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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-05
"TIZ" GLADDENS
SORE, TIRED FEET
No puffed-up, burning, tender, aching
feet no corns or
callouses

"Tiz" makes sore, burning, tired
feet fairly dance with delight, Away go
the aches and pains. the corns, callouses,
bhsters, bunions and chilblaius.
"Tiz' draws out the acids and poi
sons that puff up your feet. No matter
how hard you work, how long you
dance, how far YOU walk, or how long
YOU remain on your feet, 'Tiz' brings
rcstful foot comfort. "Tiz" is magical,
grand, wonderful for tired, aching,
swollen, smarting feet. All, how com.
Portable, how happy you feel. IouI
feet just tingle for JOY; shoes never
hart or seem tight.
Get a 25-ccnt box of "Tiz' now from
any druggist or department store. Emo
foot torture forever wear smaller
shoes, keep your feet fresh, sweet ano
happy. just think a whole year S foot
comfort for only % cents.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-05
CONSERVATION OF PAPER.

Every citizen ought to be willing
to see that not pound of paper is
wasted.
Demand from every clerk that any
unnecessary wrapping Of packages
be dispensed with.
II you have no further use for to-
day S newspaper save it for the
school children s playground fund.
Thus you will be helping conserve
the nations paper supply and at
the same time helping along a wor-
thy local cause.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-05

The merchant who numbers among his daily
duties the preparation of an advertisement must
Of necessity keep careful eye on his stock and
bear in mind the seasonable qualities of different
lines of merchandise Hence, the value of ev-
ery-day advertising lies not alone in the business
it attracts; it keeps the advertiser acquainted
with his business
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-26

/ ness and it may be many a long day
before they lay aside the uniform
again.
The plan is to place in the care of
the First regiment all important
bridges, docks, factories and utilities
that may be blown up by German
sympathizeTs when the word of war,
expected soon, comes.
Where their duty may lead them
when actual hOstilities begin, is pure
Iy speculation.
The Fifth and Sixth Illinois ma
tional guard regiments were also
called by Washington. They are
green" troops, not having been sent
to the border. The Fifth is sta
toned at Quincy and the Sixth has
it's headquarters at GeneseO.
NATIONAL GUARD OF 10 STATES
CALLED OUT-25,OOO ON DUTY
Washington, March 26.-Addition-
al national guard organizations were
called into federal service today in
10 STATES.
They will be used for police pro-
lection purposes.
The new organizations ordered out
today comprise close to $4,000 men.
The list follows:
IllinOis-First, Fifth and Sixth in
fantry. Indiana - Second infantry.
Iowa - First infantry. Missouri
First and Third infantry. Nebraska
- Fourth infantry. Minnesota -
First infantry. Michigan Thirty
third infantry. Wisconsin-Third in
fantry. South DakOta-Third bat
talon, Fourth infantry. North Da-
kOta-Second battalion. North Da-
kOta-Second battalion First infan-
try. COlOradO-First and Second sep
arate battalions infantry. Wyoming
Second separate battalion infan-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-26


AdJt Gen Dickson declared that all
available troops could be modified
in As hours. How many men would
respond to the call was something
that could not be fOTetOld.
1.-The land forces of the state on
war footing will total 1892 men and
officers" said Dickson. In addition
there is a naval reserve of ten di-
visions, total $50 men and officers.
THE three regiments called out
have a present strength of between
LOO and 1900 men each. The war
strength of an infantry regiment is
2,O58 men and officers, and all Of our
regiments will be recruited up to that
mark as rapidly as possible"
Lieut.. Carroll NJ Gale has been
made chief recruiting officer for the
First regiment and an enlistment sta
ton was opened at the armOry for
the examination Of recruits. A whirl-
wind campaign to raise the regiment
to full war strength was Immediately
started.
Quick as a flash, Chicago respond
ed to the war call today.
While other cities have paraded
and met in masses, Chicago has been
cool in the prospect Of war with Ger
many.
But the calling out of the "Dapper
First, the national guard unit Chi
cago has always offered quickly
when trouble threatened, snapped
the city to its place as a leader Of
the country in war, just as it stands a
big figure in business during peace.
Every man who went down to
Cuba, who tasted of the bitter Phil
ippines, who went to the border, and
every young fellow who has just been
waiting for real trouble, not the
newspaper variety Of war, stood at
attention today and marked time as
the martial fever gripped the husll-
est CITY in the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
WORK STOCK FROM WEST.
FIRST INFANTRY RECEIVES
MULES AND HORSES.
Telegraph O1fice and Long Distance
Telephone Service Installed at
Headquarters.

