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l'KL t.OMRI Ks Dr.FKNI)
l.igi'Olt sl LIJNCi.
IFhey Teil Kennte Committee Tluit (h
k.mi/. .1 Isihor Im Opptmcd to Prohi?
bition uimI That It Woobl Im*. Dgs>
K* rous to Make I \i??-i lincnt.
Washington, Juno 25.?Declaring'
that the nation < annot affoid b> OOfb
duct experiments at this time Chair
gaatt Hurley, of the Shipping Board
today opposed absolute prohibition
before the senate agricultural com?
mittee. "We've got to put all the
?mash and drive we*Vg got Into this
war." he declared, lb* said In his
opinion there would i>- more risk con?
nected with prohibition at this time
than In the conscription of labor.
Samuel Oompers said that organtz
?d labor was opposed to absolute
prohibition The bringing up of the
question now will ' throw the apple
of gaeceri among the people of this
country." Secretary Daniels appear?
ed to advocate prohibition.
kl HI NskY IN I IMI I K.III.
I.amer Ku^lnn Dictator Will To to
sate Ills Country.
London. June Alexander Ke
rengky. former provision.il premier
of Russia, has arrived in London, on
his way to America.
Kerensky was introduced to the
British labor conference this after?
noon and was received by the dele?
gates with lond i beers
"I believe, Indeed I am certain,"
add. d the former premier, "that the
Russian people will shortly Join you
in the fight for the great cause of
freedom."
Kerensky's appe nance before the
laborites wus a complete surprise.
When Arthur Henderson, 'minister
without portfolio In the Rritish coun?
cil, and former labor leader in the
}lou??,> af I'i i .1 a nt. Introduced him.
he spoke in Russian and his re?
marks were interpreted to the as?
semblage. He began with an expres?
sion of thanks, saying:
I am very much impressed by the
reception accorded me.
"I do not take it as an expression
of sympathy toward me. It is an ex
l-resflion of symapthy toward Russian
dganooracy which is fighting for the
Ideals ->t war to us all."
Kerenaky's mission in Kngland and
the purpose of his visit to America 1*
t ? Inform the people of the two coun?
tries, especially tho influential Rus
e'ans, of the exact conditions in Rus?
sia with a view of procuring Allied
aid for that country, M. Nabokoiv.
charge d'affairs of the Russian cm
baray In Ixmdon, told the Associated
Tress today.
M. Nabokoff was the first person to
greet Kerensky upon the latter's ar?
rival In Kngland and has spent more
tin e than any one else In I*ofidon with
the former Russian premier. In bis
conversation with the Associated Press
representative M. Nabokoff said:
I "Kerensky told me that Russia is
like a strong man recovering fron
' sickness She is h -althier than be?
fore. All she needs is assistance from
the outside. Hhe does not want ln
I tcrference In her International affairs
1 That problem she will solve in he:
way. It in economonic and financial
aid that she needs."
I "Kerensky is not a social revolu
' tionary." ho added. "He is a cltlsen of
Russia end appeals to all Intelligent
Russians everywhere in behalt of the
f.ith*>rlnnd. He espec ially welcomes
American aid because he knows it will
be disinterested and not the result of
political ambitions.
I ' He dislikes the use of the term
?intervention' us applied to Russia, lb
prefers to term It 'assistance' be?
en use he does not belie\e that Russia
" has gone out or the war. He insists
it hut the Russian Tront exists, that i(
h is been merely pushed back by th'
. Hermans and Austrian* and will !>?
restored by the resurrected Russians
who a*"e rapidly rccovciing from
their Illness."
IP t Koviiii r??r fourth.
On July 4th. the Chasnber of Cosa?
meres roonm ami the Home Demon
lit rat ion department of the I'hambe
will tie turned over gg a rest room foi
white ladles snd girl*, and plenty of
Ice wuter will be on band for tlndr r?
freahment. The City National Baal
to win- b the Ossasabor of Boas nacres
I? I orated, second Moor, fueing Rast
Liberty fltrnat will ?*???;>? :. it. with the
commercial organization In allow?
ing th?* use of the banks ladies' room
for the accomrnodiition of the visiting
ludtes and girls. The Klks' Club. City
school buildings, court i oom. and the
ladles' raai room in the Court House
Will also be open for I he same pur
The War Havings stamp i impalgt
ends Saturday. Have you bought your
full quota of Stamps or signed a
l>iedge to buy them before January
itt next? fc g
CAPTURE or MAV YORK,
Oflieers Toll Ocrniun Soldiers That
They Have |#j||J Army in lulled
States.
