The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 14, 1917, Image 5

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t-ILHWON.VL MENTION. Mro. MmH Wilson und children, ?f Washington, D. C. are spending tu?. Mitimtr with relativen. Hr. M. Gabriel, the teacher of tho graduating claae at Ht. Joseph's Acad omby, |s attending the summer school tor teachers at tho catholic University of America. Washington, D. C, for a psrtod of tlx weeks. Mr. Jsmes Pitts has rone to Rich? mond, where he has accepted a po? sition In tho offices of the C. & O. Rail? road. Mr. Harold Sholar and his daugh? ter. Miss Annie Terrel. who have boon vlslUha Mr. If. W Hholar, of this city, for tho past few days, have re? turned to their homo In Norfolk. Mro. W. Percy Smith ond Miss Fronees Smith have gone to Ashevllle. N. C. lor the remainder of the sum Msm Lftssle Womhle has returned ?m Omngeburg, where she has been vfotttng her friend. Miss Olive Bosard. Mr. and Mro. Mitchell Levl leave this afternoon for New York for a stay of nevcrut weeks. Miss Titxi* Worn Me has gone to Oa wego to attend a house party at the Home of Mro. H. R. McLeod. Mistes Ruby and Louise McElveen. of Manning, are visiting their uncle. Mr W J. Trouhlefleld. Mr. R. L. Wright is spending the dhy to Columbia MhSJ Mary Beet ham has returned from KtngsbOry, 8. C., where she has vlbltink her father for the past Mr. C. C. Beck Is spending the week In Atlanta, attending the sovereign casnp. W. O. W.. and King his son. C. Clifton Bock. Johnnie Sandal and Austin Beck re turned today after a most pleasant week spent tn Ix?ne Htsr. Mr. R. a Hood Is In Atlanta at? tending the sovereign camp W. O. W. The Mends of Mr. Howard Jones, 11 Of the Brogdon section, will learn |< with resrret that he is seriously ill and woo taken to the Tourney Hospital for treatment yesterduy. Harried |t Mr. J A. Jeffries and Miss Tereoa Cibuoei were married in Sumter on I 1 July t. While the friends of the young couple were patiently awaiting the arrival of the minister, they slip? ped out and were quietly married by 11 Mr Scar bo rough. They then returned and Informed the waiting ones that it was all over. After the merriment, caused by this announcement, had subsided, the bride donned a beauti? ful charteuse and black traveling suit and the happy couple left on the 7.It train for an extensive trip through the eastern States. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Jolfrlee will be at home In Mt. Airy. N. C. Mrs. left vies is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chaa W. Crouser. of Mt. Airy. N C. She came to Sumter a few weeks ago to visit her brother and stater. Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Crouser os West Hampton Avenue. Mr. Jef? fries is one of Mt. Alry's prominent young nren and Is an employee of the Southern Railroad. , J. ? Dick-Bowman. Another romance of the war took plare yesterday afternoon at the res? idence of Dr. and Mrs. George W. Dick, on Caldwell street, when their daughter, Husle, became the bride of Ensign W. Hummond Bowman, U. S. N. ix Tho bride, who was given In mar pnrlage by her father, wore a beautiful georgette crepe and lace gQwn. The bridesmaids '*ero Misses Hue Duffle and Nancy McKay. Both of these wore embroidered white net dresses. Mrs. Frances Molse, the dame of hon? or, was beautifully Kownod in her wedding dress of white crepe and lace. The maid of honor. Miss Caro? line Dick, a sinter of the bride, was lovely in her graduating dress of white organdy The bridesmaids entered the par tor tret. They were followed by the maid of honor, Miss Caroline Dick, who was Just shend of the ring boar oi. Master Donovan Bowman llarby. and the flower girl, little Miss Alice Cooper. The bride Joined the groom, who was accompanied by tho best man. Mr. Horace llarby. and together tlAey marched to an arch decorated With sea Max and flags. Here the Im? pressive ring ceremony was perform? ed by the bride's pastor, the Rev. J. P. Marlon. After eongratuistlons, the guests were lo?'it*d Into the dining room, where they were served an Ice course which curried out the color scheme of green and white. The bride cut the cake with tho groom's sword. Mr. aad Mrs Bowmen left on th? ? 