Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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a,, v .r?-? ... ?:??? gas?ad as use fNajsogfto* at auiKr, k TX, mm SecoSal Claas Matter pehson \i It U J l.onuiioii his gone to New rk to take ft special course in ?urgery. \ Mr. W. Hogers Scarborough. of BUhopvllle. came over yesterday if ternoon to attend the Fair. Mi H i Cunningham, of Bishop ville. was in the city today on busi? ness. P of. Hare. Director of the Poultry Division of Clemson College, spent the day at the Fair yesterdu\. Mr* Archie China has returned a Columbia after a stay of sc\? i tl dhys with relatives. Capt. Joe. Chandler, of Camp Jack? son, spent Sunday at home. Miss Leila Dick of Cantonsvillo. Xld . Is visiting relative? st Pineville. Mrs. Thomas I pshur. of Xassuwa dox. Va.. U visiting her son, Mr. W. t: D pshur Lieut. Pringle Brunsen, of Camp Jackson, spent Sunday in the city. IN Tl \s|\ h FOOD t \mp\K.N Dank* ami Merchant* Cooitcratlug With tlic Chamber of Commerce. The City National Pank, and the National Bank of Sumter. and O'Dor g>ll und Company, of Suinter are co? operating heartily with the Chamber o' Commerce, i>f Sumter. in appealim. lo the farmers of Sumter county to put In sufficient wheut, oats, and other #raln to guarantee fond and feed Muffs for the home consumption In this count> ggjd urging extraordin?r^ aereages of winter cover crops, an I raising of more hogs, beef cattle and poultry The wideawake business I ?a ns are also urging farmers plant limited a< i eages of tohacog for I jl % as the prospects for high tobac <o prioes are gold to be fine due to scarcity of tobacco and extaordinarv deeasad for "Carolina JUrlghts." the , kind of tobacco grown in this sec? tion of South Carolina. Extraordi? nary cash will be required as well as ttxtraotdinary food production an I eeneervation. and the leading buslnes? i establishments and banks do not } think that the farmers should depend * up<n cottog alone as a cash crop that can be alway < depended upon for bljr \ yields and high prices. Therefore t they are advocating tobacco as a sure t but extra cash crop to hnlp buy thing* farmers do not and can not raise or ? grow, and which bid fa r to continue < high In price tor several years. x The Sumter Chamber of Commerc? writes and mails out thousands of the ? lettars from the banks and merchants to the farmers, the business concerns , furnishing their letter heads and envelopes and dictating their letter* to the Chamber of Commerce steno? graphers. , Death. Mrs. Mary J. Fort died at her home on West Hampton Avenue at 6 o'clock Sunday morning. The fun em I services were held at the resi? dence at 11.30 o'clock this morntn; and the interment was at the Fort family burying ground In Concord township. Detith. George, thf little son of Mr. und Silas Mellette died at 4.30 ?hm norntng. after less than two days illness, aged 33 months. The funeral services will tie held at the ictslence, 31 South Salem Avenue, at i :?? o < lock this afternoon. Nolt I IB I II I I H11AHS KINO s VIEWS la a.-li sovereign Disclose* Present | *teto of War and Importance of \merit an Intervention London, Nov. 17.?I*ord Nortli cliffe authorises the aggOflllttd Press to state that in un audience extend? ing ovvi hi hour tiiiluv, la- heard from thn lipe of King Oeorge at Ducking* ham Palace his majesty's view of the pr went state of the war ami the world Importance of American intervention. Speaking of the American mission niti of Colonel Hou>*e whom m- h oi kuown tor a number of years. King Oeorge Mild that the personnel of the Amerban mission displajed knowl? edge and alertness indicative of the American character and purpose. I^?nl NorthcllfTe was surprised by the king's intimate knowledge of the posMit.littles of aircraft production in the Fnlted States, ami bis majesty's great Interent In the Llhctry engine, ami Ids kncwledge of the men who have evolved It arid the method by wfelrh It lias been produced. The king la absolutely confident of com? plete victory. Still They Come! New cloaks and lots of them. New suits too, opening up us we write. As the new styles come out the-. find their way here weekly, if its a cloak, a ah or dress, you run always tlnd It at Schwaxu Bros.?Advt err* council muktixl. Council Ihddcs to Take Up