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Mltthe Poeteflb? M Somscr, * GL? M BecotfjOwi ?b^aer. PERSONAL. Misses Lucile and Lenora John ston and Mrs. & J. Killett, of Man ning, are visiting Mrs. J. H. Johnson on Broad Street. --" Misses Dorothy Shilling and Azilt ?Meliette have returned- to the city after a stay in Charleston and Isle of Palms. ? - Mrs. G. H. Burgess and Miss Mary Belle Burgess have returned from Sullivan's Island. Misses Thelma and Constance Bult rhan left last night for * Frederick. Md., to enter Hood College. ' Mrs. E. D. Owens and little daugh ter have returned home after a pleasant visit to friends and rela tives in Kershaw county and Cam pen. ? Mrs. J. S: ? Campbell, who under went an operation at the Tourney H espial last week and who has been critically: ill, is resting easily now. fiter many friends wish for her a speedy recovery. -" Miss Martha M. Benson, of Colum bia, is spending sometime with her mother on" Church St, "Mr. S. L. Gilreath has gone tc ?Jreenvftle on account of. the death of his steter, Mrs. F. D. Cureton. * Miss Inez King has gone to lake City, having accepted a position to teacfi music in the school at that / Miss Carit? R?ndle has accepted a position as1 teacher of domestic sci ence ja^" St?newail Jackson College. Abington, Va., for which point she left Tuesday night? Mrs. H.-~?. 'Crouch; and three chil dren, of Mannfng^ formerly of Sum ter, who have been the guests of Mrs. 3^n "Ijemmon on "liberty Street. le ?ur*ed home" "Sunday night, after a stay5 of a few days. - Misses C^ofine Dick and Em m^'Plhckney who" are' on the re cfeptibn "committee of he Y. W. C. A. lek^'^tomorrow. morhl-jg. for Win tjhttbpjT hisses Elizabeth- China, I^egSrMolse and others of the fr^fe?n. class also leWe tomorrow iMr. X T^lTilson, of Columbia, is in ?ie* city. v Mrs. E. S. Booth "and family have returned from Saluda, N. C, wher* Ukey- spent several months. V^r. 'E. W. V?gel .'has returned to thV city "from HendersonviUe, N. 'GL Mrs. Wm. H. Bowen 'has returned tbvhter home in Augusta, after visit ing iier brents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McKagen. 'f^?&^Bet?gr, of Augusta, who has be?? "fetinr Mr. and; Mrs. H. G. M'cKagen has. returned, to Camp I^?fe?Ck^ wheije she ' will join her l^t&n?T Lieut: Berg. She was ac cttn^anied by Miss Elizabeth Mc kagen. * ' "Hagro?d^yews and Views. "The. best way" to avenge yourself not to become like the \ wrong r. main has .done., wrong .the is^hls * 0 wn."^-Marcus * Aurelius. "Ablast the rain came, and did it not find a l?t^?f Wtt?n m the field?. We. cajnu ?JLways; find, ample reason to^be* thankfUL Are you not glad we did not. have a gale. "2<D- bne' dares pray for his deserts. "Miss'CouVtenay' Atkinson, after a most pleasant visit to Winnsboro and other points, is at home for a few short daysf She will teach " in Fair fWdf"co?nty ? this season. Somebody lui^ a good teacher. ' * Pjt*of:-J. B. Jackson, who has been teaching in' Indiana during the sum n>er;jhas; accepted work at Carolina, his alma mater. ^ '^M?n is born for mutual assist ance. vYou must live for another if yonjwishrto live for yourself." j"2Sr. ?nd Mrs. S. W. Allen's second lfttle.boy is in very delicate health. Thy little fellows can not fell where hurls them." How they suffer some t^fe? and we do not know it. If We ?aew^it they might not be the bet ter off "Children are a heritage from the Lord." j'Thfe' general health of our com irmh%y is good. "What oSight not to be done do not^tnihg1 of doing?Epicteres. -Ouard well your thoughts, for .thoughts" are heard" in heaven." Late corn is almost a r total fail ure. Late broadcast is almost as bad. The pea crop- promises to be slen der, as also velvet beans on upland. Pp5? fall Irish potatoes are poor indeed. -^Have you planted your fall gar 4eif? * *- "Hagood." Rembert, Sept. 10. y rS. Hi- School Football Notes. 