With the American Army In Franco,
.kmc If (By the Associated Press).?
German prioonen captured by the
Americans on storming the BclleaU
Wood ?nation laa! night now number
lit, Including seven office ra One of
the ofticers said the German oom?
inanderi bare boon tolling the told en
thai the lormani had landed an army
hi Ameri a, captured New York and
.ire now marching toward Philadel?
phta. Tiie Hermans also are told that
submarines have stink between 4<?
and 50 ships in Long Island Sound.
OFFICER AND NUR8E DROWN.
Ibsllcs \ jt Yet lteeoverod From ( on
garee River.
Columbia. June 26.?Capt Perry 1).
Shaw, of the depot brigade at Camp
JacBOOn, and Miss Pearl Pennington,
a nurse in the base hospital at the
camp, were drowned in the Congaree
river about four miles below the gov?
ernment darn late yesterday evening
News of the drowning did not reach
the city until this morning.
<'apt. Shaw and Miss Pennington and
a lieutenant and another young nurtt
from the hospital had gone to tl e
river banks for a few hours. Tl e
oaptatn and Miss Pennington went in
swimming. The lieutenant and the
young woman he was with remained
on the river hank. They observed
some time after the captain and Miss
Pennington had gone into the river
that tin y were not to bo seen. They
nne alarmed and began a hunt for
them. No trace of them has been
st en since. Their bodies had not been
recovered up to tonight. The lieuten?
ant came to the city Immediately and
searching parties returned to the
river.
Miss Pennington was from Maine
and Capt. Shaw from Columbia. Mili?
tary podce are tonight guarding the
banks of the river and tomorrow
morning the effort to recover the
bodies will be renewed.
ITALY TO OBSERVE FOURTH.
American Independence Day Pro?
claimed Holiday in Italy.
Rome. Tuesday, June 2".?The com?
ing Fourth of July which will be pro
aimed tin Italian national holiday,
will be celebrated throughout the
e .untry. Cities and villages will be
decorated with the American and Ital?
ian tlaps.
The day will be marked in Florence
i the granting of citizenship in tha
municipality to President Wilson.
I ther large cities will have proces?
sions.
\utomobilc Parade duly Ith, 1018
Mi p. m.
Parade win form at the Intersec
tlon of .Main street and Manning avc
BUOi running bark to Dingle street
ir as motets ry, Parade to move
at I II p. m. sharp.
Cars are requested to show Hags
or tome patriotic decorations. Posi?
tively no business advertisements t<>
be displayed.
lane of parade up Main street to
Warren street, up Warren to Wash?
ington, down Washington to Liberty,
up Liberty tO Church, up Church to
Brood, up Broad to Balem, down Ba
lein to Oakland, up OokhUld to Wash?
ington. Up Washington to t'alhoun
Up CalhOUn to Main, and back down
Main to Liberty.
All trafHC Will please observe line
parade and keep streets open.
H, Harby, Chairman,
J, J, Williams,
F. Leon Bcott,
H, c. Bland,
F. M. Molse,
R. L. McLeod,
m. If. Platt,
J. B. King.
< 'ommlttee,
A number of men qualified toda) to
rote in the municipal election by ob?
taining registration certificates from
i *ity supervisor of Hegtet ration Knight.
Only about one-half or the men eii.
gtblc for registration have obtained
OOrtlfloatee thus far. The books close
Saturday night and those who are not
registered by that time will not be
at rmltted to vote in any regular or
special election that may be held dur?
ing the seat I we years. The es tab
Ushment of a municipal lighting
plant at one Important question that
Is to come before the voters of the
< ity in the near future and every man
who is int? rest* ,! in the welfare Of
Sumter will want to have a VOlce in
deciding this question, If you are
interested you have two mare i^iys in
a hi< h to qualify*
Fverv man. woman and ohlld la
Bumter eonnty Is expected to attend
the romth of July celebration, and
every famllv is expected to bring a
well filled basket for the big pic td<
COMMITTEE MEETING.
Committee on Entertainment of Of*
Aeon oi* camp Jackson lib of J11I3
Celebration and Picnic.
i ton. L. i?. Jennlng i, chairman;
Nell I ?'Donnoll, 1 >. i >. Molse, J. p.
Booth, c. c,. Rowland, H. C, Hayns
worthi B, ii. Edmunds, Benjamin i >.
