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PERSONAL.
Lieut. Harold Moise, of the aviation
service, is at home for the holidays.
Among Wofford students who are
at home lor the holidays are Messrs.
Rowland and Tom Boyle and Carlisle
- Mr. John Blanding-, who for thej
jpast session has .been connected with;
S. A. T^C. unit at Clinton, has re-,
turned to the city.
i?r.,Aubreth Bradham, a recent
student at Davidson College, is now|
*VJmne:_
: .-The friends of Miss Catherine Flow
ers" will be glad to learn that she has
successfully undergone an .operation]
in a hospital in Richmond, Va., where",
afe^^a^ gone for treatment She was
accompanied to Richmond by Mrs. L.
I^'Earrbtt.
Mr^. E, W. Dabbs is spending the
day . in the city.
Mims Pitts, who has .been a
menaher. of the . military unit at the ;
.University for the past session, has re
turned to the city for the holidays.
^After spending a couple of. days in
- fcheWty? Mr. Jake W. Bradham, of
3?anningi has returned to his home.
T..;^r?L^r. H, Cuttino and children of
Slkmpton,? Va., are spending the Xmas]
holidays with their mother, Mrs. L.
W. Foisom.
w iressas. DeWitt Brunson and Gifford
S?aw..itave returned to the. city for j
the^ioUdaySi the Students' Army
^Xaintag; Corps at Presbyterian Col
; leges haying, been disbanded.
..;4tffv^don B;.McKagen,. of the na
val training: station* Charleston, is
spending, a^ew days in the city.
nJi^ FrimL stubbs, "of Tampa, Flor-i
kJaVTos spending- some time in the city
.wdj?i- hia-brother, Mfr. S. W. Stubbs.
Mrs. Waiter Boyie has gone to Co
lumbia.
.-^M^rs." Archer, of Atlanta, who has
3teft?e^visitlng^ her. mother, Mrs. R. W..
Bradhain^ has gone to" Columbia for|
a/7^r?stay.
. ^i&. 'y?r R. Scarborough, of Bishop
viUe?. spent the day in town.
t^j?pe. R, C- Richardson, of Pine
wood, was in. town, today.
.-3j?J^ Molloy Bowman, who has been
. a, stodent at St Genevieves in Ashe^
v?tt?<has returned home for the hol
. '^?frt, Robert Bea^^aont^ who has re
ceived his.. honorable discharge from
-^?rmi?tary^^ unit r?t South Carolina
University, has. come home for the
Chfis^masV holidays.
V^Mia-D. C. Shaw has gone to Alco
.; * TJ/eut.; McAlpine Stubbs, who has
b^^s^tioned at Camp Taylor, nearj
l^ujsvjii>,: JCy,. has received his dis-ij
'duurga^from-the -army and is at home
-iScr Jbe -holiday season,
"^alrs. F. yi&"Hutchinson, of Hender-;
son.-.JCy.v is- spending .some time with
l^daaghter, Mrs. H. M. Stuckey.
???''?f*^^P^^ ' Beaumont Gantt, of
Clia?le3ton,..is spending the holidays
with her 'mother on Salem Ave.
. r^Mr-.W.~ H. McCaw. of Columbia, hat
has -been in .th$ , city .for several days.
v. ^r. . F. H. Covington, of .Bennetts
y^e," spent some time in the city to
. ^Mr. Alvin Burns, who has been
stationed in- Camp Wadsworth, Spar
ta burg, has returned home. .
4 |ir.:. Frank Stubbs is spending the
dayj in Columbia.
fJ^r.^J. Knox Corbet, of Tuscon.
iArizona, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. C
Gr* Rowland. ?
Death.
:;The friends of Mr. Hazel C. Mayes
will-regret to hear of his death, which
occurred in Mayesville on Monday
about noon. His-untimely end follow
ed, a. period of sickness from pneu
monia, which followed an attack of
Sa?uenza. - The funeral services were
^eid>T;Uesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
*he.Sumter cemetery.
