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Information is Requested From Those "Who Know of Any One Improper Jy Reaving G^ernment Allow ances. Seeking to detect all cases where persons are fraudulently or improp erly "receiving allowances as depend ents of soldiers and sailors during the war, the Council of National De fense, Washington, D. C., through its State Councils Section, has* issued the following bulletin, - seeking the co operation of every member of every State" and County Council of Defense, and township committees of Coun cils of Defense and all other patriotic individuals .who might know of any fraudulent or improper receiving of < -allowances. In Sumter county any j information along this line should be made to A. C. Phelps, chairman, or " E. j. Reardon, secretary, Sumter County Council of Defense, Chamber of Commerce rooms,. Sumter, S. C. Allowance and Allotments?Brief Definitions and Distinction s... Under the War Risk Insurance Act the government makes generous pro vision for needy and dependent fam ilies-of soldiers and sailors, during the war. Such provision is called an allowance. It is limited to wife, children, grandchildren, parents,) brothers and sisters. It is further j and most importantly to those grand children, parents, brothers and sisters! who are dependent on the men in the service. There are various other limitations for which reference should be made to the text of the law. The distinc tion from allotments' must also be kept clearly in mind. Allotments are taken out of a man's pay for the benefit of a wife or relatives; they do not affect the total amount paid by the government, but only its distribu tion. If an allotment is improperly paid, its adjustment is a matter con cerning the selective and his family. Allowances, on the other hand, in crease' the sum payable by the gov ernment, and if improperly paid their adjustment concerns every taxpayer and":every citizen of the United States. An allowance'is a gratuity. No one except a wife or child should accept it who does not absolutely need it. The illegal receipt of an allowance is a fraud on the, government and an acceptance of charity from the com munity; Procedure for Local Councils in re porting alleged unwarranted recip iehts of allotments and allowances: ' 1. Always send report directly to your State Council or Defense. 21* Typewrite report whenever pos sible. . 3. Always give the following in formation in full: (a) Names and address of recip ients. (b) Name, rank and organization of the soldier or sailor. (c) Name, address and reputation in the community of informant. (d) The nature of the alleged violation of the War Risk Insurance law and*the alleged facts of the case. (e) The name and postofflce ad dress of your Local Council. 4. Take every precaution to pre vent any_ intimation from getting abroad that the case is being thus re ported in order that no possible in justice may be done through a false report. 5. Never make an investigation on your own initiative. The Bureau of War Risk Insurance has its trusted special agents.in each community who wift perform this delicate task. We ih'nst not make our fighters feel that they cannot make all allotments to their dependents without subjecting them to the ignominy of suspicion and investigation. ~ 6. Be sure that every trusted member of your organization who is m;a position to receive information of these cases, is instructed to report it to you, and is informed of the pre cautions to be taken. STATE FAIR POSTPONED. Board of Health Deems Deferment - Necessary. Columbia, Oct. 9.?Indefinite post ponement of the State fair was order ed yesterday by the State board of health because of the epidemic of in lluenza sweeping over the State. In his letter to D. F. Efird, Secretary of the State fair association, Dr. Hayne, secretary of the board said: . Tn consideration of the extent and the present rapid spread of the dis ease* I am of the opinion that the opening of the fair should be indefi nitely postponed, as at this time it is impossible to estimate the possible state of affairs on the date selected for/the formal opening. It will of course be understood that I suggest a postponement only, as it is hoped and. believed that the epidemic will have spent its force in a compara tively short time. *Tt is with much regret that I an) compelled to take this stand, but I know that you agree with me that the^health of the people of the State . mu*t receive first consideration." A meeting of the fair management was.