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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07

Mr.. Karin Lehman, Southern
states Secretary OF the Christian En-
deavor, delivered Interesting and
inspiring addresses at PRESBYTERIAN
Church yesterday at 11.3O a. IN. and
p. m. He spoke to large congrega-
tions both morning and evening. He
IS speaker of remarkable fuency
and force and made most favorable
impression.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
Won BERREfi KILLED.
Shot While Visiting Trenches Near
Riga.

London, Nov. A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Amster-
dam says General Won Berrer, COM
manding the Wurtemburg armies OH
the Northeast front, was shot and
killed Friday while visiting the trench
es near Riga. General Won Berrer
had prominent share in capturing
the Russian positions in the region.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
LUMBERMEN IN FRANCE.
Organization of Forest Regiments
Practically Complete.

Washington, Nov. 3.-It is announc-
ed by the Forest Service that it has
been able to comply in full with the
request of the War Department for as
sistance i'm securing qualified lumber
men and fOresters to serve as officers
for the forest battalions which are to
comprise q part of the American
overseas forces. Three hundred and
nine men have been recommended for
commissions in the grades of major
captain, first lieutenant, and second
lieutenant. OF these, two-thirds are
practical lumbermen or sawmill OPP
orators and one third are trained for
,sters with long woods experience
some Of the lumbermen who were
recommended have also had theoreti-
;al training in forestry and many of
he foresters have had experience in
ogging or sawmilling.
In the selection of qualified lumber
nen the Forest Service has had the
lose cooperation of a subcommittee
IF the Lumber Committee of Coun-
Ill Of National Defense and of four
cen committees of lumbermen in diff
'erent parts of the country. Almost
very man selected was interviewed
" lumbermen's committee or by
he Forest Service officials. Many
private foresters and forest schools
lave assisted in finding technical
oresters suitable for commissions All
# the men recommended have, by
;uccessful experience, shown them
elves capable of handling some inn
)ortant phases of numbering, sawmill,
~ technical forest work, according to
officials of the Forest Service. All
ave proved by experience their
lualiies of leadership and their
.bility to handle men in large num-
)ers.
Every timber. region of the Unitel
tates has contributed it's share of the
nen who have been. nominated for
'fficers and it is believed that every
lass Of numbering, from the smallest
portable. mill operation to the larges:
nd most p-to-date plant, is repro
ented. Among those selected ara
nen experienced in logging and saw
ng every mercantable wood growing
this country.
The age limits set in the beginning
equired that all officers of the forest
'attalions should be thirty-one years
II age, or older. Because of the diff
lculty of finding men suitable for lieu
enants, the age limit for this grade
vas later lowered to twenty FIVE years
he bulk OF the men recommended as
ieutenants range in age from twenty
I've to thirty-fve, as captains from
hirty to forty and as majors from
orty to fifty.
Men who have been recommended
iave been notified that all further ac-
ion as regards physical examination,
he issuance of commissions, and the
'rder in which the successful appli-
'ants will be called for service rests
With the War Department.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
Married.

Mr.. John I. Purdy and Miss Rosa
Ruinph were married by Rev. DIR. r.
n Truesdale at the parsonage of
Triaity Methodist Episcopal church,
at half past ten o'clock. Sunday morn
ing and left for Columbia on the IL
O'Clock train.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
FOOD PLEDGE CAMPAIGN.
Canvas of Sumter County Not Yet
Completed.

The Food Pledge Campaign in Sum-
ter county was pushed vigorously last
week in majority of the twenty three
school districts, by we'll organized
committees of workers and a thorough
house to house canvas was made. The
work in some of the districts was
completed and final reports filed by
district Captains at campaign head
quarters Saturday afternoon. A ma
Ority of the districts, however, have
iot made final reports. and some of
he captains, who are known to have
,een hard at work throughout the
week, did not make any report dur
ng the week or on Saturday. Their
eports are expected within the next
ew days. The total number of pledges
igned during the week and reported
headquarters was 1857, which add
d to pledges secured in the prelimin-
ry campaign some weeks ago brings
he total for the county up to nearly
900. The unofficial reports received
Indicate that more than 5000 pledges
lad been signed in Sumter county up
Saturday night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07

