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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09
CONSULT WITH WILSON.
Campaign Managers Take Luncheon
With President.

Washington, Aug. 7.-Vance Nc
Cormick and Homer Cummings, chair.
man and vice chairman of the Demo.
cratic national committee. took lunch
con with President Wilson at the
White House. They read the tenta
tive copy OF Wilson's accepta nee
speech. 1t is believed they will try to
get Wilson to have the notification
ceremonies before congress adjourns,
because of delay IN arranging sneak =
ing dates for Wilson
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09
CROPS BADLY DAMAGED.
Wisacky Section Suffers From storm
and Rains-Marriage of Miss Play-
e or and Mr. Carter an Event of In
tcrcst-Othcr Interesting Items. !

III WtsacAy, Aux. S.-A1ter two de-
structive hail storms and two months
OF excessive wet weather you can
imagine how our crops of cotton look.
For three weeks we had not been able
10 Ilow until yesterday. The worst
seems to be over. and our farmers
have gone to work manfully TO restore
the damage and save what has been
left. A great deal Of our cotton is
e. total loss. and that left looks very
badly. But tho last three days have
wrought q wonderful Improvement in
it, appearance. Our oldest and most
'succsssful farmers are puzzled to
|opas stesst stesas--ss -esscps. nsvss'
having had such an experience before,
but we are going at 1t blindfoided
with the determination to do our
part Corn is doing well, and is we'll
cared. Though I fear lots of it will
rot from lying on the ground. Lots of
our peavine hay has been destroyed.
The most pleasing event of the sea-
SON was the marriage of Miss Anna
Belle. daughter Of Mr.. j. w. Player, to
Mr.. Marion Carter. both of Elliott. s.
C..
The church est. Luke's), was hand
somely decorated and was filed to it's
capacity, many having to stand. Mrs.
Lenoir presided at the piano and Miss
Jenkins of st. Charles sang two ap-
propriate solos. Rev. Glennan, pastor
of the bride tied the knot that made
them one. The whole service was
very beautiful and impressive. Both
Of these young people are very popu-
lar.
They have the very best wishes for
a long. happy and prosperous journey
through life.
Mr.. Dexter skinner has rented the
ginnery Of Mr.. r. Nj. Cooper for this
season and will SIN and buy our cotton
this fall and winter. This will fill a
need that we have felt since Mr.. w.
W. DesChamps retired from the mer-
camille business.
The damage done to Coopers Mill
dam has not been repaired and ve-
hicles cannot cross. which is a great
inconvenience to the travelling public.
Mr.. Munford Scott of Florence
visited at the home of w. w. Nc
Cutchen this week.
Mr.. Marion DuBose of Charleston is
visiting his mother, Mrs. w. w. Des-
Champs
Miss Ethel Mcleod, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Lea of Tim
monsville, returned today, bringing
with her. Misses Evelyn and Mary Lea
her nieces.
am glad to see our campaign meet
ings conducted on higher plane and
decent manner up to the present.
with one exception. and hope they
may improve as they so on.
The storm beat off most of our fruit
and ruined our watermeons, so we
have very little fruit. except grapcs
which are abundant. but not ripe vet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09
FRENCH RECAPTURE TINA U1 0l
Desperate Battle Raging on verdtfh
Front With French on Offensive.

Paris, Aug. 5.-The mighty en-
gagement northeast of Verdun ragged
all night. In spite of the fury of the
Germans frequent assaults to regain
Thiaumont works and Fluery the
French repulsed the enemy it is ON.
cially announced. Fleury and Thia-
umont changed hands three times
during the day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09

Paris, Aug. 1.-THE German assaults
on Thiaumont, NauX and Chapitre
Wood were repulsed, it is officially an
nOnnced. There is violent artillery
lighting north of the Somme on the
Chaulnes sector The fighting is ex-
tending southwark
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09
BLUE TO COMMAND TEXAS.
south Carolina Officer Resigns as
Chief Of Bureau of Navigation.

