Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\IV\s FROM rilWCi:. l-unch. It was the one written May - It was forwarded to no . Have not httercMh.K letter* from Sumter llo>s heard H orn \'. yet and don't know Uhoarc at the fVoiit. when we will get any more. ? ?- I said above that we h; d not had The toiit.who; httet from laeut. any excitement. We did one night be i'a' td \S Loring to his father. Capt. fore we landed. A suhmarine or two ieo W Loring. fcives many detads submarines lind :it us. One torpedo that home folkM will Mud more inter aBttUi than the official reports of bat tie missed our stern about thirty tec t Our destroyers were there as a eon ro and protected Ul from any more torpedoes by sinking one submarine ' Some where in Kran..'.-" '..ed possibly two. .June it. 1919. it ?ms a pretty moonlight night M\ De.n i dd Daddy. InbnUt midnight. I was to go on guard Am hen- at last ami lirht side up. at _* a. m. and some of us were play Everything came otT o. k. All of thojlng cards when we heard the alarm, no n o. k. NO 9lall et es to mention, j nur men had all la en drilled every Hnd a real nice trip. Don t think, day as to what they should do if we Aunty would have enjo ed it ttlOUgh.|ahOUld have any trouble, and sure No excitement. Will Certainty have I enough, when the time came they a Igt to talk about when I eOflJM ko k. e/ert Juat as calm as when WC bad JuMt wrote V. telling her I am well. I our drills. ttc. j We were compUrnented very highly I started the above some t ime ago. by the -hip's officers for our coolness mul will now try to Bnlah it. WO I certainly wish you could have been h>d a I aim h of mail to come in Sat With us. There was not much to MC |rday and yours was among the|but WS could hear the depth charges. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF No. loeiti. - Deserve District No. S The National Bank of Sumter, ?i At Sumter. in flu? state of South Carolina, at Ihe Close of Business on Jnam %% ItleX ? 10111101 1 a Loans ami discounts (except those shown in b and c) .. . %.$94 9,X97.15 Total loans. 949,89 7.15 Deduct: d Notes and hill N4M POUUted i other than ' hank accept..n. sj Mid) (aee Item 17a). I17jttl.fl 178,815.88 I. <'v? i''a afta, secured, none; unsecured.. .. ..... 198,76 I I bonds i other than l.ikertv lionds, but in? cluding I*. S. certificates of indebtedness): a c. s. aontdi depoalted in secure gtftjomtton (par value). 100,000.00 b D< S. boiuls and certificates or indebted 11 e s s plgiged ure b. - deposits (par value) . 20,000.00 It0,000.00 I. Liberty loan bonds: d labet t ', i.om bond '. 1 ?1 pet cent and 4 per tent, pledged to s. cure .'t?te 01 other deposits Or bills payable./ 20,000.00 e I'av merits actually made on Liberty 4 1-1 per cent bonds (Thud Lib, rtj lifjun). 1,009.90 11,000.00 7 Hoods. nSCOrltlSQ, *t,. (other than 17. S.): e Securit n s other than I . S. bonds (not including stocks) owned unpledged. 2,500.00 Total I-ends, seclliitn s. eb\, other tlwin C. S. . . 1,500.00 9. Stock of Federal RSOOIfj Dank (00 per cent, of subscription). 7,(00.00 10. a Value of hanking house. 15,000.00 b Euulty in banking house. 55,000,00 I I. Kurnitui c ami l;\tures. 1 1,000.00 1-'. Keal estate OWUOd other than banking house .. 87,000.00 15. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Lank .. 80,917.59 II. Cush In vault ami net amounta ?lue from nation? al banks. 14,057.81 16. Net amounts due from banks, I ankers, and trust companies other than I net tided in Items 13, 14, and II. 3.723.'.is 17. Kxehanges for (dealing house. 4,711,77 Total of Items 11, If, 10. 17. and 11. 18,148.11 19. Checks on banks |O0ttt< d outside the city or town of reporting hank ami Other ca h items. 851.9 ? 10. Redemption fund With U, S. Treasurer and due from IT. S. Treasurer. 5.000.00 21. Interest earned but not collected, approximate on notes ami bills receivable not past due .. .. 1,000.On \\.,, Havings CertUleatOS ami Thrift Stamps ac? tually OUTUOd. 937.so Total. $*it48,884.5S LIABIUTIE8. 14? Capital stock paid in.$200,000.00 II. Burplus fund. 50.000.00 2? a Undivided profits. |l8,88t.ll b Less current expenses, inteiest, and taxes paid 10,705.48 81,831.80 27. Interest ami discount collected or credited, In advance of maturity and not earned (ap? proximate) . . l.ooo.oo 20. Circulating notes outstanding. 