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Family Allowance, Indemnity, ami lansaaaaco roe Oar Soldiers and Soil ota The Daly of a Just Govern ly W. O. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury.) The number of claims for exemp from military duty under draft |aa/ has caused a painful Impression aa many quarters, but after all. does not the fact that no pro/tsion has yet 1 sea made by the government for the support of the wives and children, mothers or fathers, of the men who have been drafted explain many of these claims for exemption? Under the draft law the government has the power to require every ablo iwdtSd man between 21 and 31 years 1*1 age to perform military duty. Thou isxnda of the drafted men are wage ttamer* who married years ago and lire the sole support of dependent fam? ilies. So long as the government has made no provision for the care of those dependents, it is natural that such drafted men should seek to pro? tect their loved ones by staying at home. I am sure that if the congress should promptly enact the pending wsr Insurance bill, which makes defi? nite allowances for the support of the dependent wives and children, fathers or mothers, of our soldiers and sail? ors, claims for exemption on that score will cease. This Is an impera? tive duty of the government. We can? not deprive helpless women and chil? dren of the support of the wage earner by forcing him Into the mili? tary service of the country unless the government substitutes Itself as their sopport. tmaglne the emotion* of the man who 1* called Into the military ser? vice of hie country with full knowl? edge that his loved ones are left with? out means of support and may be re? dwood to want unless the charity of the community In which they live comes to their relief. It would be nothing lees than a crime for a rich and Just government to treat it* fight tag men so heartlessly and to subject ihelr dependent wives and children, who are unable to fight, to greater suf? fering than If they could fight. The morale of an army Is as essen? tial to its effective fighting power as guns, ammunition and other Instru? mentalities of war. Of equal Import ance is the morale of the civil popu latlon which must support the armies In the field. We cannot have this essential morale unless the nation comforts the men Ip the ranks with knowledge that everything possible will be drne for them and their fam? ilies, and renders to the civil popula? tion at home the assistance which will make it most effective in up? holding tho government and the fighting forces. The purpose of the war insurance bill now pending In th. com ress Is to I secure the future of America's sol? diers and sailors by insuring their lives and providing adequate compen? sations and indemnities for loss oi life and total or partial permanent disability; also to protect thoir fam? ilies against poverty and want by pro? viding them with sufficient means of support during the absence of tiie men st the front. The nation, having been forced to resort to the draft In order to create quickly an army to save the country, is under a higher obligation to dq these things for Its fighting forces thsn If a volunteer army only wax crested. This great and rich republic cannot afford to do less, and It must do what is proposed in a spirit of gratitude and not as charity. Every Mittler, and sailor who serves his country in this war will earn every? thing tho proposed war Insurance bill provides; to bo a beneficiary of the proposed luw will be a badge of hon or. When wo draft the wage-earner, we call not only him but the entire fam? ily to the flag; the sacrifice entailed is not divisible. The wife and chil dren. tho mother, the father, are all Involved In the sacrifice?they direct? ly sliare the burden of defense. They suf'er just as much as the soldier, but In a different way. and the nation must generously discharge as a proud privilege the duty of maintaining them until the soldiers and sailors re? turn from war and resume the re? sponsibility. We have drawn the sword to vin? dicate America's violated rights, to reetore peace and Justice, and to se? cure the progress of civilization. We cannot permit our soldl*?rs, while they hold the front, to bo stabbed In the back by uncertainty as to what Is be? ing done for their loved ones at home. Our tomorrows are In their handn?theirs In ours. The national conscience will not permit America s soldlern and their dependents to go unpro\lded with everything that a Just, generous and noble people can do to compensate them for the suf? ferings snd sacrifices they make to serve