Matter ??f Renewal t,f Lighting Contract. A regular meeiing of City Council held on Nov. Uth with all mein borg present. The following matters WOTS acted upon: The claim of C A. Luwson for damage sustamci by ins wife by rea< ?OH of atepptni into a hole was de ? '"'??d on the ground that an ordi? nance forbids walking or troopoealni on parkway plots. The claim of the city against the SiAnter lighting Company tor failure to remove poles promptly when re Mtiested to do so was discussed and referred to City Manager to ascer? tain how much time elapsed between tat data the Lighting Company re? ceived notice and the date the poles were removed. The clerk called attention to th paving assessment listed against the Federal Qoyernment for paving abut? ting the post office property and ask? ed for Instructions, saying that tin local authorities had refused to paj same. He w;ts directed to make ou: bill and send to the Postmaster, ask? ing that he refer same to the author itits at Washington. it was decided thai there would m no extension of time ior payment o' city taxes?penalty being imposed af? ter Nov. 30th. The time for paymen' of street paving assessments for th'. rear 1917 was extended to Dee. 31st The oh rk reported that city note ?.mounting to f90,uno matured on th? -'Gtb instant and reported conditioi of city finances. He was directed tc arrange with local banks for short time loans aggregating $40.000 and to ascertain what rate could be ob talned on a renewal of $50.000. The police report for October wa as follows: Number of arrests, 37; rases transferred. 1; cash fines, $169. sentences imposed, 1(5. In ronty to communication from Mr. II. It. Van I >ev? nter in reference to CPOalng new street from Calhout to Haynsworth, the clerk was direct id to write Mr. VanDeventer that thl street would be the next to receive ittontion as soon as work now in ? regress is completed. Council, after discussion, decided bat the time is opportune to enaci in ordinance prohbitlting the use ol llllngle roofs on buildings. Tim request of Dr. F. K. Hohnai hat extra driveway be deducted roni his- paving assessment was re used. The driveways put in front of >roperty of Mr. J. K. Crosswell on louth Main street were ordered t ikei ip by the City Manager. At the suggestion of the City annaget and the Clerl: it was de ?ided to make changes in the sur ace closet scavenger ordinance. Th* dayof will have a suitable ordinance u ep u ed at an early date. Council decided to meet with th< 'ounty Commissioners* to consider th? ?stablishinent of a camp for tubercu ar patients. In view of the fact that the Con? rad with the Puaitor Lighting Com >.in expires in 19 19 the lighting sit jatlon was discussed and the Mayo: Srae authorized to confer with Mr Moses, manager of the Lighting Com puny with the view of making a nee contract with them for three or five ,-ears Councilman Lowland reportet insuttlciency of current delivered a' the pumping station. An ordinance to prohibit the use o' fire works within the city limits wa* adopted, the rule requiring three read ngs being suspended Councilman Lowland reported lm arovementi which the Atlantic Ooae! Line had made at the passenger st. hmi. The clerk was Inetmcted t? write .. latter tc Mr. j. k. Kenly. proa Ident of the Atlantic Coent Line ex pre . hu ihm appreciation of council for these improvements and the hope a the company would shortly see Its way clear to comply with the sugges? tion of Council that intOC be put at the station with a keeper to exclude peisons without tickets' from the yard A request from Mr l>avid Cuttlno for pnvment for a suit of clothing Which trag damaged while fighting fire was- refined when Inquiry develop ed that Mr. Cuttlno was not a tncinbei of the tire department. The City Manager was directed to use nu\ street dtmpings that might i,i available from time to time foi Ailing a ditch on the property of Mr. w m DeLgraia Attention was called to the In* I reused use of Water by institutions ? I the city Which Were allowed free Water, amounting f<?r the pa: t quar? ter to || pCf ecu . increase over like quarters of Ittl tad lilt. The elerk Wai diteeted |0 write letters lo the Tuomey rieepltat lac v. m. c. A, and the City Schools"oalllni attention tc this and stating fiat unless the water is used