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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-24
FOR "CIIRISTMAS SHIP"
Collier Jason to Be Santa Claus Craft

VOIIICT JUSOn 10 Do Sttflt1 { TulIS CfaIt.
Washington, oct. 19.-Sccrctary
Daniels designated tho naval collier
to carry gifts from tho United States
to the destitute of Europe. The Jason
will sail from the Brooklyn navy yard
November 10 and probably will carry,
in addition to its cargo Of gifts, large
quantities of stores and coal for the
Tennessee. now i'm Mediterranean
waters.
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NEGRO AND DAUGHTER SHOT
Girls Wounds May Prove Fatal While
Father Is Dcad-.ArrcstS of White
Men arc Made.

Orangeburg, OctI 19.--Martin
Myers, together with his son, Frank
Myers, of Bamberg county, shot and
instantly killed Luck Williams, a
negro, and probably mortally wound
ed his 13-year-old dauhgter and an
S-year-old negro boy who was stand
ing near the scene Of the shooting.
Another white man is implicated in
the shooting. The shooting took place
on Sunday morning, about one mile
from Canaan church, in the lower
Fork section of Orangeburg county.
Williams was out feeding his stock
when he was killed.
The three white men are now in
Orangeburg county Jail. They are
residents Of Bamberg county, living
Just across the Edisto river and not
far from the place Of the shooting.
Sheriff Salley of Orangeburg county
reached the scene shortly after the
shooting and before the inques. was
held and returned to Orangcburg with
the two prisoners.
According to the report given in the
case, the three white men charged
with the killing went to the home of
the negro about daylight SUNDAY
morning. Upon their arrival Williams
was found at the stables feeding his
stock. The three men, it is stated
then opened fire on the negro. He
was instantly killed. After the shoot
ing started, it is alleged. the 1S-year-
old daughter of Williams rushed to
the door Of the home with a rifle in
her hand, presumably for her father
to protect himself with. She received
Il shot which will probably prove fatal.
A negro boy who was standing near
was struck by buckshot
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TROUBLE IN AUSTRIA.
Dual Monarchy Threatened From
Within.

London, Oct. ia Rome Central
News dispatch says:
According to Trieste advices all
the new Austrian soldiers are required
to take the oath Of fidelity to the Ger
pire.
"From Trieste it is reported also
that insurreCtionary bands are
swarming in all parts of the Austrian
empire. The attitude Of Slav troops
forming garrisons at Pola and Sebcn-
leo is said to be menacing and disaf
fcCtiOn is reported in the Austrian
fleet, where crews are made up in
part Of Slavs and Italians"
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REVENUE BILL DELAYED,
Representative Henry of Texas Makes
Demand That Bill 60 to Committee. |

AsoRsSSShsssA'c AAcury OI 1cAuS uukCS
Demand That Bill go to Committee.
washington, Oct. 19.-Obstructivc
tactics In the house delayed progress
today on the war revenue BILL Instead
of referring the bill to conference, the
house sent 1t back to the ways and
means committee for consideration of
the ninety-eight senate amendments
on demand Of Representative Henry
of Texas. The latter insists that there
should be some cotton relief legisla-
tion before congress adjourns.
Chairman Underwood said the COM
mittee would recommend tomorrow
that the house disagree to all senate
amendments.
What the house will do, do not
know" he added. "but | believe the
general temper of the members is to
send the bill to conference and got
away as soon as possible. Despite
this delay we can still adjourn this
week. If members of the house will
be good. II they insist upon discuss
Ing amendments and sticking to all
the rules, We cannot possibly get
through for another week"
Representative Henry said tonight
nc would insist upon quorum before
final disposition of the bin and would
make another effort to get action ON
his proposal of $3.50, 600. 900 govern.
mcnt bond issue for relief of the cot
ton states.
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Japs Wreck German DrcstrOycr.

