Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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aa M UM Pusto?ce ft* gutter, & O, M Secoad Ones Matter. PERSONAL. Mrs. A. I>. llarby ami children have returned from New York. Miss Jeanette White hUl return.! from a Visit t > Savannah ami l'.runy wick. da. Mleaee Lena and Jennie Baratt! ? spending sometime at Myrtlt Boueh, Mr ami Mrs. T. C Duncan ami fam? ily have returned Item DaUlllltllS ami Providence. R. I. Mi. Kaymond StarislII is visiting in Columbia for a few days. Mr. K. T. Hrailsford and family, ol Charleston aie spending sometime in the city, having driven th ough th country In their car. Misses Lillie Mae and Kuby Strang, left this morning for a visit to then brother, Mr. II. N. Strange, ol .la.;,, eonvllb I i Dr 1 K Llttlcjohn. first lleuten ant in the Medical Corps, U. 8. army, baa received orders to report for dut\ Tuesday. July 3t?th at COJUf MoClol Ian. Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. If. N. Idol have re CClvod information that their son neth. has arrived safely in France. Mr. Junior C Amick, of Atlant r Oa.. Is spending a few days with his ajsjlsr, Mis j. w tJriffln on VVaflhlng? ton street. Miss Ituth LUBO spent a few days In Marlon, en route to Myrtle Heat h, accompanied h> her aunt, Mrs, Julian * 11 mdler. ? Mlseea F.lkn and Ix>uise Slddall left last night for New fogg where they will attend Columbia Iniversity. They will return home about Septem? ber 1st. Miss Hullle E. Btroadwh k. of Tryon. N. Qh Is viaitins Mr. and Mrs. K. \V. K reamer on South Marvin St. Misses Irma PuloV I and Norma Wilkins spent the week-end with Mi sues Cornelia and Mary Alice White. Mrs. T. X. llolcooihe and two daughters left this morning for Val doeta. Ga., after spending a month with relatives in Sumte.. Mi c (' M. '.It, ot i hat Icston, In returned I10111? after visiting Mrs. A J. Jones at Tindals. Win. I) Tallivast. of Darlington, has returmd home alter spending sev? eral days in the city with it lends. Mrs. Henry l>. Harriett and children left for Xi >? N urk Wednesday evening to visit relatives. Mrs B. F. King, of Wilmington. N. C . Is visiting her broth. , , Mr. H. W. Hholar Mr. W. J. Crowson, Jr.. Cashier of the National l ank of Sumler. return? ed last night from KoBUeTO Lakt when h. U ded the annual RlOOtlUg of the P.auket \ etat ion. Mr. W. A F.rysn. of the 1). J. Chandler Clothing Co.. has gone to New York on business. NOTICE. Meeting to Secure One Hundred Per < rut Iiirollmcni ol lo\al Honio < i nhi The ohicers and enrollment commit? tees of the four ward clubs of Sum ter and such other loyal Democrats HS will volunteer to do a few hours work to secure the maximum enroll ment of Democrats In the city Ol Slliuter. are re.posted to meet ill th< office of I.. I?. Jennings at 9 o'clock Friday nlsht. The rolls close Tues day. July 23rd, and it is necessary to make an eoTorl to SOfJIplttg the on roll men t. J. H. Clifton. It P. Jennlnn . II. C t ?stei n. *** cures by removing tho cause ?Advt. IXath Mr. John I >a\ In Pan . OffOd II years died Tuesda) night at the residence of his son. Mr. T W. Pace. No. II Marvin Street after an illness of about one week. Hal remains were taken to llodffcn in OreenWOOd county We. imMday morn ui win a the lum r.il Was held at HodgOS cemetery. Mr. Paee w m horn in Abbeville county, near Abbeville COUli HOUOSi In which eOUnt; he spirit the grOOtOf part of his hi-. ||e moved to this county about four yens .ipo. He gros i Confederate veteran who fought bravely dining the fouf yeatof War bet w, en tlo? Sfi'e . h \illK been a soldier of Holeornh's l.eeion. Ih.au. ' Brigade, from South Carolin*. Ha I stirs ivcd by one son. Mr T W. PUOt ot Sumter. one sister. Mis. J. K Pact f?f Texas, and three brothers. W. T face, O, |>. POOS and C P, POOOi a' of the State of Oklahoma, and eleVO< Stand chihlien. live boyi and si\ glrll Two of hh* grandsons are soldiers <? the present war, A, S. I'OOS being I' the front In Fiance, and R, F. I'o at Camp Hancock. Augusta. ?f,r, cures ReOOOjeheO, Bitloe tie Loss or AppHite. or that tired ach lug feellns. due to Malaria Of Cold Fine Tonic?Advt. Vi TO CLUB NOTES. BfcM BoQk and Maps in Office of Scc retnry Moses. M? H< A, Moses, secretary