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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
DISTRICT l5 BOARD
 TO MEET HERE 1ODA)
W. ". West Says He Will Qualify Commissioner if Certain Re.
 strictiOns Agreed To.

Commissioners of Road ImproyP. ment District No. 15. which was upl fected by act of the general a:semblv at it's recent session, will hold ssl sion here today, at which prelimil naries will be discussed for the bujd. ing of the road.
 w. w. West, merchant and planter of Wabbaseka, one of the commissinn. CTS who has not yet taken the oath of office, and it is expected he will do this today, as he stated he would take the oath after certain restrictions he desired had been agreed to by the other commissioners. The other mem. bers of the commission are J. F. Quat. tlebaum, w. l. Payne, R. Carnahan w. G. Key and J. P. Walt. i.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
'!!CASCARETS" SET YOUR LIVE AND
 BOWELS RIGHT
They're Fine! Don't Remain Bilious, Sick, Headachy and
 Constipated.
Best for Colds, Bad Breath, Sour Stomach = Children Love
 Them.
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Get 10-cent box now.
 Be cheerful! Clean up inside to- night and feel fine. Take Cascarets to liven your liver and clean the bowels and stop headaches, bad cold, bilious ness, offensive breath, coated tongue, sallowness, sour stomach and gases. Tonight take Cascarets and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleans ing your ever experienced. Wake up feeling grand-Everybody's doing it. Cascarets best laxative for children also.=AdY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
ALIENS F0oT.EAsE DOES IT.

When your shoes pinch or yorr corns and bunions ache so that yol are tired all over, get Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes and splinklea in the foot-bath. It will take the sting out of corns and bunions and give instant relief to tired, aching, swollen, tender feet. Over 100000 packages are being used by the Ger. man and Allied troops at the front. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don't accept any substitute. (Advt.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
HAIL STONES FALL HERE.
Marked Change in Temperature Fol.
 lows Storm Yesterday.

Pine Bluff was visited by quite a little hail storm about 5:30 o'clock
 last evening". It lasted only a mo- ment or two, but was sure-enough hail storm while it did last. Before and after the hail storm there was a little rain. In the midst of the hail storm there was one single sharp roar and crash of thunder, which came immediately after the vivid flash of lightning that was the only electrical feature of the unusual display. Imme-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
SMART co. ACQUIRES BRANCH,

The F. G. Smart Motor company GncorporateO has bought the build. ing and good will of the Star City Motor company. The sale was con. summated last Saturday. The busi- ness will be continued under the man. agement of that well-known mechanic. Jesse S. Cogbill. The new company has the best wishes of our people for success.-Star City Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27

A pain in the side or back that catches ou when you straighten ID calls for a rubbing application If BILLIARDS SNOW LINI,AENT. ;t relaxes the contracted muscles and permits ordinary bodily fmotion with out suffering or inconvenience. Price 25c, soc and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by w. l.. Dewoody & Co. cod
 (Advt.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
THE BEST PUBLICITY.

New Orleans, March 26.-In re. cent speech made by l.. R. Putnam, advertising manager of the Southern Pine association, in Chicago, before the annual convection of the Retail Lumber Dealers association, he gave as his opinion that space in the local home papers of the retailers is the best and cheapest advertising they can buy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
WANTED Good, clean cotton rags at The Graphic Office.
SPECIAL AGENT LOSES ARM.

Hoxie, March 26.-In fight with negroes who were attempting to "beat' their way to Poplar Bluff, J. H. Wilkerson, special agent on the Iron Mountain, was shot in the right arm, the wound necessitating the amputation of the limb.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
CARD OF THANKS.

TO the many friends who through manifold ways voiced their sympathieS for us in our bereavement at the loss of our little one, we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
 MIR. AND. MRS. J. CAIN,
 1t. 1919 w. Thirteenth Ave.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27

HERBINE cures constipation and reestablishes regular bowel move ments. Price 50c. Sold by w. L. De- woody & Co. cod
 (Advt. )
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
BlG CROWDS ATTENDS
 LEE BlOUNT'S FUNERAL
Body of Desperate Laid to Rest Sum- day Afternoon in Little Ceme-
 tery at MayflOwer.

