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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
IA DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
FeAULmN MARIE MAYER AND
rNWGEss wArAHwAsCO ARE
INTERESTING xrTRAC-
Cnassatlua PAsrons Dsaishted With
1wo AAsning Yosng IAlics-saIs
49, IN Assistants Render Most De-
nehtfsl Massc = Interpretative
sesasynes By Prof. Hardy.
Prom The ally Item. April "a.

FROM The ally Item. April -.
TWO very distinguished visitors
shrss Ia fact. were brought to Sumter
Yesterday on the Chautauqua pro.
sram. Miss Marie Mayer. the Mary
Mssdai>ne OF the Passion Play AT
oberanssmasau. and Princess wata-
hwascp were two of the visitors who
honored Sumter by their presence and
Antonic saia. one OF the leading cell
aIs4s Of the world was the third distin-
oaishsd visitors.
Tne two young ladies'. for both of
them are young and charming In
their appearance and manners. de.
nehted The patrons of the Chautauqua
who heard them. Yesterday afternoon
and last night Princess Wathwasco
told her audiences things about her
people. the Red men. and sang some
OF the Indian songs for them. She
was apPaauded heartily and sang as
Inst 4pcore an American song. tt
show hAf audience that she also could
sing th1jt songs. she said. Her sra.
eiousntcs and pleasing personally
au sticNpti Il. ram. lin. ga $50, Inn
quite cARtivated her audience. Miss
Watahwseco was dressed In Indian
garb which added to the effect of her
Indian songs and tales.
In tho afternoon Miss Marie Mayer.
the May. Masdalene Of the Oberam-
magau; Passion play. told In clear and
pleasing style. but witlr touch Of
foreign accent. the story OF her people
and h3y every ten years they celebrat-
cd the -sscat Passion Play. she spoke
for IN hour and the greater part OF
her aua1nce was held as by u spell.
while ,(hs was speaking. Her lecture
was uy$et Instructive and interesting
- an etorical event.
Prof! !yAntonio Sala. the great cellist,
and M Assistants rendered delightful
mussc both afternoon and evening.
Ths ssla trio consisted Of violin, cello
and piano, while at the evening per-
formagce several song numbers OF a
populS character added variety to the
prosrsHt
rhil iSofhhs Prof. Hardy, the
leader Sf the community singing.
which seems TO be taking stronger
hold each day upon the Chautaucua
audishcts. gave an Instructive inter-
prstattSe reading to the Philharmonic
Club. He also sang several well chos-
sn and sn3eyable selections.
This aftefnoon the Gilbert and Sulil-
van LGht Opera Company gave a
popular musical program. Tonight
win be one of the greatest numbers
on the Chautauqua program. "Thc
Mikado." performed by an all-star
cast. This In one OF the greatest light
operas and 1t should be perform
ance long to last In the minds of
Chautauqua patrons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
BIG SALE OF COTTON.
Lot OF More Than Thousand Bales
Brings About $115,OOO to Fortunate
Owners.

Brings About $115,OOO to Fortunate
Owners.
Georgetown, April 25.-About
$115,000 has been turned loose in
Georgetown during the past two weeks
from a shipment of cotton that has
been in the Rhem Dock and Terminal
company's warehouse since last year.
One thousand, one hundred and fifty
eight bales, thousand Of which be-
longed to F. Rheim & Sons, were sold
to George II. McFadden & Bros
Agency, Of Philadelphia, at 20 cents
middling basis. The entire lot was
shipped to the firms agency i'm Co
lumbia and will be delivered to the
cotton mills in the vicinity of the
capital city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
ARMY BILL DEBATE.
House Agrees to Close General Dc.
bate Today,

Washington, April 26.--The house
has agreed that the general debate on
the army bill shall close without ad-
Journment today, leaving only the
summing up speeches by the leaders
on both sides. The debate on the Sc
lective draft feature was continued i'm
both houses.
After a summing up tomorrow, the
house will consider the bill under the
five minute rule with prospects for a
vote Friday night or Saturday. The
senate agreed to a vote not later than
Saturday night. 49,. "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
CLARK OPPOSES DRAFT.

