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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-19
RICHMOND CUTS REDISCOU
RATE.

Fifth District Reserve Bank Rcttu@
1t to s Per Cent. on 80 Day Neil
Richmond, Va, Dec. 1.-THE AG
eral reserve bank for the Fifth disrbj
'sesessA= =sasrsAaoday aps,enneses =
had lowered its rediscount rateA III s
per cent. on 80 day maturities;&b 1-2
per cent. on 60 day maturities and 6
per cent. on longer maturities.
Todays action followed the ap-
rroval given yesterday by the fed
eral reserve board at Washington to
SIMILAR rates for the reserye bank for
the Sixth district at Atlanta and the
that the other II banks
might also make such rates.
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GERMAN CRUISER IMTEalFb.
CORMORANT, WITH 377 MEN,
RUNS SHORT OF SUPPLIES.
Cruiser at Guam the Second Of Kais-
er's Ships to Intern In American
Watcrs-May Bring up Question Of
Neutrality.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Voluntary
interment today Of the German con-
verted cruiser Cormorant and her ~
officers and 355 men, ut Guam, an
American Pacific insular possession,
brought what promised to be some
troublesome questions involving OBJ
servance of American neutrality to a
prompt adjustment.
AS soon as the navy department
learned that the Cormorant had put
into Guam, short of coal. food and
water, there was an immediate dis.
cussion of the extent to which the
warship could replenish her supplies
In view Of Guam's remoteness
from any German port. the decision
to intern was expected but Capt. Max.
we'll. governor of the far away naval
station, was Immediately instructed to
observe strict neutrality in all hi
dealings with the German commanden
The Cormorant is a converted cruisl
cr Of 5000 tons displacement ShS
vas acquired by Germany from Rus.
sia. 1t is supposed the ship has beer
employed by the Germans as a conn
rierce destroyer in tho Pacific. 3
At first the vessel was believed to u
the unprotected cruiser Cormorant,
vessel Of only 1900 tons displacement
but Capt. Maxwell's later message aAI
nouncing the decision Of the craft ~
intern, corrected that impression. q;
The Cormorant is the second Ger
man warship to intern in Americl
waters since the outbreak Of the We
The other, the Geier, interned
Honolulu some time ago.
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Little Change I'm France.

Paris. Dec. 1.-THE official state
ment this afternoon says: The Brit
ish after sharp fighting for several days
nave captured a small forest west OF
Wytachaele. which sheltered the Ger
man artillery. The French gained
ground west Of Holleoeke and held 1t
despite vigorous counter attacks by
the Germans. The French made prog
sress In the Argonnes and held their
ground In the vosges.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-19
LYNCHING IN HAMPTON.
Negro Was Charged With Criminal
Assault.

Assault.
| hampton. Dec. ia body Of arm
ed men broke into Jail here early this
morning, took from the jailer, J. p.
Bowers his keys and removed from a
cell a negro. Allen Seymo IL who was
being held on a charge of criminal as
sault upon the person Of a young
white woman, and lynched him. The
jailer states that his room was opened
and he was aroused about o'clock
this morning. His bunch of keys was
OH dresser close by and in a very
. few minutes the mob, which seemed
to consist of some 40 or SO men, had
the negro and had gone, some staying
in the room with the jailer while
others opened up the cell upstairs and
procured the prisoner.
The entire affair was kept so quiet
that few people in Hampton knew
anything about it until late in the
day today. Sheriff Williams was no
titled some time shortly after the ne
gro had been taken and he and his
deputy. Herman Lightsey, set cut to
see if they could prevent the lynch
ing, find the body if the negro had
been lynched, or apprehend the
lynchers. Not until about / O'Clock
today was the body discovered. No
ore could be found who knew any,
thing about the lynching and now it
is impossible to get any definite posi-
tive information as to the final af-
fair The body was found lying near
the road between Hampton and Prince
Williams Baptist church, about two
miles from Hampton. The prisoners
hands had been tied behind his back
and his body bore the marks Of sew
Ieral bullet wounds.
1t now appears that this negro at
tempted an assault upon Young
white woman who lived near Prince
williams church late Thursday after
noon. December 10. He was working
for band Of gypsies who were camp
ing i'm that community.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-19
Allies Move on Ostcnd.

