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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
COAL PRICES AvANCEO.
INCREASE IN MINERS WAGES
PASEED ON TO CONSUMERS.
Fuel Administration Orders Advance
OF FOrty.fve Cents Ton at Mines
in Order to Cover Wage Increase
and Still Give Fair Profit to Opera
tors. E.

Washington, Oct 27.-President
Wilson tonight granted an increase of
40 cents q ton in the price of bitum-
the country, effective at z o'clock
Monday morning. The new price will
absorb wage raises recently agreed
upon between operators and miners
in the central competitive and other
fields.
The presidents order provides that
the increase shall not apply in case
OF existing contracts providing for an
increase in price to cover any raise
in miners wages. Neither will it
apply in districts where miners and
operators fail to agree upon a miners
penalty provision satisfactory to the
fuel administration.
Millions of dollars of increased cost
to consumers is involved in the order
which was based upon recommends
tiOns made to the president yester-
day by H. A. Garfield. fuel admins.
traitor. When operators and miners
Of the central competitive field agreed
upon "a wage scale here three weeks
ago. DR.. Garfield made a careful sur
vey of conditions in the various dis
tricts as basis for his report to the
president.
The presidents order follows:
"The scale of prices prescribed Au-
gust 81, 1917, by the president of the
United States on bituminous coal at
the mine, as adjusted and modified by
order of the United States fuel admin
tions in certain localities. is hereby
amended by adding the sum Of AS
cents to each of the prices so pre-
scribed or so adjusted and modified
subject, however. to thu following ex-
press exceptions:
"Q This increase in prices shall
not apply to any coal sold at the mine
under an existing contract containing
a provision for an increase in the price
Of coal hereunder in case of an in
crease in wages paid to miners.
"(2) This increase In prices shall
not apply in any district in which the
operators and miners fail to agree
upon a penalty provision satisfactory
to the fuel administrator, for the auto
matte collection of fines in the spirit
OF the agreement entered into between
the operators and miners at Washing
ton October 6, 1917.
This order shall become effective
at a. m. on October 29. 1917"
While the order refers only to the
wage agreement reached at the con-
ference in Washington it is expected
that wage rates will be given in prac-
tically all fields, as pay for miners in
all other districts of the country are
based on those paid in the central
field
In his letter to the president recon-
mending the price increases, DR.. Gar
field said that the wage raise of so
per cent to miners and rs per cent
to the best laborers over the wages
of April I, 1914, as agreed upon Octo-
ber G, were not in excess of the ad-
vance in the cost of living since the
war began.
His understanding was, the letter
continued, that in fixing provisional
prices for coal at the mines, il was
intended to allow fair profit to the
operators and that under the new
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
BIG THINGS EXPECTED.
Secretary OF War Baker Says Inn
portant Developments Are Pending
On All Fronts.

Washington. Oct. 29.-That i'm
portant developments are pending in
the war Secretary Baker indicates in
his review of the week He mentions
waves of activity on nearly every
front and says strategic retreat of
the Germans on the Aisne and In
Flanders may be expected. He says
moment. but points out that the Ital-
ians once before stopped en- onslaught
under less favorable circumstances
lie says the winter will aid the Ital-
ians
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
FARMS FOR SALE
In Sumter and Clarendon Counties.

GS Acres
high state Of cutivation
barn and stables splenddy located neshbov
8 Acres public three miles
cultivation.
One four and
80 Acres public SUMTER
in cultivation Good dwelling. house.
stables, etc.
22i Acres public three
farm cultivation to
horse farm three ten:n
houses barns stables flowing
good school, railroad in good neghbo.-
412 Acres public m from
ten horse OF cultivation New
dwelling
and other outbuldngs; dairy and equipment with
dairy herd, if desired. Plenty and straw.
oughly drained About hundred and
sLbdivided Property situated is
for sale, n a farm
tcally t at
:f7
land, but needs developing. Timber % pay
building place. Saw mill subdivide {. de-
sired, cheap N4
). 12o Acres Pinewood undeveloped cheap.
Easy Terms To Suit Purchasers
c. P. OSTEEN, Sumter, S. c.
s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

After his retirement last month as
chief OF staff Major General Scott was
made chief inspection officer of th',
new National Army. lie went -
France to study operations on the
Western front and on his return viii
supervise the intensive training of the
National Army In trench warfare.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
PEOPLES is A CANDrDArE.
Aitorey General Seeks GovCrnsrslip
on His Record AMI "RefOrm"
Platform

Columbia, Oct. 28.--Thoino.s III.
Peoples. Attorney Genera! ,f South
Carolina. today reaffirmei his pre-
slous announcement that he .sould
be In the race for governor in 1918.
He has just been notified, he said,
that there are number of applica-
tions along with his on file at the Of
flee of the Judge advocate general of
the army and his services will hardly
be needed. Mr. Peoples applied for
a majority in this department some
weeks ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
Weekly weather Forecast.

