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?/Iit (?Balt?uuni an? >outyuu. VUtoiiahoa Wednesday and Satuni?) <*eTKK|| PUBL1S HING COMVAN \ 8UMTK.lt, 8. C. Tvruw: ?I AO per ?u:imn?la advance. Advertisements. One Square first insertion .. ..$1.01 ?very subsequent Insertion.Go ? Contracts for three months, or I eager wlil be made at reduced rules All communications which sub serve private interests will bo charge for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged (or. / The Sumter Watchman was found m ?n i?sU and the True bouthron id 2*M. The Watchman and Southro. ?Ow has the combined circulation ann taftwence of both of the old papers, ?ad 4? manifestly the best ad\erti*.n snedium in Sumter. . Washington, March 9.?Generally ?sir weather is indicated for the South Atlantic States for the week beginning Sunday. More seasonable tempera? tures will continue the greater por? tion of the week. AjsTUUCAN PLANT PATHOLOGIST8 ORGANIZK. To Assdet In C ontrol of Plant Diseases . State College, Penn. March ?To prevent an annual loss estimated at 114.lit.000 bushels of wheat, oats, barley and rye. and "tremendous lessee" in other staple crops, special? ists on agriculture have organized a War Emergency Board of American Plant Pathologist*. This board has Inaugurated a nation-wide campaign to Increase food production through control of destructive plant diseases during the coming growing season. ? Because the oonsumer pays for ev? ery rotted and scabby potato and ?very smutted grain of wheat or oats the farmer grows, without having them as food, hundreds of trained workers Intended to carry the cam? paign into all the States. Teachers research workers and students are being enlisted In the service which will show the farmers how to In? crease their yields of disease-froe crops These preventable diseases will be attacked vigorously as the first step of a comprehensive program to pre? vent food waste. Further efforts to saVe food are to be made! by teaching methods of eliminating , losses In transportation, storage and in house aiaWls. x The War Emergency Hoard. oi which Dr. F r> Kein, plant patholo ?ist at the Pennsylvania State Col? late. Is a member, expects to give dl rAct sld to growers as to the avail? ability and prices of spray materials Assistance will be given to the plant dlseass survey undertaken by the fed -?rai department of agriculture, In cooperation with the State colleges of ujfficulture and other agencies. ? Plans and projects for the cam? paign were considered at a special meeting of the board In Washington able mo'.uh. The country was dis? tricted into six sections, each in charge of a commissioner selected by 1 the board. A concrete example of how the scientists will attempt to increase Cnele Sam's food output is given in the statement that there is at annual ?oes of from four to five bushels o. wheat and grain every year from ev? ery acre growing those crops. Thkt lose Is attributed to grain smut, a dis? ease which the board says is entlieh preventable by an application of a common disinfectant, costing only a few cents, to the seed l>eforc it it planted. Spreading Information o this nature and of similar characte: for other crops on other preventable dlssasss is to bo one of the chief ac? tivities of the board The board Is making a complc | survey of the workers who are qual? ified and willing to assist In the bat? tle against plant diseases. To this end the board in taking a nation-wide census of plant disease specialists who will be enlisted. Work has been started on the gathering of accurate information on losses In staple crops doe f<? disease*. Teachers of botany and plant path? ology ere being urged to give npeclut attention la IhC training of student: along the line of lighting plant dis eases. Many workers are needed to take up work already planned hy State and federal agencies. Seven men. all pathologist* at ug ilcultural colleges, constitute the War Kmergrnc\ l"o.ird Thsj ITS H. H. Whetsel, eh ui m in. New York m> sge si Afrtenttnrs; 11 P. Bares. Agricultural College, Cat vsllls, Oregon; E. c. Stakman. Agrl cultural College. St. Paul. Minn.; G M. Coons. Agricultural College, Kust | Irnsing. Mich . K D K.m. State Col lege. Pa.. M W. Harre Clemson <'ol lege. s. c. and ? ; ? Uyaaaa, Depart ment of Agriculture. Washington -?War Cook IkKik^." Mr. William Klliott. food admin? istrator for South Carolina han n supply of "wi?r cook hook*." Any lady wishing ? ropy can ?et SWS ??v requesting it Of his ofllee in Colum? bia. Home Oemonstrat on Work ANNIc KEELS, DtHUI liter ALICE MAR IN, Aulttint l U't hi 1 Home Demonstration Club. On Wednesday afternoon, March Cth, the regular monthly meeting oi tho Bethel Home Demonstration Club was held aft bethel school house. our new demonstration agents, Misses Keels and Martin, met with us for the first time and much interest I ml enthusiasm was shown lb the plans tor