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tin wbuijA.ut ?| Scutbron ?A huuiiet i ? C, so ifeoutMl Class Mutter w.- ? ?? ? .. PKR*U>NAL. N?' I' C Manning, of Chicago. 1? lr ihe city for a few ?luv? on business Mr. Manning has recently been pro? moted to be sales manager of the ?plitdoif Company, and will be trans fsrred from Chicago to Newark, the headquarters of the compuny. .Mrs. John R FtshbUrn and family, Who have onto living in Cairo, 111., for the past year are spending PtSgO lime In the city. Messrs. l-ulclus V. Durant. L. V Middleton. T V. Walsh. Jr.. E. J fthsw. left last night for Charleston te stand the examination for the navy Mr. 8. K. How la nd has returned home after spending several days In West on business^ Mr\ W. t). Jackson who has had Obergs of the optical department of Thompson s Jewelr< St?r? for the past v*ar. enlisted in the navy sever..1 days ago and wss rated as an Instrument maker He left this morning under oiders to report at Censacola. Fla. Mr Arthur "llaynsworth. who en listed In the navy at the Charleston recruiting station several days ago tins morning receive! orders to re port at once. Miss Man::.! et t. Br\..u left fm Columbia this morn ng, where she will spend a few days as the guest of Miss Irene Ueekman. Mtss Cartta Handle has returnml from gteedmsn, N C. Mrs. Mar>' Fltspatrlck has returned from Birmingham after a stay of sev assj week v. Mr. W. 1>. Jackson, who went to Columbia \enterday for examination after enlistment in the navy as an nstrument maker, was rejected on oc ceunt of defective eyesight, and has returned to the city to resume his po? sition us optician at Thompson'? Jewslry Rtore. Medical Association Meeting. The regular mon'.hly meeting of toe Sumtcr County Medical Associa? tion was held at Dr. Wilson's office on Thursday. December 6th. This being the meeting usualy devoted to the deetlon of officers there was no reg? ular program, but the members enjoy? ed an Instruct!ve nddres on "F\pe rlencea In Army Surgery." by Capt. 8. C. Baker. M. Ft. C. Camp Wheeler Macon. Oa. Dr. Walter Cheyne was elected .president; Dr. J H. Mills, of Maycs vllleV vice prealdent. and Dr. Carl B Eppe was re-elected secretary and treasurer. Dr. H. M. Btuckey was sleeted delegate to the annual meet ins of the State Medical Association. \pd Dr. T R LJttleJohn alternate. Oonnty Trochee* Meet. The regular monthly meeting of the Rumter County Teachers' Assorts tlon was hell on Saturday in the Olrls High school building. After the reg? ular business was transacted. Dr. 8 H Edmunds delivered an inspiring address on the world's war. The fol? lowing officers- were elected to serve fot the rest of the year: Mr. C. 8 Hutchinson, of the Oswe go school, president. Miss Katie Pitts of Bethel school, vice president. Miss Nellie Chandler, of the Dal ?eil scbool, secretary. Aft?r the meeting a light lunch wan served by the teachers / of the cltv school. Th?? next meeting will be held the second Saturday In January. Voluntarv enlistments in the army and navy have tremendously increas? ed since it was announced that no re? cruits of draft age would be accepted after the K.th Sumter has conttlbut T ?0 her full share of these volunteers, a* well as a number of draft regis? trant* who huvn sought und obtained positions as civilian, employees In va? rious government departments. The men of druff u?h are waking up to the realities of war and now reottOS that a majorlr. of those of draft MS and physically fit will have to do military duty. It is probable that many of those who are obtaining positions in the civilian service will ultimately be called into the uunv. for government employes sre not exempt from mili? tary duty. mir hundred draft registrants wert died to appear before the local hoard for examination today and all save four or gve were present and answer? ed when their names Were called. I>rs. j a vi uii?on. LtttleJehn snd Stuckey are OtndOCtlng the medica: exsmlnatmn A majority of the reg Istrants Mied claims for exemption About three fourths of those examin? ed today were negroes. The high prices demanded f,jr many ai ta les of food and other n? eossitte* ars not all due to sjgfotty and war conditions, but in very numv instate e? to speculation and profiteering The sfne have anything lo *?-n ate Andini It ?