The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 01, 1918, Image 2
Ml \ WH MORE MEN.
Ai?|h-.i| r ?i Mon lleerult* foe Regular
Amy.
I < oni tho MuvaniMh, CNu, headquar?
ters Ann\ !{?*??;-ulting Station for this
II trict comes the following app?al
lor new soldiers:
In view of the present tense situa?
tion on the Vm?-i i?-.in s. c?or m I'lance
the army . ceruiting o tile loll of this
tllHtlltt Wisl) to Impress upon all
eligible and qua) Med men (hut it is
their pi in duty at this time to answer
the call to tho colors that our nation
in. iv not he ii adequately defended be
cms. .if ,t short.ige ot .i. This ?all
I* ROt being sounded merely IMMMMM
of a whimsical desire to give t ie vol?
unteer system a boost, but been use of
tin* faet that delay in hi inginu tin
fcrmy to waj* strength will seriously
hamper development of war plans
The time is rapidly approaehing for
many young men when they will no
longer be able to volunteer for ser?
vo e, for change* will prolady be
i .de in the draft regulations which
Will affect a large number not. now
Man Who Held 125 Jobs
in Three Years to Talk
Here Chautauqua Week
kjl ?
4
ONEY FRED SWEET.
Oney Fred Sweet, Chicago news?
paper man. who In three years held
125 Jobs und wrote about them a series
Of Suprei icly lut' r< ling newspaper
nrt has h . n seemed to tell the
of his varied Industrial career
the Redpath Chautuuqun platform
thin season.
Here is a man who can tell how It
feels to bo "In tho Other Fellow1*
Shoes" which Is the title of his lec?
ture.
Mr. Sweet's story, beside* being In?
ter. *tlng and full of humor, has a dip
tlnct economic value. It throws a
?ast amount of light upon Industrial
is as they nctuully exist. It li
n snd Informative.
In Ids Job-lllllng career Mr. Sweet
?tin pat ions, was a beg
on the streets, a steeple-Jack, i
on tie railroad, a FuUinan por
ter. a down with a CfcrtlS, | cowl>oy, I
lurnbi rjnek. He I Iis the leery of thes?
end many other Jobs In his intcreeUnj
Chuutnu i<\
One of the Many
of Chauta
CROATIAN TAMBU
The Tiimburicu, native mil ical In
strument of Croatia, will l?e a feature
of tho grand ronrert given by the
(Yoathm Or. In - i on the opening aft
ernoon of the Rodpath Seven l>uy
Chautatiqua here. On Ttuuhtirh as
the si* members of the orchestra in
their bright end novel native costumes
v ill play Balkan melodies, select Ions
from the operas und Amctlcan songs.
BUullur to Ike mandolin, hunjo uud
affCcted? Theee men arc needed bad?
ly, and are needed now.
Realisation ol the need of man pow?
er in Iba ranna of Iba army on the
wt stei n front baa caused a boom In
reerultlng In tins district ?>n Tuesday
of this week, eleven yonng arhltc nu n
raapondad to lbs summons of their
manhood and tlie dictates of their
?ons?aences by enlisting, ami it is ex?
pected that this number will Increase
daily. Ineructlpus have been sent outj
to ever] recruiting station and poet*
mm lei la the district to make as
strong a |> 1 ? a f0? Volunteers as is in
their power, w hile hundreds have
mined and are joining, there are manyj
who are able t<? enter the service, if
they so desire, who are still at home;
reports from postmasters and re?
cruiting ofllolali aver the entire dis
IrlCt prore this. All able to enlist
would do well to rlatt the nearest rc
orultlni station or pee the nearest
H I Mister w 11M nit delay.
This is no time tor procrastination
i i needloas deliberation. There is hut
one oourae, tor the nation has already
made tin- choice. What is true of the
nation should he true of each individ?
ual. NO saerillee is too great for the
prlnetplei WO hi re treasured and the
land Which Kav' tis birth. Young
Americans are deft udtng thcii sector
in rranee with their lives. Will fOU
it idly b} while thOf ll^ht for the
eountry, the home and the freedom
Which you luv? so well ? Young man.
what are Y< >C joing to do about it?
