Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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aim HTM FAILED. rtiROKLN l I* |t\ III AW AKIN lkry rim VaJted .SUtcs lufuiitry (inns Out to Meet Germans Iteji 1 n my lulls l<? Appear. With th?? Aint'ii, tu Army in France March 27 (By the Associated Press). --What promised s German attack on the American linen northwest of Ton I tale morning was broken up by I American artillery lire. The enemy 1- mbd > eertaln positions ol the American Hues ?nd then had sent a sweeping bar rage across No Man's Lund. Knemy trench mortars, firing from the west Of Hlchecourt. started n han and from enemy machine guns cams a *ala of bullets. The American Infantry ? front their undergroun i rs at the proper moment and advanced to m ei the expected assault. Meanwhile, the eoanter barrage against the German aide of No Man'a Lund apparently was] effective for although the Amer leans waited no Germans appear What happened on the other side of the line is not known. REPORTS TltOM Hl Kl IV IfaSMJ C laim ( aplnre of Nine Hundred I GUUS. Berlin, March 26 (via London). March 2?.?The number of guna cap tared by the Germans in the battle new In progress has Increased to 963, army headquarter* announced today. Blaches, Karleux and Ktalon have H eaptured by the Germans. >r* than 100 tanks were lying in IMP**] positions. It la added. Germans are standing on the Is to the north of Noyon. They ited Busay. Bihueourt, Hiefvillers, Qrehlllera, Tries and Miraumont and atossed the River Ancre. Since the beginning? of the buttle, nays the state? ment, 93 enemy airplanes and six eaptlvst balloons have been brought down. Bikttsh troops Just brought forward ?4tack-d the German lines violently tirnn the direction of Albert. They Vplt driven back, the reports state, altar a bitter struggle. The text of the statement reads: ."Iii continuation of the great battle tfc .France our troops yesterday achieve! freah auccssses. Kngllsh di? vision* brought up from Flanders and ?Italy and French divisions threw themaerece against our troops in lee perate attacka. They were defeated. Thn armies of General von lieulow and ; n. von der Marwitz have 11 na I - Ig ggaintalned themselves In Ervilleis alter ? hot and fluctuating battle, and in their advance against Achlet lc Grand captured the villages of ltihu aanrl. Blefvlllers and Grevlllers. The. alao htw ? iptured Irles und Mirau moot and have t russed the Ancre Kiv "Ervrllsh troops, freshly brought forward, attacked violently on a wide treat from the direction of Albert. enemy was driven back after a bitter atruggle. 0 have crossed the Bapaume.A' road near Coureelette and I' aouth of Peronne. < ;. n h is force I a |> i ' ?age e-rosa the Somme and h is taken %f storm the height of Malaonette. Whirl was ao hotly contented in the ftomsie battle of 191?. as well as the vtllegea of i hea and Bailenx ?hrong enemy counterattacks wore themselves out before our lines. *m?o army of General von Hutier. after hard fighting drove the eneui\ haek near Marchelpot and Hatten court, across the Psronne-Reye Rail? way. Th?? t? naclously defended Etul lon waa wVeated from the Frent h KngMaa." Mk T^the aout I tf'in Holiikt r In?M?t lorcstglit. On a eertaln evening last autumn, says the Washington Star ,a group ol farmers sat around the stove hi the gene.-al store and |olned in a general and heartfelt complaint about tin ravages of the pot ??<? bu ;m. "The peat ate n?y whole pot ito crop in two weeks," enld one farmei ?Ttaey ate my crop In two daya,' said a second tanner, and Ihen the) rooeted on the trees to aee if I'd plunl morV " A salesman who was traveling for a seed house cleared his Ihreal ?That'* remaikalde." he said, ' hut HpM me tell you whit | saw in oui ?own store. I saw a couple at potato examining the nooks aboct a >k igo before planting time to see had bought seed." Vir 1* i un on a cash baai*. hut c?*h has to l e hi.iaowed from He >ple. Buy thrift stamps?Mem? phis Appeal. LAasjcjnsj other things the Oermans MSa I? nbng that Kuaala la a eountr\ SSiagrnlrtcent distances Kioxvltlcl' irrul end Tribune. Ii WKIMiFFlKLD patriotic i>ay. l-arnely Attended ami Successful Meeting on Wednesday. With the largest audience, and doubtless tin- moHt elahorutoly staved i ad artistic ally arranged program of I'XcrciwH oT an: partlotie rally yet In Id in Sumter OOtlflty since the be? ginning of the present war, Wcdgefield lu.ol Wednesday covered itself with flOffl m oianv ways. Weddeln !,! I cln'ol has tho banner fSOSff to begin with of twenty-three st.us on tie- sen ice Hau. fac h star rep SSSSntlng a DO| or teacher of that H h.H?