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% '?akijman an? &s?ura M the Foetoffie* ?& ?umtcr, B. C, fta Second Claas teL??t*r PERSONAL. Misses Lizzie Womble and Nannie Richardson left for a two weeks visit to Hendersonville and Asheville They were joined in Columbia by Miss Olive Bozard of Orangeburg. Lieut. Louis C. Bryan, U. S. Signal Corps, who has just completed the course of training as a military ob server at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Mt. Clemens, Mich., is at home for a brief stay, awaiting orders. Miss Annie Belle Amick, of Inno, is vishing her sister. Mrs. J. W. Grif fin on Washington Street. Miss Lucile Davis, of Orangeburg, Hps the guest of Mrs. E. Boney. M;-s. J.; S. Kartzell, of Cheraw., is visiting Miss Janie MikelL Messrs. L. D. Jennings and H. L. Scarborough left this morning en a trip through the stock raising section of Kentucky, going by automobile via \ Asheville, N. C. Postmaster W. B. McCutchen, of Bishopville, spent the day in town. Mrs. R. D. Compton and little daughter, Beatrice, will return to Charleston this afternoon after a months' stay with her friend, Mrs. J. F. Nunnery. > j Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Chandler left Friday night for Atlanta and; T?te Springa i Mr. Clinton McGrew is spending some, time with relatives and friends! in Calhoun county. * Mrs. Annie Bair, after spending j several days in the city with' her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Bulla, has re turned to her home at Elloree. Mr. Davis D. Moise has gone to Sa -^gda. N. C. EMr. and Mrs. C. J. Owyer.and fam ily left Sunday in their car for Cin cinnati, Ohio, and-other Ohio points. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Strickland leave this afternoon for New York. Mr. Strickland goes to the northern markets in the interest of Shaw & McCollum Mercantile Co. Mr. W. L Whitehead and family have gone to Pawley's Island. Mr. Samuel Sanders, of the O'Don nell Dry Goods Company, left sever al days ago for New York. Mrs. T. D. Curran and little son, Thomas, Jr., left Sunday evening for Newport, R. I., to visit relatives. Mrs. T. W. Watson and little daugh ?t^er, of Louisburg, N. C-, are visiting^ her brother, Mr. Wilson Greene on Sa lem Ave. Death. The many friends of Mr. Joe S. Bergin will regret to hear of his death, which occurred July 26th, at Camp Jackson, after a short illness, and following an operation. War Savings Stamps. ?. The. War Savings administration j announces that there' are between thirty and thirty-four millions of peo ple buying War Savings and Thrift stamps. Through July '26th the re ceipts from this source amounted to $4S7,000,000. The July receipts were $179,000,000 or more than one-fourth of the whole, so it is easy io see that the June campaign gave a great impe tus to the work. A poster is being prepared and sent out by the War Savings Committee to ] Temmd people that they were pledged to buy and that the pledge must not be overlooked. Many States in the union are in the same fix that Sumtcrj county is in, the June campaign did 'not pledge the quota and the work ? ers are keeping on taking pledges and mailing sales. Pledges are still coming into the lo cal chairman, but there are many yet who have not been reached. Every district director should see that his workers always have a few pledge cards with them so that they can sign unpledged parties whenever they meet them. Many who have signed lor goed large amounts have already re deemed their pledges. ' A War Savings buyer should not stop because he has bought as much a^tfLe has pledged, unless of course \Wc was the limit. If he has bought in a- lump sum. then he should begin gradual but steady buying* in small er quantities. The amount can be set according to his means, and the pur chase of a weekly amount will soon become a fixed habit easy to live up to and a producer of mighty good re sults. Hon. Davis D. Moise has filed his ledge as a candidate for re-elec on to the House of Representatives. ?.ir. Moise has served two terms in the House and had practically decided not to stand for re-election, but there was such general demand that he continue to represent Sumter county in the legislature that he put aside his personal inclination and offered his services once more to the people of the county. It is stated on good au thority that lion. R. B. B< Iser has also finally consented t6 offer for re election, at the insistence of many citizens. He has not filed the pledge as yet. but it is accepted as a fact that he will be in the race. It is evident that there is urgent need for a much larger army in France than was plann? d for and that the greater army is needed im mediately. Hence the decision of the authorities in Washington to ask congress to enact immediate legisla tion changing the draft ages to IS to 4"?. and recommending that the new registration oe held on Septem ber ?th. This shows ?hat quick ac tion is desired so that the men called into service under the new age lim its may be available for duty carry this winter. The military programme must call for ar: immense fore- of American troops in France for the campaign next spring, at which ti-nv the utmost force of 4he Allies will be calle?"