For South Atlantic and East Gulf
states; Fair weather will prevail un-
I'll about Wednesday. rain Thursday,
and fair thereafter; lower temperature
iass half OF week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
ATTEMPT no MAKE PEACE.


London, Oct. 29.-Ia Metropole. 4
Belgian newspaper published here
says German attempt to make peaco
with Belgium was defeated by the
Belgian foreign minister.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
BONDS SELL At PAR.
First Sale or New Liberty Bonds ON
the stock EXCHANGE.

New York. oct. 29-Fifteen hun
dred dollars worth OF new Liberty
Ponds were sold ON tie stock FIX
change at par today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
PLOT IN NEW YORK.
Wholesale Attempt to Destroy Food.
stuffs I'm City.

New York, Oct. 29.-After discov-
ering wholesale plots to destroy food
supplies guards were doubled at every
place where food is stored i'm New
out the home guards if necessary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
FATAL TRAIN WRECK.
Several Persons Killed I'm Accideue
Near Austin.

Austin, Texas. Oct. 29.-Sevcral
were killed in rear end collision be.
tween the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
passenger train and a freight Ave
miles south OF here, according to hrst
reports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

Uncle Sam may have to stop the
knitting craze I'm order to conserve
wool. Wilmington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
Another Loan To England

Washington. Oct. 29..--The govern
ment has advanced $25, 600. 900 addi-
tional to England.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
SCOTT IN FRANCE.

Former Chief of Staff Goes for Study.
Paris, Oct. 27.-Maj. Gen. Hugh L.
scott, former chief OF staff of the
United States Army. has arrived In
France and gone to the front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
NERVOUS SPELLS

Ard ce~s;n..!c. :: T.e.k!=: Hs:;svsa
by a Combination Of Medicines.
A quotation from one recent letter:
Il have been taking Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and Peptiron Pills az course OF
medicine and find this combinati n has
worked like charm. They told me l
had neuralgia, and certainly was In a
very low and discouraging state OF
health. I suffered extremely with ner-
vousness and had neuralgia pains 80 I
could not sleep nights.
Those nervous spells are awful!
II heard about taking Hoods Sarsa !
pariIla and Peptiroh Pills-one before
meals, the other after--the suggestion
struck me favorably so that 1 have ia
ken the medicines carefully and faith
fully with most pleasing results.
1T is a long time now since | have
had enc 81 those severe nervous spells.
/ can do a good days Homework. can
work In my garden, and walk \ mile"
Mrs. Fred J. Weekly, Bagdad, Ella.
Your drugEist Will be pleased 20 sup
ply. you with these good medicines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
Hot Water for
Sick Headaches
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water with phosphate
In lt before breakfast.

i Headache of any kind, Is caused by
auto intoxication-which means self
poisoning. Liver and bowel poisons
called toxins, sucked into the blood.
through the lymph ducts, excite the
heart which pumps the blood so fast
that 1t congests in the smaller arteries
and veins OF the head producing vio-
lent throbbing pain and Distress called
headache. You become nervous, de-
spondent, sick, fevwerish and miserable,
your meals sour and almost nauseate
you. Then you resort to acetanilide,
aspirin or the bromides which temper
arily relieve but do not rid the blood of
these irritating toxins.
A glass of hot water with a teaspoon
full Of limestone phosphate in it, drank
before breakfast for awhile. will not
only wash these poisons from your sys-
tenn and cure you Of headache but will
cleanse, purify and freshen the entire
alimentary canal.
Ask your pharmacist for a quarter
pound Of limestone phosphate. 1t is in
expensive. harmless as sugar, and al
most tasteless, except for a sourish
twinge which is not unpleasant.
II you aren't feeling your best, II
tongue Is coated or you wake up with
bad taste, foul breath or have colds,
Indigestion, biliousness, constipation or
sour. acid stomach, begin the phos-
phated hot water cure to rid your sys-
tenn Of toxins and poisons.
Results are quick and it Is claimed
that those who continue to flush out
the stomach, liver and bowels every
morning never have any headache or
know miserable moment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28

Local Passenger Trains 70 Have Earlier
Schedules Soon.

