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>ys pi 118th Mustered Cj^h t ?feh Carolina Regiment of 30th on Way Home Columbia, April 1.?The llSth in fantry, the South Carolina regiment of the 30th Division, was mustered & cut of service last night and the boys are " today on their way to their homesTn various sections of the State. ^atch Meat Jump rkers ileieased from Control of _Food Administration. j Washington. April 1.?Ail meat ^packers "were released .today frem ? food administration control, under aj lljiOGianiatjon signed by President j at Paris. A cablegram from ; rbert Hoover at Paris notified the > alScials of the proclamation. Daughters in Session j fcy*NmtH Meeting: in Louis- j vifle Louisville, April 1.?Delegates from : )ughou~t the country today form- : opened the Thirty-ninth Annual ? Tonvention of the United Daughters; the Confederacy. The Children of yt the Confederacy also convened. Just German Plot _ ?H?ngarian Revolution Engineer ed by JKaroIyi for Germans .Paris, April 1.?A document :a the ? ^possession of the Trench and Ruman : iaa governments, the newspapers say, > prove, that the advent of the commu- i "' cist regime. in .Hungary was due ;;-largery- to the maneuver of Count i \4Caroiyi in conjunction with the Ger ?man government. The movement was ./aimed directly at the allied powers, '. it was i?ttd. tfon Fire at Darlington Msre Than 1,000 Bales Destroy ed; Loss is Over 5250,000 Darlington, April 1.?Fire of rm- ' Ichowh origin, discovered in the ware- ; houses adjoining the Atlantic Feast ?tte. Railway station early ton-gut do- ?' strayed over 1,000 bales of cotton in ; the warehouses and cn the platform { adjoining. Most of the cotton was! the property of Vernon Company, of! ?Darlington, but there were other los- ! ors also. The less is estimated ai. ; more than $250,00". In addiuon to; the cotton large quantities of g? o- ; and fertilizers, the property e Cox-Vernon Company were j in th' warehouses and were; icst. '^t was late in'rhe nigh: before | the lIreVw^*-^de?- control after the S rehouses and^^fmnm, 40? fee t in h had been completely destroy!- ? The fire had gained much head" y before it was discovered by citir hs. London. April 2.?Reports that a revolution against the soviet govrn-; men't has broken out in Petrograd areI ??bported by an official Russian wire- ! less message received - here, which j tfeays that there is a serious strike of ? railway men in the Petrograd re- j gicn. The strike is said to be pro-j * OAed by the Mensheviki and So-j revolutionaries. : r.-? : People 3U? ;.e X.wn Hundred" Mi-H&a During Year .* J Iii, -Via/eh .Ji.-LiO-SS to the American people during government operation in amounted to "something over $200,000,000," Di rector General Hihes said in an ad 5res3 on he railroad administration bofor? i-ie President's Ciub here to night. The $$O0;00v,0?0 operating fund appropriated by congress and the ?7o0,0$?,0?e which he said he ex pected the next congress to make available will be returned to the fed eral treasury less the $200.000,000 Tost, when private operation is resum ed. Many people, the director gen eral added, assume that the $500, 00O.000 already appro-plated and the $750,000,000 expected would be a to tal loss. The. revolving fund, he ex plained, represent loans to roads and capital tied up in operation of the roads after subtraction of the $200, ?00.000 loss during 19IS. "An unprecedentedly bad winter" . during 1918, the fact that increased ; expenses were prevailing during the | whole 12 months and the increased j rates only six months and "a great j deal of additional expense to meet the: demands of war" were cited by Mr. j Hines as reasons for the $200,000,000 j less which he added "can be fairly , charged off as a war burden." Mr. Hines asserted his policy was, to "give the best possible public ser-' vice and get as far away as possible, as rapidly as^ possible, from the in convenience of the war period." He added that he regarded government operation as only tempory. The Credit of Cotton Men Bankers Discuss Holding: Move ment and Marketing New Orleans. April 1.?If the South is to s?cceed in its plan for holding: and creating a year-round cotton market a system must l>e devised for obtaining er?-dit support from hanks in all parts of the Cmiied Suites, J. S.j Gillespie of. the Tension National Panic. Dallas, Texas, told members of the Association of Rose, ve City Ba ikers at the second day's session of their seventh annual convention here today. Mr. Gillespie's address! on :*Cotton as a Basis For Dank Cred it" was delivered in executive session, end made public tonight. Invitations were received from : Cleveland. Boston. Ctiicago Darias and Milan. Tenn.. to hold the 1920 [ convention in those cities, ? was said. . Southern-banks, Mr. Gillespi? said, j {.?robably cannot handle conveniently all the credit instruments they would; be called on to carry miser wide spread holding movem< at. ? Other addressc-s were mace on va- ; rious subjects as a basis for bank credit.' including "Wools and Hides," "Tobacco," "Cattle."" "?Aat?mol.iios" j nhd "Sugar and Coffee." "Europe has been financing the.] larger part of our cotton and has! been getting it at :i bargain." Mr.