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Mr. L w Dick, of H-wtsviile, was I* tee city t<>i4hv on Kuala?a. Mr. R. IX fcin*. who ha* boon at? tending the Training Camp at Fort < ?*lathCTiee, le In tha city, having been relie t hneae toy the death, of hie bro? er-m-law, M*. R. l> Mevrtroan Mra. Abe Mat tea Oer* Km returned from* Savannah, Qe*? where she has * min if rela?vea dort?* Che past two woe** Site was) aauiiswM nled by hor mntker. Moo. Wist who will spend aOOMSthOe hore. Mlaeaa Emma Ptackaey and Caro? lin* Ml. of Winthrop College, spent ftunday at haeae. Mem J. Walter DuKant Jr . and chwdreji, of Norfolk, Vs.. are vlsiting Mr*. K. r, Du Littia John Franst* sixteen months old aoa of Mr. a ad Mr* I* IV Hrad tatd died loot Sanaa? at IS o'clock af? ter an HI a ass of o few hoists Tha funeral was hebt on Monday at 11 o'clock a. m. at Ttraah Church. Dalsen. ? ? * -- - - ?fWWflflf9 COt'TfTY F.SjHt. Party fleeta*; Or(BMihw<ei IW .SjervertlHo < tmnty Fair On HO*t Tunadey. November 6th. fhwre wrfj he a oooerer trip* to adver - flaa the It 17 Gamecock Cc*mty Fair Arrangements are being made by the oghia'e of the stirnrer cotmty Fai? Aaerriatun and the ffumter Chambei of CVmiheree for fTtrmter's rroeines^ men. and ft?mter e*00nty*r farmer . *nA country merchannr to J?rn to? gether in a grand automobile tour thrtmrh aomonw of CMrOndon coun ty ami Privat Oer township of fhimter county, leaving ftumter Chamber of rhmmeree afiont 9 o'clock a. m. Th?> eaact p|aces to be vieited for short ?tope have not been schedule* ao yot Out that Plnewood. Pttvifre. Silver aad Hummerton. m rtarendon coun? ty and several places In Privateer totOMs'Mp of Sum fir cdurfty w|Tl so viamaf appears cerTSth at tttte writing Wfcvta are being made to have a a good dinner eervew somewhere on fhe t \> rretrneai earabnaftarenig will 00 pfcrihftvd m do arf rhe> atfewtismg11 fliey trte and to deeonetd fnetv cars whh nags Minnnjr. and mrfgnesJ1 banners, but all cars must carry from fOl Cconfy Fan* Aaaociatfon banners a Mo. Twiwtty-frve or fhhTfy coro, or moro 11 If poselble are warned* and tftoag who ^ wtlf tint cate are urged to notify the gauffer Chamber of Commerce, phone |1 N't. ttw romorrew and Monday so thaW dinner cam oe arranged for]3 erary one The ffumter Cotmty Fair Aaodefdtfoa Nieater trip include* all rfineni e' ffumter county ?Vir itl? aifnuai cnonr. fair moat be booated ah<f adehnwed tltorofrgnly ?mter aid other business establish ruerror Of the county wilt have a epfe^Jld opportunity to advertise on this trip. There ta plenty of money la the country and* this ia the time for business man to advertise their wares Phone the Humter chamber of Com m rtV-t tf von want your name put in the pot and arrangements made to la rljde vou among the Sumter Countv r?.r WEEK'S WfcATllFR RKPORT. of Weather end Crop Co* ea Nanah caexHlaa for Th Weo* kiuleaa Oetahae SO. Columbia. Oct. 31.?Agricultural *<MvM4aa are sow confined practical )y te> tha fre4h?ria* of remnants of eroae stiU stand lag and to the woe lns> of smalt grate* Aa yet. but lit tie wheat Oes been town. Hweet and leteh paiato diggtag la still going on. wRh good results The killing front oa the tsth over northern and eer.tr ?i arsctlaeje was destructive to all light veaaaitioa. Oeiobar L'4th mark? the dale of the arrival of tha boll weevu la Heath Cnrollaa. U aiade ita ap yearaaoe ou Lmufauakie Island. Ueuu fort Oaaaty on that date but up to the presort haa not been reported else? where. Joseph r. Junearmana. Oaaokei Tempoiaiily in Charge . ' I The oaJy point to some pava*raphn is that of tha pencil that wrote them. Yep, wa write some of that knd oc caatanailv.