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d ihm Puetoaao? mM Blunts*, to Ct, es Beusafl Class Matter. -L ?? 111."J lil'l " PEHSONAL. II. N Koi enter and (V H Foley left Wednesthi\ ?-\ t-iiiriK for New York on business. B. C Wallace, Jr . went to t hai It s ton Thursday evening. Mrs l*on M. Oallowny has return ?d to her home In Manning after Upending sometln < with her mother, lira M ?' Chundler on Harhy Ave Mm. T K. White, of Orangehurg, !? spending the day with her sister. Mrs H P St ot,t. Her many friend, are delighted to see her back in bet old home Lieut Kurie Howland. of Camp Jackeon. la spending the day at home. Mine Martha llanklnson, of Aug? usta, da., Is spending the day wltl Miss Nell McKsgfn. Miss Clara Jordan leaves tonight for Washington, D. C , where she has accepted a point ion with the govern? ment l?r. 8. D. Doar. of McClellsnvllle. U visiting hin dauKhter. Mrs. (ieo. D Shore. Mrs J H Hiennan, of Hlchburg. 8 C, Is vlaltlng her brother, Kev. J P Marlon. Mr. Joe Wynne, formerly one of the proprietors of the Wreck Store baa decided to remove to Philadel i I la, to engage in the wholesale ?hoe business, and he and family will leave for that place In the near fu? ture. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Krummond have returned to Wllllston. after visiting Mrs. Carr and Mis. Coleman on Bart let te St Mrs I* T. Nance and children are vieitlng her parents in Williston, S. C. Mr J. Cralg Hurst left a few days ago for Austin, Texas, to enter the training camp of the Aviation Ser? vice. Mr. ami Mrs. C. P. Seeberg. of Fresno. Cul., are spending sometime with Mrs. Seel.erg's par* nts, Capt. and Mrs. E. 8. Carson. Mra. Nelll O'Donnell ecelved a cablegram today announcing the safe srrlval in Kurope of Hnsign L Arthur O'Nelll, Jr. Lieut. Samuel Y. Dinkins, who has been stationed at Brunswick, C5a.. for the pant few months, Is in the city for a few days stay. Piivale A L Culveyhouse returned to Camp Jackson Sunday afternoon, ?pending three days in town with hi? family Mr. Marlon (Hover spent Sunday In Florence. Cadets Mack Stubbs and James Sanders are at home from the Citadel, but sm|i have this week for Platte? burg to attend the training camp for eollege students. Messrs. h U Kraenoff, Barte* Walsh, C. C, Beek, W. II. Shelly and J <> Harwick will go to Columbia to attend the meeting of the Qrand Lodge, Knights of l'>thla>. IN Mill Mr. T. C. Owens died at his home 117 Mary street at 7 30 Friday morn? ing The funeral sen Ices were held from his lute residence and the Interment will he at the cemetery at 11 o'clock Saturday morning. Mr. Owsns hits been living in Sumter for asveral years, but was a former well known eltisen of Clarendo i county or which county he was supervisor for ?evetsl terms Ketl t n?e* Noten. Several of the exeeutl\e board ol the Sumter chapter rode over to t'on cord yesterday and organized an|t auxiliary at that place. A very en thuataatlc crowd wan present, t?3 members were taken in. and the aux? iliary has promised full support to Its mother chapter. The officers elected *ere: Mr. J M. Brogdon. chairman; Mrs. T. H Brunaoh, vice chairman; Miss A. Im Wltherapoon. secretary and treasurer. Mian Nltu Branson, ehalr man of the membership committee; Mra ? N Fulton, chairman of sup nIn committee. With the organisation of the Con? cord auxiliary, the Sumter chapter Is the possessor of 15 auxiliaries, which apesks well for the county. Threw boxes, containing 3R8 aplit Irrigation pads, were sent to Atlanta Saturday from the Surgical Dressings work room Thla does not mean that the work la in anyway nnlehed; in? stead the work must be almost dou? bled In order thftt the May allotment may he filled. There has come a call to the sew? ing room of the Red Cross headquar? ters far at least l&O pajamas llsfore these pajamas can be sent t?> the auxiliaries to be made, they have M be cut out Will all the ladles who possibly can, come to heart?