! into action to crush the Ger mans by superior weight of numbers and end the war with a victorious peaee. the terms to be dictated by th< A^s without hint of bargaining or trading with the Hans as to condi tions. ! UE?TS. P?RDY AM) SHAW. Two Stars of Blue on the* Service Hag Have Turned to Gold. Editor The Daily Item: The service flag of our High School has within the past few days received a new lustre. The blue of two stars has turned to gold, symbolizing that an earthly immortality achieved by duty nobly and heroically done ha.^ been transformed into a glorious im mortality beyond the stars. I There is not a heart in Sumter that j does not bleed in sympathy with those I who have been so sorely bereaved; and yet all Sumter shares the melan choly pride that must be evoked by the thought that two splendid young men have given their lives and their hopes for the greatest cause that ever ! steeled the soul of man to combat and j to conquer. It was my melancholy privilege to act as spokesman for the j community in bidding those men j good-bye. I remember saying then:| The cause is worth all that it may] cost. It is worth the price that we have to pay, though the price be that of life. Are we not too much dis posed to estimate the value of a life by quantitative rather than by quali tative standards? That life is long, it matters not how short, that is spent and at last laid down in the service of a great cause. Is it not true that Lieuts. Purdy and Shaw have been able to accomplish greater and better things than many of us accomplish, tho' we live far beyond the allotted three-score years and ten? Have they not achiev ed an earthly immortality? Have they not made all who are battling, or who are willing to battle, for the life of the liberty of the world everlastingly their debtors ? As The Item so well stated on Sat urday, when the news of the death of these young men reached us every home in Sumter became a house of mourning. Everyone realized what Sumter had lost and every heart wem out in sympathy to those whose hearts were heavy with their weight of woe. Ail are familiar with the brief de tails of Lieut. Purdy's death. Having just recovered from the effects of the poison of gas, he begged to be put back into active service that he might continue to fight for his country. It was while doing his heroic duty that he met his giorious death. Robert Purdy was well known in Sumter and T can add nothing to the esteem in 'which he was held. I knew him well, while he was at school and after his return from college to take up the practice of law. I knew, as all know, that ho was a gentleman, straight, clean, and manly. I know also tha'. he was an advocate of constructive righteousness, civic and personal and. had he lived, his influence for good would have made a pronounced im pression upon this community. His father received a short letted written in pencil, and evidently while in the trenches, dated ten days beforc the date of his death. This letter was bright and cheerful, as were al" letters received from him, but with no hint of what was ahead of him The last letter was written on the back of an invitation to the High School Commencement, stating tha1. he had no ether material for writ ing. His death should inspire those left behind to emulate his virtues b> leading lives of manly and construc tive force, revealing to all a de&cc to help his fellow-man and to feat God and to keep his commandments. Few young men have been privilegec to make upon their communities t more wholesome impression than Robert Purdy made. Sumter can neve: forget him; for the promise of a use ful life, and honor of a glorious death have made him immortal. Lieut. Shaw?missing since Jul> the 9th. It was this report that add ed to grief the dread of an awful sus pense. Bjdow are given two letters that will give to the public the de tails 01 the information that hav been sought in vain since the firs .brief tidings came. Like Lieut Purdy's death Sumter shares the grief of Lieut. Shaw's fall and it is no .idl curiosity that makes Sumter seek defi nite information; but it is becaus-. Sumter claims