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CU *s Second Class Mattet. PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. H .C. DesChamps have returned from Hot Springs, Ark., aftei a month's stay. Misses Minnie. Lena and Jennie Barnett and Miss Meli Gregg have gone to Atlantic City. ? Little Misses Dorthy and Mildred Dutton, who have been attending school at St. Josep'h Academy, left Thursday for Columbia to join their mother. Mrs. Ella Dutton. for a trip to Myrtle Beach. Mr. Raymond Stan si 11. of New York, is visiting relatives in the city. Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Osteen and Misses Emmie and Esther Osteen have re turned from Charleston where they ?spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Nigels. Mr. C. A. Caldwell. agricultural agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, was in the city yesterday and today at tending the tractor demonstration. Mr. W. C. Wolfe left yesterday for St. Louis. Mo., on a business trip. Mrs. O. L. Williams and Misses Louise and Martha Williams are spending two weeks at Wrightsville, N. C. Miss Emma Bruner, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruner and Robert Bruner. Jr.. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bruner on West Liberty St Mr. and Mrs. W. Percy Smith have gone to Ashevilie, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Galloway, of Sanford. Florida, are visiting their cousins. Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Stuckey. on Hampton Ave. Miss Luciie Brunson left Saturday for several weeks' stay at Atlantic "*i!l? and Charleston. Mrs. A. L. Ricker, who has been visiting friends in New England, hay returned to the city. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mims '-ave gone to Waynesville, N. C, for a few weeks. W. E. Mims, Jr.. has returned from i France, where he has been serving with the A. E. F. Mr. J. S. Scaffe. a brother of Mr. R. L. Scaffe, has arrived home from Gondrecourt, France, where he was stationed for twelve months. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Wood are visit ing Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Wood. Geo. W. Boney, after fifteen months service overseas, arrived home Satur day night. After spending several days at home he will go to Rocky Mount. N. C. and resume his old po sition with the A. C. L. Railroad atj that point. Race Riot in Capital I lit Washington Between Negroes! and Service Men Washington. July 19.?Aroused by repeated 'attacks on white women by j negroes in the national capital, sol-! diers. sailors and marines on liberty i in the city invaded a negro section tonight and severely beat one negro and fired several shots before the po lice and the provost guard interven ed. Several other negroes were caught by the crowd but escaped with only minor injuries. Shots were tired at them as they fled. The uniformed men participating in the attack were gathered together in the downtown district after individual lights had taken place, and were inflamed, it was said, that another white woman, the wife of a sailor, had been attacked by a negro. Reserves from three police stations, the military guards and a detachment of marines answered emergency calls, but. foi?ud the mob dispersed when they ar. ived. About 100 service men are involved it was reported. .A patrol was continued after midnight through the area to prevent a repetition of the violence. Seven Negroes. Badly Beaten by Soldiers and Marines, Taken to Washington Oos*pitals. Washington.. July 20.?Scattering clashes between white men and ne groes occurred in Washington to night and at mklnight the police re ported that seven negroes, badly beaten, had been taken to hospitals! and 15 soldiers and marines were un-j der arrest charged with assault. The disorders were an aftermath of the riot last night when a mob of sol diers, sailors and civilians invaded the negro district in the southwest section of the city seeking a negro sus pected of attacking ?. whtie woman. Both the police and military authori ties hud taken precautions to prevent a repetition of this affair and appar ently there was no organized effort tonight for mob violence on a big scale. In each of the clashes tonight. the most of which occurred on Pennsyl vania Avenue, small bands of whn.e men.- made up chiefly of in^n in uni form, attacked the negroes as they made their way along the streets. Considerable feeling has beeu arous'-d since the night attack on two women by the negroes, the latest vic tim of whom was said to have been the wife of a sailor and which re sulted in the organized effort for re venge hist night. No shots were exchanged in tic fights tonight and none of the ne groes attacked were reported to have been seriously injured. Washington. Jury 21.