100,000,00 22. Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust ? oiup,idea (other than included in Items 31 or 22). IMt Total of items 3 2 anil 33. 75.S? \ Dem in,I da pest tS l other than bank deposits! sub * je< t to Reserve (deposits payable within II days): 24. Individual deposits subject to clock . 857,580.91 35. Certilhates or deposit ?lue in less than 30 days (oilier than for money borrowed). 11,889.80 3*. OcrtlMcd checks. 881.90 37. CushicCs cheeks outstanding. 1,954.11 40. Dividends unpiid. 8,048.00 T.,mi of demand deposits (other than bank de? posits) subie, t to Leserve, Items 31, 35, |g, 87. 8s, 29, 40, nnd 41 . 829,199.71 Tin,.- deposit, adie, t to RsasrVS (payable nfter 89 #jn] : 01 subject to 20 days or more notice, and postal sav im's): 42. CertlMcates of dopOOlt (other than for money borrowed). . 78,109.17 45. QUefS time deposits. 188,158.80 Totui of time dope It inbjeel to llessjffsjy items 42. 43. II, and II. 118,712.87 II. I "nil. ,1 j't.i.s deposits (other than postal savings): a War loan depodt nOOOOnt. 18,004.98 It, I tiu pnynble, other than with F?deral Leserve L ink. In. Imbrif all obligations p f ?? Bentlng ssemo) 1.o\m d. otlo i than rediscounts .. . 10,000.00 51. Hdls p ,? ,t,|, with l ed* inI Rggerve Hank .. .. 40,000.00 Total. $1,0 13,32 1.81 ?'?7 ? Liabilities for rediscount. Including those with I'edeiai Renervs Rank ? sie item Id) .. .. 877,181.92 Total (out Ifsjont llabllltlei (51 a, L. and c> .. 877,181.92 fcTATr-f ok POtJTH CAROLINA, County Of Sumter. ss. I. W. J. i'rowsnri. Jr., Cashier of lie above named bank. do solemnly ssjosj that the nbovi itatement Is true to the best of my knowledge find belief. W. .1 0ROW8ON, JR., Cndhler. RsjOjgerlaed and sworn to before me this 5th day of July, cms. R A. Brsdham. Notary PubHfl Correct Attest: D R, MVALLI M. DARTOW WAI?H, IILNLY P, M??SI Directors. Then after we arrived in France We were raided at night? One flight we had a regular battle with a Boche pic to, hut we didn't f^et him. 1 eay we, 1 mean tin anti-aircraft batteries that were located at our camp. No one was hurt, oh yes: one man cut his foot on a piece of glass when he went <<ut of his tent to see the laid. We had to leave him in a h spital. He wasn't one of our company. Peck was in a hotel when a raid was on one night and a piece of tie shell wa nt through the roof. lie said you should have seen the people go? ing outside. No one was hint. During the night we can hoar the big guns booming. They are cer slnly Using some ammunition in this war. .My bedding roil had been lost since the day we landed till yesterday* so last night was the lirst Una- 1 have Been it. Also, the lirst time I have really slept com I'm t a hly since land i inj,' except when I was billeted in u [house with a regular bed to sleep on. i only had ??ne blanket and my over* coat to sloep ion, but always someone would share his blankets. What I hated worse was all my J'. A. smokiim tobacco was in the roll, also my old or working clothes. The days here are very pleasant, hUl the nichts are cold. B. V. I >.'s feel very well during the day, but winter ones are hest for early morning and evening. So today 1 put on my wlnh r underwear ami they feel good loo, We have had first rate weather Ince coming over. A little rain yes i rday, Just enough to lay the dust. rTou know I told you when you were in camp that I had a pood no lion not to buy anything there hut wait until 1 arrived over lure? Well 1 wish 1 had, now for a pood many of the things we brought with us are really no good, as we will not he able to keep so much with us. I think we will only !