Toxic, oct. 20.-The German tor
pedo destroyer 80 while trying To- cs-
cape from Kiao Chau bay under COW
er of darkness grounded and was
wrecked by Japanese shells.
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Lordon. Oct. 20.-Thc war Office ad-
mi.ted today that although the allies
nave gained n temporary advantage
over the Germans in iatter's drive to-
ward the coast II Is still too early to
claim any decisive victory. 1t Is stat
ed that there is mo confirmation" of
the report that Ostend has been re-
captured.
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Germans praise the valor SHOWN by
the Russians around Prezemysl. The
statement corroborates the story that
tho Russians lost fully forty thousand
killed in their attempts to take Pre-
mysl by storm.
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Berlin. Oct 20.--Somc OF the out
lying forts ut verdun have been cap
tured by the Germans who are now
preparing to attack the main forti-
ncations. The German operations
against the Russians and allies con-
tinue successful. (Ohlcial.)
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LOAD WHEAT FOL, ENGLAND,
Twenty two Vessels Taking Grain at
Seattle

Seattle. Wash, oct. 19.--Fivc vcs-
sells here are loading about 10000
Cons of wheat for Great britain. Two
British steamers and one American
inner are among those taking on
wheat.
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Car Prohibits Sale of Alcohol.

Pctrograd. Oct. 20.-In n telegram
To the Temperance Society the car
is said to have decided to- prohibit
forever In Russia the government, sale
os alcohol"
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Jups Seize IsluN(ls.

Toxic. Oct. 20.-Thc admiralty an
nounced today that the strategic is
lands In the Marshall. Ladronc. East
Caroline and West Caroline Archi-
peiagoes have been seized by the Jap
anese.
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Chiasso, Switzerland. Oct. 2O.-It Is
reported that the situation between
Italy and Austria is again approach
Ing the breaking point. The Austrians
believe that the fire in the Monfal-
como Dockyard was the result of an
Italian conspiracy.
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Drowned i'm Ohio.

Marietta, Ohio, Oct. 2O.-Eight men
were drowned in the Muskingum river
at Beverly this morning when q barge
loaded with rock sank in midstream.
Three were rescued.
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OStcnd RcrapturCd.

London, oct. 20.--Thc Morning
Posts correspondent i'm the north of
Franco says he learns on excellent
authority that the allies have recap
turcd OStcnd.
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English Submarine sunk

Berlin. oct 2o.--It Is officially an
nounced that the British submarine
E-3 was sunk last Sunday hy Ger
man warships In the North Sea. The
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upperville, Va, Oct. 20.-Capt. Rob
ert Lee, the youngest son of the IA
NOUS general, died this morning.
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Austrian Army Defeated.

Nish, Oct. 20.-The Servian army
defeated the Austrians in an artillery
battle on the Danube and Save rivers.
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Russo-Turi.ish Battle Reported.

London. Oct. 20.-Thc report per-
sists that there has been "a Mg Rus
so-rurkish naval battle I'm the Black
sea.
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WAR REPORTS CONFLICTING.
Each Side Claims Successes
i'm East and West.

JAPANESE SEIZE GERMAN ISLAM IDS ZONE
wtSECK TORPEDO DESTROY R-BELGIANs CHECK GERMAN
ATTACKS AT ONE POINT MARCH ON vERDUN
AT MISUNDERSTANDING CONTINUES WITH INDECIslyE RE-.
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DENSE DARKNESS
London i'm Fear of Air Attack-Tufns
Out Lights.

