The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 17, 1918, Image 4

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Ity ddlatcgnian anJ Sout^toiL Published Wednesday and Saturday _ ?BY? OSTKKN PtH/MSllING COMPANY 8t .V TKlt, s. C. Terms: fl.M per unuiiin?In advance. Advertisements. One Square Arst ineertlon .. ? Every subsequent Insertion.60 Contraria for three months. or hanger will be made at reduced rates All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged fer. The Sumter Watchman iwas found vx, in 1860 and the True Southron in 1166.j The Watchman and Routhroi. now Has the combined circulation am', influence of both of tho old papers, aba is manifestly the best advertis.n, medium In Sumter. There has been some talk of call? ing off the Liberty Loan campaign in fhimter county on account of the fact that subscriptions have almost reached the quota tentatively allotted this county. No greater mistake could be made, and no greater injury could be done the cause of America at this critical Juncture than to throw cold water on the enthusiasm and patriot? ism of citizens who are willing to lend their savings to the government to help win the war. Jt should be bore In mind that the government! has called for a minimum amount of1 three billion dollars as the goal of thej Third Liberty Loan, and that thej quota allotted to Sumter county III based upon this minimum. It Is clear-j ly statod in the call for the loan that the amount to be Issued shall be three billion dollars and all over subscrip? tions. The government needs at ones not less than three billion dollars for Immediate use in flnanclng the. war, and there will be other billions needed before the war la fought to a victorious finish. The call Is not for three billions and no more, but for three billions and as much more as the loyal men and women of this country are willing to lend to their country In Its hour of need. If tho people now buy five or ten billions worth of Third liberty Loan bonds they will be anticipating the needs of the government und will by this gen? erous patriotism prevent the call for a fourth issue of bonds within the nett few months. There Is a great deal of work connected with a Liberty Loon campaign and not inconsider? able expense for the government and for the Individuals upon whom the duty of managing the campaign de? volves, and there Is no sense In calling off a campaign when the bure mini? mum has been attained. If it Is pos? sible to do It. the wisest and the best thing to do right now Is to push the I Third Liberty Loan to such a figure that It will preclude the necessity of another loan within the current year. It'will be good sense and good finan? ciering, and at the same time the big? gest blow to the Germans and their allies that could be struck at this time, it Is the money and material resources of America that the Huns fear most of all, and if the people of America show conclusively that the wealth of this country is unreservedly placed ut the disposal of the govern? ment It will be worth as much for Its moral effect upon public opinion in Germany as the victory of the Brit? ish and French armies in the present great battle. There should be no thouhgt of calling off the campaign In Sumter county or in any other section of the country, from the At? lantic to the Pacific until every loyal citizen has had an opportunity to buy as many Liberty Konds as he Is able to carry. The Third Liberty Loan should be made as big as possible, not as small us the government can make out with at the immediate moment, s a * 4 The friends of the Sumte, y m. C.1 A , who attended the meeting yester-1 day afternoon, subscribed $3,160 to- j ward the support of the organiza? tion during UM current year. Th*? j budget of the association calls for $8,- j 000, and thereforo $2.750 must yet be raised to ma.fr 1 the association ftnsnrl? i' I ?. ? imv for another twelve months This should not be a task Impossible of achievement, since all the ft P-ndx i.l' th? ,i con iliuti wete not present yesterday afternoon and there are hundreds of well to do men und women in Sumter whose names era f<s yet unrepresented on the pledge Met of the v m C. A This Hat. as made up yestcrdav afternoon, was