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Tili-: service riAu. Iloll of SumUt High School Boys Now In ibe Army iiinI Navy. We are exceedingly anxious to get the service flag ready for Friday. In order that this may be done we shall have to ask the immediate coopera? tion of all who are interested. If you rind that any name has been omitted from the list that should be on it or If you find that any officers' title has been left out. please do us the kind? ness to telephone No. SO, the Item office, at once. This office has very kindly offered to make any addition or correction. Respectfully, 8. H. EDMUNDS. Superintendent. A. Alexander, David. I Allen. Dan. fc Allen. Duvall. Allen, Lee. Atkinson. Edward. B. Beleer. Irvine (Captain). Ben bow. Wash. Blackwell, Crelghton. Boartfield. Willie. Boney. George. Booth, rhillp. Bowen, John. Bowman, Hammond (Lieut.) Bowman. William. Bradford. Ernest. Bradford. Edward (Lieut.) Bradford. Pitts. Bradford, Wesley (Major.) Brsdham. I^ewlu. Brlnkley, Henry. Brocklngton. Hcrlven. Brogdon, William. Prower, James Brown. Lee. Brown. Perry. Brown. Robert (Capt.) Brunsqn, Joel. Brunson, Lawrence. Bryan. L, C . (Lieut.) Bull, Harold Bultmun. George. Bultman. Herbert (Ueut.) hurgess. Sidney (Lieut.) Burgess. Warren (Lieut.) Burket. Alva. Burns. Halletl Butler. Bailey. C. Caualey. Gerald. Chandler. Douglas. Chandler, Eugene. Chandler, Joe (Capt.) Chandler. Norman (Lieut.) Christmas. Pink. CwrveTbt, Vlrgrl. Crelghton. Jamee Allen. Curtis. Horace. D. Darr, S'.ach Davis, Harry. Deal. Fred. Deal. Hal. DesChamps, Clarence (Lieut.) DesChamps. Wlllcox. Dick. Noble. Dinkins, Samuel Y. (Lieut.) Divine. Harris. Doar. David. Dollard. Leon. Dougherty. Robert. Dunlap. Fred. DuRant. Norwood. E. Edens, Curtis, Edens, John. Edsns. Mitchell. Edens. Thomas. Emanuel. Reginald. Epperson, Herbert. F. Farkas. Edward. Kolsom Walter. O. cage. Howard. Gallagher. Peter (Srrgeant). Green. Alva. If. Hall. DeHausMUi-e. Hancock. Robert. Harby. Hal W. Hatneld. Hazel. Haynsworth. Arthur. Haynsworth. Clarence. 11 ,iynnworth, John. Herbert, Furmsn. Heriot. James. H'u.d l,anM ( Lo ot i II. Bj| i: i. gfjfd ( Lieut > Hm.t Harris. Hurst. Cralg. Hurst, George. I. Idol. Kenneth. J. Jervey. Julian. bgftf? .1 oaey. Char lie. Josey. Eugene Joye. Joe. K. King. Joel Klein, Arnold. L Ijiwrenee, Motte. I<eOrand. Archie. fjeOrand. I/eon. Lgti ffOgjdetl (Lieut i l*evy. George ( Lieut.) i>vy. Waverly. I ?nrlng. I hMfld < Lieut ) l.m-ins. Hears. M. Manheim. John. Manning. Bernard (Cap! > M igfjlrf BtKfWttl Dts* Manning, John Adger. Manning, W. S. (Capt.) Manning. Wyndham (Major.) Marshall. Willie. Mason, Fred. McCoy, Harold (Lieut.) McKay. Uohert (Capt.) McLeod, Theo. McClure. Joe. Middlcton. Vivian. Minis, Walter. Moise. Harold. Monaghan, Thomas. Moore, DeSaussure (Lieut.) Morris, Herbert Morris, Joseph (Lieut.) Moses. Emilo P. (Major) Malier, Horace. N. Nash. Fred. Nelson, Junius. Nettles, Julian. Nigels, Fred. O. Owen, John Alfred. Owens, Gun. Owens, J. H. Owens, Mac. Owens,1 William. P. Pate, Marion. Phelps, Bertie. 1-helps, JqliuS.I Phelps, Herman. Plowden, Douglas. Plowden. William. Powell, Tom. Purdy, Robert (Lieut.) Purdy. William (Lieut.) R. R?ndle, Edwin (Capt.) Reardon, Emmett. Rembert, Heriot Reynolds, William. j Kimme, George. Raame, Percy. Richardson, Archie. Richardson, Irvine (Lieut.) Richardson, James. Richardson, Norris. Richardson, Deas M. (Lieut.) Rowland. Karl? (Lieut.) Ryan. Gerald (Ueut.) Ryan, Cornelius. Ryan, Julian. S. Sanders, Eddie. Sanders, Walter. Sanders, Willie. Saunders, Harrison (Capt ) Scott. Bean. Seal, Edward. Shaw, Ervln. Shuler, Bernard. Shore, George. Simpson, Carroll. Smith. Hughson. tatth. Willie. Spann. Wilson (Capt.) stuckcy. Willie Brooks (Ueut.) T. Telcher, Franz. Thames, Alfred. Ward, Howard. Weathers. James. / Weathersby, John. Weldon, Ryan. White, Robert. White. Turner. Williams, Charlie. Wllliford, Wade (Ueut.) Wltherspoon, Edwin. Wltherspoon, Joseph. Wltherspoon. Ugon. Winga^e, Robert. Woods. S. A. (Lieut.) Wright. Edward (Ueut.) W. E. Alexander. David Baker. Jpe Barrett. Barnes Boyle. E. S. Dunbar (Lieut.) R. F. Jones. McKenzie Moore. John Moore. Emlle P. Moses (Maj.). Alt in in nt Pate. Alfred Pitts. Robert Plowden. Shelton Reid. Jim Richardson. Marlon Wells. Archie Wells. Robert White. RED CROSS NOTES. it is with regret that the chaptei announces the resignation of Mr. Nei. 0*DonH#ll as chairman of the Reo Croon Mr. o'Donnell stated that business requiring his presence awa> trom the city would necessitate his re? signing his chairmanship, but that he ?ould always be counted on to do he .art in all Red Cross work. By I unanimous vote of the execu Uri committee, Mayor L. I). Jenning> w.is ele< te.