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North Russia MobilizL^ =i ? New Spirit of Patriotism De veloped Under General Mann sky Archangel, May 19 (Correspondence Of The Associated Press)?Six months ago Archangel was a gay, wartime capital, with hundreds of Russian sol diers in its streets and very few of them at the front. Today it is becom ing sober, business-like and engaged in~ only one pursuit?fighting the Bolsheviki. The change came about in the win ter. Last autumn the Russian mili tary forces were small and the civil ian and promenade-the-streets officer class made merry while Americans and British and French fought their battles at the front. But all the time, the people were being mobilized and -, trained. There was doubt in nearly every mind about the ability of the .newly trained Russians to fight. Lat<^ in the winter, when the Bolshevik of fensive was at its height, Russian mo bilized troops were thrown into the line. They made good, and. from that moment, with only a fewT little set backs now and then, the Russians have, been keeping up the pace. For six months they relied upon strangers to fight for them, but from the moment they began to lind them selves, the Russians developed a mo rale that has brought about countless changes not only at the front but be hind the lines, in once easy-going Archangel. Pushing them on has been a little pocket-edition general, a dynamic per sonality in a plump five-foot frame? Vladimir Marushevsky, commander in-chief of the Russian troops of the North. Once in command of Russian 1 troops in France, he came to Arch-j angel to push the reorganization of the-Russian army. His orders to the Russian soldiers and officers were as startling to the analytic, verbose Sla vic population as they were laconic. "It has come to my attention," read one of them, "that there has been much useless chattering about cer tain subjects among the officers. Henceforth, there will be no more babbling." Every one in Archangel knew what that, meant?that political subjects were'to be taboo in the North-Rus sian army. ; The pre-revolution Russian arms* was clean, compulsorily so, but after 2 years of disorder the soldiers were not j so particular about soap and water, .j General Marushevsky, who, garbed j in .idain, simple uniform without the j Sandy coloring or fajacv swords.&fEeci- j ed by some of his subordinates, went I among the soldiers and talked to J them frequently. So he ordered a i compulsory weekly bath for every man in the army. **It is impossible, there <u n o * j enough bath houses in Archangel," complained some of his company and battalion commanders. "I am not in terested., in. how you bathe them," said another order from the dynamic lit tle general, "That is up to you. "1 will hear no excuses; every soldier j must have his weekly bath." And now, nearly every day one may see in Archangel, a company or so of singing soldiers, marching to a bath house with their bundles of clean lin en under their arms. The atmosphere of Archangel has certainly improved Practically every able-bodied Rus sian in Archangel and the province, between 18 and 45 has been mobilized, and those beneath and above the lim its-?the school boys and the middle aged men, have, joined voluntarily the jcivle gnarfT and militia.... In the park:;, cn the streets and in backyards one may see little groups of high school boys or bearded men, mastering mili tary evolutions and the technique of an army rifle, under instruction of army officers or non-coms. The city feels keenly this new spir~** cf patriotism. The other day. when some eight or nine of the mid dle-aged business men of this civic guard failed to report for duty, the newspapers put them to disgrace by publishing their names in display type. Social affairs are few and far be tween. The women, joined in a pa triotic society, are going to the front as canteen workers, or engaged at home in Red Cross activities. Yesterday, when a boat-load of the new Russian soldiers went up the Dvina to the front, their families gathered at the dock to cheer them. In the ranks of the privates were men who had been bankers, wealthy lum ber men and dock hands?for the mobilized army makes no distinction of class or wealth. No one denies that allied assistance is still necessary, as the population of the North is too small to produce a large force, but, to all evidences, th& Russians here have found themselves and can play a constantly growine part in their own civil war. The Ford-Tribune Suit After Eight Weeks, First Prin cipal Witness Appears Mount Clemens, Mich., July'1.?Af ter eight weeks of the Ford-Chicago Tribune libel suit the first principal witness in the case to take the stand formally appeared today in the per son of Capt. Joseph Medill