^Beaides: his .wife, formerly Miss Ju-.
lia Wright .of this city, and a young
child, Mr*. Mayes is survived by both
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mayes.
e?:^dayesviller and his two sisters,
J&^Hector McNeil, of Florence, and
Mass Catherine Mayes, of Mayesville.
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Death.
Miss Elizabeth Brunson died in
Columbia Monday night and the body
were brought to Sumter for inter
ment, arriving on the 9.30 train Wed
nesday morning. The services were
held at the cemetery. Miss Brun
son :was a sister of the late Joel E.
Brunson and was a former resident
o? Snmter. -
Death.
? News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Annie Mae Jones, which
occurred at her home in Dallas,
Texas, December 18th. Death was the
restttt of influenza, followed by pneu
monia. . ^
C&??. Jones was the eldest daughter
of ilr. E. W. Vogel, and was well
fenown,having spent her girlhood
days here.' >, -
The^body will be taken to Barn
weft where the funeral will be held
Sunday!.-" -
Chrismas Seals.
v -Do you not wish some Christmas
seals for your letters and packages
this year? Well remember that you
.^an. not .buy them, but ten seals are
to: -'be.: given .as awards to mem
bers. Joining during the Roll Call
week. / These pretty 1918 seals are
inserted in a paper "Messenger of
Health" calling attention to the work
of .the; National Tuberculosis Asso
ciation, and its State branches. The
American Red Cross has made a di
rect appropriation for this work,
wttbah-Wtherto has received support
from the^sale of seals.
; Everybody Join up.
Dr. W. J. McKay has received a
letter .from his son. Cap. Robert Mc
Kay-stating that he had been deco
rated with the French cross for dis
.^J?Hlished .bravery in action. Capt.
McKay was seriously wounded in the
arm in the St. Mihiel campaign and
was only recently discharged from thr
base hospital at Bordeaux.
Troops Returning From France
Conduct Themselves as
Victorious Heroes.
CAFES AND CABARETS
SCENES OF DEBAUCHERY
Officers and Men Who Looted
France and Belgium Spend
111 Gotten Gains Lavishly.
London, Dec. 17 (British Wireless
Service).?The correspondent in Ber
lin, in The Daily Express dealing with
the retu a of the German army, says
the scenes of enthusiasm marking
the home coming of the troops are
ending.
"Men have been coming home at
the rate of 10,000 a day," says the
correspondent. "Every day Herr Ebert
(the chancellor) takes his place on aj
rostrum opposite the French embassy.
He addresses the home coming men
and the bands play martial music,
while the crowds cheer and wave their
handkerchiefs.
? ' 'Deutschland Uber Alles' brought
me into the street this morning. To
my amazement?and to the apparent
amazement of . the French officers
grouped in the window of the em
bassy?a regiment was passing the
Brandenburg gate to the old tune.
Later, I heard it played continuously
as cavalry, infantry and artillery
swept by. Regimental flags were
crowned with laurel wreaths. The
men wore evergreens around their
steel helmets and their tunics and
guns were covered with flowers.
"What particularly struck me was
the attitude of the home coming of
ficers. Those I have seen in the Ber
li? garrison"> were quiet men. many
of whom had removed their marks
of rank. They seldom were saluted
by their men. On the other hand,
the troops just returned from thej
Front are well disciplined and saluted
is of old. The officers themselves are
anchanged. They exhibit themselves,
nonocled and tight waisted, to the
population who cheer,them loudly.
"Berlin is dancing mad. There are
Lbout 50 cabarets in the city and ,
iancing goes on all the afternoon and J
u?? 9 o'clock at night. In a week's
ime the edict of closing dancing
lalls at 9 o'clock will be removed
md dancing then will continue all
tight. Berliners are looking forward j
o. this.
"It is a remarkable sight to see
abarets packed to suffocation with .
sromen in expensive toilets and both .
oldiers and civilians dancing and *
Lrinking wines costing two mc.rks a .
K>ttle. Seats at the theaters can
>nly be booked two days ahead.
* 'We are trying to forget,' said a
berliner to me today."
