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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-04-01

A WOMAN BOUND SATAN FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS RELEASED
"And behold, there which had spirit of
nrmty eighteen years. and bowed together and could
in wise lift up herself.
"And when Jesus saw her. he called her to him. and
said unto her. Woman thou art loosed from thine inrmty
"And he laid his hands on her and Immediately she was
made straight, and gorifed God.'-Luke 13 11-13
EARNEST FAITH REWARDED, AND THE STRICKEN OF
PALSY HEALED.
"And when Jesus entered into Capernaum there
came unto him centurion, beseeching him,
"And saying Lord, my servant leth at home sick of
the palsy grievously tormented
"And Jesus saith unto him, | will come and heal him.
"The centurion answered and said Lord am not wor-
thy that thou shoudest under roof but speak the
word only and my servant shall be healed.
"For am under authority, having soldiers ur-
der me- and say this man. Go, and he goeth and to
other Come and he cometh; and to my servant Do this
and he doeth it.
"When Jesus heard it, he marvelled and said to them
that followed Verify say unto you, have not found
great faith, no. not in Israel
"And say unto you that many shall come from the
east and the west and shall sit down with Abraham and
Isaac and Jacob in THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-04-01

But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out
outer darkness there shall be weeping and crashing of
teeth.
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and
as thou hast believed be it done unto thee And his
ONE BORN BLIND HEALED
Ne
when ne had thus spoken, he spat the ground and
made clay OF the sp and he anoned the eyes of the
blind man with the clay,
And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Sloan,
(Which is by interpretation Sent He his way there
fore, and washed, and came seeng."-Jom &c. Z.
And, behold, there leper and worshpped him.
saying Lord if thou wilt thou canst make me clean.
And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him. saying
will be thou clean And Immediately his leprosy was
cleansed."- Matthew q 8.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-04-01

"And he to Nazareth where he had been brought
up and his custom was he went into the synagogue
the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
"And there delivered unto him the book of the
prophet Esaas. And when he had opened the book he
found the place where it written,
The Spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath
anonted to preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent
heal the brokenhearted to preach deverance to the
captves and recovering of sight the blind liberty
them that are bruised
"To preach the acceptable year of the Lord."-Lule
4:16-19.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-04-01
SOME THINGS THE LORD DOES.

"The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord
raiseth them that bowed down. the Lord loveh the
righteous:
1.-The Lord preserveth the strangers; he reeveth the
fatheress and widow but the way the wicked he turn
eth upside down.
"The Lord shall reign forever thy Cod Zion,
unto all generations Praise We the LordPsam 146 $40
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
Work on Seaboard TrestIe.

A large force of hands have been
laboring steadily night and day on the
Seaboard trcstle in an effort to get
It In shape for traffic. The river again
rose to a height estimated at thirty
one feet Tuesday. and this has greatly
handicapped the workmen. Messrs,
w. L. Seddon. vice president, and c.
8. Lake general manager of the Sea-
board, of Norfolk, Va. have been here
In their private cars since the trestle
was destroyed. personally loking after
the work; seeing that it was rushed
with all possible haste.
A singular incident happened when
the trestle was washed away last Mon
day. A part Of the train crew was
left on each side Of the river-the
distance being only few hundred
feet. They wanted to get q message
60 each other. but the roaring waters
drowned their voices. TeleGraphic
was so badly crippled
that In attempting to send a message
the wire had to go from Luffoff. via
Atlanta and Richmond to Camden.
Camden Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
Don't Spread Cotton wilt.