these two sons as he; own and participates in the sorrow and in the glory of their fall. As Superintendent of schools fo; so many years I have come very clos< to the lives of these boys. 1 have shared their joys and entered intt their sorrows. I feel that I know all of them as no one else has had an opportunity of knowing all of them When they left for the training camps it was my privilege and pleas ure to bear testimony to their ef? cier.ey and fidelity. As the news o: their supreme sacrifice comes to us, i is my sad privilege to speak more in timately of these splendid young men as I knew them. The real inspira tion of a teacher's life is to see th< full fruition of the promises of early y^uth. Ervin Shaw was a young man o: very fine qualities. He had to a high degree the qualities of loyalty, gen tleness, and honor. Few young men in Sumter were ever niore deservedly popular. It is true that familiarity breads indifference and his knowledge of machinery" made him so indifferent to its mysteries that it gave him th< reputation of recklessness. A perusa <>f the letters from the front*will show that what appeared to be recklessness was a familiarity with machinery that gave him a. mastery that marked him immediately as '"the most darinr and most skillful pilot among us." His skill kept his daring from bein; recklessness. His letters to his home and his conduct in camp all bear testimony tc the fact that real religion is getting : hold upon young men that it neve; had before. They are brought fact to face every day with the eternal vcriti-'-s and this makes them realfo as never before their dependence tip oii an omnipotent God. It was tru< in Purdy's case: it was true in Shaw' case arid it is true in the lives o countless thousands of the youni men "over there" and its benign m fiuenee is being frlt here more an-* more every day. Men are beginn in; to regard the claims of real religion I as the essential feature of their daily j lives. j The letters relative to Lieut. Shaw j are given below. Respectfully and cordially, S. H. EDMUNDS, Superintendent of City Schools. 4S Squadron, R. A. F.. B. E. F., France, July 10, 1918. i Dear Mrs. Shaw: 'Tis with deep regret that I write, telling you of your brave son's mis fortune. I would like to hold out some even small hopes but fear that ; would be unfair. On the evening of 9th July in Bristol No. B 111:;. Lt. I Shaw with Sgt. Smith as observer i went out on a single machine recon naissance (that means alone). "When he failed to return we made all in quiry and were told by observers on the ground near our front line that they had seen one Bristol fighting its way back against three enemy scouts, after a long struggle the Bristol was seen to fall in pieces in the air. We all feel Shaw's loss badly as he was one of our very bravest and coolest lads, always cheery and stout-heartea no matter what work was wanted. He shot down two enemy scouts during hard fighting and would have won honors had he been allowed to continue his good work aloft. Please accept ALL 4S Squadron's deep felt sympathy. Yours sincerely, K. R. Park, Major. 4S Squadron R. A. F., B. F.F., France, July 13, 19IS. My Dear Mrs. Shaw: Perhaps a message from one wh< has been a close companion to you; son during his life in Fra?nce may in some measure make less heavy th< burden of your sorrow. In this hopt I take the liberty of writing to you, 1 a stranger. To us he wras "Molly," a name In brought with him, though how h< came by it no one can guess. We were' the first "Yanks" in the squadror (all Americans being "Yanks" to th?. English). "Molly" arriving just ; few days later than I. Within a weoi we were joined by John Good, anothe, of our countrymen. We three nat urally became hut mates, for fellow Americans in this far off country seen to bring one many miles neare. home. Not long ago Good, who was flyin. right beside me in our "formation,* was shot down by one of the enem> machines attacking. It was his firs "show" over the line?poor chap. W< missed him, Molly and I, and we tw< alone became great chums. Nov. there is but one American and he a finding France an empty place with out his pilot mate. The story of "Molly's" success her;. I could tell you "at length, but n< doubt you have had from his own pei the account of his actual work as ; lighting pilot. He did not tell yoi though how highly his work was re gardod by his fellow pilots. This h; could not know and it is this that . purpose to tell you. In'this life o ours out here there is little thought c compliments. If one does well it'i but his duty done. But let a man no do his best, he hears of it shortly no one hesitates a minute to inforn him of