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I. W. W. Mim SENTENCED HAYWOOD AND ASSOCIATES SENT CP FOR LONG TERMS. . Chicago, Augr. 30.?William D. Hay wood, secretary* and treasurer of the I. W. W., and 14 other mem bers of the organization, were sen tenced today by Judge Landis to 2U years' imp'isoriment and to pay $20, 000 fine each. Those sentenced with William D. Haywood to 20 years in the peniten tiary and to pay a $20,000 fine are: Carl Ahlteen, Minneapolis; Gecrgt Andreytchins> Chicago; Forest Ed wards? Minneapolis; Ralph Chaplin. Chicago; Leo Laukki, Duluth; Aure lio V. Azuara, Los Angeles; G. L. Lambe, Minneapolis; Vladimir Los sieff, Chicago; Walter T. Neff. Phila delphia; Charles-Rothfisher, Chicago: James Rowan; Spokane; Sam Scar lett, Akron, Ohio; Manuel Rye, Buf falo, N. Y., and Richard Brazier, Spokane. , The following were sentenced to five, years in prison and fined S5.000 1 on each of the four counts. William Mcrani, Spokane; H. F. Kane, Globe, Ariz.; John Avila, Pat erson, N. J.; David Ingar, Youngs town, Ohio; William Wehr, Oak land, Cal.; Pierce C. Wetter, Great Falls, Mont.; Joseph Oates, Globe, Ariz. William DJ Haywood, "uncrowned king" of the Industrial Workers of the World, andT4 of his chief aids in ~ the conspiracy to overturn the Amer ican War program, were sentenced to 20 years in'the federal penitentiary at Leavenwo.rth, ,Ka.n., by Federal Judge K. M.-'Landis here late today. Ten year sentences were imposed upon 33 of the organization's lead: i ers, five year sentences on 33. one ^j^year and one day on 12' defendants '? .and ten day, sen fences on two others. Cases against Benjamin Schracger, Chicago writer, and Pietro Nigra, Spring Valley, Iii., were continued. All sentences on the four counts in the indictment will run concurrently, v fides ranging from $20.000 on Hay wood and his chief aids, down tc $5,000, were imposed. Ninety days is granted in which tc file a bill of. exception and a stay ol seven days in which to petition foi bail. "It is the closing chapter in Amer ica's biggest criminal case," sale Frank K. Nebeker. chief prosecutor. "We are confident a new trial will be granted," said .George, F. Vander veer, chief counsel for the defense. Before pronouncing sentence on the defendants, Judge Landis reviewed ai some length the salient points in the government's case, laying especial stress on the L W. W. preamble de claring eternal war on the employing class and denouncing war with oth er nations; the meeting of the exe cutive boarcl after America had en tered the war at which it was decid ed to expel members/ entering mili tary service and later the concerted plant by strikes and rebellion to bloc* ?* ii ai1 i^eaett-fes.? x : * - "In times of peace you have-a le gal right to oppose,, by free speech preparations for war. But when wai has been declared that right cease: forthwith," was the court's closing remarks. Aside from a slight disturbance ir the corridor when one of the prison ers became hysterical while being lec away, there was no disorder. Thon was a deep silence in the court roon as Haywood and his 14 chief as sistants were Called before the bar As "Big Bill arose from his seat, ? group of women, who had been weep ing, started! a mild' ova-ion' which wa* ouickly silenced. VJeorge Andrey tchihs, the.young Russion pet, whose stormy career sinOe his exile fron Russia for plotting a revolution, is ar e^utetandmg phase of the I. W. YV. was next called. As he stepped for ward?'he smiled and blew a kiss tc his pretty-bride, who waved hea handkerchief. Then followed Ralph Chafflin, an other poet, smiling and confident, and Cart Ahlteen, Minneapolis, editor of The Alarm,'- pale and nervously twist ing his cravat. So the procession continued.' the procedings"interspersed with an oc casional groan from the defendants and an outcry from women relatives, until 95 of the organization's chief directors had been sentenced and led to the county jail through lanes of curious people that surrounded the federal building. Vincent * St. John, who formerly held Haywood's office of general sec retary-treasurer, was sentenced to 10 years at Leavenworth. J. A. Mc JDonald, Seattle, publisher of a radi cal paper, was sentenced to 10 years, while J. T. (Third Bail Red) Doran, a western coast leader, and Harri son George of Pittsburgh, whose printed vision of President Wilson and