their country. Aside from the care and protection of their dependents while the soldier Is alive, the proposed war Insurance set provides for definite compensation for his dependents In case of death for definite and adequate indemnities in case of total or partial disability, and for re-education of the maimed and disabled man, so that he may take up a new occupation and make him? self a useful member of society. We must restore their efficiency and ad Just their still available faculties ami functions to suitable trades and voca? tions, which tho Injuries of the battle? field have not wholly destroyed. The heavy depletions In man-power result? ing from this conflict, which is with? out precedent In history or imagina? tion, will place new and greater val? ues upon all forms* and degrees of hu? man energy, and demand as a first duty of intelligent government that every remaining useful sense and limb of the blind and crippled shall be re? claimed under the benevolent pro? cess of education and reappllcd to economic uses for the benoflt of so? ciety. Tho millions we shall bo called upon to spend to support tho de? pendents of the soldiers while they are In the flghtlng-llne, for Indemni? ties and for re-education of the crip? pled, are in the last analysis invest? ments of the best sort; they are sums of capital advanced by the nation to promote utility, self-respect and eco? nomic development. More than all. the)- are essentially humanitarian and in the highest sense a discharge by the government of an essential duty to society. Military service Is now obligatory; those who imperil themselves have no election. The Insurance companies do not and cannot permit this fact to affect their calculations. They must protect themselves by charging prem? iums so high that they are secured against loss no matter how severe the rate of mortality may be. Consequent? ly, the very men who are called into the service because their physical condition is of the best and who as civilians would for that reason be able to secure the most favorable Insur? ance rate in peace time, are denied as soldiers the necessary" life insur? ance to enable them to protect their families and dependents. The tremen? dous rates charged by -private insur? ance companies to protect them against the extra hazardous risks of war put insurance entirely beyond the reach of the conscripted soldier. Military necessity has, therefore, subjected the most fit subjects for in? surance to an* unsurmountable dis? crimination unless the government it? self supplies Insurance at cost and up? on a peace basis. It would, in fact, be dastardly and undemocratic if the government should penalize the sol? dier who la forced to render the high? est duty of the citizen by its failure to provide war Insurance upon peace terms and at net cost, first, because the pay of the enlisted men in the army and navy is less than the wages and salaries generally earned In pri? vate life, which reduces their Invest? ing capacity; and, second, because govtrnment Insurance is an essential war and emergency measure, Inaugu? rated for the specific benefit of our military forces, and cannot and should not be conducted for profit. Such overhead charges as agents' commissions, advertising, promotion, local rentals, etc., are eliminated. The government must assume the cost of administering this benevolent agency, just as It bears the cost of administer? ing all othed government agencies es? tablished for the benefit of the pco This legislation will be a great step ofrward in the recognition of the republic's duty to its heroes*. I consid er it tho most significant and pro gressive measure presented to con? gress since the declaration of war. It Immediately affects the well-being of a greater number of persons than any act with which I am familiar. It de? serves the earnest and vigorous sup port of the country. It provides tho broadest and the most liberal protec? tion ever extended by any govern-1 ment to its fighting forces and their | dependent families. The United States, the most progressive and prosperous I nation on earth, setting an example In the Ideals for which enlightened hu? manity is fighting, should set the high? est example of all the nations in the treatment of those who do and die for their country and for world freedom. We are proposing to expend during the next year more than ten billion dollars to create and maintain the necessary fighting forces to reestablish justice In the world. But Justice must begin at home; Justice must be done to the men who die and suffer for us on tho battlefields and for their wives and children