- The police and hospital records today showed that scores of negroes were injured in the widespread clashes between white and negroes here last night. More than a dozen negros. some suffering from severe beatings at tic- hands ?>! mobs, were treated at hospitals and stores were cared for at their homes. Washington. July 21.?Federal gov ernment intervented today to pre vent recurrence of attacks made Sat urday and Sunday nights by soldiers sailors and marines against negroes in retaliation for attacks by negroes on white women of this city. Aftei conference between Secretary Bakei a.nd local governing authorities, ar army provost guard was restored t< duty. ;. _ _ .. . . _ ! Curing Tobacco With Coal. j Mr. A. K. BernsHbuse. who planted a few acres of tobacco on his farm on the Moses road, found when curing ti.ae arrived that it was impossible to obtain wood to fire the barn in the j usual manner, so he had a. coal fur j nace rigged up by Mr. J. M. JHarby. He has cured three barns thus far. j using soft coal as fuel, and the re . suit has been entirely satisfactory, both as to cost and quality of tobac co. The first two barns were tilled with light tobacco?sand lugs?and jthey were cured in less than fifty hours each and only one-half ton of coal was used for the two barns. The : third barn was filled with heavier to | bacco and this was cured in fifty-two hours and a little less than one-half ton of coal was consumed. The qual ity of the tobacco was above the av jerage and when offered for sale on, ; the warehouse iloor it attracted atten-! jtion from all the "buyers. The better jgrades brought the highest price paid ; on the opening day. Mr. Eernshouse's j experiment with coal as a fuel for 'curing tobacco may # be of value to i ether tobacco growers who find dif ficulty in obtaining a reasonable price. The time required to cure a barn of tobacco with coal is less than the average with wood and the in dications are that coal furnished a j more uniform heat and turns out a j better quality of tobacco. Coal seems, j also to be more economical, since j much less coal is required to cure a i barn than wood. Shcom Surrenders to Sheriff. j Camden. July "'S.?Jim Sheorn. the j white man who was shot yesterday afternoon in a raid upon an illicit dis tillery, seven mies east of Camden. in which F. F.. Bateman. State con stable, was mortally wounded, came to Camden today and surrendered to Sheriff Welsh after spending the night in hiding in a swamp. He was shot through the leg and ankle. Sant j Barrett, the man who. it is said, j fired the shot that fatally injured Con stable Bateman. was shot several times through the thigh and had two bullet wounds in the stomach. A sensation was sprung here this afternoon when W. F. Russell. Jr.. a well known white man of this city, was arrested and placed under ? 1,000 bond in connection with the making of whiskey at the scene of the shoot ing yesterday afternoon. It is said that Russell has been making fre quent trips to the still and was there when the shooting took place and immeditaely made his escape. He de nies that he was there, but one of the officers found his coat there with let ters in the pocket. Sumter County .Sunday School Con vention. The Sumter Coutny Sunday School Convention will be held in the Dalzell Methodist church on Saturday and Sunday. July 26 and 27th. This re- > ligious gathering, representing earn est Christian workers of all denomi nations, ""hiis been an important part of the Sunday school life of the c.oun- ?' ty. and it is expected that the con- 1 vention will be even more largely at tended this year. The program com mittee have secured a number of ; outstanding men and women to speak at this .convention. Among the peo ple outside of Sumter who will be present, are the two State Field Sec- ; retaries. R. D. Webb and Miss Cora Holland, who have just returned from the International Training School at Lake Geneva. Wis., where they spent two busy weeks in training for the; work of religions education in this State. All Sunday School worl ts in the county are invited to attend this con vention. The Superintendents have been asked to appoint or have tin schools elect delegates so that all schools may be represented, and thus receive the benefit from the meeting. Miss Hood Entertains. At 11 o'clock Friday morning Miss Bess Hood was "at home" in honor ! of Miss Beaufort Garner, of Darling- { ton. Miss Marget Firiley of Turk and Miss Elizabeth Young, of Lauren?. } About twenty-live maids and ma trons were invited, and the guests J spent the morning with conver&a-1 tion and hand-work. Sandwiches, tea and njjnts were j later served. The guests of honor; were presented whh attractive bath-j ing caps as souvenirs of the morn- j Lug's pleasure. Miss Hood's guests, were: Misses Beaufort Garner. Margaret Finley. Elizabeth Young, Mary Adda j Booth. Minnie DeLorme. Caroline Dick. Henrietta Boykin, Bunky By num. Caroline Richardson. Francis i DeLorme, Pauline Haynsworth. : Mary Bland. - Esther Clark, Caritaj Handle. Etese ('handler. Dorothy Shaw, Margaret Shaw. Blanche Spann.: [Anna Bryan. Grace Reynolds. Miss! Allen. Margaret Forrester, Mesdamesj Edward McCallum, Rufus Spann and ? Raymond Fowler. Special Session of Presbytery j ; A called me.