Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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<?llt Afcgwn it) ?ou!|non. Publlsitea Wt .ln. h.|;i> mid Saturday __? I1Y? ??STI.IX PCIU.lslllNG COMPAW Sil M i l 11, s. O. Terms: gl.&O per annum?in advunce. a.(\i 111 < uieut?. One Square first Insertion .. . .11.01 Bvery subsequent insertion.&o Contracts for tbree months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private interests will bo charged for as advertisements. obituaries und tributes of respect will be charged Tor. The Suin'ct Watchman was found w In ls&O and the True Southron in Tho Watchman and Southro n now has the combined circulation am. influence of both of tho old paper*, and is manifestly tho best advertising medium in Sumter. According to an official report re? ceived by Herbert A. Moses, chair? man of the war savings committee for this county, the people of this county have loaned to the. I'm ted States gov? ernment an average of 4 cents each In war savings stumps curing the past three months. \\ h> n i is considered that the quota for three months is $5 per capita. It can be seen at once that this county is terribly behind, and not responding to the govern? ment's appeal as had been expected. This places Sumter county near the bottom of the list, being 33rd out of the 45 counties. Mr. Moses ascribes tho poor show? ing of this county not to a lack of patriotism on the part of the people but solely to the fact that they have failed to appreciate the Importance and advantages of tho war savings movement and to the late start this ) county had in organizing. The' Unit? ed States government is counting OB war savings as one of Its mightiest weapons In fighting Germany, md the eounty committee urges that ever) man. woman and child in the coun? ty lend their money to the govern? ment by investing In the interest bearing war savings stamps, or in tin thrift stamps. The stamp sale-ball, however, is slowly rolling. The sales for the last three months are: Thrift stamps: December, 217; War Savings Stamps, 24; amount, $153.11. January. Thrift Stamps. 792, Wi - Savings Stamps, 41; amount $366.92 February: Thrift Stamps. 1.66 1; War savings Stamps, 229; amount tl.S00.77. Chamber off Commerce Note*. gresmun A. F. Lever, who al? ways thinks of his constituents' wel? fare has sent to the Chamber of Com? merce a number of verv instructive bulletins entitled Home Gardening in the South" by 11 C. Thompson horticulturist of tho L nlted States department of ugrlculture. Thes. bulletirs are illustrated editions o: forty-four pages, and are the latest thin* in gardening. Copies may bo obtained by calling at the Chamber of Commerce, or from the home demonstration agents. Misses Keels and Martin. Mr. Lever has also sent the com? mercial organization a great many handsomely illustrated bulletins, thrss different kinds to loejl envelope, about poultry, and egg production, standard varieties of chickens. hinU to poultry raisers, etc. These are also for distribution free, from the Chamber of Commerce or from Misses Keels and Martin The home demonstration agent's office is in the Chamber of Com merce, and so is that of Farm Dem? onstrator J Frank Williams. Phone 200 will get either of these officials or the Chamber of Commerce. It is preferred that ladles und gentlemen visit the home demonstration and farm demonstration departments when wishing information. Mr. T. S. Kvuns. of I amlet. N. C. contractor with the government foi growing castor beans, has sent the Chamber of Commerce fifteen con? tracts and bonds, together with full Information about the culture of these beans. Any one Interested can call and gel the Information and sign Up. when I,, hi v.., d will |... Sei ? tin n. by Mr. Evans. Ill \s M \K< lll\(. ON. t*Coee Treaty With Rsjsjlg |>,M.? \ot Mult < oiiqm i iii? \nnles. London. March 7 Tin (lern kOf have captured Jamhurg. SOSf of Nar? va, while the Tun o-German offensive Is continuing beyond Trebizond. 0 v a Russian olflclal news agency dm p teh received here. This action adds tho statement, Is proceeding; do. spite the official announcement by the Gertnun high command that ltostib ties against Kusstu hive ceased. MsJ. <????> I NlessjBsj, or Osjssp Joch? h4.ii. Not V i IfSt?-ted. Columbia. March 7.?Major Oeo L. Peterson, of the mini termasteiH staff, Camp Jackson, wanted In Uel elgh for trial on the chug.- of em beailemcnt of futub while paymaster of Ihr N'ortb Carolin:? National Guard has not been 1i i ext. d up to noon. Home Demonstration Work IANNIE KEELS, Demonstrator ALICE MARYIN, Assistant Poultry Hints. 1. Much hunger hatching! than usual ihOVld be made this spring in order to produce suMieient pullets for laying goat fall Unless this inert'in It made, and every energy directed to hatch chicks continuously through the spring, we will have ditliculty in ob taining at any price the eggs we de? sire to eat next winter. The number of poultry kept in South Carolina is less than in any other Atlantic Coast State. 