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AUSTRALIAN BALLOT " HEW swu m in BB i si :i> in mmim legislative i-|i it Hun Iben Mail to Proven! I i aii?l In Our BUfJ CH.II?. The Australian ballot system ?vi1 be Inaugurated in South Carolina be? ginning with the I ?? nun rath- white primary to bo held the last Tuesda> IB August. The law providing foi the Australian hallot. which is th one system that has been found t< guard against fraud In elections .was adopted at the last session o the general assembly, and applies Wo all ineoi |m>iated towns ami cities Booths will necessarily have to b? greeted in all incorporated lowns in Hp State rtiou I. ImmiiIo- at Primary Elec? tion-*?Not to \ppl> Outside In cor|H?rated idle- and lowns.? le it ?MMMrd b> the i'.em-ral Asseiubl> ol Ha* Plate or south Carolina, That in ?ver\ pffiOMUTJ election in this State IMre shall be provided at eaeh poll in* pre. met one booth for each I?0 tnr dled \oter<. 01 majority fraction thereof. The booths shall be made of wood, sheet metal. Of any othei suitable substance, shall not be less than 32 Inches weh- ml |]~ inches deep, ami ft feet ft inches high, shall be piovided with a <uit.nn hangum from the top In front to within three fe?t of the* floor, and shall have a ?ultable shelf on which the votei csti pi-pare his ticket: Provided The pro\n.ions of this Act snail not apply to rural voting precincts out? side of incorpoi a led towns and cities. Polling Place*?Tin- pnlllnv place? shall be provided with a table for tbe managers. Tbc noils shah be provided with a guard rail, so that no on*- as hereinafter provided shall approach nearer than five feet to the booths in which the voters are pi. paring their ballots. 3. Tickets.?The tickets shall h - printed on clear white paper in th? usual manner, but shall have a cou? pon ut the top perforated so as to tm ?-Sil;, gotgetood i?n lbs coup.a. shall t*? printed ??urhYlal Ballot" ?Club.Ward. No. . " The number. ?hull run serial On for eich club There shall bi M per cent. mor?- hal lots than th?i.- are roten enrolled at each polling place. 4. Preparation of llallot ? The managers shall be responsible for gl ballots furnished. When a voter presents himself he shall he given a bnllot. The guUOggOf In charge of the poll \u\ shall enter the number of the ballot next the name i?r tip voter. The voter shall forthwith re? tire alone to on?? of the booths and without undue delay prepare bis bal? lot by scratching out the names of the candidates for whom he does not rare to vote. No voter shall remain In the tiooth longer than flve min? utes. Aftei preparing hto1 ballot, tin voter shall present himself to tin manager. His ballot must be fold ed in such that tin- number cab be aeen ami the coupon can >>? readily detached by the manager without in an\ wav revealing the printed portion of the ?. .11.a If th voter is not challenged, and takes the prescribed oath, the inauagOl so ill tear off lip- coupon. put on nie. stamp the ballot, and the voter ?hall deposit his ticket in the box and sbuil immediate!-, lease tbe poll Ing place. |f ;i \oter mar or dOfOOt his ballet. he may obtain one addi tlonal ballot upon returning to tin m in. i in ill.u^e ot the ballots, tin ballot so marred or defaced, with the coupon attached. The manager in ? barg?* of the poll list shall change Hi.- number of the ballot on bis pol. list, ami place the defaced ballot on tile. No voter shall be given a sec? ond ballot until In- has returned tin first one with coupon attached. A. Wtieii \ihI Mow a \ oter Ma> iu- \?.Hi?ajcd~ nail be al? lowed within the guard lall except mm hereinafter provided. If a votei can not read or write, or Is physical? ly dhiahlcd. and b\ i ? a on thereof did not sn-.il the enrollment hook, In m i\ ippe il to the man .c. a . for as M-t .n.i . ami the Chairman of the mangers shall appoint two of the o/ntehers repeenenthig OMaToronl fac? tions to assist bun in preparing hi? ballot Provided, After the vohr' ballot has been ptepttcd. the Watch ?TS mo appointed shall immediately ge behind the uilard rail Provided, further. The* If Iber?? be no such watchers available. the Chairman may appoint two bystanders who are ? iUilllMeil electors to ns-ilv.l the Votei In the pr? portion of bis ballot. 