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CjpSBatcjpnaii utt jwra%mi Published Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, S. C. Terms: Li f 1.50 per annum?in advance. j, ? Advertisements. One Square first insertion .. ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or fcmger will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub serve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found In 1850 and the True Southron m 1866. The Watchman and Southron I now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, j and is manifestly the best advertising j medium in Sumter. Washington, Aug. 3.?Local thun derstorms, with local day rains in Florida, is the forecast for the com ing week in the southeastern States. Battle Ground of Centuries. j - When, in the summer of 1914, the German generals and statesmen as sured their imperial master that the French were a thoroughly decadent people, they ignored the fact that a nation which had fought in most of th great wars of the world for twenty centuries could not lose all its martial virtues in fifty years. The decay of Rome was a much longer process, and Rome's four or five centuries of hardening by strife were a compara tively short period beside the two thousand years throughout which northeastern France has been the cockpit of Europe When one glances over the record I of those centuries, it is not difficult to realize why the French peasant is: perhaps, the most wonderful soldier in the world. Descendant of the Gaul, he springs from a soil that has been bathed in' blood oftener and longer than any other region that has a history. To the American soldier who knows his European history, there must be a succession of great emotions in fighting on battlefields which had known a score of great wars before the discovery of America. Northeastern France first came prominently into history when Julius Caesar entered it as governor of Gaul in 58 B. C. In 57, he received the sub mission of the Remi, the people of Rheims, and a great host was sent against him by the Suessoines (Sois sons), Arras, Amiens, and other places on the present battle line. He beat the formidable Belgae on the Aisnc, near Berry-au-Bac, and later took ' Soissons. Thenceforward this territory was to be the world's greatest battle ground. Of the eleven decisive . bat-. ties of the world fought during the Christian era, five were fought here. The nrst was the battle of Chalons sur-Marne, in 451, where the Visi goths,' under Theodoric, and the Ro mans, under Aetius, defeated Attila and his Etinr, thereby saving Europe to" Christianity^" If" was, incidentally, the last victory of imperial Rome. Three centuries later, ai Tours, southwest of Paris, Charles Martel, Duke of the Austrasian Franks, de feated the Saracens under Abder rahman Ibn Abdiillah, in 732, again j preserving Christian civilization. The next of "those signal deliver ances which have affected for cen- j turies the happiness of mankind," as the historian Allison calls them, was the raising of the siege of ? Orleans by Joan of Arc in 14 29. Orleans is between Tours and Paris. By this feat, says Creasy, the Maid of Or leans "rescued her country from be coming a second Ireland under the yoke of the triumphant English." It is interesting to recall that later Joan aided in the capture of Laon, Sois sons, Compiegpe and Beauvais, and was captured at Compiegne and im prisoned at Arras. In 1792 there occurred, very near the present battlefield, the Cannon ade of Valmy, in which the raw Car magnole levies and shattered regu lars of France saved the French Re public and began the series of victor ies which was stopped only in that other great, decisive battle. Waterloo, fought in June. 1815, near the city of Brussels. Valmy is on the present fighting line, between Rheims and the Argonne Forest. Is it not strange that two other de cisive contests?the two that will per haps be looked back upori as the great military crises of this greatest of all wars?should have been fought in the identical region? They are the first and second Marne. In 1914 and again in 1918, the Hun has been hurled back in defeat at almost the very spot where his forerunner. Attila, was stopped in 451.?Charles ton Post. Y. ML C. A. Men Respond to Call. { Although the demand for men to serve overseas under the Red Triangle; has in no measure been met and j while many more, especially those en- j dowed with the gift of leadership, are needed, Dr. W. W. Alexander, direc tor of the Southeastern Department j War Personnel Board, reports that 86 j men from the seven States within j that department, have enlisted in the' army and navy Y. M. C. A. from July! 22nd to 27th .inclusive. Of this number. 