Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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it.oih imhahho k.\isi:i>. mh < andiim 1\h*J Administrator Will IVrniit i it restricted shipment AllVI I<mI,i v ('nlumhia. June 17. The embargo on Hour, which lias been in effect in South Carolinu since May 1."?. upon or .1. i of William Klllott. tood adminis tiator for the State, will be lifted, ef f- live tomorrow. June 18. Th ? annouitcement was mad" by by the food administration today. M 11, during the time the embargo on flour has been on in South Carolinu. shipments of flour wert- made into tin State only Oil pei - mitt from the food administration. The lifting of the embargo means that after tomorrow there u . y be fro I ovt-ment of tlour Into the State, ami 0 i l?i ? may order shipments without < ? ' lining permits as prior to May II. I u11nk the p.ist month, the ship ? nl of flour Into South Carolina has ' ? > n < ut down from 6,436 barrels per he amount of flour shipped into ttos Stats during the week ending M i\ I. to 1,17 1 barrels per week, tin amount shipped Into the State duri.u. the wvfk ending May 25. There has I, howeV#T, free movement oi II from one point to another With? in the borders of the State, and tl tough the food administration, ev? ery section of the State has been kept piled The embargo has served to 1 at down shipment from the mills at a critical time so far as the wheat nupply has bei n oncemcd. which was UM direct purpose of the embargo, Mild at the same time, there h I I been a more equal distribution of the tlour ? upply throughout the Stute. Taking the figures showing th ihtpM ? I of flour Into the three Stat"' for a six weeks' period, beginning with the week ending April 13. and endin?; with the week of May 25, what ha> I egg t< i -an pUshed by the embargo |g Booth Carolina, as compared wi?h North Carolin i .-, r,.l leorgia Tor th same period, shows up decidedly to the ? tv. ti.tage of this State, and the ilt has more than justified the ac tb>n of the food administration In de ring an embargo. The week before the embargo was de? fared?the week (-tiding May 11 II barrels of flour wen- .shippe i r.'o South Carolina. Hurlng the same Week shipments Into Nortn o dm i were l.v?'.<< barrels and into Georgia 3,085 barrels. Aa compared with these figures, shipments Into the ilno . l MM for the week ending May shortly after the embargo became effective, were 1.174 barrels for Sout.i din i. t. ;c.? barrels for North Car ol.na. ami 2,604 barrels for Georgia. Ill sen I KTATK SEIZED. Itig Hrewerlos Working for (Govern? ment. Washington. June 17.?The entire estate In thia country of Mrs. Lilly Hunch, widow of Adolphus I'.usch, late rolllionaire brewer of St. Louis, has b, mi taken ovei b) the government umler the alien property law. This fact became known today in < onneetlon with the retuin to AmeiVcu of Mrs. Itusch. who has been in lie many for several years, or practically ninae tin lb lib <>l In i liu ibainl Tin loeomaaegl has not Net appraised the peWpOfty. which consists largely of ind bonds ami real estate in I ik. but It Is generally beli.v I |g w otih ni mi millions of dollars. .\in n Property custodian Polony announced tod?\ that the seizure ol UM OSOatO was made some months I ami that the 1'nlon Trust t'oin p ?a\ oi St l.ouis h id bOOg named as ? i. positto y and has been operating the propertv tor the government. L'ir got Ho I iw, which permit.* the gov errim**ni to y \/.v the property in thi ?olinti:, of any person resident in Ciniinv. title to the entire estate h i n erted to the government and un i iie ,i? toi m . genei a I rules oth < i w ise if w ill be held to such dispo sit Nag as lb" government may t boos to make it. Mi< Uuseh who is 7 I years old, w.is] In Havana over Sunday on her way to Hi" 1'nlled States from Oermany tbioijgh Svv it/ 1 land and Spain. Sin 1 ... ? oiopamed bv her attorney Ilai i\ p HiiWfM, who vvent to Swltvte land to confer with her sever d months ago. It Is understood Mrs fin .. b (dans upon her arrival In this country to call at the state