The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 09, 1918, Image 4
i ||t (Tfllatcjjman aim .^outjjron.
Published Wednesday and Saturday
?BY?
06TEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY
8UMTF.lt, 8. O.
Terras:
$1.50 per annual?in advance.
Advertisements.
One Square first Insertion .. ..$1.00
Every subsequent Insertion.50
Contracts for three months, or
longer will te made at reduced rates.
All communications which sub
sins private interests will be charged
for as advertisements.
Obituaries and tributes of respect
will bo charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was found
vh. in 1?60 and the True Southron in
ll?tt. Tho Watchman and Southron
now has the combined circulation and
influence of both of tho old papers,
and is manifestly the best advertising
rood turn in Su inter.
What a pity Hon. John L McLaur
In is not as reliable and effective as a
statesman as he is trenchant and en?
tertaining as a writer of political open
letters. If he could coordinate his
abilities with his ambitions and put
into practice some of the theories of
government and economics of which
he discourses so gllby at times and on
occasions that suit his immediate pur
he might be of almost as great
rice to the public as he says he is
ambitious to be. Without passing
judgment upon the merits of the con?
troversy between Mr. McLaurln and
the "dlssentious" lawmakers from
Anderson, we venture to express our
appreciation of the literary merits of
Mr. McLaurln's very entertaining let?
ter and to record our agreement with
some of the statements and conclu?
sions of both partiea
Dr. D. W. Daniel Next .Monday.
A delightful treat is In store for
those who will be at the Girls* High
Behool on next Monday at 12.30. Dr.
Daniel of Clemson College will be the
speaker There lb no more popular
rker In thla whole section than
Daniel and the audience next
Monday will be delighted as his aud?
iences always are. Rememier that
the exercises will begin promptly at
11.30 at the Girls' High School audi?
torium.
AMERICAN BARK MISSING.
8*41*1
for Buenos Aires Last August.
Buenos Aires, Feb. 7.?The Ameri?
ca^ bark Normandy Is believed to
have, been lost on a voyage from the
DnltesV^tatea She left an American
pi>rt last August with coal for Buenos
Aarea, bur has not yet been reported.
WAR MEASURE INTRODUCED.
HUTODKKT TO IMC OIVKM AI -
THOIUTY TO HKOlKiAMZK
I>Kl?AUT>lF.XTS.
Bill Introduced by senator Chrvrman
at Suggestion or President?Will
Change Character of Controversy la
Congress.
Washington, pot), 6.?Almost coin?
cident with Secretary Bakers rein
pOOffOnrO before the senate ? military
committee today for cross examina?
tion upon his recent statement of
what America is doing In the war, the
administration answer to congression?
al agitation for a war cabinet and
munitions director was given by intro?
duction in the senate of a bill trans?
mitted by President Wilson, which
would give the president blanket au?
thority to reorganize and coordinate
all federal departments, bureaus,
agencies, ofllcials and persons.
The new meusure wns taken to th^
I
capitol by a personal representative of
the president and introduced by Sena
tor Overman, Democrat, soon after
Mr. Baker has suggcuted to the mili?
tary committee that such legislation
was necessary. It would empower the
president to completely make over tru
executive branches of the government
for the period of the war, rearrang?
existing agencies and their functions
and establishing such new ones as he
might see lit.
There has been no intimation so far
of any specific action under the bill
the president has in mind nor of how
QUickly the measure is to be pressed
for pasMMKe. It was referred to the
judlciar;* committee. One move which
some officials say is contemplate 1 Is
the appointment of a chairman ot the
war industries board, a post now va?
cant, nn 1 the investment of the office
with powers similar to those proposed
for the director of munitions.
The military committee did not get
far with its examination of Mr. Buk? r.
although he was on the stand fo
three hours, because he demurred Ot
telling in open session the basis for
h!s assertion that the prospects wer';
not unpromising for enough ships to
put 1,600.000 American soldiers in
France tlys year. After much dis?
cussion during which Senator Hitch
cock, who had termed the secretary's
statement "wildly exaggerated and
preposterous," insisted upon un an?
swer to his questions, the committe-'
agreed that the information should be
fcivm in secret session and Mr. Dokt**
promised to prepare a statement Tor
the purpose.
