The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 11, 1917, Image 5
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Mr. 11 L Rirchard has pone to
Hin? RHU*. X. C. to attend a confer
?nee of T. af. C. A. secretaries.
IfkMOfi ReNi Spann and Annl
LsorLs Ituoth have Rone to Savannah
to vlstCWlss Clarice Wise.
Mr Archie Wilder has gone to Co
luatbia.
Miss Kaaaia Mood has gone t ?
guiumertoa to spend sevsral woek i
with relatives
Dr. H. M. St tick ey left last ntgl.t
fer Henderson, Kv.. where he wit
e?>end a wsek or more.
Alles Maud ('handler, of Sumo"
county. Is spending a fsw days wich
her oousins, Misses Annie and I.mm
Cannlnghum.?Blshopvllle Vindicator
Mis* Ethel Qreen. who has heen
visiting in Blackvllls. has returned
Mr 1>. R. Coker will be In Humter
on Saturday to attend the meeting
of the Committee of Public Safety for
Bumter County.
Rev. U I. Lcgters of Blahopvllle. is
apeudiug the day In the city.
Aftsr a pleasant trip to Plshor.
vllU, sir Hllllard Folsom has return?
ed to the city.
Mr. H c. Haynswortb and family
have gone to Her dersonville to apend
the remainder of the summer.
Mi*? Lila Brown has gone to Myrtle
Peach to spend some time.
Mr. Hammond Bowman is in the
city
Rev. N. A. Murphy has gone to
the North to spend hie vacation with
trie Mean
Mrs H. C DeaChampe. Missen Min
nie aad Rosalie DeaChampe and Miss
Jenole Barne tt left today for Hen
dereunvUle. N. C . to apend the re
maindar of the summer, returning
in September.
MJae Roeie Klein and Miss Miriam
klein of New York are visiting their
sister. Mrs H. D. Barnett.
Mr. and Mre. Fred Reaneker and
children of Charleston are visiting
Mra C| a Klagamore
Mr. and Mra. Isaac Strauss left(|
Saaslay fe ra trip to the north.
Mr. Ueriot Rimbert, a recent grail
nate of WoaTord Coiege. Is spendir I (
sometime In the eUy. L
Messrs. Car lisle Stuckey and Law
fence Branson have gone to Columbia L
where they have secured employment.
Mies Nell MoKagen. who has been
visiting m Canidea. has returned to
the elty.
Mr. aad Mra J. A. Brown and Miss
Olive brown spent Sunday in Flcr
Dr. K S. Trueeriale has gone to
La mar.
Mies I^ena McLeod. of Camden, I ?
vloJttag Mise Neil MeKagen.
Mra. P. R. Smith and children, or
Georgetown, are visiting relativen and
friends in the city.
Mess Kate Tot?In. who has been on
a visit to her mother, has gone to
New York, where she will take a sum?
mer course In graduate work at Co?
lumbia University.
Mre Andrew Davis, of San Frshols
ee. who has been on a visit to her
mother. Mre. B. W. Molse. left Fri?
day afternoon for a visit to Philadel?
phia and \>w York before returning
home. She was accompnaled by her
daughter. Miss Helen, who has been
with her en her visit to Bumter.
Mra. Agnes Begin has gone on a
visit of a few weeks to New York and
Philadelphia.
Mise Louise King, of Mayeeville. is
?pending the day In Humter.
Rev Kdwln Huiet, of Logoff. I? in
the city
Judge John Wilson, who Is to pre
elde over the court which convened
here today, arrived In the city this
morning
Mr. Arva Oreeo has gone to Hender
ivute. where he will spend hie va
Mr. J Hermen Myers left Saturday
for Boston. New York end Baltimore,
where he will spend several weeks.
Quite a crowd of spectators were
present this morning to witness the
demonstration of a Smith Form-a
Tractor, which was being given Just
back of the Penn-.Humter Lumber Co.
The rear wheels of u Ford were
removed and the plowing apparatus
substituted The Ford was run In
high sll the time end pulled with the
/ greatest esse, plowing to a depth of
J t or 10 Inches. Two men are necse?
ll eery to run tho machine, one to run
the Ford and the other to superin?
tend the workings of the two 24-Inch
disc plows.
