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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
Turks Destroy Russian Ships.

Petrograd. oct. 30.--Following tho
bombardment of the Russian coast
towns OF Theodosia and Novorossysk
by Turkish warships. two I,ussian
ships were sunk In the Black sea by
the cruiser Goebcn. which was sold to
Turkey and Germany. according to aG-
Vices received today from KcrtsCh. %
Crimean port IL Is stated that the
steamers ialta and Euabck were tor
petocd by tho GOcbcn and seventy.
three passengers and sailors on the
kazbck were drowned The passcng-
ers and crew Of the Yalta were saved.
The attack is said to have occurred of
Takill lighthouse. at the southern end
OF Kcrtsch strait.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
INVENTOR PLAYS BOY.
Edison Enjoys His Youthful Pursuits,
Again.

Detroit. Mich, Oct. 29.-It develop
cd today that Thomas A. Edison, the
leg. 'nt"r visiting scenes Of his boy
hood, near here, cast off the mantel of
years Tuesday and on the way to
Port Huron once more tried his hand
ut the operators key and, taking the
wares from news butcher, sold them
among his friends.
AS a boy, Mr.. Edison sold papers
and worked as an operator for the
same railroad. AS he passed through
Mount Clemens Tuesday he stepped
into the telegraph operators office
and tapped off a message to his chill
drcn in New Jersey
At Port Huron, Mr.. Edison was
equipped as "a news butcher. lie ap-
pcarcd To take keen delight in the
situation. When he stepped off the
train he poured the proceeds of his
days business into the hat Of Il amii-
ins porter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
SUGAR BEETS AS HOG FEED.
&. w. TrOublciicld of Clarendon Had
Exhibit at the State Fair.

Columbia, oct. 31.-G. w. Trouble
field of Clarendon county sent an eX-
hibit of sugar bccts to the State fair.
and it was said that n crop of about
ten tons had been secured from each
acre. The seed were furnished by
the national department of agricul-
turc. The bects are shown with the
Clarendon display.
"Thc growing of the sugar bccts in
Clarendon by Mr.. Troublefcld. has
been Il perfect success" said l.. l..
Baker. district agent for tho demon
forces.
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TURKEY ENTERS WAR.
VESSEL BOMBARDSs STATION AT
TIIESDOSIA.
Takes Sides with Germany In Euro
Ican War and Opens Fire OH Rus
sian Port.

Tokyo, Oct. 30.--The Russian en-
bassy here announces that Turkey
has opened war on Russia.
TheOdOsia, Crimea, Oct. 20. (via Pc
trograd) From $50 to 1890 o'clock
this morning Turkish cruiser with
three tunnels bombarded the station
and city, damaging the cathedral, the
Greek church, pier and some sheds.
A branch of the Russian Bank of For
eign Commerce caught fire. AT
the conclusion Of the bombardmcnt
the cruiser left in q southwcstcrly
direction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04

Carries Total Appropriation of More
Than Hundred and Ton Thousand
Dollars.

Columbia. Oct. 30.-Thc general
appropriation bill for the special scs-
sion OF the general assembly, carry
ing n total of s11O.S5S.42, was order
ed enrolled as an act last night after
both the house and senate had adopt
ed the free conference report. AS the
bill came from free conference, it
contained an item of $1,000 for the
State board of health to put the vital
statistics law into effect. There is an
appropriation of $50, 900 In the bill to
make up the annual deficit at the
State hospital for the insane.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04

Paris. Oct. 30.--German forces I'm
the lower User valley I'm Belgium
have been compelled to retreat. ac-
cording to an Official announcement
this afternoon. The Belgians opened
the dykes In the valley and the Ger
mans were compelled to withdrew
As the Germans retreated they were
shelled by the Belgians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
Russians Rccapturc City.