| of less than 1"'" pupils who an In the service lighting or ready to light for their country, or to be exact nineteen boys, lour from one Wcdge ti. Id home, the boys of Mr, and Mrs. .1 I: K\an. and four former primi ;>.i Is ?f this school as can be seen by reading the honor roll of Wedgetleld school printed below. The completeness of the program, the decorations, and the music, and the the extraordinary line singing by the pupils under the direction of Miss Jeanette Thomas, musical directress, the marching, eostumes, stage decor? ation in masseu of beautiful natural Mowers, bunting, and (lags, all con? tributed in beiutiful effect to the pleasures and the patriotism of the occasion and credit of the school and community and the people of Middle ton township arid of Wedgefield prop? er. It must h ive required days of hard work, thorough training, and true patriotism to pull off such a de? lightful and ertertaining occasion. The entire school of boys, and girls and younu ladi s entered the audi? torium and grouped themselves on the stae;?. and after the op.-nine Invo OOtlOS D9 ROT, T. K. Derrick. sank' tor Country's Fla*." Dr. m. L. Tarier, ehairma i Of tin- Mnldleton Township OOSnnoIttOS of the Sumter County Council of Defense, presided and after welcoming the visitors, pa? trons, and speakers introduced the SpoakSffS in the following order: Mr. H. C. Haynsworth, Mrs. Nina Solo? mons, chairman of the Sumter Coun? ty Woman's Council of Defense; Mr. P. G. Hownian, and Dr. George W. Dick, all of Sumter. Each of the speakers acquitted himself and herself with credit to the cause they repre? sented and showed superior knowl SdfN of the subjects under discussion. They evidenced sincere devotion to tin- boys who are lighting and those who will yet light and many of whom will die in ord?r that millions may remain in tho comfort, sufety. and prosperity of the homes. The ap? plause which ei eh speaker received testified to the pleasure the audit nee derived in listening to such spelndid addresses. A very touching incident or feature of the occasion was tho presentation of a beautiful Iwenty-three star ser \ OS Hag from the ladles of Wedge Held to the Wee gefleld school in hon? or hi I recognition of th-? nineteen boyi from that school an 1 the four rormer principals of that school, all Ol whom are now either in I-'ranee ot in encampments training soldiers or learning to be soldiers, or in the naval or aviation branches of th ? service as follows. The Bag was presented by Postmaster George \V. Dirk in a pe? culiarly happy, \.-t touching mannet Former principals now lu service William Lykes. Henry Remberti J, A Tuten, p. s. wh to. Wedgefield school boys In SSrVtOSi Albeit Aveook, Ma? rion Price. WadS Pri -e. Hcvwanl Pur res . Peter Dwight, T. D. Prohun, Roy Brohun, Claude Hammond, LOS Thorn wr, Qerald Uyan, Noll Ryan? Julian k..hi, Willis Ryan, Henry Strangs Wilson Stranges James NorrlSj Jeff Wadford? Peit Weinberg, Peter Mel? le tt. Prof S. M. Clarkson received the service Mat? and responded to Dr Dick's congratulatory and commen? datory presentation taii< in a happy ii.i eloquent, and appreciative talk in behalf of WodgoHold aohool and the brave former principals ancl school of Wc(b,rein-ld sc-hool. Several iplendldly rsndersd vocal numhe Srsrs sung by the entire school during the entertainment. Tbc committee of Wodgsflold la dus in,i gentlemen who deserve so much credit and so many thanks for irrai sttoh n eommsndable ami Irlotlc eoktbraftlon i rs M Iss i lot tic Aycock, Mrs, M. U Parier, Mrs. .1 P'll. Mr, Sam Weinberg, and Mr B. P. Aycoc k. The fating ladv teachers of Wedge Hold sc hool, Uhmtm Joanotts Thtnmts, |*Mln <'"" ?nd Harriett OwOnS who !??? ones pains and snocssdsd so ad? ?Irabty is Iralging their charges, the boys ami Kills. i? stK>h an admirable manner as evb|e?eed l.y the- pcrfee iion or their porrormancs n march' inic. singing, and formation, and in the patriotism shown. and Principal LlarRSOn too, h; VO every reason to DC is proud of their MhtSVSmentS and the aChIc v e i n e