his cabinet in flight before an army of I. W. W. was an important factor in the trial, received sentences of five year's each. For more than an hour Judge Lan dis with sharp direct sentences re viewed the nationwide conspiracy against the government and read ex cerpts from Haywood's correspond ence relative to opposition to the war. "In light of the evidence before it. the jury had no avenue of escape from a verdict of guilty," the court said. '"I don't mean," said Judge Landis at another point in his statement, "that the I. W. W. started out de liberately to aid Germany." lb- add ed that their acts were an aid to the enemy and were aimed directly at their own country. Some of the defendants chuckled as sentence.was pronounced, others paled and swayed uncertainly, while still others, tried to make their way to wives ahd other relatives. Manuel Rev. an organizer, of Buf-j falo. NT. Y.. who appeared in court yesterday, wearing a red {lag. syn bol Of the 1. W. W. on his coat label, bad not removed it when called for sen tence today. lie was among those given 20 years. Benjamin Fletcher. Philadelphia.! the only negro member on trial, grin ned broadly when he was sentenced to 10 years. He was beim: led away when he remarked: "Judge Landis is using poor Bng-j Ikth today. His sentences are too j ion*"- _m_...... 1 Tin: XEED or labor. War Work Programme Boing Re tarded by l4tek of Skilled and Un skilled Workers. The Daily Item: I am in receipt of the following communication from the Federal Of fice of the United States Employment Service which will b? of interest 10 the people of this community and 1 will be glad to have you publish the same. "It is within the province of each community labor board to list those non-war industries in its community which will first be culled upon to contribute men to war work. This does not mean that such in dustries will be compelled to close up or to discharge their male employees at once, but with as much speed as may be necessary to meet the nation al emergency, they will release male workers. We may as well face the facts. Much work essential to our programe is being seriously retarded by lack I of unskilled labor. In this situation it is obviously wrong to have able bodied men continuing to sell can dy, cigars and like articles or doing work in shops which might with reasonable effort on the part ol the employers be entrusted to women, or working in barber shops, soft drink establishments, bowling alleys or elsewhere. Our war industries are suffering severely for lack of skilled mechan ics. It therefore becomes a burden upon the conscience of every person who employs a chauffeur to determine whether such employment is neces sary or merely for the gratification of personal pleasure. Those who apply for work in war industries will have the chance of selecting the kind of work and plac< where they will be given employ ment. Unless a sufficient number of employees are. obtained in this way other laborers and mechanics will be drafted and sent to such places as the government needs them. Those who wish to volunteer in United States Employment Service of War Industries should communicate with P. MOSES, Chrm. Community Labor Board. Sumter, S. C Aug. 31st. ELMORE IS CANDIDATE. Will Ask Pull Term of Comptroller General. Columbia. Aug. 30?E. C. Elmore. formerly of Abbeville, but a clerk in , the office of the comptroller general a number of years, yesterday announc ed his candidacy for the office-' of ; comptroller general for the regular , term. \ The office was made vacant last week by the death of Carlton W. Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer was a candi date for reelection without opposi I tion. R. L. Osborn. chief clerk in the office has been appointed by Gov ernor Manning to ?11 out th<it unex . pired term. Mr. Elmore "is a' "candi date for the full term, to which Mr. . Sawyer would have been elected last ; Tuesday. A special primary will have , to be ordered to nominate a candidate I for the full term. } RURAL SANITATI ON CONTINUED. ! Other Physicians Will Take Places 1 of Drs. Riser. Routh and Folk. Columbia. Aug. 30.?Dr. L .A. Ris " er of Columbia. Dr. V. M. Routh ( of " Greenwood, and D . R. II. Folk ' of I/exington. all of the Rural Sanitation : service, have been called into .active service in the army for the duration ? of the war. They will report