Conway, March. 26.-The body of Lee Blount, who died in a hospital at Shreveport Wednesday night was buried in the Mayflower cemetery yesterday, and was attended by one of the largest crowds ever seen at funeral at Mayflower. The funeral service was read by Rev. Silas Swan, pastor of the Baptist church.
 Blount, who escaped from the Ar kansas penal farm at Tucker about two months ago., together with Shorty" Defts, was fatally wounded in a fight with a posse after he and Defts had robbed the bank at Col linston, La.
 Blount's gold watch was sent to his widow, who asked that it-be given her for presentation to her little son.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27
Skin Tortured
 Sleep|ess Baby
Head Broke Oct With Pimp1es. Itched and Burned Very Badly At Times. Healed Sound and We'll by Cuticura. Cost Only 75c.

"My baby was troubled with a serious scalp afiiction which began with scaly rough place, and her hair became thin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27

and dry. Her head was broken out with very fine piIrlples and the slight est irritation would cause Interruption to bleed and become inflamed. It seemed to itch and burn very badly at times causing her to be very restless at night.
 She was eighteen months old when we began using Cuticura Soapand Ointment. One
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27

box of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Soap healed sound and we'll" lSigned3 Mrs. Hanna Robinson, Celo, N. C.
 Cuticura Soap purihes and Ointment soothes and heals.
 For Free Sample Each by Return Mail address post card: .;Cuticura, Dept. H, Boston" Sold everywhere.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27

killed Mayor in Fight.
 In the fight that cost him his life, Lee Blount killed Mayor Vaughn of Collingston, who had shot Blount's horse. Blunt, who took refuge in a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-27

d1ately afterward there was m,,h,
 change in temperature, the weatha| a becoming appreciably cooler
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30
BOIL WEEVIL TOUR.
commission of Farmers to Visit Roll
Wcevil States Being Organized. "'

| AT a semi-monthly meeting of tho
directors of the Sumter Chamber ot
commerce held Monday, after state
ment by Mr.. j. Frank Williams loco,
'arm demonstrator in charge of the
tour OF the Sumter county boil weevil
commission in August to INSPECT yee-
vii sections, the directors wont nm
record unanimously as favoring the
plan to have fifty farmers and bus;-
ness men make this trip.
President A. C. Phelps, First Vice
president f. S. Booth, and Second
Vice President w. Percy Smith, of the
Chamber of Commerce were anno;,toa
a special committee of the Chamber
of Commerce to cooperate with Mr.
Williams. who is also q director of the
sumter Chamber to induce goodly
number Of Sumter merchants. bank.
ers. and professional men to ioin in
with the farmers from each township
on this tour so that every profession
trade. and occupation will be repre-
sented to see just how much damage
the cotton boil weevil does to every
branch of business. This committee
was also instructed to arrange for
the advertising matter of Sumter CITY
and county needed for distribution bv
the nuhlicifv N, nooor 90 t,,o -.-.
sion.
BY request of Chairman Williams.
unanimous consent was given for
managing secretary e. 1. Reardon to
serve the boil weevil commission as
it's secretary and publicity manager,
and leave Of absence was granted the
secretary to accompany the commits
sion on it's tour.
About thirty-five farmers have SO
far indicated their intention of MAX
ing this automobile trip which will
last about ten days and will cost each
man about fifty dollars actual expenses
including cost Of gasoline, oil. board,
etc. Prof. w. w. Long, Of Clemson
College has been requested to ar
range the itinerary of the commits
sion. Those desiring to go should see
Mr.. j. F. Williams. or Secretary Rear
don. The tour will start about August
5th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30

Promise to Fix Fair Prices for Pro.

Promise to Fix Fair Prices for Pro-
duct.
washington, June 26.-FOur hun
dred coal operators representing the
great fields Of both bituminous and
anthracite pledged themselves here
today to sell their prOruct at a fair
and reasonable price to be fixed with
the approval of the defense councils
coal committee by special commit
tees Of seven producers from each
coal mining State.
These special committees also are
authorized to confer with the defense
councils committee "to the end. that
production be stimulated and plans
be perfected to provide adequate
means of distribution"
The operators action in the form
of formal resolution came at the
close Of an all day conference which
opened with addresses by Secretaries
Lane and Daniels. John T. Fort OF
the federal trade commission and
Assistant Attorney General Lewis, all
Of whom frankly warned the pro
ducers that unless they themselves
established a fair selling price and
proper regulation of the industry
their output would be taken over by
| the government.
The meeting was called by the de.
Tense councils committee for dis
cussiOn of methods of reducing the
price of coal both to the government
and the general public. While 1t was
In progress the senate interstate
commerce committee, beginning an
inquiry into the cost of production O
raw materials. was holding it's first
hearing with coal operators and
miners as witne~es
Both at the operators meeting and
before the committee the solution of
the gr ater production problem was
declare. 70 be more railroad cars.
Sessions Of the operators will be con-
tinued tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30
NO RED CROSS DISCRIMINATION
Catholic SisterhOOds Allowed to Wear
Their Particular Garb.