Columbia, May lone hundred
mules and 48 horses for the First
South Carolina infantry arrived at
headquarters yesterday from Ell Paso,
Texas. This, and the settling down
to routine work after moving to Co.
lumbia Saturday, were the features
Of yesterday at the State fair grounds
During the day Col. McCully received
word that the various companies on
guard duty throughout the State had
started their work.
Col. McCully has set up offices in
a small building at the fair grounds
near the entrance to the race track.
The Western Union has established
a telegraph Office and there is a long
distance telephone, thus putting head
quarters in close touch with the com
panies over the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
GOOD STAND FOR CROPS.
Cotton and Corn Come up Well and
Cultivation is Progressing Nicely
Truck Needs Rain.

Early cotton and corn have come to
good stands generally, but in clay
land cotton termination has not been
satisfactory. Cotton chopping and
corn cultivation have progressed ia
vorably on the coastal plain. Gardens
and truck. though still backward, are
in good condition. Wheat and oats
are heading in Clarendon county;
oats appear to be deteriorating under
continued dry weather. Tobacco
transplating is nearly completed
the young crop is vigorous, and plants
are plentiful. Fruit prospects con-
tinue favorable. but there is some
complaint of peaches dropping in scat
tered sections. The strawberry crop
would be greatly benefited by rain. In
fact, generous rains are now needed
TO improve crops above ground, to
promote termination Of seed and to
soften the soil for additional plowing
d Richard H., Sullivan.
\, Meteorologist.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
ALLIED NATIONS PAY TRIBUTE
AT WASHINGTON'S TOMB BRIT
AIN, FRANCE AND UNITED
STATES PLEDGE UN.
ION FOR DEMOC-
RACY.
'ofrre and Bridges Stand at Attention
as Tributes From Their Countries
are Placed ON Grave OF First Fight
er for Democracy.

Mount Vernon, Va, April 23.-The
hags of Great Britain, France and
the United States floated proudly to-
gether today over the tomb Of George
washington. Beneath them spokes-
men of the three great democracies
paid homage to Americas soldier and
statesman and pledged themselves,
each to the other in the name of the
dead, to prosecute the present mighty
struggle against autocracy on. the
lines he himself had followed in
bringing America into being.
Nature was in her most bounteous
garb. The evergreen, eternal senti-
nels before the tomb, stood out boldly
in the new life just blossoming. The
only sign of human change since
Washington was laid to rest so long
ago was the flags of the three allies
over the arched entrance to the tomb
itself.
In groups of twos and threes an
eminent gathering. including the.
members Of the French and British
war commissions, the presidents cab
met and members of congress. had
strolled up through the sloping
grounds Of the river bank until per-
haps half a hundred people stood
with barred heads in a semicirele
before the tomb.
Without formality, Secretary Dam
iels motioned to M. viviani, Minis
ter of justice and former premier OF
France who advanced slowly into the
centre. Before the tomb of WASH
ington, whose efforts toward liberty
his own ancestors so gloriously aid
ed, M. Viviani delivered an address
in which the whole force of his emo
tional power, deepened by the Sig
nificance and sombreness of the occa-
sion, fought for expression.
The spectators, though most Of
them could not understand French,
caught the suppressed feeling and fire
Of the orator, and followed his words
spellbound as they Quickened under
the thrill Of his imagination 10
| And as he finished, the silence be-
came supreme with the general real
ization that no applause could express
the emotions aroused.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
WOOD LEAVES EASTERN POST.

VIM Go % Capc Cod for Few Days
! and Then Proceed to Charleston.
New York, May Mai. Gen. Leon
ard Wood. recently appointed COM
mander Of the newly created South
eastern department Of the United
States army at Charleston. took leave
OF Governors Island today. His sue
cessor In command Of the department
Of the East is Maj. Gen. j. Franklin
Bell. who comes from the department
Of the West at San Francisco. Gen.
Wood will go first to Cape Cod to visit
for a few days. returning on Thurs
day or Friday and proceeding then
to Charleston.
Gen. Wood was in charge Of tho
department of the East in 1908 and
1909 and on his recent assignment
had served at Governors Island since
April, 1914.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
MEETING AT OLANTA.