-Greenville Piedmont. Bond rfflherrlptlon* went over the tof in Ihte rOWnfry end that win en our anidlere to go over th* top ? rrirrrms oreewvm* P>dmorrt. finU^?wtrayed or stolen, one cow amf calf cow fight veTTow Jersey-, dark head; piece clipped off one esr. Tail touchee ground. Calf light vellow. hind feet white neftr howcha neaaonal>la reward if re? lumed to .1 F Andrew?. IIH S Wrlsht m. SKCONI) AN NT Ali 'exhibition of Tine si ?rt? ixn nta fa tu associat* fn nov. 1? l|<futii. fair Will Open- Tnesdoy Morning, No? vember 13th. I? the New Building? tteeewtly Cosnpteted by the Asso? ciation on the BaaebaM Park Lot. West Liberty Street?Buildings arc liovge and Specially rsrslgaed for Exhibition Putpooea The liOratloii I? Near the Bunt nee* Section of City and Easy of Aoces*. Tbe Second Annual Fair of the Sumter Couty Fair Association will open Tuesday, November 13th in the new buildings of the Association that have just been completed on the old liaaeball Park. West Liberty Street. The Fair last year. It hough greatly bampered for lack of room was a gratifying success, and all who attend - ei were agreed that It was more that creditable to Sumter county, in the crc a instances. At that time the Ae {soolatlon had no fair grounds and the fair was held in the Tobacco Ware house and everything connected with the undertaking was of a temporary tand makeshift description. The firs' 1 f.ilr. however, demonstrated the far that Sumter county could and would sxpport a first class county fair, am! tlie officer* of the Fair Assoclatkn sere encouraged to broaden theii piano and take steps to put the fait on a permanent footing. To this ?ad a long term leas* was ?.*ecured or the. Baaaball Park property and plam leere made for the erection of suit ? ah* buildings, stock pens and poul try houses These buildings are now completed and ready for the openinf or* the fair. The officers of the asso? ciation have done their part, and al tl Ht remains to make tbe fair a -sue e<ss is the support and co-operatioi ol the people of Sumter county. The fair needs not only a large at? tendance, but the Inerest and co operation of farmers, stock raisers ai.d ail other lines of industry to fll the buildings with representative am instructive exhibits of the products ot the Meld?, farms and worshops of the county. Sumter county can have a great fair, if the poop ? get behind it and each one contrihm.es his or her ?tare. Every one who has sornethtn? bo exhibit should send of their best utd not stand baek, expecting the oth? er fellow to do tho work and take th< troubiM to get; up the exhibits. There Is scarcely a farm oc house Seid in the county that cannot mak< a won h-while exhibit m the expense 9t only a little trouble, and the off! set.** of the Pair Association hare ap sealed to all the people of the county to come to their assistance in thlf ii.inmr. They have financed the fair Save worked hard to provide adequate tad convenient grounds and building bv thshow, and it la now up to the people of the county to do the rest. A large number of exhibits, are al **.idy assured, but not nearly so man) is so large and so prosperous a coun? ty as Sumter could and should have This ie a last minute call to those whe vre holding back and have not ye lome In to prove their public spirit ?ril enterprise. There Is another reason why Sum? te? county people should rally to th< ?upport of the Fair. This year our fair will hav? to run In competition arAh the Clarendon County Fair, which will be held on the same da? au th? Sumter county fair. The dates selected by Lee county. Florence ?ounty and Clarendon county were ftrst been ascertained, and the Sumte* Fair dates were fixed so as not to con ft**t with the fairs of any of the neighboring counties. Subsequently the Clarendon county fair officials changed the dates of their fair to the sums week as that selected for the Satnter Fair and the conflict of date* la not the fault of the Sumter Fair officers. The conflict Is unfortunate and to be regretted as the two fairs draw in part from the same territory for attendance, but since the conflict cannot be helped, it Is up to the Jlumter county people to turn out In [full force and grre their own fair the biggest sort of patronage In every possible way. In addition to the regular fair