Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ifct flSSatc^man anD .$Dut|jr oil PubUsrasd Wednesday and Saturday _?BY? 08TKKN PUBLISHING COMPANY SlMTF.ll, 8. C. Terms: mi 91.&0 per annum?In advance. Advertisement* Ons Square first insertion .. . .Il.CO Every subsequent Insertion.$0 Contracts for three months, or longer will be mads at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private interests will be charged tor as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged far. The Suinter Watchman was found v? la I860 and the True Southron in JKi. Tbe Watchman and Southron aow has the combined circulation and inhuence of both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. SHIRKERS AND SLACKERS. Men Who Refuse to Hear Share ofl Burden of Defending Country Should be Forced to Do So. Editor The Hem: There is a prevalent idea that con? tributions to tbe Red Cross and the buying of Liberty Bonds and Savings stamps is a voluntary matter with the Individual. There never was a more egregious error. Tbo man who refuses to pay a Just and honest debt defrauds and wronrs the individual. He who refuses to come to the aid of his country in her time of need is a shirker and a slacker in the face of this whole ibroad land of ours. The soldiers who are fighting for us snd who are to fight for us must be fed and found, and it is we who must feed and find thorn. If I fall to do my part In this you will have to do It fo- me. and you are not going to look with favorable and lenient eyes on mi when you perceive that I am adding my burden to your already overburdened shoulders. The men who are called to the fr? nt have their choice of serving or of being sent to a federal prison and ?uttering disgrace for the balance of their lives. Shall we who are staying at home be allowed to shirk our duty with Impunity ? I say no. Li t us dla sbise our minds of the Idea that we can have the burden of thii war or not as we please. it is not a pleasant thin < to go over the country begging for money; and to be refused, perhaps with scant courtesy, comes near to be galling, especially when you consider that the money Is not for ourselves, but for 'every man. woman and child In the land. We have our committees to go over the county soliciting funds. But this la not enough. There are people in every community well able to do so who have never contributed one voluntary cent towards the pro? tection of the country to w hich they owe everything that they h ive. We need another committee. And this committee shall not say "Will you?" but "You will"' This committee should be given the names of those refusing to hontribute to one or more of the three causes. It should visit the defaulter and ascertain the rea? son why and convince him that it is not a matter of his individual choice. In case of persistence he should be warned that his pre is no long? er desirable in a community which he dishonors. This ka no longer a free country. It csassd to be so on April I, 11? 17. It is s country at war. Disabuse your mind of the Idea that you or I can contribute or not as we please to the support of this war. If we do not give our dollars and tens today, the time will come and that soon when we ?hall be forced by the iron hand of nereasity to give our hundreds and thousands. Richard B. Funiian. Flection of Teachers. At a recent meeting of the limni of Education the |mt hers of the public schools were re-elected for the aetaion of I91t?ltl9, The teach- r wsre granted the inn.M-n in aalary asked for in their petition to the Board or Education. vir Molse waa rclcr ted and it Is ih* sincere wish of the Hoard Ihnt he should return He wili do ho, un? less he feels the call to service Im Iterative Splendid results have been cbtalned In the music of the schools und the hoard hopes that Mr. Moiae will feel that It Is his duty to continue this work The following teachers did not ap ply for re-election. Miss Olive Wil? liams. Miss L. dia Rh hardaon, Mis. ''? leatc HiiKhnon. Miss .lulu QhsnO ili.iin Mims I'.udoia KiiK. MlSJ Kather ine McKiever. E. D Whlsonant, J. B Duffle. The Board Bjftggf very highly UM very effective services of these efficient teachers and regrets to los? them Respectfully submitted. S II Kduiunds. Superintendent City BohOOll Washington. June 7 Making 0* th* Norwegian steamer Vlnland by a German submarine ?r, miles off the Virginia capes at ?. p m. Wednesday. June 5, waa announced tonight by the navy department The OfOfJ SJS isessjsd and landed today at cape Ma N. J, COTTON MARKETING ASSOCIA? TION. hmMi oiguuiKiuK to Pyotool Price The fanners anil business men of S miter county met in the Court House at noon today for the purpos > of forming