and dependents who sac? rifice for us at home. To do justice to them requires only a tithe of the money we are expending for the gen? eral objects of the war. I^et it not be said that noble America was ignoble In the treatment of her soldiers and snllors and callous to the fate of their dependents in this greatest war of all time. The pending war Insurance bill gives compensation, not pensions; it fixes amounts definitely In advance In? stead of holding out the mere chance of gratuities after the conclusion of peace. It saves the dependents from want and gives them the necessaries of life while their men are nt the front. It deals with its heroes liber ally for the sufferings that result fr6m their disablement on the field of bat? tle, and, if they die, it makes just pro? vision for the lpved ones who survive them. It fosters the helpless and de? pendent, the maimed and disabled, and recognizes the Immensity of the nation's debt to the valor and patrio? tism of her heroic sons*. Willlams-Scoffc. A wedding of beauty, yet charac? terized by simplicity, was that of Wednesday afternon, when Miss Frances Louise Williams became the bride of W. Allison Scaffe, Jr., of Charleston, S. C at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Scaffe, on South Main Street, sister of the groom. Dr. W. E. Thayer, of First Bap? tist Church, pastor of the bride, per? formed the ceremony in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives. The room was beautifully decorated with ferns, smllax, autumn leaves and yellow Asters, the color scheme being green and yellow. Preceding the cermony, a musical programme was rendered by Misses Ma.cy Smith and Alma King. A few minutes before tho entrance of the bridal party, Miss Macy Smith, in her usual charming manner sang "I Love You Truly," accompanied by Miss Alma King on the piano. First camo tho maid of honor, Miss Evelyn Williams, sister of the bride, dressed in a beautiful creation of white Georgette crepe and crepe de chine, hand embroidered in yellow and blue, with a headdress of yellow tulle. She carried a shower bouquet of white and yellow Asters tied with a profusion of yellow tulle.. The maid came in on the arm of the best man, Mr. Clarkson Scaffe, brother of the groom. He was dressed in full uniform, he being a mid-shipman student of the Annapolis Naval Acad? emy. Next came the bride, on the arm of the groom, beautifully attired in a suit of mid-night blue broad? cloth, with hat and accessories to match, her only ornament being a diamond la valiere, a gift of the groom. She carried a shower bou? quet of bride's roses and ferns, tied with white embroidered tulle. The marriage vows were made un? der an arch entwined with smilax, autumn leaves and golden rod, with a background of ferns and Asters. The beautiful and impressive ring ceremony was used. After receiving congratulations and good wishes, the happy young couple left on the five o'clock train for a short wedding trip, their desti? nation being unknown, after which they will return to Charleston, the home of the groom. Mrs. Scaffe is an attractive young woman, possessing many worthy characteristics. She has made her home hi Sumter for the past three years, coming here from Augusta, Ga.. and has made quite a host of friends whe hate to give her up, but wish for her worlds of happiness. Mr. Scaffe is a young man of sterling worth, and is very popular, He is In charge of the shipping clerk department at the Navy Yard. Among the out-of-town guests to attend the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Scaffe and daughter, Miss Mary Lucy, of Lykesland, S. C.J Mrs. W. A. 8caffe, Sr., Miss Carrie and Mr. Surry Scaffe, of Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Williams and children of Summerton; Miss Claire Richburg of Liberty, and Mrs. F. H. Richburg, of Summerton. Mr. and Mrs. Scaffe have the best wishes of many friends throughout this and other States. Bishopvllle News Notes. Mr. Dabncy Bethea. of Sumter, has accepted a position with Mr. W. C. 