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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
Bombs Kill Women.

Cettinje, Jan. 2S.-An Austrian
aeroplane dropped six bombs on Get
tinjc today, killing three women, and
inJuring ten civilians. Austrian war
ships have resumed the lombard
ment Of the Montencgrin coast. but
it has been practically ineffective.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30

Berlin. Jan. 2s.--'rhe official state
mont this afternoon says: The Ger
saps eAptsreds eleven hundred yards
q trenches from the British on the
south canal at Labassee by storm.
taking two strong points of support.
British losses were heavy. The enc.
my is bombarding Middle Kerke and
West End. killing many citizens. The
Germans have scored successes at the
heights Of Craonne. A French attack
In the southern Argonnes was repellcd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
RUSSiaMS Hard Pressed.

Pctrograd, Jan. 2S.-The Car re-
ceivcd the ROumanian minister in au-
diencc yesterday and it is now expect
shortly.
The lighting in the region of Gum
hinen and Pillkalen, east Prussia, has
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3. s. c., SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 1o1
T|llnAN HOLDS Up PROGRAM.
WOULD NOT BUILD BAT-rLESIHPS
UNTIL WAR LESSONS WE'RE
LEARNED. :
Senior Senator Thinks That Valuable
Information May be Gained by Unit
cd tates In Construction OF War;
ships. ~,

Washington, Jan. 26.-Curtailment
OF battleship construction until les-
sons of the European war can be ap,
piled was proposed in the senate to-
day by Senator Tillman, chairman 81
the naval committee. He Introduces
an amendment striking from the ma;
val bill the administration plan for
two battleships this year and substi-
tuting a request that the secretary Of
the navy submit next year spec!hca.
tions for four battleships Of a type ds-
termined by the results Of contem-
porary naval battles.
1T seems TO be time for congress to
go slow in expending these tens tef
millions of dollars because of some
supposed necessity or the desire on
the part Of some one to have ships
constructed in certain navy yards or IN
certain places" Senator Tillman de-
clared. II feel sure half dozen ef
more battle cruisers strong enough TO
put up a good fight and swift enough
to catch anything afloat, or run away,
as wisdom may dictate, would serve
the country's need at this time far
better.
Just the type of battleship we
ought to build we do not know. The
fight in the North sea has demon.
strated that speed is vital. The faster
German cruisers got away, but the
slower Bluecher, although faster than
any battleship we have, was sunk. Yet
the general board urges construction
Of more battleships.' =
Senator Tillman declared the war
in Europe would explode many the
! ories about battleships and subnfa-
rines.
1.-The Germans or some other nation
may be holding in reserve some devils
engine which will make superdread.
noughts as obsolete and useless fp,
war purposes as Indian canoes" hs
fcohtinued.. - s----..1-,ss- s,s'SS'-S5s
mo one knows what is going ia
happen. Why should we build hat.
tlcships when every day may demon
strate their utter worthlessness? :
'Time alone can teach us whcthe,
future fighting will be waged most
successfully on. under or above the
water. The relative merits of dread.
noughts. aerOplanes and Zeppelins
will be found out ere long and we can
reap the fruits of experiments now
going on without sharing any Of the
dangers"
Senator Tillman's amendment t.
the naval appropriation bill follows:
THE secretary Of the navy is here.
by directed to prepare, and submit to
the next congress, plans and specif.
cations for building four warships o:
the type, power and speed which, in
MS Judgment based on the knowledge
gained from the prevailing war in Eu.
rope, arc best suited for war on the
sea.
Also to report. in the light OF that
war, the value and uses in naval war.
rare of aeroplancs, Zeppelins and
submarines"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30