2. Each Hitting of eggs should be tested for the removal of infertile eggs. If there are many infertile ones and several hens have been set on the same day, some of the hens may be reset. A homemade tester can be made In a few minutes from a small paste board or wooden box of such size and dimension that a com? mon hand lamp, a lantern or a can? dle can be placed in it. A hole should bo cut in the top directly over the llame and another a little smaller than an ordinary sized hens egg in one side opposite the llame. The test? ing should be done in a dark room or ; I'ter dark. The fertile eggs with live embryo have a dark spot in the up? per part of the eggs with numerous veins radiating from it. These are to be returned to the hen. Eggs with a ring of blood, eggs with a dark up6\ but no veins can be destroyed. Cleai eggs can be kept and boiled for chick food. Tho eggs are again test? ed at the end of the mid-week. At this stage a live embryo darkens all the egg except the air cell in the large end.. 3. Young chicks should not be led until they are 24 or II hours old. '1 hey will not suffer if given no food i ntil tie third day. The yolk of the egg which is absorbed by the chick furnishes all the nourishment re? quired during the time. At the start it is advisable to feed 4 or 5 tun? s a day. Alternating a soft feed with a hard grain or scratch feed. Scratch Mixture: t Yncked corn, 5 pounds. Crackod wheat, 2 pounds. Hulled oats, 2 pounds. Broken rice, cracked peas, millet, or a mixture of Ihttt, 1 pound. I < ' 'l this BlOTOlBg, noon ?>r night, tattered in chaff litter. Johnny cake made by the follow? ing formula makes a good soft feed: Corn meal, 1 quart. 1 or 2 infertile eggs. 1 tea-spoon baking soda. Mix with milk to make a stiff bat ter. l ake well. Feed the middle ol forenoon ami afternoon < Little chicks should be supplied with green food, Any young tender green stuff may bo used. They should be sup? plied constantly with fresh water in shallow pans. 4. We have Just received some bulletins on "Back Yard Poultry Keeping." They are good and are at the disposal of anyone. Call at thrt office or notify us If you wi.^h one. GERMANS \VOHSTi:i> AGAIN. American Staff Colonel Captures Prussian Lieutenant ? American* Put Down (.etinan Haid. With the American Army in France, Wednesday, March 6.?An American staff colonel while with u French raiding party, before his men took their positions in the new Amei - ir in sector on the Lorraine front, capture!1 a Prussian lieutenant in the enemy trench and brought him baci. t? the American lines. The (Jermnt. raid in this new ?ector hist ICOntlR) night wi s repulsed after a sharp : hi WOMEN DEFEAT l.Kjl OH LI? CENSE, Fxorclx Suffrage for First Time at "?Town Meeting" Hay In Vermont. Monti idler. Vt .. March I, ? With women xereistmT lull municipal Hilf? fragt for the Ural time In Vermont, town WQttlng*1 day resulted, on the fa.c ot unoihcml n tuim\ in rc.lacing the number ol' ItqttOf license com? munities to ten m compared with II i..*t year. WH? nil ti?W ? ftW ?mall towne hoard from, which gen? trail! roll "dry." oomntunltioi VOled iik.un.it the license sale of ii QUor. H omen are credited with turning tWe or the la i gest cities in the State. BorltagtOfl end Bt Albans, from tlu w t to \\\? dry columns. Ii many al the ? uns tht percentage of earaMed women \?.teis who cms* their hail,km w.,s remarkably high. VYhll" S't pei , ,.,,t 0| Ho- women voters lamed out in Holland, th? city \ gted to i, lulu license bv the usual ma joi it J. do to war. ko to Word Of 10 to Jnll see i mm to be the po1i< \ of tin- pollCf And It is a good on. ChflttenougM I NeWH. ADDRESS 10 Ml JF ! I hereby announce my candidacy i for the United suites senate to suc? ceed myself. I Just before the primary in 1914 1 announced that I would not again be a candidate, stating "1 shall not try to succeed myself." At that time, while there,was war in Europe, the United States had not entered the ' conllict and no one?certainly not President Wilson?expected us to en? ter it. Most assuredly, the nation did not wish to mix in this great world contlict. For a while Germany pre? tended to respect our neutrality. She made fair promises about not sinking our ships, but all the while she was bending all of her energies to build a lleet of submarines. When she was ready she mapped off great areas of j the ocean which from the beginning' of the world had been free to all peo- | pies and notified the nations that, she ? would, without warning, sink any shipj that dared to enter these areas. In pursuance of this threat she proce/d-! ed to sink our ships, causing the death! of hundreds of innocent men, wo? men and children?citizens of the United States. In self respect we were forced to enter the war; and wo are in that war to the finish unless we are to belie all our traditions and lose all of the rights, liberties and in? herited privileges bequeathed to us by our forefathers. Everything has been changed by our entry into the war. The life of the individual is no longer hy* own. It belongs to the nation; and every man ought to bo guided by that con? sideration alone?a sense of duty to his country. "How can I best serve my country?" is the only question pa? triots are asking themselves. Consid? ering my own case, the conclusion I have reached is that I can best serve my country by continuing in the sen? ate. Having determined that it is my duty, I will not be deterred from