Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mi I^on I^Orand. who recently ?nltated In the Naval Reserve Flying oorpa left Ihm nigh' for RoHton where he will tske his general school worK ut Huston Tech. Cpon completion of the training period there he will be detailed to an air station for flying duty. Mr John Fleming, who volun? teered for service last week was ae cepted and hus been assigned to the medlcul depot of the base hospital at Cmmp Jackson. Mrs. T W. Fridgeon. of Ntl Uerlln. N. C, In spending the day in the cit\ with her sister. Mrs. Louis Darr. Mr* A M Lucas of Savannah, (la., la visiting Mrs \V . It. Lynum. on West Liberty St Relatives of the following Sumter soldiers received cards this mornliu' unnouncing their safe arrival "over seus". Private John llaynsworth. Strgl. J. Motte ILawrence, Lieut. F. M. brown. Sergt. J. Q. King. Privat. Henly Owen?, I'nv.ite Alfred W. Thamea. Jr., Corporal Zach l>arr. -Mtee Wilhehnlna Fant, of Anderson, was a guest of Mrs. M. C Zemp the last week-end. Dr and Mrs. M. (' Zemp and their guest. Miss Fant, spent last Sunday I amden. Rev. a O. (untey was in the city todsy. Mr i * C Scarborough of Summer to i> wss in the city Tuesday on s*jsj ness. Mr Itnlph M Hale left for Rich? mond, Vs., yesterday evening, where he will make that city his future home. Mr. T. R. White, of Orangeburg spent Tuesday in his old home. His manv friends were delighted re see htm ?ir und Mrs O. H. Rowland, and Mr. and Mra. W. W. Rowland have returned from Washington. N. ?., af? ter visiting friends and relatives of thst place They made the trip hi fourteen hours in a Mitchell car. THK .SKCONR DRAFT. Young Men Must Register on June 5tb. i ? 1 I The registration of the young men ? wHo haeefaJlalned their majority since ? June 5th last, will be held on June ' '?th at r > i * - Court House, between the 1 hours of 7 a. m. und ? p. m. an I all persons are required to present them- 4 salves. < Persons required to register--All male persons, citizens of the Finted i States, and all male persons residing I ta the United States, who have, since i the ..th day or June, 1907. and on or I afore the day set for registration by < the president's proclamation, attained i tbe aga of 21 years, must register. The 1 only exceptions ur persons in the mill- I . oi na\ 11 service of the Cnited Slates, which includes all officers und enlisted men of the Regular Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the National < lti.it ? 1 and Naval Militia, \.hlle in the service of the Cnited Stipes, and otfU?unj !? the otlicors' Re? serve Corps und enlisted men in the ainiiated Reserve Cerpe while in ac? tive service. Persons not subject to registrar on on account of being In the military or uuvul seruce Ol tlo- United States be oonie subject to registration and ure required to register Immediately upon leaving such military or naval service An alien who enters the 1'nited Stute* foi the Iii Mt time iftei the date Set for registration by the president I*, not Subject to registration, unless In declares his Intention to become a ?a>4s ti of Um limited states Cities as of the United State* or persons who have de.land their In? tention to i.e. onie cltlsens of the I nit ?A Htutes who do not i roister on at count of absenea from the territorial limit* of the United States ure requir? ed to register within five days aftei their return to Ihe Foiled States Public Notice. Notice I* hereby given ol a school election to be held In Statebar? School District No. ?'.. Friday. June 7. between th. h .mi i ^ of eight (i) A. m. snd live iUt F M . at Hair's store for the purpose of v.oting an extra levy of three i :t > mills lor school pur-, poses. Only qualified tlselgH showing re*; Ishutlon eerlllbates and tax lecelpts. ? ml who pay either real estate or pgr* SSSsal property tax. may he allowed to vote, by law. The tffJSJgeei will act as managers l?v order of the Sumter Fount\ Board of Education it C H1CHAHD80M, I UalrmSn School District No ? Hubacrlbs to The Dally Ram onh Ue per week, delivered. IVepnrutloiiK by Scientists for Ob? servations of the Tot til Id Ipso on Juno 8th. i DWif, Col. May J8. Tu? total OOltasja of the sun forecast to occur on June 8 hay. been postponed for one hour. This is not the result of any error in the calculations of the