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The Springdale news., 1917-02-16
WITH COMPANY "A" At DEMING

trains. artillery, machine gun CON-
paaies, both male=back" and motor
cycle, signa1-corps, hospital corps, and
wagons Of the quartcrfaaster, or1u-
aaee and commissary department
This last department was strictly on
the job, as the travelling kitchens,
which passed US in the afternoon, were
already cooking for the mems supper
There was large crowd on hand to
greet the returning army, both at Col
umbus and at the border During
the march, no one was allowed on the
road, mounted guardsman patrolhng
it from the border to the reviewing
stand. After seeing Pershing's troops
l am ready to admit that we have
still Something" to learn about sol
diering, for never saw more effee-
ient-appearing bunch Of fighting men
Whatever else their occupation of
Mexico may have accomplished, they
have the look Of men who would tackle
anything and 90 through with it.
Their training was apparent when
they reached the reviewing stand. As
is customary. the march was at route
step, and this was continued until
within but a few steps of the review
ing stand. Then the officer would give
attention" and in the next few PAGES
the whole company would swing into
step pass the stand, every hand and
foot swinging in perfect unison As
a guardsman, | can appreciate the
drill and training that enabled them
to do this
Several regiments Of negro infantry
and cavalry were in the column. Al
the negro regiments contained more
men than the white regiments, due to
the fact that there are only a few
negro regiments in the army. and they
can always be kept at war strength.
As each company come up to the
stand, one Of the bands there would
play a military air and we could see,
from the way the men in the negro
regiments held up their heads that
they enjoyed it more than we did
When Troop h, Of the 9th, the negro
cavalrymen that were in the affair at
Carrizal came past, they We're cheered
by everyone Several aeroplanes We're
in the air, flying over the column, and
altogether the scene was one that /
shall not soon forget.
About three thousand refugees were
encamped at Columbus, having left
their homes in northern Mexico when
Pershing left, through ear Of Villa
Vengeance Their camp was very m
terestng; they We're divided into sec
tons according to nationality--th h.
nese, japanese, Meyicans, Americans
etc In each row, there was SO much
space allotted to each family. Some
spaces were filled with household
goods, denoting family that was
weIl-to-do; then ! saw spaces that con
tanned nothing more than little cart
with a small roll of bedding, and a
little burro didn't see woman or
child in either the Chinese or Japnese
section, their families evidently hav-
ing been left in their own countries.
but in the Mexican section it was equ-
ally evident that the family was COM
plete, for | saw Mexican kids Of
every size, age, sex. and color.
The latest report is that this camp
is to be broken up, and the Ind Ark
ansas and Wyoming sent elsewhere.
The boy that had this pipe dream did
Mt sleep long enough to decide upon a
place to send us.
The Springdale news., 1917-02-16

biles regularity engaged in the bust
ness Of carrying liquor from Missouri
cities to Arkansas, but this IS plainly
a violation of the law, for the driver
Of the machine would hardly be bring
ing in whole load for his own use,
even if ~ did he would run afouI
Of the law, which prevents his storing
the liquor in the state.
Many prominent lawyers have eX-
pressed the opinion that the bone
dry" bill may be inconvenient, and
work a hardship on some. but it is
constitutional in every respect, and
viii stand the test of the courts
The Springdale news., 1917-02-16

There are others who make annual
payments 70 the fund, whose names do
not appear here; and some whom Col
lector Cover mad not seen at the time
this list was prepared for printing but
will pay q soon as notified.
The Springdale news., 1917-02-16

a Cleveland man routed footpad
by biting him Prehaps this will turn
out to be valuable pointer for the
police.
The Springdale news., 1917-02-16

Mems trousers will have full peck
cts this spring. This is fashion
note.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

work. for they are the waymarks which tell of problems sought and realized and put into practice. Draw ings are the artists diary. in which his daily life is recorded with it's diff faculties and failures as well as it's triumphs.
 Among a number of modern draw ings purchased during fhe year, which include work by Augustus John, Chas. Shannon. w. Rothenstein, Ernest Cole, the young scuIpt or, and others are group of seven by Arnesby Brown. R. A, which are worthy of particular notice, not only on account of their excellence, but also of the fact that thery are the first what might have be called, finisnca uraw- ings the artist has produced. and they have not yet been exhibited except for a short time at the Art Museum of
 Toronto as part of loan exhibition
 from the National Gallery of Canada.
 Arnesby Browns art has not
 achieved its distinction. any more than has that of Mark Fisher, by means of special unexpectedneas or special unexpectedness of subject or method, though of late years to his Landscapes he has added a greater sense of design and pattern into
 which which the heavy shouldered Norfolk steers fit So strongly; but mainly his art has been dependent upon development of simple themes upon which incessant observation and study enable him to compose an end less variety of harmonies. It is the same with his drawings; they do not excite but satisfy. In some the cattle graze in the twilight marsh. and in others they ruminate heavily upon some scant mound covering a wide spread prospect. and in others they
 stride along a dyke. in great deeora- tive procession. and in one and all the
 dominant impression is nature reveal 1 ed with a minimum of means.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
Gen. iPershing's Birthday