|tiartera *0 It! The need Is Imperative. Any morehante needing Ited (Voss ?tlekere can get them from headhunt Woman'* Meetings. The Women's Committee of the Sumter County Council of Defense met at 11.30 Saturday morning, at the QlrhV High School, with, twenty mem *mn present. After the reading ol minutes, reports were received from the various chairmen. Miss B. W MtLean, of the Children's Weilar? Committee reported that a chair ami 'harts had been ordered for the Den? tal Clinic, and arrangements are being made to start work as soon as the\ arrive. Dr. Hragg Anthony has been asked to take charge of this work among the colored people. Miss I*ap ham has visited the schools and given instructive talks on the care of tht tc th. Miss McLean recommendei, truC a competent lady he put 111 Qunrgtj of the children for summei work and that they be organized at soon as school closes to do some use ful work and to learn something o> sewing, knitting and cooking. The committee decided to ask tilt Bg operation of the Civic league in this work, as it can he,.most success? fully carried on in connection with tht glny ground. Mrs. L\ W. Dabbs. county chairman id Welfare Work reported that she iiad sent out fifty letters asking at nany ladies from the county to meet with her on Saturday to more deli idtely plan and organize the work She finds it difficult to accomplish nueh without closer organization, a.k he distances to be covered are sc Treat, and recommends a re-organiza ion according to school districts in itead of townships. Mrs. Horace Harby, chairman of dbeity Loan Com ml Wee reported fl otal of 1111,911 subscriptions obtain >d by the women of the county. Mrs. S. A. Harvin, rural chairman, rave reports from several townships i hat she tlnds it difficult to get meet ngs or accomplish much work, as the adies are very busy during the coni? ng season, and the distances are so ;reat as to prevent their coming to ;ether often. She reports much In- ' erest throughout the couny in Ked i 'ross drive and sale of Thrift Stamps, i Miss Dorothy Phelps was appoint j d chairman of the educational work i o help reduce illiteracy throughout I he county. Along these lines a letter i -as read from Miss Julia Seiden of t partanburg. The meeting then took < p a discussion of the advisability of aving a community canner. All ex ( ressed themselves in favor of it, and i le chairman was asked to appoint a | 3inmittev with authority to act. t In view of the fact that all woman's t ork should be coordinated under the < /omun's Division, Council of De- 1 i'nse, and in order that there be no I oman power wasted, we especially t nit the school girls and children to ( SyVSJ a clear understanding of just I hat the Woman's Division is ami I 001 before school closes. The gOV' I rninent e\pects muoh valuable ser- ( kM from the generous and eager l amis and minds of the youth of the I ountry ami would help them in ev- 1 ry way to place their efforts where ? hey will bring the best results. 1 am I nclosing a brief outline of the idea t nd plan of organization of the Wo tan's Committee, Council of Defense. I \ ill you do me the favor of request- ? ng each Of your teachers to read it t o her pupils, explaining it to them I nd advising them to form patriotic lubs for helpful service under the I Voman's Division of their eommun- < ty for the summer, also specific lines ? >f work they might take up. i I ant offering a prize of $5.00 in the l vhlte high schools, $5.00 in the color- I d high schools. |l.#g in the white I :rammar ( boob-, $-'.;"?0 in the colored ? m mmar schools for the boat letter < nailed this office before June 18 on i he following subject: "America's | 'inns for Winning the War. What i V.- Hove Hone and What We Are I Planning lO DO." Tile best letters : vlll be published, translated and sent ibroad i Will you make this announcement j 0 vour BehOOSl an,I in the papers for nev Thanking you for your help, i | im, Mrs. w. c. Oatheart. Bxoeutlve Secretary ami Publicity 'hairnian, Woman's Division Coun dl of Defense. Itoom .'