Washington. Aug. 4.-Prcsidcnt
wilson accepted today the resignation
OF Capt. Victor Blue, chief OF the
bureau OF navigation. lie has been
assigned to command the battleship
Texas and will he succeeded by Com
mander Lee G. Palmer. now chief of
stan under Vice Admiral Coffman of
the Atlantic fleet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09
AGAINST REAL THING,
Russians Facing Obstinate Resistance
on Scrcth River.

Petrograd, Aug. 5.-The Russians
are facing obstinate fighting on the
Sereth River where the Germans are
trying to throw back the Russians who
crossed The Russians have fallen
back from Kuty in the Carpathians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09

Berlin, Aug. 5.-An official report
from Vienna says the reason the
Russians arc less active i'm Galcia is
because of their great losses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09

London, Aug. THE Germans re-
newed their counter attacks against
the British at PoZieres, but were re-
pulsed. The situation is unchanged.
though violent fighting continues.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09

GHnaa Mar once says British and
Nench WsEe Defeated on somme.
Berlin. Aug. s.--British and French
ATTACKS last night on the somme
nent wsrs repuised. the war Office
says. The British attacked Ovillers
And the French Maurepaus. The
Russians who were trying to force
their way across the Dvina were driv-
On back on tho east front.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09

Miss Mary Beetham, who has been
critically III for sometime. In steadily
improvinE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-09
MOTOR BANDITS ROB PAY GAR,
TAKE $33, 900 FROM AUTOMOBILE
IN DETROIT.
Unmaskcd Men Snatch Five Bags of
Money From Machine Near Bur-
rOughs Wo-k3 While Hundreds
Watch.

Detroit. Mich, Aug. 4.-Five un-
masked automobile bandits today
held up an automobile in which $780,
900 pay roll money was being taken
to the plant of the Burroughs Adding
Machine company and before the as
tOnished guard could offer resistance
snatchcd five bags Of six in the car,
said to have contained between $S3,-
600 and $4,000, and escaped.
Teh holdup, took place on Bur-
roughs avenue, between Woodward
and Cass avenues, in view of hundreds
of employees of nearby automobile
factories and the usual afternoon
, throngs on Woodward avenue.
+ Rudolph Cooper, Burroughs
guard, who attempted to intercept
the speeding bandit car, was shot
Through the thigh and struck on the
head with the butt end of pistol. -
- Witnesses declared that the five
bandits apparently ranged in, age
from Is to co.. No one, however,
seemed able to give good descrip-
! ton. They We're armed with rifles
land automatic pistols. A second pay
fcar carrying $4,000, was not mo-
Tested.
| Eleven machines filled with officers
/ Itonisht were scouring the SURROUNDING
t.t8uiiSfy f-evtS9,sy y foction. So.
Early tonight the bandits We're
thought to have been cornered be-
tween Novi and South Lyon, about
80 miles northwest of the city, but
when officers from Detroit and South
Lyon closed in they found nothing.
Riding in large motor car with
part of the money for the weeks pay
Sheahan, paymaster of the company
was within half block of the plant
when a smaller car drove alongside
and four men jumped out, demanding
surrender of the money.
| Within two minutes after the
bandit drew alongside the pay car
the former was racing away with
the five cash bags. A few minutes
after the bandits dashed away police
men from Woodward avenue, two
blocks east, arrived on the scene and
shortly afterward every available
motorcycle policeman was ordered t,
join the chase. The latter dropped
out Of the pursuit when it heightened
out beyond the city limits, however
Ileaving the automobiles filled with
policemen to continue the hunt
So far as could be learned not 9
ishot was fired by any of the guards
in the pay car nor those in car
following.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25
Hero Is the Field for the New Line of EndeaVO1

