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ilj? 49Uft)(Kin in) Sut^tafl Published Wednesday ami Safuida -BY? OHTKfcN l?l IIMMllXi FOMPAW si ii n n, ?. c. IVrm?: $1.30 |mt annum?in advance. Advertisements. One Square first Insertion .. . .$1.<>< Every si hsequcnt insertion.6? Contracts for three months, 01 longer will be made at reduced, rates i All communications wtiicn sub? serve pnvat? interests will l>c tlhsUgid for as advertisements Obituaries und tributes of reaper; will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found Od in 1850 und the True Soutlion n lift. The Watchman and Southro now has the conihined circulation an< influence of both ot the old papers and is manifestly the best advtrtimn medium in Sumter._ ?__ ( OPFN I.FTTF.lt TO T1IF PAH VIFit* Present ghiOiniaJ conditions in the agricultural and lin.mcial sltua ion o' our State requires serious thovneht by all of our people, but ggSJIgflll Iis by our farmers. Tho following are some of the tnor.* prominent features requiring ronshl erntlon: 1. The abnormal farm profits rsnging (1 eatiniate) at from fcur to ten times the average in different parts of the State. I The great s? uc it ami high prices of fertilise! in \>\ i. | he? im- about SO per cent, higher than la?-t year. 3. The scarcity i>nd high price of i fo?>d products This condition ' will eertalnlv last as long as the war. 4. The presence In our" State ofj the boll we?vil. whieh may be ex- ' pOCted to cover the entire State with In two years and seriously affect cot? ton production in 1919 or 1920. ft. The Inadequate and congeste 1 transportation facilities bj both land and water. i. The obligation which rests up- ( on every citlsen io loyally respond to tl I needs of our ge ernment g w.n , There Is abundant evidence that many of our people are engaged in a perfect orgy of money spending. 1 . Was told today of a larv plantation , upon which the tenants had each , made u net profit of from $!##, ?0 to , 91.&00.00. and thit all of thoso ten-, ants together could probably no raise 9300.00 in cash today. Thousands of mules are heing ship? ped Into th,* State, and many are he lag sold to farmers who can get along without them. All will have to I f fed foi four months or mOTO On nigh priced corn and forage ?? fore tlle^wTo^be Of rnueh use. Premiums over the ruh pric ? are beinp pad f'?f automohlTea I know of |C#d hav lug teen offered for a Ford car that bad been In service several months Many are buying automobiles who will very shortly ha\e no mm ey tO . j ay for gasoline ami repairs. The intelligent citizens of the State can do no mare patriotic service Sj ibe present Juncture than to vU orously preach ggfftlntl th- extravu- ^ gancs which many of our people are Indulging In. They need to DO told ^ thit this is a time which require s ?M l exorcise of sound business IVOjgSBOni as well as of nulled patriotic co? operation with the government. They, need to be told thai the man who hau in band enough money to run his nest year's crop und spends It un? wisely before next spring will show ?ucb poor hiisim ss iudsment that h - will be. and should be. regurde 1 as at very dangerous credit risk by the bunker and mrr haut. Tb' *h" Id be told that It Is v. If buy fertilisers right away ami In them shipped out, as IhOM h IT* it danger that Ibe late bi\er aid th ? credit buyer will not he able to get any fertiliser a or will not receive them on til They need to have their attention I reeled to the fart that In > very Staate which the boll weevil has ln\ ided cot-j Ion production has promptly decreas? ed, land values have f?llen and greif rilstrexs und disorganization have fob They ae.d t.. lie told that file n?jc cess of our agriculture, us well as th. success of our Nation in this great war for human liberty, will l?o Jeop? ardised If tie- f.irnif \ does not prod ice an ample supply of food The pro? duction of live stock especially hogs?should be emphasised and I-I should lie explained that moat pro? ducts and fats will remain huh and ftrontuhle long after tin on,] ,,f th gang \nd last, but not least, they should >ie urged to respond loyally to Mi ? alls of the government for the pm i ha>e of Liberty lloitds and for th* Iberal support of the Hod Cross an I Y. M. C A . the sole purpo.v g| which orgunisalions is to mlur'cr " the safety and to the phvsi al an 1 'Oral welfare of our ? ovs at th 'rent The unusual prowpenf> "t Olgj State lei.es US HO CXCIISO to do Im than our |mrt when gg h OgJl lor |n ;rlollr gffOfgg am' .airiflce cmien May r?ot the ('nine I of defense am Jhe Foul Adininlstrallon depend up ever? member of our own organ ? !ioU"< and upon all other thought ful citlsen? to weigh carefully th< present it Hierum) situation with It splendid opportunities und its urea dangers and to use ail of their in? I I t<> Hie end that the oppor tunltica may lie wisely utilized an', the daimers averted ? I>. R, COKGR, I Chairman I c, Council of Defence und Federal food Administrator, BUG slim aiiim: ill \ t. I '*ohl in or I nation Grows More Simple. Washington, Nov. 11, ? Important proaTCOS has I? en made in the prob? lem of locating submarines. after which their destruction is a compara? tively Simple matter, Secretary Dan? iels Bald today in a statement discuss ln| ihe 40,000 separate suggestions, plans or models of devices submitted to the naval consulting board since the I'nited States entered the war. "The Idea that the submarine will be overcome bjf a miraculous inven? tion Is not now sorioualy considered," the secretary aaid. "The more inti? mate knowledge the civilian obtains on this Subject the more convinced hs is that the submarine can be con uuored by pets.sently hunting him down by the weapon of which he is most afraid. This is the armed ser? vice boat, equipped with all the latest seien tide devices and typified in the modern torpedo boat destroyer. For , Sign naval authorities have frankly, stated their admiration of the degree of perfection oi American dosigna "In regard to the protection of ships against torpedo attacks the un-, aoalehll evidence of recent months ( of submarine activity has demonstrat ed that the immunity of a vessel de? pend j very largely on its speed and maneuvering ability." The secretary said that the though*, on submarine defense may be subdi? vided in three groups: 1. Methods to accomplish the de? struction of submarines, involving detection and destruction after detec? tion. I. Means of avoiding submarine iftaera, involving instructions for, merchant ves. els. proper, handlin g o ressels' camouflage, smoke serp< ns ? ind other confidential lnformaton known to American naval authorl-|' tics. a. Protection of ships against tor? pedo hits. All of the 40.000 suggestions sub i initted, Mr. Daniels mid, are bebau considered I y \arions branches oi' he \% .ir services. MtJIPQJI fWBM stiurko i p. Premier's SpeeeJi l'rintcd Fuder Sensational Headlines. London, Nov. 13.?The speech by Premlsr Lloyd George in Faris yes? terday has Stirred the local press. His illusions to the Allies' "incredible i blunder" arc prlntod under sensation ?l headlines. Comment is mixed u with criticism of the new allied War ' council, as announced here yesterda by Chancellor Bonar Law. Severa newspapers, endorse the speech in lb main or are non-committal. Other." criticise adversely the new militnr plan and accuse the premier of wish ing to take over the statcgic direc tlon of the allied campaign. Rumoi. In the Sunday newspapers of the im? pending retirement of Field Marsha Ilia; and (leu. Lobertson. chief ( the general staff, caused some com? mentators to insinuate that the r ports were sent afloat intentionally n somi-offlclal hints. The Morning Post connects the new plan with the ru.nors* and sa \ bot b n it ion and army are ul: rni" over It. It addj; "A political counci advised by 1 military committee Is 10 direct the strategy of the allied arm The bioo I of tbe nation will run cold .? the idea No more fatal ami m inmc oeetrucrivs arrangement can I con. . . sd. Premler Lloyd Georg appears to think that this comp! 1 oat ed project will achieve stategta umo ll seems to ns it will a< hieve slraiec a paralysis " <*|<:oi?.|.\ Tl All. VS. ITHNIi? i:?. itod t ro v peneil Game in Be Plgyptl In Ninth. Atlanta. N'ov 15 ?At a meetln.; Ol the Georgia Tech faculty lute yes e day tbe way was ?dears 1 for th T? ? ii football ? Ot? '? to meet Pitts Im r l I 10 \rs?y team 1" a Bed Cros benefit aams an No-/nnibei 84th- Th? phtcs of meeting will probably ba i . V.i:. Of 1 hiaidelphni to be an nounoed later. i\si i:\vt i; \<.i:\t AHRI stiv . rnkrn on l ><lc:al Warrant for i'-lim Mall . to In hand. ihs Moines. ia . Nor, IS.??lms pia wfw |na manas r of the No* *i oik a; en. j of ti e 11 .nkeiV I.If .1 r i.r n ? i'u, 1 ts Mol nee, was nr rested today a M >idaomery. Ala , Oil i federal wannt charglni htm wit i using the malls lo defraud Inveetori liberty