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? for (?(?latcjjnmn an? ^ou^rinL Published Wednesday and Saturday ?BY ? OttTKKX PUBLISHING COMPANY Sl'MTKIt, S. C. Terms: ?1.&0 per aiii>iiin?in advance. Advertisements. One Square first Insertion .. . .fl.OOij Every subsequent insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. < ?Idtuarles and tributes of respect will be charged far. Tha Suntter Watchman was found w?. SB 1860 and the True Southron in 1?C6. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence oi both ot the old papers, and is manlfeatly the best advertising in?-dlum In Sunder. Fair, cool weather the first pan of week vith seasonable tempera? tures by Wednesday, and fair nnc Warmer thereafter are forecast foi the South Atlantic States during tin touting week. Onward. Christian Soldiers, Marching us to War. illuhuid 11 Kdmonds, Editor Man ufacturers Record.) Savagery in comparison with which the tomahawk and the poisoned ar? row of the savages of old were saintly, has raised Its head and strikes its awful fang? deep into the heart of civilisation. WOmen, pure and holy, sweet as. the angels of Ood, are ravished by fi bestial brutes whose teachings for Jrears huve been to take whatever you want wherever und whenever you have the power, of lands, of money and of all other forms of material things, and of all the holler and more priceless things of life. Innocent babies, whose lisping tongues enchant and whose wonder Ing eyes light the pathway to heaven, are killed as though they wer*- r: v< nous beasts, and their sufferings Jibed at by the inhuman monsters turned loose, titled with all the vileness of their hell-begotten lives. Fields are made desolute, church? es and cathedrals are blotted out. wells are poisoned, whole villages are swept as by the besom of destruction, and t.wful devastation unequaled in all the long years of man's existence on en*th reigns wherever Germany's accurtted army moves. Millions of men. the flower of the world's civili? sation have with their bodies fertiliz? ed a thousand battlefields, and mil llorca ?f orphaned children and wid? ows, fathers and mothers and sweet? hearts, bereft of loved ones dearer than life Itself, cry to Heaven from hearts crushed by earth's most fear? ful anguish, and still the awful reign of ruin and death goes on. And why all this suffering? Why these murdered men. women and children? Why these broken hearts? Whv the bones of babies and their mothers bleaching the pathway through the forests and over the snow and Ice as they fled from burn? ing homes to eoeapc tlie ravisher's oncoming? Why? Because Oermany through the years had been plannlag Its hell-d* vlsed scheme of conquest, its plan for world domination, based on a defi? nite, predetermined campaign of World-Wide Intrigue and lying an 1 thieving ami murder and rape that Kaiser Wilhelm, the syphilitic child of syphilitic parentage, and his rot? ten-hearted, rotten-souled military clique might build u world empire ffOf their aggrandisement an.I the pOI petnnl power of them>-?-iws iml then descendants. This is the Inescapable fact. This Is the mad-dog that Is at airge. Tin IS the romp.; lion seeking to devour your wife and other loved ones and your country, and you must either fight or run. and If you run you are sure to be destroyed. Tight then we must, and as sure an Ood Is in Heaven, as sure as right is better than might, us en It as good Is superior to evil, as sure as Heaven is hattet th.tn h?ii. u.. ahaii win, thouah the way Rift] be long and bloody. Let us then glory In the content Let us pit our right and truth again t Oerinuny's Hatan-d'vised might. Let us enter upon the crusade with the crusaders' spirit of old and thuul; Ood that we tight under Ills bann i and In Ills cause. Then, onward. Christian Soldiers." for the Very angels of Heaven might envy you this supreme opportun^ to sacrifice that you may save civil? isation from barbarism, Christianity from ntheism. women and children from hrutbh heists, and heir th' plaudit of the Master? "Well dote*, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the jov of thy Und." heath. Mr. S. rritchird JOwfctM died at the Tuomey Hospital Tuesday night. April I ft h? aged about forty years, after several weeks' Illness Me Is sur vlved by his wife and li\e children. a niUI class TIP TOP MBMBKH THIS. Wcdgcftcld VowfallI Marlis His Own Money and Buys War Saving* Mump*?One More Iii? Buyer. If you go to school, And, if you work after school hour and on Salunluyu, And, il' you make money by selling peanuts. Ami, il you make lifty dollars that way. And buy lifty dollars worth of Wu; ? Evings Stamps; Then You are a Tip Top fellow. Shake. Fellow citizens, Saving Sammy asks to introduce you to M. I* Parier, Jr. of Wedgefleld. He did just that. H earned that fifty dollars selling pea? nuts and he bought his Uncle Sam'> War Savings Stamps, and he has then tucked away right now in his inside pocket. And last fall he took money that he had earned, not mon? ey that was given to him, and bought a Liberty i>oud. Answer this ques? tion: When he reaches manhood is in going to bo hard up all the time and snatching for a living, or is he going to have a nice sum of suvings from his youth on which to fall back to establish a good business. The an swer is easy. Some boy, he. Add to Big Huycrs: .Miss Maltha Osteen, through People's Hank.