* held yesterday at 1 o'clock, when it was agreed to call on Dr. Hayne for a definite statement as to the bearing the quarantine regula tions of the State had on the fair. It was in answer to Mr. Efird's lettei that Dr. Hayne advised against hold ing the fair October 28 to November 1, inclusive, ?s scheduled. It wa> pointed put by Mr. Efird that the fair would likely bring 50,000 people from all sections of the State, and as only j 20 days intervened between now and the opening date of the fair, an early decision was imperative. There will be no let up in plans for a successful fair later in the fall Preparations are to go steadily for ward and as soon as conditions justi fy, definite dates are to be fixed and general publicity given to the event. Mr. Efird said yesterday afternoon there was no reason why the fab Should not be as large and as goner ally attended one month later than ihe*usuaT date. The fair association is to celebrate its~*em}-centennial this year, and a program of enlarged scape is being prepared for the occasion. PERMITS FOR BOLDINGS. Reed Smith, Secretary of State Coun cil Explains. All persons interested in construc tion of buildings of any kind what soever, or repairs and extensions to any building should carefully read the following plan o? procedure in making applications for permits as outlined by the War Industries Board in Washington. The procedure will be as follows: 1. A person interested in a con struction project will apply, with a full statement of the facts i under oath, to the appropriate local repre sentative of the State Council of De fense. (In Sumter County to E. I. Rear don, Secretary, Chamber of Com merce, Sumter). 2. The local representative of the State Council will then investigate necessity of the proposed construc tion and transmit its recommenda tion with a summary of the facts, to the State Counc;l for review. (The local building committee for Sumter county representing the State Coun cil of Defense to whom the secretary will refer all applications for per mits for construction is as follows: A. C. Phelps, chairman; R. O. Purdy, R. D. Epps, O. H. Folley, E. I. Rear don.) 3. Th. State Council or its appro priate committee will review the case. (a) If the State Council decides in favor of the construction, it will at once send its recommendation, with a full statement of all facts, to the Non-War Construction Section of the Priorities Division of the Wsu Industries Board. The Non-War Con struction Section will then grant or withhold the permit and notify the ; State Council of Defense, and also the individual concerned of its action. ? <b) If the State Council decides against the proposed construction, it will notify the person concerned that his project has been disapproved. 4. The State Council will report monthly to the Non-War .Construc tion Section all applications submit ted to it, including those decided ad versely. The War Industries Board will in form all persons applying directly to it that they must first take up their projects with the appropriate local representative of the State Council of Defense. Persons interested in con struction projects against which a State Council of Defense has ruled can appeal to the War Industries Board, but in such cases the Board will attach great importance to the negative decision of the State Coun CiL You will undoubtedly concur with the Board's decision that it is not necessary to call public attention ! to the privilege of appeal. The latest rule of the War Indus tries Board regarding construction is as follows: 1. All new buildings except for farm purposes only, whatever be the.r cost, are to be passed on by the State Council of Defense. 2. New construction for farm pur poses only involving in the agTre gate a cost not exceeding $1,000 docs not have to be passed on. 3. Repairs - or extensions to exist ing buildings involving In the ag gregate a cost not exceeding $2,500 need not be passed on. Hoping that this is clear, I am, Yours very truly, (Signed) Reed Smith, j Executive Secretary, South Carolin I State Council of Defense. NO FAT NO SOAP. Zimmermann Tells 6t Germany's Pri vations. Amsterdam, Sept. 25 (Correspond ence of The Associated Press)?Ger many's famine in cotton, wool and edible oils and fats is not being alle viated by the ingenious "just as good" substitutes which have been provided since the war, according to Emil Zim mermann, a well known authority on colonial subjects, in an article in the Berlin Tageliche Rundschau. ? "Nothing," he complains, "has cut so deeply into our daily life as the lack of fats and the absence of raw textile materials. One dovetails into the other, for no fat means no soap? no soap means chemical substitutes? chemical substitutes ruin clothes, and clothes we cannot replace without wool and cotton." "Dairy produce has fallen off 66 per cent and animal rat has almost completely vanished from the coun try," Zimmermann writes, uncon sciously perhaps, revealing the In ner truth of Germany's precarious position when he declares: "We must have colonies from which we can draw large quantities of raw materials at once and not after 15 to 20 years of fighting." The rich territory of Central ano West Africa appeals to the German economic expert as the possible site of a Teutonic colonial