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state*
All contributors to Red Cross War
Fund who gav* pledges are notified
that the first Installment on their
pledgee is now due and payable at the
Suniter Truet Company. Please re?
mit the necessary amount.
KJX;iKTI Kl 1> MI N T<)1.1) TO ill!
HJAI>Y TO ItKl'OHT.
Must Present Themselves Tor Kvnml
nathm?Press Will be Asked to
CooiM'inte.
Washington, July 8. -Another stop
In building up tho selective conscrip
tlon nrmy was taken today with the
distribution of | circular by Provost
Marshal Oon. Crowdor, notifying the
registered men to hold themselves in
readiness for appearance before tho
board which will conduct examina?
tions and consider exemptions.
How or when the government will
select the men to be examined is not
detailed In the circular, but it is re?
vealed that registration cards in each
county or city jurisdiction are to be
numbered with red nk and that as
soon ss the drawing is complete lists
showing the order In which the red
Ink numbers are drawn will be pub?
lished in the press and will be posted
at the office of each local board. It
already has been announced that the
selection will take place In Washing?
ton, and the genernl presumption has
been that some device similar to a
Jury whed will be employed.
Exemptions are to be determined by
the local boards, the circular shows
only for the, previously announced
specified cause, such as responsibility
for the support of relatives, and not
for agrlcuituiaP\>r industrial reasons
8even days after the designations are
posted will be allowed for filing claims.
Then there will be an additional al?
lowance of ten days for filing proofs
and the board must decide within
three days after the proof is filed.
When the case of any registrant has
bsen disposed of so far as the local
board is concerned, the names of
those not exempted or discharged will
be posted. Claims for exemption for
agricultural or industrial work must
be made within five days after such
posting and must go direct to the
higher board sitting for the Judicial
district. Appeals from the ruling of
[he local boards must be made to the
higher board within ten days.
The circular does not cover the
lummonlng of the men for actual ser?
vice, pointing out that selection and
icceptsnce does not mean an imme
liate summons. Then the time of
:hei drawing Is not specified, but issu
ince of the circular Is taken to mean
hat the work of selection may be In
progress within a few days.
The steps a registered person
ihould take are set forth in great de?
tail in the circular. First of all the
registrant Is advised to And out the
location of the office of his county or
city local board and then ascertain.
If he Intends to claim exemption for
agricultural or Industrial reasons, to
what district hoard he must apply.
"Every board has numbored the
cards In its jurisdiction with red ink
in a series running from 1 to the
numl>SjLrepre8onting the total number
of cards In its jurisdiction," continues
the circular. "Lists showing the
names of persons in the jurisdiction
of each board and the red ink num?
ber of each card are open to inspec?
tion at the office of each board. In
spect the list and inform yourself of
your red ink serial number.
"These red Ink numbers are to be
drawn l?y lot to determine the order
in which registered persons are to
be called by the various local boards.
"As soon as quotas are assigned to
each State and each hoard, each board
will call upon persons whose cards
are in Its jurisdiction, Instructing them
to present themselves for examina?
tion. This call will be posted at the
local board and /he papers will be
requested to print it. A notice will
also be mailed you. but the posting of
the llsti it the office of the board will
be deemed sufficient notice to charge
you with the duty of presenting your?
self . . .Watch the lists at the office
of your board and see when you are
called for examination. You must re?
port for physical examination on the
day named in your call.
"If you are found physically dis?
qualified the Im?,inl will givp you a
certificate which will explain to you
w hat your further dut'.ee are.
"If you are. found physically quali?
fied and (lie a claim for exemption
within seven days after your call, you
will be given 10 days after Illing your
claim of exemption to file proof in
support of your claim of exemption.
"If you are found physically quali
tled and file no claim for exemption or
if you ?1 ?> not appear for physical ex?
amination your name will he posted
|ej the district board as one who was
called for military service and was not
exempted or discharged. On ihe eighth
day after call, or within two days
thereafter, copies of the lipt of per?
sons so posted to the district boards
will be given to the press with a re
qiu-st for publication and notice will
bo mailed to you at the address on
your registration card.
