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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
NEW DEVICE TO CLEAR
SEAS OF FLOATING MINES

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, August II
Experiments with a newly invented
device intended to cut the anchor
chains Of floating mines and to pre-
vent them from coming in contact with
a vessel passing through mine field,
have been conducted here, it is claim
ed, with success. The continuance was
invented by Rear Admiral GoedhaTt Of
the Dutch navy.
1t was affixed to steamship of the
Batavier Line for a series Of tests. The
vessel steamed through a field Of harm
less mines with the result, it is as
serted, that every mine which barred
her course automatically was pushed
aside and its anchor chain cut.
The invention consists of a steel pro-
longaticn of the ships bow, which is
easily hosted or slowed away 1t ex-
tends eighteen feet under the water,
ard is designed to push the mine an
choring chains or cables aside to a
distance Of fifteen feet from either
side Of the vessel. At that point the
cables or chains are clipped and the
liberated mine rises to the surface fif-
teen feet from the vessels side. Hav>
ing once been passed safely, the plan
il to explode the mine by shoot
ing at it.
After the clipping of the chain OF one
mine the apparatus is intended auto
n1atically to become ready to deal with
the next.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUIN-
me and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver,
Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood
and Builds up the Whole System, so
cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17

Where the Harm Lies.
It is no harm for man to take him
self seriously unless he loses patience
with his friends for not doing the
same.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
ALCAZAR THEATRE.
FRIDAY

Vitagraph, Earle Williams in The
Hawk acts.
Chapter i Mystery of the Double
Cross"
Saturday
Triangle Plays, Wilfred Lucas AMI
Lillian Gish in Souls Triumphant. -
5 acts.
The Camera Cure" - Triangle
Comedy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
ANERlCUs SHOWS
OPERA HOUSE
Friday

julie Vernes 10000 Leagues Under
the Sea-"
Saturday
10000 Leagues Under the Sea-"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
HALF OF QUOTA FOR THIS
COUNTY ALREADY SECURED

Continued from Page One.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
Home Demonstration Work
NARY LENNON, Dsmonstratur
MINNIE JONES, Assistant

Home Demonstration lbl taoMF
The Wedgefield Home Demonstra-
tion Club set Tuesday afternoon, Oc-
tober 10th. with seventeen members
present and two visitors. Miss Keels
gave demonstration on tea making.
the tea was made by three processes.
sleeping three minutes. stepping FIVE
minutes and boiling fifteen minutes.
The test for tannin was made.
after seeing the amount of tannin
found in tea after boiling and long
sleeping the ladies were deeply i'm
pressed.
A letter from Mr.. Reardon was read
asking for volunteers to serve as "the
first line OF lefense' i'm Food Con-
servation Campaign. October 21-2s.
No action was taken. as a chairman
for this township had been previous
ly appointed in another organization.
The club booth at the County Fair
was next taken up and discussed at
length.
Miss Keels exhibited pickles, etc.
In standard containers and urged the
ladies to procure some for exhibit.
Wheat substitutes were again
brought to our attention.
Some of the ladies reported that
they had tried the recipes given in bull
letins or wheat substitutes.
The club met in the new rooms,
which are to be used for the Domestic
Science Class of the school and the
club.
The rooms had been attractively
arranged for the meeting with flowers.
etc.
After adjournment the ladies at
tended the basketball game between
wedgefeld and Argyle schools.
Miss Bette Aycock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Marbles,
Nail brush,
Nail file.
Pinball with pins,
Puzzles,
Scissors, folding in sheath,
Water-tight match box,
Postcards,
Shoe laces, black for the navy
khaki-colored for the army,
Slippers, especially for hospital kis
Talcum powder,
Tape, white, black or khaki-colored
Toilet paper.
Completed articles should be sent
If possible, to the nearest Red Gross
chapter. When this cannot be done
they should be sent directly to tho
Red Cross Division Supply Service il
the nearest of the following cities:
Boston, New York, Philadelphia
Washington, Atlanta, New Orleans, st
Louis, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapol
is. Denver, San Francisco, Seattle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Mr.. d. M. Dick, Foreman of Grand
Jury:
Dear Sir: We, your special COM
mittee on aims house buildings and
inmates beg leave to inform YOU that
we have visited said aims house and
inmates therein. We found every
thing in most sanitary condition.
with exception of one house which
contains three negro women. OF
course we understand that it is their
1ault that the house is kept in the
condition that it is, and not the fault
of Mrs. Mitchell. We wish to COM
mend Mrs. Mitchell for her faithful
and untiring services, and we would
recommend that the house in which
she lives be repaired, as the plaster
ing overhead in one of the rooms
Is now falling out. We would sug-
gest that it be removed and ceiling be
placed there instead.
We also recommend that the Coun-
~ Board purchase a range for Mrs
Mitchell as the one she is now usine
has in our judgment served it's time.
Respectfully submitted,
j. n. HILL, Chairman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

