Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IT^OCRATIC CAMPAIGN :.: FXJN1V Make Democracy Safe In America by rEIetctfngr a 'Democratic Congress? Funds "Urgently Needed. Editor "Daily Item: C/ f ' The enclosed" from Democratic Nat ional headquarters shows how we' should hes?ir-" '-ourselves to elect a DehVoerafrc congress. We have shown b?^^y^i|y^:td^'tife^resideht splendid - ry>in ^^receiit primary/ Now let us show 'tiff? ?iif money that we are standing by him all along the line. "We owe so much to this adminis tration"-- \n *-the unshackling of th2 ctertrency and stariff fetters that bound u*-Hhat we ought to gladly contribute toward spreading the good news of d^m?Srafcy among all the voters or the land. ;,fiow the mouths of hungry Repub^ ^licans must water to get hold of the ^railroads, telegraph, ship building ' a^?^otner^war industries,' to'say noth ing of the high times they will have if they can maKe the peace terms and writ? new tariffs i For us "of tntf South, and .iorVthe'common people of the nation, /the immediate future is fraught with' perils so great that I can not picture them. We ought to be; made to - see that we are on the e^go of a volcano?that our financial security is no' deeper, no more sure than we make it with o?r votes and with the moWey we give to spread the news to every^-yoii&g\ precinct in the nation. I have ranrthe time to" ei?b orate more^: fidly.'?]? Sttlfein Club starts the subsfcrfp?oh with' the 'following: 2L W. Dabbs .: .:. $5.00 J?i ?'.Tis&'?e .".".:..2.50 When we have seen all the niem ; sbers of the club we will show up ene^d?ilar^F?r every -vofe/ih/the first jrrimafy. If South Carolina does as well, it 'wili'meah enough to whV som'e Jttoubtful districts arid 'carry' the cam ""%^dgn into rock ribbed" Republican N.l?stricts. " E. W. Dabbs. Washington, Sept 10. 191$. Mr. E. W. Dabbs. Mayesville. S. C. Dear Mr. Dabbs: Tarn writing Mr. Cooper, a^ing on b??half of the Nat ional-Committee that he see to the raising of $50 toward this year's nat ional* campaign fund. .It is very important and necessary that .we-get: this and 1 want to ask, as aT personal favor and for the sake of the- parry, that you> co-operate with him .in seeing that it is raised-arid forwarded as quickly as possible. ^Congress, as you knowt is.exceed ingly' efosei and it was never more nfeees^rTihat-it be kept in complete harmony w^th the president. There aremore than 150 close districts and; ardozteri. or'more close States in which there are vital . senatorial contests, "tfie are ?p against a hard. and diffi- \ cljilt eamgaign, for our opponents are j determined and well supplied with j funds. i *> j I know how deeply interested you j are in the party and the adminis- j tration. j ? Drop me a line assuring me tha 11 yon will co-operate with us in the abj?ye matter and make us any sug --H^esiions-iwfelch;?yen think will be helpful.' - ^"With best.wishes, I am. 5 7 ; - Sincerely yours. W. D. Jameson. CITY SCHOOLS RESUME WORK. ?Hie' Public Schools of Sumter Rc r . f- opened oh Monday at 8.45. ???? . After the usual summer vacation the 'pubflc schools of the city resum ed' work- on Monday. Below is giver j ? list of teachers with the assignment! of grades: .' j Washington School. Miss Florence Obenschain. second; j girlsi * Miss Ida Penny, first; girls andj boys;' ? Miss Mi. Grace Randle, first; girls j Miss M. S. McCauley, first; boys Mrs. jjd. H. Haynsworth,, (second; giris and. boys. *? Miss Abbie Bryan. B. second; girlr i hoys. j Mrs. M. B. Warren, second; boys. Miss Mary Robinson, fourth; girls j Miss Edmonia Garrett. third; girls, j Miss Maria Michaux,, third: boys. J Miss ^Nellie Williams, third; girls! jti&d boys. Hampton School. M?s? LvvE. Robinson, sixth; girls, j .Miss Louise Carson, fourth; !?oysj and girbx B. Miss Sophia Brunson. founh; boys Miss Beulah Wilson, fifth; girls. Miss Charlie Cassell, fifth; girls anC boys. /.Miss Clara Jordan, fifth; boys. Miss Ade}e Pitt?, sixth; girls and boys. Miss .; I. H. McNally (principal). ' sixth; boys. Girls* High School. Miss L. C. McLaurin. principal, fourth year High School. /Miss Mary Hughey, second yearj High School. ^ Miss Katherine Moses, third year , High School, Miss Cora Anderson, first year ?igli School. Miss Sue Stoll, first year Higl: School. Miss Thelma Naylor, seventh grade Miss Ruth Harrington, seventh Stada. <iil?!f Calhoun High School. Miss E. S. Hepburn, third High School .