"Watch the notices posted In the of
flee of the hoard ahuut ten days after
the day you were called and make
will mm w men.
oi iuiai. announcement rix.
auve to ofik-Kits select- j
ed prom training
camps.
National Guard or South Carolina
Called Into Federal Service July 25.
Washington, July 7.?AUjt (Jen. Mc?
Cain announces that officers selected
from the various training camps to
command the draft army will be as?
signed to lead troops from their own
States.
Kelt erat ion is made of the previous
statement that it is the intention of
the war department to call into the
federal service on the 25th of July the
National Guard of South and North
Carolina. Federal pay of the guard
will begin on the date of the actual
call, but for purposes of relative rank
of guard officers the draft of all State
will be held to have occurred August
5, the last day set, when the gua?d
will be called from Georgia, Florida
and the Gulf States, as well as from
Indiana. Kansas, Oklahoma and the
far west.
mare island EXPLOSION.
Navy Yard Near San Francisco Dam?
aged by Tremendous Explosion?
Twelve Magazines and Two Store
(Houses Destroyed.
San Francisco, July 9.?Two store
houses at the Mare Island Navy Yard
were destroyed by an explosion and
twelve of fifteen mogazlnes badly
damaged. The explosion broke thou?
sands of windows in the vallev half
a mile away. Fire started in wreck?
ed buidings. Desperate efforts are
being made to prevent it spreading to
othet buildings where explosives are
stored.
Navy Men Injured.
Vallejo, July 9.?It is reported
here that eight men were killed in the
Mare Island explosion. Navy officers
admitted that a great number of men
were injured.
bomb FORBIDDEN CITY.
Evidosives Hurled From Airplane ut
Palace.
London, July 8.? Keuter's Pekinr
correspondent reportstbatthe p tfoSW
correspondent reports that the palace
there was bombarded by an aii plane
yesterday. The machine dropped three
bombs from a great height into the
Forbidden City. One man was killed
and buildings near the headquarters
of Gon. ('hang Hsiin, which probablv
was the Objective, were damaged.
Death of Mrs. Vlllcnctive.
The body of Mrs.. S. J. Villeneuvc
passed through here this morning on
its way to Cheraw where it is being
taken for burial.
Mrs. VUleneuve, who formerly re
sided in Sumter, died on Thursday,
morning in Waycros'?, Ga., where sh<
has lived for a number of years
Though she had been in bad health
for some time, she was taken serious
ly ill only three days before the end
came. The body will leave here to
night for Cheraw where the inter
ment will take place Sunday. The
corpse Is being accompanied by tw?
sons and one daughter of the de
ceased, besides two friends from
Waycross who will act as pall bear
tern.
Mrs. VUleneuve was In her elgh
tieth year. Bht is survived by Messrs
J. W. and J. H. VUleneuve of Wa\
cross, Ga., I.. S. Vileneuve, of Oi
lando, Fla., and one daughter, Mr
Walter Du Kant of Norfolk, Va. Mi?
ll, P. Du Rant, of Bumter, is a grand
daughter of the deceased. Other rel
atives in tills city are Mm. E. W
Hurst and Mrs. C. M. Hurst.
11-j.j_j_lj'I.
arrangements for the prompt receipt
of mail."
The circular says the methods <
proving exemption will be detailed
the registrants and blanks furnished
on application to the local board. Th
method of appeal also will be made
plain, and it is set forth that appeals
must be made within ten days aft*
the local hoard has refused exemption
that the proof must he tiled within
another live days, and that a decision
must he made tive days thereafter.
"Only the district board," conehnh
the circular, "can receive claims foi
discharge on the ground that you ai
engaged in industry. Including agi
culture . . . only decision of di
trlet boards on industrial claims i
discharge can he appealed, if y
desire to appeal the decision of th
district hoard to flu? president you
may do so within seven days of the
date of mailing to you of the decis?
ion of the district hoard . . . as soon
as your case is finally disposed of, the
adjutant general of your state will
notify you by mail that you hav?
been selected lor military service,
"Notice that you have been ?electei
for military service will not neeessarl
ly order you into service. The notn ?
to report for military service wll
'come when the government wishes t<
receive you."
