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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22

Wilmington, N. c., July II. 1916.
MIR. r. I. Rearon, Managing Secre-
tary, Sumter Chamber of Commerce,
Sumter, S. c.
Dear Sir: I am just in receipt of
your letter of the fifteenth instant,
with reference to contemplated i'm
provements to our passenger station
at Sumter, S. c. a
In reply I beg to advise that some
days agesT directed our operating de-
partnent to- begin asi soon as possible
on the Improvements agreed upon
between the City of Sumter and this
company, and the work win be push
ed ahead gust as rapidly as can be
done consistently.
wish to express to you and the
citizens Of Sumter our kindest appre-
citation Of the cordial cooperation we
have always had in regard to improve
meilts and our business generally. We
have always found Sumter conserva-
tive and willing to assist the railroad
companies in every proper way, for
which we are deeply appreciative.
With kindest regards, I am,
Yours very truly.
(Signed) j. r. Kenly, President.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
SEVEN DEAD, FIVE WOUNDED
Battle Between Police and Crazed
Negro In Chicago.

Chicago, July fs.-seven are dead
and five wounded as the result of a
pitched battle between a hundred and
fifty policemen and Henry Mcintyre.
crazed negro and his wife, on the
west side. today. The, battle ended
only when the police dynamited the
building, where Mcintyre and his wife
were barricaded. Both were armed to
the teeth. Hundreds Of shots were
fired. Mcintyre had run amuck. The
dead are policeman Stewart Dean,
Mrs. Josephine Overmyer, Edw. Knox,
the negro Mcintyre and his wife. Po-
licemen Clemens, Crabtree, Appleton
and Levin and Knox's wife were
wounded. The trouble started from a
quarrel between the McIntyres and a
white family next door.
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ENROLL, GOVERNOR URGES.
Manning Issues Call I'd Democrats of
South Carolina.

Columbia, July 1S.-Gov. Manning
tonight issued the following appeal to
the Democratic voters of South Caro-
lima: '-r sla.
ITO the Democrats Of South Caro-
lima: The club rolls close on next
Tuesday, the 25th. Have you enroll
ed your full name? Do you realize
that the law requires complete new
enrolment this year, in order for you
to take part in the selection of your
State and county officers this year.
You must enroll your full name by
next Tuesday. I urgently appeal to
all white Democrats to go at once and
enroll their names on the club books.
This is Of urgent importance and you
cannot afford to delay. Only few
more days are left; will you not at
tend to this matter today and see your
neighbors and friends and have them
do likewise? If this matter is put off,
you are liable to forget it and thus be
unable to vote in the primary on Au-
gust 30. The time is short and you
must act quickly. Next Tuesday is the
last day for enrolment
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MORE LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.
Four Candidates Now In the Race and
Others Talked OF.

Mr.. ]. l.. Gillis, of Rembert, for
eight years magistrate of the Seventh
district, has announced his candidacy
for the House of Representatives, and
Mr.. c. l.. Cuttino has been nominat-
ed for the same position. Representa-
tive A. X. Sanders. of Hagood, is a
candidate for reelection, and Mr.. c.
r.. Stubbs announced his candidacy
several weeks ago. being the first to
get into the race for the legislature.
Until the last few days there has been
practically no interest in the legisla-
tive race. but now considerable inter-
est Is developing and several other
prospective candidates are being dis
cussed. Great pressure is being
Drought to bear on Representative ID.
ID. Noise to induce him to reconsider
mis- determination not to be a candi-
date for reelection to tho house. and
to enter the race for a second term.
There seems To be a general demand
that Mr.. Noise remain In Sumter coun-
tvs legislative delegation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
ARTILLERY CAMP.
$1,000 Appropriated for Training at
Fort Moultrie.