| to 1111 the ftfllBl left va . ant by Mr. < >Donnell. aiy \ our Own Puckago" Move ment. A great movement has been on foot fOf some time to devise some arny in which the merchants and the people, as a clans, and without added expense tu tlther, may help the Red Cross Tie result of this is the "Carry youi Ol n package" stamps. These stamps are bought by the merchant from the Rod Cross. F.very person who ear i lee ins own peek age, ho it large 01 small, Instead of neeeasltatlng a de livery by the merchant, receives a stamp on the package. While tlm merchant Is saving money by noi having to have so many deliveries n day, he is putting that money in the I Rtd Cross. The more packages Mou (airy, the more stamps he will have' to buy. These stamps will soon be put on tats in Sumter, and it is hoped that merchant and citizen will cooper? ate. f\ hearty endorsement of this plan. The local chapter has adopted the following resolutions: "Whereas for the period of the war it ds essential that every econ? omy bo practiced by all persons and whereas we recognize that the mer? chants of Sumter are wholly patriotic. Therefore be it Resolved by the Executive Committee of the Sumter Chapter, American National ,Red Cross: First: That the merchants of Sum? ter do all possible to minimize . de? liverer expenses, and to that end that' they request their customers to carry their own purchases. Second: That the merchants es? tablish a proper system of deliveries, limited to not exceeding two daily. Third: That the members of the Red Cross look with disfavor on those merchants who do not assist in this patriotic endeavor. \ Fourth: That all Red Cross mem htij? and all patriotic citizens be, and hereby are requested, when possible to carry all packages containing pur? chases made at stores in this city and to see to it that these packages are scaled with Red Cross seals. Fifth: That the merchants of Sum? ter have these seals affixed to all packages which customers carry in person. POTATOES AN1> PATRIOTISM. ?By eating potafbes instead of wheat bread, the people of South Car? olina can help win the war as well as 1 y purchasing Liberty Bonds and con? tributing to the Red Cross. With this statement, the conserva? tion division of the Food Administra? tion for South Carolina, announces the "Potatoes for America, Wheat for Europe" campaign in this State. The existing situation calls for fur? ther curtailment of wheat consump? tion, und there is no better substi? tute, and no substitute for wheat bread that is to be had In such quan? tities, as potatoes. We have no enough wheat for our Allies and our? selves, but we have an abundance ol potatoes?an excess of 90,000,0(r0 bushels over normal times. If we are to win this war the Allied armies and he Allied peoples must have wheat The potato cannot^quite come u%ti wheat in food value, but it does corrP about ,os close to taking the place of wheat as any other food. By eating more potatoes, therefore, the people of South Carolina can save more wheat to send to Euorpe. Americans first realized how im? portant a part of their dally food the potato played when last year a scar? city of this vegetable drove its'lMce almost to prohibitive heights. When planting time came again, ev.ery one planted potatoes. The farmers were particularly urged to plant potatoes as a patriotic duty, and accordingly there was an abundance of potatoes produced. A* a time when the world Is s^ sorely in need of food?only in America is there an abundance?it would be criminal to waste anything AO important as the potato. The po? tatoes raised through patriotism should be eaten through patriotism? substituted for wheat bread to as great an extent as possible, and the wheat thus saved sent to Europe, be? cause while the people of European countries consume in normal times about twice the amount of potatoes per capita as do the people of Amer? ica, shipping facilities are so limited that it is impossible, to ship the sur? plus of potatoes abroad owing to then bulk; also by reason of the fact that potatoes do not keep so well as the grains. Neither are potatoes needed so much for the Allies as wheat, meat and fats. It should therefore