\ ( aid.
To I ditor or Daily Item:
I understand that Horace Harby
has reported that I abused the j;ov
ernmenl to him in oohnectlon with
th?> Liberty Bontfa. i want to say that
. his is absolute!} false.
I think that the Liberty bonds are
a good thing and a good WUJ for the
overnmenl to n |ae money, when the
rtlee are aide to take them out.
My Wife is a member of the lied Cross
i d has been sewing for them. M>
mother has beer knitting >:ox for th?
otdlere, and i bure been working for
be government, as their poatmaater
it Dalaoll, for the past nine years.
Horace Harby did stop me on two
oocaalona and naked,me about taking
out Liberty bonds. The first time In
Stopped me I told him that I did not
ft Ol like I was able to take out am
beeide, and tried to treat him politely.
\ few days after that, Which was the
Ural part of this week, lie stopped me
B, I Waj iti a big hurry to get
home, and tOld him so; then he caught
me hy the coat, and' pulled me back,
saying. "No, you are not in a hurry."
I then told him that I did not need
any of his d? advice. 1 want to say
thit i did not use any other pro?
fanity.
Respectfully,
C. I, CAILLAKU.
County Abolishes Wheat.
Montgomery, Ala., April II,- No
more wheat will be sold In Marenr.o
DOUUty during the pnsent season af?
ter the stocks now on hand are ex
I I ted. according to a pledge re
i ah ? d by Rtohard at. Hobele, gtatc
food administrator, today. The pledge
WM eigned by !>1 wholesale .and re?
tail merchants.
a Liberty Bond is a eertlfloate of
loyalty and i badge of service. Have
you obtained yoursT
r Big Attractions
uqua Week
RICA ORCHESTRA.
gnltar, the Tatnburtca la different from
nil. Its tones arc full of life and sweet
and ItM rang I and volume, us com
d to tin- usual stringed Inatru
meuts, is little short of phenomenal.
Before coning to America the
Croatian! appeared in Parti und other
Important cities isf the old world.
During the program of the orches
tin Peter Berich, the manager, telli
IggMthlng ??f 11m people of Croatia
ami al W i In If mil mu.i.al lust I Utuuiit
C ITY ( Kl IIS MEET*,
Democratic Ward Clubs 1 ieorganlzc
Cot Campaign.
The four wurtl clubs inet yesterda>
afternoon and the lively interest;
that Ii manifested in the political
situation was evidenced by the largest
attendance in years. Strong resolu?
tions endorsing the administration
and pledging undeviating support were;
adopted.
Ward 1 Club.
At the meeting of Ward 1 Demo?
cratic club held at (I o'clock Friday
afternoon the following otllcers and
delegates were elected:
President?H. I* Scarb- . ough.
Vice President?H. C. Haynsworth.
Secretary?R. S. Hood.
Member Executive Committee?H.
Li Scarborough.
1'elcgates?lt. I. Manning, H. D.
Fpps, gj C, Haynsworth, H. S. Hood,
.1. .i. Hatfleld.
Thl following resolutions were
adpoted!
We, the members of the Democrat?
ic club, Ward 1, of the city of Sumter,
believing that we have in the person
Of Wood TOW Wilson as safe, as sane,
and as able a president of the United
States as ever occupied the White
11ouse; recalling that, when the pres?
ent German drive was at its acutest
?tage, a public character of national
prominence was vociferously lind in;-'
fault with the administration for ev?
erything that it had done and had
not done and for everything that he
imagined that it would not do; whih
cn the same day another national
figure of equal prominence was with
the president at the White House,
ashing whether br not there was any?
thing that he could do to lighten the
president's grievous burden in thb
hour of national peril; and realizing
that our greatest menace in our coun
try today is that loud-mouthed dis
loyalty that has allied itself with in
sidious treason to block every effort
thai patriotism is making for the re
demption of the world from Prussian
oppression and Teutonic autocracy;
do hereby resolve:
First. That during this war, which
has become in a peculiar sense Ameri
Oa'l war. we pledge to Woodrow Wil?
son, the champion of World Democ
racy, our unwavering loyalty and ou
Unyielding allegiance.