Pctrograd. Oct. 30.--An official an
nouncemcnt made today says that
Czenerowitz, capital OF l;akowina. has
been recapturcd by the Russians. Tho
city was evacuated by Russians. when
they sent troops To reinforce the army
OF Gen. Brousadloff in Galicia. 1t Is
reported that the situations on the
Calician and Polish front are un-
changed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
TIRE DESTROYS COTTON.
Warehouse DESTROYED with Loss UY
S.OO.OOo

Moultric, Ga. oct. "O.--E'irc of un-
known orisin early This morning de
warehouse here together with nearly
four thousand bales of cotton. ESti-
mates p!nccd the losses at near two
hundred thousand dollars with about
half OF the loss covered by insurance,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
GERMANS CONTROL TURKS
NAVY.

Russian Gunboat Sunk by Turkish Ec-
strOycrs.
Bordeaux, Oct. 30.--An official an
nouncement OF the ministry of ma
rine today says that a Russian gun
boat was sunk at Odessa on Thurs
day by Turkish dcstroyers.
They also inflicted damage on the
French liner Portugal. 1t is believed
here that the Turkish navy Is under
the control of German officers.
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Fight Hand to Hand.

Amsterdam. Oct. 3O.-An Ostend
dispatch to Tyd declares that fighting
In Belgium between Middle Kcrke and
Jabbeke Is now all hand to hand
The opposing forces are unable to use
artillery because they would kill their
own men. Dead cover the battle field
the dispatches declare. and 1t looks
like u slaughter house.
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Russians tnil tO Gain.

Vienna, Oct. 30.-The following Of
ficial statement was issued today: "In
the northwestern theatre of war alons
the lower San river. no important
fighting occurred yesterday. The Rus
sian attempts of the last few days to
advance in the direction of Turkey in
the southeastern theatre of war have
been repulscd."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
Germans Resume ONc..~i,,

Paris. oct. 30.-Thc Germans arc
rcsuming the offensive all along the
line OF battle ard from the north acI
To vOsgcs mountains. They atc s,rik-
ing out vigorously i'm pu effort tn Gur
~ weak spot on the allied front Have
fightlng has again developed in north
ern france, especially in the vicinit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
HEYERS' REBELS IN FLIGHT.
Rebels OF South Africa Reported t.
Have Been Scattered by Union DC.
fcnsc Force.

London. Oct. 30.-A Reuters Cape
Town dispatch says that Gen. Botha
commander Of the defense force, re-
ports that the rebel Gen. Beyers
commandOs have been scattered and
are not likely to reunite Gen.
Beycrs has fled in an unknown di-
rcctiOn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
German Submarine SUM:

London, oct. 3O.-rhe German sub.
marine that attempted To- torpedo the
British battlcship Venerable while
that vessel was bombarding the Ger
man troops in Belgium is reported to
have been sunk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
CAIisANZA FORCES GO NORTH.
Cut Railroad Communicable On-Eorcc
Entrcnchcd Near Aguas.

Aguas Calicntcs, Oct. 30.-It Is re-
ported here that Gen. Carranza' S
troops have cut railroad communica-
tions south of the city and a large
number of troops are cnroutc north
from Mexico. IL iS known that Car
ranza has at least ten thousand men
at Leon, 26 miles south of this city
and large force cntrenChed to tho
east of here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
Russian Shin Sunk

Pctrograd, Oct. 3O.-Tho Russian
admiralty announced today that the
cruiser Jemtchug was sunk by the
German cruiser Emden at A. NJ,
October 2S, in the harbor of Penang.
Eighty-five of the crew perished and
out of two hundred, fifty were rescued.
One hundred ana twelve were wound
cd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04

The South Carolina cotton ginning
report shows that up to October Is,
1914. there had been 2S,971 bales
fifth in the counties of this State. Or
an&"burg coming first with 45,662:
Farnwell next with 36,591: Marlboro
with "l,l20 and Spartanburg with
29.G5O.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04

Theodosia is a Russian seaport on
the southeast coast of Crimea, about
100 miles northeast of SabastOpol, by
which 1t is connected by rail.
NOvOrossisk is on the east coast of
the Black sea and is the capital Of
the territory of the Black sea.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
Russia Breaks With Turkey.

London. Oct. 30.-The Russian am
bassador has left COnstantinople and
all Russian consuls in Turkey were
advised to leave the country. 1t is
believed that Turkey will also attack
England and France.
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Threatened Trouble.