Baltimore, June 27.-To offset the
malicious rumOr circulated that the
American Red Cross was discriminat-
ing against nursing sisterhoods Of the
Catholic church, Cardinal Gibbons
took up the matter with the Red
Cross in n pointed letter to Cardinal
Elit WadswOrth acting chairman of
the Red Cross, who stated there was
no discrimination, said the siterhoods
were allowed to wear their particular T.
garb during the Spanish American
war and quoted Red Cross, showing
that the aid Of the sisterhood was de-
sired.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30
~. 49,, ~
THE FIRST CRUSADE.
more Ihan 500 Years Since Christians
First Attempted Capture of Jerusa.
lem.

Like all great movements of man
Kind, the Crusaders must be traced To
'he coincidence of many causes which
Influenced men of various nations and
''Scoroant feelings at the same period
Vi tlme to pursue one common end
with their whole heart. For many
centuries pilgrimages had been under
'"Keh to the Holy Land by people
! from all parts of Europe. In the wear
loI6 the SeljOu< Turks took nosses-
''oii oI Jerusalem, and immediately
commenced harrassing the pilgrims
with unheard-of exactions. The ricb
were plundered and the poor insu,ted
me cry Of vengeance rose through
out all Europe, and mems minds ware
'ui'y prepared for an attempt to con-
Puer Palestine when Peter the Her.
INIT began to preach that it was q 81 :
cred duty to deliver the tomb of
Christ from the hands Of the infide,s
This led up to the council of Clere-
mond. held in 1894, at which Pone
oroan ii presided and delivered his
eloquent appeal, which stirred the
country to activity and started tho
agitation which led to the Crusa aders
The first army of Crusaders to set
out on the march to Jerusalem was q
mob of men, women and children
which had not patience TO wait for the
organized movement of the military
leaders. They gathered In vast num-
bers on the banks Of the Mozelle and
the Meuse in the spring of 1896, with
Peter the Hermit their chosen chief
The march was finally started on
June 4, with nine knights only in the
swarm. and but few who had horses
to ride or efficient arms to bear OF
provisions to feed upon.
Knowing nothing and, therefore
fearing nothing, they marched away
through France, Germany, Hungary
and beyond. begging food where they
could. and subsisting by pillage where
they found it necessary. A knight
called Walter the Penniless, led the
van and Peter followed with his sec
ond division by another route. Ths
line of both was strewn with the
bones Of thousands who perished o
hunger, Of exposure or by disease ant
by the swords Of Hungarians and Bull
garians.
Walter the Penniless and Peter thu
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30

Hermit reached Constantinople with
100000 followers, IT is said, in spite of
the great number who had fallen by
the way. They passed on into Asia
Minor, where they attacked the Turks,
were beaten. routed. scattered and
slaughtered until barely 3,ee6 OF the
great host escaped.
"Of the first Crusade" Gibbons said,
three hundred thousand had already
perished before a single city was. cap
tured from the inideis, before 6fser
graver and more noble brethren had
completed the preparations Of thear
enterprise"
Meanwhile the knights and princes
of the Crusade had gathered their ar!
mics and were now in the summer Of
1896. beginning to move eastward by
different routes. The organized body
Jared little better than the rabbls UNI
der the Hermit. The leaders fought
among themselves and it was Until
June 1893 that they saw the Holy
City and assailed it's formidable willis.
Their number was reduced to 10000,
but their devotion and their ardor
rose to a frenzy and after a siege OF
little more than a month they forced
an entrance by storm. ''Fi s%z,s
Gibbons. the historian, says: Then
they spared neither age or sex until
they had killed all who denied ~the
Savior of Mankind" @s''t@
The second Crusade occurred III
1147-4s; the third, 11Ssls1; the fourth
1899; sixth, 124S-54, and the sew
enth and last started in 1910, but WaS
abandoned. The Crusaders were q
great benefit to Europe. in spite of
their many Objectionable features and
disastrous sults.-Washington Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30
ONLY TWENTY THOUSAND VOL
~. UNTEER.