mer if we will to do so for the tide of easy money has
struck Imperial Valley.
We have heard much Of community effort and that
good thing but Imperial Valley shis year harvesting
millions in crops because of Individual effort and the one
thing supremely needed in Ell Centre just is indivd
a effort on the part of ALL and especially Of the business
men and the real estate Dealers That individual effort
is more important than community effort.
What we need is to have every 60 after his full
share of the business which is within his reach 1t is the
individual effort of the merchant that business
and it is the individual prosperity of the merchant and
the other citizens of town that combined, make COM
munity prosperity.
The Press is reaching out daily the entire val
ey 1t is the ambition of this paper to do it's full part in
building the institutions of the city and of the county, 1t
has no tears to shed the depression of the past but
it reoices in the prosperity that is come to this re-
gon and hopes to the entire community lay hold OF
the great opportunity that is presened to the good of ALL
and the Press wishes to carry t. the farmers Of Imperial
Valley the messages of the order Of things from the
merchants of Ell Centre and to the homeseekers some as
surance from the real estate men that this no longer IS
the bleak desert they might imagine If they undertook to
find a realty advertisement.
You may remember quotation OF +. B. rulers
comment to the farmer that better times would come to
the farmer who had something to sell. Now the farmer
has that something SELL which means that ne has means
to buy and the whole thing slips along to the merchant
From this time on the business will prosper in pro-
portion to the way he lets the farmer know what ne has
to SELL
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25

was beyond human nature to support.
When night fell last night the posi-
tions on both sides were unchanged.
The French held firmly all their gains
while the Germans incurred fearful
losses without getting near to any de-
cisions. Describing the battle around
Fort Douaumont, one combatant said:
For four miles behind US there
was not trench nor a communlca-
ton, nothing but shell holes, one
within another. Every inch of the
ground was plowed up by an expen-
diture of ammunition which is incon-
ceivable. In holes made by 15-inch
shells you could stable Is horses cas-
ily. The few trees still standing have
been stripped of their branches and
look like telegraph poles. 1t is the
abomination of desolation. Not for a
second do the guns cease roaring or
men cease falling. AS soon as a
trench is made the shells begin to
drop and the survivors have to begin
all over again. Attacks have become
almost impossible because in the ter
rifle tornado of artillery fire the in
fantrymen on either side are unable
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25

Washington, May 25.-Washington
is awaiting with deep interest the ar
rival of the communication from Car
rama, which is known to be on the
way in the hands of a personal mes
senger. There have been reports that
this note will prove to be of the ma
ture of an ultimatum, commanding the
Americans to leave Mexico, but what
degree of truth there may be in the
rumor is not known. Washington un-
doubtedly is willing to make a good
deal of concession to Carranza, on
the ground that it is necessary for
him to placate the Mexican people,
but whether this country is prepared
to leave Mexico in the face of a COM
mand from him remains to be seen.
There are also reports that Mexico
has grown bold because of assurances
that she will have an active ally in
Japan in case trouble develops with
the United States.
These rumors, with the increasing
reports of industrial unrest in Mex
leo, are not tending to harmonize the
situation, and the exact nature of
Carranza's message will be of the ut
most import.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25
Verdun Battle
Nears Climax

Paris, May 25.-The battle around
lence unexampled even in this region.
The Germans are striving with every
resource in their power to capture Hill
No. 3O4 and Deadman hall, on the left
bank of the Meuse, and to win back
the famous Fort Douaumont, on the
righV bank, which was wrested from
them by General Nivelle's brilliantly
planned and executed offensive.
Without full possession of the line
from Pepperhill to Vaux fort the Ger
mans cannot hope to get any nearer
to the capture of Verdun. Even if
they succeeded in taking this line they
could not hold it unless they were also
in possession of Hill No. 3O4 and Dead
man hill, which outflank the line.
Driven to desperation by seeing so
much of his own work undone, the
German commander has hurled attack
after attack upon Douaumont. At the
same time he has kept up his on
slaught on the left bank of the river
to prevent the French transferring
any forces to the main scene of at
tack.
All day yesterday the tide of war
ebbed and flowed, inches of ground
being won and lost at an appalling
cost in men. Again and again after
reducing trenches to a crumbling
heap of ruins by deluge of shells,
the German infantry dashed forward,
only to be caught and swept away by
hurricane of curtain fire from the
Frs nch batteries and machine guns.
The conditions of the present war
have transformed the traditional cour
age ,f the French soldiers into an i'm
movable stoicism. Men have stood their
ground in situation which it seemed
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25

