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sssmt? at the Poeto?c? ? !to?r, ? PERSONAL. Mrs. H. M. Stuckey. after a visit to friends in New York has gone to Boston.'where she w-ifl remain sever al-weeks '-making- a speciaj study, oi the pipe organ and piano. under teachers national reputation. ? Miss Sara E(5ouui<Jx. after ii visit of several days a! home, has return ed ;to Winthrop 'College, from which she wilt be graduated next week. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wolf have re turned from 3, two weeks trip to points in Southern Florida. ?? Miss vMary Belle Burgess is at Vhome for .the summer from Chicora College. Mrs. Kate Parker, of Columbia, is visiting her son. Mr. W~ R. Parker. Miss Mary Owens, of Sardinia; spent' yesterday in the city with friends. ! Mr. S. L. Krasnoff leaves tomorrow morning for a business and pleasure trip-*o various northern cities. Mr. F. C. Manning, #of Newark, X. J., is "in the city for a few days stay. Mrs.. H. I. Dikins is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Feweil in Rock Hill. Misses Hannah Christiansen and Louise Brady are spending th day in ' Columbia. - Mr. and Mrs. Xeiil O'Donnell have returned to* the city after an absence of several weeks. Mis Mary Adda Booth has returned home : from Winthrop College. Mr. J. A. Schwerin, Jr., and family left this morning for Charleston. . where they will make their home "n future. Mr. Schwerin has been con nected with the Sumter postoffice for a long-term of years."as rural carrier, city carrle and more recently as clerk. .The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Schwerin regret their removal .from.i Sumter. Capt. Wade Wflleford who has been j st borne for several days*- left this rooming for Hartsville. Mr .and Mrs. B. F. "DFummond.have returned to their home in Williston after a visit to their daughter, Mrs. Eva Cave on Bartlette St. Mrs. W. E. Nerritt, of Wallace, N. C. who visiting her brother, Mr. Jake Harvin, is spending a few days in .Manning. St. Joseph's Academy May Entertain ment and Festival. The campus of St. Joseph's Acad emy, beautiful in the fresh green of newly leafed trees, made an ideal set ting for the May entertainment of . last Monday evening. The minims and junior students of the Academy presented a pleasing program. The musical numbers, well rendered. gav^ a representation of the work accom plished during the year. In the folk} and May pole dances, the' young peo- j pie arrested and held* the attentiou I of their Trnpreciative audience r."he| ?'Flour Drill," a burlesque, in which j one of the minims, as a large pink flower was presented to the audience, received enthusiastic applause. At the close of the program the! guests and student body mingled on j the spacious campus and wide piazzas, when a pleasant soeial hour was spent. Music was given from one of the Sumter Bock Store's excellent Victor victrolas and was enjoyed by all pres ent. Refreshments were served and a number of dainty articles disposed of. The Sisters wish to express their grat itude to their friends and patrons who by "heir presence and their assistance contributed so beautifully t.-> the suc cess jf the evening. J). A. R. Entertainment. The proceeds from the entertain ment to be given by Sumter's Home Cliapter, D. a. ll. on the afternoon of June 4 will be used to further the educational and patriotic work of the t r>. a. r. For the second year this chapter is supporting a French orphan who writes of the difficulty her mother has to maintain herself .and her little sis ter, their father having been killed in the war. x The D. Ai R! of ' the State have opened a mifchiy needed industrial school in the mountain districts of this State, and all the chapters* are helping to equip This combined home and school for mountain girls. A ^imi:ar institution ?s maintained on the coast where conditions umoncri the natives of that region are as bad as in the mountain districts, and where rhe industrial trainins given by the D. A. FL. has already produced good results. To meet these demands, this chap ter is giving a bridge and hoar's die party on the afternoon of June 4th. "Married. Announcements <?!' *h<- marriage of Miss M. C. Jacobs and Mr. Chas L McMahan at the Hotel Braxton. Chi cago, May 13th. have been received by friends of the bride, who made Sumter her home for several years. Mr. McMahan is a prominent oil pro ducer of Okmulgee. Okla.. in which place the bride has resided since leav ing Sumter .?'