de = Il into a general battle as the
of the German efforts to recap
s. the positions taken by the Rus
S.
Hard fighting ltinues in the re-
zion of Borjimow, st OF Warsaw. In
Galicia, the Russians are battling
along hundred mile front from
Dnklapass to Wyszekow in the Car
pathian mountains. It is admitted
that heavy attacks by the Austrians
have forced the Russians to retire q
short distance northward. It is ad-
mitted that the Turks have resumed
the offensive in trans-Cacausa and
Persia, but the Ottoman claims of
victory in the Olty region are denied.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
BILLS PASS IN SENATE
'tuon Acreage Repeal and Prohibi-
tiOn Referendum Favored

columbia, Jan. 2S.-Thc Senate this
morning passed to third reading tha
House bill repeating the cotton acre
axe reduction act. The vote was 25
to II for the bill
me prohibition referendum passed
1" third reading in the House bv a
vote Of 80 to II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
GERMANS MAKE GAINS.
Celebrate Kaiser's Birthday by Vic
tory Over French.

Berlin, Jan. 2S.-(Wireless) T
Germans in France celebrated
Kaiser's birthday by making f,
gains on the heights at Croanne d
capturing five hundrAd yards more Of
French trenches. The gains now
amount to over mile. Savage fight
inG has been going on there since
Monday. Fifteen hundred dead
Frenchmen were found on the field.
Over thousand prisoners were taken.
The Allies continue to lombard the
Belgian coast towns held by the Ger
mans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
Clown Prince Ill.

Berlin,\ Jan. % (Wireless) Crown
Prince Frederick William, has been
stricken with a severe attack of in
iiuenza, and is seriously ill. He suf-
fered relapse when he exposed him
SELF contrary to the order of his ply
sicians, after partial recovery. The
crown princess is going to his bedside.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
Turks Claim Victory.

ConstantinOple, Jan. % (OficiaD -
The Turks have completely defeated
the Russians in the vicinity of Oltv.
The enemy are now in full retreat.
burning their stores before they fled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
Austria Increases Army.

Vienna, Jan. 2S.-A new Austri;Sl
army Of four hundred thousand
"landstrum" is being sent to the
Galician frontier. Seven hundred
thousand more are being prepar ii for
service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30

Toxic. Jan. 2s.-Attempts to
arouse popular sentiment favorins
the sending Of japanese troops to
Europe have failed. The prevailing
sentiment Is that Japan conHne hex
activities to the far East.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
ALLIES PLAN NEW Campaign
Have Put Five Million Fresh Troops in Field
and Will Endeavor to Drive Germans
Out of France and Belgium in
Stupendous Drive

Ian Said to Have Been Settled On When French President
Visited English King and Conferred With Him and His
MlnsterS- Germans CLAIM Gain of Over Mile of Trenches
and lntction of Great Loss French While French Re-
ports State That All Activities Kaisers Birthday Re-.
suited IN Successes tor Allies Losses Heavy on Both
Sides-Austrians Have Half Million New Troops in Field
and More in Training for Army-Bc IS Drop on Women
-Roumanian Minister in Russia Snans and Russians
in Fierce Conflict
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30

Tifiis. Jan. 26.-Russian officials as
serted today that the Turks who were
defeated In the Caucasus have been
reduced to terrible straits in their
attempts to escape. They are freez-
Ing or starving to death in the noun
tain regions. Despite their suffer-
ings the Turks continue to fight des-
perately. and are contesting every
inch Of ground.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
German Cruiser Torpcdocd.

Berlin. Jan. 27.--It Is officially an
nounced that the German cruiser
Gazelle was torpcdoed Monday. il Is
believed by Russian submarine.
There was no loss OF life. and the
Gaxeile reached harbor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
British Ships Damaged.

London, Jan. 27.-It Is ofliciuiIy
admitted that the British battleship
Lion. the flagship Of the British
squadron was badly damaged in Sun
days naval battle in the North sea
and the destroyer Meteor was disabled
by a torpedo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
italy Prepared FOR WAR.
Now Has One and Quarter Million of Men
on First and Second Lines and Two
Million More i'm Reserve.

