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Mc tt?laujjmaii aii? 5out|jton. VubUaltctl Wednesday and Saturday ?I1Y? OtftKKN P1BMS1IINU COMl'AW SI MTI.K, S. *J. Teno*: ?I. to per annum?-tu advance. Adveu Usemeuta. One Square first insertion ... ..$1.00 ?hery subsequent insertion.So Contracts for three months, ot longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub serve private Interests will be charged see aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charted for. The Burnt er Watchman was found? ed in 1110 and the True Southron in If If. The Watchman and Southrou now has the combined circulation und Influence of both of the old papers, and Is manifestly ths best ad vert mm medium in Sumtet 1 * Notice to Subscribers. Bach subscriber of tho Watchman and Southron is asked to observo the date of the label on his paper. The date Indicates tho time to which the subscription has been paid. Wc have carried through tho summer a large number of subscriber* whose sub scriptton? have expired and they arc requested to call and renew their sub scrlpUons at the oarliest possible day or. If they are not coming to tow. soon, that they send us amount due bA mall, remitting by check, postoffic money order or registered letter. Th unprecedentedly high OOSt of papei and of all other material enterbe Into the production of a newspaper lea res a very narrow margin of pro' to the publisher and it Is poss bio t publish a semi-weekly of the slzo anc. quality of the Watchman and South ron at the low subscription price o $1 60 a year only by the hearty sup port of Its subscribers and the promp* payment of subscription. Owing to thr Increasing cost of producing the paper It may he neceaary In the near future to either reduce the slse of the paper increase the subscription price or to reduce the number of issues to one a week. If subscribers will pay prompt? ly so that there Is no loss on bad ac? counts the task of the publishers will be llghtoned. We ask that each an' every subscriber respond prompt? ly to this reminder. Evading the Real Issue. F.dltor Tho Dally tern. I have read the report cl tho Cour* ty Board carefully and llnd It a mas terly?or lame?evasion ot question The question at issue bj: Cun or etc not 8umter county hive good road* without export supervision? Will the expenditure of uny a nount of funds make them good otherwise? The charges of "petty spite" and "mall|;nant newspaper articles" mav be dismissed as irrelevant and un? worthy imputations uf the good faith of the writers Personally I disclaim any motive other thai the betterment of eur road conditions. Richard B. Furman. Feeding < ot touted 3 tea I to I torso mid Mules. In traveling over rho South It i> gratifying to hear such an Increasing number of farmers report that they are feeding two pounds of cottonseed] meal i day to each horse and mule This Is both economical and pa? triotic: it pays the furmer and also serves the nation by releasing < orn fo. huniun consumption. On this point some agricultural organizations in tin South MVS printed and circulate! thousands of copies of the foilowln statement by l>r Ta t Futlcr: "There are In the eleven ootto States 6.500.moo horses and mules M each of thes^ were fo<| 2 pounds o' cottonseed meal per day It would re? lease . pounds of corn euch duy from the usual daily feed of about 14 pounds, and 200 days of such feed? ing to all horses und mules would re? lease 100,000.000 bushels of corn for human food?and the mules and horses would be benet ted by the change. "4 pounds of corn at $1.55 per bushel costs 11 cents. "1 pounds of cottonseed meal at $40 per ton costs 4 cents. 'The feeder would thus save 7 rents per day on each head of stock, or a saving of f 14 per head In a period of 200 days.?The I'roKresnlve Farmer. Horn meat has been placed on sale In the butcher shops of Milwaukee, Wlscoqsln. SWEDEN_ MUST ACT. WASHINGTON EXPECTS SWEDE.* TO DISAVOW MACHINA? TIONS OF LL'XUEltG. Work of Diplomatist of European Neutral for Central Allies May Cause Argentine Republic t > Break. With Germany und Enter Aar. Washington, Sept. 9.?The cxposuiv of how Sweden's legation in Argen? tina acted as a secret channel of com? munication through Count Luxberg. charge in Buenos Ayrcs, and the Ber? lin foreign office has created a sensa-. tion in political, government, diplo matlc and all circles almost to the ex? clusion of all other subjects connect? ed with the war. As a revelation of the machinations of German diplomacy it takes ran!; second only to the celebrated Zimme/ mann note plotting war between the United States and Japan and Mexico. 