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& lit ddlakijiuaii ana >oul|jtar? PuI>I1mIhhI Wednesday ami Satunla> _ ?BY? OUtUI I?l HUSHING COMPANY Sl'MTKH, S. C. Tcrnis: 91.50 per Annum?in advance. Advertisements. One Square tirst insertion .. ..$1.00 Kvery subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications vhich sub? serve private interests will l>o charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In IR&Q and the True Southron in 1*48. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising nedPjm^h^i^uj^^ For South Atlantic nnd Kut Gul. States: Moderately warm won'he will prevail with frequent local show era and thundcistorms. It Is quite evident that the row be? tween (Jen. Qoethala and the ship ping hoard will never be entirely sot tied, until Oen. GoethuU Is either giv? en dictatorial powers or removed tils record as hair man of the Pana? ma Canal Commission demonstrated that he Is an autocrat by disposition and training; thai he Is impatient of advice or criticism nnd is cock-sure that his own opinion is superior to that of any other man or set of mon He would probably yield obodlena to the orders of a superior drhcor in the army, but place him in position of authority ho will rule with an iron hand and magnify his ^office to the limit. If the fleet of merchant ships Is to no built beforo the end o the war President Wilson will hav to exercise his autnorlty and mak a choice between (Jen. OrietbnlH und Chairman Dsn man of the Shipping Board. iBaW^M? Pantile Items. Hevlval services are being held at the Baptist church here this weeic The pastor. Rev. J. D. Poweii, is be Ing ably assisted by Hev. O. W. Trlpb tt, of Graham ehunh. Misses Kthel ami I?uiso Datoman of Hartsvllle are spending some time at the home of Mr. J. II. Touch her r: near town. Mrs. K. H. Hell Is at home again from an extended visit to relatives u: Colirmhia. Mr. Peter Jay roe of Florence was I h*,c last week to visit his brother. Mr Walter Jayroe. Mrs. Tute K. Frown and children o! Bergaw, N. C. spent a few days oi the past week with the* family of Hev J. D. Howon. Mr. Levl llarvln from Chattanooga Term., after an absence of eighteen years, visited relatives and friend last week. Misses Annie Hradbai. ami Grac Weinberg are visiting Mr. P. C. Hrad ham and family at Mullins The public is very cordially invited to attend n service at the Paxvilh Methodist church on Ju'y 2Uth at 9.91 o'clock under the auspices of the lo cal Woman'h Christi in Temperance i'nton. Mrs. T. W. (Junter, Misses Alice and Diinlv I'.road.vay were ap? pointed to arrange the program for this occasion. Mr. J. D. MeCoilugh, of Kingstree, was a visitor at the home of Mrs. M. H. Broadway last week-end. Misn Hmkly Broadway will go to Charleston Saturday to spend the week-end with her sister, Miss Alice, who Is at a hospital there undergoing treatment. Miss Iva Geddings is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. I* Griffin at Pinewood Itev. A. S. LjSfity, pastor of the Methodist chunh here, at bis last appointment, announced a protracted service to begin on the aecond Sunday In August. NUMTKK CXXITON MAHKFT P. G. B<?WMAN. Cotton Buyer. (Corrected daily at 11! o'clock Noon Good Middling I*1: f?9, Strict Middling ?*". 9-4, Middling J?, I-W, Htrlct l,ow Middling 91 9?9, , I ...u Middling in. WK.w vmiK c?rrin\ HAMM KT Vwiih' Open High I?<w t%m? i%hm Jnly . ,99.99 99.99 2 .17 19.99 I 1.9? (ict . . 94.99 94.91 I .mo 99.99 94.93 Dec 94.41 94.91 13.11 J?J.HJJ 94.4t New York spots, 25.60. im: uahounk sparingly. t lui Irina n or Petroleum fl?SSllll Ii Says Consumption Is Ahead of Supply. Washington, July 22.?An appeal for conservation of the country's oil supply by curtailment of pleasure rid? ing in motors and by eliminating oth? er sources of waste while production Is increased wns issued tonighi by Chairman A. C. Bedford of the de? fense council's petroleum committee. Mr. Bedford Is president of th* Standard (HI Company of New .Jersey. "This country," .said the statement "Is producing crude oil at the rate ol about 300,000,000 barrels a year, but It is using it at the rate of 335,000,000 barrels a year. The country is ib sorhing the entire current production and drawing very rapidly