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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23

Lewis Stuttle, colored was Friday
convicted in the Recorders Court on
the charge Of selling whiskey in vio-
lation OF the law. His sentence was
500 or 80 days. Messrs. Geo. d.
Levy and j. II. Clifton were the at
torneys in the case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23

Toxic. Dec. 1s.-Forty sailors es-
Gaping from the German cruiser
Emden. when she was sunk by the
British cruiser Sydney have been cap
tured By a British warship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
German AcrOplanc Stranded.

Copenhagen. Dec. IA German
aeroplane stranded on France Island
(Danish. The aviator was arrested
by Danish soldiers. He and his ma
chine will be interned until the end
Of the war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
NEW KIIEDIVE INSTALLED.
Uncle Of DcpOscd Ruler Placed a,
Head of Egyptian Government.

Cairo, Dec. l9.-Prince Suissan, an
uncle OF the deposed khedive OF
Egypt, was officially installed sultan
of Egypt under the British protector
ate today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
MAKES INSURGENT SPEECH.
President and Secretary Houston Criti-
icscd by Congressman.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Gongressman
Bulkeley, Democrat, in the first "in-
surgent speech" Of the house & his
session toda.' caustically criticised
Pres!dent Wilson and Secretary of Ag-
riculturc Houston for delay in putting
through the rural credits bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
ASK FOR HABEAS CORPUS.
Will Appeal to United States Supreme
Court. Thus Delaying Execution OF
Sentence.

Atlanta, Dec. 19.-An application
for habeas corpus writ for Leo M
Frank, who has been convicted Of the
murder Of Mary Phagan, was made
today before Judge Newman in the
federal district court on the grounds
that the verdict was unconstitutional
because Frank was absent when the
verdict was rendered. If the writ is
either granted or denied the case i'll
be appealed to the supreme court Of
the United States again. 1t will like
ly have the effect Of postponing the
date Of execution which is set for jan
uary %. Arguments are proceedinc
his afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
Moving OH Ostcnd.

Paris. Dec. 19.-British warships
are today bombarding Middlekerke, on
the North Sea. inficting seve, damage
to the German positions. A success
full aerial reconnaissance was made
over Ostend by the allies scouts. The
allies have reached Lombartzyke and
are advancing toward Ostend.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
1000 MEN LOST LIVES.

British Officers Give Details of Great
Naval Battle.
Montevideo, Dec. 21.-Details Of the
naval battle when four German war;
ships were sunk last week, given by
officers OF the British crSiserr Invin-
chile show that two thousand nineteen
officers and men lost their lives in the
conflict and one hundred and thirty
" ere rescued.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23

Conflict on Aisne Between Allies and Ger
mans Still Continues With Unabated Fury
and Little Indication of Speedy Result.

ALLIES CLAIM TO HAVE GAINED ALONG WHOLE
MILE FRONT, WHILE GERMANS ATTACKS HAVE
RESULTED RECAPTURE TRENCIIES-OFTTCIAL LIST AT
BERLIN SHOWS 100000 MEN MISSING UP
TO NOVEMBER 15TlI-GERMANS DOUBT REALITY
OF GREAT VICTORY OVER RUSSIANS IN - FIERCE
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23

liking George narrowly escaped
disaster from q German torpedo on his
journey across the English Channel to
the front. In spite Of all precautions
a German submarine approached his
ship near the French coast. and fired
several torpedoes. His ship took q
zigzag course. making Workmanship
difficult for the German submarine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
RcinfOrcements for Germans.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AOr 0CrIuuuSs
Berlin, Wireless, Dec. 19.--Fierce
fighting Is progressing in the vicinity
of Neiuport. Bixschoote and La
Basse. where the anglo French forces
have launched three separate at
tacks. The Germans have repulsed
the allies west of Lens. east Albert and
west Of Noyon. At the east Prussian
frontier Russian cavalry attack on
West Pilkalled has been repulsed. In
Poland the pursuit Of the Russians
(Officia) Military experts
today forecast the transfer of several
corps Of Germans from east to the
Franco Belgian theatre Of war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23

Allies Make Slight Gains in Bloody Often
sive Fighting on Belgian Border; At
tacks Gather Momentum.