?>? 111 two years a^<>. For the present Mr. and Mrs. McM?han are making their home at the Park inson Hotel Okmulgee. Oklahoma. Tillm::n Sessions, colored, who wa implicated with Altarnont Mar:-.';., the Lee county negro, who drew a pistol on a lady and used abusive languag' on the public road about t*m days .<??." in the vicinity of Flagood. was arrv ; ed Friday by Rural Policemen l>oy kin and Newman on a 'warrant charg ing assault With i:.?:?-nt to kill. H? was taken at once to the penitentiary for safe keeping. wher< Murray wa taken last week. Owing to the grav ity of fhe 'case it was thmighi advis able to place both of tin- accused in the penitentia'ry until the case comes up i*pr trial Pan's. May L'7.- -The Italian troops who '-occupied Sokja, sontheasl of Smyrna. have reembarked on their transports. They delivered control t9. the Jurkish military authorities. I Successfl Tremendous C^^pSHS.! tends First Auto I^^^JIld by Sumter Race Trl^ftssoci tion The first race meet of the: recently organized Sumter Race Track Asso ciation which was held. Monday after | noon at the race track, at the old j Sumter Fair Grounds, out. East Cal-i I hcun- Street, wits a ttencted by a. crowd : ; estimated to number riot less, . than j ; two thousand. The races were excit- j ! ing anu in some, of the events close! [enough and fast enough to thrill j ?even the speed fans. The attendance I was not. confined to .people of the city j and immediate Vicinity, but camel from all towns within a radius of forty or more miles, j The results follow: One Mile Race?Won by White, j.driven by Harry Davis: Time 1.06.; ] 2nd Packard, driver Marino. Five Mile Race?1st' White, driver Harry Davis: 2nd, Packard, L, Ma rino driver; 3rd, Oakland, J, G. Rey nolds. Ten Mile Race?lst:Hudson, driver R. H. Wilds: i'nd Packard, driver L. ! Marino. Twenty Mile Race?1st, Hudson, driver R. H. Wilds; 2nd Oakland, J. G. Reynolds. Good koads Meeting All Who Want Better Roads Asked to Attend All of the United States forward movements are going on in the favor of building good roads. Fathered nationally by the A. A. A. and in each State by the local State Automobile Association a demand is growing that will not be denied. The reason is very simple: the country needs good roads, and so mile after mile of last ing reads are going down it) every part of tin- Union. * South Carolina has not been very progressive so far with road building; the sandy Statt- of Florida has roads that are for beyond ours. Within the last few months, however, many of the counties Of this State have awak ened and have gone to work to bet ter their roads,'and to build something that will last. Sumter county is now plannih" this. One of the most important needs to this section of South Carolina is a crossing of the Santee river. This stream cuts lower Carolina - in two. and we have to journey un to Colum bia, to get across. The bridging of this stream is of great importance: it will give a roadway from one half of the Stab- to the other; it will put the rich counties of Calhoun and Or ahgeburg into Sumter's trade; terri tory. A crossing at Pinckney' Landing! will be on<4 of the chief topics for dis- ' cussion at the meeting that is called 1 for Monday at the court house, im j ' mediately following the public land : sales. Other good roads matters will j be discussed, and the Sumter count} I ; policy will be explained. No one who ; is interested in good roads should !"