The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 30, 1918, Image 4
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Washington, Jan. 26.?Rain Sun?
day, followed by generally fair weath?
er thereafter, is the forecast for the
South Atlantic States for the w*?ek.
beginning tomorrow.
The first of the lectures to bo given
on Fuel Monday holidays under the
auspices of the Chamber of Commerce
end Council of Defense was delivered
at IS.If today in the auditorium of
the Olrle" High School by Dr. Bv W.
Stkee. president of Coker College. Dr.
Stkee spoke on the historic relations
of England and the Tutted States and
the debt Americans owe to the moth?
er country. Dr. Slkee" address was i
complete, satisfactory and convincing
answer to the often aaked question.
Why should the United States enter
the war on the aide of England and
Kranc*?" Eve-y man who has ever
usked this queeUon of his neghbor or
himeelf should have heard the lec?
ture. Dr. Slkee' mastery of his sub?
ject is so thorough, hie grasp of the
historic significance ano effects of
world politics during modern era so
broad and sane that he is able to
f resent the subject, as great and com?
plex aa It Is. in a clear, simple and
convincing manner. As a speaker, Dr.
Pikes Is one of the most eloquent who
tiss sver addressed a Sumter aud?
ience, but his eloquence Is of that
high type, combining the utmost sim?
plicity of style and diction and the
strength of broad and exact knowl?
edge. Quite a large audience was
preeent. but there were unfilled seats
It the auditorium that evidenced a
lack of appreciation on the part of
shone Sumter people of an unusual
opportunity to acquire information
ud it the same ttsse enjoy ai Intel*
lectnal treat.
BAKER ANSWERS CHARGES.
MtHKTAKY Of WAR MAKES
com p 11 k 111: x si V *: st at i t -
MF NT.
Smys There Have Boon Mi-takes und
Short Coming? Hut War Department
Hu? Mailc LIvory Kfl'ort to Correct
Them?Hy Delay Detter Kille? Mus
Been Provided for Army.
Wishingon, Jan. 28.?Secretary Ha?
ke today replied to Senator Cham
herlaln's charges of inefllciency in*the
war department at a public heuring
before the senate military' commit?
tee. He began by making a verbal
statement without manuscript. He
siii the t.'iatement was not exactly
sui plementarj to the recent one, but
?<aiipt ehens ive statement on all
an iv activities in the war. He atdted
th;it he be not interrupted.
hecretary Baker said he thought
m?gt of the criticisms were due to the
impatience of the American people to
do this great thing quickly. Ho con?
ceded that there had been delays and
short-comings, but the war depart?
ment lead made every effort correct
them. Although more than a mil?
lion men are now under arms in this
country he said the number of com?
plaints were relatively small, probub
\ not none than eighteen. The coin
palint of neglect of a patient at Cat.\\>
Wheeler, he said, It developed \va '
unjustified, resulting from tho Mis
tressed imagination of a widow."
He said tho soldier who needs rid
now has one and a better type than
If the British Kntiehi had been adopt?
ed. In defending the lack of Lewis
machine guns, Secretary linker reiter?
ated the assertion that den. Pershing
does not want Lewis guns for ground
forces, but only for the aviation di?
vision.
Secretary Baker said there were
now thirty-two divisions of troops
pot ly to go to France ami added: "I
don't know how fast it may be neces?
sary to send thetn. hut I do know hovv^
fast we have sent hem and how fast
we plan to send them."
Oyster Supper at IVcihol.
There will be an oyster supper at
Pot hol school house, Friday even?
ing. February 1st, beginning at '7
o'clock. The proceeds will be ap?
plied to Privateer's quota of the
fund for the county home for tu
> ci cnlar patients. The public is cor?
dially Invited.
REVEAL ARMY SECRETS.
?OME TESTIMONY BEFORE SEN?
ATS t ommitflt: RB
LEASED.
Illinois Representative Brings the
News From Fraiu-c and Tells of <M'
licors' Wishes.
Washington, .Jan. 2;"?.?Some inter?
esting disclosures regarding American
army affairs at home and abroad were
made today through publication of
confidential testimony given recently
before the senate military commit?
tee in executive session.
Statements of nearly all the wit?
nesses heard behind closed doors, ex?
cept Maj. Gen. William Crozier, chief
of ordnance, were given in the usual
Printed report of committee proceed?
ings. One that created something of
a stir among members of congress
was that of Representative McCor
mlek of Illinois, who back from a
visit to the allied battle fronts, told
the committee allied officials were ap?
prehensive regarding coordination of
American war management; that
Premier Lloyd George earnestly sug?
gested A|nJ< Gen. Wood's appointment
U the American military represen?
tative abroad and that high officers
in General Pershing's command urg
dnanee and the quartermaster gon
dnanCOfli and the quartermaster gen?
erali Maj. Gen. 11. .1. Sharpe, be su?
perseded.
