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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30
SUMTER FALL FASHION SHOW.
PLANS MADE BIZ MER -NTS
TO MAKE EVENT A sue s.
Will be Important Social an = INNER.
cial FunctiOn-AutOmOb Parade
and Demonstration, Fasy q Promo
made and Display Of = Is Com
prise Program. g

The big Eastern c. =. ma social
event of the 1916 :. er season.
known as Fashion 81 > and Trades
Display of the progr e merchants
of Sumter will be h. IN October 4.
The public spirited ladies of the
Sumter Civic League are the "men
behind the gun" in pulling off this
very interesting and educational af-
fair, while the gentlemen of the Re-
tail Dealers Association are cooperat-
ing in every possible way with the
dear ladies who know more about
fashions than the men ito be sure"
as local man recently put it.
For some time many merchants
have been busy preparing for this no.
table event in the social and CONNER
cial history of the gamecock county
and sister counties of the great Pee
Dee and eastern South Carolina coun-
ties.
The interesting program is as fol-
lows:
Afternoon Events.
4.30 to 5.30-AutomobiIe Fashion
Parade, open air concert by Metz's
Famous Military Band.
Automobile demonstration. Free.
Evening Events.
to S--Fashion Promenade on
Main Street. Open air concert by
Metz's Military Band.
S.30-Opera house. Fashion show.
Beautifully staged; live models. Ad-
mission 80, 35c.
Nearly every leading mercantile
concern in this city will participate in
all of the events. Sumter has been
Eastern South Carolina fashion head
quarters in high class and stylish
modes of women's and mems CLOTH
ing, hats, shoes, and general furnish
ings for many years. Sumter makes
specially Of high grade clothing for
women and of making up dress
ss2ea rs es; hun, ss,,;
pose. AS mans clothing fia ..sias
and selling city, Sumter has no su-
perior in South Carolina. The entire
State of South Carolina is cordially
invited to participate
The very latest styles in mems and
women's clothing will be exhibited by
real true living models, beautiful girls
and handsome young men.
The mercantile establishments will
be in gala attire and many of them
will put on special sales Of certain
lines Of commercial commodities Just
to make it interesting for the ladies.
Sumter will expect thousands of la
dies and gentlemen from Lee, Claren-
don, Williamsburg, Orangeburg, CAL
houn, Florence, Marion, Dillon, Dar-
lington, Kershaw, Richland, Marl-
boro, Horny, Georgetown, Berkeley,
Colleton, Charleston, Beaufort, Dor
>eSA, Aho OthSt SOullicS.
No expense is being spared to make
this big event The Sumter ladies
know how to pull off first class fash
ion show. This has been amply
demonstrated before, and the Sumter
men know how to take orders from
and help their lady friends to make
fashion shows, fashion promenades,
and other combination social, COM
mercial events successful.
The Retail Dealers Association of
Sumter is in this event up to it's
neck" and Managing Secretary Rear
don says its a real nice thing to be
bossed by bunch of hustling and
beautiful Sumter women, if you have
sense enough to do what they tell
you and don't attempt to argue with
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30
JAPAN MEANS MISCHIEF.
WILL RENEW AGITATION u
HAVE CITIZENS OWN PROP
ERTy HERE.
Negotiations Which Came to DeadlO{
Two Years Ago Will be Taken I
Again When War Ends-First on
cial Statement Comes From Yosi1
rO Sakatani.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Japan.s pu
pose to renew after the European v,
her contention fer the right or \
people to emigrate to and own IL;
in the United States, suggested In M
York yesterday pby Baron Yoshj
sakatani, former finance minister2
the Toxic cabinet, was frankly q
mitted today at the japanese embas
Negotiations over these questiol
which came to q deadlock two yeai1
ago, are regarded by Japan, it Il
explained. as merely postponed WI
the larger issues of the war are bel
dealt with. "a
The deadlock followed a long se}
OF conferences between Former 81
retary Bryan and Baron Chinda, t8|
the Japanese ambassador, after AMI
change Of notes between the two q
ernments over the alien land %leS
lation enacted by California. A4
the State department had pointefj 81
that under its legislation the Unf(
states government could do no la}
than seek to prevent such legisIa3
and that persons affected by 1t q
recourse to the federal courts, J&2
closed the exchanges with note e.
ing her complaint had not been
swered and reserving for the pre-
further discussion Of the ISSUE" 4
1t has been generally assumed g
the issue would remain In abeyS
only while Japan was occupied e.
the war but until now no one tIe5
position to speak with authority.,
said SO. There will be nofforrnal
cussion Of the subject at least q
the arrival of the ambassador,
Amoro Sato. who was appointed NJ
Baron Chinda wa,, transferred to
don and who Is expected In yl
ington in a few months. The po1
|of the Japanese IyovefnrpenE AeS
inR tStinleEHaa a ~ ~ " 1
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30
POOR OLD CONSUMER MT HARD
PRICES OF FOOD AND CLOTHES
EXPECTED TO GO STILL
HIGHER.
Prices of One and Two Years Ago
Compared With Prices Now-War
In Europe is Generally Blamed For
Most Increases,