-Ting of Harmony Pres-| [bytery ni'-t in the Presbyterian church I here Wednesday: July t<: for the pur pose of examining licentiate Jas. E. Cousar. Jr., and to ordain him to the ministry. Revds. R. C. Morrison. H. C. Hammond. J. P. Marion and L. L. Legters and Ruling Fidel's T. B. Fr?ser and Davidson Dick of the Sumter fchurch. J. E. McCutchen. Sr.. of Mt. IZion and Samuel Bradley constituted j the Presbytery At the morning service Licen rinJe Cousar delivered n short lecture [before the examination. Revds. Mor rison, Marion and Hami.<1 con ducted the examination. At 4:.'P? P. M. Mr. Cousar preach ed Iiis trial sermon: Hebrews ?:l i which was delivered with ??ase and self composure. This is a very li v ing per i iod in a young minister's life but Mr i Cousar made a fine impression a> an earnest sincere Christian worker. Dr. A. VV. Blackwood, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Col timbia is on the program to preach the oi'di nation sermon at 9 P. M.. after which the laying on of the hands of the Presbyters concluded the services. After taking a post graduate co irse at Seminary Mr. Cousar will go to Japan next summer as a missionary. ? Bishopville Vindicator. GARAGE FOR SUPPLIES '. United States Going Into Air Ship Traffic j -" ?Correspondence of Associated Press) Washington. July 12.'?Acting un der specific authority granted in the j new naval appropriation bill. th. Navy Department soon will si#rt construction on two of the largest 'dirigible hangers in the world. Roar I Admirals Taylor and Parks, heads of the Bureaus of Construction und Re pairs and Yards and Docks respec tively, today had instructions to speed up the preparation of the working [plans, as an expenditure of about i $3.500,000 for two hangars to house ! flying machines of the Zeppelin type Ihas been authorized. They will be lo cated on the seaboard, probably in New Jersey, and possibly on the sanv site. Ground area necesary for the con struction of a double hangar will be about one square mile. Each hang ar will be about 800 feet long. 250 feet wide and from 150 to 200 feet high. It is probably that all ste^l construc tion will be used and officials estimate that from six to eight mouths will be needed for their erection. Provision for the purchase abroad of a Zeppelin type airship at a cost not to exceed $2.500.000 is made in the naval bill, and the construction in this country of a similar machine at a cost of $1,500.000. It is probable that, th^ machine purchased abroad will be of the British mode! although larger. It probably will be flown to this country by an American crew, the only other alternative beine, to attempt to tow it by cables made fast to a. ship. Negotiations looking to American built machine will be started, tered into with foreign nations. After experiments with the foreign craft the construction of an improved American built machine wil be started Secretary Daniels said to--night that he had, no further statement to "mage regarding that rumored trans Pacific flight. Naval officers believe however, that such a flight will be atempted shortly after the navy j comes into possession of its f.ir?J crusing dirigible. Ancient Silver Dug Up. Edinburgh, June 1G. (Correspond- ! ence of The Associated Press.)?A hoard of battered silver plate dating | back to the fourth century has been j found on the estate near here of th j British Foreign Minister. A. J. Bal j four. It is described as one of the I most remarkable archeological dis- { coveries* ever made in Northern Eu rope. Mr. Balfour had agreed with J the excavators that all finds should j become the property of the natior and the silver vessels have been trans j ferred to th*- Queen Street museum j in this city. The silver is said to b* ' exceptionally pure. The site of the discovery is known as Traprain Law. it was once, a for tified area, which covers sixty acre: and gives evidence of occupation a' j intervals during the first four cen-*i turies of the Christian era. l\ is !