* Mrs. John J. Riley, second High School. O. Lfc-,l?ong, principal and com mandant; ; fourth High School. Miss S. > Austin, first year High | School. . . 5 -1 "Miss M. Eubanks, first year High School. Miss F. Miller, seventh grade. Mrs. Bessie Walsh Forester, sevent'. ^rade. Speical Teachers. Miss E. W. McLean, supervising principal. Miss Ina Cartee. home economies. Miss E. W. Truitt, supervisor o music. Miss Isabel le Williams, French and Latin. 'Miss Jennie Doar, English and his iory- i_ W Steam1' driven engines enrrie'i o?i Setroleum propellel motor boats havo been added to the Venice fire de jttrtment equipment ^O -GIXXIXG PRICES SET. Senator Smith Also Secures State ment From Administration Relative to Cotton Seed. Washington, Sept. 12.?During the last few days Senator E. D. Smith has received many inquiries regard ing prices for cotton seed and for ginning cotton, and today he took the matter up personally with Dr. George 71. Denny, head of the cotton seed di vision ot the federal food administra tion, who has furnished the senator with the following Official statement, which'fully explains the situation:' "The United States food adminis trat?n" has fixed no price on ginning. This whole problem has been left to the food administrators of the sev eral cotton States. My -understanding is that Food Administrator Elliott of South Carolina has approved an agreement between representatives of the producers and ginners of that State. The food administration has no direct power to fix the price of cotton seed or its products. Under the food control act we have fixed a definite margin for crushers. Fur thermore, we have approved the rec ommendation of the cottonseed pro ducers Of the South as expressed by the,commissioners of agriculture and markets and officials of various farm er organizations, of the South to sta bilize the price of cotton seed at $70 per ton carload lots for cars, the fun damental basis being a yield of 41 ?allons. If this represents the av erage price paid last year an average yield of 43 gallons of oil per ton of seed is found to represent the out 'turn in South Carolina. That means a standardized price of cotton seed in South Carolina of $72 per ton carload I lots -for cars, or $69 for wagon seed, based on the recommendation of the j representatives of the producers." i Senator Smith stated that if this j was satisfactory to the producers ot South Carolina he had no criticism to make. BRITISH TAKE HAVKINCOURT. Storm Their Way Into Shell Shatter ed Town. With the British Army in France, ?ept. 12 (Ey'the Associated Press), 2 P. M.?British troops stormed thc-ir way today' into the shell shat tered town of Havrincourt, which lie; on a dominating ridge within the for ward defenses of the Hindenburg lin< and at latest reports were maintain ing their hold on this highly import-j ant place. A little to the south they also car- I ried Trescault by assault, thereby I gaining a still firmer grip on the,' high ground dominating this region. Fighting was still proceeding this afternoon and about ' 300x Germ?n prisoners have been sent back to the cages. The attaek was begun this morn ing in the midst of rain, which had been falling intermittently for sev eral days. Because of the elevation of this ridge, however, the ground was not in a particularly good con dition. , The operation was a local one, restricted to the capture of the H?vrincourt-Trescault sector. This was the only important action report ed on the British front today. The main interest here centered in the American drive, news of which spread quickly this morning. Officers throughout the British army are watching the battle eagerly. A mea gre report received this afternoon that things were going well for the Americans was received with the greatest enthusiasm and expressions of heartfelt good wishes. BAKER VISITS ST. MIHIEL. Inhabitants Tell of Abuses to Which They Have Been Subjected by Ger mans. With American Army in the Lor raine, Sept. 13 (By the Associated Press).?Secretary