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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
NEGRO'S SKULL FRACTURED.
Richard Pringle Struck With Iron
Bolt by Joe Montgomery.

From The Daily Item, Sept. 20.
Richard Pringle, colored. was struck
on the head yesterday with an iron
bolt about three-quarters of an inch
In diameter and two feet long by Joe
Montgomery. the blow fracturing the
skull. The difficulty occurred in front
of Birnie's Drug Store on West
Liberty street and from what can be
learned Pringle was the aggressor and
provoked the trouble. 1t seems that
several negroes who were congregat-
ed on the street began joking Pringlc
and he became enraged. He at.
tempted to strike them with the iron
rod but they got out of his way
Montgomery, who is auto hack driv-
er was seated in his car in front OF
the store and took part in teasing
Pringle and laughed at him when the
other negroes got away from him
Pringle then turned on Montgomery
and struck him with the bolt. Mont
gOmery caught the blow on his arm
and wrested the bolt from Pring,c
Pringle continued the attack on Mont
gomery, who then struck him on the
head with the bolt. Pringle wa.
knocked down and when picked up,
was unconscious. An examination
showed that his skull was fractured
and he was taken at once to the hos
pital for treatment. An operation yes
terday afternoon relieved the pres
sure on the brain and today he is re-
ported to be getting on very we'll and
Is in fair way to recover. Mont
gomery was arrested immediately
after the difficulty and was commit
ted to Jail to await the outcome of
Pringle's injuries.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
ENGLAND is ENCOURAGED.
U-BOats Only Sank 10 Vessels Las.
Week.

London, Sept. 26.-Thirteen British
merchantmen of 1900 tons and over
and two vessels Of less than 1,6O(
tons were sunk by mines or subma
rines last week, according to the
weekly statement issued this evening
by the admiralty. In the aggregate
this is the smallest number of YES
sells sunk during any one week since
Germany began her intensified sub.
marine warfare last February.
Two fishing vessels were also sunk
last week.
The smallest aggregate of vessels
sunk in any previous week since the
February undersea campaign wa,
started by Germany was fourteen
merchantmen of 1000 tons and over
and two of less than 1000 tons. This
was during the week ending Angus
12.
Last week the admiralty report
showed twenty-eight merchantmer
sunk-eight Of more than 1000 ton.
and twenty of less tonnage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
STORM IN ALABAMA.
West Indian Hurricane Did Consider
able Damage at Mobile.

west lnuidu I1urrlCStuc D1O COnSl0Cr-
able Damage at Mobile.
Storm Without Date-The tropical
hurricane striking the Gulf coast near
the mouth of the Mississippi and
sweeping northward yesterday was
central over southern Alabama this
morning with much Of it's fury spent.
Pensacola is still isolated. The last
reports from there received at ]
o'clock yesterday afternoon said
there had been no life or extensive
property loss. The ample warning
given was probably responsible for
the lack Of heavy damage anywhere.
washouts have demoralized railroad
traffic and broken wires interrupted
communication.
During the storm yesterday the
building occupied by the Mobile
Chamber of Comerce was burned
with a loss of $45O,OOO. Storm warn
ings have been hoisted from Fort
Monroe to Jacksonville and Rockwell
to Carrabelle. Fla.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
TRAITORS In UNIFORM.
Members or Aviation Corps And En-.
signs i'm Navy Arrested.

san Francisco, Sept. S.-Five mem
oers of the United States aviation
corps, an army recruiting officer and
TWO navy ensigns who are said by
federal officials to be involved in a
plot against the government, alleged
to have been headed by Lieutenants
Schneider and Kasinger, have been
taken to an internment camp. Neith-
Ell the character of the plot or the
names of the Americans were disclos-
ed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
LOST IN THE SWAMP.
Dr. c. j. Lennon Spends the Night
In Watcrcc River Swamp.
From The Daily Item, Sept. 29.

