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ASH At'LT ON StNR\> Mau Smkl to Ho Oerman Makes Ml take of Attacking Hard Hitting Loyalist. Atlanta. Qa . Doc. so ?Persons at? tending the Billy Sunday m.ftiiu: hers tonight witnessed a btief ph. steal encounter on IBs DUtoN iil.it form between the evangelist and I man said to be a German, who at tacked Sunday after lie had severely denounced in his sermon the Turkish stroclties In Palestine The man who Save his name as W H. Beuterhaugh, was arrested on a charge ol assault Sunday had Just finished his ar? raignment of the Turks, w ilch he concluded by saying "we are going to put It over on all of that h inch )>.? CHUse Ood is with us." when l tent tu laugh was seen to approach Sunday from the rear of the p'atfoan. Ef? forts were made to stop hint but he saaeeeded in reaching the evangelist leading s blow that scratched Sun flag's face. Sunday struck his as? sailant on the Jaw, according to witnesses of the affair, after wh:< h ';hey were separated. According to j he police Beuterhaugh was an SSjfer a I days sjsj following if atteotpl '.o gain admission to Sundaj's home I ?ut upon the plea that he desired to t alk with the evangelist on religious ters, was allowed his freedom After order was restored in the bulld? Ins Sunrluy completer! his sermon KILI Uli IN TitAIN Will ( K. I . A N. Pu^xengcr Train sit Ikes Ac * oni m< 1,1,11111n Bhepherdsvllle. Ky.. Dec. 20.? Thirty-eight persons were killed and about 3? others injured tonight When Louisville a Nashville passen?* r r 7 from Cincinnati to New Or leans crashed Into the rear of Istown, Louisville A Springfield a. commodation train just sou h of the station here early tonight, according tu W. F. Sheridan, superintendent of the IxmisvU)* division. First rspoits. apparently authentic had placed the number of knewn dead at 17 and the number of layered bs p.een 4i) and 50 hut this was redue el when an ofhVi.il . heck of the fig? ures was made. No cause for the wreck was as signed by Mr Sheridan, who would irak* no statement pending an in? vestigation of the trsgedy. From other sources it was learned that the accommodation had left the st itlon after making a stop, vhen tin Tttstv train came In sight, running at a b sh rate of speed, and plunged Into tie rear end of the truln uh'ad. Th two wooden coaches and the baggag? cs,r making up the lighter tra n. were ajdlntered. A relief train was started from Loulsvills at once hut by the time It arrived the Injured and the bodies of the dead had beea recover* d fron lbs wrichage. Thirty-five of the in? jured vfere placed aboard tie relief train and rushed to Louisville. \ me, of the paswengqrs aboard fast train was killed and none ?hem re< more than minor lnjurles> Jesse Watherford, telegraph oper? ator at the station here, said that af? ter the'accommodation train left the station he had thrown his b ock to sttow the track clear and left the of? fice to tielp handle baggage. When he got outside, he said, he taw the fret train approaching, ran back to the offlfe. pulled his block to show the red danger signal, seised a lan? tern and rushed to the platform to flag It. He reached the side of the track Just as the heavy locomotive thundered by. I ? >l(T\ -MX ALREADY I E \D. Horror of kcutw ky Railroad Wrec k IncreoM's. Sheperdsvllle. Ky.. Dec. 11.? The death toll taken last night when the Louisville A Nashville passenger tialn from t itv inn.ttl to New Or? leans crashed into the rear er d of an accommodation train near tat eta tion here, had rea.-lmd torn six to dnv The wreck Is said to be .b worst III the history of the fcoulsVlUt A Nashville rosd. In addirio i to the e>ad more than a score were injured The blame for the gat Ideal can no be nxed until after further Investiga? tes Many of the Injured are s I Hv hurt thai It Is feared the deal! Il*t wilt b? Increased. I.ossls UN itltlTlsif. Cn hum I It/ List for LmS Week \miouu< e?l. London. Turwlny. I>re. IS,?Urit fmf% maualtlo* reported m the WSS STWllna today totalled 17.S7?