'The Sumter High School football squad has*'-been putting in some hard practice-during the past week, the bbys are" turning out regularly and from" what is shown' by them they ought to ^develop a good team. The coach;- "B?1*' Winn, has been giving the* boys splendid attention and they have also" received some very gCvd] ^dtope'' from "Buck" Burns and Ra?ph Flowers for the last few days they having consented to help the bops' out a little before returning to Davidson. > TEootbaTl practice this week will be held'at the CaHioun Sreet school at $"-e'clock for the rest of this week for th* reason that most of1 the players ean- not-get out until they are off from work, but - next week, when school starts, "practice will be held at the fair grounds dally at 4.30 p. m. The following schedule will prob ably be'used: ? Sept. 27?Camden in Camden. Oct 4?St. Matthews in Sumter. Oct. 11?Orangeburg in Orange burg at Fair (Pending). Oct. 18?Marion in Sumter. Oct. 25?Winnsboro in Winns boro. Nov. 1?Open. -Nov. 8~-Rock Hill in Rock Hill ( Pending >. Nov. 15?Open. Nov. 2-6?Columbia in Sumte: (Fair Week). , Nov. 28?-Florence in Sumtej (Thanksgiving). SECOND PRIMARY RETURNS. Executive Committee Mel Today U Tabulate the Returns?Electioi Not Declared as Returns Fron Mayesvillc Were Not In. The County Democratic Executive Jommittee met at noon today to tab ulate the returns and declare the re sult of the second primary election The return swere tabulated, but aj .he returns from Mayesville had noi been received it was decided, on mo don, to defer the declaration of tht result until 12 o'clock Friday, 13th, sc as to include the vote of Mayesville if the return of the managers is re ceived by t*?at hour. The chairmar md secretary were empowered to in elude the Mayesville returns in tht tabulation and declare the result, oi in default of the receipt of these re turns to declare the results as tabu lated. The third primary to nominate a candidate for Comptroller General will be held on the date ordered by the State Executive Committee, oi which notice will be given. The same managers were appointed to serve at the third primary as acted at the first and second primaries. Checks were made out and in readiness for the payment of man agers and clerks for the first and sec ond primaries and were delivered to I the members of the committee who I attended the meeting today. Each manager or clerk who came for and returned the boxes receives mileage at the rate of five cents per mile, one way, for each primary. The checks will be delivered to the Executive Committeeman of each club and the managers should call on him for their pay. The result of the primary, Mayes ville not included, was as follows: For TJ. S. Senate?Thos. H. Peeples, 206; W. P. Pollock, 1,022. For Attorney General?Sapp, 350; Wolfe, 908. For R. R. Commissioner?Arnold, 945; Richardson, 329. For Comptroller General?Elmore. 231; Osborne, 694; Summersett, 266. For Commissioner of Agriculure? Garrison, 702; Harris, 511. For Judge of 'Probate?Richard son, 701; Warren, 602. ? For Magistrate?Cuttino, 3$0; .Moore, 509. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES Secretary Reardon Begins to Boost The County Fair. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce will inaugurate an advertising cam paign to boost the 1918 Sumter Coun ty Agricultural, Live Stock and in dustrial Fair on November 19th, 20th and 21st and to enlist the interest ot the-.; farmers, livestock raisers,. home demonstration, canning and tomato, and domestic science clubs, manu facturers, and all public spirited cit izens.of Sumter county in making this fall's fair the biggest and the best ever held The board of directors of the. Chamber of Commerce are appre hensive-from, what they have learn efr, that the- unprecedened prosper ity of the . -present times, together with- numerous other things, among them; the many war activities and the- interest in the war, has caused hundreds of people usually