The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 22, 1917, Image 4
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ed hi lstO and the True Southron in
lftGt. The Watchman and Southron
now has the combined circulation and
Influence of both of the old papers,
and la manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The German Propaganda.
(By Wlllam English Wailing of The
Vigilantes.)
Why have wc permitted the Ger?
man propaganda to spread among ur
Its poison of hatred against the
world's democracies and the germs of
unreason and moral cowardice by
which It had already Inoculated and
st up tiled Its own peoplo?
Why did we not resist this propa?
ganda? For the simple reason that
despotic governments can make
propaganda In their own and other
countries, while democratic govern?
ments?being based on froedom of
opinion?cannot. Against Germany'*
poison gases, against her treacher?
ous murder of women and children
ws can and do react. Against he
Intellectual and moral poisons, s
far. we have been helpless.
The German propaganda has con
qucred Its millions of recruits
throughout the world not only by iU
vaat volume, its infinite repetitions
and tt? Infinite variety, but also by Itr
boldness. It has always been on the
A?-grcsalv?. it has always claimed
everything. And It has always suc?
ceeded in planting at least a part o
its germs of discord and unreason i.
at least a part of the public's mind.
Germany assumed the diplomatic
offensive at once with the bcglnnim
of the war. We still take the dip?
lomatic defensive. And In diplomacy
aa In military operations, the defen?
sive?In the long run?la hopeless.
We must assume the diplomatic of?
fensive and keep It to the end. oi
International democracy will lose the
war. We must pillory the German
government and that part of the Ger?
man people that supports it. before
the public opinion of all the earth.
And we must repeat the operation
and add to the damning Indictment
every day that the war continues.
We cannot undo the German propa?
ganda In detail. This has beconn
physically Impossible. We can. how?
ever, point to Its frightful origin and
we can lay open to public contomp
and hatred all those who by aiding
any part of this propaganda, know?
ingly aid the German cause. What?
ever other Innocont motives may be
In their minds, they are accomplice*
after the fact us soon as they admit
they are. In any way. aiding the Oer
man propaganda.
They are accomplices In the moat
horrtble campaign of wholesale mur
d??r and enslavement the world has
ever known.
W hen the War Will End.
Absolute knowledge. 1 have none,
lint mv sunt's washerwoman's slster't
son.
Heard a policeman on his bent
Say to a laborer on the street
That ho had a letter Just last week
From a Chinese coolie in Timbucto >
Who said the negroes In Cuba knew
of a colored man In a Texas tow:i
Who got It straight from a SSfSUt
clown
That a mun In Klondike heard the
news
From a bunch of Houth American Jew*
About somebody in Borneo
Who heard a man who claimed to
know
Of a swell society female fake
Whose mother-in-law will undertake
To prove that her seventh husband?I
niece
Hag sUted In a printed piece
That she has a son who has a friend
Who certainty snows when the war
will end. ?Exchange
The Stale Hoard of Education has
ordered that the regular teachers'
examination will be held on Saturday
f?ctoher *th. Formal notice of the
time and place of examination will
be riven by the t'ounty Superintend
ent of Education.
Hoover Has Six Rules for Eeouoniy
In an article in the September
Woman's Home Companion, a writ
er gives Herbert Hoovers six rules
for food economy. They are:
"First?To save the wheat. If we
eat as usual from our harvest thlr.
year we shall havo little moro than
enough for our own supply, but we
can divide with our allies if each in?
dividual makes some sacrifice by
eating at least one wheatless meal
a day.
"Second?Wo want to save th^
meat, for our cattle and hogs are de?
creasing, and we must send meat to
our allies.
"Third?We wish to save the fats.
Wo wish no butter used in cooking
less served on the table; we want less
lard, bacon and other pork product,
used.
"Fourth?Deficiencies in food sup?
ply can be amply covered by increas?
ing the use of fish, potatoes, beans,
turnips, cabbages and vegetables gen?
erally, corn, buckwheat, rye and rice,
which we will have in abundance
this harvest.