0. \ilmis*doii to the Pol Ihm Pbnc ?From the time of the opening ol the i oil until the announcement ol the result and the slgnlm: of the ol nclal return*, no perOOll 'di ll be ad mittel to the polhm: pine except the ii uni.r". iltif\ authorized watch ere and challengers, the chahman ot the executive committee or member ef the executive committee appointed in his stead to supervise this polllni place, persons <luly admitted for th purpose of voting, police Officers ad niited by Uli managers to prescrv order or enforce law: Provided, hoe. ever, That candidates for public of lice voted for at such polling pine u,.w he present at the canvass of th? votes: Provldsd, Canvass of th? votes shall bi open to the public, 7. Intel fen-nee With Klcctloit.? i tin smtchera or officers or the 1st who nrs admitted to ths polltni pines by ths managers shall inter fers witi? the managers or obstruc ths Voting, it shall be the duty of tli lUinagerS IS suspend tile election III) I order is restored, or as may 1.? provided by tin- rules of the party \<> person shall he allowed to, up proaeh polling plaeei within tw< nty live <l\"?? feet while polls are opei d. Other than the persons herein provided for. ft. Managers to Account for I Lid lots,?Kpon IhS OlOeS of the election lanagsri shall account to the sxt >uti\e committee for all hallots do hrered ??> them. and make the fol lowing returns: (a) The nuinher o Rlehtl ballefj furnished to each polling ptectnet. i b) The numt.e >i' Official ballots spoiled ami re arned hy voters. ic) The numho of Official hallots returned to the ox ?eutive eeta utilise, (d) The num bet Of odioial hallots actually v<ded t>. Consilient Acts llcficulcd.? let (ISC; Ml) Not Affected?Tha all Aits ami parts of Acts in con Met with the provisions of this Ac are hereby repealed, except an Ac* to regulato Eh? holding of all pri mary elections and the organization Of cliihs in cities ContaintHl forf. thousand Inhabitants or friore, ' ap p OVOd ICth day of Chi nary, 1916 Which said Act shall remain In full fores end sfffeet. in. state ICaeesuite rneaniltsre t? Make licgnlatioits for Votlug hy Per? ns in l\ S. Service?The State Kn < Utlvt Committee' provided for un <'< r the laws regulating primary OlOC tions in this State he and they an here by, authorized ami empowered to make regulation! as may he nooef taffy to provide for the enrollmeni Stt4 voting of citizens of this Stat holding positions under the govern? ment of IhS United States, or air. hranch thereof and resident tempo rarity out of the state, hut within ths United States, 11. Act KaTectlve on Approval.? Thai this net shall go Into sited in. n Its approval hy the governor, Approved the i:*th da) of Fsbru ary. A. 1>. 1918. PimCHASEH AHE NOT HEAVY. This County is Sliding Down the Column In War Savings Iluying. lulling the trees' of July Ith to July IIth Sumter County lost one place in standing in the buying o! War BaVlngS stamps to date, but lost ten plaeei in weekly buying, dropping '< lath place with a purchase ol nl\ 11,419.10 which makes the total inichases t h rough .luiy Itth 196,111.' 76. Stamp buying is of two kinds; larg lump sum buylngS as a patriotic in restment, and gradual secumulationi svlni Both nays ? re good use* of mono) Tie- inmp aum buylni loans tin- government large amounts that arc h.oiiy needed, bringing In > uch fevenut from oomparativclj tew sourosa Qradual hut constant Inning as savings made conststentl> bring to tie- government a large total mads np ol small amounts that come from a multitude of Sources Thers l< no reason why ths same person should imii praetles both, For Instance n man or woman Of means pledget |600 in the June campaign and buys it all iln n Off during June and July. Tim pledge is redeemed and tile obliga ? mm filled, bOt that same party eouhl r, aks h pi set 1st of buying two off three stamps even month during ths rest of |ht year. The same can he said Of ?mailer buyers, one for Instance who promised to buy four War Sa \ n i i ini < snd has done so To buy one stamp more each month during the year Will not work a hardship, NX?1' loan money to tin- government for th prosecution of the war. and will be accumulating a saving for the buyer. Just why Bumter la so low down in the buying column is pussllng, Sum ler certainly is not ? poorer county than MArIon, Net Mai Ion has bOUght lo ? pet < spits of 64.11 while Bumter*s Is only If,11. Sumter does not like le t-e com pared with Florence, yet Florence's per capita is a dollar ahead of outs Rven a little poor county like Jasper Hi 59c per capita ahead ol Pointer, white the rich counties pt Charleston, Bpnrtnnhorg and Aader son are mote ihm twice ahead Of U> m per capita as well as in actual sale? Sumter people will certainly have I. hg MlOffe liberal with its purchases o? War Havings if Bumter Is to live U| to the reput lion Already m ole foi ranking gear the top in iii mallei of patriotic endeavor, Solicitor F A MeLtOd spent ffistOt Do Klaittret on business. < kTADKL HAT! I) III&II. Make a Distinguished Kccnrd at Platt sburg?83 Remain as instruc? tors. The Citadel cadets made an admit* itle showing at the flret session ol in Plattaburg camp for membera ol if Reeerve Officers' Training Corps, Major Btogedall, professor In military otence at the Citadel, lias just return ?d from the lamp, and his report ol he work done by the cadets is in hnsiastlo. A large part of the but alion was encamped at Plattaburg 'rom soon after Citadel Closed until recently, All BSpatern colleges that wore members of the It. O, T. C, sent i la i ge number of representatives. The military work done at Citadel is f a moot advanced type, and so far ahead of thai which is carried on at the average college that the corps did not really come back with any furth? er military knowledge, as the work' consisted for the most part of ele? mentary courses, The cadets, however, bad th*> opportunity of coming in con tact with men from all over the Unit? ?d States, and this, with the camp life, proved most beneficial. On reaching the camp the battalion Aas split up. The men were scatter (1 throughout the various companies, o the Citadel unit was not able to act as a whole and show their or? ganised ability. Before they were In amp long they were rated as the most efficient men present. The whole unit, aim Oat to a man, was given spe ilal honors. The grit session of t^ie Plattaburg Camp has closed, and a second one hoe been opened, in which oollege nen who have not had a It. O. T. C. training can enter. About 36 Citadel adets have been retained as Instruc? tors at the second camp. The cadets *r.joyed their trip and have come back ill good spirits. A very flattering ar? ticle was printed in a New York pa per In regard to the efficiency of th best known military college in the South.?('harleston Post. Till: COTTON SITUATION, senator lie net Will Hold Conference in Washington. 'Columbia. July 2!h?-Senator Chris tie ihnet gave out the following statement last night i "Upon my return to Columbia Bat urday night from the campaign in I he Pee Dee l found information rom Washington awaiting me hen about the COttOn situation which made it necessary for me to stay in Columbia today to put my efforts he hind the movement to get the United states government to organise a cot ton holding corporation to take ovei mch cotton as the farmers care to sell. It seems fairly certain from the reports of the agricultural export" that the 1911 cotton crop will be be? tween 1."?.mm.own and Is, 100*000 bales with a demand in eight for only II, 04 ni. oiiii to ia,OOO?0OO bales. This meani bill one thing that tin- price of c.uton will tail, if the financial iltuatlon in tin- South is to he main? tained so that our people can not onh meet their usual obligations but do their full part in the Liberty loan war stamp. Red Cross, Y. If. C, A. an nthor war subscriptions, it will be neeeasary to work out some plan now to nu et a situation which seems likely to come about. ? The plan which seems most feas ible is tor the government to or ganlse O COttOn holding corporation v hn h will agree |0 buy cotton at a pjice which will give the farmer a fair return for his labor and invest? ment. He will not have to sell at this price but will have a certain marke. If he does want to sell. If tin crop is smaller than expected or the demand Is greater the government may not have to buy any cotton DU I the fact that the government stands ready to buy will maintain confi? dence and Will enable the farmer to hold his cotton and borrow on it him? self while waiting for ;? higher price, it may be thai the mere announce? ment that the government Is in the market