very much interested in county fairs to overlook the importance of our an nual county fair. This should not. be the case becausc if there was ever a time when our people should be interested in the annual county fair this is the time The county fair, for several days bring together thousands of people, from every part of the county, and from adjoining counties, and a spir it of f'^stivity, friendship, a^d co operation prevails which is good fo: the masses of the people. The county fair is a very demo cratic- institution with its many de mocratizing influences and pleasure? and profitable features for old and young, rich and poor. No enterprise in the county does as much to unite the people for the common good. The county fair is an inspiration tc thousands to work together for in dividual and community and for county general good. It shows the progress that is being made in every line of endeavor, ag ricultural, horticultural, industrial, educational, domestic science, house hold arts, canning, preserving, fancy work, art, diversification, conserva tion, mechanical, it demonstrate.1 what can be accomplished by scien tific and practical farm work aiid im provement in breeding hogs, cattle horses, mules, poultry, and in in creased yields per acre of every kind of field crops, and in fact the county fair is the greatest all around educational and inspirational institu tion we have in the entire county. The government of the Uniteo States, advocates the holding of an nual county fairs and is asking es pecially for this year that every ef fort be put forth to make the coun ty fairs the biggest and the best ev er held, because these fairs bring to gether, as no other institution doe.c the greatest number of people in r greater variety of interests, and places thousands in elbow touch fo) the general good arid the greatesi erood to the greatest number. The Sumter Chamber of Com merce has been requested to tak? the lead in interesting the men. wo men, boys and girls of this count} in making demonstrations and ex nibits of the prosperity and produc tion of the farms, homes, manu far ruring establishments, wholesale ant retail establishments, home demon stration. canning and tomato. an< boys' pig and corn clubs, individua farm exhibits, machinery! automo bile - displays, community and iura school booths, and in fact to d< everything that is usually done dur ins a county fair as Sumter count; did for the past two years with sucl great credit to the entire county. There will be plenty of wholesom amusements for young and old tented attractions, splendid music and other amusements. Thousands of letters will soon b started out from the Chamber o Commerce to the men. women, boy and jrirls of tho city and the rum districts requesting them to organic their clubs, communities, schools, md farms to prepare exhibits for the 191S county fair. The merchnats, bankers, real es i t?te dealers, brokers, manufacturers, automobile dealers, machinery agen cies, and all business and profession al establishments of Sumter are jrged to talk up the 1918 annual county fair of the Gamecock Coun ty, and to interest every one of heir customers in this coming event The directors and other officers of '.he Sumter County Fair Association \re of course also lending their best efforts towards creating interest in i:he 1918 county fair. The premium lists will soon be ready for distribu tion by Secretary IT. L. Tisdale, and ihis year's premium list exceeds any )ther year in the number, variety, and amount of prizes. Ne^ro Public Ilcalth Fund. Members of the County Colored Council of Defense who are inter ested in the county health survey met at the Chamber of Commerce September 10. One month from that date ths first meeting was called. Today a most encouraging meeting was held. After a few remarks that .vere helpful and practical by Mr. P. G. Bowman, the committee made a report of what had been done