bonds ic-erdlni lo word ? is i by o nein is o ihs c mpan i here. mm l'F REGISTRATION. FlItST HTGP IN NEW CLASSIFICA? TION BEGINN, (all 1-sucd for Volunteer Hut TfttlUCd Assistants tu Ahl in Task. Washington, Nov. 14.?As tho iirst ?top In the new class identification of ?elected nun, Provost Marshal Gen? eral Crowder has directed local ox omptlon boards to compile the infor? mation contained in their docke: sheets and registration cards. The hoard:: will need for this work from live to 18 assistants working from three days to two weeks, according to the size o.' the district. The assistants must he volunteers trained for this class of work Mid a call was sent out today to obtain th^ needed volunteers. High school teach ers are suggested as the persons best adapted lO meet the emergency. The flVO elasses into which 9,000, 000 men registered for military duty " and those who are re;is'ered here? after? are divided and the order in ' Which they will be called for ser- * vice were Officially announced today 1 In the provost marshal general's, QUOe'.lOnnaire which every registered!' man mtlCt fill out and file. The order sin.ws some change from the tenta- i ' LtVC draft published same time ago. Contrary to some published report! ' it don not exempt married men as 1 a (lass, but doei place married men!' with dependent wives end children 1 far down on the list of Haides. In i 1 feet, the questionnaire indicates thai! I 4 only men of the llrst class will b'! railed to colors except In the grav Mt emergency. ( The five official classifications of registrants follows: , Class One. (a) Single man without dependent 1 t roll lives. < <b) Married man, with or without L Children, or father of motherless children, who has habitually failed < I 0 support h s family. <e> .Married man dependent on WtfcL o: support. (d) Married man, with or WlthO'J I Uilldren, or father of motherless chll-l lien; men not usefully crgagel, fam ily supported by income Independent' 3f his labor. I (e> Unskilled farm laborers. I (f> Uns'ctlled Industrial laborer. 1. lle?lstrant I y or In respect ol whom no deferred classification is claimed or made. |^ Registrant who fails to submit (lucstlonrmire and in respect of whom I no deferred Classification is claimel or mad9. 1 All registrants not included in any , other division in this schedule. i i Class Two. j (a) Married man with children o ? father of mother ess children, wher * such wife or children or s ch mother less children are not ma nly depen I ent upon his labor for support for th i reason that there are other rcasohub L ly certain sources of adequate sup port (excluding earnings or pOeelblei sarnlngS from the labor of the wife) sValtabie, and that ths removal of th registrant Will not deprive such de I pendents of support. ' (b) Married man. without children. | whose wife, although the registrant is engaged in a useful occupation, Is. no! mainly dependent upon his tabor for support, for the reason that th ! I wdfe Is skilled in some special class of work which who Is physically aid "' ty perform ami in which she is eai ployed, or In which there is an Im? mediate oponinn f('i her under c >n dltlous ti.ai will enable her to su.? I port hereolf decontly and without suf fei ing any hardship. (o) Necessary si llled farm labor Inj necessary sgrlcuitural enterprise. (d) Necessary skilh d industrial la-, I borer in nOCOCSary Industrial enter- j prise. Class Throe, (a) Man with dependent children v I i not his ow n, but toward whom h< ?stands in relation Of parent.) (bj Man with, dependint aged or infirm parents. << i Man with dependent helpless i rothoii or sisters. til I Ooun y or municipal oftlosr. (??i Highly trained fireman or i olicemen, at leant three y ars In ? r i loo or municipality. (fj Necessary custom house clerk. (g) Necessary employee of United Btatcs in transmission of ths mails <lw Neecksar) nrtlflcer or workmc In United Btatcs armory or arsenal ih Necessars smployes In service of 17] Ited Mute*. t.l) Necessary assistant, nssootal or hired manager oi necessary ggrl i all m al cid?a prise. (k) Necessary highly spcOlallxol leehnleol or mechanical export o no sspury lmiiiH>ital enterprise, 0) Necessar) aadwUim or assoclal manager uf nocesiar> Industrial on lerpi lue Cluas Pour. ? a) Mm whose wife or children ur mainly dependent mi Ids labor for mi pporl. (b) Marinei actuall) employed In ,i BCr\ OS of l ill.a n or merchant i I tin I nlleJ at it< ri (<?? Necessary >io managing, con? trolling or directing head of nece rwy agricultural enterprise. < (i > Necessary sole managing, con trolling or directing head ol neccs .siiiy Industrial enterprise. ( lass Five. <:t> Otflcors leg'slutlve, executive ot' judicial of Lite United Mates or of State, territory or District of Colum? bia. <i>, Regular or du.'y ordained min? ister of religion. (c) fTtudont who on Mu.y is, r.)i7. was pi t paring for ministry in recog? nised school. (ti) Persons In military or naval service of ihe United states. to Alien enemy. (t*? tie Idenl alien (not an enemy) who c!aima exemption. (g) Person totally and permanent* ly phys eally or mentally unlit for military service. (h) Person morally unfit to be a soldier of the United states. (i> Licensed pilot actually employ? ed In the pursuit of his vocation. Member of well recognized religi? ous sect or organization, organized Mid existing on May IS, 1917, whose hen existing creed or principles for? bid its members to participate In wa n any form, and whose religious con L'ict ons are against war or partial- i [>;>t;on therein. Seven days are allowed registrant; tfter receipt of the questionnaire t > 111 it out and retufa it to the local joard. Officials here believe that llaaslUcatlon by the boards will be a routine process requiring little time. liest available estimates Indicate hat the firgt of the five classes into vhieh all draft registrants are* to be livided will contain more than 2,000, )00 men, subject for duty with th% !Olors before any man in any other ilass will be called up. It is regarded as practically cer :aln that congress will take up the lUestion of OgtOnding the draft law 0 cover men who have attained th-* ige of -l since it was enacted Should that be done and provision mido for the regis'ratlon thereafter )f every man as h I reached that a '.e t is probable that perhaps COO.00a tvould be added to Class 1 automati ?ally by next March. In that event 10 present p ans for the army woul ' ?each the men in Cla Ollicials have alre \dy considered the possibility that Congress will decide :o take in these additional yOUtlfi nen. Some fair system by which they nay be registered, classified and as llgned to places will be devised. New regulations to be published shortly probably will ,set a way in which thl ? lau be done. KEREN SKY'S MEN IN BATTLE. Sharp Clash With Boshdviki Outside of Petrograd. Stockholm, Nov. 12.?a bloody en? counter has taken place near Gateh ina between soldiers from the fro:it. headed by Premier Kerensky, and Holsheviki forces from Petrograd, ac cording to advices which have reach 2d Ir^i Nelson Morris, the American minister, from reliable sources The result of the battle was not reporto . Lo Mr. Morris. It Is reported that M. Kerensky ^ dill issuing proclamations as premier and that strong forces are rallying Against the Liolsheviki. Gen. Cal denies, former lief man of the C ?s sacks, has announced his refusal to recognize the Leninites, and M. Ke rensky is issuing daily bulletins against. The eommittcc of public safety which was appointed by the mayor and city Ihimu has secured the support of the Monshevikt Social Revolutionists and the Bourgeon parties generally, and also is receiv? ing support from the Hallway Em? ploy eg' Unl >n and the central rail? way committee. The committee of public safety Kent un emissary to treat with th sailor; of the fleet. n0 has report? ed that the sailors already are show Ins; dissatisfaction with Leninc. The reports also say that the committee has issued an appeal to the city population and city militia to ahstain from violence against the liolsheviki. who have the support of the sailors and 50.000 soldiers of the Petrograd farrlgon, und to await a peaceful so lutlon of the situation. All the mlnlators of the provisional government who were arrested at th commencement of the revolt have been released except foreign Min laier Tereatochcnko and one other The bunks In Petrograd are Still elogod hilt the shops are open. AMliPK ANS Ml.I.I I? AND WOI Nl> ED. Men in Trench Niiffrr from CJermon Art Hier) Piro. With American Army In France Wodnosday, a number ai Ab.orlcan soldiera have been killed ui wounded b> recent shelling ol American treu? ins by ihe Germans tine shell paused several casualties. The American artillery fire has been heavy recently and there is reason !?> believe that it has accounted for a considerable number of the enemy. v. m. c. \. iu;achk8 men. By Moans of Needed Service Oviw izutiou <.