Gen. Pershing, commander of the American forces in France, will to-s day celebrate his birthday by putting in a good hard days work in getting Uncle >sam's. fighters ready for the trenches. In this manner of celebrat- ing the day of his nativity he will De assisted by all the officers and men now in Franco Of course, there will be the customary messages Of con gratu1ations from the various conn manders at the front. as we'll as fr9m' dignitariea in England. France and the United States.
 Needless to say. Gen. Pershtng is one of tfas most distinguished fighting officers i1a the United States army, Be- fore taking over the command of the troops in France Gen. Pershing was in command of the troops at the Mex fcan border and led the American column into the interior of Mexico. It was while. at the border that-great tragedy came to dark the life of the brave soldier, for his wife and three daughters were burned to death in San Francisco. Only his five-year old son, Warren, survived the catastrophe Gen. John Joseph Pershing was born fifty-seven years ago today, Sept Is. F1S6o in Linn County, Mo, He was educated at the .klrkville Normal School in. his native state, and then went to West Point, graduating from the military academy in 1886, His first service was with the sixth cavalry with which he served in the Apache Indian campaign in New Mexico and Arizeaa in 1886, and in the Sioux campaign :n Dakota in isse ant i5s1, For a time he was commander of the Sioux Indian scouts: After service as military instEueteE at the University of Nebraska, fEena which he received the degree ef HL.B:, he became Instructor ef tactics at West Peint; He served with the Tenth ea4alEy in the Santiago campaign in euha during the Spanish war. Ha aEeanizea the Bureau of Insuiar Affairs ana was it's chief until the latteE part <ef 1884, when he was sen. ts ths BhiiiRninss, where he teek ,, part in tiae military operations against the Meres. As military attaehe at Tolzio he was with Kuraki's army in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
knew how.

knew how.
 The ,crowd swarmed all around them Thousand of women-mothers, wives, sweethearts and sisters-eluded the blue uniforms by seeking protec- ton at the hands of the khaki clad boys and in that way slipped through the gates leading to the ferryboat. They were turned back, however, at the boat. and only a few actually crossed the river with the soldiers. The waiting rooms on both sides of the ferry were damned.
 E The Jersey Central terminal. where the regimental entrained, was re- petition of the, spectacle. The crowd tof parents. friends and relatives was overjoyed when the railroad officials opened the gatss leading to the special troop trains, permitting thousands to say goodbye to their particular sol- diers. Here farewell receptions were held till the trains pulled out for Camp Wadsworth. spartanhurg, e. S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

the line ef march te the Twenty third street ferry marched with the treaRs: FWats=tRiFa street, eaa ee the eityss widest thaEeughfares was packed, and WRsa tise Fegimeatai band marched With swinging stsR iRts the ferry building PlaFinS "Auia Lang Syae'' there was standing reana eaiF in the sRseiaas Riaza facing ths NaFth river freight sna PasssRSeE, buildings:
 At tae ferry building the police, #he dad net RR@eEestimatea ths Ressihiii= ties ef tRe eeeasieR, simply had te content themseiEes with ieeklng alg- niaed and acting as asnaiabiE as they
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

Even aIter nve months oI War New York finds 1t easier te think in terms of regiments than Of divisions:
 Yielding ta the intimate spell, man afteE man eaFted through the jam ef spectators and thrust gut hand te grasp tha aEm eE siaB the shauideE ef departing iRfa atEFmaR. Hhe halls ta individual Rsrehess that continual IF BieEsea tiss GiR ei tie general faEe5 Esii sss#sa tfst Fss bas put tRe #eaiea seeE eF3 tiis regiment #hiefa 3 fs# @sRtas ags #ss Hfs6##FR fa saas as Hths sii3s EtasisiRg Fssi@sat's
 Els &eRsFtNse af ti}e eeEsath dif- feEs4 fEem all tfe ether PaEaaes ef
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