n' s of the pupil s ;ih tin 11 rgs sudlssiss luive to i>. i grateful for the pleasures of the SOSSSlOII Wheat n<i More My Lady" to ths alt if lbs OM Kentucky Horn Si by ths ic-hool, Mum J.'unutle Thomas, uc eompanist, was peculiarly line and yet amusing. Light refreshments were served af? ter the meeting by a committee of Charming ladies and school girls and tcachet*. County Superintendc nt of Education J. H, Hayntworthi and Secretary B. I. Reardon of the Bumter Chamber ol Commerce were present but not on the program, hut each of theae gentlemen ate twenty-three dif? ferent, kinds of wheat substitute cakes, and drank twenty-three glasses each of lemonade, one glass and one cake for each Of the twenty-three brave soldiers honored with a star in the aerviee flagi ami were about to take a little refreahmenti for themselves, when the meeting adjourned. A substantial sum was voluntarily contributed for the Red Cross fund, how much the dear ladies haven't given out 01 yet as they say there are "others" to he yet interviewd who were unavoidably absent Wednesday. Wedgefleld has a right to feel big, and proud, ami patriotic, and South Car? olina, the United States, and last hut not least, the Gamecock County, Sum ter, all have a just cause for feeling proud of Wedgefleld, its people, its brave soldier hoys and men, its school, and its teachers and pupils. If every school does half as well as Wedgefleld the Kaiser is "licked to a tramie*' and the victory for human liberty will surely be won. DESTROY GERMAN WARSHIPS? Hun Rammed Amidships and Cut in Half by the Destroyer Botha. lNondon, March 26.?In the engage? ment between Allied and enemy de? stroyer squadrons off Dunkirk last Thursday the British destroyer Botha cut a German warship in half and took a leading part in the tight, although her main steam pipe had been severed by a stray shell. Early last Thursday morning the British destroyers Botha and Morris and ihe French destroyers Capltalne Mehl, Magon and Boucher Ware patrolling the eastern waters of the English channel when they heard enemy ships bombarding the coast of Dunkirk. They fired star shells, which had the effect of silencing the bom? bardment and scattering the enemy. The destroyers started in pursuit of the Germans in a northwesterly di? rection and discovered eventually that the enemy ships were Making for their base. A grim light ensued, ac? cording to stories of eyewitnesses. None of the German torpedoes found a mark, hut the Morris, emerg ing from an enemy smoke screen, cut off a German destroyer of a large type and torpedoed her at a range of 500 yards. There was an explosion m the enemy vessel and she sank immediate? ly. Meanwhile the Botha had been crippled and she began losing her way. Tho crow determined to do what damage they could and A red both their torpedoes at the tWC lead? ing enemy boats. Then, her helm hav ing been put hard over, the Botha rammed another boat eleanly amid ships, cuttting the enemy vessel in half. Swinging around, the Botha at tempted to repeat the ramming ma noeuver on the next German astern The enemy craft, however, eluded the .Hurt of the crippled Britisher, but only to fall a victim to the French do stroyers. Ablaze, the German boat lay disabled while the Frenchmen pounded her with torpedoes umWgui tire. The Morris lost the rest of the quarry in the mist and took the lame Botha In tow, while the French de Stroyers Circled around, picking up prisoners. From the statements of prisoners it appears that eighteen Oer man craft participated in the raid, and when they fled from the French coast, leaving three of their number behind, they were attacked by a Brit? ish naval air squadron, which pelted them with bombs and scattered them In disorder hi all directions. Hascals and Unseals. A negro who was well known to the Judge had beim haled into court on a (barge of having struck a rela? tive with a brick. After the usual preliminaries the court Inquired: "Why did you hit this man?" ".ledge, he called me a black ras? cal." "Well, you are one .aren't you?" "Yessah, maybe I is one. But. .ledge, s'pose some one should calls yon de kind of rascal you is, wnafd > ou do?" ?lutlookt Maids Arc so Dishonest "You simply cannot trust any? body. Everyone seems so dishonest nowadays," declared the woman. "My maid, In whom i bad the utmost con m '. left me suddenly yesterday nid look with her my beautiful pearl In OOCh." "That's too had," sympathised the friend. "Which one was it?" "That wry pretty one I smuggled fhrough last spring." Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraplu PALMF/TTO AGENTS' CONVENTION. Annual Meeting Of Agency Force of Insurance Company. The annual convention of the agents of the Palmetto Fire Insurance Com? pany at the home Qffice in this city is becoming an event of considerable im? portance and interest. It brings to? gether many of the most successful and progressive insurance men of South Carolina and by the exchange of ideas the men who are making the Palmetto the leading South Carolina insurance company Increase the ef? fectiveness of the organization. The convention held yesterday was even more successful than that of 1017 and there were a larger number of agents in attendance. The reports from all sections of the field were en? couraging to the officers of the com? pany and proved that their plans for he future growth and development of the company arc founded upon a sol? id foundation?the loyalty and per? sonal interest of the agents. The convention was brought to a close with a banquet, served in the hall of the Elks Club, and the officers, directors and agents of the company spent several hours In pleasant social Intercourse. At the close of the banquet Presi? dent I. C. Strauss made an address in which he spoke of the organization and growth of the company telling the agents that the success and growth of the Palmetto was due in the largest measure to the splendid hacking that the officers had always received from the agents, who in looking out lor the interest of the company had made its continued development possible. He announced that it had been determin? ed to again double the capital stock of the company, making the paid in capital $200,000 and surplus of not less than twenty-live per cont. of the capital. This immediate increase is but another step in the plans of the officers, for the Palmetto will ere long have a half million capital and then a million. The new stock is already \ guaranteed, he said, by local stock? holders, but if any of the agents wished to subscribe for stock an al? lotment would be made to them in preference to the local capitalists. This statement was received with ap? plause and a number of the agents asked for stock. Mr. Strauss went somewhat into detail concerning the plans for the development of the com? pany and told the agents that all plans were founded upon the fact that the Palmetto felt that it had the strongest agency force in the State. Directors Neill O'Donnell, A. C. Phelps, D. D. Moise and G. A. Dem nioiv were called on and each of them made brief and snappy talks. Mr. Strauss then called on the agents to tell something about the Palmeto from the outside point of view. Talks were made by Messrs. Bowdetl, of Hampton; Q, Frankvlohnse, of Ander? son; Judge Bnelllng, of Barnwell; J. p. Callahan, of Honea rath; p. T. P. well, of Rock Hill, and Mr. Scwell of the home office. Among the agents attending the convention were the following: R. A. Watson, Ninety-Six; J. A. Counts, Prosperity; H. T. Fewell, Hock Hill; J. C. Grier, Spartanburg; G. E. Haynsworth, B, Walsh, Mrs. Andrena Moses. T). M. Dick, Ft. D. Graham, R. C Wallace, H. I?. Moses, of Sumter; R. M. Laird, Alken; Q, Frank Johnson, Anderson; Judge J. K. Snelling, Barn well; J. W. Tyson, DennetLsville; Wm. Heid, BiShopVtile; F. M. Robertson. Charleston; Joe Strauss, Clio; W. II. Hailing, Edge field; J. S. Howe, Es till; D. If. Aral!, Qranltevllle; R. O. Powden, Hampton; J. R. Callahan, Honea Path; Rartow Walsh, Jr., John? ston; McFaddin, Lynchburg; E. P. West, Leesville; J. R. Clack; J. M Jennings, Winnsboro; C. A. Poney, York, and others. Pood for Thought. A party of "Jocks" were partaking of bully beef ami biscuits in the trenches. They sighed as they chewed, and then one burst out: "Just think o't, boys, twa eggs fow er slices o' bread and a bowl of tea for half a franc!" There was a sudden silence, and when the little party had recovered from their dizziness one asked: "Where can you get all that?" "Nae place," answered the first Ipeaker sadly. "Nae place. Hut just think o't!"