In tho meantime the committ? ?;
will prootd with its general war in?
quiry, examining tomorrow Mai.
Gen. C, D. Wheeler, acting chief of
ordnance.
Secretary Baker told the commit?
tee thai more American troops ha \
been vent to France on January 1 then
(ailed for by the schedule. He ex?
plained that in his oaloluatloni a.s to
What could be done he did not rely
entirely on American shipping out
would go no further at the public
hearing.
In explaining functions of the re?
organized war department bureau the
secretary said that while Edward R.
Btettlntlf, the new surveyor general
I
j of supplies, lacks technical legal au?
thority, ho had broad powers in sc
I curing production with larger duties
Jthan England's munitions director,
i Legislation is unnecessary to secure
j government coordination, he contend
' ed, other than he suggested an'!
which is propsed in the Overman hill.
Introduction of tho Overman hill
came as a surprise and promises toI
change entirely the character of the
controversy over war reorganization,
j Sessions of the senate and hous?i to?
day passed without revival of the con-1
trovcrsy but tomorrow addresses In
both bodies are scheduled.
CASUALTY LIST INCOMPLETE.
Figures Given by Ritisli Admiralty
Differ Preen American Report?
Washington, Fob, 7.?Torpedoed
and sunk by a German submarine, the
leunard liner Tnseania bearing 2,
[179 otlicers and men of the Thirty
second National Guard Division, liei
at the bottom of the North Atlantic.
Report! today are that at least 168
trOOPOn and probably more are miss?
ing.
On the basis of figures reported to
the war and state departments here,
the missing would be 267, but. the
ligures of the British admiralty as
they stood early today, however,
i placed the missing at 168. There i*
every hope that the lower number
j may prove correct.
The reports available give no details
of the disaster, but it is regarded as
probable that the vessel stumbled on
the submarine rather than that the
disaster was the first shot in the
much advertised German offensive
gainst Americans.
At first there was some confusion
;;t war department as to whether the
Twentieth Engineers or the Hundred
and Seventh Engineers were aboard.
But finally it was established that tho
I latter was not on the transport'.
COl'NTY BOARD MEETING.
l ad Roads aral Imperative Necessity
Of Improvement Discussed.
The Board of County Commission?
ers met in regular monthly session at
10 O. m. Tuesday, February 5th, with
...11 members present.
Mr. W. B. Aughtry, agent of the
White Co., offered a 1 1-2 to 2 ton
truck for $:;,aoo or a one ton truck
for $2,300 for delivery in sixty days;
terms $1,000 on delivery and the bal?
ance in six months. No action w.
ta ken.
Reports for January were present?
ed by the Rural Policemen, except Mr.
Norris, and the clerk was directed to
write to him for his report.
Mr. McLaurin submitted a memor?
andum of fees agreed upon by him?
self and Mr. Britton with Dr. C. H.
Andrews, county physician, as fol?
lows: Chain gang, one dollar per
visit and one prescription, within
throe miles of city and 30 cents for
each additional prescription. When
more than three miles from city
mileage allowed 20 cents per mile,
and prescriptions the same as for the
shorter distance. Ahns House: One
dollar per visit and two prescriptions
and 25 cents each additional prescrip?
tion above two. Jail: Fifty cents per
visit and one prescription and 25 cents
for each additional prescription.
Hospital: Twenty-live cents per visit
for medical treatment. No further
charges than herein speoiafied for ser?
vices at chain gang, Alms House and
Jail.
The Board again discussed the bad
condition of the roads, and the im?
perative necessity for improvement.
The scarcity of labor was taken into
consideration |and the greater need
for Utilising the chain gang to the
best advantage. The supervisor was
advised to man the truck and scrapers
and keep them at repair and main?
tenance work, and to employ the re?
mainder of the gang at ditching at d
digging clay where most needed. It
Was also ordered that the Plowden
Mill road be repaired from Sumter to
Black River, just as soon as the work
now under way in Stateburg and
1 catting Creek is finished.
At the request of D. W. Owens,
Jailor, the Board granted an increase
of $10 a month in salary, making the
salary $60 per month.
