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WILSON mm PRECEDENT. PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND PEACE CONFERENCE. Exgfects to Sail Early in Month, Leav ing: Country Immediately After ' Opening: of Congress?Will Not Re main For End of Conference. .Washington, Nov. IS?President Wilson will attend the opening ses sions of th4 peace conference. This was announced tonight officially. He w?l go immediately after the con vening of the regular session of con gress on December 2. The official statement was issued at the White House: "The president expects to sail for g France immediately after the opening of the regular sesison of congress, for the purpose of taking part in the dis * ?cussion and settlement of the main features of the treaty, of peace. It is not likely that it will be possible for him to remain throughout the sessions . of the formal peace conference but his presence at the outset is neces sary in order to obviate the manifest . disadvantages of discussion by cable in determining the greater outlines of the final treaty about which he must necessarily be consulted. He will, of course, be accompanied by dele gates* who will sit as the representa tives of ihe United States throughout % 'the conference. ? "The names of the delegates -will :; he presently announced." How long the president will remain abroad he himself probably can not now say. The time for the convening Iof ,the peace conference has not yet been announced but the general belief here is that it can not be assembled before late in December at the earl . i^st. If such proves the case, the president will be absent from the ?otmtry for at least a month and , probably longer. . - What plans the president may have \ tar his trip other than to attend the opening of the peace conference and . tto .participate in the discussions jyynrvng the. representatives of the as sociated nations, which will precede, have not been revealed. He un doubtedly will be accompanied by Jlrs. Wilson and it is expected here that besides visiting Paris where the peace congress probably will be held, he will go to London and possibly to Brussels and Rome. Mr. Wilson is expected to receive -abroad a Teception such as has been accorded but few men in public life. ?? will be welcomed not only as the president of the United States and the commander in chief of its army and navy, but also the champion of world democracy. Jn visiting Europe the president VZ?I establish two precedents. He will be the first chief executive of : the United^ States to participate in a peace conference for the settling of if?sues. growing out of a war in which . this country participated and like ijrise he will be the first president to . leave North America during his term of office. In reaching his decision to attend the peace conference, President Wil son is understood to have been largely influenced by representations by Pre mier Lloyd George of England and Premier Clemenceau of France and other statesmen of the entente coun tries. The principles and terms of settlements enunciated by the presi dent have been accepted by both the associated nations and'the central na tions as the basis upon which peace is tt> be reestablished, and it is under stood that it is for the working out of the application of these princi ples that his presence is so earnestly desired by the allied statesmen. Since the president is to sail for France early next month, it seems cer tain that he will reach Paris several weeks before the peace congress as semblea His purpose here is believed to participate in the conferences now proceeding at "Versailles as the pre liminary to the meeting of the peace commissioners. He thus will have the opportunity to discharge in person for the first time the duties of his mem bership in the supreme war council in which he now is represented by Col. E. M. House. In the general view here the ses sions of the supreme war council, which bring together the entente pre miers with the representative of the United States, are of first importance, for in all probability it is at theso sessions that the general program which is to govern the peace congress will be arranged. The president will attend the open ing sessions of th^ congress at which the principles of the treaty will be settled, but he will not remain for the subsequent detailed discussions and settlements of the various ques tions. This will be the work of the commissioners he will appoint to rep resent the United States. By carrying out his unusual pro gram of having the conference draft and adopt a general peace treaty at ?the outset, the president and the en tente premiers will be able shortly after the commissioners assemble to return to their own countries and at tend to important business at home. Since the suggestion that the pres ident attend the peace conference first was made there has been much discussion here as to whether- while absent from the country he could con tinue to act as president. The con stitution itself is silent on the ques tion and generally the question is re garded as one which the president must decide. " The prevailing opinion here is that Mr. Wilson already has made up his mind on this subject. He does not go to the peacrt conference as a delogate and consequently it is held, that should he relinquish his authority an l functions of office he would be with out power to act for the