The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 24, 1917, Image 7
iu mUu jw..B .tue ?auibrou.
Urs. Archie China has returned
from Columhla. where she went to at
tend the funeral of her eilest broth
er. Mr. Thomas (V Davis, of Col urn
bis. who dletl In s Savanm.h hospital
en Taeetfay
Mra I. T. Konch left this morning
for fJrosmrllle to be nesr her hus?
band who IS at Camp Scvter.
Mr. *nd Mra Ah* Rvttenberg
hsvs gone to Savannah to spend a few
oars.
Kn.fncement \nnoun< e<l.
Mr. R Murray Moore, of Miami
Florida, announces the engagement
of his ds jghter. Kdlth F.arre, to Mr
Victor Moffat on November 25th.
ttlT.
Miss Moore will be remembered
hers ss The attractive guest of M s
Rllvaheth Nelson on several occas?
ions, and Mr. Moffat la paymaster of
the Nettetal Reserves hi Key West.
?UM? Bit COTTON MARK kt.
P. O. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer.
(Corrected dally at 12 o'clock Noo.t
flood * Iddllng 27 1-$.
?trlct middling 27.
Middling 26 7-9.
Ittrlet i<ow Middling 26 6-9.
Low Middling 26 1-9.
?*W YORK COTTON MA Ilk KT.
Open High !.?.%? CIimm* tinm,
Yee*e>y*
Doc . . 27.30 27.31) 26.94 27..10 27.
Jan . . 36.60 20.16 ft;90 L'?.96 2? 95
of Defence Fund.
The following subscriptions have
been received for the exprnses of the
Htimter County Council of Defense
;Wl ?\ Ardis, 'Manchester
townsti p.6 .60
F W. Andrews, for Citizens of
oewego section. 2.5?)
Rev V Henry, for cltixens
of Oewego section. 1.50
J. II. Btogdon, Concord town
<p. 1.00
CMtected by o W. Mahoney
for i'on ord township:
O W Muhoney. 1.00
* l> Tl? dale. 1.00
W V. WMte.60
It. M. Fort.50
W. L. Brenson.60
J P. Brogdon.2">
T E Ntwmsn.ft
T. M. W*rts.
99 75
Previously reported by pub?
lication .$41.75
il to dste.962.60
Much more money Is required to
defray the expenses. Only a com?
paratively few people have went in
ruhe? rlpttorts Those who are going
to contribute should hurry their
subscriptions to either Treasurer d
A. Ismmon or Secretary E. 1. Rear
don The members of the County
Cou H II of Defense were appointed a
eosnsalttee to solicit subscriptions In
their respective townships.
Weekly Weather Forecast.
For South Atlantic and East Culf
Elsies Fair weather with rising
temperature will prevad first half of
the wee'<; unsettled with rain and
rolder tiy end of week.
WOMFVS MISSION \UY I NIO\.
Thero will be no meeting of the
liuptlst Women's Missionary Cnion of
South Carolina this year. Charleston
having found she could n<>t entertain
the Cnion on account of war condi
ttuns. The Executive Hoard of the
1 Mlon will meet in {?aureus No?
vember 1 :tb ?i 1 o'clock p. m. The
delegates will be confined to Asso
elatlonul Superintendents also Su?
perintendent of Y W A . S R. B..
I A. and Chairman of Mission
Study.
it**? point ami wwroi.is.
Will you kimllv make kimwn
through your ? oiimins. that., at the
reciusat of Hon. Ellison I? Smith, the
Service Commission announces
an examination of candidates for
deslgnstlon to the tinted States Mil
Itsry and Naval Academies on 00
teber J4. 19 17
Candidates. If th | SS desire. )
be examined for Ooth pcadtmnea by
taslng the addltonal SOhJSltl (arlth
wette or general histoiv) winch Is
not ro union to both examinations.
Appllt ints should t?ppl) at |
by m 30 on the 24th.
