The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 23, 1918, Image 4
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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All unmarried individuals with annual
incomes over $1,000.00 and all married
persons with annual incomes of $2.000.00
<>r more should see this officer, if they
are u icertain as to the amount of the
tax they will have to pay to the Gov?
ernment.
This officer will be prepared to advise
all wl\ . CdU on him.
See Us For Further Information
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J P. Booth,
President.
W. ,1. CrowsoD, Jr.,
Cashier.
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