Columbia, July 1S.-Adjutant Gen.
eral Moore has received a telegram
from headquarters Of the Eastern de-
partment at Governors, Island au-
lthorizing him to change the date for
holding the encampment, of the coast
artillery of this State, The telegram
suggests August ls to q, Gen. Moore
wired the department that this date
would be satisfactory.
The original date set for the holding
or the encampment Of the coast ar
tlllery confiicted with the date for the
holding Of the State primary, which
comes August 20. Some days ago the
Democratic State committee requested
Gen. Moore to, make change. Gen.
Moore had made repeated efforts to
have the date changed already, and he
informed the committee that the step
they requested would be impossible
Chairman John Gary Evans, of Spar
tanburg. yesterday obtained the inter-
est of Congressman Sam ]. Nichols;
the orders from the Eastern depart
ment followed this morning:
Ninety-six hundred dollars has been
appropriated by the federal authori-
ties for the holding of this encamp-
ment
The following officers and units will
participate in the encampment: One
major, one captain, unassigned for
staff duty, one first lieutenant, unas-
signed for staff duty, one second lieu
tenant, unassigned for staff duty; one
sergeant major. junior grade; five COM
panies. hospital corps, with one SER
geant, or corporal; medical corps, with
one captain or first lieutenant.
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ROADS BEING REPAIRED.
Supervisor Pitts Finds That The Storm
Did Considerable Damage i'm Eastern
Part of County.
From The Daily Item, July 10.

From The Daily Item, July 19.
Supervisor Pitts has spent the past
few days travelling over the county on
a tour of inspection endeavoring to as
certain the extent of the damage to
roads and bridges and to rush the
work of repair as rapidly as possible.
Tuesday he made trip through the
eastern part of the county, where the
Hood was more severe and where the
damage to roads and bridges was far
greater than in the western section.
He found the causeways at McBride's
crossing on Black river under water,
the ScOttsville causeway was also un-
der water, as was Muldrows crossing.
The extent Of the damage to the road
way and bridges at these places could
not be ascertained or estimated. The
causeways and bridges on the road 10
Mayesville held and the road was
passable, although somewhat damaged.
The new road to Shiloh and Trinity
from McBride's crossing was severely
damaged some of the bridges being
washed away and at one place the
embankment on each side of bridge
was swept away, while the bridge was
left apparently intact Hudson's cross
ing on Lynches river is reported to
have been very badly damaged,
bridges being carried away and the
causeway washed out in places. While
there was more or less damage in the
western section of the county it was
not anything to be compared with that
on Black river and other streams east
OF the river. One reason for the
great damage to bridges and cause
ways on Black river was that Coop
ers mill pond in Lee county blew out
and the water came down ip a flood
all at once carrying the bridges before
it. - NFH Dn
Supervisor Pitts has all the county
road gangs at work making repairs
and additional hands are being used
wherever available so that the roads
may be put into passable condition as
quickly as possible.
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THE BOOSTER TRIP.

Business Houses Have Agreed to Fur.
iish Automobiles.
From The Daily Item, July 10.
The following business establish
ments have agreed to furnish cars and
representatives on the booster trip on
July 9th:
Farmers Mutual Insurance Associa-
ton, ''' a. '""
ODonhell & Co.
The CITY National Bank,
The National Bank Of Sumter,
Sumter Dry Goods Co.
The Battery,
Glenn's Tobacco Warehouse,
j. p. Commanders Ice and Coal
Yards,
Mitchelrs Drug Store,
Bultman Shoe Company,
Wallace & Moses,
ID. j. Chandler Clothing CO.
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce.
The route selected will be to Shiloh,
Sardinia and Tdrbeville sections.
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CROPS DAMAGED AT PIsGAH.
Loss in Germ and Cotton is Heavy Ono
to Farmers.


Pisgah, July 1.-THE terrible storm
that RACED here all day Friday was the
worst this section ever experienced on
the crops. The fine corn, the finest in
years. went down before 1t, and is
split In ribbons, SO there won't be
much fodder saved. Whether the
corn has enough vitality to ear out. re-
mains to be seen! Cotton fared like
wise. The Oldest suffering worst. The
young cotton win come out for It is
not bent much. The whole looks like
1t was whipped with brush.
The August storm Of years ago
came when the crops were about
made and the injury was not so great
This one came when the crops were
Just beginning to make and this
makes the damage greater. There 10
a good deal of young corn and the
cotton is young. 80 we hope with these
two to make q good average crop.
The woods are full Of green limbs
blown off. Peach and other trees were
blown down and some OF them blown
good ways. I have not heard of
any material damage to the houses
nearby all got wet inside and a few
got slightly moved.
The crops on the low river lands
are practically lost. as there Is no
chance to clean them. Possibly good
price will compensate for the loss.
The farmers have had It from the
start this year. A fine farmer said the
other day: This is the 45th year of
my farming and 1 have had more diff
ficulties this year than ever before"
This tells the story. A weeks hot sun
shine will tell on cotton and we then
can see more what the damage is.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22

Hard Times at Enjoyable Sociablc at
The Sycamores ON the Fourth.