<is dose io Soldiers. I ?,!' the big thlngi that the v. ,M. c. A. is doing for the men In the ;" '"v ?umpg is writing money orders This ims been well demonstrated m camp Sheridan Montgomery, Ala, where the Ohio National Guard troops are located. During the weeks of Oc jtober 14 and 2] when the men o the If 6th and 146th infantry were paid tho "Y" secretaries In th*- build? ing serving these men wrote more than thirteen thousand dollars worth ' of money orders. Many of the men who thus sent their pay hack home where it was needed were not only ei couraged In thrift but were saved Horn the temptation of gambling. The value of this latter service was schown in this camp by an melden which occurred on pay day. a "Y" secretary was standing near where group of soldiers were shooting erat?. One of the soldiers stepped out of the crowd and came over to the secretary Handing the "Y" man his pay. the sol? dier said: "Here, keep this money for me- bant pay day I lost eveiw cent I had rolling the bones and as a result my wife back home was oh liged to go without the necessities which she should have had." 'j (Secretary suggested a better plan "Come over to the building and let's Write a money order and send thi-j money home to your wife while you still have it," he suggested and th j soldier willingly complied and thank? ed the secretary for the idea. As result his wife received twenty-liv? dollars in the mail next day, the sol? dier keeping only five dollars for him? self out of his whole month's pay. Any one who would like to see the "lame leaping for joy" interpreted physically should accompany one of the "Y" secretaries some day to the base hospital at Camp Sheridan Bach day a serious attempt is made j to bring wholesome entertainment to the men who are in the hospital as a result of accident, or illness. Kaci J day the secretary carries to the hos j pital stamps, stationery and other lit i tie things which the men appreciate. As a rosuJt it is possible to do a grea. many things for these men that would otherwise be impossible. One soldier who was In the hospital with a se? rious bullet wound and had bee* given aid on different occasions, ask I ed the "Y" man to pray for hbn th he might come through his illness a! right and again be able to rejoin hi company. At the conclusion of th? prayer this lad remarked: "If I evoi get out of here you can count on me to take a more active part In your 'Y' doings." And when this man finally did recover he made good and is now one of the leading workers h the Bible classes at the "Y." At the close of one of the evenin meetings- in this same building :. Camp Sheridan a big, handsome Ohl boy came up to the desk and askeo for some paper and ink. N After hi had been served he continued t< hang around as though he had some thing he wished to say. The secre tary noticed this and engaged him In conversation on general subjects Soon the soldier boy was telling hb story. He said he had been a taxi driver and had lived a rather Caroles life but he had decided to live on ; different basis. "This is the first re ligious service I ever attended," h said, "I just came over here with some of the boys to write some letter ?and merely happened to be In tin building when that man stalled t? speak. He was so interesting I hu i to stay and hear all he said and hi words certainly went home to me. II told me things I had never though, of. I am going to write to my nir she need not worry any more abou. Imy getting into any trouble. She hai been mighty good to me and I shall try to be worthy of her. Neither w Imy folks at home need to be trouble j about my wildncss anv more." Hi ended by saying the army had ahead; 1 proven a belssing to him for in it n had found the Y. M- 0. A., through Which he had found S great friend ami the way to a higher life. it is to continue this sort Of work among the soldiers and sailors at hontO and overseas that the Associa? tion Is conducting a nation-wide cam? paign for funds from November 11 to 119, Thirty-live million dollars Is needed for this ark to July 1, 1918. IMtlCE OF COKE FIXED. Fuel Ulnilnlsl ration Will Make Mo Changes Now. Washington. Nov. 15. -Coke prices Axed by the fuel administration wir not be changed, it wa i announced to day. unices producers establish he yond ijuesttun that ill ? costs of pro due'bm justify Iterations. Sanl >s Brazil, Nov. ir?.? Pieces at I machinery