Paris. Dec. 16.-The allies along
Belgian coast have reached n point
eight miles west Of Ostend. The Ger
mans are shelling them fercely but
have not checked the advance. There
Is hard lighting south Of Ypres in
the direction Of Klein and Zillibeke
Though the Germans have made Slight
progress at Steinbach on the ex-
treme western end Of the battle line.
the French have taken a position on
high ground and are bonbarding the
enemy's position.
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HartlepoOl Badly Damaged.

Newcastle, Dec. 16.-The lombard
ment Of Hartlepool begun at o'clock
this morning. Several British battle
ships have now arrived and others
are on the way. The city gas works
are on fire. Several rows of houses
have been demolished by the German
shells and a number Of people killed
Many Of the inhabitants have fled
precipitately into the interior.
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GIVES OUT STANDARDS.

Houston Promulgatcs Cotton Classlf.
cations.
Washington, Dec. 15.-Of1cial cot
ton standards to be used by futures
exchanges after February 1S were
promulgated today by Secretary Hous
ton.
The new standards, in accordance
with the recently enacted cotton fu-
lures law. replace the official classifi-
cation heretofore used by the govern
ment. and cover the grades: Middling
fair. strict good middling. good mid
ding, strict middling, middling, strict
low middling. low middling, strict
good ordinary and good ordinary.
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New York, Dec. 16.-"A tragic
misery, the like Of which the world
has never seen,'' was the term applied
tonight to conditions in Belgium by
Theodore Waters. secretary to The
christian Herald, who went to Bel
|gium last month to supervise distri-
kpution of the food cargo Of the relief
steamer Jan Block and who returned
today. Belgium, he said, is one long
bread line Of starving men, women
land children, clamoring for a daily
single ration Of soup and bread.
I'm Antwerp" he said, Il saw over
ia thousand poorly clad women stand
ling shivering in the snow waiting for
food to be divided out. In Malines,
Iunder the shadow of the cathedral.
Its walls caved in, it's old stained
glass windows but ragged fragments,
! saw men, women and children gaz-
lang disconsolately at the ruins of tho
|houses that once were their homes,
| poor people who begged something to
eat OF us as we passed. On the road
to Brussels We overlook thousands of
refugees returning to villages where
there Is not food enough to sustain
those already there. In Brussels we
saw women holding babies standing
ion the cold street corners begging for
food.
I'm Holland I found thousands of
refugees from Belgium huddled in
feamps and on barges. some refined,
some coarse and brutalized, all sleep
king together without partitions to in
sure the least privacy.
"Stagnation lies like a blight upon
fBelsium--stagnation of energy, of
Nope. The country was one huge
burying ground. Graves, orphans, q
country desolate-its trees cut down
70 make way for the bullets; its crops
long gone to seed. sticking ieanly ul
through the snow; broken houses,
6sanssk shonasat broken hearts! Ye,
the refugees were always on the road
returning to desolate hearthstones.
when was in Brussels there was
only enough food on hand to last two
weeks. Unless a quantity is shipped
In from America Immediately. Brus-
sells will be threatened with famine
What is true of Brussels is true OF a
greater degree Of all belgium. Bel
gium in normal times imports five
sixths Of her food products. On &C.
count Of the war she is not able to
produce even one-sixth. If she does
not receive food from America-and
that is her only source-her people,
rich and poor alike, will starve and
starvation will spell ruin. For when
people are hungry they are apt to
commit ill advised reprisals against
the military"
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Closing in on Cracow.

Petrograd, Dec. 1.-THE Russian
offensive against Cracow is maintained
despite violent counter attacks. The
Russian iron circle is being drawn
closer around Cracow. The main Aus
trlan forces have retired into the
forts. The fighting is close range. Ter
rife losses.
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Paris. Dec. 16.--During the past
forty-eight hours the French have
been bearing the brunt Of the fighting
at both ends Of tho three hundred
mile battle front. stretching over Bel
sian. French an6 German soil. Fur
thsr progress has been made at q
numbsr OF points. according to official
eiepatehss from the front. Many
o>s5pan prisonsrs have been taken.
Gsa. Won Bsimlins who wss intrusted
~ the Kaiser with the special task Of
hveasine the Ensish hns At Ypres now
~ n AessA ,fsl, e keep his !. own g.
M SAnHsr- Ne alternate blows Of the
rrsneh and Britain.
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British Dcstroycrs Ineffective

British DcstrOycrs Ineffective.
Special to Tho Daily Item.
London. Dec. 16.-The German war
ships which were soon under fire
from British destroyers. began shelling
them. but keeping up the lombard
ment against the land defenses with
out cessation.
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Turks Arrest Greek Officer.

