The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 27, 1917, Image 2
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lm|h rturbahle Attitude Kleins Ad
Hi ( ?lion uitil I'iomn Talk of t rvnch
Army.
Ataeriean Training Camp In
Prance. Oct. 34.?(By Associated
Press).?-General Pershim; arnnu
panisd one of the French generals
yesterday as* far as the second <Jer
man Uno In the, French attack on the
Atone front.
General Pershlng was with General
Franc het d'Ksperev at first gfcggfl g&g
the attack from i favorahlo post
some distance In the rear of the
French front lln ?. Then iinuni
Psrsh. ng suggested going Into the
French trenches.
Thin they did. hut General Porsh
Ing w i* not satisfied and went on
through the shell f re Into the first
line of the captured German trench?
es and then Into the second line. Gen
I'ershing's imperturbable attitude
during this time is the tHll< of the
? i ? ach army.
The American general afterwards
went with General Frenchet d'Ks
Percy to r.cucrnl Pctain's headquar?
ters and was present when Uencral
Franchet d'Fsperey gave the com?
mander in chief a detailed report of
tho successful attack.
Columbia. ,Oct. 23.?The State de?
partment of agriculture, in a compila?
tion showing the condition of the to
1 baceo market for hist month, states
that Ii4,ll| more pounds was sold
than in September. 1917. and an In?
crease of si?fi.08."..,-'4 was paid. Only
five markets and nine warehouses re?
ported, the other markets and ware
Ionises having completed their sales
during the preceding months.
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Evei ythlng In the Building Line
All Kinds of Feed
BOOTH & McLEOD. Inc.
EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE
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in a bank is quick, accu?
rate service and loans
when he needs them.
We are thoroughly equip?
ped for both.
May we add your name
to our list?
The National Bank
of Sumter.
ft P. Booth. Piyn. D. D. Mt/ise. Vice Pres.
W. J. Crowson. Jr., Cashier.
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SANK
OUR COUNTRY AT jjjg
Our Army already in the field?We must
feed, clothe and provide for it till victory has
been won for us?show our brothers and sons
who lane staked their lives, that our hearts
aie with them ami our mooey behind them.
The second issue of Liberty Honds is now
?Whig offered. Wg will gladly furnish you with
them uinl help < ou ti nance them if desire* I.
V c nuke no charge for our work.
Today u the time?Your Country Calls
lie National Bank I Si um Carolina
C. G. ROWIANO. President.
A Convenience.
A checking-account with a bank la a great <
c mvciucncr; not only to the business and profes- \
sional m ?n. but to the farmer as well. More pe.o 1
pic would keep such accounts if they knew just }
how to go about it. We gladly assist those wh<
f nrcd help in getting started.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
I The Oldest Hanking Institution in the Coun1 y
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(.KltMW socialist GUILTY,
North Dakota Defendants Convicted
of Attempting to Interfere With
Draft Law?
Sioux Falls, S. I)., Oct. 24.?Twen
ty-sc\?Mi Qortnnn Socialists of Hutch
Inaon County, South Dakota, were
found guilty on three counts of an
indictment Charging attempts at in?
terference with the operation of the
selective draft aet in the federal
COOrt litre tonight. The jury return?
ed the verdict after more than three
hours* deliberation.
The defendants, who were tried
jointly, were charged oiso with hav?
ing signed a petition to Governor
Nordeck in August, threatening him
with defeat in future elections Unless
the draft quota of the country was
readjusted. All of the defendants ad?
mitted signing the petition but de?
nied knowledge of its contents. Most
of them could not speak or read j
English, they testified.
STATE FAIR SOCIETY MEETING.
Kirren Elected President Again?
Hirst Women Members.
Columbia, Oct. 25.?The annual
meeting of the South Carolina Agri?
cultural and Mechanical Society was
held last night when the work of the
year was surveyed and general plans
formulated as to the further develop?
ment of the purpose and scope of the
organization. J. N. Kirven of Dar?
lington was re-elected president and
A. Ik l^anglcy of Columbia, vice pres?
ident. The elction of the secretary
and the treasurer will take* place at
the mid-year meeting next February'.
Members of the executive committee
from the various congressional dis?
tricts named last night were:
G. S. Swinton Whaley, first dis?
trict, Charleston.
H. K. Jordan, second, Ridge
Spring.
Dr. T. J. Klnard, third, Ninety
Six.
J. D. W. Watts, fourth, Laurens.
L. I. Guion, fifth, Lugoff.
Bright Williamson, sixth, Darling?
ton.
Dr. S. J. Summers, seventh, Cam?
eron.
A resolution was offered by G. A
Guignard of Columbia, urging that
headquarters of the extension work
of Clemson College be transferred
from Clemson to Columbia, but con?
tinued under its present management.