Jas. C. Mryan.
i i i,n, <i Board
Washington. ?I 2.'?Fuel ad
ministration will uliMiii, uasHBte aasj
tr.?l nt the resolutem of the oil MUp
plv The price, which the govern
ment has not now power to reach,
will probably i,e Mx?d t.v voluntary
agreement.
i>r. sikks an ii <onc.hkssmAN
i kvi u bri\h mi:ss\<;ks OF
patriotism .\nd mwVPh
vicn.
Patriotic Mn-s Meeting Under the
\n*pl<>c* of the Comity Council ot
Defense Attended by I .urge crowd
?Speeche* \Ver<? of Kxccptloiuil
Ixivllcnov?People or Sunder De?
clare Their Loyalty.
Individual patriotism and collectiv?
loyalty to the American government
and the ideals of liberty and democ?
racy for which it stands were the out
?standing features of the notable ad
dresses delivered at tho Mass meeting
on the Court House Square today b:
Dr. K. W. Hikes, President of Cckei
College, and Hon. A. F. Lever, Rep?
resentative in Congress from the Sev
enth District. They spoke words o
?ober earnestness and the large crow*
heurd them with close attention am
receptive ears. Tho people are just be?
Rinning to realize th<* tremendou;
gravity of the .situation that now con
fronts all the world and when the>
have an opportunity to hear the prob
lein? of the day discussed with author
ity by men who have given the sub
Jeet close study they do not tjri
aside. The Council of Defense o
fhimter County has done a great dea
or useful work for the public gOOt
since it was organized last spring
but nothing that it has- done in tin
past was of us great importance o
of as much value to this eommunit;
as the mass meeting held today. I
brought at least one thousand loya
men and women together in a pa
trlotlc assembly to hear two loya
Americans tell of the duties, privil
e<es and responsibilities that rest up
on each and everv citizen; and th
message that they received sho il<
hearten and encourage and insplr
g ch and every one to greater lo>alt
and greater service.
The meeting wus called to order h:
County Chairman A. C. Phelps, wh
railed upon Dr. W K. Thayer to 01
fer the Invocation. Chairman Phelp
then Introduced Dr. Hikes. Di
Sikes spoke for less than un hour, hu
within that brief space of time he re
viewed the origin and developmen
>f the Prussian military autocracy, it:
"rimes against human liberty, de
nocracy and civilization He show*'
low the Prussian system had destroy
td all that was admirable, lovable an<
worthy of repsect in the derma*
character, how it had up-rooted th
lolden Rule and had Substitut.-1 |j
its place the teaching of Rismure
hat might is right, to he enforced b\
he policy of blood and iron. Thl
?ut epitomizes the dominant though
yt Dr. Sikes' address, which he Slab
?rated and drove homo with elo
luence, earnestness and convincln
logic. Taken altogether his adiires
was one of the most convincing an
Inspiring that it has over been th
privilege of a Sumter audience t
hear. It was a masterly presenttttio
of a great theme by a man tilled wit.
the fire of patriotism and the spir*
of service for Hod and country.
Mr. Lever was introduced by Mayo
L D. Jennings, who premised his in
troduetry remarks with a roferenc?
to the Liberty loan campaign and th
work that the hanks are doing t
make the loan a success in Sumte
county. He appealed to the peopl
to do their duty and to help to wi
the war for America by rendering a
the support possible to the govern
ment.
Mr. I/ever spoke i'or more than a>
hour and the attention of his aud
lence never flagged for a moment. H.
reviewed the war situation and ou:
lined the events that forced the gov
<'inment by act of congress to de
(dare that a state of war existed. IL
averted that the United States ar
engaged in a war of defense and a
righteOfMI war that only traitors an
cowards oppose or attempt to l amp
Oft He S/aS unsparing in denounc?
ing those who attack the adminlstrn
tlon or by other disloyal acts and ut
terances render aid und comfort t
the Herman autocracy that has fill
ed this country with spies and agent
of destruction. He cilled upon th?
people of Sumter county to be tru
to their traditions and stand stead
fast in loyalty in service to the gOV
eminent In the army and by lcmlir.:
their money to the last doll ir It
the need for it arises Mr. Lever
was never more earnest nor none
forcible in the presentation of Uie
mess-age that he had for his constitu?
