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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16

the Civil war and was now about
to go through another. When asked
if she hadn't forgotten the war Of
1898, she replied that that wasn't any
war, that Cuba war.
When questioned as to how she
managed to find accommodation at
night, she replied that she simply
asked people along the road to keep
her for the night and always found
them. willing to care for her.
The stated that while she had rid
den on railway trains in her young
er days, she was afraid of them now.
She said that she preferred to walk
the whole way from Newberry to
Athens alone, and was not afraid to
try the trip. Although she gets tired
at the close of day, she is ready again
for the days walk when morning
comes.
She expects to visit relatives in
Athens, whom she yesterday termed
as South Carolina Hoosiers'' who left
the family home near Bolton where
the aged woman was born and raised.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16
THE RED cross WORK. .
Essay of Miss Tora Bagna Read at Closing Exercises
of Glass of 1917. of Sumter High School.

There are two general divisions in
this work. First, caring for the wound
ed at the front, second, furnishing
supplies needed for their comfort
from home to be sent to the front for
use there While we must send sup
plies and nurses abroad do not let us
forget those dependent upon them at
home. Some people have the idea
that the Red Cross wants only those
that will go as trained nurses. On the
contrary everybody and every club of
any kind can help. For instance boy
and girl scouts and camp fire girls can
do a great work by carrying mes
sages and doing errand service for the
local society.
See what the people in our COM
munity have been doing and what
women all over the country have
done. There are thousands of ways
in which we could help if we would
only take the time and put ourselves
out a little bit for others.
First, join the Red Cross and de-
termine to give to its service the very
best that is in you. In doing work for
the Red Cross. friends. let us not do
1t in a careless don't care way, but
know that il you send anything that
is not done according to directions, for
instance, the folding of pillow case,
il it is folded little wrong it will not
fit the soldiers knap sack and it will
have to be sent back to headquarters
to be done over. SO you see the i'm
portance of paying careful attention
to all directions.
There are a great many organiza.
tiOns whose functions are not identl-
cal with those of the Red Cross but
overlap them in some particulars.
The object is to bring such organiza-
tions into cooperation with the Red
Cross and this is being done with such
success that it is believed will soon
accomplish the end in view. Soon
all efforts in the general direction OF
this work will be unified under the
great banner of the Red Cross. From
| innumerable directions will pour il
the results of efforts made by every
individual all being systematized and
directed to their proper channels by
this great organization.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16

1t will, as heretofore it has ever
done, raise a sufficient amount O.
money for the purposes and gather il
into it's general Golfers.
The work of this society will not go
unnoticed, it will bring honor and
renown to all who give themselves
wholeheartedly to it's service. Your
own conscience will approve your
course. The good Samaritan is our
great example and the first trained
nurse has long been immortalized In
English poetry.
The wounded from the battle plain
In dreary hospitals of pain,
The cherries corridor
The cold and stony floor.
Lo in that house of misery
A lady with a lamp / see
Pass through the glimmering
gloom
And fit from room to room.
And slow, as in a dream Of bliss
The speechless sufferer turns to kiss
Her shadow as it falls
Upon the darkening walls.
AS il q door in heaven, should be
Opened, and then closed suddenly
The vision came and went
The light shone and went.
on England's annals. through the long
Hereafter of her speech and song
That light it's rays shall cast
From portals of the past.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16