.??7 Union Na lonal Bank Bids;., Columbia, s. c. i Tin* Woman's Committee Is a bod) if women appointed by the govern* nent to cooperate with it by coordi? nating the work of women through? out the country. TIM fund.unent.il purpose' of tin Woman's Committee is to serve as a ring house for all women's work to coordinate all women's nrgauizu Hons, to prevent duplication, over lapping and unnecessary work and to Initiate new activities as needs trlse. The H.ieiial duties of the Woman's Committee an- to rive effectiveness uid unity of purpose and atlministra tlon to tin- work of women in the fob lowing branches food conservation, Ani*rlcnni?iatlon, protection of ehll dr?n, protection of women hi Indus try, Liberty loan and Thrift stamp c letter to Heads of Schools. campaign, maintenance of existing social agencies, education in pa? triotism, health and recreation, giv? ing assistance to the Red Cross wherever possible. To stand ready to nerve the government. The Woman's Committee is not a separate organization but a federal in? stitution to hold together all women's patriotic organizations. All women's organizations are ask? ed to cooperate with the Council of Defense ho that the women of the United State? shall present a unitied, efficient body of service to our coun? try. The National Woman's Committee, with headquarters In Washington, bar Woman's Divisions in every stale. Ev? ery State has county divisions and ev sry county has community councils. Thus tin- desired result of enlisting everyone in some sort of war service can be achieved, Every woman in the country shouM serve. The college and high school ItudentS, the Utile school children can ;iii help by working through the Council of Defense as the govern? ment has roQueeted, The chairman of your County De? fense or of your corpmunity council will help you form a patriotic vaca? tion club or will place your work in whatever existing activity it will do most good. Food Conservation Notes. Fish are now coming to market in quantity! relieving the marked short? age that followed subnormal produc? tion last summer and through the winter. The food administration be? lieves that the supply will soon b? lUfllClent to play an important part in solving our food problem end that prices will be low enough to induce the consumer to find in tish a valuable ad? junct to the diet and a good substitute for the staple foods needed abroad. Short production last year was largely due to the draft of vessels and recruiting of men for the navy. Trawler production has now been ma? terially increased by free admission ol Canadian trawlers and by new con? struction. In addition, certain Stale restrictions on littoral fishing have been lifted ami rules and regulations formulated by the food administra? tion to increase the efficiency of pro luce If B nd distributors. Wholesale prices are now down to comparatively low levels and should emain on this basis for the rest of the I leason, except that temporary fluctu- < ions may follow storms and climatic 'banges that would result in decreas? ed production. Cntil next December ;here should not be a day that SO me ? )f the many varieties of salt-Vvater i ish will not be avallavle In all mar ? vets along the Atlantic coast. At no line should there fail to be at leasi me variety of palatable tish that could I ?e Bold ?it retail for 1(1 cents a I ? omul or le.BS. The food administru 4on has announced thai dealers who lo not <dfer at least one variety oi < left at this price are not particularly cooperating with the food admlnlatra ion or with their customers. (M * course, the particular variety avail ibis at that price will vary from day .? day. With the approeh of next winter the food administration is confident. leop-sea fishing and winter produc ion of ground lish should be restored o normal. Ice manufacturers will not be al Owed to take advantage of war con litions to feather their nests at the titpetiae of the public. The food ad ministration h:?s announced that an\ unwarranted increases in prices will t>C followed by local license regula? tions, giving the food administration control of profits and of distribution in first consideration to the food ad? ministration in this phase of the food problems is the protection of those Moments Of our population least able lo protect themselves should prices b< idvnnced, It |S because increases would l)? most dangerous In congested popula? tion area that only local licensing Is ;tt present considered. Where in oreases are contemplated by the man ufacturer, the food administration Will take no action in the event that the dealers will reach a mutually sat Isfactory agreement with municipal authorities or With the consumers. While not in itsel! a food, Ice is a necessity In congested districts and haa become essential to the preserva tion of many perishable foodstuffs The distribution