The seventh, one of New York c1ty' $ Rasst faasus, regiments, marched aa#a Fifth avenue tsRtaFa France be- tween Fesst walls ea ebsasiaG friends. IR fas esRsstase .aa tRe i'aaady sessatR:H eamRsRasd RsE Gaieasi Will .is=a 6: #isis, sas#a iH tiae pictures esea tRasst #i}ass sssisasY sssisaYs'.taae sYs'.taaee aia Bat esstssd IS @aSsassS af tae EeSi= ReRt SssAs@ ta seRsa fRst tise city it. ssif Ess ~ssssins Sssta t9 #Tss.
 Fssss Was FISTS ef tss RsEseas; sis-sst E1 tfis sSTs~sit tS tss GsEsStf tha1 i7 tias ESsstisg tist tRs eitE eE- tsSdea to t:Ss F4gssstF=sssEssts} 6tF.sseE e9 its .'fs-eMsl1' parade Ret ieng asa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
NEW ENGLAND PEACHES

People sometimes object to peaches as a food for young children. because they think of the green. poorly favored and indigest5bie fruit which reaches our market early, A sound well rip- ened beech is one of the most easily digested of our fruits.
 The pulp of g. stewed or 5saiSed peach mashed and pressed through sieve may be fed to an eighteen months old child. v Only a little sugar should be added The peash already contains some sugar which gives flavor and produces a small amount of energy for the body, The acids and mineral salts of the frssit are of beniEt net oa- ly iH stiHsaia ting the heaithiy action of digestive organs but ia regulating other processes. The delicious flavor of peaches gives RaiataAiiitE. te tha diet. All ef these are essential eiaas= acteSs of aa ideal dist. fst the eiaiifi= ren eHjeF and Pse<it PE tha Psasi, season, then, with strained juisa aal6 pulp for the Nttis eaes asA Ea4H Psa4a:, . es for the sides s:siidsss. F3aa5r ssSlsia always be well riReaaa and tsasRssi ga. ly washed and Rseisd Ss Fs3seFe 6fss and germs eiiRgias ts tas fassF s:zss:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

Manchuria, Tn 1906 he was elevated to the rank of brigadier- general and returned to the Philippines as com mander of the department sef; Min danao andf governor of Moro PerHince. He desEoyed the power of the war like Moros and razed more than forty forts ndsseverely defeated the Moros with a loss of only two American sol diers. His capture of the Moros un- der the Sultan of JoIo ended the in- surrection. The late Mrs. Pershing was before her marriage Miss Frances .Warren,Aa daughter of Senator War ren of Wyoming.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

Former Gov. James F. Fielder, of Jersey City, was named as New Jersey State Food Administrator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

If eae-testR sf tasss fsssS ftsfss they Prist daetsd fFssRa tisa. e5IHtsy press #ers fsearsRs;; ts}s eaiiHsSy Bus: lisaerz Eeala nsHss 3s e81aF aFiait3s-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

g The War Department announced that the National Guard units will be
 divided as little as possible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

e Accor ding to a Berlin report, Ger
 man av1ators never Intentionally att tacks Allied, hospitals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

The Jersey troops named to go to Anniston areF delayed owing to the lack of Pullman cars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
NEWSPAPER PLANT SiIyZED.
Editors OF German Paper Arrested by
Government.

Newark, y. j., oct. i.-Agents OF
the federal government today seized
the publishing plant here Of the New
Jersey Freic Zeitung and arrested its
two prOprietOrs and three editors on
charges of publishing seditous and
reasonable articles. The five men,
Benedict and Edwin s. Prieth, pub
fishers. and William Won Katzler
Frederick j. Hartman and Henry
Waechter were arraigned in $4,000
lail each for hearing October q.
agents OF the government are III
charge Of the plant.
The Frcie Zeitung has been under
surveillance Of the government for
several months and September 26 the
publishers were notified by the post
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
Nall-F1cming.