It was urged in support of the reso?
lution that the agricultural interests
of the State would be conserved by
the proposed change. The resolution
was adopted with enthusiasm.
Another resolution offered by A. H.
Seats of Columbia, and heartily ap?
proved was that the members of tht
society be urged not only to indorse
the Liberty bond issue, but also U
urge that all members use their In?
fluence to secure such subscriptions
that the president of the United
States will understand that South
Carolina is "doing her bit."
A committee of five will be asked
to memorialize the next legislature tc
pass a law to prohibit a circus from
visiting Columbia within a week
prior to the State fair or during fair
week. The city council will also be
asked to prevent street shows or cir?
cuses within the city during fair
week.
Several plans were approved for
improvements at the grounds, par?
ticularly in the live stock depart?
ment, where extensions are to be
built to the cattle barns and hop
stalls.
The first women members of thi
association were elected last night
Tho woman who has the distinction
of being accepted as the first membei
is Miss Susan H. Guignard of Co;
lumbia. Two others were added
Mrs. I* S. Pope, also of Columbia anc;
Mrs. L. I. Guion of Lugoff. Othei
life members elected were: W. A
Wessingen Chapin; W. I1. Smith, Ki
nards; R. E. Carrigan, Society Hill
W. M. Mobley. Columbia; A. M. Sox.
Columbia; John E. Dreher, Irmo;
R. M .Cooper, Wisack/; E. B. Mo
Cutchen. Wlsacky; G. II. McCutehen.
Wisaeky; W. M. Frampton. Char?
leston; W. C. Rogers. Society Hill;
James II. Hammond, Columbia; B. II.
Boykin, Jr., Boykln; A. J. Mahaffey.
Greer.
SHOES FOR ENGLISHMEN.
Northampton. Fngland. Oct. 2 1.
A rrangemcnts are now complete for
turning OUt every week 250,001?
pain Of standard boots made o
leather, as soon as the government
gtvei the WOrd for the work to b<
started.
Tin n w ill he three grades of men's
boots at prices ranging between $1.<>s
gnd |S.?6, Women's shoes will cost
them from $1,08 upwards and boots
from 11,10 up.
It is expected that children's
hoots will be turned nut ill greatest
quantity at first owing to the short
age.
There will be r > wood fibre, can
vai or patent substitutes in them
standard boots. Leather will be ie ? <
throughout.
NEW ARRIVALS.
Every week we get
NEW COATS,
NEW SUITS and
NEW DRESSES.
Coats in Velour, Black, Navy,
Brown, also Mixed Colors. A beau?
tiful line from
i^x^ $15.00 to $35.00.
^?^^^ Suits in Poplin and Serge. Blacks,
Navys, Green, Browns and Plum.
Prices from $15.00 to $35.00.
Dresses in Serge and Silks, also
Combination.
We can fit you; come in and look
them over.
Extra Skirts, in regular and ex?
tra sizes.
We are busy, but not too busy to
show you our line.
It is a pleasure at all times.
THE O'DONNELL DRY GOODS CO.
A KITCHEN SHOWEH.
Charming Entertainment in Honor of
Miss Elina Ma yes.
Mayesville, Oct. 21.?Wanted a
cook. Apply at the residence o(
Mrs. H. C. Bland, Wednesday after?
noon at four o'clock.
Kitchen Shower?Miss Elma Mayes.
The above was the prelude to a
most enjoyable affair given in honor
of the popular bride-elect. Miss El?
ma Mayes, by Mrs. H. C. Bland, at
her lovely home, which was beau?
tifully decorated with red dahlias,
smilax and potted plants.
After the arrival of the guests,
Mrs. Bland answered a knock at the
door and brought in two "negro
coolta" who were looking for jobs
from the bride. The cooks proved to
be two popular young matrons, Mrs.
R. A. Chandler and Mrs. J. M
Shaw who kept up their character
throughout the afternoon, much to
the amusement of the guests. Each
one present was given several Ques?
tions to answer as to their cooking
qualifications. The answers were read
by Mrs. J. 11. Mills and Miss Alice
Cooper. Miss Mayes' being voted the
best was presented with the first
prize, a large ribbon tied trunk on
which sat little Sarah Cooper dress?
ed as Cupid driving a little white
winged fairy, Coralie Bland, who 'drew
it to the bride-to-be. The trunk was
filled with all kinds of kitchen uten?
sils. Mrs. R. A. Chandler having re?
ceived the second prize, a minature
frying pan, in a very happy way pre?
sented it to the bride. ,.Mrs. Bland as?
sisted by Mesdames W. B. Cooper, M.
C. Mayen and Miss Carrie Anderson,
served a delightful s\vt?et course.
BELGIANS ROBBED OF FOOD.
Population Suffering ns ltesttlt of
Gentian Tactics.