an organization to co-op? erate with the South Carolina Cotton M.uketing Association, formed in Co? lli m da on May Hth. The Sumter County Cotton Murketing Associiv tion by vote decided to join with the staff 01 -ganization in the handling, grading, and sale of the cotton and cotton seed grown in Sumter coun? ty. After considerable discussion of the cotton situation at the preuent time the following resolutions were offered by Hon. L D. Jennings and unanimously adopted: Kesolved that the Sumter County Cotton Marketing Association in meet? ing assembled, do hereby request the president of the South Carolina Cot? ton Marketing Association to call a meeting in the city of Columbia at the earliest possible date. of the members of the various county mar? keting associations for the purpose of sending delegates from South Car? olina to any meeting that may he held by the representatives of the k<>\eminent for the purpose of llxing cotton prices, should said meeting de? cide it advisable to do so, and for such other business as may prop? erly come before said meeting. Kesolved that every member of the Sumter County Cotton Marketing Association. here present, pledges himself not to allow a bale of cotton raised upon his place during the year 1918 to be sold for less than the min? imum price that may hereafter he fixed by the government; should said government tlx no price, then not to be sold for less than the price fixed by any price fixing association repre? senting all of the cotton growing, States. That should any cotton bo ratoed on su 'h place by any one who j will not hold *he same for such min? imum price, ihn n the said member agrees to purchuse and hold said cot? ton himself for the price fixed. Hon. L. 1). Jennings and Mr. W. A. Cowman were unanimously elected as special representatives of the SUm ter County Cotton Marketing Asso? ciation to attend all meetings that may be held relative to the fixing of prices of cotton and cotton seed by the government or by any organiza? tion of the farmers of the Southern States. By order of: J. M. KOBB. President. J. FRANK WILLIAMS, Secty. Sumter. June 1U. 1918. ST ATE bl'kg COLORED AUXIL? IARY. Liberal subscriptions Made for Red Cross War Work. The colored Red Cross Auxiliary met on Sunday afternoon, May 19th. at Wuyrnan chapel and was favored by the presence of Messrs. P, g. Bowman, C. M. Hurst, W. L. Saunders, J. F. Williams, C. J. Jackso.i and Rev. C. W. Boyd; also Mesdames Bow? man, and Saunders. The time being limited only Messrs. Bowman anu Hurst had opportunity to speak, hut theso addresses were of tho greatest importance. Pledge cards were signed at Way man chapel to the amount of $100 and at St. Paul |0M, This is from the lower part of the township. For membership during the month of May, Rev. Robinson at St. Luke raised ||0.11. Membership fees, Rev. Splvey at Wayman ChapeJ $37.25 for membership fee. (Mrs) Battle D. Taylor. John Spann, ft; Elizabeth Hi own, $1; Elizabeth Keith. $1; ? it. Robin? son. |1; Alice Robinson, $1; Annie Ml Alston, He; J. A. Alston, lie] I?. r. Brown, Hi Sam Gary, |1; Wade Singleton, fl. S. W Wright, He] John Murray. $1; Collection by M. J. I'mekney. || jr.; John Sumter, $1; G P. Taylor. $1; L. A. Crowson, $1: ManeM Bradford, $1; Man els Bradle) lOoi Hoary Oady, $i; Rev. g. w. BptVOy, |1] Mack Saunders. $1; Mottle D Taylor. |1] J. .\. Qayle, |1; Flor? ence Lew to I0i . Marlon Buckner, Have DtXOn, $1 ; Sarah Spann It] w. M DeO SO, Sr.. II] Caesar Thompson, $1. Walton Pinekncy. *1; Honrs Moody, II] Kall? Oadsden, $1; Joe Keith. JfM *1 ; |. fl, | von . $ 1 ; H. Roach |1] Rachel Rosche, II] Wil? lie Hom be. ||, Total 117.11. BJOfO1 Working Reserve. Under the Roys4 Working Reserve two bo.\H. Bmory Brown and Jesse; Mims. will b ase for Bummervlllc <m Wednesday .nlng t-> engage In farm work at the Agricultural Rxperlmsnt Station located there. t'nfh-i His same organisation six to eight boys left early this morning to assist In gathering wheat and oats on the iai m of Mi n. J, mi Laurtn. This |oh will keep the boys employed for ten days The farmers are having an leserllent opportunity to make use of Is eures <?f iai>?.r hitherto unavailable I of Cotton. DECLAIMED most SENSATIONAL t ndf.rtakf.n SINCE war BEGAN. Five American citizens And Two Ger? man Subjects, Including Woman In? dicted. New York, June 7.?Five American citizens and two subjects of the Ger? man Empire, one of them a woman, are named as fellow conspirators in two indictments returned by a feder? al grand jury here today. Investiga? tors declared their operations the most sensational undertaken by Ger? man intelligence agents since the war began. The indictments allege conspiracy