United States in the discusions. . There is ample precedent for the president to leave the territorial lim its of the United States. President Harrison on one occasion went into Canada, while President Taft visited the Panama canal zone. Both President Taft and President Roosevelt continued to perform the funtcions of their office while on the visits to the canal zone, sending in structions to Washington both by cable and wireless. It was pointed out today that the president also could in this manner autend to any press THE CONTEMPTIBLE HUNS. TRYING TO GET OUT OF TERMS THFV ACCEPTED. To Save Their Armies From Destruc ! tioii the Huns Accepted Certain j Conditions But are Now Resorting I to Every Possible Expedient to (iet j Out of Their Bargain, ? j London, Monday. Nov. IS.?Ger j many wants the terms of the armis [ tice modified so that she can have the same economic intercourse with j the territory on the left bank of the ) Rhine as before the armistice, For leign Secretary Rolf, says in a wire I less message received here addressed i to the governments of Great Britain, United Sttaes, France and Italy. Solf asks a modification of some dozen points, concerning this region. For in stance, he asks permission for Ger man owners to exploit as heretofore, (the coal, potash, and iron ore mine. ; and the general free use of the Rhine j for transport within the old boun j daries* of the German "empire. j RESTRICTIONS TO BE REMOVED Chairman Bai ?ich of War Industries Board Mates Indefinite Promise as to Cotton. New Orleans, Nov. 19.?In telegram to spot cotton interests here, Chair man Baruch, of the war industries board, said that restrictions now hampering the movement of cotton would be removed as soon as possible and when tonnage is available. HALF MILLION LOSS. I Big Fire in Bristol. Va., This Mora ! - ing. i Bristol, Tenn., Nov. 19.?Fire early I this morning destroyed two-thirds of J a block in the heart of State street, ! the principal business thoroughfare, j causing a loss of a half million dol I Jars. The origin of the blaze is un i known. SUBS ON NEW MISSION. - J Hun Sea Wolves Coins to England to Surrender, j London, Nov. 19.?German subma ! rines are- on their way to Engla nd to i surrender, according to Kiel ac vices. 1 via Copenhagen. -. j TROOPS START HOME SOON. , _ j Movement of Men in England Coia XHeoes Writhin Week, j London, Nov. 18.?The first Ameri j can troops to depart homeward as ?? j result of the signing of the armistice j will be 13,000 men stationed in Eng i land. The American army expects to ! start the first ship load of these sol | diers homeward within a week and I to have all the men on their way j back to the United States ten days later. j MORMON PRESIDENT DEAD. j Joseph F. Smith. Chief of Latter Day Saints, Died Today. Salt Lake City, Nov. 19.?Joseph F. Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of . Latter Day Saints (Mormon) died today after a long ill ness. ing matters of importance here while he is abroad. In all probability the president will cross the Atlantic on an American battleship, probably one of the navy's newest dreadnaughts. While on such a ship it is claimed he is on i American territory and technically j would be absent from the country j only for such time as he actually is on foreign soil. I If the president intends to delegate any of the functions of "his? office to Vice President Marshall the vice president has not been so informed and this fact in itself was accepted in some quarters an clearly indicat ing that the president has decided tha his physical absence from the country does not create such a vacancy I in the office as to fall within, the ; section of the constitution which clothes the vice president with au thority to discharge the duties of the office during the inability of the pres ident to act. The question of what effect tin* president's absence will have on the I work of congress was freely dlscuss j ed tonight in congressional circles, j Many held that the president could i not approve or veto legislation while 1 absei.t as the actual signature of the j president is required. Under the j provision of th constitution if bills j are not acted uptn by the chief execu tive within ten d::".s after their pa-s J sage they automatically become ef i fective. j Very little important business will j be transacted by congress in Decem j ber under the program as now out I lined. No pressing legislative mat ters now pending or in prospect are likely to be completed before the ex j pected adjournment of congress for j over the Christmas* holidays. And if congress does adjourn it will not re assemble until early in January and j the president probably will return j home soon afterward, j There was no statement tonight as j to whether the American delegates to [the peace conference actually will ac { company the president or will fol low at a later date. In some quar ? ters it was regarded as likely that they i would make the trip with th*' presi ! dent so as to have the advantage of 'conferences with representatives of : the allied nations before the peace J j congress convenes. j Secretary Lansing undoubtedly will] ; head the American commissioners, j i Others regarded as probable selee i tions as delegates are Col. E. M. ! House, Louis D. Brandeis, assistant justice of the supreme court, and iFli Root, former secretary of state, j Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, former chief of staff and military representative I of the United States on the supreme war council, is expected to head the! military representtaives from thisj country who will assist in the work j at the peace conference while Vice Admiral Sims probably will be select ed to head the naval delegation. Besides the delegates and military and naval representatives theM will be a secretary to the delegation and a number of assistant secretaries and clerks. THE DECISIVE BLOW. MUCH OF CREDIT FOR WINNING DECISIVE BATTLE DUE AMER ICAN FORCES. Men Under General Pershing show Mettle When Called Vi>on by High Command to Take Argonne sector. Probably Most Difficult Task Ahead; of Allies. Paris, Nov. IT. (By the Associated' Press.)