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tfct ftflaJt^man ani ^oiitjjtoit Published Wednesday and Saturda) _ ?BY? PVIUJSIIINQ COM TAN ^ 8UMTEK, 8. C. Terms: ? 1.50 per annum-?In advance. Advertisements. One Square flmt insertion .. . .$1.0t livery subsequent insertion.5<? Contracts for three months. 01 longer will be made st reduced raten All communications which sub eervs private interests will be charged tor as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of reaped will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found w~ .a 1850 and the True Souttron in :s?t?. The Watchman and Houthroi now has the combined circulation am. iiti'uence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertisi.n, medium in Sumter. I'axville Items. The stores arid all places of busi? ness were closed here on last Thurs? day in order that special observance should be paid the day set apart for fasting and praying. I'nion prayer services were held in the Methodis' church, conducted by Rev. A. S Leshy in the evening for the purposv of praying for the cessation of war and Its terror. Mrs. Hattle Durant of Klliott gt visiting her daughter. Mrs. W. R. Keels. Mlns Amelia Murr has returned to her Lome at Bridgeport. Conn., after a le.-ufthy visit to her niece. Mrs. Hen? ry Curtis. She was accompanied on her return by Mrs. Curtis and chil? dren, who will spend the summer 'here and at other northern polntM. Mr. Eugene Whlsonnnt. of Sharon visited Isst Saturday at the home ot Mr J. W. Minis. Jr. Mise Jeesie Curtis has returned from Dillon where she attend**,] a meeting of the missionary societies of the South Carolina Conference. Misses Iva Ueddings and Pearl Broadway are at home from Winthrop College and Miss Tabltha flsfldlngl from Coker College. Messrs. fllennie Corbett and L#e Roy Curtis left recently for servie? st Camp Jackson. Lieut. H. C. Curtis w.is here last Sunduy from Camp SevJer. Miss Lorraine I-ithan has returned to her home at Sharon after a visit to her stster, Mrs. J. W. Minis. Jr. Miss Ethel Corbett came Wednes day from Fair Forest, where she has been teaching, to spend the summer vscstlon. Mra J. II. Holladay and Miss Mag gle Corbett have returned from I vlstt to friends and relatives at For reston and Wilson Mill. Miss Llssle Hodge, of Columhlu. visited this week at the home or tin Messrs. Hodge. Miss Jessie Curtis left Thursday for Winthrop college to attend the Home Demonstration course there. Miss Emily Broadway has closed her school near Klngstree and Is at home for the vacation period. She baa as her guest for this wee'k. Mis Margaret Kallahan. of Kingstree. Mrs. O. H. lackey and children left Friday to visit Mrs. M. J. Kyzer at Cordovs. Wsr Saving* Societies ltc|s>rt. Hroad StrOOl No. 3:i reports six new members, bringing the aumbOf to 29. This society bought st a m ps to the value of $51.00 during April nnd $79.25 during May. making a total to late of $130.15. Fr?ser school which has 14 pupils reports that they have bought stamps a| the extent of $29.35. This school iaa closed for the summer but the pupils are atlll buying regularly. X A War Savings Society haa been fur man Is president and Miss Ellb Kolb la secretary. ,itl*lwip Alme* ort h st Trinity Sunday Hlshop Alnsworth Is a line per nonallty and has had a tin - career. II has been twnaj pastor of MVJlberil Stieet Methodist church In Mn on, snd wan Mer\mis' Iim see..ml pastorate st Wesley Monumental ehureh ih Sa vunnsh when he was elected bishop by the recent Hencrul Conference in Atlanta. He was elected president of Wesley an Female College with the idea of paying off a heavy debt. He raised the money for the .Pl.t a id returned at once t<? the pastorate. Me Is a grfat preacher and will gi\?? the peo? ple of Sumter a great d..\ Stfjulay. 11 s. Tiuendale, 1 Washington. June 4.?Major Hen. .1 Shiipe ipjJirtei mastei general of ? he nri iv. but who has been sei m: on the war council for some months will asHUme commaml Sjf the South ei-Stem l?epartment. S/tfJl he.id.iuir Wa at Charleston. S <V next week He will retain his rank as quarter master general tendon. June C The Hermans last. night sand* repeated attorn nti to raid Prltlsh positions In the Mot lam-nut I region, east of Amiens, but weie ie pulaed. it Ml orhvully arumum I d HIS OWN MAN. MR LKVfiR CANDIDATE OF N<? MAN OH FACTION, Cn||j;!rwililll ( OIIUIH'lllM (111 (Ollt siMUidcncc of Tilliiian With Wilson, litirlcgon ami Manning. Washington. June 3.?When shown the Sunday papers which reach SO" In-ro today anil asked for a sla t em en ? <um ring the correspondence between Senator Tillinan, the president, and the postmaster general, Senator Till? man's letter to (Jov. Manning and lovernor Manning's reply thereto. Congressman I^ever said. "No friend of mine has been authorized to say that the administration was backing my candidacy for the senate. I huv. not sought such indorsement. I am sure 1 have its good will, but under date of May 11, when I c alled the at? tention of Postmaster General Hurle son to the fact that a cerlain promi nent friend ol Senator Tillman's wa> circulating the report that the lattei would