as? tronomers nor is it duo to an order by modern Joshua that the sun stand still, but is chargeable to the oper? ations of the daylight saving law as a result of which the clocks through? out the United States were set for* ward an hour on March II, In consequence the eclipse will be? gin In Denver at 4.12 p. m., will be? come, tot. I at p. m. will pass frotn totality at fj.24 p. in. and will end ;tt ti L'T. The same variation in the hours of the eclipse will prevail | throughout the length of the fifty mile belt, extending from the south? eastern corner of Washington State to the coast of Florida, in which the total eclipse will be visible. This change in hours will not af? fect the astronomers, however. as their clocks still are adjusted to standard sun time. 1'reparations for observing the eclipse, the first total eclipse of the sun visible In the United atStes since 1800 and the hist until IV23, are go? ing ahead rapidly at the University Of Denver observatory, where astron? omers from Yerkes observatory will make their observations. Frofessoi Fdwin at Frost of the Yerkes ob? servatory at dreen Hay, Wls., recent? ly notified Pan Herbert A. Howe, he.id of the department of astronomj of the I'niversity of Denver, that several shipments of specially pre? pared instruments are en route. Prof Frost was expected here in the middle of May to begin installing this equip ment. One of the principal pieces of ap? paratus is a special spectroscope t< be attached to the 21-inch telescope At the Denver observatory with v * / ivhich to photograph the sun's corona Opportunity to photograph the co rona is afforded only during a totai fcllpse and astronomers are greatlj nterested in the result of this work is affording opportunity to study the omposltion of this great outer hop 9f luminous gases which surround :he sun. Photographs also will be taken ol he sky In the region of the sun in ?earch of any stray comet and also if the mythical planet Vulcan, which oine astronomers have asserted ha? ts orbit so close to the sun that It ?an be seen only during an eclipse The existence of such a planet 1.' loubted by most astronomers, how ?ver. Dealdll the staff from Yerkes oh ? i\atory, other astronomers art danntng to work at the Denver ob >eivatory. Among them are Prof \. V. Turner of the College of the Jity of New York, Prof. Schlessingei jf Allegbany observatory. Prot BetAold of Dennison University and prof, Moore of the United States Uli rentl of Mines. Although astronomers consldei iheinselws fortunate In that the path i>( the total eclipse Includes th? uenver observatory, with its high power telescopes, they have ex perlenced much difficulty In obtain lug special apparatus because of tin wur. As a precaution again.st unfavor ible weather conditions at Denver on June 8, the Yerkes observatory alsc wlll have men stationed at iSreen liiver, Wyoming, and other Obeorva lories will have observers at othei vantage points throughout the Moun lata Mt;it*-s, Points at which the total eclipsi will be visible include South lb-no Wash . chehalla, Wlaalt.; Hood Riv? er, OrO.; Maker City. ore.. Pocatello Ida.; Qroon River, Wyo ; Denver Col.; Harden City, Kan.; DodKe City Kans . Bold, Ok la.; Quthrle, Okla. afiaAlater, Okla.; Arkadelphla, Ark. Y.i/.oo City, Miss.. Jackson, Miss., drove Hill, Ala., Leesburg, Flu.; am I irlando, Fla. 2 nun 000 |tY < II HIS IM As \mcrlcaii Army In IVamv Is (.rowing Apnoe. i From Ihi New York World ) It Is reported from Washington that more than 100,001 American troop' will have been Hint to Prance and Rnflaad In Has and lhal at i. tai too a in go in J une, The nine is not far distant when the American forces abroad will equal in aUmberS the Brltlah army that I' o ld Marahal Hall commands. :iod at the piesent rate of transportation there will be 1,000,000 American ito..p in Furope by Christmas Tip si ?? Itmates are not sxtravs tint Their In 11)11 me n t. of OOUrst depends upon transportation facilities I.nt the OtttlOOk for transportation \f brighter than it has hecn at an) oth er time stuee Derma an began ruth submarine warfare Not only > there a uteudy decrease in lot*** from F-boaf.' de pre (tilt Fori 8, but the output ot' American .ships has already reach? ed a point at which the Allied losses are practically offset by our own con? struction. The