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THE SWIKK IHMIX.K Committee ma it Reunion state* Thnl C<*?aty Board la Wedded to <iar DxTH lm\ .Hl<| <>|>|M>HCd lO SuiltCC Bridge Mr. E. I. Reardon. committeeman leiuresenilng Muiutr county in the Santee river bridge project appointed by Florence meeting, reeommended by tht State Highway Commission, wl h authority to appoint two other ?genmltteemen from this count/, eald today that ae soon as he re? ceives his official notice of appoint? ment from Chairman A. V. Snell. of Cteaeleeeoa. of the central committee in charge of this matter, that he will naeae two assistant* and get busy hrtrng to line thin county up to Induce o??r Sumter county legislative delega? tion to enact legislation in behalf of this county and to support the St. Paul and Ptnckney Landing bridge and tho Lanneau's ferry bridge, as recommended by the State Highway engineers, and endorsed by two meet? ing* largely attended In Columbia and Florence by representatives of every ssjBjsjty interested. Mr. Reardon anticipates a hard row of stumps to travel to get any support of either of these two projects from the county commissioners 01 legislative delegation of this count.* as Supervisor L. E. White Informed him that the Sumter county commis? sioners favor a causeway crossing and ferry at Garners Ferry on the Wa teree river, between Sumter and Riehland counties. This county ha i no representatives from the board of county commissioners at the Coluin Ma conference or the Florence meet Ing on the Man tee river bridge pro jects. One of the State Highway en gtneere told Mr. Reardon that ono o? the Sumter county board of cor Blotters Informed the engineer that Sumter county would not be repre? sented at the Columbia meeting to confer on the Santee river bridges be? cause the Sumter county commission? er* fnvor the darner's ferry crossing ?e that as Sumter county goes Into ihe Santee river bridge project with u divided force, and with the county authorities not interented in the St Pvul or Plackney's landing und the Lanneau's fsrry projects, the Sumter county committee la badly hundl capped, because the Sumter counts legislative delegation will perhap. stand by the endorsement and the recommendations of the Sumter coun ty board of commissioners. in this ?nailer, en-th* delegation has alway does in all recommendations of tho county commissioners, for Instance In the recomendations not to approprt ste two thousand dollars for a twelve months county health survey, when four thousand dollars wsre off ere l additional from the national ami State health boards, for such a sur? rey, end in the case of the recent recommendation of the county com? missioners that the legislative delega? tion abolish the appropriation of fifteen hundred dollars for the rural *cho>)l home demonstration work, when the Cnlted States department of agriculture und Winthrop College appropriate one thousand and forty dollars to supplement this county appropriation, although the delega? tion fuvored both of these appropria? tions. All that the committee from Sumter county, charged with the San? tee rtvsr bridge projects, can do Is to place the matter fully before the peo? ple of Sumter county as quickly and as clearly as possible, which will be done from official, expert, and reli? able Information furnished by the State Highway commission engineers, after thorough Investigation or all projected crossings. The Plnckney landing causew.i and steel end concrete bridge pro? posed. In which Sumter county is more directly interested, will be $M free bridge which will be paid for by the United States paying one-half the cant, and about seventeen counties or this section of the State dividing the cost of the other half. The Plnckney's landing bridge will be between Clarendon and Orange burg counties, about three mile* north of the old Charleston-Sumter and Northern Santee bridge near St 1'iUl In Clarendon county. Sumter's buslnesi men will be in tcrested in knowing that the Plnck? ney landing bridge will open a nev. trads territory for this city in Or ? ?