-:' away. War Savings Stamps. War Savings stanvj arc not yei i out of fashion. The ?vernment is! i still asking the people to buy these j I stamps, and by the buying to make small but regular savings. The gov- j i ernment is not so much after the mon- j i ey that will come in from such a J ' source into the national treasury, but \ it is after getting the people to reg Ltlarly put asid< some of its earnings during this period of great prosper-1 ity: I, Interest on Liberty Loan Ponds will j be due June l?th. Why not take this interest and put it back into War Savings and Thrift Stamps? That keeps the merry circle going. and makes your dollars grow. Easy spending comes naturally with easy earnings, but how about rhe rime when conditions become more 'ike they used to be and earning is not so easy? Is all ?>f this good rime to | exist then only in a recollection of] how things used to be. or are you go- j :ng to have something put away for! that day? i Mr. S. L. Krasnoff accompanied ?y Mr. .Meyer Harowitz left this morn- | inj;- for an auto trip i<? New York and thence to Buffalo and Detroit. Being) a member of the local Automobile As-1 sociation and so of the national asso-J ciation. the A. A. A., Mr. Krasnoff on! reaching Washington will Cail at the touring bureau and have road infor mation furnished him. The Sumter Automobile Association plans to have all its members passing through j Washington this summer ??11 at th; touring bureau for road information. Dr. Ira l^uv.lnih to speak Here Sun day. ''World- Rround prohibition. Amer ica will lead the World"" is the sub ject of address to be delivered by Dr.? Im Landrith Sunday night; Grace I Rapt ist church at $.30 p. m. Dr. I.Midiitb is a famous South n I orator and is only touring the prin cipal cities of !he United States. j Every one is invited to hear Dr. handrith. Admission free. Cotton Market LOCAL. P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. (Corrected Daily at 1- o'clock Noon).; ?Sood Middling :: 11-2. j Strict Middling 21. Middh'ng Strict Lofl Middling 2S. NEW YORK COTTON MARK CT. Yes'td'y? Open High Low Close Close July . .21.*" 3i.2.r? ::i.<;7 21.;:. Oct . . 20.83 30.28 ::'t.si 30 7?> Dec* ? .30.37 30.4S 29.So 3V.43 3(1.37 j Counter. ? Proposals To Be Pre' sented at the Peace Con ference LAST EFFORT TO ESCAPE PAYMENT Meeting- of German Leaders Held at Spa Formulate Reply to Be Presented at Versailles. Germany's counter proposals to the peace treaty of the allied and asso ciated powers, comprising: a volume of goodly proportions, are in readi ness- for presentation to the peace congress at "Versailles. Xo official an nouncement as yet. has been made of the t:ime when Count von Brockdorff Rantzau will appear before the repre sentatives of the victors in the war to make Germany's final plea for the amelioration of some of the condi tions of the treaty which are declared to be too severe for fulfillment, but the time can not be extended beyond noon of Thursday, when the limit for reply expires. Late dispatches from Berlin indi cate that the German document is to contain manifold representations' and arguments for a lessening of the severity of the terms, not alone from the financial and economic standpoint, j but also with regard to the disarma ment both on land and sea. and a plan for m?tualizing under the league of\ nations war craft and merchant pro gress of the world's nations. Terri torial rolinquishmonts also are to be argued against. Priday is to witness the'receipt by tin- Austrians of the terms-of the"; peace treaty that has ben formulated for the former em pire of (he Hapsburgs. The pica of the chief of the Austrian delegation for haste by the allies in making , known their terms probably is respon- , sible for Friday having been chosen is the day for the Austrians to ap pear before the peace congress, :i ?reviously having been believed that .he ceremony would not take place until next week. . In anticipation of the possibility p'i i declaration on the part of the Ger mans 10 sign the peace treaty. Mar shal Foeb. the commander of the a? led and associated armies, has made . i further inspection of the occupied trea in the west and its general viein ty and reported his observations to dmister of War Ciemcncenu. The andmg of American and British me ines