>?? allowed about tit t > pounds of baggage besides that which, we carry on our backs (which, by tin way, 1 want to he as .light as pos ilble.) We are now located in a very pleasant camp getting some further training. I don't know how long we nay he here. I am mail censor for the nu n of our company and I surely do have a Job rending some of the letters. I think every man must have written lour or live letters a piece, i just finished today the letters that were turned Over to me Saturday and Sun? day (our mail came Saturday A. M.) and this is Tuesday evening, dune 11 Since Btarting this |ett< r some mor< mail lias COmc and I received tWO nie. long letters from V. of May 1 I and IT In the ?nie ol' the 17th she said that was tin- Sixth letter sin had written me, so I hove missed about four Ol her letters, She also Inclosed n mighty sweet4ctter from ch ar little A bless her sweet soul, asking v. to g< and stay at Millwood with them foi a while. Wouldn't I love to go am stay the whole summer? Wo have long days and short nigtltf over here. It gets dark near ten P M. ami its daylight no matter when I wake up and l have waked at foui a m. some mornings, hut pover get up at that time! 1 am sending you a letter from the king of England that was given each <?t' us soldiers, 1 know you hated to tell us good bye When you left and 1 surely hated to also, hut I am hoping it won't be many months before I can say helle to all of you. I didn't get seasick (mal-de-mer an the French would say) while coming across, hut felt light headed several tunes when the water was rough. Don't know anymore news to writ* about, Von must excuse the disjoint? ed way my letter is written ami try to .et the best out of it you can. li i> eight O'clock now and the sun is over an houi high yet, it is also getting ?old. Would like to have a fire but no place tu have it no\t. If this leitet cets through '? k. semi it to Violu ax wiiting is hard to do over lure. (live my hest love to Aunt) Lorlngi Halllo and tin- folks OUt at Millwood. Would urely like to have Lorlng here in command of our ' attallon ami 1 know he would enjoy ii ?"<>. Pul my name, ecu pnny, battalion American Kx. Force, \ i New Vork on uiy letters and write when you can With all the love in the world foi you all. from your loving son. I lavld. p. s. Met two mighty nice I it 11? Keil ('in: ; gills HI ItlclllUOIld, VU. Thej h oi visited Mrs. floo. Dick. Tliej Weit I r ends ol httle HuhIo I? and her ? rou d. the Mr. es W'ai i |ek. The following lett( r is from C r I torn I \ w Thames of the old ? <i n . i Light Inlaid ry, to hlfl mot le t : Sund.i v. .1 line L'. I!? I' . M\ Dear Mother: I sure would love i he he-1 mi he world to lu a i i rum you, I have not h id a letter from home ? ilnce I left. I trust that you well ami will keep so. 1 wish so much that it was lime lor me to come home, hut what is the Use of wi IlilU', l have to stay until it is all over The war is practically all over the world. Honestly I can*! lien- as much about the war here as you do, only there are sounds that i bear that i am not need to at all. Had a very good trip across the ocean, j managed not to got sea sick. Tobacco is very limited and we do j not like that at ail. Tins is a very pretty countryi but i had rather he in tile t'. S. A. J.et in- know liow Robert Lee did at SChOOl this year. Hope lie got through o. k. tor time is too valuable to be thrown away. it takes so very long to convey mail across, guess it will he a long time before you rec eive this, if at all. You have to he so cautious in what is put in a h tter. 1 received that special letter before l left the United States and the con? tents sure did do me lots of good. Don't worry about sending me any more money for I will not need it. Tell Papa that l have not forgotten him ami to help us beat Frits by buy? ing all of the Liberty bonds lie can. With lots of love to each individual. Your loving son, Address my mail as follows: Cor? poral Allred W. Thanns, IId<|s. Co., 118 infantry. American B. P. Charlie is not very far from nie. He is well and doing good. CAN iti:-on:\ tin: lists. Senator ( lu Lp nsen t ells How Party Hole Was Framed. To the i?htor of the Newfl and Cour? ier: Whatever may be the decision of the state chairman or the state Dem? ocratic executive committee as to calling tin- Democratic convention into special session to consider opening the lists in the senatorial primary for the entrance of new candidates, this is the time for a thorough discussion of the situation that has arisen. To this end permit me to set forth one feature of it. Let us revert to the convention that framed the present rules of the party; ml to the moment when, through its committee, it was considering the clauses that control dosing the field to candidates. The proposition to al? low a reopening of the entries in the event a candidate should die or be? come otherwise incaplcltated, caused considerable debate. It was agreed at once that where there were only tw< candidates and the contingency de? scribed .should arise, (here ought t< be opportunity for others to enter This was provided for in detail. 