produce a letter from General Hurleson saying that the administra? tion wanted him to run and was be hind him. General Hurleson wrote me an the same date in substance what Senator Tillman has in his corre? spondence from the administration, i ? juote a single sentence, in reply ? hereto you may accept my assurance that as between you and Sena?o: Tillman there has been no action tak en by this administration which could be construed as a departure in tho slightest from its tlxed policy from which it does not vary, to refrain from any Interference as be tween friends equally loyal to oui countrV and with records of eilleient Ml vice. "General Hurleson goes on to say that as between two Democrats, on? for and the other antagonistic to th* administration, the administration might take a hand, and then slgnifi ?antly adds, "With your entrance lnt< the contest, of course the situation It i hanged." i "This is all I have to say touching this phase of the matter except U join with General Hurleson in th? hope that nothing will be said or dorn which will cause a breach in the Ion* and friendly relations which have ex Isted between Senator Tillman ami me. I refuse to fuss. There is a common enemy to orcupy our ener gies at our very door. As to the controversy between tin ssjsBtOf and Governor Manning I havt no comment to make further than t< SBJ that 1 have not entered this race as the candidate of any man, set o men or faction. 1 go into it with one creed, and only one, in mind?10' per cent. Americanism, csupled with 100 per cent, active efllciency for things necessary to w i the war." (.ovi:itx.Mi:xT xithatk ship? ments. letter fVom litircuu of Markets Ex? plaining Situation. Messrs. Harby &. Company, Sumter A C. I '< ar Sirs: I have your letter oi May Ifthi relative to nitrate of soda. The. Information that has been fur? nished you relative to Lee county ob? taining their entire allotment of ni? trate of soda is entirely in error, l^ee county applied for tt?M tons. They w ie shipped 430 tons out of the first cargo and we have allotted them ||6 tons out of the cargo now at Char? leston. This Is all the nitrate that has been furnished that county and all that will be until another cargo arrives. We have based the allot? ments tor each county as equitably as it could possibly be done, based on ihr quantity applied for. On account of the labor situation in < iiarleston, unloading the ship was do laved several days and. naturally. shlpmonti on the railroads wane d? . d at < ordinKly. It IWIUlraf some ime to unload a cargo Of nitrate Ol soda arid time to resaok and load or railroad cars ami havt these oars for warded promptly. Just hOOatlM tin nitrate is reported t?> have arrived at < hailesten does* not mean th.it it 001 bf shipped out the same day. You can rest assured that e\.ry poSOlbll effort is btlnf made h- |hll department to let tin- nltrOlt <?ut promptly, and mi l. r Ihi unusual .<>ndit;ons existing || this time, we ate very fortunate |f heing able to r. t i n\ ii.ti ate at all The shipping hoard has found it nr. - M irf t?? use eveiy available ship possible to transport troopi and sup pllesc abroad and we have been un tibls i<? get tonnage nftor making Iren nous sfforts, we &re expeotlnp it other Pirgo m Charleston about June I or r. ami another shout June II We will advise yen ol \our al? lotment Just as BOOH RS I hS SO car? goes arrive. Very truly yours. Charles J. Brand, Chief of Bureau a cultured home is one In which tin quarreling Is done in a moderate torn ot voii e. BLOCKED o\ MARNE GERMANS AHE SEEKING ANOTHER OPENING. Military Experts Have Epeeted At tuck Eaat ??1 Moutdldler and Fight? ing in Tiiut Section May i>e Begin? ning of New Drive. Baffled In their efforts to batter a way through the American and French llnea near the Marne, the Germans again turned their attention to the front further north in the sector which may he considered the connec? ting link between the Komme and Marne battlefields. The French re? port says that French forces east of Bemplgn? have continued to drive back bodies of German troops which rossed the Disc. Military experts have expected an attack on the allied line running- east >f Montdldler, past Koyon and thence along the Disc to the new line formed since the Herman offensive on the Algne began. It may be that the Ightlng reported marks the beginning of the attack there, AMERICANS EXPECT ATTACK. Herman Activity In Toui sector May Indicate Blow. "Washington, June 0.?Demonstra? tions In force against the new por? tions of the western front are antici? pated by the war department officials now that the German third drive has been slowed down west and south of .soissons. It is regarded as entirely possible that the increased enemy ac? tivity on the front of the American <ector northwest of Toul may Indicate un impending blow there. (OI XTV HOARD MEETING. Commissioners Held a Regular Sea-1 sion on the Ith Instant?Matters of Interest Acted Upon. The County 15 >ard of v ?mmlasion *rs held a regular meeting on the 4th instant with all members present. ihe May nnn'ites Were read and ipprovod. .Supervisor White