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-J Published Wednesday ami Saturday ?BY? OSTfcJ N PI Iii C()M1?\X\ Sl'M IT .lt, S. C. IV nut: $1.50 per annum?In advance. Advert Uementa, One Square first Insertion .. ..$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three month*, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AU communtcatlons which sub? serve private Interewts will be ch irged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged tor The Sumter Watchman was found v~ In I860 and the True Southron in 1?88. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation ami Influence of both cf the old paper*, and is manifestly the best advertism medium in Sumter. Second Lieut. Louis C. Bryan has received Juat and merited recognition and has been promoted to First Lieu? tenant. His military training at the Sumter High School and for four years at the Citadel, from* which he stas graduated as an officer of the battalion, taken in connection with his personality and character, peculiarly fitted him for a commission in the army and we were surprised that he did not receive at the least a cap \ta?ncy when he completed the course of training at the first Ft. Oglethorp. Officers' Training Camp. He was the whole local staff of The I>ally Item for several years and in that time those connected with the paper came to know him well, to appreciate his worth and have conmlenoi that ho would make good wherever a real man la needed to hold down a job. The Item extends congratulations to bleut. Bryan upon his promotion and in doing so records the belief that \\ shall have occasion to congratulate him again ere long. 8 8 I Congratulations are likewise e\ tsnced to Lieutenant Oeorge L>. Levy upon a similar promotion. Lieut Levy la also an old Item man bavin* wrlt'en the local newa for several years Immediately after leaving col? lege until hka law practice require* all of his time and we have full con? fidence that he will go on up If merit is the prim ? re iuisite for rapid pro- , motion. Thinking of Bryan and I*ovy, th drat named leaving The Item to en tor the training camp and the latti? the first regular reporter The Item , ewer had. brings to mind the boys Who. at one time or another have bee carrier hoys for this paper, and who Ore now serving in the army- Amoni the number are Captain Wilson Spann. Captain Harrison Saunders and Lieut. Wade Willeford, "some-1 where in France." MaJ. Wesley Brad? ford. Captain Joe Chandler. Lieut Sidney Burgess and Lieut. Warren Burgess of the Medical Corps. Turner White. Walter Mlmms and Walter Sanders, the last named a sergeant In the regular army. There are other former Item carrier boya aerving in the army, we are aure, but we cannot remember ail of them at this time, see President Wilson so far has made very few mistakes. Even the acts ?and policies thut have been most bit? terly oritlcised as blunders have been proven by the unfolding of events to h%v? been wise and well considered parts of a broad and far reaching plan. His critics and ill-wishers ex? plain, nr excuse, their opposition to his administration by aaying. either that h? has been lucky in saying or dotn? :he right and wise thing ut th> proper time, or that if he had done or said something different the result would have been different and more advantageous. It does not appear that way to us. but to the contrary it seems that he has evidenced excep? tional loresight. wisdom and SfaJU608 In dealing with difficult and puzzlin| problems, both de and foreign The record of Ihm tive \.-ns adminis? tration m tb?* most momentous an tremendous era of Ilm world'* bis? ter v gtHfOg us confident | to trust In hi* wh lom and in his sincere de termination to do that which is bOSt for sll the people of the Cnib-d St.if lile endorsement of the ru? I order ;.n ' hia outspoken approval of the policy of Fuel Administrator flarfleld makes us hesitate to criticise any phase of th* onb r. even though it* operation seems likely to work unnecessary hardships in *om? Instances. The practical results of the order may prove, and we he he ve will prove, to be so fa'-reachln* In then beneficial effects upon the Industrial und trans? portation systems of n . , antiy. as a whole, as to many times over-haiuncc any bad elfects that nmv follow its gg forcement. There has been a Mtorm of criticism and complaint from those who think that they are being dam aged financially, but we believe ti,.> within a very short time the Vlsduill of the orler will be so clearly dem on-; it. i that the loudest critics will be even more loudly explaining that the. dhl ioI me mi exactly what they Mild. Subscribe to The ?>ally Item Only ISe p?r week, delivered. AMERICANS OBEY ORDER. BUSllfKM sispi.ndfd gfafuai. i.v i \sr or Mississippi. With Few Exceptions Merchants and Manufacturers Obey Fuel Order to the LottOf With Cheerful Spirit. Washington, Jan. 21.?Husiness ac? tivity, oast of the Mississippi river. generally suspended today, the ;n>t of the series of ten heat less Mon lays At the Hunt time manufactur? ing plants throughout the east are Mit for four consecutive days in com? pliance with tho fuel administration's order. -> TO RBIistfTliH ALL MEN. Hdl Introduced to Draft All Men Between Eighteen and Sixty-Two. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 21.?A bill authorizing the president to or? der the registration and draft? ing of all males between eight? een and sixty-two years- to be used In conducting industries necessary to the promotion Of the war is provided in a bill in? troduced by Senator Met'umber and referred to the military committee. VON STFIN CERTAIN OF VICTORY.1 Prussian Minister Knows Nothing of America, but Assumes Cocksure At? titude Discussing War. Amsterdam, Jan. 20.?"I do not know the Americans, nor do I know what they are capable of doing in this war," said General von Stein, Prussian minister of war in an interview in a recent issue of the Budapesti Hirlap. The general is quoted, however, as de? claring that the central powers were well prepared for meeting America. The war minister said he did not regard air fighting as a decisive fac? tor. He had heard of extensive Ameri? ca n plans In this connection. "But," IN said, "much depends upon what tht American engineers can do and still more depends upon whether efficient, experienced crews can be obtained l>> them." Speaking of the present situation ' i e i' i * i 11 von Stem said: All human.ty desires peace and naturally so do I. As a soldier I know ( only one possibility for ending the war'1 and that is victory. Every renuncla-! lion Is only a sign of weaxness and an'1 eknowledgment of defeat. He wh ' mnees the fruits of Irs success oi tlie hattlelU Id ,puts the enemy in a po? sition to consider himself a victor Mid helps him in his plans of destruction. There Is no sign of a desire for an un? derstanding on the part of our ene? mies." "In reality a military decision has ilre.idy been obtained. When oar ene? mies recognise that they can not drive us out of the occupied territory they wdll thereby admit that they have been defated." General von Stein asserted that the "moving and decisive power is the in dividual man," and he declared the fist HUES were not afraid of the won lers of technical science. "There are. for instance," he said, h "the tanks which made their first ap perance in the Summe battle. At 1 first, we naturally did not know how to destroy them. My soldiers ever ?limbed on top of them and tried to blow them open with hand grenad<w Hut we soon learned that there Wfl OAS deed we.ipon against them, name ly. our guns." > < i im S mth ITE PRICC i - It Hceretefl of Agriculture Makes An-I , iKMlllCCIIICnt. I j Waahlngton, Jan. iv--a prico of $7.*?.."0 a tog f. ??. h. ears for the III I Irate fertiliser which the departmen of agriculture has purchased in Chile tor sale t<> American farmers at cost was announced today by Beer eta r; Houston The farmers must pay Um freight charges from ports and tin BtatS tag fees and payment must i> in Ought ships carrying the nitrate will be directed to the most convenient p..ris Including Savannah. Wilmington. N (*., Charleston. Norfolk and Haiti-! moie. the M*crotary nidi ami the nl trat ? will be handled at seaboard by representatives who will serve with? out compensation, in the Harming districts county egeUta, assisted by lo cu] busir.ess men chosen by them, will h indie i hi I hipments. Farmers are required to tile their PI Mentions with the agents or com tultteen not I a tor than February 4. London? Jan If. The war otiico tonight si ted that the Hrittsh line ? lerdey wes advanced to a maxi? mal.? depth of one mile on a four utile trout in His neighborhood of Durah, twelve miles north of Jerusalem geese prtsoesn. were eapturod, HARD WORK MOVING TRAINS. EASTERN ROAD8 BATTLE TO <) V B ROOM E d >NG EKTION. afovenieut of ( <?ai Under Pool Order Encouraging for Now York and New England. NOW York, Jan. 20.?Although han licapped hy weather conditions even Worse than have prevailed for the, ljst fortnight, railroads in the Eastern territory were battling manfully to? day to untangle the congestion which made necessary the drastic emborgo on the use of fuel. Reports received at the olHce of A. II. Smith, assistant director general of the railroads, told of desperate efforts to move trains in spite of great obstacles. | The severe cold has slowed up traf? fic and has hampered unloading aim clearing of main lines, yards, tracks and terminals. j For the 24 hours ending at G a. :n. \ today it was announced that 1,402 ourn of anthracite and bituminous coal had been dumped at tidewater terminals, compared with 1.464 the day bei ore. There were 321 vessels waiting lor hunker coal compared with 371 the l>t SV/iOUS 24 hours. Coal handled for New England Showed an increase in the last t hours. Temperatures of from 20 to 80 < < gTOSS below zero were reported from the Pennsylvania coal districts and 18 dsgreei below in the