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y *** ******* PPBLiaHlNQ COMFAKY SUMTER, S. C Ons Squan first Insertion .. ..$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.10 Contract! for three months, or longer wIM be mads at reduced rates. All eon muntcattons which sub. serve prlvm e Interests will be eharged for ss adv< rtlsenasnts. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found sd la lilt and the True Southron tn llll. The Watchman and Southron now has th-i combined circulation and Influence o*. both of the old papers, and tsj manifestly the beet advertising Hum Is Sumter. The suit itgsinst the State Board of Education Ciat has been Instituted by Lsweon D. 4elton. an attorney of Co? lumbia, in >ehalf of some un-nsmed clients, ame la more of politics than of sdueatloi al progress. There Is no disputing the fact that there hsve been more changes in school hooka! each time there has been an sdoptlon than appear sd to be absolutely neces? sary ^ but ths last sdoptlon is less] open to thla criticism *han sny or the adoptions of ths preceding fifteen or twenty yean. We believe that when all the card i are on the table It will be revealed that this suit had its ori? gin In politico end that the mottvo of those behind It is not to benefit the public schools, but to manufacture a partisan pol tical Issue. see Nothing has been heard of the British expeditionary force in Meso? potamia, which at last reports was operating oa the upper reaches of the Tigris river, with Bagdad as a base, for several months. When last heard from the British were driving the Turks beforo them and the conquest of all that region from the Turks seemed practically assured, but the complete silonce concerning the pro? gress of thU campaign for the past] several months Is cause for con? jecture. Neither the British nor the Germane have given out any informs rlon from this region end students of the war are wondering what Is hap? pening In that Important scene of operations. ? so Flour cannot poeslbly sell for lean than twelve dollars a barrel st sny time within the next yesr, the food administration having fixed the minimum pi Ice of wheat st $1.20 per bushel, and tho probable price la considerably higher than the mini? mum. With this condition confront? ing the country, the Sosth should make an effort to double Ita wheat acreage this fall and thua produce at least half the flour It will need for home conaumptlon. The Council of Defense recommends that an acre of wheat be planted for each plow on each farm, aa s minimum, and thoae farmers who have land aultable for wheat should plant more. In plant? ing wheat care ahould be taken to ae lect good land that Is In a high atate of cultivation and it ahould be well prepared and the wheat should be carefully aeeded. Those who have not hertofore planted wheat, or who neve not grown it successfully, will And It to their advantage to conault Farm Demonatratlon Agent Williams and follow the directlona that he will give them. Sumter county can easily produce all the flour that Is conaumed In the county, and thla without reduc? ing the yield of cotton. If the cotton acreage la reduced one acre to the plow to make room for the wheat, the yield of cotton need not be affect? ed, for the yield per ucre of cotton can be Inci eased by better cultiva? tion and heavier fertilization. Kverv argument t hat waa advanced last ei ring for un Increaae In food crops appllee now with greater force. To escape a food shortage and the dis? tress Incident to war conditlona the Botuh muat grow Ita own food. The winter that la before ua afforda an opportunity to produce sufficient bread to f*ed the South for a year, and every firmer ahould do his share to make thi South Independent of the West. Ths contention that there la more money to be made on tobacco or cotton does not apply to the pres? ent situation. Befors this war Is over the South will need food and wo can eat neither tobacco nor cotton, nor ran wr eat the money that la mads on theae crops. By growing wheat for our own needa we will pro? tect ouraelvse and at the same time help win the war by leaving the sur plxm wbMl of Ute We?t to feed our ail um la Barop?. Plan tin a an acre of wheat to every plow la aa patriotic mm buying a Liberty .Bond or con tri >utins; to tha Rad Crow Council of ?>efenae. To Members of The County Council of Defense: Oentlamen: The monthly meeting of the County Council of Defense will ha held In the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday, October 2ml, at 10.30 a. m. There are many matters of supreme Importance to come before the meeting, amongst otters: Cooperation of the Council in th? work of the Federal Food Ad ml list ration. 