?Out of the confusion and daze of the crowding military events on the Western battle line since late in September, when buttle followed battle until from Flanders to Verdun there was ceaseless actron, it is now permit* ibie to outline to a certain ex tent the part played by the American j armies in the final decisive battle ofj the war, which ended with the arrais tic of last Monday. j Military reasons heretofore have prevented accentuating the accom plishments of the Americans, except I in a most general manner. The dis j patches from the 'field have been necessarily-fragmentary, and possibly were overshadowed by the accounts o the more dramatic operations fwer the historic battle front? to th? west. But it now may be stated t.v:.;: 21 American divisions totalling more than 750,000 American combat troops participated in the action beginning September 26, known variously as the battle of the Argonne and the battle of the Meuse, but which history, may call Sedan?the battle that brought Germany to her knees and as far as human foresight goes ended the world's bloodiest and costliest war. In order to understand the military j situation which made the Argocne op I erations the crux of the war, it is necessary to go back to the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient in the middle of September. This brilliant Ameri can accomplishment is still fresh in history. It cut off at one stroke a menacing enemy projection toward Verdun and weakened the enemy's defensive by threatening Metz, one of Germany's two greatest railway cen ters for distributing troops and sup plies along the Montmedy-Sedan line. Metz also was the pivot on which the enemy swung through Belgium in to France and therefore obviously it was the pivot on which his retirement must hinge. The Argonne, the next step below here, threatened the great railway arteries running westward from Metz. With the conclusion of the St. M'ihiel action, the steady inflow of American forces caused a displace ment of power as between the allied and Gentian armies. Thus it no long er was necessary to pursue a policy of reducing a salient or nibbing at: it. The American troops had shown what they could do. ~ A broader policy of general attack along the entire line was then adopted and the high command called upon General Pershing to take the Argonm* sector, admittedly one of the most,'if not entirely the most difficult of ithe hole front. The broken terrain, the topography and the lack of roads made a problem difficult to describe. Germany had in four years fortified it to the last degree of military skit with superb roads, both rail and mo tor, connecting up to the rear positions and bases. The outstanding feature of the Argonne Forest is a long chain of hills running north and south, covered with a dense growth of trees and under growth, making an advance difficult and offering superb defensive quali ties. Virtually no roads exist in the forest, except for a few transversal passes running east and west. The soil is such that the least rain con verts it into a slippery, miry mess In other words, the physical condition is such that the line of attack for an advancing army is limited to valleys, chief among which is that of the Aire River. From the edge of the forest, where the resistance was viciously strong, the enemy possessed innumerable Hanking positions. But beyond this difficult region lay the Montmedy Sedan line, which was recently cap tured. A German order described it as "our life artery." It represented one-half of the German rail supply on j the Western front. It meant death if cut. The high command told Pershing- to j cut it. The American First Army was j put-in motion from St Mihiel. In nine days it was on the Argonne line ready for an attempt, the failure of which might mean disaster and the success of which would give untold results' This quick movement of an enormous body of men, the establishment of a new line of supply and all the com plicated military preparations was re garded with pride by th*- American commanders. The Americans knew what con fronted them. They realized that: this was no second St. Mihiel but an enter prise at which other armies had balked for four years. They knew that here was to be fought a ?ght to rank with the first battle of the Marne, with Verdun, with the Sorame and the Chemin des Dames; and they knew that on them depended the fate of the. great attack on the rest of the front. If forced back here the enemy must give way to the west. If he held, j he could hold elsewhere. It was at daybreak of September ?lu when the Americans went in. Using nine divisions for the prelim* inary support they