Paterson, who, with his cousin, is a defendant. Capt. Paterson occupied the stand ab the session with the exception of ;i few minutes. The testimony deal! With the Tribune's attitude toward Mexico and toward Germany and th* allies before the United States entered the war. Direct examination was by Weymouth Kirkiand, of The Tribune counsel, and cross-examination by "vTilliac Lucking, an attorney for Hen ry Ford. Mr. Lucking devoted much time to the reading of several editor ials from The Tribune in an effort to show that the newspaper was pro ?aerman. J. G. Crawford, traveling salesman for Ryttenberg & Co.. is off on his vn cation and while away will renew his .acquaintance with the ?'finny tribe*' in the famous Little Pee Dee river. He will have some of his Sumter friends down there with him. Lloyd George Meets Another Problem Two Hundred Tory Members of Coalition Stage Revolt in House of Commons i _ I London. June 30.?One of the urg ! ent matters with which Premier ! Lloyd George has to deal now that he has returned to England, is the re jvolt of some 2GG Tory members of the [coalition against what they suspect to be the government's intentions in the held of nationalizing industry. They fear that nationalization of the coal industry will be followed by the adop j tion of similar measures with rail i roads and other concerns, and are es | pccially agitating against the trans j port bill which*gives Sir Eric Geddes, j minister without portfolio extensive J powers over transports of all kinds, j including the port of London. These dissenting members of the j House of Commons held a meeting to { day to lay their views before Andrew I Bonar Law, government leader of the {house who in reply gave an opinion ! that the question of nationalization ! was not involved in the transport bill. [He added that the premier arid him j seM" had never discussed nationaliza j tion . and that he, himself, would re I gard nationalization as a great evil. He concluded by saying that he felt a ! great objection to running the rail I ways as a government department, j According to the Daily Mail, Pre mier Lloyd George has agreed to ex clude docks and harbors from the scope of the transport bill and accept j an amendment creating an advisory! committee. A pledge has been given by the government, according to the 'newspaper, that at present there is no j intention of nationalizing the railways, j I and as a result of these concessions, it! !is said, that opposition to the bill will be withdrawn. Praise for Y. M. C. A. Gen. Pershing Writes a Letter of Appreciation of Its Spleh did Work Paris, June 2 (By Mail)?The army has been unreasonable at times in its expectations from the Young Men's Christian Association because the "Y" spirit of willingness made the doughboy take for granted the asso ciation's ability to accomplish results. Gen. Pershing declares in a letter of commendation to E. C. Carter, Chief Y. M. C. A., Secretary with the Amer ican Expeditionary Force. "On behalf of the A. E. F., I desire to express to ycu and to your fellow workers my appreciation and thanks for the splendid services which the Y. M. C. A. has performed for the Amer ican army in Europe," Gen. Pershing's letter reads. . '"When the first contingents began arriving, the Y. M. C. A. began that work for the American soldiers which has ever kept pace with the growth of the American Expeditionary Force. All the divisions and most of the smaller organizations have enjoyed its benefits and services. Besides main taining the usual recreation huts, *t has conducted canteens where the men could purchase small supplies, and, in addition, the Y. M. C. A. has constantly distributed, without charge, tobacco, hot drinks and the like at the front. "Another service of great value has been the creation of and the work :n Jeave areas, where the problem ef giving the men occasional respites from the routine of army life has been solved. The facts which made this possible have been the recreational facilities in the leave areas, and es pecially the presence and splendid assistance of the American women: with the Y. M. C. A. "Other branches of your endeavor deserving of special mention are these connected with education, en tertainment and athletics. In each of these departments the Y. M. C. A. has done excellent work, but the fea tures which I have mentioned do not begin to cover the activities of the Association, which has at all times shown itself eager to undertake any extension of its work to meet the wishes of the military authorities. This spirit of willingness has resulted in the army's taking for granted much of your society's ability to ac complish results, and sometimes ex pecting more than was reasonably al lowable under the circumstances. In fact yours has been