Scranton. S. c., Oct. 4.-Quite q sur
prise To their many trends was tn
marriage of Miss Frona Wall, daueh
ter Of Mrs. II. Il. Wall, formerly o:
Marion. s. c., but now residing here
20 Or. John Miller Fleming OF Kings
tree, 8. c.. Wednesday evening at tn /.
Ia ptist parsonage. Florence, s. &. I'll
ceremony was performed by DR.. Mar
Tin and Immediately afterwards the
young couple left on the south bound
train for short honeymoon trip.
only q few close friends and relative.
were prcSnt to witness the cCrcmO&t
Mrs Fleming is a lovab'o and q;
'ractivc young woman. Mr.. FlcmirG
originally from sumter but now hu'r.
a responsible position with the Scot
Drug Co. in kingstrec at which pla
they will make their home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
MEETING AT DUBOSE.
Well Attended Community Meeting
Held Thursday Night.

The community meeting at DuBosc
school house last night was we'll at
tended. The Sumter County Council
OF Defense had Representatives at the
nteting. Mr.. Stanyarne Burroughs
presided and welcomed the visiting
speakers. DR.. s. Ii. Edmunds, Mr.. l..
ID. Jennings, Mr.. +. G. Bowman, and
Mr.. j. Frank Williams delivered very
interesting practical and patriotic
talks about the causes which led this
country to enter the war, the necc3-
sity for united action Of every part o.
this country, the Importance of diver
sihcation and conservation Of food, the
part the men, women, boys and girls
should take, and explained the afro
cities against innocent women and
children and helpless prisoners OF wal
in the hands Of the ruthless and bar
barrie German soldiers
The speakers stirred the hearts and
enthusiasm of their audience and
awoke within their hearers n deter
mination 10 do something for THEN
country. The DuBose section of Sum
ter county is one of tho progressive
and patriotic, intelligent sections Oi
our State. The anon and wo-
men of that section are natur-
ally patriotic and loyal to their State
and their country. But last night
meeting kindled afresh the fires o.
natianl, state and county patriotism.
Liberty bond purchases, Red Cross
work, and food conservation were
touched upon particularly by thc
speakers. The County Council Of De
fense and the Sumter county managers
OF the food conservation campaign oi
the week of October .21st to 2Sth arc
satisfied that the people Of DuBOsc
school and intermediate sections viii
do their full duty to their government
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
MYSTERIOUS AIR POWER.
Committee to Investigate Discovery
Made by Armenian.

Washington, oct. 4.-Whothcr Car
hDed iS the most marvellous scientific
discovery OF the age destined to play
i;re.tt part in winning the war for
America. is to he investigated by q
committee Of scientists appointed by
;hc secretary of the Interior. The sen
tie today passcd n resolution alrca OK
"dopted 10y the house authorizing the
inquiry and guaranteeing government
pi election of the process
"Garabcd" is something discovered
or invented by Garabcd ~. II. Giragos-
sian, an Armenian inventor, of Boston
who believes he has the secret of talk
ing from the air mysterious power
which Will drive acroplanes or battle
ships.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
TIE WCRLD'S SERIES.
Chicago Folk are Still Intensely Inter
ested is Baseball.

Chicago, Oct. 5.-Hundreds planned
to stand in line for the sale of un-
reserved seats for the first world Sc
ries game. Interest here Is intense
What bets have been made are al
Of tickets. Fair weather with slight
~ lower temperature is forecasted.
Rain, so frost bitten that it look cd
morning. The weather man maintain
ed that it W II be fair tomorrow, how
ever. Ticket scalpers are apparently
clearly ou1- -maneuvercd. Bids for box
seats range from sixty to seventy five
dollars for the three games.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
NEGROES LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC.
inspiring Mass Meeting Of Negroes to
lid Farewell to Their Yong Men
Who Have Been Drafted.