NovOrossisk, Caucuasia (via PctrO-
grad), Oct. 29.-The Turkish cruiser
Handle, which arrived here today,
demanded the surrender of the city
and the government properties,
In case of refusal to
lombard the town. The Turkish con-
cruiser Withdrew.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
SAVING FOR GOVERNMENT.
Substitution of Cotton for Jutc Twine

Substitution Of Cotton for Jutc Twinc.
Washington. Oct. 29.-Postmaster
General BurlesOn today awarded Il
South Carolina firm the contract for
supplying the pOstOffice Department.
entire annual supply Of wrapping
twinc. about million and a half
pounds, at 13 cents pound for cot
ton cord.
1t is estimated that $4,000 will be
saved by the substitution Of cotton
for jute twine heretofore exclusively
used.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
Former German Shin.

London, Oct. 30.-A dispatch to
The Times from PetrOgrad says it was
the former German cruiser Breslau,
now flying the Turkish flag, which
shelled TheOdosia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
MIL GETS BIG CONTRACT.
BcaumOunt Manufacturing Company
Will Supply POstOfIicc With All its
Wrapping Twinc.

Spartanburg, Oct. 29.-The Beau
mont Manufacturing company of
Spartanburg was today awarded the
contract for the annual supply Of
wrapping twine for the postofflce de-
partment amounting to between l.
100000 to 100000 pounds at 13
cents per pOunu.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
Forts Magazine Blown Up.

Cettinje. oct. 30.--The Montcncsrin
artillery has blown up magazines in
Fort Warmatz. one of the works dc.
Tending the Austrian port of Cattaro.
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Mint Director Resigns.

washington. Oct 3O.-GcorGe T..
Roberts, director of the mint. resigned
today. 1t is stated that his retire
mcnt is purely voluntary.
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HOSPITAL SHIP WRECKED.
Two Boatioads Of Passengers Rescued
By Life Savers.

whitby, Eng.. oct. 3O.-Thc Britisl
hospital ship Ropilla. bound frtm
England to France to bring home the
wounded was wrecked near here dur
Ing a terrific storm today. Life savers
succeeded In getting of two boatloads
of survivors. Others. including the
crew. have taken to the rigging. The
vessel Is one OF seven thousand tons
and carried thirty doctors, and full
hospital equipment.
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GERMANS SEEK WEAK SPOT
Resume Offensive Operations All
Along Whole of Line in France
and Belgium.

Many Boys in kasers Advantage Said to Be With
Allies in Dispatches Give News of Fighting
IN East urkNh Destroyer and Warshps Play Havoc
With Russian Ships. -AmcrCan Consul at Odessa Com.
plains OF Damage to United States Property.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04

WITCH the WnOlc matter nau DCcn
thraShed out and the free conference
report submitted that | would vote
against the free conference report
unless I then felt satisfied that the
bill us finally presented should pass.
| have given the matter my most
careful consideration and have reach
ed the conclusion that the bill will not
afford relief to the farmers who need
it most until too late to do them any
good and that it will lay Il hcavl
burden Of taxation upon all the p"o-
pie and the benefits derived from the
bond issue will be confined to COM
parativcly few of the citizens of the
state and will not include the small
farmers and those most i'm need of inn
thc bill for the reason that do not
think there is sufficient time before
the election 10 give the pv"rlc Suf-
ncient notice of the terms of the h!i
and that they will not have an oplr.-
tunity To- CiVc expression to their ma
turo Judgment ON a matter Of such
vital importance and far-rcaching re
suits. | do not think the bill rs
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04
A Card.

Died on Tuesday, June Both,
at 3 o'clock in the morning, at
the age of 81 years, Virginia Roen
nee Devillier. Deceased was
the daughter of Francois C. De-
villier one of the most prominent
citizens of our parish, who left
a long line of decendantf throug-
out the parishes of st. Landry
and Acadia.
MI. I. D. Reon. the husband,
is well known and liked by the
good people of Crowley and
Rayne where he resided since
leaving the Teche where his
wife was born. He wore the
grey and served his country gal
lantly in the great conflict be-
tween the South and North
which endears him to our peo-
pie.
To all those old friends and
neighbors who assisted him
morally and financially in the
hour of his great affliction we
wish to extend our thanks and
add our prayers.
A FRIEND.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04