READY 10 MOVE.
TKAIXK REUIG ASSKMBLFO TO
CARRY pershing's men
CLOSER TO PAIRING link.
soldiers in Pine spirits and Anxious
to Get Chance at (icrnmns.
A French Seaport, July 7.?The
American troops today entered on the
ilnal steps of the mobilization that
?hall prepare them to leave within a
few days for a permanent training
ramp somewhere behind the firing
line. i
The unloading of supplies is almost
finished and rolling stock is being
concentrated here preparatory to the
departure of the troops. The days
have been used profitably for a double
purpose.
The more important one was to
put the majority of the soldier:
through a vigorous grind of eight full
hours each day. French officers who
had seen service at the front took part
In these exercises in order to give the
benefit of their experience to the
American soldiers. The drills includ?
ed a daily plunge in the sea. This
phase of the sanitation problem was
made easy by the proximity of the
ramp to the ocean.
Another advantage taken of the
time spent here was to employ small?
er groups of the more seasoned troop
ers to put the final touches on the
camp so it will be in first class shape.
The camp in the last few days ex?
panded enormously until today it ex?
tends for miles and can accommo?
date a large number of men.
The drill ground is not only ideal
for the purpose, but has the advan?
tage of being at a distance so the men
get a daily hike of five miles.
For the men arriving at this and
similar mobilization bases the Amer?
ican system of living in tents or wood?
en shacks will be followed, but when
they arrive at a permanent camp they
will be billeted among the town's peo?
ple.
Few if any of the soldiers know
just where they are to be sent, but all
are enthusiastic at the prospects of
getting nearer the scene of action.
Their spirits are fine and their health
is of the best with the exception of a
few cases of mumps.
This morning a military funeral was
held for the only man that died since
the American troops arrived here. He
was Boatswain Mate J. J. Dunn, who
was drowned when he fell overboard
from a launch and was carried under
before his comrades could reach him.
Peace Ternis.
Why the United States is fighting
and what it is lighting for are plain
as the nose on one's face, and the peo?
ple so understand it, for more people
always have a way of looking only at
the heart of a big problem, untrou?
bled by Qhoploglc and technical pole
mi cs.
The United States chose an attitude
of strictly legal neutrality. It also
chose to exercise. Its unquestionably
legal tight to supply England and
France with as much foodstuff and
ammunitions as they wished to buy.
Germany prohibited commerce be?
tween this country and the allies?or
proposed to permit only as much com?
merce as the German government
sanctioned, which would come to ex?
actly the same thing as a general
prohibition.
The German propoaal required not
only that we should surrender an un?
questionable rieht, but that we should
thereby tremendously assist the Ger?
man effort to defeat the allies; for if
Germany could close our ports as far
as European exports were concerned,
or put them under strict German
regulation, as her proposal contem?
plated, then her submarine campaign
would he two-thirds won without
lifting another linger.
Germany compelled us to choose
whether we should, in effect, fight for
her or against her. We chose the lat?
ter, because our own rights were vio?
lated and because we profoundly be?
lieve that defeat of England and
France by Germany WOUld involve the
very gravest menace to us and to the
cause of democracy throughout the
world. We are fighting to vindicate
our right to the sea and to prevent
Europe from becoming Prussianized,
for we believe a Prussianised Europe
would be a very ill neighbor for 0
democratic America.
The people understand it. In simp?
ler phrase they say. "We are ftghtlnq
to prevent Germany from becoming
rock o' the walk in Europe."
There is little point at this moment
In attempting to nay exactly what
terms In a pence treaty would signi?
fy the accomplish men I of thai object,
for it seems clear enough that Ger?
many In not ready to accept any
terms that would signify it. But those
who try to make if appear that the
United Stated does not know whal it ts
fighting for evidently understand Ger?
many more sympathollealh than they
understand their own country.?Sat
luiday Evening Post.
