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&ljf tBrtrfrtn ana $iifytu, published Wednesday and Suturdax ?BY? itslKLV PI KLISIUNO COMPAX\ HUNTER, S. O. Terms: gl.50 per annum?in advance. Advert Isciucnts. One Square t\rst insertion .. . .ll.Oo ?very subsequent insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or laager will be made at reduced rates All communications which sub ?erve private interests will bo charged tor aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of reaped will be charged for. The Humter Watchman was found? ed in 1860 and the True Southron IB ls?>t>. Tho Watchman and Southro. now has the combined circulation an* influence of both of tho old paperi and la manifestly the best advert lain medium In Suinter. WBslMBg"i"M??^ NITRATE BY FIRST OF YE All. In Short Time Department of Agrl culture will be Able to Cilvc Price. Washington. Dec. 3.?According to Information obtained from tho de? partment of agriculture today by Representative James F, Byrnes. 01 Alken, the government expects to be ready to furnish nitrate of soda |g farmers by the first of the coming year, but It will be a week or r > more before an announcement can M made of the price at which the ni Irate will be sold. All of the South Carolina delega tion are hero for the opening of tho session, except Representatives Rags dale and Xieholls, who accompanied a congressional party to Hawaii after the special session adjourned. The schedule of this party puts It back In Washington December 10. What the Acre Plan Can Do For tl?c Missions. The Black River Missionary Union held its first annual business or In? gathering meeting at Midway Church on last Thursday. Thanksgiving Da.\ This union was organized about one year ago for the purpose of support? ing the Rev. Henry 1*. Reaves on th foreign field. China. It is made up of members from the six following churches. Salem (B. R.) Sardinia and Midway on the east of Blacx River. Concord. New Harmony and Brew Ington on the West. Was organized I < with about fifty members, thos ?, < pledging in cash contributions IWC hundred and thirty dollars and the gross proceeds from thirty two mtttM of land. There was about one hun? dred and fifty present from the va? rious churches and communities to hear the reports from our first year's < work, which far exceded our expec- j < tatlons when we reluctantly entered it It to It. As the secretary called the I roll, responses were made with Ogab I and checks until the handsome sum l of over twenty-eight hundred dollaisjl war received wl?h some acres to gg reported yet. This I am sur?- w I place us well above the Ihre ? . ivv. sand dollar mark. This is .11 ;; r>- I It was a time for thanksgiving in the tmtit sense. Now what the ici" plsi. can do for missions, it can lo for till individual churches at who- i we have sc many so-called weak ones. Qod his blessed our effort* This union already have in mind another mis? sionary for China. Before adjourn? ing President E. R. Plowden ap? pointed Messrs K W. Dabbs. Rev. J N M Cord and W N Kosh a commit - t? e to draft some resolution of r In memory of our deceased brother. James Reave*, which is as iollow> and was adopted by a rising vor. Whereas C.od in his wisdom has taken from us our friend and neigh? bor. James Roaws. Therefore bi I resolved That In the death of Uro. Reave the State has lost a partiotlc cit/en the church a loyal member, this un on and community a true friend. He v i i a devoted husband and lo/ log father. I.esolved That we bow to the will Of OUT ( I Father in Heaven who do? th all h things well and Join our tears and nathy with the stricken family and espe< lall> with the son in far aw ay China. Resolved thnt a copy of these -ev? olutions ho snnt to Mrs. Heaves, to. l!#nry Lido Feaves. to the gghAtOf BfdI Clarendon county papers, to the Prag? byterlan of the South. ChiHti.it cb sorver. and the Presbyterian Stand? ard and Inscribed on a page of our ml iute book. I M MeFdveen. Secretary Ii. R, M V Washington. Dti 6. Draft regis? trants whose lassltlcatlon order num ggn ire ag igsj Uaml tht ? ion't lall within the current <| tiotax of their lo? cal boards, may at their own ftOjlHtl ?