unusual and remarkable in one par? ticular?the number of contributors who are not residents of the city. If men who live miles uwuy from the Y m. 0. a building and can there? fore enjoy practically none of ita di? rect benefits feel sufficient Interest In the work to give substantial sums for Its support, citizens of the town not less well off flnanetallv should not h less public spirited or less willing to do what they can for the moral wel? fare of the community. Sunder b > npprozlmutely |lg.f#l invested in th I m. C A . und the only way that dividends can be collected on this in? vestment is to make |hj iaanelatlow i going and growing concern the im constantly living up to its opportun it\ DISLOYAL on IltlU-:sPON8lULi: SAYS BOSTON MAN. Massachusetts Administrator t'ses Plain Language in Discussion of loud Situation. Boston, April 13.?Critics of the federal food administration who as? sert that the country in being treat? ed to "an exhibition of food hystorla" and that there has been frightfu! w.isto through "official muddling- and meddling" were characterized as eith? er disloyal or Irresponsible in an ad? dress by Henry B. Endicott, State food administrator, at a patriotic mass meeting tonight. "These criticisms of the food ad? ministration," he said, "remind me of a pack of yellow curs who go out jon moonlight nights and bark at the moon, and the moon keeps on shin in? just the same. "If the authors of any such state m?nts as I have mentioned are Irre-1 sponsible then they should be put j into places which the State and nation j have for irresponsible people. If they are not Irresponsible, then they are working in favor of Germany." Con? tinuing Mr. Endicott asserted that the total shipment of foodstuffs from the United States and Canada to our allies during the month of March were 2.200.000.000 pounds. "This does not look like 'muddling and meddling,' " he said, adding that not only wheat but rye, barley and corn were being shipped. A telegram from Mr. Hoover, the national food administrator, read at the meeting said: "We stand at the threHhold of perhaps the greatest cri? sis wo have ever faced as a nation. We have staked our fortunes, the lives of our sons and sunk our per- j sonal desires in the struggle for lib- j erty. "The allies use every possible ce- j raal substitute and yet require some wheat Hour to bind their scanty loaf, i This flour must be furnished and be- ! caaae our surplus has long been ex? hausted it can only be supplied from our saving." BIG COLLIKR MISSING. t'nrasin? ks Felt for Safety of Naval Vessel on Way From Weat Indies to America With Fifty-seven Pas? sengers uml Crew of Over Tw<l Hundred. Washington. April 14.?The big American naavl collier Cyclops, car? rying 57 passengers, 15 officers and 221 men in her crew, has been over dut in an Atlantic port since March 13. The navy department announced today that she was lost reported at a West Indies island port March 4 and th&.t extreme anxiety is entertained as to her safety. The vessel was bring ing a cargo of manganese from Bra ail. The Cyclops had one engine dam ngfd when she left the West Indies, but the department said that fact would not have prevented her from communicating by radio and all ef? forts to reac h her by that means' have been unsuccessful. A thorough search of the course which she would have followed in coming to port has' j been made and continues, it was an? nounced, i Alfred Moreau Gottsehalk, fjnltsd States OOnaul general at Hio de Ja? neiro, was the only civilian among the paasonsjori on the collier, the others being two naval lieutenants and 51 naval enlisted men retu-ning to the I'nited States. The Cyclops was com? ma nded by Lieut. Com dr. G. W. Worley. United States naval reserve lor e. The fart that the collier had been missing noarly a month became known I here Thursday. April 11. The naval department rOQOOStOd the Associated I'ress ru>t to make public the fart or the ground that tlx- ship had not hoe i ;:iven up for lost, and that to publisi the fart that she was overdue mlgh ex poos thi Cyolops to submarlnos or othor snomy attacks while Aha might have boon disabled on ti>r high soaa Ths official announcement by tiw navy department today dors not give the ship up