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, Pala?6tedl Wednesday and Saturday :::*m?SEN FUBSKHING COMPANY SUMTER, S. a Terms: ?1.5? 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. v Obituaries and tributes of respect w?l. be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found f in 1%S9 and the True Southron m 1S66.. The Watchman and Soutiroi now has the combined circulation ant. influence of both of the . old papers K-*nd -i*inAni?estly th? best advertising medium Sumter._ <?BE COmpFY KRAUTS SCRVEtI Seeretary Keardon Nominates Dr. E.j S. Booth to Dead Campaign. A prominent business man said on ? Wednesday that all he thought is needed to put over the top the coun ty health survey proposition in so far as Sumters part of the fund raising is- concerned is the right man for a ?* leader. He said that he hears num bers of the best and most intelligent - business and professional men, and ether intelligent and public spirited men and women saying that they are renjiy to subscribe because they feel that Sumter County will be reflecting ?* upon "the culture and sanitary intei * hgence of our people to allow some other county to grab off what Sum-1 ten\ county turned down two years ago. The same gentleman said that Dr. "< Ed. S. Booth could put this stunt over "the top if he could be persuaded to ?take the lead tor a systematic whirl ' w?nd campaign to raise the necessary ? two thousand and five hundred dol lars. Dr. Booth, will be but adding to his ' splendid record as a public servant " and as a useful and' public spirited ' private citizen and physician if bis spirit just moves him to stir things " up, because he has never failed to put through cir.y thing he has un-. dortaken. John D. KbckefeBer, Jr., on Army and Navy Welfare Work. As Chairman of the joint commit tee" in ; Greater New Tork, charged with the responsibility of raising New . York's quota of the $170,000,000 which these organizations are going out in early November to secure, it may not be inappropriate for me to .mention some of the activities and" services which they are rendering in helping to win the "war; : Th is I am! the, better able to do since I have visited many of the cantonments and army and navy training stations, have1 Hved for a,-brief period in a. number of them and have seen most of these " organizations at work at .close r?nge.? I<et* mef say: at the outset that gen ?veral2y speaking I have found the per-' -sonnel of the organizations, in so far 3^|)c&^rve had opportunity for obser^ yauon; possessed of finest spirit and ready to do literally anything, direct ly or indirectly, to help the boys in uniform. One man, the leading citizen of a large city in New York State, well-to d^-successful, highly regarded at vT-rfj^nxT cleaning the w:iShroom 3? 'C^J?S; ne?dqu^rters one t^da^i -that had always Jiarf of h^- claily duty. The nl l.h?d.^ehhiirugo out in ^n^tQ^heip, extricate an ^r^fck>frp^ the miry roadj E^^-whose. only' son was at the fr^n^C^idd'sold;- his-'.business and his hora^,Jaiid taken up ywork ,in one of &&&aijnps>;.-his" wife ^boarding in a h-^ivbfy: ? city. In explanation he said fba^he j?3^ too old to go to the front ah'd> this seemed . co be .the way in -s^fcach hV could :<keep nearest to his son; and best do his part in helping to? wm the-war. A.-third was a suc cessrul lumber merchant who had abandoned his business and thrown himself Info camp work. In another ( cantonment I found a former mecha- j nician_driving: An automobile as a- hut secretary and performing countless friendly services for the soldiers in camp. Another worker; was . a busi ness, man Of high standing, president of the Chamber of " Commerce in his home.city; another a banker. Many are ministers, professional men, and educators. Almost every walk in life is. represented. In a hostess house one day I saw among "those in charge a motherly worfran with iron gray hair and a win nulg- smiie, 'wearing a service pin with ti>refe * stars.. Her three boys were at :h#'\rront. It is easy to understand ho.W such a woman would quickly win her.