of many foods which have become staples in our diet would be practically impossible without re frlgeratlon. Consumption would have to be confined lo local products and to the season of production The food administration la watch Ing the Ice situation carefully and an> attempt to reap undue profits will b? followed l>\ drastic action. Kspecial iv is it eoncerned with the price dlf fe rent la I between ice Bold to largt users ami ice sold to the general pub He, Any wide discrepancy would in dlcate thai excessive profits Were be Ini charged the small conaumer whoss Interests the food admlnistra tion hus promised to protaot. TO PtMSII TRAITOHS. Suggestion Tluit Municipalities Enact Ordinance to I'unisli Disloyalties. Columbia. May 27.?The State Council of Defense is sending out to the mayors und boards of council of all incorporated cities and towns in South Carolina the draft of an ordi? nance, prepared after careful consid? eration, Which, it is suggested, be adopted by every municipality in the state. From reports which have beej received by the State Council of De? fense, the need for local authority to hold persons iccused of disloyalty in the present national crisis, is felt and may arise at any time. Oftentimes it may be impossible for one to report disloyalty, in speech or in action, to higher authorities in time for action to be taken immeditaoly, since inves? tigations must necessarily follow; and it is believed that the proposed ordi? nance will serve to provide a neces? sary link?that is, authority under which municipal authorities may ap? prehend persons accused of disloyalty and hold them, when necessary, whil< federal authorities are making then investigations. The purpose of the ordinance ie stated to be to prevent breach of the peace, and, as suggested for adop tton, is as follows: "Any person who shall by act, word of mouth, manifest favor, ap? probation, approval, espousal, or en? dorsement of the cause of any coun? try with which the United States is at war, or, who shall, when the United States is at war by act, word of mouth, writing or publication, mani? fest Opposition or disloyalty to the United States, or overtly manifest pleasure, satisfaction or elation up? on, or express hope for, the success of the enemies of the United States, or shall interfere in any manner with the sale of the securities of the United States government, shall be guilty of disorderly conduct and shall be fined not more than $100 and be imprison? ed not more than 30 days or both. "Whoever shall aid, abet, induct, command, counsel or procure the vio? lation of above ordinance shall be deemed a principal and, upon convic? tion, punishable as such." Death. Mrs. C. R. Fox worth died at Fort Motte. S. C, Sunday, May 26th, Thi? nner il services will be held at Beth? el Church. Oswego, at 11 o'clock to morrow, Tuesday, morning. Twenty-three young men left for 'amp Jaekaon Sunday morning, making up the last increment of the draft from Sumter county to be call ?d out by the local board. The squad was escorted to the station by a de- ! tachment Of the Sumter Light Infan? try Reserves and at the station Capt, Phelpa bade '.hem farewell and God speed In a brief speech. There was a crowd of four or tive hundred citi? zens gathered at the station to sa\ rood bye to the young recruits and to ihow that the home folks are int? ; sated in them ami stand hack of the irmy with sympathy and support. Sumter County's lied Cross Wat Fund has passed the Sixty Thousand mark, according to reports today ana the final total may not fall short ot $66,000. Washington. May 86.?Pair weath? er, with nearly normal temperatures in the Southeastern States is forecast for the coming week. The traffic squad of the police de? partment rounded up a few more of the auto spe? ders yesterday. Let the tfood work go on. There are too mahy oars in Sumter to permit speed fanatics to run wild. W. S. S. Notice. Tin? Ch?reh Street W. S. S. will meet at the residence of Mrs. I. A Ryttenberg, No. ??? church street on Thursday, May ;p?th, at (i.'jo p. m All members are earnestly re quested to be present. Those unaPP to attend the meeting must send in a report id* their savings, either by mes senger or telephone, or be subject to a tine imposed upon them by the so-, clety. Thifi society baa a membership Ol fifty member.