to Camp Greenleaf, Chattanooga, next Satur day. In the absence of Dr. Riser, his particular work will be done by Dr. Vance W. Brabham. Dr. Karl Able of Leesville will do the work of Dr. Folk. No one has yet been as signed to do the work formerly done by Dr. Routh of Greenwood, but some physician will be assigned. It is determined that the rural san-, itation work will not he neglected I during the absence of those who have j been doing it. so successfully for the I past few years. BIG ANTI-BLEASE MAJORITY. j No Man Running as Friend of Ex Governor Elected In Darlington. Darlington, Aug. 29.?The official returns of ,he managers of election for Darlington county do not show any substantial change in the vote as lirst reported. Tin* majority against Blease for the senate was one of the largest ever recorded in this county against him and no man running on a Blease ticket has been elected to any office in the county; nor has any can didate for State otfice on a Bh aso ticket received a majority in :his| I county. j F. A. Miller of ijartsyille, an at torney, and A. J. Perritt of La mar I will make a second race for the State! senate. Miller's load over Perritt be-{ [ ing 242 votes. E. C. Dennis of Dar ' lington. L. E. Carrigan of Society Hill and B. H. Josey of Lydia have been elected to the legislature. forming IT: .1.1) ARMY. American Troops Being Withdrawn Prom French and British Forces. Washington, Aug. 31.?American troops f\igaded with the French and British arc being withdrawn as rap idly as possible to join the First American Field Army under Gen. Pershing. <;<-n. March toid the sen ate military committee .-it tlm week ly conference today. His statement; threw new light on the part Americans are playing in the present offensive. Red Cross Notes. The following donations have been received at Led Cross headquarters: $82.90 from Concord Auxiliary, $10 from Mrs. .1. C. Robinson. $1 from "Cash." $2" from ".* Friend." and | $:: from J. W. Murph. Mr. Jennings kindly donated llu use of an electric fan to the Surgical ) Dressings workroom. DEADLY AMERICAN RIFLES. Expert Rlfiemeu in American Army Show Europeans How to Use the Rifle Effectively. Paris, July 30 (Correspondence 01* The Associated Press)?The effect of American rifle fire has been one of the great surprises to the enemy during j the recent engagements along the front. As a result the rifle is fast coming back to its own as the depend able weapon for infantry fighting. For a time its nlace was challenged i i by the hand grenade and some or" the j English and French experts took the j view that the grenade would gradual | ly superseded the rifie. Trench war i fare had accustomed both sides to the I grenade so that the' rifle was seldom I brought into use. j Even with the two weapons avail able, the troops had become aceus ! tomed to use the grenade rather than II he rifle, and an enemy fugitive would ! often be chased until his pursuer was ! near enough to throw a grenade i when a rifle ball would have brought ! down the fugitive from a distance. .. i All this has been changed, how ! ever, by the open fighting of the j present offensive and the unusually i effective use the Americans have made j of the rifie. General Pershing has ? maintained from the first that the I rifie was the indispensable weapon for j infantry, and while the grenade has ! not been neglected, every Amrican ? unit has been thoroughly trained in l rifie practice. j Many of the national guardsmen as j well as the regulars were crack rifie i shots, winners in tournaments and : veterans of the rifle-ranges maintain I ed at home. These ranges have be ? come a notable feature of the train - j :ng on this side, until the whole ; American organization has become specially proficient with the rifie. German prisoners all recount the j same story, that the greatest surprise came from the impetuosity of the American troops, and after that that the sweeping fire of the American rifle ! caused the greatest consternation and j ioss. Accustomed to waiting for a I grenade attack at close quarters, the I mass formations of the enemy were {suddenly exposed to concentrated rille ! are at a distance, with every shot i from a trained marksman who was ? not blazing into the air but was pick I ing out his target and sending his ball ! home. ! This experience has fully sustained ! the American contention for