To sum up Germany's answer
GIVE us a legal title to what has beer
seized by force and we will abide b,
the law, w,"-Springilel Republican.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07

Mr.. Harry Candy dropped In to sas
nS last Monday and said that on Mr.
Tom Wilson's Rose Hin place fo,u
acres OF corn made is7 bushei by az,
'ual measurement. This is an ave,
are OF ios IL bushels per acre. T.
Blshopville vlndlcator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
LOAN TO ,OUMANfA.
{ mtcd States Fun lished Money fO

em'ed States Fun iished Money for
Ally.
Washington, Nov. 5.-Coincident
with the news that a conference is
IN session in London considering the
i;umanian situation, it became known
That the United States had advanced
'hree million dollars to Rumania
through Russia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
p. q. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer.
Corrected daily at IL o'clock Noon

Good Middling 27 IA.
Strict Middling q Is.
Middling %.
Strict Low Middling &c "a.
Low Middling 6 IA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Open High Low Close Close

Dec 272S 27.45 27.10 27.44 272S
Jan .G.59 26.7G $3.50 26.7G 2G.59
Mar. .2G.O7 26.S9 25.9O 2G.39 26.1-
Ne York Spots 2S.90.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
Gasoline.

We now have carloads of that
good Gulf gasoline. Shaw Motor Co.
-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07

GASOLINE-We now have 2 carloads
OF that good Gulf gasoline. Shaw
Motor Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-13
NL Nnancar N.nlra.

wallace Reid. supported by Anita
King. viii be seen aE the Spencer
Square tonight ia the Las1y Para
mount production, trhe SaHaW Man
son the thrilling sequel hy Edwin
Milton R0gls of his famous story Tho
seuaw Man. which was the first
pbatGdcaula ever made BY the LaakF
company BY q strange coincidence
the production of inc sequel was be-
gun exactly three years after the be-
ginning dc tbs aiming oE the FIRST
story IN addition to Miss King. the
east Includes Dorothy Davenport.
Raymond Hatton, g. H GeIdert EFT
nest Joy. Luetan LittIedeld Donald
BoWIes. Mabel Van Buren, and others.
sleeping Fires tha Famous Players
Paramount picture starring Pauline
Frederick viii be the attraction al
the Spencer Square tomorrow I'm
This picture Miss Frederick has a rolo
that. while il is entirely different
from anything she has ever appeared
ii, will remind one of the part she
took ia 4eEhe Woman In the Case" in
that tt is sympathetic role as
against the adventures type.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
N0MAN PLEADED FOR cANDOa
day Found Truth Not SO Attrae-
tive After She Got n.

A woman with a birthday in sight
spoke earnestly to three men WHO were
her friends, writes Elh Rnndas
Pearce, in life.
Tomorrow will be another birth
day for me-" she said ~ know tho
freshness of my youth has departed,
but should like TO know just how
old appear in the eyes OF the world
Tell me, my dear friends, if you were
looking on me for the first time what
would be your impressions?
Said the first man glibly: Il have
known you for several years, aud you
appear the same as when | first saw
you. Your beauty is undimmed; your
charm is undminished. II ! did not
know otherwise, / should say tomur-
row would be- your twentieth birth
day"
Said the second man more slowly;
81, too, have known you for several
years, but II seems To rae you have
been favored by time. Your beauty
has ripened and deepened until now
you, who were once n lovely bud, are
lovelier rose in bloom. ] should
count tomorrow as the beginning Of
your twenty-ilfth year
And you." qucried the woman of
the third man, who had been regard
ing her with clear-eyed franknesS
Between friends there should al
ways be truth" he replied gravely.
81 acknowledge your beauty and your
charm and both have been wonder
fully preserved in semblance of youth.
But you ask for candor and you shall
have 1t. Looking at you closely, [
should not expect you to see thirty
after tomorrow"
The woman faced the three men
who were her friends, and her eyes
were cleaning while her checks pink
turned crimson. She pointed an ac-
cuslng finger.
"You have lied" she said tremuious-
ly, "and you also. But | will forgive
you both because you lied to please
me- But you"-she whirled toward
the last speaker--''you are "a barbarOus
cgotist. You have wounded me In or
der 10 maintain your own reputation
for veracity. Truth, indeed! Your
honesty offcnds me. We are no longer
friends. Go-and quicklyw
"Wheww exclaimed the third man
as he strobe through the outer dark
ness. II wonder what would have
happened to me if I had really told
her the truthg"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
New Boomerang Bullet.

