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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28

London, April ga striking ex-
ample Of the German censorship is
afforded by the news that German
newspapers are not allowed to leave
the country without being passed by
government officers.
Wire fences, charged with electric
ity have been erected on the German
Swiss frontier. Every precaution is
being taken to prevent what is trans
piring in the central powers getting
out.
Except on the French front there
are reported few developments of i'm
portance in the war theatres
The British continue their ad-
vance in Mesopotamia, but there is
curious silence regar riding the move
ment Of the Russian armies in Meso-
potamia.
The fighting last night in the Ar
ras region seems to have been chiefly
in connection with the renewed Ger
man attempt to recapture the village
Of Gavrelle from the British There
the Germans sacrificed thousands of
lives in vain. The Germans also at
tackled the French on the Aisne The
French said these attacks failed with
heavy German losses. Germany an
nounced that their forces reached
the eastern boundry Of Gavrelle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
MILLIONS HAVE VOTE.
Many Women i'm United States En-.
franchiscd.

New York, April 24.-With Ne
hraska added to the suffrage column.
II was announced here tonight by the
Leslie Woman Suffrage commission
That the total voting strength Of wo-
men IN the United States now is s.
557.30S.
"Of the Al legislatures that have
convened, or are scheduled to con-
vene in 1917" a statement said. "thir-
teen have already taken favorable p .
tion; seven have passed presidential
suffrage; five have passed suffrage:
SIX nave passed constitutional amend
ment measures"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
SPAIN ISSUES SHARP WARNING
SAYS THAT TEUTONIC METHOD
OF WARFARE INJURIES FRIED
LY NEUTRALS.
Patience is Now Almost at Breaking
Point Because Of Restrictions
Made Oh Spanish Trade by German
Government, and Unless Different
Course is Adopted, Spain Will Take
Steps to Defend Herself.

Amsterdam (via London), April rs.
-Spains note to Germany, as given
in a Berlin dispatch, while conveying
grave warning that the end of
Spanish patience is in sight, also con-
tains a suggestion that a crisis may
be averted through negotiation. The
note says:
"All the repeated attempts of the
Spanish government undertaken with
the intention of safeguarding it's
sea traffic and the lives of its SAIL
ors have failed in the face of the
imperturbable resolution of the i'm
perial government to employ unusual
and violent war measures. 1t is as
serted that these measures render inn
possible the economic existence of the
imperial governments enemies but
simultaneously they expose to great
dangers the existence of friendly neu-
trail powers"
The note then complains of the Sc
ries of restrictions Germany has i'm
posed on Spanish shipping and of the
sinking of Spanish ships without
warning. 1t declares that these meth
DDS render the economic existence of
Srain almost impossible.
The note continues: YAH these
prove that German intentions neither
aim at acknowledging our rights, as
we have demanded repeatedly and
with justice. nor take into account,
as they would, the requests of coun-
try whose friendship, until today, was
unabated and whose neutrality was
preserved without wavering.
IF the imperial government per-
sists in declaring that it adheres TO
its determination in order to defend
its life it must not be astonished IL
Spain, for the same reason, must en-
phasize her right to defend her own
life. Despite negative replies to its
previous note the Spanish government
still trusts that the German govern
ment will earnestly appreciate the
sense and significance of this note and
that in future its measures will be
guided by regard for the lives Of our
seamen and the safety of her ships.
The Spanish government also hopes
that the imperial government, fully
! appreciating the difficult economic
situation in Spain, will enter into a
discussion with the Spanish govern
ment regarding measures which may
be taken within the limits of military
necessities for the mitigation of diff
culties which have arisen in SPAIN"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
Rates Increased

washington, April 25.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission has per-
mitted the railroads to file supplement
tai tariffs covering fifteen per cent.
rate advances. The new tariffs are
subject to investigation, correction.
suspension, filing only preliminary
consideration of cases, the commits
sion announced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28

the first gun Of the war after all.
Capt. Rice recalled that he came
from Allston. Mass. and that
the encounter with che submarine oc-
Cured on tho date when the Bay
State was celebrating the anniversary
Of the battle Of Lexington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28

The report also shows that more
vessels wero successful in evading at
tack, the figures being q as against
ID. the previous high figures during
any week. The arrivals and depar-
lures of steamers from British ports
average fairly well with those of the
preceding weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
PEASANTS SEEING LAND.
Revolutionary Spirit Spreading in Ru-
ral Sections of Russia.