for h st, hot merely says "th^ I nav) department feels extremely anx? ious as to her safety." PANIC IN COTTON MARKET. Oidrr*. I'l-om South Cause Sensational Break in I'rtre. Neu fork, April II Overwhelmed b) the rush of swing orders, largely from the lonth, eotton sustained an oth'-r sensational Ln-ak In prtCOS thi morning. July touched the low point oi |#.4t? A decline of one hundred and thlrt] points f|. the high |h.,iii I of th?? morning. October broke one hmdred and twenty-two points. Maring* Ideews - Issued, white .i K Denies, of Arkanss and Miss Jennie C Krimrs, Sumtrr: Ben nie McOee, Olanta and Miss Bur? nett 1 Iraing? r. ( danta. ft, <\ Colored Robert Hoynea, Rhlloh and Rlvr) Rolieraon, Rhlloh! Allan Titus und Malik i Richie, Rhlloh. LYtMfi 5 THE SBlftj" commissioner of internal HMVKNt'H l>ENOl\CEs DOS TGN SLANREH. In named "Gentleman" Informs Pa? per That Southern People Evade Income Payments. Washington, April 14.? Daniel C. Kopef, ?onimissioher of internal rev? enue, today nulled a vile, slander against South Carolina and the South generally. A Doston pap*?r in its issue of April 7 carried the following story which Mr. Roper said he wished to make public as it shoWs its UntrUth fUlneStf on its i'acc; "It is perfectly Olear to mahy people who have made Investigation Into the question of the pr.ymcnt of Ihdome taxes to the governmcnt that the law is not enforced equally ih the differ? ent sections of the country. "From all the information that can be obtained, the Southern States in this country are very lax?the tax? payers in making their returns and the. government officers in making a thorough canvass of the people who should have made returns, or those whoso returns clearly indicate they are not paying tho taxes they should. "Tho income tax collectors in the North are, on the contrary, vbry ef? ficient and are doing- their duty. "in 191G the State of South Caro? lina paid only $76.000 for individual income tax. "In the same year the State of Ohio paid $2,400,000, the State of New Jersey, $2,900,000, State of Mas? sachusetts $4,193,000 and the State of Connecticut $2,132,000. "Now South Carolina Is a rich State; they have valuable farming lands; they are largo producers of cotton upon which they make a very substantial profit, and they have a great many textile mills all over the State which have been doing an ex? ceedingly profitable business. "In the seaport towns they do a large export business in cotton and the cotton factories must receive a large income from this business. "In 1917, when the rate of taxa? tion was increased by national exact ment, the State of South Carolina still paid $76,000 for individual income tax, against Ohio's $7,500,000, New Jersey's $5,420,000, Massachusetts' $10,644,000, and Connecticut's $5, 093,000. "A Northern gentleman, who has been spending a good part of the win? ter at Aiken, S. C>? and recently re? turned had quite a long conversation with a resident of Alken regarding the national income tax. "The Southerner, said he, had an. income of $8,000 a year and he did not pay any income tax, and did not propose to, that the North wanted the war and they could pay for It. Tho Northern man said ho found the peo? ple in the South very apathetic and evincing no interest in connection wit it tho war. "They did seem to be pleased witli the soldiers' camps because that brought money into the Southern dis? tricts in which they were located. "The only thing in which they showed any interest was the price of cotton; that they were pleased to see steadily advancing, "A Mew York man was recently talking with the treasurer of a large corporation in South Carolina about the income tax, and he said to the Southern man that a New York man not only had to pay a tax to tin United States on his income, but als.? had to make a return to the State of New York and pay a tax on his In? come, "The Southern man told him the*' had a State tax in South Carolina, but nobody paid any attention*, to it. He went on to say that be lived In Dur linuton county, the richest county in South Carolina, and he would under? take to say there was not a single man in that county, practically speaking, who paid a State income ta\. thai each man thought his neigh? bor