Nlany FARMERS VIII Plant Beans.
Olanta, May 1.-The county agent,
j. Ward McLendon. was in town yes
terday for the farmers preparedness
meeting. A representative group Of
farmers gathered at the old soldiers
ground, and the meeting was address,
ed by the Rev. B. X. Truluck. Sam
Young. chairman Of the preparedness
committee. and the county agen..
The meeting was very informal and
almost every one present Joined N
the heart to heart talks in the inter-
est OF food production. Plans for
personal campaigns were arranged
and every farmer present pledged
himself to do all in his power so
increase the supply of potatoes. peas
and oat patch corn. They resolved 10
meet every Saturday SO long as there
was any good that they could ac-
cOmplish.
A big acreage will 60 to velvet
beans this year which will he a great
help in beef and pork productt9n.
Much interest was shown In 10Y
beans, and at the meeting and after
the county agent answered ma|ny
questions in regard to this crop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
ASKS FOR ANOTHER NAME.
Governor Again Refuses to Name
Richardson Warden.

Columbia, May 2.-Gov Manning
today. for the second time, returned
70 the Audubon Society of South
Carolina the name 70 A. A. Richard
son, recommended by the society for
reappointment as chief game war;
den Of the State. The letter return
ing the name was address to DR.. E.
c. l.. Adams. of Columbia, president
Of the society. DR.. Adams announced
this afternoon that he would imme-
iiatelyi call a meeting of the organ
zatfon for the purpose of proposing a
name suitable to the governor.
The supreme court has recently
held the office vacant, taking the po-
sition that neither Mr.. Richardson
nor Wade Hampton Gibbes, Govern
or Manning's appointee. had a title to
thep osition. Gov. Manning's letter to
DR. Adams follows:
I'm view of the recent decision of
the supreme court, in the case of
Gibbes VS.. Richardson, where in it
held that the society may now nomi-
nate and the governor appoint a chief
game warden, I am returning to you
FOR the second time the name Of Mr..
A. A. Richardson, which your so.
cietv has heretofore forwarded to me
twice.
II am therefore again returning the
name of Mr.. A. A. Richardson for the
reason that I do not deem him suit
able for appointment as chief game
warden Of the State.
II request that you call q meeting
of the Audubon Society so that that
society may recommend to me some
one suitable for appointment as chief
game warden"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
A Modern Smoke House.

| Mr.. ]. B. Osteen has one of the
most modern smoke houses in Sumter
county, and below will be found in
structions for building same:
The house is 10 feet long, 13 feet
vide and 8 feet high on the outside.
celled inside and up the rafters and
packed between ceiling and weather
boarding and sheathing and weather
boarding with saw dust. The sills are
laid on brick wall twelve inches
high and the floor Of the building is
maze OF concrete. In the rear of the
smokehouse, a home made refrige-
rator is built with capacity for cur-
ing fifteen hogs weighing a. hundred
pounds to hundred and fifty pounds
each. The refrigerator is s feet high
and eight feet and eight inches wide
on the outside with walls four inches
thick stuffed with saw dust. At the
top of the refrigerator is located an
Ice box eighteen inches in depth
across the refrigerator. The refriee-
rator is made of poplar lumber and
lined with galvanized tin. 1t is di-
vided into two parts with two big
doors. One side is arranged for hang
ing up hogs and the other contains
shelves that may be removed. A drain
pipe is connected with the bottom OF
the refrigerator so as to convey the
water from the melting ice to outside
of smoke house. Large shelves are To-
Gated on each side of the inside of the
smokehouse at a convenient height
for cutting up hogs, and these NAV
also be used for storing fruit lars
and other things about a farm that
should be kept at a uniform tempera-
ture
Mr.. Osteen built this smoke house
last winter during a warm spell. when
he thought that he probably would
not have enough cold weather for cur.
ing his meat. He says that the entire
cost did not exceed hundred dol
lars.
with a aismoke house like the above
on every farm, there would never be
any dphger of there ncs being enough
coldf weather in the winter time 10
cure)out the meat on any farm. With
a ffw hundred pounds of ice hogs
co0ld be cured in the .dmmer time.
j. Frank Williams.
County Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
NITRATE BILL PASSES.
SENATE FAvORS SMITH MEAS.
URE FOR CHEAP SODA FOR
FARMERS.
Government to Operate Ldne of Ships
Seized from Germans TO Bring Min
erals from Southern Ports to In.
crease Crop Production. )

