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to* etHakquum m ?mtbron. mu.tesl a* she **o?mav>? at toftuu*?*, to. O. ?? toenocMl ( Um Mause, fjwrtflgg". PKR?ONAX. Strgt. S. U Smith, of Camp Jack ?on. kl home spending his Christmas holidays. M". and Mrs C. B. Smith and 111 - Us daughter. Kuth. of Mount Holly, tors tpsndlng Christmas with their pareots. Mr and Mrs. 8. H J Smith. Mr. Fred Ntglee. who has a po? sition at the Charleston Nav/ Yard, ?a at horns to spend Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Iceland Moore, of Clarlotte. N. C. are the guests of tof;. and Mrs H J. tlsrby. Lt?uts. Richard and James Hood, ?f Camp Jackson, spent Sunday in the ?kty. livgh Dick and Hal Clarke are at horao from Presbyterian College, Clinton, for the holidays. Mr. Lowell Mayers, of Savannah. Is visit/ng his mother on West Libert) street. Mrs. W. H. Csln snd children, of Lautens. are visiting Mrs. I. P. Mel lettt. on West Calhoun Street. Mr. W. L> Moles, of Atlantic City. Is spending the holldsys with his ?toother. Mrs. C H Molse Mrs. Archie China and Ix>ulse re? turned Christmas eve from Colum? bia, where they Attended the Wil? liamson-Parker wedding. Mr. A Ira Qreen, of Hartsville. is in tre city visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs Mooe Uroen. Mr. Clifton Beck, of Atlanta, Oa? fs spending the holidays with his par ema Mrs. L 8. Carson and son. of Charleston, are vlstlng Capt and Mrs X. 8. Carson. Maj. Carson is In Fiance and In a recent letter to his fa her, he stated that he was well and tnr the present is stationed in a large city Or. 8. H. Edmunds Is attending a meeting of the State Board of Edu? ce'ion in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs B. J. Willis left Sat? urday for Atlanta. Oa.. Birmingham, Ale.. New Orleans snd other points for a month's stay. drs. T. B. tteynolds has gone to visit her son. Mr. E. B. Reynolds, at Charlotte. N. C. Mr. snd Mrs. David McOrew. of Ls a spent Sunday In the city on thrrr way to Columbia. Mr D. T Meade. former recldent of Sumter. is In the city. Mr John Haynsworth returned to Camp Sevtcr this morning after ep*ndlng Xmas with his mother. Mr. Tom Rwart. of Columbia, spent' Xmas day In the city with friends. ')Ar. Perry Beatty. of Oreenville, spent several days with his sister, Mit. II. C Htoynsworth. Mr. Harry E Drevenstedt, of Salem. ?. ts In the cltv spending the hol? idays with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Htoyns? worth. Miss Anna Calhoun. of Ninety-Six, le spending the holidays with her aunt. Mrs. J. A. Calhoun. on East Bartlette St. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Reld. of St. George, are visiting their daughter, Mra v. E Hlnnant. Private B. B. Phelps has returned to Camp Bevler after spending his Ch'Stmus furlough with hin parents Mr. and Mrs. Junlus M. Smith have returned to their home In Jackson ? dl*. Fla . after a visit to Mr. ftnvth's mother. Mrs. Dora E. Den? nis, at her home on So. Harvln 8t Master James Dennis accompanied his brother to FWlda for an extend>d ylc'r Miss Lois Ballough. who Is teach? ing in Georgia this winter, is at home fot the CbriHtman vacation. Sergt. Alfred W. Thames. Co. L. listh Infantry. Camp 8?vier, was home, for a few days on account ol the illness of Ml mother. Mm K. O. Lucas. Miss Edna Dut ton. Miss Gertrude Hate hell and Iff Thomas A Ewart, Jr., of Columbia wore the guests of Mr. and Mrs. K R. Slneati during the Christmas hol? idays. Mr. and Mrs. A. Is Reaves, ol Lish..pville, spent Christmas day wit! Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Sineath. ilium Ml urn* Young tady of Sumtcr and Columbian I'liltfHl in Marriage. An event of much social interest was the marriage of Miss Margaret! Louise Bryan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Bryan, and William Hoyei Marion, which was solemnized at thi home of the bride's brother, Alfret. Bryan. Saturday evening, December 22nd. the Rev. J. P. Marion per forming the ceremony. The hone was beautiful'^ decorated with whitt and evergreens. The spot in tht parlor where tho bridal party stood was marked by an arch of ever greens, from which hung a large wedding bell beneath which stood the contracting parties as they made their vows. Before the arrival of the bridal party