| GHlespic >: .Id. -i do not think wo; will ever revert to the old way. The farmers have had a. taste of hold ing and getting more money for their cotton, ana I believe in the future, when one wants to know the amount of spot cotton in the world.- he will look to the South Instead of Europe and the Eastern sea.board." Beriin. April ? in a collision be tween strikers and government troops at Stuttgart Tuesday three persons were killed and many wounded. The demonstrators eventually dispersed and .order was restored._ BSkerf?oes Abroad Washing: en. April i.? Secretary Pak er ?vi!! mil Crom Xvw Vor!; hcxti ^emmay ihy iransporf Leviathan ! tor Franc* to t*'-ucl meetings Of the. American liquidation commission and ; direct winding up tin- affairs oC the; American army in France. Mr. Baker j will be accompanied by <\ TV. Cuthell,' the war department's representative on the board considering inter-allied chums growing out of the war by various belligerents, and Stanley j King his private secretary. Mr. Bakeri said today his stay abroad would bej brief. The secretary said he had not! decided whether lie would visit the J army of. occupation. The secretary will leave Washing- j ion Sunday highi for New York and will sail early Monday morning. The coming tri,) to France will be the third to be made by Mr. Baker, but! the first since the signing of the ar- i mist ice. With President Wilson in Paris and; Secretary Daniels also abroad, it was said here tonight that it would be ? the. first time in history of the na- j tion that the commander in chief of! the army and navy and the heads of the two military departments have j been absent from the country at the same time. ? W. J. Oliver Indicted ? i Knoxvillc, Tonn.. April 1.?Charges! of sabotage, fraud and conspiracy to 1 defraud the government in the man ufacture of shells and munitions of! war are contained in indictments of many counts returned by the United; States grand jury here this after noon against William J. Oliver, pres ident of the Knoxville Board of Com-, merce, and nine other defendants, of (ieers and employes of the Oliver: Manufacturing Company. Those indicted in addition to Oli ver are J. S. Waterman, Thomas P. F.oberts. .7. E. Campbell, C. Webber. John Godfrey, Thomas E. Ttoberis, Charles Ii. Wood. John M. Walker and John Dean. A separate indict-, ment was returned against J. A. Zeigler. :l former employe of ?':::? Oliver Manufacturing Company, a.;,; a witness for tin* governmen. at tie grand jury invretig&fibh. When the true bills were reported' in Federal Court, Judge Edward Pan ford ordered the issuance of instan ter capiases for the arrest of tue de fendants and they will be arraigned tomorrow for pleading. Judge Sanford also fixed the bond of Olive.- a? $?5.000: that of Water-j man." Campbell and Thomas P. Itob-. erts a? ?10,000, and the others a; ?5.000, with the exception of 35e:gt?r. i wlicsc horn! was placed at $1.0*30.. These bonds are the same as those-i aisder ?vhl< h the defendants were heV for prelimmaryhearing after ; e. arrests last October. in Mexico yiz's\ca.i Government Announ ces Sale of L?ne in Lewe? California Mexico City; April l.? Salvador ?'.'?> men of the department of agricul ture and deveTopment. cfiiciMly de nied tonight the reports that Japa nese subjects had bought lands in. lower ?' '-alifornia. Berlin. April 2.?An investigation was begun yesterday before the im perial military court into the ease of Captain Fryatf. ihe British mercan tile Marine commander who was executed by the Germans m 1916 af ter his conviction by a Gorman court marial of having attempted to ran; a submarine with his vessel. STATION EVEREADY Only non-sulphating Storage Battery. The only batterv with a 11-2 year written guarantee. Other batteries than EVE READY, develop chemical sui phation, and frequent off-car "reforming" is necessary to re move it. "Reforming" is a spec ial process which not only costs you money each time, but breaks down the plates and eventually adds your battery to the scrap heap! The EVEREADY Storage Bat tery is GUARANTEED against ruinous sulphation. It can stand idle for months without becom ing ruinously sulphated. Your generator can recharge it easily and properly. No off-car "re forming" is required. No atten