it. Among ourselves sharin? each day the same dangers we ar net apt to think one another brave One is abnormal only if he is no brave. With "Molly" it was a bit dif ferent. He not only always did h' best but from the day he arrived hi best was the equal of the squadron' best. I know that we all regarde "Molly" as the most daring and skill ful pilot among us. A "stout" cha we say out here, this among flyin men being the greatest tribute we ca: pay to our heroes. When "Molly was ordered to go back of the lin fifteen miles on a dangerous recon naissance he went back eighteen o twenty to bring in a better and mor accurate report. When he met Hun though the odds were greatly againsj him he fought them. "Molly" Shaw has served his country well. The circumstances of his passim are not known to us here in any dc tail. It is known that as he was com ing back to the lines after ? a Ion; reconnaissance he was attacked b. three Hun machines. Their li*-e mus save cut some vital member of th machine's framing for it broke up ii the air according to a report fro one of our advanced battery positions 1 at the time must have been quib close. I was living below a grea white cloud. Just a bit of a plan: dropped through it and fluttered id!> down. down. I did not know then did not even guess that one of ou men was fighting alone above the cloud. "Molly" was my best friend ou" here and though I had known hin but a little while I was proud of th knowing. Always at night before hi went to bed he knelt down by hi cot and prayed. 1 loved him for that In this time of sorrow know tha you have given to the great cause Co which our country is fighting, I. TRUE MAN. ^ Sincerely yours, Lt. Bryan M. Battey. StJMTER COTTON MAK&tiK, (Corrected dab.? at 12 o'clock Nora P. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer. Good Middling ?ft. Strict Middling 29 :;-4. Middling 2fj 1-2. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Ycs*dy> Open High Low Close CIosi Oct . . 27.48 2S.45 27.4G 27.97 27.4." Dec . . 27.55 27.!?:: 27.30 27."2 2i;.9:" Jan . .27.So 2S.30 27.^."- 26.92 Registration Notice. The County Board of Registration will be in their office at the Cou: House, continuously from July 1st *? August 31st, excepting July 4th, fo ne purpose of registering all qualifie* oters of the county of Sumter, as th aw requires. T. D. DUBOSE. J. M. N. WILDER, J. A. REAMES. Supervisors of KegistratiDC letter from the froxt. j Lieut. W. If. McCutchcn Writes Graph ically of Life on The Front Lino I in France. j The following- letter from Lieut. W. L. lUeCutchen to Mr. (>. H. Folley. gives the. intimate and interesting de tails oi a soldier's life on the battle front in France in simple, yet graphic manner ithat brings before the mind's eye a picture of the daily duty of our men somewhere in France: June 30, 19 IS. Dear Otfo: ' I have been intending to drop you line or two for quite a while, but up until some time back nothing of much moment happened in my young life over here. For about six weeks now I have been with the regulars, and quite a few things have been going on. T finally g-ot located as I wished ?am a platoon leader in the line. T had a chance at one or two "cushy" jobs in other lines, but preferred to! take my chance at a job up near the "flashing of the guns." Being with troops is great after being a "casual" at some of these schools. We have been within range of the artillery for about four weeks. Had our turn at the front for ten days and have been back now resting for a week. We are in support now and are entirely too close for comfort. Shells are screaming over my head now going both ways, and the only reason we don't get shelled cut is be cause "Fritz" doesn't know we are here. We are in a thick wood which protects us pretty well from obser vation. Our company kitchen is about 1-2 mile away on the edge of the wood. Today at dinner we had a few German shells for dessert. So the kitchen has been located by the smoke or by men walking out in the open. Consequently Fritz dropped a few >ver about meal time. One or two went a few feet over our (the ollicers) j heads and fell right among the men. it is marvelous that nobody was ac tually killed. We have to he very J careful. We do our moving around at night; and its a case of keep un der cover or camouflage. We had no actual fighting at the j front, but were much exposed at times. "No Man's Land" here is a river about as wide as the Black. We keep men posted eJong the river all dhe time. There is no trench system along this front yet. The Germans have been across at points recently. >ut are content to stay on other side now. Our battalion made one raid across the river and got 