of the sumter Automobil? Association has ft OOlVOd a copy of th? Automobile BIOS Book, Vol Which ho has in Iii office for the ose or th? membors oi' th? SSSOelotlon. This gives valu Rhl? information to those who are go hi| ovoi roods in sootions where they Ar? not acquainted. It contains many maps ami detailed information as to roods, Mr. MOSOS lias on 01? too in his Office for tin- benefit of the mem? bers several maps, Which are sub? ject to the use of the members when 01 ?r they wish. The executive committee at a meet Inj Monday asked Mr. Mosel to loos into the cost and feasibility of posl marking the roads around Sumter. M \ E. 1>. Jennings has been elect? ed the member from this club on the legislativ? committee of the a. a. a.; Mr. II. IV BolOOr on th? Qood Roads Committee or the a. a. a., and Mr. 11 a. Moses on the Touring Information ('ommlttee or the a. a. a TIME is FLYING. Time for Enrollment lor Primary Ex? pires July ggftf. Under the State primary law the books of enrollment must close on tin- fourth Tuesday of July th 13 rd fnstant?nest Tuesday, Those who do not sign the club roll on or he lore that date will not he permitted t<> VOt? in the primary. The cht!) books of the four ward clubs of this ity are kept at the following places Ward 1 ?It. S. Hood's Office, U N. Main St. Ward '1?J. II. Clifton's olllce, B?l< I Building, N. Main St. Ward 3?W. B. Eoyle Co.. East Lib i ty St. Word 1?OeEorme's rharmaey, S Main St. \Y. S. S. Pledges. War Savings pledges are still com? ing in. sometimes in ones and twos ind sometimes in good big bunches. A , tabulation on the mornlni of the lith puts the total oi pledges received at < ISO a gain of L"J3 since the last tab llation ami the total amount of tin pledges $881,108.00, an Increase of |8,ll. linCfi the last count. It h > ratifying that SVOB though the for nal OSmpalgn has closed that there 1 ire IhOSC interested enough to keep i m with this work trying to gradual y work Sumter county's part to the , nark that was set for it. Of the above the colored people of ftumtor county have mad? 4,894 pledges for $110,314.00. \ plodgi to buy War Savings is a protnUM to the government and i oleum. No one should neglect that pr anise; all should look upon it se? il asly, When our men in France arc , meeting such onslaughts as they are ? now standing with BUCh heroism ev? er.' man and every woman and even ? \ r\ child Ot home should lend CW , ir ich as possible and lOIld that SI ..incl.lv as possible to the govern? ment that its output may not slacken an instant and so that there will . I?e no brOOk whatsoever in the line of supplies going to the front. Mauled. ml i Maud ii'tot oc i Wyss and Eoii tit W. BOOS, both Of this city, wen quietly married in Sumter on Sunday. July 1 I. Tim B?V. J H Wilson, an i.m i., ot the bride, performed the cor? many *t the Lutheran church, Tin young couple were accompanied to HumtOf by Mr. ami Mrs. A. P, Holies and as tin Wedding was an unexpected one to all their friends, these two were the onl) persons present. Mrs. i ass was married In -'t blu< travollng unit with sccossoties of rhampagno, she has boon i resident Of Columbia for about three years ?u log which Ilm? Sh? hoi made man> frftondl in town, and the groom, a res i'li nt of somew hat shorter time, hold) ? responsible position with L?rick ?.v Lowranee, Their Colujjnbls friends win welcome them to their new honv at x?,2 Plckens Street.--The State. A serious automobil? accident OC stirred about i o'cioei. Tuesday morn Ifjg at the branch mar Mi. .1. J. Bril ton's place on the Sumte:-Mannin rood. A ear. containing B party o ladles and children, who were com loi from Alcolu to tins city to mee (be I O'clock train, ran off the ?