Also Preparing With Ships and Funds Meet Future Emer
gencies-Germans and French Both Claim Good Gains in
Frances Germans at Labasse and French Ypresrurks
Defeated In Caucasus, Suffer From Cold and Hunger
Turks Wii March Against Egypt japanese Will Not
Come From Far East-Germans Claim Three British
Ships Were Sunk-German Squadron Put to Flight by
Submarines Off Coast of Sweden-Gazele Torpedoed and
Badly Damaged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30

Malmoe. Sweden. Jan. 26.-Thc
German cruiser Gazelle was torpedocd
by . submarine In the Baltic Monday.
1t was badly dar,age6 but managed
TO make port.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
Try 20 Override Presidents Veto.

Washington. Jan. 2S.-The house
has referred the Burnett immigratior
bill to committee. 1t is expected that
IN attempt will be made to override
the presidents veto.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
Germans Capture Kiclcc.

Eerlin. Jan. 26.--It Is reported
from Cracow that the Austro- G Germans
have captured Kielce. In Poland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
FIVE MILLION FRESH TROOPS

French President Visits English King
and Cabinet Officers and Plan Cam
paign.
London, Jan. 2S.-The French and
British armies have been reinforced by
five million fresh troops. and are max
ing stupendous preparations to launch
o terrific offensive against the Ger
s's'sns'in France and Belgium. !, !.
President Poincare recently paid a
secret visit to King George, Premier
Asquith and War Secretary Kitchener
when. it is believed the campaign was
completed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
Submarines Attack Squadron.

Copenhagen. Jan. 26.-It Is reported
that hostile submarines attacked the
German squadron Off the southern
coast Of Sweden. dispensing the units
and driving them into port.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
Austsfans Make Gains.

Vienna. Jan. s7.--Officiai In the
valley OF the ing. Latorcha and
Eagyag rivers the Russians have been
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
French Torpedo Boat Sunk.

Berlin, Jan. 28.-A French torpedo
boat is reported sunk off Nieuport last
weel-.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
THE BOY SCOUTS COLUMN.
MILFORD BOY scoUr NOTES.

The Treasure Hunt, which was an
nonnced in last week paper. is now on.
The clue to the solution of the following
cryptogram is contained in this column,
and when correctly worked out will give
complete directions for the exact loca-
tion of the treasure. There should be no
difficulty to the solution of this problem,
as it is the simplest form of secret writing
in existence, and has been known since
the time when Julius C9ser made use of
II in sending dispatches to his generals.
We will give three suggestions
l. Examine the writing carefully. You
may be able to decipher it.
2. Read every word of the preceding
1t contains a clue.
5. If the writings OF Julius Cesar are
not sufficiently we'll known to you, lit
tie study of his methods will help you
in your search for the treasure.
Directions :-Htqo pqtvj yguv eqtpgt
oh ecdkp pqtvj yguv da pqtvj, vygpva
rcegu, vjgpeg yguv hkhvggp rcegu, ,pqtvj
vgp rcegu, gcuv vygpva rcegu. Cv vjku
rqkpv Wig ngpivj oh Wig ujciqy ecuv da
: d. U. uvchh jgnf rgtrgpfkewnctna qp
,rtkn pkpgvggpvj hqwt vjktva R. o.
vknn gzcevna kpfkecvg Wig urqv yigtg
ku dwtkgf.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23

in the medicine chest OF every house
hold today and represents in its manu-
| facture many thousands of dollars in
invested capital. The Indian knew of
its healing properties long before the
white man came.
The New England farmers find the
witch hazel crop one of much value
and regular source of income. The
brush is taken to the local distillery,
where the essential properties are ex-
tracted. While it is usually classified
as a shrub, it has been known to grow
to the height of twenty-five feet. 1t
also has the popularity of blooming
very late in the fall.
The bark of the slippery elm is high
ly priced for the relief of colds and to
allay indammations. This tree grows
to the height of from forty to seventy
feet, with a trunk two and one-half
feet thick. The outer bark is shaved
off and the inner one removed and
dried under pressure in order TO keep
it fat The dried bark is remarkable
for its small proportion of weight to
bulk.
The white pine. which plays such an
important part in building industries,
is conspicuous among trees possessing
medicinal properties.
These four are among the best
known and most widely used Of ma
lures remedies growing wild in the
woods. There are others of various
kinds and degrees of usefulness. The
tamarack and the aspen. both Of them
esteemed as tonics; the white willow,
a tonic. a febrifuge and sometimes
used for rheumatism; the butternut
whose bark serves as a tonic and a
mild cathartic: sweet birch, best known
as the principal ingredient in birch
beer: the white oak. with its astrin-
gent bark. and. perhaps as popular as
any bark that grows, the sassafras.-
New York American.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
ATragie Coincidence.