tion is needed other than ihe regular addition of distilled wa The EVEREADY is the only battery you pay for but once, be cause you get a GUARANTEE, in writing, against ruinous sul phation for a definite length of time. 107 Soiit/z Harvm Streei Sanitcr, South Carolina Red ?eti-an Exceeds One-Third Cotton Association (Jets Reports From Many States Columbia. April J.?The central committee of the South Carolina Cot ton Association, lenders in the cotton reduction movement, today received! telegrams from practically all States in the South and in every case the reports, which were from olhcial rec ords, show that the entire South is awake to cotton reduction movement and is reducing by' more than one third. In some cases the percentage | goes as high as 4 0 per cent Thf central committee meets to-1 morrow to tabulate these reports for! the State cotton convention on Thurs day, which promises to be the larg est agricultural gathering ever held in the State. A. sentiment has been built up in this State which makes it impossible for a farmer to plant his last year's acreage. Unit^t?teTTo" I Be Hands Off j No Troops to Be Sent to South eastern or Eastern Europe j - London, April 1.?President Wil-'J son has informed other members of! the American delegation to the peace conference that no American soldiers ? should be used in any trouble inj Eastern or Southeastern Europe, a ] Central News dispatch from Paris' says. _ j Visit Devastated Region! - Peace Delegates to Spend Sunday j In War Zone j ,_ Paris, April 2.?The French govern- J ment has invited all delegates to the i peace conference to visit the de-: vastated regions of northern France; on Sunday, it is planned to take thej delegates to the former battle zone on a train h aving Paris Saturday night, j g dng t.i Lens, Arras and other cities.) Members of the American delegation! will ;.;o but it is yet unknown whether 'hey will join the party. STATEMENT Of the Ownership, Management, Cir- j cr.in?oa, ?\tc\, Required by the Act! of August 21. 1012. Of the Watchman X: Southron, pub-i lished at Sumter, S. C. semi.-wekly. i for April 1, 1919. -STATE OF SOUTH CAROT1XA, County of Sumter. Before me, a notary public in and j for the Slate and County aforesaid, I i pers?neJly appeared lt. Cl. Osteen. j rvho-y-being duly sworn according tcj law,? deposes and says that, he is manager of the Watchman & South- i ron and that the following is.! to the best of his knowledge and | belief, a true statement of thej ownership, management, etc., oi the aforesaid publication for the date, ! shown in the above caption, reQUir-! cd by the Act of August 24, 11)12, cm- i bodied in Section 44U, Postal Laws land Regulations, printed on the j reverse of this form, to wit: 2. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing j .editor, and business managers are: i Publisher, Osteen Publishing Co.' ' Sumter, S. C. Editor, H. G. Osteen, Sumter, S. C Managing Editor, IL G. Osteen, ! Sumter, S. C. Business Manager, 11. G. Osteen, j Sumter, S. C. That the owners are: Osteen Publishing company, Inc.,! C. P. Osteen, X. G. Osteen, H. G. I Osteen, X. G. Osteen, Jr., Monetaj Osteen, Lee & Moise, I. C. Strauss, j Levi Bros.. E. W. A. Bultman, Abe Ryttenberg. Neill O'Donnell, H. L. j Scarborough. R. j. Manning, Booth! Live Stock Co. All of Sumter, S. C.1 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security hold ers owning or holding 1 per cent, or more of total amount of bonds, mort gages, or other securities arc People's Building <fc Loan Associa tion of Sumter, S. C. Mergenthaler Linotype Co. of Xew York. X. Y. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of lie? own ers, stockholders, and security hold ers, if any, contain net only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon 'he books of the company but also, in oases where the Stockholder or security holder appears upon i!i3 books of the company as trustees or in any other liduciary re lation, the name of the person or cor poration for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not ap pear upon the books of the company ax trustees, bold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona tide owner: and this alliant has no reason t<> believe that any other person, association, or corporation ha* any interest dired or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities ! iia a as so Ma ted by him. "?. That the average number ol copies <?f each issue ot tin's publica tion sold or distril uted. through tin mails <?r otherwise, to paid subscriber; during the six months preceding tin date i.-: (Tins information is rerpuired fron daily publications only.) Ii. G. OSTEEN. Manager Sworn to and subscribed before m this -nd 'day of April. 