empire tha: would overshadow'even Emperor Wil liam's fondest dreams. He would draw 700,000 tons of vegetable oils and fats annually from Nigeria, Sier ra Leone, Dahomey, Togoland, the Romeroons. the Congo and Senegam bia. Asquisition of oil producing terri tory by Germany, is advocated by the writer on the ground that the African oil regions could be "obtained with comparative ease." Zimmermann says that the Congo basin car. in 30 to 50 years be raised to rich pro ductivity and become a second Brazil. Mr. Young Todd. Generali Secrctar: To succeed Mr. Chas. Dushan. gen eral secretary of the local V. M C. a who has gone into business in Green ville, Mr. Young Todd has been elect ed by the Hoard of Directors. Mr. Todd has had long and suc cessful experience in Y. M. C. a. work and comes very highly recom mended. He will enter upon the du ties of his office on the twelfth of Oc tober. American Steamer Sunk. Washington. Oct. 8.?The Ameri can steamer Westgate of the nava! overseas transportation aervice has been sunk at sea with the Joss of six of the crew in a collision with the steamer American. HUNS STILL OBDURATE". Berlin Newspaper Says That Two ol Wilson's Peace Terms Already Re . jeeted. Copenhagen, Oct. 8.?The Lokal Anzeiger, of Berlin, says two of Pres ient Wilson's points must be consid ered as rejected?the Reparation o: Alsace-Lorraine from Germany and the incorporation in independent Po land of Prussian Poland. POLITICAL PRISONERS PARDON ED. Germany Preparing to Have Tall Delivery of Persecuted Political Of fenders. London, Oct. 8.?The German gov ernment according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam intends to grant pardons to a number of politicians imprisoned since the war began, including the Socialists, Dr. Karl Liebknecht, and Wilhelm Dittman. A general amnesty, the dis patch adds, will probably be grant I ed to political offenders. I PRO-GERMAX CONSPUiACY. Charges Renewed and Enlarged Against Brewers' Association. Washington, Oct. 8.?Charges that the United States Brewers' Associa tion and individual members secretly financed newsapers in the interest of the liquor traffic, contributed to the national German-American alliance and improperly influenced State and National legislation, were renewed in a memorandum filed today by Sena tor Jones,. Republican, with the sen ate judiciary sub-committee that is investigating loans by brewers to Ar thur Brisbane in connection with the latter's purchase of The Washington Times. Senator Jones contended that the inquiry should be unlimited in scope and not confied alone to the Times case. LIBERTY LOAN LAGGING. Not One-third of Minimum Quota Has Been Subscribed. Washington, Oct. 8.?The overnight increase in Liberty loan subscriptions reported to the treasury totaled $8 2, 334,050, making the total $1,40G, 051,000. WINTHROP NOT CLOSED. College Remains In Session But Strict Quarantine Enforced. Rock Hill, Oct. 9.?Winthrop Col lege will not be closed under the or der of the State Board of Healh. Af ter a conference yesterday between President Johnson and State Health Officer, Dr. J. A. Hayne, it . was de cided that the wisest course to follow in the circumstances was for the col lege to remain in session and to en force a strict quarantine. None of the students boarding in the city will be permitted to attend the college and none of the students in the college Wlil be permitted to leave the cam pus. The practice school which is at tended by children from the city, has beer, closed, as have all other schools in the city. At present the health of the stu dents in. the college is excellent. There is no influenza in the college i and today there were only two stu dents in the infirmary. It was this circumstance that in fluenced Dr. Johnson and the health officer to continue the sessions of the college. ?RON CROSS DEPRECIATED. German Prisoners Now Show Little Regard for Them. A British Port, Sept. 25 (Cor respondence of The Associated Press) German prisoners captured in the re cent fighting, who have arrived here, show a surprising depreciation of the once coveted Iron Cross. One of them traded his decoration for a cigarette and an American officer who ac companied the captives from F nee said several of them spoke slighting ly of the war token bestowed upon them by Emperor William. A marked change in the demeanor of the new prisoners was also notice able. Instead of the arrogant and almost ins dent manner which char acterized their predecessors, when the Germans were sweeping every thing before them, the latest contin gent seems humble and crestfallen. Almost every officer and one in ten of the men wore the ribbon of the Iron Cross. The tobacco famine which exists among the prisoners makes it easy for American soldiers to collect souvenirs. The Germans will part with almost any of their belongings for a pack age of cigarettes. American troops are leav'ng here for France