South Cardinals Quota Only Twenty.
Two Per Gent.
Washington. June 27.-With re-
cruiting week half gone the war de-
partment officials have estimated that
the regular army is more than fifty
thousand men short Of Its war
strength. Apparently there has been
no general response to the presidents
call for seventy thousand volunteers
by Friday night. officials. however,
hope for greater activity during the
next three days. Nine States have
quota OF eight below seventy-five per
cent: twenty below fifty per cent; six
below twenty-five per cent. Georgia
has fifty-nine per cent. Florida. Go
per cent. and South Carolina only %.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30

New Yerhs ,Iuas as.-"May we count
upon one hundred thousand dollars
naoathiy for next four months? Mis-
eroarsss all localities safe. well. and
relief institutions Conatantinople. Bel
vu& working az before. Important
poAns for material aiding relief work
Turkey through helpers from Swiss
eommittee. Fapipg favorable action
eo 0iS request (for money! work must
ee>n eeass resulting withdrawal all
nAssionar,ss."
This message has just been cabled
oy . rsitef worker among the Arme-
niAna and syrans Of Asia Minor. Mr..
g ". vickrey. who directs the efforts
~ Amsriea for raising funds for this
pssd. commenting ON the message to-
ony said:
. "ReQussts Of this nature. and many
<ef them come to us. reveal the most
Derp,ening problem confronting relief
oruAhtsations today. How can we
tAAn our work? What promises. COW
sF1ng months In advance. are we just
- In making. especially when tho
treasury n empty? That there In ne
cser1ey for planning ahead Is obvious.
Agsutss cannot gather thousands of
refugees. open orphanages and under
tsks relief operations on large scale
,vssheut soms 0snnite assurances. on
the other hand people are starving by
the hundssds and thousands. The conf
ipiftss ~ therefore constantly moved
iv conflicting emotions. What IN
treatly needed is q steady fiow Of
funds that viii make close planning
possible and thus insure greater econ
omy In distribution"
Yesterday the American committee
1or Armenian and Syrian Relief ap-
propriatsd e20O. 900 for various CEN
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30
AMERICAN WOODMEN IN ENG
LAND.

London, June 27.-Ten units of
American woOdmen who were sent by
the New England States and organ
izatlOns to turn many forests of Eng
land into lumber have arrived on
English soil.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30

washington. June 27.-Six suffra-
gettes charged with unlawfully pick =
eting tho White House and displaying
banners were convicted in the police
court. They were given the alterna-
tive Of $25 fine each or serve three
days. They have not yet decided
which they will do.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30

Petrograd, June 27.-A resolution
rejecting any move for separate peace
between Germany and Russia was
adopted by the congress Of workmen's
and soldiers deputies OF all Russia,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30
INVITATION AC.
CEPTED. ~
Latin.American Countries to Act I'm
Concert. ts

Mexico City, June 27.-A Latin
American diplomat said today that all
Latin-American countries except Cuba
and Panama had accepted Argentinas
invitation to hold a congress at Bu-
enos Aires. at. which the stand Of Lat
in-American countries toward the
war would be determined. The inxi-
tation was extended a month ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30
GREAT WORK FOR LEE.
County More Than Makes It's AppOr'
tiOnment.

tiOnment.
Bishopvile, June 26.-Lee county
has oversubscribed It's allotment OF
the Red Cross fund. Asked for $4,000.
the county at his hour has reported
S3.6OO and still more to come. This
In due not alone to the fact that the
cause appeals to the people but also
to the splendid manner and zeal with
which the campaign committee here.
headed by w. r. Scarborough. CASH
Ter of the Bishopville National bank,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30

London. June 27.-The American
sailing vessel Galena. of 1000 tons.
was sunk by bomb on June 26. off
the French coast. There were no
casualties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30
NGSiXSiXtY-Six