our spring and summer meetings. A letter wus read from Miss Chris? tine South enlisting the aid of the club In wool conservation. The subject of Miss Keels* lecture was "Qarden Hints" and proved both practical and instructive. Miss Mar? tin spoke on poultry, giving timely suggestions for that work that were Interesting and holpful. All of the ladies present wore much interested in the demonstration of preserving eggs in water glase, which in view or the searclty and high price of oggs during the past winter seemed par? ticularly valuable. A program com? mittee composed of Mistes Martin. Jones, Pitts and Pugh Wal appointee by the president and after a discus slon of plans for the County Fair tho meeting was adjourned. Mrs. R. b. Furman. Secretary bethel Home Demonstra? tion Club. LIEUT. MONTGOMERY DEAD. SfMirtanburg Man Killed In Airplane Accident In France. Spartanburg, March 9,?A cable? gram received tonight announced tht death by accident today of Lieut. Frank Glbbes Montgomery, of tht American aviation corps, son of Wal? ter S. Montgomery, president of th. ? partan mills In this city. The mes sage dated H the. England, and sign ed by Lieut. Morrison, said: "Frank killed in airplane accident today Acted hero's part to the vary end 1 eath instant.i neous." A second mesage said: "Funera. with full military honors at 11 o'clock today." Lieut. Montgomery received hi* cummlwion aftor completing hb course of training near Columbus, O. und was ordered to Franco last fall. He wus 24 yoara of age, a graduate o. local schools and of Yale University He had just finished his colleg course and returned to Spartanburg' to be associated with his father ii manufacturing when the war cam* on and he decided to ent the avia tion branch of the service. He U survived by his parents, two broth? ers and two sisters. His uncles are V. M. Montgomery, president of the Pacolet Manufacturing Company and Den W. Montgomery, president o Drayton mills. The family has a wide connection throughout the State. He is the first Spartanburg boy to fall in the war with Germany since the Unit? ed States has been in the conflict. SUMTE It COTTON MARKET P. o. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer. ? Corrected dally at 12 o'clock Nooo Good Middling 32 1-2. Strict Middling 32 1-4. Middling 32. Strict Low Middling It 1-4. YOKk OUTTUN MAJHtLET. Mch . 32.00 lt.ll 31.97 32.33 31.S'. May . .31.47 31.76 31.37 31.11.11 July . . 30.95 31.20 30.88 31.18 30.8* Oct . . It.ll 29.64 29.99 29.92 29.G* I>ec . . 11.11 19.71 29.51 29.74 29.1. One American Dispersed Forty ot Enemy. With American Army in France Thursday. March 7.?A lone Ameri? can sentry ?os morning attacked an enemy patrol of about forty men. some of whom had entered the Aiuci II advanced trench. He drove then off, killing the under officer leader, and wounding others. First M port: of the ercounter were that anuth i i had taken place, but lareetlfatl n khowee that one American had Start ed What there was of an offensive. Illicit Still Captured. An Illicit whiskey still was raided 00 11 'I'm.1.1 ThUreday afternoon b> It oral Polleemen Newman and Boykli und the operator, John Bmtttaf, irae nrreeted gm II ng Ufas r inning th? ggjfl in his house and the Indication were Hint he ha l been In the Outlines fee sometime. The policemen found ten gallons of whisk. \ and twenty e.iiions of mash on the premises, but BenlttOg eeieeeiefl in spilling the whts key after his arrest 11?- w as brotl h t? town im eeenmttted tm eui, out was lutor released on Pond. FELL ON STONY GROUND. NpOt'till that Cost John L. McLaurii Neat hi I'tilted States Senate. ut vlie in??i i.rlking ihtUghu In the last letter of Senator liankia is iU reference to McLaurm's stand on ship subsidies. Jn November, 1 i>0 ? .enutor McLuurin delivered an ad? dress tot he Southern Cotton Spinners ..ssociation in Atlanta, (Ja., and in it not only called attention to our lack Of ships, but to what Germany wa doing in this reipect. "Great Britain is spending tw> .nilliBn a year ill mall Subsidies in ex? cess of her receipts. France, Japan abd Germany are spending millions cfach year and together they have driven the American merchant flag liom the high seas. There c*re mil? lions of American money invested in ships that run under the German and English flag, because this government is'blind to the importance of ships. Remember that being under a foreign Hag in case of war, these ships built with American money will be used against us. "This will strike the south a terrible blow when war does Come, because our only mohey crop is cotton, and ii is an export crop. These merchant ships become warships in time o' war, and Cannot be built here after w&r comes. Look at Gertn?ny. Hei kaiser is One of the ablest living men All of his powers are bent to the pro? motion of German interests, and the extension of German commerce, Un? employment of German labor an.] markets