economically that it might be US necessary to (barge for same. Now Heady Again. With tin.se popular mahogany brown lace boota A etas now In it och for everyone ich warts Bho Store.?Advt. g;iia. MEDll.L MXHXIMK'K SWS WAH WILL END IX Illinois Congi csiuan Asserts Tluit Ills (?uns (.uns Made in America, Are \rfrmrj. L^*OhlCagO, NOV, S. Russia's collapsi and the unreadiness of the ' United states made hopeless any thought o1 peace before 1910, In the opinion of] Medlll McCormiek. congressman at large from Illinois, who has just re? turned from a \ i>-it to most Of th im? portant ti.uits of the European bat tle line. Mr. McCormiek in a statt? j mcnt tonight said: "The Germans are not winning the War. Neither are we. "The war presents a stalemate from which we are unable to extricate our? selves because of the collapse of Rus? sia and the unreadiness of the United States. Nowhere In Europe did I find an informed soldier Or public man who believed that a military decision could ?e achieved before 11*19 when the nilod States might add effectively to pressure on the central empires. There i practically no hope that Busala can 10 useful during 1918. Itussia is SO I Unorganised that she can not make var. Happily, in all probability, neith r ean she make peace. "The resources of the central pow? ers have been energetically spent i'hey are bleeding terribly. Hut they tot with greater energy, unity and kill than their enemies. Thus they nade a seemingly successful drlV< ! nto Italy. The real object of their aolitical forary Into Venetia was part y to make camouflage to conceal heir steady losses from Verdun t' raascheadaeie and partly to provokt i ?evolution in Ittily. "The Italians were under gunned lelther had they enough ammunition tut even so they would not have i Igen driven back as they were If two i ?r three divisions, debauched by the I ;py system of Germany, had not hrown down their arms. i "The French and British have B noderate preponderance in guns a,pd | nan for man they outllght the Ger- I mans. "While there are still excellent Oer- ;. nan div isions In Flanders there was j | n appreciable diminution in the aorale and the physical quality of he German troops on the French and british fronts. At the battle of the neinin des Lames the Gorman bat- I cries were so drenched wdth Are that hey were unable to reply, With math matieal exactness the French took he terrain. Hundreds and hundred* if heavy guns were employed to wreck I he enemy defenses. "This is an artillery and industrial var. That must never be forgotten i Vbove all heavy guns are necessary? ieavy gUns with their obvious com dements of aircraft and rail tram antation. but heavy guns and still nore heavy guns; 25,000 cannon to mj made in American factories- ami hipped to France before March 1. < t?H>. This is the essence of victory ml great guns offer the only meant ?y which it can be won. ! ' This issue of this war will be de? eded In Washington and by the fur i tees of America. y i "The splendid little American army j i vhich already has crossed the seas' ondered ;i great service when the ?cho of the first American feet on | he soil of France carried to every ^ome the promise that that strength md still more the industrial genius | >f America will bring succor to i France. "France is fighting wdth heroic and logged courage. Her steady, tbought 'ul solldery are ready to spend their ilOOd and to die. in the belief that Vmerlca Will forge the weapons- to win the war. They must not be mis taken. "I say very earnestly that WO must have greater cooperation of effort. We must have a true war council such is does not exist in Washington?a "ouneii of men, who represent In the greatest degree the energy and genius of America. It will be fruitless If WS are ready too latjo." Cloaks, Suit*, l>rc**os. All new. Plenty Of them. The kind you expect to buy. Now on the rucks, ready for your picking. Bchwart/. l'.ros. Advt. WIKE PRESIDENT FOR MD. Austin. Texas, Nov. 18, An appeal for an emergency appropriation of $10,000,090 was wired today to Presi? dent Wilson to relieve the cattle in? dustry in the drought-?stricken por? tion of Texas. This- action result"'! from a conference held here of rep reaentatlves of commercial and in dUStrlal interests of Texas and Stub officials called by