to buy cotton will be sufficlont, but in case the government does ha\N to buy it will la' a safe investment, as the government can easily carry It un til after the war. when there will I a great demand for every hale. "I am taking the matter up vigor oualy with the proper authorities at Washington and expect to go there later tins week for n personal confer once. At this time nothing definite can be given out but l nm hopeful thai some such plan can he pa. through. The matter was so import? ant that although I del not like to iniv; tbe Georgetown meeting today I stayed In Columbia to work on th proposition. It Is likely that | will have tO stay here tomorrow for tin same purpose, but I expeel to join the campaign pnrtj again at Charles? ton on Wednesda). TYPHOID IN MOULIN. London, July 28. An outbreak ol typhoid fe\ci is rep irted In Berlin hs the Exchange Telegraph correspond I onl at Ametei dam. .VIFE OF Ol I U ISit Alill?STI l>. \hs. Edward Ii. sirts charged With Violation of Espionage Act ul Greenville. Greenville, July 23.- Mrg. Edward i Sires, wife of a captain of the LTiroe Hundred and Sixth Sanitary, Train. Ihghty-tirst Division, was ar 1 Mted here today by federal author tics ofl a charge of violation of Wie Spionage a< t. The warrant was sworn >ut before Commissioner Gantt at -'?part an burg. .Mrs. Sues gave bond in he sum of $1,000 and will bo given \ preliminary hearing in a few day.;. It is understood tin t she is a native >f Germany ami has been in this coun? try only three or four years. Her lusband is no dical supply officer In iis comina.nl. According to officials ??' the department of justice Mrs. "ires is charged with having made itatements to the effect that she did aot wish to see the Hermans "run >\er." That the Germans hud a rigid to sink tin Uusltanlu, that the nc ?ounts of German atrocities are lie.. that the Gerard film, "My Pour Years n Germany/1 is a fake, and designed o stir up the American people against lermany ami other deelaratlom of a Imliar nature, Airs, sires la a wo man of .about middle age. She claims hat she is guiltless and that persons rearing her ill will have for that rea on reported her to the government. BJSNET'8 TERM IV RENATE. Interesting Question Under Discus sion in Washington. Washington. July 23.?An interest? ing question has arisen here in con? nection with the recent appointment if Senator Benet, of South Carolina, as to the exact time lu- will serve in .he upper house of congress in the Vent that he is not elected for the hort term w hich ends on March 4, 1919. There seems to he a mistaken im pression that the appointment of Sen? ator Benet by Goverrior Manning was in tiie nature of a mandatory appoint? ment for not less than six months, whereas, the law prescribes that it hould i.ot he for more than six months. If Senator Benet is not elected for ids short term* according to tin- i?< st egal opinions in congress, he will im nediately relinquish lib seat upon the iresentation of the proper credentials .?i whoever may he elected. For in tanoe, should Mr. Pollock he elected nd should be present his credentials Immediately thereafter, provided oon ,ress is then In session, or when the next session begins in December, he would, according to the authorities u re. automatically displace Sen.itor Benet, who. according tp law. is ap pointed "until his successor is elected md qualifies.*1 It would not be reasonable to sup :toss thai a man who is sleeted for ids short term would sit quietly down ?mi wait for the six month appoint* aent of Senator Benet to expire, on ths contrary, he will probably come lo Washington immediately, present his credentials to the senate, and that body being the highest Judge of it own membership, will determine ?.bethel tids short term member shall be seated or whether Senator Benet hall serve out the six monhs' term tor which lie was named, of course should Senator Benet withdraw, in the ?vent some other candidate is elected, here WOUld he a vacancy in the place until the new man could present him elf ami he sworn in. One interesting phase of this situa tlottl is that senate, from time imme? morial, lias always held itself to be ,he highest and last judge of tin- qua] Ideations of its hiembership and who mall sit in it, Tlu-ie ; re countless precedents for tins