Hard Times at Enjoyable Sociable at
The Sycamores ON the Fourth.
Dark Corner. July FITTINGS are
moving along calmly hereabouts.
Crops are not going to be as good as
they promished to be about three
weeks ago, that Is corn. I see all the
light sandy spots arc tasseling out
without shooting and the corn is yell
low and the ground blades are parch-
Ing up. but where corn was side
dressed, such Is not the case. Cotton
and potatoes are doing fairly we'll.
Gardens have improved some. Some
have very good watermelons. Mr..
John M. Griffin had a wagon load of
melons on the market July 1st and
has been selling tomatoes for the last
two or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Weeks lost their
only son. John Douglas. since my last.
The funeral will be preached by Rev.
William Haynsworth at the new
church here on the evening of the
second Sunday In August at s o'clock.
Mr.. T. H. Osteen has got &C. he can
set around on his crutches again.
Mrs. John T. Turner who was
stricken with paralysis on June 9Th is
getting along fairly well.
Mrs. w. J. Ardis is still suffering
with rheumatism. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. osteen and Mr..
and Mrs B T Kolb gave a sociahle at
the Sycamores on the 4th, at which
old Hard Times was present The din
ner was all that should have been
wished for. 1rhe music was fine and
the Ice cream and cake just capped
the climax. Those present were VIM.
E. Kolb and two daughters, Annie
and Lois. from Central Privateer; Mr..
and Mrs. F. p. Thomson and daugh-
ter. Miss Mary and son. Tracey. and
w. J. Ardis. A pleasant time was had
by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Osteen drove
down to Pinewood on the morning of
the 9Th to take in some of the Good
Cheer Day. at that place.
Politics are still cool In this corner.
so Is old Hard Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
WORST OF FLOOD OVER,
In Piedmont Section Rivers are FALL
ing-NO New Fatalities or Loss OF
Property Discovered.

Spartanburg, July 18.-Deyelop-
ments here today. following the fall
ing of the waters in the rivers of
the Pacolet section reveal no new
losses OF life or damage to property.
The railroads are rushing forces from
all sections to the scene of the dis
aster on the lines out of this city.
At headquarters of the Spartanburg
division Of the Southern Railway. il
is stated tonight that it may be DOS
sible to operate trains between Co
lumbia and Asheville. by Saturday.
The main line between Spartahburg
and Charlotte. where the Catawba
river bridge is out at Belmont. 1t is
stated, will not be open for ten days.
The Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio
officials say they will operate coal
train, marooned at Bostic, N. c., over
their line into Spartanburg tomor-
row and that by Friday they will
resume traffic to Marion, N. c. No
promises are made for trains through
to Johnson City. Tenn. S'' -.S' O
The Southern Railway expects to
have it's maroOned passenger trains
out Of the mountains by tomorrow
afternoon. Food and other supplies
were sent to the trains by persons
walking over the line.
The loss to Spartanburg county in
the destruction Of highway bridges
increases. 20
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
PRESIDENT GOES TO SENATE.
Tells August Body That Child Labor
Bill Must be Passed.

Washington. July 1S.-President
Wilson personally went to the capital
this afternoon and delivered his ulti-
matum to the senate leaders demand
ing the passage of the federal child la
Dor bill before the senate adjournment.
The senate agreed to a 3-year ma
val program with sixteen capital war
ships without a roll call
The nomination of Elkhus as am
bassador to Turkey was sent to the
senate.
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VILLA ADVANCING TO BORDER

Breaks Through Carr ,lza Lines. Win.
Ing out Garrison Near Border.
Ell Paso, July 1S.-Villa's advance is
today raiding the country north Of
Chihuahua. This city is less than a
hundred and fifty miles from the
American border. Gen. Trevino ad-
mitted today that the Villistas had
broken through. He warned all gar
rlsons of Villas approach. Boquillas
reports that the Villistas wiped out the
garrison of Carranzistas within twenty
miles of the border.
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CROPS RECovEkiNG FROM THE
STOisM.

