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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-14
Dependency.

When you feel discouraged and
respondent do not give up, but take
dose of Chamberlain Tablets and
you are almost certain to feel all
right within day or two. De-
spondeney is very often due to indi-
gestion and biliousness, for which
these tablets are especially valuable.
Obtainable everywhere.-(Adv.)
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PROFESSIONAL,
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PHYSICIANS
ATTORNEYS AND NoTARIES

D J. VEGA, Attorney at Law and
ID Notary Public. Office, 313 Mich
oils avenue. Telephone 81.
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TALEB c. WEBER, Attorney at
w. Law and Notary Public. Office
in Railroad avenue, opposite the Dom
aldonvile High School. Phone 1892
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TEXAS AND PACIFIC

Local freight trains each way daily, sun
day excepted.
L. &. MATTINGLY, Local Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01
In The Police Court.

The following cases have been dis.
posed of in the Recorders Court:
Sam Nelson, Geo. Choice, Marcus
Bossard, Lucius Bossard, Fred Nc.
Lean, Jesse Carter, George CAN'T
gambling, s25 or 80 days except Mar.
Gus Bossard and Jesse Carter, who
forfeited bond Of $40 each, and Geo
CAN'T who forfeited bond of SIS.
Henry Black, exceeding speed linn.
it and running car with muffier open
$25 or 80 days on first charge and IS
or 10 days on second charge.
Eliza Gary and Hannah Keels, in.
terfering with an officer, $40 or 80
days each. .,.
7. H. Bell, violation of Sunday or
dinance by selling on Sunday. SIC
bono forfeited.
Fred Williams, violation Of hack or.
dinance, $3.50 or s days.
Maggie Council. disorderly conduct
bond of So forfeited.
Matte jefferson, malicious mis-.
chief, bond, Of $3.50 forfeited.
Lambert Ford, petty larceny, SO OF
""''' 5@ a.-. s sr.i.2f.t -2i
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01
WANT TRADE INVESTIGATION,
HOKE SMITH WOULD INQUIRE IN.
TO ACTIVITIES OF BRITISH
SHIPS.
opponents of Smith Plan Will Call
for Probe Into German and Aus.
trian Activities, Too, if Bill is Pass
ed

washington, Dec. 3O.-Democratic
members of the senate foreign rela >
tions committee began collecting evil
dence into British interference with
American trade. This evidence will
form the groundwork of a complete
investigation, if Senator Hoke Smiths
resolution authorizing such an inquiry
is finally approved. 1t is certain that
If the resolution is passed influential
senators opposing such action will try
to force widening the scope of the in
quiry to include German and Aus
trian activities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01
.GARRIsoN's DEFENSE PLANS.
PREPARES TO. PRESENT CON.
VINCING DATA.
Secretary of War Will Furnish Argyll
ments for Supplies of Men and
Munitions.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Secretary
Garrison, at his home in New Jersey
Is giving over the entire holiday week
to preparation for the task Of present
ing to the congressional military COM
mittees the army's part Of the ad-
ministration national defense pro-
gramme. When congress reconvenes
Tuesday he will be ready to submit
facts. figures and argument in sup
port Of the plans.
When Mr.. Garrison left Washing
ton he took with him copies of every
departmental report and official ,docu-
ments bearing on the preparedness
problem. He believes, it was asserted
tonight by an official who has had
much to do with the framing of the
plan. that a correct statement of the
problem can lead only to the general
conclusion embodied in the cOntinen-
tai army scheme. From this official,
who will be among those authorized
to, present to the committees an am
plificatiOn of the administration s
views. was obtained the following
outline of what the secretary expects
to tell congress the proposed pro-
gramme will do:
/. Write a definite military policy
founded on the unanimous conclu-
sions of military experts Of the ma
tion, past and present, and which,
therefore. is sound in theory and cor
rect in application.
2. Enroll within three years and
give some preliminary training at
least to 100000 mobile troops.
8. Provide within six years for an
additional force Of 100000 reserves.
B 4. Furnish the most attractive form
Of voluntary military service it is
possible to devise, thereby serving a
final and conclusive test Of the pos
sibility of organizing in peace times
an adequate volunteer system.
5. Furnish system to which uni
versal military service could be ap-
piled quickly and without extensive
Reorganization.
6. Furnish regular mobile army
sufficient to cooperate in the train
ing Of the continentals and also to
carry on the necessary peace activi-
ties. et3.
2! Furnish through cadet companies
attached to regular regiments ad,
eqaate and certain schools for regular
continental and reserve officers @s
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from arrest II under investigation by
the department of Justice. A decision
OF the supreme court in 1908. written
by Justice White. now dAief justice,
Is regarded az sufficient authority for
the Official contention that congress
men are entitled to no immunity in
criminal proceedings.
In that case Representative Will
liamson Of Oregon Was fined and SEN
fenced on October 10, 1905, to ten
months Imprisonment upon convic-
tion Of conspiracy to suborn perjury.
His term did not expire till March 4,
1907, and he protested that he would
be deprived Of the right to attend and
return from the ensuing session of
congress.
Justice White decided against him,
holding that the words. treason. tel
ony and breach Of the peace" used in
the constitution to designate excep-
tions to immunity. should be construed
In the same sense as those words were
commonly understood In England as
applied to the parliamentary privi-
leges. and Excluding from the privi-
lege all arrests and prosecutions for
criminal offenses and ccnfining the
privilege 20 arrests N civi, cases"
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The wATCHMAN ANBasoUTHRoN, JANUARY /, 1915