since che last meeting, August 31st, at which time $258.00 had been sub scribed. The following is a report oi subscriptions: August 10th: Dr. C. W. Maxwell. $25; Dr. L. Bragg Anthony, $5. Aug. 31, Rev. J. J. Starks, $150; Dr. C. W. Birnie, $25; Rev. R. B. Curry, report $30 raised by subscription. Rev. Zurie Holmes, $3; Rev. J. L. Ben bow, $5; Rev. D. P. Pendergrass, $5; Rev. X. A. Rice, $5; Sept. 10th. Rev R. B. Curry paid $5; Mr. J. R. Mitch ell reported by subscription $24, as follows: J. R. Mitchell, $5; Isham Mitchell, $5; J. S. Singleton, $5; Mrs 3 M. Richardson, $3; Mrs. J. S. Ra gins, $3; Mrs. D. H. Ragins, $3. Mr. R. W. Westherry, $25; Mrs. Valen tine, $2; Rev. F. W. Anthony, $2; Mrs. Zack Walker, $5; Prof. C. A Lawson, $5; the last 4 reported through Dr. Bragg Anthony, $14. Rev. J. W.' Mathis, $5; Rev. P. Mahoney. $5; Rev. D. J. Nathaniel, $10; Rev. H D. Ramsey, $5; Rev. E. W. Gregg. ?o; Rev. O. A. Parker, $5; Rev. E W. Dix, $5; total reported to date. $361. After a most excellent address from Mr. A. C. Phelps in which he very* forcibly urged all 'present to take care of the soldiers it matterec" not how much sacrifice it required that at the close of the war wv might be poorer but all of us woult be better. He gave as a reason fo' .he white and colored people of th the county coper?ting so well, be cause of the superior class of both being in our county?that when w< /ound superior quality "of white folk.< we would always find superior clas; of colored. Mr. E. I. Reardon spoke the senti ! rnent of not only those present "bu of the better element of the State , when he said the investigation o the Southern Publicity Company who is giving our county so much! notice,, was not for the purpose o' bringing about social equality," bu simply to bring about ? better ad justment and better treatment o each to the^'other. The better clas< of our race never let such a thin come into their minds, for we kncv> as he said that "social equality i: brought about by individuals and not by races." We are proud tc have the right of other races, to se lect our own associates, regardlesf of race or color. All we want is our rights as citi zens, when we deserve it. Mr. A. C. Phelps, who is chair man of the Sumter County Whit* Council of Defense, said he will cal a county public health meeting ir. this city at an early date, which wil" ?e addressed by Dr. J. A. Hayne. our ?tate health officer, and other prom inent speakers. Mr. Phelps was proud of the ini tiative taken by the negroes of thi county to start a movement to raise $2,500 for the county health surve; and 12 months health campaign o education, and he sincerely trust? that his white fellow citizens wil put up the balance needed for thi purpose, as he would feel ashamed if they did not. A letter was read from Dr. J. A Hayne. State health officer, sayinf hat the International Health Board and the State Board of Health wil provide $5,000 for the county hcaltl survey, "to begin next January 1st 1919, provided the county of Sumte adds $2;o00 to the $5.000. and tha ne will be* pleased to attend and ad dress a county public health meetin: here. Secretary Reardon explained am read a letter showing the interest ta ken by the people outside of Sumte county in the cooperation betweer the white and colored citizens of thi county as evidenced by a request fo information along this line from th Southern Publicity Committee re garding the contributions by Trinity Methodist Episcopal church. South (white) of Sumter for a $1.200 pip organ, and $250 in cash, and a con tribution by Mayor Jennings of $50 and a contribution of $100 by th First Baptist church (white) o this city to the Emmanuel Method ist Episcopal church (colored) o Sumter recently. L. Bragg Anthony, M. D.. Sec. Council of Defense (Col.) Mr. R. B. Belser, Local Fuel Ad ministrator, states that the Fue! Administration has made a positiv? request that all owners of automo