On Thursday afternoon. October 4,
the ladies' or the community met at
the school building in interest OF COM
munity improvement.
A school Improvement association
was organized with Mrs. Matte
Reames as president and Mrs. w. c.
Harllee as secretary,treasurer Diff
ferent subjects Of interest and import
ance were discussed and committees
were appointed. A goodly number
was present.
Immediately after the adjournment
OF this association the ladies assem-
bled I'm the domestic science room
where a most excellent and interest
ing talk and demonstrations were Civ
en- by the Home Demonstration Agent
Miss Annie o. Keels. In this strong
talk on conservation of food. the point
most stressed was saving OF wheat.
Wheat meal. corn meal cookies and
wheat and corn meal gems were
made. The first showed a rs per cent
wheat substitute and the second a so
per cent. wheat substitute.
There were displays OF standard
containers used by canning club
members. canned goods. and wheat
substitutes found in this community.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to get up a booth for the
County Fair: Mrs. Matte Reams,
chairman: Mrs. l.. s. Vinson. Mrs. w.
c. Harllee, Miss Annie Jenkins. Miss
Elizabeth Reames. Miss Lila Kibler,
Miss Jackson. and Miss Eta Cox.
Lila Kibler.
Rembert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
SOAP MADE AT HOME.
Scraps of Fat Should be Utilized as
"In Ye Good Old DAYS."

Clemson College, Oct. 1O.-Turn
back and learn what grandmother did
with her odds and ends of fats.
When the fat used for deep fry
ing" has become unfit or additional
frying, add it to the other bits of
fat which cannot be used for food
and make soap.
Keep a receptacle on the back of
the stove and put in all the waste
scraps of fat which have accumulate
ed during the day. To purify the
fat add a potato sliced thinly.
Cook very slowly until the potato
slices are Grips and brown; strain the
fat through several thicknesses of
che esecloth.
This method of purifying the fat
at short intervals, instead of waiting
until enough has accumulated to
make soap will keep it from becom-
ing rancid and having a brown color.
This is what sometimes causes
clothes washed with homemade soap
to have a strong odor.
When enough fat has been saved,
make a solution of concentrated I've
or potash" following the directions
given on the can. Melt the fat, add
the solution and stir until smooth
and somewhat thickened. Put the
mixture into shallow pans or boxes
lined with creased paper or old
pieces of cloth and store in a dry
place to harden.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

On Tuesday afternoon, the w. c. II
U. met with Mrs. Sidney Stubbs and
was presided over by Miss Beach. The
subject for the afternoon was Scien-
tific Temperance instruction in the
Public Schools.
There was a good deal Of business
to be attended to so the program was
shorter than usual.
Mrs. G. III. Barnum and Mrs. Sid
ney Stubbs were elected delegates to
attend the State convention which will
be held at Aiken, October 17-19th
Other matters Of business were dis
cussed and new officers were elected
The officers for the coming year are rs
follows President, Mrs. G. III. Bar
mum; Vice President. Mrs. L. I. Par
rott; Recording Secretary Mrs. Sid
ney Stubbs and Corresponding Secre-
tary and Treasurer Mrs. f.. w. Vogel.
The vice presidents i'm the various
churches will be appointed and the
superintendents of the various depart
ments Of work will be selected later.
After the business was over, Mrs
Stubbs served Il delicious sweet course
and the meeting soon adjourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

