Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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kty ttbtttyan uu patytni Published Wcdm-sduy and Saturday _ ?BY? 08TKEN PllUlslUMi (u.MI'.VM Sl MTlH, s. ?. IVrnia: ft.50 per annum?in advance. Advertisements, One Square ftist Inscrticn .. . .$l.?e BTvery subsequent Insertion.|| Coi?tracts for three months, or longer n\ill be made at reduced rate. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged M sa advertisements. ' ?tntuurkes and tributes of respect will be charged tor. Tbo Sumter Wan hman was found ? I86u und the True Southron in :????. The Wat hman and Southro now has the combined circulation an influence of both Ol tho old pupor. and Is manifestly the best adveitis.n medium in Sunder. Last spring; a campaign was con? ducted with considerable success to Induce the farn.ers of Sumter coun %y to plant rice sufficient for home needs. There was no effort mado to Inculcate the idea that rice could !??? made a money crop in this section, but the best ugri< ullural authorities In this section advised that rice could be grown successfully on pruc tieally every farm In Sumter county. In wet bottoms und well drained branches, and that to thus produce for home consumption would be a profltuble side line on a cottcn furm. A great many farmers recognized the reasonableness of this suggestion and planted small areas of lie*. Unfor? tunately thu weather conditions last summer were the most unfavorable for rfcse that we have had for years, snd few of those who planted rice suoejOjOdod inj making a crop?even those who have always planted a mall paten for home use and have uniformly made good crops failed last year. It is to be regretted that the attempt to grow th e for home con? sumption received such a black eyo last year, but a failure one year| should not discourage pratcical farm? ers who believe In the doctrine of growing at homo all the food crops] possible. Every argument advanced last year In favor of planting small acreages In rice holds good this year. Stloe is one of the staple and nec? essary articles of food for the people of this county. Thousands of bush? els of Louisiana and Texas rice are shipped In and sold to Sumter county people every year and thousands of dollars of Sumter county money go out of the county every year to PJ for this one article of food. Sumter OOOnty can produce all IPS rice the people of the county need nnd by doing so money will be kept at beano and the freight ears required to bring this rice to Sumter county will be released for other service. With plenty of rice and cow peas, and g reasonable amount of hog meat nnd corn bread, all of which e in hje pro? duced here, the food shortage that Mr. Hoover says threatens the South need give us no concern. see Senator Tilhnan stated a few daws ago to a newspaper correspondent in Washington that he is positively in the race for re-election to the Sen? ate. He also said that he would not make the county-to-county campaign of the Stele, but would remain in Washington, attending to his business as the representative of the people of South Carolina, where he could be most useful to the Htnti gftd the na? tion. This unnonunocmont ends the speculation us to whether or not Tlllman would be a candidate for re? election. That question being settled, the next is. what are the people of South Carolina golnp to do about it" Will they stand solidly back of Till mnn and give him another term In the j senate, or will they turn him down? ? It is a question that every man must j sek himself nnd find the answer be-' tween now and the primary election. It is not a question of faction.>l poli? tics, upon which the political for? tunes of this or that office-hunter hinges, but a serious and larger Is? sue. The man who is sent to Wash-) li'R?"n to n t r, t tins State in the sennt?* must be first of all a loyal and patriotic American, whose American Ism and loyaltv Is unquestioned and above *u*pic?on but he m.ct be a true and tried Democrat who has and will continue to work In harmony with the fiemoerutic administration in all Its plans to win the war for demoe racy. As we have said heretofore, in existing circumstances. Tilhnan Is the first choice for the pi ?<???. providing that his physi'al strength rontinues equal to the task. He has the ex? perience, the prestige und th? post tin; as the head of a great committee to render service that no other cltlxer bf SfUth C.uo'tnn is capable of ren? dering at this time. There are oth? er men who are as loyal and whose abilities quahfv IhSS*. for the service In the senate, bu? IPCS I ? k experlenr? ar.d prestlce that would count 1 Washington, and for ?bis reason aloii^ they ore not to bf COnetdefOd at thsi crisis In comparison with Tillman There are other men who ii?av seek the position whovo re< ord disqualify them?their loyallv Is not above sus? picion and their enmitv to the ad? ministration unllts them for service that la bused upon unseli.shmss an I real patrlotis.n. No Pro-dcrman American pulshcviht should be given cihce at this time. Home Demonstration Work ANN c KEELS, Demjnsttator ALICE MAR'I*, Assistant The following bulletins arc avail? able at tbe I Ionic 1 Jemonsti atiun of llce: 1. Peppers. I. Coin Intal as ;i food ami way* or using it. Meats; Places in the diet. Cur ind preserving; use of substitutes. 