The American National Red Cross is
the only volunteer society which our
government has authorized to render
afa to our land and to our naval forces
IN time OF war;
The purposes of the Red Cross are
20 furnish aid in time Of war to the
sick and wounded and to add to the
comfort of all soldiers and sailors. In
. order to accomplish these things the
organization needs many more mem
bers and the moral support and &C
tive backing up of the entire body
politic. The Red Cross is not an or
ganization merely for women. physi-
clans, and nurses as 1t is believed by a
great many people; but 1t is for every
able minded man and woman and
each individual should feel 1t his duty
20 become member.
To join you have the small fee OF
one dollar to pay. Now some may say
s'Ch, I cannot afford to pay dollar
to join that organization" yet they
Join auxiliary units where they have
to Join that organization" yet they
on the other hand IL they were mem
bers OF the Red Cross all the mater
fal necessary would be furnished.
When the European war began ev-
erybody wanted TO do something. Ev-
erybody became active. physically and
mentally, but all Of the newly arous-
ed interest succeeded at first In max
ing only a small beginning. When
people talk to us about profting by
the experience of France and England
they mean chiefly for us to see wha'
waste of energy there was and wha'
course we must take to prevent 1T II
our country. The government Is try
ing 10 bring its military and indus
trial machinery to the highest poln'
Of efficiency and so are all individuals
An their lines doing. In no field Is tins
effort more necessary. and in none IL
IL more difficult than in that of wal
relief. Are you going to help? Those
concerned with this problem though
arst Of all of the Red Cross. Be
cause this organization was the OIL
c,al relief agency of the government
the Red Cross was predestined to b'
tbe controlling factor in relief worr
and the centre from which all efforts
sheuld be coordinated and directed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16
WOMAN OF 20 FIGHTER.
Saws She Passed Through Civil War
and Ready for Another.

Spartanburg Herald.
Carrying with her only an old wrap,
Mary Hall, an old white woman ~
years old passed through Spartan
burg yesterday on her way to Athens
Ga, to which she expected to walk
every foot of the way. She came TO
Spartanburg from Newberry, stating
to a reporter for The Herald that
she had come in three or four days.
She is 20 years old.
She said that she had been through
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16

woman with hair still dark and eyes
still bright, only smiled.
mo one, least Of all the wife Of 4
laboring man." she continued, "can
look into the dark future of this war
without trembling, for it is labor and
the women behind it who make and
man the guns.
II feel that it is the duty Of every
woman not only to hold up the hands
of labor by making her man as COM
Portable as possible in his home. even
while making every effort to get the
most out of every ounce Of food"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16
Much Of Tree Wasted.

About Il per cent of the volume OF
the ordinary tree is bark, and little
use has heretofore been made of bark
except as a source of tanning extract
Recent Investigations resulted in the
development of process by which
spent tanbark can be prOfitably used
in the manufacture of asphalt shin
giles, thereby materially increasing the
value of this bark.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16

New YCIS. June 15.-"Every wom-
an in America is waking up to the
dignity and importance of her job rs
housekeeper," said Mrs. August Bel
mont today.
Both my city and country homes
were on war regime long before war
was declared, for / realized that even
if the United States did not enter the
conflict we would have our work cut
out for us in rationing most of the
world.
"Now, however, we are in the war;
and 1 feel that one of the great things
in fact, the greatest thing-we wom-
en- can do is to conserve and manage
the consumption of food so that not
only our own but the men in the arm
les of the allies may not have to fight
hunger as we'll as the human enemy.
much as I am interested in all
women's work, all womens self-denial
and all sacrifice for women as we'll as
men in this great conflict, think am
interested in this food question most.
Here women can do the most; here
f1 70 N for which gh =
probably is already trained.
"I serve potatoes only once a day in
nv home. White bread is served
semi-occasionally and l find we are
growing to like corn and rye bread SO
we'll that we do not miss the white
bread.
'I have instructed my housekeeper
TO buy freely of those vegetables and
fruits which are perishable and which
cannot be used for the rations of our
army.
"Of course we are doing everything
possible to conserve food in our
home" said Mrs. Samuel Gompers'
wife of the great labor leader.
I'VE have potatoes only once in a
while, and white bread is semi-oc-
casional feast. Naturally, having all
my life prided myself on my economi-
cal household management, am run
ming my house on about the same
lines as usual, with these exceptions.
II have always been Of the opin-
ion that making a home is woman's
job"
Mrs. Gompers. who is a motherly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16
WEALTHY FOLK ECONOM|zE.
MRS. AUGUST BELMONT TELLS
HOW SHE CONSERVES
FOOD.