would not make a return so h lid not mi i<e a return, and apparently none of the state officials felt called upon to sec that returns were made "If this attitude exists on the part of the State otiiciais, it \n quite nat? ural to conclude that the samt fee' ; ink' WOUld exist on the part of th? United States Officials regarding In 1 emne tax returns, j "A prominent New York lawyer Was a short time ago talking With gome other lawyers about the United Statei Income tax and th? evasions n i; by many people. "He said he had recently to do wit' the Settling Of the estate of a ver; wealthy Boutherncr and he was amai ed m going through bis affairs to fin hotV this Southerner had perjure himself in his income tax return h Ihe government "This is a base slander again the good people of South Carolina. :en her officials," Mr. Roper s.iid, "nn< should not no unchallenged and fo that reason should be given wide pub I u lt> ." FIGHTING IN UPEN. AMFJtiCANti blSCOt tu ns into iiASd to uAxb fc??rJufrTlCit. Sohllers of Penning Display Iiulivid uai Bravery and Resourcefulness in Action. With the American Army in Fraiice, April 13 (By the Associated Press).?Of the 30 prisoners taken by American troops in the fighting on Friday, northwest of Totil, during which two German attacks In force were repulsed, 12 have since died of their wounds. The American troops also Captured two G^rmart machine guns, besides a quantity Of small armti The prisoners taken belong to the, Twenty-fifth arid Sixty-fifth Landwehr! units ,the Sixteenth Pioneers and the! Uhlans. The. prisoners said they had had no food for two days, as the American artillery had prevented their rations from being brought up to their position. The captive Ger imane quickly devoured the food given them, The enemy front lines had been i destroyed by shell fire, and during ( Friday's attack the Americans tem-! porarily abandoning their own front line allowed the Germans to enter it and then forced them to engage in I hand to hand fighting in the open, in i which the American troops greatly excelled. This attack, which was the longest and largest scale operation conducted | against the American troops since the entry of the United States into the war, has developed many deeds of in? dividual bravery and heroism. A young lieutenant, whose home Is just outside of Boston, whh three enlisted men attacked 19 Germans who had penetrated into one oi the American I trenches. The lieutenant called on the Germans to surrender. One of them \ raised his pistol as if to shoot, but tlie lieutenant shot him through the head, upon which the others lifted their hands high in the air and yell? ed "Kamerad." The lieutenant marched the prisoners into the roar of our line. A small party of bandsmen volun? teered for stretcher bearing duty in the first line and worked until they were nearly exhausted. The chief surgeon ordered them to return for a i rest but they hid until the surgeon j disappeared and then resumed their i first aid duties. A 19 year old courier, who carried a message more than two miles under heavy shell fire fell exhausted after delivering his message into the hands of the commander of the unit. After j a short rest he begged to be allowed j to continue his front line courier ser I vice. Another lieutenant, commanding^a j machine gun unit, just missed being j struck by a shell which buried the \ gun, but he ordered his men to dig ! out the piece and soon had it firing j again into the German positions. j TO ARREST MANY WOMEN. j Agents of Germany and Austria Will Be Interned. I j Washington, April 15.?Many Ger ! man and Austrian women who are under surveillance by government j agents will be arrested and interned I as soon as the prcoident signs the bill j which includes women in the class ol i enemy aliens. It was said today that j they number more than one hun? dred. Bare Musical Treat. The Choral Club Bed Cross benefit Concert on Thursday evening at the auditorium of the Girls' High School, was attended by one of the most en thustcetio audiences ever seen in Sum vC-r. "Kill? Harold" rendered by the Choral Club, under the leadership oi the club's skilled director, Mr. L. C. A.oise. with Miss Elsa Bargmann, so? prano and Mr. Richard Voight, tenor, in Ilm leading roles, Wits presented in a style so finished and brilliant, that ,t hold it:?