- .
Mrs. w. S. Thompson and Her Son In
jured When Shed Fell in-Barn
Burned From Lighting Stroke.
Rembert, July 17.G-All trains tied
up on the Northwestern and South.
erh by water. SO report says. Z,
Dinkins' Mill pond brimming full.
They are not grinding wheat now for
lack OF a broken part, but will be II,
a day or so. Flaf
The rainfall here was slightly more
than four inches. The injured crops
are recovering wonderfully.
Miss Courtenay Atkinson is away
in Columbia, but will return so soon
as the water permits. @'
Mrs. w. j. Spencer and H. C.. Be-
thea ran over to Columbia last week.
Miss Caroline Dinkins and Mrs. II.
c. Bethea are away at Harris Springs.
Mr.. Thompson Allen and his daugh-
ter. Margaret, who is visiting him
from Chattanooga, are spending some
days with his uncle. H. c. Bethea.
Yes. we've had casualties in our
community. Some days ago lightning
struck the barn of Hodge Dinkins. a
colored tenant on the @. II. Lenoir
farm, burning 1t with it's contents
and consuming fine mule.
Because of the sudden collapse OF
the shed Of the dining room passage
Mrs. w. s. Thompson was seriously
injured by failing tilhbers, her son
James. being hurt also. At this
writing she is doing fairly well. +" ~
.5at. Hagood.
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COTTON FLOATING ON RIVER.

hundreds Of Bales Seen at Rock Hill.
Hundreds Of bales of cotton foatcd
down the river last night and this
morning. It's reported that n cotton
warehouse at McAdensville, N. c.. con-
tanning several thousand bales, had
been washed away. Men were busy
at various points where there was
backwater. endeayo,ahs to save some
of the staple. a number Of bales were
iished out on the Fort, Mill side just
above the trestIe, ~.
1t was said an average Of q bale
minute was coming down the river
this morning.-Rock Hill Harald. e..
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Only Te,egraphic Communication WIZ,
saasda. Railways Having Been Had
4 WRECKED.

Saiuda. July 17.--western North
Caroline has been visited by the worst
mood In recent years and more dam
age has been suffered by the railroads
than ever In their history. The new
systems OF highways building and re-
Gently built are for the mont part mat
tiers Of history. In the vicinity OF
saNds In particular the floods have
been most disastrous. The famous
Melross sratle OF the Southern rail-
road Is fearful ruin. The railroad
froam 6aiuda to Hsndersorville is al
most as bad. Slides hundreds of feet
high have slipped down and steel and
concrete bridges have been swept
away hks lcaves n, ~ $3.50.
The cencssts liers under the Paco-
let bridge at Melross were completely
swept o6t 'rhs highway from Tryon
TO eAluds. nnished two years ago at
. cest of more than S5o.ooo. is COM
pls<sly swept out Of existence.
The new Howard Gap highway did
NOT fare 90 badly but for the imme-
diafs present Il Is impassabie. It will
DO one or two weeks before the rail-
roaas will bo able to operate q train
ana many months before they can re-
pair the damage completely. (,
Between terrific showers trains
were caught at numerous points. One
section Of No. 10 was able to start
down the mountain but was caught
at the flrst tsfsiy track. The second
section remained at Saluda.
Both sections Of No. were isolat-
Cd at Melrose. These trains are still
at these places and will DO there for
. week. saludsl is completely isolat-
C ,ror any kind OF transs. All the
river bridges on both sides are swept
away, the roads are wiped out. tele-
grtph lines have been rsesta blished.
There has been no loss OF life 30 fae.
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nAND LOAN BILL SIGNED.
Psoaaneas Men Witness Agricultural
Event.

NAcu WASucS0 AgrlcuItur0l
Event.
washington. July 17.-President
Wilson today signed the rural credits
oili passed recently by congress. A
lsroup Of senator's. representatives ana
0mcers Of farmers organizations ao-
p'auded warmly as Mr.. Wilson afRxed
HE signature.
Among those who witnessed tho
signing Of the bin was Congressman
Lsver of South Carolina. who, as
chairman Of the house committee on
agriculture. had much to do with ex--
pediting the passage Of the bill in the
house. He said he was greatly pleased
that the bin had been passed and
signed by the president. 1t is, in his
opinion. far better than anything else
which has been done for the agricui-
turai Glasses Of the United States.
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In The Police Court.