In 1865 a German predicted that be
would be a victim of a war that would
take place in 1866. The war occurred,
but did not affect him. One day forty
two years later he was laughing at his
old time prophecy and bOasting of his
good health. In his happy mood he
bought an old cottage from a friend
and straightway went to inspect it. In
the garden there was a quantity of old
iron and among it a shell dating from
1866. He picked it up and was exam
lining it when it exploded. and he was
killed on the spot The prophecy had
come true.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
The First Fires.

Speaking of wonderful inventions, the
overshadower of Edison is the manor
woman-who invented fire. Our prehis-
toric ancestors doubtless were famil-
lar with fire from lightning strokes
and lava eruptions. But how did they
ever get the idea that they could imi-
tate the effects Of lightning by rubbing
two sticks against each other? 1t has
been observed in recent years that in
bamboo forests of southern India
branches sometimes are whipped by
the wind against each other until they
burst into fame. That probably was
where the fire inventor got his idea
Kansas City Star.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
The Genius of Language.

1t makes a difference with a ven
geance what tongue We employ to con-
vey ideas of proper names. Thus. our
notion of Vienna. in its assigned and
native dwelling place, is Wien. Your
Frenchman. insisting that the cockney
does not know his own. converts Lon
don into LOndres.
We superior English speaking school
masters. defying birthright and the
custom of the ages. make it appear
that Roma is merely monOsyllabic
Rome; that Venetia is Venice; that
Koeln is Cologne, and so on through
the world.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
MEDICINAL TREES.
A Dozen Varieties In This Country
That Need Attention.

A Dozen Varieties In This Country
That Need Attention.
There are about a dozen trees grow
ing in the United States which are en-
tirely or partly for medicines. On ac-
count of the enormous quantities re-
quired it is a foregone conclusion that
in the not far distant future trees will
have to be planted to meet the demand
that is fast growing, or else we shall
suffer from the lack Of necessary drugs.
The presence of hydrocyanic acid in
the thin inner bark Of the wild cherry
and its tonic and sedative properties
make the tree valuable. 1t is gathered
in the fall. and fresh supply is re-
quired each year. as it loses strength
if kept top long.
Wit @ra2et plays a prominent part
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
The Duke Struck II.

"The duke was about bankrupt when
he married Miss MillyEns.
''Then you don't think it was love
match?"
mo; 1t was safety match from the
dukes point of view" New York
Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
II : p : =. : y : ~. !. 4.
THE ANNUAL MOVING HABIT.

I Already in local newspapers are
\ appearing announcements of the
i thousands of farm sales that oc-
I cur each year as tenants make
! their annual or biennial shifts.
I If the facts were known it would
! probably be realized that the cost
in shrinkage of values brought
about by such sales amounts
each year to millions Of dollars,
! a sum the tenants can i'll afford
to lose.
With many this annual trans
fer is purely habit. They go
from one farm to another, year
after year, apparently chasing a
vain hope that sooner or later
they will strike a place where
they can succeed with less labor
than they have put into their
work in the past. This moving
prevents their accumulating
) equipment. familiarity with a :
particular soil and locality and
; capital that they need to become
farm owners. To the moving
tenant a farm in the next town
ship always looks a little more ]
attractive than the one he is
now operating, but the deception
is just as positive as the mirage ]
that the traveller pursues in the !
desert. Stick -to-it-iveness is a l
decided asset to the tenant who J
will carefully cultivate that at
tribute, and tenants who have ]
become prosperous farm owners
give abundant testimony to this !
fact.
There is plenty of evidence to
show that the farmer who sticks
succeeds, while he who moves !
usually fails.-Country Gentle ]
man.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
DR. WALTER L. GRIER,
IL REMTaG-