ents, and ho? speech throughout eras
rhu i lOteiiaed hv S spirit of patriotism
and lo\aHy. At the close of (he id
dress hO rOfOrrod to the fSjCl that
band primaries had POOH tak.-n at
some other plaCOl 10 determine the
. thtmle of the people on the qsjag?
ihm of the . el of congress In declar?
ing, thai a StatO Of war ? listed in con
asquonoi of the hostile acts of ths
Qerueni government. Ho asked that
lall those who would hafO rated to
deidare that a state of war e\i ted ?C
bold up their hands. Fvery hand !n
i he ?du croud spent up He iht i
called on those who would hOVS tfOt
COftfTI K ATIONS or riKST CALL
TO HB Klv\io\ KD IN
S! CON D.
ITve Divisions to Ik> Made Based on
Availability Ol Men for BOTVlOO in
AriflJ?l'ist Of Questions to lie Sent
ou Dato Not Announced.
Washington. (>et. L'?>.?A sweeping
change in the machine'y of the se?
lective draft based on division of the
MOO.Oft remaining registrants into
live classes in order of their eligibil?
ity for military service was au
aounccd today by Provost Marshal
lehOral OroWder. Details of the plan,
u/hich has been approved by Prcsi
lent Wilson, are not disclosed. It 1?
alculated, however, to do away with
virtually all the com plicated ma?
chinery of the first draft and to make
^he operations of the local- boards
hereafter little more than rubbei
stamp proceedings.
The plan was worked out at con
erenee.s with local and district board
fficials and approved by various
State Authorities, Its chief features
ire that every registered man will
enow his exact position and be able
0 arrange his affairs accordingly and
hat no man deemed necessary in any
mportant industry or needed at
tome to support his family will be
?ailed to the colors Unless the mili?
ar* situation is desperate.
Detailed regulations to govern tlu
lew system are being made ready
or distribution to local and district
?oard members. General Crowd er in
1 formal statement assured them that
hey will be given ample opportunity
o familiarize themselves with these
emulations before the machinery pro?
dded is called into use. As the next
all to the colors is to l)e made under
he new plan, this assurance is taken
o indicate that the second call is not
o be expected before the first of th?
/ear. ^
The success of the plan depends
tpon the completeness of the quos
lonaire. The questions to be an
wered by the registered man have
?ecu worked out with infinite care
rom the vast fund of informatioi
leaned from the first use of the draft
nachinery.
Included in the plans of the gov
rnment, It is understood, is a pro
ision Which will place the services Oi
t trained attorney at the disposal ol
very registrant to assist him in mak
ng his answers.
The new plan, General Crowder
? miits out, settles the vexing ques
lon of continuing the physical exami?
nation In registrants until all have
?een classified in this way.
Presumably it will by necessary to
?v;imlne men under the new plan only
vhen called upon, or If greater speed
an be secured in that way, to exam
ne and classify physically all mem
tOn of the class that is under call.
A point ndt made (dear in General
'rowder's Statement is how the rota
Ion numbers of the drawing to fix
he Order of military liability are tc
0 applied. It seems, however, that
he rotation numbers of the men in
ny class will govern the order in
vhich they come up. in that case
ach class group will have its own or
ler of liability list, based on the mas
er list.
The result of the new plan un
loubtcdly will be to place in the firs',
lass men who are without depend
nts. whose civil occupation is not
.itaiiy Important to the nation'*
vork at home and who tire physical'
y best able to endure the hardship.
if war. This will bring forward a
majority of the single men of the en?
ure registration.
Presumably married men who haw
ndependent incomes also would in
daoed in the first class where th
trOOf of the dependent in their ab
lOnce was assured.
The now plan will afford also
better opportunity of conserving
skilled labor. Winne men needed h
the various war industries are other
wise eligible for front line service
i means is provided for holding the.'
?>ack from the army under a definite
centralised plan.
