Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tty ??latrjjman an? ($outj)r?n. Published Wednesday ami saluid.n ?UV ? osil t \ ITiii.isiuxn COMPAW m m n it, s c. IVrni?: 91 30 per <iiii111m-- in tuhmirc. Ad>ct ti>cmcuts. One Square first Insertion .. ..$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.M Contracts for three months, or longer will he mudo st reduced rates All communli at Ions which sub? sets private Interests will be charged foi ms advertisement*. obituaries and tributes of respect wll bo charged for. The 8umter Watchman was found? ed in I860 and the True Southron m litis. The Watchman and Southron nov has the combined circulation and influence of both of the oh! papers sue Is manifestly the best advertis n-, me Hum In Sumter._ Ueut tiov. Andrew t. BethCS says he Is both a volunteer and a conscript in the race for governor. Wonder if hf volunteered t .< ev ape the e eni.ttlon board. ? ? ? Mr J \l I >es< hamps. wno an also ran In the last race for go. en or. and immediately thereat i tf ?iuit the Democratic party cold and) announced his conversion to the Bull, Mo OOS faith, seems to have atr. back into the fold of the faithful. Im he has announced that he will be a candidate for governor in the nest Democratic piimary. Did the death am burial of the Hull M?ns?- or? ganisation re-Instate him in 'he Democratic pail> in good rtamlin e e e Congressman Sam J. Nichols, who made a red-hot patriotic speech at Volon a few months, ago. in which he denounced and detled all Pro-Oer mans, all slackers and all enemies of the administration, is anxious that the news of his loyalty may bei spread broadcast oxer the State and n it confined to his own district and bis speech, printed in the ( ongresAf.on a? Record. Is being widely distributed , Mr. Nichols In one of those congress men. who, having voted for the dec? laration of war against Germany, is slated for dofeat by Cole L IWOSCI * * e The banks of Sumter have BAOfC mom y on deposit at this time than ever before and the men who own thi* money are largely farmers, for the high price of cotton has created a surplus of wealth. This* reservoir of money should Im di wn up to buy Liberty iionds so that the profits of the yeur can ho made a llxed and permanent income producing Invent ment. A Liberty Hond is better than BATTLE IN FLANDERS. PfUUftW am? mm isii ki:m;u attack ON IlLlaVlXN i kom. iu>|M)rts nun Bolli LotwIoM askl Par? is hull ate Hint llM Neu Drive I Mccllii;; With Suites*. Cooperating with tin- French forces on his left Gen. Kolg launched .1 new hlow on the narrow frOBl on the Northern edge of the nCttVi l'landers battle line. Tin- PYeneh attacked <? a front of about three-fifths of i mil 1 while the British went forward on a wider area. Both Paris and Ixmdon report es tief act ery progress. Appar entif IBS allies are trying to push forward their flank to better support the center, which has been driven farthermost into the German lines. The Renaten naval units, supposed? ly bottled up In Moon Sound, escap? ed the superior German forces, While the Russians also removed the mili t :ry forces' in this district and eaved their transports. retrograd rcportl that during the naval fighting in this district a tier man transport sank and the 1 Un? sinns believe they sank or badly dam? aged German dreadnought with a torpedo from a submarine. Berlin admits- the loss of four Zep pelins in the London raid Friday idght. Brltleh airmen are activ ? over Helgium and in Germany near Met/. They noted explosions and fires where bombs were dropped. They brought down nine German ma? chines and drove four out of control. Misses Leila and Lila Smith spent Sunday with relatives near Smith vllle. money in the bank, for it is as good as cash and at the samI tinn- Is not as t II] spent. Investment of surplus moaty in a bond will go a long way to piomote thrift and the saving habit, um will create a nest egg for the ?arm- day that In coming after the * IT. a a i The people of Sumter county should not forget that the boll weevil is surely coming. I Ugh pric< d cotton should not cause us to forget that th. only .?alvatlon of this section is pre? paredness to meet boll weevil condi? tions and that now is the time to prepare. This part of South Carolina has about three years of