be accorded a privilege that we may eat potatoes at home and release more wheat for the army and the people who are looking across the sea to us, depending on us for their daily bread. Potatoes have been such an Inte? gral part of the dinner diet that peo? ple do not tire of them, nor Is there need of monotony in serving them. There are move than a hundred ways of serving potatoes, and on< way of using Up some of the surplU: supply is the use of potato bread rather than wheat bread. Many old fashioned bread-makers still cling to potato yeast, and since the potato in rich in starch, less wheat flour It necesary in order. to form a stiff dough. The bread made from potato flour Is somewhat darker in color an<l more moist than that made from wheat Hour; but by using it as an a'l mlxture, at least, it would contribute much to the conservation of wheat. If the "Potatoes for America, Whe.it for Europe*' campaign is to succeed, lihe planting of BWSel potatoes h>' oomes a very Important matter M thli time, for N\\, t potaloes. Ilk'' Irish potatoes, may be substituted fi>? bread t<? help win the war. MORE WOODEN VESSELS. All Ways Constructing Wooden Ships Will bo Kept Busy, Says State? ment. Washington) April ll>.?All ways on Which wooden ships a?o now being built for the govcrnmen; will be ken. busy probably for the period of th( war. Shipping board officials ex? plained today that the statement au? thorized yesterday that it would be necessary to curtail the wooden pro tram did not mean that the work of Planta now turning out ships would bo interfered with. The 4,700-ton war marvel, recently launched, at Orange, Texas, has been chosen by the board as the model for { 11 wooden ships to be built hereafter, it has been found that the 1,4 00 horse-power engines used in the 3, sOO-ton wooden ship which is regard? ed as uneconomical of operation in foreign trade, will drive the larger vessel at a satisfactory speed and con? sequently new demands on the boiler rnd engine manufacturing capacity Will not have to be made to the detri? ment of the steel program. The 4,700 ton ship can be built of laminated Southern pine timbers in forty-five days less time than requir? ed to build the 3,500-ton Ferris type vessel in which much heavier timbers of Pacific coast fir were used. A report on ship building progress J/i the South, compiled by C. P. Day, vice president of the Marine News, was made public today by the ship? ping board as follows: "This trip covered the shipyards nd ports from Norfolk, Virginia, to ?alveston, Texas, between February 15 and April 12. "Builders are actively working in omplete harmony to speed up pub? lication of every type of ship needed and to promote efficiency Ini every' lepartrnent of construction. "Today the best yards are going strong and gathering momentum daily. At one yard in Eastern Texas, where I recently witnessed a launch ng of a 4,700-ton ship, they boasted )f having increased the efficiency of hat yard from 20 per cent, to 80 >er cent in a few months' time. "This past winter has demon? strated that Southern climatic condi i ions plus nearness to materials are dg assets. Every dd\y is a working lay in the South and both labor and apital appreciate this. "A $3,500,000 canal for New Or ?ans will give ten miles of shipyards i d warehouse sites and will make I .y3e\% Orleans a ship building center.! is well as a dry docking port. "Probably the most efficient yards .'or building our largest wooden ships ate located at Orange and Beaumont. Texas. "At Moss Point and PascagOUta, Miss. ,are located the big ship build? ing plants of the Diersk-Blodgett Shipbuilding Company. The company, :he latter controlled by Henry Pag gdOi the man Avho is building 100 ships for the Italian government. This yard is one of the best planned and built in the South, outputting both steel and wooden ships over a mik* ot water front. "To sum up, the situation: "Ship building has expanded enor? mously. "Harmony and understanding pre? vail between the patriotic shipbuilders and the shipping board. "Efficiency is increasing. ' Momentum now gaining will en? able ship production to catch up with the shipping board program within a short time." Air Transportation to Europe. Where is the vaunted American Initiative and inventive genius? To be suro Americans invented the Hub marine and the aeroplane and laid the foundation for the tank in the caterpillar tractor, but ethers have so far