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; iilMul at ifce PoaoBw at Samser, & PERSONAL. Sergeants Lewis L. Bradham and J ohn Sibert have received commis sions as lieutenants and have been ttfaosferred from Camp Jackson to #0?t Oglethorpe. - Mrsi W. C. King has received news that, her son, Sgt. Joel G. King, head* quarters'company, 118th Infantry, who was gassed on September 28, is xfoV'much better, and has been trans ferred from the British hospital at Rouen to an American hospital in London for special, eye treatment. .' Miss Katie McKiever, mention of whose safe arrival overseas was made yesterday is in the Red Cross service and not in the Y. M. C A. work as stated. Mrs. W. A- Weinrich, of Columbus, Qhio, is" the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Strauss. Mr. Chas. W. McGrew, of Bennetts riileV is spending a few days in town. - - Miss1 Annie May Lide left this morning for North, S. C, to be with h^r^ brother, JIr. L. B. Lide, who has illness in. his family. ? v ? m j Real Help for the Boys "Over There/' The most efficient service to the boys in pur great fighting machine is the consideration of first importance. This result can he obtained only when all of the .organizations qualified to help, work in a spirit of closest co operation. There must be no dupli cation of effort, no overlapping and no unnecessary expenditure of per sonal service or money. Each ounce of strength, each dollar must be made to perform its fullest function. The fact that all of these splendid organ izations have come together in a co operative financial campaign is the best assurance of the accomplish ment of .the desired result in the field. May it not also happen that working side by side and seeing eye to eye as they will, there will grow up a^spirit of greater ? Mer?nce, of bet ter understanding and of more gen uine sympathy between the various groups thus represented ? Every man and woman in this great land is of necessity interested in these organizations and desires to support them loyally, with service where pos sible, also financially. For these Splendid soldiers of our who have al ready been conducting themselves with such magnificent courage, such unselfish patriotism on the other Bide, are" not the government's sol ?ersi but the people's soldiers. They are the sons, the brothers, the lovers of'every home throughout the na ipzL They are your boys and mine. They are giving their all. The most we can do to bring them cheer and comfort and inspiration, to help them to he strong and clean physically, ^??-minded morally and pure spirit ually is little'at best, and those who --4??r to--participate to -the f?llest, ex tent possible ih tfils service to the young manhood of the country are dwarfing their own. lives and losing an opportunity and a privilege of which- nothing else can take the place--. With unparalleled generosity men and women from the Atlantic to the Pacific, .in the North and in the South, have volunteered to help in these .great enterprises, and they have given their money with a lavish hand. Vastly larger sums of money are now needed, and there is no limit to the demand for personal service.?From "Service to Our Soldiers and Sailors," by JohiT D. Rockefeller, Jr., in the American Review of Reviews. Bulbtic Schools to Reopen on Next Monday. The public schools of the city will reopen on next Monday at the usual hoth*. Attention is called to the message to the patrons of the schoo to be found elsewhere in these col umns. The Service of Mankind. \_Durihg the week in which Presi dent. Wilson officially declared that our. nation was in a state of war, C?inmander Evangeiine Booth offered to the federal government the total" force and equipment of the Sal vation Army of America. "The motive of this offer," she say's, "was 'the fundamental spirit from which the Salvation Army was conceived and by which it exists? the spirit of service to mankind." ,It is a good phrase to remember in the coming United War Work Cam paigh?"The spirit of service to mankind.'' It is the spirit that is actuating all the seven allied organizations, the Y. M*. C. A. the Y. W. C. A., the Nation al* Catholic War Council and Knights bf Columbus, the Jewish Welfare Board, the' American Library Asso ciation the War Camp Community Service and the Salvation Army. Secretary H. L. Tisdale of the Sum ter County Fair states that he has only a few booths left that can be rented to manufacturers or other? who may wish to make an exhibit at tlie Fair for advertising purposes. Those who desire booths should not wait' until'the last day before the fair opens and then expect to be ac commodated. As there will be nc State Fair this year the county fairs are the only opportunity that ex hibitors will have to display theit wares and the Sumter county fair will be one of the bestt hat they wil7 have to select from. t Gotton Market P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon). Good Middling 29. Strict Middling 28 3-4. Middling 28 1-2. Strict Low Middling 27. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Open nigh Low Close Close Yes'dy? Dec . . 30.07 30.07 28.80 29.45 29.80 Jan . . 29.35 29.18 27.93 2?.78 29.2f Mch . . 