Beginning Sunday, April l, a general
change in time will take effect on the
Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad, maxi
ing several shifts In the time of trains
passing thru here
Probably the most important change
is in train No. /, north bound from
Abba to Minneapolis and st. Paul
which has been arriving here at 9 a.
m daily, and departing at 9:15. This
train will now arrive thirty tive min
utes earlier, or at s: 20 n. m., and leave
at s:43, meeting the south bound local,
No. 10. at the junction, instead Of Mar
shalltown. This Will do away with
considerable confusion at the local sta
ton. which has resulted when the two
trains met here.
In the evening. train No. Q, which
has been arriving here from Peoria at
$40, and departing at 5:55, will now
arrive approximately eighteen minutes
earlier or at 5:23 and will run on this
same schedule thru to Mason City. A
twenty five minute change has also
been made in the time of thru train
No. 5, to st. Paul and Minneapolis.
which has been leaving here at 2:05
a. m. This train will now leave here
at l.: IS a. m.
On the Story City branch all arrivals
and departures will be earlier. In the
morning the branch will arrive twenty
minutes earlier, or at S:25, and will
leave on the return trip ten minutes
earlier or at $3.50. In the evening they
will get in here fifteen minutes earlier.
or at 4:45. and will leave on the last
trip back twenty minutes earlier. This
will make the departing time of the
branch In the evening at 5:46, instead
of sos,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
SUPERVISORS LET NiNETY.FlvE
BRIDGES TO FOUR CON.
TRACTORS FOR $1o1,7o5.
WORK DIVIDED INTO
GROUPS OF TOWNSHIPS
N. o. Burnett, Marenso, and Insersoll-
Stoufer Company, City, Get Largest
Contracts - Others Awarded r. j.
Wagner, Swea City, and Cole Bros,
Ames-Work to BE Finished Nov. 1.

The work of building ninety five
concrete bridges was awarded in four
contracts for total of sl01.705 by the
board of supervisors Tuesday after
noon. The contractors who got the
work were T. j. Wagner Swea City;
Cole Bros, Ames; Ingersoll-Stoufer
Construction Company, city, and M. O..
Burnett Marengo.
Their bids, the number Of bridges
and culverts and their location are:
Group No. and part of No. 2,
Swea City. s2o,410.
Part Of group No. 2, thirteen bridges,
Cole Bros, Ames. $21,920.
Group No. 8, twenty-five bridges,
Ingersoll- Stoufer Construction Com
pany, city, $2S,665.
Group No. 4, thirty eight bridges, NJ.
o. Burnett, Marengo. $30,710.
The bridges in group No. / are in
Liscomb, Vienna and Marion town
ships. Those in group No, 2 are in
Liberty, Bangor, Minerva and Marietta.
Those in group No. 3 are in Eden,
State Center, Marietta, Linn, Washing
ton and Logan. Those in group No.
are in Jefferson, Timber Creek, Lee
Grand and Greencastle.
All Are Low Bidders.
The contracts were let in each case
to the low bidder for the group or the
portion of the group that was awarded.
The bridges were divided into groups
because, as it proved, none Of the con-
tractors was prepared to handle all
the work
This resulted in the Ingersoll- Stoufer
Construction Company fling bids for
all the work but specifying in it's bid
that 1t would accept no more than one
large and one small group. The check
enclosed as guarantee covered only
the approximate amount of work these
bidders wanted. Their bid for group
No. 3, which they were awarded, was
$2,700 lower than the next highest, and
in spite of the technicality regarding
the check the supervisors awarded this
company the contract for the group
An oral protest TO this award was
made by n. NJ. Stark & Co.
Work to Be Finished Nov. 1.
1t Is specified that the work Is to be
finished by Nov. /, but completion Of
the contracts will depend on the
weather The Ingersoll- Stoufer Con-
struction Company was the only con-
tractors awarded work who have I'M
finished contracts left over from last
season. When the four to which con-
tracts were awarded start work, there
ha To- hri1 Arm
building bridges In the county at one
time. 1t is expected that if the weather
does not delay work that the I'm
finished contracts let last season will
all be completed by July 1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
CATARRH WAS
PULLING HER
into HER GRAVE
Remarkable Recovery of Health
and Hearing After Suffering for
More Than 20 Years.

