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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25
nine TRAINING SCHOOLS.
DECIDES UPON
ONE MORE.
Fort Mcpherson DiScOntinucd-AS-
Sfgnmcnt OF South Carolina Dcsig.
nations Unchanged for Second
Training Camps.

Washington, July PA complete
revision in the plans for locations of
the second officers training camps to
open August 27 has been decided on
by the war department as a result of
reinspection of the sites previously
chosen.
Under the new arrangement there
will be nine camps instead Of eight,
Fort Mcpherson, Ca, Fort Logan Fl.
Roots. Ark, and Fort Riley, Kan, be-
ing dropped from the list and Platts-
burg Barracks, N. Y, Fort Niagara.
N. Y, Fort Smelling, Minn., and Fort
Sheridan, ILL.,, added. The Fort Myer.
Va, Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, Fort Ben
jamin Harrison Ind, Preside, San
Francisco, and Leon Springs, Texas.
designations remain unchanged but a
reassignment of State personnel
among the various camps has been
ordered.
Some Of the locations originally or
dered are Objectionable for various
reasons" says a report on the subject
submitted to Secretary Baker by Adjt
Gen. Mccain. Fort Mcpherson is al
ready overcrowded and has poor ia
cilities for training camp work. Fort
Logan H. Roots is decidedly unsuitable
and will be rendered more so in view
OF the large cantonment to be con-
structed at that place. Fort Riley
| Kan. is Objectionable because Of the
scattering of the buildings devoted to
the training camps; Furthermore, it is
to become a large cantonment.
''The elimination of these three
points as desirable training camp 10.
cations necesstates a change in the
original plans. The plan recommend
ed above is better suited to existine
structures. No new construction is re-
quired. Men in training camps will
be much less crowded than at pres
ent. The more northern points ma,
experience unfavorable conditions tha
will exist during August, September
and October"
The assignment of State quotas un
der the new plan follows:
At Fort Oglethorre-North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Tennessee
Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
At. Leon Springs-Mississippi Ar
kansas. Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma
New Mexico and Arizona.
At Fort Myer-New Jersey, Della.
ware. Maryland. District of Colun,bia
and Virginia.
At Plattsburg-Maine, New Hamp.
| shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York and
congressional districts 10 to 2s in.
elusive of Pennsylvania.
At Fort Niagara-The remaining
districts of Pennsylvania.
At Fort Benjamin Harrison-Wes,
Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Ken.
tucky.
At Fort Observation-Disclosures, Wis.
consin and Illinois.
At Fort Snelling-Minnesota Iowa
North Dakota, South Dakota, Ne
braska, Missouri. Kansas and Colo
RADIO.
AT the PresidiO- Jnt ma, Wyom.
ing, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Ne
vada. Utah and California.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25
Five Italian Victims.

Rome, July 1S.-Onc italian mer-
chant steamer and four small sailing
vessels were sunk by submarines in
the week ending July Is, according to
the official statement today. Arrivals
at Italian ports for the week number
ed 55S, clearanceS 499.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25
HEAVY AIR BATTLES.
ENGLISH AERONAUTS HAVE SEEN
GREATEST AERIAL FIGHTING
IN HISTORY OF WAR.
Gen. Maurice, Director of Military
Operations Reviews In Brief the
Situation In General.

London. July DISCRIMINATING the
military events of the past week.
Maj. Gen. Frederick b. Maurice,
chief director of military operations
at the war offices. said today to the
Associated Press:
1.-The British front has been noter
worthy only for the fact that 1t has
seen the heaviest air fighting in the
history Of the war. with the losses
severest on the German side and the
results generally favorable to the
British. On land there was only mi
nor fighting without material change.
ION the French front the Germans
still are carrying on their policy of
using picked troops for local opera
tons aimed at exhausting and har-
assing the French. The result has
been nil.
"On the Russian front bad weather
and floods have necessitated the
drawing back Of some advanced posts
without important change" :
experimenting his talk on the
military operations Gen. Maurice re-
marked: .et
II am told that in the United States
the ordinary. man has got a general
impression that when any really stiff
fighting Job is to be done the Eng
lishman calls on the Australian. Ca
madam or Scottish to take the van.
This idea Is being carefully fostered
by the Germans with the foolish idea
Of spreading some dissension or dis
satisfaction between the branches Of
the Anglo-saxon race. and they soon
will be trying the same propaganda
to push a wedge between Great
Britain and the United States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25
LOuisiana's 4,678.