upon its re serve supply. "Tho rapldNlevelopment of the au? tomobile is In'gely responsible for present co; i.lions. Today there are more than 4,??00,000 cnrSy demanding over 40,000,000 bands of gasoline a year. "Because of the demand, the prici of crude oil has risen, thus stimulat? ing more producers to drill new web Though this drilling has been going on with great aggressiveness the re turns from puch efforts are not as satisfactory as they were a year ago. "If our government is to have the petroleum It will need to prosecute the war successfully, and supply all necessities directly growing out of the war, two steps will have to be taken namely: , "1. The public will have to econo? mize in the use of gasoline. Pleasure riding should be curtailed/ People should look up?n their automobiles as necessities. "2. Every oil producer in the coun? try should he encouraged as a pa? triotic effort to secure the utmost pos? sible output of crude oil." statk of mSQK DBCLAJUBD, Clash Between Strikers and Soldiers in Spanish City. Paris, July 22.?A state of siege has been proclaimed In Valcenla, It \$ officially announced In Madrid, ac? cording to a Hn/as dispatch from the Spanish capital. The action was tak? en becauso of a clash between strikers and gendarmes, in which many per? sons wero wou ided. The announce? ment said the tioops wero cheered by the population of the city. . ?-r-? m;w chanckllok pou war lu-clarcs His Adhesion to (icnuany's tl-Boat Warfare. Copenhagen, July 19. ?Dr. Midi aelis, the new Merman Imperial chan cellor, In his address to the Reich? stag Thursday afternoon declared his adhesion to (Jermany's submarine campaign, asserting it to he a lawfu measure, justifiably adopted for shot\ eniug the war. Dr. Michaelis opened his Reichstag speech \ ith a hearty tribute to Dr. von Bcthmann-llolweg. the retiring imperial chancellor, whose work, he said, history would appro date. The chancellor declared that the war was forced upon unwilling Gcr many by the Russian mobilization an ' that the submarine war also was fore ed upon Germany by.Great Britain's illegal!? loekadc starvation war; tha the faint hope that America, at the head of the neutrals, would check QfOflN Krttnin's Illegality was vain Germany's llnal attempt to avoid the extremity by a peace offer failed an the submarine campaign was adople ?Old the chancellor. The submarines, the speaker cor. tlnued, had done all and more tha had l>een expected and the false pro phets who had predicted the end o the war at a definite time had dorn a disservice to the fatherland. . Rt'SSIANS DBIVKM BACK. HcrmAns Ilroak Through Their Strong Position. Herman troops have pushed through three strong Russian defens' ?ones in eastern Qallcla, according t an announcement from German army headquarters. The Russians ?uffered [heavily according to the statement. A Petrograd dispatch says the fail ure of the Russian troops to checl the (Je "nans in the Galidan buhl was due to extremist detachment holding meetings and discussing tie advisability Of obeying orders, which some regiments refused to do. The lighting in Plunders is reports* to be extremely violent. RI.BI < i: (HIW I III K.HT. l ulled States and I nglaud Agree Ol Rotes, Washington, July 23. The regu'a tion of ocean stonmshlp rates be Iween the silled nations and Unite* st.it, m hove bee n agreed upon In prln etple by the American a id Brills] governments, Italy and France hnv signified their agreement. Negotlu tions win probably be opened witl Japan, Tina wish to reduee prohlbi llVi rates. COMMITTEE OF SAl'lITY. Arranging lllO Details of the Trip b> Holl IV? Vll Sections?Party Wil. heave Hllintcr Monday, August Otli. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Sumtcr County Committee o Public Safety, held Saturday in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, was attended by upwards of one hun dicd members, representing every township of the county. It was one of the most largely attended meetings that the committee has held since its organization, and it was as interesting as it was largely attended. Co mm it - teemen from the several township* made interesting reports on crop con? ditions, and also reported on the pro mess of the crop survey in those townships where it has been complet cd and the report Hied. The report* indicated that the corn crop in all sec? tions of tho county is unusually line and that the largest acreage of corn the county has ever had bids fair to produce the largest yield per acre o:. record for the county. The reports on subsidiary food crops?potatoes, rice, peas, sugar cane, peas, velvet beans, and all vegetables and fruits, wer. also encouraging, j'.ut the report on cotton was not generally satisfactory. While some sections of the couni> have fairly good cotton crops, allow ance being made for the lateness o; the crop and the cold weather it ban to contend with in the early part o tho season, the majority of the re? ports indicated that the cotton crop has suff< red materially from excessive rain, and has not yet put on suffi? cient fruit to make an average crop for this season. In some sections the crop is badly In the grass, and ther.i wei ? some reports that ,the crop had been drowned out entirely on bottom lands. Favorable weather and lat fall may enable tho farmers of Sum tcr county to produce an average croi but there is no possibility of there being a bumper crop of cotton thi: year. Tho real business of the mcetin." j wus to discuss the trip of farmers and j business men to the boll weevil sec? tions of Georgia and Alabama: Messrs T. <>. Plunkett and W. J. Shealey, o the Agricultural Department of the Southern Hallway, who were present j by invitation of County Demonstratio Agent Wlliams, gave the meeting con- j slderable valuable and interesting in? formation concerning conditions in the weevil infested sections of Geor? gia, Alabama, Mississippi? JbOUislana and Texas. Mr. Plunkettr has- been in the fight against the boll weevil for eighteen years and is thoroughly familiar with the conditions in r.U Southern State? and with the method the farmers have used to fight th weevil, as well as the changes in crop, that have been rendered neces sary by the destruction of the cotto growing industry. He told of actua conditions in a number of sections o tho several States and suggested do sirablo points to be visited by th boll weevil committee. He state* that the Southorn HaiJway woub make a special low rate to'the r.om mittee for a trip through Georgia, Aln bnma and Mississippi, if the commi! tee decided to go by rail. Put if th committee preferred to make the tri; by auto, the representatives of tin Southern's Agricultural department a all points visited would be at the ser vice of the committee and would as slst in every way possible in making the trip successful and informing. It was decided to make the trip b> auto, as originally planned. Th party will leave here on Monday Au gust 6th, going to Augusta, via Cam den and Columbia, and thence througl the boll weevil section of middle and Southern Georgia to Columbus, th^n to Opeltka, Montgomery and Selma Ala., and perhaps to Greensboro, 01 Demopolls, The complete itinernr> was left to Mr. J. Frank Williams t< be worked out, and this he will d< within the next few days. The trii will require about seven or eight days and the distance travelled going and coming will bo between eleven am twelve hundred miles. Mr. Williams is working out the details of the tri) nnd will arrange to have the party me and conducted by farm demonstra tion agents of Georgia and Alabam at several of the stopping places 0 the trip, UetWCen fifty and sixty have state, that tiny would make the trip, hi: the list of those who are certainly go Ing has not yet been entirely made ui Mr. Williams would he glad to hav those who have determined to g send in their names at once- th number of ears and who will com pose the party In each car. Ther ire some who want to go who hav not yet made arrangements to go h :i pertain ear, while there are othci who hive not Idled I hair tars, if th names are given to Mr. Williams i once he will he able to arrange all tl unsettled details. Misses Annie Dnurle Rooth and He Im Spann have returned fruin Savan nah. wlure they spent several week with Miss Clarice Wise, who aceoin panted them home for a visit of som time. (iOVKItXMKNT vm TON UltADEU. K Is Now Put up to The Cotton downs?ll They Want a Grader TIu\v Must