The discussion Of the war is heard
everywhere. Even negro janitors lind
time while shOvcling on the coal 10
talk about il, says a New York news
letter. Two OF them were discussing
the wonderful Inventions brought about
by the war. ''The man Edison lis some
boy" said one Of the negroes. "llow's
that?' inquired the other. why he's
done gone and invented Il niagnctiZed
bullet dat can't miss German, II 1t
sees his steel helmet" That's what !
calls some invention" exclaimed the
other. But dat amt all what that
bullet can DO" continued the first
speaker. Whenever that bullet don't
hit nOihin' IL comes straight back to
the American lines. Dat sof" asked
the second janitor, with some doubt.
How do they manage to keep them
there comm back bullets from hittin'
our own menT' "Well, nah frien,
didn't 'splain that" answered the first
one, 'but you can betcher life that
man Edison has got dem bullets
trained. You doan 'spect he'd let 'em
Kill any Americans, do you? No. sir
He's just got them fixed ~ dey will
come back and fall around our gun
ners' feet"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
Glorif,ed junk.

The qu"ercst thing about the war To
me- said II junkman whose business
runs into five figures annually. "is the
fact that II has made even old tin cans
valuable. one Iowa iunkman who had
been holding his stock Of scrap iron,
old brass, rags, rubber aud paper for
higher prices sold his hoarded junk at
the end of the trst year Of war for
SlOd,UbO. Junk IL tremendously valu-
able. Now attempts are being made
10 salvage the tin iiim on so-called
tin cans by melting them. Tin Il
very valuable IA a war metal and the
despi.ed lin can IL becoming an eco
nOmic asset where formerly IL was a
liability. Rags, tin and battered old
copper boilers, brass candlesticks.
staNe lids md old newspapers, rubber.
wires, aluminium and lead have dou-
bled and quadrupled In price since the
great war began"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
Electric Shin Has Future.

The electric ship is no longer u
dream but reality and | should not
be surprised 10 lind, within u few
years of the close Of the war, every
new vessel Of any size driven, steered
stopped reversed Of turned, merely by
the pressing of series of buttons on
the bridge, says n writer In the Elec-
trlcaI Times, London. The application
of this principle will enable ships To
be run with the highest efficiency at
M even speed, permit marine engi-
neers more liberty Of design and yield
'proportionately greater cargo space
than the present cumberUus form of
machinery allows.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
Ground MoIes Are Bio Eaters.

A ScOtchwomnn has just announced
the results of m interesting series Of
observations on the common mole. The
most striking point to the layman Is
the lnordinate appetite of this tiny
creature. 4 mole viii eat its own
weight in earthwOrIns In - hours. An
ordinary man eating in the same ra-
ito would require $50 pounds of food
u day. If the human race were con
stituted like the mOie3, comments IN
exchange, Mr.. Iloover's task would be
hopeless from the outset one ol the
moles which was Il subject Tor study
weighed four ounces and deyOured 12O
ounces Of food in single month.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
An Old Habit.

The recruit at bayODet practice had
just given the dummy vicious jah.
when The drill sergeant noticed that be
was griE ,,uG Ia rather DnCsnh
manner.
"Numlrr -Four" cried th@ sergeant
what's the idea Of all that uInggingF'
why" said the recruit, former
movie actor, ''yOu want me to register
hate ar fury OF something don't yoDt'
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21

Addresses OF manufacturers Of tar
rXiracting machinery are wanted by
an Allendale. y. C., firm
As indicative Of the present earn
!ng power Of steamers, II Is reported
that II vessel recently arrived in Liy-
crpool with "A cargo OF $4,000 cases
Of onions from Valencia, which earned
more than sls7. 900 for the nine dnys'
voyage
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
BRIEF AND BREEZY

The best isinginss comes from Rus
sia II Is made from the giant stur-
geon, which abounds in the Caspian
sea and other waters Of thnt country.
For the use OF bow-legged men u
light. flexible frame has been invented
to be strapped to a leg by a garter to
make trousers hang siralght
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
BAG, Handed Comfort.

