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Tin: si:o>M? l>K \l I . 1.1*1 of Siintl? r * ouin> \|( ii sl4i m < in. Th?? Huotter count) lo< J exeuip tlon hoard lias itnmuiu. ? ?| the list ?Mo) foojtnter?'?! on Juno I. Those nu n brennt?' L' l . .1 r . . .1-1 ?s ? registration one year ugo. The It .1 of now registrants an<l their ordi nun?ber foll?. ? 241?Robert Holland, Oswogo, eol. 1. 154?Ivor) White, Lynchhuri;, < "I 10?John Glover, Providence, eol. 21-?ChorlOO II. Curtis, Sumtt r, v. it 4. HO?Kdwaid Me Mel? od. Sun.i- I , wh. :.. J."?9?? Lin wood Chatntan, ltembert, nil ? ;. 17?Julius A. Stul ls. Sunder, wh 1. /.f 4)?Willie Itoaeh, Suniter, col. H. Ht-AUrel Kno>. l.'.n.i-'it. ? ol. 9 145?Milton James, Suintor, col. 10. It7??Hugh Gilbert Brourn, Bumter wh II. 22??Kdtli? Kieh ii.l-ioii, Suiobi col. 1J. J 57 ? Ithhanl K' lnbeit, Sutoter, < ??' 13. 7*?Thorn.1 Kan... \, Sinnt? r. ? .1 14. 7S?Alva Jaekson, Tlndal, col. I . 122?John Carrau I nchburg, wh. II K7? itarton SN bile, Bum tec col. I 252?Murray Jennings, Delsoll, col II. 2IIU?i Tu?-nee II. Ila> nsw a lb ^Fu> ? m$S 177--Jan?es Mi< k- a , 11? 1 n>?? ? I 1 ol 1ft?Andrew Mel?OA,ll. Slttlob. enl II. 4?Clinton Brown, Charleston. < ?? 12 139?W.iMi.' Wilsen l!i.. .. .I. i. Miro ler, wh. 2"?. lit?Daniel Chandler, OlttUtO, wh. ** 4 22'>-James Allen Kuersou, Suuit- r. OOl. 21. 70?DavM Ptttft, S'uu^t r. eol. 1tfl?Hnvid Mm ray DrUUOOn, BUAV ter. wh. JT. 24?John Madden Larrelt, Sunt tor, wh. It. 19?Willie W? on, Tlndal, col '? j 151- Charlie N*. Hrowti, lul.a il, C I 10. ?0?Paul ,\b Mu h l. I, Bumter, col ?5?George flutter, Humter, wh. 125- Choik 1 Carolina, II col. 33. 45?William II Shaw. Sunder. Wh. 24. 72?Elijah Jons?, Brogden* ?"i 135?Maii..n Mather*, l>alzell, eol 3C. 212?Thomas A. BdsOO, DolBOll wh. 37. SI?ilanmbul West..11, 1> .< col ? 38. 214?Mi Ktnlgy I ? Sumtcr, col. 3?. 91 ? Harmon Blnklcr, Wsdgcflchl, col. 40. II? Henry .Mcl/od Sanders, Ha good, wh. 11. 244?John Hunt, OCfWOgOi COl I I. ?3?John l?ld< 11, W? d :??!!< Id, col. 13. 2ai?John Wesb y McKhecn, L> n< blau ?', * ol, I 1. 41?iNeby Johnson, Bumtov, sol, V" 14?Hernn Dlnkln . Hni.tool, \f 32 --\s Uttum i.< 11 ? ? I rover, Bui *h. 47. ' ?t?- Lrnlie l. Honey, Munitor, wit 43. 1??BMon Dtxon .m? Kaj 1 am tor, wh. It, 113?Jerry Kor.I. Bttmter, OOl, |t\ 21* ?W. Henry BVOUO, MuyOStllli j wh. 51. " 191?F.ioanu. I Mill.. . i .1 b. col 13. 15.1- < ;???>! n,- |;., 1. ,.u, Siiiiit? 1 m.I. 12?McCaw Colclough, Bumli r. c*.; 54. Ill?Hoi ?? ? Mellkbaiop I'.i ad l ord Sun ler, w b . .. 147?rmncls v.?uii.11. 1 11, ... U. .".."?- John T T 1 ? . I >? hi.to wh |f4 11?Jiiine.s AM" it Lio.lon kill ler. wh It?rrank Klbler, Buinter, col, .*,*. IB! -llaniniii.- Ualbl i. it, ( ? .. ? |< Col. ' 4S i s,- I., ue ..... . 1 . I I ggsj?General Bumter, Rember ...I ?. II?Hot inns Dxendlne, Dnlaell, wl UV 2:? I- Heut y Mannin? BhteiHO Huirttei. . ol. ?. I. 2?Walter ? ..no . . 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Bamuol Eloblnaoni Horatio, ool, It, j>s Willie HeXlever, Bumter, eol, II, . i : Edward Mtxon, tlagood, eol. 141?Bhuvtnc boney, Dataell, col, *t, ( t 124? Raphael Btokes, Oswego, col, 11. II i Thomas tSlmo Brogdon, lfafi< nil ". Ah. !?:?. . Cht iter McKnlght, Bhlloh, eol. ' ? John Anderson, Bumter, ool, !?7. ::?? ?William Bdward Borkett, Bum* i. wh, II. ? III Preddlc Kennedy, Bumter, col. ? '. -Amhruse I*miu-r, < ?1.itit:i, col. Ill Murray Nelson, Bumter, col, t frecnwell Pollard, Bumter, . ol, i tj Prank James, Uayeavllle, <<>!. 