men from the Third District.
This will only serve to make
many lukeWarm democrats break
into the ranks of the deserters
and the Democratic party will at
some future time be pitied against
a party which has no policy, ex-
cept the selfish motives of a few
politicians.
Every man has the right to
think just as he wants and con-
sequently it is the right Of the
people from the Third District to
affiliate themselves with what
ever party they desire. But it
seems to usif we democrats were
to treat them with utter contempt
they would soon realize that they
do not cut such a big figure with
the politics of this state, and
come back to their old love.
There is absolutely no need on
the part Of the Democrats to
recognize the Bull Moose party
as an enemy before they have
displayed their strength, which
to our mind has greatly been
exaggerated.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04
THE CLARION
BUBONIC PLAGUE.

The New Orleans press thi,
week brings us startling and un-
welcomed news that the bubonit
plague is there. Two cases hav.
ing broken out on St. JOSEPH
street. forty-nine squares being
i'm the area of infection.
The first case, that of a Swed.
ish sailor, died in the Charity
hospital.
The state and city health auth.
critics are to be congratulated on
their prompt recognition Of the
cases and the announcement to
the world; had the old policy of
concealment, in yellow fever days
been pursued, the city would by
this time have been closed by a
Gordon of quarantine restrictions
some Of them as senseless as they
were rigid.
The Federal Authorities have
been invited and the cooperation
and coordination of the national
state and municipal health
authorities. is earnestly to be de-
sired, especially in a community
like New Orleans, where the citi-
zens, especially the business ele-
ment, have been so utterly in
different to the oft repeated
warnings and the necessary
measures of prevention; why it
is only a few weeks ago that DR..
Fred j. Mayer attempted in vain
to get the free use of the Athe-
neum to hold a meeting under
the auspices Of the state medical
society, to discuss measures of
plague prevention and later he
made an Intellectual effort togeta
few dollars to pay for the rent Of
the theatre and the music at a
free Hygenic Institute, and
when he did succeed in holding
the Sunday Symposium on the
relation of religion to hygiene
and preventive medicine at the
Theatre, at which emf
nent divines of all denominations
took part. the Exchanges and
Boards of trade were not repre-
sented although invited and only
about one hundred persons at
sended this unique performance.
DR.. Mayer in his presential
Message to the State Medical So
.iety published in the June num- i
,er of the Pan American Surgi-
al Medical Journal, had this to- {
on the subject: i
II am again constrained at the 6
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04

kioh VI OClIlS SoIloiOCl Gu all dldIlIl'
list to repeat the note of warning
that | have sounded for the past
eight years, on the subject of bu.
bonic plague. In view of its
present proximity to urge expe.
dition, in an anti-rat propaganda
before we are rudely awaken
from a fool paradise by the rude
shock of epidemic visitation, that
unlike those of the past will not
be extinguished by frost, al
though the marble heart, and
'icy-hand," Of jealous rivals will
not be slow to take advantage of
the misfortune to inhibit the
growing Importance of this port,
entitled by location to be the en-
treport of the Mississippi Valley,
Latin American and Oriental
Trade. Lack of fund hampers
both the state and city boards Of
health in instituting a rat crusade.
In the last anlisys any anti-rat
campaign, especially in the city
where the rodents have invaded
every precinct, will prove inef-
fective SO as long as garbage re-
mains uncovered, stables, grana-
ries, markets, ETC., remain un-
rat proofed. It would need the
great fire of London to clean up
of the rookeries; sixteen
miles of wooden wharfage serve
as a harbor for these pests, hence
should be taken of the
high stage of The river to insti-
tute a vigorous campaign, when
the waters force them inland.
This was recommended last year
a formal resolution Of this So
Rats must be starved in
to submission, before they can
be induced to enter traps and eat
poisoned bait, so it is a question
Of educating the public; when
the individual unity is clean the
community aggregation of units
will be clean, hence the necessity
Of educating the delinquent citi-
zen, who leaves food supplies
open to rat visitation. | fear it
will require in the future as in
he past an epidemic visitation to
arouse the people to their duty IN
he premises. The main object
# the Sunday Symposium on the
citation of religion to hygiene
leld at the Crescent Theatre on
April 10Th last was primarily di-
ected to this problem of NUM-
ipal cleanliness and rat extermi-
alton, both as an economic and
.ealth necessity and a religious
uty. The annual loss from rats /.
what they eat and destroy far {
xceeds the cost OF their extermi- {
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04

