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PubUahed Wednesday and Saturday - ?BY? OhTKEN PUBLISHING COMPANY Sl'MTKK, 8. O. ? Terms: 91.M par armiiin?in advance. Advertisements. One Square flret Ineertion .. ..$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.50 Contracte for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communicatione which sub? serve private interests will be charged for aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found la It so and the True Southron in lift. The Watchman and 8c uthron now has the comblaed circulation and influence of both of the eld papers, and ie manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. This Made- fed Germany" War. < Richard H. Edmonds. Editor, Man? ufacturers Record.) If Oermany had waged its war with? out barbarism; If every soldier in its armies had been a decent man; if there had been no outraging, no mur? der, no destruction of homes or of churches and cathedrals, Germany would etill deserve the utmost pun? ishment that could be inflicted by civilisation upon any country because of this unholy war for Its own ma? terial advancement. But the world has been engulfed by awful woe; millions and millions have died and other millions have been maimed for life; hundreds of mil? lions have suffered in the agony of seeing their loved ones forced by Ger? many Into this awful war to save trio world from German domination and damnation. Women and children have been outraged, the chivalry of the high seas has been supplanted by the foulest campaign of Hell-devised murder of innocent non-combatants tl.at even the devil himself, as ex? pressed through Germany, could de? vise; the very existence of all clvil satlon has been threatened, and if Oermany were to succeed the whole world would sink back irto the dark ages of atheism and barbarism. We are face to face with all of these terrific realities and all the fear? ful possibilities the ve y thought of which staggers mankind. And all of this has been brought about wholly by this "Made-in-Ger many" war, started by Germany for the sole purpose of forcing Germany's domination and damnation over other countrlea. These are the facts which our people should fully understand, and then they will slowly come Into a realisation of Germany's crime, sur? passing all the crimes combined of all nations from the very beginning of time. Then they will realise that this "Made-ln-Germany" war Is indeed a "Madein-Hell" war and Is a tight to the death Dental Clink- for the City Schools. Editor Dally Item. Through the personal work of Miss E. W. McLean, principal of the Pri? mary and Elementary Schools, Mr. H.1 J. Harby became Interested in the es? tablishment of a dental clinic for the public schools of the city. This feature of a well-organized public school system Is given strong endorsement by physicians and sani? tary experts, because of the numbc. of diseases that may be directly trac? ed to teeth not properly cared Tor. tl le believed that the successful opera? tion of this clinic will be a source of great benefit to every child In the public schools of the city. Mr. Harby secured the following subscriptions: Mr. H. J. Harby.I1H.M Mr. Nelll O'Donnell. 50.00 Hon. L. D. Jennings. 60.00 Mr. I. C. Strauss. 50.00 Mr. B. J. Barnett. 50.00 Mr. W. B. I'pshur. 23.00 Mrs. B. P. Bicker. 25.00 Mr. W. B. Burns. 25.uC Thls makes a total of $$375. Of course, we are very grateful to tries'-* friends for their generosity. If there are others who would like to contribute, they may make a de? posit In the City National Bank in favor of this Dental Clinic. Respectfully, S II Edmunds. Superintendent. fcervk'e Hag for the City Schools. Home ladles have volunteered U see to It thut a service flag will b. provided for the city schools as noor M the names are furnisher-. We luve of course, a complete list of all th? graduates, but there are some whc did not graduate who are now In th< service. To expedite matters the re id era of the Item send to me the name; of any of our hoys In whom they mal be Interested, whether or not thcs< boys were gradn.ited Let us try I have this ready for the l!dh. s H BdmnndtJb Superintendent, Inventor 11 ohenzollern. BmpOfO and King. pui ?-h.rs?