ask? ing for re-election because of a state? ment I made in 1914 under entirely different circumstances. In reaching this conclusion I have naturally been Influenced in great measure by the hundreds of letters from patriotic citizens in every lection of the State, who have urged upon nu tin- view that, having- given to me every olllce to which I huve aspired It would be base Ingratitude on my part if I should retire in this crisis I when they believe it to be my duty to ask for re-election. I know that twenty-three years of service here?the best of which I was capable?have given me a po? sition which no new man, how.evei brilliant he may be, could hope to at? tain, since the Democrats took charge of the government, I have been chair? man of the Committee on Naval Af? fairs. My best efforts have been giv? en to the creation of a great navy; and for the navy's readiness to e ?ectively cooperate With the allies and | the success it has met in curbing the U-boat menace, I can justly claim much credit. I know that my inti? mate knowledge of naval affairs, re? sulting from my long service, enables me now to be of roal service to my government. If I retire the chair? manship of the committee on naval affairs is lost to the State. Every day scores of letters come to me from soldiers and sailors and from their relatives asking me for service and for ad\ice. I know that rny intimate acquaintance with de? partmental Officials makes it possible lor nie to be of service to them. My dealings with government officials have given me their respect and friendship. My principle has always been to ask for South Carolina only what she was entitled to. Having ask? ed for something I have always foughi until I got It?U it were possible to get it at all. In view of my conviction, that 1 am now bettor able than ever before to orve the nation and my state, it- i re? tired because of the Statement made in 1914 it would be an act of 00ward? ice, a disregard of the best Interests of South Carolina? and tin Injustice to our boys w%o have offered their lives in defense of their country, i have ? rerythtng to lose and nothing to gain by offering for re-election, i would be safely out of the troubled wate--, of politics in which I have been swim? ming since 18S5, but I would ;'? el omewhal like a deserter In tho ft Of the enemy. When i first came to Washington, CM lion I ii-im was virulent and \ 0 as forced to listen to false and insulting accusations against the South and its people. The Democrats bad decided 'lit was \vis( st to s:iy nothing. I thank cod i never followed this course, hut from t>a beginning protested Igorously with my brother Demo? crats against sm h craveness. When anyone threw rock at the South, i w:?s always ready to throw two back, I Indeed, I have bei n told by compe tent judges?and I believe it to be true?that my speeches in the senate and my lectures throughout the north have done more to enlighten tho northern people on the race ques? tion than all other instrumentalities combined. I have labored consistently for the greater development and use of the Charleston Navy Yard and am in? dividually responsible for its estab? lishment. The clothing factory at that yard is a concrete example oj one of its benefits. It was largely due to my efforts that congress enacted the railroad rates bill which gave to the country fair railway rates and to the farmers much relief from the burdens they were then bearing. The exposure of frauds and robbery of the government perpetrated by the armor plate manufacturers was among my first important acts as senator. Time after time I offered amend? ments to the naval appropriation bills authorizing the government to build its own armor 4plate factory. Each of these was defeated, but I have liv? ed long enough to see the enactment of my original proposition authoriz? ing the erection of a plant by the gov? ernment; and that plant is now ac? tually under construction at Char? leston, West Virginia. I have lived to see most of the financial legislation which I always, advocated enacted into law. The National Reserve Bank act and the Farmers' Loan act, enabling the farm? ers to get money at low rates of in? terest, are among the things I help? ed to secure. Both of these were long cherished dreams of the farmers' alliance and their germs may be found in the "Ocala Demands." One of the things of which I ans most proud was that I compelled rec? ognition of South Carolina's claim against the federal government for money loaned by the State In the war 01 1812. By this, $3SG,000 of the State*! bonds, held by the federal 1 government as a. debt against the State, Were canceled and 189,137.36 was paid into the State treasury in cash. I do not believe the people of the State are in tho humor for unneces? sary political agitation this year. They want to win the war and they know the only way to win it is to hold up President Wilson's hands. Any man sent to the senate now from South Carolina who would not sus? tain the president whole-heartedly would be a traitor to the best inter? ests of our country and utterly use? less to his South Carolina constit? uents. \ Although my health is better now than it has been for many years, it is not my