10 train for Ashevllle, N. C, where thov will ?pond their honeymoon at tho Or" t Park Inn. SEVENTEEN SHIPS StIXK. liESs EXTENSIVE TOLL OF SVH MA1UNE MOATS. Fourteen Uirgo ships. Three Small and Seven Fishing Craft t omplotc Roster of Destruction. London. July 11.? Tho sinking of 14 Hrttish merchantmen of more than 1, ?00 tons tons Is reported in the week? ly summary of shipping losses issued here today. Three merchantmen of Ichs than 1,600 tons and seven fishing vessols also wore sunk. The official statement follows: "Arrivals 2.898; sailings 2.798. "British merchant ships sunk by mines or submarine over 1,600 tons, including one proviously, 14; unu^r 1.600 tone, three. "British merchant ships unsucccss fully attacked, including four pre? viously, 17. "British fishing vessels sunk includ? ing one proviously, 7." The report of March 11 showed 17 merchantmen sunk the same total as Is shown in the last week's summary. Week before last gave the sinking of 15 vessels over 1,600 tons and five UVtder that else. In the two earlier periods the totals were respectively 28 and 32. This compared with the sink? ing of 40 large merchantmen in one week and 38 in another at the height of tho campaign in April. In tho week ended April 21. 55 vessels in all were rank. WANT TCHERCt'LOSIS CAM1\ City Hard of Health Recommend* That County Commissioners Ae ttl* Offer oT Mr. II. J. ?Tarby. A meeting of the City Board of Health wan held last night with all members present, except Mr. Glenn. Several matters were taken up and llscussed, bit the principal discussion "ontcred around the acceptance by the bounty Board of Commissioners of the offer of Mr. H. J. Harby tn_rc tard to the establishment of a tunbr mlar camp for ths county, including ho city of Sumter. The Board decided to recommend o the County Board that they accept his offer and to the City Council that hey do all in their power to secure his camp for the county. Dr. Hol nan, one of tho members of the City mard of Health, offered to donate nough lumber to erect one of the hacks to bo used at the proposed amp and suggested that a campaign ie carried on In order to get the scn Imcnt of our people aroused In fa ror of this camp and to seo if others vlll not give something toward the ?rcctlon of the needed buildings or en low a bed. Health Ofllcer McKagen states that here Is a great need of this camp ind thinks that possibly some aid can t>e secured from tho State authorities If the citizens of Sumter show encugh Interest In this matter and do some? thing toward securing this camp. RED CROSS FI ND. Addtttonal Smarter County Subscrip? tion* Received Since Last Publica? tion. The following subscriptions have hoen received since the lasn publica? tion of the list of Sumter county con? tributors to the Bed Cross War Fund: $100.00?Sumter Telephone Co. $2">.00?Oeo. F. Epperson, B B. Furmnn, T. 8. Du Hose. Jr., Sara It. Muldrow, L. D. Jennings. 120.00?Qeo. M. Saunders. $16.78- Osteen Publishing Co. $10.00?T. B. Jenkins, Knight Bros. $6.00?James Simmons, L. C. Bry? an, B. L. Moore, Jesse Hamilton, Miss M. I. Colclough, J. S. Q. Richardson. $2.00?C. S. Ellcrbc. W. E. Kolb, p. Lackey. $1.00?J. W. Scarborough. L. L Frnaor, R. J. Yates. Mrs. L. F. Din kins. Miss E. N. Dick. Miss H S. Colclough. , $6.80?Auxiliary, Salem Plack, Hiv er. Pledges. $75.00?la D. Jennings. $60.00?E. W. Molso. M. K. Iilvcrj. D. T DuBose. $ I ">.00?E. W. Dabbs. Mrs. Sudic F. Dabbs. W. S. Chandler, Jool Davis. T S. DuBose, Jr. $10.00?H. K. Bcatson, W. L. Saunders, Mrs. M. 0? Saundcis, C. W. Chandler. $5.00?B. B. White, Ed Holland. II E Du Homo, o. (I. Dorn, W. K. Pate, B. E. Lee. $2.00--T. S. DuBose. $1.00?H. O. Bembert. W. McNcal. \) Hamilton, John Hamilton. The State Highway Commission in planning a system of State Highway?; connecting all the county seats pro? vides a direct road to Columbia, by wav of Oarner s Kerry, and a road to ?'hniieston, crossing the Santee at Ferguson. Everybody will say, speed the day that the plans arc called out RUSSIANS GAPTOM KALUSZ. AUSTIN >-GKRM AN 11BADQtJAR Tints IN tiALHTA takkn. <;on. Korniiofr is Making a Real Dritt Against Germans ? Comparative tjnlet in Other Sections. The Russian Galician offensive is developing into a drive, at least so far as Gen. Korniloffs army is eon comod. It is announced that Gen. Korniloff pushed on beyond Lesiuevka, southwest, of Stunislau. and is now oc? cupying Kalusz, a town of eighty thousand population, seven ndlos west of the Stoka river, His advance is reported1 to be continuing. Many prisoners Were captured. Kalusz where the Austro-German headquar? ters were located was stubbornly de? fended. The German attack of Monday in Belgium ceased after the capture of only a small sector. Aitillc fighting continues but there are no reports of Important engagements. The Ger? mans are still attacking in the Ver? dun section. They made a thrust on both sides of the Meuse near Hill 304. on one side and near Hardaumont Work on the ether. They were re? pulsed. Attacks on the Aisne gained nothing for the Germans. COURT OF SF.SSIONS. Satisfactory Progress Is Being Marie In dealing the Docket. Considerable progress is being made by the court in the disposal of the criminal cases which are to be tried i't this term. Since recess yesterday, the following cases have been dis? posed of: Mughal Pitts plead guilty to the charge of houscbrcaking and larceny. He was given four months on the Rang;. Reardon WTilte was convicted for it telling a bicycle and was given one year on the gang and forced to pay a| lino of $1. Elmo Peterson plead guilty to the charge of hou8ebreaking and larceny. I Ie was given 4 months. Kd Dlxon plead guilty t o the ehargc of grand larceny and was giv? en 18 months. Jane Valentine was found guilty of tho violation of the dispensary law. but has not yet been sentenced. Wash Williams was charged with assault and battery with Intent to kill. When the court adjourned today for dinner, the jury was still out, being unable to roach a verdict. As several of the regular jurors have been excused, an extra venire was drawn to servo as jurors. Tin* list Is: W. S. Reynolds. P. R. Mayo, .lr.. L. B. Rhamo, H. B. Shulcr, J, D. Jennings, J. D. White. The Court of General Sessions has practically finished business for thi term and will probably adjourn this afternoon. All jail cases have bcci disposed of, and the afternoon ses? sion was given up to hearing argu ments In cases appealed from the Magistrates' Courts. These will all be heard this afternoon, probably. The following cases have been heard and disposed of since yesterday noon: Wash Williams, assault and battery with intent to kill. Not guilty. Jake Valentine, violation of prohi? bition law; guilty. Sentence six months on chain gang?five months i of sentence suspended during good be? havior. Richard Swinton, alias Swamp Rabbit, larceny (chicken stealing) guilty. Sentence nine months on gang. Pinckney Anderson, forgery, guilty. Motion for n w trial made and grant? ed. Hasel and Sam Rracey, compound larceny; guilty. Sentence, six months in Reformatory in Ijcxington county. THOMAS TlRNlvl) DOWN. Senate RofUUOS to Conltmi President > Judicial Nomina;*. Washington, July 11?.?The senate Judiciary committee unanimously roc ommended the rejection of the pres? ident's upolntntonl Of William Thom? as, of ValdOSta, to be Judge of the Southern Georgia District. Ho is not aoooptable to the Georgia senators, CALL ON PRESIDENT. Senate Loaders Ask Hint to Tell Them What to Do. Washington, July 1 L'. Democratic senate leaders finding it lojnost im? possible to reconcile their views on the food bill have decided to appeal to the prouldonl to outline his opinion as to what compromise Should bo agreed upon to hasten action. The compulsory education law will be put Into effect in District No. 17 (the City of Sumter) at the beginning of the next school session. The neces? sary petition has boon signed by n very largo majority and will bo pass? ed up by the County Board of Rducn* lion at an early date. BMFT HEXT HEEK. STATES NOT COMPLETING OR? GANIZATION OF EXEMITION HOARD FAST ENOUGH. Revised Census Estimate Compiled on Basis