for German products 'Made in Germany* is becoming a trad: slogan the world over. "He is doing it by government sub sidles to ships and railroads, in Asl and South America and Africa. He is building up German shipyards and the subsidies, are on the condition that the ships are built by German la? bor in German yards. Both exports and imports passing over Germar, lallways, leave a part of the freigh: remitted to the ship delivering same to increase its earning. In addition tc this he has inaugurated a system ot preferential rule's to the German man? ufacturer from the mil road for gooda exported Into the competitive market of the world. "This is really a bounty which en doled the (ierman manufacturer t I undersell his English competitor in China ot South America. "I want to see the American buil. ship, with Its American crew unde Old Glory, put in a position whore it can carry American goods and sei. them in competition with any coun? try. "Until very recently commerce was oot ueen.ou u proper subject for gov ei n men tul consideration. fhete Is aJ direct department of commerce In an,, government except that of Germany, i'hu moving considerations prompting | ihe settlement of the Chinese trouulo were commercial. The time will com?, when the best minds of every country will be called upon to adjust the com plicated questions of toreign trade an . the consular officers at the leading ports of commerce will equal In im? portance the diplomatic ambassadors. ' In connection with the extension o the SOUth'l foreign trade, Senator Mc? Laurin advocated an American mer? chant marine. "Our weakness upon the sea is the one great danger that confronts th? nation," said the senator. "If ship could be built in the United States as cheaply as they are under other flag . I ii would be unnecessary for our gov-, eminent to do more than to offB'Jt J iho subsidies, bounties, naval reserves ictainers, and other methods by which foreign governments attract capital .nto merchant ships built and manag? ed by their own people. "We must not imogine that AmCri can capital is dependent upon nation ul legislation in order to make ship ownlnqr pay. We have ample evidence ot largo American investments In foreign-built ships manned and opo ruted by foreigners In our forcigr trade. However much our people may have invested in foreign ships they are unavailable under national law when at war as naval auxiliaries "Another thing we should rcmem I er. These very ships and the men employed on board them may be turn ? d against the United States in lb event of our becoming involved in I war with the nation whose flag they fly. "The object of extending govern-; men! aid to the upbuilding of on merchant marine is to s eure ade? quate protection for the nation uptn the sea. and the mere fact that till I Investment has been made attractive to American capital is an incident of the transaction. "We do not want to see the Isth? mian canal become merely a foreign highway of commerce." said the sena? tor. "We do not want our million* expended merely to become a bounty to foreign shlpplnf. H should be n American highway, and we should m develop our mercantile marine th ? w.tb the opening of this groat eanat our own flag shall predominate at t i masthead of ;< majority ot the ships thai it accommodates. ? Ths south will t'?' the immediate THE SPRING DRIVE IS ON! ?outh Carolina'* Great Thrift Army Will Go Over the Top America's great thrift army has begun its Spring Drive. The South Carolina divlson of savers is going "Over the top" wilh the rest of the country. The United States Treasury has already received sixty five million dollars from the sale of these little thrift stamps. Sales are bow running about two million dollars per day. This is equal to the entire cost of running the Government teil years. It if double the receipts of the Postoffice Department or of the Cu? tomi Service before the war. It i? more than double the highest rate Of growth ever reached by the savings' banks in this country. The motley now coming in from War Savings Stamps every day <\o'ild pay for 10,000 tons of shipping. At this rate it would provide ul;i year for three million tons or more than half the program of the Shipping Board. This ttonet Is net given to the Government; it Is merely a loan from the people which Will he repaid with interest. Every time you buy 0 Wir Savings Stamp you lay up moqay for your? self, you provide the Government With money to win the wan/ and best of all you release materials and services which Alone can make possible the supply of necessities to the boys at the front. The War Savings Campaign has just begun. It Is already doing so much, think what it will do when we really get behind it the way we Will when we appreciate its importance. BUY MORI WAR SAVINGS AND THRIFT 8TAMPS?THEY WILL WIN THE WAR. beneficiary of that waterway when it is constructed.'1 In ti?ncl?sibfl, Senator MuLauriu raid: "What we heed In this country today is a n?n-sectional patriotism nd statesmanship more devoted to .he upbdildiftg of out country than the achievement df party success ".reat national or business questions involving the glory of our public and the prosperity of our people should not be dwarfed into mere party ques? tions."