at 1 " Morn there will be a big carnival [tihow In connection with the fair an 1 ota of free attractions. Any one whe deride* to help make he Fair a success by Mending an ex MbH can obtain Information from II la Tisdale. Secretary. QRJff five billion dollars havo jinc. beer put in I'nole Sam's jeana, but that doea not bother the kaiser at* rnucb as the knowledge ihnt there are plenty more a her., the five billions came from Creenvile Piedmont. it Is now rumored that Premier Michaelis will not resign. Prohahl\ hat i use nobody else SJtantS the job.? Chattanooga Newa. Of the 17 division of the ROW nn tlounl army, 16 are to he white and on.- colored, h ratio of If to I,? C halt?iio??Ka News. FAMILIES ARK BACKING UP THE ARMY. Propaganda of German Sympathizers Proves Boomerang for Agitators Sparring Workers. Washington, Oct. II,?Incomplete returns tonight to the food adminis? tration showed that approximately 3,000,000 families had been enrolled at the close of the third day of food pledge week. This total largely rep? resented tho efforts of workers in the centers of population in 34 States. No reports have been received from Che smaller towns and country districts. Information sent to headquarters here, it was announced, is that the pro-German propaganda against sign ing the pledge spread throughout many of the Middle Western State. has resulted in aiding the campaign, arousing the workers to renewed ef forts. Indiana now leftds all the States, with 110,282 families enrolled; Vir? ginia is second with 107.000. In New York City 104,000 faanilles have beer enrolled. Lord Rhonda, the British food con? troller, in a cablegram to the fooo administrator said the result of tht American food pledge week meum much to us and more ?o civilization.* "If those who continue to live and stay in comparative comfort at home ?air raids do not really disturb the daily routine?are not Willing to de prive themselves of quite unessentia foods, then our bravest men died it vein," said the cablegram. "I have already placed all the prime r.eeessities of life under governmen control both as to import and home production price. It would have bcei impossible to do this without youi cooperation and advice in connectioi with our imported supplies, "If there is no marked reduction a? a result of our voluntary food econ? omy campaign the nation must be pu on compulsory rations. The disad vantages of this you know better thai I. but you also know that we are al faced with a shortage of the worlds supply of cereals, meats, fats ant sugar. The result of your food plcdg? week means much to us and more t( civilization." Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the Britisl ambassador, has issued an appeal t< x\\ Englishmen living in the United States to sign the food pledge. "Mr. Hoover has issued a call t( the American people to which 1 cai idd nothing," Sir Cecil said. "We o the British empire have seen in tht United States, as Mr. Hoover has said i free people voluntarily taking on it *olt a duty of necessity, humanit> and honor." OVER 13,004? SIGN PLEDGES I> SOUTH CAROLINA. Palmetto State Homes. Join in Move men* to Snre Food. Columbia Oct. 31.?More than 45, 900 South Carolina homes have signet pledges to support the government ii the food suving movement. Th' reunty chairmen and the 10,000 work prs are active in all sections of th< State, and there Is every indication that more than lOo.OOO homes wil Join fe| the movement to help Amerie; win the war by conserving the food The total number of pledges to dat< In 45.838. Greenville is in the lea< with 4.600 pledges signed. Charles ton ranks second with 4,445 pledges Colombia Is third with 4,210. Char leston pa&scd Columbia during tht day. German agents have circulated tht reports in many section* of the Statt that the government Intends to selz? the foot! that is saved. These report? are, of course, untrue. The report* aro coming in slowly. However, the county chairmen are calling for cxtr; supplies, which indicates that the tleb men are active. The following is the report 1>\ counties: Anderson, 1,402; Bamberg 165; Barnwell, 390; Beaufort. 