~ cannot praise your treatment too
highly. My hearing which was badly
affected for more than 20 years is COM
ing back fast. My health has been a
perfect wreck. never felt better In
health than right now" Mrs. Emma
Bailey. 400 w. Green ST., Winterset, Ia.
What our treatment has done for Mrs.
Bailey and thousands Of others who
suffered with catarrah Of the head, nose
and throat, catarrhal deafness, head
noises, grip. asthma, incipient bronchial
trouble and similar Affections, it surely
will do for you. We will prove 1t free
because we will loan our treatment to
you days for free trial, and If you are
entirely satisfied you are to send us the
fair price we ask.
Just write and say: II want to bor
row your treatment days." and we will
send it by return mail. Send for 1t
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The American Vaparator Co, Suite $50,
1O2 N. 5th Ave-, Chicago. Ill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
Mary Piekford at Her Best in "A Poor
Little Rich Girl"

BY far the best picture Mary Pick
ford has had since she formed COM
pany Of her own. and one Of the most
appealing she mas ever appeared in is
"A Poor Little Rich Girl" shown at
the Strand Tuesday to crowded houses.
Never has Mary been more effective,
more winsome, and in a way more pa
thetic. Tho picture is one which chill
dren and grown-ups alike will enjoy
thoroughly, and one which holds the
attention all the way thru. There arc
smiles in the story, and tear or two
as WELL and lesson which every one
can understand and appreciate.
Mary takes the part of Gwendolyn. a
little girl whose rich parents give her
everything but love and companionship,
the two things she most desires. There
are many scenes wonderfully we'll
worked out which bring home start
lingly the fact that riches are by no
means always indicative Of happiness:
With all her servants, motor cars, and
fine clothes Gwendolyn is unhappy and
sad and tries her best to get other lit
tie folks to play with her. One of the
best parts Of the picture is when Susie
May Squoggs. the daughter of another
rich family, comes to play with Gwen"
and is so unpleasant and downright
"ornery' that fight ensues.
Turnout the production Mary looks
the part Of an l1-year old girl to per-
lection, and her own peculiar charms
are brought into play extremely well.
She is nearly sacrificed to riches, but
her father and mother prove to re real
parents after all and there Is a happy
ending. but not until there have beer,
several places where tears are perilous-
ly near Altogether the picture is a
splendid one and worth while in every
way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
John E. keIIerd Tomorrow Night.

Marshalltown to see eminent actor
tomorrow night at Odeon in Mac
BETH The most important event of
the present theatrical season is the ap-
pearance here of the eminent actor,
John E. Kellerd and his notable COM
pany. which includes the we'll known
Shakespearean star. Charles B. Han
ford, and the beautiful Miss Georgiana
Wilson. Kellerd has long been recog-
nized as the foremost exponent of
Shakespearean drama, and had the
distinction Of playing Hamlet in New
York City for the longest run ever ac-
credited to an actor, that OF 102 nights
at the Harris and Garden theaters.
Mr.. Kellerd's versatility is renowned.
His Hamlet has been pronounced the
finest piece OF work known to our
stage. William Winter said OF Mr..
Kellerd in the New York Tribune: HE
is the most distinguished actor in
America The repertoire consists of
Hamlet. Othello, The Merchant Of
Venice, Macbeth. The scenic effects
are magnificent and the costumes
beautiful and historically correct.
Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
TRACK WORK STARTED.
Squad Of Thirty Responds to First Call
of Coach Sanford.