the j rifie as against the grenade, and I French and English military experts j are agreed in the enthusiastic ap j proval they give the Americans as j rifllemen and in the view that the j rifie has again demonstrated its right ; to be considered the paramount j weapdn for infantry fighting. VICTORY MIXED FLOUR. ! Food Administration Gives Proper d?ns of Several Ingredients. - The: food administration has set certain standards which must be conformed with by millers and deal ers of all kinds in preparing for sale and selling mixed flour, under the new I regulations, effective September 1, j superseding the "fifty-fifty" rule and I substituting therefor the proportions j of SO per cent, wheat and 20 per cent. substitutes. It is the policy of the I food administration, as announced, to" encourage the sale of mixed flours? which would obviate the necessity of combination sales of flour and substi tutes?but all such mixed flour must be prepared according to the regula tions, and should be labelled "Vic tory mixed Hour." The ingredients in the order of their proportions must be given on the label. It is announced by the food admin istration that no mixed flours, except pancake flour, shall be made or man ufactured except in the exact pro portions as outlined below: Mixed wheat and barley flour shall be in the proportion of four pounds wheat flour to one pound barley flour. Mixed wheat and corn flour shall | contain the proportion ofyfour pounds] of wheat flour to one pound of corn Hour. Mixed wheat, barley and corn flour shall contain the proportions of eight pounds of wheat flour to one pound barley, and one pound corn flour. Mixed wheat and rye flour shall contain the proportion of three) pounds wheat flour and not less than j two pounds rye flour. Whole wheat, entire wheat, or Gra ham flour or meal shall contain at least 9T> per cent, of the wheat ber ry. All the above Victory mixed flours may be sold without substitues, but at no greater price from the miller, wholesaler or retailer than in the case" of standard wheat llour. PREFERS KAISER'S ARMY. Ccrpl. Jos. Manger Cots Five Years! in "Pen." Petersburg, Va., .'. :g. 31.?"I would! rather be in the German army than in the American army," said Cor-1 poral Joseph C. Manger, of the sec ond battalion. 155 depot brigade. I Camp Lee, who has just been sen- j tenced to live years at hard labor for making disloyal, remarks against Ihel united States government. "AH ! want to do is to get. to! France, and if I get there 1 can cross 'he lines ??.?!Siiy. My family came from Bavaria and they have more property there than they have in this country," Manger further asserted. \ Private Clarence Cawley, of Pitts- j burg, b;is been sentenced to five years at hard labor for refusing to obey .i 1 command from a first lieutenant. Cawley and Manger will serve in ir sentences at Fort Jay. X. Y. Private Mervin M. Melton, of Ri< h mond. \*a.. has been sentenced to three months at hard labor for ab senting himself without leave from I. his command. The sentence will be served at the station of his company, j ! 1 Now all those fellows who didn't 1 ronte home :<? vot?* will lie crowing: J : Must see what We did in .South Car- < oiina."?Charleston Post. ' i M FOR FREEDOM. LABOR LEADER SENDS OREET IXG TO AMERICAN PEOPLE. Federation President Says Workers are Conscious of Their Part in Making Victory Possible. New .York, Sept. 1.?"Win the war for freedom" is the keynote of a labor day symposium of ?Greeting to the American People" written by Samuel Gompers and other labor leaders and issued tonight by the American Al liance for Labor and Democracy as a pledge of organized labor's 3 00 per cent, support of the cause of the re public. ? "'Win the war for freedom' is in scribed' upon the banners of Amer ica's workers today in every city and hamlet," wrote the president of the American Federation of Labor, who is now on a mission to England. France and Italy. "It is the message that will be spoken from every plat form. It is the song of every heart. It is a war.of freedom because only through victory can there be free dom. "The working people of America are conscious of their vital part in making victory possible** and they will do their part, not as a task, but as a right to share in the work of secur ing forever that freedom which they prize above all things. "We need have no recourse to rhet oric to state our case. The facts are simply stated, but of supreme impor tance. Our democracy is assailed, our liberty is in jeopardy. Autocracy challenges our sacred rights. "We count it our most sacred duty to win safety for our freedom and our democracy, for only when they are safe can life give to us its op portunities and its value. 