Plead For Help
tlilinkoff Urges Strong Force
By Way of Black Sea to
Stop BolshevikL
Constantinople, Friday, Dec. 13.?
Paul Miliukoff, former minister in the
5rst Russian cabinet after the revolu
tion, has arrived here with other con
stitutional democrat leaders and social
democrats from Odessa to requostper
tnission of the allied command to pro
ceed to Paris for the purpose of urging
hat an allied army be sent into Rus
sia by way of the Black Sea.
"The possible cure for the present
trouble in Russia is that a:a allied
*orce be landed immediately in the
south," he said. "The disorganized
-dd Russian army could rally around
'his force. The United States prob
ably is in position to give the greatest
help. It will cost the allies less now
than later, because the Bolsheviki
daily are growing in strength, owing
lo the indecision of their opponent.
"The entry of allied forces would
>ave hundreds of thousands of lives
this winter because the people will
starve unless the civil war is ended
and the transportation of food to cen
tral Russia resumed."
M. Miliukoff and other members of
his party painted a dark picture of
th? disorders in South Russia.
Railroad trains to cities, they add.
are packed with fugitives from the
country districts. Railway communis
cation between Odessa and Kiev has
been broken by an uprising of the
faction opposed to the reunion of the
Ukraine with Great Russia.
Clemenceau and Wilson
French Premier, American
President and CoL House
Confer.
Paris, Dec. 19.?Premier Clemen
ceau and Col. House visited Presi
dent Wilson this morning. The con
ference lasted more than an hour.
The president's engagements for the
day caused him to postpone his plans
for recreation.
Basketball.
The High School basketball team
has been practicing hard for the past
two weeks and is now in fine shape.
The team expects to arrange a sched
ule which will afford the public some
interesting games. The Camden High
will play the Sumter boys on the lat
ter's floor. Friday. December 27. All
are urged to be present for the open
ing game and give the boys their
hearty support. The game will be
played on the Y. M. C. A. floor.
Mr. W. D. Owens received a tele
gram today from Porporal Henley
Owens, of the signal corps, sayins
that he had arrived in Xew York.
Corp. Owens has been in a base hos
pital in England for the pnst two
months, having been gassed at the
front.
Oppose Wireless Control
Marconi Officials Do Not Want
to Surrender Business to
Government
Washington, Dec. 17.?Officials of
the Marconj. Wireless Telegraph Com
pany of Amen"- appeared before
toe house merchant marine commit
tee today-to o,ppose the administration
bill providing for purchase apd con
trol by.\the navy department of all
radio stations in this country. John
W. Griggs, president of the company;
Edward Nally, vice president, and D.
S?rnoff, commercial agent, gave rea
sons why they believed the stations
should be left in private hands.
Mr. Nally told the committee that
25 wireless stations in Mexico had
been under German control during
the war. An investigation of the wire
iess system in that country recently
completed by an agent of the Mar
coni Company, he stated, showed
that although the Mexican govern
ment claims title to all wireless sta- \
tions, German apparatus is used and
j German operators were found in all of
them. He said the investigation also
disclosed that government electrical
shops had German superintendents
and that the whole system was super
vised by German ra dio experts.
Mr. Nally recommended to the
committee that the government be al
lowed to control coastal stations
which receive and transmit messages
between ships ana the land, but
urged that, the ownership of stations
sending trans-oceanic or overland
messages should be allowed to re
main in-private ha.nds. He advocat
ed a continuation of government con
trol of radio stations.
Government ownership of the sta
tions was charcterized by Mr. Griggs
as unjust, conflscatory and a "menace
to the country," as it would mean, he
said, that not a single private busi
ness or press message could be sent
without its passing through govern
ment hands, thereby setting up an ar
bitrary censorship.
The committee was asked to review
the bill, so if passed, it would pro
vide for an arbitration board to de
cide upon the amount to be paid the
Marconi Company. As now framed,
he said, the bill ta.kes no considera
tion of the money spent during the
past 20 years by the company to
make wireless communication pract
icable, nor of the profits the company
might make in th? future.