># immediately Inducted into military service. It was anno-jm d today Fpon filing with UM local board a waiver of all claims of deferred classification a man in the deferred cl.iss may he ex? amined and sent to camp Immediate? ly although not BI I ggrt of his heeuaTB uuoti. as thla would violatt ?be nrovlslons of the selective ser .? law whi< n prohibits auballtu ion. ENGLAND HAID KD DY AI K PLAN Ks Six Reached Ijonrion, TWU of Which VI ore Drought Down. London. Dec. 6.?About twonty-flvc airplanes rallied England today, It 1? announced oflleiadx. Six reached London where bOOlbl that were drop pjed caused a number of fires, all of wnicn were quickly controlled. ThS casualties are believed to be light. Two of the raiders were brought down, the crew of three men of e:u h machine being captured. nsrtna TnHami Prominent among the social affairs of the Stitc. was the wedding on Wed? nesday evening of Miss Lucile Phelps daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Phelps, and Mr. Robert Charles Wil? liams, all of Sumtor, at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. I'helps. 116 N. Wash ingon Street. No place is more fitted for affairs of this kind than this handsome home | t1\rown open to a large number of guests. Simplicity marked the dec? orations, the handsome reception hall' having a delicate tracery of Southern smllax along the walls. In the right corner a dainty tulle canopy arranged like a large ?lobe under ft soft light with a delicate drapery of hot house smllax was suspended, and from this filmy streams of tullo gracefully caught to the sides of the robm, formed the place for the bridal party, j In the left corner of the room the ; orchestra played. Miss Marie Rotholz sang "At Dawning" and "Because." Promptly at the appointed hour the wedding march was played and a most beautiful picture formed by the bridal party decending the handsome colonial staircase entwined in j smilax. at the bottom of which an' aisle was formed with tulle by littD Elizabeth Wltherspoon, niece of the Kroom and Perry Phelps The bridal party came in the following order: Miss Ethel Green in electric blue tulle, with Mr. Julian Levy; Miss Hen? rietta Boy km. pink and blue tulle with Lieut. Robert H. Jennings; Miss Pauline Gardner, of Savannah, in rrtnk and green tulle, with Lieut. (?eo. |' W Levy, Miss Anne Oates, of Hender- 1' *>nville, In electric blue tulle, with Lieut. I. M. lllchardso i; the dames if honor, Mrs. A. C. Phelps, mother if the bride. In black velvet and tulle carrying a huge bunch of American beauty roses; Mrs. Hugh Phelps, of Washington, in her bridal robe of 1 arhlte satin, carrying American beau :y roses, next came the maid of hon-j jr, Miss Dorothy Phelps in a fluffy 1 iress of white tulle and silvel lace carrying American beauty roses. AH ">f the bridesmaids carried lovely1 >askets hung on shepherd crooks and Hied with pink Killarnery roses an I ferns. and formed a half circle in ainbow colors while the groom with ils brother. Mr. J. J. Williams, cam 1 'rom the library to await the com in ?r >f the bride Preceding the brld1 vas little Miss Rosalie Weinber : icattcring rose petals In her pathwa. 1 ind no lovelier bride ever was lean i' she ram? flown the steps with her ather. Her handsome gown of duch ?ss satin and real lace which was an ' ' iclrloom In the family, had a court tain of brocaded satin. Her filmy vhite voll was arranged .Russian OS 1 it vie. caught with orange blossoms. Mid fell to the end of her train. Sh^ ? >re as her only ornament a beau Iful diamond pin. the gift of th iroom, and carried nn immense show? er bou met of valb>y lilies- and bri*l? ' roots). The ring ceremony was me I &nd was performed by Mr. I. C ItraUOt In a most impressive manner After eongrntulations the gu'-st-; registered In the bride's book which 'vmm In charge Of Miss Hcjysie Hood. Punch was served in the sun parlor by IftltMt Ida Deykln and Cora Duffle. In the dining room the color scheme was green and white and from B table spread In cloth of maldeira work 1 with the bride's cake, dishes of al? mond gild green and white mints