*, otti < end men. a? follows: ? ?fne*r? killed or died of woond> 131; men. 3.1H1; officers wounded o> u *slng, 1.03*; men. 13.42&. If the Colonel were runni \F. II w?r. bow min h further alonji do y suppose we would be towards win iflng It* Charleston News and Con rlsr. FARMKltH' MTUATI S lll.l.l) I IV Congressman Stevenson Expects to Slay In Washington 1'iitll Matter Is Adjusted. Washington, Dtee. 20.?Congress- , I man Stevenson today denied that In had any ides of going to South Caro? lina fof tho holidays until the ques tion oi supplying the fanners with an adequate amount of nitrates at a fair price Is fixed. "1 wish you would say for me," i Mr. Stevenson said, "that I will re? main here during the entire Christ? mas time if nocessary until this ni irate matter is definitely settled. There was never a bigger or more im? portant V roposltlon for our farmers d 1 shall insist that no more time IM lost In lotting them know what to do. "Last veek It was given out that jh decision had been reached, but now, it appears, other *nags have been en? countered I will stay here until the matter is setttled." SOI IUI KS m FK XNCF. PLAY SAN TA 1 li ACS. Thousand*) of lHdlars Worth of Christ? mas Toy ami Clothing Purehnsed foi Children With UtS American Army ir grano+i Tkisodiy, Dae, II (By ths As ?OilsUli Press?. - The purchase o* thousands of dollarsAvorth of Christ? mas toys and clothing for the chil? dren in this section of France was begun today by the army. One pur? chase consisted of 300 overcoats foi children of refugees. Everything has boon hounht. from drvhti lo toj IruHee ami ?h?iis, and all Ihs gifts will he presented on Christmas day. ? >ne American air squadron will sei up a Christmas tree In a hanger for ths children of a nearby town. All over the zone it will he n Christmas long remembered if the Anieri? aas can make It such. Some of the towns will have communis IrtSt iu the publie Squares. The presents lor the children an all being paid for out of the sol? diers' own pockets and one division has mlscd so far m arly |?(OO0 for j I he purpose. I'or the army Itself there will bfl football games In the morning and I dinner at midday that will surpass even the one served on Thanksgiving day. T<)WXSi:\D M KNTIOXFI). i olumbla Attorney May lio SsMBSSOSjOt to .fudge Smith. The announcement that JudgS M L. Smith was to resign his positloi on the circuit bench to become a judge advocate in the army With tin rank of major has caused the friend ?>f W. II. Townsend. the Columbia at? torney, to advocate i resenting his j name to tlm general assembly as I accessor to Judge Smith. Mr. Townsend is now the State ru l"uter and has been assistant attor? ney general. He is a native of the low country, but has been living In v ilumliia for a number of years. He ! is considered one of the most careful Mid Wall informed lawyers at the Oo illlBlbta bar.?The State. Illness of a Veteran. Mr. Alpheus Paker, father of Mr I. Lu. L. S. and J. A. Baker, was tak Sl suddenly ill about two weeks age and has been In an unconscious- con- ? ? lition ever since. Only at times does he rally to consciousness. If he lives until next June he will bt M years <?ld and has lived all his life in Sum ter county except the four years he served as a gallant Confederate sol? dier in Capt. DePass's company O, White's battalion. Light Artillery. Mr. 1 Bakes was bom within one mile of j HumtSf court house and was one of 'lie original subscribers of the IJlack l.'iver Watchman and has continued Q subscriber till this day. although the papar iv how Known ah the Watohn an gad Southron. That is a line record and we trust Unit our good old friend, who also is one of the pioneer sub* s?-filters to the Vindicator, will re? cover :mu| I.e able yet to read ni.niy more issues of both papers.? I :ish ? opvllle Vindicator. Heath of Mrs. llebe<t a Shields. Mm Re bee es shiehis. wlft of ths 1 Its Alex Shields, dl,.,i at htr home in 1 l.ynrhburg Hecember 1 Ith. Ulf, after in Muess of i few days and was burled next day In the Presbyterian church cemetery of th;it place. Mrs. shieMs had been in falling health for earns lime, out not serious until few days before bet death. Bhe was among tbe oldest eltlasns of lhal son lion and was s oiombor or ths l'rs?? hytorlon church from early woman? hood a od Heed s oonslsfonl Christinn life. She ISOVSS only one ehlbl. Plot snos, the wlfs of Mr. Luther Thorn p n and one sister, .Mrs JtllS Mc \'e| her life was one of simple ?Ith und Christian virtues IMshop ills Vindicator. Tin- Ci'i'iiiiiiiM in Italy nrt going lo >d that It Ih a long, long WS] i Ig the 1 thine. Anderson Mail. THE HIUTISII TANKS. Their Origin and What They Have Ac? complished. London, Nov. 2~> (CorrespondenceI of the Associated 1'ress)?No one man or one department of the British gov? ernment can take credit for "Invent? ing" the Tanks1 < they came into be? ing as the result of a long period of Study and co-ordinated effort by many men acting under three separate departments, the war office, the ad? miralty, and the ministry of muni? tions. In the autumn of 11? 