system under which an adequate en-
listed service for the regular army
would be built up and maintained.
8. Begin at once. to be concluded
in four years, the expenditure Of $751;
O0C 90 on extension and Improvement
of coast defenses, making them far
superior to those which any other ma
ton has ever contemplated.
10. Furnish an adequately trained
force to man all coast defenses, now
lacking nearly so per cent. of the
necessary personnel.
IL. Build up within four years re-
serve supply of material to cost si04,-
100000 estimated upon the consump-
tion Of ammunition shown by the best
available reports from the European
war.
IL. Inaugurate system under
which commercial munition plants can
be fostered by the government i'm
peace times. insuring an adequate and
continuous supply Of guns and shells
in time of war.
The vital thing, it is contended, is
to. obtain the names of 100000 men
who are obligated ! to come to the
colors at call, to supply them with
necessary arms, equipment, organiza-
tion and mobilization instructions and
to give them rudimentary military
training at least, probably a month a
year for each of three years being all
that could be hoped for. If this were
accomplished, experts say. and if Of
ficers and non-commisioned officers
for the force were found and assigned
a great stride would have been taken,
a short cut to- the. formation of a
volunteer army in time of need which
would save months Of delay if it ac-
cOmplished nothing more.
While universal service is admittedly
the ultimate goal of the administra-
ton plan, it was said that a resurvey
of the military situation Of the nation
made. only a few months ago and
going into questions of munitions
manufacturing facilities and all kim
dred subjects, disclosed such a hope
less state of unpreparedness that the
administration embarked at once upon
its campaign to build up the national
defense. tar
In the single item of field artillery
it was found that it would take more
than three years to produce the guns
which could guarantee safety from in
vasion. Lessons from European bat
tlef1elds have served to treble or even
quadruple estimates as to necessary
reserve material and to increase, two-
fold the proportion of light and heavy
guns in any field army. -. Is -yr
War orders have increased the avail
able commercial activities for manu-
facture of war munitions. Since all
these plants are building guns and
i
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01
THE BIG FARMERS RALLY.
Large Attendance Desired ON Monday
to Hear DR.. EOng-The Santeo
Crossing