Clemson College, s. c.. July 28.-
Cotton wilt is more widespread and
more destructive this season than ev.
er before, and the disease seems to be
spreading gradually into the Pied
mont section of the State. Recently
we have had specimens Of diseased
plants sent in from Honea Path, An
derson, Greenwood, Silver Street and
Walhalla. Wilt seems now to occur
on the majority Of farms in the coastal
plain.
Cotton wilt is recognized by black
ened tissues found on the inside of
the willing or the dead plants. Where
cotton is dying, split the stem open
and If there are dark streaks I'm the
wood or just beneath the bark, the
disease is wilt.
The fungus which causes cotton
wilt will live in the soil indefinitely
and anything which carries soil
from the infected areas to other parts
of the farm will spread the disease.
Plows and other implements used in
plowing a field where the disease oc-
ours should be thoroughly cleaned
before carrying them to field where
the disease does not occur. The dts
ease might also be carried in drain
age water
If wilt is occurring for the first time
on your farm and is confined to small
areas, pull up and destroy the diseas-
ed plants. Guard against its further
spread by making sure that no soil or
drainage water is carried from the
diseased areas to other parts OF the
farm. If you want to plant cotton
back on land where the disease oc-
ours, ask your demonstrati ton agent to
write the Botany Division of Clemson
College about wilt resistant seed. The
Dixie and the Dillon varieties of
cotton are immune to wilt and we
are cooperating with a number OF
breeders in improving these varis-
ties and keeping them pure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02

William Cherry. colored. who lived
on the old Culp island. above Lands
FORD, was drowned Monday while try
ing to bring tn land a bale of cotton
that was being swept down the river.
Cherry was wading along in water
about waist deep, when suddenly he
stepped into a hole that had been
washed out by the freshet. and in q
moment was cngulfed In the surging
waters and swept rapidly down the
reporter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
CRUISER DOING COAST PATROL
Easitsh yststiR rs Laghts Doused
on Charleston Harbor.

Easitsh ystshtn rs Laghts Doused
on Chatieston Harbor.
Charleston. July 2S. "A cruiser. sup.
posed 10 be British. has been reported
on the coast In the past few days
While the warship which douses its
Lights ct night but plays powerful
searchlights ever SO often, has moi
been sighted immediately of Charles
ton., It, has been observed off Tybee
and OF the lower Carolina coast.
1t rs believed that this cruiser
and probably others. is assigned ia
watch Tor the German merchant sub
mersible Bremen, which is reported to
be making for South Atlantic port
Because Of the allied patrol off the
Virginia capes and along the North
Atlantic coast, 1t is thought that the
Bremen will try to make port south
Of Cape Hatteras.
For several days rumors have per-
sisted that the Bremen would enter
Charleston harbor. The same rumors
were heard about the Deutschland
which discharged 2 valuable cargo a,
Baltimore and has taken on q cargo
there for transportation to the Ger.
man empire. Craft that have been
outside the harbor have seen nothing
of the Bremen and there appears to
be no positive information that the
submersible will come here, though
Charleston Is as likely to entertain
the craft as any other South Atlantic
port. u not bit more likely.
Months have elapsed since the war
ship Of the allied nations has been
sighted OF Charleston. Early in the
European war such cruisers were fre-
quently observed In these waters,
watching for German merchantmen
and for the commerce raiding cruiser
Karlsruhe, the fate of which has
never been cleared up. The Clyde line
steamship Lenape was among the
American vessels boarded by Brit
ish cruisers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
WILL SIGN ANYTHING.
Business Men Of AnistOn, Ala, Asked
Execution OF Ministers.

Business Men Of Aniston, Ala, Asked
Execution Of Ministers.
Admission. Ala. Jply a7.-'Therefofx
be 1t resolved, that the. city council
appoint a committee whose duty /,
shall be to hang each and every min.
lister In the city"
That. was, about the wording of ths
last paragraph of petition which
twenty prominent business men oi
this city signed last week. The Pc
tition was circulated by a we'll known
banker In a Jest. to show that soma
men were SO compliant they would
sign anything put before them in evil
dent good faith.
The petition started by asking the
city council to pass an ordinance ex-
cusing the ministers of the gospel in
this city from paying q sanitary tay.
The document was couched IN legal
verbiage and ambled along with
many "wherefores" and .'whereases''
until the final paragraph was reach.
ed. when 1t was shown that in order
TO- make the payment Of the tax un.
necessary the ministers would have to
be hanged and the petitioners urged
the city council to appoint q commit.
tee to do the hanging. .st'
The joke was on the signers. OF
course. number Of them are say-
Ing they knew It was q Joke all
along but others frankly admit they
did not read the document before
signing 1t. as they should have done.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02