10t, 1 IH aVhrnrn' Parket1 Banders, Dal 'ell, Wh. I#4, L'5^?James M. Pitts, Suinter, wh, la;.. Rrncsi Pord, Tlndal, ool. i<";. i .* i;i. hard Bryan Qi Win, Bumt< p( ..h. 107, ;' i V 1111am Thomas Atklni "i Turhevllle, wh. 108, Peter Gamon, Bumter, col. Iff, i r.?--Samiy Canty, Bumter, ool. 110? IIS?James B, Davla, Bumter, eol, in. , I William Curtis, Dalaell, eol 11 II V -?- Chalmers Ingram, Tlndal, wh, HI, James < .rant. Dalaell, eol, lit, I . iiany Butler, \\. dgeflold. eol 11 ?>. , 77?Thomas Groan, Bumter, ool, 1 It, \ I'.-Wtshy Willis. Jr., BumtOT, OOl M7. Kit hard Roache, Rem bei t. ool, 111, 241- Walter rilokman, Oswego cot 11?. ?J7?Ahrain Tomllu, Brogdon, col i It, 8?Joseph Johnson, Mayesvllle, ool, I -1. 101 Thomas Koy Mima, Bhlloh, All. ISf, 8 : \i irlon 11. Brown, Wedgeth 1 ;. ooi, Hi. !<!? Han * y Jam< s, Burnt* r, ?ihl, 12 I i It rBammlt su 1h, ?!luieniont, ? ??i I::: v M Bi aat II, Jr., Sum i pC'hurles Muldrow, Bumter, col 137, I ?; I Ii.,, ne I't.tt.s, Suinter, eol. i i , .i.i Jamca, Uayeavllle, . ol. i ? i i k?hn \i. i 'all Webster, Bum t< r, v. h. ISt, i < i i lui ? ne Brou n, Borden, ool III, ISO ? ? iheun Plnck nej. Bumter, M Willie Williams, Wedgotleld t l ImiIaIi IV i hi no-ton. Bumtei nb< rt, Borden, <? er, Burnt* r, ool, i ? Mit? h< II, \l \] esi ill Kol l> <>ii I i...i >ss Jr., Tlnd 262?Wilson Alex Boykin, Horden, ?ol. ms. 17'.)--Frank Hunter. DalkOll, COl. I 19, i Richard Preston, Bumter, col? ! SO, ? William K. Wright, Bumter, wh. 161. ,;-Harvey Fleming, Jr., Mayes '. llle, ?Ot, 1 *?L\ 213 lienjamln Montgomery, ShL loh, col. iU.',. 24 Willie Johnson, Bumter, col. 154, i i Johnny Ardis, Mayesville, wh. 185, IGG Maliclah Vaughn, Sumter, cOl. ir,?;. 237?Samuel Warren Browder, Rumter, wh. i ?7. '?i Lee Wilson, Brogdon, col, 158, u'ts Roberl Livingstone Qrier, Jr., stay< ovilio, wh. 150. 178 Daniel Taylor, Rembert, ool. i ::? Stephen Evans, Wedgefleld, col k;i. 250 - Preaton Willi?, Bumter, col, i 196? Isaac Lewis, Bumter, col, 163. i E ?Wallace Steadman, Tlndal, col 164, 19?Hubert Atfclnn, Bumter, col. ItO, ::7 -Jim' Benjamin, Mayesville, col. hat. 86 Kuli. 11 Lenoi d i linklns, Ho ratio, col, 167, 88 Bernard Anderson Blddall, Burhti r. wh, 169, 86?Pinckney Thompson, Bumter, ? ol. 169? 196?Willie Bradley, Bonden, eol, 17':. 172 Jack Nixon, Horatio, eol, 171 161 .i<> i?h Frlcrson, Bumter, col, ! 7 :.\ lolman Spencer, Bumter, ool. 173, M Roberl James, Bumter, ool, i T ? 116?Mai ion Moise Brown, Mayea vllle, wh, 170, 138?Horace Allen Preecott, Bum? ter, wh. i 76, 92 Paul Western, DuBose Siding, COl, 17 7. 164- Richard Pringle, Bumter, eol I7S. ix I Willie Smith, ' Dalsell, eol. 1 7!?. i 10 Aaron Ja? kaon, Dalsoll, col I 180, i.u!.?' Iii? hardaon, * inwego, col, 181, i Collin F. Schwerin, Sumter, wh. is-. JI7 -Edmund Jones, Bumter, col, i v;;. i7 ilolly Thompson, Jr., Paxville, eol, ini. 103- James Murray Hcnenhahy, Sumter, wh. in:"?. 7:? John Crawford Fleming, Sum ler, ool, 186, r ?Thomas Baker spann, Bumter, Wh, 1X7. Ml -Clarence McDanlel, Bumter, eol. ins. ?Jamei R, Mayen; Mayesville, wh. 189, 110- ?Wilson how. Oswogo, ool, 190, M James Gerald Keels, Mayea rille, wh. 191. hM My rah Mannin:; Edens, Sum irr, wh. 192, |f?7 Colin Austm, Sumter, col, 193. :; i Troy Edward Turner, Sumter, wh, 194), 96 William Holllday, Rembert, OOl, 198, i ?! \i, K in:?:. Thompson, I Jlare? hm lit. I'll). 