>rldg< and all of th? passengers were throwi into the shallow stream. The 08 COUght against the frame work of th bridge and was prevented from fall ing on top of tin people. and ill thereby escape.i fatal Injuries, On lady was quite badly binned and a sustained minor Injuries as w< II a? be ing drenched in tin branch. As Ststonee was obtained from Mesas J. rind .1. IV BHttOn, a shov? dbtaue from th? scene of the accident, an the Victim! of the OCCldent were sen I SOI to their home in Mr. I'l dton car. CHOPS IN THE STATE synopsis of Weather and Crop Condi? tions in south Carolina for Thq Week Eliding July 1?. Columbia, July 17.?Good rains foil in ;i considerable area of the south? ern counties during the early part of the week, but the amounts wore gen? erally insu IHcient In the middle and Upper counties, where corn, truck, gardens, forage and pastures are In parched condition. Cotton continues In good to excellent condition general? ly; cool nights and prolonged dry weather have checked growth in large areas, but the plants are general1:.' healthy and fruiting well; there Is obmplalnt locally of lice and red spi? ders. The output of old corn will be materially reduced without rain very soon, (specially upland crop, which is firing considerably; bottom-land sorn, as yet, is holding pretty well. To? bacco Is ripening rapidly, and curing is proceeding satisfactorily, but rain would improve the crop wonderfully. Bweet potato transplanting has been resumed where good rains have fallen. Wheat and oat threshing is about fin? ished. Vegetables are reduced In both quality and quantity. Poaches it fair quality are plentiful. Another week without generous rains will show ceneral deterioration In all crops, in sludlng cotton. PIX PRICE OF NECESSITIES. Washington, July 17.?Tnforma Ion regarding the cost of living is be? ns compiled by Representative Ayers it Kansas who proposes just as soon is oongress returns from recess to irge for passage a price fixing bill viiieh will include cotton. Ayers has already tiled a motion fo vhich the support of a great number )i members has been pit dged to dls harge the house committee on agri ulture from jurisdiction over th ? rice fixing bill which has been befor bat committee since .March 22. II ?ropOSOI to have the house pass leg slation Instructing the food admin st ration to lix justified prices on al lecessities of life and the raw ma erlall and machinery which enter into lair production. Thoroughly convinced by Iiis ow ibsorvatlon, by U tters which he ha: 'cceived and by the iestimony o ither members of congress that peo ? le of modest means are suffering se? en p. from Inordinate and unjustifle ilgh prices, Mr, Ayors said today thai )f has valuable figures gathered ii. Vnshington ami from all over tin ountry showing particularly the vs lance in profit between wholesaU ml retail prices, He proposes tint he consuming public shall be pro ected from profiteers in food am llothing, He is promised the stror.t lUpport of other members of th ! '.ouso In pushing his bill throng longress, This action will umloubt ?dly bring on a vigorous protest fro. iOngresomen from the South who wll tppose such a law. The cotton speculators who man;, liate the New York Cotton Kxchang. teem to be encouraged by the new. roni tin battle front and the pros >eci of an IncrOaood demand for cot on from Europe. They are boosting he fictitious future quotations strong y every da... and the future quota ions are now only two cents belovt ia prices offered ami paid daily id. pOl COttOn. The spectacle of the lUOtatlonS on the New Volk CottOll Exchange averaging two to thro< ?cuts below tin spot markcl In th? ?riglnal Bouthcrn cotton market dlOUld be sufficient to convince the n08t gullible that the New York Col? on Bxchange is noi a market but an nstrumenl for the manipulation Ol prices, The South can regulate tin trice Of eotton if tie s will warehouse i? and sell only when the mills paj he price that the producers of cot on demand for it. R? gtstcr Vom Births, In New York City in 1006. then were two thousand, eight hundre ml two <?_'? it:'> ei rtJflcd copies Of ?cords of births issued for legal pur? poses, ami in addition there were forty-eight thousand, five hundred < |N.r.M?) free statements IbHUed as to date oi' birth lor schooi and employ ment purposes. 