London, April 2s.-Petrograd dis
patches report that the revolutionary
spirit Is manifesting itself in the ru-
raj districts of Russia, bringing tho
long standing Agrarian troubles to q
mead. Despite the efforts of the food
committees which are seeking to show
the peasants that the land question
cannot be settled, pending an election
OF a constituent assembly, the peas
ants, especially in Saratov and Tam
bov, are forcibly taking land from us
owners.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
AMERICAN SCHOONER SINK

Washington. April 26.-Destruction
without warning by submarine gum
fire of the American schooner Percy
Firdsall has been reported to the
State department The time and
place are not announced. A British
patrol boat rescued the survivors. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
PUBLIC FOOTS BILL.
Price of Coal to Advance Sixty Cents
Ton to Pay Miners.

New York, April 26.-Coal men es-
innate that wage increase granted last
night to the one hundred and seven
tN-five thousand miners in the anthra-
cite fields will raise the retail price Of
hard coal on an average of sixty cents
a ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
BIG STRIKE IN BERLIN.
Reported Officially That Quarter Mil.
lion LabOrcrs Quit Work i'm Effort
TO Secure Peace.

washington, April 26.-Reports to
the state department through official
channels tell of the strike of q omar
ter million laborers in Berlin. The
department says this illustrates the
growth of a desire for peace among
the workmen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
MAKES NO STATEMENT.

Amcricn Policy to Sny Nothing of
Sinking.
Washington. April 25.-The policy
OF the government is to make no an
nouncement or comment upon the
obstruction Of German submarine
by the steamer Mongolia, at this
time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
BATTLE. FRONT QU|ETER.
FIGHTING ON ARRAS FRONT NOT
AS FIERCE TO-DAY.

Germans Sacrifice Thousands of Lives
Trying to Retake Village of Gravillc
Advance in McsOpOtamia Con-
tinues--NO News from Russian
Army in East.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-19

Mrs r l. HendTickson, 1920
Twenty ninth street, lefe this morning
10 visit two weeks with friends IN
Peoria
Lee Simon. Jr.. 4103 Seventh ave-
nue.. departed yesterday for So Mary.
OHIO. where he will visit his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee simon
Mrs. George Vandercock OF Marion
Iowa. returned yesterday after spend
ing several days Al the home Of her
brother. Charles Rooney, 5l8 thirty
first street
Mrs. s.. S. Askew and daughter. Miss
Of Port Byron. were shoppers n lhe
city yesterday
1Irs. VI a. Nowen Of AnnawaH, TIL ,
was business caller in the city yes
ter6ay-
Mrs. Frank smith and children, 1900
&iuth-and-a-haIf street. and Mrs
David Wilton, 1914 Sixth avenue.
left yesterday for ottawa where they
viii visit relatives several weeks
They will also stop in Chicago.
Miss Amelia Eichenauer OF Quincy
yesterday returned 80 her home after
visiting Miss Alice Soller- $50 Kirk
wood boulevard, Davenport. Before
coming TO Davenport Miss tfcaenauer
attended d Sunday school conference
at Lake Geneva. Wis
Mrs S. r. Adair of Nacomb re
turned to her home yesterday after
spending a week with her sister Mrs.
J. TT. Stapp. seq Fourteenth street
Mr.. and Mrs Lorenzo Dow Van
Dine. 1914 Fifteenth street. today an
uouncs the arrival of q boy baby NJ
their home. Mr. Van Dine, who will
be remembered as third baseman for
the Hook Island team in the Three
Eve league a few years back an
n0uuces that the new rookie looks
good and will hit 400 per cent i'm any
league. The baby weighs II pounds.
Mrs. Johanna Anderson. 1914 Third
avenue. left yesterday for LaSa1e
where she viii visit Two weeks at the
home OF Mrs r. F. Prosser.
Mrs Harry Turner. 72z Eighteenth
street. left yesterday on q. short bust
ness trip to GaIezbuTE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-19
Personal Points

. Mrs A. e cox. mother OF Mrs. II
IT r1aavaland sos Nineteenth srreta.
lazr YESTERDAY for visit - Vermont
I'M
Mrs George sheldon. Sal Twenty
first street IeFr TODAY for trim in
H.. e7sf
r----- a57, r-.s-t-
AS JOIN E ls 49, +
q 5l-L7 =, go. ne g.
"+7' sac
Mrs d. N-eland, IA eula street.
LETT today Tor rev GAYS Ft7lt E.llA
her sister, slra. Guy blangaaEe, IN <lll-
cago.
J r DanhaHs vocal instructor lR
e~ York CITY ana formerly q Aeota,
Iowa was VISITOR IN the Gus l2i5 :
lie is na6lne q business iflp lo we
west ana y jug MAKE ms next 7loP 'li
vermont, III.
Mrs NJ %.le7 1880 os-' YEA. Y. Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-19
Ms. pan son for Gnest.