1 was a simple proposition and the so lotion plain. Then the question arose as to what would be the proper course when here were more than two candidate in a given race and one should die oi m come otherwise incapacitated. Jj sas. foi< seen that just such a con? tingency as we now face might arise But it was also manifest that witl more than two candidates running me of them with no chance of elec tlon, might be the one to be put out of the running by the hand of Provi? dence. In this case it would he man Ifestly absurd to open the lists. It If easy to imagine a race for governor we will say. drawing to its close with two or three contestants far outdis? tancing the others and at this stage me of the unimportant candidates ? lying1, falling ill, or becoming other? wise "seriously Incapacitated," ami thereby (if the rule provided ill the use of two contestants should he ap? plied to this other) requiring a re? opening of the lists and a postpone? ment of a primary that was register? ing tiie plain ami undisputed judg? ment of the, party. it was decided that it would bo bet? ter to leave such a situation to be handled by the State Democratic con? vention. So the provision as to spe? cial sessions of the convention was lett broad enough to cover this ground. My point Is that the situation we now face was not overlooked by the 'ramers of Hie presenl party rules, 'I was provided for in a general way. To have attempted to provide in de? tail would have led. tllOJ believed, into more complications than we now ha ve. The idea was, of course, that the executive committee ami the conven? tion would not move except in cases when- ihe good of the party, the State ami tie- nation might demand action. The question now is whether such an occasion has arisen. Considerations of tin* fortunes of any candidate should he swept aside when- these other grave Interests arc at stake. \< Iis i 'hristensi n Charleston, inly r.. 1918. FINNS FOU WAD. Dorla rill loll of War \gainst Filicide I Sxnected. Stockholm. July r>. \t newspaper oflices here a declaration of war by Finland ugainsl the entente nations is expected any hour. London, July <'?. r.idish casualties reported for the week ending today were 17,a 36. BTTMTEIt rOTTON HARRIOT. MYSTI HIOI S PAINS Alffl ACTTF.S (Corroded dahy at 12 o'clock Noo. Make I.he Ilartl to Rear for Many P. rj. BOWMAN. Cotton Buy*r. Suniter Women. Too many women mistake their < lood Middling 30 1-4. Strict Middling 30. Middling 29 1-4 Pains ami aches for troubles peculiar _'_ to tin- sex If ore often disordered NEW yOttK COTTON MA!IK KT. I klane>'a a? causing the aching back, Yes'dvs "lz/y "Pells, headaches and irregu Open lllgll Low ClOSO ClJM Kidney weakness he July . .27.95 27.95 27.48 27.71 27.80 COmM ??"Kerou- if neglected. Cse a < let . .24.95 25.16 24.?50 14.78 2 4.?*. Dec . ,24.67 24.85 24.22 24.4 1 24.82 London, July 7. -English and Jap? anese landing partlea patrolled .he streets of Vladivostok and enforced neutrality In the area where the con? sulates are located dining the fight? ing between the Csecho-Sldvaks and the Bolshevik!, according to a dis? patch from Vladivostok. The fight 1 Ing, which took place June 30, result i<d in the defeat of the BolsheVlkl, the Cgecho-Slovaks taking over control of ! the city. I Washington, July 8.?The army ; casualty list contains fifty names. Killed in action. ?I; died of wounds. 13; died of accident and other causes, wounded severely, 29. Corporal Charles It. Rrantley, of Georgetown, c. was wounded severely. time-tried kidney remedy?Dean's kidney Til s. Hosts ot people testi? ly to th<fir merit. Head a Sumter case: Mrs. I.. L. Cage, 207 w. Oakland Avenue, says: "A short time ago I was troubled with pains in the small of my hack. It felt m thourh some? one were staking pins and needles Into me. Headaches and dizzy spells bothered me and specks seem? ed to Root before me, My kidneys acted very irregularly and I was in bad shape. Doan's Kidney Pills had been used in our family for years, so I got some at DfliOime's Pharmacy, f certainly must say J Joan's positive? ly relieved me of kidney trouble." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrs. Gage had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs.. Buffalo, X. Y.?Advt. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF No. :'.809. - Reserve District No. 8/ The First National Bank of Sumter, Ai Sumter, in The State of South Carolina, at The Clotse of Business on June tf( 1?18. RESOURCES. I. a Loans and dtSCOUhtfl (except those shown in b and 0).8C27.870.43 o Customers' liability account of acceptances of this bank purchased or discounted by it .... 1 46,170.51 Total loans. 774,040.94 1 leduct: d Notes and bills rediecounted I other than hank acceptances sold) (see Item 57a). 146,170.51 627,870.43 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 1,637.64 5. U. S. bonds (other than Liberty Bonds, but in? cluding U. s. Certificates of Indebtedness): , a U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value). 60,000.00 I) U. B. bonds and certificates of indebtedness pledged to secure U. 8. deposits (par value). ..7,000.00 57,000.00 ?;. Liberty loan bonds: a. Liberty Loan Bonds, S 1-2 per cent and 4 per cent, unpledged.10,000.00 ? Payments actually made on Liberty 4 1-4 per cent bonds (Third Liberty loan). 2,500.00 12,500.00 7. Bonds, securities, etc., (other than u. s.): b Ponds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal savings deposits. 4,000.00 e. Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks; owned unpledged. 5,000.00 Total bonds, securities, etc.. otht r than U. S. 9,000.00 8. Stocks, other than Federal Keservehank stock. . .. 2,000.00 9. stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription). 6,000.00 l<t. a Value of hanking house. 4 2,500.00 b Equity In Banking House. 42,500.00 1 l'. Real estate owned Other than banking house.. 250.00 13. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve bank .. 20,387.72 14. Items with f ederal Reserve Bank in process of collection (not available as reserve) . 17,045.46 it,. Cash In vault and net amounts due from nat? ional banks. 78,408.74 16. Net amounts due from banks and bankers, and ! trust companies other than included in Items 13, 14, and 15 . 14,420.54 18. Checks on other banks In the same city or town as reporting bank (other than Item 17) .. .. 7,942.03 Total of Items 14, IS, 16, 17, and is. 117,816.77 20. Redemption fund with IT. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer. . 1,500.00 Total. $899,462.66 LIABILITIES. 24. Capital stock paid in. $100.000.00 25. S111 plus fund. |100.000.00 b Less current expenses, interest i\L taxes paid 38,975.80 27. Interest and discount collected or credited, in N advance of maturity and not earned (ap? proximate) . j 8.000.00 30. Circulating notes outstanding. 49,200.0j Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) sub- ^ Jed to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days): f .;i. Individual deposit*, subject to chock . 258,864.52 .".?;. cert died checks. r ^ 3.31 37. Cashiers checks outstanding. j f . 17,574.72 1". Dividends unpaid. f | P 6,000.00 Total demand deposits (other than hank de- ( posits) subject to Reserve. Items 34, 3G, 26, \ 37. 3S, 39, 40, and 4 1 . 281,442.55 1 Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or mo 1*0 notice, and ^ f postal savinga): 44. Postal savings deposits. ' * 2.060.14 4."?. other time deposits. 314,622.8i Total of time deposits- subject to PC&erTC, ItemO 42, 4 3. 44, and 4."?. 316.6S3.07 46. United States deposits (other than postal sav- f Ings): I Other Cnlted States deposits. Including de- f t 9 posits of [J. s. disbursing officer. f Mft.H c Total.?. $899.462.56 57. a Liabilities for rediscounts, Including those with Federal Reserve Pauk eve item id). f 146,170.51 Total Contingent liabilities a 7 a. h, and C) .. .. ' * 146,170.61 1 ' STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of Sumter. ss. T. O. L. Vates, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear fiat the above statement is true to the boot of my knowledge and belief. Subscribed and sworn to before ,Ue this 5th day of July. 1918. o. L. YATKS. Cashier. A. M. BroughtOn, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: NF1LL O'PONNFLL, H. D. BARNETT. GEO. F. EPPERSON, Director*