14 when the belligerent! on the Western front had settled down to trench warfare, it became obvious that some means ot parrying the danger of well-directed and well-protected machine-gun lire Ifrom the German trenches must be I discovered if the English infantry was to carry out assaults with success. One of the first proposals put for S/ard was for a machine 100 feel long. 46 feet high and 80 feet wide, weighing some 800 tons, propelled by a!; son horse-power engine, and with driving wheels 40 feet In diameter. Another early suggestion, and the one . hlch led most directly to the Tanks, was made by colonel Swinton in Oc? tober, IMs", to build armored cars on ; tractor system, an American Inven? tion. Experiments with various tractors wire made on behalf of the ( war office and by ;i simfll expert com? mittee of the admiralty under Win? ston Churchill, then first lord. Through the medium of the committee of im? perial defense the various efforts for the solution of the problem were co? ordinated, and certain conditions were laid down Which had to be fulfilled by the proposed car. From among the numerous types o' ?motor inspected the most satisfac? tory was found to be S caterpillar with an endless self-laid track, ovei j which Intern; l delving urhaels could be propelled by the engines, In February, 1910, the first Tank teas completed and taken down to a farm near London. Here pi's trenches and ramparts had been con? structed. ThS tests were so satis? factory that an order was given on the spot for 100 machines, The min? istry of munitions became responsible for the speediest possible construction of the order. Many Improvement* were made during- this* period Of con truetlon, and the first delivery was made i? July. line. The new mnehjnes were of two slightly different-!)'pea one was call? ed the male typo, and was armed with wo Hoohktes iiulckfirers and a BUb Ullar> machine-gun armament. These I ere designed for dealing at OlOSe luarters with the concrete emplace II sntS of German machine guns. The other or female type, was armed only with machine guns and was more suitable for dealing with machine gun personnel mid rifleman. At the end of July, 1910, the Tank^ ! and their crews had become so pro? ficient that it was possible to hole tWO exhibition combats over' a pre? pared trench system reproducing t. fine of dornten defense?. At the end of August, fifty Tanks were loaded at night and sent t France. When delivered in France, the Tanks only traveled at night, and during the day were covered with ; .uge tarpaulin and strictly guarded. The first Tanks were all painted in camouflage style for pin poses of con? cealment, and each Tank had its own name, like o ship. A whole series of them were named after various drinks, such as Cafe-au-Lalt, Chart? reuse, Chablis, Cognac, Chantpagne. (Yeme-de-Menthe. Another series bore names of Scotch clans-. Clan Cameron. Clan Kuthven. Clan Gor? don, Clan McTaviah. The Tanks first want into action in that portion of the Somnie offen? sive whieh began on September lft. Ths object was to drive the Germans out of some high ground running east and south of Thlepval. The ef? fect, was as exhlllratlng on the firit Ish tr'OOpS as it was dumbfounding to the Germans. It is recorded that many of the British infantrymen were so overcome with laughter at their ungainly antics that they were scarcely able to keep UP With the pro? cession. [ \ i There is no doubt that the element of surprise had much to do with the extraordinary success of the Tanks on their first appearance But their achievements proved that they had more solid qualities than ths Rift of surprise. Later In the year Tnnki were- sent to Egypt and were in ac? te >n at < lasa. The railroads cannot meet demand* on thorn end yet tnoy haven't iht ? ? ?? 11 in allow for expansion. WhO i ?