Considerable interest has been
manifested in the big get together and
get ready for the cotton boil weevil
meeting to be held at Sumter next
Monday, January s, 1916, at 1890
o'clock p. M, at County Court House.
State Agent and Director of Exten-
sion, w. w. Long, Of Clemson College.
Will be the chief speaker of the occa-
sion, and with him will be two Unit
ed States Department Of. Agriculture
experts on dairyingy how to organize
cream routes, how to feed milk cows
for profit, how to select dairy cattle,
how to organize a creamery, and there
Will be talks on how to raise hogs.
beef cattle, how to market, etc.
1t is planned that this meeting will
last not over two hours. The visitors
will be given one hour, and then the
meeting will be thrown open for five
minute discussions by those from at
home.
County Supervisor w. r. Davis, of
Clarendon county, has written secre-
tary Reardon that he has requested
Chairman Reid Whitford, of the
Charleston Sanitary and Drainage
Commission, the father of the propos-
ed State Highway Commission and
Highway System, to name a date for
the joint meeting of the legislative del
egations, county commissioners, ana
representatives of the Chambers of
Commerce of the cities and counties
of Sumter, Clarendon, Charleston,
Manning, and Orangeburg, at st. Paul,
Clarendon County, between january
9Th. and the meeting of the general
assembly of South Carolina.
The object of this joint meeting is
to inspect the proposed crossing OF
Santee river swamp and the river
proper near st. Paul.
Commissioners Of Agriculture e. J.
Watson has also written the Sumter
secretary that he will attend the meet
ing at st. PAU, and that he is very
| much gratified to learn that there 10
la probability Of the Santee being made
crossable for vehicles from the Pee
Dee section of South Carolina.
| AS soon as Mr.. Whitford sets date
the Sumter Chamber of Commerce
and Supervisor Davis will get busy
advertising the meeting and rounding
up the slegations.
Judge r. o. Pur4y is very much in
terested also and guarantees that he
will help to put this proposition
through, and everybody who knows
Judge Purdy also knows that he gen.
erally gets what he goes after in true
ltrue and typical Irish style.
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IDII1Ef lllH|sI CONSUMPTION
THE LABOR PARTY MAY REBEL
AGAINST GOVERNMENT If
y PLAN rs ADOPTED.
Reported Action Of Ministry is the
Cause OF Heated Attack and De-
fcnsc by Press

London. Dec. 30.-The Daily News
predicts revolution in Great Britain
II the government adopts conscription.
The Asquith ministry'ss reported de-
cision to adopt modified conscrip-
tion Ii being both attacked and de-
Tended by the press. The cabinet
council tomorrow considers the Irish
National and labor parties opposition
te the measure. It Is predicted that
organized labor will line up solidly
against the government, If conscrip-
tions are adopted. IS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01

The Federation of Bible Glasses of
the various churches of the city will
meet on Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at Trinity Methodist church.
Judge T. B. Fraser of the Mems Bible
Class of the Presbyterian church will
make the address. All members of
the Mems Bible classes in the city and
all other men interested are cordially
invited to attend the meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01
workmsen are busily

Workmen are busily employed
clearing up the debris from the Will
son lot on the corner Of Main street
and Hampton avenue, getting it in
shape for use as the Curb Market.
This lot is very convenient for this
purpose and will make even better
place for the Curb Market than the
street by the Court House which was
used last year. The trash from the
lot = being buried in order to raise the
lot at the same time that the trash is
removed.
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III III mast sillElF:
50NcR1Eg116AN AND o1HlrR IN,
DlCz1D PEACE ADVOCATES
OFTTR FIGHT.
VNEsants' Charging Men With ro-
nnenting ssE1kes are Sent 70 WASH
ingtnn--Fbur Of Eight Accused
0tve Doad, while oshers Refuse 70

New York. Dec. ss.-warants for
: ths-arrsst of. Congressman Frank
Buchanan Of Illinois. H. Robt Fowler,
/, Sssnar eonsrsssman from Illinois: II,
q Martin and Herman schulteis, four
OF the sisht men indicted for con-
svlrscy % fomsnt strikes In ammuni-
tion factoriss were sent to Washing
ton tonight.
xhfoe Of the remaining defendants,
frank 8 Monnett. former attorney
- ssAl Of sOhio; Jacob c. Taylor.
bseItdsnt Of LAbbr's National Peace
essnell. and David Lamar. appeared
voluntarily today In federal district
court ana were released In $4,000 bail
each. The eighth man indicted ID
rrans ~Pp Rintslsn. the German
agent who = said to have financed
the allsssd conspirscy. He isa pris-
odsr oSwar in England,
xqbh Of the four men for whom
warrants were Issued has announced
iptentApn Of resisting arrest. Buchanan
has asssrted that he u protected by
his lrsrosativs a. copsressman. but
this y denied by United States Attor-
nsy Marshall. The warrants will be
served In washington tomorrow.
AtteF Ne arraisnmsnt M. Monnett
hsued = statement from the once OF
his. spyhssl IA which no denied ever
havin6 accsissd or having been Of
fersd ana C'srman money. He said
hs never kDsw either Lamar or Won
RintPlsn And that a. far AZ he knew,
neither had any connection with the
bsace council. Nonpett denounced
the shipmeht Of munitions to the allies
- crirninal and Illegal. He declared
Prssidspt Wilson was being deceived
and that he was anxious to do every
thing in his power 70 .undeceive him.
Taylor also made q sfatssment deny
ine catagorically the charges brought
sasaipst him and also claiming that
both Lamar and Won Rintelen we're
strangers 70 him. Lamar refused to
make any comment.
The investigation into the activities
Of German agents In this country will
bs resumed by a federal grand jury
% Jsnuary 2.
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however, virtually every machine,
would have to be reequipped to han
die American calibras. .-sie = y. 5
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Weshinstoss Dso. eas.--Repressnta-
tive Buchanan's claim Of immunity
The Detroit times., 1916-09-21