Wife Of Samuel GOmpers, Labor Lead
er, also Gives Few PointS-"Buy
Perlshablc Fruits and Vegetables" is
Slogan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16

New YC.H, June 15.-"Every wom-
an in America is waking up to the
dignity and importance of her job rs
housekeeper," said Mrs. August Bel
mont today.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22

college and being given his degree from the General Theological Semi nary of Nov York city. He is now 65 years old.
 His flrst parish was in Canaan, Conn.,. whence he went to North Adams. spending nine years there. Ma Vernon. N. Y., was his next parish and 1t was while there that a break in health caused a year of rest. He was elected secretary of the Society for the Increase in the Minis try in Hartford while he lived in Mt. Vernon. After about seven years in Mt. Vernon he went to Topeka. Kansas, to become dean of the Pro- Cathedral. where he served three years.
 Rev. MT. Bodley came to the local field about 1900 Since that time he has made himself an indispensable leader in the local Episcopal field and has seen a great growth in his parish.
 Rev. Mir. Bodley has two sons and one daughter. His wife takes a great interest In her husbands flock and Is . leader in the womeu's-circles Of the church.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
EXTENDS B. & M. NOTES.

Boston, May 22.-James H. Hustis, temporary receiver of the Boston & Maine. railroad. was authorized by Federal Judge Morton today to agree to a years extension of SS promdsory notes of the Fitchburg railroad, az gregating $757,577 and due January 1 next. The notes were given to the Boston and Maine to reimburse it for permanent Improvements on the Fitchburs road. operated under lease. Hustis set forth that it would be un- wise to sell the notes in the open market at the present time.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
CURTN-ROURKE.

James H. Curtin of West Main street this city, and Miss Mae Eliz- abeth Rourke of Unoinville. will he married in that town early in June. The prospective groom Is we'll known locally being a past exalted ruler of New Britain lodge. B. P. o. E. In his school days he was 8 prominent ath- lete and explained one of the crack football teams at the local high school. He Is the son of MT. and Mrs. James M. Curtin. Miss Rourke Is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Peter c. Rourke. She Is a graduate of tho Hartford high school and the local Normal school. She Is employed with the Travellers Insurance company in Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22

AkeE by virtue of an Execution e me directed, and will be sold at Public vendues. to the highest bidder. at the Public Slgn-post. in the Town of New Britain. County of Hartford and State of Connecticut. Fourteen DA3s after dats. which will be on Tuesday, the 1sth day of May, A. D., 1t17. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. to aetisfy said Execution. and my fees 0oreon, the following d4scribed prop- efty, to wit:
 No. 22 Lafayette sEroit.
 lot coffee. 1 small Idt nuts. lot rC3ins, 1 lot canned go9ds. h can pi1kled herring, l h bbl. elt codfish. 396unches dried pepperA bunch gar- He. 5 bags beans. bags Italian peas, n box milk crackers. l box wooden tlsUs, lot canned tomato sauce. 1 loksolive oil. lot candy. l, lot chew tng gum, lot sen-sen, lot soap and w4shing powder, lot salt. 1 lot n11ches, s bag sawdust. 1 lot as- s4eted crackers, in boxes, l lot ci- gnr4 cigarettes, tobacco and pipes. l l&paper, paper bags end string. l mot block, 2 counters National ean4 register, 1 show case, 1 comput- n6escale, 1 meat gripdsr. ice-box. elpck and step ladder.
 Dl&1d at New Brtqin. Conn.,, this 1etA " of March. ts17.
 PKDD TWINKLE.
 5 conssaoie; ].
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
AUTO STRIKES GIRL.

An automobile driven by Frederick warnke of 2 Columbia street, Hart ford. ran down little Gertrude Oden- waldt, aged six years. daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Odenwaldt of 139 Church street, yesterday after noon on Elm street, and as result the girl was removed to the New Britain General hospital for treatment. Dr.. Fromen is attending her. and she Is reported as much improved today. According to MI warnke, the girl ran in tho path of the machine and the accident was unavoidable.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
REV. H. I. BODLEY 4
 MINISTER 40 YEARS
Rector of St.. Marks Church to Pass Anniversary

Forty years in the ministry is the enviable record upon which Rev. Harry I. Bodley, rector of St. Mark s parish. will be able to look back on Sunday next. Rev. MT. Bodley plans for no special observance of the day but 1t Is expected that many of his parishioners will be on hand at the service to wish him continued favor in his chosen field.
 Rev. Mir. Bodley attended the Shattuck school for his preparatory studies. later going to Columbia
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
City Items