196, iteorgi \ Beaumont, Bumter, wh, h?7. pelton Welch, Lynchburg, wh, (98, 13?Willie Kelson, Mayesville, eol. 142?Moses Prince, Mayesvlle, ool, 900, 106 ?Alexander Hooks, Sumter, col, 201, 848 David Samuels, Florence, eol, '??:!. I : i .lohn .h ol.ins. < ? IWCgO, COl, 80S, mi Clarence Ford, Tlndal, col, 204 "i .lohn Kendrick, Horatio, col, 306, i r; i "i.i i. nee E, Locklalr, I o neh? i urg, wh. -.''?Ii. iui .lohn Ambrose Gallagh r. Sumter, \\ h. 807? i...? Untren Conyers, Sumter, col, i, u Elllol i Tindul, Humter, col, i i i Roland Williams, ilalzell, col. ' I o i Aiurem ?? lt< mtk 1t. Mayesville, | i?jI, :? 11. !:,!??.ii Mayen, Mayesville, cor ? i inj i 'ronlberger, May< ' \ i?-' ! ?1 i \\ iiiiam Me Hilde, Humter, <*oi I 114, 21 rahmige w. Mit< Sumter \* h. 216, I Harn Wells, Sumter, col. 21 . . 'i homas Wright, Bumter, ool ii Ton nie Cooperi Mayesville, ool , !. rnyetto MePadden, Mayes i ?. -hi lie Audi se H, Ji ?. l*yw h Luit, t Ol? |10, 86 ?Samuel Phillips, Wedgeneld, ol. 221, 80?-Able Brailsford, Bumter, col. I2tf<?Augustus Wright, Bumter, col. 206?Joe Goodlow, Bumter, col. 221. 183?John Henry Bvans, Bumter, ?ol. 226. 78 Brie Brown, Bumter, col, 226. 167 Robert James, Bumter, col. 'L'7. i ?- Henry Dlckey, Lynchburg, <?>i l M?Sol Reese, Bumter, col, 229. 176? ttlchurd Coleman, Bumter, col. 530, Ii?; .lo<- Davis, Bumter, col, 231, 8?Julius Ringle ton, Bumter, col. 20 ?Prank Wilson, Mayesville, col. J?J. , \ 220?George D. Prlchard, Bumtdr, wh. 834. -.",."1?James Caraway, Bumter, col. 236. 242?Simon Chalmers Truluck, Planta, wh. 236. 100?-Lowry Burns, Privateer, col. 116? Rob< rt Malette, Mayesville, col. 109?ESugene Billups, Tindal, col. :::::>. 249?David Hilling DesCham ps, Bumter, wh. 8 10, ?Newton Muldrow, Mayesville, col. 241. 215?Sylvester McDowell, Olanta, ool, J I U. '., -Dudley Jackson, Sumter, wh. 2 18. i?.<; Charlie McKnlght, Lynchburg, ool. 8 11. i it - DoLoach Vaughn, Bumter, col. 246. 139- Ben i?. Purse, Bumter, '.vi? 246. 183?Ansley U rates, Bumter, wh. ?.17. 105 ? .J?>!> Jackson, Oswego, col. 248. i William McKinley Muldrow, Bhlloh, col. i!>. iJohnnie McElveen, Bhlloh, wh, 176?Theo Pord, Brogdon, col. 251. 2'!.< James Western, DuBose Sio ? liiur, col. 252, 174?Vandcrbilt Jones, Rembort, col, ~r?:i. 121 Bishop J, Willis, Bumter, wh. lt. i. 22 i -Sink i ilair, Tlndal, col, iMajor James, Bumter, col. 256. 132 Charles 13, Bradham, Bumter, wh, 267. 118 -Isaiah Brown, Bumter, col. LT.*. '.?7?Peter Nelson, Sumter, col. -?<'?? 236?John Henry Whi tobend, ! ,j nchburg, wh. -?i<>. 171?Thomas Moody, Horatio, col. 201. 162 -Willie Hunter, Bumter, col. 262. W'?li.tin Dieks, Sumter, col. 203, Archibald B. Richardson, Sumter, wh. (Ulbert F. Young. Itembert, wh. AMIOIUC \\ i AM \l.TV LIST. Armj Losl l i urtceii killled In %(?? i Ion. Washington, July 9.? The army cnrualty Ii i contains 57 names. kilh'.i in action, i I; died of wounds, 10; <li?.l i : disease, I; wounded severely, is; wounded slightly, ~; missing In action, 11; prisoner, I, Private Kniest C. i uns, of Milner, Oa., died of wounds. Captain James B. Moors, of Atlanta, died of disease. Marines l^oso Seventeen, ?Washington, July 9. The marine corps casualty list totals Rfty-two. Killed in action, 17; ?|m<i of wounds, 10; wounded severely, 13; missing in uction, 12, Sergeant Grover C, < >' K? *l ley, ?