Miss Lolita Dawson OF Camp Mc-
Ciellan entertained company OF 5p
trl-cify friends yesterday aiteTn #-A
70 honor her house guest. Miss @aJa-
crime Chalmers Of Baltimore. sd aira-
"A. I'll Dawson received WtGa aeF
daughter. and Miss Chalmers- #F7-
Dawson wore white SILK and georeet-s
crepe. Mics Dawson was 3u gown
81 green and brown plated silk and
Miss Chalmers wore green tateia ana
her flowers were cor5age o. sweet
peas Assisting iH pouring were MT s-
Wilkinson and Miss Edna Emanuel
son 4 profusf0u 0f garden flowers
IN great variety and color decorated
the different rooms the brilliant
geraniums and arkspur in baskets
and vases being used The tea table
In The dining room was done ia blue
and yellow tine centerplece AZ attrae s
tive floral combination of daisies and
cornfiowera Out Of town guests were
Miss Leslie Brown Of Alameda. Call
the house guest Of MISS Adelaide Gar
son and Miss Helen Blderhacn oE
Fort Madison Hha arrived yesterday
afternoon t0 visit Miss Margaret
Cram
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-19

F0r years It. has been dinned into
our ears that we should not ear be-
fore going 20 sleep. and We have
f0regoue many q pleasant bite for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-19

Dear Mrs Thompson: I am girl
OF IS years
6l) Can large knuckles be reduced ?
~ When q girl addresses her
friend with kid is it slang
l3) What is d disappointed blonde" 2
81 What is good for oily hair?
t5I Am / too young to use powder2
So What is puppy love?
90 I have d sister who quarrels
with me a great deal What should
Z do2
Isl What is good for a bad breath .
THANK YOU
I'D There is no cure for large
kuuckles. but as E0u grow older and
your hands get feshjer, they viii not
show so much
~ Yes.
49, a woman with bIeached hair.
f4p Mix two ounces alcohol. two
ounces witch hazel and II grains re-
sorcin. use this daily. rubbing a lit
tie of it well into the scalp Keep the
hair clean and we'll brushed all the
time.
49, Yes. indeed. my dear A girls
clear healthy skin is prettier than any
powder can make if. Older women
VINO feel that they must fresheu up
with powder would give anything 10
have q young girls skin so they would
not need 10 use powder.
fTl Don't quarrel with her Think
Of the soft answer that turnaJh away
wrath
49, Your teeth may need attention.
2 IoHr stomach may be out Of order See
dentist II it's your stomach. eat
only what agrees with YOU and get
some charcoal tablets a the drug
store TO chew. Also take a good
uh-=fa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-19
Reception Held for New Members.

4 DISCRIMINATION reception was
held al the Central Presbyterian
church last evening TO receive the
new members recently taken into the
church There were about zoo people
present and splendid program had
been arranged as entertainments. 1t
opened with the singing of the Battle
hymn of the Republic" by the audi
euce. A ladies' quartet favored with
several selections and Miss Margaret
Caruaghsn of Milan gave several read
ings in her usual pleasing manner.
Miss Louise NcLaue pleased with a
vocal solo. and the feature Of the even
ing came with the talk ON hypnotic
ing by Lieutenant Re5neT. stationed at
the arsenal The program was fol-
lowed hy an Informal reception for
the new members. and refreshments
were served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-19
SOCIAL EV EN- T S

been unable to secure the markers a
visiting card was sent 70 Comrade and
Mrs stanton. who are spending the
summer ln Tacoma. Wash. Hostesses
for the social meeting next " Wednesday
VIII be Mrs. Margaret Tighe. Mrs
Alice Reml leg. Mrs. Agnes Hurst. Miss
Lillian Co.'S Mrs Helen Blaisdel and
Mrs LaEiua BaugbmaH. Ice cream
and cake viii De served and pro-
gram given. The first general orders
from the new state department officers
have been received. and among ap-
p0intmeuts are those OF Miss Lillian
Cox as department aide. Mrs. Gertrude
Wynn. special aide. Mrs Emma Ac-
Henry SbeesIev. 81 member Of the com
mlttee TO visit the soldiers widows
home 5u Wilmington
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18
TELESCOPE TO SEE IN WATER.