London, Sept. 24.-London is be-
looming more and more apprehensive
about German aeroplanes and Zeppe-
lines. Preparations have been made
in the English capital against such
attacks. 1t is generally conceded
that Zeppelines could hardly make a
trip yer as welAsdefended a city as
London in the day time, because OF
the guns on high buildings. At night
the fight of Zepelines owe London
would be comparatively safe. For
weeks the lights about Buckingham
palace have not been lighted, and
within the last few days, only about
one-third of the London street lights
have been burned. Stores, theaters,
hotels and other public places have
been asked, through the newspapers,
to reduce their lights to the minimum
that London may not offer a bright
glow for the guidance of aerial navi-
gators.
British airships fly over London
day and night and through their OBJ
~servations have been able to direct
the suppression of light to the best
advantage.
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At Beaumont a gas lighting system,
as effective as electricity, was estab-
lished twelve hours after the German
entry into the town, and not long
after their own trains were running
on the tracks to Charleroi.
Minor evidences of their thorough
ness was seen in the equipment of
each soldier, who carried with him
not only every necessity of war, but
food enough to sustain him If he were
separated from the provision trains.
1t was interesting to note that even
his trousers carried an extra set of
buttons in case n set gave way. No
detail was small enough to have es-
capped German study and preparation.
At Zone Etat, on the way from
Charleroi to AK La ~Chappelle, a man
lying at full length in the station
yard suddenly extracted a telephone
instrument from a flower bed and be-
gan conversation with headquarters.
There is no hint of the fulfllment
of the prophecies uttered by French
writer's that the German soldiers
were victims of an infiexible system
of rules which were not adaptable to
emergencies-that their success was
predicted On a given set of conditions.
The German soldier cannot re-
treat or turn back" said an orderly
during a barrack DON discussion at
Beaumont. IF he goes forward and
is killed then there are others who
will take his place, but in the vocab-
ulary of the German soldier there is
no such word as retreat"
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STATE NEWS

Scotland-While camped with q
party of friends at the Jim river, Miss
Agnes Trieck, a well known young
woman OF this place, found what Is
known as a strawberry" pearl which
is estimated to be worth several
hundred dollars.
Bruce-A. Friedel, a we'll known
farmer living near here, was badly
hurt as the result of being knocked
down and trampled by his horses.
His jaw was broken, one OF his r
was nearly severed and several of his
ribs were fractured.
washington Springs Although
covered with burning Goals and boil
ing water by the explosion of an en-
CINE f1ue to a steam tractor, Conrad
De Jung, the fireman, had the pres
ence OF mind to Immediately remove
his clothing and summon help. AL
though the man was seriously burn
ed, 1t is believed that he will recover.
Pierre-The blue sky commits
sion has cancelled the licenses of sew
eral Of the agents OF the Sioux Life &
Casualty company of Sioux Falls and
also has temporarily revoked the per-
NIT Of that company to sell its stock
! n this state. The commission will
make q further investigation before
~reissuing q permit to the company to
do business In South Dakota.
Pferre-A strong protest has been
made by interested parties against
the order Of the interior department
which prohibits Indians dancing in
native costumes at their annual fair
on Cheyenne River reservation and
at other meetings. The complaint
comes from both whites and Indians
who are interested In securing a
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Important Problems to BE Discussed
nj Coming Synod.

Mitchell, Sept. 24..-The christian
izing of the United States, the evan
~gelization of the nonchristian world,
and the Presbyterian united move
ment constitute three important sub
jects which will receive the attention
of the South Dakota Presbyterian sy-
nod which In Mitchell Octo-
Der S-12.
Thursday morning, October g., will
open at 10 o'clock what is known as
the pre-synodical Sunday conference.
The sessions of this assembly will oc-
cupy the day. The principal speaker
will be Rev. George c. Fracker, Phi.
D., of Cedar Rapids, Ia, educational
superintendent of the Iowa synod.
The program proper of the synod
will commence Thursday evening
when Rev. j. w. Christianson, synod
moderator. will deliver the annual
sermon. Election of officers and dis
cussion OF proposed changes in the
synod constitution also will occur
Thursday evening.
Chief speakers at the synod will be
David McConaughy, j. e. McAffee,
Rev. A. w. Halsey, ID. d., all of whom
are from New York City. President
Harry Morehouse Gage of Huron col
lege, and Rev. j. O.. Boswell, ID. D.,
of Minneapolis.
During the synod, the synodical
women's missionary society also will
hold its annual conference. Several
noted speakers from the national
women's board of missions will be
present.
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The GERMAN ARMY
A PERFECT MACHINE In EVERY
DETAIL OF EQUIPMENT.