didn't know IL wnen the drive
started
Gaining ground in the future
should be easier than in the past for
very obvious reason When the
French and British first struck the
German lines on the Somme, they
encountered the stiffest field de
lenses any army has ever met. That
first line WAS armor plated and con
crete-baked aud tunnel-bottOmed.
The Germans Ind every reason for
confidence I'm them The French
and British smashed them. Tho
moment an army leaves such a line
its resistance becomes weaker See
ondary lines, built In a hurry, are
nevor OF The strength that the initial
field Notifications are.
why didn't the Germans smash
through AT Verdun?" | asked a stan
strategist "Thcy exerted AS much
strength, relatively, as the Allies
did on the Somme?"
His answcr IS an Illuminating one.
THE French were driven back 70
stronger positions" was the reply
when they were shellod out OF line
A. they retreated 20 line h. which
was even better" Hut the Germans
on the strong natural positions
Every defense they had was an ar
tifcial one. and artificial defenses
strong enough 10 resist the breaking
power OF big guns cannot be made
In a hurry.
One begins 10 think OF the German
army as n tug.ofwar team that has
been yanked of balance. Its men
cannot sink in their heels and stifren
their backs The Allies are now in
six and onc-half miles deep and are
still going The Germpnr may be
able 10 create new defan5es on the
present line or they may 30 com
PEELED 70 drop the present line and
made a hurried retreat 70 position
that has IN the meantime been pre-
The Detroit times., 1916-09-21

pared I'm the rear. II may be that
tho Allies look for this
we VIII have them hack on the
Rhine line before Christmas" said
one man
The immensity OF the Big Drive 20
come is shown by The preparations
behind the line when the thrust
began In July, France was filled with
hospitals. swept and garnished and
empty. Most OF them are still com.
paratively empty I know OF ono
with $50 beds and seven wounded
men and another with 0o beds and
10 wounded men, and "a fourth with
$50 beds ard about 40 mon. Yh'
list might be extended indefinitely
Each Is stated and provisioned
against a food OF wounded
I'VE are doing nothing has been
the complaint of the hospital heads
In dozens Of cases. Either give US
work 10 do or let MS close the doors ="
REST easy" IL the reply. "You
will have enough work I'm about a
month 10 satisfy any one"
So the Pig Drive II not to be con
sidered merely as a military onen
sive on The western front. but az a
ring around and compression OF the
Central empires When Bulgaria
oults-and II Bulgaria Is given a
chance 10 quit that may come before
water freezes in the Balkan lakes
Germany and Austria wff1 be fairly
well cut of from their Turkish al
Hes There Is 10 be a true concert
OF action IN which Italy and Russia
and RumanIa. and perhaps Greece
and Denmark. may take part. Por-
tuoal IS 20 send 10000 men 10 the
western line. The smaller states
viii ho linked in that chain which Is
TO strange the Central powers today
and which Is TO reduce them after
the war 10 a condition In which
they viii be unable again 10 set fire
70 Europe.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-21

Terse Comments On the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic OF the
Young Peoples societies-Chris-
tisn Endeavor, etc.-for Sept. "a:
"christianIty Compared with
Other Religlons."-I Cor. 1o:1.2t.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-21
$1,000 For Boys Kindness.