2H$t> in i.? i;, there were flfto< n thousan ? ?our bundled and ninety-five (16,495) searches or the birth records made and one hundred and twenty-thre thousand, three hundred and forty seven (123,847) free statements is? sued ler school and employment pur? poses. That is to say, the birth roc ords on tile in New Yoik city helped to enforce the personal or property rights of one hundred and thirty eight thousand, eight hundred ant fort \ two (188,84 .' i persons in I D I 3 Phis Illustrate* the Importance o Irth registration, Th" Allotment, in money for end Ink!, ft oni Ha i 'nlted state-: govci n eent under the draft act. will not h ? I unless a birth certificate is pro ducod us proof of birth, ULLI? EACH OTHER. Co-operation, Combination and Com? plete Utilization of Lahor Neces? sary, Columbia, July IT.?A call to the patriotism of the people of the rural sections of South Carolina, in a state? ment made today by c.ov. Manning, points out an opportunity for Im? portant Service to tin- nation at tins time. Qov. Manning urges that in sc. tions where there is a shortage o: farm labor, caused by the drafting ol men into the army, and food and oth ?r crops are suffering, to prevent ; great economic loss neighbors lend part of their time to those who are handicapped by having given sons or husbands or laborers to the army. Not only will a groat economic loss he tvoided, but what is more Important, fOOd crops. Which are greatly need ad because ol! the world demand for 'OOd created by war conditions, will be BOVed if the suggestion made by th governor Is generally aided upon. Gov, Manning's statement is as fol? lows: "The Germans have started anoth >r drive. The necessity of sending neu overseas as rapidly as possible is greater than ever before. Mon ind more men mint be drafted into the army, to take their places in the ?amps in this country, ami to be train? ed for military set vice. The war de partment finds it Impossible to g furloughs to men who have been alh d from the farms. Man; of thee men are badly needed on the farms. <iu the need is greater in the army. [ realize that the shortage of farm la? bor is a serious handicap in some tections of the state. At the present ime tobacco must be cured and crops iUltlvated. A little later the harvest vi 11 be on. in the meantime there le 1 vast amount of farm work to he ione. "In this situation 1 urge that, in 'very community throughout the ttate, neighbors, who know local con titions, lend themselves and give ol heii- time to help on the farms which he operators or laborers have been aken into the army. In this way, am' n this way only, will a great economic oss he avoided, in this way only can 1 great amount of food stuffs and 1 ' d stuffs, too prcciOUS in view of wa ? lemands ami war conditions to lose, ut which will oth rwise possibly b< est. be saved. This kind of servlci s, and should be regard* d as real wai vork. There exists a great oppor? tunity to Bcrvo patriotically and un telflshiy, In a way that will count icavily, and I hope that our peoph '?ill bo quick to see and grasp it." IVAlt GARDEH EARNS WAR SAV? INGS. The War Savings office snys tha1 \. G, Gower, of Greenville, working >nly before and after ins regulu working hours, ami without the assist Mice of any one else, lias raised : 'war garden" consisting of flower ml vegetables ami the proceeds 0 lireo crops this year have been in ested in $-:'."? worth of War BavlMJ Stamps, in ad Utiaii to $27 donated t< he Hod Cross. Mr. (lower is now preparing to plant the fourth crop. ?ml his goal is: to he able to buy $1, on. worth <d' W. S. S. as a result Ol .his war garden. Thus the government is heim: aide .11 three ways, says the War Savin". ,.hector. Investment in W. S. S., do? nations to the Red Cross and an 111 ?rea-e in the nation's food supply. II .s pointed out th it if other men win ire in ?? position to attempt whui Mr. Cower has attempted would trj their hands at similar gardening tin : I j 1 Bl ate results WOUld be derail mpresslve. A multitude of War Gav It ns devoted tO similar patriotic pur aoses WOUld be an effective factor kl he war. This gardfn, Of cour.se, i n addition to Mr. GOWer*S other pa trlotic activities Then- are a lot of good gardowiv ' under ami II i known that mall) ?f them put their cxtro earnings Int War Savings and kindred Investment ind donations. it would be interest ing to have some of our gardener, give their experience showing wha Lhoy have done for the food SUPph of the nation, and what tiny hav< lone for the future "rainy day" fo hemselves. Cotton is worth all that mills can b? forced to pa) for it?that is the was la mills treat the public generally li a lline, COtton Cloth. At present cot ton goods are being sold on the has! of forty to sixty cents cotton and th prices are advancing all the While lotwlthstandlng tin- fuel thai cottoi hag declined from '.'