-oth eaey and profitable to double Up on prices und blame it 00 the war NEW DRAFT ORDER. - ll.ASNKS OF RlXi ISTHA NTS MIST HE HUD PROMPTLY. I'"'w?m Marshal General Issues F?ll Insu in lions? All 1 Adoptions and Discharges Heretofore Granted An Absolutely Revoked?Powers ol Hoards mid Advisers Defined. Columbia. Dee. 13.?Ottleial In stiuctiuns that December 10 is tin date for the loeal and district exemp tien hoards to mail the questionnaire! to the registrants not now in the Nat? ional Army, huve been received b> QOV, Manning and the boards are be? ing notified to this effect in directions Issued yesterday by the governor^ aide, ('apt. ? I-',. Tarwile. The directions also stipulate that as many of tho local boards have not >et completed their original OUOtll or selected men io he sent to tho can tonment. the necessary registrants tc complete these quotus'should be taker from "class one" of the new regula tiins that go into effect Saturday. Tin directions to the loeal boards by Cap tu.n Corwile follow: 1. In compliance with Section 9 of the selective service regulations the provost marshal general desig nates December 15 us the day upov which local boards shall oegin thi mailing of questionnaires to all regis Hants and fixes the period Deeeinbei IS to January 'J indunive as the thin within which mailing is to be com pleted. in accordance with Section 8, selective service regulations regis trants who on December 1"> stand se- ? lected for military service under tht | old regulations shall remain liable t< be inducted Into service to 1111 quota of any future call until it shall appeal that there is in class one a sufficient number of men to till such quotas un , der such call or calls. It is desired ' as far as possible to fill all quotas af ? ter December 15 from class 1 evolved under the new system, but since the military necessity Is paramount, quo tas must be filled, and whether the} ure tilled from cluss 1 or not depends entirely upon the expedition with a hi- h local bourds place enough men In class 1 to fill their present and fu ture quotas. In cases in which then is no claim for deferred classifica- ' lion there can be no appeal fron classification by the local hourd. and u cases except eases in which appeals ire claimed or in which there an .laims of deferred classification 01 ndustrlal or agricultural ground. In cases In which there is no claim foi leferred classification within BSV01 lays from mulling questionnaire, lo :al boards shall immediately, in prop >t cases, place the registrant In elSSf 1 and immediately send him notice cf final classification under Sect im. 110. Cases containing claims of ap-i peal or classes for deferred classitlca lion on industrial or ugricultura grounds shall bo sent to the district board as promptly as possible and it xccordancc with order number so fai is possible, and notice of final clnssi flcation by district board shall bo mall &tf to registrants immediately upon re tfjrn of case from district board. Ii ' itcordance with Section 122 the pro vost marshal general hereby direct that immediately upon the mailing Ol notice of titiul classification to regis irants who have been finally classitied In class ono local boards shall send to ?11 such registrants who have beer, fnally classified in class one IOCS i beards shall send to all such regis- , Hants notices to appear for physical exam.nation and shall proceed to phy- , sical examination without delay and I continue to examine all registrants so scon as they have finally been placed In class l until all registrants in olaSS I leave bean physically examnied ot ! until the provost marshal generali shall issue m ders to tho contrary. In , accordance with the fori going in structlons local boards shall address themselves at once to the task ot evolving at tho earliest possible da\ a sutlleientlv large number of physl Oally qualified1 registrants in class one to till deferred percentages of pies I nt quotas and quotas under any fu- | ture call District hoards shall also, proceed as expedltiuusly us possible uruler Rule 34, Section 107. in order ! to 'accomplish the purpose outlined al ovo. All members of loeal and dls trld boards medical advisory boards and add' oiial examining physlclani are grgod to comply promptly with the above instructions. I? The provost marshal genera] has likewise advised the governor that notwithstanding the provisions of Sec tlOa M of the Selective service regu? lations ami detailed instructions in Form |g, many inquiries have been received SS lO what names should be Stricken off the classification list aftai traasfer from oM Form IN and us to NrhetbOl or not registrants known to have enlisted shall be stiicken off elassdJcution list except names of rog intrants who have actually been draft? ed Into military service sofort Decem Iber l.*)th through the draft process namely, those who have been select eo, sent to camp and accepted at camp ui.d registrants who have boon report cd as deserters without subsequent change of ?ui h status as. deserters, old Form Hl?A, also called tho pink shoot, I aces not finely determine (|uestion of desertion as to all registrants named therein. Subsequent notion by district hoards or State adjutant general iMlght change such status. Provost marshal general advises that local boards will draw a red ink line or olassiiiealion list through names of of ogistrants transferred to olassilication list who have been actually accepted at mobilisation camps and are no', subsequently discharged and also through the names of all registrant; who were reported on old form 11?'