Tho Court House was nlled to the
uoorS To-Day with an earnest and pa
triotic assemblagc of negroes from all
sections of the county who had gath
cred ut the call OF a committee of the
leadlng ministers, teachers and pro-
fcssional men of that race, to say fare
we'll TO the first increment of negroes
called for service in the National
Army, who left for Camp jackson AT
= o'clock. The meeting was an inspir-
A'S one and every speech breath
co the spirit OF patriotism and a will
inGneSi 30 serve the country when
ever ana wherever called. Tie speak
crs, also took occasion to give the
young men called to service in the
army wholesome advice as to their
conduct as soldiers and as individuals
on duty and of duty. They were re-
minded that there had been negro SOL
diers in every war that this country
mad wa%cd, from the Revolutionary
struggle when three thousand Of them
fouGht under Washington. to the in
rasiOn OF Mexico last year, and that in
every war they had won the COM
mondation Of their leaders for faith
inl service and gallantry under fire.
The men were reminded that military
service in defense of their country
was not an imposition upon them, but
an honor and a privilege that citizen
ship carried with il. Addresses were
also made by Mcssrs. c. NJ. Hurst and
]. G. Strauss. who both made patriotic
speeches, commenting the mon who
had been called to military service for
the spirit with which they had re.
sponded, and expressed their conf
dence that all of them would do their
duty as men and loyal Americans.
The meeting was called to order by
N. j. Frederick. ESD. chairman of the
| committee OF arrangements. who act
cd as master of ceremonies and intro
duced the speakers.
The speakers were as follows c. NJ.
Hurst, DR.. c. W. Birnie, I. C.. Strauss.
| Prof. c. A. lawson f.. A. Walters r.
| w. Westberry, Rev. !. ID. Davis, T.. +
Zones. The speaking was interspersed
with patriotic songs by the pupils OF
the Lincoln school and Morris college.
! The meeting was closed with a for
NAL farewell and God-speed by Chair
man Ere derrick and the benediction by
Rev. j. NJ. Harrison.
When the meeting was dismissed
the drafted men marched in a body to
East Liberty street where dinner was
served for them under the direction of
;he committee, after which they
marched to the Southern depot where
| they entrained for Camp Jackson
There were siXty-nine called in this
increment, but it was impossible to
obtain list of names today.
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Returned After Fifteen Years.

Mr. c. " Marshall of Fort Cobb
Oklahoma, brother of Mr.. Hart Mar
shall. who left South Carolina &c years
AGO. !c out on visit to his old homo
nc left to seek livelihood in the far
west. Fie was a~young man then and
made up his mind to find a country
where he could make a crop without
using artificial fertilizers. He talks
most interestingly of Texas and Okla :
homa, where he has spent his last 5rs
years. He first went to Texas where
he lived for 30 years at Colorado Cit
and six years agO he removed to Fort
COBB, Oklahoma. He married i'm Tex
as Florida lady and has three sons
living in Oklahoma. The drought. h
says. out west is so great that fifty or
more counties in Texas have already
applied for government aid. He pass
cd through thousands upon thousands
of acres in Texas on his way here
where the fields are as bare of crops
as the public roads. Have not had
rain enough to even bring the crops
up after being planted last spring.
Cattle, mules and horses on the ranch p.
eS have died by the thousands owing
to the streams drying up and the
railroad facilities so poor that half
could not be shipped.
In oklahoma where he lives, Just
about a-third of a corn crop will be
made, but since the rains started in
June, the kafir corn and late planted
corn will save the farmers. Although
he lives about 2 miles from the Red
river famous cotton lands, very little
- planted in his section, because they
can't get it picked and live stock ana
grain pays so we'll. When they do
have anything like a season they make
enough one year to last two or three
lie is amazed at the great transfer
nation around his old home and coun-
ty; says every country had it's advan-
taGes and disadvantages
Mr.. Marshall says ho Will be ou;
several weeks before he returns
HiahopNillc Vindicator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
THE HEFLIN INVESTIGATION.
House Committee Begins Probe O
Charges Against congressman.

Washington, oct. 5.-The houa,
committee began an investigation oi
the Hefiin charges that certain mem
bers "acted suspiciOusly' i'm connection
with war piano. Hearings with Heflin
us the first witness were disarranged
when Postmaster General Burleson
suddenly appeared at the capital and
took Heflin away. The committee
heard two newspaper men who testi-
led that Helm gave the interview ho
afterwards repudiated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10

Office department 10 show cause why
this paper should not be barred from
the mails. Benedict JPriets was to
have appeared in Washington tomor-
row, and il is not known what et-
feet today's action will have on this
phase Of the case.
After their release on bail the pub
fishers issued a statement. in which
they said they always had been loyal
to the United States and denied having
published reasonable articles.
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TIE wATCHMAN AND soUrHRoN OCTOBER 10, 1917

rcaping such a harvest from war
prices. This surplus should be put i'm
bonds, he declared, for hard times are
coming later. Mr.. McLaurin stated
that he didn't think the war was any
where near over.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
TAX GASOLINE PRICES.
RciincrS Told That They Would Have
TO Bear share of War.

Washington, oct. oil and gaSo-
line re.inerS IN meeting with the
federal trade commission were told
that the government would insist that
they bear their share in the war prices
that are to be fixed.
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Married.

Miss susie Railicld and Mr.. Morris
Cox were married at the home of the
o'clock Wednesday morning, Rev. j.
l.. Marion performing the ceremony,