of Draft Registration An noimeed. Washington, July 11.?Postpone? ment until next weck of tlio drawing of numbers of men who will be call? ed for examination for the national" army seemed probable today when it became evident that States are not completing organization of their dis? trict exemption boards as rapidly as war department officials had hoped. Only twenty-one States have reported their organization complete. The drawing will not be made until the lists of the country arc complete. A so-called revised census esti? mate of the entire country, compiled on the basis of the draft registration, will be used for determining appor? tionments. Each city, county or State must furnish two-thirds of 1 per cent, of its paper population, ac? cording to the new estimates, which were made for the purpose of equaliz? ing the draft rather than to represent accurate population totals. MAXIMUM PRICK FOR CORN. Chicago Board Director* Set $1.28 as Top for December and May Con? tracts. Chicago, July 11.?Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade this ufter noon fixed a maximum price of $1.28 a bushel for the December and May (1918) deliveries of corn. No action was taken on September corn. A meeting that lasted three hours bchind closed doors preceded the ac? tion of the directors. After adjourn? ment a formal notice was given out telling of the course adopted but no explanation was offered. According to an official of the board the cstab lishmont of the new maximum price for the December delivery and for all later options was needed to .bring trading conditions into harmony with the government war policy o! preventing undue speculation and un waranted high cost to consumers. In taking such a measure the.direc? tors were said to feel that moro dras? tic steps were averted, including the possible closing of the Board o Trade. Only three options of the new 1917 crop were dealt with in today's action of the Chicago Board of Trade direc? tors. A maximum of $1.05 for the September delivery here and for all other old crop futures was already in effect, and was not disturbed as the value of old crop for immediate de? livery was now much in excess o1 thnt limit and had today touched the highest figures ever known for Chi? cago, $1.91 3-1 a bushel for ordinary No. 2 white. Calls Off September Trading. St. Louis, July 11.?The directors of the St. Louis Merchants' Exchange today declared all trading in Sep? tember corn off except where ncces sary close contracts. The nivximum price at which contracts are to be closed was fixed at $1.07. The dircc tors also fixed the value of July corn at $1.70. MAS CHANCELLOR RESIGNED? Berlin Newspaper Reports That Von P.etfinumn-Holhvcg Has Tendered Resignation. Berne, July 12.?The Vosischc Zei? tung of Berlin says Von Bethmann Hollweg has resigned. The newspa? per adds that Emperor William has postponed his decision as to whether he Will accept the resignation. MOVED TO CHARLOTTE. Fayettevllle Loses National Guard Camp. Washington, July 11.?The Nation? al Guard camp site previously an? nounced as selected at Fayetteville. X. C. probably will he transferred to Charlotte, X. C, A delegation of citizens from Charlotte called on Sec? retary Baker today to present the claims of that city. The secretary indicated that his experts already had arrived at the conclusion that the camp should l>e placed in Charlotte because of a scarcity of water at tie IfavHtcvllle siu>- A delegation from Fayettevllle were expected later In the day. The article reproduced from the Manufacturers' Record relative to re cent discoveries that sulphur is a val? uable and very necessary fertilizer is the most interesting and Important news for all farmers that h;is been printed in years. If practical tests under everyday fanning conditions prove th. t the same n suits are ob? tained us undei experimental condi? tions on demonstration farms, th farming practices of the country will ['be entirely revolutionised. GERMAN AGENT ARRESTED. RUDOLPH RECHT To INTERN AT ELMS ISLAND. Cousin of Otto Kahn ami Wealthy New York Hanker Sciml on War? rant I'rom lVescidciit