Second. That we call upon all of
lice holders and upon all who ma\
aspire to hold office to give to the ad
ministration unquestioning and en
thusiastic support. This is no tim>
for partisan debate or partisan differ?
ences.
Third. That we demand of all citi?
zens of our country 100 per cent.
Americanism. That we demand that
they be loyal to the country in which
they live or live in the country to
which they are loyal. There is but
one of two roads to choose: For
America or for her enemies. If Prus
?la be right, then serve Prussia; it
America IS right, then, in the name
Of Cod and humanity, serve America.
To doubt would be disloyalty, to fal?
ter would be sin.
Ward 2 Club.
At the meeting of Waul 2 Demo?
cratic Club hold April tlth, the fol?
lowing officers and delegates wer?
elected:
President ? R. B. Heiser,
vice President?L. B, Wood.
Secretary and Treasurer?R. J.
Bland,
Bxecutlve Commltteeman?John H.
< Mil ton.
Delegates to County Convention?
F\ A. McLeod, it. H. Heiser, D. D
Molae, L. B. Wood, J, rt. Clifton, E.
S. Booth, A. c. Phelps, H. D. LeO,
1!. C. Wallace, C, C. Heek, L D. Jen
nlngs, H, Q, Oateen, R. J. Bland, Jno.
It, Sumter. R. Dozier Lee, S. K. Xash.
n. D. Graham, H, J. McLaurln, Jr.
Alternates 10. K ? Friar, Win. Yea
don, 11. \. Forrester, Thos. B. Rich
liaison. O. H Folley, F. L. Scott, O.
a. Lemmon, w. C. Doyle,, [, C.
St ruuss.
The delegation was authorized to
elect additional alternates in case it
became necessary to do so.
Ward 8 Club.
Ward Club mot at B.16 Friday af
ternoon and reorganized. The follow
Ing officers were elected;
C, m. Hurst, president.
Abe Ryttenborg, vice president.
.i. r. Tooth, member executive com
m i 11 ee.
W . I.. I\\>\ h. Bee I clary.
Cmoiiim Committee W, L Boyle,
I. 11 Munter. J. a. Rnfflold, .1. H
riuthrle. H. A. Mosen,
Delegates to (bounty Convention?
K, p. Dultant, J p Booth, J. D. Dem
rnon, Alie Ryttenberg, J, H, Guthrie
Uaymond Schwartz, Ceo. C. Wanes,
ii A, Moses. W, L Boyle, C, M
Hurst,
Mteiante J. h Morse, J, A. Rai
Held, 11. P, Moses, Silas Mellelt. .1 G
lyen, R a Dlxon, J. P. booth, Jr.,
A. <;. Warren, A. w. Bradford1, D. B.
stover.
Ward 4 Democratic Club mot at the
Booth-Boyle Company's office, at 6.30
O'clock yesterday evening with the i
largest number of members present in
years. The following officers were
unanimously reelected:
President?W. Percy Smith.
Viee President?H. A. Brown.
Executive Committeeman?Samuel
O'Quinn.
Secretary?E. I. Reardon.
Delegates to County Convention?
S. O'Qutnn, R. K. Wilder, T. V.
Walsh, W. Percy Smith, J. W. Mc
Kiever, John B. Dutlie, Patrick J.
Gallagher. Mr. S. O'Quinn was se?
lected aB chairman of the delegation
and empowered to till vacancies.
Alternates?E. L, Witherspoon, Jno.
Wilson, W. L. Brunson, T. J. Kirvin.
C?. A. Brown, E. E. Hodge, CJ. W.