"Fifth?We want to save transpor?
tation. To meet the war pressure fo;
munitions, men and coal, everyone
should consume products of local ori?
gin so far as possible.
"81xth?We want all to preach th?
'gospel of the clean plate'; to see
that nothing of value goes into tie
garbsge can.
"Aside from eating an increased
proportion of these commodities in
order to save on the staples, It is ex?
tremely important that any surplus
of these commodities shall bo pre?
served or well stored for winter
use."
What Mary Roberts Rinehart Thinks
of this War.
Mary Robert* Rinehart has written
a great article for tho October Amer
ican Magazine In which she says:
"Had I been allowed to vote, I
would nave voted for war. I hat*
war with s terrible hatred. I fear it
wttftt the orlrfging fear that only
mothers know. I do not believe th ?*
war is good for a country. 1 do no*,
believe In war at all.
"Yet I would have voted for this
war, as a surgeon cuts t.o cure a sort
that will not heal.
"So, had we the vote, we; would
give our sons, us we are doing, with
a God-speed. But we would say to
the government with tho strength' o
our millions what now we are beg?
ging fearfully, outside of the close-'
doors of government. And some
thing like this we would say to th<
men who are representing this coun?
try in the senate, the house of rep?
resentatives, and the various depart
merits of government:
"These be our children you arr
taking from us. The cause is just. I".
is only right that they should go. But
although they are but units to you, is
us they are lifo Itself. Therefore:
What will you do for them when
they have gone out to fight?
"Will you give them time to train
or are you going to send them, un?
disciplined, against tho most highly
trained fighting men in the world?
"Are you allowing petty jealousies
to hold up the legislation wc need?
Are you playing politics? Are yo*
posing for tho public? Is this thin;
in your souls, or only In your
mouths? Are you working for tho na?
tion or for reelection?
"If thcro are weaklings In contro
of vital situations, will you get rlii
of them now, or will you wait until
their blunders have cost us those wi
arc giving?
"Wo are giving everything wc have
What are you giving, in labor, sin?
cerity, high purpose and sacrifice?
"You are talking to us about con?
servation of food. What are you ?o I
ing to conserve the lives we are put I
l
ting in your bands?
"After all It comes down to on
?mention from the women of America
?only ten words to voice a million
prayers:
"Aro you ready to give our boys |
fair chance?
"That is not only a question. It Is
a prayer, for all the mothers of th s
country. Surely, dear Hod, it is- not
much to ask."
H has been suggested that a large
I lackboard be placed in the head - '
?tuarters of the Trt-County Marketing'
Association for the use of members or
the Association who have produce
live stock or other articles for sale
or who wish to purchase live stock,
farm seed. etc. The suggestion is gocd
one und should be adopted at onc<
It will help to get the cooperativ?
marketing idea implanted in the
minds of the patrons of the CottOI
Marketing Association and will help
to popularize the proposed Product
Marketing Association.
Homter County's second quota of
Hieu for the National Army consisting
of 1*?7 men. have been assigned |0
the :t 1 Kth Field Artillery. The men
have been ordered to proceed to
Camp Jsckaon on naturday, Septem?
ber ISnd, leaving on Atlantic Cons'
Line train nt Mt A. M.
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TRUE ECONOMY
True economy consists in buying
the best goods available.
We are coffering Hart Schaffner & Marx clithing,
all wool, the c< lors tfuaraiiti ed. We uive you a new
suit it" y? ur old one tioes wrontf. Don't you a^roe
with us that it will pay you to buy the best?
The D. J. Chandler Clothing Company
Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTE?
Huronii of Markets Will Semi Expert
to Sumter to Assist In Organising
Marketing Association,
When the County Council of De?
fense decided last week to try to or?
ganise a cooperative marketing as?
sociation, with tpn thousand dollars
capital to intelligently end system?
atically markst in a cooperative
manner, all the surplus wheat, corn
oats, potatoes, cabbages and other
vegetables, canned goods, hogs, cattle
t utter, eggs, poultry, etc., ia fact an
and all surplus farm produce, Secre?
tary Reardon requested the Bureau j
of Markets, of the Department of Ag- |
rlculture, in Washington to send ar
?Xpert produce marketing associatior i
organizer to Sumter to remain here
for a considerable time to show m
the way to form such an association,
and to educate the farmers how tc
prepare their produce for market.