Thirty men responded to the first
call for track candidates at the high
school Tuesday and practice will be
carried on regularly from now on.
Coach Sanford has a big bunch of
green material on his hands, and as
yet can not predict anything as to the
final results. Hurlburt and "Ty" Smith
are the only two men left from last
years team, which does not leave
much Of foundation to build on.
Hurlburt won his letter last year in
the 40-yard dash and Smith in the
100-yard dash.
Altho no local track meets have been
held here during the past few years
owing to the lack Of facilities, and the
fact that track has been loser finan-
cially, the team will make several trips
out Of town this season. Sanford plans
to have team at the big Drake relay
carnival, and to send representatives
to the state high school meet at Des
Moines. 1t Is probable that MARSHALL
town will be asked to the annual in
vitation high school meet at Cornell
also. dual meet with Grinnell Is
another possibility
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
In tn. Police Court,

Thomas Moore, who Is said to be a
local detective, was arraigned In JUS
tice Peek's court Tuesday before JUS
tice Burritt in the absence of Justice
Peek. Moore was arrested Monday by
Constable Sandvig on three charges,
all filed by Russell Mack. Moore was
charged with assault with intent to
commit great bodily injury, imper-
sonating an officer, and carrying con-
cealed weapons.
According to Mack's complaint
Moore was active in the raid on an
Arson street house Sunday afternoon,
in which five persons were arrested
for disorderly conduct. Mack was one
of those arrested, and alleges that
Moore came into the house as an Of
ficer carried q gun, and hit him over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
PupiIs Give Recital.

Five hundred people attended the
two piano recital given Tuesday even
ing at the Presbyterian church by
pupils Of Miss Loa Scheeler. and great
ly enjoyed the efforts of the performers.
Miss Scheeler was assisted by Mrs.
Ina Smith Ztmbelman, Of Boone.
The program consisted, in addition to
the solos, Of six quartets, four duets,
and two sextets. The participants
were Pearl Baxter, Frances Thomas,
Mary Jackson, Emma DERRICK, Dorothy
Benson, Thelma Eldridge, Pearl Bog
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
STOPS BACKACHE /,
IN FEW MINUTES
RUS LUMBAoo. PAIN, SORENESS,
STIFFNESS RIGHT OUT WITH
"ST. JACOBS OIL"

When your back Is sore and lame or
lumbago, sciatica or neuritis has you
stiffened up, don't suffer! Get small
trial bottle Of old. honest EST. Jacobs
Oil" at any drug store, pour n little in
your hand and rub 1t right into the pain
or ache, and by the time you count fifty,
the soreness and lameness Is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soothing,
penetrating oil takes the ache and pain
right out and ends the misery. 1t Is
magical yet absolutely harmless and
doesn't burn or discolor tho skin.
Nothing else stops lumbago, sciatica
and lame back misery so promptly and
surely. 1t never disappoints!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28

gic Frieda fMossman, Mabel Thomas.
Marparet Wright, Libby Gervich, Min
ME Oman, Molly Gervlch, Helen
Travis Kenneth Moehrl Cleon Keefer,
Richard Gregory. Emmet Cross, Ruin
Eichorn, Fern Wilkie, Bessie Everlst,
May Turnpach, Pearl Levin. Mary Ger
vich. Edna Wittel, Helen Pegg, Majel
DeWare. Velma Buck. Fay Melchert,
Lydia Busse, Anna Soukup, Vera Dam
agan, Louise Clemens, Amy Buchanan.
Margaret Holt, and Effie Robb.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
Pur.Iy sursao. atlon,.

Purely Surface Indications.
Charlotte came into the yard lookinS
very sweet and pretty and quite con-
scious Of the fact.
II am prettier than you, amt TT she
said to man who was working in the
yard.
THAT depends on how you behave"
he replied. III you don't behave you
won't be pretty"
She looked him over critically, ex
pressing a. her conclusion, my, but
you must have been naughtyv'-C Chris.
tian Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
strictly Correct.

''why. Grace" exclaimed an old
friend, ARE you going to be married
next week! You are 4 base deceiyer.
why, you told us only few days ago
that you were booked for personally
conducted tour win small, select
party"
Yes, dear" answered Grace, smfl-
ing sweetiy Iack Is the personal con
.ductor. and I'm the small, select party.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
One-Piece Crankshaf

The crankshaft is drop-forged from
heat treated carbon steel in single
piece. Balancing weights are integral
with the shaft. The shaft is 2 n inches
in diameter. Sturdy, but not heavy.
Rigid. Strong. It is balanced while
rotating at fast rate of speed, on a
unique machine. This helps you to un-
derstand why the Chalmers motor is
so smooth.