at Darrzig probably ihdicattis hai another step to meet any even- j ualJty has been taken. ! The question whether the German de'iipotentiaries will a?ix their signa ttres i<? the document is still a moot {, me in < Jermariy. j Confirmation has been received of he report that the allied and as-j . sociale,! powers are to lend aid in | supplies and money to Admiral Kol-j ?hak. tin- anti-Bolshevik leader inj Russia conditional upon the establish- j mem of a constituent assembly and a [awful government in this country. ! A report from Viborg is to the ef feel th.it the soviel authorities in P"-i] rograd have been over thrown, j There is no confirmation of the re port. Berlin. May 26 (By the Associated Press).?Tin- Germans will send an-1 other note to Premier Clemenceau in] connection with the economic terms of the peace treaty, the Vossische Zei Lung says it learns, officially. The note will point out that the a' j lied claim that more than 12.000.00? | ;ons of shipping were destroyed by Genhan submarines is not (rue be cause more than half of the shipping was sunk by legal cruisers warfare.! Tin- Germans, tin aper adds, also! will declare that tue reply to the first [ German note on the economic terms j shows a misunderstanding of the ag ricultural needs of Germany^ Objetvi 'ion will also be made to the loss of coal which the treaty would impose on Germany. Berlin. May 26 (By the Associated j Press").?The question whether Gor-j many will sign-the peace treaty or I not. it was believed la-re tonight, de pends altogether on whether the al lied and associated powers will agree to a plebiscite in all disputed territor- j ?es and the reception of Germanv into"! the league ot nations as a member" wirb an equal vote. Both these issues a re made tin! cardinal features of the German re ply which has been approved by the cabinet and Count von Brockdorff- j Itant--.. u and his associates and which ? is being put into shape for presenta tion within the nexi '.'u hoots. _ Versailles. May 27 (By the Associat-I ed Press t -The (lermari eountcrpro-1 posals will probably not be submitted to the supreme council before Th?rs-j day, although they may possibly be j readj tomorrow afternoon. i These coumer proposals consist of! very bulky documents, comprising in-i the Original typewritten form so far as could be judged l>y a hasty glance, about "?u large double sheets, closely i typed'. The privat?- secretary of Count von lirock d orff-1 ta ntza u is leaving | here tonight with a copy iti manu-1 script form !'?n- tin- <;<?! an govern men*. \!>ou1 -'" ptbo?" suhprdinat -s a,ve leaving with him in advance of a big party ?d* ahout w hich will ?_'o j to Cologne l<v special train tomorrow afternoon. A number of subordinates of the German delegation, realizing that th ir work was over, indulged in a series of celebrations throughout the night. Long after midnight pious Versailles was disturbed by the strains of the ?'Marseillai " shouted lustily .by a haml of rejoicing Genn?ns whi>i j/ilso filled the night air with crier, of J llur iah for France!^ "Hurrah for -Ger fmany!" "Hurrah for Peace!" j . Their celebration. occasioned sharp .disciplinary measures by the head of the delegation and accelerated the ['.departure of a number of the' par ticipants for Berlin! ? The financial commission held this afternoon what was probably its - last meeting. It is understood that the lea.ding financial delegates are about to depart, leaving with the . official peace commission only a limited num ber of special advisors and a sma.Il clerical staff to conduct what furthei negotiations may be necessary. Nothing has developed as yet to in dicate definitely what the German i commissioners will do in case the on-, r^nte adheres firmly to its original j project. ' -?:-,-; Golden Wedding Celebrated; _______ i Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John Ker shaw Observe Anniversary j (News and Courier. May 28.) The Rev. John Kershaw. D. D.. rec tor of St: Michael's Episcopal Church.; and Mrs. Susie de Saussure Kershaw i celebrated their golden wedding