Wilson?Im? portant Arrest. New York, July 11.?From his luxurious apartments at the Hotel St. Regis to the internment pen for "dan? gerous aliens" at Ellis Island was the transition today of Rudolf Hecht, cousin of Otto H. Kahn, and New York representative of the Philadelphia banking firm of Chandler & Co. Inc. The arrest is described by depart? ment of justice agents as the most Im? portant since the outbreak of the war with Germany. Hecht has been prom? inent in lloating two $10,000,(100 loans for the Gernman government and in addition is said to have handled mar? ket operations for the imperial fam? ily. He was seized on a warrant of in? ternment signed by President Wilson, held incommunicado from his lawycis and wife and sent to Ellis Island for the duration of the war. Before lie was taken there Capt. William M. Offley, local superintendent of the de? partment of justice, grilled the stocky, richly attired Teuton for two hours, Hecht admitted his firm is financial agent for Costa Rica and Bolivia, be? ing engaged at present in floating a $2,4 00,000 loan for the last named re? public. Offley questioned him particularly about pro-Gorman propaganda in Cos? ta Bica, Bolivia and other countries. A-ith particular reference to a plot to overthrow the present government oT JOSta Rica. A dispatch from San Jose, Costa Rica, on May 20 last, de? clared a German firm in New York furnished $100,000 for a pro-German revolt. The dispatch also stated radio plants were discovered in Heredia and in the coast regions of San Carlos and Colorado. The plants were dismantled by President Tinoco, of Costa Rica. Commenting upon Hecht's arrest, a high government oliicial said: "In his financial operations, th< prisoner was close to Geheimrat ii Heinrich Albert, Count von Bern storff, Carl Heynen and others. These men were the tap-roots from which [towed tho huge amounts of money used by German agents in legitimate and illegitimate propaganda In the JnltOd States. Other arrests of equal importance will follow." It was reported that evidence against Deicht was discovered in the papers Of Carl Heynen, former treas? urer of the Bridgeport Projectile com pany, now interned on Ellis Island. Reicht was recently refused a per? mit to pass through barred zones. He Is a reserve officer in the German army. He and his wife moved in the best Circles In New York. She was Miss Mar.orie Roakirt, of a wealthy Cincinnati family, and married Helen* in 1915. TOBACCO MARKET OPENS. Cirst Break of Season Today?LurgO liOt of Tobacco?Prices Good. The tobacco season opened this morning In Sumter when the Sumter Tobacco Warehouse, under the effi? cient management of Mr. John W. j Renn, opened its doors for the receiv? ing of tho weed. There were about seven buyers on hand, representing practically all Of tho principal tobac? co manufacturers In the country. Tho prices which were paid this morning, wore exceedingly high in most cases, the average per hundred pounds being $16.83. There were sev? eral piles which went beyond this mark and a few piles brought as high a price as $25 per hundred. One such pile alone weighed 000 pounds. All of the sellers seemed highly please 1 at the prices which they received and most of them signified their intention of bringing tho remainder of their crop to this market. The total amount disposed of this morning was 87,286 pounds and tho money paid nut for this amount aggregated 111, 315.82. Sales will bo conducted daily from now until the close of the season and the prospects are bright for a good to? bacco season in this market. Notice. Notice is hereby given that no jury cases will be tried in tho court of General Bcssloni and Common Pleas during next week, July 16th to -1st Inclusive, and that petit jurors summoned to attend for that week are excused from attendance. J. K. BRADFORD, sheriff Sumter County. It is the duty of sin riffs, rural po? licemen, magistrates and constable* and other State and municipal officers to enforce the State automobile li cense tax law. Are any arrests being made of those who are riding around the town and country without license tax tags on their cars'." ! This it a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS o\ FEVER. Fire or six doset will break any case, end if taken then as e tonic the Fever will not return.' It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or ticken. 