Hodges, i ,c .Btrauss, H. L Bear
borough, Mark tleynolds, R, (
Purdy, w. Percy Bmith, a. Lern?
mon, k. i>. Bpps, a. s. Harby, Ray
Schwartz, c. B. Kumt, W. a. Bryan,
.1. ii. :.iye?s. ii. L Tlsdale, c, I*
jsjtubbs, R, Dosier Lee, Dr, B. It, Wil?
ton. Dr. .1. a. Mood. Mrs. a. s. Mer
timan, Mrs. Bhcpard Nash, Mrs. W.
Bruce Lynam, Miss Francesco Teich
er .nid Miss Mary Wilson.
chairman l. i>. Jennings reQUogts
thai the ladies ami gentlemen of this
committee v.in meet at i o'clock Frl
day (tomorrow afternoon, June l'n>
at Mr. Jenning's office. This meeting
is very Important, and a full att< nd
once of the committee is respectfully
urged.
t <>l.<>KCD CELEBRATION .H IA 1.
List of Commlttcce Appoiued to Ar?
range lor The Celebration,
Editor Dally item:
Please publish the following com?
mittees of the Colored Council of De?
ft nee for the Fourth of July celebra?
tion:
Rev. A. J. Andrews,
Chairman Celebration Committees
and Bumter Township.
Mrs. Susie Kawson, Chairman;
Mesdames Pansy Maxwell, Pearl
Spears. Bdna Davis, Dinah Brunson,
Dora McFadden, Amanda Harris, C
w. Blrnle, Miss Blolse La Van, Mrs.
Leila Williams, Miss Naomi Slllglo
ton, Mesdames, Blla Page, Qrac
Killingeworth, Alma Boykin, Dolly
Cuthhert," Rebecca Bally, 8. Jayroc.
Josephine Cassell, Miss Carrie Dosier,
Meedames s. P, Brown, Sarah How?
ard, Anna Colcman, Fannie Anderson.
J. C, Prioleau, Isabella McDonald, m.
L. Anderson, N, c. Gass, J. P. Foster,
Helen Usher, S. J. Donnelly. W. W.
MeCullOUgh, Mary Luc Williams. Julia
Jones, .Missis M. A. BavagC, Mamie
Qlover, Bdlth Boabrook, Mesdames
Louise Maxwell, Annie Sambas, An?
na Harrison.
Mayesvllle Township?Rev. A. R
Howard. Chairman; Miss Bmma Wil?
son, Mesdames Price, A. R. Howard.
Crawford, Hattle Johnson.
Rafting Creek ?Mr. T. B. Wright.
Chairman; Mrs. Diggs, Mrs. Morant.
Middleton Township? M r, It 11,
Richardson, chairman; Mesdames
Rebecca Richardson, Wynn, Mis.
i ieLonge,
Manchester Township?Mr. J. k.
Mitchell, Chairman; Mesdames Su?
san Richardson, J. U. Mitchell, Dinah
Raglns, Martha Allen, Simmons,
[sham Mitchell.
BhllOh Township?Mr. M. J. Mc
Faddin, Chairman; MlSSOS Solllo Dow?
ry. Rosa Muldrow, Mesdames Q. B.
Tlllmt n. Burgess,
Concord Township Mr. B. W.
Qregg, Chairman. Mesdames Frier
son. B, w. Qregg, Misses Maggie
Buunders, Cornelia Manoney, Lulu
Manom y.
Btateburg Township* Rev. R. B.
Curry, chairman, Mrs. Hattle D. Tay?
lor, Miss Louise bradloy; Mesdames
John Bpann, Drown. Bmma Green.
Ros(> Taylor,
Prlvateor Township?Rev. C. P.
Brogdon, Chairman; Misses Eliza?
beth Brogdon, Carrie Glisson, Mrs.
Pack, Mrs. Tlndul, Mis. j. ii. Noal.
Providence Township Mr. F, M.
Martin, Clialrman; Mesdames M
.buk:,on, F. M. Martin. Lucy Popo,
Anns Murray, Llxsle White. Miss Mary
Hill.
Oswego Township?Mr. i\ n. Brun
? ?? Chairman; Miss Flora Durant,
Mosdumos i*. r. llrunor, Carrie Mont?
gomery, Moses.
ItOV, i. D 1 >a vi: , Co. t 'ham.
L. Bragg Anthonyi M. p.,
i Jxccutlve Secretary.