They say men of brains live longer
han others
Don't worry about that, dear boy.
you may BE one cf the exceptions ~
the rula."
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21

The boys Ia France who havc
thoughtful friends AT home are wear
ing these warm wooden helmets which
protect the hrHd ana part OF the face.
They are especially suitable for avia-
tors
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15
Lamar Says He Used
German Funds to Fight
His Financial Enemies

NEW YORK. May 12.-David Lamar.
charged with having cousBired with
Captain Franz Rintelen. Of the German
al Peace council to prevent shipments
of war munitions TO the entente allies.
told on the witness stand i'm federal
court here today details Of his fnan-
cial experiences which made him
known as the Wolf of Wall Street
Lamar is the first of the six men in
dicted with Rintelen TO take the stand
in his own behalf lie is attempting
10 show that he is the victim OF a
conspiracy on. the part Of prominent fl
nanciers who have grievances against
him. He named many prominent men
who. he asserted. were his enemies. 3"
and his counsel declared that among
those subpoenaed as witnesses was
United States Senator Boies Penrose
Describing the panic of 1907. Lamar
declared the late !. Pierpont Morgan
had asked his assistance. but later in
formed him that his partners objected
to his associating with Lamar.
81 resented that the witness said.
AS I did his deliberate cutting of me
in Wall street one day"
Lamar did not deny he had received
money from Rintelen. but declared nc
used IT,. not i'm pro-Germau activities.
but TO wage war on certain financial
interests He declared he had allied
himself with Henry b. Martin and Her
man SchulteiS for this purpose and not
to aid the Germans.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15
Smoking Grips England S
Girl Workers; Fear Felt
For the Next Generation

. LONDON England. Mao 12.-Eng-
land fears cigarettes are undermining
the Cirlhood of the nation.
Never before has the smoking evil
among shop girls gripped the country.
The practice has become so general,
persons who were shocked when they
saw a woman smoking look upon this
sight daily with tolerance and even a
slight degree of approval.
Hundreds of girls working in south
ern aeroplane factory smoke during the
noon hour and the place i'm which they
do il is the Young WOman's Christian
association hut.
Tobacco dealers say girl workers
smoke as many al 200 cigarettes day.
Before the war smokers heart was
practically unknown among women. A
physician working near munitions
plant says he has fourteen women pa
tieuts suffering from this trouble.
The result physicians fear. may be
a stunted generation following the
present.
The tobacco habit has brought more
women into the courts. They have been
caught smoking I'm munitions factories.
or trying to snuggle i'm matches and
cigarettes In three weeks, women paid
nearly $3.50 in fines for such offenses.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15
A CH|LD'S LAXATIVE
IS SYRUP OF FIGS
Made from fruit-Can't harm
tender stomach, liver
and bowels

n your little ones tongue is coated. &;
= sure sign the stomach. liver and
bowels need gentle. thorough cleansing
Al once When your child Is cross.
reevisn. listless. pale. doesn't sleep. eat
"r act naturally: II breath is bad, stOm-
ach sour, system full OF cold, throat
sore. or if feverish. give a teaspoOnfCl
Of California Syrup OF Figs" and in
a few hours all the clOgged-up. cOnsti-
pated waste. sour bile and undigested
food will gently move out OF the bowels.
and YOU have a we'll. playful child
again
Sick children needn't be cOaXed TO take
this harmless fruit laxative" Millions
Of mothers keep IL handy because they
SNOW its action on the stomach. liver
and bowels is prompt and sure. They
also know a little given today saves a
sick child tomorrow.
Ask YOUR druggist for 50SCent boz
.EIs-of California Syrup of Figs" which
contains directions for babies. children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
OH the bottle. Beware of counterfeits
sold here. Get the genuine made by
california Fig Syrup Company"
CAdvtl
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15
Cotton Acreage Gives
Way to Food Crops