HERMAN ASSAULTS RECOVER
observation-disclosures DO NOT ADMIT DEFEAT IN EAST
BUT REFORMED RESIST IMMENSE GERMAN
ARMY-DREsDEN SUNK AMERICAN COAsT-RE.
PORTS OF DARING ATTACK GERMAN TOWNS BY FRENCH
ACKNOWLEDGMENT HAS RECOVERED RETURN TO
FRONT.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23

Berlin. Dec. 1S.-The Kaiser has
completely recovered and will return
TO the front Sunday. (Omcial.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
French Driving German, Back.

Paris. Dec. 10 (OmciaI 3 4. MI
The French are continuing to al.
vance south Of Ypres. South OF La
bassee the French advanced more
than a half mile and made PROGRESSES
at other points. The Germans arc
making tho fierccst resistance since
the war started.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
KING GEORGES NARROW ESCAPE.

German Submarine Attempted tn Tor.
pcdo Kings Ship Near French Coast
London. (By mail uncensorcd). Dec.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-23
Greek Cabinet Meets.

Athens. Dec. 1S.-Thc premier call
Ell cabinet meeting this morning to
take action on the arrest Of a Greek
naval officer by the Turks i'm Constan-
tinODle
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
10-Cent Cotton Wanted.

We are authorized to say that,
until January |, 1915, cotton at
10 cents a pound will be accept
ed by Draughon's College in
exchange for tuition at college
or for a Homes Study Course.
Jno. +. Draughon, founder of the
Draughon Colleges and a ''booS-
ter" of the buy al bale move
ment, has already shown his
faith by his works: he has paid
cash for one bale. All who have
cotton to sell under the above
proposition should write Draug,
hons Practical Business College
Nashville. Tenn.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
Early Judgment.

II southern county of. Mis-
souri, years ago, when the form
of questioning was slightly diff
ferent from now, much trouble
was experienced IN getting a
jury in a murder trial.
Finally an old fellow answer
ed every question satisfactorily;
he had no prejudiceS, was not
opposed to capital punishment,
and was generally considered a
valuable find. Then the prose
cutor said solemnly:
Juror, look upon the prisoner;
prisoner, look upon the juror"
The old man adjusted his
Spectacles and peered at the
prisoner for a full half micute.
Then, turning to the court, he
said:
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
Esau Quits the Job.

Esau was in the act of reach
ing for the fattest rooster on the
perch when his employer, who
had been waiting for his oppor-
tunity, and who was a ventrilo-
quist, made the rooster say:
Turn that leg loose" Esau
complied instantly. The next
morning he rendered his resig-
nation as man-of-all-work about
the place.
"Why, Esau," said his employ.
er, don't you like this place:
Haven't we treated you weIl?"
"Oh, yes sab, dis am a good
place; but ah wants to get a job
closer to where NAH ole woman
works."
Just then the rooster came
walking around the corner OF
the house.
AN say. Boss, eff dat rooster
say anything about me arter
Ahse gone, ah wants you to
know it am a lie."-
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
Heroic Rescue of a Child From
a Well

A special to the Chariotte OBJ
server frori Marshville says:
With a leg which had been bro
ken the day before when hesfell
from scaffold an, .-....u.sa !,
rib, in addition to the limb, H.
J. Hoffman, a machinist of this
place, rolled out of his bed today
and in some way managed TO
rescue his wife from a well into
which she had plunged to save a
neighbours six-year- old SON.
The neighbor's child, Tom
Caudle, fell head downward into
the well, which was not com
pleted but had in it eight feet of
water. Mrs. Holman saw that
the child would drown and
jumped after him. AT this junc-
ture a five-year-old son of Mr..
HOLMAN ran into the room
where his. father lay with his leg
encased in plaster Of Paris and
told him something of what had
happened.
Mr.. Hoffman cannot explain
how he managed to roll out kof
bed and get to the we'll, but get
there he did, and, crippled as he
was, got them both OUT.
Mrs. hoffman SAYS thai yotinp
Caudle was at the bottom of 4ae
10 foot we'll, head down, wien
she reached him and tloated HIM
to the surface. She was then
able to make sufficiently strong
leaps from the bottom of the
we'll to get air enough to hold
out until her husband came.
1t has been hard for the com.
munity to understand how fae
rescue was effected, but opini3n
is undivided that both MIR. aud
Mrs. HOLMAN should receive a
Carnegie medal.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
Germans Are Not Scared