Gov, w. P. Hobbj Have your corset fitted ai Schwarts's, You'll find the best known c is ts to choose from, too prices 11.00 to $8.00, Try the nOW lace fron La CamillO." Schwartz Bros.?Advt ANOTHER STILL CAPTURED. Rftrul Policemen Discover und Ruid Whiskey S?ll in Privateer. Rural Policemen Newman. Boykln and Norrll having received informa? tion that a whiskey still was being operate.i in Privateer township, this morning , quietly surrounded the house of Jim Williame, colored, who lives on the plantation of Mr. J, M. Kolb, arrested Williams and Belied B home made still of about ten gallons capacity that was in operation in the kitchen. Williams made an attempt to escape by Clipping out a side door and taking leg bail, but he halted and surrendered when he found that the Ofltoen were within easy shooting distance. The still which was seized by the officers, is the best made and most efficient homemade booze-mak? ing machine that has yet been cap? tured in Bumter county, but similar to the others seized during the past few months. There was a small quantity of freshly made whiskey in the receptacle into which the worm discharged, and several large cans of sour mash ready for the still were found in a cellar under Lie kitchen. i Williams made no statement as to the length of time he had been running the still m?r did he say how much li quor he had made and how he had disposed of it. Williams was commit? ted to jail and will be given a hear? ing before 1*. S. Commissioner Bland next week. COUNCIL OF DEFENSE. Ilimtgt County Council Called to Meet in Special Session At the request of State Chairman, i). H. Coker, the Bumter County Council of Defense has been called to neet In special session on Wednes? day, 21st, instant at 11 o'cloc k a. tin. The meeting la called to conaider and ake action to avert the crisis that 'onfronts the South as the result of he failure of the farmers to plant B arge acreage of small grain?espe? cially wheat. Additional subscriptions to the fund 'or the support of the Sumter County Council of Defense of the Council of National Defense are reported by Secretary Rcardoq as follows: saac Den, of Salem School dis? trict (collected by E. W. foabbe).? 7." Vir. C. J. Jackson, of Horatio, (for himself). 5.00 'reviously reported by publi? cation. C9.10 Total to date. $74.85 If all members of the Sumter Coun y Council of Defense will only get j >usy and solicit funds hundreds of j lollaia will no doubt be subscribed j >y the prosperous farmers- of Sumter j ?ounty. Hundreds of dollars more vill be needed to c arry on the patrio ic work of the Sumter County Coun? cil of Defense. The burden of sup? porting this local council has been placed, in money subscribed, work performed, and other requirements hereof, upon the Sumter Chamber )f Commerce and the business and ?rofessional men of Sumter city. The Sumter'County Council of De ense is not a Sumter city organiza Ion, but is composed of one hundred md twenty men, of whom only about ?ighteen are citizens of Sumter city, he rest of the membership coming rom every township in this county, md from every community thereof. Every public spirited and patriotic armer and country merchant should contribute something. And doubtless i majority would, if they are ap? proached. DEALERS SELL STAMPS. \t Least One Million Establishment^ to Aid in Nationwide Campaign. Washington. Nov. 17.?Plans fo' ? lac Ing war savings stamps on sale in it lead a million establishments for the campaign opening December ?? Were made today by treasury officials tnd the war savings committee. Schools and groceries, c igar stand: md other retail stores will not be re? quired to buy the stamps, hut nvi j abtaln them on consignment for sal Thlfl scheme Is expected to result 111 the participation In the saving move ment of many thousands of small lea in s who otherwise could not at ford adequate investment to keep a supply of the stamps on hand. The stamps and certificates will be distributed through the principal channels, the postofflce system and the banks. Plans will be worked out within two weeks t?? permit virtually any retail dealer to go to bank or post office, give bond as security and take a quantity of the stamps to sell. Contracts may be- madf by some State campaign managers to give exclusive snle ol the stamps