what it was going to cost her. was
there any danger of his thinking she
didn't really care? Hardly?
Once more she began the sheet
and at last she. wrote as she must
write, if she would really do her part
at bracing his mandhood
You're the real thing, and I'm so
proud of you I'd like to hug you. or
course you don't want to go on feeling
like sneak-and 1 should feel like
che myself if let you. Go ahead and
enlist, dear-and I'll enlist with you
for the duration of the war; as the
phrase is.'"
1t was the next day that she had her
telegram from the boy. He couldn't
wait to write the words of glowing
pride in her. And as she read it she
realized, once for all, that the way to
face things is to face them standing
not cowering-or stooping-or evad-
ing, but standing-head up, shoulders
square, eyes front. The blow doesn't
hit so hard that way!
"You are the real thing yourself.
Will enlist today. Love.
"Tom."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
GRAND JURY PRESENTNENT.
Rural School Consolidation Urgent,
Recommended.

TO the Hon. Frank Gary, Presiding
Judge:
We, the grand jury, beg leave to
submit our report for the Fall Term
of the Court of General Sessions for
the year 1917.
We have passed upon all bills refer
red to us by the solicitor and returned
same to the court with our findings
endorsed thereon. This grand jury
and the previous one gave great
deal of thought and consideration to
our rural school situation. We had
the superintendent of education come
before us. and he advised us that the
recommendations of previous grand
jury that the rural schools as far as
possible be consolidated had been dis
cussed by him with the different trus-
tees, and he felt quite sure in time
this would be done.
We recommend that if it is not the
intention of those in charge of con-
struction of the new Jail to commence
the building at once, that immediate
steps be taken to make the present
one more sanitary and habitable We,
as body, made a personal inspection
of this building, and we found the
walls in some of the rooms, damp
from leaks in the roof, plastering in
front hall has broken, and cells in
crowded condition; all of which we
think should have immediate atten-
ton as we'll as giving more comfort
able quarters to Jailer Owens and fam
lily. We found Robert Smith and John
A. Edwards, two negro prisoners, for
minor offenses, who have been in Jail
for several months, sick, one with fe-
yer, and one with lung trouble, and
we recommend that they both be re-
leased.
Educational and Almshouse report
attached herewith.
We thank your honor and court Off
cials for courtesies extended u.s.
Respectfully submitted,
d. M. Dick, Foreman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

The following Is the record OF the
proceedings OF the Court OF General
Session up to the hour of adjournment
Thursday night.
William Bolden, murder of Herbert
Howard. tried and found not guilty.
ID. j. Duck. alias j. l.. Duckworth,
blgamy. plea OF guilty entered. SEN
fenced TO one year imprisonment This
man had a wife and six or seven
children In North Carolina and mar
ried n young woman I'm this city
about two years ago. lie is the man
who ran an apple business here for
two winters. selling North Carolina ap-
Piles.
John Delay. Crane larceny. plea OF
guilty entered. Sentenced TO one year
In reformatory.
Leroy Mitchell. housebreaking and
larceny, plea OF guilty entered. SEN
fenced To one year in reformatory.
Mary Burgess. alias Eulah Riggin
housebreaking and larceny. plea OF
guilty entered. Sentenced to eigh,
months Imprisonment
The State W. Wash Williams. dis
posing OF property under lien; not
guilty.
The State We. Sam Jackson. assault
and battery with intent to kill: guilty
sentence not announced.
The state W.. Henry Anderson
housebreaking and larceny: guilty.
Sentence not announced. Notice of
appeal.
The state W. Willie Isaac. disposing
OF crop under lien. ON trial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Comfort kits and bags have beer
suggested as practical and appropri
ate Christmas gifts for the men in ou,
armies. The Red Cross commissioner
in France has advised as follows
about making these kits:
They should contain pipe and to-
oacco pouch. heavy socks. handker-
chiefs. wash cloths and soap. mouth.
organ or game. pencil, writing paper
or pad. and envelopes, and IL not toe
expensive. single-bladed knife and
spoon.
They should be made of stout ma
terial so that they can be used in al
sorts of practical ways.
They should have. IL possible. an
American flag sewed on the outside
Materials for making the kits can
be procured by the chapters from The
Red Cross Division Supply Service. In
dividuals may purchase their mater
ials from the chapters or from Local
retail stores. Certain articles. like
the combination knives and spoons
may be had from the Division Sup
ply Service.
The suggestion for hospital kits de.
scribes the making OF souvenir
pocket, where the invalided soldier
may store his little collection of treas
lires which more often than not in.
cludes a scrap of shell or the bullet
mat brought him to the hospital. Nc
playing cards are to be included In the
Nhits that go to Russia. and no
mouth-organs or knives and scissors
for the hospital kits.
A Est of additional articles Is sup.
gested that may be added if individ-
uals desire to have their bags par-
ticularly full OF plums for the man
"out there"
Blotting paper.
Chewing gum,
Chocolate Cir wrapped i'm tin foiD
Corn plasters,
Cohapsible cups,
Compressed tea tablets.
Compressed matted milk tablets
Scrapbook containing good story N
jokes.
Cater laces, khaki color.
dayters.
knife. two bladed. such as boy
scouts use.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
PLANS BIG SHOW.
Resources OF State to be Modified fOI
Display at State Fair.

