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Published Wednesday and Saturday _ ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTEK. S. C. (Jfi' ?Terms: $1.50 per annum?in advance. Advertisements. One Square first insertion ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer 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. 5 The Sumter Watchman was found er In 1850 and the True Southron m 1566. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. t Washington, Sept. 7.?Fair weath er with the return of normal tem peratures is forecast for the coming week in the Southeastern States. Health Institute. An enthusiastic crowd of women were present at the Demonstration's Club lecture on home nursing. Miss Keels gave the practical demonstra tion with a patient, of how to make a bed "and change the bed linen with out disturbing the sick" person. Dr. Brunson made a good talk 6n nursing, and has promised to help with the short series of lectures to be given by the Demonstration Club at the Girls* High School the last of the month. Dr. Stuckey will appear on one program with a talk cn "The care of the. child" and "Medical Emergen cies" 'following up a "previous lecture to, the Mothers' Club on "The care of the Baby." Every woman in the city Is interested in learning how to care for her children, the dearth of doc tors and nurses make this knowledge mere important than ever, and the Home Demonstration Club is mak ing this departure from the regular program of study, as a war measure and in order to be in line with the health campaign of the Council of Defense. Mrs. Mood's resignation as presi dent was offered and accepted 'with regret Mrs. John Sumter was elect ed to the office. Later notice will be given ? of the date of thej Health Institute, also program of lectures. Mrs. H. M. Stuckey, Secty. American Casualty List." Washington. Sept. 7.?The army casualty list totals 293. as follows: Killed in action, 27; missing in action, IS. grounded severely, 164; died of wounds, 15; died of accident and oth er causes,2; wounded, degree unde termined, 69; wounded slightly, 10. ? Wounded severely, Jess Warden Tucapau. S. C. Using chrysalis oil and mulberry cellulose a Japanese has invented-an artificial siBs that is said to more nearly approach the luster of the genuine than any "other. _ BEEK ALSO <TT OUT. i -- iTo Be Prohibited as War Measure Decision Being; Reached Alter Con ference Between President and JIi? Aides in Conservation Saving in Food. Washington, Sept. 6.?Manufacture j of beer in the United States will be ! prohibited after next December 1 as ja war measure. j This announcement, was made to j night by the food administration, which said the decision had been ! reached at conference between Pres ident. Wilson and representatives oi" the fuel, food and railroad adminis trations and the war industries board. Factors which influenced the de cision to prohibit the manufacture of beer after December 1. the food ad ministration announcement said "the further necessity of war industries for the whole fuel productive capacity of the country, the considerable drought j which has materially affected the sup ply of feeding- stuff for next year, the strain upon transportation to handle necessary industries and the shortage cf labor caused by enlargement oi' the army program." Warning also was issued to manu facturers of all beverages and min eral waters that for the same reasons there will be "further curtailment" in fuel for the manufacture of glass con tainers, of the plate for caps, of trans portation and food products in such beverages." * Under national prohibition legisla tion passed by the senate today and sent to vthe house, which enacted similar legislation last May. manu facture of beer and wine would be prohibited after next May l. To ? ! day's order will move up five months j the time for discontinuance of the manufatcure of beer, although the (breweries may be allowed to resume [ operations-between that date and the j effective operation of the "dry legis lation'' if finally enacted, since today's order was "until further orders." The manufacture of whiskey was prohibited last year and there has j been increased demand in congress; that the president exercise his*< war time power to stop the manufacture j of beer as a food conservation meas- j ure. The house last May, in adopting \ the emergency agricultural appro- J priation bill, attached a rider which i provided that- none .of the funds pro-J vided by the measure should be used until the manufacture of beer was \ discontinued. Several application? to lease th^ new tobacoc warehouse, that is to be built for next season have already been received. The prospective price for tobacco next season and the big money made this year by tobacco planters will undoubtedly induce farmers to largely increase the tobac co acreage in this county next season and another warehouse will be need ed here. Falling Temperature. The temperature this morning was suggestive of hosiery and shoes for the school boys and girls.