Baker, accompan ied by Genera?.s Pershing and Pecain. visited St. Mihiel a few hours after its capture. Residents of the town so long under the domination of the Germans accorded Secretary Baker and his^companions a touching recep tion .relating the abuses to which they had been subjected. Before the Germans retreated they had forced almost every male between 1C and 4 5 to accompanA them for service in the German army, they told the sec retary. The prefect of the town assured Secretary Baker that had it not been for the assistance rendered by Amer ican relief committee the residents of the place would have suffered se rious privations. The banks long ago had been broken into and aU the money and papers removed. The in habitants of St. Mihiel hid been forced b ythe Germans to contribute a million francs to the German war treasury. Secretary Baker and Generals Per shim? and Petain walked through the streets of the little city tnlkin'4 to the residents, who told stories ot the long months of German oeeu-' pation. Although the Germans were most open in their outrages imme-1 diately prior to their retreat, they: had begun their depredations longj ago. Houses had been entered and \ robbed and when they marched out of St. Mihiel they carried away great stores of loot taken from almost ev ery house in the place. Exports to Mexico on a Kation Basis. I El Paso. Texas, Sept. 12.?Cyanide; of pottasium. soap, ammonia, kip-! pered herring and chocolate candy! are now being exported to Mexico on ! a ration basis like sugar, flour :i nd; lard. The War TraoV board has an nounced its willingness to issue e<- | port licenses for the exportation of these commodities under the usual war-time regulations. Cyanide is used extensively in the, reduction of metals. There is such a : shortage of the cyanide supply that! all countries are beini? similarly ra-i tioned. Ammonia may be used for ice male-j ing. refrigerating and in cooling plants but must not be used in beer making. Herring, sardines and oth-j er foodstuffs not included in th** con trabrand list may also be exported t?> .Mexico under the license plan. DIN NAVAL BASE SEIZED. Splendid Site in Virgin Islands Cov ered up by Socallcd "Sale" Before War. "Washington. Sept. 12.?A potential German naval base in the Virgin Is lands has been seized by the alien property custodian and will be used tor the needs of the American navj and customs department. The base consists of land, buildings, docks, warehouses, large water tanks and cisterns, lighters, loading parapher nalia and coaling facilities formerly owned by the Hamberg American Line. It is said that the principal build ing commanding the harbor is of re inforced concrete and the plaza ii front of it is said to have an eighi foot foundation of concrete for gun emplacements. After the United States purchase-.! the islands from Denmark and when it appeared that it would declare wai on Germany, Mr. Palmer said, the Hamburg American Line agent, wh?; also was the German consul., "sold' the plant to the line's lawyer, a Dan ish citizen named Jorgensen. The sah consideration mentioned was a note for $210,000, which Jorgensen was said to have given the German com pany. This note was payable thre' months after date, and renewable every three months until after the war, and bore no interest, Mr. Palm er said. Darwin O. Curry, the alien proper ty custodian's representative at . St I Thomas, learned of the transactor and Jorgensen finally executed a dee?.' to the alien property custodian, bui not, Mr. Palmer, said, until after h< bad protested and sought refuge lr his Danish citizenship. The alier property custodian assumed whatevei I obligations were attached to the not* j Jorgensen had given the Germar company and the note itself was seiz ed. One of the reasons for the pur chase of the Danish West Indies b> the United States, was the fact thai St. Thomas offered a natural base fo; the defense of the Panama Canal anc it is the intention of the governmeni to fortify the harbor and establish a navai station there. JURY CONVICTS DEBS. Verdict Proves No Surprise in Court Cleveland. O., Sept. 12.?