New York, May 25.-In session the
executive committee Of the Progress
sive party took steps toward naming
a temporary chairman for the ma
tional convention, selecting a keynote
speaker and arranging plans for the
seating of delegates.
Secretary Davis brought plans Of
the convention hall to the executive
session. The temporary craftsmanship
is understood to lie between Oscar
Straus, Governor Johnson of Califor-
MIA and Raymond Robins of Illinois.
The Progressive committee arranged
for two special trains totaling "a
cars, to carry delegates from New
York and other eastern centers to Chi
cago. The trains leave June 3.
Fourteen carloads Of Republicans
have already been provided for, and
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25

About sixty carloads of cantaloupes
have been started from Brawley and
Heber for the eastern market this
week, thus getting the new melon
harvest we'll under way. The daily
shipments will increase until the out
put will be about the heaviest the
valley has known. There is reason
to believe, too, that the season will
be long one, as reports from the
Southern states are to the effect
that the crops will be late on account
of frost.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25

the colonel and not for Henry Ford.
Chicago, May 25.-John Barrett,
delegate to the Pan-American con-
gress, en- route from st. Louis to
Washington, today stopped off here
long enough to say that German
Americans were planning to boom
Charles Nagle of Missouri for the vice
presidency.
Boosters for Justice Hughes and
Charles w. Fairbanks pitched their
tents here today and began making
themselves heard. Chairman Hilles of
the Republican national committee will
get here tomorrow. He stopped on
the way for rest.
Washington, May 25.-William j.
Bryan today declined to take serious
ly report that Prohibition party
leaders proposed to make him their
presidential candidate. He said:
81 never expect to hear of that ex-
cept through the newspapers
San Francisco, May 25.-J. K
Kalanianaole C"Prince Cupid"), con-
gressman from Hawaii, and H. J. Ly,
man, reached San Francisco on the
Wilhelmina, en- route to the Republic.
an national convention.
Lyman is pledged to vote for Roose.
welt. He declares that Teddy has
thousands of followers in the islands
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25
Great Industrial Boom Makes
Possible the Development of
Big Trade By All Those
Who Go After It.

We have the making of the third largest city in
Southern California here in g.! Centro But cities are
made. They do not into existence spontaneously
There must be force in the people Of the locality that
impels them to make city,
Are we going to make the City of Ell Centre as great
as possible?
Are we going after the trade that of right belongs
to the town and that we must have the foundation of
the city?
The stranger who steps off the train in Ell Centre
must say to himself these days:
"Here is the livest town have seen in many a
day."
But the stranger who looks at the newspapers to dis
the commercial strength of the town must be dis
appointed and the farmer who takes FL Centre news
paper discover what the merchants have to offer will
see but little to invite him. The homeseeker who scans
the newspapers to determine what opportunities the real
estate men have to offer will think this is still desert
The newspapers of Ell Centre have gone through the
two years of trial with the other interests of the town.
and have offered complaint During those two years
they have appreciated to the ul the support OF few
live business men who have let up and if E Centre
is become greater city will be because such men as
these make it that kind of a city,
But during the last two years the newspapers have
been compelled to draw 80 per cent of their sustenance
from other than the merchants and real estate
men of the town. and because o. this they have not been
in position to make the fight for the town they desired to
make.
Now the time has come to talk plainly regarding the
future of Ell Centre and the efforts that must be made
if is to realize that possibility winch we nave all rec
ognized in the past.
We have had in this valley, in with the rest
of the world period when efforts to do business were
most discouraging.
But already we are marketing the first products in
the greatest harvest have ever known here More Wa
ges being paid out for labor than ever before Money
is easier to command. All things favorable for us.
Trade at hand for every merchant and for real
estate agent if an effort is made to get it.
We can keep things going throughout the entire sum
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25
VALLEY LAND OFFICE
is RECOMMENDED