to commit treason and conspiracy to commit espionage. The assembling and transmision of information rel? ative to America's prosecution of the war; the destruction of American piers, docks and troop transports, with fire bombs, destruction of quicksilver mines in this country to hamper the manufacture of munitions; assisting Germany in taking an armed expedi? tion into Ireland; fomentation of a re? volt against British rule in Ireland, raising of funds in this coutry with which to finance these operations, and destruction of munitions factories and mines in (treat Britain ?:re charged as ramifications of the intrigue. The wording of the Indictments, comprising thirty pages, intimates that the conspiracy may be of even broader scope. This Is suggested by i a paragraph in the treason Indictment which alleges that in Juiy last year one of the defendants sent a cable? gram to Olten. Switzerland. The principals named in the alleg? ed plots are: Jeremiah A. O'Leary. prominent American Sinn Feiner, new a fugi? tive from Justice on charges of es? pionage violations for distribution of alleged anti-draft literature in tlu magazine, Bull. Madame Marie K. DeVictorica, alias Baroness von Krctsehman, a blonde haired German woman, of striking appearance and about forty years of age. Gar! Rodiguer, who claims Swiss citizenship, but who is alleged to have come to this country from Germany under a fraudulent passport. William J. Robinson, of New York, aged thirty, and under suspended sen? tence for seditious ' soap box" oratory here in behalf of Sinn Fein Interests. John T. Ryan, a Buffalo, N. Y., at vorney, alleged to have been active In spreading Sinn Fein propaganda in this country. Albert Paul Fricke, a Mount Ver non, N. Y., toy manufacturer, whos" affairs are now being administered by Alien Property Custodian Palmer. Bluter E. Kipper, prominently identified with Sinn Fein activity in New York. Kudoph Binder and Hugo Schweit? zer, both of whom died last year, are the other two "citizen oefendants" named in the indictments. The seven individuals listed are charged with complicity in both con? spiracies. "Madame" DeVictorica, Rodiguer. Bohinson, Fricke and Kipper pleaded "not guilty" to both Indictments be? fore Judge Augustus N. Hand, and were remanded to the Tombs to awai' trial late today. O'Leary, now wanted on three charges, and Ryan, have not been ap? prehended. FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. Son of \. J. Baker, of TurbovUle, Killed at Mayesvllle in Collision of Automobile With Passenger Train. Last night about 7.80 o'clock an automobile, in which Mr, A. J. Baker or TurbovUle and his eight or nine year oil I son were riding, was struck i?y'the Augusta-Florence paesom train on, the crossing in the town o. May.sville. .Mr. Baker attempted to cross the track ahead of the train and his oar waa struck by the pilot of the locomotive Just as the front wheels ol the car got upon the crossing. The . ir was almost completely demolished and was thrown a distance Of twentj or more feet. Mr. Baker was seve. Iv cut and bruised, hut will recover. The Uttle boy was fatally injured, lie received immediate attention and alter everything possible had been done for him by local physicians, he was plac? ed On the Blorem c-Sumter train, due in re at :?.:*.">. to be brought to the Toumey Hospital, but died on the v. ay. Mr Baker was taken to the home of relative! In Mayesvllle and It Is reported that he is getting on as v , ii as could be expected. Coroner Scale wem t<> Mayesvllle this morning to hold an Inquest, bul had not returned up to ihe time this was written Men who use profanity always re mind me of the fly that has the itnpu d. nee to light on the swath r. No man is great in the sstsem of his younger sister. LEE COUNTY NEWS NOTES. Bishopville, June 5.?Alter ;i hot dry spell this section got ?i fine rain which was greatly needed, especially the gardens, which wen* suffering for moisture. We fortunately escaped the Hooding rains and wind storms which visited other sections to the south and west of us, where the crops were much injured, especially oats and wheat, which were blown down bad? ly. They were ready to be gathered, consequently many will be lost. The crops of oats and wheat all through this county were the best 1 ever saw. The farmers will feel this disaster very seriously as they were depending heavily upon these crops for grain and forage. The crops about this place are very good, and in fine condition. Some of the oat and wheat crops were already housed before the rain came. The rains around Wisacky were very heavy, but not much damage was done to the crops. The chaingang Is at work on the Lynchburg