In the confidential testimony ol
General Sharpe he defended the de?
cision to send General Pershing's- ex?
pedition to France sooner than had
been provided for. He said lie knew
rind formally notified Secretary Baker
that clothing shortages would result
but that even with the sacrifice of
some lives, as many men as possible
should be summoned for the effect on
the Germans.
Some of the statements In secret
session of Major Generals Grelle,
O'Hyan and Wright after their return
from the Frenc^i front, also were
made public. General Greble said
that in October the allied artillery
was unquestionably superior in effect
than the Germans and that General
Pershing'.s men were well clothed and
equipped.
All of the testimony of General
Crozier was ordered kept confidential.
Representative McCormick is
shown to have told the senators that
allied opinion developed "some appre?
hension" over American aid.
"Between the time when I first
went to England" Representative Mc
CormlcU's conliclentlul statement said,!
"and when I returned from Italy,
there w.is u perceptible change. When
I landed they hurrahed for America,
the wonder worker of the world, hut
when I pot bauk there was some ap?
prehension. They would Bay 'We
wonder if there is lack of coordina?
tion In Washington.' 'We wonder If
you have all the bip men you might
bring- together In your government.'
They vote very polite but you sensed
a difference in their attitude."
Premler Lloyd George, Representa?
tive McCormlck said, "expresses
great anxiety" lest America should1
too greatly multiply the calibres of
ordnance in use. Lloyd George, said
Repreeentaive McCormlck, "was very!
insistent" regarding Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood.
Regarding opinion of officers in
General Pershing's staff regarding
Generals Grozier and Sharpe, Repre?
sentative McCormlck said: "I would
rather not mention any names, but
the most important American officers
said:
" *If Sharpe and Croglor do not go
we do not know what may happen.'
When General Biddle was recently ap?
pointed (assistant chief of staff)
American officers were all broken up
about it."
Representative McCormlck asserted
positively that Prance could not sup?
ply the ordnance needed for the
American forces. The French chief
of staff told him the German lin<'
could be broken with enough artil- I
lery. I
General Sharpe's confidential state?
ment included approval of plans to
call into service several hundred thou?
sand moie men than had I ren orig?
inally planned and als-o for hasten?
ing transportation of American forces
abroad.
"I think it is to our advantage,"
General Sharpe said, "to put as many
men in the field as we can possibly
get there, even if they have to suffer
somewhat. The greater the number
the greater the effect will be on the I
enemy."
Mrs. J. C. Cotton, aged II years,
died Wednesday night, January 23rd,
at the residence of her daugher, Mrs.
C E. Jones, on lilanding street, with
whom she has made her home for the
past twelve years. She was original?
ly from Eostover, and there the bodv
was taken for burial Thursday after?
noon, accompanied by friends and
relatives, The deceased was a mem?
ber of Broad Street Methodist church,
where her presence will be greatly
mipsed.
WEEDS OF OUR ALLIES. 1
AMERICAN PEOPLE TO BE ASK.
ED TO MAKE GREATER EF?
FORT TO SAVE FOOD.
Conservation Program for Vcar_
"Imporntivo Sot jsslty" Prompte
Message From England?Less Con?
sumption in United states.
Washington, Jan. 25.?Greater lav?
ing of food will l>e asked of the Amer?
ican people by President Wilson to?
morrow in a proclamation announc?
ing the food administration's 19IS
conservation program.
The critical situation in the allie \
countries and the amount of food the
United States is expected to spare
them was set forth in a preliminary
statement by Food Administrator
Hoover who quoted a cablegram from
Lord Rhondda, the British food con?
troller, which said:
"Unless you are able to . send the
allies at least 75,000,1100 bushels of
wheat over and above what you have
exported up to January 1 and in ad?
dition to the exportable surplus" from
Canada, I can not take the respon?
sibility of assuring our people that
there will be enough food to win the
war."
Although the food administrator's
plans contemplate creating the export
surplus largely by voluntary effort I
some measures of forced conservation
will be employed, notably in the con?
sumption of wheat Hour, which will
be reduced by arbitary means at least
:?0 per cent.
In giving the volume of exports he
hopes to supply to Europe, Mr. Hoov?
er declared that no more food will Me
Sent out of the country than is save I
and that in no event will the Amer?
ican food supply be endangered.
"Imperative necessity," Lord Rhon
dda's message said, "compels me to
cable you in this blunt way. No one
knows better than I that the Ameri?
can people, regardless of national and
individual sacrifice, have so far refus?
ed nothing that is needed for the war
hut it now lies with America to decidi
whether or not the allies in Europe
shall have enough bread to hold out
until the United States is able to
throw its force into the field."
Mr. Hoover replied to this mes?
sage:
"We will export every grain that
the American people save from thei;*
normal consumption. We believe our
people will not fail to meet the enter
! gency."
In addition to 75.000,000 bushels of
wheat for the ;;llies Mr. Hoover says
that Belgium must be given 13.000 -
000 bushels ana that Cuba and lh?*
neutrals must b<? spared at least 1*),
000,000.