OCILI.A. Ga, May 12.-On account of
cold weather and the appearance OF the
boil weevil last month the farmers of
Irwin county have abandoned 5000
acres Of cotton land planted i'm February
and March to plant the same land in
corn, peanuts and velvet beans. This
means a curtailment of the cotton acre
age Of 10 per cent planted and the grow
ing Of more food products for stock.
A thousand acres or more were plant
ed in wheat i'm Irwin county last winter,
but It will not yield well on account OF
adverse seasons. The oat crop will be
short also on account of poor seasons.
and the farmers see the necessity of
growing a larger corn, ground pea and
bean crop for stock food and local con-
sumption.
The acreage planted in cotton in this
section is at least 10 per cent under that
OF last year, and the farmers are under
going radical change i'm their CROPS
planted and stock raising to meet the
present conditions and needs as never
before.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15
|Nuxated Iron Makes Strong
Vigorous, IronMen and Beautiful
Healthy Rosy Checked Women

DIR. Howard James, late of the
Manhattan State Hospital of New
York and formerly Assistant Physi-
clan Brooklyn State Hospital, says:
Iron is absolutely necessary to en-
able your blood to change food into liv-
ing tissue Without il, no matter how
much or what you eat. your food
merely passes through you without
doing you any good You don't get the
strength out of it. and as a conse-
quence YOU become weak, pale and
sickly looking. just like a plant trying
to grow in d soil deficient i'm iron. A
patient of mine remarked TO me (after
having been on a six weeks course of
Nuxated from. Say, Doctor, that there
stun is like magic
"If you are not strong or we'll. Won
owe it to yourself to make the follow
ing test: See how long you can work or
how far you can walk without becom-
ing tired. Next take two five-grain
tablets of nuXated iron three times per
day after meals for two weeks. Then
test your strength again and see how
much YOU have gained. From my own
experience with Nuxated Iron. feel
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15

When ministers of some of the great
est communions in the land endorse
Tanlac their words carry conviction.
They say what they know 20 be the
truth They have put Tanlac to the
test of personal service and have not
found it wanting.
The proprietors of Tanlac have re-
ceived countless testimonials from peo-
pie in every walk of life. earnestly
commencing it. Among them are a
number from prominent ministers of va
rious churches. A few of these are
printed below.
Rev. w. C. Norton is pastor of the
Wesley Memorial church of Jackson
willie, Fla. He says:-'I suffered from
chronic indigestion for years. | seldom
slept we'll and had severe headaches.
Since taking Tanlac | reel well as
ever I did-sleep splendidly and eat any
thing | want. Tanlac has restored my
health and ! feel it my duty TO recon-
mend it
Rev. A. n. Sykes. pastor of Watkins
Park Presbyterian church. Nashville,
Tenn. says:-"Mrs. Sykes suffered
from stomach and kidney troubles and
a nervous breakdown. Tanlac restored
her health-she is gaining strength
and flesh rapidly-her full restoration
is but a question of time"
Rev. f. G. Butler. pastor of Central
Baptist church. Muskogee, Okla,
says:-''I had attacks of acute indiges-
ton. Results from taking Tanlac have
been most satisfactOry-am glad TO
recommend it as the best medicine
have ever tried
Rev. f. NJ Winburn. Methodist, San
Antonio. Tex. says:-'I had no appe-
tite-suffered from weakness and gen.
eraI debiIity-could not work without
quickly firing Found Tanlac just
what my system needed consider
Tanlac a good medicine TO build up
rundown systems"
Rev r. J. Taylor pastor St. Pleas
ant Baptist church, Franklin. Tex
says:-"Grippe left me in very bad
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15
Patriot Rejected Six
Times, Still Seeks to
Get In Marine Corps

WASHINGTON May 12.-Longfei-
lows "Fvangeline" still wanders. From
coast to coast. lingering here and there
10 grasp Of the forbidden fruit Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow also wanders in
a vain attempt 10 enlist I'm the United
states marine corps and he First to
fight"
LongfelIow has been rejected for en-
listmeut on account Of physical disabil-
itv IN six widely separated cities dur
ing the past month. The marine corps
ISSUED bulletin today to all it's re-
cruiting stations to he on the lookout
for the modern Gabriel" and not ac-
cept him for enlistment.