depart men! and the department of Justice in an effort to regain custody of her tl Ute. It is understood Mrs Husch will In alHt that she is a loyal ritisen uf th" 1'nlted States, who did not forfeit hot eili/ensbip by reason of In i re ,idem e in Cermany since her husband's death Mr. flawes. In I recent statement, denied Mrs Hunch had contributed si lirge mini to the H?rmgM hospbnl M"%be ami said her four children In country had Indicated the loyaliv g| ||M family bv making large coi tiibnllonH to the Ann ilcan Ited Of001 ,. .t h*ev) ni- eiiptions to lhe Mb *4iy loaus. TIMM KU.MAN STAYS IN It ACE. Lexington Man Announces Tlutt Hi* Will Not dtVC Way to Representa? tive I^ever. Lexington, June 17.?George Hell Timmennan today gave out-the fol? lowing statement concerning his can? didacy for congress from the Seventh district: "On May I. and after Mr. Level had announced for the United States senate and not before, I announced I was a candidate for congress from the Seventh district. Since then I have beill in the race and 1 am in it now. ?If Mr. LeVOff had not announced for the United States senate but had announced for congress instead I would not have opposed him, al thogh 1 bad been urged to do so not <?nl\ this year but two and four years ago. * "I am not now running against him. He voluntarily entered the race for the United States senate, and I understand In- has withdrawn from the race and has entered tho race for congress against me and others. I do not ques? tion his right to do so. In fact he has a right to cut as many political som? ersaults as he desires. I do contend, however, that the seat in congress which he now holds does not belong to htm, and that he has no right to take or leave it as he wishes. On the contrary, as I understand the consti? tution of the United States, it Is the right of the people to select their rep icsentative and It is the right of any citizen, with the proper qualifications, to offer for election. "I shall be in the race to the finish. I am not a quitter." CASUALTY LIST LAMER. <.nllant l ighting of Marines Indicat? ed by firenter Loss. Washington, June 18.?The army casualty list today has 4 4 names. Killed in action. 10; died of wounds, 2; died of accident, 2; died of disease. 1; wounded severely, 83; wounded slightly, 1. Lieut. Wm. (3. Herrington of Numez, da., and Jno. D. Mathls, of Americus, On., were killed In action. PrlVftta Robert Farrow of Calhoun, <!a., was wounded severely. Marines Fay I*ri<?e of Victory. Washington, June 18.?The marine corps casualty list has one hundred and three names today. Killed in action, if] died of wounds received In action. 12; died of wounds previously reported severely wounded, 15; se? verely wounded. 31. Sergt. Luther If, Fllcher. of Chlpley, Fla., killed In action. Private Ruf us M. Oibbs, of Atlanta, died of wounds. Corporal lainst K. Forester, of Trenton, On., wounded severely. A Remarkable War Savings Meeting The colored people of OuUose < ross Roads showed the way Monday night in a most remarkable meeting. There were present 37 men. Thirty* ?dx subscriptions were taken for a total of $3.450. The one who did not pledge to buy any War Savings was a '. oung man w ho leaves soon for ? I mp. There was no subscription for less than 5u while most of them ran at $H?a. with a few above. The pledges were as follows: I Branson.flOQ Alec. Johnson.806 Mclaughlin Jackson. KU <>sear Rrunson. M Wash Spann. 5?? I 'hai ley Vaughn. 50 wiiiie Butler. lod T H Hickman.100 HlUard Windom.10? Wm, Mlokee. 100 Irving Mi Knight. loo la any Vaughn. 100 Ransom dates. 10" Willie .lenken*. 1 ?d i. w Jaekeon.I0d C, W. Stokes. 100 Theodore I lolmau. 1 6tS Jonaa Larry. km' Mitebel Tapers.10; Tom Brown. IM Abraham Bradford. B .iuiian MoPheraon. 5<' j p, Richardeon, Jr. f.< Jake Butler. Ml KmcnUOl Johnson. 100 Charley Vaughn, Jr. t o < ? 11 anklin Blending. ?Q0 Bannte J. Jeckeon. too A C. Jackson. lm Paul Dennett.loo W M. Moses. 100 A S McDultle. ion 11 1? Windham. 