140; Berkeley, 40; Charleston. 4,445; Cherokee. 710; Chester, 695; Chester field. 1.097; Clarendon, 1.104; Colle ton, 1.123; Darlington, 2,695; Dillon If 4; Dorchester 350; Fugefleld, 708: Florence, 75"; Greenville, 1,600; Greenwood, 1,64 5; Hampton, 305. Horry, 435; Jasper. 265; Kershaw IIfj I^ancaster. 1.5 11; Lee, 1,082; Laurens, 1,525; McCormlck, 684; Ma? rlon, 900; Marlboro, 1,516; Newberry, 427; Orangeburg. 399; Plekens, 138; Richland, 4,240; Spartanburg, 3,387; Sumter. 1.421; Cnlon, 1.247; Wil llamsburg. 262; York, 2,771. Total. 45,838. No reports have been re? ceived from Abbeville. Alken. Calhoun. Falrfleld. Georgetown, Lexington, Oconee, Saluda. FRENCH SHIPPING LOSSES. Only Three Ships Destroyed by I Boats Last Week. Patte, Nov. l.- The French ship ptng losses during the week endiir October 16th were two ships of mor than sixteen hundred IOOS and nn< sum Her. PLANS FOR TIIE FREIGHTER NEAR MT. LPLKASANT. No Time Will be Wasted in the Car rying Forward of the Arrange? ments. Charleston. Nov. 1.?Positive an? nouncement was made last night by Mr. Charles Kimmich, traffic commis? sioner, jointly representing the Cham? ber of Commerce and the City of Charleston, that a large steel ship? building plant will be buili near Mount Pleasant, on the Cooper river, and that no time will be wasted in getting ready to build. Steel steam freighters of 7,500 tons will be built here, the material being fabricated in the Birmingham district. * Mr. Kimmich has been in Washing? ton for months in connection with this great enterprise and was very muoh elated last night when he stated that finally he was in a position to make the official announcement of the s?c ceas of the negotiations. The ship? building plant will be financed by Eastern capital. Officers of the Southern Shipbuilding Corporation are satisfied that labor and other con? ditions here will be satisfactory and that excellent progress will be made on ships after the keels are laid. In making the announcement Mr. Kimmich gave out the following state? ment: "Charleston is to have a large steel shipbuilding plant, and it will begin its first operations with a govern? ment contract to construct a large number of 7,500-ton fabricated steel freight steamers. This plant will be located at near Mount Pleasant, and, according to the officials of the South? ern Shipbuilding Corporation, they will be in a position after the war to build their type 01! ship as economi? cally and with greater speed than any now building in this country. "Charleston (in fact, the entire State,) is indebted to Senator B. R. Tillman for his assistance in getting the government to recognize the ad? vantages of this port as a favorabk place to build ships for the govern? ment under the war program now In progress. His vigorous interest and his absolute confidence in the indus? trial ability of the South to build these ships have materially advanced Charleston's advantages in the eyes of the authorities. "Congressman Whaley also mate? rially assisted in advancing the inter? est of this port from the shipbuild? ing standpoint in connection with this specific proposition, and did a very ef? fective piece of work in connection with the matter. "Advice was received by Senator Tillman from Washington confirming the purpose of the government to givt a contract for a large amount of steel ship construction to the Southern Shipbuilding Corporation to build the Whittesley panel type of fabricated steel ship. This ship will be made In parts in the Birmingham district and shipped to Charleston and assembled here. The process will be in the na? ture of an assembly plant of the Ford automobile. Quick construction will result after they once get under way. and just as soon as conditions will permit most of the fabricating will later be done at Charleston. This type of ship has been patented, and by reason of its simplicity of con? struction the question of skilled la? bor Is only an incidental one, ami practically 8a to 9?) per cent, of th* help will be semi-skilled, and can be taught the several branches of work in connection with the assembling ot the ships in a very shor: time by com? paratively a few skilled men. "It ha* been claimed that the Northern yards have experienced con tiderable difficulty in keeping or get? ting a sufficient amount of labor t?