<K- fU million do! hire* worth more of Krupp security Who wants war? Wall Street .lour nil SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS. COMPARATIVE QUIET PREVAILS ON BATTLE FRONT. German Drive Seems to Have Reached Its Limit?Men No Ixnigcr Thrown Against Allies Without Regard to Loss. (Associated Press.) With tho passing of the 13th day of the new battle of the Somme, there came increasing evidence that the great German machine with which it v as intended to crush the allied lino has almost utterly spent itself. Khere previously the Germans had tirown men into the fray, not count? ing the prodigious wastage in killed or wounded Tuesday saw them de? cline anywhere to give battle. On the contrary, in what little fighting occurred the British and French troops took the Initiative. Thus it seems apparent, with the reserve forces of the entente virtually intact and with the added weight General Pershing's troops will give them, the turn' in the tide of the bat? tle is at hand. While admittedly both the French and British armies have suffered nther severe casualties their re sorves have been conserved with the utmost care behind the lines and all along the British and French com? manders have not left outside their calculations that a staunch band of Americans exceeding 100,000 men are anxious to lend aid in the task of de? feating the Germans. Dully the German losses in men killed or wounded continue to aug nr ent as details are obtained from the Germans made prisoners. Some di? visions lost as high as 70 per cent, of their effectiveness as they charged in mass formation against the British! and French machine gunners and riflemen. Companies withdrew from tho fighting with their combative strength reduced to 40 men. The tatest accounts of the fighting from the various war chancellories show no new important change in the battle front. Only minor operations took place on that portion of the front south of Arras held by tho Brit? ish, and little aside from artillery duels occurred between the French and the Germans on the lower end of the line. The fighting between the big guns was particularly heavy be? tween Montdidier and Moyon where the battle line bends eastward and which is a spot of great importance tc the Germans aa the breaking XY rough by the French would neces? sitate a rapid withdrawal of the Ger? mans eastwnrd from the Amiens sec? tor. Although the Germans have been bombarding British positions in Bel? gium, particularly at Ypres, there is no indication as yet that an infantry attack is contemplated. In addition to the continuation of their bombard? ment of Paris with their long range gun the Germans again have endeav? ored to drop bombs on the French capital from airplanes. Bad weather again is hindering op? erations in the Italian theater, but there has been considerable patrol ac? tivity In the mountain region and artil? lery duels of some violence over the whole front from Lake Garda to the Adriatic. In Palestine the British force* which penetrated Turkish territory northeast of Jericho have successfully carried out their objecivo In cutting the Hedjaz railway and have now bo gun to retire toward Es-Salt. Tuberculosis Camp Contributions. Mrs. Nina Solomons, chairman o) ot the Tuberculosis Camp finance com? mittee reports additional payments ol subscriptions listed below. The amounts were subscribed Sunday March 2 4th. and the understanding was that the subscribers would send checks at once to Mrs. Solomons. She requests that other subscribers send el eckt at the earliest dale possible: 0, A .Lommon.$100.00 1. C. Strauss. 100.00 C ue More Effort Club. 25.00 E. T. McCallum. 5.0" s. k. Rowland . 15.00 lt. S. Trnesdalo. 3.0t; L\ C. Wallace. 500 Miss Alice D. Moses . 5.00 Felix Stedie. 3.00 F. D. Harvin . 5.00 Miss Annie Purdy. 5.00 Uev. J. W. McKay. 10.00 Caeaer Bennett . >.00 Mrs. R. F. Hoyt. 2.50 G. A. McKinney . 6.00 Clerk of Court Scarborough has re? ceived the Confederate pension money and >h now ready to pay it out to pen? sioner*. Mr. !*. C Shaw received a eable gffWn from bis mom Ervln. of the American Aviation Corne, who hoi been training in England for several months aftoi completing hie prellml aarj training el Columbus, o? ssylna thai be hat been made ;i Fiist Lieu* I tenant and is "Hying over there." GROW MORE FOOD County Council of Defense Urges Farmers to Plant Greater Acreage of Food Crops to Help Win the War. At a nleeting of the Executive Com mitee of the Sumter County Council of Defense held March 29th, 1918, tha seriousness of the food and feedstuffs crisis confronting this country and of our allied fighting countries was the subject of serious consideration. The following resolution was unani? mously adopted and ordered mailed to every member of the Sumter County Council of Defense, and published in every newspaper in Sumter county. Whereas the National and State Councils of Defense, the.National and State Food Administrations, the Mili? tary and naval branches of the Uni? ted States, the United States Depart? ment of Agriculture, the Sou h Caro? lina Department of Agriculture, Clem son College, and other governmental agencies have decided that the mo-:t important question before the Ameri? can people today is the production of food and feed stuffs necessary to car? rying on the war, the feeding of our armies and the feeding of the armies of our allies, And, whereas, the allies of America entered the present year of 1618 with a food supply smaller than at any time Bince the war began, and as reliable authorities inform us