grace In which to make ready for the boll weevil and get the house in order. ZEPPELIN FLEET WRECKED ATI liMIT TO IS III! L'HAXt'K HI Hl I i s IN Dl NAHT 10 It. _ I'our Air Ualtlcships Uruilglll Down Mid Other* Had to luv llastll) to I m npo Destruction. Prfrle, Oct. SI.?Although at 11 rat It was believed that the vlalt of the z-p pelln fleet to Prance yesterday wa ? an Independent raid and the Aral ste i toward currying out the throat made in a German wireless message which said It had been deckled to deotro) Paris In reprlaal for French air rai on Qerman towns, it now is generally believed that these eight Zeppeliv* four of which wore destroyed or cap? tured, were returning from England u.d had lost their bearings owing to fog and prohahly had lost touch with their wireless communications. The log hook of the Zeppelin Which landed intact shows she had hecn to England and prisoners from three other airships confirm this. One of the men captured said lack of gaso? line forced his Zeppelin to descend. The raid is widely proclaimed by French observers as being definite proof of the superiority of the air? planes over the Zeppelins. The day of Zeppelins for bombardment, one expert said, Is over. The sudden re? sumption of the use of German dirig? ibles is explained by the theory that the raiding Zeppelins helongod to a new type recently reported to be in the course of construction at T.*ke Constance. No reports have yet been received that the Zeppelins dropped bombs anywhere in France. Of the four Zep: elins lost two [were destroyed and two were forced to descend. The two disabled air? ships, under attack by aviators an anti-air defense posts, landed near j Sisteron, In Basses-Alpes. The crews, after setting lire to th I airships, at? tempted to nee but were taken prison? er. The first Zeppelin l rought down fell at Saint Clement near LunevlU* and not at Rambervillers as was earl , ler reported. The Zeppelin was first seen at C.05 a. m., travelling with two other airships against a wind blowing' J 10 or 11 miles an hour. An anti l craft post fired a volley and the Zep i pelin arose with a bound. A secon<3 volley pierced the envelope, and th? alrahlPi bursting into n?mes took :?. vertical position and crashed down at Ml a. m. Five mangled corpses were foun.l around tho wreckage. The bodies of Ill 1 iii?' other members of the crew re? main buried in tin- smoking muss. Mo ? "units were heard to ekplode. About -i>. in. the Zeppelin L 19 wue forced by chaser planes to land near BoUrbonne-les-Buins Intact. a naval lieutenant and hie second of. ii?cr and a crew of -7 men were made prisoners. Somewhat later a third Zeppelin, the L-50, landed near Montigny-le Koi, and two Officers and 11 men, m cludlng two slightly wounded, de? barked. The crew detat hod one car and destroyed it. The airship tims lightened then departed with fun: men aboard. One of the prison en said this Zeppelin had left Olden? burg, on the North Sea, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon bound for London. It became lost in a fog and being unable to reach its objective, started to return. An official note issued by the war office gives the following summary of the Zeppelin raid: "The first Zeppelin was brought down by artillery at St. Clement. "The second was forced by an avia? tor to land near Bourbonne-les Bains. "The third was forced down at Laragne, near Sistoron. The crew of four officers and 15 men were taken prisoner after they had burned the airship. "The fourth Zeppelin was brought down in tho same region about 2 p. in. "The fifth and sixth airships were reported passing" above Cap and were out of control. ? "The seventh landed at Montigny Ie-Hoi. debarked its wounded occu? pants, threw out ballast and then de? parted. It was chased by aviators in the direction of 'Eole and Besancon and later was signalled together with the eighth Zeppelin as passing over Pontailler, in Cofe d'Or, making for Switzerland." The .Matin Says signal posts on tlv French front and behind it reported during the night that motor sounds, apparently those of Zeppelins, con hi be heard. As this information wa.e confirmed from Compiegne and Meaux, the aerial defense of the en? trenched camp of Paris took meas? ures to repel an attack and a prelim? inary warning was given the city. The Zeppelins, however, did not come to? wards the capital. After telling of the Zeppelins, being brought down The Matin says two of them were trying to reach Paris, or certain In? dustrial districts In the center of France. In any case. The Martin says, the German airship Meet experienced FARMS FOR SALE m.i^M? _j ?11^?