- osn o'nvaa eayv cuardnen
- ooay e BaFasr Hsr Inao 1917.
= NeAIss. rszas. dispatch TO Tbs
New York Times says: "
Npjor Cen. Organ today aid that
~ New York troops would celebrate
Chrbtmas and New Years along tho
bored. and that the pcriod Of their
say would probably extend far into
1917. He 10 authority for the state
ment that all the units of the guard,
except the four REGIMENTS designated
a. home guard. win Be brought here
for The entire period. The reason for
the long stay is to make the guards
men into nrst line soldiers and. II the
prosram goes through as outlined It
VIII b the nrst effective move toward
real preparedness. Il Ia said.
The generars announcement had
been forsshadowed. but until this af-
tsrneon hs always had evaded direct
reply. II was pointed out today that
ovsrything about the companies ipdI-
cassS ofscial knowledge Of protracted
service. and General OKyan finally
admitted that the esfsinsi intention to
rsmein here three moths had been
charged. He referred 70 the way ON.
GERS we're being scheolsd at Plattsburs.
and said that the Mission, McAilen.
and Pharr camps were designated to
furnish them. There will be the stiff-
sst Sind Of discipline. and the guards
men win deal with conditions identica,
With those they would encounter In sc-
t'ial warfare.
The troops general comment on the
news may be summed up thus: mo
more National Guard for ms. The
len apparently felt agsrievsd because
they had thought they were sent here
for service In Mexico and not for ex
tended training. Many. however. ap
prsciated the benefit which would ac
crue to the country v the ggard wa;
put ON q par with the regulars, and
while u is believed there will be con-
sidesable grumbling at first. the men
who protested always wound up thei,
criticisms with something to the effect
that 'If it's good for Uncle Sam, H..
5000 fer me-"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
MORE RECRUITS NEEDED.
Camp Moore Must Have Thena-Pay
Day at Styx--Cita&el Men Organic.

Camp Moore. Styx, July 2S.-Offi-
GERS In high authority at Camp Moore
realize that the one big problem be.
fore the National Guard Is that of re-
cruiting. More men must be secured
if the two regiments are sent from
South Carolina at an early date. Col
Blythe. of the First regiment com.
manding officer of the camp. believes
that the regiments will be called for
Just as soon as they are needed on the
border. Camp facilities will have to
be provided and everything made
ready for the reception Of new units
The officers in camp will do every.
thing possible to boost recruiting and
piansN are being discussed Tor q biz
preparedness parade in Columbia. II
the citizens Of Columbia raise abou,
$500 to secure two special trains ther
the men will be brought to Columbia
for parade. 'f
There was thrill Of Joy around the
Second regiment yaAterday when WORD
was passed out that today will be pay
day. r'f'
Omcers at camp estimate that the
mobilization Of the troops is costing
nearly 100000 month. ,
The First regiment went on dres.
parade yesterday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock. A moving picture was mad,
Of the regiment in action by Blanch
ard. the official photographer OF tn,
camp. The motion picture OF the Sec
ond regiment will be taken this after
noon. a'
I The 80 Citadel men In camp me
yesterday afternoon and formed d Cit
adsl association, with Capt. W.. d
'Workman rs chairman. Regular meet
ings Will be held.
The examining board of the Firs
regiment will hold an examination II
the library at the State House. Twen
ty-aye privates will take the examina
ton Tor the three vacancies as secon,
lieutenant. Five second lieutenant
will take the examination for the tw,
vacancies as hrst lieutenant.
The regimental canteen Of the Sec
Iond regiment was opened ysterda
with Capt. A. c. Doyl Of the suppl
COMPANY In charge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
MCCLURE MUST RETURN.
British Won't Allow Publisher to Sta,

British Won't Allow Publisher to Stay
London, July 26.-S. S. Mcclure
the American publisher, who was de.
tanned for some time by the British
authorities on his arrival at Liverpool
on the American liner Philadelphia
must return to the United States Sat
urday on board the same vessel in the
meanwhile sOjOurning at an unnamed
watering place inland FOR his health
according to statement made by
government officials today. The Brit
ish home Office declined to grant a
permit Tor Mr.. Mcclure to stay in
England.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
TAKE DELvlLIiE WOOD.
b Capture Moro Germa
Trenches In France.