Beaumont, Belgium, Sept. "a
When French regiments paraded
through Gemble a ripple of admira-
tion ran through the almost hyster-
ical Belgian populace who had waited
so long for the promised support of
France. With their bright blue and
red uniforms. their gaiety. glitter and
song. they made a colorful entry
which quite fulfilled ones conception
of the romantic spirit of war. But
1t raj noticeable that they did not
march In particularly good order and
the doors OF the wagons in their bag
gage train tapped and banged.
When the Germans appeared on
the outskirts of Brussels they might
have been taken for a cloud of low
lying mist, their gray green uniforms
melting against a neutral back
ground. The entry was not theatric-
al, but it was robed with power and
efficiency.
In place of the romantic French
god Of war, there was a silent gray
colored machine, which was complete
to the last detail. Wagon doors in
stead of Tapping had patented locks
and bars.
For three days the gray green sol
diers marched through Brussels, part
of an army of more than a million
and a half that pushed its way
through Belgium. In completeness
of equipment 1t was like a travelling
city. 1t had its postal service, it's tel
egraph corps and its provision trains
miles In length which provided for
the soldiers a menu as satisfactory as
that which they could have obtained
In a first class restaurant. Six Gals
sons with ammunition each drawn by
six horses, followed each field gun
and there we're professions of them
two miles long. There were in addi-
ton many truck and traction engines
for the heavy siege guns. And in all
this colossal train not a wheel squeak
ed, not an accident delayed the for
ward progress.
The efficiency of the Red Cross de-
partments is best indicated by the
fact that in following the German
army for 100 miles over ~battleields
at times only a few hours behind the
fighting. none of the small group of
correspondents discovered a wounded
German soldier uncared for or any
dead.
The speed of the invasion is attest
ed by the fact that correspondents
with bicycles and carriages found diff
fculty to keep up with the German
advance. Daily marches of fifty kilo-
meters were the usual thing and at
times they greatly exceeded that dis
lance.
At the end of one OF these exhaust
ing marches I spent the evening in a
barrack room with German soldiers. |
For three hours they sang and danced
without q sign of fatigue. An officer
said he had marched night and day
for three days. but he seemed fresh
and anxious to go on. The physical |
Of the men IL extraordinary.
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TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files

r. C. McCallister went to Willow
Lakes this evening on a political
mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. VanSlyke re
turned home today after a lengthy
absence in the north part of the state,
Mrs. Thomas Costelow of Chester
has received notice through Clerk OF
Courts Preston that a pension has
been allowed her.
Rev. M. Andenes of the Lake Mad
ison Norwegian church has returned
from a four months vacation in Nor
way.
Supt. Wood of the Pennsylvania
Railway company and party went
west to Roswell on the afternoon
train, where they will enjoy their an
nual hunting vacation.
A. Berge, the Scandinavian temper,
ance lecturer who was billed for an
address in the courthouse this even
ing, spoke there last night and will
be at Oldham this evening.
Sheriff Fox departed by the noon
train with Aug. Strohmeier for the
penitentiary at Sioux Falls. Stroh-
meier was recently sentenced by
Judge Jones to one year in the peni-
Tertiary at hard labor for burglariz-
ing Johnson Bros. & Co.'s hardware
store.
Senator C. X. Davis of Minnesota
came in on the train from the north
and went east at noon on his way to
Sioux Falls, where he delivers an ad-
dress this evening. The senator has
been greeted with large and appre.
ciative audiences at Aberdeen, Red.
field and Huron. He appreciates Da'
kota hospitality and speaks of Sena
tor Pettigrew's indefatigable work
for South Dakota.
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good attendance at the fair. 1t Ii
claimed that the order will reduce
the attendance OF not only the In
dians who come to take part In the
costume dances, but on the part OF
the whites.
Geddes-As the result of efforts
extending over a number OF weeks,
an arrangement has been made
whereby the Congregational and
Methodist churches Of this city will
unite, the object being to build up a
stronger church organization than
"a possible with two separate or
CARNATIONS. The arrangement will
continue for n year, and IL success
full can be renewed at that time. The
plan provides that but one pastor
should be retained for both churches
and that he will hold services in the
two churches on alternate Sundays.
The Sunday schools of the two de-
nominations and the ladies' societies
also will unite and work as m
Pierre-At this season OF the year,
r~attlesnakes begin to gather for their
winter locations, and can at times be
found in numbers near any location
in which they are accustomed to find
winter quarters. Evidently one OF
these locations Is near Whitney, in
Perkins county, and Mrs. Hamen.
living on a homestead near that
place. in a trip of a little over a mile
to visit a neighbor. killed seven OF
these reptiles on her way to the
neighbors, and ten along the same
trail on her return home. On her re-
port her husband started out on the
same trail and gathered in a half
dozen more "rattlers" for the days
work In that line.
Beresford-Strict precautions have
been observed by local authorities to
prevent the wholesale infection Of
horses in this vicinity from CHAMBERS,
since the discovery that several ami
mails on the farm Of Olaf Larson,
near Westerville in Clay county, were
suffering with the disease. Four
horses died before the serum test
could be made and 1t was found nec-
essary to shoot three more. Matters
were complicated when 1t was found
that four colts had been taken from
the farm to q pasture near Avon,
where 600 horses were Quartered.
Strict preventative measures will be
undertaken by the state live stock
sanitary board. ii
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NOT WANTED
Mitchell People Defeat Attempt
Have City Governed by
Commission.