> go ahead on schedule with the govern? ment shipbuilding program, but ac cording to the best estimates made of the situation in this section, togeth? er with the simplicity of the construe tion of this ship, everything indicates that the labor situation will not retard the rapid and successful construction of these vessels in accordance with the program. New Men Drafted. The Eastern federal district^appcal and exemption board yesterday certi lled the following additional South Carolinians for immediate military service: Sumter County?James Gray. Wil hert Bland, Joe Amos, Charles Mack, Neil Bennett, Dan. <J. Samson.. Hugh Franklin, Moses McKnight, James B, MoQuilla. Ii. S. Proctor. Willie Be thune, .lames Tindal, Kichard Sumter. I^ee CounUv?Walter Dixon. Henry Lucius, Corbet! Thomas, ('hairnets Murphy, A. G. Hearon. Following for service after Decem? ber 1. 1917: Dexter K. D.vls, Witson Boykin. Walter D. Mooaeyham, Philip a. Keels. W. D. B. bodes. George C. Brown. Moody W. Hearon, John I. Register, it. li. MeCutcheon, Charles Woodham, William B. Uramlett, -.mnim Remember the Day. Nov. 16, 1917 Ih set apart for the Colored People's Day at the Kuniter County Fair. Det us have exhibits that will do ourselves credit, and let us turn out and see what our neighbors are doing. We ow<> it to ourselves to make that day a success, both by exhibits and by our presence. Come one, Come all! Both great and small! Home Demonstration Work MARY LEMMOM, Demonstrator MINNIE JONES, Assistant Green Tomato Pickle. 1 gallon green tomatoes. 1-2 dozen large onions. 3 cups brown sugar. 1-2 lemon. 3 pods of red pepper. 3 cups vinegar. 1 tablespoon whole back pepper. 1 tablespoon whole cloves*. 1 tablespoon whcle allspice. 1 tablespoon celery seed (crushed). 1 tablespoon mustard seed. 1 tablespoon ground mustard. Slice the tomatoes and onions thin. Sprinkle over them 1-2 cup of salt | and let stand over night in a crock or! enameled vessel. Tie the pepper, j cloves, allspice, and celery seed in a cheesecloth bag. Slice the lemon and 1 chop two pepper pods very fine. Drain the tomato and onion well. Add j all seasoning except one pepper potl to the vinegar, then add the tomato j and onion. Cook for 1-2 hour, stirring gently at intervals to prevent burn -1 ing. Remove spice bag to prevent ( darkening product. Pack in 10 ounce jar and garnish with slender strips of the red pepper, placing them vertically on the opposite sides of each jar. Process for 15 minutes. Mixed Pickle. 1 1 1-2 quarts cab bagel 1 1-2 quarts green tomatoes. 1 quart onions. 4 large green peppers. 1 bunch celery or one tablespoon ful of celery seed. Chop these vegetables, but not too i fine. Pour over them a brine made Of one cup salt and 3 quarts boiling water. Let stand one hour, then sueeze vegetables from the water. Make a sauce of 1-2 cup flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup mustard, 1 table spoonful tumeric, butter the size of an egg and 1 quart vinegar. Put on stove and allow to come to a boll. Then add vegetables and stir all the while for ten minutes. Pack in pint jars and process for 20 minutes. Home Demonstration Club Meeting. A large and interested BJidioItC i greeted Miss Gladys Smith at the Home Demonstration Club Wodne.s day afternoon. Many new members were taken In the club, and all were enthusiastic over the new bread substitutes. Iftas Smith gave a splendid and most prac? tical talk on bread making in general ?explained each