5 1 have been ap-j proved for service overseas and oth-; ers recommended for home trainingj camp war work. Those who go; across will be trained at Columbiai University. New York City, and the; others take in the three-week inte-i-l sive training school at Blue Ridge, j N. C. They are from all walks of i life, ranging from university heads to! auto mechanics. This is a comparative list of enlist ments in the Y. M. C. A. ranks from States in the Southeast during the one-week period ending July liTth: Tennessee. 22; Georgia und Alabama, each 19; North Carolina. 13; Florid: . 6; South Carolina. .Mississippi. 2: miscellaneous. '1. Mr. J. H. DesChampS was in th' city today. SVMTERS FIRST SACRIFICE. I Lieut. Roben O. Purely, Jr., Killed in i Action July 21st aud Lieut. Ervin j D. Shaw Missing Since July 9th. For days, ever since the great bat tle on the Marne began, Sumter has ! been tense with dread and anxiety, j fearing that the next report of cas ualties would contain the names of some of the Sumter boys who are fighting with Pershing's men to drive I the Huns out of France and turn j back the wave of barbarism that for I four years has been dashing against the ramparts of civilization. Late 1 Friday afternoon the dreaded news came in a message to Judge R. O. Purdy, from the War Department, | saying that Lieut. Robert O. Purdy. ^Jr., had been killed in action on July, 21st. The mesage gave no particu-; lars, merely the fact that one of our! boys had died at the post of duty"! where the Americans and the French were driving the Huns back from thei Marne. The news spread rapidly over the town and every home be-1 came a house of mourning and Judge j Purdy's personal sorrow was shared j by one and all. Within an hour another message came that added to the sorrow that was already weighing down the hearts of all Sumter people. Mr. D. C. Shaw received an official message stating that Lieut. Ervin D. Shaw, of| the aviation corps, had been missing since July 9th. He was in active ser vice on the battle front, being at tached to the British Royal Flying Corps. It is not known whether he was killed in an air fight Or was shot down behind the German lines and j captured and it may be weeks before j his fate is definitely ascertained. Lieut. Purdy. was twenty-seven! years old, the eldest son of Judge R. j O. Purdy and was born and reared in this city, attended the city schoois I and afterwards 'the University of} South Carolina, completing his law \ course there with tne class of 1914.! From his graduation until last spring he was associated with his father in the practice of law in this city, at which time he entered the first offi cers' training camp at Fort Ogle thorpe. He was commissioned sec- ? ond lieutenant of infantry and vol unteered for immediate service in France, and after a short stay at home sailed for France early in September. He went into active service with the first American forces sent to the bat tle front and spent the winter in the trenches. . In the spring he was gassed and was in a hospital for weeks and later was assigned to duty in the rear, a few weeks ago was re-as signed to active service with his old command, at his own request. One of the last letters received from him : brought the news that he would re- J turn to the firing line the next day. Robert Purdy volunteered for service not because he loved a fight or be cause he was of an adventurous dis position eager for the excitement to be found in the army on the field of battle, but because he felt that he was called to perform a duty by his coun try. He gave himself cheerfully with the full realization that he might probably would, have to make the su preme sacrifice. He died at the front near the flashing of the guns with other young Americans animated by j a like spirit of patriotism. Lieut. Ervin D. Shaw, was twenty- j three years old. the eldest son of'Mr. D. C. Shaw. He was a graduate of j the Sumter High School and after wards attended Davidson College and Georgia Tech. He was the first Sum ter man to volunteer and qualify for the aviation service. He was sent to Columbus. Ohio, for training and af ter completing the course there was one of five selected to be sent abroad tor special training in the aviation school of the Allies. He first went tc Italy, but was later transferred to England and completed his training at Oxford and in