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Hunger in Russia
Party in Power Able to Add
Many Recruits to Its Ranks.
Washington. Dec. 17.?Gloomy re
ports of the situation in Russia, par
ticularly at .Petrograd, continue to
reach the State department. A dis
patch today announced that the sov
iet government has restricted the in
flux of hungry and destitute prison
ers returning from German and Aus
trian prison camps without cmcers
or guards.
The condition of the middle classes
in Petrograd is said to be extremely
bad and great numbers are dyine
daily of starvation. No fuel is avail
able, and he people are obliged to
keep to their beds day and night.
The Bolshevik section is reported'
raining numerically because it con
trols the distribution of food. There
;g increasing disorder in the adminis
* ration of affairs, a.ccording to these 1
advice's.
Many Scandinavian fugitives, es
caping from the Bolshevik terrors are
arriving in Sweden.
Norwegian Cabinet
Crisis Arises
Christiania, Nov. 21 (Correspond
ence)?Dissatisfaction with the,-rule
of Premier Gunnar Gnudsen reduced
the number of seats of his supporters
in parliament from eighty to fifty
five, in the election recently held. It
believed the cabinet he now bead?1
will have to be reconstructed after
the new year because it no longer con
trols a majority of the members of .
parliament. It is thought the 'Pre-,
raier may form a coalition with the
socialists against the opposing party,
the Right, which now controls fifty
three seats.
One of the acts of Knudsen's ad
ministration was the enactment of a
prohibition ordinance. The majority
ef the electors is said to favor decid
ing this question by a referendum.
VOX PAPEN'S PAPERS.
Washington. Deo. 18.?Papers of
Capt. von Papen. the former military
attache of the German embassy, * ta
ken from his headquarters when the
British captured Palestine, and
which show that Germany planned
U-boat warfare against Holland and
Scandinavian countries in October,
191G, were placed in the record today
in connection with the senate judi
ciary committee's hearing on German
propaganda.
Restriction on Silk Production.
Tokio. Dec. 18.?The temporary
American restriction on the produc
tion of silk fabrics and kindred in
dustries has caused a serious set back
to the exportation of Japanese silks
which form the great bulk of Japan's
trade with the Uni:ed States. Prices
on the Yokohama silk exchange fell \
off so heavily that transactions were,
for the moment suspended entirely
until further information could be
had of' the extent of the American j
ban. ; < i
London, Dec. 19.?After present-;
ing his credentials to King George to-:
day, John W. Davis, the new Ameri-;
can ambassador and .Mrs. Davis had
luncheon with the king and queen and
other members of the royal household
at Buckingham Palace.
Copenhagen, Dec. 10.?The (Ger
man government has decided to con
voke a conference of all the States of
the former German empire on De
cember 2-!* to eject a president of the
German republic, ncrording to a Ber
lin report. The step, it is said, was
taken to avoid a fresh outbreak.
War Work Fund
Subscriptions and Cash Contri
butions by Colored People.
Editor Daily Item:
In the recent United War Work
drive I was requested to act as chair
man for the colored section of Sum
ter county, and I think it is due to
thci colored people of Sumter county
that-it should be made known the
amount they subscribed to this fund,
and the amount paid in cash. I think
the showing- is a very fine one, and
the colored people should feel very
much gratified at the record they have
made..
I also want fo tafce this occasion
tos extend my thanks to the white
committees, as well as the colored
committees who assisted in this work..
Respectfully,
A. C. PHELPS,
Chairman Colored Section.
Cftmeh Subscribed Cash
Congruity Church .. . .$88.75 42.50
Clarke's Church, Mayes
ville. 120.00 7.00
Whites Mill Church . 183.00 60.00
Ft. Mark's Church, A.
at E., Mayesv?le . 120.75 75.25
Mayesville Institute . 150.00
Ebenezer A. M. E. Ch.