- The Sum-. ter Dry Goods Co. are specializing in these two lines at present?Advt. NOTICE TO REGISTRARS. Iniportant Notice U: All Mcn*fnThc Country Districts <>?' Sumte? County Who Have Been Notified That They are to Act as Registrars oii Sep tember 12th. 1918. There will be a meeting of regis trars for Lhe rural districts of Sum'-er County on Wednesday, September 11th, at twelve o'clock noon. This meeting will be held at the office of John H. Clifton. Chairman of the Lo cal Board. It is of the utmost im portance that every rural registrar at tend this meeting. It may bev incon venient to do so, but we are fj?ced with a great national emergency and a truly patriotic man can respond in but one way. Though there 2nay;be a few men who will be so placed that it will be utterly impossible for them to attend, it is absolutely necessary that at least one registrar be present from each district, as the supplies for the registration will be given out and the j necessary oaths administered. ^ Local Board for Sumter County, S. C. by John K. Clifton, Chairman. | Attention Colored Citizens, By a recent act of congress- all male citizens from IS to 45 years of age who have not already registered for military duty are required to reg ister on September 12th, between the hours of 7 A. M. and 9 P. M. for whatever service the government wants them for. There is severe punishment for those who fail to do this. Each per son is to register at their voting pre cinct. All ministers, school teachers, presidents of societies are requested to make announcement of this at all their public gatherings. All owners of automobiles, includ ing hackmen, are requested by the government to show their loyalty "and patriotism by assisting people, who are working to get to the points of registration and save time. For any further information, ? in quire of A. J. Andrews, Precinct Chairman. BERLIN REPORTS RETREAT. \V::r Oilice Says American Attack in Vesle Region Was Repulsed. Berlin, Sept. 7?On the -heights no? theast of Fisme ,in Vesle River re gion the Germans yesterday repulsed rer.ewed attacks by the Americans, it is officially announced. On the Somme and Oise rivers the enemy followed the Germans who are retiring by way of Ham and Chauny and during^ the evening was engaged in fighting "the German rear guards on the line of Aubigny, Villeqtxier and Aumont . _ __* ? S. ? ? TO FIGHT FOR HUNS. Finland Said to Place Entire'Man Power at Disposal of Germany. Paris,- Sept. 7.?A treaty of. alli xnce has been concluded between Germany and Finland under^ which the entire manpower of Finland is put at 'the German's disposal, xac?SRdmg to a dispatch to the Matin,; fronTCop -nhagen. ? ? ' i THE COTTON MARKET. Comparative Prices Paid in Sumter and Bishopyiiic Today. A few days ago several farmers who sell cotton on the Sumter mar ket raised the old >|u<s:ion or comparative prices paid for cotton by buyers on the Sumter market and by buyers on markets in neighboring towns. Attention was called tc these criticisms of the Sumter market and the facts relative to prices paid on the same day in Sumter and Bish opville were stated, as reported by those making the complaints. One explanation of the higher prices paid on the days in question by the Bish opville buyers was that local specu lators were over-reaching the legiti mate market in an effort to get th" cotton in hand, in anticipation of an advance in price, and it was then pre dicted that the Bishopville market would drop below the legitimate mar ket price as soon as the speculators were loaded or get caught on a de cline This explanation seems to be substantiated by the prices paid today on the Sumter market and in Bishop ville. The market opened in Sumter above 33 1-4 and soon advance to 33 1-2, and reference to the local mar ket quotations will show the range of prices paid for the different grades above middling. In Bishopville the market opened at 32.62 1-2 and ad vanced to 32 3-4 at noon. A tele phone message from Bishopville at 12 o'clock stated that the market was stronger than at the opening, but at that hour 32 3-4 was the highest price paid for any grade. If the Sumter Cotton Marketing Association is ultimately organized it would be worth while to keep a rec ord day by day of the prices paid for cotton in Sumter and in all the other markets in this territory. "With such record at hand it would be an easy matter, to establish the fact that the average price paid in Sumter through out the season is higher than in any competing market. One or two days of high prices, when the market conditions do not justify such prices, do not make a market. But unless thf Chamber of Commerce or. some other body takes up the matter and gets the facts in convincing shape to prove that Sumter is a better cotton market than any other in this section, there will continue to be complaints and re ports that cotton sells for higher prices in Bishopville. Camden. Pine wood and other places than in Sum ter. Everyone who knows anything about the cotton nrarket is aware that these reports are current among the farmers every year and that there has been dissatisfaction. There is no ?use in playing the ostrich game and shirking a situation. If Sumter is a better market than other places it is easy to prove it by facts and figures. Ignoring or getting mad over reports I do not help matters. Disproving falsv reports is the only remedy that is -worth anything. For-i.a boy or girl who is open at the Sumter Dry Goods Co. An excel lent opportunity for one who prove? worthy of promotion.?Advt. A Good Plrtce FACTIONS IN ARGENTINA. Fnoz't to Make Bastile Day a Nation al Holiday Brings on I Sentiment on Two Sides in the World War. Buenos Aires. July LT> (Correspond ence of The Associated Press)?Ar gentina's policy toward the belliger ents in the world war was involved in the decision of the Chamber oi Deputies cn July 3 to make July 14. France national holiday, also and again a day for national celebration in Argentina Friends of the entente nations consider the action of the Chamber of Deputies in adopting thi.