anni- j versary yesterday. Fifty years ago j they were married, and at the recep tiori given in their honor yesterday | were two of the groomsmen, Messrs. : Wilmot D. Porcher and Robert T. Ravenel. The celebration of the occasion was j begun by Dr. and Mrs. Kershaw din-j ng Nwith their daughter. Mrs. H. G. { Leiding. Only the family was at the dinner. One of the wardens of St Michael's Church. Mr. Charles R. Valk. and Mrs. j Valk. gave a reception at their home, j Broad and Legare streets, yesterday! afternoon from 7 to 8. at-which the j membership.of St. Michael's was pres- ; ?nt and greeted the rector and his wife on their anniversary. Delightful candy arid cake were served, the gift of a friend in Baltimore. The punch bowls were presided over by Mrs. Leiding and .Miss Alice Ravenel. Prom the home of Mr. Valk. the! rector and Mrs. Kershaw returned to; the rectory. 22 Lamboll street; where bey found the home banked with i dowers, yellow prevailing in the color j scheme. Numerous handsome presents j were also found. This morning a photographer will take a photograph! of the home and decorations. Greater Citadel Plans Building Committee to Open the Bids June 12. Columbia. May 28.?The building: committee of the board of visitors of j :he Citadel met with the chairman ot'j he board. Mr. Orlando Sb-eppard, of. Sdgefield, and Governor Cooper this ifternopn and discussed the plans for the Greater Citadel project. It was intended ro open the bids far I the erection of the hew plant today.! but this matter was deferred uh?;I rime when the committee win ! me< i here again and make the award, i Seven ?>r ' iubi bids have been ro -i-iv-d. The building committee consists of Major James FT. Hammond, of Colum-.l >ia. Mr. John r. Thomas, of Charles ton, and State Senator JT. <b Padgett. >:' Walterboro, all of whom were pres- j eht. I The Army Pigeons British Demobilizing: One Branch j Of Air Force London. April 17.?Demobilization if English war pigeons and men who;! ? ?are for them in Franco has take:' place, with the exception of birds and men selected for the Army of Occu pation. About 10.000 birds that had served their country faithfully were ;old in France ami Belgium and the proceeds of sale divided among char-! table institutions of those, countries! and England in accordance with the! wish of the .breeders who had dona' ed the pigeons to the F,ri::sh army. .Many a man owes his life to the ' rapid flight <d' a pigeon I'l'Dm. a brok-' ?n-flown seapiane. In the battle ol Messines 1.200 pigeons were used, to carry messages, not a single one of which went astray. The German pigeon service was very thorough. A Birmingham med al maker imitated so perfectly a mes- j sage-container devised by the enemy j that it was possible to sen?3 a numberj of "dud" messages to German lo'.ts! svith their owu captured birds. Decorated fty Kiinrg Hawker and Grieve Received ?t Palace by King George ? ?, .-_ "London, M?r 2$.?Hawker .-zwd Grieve were received by King George at Buckingham PaTiicc this morning and were decorated' with .the insignia Df. the air force. .ero'^s.. "Th^y are'the n:rst actual' recipients of this order. Postponed to Monday Austrians Will Not Hear Fate As Soon as Expected --V'-.->j' ? ?< '---"vi .- . , V Paris. May 29.?It. is reported that the presentation of .the peace terms to Austrian ; delegation which was planned for Friday has been post-e poned until Monday. . Unemployment on Wane ! Washington, May 28.?A growing demand for farm labor is decreasing, the amount of unemployment over the country, the United States Employ ment Service reported tonight in pre senting a summary for the week end ing 'May 24. showing 227,425 persons classed as unemployed, against 247, 365 during the previous week. Over half the unemployed were reported | in Xew York city, where the esti mate ran that from 100,000 to 125,000 ) were seeking work. Practically no surplus exists in the; South in industrial centers from the' States reporting while there is a : growing demand for farm labor. Mo bile. Ala., reports a shortage of 500; ! Charleston, S. C. 400: Columbia. S. C. l.ooo: Memphis. 