*>hnry. ?'alhoun. Berkeley and oth er counties On the Opposite side o tho nnntee river. It will put Sumt in closer touch with Charleston thai the present shortest railroad route ej ninety-six miles over the Centi 1 and Northeastern railroads, the dli tan>SJ by the dirt road vi;i Pinekiu land|ng being about 86 miles, it is sald.f All who .in interested In the Pln< nay landing bridge project are n ? inested to confer with Connuitb' man Reardon nt once, so that sonn tentative plan of organisation may b. formed to show the Sumt-r leglHi ' live delegation why the Pimi.n landlos bridge Is beat for Sum if county and adjoining f ount lea. Th legislative delegation will natural I) like to hear from the citizens of! Siimter county as the delegation is so far as the public is Informed, not wedded to any particular bridge or ;?uv, ami grll] approach the mattet with optfl minds. doubtless, until the matter is thoroughly threshed <"it Having been the creators of the State Highway Commission however, and knowing that the St. Paul or I 'Inckuey landing bridge project has heen surveyed und otherwise thor? oughly investigated by expert high? way engineers and a commission of \pert highway authorities, and hav? ing been discussed at two largely at? tended meetings by representatives of at least fifteen counties interested from this immediate section, and pub? lic hearings having been given after due publication of the time the meet? ings, it would not seem at all unpar? liamentary if the Sumter county leg? islative delegation were to leave the old. worn, and beaten track of cus? tom In following the dictates of the county commissioners, as was done when the predecessors of the present delegation appropriated twelve thou? sand dollars for the Seaboard Air Line rights of way without consulting the county commissioners, showing that precedents are occasionally es? tablished, und go ahead and listen , for once to expert highway and bridge authorities .and to hundreds of men from other counties who were interested enough to spend their money and give of their time attend? ing meetings and otherwise investi? gating the merits of the Pinckney landing and Lanneau's ferry bridges But as before stated, it is largeb up to the taxpayers of this county, and to the farmers and other busi? ness men. to show the Sumter county legislative delegation what Sumter county wants. Kvery man will b courteously heard, and it can be Ku.iranteed thai the legislative dele? gation will give every taxpayer or delegation or committee polite and serious consideration, and that the delegation wants to heir from the people of this county before it acts on this matter. The people pay the taxes, the peo? ple should rule, and if the county commissioners In the exercise of tneir official authority happen not to do whnt a majority wants done on any particular project, why it is* Up to the people to go and tell the county commissioners what they wish done, and to tell the legislative delegation also. It Is no crime In this county to pe tltion the duly constituted authorities at un> time, and the majority wish should rule, because county officer* sometimes are mistaken and honestly BO and desire to be set right by the people. Vit TIM OP 11 IN ATTKOCITY. American Sentry Has His Throat Cut After Capture. With the American Army in France, Dee. J5.?(By the Associated Press)?German atrocities agains^ American soldiers are otlicially re? ported. An American sentry has been found with his throat cut and it is oitlcially declared "he must have been jo killed after capture." Information concerning German savagery has reached the troops In one of a series of bulletins read to them by the unit commanders and posted on the bulletin boards. Here is what they heard: "After a raid by the (lennans on trenches held by American troops, a lone sentry of - infantry was found with his thorat cut froin eat to ear. He had been surprised by an overwhelming force of Germans and must have been so killed after Of pture. "Such brultality is familiar to old soldiers who served against sav ?gOI in the Philippine campaign." Another bulletin tells the run how the Geilnaus in occupied sections ol France and Bcgium are turning wo? men and chililren out of their homes into the snow, the buildings bflltg then given over to soldiers, horse i and materials. f ? TRANS-SIBUKIAX ItOAB CUT. Peking. I>ee. 2ii.?The trans Si? berian railroad has heen severed near Irkutsk, In Kastern Siheria. when the Bolsheviki have destroyed the lo comotlve sheds and work shops llea\y flKhtlng between Bolsheviki foreex and supporters of the original re\ulut lonary party || occurring ir. mair places in Siberia. sons-Ill-law Protective Association. Mr. J. Dnrgnn Jones, of H. F. \ No I has with him four sons ln-la\\ with then- wives .ind children spend Ing the \nins holidays. Mr. ftfltl Mrs. Raymond Rogers, of Florence, S. C; Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wallace Jr.. of Sumter. S. C | Mr. and Mr I I > .1? gfllngOi Sunder. ;i ml I >r. a: il Mis. ii i:. Thompson, of Albany Ala Tii in-law have formed n proteetive association, ami have an annual election January 1st of each e.r. The sons-in-law bringing 111 the most grandchildren is Meeted president for the ensuing year. i I .MlHl HTAN V N OTICF To Registrants t':?