purpose to make any cam? paign speeches. In my opinion, it is more important for me to remain in Washington attending to my duties in the senate and in the naval affairs committee than it is for me to en? gage in the mere bandying of words with any man or men upon tho stump in South Carolina. I have enough faith in the good sense and patriotism of South Caro? linians to believe the uppermost thought in their minds today is to de? feat Germany. They know the only way to do that is to stand by the president. They know I have always stood by the president and will con? tinue to stand by him. and I therefore announce my candidacy for re-elec? tion. B. R. TILLMAX. WATER FREIGHTS ADVANCED. Interstate Commerce Commission Ap? proves Application. Washington, March 6.?The inter? state commission today tentatively ap? proved the application by the Mer? chant!1 and Mlnera' Steamship line for increased class and commodity rates between Baltimore and Philadelphia to Savannah and Jacksonville. BEES AND HONEY. Also Beekeeping Supplies. Honey is the best substitute for, Rltgar, ami by Keeping hees you can have your own sweetening. I have, colonies of Bees in improved hives that I Will sell, and now is a good time to move them. I also have a number of the Government Bulletin em Beel tor distribution to parties Interested. still have some honey for eale. Also Beekeeping Supplies, N. (; < >8TEEN, :\'20 W. Hampton Ave With Tillman, Lever, Blouse and Dial positively in the race for the United States senate anil John L McLauiin a possibility the campaign this summer will not be lacking In In MORE SOLDIERS NEEDED. MEN OF BECOND DRAFT TO FU1L PRESENT UNITS. War Department Plana to Not Call for Creation or New Divisions This Ifaar?Lean Than one Million sum inoncd Now* Washington, March 6.?While a large number of men will >c called out during the present year to till up the army and complete its organiza? tion, it was learned tonight that war department plans do not call for the creation of any additional divisions in 1918. The announcement concern? ing the second draft, expected soon from Provost Marshal General Crowd - er, may outline the manner n which less than 1,000,000?probably not much in excess of 800,000?are to be summoned gradually during the year to complete the existing organiza? tions. Delay in the announcement is to the next draft is understood to be due to uncertainty as to whjch method of alloting quotas to the States is to be followed. The senate already has passed and the house military com? mittee has favorably repotted an amendment to the law to bt.se the quota on the number of men in Class 1 instead of upon the total registra? tion of a State., This change is re? garded as certain to be made, but. u avoid further delay, schedules of. al? lotments under both systems are ready to go out as soon as final ac? tion is taken. As to the date of the second draft, members of congress from agr cul? tural sections have been practically assured that no withdrawal of men from civil life was contemplated which would embarrass haives:ing. It has been indicated, however, that a relatively small number of men must be called to the colors prior to June 1 and that process may start in April, when equipment, clothing and quarters will be available. The men are needed to fill up the full strength of divisions slated for early departure to Europe and also for field army and corps troops not attached to d vis ons. The replacement detachments also must go forward at an accelerating rate since American troops are ac? tually holding a sector of the French front and men are being killed or wounded in action every day. The completion of the full program of the war department withoui creat? ing any additional divisions prebably will absorb in the neighborhood of 000,000 men. The last increments of the first draft now in process of mobilization totaling about 800,000 men, are being used to fill regular and National Guard divisions shown by their ef? ficiency reports to be available for early duty abroad. Some of the men are being used also to fill up the spe? cial forces, although an additional source of supply formighly special zed technical units is being used contin? uously. This is by special drafts Of particularly qualified men of the trades necessary. Orders were issued today to local boards calling for 528 artisans of various sorts for non-com? batants units. Even with all the first draft mobilized there is considerable deficiency among the National Army and some of the National Guard divis? ions. Tho first purpose of the second draft will be to make up this short? age. TEUTONS STRENGTHEN AllMY. Now Have Sixteen Divisions M >re Than the Allies, Says Maurice. London. March 0.?The Germans ate still adding to the number of their divisions on the western front, Gen. P. 13. Maurice, chief director of mil? itary operation at the war otlice, de? clared in his weekly talk with the Associated Press today. Th< Germans now have 1?! divisions more than tho allies in the west, he said, but this did not mean that they were in super or strength, as the allied divisions were numerically larger. Gen. Maurice .said the entent" forces Still held the superior ty in rifles, guns and aircraft, but