'Win th? war for. freedom.' To that propo sition_we dedicate our labor and our j lives as Americans and as workers. I Tt is the supreme purpose of our lives \ on this Labor Day." ! Messages of similar tenor were written by the heads of the Typo graphical, Street Railway, Mint Workers', Pattern Maliers', Cigar Makers', Trainmen's, Letter Carriers', Musicians', Railway Telegraphers', Locomotive Firemen's and Carpen ters' organizations. A warning against over confidence based on the retirement of the Ger | man army was voiced by George Creel, chairman of the committee or ! public information . at a pre-Labor ! Day. meeting of the New York Post j office Clerks* Union here today. The j war, he said, can not be lost in ! Fraii?eV but can only be lost in tht United States. Continuing, he said: "Ultimate victory is> as certain a? the coming of the dawn, but in the } very joy of present successes there is j a danger that is as menacing as Ger man ..arms. "Already, from numberless sources, we [are reciving information that proves' that the disintegrating forces of over confidence are at work. Peo ple cr^sayrng; 'What is the use t>f thf new draft law,' and 'What is the use of another Liberty loan? The war will, soon be over.' "Germany could well afford tc spend.millions to spread this point of view. In the essence it is defeatism of the worst sort. It weakens the will to save, to serve, to give and above all it weakens the will to fight and the will to win. "Let.no one ask. 'When will the war end.?' for it is a question thai tears at the very heart of resolve. Thi: war will end when we win, and not until then." Local officials of the American Federation of Labor tonight complet ed preparations for a great Labor j Day demonstration here. They esti mated that 150,000 workers would march. As a part of the Labor Day exercises in New Jersey, a monument to the memory of President James A. Garfield will be unveiled in the after noon at Long Branch, where he died in 1881. BURDENS LIFTED. From Snmter 'Racks?Relief Proved by Lapse of Time. Badckache is a heavy burden; Nervousness, dizziness, headache. Rheumatic pain; urinary ills; All wear one out. Often effects of kidney weakness. No use to cure the symptoms, Relief is but temporary if the cause remains. If it's the kidneys, cure the cause. Doan's Kidney Pills are for kidney ills; Read about your neighbor's case. Here's Snmter testimony. The kind that can be investigated: Mrs. K. D. Briggs, 312 W. Liberty St., Sumtef, says: ?*] had a slight fouch of kidney trouble about two years ago. Headaches and dizzy spells bothered me a great deal. I felt languid and tired and wanted to ?deep all the time. My kidneys acted irregularly and I felt bad all over. Doan's Kidney Pills were recommend ed to me by ;i friend who had used [hem with good results, so I tried ;ome. -A few doses brought me tine relief r.nd it wasn't long before I was :u red." Price CV. at all dealers. Don't :imply ask '.'or a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills- the same that Mrs.. Briggs had. Foster-Mil burn Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. V.?Advt. (:">5) I ,_ i New York, Sept. I.?Advices re wived here from Turkish and Arabian sources tell of insurrections among he troops of the Turkish army. San Juan. Porto Dice. Aug. 1 (Cor respondence of th<> Associated Press) ?A call has been issued for several housand women in Porto Rico to orm.a Police Woman's Reserve-Corps j o aid in correcting "the decided int iioral conditions" which are said to j ? xisUnot only in San Juan but else-j vhere. 1 NO TIME EXTENSION ALLOWED.' ! - I j Provost Marshal Crowder Makes j Killing in Case of Mississippi Farm i ers. I Natchez. .Miss.. Aug. 30.?Farmers j who have been called in the draft will j not be given an extension of time to j harvest their crops, Provost Marshal i General Crowder ruled, according to messages received tonight by the lo cal Chamber of Commerce from Congressmen Harrison and Quinn. who were asked to take up the mat ter with General Crowder. Because of the labor shortage the Chamber , of commerce sought to have the time of departure of 228, mostly farmers, scheduled to leave September 1, delayed until after har vest time. MURDER MYSTERY SOI/TED. Negro Said to Have Confessed Kill ing Jas McLoughlin in Eagle's Club Columbia. Columbia, Aug. 31.?The mystery surrounding the death of Jimmie McLoughlin. who was murdered at the Eagle's Aerie here on the night of May 10. 