-Eugene V. Debs, charged with violating the es pionage act, was found guilty by a federal jury today. Talking to newspaper men after the verdict De*bs sa.:d: > - "It is all right. I have no complaint to make. It will come out all right in God's good time." ?-? ?? Of the original ten counts of t the indictment but four remained when the jury retired to consider the evi dence. The verdict, found him guilty of three; not guilty of .one. He was -found guilty of attempting to incite insubordination, disloyalty, etc., in the military and naval forces; attempting to obstruct recruiting ? and uttering language tending to incite,* provoke and encourage ^resistance to the Unifi ed States and to- lirom?te the; cause of the enemy. ' The count on which he was adjudg ed innocent charged that' he opposed the cause of the United-States. Counsel for both sides said that they considered Judge Westenhaver's instructions fair. They were exhaus tive and couched in- simple language and delivered in a kindly manner, re quired one and one-half hours. He made no comment on the evidence, which presented by' the government was affirmed by the defendant, but as sured the jury that the espionage act was wholy valid. The jury was out five and a half hours, mostly spent in assimilatinc the fine distinctions between the four counts. Spectators remained in the court room throughout. When it was announced that the jury was ready to report the crush became great. Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, herself 'under conviction on :\ similar charge, came inside the rail ing/ Previously at Debs' request, she had remained hidden in the audience. She drew her chair beside his and into her hand she 1 slipped his own gaunt hand, where it remained while the clerk was reading the verdict and polling the jury. She had expected an adverse verdict from the first, admit ting it to her friends. Nor was it c surprise to Debs. In his address to the jury he said he had not one word to retract, and rather went out of his way to accept the St. Louis anti-war platform. The maximum penalty is 20 years imprisonment and a fine of $10,000. Judge Westhaven stated he would hear counsel on motion for new trial next Saturday. Debs until then will remain at liberty under the trial bond. Red Cross Notes. Sometime in May there was started in Sumter a "Carry Your Own Pack age" movement. For a time, the movement succeeded, and people car rying packages stamped with Red Cross stickers were ieen everywhere. Unfortunately, at the p-esent time, no one seems to feel that it is his or her duty to comply with this request. It i;j such a simple thing?just the re minding of the clerks in the stores, who. during the rush of business, perhaps forget to. seal the packages. There are hundreds of stickers lying idle at lied Cross headquarters. As long as the people do not carry theii own packages, the stickers are not needed. Every package you carry that is stamped with a Tied sticker gives a little more to the Red Cross fund. Are you going to withhold your help? The last shipment of the July al lotment of surgical dressings was .i:ent to Atlanta headquarters last week. No other allotment has been received as yet. Consequently the surgical dressings workroom is still < losed. From the hospital garment department, a box containing 2.) bed jackets. 7f> pairs of pajamas, 41 sweaters, and 4 pair of socks was also sent out. Apparatus which automatically ?upnlies more oxygen to aviators th?? higher the^ fly has been invented by a Chicago man. MCnOJDLS HAS MAJORITY. Incumbent Keiiom ina tod for Con gress in Fourth District Over Hor ace. 1^ Bomar. i Spartanburg, Sept. 12.?The official ? vote for congressman from the i Fourth district gives Bomar 8,9 7 0 i vdles and Nicholls 9.370, a majority ? for the -incumbent of 406. These i ligures are "based on the official tab-. , ulation in all the counties. 1 The vote by counties is as 'ol-j ? lows: : Greenville, Bomar 2,961: ' Nicholls; - 2^36; Laurens. Bomar, i 1,435, Nicholls 1,487: Spartanburg,: ] Bomar 3,534; Nicholls, 3,732; Union, j ? I Bomar, 1,040, Nicholls 1,421. FAITH IN SUBMARINE. : .