that the crop3 of Europe will be much shorter than ever before, Therefore, be It resolved, That the Executive Committee of the Sum? ter County Council of Defense re? spectfully urges that every farmer in Bumter County make preparations for an extraordinary production and con? servation of food and feed stuffs, by planting food crops, raising extra lit? ters of pigs, increasing poultry and egg production. ? He it further resolved, That the Executive Committee appeals to the patriotic sense of every farmer and of every housekeeper to produce and conserve extraordinary amounts of food in order to help win this war for human liberty, and we believe that, it is true as stated by National and State officials "That while soldiers win bat? tles, wealth and food win wars." Be it further resolved, That we urge every man and woman in Sumter County to use their influence towards carrying out the wishes of the govern? ment. R. O. Purdy, H. G. OBteen, D. D. Moise, Committc on Resolutions. E. I. Reardon, Executive Secretary. Suinter, S. C, March 29, 191S. Mother's Day. Philadelphia, April 2.?May 12, the second Sunday in May, is Mother'3 Day. "In honor of the best mother that ever lived?your mother," was one of the slogans under which the celebrai tion of this day was inaugurated by Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, several years ago. The object, to bring about world-wide recognition of a specified day as one for universal j emphasis of the love men and women owe to a good mother, has been ac? corded a response from practically ev? ery civilized nation. But this year, Mother's Day is n have a significance even deeper than formerly. With the assistance of military and naval authorities in the United States, with the eoujjjyy's ships I at sea and commanding her troop * abroad, and with the aid df the Red Cross and Young Men's Christian As? sociation officials, the day lato be on? for an Interchange of greetings be? tween mothers at home and their boy. with the colors. * By men in foreign service, It u> hoped, the day will be partly devot? ed to letter writing. Cottgr'cas has made the day a national flag day. Sec? retaries Baker and Daniels and Gener? al Pershing have endorsed the innova? tion to be Introduced this year on the theory that nothing so stimulates the morale of fighting men as letters from home. Honoring mothers or their memory through some distinct act of kind? ness?a visit, a letter, or the wearing of a white carnation?are the marks of Mother's Day observance which have been widely adopted in North and South America, England, Europe and in Australia. The WhltS carnation has been rec OgnlSSd as the special flower for Moth? er's Day. Its whiteness is held sym? bolic of purity; its form, beauty; Its fragrance, love; its wide field .of growth, charity; its lasting qualities, faithfulness?the embodiment of the virtues of motherhood. In her annual announcement of the day, Miss Jarvis says, "It is not a day of idle sentimentalism. It evokes a renewal of allegiance to our highest ideals of womanhood and will con? tribute to the sanctity of home and motherhood and strengthelng of do? mestic and national integrity. Observance of the day is to be urg? ed in schools, colleges, churches, fra? ternal societies, orphanages and pris? ons. In recent years, mayors of many cities and towns throughout the Unit? ed States have issued proclamations calling for general observance of the day. Garden Party at llagood. A garden party, for the benefit of the BUniter County Tuberculosis Cam]), will be given at the home of Mrs. Thomas P. Sanders, near Hagood, about one hour's ride from Sumter, at t O'clock P. M. April 8th. Cards and danclngi and refreshments will he s? rved, Admlslson (0 cents. The public Is cordially invited. The parents of Howard Gage base received s letter from him advising that be Is hi France serving In the c. s cavalry. Howard, who is between sixteen and sevtenteen years obi, went i tu Texas several months ago and there enlisted In the cavalry branch of the army. i Mr. D. M. Green Dead. The citizens of Shiloh and sur? rounding: counties were greatly griev? ed when the news went abroad Mon? day March 25th, that D. M. Green had Passed away. Grieved, did I say? Yes, grieved, because one well-belov? ed had died; and yet we all felt th.it the hour of proud triumph had struck for the venerable servant of God. Mr. Green was the best known a; d most beloved citizens of his count ; beloved alike by rich and poor, white and black, high and low. No one ev)r spoke of him in other than affect'on ate terms. So it is therefore my pur? pose to write briefly a few words in honor of one whose life in our midst has been fragrant with good deds. He did whatever his Master directed, giving aatisfactory evidence that hit> hope in Christ was well founded. Like his Master, he went about doing good, without thought of his