--Kansas City Star. He Pound Out. Counsel?Come. sir. do you mean to. tell me you didn't see the com? plainant's cow on the land? How near should you be to the beast to 'ecognise it ? Witness About the distance 1 am 'rom you. everybody's Magazine. The fishermen are beginning to g*'t In* Spring fever, the only remedy for vhieh Is Ashing tackle and a can of .ait. The Other article that used to ?e considered a necessity for a lish ug trip is non est coaieatlbua. SOME BUYERS OF THRIFT STAMPS Wlial Some of the Sumter People Have? Done to Help the Movement to Lend the Nation Money. Through Tuesday 2Cth the four schools of the city system had bought stamps as follows: Primary School. Thrift Stamps Room A .10 pupils. I Room B 35 pupils. 11 I Room H 30 pupils. 32 Room N 37 pupils ... 12 I loom it 1") puplll. 4 0 Room M 3?; pupils. 89 213 194 Money value.48.50 Grammar v<-i??>?>i. T. S. W. S. S. Room E Boys ... 4?; 1 Room C Girls . .. 26 C Room B Roth ... 21 0 Room F Boys ... 42 5 Room D Girls . .... 73 0 Room A Both ... 78 10 Room G Boys ... 117 47 Room H Both ... 4 7 1 449 8? Money Value.$542.50 Girls' High. No. Pupils T. S. W. S. S. 6th Grade. . . 34 34 I 7th E... .... 33 26 1 7th F.. .... ... 33 75 11 1st Year High . 19 32 6 2nd Year High. 33 01 6 3d Year High. 24 58 3 4th Year High. 21 30 3 197 316 36 Money value .? $259.00 Hoys* High. No Pupils Money Val. Fourth Year .... 10 $8.89 Third. 27 30.56 Second. 27 17.00 First. 37 ?">..">?'. Seventh Grade A .. 21 28.00 Seventh Grade B . . 24 12.75 Not specified ?. .. 4.75 151 $152.51 Money value of stamps bought by the four schools for white children of the public school system, $1,002.51. This is a splendid record and shows that the youngsters of Sumter, of both sexes, know that there is a better use for money than to spend it in idle pleasure. They are helping the boys at the front. Wlnn school is just outside the city limits a little way up the Broad street road. The few children that attend divided themselves into two teams for-selling stamps, and the Gamecocks under Capt. Truesdale Mosely sold 112, and the Swamp Foxes under Capt. Vera Fox sold 126. The proceeds were therefore $62.00, that these few children gath? ered In for the nation. They have not stopped working yet. There are more than 70 authorized agencies in the city of Sumter for stamp selling, but very few of them are yet awake to the fact that they can really do effective and patriotic work for the country by calling at? tention of the shoppers to the fact that the stamps are there and are lor sale. Even fewer turned in reports, but in the few were: Sumter Gas & Power Co.. $84.26 D. J. Chandler Clo. Co. 104.86 DeLorme's Pharmacy. 215.00 Warren A. Smith. -770.00 Of the amount sold by Mr. Smith and his associates little Miss Reba Spann sold stamps to the extent of $310. The Patriotic Club, which is a social group of eight young ladies, is not an authorized agency, but deciding that they wished to help in the general work, a few weeks ago they decided to canvass] for War Savings. They ?Old through Tuesday evening $3X4.L*5, of Which Miss Natalie Norman had $210 to her credit. Merely to stimulate ^others to good deeds the following list is given of purchasers of $100 or over: T. W. McCollum, through People's Bank .. .. $100.00 C. J. Dwyer, through va? rious agents .? ... .? _ . ? 100.00 Robert Bhelor .. ?. 100.00 Mrs. C. M. Bryan. 100.00 1\ Scott DuBose, through De? Lorme's Pharmacy. 100.00 Mrs. B. N. Frierson. through National Bank of Sumter 275.00 a. J. Knight.^ 600.00 lov. Manning. 1,000.00 Major VYyndham M. Man? ning.~ 1.000.00 < ?f this latter $800 was through the hunter postoMiee, $200 having been )ought some time previously. No one S allowed to buy over $1,000.00 worth >f stamps, maturity value. Chairman Moses asks that all large ales be reported to him, and the igeney through whom the purchase ras made, so that they can be publish d from time to time for the encour? agement of others. When you want to buy stamps buy hem from an agency. This relieves: | he postolllce of purt of the work, andlc encourages the agency to better ef? forts. If you think that the agency ifl indifferent about selling, ha* not made a tasty and catchy display of his pos? ters, or otherwise is not alert to help? ing the work onward, give aim a gen? tle lecture. If you find a store that does not keep the stamps at all?well EXEMPTION CLAIMS IN TEXAS. Some of the Cases the Hoards