advanced five kil-j ometers the first day. But the ene- j my was not taken wholly by surprise The second day he threw into the line five counter-attack divisions he had held in close reserve. They were his best troops; they failed not only to j push Americans back but they failed; to check the gradual advance of the Americans over the difficult terrain. ? The first phase of the action ended October 31, during which the Ameri can gains were not large, but they I compelled the enemy to use a large} number of divisions, which became j slowly exhausted and thus were un- j able to parry the hammering he was1 receiving from the French and Brit-j ish on the west. It was bitter lighting! in the wods, brush and ravines, over a region perfectly registered and plot-! ted by the enemy where Iiis guns, big j and little could be used with tin - greatest efficiency. The original nine ! American divisions in some cases were j kept in the; line over three consecu-' REVOLUTION IH KIEV. CKRALVJ?N GOVERNMENT OVER THROWN BY ANTJ-BOL SIIEVIK FORCES. News Reaching Swcedcn Indicate.; a Complete Change in The SitnaJion; in The Gorman-Made Socialistic Country. Copenhagen. Nov. ?The Ukrain ian government has been overth-.-ovn and Kiev captured by troops from Astrakahan, according to Kiev dis patches to Swedish newspapers. The Ukrainian national assembly has fled, and a provisional government has been established by the captors of the city, which are apparently command ed by General Denikine. the lea-ier or the anti-bolshevik forces. FOOD FOR EUKOPE. Vessels Proceed Cndoj* Scaled Or ders. Washington, Nov. 1?.?Ships carry ing 200,000 tons of food for the popu lations of northern France, Belgium and ^Austria new :.re en orute to Eu rope. They are proceeding under sealed orders to Gibraltar and Bristol channel ports and on arival wil! j await word from Food Administrator I Hoover as to their final destinations, j Those gcing to Gibraltar are expected to proceed to .Adriatic and-Mediter ranean ports, and the others to French and Belgian ports. Mr Hoover before sailing last Sat urday for Europe appointed a special shipping committee headed by Theo dore Whitmarsh of the food adminis tration, to cooperate with the ship j ping board and the commission for [ relief in Belgium, in facilitating the j shipment of food to the demoralized i civilian populations in the countrie' J deva.<;tated by war. I Neither the number of ships in j volved in the pre*ient movement not I the proportion that would be diverted j at Gibraltar for relief of southern j Europe and the Near East, could be i learned at the food administration. II j was stated that final arrangement? I for feeding the people freed from the j yoke of German militarism is await j ing the arrival of Mr. Hoover in Eu I rope. j The purpose of sending some of j the ships now going to Gibraltar anc j others to the Bristol channel ports, i j was explained, was to have immediate ! ly available at convenient ports sup J plies to ship quickly where Mr. Hoov ! er finds the need to be the most ur j gent. I TWENTY U-BOATS SURRENDER ED. - j First Squadron of Submarines Deliv ered to British. London. Nov. 20.?Twnty Germar j submarines were surrendered to Tieai J Admiral Tyrwitt, in miles off Kar j wich, this morning at sunrise, ac j cording to press association dispatch j es. These are the first u-boats to be (turned over to '.he nllie. -: HUN UNION PLANNED. I German Austria Wishes to Be United With Germany. j Copenhagen.' Nov. 20.?Delegate. : from Vienna have arrived at Berlin tc I negotiate for the union of Germar j Austria with Germany. I tive weeks. The American reserve: then were thrown in until every divis j ion not engaged on another part oi i the line had been put into action. j It is a fact commented upon with pride by the American commander.* and complimented by the allies that seven of these divisions that drove their way through this hard action never before had been in an active sector, while green troops, fresh from I home, were poured in as replace j ments. ( The Associated press dispatcher j from day to day told what, these mer idid; how the enemy was slowly push led back from his strongest and most i vital positions, through one defense [system after another, using his finest [selected troops, whie? had been with drawn in many instances from othei I portions of the line, in an effort tc hold an enemy which he derisively said last spring could not be brought j to Europe, and if so would not fight j and even if he tried to light would I not know how to do so. I The attack delivered the momin? of November 1. which begun the sec ond phase of the Argonne battle, was the death blow to the German army. Between September 2ti and October enemy divisions to the number of 3G were identified as being opposed j to the Americans in this sector. Be tween November 1 and Noveniber i j the enemy threw in 14 fresh divis ions, but all in vain. Eightiug every foot of the way th< American advance averaged five kilo metres daily over terrain constant!: growing more difficult, with, the lines of communications and supply daily lengthening and attenuating, while road makers tor the transport and other supply organizations worked day and night at thfor tasks. Day by day tlx- official communica tions and tiic telephone even to tin farthest adv.mc.