physical condition through winter's cold arid summer's sun, by day, by night, he has poured out himself upon the al? tar of willing service for his country and the uplift of his fellow man. In his store, as well as in his home could be found literature of God's word ot V'hich he spent much of his time studying. He loved his Bible, he lov? ed God's way. So he took God's word as his guide and a lamp unto his pathway. Had he made It his aim he could have died in the possession of much worldly wealth, but he chose rather to be a millionaire in the af? fections of men. For past years his hands, his feet, his intellect, his all have been at the service of his fellow man. Always ready and willing to advise and in his way point them on? ward and upward. Jesus says: "Let him that will he great among you be? come ?he servant of all." So it was with this' beloved and honored citi? zen. As to his death it need only he said that he died as he lived .trust? ing absolutely in the love and mercy and salvation of Jesus Christ. We speak of "death" but death does not count, it is only that space between the two lives, life here and life here? after. Indeed to those who believe in the life eternal, ever-lasting, immortal the word "death" really has no mean i'r.g whatever, for the lack of a bettei word. There :s no death to a Chris? tian, it is the beginning of life. Ar tides which refer to our love< ones, who have been transferred fron this earth to the heavenly world should not treat of death, should no be obituaries hut of the life here .if tor. Many will cherish the memory o this dear beloved citizen and he wil be greatly missed in his community especially by his devoted children With a sad heart we how in humbl submission to the will of him who ha summoned our dear one home to awal our coming to him. May God's rich est blessings rest upon us all who ar saddened by his death, and help us t be resigned to his will, and believ that our dear one is now safe in th bright and happy home above. ThOUgh the seeds that We sow We here may not know. That they fall into good ground When life's summer is o'er. And we rest on the shore, In our harvest home they'll be fouw One Who Knew Him. Mrs Ii .Strauss has received a let ter from her son. Lieut, Joe Moni: announcing bis safe arrival la Franc* SMALL C ASUALTY LIST. _ I Only Twenty-live Names on Pershing's Report. Washington, April 1.?Twenty-five casualties among the expeditionary forces reported today were divided as follows: One killed in action, one died of wounds, four died of disease, two se verely wounded and 17 slightly wounded. Killed in action: Private William lla pp. Lied of wounds: Private Edward Fisher. Died of disease: Privates Pearson Hound, George Fitzsimrpons, Jesse E. Stinehiomb, Francis Welles. Severely wounded: Privates E.igene Elstun, Joseph Nowak. Slightly wounded: First Lieut. Geo. E, Boyd, Sergt. Joseph Petrush, Corp. Milton Willard, Wagoner Frank Lu cey. Privates Holmer Ayler, Harold F. Buchbinder, Howard Crum, Moses Fisher, Francis J. Galvln, Zed S. Honaker, Samuel W. Kopp, Clifford Ledford, Lonnie R. House, Harlie C. Smith, Troy A. Tarwater, John X. Urban, Fred Warnach. CANADIAN AIRMEN LEAVE. British Flying Corps Quits the Texa Aviatcon Fields. Toronto, April 2.?It is thought a the headquarters of the British roya flying corp.- here that the exodus o Canadian airmen from their camps a Fort Worth, Texas, will mean the per. manont departure of the organizatioi from the I"aited States. One of th reasons is tnat the American army re (jUires all available accommodation? lor the trai ing of its own aviators. It was o ?cially announced by the royal Hying corps tonight that the percentage of casualties to men whe completed training at tha Fort Worth camps during March was 3.15 and the percent: ge of casualties to men in training tt Canadian camps was 1.28. Meeting Postponed. The patriotic meeting, under the. auspices of tie Council of Defense, an ncunced to 1 e held at the Gen. Sumter Memorial school, Stateburg, has been postponed until a later date, of which notice will be given. Thrift Stamps. Buy One I Each _ Day! The First National Bank SUMTER, S C. The National Bank of South Carolina \ F. E. HINNANf, ? Cathler. ' CG. ROWLAND. President. ASSETS, OVER $1,600,000.00 BIG ENOUGH For the Biegest Business. SUFFICIENTLY EQUIPPED _ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ For the Smallest Business. WE WANT Your Business. r WE SELL THEM -00 YOU BUY THEM? War Savings Stamps The "Baby Bonds" that everyone can buy?and every stamp that is bought helps just that much to? wards winning the war. Every Man, Woman and Child should own some?Are you doing what you can ? J. P. Booth, W. J. Crowson. Jr., President. Cashier. Everything in the Building Line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. RVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE PHONES: 10 and 631