The prices of food, clothing, luxuries
and other materials of all sorts are
advancing at such an alarming rate
that the average citizens brain is
made fairly dizzy by the nightmare of
the high cost of living. Local mer-
chants and producers say that the
prices for. food will be even higher
this winter. With everything soaring
and no way Of lodging the increased
cost in sight, poor old consumer bids
fair to face one of the hardest win
ters of his career.
1t is rather discouraging to try to
get at the cause of boosted prices
Everybody who has anything to sell is
demanding more money for it. Ask
any merchant or dealer why he has
raised his prices and he will tell you
that he has to pay more for every
thing he sells, and that some other
price maker started raising first Go
to the farmer and he will tell you his
fertilizer, seed and everything else
which he uses in making a crop costs
more. Owing to the fact that the
| greatest rise in prices has been noted
since the outbreak of the war in
! Europe, most people are inclined to
make the war the scapegoat.
inquiry ino the causes of the rise in
the cost Of living, for which everyone
seems to have pet theory, it is a
comparatively simple matter to ascer-
| tain from the price records of two
years ago and today, just what COM
nOdities have advanced and what they
are selling for at wholesale on the To-
cal market.
| For many reasons, the wholesale
price is the most satisfactory in MAX
ing comparison. They show what
he retail butcher or grocer had to paw
more. butstheYdo not, of course. show
What he charged more. Local retail
(sSs RzI6ss wv s2aals saEes3s & &; &
Guots about the same prices. The re-
tail prices can be arrived at approxi-
matsly by adding from Is to 20 per
cent. to the wholesale price.
Comparing the wholesale prices of
certain articles of food today with
what they were one year ago, a pro-
orietor of local restaurant stated
that he had to pay eight cents more a
pound for ham, five cents more a
| pound for lard "a cent more loaf for
bread, 20 cents more pound for
Swiss cheese, 50 more a barrel for
-four, ten cents more a pound for but
ter and IA cents more dozen for
eggs.
The wholesale prices of food staples
rs quoted by local merchants and the
prices on the same articles in Sep
tember show the following increases:
-four, Sc to sS per barrel; bread per
|
IL to 13 cents; sugar, 6 1-2 to s
cents per pound; lard, to IL cents
per pound; molasses, 80 to As cents
per gallon; rice to IL cents a
pound; navy beans, 1-2 to z IA
cents per pound.
| Local shoe dealers state that men
and women here will have to pay
about SO cents more per pair for the
| better grades of shoes, while clothing
merchants here say that mems suits
| Will cost on the average of from
$3.50 to 81 more per suit in the SIS
and $25 grades. Real estate men say
hat rental Of houses will be about
the same as last year.
Wholesalers said that canning hous-
|
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30
sUMTER, s. @, SATURDAY., SEPTEMBER So 1916
GERMAN LINES WEAKEN.
ALLIES PUSHING ADVANTAGE BY
CONSTANT MOVES.

In Wednesdays Fighting British Gain
Further Successes While Frcoch
Drive Their Troops Forward to En-
ter WOOd--Ten Thousand Prisoners
Taken I'm Two Weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30
IlelNly f9a llllEs..
FREyCM AlsD BRrTIsrl FINALLY
TAKE sTRONG PIVOTAL
FONT.
eddiers of the Entente Sweep In
nsn ssdcs 70 sci.e ssronshold---
New Prise Marvel Of lEmcicncy In
fogtiIcafAon-Otlncf TWINS Taken.