Graduate Of Penn. College Of Dental Surgery.
Local anesthetcs for the painless extraction ad-
ministered. All kinds Of Dental worS-eold fllings
crown and bridge work a speciality.
MILFORD DELAWARE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-18
POP-POP FOR ARMY
Scriyen Asks 100 Motorcycles
for Signal Corps.
Chief Draws Lessons From
Conflict in Europe.

Washington. Dec. 1S--Congress
haa been asked to provide one
handred motorcycles for the use
of the army signal corps because
events of the European war have dis
closed the great value of these ma
chimes.
In his annual report today Genera;
Scriven. chief of the corps, says:
"Our own experience, wherever con-
siderable bodies of troops have been
consolidated and in service along the
Mexican border, has confirmed this
idea
He proposes the organization of no
tCrcycle sections of the corps. The
signal corps is now short thirty-eight
Officers and 3g2 men of the personnel
necessary for its work. the report
states. and a standing army of $780,
OCO men would need 173 officers and
3.S5S men
For the aviation section, the report
urges an increase of 46 officers and
so men to maintain the present or
SANITATION and that restrictions rs to
marriage. age, rank, etc, be modified
to open the flying corps to all officers
of the line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-18
WILSON PROVES MERCIFUL
ON DAY OF HIS WEDDING

Washington, Dec. 1S.-President
Wilson celebrated his wedding day
by extending executive clemency to
several convicts.
He gave a full pardon to Charles
Couture, convicted at Missoula,
Mont, for selling liquor to Indians.
He commuted the sentences Of
D. L. Dillingham;, convicted in
Georgia for operating an Illicit dis
tillery, and William H. Hood un-
der conviction of robbery in Ala
bama.
The president also made several
appOintme He signed an execu-
tive order permitting the appoint
ment of Mrs. Virginia Campbell, a
grandniece of Thomas jefferson, to
federal position without civil
service examination; reinstated
William 8. Phelps, who had been
removed as an examiner in the New
York customs house, on what the
president considered insufficient
evidence. and recommended the
appointment of Mrs. Harriet NJ.
Sweet to job in the treasury with
out examination, because of her
services in connection with the re-
cent Pan-American financial con-
gresS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-18
CALLS FOR FUNDS
State Issues Drafts on Counties
for Half a Million.
Money Comes From Taxes Lev
led for 1915 Expenses.

More than a half million dollars of
the new taxes available for next year
have been drawn by the state to pay
current bills due before January 1.
The state today sent drafts to county
treasurers for 5 per cent of the total
taxes levied for next year and will call
for S540, ,S6S.05 under this order.
After using every possible method
of economy, the state institutions and
departments this year managed to pay
their bills and lodged an overdraft.
In order to conclude the year, how
ever, it was necessary to draw Is per
cent of the next years taxes to pay
this years outstanding bills. This will
leave but 85 per cent of the total tax
assuming all of it is cole ected-with
which to carry the state through the
next twelve months.
In the fight to escape stamping war
rants not paid for want of funds, the
the state institutions These funds
were used by the various institutions
in the payment of their current bills
Even after using the fees, there was
not sufficient money available with
which to carry the state through the
remainder of the year. Under a pro-
vision in the state law, a portion of the
state taxes may be drawn in Decem-
ber. For several years it has been
necessary to use portion of the new
taxes, but this year the amount drawn
exceeds all records.
In addition to drafts for 5 per cent
of the new taxes, the state auditor and
state treasurer today drew for all the
small items of delinquent and uncol-
lected taxes, which brought the total
to S541.0S9S6