1918, apparently was cleared up when Lewis Wiggins, a negro of many aliases, held at the county jail, the alleged principal in several other crimes, made a f writ ten confession to having killed Mc Loughlin ,a native of Waterbury. Conn, and steward for the aerie for several years up to his death.! The confession was made to Harry W. Desportes, jailer for Richland county, in the presence of Sherman Grey, another negro prisoner, last night and was repeated this morning to Wade Hampton Cobb, of Columbia, solicitor of the Fifth Judical Circuit. NOTICE. Declaration or the Result of the First Primary, Held August 27th, as to Candidates for County Offices. At a meeting of the County Demo cratic Executive Committee, held on \ Thursday, August ?9th for the pur pose of tabulating the returns of the managers at the several clubs of the county of the primary election, held on August 27th, the returns were duly tabulated, and, by authority of a resolution of said committee, I hereby declare the result of said pri mary to have been as follows: For State Senate?John H. Clifton, I. 1,895. For House of Representatives?R. B. Reiser, 1,34 5; J. L. Gillis, 620; C. J. Jackson, 1,193; D. D. Moise, 1, ' 112; A. B. Stuckey, 693. For County Supt. of Education?J. H. Hayns worth, 1,84 0. For Judge of Probate?Thos. E. Richardson, 906; J. R. Singleton, :;t.2; A. G. Warren, 597. For Magistrate 1st District?J. C. McElveen, 135; A. O. Johnson, 26; W. ; D. Johnson, 23. ^ff "\ For Magistrate, 2nd District?G. T. DesChamps, 66. For Magistrate, 3d District?C. L. \ Cuttino, 30S; M., J. Moore, 499; H. L. \ B. Wells, 271. . For Magistrate, 4 th District?J. A. Hodge, 140. i For Magistrate, 5th District?W. J. Rees, 111. For Magistrate, 6th District?R. L. :. Burkett. 78; T. C. L. DuBose, 60. For Magistrate, 7th District?L. S. ' Vinson, 100. John H. Clifton, having received all th-3 votes cast for State senator. " is declared the nominee for that of . - lice. R. B. Belser, C. J. Jackson and D. D. Moise each having received a ma jority of votes cast for House of Rep \ resentatives, are declared the nomi nees. J. H. Haynsworth having received all the votes cast for County Superin tendent of Education is declared the nominee. J. C. McElveen having received a majority of the votes cast for that of fice is declared the nominee for mag istrate in the First District. * G. T. DesChamps having received all the vntes cast for that office is de clared me nominee for magistrate in the Second District J. A. Hodge having received all the votes cast for that office is declared the nominee for magistrate in the Fourth District. # W. J. Rees having received all the votes cast for that office is declared the nominee for magistrate in the Fifth District. 'R. L. Burkett having received a majority of the votes cast for that of fice is declared the nominee for mag istrate in the Sixth District. L. S. Vinson having received all the votes cast for that office is declar ed the nominee for magistrate in the Seventh District. None of the candidates for Judge of Probate having received a major ity of the votes cast, Thomas E. Richardson and A. G. Warren, the candidates receiving the highest and next highest number of votes, re spectively, are declared the candi dates in the second primary for the office of Judge of Probate. None of the candidates for magis trate in the Third District having re ceived a majority of the votes cast. C. L. Cuttino and M J. Moore, the candidates receiving the highest and next highest number of votes, re spectively, are declared the candi dates in the second primary for mag istrate in the Third District. The second primary will be held on Tuesday, September 1.0th. 1918. The same managers will conduct this primary and one manager from each club will call for th<* boxes, tickets, etc.. on or before Monday. September 9th. JOHN H. CLIFTON, County Chairman. 