*- way into the confidence and af fection .of the beys and be readily ac cepted as a substitute mother by a large number of soldiers who visited henhouse daily. Many women in hostess houses and canteens are from prominent families in near-by towns! and -.cities. Many are less well known, j All are doing their part. > Some of the workers have been, tiraih'ed. in social work and are par ticularly, valuable; others with high purpose and native ability, although untrained, quickly learn to fill the pORtions) in which they are placed.. JTa^u^tlly there are some less compe tent, .some who are misfits. As a rule,, these are quickly discovered and advised to try other field* of service. I think it can be said with confi dence .that the boys of our American homes , who have responded to the call of the colors are in daily asso ciation in the hostess houses, the huts* the. library buildings, and other social centers with some of the. best meff arid women this country has pro duced.- These boys are having con tacts which under normal conditions tbey^ might never have had good for tune to- enjoy,' With people who are r^akihg their comfort, their well-be ing- their physieat and moral welfare the supreme business of their lives. ??-From "Service to Our Soldiers and Sailors,1' by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., .?v'the American Review of Re views for October. ?NWARS TO VICTORY. SUCCESS FOR ALLIES IN ZONES OF BATTLE. While Both Germany and Austria .Hungary Tell of Anxiety to End Fighting Armies,, of America and Cntente Continue t? Land Hard Blows on"?& IrYonts, While both Germany and Austria are seeking to secure a cessation of hostilities and Turkey also is reported to be favorably disposed towards peace, the entente allies' troops on all the battle fronts are giving no hesd to peace proposals but. are continuing j without mercy to drive their foes before them. And in all the battle -zones the allies are meeting with marked success. In France the German battle line is slowly disintegrating under the vio lence of the allied offensive; in North ern Italy thcT-Austro-Hungarians are being forced back by the British, French and Italians with heavy loss es in men killed, wounded or made prisoner; near the shores of the Adri atic in-AIbania the Italians are driving the Austrians towards the Montene gro frontier, while in Asiatic Turkey both in Syria and Mesopotamia, the British are fast clearing the TurJcs from their former strongholds. Although the Germans in France and Flanders. still are stj jnuously re sisting the alhed .attempts to break through their line, they are giving away steadily under the force of the attacks. Ii^ the other theaters there apparently is not the same disposition to offer stubborn denial of the right of way except possibly in the moun tain region of Italy, where an attempt is being made by the allied forces to open the back door to Austria. South, of Valenciennes in France Field Marshal Haig's forces, not withstanding "stiff , opposition, have advanced their line in the^general op eration which has in view the capture of Valenciennes, and are pressing on toward M?ns and Maubeuge in the general converging movement that is going on between Belgium and the re gion north of Verdun. Further south,.from the Oise River to the regidn of Bethel, the French have gained a signal victory by forc ing a retreat of the enemy in the big salient north of Laon and are threat ening ie cause ?be collapse of the en tire XSerman:. lineeastward through a fast-tm-flingjjnovement, American troops nave been thrown into the line near Rethel and have advanced nearly st mile and take numerous prison-: , ers. The German war office admits the success of the thrust of the French between the Oise and the Serre Rivers, saying that the German lines were withdrawn. Sunday night to a front west of Guise and east of Crecy. ? . x . . Jn connection with this genera] i movement the Americans northwest of Verdun have begun an operation which possibly may have important results, s For the first time since the Americans entered.the war they have opened -fire against" the back lines of the enemy with their new long range guns and are heavily bombarding Longuyon, some 15 miles distant from the American first line positions. It is over the teritory through which the American ,guns are throwing their shells that the Ge.mans have been re inforcing their lines eastward and should the blasting process prove ef-j fective in blazing a trail along the Meuse. for quick advance by the Americans it is' not improbable that a German retreat from the region of St. Quentin. northeastward toward Luxemburg will be necessitated. On the northern Italian front hard* fighting is in progress between the Brenta and Piaye Rivers. Along the Piave the allied troops have been successful in crossing the river, in-| flicting heavy casualties on the ener my and taking more than 9,300 pris-l oners ; .In Albania the Austrians have been driven by the Italians in the region of Alessio which, lies 20 miles south?? cast of