>r Commerce, Ga., Private Thos. I?. Glenn, <>i' Mlanta. killed in action, Private Lionel T. Williams, of Atlanta, missing in act ion. l \ |?Ht H>N hi \ \ST vri s (j \m. Vincrlcaii Island In Mid Pacific Sai? lers (ircnl Disaster. Washington, July 9. The Island of ? uani \\ is devastated bj typhoon on Jul} ' ill. The inhabitants are destl lule, Ibe cropN destroyed and mue!i material damage was done. Captain llots Smith, i o\< inor ol the Island, und eomntandant of tie' naval station, ri pot ted Ihe ?ii i tor today to th< navy dopurtnn nt. i l> \mi\<. i;l \ M I. HILL, li.ai r Committee :il Work on Wa? las law". Washington, Julj 10. I 'reps rn lion for framing the new war revenue bill ,.:it forward in the lions.- ways und means committee today, with atten? tion cent ? ? i in:', upon the Iis! of sugges Lions for new or higher taxes on 1"n uric i and necessities submitted ycRter day bj the treasury department, Com mitte? men Indien h I lhal the Iii I will i,? i mi i he bat La ror con ld< rat Ion <>i taxei in their draft. Declaration of independence fotf| American Publish* . (1 rrom the Manufacturers itecord, July 4, 1918.) in announcing the raise of the sub? scription price of the Manufacturers Uecord ii in well to ?all attention to : ? mu facts in regard to the- publishing] business not generally known to the masseH of the people, often not un? derstood by men Who arc famili?r with all oth< v lines of industry than that of newspaper ami magazine work. it is a fact, we believe, not to bej successfully controverted, that taken as a class the worth-while publishers of this country, whether this term be applied to the publishers of the great dailies, or the weekly or the monthly j periodicals of business, science, pro? gress or fiction, are leaders in the constructive thought of the nation. Consider, for one moment, what iL would mean to the lifo of the nation and of the Individual, and to civilisa? tion itself, it these publications did not exist. The lighl of the present would be supplanted by the darkness of tin middle ages, and chaos would reign. The publishers of America meet their responsibilities In a way that docs credit to American genius, and beyond o doubt, they make possible Iho great advancement we see in our national life. Thej do it without a question as to the sacrifice of profits for the nation's welfare. Despite tin- popular though! thai publishers make fabulous profits, the business is at all times, measured by the wank and capital involved, one of the least remunerative In the lan k And today, in war times, poverty Ire ids rapidly upon the heels of nearly every publication In the country, with cost of raw materials ami all other items which enter into publication work leaping forward with seven .. igue boots. The publication business calls for a dl play of energy and nervous force and hard thinking and quick action to keep abreast of the times, that is not imposed upon any other business, it is beyond all question a business of ipeclallsts; highly trained, dependent every day upon the nerve force and the thinking or the men who run it. And yet, these men must, perforce, work on n lower basis of remunera? tion, bj virtue of conditions which have surrounded the publication bus? iness, than any other set of nu n of equal ability and equal nerve-Tacking vv ork in the count ry. Because of circumstances, ?lue, in part, to the early history of publica? tion work, In part to the modesty or lack of courago on the part of pub? lishers themselves, this business has been conducted on a basis where |f it has not been in the position of a sup? pliant, it has, to say the