28.90 28.71 27.50 28.40 2S.75 CITED FOR BRAVERY. Anthony Ballard, Colored, of Sumter, Rewarded by French Government. I Anthony Ballard, a Sumter county negro, who, until drafted in Febru ary, was in the employ of the Sum ter Lighting Company, has won distinction for bravery in France and, with several other members of his i company has been cited in official or ders and given a cash reward. In a letter to his wife he enclosed an official copy of the order which is reproduced below. In his letter he states that he was the first member of the. 371st In fantry to put his hand on a German, and that he came out without in jury, as did Calvin Durant, Harry Johnson and Jake Grant. Jake Dar gan and Jimmie Jerdon were wound ed, but they will get well. The official order is as follows: Mode de Service. H. Q., September 11, 1918. I take pleasure in most heartily complimenting 1st Dt. J. B. Given, Sergeants Ballard and Duncan, Cor porals Logan and Schaw and Privates Grant and Green of H. Company 371st R. I. U; S. for the capture they made of a Prussian N. O. O. in the ene my lines, in the night of September 9-10. Lieut. Given and his detachment are entitled to the greatest credit for the way this operation was plan ned, studied, managed and carried out. This operation should be set as an example to all. It took place in the following way: (1) A German listening post was accurately located. (2) A careful study of the means of communication of this L. P. with the rear and of the habits and cus toms of the personnel of this L. P.,! was made. (3) A deep incursion was made into the enemy lines in order to set j an ambush on the communicating trenches of this post (4) This ambush patrol was made up four nights in succession. (5) When sound of approaching foot steps was heard, all crouched down and then pounced on the on comer. (6) The prisoner put up a staunch resistance but was overcome and brought back into our lines without the attention of the German listening posts being aroused. The complete success of this small operation is a further proof of what can be expected from patrols and their leaders when they are animated with the spirit of thoroughness, perseverance, cool mindness, decision, discipline energy and courage, all qualities required from patrollers. The General Coybzt, Cdg. the 157th E. I. Headquarters 371st Infantry, September 17th, 1918. Memorandum: 1. The French govenment has very generously awarded to the pa trol that made the successful coup ?e main on September TOtb. the sum of one thousand ClvOOO) francs. This. amount, of course, establishes no precedent but is in recognition ol the brilliant work of the patrol that accomplished its mission without loss and without expense to the govern ment. The 1,000 francs will be divided as follows: i 650 francs to the fraction pene trating the enemy's lines and making the actual capture. 350 francs to the fraction remain ing to cover the withdrawal. 2. The regimental commander wishes to make known to the patrol and to the command his great sat isfaction and appreciation of the ac complishment of the men who pen etrated the enemy's lines. He also wishes to express his appreciation of the part played by Lt. J. L. Nelson and the other members of the patrol. 3. This memorandum will be pub lished to the entire command at the first retreat formation after re ceipt. By order of Colonel Miles. George L. Blossom, - Captain, 371st Infantry, U. S., Ad jutant. With the Colors in France, October 15; 1918. My Dear Cousin: This you will know that your most kind and pleasing letter has been re ceived, and with much gratitude and affectionate pleasure, read. I would have written you ere this time but I was direct on the firing line, where we were in one of the greatest drives known in the history, of the war. Yes we went over the top. I say we because Rev. Brogdon's son (Little Chappell Brogdon) is helping me to write this letter, as we want you to know just what you ali can expect of us, by the work we are doing now. We went over the top in perfect order; many were left on the bloody battlefield, but by the help of God we made it over and back safe. We were in the drive eight days; sometime it seemed that life was impossible, but one who giveth life?God, was with us, and the victory we went to win, was won; but it took hard fighting. Yet we put the Germans to flight, didn't give them time to move their1 ammunition. We feel sure now of victory and 1 am praying to that end, for after all it takes prayers to win. All we ask you to do is pray for us. You must be sure and pray for us. You must be sure and get that pa trol list from my wife, and after you have finished with it give it back to her, that is after you have published It. I was the first man in the regiment to lay hands on a German. Write any time for I don't have time to do much writing. I went from home a privat' and am now a sergeant. I am very truly your cousin. Sergt. Anthony Ballard. Notice. Pursuant to an order of his Honor Judge Earnest Moore, the regular far term of Court which was scheduled to convene on November 11th. 15? 