>". j lieved to have been at one tin"1 th site of a Celtic settlement under Ro ! man rule. Its latest inhabitants are thought to have been Saxon pirates. ; Excavators for the Queen Sti-eet j museum struck a small pit which was ! filled to the brim with battered silver vessels and a few coins of the Em-j perors Valens and Gratian. The ves j sels were crushed and disfigured in-.j dicating that they were regarded as: booty and intended for the melting I pot. Tin y include- flagons, chalices", i platters, bowls and spoons. On them J cian be deciphered Christian symbols such as Chi-Rho. Alpha. Omega and ! fesvs Christ vs. Scenes portrayed in j relief an- mainly from Bible history, i The gent of the collection is a rich- > ly decorated flask, beautifully em bossed and bearing the inscription. ?"Prymiaeoeisapi." which has not yet i been translated. Archeologists have not been able to say whether the ves- j sels were spoils taken from one. single church or from a number of differ ent places. Some of the silver is j gilded, some enamelled, and sonn- J inlaid with gold. _,_ I Marriage Licenses. Colored?Damon Robinson of Sum ter to Emily Galloway of Sumter. Joe Rodgers of Sumter to Emma renk e . of Sumter. William Vaughn of Oswego to Eliza Washington of Sumter. One day last week a carrier pigeon, in an exhausted condition alighted jn the poultry yard of Mr. F. A. Ren Crew, and while eating with the chick ens was attacked and killed by a roost er, before it could be rescued. On its leg was an aluminum ring on which following numbers and letters were stamped: "29405.*' "AJ," "14." JUDGE SLAUGHTER OF SPRING HILL. ALA.. IN SIGNED STATEMENT SAYS HE OBTAINED WONDERFUL RE SULTS FROM DRECO "in relieving kidney, liver trouble and constipation. I have obtained won de; ful relief in a very short time by taking the new root and herb med ic r,n?I >reco. "Before taking Dreco nry back at times felt like it would break, and 1 often had to ge< up four or rive times during the nighl to relieve my blad der. My liver was sluggish, and I fre quently had dizzy spells, headaches and a vile taste in my mouth. Con stipation w:is ;i daily annoyance. My nerves w?*re shaky and my sleep brok en. "I am happy to say there is a ?narked improvement ih m> troubles since taking Dreco. My kidneys are very much better. I sleep sound, and tin- constipation is relieved. Xp doubl my liver is siding well, for the dizzi ness and headaches have ceased. 1 heartily endorse Dreco to those who suffer as 1 did." Dreco is made from juices and ex tract* of many medicinal herbal plants which act on the vii;i! organs m a pleasant and prompt manner. Dreco is highly recommended in Sumter by Sibert's Drug Store. Advt. 18,cents a package Camels are sold everywhere in scientific? ally sealed packages of 20 cigarettes; or ten packages (200 cigarettes) in a glass ine-paper-covered carton. We strongly recommend this carton for the horns or office supply, or when you travel. R J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY Wins ton-Sal ein, N. C CAMELS' expert blend of di?fc? Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos answers every cigarette, desire you ever had! Camels' give such universal delight,such unusual enjoyment and satisfaction ysull call them a cigarette revelation! If you'd like a cigarette that dees not leave any unpleasant cigaretty aftertaste or unpleasant cigaretty odor, smoke Camels! If you hunger for a rich, mellow^m?d cigarette that has all that desirable cigarette "body"?well, you get some Camels as quickly as you can! Camels* expert blend makes all ^iis delightful quality possible. Yqm; personal test will prove that Camel Cigarettes are the only cigarettes you ever smoked that just seem made to meet your taste! You will prefer them to either kind of to bacco smoked straight! Compare Camels for quality and satisfaction with any cigarette in the world at any price ! \ Colored Y. M. C. A. Drive. The drive for a colored Y. M. C- A. vhieh was launched some time ago is naking rapid progress. With a few ixceptions if is receiving the hearty Support of all of the thinking citi :ens of Sumter. hoth white and col ored. To have a V. M. C. A. in this city will he of vital importance to the piritul. mental and physical develop ment of men and boys. it is the thing that is much needed i tui if once established will prove its rreat value in the building of ehar acter. The following named white firms lave subscribed and pledged them selves to increase their subscription. f necessary: vlayor L. 1 >. Jennings. $100.00 P. G. Bowman. 50.00 'lari.y & Co. Ine. 100 Lee & Moise . .. 100.00 ?V. B. Burns & Son . 100.00 ?*Donnell*& ''o. 100.00 Stubbs Bros. 25.00 Levi Bros. 25.00 "In- Planters' Mule Co .. .. 50:00 hi niter Ry. .1 Mill Sup Co. .. 25.00 f. B. Folsom. 25.00 Ducker <? Bultman. 5ii (?0 Du Rant Hardware Co. 100.00 Booth-Boyle Live stock Co . . 50.00 J. P. Booth. 25.00 W. B. Boyle Co. 50.00 ?umter Vulcanizing Works .. 25.00 Hearon's Pharmacy. 2;*>.'t'> ^onsoliated Ins. Agency .. .. 25.00 H. L. Scarborough. 