From The Daily Item, Sept. 90.
Last night was probably the most
uncomfortable night that DR.. c. j..
Lennon ever spent, as the greater
part of the time he was wandering
around in deep swamp of Wateree riv-
er in the vicinity Of Garner's Ferry.
Late in the night he stumbled upon
fisherman's shack near the river
bank where he remained until day
light. With daylight to help him he
was able to make his way out of the
swamp, being guided also by the
sound of passing train on the South
ern Railway. About the time he
emerged from the swamp he met
DR.. Burgess and other friends
who had spent the greater part of the
night searching for him.
DIR. Lennon and several others
went into the swamp on the Gamers
Ferry road yesterday afternoon to
hunt squirrels. After leaving the
road the party separated and DR.. Lem
mon mistaking another road that led
to the river for the one by which he
had entered the swamp wandered
long way before he realized that he
was lost. Night came on and he wan.
dered around until he found the shack
near the river where he spent the re-
mainder Of the night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
CLUB FOR SOLDIERS.
National League for Woman's Service
Has Established One ut Camp
jackson.

Miss Jane B. Evans, OF Florence.
was I'm Sumter last Tuesday morning
In the interest OF the Community
Club. which the women OF Columbia
through the National League for Wo-
mans Service has established for the
enlisted men at Camp Jackson. The
notice OF Miss Evans coming was SO
short that very few knew of her visit.
and only small crowd assembled at
Chamber Of Commerce to hear her
plea for the men In the ranks. Abb
beviile has made seven hundred dol
lars for the support OF the club in
the upper part OF the State, and Flor
ence has sent herself the task OF
making thousand dollars for the
Community Club in Columbia. The
idea Of these clubs Is to create a
home atmosphere for the boys who
are In training. The rooms must be
pretty and cheerful. the walls hung
with good pictures and good cafeteria
maintained. All OF this takes q great
deal OF money and the calls have
been almost unending in the last year
Does this one appeal to tho women of
Sumter? Are there none OF the boys
who you know and love there? Do
you ever think what a trrible change
this war has brought about to the lads
who only n little while ago were here
among us? III there were five hun
dred women In Sumter who cared
enough about these young men to sac
rifce even n little more and would
each give one dollar, the amount
asked for from Sumter would be rails
cd without all the horrors of going
about begging for what II should be
our privilege To give. "A meeting OF
the women will be called early next
week and plans discussed for the best
wsy TO raise the amount. Every wo-
man VINO feels that these boys are
making n sacrifice and need all the
help and cheer that the women can
49, W. e'"NNt W NVthcs ~ tDt pitd
does not appeal to the people. of
course Miss Evans must be notified |
that we do not care to help. and the
burden will fall on others But sure
ly Sumter will do her part and our
boys Will feel that we are deeply I'm !,
sympathy with them and want TO do |
what we can to make their lives
pleasant while they are with us. Soon
they will be In France and our oppor-
tunity will be gone. The time AMI
place for the meeting will be an
nounced In MOI lays Item And every
woman In Sumter who feels the wish
10 help the men In the ranks, the
young men who are privates. our lads
who are doing hard work and have
very little pleasure is asked to come.
These are the ones for whom these
clubs are for. Some one is working
for the men in Grcenville and Spar
tenburg and Charleston. and we must
help the one in Columbia. Four thou
sand women in the United States are
working TO make these clubs what
they should be. Let us do our par.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
KERENSKY'S BOLD STAND.
Tells Democratic Congress That He
Saved the Country and Destroyed
KOrnilOfY Rebellion.

Petrograd. Sept. 29.-Friday.-
Kerensky took the initiative in what
may be the supreme test Of the power
of his government. He told the De-
mOcracy conference that his regime
had saved Russia in it's darkest hours.
Speaking of the Korniloff revolt he
said: II prevented it. 1 destroyed
it,"
Minister of War Verkhovsky said
that discipline is necessary in the
army and stated that henceforth Of
ficers will be named by their superiors
rather than elected by the commands.
His address as a whole evoked more
applause than Ker@sky's. The crisis
will probably be reached Saturday
when the Radicals present the eX-
tremist program.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
DODGING THE ISSUE.
House Rules Committee Refuses
Investigate Hcfiin Charges.