OrgAlllXC a Marketing Association. ?? ??? Mr, Charles J. Brand, chief of the Bureau of Marketing of the United states Department of Agriculture writes tho Sumter Chamber of Com? merce that a government expert cot? ton classor or grader will ho on the Sumter market on September 1st. But under previous requirements, which it was thought had been eliminated by Congressman A. P. Lever's Influence, the chief of tho marketing bureau in? sists that those who will have their cotton graded, or some one else, will provide a suitable grading room, with northern light, furniture, and a clerk to assist the grader. Whether these facilities will ever ho provided, which is doubtful, re mains to ho seen. The bureau of marketing has all along contended that unless the farmers will organize themselves into a selling association,' 1 and also agree to adopt standard va? rieties of cotton seed, and carry out the plans of the government for im? provement in cotton standard staples, cleaner methods of picking, without trash, or reducing trash in picking t< the least possible minimum, more care in seeing that cotton of different grades belonging to different owners is not mixed so that twe> or mor '.:inds of cotton are packed in one bale, elimination of "gin cut." cotton because of ginning rotton too green. etc., bettor bagging of cotton, care? ful carrying out of instructions as to marketing, etc., the- go ornmont mar? keting system will prove of little val? ue to cotton growers oven wher there is an export cotton classor s'a tionod on a market. The bureau of marketing desires [ that this association Fhall be compet? ed exclusively of cotton growers, and that the farmers shall interest them? selves in arranging for the grader'* room, organizing the selling or mar? keting association, and not depend on tirely upon business men who buy o are otherwise interested in the cot ton, either as buyers or creditors o1 tho owners or proelucers of cotton. In e)ther words tho government feels thai this is a strictly cotton growers' affair and unless the cotton growers will in? terest themselves and show the gov ernmont that they want governmonta' cooperation there will be no govern? ment cotton grader on the Sumter rotton mark t. This much has been learned by the Sumter Chamber of Commerce. Congressman Bevor and Secretary Beardon were requested by resolution at a meeting of several hundred farmers, merchants, and bankers last spring to secure the government grader for Sumter market for Hi 17. They have landed this Official, but the government wants the active co? operation and interest of the cotton growers. Messrs Dover anel Beardon are now about out of the game. Th' government must have tangible result from now on or nothing doing. Ex? perimenting is over with so far at government eotton grading on the Sumter market is concerned. It Is ap to the farmers to show that they want hotter cotton markoing facilities better cotton, put up in better market? able shape, so that cotton buyers can and will pay more for the cotton, and ?hat government grading pays the farmer. The better the staple, th cleaner, and the be Her ginned, the better the price. District Boards. 'The district exemption boards for South Carolina, as announced In Washington, are: Kastern district?William Godfrey of Cheraw, lumber manufacturer end member of the State council <?f de? fense; u. Q. Jeffords of Darlington, trackmatter of the Atlantic Const Dine railway; Robert J. Scarborough of Conway, former congressman and member of the board of regent*, ol the State Hospital for the Insane; W A. Stuekey of Bishopville, farmer and hanker; Dr. Robert Wilson of Char? leston, president of the Medical C< 1 lego of South Carolina. Western district?Marion J. Davlf of Nowberry, superintendent of n New berry cotton mill; J, W. (laston, farm ?r of Spartan burg; Dr. B. A nines o (eneca, secretary of the South Caro linn Medical association: J. ES, McDou ihl of Wlnnsboro, lawyer; A. Fos'ei McKissick of Greenwood, cotton ms i i fad urcr. I'odolhee Ch rk |\ vaminat ion. The Bolted States ?'Ivll Rervl.' 'annuls, on will h<<ld :m oxaminatlo or clerl.s and carriers "ii August i 1 '.?! 7, til Sir dor, S. i!., lo IUI k act ncie a the posl olliee in thai '?it.