Following is the text of General
Crowder's Announcement:
"With the completion of the draft
of the first army of li- {,060 men :?
new system will be installed for th.'
ed against the declaration to hold up
their hands. There was not a ha a 1
Jlfted. Mr. Lover declared that tin
vote was unanimous as he antic ipat?
ed, ami that it was his firm convic?
tion that the same vet diet would '?
rendered in every section of Boutii
Carolina when the issues are fairly
and honeetly presented to the peopl ?
He said, also, that it was his inten?
tion, it his strength permitted, t .
parry the message into every section
Of t h ? Stale, so th;il the peOpW
might know the truth, mid be no
longer misled ami deceived.
Mr. Lever was frequently Applaud
ed with enthusiasm at Intervals dm
lug his ipeech itini at the close wtv
given an ovation, the people crowd
ing around him to shake his hand and
oontfratulate him.
creation of succeeding armies, Which
will greatly lessen the labor of the
local and district boards. So far has
this been accomplished that it is be?
lieved that under the new system 80
per cent of the work will be eliminat?
ed while the forms- to be used will no;
exceed 20 in number, as compare 1
with 180 which the present systcri
requires.
"Along with the reduction of la?
bor there will be pro"ided a systsn
which will classify each one of the
'.1,000,000 men who have not yet been
inducted into military service and
each man will have been given hi*
place in the national scheme of de?
fense.
"To do this it has been determined
to obtain from each man complete
information of a character which will
definitely fix his* economic worth n.
compared with his fellow registrant,
and from the information thus ob?
tained to place him in one of live
classes each to be called in turn as
the need arises.
"The method of obtaining this in?
formation is through a questionnaire,
a series of questions calculated i"
produce the information required.
This wdll be mailed to every regis?
trant not yet In service, on a day to
be fixed, seven days being given t:>
each registrant to complete and re
turn the same. Every opportunity
will be offered to each man fn com?
plete his questionnaire fully and
without error.
"The local boards will then exam?
ine each questionnaire and assign
each registrant to one of five classes
"These classes will be based upon
every conceivable condition from the
family or occupation standpoint, that
should properly be advanced by a
man desiring to be excused from mili?
tary duty. Class one will be ex?
hausted, if the nation's needs arc
such as to make it necessary. Class
two will follow and thus each man
registered will ultimately take his
place if needed.
"Every opportunity for appeal
from such clasillcation by the local
board has been retained and perfect
?d. but proceedings have been greath
simplified.
"The tedious work of the local
boards has been practically eliminat?
ed by the production of form to be
!tnOWn as No. 1,000 which will be tin
'emulation stone of the neu system.
Through Its use all the laborous work
it making and noetlhg lists had been
eliminated. All of the old do^k?--.
hoets and records will he made un?
necessary and by the a rangements Oi
Its columns the work of the local
board Will be reduced to a minimum
"On this new form the complete
history of each man's case will ap?
pear at a glance, beginning with bis
order number and ending with hid in
luctlon Into military camp, while at
the close of each day'.? work the lo
?iil board is enabled to complete in
% few minutes with a rubber St imp
what has ' hitherto taken hours to
omplete. The system is such thai 11
Brill present each case almost auto
natieally to the local hoard.
"The completion of the new sys?
tem will solve problems which have
?onfronted the provost marshal gen?
eral and caused him much concern
One of the most serious of these
aas been keeping together the great
organisation of the local and district
boards which from a numerical view?
point is of the strength of any army
Uvlslon. Many of these officials have
been clamoring for relief on account
of the drain on their time and the
new system will make it easily pos?
sible for them to continue their elu?
des for which they have proven them?
selves eminently fitted.
"Another problem solved was the
queotlon of expediency of continuing
the examination of the entire regis?
try, thus fixing each man's status
This would have involved a medical
examination of each man, whose phy?
sical condition night change from
lay to day thus making this great
undertaking valueless.