United States is now Retting results in its military program, and highly important results. The period of organization and preparation is over. It takes three or four times as lon? to lay the foundations of a skyscraper as it does to erect the building;, and foundation work is not a very impres? sive building operation. The war foundations of the United States are now laid and the building is going up with }. ratifying rapidity. It |a not too much to expect thai every month from now to the end of the war will witness a substantial in? crease ||) the force and power that the United States can exert at the front. Henceforth there can be no valid ex? cuse for delays or for mistakes in Planning., The machine must be kept moving at greater and greater speed The war department is using good judgment in gradually abandoning its policy of secrecy and letting the world know what the United State* Id actually doing to make its resources effective in terms of military strength. Whatever reasons there were foi silenc* while the planning was undei way, the more that can safely be told now the better. Let the German.4 know what we have done and what we are doing. The more they know about it the less they will like it. Ev? ery division of American troops that is sent to Prance means another nail in the eoiltn of autocracy, and that kind of news cannot be too widely circulated in Germany. We have beaten the German gener al staff at its submarine game. We have already sent the troops to France that the general staff insisted could not be sent. We have managed to feed the British and French in spitt of the general staff's insistent decla? ration thai they would starve. We must now beat them on the land at we have beaten them on the sea. it in well enough not to be too op? timistic, especially as to the duration of the war; but it is wiser to be op tlmlstlc than pessimistic. This war b going to be won by men who believe in the cause, who believe in them? selves and who believe in the ultimate victory of democrat y, HAPPY HOYS AT ISf. I'leusutit Outing for Roys?Officer Ylsit "Y.M The other day we called attention to the scrap books ami Faster earth ?jent by some school children to tin nek boys in the base hospital. Sonn ingel of mercy suggested to the peo pie of Sumter county that there wa* even a better way to do good to the Rick and the sick at heart?the Ion* some. To the 'Mother" of 13ti wa.-. commissioned to look up about 20 at .onesomcst, hoinesic^kest, longest in .he camp boys and send them out t< the homes in Sumter for a week-end outing. These boys went to the la mous Salem neighborhood and to tin town of Sumter. Here they were met by their hosts ami au tos and wen whii led to their temporary homes. You WOUld naturally suppose thai a soldier going from camp to Hit country would think most of the goon things to eat there spread before him Rut it is a fact that these boys won so overcome by the character of theii hosts that they could not talk of any thing so material as "eats." "Ain't they tine people?" 'Ain't old man so and so a peach?" "Say, ain't that Mis Daley the pretttoet girl you ever saw?' "I tell you, I've just got to go back to Sumter or Mayesville again next Sunday. You needn't get anybody eUM to send out there. I'll go every Bur! day." These are some things theyai\ Haying, and never once have they got down tt> anything like earthly food It's all ambroglfl with them. Soberly, do you know of any bet ter'way to be good than to make Otll >-r people happy ? I >o you know alii better way to he good than to open your home to the temporarily honu less hoy who is lighting for your honu but who has been tick and ll just get llni able to go back to the trenches ?0 t?> speak? I don't. And if yoj could have heard these boys last Moil ? lay morning talk about their trip ami have seen their appreciation of yoin kindness, your door would fly ope) and stay open "till the end of tip war." if you want two boys to coup to your home, just write to tlu 'Mother" and ask. her to plcl< yaw out the boys sin? would send for bei own home ami send them to you The) will gladly pay their own w;iv on the railroad. We are going t?