Columbia, Oct. 1O.-Prosecution Of
the European war will not reta, d
preparations for a record attendance
upon the State fair which opens Oc-
tober %. The resources of the State
are being modified from every Sec
tion. w. w. Long, director of the ex-
tension forces of Clemson College,
and county demonstration agents, are
already on the grounds organizing :hc
county exhibits which are always a
distinct feature of the State carnival.
Miss Edith Parrot of Winthrop Col
lege, State agent for Home Demon
stration work, is also in Columbla
marshalling the resources Of this field.
She Is being assisted by Mrs. Dora Dee
Walker, assistant State agent, ana
Miss Gladys Smith, special agent.
The State department of agricul.
ture is also organizing it's array of
striking exhibits. This is always an
important demonstration of the pro-
gress from year to year achieved in
South Carolina agriculture.
Crops throughout the State are
yielding abundantly this fall and the
agricultural exhibits are expected to
be of an exceptionally high character.
Preparations to meet the exigencies of
the war have caused the farmers of
the State to diversity as never before,
and the exhibits this year should COW
er an unusually large scope.
Interest in livestock growing, and
the campaign throughout the State to
boycott Western smokehouses is ex-
pected to bring together an array of
cattle and hogs this year never ex-
celed at previous fairs. Horse rae
ing will again be a particular feature
and some large purses are being Of
fered.
The location of Camp Jackson in
Columbia is to be q distinct factor in
| uPoi Iiic Otitc ldlT, OC-
tOber 22-27. Relatives and friends
throughout the State, of boys at
Camp Jackson, will come to the State
capital at that time for the dual pur-
| pose of getting a view of the immense
| military station, and also of visiting
their relatives.
The cantonment will provide at
fractions from other sources. A game
Of football between officers teams will
battle for supremacy on Wednesday
of fair week. Saturday another cor
| test will be staged between military
teams. a strong aggregation of enlist
ed men having been lined up for a
struggle with the fighting crew from
the Charleston Navy Yard. A troop
OF cavalry will also provide daily en-
hibition drills on the race track anu
military booth of all parts of equip
ment will be seen among other mill
tary displays. 1t Is planned to have
some of the heavy field pieces in the
booth.
Clemson and Carolina will fight the
usual football battle on Thursday,
which is always regarded the "big"
event of the week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Mr.. Charles Allen and Miss Bessie
Waters were married at $50 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon at the home Of
the brides sister, Mrs. H. E. Parker.
on North Main Street. Rev. w. E.
Thayer officiating.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
Married.

Mc. John Williams and Miss Inez
Atkins were married at o'clock
Thursday afternoon at the home of
the brides sister, Mrs Geo. p. Nc
hagen on Harvin street, Rev. w. E.
Thayer officiating.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Miss Charlotte Vincent has been
appointed assistant bacteriologist OF
the health department of the city Of
Baltimore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Mrs. Arthur Capper, wife of the
present war governor OF Kansas, is
the daughter of Samuel j. Crawford.
who was governor Of Kansas during
the Civil War
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
RED CROSS NOTES.
Dinner oBe Served OH October 2Oth
knitting for SOldiers-COmfol I
Kits.

