. If tho merchants and bankers are not sufficiently interested in the tobacco market and in business boost? ing trips to go on same there is no use In running booster trips. Another Hag was added to those Already floating over Main street this morning when Old Glory was raised over the City Hall by the City Manager and Pqlleeman Owens. The game cock which surmounts tho flagpole was taken down during the last week and regilded before being put back on his high pinnacle. And now the symbol of the Game Cock City, with its shining wings, and the ting of the United States, with all (hat it stands for, are side by side, guarding the city of Sumter and its inhabitants. HOG CHOLERA. Every Farmer should Know How to Inject Cholera Serum. Clemson Colege, June 25.?Write to Dr. R. O. Feeley, Clemson College, S. C, and request a free bulletin on hog cholera symptoms, and post your? self. When your hogs show these symptoms, phone or wire your coun? ty demonstration agent at once for aid, unless you have already had his services, in which case you ought to know how to proceed without his help. It is impossible for him to see every man's hogs, so it will be necessary for you to learn to treat them yourself after one demonstration. "Prevention is worth more than cure" Is an old adage which applies especially to this malady. WANTS NO TRAITORS. Central of Georgia Fires German American. Savannah, Ga., June 26.?In order? ing the dismissal of W. H. Moellerlng, an auditor and a German born natu? ra ?7ed citizen, because it was show 1 he had participated in the circulation of a petition to the government ask? ing that a demand be made on Great Britain for the absolute freedom of Ireland, Col. A. U. Kawton, vice presi? dent of the Central of Georgia rail? way, announced today that his road "will not knowingly retain any one in its employ whose loyalty to the United States is not absolute and un? conditional." Moellering's actions, Col. Lnwton said, were inconsistent with principles of loyalty. ARGENTINE SHIP SUNK. ToriHslocd by Submarine Off Gibraltar Buenos Ayres, June 25.?The Argen? tine steamer Toro, 1,141 tons, has been torpedoed off Gibraltar, accord? ing to information received by the government. The captain and crew are Argentinians. The Toro was bound for Genoa with a cargo of Ar? gentine products.