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TWO TRAITORS SHOT I WO II MM Dl MM. W I i KU ! I > l\ (id HI W ?>r. Kam t handia Mu?| ta Death " I ran? i -< < > bj 15am Iii Ii Who to 111 Turn Slain !? 1 n cd Itaci Mill - shall llolohan. San Francisco, April 2.\. \ eilia? ttonul climax to the prolonged trial Dl persons ivni;n| wtM conspirim; t> foment revolution in India was lur nlshed :oday when Ham Chandra? Hindu publicist ami revolutiomst, was shot to death in federal ?Iis. : iet" court by Ham Singh, a former employe* ami fellow defendant. While Itnffh still pressed the trigger of his automatic pistol he. too, was ?hot and killed b\ t'nlted Slates Marshal James Ii. Ilolo han. The trial st irltd November If and the case went to the jury tonight. Hellet that Ham Chan.Ira ha I di? verted to hit own Bat proceeds from property who h Raflfl Blagh had turli ed over for use in th * proposed mV oluttqn is said ?<y federal 0>*% h'ls to l:ave prompted tin- shooting. (oliMiiiA OUTS POTATOES i HEAP. ( Ming Them for Twenty-live Cents a IVck NXhilo Sumter People Pay Port) to fifty Cents a IVck. Columbia, April ?Irish potatoes ri selling In Columbia at retail, at twenty-flvs cents per peck. At this potatoes, which are the moat plentiful foodi are the most economi? cal food. Report! from throughout tht Bti t! are to the effect that po i u s me cheaper than for years, aii? nrs being largely ooniumed? Waahlngton, April M.?Asauranct toda] given to Congressmai> Whaley by the Quartermaster Cener al's department that work on the great army terminals ami storage plant at NOrth Charleston would be i In ten da*!, The first thing to be undertaken will be the dredging. The ordinance against leaving au i ohlii in the street! at night with 0 ( lighted '.amps is being enforced 1 ml almost every day some careless owner w colled upon to pay s I fine. BOOTH & McLEOD SAY: j Buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps ...FIHST... t Send us an order next, and first, last and all the time ?#Swat the Kaiser'' ?MIM I t + + See that your packages aro sea led with the "Carry your own parcel" stamps.. Sold by the Red Cros;. ! Do your part + + j Space Donated by The National Bank of Sumter. I i I St Thrift Stamps. Buy One Each _ Day! The First National Bank SUMTER. s c. ?+++?> mill; ?:?!:??: : ?:?' t *****+-M * I M?M<???? !????< fcAN EASY WAY TO PAY FOR YOUR LIBERTY BONDS t CAI L AT YOUR BANK, GIVE IF A 3 ( FOR 10 OF YOUR SUB j . CRIP riON AND A NOTE FOR THE j BALANCE YOUR BANK OOES ? THE REST. 00 IT TO DAY. 5 : Nalionai Bank of South Carolina \ 4 J ?ovu ik\ THE PATRIOTIC RALLY. County Superintendent of Education Records His Appreciation of The Hearty CkWopergtloii ot schools. That the Patriotic Rally held by the schools of the county last Fri? day was n wonderful success is the opinion of every one who was for? tunate enough to be present and wit? ness the inspiring sight. There was perfect cooperation, and the fact was clearly demonstrated <>n this occasion as on other occasions that the City Schools and the Rural schools, comprising one great system for the education and uplift of the children of Sumter county, do pull together. It was our pleasure on trfis occasion to have united with us the St. Joseph's Academy and Miss Eloise Wilson's school. These schools are well known, and are both very loyal. Their presence was appreciated and added to the Inspiration Of the great event. Besides the co-operation of the schools themselves, much assistance was rendered by several organizations and individuals, without which the complete success of the day could not have been possible. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce, the Civic league, and the Council of Defense epdered valuable aid. it was through the effort of these organizations chiefly that we were able to secure tiie military band from Camp Jack? son. Though several wrote asking for the band, Mr. B. I. Reardon. sec? retary of the Chamber of Commerce, v as the lucky one to hear the very pleaalng news that the band would come. When the news was given out, Mrs. Nina Solomons offered to Secure entertainment in the way of dinner for tHe soldier musicians. This offer was accepted, and the members of the band were sumptuously entertained in the homes of several of our hospitable and patriotic citizens. Other enter? tainment was given them in the way of a luncheon just after their arrival, and supper in the early evening, un? der the direction of Miss Julia Oben schain of the City Schools, assisted bj Misses Annie Keels and Alice Mar? tin. Home Demonstration agents for the county, and Miss Nannie Richard^ son of the Chamber of Commerce. The cost of tho band was not much, but a great part of the money was' ralaed through the efforts of Mr. D. J. Auld, who solicited for this cause, and who reported a most cheerful re? sponse from all on whom he called. Other amounts were cheerfully con? tributed by citizens of the county. One thing to be proud of, and which has not been mentioned, was the fact that at the head of the pa? rade was held and loyally displayed by one of the Sumter High School battalion the Third Liberty loan Hon? or Hag. which Sumter county was tbe Brat in the State to receive for hav? ing reached and passed her quota in I buying Liberty Loan