> . The ? > uiiniti.fi is open to all who uiie a ? r< ? Iii im liv nts Application Han' nd full Information, Includim; sain ?e i,n s I > i i, ran bp <?' t a nod fro< cie'ary, loial <' i > 11 Ker\ ice I'ai. ; the po.to!llce, Sumter, or from in ? a id.iry, I i; t h ?*'?\ il SJervioe I ?. ; i i i Hanta, (ia. APPEAL MADE to III ssi an s. < io\ eminent Stales Seriousness of Sit? uation in Proclamation. Petrograd, .July 22.?The provision? al government has issued a proclama? tion to the nation setting forth the Be riousness of the situation, declaring that its first duty is to apply its whole strength against the foreign foe an . in defense of the administration against anarchical and counter-revo? lutionary attempt! and outlining im? portant reforms throughout the conn try. It says: "Citizens: The fatal hour hat ?truck. The German emperor's army has broken the front of the nations revolutionary army. This terrible op eration has been facilitated by th criminal levity and blind fanatieisn of some and the treachery of others At this fateful moment when, takin advantage of the general confusion the hidden forces of counter-revolu? tion can raise their heads, the remod eled provisional government clearly realizes its heavy responsibilities. "The government firmly believes th crisis will lead to recovery, not death Strong In that belief, the government ' is ready to act with the energy and resolution the exceptional circum? stances demand. The government re? gards as its first task to devote its comidete and whole strength to the struggle ag: .nst the foreign foe am to the defense of the new govern? mental regime against every anarchi? cal and counter-revolutionary at? tempt, without hesitating to take the rigorous measures in its power. At the same imo the government reiterate. that not a drop of blood of a Russian soldier shall be shed for any foreig. end, as already proclaimed to th whole world. The proclamation proceeds to stat< that in accordance with the declare tion of May 19, "the government in tends to summon the Entente Allies tc a conference to decide upon a genera orientation of the Allies' foreign pol? icy. At this conference Russia will be represented in addition to diploma 9 by representatives of tho democracy.' The government continues the procls motion, "considers it indispensible im? mediately to proceed with a series of measures putting the principles an? nounced on May 1 into operation am. adheres to the steps already taken to convene a constitutional assembly on September 1." The government will forthwith pro? ceed with the organization of loca executive authorises, the statement says, and will also at an early dab promulgate a decree abolishing classe. and ranks of officials and decorations excejd those for great military deeds Discouraged ami Amazed. Samuel Rea, president of the Penn? sylvania, in a state: lent issued las week regarding the decision of UK Interstate Commerce Commission in the 15 per cent, advance freight rate case, said: "I am amazed at the reasoning and 'discouraged by tho conclusions. T ic Rastern railroads are the great ter? minals for the whole country, and ab? solutely require the 15 per cent, in? crease immediately. The Pennsylvania System is indicative of conditions on the railroads in eastern territory, and its operations verify the estimate* made for the commission. The liv months ending with May show an increase of about 9 lier cent, in gros, earnings, but a decrease of about tt per cent. In net operating Income, or nearly $10,500,000. compared With 1916, Costs of labor and materials are still rising, especially fuel coal, which will be Increased by several mllll ns over what was estimated in the rate case. "Notwithstanding all the railroad* are doing in co-operation with the government (and no other Interests arc doing more), the country wil. realise that there will probably Ik more congestion next fall and wintei than it has heretofore experienced We ore bonding every effort to mee that situation, but Instead of putting the railroads in a poeltlon wber. tiny can give substantial assistance by ad ditlonnl facilities and equipment, thel nredtl Will be serlou.