< measure to indicate that the majority of th?> members of the Chamber are pro-Entente. President Irigoyen is placed in a difficult position by the passage o! this measure. During the debate in the Chamber of Deputies there was a sharp alignment of pro-Entente sen timent in support of the proposal to make Bastille Day a national holiday in Argentina. No one but the Ger mans and their sympathisers opposed the measure. These latter contended that the Germans would be offended if July 14 was made an Argentine holiday and that they would regard it as a breach of neutrality. It was generally admitted in the lobbies of the Chamber of Deputies thai the July 14 holiday proposal was designed by the enemies of th? president to force his hand. He must either veto or sign the bill. If he signs the bill friends of the Allies wil claim it as a friendly" acfio'n toward the Entente nations. If he refuses to sign it his enemies declare thai his veto will be considered as a defi nite stand in favor of Germany. There was a hot contest over the measure. It caused a split in the Radical party which has supporter' the president and there are now twe distinict groups in that party. It h believed here that each group wil have its own candidate for presidencj when the next elections are held. Th first group cemtains the cleri cals and the conservative Radicals including1 those too. who favor Ger many, Spain and Mexico. The othei ?roup. called the Extremists, is com posed of the Radicals whose sympa thies are with the Entente cause ir the war. The clerical or conservative wins favors strict neutrality by Argentina in the war and is antagonistic towart the British and American trade in vasion of South America; while th* -ther wing is friendly toward hot! British and Americans. The lattei demand a frank expression of sympa thy toward the Entente allies. HAVE SUFFICIENT AIRPLANES Situation of Gen. Pcrshing's Arm: Eminently Satisfactory. Washington. Sept. 6.?Confidentia messages from Gen. Pershing indi cate that the American army is no^ supplied with sufficient planes tc protect the men in battle, Gen. Marcl told the house military committee to day. He reported the general situa tion cf the American forces in Franc as eminently satisfactory. i J)UT('H lai K -Fltm. ' ? I _. Holland Encouraged by' Huns :Bad lJ Luck Protest Against Frightful j ness. ., The Hague, Sept. 6.?The Dutch I minister to Berlin has been instruct - I ed to protest against the destruction j by German submarines of vessels '! within what is designed as the bar ,; red zone and against the sinking of ! seven Dutch fishing vessels August ,24th. ; . .! _:_' i THE WORLD'S SERIES. . j ? ;_ [ Chicago Cubs Win Second Game; in j Spirited Content. . Chicago, Sept. 6.?The Chicago Na " tionals put the world's series on a ! 50-50 % basia today by defeating the . Boston Americans, 3 to 1. in a good . old fashioned game of ball. i Tyler, pitching for Chicago, was the ? j hero of the contest, for he projected Ja steady stream of bafflers and cap [ j ped the climax by shooting a single [ over second that scored two runs. S. IL S. Football Xotes^ I -. ' ; The Sumter High School football > squad will begin its regular practice : on Monday afternoon at 4.30. Every I boy that expects to make the . team ? must be at this practice and in. ,uni : form. r ; * The team's first game has been ! scheduled with Camder| in Camden, 1 on September 27th, and reports are ; that this place will put out a husky team that will make the Game C.qck3 hustle to beat t'aem and especially on their home grounds. ; rU Since the railroad rates have, ad vanced the Sumter High School Ath letic Association will be oblige*! . to charge more than the prices of ad mission were last year, but the.boy3: know well that the people of Sumter will give them the support thatj they had last year and it will probably be greater this year than ever because there is more interest taken by th.2 boys this year than ever before. " ? Registration Xotice. ?<? On the following dates, the Board )f Registration will visit these sever al townships of Sumter county,.for :he purpose of registering all quali fied electors who have not already reg istered: Providence. September 3rd. Stateburg, September 4th.- ' Middleton, September 5th. ? ? Manchester. September -6th. . ^ Privateer, September 5th. w?n Concord. September 10th. Shiloh, September 11th. ? Mayesville, September 12th..'/ 'Rafting Creek, September 13th. ?? The books of registration will-:-be opened according to the above sched ule, from nine o'clock in ,the m?rn?tog. until six o'clock in the afternoonv? at . the usual voting places in the^town ships herein designated. T. D. DUBOSE, J. M. N. WILDER, ; J. A.-.??^ Supervisors of Registration^1 ? H We wish to announce to our many friends and the buying public in general, that we have added an up-to-date Shoe Department to our business. In doing this we have continued our policy of giving the consumer the very best merchandise obtainable. $12.50 a Pair oes These Shoes are recognized t$ the Wo.ld'i Standard in Footwear. r The very bist that this country pro duces. ' THE ostonian Line $7.50 to $10.00 Good QUALITY and snappy style at a rea sonable price. Every pair guaran teed to give satisfac tion. <f A fine line of Boys' Dress and School Shoes to select from, and the BEST line of Work Shoes and Boots ever shown in Sumter. <f Try us for your Shoes this Fall, you.won't regret it. ' : ? UPRRinUtmHUmMNUMMM naiiiMiimiuMnaun.?.?n"?" I Co. Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes Sumter, South Carolina