4. Distribution and utilization cJ garden surplus. 6. Partial substitutes for wheat in bread making. 6. Homo conveniences. 7. Fruits and vegetables. 8. BrtOd and bread making1 In the borne. 9. Canning, preserving and pickl? ing. 10. Jelly and Jelly making. II. Keeeips for Smithfleld QU rod hams. 12. Preservation of vegetables by fermentation and salting. 13. Drying fruits and vegetables in *he home. 14. Insect pests and diseases o' the tomato. 15. Growing tomatoes, beans an-' olera in the club gardens. 16. Do you know corn meal.' 17. Make a little meat go a low; way. 18. Choose your food wisely. 19. Food for your children. 20. a whole dinner in one dish. 21. Start the day right with a goo '. I J eakfast. It, How to select foods. ixnm BOYS1 CLUBS, County Agent Williams M Organ I/In < Vrn and Pig 0001 fot ISIS, During the next two weeks I shall bo visiting che schools enrolling th hoys in the corn and pig clubs of Kum? ter county. We have some boys in the county that have made some enviab). ids In the past and at the sann time have learned practical lessons In farming that will help them all o their lives no matter what occupatio? they may choose. Dr. Rlggs, presi? dent of cienison College announced ai our recent agents' RlOOtinf at Clem son that the short course for the tw ciui? winnen Cot each of the pod tw. roan would be hold at the coiie this coming summer. Wofford Mc COf and John A. lilackwell, Jr., won these scholarships for 191 f., with Der sniitb as first alternate, and IfoBride i?;:M>s and Kugene Keels won for 191 with Sammy Wells as first alternate The rules for awarding these scholar ships do not give them to the bo1 that makes the greatest yield unles" he is the bott all round club member They are awarded upon a pereontag basis OOnOJdeiing the boot history o'. the crop, best ten Can of corn select ed by the boy. greatest profit an<l ? ? t vi- i? i ' >n this hoate McBrlde Dabha m nie a aeon leat fall of 16 points. BsjajtM Keels ;?j polnta and Sammy Wells II points. When a (tab member wins a aeholanhip t Clemson he is Ineligible to win agair because the course of training gtvei v. r y similar each year, and it 1 thought best to send two differ* nt hoy each y? 11 Let us make thla the banner yea: in both the irow and pig ehib In sum tcr county. The world needs foo ad the bo< i should do all they ea to eootrbute Ihelr part to the world'; anpply of f<>< d, and al the same tlnv they will be galnlni some valuable in formation. Any boy who desires to secure : ptm bnd pig ahould oommunlcat with ana ant i fool sure that i can make arrangements for him to be loaned enough money to make the purohaae Boys who have already so i und i on bnds should do ail th^v Can for then is a gnat demand fot gOOd p'gs. > The County Pair Aaaoclatton and patriotic business n?en of Sumter wir otY. ubfltanllal priaea to both of th clubs this year, as they did last year and the boya who win theae prlac win be thooa who try hardest f<? them j. Fran* WtlHama County Agent ?U *S|AN iNVAsmv HALTED. l?ondon, rob. j**. -The German army baa ncelved orden to stop th ? advance hate Ruaela, according to tiv Petrograd eomepondenl of the Bx ehanga Telegraph Company, who n* Sards the in urination aa reliable. ? itmdkrn [ ni v i.win i> Copenhagen, Fob fit The German crew and a Spanish officer have I <?<? < ? landed from the Herman converted raider Igota Mandl, which nought ref use in Danish waten, The Spanish ? Ssg is now Hying from the reaael, GKEAT SHIPBUILDING l'KXTER Philadelphia is (Vnkr of Creates! Sil I bu l ling District of World. i Philadelphia! Feb, 27,?More than one-third of the war vessels and mer ihant ships called for by the pro? gram of the Unltod Btatea govern? ment are building in ship yards along the Delaware river, according to fig? ures Which have just been made, pub? lic with the permisson of the Emer? gency Fleet Corporation. The tonnage contracted for, according to govern? ment ofllelale, has transformed the Delaware Valley into the greatest shipbuilding center ?n the world. W, l'. Ferguson, a representative of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, es? timates that an army of about 85,000 Khlpworkers will be required to com? plete the 21?. ships including war ves? sels, contracted for by the eleven shipbuilding plants between Trenton and Delaware City. Work on 120 cargo-curriers at the new government yard at Hog Island is progressing and this plant is engag? ing to turn out 6,000,000 additional tons in Ulis. More than 2,250,000 tOJIS will be the Delaware river's first quota in the licet which Uncle Sam relies on to help win the war. At the new shipyard at Bristol. Pa forty ships are contracted for. Here more than 5,000 men are at work and it is expected that 10,000 more will be necessary to complete the ves- j selS on schedule. Ten vessels are being constructed j at another new yard at Cornwells. Pa. The force there of 500 men will be increased to 1,000. At a well known Phllapedlhla shipbuilding plant more than 60 ships are to b' turned out. Most of these are gov? ernment craft on wddch more than 5, 000 men are engaged. Another thou nd is needed. In the big yard at Camden, X J.. . ross the river from Philadelphia, 7, 200 men are building twenty-four ships. More workers are needed here also. Two yards at Gloucester, N. J., are turning out sixteen ships with a force of about 3,000 meVi. Twice this number of shipworkcrs is needed. Two large plants, one a new one, at Chester, Pa., has contracted fo.