the same spirit which has animated the American army and made possible its contribu tion to the successful conclusion of the war. "As I cannot address all of your workers personally. I hopt- that yon and they will accept this letter as an j expression of my appreciation ot thf Isplendid work that you have done ir I France." Should Guard William. London, June 30.?The allied gov ernments have represented to th* government of Holland the necessity of taking steps to prevent the depar ture of the former German *-mperoi from Holland. C. B. Harmsworth, un dersecretary of State for foreign af fairs, declared in the house of com mons today. Secretary Reardon has earnestly re quested this paper "to emphasize th< fact, and to accentuate the cordiality of the invitation, with special accen' on thn emphasis." that our good friends of the rural districts, who may, as many heretofore have done j wish to join in with the Sumter bus j iness and professional men on thf j booster-pleasure rrip of July 10th. will : be cordialy welcomed. The two Sumter tobacco warehouse I will open the l i?l y market <>m Jul J 15th. n>he new tobacco warehous (leased and managed by Knotl am Newton, corner Hampton Avenue and ' Magnolia street will be completed by ! July 8th, and ready for the opening ;The Sumter Tobacco warehouse, has ! ed and managed by Moore Brothers if \ now open and ready to rechn e to-1 I bacco, and will be in full bl . with j ithe other warehouse on July 15 th. ' Both Fighters ! in Pink of Form I - jWillard and Dempsey on Edge j For Championship Bout j Toledo. Ohio, July 1.?The first j tents were pitched in Toledo tonight I with the arrival of the vanguard of j the great crowd for the Willard I Dempsey heavyweight championship j contest Friday. They were brought by ; autoists among a steady stream of I machines which began pouring into ! Toledo at daylight. With months of training at their backs the champion j a-1d the challenger are virtually on < e tonight. Nothing remains but to hold this form. Dr. Joseph J. Sweeney, official physician for the Toledo Boxing Commission, examined ' Willard and said he found him in such remarkable condition that he should be able to go the full twelve rounds at whatever speed Dempsey sets. He said Willard's stomach 'muscles are three and one-half inches j thick. Willard took a light workout to I day, boxing six rounds and will re j peat this tomorrow. Dempsey took [ only some limbering up exercises. Wil j lard's weight was announced as 24 5 (pounds and Dempsey 196. Trainer Jimmy Deforrest said the challenger probably would enter the ring at 195 pounds. During the final twenty-four hours every effort will be made to keep the boxers away from the curious eyes and questioning of thousands or fight fans whose sole object appears to center in asking the pugilists about their chances of winning. Thursday Willard is likely to take a long motor trip into the country and thus avoid the sighteers who are sure to ilock to his training quar ters and even to living quarters, which are several miles apart. Dempsey is so fine, however, that he will not do the same amount of work the champion has laid out. He will do light road work, walking briskly with just enough exercise to hold his perfect edge. He, too, is quite likely to disappear from the gaze of the curious Thursday and probably will sleep in strange quar ters the night before the bout. There are a number of formalities scheduled for the next few days in connection with the contest. There will be a meeting of the judges and the referee to discuss plans for reach ing a decision under varying condi tions that may arise at the conclusion of the bout. This conference will be held shortly after the arrival of Major Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, of Phila delphia, and other members of the board of boxing control. The principals in the coming cham- j pionship battle will also be examined j by the official physician of the local boxing commission. In the case of j Willard, however, the examination! will be superficial, if held at all, for, the same authorities put the title | holder through his physical paces! recently and pronounced him in per- j feet condition to engage in a boxing I contest, as is required by the local regulations. The gloves that the big boxers will wear have also been subjected to of ficial inspection and declared satis factory by those who will wear and be hit by them. Dempsey's are said to weigh exactly five ounces, but those that will encase the cham pion's fists are understood to weigh an ounce more. Tt was explained that this difference was due to the fact thar more skin was required to manu facture the title holder's set and not the presence of additional padding. Land Bank Loans Reach Large Sum