Washington, Sept. 2S.--After n
heated discussion the house rules
committee refused to act on the res
Olutions proposing q congressional in
vestigation of Mr.. Helms cahrges
that members of congress acted sus-
p'ciOusly about the time Won Bern
stornf requested money to influence
congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
STRONGER THAN TREATIES.
Is Unity OF Motive Between United
States and England

London, Sept. 2S.-Viscount Min
er, minister i'm the cabinet withou
portfolio speaking at the America
Luncheon Club declared against an,
peace with "unrepentant German
rulers" lie evoked applause whc,
he said that the unity of motive an
aim between the United States an,
England was stronger than any writ
ten pact.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
VICTIMS or STORM.
Schooner Cnpsixcd nnd All ON Board
Drowned.

HOuma. La. Sept. ga shrlmT
schoncr capsizcd in Sister Lake near
here I'm yesterdays storm and tn,
owner. Theogan Pelegrin and crew
OF cigh. were drowned. according t.
reports received here. These were
tho only storm casualties In this sec
tion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
SHORT SHIFT FOR TRAITORS.
Roosevelt Denounces the Huns Within
Our Gates.

Racine. Wis, Sept. 27.-"Neo-cop-
perheads," Huns within the gates of
America who are preaching disloyalty
to the country's cause. and German
American newspapers which con-
tinue their anti-American propagan-
da were denounced by Theodore
Roosevelt In an address he delivered
here tonight at the annual meeting OF
the League Of Wisconsin Municipali-
ties.
The time has come" declared
Col. Roosevelt when we should in
sist that any man in this country
who believes in 'Germanism' or any
other national ism except straight
out unadulterated Americanism is
foe Of America and should be bundl-
cd straight out of the country to any
other country that Is willing to re-
ceive him. There isn't room any
longer here for $3.50 allegiance"
Describing the Hun within our
gates" as the one "from whom we
have the most to fear for he is the
tool and ally Of the Hun without"
Col. Roosevelt asserted:
''Of these Huns within our gates
these who do most mischief are the
men who hold Office and the men who
edit newspapers. These neo-copper-
heads stand towards the loyal Amer
leans of today exactly as the old cop
perheads over half century ago
stood toward Abraham Lincoln.
MEN like Senators la Toilette and
Stone. and Congressman MacI.e.
more occupy substantially the position
which Vallandigham occupied In
1868. They denounce this war as
Vallandigham aided the cause of sc.
cession. They use the same high
sounding words that Vallandigham
used. They demand peace as he de
manded it. They try to excite clas:
hatred exactly as vallandigham and
his fellows reused the Now York
mob against the draft.
Abraham Lincoln sent Vallandig
ham into the hostile lines / wisf
that we could send to Germany tho
neo-copperheads of today. and es-
pecially all those congressional ano
editorial copperheads who have TAX.
on the lead directly or indirecsl.
preaching disloyalty to our country.
cause while at war. and giving aiG
and comfort in this crisis to the pub.
lie enemy"
Asserting that this country shout,
not permit. during the war any pa
per to be printed in German. Col
Roosevelt added that there ar,
plenty of papers printed in Englisl
whose utterances are ut least as ba,
as those of the worst German Amer
lean papers.
"Our government" he said cha
been recreant in not dealing with al
necessary severity with the stronges
and most influential OF these papers
Quoting a German-Amcrican news
paper as asserting that "the prob.
lem Of the German press is to saw,
Germanism in the United States. Col
Roosevelt said:
This shows that the man maxim.
II and the men defending 1t are no
Americans and have no business
longer to remain in America. The!
are Germans. they are aliens here ano
perilously near traitors. The time
has come to make short shift of such
men,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03

Washington. Sept. 2S.-Edward
Carry. the well known Chicago car
manufacturer. has been made dmcc-
ton of operations for the shipping
board. Tie will he directly in charge
OF the government merchant fleet
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
BRITISH CASUALTY list.
One Hundred md -Four Thousand Los
I'm Scptcmbcr,

London, Sept. 29.-British casual
ties reported for September total on,
hundred and four thousand. The kill
cd or died of wounds numbered nine
ing cighty-livc thousand
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
GUYNENIER KILLED BY GERMAN
Fate OF Noted French Aviator Report.
ell.