Schtari just south of the Mon tenegro border. In Servia the Aus1 trians have evacuated Kraguievatz, 55 miles southeast ' of Belgrade and are still in retirement towards the Dan4 ube. The Turks are fast being driven out j of Mesopotamia, having reached a position more than 155 miles north of Bagdad, while in Syria General Allenby*s troops are keeping in close contact with the Ottoman forces north of Aleppo. Allies Masters in the Air. An Allied Aerodrome in Fr^ace. j Sept. 30 (Correspondence of The As sociated Press)?Entente air su j premacy is admitted in German doc ! uments recently captured. A German battalion report captured on the Flanders front says: ?"Enemy airmej are absolutely mas ters in the air here. They are far more numerous than ours. They car-, ry out their reconnaissances by day and night and scout's singly or in larger formations, penetrate far be hind our lines. "The same German report goes on to reveal that troops in that sector had .received no h?t food for three days owing to their kitchens being destroyed by bombing machines. "The inadequacy of our protec tion against aircraft," another report by a German corps commander states, "1* being felt more and more. All the aerial combats were on our side tof the lines." Like, to Be Reformed^ "Nobody seems to object fo pro hibition," said the visitor to Crimson Gulch. 'Well," replied Bronco Bill. "Three finger Sam is right resentful. He's getrau* to feel lonesome. It's now been six months since anybody 'round here has given him a heart-to1 heart talk, tellin' him what a great man he d be if he'd only let liquor alone." Nothing hurts the envious more than 'for you to work hard and suc ceed. This is the best way ever de vised to get even with that sort o* folks. TILES OF HON BRUTALITY. PATIENCE WITH GERMANS AL MOST EXHAUSTED. Immediate Release of Prisoners Will Be Insisted on as Part of Armistice Terms. London, Oct. 30.?That the im mediate release of all British prison ers will be insisted upon by the gov ernment as part of the armistice terms is confidently expec'' I here. Sir George Cave, the home secretary, announced in the house of commons yesterday that the same conditions imposed on Bulgaria in this matter would be insisted upon in any truce with Germany or Austria, and Gen. Allenby had been instructed to follow the same policy in dealing with the Turks. ' There is plenty of evidence that British prisoners have received worse treatment throughout the war than any others except the Russians. Such a demand will be a very im- j portant factor and it is not likely that the other allies will show less regard for their nationals who are suffering i in German camps. Events since the Gerinah peace. overtures were launch ed have not tended to instill any spirit of conciliation, forgiveness or leniency toward the enemy in Brit ish breasts. The sinking of the Leinster follow ed close, on the German note. The evacuation of Belgium and French towns, for years under German rule has opened what has heretofore been largely a sealed book of rumors and authentic stories from truthful people of German barbarities towards the inhabitants . have been flooding out Finally yesterday's discussions in the house of commons of the treat ment of British prisoners appeared to have been about the last straw breaking the back of British patience ?patience which the country general ly seems to think has been carried too far. The Germans have only themselves to blame that these re lations came at a time so unfortu nate for German interests. The topic was forced upon the house by a strong demand by the public for light upon the circum stances of what is -termed German blackmail in refusing to ratify an agreement drawn up for an equitable exchange of prisoners unless the British consented to go outside that subject ' and give gur . xntees against the deportation of Germans to Chi na. Captain Craig, a member of the bouse and himself an exchanged pris oner, told with emotion of his ex periences and the sights heNhad' Seen in the prison camps. Suspicion is the word; which still summarizes the public attitude toward the central powers' maneuvers. Some of the most important papers believe that Germany and Austria, or what remains of the Austrian government! are working together. They interpret Austria's rush towards a separate peace as part of a plan;?now f that Austrian military power is dissolving ?to place Austrian territory as. neu tral ground between Germany and the allied armies, which may soon be able and ready to march through Austria. Turkey's position