- and it is a herculean task for the secretary to make ??u: her monthly reports if she has to g?> liter each Individual report, So it shall be the duty of each and every member to reporl to the secre tary on or before Thursday, Ma; 30th. Mrs, it M Hapner, Booty. 216 Church St. Phone is:\ -J, No. Helen. WO see no harm in Bay im'. "Potsdam the kaiser." And equal i I . are see no harm In leaving off the "Pots." ?Memphis Commercial-Ap? peal. it Is more difficult to be patient in the midst of discouragements than to be brave In the presence of danger.? Uaffney Ledger. TOWN TREBLES QUOTA. Lynch burg Gives Freely for Support of Red Oos?. Lynchburg, May 24.?A ?peclal campaign for the Red Cross fund was put on in Lynchburg at a meeting Monday night In the school auditor? ium und? ! the management of the Rev. .) w Guy and w. t. McLeod. The address of the occasion was de? livered )>y Mr. McDow, one of the held .(Kent: for the Southern division Of the American Red Cross. More than double the amount allotted to Lynchburg was subscribed. The ap? portionment for Lynchburk was $1, 000, hut with $2,700 in sight, the total will probably reach nearly three times the amount asked for. An open Letter to My Fellow ntlariai Next Thursday, the day of nation? al humiliation, fasting and prayer, will mark a crisis in the great world conflict, And very much depends up? on the manner in wliich we, the citi iom of the United States, obeerve the day. If we will enter into the exer? cises of the day with a spirit of rev? erence, will humble ourselves before the God of nations, and in the name of Jesus call on Him for help, Wt may expect help. But if we remain indifferent and careless, and regard the day simply as one of rest from la? bor to be spent in seltish pleasuring rather than in devotion and worship, the purpose for \vhi(h the day Pas been proclaimed will be frustrated. God will be mocked thereby, and we Will treasure up for ourselves "wrath in the day of wrath and righteous judgment of God." <;<j.l must not be tidied with. IJe is sovereign. His will is regnant. His purpose in indefeasible And he the great God has made Jesus, the cruci? fied, both Lord and Christ. He has delivered all things into the hands of Jesus, and has given him plenary power not only in heaven, hut also on earth. Moreover he himself, God, has sworn, the word has gone forth from his mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto Jesus every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess. And what God has thus de* cued will be. Nothing on earth or under the earth, no power of man or demon, can prevent it. Jesus is Lord. He must be acknowledged as Lord, and he will be sooner or later. Even his enemies will yet bow before him Jesus is today the great world-figure, and he must be recokoned with both by potentates and people. And therefore it behooves us, the creatures Of ?Jod, now In the day of grace to acquiesce In Clod's decree, to confess Jesus as Lord, and to implore the for? giveness of our sins both national and individual. It we do this we may ex? pect the God of righteousness to heed our cry and to fight our battles for us. "Kiss the Son lest he be angry, And ye perish in the way, i'-or his wrath will soon he kindled.'* Jno. A. Urunson Notice. The Red Gross War Fund commit? tee of Sumter counts has made an dames! effort to give every person in Lhe county an opportunity to con? tribute to the great cause. if any pen on has not been called on by a eliciting committee, that omission was unintentional. Therefore any one who has not been called on by ? committee, if there be such a one In the county, is asked to bring or send the contribution he or she desires to make to the "Red Cross direct to head? quarter.-.. Everyone should give to the Red Cross in proportion to his or her ability. 1. C. STRAUSS, L. I?. J ENNING; Not ice. All persons concerned are hereby notified that the registration of Ger? man alien females will commence at the office of the Chief of Police at 6 a m. on Mond iy, June 17th, 191S, and continue on each day successively thereafter, except Sunday, June '-'3rd. between the hums of ?; a. m. and B i> in., ui> to and including Wednesday, the 26th day of June at eicht o'clock p. m. J. It. SUMTER, Chief Of Police. Lord Dunmore Not Coming. Columbia, B. May 27, IMS. A. C. Phelps, Sumter. S. C. Owing to Lord Dunmore's physical condition, the British consulate has had to cancel his South Carolina en gagements as made by this office. They instructed me yesterdey to schedule Lord Dunmore at Charles ton, Columbia and Spartanburg? 