Berlin. Oct. 9.-(Correspon-
dence of the Associated Press.
An American, recently arrived
from London, was surprised to
find that the Germans capital
showed less outward changes
due to the war than London. He
remarked that there was less
nervous anxiety here which was
evidenced in the fact that Berlin
still shows its usual blaze of cleo
trio lamps at night, while Lon
don, fearing Zeppelin visit, has
greatly reduced its illumination.
Another cause for comment
was the number Of men capable
of doing military duty still en-
gagged in their customary work
here. AS matter of fact most
of the military barracks of the
Empire still are well filled with
soldiers who are to receive
further drilling before going 10
the front.
Another class of soldiers now
frequently seen on the streets are
the convalescent wounded. The
life OF Berlin, in fact, centers Just
now about the wounded soldiers
as well as the soldier still in the
field. Social life is dominated
by benevolence for him.
The theaters and concerts
halls are all open as usual, but
the attendance is not large. The
war figures largely in the light
musical farces and in the pro.
ductions at the variety theaters
and the MOVING picture places
present military films of many
kinds.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
Surprising Father

Once upon time Daughter
found an old love-letter that faith
cr had written to mother when
they were Courting. Daughter
copied the letter, signed a mans
name to ii and mailed It to her
self. Then she showed it to
Father, and he nearly busted a
lung denouncing the dog-waz-
zled, dlng-busted fat headed idiot
who would dare write such a
mess OF silly, sickly hog wash to
any girl.-Ex.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
Cotton Will Be Allowed To Pass
even To Germany.

Washington, Oct. 25.-Sir Ed
ward Grey, British Foreign Min
lister, has assured the. United
States that England will not in
terfere with American cotton
shipments as contraband of war.
Sir Edwards assurance reach
ed the State Department today
through Ambassador Page, who
also reported that the British
ship Camperdoon, laden with
American cotton and products.
had been detained at St. Orna-
way, Scotland, not because of
her manifest, but on account of
a disagreement between her
owners and the charter party.
The newly announced attitude
of the British Government will
permit safe movement Of Ameri-
can cotton to any point, includ
ing Germany, where market
may be found. Sir Edwards
statement is construed in some
quarters as meaning also that
there is to be no interference
with any noncontraband cargoeS
from a neutral country, carried
In neutral ships. even when con-
signed directly to belligerent.
The British announcement
forestalled action by the State
Department upon request
made yesterday by Southern
Senators that the belligerents be
asked to give assurances that
shipments of the cotton from the
United States to neutral or belli.
gerent countries would not be
seized or detained.
Cotton never has been listed
as either absolute or conditional
contraband but some cargoes
have been detained. and certain
marine insurance companies
hs-~paeer Iissuaass-.sste.r
policies. A fair market for cot
ton is said to exist in Germany,
although most of the mills in
England and France are closed.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28

Washington, Oct. 25.-The
second session of the Sixty
Third Congress adjourned yes
terday. 1t extended from De-
cember l, 1913, TO October "a,
1911, and made a record for
length of time in continuous ses-
sion, and important work done.
The Legislation enacted during
the second session of the Sixty
Third Congress covered wide
range and will affect all the
people.
Here are some of the impor-
tant acts of the second session OF
the Sixty-Third Congress: The
Federal Reserve Act, which re-
viSes the antiquated currency
laws of the United States; the
creation of a Federal Trade
Commission, TO supervise the
trade practices of the country;
and ACT to supplement the Sher-
mans antitrust law; provision
for a Government railroad in
Alaska, for the admission of for.
eign built ships to American
registry, and the sale of cotton
for future delivery.
-----
A dime in the hand is better
than a dollar mark on paper.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
The Same Each Day

London, Oct. 25.-Each day is
but a repetition of the previous
day in the battles being fought
out in West Flanders, Northern
France and Poland between the
Germans and the Allies. One
side gains a little at one point
only TO lose at another.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
Father of Is Meets President
Wilson
Associated Press

Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 22.-Presi-
dent Wilson today congratulated
]. f. Duckworth, q North Caro-
lima mountaineer, on his record
as the father of Is children and
for having voted the Democratic
ticket for IS years. Mr.. Duck
worth, who had never seen a
president before, was introduced
to MIR. Wilson by Senator Over
man.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
Men Lie Down and Dig Up the
Earth From One Side.