bonds. When it became known that the county Was i ntltled to the Hag, the Chamber of Commerce immediately wired that i I e sent. It came in in good time ..ml was mounted by Miss Nannie Richardson of that organization. other things might be Bald, and I ther names mentioned, but to sum up, the day was a success, and those Who helped did so cheerfully and loy? ally, and are most heartily thanked I v all who felt the responsibility for the success of the event. J. H. Haynsworth, County Superintendent of Educa? tion. Tino chautauqua Pilot;ram. Mr. Abe Byttenhlierej Commends the. Attractions Very Highly. * Sumter. S. (\, April 1H1S. Mr. S. H. Edmunds. Deal- Sir: The people of Sumter are to he congratulated on the attrac? tions furnished by the Chautau-iua ?Iiis seasoni and they should not miss the ohanoe Of seeing them at such a small cost. The privilege of hearing MISS Maxwell in grand opera selec? tions, alone, is worth the price of the isaaon ticket, i the comic opera. The Chocolate Soldier," needs no i commendation. When it was pro 111 , ,| in Sumter last | paid |?00 for it and they charged $1.50 admission. ind I have been naked repeatedly to have it here again, but Wai unable t ) get it. So, now. all the lovers of the tuneful opera can have the pleasure "i hearing ii once more. These ire only a few of the attractions and the Chautauquu should haven record at? tendance, fours truly, Abe \i\ ttenhei UM IM \\s i\ RELCUI'M. Mnn> Troop Trains Reported Pus !ng Through I.lege. Washington, April 83. Diplomatic dispatches today from Rerne s;dd (hat A/uxtro-Hunanrtan troops have arriv? ed In Belgium. Many troop trains, it said, have passed through the railway station at Liege, The presence ol inunj Austrian- was reported at Antwei p and cheat. j nni> cross notks. t - Surgical Dressings Workroom to Be Closed, On account of lack of supplies the Surgical Dressings workroom will be closed tomorow (Wednesday) and will stay closed until further notice. in a message from headquarters in Atlanta, it was urged that all ladles who had been working with the sur? gical dressings now devote their time to the making of garments for the Red Cross. The sewing loom is still open, and it would be very gratify? ing to see all the machines busy until the surgical dressings supplies can come. Notice of which will appear iu this paper. Non-Commlssloned Officers. Capt. A. C. Phelps has announced the appointment of the non-commis? sioned officers of the Sumter Light Infantry Reserves as follows: First Sergeant?Yates, VV. H. Supply Sergeant?DeLorme, VV. M. Line Sergeants?Cantey, B. O.; Dick, D. M.; Gallagher, P. J.; Mc Knight, J. A. / j Corporals?Bradford, W. N.; Chan? dler, F. W.; Cook, R. P.; Graham, J. D.; Hurst, C. E.; Ingram, E. 0.\ Mo? ses, H. P.; Palmer, Joseph; Rivers, W. P. The company is holding regular dAl! S every Thursday evening and squad drills on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The guns for the company have been shipped and should arrive within the next week. The men are being measured for their uniforms and the company will be fully equipped by early summer. . Homes for Soldiers. London, April 22.?A new plan to provide com for fable homes for dis? charged soldiers by enlisting country people to act as "country hosts" to the army men has just been launched by the Marquis of Silgo, himself a former captain in the army, and Vis? count Khutsford, long interested In charitable enterprises. They have formed the Couiftry Host Institution which "hosts" are urged to join. The scheme has a two-fold object, It aims, not only at giving the brok? en soldiers a lift but also to qualify them for farming work, * thus in? creasing the country's food supply. Briefly the plan requires the host to provide free lodging and board for the man and a good-sized garden or farm in which suitable, light outdoor work can be found for him. The men selected as guests shall be of good character, sober, not suffering from any serious ailments and able to look after themselves. An allowance of fifteen shillings a we,ek, if required, be paid direct to the farmer soldier in return for his la l bor. A. A. A. j Mr. Wooten of the South Carolina State Aujtomobile Association is in the city perfecting the organization of the local association' recently formed. A meeting of the association is called for , Monday afternoon at ?5.15 by which time President Strauss will have completed his committees and the program of the association can be presented to the members. The local association is amalgamat? ed with the A. A. A., the Automobile Association of America, 'the prime object of the A. A. A. is to promote the construction of good roads, and the local association will use its in? fluence to that end. Because of this it is especially desired that out-of town automobile owners should be? come members of the association. The membership cards and tbe au? tomobile emblems for the charter members have arrived and are bslng distributed by the secretary. As the emblems have to be receipted for, members will have to call for these. Death. A message was received here this morning of the death of Mrs. Lou Alexander Forest of Victoria, British Columbia, sister of Miss Mona Stark of this city. She also leaves to mourn her loss, her husband who