dainties of all kinds were served. In the center was a huge basket of bride's roses and valley lilies. Above this the chandelier with green shades and aspargus fern made a soft li^h over the nrettv scene. Assisting P receiving and in the dining room were Mtadames J. J. Williams. L. R. Wil? liamson. I, c. Strauss. J. w. Brun? ion. J. M. Harby, B, H. Moses. L. L\ ons and Perry Moses. Jr. In the left parlor the handsom wedding preetntt were displayed. Th ' bride changed her dress for a hand some traveling suit Of rose taup" hat, furs and gloves to match, The! loft f.? re few weeks' trip to Atlanta and x? w Orleans and will be at horn to their friends in their own how at Broad Street. BOlno of the out of town guests wer?- Mr. ami Mrs Meeh'in. Of Charleaten; Mrs. Williame, of Cfaar? I * a iii. \lf and Mrs Hugh L. With erapoon offkilem; Mr. and Mrs n-i^ii rtvdpH. of Washington; Mr. and Mn i; h. Jennlngo, Orangeburg; Mr, and >;ix j a Weinberg. Manning; Mr Mori V/ltanskl, Captain Randall and Frans Tslcher of Columbia; Mr. and \? < !."trnni Moor**, of Charlotte; Mr. and M s t.?-on Weinberg Of Manning; Mr i. ii Moses, Orangtburg. FOOD AND OCTTON. The South Needs Food and the Work Wgodg Cotton, Therefore South Mus. Produce its Food First, Then Cot? ton, Jackson. Miss., Dec. 1.?Submb. ting that all the agricultural expe? rience of the world proves that DO system of genornl farming is depend? ably profitable unless it combines ani mal production with plant produc? tion, Mr. Clarence Ousley, assistant secretary of agriculture, in an ad? dress here toda> urged a continuous > cv? lopment of the beef and dairy cattle Industry in the South, the pro? duction of more feed and food crops, and the avoidance, next year, of cot? ton hyateria. The South should, ot - ourse, pro.luce an adequate supply of cotton, but he pointed out the dis BstrOUJ possibilities of over produc? tion of that crop and insufficient pro? duction of food and feed. Whii* cot? ton occupies but a little more than half of tho farmer's time?basis upon which no commercial ema: prise could endure?feed crops and rattle, with cotton, form a combination that utilizes- the full time of the farmer, furnishes sustenance for the family, and makes the cotton returns a pro? fit. , "To have acquiesced in the 'one ship-per-week' dictum of Germany would have been to destroy the cot? ton industry of the South," said Mr. Ousley. "If there is one man more than another in the United States whose prosperity depends upon the free play of commerce, upon unin? terrupted ocean transportation and upon unrestricted foreign markets, it is the American farmer. 'We either had to fight Germany or accept Germany's 'permission' to send one ship per week across tno Atlantic. At the rate of one ship per week it would require five veurs to transport the cotton now ,jolng to Kurope. On that basis we could only send 520,000 hales of this year's crop abroad. The remaining 3,- , 980,000 bales in excess of American* \ consumption would be without mar? ket and would drag the price down. If we had accepted Germany's decre ? the cotton farmer would probably be receiving six insead of twenty-eight cents for his cotton oday, and $10 or) $15 intsead of $75 for his cotton seed ; Furthermore, by destroying1 the cot-! ton industry, Germany would haven forced the Southern /cotton farmer J into disastrous competition with the' grain farmers of the middle west brought about, a smothering vurpl ? of grain and upset end Impoverish'1 ? he whole rtf American agriculture. "I trust the South may not be de? luded by the exceptional prices dm to exceptional conditions, and fn ! next, year into cotton hysteria," Mr. Ousley said. "The country needs eo* ton. and must look to the South for It. I appeal with confidence to th" Youth's patriotism, both in the pro? duction of an adequate supply of c ?: ton and in the production "?f h- r ?wn fo^d and feed in order that she ii y not become a burden upon Un? limited food and 'eed resources of th' nation. . "It may be assumed as a basi ? rule that if the south will raise 11 food and feed ar/d will increase Its cattle holdings to reasonable pro? portion! It Will not be possible in auv calculable period to produce moi" cotton than the world will be eager to buy at a reasonable price. On the ther hand, the exceptional prosper< ty which the South enjoys this yea" by reason of the present high piles] of cotton may be revers?d in twelve months if the entire agricultural en- j ergy of the South It given to cotton! production. "The wise Southern farmer will plgp his 19IS operations with a pru? dent regard for the supplies neces? sary to maintain his family and his live BtOCk. The cotton producer must have meat and bread-?-and it is by no means Impossible that with a j continuation of the war through an-] other year, and a neglect of the South to produce its own food and fee 1. the people will be put to sot e StrsltS to obtain the necessary sup? plies." ACTED WITHOUT AUTHORITY. Military Attaohos at Petrograd Had No Instructions to Communicate With Dohhevlkl. Washington, Dec. 5, ?It was otll ?i.lly declared today at the State de? partment that both Lieut. Col. Jud son, head of the American military mission to Russia and Major M. C. Kerth. temporary military attache of the American embassy, acted without instructions front this government 111 presenting communications to the Dolshsvlkl government on the atti? tude of the United States In the ef? fort to effect separate peace and to arrange an armistice with Germany. it is entirely In keeping with th< nature of the times lh.it they a r? having peace riots in Switzerland however paradoxical that u iv of bringing quiet to the world maj seem Baltimore American. Stover Engines Grist and Feed Mills Steam Machinery "Everything In Machinery" Carolina Machinery Co., SUMTER, S. C. DISTRIBUTORS FOR, Chevrolet and Columbia Automobiles NEW DRAFT KU LKS. Reorganization of Draft Classification System Takes Previous Efforts Into Consideration. _ Washington, Dec. i.?In the organ? ization of the new draft classification system, Provost Marshal General Orowder announced today, due regard was had for the faithful service of the men who compose the district and local boards of the country and their tasks were made lighter than unde. he old system. "it is not intended to Impose cleri-* cal duties on the board members. :>aid General Crowder, "and a chief Clcrls is authorized at $100 a month for every local board having over 1, 000 registrants. Nothing will he asked of local boards except an Investigation ?l doubtful cases and their judicial opinion of the classes into which their registrants should be placed, and a general supervision of the record o! their jurisdiction as each new draft army may be called. "The work of being present at phy? sical examinations his been taken from the local board while the work of mobilizing is such that its repre? sentative can readily carry out the in sruoUoni submitting papers to loca! boards for their signature when re ? mired." MANY HUNTERS' LICENSES. Receipts Worn Office of chief Game Warden Last Quarter More Than Trebled. Columbia, Dec. 4. -The financial re? port of Wade Hampton Gibbes, chief gams warden Of South Carolina, chows an increase of more than 300 per cent, in the department's Income for the months of August, September, October and November in comparison to the corresponding period last year. In reference to the collections Mr Globes said yesterday that his busi? ness has assumed an encouraging aspect, The amounts turned into the state treasury for the four months of I he two years wei s: August.* Tr,0? ? 81800 Beptember ? ? ?3.00 740.00 October 3.280.00 8.413.00 November .. .. 81.00 7,003.06 Tot .Is . . . .$3.483.00 1,11,307.95 Borne Mexican chap writes to the n, w York Times indignantly dt it - Ing that Felix Diaz sympathizes with Germany. But does it matter much which side Felix favors??News snd Courier. Hagood's News Notes. - i Rembert, Dec. 3.?On November 28 our young friend and neighbor, i 'Samuel Shirer was married in the city { ; of Columbia by Rev. Mr. Blackwood | to Miss Julia Closoney of Winnsboro, S. C. On the next or Thanksgiving i day In a reception given the bridal party at Mr. S. W. Allen's, when Col. ! J. L. Jackson was master of cere- j monies, a n.ost sumptuous feast was spread with the following guests pres? ent: -Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jackson of HagOOd, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Mody with Master Otto Gerhart of Horatio, I Mr .an;! Mrs. H. C. Bethea and R. E. Atkinson of Dinkins Peninsula. A large quantity of small grain is being planted. Nearly every man is planting wheat so that another year with the blessing of Almighty Co l ! our people will have their own Hour. Why not their own nioat and mo Iasses for that can be easily provided for? It really docs bne good to go to the home of a progressive man and see how he arranges to live easily, cheap- j ly. We have in mind our Thanksgiv? ing host, Mr. B. W. Allen, who has oodles and OOdlcs of turnips, cabbage, [collards, rape, etc., and fat boss. O. course they live there seven days in the week and they don't ride in an automobile, either. Well, our auto is somewhere in the world, but for the life of me I car/t say where. A farmer told the boy. feeding the hogs, to be sure and count the pigs When he asked the boy if he had counted them he replied that he counted all but the runt which ran about too much to be counted. Mr. Editor, l can't tell these days where the folks go, nor when they come back. Sometimes they go to the city twice in one day. Yes. I want an auto but? It is too good to keep. The Chil? dren of Bethesdo Sunday school de? cided unanimously to have no Christ? mas tree, but to let all their gifts and Offerings go to the Armenian sufferers "Ha good." Tina* to Quit. (Aiken Journal and Review.) An Aiken lady having res i In ? paper advice that in this tm.c of h. c. v. I. it would be w u to consult the cook book of our grandmothers thought she WOUld take the advice. so when she wanted to make a cos* lard she consulted, o cook book be* longins, to her grandmother and found that the reclpj called for eight eggs and a pint of cream. MASSING FOR DRIVE, Austro-Lermnn Army Preparing tor New Offensive in Italy. Italian Army Headquarters, North? ern Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 4.?Great foreee vt men and guns have been massed by the Austrians and Ger? mans ir. the Asiago section, accord? ing to report! reaching here tonight, and the resumption of their offensive is expected. Reports- indicate that the tnmy arc employing ten divisions of troops. Hop 'happing Off Your Years. Overeating is a dear pleasure. Its price is fearful to contemplate. It steals your energy, your enthus ias n. It makes life a d ill, monoton? ous, joy .ess existence. Ho much for the cost of irrational oating while you live. Jhtt i steals years of your life. Rome racHflee to unscientific eating, ten years of life, others twenty, thirty, forty, and in some extreme cases more tl-an double this number of years. A man of twenty may lose his life through overeating, while a scientific selection of foods, in quantity and quality, might have prolonged his years to a hundred and twenty. Man is indeed what food makes of him. The world's greatest food scienCst was born in the fifteenth century. He !i\cd f>r into the sixteenth century. He v.;. one hundred and three years of age when he died. He practiced what be preached, and was- truly a marvelous example of the value of his theories. In h.r, fortieth year he had been given u > to die by his physicians. He had le . a life of dissipation, his vi? tality v. m depleted, his body a wreck. Fortunately, his mentality was still keen. The verdict of his physicians came t him as a shock. He awaken? ed to the dangers before him and be gan to study life's deepest and most mysterious problem?that of living sclentH cally. Luig Cornaro was the name of this man. a native of Italy. He controlled his fa v He lengthened bis life by more than sixty years. If proper credit vere given to him, he would i?? considered one of the world's Create* men. There i* no problem ir all hu tan life that Is more weighed with ii i pom a nee than that of adding to the health and life of the body.-? Prom Veins of Life the cost of Over? eating/' by Bernarr Ms Stedden in December Physical Culture. ?