Earth From One Side.
In the reports of the war in
Europe it is frequently stated
that the advance lines of the
armies threw up intrenchments,
and ii is difficult for the ordinary
reader TO understand how this is
done, for to him anything like a
tortltlcation appears to be a mat
ter OF considerable time and
labor which could not be ac-
complished with the enemy rain
ing shot and shell. What these
projections are and how they are
formed is clearly explained in
the special war issue of the Sci
entific American of October 8,
by military expert in an inter
esting story about Notifications
generally.
The advancing line may have
suffered great losses, or the am.
munition may be running low.
AT all events it finds itself unable
to gain ground to the front. To
retreat would be fatal. 1t must
remain where i: is-some of the
men find natural cover, but
many must provide artificial pro-
lection from the enemy's rifle
fire. The men are lying down
as flat as they can. To arise,
even to a kneeling position
means death or disabling
wound. The necessity for cover
under these circumstances caus-
ed men to devise the lying down
| trench, sometimes called the
skirmisherS trench. 1t gives
cover from a rifle fire to a man
lying down but is absolutely no
protection from shrapnel bullets.
The height of the parapet should
mot exceed one foot. The trench
Itself is about two and a half feet
wide and about six feet long. 1t
so} sfonH Sss p 1as emhR1 fh
trenching tools in about 20 min
utes. Under fire. as outlined in
the foregoing, the man being
compelled to remain in the prom
ed position, he can mask himself |
from view in from 10 to Is min
uteS and complete the trench in |
40 to As minutes. In this propo-
sition, and in view of the small
number of portable intrenching
tools carried by the company,
the man would be obliged to use
his knife bayonet TO loosen the
earth and the cov.r of his meat
can to shovel it in front OF him.
One of the methods of working
suggested by the text books, is
to dig a trench Is inches wide as
far back as the knees; roll into it
and dig II inches wide along
side Of it and down to the feet;
then roll into the second cut and
extend the first one back to the
feet. This trench was seldom
used in the Manchurian war.
The best that can be said for it is
that men can obtain slight cover
under a hot fire with minimum
of casulties because ii involves
less digging, and they are partial
ly protected from the very be-
ginning OF the work.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
Chesterfield County Fair.
Nov. 10, IL, IL, 13.

A>oN. ~, L, IL, Id.
Tuesday, November 10th, will
be opening day at the county
Fair and all exhibits must be
placed, either that day, or the
day before. No exhibit will be
received after Tuesday, 10th.
Wednesday, November 1lth,
will be school day, and on this
day there will be a parade of all
the schools in the county, who
wish to participate. A special
prize of $500 cash has been Of
fered by the Fair Association for
the best Float in the parade.
The parade will form on the
grounds of the Chesterfield High
School at 10 o'clock. Schools
desiring TO participate in the par
ade should write to, Prof. S. l..
Duckett, Chesterfield, S. G..
thursday, November 18th, will
be farmers day. Every farmer
In the county is urged to attend
upon that day. as there will be
an address to the farmers of the
county on that day, by Mr.. w.
w. Long, Superintendent of
Farm Extension Work in South
Carolina.
On both Wednesday, 11th, and
Thursday 18th, Mr.. Frank J.
Terrill will make flights in his
Areoplane, rs horse. power
Curtiss Riplane, flying at the
speed of IS miles an hour. This
is the first time an Areoplane has
made flights in Chesterfield
county.
The Fair Association has gone
to heavy expense to afford this
free attraction for the benefit or
those who attend the Fair.
Friday, Novembes 18th, will
be given over entirely to the
colored people, a committee Of
:,t.I=--=s' mos -.,-.-...s --i.. g.. ~
the program. for that day.
The following will have
charge of the various depart
ments at the county Fair:
Farm Department, B. ]. Doug
lass.
Boys Corn Club, W.. Tiller.
Grounds and Buildings, L. H.
Trotti.
Arena Events, ]. A. Welsh.
Poultry, J. w. Hanna.
Stock, Cattle and Swine, F.
w. Rivers.
Kitchen, Mrs. T. B. Owens.
Fancy Work, Mrs. J.W. Hanna
School Parade, S. l.. Duckett.
Mercantile Parade, Emsley
Armfield.
All those who wish TO make
exhibit in the various depart
mentS are requested 10 confer
with heads of departments, as
above.
&. L. Hunley, Secretary.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28