. rombles. the pivotal point In the
0<rnan line guarding the approach
% BRpaume on the north, and
PSronue. on the south. Of the somme
fri,nt has fallen before tho terrific
etAohs Of the French and British.
~ 0srmana f'shtins to the death and
turrsndsrins when there was no
lehser hope.
French and British troops swept in
fsum three atdes after their capture OF
Moryal and Frsgioourt. broke through
ths Qsrman defenses. overran the
>owh and carried all before them.
Ilds place with its mirvelous sub
>sl7aneAn passages and powerful for
tifeAtions had been cssusht In the
GFlp ef the entente allies who COR.
Z inK from the north aisi the south.
hd1 eirsady advanced Tar beyond /,
as4 cut ~ communication with the
Eess except : narrow strip, which was
eovsred BY ths allied guns. At the
snd ot the flshtln9 the town was
eIle1 Win the bodies or Germans
whe hal fallen nshtins the French
seA>snssIt Ays. 4.
Prior 70 the loss Of combles. Inn
pertancs o. the capture OF I'M
portsnt stsarssic points on the pre-
vlpus day wvas refisoted in the Official
esmmunicauen Issued BY the German
vlIr Once. which after describins
Ni>ny the great artillery lombard
mint Of the sntente allies, lasting four
AyA ana The attack between the
Aiscfe and t,e somme. admits that
''the senqusst Of the villages ON the
Me Il ousrdscourt muit be recog-
nhssd.i + and lsdds. "but before all We
must thsak of our hsrob; troops who
fnesd ms united Anglo french prin-
e@pal forcss and the mansd employ
U>no q inat stial " the whole world 4
w ~ strx. prsparfd urins many
".
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30

about SO cents more per pair for the
better grades of shoes, while clothing
merchants here say that mems suits
will cost on the average of from
$3.50 to 50 more per suit in the SIS
and $25 grades. Real estate men say
hat rental Of houses will be about
the same as last year.
Wholesalers said that canning hous-
es all over the country have announc-
ed that their deliveries will be only
one-third Of the normal amount. The
vegetable crop, it was declared, was
only half what was expected.
Canned fruits will be 80 per cent
higher and canned vegetables will be
advanced from Is to 20 per cent. ac-
cording to wholesalers. Paper bags
which year ago could be purchased
In Wholesale lots for 95 cents, now
cost $1.55, The advance is typical of
all paper and paper products.
Cigar jobbers raised their prices
last week. Five-cent cigars, which
the dealer has been getting for s31 or
S32 thousand, have been advanced
to $35, better grades of cigars also
have been advanced.
Cotton goods have advanced be-
tween 25 and 35 per cent. Woolens
also have kept pace with cottons.--
Wilmington Star.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
WOMAN OECAPITATtS HER
-FOUR DAYS OLD BABY

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan - Mrs.
Samuel fIokensen today With >
butcher knife cut of the head oi
her 4-days-old baby, She then at
tackled the nurse. Miss Labeile. sho
escaped wIth slight injuries
When Coroner seashore reach d
the room the insane woman attack
ed him with the knife. cutting him
on the neck He finally succeeded n
tieing the woman until others came
TO his assistance.
The only witness 10 the killing Of
the baby was the nurse, Miss Mary
Labelle, who turned and fled aftef
Mrs. Hokensen attack her She SAID
Mrs. Hokensen brought the huge
knife down with one stroke. severing
the head OF the infant from the body
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
SALISBURY TRAVELLED
ON LONDON PERMIT I
THIS re INDICATED By A CABLE
FROM CONSUL GAULIN AT
MARSEIILES.
II This Proves to BE True the Sal
isbury Case VIII Not BE Con-
sidered by American
Government.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.-A state
department dispatch from Consul
Gaulin at Marseilles today indicates
that Rev. Homer Salisbury. for
merly of Takoma Park, District OF
Columbia, believed to be lost with
the British liner Persia, was trav-
cling on a London permit. The mes
sage reads:
agents of the Peninsular and
Oriental line state that SALISBURY
sailed on the Persia from Marseii-
les. having gone there in special
train from Belgone. Local authori-
ties and steamship agents say they
have no record of the nationality oi
the passengers who arrived on TINS
train as they held London permits
1t is probable that if this proves
to be true the Salisbury case VII
no removed from consideration D,
the United States government ina
wos the attitude taken in the case
of a man named Leigh who was
travelling on British papers aooaEc
the Yasaka Maru, SUM- IN 'he Medi
terranean.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
POOR WAGES
CAUSED STRIKE
NEW MACHINERY INSTALLED
BY COMPANIES MANNED
BY CHEAP LABOR.
MEN UNDER PAID
Skilled Mechanics Had Been Dis
placed by Men Who Did Not
Draw Over Dollar Day
For Their Work