* hearers spellbound. As n conductor and director Mr. Molse Is talented, and the club responded ably to his leadership. Miss Bargmann's rich soprano charmed everyone, Her singing of "(iik> Fine Day" from "Madame But? terfly" was truly artistic. Mr. Volght'e pure tenor delighted the audience, and it is hoped he and Miss Barg* innnn Will appear lu re again soon. Miss Florence Visanska, a world renowned viollniste, captivated her audience; her playing was wonderful, and she was forced to respond to many encored and curtain calls. This talented artist gave her services for tho occasion, and Bumter is. Indeed, fortunate to have heard her. Within our own bounds we have an artist, Miss Ethel Green, the tai ented accompanist, and we have rea? son tO feel proud of this Kilted yOUng woman, Her service is marked bs I faithfulness and efficiency, Bumter music lovers will look >or I ward to other appearances of tin ' rlub, subscription raoM balti? MORE. \V. T. Andrews, Former Resident of sumter, lakes $500 of liberty fiends, Mr. H. J. McLaurin, Chairman Lib? erty Loan, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: I am writing to request you to add my name for $500 worth of bonds to your Sumter list of sub? scribers. As one of South Carolina's loyal sons I desire to be counted with the people of my home and State in this great struggle for righteousness and justice. Permit me to sny that I am editing the only negro daily newspaper in the United States and that it is support? ing the government with all the ener? gy, power and devotion that it tan command. , Very truly yours, W. t. Andrews. Baltimore, Md., April 11, 1918. ANNUAL SCHOOL DAY. County Sulierlntjendent of Education Haynsworth Issues an Address. To the Loyal Americans in Sumter County: Friday, April 19th, Is In reality to be a banner day for the schools of Sumter county. Red Cross banners, school banners, domestic science ban? ners, State and national flags, and all other signs of patriotism and loyalty, both to the nation and the school, will be displayed on the occasion of the great Patriotic Rally, in which all of the schools in the county are invited and urged to taJce part. The success of the occasion now rests with the teachers, pupils, and patrons, and all other citizens of the county, who are patriotic and loyal, and who delight to do honor to our great and glorious nation. Not only the teachers, pupils and patrons are expected, but every citi? zen of Sumter county, and adjoining counties, is invited and urged to be present. The program of the day will be short, but very impressive. A twenty piece band from Camp Jackson will furnish splendid music for the pa? rade and on other occasions during the exercises. Dr. D. W. Daniel, the speaker ot the day, is well known, and his ad? dress will be worth many times the trouble and expense of the trip to Sumter by those fortunate enough to hear him. The gates of Sumter will be swung t wide open on April the 19th, and those who fail to take advantage oi the opportunity to enter will miss a rare treat. The parade will begin promptly at 12 o'clock, from the Monumental Square. Come for Freedom's sake. J. H. HAYNSWORTH, County Superintendent of Education Piano Recital at Bethel." On the evening of March 10th the pupils of Miss Sumter gave a recital in the school auditorium. Quite a large audience was present to hear the following program: "The Swallows"?Mrs. Virgil? Miss Ida Cuttino. "Heavenly Rest" ? Goerdeler? Miss Rhett Wells. "Bicycle Walts"?Qeibel?Miss An? nie Kolb. "Alpine Roses Longing"?Lege ? .Miss Elite Kolb. "Little Curly Head March"?Hol COrnbe?Misses Furman and Harvin. "Perfume of Violets"?Spaulding Miss Mabel Kolb. I "Roses Red"- Anthony?" ? Mien Inez Bruneon. "Barcarole from Tales of Hoffman' ?Misses Kolb. "The Merry Hunter" Renk ?alls Luclle NVttlcs. "Pretty Butterfly"- Pink ?Must n Dwight Cain. "Silver Bells"?Wcyts ? Misse Wells and Sumter. "Two Flowers" ?Miss {Catherine Furman, "After Sunset"?Bchnecker ? Mi^> Mary White Nettles. "Cendrtllon" ? Bachmann ? Mis^ l ist (die Geddings. "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"? Metzler?Misses Cuttino