1t takes a city man to figure
out a fortune from raising chick
ems, but his figures are apt to go
wrong because hens are not
mathematicians.
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Destroy the Flies Now

against the fly may be done.
Destroy the breeding places, and
kill the flies off, and do not allow
them to become stow-aways in
your home.
The following facts about the
fly were written by Eugene
Thwing:
This busy, buzzing little beast,
the common house fly, is the
most dangerous and deadly wild
animal If all the world. More
persons are killed by it every
year than all the other poisonous
insects, all the snakes, and all the
beasts of prey combined. More
persons fall victim each year to
the common house fly than are
killed on all the fields of battle
throughout the world. The fear
tul carnage now being wrought
by the armies of Europe in the
greater war the world has ever
seen is not as wide nor whole
sale a devastation as that which
is being inflicted upon mankind
by the little black house fly and
his myriads of tiny comrades-in-
arms, as they invade the homes
OF rich and poor, where no bu-
giles are sounded for the charge
and no flags announce their regi-
ments.
Capture one of the most in
significant looking flies buzzing
around your baby's head as she
lies sleeping, put the fly under a
microscope, and at once its char
acter is revealed. You can hard
ly refrain from starting back in
horror at the thought that your
baby is constantly being attack
ed by SO terrible a beast. Each
foot of the fly is covered with
claws and little sticky hairs. You
fly IS Continually rubbing HIS
feet together. He does this to
scrape off everything that ad-
heres to his feet and legs. These
sticky feet are loaded with germs
and microbes deadlier than bull
lets, and the fly industriously
wipes them off on your baby's
face or on your food.
Flies feed on filth. They
flourish only where refuse or
filth of some kind exists. They
bring typhoid germs from sew
age and deposit them in the
home. Intestinal diseases which
afflict so many thousands of per-
sons come from the feet of the
house fly, as they bring the pois-
onus germs and microbes in
direct contact with their human
victims. Carefully prepared
statistics Of the United States
Department of Agriculture show
that the house fly, the ever pre-
sent, industrious pest, has been
proven gully of carrying the
bacilli of typhoid, summer diar-
rhoea, Asiatic cholera, tuberculo-
sis and the bacillus of green pus;
and he is charged with spreading
gangrene, bubonic plague and
opthalmia (sore eyes,. Every fly
is a potential agent of infection
of one of these very serious af-
flictions. Behold, how great a
matter a little fire kindleth."
Man made the fly by careless
ness in the disposal of filth.
Flies inhabit the dwelling places
Of man, finding more to cncour-
age them than to discourage.
Now man must unmake the fly.
The place to swat" the fly is
at his source, his breeding place.
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believe he's guilty.

George Washington was very
small, very black, and very new
to the life of the public school
which he had just entered. His
family had emigrated to the city
from some unknown wilderness,
and the officials of the school
beard had discovered little
George, and brought him into
line with the prospects of a
higher education. 1t was his
first day, aud the teacher was
trying to make him feel at
home.
"And so your name is George
Washington" said the teacher.
"Yessum. Jorge Washin'ton. "
"And | suppose you try to be
as much like him as a little boy
can, don't you?"
LAX who, ma'am?" peering
inquiringly about the room.
Like George Washington, OF
course"
The youngster looked puzzled.
"Ah kain't help bein' lax Jorge
Washin'ton," he replied stoutly,
'!cOS tha's who All am"
A youg lady took down the
receiver of the telephone one
day and discovered that the
party line was in use.
'I've Just put on a pan o.
beans for dinner" she heard one
woman comp!acently inform the
other.
She hung up the receiver anC
waited for the conversation tt
end. Upon returning to tht
telephone she found the woman
still talking. Three times sh'
waited. and then at last, becom
ing exasperated, she broke int
the conversation:
Madam, | smell YOUR bean
burning" she announced crisply
A Mortified scream greeted tn
remark, and the young lady wa
able to put in her call.-Ex.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28

A dime in the hand is better
than a dollar mark on paper.