?Yorkville Enquirer. War Savings Committee. The War Savings Committee for oumter County held its tirst meeting Friday afternoon. Many phases 01 war savings work was discussed. Ah ihe members of the committee agreed that it was very easy work to sell thrift stamps to people, but that to follow up the ilrst sale was the big uu>k, when it is considered that the whole of the county is the territory to be covered. It was recognize that the most potent fac.or in selling theso war adjuncts was publicity; In other words, that the stamps will sei! ? he.nselves When the people undor >tand just what they are, what they land for, and how they work. As a publicity factor it was decid? ed to designate March 26th as Thrift pay for Sumter county. Thrift Day :onv.nittoc was appointed with Mr. S. U<Roddy, Mr.' E. E. Austin, and Miss Who Martin on the committee. Va rious details for the day were dis? cussed which will be given to the public as they are developed. Al. school* will be requested to have ex? ercises and lectures especially bearin on thrift on that day, and every min? ister will be requested to discuss th topic with his congregation. Othe plans also will be perfected and pu into operation. War saving societies wore discuss ed, the committee agreeing that the> were the best of. follow-ups, and tha they should be formed both amon; children and grown-ups. it WOI thought that two plans should be usei in forming these societies; that the> should be formed as par s of societ'.e and organizations now existing, am. that thev should be formed by inte e.sted individuals who would get other to band with him or her in forming : society. It was agreed to work alon; both lines. A query was made as to the use o thrift stamps as trade and othei prizes. It was pointed out that the administration has particularly asked that this should not be done. Mr. lt. S. Hood was appointed chairman of tho agency follow-uo committee with power to appoint hi own committeemen. This commit tee Will keep in touch with all th? agencies, make suggestions as to thr best display of their posters, as t ways of calling attention of thei customers to the stamps, will se* what B&ief are *rrMC, 1 tesersdJy .supervise agencies. Mr. E. E. ustln has bc^n . -?i n - ed a director of the t/ai &Wii s j Coniniittee. i Mr. W. W McKagen has been I printed an authorized SOKM B?? The canvassing COmmittvWi port that they se dorn fail to wial> ' - ~; 1 ? I of stamps at the houses visi c Food Production Pwgniitt. I The war 1 ituation demano.s ti t: South Carolint farmers idi.se eaoa v. tOOd for all >he people oi the Btfe ~v After lift%*\g<ngi for ample supp.>s of provisions, & m.m. maximum poetX'-d cotton acreage. C'orif Increase a; reage Stl ^er cent. Keen* town markets supplied. iXm't car. V over last year's surplus. Garden?. Stress Irish potatoes, bea;is. ofasMMb and salad crops'. Can fnrptUl is :Vx able vegetables. Sveet Potatoes. Plant one-iialf acre per plow'. TM**4 storage hoUS<; on every farm b) ?-? ernment plan ' Secure seed at one * Hogs. Raise one additional hop per plo w Keep good 1 reeding stock. Pasture and soiling I op? make cheap powi. Inoculate for Cholera. win**/ Plant two eres per ^ next falL ( its and Rye. Plant threo acr^s of oatc, fih% of rye per p!ow this fall. 1-Ynrage Crops, liaise son iium, velvet beans and cow pease ir abundance. F viry Produce. A silo for each !^erd of eight or more. Stock beets and rutabagas for smaller herd;:!, Rye for winter graz? ing. Use be; t possible hseejtng stock ;-nd feed intelligently. Poultry. Increase the flock this spring'.? Pre? serve surplu? eggs in water glass. At The fcumter Dry Goods Co. The Sumte * Dry Coods Co's ready o-wear department is a lively plane hese days, and revtfol reasons for his is explained In their larger ad. dsewhere. Read it.?Advt. 1 ay at BcUiel. There will be a play, "Mr. Bob,"' ^iven at Be' del sc'.ool house Tues lay evening, March t?, beginning at i o'clock. TtM proceeds will go for the benefit of the school. Prices; idults 25c; hildren, 15c. Refresh? ments. The public is cordially invit d. IKE READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT .? OF -- The Sumter Dry Goods Company Is a very attractive place to the Ladies at present. Their models in DRESSES, TOPCOATS, COAT SUITS. HOUSE DRESSES and SEPERATE SKIRTS are exclusive, and owing to the activity of this department, something new is almost daily to be seen. We invite the ladies to inspect our daily display. Prices always lower than else? where for merchandise of quality. The Sumter Dry Goods Co.