Late tonight Gen. Crowder issued a
second statement explaining that no
blame should be attached to local Off
cials whose failure to shuttle the cards
In their jurisdiction caused abandon
ment Of the more elaborate plan. He
also pointed out that this failure was
not confined to New Jersey. but was
widespread
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25
MERELY n STOpGAP,
Liberals Expected Ludcndorff as Die
tatOr.

Amsterdam, July 1S.-According to
news brought by arrivals from Ber-
lin belief in Liberal circles there is
that Chancellor Michaelis is merely
n stopgap who will prepare the way
for something in the way of a dicta-
torship with Gen. Ludendorff i'm su-
preme control.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25
ssr.a, numbers ny :, 'oame estp psthe big

|dra~4ng: sa ,g.q.t !, i
f' Each exemption district Is COM
posed of several electiont districts
which were the registration precincts
in the first revolution OF the draft
machinery. The registration cards
were turned over to the exemption
boards with instructions ITO shuttle
them before placing on each its serial
number. In''some districtsp however,
instead of the individual aeards, it was
packs of cards, each representing a
complete registration precinct tha,
were shuffied. The first pack was
opened then and the serial number
one placed on the first card Serial
numbers were placed in rotation until
the pack was exhausted then con-
tinued with the next pack picked up.
Supposing that a pack contained a
thousand cards and was numbered
from l to 1000. Then II the 1000
group happened to be the first drawn
In the little lottery every registered
man in this specimen registration
district must have been called for
service before his neighbor Just
across the street but in an adjoining
precinct were summoned.
The drawing tomorrow was fixed at
l0.50O numbers because an exemption
district In Lansing. Mich. has 1O.263
registered men. That is the largest
district on record here. Seven States
have failed thus far to report their
maximum districts. however, and 1O,-
500 names will be drawn to take care
Of the improbable possibility that a
larger district will show up later.
The change in plan throws an enor-
nous burden Of work on Gen. Crow
der's Office which had to be complet-
ed tonight. In one room a score of
clerks pounded away with numbering
machines through the night, making
up the $500 additional key numbers
necessary. In another room SO men.
girls and boys toiled over bowls OF
black capsules. rolling up the num-
bered slips as they we eceived and
clipping them into ,ne sconcealine
gelatine covering from which they
will be taken by the announcers to-
morrow.
Alabama. first State on the roster |
OF the union. reports it's largest ex-
emptiOn district as containing G,y25
registrants Then I'm the drawing to-
morrow the numbers from 6,926 to |
1O.5OO. inclusive. can be disregarded |
so far as Alabama Is con-
cerned.
BY the stme process. Arizona has no !
interest in numbers above GIL: Ar.
kansas 5.O52: Florida $500; South
4,05S: Tennessee 4.144.
The State whose maximum dis
tricts are not yet reported in Wash
ingtOn are: Georgia, Louisiana. Mass
achusetts, Mississippi. Missouri, Texas
and Vermont. GeOrgias LARGEST dis
trict is reported to contain 4,491 reg
strants; Mississippi's about 5000, and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25

The admiralty report of the Pre-.
vious week announced the sinking of
IA vessels of over 1000 tons and
three Of less than 1000 tons The
fishing vessels lost numbered seven.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25

copenhagen, July 20-The German
reichstag yesterday adopted the ma
Jority peace resolution by a vote of
IA TO 1l6, with II not voting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25