Warrington. April 24.-speakc, @,
4 (DSk In receiving the delegation from
- National Security League oppose 4
esotetive draft and predicted that !,
ptuId never pass congress. The hill
= being debated In both houses today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
I2LnIU ROOT APPOINTED.

lie Accepts Place as Heal Of Com.
mission to Russia.
Washington, April 26.-Elihu Root,
former secretary of State, has for
mally accepted the Craftsmanship OF
be sent to Russian.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
Additions to Pubic Safety Fund.

The following additional subscrip-
tions have been received by the Com
mittee on Public Safety since the list
was published several days ago: Peo-
pies Pharmacy. $500; The Battery
$500; Carolina Grocery Company,
$500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
RECRUITING PICKS UP.

Army Takes In 2,308 Men I'm Day.
, washington. April 24.-The total
number Of recruits for the army yes
teyday was 2.36S. with Illinois again
le9ding with 394. That States total
aipce April / II 2,s71.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
BOND BILL SIGNED.
President Affixed signature to Seven
Billion War Revenue Measure.

Washington. April 24.--President
Wilson today signed the war bond
bill. authorizing the sale of five bill
lion I'm government bonds. and the is
sue of two billion in treasury certiH-
Gates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
p>ukE or ABRUxxI COMING.

>Roms. April Alt In expected that
~ Duke OF Abruzzl will head the
l0Ean misslen to the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15
NATIONAL room CONTROL.

With conditions staring US in the
face so serious as to be almost appall-
ing, the question of an equitable dis
tribution of food products over the en-
tire nation is being attacked with de-
termination by the experts who have
made careful study of the situation
and who are in a position to put into
effect such drastic measures as will
insure an effectual remedy.
The statement of Carl Vrooman, as
sistant secretary of agriculture, tends
to show the leaning of the federal au-
thorities in regard to the solution Of
this vital problem of feeding more than
one hundred millions of American
citizens, to say nothing of the hosts in
Britain and in France who are now
looking to this country for assistance.
THE people will brook no delay" said
Mr.. Vrooman, "in the issue between
food control by the government on the
one hand and spectators on the other.
Now, today, we have control by the
spectators"
The question is coming to be more
clearly defined as to whether the
American people are to be bound hand
ard foot to the chariot wheels of the
gamblers in the necessities of life or
whether their interests are to be safe
guarded by the federal government.
The debate yesterday in the senate,
when Senator Overton characterized
the food spectators as pirates" and
robbers" advocating lamp post hang
ings as a remedy in extreme cases, will
undoubtedly have a tendency to still
further infame public opinion against
this class of operators.
Food control by the federal govern
ment is practically certain TO be put
into effect and in the very near future
unless conditions improve considera-
bly, for with the ever increasing prices
on all foodstuffs, there is bound to be
such clamor for government distri-
button of food products that the law
makers at Washington cannot but
acquiesee in the proposition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15
GENERAL LEONARD A. WOOD
TO VISIT ATLANTA FRIDAY

ATLANTA, Ca, May Is. General
Leonard A. Wood, commanding the
Department of the Southeast with
headquarters in Charleston, and known
as the father of preparedness" will
be the guest of Atlanta next Friday
and will raise the Stars and Stripes to
the mast head of the steel flag pole er
ected at Five Points by popular sub
scription.
The raising of the flag has been
postponed in, order that General Wood
might preside over the exercises. The
flag pole stands in the very heart OF
the business district, in a triangle at
Five Points in front of the Fourth Ma
tional Bank building, and was paid
for with fund raised by one of the
Atlanta newspapers by popular sub
scription.
1t is planned to have General Wood
review a great parade composed of
the regulars at Fort Mcpherson, the
Atlanta organizations of the National
Guard, the men of the Officers Train
ing school, the Boy Scouts, military
cadets from schools in Atlanta and
vicinity and other organizations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15
CONGRESS- WASTING TINE