Hutchinson.
Enrollment Committee?Arthur H.
Wilder, T. J. Kirvin, S. O'Quinn. J.
B. Duffie, T. B. Kennedy.
Executive Committee?H. L. With
erspoon, J. W. McKiever, R. K. Wild?
er.
On motion of Messrs. S. O'Quinn
and J. W. McKiever the meeting
unanimously endorsed the candidacy
of Hon. R. A. Cooper, of Laurens for
governor of South Carolina.
The following resolution introduc?
ed by Messrs. R. K. Wilder and J. B.
Duffie, committee on resolutions was
unanimously adopted by a rising vote,
and the secretary instructed to give
the widest possible publicity to same
and the chairman of the Ward 4
Democratic Club delegation Instruct?
ed to read this resolution before the
Sumter County Democratic Conven?
tion on May 6th:
Resolved: That we, the Democratic1
Club of the 4th Ward in meeting as?
sembled, wish to endorse all actions
of our great president of the United
States during this crisis, which he and
the nation are passing through, and
take this means of expressing our
eontidcnce in him and others In au?
thority, and propose to stand squarely
behind him, and the administration,
in all measures advocated by them.
Privateer Club.
President?R. J. Kolb.
Secretary?P. R. Harvin.
Executive Committeeman?w. O.
Cain. /
Delegates?S. A. Harvin, R. J. Kolb,
W. O. Cain, J. M. Kolb, J. M. Jack?
son.
Alternates?Lucian Ingram, Marion
IfoLeod, W. K. Rivers.
/.oar Club.
President?J. J. Britton.
Vice president?-J. C. Stukes.
Secretary and Treasurer?R. Q.
Jones.
Executive Committeeman?R. M.
Jones.
Delegates?J. B. Britton, J. L. Hrog
don, Sam Newman, R, M. Jones.
Hugood Club.
Hagood Democratic Club met Sat?
urday and reorganized. Mr. W. L>
Saunders, by request, acted as tem?
porary chairman. The following offi?
cers were elected: President, J. Ik
Jackson; Vice President, R. M. Hilde
brand; Secretary and Treasurer, L.
W. Myers; Member Executive Com?
mittee, c. J, Jackson. The following
delegates to the County Convention
were elected: C. W. Saunders ami
C. E. Sanders.
L. W. Myers, Sec.
Horden Club.
Horden Democratic Club met at
Borden Saturday morning and reeor
ganiaed by the election Of the follow?
ing officers: President, I*. B. Einan
pel; Vice President, Q. W. Hatthl.l;
Secretary and Treasurer, C. M. Imm?
anuel; Mend?er Executive Committee,
C. M. Emanuel. Delegates to County
Convention; c. M. Emanuel and M.
\V. Cole.
Dalsen Hub.
Meeting of the Dalxell Democratic
club Saturday elected the following
officers:
.1. C. I hjnbar, 'president.
A. p. Smith, secretary.
Member BSxeoutlve committee M.
I.. Moore.
Delegates to County Convention
M. U Moore, J. ('. lumbar. W. B.
Colclougb, s. p. Halliard, W. C.
Falk, R. I.. Rurkett.
Aiterantes Dr. it. McLaughlin,
S. W. K.i Mi. Id. B. V, .Moore.
The following resolution was adopt?
ed In endorsement of Senator lt. n
Tillma n.
Whereas, ,the Hon. B. R. Tlllmnn
during Him period In the United States
senate has stood (irmly on and by the
principles of democracy and is In full
sympathy and cooperation with the
administration In its meat struggle in
prosecuting the greatest war the world
has ever seen, and the : reat effort
put forth in the interest of free
dorn ami democracy.
And Whereas, the lion It It Till
I man has declared his cundiducy for
reelection to that high and honorable
position as United States Senator,
And Whereas, he has opposition,
who has declared I iinself opposed to
the policy of our democratic admin?
istration and the actions of our nat
lonal legislators who voted for the
resolution declaring a state of war ex-;
isting between Germany and the
United States of America; and weI
considering his election a menace and
drawback to the best interest of our
country; Therefore resolved that we'
the Democratic Club of Providence
township of Sumter County, S. C, do1
endorse the record of the Hon. B. it.