position ami tin Supreme Court of the United State* has even gone so far as to say that t would hesitatingly take cognizunci of such cases, recognizing that tin annale is and desires to be the post udge id' its membership. Whenever there is a doubt as to the legality of a member's election H is referred to the committee on privl leges and elections, where the mat tor is Investigated along ones simllai to those followed in ?': Sl' at law. There is no doubt that if Rena tot Benel should not he elet ted for th. short term he will Immediately with draw and pei mit hlfl successor to tak< the oath of office, nccor ling to th way the mat.er is viewed lure, hi desire, of course, being t" do whateve is Pest for Hie BtatC and to UVold any semhlan.>f ^ conflict. Never ihe]ess, the matter Is belnp Intei - ' Ingly discussed here in order lhat w hateve, ni.a\ occur a little l it. r or. may he apprehended, so far as |>OH I Id.- in advance. lie Cuts Ideas In Action, The Baltimore Bun is n little nfrahl th it the preslden In too Idealistic to lie practical Croat Scot, man' I 11*1 that army of a million Americans In France a sufficient unswef to su< h Juolish tears??News and Courier. Desultory Boinbiug. ,:...auL he thrusts his lever foiW.?rd - land releases two Niiils. A few m Behind British Line in FVanoe, June j onds later he sees the Hash of their i'i (Correspondence of Tii ? Assoclat-1 ?xploslona, and above tin eres*tine ed Press)?One of the most exciting] tasks to which airmen are assigned is what is known as "desultory bombing" over one spot for an hour or more, i The object is to distract the atten tion of tin- anti-aircraft defenders <>l .?? given district, and :i machine car rylng a dosen or more bombs Is em |llO> e?l for t lie work. barrage, he can hear two dull roars. Me Signale to the pilot and the ma? chine turns and sweepe away from the fiery ring of shells and searchlights. A few milee away the airplane Bies tu and fro at too speed. The puzzled searchlights vainly feel the sky in ill directions ami then, one by one, are switched off. I Then the pilot quickly moves agai.i At first the airmen, a pilot and an toward the target Another bomb m observer, approach their target can- dropped. As it explodes the osarch liousiy. with engines throttled down. ];..llts reappear and the bojrrrasje is re the craft slides nearer and nearer.Ineweg. while ^through the thick|. Below ail is quiet No German search-1 grouped shotfonrsrhi are threaded the light sare sweeping the sky. When the ,.h;,i(is of green faming globes, so attackers arc almost over their ?hJoc-|muc|, u..rtl njf lhe ?-.ermann. five a rocket rises toward them and j I hursts Into q cluster of red star* The) i machine has been discovered. At on< e : ix or seven searchlights throw th beams aloft. Tin watch; it is time to begin his desultory bombing. Again the machine Mies away and this time, to bewilder still more the soldiers below, the observer tires a white verey li^ht which slowly debts pilot looks at his', , . . , . . 1 . below end lades out. All the search lights follow it until it dies. Repeatedly the ? rmen return to lie dies steadily on, although a bar 1 the attack. Bombs are dropped at UV rage of bur: ting shells ? lies, now inltervals until the end of the hour when front of him. The observer looks the machine departs, dickering ti i < - through the wires of his bomb-sight and clouds of smoke telling of the to the ground heiow. At the proper!havoc wrought by the bombs. I Building Material and Feed Stuffs g Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lime, Cement) Plaster, Brick, Shingles, Mouldings, Etc All kinds of Feed for Horses, Cows, Hogs and Poultry. We solicit your patronage. I Booth & McLeod, Inc. Phoe?io&63i 4 ;..j???.|?v*!r4'^'?',t,4,,!,,2^ 4MM MMMM'M It I MMMM Kit MM MM *-*4 M?M >H * 4 4 + ?? ? ? W NATIONAL BANK Or SOUTH OAROLINA OF SUMTCR. THE fastest growing bonk in thai section. Three new accouuts a day for the rest $ of the year, is the pace we set?and we arc getting them. We want your business and have the ser? vice vou need. i The National Bank of South Carolina C. G. ROWLAND, President. f. e. hinnant. Casnler. Thrift Stamps. The First National Bank SUMTER, S. C. Safety Service Accommodation The Mia ESTABLISHED ISSg J. P. BOOM, Pies. W. J. CBOWSON, Jr., Cash er