In the day he saw Immediately that.
q great injustice would be done In his
State because of the way in which
the local boards had given serial
numbers to the cards from the regis-
tration precincts. ,s
The New Jersey officer promptly
communicated his discovery to the
ONCE Of the provost marshal general.
A. hasty conference OF officials was
called behind locked doors and a
quick search made In the local board
records Of many States which have
bean racsiyed here, a similRr. eitla-
ton Wa found to extst In many parts
OF, the country. In some lists negro
and white registrants had been classi-
fisd In separate groups and the serial
numbers ran accordingly. In others
aliens were separated and given their
own group Of serial numbers. It was
q, hopeless tangle. II the double
drawing system were carried out one
election district in any exemption
division might be swept clean Of all.
Its young men to flll the quota, while
the other election districts In the
same exemption area furnished no
men whatever. In other cases II
might be necessary to pass upon and
exempt q thousand aliens before a
single American was called to ser
vice. In others a thousand negroes
might be taken for examination be.
fore q white man was called, or vice
versa.
There was only one way out, and
the war department promptly an
nounced that the whole intricate
method Of drawing devised to save
time and labor would be abandoned
In favor Of the simple. direct plan OF
drawing sufiicient numbers to fix the
place OF the last man in the largest
exemption district. That was the or
iginal plan. and 1t was intended for
weeks to draw In that way. but the
enormous amount Of labor and The
time involved prompted the effort to
devise a short cut that would be fair
to all.
Officers Of Gen. Crowder's office
themselves tonight that
the difficulty in the way of the dou-
Bile drawing was found today rather
thar. after the drawing. 1t was GER
tain to have been discovered imme-
diately afterward and then 1t would
have been necessary to declare It's
results Cancelled and draw again.
The difficulty that forced abandon
ment Of the more elaborate method
grew out Of the details of the plan.
II was proposed to list oil registrants
IN each district by thousands or frac-
lions OF thousands: men whose serial
numbers were in the three thousands
would have been put in q group;
those with numbers OF less than a
thousand In another. those with num-
bers In the four thousands in anoth-
Or and SO on. The first drawing |
would have placed these groups of |
thousands In the order In which the
numbers to 10 were drawn. The |
second drawing would then have fix
ed the order Of liability OF the indi-
'iduals In each OF the thousands az
between themselves. a thousand num-
oers being drawn to that end
The result would then have been
hat IL the 1900 group were first
irawn In the little lottery. all the
men bearing serial numbers In the
1000 would have been called for duty
irst and In the order i'm which thenl
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25
CAUSE OF RUSSIAN RETREAT.
Troops Were Not Stable and Some
Would Not Obey Orders.

Petrograd, July 21.-Further re-
treat has been made by the Russians
in east Galicia. the war Office an
nounces. because the troops did not
show the necessary stability and at
certain points failed to fulfill the Of
ficers' commands
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25
WEATHER NEXT WEEK.

Bureau Says Moderately Warm With
Local Showers.
Washington, July 21.-During the
coming week the South Atlantic and
Gulf States will be moderately warm,
with frequent local showers and
thunderstorms, the weather bureau
announced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
REPToN STATE BANK

Repton Ala, June 23rd, 1916.
We have watched with interest number OF demon den
STATIONS by different persons of the mall Boil Weev
thusastc as to its efficiency in catching the weeyi We
believe that if the machine is properly used together with
Systematically stirring the ground the weev can be over
come and good crop made
Very truly, E. L. KELLY, VlceFresioent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
Repton, Ala, Jan. 18th, 1917.

Repton, Ala, Jan. 11th, 1917.
Mr. w. N. Nall, Lenox, Ala,
Dear Sir-In reply to yours of the 6th inst regard
ing the Nall Boil Weev Eradcator wish tried
out your Boil Weev Catcher last on mypantation
and consider it great invention 1t seems to me that
when all the farmers get one and educated to the fact
that they have got to fight the Boil Weev persstenty,
will then be that again make normal or near nor
NAL cotton crop, in the parts OF our infested sections
Respectfully, w. K BOOLWAKE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
Repton, Ala, Jan. End, 1917.