.?> c< nts s< \ eral months ago to below thirty ceni If an agreement could be reached t ? ut the acreage in hah next year am to hohl at least one hah ol this yeai' crop off I he ma t kci l Ids fall and w in t.-i tin- pi 1. e oi cotton would go I' to :i pai it\ with otie r staple product! cotton is loo cheap, In compnrlsoi with Other things, m thirty live cent n pound. I out; eines Bilious Fever, Advt. MEANS WAS HUN AGENT. North Carolina Adventurer Telia or Secret Service tor (?ermnny. Chicago, July 17.? Admissions that ho had served as b secret agent or! Germany before the United states en? tered tiie war and the allegation that some oi' New York's most prominent lawyi ra had done as In- did, wen made today by Gaston B. Means inj testimony at the hearing to deter? mine the legality Of one of two wills purporting to dispose of the 12,000,000 estate left by the late James C. King of Chicago. Means, who appeared as a witnOSt lor the heirs Of Mrs. Mamie A. King, for whose alleged slaying he was tried and acquitted in Concord. X. C, lasi summe:, freely admitted receiving money for acting as a secret agent of the German government before the outbreak of the war witli the L'nited States. Quietly he told of receiving $80,00:? it one time and 1*2,000 at another, for his services to Germany, and of delivering $1,300.000 Which he receiv? ed on a check to Captain Boy-Ed, on< jf Germany's c hief spies in this coun? try, who was subsequently expelled. Asked regarding the services for which he received $92,000, Means said 'I made that mom y the way lots of other Americans did, some of 'thorn the biggest lawyers in New York, i can easily toll you the place where 1 tollect (I it ? right in the Trinity 'hutch yard at a designated tomb? stone." The witness also admitted that h? and German spies in this country tvere to tie up the building of electric boats, the "mosquito ileet" building lor the allies in this country. Mean: aid that he found that the boats had gun emplacements and that Captain Boy-Ed called this to the attention o' he neutrality board at Washington. "President Wilson then very prop? erly asked him why he was doing de> active work in the United States." leclared Means, "And now for the Irst time the public knows why Cnp ain Boy-Ed was sent back to Gor? nany. I turned ail my Information >ver to the government. \MER1CANS SHOCK GERMANS. TiOndon, July 17.?Prominence b Lgain given to the fighting of tic Vmericans at Fossoy and Jaulgonne n Monday by the newspapers of Lon? Ion. I'ointing to detailed reports ami ommenting editorially the Telegraph ays: "Tin feature of the battle upot. vhich the eyes of all the world aia ixed and those of enemy with par Icular intentness is the conduct o. lie American trooi>s. The niannincciv. ?ounterattaek in which the America! rmy troops dung back the German* ipon the Marne after they had cross d was much more than the outstand ng ? vent of the first day's fighting. 1 van one of tie- historical incidents oi he whole war in its moral signiti ance, "Our French comrades should admit he chief honors in the initial day to he resistance of the America] roops," says The Graphic. "Tin Americans showed the enemy tie ?tern stuff of which they are madt ind also proved by their tactics tha hey have taken the measure of Lai lendorfTs favorite method. They b inonstrated the wisdom of the pol cy of hitting at an offensive as soon as I shows itself." Secretary. R< irdon of the Chamber f Commerce is Still agitating am1 k?0rklng for the establishment of mo? or truck mail routes in Sumter coun !y, but he is. it is feared, cxpendin /aluablo energy quite uselessly. Th< oads of this county are not good, t? nit it mildly, and as a whole they ar. leterlorating instead of Improving Inder constant and increasingly heavx tn 'he. The roads are not standing ip under ordinary motor car traf lc and it is not to be expected tha' hey will stand a regular heavy motor truck traffic. The first thing to b< lone is to build good roads that s : fand motor traffic and then there will .e little trouble in bringing aboui the! establishment of motor truck mall on tea. 566 contains no alcohol, arsenic, no: tther poi.aemr- drar.