Scotland. In the ?arly spring he was sent to the front, attached to the British Royal Flyinpr; Corps, and for several months has j bee^ in actitve sen-ice in France. He was the first of his class of more than one hundred who entered train ing at the same time to go into active service. During the battles of the past two months he has been in ac tive service, and the last letter receiv ed from him, which was written or | July Sth. the day before he was re-J ported missing, stated that he was or duty day and night and felt almost} completely worn out. He also said [ that he had been in a number of airl fights with the German airmen and j that on two occasions his machine j had been so badly shot to pieces thai j he was forced to descend, but that each time he was able to make p. landing behind the British lines. Un til definite advices are received that he is dead the friends of Ervin Shaw will still hope that he is living, fo.i j it is almost impossible to think of him as sleeping quietly the last sleep, some-1 where in France. It is the hope oi"| all that his luck still held good and; that, after battling in the air with th" Hans that he made a landing behind! the lines and is safe although a pris- j oner in the hands of the enemy. A Plea for "Camp Alice." The buildings at "Camp Alice" arc practically complete, and as soon as the necessary furnishings have been installed, will be ready for occupants Many things are needed to till in the long list of equipment already pur chased, and to those who are in terested in this splendid institution, the following list is submitted, with the hope that some of them will feel Jikdonating some of the articles, which will aid materially in the com fort and happiness of the patients. Xina M. Solomons, Chairman Committee. Double bed. spring and matress for servants* room, fireless cooker, invalid [chair, books, magazines. Vietrola. j croquet set. plants suitable for pres ident getting, flower or vegetable seeds. Harby Avenue W. S. S. The July report of the Harby Ave nue IV. S. S. shows pure*liases of War Savings stamps amounting to 032.50. Mrs. Marj Fitzpatriek. President. Mrs. E. P. Pitts. Secretary: WE HAVE IN THIS LOT SOME NICE DRIVING AND WORK HORSES, LIGHT AND HEAVY FARM MULES. THEY ARE SOMETHING NICE. COME AND SEE THEM BEFORE THEY ARE PICKED OVER. We have several cars of OXFORD BUGGIES, those good kind that last a long time; also WHITE HICKORY, CHASE and R?SSELL WAGONS, j;hey are going fast and are hard to get. Come early and get what you want, later on you won't be able to do this. / CS MEMOR^M Lieut. Robert O. Purdy, Jr. The Bar of Sumter met this morn ing in the Clerk's office in memory of Lieut. Robert O. Purdy, Jr. Mi\ Mark Reynolds was called up on to preside and addressed the meet ing as follows: Brethren of the Bar: I have to announce to you, that which, alas you already know, the painful intelligence of the death o;' Lieut, Robert O. Purdy, Jr., on the 21st of July last on the battlefield oi France; a soldier of the nation, an honored and loved member of our as sociation, a shining example of mor al worth and exalted patriotism in, this community. I knew hint from j early boyhood and never met in the j v.'alKs of life a more lovable young! man. Graduated only recently from the University of South Carolina, he entered upon the practice of his pro fession under most favorable auspices being admitted as a partner in his J father's firm. His future was brighi and alluring, in this his home town, j where he had troops of friends. . When the call came he relinquish ed his prospects here, and gave his all, his time, his health, and life itseit in a willing sacrilice for a cause that; i has moved the nation's soul. He was! among the first to cross the seas andj tight, that the men and women of thi-i generation and those that are to fol low might live their lives in peace and security on this earth. He fought with the army of freedom against sol diers whose equipment and training are unexcelled in the history of the world. Wiiile we mourn the loss oi j ibis splendid young life, we can con sole ourselves that he fell as a sol dier "in the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict." the first from Sum ter county on a battlefield the most renowned in history, and he sl*eps beneath its soil in the land he has giv-j en his life to make free. I have spoken spontaneously, but 1 i j could not refrain on this sad ccca- i ision from expressing the sentiments! which till my heart. The chair isj ready to receive any motion that you! i feel should be made. i j Al ter many remarks on the par; j of its members expressing the sor ! row of the Bar, the following tributej j in th' form of resolutions were sub mitted and unanimously adopted: He it Resolved, By the Bar o; Sumter county, in recognition of th [supreme sacrifice of its member. Lie?t. Robert o. Purdy. Jr.. made in behalt of his country and <?!' the lib."ay .