See New Britain National Bank Lib- erty Loan advt.-advt. $ "
 Entries are being received by Phys ical Director w. s. Slater of the Y. M. c. A. for the annual senior handicap tennis tournament.
 A son was born Monday night to Mir. and Mrs. Howard Keeney of 5S Wilson. street. MT. Keeney Is a we'll known motorman on the Plainville , line.
 The Daughters of St George will meet at the home of Mrs. F. Clough of s2 West Ellis street at : o'clock Thursday afternoon to sew for the Rcd Cross.
 The county commissioners yester- dAy granted to John Waitkevicx a liquor license at 24 Hartford avenue.
 The directors of the ChaHAber oi Commerce met at 4:3O o'clock this Afternoon.
 Judge William F. Mangan continues to show improvement daily from his recent attack of pneumonia
 James Fl. Ryan of this city, former Nof Company fro1sf aavnfct1 sl61tx was discharged because of physical dis-s ability. yesterday tried to re-enlist but twas rejected because he is under weight. Ee
 David c. Rogers and Paul K. Rogers. executors of the estate of tho late David N. Camp. have trans- ferred property at II Camp street to Mary F. Clark.
 The estate of Elfzabeth Gilbert has transerred property on Beaver street to Graconio Divicino.
 For sanitary dry cleaning and dye ing send to the Union Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. 2se Arch St. Tel so4., -advt
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE.

i Felix Olga of 62 Woodland street was taken to the hospital this after- noon in the police ambulance suffer- ing from an injured leg, received when he was run down by an automobile at the corner of East Main and Stanley streets. It has been reported to the no,ica that the driver of the car, which belonged to Kellogg and Buck ley of Hartford. did not stop after the accident.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
3 BIGGE LEAVES SERVICE.
1ng Sergeant Bugler Is Given s* Honorable Discharge.

George Bigge of this city. formerly member of Company and aimee last summer a member fo the First 1nfantry band where he was for a time acting sergeant bugler. has been dfschargeh from the federal service because of dependents. Sergeant Bigge recently was awarded a ten year honor medal for ten years continuous service in the National Guard.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
Entente warships Bo,nbard Kaval..

Hnoonto WAxBh1pS BosnbaxU AAvAle.
 Sofia, May 22. via London.-Today's Bulgarian war office statement, after reporting artillery actions in various sections of the Macedonian front. an- nounces that thirteen enemy war ships bombarded Kavala, while twelve airplanes dropped bombs on the town.
 Several houses in Kavala were de- stroyed. says the statement, but no military damage was done. One hos- tile airplane was shot down.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
TO PLAN REGISTRATION.

Mayor George A. Quigley and a number of his appointees to assist in the registration of males between the ages of 21 and 31 on June will att tend the conference at the capitol to- morrow morning at which full plans for the registration will be made known.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
H. s. BOYS ENROLL

Sixty.Seven Students Volunteer to
 Work on Municipal Farm and First
 Squad Begins Labors Tomorrow.
 Principal L. P. slade of the High school notified Mayor G. A. Quigley this afternoon that already sixty seven boys have volunteered for work on the municipal farm this summer and tomorrow morning the first squad will begin its labors as agriculturalists. Chairman H. 8. Tallard of the farm committee and Professor Slate, an expert from Storrs college, went carefully over the farm today and found fully ten acres ready for immediate planting. They have estimated that 1t will require the ser vices of about twenty boys tomorrow to begin the work of cutting seed potatoes for the automatic planting machine. As the work progresses and the need of more workers grows other squads will He called upon, as will the adult volunteer workers.
 Charles F. Smith. president of IAnders. Frry & Clark, this afternoon presented the municipal farm com mittee with 8 gross of knives to be used in cutting the seed potatoes.
 All boys who are called upon to work on the farm tomorrow will re- port at the mayors once in city hall at o'clock in working clothes and will be taken to the farm in Stanley Quarter in an automobile truck to be loaned by a local factory. Each boy will be expected to bring his luncheon with him so that he will not have to return to the city at noon.t The committee is endeavoring to make arrangements with various factories and individuls owning auto trucks to secure the use of trucks on various days to take workers to the farm. But little time will be consumed in this work as the truck will leave city hall at, a. m. and it should not take more than a half hour to so out and back.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
HILou1r. BERGER AND LEE.