Tilhnan and pledge htm our unani?
mous support in the coming primary.
The club voted unanimously in fa?
vor of the president's war policy,
adopting the following resolution:
Resolved, that the Democratic (Tub
of Dal/ell hereby endorses the war
policies of our Democratic president,
that it goes on record as favoring the
vigorous prosecution of the war unto
complete and democratic victory; that
it looks with disfavor upon the ac?
tion of any Democrat which does not
lend strength to the nation in its
present crisis.
A. F. Smith, Secty.
Reinheit Club.
Rembert, April 27.?The Rafting
Creek Democratic (Tub met at Rem?
bert this afternoon at 4 o'clock for
reorganization. The following officers
were elected:
President?Edward E. Rembert.
Vice President?I). V. Keels.
Secretary and Treasurer?W. C.
Harllee.
Member of County Executive Com?
mittee?T. J. Brown.
Delegates to County Convention?
E. E. Rembert and L. S. Vinson.
Committee to Revise Club Roll?
.1. D. (Mills, T. J. Drown, T. A. Brad?
ley.
The meeting was well attended and
the following resolutions introduced
by Edward E. Rembert were enthus?
iastically and unanimously endorsed.
Wrhereas, we, the members of the
Rafting Creek Democratic Club real?
ize and appreciate the grave position
in which our country is situated, and
feel that every good citizen should
go on record in support of his govern?
ment and the election of true and
tried otllcials; therefore, be it resolv- j
ed
First: That next to our C,od, we
have an undying and everlasting faith
in Woodrow Wilson and his admin?
istration.
Second: That we have the utmost
confidence that our administration
will not only protect the cotton grow?
er from his enemy, he profiteer, but
will administer all branches of the
government with such good judgment
and justice to all, that we will emerge
from this terrible war, not only vic?
torious, but the greatest of all the
great nations of the world.
Third: That we condemn with con?
tempt and disgust the effort now be?
ing made in our capital to embarrass
our president and his administration
while the country is at war; and the
flower of our youth are giving their
lives for the sake of liberty. "It's a
dirty bird that fouls its own nest."
Fourth: We have the utmost con?
fidence in our government, in our
army and our navy, and call on every
man, woman, and child in the United
States to stand with us?to give, to
work, to sacrifice for our country and
for liberty. We must back our brave
boys on la ml and sea; they must and
will return victorious. We invoke
the blessing of a gracious Cod upon
a just cause.
W. C. Harllee,
Secretary and Treasurer.
JOB GOES BUGGING.
Another Appointee Declines Missouri
Senatorship.
Jefferson City, April 2'J.?Chief
Justice W. F. Craves, of the State
Supreme Court, has declined the ap?
pointment as United States senator
tendered him Friday by Qov. Gardner.
Herlin. April J7 (via London. April
28).?The British have made a re?
tirement on Flanders front before
vpres, it was announced officially
(his evening. The statement says the
Germans have advanced their hue
from a point southwest of Lange?
rn arc k (four and one-half miles
southwest of Vpres) to Verlorenhoek
(two miles to the northeast of the
> to llooge two miles to the east),
and Zlllebeke (two miles to the south?
east )
New orb ans. April 28. William
Udenborn, president of t' ) Louisiana
Railway ami Navigation Company
and reputed many times a million?
aire, was arrested by Department of
Justice officials ;?t Shrewsbury, i*a..
near here tonight on an affidavit
charging violation of section :t of the
espionage set, Bdenborn was taken
in custody as he stepped from an L
K. and X. train and taken to a
place, tin' location of which the au?
thorities refused to divulge.
MORI MEX FOR SKVIER.
One Thou-and Soldiers Sent From
Col ambiu to < .ivcn\ill*'.