biles use their machines olny whei absolutely necessary, and that pleas ure riding be reduced to the mini mum. Unless there is the utmost economy in the use of gasoline and unless the public generally cooper ates with the Fuel Administration ii conservation measures, a positive or ier will be issued regulating the sal' and use of gasoline which will b drastic in its nature. If the peopb voluntarily conserve gasoline and lim it its use to necessary and reasonable purposes it will not be necessary t lake r-onlrol of its sale and use. bu fhe n*->\c step will be such an orde unless the wasteful use of gasoline i immediately stopped. Returns of 2nd Primary Election?Sumter County Votes Received for U. S. Senate, State and County Offices-Sept 10,1918, < z z * o to CS * o g 4j rj 0 c PS Ph I*) o i?I M >h ? PS ? Ch a o ? K 5 D U o ? fa 0 S H ? O M 0 0 |3 CS 0 CS or o DO. K H Ph M ? O a o Ph Cm Ph ?! 05 c o cs c CO Q CS < 0 PS H CS o A* o eq QQ 0 k*H CS I Sumter, Ward 1 Sumter, Ward 2 Sumter, Ward 3 Sumter, Wara 4 Borden. Concord .. Dalzell.... DuBose .. Barle. Farmer .. Hagood. Manchester Mayesville. .. Osweg'o . Pisgah. Pleasant Grove Privateer.. Rafting Creek R'eids. Salem. Stateburg.. .. Shiloh.. .. .. Taylors. .. .. Trinity . Wedgefield .. Zoar.'. Soldier's Vote . 14| Sl|l 251 31Xi' 27| 123| 171 i! 7J 17| 12': 1 *5l 3 18 8 lj 7| 13 6! 18! 41 85 9| 31! 46 24 29 29 40 19 7 4 44 24! 15 21 4 34 151 42 20 13 221 651 451 28 'k 30! 14; 1! it 3 15 ?I 10; 14! 8! 1! 22: 3! 13i 5; 20i 11: 72|j 269? 10.61 7,1] 10! 30| 321 92} 22; '?I 271 181 ! . . I 8! 44| 17ii 1811 22j! 311 33| 151 44j 181 5| 69 289 103 73 10 31 32 26 30! 3o! ? ?<\ 33) 17! 6! 5! 471 23| ..I 161 23| 41 28] 141 42 20 7 2611 48|| 48 28 'it 31) s sl! 12! 91 4!! 1711 511 211 7? nil 1311 71! 18|| ioj| 35| 421 471 141 ?I j 4: . i 4! 51 3 8 5 3! 18! 2! 31 19! 41 2! 381 251| 54 58! 38 261 ??I 3o; 4! Ill 17! 4 n 45 22 II 32] 4I 37! 19! 6! 23ii 40ji 50? Ill 28ii 15!| 10!! Sil 2? *7l! . .11 2{i 20'! HI 4 17H 5i! Z o m cs < 0 CS CS < hl GQ Q CS < ,o M PS z H CS cs < > o z O 57 244 93 61 2 4 16.1 221 24| 19 16 2 9! 39j / 3 2 2 30 10 35 14 35? 83 58 39 8 35! 45; 131 6! 33 22 9 8 12 12 23! 13! 211 24! 2| 181 13 23 8 54 . 218 72 55 5 13 36 22 6 15 31 20 11 *9 16 15 *4 21 15 14 14 271 151 13 40 117 82 47 5 26 27 14 24 12 1 3; 24 15 10 131 37| 10! 141 2! ill 23) 141 22! 23) 31 4.U 138 64 47 41 3| Total . ..1 ' 265! 1072j| ? 57441 93511 978| 341|l- 235) 7051 276!| 721| 533H 121\ 626|l> 33*1- 50? Fair Price List for Week Ending September 17th. Jommodity Wholesale Retail. Plain flour.$11.75 to 12.85 24 basis.$1.60 to 1.75 Self-rising? flour .. ..$12.25 to 12.85 24 lb. basis.$1.65 to 1.75 ^V?.meal ?? :4 25 to 4.50.5 t0 5 3.4c lb. ?ntsI "55.00 to 5.75.6 to 7c pound *c?ar.$3.40 to S.90 .-9.40 to $9.90 >ned beans.16C. 20c Lard?pure.29 to 30c lb. 3^ 1-2 *o 33 l-'c uard?Compound .. ..23 3-4 to 24 i-4c.7.2*7 to" 28c pound* Evaporated milk (small) ..$3.25 to-J.25. 5 1-2 to 7 l-*>c Evaporated milk (large) ..$5.10 to 6.25 .... .. 12 1-2 to 15c Canned Corn No. 2 .. $1.75 to 1.95 dozen."..20 to 22 l-2c Canned tomatoes No. 2 ..$1.60 to I.6.3.15 to 20c Canned tomatoes No. 3 . .$2.00 to $2.25.. .20 to 25c Tanned peas No^ 2 .. ..$1.85 to 2.00......... V. *..2o'to 22 l-2c banned pork & beans No. 2.v L75 to to $2.00 .. .... 17 1-2 to 20c Cheese.29 to 33c lb....35 to 40c Butter .. .51 to 53c lb..55 to 60c ib. Hams.\.33 to 37c lb.37 1-2 to 40c lb. Bacon, sides.27 to 29c lb.30 to 33 l-3c Air dealers should sell flour, grits, meal and rice by the pound. ICE. 7 pounds .5 cents 15 pounds.. ?.10 cents 25 pounds.15 cents >0 pounds. .. ..30 cents 106.pounds ...50 cents 204Apounds .. ;.' .,.. .. .. ?. 80 cents FRESH FISH. Varieties Wholesale Retail Millet. .10 to 13c lb.. 15c lb. Salt Water Trout.17c lb.... 20c lb. Salt Water Bass .. ..16 to 17c lb. 20c lb. Salt Water Sheep Head.16c lb. 20c lb. Salt Water Brim .. . .12 to 13c lb. 20c lb. Salt Water Flounders.12c lb. 15c lb. Drum.14 to 16c lb.. 15 to 20c lb. Snappers-.12c lb. lb. Spanish Mackeral. 