Washington, May 1.-The senate
today passed. 62 to 8, the Joint res
olution of Senator e. d. Smith of
South Carolina, authorizing and di-
recting the president to procure such
stocks of nitrate of soda as he may
determine to be necessary for in
creasing production in the year 1917
and to dispose OF same in the way
which may seem best.
There Is made Immediately avail
able for this purpose $10,000,000,
and 1t is understood that the gov
ernment will at once. with the pas
sage Of the bill last night providing
for the use Of German ships, take
steps to operate lines from Southern
ports to markets in South America
for the purpose of bringing to this
country dried blood and tankage nee
essary in fertilizer ingredients.
Increase in production Of food
crops. mostly in South Atlantic States,
is the object sought. The bill intro
duced by Senator smith OF South Car
olina, provides for transportation of
nitrates from Chile in government
vessels and their sale by federal all
thorities to farmers.
| Many Southern farmers and agri-
cultural organizations indorsed the
measure, Senators Smith of South
Carolina and Smith Of Georgia told
the senate that the government could
buy nitrates now stored in this coun-
try. sell them to the farmers and later
replace them by bringing in more
from Chile. Several senator's who ex-
pressed fear that nitrate supplies
might be depelted were told that pres
ent supplies are sufficient for twh
years. ~. J
e. The South Carolina senator said
that by making nitrates available at
reduced prices the corn and cotton
crops of the South Atlantic seaboard
cVuiO DO incroASou from 0V 10 1VV
per cent. The proposed apprcpria-
tion, he said. had the approval OF
Secretary Houston. B,
Senator Simmons OF North Caro-
lima declared middlemen's profits and
lack of transportation facilities from
Chile were responsible for exorbita mt
nitrate prices at present. ;"
Senators Smoot, Townsend. FIRE.
linghuysen. McCumber and other Re-
publicans opposed the bill as unneces-
sary. Senator smoot declaring Chile's q
total annual exports could be bought
for the 100000 appropriated un-
der the measure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05

themselves in the films and Secretary
Lane. who presided. delivered an ad-
dress In which. after paying tribute
to M. Viviani and Marshal Joffre, hc
said:
An aide Of Marshal Joffre has
toid me the true story Of the Marne
lay atter day the marshal sat at u
map In his headquarters moving the
nag OF France back toward Paris
and the flag Of Germany forward. ~
the armies of Prussianism swept on.
The Marne was reached, and Joffra
tired OF moving the flags iowa
Paris. suddenly wrote on a slim ,r
paper. We shall stand at the Mar.
and die there II necessary. This h
gone far enough!'
That was the spirit of France then
and today"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
TO REGISTER YOUNG MEN.
GOVERNOR ORGANIZING MA.
CHINERY TO SECURE NAMES
AND AGES OF MALE
CITIZENS.
Call for Volunteers for Officers Train
ing Camp Expires May 4-32, 900
Men Wanted from This State i'm
Next Two Years, Besides National
Guard.

Columbia, May 2.-Within a very
short time after President Wilson
signs the proclamation calling for
men for the new army, the machin-
cry for the enrolling of all eIigibles
in South Carolina and other States
will be set in motion. The work Of
enrolling the eligibles for the new
army has been delegated to the gov
ernors of the several States and with
in 10 days it is believed that the
strength Of the nation under the plan
Of congress for raising an army will
be known.
Gov. Manning is thoroughly alive
to the situation and he will give his
best energy to the execution Of the
plans as described by the war depart
ment. Full plans and particulars as
to how the work is to be accomplish
ed will be announced from Washing
ton at later date.
The plans Of congress call for 500,-
600 men as the first unit of the great
army of 100000 men. South Caro-
lima will be expected to furnish
about 5000 e, listed men. Within two
years it is expected that about $4,000
men from this State will be under
arms, not including the members OF
the National Guard.
There is every indication in this
emergency that the National Guard
will be used almost exclusively, for
guard duty. The First regiment is
now guarding railway bridges and
public property and the Second regi-
ment will probably be called out be-
fore the end of the week.
| The call for volunteers for the
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe
Ca, is urgent because the time 70,
filing applications will expire May 4
Unless more South Carolinians entel
the, camp, then the regiments from
this State will be placed under com
mand Of men from other States. Sey
eral hundred men have already signet
up for the training camp period o.
three months and this number will bt
largely increased tomorrow and mex
day.
Everything possible is being done
to place South Carolina on a wal
! footing. A personal representative o
day for conference with the Nationa
Defense committee on the question o
establishing a. State defense council
There is much work to be done. Til,
State defense council will be nance
1t a later date by Gov. Manning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
LIVES LOST IN FIRE.
Negro Man and Woman Burned I,
Death.