> blnme? Politicians mostly. What'r ic ? '.' Govornment ownership likely, tnd then? Mismanagement. Ineffi? ciency, higher rates and lower pay, etc What is needed in COngrCSI foda) is a new deal with senators an' ?epresentatlves who have s better od- In traft? than blessing out the corporation!! end holding up legiti i nts efforts for business expansion. ? Laufens Astvertiseri m:\v pood admimsti:ator. i>. R. "Colter Resigns as Administra tOT und William Elliott Recom? mended as Ills Successor. Columbia, Dee. 21.?David R. Co? lter of Hartsville lias resigned as food administrator of South Carolina and William Elliott, an attorney of' Columbia, has been recommended as Mr, Coker's successor Governor Man-, ning announced last night. Governor Manning said that some days ago, Mr. Coker conferred with | him relative to resigning as food ad? ministrator. Mr. Coker said that the! preMUre of private interests and his diairmanship of the South Carolina State Council of Defense prevented him Riving as much time as he thought necessary to the State food administration. The resignation then was decided upon between him and the governor and was transmitted to Herbert Hoover, United States food administrator. Both Governor Man? ning and Mr. Coker joined in a rec? ommendation of Mr. Elliott as Mr. Coker's successor. It is thought here that Mr. Elliott'-; commission as State food administra? tor will be signed by President Wil? son in a few days. Mr. Elliott la one of the leading members of the South Carolina bar and is a man of acute mental attrib? utes and wide business experience. He has never offered for political prefer? ment and is not now In politics. He Ifl a close friend of the present State administration. Mr. Coker, it was stated here today, is- ill at his home in HartSVlUe. QUARTERING PRISONERS IN HOLLAND. Rlitlah and German Prisoners to he Qdartered at The Hague. The Hague. Netherlands. Nov. 2.r>? (Correspondence)?Seven to eight thousand British prlsohers-of-war from Germany shortly are to take up lheir quarters at The Hague and in the neighborhood, constituting a fresh strain on the sorely-tried hous? ing accommodation of the city and Its environs. A like number of Ger? man prisoners from Great Britain are to l?- quartered in other parts of the country( and prepajsrtions ere afoot to provide for them. Both Great Britain and Germany have sent over representatives to co pperatie with the Netherlands author? ities Inj the matter. Special hospital a? comuiodations are being provided for the. n.umerous invalids, as only a limited' number of cases can bo plac? ed in existing civil and military hos? pitals. The British and Netherlands (led Cross societies are joining efforts In this task. A site has been offered by the city council of the Hague, in the im? mediate neighborhood of the British quua'Lers, for the erection of work? shops, Young Men's Christian Asso? ciation huts and the provision of foot? ball and cricket grounds. Following the example set in Switzerland, spe? cial care is to he devoted to training men for useful avocations. With a view to avoiding competition with native labor, in accordance with rules laid down by the authorities, the em? ployment provided probably will take the form of constructing movable houses or cabins for use in Belgium after the war, and making furniture for the same purpose, work that is already occupying many Belgian in? terned soldiers and refugees. To accustom the German prisoners to regular employment and give them a certain amount of confidence in the future, workshops are to be erected in the Wrolfhezen camp. Raw ma? terials are to be brought from Ger? many, where the finished work will be In due course exported in order to avoid competition with Netherlands workmen. According to present plans, some of the men will be put to work on the land, while students will be given facilities to continue their studies at Netherlands universities. RUSSIANS ON Rid DRUNK. Incessant Fighting in Progress In Streets or Cities. Petrograd, Thursday, Dec. L'O.?Tn eessant lighting has occurred In many parts of Russia in oonneetlon with ef? forts to cheek drunkenness and pre? vent raiding of wine cellars. A mob raided one distillery when- fifteen soldiers drank themselves to death. Tin- Streets are running with win.- ii many sections where soldiers are p imping <>ut the cellars. 10. K?ster, of Poplar Hulk. Mo . In Vested heavily in tin cans and tomati plants, and nil his summer labor wa? vorded by short crop which let'* n .st of his 10. <. tin c:ms empty. \'o\v inns which then were worth 123 f< ? 