101 Wilhe Stokes. |0< Raphel gtOkCC. loo Titus picks. I On Tin* meeting was conducted by Mi Ray men Kchwarti assisted by Megan Moses and Bryan and by eeverai . ntleinen oi the neighborhood* War Savings canvassing commit iee* are asked to tum in their reporti freeiuently wo th.it the work of Hating tabulating <i?d reporting can go on ?monthly each day und will not pile ui ' excessively sums days. SI Mi IIY \ B?'infAlU?K. One Homier Hoy Who ,illous rVom topertence What sii',|na,n,r Wnr lore is Like. Robert J, WTngate, Sumter boy only nineteen years old na> Peeee? through experiences wrn*n t,Ie ,,ast year that have put him 1,1 tn< vt>u',aP class. On June 3rd, mi;, enlleted tor service in the havj am Hent 10 Xewj.oit, u. i., for joining, in a short time he was QUOffltd lor activt' duty as a gun pointer of111 waH asyi?'> <'d to a naval gun crew* lor itrvro0 on a merchant ship operat*"8 Mt'Hveen an Atlantic port and Euro ? ml trip he was on the '?r Herman merchant boon taken over by th government and put rf Atlantic service. On the night of I when the ship was ulout one hun? dred and sixty miles8 Spain, the ship was* out warning, no one n having the slightest marine was in the f shock of the explodii cd them to their dai The crew of the s gun crews rnado hast ship and took to they had left the shl >e. ()n his sec Vcteon, a form ship that had r United State? to the trans vember 24th, the coast of pedoed with >oard the ship a that a sub nity until the torpedo arous ?r. > and the two to abandon the ife boats. Alter the submarine showed itself, but rfld0 no atte?nt to attack the boats. )no of the boats n which there was a *hiv'H omc?r was hailed and the name' ftnd A?etlnatlon of the ship asked, ljlt the ??rvivors were not further mofff ' The boat in whio4younfi: Wlngate and eleven others tneir eH?P?' SOOn became Repaid* frwm tho otn er boats and therealf,1R 1,0 lion ofticer in it an^f0 ^p?ta get? ting out of fix. theycha(! **faa1t* in keeping on the corH ?"rse. For twelve days they ,att,<Hl with the waves, steering a co3rso ** best tn'y could by the sun by 1ay and tho Bt?M by night, finally lan,int? on tho coast of spain about fortxflve milos from the port of Corunna' During the ter? rible twelve days I??!? to ,aak*', land three of the ti n m the boat died and one othed succumbed soon after the gurvlvoT ??deo\ Vown? Wingate has little P Kay of his 0X" periences and suffe?n8H whUe ln th<" open boat, but he cl?es 8ay that tho* almost gave up hop* mnny t,me8' hui kept up the light tofeueh him1' ihiVi' bOlgg nothing else ged up a sail on the! ars almost constr lerminod to fight themselves whih held out. they did not sigl"'1 to be signalled * icac hed land dl I th it: Durli^" do II tin tnd all the oc( ported lost. After reaehlti .sere oared for huI at Corunna recovered from voyage were ret States about the liter young Wim ?ountry he was st do. They rig )oat und used the all being de finish to sava and strength twelve days dp near enough other boats pal of this boa. of it were re the survivors American Con Iwhen they had hnrdihlpi of the ('d to the United of January. Soon ?'? arrival in this i f ken with append! Pal weeks In a hos reajalned his health t n , ime an a furlough fOT the past ten df- VlHit'ng Ui* Uth' itis and spent sevj pltal. lie has mm r. Mr. J. K. Wii He will leave ' Fi iday and a m if i few days therf be at sea again ?;uti crew on a m .n ?ate. V Brooklyn, x. y . ort for duty Within tor. II?' will hooi a member of a j|chant ship and will ous duty of guard take up the baza Ihg our ships ai*1*1 tho Qerm*? u In Sumter wish hop .et a submarine the boats. His frleiff Mm better luck fho ncxt Wp?hop .ng that he will irst time be h,.s 2Un at one of th chance to point <? WOlVOa of the sea. Letten f m Pr"noe? The following the Sumter boy. cad with inter* home. One 1? Humphries, a I. C. Humphric Sergeant J. M. iml Mrs. 11. .1 of recent dat? letters from two 0 in Prance will bt l| by their friends a from Private Car' in of Mr. and Mrs and the other from lAWrence, son of Mr Lawrence and both gflday, May 2(1, 1918. All: -ou all are wonderlnt in hre. All that I can Hear Mama am I know that what WO are d'MR: lhi,s hiomlng an ilao where W< say that we at seaa I am goln ?s here for pri lie mighty nil ?hey can to m 10 don't think for. I an. Wflled away w .on,.try over U Certal ?omewhere over th 'Ito one of the church ting, The folki hen 10 us. They do a I !e it pleasant lor us fhal we are not cared with ih 11 Illy is ; beautiful placfj 1 nave often sen plcturea of bef,t^u' Places ami won dered it it wa?rurn P,<lco- I have .,i last found out1'" ,,lis is N,,n' ene oi them. I wish h 1 C?UW tell you al thai i have (Jen H,nce leaving th. states, but co r* ma3 be it won', be b.ng befor??'