\ water telescope that is easy To
make is described in Popular Ne
chanics by 5. Leonard Basin of
Bournemouth, England. The device
Is made by fitting heavy glass disk
into the end of a round metal tube
about two inches in diameter. The
glass is fitted between two rings of
metal. preferably with a small flange
set against the glass. \ waterproof
cement is used to fix the glass be-
tween the rings. To Use the telescope
rest it on the side of a boat or other
convenient place and set the lower
end, containing the glass, under the
water.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18

WEEKLY MAREEI LETTER FURNISHED
The 6iggestv Va
cation Bargain
on the Map

Here is great news for you
who are planning your summer
vacation. Glacier National Park.
Yellowstone National Park
CHOW Cody Road AMI Rocky
Mountain National Estes Park,
may be visited on one ticket.
thanks to the generous 3-in-l
National Park Tour which the
Burlington Route now offers.
This tour presents 4 travel
bargain that never before has
been equaled. The Burlington
is THE National Park -
through trains direct to each
park.
You who wish them, will find
city comforts in the National
Parks OF if you'd rather, you
can rough it. Great fishing, and
eolfine. tool See Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs. the Pixies Peak
region. and Rocky Mountain
NAtional-EsteS Park where Long
Peak stands silent sentinel. See
Yellowstone National Park
motor over the new Cody Road
Buffalo Bills old wonder trail.
See Glacier National Park where
the Rockies reach their greatest
glory See the Indians-meet
them know them.
Ill be Glad to tell you more
about this wonderful trip |
have free descriptive literature
and wlIl gladly make ALL ar
engagements. No charge for
this service is just one Of
the ways the Burlington serves
the public.
S. B IhiehOff.
Ticket Agent
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18

mileage riUin " ufh ImeSiv
Many motOists using tires that
have given good mileage, but have
developed weak places in the fabric
have wondered whether in the ill.,
tefeStS OF economy they should
scrap the old tire or spend good
money in an attempt to coax more
miles from II, lnnumerable tires are
constantly being discarded before
their real usefulness is over.
Before discarding an old tire"
says expert, il is well to show it
to IA competent repalrmdn He will
generally be able TO determine whet-
her the expenditure involved will re
suit in the additional mileage expect
ed
Tire repairmen are not taking
the long chances they once did The
dependable vulcanizer today recon-
mendS only such work rs he believes
will effect a saving to the mOtorist
II pair is inadviSable he will not
recommend it. for every job Of that
character means a dissatisfied custO-
mer.
There are a number Of ways in
which tires apparently worn out can
be made to render much greater
mileage. Ii the tread of tire Is
worn down. but the tire otherwise
in fair condition, several thousand
miles of service MAY be secured by
having il retreaded OflentimCs an
inside tire protector cemented on
/ the inside of the casing will restore
or partially restore its original
strength. Elk
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18
IS THE NATIONS CUSTODIAN
Bank Of England Is Private Company
and Not Government Institution,
as Many Believe.

The Bank of England now exceed
ingly busy with the war loan, is not,
as most people think. government
institution. 1t is a private company,
but reaps a good profit b. acting as
the nations banker, SAYS London
Tit-BitS. The remuneration paid to
the Bank Of England for the man
agcment Of the national debt was
fixed i'll 1906 as Il yearly sum at The
rate Of S1,625 a million pounds Of
such debt up TO 81, 500. 00n,0 and
at the rate of $500 for every 1000
600 pounds above this amount. On
this basis. assuming a total war loan
Of 2,500.000,0OO pounds. the bank :
remuneration Will work out at about
25o,000 pounds annually, 10 say
nothing of the income they receive
for managing the old national debt.
which. on the outbreak of the pres
Cnt war, was something like ESQ.,
100000 pounds.
Before any Of the money that is
now pouring into the Bank of Eng
land can be spent. certain proceed
ure has to be followed. First of all,
an order signed By the king. and
countersiSned hy two lords OF the
treasury, has to be forwarded 10 the
controller and auditor general of the
cxchequer and audit department.
Ihereupon the controller hands an
order to the treasury authorizing the
Bank of England 10 debit the ex-
chequer account and credit the az
count Of the payInaSter general. who
makes all payments on behalf of the
various departments. Aftcrward the
controller srrutInizcS all the ac-
counts paid to see that the money ha,
been spent in accordance with the
wishes Of parliament.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18
lHllNkS mr. RAESS" ">q] .:
BOATS BEAT.
81. LOUIS MAN INlENTS DEVICE 10
PROTECT MERCHANT SHIPS.