Have Hand to Consider. Dallas, Texas, klaren 27.?While some exemption boards have been weighing the claims of objectors to military services who had revived long forgotten dependents, at least two r?exans willing to serve have received honorable discharges because the army decided it would pu. 50 great a strain on the United Sta s govern? ment to keep them in shot ?. The recruits recently were discharg? ed from Camp Travis at San Antonio because of the high price of leather. Both were negroes from the Texas bottoms and both were valiant in their wishes to "get" the German emperor. If either could have stepped on him, it would have ended the war. Each ? would have worn shoes number 15 if the army could have supi lied them. It was estimated that shoes would have to be made to order ior them at a cost of $20 a pair and so they were sent back to the farms. Some of the exemption claims have been freakish. I. Dallas, a tearful claimant pictured the suffering of his grandmother if his suppott were re? moved. An investigation proved she had been dead twenty ye *rs, and in the opinion of the board members, it was the Drat time the objector had thought of it. He was arrested and is still in jail. Only a few Texans now .sic exemp? tion on conscientious grou ids. Train? ing camp customs are becoming fa? miliar to persons in all j arts of the State and the "conscientio s objector" knows he is sure of a safe, if not sav? ory, job with the kitchen | olice. A Dallas negro, susph ous of tho virtue of written claims, t< >ok his evi? dence with him. When c lied before the board, he herded in seven chil? dren anji. his wife, and iirofessed a perfect willingness to set /e in the army if the board would promise to) take care of his family. He was granted exemption. Another Dallas man asked the board members to read a packet of love let? ters in order to convince hem of the acute suffering his wife w mid under? go if he left her to serve v, ith the col? ors. The board was vis bly affected and was weakening rapid y when an investigator brought in we rd that the man had married after de first call and that the letters had h>. en made to order by a dutiful and oh idient wife. ALSACE-LORRAINE. London, March 25 (Correspondence of The Associated Press) ?Symptoms regarded in some quarters here as in? dicating that the German government is preparing the public for some change of fiont ? on the Alsace-Lor? raine question are found in some of the German newspapers. Maximilian Harden recently launehe j the first" suggestion of this in his Zukunft and his condemnation of the traditional German attitude was neither censor? ed nor challenged. Professor Del brueck followed in the same strain in one of the leading reviews, apparently feeling out the public pulee. As there was still no m rious reac? tion, another leading publicist, Prof. Martin Fassbender, has jut; udded an? other contribution along the same line, which is particularly significant owing to the faett hat Fassender is a close personal friend of the German} emperor, and has often b en spoken of in the list of "private at'visors." Prof. Fassbender's article appears in the Deutsehe Politik. It says in part: "The French base thep claims to Alsace on the tact that the Alsatians are attached in their hearts to France. This unfortunately is only too true. The reproach levelled at us, that we do not understand how to assimilate conquered territories, is wed founded, and it is a phenomenon which merits our best attention. "In LC5f Colbert wrote t< his broth? er, the first Administrator of Alsace, exhorting him to treat the Alsatians better than the inhabitant of Ger? many were treated by their rulers. At the same time he urged the clergy lo use their intluenee to induce the Alsatians to become gooc French? men. The consequence w s that In 107."? when the German trot, ps entered Alsace, they met not with complete ndlfference, but active hostility on the ?arl of the inhabitants of chat prov neOt ' W ith us Germans, an administra lon of sm n a natma is impossible. ?urs is a rogtms which ad .nits of no ?hange. Hence, when the functlon irles of such a regime treat the in i ihitants badly, it is difficult to con? ciliate them and even more difficult o assimilate them. "That is why Alsace-Lorraine will liways remain an open fcore in the isrman body politic."