Athens, Dec. 17.-The Greek naval
officer attached to the legation in
has been arrested con-
demned to death as a spy. The Greek
minister has demanded his release
The Greek government is making fur
ther protests against the persecution
of Greeks at Avail.
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All Germany RcjOices.

Berlin, Dec. 17.-Oficial wireless
Several British warships were dam
aged, possibly sunk in the naval en-
gagement following the bombardment
Of the English coast towns yesterday.
All the German ships escaped unin-
jurcd. The great feat is being cele-
brated throughout Germany. The fog
concealed the actual results of the
bombardment. Three British SQUAD
rons tried unsuccesfully to trap the
German cruisers. Reports that the
bombarded towns are unfortified is
fatty denied.
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German Defeat mt MIawn

Pctrograd, Dec. 16.--Aul Germans
have been driven from the Mlawa re-
gion. The Russian offensive on the
Ihorn-Soldau front has been resumed.
The Germans have been thrown back
across the East Prussian border. Tho
Germans are badly dcmoralized.
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Mines Sink British ShiDS.

scarborough. Dec. 1.-THE British
steamer Princess Olga, was sunk by q
mine six miles out today. The steam
er Ellerwater was sunk by mine off
Flambough at midnight. The crew of
the latter reported that another un-
identified steamer was sunk in the
vicinity.
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Vienna. Dec. 16.-The Russian
forces that tried to reach Cracow from
the southeast havo been driven back
nsary nifty miles. according to the Of
ncial statement issued here today
which says they have been pursued
hack ~ far N the plain Of Allenth IL.
The Austrians are taking many pris-
oners and infiicting heavy losses on
the Russians In killed and wounded.
The recent reverses OF the Austrians
In Servia are attributed to the with
drawai Of troops from the war zone
70 reinforce the western Galicia forces.
The offensive will be resumed in Ser
ia - soon a. the Galician campaign
u decided.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-19
Nine Killed at IIartlcnool

Middleboro, Dec. 16.---The German
pombardment of HartlepOol lasted
20 minutes. 1t is reported that nine
were killed, and number injured.
The town was badly damaged.
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USED WIFE AS SHIELD.
Let Her Receive Load OF Shot Intend.
cd for Him.

Memphis, Dec. 15.-Using his wife
as shield. William Tripp escaped in
jury when his nine-year-old niece
whom he was beating with poker.
seized gun and fired. His wife was
killed. They lived few miles ONT
of town on Il plantation.
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have capture = raj trenches toward
the River me French have also
advanced = ne points in the region
of Verm = There has been heavy
artiller' On at Tracy-Leval, on the
Aisne he champagne district in
the ines and in the region Of
We
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-19
MikadO Offers TrOons

Petrograd, Dec. 16.-The Mikado
of Japan has offered Japanese troops
to fight side by side with the Rus
slams and it is understood that the
Car has accepted the proffer.
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Russians Forced to Retreat.

Berlin. Dec. 17.-With Cracow as a
base the AustrO Germans are direct
ing two sharp attacks against the Rus
slams. The Russians have been forced
to retreat everywhere in Poland.
French attacks i'm Flanders have beer
repulscd.
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Athens. Dec. 18.-Greek Christians
are being massacred by Turks at
Avail. Asia Minor and their houses
pillaged and shops fired. Women and
girls have been violated by the Turks.
Northern Albanian tribes have de-
clared war against Servia.
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wounded Russian prisoners were TAX
ell by the Germans and Austrians.
The Germans are making satisfac-
tory progress. Lowicz is the center
Of operations. The Russians have been
forced northward from the Carpa-
thians In Western Galicia. At the
west the Germans have repulsed the
attacks Of the allies.
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Servians Capture Visheurad.