> ask the roads to make ?peclul terms for these week end parties, if you are anywhere within lit) or flo miles of Famp Jack son, tiy it once You will lind there i nothing in the world that beats it foi pure happiness, As soon as other com munltles heard of what Sumter had done, I here began to come request h for more boys' for more homes Not Sunday is will ??.<> to the famous 611 town of Wedgetield, more tu Sumtti IUI (IIIEK CRISIS NEi?T <;t V. POCH PAGB8 SUPREME TEST OF HIS CAREER. Germans Have Advantage of Positions und Apparently Greatly BOporlOf Komboti ht Battle * ?Hcemt Depends l'pon Where and How Allied Kol servo is Fsed. London, May 30.?The morning newspaper..commentators take the view that the. situation on the west? ern front is very serious, even critical, but there is no note of despondency on their reviews. The arrival of re? serves, reported by the French press, is noted with satisfaction and hope, although it is not known whether the reserves are sufficient in number to establish an approximate numerical equilibrium Of the opposing forces, whose proportions are generally stat? ed to have been from four to live to one In the Germans' favor since the beginning Of the battle. Confidence is expressed that Gen. Foeh will make the best of the dif? ficult situation and it is urged that he should be trusted Imptlloltly. With regard to the use of the re? serves, however, it is remarked that General Foeh may be handicapped by ignorance as to where the Germany will strike next. In this connection The Chronicle remarks that owing tc the geographical advantages the Ger? mans possess it is possible for them to conceal to the very last moment the direction of their blows. General Foeh must therefore hold reserves tc meet either of several different con? tingencies. It may be anticipated, adds The Chronicle that in his use of his reserves, he will be severely economical and may lose a certain amount of territory which a freei use of the reserves would save. "As it is possible to give ground on the Aisne front with less serious con? sequences than on the front toward; Amiens," continues The Chronicle, it should not be surprising or unduly discountenanced if that alternativ? were followed. A similar point is made by the Clitic of The Daily News who says that Qeneral Foeh must postpone as long as possible a wholesale call on his reserves. "It Is by no means certain," sayi The Daily News, "that the present of fensive is the only, even the most menacing attack in contemplation. We hear of heavy shelling around Amiens and important aircraft activ? ity in Flanders. Immediate and im? portant developments in both thosi sectors and others are practical pos? sibilities, and until it is known where the Germans will strike the necessar) counter measures can not be taken.' Married. I Miss Katie Fitts and M>. W. Moul i trie DcLorme, Jr., were married el the home of the bride's father. Mr ?Peter M. Fitts, Thursday afternoon at t; o'clock, Rev. J. P. Marion per? forming the ceremony. The marriage was a quiet home affair, only the rel? atives and a few friends being pies ent. Mr. and Mis. DeLorme left on the evening train for Charleston Where they will spend a few days. Married. _ I Miss Virginia Chandler and Mr. J. A. Thompson were marrkd Wednes day evening at 9.80 o'clock at the home of Mr. L. F. Wood on BVoad street, Rev. J. P. Marion officiating. V. I>. C. Dinner. Dick Anderson Chapter F. D. C. will entertain the Confederate v. i erans of Sumter County at a dlnnci Tuesday, June 4th. As usual tin dinner will be given on the Court House grounds at one o'clock, "The Germans have already struck twice in their offensive." Well, three strikes means that the batter is out.' ?Charleston News and Courier. ? ami who will he next? if you are a patriotic American ralai the morale of the army by show ing the hoys that you appreciate what they are doing for \ou. A nier ry heart doetb good like a medicine. A merry hearted soldier can outfight ten of the (?Iber Kind l et's keep tie soldb ps ha ppy. ? ?ur boys have been fort unat enough to have for our guests for th past week, the offlc? rs on this side. i?