Camp S? vier, Greenville, April 26.
?More than 1.100 selectmen have ar?
rived at Camp Scvier within the past
three days from Camp Jackson, Co?
lumbia, to take place of men found
physically and otherwise unfit for for.
eign kSciv. e. Hractac.tlly filling th?
division to rar strength. The select?
men are from the two Carolinas and
Tennessee. About 100 men have been
received b each of the four infan?
try regiments, a greater number fcjT
the One Hundred and Fifth Engi?
neers and S initary Train and a few by
tlie three artillery regiments.
Jl HY SPARES TRAITORS.
Mistrial Results in Case Against New
York Socialists.
New York, April 27.?The jury in
the case ol Max Eastman and others
associated with him in connection
with publication of alleged seditious
articles in the Socialist newspaper,
The Masses, reported today that they
were unable to agree and they were
discharged.
CHAIN MARKET BREAKS.
Coin hio; ?cd Four and Three*
Quarter Cents Today.
Chicago, April 27.?Warning mes?
sages from the food administration
that the an, -hoarding law applied to
speculative . rain trading more strict?
ly than ha< been assumed by many,
did a good deal to force the sharp
break in t ain prices todav. The
greatest we; <ness was in July corn,
which fell four and three-quarter
cents a bushel.
The Adjust!', out of Our Mental Pro?
cesses to War-Time Conditions.
(Ry Oov. Gardner, of Missouri.)
The people of this nation are tirmly
convinced o: the absolute justice and
stern neeesitv of the war we are now
waging, and know full well that the
perpetuity ol our form of government
and the preservation of those rights
which the government guarantees
them depend upon a decisive victory
upon the battle tield for the United
States and h ?r allies.
They reali'/.e the seriousness of the
situation, the strength of their foe,
and the enormous sacrifice of blood
and treasure they must make in order
to win such a victory. They stand
ready to support the government, or
the administration, in any measures
which appear to them to be effective.
The chief aim ^?1 a belligerent na?
tion is to assemble and make effective
in the shortest time / possible an
amount of physical force requisite to
prosecute tl .var to a successful ter?
mination; foi the more vigorously a
war is pursued the better it is for all
engaged therein. As to those move?
ments and r,?asures relating to the
prosecution of war, time Is of su?
preme impor' mce. The fate of a na?
tion may ham; upon an Interval of an
hour, a day, or a week.
These facts should be borne con?
stantly In mind by the people of the
United State? when they undertake to
form or essay to express an opinion
as to the propriety of any order made
by their president or those acting un?
der him.
In order to win the war with the
minimum amount of friction, the peo?
ple must adjust their mental proc?
esses to the extraordinary conditions
that exist. In passing judgment upon
a policy, the..' must not attempt to
apply the tests appropriate in times
of peace. Ifen must not be moved
to captious criticism because of per?
sonal inconveniences' which they
would under >o circumstances be
called upon to endure In times of
peace. They must have always In
mind the thought that the ultimate
object of this war is a lasting peace;
that the hardships must be endured
in order that they may at the very
earliest possible moment resume their
normal manner of living, and enjoy
again the privileges and blessings of
a free government, at peace with all
the world. v
We must steel ourselves to endure
without grumbling the hardships en?
tailed by this war. We must possess
our souls with infinite patience, and
not indulge in captious criticism. In
forming or et pressing an opinion
relative to the iflanner In which the
affairs of the nation are being 'con?
ducted, we should resolve every doubt
in favor of our government, and
should not be influenced by personal
or partisan ends.
The people t irouphout this section
or America an "keeping the home
tires burning." There Is no difference
of sentiment ai mng them. They are
determined to remain a unity In sen?
timent and In s ilrit. What they fear
most of all is that selfish and design?
ing interests may succeed in tearing
down the splendid, efficient machine
which the president.has builded. The
people out this way call the machine
efficient becausr hey know that never
in the world's ..Istory has so much
been accomplish rd in so short a time,