<lor Jurisdiction of Tills Local Hoard Whose Order Numbers uro Between No. 1500 and No. 1900. There has this day been mailed to roil a questionnaire which you are re? quired by law to execute and return within seven days from date hereot Failure to do so constitutes a mi j 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. 24, 1917. Notice to the Public and to Regis? 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 I the date hereof, and not later, submit such claim to this Local Board ac? companied by such affidavit evidenco as such person may desire to havo considered. Such claims either by a registrant or by another in respect of any reg? istrant may be submitted either by entering the samo in the place pro? vided on the first sheet of the regis? trant's questionnaire or by submitting ?uch claim to this board on a dupli? cate of such first sheet (Form 1001 A). If it is desired to submit affidavit evidence in support of such claim and in addition to the evidence contained in the registrant's questionnaire, such affidavits- must be prepared on pape> of the same size as the questionnaire, and thOUld 1>e responsive to the ques I tiens asked the registrant respecting the ground of such claim In the per? tinent division of the questionnaire. Section 7 of the Selective Service Regulations provides: The process of examination and se? lection of registrants, under these rules and regulations, shall begin by the posting of notice in the offices o; the Local Hoards on Form 1002, and by mailing a questionnaire (Forr. 100l> to every registrant included within such posted notice as provided in section 1)2 hereof; and notice o every subsequent action taken by eith? er the Local or District Board in re pect of each registrant shall be giv? en by entering a minute or date ot such action on the classification list < Form 1000) In the office of the Lo? cal Board, and in addition to such en tries, by mailing to the registrant, an?1 in some cases to other claimants, a no tice of such action. Whenever a duty is to be performer or a period of time begins to rui within which any duty is to be per formed by any such registrant, oi within which any right or Privileg* may be claimed or exercised by or in respect of any such registrant, a no tice of the day upon which such dut: Is to be performedt or such time be gins to run, shall be mailed to th* registrant, and the date of such mail ing of notice shall be entered oppo site the name of such registrant o\ the classification list (Form 1000 which is always opon to inspection b> the public at the office of the Loca .Board. In addition to the mailing o such notice to registrants, notice o the disposition of claims made by oth cr persons in respect of registrant.1 shall be mailed to such other persons Dither the mailing of s-uch notice o: the entry of any such date in th? classification list shall constitute th< giving of notice to the registrant and ?tc all concerned and shall charge th registrant and all concerned with no? tice of the day upon which such dut> Is to be performed or the beginning of the running of the time within which such duty must be performed oi such right or privilege may be claim cd. regardless of whether or not ;i mailed notice or questionnaire Is ac tually received by the registrant oi other person. I Failure by any registrant to per form any duty prescribed by the Se lectlve Service law cr by these Ruler and Regulations, at or within th? time required, is a misdemeanor pun ishable by Imprisonment ot* one year and may result In loss of valuabh rights and immediate Induction of such registrant into military service. Failure of the registrant or am other person concerned to claim and exercise any right or privilege on tin day or within the time authorized In these rules and regulations shall b< considered a waiver of such right oj privilege, and shall foreclose such per son from thereafter claiming th same, subject only to the privib ?? granted by these rules and regulation to* apply for an extension of time. Ail registrants and other person are required and strictly enjoined I examine from time to time said no lies (Form 1008), to posted by tin Local Board, and the classification Us (Form 1000) upon which snid date ire to be entered, in order tO be In formed of the time for the perform* nnc? of any duty or the exercise of any right or privilege; and it is the duty ?