His request has been complied with
in part, but the bureau of market?
Otn only furnish several men of this
class asked for during short periods
of time.
Herbert c. Marshall, acting chief
of the Bureau of Markets writes the
secretary gg follows:
"The most important step you hare
to take is the formation of the or?
ganization. Tour lucoess or failure
will depend upon tho kind <>f organ?
ization that is formed, our Messrs.
C. K. Hassett, Specialist in Coopers
tive Organisation, ami f. s. Ruggles.
Investigator in Cooperative Market?
ing, will leave lor Florida the last ol
this month. I would be glad to have
them stop at Sumter and render an)
assistance possible.
"I understand from your letter,
that tite purpose of the organisation
is to prepare an outlet for your terri?
tory for the next year. rather than
for rendering immediate assistance
In marketing this year's crop. If
understand vow correctly, there is all
the more reason why you shoo' 1 h
sure of your form of organisation a'
I this- time.
We tue not |n a position to sen.
you an expert to devote all his tinru
lo educating the farmers of any dii
trict to the proper methods of pre?
paring produce for market.
"In till probability, we will be abb
to have one or more <?f our specialist!
render assistance from tune 1.? time
i and we shall be glad to >'<> so at ev?
ery opportunity,
"The manager you select I'm- youi
organisation should perform as man)
of these services as possible. Out
, Mr. F. W. Hofman, Field Agent ii
Marketing, is permanently locate.1, h
j South Carolina and In- w ill give yot
I any assistance In- can front t ate I
"I should be pleased i" have yo*.
inform me whether It is your desir?
to have Messrs. Dassotl and Ruj i
time
assist you us- mentioned above.
(Signed) "Herbert C. Marshall,
"Assistant Chief.'
It la now up to the special com
mittec on organization of the pro?
posed cooperative' marketing associa?
tion to take advantage of the offers
of the bureau of marketing and or?
ganize the farmers of Bumter. T^ee.
and Clarendon counties. That com?
mittee appointed for the purpose of
organization is as follows:
Dr. M. L. Parier. S. A. Harvin, C.
L. Cuttino. C. J. Jackson, H. C.
Haynsworth.
The Chamber of Coiherce is always
ready to cooperate with the farmers,
but it is primarily the farmers' busi?
ness to iirst get ready by organization
so that the machinery of the Bureau
of Markets, and the Chamber of Com?
merce will have something to oper?
ate with.
IMsgali Note and Comment.
Plegah, Kept. 18.?The storm that
has been Hying about on the ocean
did not corns here as predicted. Cot?
ton picking is- up here, it docs not
open as fast as the pickers can pick
it The crop generally is light and In
some sandy sections and on Sandy
Spots it Is nothing.
Peas had the vitality taken out of
them during the hot dry weather.
Very little will be made.
The United States has certainly un?
dertaken a stupendous task to feed
the fighting nations on the allies' skb.
and furnish them with money and
munitions of war, something that
has never been undertaken by ans
nation. Now if these people get s i
they can't pay back it will be u. ter?
rible loss to us.
There Is going to be suffering hero
among the poor people owing to high
prices. Thousands have nothing
scarcely to live on and next year will
be worse. The government may get
cheap goods, but the retail merchants
will sell as high as they can.
Those men who have run off to
keep from ierving in the army should
be severely dealt with. A man who
IWOUld do that is a traitor to his
country. Whether he favors the
I war or not his country is In it and
I that is enough for him to tight for it
iWe have mean people here among
our native population that will shirk
any public duty then can. In 1876
i
land Ts the storm of political buttle
was fought by those who were pa?
triotic. James Connor of Charleston
was opposed to a straight light, but
when the die was cast, he went to
the front like the gallant soldier he
was and did bis duty. Rvory man
should I"' ready at his country's call
in <!(? in any capacity what be can.