road, doing very effective work. Lee county roads are among (he best in the State, and still being improved. Work on our sewerage sys? tem is progressing slowly, all of the main pipes will soon be in place. Our streets have been greatly im? proved by the operation. The day of fasting and prayer pro? claimed by our president, was ob? served fairly well here. All business was suspended from 10.30 a. m. until 2 p. m. Religious services were held at each of the churches, which were well attended, but I don't think there was much fasting. Had the day been observed in the right manner and In tho proper spirit, I believe rich re? sults would have come to our country and success to our armies in this great struggle for universal freedom. The machinery Is being placed in the new creamery at Wisacky, after which It will be ready for business. Fuel is very scarce and difficult to get. Our town was in darkness part of last week for want of coal and we had to fall back on our kerosene lamps for light. Tho ice factory has been having trouble In getting enough fuel, but these wants have been suplied for the present. A recent change in schedule of the Se aboard Air Line depriv< s us of the news from 8 a. m. to 11 a. m. when the train from Fiiiotts arrives. Our town is very quiet and order? ly, seldom anything occurs to dis? turb the peace. There is very little sickness in town or country. PIX COTTON GOODS CRICK. Hearing Graule?] Representatives of Manufacturers?Byrnes Speaks for Grotvcrs of Staple. Washington, June 8.?The price fix? ing committee of the war Industrie! board today held a meeting with a Committee of the American Manufac? turers' Association to discuss the ques- i tion of fixing a price on cotton goods. Before this meeting Representative Byrnes of South Carolina had a con? ference with Chairman Baruch of the war industries hoard and later with the chairman of the price lixing com? mittee, urging that no final action be taken which would in any way affect the price of raw cotton until repre? sentatives of the farmers had an op? portunity to be heard. Mr. Byrnes called the attention of the chairman of the price fixing com? mittee to tho fact that the price of raw cotton had decreased and was therefore In no way responsible for the Increased prices now being de? manded for cotton goods. The chair? man advised Mr. Byrnes that at the meeting today ho would not permit a discussion of the question of fixing a i rice for raw cotton and that no action affecting even indirectly the price of raw cotton would be taken without advising him ami affording an opportunity for representative! of PI J the farmers to be heard. Mr. Byrnes stated that he is satisfied the price fixing committee 10 keenly alive to the true situation in the cotton market. .. . ....... .: Tiie county Democratic Executive Committee met Saturday with praetft* cally afull attendance. The moat im? portant business was fixing of assess* inenbi that candidates ?rill have to pay to enter the campaign, end fix the dates for the county campaign meet* Ings. The county campaign will open on August 'jth at Wedgefleld and meetings will i>e held at Rcmbert, August 13th, DalseM, August Ltln* Shiloh August 10th, Bumter August 23rd at night and 24th In the day. The assessments were fit ? I as follows: Senator $<;<>. Represent;, fives $30, j Judge of Probate $2">, Superintendent Of Education $50, Magistrate at Sum ter $25, Wedgefleld $20, Deleell $15. and $10 for all other magistrates. THREE U-BOATS DESTROYED. 1 British submarine Banters Soocej Success Against Sea Wolves. London, June I.?Accounts of tho destruction of three enemy subma? rines by British aircraft wcro pub? lished yesterday. It is eX| lained that the longer hours of daylight enable seaplanes, airships and kite balloons to assist materially in hunting down I u-boats. Summer conditions favor the [ submarine hunters. Ui tie ?ttt ELECTRIC LICHT Western Electric POWER AND LIGHT On Your Farm ASK ME HOW! FORSHEE & CO., Sales Agents Sumter, S. C. How Many War Savings Stamps Have You Bought? <f How many more will you buy? (J The government asks its people to show their loyalty and to show their spirit of co-operation through the purchase of War Savings Stamps. (J This month is War Savings month. CJ The whole nation must work together if wre hope to win this war. <f Each one of us must come in to our utmost? no one can afford to stay out. CJ America is fighting a war for America?America is fighting a war for you. How much are you go? ing to help America? N. B. ? The Great Mass Meeting For War Savings Will Be Held June 16th. You Be There! This Space is Contributed to the War Savings Committee by BOOTH-BOYLE LIVE STOCK CO.