Canadian Headquarters, France,
Sept. "a German aviator made
prisoner yesterday asserted that Guy
nemer. the famous French airmon
whose fate has been uncertain. was
killed i'm n battle with German avia-
tor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03

Except that a fanciful title has beer
substituted for the nobleman's real
name. the foregoing story. which
comes in letter from England. il:
true in every detail.-New York Sun
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03

sage to the people and the newspa Der
is the one instrument which will be
most effective.
d. r. COKER,
Food Administrator for South Caro-
Ina.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
STRIKE IN SEATTLE,
1. w. w. Influence Still Causing Trou.
tlQ

Seattle, Sept. 2S.-Twelve thousant
metal workers employed in the Seat.
tie ship yards struck today to enforce
their demands for higher wages and
to require the use of lumber manu-
featured by men working eight hours
per day only. Three large and ninety
five small plants are closed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03

See me before you sell your wax.
will buy II for cash ut the best cur.
rent price.
N. q. OsTEEN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
PENSACOLA CUT OFF.
Nc News From Florida City Since
storm struck n.

Atlanta. Sept. 29.-Pensacola was
still Isolated this afternoon.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-15
IS VERY THINLY POPULATED
South America, With 7,276, coo Square
Miles Of Territory, Has Only
$4,000, 900 inhabitants.

South America Is thlnly populated.
The Spanish and Portuguese govern
ments which divided South America
between themselves In 1404, made lit
tie effort to attract immigration Of
their own people and denied admission
to peoples of other lands. The lands
were administered as crown colonies.
Large land grants were ri.Ade to court
favorites. There was little Opportu-
nifty for individual enterprise. even II
the continent had been open to enter
prising men.
1t was only after the Latin repub-
lies had thrown off the rule OF Spain
and Portugal that South America
threw open her doors to the imHnigra-
ton of the world. But revolutions aud
epidemics decimated the populations,
and the continuance Of the great land
holdings, which were just being brok
en- up, prevented the close setting Of
the country, SO that even new South
America, with an area Of 7.276,O
square miles as against North Amer
ica's 3,559,999, has population OF
only about 5Q,OOO,OOO
Yet she has millions OF acres OF soil
as rich as the world knows, and mines
whose richness passes belief, and wa
terways reaching to the heart Of the
continent, and opportunities almost un-
measured.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-15
LENGTH OF WIRELESS WAVE
Naturally II 10 Four Times That Of
the Aerial, but This Does Not
Always Hold Good.

In articles of wireless telegraphy
such expressions as 2OO-meter wave
lengths, 6OO-meter wave-lengths. 11,-
0O0-meter wave-lengths are constantly
used In reply to correspondent who
asks how the length of the waves Is
measured the Scientific American gives
the following simple explanation:
1.-THE length Of an electric wave Is
determined by wave-meter. The nat
ural wave-length of an aerial is four
times Its linear length, just as the
wave-length Of note Of closed or
gan pipe is four times the length Of the
pipe, and the wave-length of the note
Of tuning fork Is four times the
length of the box which Is rensonant
with the note. However, other con-
siderations make 1t difficult to measure
the wave-length by rule, and the
wave-meter gives a more correct re-
suit than can be found by measuring
the length of the WIRE"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-15
AA5A(r1URA1laa
I. '1OQO! Sg2 } &sIEs!@ f. ,
TOGO IN BACHELORS HALL

C McGumm,
no longer changed mind that job employment for
young years
Husband similar
liness.
Darlng?" require
obedient like shoud everything
become danged Dookno then become harac derby
fall while will found
He act entirely sugar her He reply inquiries by kissing
thing so.
expodes
be a m
when he threw gaslog with neglgee
Hon Hearwee! he snugges Iowish be comfortable in
home
pain
then all Faby Henceforth shall find Mother
hat with travelling
around making humorous smiles resembling tckled hyenas
heated thinks
show her how We shall this house instead adys
4 agreeable for this reo aressy How should begin
changing the Of this homer"
ribbons
clubs gloves pictures arranged palor
10 h. beeak served with pokerhps onions
To night at shall give members Yamma
Fraternity Of which joiner in days of manhood
Il shall do with all the crudeness nature"
Ban hurrah We ree'" hola Hon McGumm
to ONCE looking but
mantelpiece
mates and decorate him in middle br oloves and college
lum containing joy-cres. Pokerchips by
resembling and pkng
bringing Varsity
Them hilarious days commute Hon Boss Let ahrah
They SO, while
When fetch forth steak and all require What the
Nothing
them s thirsty amidst
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-15