>?' the world, while he was yei m but the heyday of life and upon ths threshold of success in the high profesion of law: That the Bar 1ms received the news of Iiis death with profound sorrow and regret, and desires to record the high esteem in which Lieut. Purdy was In Id by his brethren of the Bar. ami the deep sensibility of loss tha; lie* bar and the community have sus tained in bis dealh. Tii.it v. bile we feel deeply his r -- moval from our midst, we are con soled by tb<- fact that be fell in the -f I j fauch a manner as his country had a i right to expect, and as becomes a sol I dier. I That we extend to the family of i our deceased brother and friends our I deepest sympathy. i That these resolutions be present ed and their adoption moved in open j court at its next session in Sumter j county, and that a page in the min utes of our association be inscribed to ! the memory of cur deceased brother, j Mark Reynolds, John H. Chiton, R. U. Epps, Hugh C. Haynsworth, Benjamin D. Hodges. Sumter, C Aug. ::. 1918. Women Chemists Needed by The Gov ernment. ? Women chemists are needed by the government and also to stabilize the industries by replacing men chemists who have bee:! culled into service, ac cording to Capt. Frederick E. Brci thut, of the chemical-service section of the National Army. This call is so urgent that he has asked the Wo man's Committee of the Council of National Defense to cooperate with the Army .Medical Department in making a census of all of the avail able women chemists in the country. This means that women will soon be doing their share in the experimental work related to the manufacture of that new phase of modern warfare? the gas bomb. "We want real chemists." says Capt. Breithut. "not soda dispensers or drug clerks." Two types of women | are eligible, chemical workers with j some experience who, though not! graduates of technical schools, have acted as laboratory assistants: also| graduate chemists with four years or more of training in technical schools or colleges. "Today's chemical man-power bal- j ance sheet shows a need for 1.600 men chemists," he says: "and there fore we want to list an equal num ber of trained women. In many in-j stances it has been necessary to fur Slough a man from our service back] -nto civilian. life, because the position j tic held was necessary either to the! public service or to an important in-1 dustry. We want capable patriotic' women to recommend for these va r j cancies so that by taking the men we I need not cripple a manufacturer's! business, and need not cripple our' j own organization by giving then: these) I furloughs." j Capt. Breithut makes this appeal' ; to the entire country, and asks that j j the nation.-il organization of college' j womor, and th?^ club federations co-. i operate with him in registering wo j men for this emergency. Informa-j lion and applications can be mailed! Lib him at the Surgeon General's j Building. Seventh and B Streets NW.. j j Washington. D. C. Firs! open Cotton Boll. .Mr-, w. X Stafford of the Jordan j neighborhood who brought in tie'; Ural cotton 1.t1 of the season, is] first again with the first open boil. ?.vhi'-b he b.roUghl to The ftem othe'-j WASHINGTON" MILL LOC ATED. Landmark of Washington Family in England of Interest to Americans. Northampton, England. July 25 (Correspondence of The Associated Press)?American patricip?tion in the war has greatly stimulated interest in the historic landmarks near North ampton, which are associated with the English Washingtons, the ances tors of George Washington.? On both Memorial Day and.the Fourth of July. Anglo-American pilgrims to these places were informed that a new Washington landmark had been dis covered within the previous few weeks?the site of a windmill which the Washington family operated as a business venture for several years during the sixteenth century. "It is well known," said Earl Spen cer, chairman of the Anglo-American Peace Centenary Committee, "that the Washingtons were millers at one time, but the site of the mill had com pletely disappeared and no one knew where it was located. Recently, how ever, the site has been discovered? a small depression on the road lead - ing from Drington to Flore, whe;-" excavations are expected to reveal the1 foundations of the old Washington windmill. The site 'has been marked and will be cared fen- henceforth." The celebration of the Fourth of July in the Washington district was centered at Althorp House.