8tate department officials today con tlnued their policy of absolute silence but it was plain they deplored any attempt to color the Incident as fore casting a diplomatic break betwcei the United States and Sweden. No? such development Is even thought of at this juncture. At the present stage it is wholly a matter be tween Argentina, Sweden and Ger many with the United States, her al lies and the rest oft he world interest? ed onlookers of Germany to know how the most remarkable train of events will be explained or dealt with by th' three governments. Germany's probable ac?on is more or less discounted. Anxious to re talw the friendship of the few na tions which have not gone to war with her it is pected that amends will be made to Argentina for th charge's references to the fore ig minister as a "notorious ass" and his recommendation that Argentine ship be sunk without leaving .my evi dence. This might take the form o Luxbergs recall and a repudiation o hiaacts. How Argentina will view tht> insult coming close on her "diplomatic vie tory" with Germany, and apply it t< her determination to join in the wa or even to sever diplomatic relations is the subject of a good deal' of con Jocture. Undoubtedly public onlnlo in Argentina will go far toward de termining that point and there ha not been time for it to crystallze. To Sweden, however, the Unite States, and its allies as well, look fo. action which will purge the Swedish government and the Stockholm for elgn of Ice or the stigma of knowing ly having been Germany's tool in hei newest Intrigue. American official: would like to believe that Sweden of flclally discountenances any such en eroachmerits on her neutrality; tha the guilt was personal to some par tlcular officials, or possibly that Swed en's legation was imposed upon by Luxberg and supposed that at tin worst It was lending the invio!abllit> of its legation's diplomatic prlvlleg to an attempt to preserve peace rath er than to recommendations tha Argentina's ships and seamen be de stroyed "without leaving any traces. Officials and diplomats enterta; the possibility that the legation ma have transmitted Luxberg's dispatch* without knowing their exact contents taking the German charge's word th they were no breach of Sweden s ol> llga-.ion to Argentina. They also en tortaln the possibility that tho Gor man charge, who very probably ha learned more since German secroi began to leak out, may have told tb Swedish legation one thing and writ ten another in his dispatches. Whatever becomes the accepted ex? planation, officials and diplomats her are unanimous in their belief tha Sweden must disavow any participa? tion or responsibility and take appro priate steps to show her good faith. This may be difficult because of the internal situation in Sweden, whore the upper circles are admittedly pro German because of the fact that Sweden, militarily a weak nation, lies at the mercy of Germany at its bor? der and also because Sweden may wish to adopt one course while Ger? many may wish her to take another. SWEDISH MINISTER ISSUES STATEMENT. Situation Rcgurdod as Serious In Cap? ital of the Argentine Republic? |*SSJOS Comment. Buenos A ret, Sept. 9.?The Swe i.sh minister to Argentina, Baron Low ed. todny denied that dispatches in cipher had been sent to Berlin by th" Ocrmnn charge through the Swedish legation at Buenos Ayrcs. lie decln ed: "I have not sent nor caused to h sent by the legation under my oh nr.re any telegram from the German lega tion. The news Is a great and disa? grees! hie surprise. 1 have cabled to say government to clear up matters." "In the United States the\ are very excitable." The OtBelal announcement issued by the slate department at Washington that communications from Count Lit* KEHENSKY DEPOSES KORNILOFF LATEST SENSATIONAL TURN OF AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. Commander in Chief of Avniy Ordered to Resign by I?rcmler, Who Cliarge Tliat <ien. Komlloff Remanded Ail Civil and BfttastV Power*. Petrograd, Sept. 10.?Premier Kerensky has ordered Gen. Korniloff, ; commander in chief, to resign, and 1 appointed Gen. Klembovtj.vy, com 1 mander of the northern armies, in hi ? I place and delared that a state of war I existed in Petrograd. In the procla jmation announcing changes Premier Kerensky said that Gen. Korniloff sent a member of UN Duma to him demanding that he, Kerensky, turn over to Gen. Korniloff all civil and military power. | The announcement was made after a long cabinet meet? ing, when it is understood the advis? ability of vesting full power in a di? rectory of five men wai; discussed. ,FORCED OPT BY WORKMEN. Opposition to Death Prnulty Ren> Cause of KornilofTs Removal. Washington, Sept. 10.?Tho Rus? sian embassy officials be'levc that Gen. Korniloff was forced out by the ele> meat of workmen's and soldiers* del? egates opposed to tho death penalty method of restoring discipline in the army. This element in th? cabinet has been dissatisfied and believes tha less s'ringent methods vould be more effective. They fear that such power Is a menace to the ideals of tho re public. RUSSIANS ARE WORTHY. Red Cross Doctor Will Bring MossflUjr From Petrograd. Petrograd, Sept. 10.?At a farewell dinner for the American Red Crors mission. Doctor Frank Billings, hea l of the medbal section, stated that he was going home to emphasize the message that the Russians are worthy Of all cssistance America can give. Rc-oi cnlng or City Public "School-. The public schools of the city will re-open on next Monday at 8.60 a. m The superintendent is busy this weok with the admission of new pupils The parents are urged not to wait u.: til the end of the week, but to attend to this matter without delay. It wlJ be far more convenient for thorn. The book lists have been issued Some changes were rendered neces? sary in the books, in order to conform J to the lists required by the State De? partment of Education and in ord-.v to give the pupils an opportunity t get the best books at wholesale rat?