22c lb.25c lb. APPROVED: Abe Ryttenberg, representing the wholesale dealers. D. G. F. Bultman, representing the retail dealers. Mrs. I. A. Ryttenberg, representing the consumers. Mrs: H. G. Osteen, Mrs. E. H. M?s< s, statisticians. U. S. Food Admin stration; E. I. Reardon, Assistant Food Administrator, Chariman, Sum tes,Price Interpreting Board,- U. S. Food, Administration.. ROBBERY OF BELGIUM. Germany Has Taken From Belgian'. Vast Sams of Money, Besides Ma chinery, Materials and Men. Paris, Aug. 10 (Correspondence oi the Associated Press)?Germany ha? exacted war contributions from Bel gium during .the first four years of .he war amounting, to a total of $466,000,000. This is in addition to the vast amount of machinery, ma terials and men taken from Belgium to sustain Germany. In this fifth year of war it is in vesting to review the "financial ac tivities" of the Germans in Belgium since that fateful day in Belgium's history, August 20, 1914, when the German hordes entered Brussels. During that month, as the German armies were hacking their way .hrough the little kingdom, numerous towns and cities were "fined" and war contributions were levied from sach province as the Germans pro gressed southwestward. The first move of the German staff when entering a town was to pro 2eed to the city hall and announce to .he Burgomaster that for resisting the advance of the Emperor Wil liam's armies, his city or town had been fined so many thousand or mil lion francs, as the case might be. When the Burgomaster would re monstrate. Uhlans and Death's Head Hussars would cavort innocently i>. 25ty Hall Square or th^ Burgomaster would be taken prisoner. In one instance in the Province of Liege the German commander of the company entering the town in formed the Burgomaster that a war contribution of 100,000 francs would have to be forthcoming within two hours. The Burgomaster demurred. Never in the history of the little town had there been so much monev in the city treasury. At the present moment, there was only a little over three thousand francs in the strong bOX. "Well, we'll take that." calmly re sponded the German. More than 200.000.000 francs were 'hus levied between August and No vembef, 1914. Then Field Marshal Baron von der Joltz-Pasha decreed that Belgium would have to pay a monthly con tribution of 40.000.000 francs during me year and it would noi be increas ed and that it would net be renewed. The Pasha's decree, however, proved to be but another scrap of paper. In Novermeb 1915, Baron von Bis sing called upon the councils of the nine Belgian provinces to meet and informed them that the promise of his predecessor had been made, Nin good faith but with the implied con dition that war would be ended within the year and that he saw no alternative but than to renew the monthly contribution of 40,000,000 francs for another year. On the 20th of November, 1916. instead of abolishing the onerous tax on Belgium, von Bissing decided that, owing to the duration of the war. the increase in' prices?high cost of liv ing?he would have to increase the monthly payments to 50,000,000 francs. He added ominously, "tem porarily." It proved to be so, indeed, for, on the 21st of May, 1917. the contribu tion was further raised to 60,000,000 francs. The flow of francs into the coffers of the "War Lord" was too small to satisfy the gargantuan appetites of the military men however, and on I the 12th of September, 1916, the\ ; "seized" 430,000,000 million marks. : constituting all the deposits in Ger ? man bills of the Banque Nationalf i and the Societe Generale de Belgique ; the two largest banks in Belgium When one of the Directors .of the So ciete Generale refused to divulge thai ] part of the combination of the vault which he alone knew and without which the vaults could not be open ; ed. the Germans said