and Kolb. "The Merry (Jo Round"?Goer* dolor--MISS Luis Harvin. "The Festival Matth Misses Net? tles and Sumter. "Open Thy Blue lives" Massenel ? Miss Sumter. "My First Dance"?Engelmann? Miss Melba Kolb. "Bud of Promise Walta" vVebstei Misses Kolb, Brunsoh and Qed dings. "The Sunset" Read?Miss Lucio Nettles. CYCLOPS STILL MISSING. Washington. April 15. Ko word Ol the missing naval collier Cyclops witl j 243 souls aboard was received today The ship has been missing more that a month. Orders for greater effort: IIn *he search have been given Amor i lean ships. Water Softened With R?el Devil Lye Cleans e?erything insfaftdf. Stfft water make? washing easy, and just a little Re<j Devil Lye in a tub of hard water softens it like rain-water. With Rod Devil wash water you use less th n half the aoap and the daintiest fabrics will be whiter than usual ? with little or no rubbing--? it'-i the rub that ruins. W< rks V/onders throughout the home. It will keep bath-tubs, " ash bowls, toilets and hitchen sin s white, clean and sani? tary. It wh>:ens and removes grease? spots from floors, windows, tile or marble, and does t!.S household flirty werk in a hurry ? without trouble an .' with little expense. Red Dev i Lye also makes won? derful soap, peels peaches in a jiffy. It is the reel housekeeper's friend. Ask Your Oester. Save the Labels. WM. SCHIEL) MFG. CO., St.Loais, Mo. I> A. It. Reprt. The Daughters: of the America-* Revolution is one of the patriotic po cictiea that Is doing a large amount of war relief work. As the time is near for the r annual national con? ference, they have been gathering data as to wo k accomplished by their organization nd below is an olficvU statement of what was done in fOUT and one-half months in 1917. They are now arranging to purchase $100, 000 worth of Liberty bonds in the present camp :gn: Summary of war work of the Na? tional Society Daughters of the Amer? ican Revolution, from June II, 1917, to October 1, 1917: This sumn ary is compiled from bulletin nun. Oer eleven, returned to the Publicity Director, War Relief Service Committee, filled out by thir? ty-three Stab s: Knitted garments, 37300 or 9325 sets at $4.$37,300.00 Comfort kit oags, 9721 .. 20,977-75 Sewing kits, 1973. 1,479.75 Barrack bag*-. 112.00 Jelly, 13064 -lasses at 15c 1,959.60 Mess fund . 1,574.00 Belgian Relief. 5,346.30 Miscellaneous. 21,241. ll National Sur, deal Dressings and Red Cross. 99,860.25 Training School scholar? ships . 75.00 French Orphans. 17,366.59 1 Total Gifts . $207,298.52 First Liberty Lo;n .. $2,476,828.00 Totar War Expenditure as reported from 33 Slates for 3 1-2 mos... $2,684,126.52 Furthermore .the Daughters of th2 American Revolution in 13 Slates have pledge 1 themselves to provide needed knitted garments for the pe? riod of the war to the crews of 34 United States ships, comprising bat*1 tie.hips, der*?*oyerSi torpedo boats, cruisers.* sub narines and submarine chasers, and 22 States have contribut? ed knitted g rmoatS to B4 other Unit? ed States vessels, making a total of 88 boats on which the men are today wearing garments knitted by the Daughters of the American Revolu? tion. The Daughters have also 'adopted" companies of soldiers to keep supplie l with knitted garments for the period Of the war, have given ambulance3 and Held kitchens, have provided hot meals and b- x lunehes for departing troops. hav< presented regimental dags, have contributed to the ideaK eonditions surrounding some of our camps, have >.\tended cheer and com? fort to the lonely camp guards who are watching >ur railroad bridges, tun? nels and Oth r public property, have been leaders in establishing Red Cia ss (diapt? ~s. October 2*. ItlT. TabercvuV sis Camp Contributions. Horace ilarOy.$25.00 .1. K. Crosswell. 100.0D Ft. R. puBoae. r? <??> I>. D. Aloise. 100.00 R. \\. vYtthcrepooa. 25.00 , L N. Li^on. 5.00 KS. 1?. Booth. 50.00 W. I. Whitehead. 25.00 ? j II. T. Folsom. 5.00 II. C. Haynsv,orth. 10.00 T. W. McCollum. lo.oo IV Moses. 25.00 Pransts Metre. 25.00 c. g. Rowland . 60.00 t! C. If. ('handler. . 5.00 Colored Community Club .. 8.75 $ 173.75 I-? Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer Prompt Attentln to Oay and Night Calls At 0. CRAIG Old.St&nd. H.'S.Hn Phones: ft^o.