- a" nVlM ;,,,'l we ca come back 'iiL0" a" tell yo everything. i tbiuk th 'W*' uoina to tuak< another mov Pm?wew, Don't know ? j where, i am anxious to see some more of the country over lu re, although I ' would much rather see some of the old 1'. S. A. soil. We are going on a march this afternoon. I think I will onjoy it as it's so much to see. They sure have got queer streets. You don't know when you are on main I street every one looks alike. j Well Mama as it is getting mar on to preaching time will have to quit. I wished that I could write more but i I think 1 HaVe told you about all that i can. I am looking forward to get? ting a letter from some of you. Am hoping that you are all well. May God speed the day when we all shall meet again. Am as ever your little noidler boyt CAUL. My Dear Mother: I have landed over here feeling tine ? ml in the very best of spirits; in fact I he whole bunch are just as happy as they were back in the States We have traveled quite a bit since anding, and the whole country is as green as can be. We are billeted now at what they call here a rest camp. .Ve arrived here yesterday morning. I made the trip across all O. K. Did tiot get sick a time. 1 believe the sea igreen with me for I think I am just is fat as I ever was. and we are cer? tainly getting plenty of good whole? some food over here. Of course, there ire a lot of luxuries that can't b< had over here, but all in all one can live just as well without so much uxurles. The weather has been quite coo rver here and raining every day, bu his morning the run \a shinine iiight, and it makes you feel bo much alter. You know rainy weather has i tendency to make you feel blue an) way. In the town we are billeted in you an see soldier* from practically all of the allied armies, and all of them eem to take a liking to the men from he States. I don't think there Is a ?ne that would refuse you anything hat he couid possibly do. The Y. If. C. A. over here I must ay is a soldier's friend and you lind hem everywhere, and they are crowd ?d all of the time. They serve to nake a place for men to rest, read oi vrite. It is just a place of recreation. We had on board our ship coming over one of the Y. M. C. A. seeretarlea iml he was among the boys most ol be time trying to cheer them up. I emember the night before we landed vhile passing through the danger zone .ve had songs and prayer and he di? rected it all. I would sure love to have a letter rom you all now. Guess you got the ard about our landing over here. We lave had nu mail now for three weeks. I will write again just as soon as ve get settled for I think we are here ?nly for a few days. I am well and .Otting along tine. 1 trust that > ou all re well. With love, MOTTK. U'STRIA TAKING DESPERATE CHANCE. Defeat Would Goad Mixed Nationals London, June 17.? (Via Ottawa.) ? Yustro-Hungarian pressure continues very strong along the entire Italian root, says a semi-otTlclal dinpatch rom Home. The enemy is concentral ng his most powerful attacks astride he River Brenta and across the .'iave. North of the Cesuna an ad anced group of British soldiers, sur k'Ouhded by Austrians. resisted until hey were relieved by a British couri? er-attack. At the same time they ueeeeded in taking 200 prisoners. A high British officer, interviewed ast night by neuter's correspondent iVlth the British army in Italy, ex ireased himself satisfied in every way /Ith the result of the Austro-Ilunga Ian attack against the British forces le said: "The enemy