"Again under the old system of ex?
emption and discharge it WOUld have
been necessary if national need re?
quired it to send for the exempted
man to return for physical ro-exam
janatlon, while In the meantime his
industrial or family stains might have
Changed, thus Involving endless ap?
peals ami confusion.
"The new system fixes a man's class
and calls him in his proper turn
when he Is needed. He will be exam?
ined physically only when needed.
Thus the labors of the medical of?
ficers will be called for only when re?
quired. If the nation needs a halt
? million of men they will respond
each In his turn tixed by his class.
"The man who can least be spare!
Dither as the head of a family or the
head Of 0 business necessary to the
defense of tin nation will be the last
' lo go.
"The new plan is being made read:
for the printer and will be submitted
to tits local and districtbonrdsIn am?
ple time to enable them to familiar i/o
themselves with ii und thus approach
their next draft with a thoroui it
knowledge of its requirements,
DEPENDENCE OR INDEPEND?
ENCE?
Every Southern Farmer Shoultl Be a
stock Raiser.
Bdltor Daily Item:
Some one has said, "He who makec
two blades of grass grow whore one
grew before is a benefactor." The
farmer just now is the world's great?
est benefactor, and he should bt
?pending considerable tune in plan
ning for next year s crops, to pro?
duce larger and better.
The transformation taking place b.
the South on account of the war am.
the boll weevil will mean millions o
dollars to our Southern farmers it
they heed the instruction of the farm
demonstrators.
So long as the farmer continues to
impoverish the soil by planting crop
that rob it of its fertility, without put?
ting back the elements taken from it
they will be dependent on the nu r
chant and money lender from year t<
year, when he should be the most In?
dependent person in the world. Tin
farmer who persists in taking chance
on raising 25c cotton^on $di? a ton for
tillser and 25c fat back, will continu?
to owe the larger part of the re
ceipts to the merchant.
The farmer who wishes to be ab
solutely Independent should raise such
crops that he can feed to cattle and
hogs, for the grasses, hay and grail
fed to stock will produce the bos
fertiliser known, and three-fourths ol
the fertility is conserved in the ma
riure. He will not only make a pro
lit on the hogs and cattle, but a
splendid profit on the feed mown am
fed to them, and at the same time
keep the fertility of the soil at a high
standard, through the application 01
the manure, thus enabling the farm
er to produce larger crops the next
year.
If the farmer who plants 100 acre
of corn and produces 5(> bushels- t?
the acre will feed the 5,000 busheb
to cattle and hogs, at present price*
will not only receive a splendid pro
lit on the corn, but will in addition
receive a profit of $1.00 a bushel foi
every bushel he feeds, and at th?
same time restore to the soil |1,40<
worth of fertiliser, or 2-> cents wortl
of fertilizer for every bushel fed.
The farmer who is- feeding his Her
muda grass, alfalfa and clover hay t<
hogs and cattle, for every ton of ha\
fed, about $7.50 worth of fertilise!
is restored to the soil.
One of the principal reasons wh>
<> many farmers continue to plant
cotton with all its hazardous risks. 1
because of habit. OnoO this- habit U
broken, and grain and IIVO stock rais?
ing adopted, BOmtsr county and
South Carolina will forge to the front,
md there will be no demand for tin
commercial fertilizer salesman, ami
no need for the credit extending
merchant May that time come soon
ANNUAL MEETING OF RED ( ROSS
gtimter Chapter of Hod Cross Elects
OflHeem for Another Year?Olli
ccrs Make Reports.
The rules of the National Ameri?
can Red Cross prescribe that each
chapter shall h?dd its annual meetim
in October and that Officers for the en?
suing year shall be elected at that
meeting. in compliance with this
rule the animal meeting of Bumtei
Chapter was held in Trinity Meth?
odist Church last night. The Chap
tor has a membership of something
more than fourteen hundred, but the
attendance last night did not indi?
cate so large a roll, for the church was
not even comfortably tilled. However,
despite the fact that the moo ing lack?
ed the inspiration of a great crowd
the meeting was a most interesting
and satisfactory one. The musical
Bumtor, B, c.