DEF AWARE O. Sept 2l-Dor
renee James, Is years old, son Of
Or J K. James, was left $1,000 by
Mrs. sydney Moore. wife Of a bank
president, In her will. for being kind
to her
The Detroit times., 1916-09-21
In the Religious World
THE FINAL FAITH OF MAN.

with an ethical and moral sense. II
Is a picture OF Mohammed's mind.
All HIS weaknesses and appetites
are mirrored in the faith he found
ed. And lis essential doctrine Of
conquest by the sword, merely
arOuses the horror OF civilization.
especially as OF late expressed in
Turkey.
Time has proved that Christian
ity Is adapted "a all men and To all
Of man. II bears the same fruits
wherever il is planted Established
In Asia, it yet produced in the saw
ages OF northern Europe, as well
as in the debauched dilettantes Of
Southern Europe. the same charac-
teristics that marked the first dis
ciples in Palestine, Today the con
verts in tropical Africa are as true
10 New Testament type as those
in America. Korea and China and
Japan produce saints like unto those
OF Europe Indian Christians are In
no essential different from Ameri.
can Christians. II any point In con
established beyond dispute. 1t is
the universally OF the religion OF
Jesus A myriad proofs OF this can
be gathered from every continent
and from the islands OF the sea
and from every inhabited latitude
and longitude of earth. There is
no longer any possibility ~ dispute
or discussion about the applica.
bility OF Christianity 20 all man
kind The proofs are at hand. II.
and it alone. meets the deepest
spiritual and ethical needs OF the
human heart.
The natural tendency OF man is
60 make his gods In his own image.
persons faith is this one rs
your God q little God or a great
God?" Even within Christianity
We notice occasional efforts TO re
duCe God 20 man size. Only yes
terday | heard demagoEue ad-
dressing a Christian Endeavor con
vcnti0n who. with nippancy and
cynical "smcrtross" appeared to
be bent on reducing the Infinite
Jehovah TO thc l"vol OF clay man
ildn on a Chinese god-shelf The
ineneble glcry and grandeur and
greatness of God is the supreme
article of the Christian religion
The Detroit times., 1916-09-21

Islam makes too many conces-
sions TO the flesh TO satisfy a race
The Detroit times., 1916-09-21

Buddhism is eclectic It has ever
been willing TO select from other
faiths, and TO conquer by absorp-
tion II has no absolute standards
This tendency to concession is one
of It's weaknesses; for intelligent
man wants an absolute religion, TO
which he must conform and which
will not conform 10 him
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-16
MASS MEETING WILL CONSIDER FOURTH OF
 JULY PLANS TONIGHT
Commercial Club and Busi- ness Mems Association will Hold Big Get Together Meet This Evening.

Tonight at 7:30 the mass meeting, called by the Warren District Busi- ness Mems Association and the Com mercial Club to consider the first steps, looking towards rousing Fourth of July celebration, will be held. The city hall is the place of the meeting. A large crowd of those interested is expected to attend.
 Last years executive committee has met and the chairman will have re- port to make to the meeting. The treasury of the committee is far from depleted, inasmuch as it has over s100 to its credit in the bank. With this start, and with prosperity reigning there should be little difficulty in or ganizing a great celebration for the Fourth.
 The first work of the meeting. in all probability, will be the appointment of committees to serve this season. There has been a considerable call for the present eXecutice committee to continue in effect. Some of the mem bers, however, desire that others par ticipate in the work of organizing the affair. Tonight and subsequent meet ings will determine the exact status of the celebration and will, undoubted ly, lead to the biggest Fourth of July ever witnessed in the Warren District.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-16
WILL BE
 A PROMINENT PART
Bull Bull Musical Comedy Will be Intersperced With Plenty
 of Attractions.

Specialties galore will be introduced in Bull Bul, the catchy musical comedy to be given at the local theatres this week for the benefit of the new St. Patrick's Church Miss Kehoe will be seen in a song and dance speciality and also in a song luet specially with Dr. Craig. Forrest Harrell the New York dancing instructor and Miss Stone will give an exhibition of the two latest ball room dances, the three in one canter waltz and the syncopat- ed fox trot. These dances are eX- ceedingly popular in the east and from indications will be danced more than any other dance in the years to come. This speciality alone will be worth the price of admission. A nun Der of other local people will be seen in high class specialties. A large number of tickets have already been disposed of. The box plan for re- served seats will open at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Orpheum and Central theatre box offices and tickets will be on sale daily from two D. m upti the close of the theatre box office at night. From the advance sale of tickets three full houses will greet the amateur thespians The first performance will be given at the Orpheum Friday the nineteenth, the second at the Central in Lowell on Saturday and the third at the Orphe- um on Monday May 22.