'f'1*4 maller has been taken out of my hands, i regret the unavoidable dis? appointment to your community. Lord Dunmore speaks In Charleston Tuesday and in Columbia Thursd i\ ltccd Smith. George Creel says he Is proud that America was unprepared. Georgia is proud of xj^nid the American people ure ashamed of.??hreveport Journal. Witness Declares That Meeting in Mil uauk<<- After Deelarntion of War Rang With Treason. ( 'hit-ago, May 2&.?Hinging declara? tions, in favor of the German emperor as a ruler in America as compared with the present administration were made at the meeting place of the In? dustrial Workers of the World in Milwaukee, Wis., after thf? final break with Germany, according to testimony todiy at the trial for seditious con. spiraey of 112 [. W. W. leaders. Joseph Burdall, who said he was force! to join the L W. W. to safe? guard his life .testified as a govern? ment witness that G. J. Bourg, a de fen Ja nt, and other Ge -mans, who gathered at the Milwaukee hall, de? clared I. W, W.'a knew 4 their signs," that if they were drafted into the army they would shoot, but they would chOOOS their marks carefully. "nur bttllota will not strike down the Germane, but will pierce the necks <?1 the American officers," Burdall tes? tified Hourg shouted in an impas? sioned anti-war speech In which ha urged the overthrow of tye American government. "We can put the American army on the bum as quickly and effectively as we cat] wreck a construction com? pany plant," said Bourg, adding that the members of the organisation should begin by "burning grain fields." "If the Germans strike in the East, we should be ready to strike in the West and bring about a complete overthrow of the government," Bourg was quoted as saying. ?UMTKH MAN'S LCCKY FIND. Will Interest Sumter Readers. Those having the misfortune to suffer from backache, urinary disor? ders, gravel, dropsical swellings, rheu? matic pains, or other kidney and blad? der disorders, will read with gratifica? tion this encouraging statement by a Sumter man: .1 ft, Wingate. blacksmith, 5 Sum? ter St.. says: "Some time ago I was troubled with my kidneys. My back ached and terrible headaches came on. I thought my head would split, the pains were so bad. My ?nerves arere all unstrung and I often couldn't work. Dizzy spells bothered me a good deal and 1 always felt tired and languid. My kidneys bothered me at night and I had to get up five or six times to pass the secretions, which were scanty. Doan's Kidney Pills were highly recommended, so I bought some and used them. I tell you, it certainly was great relief that i secured In a short time and finally I was entirely cured." I rice t)0c, at all dealers. Don't imply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Wingate had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.?Advt. 20 Win Annapolis Scholarships. Alva Solomons and Graham Bow? man have received notice that they have successfully passed the exami? nation for the U. S. Naval Acaflemy >nd would received orders to report .t Annapolis for physical examination w ithin the next two or three weeks. FOR SALE?Four to five hundred bushels of corn in the shuck. Ap? ply to M. V. Plowden, Mayesville, S. C, R. F. D. 2. VIIDLERS' CERTIFICATES?Can be obtained at Item Office at reason? able prices in lots of 100 or more. MYe HAVE?In stock In our ware? houses in Sumter, tobacco, cora and garden and cotton fertiliser. Also Acid Phosphate. Call or write us for prices. Southern Brokerage Co. Phone 89. MILLERS CERTIFICATES?At the request of the Food Administration we have printed a supplv of Millers' Certificates which will be sold to millers in lots of 100 or more. Osteen Pub. Co. FOR SALE?Homo grown corn In shuck or Shelled, $2 per bushel; also PortO Hieo potato slips. $1.50 per 1,000. A. U Aldis. Pho FOR SAIJR?F. O. B. cars Jackson, stable manure; straw. Car load lots onl onl snd Fertilizer value high by Clemson collS; Strauss, Sumter, S. C.