1,00(1 have jumped to $50 and tnd K?ster ftnds he has made more the cans than he would have made If he had Ailed them with tomatoes. The Turks have been run out of old h rUsalem, and they stand little banco of getting into the New one Picken* Sentinel. To Registrants t\*wlcr Jurisdiction of This; Local Board Whose Order Numbers arc Between No. 1210 ami No. 1509. IMPOl IT AN T N OTICE There has this day been mailed tojt you a questionnaire which you are re- ( quired by law to execute and retvrn! within seven days from date hereot. c Failure to do so constitutes a mi*-| demeanor punishable by not to exceed one year's Imprisonment; and such failure may also deprive you of val? uable rights and result in your imme? diate induction into military service and trial by court-martial. John H. Clifton. Member of Local Board. Date, Dec. 21, 1917. Notice to the Public and to Ilegis trants. Any person desiring to claim a de? ferred classification by either Local or District Board on any ground in re? spect of any registrant designated [herein may, within seven days from j the date hereof, and not later, submit BUCh claim to this Local Board ac I companied by such affidavit evidence j I as such person may desire to have considered. Such claims either by a registrant, j or by another in respect of any reg-j Istrant may be submitted either bj ; j entering the same In the place pro-! jvided on the first sheet of the regis? trant's questionnaire or by submitting such claim to this board on a dupli? cate of such first sheet (Form 1001? iA). If it is desired to submit affidavit evidence in support of such claim and I in addition to the evidence container In the registrant's questionnaire, such affidavits must be prepared on paper of the earns slse as the questionnaire, ( and should be responsive to the ques-1 liens asked the registrant respecting the ground of such claim in the per? tinent division of the questionnaire. I Section 7 of the Selective Bervlco ' Regulations- provides: The process of examination and se-' j lection of registrants, under these rides and regulations, shall begin by the posting of notice In the offices of the Local Hoards on Form 1002. and by mailing a questionnaire (Form 1001) to every registrant included within such posted notice aa provided in section 02 hereof; and notice o' every subsequent action taken by cith? er the Local or District Board in re? spect of each registrant shall be giv? en'by entering a minute or date of , such action on the classification list "(Form 1000) In the office of the Lo |cal Board, and In addition to buch en? tries, by mailing to the registrant, and in some cases to other claimants, a no? tice of such action. - Whenever a duty is to he performed or a period of time begins to run within which any duty is to be per? formed by any such registrant, or within which any right or privilege may be claimed or exercised by or in respect of any sruch registrant, a no? tice of the day upon which such duty is to he performed, or such time be? gins to run, shall be mailed to the registrant, and the date of such mail? ing of notice shall be entered oppo? site the name of such registrant on the classification list (Form 1000 >. which is always- open to inspection by the public at the office or the Local Board. In addition to the mailing of such notice to registrants, notice of the disposition of claims made by oth? er persons in respect of registrants shall be mailed to such other persons. Either the mailing of such notice or the entry of any such date in the ^ classification list shall constitute the giving of notice to the registrant and tc all concerned and shall charge the registrant and all concerned with no? tice of the day upon which such duty is to be performed "or the beginning of the running of the time within which such duty must be performed or such right or privilege may be claim? ed, regardless of whether or not a mailed notice or questionnaire is ac? tually received by the registrant or other person. Failure by any registrant to per? form any duty prescribed by the Se? lective Service low or by these Rules and Regulations, at or within the time required, is a misdemeanor pun? ishable by imprisonment of one year, and may result in loss of valuable j rights and Immediate induction of j such registrant into military service. Failure of the registrant or any other person concerned to claim and exercise any right or privilege on the day or within the time authorised by these rules and regulations shall be ?onsldered a waiver of such right or privilege, and shall foreclose such per-; von from thereafter claiming th"; same, subject only to the privilege! granted by these rules and resfulatlons to apply for an extension of lime. All registrants and other persons are required and strlctl) enjoined to examine from time to time said no? tice (Form 1002). so posted by the Local Board, and the classification list (Form looo) upon which said dates ire tO be entered, in order to !