-s While the complete list is giver, in th* high school department a wide election Is offered and the pupils w.l purchase only those books demand d by the cours) of study that they ma select. No pui il ln any class cf the high s"hool department will re tub* all of the books listed. Where any changes have be-Mi made, due regard has been had to those books In the hands of the pj plls that require more than one year for their completion. A list of the teachers has alread ' been published; but this list will b? repeated, showing the different class, s the different buildings and the differ? ent class rooms. berg, German charge at L'uenos Ayres had been sent to the Berlin foreign office through the Swedish legatio here in cipher caused a sensation and was the principal topic of discussion throughout the city, That the situ i tioa is regarded as serious was evi deuced by the fact that the populace (usually gay on Sunday, were remarka? bly quiet and sober faced. Dancing girls, waiving Argentine flags and bo decked with American and British flags, were greeted with silence at the matinees after being wildly applaud? ed all week. The government ounces have been closed since Friday evening, but when the oJTlcials return from tho week-end tomorrow, the revelations from Wash? ington will be the first matter con? sidered. The president of the republic has already called upon the foreign minister for explanations. The Buenos Ayres newspapers refer to the exposure as an unusual, sons i tlonal diplomatic scandal. La Nuclor. says: "This revelation which com promises the faith of the German for eign ofllce, must modify many opin? ions regarding the situation. It clear |y shows th* contempt with which the two diplomats involved regard the Ar gentine foreign uillCO." Rvery paper today said that t it report was sensational and could no1 be believed had it not come from th Stats department of such a greit I country, Count Luxherg lias been j taking a vacation in the Andes fool i hills since the arrival of the American I Meet at Buenos Ayres and has so far not responded to a telegraphic requcs I of the Associated Press to make ;> statement. WILL ORGANE ASSOCIATION. FARMERS OF SUMTER COUNT V START MOVEMENT TO ESTAB? LISH SELLING AGENCY FOR DIVERSIFIED PRODUCT'S. Plan Contemplates Corporation With Capital Stock or Ten Thousand Dol? lars, With Profits Limited to Eight Per Cent?An Experienced Manager \\ ill lie Employed Who Will Act as Supervisor and Advisor as Well as Selling Agent. A well attended and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Court House today for the purpose of taking under consideration the formation of a mar? keting association for Sumter county farmers. The meeting was represen? tative of the entire county, a large majority of the crowd being from the county outside of the city and ev? ery section of the county was repre? sented. The meeting having been call? ed under the auspices of the County Council of Defense, Chairman A. C Thelps called the meeting to order an i stated the object of the meeting in general terms, after which he in? troduced Dr. W. W. Long, of Clemson College, who is in charge of the Farm ? tension work In the State. Dr. Long outlined the need of marketing or gani. aliens by means of which farm? ers may dispose of their products to advantage. lie said the government and other agencies had been preach? ing diversified farming to the people of th s Stale for years, but had never taken any stej s to assist them to fin * markets for these products. The farmer:- had not taken the advice to diversify, to any great extent, and they had been wise in this policy, for without markets, diversification meant loss. This had been proven by the experience of those farmers who had attempted to diversify?they had usually met with loss, not because they were unable to produce crops other than the staple crops of th: section, but because there was no market. Th'refore now that diver sP'ention of crops has become an ab? solute necessity it behooves the farm? ers to bestir themselves to organize associations tq provide markets for their products There is a market and a demand for all that the farm? ers of th s section can produce, but without agencies to bring th* pro? ducers and the consumers In touch tho farmers may as well not diversify. The foundation of successful diversi? fication and marketing is to be found in