Farmers T?te Nearly Million in Month of June Colambia, July 2.?The Federal Land Bank of Columbia has been no tified that all of the $54,000,000 in bonds have been sold. The bonds bear interest at the rate of 4 1-2 per cent, and are tax free. They have been advertised recently in many newspapers and the entire issue has been taken, according to advices reaching the land bank in Columbia. During the month of June, the bank in this district closed loans amount ing to $930,000. Had the month been one day longer Treasurer Root is of the opinion that loans for the month would have amounted to an even mil lion. Officials of the bank say that nu merous applications for loans are be ing made, despite the fact that at the present time farmers are busily en gaged in cultivating their crops. The bank in this district has made loans to the amount of $12,000,000. In tht- four States comprising the district there are 300 farm loan as sociations, and 6.000 loans have been made. The average loan is slightly more than $2,000. which is not too large to prove burdensome and is at the same time large enough to be profitable. Farmers are rapidly becoming fa miliar with the methods of the land bank, and it is rapidly growing in popularity. With members of the va rious loan associations widely seat tered, prospective borrowers have lit tle difficulty in learning from their ac quaintances the methods of the bank, and tney become familiar wirb the advantage:; which it offers over tin old line mortgage company. The pioneer work which was necessary at irsi naturally made loans go some .chat slowly, but tlit- number of ap plicants has grown steadily, and today he hank is proving of great value to farmers over the district. Mr. Warren A. Smith has been pro moted to District Superintendent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co . of Portsmouth, Va. He is leaving Sumter this w?-ek for a two weeks' vacation, after which he will assume charge in Portsmouth. Mrs. Smith and children are spending the sum mer in the mountains ami will join Mr. Smith in September. Mr. Smith has enjoyed the distinction of being one of the leaders for his company since coming here three years ago Iroza Greenville. : *Royat Cord' 'Nobby' 'Chain' 'Plain* Usco' The Real Thing Right Through Put United States Tires under your car and you'll find them the real thing, They're built to wear?to give you the kind of economical service you want And thatfs just what they do. Hundreds of thousands of regular users will vouch for that?lots of them right around here. There are five distinct types of United States Tiires?one for every need of price or use. We have exactly the ones for your car. We know United States Tires are good tires. That's why we sell them. Anchor Auto. Co. Sam ter Motor Co. W. C. Rogers, Bishopville. B. C. Giilia & Co., Renibert. W. C. Pkwden?New Zion. Farmers Supply Co.?Pinewood. Wedgefield Mercantile Co.?Wedge field. H. Skinner, Elliott. Geo. M. Hall, Luoknow. I. N. Griffin, Lynchbarg. Balzell Mercantile Co., DalzeU. ^1. L. Thomas?Mayesv?le W. B. Davis?Summerton. Auto Sales Co.?Bishopville. Cotton Leaders Plan For Future Directors of American Associa tion in Session New Orleans, July 1.?Members of the board of directors of the Ameri can Cotton Association were here to day to act on proposals of the various standing committees as to policies of the organization on banking, legisla tion, warehousing and marketing problems. O. C. McCpnneil of Raleigh. N. C, chairman of the warehousing commit tee, was expected to submit a bill patterned along the general lines of the one adopted by the North Carolina legislature. This bill, if approved by the directors, will be submitted to the legislatures of the various Southern States. The directors will continue in session through Wednesday. J. S. Wannamaker of St. Matthews, S. C.. prr-.ident of the association, in outlining plans for the organization, stated it was not intended to inter fere in any way with the cotton ex porting financing corporation. The primary object of the new corpora tion, he said, was to prevent "distress cotton." Plan's provide for raising funds of the corporation by popular subscrip tion of Liberty bonds. The charter, which was discussed in tentative form, would include a provision that funds accrued from the capital stock be raised in part to provide for storage facilities for at least one-third of the crop. R G. Khett of rharle. .. S. C, it was announced, will be placed in charge of the preliminary organiza [ fion work. Farmers will beasked to buy stock j at $fi0 a share. j The executive committee will be : composed of two representatives from I each of the cotton growing States. Among the resolutions adopted by the American Cotton Association late I toduy was that for a still more dras I tic reduction of cotton ac reage in I 1920. j The uniform cotton warehousing : bill was adopted and plans begun for I the proposed bill to be presented to the legislature of every' cotton grow ! ing State. It provides for the licensing of all ginners. When Sumrtr city celebrates. Sum ter is never exactly happy1 unless we ! nave our good friends of the country districts with us. Bring your autos ilong loaded with your friends ami relatives, and have a good time and a j.f.'eneral net together day, altogether ' ?"