Miss PaJllno Haynsworth ver\ sweetly sang the "Barcarole" from Tales of Hoffman, and "At Dawn? ing." At the appointed hour, to the strains of Tannhauser's Wedding March the two little flower girls, Su? sie and Abbie Bryan, nieces of thi bride, came in bringing ribbons in forming an aisle through which the bridal party entered. The bridesmaids entered, Miss Mar? garet Marion of Chester In yellow chiffon over sliver; Miss Louise Car? son, gowned in pink net over silver cloth; Miss Irene Beckman. of Colum? bia, in white net over silver. Tht bridesmaids carried dainty baskeU of pink carnations tied wtlh big bows of moline. The dames of honor were Mrs Malcom Marlon of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Phillip GUlard, two of the sea eon's brides. They carried showei bouqeuts of sweet peas. Mrs. Marion wore a lovely dress of pink embroid? ered in silver and Mrs. Galllard was in lavender over pink. The maid oi honor was Miss Irene Bryan, sister of the bride. She was dressed in electric blue taffeta, handsomely en? trained in silver and carried wweet peas. Werber Bryan, nephew of thi bride, carried the ring on g twig of mistletoe. The bride entered with her father and was met at the ex? tempore altar by the groom and his best man, Capt. Moffett, of Camp Jackson. The ring ceremony was performed in a very Impressive man? ner. The bride was attired in a becom? ing suit of taupe and all accessor? ies to miitch. She wore a corsage bouquet of ophelia roses. I After congratulations had been offered a reception was held and re-, freshments were served by Misses Agnes and Both Carson. The punch bowls were presided over by Misses Anna Bryan and Marion Jackson. Miss Halite Cuttino presided over the bride's book. The ceremony was witnessed by (families of the contracting parties land a few friends. Quite a number of useful and handsome presentt were received. Mr. and Mrs. Martin loft imme? diately for their home in Shandon. where they will be at home to their friends. Tho Sale Beginn Today. In our ready-to-wear department Suitn. dresnes. hats; all go at hah I price. Hchwartz Bros.?Advt. ItOLMIEYllil I'OIIKK.N MIMSTEH i ALLS ATTENTION OP PEACE DELEGATION TO THE PACT. Bolshevik! commissioners Order the Mgaufgotwra of Wur-iiUe impic incuts |0 Cease. Petrograd. Monday, Dee. 21.?En? sign Krylenko, commandor-in-chitl of the army, reported to the Bolshe viki headquarters- Sunday that the Oormans were transferring troops in very large numbers and as quickly ai possible to the western front agains. the allies, and also the southwestern Russian front. Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki for? eign minister, has called the Attention of the peace delegation to this fact A special dispatch from Brest-Litovsb announces the Germans were no; ready yesterday to reply to the Rus sian peace terms and consequent^ the meeting of the peace delegale; was postponed until Monday after? noon. It is reported that the refusal ot Germany to issue passports to the German Socialists Hasse, Ledebour and Kautsky, who desire to go to Stockholm to acquaint themselve with the Russian revolutionary con ditions, has produced in Russia a: impression that may hamper peac negotiations. Minister Trotzky has sent a tele gram to . his delegates at Brest Litovsk in this connection, declarin: that if the Germans refused the! Socialists passports this would creab such a bad impression at Petrograi that it will be necessnry that th German official delegation which i expected here Thurstiny should go t Stockholm instead. The Bolshevik! commissioners hav? isued a manifesto to all Russia; working men declaring that as th? armistice probably will be transform cd at an early date into a general do mestle peace to all the European peo pies, preparation of military equip ment is a waste of national labor an< funds,that, consequently, the outpu must be stopped immediately and re placed by the production of peac supplies which the country needs. The newspapers announce that delegation from the enemy powers i coming to Petrograd to participate ii a conference presided over by Trot iky to discuss the political aspects o an eventual peace. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. (Corrected dally at 12 o'clock Noon Good Middling 30. Strict Middling 29 3-4. Middling 29 1-2. Strict Low Middling 28 3-4. Low Middling 28 1-4. NRW TORK <H/ITON MARKET opei* high t.<iv? v |um Ulo* Ycti'rt< Jan . . 30.80 30.80 30.31 30.31 30.3 Mch '. . 29.94 30.09 29.82 29.43 28.9 July . . 29.18 29.28 2!?.02 29.02 29.1 i Spots, 31.76. There was only one Christina drunk before the Recorder Wednes day morning and an offender of tin sort is a rarity in the Recorder*: . Court these days. The Recorder', docket shows that from Janunry Is; I 1917 to December 26th, 1917. ther. 1 have been only twentv arrests foi drunkenness by the police depart ment. In ante-prohibition days ther ; were frequently as many as twent. drunks before the Recorder on : : single day. The 1-2 Price Sale Ih now on at Schwartz Dros. Of yours.?Advt. VETERAN CHI EF OF STAFF RE? MAINS HEAD OF ARMY AL? THOUGH AT RFTIRING AGE. President W ill Ret ail Gen. Bliss to Active Duty When He Reaotiea Age limit December :$ist and Reap point ldin Chief of Staff. Washington, Dec. 26.?Gen. Tasker H. Bliss will be retained on active service as chief of staff of the armj after he reaches the retirement age next Monday, December 31. Secretary Raker announced late to? day that this had been decided upon by President Wilson. It had been be? lieved generally that General Blis^ would continue in active service, but that some young officer would assunu the burden of the chief of staff. Secretary Baker announced formal? ly tonight tha Gen. Bliss would be re? called to active duty and reappoint ed chief of staff. He also said MaJ Gen. John Biddle would be* contin? ued as assistant chief of staff. The decision to reappoint Genera' Bliss is regarded in army circles a.1 an extraordinary compliment, since it has rarely been the case in any arm> that a retired ofllcer has headed th< military machine. Iving-Fulford. A very pretty wedding took plact at the home of Mrs. M. S. King Wed nesday afternoon, December 26th a 5 o'clock when her daughter, Mis; Louise Stedman King, was married tc Samuel Harker Fulford of Wilming ton, N. C. The ceremony was per? formed by the bride's pastor, Dr. R S. Truesdale of Trinity Methodis church and was witnessed by the rel? atives and a few close friends of th< family. The guests were received at th? door by Mrs. Donald Auld and Mrs W. R. Du Vane of Wilmington, X. C, and invited into Cue living roon where a number of beautiful gift* were displayed. l>romptly at flv< Vclock the doors of the ceremon; room were thrown open. An impro vised after of white had been ar ranged, banked with ferns and gar lands of mystletoe and Southern smilax hung from the walls. Who; the guests had assembled. Mrs. Don? ald J. Auld sang "The Sunshine o Your Smile." accompanied on the pi mo by Mrs. Lent King. Then to th strains of the wedding march carat Mu.-.ler Lemuel King, Jr., nephew o the bride, bearing the ring on a sil ver waiter. The maid o* honor, Miss Gladys Chandler wearing a beautiful crea tion of yellow satin and tulle carrym; in armful of carnations, followed. Then the groom and his best man Eugene Chandler, were met at the al tar by the bride and her borther, Lern King, who gave her away. The bride wore a becoming coatsui; of blue with accessories to match and carried a bouejuet of bride's roses After the ccrmony the guests were invited into the dining room where Ice cream and cake were served. Hen j a Christmas note was found in th decorations of red and green. Mr .and Mrs. Fulford left on th* evening train for Florida, where the> will spend a short while, after whicl. they will go to Wilmington, X. C. where Mr. Fulford holds a responsibb , city position. Mrs. Fulford will b< greatly missed in Sumter. she having endeared herself to many by he sweet womanliness and fine traits o character. It is now or never with Germany When America*? full force is felt Ii ?be war it will then be a ease of nev I ?r for autocracy.?Xcw York World postoffice department with draws mail privilege of the american. i Espionage Charge Sustained at Sec? ond Hearing Aga hist Publication of Former Ma .vor. Charleston, Dec. 22.?Acting on in? structions from the postoffice depart? ment in Washington, Postmaster Jo? seph M. Poulnot today revoked the second class mail permit of Th" American Publishing Company, pub? lishers of the Charleston