transportation. organization, co? operation, standardization and dis? tribution. From the general theme of diversification of crops and co-oper? ative marketing Dr. Long proceeded to a discussion of the practical detai's of organizing and conducting a mar? keting association, explaining th^ j methods and prac* _Co that have been proven successful and profitable in other sections of the country. He said that a marketing association should be organized with sufficient paid in capital to provide the necessary equipment and to carry on the busi? ness. An experienced man should be employed as manager of the associa? tion, who would do for *he selling en 1 of the farmer's business practically what the farm demonstration agent does for the producing end?give ex? pert advice and supervision and als-? act as the agent for selling the pro-j duce. Dr. Long emphasized the fac* that he was not advising or urginc the farmers of Sumter county to form a marketing association at this par? ticular time, he was merely discuss? ing the necessity of such an organi? zation in every county where there ar* products to be sold?truck, effgs. poul? try, live stock, dairy products, corn velvet beans, or in fact any other pro duets other than the staple crops? cotton and tobacco?for which there now exist regular and certain markets The question of forming an associa ion at this time or at some later date is a matter for the people of each particular locality to decide, for they have a more intimate knowledge o' the local situation than he had. But as a concluding thought he stressed the statement previously made that diversified farming cannot succeed in the absence of a well organized mar? keting association. Mr. J. M. Napier, Farm Demonstra tion Agent for Darlington county, who has accomplished a very successful work In his county in organizing the farmers and in establishing marketing agencies for their products, was next introduced. He told briefly what he had done and how he had done it. He had developed a co-operative mar? keting system for the sale of surplus eggs, poultry, butter, cream. Irish po? tatoes, hogs, cattle and other produce for which there previously existed no regular market. Me then outlined the plans that arc now under process of development for the organization of n county marketing association with :> I caplf il Of $25.000 to handle all class , es of farm produce, Including live stock for the farmers of Darlington counts. There will be a central ware house in Darlington, with branches n' Lunar and lla rtsville. and also sol I hi". FARMS FOR SALE In Sumter and Clarendon Counties i ?8 Acres on public road, three miles from Sumter; 49 acres In hiph state of cultivation; well drained; one four room houee, barn and stables. Splendidly located with good neighbors Can get artesian water. 7a Acres on public road three miles from Sumter; 42 acres in cultivation, and 10 acres more cleared to be cultivated next year one four room house, barn and stables. 80 Acres on public road, three miles from Sumter; about 60 acres in cultivation. Good 4 room dwelling, one tenant house, barn stables, etc. -21 Acres on public road, three miles from Sumter, six-horse farm in cultivation this year, which can be increased to eight horse farm next year. Four room dwelling, three tenant houses, barns and stables. Good flowing well. Situated near good school, sin, railroad siding, and in a good neighbor? hood. 112 Acres on public road, two and one-half miles from Sumter, ten horse farm open and in high state of cultivation. New dwelling, five rooms, ten tenant houses, barns, stables, sheds and other outbuildings; dairy barn and equipment, srfth dairy herd, if desired. Plenty of wood and straw. Thor onghly drained. About one hundred acres under fertco and subdivided. Property situated like this la not often offered for sale, and if you are interested in a splendid fcrm prac? tically In the city, you had better see about It at once. 217 acres near Pinewood, two horse farm open, one house. Good land, but needs developing. Timber enough to pay for building up place. Saw mill near by. Will subdivide, 1! de? sired, and sell cheap. 12? Acres near Pinewood, undeveloped. Will sell cheap. Easy Terms To Suit Purchasers. C. P. OSTEEN, Sumter, S. C. and shipping stations at other points for live stock. Mr. Napier's story of what had been done In a neighboring county aroused a lively interest and I convinced the crowd that the same thing could be done In Sumter coun ty by a united effort. After a general discussion a resolu? tion was adopted on the motion of Dr. M. L. Parier and H. C. Hayns? worth that a committee of five be ap? pointed to consider the matter of forming a marketing association with authority to make recommendations This committee met immediately afte the meeting adjourned and adopted the following recommendations: Your ' committee in consultation with Dr. Long and Mr. Napier re spectfully suggest organization: 1. Of a company with a capita' stock of $10,000.00, divided into 1.000 shares of a par value of $10.00 each; 1-2 to be paid in. 2. Dividends to be limited to 8 per cent, plus a reasonable sinking fund to cover unforseen and unavoidable losses. 