The supervisor also asked for an in?
crease of his pay. but the Board
thought that further increase for that
office should not be made, it being
on the same basis as the auditor and
, treasurer, for whom no increase had
^^????^^^^?^?^???f ? 4 4 4 4 4 444 t4+4444?4?4 4 ?444-44+4+41
4>
i
CAR
JUST RECEIVED
Another Car in a few days
Get them before they are all
gone.
W. B. Boyle Company jj
??????????? H ? H ? ? ? M H ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? H ?????? ? M M i fcjM
been allowed nor asked, except in SUBMARINE* SINK FIFTEEN,
the way of clerical heir, because of ????-?
the greater volume of business to be ; Oflicinl Report of Ravages of Hun
done.
Claims on file were audited and or?
dered paid.
Sea Wolves.
London, Feb. 6.?The admiralty re?
ports 5 British merchantmen sunk
! by mine or submarine in the past
I week. Of these ten were of 1,600 tons
- or over and five were under 1,600
Cablegram from Dr. Sidney Burgess: tons, '.'our fishing vessels were also
SAFE AND WELL.
Announcing Arrivul Over There. \ sunk
- The British losses by mine or sub
Mrs. Sidney Burgess received a ca-1 marine during the past week were
blegram at 3.30 this afternoon from j approx*mately the same as the pre
her husband, Lieut. Sidney Burgess,
R. M. C, announcing his arrival in
Europe. The message was without
name of place, but was from some
vious v ?ek when nine merchantmen
of more than 1,600 tons and six of
lesser t ?nnage were destroyed. ,
French Lose Two.
port in France, and was in the usual1 Paris. Feb. 6.?Two French steam
form: "Safe and Well." jers of more than 1,600 tons and one
There was BORIS apprehension that \ under that tonnage were sunk during
Dr. Burgess may have been on the the week ending Femruary 2 by mine
Tuscania and the cablegram came at
an opportune time to alley the anx?
iety of Dr. Burgess' friend*;.
or submarine.
One Italian Sunk.
Rome Feb. 6.?The Italian ship?
ping losses by mine or submarine in
BRITISH RAID TRENCHES. i the week ending February 2 were very
London. Feb. 7.?"Liverpool troops j light, only one steamer under 1,600
! carried out a successful raid last night I tons being sunk
east of Armentieres, capturing sever?
al i risoners and machine guns. Our
Rome, Feb. 7.?Vice Admiral Sims
casualties were light," says the war has arrived at Rome to spend a few
office report today. ] days.
SPECIAL
SPECIAL
SALE OF HIGH GRADE SHOES
To make room for our New Spring Goods, we will put on Sale starting Friday, Feb. 8th, all of our
Odd Lots of Men's, Women's, Boys', Misses' and Children's Shoes at money saving prices to you.
Many of the shoes that we have on sale are worth twice what we are asking for them. Whether
you need shoes now, or not, it will be to your advantage to come and look over the many bargains we
have to offer.
1 Lot of Men's Shoes in Black
Calf. Vici Kid and I an ( ait
?Walkover, Douglas, Haz
zard. Hurt & Packards, Em?
erson, etc., at $4.98
1 Lot Men's Dress Shoes in
black and tan, all sizes $3 75
1 Lot Men's Good Work Shoes
Dress Shoes and Scout >hocs
at $2 98
1 I ot of Ladies Shoes in all
leathers but not all tiiea, at
$1 49
1 Lot Men's Sc mt Shoes
at $1 98
1 Lot Ladies' Shoes, 9 inch
Hoots and High-Top Shoes
in Tan, Mack and Grey Kid
at $4 4l>
Some shoes in this lot worth
as high as $9.00
1 Lot Boys' School Shoes in
all sizes, at $1.98
1 Lot Ladies' Dress Shoes in
Patents and Gun Metal, all
sizes, at $2 75
Children's Shoes at a very big
reduction, in all leathers, all
sizes, at $1.49, $198, $2 49
SpeGial Reductions on Ladies*, Men's House Shoes and Slippers. Attention, the above shoes will not last long at these priGes, gof ; early
11
The Wreck Store
Below The PostotTice
Sumter. S. C.
a