is not yet clear. The committee of union and progress apparently is still in the saddle at Constantinople. The fact that Djavid Pasha, minister of finance, is perhaps the most influential man in the cabi net seems to show that Talaat Pasha; the former grand vizier, is still strong behind the scenes and that . Young Turks and Germany yet hold the power. - .. , The one and greatest hope of the old guard in Germany, appears to be to drive a "Wedge between President Wilson and the allies and to make the president play the' part of mediator, instead of belligerent. The Frankfort Zeitung says: "If the allies insist upon such dis armament terms as to make further German resistance impossible not only Germany but he (President Wilson) himself would disappear from among the factors which are decisive for the conclusion of peace. "His own position as world arbiter I depends solely on whether Gerr many's military power at least is worth so much that it can not be forced to surrender without the help of the American forces." The article concludes by cleverly trying to make it appear that the president's role is not linked with that of Germany by saying that in such a position as outlined his role would be played out if he did not commence war against the allies. Sir GeorgeX"ave, the home secre tary, gave authentic details of whole2 sale deaths of British soldiers, kept ragged, starving and verminous and compelled to work long hours in salt mines and under fire at the front, contrary to the rules of The Hague convention, beaten and tortured and shot for petty or no offenses. Old parliamentary reporters say that they have never seen such a bit ter and strong feeling pervade the house of commons. And. the same feeling has infected the whole coun try. The only group of members who held aloof was a handful of pacifists, who appear to object to any unpleasant words about Germany more than they object to the war. : The general nature of the military guarantees which the allies will rer quire has been outlined as the occu pation of strategical German bases, as well as the retirement of the Ger man army on its own soil. Maritime guarantees are considered equally im portant to Great Britain, their nature thus far is only speculative, but the internment of the German submar rines if not the surrender of the whole fleet appears to be the minimum terms which would satisfy the Brit ish people. The sea is as important as the land to this island nation, and the only detail in President Wilson's 14 points on which there is constant questioning is what the president means by ' freedom of the seas." Sir George fcaid that he held reports which could not behead to the housf because of the character of the atr? ci ties. In one camp since November TUESDAY, NOV. 19, 1918 And Continues Through the 21st .<j The Premium List is large and attractive and no effort will be spared to make the Fair a much greater success than last year. jjf Capable men and women are in charge of the different departments and they will give; personal attention to all exhibits. tf If you have not received a copy of the Premium List, see the Secretary, Mr. H. L Tisdale, secure one, and go to work on getting your exhibits in ship shape, so that you will be a prize winner. (f Sumter County farmers are showing great in terest in Live Stock and a fine Horse, Hog and Cat tle exhibit is expected, and of course the ladies will do their part in making the Fair a big success. G. A. LEMMON, President, J. FRANK WILLIAMS, Vice-Pres. H. L TISDALE, Secretary, 1916, more than 2,000 prisoners of all nations had died. Sir George said nine men purpose ly drove picks into their feet in or der to get away from ? mining camp. In a salt mine a prisoner was beaten unconscious and when he regained his senses, he was beaten unconscious again. The names of the officers and superintendents who carried out the .outrages against the prisoners were known. Reports of what had hap pened in factories, the speaker con tinued, could, not' be .read without something more- than anger. Regarding the treatment of Brit ish prisoners behind the firing line, Sir George said it was as bad as any thing that could .be found. Although General Ludendorff had promised redress, his promise had not been fulfilled.' Men were being marched up and put to work within the Brit ish shell fire. They had to carry mu nitions of war and other work which prisoners should not be put to. It was necessary for these facts to be made known, the speaker declared. Germany had a debt to pay and Ger many ought to be