daily with bands playing :tnd flags flying. TANKS PLAYED HAVOC. German Writer Admits That They Caused Wild Confusion. Amsterdam, Oct. 7.?The Berlir Tageblatt's correspondent, Hegeler. writing from Mont Medy October 1 describes the attack made by thr. Americans in the Argonne forest dur ing a dense fog. ir. which small, fast American tanks, lik^ phantoms sud denly coming out of the depths, took part and fell upon the Germans in the rear. "The result." says the correspon dent, "naturally was wild confusion." They got right into our artillery po sitions. Before the fop lifted, and that was late in the forenoon, we had some anxious hours. Contact between the regiments and with the* higher command was broken, except^lfar car rier pigeons and runrers. as all wi-re> were down and telegraphing was im possible, y "About midday the weather clear-1 ed. We found a break through had I failed, but the enemy -Id the lines of Dannevoux-Mont Faucon. Press ing forward beyond Malicourt west ward, the Americans very nearly : captured the whole of a regimental staff. The staff was released by our i counter attack." 11 LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN. 'o the Citizens of Sumter County. Up to the present time the total inscriptions obtained for the Fourth liberty Joan campaign amount to nly $540,000.00. Ninety-five per ent of this amount has been sub cribed by the cities of Sumter and ?layesville alone. Mayesville has ubscribed $55,000.00, about double he amount of her subscription for he Third Liberty loan campaign, "he people of the county of Sumter. towever, have fallen so far short ot vhat . was expected of them that un ess they come across generously, to he utmost limit of their ability in the imited space of time yet open for ubscriptions, it will be impossible for is to raise our allotment. I have been obliged to abandon he large schedule of meetings ar ?anged for various points in the coun y this week, by order of the State Board of Health, and all subscrip ions must now be raised by individ ual solicitation on the part of the committees. This is an enormous :ask, considering the short space of :ime allowed and unless the commu tes can get the loyal co-operaion of :he citizens in their efforts it will be an impossibility to raise the allot ment of $900,000 for Sumter county. The response to our efforts from the country people have been a terrible disappointment up to the present time. Because our armies are winning victories makes it just that much more important for us to support them to the limit of our ability. We cannot afford to relax our efforts in support of our forces until the, final articles of peace have been signed. Many seem to think that the govern ment will not now need the money. A more ridiculous impression could not prevail. This is simply German propaganda, pure and simple, circu lated for the purpose of handicapping the campaign of the Fourth Liberty loan. To the farmers and to the business men who have not yet subscribed, but who are able to do so, I am mak^ ing an especial appeal. The follow ing article from The State conveys the message to you plainly: The Man Who Doesn't Buy. . What about the man who can buy Liberty Bonds and won't or doesn't? Shall this war be fought to victory while tens of thousands of men who at this harvest season have a hundred dollars or a thousand dollars as the surplus earnings of the year buy land or houses with the money and refuse to lend a dollar to the government to which they loudly profess their loy jalty? j Shall the man who has money, be. the sum small or great, and thinks he can make more money out of it by investing in something else than in bonds, withhold it wholly and "get by" with his reputation as a loyal citizen of this Republic? What is to be done about that fel low citizen of ours? r There is no law compelling him to buy bonds. The government does not conscript his property. To be sure; many, of the citizens are required to pay income taxes, but according to the census of 1910, South Carolina has about 77,000 owners of farms and the statement has been made that in the whole United States only 14,000 farm ers have failed of exemption from in come tax paying. The men who make the sacrifices. the men who buy Liberty Bonds, are entitled to credit in the publ?c ledgers where every eye can see what they have done. Should the man who buys no bonds pass and repass just as* though he were as good a friend to his country as the man who does buy them? In South Carolina one person In IS bought bonds of the third issue. Tha* means that 17 of 18 bought none Suppose at a mass meeting of five thousand citizens in Florence, Lau rens, Pickens or Aiken all the pur chasers of bonds were called upon to hold up their right hands, how many could respond? Perhaps it will be advisable and necessary to find some way by which the bond buyer may be distinguished from that other