--:? i j Von Scheen Says U-Boats Will Con-; 0,0er England. Ii Amsterdam, Sept. 12.?Admiral von i i Scheen, ch>ef of the German admir ? .alty staff is quoted by Dr. Wildgrube, i [ Conservative member of the reich >: stag, according to Dresden dispatch '! printed in the Cologne Gazette as ? i having said in the course of a speech. i! "You may say to the country with Ma good conscience that I do not doubt j I for a moment we shall bring England ?j to her knees by submarine warfare, j i j Only I will ont bind myself to a defi- j i; nite date." i ? GERMAN AIRPLANE LOSS. ? - - - -:? - German Official Tells Why Germans .j *Ha*e Suffered Greater Loss. i New York, Sept, 12.?Steady in ' j crease of German airplane losses is Uadmitted by Captain Otto Lehman in, *'an article published in the Berlin l!Tageblatt, reviewing the progress of i aerial warfare during the year 1917 r 1918. Captain Lehman attributes the ? growing losses - t o two causes: De j -velopment of the fighting airplane as - a weapon against enemy infantry, and - the. enhancement of the number of j r j fighting machines due to the transfer I! of those on the Eastern or Russian ' i front to- the West front. "It will be noticed that since Jan t nary, and February, Jyis, our figures l for losses show a steady increase,' Captain*Lehman writes. "The reason for that," however, is the increased participation of airplanes resulting J.from the fact that the German flyers . who had been operating on the east . ern front migrated to the western front when fighting ceased in the Russian theatre. The increased par ticipation"; .of" course, resulted logical ? ly in larger total loss. "The eastern flyer, who had been . accustomed to quite different fighting conditions; irt the beginning, undoubt edly had to pay a bloody appren 1 ticeship: in-fighting; with French and i British. -The Russian as an aerial op -. ponent is-vnowise "to be compared ' with the-.Frenchman and English > man. ? *??... "It would be fundamentally wrong ? to draw "-the conclusion from the rise ; in German, losses at the beginning of ' 1918, that our superiority'had waned. "Still another factor explains /our - higher looses.* As an infantry plant he aeriaT^weapoh is'taking, part in'a considerably increased measure in fighting the attackers on land. En-, tire squadrons of battle planes, -so called infantry flyers, accompany the : storming of the never failing infan ? try and by taking full advantage . of their speed, attacking the enemy re ? ' serves at low altitudes with bombs and machine guns. These attacks are made often at the ridiculously low altitudes of 100 metres and* even 10 metres. It is therefore, at first glance clear, at that these new tasks expose the airpalnes *b every shot fired from the earth, and must increase our loss account." BAIL FOR MOTORISTS. Automobile Association Membership To Be a Bond in Court. The South Carolina State Automo bile Association is arranging to hav< the membership cards of its owners to act as a bond in magistrates or police court. The following letter has been written to sheriffs and po lice officers over the State: "If for any a member of the South Carolina State Automobile Association should be arrested in your city for any infraction of the law and where bond for their appearance in your court does not exceed the sum oi $25 this will authorize you to accept their membership card as their suret\ and the treasury of the South Caro lina State Automobile Association will be responsible to you for this sum. "This is one of the benefit features for the members of the South Caro 'ina State Automobile Association and while it is the purpose of the state Association to see that our law. are properly enforced yet on the oth er hand we feel that this surety fea i tu re would serve as a convenience to our members at times, and they coule offer chis surety in lieu of a cash bond. '?This surety feature is Intended only for our members appearance be fore your court and not for any tine that may be imposed upon them for their transgression of the law." THE PRICE OP WHEAT. { Food Administrator States What it Should Sell for in Sumter. j Editor Daily Item: j Please publish the attached lettei ; so that, our farmer friends who may j j have more wheat than they need : will know what to sell it at Mr. Elliott stated at the meeting Wednes i day night that South Carolina has i made 700,000 barrels flour or fully .ill of our requirements and if we will !.