Washington gave that advice and
there arc none more able than he
v ns to give it on w ar matters.
Cnlon colored Ituptist church hi I
its [innunl children's day and dinner
last Saturday. While the ?luv wan
bad a large number were In attend?
ance. The recitations by the chil?
dren were very good indeed and.
?howed good selections: und study. At
the clos.? Mr. John T. Watson and J.
K. DllPre spoke by invitation. Mr
Watson on general Christian grounds.
Mr. Du Pro on character and what
constitutes formation of it. This is
a large church and has many pro?
gressive people in it. Several read
the Watchman and Southron and
keep up with the times. A good
many white people attended and
were interested spectators of the ex?
ercises. They all received most
courteous attention and all of them
wish our colored friends much suc?
cess in their efforts for improvement
both as a church and in their many)
occupations. ? I
licoswax Wanted.
Sec me before you sell your wax. 1
will buy it for cash at tho best cur?
rent price.
N. 0. OSTUN.
There are broken spots in the brick '
paving on both Main and Liberty
streets that should be repaired before
i
they get worse. When one brick Is
broken and begins to crumble the
hole enlarges and spreads rapidly.
Trespass Notice.
All persons arc forbidden to hunt or
in any other manner trespass upon
the lands of the undersigned in Priva?
teer township. These lands are post?
ed and all trespassers will be prose?
cuted.
J. DARGAX OSTEEX.
The three negroes arrested Mon?
day afternoon and Tuesday morning
for operating moonshine stills will
be Riven a hearing before U. S. Com?
missioner R. J. Bland Friday or Sat?
urday. The warrants have been for?
warded to Charleston for Ihe approv?
al of the District Attorney and the
hearing cannot be had until the pa?
pers are returned.
WANTED?To base a rood 4 or 6
horse farm (with or without option
to buy ne:;t fall) close to Sumter,
Blehopvllle, Maycsviile or Manning.
Must be good land and suitable
buildings. Am able to finance my?
self. Write me Roc* Hill. S. C
E. B. Cook.
I OK BALE?Registered Aberdeen
Angus bull, four years obi, tubercu?
lar tested, without fault or blemisa
C. P. Ostcen, Sumter. S. C.
FARMS FOR SALE
!n Sumter and Clarendon Counties.
08 Acres on public road, three miles from Sumter; II acres In
high state of cultivation; well drained; one four room home.
Lain and stables. Splendidly located with good neighbors,
fan get artesian water.
7:? Acres on public road three miles from Sumter; 12 ac res in
cultivatlor, and 10 acres more cleared to be cultivated next
year One four room house, barn and stables.
Hi) Ac res on public road, three miles from Sumter; about ."0 seres
in cultivation. Good 4 room dwelling, one tenant house, barn,
stabh s,. etc.
221 AcTOS on public road, three miles from Sumter, si x - horse
farm in cultivation this year, which can be Increase l to eight
hor*e farm next year. Four room dwelling, three tenant
houses, barns ami stables. Good llowin^ well. Situated near
good school, gin, railroad siding, anj in a .^ood neighbor*
hood.
112 Actes on public road, two and one-half miles from Sumter,
ten horse farm open and In high state of cultivation. New
dwelling, live rooms, ten tenant houses, barns, stables, sheds
and other outbuildings; dairy barn and equipment, with
dairy herd, if desired. Plenty of wood and straw. Thor
OUgllly drained. About one hurdred acres under fer.e? and
subdivided. Property situated lUe this is not often offered
for rale, and \? you tre interested in a splendid farm prac?
tically In the c ity, you had better see about it at once.
217 ncrcs near Plnewood, two horse farm open, one house. Good
land, but nee.is developing. Timber enough to pay for
building tip place. Saw mill near by. Will subdivide, if de?
sired, and sell cheap.
12:? Acres mar Plnewood, undeveloped. Will sell cheap.
Easy Terms To Suit Purchasers.
C. P. OSTEEN, Sumter, S. C.