-. Advt. _^ GEORGE HEFA TIMMERMAN, 1 esington, S. C. CANDIHATE POH CONGRESS. Geo. H. Hurst, Undertake ? t Embalmer Prompt Altentin to Day an I Night Calls \ At I D, CRAIC. OldStand. N. Main Phones: S$*?i CHANGE IN PAY METHOD. Every Soldier to Draw $7.50 Per Month Wherever lie May Be. With the American Armies in Krance, July 16 (By Associated Press) Every American solider in Franco will receive a "bank book" enabling him to ?hau $7.50 a month from any dlsbun Ing o Heer, if the change in pay ' methods of the American Expedition? ary Force now under consideration is put into efiect. The purpose Is to ? nable every soldier to obtain prompt? ly at least a part of Iiis monthly pay regardless of Where he may be, wheth? er in a hospital or with some organ? ization other than his own. The "pay book" system is in use . in the British army. The sum of $7.50 a momh has been fixed as the minimum which a soldier should have for his personal wants every month and it would be given to him on his demand. Each th. < ?? or four months there WOUld be a general accounting, at which his total pay, his insurance and other allotments, his liberty loan subscriptions and other items would be cast Up, together with his month? ly drafts. The balance then due him would he put at his disposal. The soldier would have the ad? vantage of being able at all times and . und? r all circumstances to draw lomethlng from any quartermaster n whose district he might lind him? self. The proposed system would ellm? ate the present necessity of having m hand each soldier's service record whenever he drawn any money. The ervtce record system, designed for limes of peace, does not take into ac ount the frequent shifts which all ailltary men must be prepared for. In nany Instances nowadays it works tardships .on individual men who are transferred aster than their service n cords can follow them and who con equently cs -not draw their money a hen it is due, merely bcause the formalities cannot be complied with. The proposed new system appeals s specialty advantageous for camps trhcre there afe constantly large num? bers of "casuals"?strays belonging o dozens and scores of organizations raiting to Join their outfits, yet un ible to draw what money is due them intll the service records have caught ip to them. 8(6 cures chills and Fever.?Advt. SUMTEK COTTON MA1ULH7T. Corrected daily at 12 o'clock Nooa.) P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. C.ood Middling 30 1-2. ^ Stric tMlddling CO 1-4. Middling 30. M AY YORK COTTON MARKET. Yes'dys Open High l ow Cloee CksH uly . 2t.l( 2S.tl 29.10 28.70 >Ot . . ?5.M 25.73 2."?. 11 II.73 25.30 lee . . 24.78 25.04 21.07 25.06 21.62 vi: ham; in STOCK?In our wuio houses in Sumter Nitrate of Soda, Mixed GOOOS, Meal. Acid and Lime. Kindly call or write us for prices. Southern Brokerage Co. OR BAUE?F. O. B. cars, Camp J-aekson, stable manure; very little straw. Car load lots only. Chemi? cal and Fertiliser value rated very high by Clemoon college. A. A* Strauss. Bumtsr. S. c. dlLLi:i:s' < l.llTinc.YMs?can be Obtalued at [tom Ollice at reason? able prices in lots of 101 or more. Candidate's Cards. For Congress. i hereby announce myself as a can lldate f?r re-election to Congress rom the Tti Congressional District. Uhject to Ilm rules and rSgUlstiOUO of he 1 democratic party. A. F. LEVBR. TIIOS. t.. hTLEOD lushopvttle, s. c. Condhlatc lor Member of (t'-M.lh ss SEVENTH DISTRICT l or Solicitor. i h< r? i.y announce that 1 am a ?andidate for the office of Solicitor for he Third Circuit, subject to tin- ac tion of the Democratic Primary. PRANK A. hTUBOD. t or Probate Judges At tin- SOlU itation of many of my riends, 1 h?'^<, decided to enter the race for the office of Probate .lodge or Sunder county, subject to the nie-, oi the Democratic putty, if . let led i would discharge the duties of tin- office faithfully and to the i.est of my ability. All who enter the Office, if T am elected, will be met with a smile ami hearty shake of the hand. JCSFPIT K. STNGL.ETOX. Sumter, S. C, Route No. 2.