Nish. Dec. II, (OfficiaD-The Ser
vians who are pursuing the Austrians
across the Drina river have been join
ed by the Montenegrins and have cap
tured Vishegrad.
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CARRY TERROR TO britain,
German Warships Shell Scarborough, Whit.
by, Hartlepool and Forts, Doing Great
Damage in Raid ON British Coast.

Attempt Of Invaders to Land Creates CONSERVATION in
Ensland-Engish and German Fleets now Engaged in
Gigantic Naval Battle in North Sea--Fleet from Kie
Slipped out without Warning and Made Night Ap-
poarance off Towns--IIttle Change in Western War
- ZonA While Russians Claim Successes on Brussian
Border-Servians Capture Many Prisoners--C Chris
tians Suffer at Hands of Turks in Asia Minor.
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Germans Take Half a Million Russ,,,s

Berlin. Cwireless). Dec. 16.-The
Russians In Eastern Poland lost a
hundred and nifty thousand men. in
ciuding eighty thousand prisoners, the
latter being brought to Germany. The
offfcial German estimate today in the
of'icia, review cstlmaes that four hun
drod and sevcnty-nvo thousand un-
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Turkey Apologies to Italy.

Rome. Dec. 15.-The Turkish
charge de'afrairs today assured the
Italian government that Turkey will
make satisfactory explanation of the
recent attacks on tho Italian consulate
at Hodelda.
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Lisbon. Dec. 15.--The British
steamer silurain and q Dutch royal
mail steamer have been wrecked near
0porto. according to wireless mes
sage received here today. Thirty
four Of tho Dutch ships crew were
drowned.
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Alexandria. Dec. 15.-Thousands of
refugees from Syria are arriving here
in night from the outrages threatened
oy Turks against Christians. They
state that an epidemic Of typhoid
sever and smallpox has broken out In
Damascus. The Ottoman army Is con-
centrated there.
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Hand to Hand FiohtinU

Paris, Dec. 17.-Desperate hand TO
hand fighting is in progress in Flan-
dcrs. The French are attackinr ,bo
Germans with bayonct and are push-
ing the offensive vigorously. They
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is unconfirmed. Many houses were
demolished by the German lombard
ment Of Whitby. The historic abbey
of st. Hilda was partly destroyed.
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Angered at Attack on Its Shores Men Enlist
For War, While Germany Rejoices at
Success of Expedition.

'ne Hundred Eight Killed and Three Hundred Wounded in
German Attack on Coast Towns-Ferce Hand to Hand
Encounter Marks Progress of Strife in Flanders REGION
Report From Berlin is That Russians Are in Retreat and
Germans Directing Two Attacks Against Them From
Cracow-Petrograd Dispatch States That Russians Are
Gradually Drawing in Lines Closer Around Cracow-
Vienna Reports Russian Defeat in Galcis
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WarShiDS BOmbard Coast.

Dover, Dec. 17-British warships
continued to lombard tho German
Belgian coast today, silencing several
batteries.
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AuS.rians Take A@grcssiva-

Vienna, Dec. 17.-Austrians in Cali
cia today drove the Russians back ON
the Larnox-Cracow railroad to Boch-
MIA, recapturing Bochnia. They
captured a number of Russian prison.
ers and machine guns in a great sortie
from Przemsyl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-19
AMENDMENT LOST
Hobson's Resolution Has a Majority in
the House But Cannot Get Two
Thirds Necessary.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The Hobson
resolution for national prohibition
will command majority of votes in
the house, according to poll Of men,
bers. but unless there Is q change in
sentiment by December 22nd, it will
fail to get the necessary thirds to
send 1t to the senate.
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Battle I'm North Sea.

London. Dec. 16.-Thc main British
and German fleets are reported in y
dispatch from York to be engaged in
the North Sea.
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British Deny Loss Of Ships.

London, Dec. 1.-THE admiralty
has fatty denied the rumor circulated
today that two British warships were
sunk by the Germans in the North
sea-
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BattlcshipS BOmbard Germans.