to certain estab? lishments with the understanding thai ihey give special attention to adver? tising". The Milliner) Says T.'i new 'rimmed hats just In. No two alike. Cono* pick yours at Bchwarts Bros.?Advt. TO PLAY ST. MATTHEWS. Sumter High School Football Team to Meet Strong Jligh School Team Next Friday. The Sumter High School football team will meet the strong St. Mat? thews high school football team ncxl Friday on the loc;?l grounds. The young Gamecocks will make an effort to add another game to the won col umn. Although they were consider? ably bruised up as the result of th< game with Columbia, Coach Dullie'! mon will be in first class shape when they meet St. Matthews. The local hoys have made a record so far of which any school would b< proud. They have won four out ol live games played. They have score? 75 points to their opponents' 26. No effort has been made to run up tlu score on any team, the coach pre ferring to give the boys a chance te see what they would do than to rol up a big score. Reports are that St Matthew! h as a strong team, a worth; opponent for any team, and the locak will have to work hard to win. No let up in the practice of the Sumte: boys will be made, hut efforts will he made to strengthen the team stil further. The game next Pride) should furnish football fandom witl a brand of football that should satis fy everyone. The game will be play Sd at the fair grounds commencing at 3.15 o'clock. Dr. DuRat.t wil again referee. Notes of City Public Schools. There is up to date a total enroll ment in the white public schools o the city of 1,042 pupils. * * * For some time the school authori ?es have been, considering the OjUeS tion of the holidays for Christmas L-ist year the schools opened on th? 25th Of September and closed on the' 'he 8th of June, making up the week given at Christmas. This year th< session began on the 17th of Septem her and, If only one week would have, to be made up for the Christmas hoi idays, the session would end on the 31st of May. This year, however, the condition: ire abnormal. There is a scarcity oi labor and a greater number than Ual of the boys and girls afe workim In the different stores on Saturday There will be a great demand foi such service during,the week just be? fore Christmas. If these boys am ^irls should be excused for this week It would interfere with their progress very seriously and with the progres ? >f the other, students; if they wer? not excust d, the merchants would bt Inconvenienced and the boys and girl deprived of the privilege of makim some money to help themselves ant. their parents- out in these very stren uous times. It has, therefore, been deemed bOS in the unusual circumstances to clost the school a week earlier than usuai for the Christmas holidays and tc makejup two weeks instead of one die session of the year ending June i he Tl h intend of .May the 31st. This has- been endorsed by the Board of Education and approved b> i he teachers. ? a a a There has never been a year in the history of the schools when a greate number of favorable comments hav< been made on the general behavior ?he attitude and the seriousness ol purpose of the pupils of the schools. TEUTON BOATS DAMAGED. Gcrmnn Cruisers Chased Till Tho.x Came I nder Protection of Battle Meet. London. Nov. IS.?German light cruisers which fled through Helgoland Bight yesterday before British war ships of similar type, wore pursued to within thirty miles of Helgolam where they came under the protectior of the German battle fleet and niim Holds, the admiralty announced today <>ne of the German light cruiser* was observed to be In flames and th< machinery of another seemed to i>< damaged. One German mine swecpei was sunk. The British ligin forces returns without losses, with but little damag to the ships and slight casualties among the personnel, Account From Herlin. Amsterdam. Nov. IS.?Strong Brit ish naval forces for the lirst time sine early in the war attempted to break into the Herman Light (Helgoland! on Saturday morning, says a Berll dispatch today, quoting an official statement dated Saturday. The British were located by the Herman guard ships on the Horn rteef-Terachelllng Line (about sixty miles out from Helgoland Island), and the advance German naval forces, by a speedy counter-thrust, easily