- line told the Ameri cans that for every mile tin- German:' gave way before them they wer< yielding another mile to the British! and French on tin- left; that tin j American pressure was felt like an electric current throughout the line. On the morning of November !' the German official communication told the Americans they bad won. be cause for the fust time in the war th? enemy officially admited that tin American attack had effected :i break through. The Americans knew that what finally happened on the morning of November 1!. when the armistice was signed, was onh n question of days. Last Monday morning t lie general commanding a certain division wa? called t<> the telephone in a tar ad vanced position ami asked if be had understood that hostilities were t< have-ceased at 11 o'clock in the morning. ?'Yes." replied the general. "1 did but at 1 <.?.;?{$ we were going like hell." ! WIRE BOWIES UNITED. [GOVERNMENT ORDERS CONSOL IDATION OF WESTERN UN ION AND POSTAL. The Order Which is Effective Decem ber 1st is in The Line of Efficiency and Economy of Operation. Washington. Nov. 2<>.?The consol idation of the services of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Compa re ies, under government control, war announced today by Postmaster Gen eral Burleson. The. order is effective December 1st. CONTROL OF CABLES. Until Further Notice Companies Will Operator Through Regular Chan nels. Washington. Nov. 2r>.?The ordc making effective government posses -?ion and control o!" the mercantile ca bles of the United States, proelalme: by President Wilson under dale o November 2nd, wa.s issued today b} Postmaster General Burleson. He directs that until further notier the cable companies shall operate through the regular channels. ROOSEVELT'S DEATH BLOW. President Wood row Wilson and Peac< Commission Will Cross Atlant; With Nava: Convoy?And Tedd; Will Die Of Envy. - Washington, Nov. 20.?Navy offi cials said today President Wilson anc the delegation to the peace confer { ence will cross the Atlantic on ope o [ the big army transports, convoyed b a dreadnaught and a flotilla of de t st rovers. FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN. J _ j Well Over Six Killion Dollars Stib scribed. j Washington, Nov. ID.?Total sub scriptions to the Fourth Liberty Loar I were $6,989,047.000, the treasury de partment announced tonight afte final tabulations had been completed The oversubscriptions of $9S9,047, 000 was 1C. i .s per cent. Every feder al reserve district exceeded its allot ted quota. This makes the Fourth Libert: Loan by far the greatest war loai ever floated by this or any other gov ernment. The fourth consecutive time in the last 18 months of war th' American poopie have given mon than the government asked to financi the war program. Including the fou Liberty loans and war savings. th' nation has raised ?!7,852,000,000 ii popular ioans and this does not takel into consideration oversubscription which Were r.ot accepted. L A FOOTBALL STAB. Henry Spann One of the Best Quarter backs Davidson Has Ever Had. ? j In the November ISth issue of Th< Davidsonian, the Davidson College magazine, in which was a writeup o: Davidson-Washington t^ee footbal game, which was a Davidson victory 20 to 0. there was the following ref erence to Henry Spann of'sumter: "'But after all the credit of tin game belorgs mostly to Spann, one o: the finest and best quarterbacks Da ' vidson has ever produced. His stead: 1 generalship and accurate passim were, as usual, the feature of th< game. When Henry leaves it will b< hard to fili his shoes. He is one o the finest fellows on the campus, anc } at the same time one of our very bes I footbal! players. It will be. hard fo; i us to give up our Sergeant Major." STRIKE OF PROTEST. California Labor Council Would Hav< Walk-out for Mooney. Oakland. Cal.. Nov. 19.?Resolu tions passed by tin? Central l^aboi Council of Alamcda county directing the unions under its jurisdiction to i strike vote in protest against th* convicion of Thomas J. .Mooney, a re view of whose case was refused b\ the United States Supreme Couri yesterday, were telegraphed and ca bled to labor organizations through out the United States. Canada, Eng land and Australia today. The 'Council asked that these or ganizations take like action and that Monday, December 2nd. be set as th^ tentative strike date. JACKSON MEN TO LEAVE. Demobilization Orders Received at Columbia ( unfonmcnt. Columbia. Nov. !!>.?On receipt of orders from Washington today the work of demobilization of troops at Camp Jackson was begun, machinerj being set ii! motion lo discharge at once 1,000 men in the development detachments. At the same time nieas ures were begun to classify officers who may be dispensed with thai they may be allowed tu leave the service <>i apply for commissions in tie- regular establishment. j RICHER WAGES. RICHER RATES. General Increase in Express Rates '\\. <?<> into Effect at Once. Washington. Nov. 20. -General in crease in express rates were an nounced today by Director General McAdoo. East of the 'Mississippi and north <>: the Ohio and Potomac riv I ers the new rates on merchandise will be about sixteen t?