From The Daily Item. July 1S.
jamie Jefferson was tried this morn
ing I'm the Recorders Court on the
charge of selling whiskey, but was
dismissed, the recorder stating that he
"id not think that the city had proved
It's case. He gave her good warning,
however, that she had long been re.
garded as suspect and that it would
be hard with her when she was
caught
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
SUFFERS LOSSES FROM FLOOD.
High Water in Rivers of Tennessee
Cause About $2,OOO,OOO Damage
Tarheel Debris Drifts Down.

Knoxville, Tenn, July 17.-As a re-
suit of the highest waters in east
tennessee rivers since 1902, property
damage In excess of $2,OO0,OOO has
been done in this section of the State.
The Tennessee river at Knoxville
which was near low water mark Sum
day morning had reached the stage
Of 1913 feet tonight and the weather
bureau predicted a stage Of 25 or &c
feet Tuesday morning. During tho
day the river was filled with drift
wood and debris Of all kinds washed
down from North Carolina points.
This debris included household fur
niture Of all sorts, bales of cotton,
large timbers ready for the sawmills
and other material. No damage will,
be done locally except to farm lands,
the city being built on high hills.
Thirty miles above Knoxville, on the
French Broad river. heavy damage
has been done to farm crops in the
cambridge vicinity. Newport is part.
ly inundated and scores Of families
have been forced to leave their
homes. Small bridges in that section
have been washed out and traffic
on the Southern railway is paralyzed
and trains annulled.
All railroads In east Tennessee are
heavy sufferers, many bridges and
culverts having been destroyed.
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REPORTS OF SUBMARINE WAR.

Ambassador Gerard Asked to Forward
Information ON Subject.
Washington. July 1S.-Repeated ufi-
official reports state that Germany
may soon resume it's submarine cam
paign. The reports are so unrestricted
and so alarmed the State department
that Ambassador Gerard has been
asked to informally forward any infor-
nation 'obtainable concerning the ru-
mOrs
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STATION IMPROVE.
MENTS. ~ -

Atlantic Coast Line Will Begin Work
on Promised Improvements at Early
Day.
President Kenly of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company has or
dered the long promised improve
ments at the passenger station started
as will be seen by the following letter
to the Sumter Chamber of Commerce
received this morning: ~
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INFANTILE PARALYSIS INCREAS.
ING.
More Cases and Deaths Reported I'm
New York,

New York, July 1S.-A hundred and
twenty-one new cases and twenty six
deaths from infantile paralysis were
reported today, showing a marked in
crease Of deaths. Up to date four hun
dred and twenty-six deaths .have oc-
Cured, the most of them in Brook
lyn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22

Petrograd, July 1S.-A general re-
treat of the Teutonic forces on the
Austrian front has commenced. The
enemy are devastating the country
and burning villages as they retire.
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KrLLAN RESCUED FROM TREE.
'otthern Owl E,nginecr Saved After
pesding Nisht In Branches Above

harlotte. N. c.. July 17.-Rescuers
ry brought In Engineer Joseph
Ian and three other employees Of
rnRpt1 railway who had been
IN the Catawba river
ere the railroad
with them. Search
king the other men
he bridge when II went
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
RUSSIAN ADVANCE CHECKED.
At Other Point, However, TeutOns
Retire Before Cars Men.

vienna. July Is (OficiaD Rus
wilma has been checked The Teutonics
retired southwest of Lusk before su-
perior numbers.
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Berlin. July IS (Oniciai, ,-rhe enc.
mys attacks on the somms front were
repulsed. A German patrol entered
the English trenches east OF vermeiles,
capturing sixteen men. Attacks by the
Russians In the Riga sector were with
out result.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22

Chihuahua. July 1S.-The main
hand OF Villistas fleeing across tho
Durango line before Carranza pur-
suers.
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INkANrILE PARALYSIS IN BOSTON
Nsnc New Cases Reported With One
ett Death.

boston. July is.--Nine new cases o.
infantiie paralysis have been reported
with one more death resulting.