1919. C. W. 1 IK'KS. (Seal) Notary Public, S. < (My commission expires at pTeasur of lift'wrovarncr.;. PROCLAMATION [call upon the people to lend, an atten tive ear to the cries of distress from the Jews in Europe. in testimony whereof T have here unto set my hand and seal this seven teenth day of March, in the year of , our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen R. A. Cooper. Oovernor M'Adoo Takes Post To The 1'eople Of .South Carolina: For long centuries the great major ity of Jewish peoples have been op pressed politically, and in other ways have been harassed. They have had no nation and no home except under the dominion of other peoples. But the|w. Banks Dove. Sec. of State Jews have not allowed iheir race to _ !>?? losr. despite autocracy and the un friendly attitude of many of their European rulers. Palestine, their an-' -?? cient home, has long been under the Becomes Special Railroad Coun heel of the cruel Turk: old Russia.! , f ^ v L- Q4 * where approximately half of the four-! sel *or iNevv YorK Mate teen million Jews of the world resid- ; - <-d. was none too kind to them. Auto-j Atlanta. <la.. March :ll?William G. cratic Austria-Hungary, where another; AlcAdoo former secretary of the million lived, gave them small oppor-i treasury and director general of rail tunity for self-assertion. Relatively j roads, has upon request . of Director few Jews have enjoyed the freedom \ General Kihes consented to act as of England or France, and only somejspecia] counsel to the railroad admin three or four millions enjoy the free-iistration with reference to matters dorn of the United States. arising in. the State of New York. An The Jews have subsisted in. the hope j nouncement to this effect was made of a better day. The dawn of that day is at hand, for rights of the smalloi peoples have been written into inter national ethics. But the Jews of Eu rope cannot see nor attain the goal ifIshould not they are to be left starving and in! services, rags. Their plight in Poland is pitiable, as it is in ether parts of old Russia: neither do those residing in old Aus tria-Hungary enjoy full opportunity. 1 Having given generously to various; Libert of Belgium Arrives in war iunds. and having fought weil in- . _ ... ? the brittle lines, tin- Jews of America" Paris DV Airplane now ask their Gentile ctizens to come ; - to their assistance. They cannot alone j Paris. April 2.?King Albert of rescue their brothers in Europe. Their : Belgium, who arrived from Brus apneal to the populace as a whole is sels yesterday by airplane, paid Pres a worthy appeal. The world owes: idem Wilson a visit today. much to the J< w. and to the Jew of j -??? today. Therefore. 1. R nor of South Ca here today by Mr. Hines, who has been on a tour of inspection of regional di recting offices. Mr. McAdoo stipula ted the announcement said, that he be compensated for his King Visits President A. Cooper. Oover olina do desiq;nflTe April 7th. Sth, and 9th as Jewish War Relief Days in this State, and do Paris. April 2.?Germany will not persist in her opposition to the use of Dnazig by Polish troops, enroute from France to Poland, according to advices reaching Paris newspapers. I i ill H Xow. when family health and food conservation are more important that ever before Mr. C. H. Leonard has produced his masterpiece that bears his name?The Leonard Cleanable Re frigerator, with new. exclasive features (patented). For in 36 years he has built more than 1.0O0.0?? refrigerators and builds one-sixth of u!l the refrigerators sold annually. LEONARD Cleanable REFRIGERATOR is the only one manufactured with one pice snowy-white porce lain extending entirely around the door frame?and with round ed inside front corners. Rear Icing Doors if you wish. It can be washed clean as a china dish, because it is one piece. Xo cracks or crevices or "sunken floors to hinder cleaning; no oder can taint or spoil the food Leonard patent Trig ger Lock draws the door to an air-tight joint. Ten walls of insulation as sure saving food and ice. Long lift- guaranteed by patented, non-leaking de vice. ?> SEE THEM TODAY HERE The Cherry FOOD CONSERVATION A refrigerator is a vital necessity for practicing food thrift. It guards the family's health and saves, food, foot-steps, work, worry, and money. Talk it over with your husband. *SS2? m The Reliable Furniture Dealers 18 N. Main Street Sumter S. C. WITH US BANK and you can BANK ON US I The First National Bank SUMTER, S. C. t?i url 3 The National Bank ot South Sarefea of Sumter CAPITAL .$ 200,000.00 SURPLUS .175.000.00 h RESOURCES .2,000,000.00 A bank big enough, strong enough, and liberal enough to take care of the legitimate needs of all its custo mers. o.e. ROWLAND, Presftfent F E. HINNANT. Cashier t * * * * ?2*