$100.0t We are pegging away. Kvery da> or so somebody sets the good example Slowly the others follow suit. Giv< 'em long enough and maybe all wil full in line. The government hat asked everybody to loan it money t>: buying $20 worth of stamps. Havv you bought $20 worth? Have yot bought $20 worth to make up foi someone else who cannot or will no buy that amount? You know in wa> times like these we not only have t< do our part and do a shure for thost who cannot do, but we have to dt a share too for those who can do bu will not do. We know What we thini of them; we know where we woul like to send them; but just the sanv we have to let our deeds make up fo their lack of deeds or for their meai deeds. Buy War Stamps. Joe Sparks, State organizer, isaie. the following bulletin Wednesday: War Savings Stamps sales passet the one hundred thousand dollai mark last week. Keep working ant we will go over the top. The next mark is $160,000 for t week. Cannot Sumter help material iy? What did you think of that repor of purchases by the various schools' If the grown ups were buying as th< children are buying there certainl would be some W. S. S. money goin for supplies with which to lick th Huns. Saving Sammy says tho BulTah News says: sing a song of thrift stamps, Pocketful of dough, l^entl It to your country And help the war fund grow; When five years are over, The 1*. S. government Will give you back your capital. Knriched by 4 per cent. GOOD YKAlt FOR MILLS. Marl horn Corporation liuys Hlg Bloc of Liberty Bonds. McCall, April 1?.--The Marlbor CttttOfl Mills held their regular quar toilv meeting today and the repori how great progress and profits fo the corporation under* the manage inent of Claud CJore, president. Bi lidOf paying the regular annual di vldend of 8 per cent., a bonus of 2" per cent, was ordered paid In Libert bonds to the itoekholden. Thin e.,i poration had already purchas" ! "o i worth of Liberty bonds an t( day the directors Ordered $175,00" more, making a total fo $200.000. A large part of the mill has bee1 r?.oning on government work, makln. tent cloth, tire fabric and leggm cloth for the army. TulsTculoHis Camp Lund. The following additional rabater I p Ilona have been received by Mrs Nina Solomons, chairman of finance committee First Baptist Church.$160.0 s H, Bdmunda. S.' W. Bi Lvnam. 11.00 Mrs Armlda Brunaon. B.Oo .1. A. Parrish. 6.0? W. R, Chandler . l.kQ Mayesville District, throiic.h Mis K. W. Dabbs. 176.45 ? '.imp Be vier, Greenville April is.? A viand farewell review ol the POUtll Carolina Iroope at ramp Revier b) GtoV, Hit hard I Manning and staff Will lake place In Clreenvllle within a fort night it 11 planned to have tin' n a aorl of formal farewell lo the aon of the old Palmetto Btate who ex pot to ffn ovsrseaa within a ahorl time A national ni:ci:ssit\< ImprUYCil lligliwuys FlHSCIltloJ |4i Hounding out National Transporte t ion System. Daytona. Fla., April y. Hon. It. O. lthctt, President United States Chamber of Commerce, Chi? cago, 111. 1 greatly regret that it has been inj possible tor me to accept your in? vitation to address the Chamber o? Commerce or to prepare a paper for ihis meeting on the question of nat? ional highways. This is one of the vi? al issues before the country, and I wish 1 might have had the privilege of urging before the convention the upieme importance of highways to supplement, and, in some cases, sup >lant railroads. In vain shall we try to increase the porduction of foodstuffs and manu? factured goods without first provid? ing increased facilities for gathering the raw materials and distributing uhe finished product. Economic waste ?mould not be tolerated even in times Ot abounding peace, but economic .vaste in the great world-war con? test in which we are engaged is crim ilal. And yet we are facing econom? ic waste of tremendous import, par lyilng the nation's potentialities as ,| seeks to create a mighty lighting nachine, and to hack that machine vith the power of limitless produc ion on tlie farm and in the factory, ? cause Inadequate transportation fa ?ilities are hampering every line Of ndustry, lessening the power of the armer to retain the labor on the am; lessening his ability to cultivate he land, and to ship the product ? hen finally grown. Inadequate transportation facilities mve shackled the very life of the na ion, and if we could over night spend ;5,000,000,000 in the enlargement if railroad milenge, railroad terminals nd rolling stock of the railroads, we .till would not have facilities equal 0 the needs of the hour. it is not possible by the utmost tretch of the nation's power in pro uhng money and men to bring .bout the expansion of railroad facill .es sufficient to care tor the vast uraf c which must be handled in order o enable us to win the war without eeing it indefinitely stretched out ?V0T years of suffering and a fearful ost in men and money. Transportation cannot at the pres nt