> seventeen cents a hundred higher. The increase on food . rates will be about seventy per cent as much. i For the remainder of the country the increase in merchandise rates will be ten to twelve cents. The in creases which are due to higher wages, become effective immediately. MESSAGE FROM PERSHING. Army of Occupation Raving a Quiet Time. Washington. Nov. JO.?The com munique from Gen. Pershing under j yesterday's date says: "On the front, of the third army the day passe J without incident, our troops occupy ing the general line of Etalle, Seleger.., Longwy, Audunx; Lercm?n, Briey." THE PRICE OF COTTON. Chairman of Council of Defense Give* Reason for Holding Cotton. To The Planters and Business Men oTS Sumter County and Members of the the County Council of Defense: The following letter has just been received from Mr. David R. Coker, chairman of the State Council of De fense: To the County Chairmen of The State Council of Defense; Dear Sir: . "~ A meeting of farmers and other business interests was held in Co lumbia today to consider the cotton situation and what steps should be taken to check decline and restore prices to profitable figures. You will see from the enclosed copy of resolutions adopted at this meeting that the Council of Defense organization is expected to cooperate vith the committee which has beon constituted to have charge of the novemont. We have in fact boon practically instructed by the governor o use our organization to further his propaganda and I trust you will, .vithout awaiting further instructions, .ake steps to inform the farmers of ?our county that the present situa .ion warrants higher prices for cot :on, and ren.ue.st them to hold for the present in accordance with the reso ution. Further instructions will be for warded from time to time in accord ince with any action taken by the committee. > , Your-- very Truly, David R. Coker, Chairman. A copy of the resolution referred to s enclosed herewith and has been published inthe daily papers. You ?re urged to use your influence in ac ively furthering this propaganda. Gentlemen, there is absolutely no rood reanon why cotton, the life blood ->f the South, should be selling at pres ?nt prices: with four short crops, vith a shortage of manufactured roods throughout the world, with locks of cotton in foreign countries he smallest in years, practically at \ amin^ point, with the prospects of mother small crop due *:o shortage of abor, the world will need every bale ?f cotton and at prices that will show > profit to the South, if we but stand 'ast. Cotton in comparison with almost everything you buy is worth all of !5 cents per pound today, and based >n the price you are today paying for nanufactured cotton goods it is worth nore. Compare it with the cost of nules. of'agricultural implements, of "ertilizers and of labor, to sell at .resent prices means loss. The South s entitled to a profit on its labor, on ts risks of farming, which are great ?r than in almost any other branch ^f business or endeavor. No less an authority than Mr. Chas. Brand, Chief of the Bureau of .larkets, of the United States depart ment of agriculture, has publicly tated that there will be a demand for ?xport for two million bales of cot ton more this year than we exported ast year. Few ships are .available t present for the export of cotton, mt in the next thirty or sixty days nore ships will become available, and 7 venture the assertion that if we had :oday a demand, for three to five hun lred thousand bales of cotton to be exported "within thirty cays, that cot :on would advance anywhere fhom two ;o five cents per pound." The de nan d is bound to come so "sit steady n the boat," refuse to sell at present prices, hold out and reap the reward pf your labors. As we stood solidly behind the mem on the fighting line, let us stand -.ogether now in this crisis is order that we may win that which is justly ours and for the good of all. The action of the general commit tee will be reported to you by letter tnd through the press from time to lime, as they act. Yours faithfully, A. C. Phelps. Chairman Sumter County Council of Defense. t November 20. lf?l-S. WHITMAN CONTESTS ELECTION. Appeals to Court to Inspect Ballots f:n Every County. New York. Nov. 21.?Gov. Whit j man. who was defeated by Alfred i E. Smith. Dcmoocrat, on the face of I the returns of election, announced I today that he would apply for a ju ? dicial review of the rejected ballots I [n every county of the State. W. S. S. Must lie Bought. , Sumter county must invest more : heavily in War Saving Stamps. Not I to redeem our pledges would be a disgrace. i Buy your war saving stamps at the ! Fair Ground. The t^pstoffice has its department there with Miss Kolb in charge so the stamps will be handy to a!1- . ? LltiJj $2f?0.000 short. Is Sumter county going to remain that way? The war being over is no reason for [stamp buying being over. The treas ury department has already indicated that the taxes to be raised under the revenue bill will be reduced. The government wishes to reduce taxes, but as billions of money must still be had it must come from somewhere. The people must loan it. .Buying war saving stamps is not spending money. It is investing mon ey. Its a*double A first class invest ment too. War saving stamps and thrift stamps would make first class Christ mas presents. We do not know any one who would refuse to accept them. Eearly in the year the Boy Scouts were very active in placing stamps. Of late they have not worked. How 'bout it. Scouts? All war work cannot stop just be cause hostilities have stopped. Ex penses go on. War saving stamps must be bought Your pledge to the gov ernment to buy was a pledge that, must be kept. Are you keepirg it?