PERFECT CO? REQUIRED.
american soldiers ahe told
to uoxoic irencii.
Perilling Issues Order to Ainorieuii
Troops?Must Treat Women Cour?
teously und Hespcet Private Prop?
erty! tm*
Paris, July 7 (Delayed).?Gen. Ber?
thing has issued the following general
older to his troops:
"For the first time in history an
American army finds, itself in Euro?
pean territory. The good name of
the United States of America and
the maintenance of cordial relations
require the perfect deportment of
each member of this command.
"It is of the gravest importance
that the soldiers of the American ar?
my shall at all times treat the French
people, and especially the women,
with the greatest courtesy and consid?
eration.
"The valiant deeds of the French
armies and the allies, which together
have successfully maintained the
common cause for three years and
the sacriliees of the civil government
of France in support of their armies,
command our profound respect. This
can best be expressed on the part of
our forces by uniform courtesy to all
the French people and by the faithful
observance of their laws and customs.
"The intensive cultivation of the
soil in France under conditions caused
by the war makes it necessary that
extreme care be taken to do no dam?
age to private property. The entire
French manhood capable of bearing
arms is in the field fighting the enemy.
Honor them as those of our own
country."
forbidden to give.
Rich Indian Can Not Help the Re.l
Cross.
Henrietta, Okla., July 5.?Jackson
Barnett, Creek Indian, whose wealth
is estimated at $1,500,000, will ha' e
to keep the $50,000 he wanted to do?
nate to the American Red Cross mercy
fund. The secretary of the interior
from Washington denied the request
that he be permitted to make the do?
nation.
Barnett, in spite of his wealth,
which he acquired through royalties
from oil producing lands in the In?
dian territory by the government,
classed as an incompetent and can dis?
pose of his morey only upon tlie ap*>
proval of the probate court or the
secretary of interior.
A Soldier's Speech.
Greenville Piedmont.
General Wood cannot be consider?
ed an orator as that word is under?
stood in the South, but he is a very
effective speaker nevertheless. His
Words do not flow in a continuous
stream, with sentence linked to sen?
tence, working up to climaxes, in tJie
accepted oratorical style. lie rather
hesitates between phrases, even when
they are parte of the same sen?
tence. Yet that very hesitancy
seemed to add weight to his utter?
ances.
He made a deep impression upon
his large and representative Green
Mile audience yesterday. First, he
was in earnest, tremendously in
earnest. Not one person who heard
him could doubt that fact. More?
over, he created the impression o
sincerity. There was no buncombe in
his speech. Those who heard him
believe he voiced absolute and well
considered convict ions.
It was the blunt, straightforward
talk of a blunt, straightforward man
It was just the kind of talk that
could bo expected from a real solo.mr.
And he called a spade a spade. There
were no euphemisms in his address.
He said just wdiat he thought and
said it in words that could not pos?
sibly be misunderstood.
And he made Ids hearers realize
that their country is in a real war,
something far different from our holi?
day affair with Spain, a wir that
will tax all our resources, a war that
will he felt throughout the eountr>
while it is going on and for at least
a generation after it ends. Hut his
Speech increased the determination
of bis hearers to gird up their loin
und do whatever their country de
manda of them to enable it to make
effective its participation in the world
war. The speech strengthened the
patriotism thai is willing not only to
dare the dangers of the battlefields
but to bear the burdens thai this war
will place upon the shoulders of thoet
who stay at home, upon the shoul
ders of women and children as wi ll u
men.
Another Use of Kerosene.
An excellent remedy for mildew |l
t?> saturate the article with kerosene
Roll it up and let it stand for ti
bom; and then wash It in very hot
soap suds.
We would get more enjoyment out
of a dollar if it took as long to spend
it as it does to earn it.
1 This it a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS eV FEVER.
Five or six doeee will break any cue, end
if taken then ai a tonic the Fever will not
return.' It ecta en the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or aickem. 2bs
IMPROVED HEAI/TH CONDITIONS.