Bishopville, May 2.--Fire last night
about midnight destroyed small
barn on the premises of the Pioneer
hotel and along with it two grown
negroes, man and woman. The
man was porter at the hotel and
slept in this barn. After the fire
was put out mattress which was
burning was pulled aside and re-.
vealed the bodies of the man and
woman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
ANOTHER BELLIGERENT GETS
HELP FROM UNCLE SAM.
Suggestion OF Fond Issue Made for
Gradual Flotation In Order to All
s0rb Loan Easily. fstt

Washington. April s0.--In addition
to loans to France and italy totalins &
between 5000. 100000 and ,soo, 900 :
600. the United States will soon make .
o loan to Belsium. the amount OF
which = yet TO be determined. unof.
dcial sstimates Of the size OF the
1slsiAn loan place Il at approximately
a1Se,ooe.oos.
Application fer a Belgian loan was
made today wh,sn the Belgian min.
inter. Baron de earlier. called upon
Secretary McAdoo and. placed before
him tentative esrtimates an to the re.
lief desired.
A Discusai0n Of French and Italian
Needs continued today in conferences
among Secretary McAdoo. Assistan
Secretary Crosby the Italian ambas.
sador and paembers of the Frencl
commission. GH ESsl
Indications are that the French ant
Italian loans will be made within
the present week. Secretary Meade,
has under consideration a suggestion
made By the federal reserve boart
looking 70 the Ccadual floating Of tn,
forthcoming bon,i issue.
The suggstion provides for bi
weekly Offering Of treasury certificates
in blocks Of slse.ooo.ooo to $3.50,
100000 according to the apparen
ability Of the banks readily to alb
sorb them. ~
The certificates, may be exchange
for the bonds when the latter are is
sued. The suggestion also contem
plates the Offering Of certificates Il
highest bidders no bid below par t
be accepted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
COTTON ACREAGE OF 1917.
Reduction i'm Fertilizer Usel-Season
About Ten Days Late-Estimatcs by
States.

New York, May Preliminary es-
Inmates from 2,100 special correspond
ents Of the Journal Of Commerce indi-
cate a decrease IN cotton acreage OF
30 per cent, as compared with a
year ago. These reports bear an av-
e.age date of April "a, and in prac-
tically all cases represent expected
acreage rather than actual. Final
estimates will be presented in our
next monthly report.
The propaganda for more grain
and food crops is chiefly responsible
for the decrease, but as against this
the high prices for cotton have in-
duced a number of States to increase
acreage. Owing to the war and Mi
grafton to better wage-earning centers
scarcity of labor is generally com-
planned Of and is greatly feared, es-
pecially as the season advances.
The season has been too cold and
and wet in the Eastern sections, caus.
ing cloddy soil and generally poor
preparation. The Western and South
western sections started with unusaI.
ly dry weather. enabling farmers 10
attain excellent cultivation. The
whole belt averages about ten days
late. Only a small percentage of the
crop is planted, but replanting will be
necessary in some sections On ac-
count Of high cost, fertilizers will lie
reduced nearly 10 per cent. compar-
ed with a. year ago.
Preliminary estimates of acreage
compared with last year, fertilizer
used and late loss Of the season are
given in the accompanying table:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-05
LEAF TOBACCO STOCK.
Amount Held Shows Increase Over
Last Year.

Washington, May LEAF tobacco
held by mnauf lrers and dealers
April 1 amount. to t06, 6,13S,537
pounds, an increase of 361,216,465
pounds since January but II, ,957,946
pounds less than on April 1 last year,
the census bureau today announced.
Chewing. smoking and export types
showed an increase but imported
types decreased about 1900, 900
pounds.