easily reached by either automobile or
train. 1t is the largest of the central
New Mexican Indian villages, the CEN
ter Of rich agricultural country. The
people are progressive, successful
farmers, but have mingled freely with
their Mexican neighbors to the detri-
ment of the picturesqueness of their
village. Isleta was one of the most Inn
portant of the early missions. In 1909
there was already built at Isleta q
handsome church and convent, minis
tered to by resident priest
When the country was reconquercd
by the Spanish after the rebellion, 1t
was found that all which could be
burned Of the old church had been de-
stroyed and the massive walls used for
corral for goats. The church was re-
built In 1893 and since that time has
been in constant use. 1t Is ~ by ITO
feet In size and is adjoined by extern
sive buildings originally convent, now
used as a home for the priest. any
quaint customs and legends center
around this mission.
City OF the Sky.
Acoma, the famous "City Of the
Sky" the most wonderful town In the
United States, is built upon the top OF
wind-swept island Of rock, rising pre-
cipitously $50 feet above the surround
ing sandy plain. It's location gave II
wonderful defense against the savage
tribes that In pre-Spanish times preyed
upon the peaceful village Indians. I'm
til very recently its top was reached
only by one trail so steep that at places
1t consisted merely Of hand and foot
holes in the face Of the cliff, where Q
lnlsstep or stone rolled from above
would hurl foe to almost certain de-
struction.
| Here the inhabitants made stout
resistance to the Spanish, but were
conquered, and the great church, Ii
many ways the most wonderful build
ing in America, was built in 1929. Il
was partially destroyed In 1850, and
rebuilt In 1893. The church Is of grea,
proportion. $50 feet long, 30 feet higt
and very massive. Not only was every
particle Of adobe used for the walli
carried up the ladder-like trail, fol
there is absolutely no soil on the rocI
Of Acoma, but the great timbers for the
roof beams were brought from the 20
mlle-distant mountains by men alone
for the horse had not been introduced
to New Mexico at that time. Nor Ii
this oil, for adjoining the church is {
considerable convent, and in front o
the church the burying ground, held b,
a retaining wall along the cliffs rim
at places 40 feet high, oil made ground
carried up that hazardous trail ON thu
backs of men. Was ever such a monu
ment raised to the zeal Of the convert!
to new faith?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-15
MIGHT OFFEND HIS FOLKS"
Militia Colonel's Reason for Ordering
Release Of Prisoner Amazes OFF,
Ger Of Regulars.

1t Is generally believed that the old
dlr0pnces between the regulars and
tho National Guard have been wiped
out long ago, and that the hot and
dusty summer weeks in maneuver
camps hive made the National Guards
man the equal of the regular army
man. There may be lot of truth In
this assumption, too, but there Is one
lieutenant in the regular army who
amount to n row of beans until off,
cered by regulars, says a writer on mil
itary affairs.
This is partly accounted for by his
experience on the Mexican border a
few months ago. There had been con-
siderable rowdyism on the part of en-
listed men begging and stealing rides
to and from town on the runnin
boards of automobiles, and orders had
gone forth to stop the nuisance. Con-
sequently, when one large and pugna-
cious militiaman was arrested by the
guard for disobeying the order, this
lieutenant of whom write ordered the
pugnacious one immured in the guard
tent. The lieutenant happened to be
officer Of the day and In charge Of the
situation. The militiaman showed
fight, SO the lieutenant told the guard
| to sit on the mans neck, If necessary.
1t was just a detail in the days
work. But later on there came march
| ing over to the lieutenant full Pledged
colonel commanding the pugnacious
militiaman's regiment.
II understand" he said, 'that you
have Jim Dumps arrested here for hop
ping on an automobile running board
eyes, SIR" replied the lieutenant.
"Wel, now" the colonel explained
'syou just let him go. His folks and
mine are pretty thick, and his being
arrested might make 1t kinder hard
Tor me at home"
And the utterly amazed lieutenant
had to obey the orders Of colonel