25.00 L. Alpert/. . . . 25.00 R. D. Epps. 25.00 D. J. Chandler CIo. Co. 50.00 Vvery Lumher Co. 25.00 Sumter Electric & Plumbing Company. 25.no Ralph Hill . . .. 25.00 Carolina Machinery Co.. .. IT?.'"? ! Sumter Motor Co. 10.46 S. S. Krasnoff. 2".00 ; W. E Du Rant. 25.00 j O'Donnell Dry GOods Co.. .. Haynsworth & Haynsworth.. 10.00 ! L. D. El more. 10.00 i E. H. Moses. 5.00 j Dr. (". H. Andrews. 5.00 I O. L. Yates. 5.00 .1. K. Brooks . 5.0'? IT. A. Moses. 5.00 A. C. Thompson. 3.00 A. J. Aid. 10.00 D. Dour. Jr. 1.00 The following names are those of the colored citizens who have sub scribed to tlx- Y. M. C. A. fund: R. W. West Perry . % 1 00.00 Dr. C. W. Binde. 100.00 H. A. YVoodard. 100.00 Dir. C W. Maxwell. lOO.ftO A. .1. Andrews. 100.00 P. i:. Druner. 100.00 M. J. Frederick. Esrj. 100.00 1 Jncoln Graded School .... 100.00 Oswald Du rant ... . . ?.. 50.00 Samuel Green .. 50.00 A. P. Spears . 50.00 Rev. I. W. Williams . . . . 50.0C Rev: A. R. Howard. -jr..*' <'has. Byrd. 25.00 J. E. Todd. 2.'..'?< Stone llil! School. tZJi* Sam Richardson ? ? . . ? ? ? 25.01 J. C. Pr?Vau. 25/?C W. B. poLorme. -?".'?' E. E. Jones. 0< Chas. Lawson. 25.?X Barton Levan. !'."..(): F. G. Stones. 25.?C Rev. F. K. Kershaw .. .. .. 25.0C Rev. I-:. W. Dix. 25.0< Rev. I?. P. Peiidergrass .. .. 25 Oi Mrs. Sal he Racote. L'"..<u Willie Law : >n. 25 in A G. Spears. Jr. 2:..'?? Improvena nl ?'lu!> . L'.Y"1 P.. Roberts.\ -5.0' Rev. J. M. Jackson .. .: 25.0? Rev. It. P.. Curry. 2">.<>' Rev. |). L. Witherspoon .. .. 25-. 0t J. C. Perrin. 10.0.1 Rev. A. C. Sumpter. 10.0( Caesar Bennett. Major Roberts. Xormal Pendergrass.? B. J. Whitaker. Nero Tindal. W. IL C. Richardson .. . ?I. M. Lewis. Mason Com posit. Lodge No. I 0.00 10.00 ln.oo 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 J0.0? 5.00 5.00 .".00 5.00 A. C. Johnson. John Wright. il. Preston. Mrs. Elizabeth Gipson .. .. ft. W. Westberry. Chairman, i .-\. G. Suinpter, Ex. Secty. Automobile Signals. Editor Daily Item. I notice in Wednesday's Item aj piece headed. "What is Right." in re gard to signals in automobile driving. J Any driver ought to be able to gi\>! a signal so that anyone else could i know what the driver means by the j signal. To start with, practically all cars are left hand drives. First: If you intended turning aj corner to your left you should put out; your hand pointing to the left. I do i not mean to just stick your hand out i of the sid<- of your oar. but to hold i it out firmly with the three bottom fingers closed leaving your top linger pointing directly to the left. This won id indicate nothing but a left turn would need would be a'stop/signSfcL ': This can easly be made by holding ? I your hand open, fingers together;anS ; turning the lingers straight upward".. This sign would indicate that you were going to slow down or stop. -I believe these three signals could easi ly be put in practice and would be a great deal better than simply sticking your hand out of the side of your:c??"* ? which means nothing. A > ^straight ahead signal can be made by making a forward motion while holding yoXtf' hand in a vertical position. But'the important ones'are: Pointing to the left for .a left. three L turn. 2. Making a curved motion to*th* front of your car for a right tUmV - 3. Holding your hand straight up for a stop sig:.al. _ Henry P. Moses : Saluda. N. C. July 16. - s Capt. Wade H. Williford Honored. With the approbation of the Cora ! mander of the American Expedition ary Forces in France, the Marshal of France, the Commander in ChiSf ! of the French armies of <he East, citesxn. order of the 1st division. (Capt Wab!?L Williford. ^ ? 5th Reg. F. ""A " ~ ? "A very courageous officer. Or dered to ad\ance his battery, he ac complished his mission under sustain md anyone driving belimd could pro- , _ . . , . ., .u_ ?.-u. ?:J_ led enemy fire. Accompanied each carriage himself, displayed a high eeed to pass on the right sidf Second: If the driver intends turning to the right, let him put hisi left hand out of the car mak ing a curved motion'to the right.; This ran l>e easily done by keeping the' palm of your hand open, the fingers' together and making one or two curved motions at the -wrist to the : right (or the front of your car) which : would indicate nothing but a right! hand turn. The pointing ?f (-he finger would give you the left turn, the curving of the hand would give you the right iura; then the only other signal you .sense of duty, crossed through con-, centrated enemy fire fourteen* (14?) nines in order to complete his mis sion. At General Headquarters. March 25. 191S. The Marshal of France, Command er in Thief of the French Armies. PETAIN. From original extract. Miss Edna Pack, of Greenville, is visiting her sister. Mrs. H. W. McCoI lum.