Mohawk valle] In New England the thermometer reg? istered 15 below at the western con? necting points and 20 below along the coast* At some points the cold weather caused rails to break and numerou:. minor accidents to metal parts on en? gines and other equipments were re? ported. As the fuel administration's coal em? bargo gradually relieves the shortage in New York and its suburbs the city looked forward cheerfully to its first 'heatless Monday." JOLT FOR NEWLY WEDS. Washington, Jan. 21.?The govern? ment appeal agenls have been in itructed to appeal all cases where lo :nl draft boards have granted de-i terred classification* in either olass Two or Four because of marriage since May 18th last, became known today. GOES TO PRISON. Baltimore, Jan. 19.?Walter Spoer mann, who was arrested ten days ggn it Newport News, Va., charged with violating the alien enemy permit, was lent to Fort Oglethorpe prison camp loday. War Savings Stamps Campaign. Charleston, Jan. 17.?The net re? mits of the first month of the war savings stamps campaign in South j Jarolina, in which this State is to j aise $30,000,000 of the two billions I ivhich the government, expects to , *alse during 1918 by the sav ing stamp nvestment, are encouraging to the State headquarters of the campaign, j El, Qodwyn Rhett, state director, to- . lay made the following statement: "A review of the work accomplish-1 ?d during the initial month is eati factory evidence that the State In ends to do Its share in this grefi , ffOrk, Reports received from post-1 misters, county ohairmen, and othci igenolee are encouraging, as th ?how that thousands of the citi/.n ire taking an active interest in the simpaign, which is simply for the purpose of diverting money to war needs that would otherwise be ex? tended on unnecessary luxuries. ' We want every man, woman, ami hihl In the State to use the dimes luarters, ami dollars usually spent foi luxuries for the purpose of helping I Ihe government win the war and win it at the earliest possible moment. The government will pay in five years | lor every saving stamp bought now for $?12. which represents the orig? inal piiCS pins interest at I per Ct n per annum, compounded quarter! The thrift stamps sell for 86C each ; mi can be converted into the war -a \ Inge stamps. "Every postmaster in the State i selling Ilms?- stamps and will gl' complete information about them. Postmen ami rural carriers will liver the etampe to any residence or office on their routes. Many banks ire handling them, and hundreds of ( the: agencies will he appointed. Wa savings societies among all classes ">\ people are being formed. |{ is ab? solutely the safesl and simplest ii vestment thai can be made, ami pn good Intsrest. "I am confident ths< South Carolina will respond to t a ppeal." Ma i. Adna R. I !haffee, adjutant, aci Ing chief of st iff, gave out Friday a list of promotions of officers at Camp JOCnSOn. Among the number were the following Sumter men: Capt Wymiham m Manning to be major; Second Lieutenants Louis c, Bryan, ceo i? i.evv ami .i. Pringle Brsmson to i.e rust Lieutenants, i i Dl TCll silll's ?IIARTKRKD. Holland Signs Agreement to Tun? Over . i j t > Slii|te t < > United Stuteti. Washington! Jan. 21.- The chartei to tlio United states government >: all Dutch steamers held in American ports has been decided by tlie Dutch government in agreement which has just been signed in London. The agree? ment provides a charter Cor on< round-trip of upwards of fifty vessels H is a part of the agreement that the Dutch ships shall carry ono h dred and fifty thousand tons of food for the relief of the Belgians. They may be used for other voyages later in tho American coastwise trade. HOLLAND IS INDIGNANT. Press Criticises America's Alleged De? tention of Munitions. Amsterdam, Jan. is.?Commenting on a statement made by the war min ister to The Netherlands Parliament' oencorning tho alleged detention In America of 1,000 machine guns and 10,000,000 cartridge? which had been bought and paid for by the Dutch government) The Hague Nieuw Cou rante protests Indignantly against BUCh treatment by a friendly nation. The newspaper declares that the hold* ing up or the arms and ammunition is profoundly humiliating and amount-, to a cool denial of Holland's- good faith and asks whether it is in America's Interest to deprive a neutral State or the means to defend its neutrality. POOD ADMINISTRATION NOTICE. Heads of Families Urged to Join Food Conservation Movement. Columbia, Jan. IS.? Effort will be made by the United States food ad? ministration to register all homes i.: South Carolina In the food conserva? tion movement, according to an an? nouncement by Wiliam Elliott, food administrator for this state. During the campaign last fall more than 10T),000 homes joined the food administration forces by- signing /thej pledge cards. There are nearly 400, 000 homes In the Slate and every ef? fort will be made to secure all for membership In the United States food