>e in < rhied Of the time for the perform inee of any duty or the exercise of any right or privilege; and it is the luty of every registrant concerning vhom any notice is posted, but wnO or some reason has lot received the luestionnaire or notice, as the case nay be, to appiy to his Local Board or a copy thereof. Failure to receive lotice or quest ion nai ? ?? will not excuse he registrant from performing an/ luty within the time limit, nor shall t bo in itself ground for exteusicn ot ime. * " ~ * * John H. Clifton, Member of Local Board. Date, Dec. 21, 1917. /U'DUBON SOCIETY ELECTS OF? FICERS. Will Ask Legislatur to Select Chief TYsjKkm. Columbia, Dec. IL?A meeting of the Audubon Society was held yes* terday afternoon when officers for the ensuing year were I lected. Dr. E. C. !a Adams was <e lected president; George Bell Timm< rman of Lexlng* ton, vice president; V. F. Funderburk, Columbia, secretary, and P. W. Cantwcll, Jr., of Orangeburg, treas? urer. The legislature will be memorial i7cd to "take the office of chief game warden out of politics" by making the office elective by the two houses of the general assembly. The pres? ent law requires hat the Audubon Society recommenc! the candidate and the governor appoint on the society'a recommendation. The question of tie commissioning of wardens over vhe State, whose names have not been before the so? ciety, also came ur for discussion. It was suggested that the name of Mr. Richardson be again sent to Gov? ernor Manning as r.he society's choice for the office of c ief game warden. Mr. Richardson < .-dined, expressing the firm convict ion that this would be a ust iess procedure. Those who attended the meeting were: Dr. Adam?, John T. Duncan, Clauds X. Sapp, V. F. Funderburk and A. A. Richar lso?> of Columbia; I George* Bell Timmerman of Lexing jten; Ibabert QftlM and P. W. Cant well. Jr., of Orcrigcburg, and one other young mur whose name was not obtained. A large number were represented by proxies. Should Take His Medicine. I Samuel Gompers has attacked I Postmaster General Burleson in reply J to his recommendation for the repeal of the law that &ilows pogtofflce em? ployes to organize for the promotion of their welfare. Mr. Gompers de? nies that the postoffice employes havo ever struck or threatened to strike., Burleson comes back at Gompers with: "The issue is r ot whether the gov? ernment workers should have the right to maintain organization, but whether It is wine that they should affiliate with an outside organisation and use the strike and boycott as a last resort to enforce their de? mands." As we understand it, the postmas? ter general is dor :ng the issue. Post office employes, c not look to the strike for the adjustment of their grievances; but to legislation and how any reasonable man can object to this we did not see. It is no doubt a little embarrassing to Mr. Burleson when, at times, ht finds that the pos? tal employes have more influence in congress than he las; but other peo? ple take their med cine under circum? stances like this and he should take his.?Yorkville Enquirer. A Crawfordsvilk- man wrecked a telephone booth when he could not raise central, thus relieving his own feelings and allowing the girl to continue her knitting uninterrupted. ?Indianapolis News. DO YOU HAVE DIZZY SPELLS? It's Important to I*'arn the Cause, as Many Sumter People Have. Dizziness is neve a disease of itself ?It's only a symptom of some deeper seated trouble. Much dizziness is caused by disordered kidneys failing to filter all the potsonsj from the blood. These poisons attack the nerves and dissiness results, if you are subject to disslnesS) there is good reason to suspect your kidney s, and if you suflf"r backache, headache, and bladder dis? order, yon have further proof. Many Sumter people have learned the val? ue of Doan's Kidney Pills in just suc h rases. Read this Sum tor woman's t:i lenient: Mrs. Annie C. Carnes, 407 Bart ette St . says: ".\lj kidneys were dis ?rdsred and my baek ached, i had teadachea and dlay ipsHs. too. i used loan's Kidney Pills as directed and hey cured the trouble." Price 00c, at a I dealers. Don't imply ask for a kidney remedy?get toon's Kidney Pills?the same that ured Mrs. Carnes. Foster-Milburn o.. Props., Buffalo, X. Y.?Advt. 41