The 70 . prescsiptioa prepared especially
tor MALARIA oe CHlllS 4 FEVER.
Five or ak doaes will break any case, and
u taken then % tonic the Fever will not
return. N acts ON the liver better than
Cs!o~sb and doss not Srips or sicksa. 2se
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
No. 1O67O Reserve District
Of National Bank
Hna the Close Business, - ~&~


a the Close OF Business, June2 1917 f@.
l. and Except thosesh on
D ana g :. ....$63a1772s
d and redscounted (other than bank ac
sod) 21sO00O
2 overdrafts, sss76
I. securi
than u bonds (not inciud
ing socks) unpedged... $4,000
Total bonds. $4,000
g. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank ESQ per cent of
subscription. 10000
of banking :. ..... .. :. :. . 100000
banking 100000
H. Furniture 100000
other thanba $4,000
49, Net
York. Chicago. 11114S1
Net approved
in other cities, 1oSS6S 22sls7
Net amount from banks and bankers Goth ''s
than included o 1s,os2s4
49, ssats
IT, 47814
Fractional nickes s2S1o os2
49, Notes national $4,000
Iawf in n meta
ssb04ss
Total. .s,751a4r
a. Capital stock paid in 't2oooSss
25 100000
Less current expenses interest 2zssAos
deposits check 17ss07o1
s5 Certificates of deposit due in less than 80 days
tother than for money borrowed) lA2es7t
s7 Cashiers checks outstanding ... ss1o
Total ldeman deposits reserve Items "a,
81 49, 49, ..1ss,2so26
deposits subj to Uayable after 80
o to notce)
Il. o (other than for
borrowed) 2Os63s07
AZ Other time deposits .
Totalo of timed Reserve Al,
AZ. and 4S -. SS1sSSls
$s17sI247
S. a Liabilities for redscounts inclrdi those with
Reser 2Lsoooo
Total alconting
STATE CAROLINA. County
] Crowsu
belief w. j. CROWSON
and o Of June,l
NJ ghton, t
HENRY
BARLOW
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-30

tsfs' In western Asia practically ex-
hausting the available cash In the
treasury. though providing less than
half OF what was called for. 'V
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
Member of Committee
Objects to Cancellation;
Brother Has Contract
BY ASSociatcd PrcSs

Washington, Dec. 29.-The profita-
BILE scrap sorting contracts" in con-
nection with making of Army uni
forms, which testimony at the SEN
ate committee investigation of war
activities, has led into the commit
tees of the Council of National De-
tense, came up again at to-day's
hearing while Quartermaster Gen
eral Sharpe was still under eXami-
nation.
1t was developed that Samuel Kap-
Ian, a member of one of the supply
committees had protested against
cancellation of sorting contract in
which his brother was interested, and
it was further developed that his
brother was treasurer of the Mill
Brook Mill Company, owning one of
the Connecticut wooden mills COM
mandeered by the government.
Senator McKellar asked whether
Eamnuel Kaplan, treasurer of the
Mill Brook Mill Company was not a
brother of Samuel Kaplan, a mem
ber of a supply committee. General
Sharpe said he thought so.
Senator Weeks brought out that
on April 3, Boston wool dealers offer
ed all their wool TO the government
at prevailing prices, but the offer
never reached General Sharpe, being
referred to the general munitions
board by Secretary Baker.
When orders were given to prepare
to clothe the one million more men,
General Sharpe said, soaring prices,
rather than shortage,a was the
worst factor in the situation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
Corporal to Wed Niece
of Recruiting Officer

on Christmas Eve the engagement
of Miss Harriet G. Bowman. Allen
town, to Corporal Harry G. Blank
assistant director of publicity at the
local recruiting office. in the Harris
burg recruiting district, was announc-
ed by Mrs. Cora NJ. Bowman at her
home in Allentown. Mrs. Bowman is
sister of Lieutenant Robert w.
Lesher who has charge of the re-
cruiting party in the Harrisburg dis
trict. Miss Bowman is a high school
teacher in Allentown. Corporal Blank
was city editor of the Allentown
Morning Call. He was educated at
the Allentown High School, the Allen
town preparatory school, and Mullen
berg College. Corporal Blank enlist
ed for recruiting service October "a
and soon received an appointment as
corporal. Since that time he has
directed. recruiting publicity cam
paiEnS in Allentown, Reading. Lam
caster, Pottsville and Johnstown. At
the latter place it was through his
efforts that more than four hundred
men were raised for the Regular
Army in less than week.