reported that be had traded some of the county mule-; is authorized by the hoard. The claim of Dr. C H, Andrews.; leferred for action, was explained by Urn. It appearing that the case in u nation nee ded immediap attention.' ami that the county had probably been saved from future epense, the I board ordered payment of the claim. Mr. T. H. Richardson, judge c probate, presented a let lev from the superintendent of the State Hospital fo;* Insane, advising that Martha Kllerbc, an aged and harmless luna? tic, be taken to the county alms house, because of the crowded condi? tion of the hospital. There *l/oing no arrangements for the care of lunatics it the alms house, the board decided that It would be necessary to send j ner to Columbia. Monthly reports were received 1 rom home demonstration agents and rural policemen, also a certificate from the public cotton weighers that their scales are accurate according to standard test. The term of Mr. A. C. Thompson, public cotton weigher being about to end, the board authoriseo advertise? ment that they would elect a weigh;1: St their meeting on July 2d. Dr. B, It Wilson and Messrs. N-ill O'Donnell, J. P. Booth and C, c. Rowland, trustees of the Tuomey Hospital, were present, by rCQUOCt, to discuss the question of charity pa? tients. Mr. McLaurln presented the mat? ter from the standpoint of the board, ami Htated that on several occasions the county had applied for free treat mont Of charity patients, but h id never had such a request granted. He desired some arrangement, by Which persons In need of hospital treatment ami who become a charge upon the county, may have the benefit of free service. Mr. O'Donnell explained that no provision had been made for count petlents, but thought that they might I be placed upon equal footing with other free patients, first come first seised, at such times as nccommodat ions are available. Hut in emer? gency caeca, when no free room Is un? occupied, then the county must pay the expenses. Dr. Wilson thought that the physi? cians would render free service to pa? tients thus admitted fbr the county, lust as they do in other easel Ol I charity. Mr. Oliver reported the i is IWegO road In very bad condition and , asked that it be repaired as soon a possible. Attet approving Iho usual hatch of clalma the Hoard adjourned New York. June R, The American auxiliary sch?ner Samuel C, Mongol was victim of the submarine attack it was sunk Sunday afternoon one ; hundred aeventy-flve miles off New York. F.leven of the crew were brought lure today by ti Danish stamshlp. We Were Asked to Buy of Liberty Bonds and We Bought Freely <[ We were asked to contribute to the Red Cross, and we contributed freely. <? Now the Bloody Hun has crossed the ocean, and has committed his stealthy murders at our very door. <[ Once more, we who stay at home, are called upon to support the arm of those who fight abroad. (1 We are called upon to buy War Savings St amps, and we MUST BUY. (| We are called upon to pledge ourselves to f utnre purchases, and we MUST give the pledge. (f Each and every one of us MUST help with War Savingg. (J DO YOUR PART. (J See that your Brother does his. The Great War Savings Mass Meeting Will be Held on June 16th. See That You Are There. This Space Contributed by DuRant Hardware Co. CAMP JACKSON "V." Dear Co-Workers: We are back again in camp?came back last Friday in all that terrible boat alter having enjoyed the breezes of the mountains for two weeks. Af? ter getting to camp we worked hard and continuously to get the boys for the week-end trips to Sumter and ( hester but found it Impossible to get enough for either place. There are so many new boys and so few old ones in the camp that the old boys sre kept to do the work, and it is difficult for them to get passes. I know it is bard on the hostesses who entertain them so beautifully, but i never know how many are going un? til they meet me rVt the [Jtilon station. 1 always ask the officers for as many as you send imitations '"or, and they promise me the right number, but at the last, moment, for some reason, they can not con e. I am more sor? ry than 1 can teil you to disappoint both you and the boys and I hear the regrets from both ends of the line. P.ut the boyi understand. They are loud In their praises of Sumter und Chester, and report a glorious time at both places. In this matter of enter? taining the soldiers we must remem? ber that no other guest would or possibly could enjoy it as much as they do, and that we must be willing I to put up with any little Inconvenience to give a very great pleasure, even If at some time? we do not get as many as WO looked for. liest asutr vd that We do the very best we can. Vesterday the hospital trunk came down and took US and the jelly you had sent to the sick Itovs. As soon ,i5 i went Into the ward and met the nurse and told her where the things were from, she said. "Oh, the people in Sumter must be the best in the I world," and when I asked why, she told me she bad received so man> ; flowers from the children there The ; hoys enjoyed your candy, jelly and Cigarettes BO mUCh, and