18. has been postponed until Monday, No vember 25th, 1918 at 10 o'clock A. M. H. L. Scarborough. Clerk of Court Sumter, S. C. j REPUBLICANS HAVE HOUSE. SENATORIAL RACE CLOSE IN NEW MEXICO, MICHIGAN AND IDAHO. I With Trio of Seats Still to Be Detcr ! mined Democrats Stand One Behind in Upper Body?Final Result May Show Tie. Washington, Nov. 6.?With control of the house of representatives in the hands of the Republicans by a ma jority of 16 and probably more the attention of the country tonight was centered on contests in the three States, Michigan, Idaho and New Mexico, which will decide whether the Democrats shall lose control of the senate as well. At midnight returns from five con gressional districts were missing in Montana, New Mexico and South Da kota. Without them, however, he Repub ! licans have 234 seats in the house? j 16 more than1 the 218 votes necessary [ for a> majority. The Democrats on the face of those I returns had 195 seats and if the five missing districts were to be conceded to them they still would lack 18 votes of the number necessary to control the house. Tonight's returns show plainly that Speaker Clark instead of being de feated, as was reported, has been re elected by a substantial majority. The contests which will decide the political complexion of the senate were very close. As the senate stands without a decision in these contests j there are 46 Democrats and 47 Re- i publicans. In Michigan the race between Hen- j ry Ford and Truman H. Newberry j was so close that it was said an offi- i cial count might be required to de-1 cide the winner. Both parties were j claiming the seat. In New Mexico where Republicans are claiming the election of Senator Fall by a majority of 1,000, at least j not a single county had reported I complete returns. In Idaho, where 74,000 votes out of an estimated total of 95,000 had been counted, Senator Nugent, the: Democratic candidate for reelection, j was leading Frank R. Gooding, tibfcj Republican candidate by little more j than 300 votes. The result is in | doubt. j With the house firmly in the hands j of the Republicans control of the sen-1 ate is more important than ever to j the Democratic administration. If the, administration can retain control o: j the senate it can in a large measure j check the activities of a Republican j house. It is doubly important to j the national administration because of the part which the constitution j assigns to the senate in the ratilica- j tion of the peace treaty which will end the world war. In the senate reposes the p;e- j rogative of ratifying any treaties' which the president would make. Republicans made one of their; campaign arguments on the conten- | tion that a Republican senate should be elected to participate in the work j of making peace. The Democratic i administration on the other hand con- j tends that the negotiation of treaties j is wholly the function of the execu- j tive branch and that the senate's! part is to ratify them. With the senatorial returns sti i = I missing from Michigan, Idaho and j New Mexico, the figures showed tha: | the Republicans had lost one?thru j of Senator Weeks of Massachusetts: ! while the Democrats had lost si*. I The senators who will be retired are j Shafroth of Colorado. Saulsbury , o: j Delaware, Lewis of Illinois, Thomp- i son of Kansas, Wilfly of Missouri and j Hollis of New Hampshire. Red Cross Notice. All those who have received tin labels for Christmas packages to be! sent overseas will please call at Red J Cross headquarters for the boxes. Those wishing to send Christmas I presents to the navy will have to pro- ! cure, their own boxes. Do not forget that the boxes must be ready by November J5th. FOR SALE?A tract of 104 acres of i land in Lee County, two miles fro::; j Heriott's Cross Roads (Wo od row j Depot on the Seaboard Air Line) ? on the public road to Camden formerly known as the McCathern I place, adjoining on the North and '? East Mrs. LaRush Heriott's land ! and on the South H. E. McCathern. I being in Spring Hill township. This j is good clay land with first class \ two story residence, barns, etc., ; and a tenant settlement. Address : i for particulars P. O. Box 328', Sumter, S. C._ j 7 PER CENT NEW MEAL?Foi I prompt shipment; also blood, high i grade tankage, potash, acid phos j ground phos. rock and ground .lim- j stone. Call or write us for prices i Souhern Brokerage Co., Sumter j & C._I_ j WANTED?To buy several carload: | of wood. See me at once. J. P. Commander._ BEESWAX WANTED?Any quahtit} large or small Am paying besi cash price. See rne if you have any. N. G. Osteen._ FOR SALE:?F. O. B. cars, Cam; Jackson, stable manure; very littlt straw. Car load lots only. Chemi cal and Fertilizer value rated ver} high by Clemson college. A. A Strauss, Sumter, S. C. Geo. H. Hurst, ] Undertaker and Embalmer s Prorrpt Attentin to 0: and Night Calls At J. 0. CRAIG Old Stand, N. Vain I UUUCfc. Minht 201 Don't you want the Boy's outfit to be right for the cold weather?' If you do, call and let us show you: The "American Boy" and "Dubbelbilt" line of Suits and Overcoats for this winter. They are everything the heart could wish for in Clothing for boys. * A beautiful line of Mackin aws and Raincoats ready for your inspection. Boy's Shoes, Boy's Hose* Boy's Shirts, Boy's Caps, and all other Clothing necessary to make the Boy comfortable for the Winter. We can please you. ? T5he The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes g 10. i -THREE DAYS VE 19th, 20th, 21st, i M ?i 3 TUe Smith Greater Shows have been booked to: furnish the Carnival attraction at the Fair this year and a better selection could not have been made. They wintered in Sumter last season and our people know them. <I Everything is being done to have grounds and exhibits all ready for Tuesday, Nov. 19th, and no pains are being spared to make it a big success. . I Premium Lists can be had by applying to the Secretary, Mr. H. L Tisdale. % If you have anything good in the various de partments send it in for exhibition. (| In 1 he Poult ry Department, Mr. R. L. Simmonds, of Charlotte, N. G, will act as judge. See A. H. Wilder for entry blanks.. MBBG sieaBESSW^E MB?M Remember the Date: null Jffi 'Jblvl II 21st, 1918 1 mi ?ini i ii ? i ? im\i