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. S.-Joseph
F.. McClory of indianapolis, presi-
dent of the International Iron Work
ers' Union, In Dallas today to attend
the dedication of the Labor Temple.
stated that thes strike at East
Youngstown, Ohio, was the result
of deplorable labor conditions grow
ing out of the recent evolution of
the steel industry. He predictec
that the agitation would spread all
over the country.
East Youngstown and some
other localities have been disorgan-
lied ever since the steel trust In
troduced new machinery to be oper'
ated by unskilled mechanics. This
worked a revolution in the steel in
Gustry. The steel trust placed un-
skilled mechanics at the machines
and many OF them got one dollar j
day for work that skilled men we're
paid twenty cents an hour to do.
1.-The American Federation OF
Labor has made several efforts to
organize these poor laborers With
out success. The steel trust IA.
ways preventd 1t. Although the
large steel companies at Youngstown
offered increase in wages the inde-
pendent concerns were practically
disorganized and a gigantic new
steel trust is in process OF forma-
ton.
"The rush to fill war orders has
resulted in immense profits to the
big steel mills and the owners have
given little, If any. consideration to
the laborers. The United states
Steel Corporation recently granted
a ten per cent increase TO offset this
trouble.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
HUERTA LIVES DESPITE
FOUR OPERA TIOhs
FORMER DICTATOR SUBMITS TO
HIS FOURTH OPERATION IN
A WEEK.
General Whom villa Has Threaten
ell to shoot Has Been Given job
OF Hunting Down Rebel
Leader.

Ell PAso. Jan. s.-AI,hough
General victoriano Huerta under
went his fourth operation today In
a week he Is said TO be in no Inn
mediate danger.
General Louis Herrara. whom
villa wants and promises TO shoot,
has been given the Job OF hunting
for the rebel leader. lie Is organ
izlng a strong cavalry force at Jaa'
req and viii proceed at once to Cas-
as Grandes. villa is in the noun
tains about forty miles from that
place.
The fye hundred thousand dollar
home OF villa IN chihuahua has
been eonfscated By carranza on
GERS. The million dollar mansion
OF General Luis Terazza has been
restored 70 him.
Merchants IN chihuahua have
Threatened to close their businesses
because Carranza officials have de
creed that they must accept Carran-
"a currency at par Carranza eur
rency Is quoted at 4 and cents
American currency per peso.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
ACCORDED WaRMESr RECEP-
rioS ~ GERMANY SINCE Ar
gINING ~ EUROPE.
A PLEASANT TRIP
The Trip scrps- cerwaan Soil Was
Natr-d ~ No Unpleasant fea-
tnres Believe sermAng
Desires reass
rs cH,s. y. sTEw wsRT.
United Frsss stan Correspondent.

AMSTERDAM. Jan. H.--The Ford
peace party arrived In Holland to-
day on special train through Ger
many.
The reception accorded th. peace
pilgrims during their trip across
German soil was the ma@t cordial
they have received since their ar
rival In Europe. The German officer
who superintendent the entraIning
of the party az Warucmund on the
Danish frontier yesterday conyer~ed
pleasantly with several members OF
the party.
Don't take peace back To amssi-
ca with you" was his parting state
ment. we need II here In Ger
many"
The German officers in charge of
the special train during the trip
across Germany toasted the mis-
slon's success. They gave the travel
ers every consideration possible and
expressed regrets that the sleeping
and dining car accommodations
we're aot better. especially on this
particular line.
Throughout the entire trip the
cordiality of the Germans was EN-
p,,asixsl. Tho delegates satchels
were searched only perfunetoriiy by
the German officers and scarcely
any of the wonen's grips were open
cd. The trunks were not opened and
not single delegate was forced To
submit to search OF his or her
clothing.
When the party reached Rentheim
on the Dutch frontier the Dutch Of
fieers. following Instructions from
the government. waved the usual
customs examination.
several OF the Ford peace leaders
said the friensIiiness with which the
party was received emphasized the
fact that Germany desired peace.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
AGREES WITH
ALL DEMANDS
GERMANY IN AGREEMENT WITH
AMERICA Az To PROTECTION
OF PASSENGERS.
FRYE CASE CLOSED
Gcir,iapy's Last Note TN the ~inkinA
of the william L. FRYE f. Made
Public by Secretary
Lansing