that the; ] would blow them open with higT* j explosives. The director rather tha'r ; have the vaults of the institution wrecked decided to acquiesce. Thus i What will probably go down as th< j greatest burglary of modern time ! was perpetrated. ! Y. M*. G. A. Secretary Shows Fear lessness in Danger. Paris. Aug. 3 2.?Repeatedly expos ing himself to terrific shell lire, giv ing first aid to the wounded and go :ng without rest or food that he night help those on the firing line with cigarettes and sweets, were only a few of the things that won the per sonal commendation of a battalion commander for Stephen R. Brown, of St. Louis, a V. M. C. A. secretary. The battalion commander writes: "On a recent severe engagement, Stephen R. Brown displayed "undaunt ed courage by time and again expos ing himself during terrific shell fire. Employed during the - wholer.of one night at a medical station* the fol lowing afternoon he brought up. gsui masks traveling across a shell-sw^pt area in full view of the enemyi EEje' administered treatment' to. the wounded. His fearlessness and un tiring endeavors came under my di rect observation. S "I cannot speak too highly oil his spirit of self-sacrifice, his bra/very and his calm disregard of all dangers. He supplied men in the first line with cigarettes and chocolate, even?, visit ing advanced observation posts .help ing all men ho found. The grattfcud? of the officers and men of my organ ization toward him knows no bounds. "He, later, assisted in the disposal of the dead. In every possihie. 'wj?V he could, he assisted, refusing" to jgo to the rear j&ntfl' the troop's' were relieved though he had not slept or eaten for many hours.** Cotton jfeijfcffE iCorrected dahy <tt 12 .-o'clock Neou., P. G. BOWMAN.. Cotton. Buy**;. Good Midding 34 1-8. Strict Middling 33 7-8. Middling 33 5-8. Strict Low Middling 32 1-2. ' - > Pennsylvania to Make War Record*. Harrisburg, Sept. 12.:?Pennsyf /anians participating in the -great war are to be recorded by the history committee of the State , Council of National Defence. I State Senator William C. Sproirt, head of the State Historical Society, is chairman of the committee - in rmarge of the work. A. E. McKin ley is secretary. *? - The data is to include Pennsylvan ians in the naval, military and marine jorps service in this country and overseas. Names and service of those in Red Cross work, with the T.; M. C. A., War Work Council, Emergency Aid, Liberty Loan and War Stamp Campaigns and all kindred/' patriotic organizations will be included; ' ' ' A permanent record of Pennsyl vania's war work is to be preserved in the State capitol. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 12.?So that he may "do his bit" for his country, Fred Fauquier, an American whose nearest of kin resides in Seattle; -te making a journey of 17;000 miles. Fauquier gave up his position as manager of a great rubber estate" tn the Malay peninsula to' come here' for enlistment in the United 'State's ?fctny. FOR SALE OR RENT?Several nice farms near town. Wanted an over seer for 10 or 12 horse farm. Must be above draft age and familiar with general farm machinery. J. H Myers, Sumter, R. F. D. 4. Local and Long Distance . Phone 5302. FOR SALE?In settlement McBride estate I offer 1,000 acres Jadiie lands, tracts 47 to 16 acres, well located in famous Pudding Swauop tobacco section. The four ' 191*7 prize corn clubs boys of Sunttor and Clarendon counties live one to eight miles away and grow 70 to 90 bushels on same type soil.' A nearby tract of similar unimproved land was paid for out of last 'year's crop. Prices right and terms rea sonable. E. W. Dabbs, Trustee, M ??epvil!e."S. C. BEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity large or small. Am paying best cash price. See me if you have any. N. G. Osteon._ FOR SALE?F. O. B. cars, Camp Jackson, stable i anure; 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.