Forty days ago the United States de-
clared a state of war to obtain with
/ ,e imperial German government. Since
that time two important measures have
been put through Congress, but the
really vital things, the bills giving au-
thority for the active prosecution of
the war, are still held in allegiance,
while prolonged debates are staged in
both houses.
There is no disposition on the part
CT the thinking people of the United
States to have Congress railroad
through any legislation of vital inter
est to the nation, but in 40 days it
would appear that all phases of the
vastly important measures might be
thoroughly reviewed and discussed.
1t is evident that the administration
is determined to exhaust every effort to
include in the army bill a provision
for press censorship and it is just as
evident that there is sufficient senti-
ment in both houses to prevent the
passage of such a measure. With
such a situation prevailing, the con-
tinued debate tends to materially
hamper the preparations for active
nj osecution of the war.
The same condition obtains in regard
to various other projects connected
with the military plans, amendments
having been tackled on to the several
prime measures, with the result that
untold antagonism has been aroused
in Congress and the entire program of
legislation is being held up.
TIE United States is unequivocally.
committed to a course of action which
must be followed along lines which
have been outlined with sufficient clar-
ity to be understandable even to the.
most dense intellect. There can be
no retraction from the steps we have
taken and there exists no desire for
such retraction IN the hearts of the
people of the nation.
The amending flow of oratory, to the
exclusion of decisive action, tends to
create condition which cannot but be
inimical to the best interests of the
nation and the sooner Congress real
ICES this fact, the sooner will we be
able TO successfully disprove the Ger
man chancellor's ironic statement that
the United States will talk until we
have starved out England and overrun
France"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

yestigators have found that the supply
was not so short as to justify the en-
ormous advance made by the paper
mill owners "a number of whom have
been indicted on a charge of conspir-
acy to control prices. So far the war
has made possible an increase in the
news print paper available here by
keeping the output of the Newfound-
land mills of Lord Northchild on this
side of the ocean because of lack of
freight room.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15
THE WHATCHAMA COLUMN
By George Martin
Beds.

The bed was originally designed as
a soft spot for the tired man to lie on.
Most hotels and some private houses
have utterly missed the idea. The aver
age hotel bed is either humpbacked,
5way-backed, suffers from Jumps, or is
otherwise deformed.
Next in righteousness is the sanitary
couch. 1T may be sanitary, but it
dorsr't even possess, the advantages
& that old-time instrument of sudden
Il, ath the folding-bed. The folding
he'd would occasionally serve to shut
mans wife up when nothing else
could, but the sanitary couch can't
even do that.
Then there's the narrow, hall bed
room bed. This type has to be fitted
with stirrups before you can climb
on it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15
LIMITING SIZE OF PAPERS.

(From the Nashville Banner)
Scarcity of news print paper is re-
sronsible for recent orders to cut
down the size of daily newspapers in
some of the belligerent countries. In
ability to import paper because of the
pressure for freight room for food ana
munitions has affected newspapers
published by the entente Allies and on
the Teuton's side the shortage or sup
ply has made restrictions necessary.
Paris one cent newspapers, effective
this week, issue only two pages four
days in the week and four pages the
remaining three days. Papers selling
at a higher price, such as the Temps
and the Figaro, must issue a two-page
paper at least once a week or twice,
dependent on the size of the sheet. In
Hungary a decree was published last
month forbidding morning papers to
appear on Monday morning. The size
permitted is based on the annual sub
scription rate in crowns, this coin be-
ing worth little over 90 cents in
United States money at the normal ex-
change rate Papers charging less than
eighteen crowns $3.50 year are lin
tied to six pages on week days and
twelve on Sundays. The next grade,
charging up to twenty-four crowns, is
allowed eight pages during the week
and sixteen pages on Sunday, and so
on up to papers with a subscription
price of thirty-eight crowns or more,
sixteen pages and double that on Sun
day.
The French limit impresses the aver
age American, accustomed to the large
papers of this country, as being very
low In this country daily paper,
purporting to cover the news of the
day, and consisting of only one sheet
would be in the nature of joke. 1t
would provide only enough room for
an advertisement such as merchants in
tLls country not infreQuently carry.
The establishment of maximum size
gives all the papers a chance to sur
i've the paper shortage, though the
Fr, lehman must be left with only a
smattering of the news of the day. not
to mention the restrictions thrown
around the use of advertising space.
Hungary seemed to be more fortunate
in its newspaper supply.
In this country the publishers have
taken drastic steps to economic in the
use of white paper on account of the
big jump in the price of news print in
The last year and half. Federal in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