is in the British army, her adopted son. Robert Calude Hamilton, and four brothers. \Y. V. Stack of Kloree; X. C. Stack of Wil? mington. X. ('.; H. F. and A. G. stack of Pinewood. The news of her death came as n shock to her many friends here, and the family have their deepest sympa? thy. Sumier (.iris Honored. Perhaps it will be of interest to the Sliniter people to know the recent honors that have been conferred up? on their ?irls :it Winthrop. In the last student government election of officers for the session 1918-1919 the following ejiis we.lected: Miss Virginia Thomas. President Student rjevernment Association; MIbs Pnro lino ItlrhnrdMon, Special Represents live. Grand Opera Artist Will Sing On the Third Night of the Cliautauqua This year the Redpath Chautauquas will hav. a grand opera artist In Mist Bfargory Maxwell, brilliant, soprano of the Chicago Grand Opera company, Miss Maxwell during the past season sang in Chicago as a principal with Galll* Curci in "Dinorah." She accompanied the Chicago Opera company on its toul to New York and Boston. Home Demonstration Work ANNIE KEELS, Demonstrator ALICE MARTIN, Assistant The regular monthly meeting of the Providence Home Demonstration Club wa$ held at the Providence School house on Monday afternoon, April 1, at I o'clock. Those pres? ent were rewarded with one of th most interesting meetings the club has ever had. Miss Keels, our agent, gave us a practical and helpful talk on food substitution, appetising ways to serve them, giving us many receipts to follow. She then demonstrated pea? nut drop cookies, which is a delicious way to use our much neglected pea? nuts which our farmers should be more interested in growing. Tll? \ members were given the privilege of selecting any substitute which they would like to have demonstrated. After having a recitation by Evelyn Hodge and a sweet little song by De - lau Dell and Evelyn Hodge, the ihfcl? ing adjourned. Mrs. B. B. Hodge, Secretary Providence Home Dem? onstration Clul'. Mayosvillo Home Demonstration Club. Miss Christine South. Emergency Assistant Home Demonstration Agent and expert on dietetics is spending a couple of days in Bumter county un? der the auspices of the Bumter Coun ty Home Demonstration Department) Misses Annie Keels and Alice Martin, home demonstration agents. At four o'clock Tuesday afternoon Miss South accompanied by Miss KselS and Secretary Keardon of the Chamber of Commerce, held a meet? ing of ladies of Mayesvllle town and township at the Mayesvllle schoo>, and Miss South very interstingly lec? tured and illustrated by different kinds Of foods the question of "What Shall We Hat." During this meeting the ladies present formed a local home demonstration club and Mayesvllle is now pati ioteially lined up with other Bumter county communities in prac tlcal/ and scientific home economics to help win the war. The officers ami the charter mem? bers of tin' Mayesvllle Home Demon? stration Club ari?: President?~Mrs. u. L. Grler. Secretary Miss Alice Cooper. Mrs. \v. s Chandler, Mrs. Lynda Maxes. Mrs. H. W. Cooper, Mrs. .!. M. runic Mrs. T. Ii. Port, Mrs. .1. W. Spencer. Mis. W. B. Cooper, Mrs. .1. I\ Bland, Mrs. O. J, Williams, Mrs. w. E. Keels. Miss Mary Sue Ander? son. With the ladies of Mayesvllle now thoroughly organised the next im? portant step will be the flirnisllin.; i>l ? home demonstration room and the equipment tor this demonstration club, and it goes without saying Uvi ihe Mayesvllle la alles will very soon put these tilings over. RKAL POOD CONSERVATION. Systematic Campaign Being Carried en in Dillon County. < 'oluml la, April 22.?Joe Cabell Davis, food administrator lor Dillon county, is calling upon the people of that couruy for greater sacrifices in food cons rvation, and laying especial emphasis upon the need of saving wheat for shipment. Mr. Davis in an article gh ??n to the press and in per? sonal lett ra .asksx every man, woman and child in Dillon county who will not eat any wheat Hour for the next two weeks, except on Sundays, to send in tl eir names on postal cards, it is reported that Ifr. Davis is al? ready receiving a large number of pledges from patriotic people in re i ponse to his appeal. In his statement to the people of his count:. Mr. Davis touches upon a phase of the food situation which will be of int- rest to people throughout the State. "I hear a lot of farmers say they cannot g?. t their tenants to eat any bread except Hour bread; that ten ana buy the substitutes and take them home and feed them to the chickens end cattle," says Mr. Davis, who adds this suggestion: "it is known how man; there are in caeh tenant famllr on S place. The Food Admin? istration has asked that each person be allowed to huy owe and one-half pounds of Hour per week. So, if they eat it before the week is np, let them go With* u They will soon lea i n they must do as others are doing." Mr. Wll lam Bowen, of Auswsta, <la., spent Sunday in the city with friends. We Grind Lenses, examine the eyes scientifically and Ht eye? glasses perfectly. Let us work tor you We have all prescriptions | I on tile. Broken lenses replac- \ \ od pro tptly. Graduate Opto- [ ! metrlst and optician in charge, t W. ?. Thompson, [ .u wn e 4v oPTom tiust. 3 ?? H:?m::;:j:!:::j:::;j;jn;i;:;:;;:;i;:umwq