To whom may concern:-Ths is to certify that used
the w. A. Nall Boil WeevI Eradicator my farm during
the early spring. 1916 and found it be all right be-
eve that this machine properly cotton early
in spring that you can make good crop regardless OF the
weevi
Respectfully submitted,
H. L. DEES.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
Pine Apple, Ala, June II, 1916

To whom # NAV concern-I wish to say that bought sew.
era Of the Nall Boil Weevil Eradicators from Mr. w. j.
Stanford for my customers and those that have tried them
say that they would not do without them ne Tor any amount
and expect to them again Mr. w. w. Ftomey says
thew worth their weight in gold think every farmer
and those who are trying tomake cotton oughto have one
Yours very truly, SIMON PATTERSON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
Hahira, Ga, June 4, 1917.

Hahra, Ga, June a, 1917.
After hearing SO much talk against the Boil Weevil
Traps for catching the weevl had Mr.. WI Stanford,
who represents the Nall Boil WeevI Eradcaor Co, OF
Columbus Ca to come to my farm and he spent the day
with me demonstrating the Nall Boil Weevi Catcher and
had the machine used by my hands in each of my
farms and caught the weevi successfully in each one of
chine which assures the efficiency of the machine and
gave Mr. Stanford my orders for four Of the machines
And Iunhestatngy recommend this machine to all farm
ers for it will do all it claims to do.
Very respectfully
T. BAILEY
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
Uriah, Ala, January IL, 1917.

Unah, Ala, January IL, 1917.
MIR. w. A. Nall Repton, Ala.
Strive bought IS of your Weevil Eradcators on
June Isl of last year and additional 10 June 18th
In cotton fields where used the Eradcators as
directed we believe that the loss from boil weevi up to
July 1st was very small
Yours truly
BLACKSHER STORE COMPANY, w. A Snouden,Mgr.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
Donaldse nville, Ca; June /, 1917.

Donaldse nvle Ca; June l. 1917
This is to certify that the Nall Boil Weev Eradicatof
was demonstrated to my entire satisfaction in my cotton,
and though had been made to believe that the Nall Ma
chine was fake and would not catch the weevil am
now convinced that the machine will do all that claims
to do in catching both the weev and punctred squares
am now using machines seventeen acres OF cotton
bought from Mr. Ia Perkins of cambridge
JF REYNOLDS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13

Now experts you dare the following gentlemen lied! we
were fakes You made these arrogant and sweeping ""
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13

MonroevlIe Ala, R. F. D. No. l, Jan. 10th, 1917
This is to certify that used the Nall Boil Weevi Erad
cator small plot of my cotton, Is, and hndit made
me twice as much other cotton where not
used am sure it will catch the weevl if properly used
in early spring and going TO it 1917 and make
full crop regardless of the weevil
B. T. SAWYER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
Never Seen the Nall Boil Weevil Machir

theono
WI
vou And please
known Ia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13

We ask with interest You have
testimonials these esmabe gentlemen hu statements ba
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13

CONTROL Nall Boil w
had actually
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-25
Food Situation "Improved,'
Saws Whitman; Promises Aid

stand that I am here TO help you and
will do all in my power to assist"
Carl Beck explained TO the Governor
that the committee had come from the
demonstration at Madison Square Gar.
den, and that it had been the sense OF
the meeting that the state government
should assist by passing an enabling
act, such as was suggested at the meet
ing of the Board Of Estimate Friday, TO
give the city power to spend from
81, 900, 900 TO 100000 in the purchase
of food, which should be sold at cost
to the people. -,
The Governor replied that he would
support the city in such measure,
provided it was properly drawn and he
first had a chance to look 1t over. He
was asked IL the Corporation Counsel
drafted a bill which met with his ap-
proval and was acceptable TO the Leg
islsture, how quickly the city would be
enabled TO use the money to buy food.
"The bill ought TO go in Monday
night" said the Governor, "and 1t
ought to come out signed and available
TO the city by Wednesday. You can
rest assured that | will help it all |
can"
The women on the committee were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-25