J. W. H
programme, heretofore printed, warf
artistically rendered ind was enjoyed
by all. The annual eports of the of?
ficers were informative ano; encour.tg
ingr to the Rod Crcvs members, and
the reports from the officers of the
reeentl:* organized H.gh School auxil?
iaries were interesting.
The nominating committee made
its report recommend ng a corps of or
?cers f)r the ensui' g >oar and the
report was adopted and the follow?
ing offl H is elected:
Chairman?Nelll 0 DonndL
Vice Chairman?M s. A. C. Phelps.
Treasurer?R. n. Kdmui ds.
Secretary?Miss A aide Purdy.
Executive Comi bUec ? [* D,
Jenninps, I. C. Strau. Dr. H. R. Wil?
son, Dr. Charlie Lemttion, Dr. Truos
dale, Mrs. It K Vflldor, Mrs. R. S.
Hood, Miss Grace Handle, Mrs. H.
C. Hay.n.vworth.
The feature of the evening was the
address of Dr. Goer e H. Cromer, of
Ncwhprry. Dr. Cromer was intro?
duced iy Mr. I* p. Jennings, who
took advantage of tl <? opportunity to
make a few pointed m l forcible re?
marks on the Food Pledge campaign
that is o he carried on during the
week of October L'Stu-Xovember 3rd;
the Liberty Fond campaign and the
necessity of every cit izen doing his or
her share to support the government
nid wir the war for democracy.
Dr. Cromer spoke of the organiza?
tion and noble ach .ements of the
Hod Cr ?ss in war ai d peace in the
past ha f century and Its still greater
work for humanity in the great war
that is now devastating Europe. He
emphasised the fact that the Amer?
ican Red Cross is HOW essentially a
atlonal organization and that its
work Is for the safety, comfort and
well being of American soldiers and
sailors and America V ailies. It is no
longer n neutral organisation., and
hat it had no part or parcel with
that em my of humanity that had de
iberately disregarded the neutrality
)f Fed Cross hospitals, Red Cross
hospital ships and killed the wounded
ind the neutral men, women and chil
iren although safeguarded by the
nalgnla of the Red Cross, which all
dviltsed nations ha ' given their sol
'itin pledge to respect and protect.
He sp >ke of the tremendous respon?
sibility that the American Rod Cross
lad assumed when became the only
eeogni/ed Official organization au
hortsed to furnish relief to the
irmed forces of the United states and
aid that this responsibility is a re
vponsibihty resting upon the whole
ilvlllae 1 population of America. A
Treat work has been accomplished
already, but the fir uro holds in its
hands I greater w rk and a greater
duty. The foundation has boon laid
for this work and the people muct
lUrnlsh the means a id the workers to
carry it on.
FOR BALE?Ideal farm, about five
miles north of Su iter, DsJsstl road,
336 a m os, 150 ch ared and in very
high state of cultivation; 30 to 40
acres truck patches, wired off; bal?
ance long and short leaf timber.
Saw mill on adjoining place, near
railroad-, practica ly new six-room
dwelling, painted; new modern
barns and Stables with brick walls
and eonorete Moots, servant's house,
seven tenant dwellings, good or
cahrd, several large pecan trees,
loaded with excellent variety of
nuts now. This will make an ideal
? cotton, stock or truck farm. Price
$75.0(< per acre, terms ?to suit pur
: chase \ J. 11. M BTS, Sumter, S. C.
FOR BALE?Registered Aberdeen
Angus bull, four years old, tubercu?
lar tested. Without fault or blemish
C. P. Osteen. Sumtor, S. C.
WOOD WANTED?Ton or fifteen
cords oak wood wanted, delivered
BttmbBr. C. P. Osteen.
Have Your Plumbing Done
By Experienced Workmen in a
Sanitary Manner.
I sell and install Septic Tanks, Gasoline and Kero?
sine oil Engines, Pumps, etc. Electric Lights and
Plumbing for country homes a specialty. Get an es?
timate from me before twarding your work.
Phone 420
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24 E. Liberty Street