Europe's beef demands for the ne?.t
three mottths, dr. Hoover ssysj will
Amount to 70,00' .000 pounds a mont'i
against a pre-w .r Importation fruui
America of only 1,000,000 pounds a
month.
Of pork products the allies wvA
for the next three months 150,000,
000 pounds against an average c!
100,000,000 pounds in the last two
years. The American pi eduction is
put at 750,000,0 0 a month and Mr.
Hoover estimate- that a saving of at
least 25 per cent will be necessary.
a sugar saving of : t least 10 per
cent, will have to be made here, Mr.
Hoover declares, if Europe is to gel
enough to sustain the population.
Of compulsorj savings Mr. Hoover
says:
"The program in many particular
is of necessity largely voluntary but
In some particulars it can be enforced
under the food bill. In any event no
measure that ha not the loyal sup?
port of the majority of our people
can ever succeed. The results of vol?
untary conservation during the last
six months abundantly prove the de?
sire of the vast n j-jority to make the
sacrifices necessary to feed the allies
and our own solo iers.
"A large numbir of our people arc
not in a position to reduce consump?
tion. The responsibility and burden
therefore must U 1 in a larger degree
on those more fortunately situated.
Those who have most must savd
most."
Red Cross Notice.
To the auxiliary chairmen and sec?
retaries of the R?d Cross chapter of
Bumter:
Don't forget th ? meeting in Sumter
next Thursday of all the auxiliary
chairmen and secretaries. Xow is the
time to do a little more than "your
bit" and get some new members to re?
port.
Read again th* ?tter that has been
sent you by the fc.umtsr chapter.
The greater par : of the fall planted
oat crop of ?amter county has been
killed by the I ecent freezes and
j there will be the mallest oat harvest
of years unless a ? onsiderable acreage
of spring oats is put in. The short?
age of oats will e seriously felt by
the farmers, few of whom have an
adequate supply of hay to last, with?
out oats, until fall.
BIG WHITE GOODS SALE
Shaw 6 McCollum's Annual White Goods Sale Begins Jan. 29 ? Ends Feb. 2
i V
Bargains bring customers - any time - always; and if you take advantage of our White Sale, you
can supply yourself with a large variety of special values.
Because of the high prices, people are very quick to go to the store where they find the best values;
be the first to reap the benefit of this great annual opportunity, but if you can't come and make your
selections be sure and send someone, as this is an important money-saving event. '
Knglish Long (Moth. Special by the
bolt. $.' oo value for.$1.7?
J\nglish bang Cloth, Special by the
hj.IN ami 22o
Muhl;. Twill. ||f quality for _IHr
I'ajama check. gfhUlal 1? .v iHc
Cannon cloth, 8$a quality for...?Sic
Lnionette. Hi quality. Hale price He
'?ypny Cloth, 25c quality for ....INc
M IteflM Cloth. IN value.22c
White Rep 40c valve, 361n wide Ma
I
H In. Wh ? I mev Bklrtlng, WmH
price.80r
I l?.t Dimitv Check. Short lengths.
lOO I ilue for.i lo
1 lot Dimity Check. Short Lengths.
30c value for.2 le
Table Damask, 75e quality ut 59c
Qullta, $1.50 quality for.$1.2:1
Qullta, $1.7'. quality for.$Ma
guilts, $1.00 quality for.Il.ta
QUlltl, |t.60 quality for.$l.?8
Qullta, $8.00 quality for.$2. in
Qullta, $3.50 quality for.?2.7.1
Bleaching and Cambric, good quality
10 yards to a customer .. ..1? 1-2
Banltary spreads. 18x90, $1.50 value
for.mi. 2:;
Sanitary Spreads. 72x80, $1.75 value
for. tfi.in
Sanitary Spreads, 51x80, $2.00 value
for.$1.6*
Two bales Short Length Skirting, 50c
quality at.SSo
1 Lot Shirting, Short Lengths, 500
quality at.S3 l-So
i Lot Percales In Bhort Length. 25c
quality at.inc
1 Lot Madras in Slant Length. 350
quality at.ilo
Bolsette In Short Lengths. one lot.
worth 35c for.-L'
White Mercerised Voll, sale price 27o
White Oarherdlne skirting. 60c value
for .. ... 17c
Novelty :??> in. Voil, sale price . . :ittc
Winner Voil.18c
Colored Flaxen, sale price.22c
Organdies, i- >'b 60c value for..die
Organdies, 42 In. 40c value for-Mo
Organdies, 42 In. 80c value for ..22c
While and Colored Crepes, 25c, sale
,.rice.22c
Solid Colored Plain Volte, sale price
I to
at.-,c
Beat Quality Percales, worth 25c, sale
price.20c
Taffeta Silk in Navj and Black, $1.75
quality for
. si is
II you enjoy pretty things, there's a treat in store for you, so remember the date and the plaGe.
Shaw 6 McCollum Mercantile Company
Phone 68
f
11 South Main Street