* eighteen and twenty-six ships re? spectively. One plant has only 1.700 men on the payroll and requires at least 2.000 more, according to the government figures. The other yard h. employing 2,000 men whereas, at 'east 5,000 are necessary to complete Its. contracts. The plant "t Hog [stand is now em? ploying about 10,000 workers and oil: - i ds there estimate that at least 22. 000 are needed. Work In one plant at Wilmington. Del., is progressing on thirteen ship on which 2.8 00 men are employed. This company is in the market for another 1.000 workers. At another plant in that city eight ships are he? ilig bullt by a force of 1,000 men and officials require 1,600 more. A drive under the auspices of the government, is now being eondttctod throughout^ ti" country to register all men in the eighty-seven trades al lied with shipbuilding. Many of these mechanics are now engaged in other occupations and it is planned to trans? fer them to the seaboards without disturbing Industry. Labor difficulties and shortage oi steel ami other materials, it is expect? ed, will treble the original estimate of the cost of the ships contracted for Recent Investigation of the Delaware ; River plants indicated that most of the vei sis being built will be complet? ed in .schedule time. Tin: packers conspiracy. Federal Trade Commission Asks fov Mori* Power. Washington, Fob, 18.?Spec iu I speedy legislation to lay bare the con? fidential tiles of the great meat pack? en and disclose what government In? vestigators believe will show plans to take complete control of the meat In? dustry was asked of congress today b the federal trade commission. Chars 'ing that Henry Voedor, counsel fo the packen Is "atlll the custodian u 'many papers which have been u SI instrumentalities in the pommies lot felonies." Francis Ilenery, spec n coluneel for the commission, esked a supplement to tin- espionage Ii w to facilitate the government's Inqui : < < V IDKll ?f tPAN'S PLAX, I'ropoKltlon to Klorl V?nr on sw ( - Before Oflicln's. Washington, Fob, 28. Japan* Imove te dev< i? p the feeling of ".. alllei towards 'he propose! for ,1o;i military operations hi Siberia t<> koe the vasl stores r>1 YPd^'ost**!* and ?> the trans-811 si Ian railway out I German hands w is wlctol) db?ctta today among dlplo nnts n I of? All are reluctant to give an opl tor publication, !t Is know \ 'i exchanges of opinion are p?lng < with ibo object of perfecting ti derstandlng between Japan, the uni ed states ami other co-belllgerehts i) ( u im AND v. \\ ar Department. Washington, Feb. 13, 1918. IV, It is t:u* desire of the secre? tary of war, as ii should be of all oi iceis of the army, to do everything possible for tin* comfort and welfare ol the soldiers, and to make use oi Buch agencies as are authorised and are In a position to contribute to that end, in addition to the provision made by the government. The Amer? ican Red Cross is a body authorised x>y law to render services Of tiiis char? acter. The following general state? ment outlining certain approved ac livitlofl of the Red Cross, and meth? ods for carrying them <m, is publish? ed for the information and guidance of all concerned: 1. To distribute sweaters, mufflers helmets, socks, comfort kits, etc., and to receive the assistance and cooper? ation of all Officers In making the distribution fair, equal where most needed. 2. To render emergency relief of every kind upon the request or sug? gestion of an officer In charge. All Officers arc instructed to avail them? selves of this assistance whenever, in their opinion, advisable. Officers should be none the less diligent in attempting to foresee the needs of their department in order that they may be supplied through regular gov? ernment channels. All such requests! must be approved by the commanding, officer, who will cause B record to he kept of all ,such articles. 3. To relieve the anxiety and to sustain the morale of soldiers who are worried about their families at home and to promote the comfort and well being of these families, authority is given to the American lied Cr OSS to place one or more representatives of the Home Service Bureau of the De? partment of Civilian Relief at the ser? vice of the men of each Division of the Army wherever located. The sol? diers should be informed through of? ficial orders of the presence of such representative or representatives and that the lied Cross is able and Wil? lie.-- to serve both soldiers and their fi mllies when In need of any helpful service. This representative and his assistants will be accredited to the Division Commander and will be sub? ject to his authority and to military laws and regulations. This repre? sentative of the lied Cross will hav the status of an officer in the arms and will he provided quarters when available. Such assistants and clerkf as may bo necessary will be provided i.. the American Red Utouj iad must . <. males. Thcuu assistants and clerks, >i any, will have the status of non i ommiesloned ofllcere. All reports und correspondence of this officer will I he lubject to censorship of the com? manding officer. 4. To conduct canteen service sta? tions for furnishing refreshments to soldiers When traveling thraugh the country, to furnish emergency relief to the sick and wounded when en route and to see that they are convey-' ed to a hospital when necessary am1 requested by the commanding officer. All commanders of troop trains are advised of this emergency service and are authorized to avail themselves of it whenever, in their opinion, ad via j aide. 5. a representative of the Ameri? can lied Cross may he ata:hed to each base hospital to furnish omer g< ncy supplies whsn Called upon, to communicate with the fandlies of patients to render home service to pa? tients and such other assistance as pertains to lied Cross wotk. The representative of the Red Cross so as? signed, together with his arsistants. will be accredited to the commanding officers of the base hospital and will be subject to the sine regulations, as' l to status, privileges, assistants and I censorship, as provided in p -eceding j paragraph applying to the repre senta? tive of the Red Cross assigned to di? visions. \ I 0. in order to render the above outlined service to the best advan? tage the accredited chief officer rep j resenting the American lied Cross at division headquarters Will be a field direetor. 7. Officials of the Red Cross, as? signed on duty with the military es? tablishment as outlined above, will be requested to wear the re julation uniform of the American Red Cross. j together with the insignia, etc., as ap? proved by the secretary of war. 8. The commanding generals of all cantonments and national guard encampments and the Commanding Officers of all other encampments or organisations, to which lied Cross representatives may be assigned in accordance with this order, are au? thorised to furnish to the American lied Cross anything that, they may re? quest, within reason, fcueh as ware? houses, olhces, light, heat, telephone. Ietc., in order to enable them :o prop I erly carry on the work lor which they are assigned. By order of the secretary of war. John F id die, Major-General, Acting Chief of Staff. Kelps lor the Jious.e.;;.. . At the Woman's" Food Co-.x vut. MB meeting on Friday alternooir .m ay excellent war time lecipes SfarO fcivea* and in order that all may have the benefit of them they will he published from lime to tfn.e. These are all tested recipes that have bOOB BSOd i?y some of the housekeepers of Bum* ter and Ihey are guaranteed to be good. Moat Fritters. J cup finely chopped meat, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 1 cup Hour, 1 ogg. 1 cup milk, ^ 1 teaspoon baking powder, Salt and popper. Make q batter, then add seasoning and meat. Drop by spoon, ulls in hot fat. Fry golden brown and (train well. Serve with or without gravy. Corn Meal Souffle. 3-4 cup corn meal in 1 pint sweet milk. Cook until thick then add 1 tablespoon butter and salt to taste. Beat 3 or 4 egg yolks lightly and add to mixture, boating well. Wheat cool add whites beaten stiffly. Cake in a buttered dish. Serve with but? ter. Soft Corn Dread. Beald 2 cups meal and l tearssion salt with boiling water, enough to make a soft dough. Add 1 teapsoou lard, yolks of 2 eggs, 1 pint sour milk and 1 level teaspoon soda. I t at well, stir in the whites beaten stiff, cook in a baking dish 40 or 00 min? utcs. Sweet Potato Rolls. 1 yeast cake, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 pints warm water, 1 teaspoonful salt, 3 medium size potatoes, 1 te; cup lard. Mix yeast cake and warm water with Hour enough to make a stiff bat? ter at night, set in a warm place un? til morning to rise. Cook potatoes in morning, run through a colander, add 1 pint warm writer, sugar, lard and salt. Mix this with flour enough to make a stiff dOUgh. make out in rolls, ?et in a warm place to rise; bake in a hot oven twenty minutes. London, Feb. 26.?Oskov, one huiu died and seventy-five miles southwest of Petiograd, has been recaptured l>y the Bolahevtki and street fighting Is I going on there, according to an Ex? change Telegraph dispatch from Pet? rograd, dated Monday. The Red ?Guards are said to be resisting the German advance everywhere. NEW SPRING TOGGERY in .. , l . i.i ,< u. &. PATENT orricK We are rapidly get? ting in our new spring goods. The new Hats in all shapes and colors are here for your inspec? tion. Our Suit lines, while not yet complete, are very attractive, and others are coming in every day. If you need to brighten up your dress at this time, give us a call and we assure you you will be well pleased with the result. Flie D. J. Chandler C!o. Co., Home ?!' Hart Sem. [frier & Mtrx Clothes.