and distribution. If the appropriation
is approved By the Senate the commits
sion will start Immediately on the in
quiry, taking up first the packing in
dustry..
Addressing the House in opposition
to the 100000 item for the investigs-
.ion, Representative Fitzgerald de-
clared that the food situation had
shown the incspacity Of Congress TO
deal with "the most vital problem al
fecting the American people to-day"
"The riots that have taken place" he
said, "are not the riots Of the thriftless
and the worthless. II is the outraged
and indignant protest of the thrifty,
the Industrious and the frugal, who
cannot meet the demands for prices Of
food that now exist
The Next Remedy
"What is our remedy? What is pro-
posed where people are rioting and
struggling for food! When ! suggested
last November that We put an embargo
on foodstuffs the President directed the
Attorney General to conduct an invss-
tiGation through the Department OF
Justice into the situation. The United
States District Attorney at Boston was
nut in control of the investigation.
Within a few weeks that investigation
was concluded. A report was made that
there was no evidence that the laws
had been violated
He called the proposed 100000 IN
uuiry a poor substitute for food.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-25
ALLOWS 100000
FOR FOOD INQUIRY
House Passes Amendment
by SO to 81 i'm Cost
Investigation

Washington, Feb. 24.-An amend
ment to the sundry civil bill, appro-
pristing 100000 for an investigation
by the Federal Trade Commission Of
the high cost Of food. passed the House
tonight, SO to 81.
The investigation was ordered by
President Wilson, who directed that
particular attention be given to charges
of combinations to control food prices.
The Department of Agriculture was
asked to assist. Facts developed in an
investigation started by the Depart
ment of Justice will be turned over to
the trade commission.
The trade commission has outlined
an investigation to last six months and
go into every detail of food production
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-25

Governor Whitman had been IN con-
ference during the day with George W.
Perkins and others interested in the
present food situation, but he had not
anticipated a call from the East Side
delegation. When the committee sent
word to the Governors suite that they
would like to see him, he informed
them that he would talk to them IN one
Of the hotel parlor5 on the first moor
The committee consisted of Mrs.
HELM Fisher, Mrs. l.. Shefkowitz, MISS
Rose Gesapick, Mrs. Sarah Erdman,
Miss Belle Newman Zilbefman and Carl
Beck, Of the Labor Forum. Miss zli-
herman, acting as spokesman, began
TO speak of the hunger due 10 the high
prices of food, when the Governor IN
terrupted her.
Situation Called Inspired
"Now, know the situation" he said.
az know the facts, perhaps, better than
you do. This situation is largely in
spired. While the food prices arc un-
ouesti onably high, there is also an
abundance of food at moderate prices"
"Where is it~ chorused the women.
Have you tried to find it," asked the
Governor. Now, l want you TO under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-25

Representative Borland. of MI.
supporting the Amendment, ala ~
attention should be paid to the No.
interests, because they eontrollsx
only the meat supply but IN =
measure, all cold storage produets "a
Continued Improvement in a.
shortage situation, the dispstsA ~
OF many trains Of box earn IA,
transportation of foodstutfs "a rs,.
cities, proposals In ConSrsss lnns:s
toward the use of various r,msissS
including An export embsrre On ~,
and continued activity at the 49,
ment Of Justice were amons 1872
developments in the Federal s,s.'
ment's consideration Of the uatiorvt'
rise in the prices Of necessities ~
The Interstate Commerce co,...
sion issued a statement sxpre,sins =.
confidence in the Gar Service Cemn;.
sion Of the American Railway Assa.,.
ton, representing all the rsilrosXs J,
the country, and saying the orsssi,s
tion was doing much excellent va
in the interest Of ths general puIli,
Price Conspiraeies Sought
The Car Service Commission. >.
peating its declaration that the ro.S,
are not TO blame, through car shortss'
or conges ton, for the rise in pri..s
announced that no embargo whstsys,
had been placed by the carriers une,
the movement OF food for human 4,
animal consumption.