American. on the ground of violation of the es? pionage law passed by congress June 15, 1917. The American, of which John P. Grace, former mayor of Charleston, is editor, was cited to show cause Oc? tober I why the paper should not be punished under the espionage law and a final decision was reached af j ter a second hearing in Washington j last Wednesday. It was alleged that articles of a pro-German character had been published in the paper. Orders came today from A. M. Dockery, third assistant postmas? ter general. WEEK'S SUBMARINE TOLL. British Losses Last Week Were Lcs> Than Previous Week. London, Dec. 26f?The losses to British shipping show a material de? crease for the past week. According to the admiralty report tonight 11 British merchantmen of 1,600 tons or over were sunk during this period by mine or submarine, as well as one merchantman under that tonnage and one fishing vessel. Arrivals, 2,316; sailings, 2,460. British merchantmen sunk by mine or submarine, 1,600 tons or over 11; under 1,600 tons, one; fishing vessels, one. British merchantmen unsuccessful? ly attacked, 12, including two pre? viously. For the week ending December 19 17 British merchantmen were sunk, 14 of them of more than 1,600 tons In the previous week the losses wer?. 21, 14 of them of more than 1.60C tons. In Memory of Mr. Soreven Moore. I Editor Watchman and Southron: I have been requested by the col? ored people of Stateburg to expres their sympathy to the bereaved fam? ily of Mr. Scrcven Moore, through th columns of this paper. When Mr. Moore was stricken a his post of dury December 6, 1917. when the death messenger summoned him and carried him out of ou: midst, not only his family and race mourned his loss, but we. the colored people are grief stricken. This great reverence and love that they bort him was shown by the number oi {borrowing colored people that attend? ed his funeral when his remains wen laid to rest in the cemetery of the Church of the Holy Cross. To kno*y Mr. Moore was to lov< him. He was kind to all, gencrom and fair, and his renters were alway: treated as gentlemen by him. The> realize what a friend they have lost We trust that our loss has beet heaven's gain and that he is now happy with his loved wife, who die( a few years ago. We therefore ten? der our deepest sympathy to the en? tire family in this hour of thcii great bereavement and recommem them to the supreme ruler and healei of all sorrows. (Mrs.) Rattle I). Taylor. Teacher of Stateburg Colored School r L i V Relieves constipation, sick headache a ? d bil? iousness. Pure!.? veg? etable. Contains no al? cohol. Causes no grip? ing. Gives satisfactory results. Large box, 25c. A dose or Im wfl do. GRANGER MEDICINE CO. CHATTANOOGA. TENN. 1 Notice. I will be at the Court House every Saturday In January to receive ap? plications for pensions. E. Bcott Carson. Pension Commissioner. ARMOUR DENIES C ?IARGE. Chicago, Dec. 22.?J. Ogden Ar? mour, head of Armour ft Company, tonight issued a statement denying that any effort had bee:1 made to 'cover up" information sought by the federal trade commit .on now in? vestigating the packers, asserting that the commission's ex miners had been given full access to the records of the company and d- tailing his part in the purchase of he common stock of the Chicago Junction Rail woy and Union Stock Yards Com? pany, and the formation of the Chi? cago Stock Yards Compi-ny. FOR SALE?F. O. B. :ars, Camp Jackson, stable manuiv; very little straw. Car load lots o. ly. Chemi? cal and Fertilizer value rated very high by Clemson college. A. A. Strauss, Sumter, S. C. . . aa mm aeJAaeM We Grind Len.ses, ex;; nine tho eyes scientifically and fit eye? glasses perfectly. Let us work for you. We have all prescriptions^ on file. Broken lens ? replac? ed promptly. Graduate Opto? metrist and Optician \ charge. 1 W. A. Thompson, ? JEWELER I OPTOMlTRiST, i I ! Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Esjsker. Prompt Attention tr Oay ?.n I Nt-jht Call* At 0. j CRAtG Cid St. id. N Main. PhODeS * ; |M20I That's Exactly It! Just Exactly Half Price on Every COAT SUIT. DRESS and HAT In Our Store?Some good pickings too, here for you. No charges?No approvals -No alterations. SALE BEGINS TODAY AT 1-2 Price SCHWART THE n 1-2 Price