-t it go on the markets no more cars will.be needed to haul flour into South Carolina for a vear. Columbia. Sept 9, 1918. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, Mayesville, S. C. Dear Mr. Dabbs: The Food Ad : ministration in Washington tells m? ;h<* price for wheat in Sumter should be: ? Price at St. Louis.$2.24 plus freight.40 Price at Sumter.$2.6 t Yours very truly, Wm. Elliott Food Administrator for .South Caro lina. I ? ' ST1.H* .K.KKCHIQy.. OF RCUSI-X | pective builder has changed. his; mind - ; and decided to put up with what ?e Considerable J)elay A ray Occur Be- has until after the war. And maybe tween Application for and Jssu-' that is what Uncle Sam wants him a nee of Permit. j to do. - ! This procedure is to be followed in For the purpose of allotting their the case ot un new buildings, from work, the local executive committee a small dwelling to a tall office build of the Columbia district of the war mg-. The whole purpose of the plan resources committee held a meeting is obvious. Carpenters and an enor yesterday morning at the office of T. mous quantity of building material B. Stackhouse, chairman of the Co- will be needed in completing new lumbia district, which district em- camps, additions to present campa, braces the counties of Calhoun, Fair- ship building yards and various oth field. JLee, Richland, Chesterfield. e?- governmental enterprises. Uncle Florence, Lexington. Orangeburg, Sam simply means that he has the Darlington, Kershaw. Marlboro, first move and that obstacles are go Sumter, Dillon, Lancaster and New- ing to be put in the wav of building berry.' j operations that are not essential and At the meeting, A. M. Oibbes was that tend to draw labor away from appointed chairman of the commit- war work. tee to-look after iron and steel pro-1 The members of the executive corn ducts: S. K. Oliver, textiles and mittee who were assigned special cloth; J. C. Otis, wood products; B. I work at-the meeting yesterday are bo B. Kirkland, food products; T. I. j send questionnaires to the various in Weston. engineering: W. B. West, j dustries under their assignment, and chemicals, oils and paints. j these questionnaires are to *be filled Men contemplating erecting new j out.?State, 13th. structures should follow this pro- j_ cedure: Send to T. B. Stackhouse- an j estimate of the cost of the building, j American Casualty List. the material and the construction; \ - tell where the material is to be se-j Washington, Sept. 13.?The follow - cured. With this data in hand, Mr. j ing casualties are reported by the Stackhouse makes a recommendation j commanding general or* the Ameri concerning the building to T. K ; can expeditionary forces: . Glenn, regional chairman in Atlanta; \ Killed in action, 76; missing in ac Mr. Glenn makes a recommendation, tion, 41; wounded severely, 173; died to an official in Washington who final- i of wounds, 35; died from accident and ly passes on the matter. ! other causes, 14; died from aeroplane Then the applicant is notified. Per- ? accident. 1; died of disease, 9; wound haps by the time all of this formula i ed, degree undetermined, 8; prison has been complied with, the pros- ers. 2. Total, 360. _ BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS m ill m it Q'i jit Subscribers to 3rd Liberty Loan will please call for Bonds. i r its We will be very glad to fije these Bonds in our vaults' for safe-keep ing for those who rnay desire us to do so. The National Bank of t ... <. < s . * . r. ~ v sr4J ? - Sumter, The "Old Reliable" Since 1889 J. P. BOOTH, President W. J. CR?WS?N, Jr., 1 Cashier J ? i ? THE FIRST ^Wri^BWBt\ One Each Day! TSie First National Bank SUMTER, k. C. r 71 Z2 n ? ? II Your War Savings Pledge " Our boys at the front are making good their pledge. How about you! I Buy VVrar Savings Stamps to day. We sell them. The National Bank of South Carolina C. G. ROWLAND. President F*^. HIKNAN1, Cashier. Building Material and Feed jtuff3 . .3. j. Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Biick, Shingles, Mouldings, Etc. All kinds of Feed for Horses, Cows, Hogs and Poultry. We solicit your patronage. $ Booth & McLeod, Inc. Phones 10 &631 I