re* pulsed them, it is declared, without losses on the German side. Lots of New Cloaks. e >poncd today. Come let US show you our kind. Von know they seil quickly at Schwartz Bros.?Advt. NEGRO DAY AT FAIR. I4irgc Attendant of Negroes nt County lair Friday?Rev. Richard Carroll Spoke. Friday was N< > o Day at the Coun? ty Fair and the at tendance was quite large, a.though V >ssibly not quite as great a throng as was anticipated. It was evident, hoviever, that the most intelligent and prosperous negroes, the successful farmers and those W^ho ire doing most to improve their con? dition in all lines ire interested in the fair and that the foundation is be? ing laid for a fust class negro fair tor Sumter county. It is stated that plans are already being made for a Negro County Fait next year and that the Sumter County Fair Association Still arrange to let them use the Fair grounds for that purpose. Dev. Richard Carroll, who has spoken so often In Sumter in past {rears that he needs no introduction, moke today as- the representative of he Council of Defence. He .made a food production and food conserva ion speech, but it was a different, speech from that usually made on the subject. Carroll's speeches are al? ways different fron other speeches, md that is the secret of his success ind popularity as a speaker, with both vhites and negroes He preached the ZOapel of self help and live at home n a way that, ail could understand. He ouched on the migration of the ne ;rocs to the north and the induce? ments that the manufacturers and >ther large employers of labor in that, ?ecticn are offering to attract the ne? groes from the South. He said that le could not and Would not advise tho legroea to leave th< South and he be leVed that the South is the best place or the negro and hat both negroes tad whites will be tetter off f the negroes stay in the South. He Aid that all the negroes ask or hould expect is justice and fair treat? ment, s<> that they nay have the op ?ortunity to earn a living and live In icace and safety, lie appealed to ali armors to plant wheat, oats* and wln er grdens and to raise hogs. He old his hearers thut the government sked the farmers of the South to row their own wh at and hog meat nd leave the whe;: t of the West lone, as the government needed all he surplus that the West could fur ilah. In closing ho referred to wo nan suffrage and came out flatfoot d and positively against votes for romen. He said the women had no ?lace in politics and that when wo aen began to vote it would be "Good ?ye Home and Gooti-bye Country." H. G. i lard ig & Co. t/tJm\Mmw-\ Bryan, Ga., AprrT'u, 1917. ^ld Kentucky Mfg. Co., Pade.cah, Ky. Gentlemen: I had cholera in my ierd of hogs recently and begun ceding the B. A. Thomas' Hog Chol? era Cure and Stopped losing my hogs t once. I was losing from four to ive each night until 1 began the use ?f tili? preparation. I raise about 200 head of hogs per year and never ex >ect to be without your remedy. V Yours very truly, H. G. Hardison & Co., O'Donnell & Co., Sumter, S. C.? Vdvt. Handicraft Clab Meeting. The Handicraft Club met with Mrs. i M. Caualey Frida;, afternoon. The ime was spent in doing hand work nd knitting. The hostess served hot so and sandwiches. The next meet ng will he with Mr .. R P. DuRant. Those enjoying the afternoon were: tfeedames R. I* a-, nt, j. d. Lem non. Kinard. D. J. A Old, Genie Wild? er, John Brown and II. L. Crouch. Marketing Hogs !>oats burying them Steve Hoover, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, writes: "Com? menced feeding my herd of about 100 hogs B. A. Thomas' Hog Pow ilor over two months ago. Fifty were sick and off feed. Nearby herds ha.d cholera. 1 did not lose one?they ire well ami growing fact" O'Donnell & Co., bumter, S. C.? Advt. Rox Supper. A box supper v .11 be given at Plsgah school house near Kembert, Friday evening, l'iui instant, for the benefit Of the school. The public is cordially invited to 1 ? present. POR BALE?V. O. B. cars. Camp Jackson, stable m; aure; very little straw. Car load U is only. Chemi? cal and Fertiliser ralUC rated very high by Clemson college). A. A. st raaea, Bun tor, B. c. Geo. H. Purst, aOrtCW i, id Fwh,ii?.r Prompt Attention to Oay and Night Calls. At 0. j. CRAIQ C : Stand, N. Naln. Phones: jjBjSJ,