Death.
M I'S, < 'amllltl I '. I >U I tu 111 died ;it t i
o'clock l ot night .it her home on VV.
Hampton Avenue of upoplexy, aged
years. The funeral services will
be held Dom nor I.it'- residence at
I0,8t) o'clock tomorrow morning ami
the interment will be at tin- Rumtei
cemetery. The deceased was Hi"
widow of the lute A, C, DuHant, and
is survived by tin- following children:
Dr. <'. Ii Du Hunt, of this city, Mm
B, F, Kelly of liisbopvllle, Mrs. .1. II
tfrady, of Petersburg, v.l.. Miss Kate
Dultant of VVushlngton, ami Miss
Mitt DuHant, of Hpartanburg.
Not Iii?.
aii merchants who promised to in
vest sales of last Friday in War Rav
;n^s Stamp* ore requested to buy
these stamps ihemeelvcs If they have
not already done no, Borne mlsuii It i
standIng has an en tin 11? this 111111??
and it is hoped thai no time will h
lost in the purchasing vi tbf ItaOJPS,
AY
WAS
NGS DAY
(J The Campaign for War Savings Pledges
is now over.
<[ It is never too late to do good. If you
have failed to get in your pledge, get it in
at once.
The money that goes to the Govern?
ment on loans secured by these Stamps
is money that buys food and clothing and
fighting material for the boys in France.
il Do not you want to help the boys on
the firing line?
This Space is Contributed to the War Savings Committee by
HARBY & COMPANY.
PID ( KONS < AMIIN BEN Kl IT.
Vaudeville show by Prama?c Cliib of
( amp Jackson,
The people of Bumtor, who have
enjoyed Um week-end visits of the sol?
diers from Camp Jackson, have a
greater treat in store for them.
The k. or c. Dramatic Club of
Camp Jackson, desiring to show their
appreciation or the gracious hospi?
tality ami the wonderful "Sumter spir?
it.*' are going to give a most enjoyable
vaudeville performance on the even?
ing Of July 3rd, at tin' Academy of
Music. This performance will he giv?
en by an all star cast, composed of
former professionals on the big clr
CUitii, and the acts which they are giv?
ing are in many eases, very similar,
if not identical with the acts which
they gave in the i?ig vaudeville the?
atres.
The Philharmonic Music Club has
u in charge, ami tin proct cds will be
donated to the Ited Cross Canteen.
Arrangements are being made for
the entertainment of the twenty-two
or more soldiers, composing this com?
pany.
THE l*SE <>l t'OATi.
Conservation Inspected of l>omestic
< oal Users?
The bureau of conservation of the
ITnited States Fuel Administration has
estimated that it will be necessary to
ave fifteen million tons of coal, in
private residences, apartment houses,
churches, Bchoola and commercial
I u.Minas. other than factories.
The fuel administration is now is
Hliing directions wheiePy State ami
county Hud administrators are given
program of action to check up every
oruei icu domestic coal ami curtail or
<!? is for excessive tonnage. No order
-.-..I! be completely filled until approv?
al hj the local coal authorities
This plan has I en in operation in
Philadelphia for the last six months,
under the direction of Francis a
LcwiH ami T. ?'. Mahady. Mr. Ma?
hady, 11>111 the Washington head
(luartei'K, will make the work nation
<i i
The Inspection system exposes the
consumer who has deliberately mis
i ted lot on his coal order.
< ie in l ui iiaeev and Stoves.
Tli United .'Mates fuel administra?
tion tnc.es an Immediate cleanup of
lurn 'cci^nd Bto i
General Reception Committee.
Fourth of July celebration. i>. c.
Wallace Chairman. Gentlemen?H.
L Scarborough, k. K. Wilder, C. M.
llurst, A If. Broughton, H. P. Moses,
i?. R. IfcCallum, T. W. ItcCollum, J.
tl, McCollum, John T. Green, C. C.
reel;, s. L. Kruenoff, w. Porolval
smith. <;. W. Hutchinson, C W.
Smith. F. D. Knight, J. R. Clack, W,
r. Shaw. s. k. Rowland, C. I* Btubba,
C. B. Huff, J. W. Shaw, Willie Shaw,
K. s. Booth, .1. F. Booth, Manning
Brown,, J. M. Chandler, F.. o. Can
tey, It. A. Bradham, L. E. White, J.
F. Bland, I h <>. Purdy, 11. D. Har
nett, A. R. Flowers, Henry Spann, f.