5 or <j Huns with no loss to us. The night w( came out, one L?sche wandered across at dam and was picked up by the platoon adjoining me. He had had a few drinks and said he was ?ick of fighting. That's what the; all say, but they seem to have enough of the other ^kind left to give i lot of trouble. Its' pretty "creepy" lown on the river at night. Once ir awhile a rille cracks. Or a machine run opens up on something suspicious. There are%o trees of any size along the river, just low bushes right on the bank. So^e places there is no cover at all. We've heard Fritz on the oth er bank several times. The banks art high and dry, with beautiful high hills on each side, especially the oth ?r side. Enemy planes come around ?n bunches. I hear a few not far away iow. You can tell the Bosches by the ??eeuliar hum of the motor. The anti aircraft lx>ys (Archies) pop away al them faithfully, but don't seem t< "interfere" them much. At night they come down lower- and I've bees tempted to get my "trusty" Colts 4." and take a crack at them. One wa; brought down in my sector at th< front. ,-The Bosehe artillery blew i: up the next day to keep us from ?salvaging it. I observed most of th< ??helling from a point of wood abou' 200 yards away and I figured thej expended about S-1.0G0 worth of am munition on it. It certainly takes c lot of shooting to do a little damage You hear guns belching most of th time. We have heard some prett> tough battles not far away; could -ee the vari-colorcd signal lights, etc We haven't heard any big fights late ?y. Right near us, there has beer ??omo night shooting, but it didn't amount to much. All the people have left this sec i tion?all houses are open and every thing thrown out over the floors b; soldiers looking for valuables. A! stock, poultry, etc. has been eaten The wheat is about ripe for cutting und it is very fine hereabouts. 1 had my headquarters in one litt! village near the river. 1 had cellar: for my men to stay in, and I put up h a nice house; had nice cooking an things' generally in good shape. Th bed was line and soft, all feather becb here (2 or 3 mattresses on all o' them). There was a big old grand father cloc^ ticking right at my he-ad: When I left there I went to anothe place on the river. It rained for tw days. I didnt' even have a raincoat No cover from rain. 1 blanket, and we missed getting in "chow" for :. days. This is "some war-" but I real iy like it- There is much con ed. mixed up with the tragedy. Regards to your good wife. Mrs. F and the kids. Write me. Mac; Just ran out here to sec- a little ex eitement, several French planes ha? gone over toward tie- German line: Their anti-aircraft was booming awa. and there was cutting up in genera] ! thought an air scrap was on. as w. don't see many allied planes a be.;: here. Tie- French planes finally earn back right over us at full speed. W used to complain about the "weal piping times of peace" around Sumte in the days of o,. l>uty"Wilii;-" ha got enough here to bohr him for- : while, lined-: you. Well. I must go t supper ami get shelled again, ibo rn, you. Bob Graham. Geo. Tweed ind the other summer widower Making out this summer? Mac. .Heath. .Miss Kate Furman died Saturda* jfternoon at l.'.'.O. after an illne: ,f pve months. The funeral servie* held Itethel rhtirch. Pr ot ?'. o'clfM-k oh Sund a? iftcrnoou. ?.* iss Furman was a laughter of the late Dr. John !!. Fui han. of Privateer, and is- survived b ..... j f?fher. Dr. I.', i*. Forman and : ^^X^?X^^X^^X?%%v5^5ra^X^%^K^ X X jt"X"X"X"X' X X %? & %*%^X,3Hfrs5?'?rw % C^iv-"Cv-X-vrw-X-^ww?? w&X Ctif ?/p Right will bring More Money SOLD AT AUCTION MAP CP WENTWOOD FARM Oft? MtJQ*:z *w-rr f. ATLANTIC COAST REALTY CO Our Surveyors Know HOW S We Subdivide ar! Sell at Aucf'- : CITY SUBURBAN AND FARM PROPERTY Before you even consider the sale of your property, write for information of eur Auction methods. It will convince you that you need US FARM SALES OUR SPECIALTY TERRITORY UNLIMITED Atlantic, Coast Realty Co. THE NAME THAT JUSTIFIES YOUR CONFIDENCE PETERSBURG, VA. ?OFFICES? GREENVILLE, N.C. References: Any Bank in Petersburg, Va. or Greenville, N.C. jMMfr.X. at..