British Capture More German
Trenches In France.
London, July zS.-After q night OF
violent nehting the British have occu-
ped all Of Delville wood, 1t is official
ly announced. Strong counter at
tacks by the Germans In the effort to
rscapturb the wood were repulsed.
The British win more ground In the
Posierers region ana near Longuevale
snrther north. The Germans by a
counter attack succeed In entering
British trenches near Neuvchappele,
put were Afterwards forced out.
Laurence Ginnell, an Irish Nation
alist member Of the house of com
mons was arraigned today in the
Bow street court on the charge that
he attempted by false pretenses to
get into communication with the Sim
Fein prisoners at the detention camp.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02

Washington. July 2s.-Ths State
Departments Interpretation Of the
treaty OF t7ss with Germany will de-
eide the final fate Of the Appam and
not the courts decision. Case to go
before United States Supreme Court
then after IT, decision. The state de-
partment 10 10 cay who gets the yes-
The senate foreign relations com.
Witfes splits over the plan to have
President Wilson make plea for Sir
Roger Csscment. The majority re-
ports against the resolution tha,
aalss this, while ths minority report
wants the plea made.
Ambassador spring-Ric gives the
stete department = note from London
saying that only th,s American orns
actually named on the blacklist would
be sfectsd by the trading with enc.
my act. Acting Secretary Folks note
conteudad that the wording of the act
permitted the extension Of the black
list to any American firm that traded
with those firms on the list.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
Favor Rebuilding Bridge mt Once.

Camden Chronicle.
mass meeting Of the citizens of
the county and town was held at the
opera house here last Friday evening
to discuss means Of replacing the coun-
ty bridge over the Wateree river. MANY
citizens Of kershaw and Bethune met
with the Camden people and 1t was
the unanimous sentiment of the meet
ing that the bridge should be replaced
at the earliest possible moment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02

From The Daily Item. July 20.
Oscar Maye. a little boy abou,
nine OF ten years OF age. had his III
badly torn and hls face bruised thI,
morning when a car which he wa.
tryiss to crank kicked him. II seem,
that the little boy asked the owner
whose name could not be ascertained
TO lot him crank the car and when h.
attsmpted TO crank II the cranl
struck him In the face. Or. r. II. LIT
tistohn sewed up the torn iip with |,
eousis Of stitches and fhe little 'fcllo,
was taken to his homo on Kcndric;
street. S..xSs.., s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
FLAMES DESTROY BIG WARE
HOUSE.

Wholesale Grocery Stock Valued at
$4,000 Consumed - Insurance of
$4,000.
Orangeburg, July 28.--The ware
house of o. w. Hartness, wholesale
grocery dealer, containing stock val
we'd at $4,000, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire about 4:30 a. m. today.
An automobile valued at about $500
was almost demolished also. The to-
tai amount Of insurance is $50, 900.
The fire was not discovered until 1t
had gained considerable headway, and
when the department arrived it was
beyond control.
This is the second time fire has de-
stroyed this warehouse in the last few
years. On the previous occasion the
business was operated by Jennings &
Smoak.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
WILL STAND AT BAPAUME.

Gerinans Preparing Tor Desperate he.
tense OF Railroad Centre.
Amsterdam, July 2S.--Owing to the
steady advance OF the British, the
Germans anticipate an early attack
upon Bapaume. the railway center
which is the British goal. The in
habitants have been ordered to evac.
uate the town and the Germans are
fortifying the houses for defense.
Shipping circles are indignant be.
cause Of the execution of Capt. Chas
Friatt, the commander OF the Brit.
ish merchant ship Brussels.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02

Last Saturday afternoon Jessie and
zenith Sprott went out exploring, by
going to Remini, crossing the river on
top of box cars that were placed on the
trestle to keep it from washing away.
and walked distance of thirteen
miles to Orangeburg in pouring
down rain. They wanted to see and
get experience-they got it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
TROOPS swE4rER IN aEA1
|Da soa AtsArks Z Cs1ap Moore with
Rcpt up Ftry.