25c Grand Jury Presentment To His Honor, John S. Wilson, Pre? siding Judge: Wo, the Crand Jury beg leave to submit out Presentment for the sum? mer term of the Court of Genf 1 e I Sessions for Sumter County for tee year 1917. We have passed upon all bills re? ferred to us by the Solicitor and re? turned same to the Court with our findings endorsed thereon. The aommittees appointed at our spring meeting on finance and public works have finished their duties and reports attached herewith. The com? mittees on public buildings and rural schools ask for further time, which we have granted. We recommended that a porch be built at the County Jail for the com? fort of Jailer Owens and family. Wo note this has not been done, and we again recommend same be built. We find it very difficult in some ^ases to get witnesses, on account of this we were forced to return some bills. In our spring report we mentioned that our attention had been brought to unsatisfactory manner in which the County Registration books were kept. We beg to report that we had Messrs. T. D. DuBose. J. M. N. Wild? er, and S. J. White, Board of Regis? tration, to come before us with their books, and we find that these gentle? men are keeping these books all right in every respect and the trou? ble is entirely with the managers. We beg to thank Your Honor and other Court Officials for courtesies shown us. Respectfully submitted, D. M. DICK, Foreman. Sumter, July 10, 1917. Mr. I). M. Dick, Foreman, Qraad Jury Sumter County, Summer Term of Court, City. Dear Sir: We, your committee of Finance, beg to report that we have examined the county vouchers and the vouchers of the school ? ?Uffffffc sioners, and find them to k^oorstot^ and In order. f We wish to comj^mlU^e treasur? er on the niauApnxvhich the vouch ^^jind^^yr^e kept and to thank the treasurer and auditor for their attention to us during our examina? tion. Respectfully, E. M. Hall, Chairman. Sumter, July 9, 1917. Mr. D. M. Dick, Foreman of the Grand Jury. We, your committee on Public Works, have visited the chaingang and more than two hundred miles of pub? lic roads and bridges, during the past week, and Will say that we found them i an excellent condition. We visiter Chaingang on the Fourth Of July, and took dinner with the su? pervisor and guards, and we had a ,ine dinner, and the convicts had the same. We found all of the prisoners in a healthy condition and well cared for, except one who had just returned from the Tourney Hospital by his own request, as the doctor thought it was best lor him so that he could get some exercise around the camp and also save the County Hospital ex? penses. We found the sleeping quar? ters clean and well kept, the kitchen well screened and in a sanitary con? dition. Wc found all of the county stock in a good condition and well cared for. We found all tents in a good condition and road plows and all implements well kept. The entire camp has a neat appearance. The supervisor has just completed widen? ing tiie causeway across Dingle's Mill which adds a groat deal to the old historical spot, and that part of the county. We visited the Hudson bridge across Lynche Bivcr and found same in good condition and well kept by t most competent gentleman, Mr. I. M. Truluck. We have covered all of the im I ortant roads in Sumter coun? ty. This committee wishes to express our thanks to the supervisor for courtesies shown us during our in? spection and commend him for his good work on public highways and bridges. W. Leslie Brunson, Chairman FOR S\LE?Registered Aberdoen Angua hull, four y<ars old, tubercu? lar tented, without fault or blemiah C. P. Osteen. Sumter. S. C. RUB-MY-TI5M Will cure you v Rheumatism, Xouialpa, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, C-uts and Hums, Old Sores, Stings of Ittsccb?, Kct Antiseptic Anodyne, used i itctnally an<l externally, Yt\ct JNfc