^. g? g SHHHHHHHE X X X X X X X X X X% X XXX LIEUT. ROBT. (). PURDY. Was Son of Whom State is Proud Was Quiet Simple Hearted Gentle ina n. To the Editor of The State: Lieut. Robert O. Purdy, the news of whose death in, the battle now raging in France, has just reached us. was a son of South Carolina in whom~all of us may take pride. He was singularly free from those habits that wreck the lives of so many young men. He did not belong to that class who had any doubt of the justice of Amer ica's cause. Believing that Germany had given us no choice but to fight he offered himself to his country and now has made the supreme sacrifice for liberty, and humanity. The University of South Carolina has sent many of her sons to defend justice and avenge the wrongs of hu manity but in none of them did the spirit burn brither than in Robert Purdy?quiet, simple-hearted gentle man he has done his duty and died for the holiest of all causes. E. Marion H?cker. University of South Carolina, Coluui- ; Robert O. Purdy. Jr. Tn the death of Robert Purdy. Jr.. we* realize fully that "he being dead I yet liveth," in a double sense, for we j ieei that a life like his must go on in j a higher, broader sphere, and to his ; friends he will perhaps be a stronger! influence dead than living, for he will ' be to their, now their '"knight with out fear and. without reproach." an j inspiration to the present and to ;he j future generation. I was with Robert when he learn- \ ed that the war deparment would con sider applications from civilians and within an hour he had written for ap plication blanks. He believed with al: his heart in the justice of the war, and nothing could have held him back. \ I was in close daily association with him for the three years before he went to Oglethorpe, and knew as perhaps few did the breadth of his visions-ami the beauties of his ideals, and we can but feel, in the words of WEAK, WEARY WOMEN Learn the Cause of Daily Woes and End Them. When the back aches and throbs. When housework is torture. When night Irrings no rest nor sleep, When urinary disorders set in. Women's lot is a weary one. Loan's Kidney Pills are for weak kidneys. Have proved their worth in Sum ter. This is one Sumter woman's testi mony: .Mrs. E. P. Elam, 316 W. Libert} 't.. Sumter. says: "About six years ?go 1 had quite a bit of kidney trou ble and I felt pretty bad. Headaches ?ohered me so that L could hardl> ?land up and dizzy spells annoyed me l thought I would fall over many imes. My nerves were all unstrung md I would jump from the least 'right. My kidneys acted very irregu arly and L knew they were in bad ?hape. Finally. I heard about Loan's "idney Pills and started taking them. must say. Hoards positively euren ne of all kidney trouble and i uiven'i been bothered sinced' Price at a!! dealers. 1 >o:dt ?can's Kidney Pills?the same that ?-. Elam had. Foster-Mil burn Co.. rrs., Buffalo, X. 5T.?Advt. (.?l) one 01' his favorite poems that "The Master of all grood workmen, Shall set him to work anew." Edith M. DeLorme. Registration for Nurses. Registration booths for applicants for enrollment as nurses, thousands of whom are needed for Red Cross service, will be open daily this week at Mitchell's Drug Store, Red Cross headquarters and Tourney Hospital from 10 A. M. to 6 P-. M. Commit tees will be in charge to give all in formation desired. Subscribe to The Daily Rem. Or..y 10c per week, clelivor-d. GEORGE BELL T?IMERMAX, Lexington, S. C. CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. BEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity large or small. Am paying" best cash price. See me if you have any. N. G. Osteen._ FOR SALE?F. O. B. cars, Camp Jackson, stable manure; very little straw. Car load lots only. Chemi cal and Fertilizer value rated very high by Clemson college. A. A. Strauss, Sumter, S. C. .MILLERS' CERTIFICATES?Can be obtained at Item Office at reason able prices in lots of 100 or more. I Candidate's Cards. !_ For Congress. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for re-election to Congress from the 7th Congressional District, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. A. F. LEVER. THOS. G. M'LEOD, Bishop villc, S. C. Candidate for Member of CONGRESS SEVENTH DISTRICT House of Representatives. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election to the House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. DAVIS D. MOISE. For Solicitor. I hereby announce that I am a candidate for the office of Solicitor for the Third Circuit, subject to the ac tion of the Democratic Primary. FRANK A. M'LEOD. For Probate Judge. . Thos. E. Richardson is hereby nom inated for re-election to the office of Judge of Probate for Sumter county, subject, however, to the wishes of his fellow i democrats. At the solicitation of many of my friends, I have decided to enter the race for the office of Probate Judge for Sumter county, subject to the i nies of the Democratic party. If elected I would discharge the duties of the office faithfully and to the best of my ability. All who enter tin- office, if I am elected, will be met with a smile ami hearty shake of the hand. JOSEPH R. SINGLETON. .Sumter, S. C, Route No. 2.