several of them told me they wen? going to write : you. So I hope you will not be dis? appointed, As we had so many things we visited more wards than we had ever done, ami I took quite a n?mbei of jelly glasses to the two tuberculo sis wards. Tituse poor fellows are sa lonely because they have to be con? tend to the hospital for so long a time. As we were hurrying home, tired from walking through the wards I heard some on< calling me. and a young boy ran out on the porch and stopped us, He knew me becausi he had seen me so often at the v. M ! C. A. building, but I did net knew I him. lb* told me that Corporu Smith, who was in the ward, had seen me pass the window and had called to me, but as I did not hear him, he had gotten this boy to waylay me. 1 lound that Corporal Smith's love for nie. had all come through a visit he bad paid to Manning, Where he hail been so hospitably entertained on a week-end visit, of course I had to read the last letter from his mother aid hear all the news from home. Our baskets were empty so we could not give him any jelly, but I hope to go back today and take him some, and also to lind a son for a lady from Hondersonville to adopt. I want to ask you not to send any more Mowers, They do not carry well and do not arrive in good condition this hot weather. I found that there was a dire need of net dies ami thread and buttons for the boys' pa Jamas, as they come off so badly In the laundry. I am going to the hos? pital soon and form a class of the convalescent hovs and teach them to sew on buttons. With 1,S"0 patients tlie nurses have no time for this work. Another great need is for white soap. Ivory, Fairy, or Castile preferred. If you cannot get this get sonn? scented soap. Tlie boys now have to bathe with common laundry soap even this Is hard to get. The thing most needed is wash cloths Make them out of old gauxe shirts and send me at once. 1 also want any Old cloth you can send me. One nurse told me she had only two wash cloths for 26 patients, and had used her old uniforms in the cause. Can't you Junior Red Cross young folks knit some wash oloths? One nurse told me proudly Of tWO she had and of how she washed and boiled them, not daring to send them to the laundry for fear they would he lost. 1 don't know what we would have done during this blinding heat with out the shades you so kindly sent. The boys have appreciated them so much. Our conference too n looks so nice with the pretty things sent from Wedgeflehl. ICxcuse me for nsking s,> much, but just send what you can. I am going to heg you not to send anything more directed to the Rase Hospital, but send everything to me, ear." 136 Y. M. ('. A. building. I have promised these things t?? special wauls where they are most needed. I forgot to say that the nurses asked me to try to get .sonn? tooth brushes and tooth paste. There st ems to he a famine of these things In Camp. Thanking you for your meat kind ness to the sick soldiers, I am. yours truly, Mrs. Beall. | Wut' Savings Day. To the Chambers of Commerce: I Dear Sirs: The South Carclina War Savings Committee has design? ed Friday, June list, as merchants and business War Savings Day. We w/ish to urge that business men in ev? ery community agree to invest their loial cash receipts on that day in War Savings Stamps. This plan originated in Camden, S. C, where the business men observed a similar day. It will be splendid advertising for the business people of any community, liy helping the government they will bo helping themselves. We ask that you appoint a com? mittee to arrange the execution of: this plan?and we are relying on you to assist us in this patriotic program. Yours very truly, South Carolina War Savings Com? mittee. Charleston, May It, 191 s. In compliance with the above re? quest, a well attended meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, of Sum? ter on the evening of the 5th has en? dorsed the suggestion and unani? mously agreed to cany out the plan, a committee on arrangements has been appointed and numerous signa? tures of merchants are already on file pledged to invest the day's ca.sh busi? ness of June L'1st in War Savings Stamps. The names of all w'.o have agreed to help the government in this way, as well as the names of those who refuse to do so Will be published by the committee on arrangements, so that it should be known who is sup porting the government and who is not. Everybody Is requested to make their purchases as large as possible on that day and to so swell the funds of the War Savings Stamps and put South Carolina on the non-slacker list. All merchants are requested to make proper displays for that day and all shoppers are requested to no? tice those who fail to do so. All merchants who have not yet signed the pledge to carry ot:t the suggestions Of the South Carolina War Savings Committee, will please do so at once by calling on either nur of the committee on arrange? ments and information: D. vY. CUttlno, at O'Donnell & Co. c. J. Dwyer, at Southern brokerage Co. E. T McCollum. at McCollum Tiros. W. Bultman, at Bu!tman*s shoe I Store. I s L. Krasnoff, at The Battery.