According to the latest news dis
patches from Petrograd, it looks as
though nothing but the grace of God
Will prevent a terrific upheaval in the
land where Cars have ruled for CEN
turtles but where the proletariat now
holds full sway, with primeval pas
sions apparently about to be loosed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, a plain
country woman" as she calls herself,
demonstrated yesterday that her
reputation for old fashioned "horse
sense" is by no means undeserved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15
Americas, Ga, May 10, 1917

Kaiser Bill, now referred to as
~Hollweg's prisoner" must be doing
some right hefty thinking along about
this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

About 95 per cent of the Americas
bachelors brigade is thinking serious
Iy of succumbing to attacks of illness
during the convention of the graduate
nurses in this city. Brown Small says
he has felt bad spell coming on for
several weeks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

And now comes the announcement
that a final hercuIean effort is to be
made to put through Congress the
press censorship measure which was
defeated in the senate on Saturday.
The American people will never sub
NIT to gag rule and the powers that
De win get rude shock il they persist
aicrg this line.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

Those senators who yesterday in the
course of debate advocated that food
spectators be hanged to lamp posts,
will find that about everybody except
said spectators is in full accord with
that sentiment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
URGED TO TAKE NOTE

The tax books of the city Of Amer1-
Gus will be opened at the Office OF the
undersigned on April LIST to July 1str
and all property owners are requested
to make their returns. The matter Ia
important. e. ]. ELDRIDGE,
2.tf Clerk and Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

Don't forget that the Red Cross mem
bership campaign on Friday affords
you an opportunity to help the home
boys il they are sent across to France.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

How is it that when the folks up at
Washington made out the schedule for
the tour through the country of the
French and British commissioners,
they failed to include in the itinerary
any of the states south of the Mason
and Dixon line?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

Have you thought about subscribing
your share TO the big war loan? You
can help out the finances of your coun-
try by putting few extra dollars into
the new government bonds, the pro-
ceeds of which will be used to prose
cute the war against Germany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

When your Shoes need an
operation, call the Shoe Sur
geons.
And we will show you what
modern machinery and expert
enced skill will do towards put
ting old and broken shoes back
on their feet"
You will find that after your
shoes have undergone treatment
in our shop, that they are restor-
ed to their strength and neat ap-
pearance and at a cost not to be
criticized.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15

This one from the Macon Telegraph
is too good to let slip: "A cores
pendent OF the Chicago Tribune re-
ports having run across this sign in
Toxic: IT. Cockeye, Tailor, Respectable
Ladies Has Fits Upstairs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15
Whenever You Need q General TOAi'
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as 9
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties Of GUM
me and IRON, soc. advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-15
SeabOard Air Line
Fhe Progressive Railway Of the SOuib

The Progressive Railway Of the SOatb
Leave Americas for Cordele. Ro-
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
Inns, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond
Portsmouth and points East and South
1881 p m.
$3.50 a m
Leave Americas for Cordele, Able
Vile, Helena and intermediate points
5:11 p. N.
Leave Americas for Richland, At
lanta, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont
gomery and points West and Northwest
SOS .. m.
Leave Americas for Richland. Col
umbus, Dawson, Albany and interme-
date points scr
10000 q m
Seaboard Buffet Parlor Sleeping Car
on Trains 13 and IA arriving Americas
from Savannah 1925 p. m, and leav-
ing Americas for Savannah 2:30 a. m.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at
2:30 a. m, will be open for passengers
at 11:40 p. N.
For further information apply to H.
P, Everett, Local Agent, Americas.
Ca: C. W. Small, Div. Pass. Agent,
Savannah, Ca; c. p nvan, G. P. A.,
Norfolk. Va
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-13
SIX HUNDRED H. AND A. EMPLOYES LAID OFF
Only Small Number of Men are On the
 Pay Roll Now.