made to pay it. Deputy Sheriff McKagen. Mr. Henry G. McKagen, for more than ten years a member of the City ; Police force has been appointed depu ty sheriff, the appointment having been announced Tuesday by Sheriff C. M. Hurst. Deputy McKagen will enter upon the discharge of his du ties at1 once. He has a record as ah active and energetic officer and his friends believe that he will fit his new job exceedingly well. City Manager Resigns. Mr. E. S. Shuler, who has occu pied the position of City Manager for about two years has tendered his res ignation to take effect at once and has accepted a position with Harby & Co., at the Kaolin Mine in Richland coun ty. Mr. Shuler's successor has not yet been selected by City Council. Returning Raids. (San Francisco Chronicle.) Allied aviators are now daily bomb ing German towns. The kaiser nev er reckkoned that when the time came for the allies to make aerial attacks they could drop .more bombs on Germany in a week than Germany could drop on England in a year. In two months the British alone have carried out more raids than Ger many made against them from the be ginning of the war. Probably Feels Like It. The kaiser should remove all of his decorations, most of which he has given himself. "Huh?" "Yes, and hang on his back. 'Please kick me.' " Apron Strings Again. "Money doesn't bring happiness." "No," said the mere man. "When 1 was getting twenty a weck I took out two bits for myself." "Yes?" "Now that I'm getting ten thou sand a year my wifajB^j^^p^cts m,N not to go over ihag ^fcfr^^ Foch Fand. H. C. Haynsworth.,$1.00 H. P. Moses . 1.00 B. W. Segars.'.. .. 1.00 JR. B. Belser .. .. .... 1.00 S. A. Harvin ..'. 1.0C O. H. Folley :\. 1.00 H. J. McLaurin, Jr. LO0 Bartow Walsh. 1.00 J. P. Booth .... ;.00 W. J. Crowson, Jr ... 1.00! J. C. Cooper.. .. '... 1.00 John Clack ... .. . l.OO" Wm. Hayns worth ... .. ...... 1.00 Mrs. Wm. Beattie.. .. 1.00 C. T. Mason. .... 1.00 Mrs. C. T. Mason .. .. ?. 1.0? J. L., Nunnamaker .. ..... .. 1.00 Mrs. H. C. Haynsworth .. .. .. 1.00 H. C. Haynsworih, Jr,. 1.00 P. B. Haynsworth . :. 1.00 Perry Beattie. 1.00 X. B. Hicks. 1.00 Rev. W.'J. McKay. 1.00 Dyer Barnum. 1.0Q Geo. W. Loring .. .. ., .. .. 1.00 Mrs. David W. Loring y. 1.00 A. C. Phelps . 1.00 Dr. Archie China. 1.00 J. Frank Duffy ... 1.00 Mrs. J. Frank Duffy. 1.0Q Joseph Warren. 1.00 C. M. Hurst.;. 1.0? Mitchell Levi.. . 1.00 Mrs. Mitchell Levi .". .. ... .. 1.00 B. C. Wallace. 1.00 W. R. Phillips v. 1.00 Ferd Levi .. .. . .. 1.00 Mrs. M. M. Dick .. .. -.. 1.00 Mrs. Ferd Levi. .. .. 1.0? F. M. Moise.? .. 1.00 Jno. H. Morse. 1.00 I Mrs. C. L Tisdale. 1.00 C. L. Tisdale. 1.00 W. T. Harmon. 1.00 Eileen Strauss ..'. 1.00 L. W, Jenkins. 1.00 Mrs. L. W. Jenkins. 1.00 Charles R. Haynsworth. 1.00 Neill O'Donnell. 1.00 Mrs. Neill O'Donnell.. .. 1.00 T. J. Kirven.V. .. 1.00 Mrs. T. J. Kirven. 1.00 T. J. Kirven, Jr. 1.00 Lawrence E. Kirveji ... 1.00 Dannie F. Kirven. 1.00 Willie Coit Kirven. 1.00 J. Marion Kirven. 1.00 Ansie KirVen. 1.00 Maisie Kirven. 1.00 Mrs. E. A. Cuttino. 1.00 D. W. Cuttino. 1.00 L. B. Rhame. Ma L H. Deas. 1-00 Mrs. R. V. Moses. LOO R. J. Bland.?. 100' Mrs. R. J. Bland. 100 Miss Mary Bland . LOQ Robert Bland. M0 Janie Bland. 1-0? J. M. Fraser. 1-0Q J. M. Fraser, Jr. 1-?Q E. H. Rhame. LOO Rev. J. C. Chandler. 1.00 Mrs. J. C Chandler. 1.0<j L. D. Jennings. LOO T. P. Ward. 1.00 Dr. C. P. Osteen. 1-00 Mrs. C. P. Osteen. 1.00 Emmie Osteen.; .. 1.00 Esther Osteen. 1.0*0 Total. $80.00 Even the sun, bright as it is, has spots. Hardly anything is perfect. Cotton Market [ P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon), Good Middling.27 1-2. > Strict Middling 27 1-4. Middling 27. 'Middling 25 1-2. ". Dec Jan Mch NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Open High Low Close Close Yes'dys 28.35 28.76 28.10 28.17 28.75' 27.95 28.10 27.40 27.43 28.19 .27.45 27.66 27.10 27.12 27.80 NOTICE. County Offices to Be Closed Novem ber 5th. The offices of County Treasurer, Auditor, Supervisor, Sheriff, and. Clerk of Court' wiil be closed on Tuesday, November 5th, same being a legal holiday. B. Cr WALLACE, Treasurer. R. E. WILDER, Auditor, * L. E. WHITE, Supervisor, C. M. HURST, Sheriff, H. L. SCARBOROUGH, Clerk of Court The dogs- that fight over a- bone will play together when there is no bone. * Si We Grind Lenses, examine the eyes scientifically and fit eye glasses perfectly. Let us work J for you. We have all prescriptions $ on file. Broken lenses replac ed promptly. Graduate Opto metrist and Optician in charge. W. A. Thompson, JEWELE & OPTOMETRIST. J \ ?