/ Camp Moore. styx, July 3s.-camp
Moore spent routine day Of intense
heat today. unmarked BY special In
ciAent. With stiil no orders from the
department. of the eat Tor mevemsnt
20 the border or elsewhere. The
weather was tho prsvailiny topic and
|:he camps stock query chapsed today
from: when are We going to the
borderf, 70: ''Is Il hot enough for yo,,
today?" The day stood out on che
|camp calendar a. perhaps the hottiest
|&ncs the troops arrived.
Tho men OF the "a regiment were
|fufnishsd with additional fortitude to
|bJer the. heat from the fact that thi,
|wss pay day for them. An afternoon
they marched IN squads and companies
|up to the big tent Of Major 4shapts,
|csAvell. federal disbursins o6lcer
|saA ceme away DOSING pApsr and sil.
|vle frem every pockst. The men ysre
|psiA from the time Of their arrival
IN camp up 70; the lst Of July.
4nothsr straw that offered . posi-.
~ indicAtion to the men in camr
that they might be yet sent to the
b6xGtr Vas xhs nniincstion rscsiysd
today by the officers Of the ileld
hospital corps that q complete outfit
haA been provided for thAm. such a
they would only need In active field
service or on border patrol duty,
Among the things that this outfit In
ciudcs, in addition to the canvas for
q large hospital tent. are field op-
Grating outit : tlsld laboratory. field
medical supplies, which embrace a
wide, variety Of druggists supplies;
field mess outfits. first aid packages,
field ranges. fleld wagons. files and
record books and such other equip
ment as is necessary to a sanitary
organization. The personal equipment
for the enlisted men consists among
other things of . Gotta Is and bolo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
Ford Shops Shut Down.

Detroit, Mich, July 27.--At mid
night Tuesday $4,000 employees in the
mechanical division of the Ford Mo-
tor Car Company began two weeks
vacation to end August z. The idle
ness is forced while the clerical force
takes inventories of the plant, equip
ment and stock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02

may be true, but the problem we
would like to have him figure on Is,
how many mosquitoes will be Matched
In the next sixty days i'm the Santee
swamp from Remini to the Will
liamsburg line. We are willing to
send him years subscription to the
Times if he comes within a margin
of one hundred thousand either over
or under.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
GERMAN BOAT DAMAGED.

Amsterdam, July 2s.-A damaged
German torpedo boat reached Zee
brugge this morning. 1t is reported
;hat another naval battle has occur
cd with the British. No details have
ocen learned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02

1t may look as painting a blue pic
ture. but nevertheless one which is
true when we are reminded that there
will be much chill and fever this fall
all up and down the Santee section of
the county as result OF the freshets
and SO many low lands being overflow
ed with water.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
RUSSIANS NEAR BRODY.

Vt NN'W - " v
Gateway to Lemberg Threatened b,
Advancing Siavs.
Petrograd. July 2S.-rhe Russia ns
are now only five miles from Brody
which Is the gateway to I.emberg,
Vicious fighting Is reported northcas st
and south Of BrOdy. Grand Duke
Nichoias continues his march in
Turkey and II rapidly opening the
way into the very heart OF Asia Mi
nor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
Clarendon County Notes.
Manning Times.

Manning Times.
Rev. Query Stukes left this morn.
ing for Yale University, where he
goes 10 specialize for a year. Mr.
Stukes Is professor Of philosophy in
Agnes Scott college, and has been
granted leave of absence for a wear.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
LOSS NEARLY TWO MILLION.
Official List Shows Tremendous Loss
Of Prussians Alone-No Report OF
Lovs by Other German Kingdoms.

Zurich. July 29.-The official lists
published In Germany show that the
total number Of Prussians killed, ex-
elusive Of those captured or wounded,
are 1884 officers and 1.817.S93 men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02
RUSSIANS IN FRANCE.

Raid German Lines I'm the Champaxne
Region.
4 Paris. July 28.-The Russians on
the west front have taken the offen-
sive. raiding German trenches In the
Champaisne district. The French re-
pulse persistent German attacks
against verdun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02

German Reginaents Exterminated.
London. July 29.-From two TO
three German regiments were wiped
out II the Delvtale wood hghting. Saw
age counter attacks were repulsed by
the British.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-02

Mr.. Innman, Of the government aid
department. came to Manning last
Sunday and after comforting with
Postmaster Bradham, and getting
what information he could, he went
In the st. Paul food stricken district
but after talking with Supervisor Da-
Wis. told him he should take the mat
ter with the governor for imme-
date relief. as 1t would take at least
a month to get anything from the fed
eral government. We presume these
people will get something from the
State.