ST. Louis, May i2.-LOuis Good
mart, has submitted to the Navy
Department al inventiOn which he
believes will render ships torpedo
proof and also protect them against
mines
While keeping details OF his plan
secret, GoOdhart said it consists of
net composed Of steel rings about
) inches in diameter and about
three-eiehths of ali inch thick. These
nets are strung all around a ship
and can be raised and lowered
somewhat Oh the plain OF an avn
ing The net is divided into sec
lions and each section is operated
separately but can be 50 arranged
as to be operated together.
The nets will project about 3 feet
out of the water and about IS feet
below the water line. One draw
back, GoOihart pointed out, is that
they will reduce the speed of the
ship when the nets are lowered
The rings, however. he says, are 50
large that there is possibility OF
the torpedoes bcInI cdHtht IN the
net and salva5ed. Tne possibilities
also are that the submarine aill rise
u the surface when il discovers
that the torpedo has done 10 dam
age and this will give the gunners
aboard ship a chance at the enemy.
National Live Stock Reporter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18
Miss Helen Delaney spent SatDr.
day and Sunday in Stoutsville with
relatives.
Mrs. CLAYTON'S LETTER
20 Rundown, Nervous Womo,

Louisville, KY was a nervors
'rc'k, and in a weak. rundown COW
ItI"n when n friend asked me to IN.
mol. ] did 50, and as a result barc
saIncd in health and strength. 1 tb;nl-
Ernol is the best medicine in the world
tor nervous, weak, rundown system
and for elderly people. Mrs. w. c
CLAYTON, Louisville, Ky.
mol, which contains beef and cod
liver peptones, iron and mnnganesc
Peptonates, and glycerophosphates.
is guaranteed to overcome ali run
down, weak, devitalized conditions.
T. VI. WOOD, Druggist. Monroe City, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18

In recent number oil Inc Farm
ing Business" is a suggestion that
might well be adopted by farmers
who own automobiles. In some sec
lions farmers are hitchinG a road
drag to the auto when taking tip
TO town OF anywhere else on the
roads. The car pulls the drag along
the mile OF two of road that the
farmer cares TO keep up. Then. Oh
the way home, he picks 10 the drag
where he left it and draGS the other
side OF the road going back, making
such a round each time the Car is
taken out
With the rapid increase OF auto
mobiles in the rural districts. this
plan ought to serve to keep the
roads in better condition than ever
before There is no doubt that a
persistent use OF the drag will &C
compIish more in the direction Of
good roads than almost anything
else that can be done at present.
Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18
Truth In A Nut Shell

An exchange says: The simple
truth is that the SlowneSS Of Amer
lean young men to volunteer is
due not to a lack of patriotism but
to the popular belief that the United
States IS not going TO get very
deeply into this war The daily
dispatches show that the British
and French are winning sweeping
victories and that the German re-
sistance is being steadily crushed,
IF A hostile force should land on
American soil and burn a town or
two the recruiting offices would be
Immediately crowded with volun-
teers"
The truth is there will never be
any trouble about this country hav-
ine ample volunteers to defend her
when she is asSailed on her own
soil. 1t is the foreign end of it and
fighting for England that holds back
the biz tide of volunteers MOberly
Democrat.
Mrs ". ". Tate and baby went
[, Macon Saturday for a short visit.
Miss Maude Spaldine returned
Saturday from Hannibal where she
has been the guest of friends for
several days.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18
NO ARGUM EMIT.

"Where'd You get the black eve"
asked Jones. what was the argyll
mcnt about
There was no argument" replied
Smith. Brown walked up to Inc and
told ne he would punch me in the
eve. And he did"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18
AUTO IS necessity
"A@'liNt ELIMINATES DISTANCE AND
htlPSPEOPLE or DIFFERENTPARIS
Ut LAND BETTER TO UNDER
STAND EACH OTHER

Inc automobile is becoming an
Increasingly important factor in
farm life. 1t is rapidly reducing
Tue isolation which once made the
agrlculturlSt more or less of an in
voluntary hermit. The motor car
Is beginning not only to mellow the
farmer, but to expand the city man
Inc day when every farmer looked
upon an automobile as an object
Tor abuse has largely gone. Today
the farmer gives the automobile
half the road with good grace, for
bis own possession of a similar
vehicle has reversed his prejudices
The motor car is bringing the
VOL ID together 1t is eliminating
distance. 1t is bringing the country
nearer 10 the city, the East nearer
to the West 1t is helping the
people Of the different parts of the
land better to understand each
other.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-18

Mrs. Richard Asbury returned
to her home at Memphis Tennessee,
Friday after a weeks visit here with
relatives and friends.