Six hundred men employed at the plant Of the Hopkins and Allen Arms Company were laid off shortly after noon on Tuesday. It is understood that the men have been laid off for an indefinite period. The action talk en by the officials of the company on Tuesday was not unexpected as it had been rumored throughout the plant for 6 week past that a large number of men would be laid off either the lat ter part of last week or the first of this week. Several of those laid off Tuesday are quoted as saying that more will follow today or in the near future. For some days past small patches of men have been laid off at irregular intervals and about a week ago the night shift was taken off be- cause of a readjustmen of operations.
 At the present time only a sma.7 percentage of the eighteen hundred employees who were on the pay roll all winter have been retained. In- quiries have brought forth no informa- tion from officials connected with the concern. as to why the men are being laid off.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-13
B NATURAL CLUB.
Members Gave Concert At the Tuber-
 cuIosis Sanatoriun.

The B Natural clnb visited the Tu- berculosis sanatorium Tuesday after noon, where they gave delightful program of music, which was greatly enjoyed by the patients.
 The club, at the conclusion of the program was pleasantly entertained by the Misses Campbell, when dainty refreshments were served.
 The following program was ren- dered:
 Piano duet Romance, Miss SCof1eld. Miss Wulf; vocal solo, A Kiss in the Rain, Mrs. A. '. Bailey; vocal duet Birds at Dawn, Mrs. Reuben Potter, Miss Ruth Potter: violin solo. Butter av Dance. Mrs. SaXton: vocal duet, I Would That My Love, Mrs. Prentice, Miss Baker; piano solo, Rhapsodie, Traumerei, Miss Riley; vocal solo, Little Grey Home in the West, Mrs. A. J. Bailey: violin solo. Maiurka, Spring time, Miss Lane; piano duet, Norweg- ian Dance, Prelude, Miss Scofield, Miss Wulff: vocal solo, Come and Forgive Me, Mrs. Prentice; Star Spangled Banner
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-13
COUNTY WOMEN'S ADVISORY BOARD
Consists of Five Members and Will Direct Work of New De-
 partrnent of Farm Bureau-One Hundred Women Ai- tended Meeting of Home Conservation Committees

wich; Miss Cora S. Marsh of New London, Miss Katharine Ludington of Old Lyme, Mrs J. D. Avery of North Stonington and Mrs. Frank Palmer of Fitchville. The advisory board then held a meeting and organized with Miss Ludington chairman and Miss Howe recording secretary. Miss Lud- ington by becoming chairman of this board also becomes a member of the home conservation committee of the women's branch of the Connecticut Council of Defense
 The meeting adjourned for in formal session so that the different committees could meet with Miss Campbell, home demonstration agent and arrange for meetings and demon strations in the different towns. Thir- teen such demonstrations were ar ranged for and one of them will be held in Norwich on next Monday af- ternoon.
 M. Este:Ia Sprague, chairman of the food conservation committee of the womans auxiliary of the state council of defense, has called a meeting of the committee to be held in Hartford We'd nesday, June 13. The committee at that time will consider plans for an ex-. tensive program of food conservation. Demonstrations in canning and other methods of food preservation to be op- erated in cooperation with groups of housewives have been proposed and the committee will discuss various methods for bringing such work be- fore the people. A list of bulletins and leaflets desirable for this season S work will be outlined. This list will be presented to the Connecticut Agri- cultural college, which has agreed at the request of the food supply commit tee of the Connecticut council of de- fense to supply all such needed infor- nation.
 The members of the committee are: M. F. Sprague, Storrs, chairman; New London county, Miss Catherine Lud- dington, Lyme; Middlesex county, Mrs Samuel Russell. Middletown; Holland county, Miss Mayd Hayes, Storrs: Wfndham county, Miss Rosamond Danie' son, Putnam: Fairfield county Mrs. E. c. H. Schenck. Wilton; Litch- field county, Mrs. A. Scranton Taylor Norfolk; Hartford county. Miss Mary Bulkeley, Hartford: New Haven coun- ty, Mrs. J. W. Tourney, New Haven.