Havre, Sept. 15,?(Correspondence
of the Associated Press).?A physi?
cian of Brussels, who has ueeeeded in
? scaping ,f;om Belgium, in telling
of the sufferings in the Belgian cap
ital resulting from the Cerman occu?
pation, said the Cermans had sys?
tematically taken all sugar and fat
and the only food containing albumen
provided was a ration of less than
two pounds of bacon monthly. Porta
and beef, where obtainable, cost fit'
to 7:' cents a pound.
There was also great adulteration
of what food was to be obtained aiol
this was seriously attesting the pub
lie health. It was quite a COgWTOI
ithingi he said, for individuals to lose
within a few months twenty-five to
thirty-five pounds in weight. In the
city of Brussels the birth rate, for?
merly two per day, had dropped to
two in ten days, while there were
sixteen deaths daily.
The effects upon children were
particularly serious, for, in spite of
charitable efforts in providing extra
meals for them and sending some to
Holland to recuperate, rickets and tu?
berculosis were prevalent. These two
diseases alone showed an increase of
more than 40 per cent, in the past
two years. Of 300 children exam?
ined by the physician this year, half
were suffering from tubercular
glands, and, owing to the lowered vi?
tality, epidemics of measles, whoop?
ing cjough and scarlet fever were more
numerous and deadly than ever.
This physician states that while
working at the St. Jean Hospital, the
largest in Br?ssel, he treated hun?
dreds of deportees who had been sent
back from Germany. Most of them
came from Alost, Termonde, Ghent
and the neighborhood. The limbs of
many were badly bruised, while oth?
ers- had crushed hands and feet, the
result of tho work they had been
forced to do. Most of those who
came in during the winter suffered
from severe frostbites, necessitating
in some cases, amputation. About
thirty of these had died from ex?
haustion. Several patients were ad?
mitted in a sttae of coma, canned by
starvation, and half of those treated
in the dispensary were tubrculous.
HOOVER AM) COTTON SEED.
Senator Banks Reports Result of Talk
With Administrator.
Columbia, Oct. 21.?Senator J. Ar?
thur Banks, of St. Matthews, who
was chosen by the State Farmers'
Cnion as one of the delegates to the
conference with Food Auministutnr
Hoover, in regard to the matter of
cotton seed regulation by the food ad?
ministration, upon his return from
/Washington today, spoke of his trip
as follows:
"I reached Washington on Satur?
day morning and remained there un?
til Wednesday night. I hail a pleas?
ant talk with Mr. PylO, Mr. Hoover's
assistant, on Saturday, and on Mon?
day ami Tuesday met for confer?
ence with Mr. l\vle and Mr. Hoover,
together with all the farmers' repre?
sentatives and the oil mill representa?
tives, We were received with great
courtesy by the food administration
Officials, who semed eager to know
the point oi view of the producer and
to have suggestions from us on the
solution of their problem. We told
them that the cotton seed producers
did not care to have the normal mar?
keting1 of seed disturbed, but if it was
necessary as a war measure there
would certainly be expected on our
part equal treatment of it with all
other kinds of foods, feeds and fats.
They told us that It was not their
purpose to interfere with the produc?
er in fixing the price of iseed, that he
could name his own price, but they
were endeavoring to formulate such
rules as would facilitate the move?
ment of cotton seed products after
It passed out of the hands of the pro?
ducers. We left a subcommittee in
Washington to continue the work of
formulating rules, and cannot know
what the rules will be until their work
is completed.
' My impression after studying the
situation for four days is that there
is nothing done by Mr. Hoover or con?
templated by him, to justify the per?
pendicular drop in prices which took
place last wek; that it is not un?
reasonable to anticipate a restoration
of prices along lines prevailing be?
fore that time, but it is not probable
that under regulations almost sure
Jto be adopted, seed will reach as high
level as it would have done other
wine.
"And even if we do lose a little on
our seed under the program proposed
we may break even by requiring a
[higher price for our cotton, which
will not be interefered with and
[Which is easily worth forty cents per
pound based upon the selling price
of its finished products."
SUGAR HOARD POUND.
Buffalo. Oct. 23.?Secret service
agents have reported to Washington
that they found here in a ware?
house millions- of pounds of sugar la?
belled "top crust flour." It is esti?
mated that there are one hundred and
fifty carloads, some of which is
screened by other commodities in the
warehouse. * pi sj
Atlantic Port. Oct. 24.?A Japanese
ship, laden with munitions, rammed
and sank the thirteen hundred ton
lumber steamer. Katadin last night.
The cook of the sunken vessel is
mis-sing. The Katadin sailed from
Georgetown, S. C.
Washington. Od 14.?(President
Wilson took lift ecu thousand in Lib?
erty Bonds- through his bank, paying
ninety per cent, immediately and
greelng to pay the balance Xovenn
her Ulli.