-dy limited ly till, .?ecision, and the country at larg? must of necessity suffer. "Tin' commission estimate* a rctur. of only 1,89 per cent, for the yeai ending June 30, 1 1T? on ihe roa< and equipment provided for publb use by the Rastern railroads, and ye declines to grant a reasonable In crease In rates. What cred.it Of pro gress can b< based on any such In adequate return? The experience ?> the weal; condition Of the railroad ! or I yea s prior to 191 <l. wil I practicady. no r w mileage construct <i. and knsulltclcni terminal facllitie: is utter!> ignored^ i dislike to exit an> governmental decision, bit the people should know why it is im nossihle to provide adequate facilitio ind service, which mo Imperative! required for this growlnu country, nn should understand how r.un-iiv th l?stern railroads ,,r,. bpiuH ire.tted -hi. .1 -th* in The 11 id\ Mem 1 >m 1 vc pex Wegs? dviuvied. ATTBMPT TO KILL KAISER? Two American* said in iiss\?- i. n Hencated !'<??? Plot Against (?cr.* l imp: ret'. London, July 19. Tho Ranter Am (tcrdum correspondent sends the fol? lowing: "According to information avail .11. here which must, however, be treated with necessary reserve, two Americans wore shot recently on the charge of having attempted to take the German emperor's life." PaxvsUe W. c. T. r. The Paxvillo Woman's Christian Temperance Union met at the very \ hospitable home of Mi:' M. S. Broad? way on last Tuesday afternoon. The subject of the mooting was Christian Citizenship and the interesting read? ings given by Miss Tandy Broadway and Mrs. J. J. Martin treated on that subject. The reports from the dif? ferent departments of work showed enthusiasm and work on the part of the superintendents. Some thought a public meeting would bo helpful, and it was decided to hold one on Sunday evening, July 29th, nt the Paxvillc Methodist church. The pres? ident, Mrs. Graham Broadway, ap? pointed Mrs. T. W. Gunter, Misses Alice and Emily Broadway to ar? range a program for this meeting. The making of some comfort batfi for our soldier boys was discussed, and it was decided that all meuiberJ of the union with the ass ist a n oe of some friends begin this work at on e. After adjournment, a social half hour was spent, when the Misses Broad v. ay served a delicious watermelon < our..e. Mr. J. H. Holland, heretofore su? perintendent of the Chain Gang will have charge of the now road track in future, and Mr. C. P. Bark3dale for sometime superintendent of the scraper division of the gang has been appointed superintends it of the Coun? ty Chain GangJ WHAT'S THE REASON? Many Sumter P< opl > in Boor Heulth Without Knowing the Cause. There are isoros of people who drag out a miserable existence With* out realizing the caase of their suffer? ing. Day after day they are raeked with backache and headache; suffer from nervousness, dizziness, weix noss. languor and depression. Per? haps the kidneys have fallen behind in their work of filtering the blood and hat may he the root of the trouble. Look to your kidneys, assist them in :heir work?give them the help they need. You can use no more highly recommended remedy than Doan's Kidney Pills?endorsed by people all over the country and by your neigh? bors in Sumter. Mis. B. N. Crihb, 112 Kendrick St.. Sumter, says: "I had a bad attack of kidney complaint. My back ached and I was afflicted with dizzy spell* ind other symptoms of kidney trou? ble. When 1 heard about Doan's Kid? ney Pills I used them and they soon relieved me." Price GOc, at nil dealers. Don't simply ask fo ra kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same tha4 Mrs. Crihb had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo. N. Y.?Advt. (44) 4 jjjS Bjffjj HUB. You can t farm on a large scale now?the scaFcity of labor makes it impossible. Employ us to s u b d i v i d e that large farm into' small on< s; we will sell it, get ting cash and interest bearing notes. Our rep? resentative will call on you and explain our method. Write us to-d ty. ATLANTIC CMS! REALTY CO. ? lhe name that justifies your confidence" OFFICES: PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA And Greenville. N. C. Geo. H. Hurst, Unihrtaker cn1 Embalmer. rf'Vh0t IttasMeS to '*? and s?fM Csfce. At I i. ciu o I Stand. H. Main. ! II MU S . NlqhtJOl