New . York ~ Victor L ~ Bar1ar .1t. M,', waukee and Algernon Lee, New York. ,,,,l, ranresant the American snrie list party as delegates to the conference at Stockholm, Sweden. This an- was made today by the national executive committee. of the socialist party.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
MUCH WANTED MAN CAUGHT.

State Policeman Wheeler today brought back to this city, Benjamin Marks wanted by the local authori- ties for obtaining money under false pretenses. It is alleged that in 1915, the accused represented himself as m agent or the Harvey & Lewis com pany of Hartford. and obtained money fyom Mrs. Williams of Highland street He has since been incarcerated in jail In Brooklyn, Conn. He will be in the local court tomorrow morning.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
German A,n1nunition Blown U

London, May 12.-"We made suc- cessful raids last night northeast of Epehy and during the night east of Bullecourt, south of the Arras-Cam- brai road and west of Lens." says to- days war ofiace report.
 Yesterday sfternoon we destroyed large German ammunition dump on the Arras-C Cam brai road northeast of Queant. Tho shock of the explosion was felt at great distances behind our line."
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
W. J. Cain.

The funeral of William J. Cain of Bristol was held this morning from the undertaking rooms of M. J. Ken ney. Services were conducted at 2 o'clock in St. Joseph's church. Rev. J. Leo Sullivan onlciating. Burial was in the new Catholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
FRENCH STAND UP
 UNDER HEAVY BLOW
British Raids Successful -KaYala
 Attacked by Allied Warships

Paris, May 22.-Three separate counter attacks by the Germans on positions captured yesterday by the French were repulsed last night. ac- cording to an ofhcial statement is- sued by the French war ofnce this morning. The number of prisoners taken by the French yesterday was 1000.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
Financial
METALS AND OILS IN DEMAND TODAY U. s. Steel Does Better Than 127 ., =,
 Near Close

Wall street.-selling for profits was in evidence at the opening of today's market as indicated by the irregular ity of prices. U. s. Steel duplicated It's recent high record of 125x at the outset. but immediately receded . point. Fractional advances in Beth lehem Steel now stock Anaconda Copper. Baldwin Locomotive, Mex ican Petroleum and Atlanta Gulf and West Indies underwent some rever- sals. The motor group was again heavy and moderate declines were made by Central Leather, Westing- house. Industrial Alcohol and some of the rails.
 A general demand for metals and oils buoyed the list after the first signs of backward movement. Utah, In- spiration. Kennecott. Chino, Cerro dc Pasco. Grande and Calumet and Ari- zona coppers and American Smelling, American Zinc and Butte and Su- perior advanced to almost 2, points. Petroleum rose 1 E and Texas Y In- cluded in the list of active and strong specialties were American Can, Beet Sugar. Air Brake and Harvester cor poration. The more prominent indus trials and equipments remained under pressure. Rails and shippinss rose 'oriskly at midday. Bonds were ir- regular.
 The inquiries for rails extended to low grade issues of that group dur ing the dull operations of the mid- session. Elsewhere prices moved with some uncertainty. Coppers for feited a part of their advance but the motors showed decided improvement.
 Clostng-The stock market was reused from it's torpor in the last hour on steals gradual rise to above 127. In general prices were at highest lsv- els. The closing was strong. Sales approximated 100000 shares.
 New York Stock Exchange quota lions furnished by Richter 6 Co.,, members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
William Annis.

William Annis, 61 years old. an in- mate at the Connecticut Home for Ep-
 ilectics, died at that institution last night. The funeral will be held to-
 morrow.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
Martin a1aauehnessy

oa The funeral of- Martin shaughnessy' of Hartford was held at St. Mary's church in this city at 9:S0 o'clock this morning. Rev. w. A. Krause cele- brated high mass of requiem. Burial was in the old Catholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
Russian War Bulletin

Petrograd. via London, May B. Todays war office report Is as follows:
 Western and Rumanian fronts: Fusillades have occurred.
 Caucasus front: Kurds attempted an attack south of Erzingan but were dispersed by our fire."