- where th'1 great-great grandfather of George Washington was a frequent visitor. Althorp House is the official residence of Earl Spencer, who owns more than forty square miles of the surround ing country, including many of the important Washington landmarks. His house is a museum of Washington relics, including a huge Washington money chest of oak and iron, and the Washington sun-dial bearing the coat-of-arms from which the Stars and Stripes were derived. The Independence Day celebration at Aithorp House included the pro due ion o!" a moving-picture film o; scenes from the Washington land marks, with addresses by American and English speakers! Earl Spencer spoke of the presentation of the old . Washington home. Sulgrave Manor, to the nation as an international me- ! morial. Washington. Aim-. 2.?Reports from Argentina declare that government receipts for the fiscal year ending last July were a disappointment. They j show a deficit, as the receipts were expected total 393.0??0.000 pesos ami the actual receipts were 252.000;-! 000 pesos. Tim Argentine PCSO is equal to j about fifty cents American gold. Amsterdam. July 2.".?The Geneva ! Sent in eile reports that former King Constantfne of Greece, his court at j Zurich! his servants and Iiis mother and her suite are living entirely free! from the restraint of ration cards The king's servants consume more in; one day. according to the paper, than is at tin- disposal of twenty citizens] tu ring a month.. Fresh white bread! is always abundant a? the royal villa ? CHAOS IX THE UKKAiXE. Slaying of Von Eichom Xo Surprise ' ?May Be More Serum.). J Stockhohn, Aug. 2.?Conditions in the Ukraine before the assassination of Fieid Marshai von Eichora, were such as might have been expected to lead up to some such outbreak of vio- ^ ience, judging from the description given of them by Zeta Ilocgelund, leader of the Swedish Socialist left in '. an interview in the Politiken of Cop enhagen. Hoegelund, who gave the interview before the Eichhorn assassination, had just returned from a long visit> to Rus.-iu. and his account is largely a report of conversations which he had with Russians from the Ukraine. They declared, he says, that the Germans th< re were ""living in a little Hades," that guerrilla warfare was constantly in progress, conflict occur ring daily in which many persons were, killed, while occasional battle j took place, lasting several days. The peasants in one section of the Ukraine have an army estimated tu numb' r 25,000. Hoegelund reports. These men he describes as-tilled with hatred for the Hermans and awaiting an auspicious moment to beginWostil- \ ities. The peasants at other places ' pursue the ' policy of burning their grain and destroying their cattle, and acting similarly with regard to oth ers, rather than have them fall into the hands of the Germans. The Austrian troops in the country are declarred to be at daggers' point with the Germans and have sup- ? plied the peasants with arms, includ ing artillery. Hoegelund's informant coni the disturbance that had occurred be only a foretaste ol what might be expected at harvest time, when the ? peasants, it was predicted, would do everything possible to prevent the Germans from taking their crops. recrno Hod Cross Notes. The following appeal was written by Mrs. C. A. Lawson, vice chairman of t!;t- Colored Auxiliary and should make i: each member of the auxiliary resolve to do what she asks: "We were very sorry the weather was so inclement that we could; not carry out our program for the bene fit of the Colored Auxiliary. Our mayor was on hand, which was ap preciated very much. We have $3.0<> to report. We are asking every patritic wo rn;: n to put a.s much enthusiasm in this work :-.s she can. for if there was ever a time we needed to work it is now: We should like at least fifty ladies to make one garment a week "or the Red Cross. With a little sac ?ifiee much can be done, i know we nave to do our own work, but we surely can spare a little time once a veek. Prof. Lawson lias kindly loan d us the sewing room of the Liti ?oln building where we can sew every tfternoon. We are asking every com nunity president to keep her mem bers supplied with work. Mrs. C. A. Lawson. Vice Chairman Auxiliary. #