'Rogers and commenced work last Monday. Mr. Bethea comes well recommended as a ilrst class mechan? ic Last Sunday afteinoon during the storm lightning struck the residence of Mr. J. M. Hearon and. stunned his daughter, Miss Blondel, but she soon recovered. Some of the furniture in the parlor was broken, but the hous*e was not Injured. Another huge rattlesnake was kilt? ed near Mr. Charlie Brown's home last week by Mrs. Brown. The monster had come out of the bushes, and was crawling towards the chick? en house, presumably for t chick? en or a mess of eggs, v? uen Mrs. Brown got the gun and shot its head nearly off. It had 16 rattles and a button and was five feet long. Every woman should learn to shoot.?Bish? opvllle Vindicator. The Tioe County Fair. The premium list of the Lee Coun? ty Fair has been printed and is being distributed. It was compiled by Mr. Jns. D. Lee and gotten out by the OsttOfl Publishing Company of Sum? ter. Mr. Lee took a great deal of pains In arranging each line of prem? iums and grouping in such a concise manner as to make it easy for exhibi? tors to classify and arrange their ex? hibits, it is gotten out nicely, on good paper and in a neat and at tractlve form. Bishopvllle Vindica? tor, TOBACCO SOLD IX AUGUST. Statistics Gathered by Commissioner Watson. Columbia, Sept. 11.?Statistics in? dicating the total number of pounds of South Carolina grown tobacco sold during the month of August and the prices paid have been assembled by Col. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, commerce and indus? tries. During the month 31,584, 975 pounds were sold at an average price of 23.61 cents a pound. Total receipts from the sales were $7,523, 911.64. This nearly doubles the vol? ume marketed for the corresponding month last year, while the receipts are more than twice the amount re? ceived during any previous August. There was an increase for the month this year of 12,600,905 pounds, with increased returns of $4,824,396.96. The reports have been collected from 24 markets and 53 warehouses. The amount sold for producers in the 24 markets and the value of the com? modity follow: Andrews . . 476,347 $ 105,701.40 Aynor. . . 806.069 193,137.85 Conway . . 1,278,219 305,586.39 Darlington . 2,874,137 667,390.45 Dillon. . . 1,202,120 288,604.57 Florence .. 1,251,472 301,859.92 Greeleyville 119,440 26,312.63 Hartsville . 1,218,670 284,927.7 Hemingway 1,268,270 306,944.6: Johnsonville 768,012 182,947.6! Kingstree . 2,286,501 518,466.II Lake Oity . 3,583,794 868,910.3! Lake View 1,014,716 255,204.9: Lamar . . 526,442 116,764.84 Latta. . . . 176,410 41.426.12 Loris .. .. 961,483 227,195.96 Manning . . 1,358,382 302,533.35 Marlon .. 1,107,525 264,899.12 Mullins. . ?. 3,167,220 791,684.52 Nichols . . 1,035,186 269,379.34 Olanta. . . 795,875 189,998.30 Pampllco. . 495,334 132,644.70 Sumter .. . 448,070 100,546.91 Tlmmonsville 3,367,251 800,873.77 Total .. ..31,584,975 $7,523,941.64 BERLIN CALLS LUXBURG. Asks Argentine to Secure Minister Safe Passage. Amsterdam, Sept. 14.?Dr. von Kuehlmann, the German foreign minister, has requested the Argentine legation, at Berlin, to communicate a request to Count Luxburg, the German minister in Argentina, to come to Berlin in order personally to report, according to advices receiv? ed from Berlin. The Argentine government also has been asked to secure a safe pas? sage for Count Luxburg. SUBMARINES TEAR AMERICA. German Raiders Reported to Have Attacked Ship off Nantucket. Atlantic Port, Sept. 15.?Indica? tions that a German submarine is operating in the Western Atlantic have been reported by two steam? ships. One reported hearing yester? day an S. O. S. call from a steamer sixty-five miles east of Nantucket lightship. The message said the ship was being shelled by a German sub? marine. The name was not clear, only the word "Abby" being caught. Another British vessel reported that it was warned against submarines, when nearing the American coast. The placo where the steamer re? ported submarine attacks is in the vicinity where U-53 sunk five vessels after her visit to the United States In October, 1916. Lee County Community Fairs. This year for the first time Lee county will have community fairs ami we want them to be such good fairs that they will be talked about all over this county and all adjacent counties, just as the county fair was last year. The first will be held at Elliott October 10, and the association has already been organized there by Mr. Welsh, Mr. Munnerlyn and Miss- Wil? liams. They have also organized a . asso? ciation at the Hebron school. The fair will be held there November 10, and will be made up of exhibits from all the surrounding country. Other fairs will be held between those dates at Lynchburg, Rock Hill and Turkey Creek. The best things exhibited at these fairs will be taken as community exhibits to the county fair and there compete with com? munity exhibits from other counties-. Three prizes are offered for these community exhibits. First $50, sec? ond $25, and third $15, and we don't want these prizes to go out of the county. Tiet us all work together to make these first community fairs of Lee county a success.?Bishopville Vindicator. CUT MILK PRICES. Washington, Sept. 14.?Represen? tatives of one hundred thousand or? ganized milk producers have accept? ed the food administration proposal that they make only month to month contracts with distributors, pending the promised reduction in cattle feed. mm* REPORT OF TlfE CONDITION OF No. 380?. - Reserve District No. 5 The First National Bank of Sumter, at Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, at the Close of Business, ort September 11, 1017. RESOURCES. 