time be discussed intelligently .vithout including the possibilities (oi* ransportatloh by water and by, fypr proved highways. The internal ombustion engine, which made pos ible the building of the automobile .nd the motor truck, marked us great . revolution in human affairs Us the ?uilding of the first steam locomo? tive, and the development of the i ransportation of people and of mer handise through the power of the ntermil-combustion engine, vast as las been its growth, is but in its in- ' aney. There is practically no limit j o the feasibility of supplementing .nd supplanting in many situations in de<iuatc railroad facilities by the jtilizution oi* automobile* and motor rucks. Those, however, can be made val uible only, to the extent that im? proved highways make their utillza- j ion a commercial success. Iniprov d national highways connecting all: ?arts of the country by through linen | ^ere important hi peace, but their! niportanee then was as nothing com-j tared with their vital importance in hese I earful days of war. , Without mproved highways WS cannot ade? quately* increase the production of foodstuffs, nor distribute them If pro luccd. Without Improved highway* ailroads will In come more and more ?ongested, and the conditions of last ?Vinter would grow steadily worse, lift) even in mid-summer weather wc hould have a congestion of railroad raflic well nigh matching the situa ion whloh so endangered the life of he nation during the winter; for raffle must of neoselty tremendous y Increase SS We continue to build j lip that fighting machine, without s hieb we could not win the war. It is, therefore, of supreme importancel to the nation that tin* largest posslbloj encouragement should be given to the j building of improved highways, and especially to those which can be made] available for through traffic and for! the handling of foodstuffs and war materials. Belleving as I do, thai every un? necessary expenditure should be riu idly out out, ami that non-essential thlngi should be banished, i am firmly convinced thai Into the build? ing of highway* we ehould put a much heavier Investment than has ev* ei been done In the past. The U1 most energy of the nation should be given toward the building of new highways and the maintenance of existing highways, The utmost en ?ourngement should be given to the extension of motor traffic, and n?>i ;i pound of frelghl whloh c;m be ad vantugeously handled by a motor truck should be tin-own upon the al i? uiv ovei burdened railroads. I need not refer to thr- need, in deed to tin* supreme Importance, of developing our waterways, for I take ii for grunted that others will ade? quately cover that situation; but with all the emphasis which I can possibly give to the subject l would urge that as a war measure, pure and simple, fraught with tremendous conse? quences to this nation and to all civil? ization, we should concentrate upon the building of improved highways wherever they may be needed in connection with war work or the handling of food or war products, an 1 throw into this every dollar of money that may be needed; it matters not how great the sum may be, and build these highways as rapidly as is pos? sible for human energy to accomplish A work of such tremendous moment. Richard H. Edmonds, Editor Manufacturers Reocrd. (Harden Party for Mrs. TTarby. A very beautiful entertainment was the garden party given on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. D. I). Moise for her sister-in-law, Mrs. Isaac llarby, who has been her guest for the past two weeks. The attractive grounds of her home on Broad Street were rendered doubly so by the profusion of roses and other flowers used for decorat? ions. Tables and chairs were scattered over the lawn, and delightful salad punch and cakes were served ti e guests during the afternoon. Boston, April 19.?A change .n present method of buying and pay? ing for cotton will be considered at a meeting in New York May 4th, of committees representing Southern Shippers and bankers of New England. New York and the South. Washington, April 19.?The in? crease of the marine corps to seventy five thousand, and directing that ma? jor general of marines accompany th'* marines to the front was agreed to by the house naval affairs committee to? day. Washington, April 20.?An official list of individuals and sections of the Fnited Sta'os army ambulance ser? vice who were cited by French army commanders for bravery has been re? ceived by Surgeon General (lorgas. F< rty-two separate citations are not? ed. In two instances entire sections were commended. Ne York, April 20.?The American steamship Florence H., formerly a Great I*akcs vessel, is reported to have been sunk with loss of life near a. foreign port. Ilogood News and Views. ptlCO U|)OXl a time there was a roost? er that was very combative, if ii is written that it was in his blood to be so we have not seen it. Opinion is that circumstances bad much to do with it because Iiis father or reputed father was cock of the wain to all the neighbors' yards and his mother, as cross as an old sitting; hen was eternally pouncing* On something, principally little