M. Moisc, J. F.. Folsom, Isaac Strauss,
Willie Bult man, R. s. Hood, W. M.
Foluom, R. D. Epps, Ray Schwarts,
w. R. Phillips, w. U Boyle, Edwin
Boyle, T. B. Kennedy, s. F. Stoude
mlre, M. H. Flaum, H. L. TisdnJe, K.
K. Friar, E. C. Haynsworth, J. L.
Cillis, E. E. Rembert, C. 13 .Yeadon,
W. <>. Btaley, C. W. Hicks, N. O.
Osteen, Jr., B. C. Wallace. Jr., J. 1..
Brogdon, F.. R. White. J. D. White, G.
w. Mahoncy, W. lk Colcloueh. j. c.
Lumbar, B. M. ?diver, s. M. McCoy,
H 'I'. Edens, R. C, Burress, 10. B. Ay
cock, j. F. Ryan, H. M. McLaurln, W.
I T. Frown, J. F.. Crouch, S. J. Minis,
W. w. Green, J. If. Kolb, W. J.
I Reese, Btanyarnc Burrows, A. c. Bur?
rows, A. C. Thompson, J. R. Terry, W.
I?. McLeod, .1. C. Rodgers, SUus Tru
luck, J. F. Richardson, H. H. Winkles,
P. M. Fiits, W. S .Thompson, W. V.
Pitts, F. S. VTinson, W. J. Lawrence,
.ir.. Sam Newman, Ralph Hill, F. O.
Jennings, s. .1. White, j. c. Btukes, J.
M. Jackson, C. 11. Hurst. C. F. Hurst.
w. w. Rowland.
Ladies?Mesdames G. ll. Barrlogor,
W. AI. DeLorme, F. L. McLeod, l). U.
McCnllum, E. W. M< Collum. W. w.
Rowland, s. EC. Rowland, Geo. H.
llurst, Willie Bultman, J. n. Hayns?
worth, I ?. I>. fates, R. k. Wilder. R.
i?. Epps, w. f. (Jpshur, s. O'QuInn,
.!. ?;. it. Wilder, .1. P. Commander, B.
i'. DuHant, C. H. Courtney, H. C.
Haynsworth, A. K. Burnshouss, W. P.
Shaw, W. F. Burns, F.. H?tt'. W. s.
Reynolds, .1. w. Powere, J C, Btukes,
Jake Brogdon, B, i> Reamee, A. J.
Jones, w. F. Moore, J. i>. White. P.
m. Fitts. Moultrie DeLorme, Jr., w.
.1. Lawrence, Jr., Claude Hurst.
Misses Hassle Parrott, Marguerite
m. Fi od. Francesca Tclcher, Annie Ly?
num, Minnie Bland!ng, Jennie Walsh.
Cornelia McFaurin. Edith Del.ornn
Teresa Chandler. Eula Realms. Meta
?oykin, Roberta Williamson.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
oung White Man Seriously Wounds
Himself at Columbia.
Columbia, June 26.?Claude Kelly,
young white man 22 years of age,
hot and very seriously wounded him?
self this morning, giving as his rea?
son therefor that he wrould rather
die than enter the army. He was to
have reported today to the city exemp?
tion board for induction into the mili?
tary service. The attempted suicide
occurred at the home of the young
man on Lumber street. He was rushed
to a local hospital, where, it was stat?
ed, that his condition was very criti?
cal. He is not expected to recover.
Now that most, of the low grade
cotton has been sold at a low price,
discounted because of a rule that pro?
hibited its use in war orders, there
has come an order from G. K. Young,
chief of the cotton and cotton pro?
duction section of the war industries
board rescinding that rule. Govern?
ment tests In till proved that the
tensile strength of low grade cotton is
as great as that of high grade cotton,
and John L. ICcLaurtn preached the
fact all over York county. The idea
that it was not known to government
I officials was absurd. The whole thing
looks mighty lishy to us?this thing
or robbing the farmers on pretenso
that his low grade cotton is not avail?
able for government contracts, and
then alter all the low grade cotton is
out of bis bands, putting it on a ba?
sis of the best guides and giving the
spinnei th<- profit the farmer ought to
have had. We would like to see the
thing Investigated to the bottom, and
we would like to see somebody com
polled to refund to the farmer every
cent out of which he has been rob
bed by what looks to us like such a
scurvy trick.?Yorkvillc Knquirer.
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