Mayesville. 5.00 5.00
Trinity Presbyterian,
Mayesville . 55.00 15.00
Ebenezer Pres. Church &
Grant Hill Bap. Ch.
through R. W. West
berry. 131.85 16.00
Ward 3, Sumter, through
R. W. Westberry . . 57.50 17.50
High Hill M. E. Ch... 60.00 60.00
White's Mill Sheppard
M. E. 24.00 .5.00
Queen Chapel . 18.00 2.50
Congruity. 20.00
Galilee Baptist Church,
Mayesville. 147.00 15.00
Opera House, Saturday 371.50 132.00
Mt. Sinai A. M. E. Ch.
Asbury M. E. ... 306.00 80.50
Good Will Pres . . .. 29.00 29.00
V/ard 1 . 45.75 - 45.75
: lulberry Baptist Ch.,
Rev. I. W. Williams 42.00 21.00
Y7ard 2. 91.78 17.28
J. A. Raffield. col
lections . 4S.00 4S.00|
Penn Sumter Lumber Co.
employees. 72.75 72.75 j
St. Paul A. M. E. .. 106.00 37.00
ralilee Baptist, Mayes
ville . 15.00
7. L. Gillis, collection 135.00 31.00
Scott DuBose. collection 22.00 9.00
baptist-Ch., Sumter
.allie Bacot, Sumter 50.00 15.00 i
'hiloh. 25.00 25.00 j
hiloh. 23.00 . 23.00 j
'?-oj?d Will Pres. Ch.. 122.00 64.26j
jmter. 253 35 67.85,
v'.'edgofield. 150.25 76.25 .
"umter .. 5.75 1.75 \
.Vard 4. ll.oo 11.00j
r. A. McDonald. .. 546.75 ? 144.1 5 !
?Ion-is College . 145.00 .145.00;
$3,797.73 1,407.29
Be -courteous to the canvassing.
_>mmittee of the Red Cross. They;
: re doing work for you without one j
?n't of pay.
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Lodge Wants to Know
Proposal That German Ships'
Be Destroyed Offends
Thrifty Yankee.
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Washington, Doc. 19.?A resolution J
asking the State department to in
form the senate whether the Ameri
ca^ peace commissioners are advo
cating the destruction of German j
war ships and other enemy property, !
I ''.nd if so, by orhat authority., was in-J
jtroduced today by Senator. Lodge, the:
minority leader, antd without discus- \
sion it was referred to the foreign
relations committee.
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Relief for Armenians I
? ?
Hospitals Purchased from Gov-:
ernment to Be Sent to
Turkev.
_ j
The signing of the armistice has!
enabled the United States govern-j
ment to sell to our committee for a I
nominal sum fifteen hospitals of one
hundred beds each, including com-;
plete equipment and two hundred ?
motor trucks. The buildings for the i
hospitals are already completed in I
Turkey, Armenia and Syria. The
equipment purchased from the gov-j
ernment will be immediately moved j
from France. including a large j
amount of medical supplies. Motor;
trucks are to be used for returning]
refugees and the distributing of food j
throughout the starving districts.
Railroad Legislation I
... i
Senate Orders Investigation of j
The Whole Subject. f
j Washington, Dec. 11).?The inaugu- \
ration of hearings on railroad legisla- j
j tion on January 2nd, to be concluded ;
! as soon as possible and -distinct from {
I the house joint congressional com-!
mittee Inquiry, was decided upon to- j
j day by the senate interstate commerce j
committee. Director General McAdoo i
! i:j expected to be the first witness.
_
Don't wait fo someone to come to ;
you but go to one pf the booths on [
the street and pav "'our ?1 and get a j
receipt for your Red Cross member-1
ship until Xmas 1919.
Long Sentences
for Pro-Germans
Five Officials and Former Edi
tors of Philadelphia Tage
blat Severely D- alt
With, m
Philadelphia, Dec. 18.?Heavy sen
tences were inflicted today upon the
five officials and former editors of the.