2. Cooperation with the govern? ment In the next sale of Liberty Bonds. I. Cooperation with the American Red Croea in the next drive for rais? ing one hundred million dollars, or more for "our boys" in the army and g*vy? a, Cooperation with tha govern? ment in Increasing our grain crops and furthering the live stock indus? try I. The report of the committee on cooperative marketing association. i 11 of theee matters, and many others, demand tha time and earnest attention of tha members of the committee, and a full attendance is ear neatly requested. Gentlemen, our country Is in a ter? rible war that la going to call on the full man-power and woman-power of the nation, every reaource of the country will be put to the test to meet thane demands. In your capacity as a member of the Defense Council you represent the government?the gov? ernment is calling upon you for help. Are you going to do your part? Let us have a big meeting. Let ua work and keep on working. The food fjue.itIon la going to be the determin? ing factor in this war. Keep Qumter county at the front and help win the ?rar that our children, and our chll dreit's children may be free to en? joy the rights and happiness which we are now enjoying under a free government. Faithfully yours, A. C. PHBLPS, ?harman Sumter County Council of Defense. E. I. Keardon. Secretary. Meeting at DuBoae. Attar a conference with several of the progressive citizens of the DuBosc Ooisj Roads, and Providence and Surr ter township acctiona in tha part of Sumter county, a commun? ity meeting haa been called for next Thursday evening, October 4th, at Du I ose School House, at 8.16 o'clock. The meeting will be held under the auspices of the Sumter County Coun? cil of Defense. It is probable that some of the la? dles in charge of the women's work of the war committees, such aa or? ganisation of Hoover cluba to elimi? nate waste in the homea, welfare work for the men at the front, etc.. will alao attend the Du Done School House meeting and explain the plans of organisation. S'veral well known speakers of Sumter county, Hon. L. D. Jennings. Dr. S. H. Edmunds, Mr. P. Q. Bow? man, Mr. J. Frank Williams, have been Invited to address the DuBose School meeting on timely topics. Chairman A. C. Phelps, In charge of the food conservation plans of the State Council of Defenae, for Sumter Cotnty 111 doubtless be there to ex? plain the objects of food conserva? tion etc. The Fl agier Money in Court. Tha expected has happened and the will of the late Mrs. R. W. Bingham is to undergo contest In court. The intimation, furthermore, la that a family litigation "rarely esualled In bitterness" is to be precipitated. Pro? ceedings will be brought In the Louls vllU court. It appears that Judge Bingham could have laid cltim under a husband's rights to half of the enor? mous estate, but that he had voluntar? ily agreed to sign a paper accepting as satisfactory anything Mrs. Bing? ham might see proper to leave him. Hhi rtly after her marriage to the Judffe she gave him 160,000. Later ahe gave him securities now produc? ing an Income of $50,000 a year. With wh it she gave him in her will, he staids to benefit to the extent of $?'>, 000,000. The balance of her estate, with minor exceptions amounting to I60.000.0UO, was divided among her brother*, slaters and nieces. Thr t are now preparing a contest with the ob? ject of robbing Judge Bingham of his bCKUeat. The whole bunch of family akeletena la going to be brought out I for the public to gase upon. The be , quest to the University of North Car ! ollna does not appear to figure in the contest, and the hope may be ex? pressed that the magnanimous de? signs of Mrs. Ringham In that dlrec tlnn will not he thwarted. The fight is over the codicil.?Charlotte Observer. ADVENTURE WITH U B UT. Mil; HERBERT M'KINXEY HAD REAL* THRIIJL. ON 1 lie; II SKA. Former Resident of <>recnwood Was ?Fireman on a British stoumcr Which Wae Bunk by German Sub? marine IaxsI 1 cbruni)?His Account of Attack. Greenwood Journal. A Greenwood man who has had the hair-raising experience of being shot at by a German u-boat, a real one. just before the steamer on which he waa a fireman was sent to the bottom, who has floated in icy water in a lifeboat 11 hours during which time two of his 24 companions froze to death and who, after he had been picked up by a British steamer, waa not allowed to land for five days on account of a mined coast, is- at home again after an absence of more than a year. He Is Mr. Herbert McKln ney, formerly a stone-cutter at Owen Bros. Marble Yard, now a gunner and a fireman on merchant steamers and a aoidler of fortune?good for? tune. Mr. McKinney came to The Jour? nal office this afternoon to tell about a "little experience he had with a German submarine," but didn't seem to care very much whether hia ex? periences got into print or not. "I told some of my frienda