> attend the very instructive lectures of the French ofticer, Lieut. Letellec ?Mus was the Only auditorium neu us which was large enough to entei tain the three or four hundred men attending. We dei Ire to thank l Colonel Moi i for allowing us to entertain him and hil honored guest, and to extend I him the use of our building; whenevet it can serve the great cause for which we are all lighting Trench and Camp, April DO. A YKAH AT SI V American Destroyers Have Done Their Part i<> Defeat Submarine Warf mid, Wahlnglon, May 28.?This month marks the first anniversary of the ar? rival of America's destioyets Herts in foreign watera In the year that has elapsed? ? luring a year that an inert nation has shaken off its lethargy and mobilized its resources in nu n and materials for the great war?the Heeks have oper? ated effectively in convoying trans ports and lidding the sea lanes of the lurking submarine. Detailed description or narratives of the work and exploits of Vice Ad? miral Sims' lleets have not been re* vealed. Sporadically the news cables have carried a succinct despatch tell? ing of an engagement between an American destroyer and a submarine, but the navy department still con tines to its archives the running story of American naval achievements dur? ing the Drat year's participation in the war. Some day the entire story will be published, and the nation will thrill w\h pride for the boys who wore th? blue. To tell effective v, y< t briefly how successful has been the Waich of Britain's and America's destroyer fleets, it is necessary only to point out that the vaunted submarine offensive which was to have accompanied the great drive in the West this spring In bringing the Allied world to it knees, has not materialized. Even, may it be said, it has proved an al most utter failure. During the past winter, German newspapers frankly disclosed that the sea marauders were being recalled te their home poris so they might be re paired, refitted and overhauled la preparation for a campaign tha* WOUld sweep the Atlantic routes cleai of all transports and supply ships Presumably von Tlrpitz, the apostle of ruthless submarine warfare, had his sea-rovers carefully repaired. Pre? sumably the raiders left port with th< plaudits of cheering crowds ringim In their ears. And, now. presumably the I'-boats have returned with i mighty slim list of "victories" to re? port. ? The destroyer tieets have been Ol the job! Warfare on helpless merchant craft still continues. But, the Ger? man submarine commander har grown exceedingly wary about coming to the surface unless assurance i positive that no Allied destroyers an in the vicinity. In fact, the subma line |a getting increasingly reluctant about exposing any part of its huh to the disconcerting effective guntirt of British or American naval craft Weekly a few laboring tramps fal' victim to the U-boats. However, thf number of sinkings is de< leasing a a rate that induces confidence In th ability of the Allies to minimize th< submarine menace. The destroyer.* patrol the trade routes with a vigil anee that does not permit the subma rlne to break surface very often, periscope draws a deluge of gun-tire while the area in which the underset craft last was seen is converted rapid ly into a whirling fo ld of spray b> depth-bombs. During the year thai the American detsroyors have beer "gunning" for U-boats there has oc? curred one incidt nt thai will live 111 naval annals. It's the Story of lh< Panning. When the enemy was sighted b> the ever-vigilant look-out, shells fron, the American's guns were rained or the submersible in such volume thai she was compelled to come to th? surface and run up the signal of stil? lender. The crew?nun who glee fully had watched a torpedo blast it way into the bowels of a helpleai nierchantman- lined up on the deel of their fast-sinking boat, held U| their hands in abject terror and beg ged for mercy. They were saved but American boys Wer?? compelled il some cases to leap overboard to sav? their enemies from drowning'. The announcement recently by Bee retary Daniels thai American war? ships are operating now witii th< British high ? saa Beet In keeping tiu Herman navy safe behind tin- bar riers of Kiel, brings renewed aeaur a nee that the American navy Is maintaining its glorious traditlona Apparently the German general staff is desirous of keep ag the fleet 1 intact, so the prospeet of American I dread naughts engaging with enemy draft is not encouraging at present The British have been watching an I wailing for tour long years for the German Heel to come out and ! rave battle, If