improved on these American ideas that the latter are almost un? recognizable now in their offspring. The creation of the Liberty Motor is almost up to American Ideale of American efficiency degree. We have heard rumors of submarine listening devices, torpedoes that seek their mark by sound, and unsinkable ships For military reasons, perhaps, It Is Inadvisable that the dealla ot* these nventlons should be m ide public .Ve are trying to build ships but al? most without shipyards, material, Ol men. We should immediately trans? port to Europe more soldiers and supplies than the present fleets of tin world can carry. Why not undertake to make deliv eiies of some of these war necessl ties by other means? Why not train a corps of a thousand long-distance air pilots and make deliveries of aeroplanes on the wing? Vessels are being convoyed; why not establish a boat-patrolled route across the At? lantic from Newfoundland to the Azores, to Portugal, to Prance and semi our machines through the air? - From "Could Airplanes Fly to Burope?" by Finest p. flood rich, In the American Review of .Reviews April, 1H1S, lMtESEKVK YOUH SHOES. We all wear shoes. If we mann;;?' them lightly they will last longer, we will not need so many new ones, and there will be more left lor others. The following siiKgestions from the leather and paper laboratory of the United States department of agriculture can I bo utilized by every one who walks: Shoes RhOUld be Oiled or greased whenever the leather begins to get hard or dry. They should be brushed thoroughly and then all the dirt and mud that remains washed off With warm water, the OXCCSS water being taken off with a dry cloth. While the shoes arc still wet and warm apply the oil or grease with a swab of wool or flannel. It is best to have the oil or grease about as warm as the band can bear, and It should be rubbed well into the leather, preferably with Lhe palm. If necessary the oil can be applied to dry leather, but it pene 1 rates better when the leather Is wet. After treatment the shoes should be left to dry in a place that is warm, not hot. Castor oil is satisfactory for shoes that are to be polished; for plainer footgear neatsfoot, hah oil or oleine may be substituted. If it is desired to make the shoes ami boots more wa? terproof, beef talluw may be added to any of these substances at the rate of half a pound of tallow to a pint Of oil. The i Ige of the .sole and the welt .shonld be greased thoroughly. Too much grea.se cannot be applied to these parts. A simple method of making the solas more callable, pliable and wa? ter res.stant is to swab them occa? sionally with linseed oil, setting them aside to dry over night. Many of the common shoe polishes .tre harmful to leather. All those which contair sulphuric, hydrochloric and oxalic a ids, turpentine, benzine or other vola ile solvents have a ten? dency to harden the leather and make it more liabU to crack. Two in One Shoe Polish, sold by The V. F. D .lley Corporations. Lim? ited, is guar; nteed not to injure shoe leather, having been sold for years, and proven a great success. Hon. John ^ McLaurin will speak in the Court House at 8.30 o'clock p. m. April 22ml, having accepted an invitation of tome of his Sumter friends and admirers to deliver an ad? dress on the iir situation. The pub? lic is invited to attend the meeting. BOOTH & McLEOD SAY: Buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps ...FIRSX... Send us an order next, and first, list; nd all the time "Swat the Kaiser'* -i^? Thrift Stamps. .'"""""^k R it v THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK , W U M \ ^tlSSpiy The First National Bank SUMTLR, S. C. I _ ' www v V V * * ? r'lT'^TTlTTTTfTTTTTlT'rT'i'VTTTrTTTTTT l'Tf TTTT1 ^?an easy way I^^Hf to pay for Yoyfi ibebty bonds ^''lEwutll call at your bihk> give ,t a ^^iBSWil- CHE.CK FOR \0i OF YOUR SUB SCRIP riON AND A MOTE FOR THE ^:W?!f^tl BALANCE. YOUR BANK DOES J^?*a 3ra THE REST. DO 11 TO-DAY. ^jn*!^ The National Bank if South Carolina ' "^^^^?ggsSj^?r c. g. ROWlANJ, F E. HINNANT, President. Cashier. 'That Government Bond' You were going to buy ? did you get it? To-day there is opportunity! If you already own a Liberty Loan Bond, your pride and patriotism should cause you to want to own another-AND RIGHT NOW. In either event, come in and talk the matter over with our ( Uv&rs^W attend to all details of subscriptions. J. P. Booth. W.JJ. Crowson, Jr.. President. Cashier.