600 (negro); Hous ton. 300 and Charleston, W Va., 1, 57*5. . ... b rj"-- :-?:'. i Robert Robinson, colored, was ar- j rested yesterday by Rural Policeman j Newman at his mother's home in this; bity. on a warrant issued by Magis- j tr?te DesChamps. of Mayesyille. i ?barging hint with using a horse and . buggy without the consent of the] owner. Robinson resisted arrest ami ; jefore he could be subdued Policeman j Newman, had to use considerable! force, striking him on the head with ; his pistol. Robinson was commit ted o jail and will have to face trial on lie charge of resisting an officer as .veil as the original charge._ ! MEMBERSHIP Hollywood Camp Xo. W:- O^0^' of Sumter, S. C, has decided to Jon: Ion a campaign forr'aew;/jhernberjs^o^V,; [last CO-days, and white-this <-amp^-p^'J' I a membership of lyzafcit h?s.rw^'ft^'t* that, many more*: justTas long as;the^** j remains any who can ' this; th<a?K; ! Greatest- Fraternal" Beneficiary S^^V, ; ciety in the-world, we will .not Jte .cojfc,-.,, i. ; tent uptil he is - enrolled-. banner of Woodcraft. ;-" ^ This society was organized vfor S&b^-V protection of . the home, to tkke"_ctrir?fi of a member during. his .lifet^e:^dT^'f look after ,the widow and ?rp^ns^^ when he is gone to his final Tew^^. ? Conditions considered, it is-an unpafr alleied record. Notwithstanding the '-war'* arid '?Flu," and we suffered terribly, thfe emergency fund increase for the p?st two years being over $7,000,000.^0-ai the assets now amount to over $4*3^ 000,000.00. We want your support and in ence and at the same time, we w. confer a lasting benefit upon you {an yours. So align yourself with great organization at once; give yc appliration to some member of camp and we will do the rest.v Po. this campaign the appiieatu fee wil lbe.$3.00, the - total cost joining and you will not be initiated,' unless you so desire. - Hollywood Camp is one -of.''the' ': largest camps in the United; States ? and we have $25.000.00 invested in \ interest bearing securities, including . $7.000.00 in liberty Loan Bonds and... $1,000.00 in War. Savings Stamps. This can':?) indemnifies' you against > ' accident and sickness and pays- ?50 upon the death of a member andy$25 ' upon the death of a member's wife," as r' -1 a funeral benefit. Wo have paid but over $f?.aoo upon this account in the % last-12 months and are amply pr"e-; . pared io meet all demands for socrie.;_v rime to Cime. ? '???? 'J Think this matter- 'ever. Act-^uibk-C';^ as (P lays are dangerous. We. -want'/ \ you and want yon now. Yours for service, fraternally^ . ,. V ?< 6 I v/?s ii-'cl iiT.xi ? n lot of oliitr "L)c^b_" who nev er paid any at tention to what sort of oil -was being "out in the j ^HV::-^?S^ crank* case, bttt / iZzW'Ji lihU?W the ".GREEN faJMS/l Z:\kVJkif FLAG" advertis ing got me to thinking there must be something in it and to. "watch, your step" v/hen you say, "give me a quart of cii"? That's what .1 had been saying ali along?but now? Oh, NEVER AGAIN?do I say it that way?NIX? I say, "give me a quart of "GREEN FLAG" Oil! and then I know "i've Got It"?got the right sort of cil, :he best oil, and ihe right body for my motor. Why?since I began using "GREEN FLAG" that motor of mine behaves like a Icdy. She purrs like a pussy cat, and rur;s so silent like, I have to listen every now and then to believe she's runnJn' at all. New I know what the real joy of driving a car really means* "GREEN FLAG'7 Oil has sure waked me up to just what-a." vital thing the right sort of motor oil IS in the- SERViCE, POWER arid COMFORT of driving a-car. ? ? ? *. .. There are several? live dealers in this county who sell "C*RFFN FLAG" Motor Oil, well known, reliable folks.; and I rive twenty miles out or my way to gat "GREEN 7 it were necessary to do so. names are listed in this little "burst of enthusiasm." f V mm PHARES CO. All kinds of Plumbing for Country Homes. We Install Bath Rooms, Ceptic Tanks \httnn mm rimm 4 omes Estimates Furnisned on Work Anywhere in the Country Free of Charge Suniiesv South Carolina