Paris. Dec. 1G.-British battleshps
today bombarded Westend. which is
now held by the Germans. The French
gained some ground. repulsing the at
tacks Of the Germans (Oficial)
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Servians Capture Austrians.

Nish, Dec. 16.-The Servians cap-
tured six thousand Austrians when
Belgrade was retaken.
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Austrians Driven from .,eryia

Nish. Dec. 16.-"All Austrian SOL
diers have been driven from Servia," A"
says the official statement today. King
Peter and the Crown Prince lead the
army into Belgrade today amid voci-
ferrous acclaim.
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German Cruisers sunk?

London. Dec. 16.--Two German
cruisers are reported to have been
sunk In the North Sea, but the report
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Nish. Dec. 15.-The recapture of
Belgrade by the servians was officially
announced today.
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Tennessee at Alexandria,

Alexandria, Dec. 1.-THE United
States cruiser Tennessee arrived to-
day from Chios.
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British BOmhard Turks.

Athens, Dec. ia news dis
patch from Mitylene states that the
British squadron on Sunday lombard
ed the Turkish troops that are con-
centrated along the Saros Gulf, or
the Aegean sea.
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tinues.
Hull. Eng. Dec. 16.-Fugitives ar
riving at noon by train state that the
German bombardment .is continuing
'at scarborough. Heavy damage has
been done e building. and city. prop,
erty. The population is In a panic at
the rumors that the Germans might
land troops. A part Of the city is
burning.
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Wllitby Also Bombardcd.

London. Dec. 16.-Whitby Is also
being bombarded by the Germans.
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HORRORS OF FAMINE,
WOftsl1D HAS NEVER SEEN MIS-.
: ERY LIKE BELGIUMS.

investigator Returns With Terrible
Story of Starvation and Deprivation
+ -One Long Bread Line-Stagnation
Lake q Blight Upon Whole War
stricken Country.-Help Needed
From America.
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German Attacks ON Scarborough Con.
| tiuueA
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
BOUND TO REGISTER A KICK
IrascIbIe Senator Simply Changed Tao
tics When Shown the Error
Was His.

One Of our western senators, who
possesses a rather irascible temper,
has habit on days when everything
seems to go wrong of scolding the
clerks employed by his committee.
Not long ago, during session of the
senate, the western solon had ex-
pressed a desire that one Of the clerks
prepare a tabulated statement of GER
tain trade statistics Of the United
States. The statement was according
ly prepared and laid before the testy
senator, who glanced at it with an air
that BODIED trouble. In a moment he
looked up and exclaimed:
See here, Morton, this won't do.
Why didn't you prepare this statement
on the typewriter? These figures are
disgraceful. Any twelve-year-old school
boy could do better than that. See
that three? 1t looks for all the world
like five! No one would take it for
anything else. Just look at jt!"
81 beg your pardon, senator" replied
the clerk apologetically. "The fact is.
1t is a FIVE"
"a flvel" roared the senator. "You
idiot! 1t looks like a threel"
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enee in Bellaggio SO quickly. The en-
velope contained nothing more than a
neatly folded bank note for one hun
dred francs. He eyed 1t stupidity. What
might this mean7 He unfolded 1t and
smoothed 1t out across his knee, and
the haze Of puzzlement drifted away.
Three bars from La Boheme. He
laughed. So the little lady of the
Taverne Royale was in Bellaggiol
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
CONVERT TO EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Small Boy Had His Own Opinion as to
Nerve Of Men Who Refused IL
to Women.

The small boys mother and aunt
had just come in from the primaries.
Remember, Nanny" said his aunt.
that when you were seven years old
you saw your mother come in from vot-
ing for the first time"
He followed her into her room.
"Why didn't you vote before?" he
demanded.
Men wouldn't let women vote until
now. OF course, good men like your
papa want all the business in the world
managed right. They are going to let
women help at last"
The small boy gave her a little
push.
women aren't all there are" he
said, and marched haughtily out OF the
room.
He went to his father that evening,
and as man to man asked:
Didn't women use to voter"
"No, but they are voting now"
"Why didn't they vote before?
Wouldn't men let them?"
mo, suppose not"
"Well - ad-their-nerve!
said the seven-year-old lad.