process in yeast breads, and demonstrated hot rolls made with one-quarter sweet potato, and corn meal cookies. They were delicious, and many of the ladies an? nounced their intention of making them today. Rulletins were distribut? ed, giving recipes of the various sub? stitutes*?corn meal, soy bean meal, peanuts, potatoes and cereals. It was suggested that this demon ?tratIon club from the city have ? booth at the fair to exhibit home? made breads, canned fruit, pre? serves and jelly. Mesdames Minis. Jennings and Stuckey were appointed on a committee to solicit exhibits. We know the county clubs will have a fine exhibit.! Let us show them that we, of the city, have also worked hard this summer to conserve the fruit and vegetables of our gardens. Any one who is willing to enter the exhibit notify the secretary. Mrs. H. If. Stuckey. and a space will gladly j be given them. The subject of the November meet Ing will be "Meat Substitutes." No matter what the price of bread the actor has his roles.?Jacksonville Tim es-l'n ion. I Geo. H. Hurst, UndoiMer and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Qa> and Night Calls. At 0. 1. CRAIQ Old Stand. N Main. I nOlK h . Night .01 iu:n cross svppliek. Sumter Chapter Makes A editor Ship? ment of (ilarmoiits. The last act before the -etiring of the lirst headquarters committee of the Sumter Chapter, American Red I Cross, of which committee drs. A. C. i Phelps has been chairmar was to ship, this morning, a box of garments I to district headquarters I i Atlanta. In the shipment were th' following articles: 120 bed shirts. Bl pajamas, 115 sheets, 14 wash cloths, 22 knitted wipes, 19 pairs of wristlets, 42 muf j filers. 23 sweaters. 34 pair of socks, j The chapter has made i remark? able showing in this wor e. On all sides tales have been told of the par? ticularity necessary in coing Red Cross sewing and the nuni er of gar? ments returned to various chapters as not being up to requirements; but never has one article com * back to the Sumter chapter; on t'< e contrary have cojne compliments or. the qual? ity of the work. This doe not mean that the district headquarters have not been most exacting, but that the Sumter chapter hax been most par? ticular as to what it has sent on. Mrs. S. C. Baker has been, in charge of in? specting the work, which has been given out, and received am accurate? ly accounted for by headqu; rters man? ager, Mrs. Thomas F. -pee. Tho total shipments have consi- ted of 324 hospital bed shirts, 250 pa.rs of pa? jamas, 4 4 wash cloths, 14 sheets, 6 hot water bag covers. "1 , knitted sweaters. 53 mufflers, 27 pairs of wristlets, 4 7 pains of socks- 7G wipes; total 874 garments. All ^hese have been made since June 26tb. when the first supplies were received at head? quarters. In this time also this ef? ficient committee has rais? d in mon? ey for the purchase ot supplies $585.55. John l. Mi banrin to -peak. Hon. John L. McLauri I will ad? dress the citizens of Sumter on "Hw to help win the war" on m :t jrttwday night at 8.30 o'clock In -the Court House. Ladies are most cordially in? vited to hear this Importart message. London. Nov. 1.?Bersb.'ba, Pales? tine, has been captured by he British, it is officially announced. AVCTIOX S A LE?H a go od, S. C No? vember 3, 11 o'clock. Will begin promptly. Valuable lan ' and lots; also 25 head of line beef cattle, hogs, mules and hor.se , also 113? acres of land between Rembert and Bordens. A brass band will furnish the music. San rain or shine. FOR SALI-]?< >ne good open single buggy, "Hackney" mak . Bargain for somebody. See D. W. Cuttino at O'Donnell & Co's. FOR SALE?Registered Aberdeen Angus bull, four years o d, tubercu? lar tested, without fault or blemish C. P, Ostcen, Sumter, B. C. * for you. I We have all prescriptions |i on file. Broken lenses replao ! ed promptly. Graduate Opto I I mttrist and Optician I I charge. ; j W. A. Thompson, j JEWELER & OPTOMHRIST. ,.;::?iti!rr.;?:tn;:::m:;:;i:t.-ii?tr.;n:tna?