about it," he said, "and they told me to come over here and tell you," was the way he put it. He rather had the appear? ance of unconcern in relating his icy cold and torpedo-hot journey. "I shipped on the Ainsdale, a Brit? ish steamer loaded with corn. Buenos Aires to Queenstown," he said when asked to give a detailed account of his experiences. "We left Buenos Aires on Nov. 28, 1916, but on account of bad weather and engine trouble made very poor time. Otherwise, though, there was nothing to worry about be? cause we ran across no enemy ves-^ eels. But our luck changed on Feb. 6th this year. On the night of Tues? day, the 5th, at 10.30 o'clock a sub? marine sneaked up behind us and three shots were fired to stop us. We stopped. Then the submarine com a ml er hollered to our captain in good English: / "We'll give you five minutes to leave the boat." "We can't do that," replied our captain, "because our life boats are not swung out. Give us a chance and we will leave our ship." "Can't do that," sharply retorted the German. "There's an Argentine ship Just ahead of you snd we must not loae time. We are going to sink her also." "With that parting remark," con? tinued Mr. McKinney, "the subma? rine commander ordered the u-boat submerged and she steered away about 100 yards. In a minute or two I we felt a terrific jar and noticed that our boat began to list. We knew I that the sub had us and prepared to save our lives. As quickly as we could we lowered our lifeboats and 25 of us, all on board, got aboard and began to drift in the darkness with the anow falling thick an fast. Two of our men soon froze to s-oath and were thrown overboard. The rest of us had a hard time keeping alive, and moat of ue were almost frozen when the British steamer Ika 11b picked ua up about 236 miles from Queenstown. I had managed to keep my feet from freezing by holding them under the water. "The Ikalla was on its way to Eng? land with a load of copper and cot? ton from Galveston, Texaa. Boon after we were picked up three British pa? trol boats hailed us and told us that 14 submarines were in that vicinity, and later another patrol boat advis? ed us not to go nearer than two miles of the Brltiah coast on account of mines. We obeyed and floated around five da>3 more, finally land? ing." Asked how the Germans, the Huns, aa some of the headline writers call them, acted, Mr. McKinney said that the crew who sank his boat appeared not to take any special delight in their gruesome work, "but they have so many boats to sink," he added, "and if they return to their base without their task completed they will be condemned to death." The laat time he saw the submarine wax Just as she submerged before flrinf? into his steamer, but he saw more of her work before the British ship nrrived. "After wo got In our life? boats," he said, 'we saw the Argen? tine ship which was the next prey aftpr us turn up and go below." Mr. McKiuney remained in Eng? land until the 28th of last February when he came to Baltimore, arriving on Marsh 24th. He made the voy age home as a gunner, but had no opportunity to test his marksmanship on undersea rraft. Mr. McKinney says he will spend several montha with relatives in Greenwood before trying the sea i again. He left Greenwood and went to Potith America in August, 1916. Subscribe to The Dally Item. Onlv lUc par wssk, delivered. NEW WAR EQUIPMENT. TRENCH KNIVES llEPI^CE BAY ON KT AND THE 1UELE. Bloody Hand to Hand Work Best Done With New Weapon?American Soldiers to Be Trained. The hand to hand character of modern trench warfare is sharply il? lustrated in detailed tables of organi? zation for American overseas infan? try unite, made public by the war de? partment Sunday. Only a few years ago the wise men of all armies predicted that because of long range artillery nnd rifles and automatic and machine guns, the troops would never come to actual grips. The complete reorganization of the whole infantry service outlin? ed in the new tables, however, is based on the proven fact that the battle will be decided by the foot soldiers, lighting breast to breast with bombs, bayonets and knive<s. Included in the equipment of American regiments which enter the trenches are "trench knives," one of the most up-to-date developments of European battlefields. Each infantry division will have 416 machise guns. Less than two years ago the Ameri? can army had not more than 1,200 of these weapons for its entire and reserve stock. American troops will enter the trenches equipped and organized in a way that no other army engaged in the war has been able to provide. Every lesson learned by the Allies has been adopted. The tables fix an infantry platoon as the operating limit. It will be I composed of 58 enlisted men under a lieutenant. In each platoon there will be