Mitchell, Sept. 24-Succeeding a
brief campaign which was character
lied by considerable i'll feeling, advo-
Gates of the commission plan of gov
eminent for Mitchell were decisively
defeated in the special election held
on Tuesday. The vote was 2 to l
against the proposed change in mu-
nicipal government.
Sentiment was aroused in oposi-
ton to the commission plan largely
because of the belief on the part of
the better class of citizens that the
campaign was in~augurated through
spite for the present administration,
at the head of which is Mayor A. Z.
Hitchcock. The latter is the chief
factor in pushing the suits now pend
ing in court of the city of Mitchell
against the Dakota Central Telephone
company, which is operating its ex-
change in this city despite the fact
that its franchise has expired. In
junction proceedings, instituted by
Mayor Hitchcock and City Attorney
|Lauritz Miller, have been held up by
the telephone company and the case
carried before Judge Booth of the
federal court at Minneapolis. His de-
cision will soon be handed down.
Inasmuch as the petition asking for
a special election on the commission
plan was drafted and set in motion by
an assistant in the Offices of the local
attorneys for the telephone company.
the feeling gained ground that the
corporation was the real instigator of
the movement. This feeling, more
than anything else, was responsible
for the defeat of commission advo-
Gates
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MASONIC SIGNS
Save Lives of Men Lined Up to BE
Shot by Germans.

Ostend, Sept. 24.-The power of
Free Masonry is illustrated by a story
told here by a citizen of Louvain, who
with the Masonic sign says he saved
fifty of his fellow citizens from being
shot to death by German troops.
This group of citizens, according
to the recital of the Belgian Mason,
had been lined up for execution. The
German firing party had their rides
at present arms" when the narrator
gave a Masonic sign. The German
officer commanding the firing squad
happened to belong to the craft. He
recognized q brother Mason and or
dered the Louvain Free Mason to
leave the ranks. This meant sparing
his life. The Louvain citizen, how
ever, refused. saying, my fellow
citizens are nc more guilty than | am
so ii you r going to kill them. /
shall be killed with them"
The German officer then ordered
the release Of the entire party.
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Senator Sterling Makes Futile Effort
for Missouri River Protection.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Senator
Sterling, in connection with the new
s20, 100000 river and harbor bill. Of
fered an amendment to appropriate
$4,000 to protect the banks of the
Missouri near Vermillion and Jeffer-
son. He spoke of the destruction of
lands in South Dakota by the raw
ages of the river and made a strong
plea for legislation. The amendment
was defeated. Senator Mark Smith
of Arizona said he was in sympathy
with the amendment and hoped some
thing could be done next session for
prevention of rayages by the Mis-
souri,, the Colorado and several other
streams.
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