?A sXOOpt the names of SUOh latter nam cd registrants as- were subsequent!;, exempted or discharged by distric boards or who after being reported b; district board to adjutant general hav< been exempted or discharged, in ab sence of official records to the. con trory local boards must treat as de setters all registrants reported on oh Form 14 ? A. Local boards shall no draw rod ink line through names o registrants who may have enlisted It 1 srtme branch of the service, notwhh I standing such enlistment may be per ; sonally known to members of board Or may have been proved during pre VloUf examination of registrant. Ques i tmnnaires must be sent to all sue persons and their rights protected h exercise of authority of Section y'J an. by procedure prescribed in Sectio. 131, Status of enlistment can not t? presumed to continue as many enlist ed men have boon discharged for on cause or another. Board? can no act upon any presumption of death li:sanity, enlistment or any other mat ter, but all such must appear to th satlsfatclon. of board as to each regis tiant in conforming with regulations All exemptions and discharges here tofore granted, whether permanem temporary, or conditional, and wheth er known by term furlough or an other term, are absolutely revoked a ol December 16th, and all registrant heretofore exempted, discharged o furloughed shall be carried on clas* iflcation list, mailed questionnaire and Classified beginning December 1 without waiting for expiration of pt Hod of previous exemption, diseharg or furlough socalled. 3. The provost marshal has furth er advised tho governor that inquirie indicated that many members of th legal advisory hoards and member of some exemption boards and som Slate officials are under the Imprei sion that members of legal advisor boards have authority to advise ex cmption boards concerning interpre tatiou, construction or application o selective service law and selective ser Vice regulations. Legal advisor boards have no such functions. The; primary duties are to advise regis trants and aid registrants in makin proper and truthful answers to ques Hons and securing such supportin affidavits as may be required in par ticular classes of QBSSB. Local board must apply to this offioi for advlc and Interpretations under Section 21 Tho foregoing is not intendod to pre vent legal advisory boards from aH sisting local boards in every posslbl manner, but their advice or interpre tutlon is not binding upon boards-. 4. Section III selective servlc regulations has boon amended by th addition of the following paragraphs Subdivision (e) "I nder such rogu httlons OS the chief signal ortlcer ma; prescribe and upon receiving permis slon from the chief signal officer t do so candidates for commlsloni a tiyers. observers and bnlloonlats h the aviation section signal corps ma be enlisted in the aviation section sig nal enlisted reserve corps by dul. OOnstltUtSd aviation examining boardb Thereafter upon presentation by th registrant to his local board of a cer t(floate signed by the president or ro oorder of said examining board tha he has been so enlisted, sueh eertiii Oat OS shall be tiled with his question nal re and the registrant shall b plaeed in OlSSS live on the groun thai he Is In Ihe military sjervloe <> the United states " And by the addl lion Of the following paragraph Subdivision (f) "Whenever a regis Irani who has been enlisted in th navy, marine corps, enlisted reserve* corps of the medical department, on gineer enlisted corps or signal enlist ed reSOrVS corps under the provision of paragraph a. b; d. or e, as the can may be, this section, or who has bef? eommlsloned or appointed under pro visions of paragraph o this section shall be subsequently discharged fron the mllltury or naval service of tin United Bta|po, b shall be the duty " the officer discharging him Iromed lately to not If) Ihe registrant's Iocs board of sUCh discharge; said loea board shall at once reclaslfy said registrant and It his class and orde number has been reached he shall hi physically examined and if foun physically qualified he shall be forth with Inducted Into the military sei [vies and sent to the mobilisation cam to which his card contributes. .*.. The provost marshal general he further advised ihe governor that i has come to the attention of his- offic that there |s some tear in States witi Isrgs colored population that the nei classification will cauao the inclusion of white men with early order num? bers high up In class one and that the result will be that negroes already se? lected for service and not yet ordered to camp will be deferred by the class? ification so that the percentages of negroes that should have been seal to camp in the lirst draft will be re duced with the effect that the first drafts in such States will he made up largely or entirely of white men. That there is no ground for this fear, .any State Which has furnished all or near? ly all of its white quota under the first call and whose colored quota or any considerable proportion thereof remains deferred will he called upon for the remainder of its quota under the first draft composed of as many colored men as would have been in? cluded therein had the regulations not been changed. In order to give effect to this plan please keep accurately compiled the number of white and number of colored men selected in the qtiOts of each hoard to include De? cember 16 and on that date report to this ofllce the total white and total tOlOred selected in your quota. Richard B. Canvile. REVOLUTION IX MEXICO. tails Gutierrez. Leading Movcmem Which is Said to 'JIuvc Captured Mexican Town. Ragle Pass. Dec. 11.?The State of CoahUlla apparently is in a state ot revolution with Luis QutlerreS had? ing the revolt. Monelova, 150 miles <outh of the border and MusqUiz, 7<i miles south of Piedras Negras, oppo? site Eagle Pass, were captured from ?he federals today. The revolutionists onight are reported marching OT) Madras Negras. The cause of the revolt is that in 'he recent election Luis Gutierez was elected governor of Coahuila but WSJ not permitted to take bis seat, it i illeged, httf Carranza authorities, "luiterroz. it is said had no trouble in winning the people over to his cause. OHE FRENCH SHIP BUNK. rhe Submarines Made Poor Score Last Weak. Paris, Dec. 13.?In the week end? ing December 8th only one French ?teamship over 1,000 tons was sunk b> submarine. Nono under that toil iage was sunk. Fanners! Attention! You, whom God has blessed with ; dentiful harvest against the Vicissb ude:; of the coming year, have an op ?ortunity to show your gratitude b. IClping those less fortunate. There are many families in the own of Bumter who are absolutely vithout food and find, whose clothing j Insufficient and whose shelter It >oor in this extremely cold weather. The ladies of the Charity Leagui j ?eg that you listen to their idea for j ood ami the little that they ask of you vill not be missed out of your houn eous store. If each farmer whos* leart is touched by this request will >ring a bushel of corn and a peck o." ?otatoes, as their Christmas gift to a leedy fa nily, a great and splendid .vork of relieving the hunger ot many little children will be done. The prices of foodstuffs are so high that our leagtie cannot meet the i.any demands on it, hence the ne? cessity of coming to our country riends for aid, which we believe will be given us in a great measure h\ Willing hearts. "Wood or any kind of food will be gladly accepted and greatly appreciat? ed by the members of the Charity league, as well as the recipients-. Bring your offering to The Carolina Irocery Company on December 17. IS, 19, a member of the League will >c there to receive it. and this will ;lve us time to have the corn ground Into grits and meal by Christmas. Mrs. Ii. M. Btuckey, Presidon Charity League Hassle Parrott, President Junior Charity League. There Is wcdl paid work in Bumter or all men and women who arc; wll .ing to work. Bight now the Magne o factory has openings for fifty or not e young women. The work is light the surroundings pleasant ami *Y pay high. .More and more as the me I ? re drafted into the army the worn* 1 .vill be needed in Industrial plants:.'! II of us may as well realize tin- :?? cvssiiies of war conditions. Women must till the places iu offices, storci md factories made vacant by the ailing of lb" men into the army, if the business of the country is to be ?arricd mi. Business must go on eve I core efficiently than in tin- past i! America Is i<> win the war, and th? dd 111" n. women ami children are in luty bound to It 11 the ranks ot ;b industrial army while the young m< n are holding the lines at tho battl front. Haig is a good name for n man who commands tanks, for Halg and HaiK n them. Jacksonville Times-Union. WORK FOR WOMEN. They Should do The Work for Which They are liest Fitted. "Women should do the WOT work for which they are best fitted. It is useless fur women to be knitting stockings if they make better elerkl 01 nurses. War work directors should avoid putting square pegs In round holes. K'liminution Of waste In hu? man force is vital to efllciency and the ultimate winning of the war. and it is my opinion that women will have to be registered and classified In accordance with their ability if they are to render their full worth in war work." This statement was made by Mrs Frances C. Axtell, member of th< United states Employees' Compensa? tion Commission, the only woman ev er named by any president for suel a federal commission. This commis? sion was recently created In the inter? est of economy and efficiency to both the government and to those who verve It, It Is the outcome of tin congressional enactment Of last year which provides ''compensation for em? ployees of the United states suffering injuries While In the performance of their duties, and for other purposes." Mrs. Axteii is also a member Of th? executive COmmttec Of the Commit tee on Women in Industry of the Ad? visory Commission <>f ths Council o! National Defense, in a report to th? Women in Industry Committee, bj Mrs Axeii. she suggested that women might do much of the work now per? formed by men at the arsenals. She suggests that they might make and inspect the government uniforms an thus release men engaged In manu? facturing them, she believes that they might also make the rope and twine used, and be relied upon for most of the small arms which arc made at the arsenals. Mrs. Av.teii sees no limit to woman's ability in any of the suggested spheres, and her opin? ion is given after keen, careful stud; Of the situation from many angles. ' The hasards among the women who are replacing the men in war work will be greater than ever be fOre/' said Mrs. Axtell. ' and it is ru>^ important that women be prepared to do their part. The great prol le i today is the cooperation of busi ies and government." Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bryan announce the. approaching marriage of their Mr. William Boyce Marlon on Saturday, the twenty-second ol I December ( tie thousand nine hundred and sc\ - enteen Sumter. South Carolina, At home after the first of Januar Rhandon, Columbia, South Carolina. Several of the bachelors from Cam] Jackson, and friends from Columbl are expected for the wedding. GEN. KORNILOFF DEFEATED. London. Dec. 13.?Gen. Komiloff r reported to have been defeated am wounded in a battle near Bielgorod according to a Petrograd dispatch to the Daily Mail. Mis capture is ex? pected. AM signs, it is said, Indlcab that the Cossack rising will fail am' that they will join tin- Bolshevlkl. Maring? Announcement. daughter Margaret Louise to Avoid Dangeitws Brags Don't v." ?6 ye rrself with poisonous dei y theduiiea^linlM of the Btotnach and the intestinal tract, when yrr can stimulate your shigp: h live? by oataf? Granger Liver Regulator. Th;a standard med.cino contains no poiionoui cnlomel. It eontaii. no mfuriotnl alcohol. It docs not ci ? anpt fc i fter ejects. A dor.<: or bo will coon relievo sic!-: Dane* ache, indigestion, constipation, de? pression, languor Q^d all other all mentfl caused by i tiirpid liver. Grar. ger Liver R< ;uutor h composed to* tircly of select d ror,i\ bark* and herbs c i rjpecfal m< llcinal value. It may bo freely taken by any roenaW ci the family. usi try a few dose?, and sec foV : i a? If what a &p* nd;d medicine this Is and how thereto it cleanses the st m of Impurities. Trice, 2C?c a box. S lidi ilggists. Detnand G rani? IJ?er Regulator and accept no aabst tc JtlssIW HEi*OKTS CONFLICT. poili sides Claim to Have Gained Vic I or,v. London, Pee. ::.? .v battle has oc < urred near lib I go rod in southern tlussla, between tolshevifcl forces and Gen. KornllotTa troops, on the out? come of which Retrograd advices are conflicting. The correspondent of The Daily If ail reports that (Jen. Korniloff was defeated and wounded. The representative of the Post how ever, telegraphi that Gen. Korniloff routed his enemies. < crtiliCiS lor Service. Among the men certified for ser vice in the National Army by the Eastern District Board Tuesday wer-3 the following from Sumter county. W. A. Bowman, Jr., and A. P. Lipsey. As this count!"] ;;cts more and moi.> actively engaged in ihe war it is to be expected that many sensational and alarming reports will be circulated by excitable persot I who have Vivid Imaginations, it will be wise to plac3 little reliance upon such reports, for the government is sticking to its pol? icy of giving to tho recognized press associations oil tews as rapidly as it i>; available for publication. The Daily item is served by the Associated Press, the greatest and most reliable news gathering organisation in iho world, and the readers of this paper are assured that they will be given all the news obtalr ible. Do not become fined or excited over rumors that are i Irculated fron, time to time by u ord of mouth. A GOOD AVTO.VOBIljK IX)P SALE? I am offering my automobile for rale. It is ;i Cole seven pas renger, In 1 Sri et running condition. Jt is an excellent car for a large family, My only reason for selling la 1 want to 1 ay a closed car. Neill O'Donnell. W>R SALI-:?1\ O. P. cars. Canfp Jackson, Stable manure; very little straw. Car l< ul lots only. Chemi? cal and Pert! see value rated very high by Clen M>n college. A. A. Strauss. Sumt r. S. C. I Geo. H Hurst, BBtftrtafclf and Embalmsr. Promp. SttseUes to Utf and Night Calls. At C. I. C'tAtt? Old bland. M. Main. Ph< mCS: Night 201 ! JSg* WEDNESDAY anjl THURSDAY THE FREDERICK RAY CINEMALOGUES WITH STORY ? ? MUSIC ?-?SONG AND Sn8.ooo.00 FILMATIZATJON WEDNESDAY, Dec. VP John Banyan's PILGRIMS PROGRESS" THURSDAY, Dec. 20 The Grail Legend "PARSIFAL" Either Zr Both Ef|*. Nie IM Nights J\JC Auspices of the Y. M. C. A.