!? July 10th. The president of the Order of Etail , road Telegraphers has issued instruc ; tion9 to railroad operators to resume ! handling Western Union and Postal 1 messages, effective July 1st. Communists Warned Against Violence Nothing to be Gained by Civil War Berlin, June 4 (Correspondence)? The Communist Independents are warned earnestly by Dr. Herz, the Hamburg ultra radical leader of one group of the German extreme Inde pendents that they must be resigned to depending for some time on the intellectual employer's capitalism, whose knowledge Of the economic sit uation is still indispensable and therefore socialization must proceed I very slowly. I '"The Communists' demand for a I proletariat is an effort to reacft a j stage of development by violent ad jvance for which the present day con ditions are not ripe," he says. Only the 'underestimation of economic thought! can mislead one to the view that wiTh j methods of violence an" economic ad vance can be gained. If a four years | war should be followed by a four years i civil war the victor whether Luden-j dorff. Noske, or the Sparta cans will rule over a field of corpses. If the j economic life is to bloom again social j conflicts must take a form which elim nates as far as possible all violent! methods." Japan Improves Her Foreign Policy. ! Tokio. May 16, (Correspondence of (The Associated Press.)?The policy j recently adopted in military circles I in Japan to work less independently and more in harmony with the cabi net ministers as a whole is due to the determined intervention of the Advis ory Council on Diplomatic Affairs saj'S j the Tokio newspaper Xichi Xichi. I This is the body of distinguished Jap anese which was appointed two years jago by the" Emperor to advise the cabi net on matters pertaining to national j policy and relations with foreign j j countries. The newspaper says that the Diplo- I jmatic Council has used its influence. jt.? restrain the army, especially in the J publication of reports bearing on dip lomacy It has been the custom of the! Genei'al Staff of the Japanese army to j tissue reports concerning not only mili tary affairs, but also on matters (touching the diplomatic and political situation. This practice, it is under stood, has very ofren embarrassed the; Foreign Office- Some of these milirarv! reports concerned the American army j in Siberia. Tn this connection it is to be re- j marked that the influence of the mili- j tary group in Japan is very powerful; I throughout the empire. Since ihei I recent friendly address of General I ITanaka. the War Minister, at a lunch- j eon given in honor <d" Roland S. Mor-; hs. the American Ambassador, thei? I has been a marked change in the j teie of the Japanese press which now! less frequently suspects American mo fives as a world power, especially in China and Siberia. [John C. Villepigue Named j Columbia, July 1.?John Cantey j Villipigue, of Camden, who was-'dec ? orated with the congressional medal 1 for heroic service in France beyond (the line of duty while serving as cor poral of Company M, 118th Infantry [ (formerly the First South Carolina jregiment), Thirtieth Division, has been appointed as assistant to Wad*} Hampton Gibbes, chief State game warden. Mr. Villipigue assumed his new duties today. It was suggested at yesterday's meeting of Sumter business men that business establishments having cars in the booster trip of July 10th should have flags and Sumter penants dee orating their machines, and large cardboard signs on their cars also ap propriately advertising. Sumter as. .a [ two warehouse ^tobacco market with I plenty of warehouse competition, and j a large corps of tobacco buyers rep I resenting every one of the leading ex j port and domestic tobacco companies i of the world on the two Sumter ware house floors. These signs can be printed at Sumter job houses at/very jsmall cost, and flags and Sumter pen j ants may be purchased at small cost, i also. Do your eyes tire easily. or do dark spots seem to float be fore them ? Have you been thinking of getting glasses? Are you deficient in visualizing near or far objects or both? We will give you a thorough scientific examination and will fit you at reasonable cost with the glasst-s you need.