^1_ijj^^WWlW ?-. ?? M ???mm* In Sumter and Clarendon Countiej. t',8 Acivs on public road, three m les from Sumter; I* im res n high state of cultivation; well drained; OUI four room hou v baru and stables. Splendidly located witi. sood ne'?jhl>ois Can get artesian water. 7!? Acres on public road three mil28 from Sumter; 4 2 acres II c iltlvatloP, and 10 acres mord cleared to be cultivated sexi one four room house, tarn and ?tahiea. Ho Acres on public road, three miles from Suratcr; al>out M acr?a 111 cultivation. Good 4 room dwelling, one tenant house, burn, 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 "oom dwelling, three ten.?r.t houses, bums and stables. Good flowing veil. Situated near good school, gin, railroad siding, anj it: 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 tena it houses, 1 irns, 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 aer<; * under fence and subdivided. Property situated like this it; not often offered for sale, and if you are inter* sted in a si lendid fi'rm prac? tically in the city, you had better see abot 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 tear by. Will subdivide, li de? sired, and sell cheap. 120 Acres near Pinewood, undeve oped. Will sell cheap. Easy Terms To Suit Purchasers. C. P. OSTEEN, Sumter, S. C. the most complete disaster it has ever met. Dawn was chosen for the at i tempt as the mist from the valleys fa? vored concealment. THREE CONVICTS ttOAPB. - Chaingaug I^)st Three More of Its Workers Friday. The county chaingang lost three inmates Friday afternoon, when John Henderson, Will Howell and John Davis slipped away into a thicket near where the gang was at work on the Manning public road. Henderson and Davis were the first to make the 1 break and the guard did not observe their departure until Howell called his attention to the two fugitives. Howell ran after the two others and All of them kept on running. The guard tired several shot.*- at the three I runaways, but never touched them. 1 Up to noon today noth ng had been h?ard of the iugitives and the pre? sumption is th t they have made a c ean get awav as did the one who escaped about ten days ago. John Henderson was serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife aid had been on the gang since Feb? ruary. 1905. John Davis was serving a 4 1-2 year sentence for housebreaking and I lorceny and would have been released early next year. i John Davis, alias Georgetown, was i serving a four year sentence for housebreaking and larceny, his ter.n I expiring withir a few months. _ Married. IfiM Alma B einmeyer of Charles? ton and Mr. Ciecll II. Wilson, of Stmiter, wore married in Charleston I .Sunday night. They arrived in th j city this morning and will be ftt home >on Broad Street. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to buy the Best Range Made The South Bend MalleableRange (Th?kn?i,,e So?th Bend 5 and get a set of Pure Aluminum Cooking Ware FREE. rfnd this Set of T lire Alu mirtu m Cooki At tKe Price o/\\xe Rartoe alone - the ware isjree We want y<>u to join the mil ion careful buyers who have made THE SOUTH KEXD MALLKtBLK RANGE rheir choice because of i s inside lining of rust-resisting Patented Key? stone Copper Bearing Aluminum Fused Metal, at d many other points of advantage this range has that are exclusive. You should have one of these quality ranges. We cannot cut the price fo we are going to make a special oner for a Limited Tiiuo Only, I), ring the week, October 24th to 301h *e will present to every puichaser of a BOUTH BEND MALLEABLE RANGE a beautiful set of Pure Aluminum Cooking Ware. This is a rare opportunity, and when the sale is over the price of the range will be tlie same, but no ware will be included. Come today and see the range; buy one and g t iho set of beautiful Aluminum Cooking Ware free. Doti't let this rare opportunity slip. Note the date and the place. OCTOBER 24th to 30th DURBAN T HARDWARE CO. Sumter. s. c