What a Health Siirvcy ami Proper
Sanitary NiMMH Ila\e Done for
Sumter.
Since the installation of the system
of sanitary closets in the city, the
health record ol Bumter lias been one
which is very gratifying to the health
authorities. In the month of June,
IHK?, there were in the city of Sum
ter, 21 cases of typhoid fever. On
July 4, 1910, the system of sanitary
closets was installed and on the fol?
lowing day the scavenger wagon be?
gan its rounds. In the month of
nue, 1917, only one case of typhoid
was recorded by the health officer
nd this case is traceable directly to
surface closet. Health Officer Mc
Kagen states that the use of the san
tary closets will eliminate typhoid al?
together from our city. He is to be
congratulated upon the record which
his department has shown for the
past year.
COLORED DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
Work is Making Progress Under Di?
rection of Dr. Bragg Anthony.
The work done in the county dem?
onstration rooms at St. Mary's Indus?
trial Home has been very encouraging
for June. It is very evident that it is
not only a very necessary work, but
well received by those who are tak?
ing advantage of it. From the gar?
den plowed and planted May 3d veg?
etables have been used for several
weeks. Five quarts of beans have
been canned from the garden.
The enrollment for June 67; at?
tendance 59; cooking lessons, 4; can?
ning lessons. 4; jars of beans 17; ber?
ries 3; total 20; sewing lessons, 8;
[aprons and caps made, 45.
We have been so busy, and the
weather has been so warm, that we
have not bee*i aide to solicit a great,
deal this month. Through the kind?
ness of the Civic League we were able
to be present at one of the^ps^neet
ings and present the wortf;
The only hope of the ifegro race, as
with other races, is toJDUiid a noble
womanhood founds\J on Christian
character. Tj^jpTonly be done bj
-tlii^i^^P^nTrii ic and persistent
training^ No race can rise higher
than the women of that race. And
no child can be more than its moth?
er is, or would have been if properly
born and trained. There is no chance
work in the making of character.
What is sown shall be reaped. This
seems a long way, but it is the only
sure way. It will take generations to
get the desired results, then let ua
not wait longer to I egin, a few at a
time is slow but sure.
We have had this week five girls
from the rural district spending three
days receiving instruction in domes?
tic work and sanitary living. Every
week we hope to have a few. Our ac?
commodation is very limited on ac?
count of our very meager furnishings.
We have to hoard and sleep them and
we will be very thankful for any h*;lp.
especially by way of furniture or
household needs. We thank the fol?
lowing persona for contributions dur?
ing June: Misses Lula Manoney.
Cornelia Manoney, each $1.00; Mrs.
Busen Richardson, $1.00; Mrs. Anna
Harrison, Mum Elizabeth Brogdon,
Mrs. Joshua Neal, each 50c; Mrs.
Morrisey, Miss Caine Wilson, each
25c. Mrs. A. Moses one large mat?
tress and some vegetables; Mrs. Jack?
son Harby, one small bed and mattress;
Miss Gibson, vegetables; Mrs. Stewart,
one large cabbage. We need very
many real necessary things, and we
will appreciate any assistance. We ex?
tend a cordial invitation to all to
come and visit the home. 220 South
Salem A\enue. It maybe, after you
see what we are trying to do, you
will feel more inclined to help us.
Most truly, L. Bragg Anthony, M. D.
Tomatoes were plentiful on the
streets today and the ruling price was
:<5 cents a peck or $1 per bushel As
the truck growers of Virginia and
Maryland make big money on toma?
toes which they sell to the canneries
at $10 per ton. there should be a rea?
sonable profit in growing them here
for $1 per bushel.
lUN'swax Wanted.
See me before you sell your wax. I
will buy it for cash at the best cur?
rent price.
N. G. OSTEEN
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure yotiy Rheumatism,
NtMinilgHk, Headaches, Cramps,
Colic, Sprains, Bruises, t'tita and
Hums. OM Bom, Stitii^H of Insects,
Bet. Antiseptic Anodyne, used
internally aud externally. Pnre ?^