biddies to which she j was a Very terror, in consequence of j which one rooster easily attained ascendency over them which he was not slow on any and all occasions to assert. lie became very proud and boastful, and was continually seek? ing occasion to display his abilities. The ambition of his life was to be su? perior to all roosters that ever biped, as a lighter, to do which he become very learned in lighting tactici study? ing all he thought of worth that came j his way. He had three pet phrases continually on his lips, if you can Concelv< 0( a rooster having lips "Might is right." "All's fair in love and light." This from Byron: "Onset in love and war, when done with all tne force, seem best." This last gave the gauge of his battle. When he be gan to age, unprovoked he gave li^ht to another, a near neighbor who, wonderful to say, had long man? aged to live at peace With him and all the rest for tbat matter. Our roost? er thought and boasted it would be an easy walkover because he knew the neighbor had troubled himself with little else than tbe peaceable pursuits of life. No mention of the Wreckage ho wrought in other yards In oider to get at his neighbor. This neighbor was learned too, but in an? other way and his pet phrase as to lighting was: "He who fights and runs away may live to light another day." Pretty soon after the fight be? gan neighbor struck a trot where? upon our rooster, though not ours but W< have called him so by way of con? venience, stopped long enough to crow "We've whipped him out of his boots." While the words were yet in his mouth neighbor turned and dealt Bumcomb such a blow as he, Bumcomb thought him utterly inca? pable of. The fight continued for quite a time till one day neighbor, with Buncomb utterly exhaustcJ, turned upon him before he could re? cover and "licked the stuffing out of him." I'm glad you have borne with nie till I finished because this is no fairy tale. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Shaw of Syracuse, spent the week-end with her brother, S. W. Allen. We were pleased to tee Mr. sha w, who h..s been quite "under ereather" this Prin? ter, look ng so well. Mi. W H. Freeman, while working around i s mill had one of Iiis hands most pail fully lacerated. It was quite proper, and well done, when Ifiss Sulley, teacher at Hi good, out faithful Organist being unfitted by a sudden indisposition, played for the preaching services In the conc lusion at Bethesda Sunday. We mention this that others may d ? likewise. Cotton is slow to come up and "millions' remain under the ground. Small grain, particularly wheat and rye, is pre nising. 'Hagood." Rembert, April ig. 11 flDEXS LIFTED. 1'ioni Suintor Hacks?Itelier Proved by Lapse of Time. Padckaehe is a heavy burden; Nervous leset diaslneea, headache. Rheumatic pain; urinary ills; All weai one out. often effects of kidney wenkners. No use o cute the symptoms. Relief s but temporary if tho caiiae remains. If it's the kidneys, eurfr the cause. Doan's Kidney Pills are for kidney ills; Read ab ?ut your neighbor's case. Here's g?.unter testimony. The kind that can be investigated: Mrs. K. j. Briggs, 312 W. Liberty St., Burnt* \ says: "I had a slight tquch of kidney trouble about two years ago. Headaches and dizzy spells bothered me a great deal. I felt languid and tired and wantefcl to sleep all the time. My kidneys acted irregularly and I felt bad all over. Doan's Kidney Pills were recommend? ed to me by a friend who had used them with good results, so I tried some. A few doses brought me finO relief and it wasn't long before I was cured." Priee 00c. at all dealers. Don't ?Imply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kti ley Pills?the same that Mrs. Briggs had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs , Buffalo, N. V.?Advt. (55) KBGI8TI R WOMEN ALIENS. President Signs Amended Espionage Bill. Washington, April If.?President Wilson tod.' v signed the bill extend? ing the provisions of the espionage act to women and requiring the reg? istration of women enemy aliens. FACTS OF THE GREAT WAR THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Presented at the REDPATH CHAUTAUQUA "THE CHECKERBOARD OF EUROPE" By the distinguished British Knight, Sir John Foster Fr?ser. F. R. G. S. Sir John is England's most famous official Newspaper correspondent and has been with the Allied Armies in France, with the British Grand Fleet and has seen Russia under war condi:ions. "BUSINESS AND THE WAR" By Frank Mulholland, Past President of Toledo Commerce Club and International Association of Rotary Clubs of the World. He has just returned from the Western front. "MARCHING THE HOME TO VICTORY" By Mrs. Christine Fredrrick. the well known writer and founder of the "Applecroft" experiment station. Her talk is on winning the war in the kitchen. "EXPERIENCES ON THE BATTLE FRONTS" By Sergeant Herman, who was three years ago in the great war and 1 >st his leg at Vi my Ridge. EXHIBIT OF THE FAMOUS RAEMAKERS WAR CARTOONS REMARKABLE DISPLAY OF WAR POSTERS of the ALLIES 11 - OTHER BIO ATTRACTIONS - 11 THE 100 PER CENT PROGRAM SUMTER: MAY 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8