Philadelphia Tageblatt, a German lan
guage newspaper.: who were convict
ed some months ago of violation of
the espionage act.' " Louis Wener and
Dr. Martin Darkow, editors, were each
sentenced by Federal Judge Dickinson
to serve five years in the Atlanta
penitentiary: . Herman Lemke, busi
ness manager, to two years, and Pe
ter Schaefer, president,. and . Paul
Vogel, treasurer/ to one year each.'
Pending an .appeal to the United
States supreme court, the men were
each released on $10,000 bail. rjf"2
The Security
League Inquiry
Assistant Republican Organ
ization Must Explain Par
tisan Activity.
Washington, Dec. 19.?The investi
gation of the National Security League
of New York with respect to its- al
leged reflections during the-last cam
paign on the loyalty of members. of
congress was begun today by a special
house committee,' headed by Repre
sentative Johnson, of Kentucky.
Rounding Up Huns
The Allies Will Send Prisoners
From Turkey to France.
Paris, Dec. :19.?The Austro-Ger
man soldiers rounded up in European
and Asiatic Turkey by the allies will
be transported to France for intern
ment until peace is declared, it is an
nounced. ?
Every dollar contributed to the Red
Cross war fund buys a dollar and two
cents worth of relief.
Thousands of Europe's babies get
their red cheeks from the Red Cross.
Red Cross dollars play no favorites*'
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Farm Land For Sale
In Sumter, Lee and Clarendon
Counties
C. P. OSTEEN, :: Sumter, S. C.
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ewelry For Christmas
An Ideal Gift For Real American:
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SUGGESTIONS
Do your shopping now, before the real rush begins!
Do your shopping in the-morning, if possible,- ;. - *
The-crowds are gradually-becoming larger, and each Jlay this busy store' gets busier!
Do not put your shopping L6ff another day. . "~
Come now. -while the selections are at their best. *" .
It's a positive fact that you will be more satisiied all around by so d'-.ing, for many others are like
you waiting until the last few d-vs. \
Shopping completed means a light heart. ? .
GIVE HIM A MILITARY WATCH
THE CIVILIAN AS WELL AS THE SOLDIER WILL BE GLAD TO RECEIVE A MILITARY.' WATCH
Yes. the MILITARY "WATCH has come to stay?men have worn them in the' trenches, in the train
ing camps and at home?they have found them convenient and and serviceable and . the manv who
bought the cheaper watch for service will appreciate.a.MILITARY WATCH OF GENUINE QUALITY
this Christmas. Both the soldier and civilian have adopted the MILITARY WATCH ? they have
come to stay! Now. if you want to give a gift that will be appreciated, come to the Gift Shop and
select one of the highest standard Military Watches on the market?we have no other.
JEWELRY
If you have decided to CIVE jewel
ry this Christmas here is your nest
opportunity for making a selection.
The woman who receives JEWELRY
from the Gift Shop will be better
pleased than, ever this Christmas?
the stocks are wonderful and the val
ues are up to the mark which has
won this Jewelry Store its reputa
tion for first quality and fair prices.
SILVERWARE
Silver GIFTS always have their in
trinsic value?np store can show more
or finer gifts in SILVER than will b<v
seen here at the Chrismas Head
quarters. There's a lot in silver qual
ity, too?there's a lot in the richness
of design?in both we guarantee to
surpass your fondest expectations. If
you want a few silver pieces or a
whole silver service this store offers
the very best opportunities?Select
Now!
NOVELTY GIFTS
Novelty JEWELRY comes into its
own this Christmas-season and the
great variety here will not fail to
meet the demands of the greatest nov
elty gift season in the history of the
world. New friends have been made
?boys from over the seas must give
something?home folics will give every
body?here arc the goods you will
like to give.
WRISTLET WATCHES
We are showing the most beautiful
Wristlet Watches?novel and'" unique
designs, made f- : service - and effi
ciency?watches that will last thru
the years to come and give perfect
satisfaction. These watches are beau
tiful in appearance and the,prices,
too, are of great interest to every
Chrismas Shopper. Don't buy a wrist
let watch until you have .seen these
stocks.
Open evenings thru Christmas.
Thompson's Jewelry Store