1. a Lonni and discounts (except those shown on . / b and c).1661,595.70 Total loans. 661,595.70 Deduct: d Notes and bills rediscounted (ov.her than bank ac? ceptances sold) (see Item 53a). 71,324.40 590.271.80 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 197.53 5 U. S. bonds (other than Liberty Bonds of 1917): a U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value). 50,000.00 b U. S. bonds and certificates of indebtedness pledged to secure U. S. deposits (par value) .. 7,000.00 Total U. S. bonds (other than Liberty Bonds) and certificates of indebtedness . 67,000.00 7. Bonds, securities, etc.: b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal savings deposits. 4,000.00 e. Securities other than U. S. bonds (not Includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 5,225.00 Total bonds, securities, etc. 9,225.00 8. Stocks, other than Federal Reservebank stock. . .. 2,000.00 9. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription). 6,000.00 10. a Value of banking house. 45,000.00 b Equity in Banking House. 45,000.00 12. Real estate owned other than banking house. ? 250.00 13. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank .. 22,639.87 15. Cash in vault and net amounts due from nat? ional banks. 71,441.01 16. Net amounts due from banks and bankers, and trust companies other than included In Items 13, 14, and 15. 11.353.62 18. Checks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank (other than Item 17) .. .. 7,630.21 Total of Items 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 . 90,424.84 20. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer. 2,600.00 Total.w -.. . $826.508.54 LIABILITIES. 22. Capital slock paid in.... *.$100.000.00 23 Surplus fund.$100,000.00 24. a Undivided profits. 46,709.80 b Less current expenses, Interest and taxes paid 6,666.70 40,043.10 27. Circulating notes outstanding. 50,000.00? Demand deposits subject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days): 31. Individual deposits subject to check .. 224,504.22 33. Certified checks. 1 00 34. Cashier's checks outstanding. 641.60 Total demand deposits subject to Reserve, Items 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. 36, 37, and 38. 225,146.82 Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 da^vs, or subject to 30 days or more notice): 41. Postal savings deposits. 2,137.35 42. Other time deposits. 263,774.17 Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, .Items 39, 40, 41, and 42 . 265,911.52 43. United States deposits (other than postal sav? ings), including deposits of U. S. disbursing of? ficers . 4.407.10 47. Bills payabls, other than with Federal Reserve Bank, including all obligations re p r e e senting money borrowed, other than rediscounts .. .. 40,000.00 Total. $825,608.54 53 a Liabilities for rediscounts, including those with F?deral Reserve Bank (see Item Id). 71,324.40 Total contingent liabilities. $71,324.40 i STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. I, O. L. Tates, Cashier of the above named bank, do solsmnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. O. L. YATES, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of Sept. 1917. A. M. Broughton, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: NE ILL ODONNELL, GEO. F. EPPERSON, v W. B. UPSHUR, Directors, The National Bank Of S?uih SaroKna C G. ROWLAND, President. CAPITAL SURPLUS & PROFITS RESOURCES F. E. HINNANT. Ctthler $ 200,000.00 182,000.00 I,I50,0QQ?> DIRECTORS W. B BURNS R. J. BLAN0 1. K, CR0SWELL CEO. F. EPPERSON C. G. ROWLAND ISAAC SCHWA HI Z GEO. 0. SHORE j. F. BLAND C T. MASON W. J. McKAY. T H0OAS WILSON MARK REYNOLDS Ml I CHILL LfcVI J. J. BRIT TON. Jr. R. 0. PUROY JOHN WILSON C. 0. tCNWARTZ W. W. R0WLAN0 B. W. STUBOS EARLE R0WLAN0 ?tmtttHi A Convenience. A checking-account with a bank is a great convenience; not only to the business and profes? sional man, but to the farmer as weH. More peo? ple would keep such accounts if tliey fcWw just how to go about it. We gladly assist those who need help in getting started. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK LThe Oldest Banking Institution in the County ?????OOOOOOOOO/OOO 00*000 OOi