least, never had the courage to demand n fair price for the product that it Issues ami a due recognition by the world of the dignity and responsibility of its work and of the fad that the worker i ! w oi l hy Of his hire. people have been educated to pay but a small sura for a newspaper or i magazine, no matter how meritor? ious it may be, ami without regard to how far below the actual cost of the White paper and the printing, the price may have been. The average man has come to feel thai he has a. right to asl< for a free copy of a newspaper, when he would never think of going to his grocer and asking for a free pound of sugar, Muny men, oven some business men. who would view with horror the sug? gestion thai they invite from their rrocer or butchor a free contribution ol food for tlnir talde, take it for granted as a matter of course that they have a right to ask of Iho news? paper free food lor tlnir brain; ami thus thej pul the feeding of their brain ; as far less Important than the feeding of their stomach. The newspapers themselves are partly to blame for Ibis condition. Man ol them started without a dol? lar of capita] ami in early struggles ought business on the basis of "help ihe paper," when, in reality, the paper was helping Hie community in which it existed far more than the business men could possibly "help the paper." Growing up from those early days, in. came Into the newspaper world a spirit which permitted subscribers :,nd advertisers, und even iho:.- who wanted to use the paper without being either subscribers or advertisers, to lake it for granted that the newspa? per was a purely philanthropic Insti? tution upon v. ho e resources they could dm to without limit, however I .| mi] |)( be tile burden tllUS placed upon the brain and strength of the t ditory and publishers, .Mam who have been ready to run ? ? crlj to the ncwi paper ottlce foi Us i,i in furthering their work or their plans have yet somehow held lliom ielvefl as superior bclni i lo the men who made the papers and thus held n t heb hands the powi r of w hat Is io ijjv the superior element of the na t Inn's life. The time has come in the history ,,; the world for a new declaration of independence which shall mark a rev Olutionldng change in the relation, between the publishing business and the public. ii is time Cor the. no wipe, peri ami the mage tinea which are worthy to Oxist to place a true value upon their work and their services, ami upon their part In maintaining the very life ol thO nation. Thia new declaration of independ? ent,;', which should be issued from the oliice of every American publication, may mean some Struggle* It may mean that those who have counted Ihemsi ives as superiors will think that Lhey inn ignore this spirit of freedom und continue to deal with the publish ? ing business as the people of the country have done in the past?disre? gard it when it suits their conven lence, m ek its favor when it can help, and then pay a beggarly sum lor the paper or the maguslne tin y buy while getting ten times the value of the amount they pay. There are publications In this country selling at from three to livo cents a copy easily worth to every buyer ii.'