removed from Gorman Btoamshiira before the) were reoulsJ tioned by Brasil, amounting t-r> ten ? ,.ns oi metal, have been discovered ' v the police b re They will bg im? puueJ *ri tha former Ucrmap uUiptt BUNTER MAN I\Jl I.I D. Henry Spann Slightly Hurt In Kalt* rond Aoddeflt. Knoxville, Nov. 15.?Six paasen? gars on the Carolin? Special, running from Cincinnati to Charleston, arc ?lightly injured in a rear-end collision in the yards here today, due to a fog. The injured Include Henry Spann, of Sumtcr, S. C; W. K. Hill, of Greer, Prod Schunett, of Columbia, and Kosie Weisman, a negro of Columbia. BRITISH NEAR JERUSALEM. Have Captured Junction Point on Hallroad. London, Nov. li.- "he junction point of the Da nascus-Peersheba railway with t j line to Jerusalem is now In the possession of the Pritish army in Palestine, Paris officially an? nounced today. The Turks- lost fif? teen hundred mjon in prisoners and over four hundred dead on Tuesday, besides four guns and a score of ma Chlno guns. PETROGRAD IX FLAM FS. Humors Prom Russia by Way of Stockholm. London, Nov. 15.?According to press reports from Stockholm trav? elers who arrived yesterday evening at Haparanda, Sweden, from Finland, say that rumors are current there ?hat Petrograd is in Harnes. ? Would l?e a Waste. Some woll-n aining but misguided patriot has suggested to Governor DiCkOtt the ending of an extra ses? sion of the log slature for the pur? pose of enacting a dog law. This man, who, it is s a tod. is a prominent lawyer of WoetOf North Carolina, asserts that the dogs of the state con? sume more foodstuffs than would be required to keep the State's quota of soldiers well fed. No doubt the state? ment of the attorney is true, but un lees the legislators s lould reverse tha positian they have always taken in he past, It would bo a waste of mon? ey to call them together for tnis pur? pose.? Concord Tribune, Germany's Regeren Energy. Speculating on Germany's reserve energy is like "counting chickens he fore they hatch ' Just about the time some oat im 1st 'up and declares' "on the best authority" that the kaiser Is ready to gl VC up the ghost, one of those "vons" br aUs out and smashes everything right and left. ? Kin ton Free Press. Watch the Libraries. (By Marion Coithauy Smith of The Vi.-; dantes.) It is a dlequoCtng fact that among the war books in our public libraries there are many books and pamphlets that bear the 4 enemy alb n" stamp. In most cases they have been left over from the days of our Inglorious neu? trality. They were admitted to tho libraries under the plea that the pub? lic expected to hive both sides" pre? sented. We need not discuss tho fact that there i ever were two side3. We need only sa;. that there is but one side today; when the country is at wart these publications are treason? able. They are m strong part of tha I German propaganda, which we are bound to expose and combat. In a local library, In a loyal QBjgya rnuuity, the writer found, sandwich? ed In b tween sound and good boofc.% some pro-German pamphlets of tho most virulent type: among them an anonymous affair entitled "The Truth about Germany,** sanctioned by a long list of German rimes printed on th.* fly-leaf. It Is an argument from thm extreme standpoint or "Kultur." An* other was called "Germany or Eng? land?Which?" And there were Munsterberge war articles; pleas foj, Germany, every OOO, in the early daye, of the war. when they found it neoe*~ vary to frame excuses for crimes that :re now taken as a matter of course. Further examination proved that a neighboring library contained sopua material of the same sort, and it i* probably the case nearly everywhere On calling the attention of the local, librarians and trustees to this mattjer^ the writer s curet the elimination Q* this objectionable stuff; buV thero must be a great deal of || scattered about the country,, ready to poison the minds of ignorant readers. This. - no time fop the survival of oue former precious "neutrality," Away with 'enemy aliens" upon our book? shelves! rhe Greenville *IMthont sav.^. ??rf all people lived according tQ the ad? vice Ihey give others, tlds -wvuld be a very different world, T^lfortunately preaching and praefee ai.e not oriVi. i arily the sixmo.'" Practice costs more ha., prcjM-hmg. - Florida Times Unlon> At the Girls' High School on the evening of the : 7th of November there will be presented ? patriotic pi if b\ the g'.rlo and boys of the High BcbooL