citizen who is content to buy only land or cattle or bank stock or mortgages in these times when the country needs and asks for the loan of some of his money. To print in each county of South Carolina a pamphlet containing the names of the men and women who have property and have bought no bonds, or who are earning good wages and buying none, would be expensive, but somebody may conclude that jus tice requires it. Remember, we have now remain ing but 10 working days in which to raise $300,000.00. This means $36, 000,00 per day. If you care for your homes, your country, your freedom, come across promptly with your sub scriptions. Do not delay the solici tors, but help them. H. J. M'LAURIN, JR., County Chairman. REJECT PEACE PROPOSAL. South Carolina Governor Wires Pres ident Wilson His Views. Columbia, Oct. 7.?Governor Rich ard I. Manning today urged President Wilson to promptly reject Germany's peace proposition. Telegraphing to the President, the Governor said: "Permit me to express the earnest hope that the German kaiser's peace proposal will be promptly rejected by you. Peace on conditions named by you should be dictated to Germany and not made subject to negotiations. Germany's peace proposal will cause a slowing down of liberty bond sales and other vigorous war plans unless clearly and promptly rejected." Governor Manning has six sons in; the United States army, five of them j being in France. Wedding Reception Cancelled. On account of several cases of Spanish influenza in the home of Mr. Vnd Mrs. W. S. Reynolds, with much roVrret. are forced to recall the invi talSuns to the marriage and wedding recepN^pn of their daughter. Aline, to Lieut, fhfiry. The marriage date re mains th? same, but will necessarily i De a qutetVffair? ' ARMY WANTS NO ARMISTICE. SPEED UP, HURRY UP. ?resident's Reply Reached American Army in France Today. With American Forces, France, 0c*. i.?President Wilson's reply to the German peace proposal reached the ear lines of the ? ?rican army this norning. The gentiu.1 tc.ie of the *ank and file comment was a quiet ;atisfatcion that no armistice will be granted while enemy troops remain m allied soil. TURKISH LEADERS OUT. Dominant Figures in Pro-German Cabinet Resign. London, Oct. 9.?Turkish Premier Tallat Pasha has resigned and been succeeded by Tewfik Pasha, the form er premier and ex-ambassador to Lon don, today's dispatches state. Min ister of War Enver Pasha has also resigned. Liberty Loan is Not Going Well and Will Not Succeed Without Greater Effort. Washington, Oct. 9.?"At the pres ent rate of going and the present av erage per capita of subscriptions," says the treasury loan review today, "the fourth Liberty Loan may not reach the desired goal within the al lotted time." DAYLIGHT SAVING.' LEVER ILL WITH GRIP. Soutlij Carolina Congressman Indis posed in Washington. Washington, Oct. 7.?Congressman Lever, who returned here Saturday from a trip to South Carolina, is con fined to his home with grip, al though he does not yet believe it of the severe kind generally prevailing throughout this country. If Mr. Lever gets along satisfactorily he should be at his office again in a few days. Bill Introduced Proposing Indefinite > Continuation. Washington, Oct. 7.?Indefinite continuation of the "daylight savings time schedule is proposed in a bill introduced today by Senator . Calder of New York, with the endorsement of Chairman Baruch of the war in dustries board, who believes daylight should continue as a coal conserva- " tion measure. Under the present law all timepieces will be turned back an hour at 2 a. m., on October 27. GERMANS COUNTER ATTACK. French Progress in Champagne Slow ed Down Today. London, Oct. 9.?One o'clock?The Germans are today counterattacking heavily on the Suippe River front. In the Champagne region the French, have not been able to make much progress. Building Material and Feed Stuffs | Bough and Dressed Lumber, Lime, Cement, Plaster,, Brick, Shingles, Mouldings, Etc. All kinds of Feed for Horses, Cows, Hogs and Poultry. We solicit your patronage. ,, ii n . I II Booth & McLeod, Inc. Phones 10 & 631 t Your War Savings | Pledge Our boys at the front are making X good their pledge. How about you! Buy War Savings Stamps to-day. We sell them. Tba National Sank of South Carolina l C. 6. ROWLAND, President FtHHINAtft. I Cttfeltr. * ItHtMHtMIMlilHlllMUlimnmMIIIMiniM II BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS ne mmw^ Buy Fourth Liberty Bonds. It is the privilege and duty of every true American to buy Bonds to the utmost. Come in and arrange, we will look after details. The National Bank of Sumter, The "Old Reliable" Since 1889 J. P. BOOTH, President W. J. CROWSON, Jr., Cashier ?" ?.m.mmmmfL THE FIRST NATIONAL BATft c If you will bring us your 4 per cent Liberty Bonds before Nov. ls%, we will be glad to have them converted into 4 1-4 per cent Bonds. The First National Bank SUMTER, S. C.