Postmaster Collins has received
word from Congressman Kettner tina,
his bill for the establishment of =
United States land office in the va
lev has been recommended by the &C
mittee of Congress to which it w
referred, and it is expected that
soon will pass the House.
AS Senator Works has signifi
that he will not oppose the bill, it +.
hoped the bill may become a law P,
this session.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25
Expect Transfer in June
Of the Irrigation System

1t is expected that the new issue
of Irrigation District bondsr which
it was found necessary to have re-
printed, will reach San Francisco
early in June, when President Ham
ilton and Secretary Berry will go to
the city to sign the documents.
This will require a number of days,
and so soon as they are signed it is
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25

applications from others are still COM
ing in.
New York, May 25.-Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt is getting ready today
to receive another delegation of boom
ers at Oyster Bay next Saturday. They
will tell the colonel they want him
for president.
AS planned, the delegation is to in
clude both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. 1t is understood that Charles
J. Bonaparte,, Oscar Strauss, Luke
Wright and many other prominent
leaders of different states, are behind
the pilgrimage.
Roosevelt was in New York today
but refused to comment on politics
His headquarters made public tele-
cram from Teddy sooster in Michl-
gan, saying that that state was fol-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25

proposed to turn the bonds over to
the Southern Pacific Company in pay
ment for the irrigation system. 1t
is expected that the system will then
be formally transferred to the dis
trict.
1t is impossible to set a date for
the transfer as yet, but it is the be-
lief that this will take place between
June Is and 20
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25
Cantaloupe Harvest
IsN0W in FullSWing

AS the power OF the people of the
East to buy is vastly improved over
last year, it is expected the melons
will command good prices. Another
factor which is expected to contribute
to this end is the care that has been
taken to see thar no inferior stock
is shipped. Underripe and overripe
melons in previous years have in
jured the general reputation of the
valley, but this is being eliminated
this year, to the advantage of every
body.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25
Awaiting Carranza's
New Communication

to advance or retreat. Verdun will
certainly not be taken from this point.
81 cannot understand how our men
are able to keep it up. You are ex-
terminated in your boots without see
ing the enemy. The terrific noise
leaves US half stunned Men look at
each other with bewildered eyes, 1t
requires a strong effort of the will
to speak to a comrade.'
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-25
Gov. johnson May Preside
Over Progressive Hosts

applications others are sH COM
New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
ATTACK ON BOXING
 BLOCKED BY SENATE
Resolution Asking Commission for
 Facts Is Sent to Committee

Albany, March 31:-Senators Irving J. Joseph and John l.. Dunnigan of Manhattan are indignant over what they term dealing facetiously with a serious question. The latter intro duced a resolution in the Senate yes terday to demand an explanation from the State Athletic Commission of the conditions under which it has been granting boxing licenses. After pro- longed discussion by the two New Workers Senator Elon B.. Brown, the Republican leader, aroused their ire and the laughter of others by moving that the Dunnigan resolution be re- ferred to the Civil Service Committee. The motion was passed by a vote of 28 to 13, and the latest attack on box ing was sdetracked.
 Senator Joseph gave a list of boxing clubs he had visited. Tn nine cases out of ten boxing licenses were grant ed illegally, he alleged. One place in the Bronx conducted bouts without any license at all, according to his statement. The complaining Senators insisted that Chairman Wenck and the other Commissioners were permittin g the game to run riOt'' and that it would be necessary to stop boxing al- together shortly unless conditions changed They threatened to place their evidence before the Governor.
 Because he thought the Dunnigan resolution would have no material re- suit Senator Jones, sponsor of a bill to abolish the commission and do away with boxing contests, voted against it. 'I know my bill is go- ing to pass" he said.
 'I am not opposed to boxing,' said Senator Joseph, and will vote against | the Jones bill unless the commission is abolished. I believe we will be better off without boxing than to per. l init it's supervision by this commits l SiOn."