the Hermans over are Induced to leave the protection ol their mlne-tielda and get out In the wide reaches of the North Sea. s sea battle will be staged, ?t Is predicted, that will moke the encounter at Jut laud rei emble a skirmish The thing we would most disllki I about the Mormon faith would in having so many mothCl 1 in law 'spartanburg Journal. ITakrvVWl' Nc't? and \Vws*."f"* The health of our community Is pretty fair. Talking: about health, R. E. Atkinson comes as near as most people enjoying bad health. His health is wretched all the time, yet he is ever on the go, and is one of the most successful farmers In the upper part of the county. Ho has on his farm sixteen acres of good wheat and some as line oats, thirty three acres, as one could wish to see. Notwithstanding the very hard win ter and the fact that many planted oats over, they are exceedingly prom? ising in our community, and there is B good body of them. D. Harris Dinktns, colored, has some splendid oats, and we hear that Mr. T. P. San? ders, not m unusual thing with him, has oats that are a sight to sfce. Our neighbor, S. W. Allen, has some good oats, and so we might "go on. ' Mrs. W. .1. Spencer paid a most d. lightful visit recently to Marl borough, visiting old friends and re)->. atives, motoring through the country with her brother-in-law and wife, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bundy, who spent a few days with them. \\ e have splendid reports of the children's Day at McLeod's tysenr(h Children's Day exercises at McDeod's. ? Tom" McLeod, Bsq., scheduled for an address, was prevented by sick? ness. However, he sent Mr. Tatum as substitute. R. D. Epps, Esq., of Buniter, was there also and mads a talk. Miss Elizabeth Reames, who has been quite sick, is better, thus enabl? ing her mother, Mrs. J. W. Reames, to attend the great missionary meet? ing at Dillon this week. The announcement was made at Eethesda that Mrs. Harris, for twenty years missionary to China and Korea, would make addresses at McDeod's today, Monday, and Tuesday at 9 p. m. at Bethesda. The citizenry were asked to meet at the Stateburg academy Thursday. May '.'.0, at 5 p. m. for prftyer, ac? cording to proclamation of the pres? ident. i This is the busy season with farm? ers. Small grain to he harvested and grass to be kept down. The weath? er is favorable indeed. Out in the West the way they hunt the wolf is to go out with a pack of hounds, trail and bring him to bay, v.lie nanother man with a mastiff in leash, rides up, unfetters the huge animal and in a moment the fun is over. Here in South Carolina it is becom-^ toC the fashion when anything qulto difficult is on hand, is to coral the Same and send for Dang Jennings. Did you see account of that Mullins meeting last week? If your only stock in trade is pedi? grees you are poor indeed. For the fortieth time he had told of his an? cestry, and in closing drew forth an indent gold watch, remarking: "This watch went clean through the war." Yes,'' remarked the other, who knew, "and it was running all the time." This was in old Lancaster, where they despise shams. "Hagood." Rembert, May 27. Increase of Women students in Ger? many. Amsterdam, May 29.?The number if women students at the great Ger? man universities has increased about one-third during the war. At the deven Prussian universities the num? ber of women is now 3.290 as com? pared with t.900 in 1911. MILLERS' OTP.TlTTCjrrFS^Can be obtained at Item Office at reason? able prices in lots of 100 or more* WE HAVE?In stock in our w?re? houses in Sumter, tobacco, com and garden and cotton fertilizer. Also Acid Phosphate. Call or write us for prices. Southern Brokerage CO. Phone S9. MILLERS < ERT1EH ATES?At the request of the Rood Administration we have printed a supply of Miller*' Certificates which will be sold to millers in lots of 100 or more. Osteen Pub. Co. FOR SALE -l our to live hundred bushels of corn in the shuck. Ap? ply to If. V. Plow den. Mayesville. S. CM R. P D. 2. FOR SALI' ? P. O. B. cars. Camp .lackson, stable manure; very little straw. Car load lots only. Chemi? cal and Fertilizer value rated vary high by Clem8on college. A A* Strauss, Sumter. 8. C. Geo. H. Hurst, UndertiUr and tajiks Prompt Attentin to Dey ens' Night Calls At J 0. CRAIC Old.Stand N.'JUIs Phonee: KJ?