One of the interesting features
planned for October 2Oth-the day
when Congressman Lever will speak
at the Court House-will be the din
ner the Sumter Chapter of Red Cross
Is going to serve. That the conserva-
tion of food campaign is not going to
AFFECT its bounty, one will see by
glancing at the menu; that the high
cost Of living is not going to place it
beyond reach, one will see by glancing z
at the price. The women of the
chapter have it in charge, Mrs. Perry
Moses and Mrs. Horace Hardy acting
Jointly as chairmen, the best cooks
and most experienced workers in
town are managing it and members
OF the county auxiliaries are being
asked to assist. The dinner will be
served in a store on South Main street.
For the very moderate price of rs
cents the following menu will be
served: Chicken stew, country ham,
rice, macarOni. sweet potatoes, hot
biscuits. pickles. Ice cream and cake
Will be served at a slight extra cost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
To D. M. Dick, Foreman of the Gran

To D. M. Dick, Foreman of the Grand
Jury:
Report of Educational Committee:
Feeling the very great Importance
OF education, and realizing that it is
in the rural school, and that school
alone, that the greater part Of the
children of the rural communities re-
ceive their education, we, therefore,
consider it a privilege to have been
permitted to serve on the committee
of the grand jury to look into the con-
dition of the rural schools.
Need OF Consolidation.
|. We find that last year there were
among the white schools SO one
teacher schools, eight two-teacher
schools. and three three
teacher schools. We deplore the fact
that there are still so many one-teach-
er schools. We do know that in some
instances the one-teacher school will
have to stand, but that in great
many instances consolidation would
improve the efficiency of the schools.
In a previouus presentment we rec
ommend that the following schools
be consolidated:
Reid and Ingram
Stateburg No. 10 and Stateburg No.
II.
Stateburg No. 6, Argyle and Wedge
field.
DuBose. Fraser and Bossard.
Norwood. Lone Oak, Woods Mill
and Tomlinson.
Pisgah. New Hope. Rembert and
Hagood.
We understand that in almost every
case meetings have been held and the
matter brought before the people. but
as yet no definite steps have been ta-
ken. We recommend that the need of
the consolidation of these schools still
be kept before the patrons, and that
they be urged to take some action in
the matter as early as practicable.
Our knowledge of what consolidation
has already done in the county bears
us out in this recommendation.
Need of agriculture as a practical
school subject. We are informed that,
if from three to five schools will unite
culture of college training at salary
of $1,500 for II months. the State will
pay half of the salary With five
schools, only $50 from each school
would be required. We recommend
that Sumter county take advantage of
this opportunity.
Financial Condition OF School Districts
Good.
We find from the books of the
county treasurer and the county su-
perntendent of education, that the
financial condition of the school dis
tHcts of the county is approach
ing a cash basis. The total debt of all
the districts is very small, much less
than that of one district a few years
ago. This district, we are told, was
greatly in debt, but that now it owns
five acres as a beautiful school site |
q modern building for two teachers, |
and has several hundred dollars TO |
its credit with the county treasurer.
Other instances could be cited |
where progress is being made. We
commend this. and recommend that
all the districts be placed and kept on
Il cash basis.
Respectfully signed,
X. j. kolb, Chairman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

The following members OF the grand
jury were drawn to hold over and
serve on the 1918 grand jury: Il. NJ.
Hall. X. j. Kolb. j. M. Rarwick, w. II.
Rsvlll. f. W. Hurst. h. Strickland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
No.SiX-Sixty-Six

This 10 prescription prepared especially
tor MALARIA or CHllLS a. eEvE6.
Five or six doses will break any case. and
II taken then as . tonic the Fever will not
return 1t acts on the liver better than
CaIomei and does not eripe or sicken. 2Sc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Miss M. H. Barney of Minneapolis
has been licensed as the first woman
operator of a motion picture machine
in Minnesota.