that tins superiority was diminishing. SUBMARINES SINK EKiHTKEN. British Figures Same as for Lost Week London. March 6.?Eighteen Brit? ish merchantmen were sunk by mine oi submarine in the last week, ac? cording to the admiralty report to? night. Of these 12 were vesse s of 1,600 tons or over, six being under that tonnage. No Ashing craft were sunk. Arrivals of* British morchantm n at ports in the United Kingdom, ?Gr.; sailings, 2,201; merchantmen un? successfully attacked, 0. The losses to British shipping in the last week WOrC the same as in the previous week with respect tO the number of merchantmen sunk. in the previous week, however, H of the I* vessels destroyed were of more . than Men tons. W?GE BISPUTE 8ETTLE?. ship ijlili r.Ks given impoim ANT concessions. [?bor Adjaatincat Board Announces General Ia?reosc in Waav?, Eigne Hour Hay V ich Time ami u Half for Overtime. Washington. March 6.?Cencral in? creases in w; pas, an eight hour day with Um. anU a half pay for over? time, free ti msportation where an employee is compelled to spend more than ten cent.- a day in ear fare, and provision for grievance committees of the employees were contained in an award today by the sh..?uilding labor adjustment board, applicable to all wooden ship yards south of Baltimore and all steel yards south of Newport News on the Atlantic and Gulf Coas'b. The decision follows in principle fro award in the Delaware and Philadel? phia districts which gave labor im? portant concessions for which the working men aave been fighting for years. The board's decision prohibits any discrimina on between union and non-union men in a clause which re? flected the gravity of the shipping situation. \ "Believing that in this national emergency pasL differences between employers and employees must be f01 - gotten in the common determination to produce the maximum possible number of sh ,)s," ;he awarj sai l, "the board Will not tolerate any dis? crimination ou the part of employers or employees between union and non? union men." In granting B basic eight hour day the board undertook to encourage the institution of t?vo and three shifts by limiting overtime so that the 'total work shall not exceed 60 hours per week. Excessive overtime was de? clared to lead to inefficiency and to lessen rather than increase production. March 25 was r lade the effective? dato of the award, which is retroaotive as to wages to February 1, for all yards except those in which disputes* have been settled tec iporarily on the basis of other dates. For the employees of the Tampa Shipbuilding and F.n gineering Comp; ny the wage scale is retroactive to Nevember 1, 1917. Ter? ry Shipbuilding Company, Savannah, to January 11 '918; shipyards of Hrunswick. Ga., to January 1C, and shipyards of Be umont, Houston and Orange, Texas, to February 1. Minimum hourly wages were fixed for all yards, so as to equalise the numerous differei oes? in rates. Where higher wages ar: being paid than the scale provides, it was ordered that no changes should b made. The increase granted varied to such an extent that officials of th<* adjustment board re-\ fused to attempt u general approxima? tion, although it was agreed the ad vances were substantial. AMERICANS HOLD EIGHT MILES. Guard Trenches at Front in France. Washington, March 6.?American troops are now holding something over eight miles of trenches on the battle front in Fr .nee, it was learned today, although ir, an air line their frontage is only about four and a half miles. This frontage is liable to extend at any tin e to the regular trench allotment tor an army corps. Irregularity of he trench lines is responsible for ti ?ir eight miles of length. They are laid out so that Hanking tire may be obtained along every part of the f ont. Strong points containing niachin ) guns jut out for this purpose. Thr trenches also fol? low closely any protective slope of the country and w nder up and down hill. The American s ctor is understood to be a divisional frontage, which means that at least three divisions of American troops a a there to give the necessary support I i the depth for tho front lines. This fact has aroused speculation here si to who will bo selected by Genera Pershing to com? mand the first corps of his army. Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett is known to have acted in thai capacity, but as yet the expeditionary commander has not made any reco: miendation. It is possible that the French sys? tem win be followed in the Ameri? can army so far li the appointment of corps command* s goes. It is the custom in France to select any one of the division conn, anders in corps and to place him at the head of tho corps He retains his rank as di? vision commander, however, and in the case of the American army that would be a major general. NEGRO SCHOOL DEDICATED. Daytona. Via.. Idoroh 7.?Several prominent men, ino 'tiding Vice Presi? dent Marshall and Governor Catts, participated in the Indication today ol the Daytona ed national and in? dustrial school for negro girls. An octogenarian who has been drinking practically all his life says he favors a trial of prohibition. Pro bably has enough Oft hand to last the few years left him.?Birmingham Age-Herald. x