a section of 22 bombers and rifle grenadiers, two sections of 24 'riflemen?the only survival of the iold infantryman?and one section of 111 auto-riflemen who will handle the light machine guns. I This means that there will be four light machine guns on the line for j every 60 men, backed by the regi? mental and divisional machine gun battalions* and companies armed with the, heavy, water-cooled weapons that are the real first line of defense I In trench warfare. j ! The use of trench knives sup? plants the old rifle and bayonet, for 40 men in each company of 250. These terrible weapons are long, keen knives and are made for use in trench raids by men who can not be encumbered with rifles and bayo? nets because of their special duties. Each company of an infantry regi? ment will have four of these typical platoons and each company will have 103 officers and 3,652 men, one sec? tion of the headquarters company being armed with three one-pounder guns. Each regimental machine gun company will carry 12 heavy guns and four reserve weapons. I The headquarters company will be the largest unit in the regiment, hav? ing seven officers and 294 men. In addition to the one pounder section, there will be a signal platoon with special trench telephone detachment, .and sappers and bombers- section and J a platoon of pioneers for regimental engineering work. The strength of the tactical unit, the Infantry division, has been in? creased from 19,000, the old typical European division of 27,152 men of all arms. Its structure remains the same. In the divisional and battal? ion organization provision is made for an additional heavy machine gun battalion making a total of 14 ma? chine gun companies of this- type to the division, or 1C8 active and 50 spare guns. GERMAN PLANE MISSING. Berlin Admits Haider on London Was Lost. Berlin, Sept. 26.?One of the Ger? man airplanes which took part in last evening's raid over England has pot returned, it is announced ofllciul ty, The raiders, the statement says, attacked London and the English coastal towns "on both sides of the channel." ANOTHER LOAN TO FRANCE. Further Credit of $10,000,000 Extend? ed by Government. Washington. Sept. 26.?A further credit of $40,000,000 was extended to? day by the government to France. This brings the total advanced the [Allies up to $2,406,400,000. The government says cheaper cow feed will mean cheaper milk. Then, in the name of the blessed babies, bring on the cheaper feed.?Memphis Commercial-Appeal. RUB-MY-TISM Will cure youy Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insect?, Net. Antiseptic Anodyne, used internally aud externally. P|jfti MEETING AT 1U5MBERT. Township Meeting Under Auspices of Council of IH?Tense CIommI WiiJi l?g Meeting in Rafting CreeU Township. The last of the scheduled commun? ity meetings planned by the County Council of Defense was held at Rem bert Tuesday night, and it proved to be one of the most successful from every point of view of the series. The large auditorium of the Rembert High School building, in which the meeting was' held, was crowded, there being scarcely a vacant seat when the meeting was called to order short? ly after 8 o'clock. At the request of Chairman D. V. Keels of the township committee Mr. E. !? Reardon, secretary of the County Committee presided and in? troduced the speakers. The speakers of the occasion were P. G. Bowman, S. H. Edmunds and L. D. Jennings, and Chairman Rear? don, also availed himself of the op? portunity to make a few remarks in introducing each of the speakers. Mr. Bowman and Dr. Edmunds spoke along the same general lines as they have at previous meetings and both made telling and impressive pre? sentations of the problems that con? front loyal' American citizens and will confront them until peace in the world is once more assured. Mr. Jennings, who has not made a public address since his recovery from, his serious illness last spring, was at his best and made an earnest, thoughtful and stirring patriotic speech that aroused enthusiasm amongst his audience and provoked hearty applause at frequent Inter? vals. It was a speech that was pregnant with the spirit of real virile Americanism and that appealed to the patriotism and love of country that is to be found in the hearts of all honest and loyal Americans. SOUKHOMLINOFF GUILTY. Former Russian War Minister Gets Life sentence. Petrograd, Sept. 26.?Gen. Souk homlinoff, former minister of war, was sentenced to hard labor for life after conviction of the charge of high treason in the court here today. Madame Soukhomlinoff was ac? quitted. Gen. Soukhomlinoff was convicted also on the charges of abuse of con? fidence and fraud. , STORM STRIKES MISSISSIPPI. Tropical Hurricane Hits Gulf Coast Near Mouth of Mississippi. Washington, Sept. 27.?The hurri? cane