administration. There are 1,06? families in Sunder: county registered as members of the! food administration. There are 9,056 j families in the county. All families who have not joined the food admin Istration should write immediately to the food administrator, Arcade build? ing, Columbia, and secure the beau? tiful window card, the kitchen car I ind other information which is to b Jistributed. The food administration is making arrangements for the wide distribution of information that will be of value to every householder. Those signing the pledge cards, men I; promise to save food insofar as possi? ble, so that America may be success rul In the war. The food administration has re? ceived a limited supply of War Cook >ooks and the homekeepers who ap dy first for membership will receive jne of these books free of cost. "Food will win tho war; don't wash t." Is the slogan of the United State food administration. LABOR FROM PORTO RICO. [Government Arranging to Bring in 50,000 Men. Washington.. Jan. 19. ? Arrange? ments for the ' arly transportation ?? 50,000 common laborers to the United States from Porto Rico is being made by the department of labor. As soon is tonnage is available 00,000 other: will be brought from Porto Rico and the virgin Islands, sufficient, tin4 do partment announced today, to take Bare Of any shortage in the domestic supply of railroad and agriculture 1 workers, London, Jan. 21.?British casualties reported for the week ending today were 17,043. This represents a de? crease of nearly eight thousand. .?? ?For 1918 The patriotic duty oi' farmers and } gardeners everywhere Id toincrca ic j crop and food production* Intcn* j vo farming and" gardening, i thclilx ral uaeof fertlllxers, togeth J with proper rotation of crops, bo i:" ? Increase ami Improve tho fer? tility atui pr< lucttveneoo of tho land, ai o all \ I :..? ant1. ;i c< considerations ai the present til Wood's Descripti h Ca? Fot 1918 gives the fullest nnd nioai up*to*date Information ?u regard to all Farm and Gardes Seeds And ;elis about the best crops to grow, both k'orproiit und bov??- msc. Write fox Catalog sad prides of Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats, or any Farm Seeds Required. Catalog If ailed n-oe on Keenest, T. W. WOOD & SONS, 8EEI1SMEN, Richmond, Va. soda nrcmincrtoN im.ans. soda docked at Charleston. |< I c n l so u College to X^.vist South Car ollnu Furniers n Securing Chilean i crtlllser. < lemson College, .Tan. un.?The organisation in the several counties >f th<> state will i,<- perfected In tho next two or three days by the dem? onstration .'gents and others for mak? ing arrangements to distribute the I nitrate of soda supplied by the gov : ernment 'i he rules and n gulatlone for the distribution were prepared by I official! in the United States depart? ment of agriculture. They will be published in the county papers and by posters, demonstration agents simply carrying nut special Instruc? tions from Washington. When coun? ties are without demonstration agruntt la representative from Clemson College extension division will visit such coun? ties on Tuesday, February 22, to make j necessany arrangements. Ships ChaSge in Original Plans Found No; Mary Beesnste of siiai low Water in Other Harbors. Washington, Jan.' 20.?It has been P.< Id that Inasmuch as Savannah can not accommoi ate deep draft vessels Which are hi Lging nitrate of sod.a from Chile to the United States, the u st ship, which will arrive shortly, dock at Charleston. Original plans contemplated docking at Wil? ton. Charleston? Savannah and J i ;sonvllle, -ut as neither of the two latter ei iee have, deep enough \ ei ?lies for Florida. South Car ria and Georgia farmers will be un lo; i i at I harleston. Kevonnah inter ests are todaj endeavoring to find seine way of having the original plans ? rrb .1 out, b t. as this is a practical H there ppears to be no feasi : of unloading, except at Char? leston. , Indianapolis. Jan. 11*.?After two days stirring debate the United Mine Workers overwhelmingly ratified th^ Washington agreement which grants a substantial WSge advance to bitu? minous coal miners and provides pen? alties for violation of contracts. PORTO RICO DECREES. Washington. ..'an. 21.?The Porto Rico decrees holding the island to be organized incorporated territory of the United States with the federal ? n kution in full force here, have been reversed b\ the Supreme Court. r~ The National Bank of UA Carolina OF SUMTER Resources over #1,600,000 Th is Rank owes its ?rowth to the loyal support sod booty Kooperation of its 2500 patrons. A bank is a COMMUNITY INTER? EST. Its mission is SERVICE. Its life is the Loyalty of its Patrons. We appreciate your bi gness and are better prepared than ever before to serve you. C. G. ROWLAND. President. P. t HINNANT. Cashier. x. YOUR INVITATION If you hitwi never had any dealings with us, please consider this an invitation to give tig a trial. 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