3. That stockholders vote as Indi viduals and not according to numbe; of shares. 4. That directors be elected from each township, except two from Sum ter. 5. That said organization employ an experienced marketing agent at a early date so as to handle this year' produce if possible. 6. That the selection of location warehouse, etc., be left to the judg ment of said agent and board of di rectors; als*o the purchase of tlv necessary machinery. 7. That stock be sold to negroes a well as white people. 8. That the Council of Defense "or requested to allow 5 minutes at eacl precinct meeting for presenting thlf cause and that the secretary of th^ Chamber of Commerce be asked t request at least 100 men io solicit a' least five shares* each. M. L. PARLER, Chairman, S. A. HAUVIN. C. L, CCTTINO. C. J. JACKSON. H. C. HAYNS WORTH, Secty Following: the discussion of the marketing association there was a general discussion of the local cotton market, the Tri-County Cotton Mar? keting Association and the attitude of some of the local cotton buyers in respect to accepting the grading of cotton by the government cotton class er stationed here by the United State? Rureau of Markets* to work in co? operation with the association. This discussion was the most interesting of the whole meeting and aroused more enthusiasm in the crowd than any other part of the proceedings. Mr. L D. Jennings brought the discussion to a head by stating that a local cotton buyer had graded ten bales of cotton one grade lower than the grades of the government classer and had re? fused to accept the cotton except on the lower grade. Mr. Jennings said that the issue should be met and settled once for all right now. If the government classer knows his business and is grading th ' cotton correctly then the farmers sbou'd unite In demanding and insist Ing that the buyers accept this* grad? ing. If be Ines not know bis busi? ness and is not correctly grading the rot ton then it should be found out at once and the government asked to tarnish a classer who does know his business. Mr. Jennings went on to say that h ? bad no dOUbt but that tin government classer was grading the cotton correctly, that he had the gov? ernment standard grades before him, and besides, he had no interest in grading the cotton other than c ?f> rectly. In his op.nion, Mr. Jennings said, the farmers should refuse to a man to sell a bale of their cotton to a buyer who refused to accept the gov? ernment grades, and in this way back up the movement to establish a cotton market, based on grades, in Sumter. Mr. Dabbs, Mr. J. F. Williams, Mr. W. A. Powman. Mr. J. IL Kolb and oth? ers endorsed the | os- tion taken by Mr. Jennings. Mr. A. C. Phelps stated that he had endorsed and supported the movement to establish the cotton marketing association from its in? ception and that ho would continue to do S">. Th*? suggestion was made that all farmers who can possibly do so, refus9 to sell any cotton at present prices and until it advances to 25 cents or above. This suggestion was gener? ally endorsed. It was decided that hereafter ths County Council of Defense meet only once a month, the next meeting be? ing on the first Tuesday in October. ADOPTS WAITING POLICY. Government Waiting to Ascertain At? titude of Sweden on Bui icon s Aires Intrigue. Washington. Sept. 10.?The gove n ment is still waiting to ascertain how Sweden regards the Buncos Aires dis? closures. They will take no step un? til Argentina or Sweden communicates with the State department. That the incident is regarded by the United States as a warlike act is denied. What may develop later is a different thing. There is no disposition to question the honesty and good faith of the Sweedish people. IN SEPARATE UNITS. Plan for Organization of Negro Troops Formulated. Washington. Sent. 10.?The negro troops in the National Army will bs organized into separate units as far as possible and will be trained in the States where the units are raised. The call lor the negro recruits to mobilize will be postponed until the eamp officers arrange to care for these separate units. Both whites and ne? groes drafted will be given an op? portunity to volunteer for service on line of communication which will be military but noncombatant. Pre? sumably the negro units in the regular army and guard will be retained as fighting units. Promotion for Hazel Dick. Washington. Sept. 8.?The presi? dent today nominated Hazel H. Dick of South Carolina, now a consular as? sistant, to he a consul of class eight. ?TXMTKR COTTON MAKKI9T P. O. BOWMAN. Cebion Buyer. (Corrected dallv at 12 o'clock Noon ) Good Middling 20. Strict Middling 19 7-8. Middling 19 3-4. Strict Low Middling 19 1-2. LOW Middling 19 1-8. NT W VORK CtVTTON ?I AMC FT Ye* ilv* Oct . . 20.05 20.42 20.05 20.25 Dec . .20.05 20.3s 20.00 20.20 Jan . .19.96 19.96 19.00 19.10