nation of rats We advise our
readers to stay at home and moi
wonder forth where an infected
flee might possibly convey this
dreadful disease that in some of
its forms is so fatal that all die,
who are infected, as in Manchu-
ria.
In the meantime it would be
well to follow the advise of the
sanitarians and commence a war
of rat determination, SO as to
render each individual community
immune. not waiting like our sde-
luded brethren in New Orleans
to lock the door after the horse
has escaped.
There should be no interior
renee with the wheels of COM
merce as we can fully depend on
DR.. Bowling and DR.. O'Reilly, the
state and municipal health officers
in promptly advising the peopleof
the state of the extension of the
disease; as long as the business
element is willing to cooperate
with them the fewest re-
strictions possible should be
thrown around the commerce
of New Orleans, whose business
welfare affects every community
in this state.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04
is Hart, French Walnut Case, now


nation. The cost of an invasion
of the bubonic plague is .incalcul.
able; San Francisco expanded
millions of state and Fedora
money and still the bacillus pes.
tbs fingers in the groundsquirrels
of the rural districts"
It was thought that the CO
operation of the clergy of all de-
nomination would have an in
fuence in quarters where neither
the medico, the laWgiver nor the
financier would have influence"
The doctors of New Orleans
seemed Indifferent for few of
them represent and we fail to
note this unique institute on their
official program. The press with
the exception Of the Daily States
gave perfunctory notices, the
latter being the only one that had
editorial comment.
In the light of the present it
would nave been wise to have
hardened to the warning of the
president of the state medical So
ciety, who has studied the in
sidious approach of this disease
in Europe and South America,
which he visited for that purpose
as the representatives of the Tex
as Board of Health in 1910.
The expenditure of a few
thousand would have obviated
the loss Of millions. The pres
ence Of an infected rat two years
ago gave timely warning. It is
a pity that the lesson wa not
needed at that time.
We advise our people to keep
cool. our merchants of course
should insist that all goods re-
ceived should be free from infec-
tons, certified as such by the
state Board Of Health.
DR.. Downing has traced the
source of infection to a warehouse
in Notre Dame street, which
Wilkerson, the second victim of
the disease, says is infested with
rats and that the fees were more
numerous than mosquitoes in a
swamp. With the cooperation
Of Mayor Berhman, DR.. Bowling
and Dr.. O'Reilly the rat proof
ing of the square and the des-
truction Of the vermin within the
infected area is being vigorously
prosecuted.
The open policy of the state
board is being highly commend
ID by health authorities through
,ut the country.
Until the limits Of the exact
lrea of infection has been fully
lecided by the negative results
'btained 10 the laboratory exami- ],
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04
TREAT THEM WITH CON
TEMPT.

It appears to US that the Legis-
lature and newspapers through
out the state have been devoting
too much time to the reported
brake from the Democratic party
of certain distinguished gentle
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04
"A STITCH in
time SAVES nine.

You will save and insure
more happy hours by giving
your teeth attention at this
time. You will save the hard
ships and loss Of sleep that de-
cayed teeth cause. You will
save real teeth that not be re-
placed by others. You will
save many a tooth which at
this time requires only a very
small filling. YOm will save
a quantity of dollars.
Ypn will save many pleas
ant words to tell friends what
my operations are like. Your
action now will save many
mines.
JAS. A. SHAW, Dentist.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04

FOR SALE-Second hand Ford
cars in good condition. Will sell
them at a big bargain. Apply
at Bordelon's Garage. july 4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04

Leave orders for piano tuning
at Mornhinveg or Dietlein, s jew
elry Store. All work guaran-
teed. july 4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-04

we are offering: Price, Terms, Factor
not get one of these bargains during our stay,
is the time, not tomorrow or the day after.
Some of the prices and makes to be sold: