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BRYAN HOWLED DOWN. Toronto HF.n m:s to iii:ai: PROIIIBI HON KI'KKt'lI. lUt timed I iiiiMdiun Soldier* i 'rented iMsitirtmiuv In Mull and Drowned Chu Voice of rent omuinmcr." Toronto, Feb. II.?William Km nlng* Itrvan w.?h r-fu.^1 a bruins when he appc ' Mas??' Hall her I tonight to address a prohibition meet? ing on l? i Um auspices Ol UM DomhV lon alliance. Returned soldiers caused the dis? turbance by shouting various epithets. * What about the ISJOtlSOloT they alee demanded In chorus. The first disturbance came before Mr. Bryan's entry when the ?hairman told the audbn. o they were to be honored t'v listening to the fraternal delegate of the Anti-Saloon league of America." one of tho foremost citizens of our ally " The chairman refrained from men tlontnK Mr. Hryan 's name as long as be could, but when It came out at last, It waa greeted by a chorus of cat calls and crlea of "We don't want him." The chairman appealed to the audience. It was aot a good thing for the city the) were doing, be said, and ' a bad thing for the cause We represent." Then Mr. Hryan came In and pan? demonium broke loose. Mo>t of the audience atood up, and waved hand? kerchiefs .ml l hOOred bun, but the \ answering hoots from the galleries outlasted the cheers. For five minutes Mr. Hryan tried to make hlmeslf heard, but it was no use. The Interruption kept right on end the intcrruptors sang "Rule Hrl tania,'1 forcing the audience to join In that and "God Save the King." They inquired about the Lusitanla and sang "Over There" and "Wr Won't Oo Home Until Morning." Men stood up and shook their fists at the American ex-secretary of state. Sol dlera showed the service button on their coats and shouted ded nice at thoae who pleaded for a hearing for the visitor. Enthusiastic prohibitionists who wished to hear Mr. Hryan. hurled across the hall counter calls of "Put them out," and "Where's your fait play?" The chairman was heard to say something about ejecting the in? terrupters. He was greeted with cries of "Who's going to do it?" Mr. Bryan took his seat. John H. Roberts of Montreal mad an attempt to speak, but was told to "get the khaki on." Then a man of the army medical corps dresaed in uniform was hoisted on the platform. "Boys, they arc fighting for freedom at the front, they are also fighting for freedom of thought. Why should we Interrupt the meeting?" he appealed to the galleries. The appeal was In vain. "God Save the King" was sung again and the soldiers in the galleries shouted "Tako Aryan out and we'll walk out. We'll let any man speak, but not a pro German." After the band had played another air. Mr. Hryan made a brief, but fu? tile attempt to make himself heard. Then he took a chair to the edge of platform and talked to the reporters, the not?? ne\cr ceasing for an In? stant. I "I am here by Invitation," said Mr. Hryan. I come as the representative of I.?.ooo.ooo of the American people who have banded themselves together la various organizations for the pro-1 motion of prohibition. I have spoken in one hall tonight before an audience that gave me not only respectful but enthusiastic uttentlon. "I find that less than I per cent., probably more nearly less than 2 per cent, of this audience refuse to allow the rest of the auditors to hear me speak. Ordinarily, those who Interrupt u meeting an put out because they refuse a majority the right to hear In this caae. I urn not willing that forco should hjj used to eject the men from the hall. I would rather that the meting should break up. "My patriotism is satisfactory to the president of the UPJtOd States, is satisfactory to tho cabinet of the I'nitod States; u is satisfactory t< the congress of the I nlted States. There Is not one single person in the I'nit? od States who can say that one drop of blood In my veins is not loyal to my country." Mr. Rrynn told the reports* that his daughter was married to a Hrlt Ish engineer Officer, that one of his grandsons was a Hrltish subject and tha' another was in the navy depart? ment at Washington. "I say this." he added, "that you may know that I do not have to apologize t.? an\ one " Mr. Hryan announced his readinffal to stay all night In the ball ami try to talk to the people. Me said he a.add have no coercion, however. "Knough men," he added, "are he? lm in lined III our fighting to make fhe world safe for dogasjtIfgtOf without anyone being Injured tu give me n bearing." The former secretary of state ?poke for qulto a while on the prog* rcss of prohibition to those who crowded down to th ? platform but it is doubtful If mary of thOUl COUld Iw.ir him owing to the noise. His remarks orori punctuated by ?he gallery spelling out ? e-c-s-i-t-a n-i-a" yelling "What about tin1 Loo It mi I m and t&ngillg "Hail, Hail the < l?ng s AM Here." The meeting broke up when the audience joined once more in singing "God Save the King." Mr. EftryaB Wag given an attentive hearing at the American Metropolitan I'hurch during the early evening, the audience listening attentively to his address . ml offering few interruptions. At the conclusion of his address Mr. Bryan Wai greeted with hearty ap? plause. In nl Administration Notes. At the public meeting of women Friday/the City food administrator was requested to lake Bp with state Pood Administrator William Billott litres matters. First, why it was impos? sible to obtain rye Hour here; second, to what extent was graham Hour a Substitut?'; and, third, why was the Chief substitute we have, corn meal, so very high. Mr. Elliott was wri? te n, and has replied as follows: "Replying to your letter of the 2 2nd, I beg to say that the reason ?M1 rye tlour is hard to get is because very little of'it w as used in this State until its use was demanded by the pound-for-pound rule in the purchase oi tiour. Immediately there were shipments of rye tlour started toward this State, but they have not been distributed yet. There is much rye Hour coining into Charleston and if your DOOPle Will communicate with the wholesalers in Charleston 1 think they can get rye Hour without trou? ble. Graham flour is a substitute to this extent: Purchasers need buy only 1-10 of a pound of substitutes with ? ich pound of graham Hour bought. The cornmeal situation is having the earnest attention of the adminis? tration In Washington and the ad? ministration here. The trouble is al? together on account of transporta? tion. As soon as the congestion of transportation is relieved I think the price will be stabilized, since really there is no justification for it except transportation. The "Food Administration, as you see by the papers, || stirring up the railroads on this subject." Mr. Elliott was sent a copy of the meatless and wheatless program re OOntly Adopted by the ladies here, lb has this to say of It: "The program which you sent is line. 1 am turning it over to our pub? licity people to be used. Please com? pliment the ladies on it. 1 think we shall send it out as a bulletin." _ .Beginning the spring drive for ex ; iordinar> production and conserva? tion of food stuffs, and to completely organize Sumter County under the thrift and economy plans of the Food Administration, National and State Councils of Defense, and War Stamp Savings Administrations, there will be held meetings at practically every white rural school in the county bo ginning next Tueeday and Wednes? day as per schedule below. The speakers selected by the gov? ernment to talk to the people next week on iis follows: J. Frank Williame, County Farm l ?emostrator. .1. II. 1 laynsworth, County Superin? tendent of Education. H. A. Moses, Chairman of War Sav IngS Stamps for Sumter county. E. I. Keardon, Assistant County Food Administrator. Schedule of meetings: Tuesday, March Sth. Graham school at 9 A. M. Concord school at 10.30 A. M. Trinity school at 12 noon. Pleasant Grove school at 1.30 P. M. Wednesday, March Gth. Salem SOhOOl at I A. M. Shi loh school at 10.30 A. M. Norwood school at 12 noon. Lone 1 ?(lk SChOOl ?'?t 1.10 P. M. Tbo Food Administration and Council of Defense have asked that ever] OOUnty DO thoroughly organiz? ed, by school districts, to induce ev? er v family to plant plenty of vege ? Ides, grains, and to conserve every peesiMs OUnCt Of perishable food Hid feedstUffS tor man and beast. Im? portant RieesageS from the govern? ment. State and National, will be carried by Iheoe gentlemen who gre ?Ving of tluir time and ability to help organise the county to help win 'be war, end tlx rofort every man, wo? 1,1 ?". 00) ;iml girl should attend tins, meetings throughout the county. ?THPlClOVg i \ < 11 ?1 NTs REPORT 1 1?. Mnc Men Been in New Mexican CMol Hlne. Denver. March \ - Nme men, oil equipped with oxygen h?hnet? are re? pot te.l to h ive been M,.n hl |m|11. Ol Bog Antonio. New- Mexico Let nigh! The rOpOl t W as mods h. Ofllcl Is of the government boren u or mines her? today. BABTILLERYBIN TRAINING. MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CARO? LINA REVERBERATING WITH DEATH KNELL OF AUTOCRACY. Commander Phillips Comments mil the Barrage Exhibitions on Hog Rack I tango. Bpartanburg, Fob. 2s.?"Those ore glorlOUS days for the work of the ar? tillery," said (Jen Charles li. Phillips commander of the 52d brigade, today as he stood on Hog Back mountain. surrounded by a hundred or more of? ficers Of the lUlth field artillery su? pervising the afternoon's tiring pro? gram. The three batteries of three Inch guns now on the range are being tired almost constantly by the officers ami men of the 104th, Under the command of Maj. Seymour, the 105th field artillery completed its work on Tuesday. The 106th oloserd its pro? gram with barrage fire. The creep? ing barrage, the standing barrage and the box barrage were their graduating performances, so to speak, and it is no secret that their performance was highly satisfactory. According to the program the 104th is going to finish its work and be followed by the 106th, heavy field artillery, after which the whole of the brigade will go to the range. The work Of the artillery is the most spe tacular of all the army training. At present the guns are a little distant from the station occupied by the of? ficers directing the tiring, while the targets pitched about over the moun? tain arc in view of the officers. The commanding Officer announces the nanu? of the officer to fire the problem and he steps forward to transmit his tiling data to the guns over the tele? phone. The guns speak at his word to fire and all the company see in the bursting shell just how well the of? ficer is on the job. Sometimes when the performance is particularly clever the Officer is greeted with applause. Another election Is to lie held at ( amp Wadsworth. Charles W. Taft. Assistant Secretary of state, of New York, arrived today to supervise the voting of the men who come from the Seventh, Eighth, Twenty-first ami Twenty-second congressional districts It is said there will be approxin ite ly 1,800 votes cast. The election will be held Monday. Hoy Sind, Near Union, Union, Fob, 28,?While two negro boys, Webster Duncan, about 16 years ot age, ami Bud Talley, age about IT. were handling a single barrel breech loader shot gun yesterday afternoon, tin gun was discharged, killing the Talles boy almost instantly. A CALL TO ARMS. Soino Russians Prefer Fighting to Murrender. Vologda, Friday, March I.?-'the in? terior of Russia, following the exam? ple of Moscow, has declared strongly against a separate peace with Ger? many, The Workmen's Soldiers councils In many provincial centers are Issuing mobilisation orders, and proclaiming a right to the finish in behalf of the revolution. Pnxvlllc W. v. T. U. Paxville, March 1.?The Paxyille Woman's Christian Temperance Un? ion held a communicative service in tin- Methodist church on last Sunday evening in honor of Frances E. Wil lard, founder Of the organization. A large crowd was present, and a good donation for the Memorial Fund was received. The church was artistical? ly decorated for the occasion in the national colors. A handsome framed I portrait of Miss Willard stood in the ' center, and was draped with United (states Hags; temperance posters and J flags were also arranged in places. I The following program was beautiful ly rendered: I Hymn?America. Sc ripture rearing, 1 chapter Daniel, I by W. E. Keels. Prayer?new J, D. bowen of the I Baptist church. Talk?Some Temperance Facts? Bey, Bowen, Piano Solo?(The Palms?Mrs. W. I. Keels. Heading?Memories of France* Willard?Miss Jessie Curtis. Pec. a Stray Sunbeam?Miss Lu clle Geddings, Violin Solo?In the Lamplight? Miss Vivian Curtis. Memorial Fund Quiz?Leader, Mrs j.Toe Minis, Jr., Mesdames Ralph Rey? nolds, Henry McLeod, T. W. Gunter and Miss Leila Corbett. Recitation?The Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Mine? Miss Barle Perritt. Piano Duet? No Surrender March ?Misses Lucile Geddings and VarnU McLeod, Talk?Experiences in w. c. T. U Work?M iss Can oway. Piano Solo?Woodland Echoes. ? Miss Emma Hrown. Presentation of the Memorial Fun? ??Miss Leathee Edmunds. Vocal Duet-Mftar Spangled Ban ner?Misses Daisy Corbett and Emme Hrown. idiring which the offering was re? i ? Ived by two little girls. Song?Blest Be the Tie That Hinds Dismissal?Rev. J. D. Bowen. Mrs. T. W. (Hinter, Ppbllcity Bupt Thrift Stump Agencies. The little thrift stamp is hustling about, and is growing in popularity every day. He is entering our rich" est homes, and hs is taking ip his abode too in the humblest houses. Ho eosts but a quarter hut he is in great demand. As an illustration of how much the thrift Stamp ami the war saving stamp is in demand one canvasser in Sumter in his leisure time, talking among his Iiiends lias placed fifty dollars worth ! of Stamps in the last three or four I days. He does it simply because he j is convinced that the stamps arc su?h a good proposition that every one should buy them. A young ladies' club in the city has become interested In the stamps, has had them explained to its members, and they have declared their inten? tion of all buying and of going out and selling the stamps. Nearly all the stores in the city have now taken out agencies and the stamps can be obtained from them. Headquarters for the stamps of course is the postofllce. The army and the navy teans are still conducting their canvass and are placing the stamps all about. If you are not informed about the Stamps, ask almost every one on the streets and you can get information, or go to the postofllce and get it. j Hardships of the Palestine Campaign. London, Feb. 25?Some of the 'hardships experienced by the British j forces in Palestine are described in 5 a letter received here from a priest The letter, written shorly before the ? fall Ol Jerusalem, tells of a day early in November when a camel convoy - from Beersheba was unable to reach the men then fighting for the deliver . ance of the Holy City from the Turk "There was a hot wind blowing,' , wrote the priest. "A tumbler full ol water was left in my bottle which 1 i divided between four olliccrs whose - lips were split and covered witl green slime. That afternoon 1 had G . burial service, and, literally I couh ! I not articulate without keeping my hand to my mouth and pulling my . lower lip off my teeth, while bullets I from a concealed sniper whizzed pas 08. In the evening water came in enough to give each one bottle?quite l: inadequate.' _ I Berlin, March 2.?In the Germar i attack yesterday to the northeast ol Belcheprey the Americans suffered ? heavily, and at least twelve prisoner! ? were taken, it is officially announced. Start off your boy or your girl on a thrift stamp book. They will do the rest. . THE GOOD HOARS CAMPAIGN. Mayor L. R. Jennings Receives Im port am Appointment, In according to the Sumter Aubo mobile Association the privilege of naming the member of the legislative committee from South Carolina, of the American Automobile Association, the South ^Carolina Automobile Asso Ciation has bestowed on the local as? sociation its highest honor, said Mr. C. T. Wootten, field secretary. Not even the United States senator has a Held of greater usefulness to the State. This honor comes to Sumter because of the interest manifested in the movement by its representative citi? zens. In naming Hon. L. D. Jennings for this poet Sumter has availed herself of the services of one of her most capable sons, who has given and is daily giving evidence of his ability and willingness to serve his State and com? munity unselfishly. rianttm: Castor Beans. Editor of The Item. It strikes me that the people in gen? eral and the farmers especially, have not appreciated the importance of helping out he government in fur? nishing the castor beans which are required for making a lubricant which is necessary for properly run? ning the new liberty motors required for the aeroplane service. There are B great many waste acres and garden spots in and around Sumter, that could be planted in castor beans pro? fitably. I have been in touch with Mr. "Evans, the government agent at Ham? let, N. C, and have all the necessary data in regard to successful cultiva? tion of these beans, and would be glad if anyone who wishes to plant from one to ten acres would call at the of? fice of the Bynum Lumber Company, and any information will be gladly , I given. A. J. BYNUM. l i Honor Roll of Stateburg School. Pint Grade?Elizabeth Boyd, Julia Neyle, Frances Richardson. Second Grade?Gillespie Boyd, Julia ! K. Simons, Hope Williams. Third Grade?Franser Neyle, Eliza? beth S. Richardson. Fourth Grade?John Frank Wil? liams. Fifth Grade?Charles Boyd, Henry Neyle. !l Sixth Grade?James Brown, Wil? liam Brown. Seventh Grade?Marion Boyd. Eighth Grade?Marion Boyd, Ro&w^*: lie Neyle. Buy a thrift stamp; quarter does it. You a Patriotic Farmer! You will make every acre produce its ut? most in. food crops, cotton and tobacco, all greatly needed by our country. You will best serve your country and yourself by fertilizing each acre liberally with ed steer CCDTIII7CB0 brand rCBIllULLlfo " IT PA YS TO USE THEM" There is a national car and labor shortage. Delay is dangerous. -R TODAY Manufactured by SWIFT & CO. FERTILIZER WORKS ATLANTA, GA. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Factories: Atlanta, Albany, LaGrange, Moultrte, Savannah, Ga. WILMINGTON and GREENSBORO, N. C, CHESTER and COLUMBIA, S. C. IFTS FERTILIZERS ASK YOUR DEALER