- to ton times as much, and costing that much to produce. These publications, In thQ prase for large cir? culation, nave sold their product at less titan tbc cost of the white paper and trusted to large adv ertising to re* coup t b? ir treasuries. We do not blame the public half as much as wo blutns the publishers. The publishers have for years placed Lbemselves In the position of sup? pliants, and the public, has naturally accepted the estimate which the publishers have put upon themselves and their work. In congress there lias for years I been a constanl denunciation of tho I newspaper postal t?te, though the United states is charging twice as iiij'b .t postal lute lor its newspapers and mai aslnes as Is Canada, and the move mis now been put into'effect to greatly increase tin- rate. It has been claimed that tin; publishers are mak ing enormous profit out of the govern? ment. As a matter of fact, they are tlOt doing BO. The public, lias been getting the benefit ol the low postal rab a which were brought into ex? istence years ago by congress for tho express purpose of serving the public, and now that the government has in rreas* d the postal rats and added to ihe Hal increase a cone system, which during tho next four years will ad vam e rates from 50 to 900 per cent, over former rates as the zone dis tance increases, American newspa? pers and magaslnes must choose be? tween liberty or death. If they choose liberty they must utilize the occa? sion to place their business upon an entirely different foundation and to establish it on a declaration of inde pendence which, so far as the pub? lishing business is concerned, will ho as revolutionising as that of 177C in world a flairs. AVbat that declaration meanl In liberty enlightening the world the publishing business means, as in all of its ramifications it en? lightens the world and advances the progress of science and art and ev? erything else which makes for human advancement, and in this hour when the life of civilisation is at stake the newspapers and magazines must dedi cate all that is in them to the mighty tusk of winning the war. \\ lli:\T CROP i> IMAGED. Billion Bushel i timatc Now Rests** ?-d. Washington, .inly 9.?Government hopes for a billion bushel wheat crop received a setback today when the department Of agriculture July fore? cast showed a reduction of 40,000,000 bushels In the prospective crop, rn favorable weather in June cut *he es? timated harvest to B9t,0tt,eSS bushels from the 931,000,900 bushel forecast in June. Production estimates on other crops also were .slightly reduc? ed. A record production ?>f corn, the most valuable of all the country's crops, is promised with an estimate of :!,160,000,000 bushels, Although June wreath er was sonta what unfavorable for most crops, in dictations are thai the season's har? vest will make tins a bu a per year. In addition tO 0 record crop of corn. bar It >, rye, sweof potatoes and rice, are forecast to exceed all previous year* lv productions. And the harvest sf oats, Irish potatoes, tobacco and hay will be larger than the average of 1 he i.\ ?? > <?:? rs, 1912-11, Wheat, notwithstanding the reduc? tion will have a larger production than tho fllvo year average of ist,? Doo 000 bushels. The government crop es |m 1 is explain that the final output of tho crops will be larger or smaller than forecast by them today as con* ditions between now and harvest time are better or worse than the average. I I I IT OF TRANSPORTS. Washington, July ?Chairman Hurley after a visit to the White House today announced that the ship? ping loud had let contracts for 1*2 army transports. After the war the transports will be put into the pas? set carrying trade.