has practically lost flv< aen to our one and have captured our guns. Our airmen on the Biave imashed seven bridges and Are?1 housamls of rounds at a low altl ude." All accounts agree that the scantiest uccesfl attended the attempt of the VUStrlana to carry out the offensive on he m w German model of storm roops ami Infiltration. The offensive vas really a series of attacks at wide y distant points and delivered at dii erent hours, apparently with the ?lea of affecting a surprise, London newspapers consider the of fenslve one of the most desperat? hances yet taken by the enemy. Rs allure, it is believed, will be fatal to Vustrlu ami a heavy blow to German ?rostige, Hence, the battle is consul red by political observers as beim; \en more critical for Austria than Italy as it is contended that defeat ivlll probably goad the various na? tionalities ol the dual monarchy to lespcration. Chairman Moses requests that all who called out pledges at the mass neetlng but who have not sent in tin written pledge will please do HO with ? Ut delay So the pledges ? all he ll lied tabulated and published. May 24th, 1018. to Desperation. NITRATE MOVING PROMPTLY Scarcity of Labor at Charleston t ans ed Delay. Washington. .Juno 7. Messages urging the m cesslty of prompt de? livery ol" nitrate now in the port of Charleston have come to Senator ES. d Smith in such numbers that the sena? tor was in long conference Sunday with Secretary Houston ami Charlea J. Brand, chief of the bureau 01 mar? kets, who have charge of the distri? bution of this soda. Senator Smith was today informed that a transporta? tion export was leaving Washington immediately for Charleston to take charge of the situtaion and expedite the work, as he has done at Other ports. The same information was given to Representative J. Willard Ragadale, of Florence, who visited the department of agriculture in person to urge action. The trouble seems to be In resaek Ing the soda at Charleston, where there is a scarcity of labor for the purpose. Senator Smith telegraphed Mr. Richards, who has charge of this matter at Charleston, calling his at? tention to the necessity of immediate delivery of (lie soda for applying" to corn, which must have it at once. Mr. Kiehards by letter informed Senator Smith that the difficulty had been overcome and the soda was going for? ward promptly. MAY RltAFT CALLS MAD 10. Columbia, June 17.?Capt. Richard B. Carwile, officer In charge of the selective service regulations, today an? nounced two new draft calls, one for 224 grammar school graduates (white) I who have had some experience along Mechanical lines, and some aptitude for mechanical work, and one for 24 7 negroes with the same qualifications. ! The whites are to be entrained for the j University of South Carolina and the negroes for the Colored Agricultural and Mechanical College at Orange J burg. The white registrants are to be [given instruction as auto mechanics, Carpenters, concrete workers, electric? ians, radio operators and truck driv? ers, and the colored as auto me? chanics, bench woodworkers, black? smiths, chauffeurs, concrete workers und tractor operators. Bumter county is required to fur? nish f? whites and 7 negroes. TTTTTTI'f Ml %9 '1"B T /f^* W WO^O E6e NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA OF SUMTER. The I argest Bank in Eastern South Carolina offers you its services and is prepared to serve you. The National Bank of Soutti Carolina C.?. RQWLANJ, President. F. i. HINNANT, Cashier. We Sell Tbem Here > > i i Every Thrift or War Savings Stamp you buy is a lick at the Kaiser ? and what he stands for. As an INVESTMENT they cannot be beat. Uuy YOUR quota?and then some more. ? ? ESTABLISHED ISSq J? J. P. BOOTH, Pres. W. J. CROWSON, Jr., Cashier * * fit Mi FIRST NATIONAL BrVtt Hb**'/'* Thrift Stamps. Buy One Each _ Day! The First National Bank SUMTER, & C. BOOTH & McLEOD SAY: [ Buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps ???FIRST?.* Send an order next, and first, last and all the time ? "Swat the Kaiser" ttjfcfeHeHgLLLLLLMXLLLt-UAU? ? UU>unim.