which has been sweeping across the gulf, is apparently central this i morning one hundred and fifty miles northeast of the mouth of the Mis issippi and moving northwest. Warn? ings of dangerous gales has been sent to inland points near the coast. Hurricane warnings are hoisted as fat west as New Orleans and along the East Louisiana coast. MECHANICS RESUME WORK. Strikers Returning to Work at Nor Norfolk, Sept. 27.?The striking mechanics at the navy yard are re? turning to work and it is believed all will be back today under the agree? ment to work during negotiations for an increase in wages. folk Navy Yard. UNITARIANS KJ2PUDIATK PACI? FISM. Conference Kollows Ix?a?lersliip of Taft in D(h luring That War Most be Successful. Montreal, Sept. 26.?The general Conference of Unitarian and other Christian churches, at its 27th annual session here today, repudiated by an overwhelming vote a "pacifist" reso? lution concerning the entrance of the United States into the war and fol? lowed the leadership of Former Pres? ident William H. Taft in adopting a resolution approving President Wil? son's action and declaring that "the war must be carried to a successful b,sue." Mr. Taft's resolution, which was carried by a vote of 236 to 0, was adopted after a spirited controversy. Mr. Taft, who is president of the conference, precipitated the issue af? ter the Rev. John Hayne Holmea of New York City, as chairms-. of tho conference council, had presented a report asserting that "the majority Of Unitarians accept the conflict as an ugly piece of business which mo t be done," and urging 'full, free an 1 fair statements of all points of view on this momentous event." Three members of tho council, the Rev. Richard |Wl Boynton of Buffalo, N. Y.; Percy A. Atheron of Boston and William R. Billings of Brooklyn, at once repudiated the report and then Mr. Taft launched a vigorous condemnation of the resolution. II * termed it a "beautiful literary effort' but an "insidious document." j Amid cheering the convention adopted a resolution drawn up by Mr. iTaft setting forth that: "It is the opinion of this Unitarian conference that the war must be car? ried on to a successful issue to stamp out militarism in this world and that this Unitarian body approver the measures of President Wilson and congress." Mr. G. T. Brooks, the government cotton grader is kept very busy classing cotton for farmers. He has about all he can do every day In the week, and on Saturday last he had to call on Field Agent Higginbotham for assistance. Mr. Higginbotham came j over from Columbia for the day and , both were rushed all day. Who recalls those good old days be? fore a dollar looked like 30 cents?? Spartanburg Herald. A wise woman doesn't believe all. I her husband tells her, but she pre? tends that she does.?Anderson Mall. A telephone message from Bishop ViUa last night gave the reassuring information that Miss Agatha Wilson, who was burned the previous day, was getting on as well as could be expected and that while her injuries were quite serious, her ulti? mate recovery is confidently expected. Pretty Sweaters. If you will come at once you can select a pretty sweater from a big line just received at the Sumter Dry I Goods Co. Especially suitable for [school girls and little folks.?AdvL FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE?-Two gas engines and wood saw equip? ment. Bargain prices. Thos. H. Rogers, Daizell, S. C. ? ? mm ? i asBasss^sjah FOR SALE?Registered Aberdeen ! Angus bull, four years old, tubercu? lar tested, without fault or blemish C. P. Osteen, Sumter, 8. C. FARMS FOR SALE In Sumter and Clarendon Counties. ?8 Arrag on public road, three miles from Sumter; 49 acres In high state of cultivation; well drained; one four room house, barn and stables. Splendidly located with good neighbors. I Can get artesian water. 70 Acres on public road three miles from Sumter; 42 acres In cultivation, and 10 acres more cleared to be cultivated nest 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. 221 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, gin, railroad siding, and in a good neighbor* hood. 412 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, with dairy herd, if desired. Plenty of wood and straw. Thor? oughly drained. About one hundred acres under fence and subdivided. Property situated like th's is not often offered for sale, and if you are interested in a splendid farm prac? tically in the city, you had better see about it at once. 217 ncres near Pincwood, two horse farm open, one houae. Good land, but needs developing. Timber enough to pay for building up place. Saw mill near by. Will subdivide. If de? sired, and sell cheap. 120 Acres near Pincwood, undeveloped. Will sell cheap. Easy Terms To Suit Purchasers. C. P. OSTEEN, Sumter, S. C.