*f every registrant concerning whom any notice is posted, but who lor some reason has not received the questionnaire or notice, as the case may be, to apply to his Local Board lor a copy thereof. Failure to receive notice or questionnaire will not excuse tho registrant from performing any duty within the time limit, nor shall it bo in itself ground for extension ot time. John H. Clifton, Member of Local Board. Date, Dec. 24, 1917. HOW LADS IN FHANCE FEEL. Pershing's Soldiers Imbued With Proper Christmas Spirit. With the American Army in France, Dec. 14.?(By the Associated Press.)?Under the heading, "A Word to Those at Home," the Christmas I number of the Oolala Times, a news? paper written and edited by the sol? diers of a certain unit, printed the following: "We are sorry we can't be with you in America this Christmas. We miss you. We appreciate the blessing of our own families and our own coun? try as never before. "Vet, since to insure the safety of us all and help in the cause of right, we must stay until the work is done, you should be glad to the bottom of your hearts that we can have so good and so Christian a Christmas. "Most of ue have helped to bright? en your lives on other Christmas days, possibly by our gifts and our presence. Few this year can give what they desire; none can be with you. "However, you may find some cause to rejoice in the fact that we are doing everything we can to bright? en the lives of our friends, the French children." In the same column the papei says: "To all right-feeling men the pres? ence of children, especially when in holiday mood, is a pleasant thing, rind apart from any spirit of benevo? lence a la Santa Claus, we are glad to welcome the youngsters for theii own cheerful selves, and they shoulc feel that they are conferring a favoi upon us lonely soldiers by coming tc share our Christmas tree. ' Some of us have had the good for tune to be received on such terms with the families here that a strang er might mistake us for sons or broth ers. not newly arrived foreigners These cordial relations- will be stil further promoted by the Christma: entertainments." ASSISTANT TO DR. LONG. Prof. Wilson P. Gee Secured for Im porlant Work. Columbia. Dec. 24.?Dr. Wilson P. Gee, formerly acting professor of bi? ology at. the University of South Car? olina, has been appointed assistant to Dr. W. W. Long, director of exten? sion for the United States department of agriculture in connection with Clemson College, according to an an nouncement by Dr. Long today. Dr. 3ee will enter at once upon his new duties. Dr. Gee is a first-honor graduate o/ Clemson College, class of 1908, and took his M. A. degree at tho Univer? sity of Wris*consin and his degree of Ph. D. at the University of Califor? nia. Ho was acting professor of biology at the university and up to the time of his appointment, full pro fessor of the same course ot Emery College. He is a native of Union ounty, and was reared and worked on a farm there in his youth. He If a practical agriculturist and has full sympathy with the problems of the farmer and a wide knowledge of rural conditions and life. "I consider myself peculiarly for? tunate in securing such an able as? sistant." said Dr. Long, who Wttf visiting Columbia today. NOTICE. At a meeting of the members of the 'umtcr Bar, which was held at my dfice today, an agreement was reach ?d whereby a permanent place, to wit. the Court House, was fixed, as he place to have all questionnaires rilled out and prepared. It was fur? ther agreed that the lawyers are to work in relays of ten lawyers every lay. All registrants will take their luestipnnalrai to the Court House or this purpose.* All persons- con/ erned Will be governed by this- no ice. L D. JFNNIXGS. Chairman Legal Advisory Board December 26, 1911, Den lb. Tindal, Dec. 24. Mr. c. W. Comp ? ?Ii, of Tindals. died Friday night, ed ? I years. The funeral services rare held at Providence church, lunday afternoon by Rot. Triplett, nastor of the church. The following tcted M pallbearers: F. J. Hodge Prfgram Hodge, Eeland Priehard Drhne Priehard, Jim Roger* and Jim (Mtoon, Chamber of 'Commerce Notes. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce has again been requested by farmers who are tobacco growers on a large scale, and growers of cotton and oth? er farm produce who want to come to Sumter to sell /their tobacco and cotton, and to do their trading, to try to get the road from or near the Mc Bride Black River crossing to Pud? ding Swamp and Turbeville in Clar? endon and the Southeastern portions of this country straightened, shorten? ed, and improved. On September 20, 1914, Messrs. D. E. Turbeville, J. P. Buddin, and D. L. Green, of Turbeville and Sardinia sec? tions of Clarendon county, presented a request from citizens of that por? tion of Clarendon to the directors of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and from citizens of lower Shiloh, Trinity, Concord and Salem sections of Sumter county to get the counry commissioners to build a new and short cut road from a point near Mc Bride's Cross Roads on the _new ?hi l loh road about one and a-half miles ' from Back River Crossing, in a south ? i easterly direction to or near the plan? tation of Mr. John Buddin and C. E. ; McElveen on the line between Sumter and Clarendon counties. A few weeks later a delegation ol ? Clarendon and Sumter county farm I ers, and Sumter business men re? quested Supervisor Pitts and the then . board of commissioners to build this , short cut highway. The commission . ers had just finished building the , Trinity and Shiloh short cut roads , and said they would have to get out of that part of the county for awhile . and work the roads in other sections ( but would later do this work. Now comes a request again from , the same sections of Sumter and Clarendon counties, for the Chambei . of Commerce to appoint a delegatior of Sumter business men to cooperate . with the farmers of the sectiont , above mentioned on January 1st, tc request the present supervisor am board of commissioners to >buile I j practically the same highway begin . ning at McBride's Cross Roads to tin I county line intersecting or near th< . I Pudding Swamp or Lynchburg roat j at or near the Buddin plantation oi E. C. McElveen plantation. Mr. S. N. Frescola, a United State s highway drainage engineer has re . cently surveyed and mapped out thl . proposed new highway. The rights o way are offered, free to the county I: This new road will shorten the rout 9 front Pudding Swamp tobacco grow ing sections materially to Sumter ant will avoid a round-about way of poo: and wet roads for several miles, it will open up one of the riches . cotton, tobacco, and corn growim sections and the increased tax values will pay for the road in a very shori time, and otherwise add to the gener? al wealth of the county. The road surveyed is one of the cheapest in cost of construction and maintenance in the county, and an expert drainage and highway engineer .'?elected the route, with the view of economy in construction and up-keep. For several summers tobacco grow? ers have said that those in Claren? don county near Turbeville, Sardinia and the Pudding Swamp sections, and of the Shiloh and Salem sections of Sumter county, wanted to sell their tobacco in Sumter, but the highways in this county leading from those sec? tions are so sandy in dry weather, and so muddy in wet weather that they prefer to carry their tobacco to Olanta and Timmonsville to hauling it to Sumter. The county commis? sioners were asked last February by farmers of Sumter county, and bus ines men of Sumter to do something with the county highways leading from Trinity, Shiloh, Salem and Con? cord sections to Sumter in time for the tobacco marketing season of 1917. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, the spokes? man was informed that the county had ordered a large gasoline propelled motor truck for road building purpos? es and as soon as this road builder was received these roads complained of would be Improved permanently. As this question has been previous? ly passed upon by the Chamber of Commerce, and this proposed new highway already endors-ed, as well as the request for improvement of the roads in the eastern section of the county leading from the tobacco growing sections. Secretary Reardon has requested Mr. E. W. Dabbs to bring in the maps and other data and pledges of free rights of way, and the petitions of Clarendon and Sumter county citizens on January 1st to re? new the request to the present super? visor and commissioners for this short cut highway and road improvements. All interested parties are Invited to loin with the Sumter Chamber of Commerce delegation on January 1st in meeting the county commissioners for these two purposes. Time Is too short to get out new petitions. Those who want the new road and better eastern eounty highways, including farmers from this city to fthlloh and the OOunty line, of every township In? terested are asked to be at the coun? ty commissioner's meeting at 11a. in. Tuesday, January 1st for this pur? pose. Meet at the Chamber of Com? merce at 10 a. m. for discussion of the matter and go in a body to the com? mission meeting at 11 a. m. Governor's Presents U. Grandchildren. Columbia, Dec. 24.? Gov. Manning's Christmas present3 to his grandchil? dren are patriotic and thrifty. Each of ten grandchildren, one of whom is only three days old, will receive a war saving certificate Sapp for Attorney General. Columbia, Dec. 24?Claud N. Sapp, assistant attorney g< leral, definitely announced today th '.t he would be ! in the race for attovney general in 1918, to succeed Thumas H. Peoples, the encumbent, whe some tfcBM ago announced his candidacy for gover? nor. Winthrop to Reopen Jan. 9. Rock Hill, Dec. 24.?After a con? ference with Gov. Manning and at the suggestion of the State fuel com? missioner, President Johnson has an? nounced that Winthrop College will not reopen until January 9. Students will be expected to arrive at the col? lege on January 8. Des th. Mr. Alpheus Baker died at the home of his son, Mr. L. L. Baker, near Bishopville, December 24th, af? ter three weeks' illness-. The funer? al services were conducted by Rev. H. C. Morrison at Hepzibah church Christmas afternoon, and the aged servant of God w i laid to rest in the church yard. Mr. Baker was probably the oldest native citizen of f'umter county, hav? ing been born near" this city, then the small village of Sumterville, June 28, 1824. He spent his entire life in what was Sumter county?for the past sixteen years having made his home with his son, Mr. L. L?. Baker in Lee county. He served throughout the War Between the States as a member ef Company G, White's Battalion, Light Infantry, C. S. A. He is survived by the follow? ing children: Mrs. J. S. Richardson and Miss Laura Baker of George? town, Junius A. Baker of ?O'Brian, Fla., A. W. Baker and J. W. Baker of Sumter county, J. M. Baker, M. H. Baker and L. L. Baker of Lee coun? ty. One brother W. T. Baker, of Ma con, Ga., also survives him. His sec? ond wdfe died ii, June last. Mr. Baker was the oldest subscrib? er to the Watchman and Southron, having subs-crib^d for the paper when it was established in April. 1850 and having been on the mailing list ever since. -. DeaOu From The Daily Item, Dec. 26. Mr. Edward P. Ricker died aboui 3 o'clock today of apoplexy. He hi been an invalid for a numl years but his e nd was sudden unexpected as bis health had b< good as usual .ntil the fatal today. Mr. RFxer was a native Maine, but car- e to Sumter when" quite a young i an and had made his home here ever since. He was sixty three years old. Red Cross Collections, The Sumter County Council of De? fense reports t ie following subscrip? tions to the Fed Cross Christmas drive for new r lembers: Collected by Misses Dorita Molse, Virginia Moise. $24.60. Mrs. A. M. Sc inner, C. S. Powell Geo. Mac C. Wilson, R. F. McLerd, J. J. McLeo'*, Sam Sammeyer, George Dick. Jr., J. W. Jackson, B. K. DeLorme, $ Caroline V. Dick, L. F. Maie. Dr. J. A. St?rko, I. D. Boone, J. B. Watts, W. J. .lack..-on, J. Ogleby, Riley Fort, S. J. McEL oen, P. O. Womnch, George Ramsey, R. J. Burkef:t, V'r-lnia Mi ^e, J. C. Mathis, * Vivian Mid lleton, Cash. Total to da'e, $83.55. ~ M< Call-Bagnal. The many ,'riends and admirers of Miss Lila McCall of Alcolu and Mr. Clifton B. Ra?rnal of Columbia will be surprised to hear of their marriage Which occurred last night at 9.30 o'clock at she First Baptist parson? age of Sumter. Rev. W. E. Thayer officiating. VI ile their friends had not been previously apprised of their intentions, still all will jon in hearty .nngratulnt < and earnest good w ishes for \ ae future happiness of sir. and Mrs. Bagnal. They will be at tome to their many friends after De? cember 30th. 3223 Washington St., Columbia.