11. G. Osteen. Secretary. An Irish Port. July 9 (Correspond ence of The Associated Press) ? American officers believe the Ameri can navy is using the host torpedoes in the world. They are thoroughly convinced they are far superior to those used by the Germans now. At the beginning of the war the German torpedo, the officers say was a mar vel of hand workmanship but they have reason to believe that the ones the [Tuns are using now are not near-1 lj so efficient and must result at times i in inaccurate firing. < New Kind of Calomel Safe and De ?giiti'til. The new kind of calomel, known as Calotabs,1 retains all of the good me dicinal virtues of the old style calo mel, yet is entirely purified from all of the nauseating, disagreeable and dangerous qualities. You can. there fore, eat what you please and go where you please, with no loss of time from your work. One Calotab at bedtime, with a swallow of water?that's all. Xext morning you awake feeling tine, your liver cleansed, your system purified and with a hearty appeUte for break fast. Calotabs are sold only in orig inal, sealed packages, price thirty Jive cents. Your druggist recom mends them and will refund your moneysjf you are not delighted.? Advt. I LIEUT. mTCHCOCK ESCAPES. American Aviator, Captured by Huns Last March, Reaches Berne, Switzerland. Berne, Aug. 30.?Lieut. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., of West'bury, L. I., who, while a member of the Lafay ette flying squadron last March was captured by the Germans, has escap ed from a German prison camp, and has arrived here. ; Hitchcock, who is the 16 year old son of Maj. Thomas Hitchcock, jumped from a train near Ulm in Wurt tern burg and walked SO miles to the Swiss border near Schaffe ha?sen. The aviator is returning to the United States. XEW BOLL WEEVIL LIXE. Shipping Points in Danger Line are Closed. Clemson College, Aug. 30.?G. M. Anderson, specialist in charge of in sect boll weevil quarantine, has just completed a scouting trip along the boll weevil line and reports the wee vil advancing in South Carolina ter ritory. The new weevil line that will be issued in a few days will pass a short distance above Robertsville, Pineland, and Gilliscnville. and fol low the Coosawhatchee River. Parties planning .'hipments from this territory will therefore notice that the quarantine -and weevil lines will be advanced immediately. This necessitates the advancing of the safety line, and a member of shipping points from which consign ments heretofore moved under per mit will be closed. The safety line is about 20 miles in advance of the weevil line in order to protect free territory against sud den weevil movements. Shippers not on the mailing list and desiring the new quarantine map should address the State Crop Pest Commission, Clemson College, S. C. Editor Sumter Daily Item: ? I beg to call your attention to the above clipping from The State of this date, which I would ask that you:*' publish. In the midst of war activities for the past year and a half, a rgreat many of our farmers have overlook ed the boll weevil menace. This re port from Clemson College, particu larly at this time, shows that the boll weevil is working and that it has already advanced a considerable distance into South Carolina terri tory. Therefore, it is of the greatest importance that our planters consid er well the question of planting 50 per cent of their cultivated lands this year in food crops and that they con tinue to diversify their crops in prep aration for the boll weevil which we are told by authorities will unques tionably infest this State in time. Respectfully, A. C. PHELPS, President Sumter Chamber of Com merce. SUMTER COTTOX MARKT7I. 'Corrected daily at 12 o'clock Neon.) P. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer. dood Middling 33 1-2. Strict 'Middling 32 1-4. Middling 33. Strict Low Middling 31 1;2._ Wood's Sgeds I Increases crop produc tion, improves the land and- makes an excellent grazing and forage crop. WOOD-S FALL CATM.0G Just Issued Tells All About Crimson Clover, Alfalfa, Fulghum Oats, Abbr?zzi Rye and ail otter Farm andGarjen Seeds FOR i-ALL SOWING. Catalog mailed free. Write for it, and prices of any Seeds re* quired._ T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen - Richmond, Va. , Ceo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Emhalmer Prompt Attentin to Oay and Night Calls At J. D. CRAtfi Old Stand, N. Main Phones: 8&I&, ?