WASHINGTON. January sSee-
retary Lansing today made public
the last note received from Germany
on the sinking of the American
schooner William T. frye. The note
had been withheld since November
80. II reveals a complete agreement
by Germany with the american con-
tention that nassenger-earrylng yes-
sells sunk by German shells shall not
be forced 10 put TO sea IN small boats
unless the sea Is calm and the land
clear The note follows:
"In regard to the first appertain-
ment as to vessels sunk, Germany is
in agreement with America In princi-
pie that the American damages De
fixed by two experts. one each 10 be
nominated by Germany and Ameri-
ca. The German government re.
grets that Il cannot comply with the
wishes of the American government
TO have the experts meet IN Wash
ington since the expert nominated by
II. Or. Greve of Bremen. director 81
the North German Lloyd. is unable
to got away from here. Further
more. he would be in danger Of cap
ture during the voyage 10 America IN
consequence Of the conduct of ma
rine warfare by England contrary 20
international law.
Should the American expert not
be able TO come TO Europe the two
experts might get tn touch by toT-
respondence.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
DISMISS INDICTMENTS
AGAINST Mine WORKERS

DENVER, January 8.-H. b. Led
row. United States district attorney.
today dismissed the indictments re-
turned against John White, president
of the United Mine Workers. ana
other officials of the union in the
early days of the Colorado coal
strike. The indictments alleged vio-
lations of the antitrust laws. The
district attorney said the evidence
showed the defendants did not fall
within that scope.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
DANIELS INSTRUCTED
TO GIVE OUT REPORT
INSTRUCTED BY SENATE TO
MAKE PUBLIC REPORT OF
ADMIRAL FLETCHER.
Report Contained Statement that
Foreign Ships Could Land
Forces on American
shores.

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-Secre-
tary Daniels was this afternoon in
structed by unanimous vote of the
senate to make public the report OF
Admiral Fletcher OF August 10,
1915, which declared that foreign
fleet was able TO land forces on
the shores of the United States.
This action came on the intro
duction OF a resolution by Senator
Lodge. Daniels opposed the giyins
out of the report on the ground
that he did not wish foreign ma.
tions to know It's contents. The
resolution was adopted without de
bate.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
FERGUSON WOULD HAVE
kEEP-SAkES RETURNED

DALLAS. Texas, January s--Goy-
ernor Ferguson today asked Mrs.
Julia Fontaine Washington 10 return
to Mount Vernon a clock and ther-
mometer. once owned by George
Washington. Mrs. Fontaine is the
daughter of the late DR. Laurence
Washington, whose father was
George Washington private secre-
tary at the time OF the latter's death.
The clock and thermometer were
given to DR. Washington by his faith
er as keepsakes. They have been on
exhibit in the local Scottish Rite
cathedral.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
|TOWN IS TERROR|zEO
BY MOB OF STRIKERS

quiet early today. All the riotiny had
ceased at a. IN. Twenty high sal
aried officers of the Tube company
are stocking the furnaces. II the fire
goes out the furnaces will be ruin
cd and the plants win be forced to
shut down. The salaries OF these OF.
ficials are about $1,000 year.
Roth the Tube and Steel company
plants have closed down. Officers
of the companies said no atternp,
would be made to run the plants
until the strike had been settled aud
state and county authorities assur-
ed them order would DE restored.
The state liquor license commis-
sion ordered all saloons closed in Ma
hOning and Trumbull counties. Most
of the striking workers are of for
eign extraction and twcnty-three die-
ferent languages are spoken.
"There will be a strike OF 10000
steel workers in the Mahoning VAL
ley unless the trouble is settled iu,-
mediately," said John Langtry, "a To-
cal organizer.
Thomas II. Flynn said:
I'VE did not call the strike, but
are trying to organize the men who
walked out. The strike is greatly
to be deplored. The strikers did not
start the rioting; the guards shot
first"
Flynn said he would ask the may
ors of Thornton and Youngstown to
call mass meeting or citizens and
strikers representatives Sunday.
~ agree to thresh out this dis
pute in an open meeting" said Flynn,
''and will abide by the result"
The state commissioner is expect
ed to be sent here to stay until the
dispute is adjusted. Neither side
has asked for commission of me-
diation.
The cost to maintain troops here
would be about $1,000 day, 1t IS
estimated.